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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1908

Page

10

Civil Service Plan Faces Objections in Albany

Gov. Hughes approves with modifications a Civil Service Commission plan revising state and county classifications. The action raises issues over 309 new competitive positions and two new exempt posts in the State Service, including an attorney in the Game and Fish office and a field deputy for elections.

Albany Gov. Hughes State Civil Service Commission Fort Fish, and Game Commission State Superintendent of Elections Eeaet Civil Service Commission Secretary of State Controller Secreaf Traller Secret of State Forney General Uty

York Central Plans State Railways Through Electric Line Merger

The Guaranty Trust Company announced terms to exchange existing Rock Railway and Rochester Railway shares for new York State Railways stock. Mohawk Valley Company consolidates New York Central electric lines with the Central Railway and Andrews syndicate involved. The renamed entity will issue 3,862,500 in first preferred 4,500,000 in second preferred and 14,777,700 in common stock.

Guaranty Trust Company Rock Railway New York States Mohawk Valley Company That & Co Rochester Railway York State S@usranty Trust Company New York Central Electric Central Railway Syndicate Andrews Syndicate Public Service New York State Railways

Connecticut Lumber Co Bond Sale

The unsold balance of 1 009 000 dollars of a 3 000 000 dollar issue of Connecticut Valley Lumber Company 6 percent first mortgage bonds is being offered at par by Hornblower Weeks. The bonds secure spruce timber lands in New England. The bonds and income have averaged 226 000 dollars annually over the last five years.

Connecticut Valley Lumber Company Hornblower & Weeks Spruce Timber Lands New England

Financial notes on bonds and bank transfers of 1908

The Merchants' National Bank shipped 100000 in coin to Canada. Bonds discussed include Chicago Peoria & St Louis Railway due 1908 5% thirty year, Boston & Maine 4% 20-year debentures, and Railways Company General capital cut from 700000 to 300000. Additional items cover coupon changes and savings bank investments in Massachusetts.

Merchants’ National Bank Canada G. Wheeler Chicago Subway Company Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Raiway Company Dent, Palmer & Co William Street Boston & Maine Railroad Company William A. Read & Co Pierre Jay Savings Banks of Massachusetts Railways Company General 2Hal Mobile Jackson Kansas City King Ways and Light Company Crothers & Company

Exchange and Poor failure shocks Wall Street

The firm of H. W. Poor & Co. of 33 Wall Street assigned on Saturday with Poor listed as the sole member. The New York Stock Exchange had received no withdrawal notices for the other partners despite their continued listing.

H. W. Poor & Co Wall Street New York Stock Exchange H. W. Poor The Stock Exchange Frederick A. Farrar Franklin L. Hunt Charles F. Cushman Exchange H . Poor & Co Stock Exchange House Stock Exchange Houses Mark T. Cox Poor& Co Poor H. Wv. Poor & Co

Boston house Henry W Poor & Co assigns to James F Jackson

The Boston firm Henry W Poor & Co assigned to former Railroad Commissioner James F Jackson via attorneys Storey Thorndyke Palmer Thayer due to the suspension of its Wall Street house. Jackson says creditors will meet promptly with a statement of affairs and secured claims noted. Farrar confirms some resume within weeks and the office is temporarily closed.

New York Times Boston Henry W. Poor & Co James F. Jackson Storey, Thorndyke, Palmer & Thayer Wall Street Jackson Frederick A. Farrar

Creditors Meet A O Brown & Co Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings

Creditors of A. O. Brown & Co stock brokers held a meeting at 45 Cedar Street chaired by Referee in Bankruptcy Townsend. Receiver Charles E. Littlefield was chosen trustee with a $200,000 bond. assets include about $300,000 cash and stocks totaling $170,000 to $200,000, with additional collateral and float. A large claim from Hays & Hershfield reached about $500,000 among roughly 235 claims. a resolution authorized Littlefield to dispose of assets and settle claims with court approval.

A. O. Brown & Co Broad Street John J. Townsend Cedar Street Hays & Hershfield Charles E. Littlefield Rainbow Littlefield Westinghouse Electric A.O. Brown Samuel C. Brown E. F. Buchanan J. G. Young W. R. Whitman T. O. Anderson New York Stock Exchange A. O. Brown Buchanan Anderson Townsend

Cathedral Trustees Meet Elect Financial Committee

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine trustees met at the Episcopal residence 7 Gramercy Park with Bishop Greer presiding. Col. John Jacob Astor August Belmont and others joined the financial committee and interior fabric committee. Miller re-elected secretary and Hoffman treasurer. Work on the cathedral progresses satisfactorily.

