City Officials Back State Law To Curb Auto Nuisances
Mayor McClellan urged a state wide ban on siren horns bright acetylene headlights and exhaust smoke. Automobile Club of America leaders backed the move saying nuisances should not be tolerated anywhere. They cited Paris and other cities as models and urged action beyond New York City.
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McClellan
Board of Aldermen
Board of Governors
Automobile Club of America
West Fifty-fourth Street
Broadway
Colgate Hoyt
New York City
Winthrop E. Scarritt
Hoyt
Mr. Scarritt
Paris
W. H. Hotchkiss
Buffalo
Auto Show Set for January 1909 at Madison Square Garden
The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers votes to hold its next Garden show in January 1909 at Madison Square Garden. Col George Pope notes the prior show was highly satisfactory and urges a later date for the exhibit. Officers and many members attend, including leaders from Autocar, Cadillac, Lozier, Packard, Olds, Peerless, Pope, Winton, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
Board of Managers
East
Madison Square Garden
George Pope
Col. Pope
M. J. Budlong
J. S. Clarke
Autocar Company
W. E. Metzger
Cadillac Motor Car Company
H. 5. Hart
Corbin Motor Company
H. Ss. Lloyd
Electric Vehicle Company
B. A. Becker
Elmore Manufacturing Company
H. H. Franklin
Tee Franklin Company
C. H. Haynes
Haynes Automobile Company
E.R. Hewitt
Hewitt Motor Company
E. H. Cutler
Knox Automobile Company
S. T. Davis, Jr
Locomobile Company
H. Lozier
Lozier Motor Company
W. Matheson
Matheson Motor Car Company
W. M. Gunderson
Northern Motor Car Company
F. L. Smith
Olds Motor Works
H. B. Joy
Packard Motor Car Company
EL. Kittredge
Peerless Motor Car Company
C.clifton
George N. Pierce Company
E.R. Prone Motor Company
EE. P. Chalfonne
Waltham Manufacturing Company
T. Henderson
Winton Motor Carriage Company
Schedule set for PSAL elementary basketball championships
Secretary Haug announces the PSAL junior and senior basketball schedule to decide the championships. The first senior game features School No. 26 Bronx versus School No. 188 Manhattan at the Young Men's Hebrew Association court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haug
Public Schools Athletic League
Bronx
Manhattan
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Brooklyn
P. S
Queens
Richmond
Latter's Court
West Side YMCA All Round Championship Series Opens
The first in a series of indoor athletic contests opened Friday evening in the gym to decide the all round YMCA title. Events include 20 yard dash handicap 440 yard handicap shot put handicap and other races with points awarded across meets. The three athletes with the most shot puts for the season will receive gold silver and bronze medals.
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West Side Young Men's Christian Association
Penn Michigan football series extended for two years
The University of Pennsylvania and Michigan renewed their annual football game agreement for two more seasons. The next game will be played in Philadelphia next fall and the following year at Ann Arbor. The deal ends speculation about dropping the series and fixes the teams’ schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Penn
Wolverines
Baird
McFadden
Pennsylvania Football Committee
Michigan Faces Feb 1 Deadline in Conference Stand
The Western College Conference warns Michigan to meet rules or face expulsion. Michigan must decide to pay or play as proposals to restore training tables and adjust the three year rule are rejected. Professor Patterson declines comment on adherence amid planned leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Chicago
A. A. Stagg
Atterson
Germany Schultz
Handicaps Fill Up as California Nominations Grow
Complete lists for the Spring handicaps near completion after California winter meeting nominations. Firestone Montgomery and Uncle lead the Suburban Brooklyn and Brighton fields with numerous entries, while Futurity totals rise to 928 entries with Missouri and Woodlands Farm among California participants.
