McCall Deathbed Statement Defends Hamilton Roles
Lakewood February report as John C. McCall reads a message from his dying father John A. McCall. He declares unwavering friendship for Andrew Hamilton and denies links between the elder McCall's illness and insurance investigations or his dealings with Judge Hamilton. He cites a readiness to die, a clear mind, and restitution offers to Hamilton despite NY Life Directors opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Lakewood
John A. McCall
John C. McCall
Mr. McCall
Andrew Hamilton
McCall
Hamilton
New York Life Insurance Company
The
New York Life
Judge Hamilton
Father
Drew Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Tey
Metall
Richard Crean
St. Michael's Cathedral
West End
N. J
Senate Passes Ship Subsidy Bill With New Lines and Navy Reserve
The Senate approved the Ship Subsidy bill by 38 to 27. It creates thirteen new contract air lines including routes from Atlantic and Pacific ports to Brazil Uruguay Argentina South Africa Japan China Philippines and Central America. It grants subsidies of 5 per gross ton for foreign trade vessels and 6.50 per ton for Philippine trade, with Philippine law postponed to 1909. It also forms a 10,000 member naval reserve and requires subsidy vessels to carry reserve crews. The measure caps aid to vessels over 1,000 tons and pins further safeguards on tramp steamers. the bill moves to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Senate
Burkett
Nebraska
Dolliver
Iowa
la Follette
Spooner
Wisconsin
Warner
Missouri
Pacific Coast
Australasia
Atlantic Coast
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
South Africa
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
Mexico
Central America
Isthmus
Panama
Japan
China
Philippines
Hawaii
United States
Senator Gallinger
Allison
House
Realty Deal by Wireless Through Ocean Liner
Ex Congressman's buyer action shows 97 and 99 Maiden Lane acquired by wireless while voyage on Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Negotiations linked Nantucket and Sable Island Marconi stations and a liner relay. Levy previously sold Harlem River waterside property by wireless last year.
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Jefferson M. Levy
London
Maiden Lane
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Levy
Mr. Levy
Marconi
Nantucket
Sable Island
Midocean
Big Kaiser
Mrs B L Taylor Hurt In Runaway Horse Incident
Mrs Bertrand L Taylor and her husband and daughter Dorothy were injured when frightened horses attached to their carriage ran away near Twenty fourth Street. Patrolman O Day was dragged fifty feet while restraining the horse and suffered bruises. Dr Mount attended Mrs Taylor and the family continued in a cab to Palm Beach.
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Bertrand L. Taylor
Dorothy
Twenty-fourth Street
Palm Beach
Mr. Taylor
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
David Lilly
West Sixty-third Street
Ninth Avenue
O'Day
West Twentieth Street
O’day
Dr. Mount
New York Hospital
Taylor
Exclusive Street Invaded by Plans for Fifty-first Street Remodel
Ex Building Commissioner James G Wallace owner of 37 West Fifty first Street filed plans through Henri Fouchaux to remodel the building for business use. Basement and first floor to become stores while upper floors become apartments at a cost of 10000 dollars. The block is among the region’s most exclusive near Fifth Avenue with residents including William Douglas Sloane William E Vanderbilt Pembroke Jones R B Hartshorne Seth B French and Mrs Elizabeth Remsen. Neighbors on either side are W M V Hoffman and George G De Witt.
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Fifty-first Street
Fifth and
Sixth Avenues
James G. Wallace
West Fifty-first Street
Building Department
Henri Fouchaux
Fifth Avenue
William Douglas Sloane
William E. Vanderbilt
Pembroke Jones
R. B. Hartshorne
Seth B. French
Elizabeth Remsen
Mr. Wallace
W. M. V. Hoffman
George G. de Witt
Index to Departments and Page References
A listing of newspaper sections with page numbers for Amusements Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Commercial World Court Calendars Financial News Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails New Corporations Real Estate Society Limited Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires and related content pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial World
Coal Leaders Prepare Demands for Today Conference
The Scales Committee of Thirty six miners and coal operators meet at 1 30 P M at Temple Coal and Iron Company offices to discuss a miners demand package. Key points include union recognition through a trade agreement, separate arbitration boards, an eight hour day, a 10 percent wage rise, and settlement of grievances. Independent operators attend with railroad and company leaders involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Anthracite Commission
Dolan
Temple Coal
and Iron Company
Liberty Street
Temple Coal Company
Bryden
Scranton Coal Company
W. A. May
Erie Company
Col
R. A. Phillips
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Co. C. Rose
Delaware and Hudson Company
Richards
Philadelphia and Reading Company
St. Francis's Hospital
Jersey City
McKay
Pittsburg
Declan
Lewis
Mitchel
Wilkesbarre
Edward A. Moffett
The
Bricklayers and Masons’ International Union
Civic Federation
New York Civic Federation
Park Avenue
Ashland House
50 to California Lehigh Valley Railroad Ad
Classified ad lists a route or schedule with dates from February 14 to April 8 and an address at 825 Fulton Street Brooklyn. It mentions Lehigh Valley R R and 1,234 D'way N. New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Lehigh Valley R. R
D'way
Fulton St
B’klyn
Cold wave looms after Lake region storm hits New York
A New York downpour at 10 25 pm signals a coming cold wave with temperatures dropping from 53 at 6 pm to 35 by 10 30 pm. Weather Bureau warns of much colder today with high winds and possible snow as a Great Lakes blizzard nears. Bay City harvesters face danger as a gale frees ice and reporters note two dozen horses saved.