Cathedral of St. John the Divine Gramercy Park Greer August Belmont John Jacob Astor Charles F. Hoffman James R. Freeman William R. Huntington Grace Church William M. Grosvenor Church of the Incarnation J. Lewis Parks Calvary Church Ernest M. Stires St. Thomas's Church Henry Lewis Morris J. Roosevelt C. F. Hoffman Yonkers Grosvenor Huntington Parks William H. Burr Columbia University George M. Miller H. C. Fahnestock Miller Hoffman

Railway Lawyer Defends Service at Staten Island Hearing

Adrian H. Larkin counsel for Staten Island Midland Railway and Richmond Light and Railroad Companies told the Public Service Commission that fault-finding is excessive and urged the board to rely on the companies. Charles H. Blair of the Chamber of Commerce pressed for responsible officers to appear with company books.

Staten Island Woods Adrian H. Larkin Staten Island Midland Railway Richmond Light and Railroad Companies Public Service Commission Charles H. Blair Staten Island Chamber of Commerce M Larkin

Puncha the Elephant Rampages Through Luna Park

Puncha, a 14 year old African elephant at Luna Park, escaped from winter quarters and charged through the park injuring night watchman John Sinn and causing about 1000 dollars in damage. Sixteen watchmen corralled and chained her in the dance hall as crowd chaos ensued.

Puncha Luna Park John Sinn Gyp Judy Luna Bronx Park Zoological Gardens Pancha Henry Riehl Sinn John W. Pierce Coney Island Fred Thompson

Brooklyn Man Nabbed After Real Estate Scheme Arrest

Detectives tracked Thomas Clarke 59 of 286 Bridge Street from Borough Hall to Greenpoint using taxis and trolley cars. Police found a memorandum with physician names and Clarke planned to pay for deeds, promising advertisers lots, with a December visit cited. He faces a hearing at Adams Street Court this morning.

Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenpoint Thomas Clarke Bridge Street Roddy, McCloskey Coghlan Detective Bureau Clarke Manhattan Long Island J. Eugene la Forest Swan Lafayette Avenue Bend Manhattan Avenue Noble Street Newark Adams Street

No Danger in X Rays Highlighted at Radiology Meeting

At the ninth annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society in New York eighteen papers noted X ray use in diagnosing stomach cancer and ulcers. Speakers cited radiographs in fractions of a second and full-activity organ kinematographs. George C. Johnston of Pittsburg serves as secretary as the convention continues tomorrow.

American Roetgen Ray Society Academy of Medicine West Fortythird Street George C. Johnston Pittsburg

Dinner in Honor of 84-Year-Old Company F

Company F of the 7th Regiment led by Capt Louis W Stotesbury holds a dinner at the Hotel Astor tonight to mark the eighty fourth anniversary of its opening. Moore Smith and Col Daniel Appleton will be among the guests.

Louis W. Stotesbury Hotel Astor Ei Moore Smith Col Daniel Appleton

Fire in Austrian Embassy Building Reported

Fire damaged a building identified as the Austrian embassy in Vienna. Officials reported the blaze began early in the evening and fire crews contained the flames with no immediate word on casualties or cause.

W. III Rete St Ag Muni

Paper Mills May Close In Glens Falls Region News

International Paper Company officials warn a severe dry spell may force many mills to shut down within four weeks. The move would slash shipments to major dailies and lay off thousands of workers after recent strikes. In Ticonderoga water levels and frozen streams endanger stock watering.

Glens Falls N.Y International Paper Company

Priest Condemns the Stage in Brooklyn Lecture

Rev. Dr. John F. Nash of the Church of the Sacred Heart denounces modern drama in Institute Hall. He condemns burlesque billboards and masked plays like Salome while praising Mary Anderson as a paragon of virtue within theatre. He urges support for works aligned with church teachings and vows to condemn those that corrupt morals.