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Booklyn
Suburban
Brighton
San Francisco
California
Colin
Montgomery
Firestone
Jack Atkin
Lad of Langdon
Old Honesty
Brooklyn
Edwin Gunn
Stanley Fay
Jack Aukin
Dorante
Sionesty
Whiich
BR. Schreiber
Woodlands Farm
Missouri
Bowling Championship One Sided 1 500 Point Match
Ed McLaughlin defeated Arthur Marcotte of Canada in a 300 to 150 block summary at Daly's Academy. McLaughlin led early and maintained form, finishing with a 300 total and an average around 10. Marcotte struggled after a strong start, ending with a 150 total and an average near 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed McLaughlin
Arthur Marcotte
Canada
Daly
McLoughlin
Annning
Marcotte
Eteran
Metropolitan golf championships set for Baltusrol near Short Hills
The Metropolitan Association's Executive Committee awarded the event and named John R. Maxwell Jr and Grinnell Willis to lead the tournament committee. The Baltusrol course, improved recently, is praised as among America's best with new hazards enhancing its sportiness. An open balloon ship may be held at the September open period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltusrol Golf Club
Short Hills
Metropolitan Association
John R. Maxwell
Grinnell Willis
America
Mountain Jockey Banned From Fair Grounds Track
New Orleans January 7 Jockey Mountain famed in Eastern circuits was ordered off the Fair Grounds track by stewards after reviewing his rides on recent well backed mounts. Once a leading Metropolitan season rider Mountain won the Metropolitan Handicap on Glorifier and was highly touted before reports of suspicious races tarnished his standing.
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New Orleans
Kla
Jockey Mountain
Fair Grounds
Mountain
August Belmont
St Nicholas Edges New York A C In One-Goal Hockey Opener
The St Nicholas hockey team defeated the New York Athletic Club by one goal in the season opening at St Nicholas Rink. Kay Gordon Castleman Coolican and Dalton scored for St Nicholas while Mills of New York and Haywood made key saves. Coolican was knocked out after a blow from a stick and was replaced by Dr Southerland as the game concluded with rough play and several players ruled off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Athletic Club
St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas Rink
New York
St.Nicholas
Kay
Gordon
Mills
Coolican Kapidice
Chew
Coolican
Castleman
Haywood
Souther
Dr. Southerland
Brophy
D. Gordon
Kay Gordon
Dalton
New York Athletic Clu
Kathleen Pope
ceeeeenGrouthers
Beeeseee Haywood
D. Gordon Bradfoot
Eee Dillebaugh
Chew Coolican
Southerland
Ereeesees
Wilder Dalton
K. Gordon Castleman
J. Rovers
K. Gordon
Billy Russell
Hockey Club of New York
Dr. McKenzie
New York Against Quakers in Trap and Field Challenge
The Middle Atlantic Association accepted a challenge to face the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union. The meet is planned for late February or early March in Philadelphia with twenty five to thirty athletes and ten events. The sole disputed event was the running broad jump, replaced by hop, step and jump.
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Middle Atlantic Association
Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
James E. Sullivan
Warren Street
Obertubbessing
Barton S. Weeks
Martin Sheridan
P. T. Conway
Irish-American Athletic Club
Thomas Nevins
City College Track Team Gears for Indoor Season
The City College track squad under Coach L B MacKenzie trains daily for the indoor season. Key long distance runners include Capt Matt Stauder and teammates Schaffer Larkin Grankel and Kapp. Sprints feature Mullin Kyle Siedler and Hewitt, with Juna Tan and others in jumps. Spring schedule lists meets at Penn April 26, Pratt May 2, Rutgers May 16, and Cambridge May 30 with intercollegiate and all around championships.
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City College
College of the City of New York
L. B. MacKenzie
Morris J. Frank
Matt Stauder
Schaffer
Larkin
Grankel
Kapp
Mullin
Kyle
Siedler
Hewitt
Ank
Dooley
Townsend Harris Hall
Juna
Tan
Mortimer Frankel
College City of New York
University of Pennsylvania
Pratt Institute
Rutgers
New Brunswick
Cambridge
Bergen Beach Gun Club Sets Trio of Trophy Shoots
The Bergen Beach Gun Club at Avenue N and East Seventy-first Street expects a large turnout for a three contest trap shooting series. Each shooter faces fifty targets at sixteen yards with a trophy donated by F. A. Stone. The Lincoln's Birthday shoot and the March 10 finale determine the best two of three scores.
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Bergen Beach
Fishing and Fishermen High Tide January Eighth to Eleventh
The steamer Taurus carried a large fishing party to Cholera Banks despite cold weather. Anglers posted strong catches with Charles Stopfel leading at five codfish and a sixteen pound hake, James Pearson four cod, and several others two to four fish each. A ten pound cod reportedly appeared Sunday in Coney Island Creek.