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Lake
New York
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Washington Bureau
Delaware
Bay City
Mich
Coiner Arrests After Six Years of Vigilance
Secret Service finally nabbed John Angeloni, a Brooklyn jeweler, and his now grown clerk daughter Frances at two addresses after six years of counterfeiting silver dollars. The counterfeits showed expert workmanship, likened to the best seen by federal experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Treasury
Frances Angeloni
Hopkins Street
Brooklyn
John Angeloni
Eldridge Street
Angeloni
Snowball Attack Fatal for 70-Year-Old Longshoreman
Edward Feeny of 136 Charles Street died after being knocked about by youths throwing snowballs near Fourth Avenue and Seventeenth Street. Feeny, a New York Hospital patient, described being bowled over and felt sick, dying at 2:10 pm the following day. He offered no complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Feeny
Charles Street
New York Hospital
Fourth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Upset at Waldorf: Man Arrested After Coat Rack Clash
Guests at the Waldorf Astoria heard shouting as a large man clashed with two others near the palm room. The scene sparked rumor of a jewel theft or elopement, but the truth centered on a coat rack incident involving Lyda Tatson and Charles J. Smith. The arrested man was Walther James, a French salesman, held at Tenderloin Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf- Astoria
Brady
Lyda
W. Watson
Baltimore
Charles J. Smith
Smith
Mr. Tatson
Walther James
West Forty-fifth Street
Tenderloin Station
Shaw Disclaims City Loss On Wall Street Bank Purchase
On his Washington return yesterday Controller Metz said Secretary Shaw of the Treasury denied any deed had been issued for the National City Bank purchase of the old Core Just House on Wall Street. The contract was signed but no deed made. the bank paid a large sum to the Government while leaving much unpaid and drawing four percent interest on the unpaid portion. The Controller doubts the city can collect the taxes he is striving to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Metz
Shaw
Treasury Department
National City Bank
Wall Street
Pennsylvania Special to Chicago Runs 912 Miles
The CNNSYLVANIA SPECIAL departs New York at 3 55 P.M. and reaches Chicago at 8 55 A.M. It returns from Chicago at 2 45 P.M. arriving New York at 9 45 A.M. The route covers 912 miles of rock ballast.
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Chicago
Cnnsylvania Special
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Westchester GOP Nomination Auctions Alleged at Hearing
Albany Feb 14 Henry Henderson testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Westchester Republicans auctioned nominations including the state senatorship for about 15000. He named men accused of buying nominations and said most recent nominees were paid for by the party machine. Ward and Brackett figures figure in the dispute as Henderson pressed his case during the hearing on the Carpenter bill to split the second judicial department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Albany
Republican Organization
Westchester County
Henry Henderson
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Carpenter
Henderson
White Plains
Westchester Republican County Committee
William L. Ward
Second Judicial Department
Westchester
Ward
Brackett
Westchester County Republican Organization
Ior
Editor of Punch resigns after forty four years of service
London reports Sir Francis Burnand has resigned as editor of Punch after forty four years with the publication and a quarter century at its helm. He will be succeeded by Owen Seaman who is currently Assistant Editor.
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London
Francis Burrand
Punch
Owen Seaman
Francis
Punch Stiff
Francis Cowley Burnand
Francis Burnand
Sir Francis
du Maurier
Keene
Tenniel
Horace
Cambridge
New Switch Failure Blocks City Street Cars
The New York City Railway Company tested a new electric switch at Bowery and Grand Street causing a Second Avenue car to block Grand Street while its rear wheels faced Bowery. The stoppage halted about fifty cars across multiple lines as workmen removed the grip and fireworks drew crowds. Passengers abandoned cars and walked home.