Brooklyn John F. Nash Church of the Sacred Heart Father Nash Institute Hall Salome Oscar Wilde Mary’ Anderson

Loan details tied to Coster Knapp bankruptcy

Hearing before Referee Peter B Olney at 86 William Street continued to examine business ties between the defunct Coster Knapp & Co and Marshall Spader & Co. A loan from J G Marshall to Charles Coster arose as witnesses noted loose bookkeeping and adjournment to next Monday at 2 30 PM.

Peter B. Olney William Street Coster, Knapp & Co Marshall, Spader & Co New York Stock Exchange S. E. Wood Sawyer Stone J. G

Coal Under Yellowstone Revealed by Montana Official

Helena dispatch reports Montana Coke and Coal Company manager Cleveland Hilson stating large coal deposits lie beneath Yellowstone Park. He predicts future development within twenty to forty years, noting he has traced coal seams several thousand feet deep and values millions of dollars in minerals on the national reserve await opening.

Helena Mon Cleveland Hilson Montana Coke and Coal Company Eldridge Yellowstone Park

Balloon Race Grounds Sought for Grand Prize Tour

A. Holland Forbes of the Aero Club of America will tour Western grounds next week offered for the starting site of the annual Grand Prize balloon race to be held in early June. St Louis, Chicago, and other cities bid, with balloons limited to 77,000 cubic feet and a required pilot.

A. Holland Forbes Aero Club of America St. Louis Chicago Conesae

Harvard Presidency Report Denied by Storrow

In Boston on December 28 James J. Storrow said he has had no contact with Harvard authorities about the presidency. The Harvard report was declared to have no foundation at the university.

Harvard Boston Harvard University James J. Storrow Charles W. Eliot Butler Inmbie

First Coed to Fort McKenney Assigned to Construction Duty

The United Service notes the first woman in Coast Artillery at Fort McKenney will Dupont assume charge of construction work there. First Lieutenant I C necks Medical Reserve is honorably discharged as he ends service. Capt. BE Revs. Coast artillery district San Francisco transfers for duty.

Washington Fort McKenney Coast Artillery Dupont For Mott I. C. Necks Medical Reserve Coast Astillay Artillery District of San Francisco

Navy Dispatches Medical Transfer for Lieut Kibbe

Lieut A B Kibbe is sent to Mare Island Naval Hospital for treatment. Naval orders mention medical care and shipboard duties paused as needed while he receives care.

Kibbe Naval Hospital Mare Island

Alibi For Night Riders Trial Delayed By Illness

In Union City Tennessee on December 28 the trial of eight alleged night riders over Captain Quentin Ranken's murder paused as Arthur Clear became suddenly ill. The State rested its case and the defense began presenting Bud Morris and Sam Apple White with alibi testimony. The court adjourned to morning pending Clear's recovery.

Union City Tenn Arthur Clear Quentin Ranken Bud Morris Sam Apple White Ranken Arthur

Arrival of Buyers Passes Through Major Cities

A long list of buyers and firms from across the United States visits Lancaster and surrounding markets. Names include Watt & Shand, Baird & Son, Moore, and many department and hotel affiliates in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago, and more. The record shows numerous lines of domestics, linens, cloaks, dresses, hats, and hosiery tied to prominent stores and agents.