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New Lon
Hook. Gov
Will
Pt. A.M
Taurus
Charles Stopfel
James Pearson
Robert Davis
Dave Hollis
David Wells
Jake Stacy
Peter Henson
Charles Stephenson
Henry Roberts
Billy Courtney
Coney Island Creek
Harway Avenue Bridge
Kennel Club Contests Arbitration Committee Seats
The American Kennel Club factions argued over plans to raise registration fees and build a clubhouse as part of a dispute over the arbitration committee. Administrators denied such proposals, citing impracticality and club welfare, and noted legal cost concerns to avoid division.
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American Kennel Club
Kennel Club
August Belmont
Ashland House Committee
A. K.C
Corp
Ashland House
French Auto Progress At Paris Show Signals Market Shift
Consul General Frask H Mason reports the Paris automobile show favored small, affordable cars for middle income buyers. French makers showcased 12 to 20 horsepower models with plain, clever bodies priced from 11001 to 15000f, plus second tier firms offering similar cars for 8000 to 10000f.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frask_H—Mason
Paris
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mason
Themelves
Ewry Accused of Unsanctioned Exhibitions by Halpin
Halpin pressed charges against Ray Ewry at a Metropolitan A A U Registration Committee meeting. Ewry admitted giving exhibitions at non sanctioned events but argued prizes were not awarded for exhibitions. Final decision postponed after the committee requests further evidence and Copland's diary.
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Matthew P. Halpin
London
Thomas J. Nevins
Jeremiah Mahoney
Thomas J. Hughes
Metropolitan Association
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Mr. Mahoney
Stewart Building
Halpin
Ray C. Ewry
Ewry
New York
New Jersey
Atlantic City
N. J
Twenty-second Regiment
Twenty-third Regiment
Wry
Hughes
Nevins
Young Men’s Christian Association
Fisher
Mahoney
H. B. Valentine
New York Athletic Club
al Copland
Princeton University
Copland
Montreal
P. J. Walsh
Walsh
Valentine
St. Bartholomew's Club
Draw in six round wind-up at Brown's Gymnasium West Twenty third
Johnny Duane and Jack Dorman fought a six round draw with Duane clever but light punching while Dorman pressed body with hard smashes. In the final round the rivals exchanged vicious blows as the crowd watched. Semifinal saw Florrie Sullivan defeat Jack Ten Brook who was knocked down in the second round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Duane
Jack Dorman
Brown's Gymnasium
West Twenty-third Street
Duane
Dorman
Florrie Sullivan
Jack Ten Brook
Forrie
Ten Brook
Yacht Rules Split Prompted by Massachusetts Meeting
The Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts plans a special meeting today to adopt scantling restrictions for boats under thirty three feet despite New York Yacht Club opposition. Eastern yachtsmen may run under a different rule set than the national standard, with added requirements for cabin house dimensions and freeboard, affecting sail measurement, displacement and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts
New York Yacht Club
Col Hayden Buys Turbine Yacht Revolution for 1930 Cruises
Col Charles Hayden of Boston has purchased the turbine yacht Revolution from F Augustus Heinze and will use her next year instead of his smaller yacht Wacondah around Newport and the eastern Long Island Sound and Narragansett Bay. The turbine, America’s first, is 177 feet long with 17 foot beam and 11 feet depth and has a crew of twenty one men.
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Col
Charles Hayden
Boston
Revolution
F. Augustus Heinze
Newport
Longsland Sound
Narragansett Bay
Col. Hayden
America
No Harvard Columbia Race In Spring Season
Cambridge confirms Harvard will race Navy at Annapolis on April 22, ending any plans for a Harvard Columbia match this spring. Columbia’s rowing management confirms no engagements for preliminary races if crews appear at Poughkeepsie, citing concern for interest in the Intercollegiate Regatta.
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Harvard
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Severn
Columbia
Morningside
Cambridge
Crimson
Harlem
Poughkeepsie
Vail to Coach Georgetown Crews
Harry Vail the noted New Brunswick sculler and former Weld crew coach at Harvard and Ariel Boat Club Baltimore is named Georgetown University rowing coach. He joins a line of Harvard mentors who have found success at other colleges, following Glendon at Annapolis and Rice at Columbia.
