Stock and political brief wrap from late edition
Stocks were irregular with cash wheat at 77 3 4 cents and cash corn at 41 1 4 cents. The Assembly Codes Committee favored reporting repeal of the Hor ton law allowing prize fights. Bills aim to control Gerry society and tax mortgages, while a late vote blocked immediate action on an Anti-Policy bill. In Congress Depew defended against bribery charges in the Philippine debate. Foreign news notes British actions in the Tugela, Labouchère attacked, Redmond urged peace, and influenza cases rise in Munich with other international updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly Committee On Codes
State Board of Charities
Gerry Society
Brackett
Assembly Codes Committee
Capt. Goddard
Congress
Depew
Schurman
Pettigrew
Senate
Alien
Nebraska
McClellan
New York
House
Buller
Gatacre
Sterkstroom
Roberts
Kitchener
Cave Town
Henry Labouchére
Northampton
Labouchére
Redmond
House of Commons
Germany
Munich
Lieber
Charles Francois Felu
Adolphe Rothschild
Paris
Buenos Aires
Capitalists to Build Large Shipyard Here
Wall Street report says Mr Carnegie and fellow capitalists will erect a big shipbuilding plant locally. Also noted are arrests for mail fraud, health concerns for Edwin Godkin, inquiries into the Metropolitan Investment and Security Co, plans for a seventeen story Atlantic Mutual building, Belmonts security scheme for rapid transit, canal improvement talk, Admiral Dewey events, and other city notes across pages 1 3 5 12 with business legal and social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Carnegie
F. Jones
Brooklyn
Antrim
N. H
Edwin Lawrence Godkin
Metropolitan Investment and Security Company (Incorporated
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
Wall and William Streets
Rapid Transit Board
August Belmont & Co
John HE. McDonald
Francis V. Greene
State Commerce Convention
E. L. Godkin Ill After Vertigo Attack at Home
Edwin Lawrence Godkin former editor of The Evening Post suffered a vertigo attack Sunday at 36 West Tenth Street. By Monday night he showed improvement while his wife stayed by his bedside. Doctors say he is not dangerously ill though still confined to bed under nurse care. He left The Evening Post last fall due to health, with plans to retire in 1900 while remaining an occasional contributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Lawrence Godkin
Evening Post
West Tenth Street
Cone
Wes
Thurston eyed as a possible chairman of the Republican convention
Friends of Senator Thurston discuss a possible boom for him as chairman of the Republican National Convention. He led the 1896 convention and was in Philadelphia with party managers during their recent visit, where the subject was reportedly raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Senator Thurston
Thurston
Philadelphia
Florida Special and quickest trains to resorts advertised
An Atlantic Coast Line ad promotes fast routes from New York to Florida and Georgia resorts with connections to Miami Port Tampa Havana Nassau. It highlights the Florida Special at 12:25 P. M. and the Express at 9:25 P. M. from 229 Broadway with service via Penn. K R. and no transfers to popular destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Penn. K. R
New York
Miami
Port Tampa
Georgia Resorts
Florida
Havana
Nassau
Atlantic Coast Line
Broadway
McDonald Tunnel Plan Gains City Backing From Belmont
Rapid Transit Board approves contractor John B. McDonald backed by August Belmont & Co with a new plan. The firm deposits 3 million in cash and 7 million in securities, plus 1 million more to be added, in return for bond modifications and legislative support to complete the tunnel project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid Transit Board
John B. McDonald
August Belmont
McDonald
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Supreme Court
Belmont
Mr. Belmont
August Belmont & Co
Charles Stewart Smith
Orr
Mr. McDonald
Carnegie and others consider vast shipyard project
Reported plans describe Andrew Carnegie and other financiers exploring a large shipbuilding plant along the North River to surpass existing yards in scale. Secret inspections, labor market, and deep water cited as reasons. Carnegie denies personal involvement while Dr. Schwab notes his resignation from the Carnegie Company amid board dissension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Andrew Carnegie
Cramps
Union Iron Works
North River
Carnegie
M. Schwab
Pittsburg
Frick
Philadelphia
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Maryland Steel Company
Sparrow’s Point
Brooklyn Woman Arrested In Mail Fraud Case
Miss Helen A Franklin Jones of Brooklyn was arrested in Antrim under U S District Attorney Hamblett on charges of defrauding through the mails. She pleaded not guilty and posted 1500 bond. Authorities say ads offered cheap music charts and silk goods via Brookside Supply and North Branch Silk, with 2760 letters seized and a claimed $50,000 profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N. H
Helen A. Franklin Jones
Brooklyn
N. Y
Antrim
United States
Charles J. Hamblett
J. B. Parker
Brookside Supply Company
North Branch Silk Company
Melvin S. French
Swett
Miss Jones
North Branch
Arion Society Grand Masquerade Ball at Madison Square Garden
Society announces the Arion Society grand masquerade ball to be held tomorrow February 9 at Madison Square Garden. Members are invited to wear formal attire and masks for an evening of music and dance with notable guests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion Society
Madison Square Garden
To-morrow
Money Gone in Metropolitan Investment Scam at Wall Street
A New York City newspaper reports on the Metropolitan Investment and Security Company, once at 62 Wall Street, allegedly implicated in a fraud. Victims include James Tunbridge of Newark and Miss Buttner, a stenographic worker, with Bryant and Fisher linked to Ivan Wallett & Co. The firm vanished after alleged misappropriation, leaving desks and furnishings removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Investment and Security Company
Incorporated
Wall Street
Chicago
New York
James Tunbridge