Watt & Shand Lancaster Penn P. T. Watt White Street Baird, D., & Son Louisville G. H. Hettrich J. A. Krazeise E. B. Lovett Marlborough Ives Upham & Rand Meriden Conn J. Martin Long's, Jonas, Sons Wilkesbarre F. E. Brown Church Street Clarke & Co Peoria Ill S. M. Clarke New Amsterdam Goldenberg Washington, D. C D. H. Rosen Breecker Street St. Denis Myers J. G Company Albany N. Y J. W. Fuller Union Square Davison-Nicholson Company Athens A. H. Davison Whits Street Park Avenue Stewart & Co Baltimore F. E. Pennock Breeling Montgomery, Ward & Co Chicago, Ill D. Hill Boos Leonard Street Spitz & Shhoenberg Brothers Chicago J. Schoenberg Fifth Avenue Hotel Netherland Gerhardt, J., & Co Hazleton J. General Shirts Broadway Herald Square Bacon-Chappell Company Syracuse C. E. Teeple Frear William H., & Co Troy O. K. Emerson Hotel Bayard Dives Pomeroy & Stewart Reading E. N. Stoner M. Kelly H. J. Fehl Walker Street Elder & Johnston Company Dayton Ohio R. Elder C. Fauver Forbes & Wallace Springfield Mass D. Wallace Meldrum H. A Buffalo R. Fleming Wasson H. P Indianapolis Ind J. W. Mitchell Buyers Association McCurdy & Norwell Company Rochester Porter Shapiro & Levy Cap Company M. Shapiro Greene Street Brown, Thomson & Co Hartford, Conn H. B. Strong Harrisburg W. H. Bennet L. P. Hyslop Hunter & Hunter Detroit Mich C. Stoihers West Twenty-fifth Street Cadillac Denholm & McKay Company Worcester L. B. Withstanley Fowler, Dick & Walker D. Fowler Broztell Nathan, M., & Brother Johnstown M. Nathan B. Becker Hoffman House Kann M., Sons & Co M. Bennell May Company Cleveland Weill Washington Place Hotel Victoria Gimbel Brothers Philadelphia T. A. Clements Reed Brothers & Co C. T. Reed J. A. Hemninger Hunter Utica F. E. Mowers Tinens Hub The T. W. Walsh Imperial Waldman Brothers L. I. Waldman Fall River Albert Miss Wenner Holland House R. €. Burlingame G. W. Smith Westenty-fifth Street Ellington Ole Wallace Scranton H. C. Wallace Breslin

Guide for Buyers from New York Trade Directory

A fragmented OCR list of businesses in lower Manhattan names many firms by street address and product category. It includes leather goods knitting garments jewelry crafts customs brokers and assorted wares with partial company names and street locations such as Broadway Maiden Lane Church Street and 84th Street. The document resembles a buyers guide or trade directory page with no cohesive narrative.

Cohn & Anliga Decoratio G. Ckmee & Co Stewart-Hees Company West 21St Bt. Fur Walker Watch & oedCo Maiden Max Broadway Binit Underwear Aoe Franklin St Waa &5 Co Co & Sideyer Way. Bros Xtical Co Maiden Lane

Bankruptcies Filed Against Local Businesses and Individuals

A wave of bankruptcy petitions is noted across New York City and nearby towns. Gertie E. Brown of West Coxsackie reports liabilities of 16975 with no assets, while Nathan Relkin faces 500 in transfers questioned. Joseph Brothers & Furman Clothing, Moehs & Rechnitzer, Parisian Shirtwaist, and others are named with various liabilities and court appoints receivers.

Gertie E. Brown West Coxsackie N. Y John Brown Catskill National Bank Nathan F. Tiel Coxsackie Frederick G. Michel Albany Nathan Relkin Joseph Brothers & Furman Clothing Company West Third Street Samte! Goldberg I. M. Laaine & Co Moehs & Rechnitzer Rudolph Moehs Caesar Rechnitzer West Thirty-second Street Herman H. Shulhof Holt Theron. R. Strong Harry M. Stoff East 120Th Street Minol Ile Insurance Company Simson Wolf Julius Goebel American Mortgage Company Hyman Parisian Shirtwaist Company Wooster Street Denzer & Nathan Groetzinger Brothers Levi Sondheimer & Co Frank J. Waldeyer Milton A. Kleinberger Samuel L Solomon D. Wilson Lving Yonkers Hester Street Division Street David D. Draddy & CO David D. Draddy Herbert P. Hutchings David D. Draddy & Co. Plasterers West 125Th Street Hauben_ Realty Company Arthur E. Silverman Anso S. Goss & Co M. Noonan Crane & Mahoney Arthur Greenfield Morris Schaem Eighth Avenue Robert Gerson Selig Schwartz William Sperling Mr. Schaem

Bankruptcy Petition Filed by Burnham Bennet Co

The Boston firm Burnham Bennet Co. assents to bankruptcy by filing a voluntary petition. Liabilities are listed at 430,369 dollars with assets of 279,000 dollars. Cox was appointed to handle the bankruptcy after a prior assignment for creditors.

