New Jersey Railroads Show Record Aggregate Valuation
State Board of Assessors reports railroad and canal property valued at 223,461,784 with taxes of 1,528,255.11. The annual totals include 4,928 miles of trackage and a rise in capital stock and bonded debt to 327,955,793, while gross earnings reach 53,025,940 for the year.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
State Board of Assessors
Pennsylvania Railroad
Central Railroad
Philadelphia and Reading
Erie Railroad
Delaware, Lack. & West
New York, Sus. & West
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Plot to Smuggle Tobacco Busted at Port
Customs seized 300 pounds of tobacco found in coal bunkers of the Red Star Zeeland on arrival from Antwerp. Officials believe a wide conspiracy to import Sumatra wrappers exists and ships from Belgian ports are now closely watched. Earlier the Phoenix liner St George yielded 1200 pounds of Sumatra in its coal bunkers.
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Red Star
Zeeland
Antwerp
W. J. Roberts
Ner
Sumatra
Phoenix Lines
Phoenix
St. George
Minister Dies by Gas In Philadelphia Y M C A
Rev John R K Sellers a Methodist minister from Guysboro Nova Scotia visiting relatives in Philadelphia was found dead at the Reading Railway Y M C A headquarters. He had blown out the gas by ignorant use and was asphyxiated during Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John R. K. Sellers
Guysboro
Nova Scotia
Reading Railway Young Men's Christian Association
Sellers
Lone Train Robber Fails in Louisville Hold-Up
A lone highwayman tried to rob the New Orleans Cincinnati northbound express near South Louisville at 2:30 this morning. Conductor J D Keene grappled the attacker after a pistol shot, and a later shot may have struck the robber. The robber fled as Keene pursued. a special train searched for him. Keene, hospitalized, is not seriously wounded.
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Louisville
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
South Louisville
J. D. Keene
Keene
J. B.moore
Pullman
Redford
Lebanon Junction
Fire destroys big building of Adventist publishing group
A Battle Creek fire reports total destruction of The Review and Herald Publishing Company headquarters estimated at 350000 dollars with 150000 dollars insurance. 25 workers were present at 730 PM with one unaccounted for. J H Watson injured while saving books and papers. Fire blamed on spontaneous combustion in press room.
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Detroit
Battle Creek
Mich
Review and Herald Publishing Company
Seventh Day
J. H. Watson
Young Moynihan Held For Double Funeral Bill
Edward A. Moynihan son of ex Police Captain Moynihan remains in Harlem jail on a charge of collecting an undertaker's bill of 110 twice for the same funeral. Sophie Precht and Sophie Braulich testified before Magistrate Zeller in Harlem Police Court that they had paid the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Moynihan
Daniel C. Moynihan
Harlem
Sophie Precht
First Avenue
Sophie Braulich
East One Hundred and Fifth Street
Zeller
Ex-Police Captain Held for Trial in Bail Case
In a courtroom scene Mrs. Bremer and ex-Captain Moynihan pleaded for mercy over restitution delayed since Moynihan’s imprisonment. The Magistrate set bail at 1500 dollars and sent the case to the District Attorney for possible settlement as talks continued in court.
Pioneer Democratic Weekly Sold in Otsego County
The Freeman's Journal of Otsego County has been purchased by George H. Carley. He will take control January 1. Samuel M Shaw, longtime owner and editor, has led the paper for more than half a century. The Journal is among the oldest country weeklies in the state.
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New York Times
Cooperstown
N. Y
Freeman's Journal
Otsego County
George H. Carley
Samuel M Shaw
Great Eastern Fast Freight Transfer To New Pier 32
The Great Eastern Fast Freight Line moves from Lackawanna Railroad to New Pier 32 East River and will operate on a differential basis. George F Hickborn is appointed agent with offices at 290 Broadway and Pier 32 East River. He will solicit quotations through rates and issue bills of lading for traffic from New York to Canadian and Western States points.
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Great Eastern
Lackawanna Railroad
New Pier 32
East River
George F.hickborn
Broadway
Pier 32
New York
Western States
Yesterday's Fires Reported Across Manhattan Buildings
A sequence of fires logged from Monday night into Tuesday with numerous addresses in Manhattan. Damages range from trifling to 2000 dollars, specifying owners or occupants such as Charles Fetcher Isaac Raymond August Fleischmann Rachael Swartz Ben Greenberg Joseph Morrison Selwyn Trading Company and others. Police or fire report lists times from 3:20 A.M. to 6:10 P.M. at locations including Second Avenue Fourth Avenue First Avenue Houston Street and East Fourth Street among many.