Union Street
Newark
N. J
Virginia
Tunbridge
Metropolitan
Boyle
Green Bay
Wis
Ed’ Barclay
Metropolitan Investment and Security
G. W. Bryant
Mills
Miss Buttner
Bryant
Fisher
Beaver
N. G
Ivan Wallett & Co
Miss
Baker & Barnett
No Interference in the Transvaal Policy Stymies U S Action
Washington reports the president rejects immediate American mediation in the Boer War. The Hague treaty is not yet in force until ratifications are exchanged, and U S good offices remain contingent on this. Debate centers on whether Transvaal is a distinct state and on The Hague provisions guiding mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Hague
Pacific
Montagu White
White
Shafroth
Colorado
House
Transvaal
Hay
Senate
Africa
Government Offers to Act If Requested by Belligerents
The dialogue records Mr Shafroth asking if an offer to act has been made and Mr Smith replying that such information would come through London and Pretoria but affirming the government stands ready to aid if properly empowered by the parties. The exchange emphasizes readiness to assist within diplomatic channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Shafroth
London
Pretoria
Mr.Smith
McClellan Proposes US Acquisition of Erie Canal
Representative McClellan of New York introduces a bill to buy the Erie Canal and enlarge it to serve 15,000 ton warships. Cost not to exceed 75 million dollars with 10 million appropriated and contracts up to 75 million. Payment to New York based on canal tolls not exceeding 25 percent annually. War Department contracts enabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McClellan
New York
United States
Secretary of State
Secretary of War
Big Canal Improvements Move Ahead at Utica Meeting
A state canal improvement drive, led by the State Commerce Convention committee, debated funding a $62,000,000 plan to enhance the Erie Oswego and Champlain canals. Gov Roosevelt sent regrets but expressed support. The group urged statewide support, with a plan to put the question to voters and oppose Assembly Bill 589 altering the canal district in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Board of Trade and Transportation
John D. Kernan
Roosevelt
Gen. Francis V. Greene
Erie
Oswego
Champlain
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Richard Humphrey
State Committee
Battery
Fifty-fifth Street
North River
Atlantic Mutual Plans 17 Story Wall Street Office Tower
The Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company will build a new 17 story office tower on the southwest corner of William and Wall Streets. Construction to begin around May 1 with Clinton & Russell architects and an anticipated cost near $1,000,000. The site includes adjacent William Street buildings formerly tied to Sun Mutual and United States Trust, placing the project in the financial and insurance districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
William and Wall Streets
Clinton & Russell
Anton A. Raven
Wall and
William Streets
William Street
Atlantic Trust Company
George H. Prentiss & Co
Sun Mutual Insurance Company
Custom House
National City Bank
Financial District
Insurance
W. H. H. Moore
Raven
Frederick A. Parsons
Cornelius Elder
Theodore F. Johnson
Note of Warning Sounded in Times Editorial
The Times from London stresses in February that in turbulent times friendly ties with other states can quickly erode. It urges maintaining a highly efficient navy and warns against waiting for war to improvise defenses, advocating foresight and preplanning to avoid disaster.
Boer Debate in House Prompts Mediation Question
In the House Mr. Shafroth asked for U S mediation offers under The Hague treaty regarding the Boer British war and argued South Africa Republic is independent despite Britain’s suzerainty. Mr. Grosvenor pressed for proof any side sought mediation. The exchange included proposals for a 25 member commission at 20000 dollars each to roam the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shafroth
United States
England
South African Republic
Great Britain
Grosvenor
Ohio
Mr. Shafroth
Colorado
Europe
Alden Smith
Rep
Mich
Marshall Field & Co. Changes Quietly Take Effect
Lafayette McWilliams and Thomas Templeton withdraw from Marshall Field & Co. effective January 1. McWilliams, a cousin of President McKinley, and Templeton have served since the early 1870s and held partnership interests for the last decade. Their exit benefits from the firm and ends nearly thirty years of active involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Marshall Field & Co
Lafayette McWilliams
McKinley
Thomas Templeton
Marshall Field
Field
Templeton
Capt. McWilliams
New York Central Runs Detroit Special Daily at 4 PM
The Detroit Special departs New York at 4:00 P M daily on the New York Central line. It promises fast service with no excess fare and is illuminated by Pintsch light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
New York Central
New York
Buller Attacks the Boers Again on Tugela Front
London reports Buller recrossed the Tugela and assaulted Boer positions on the north bank with Naval and field guns. After two days of heavy fighting, British gains include Vaal Krantz and Kopjes, with small British losses and a possible path to Ladysmith. Boer enfilade fire threatens Spion Kop and Doornkloof as the relief effort continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buller
Tugela
Spearman
Ladysmith
Potgieter
Warren
Kopjes
Mount Alice
Brakfontein
Zwart’s Kop
Durham Light Infantry
Lyttleton
Hey
Vaal Krantz
Rifle
Potgieter’s Drift
Spion Kop
Doorm Kloof
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Admiral Dewey
Lonor
The
Loyal Legion
Emerald Society of
John M. Tenny
Seattle
Miner, Beal & Co
Boston
McCartney
Nicholas J. Hayes
Dunn
Dewey Arch Fund
Molineux
Osborne
United Service
Weather Report
E. L. Godkin
Donald
van Wyck
Coler
Edward M. Shepard
Albert B. Boardman
William Barclay Parsons
Onderdonk
Onderdenk
Mr. Onderdonk
H. A. F. Jones
New Hampshire
Metropolitan Investment and Security Co
Ivan Wallett
Erie Canal
London Times
the Times
Change
Cape Col
Ony
Lord Methuen
Zwat’s Kop
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