Boston Burnham, Bennet & Co Stock Exchange House Guy W. Cox

Discharges Granted in U S Bankruptcy Case by Judge Holt

Judge Holt in the United States District Court yesterday granted discharges to several bankrupts including Joseph Lacov wholesale dry goods at 31 Hester Street Wat Stone wholesale jeweler formerly Broadway Wabilities 13070 Herman Hartmann liquors 2760 Broadway liabilities 2021 John Havecker bartender 322 East Eighty ninth Street liabilities 4528 George H Hearn clerk 219 West Eighty third Street liabilities 1121 Beatrice Hollander 107 East Fifty ninth Street liabilities 1822 Simon Adler 157 East 124th Street formerly Arnold Rice Adler Company wholesale bakers supplies liabilities 000 Samuel Greenstein 48 Pitt Street formerly furniture liabilities 338 Richard H Eliethermes briarwood pipes Spring Valley liabilities 14976

Holt United States District Court Joseph Lacov Hester Street Wat Stone Herman Hartmann Broadway John Havecker East Eighty-ninth Street George H. Hearn West Highty Third Street

Obscure Court Judgments List With Numerous Names and Amounts

A long OCR fragment lists judgments and monetary amounts tied to numerous individuals and firms. Names include Baldwin, Corrigan, Cohen, De Carlo, Khouri, Henschel, and many others, with sums ranging from under 20 to over 1,600 dollars, alongside corporate entities such as Coal and Iron National Bank of New York and George A. Fuller Co. The text resembles a docket of creditors or court-ordered payments, interspersed with corporate names and locations like New York City and Brooklyn.

Beerummer John Baldwin C A George C .Hint Breen Murray Go. Corrigan H. Mathews Carson C. G A. B. Cordner Cohen Stranfield Dunn B. S C. F. Lenmbke de Carlo Ene Cippella Kikhouii S. Khouri Elsenberg Fielder R. James, Jr Geald Mary G.” W. ‘Thedford Coal Qui J. E M. E. Staic Gelils Rosie F. Seigler Galtes J. M I E de Koven Totano J. de Carlo Gerat I. Lenuss Khie Hushes J. W J. G Gennasich Herd A. T G. C. Edgar's Sons Co Jaworower A. B A. Goldenblum Ete A. Freedman Jonson Erere Jonson Kobler W. Derrick Si Karam Kronenberg Coal and Iron National Bast New York Keary Nicholson Kneeland Jencks Trisachia de Levy Henschel M. M. Henschel Mulcahey F. Meagher al Morse M. W. Houck Nichols M. M Collenborg M. Schwenke O'Brien G. Dougle Pike M. J A. B. Hamilton G. Pennone H. Stone Perlman A. N M. Horowitz Riggshaupt Robinson Sai Dushie A. F. Jolline A. Heilig St.John M. L G. L. Judge Sugerman Coe Anders H. H Ernet A Solevinsky S. Fleigelmann A. Nerteiea N. Axelrod Starkweather C. F A. J. Salat Smith C. E A. G. Nelson Stolzenberg F . Kenney F. A and . Ahrons A. BE ‘Om Gene ‘Realty and Improvement Co New York Bult and Fur Co Mit Olinger Ork City Railway Co J. F. Kuuse Oriental Pentabenace Costa Fios Winchell Studio Chasman Prese

Debtor and Creditor Judgments Filed Between 1901 and 1908

A compiled list shows names of debtors and creditors with filing dates ranging from 1901 to 1908 and amounts due. Entries include W Bell Sept 17 1901 J Murray Nov 6 1901 and many others with sums from a few dollars to over four thousand, some canceled or vacated.

W. Bell Cage S. Williams J. Murray Barbour Moore Co Chanler H. W E. T. Gerry Ellery J. E J.—C. Kuhn Greenwald L. Borgenicht H. O. N. Cohn Horsfall C. M. Dunn Sees G. A M. A. Kolsch Kramer M. I H. Rockmore L. Frees Eee M Heyn R —H. Newbury W. Rawhing A. M

Court Calendars for Today Supreme Court Special Term

Court calendars list judges and motions for the day across multiple dockets. It includes numerous named parties, firms, and corporate entities tied to various reargument and in re proceedings.

Referees Appointed New York Supreme Court Names

Supreme Court assigns referees including MacLean Price James Richards and George E. Plunkitt. other docket items list In re Mig Co Edmund J. Tinsdale and cases Brack Frank Cochrane. City Court also matches Schmuck J with James McCreery Co versus Heyman Phillip J. Dunn.

Supreme Court

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