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New York City Railway Company
Bowery
Grand Street
Second Avenue
Brooklyn
Second
Third Avenue
Fourth
Madison Avenue
City may condemn ferry at South Brooklyn plan
Alderman Mulligan moved a resolution for a public hearing on buying and running the Thirty-ninth Street ferry in South Brooklyn. The city would condemn if terms fail, as the property owner asked 1 100 000 while the city values the franchise at about 400 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Mulligan
Board of Aldermen
Committee On Docks and Ferries
Thirty-ninth Street
South Brooklyn
Metz
Sleeping car line to Akron and Barberton Ohio
Advertisement notes Pennsylvania Railroad night service from New York to Akron and Barberton Ohio starting February 18. Train departs New York daily at 8 25 P M with sleeping car accommodations aboard the route to Ohio destinations.
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Akrond
Barberton
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Earthquakes in Ecuador Cause Deaths and Damages
Reports from Guayaquil dated February 14 describe Jan 21 quake shocks across Esmeraldas and Manabi. Esmeraldas City saw collapsed houses including Government House, while Pinguagi was inundated with many drowned. Tumaco washed ashore ninety bodies, and nearby Guacada suffered two hundred drownings. The Cumbal volcano eruption occurred simultaneously.
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Guayaquil
Esmeraldas
Ecuador
Manabi
Esmeraldas City
Pinguagi
Tumaco
Guacada
Cumbal
Americans Fight A Duel In Paris Report
The Liberté prints an anonymous communication claiming a Saturday night duel between two Americans with one wounded. Police officials in Paris say they have no knowledge of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
the Liberté
Prefecture of Police
Collision damages Manitou steamer in Antwerp harbor
The Atlantic Transport Line steamer Manitou, under Capt Cannons from Philadelphia, arrived February 11 after a January 25 voyage. It sustained damage in a collision with the German steamer Lesbos when Lesbos towline broke during docking operations.
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Antwerp
Atlantic Transport Line
Manitou
Cannons
Philadelphia
London
Lesbos
Rate Bill Compromise Moves Senate Toward Agreement
Washington February 14 The President agrees to a middle ground on railway rate legislation after days of talks. An amended Hepburn bill draft would let courts review the reasonableness of Interstate Commerce Commission rates if the case argues the rates would be confiscatory. The Inter-State Commerce Committee is expected to pass the amendment with ample votes.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Cones
Inter- State Commerce Committee
Bernhardt Attacks Audience in Youngstown Camille Showing
Sarah Bernhardt scolded the Youngstown audience in French during Camille at the Grand Opera House. She called the crowd stupid and utterly lacking in appreciation, a tirade met with wild, largely confused applause during a tender love scene with Armand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Youngstown
Ohio
Grand Opera House
Camille
Sarah Bernhardt
Armand
Gave Her Life To Save One From Fourth Avenue Fire
Eliza Virginia a colored cook died in a four story brick dwelling at 272 Fourth Avenue after a basement blaze. Mrs F B Taliaferro occupant on the third floor was fined earlier. The cook was found dead on the stairs from burns while attempting to rouse her mistress who later survived in Bellevue Hospital. Firemen extinguished the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Virginia
Fourth Avenue
F. B. Taliaferro
Casto to Hero Board after Cherokee rescue
Captain Mark Casto of the fishing sloop Alberta and his crew saved passengers and crew of the steamer Cherokee and will receive a Carnegie Hero Fund check. Casto thanked the fund, noting a mortgage on his property and the lives of those aboard as his motive.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Mark Casto
Alberta
Cherokee
Carnegie Hero Fund
Wilmot
Caste
Dowry Chest of Empress for Miss Roosevelt
Diplomatic officers ponder dress for Miss Alice Roosevelt and Nicholas Longworth wedding with private status noted. Gifts pour in from Japan, China, Italy, and New York delegates, including a dowry chest, engraved jewelry, and a Limoges set as White House celebrates Valentine Day.
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New York Times
Washington
Army
Navy
Diplomatic Corps
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
von Hengelmuller
White House
Miss Roosevelt
China
Italy
Iheiser
Berlin
Roosevelt
Limoges
Paul Morton
Representative
Hitt
Thomas F. Walsh
Royal Worcester
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Cons General
Wynne
George NT
Richard Townsend
Senator Beveridge
Secretary of War
Taft
Frederick A. Keep
New Orleans
New
Anti Carnegie Cranks Target Mount Washington Church
Pittsburg report shows fires destroying the Mount Washington Methodist Episcopal Church after Carnegie organ gifts. Incendiary fires followed by robberies led to guard, police suspicions of anti Carnegie cranks. The burns damaged the $55,000 structure and prompted a third organ installation. The West Shore Railroad advertises an $8 line to Buffalo.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Mount Washington Methodist Episcopal Church
S. L. Wilkinson
Carnegie
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Wireless
B. L. Taylor Hurt
Sloane
Vanderbilt
Jobbery
Sir Francis Burnand
39Th Street Line
Bernhardt
French
Casto
Supreme Court
Justice
Holmes
Robert. J. Wynne
Metcalf
Takahira
Legation
Fuller
West Shore Railroad
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hudson
Mohawk Valley
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