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Second Avenue
Charles Fetcher
Fourth Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Isaac Raymond
Stanton Street
Nathaniel Wallach
One Hundred and Fourteenth Street
August Fleischmann
Orchard Street
Rachael Swartz
Brook Avenue
Ben Greenberg
One Hundred and Thirty-third Street
Joseph Morrison
East Fourteenth Street
Joseph Nelson
West Seventeenth Street
Selwyn Trading Company
University Place
J. Barth
Sixty-ninth Street
Antonio Post
Notable Guests at Hotels in Holland and Nearby Posts
The list names visitors and officials staying at major hotels including Major F Good-Page and A Cunliffe Owen in London, Col H A Topping and Judge J D Yeomans in Washington, Admiral and Mrs Schley in Washington, and other officers such as L J Fitzgerald, Cortland, and H M McRae, New Orleans, with multiple hotels noted.
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Washington
J. W. R. Hoff
United States Army
Fort Leavenworth
Arrival of Buyers From Many States for New Goods
A long list of firm buyers arrives for Hotel Navarre illustrated purchases in dress goods silks cloaks and wares. Companies from Pittsburg Lynchburg Lancaster Reading Springfield Worcester Holyoke Hartford Syracuse Amsterdam Boston Detroit Buffalo Baltimore Harrisburg Troy and more are represented by representatives named with items such as domestics cloaks silks and millinery.
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Horne, Stewart & Co
Pittsburg
Penn
A. A. Horne
Howard Street
White Street
MacAustin & Wakelin
Holyoke
Mass
Wakin
Hills, Co. S., & Co
Hartford
T. J. Fitzpatrick
Lispenard Street
Albert
Fuchs
A. H
St. Louis
Millinery
Hoffman House
Harrisburg
W. Strouse
Herald Square
Gross, Strauss Co
Boston
S. J. Strauss
East Tenth Street
Elliott, W. H
Detroit
Mich
W. T. Rolfe
Navarre
Cleveland Dry Goods Co
Cleveland
Ohio
W. Hofreichter
Manhattan
É . Quackenbush
Troy
N. Y
Es A. Evans
Murray Hill Hotel
United Service Retirements and Transfers Across Army Navy
The army roster lists Major Louis A. Craig to report for examination by the retiring board in Washington. Capt. Horace M. Reeve becomes Recorder in Omaha replacing Capt. Cody. Lieut. Alvin C. Gillem to Dallas for recruiting duty, relieving Lieut. P. Barry who goes to Fort Sam Houston for hospital treatment. Captain Cattermole proceeds home for discharge. Major Corbusier to Fort Crook for duty. Capt. Straub to San Francisco for Philippine duty. Major Howland retired as incapacitated. Major Deshon relieved in the Philippines and to San Francisco. Pettit to Washington for temporary duty then San Antonio as Inspector General. Navy assignments include Berry to command the Kentucky, Stockton at home on orders, Harrie Webster to Bath as Inspector of Machinery, Emil Theiss to Richmond as Inspector of Machinery, Procter retains Gwyn, Hines to Naval Academy as commander of Gwyn, Christy to Alvarado, Trench to Sandoval, Williams to Minneapolis rendezvous, Leahy to Pensacola, Kautz to Coasters Harbor Island for Constellation duty, and training station work. Assistant Surgeons Plummer to Chattanooga, Freeman to Chelsea Naval Hospital, Crawford to return home, Angeny to Essex duties at Portsmouth, and Ulsh retired.
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Louis A. Craig
Fifteenth Cavalry
Samuel B. M. Young
Army Retiring Board
Washington
Horace M. Reeve
One Hundred and Seventh Infantry
Omaha
Robert W. Cody
Twenty-second Infantry
Alvin C. Gillem
Fourth Cavalry
Dallas
P. Barry
Artillery Corps
Barry
Fort Sam Houston
Charles A. Cattermole
William H. Corbusier
Fort Crook
Paul F. Straub
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Carver Howland
Twenty-ninth Infantry
George D. Deshon
Philippines
James S. Pettit
San Antonio
Navy
Robert M. Berry
Norfolk Yard
Kentucky
Charles H. Stockton
Harrie Webster
Richmond
Bath
Emil Theiss
Andre M. Procter
Gwyn
Talbot
John F. Hines
Naval Academy
Harley H. Christy
Sandoval
Alvarado
Martin E. Trench
H. Williams
League Island
Minneapolis
William D. Leahy
Pensacola
Austin Kautz
Coasters Harbor Island
Narragansett Bay
Constellation
Naval Training Station
Ralph Plummer
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Mass
Chattanooga
Tenn
George F. Freeman
Essex
Boston
Charles A. Crawford
Granville L. Angeny
Lancaster
Portsmouth
N. H
William H. Ulsh
Shipping Arrivals Include Wasp and Puritan Destinations
Washington dispatch lists vessel arrivals with routes to Culebra Yorktown Machias New York Pensacola Funchal St Thomas Puerto Rico and other ports. Ships named Wasp Puritan Winslow Buffalo Bancroft Scorpio Hist Detroit and others from Port of Spain St Thomas Newport San Juan listed among arrivals.