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Georgetown University
Harry Vail
New Brunswick
Vail
Weld
Harvard
Ariel Boat Club
Baltimore
Georgetown
Glendon
Annapolis
Rice
Columbia
Bryant Social Club's Grand Ball Planned at Lyric Hall
The Bryant Social Club prepares for its annual grand ball at Lyric Hall tonight with President J. J. Leichtman Jr guiding efforts. Committees include James Smith Reception, P McDonnell Arrangements, Wi J Sloane Floor. E H Munson Floor Director. R J Wright Floor Manager. other officers W A Hartman Vice President Charles Schlager Treasurer F Morris Recording Secretary T Fanning Financial Secretary F Leichtman Corresponding Secretary J Savage Sergeant at Arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant Social Club
Lyric Hall
J. J. Leichtman, Jr
James Smith
P. McDonnell
Wi. J. Sloane
R. J. Wright
W. A. Hartman
Charles Schlager
F. Morris
T. Fanning
F. Leichtman
J. Savage
Irish American Club Indoor Carnival at Madison Square Garden
The Irish American Athletic Club schedules its annual indoor carnival at Madison Square Garden on February 8 as a feature of the Winter season. President Conway works on the programme promising novelties including a policemen in full uniform race, belts, night sticks, and other items. The Police Department provides hundreds of athletes, suggesting a large entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Garden
Conway
Order for voluntary dissolution of Aluminum Press Company
A New York County Supreme Court special term orders the voluntary dissolution of Aluminum Press Company, appoints Dudley F. Malone as temporary receiver, and bars further actions against the insolvent domestic manufacturer. The order, dated November 22, 1907, requires a bond of ten thousand dollars and publication in three newspapers before a January 29, 1908 hearing.
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Supreme Court of
State of New York
New York County Court House
Borough of
Manhattan
City of New York
James A. O'Gorman
Aluminum Press Company
John Mullaly
Philip W. Hall
Thomas W. Hall
William H. Webb
Frederick F. Meyer
Ahd
Park Row
City and County of New York
First Judicial District
State of
New York
W. A. Montross
Thomas J. L. McManus, Esquire
Nassau Street
City of
Albany Evening Journal
Albany
New York Law Journal
New York Times
Jetty
Dudley Field Malone, Esq
New York County
Supreme Court
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Theorough
Ct AG 22
Change of name for Associated Importers of New York
A New York Supreme Court special term grants the corporation's request to rename from Associated Importers of New York to National Association of Importers. The order directs filing with the County Clerk and Secretary of State, and publication in the New York Times for four weeks. The change becomes effective February 5, 1908.
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Supreme Court
County of New York
County Court House
City Hall Park
Borough of Manhattan
New York City
Joseph E. Newburger
Associated Importers OF
New York
S. ‘Chatfield
Morris D. Ferris
National Association of Importers
Secretary of State
New York Law Journal
New York Times
New ‘York
Nein Morris D. Ferris
Sas
Hunt, Hill& Betts
Impdoriers of
New York County
Justice Supreme Court
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Interborough
West Side Y. M. C. A
Steinway
Steinway & Sons
Steinway Hall
14Th St
Yost
Bowling Championship
Albion
Superba Suil
Superbase
Albions
Buterage
Brooklynites
Moran
Traphagen
Smith
Sverage
Thomas
Manhattanites
Albion Ee
North New
Randall
Pocasset
aAlbion
Eee
Ee Horan
Ene Et Eeeet Reser
Traphager
Meyer
North New York
Stock
Albion Og Viebe Scaamse
Dunbar
Mornings
Iversal
Oenwe
Broadway Sieves
Ee Smith
Seneca
Emer Werecereseeene
Casino
Guttmann
S.sescessea
Subway
Remple
Grand Central
Fabre
Superba
Klots
Baltusrol
A. C
Administration
Auto Progress
Consul Mason
Bwry
Duane and
Heinze
Ana
Hou Crow
B. Kirk &Co
New York, N. Y
Washington
Rocers, Peer & Company
Warren St
Piel Bros. Oh
Piel Bros
East New York
Victor Talking Machines and Records
Stacey
Uneeda
California Fig Syrup CO
Irving School
Tarrytown-on-Hudson
Professor Sanchez
West 42d St
M-41
N.W
District Court OF the United States
Morris Hosen
Chas Shengood
H. & J. J. Lesser
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED _States
Southern District of
Harris. & Goodman
Shengood
A. 8
Southern District of New York
Leonard St
Dean Sage
J. Lesser
Kuenstler & Helekal
Chas., Shengood
U. S
William St
John Gruenberg
J. J. Lesser
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