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Washington
Wasp
San Juan
Puritan
Yorktown
Winslow
New York
Buffalo
Pensacola
Bancroft
Lycee Isla de Luzon
Funchal
Flings
Scorpio
Port of Spain
Culebra
Hist
Detroit
St. Thomas
Machias
Newport
Pere Marquette Board Announces Management Changes
F H Prince of Boston becomes President of the Pere Marquette Railway with M J Carpenter as Vice President and General Manager and Newman Erb on the Executive Committee. Jeee Crapo is named General Superintendent and A Patriarche becomes General Freight and Traffic Manager as the line aims to expand Michigan mileage and form a direct Chicago seaboard outlet. The new leadership asserts no other railroad has an interest in the Pere Marquette.
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Detroit
Mich
F. H. Prince
Boston
Pére Marquette Railway
M. J. Carpenter
Newman Erb
Prince
Jeee Crapo
C. M. Heald
Carpenter
A. Patriarche
Michigan
Chicago
Seaboard
Erb
Pére Marquette
Railroad Wage Increase to Take Effect New Year
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will notify employees of a new wage schedule effective January 1. The raise, averaging 7 to 8 percent, will apply east and west of the Ohio River but exclude trainmen engineers and firemen. About 15 000 to 20 000 workers in transportation mechanical and related departments will benefit, with details to be finalized over the next two weeks.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Virginia Passenger and Power Co. Taken Over by Gould
Frank J. Gould gains control of the Virginia Passenger and Power Company which operates 122 miles of traction in Richmond Manchester Petersburg and connections. The deal was arranged by Merchants' Trust Company which becomes fiscal agent. The company carries 4 million dollars in preferred stock 10 million in common stock 6 million in bonded debt and 7 million in underlying mortgage with 2 million of mortgage debt remaining in treasury. The transfer terms were not disclosed.
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Virginia Passenger and Power Company
Frank J. Gould
Richmond
Manchester
Petersburg
Merchants’ Trust Company
Virginia Passenger and Power Comany
Sale Ordered Of Midland Chicago And Southeastern Rail Line
Judge J B Anderson of a Federal court orders sale of the Chicago and Southeastern Midland Railroad property to satisfy a mortgage and debts held by Central Trust Company of New York. The road was purchased by the Big Four, with bonded indebtedness about 1 425 000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
J. B. Anderson
Central Trust Company of
New York
Chicago and Southeastern (Midland) Railroad
Chicago and Southeastern
Big Four
Central Trust Company
New N&W Superintendent Named in Norfolk and Western Change
Roanoke Virginia December 30 General Superintendent J C Cassell of the Norfolk and Western Railway will be succeeded January 1 by Nicholas D Maher then General Superintendent of the Seaboard Air Line Cassell retires for health reasons but will remain with the N W and later assist the Vice President and General Manager Maher previously served as Division Superintendent of the N W before moving to the Seaboard two years ago
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Roanoke
J. C. Cassell
Norfolk and Western Railway
Nicholas D. Maher
Seaboard Air Line
Cassell
Norfolk and Western
Able
L.E. Johnson
Maher
Morgan denies Erie Lehigh Valley Reading merger plan
J Pierpont Morgan personally rejected a Chicago story claiming the Erie, Lehigh Valley, Reading and Jersey Central would consolidate under the Consolidated Securities Company. He said there is not the slightest shadow of truth and no such consolidation under that or any other name.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago
Erie
Lehigh Valley
Reading
Jersey Central
Consolidated Securities Company
Morgan
100 Percent Stock Dividend Declared by Suffolk and Carolina
The Suffolk and Carolina Railway Company, Baltimore ownership, declared a 100 per cent stock dividend for 1902. Its capital stock sits at 400000. The line runs from Suffolk Virginia to Edenton North Carolina on the Chowan River, with an extension toward Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River.
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Baltimore
Suffolk and Carolina Railway Company
Baltimore Capitalists
Suffolk
Edenton
N. C
Chowan River
Albemarle Sound
Elizabeth City
Pasquotank River
Santa Fe withholds annual passes for officials in dispute
The Santa Fe announces no annual passes will be mailed to trunk line officials this year and no trip passes to Eastern line officials or agents. The move retaliates against trunk lines for their recent anti-pass agreement action.
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Topeka
Kan
The
Santa Fé
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Pioneer Democratic Weekly
Great Eastern Fast Freight
the United Service
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Sr.n.y
News OF the Railroads
Virginia Passenger & Power CO
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J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
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