Court Orders Harriman to Answer Most Questions in Rail Inquiry
In a sweeping ruling Judge Hough requires Edward J Harriman to respond to all but one question from the Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry into Union Pacific. Otto H Kahn of Kuhn Loeb & Co is also to answer, with an appeal to the U S Supreme Court planned.
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Edward J H. Harriman
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Otto H. Kahn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
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Harriman
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Southern Pacific
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St. Joseph & Grand Island
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Niego & Alton
Kahin, Loeb & Co
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Harrim
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Kuhn, Losb & Co
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How Young Hall Was Shot
Mrs. William C. Hall of 52 West Ninth Street says her 24 year old son Mandeville Hall was shot accidentally while cleaning a pistol in his room after a prospective tenant visit. Hall, married to Florence Teall of Rochester, N Y, was removed to Roosevelt Hospital and is expected to recover in a few days. Doctor Harlow Brooks assisted.
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William C. Hall
West Ninth Street
Mandeville
Roosevelt Hospital
Young Hall
Florence Teall
Rochester
Sie
Six New Substations for Coney Island Line
The Coney Island and Brooklyn Railway Company will build six new power houses this year to boost train power at a total cost of 250000 dollars. Ford, Bacon & Davis prepared plans for two two story fireproof brick and steel structures. One will be at Kings Highway Coney Island Avenue and Avenue Q, the other on the west side of Sanford Street near De Kalb Avenue. Sites for the remaining four buildings are not yet decided.
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Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Kings Highway
Coney Island Avenue
Avenue Q
Sanford Street
de Kalb Avenue
Metz Sues for Slander Over Traction Trust Allegations
Controller Herman Metz, via deputy N Taylor Phillips, sues printer L S Bedford for 100000 damages over alleged slander at a Bronx real estate brokers meeting. Bedford allegedly claimed Metz was owned by the traction trust and took 10000 for acceleration purposes, also accusing him of aiding the Fourth Avenue Subway plan.
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Herman Metz
N. Taylor Phillips
L. S. Bedford
Grove Street
Bedford
Bronx Board of Real Estate Brokers
Traction Trust
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Hughes Defends Plan to End Race Track Gambling
Gov. Hughes discusses abolishing race track gambling before about 200 delegates from the State Town Fairs and State County Fairs associations in Albany. He urges respect for law and calls for state funding of agricultural societies, while opponents at the meeting caution against changes without guarantees for premiums.
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Albany
State Town Fairs’ Association
State County Fairs’ Association
Gov. Hughes
Capitol
Ismpire
New York
Association of County Societies
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Charles A. Wieting
County Fairs Association
State Controller seeks expert to audit prisons books
Albany January 16 State Controller Glynn will ask the Legislature for authority to hire an expert accountant to inspect prison ledgers every six months He cites severe bookkeeping flaws in Auburn Clinton and Sing Sing prisons including unpaid balances and long running interdepartmental debts.
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Glynn
Auburn
Clinton Prison
James A. Emerson
Warrensburg
J. P. Baumann & Co
New York
Sing Sing
Industrial Department
Bills in the Assembly Introduce State Printing Office and Reforms
In Albany on January 16 bills were introduced including a state printing office to be run by a governor appointed superintendent. trout closed season shifted from Sept 1 to May 1. making banking officers destined for loans a felony with penalties up to 5,000 dollars and a year in prison. NYC police clerk expansion to nine including Night Court duties. two pure food bills tackle adulterated foods drugs and beverages.
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New York Times
Albany
Haines
McGrath
Chanaling
Scott
A. E. Smith
Board of Magistrates
New York City
Mr. Cuvillier
Mr. Glore
Poisoned by Eating Chicken Across Two Cities
In Binghamton New York Dr F M Michaels a famed oculist remains in a dangerous state after ptomaine poisoning from cold storage chicken at a Sunday dinner though his family was unaffected In St Paul Minnesota Mayor Robert A Smith Mrs Smith and Mr and Mrs Cop ley their son in law and daughter also fell ill from tainted chicken at a Sunday dinner but are now out of danger
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Binghamton, N. Y
F. M. Michaels
St.raul. Minn
Robert A. Smith
Bankrupt Man Receives Ten Months for Perjury
Leon Wechsler a former clothing manufacturer in this city was sentenced to ten months in the penitentiary by Judge Holt in the United States District Court for perjury related to bankruptcy filings. He had declared false statements two years ago, was convicted, appealed, and the conviction was affirmed.
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Leon Wechsler
Holt
United States District Court
Wechsler
Physician in Bankruptcy Files Petition in New York
Isaiah Frank a physician and surgeon at 407 East Fiftieth Street has filed a bankruptcy petition listing liabilities of 13197. Assets are undetermined. Creditors include the estate of T Bartley Northport L I 5900 secured by mortgage and Louis and Carrie Adler 1560 for three years board.
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Isaiah Frank
East Fiftieth Street
T. Bartley
Northport
L. I
Louis and
Carrie Adler
Mystery of Mrs Metcalf identity in attempted killing cleared
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs. Thomas Metcalf, wife of former railroad foreman on Western Indiana, identified after she tried to kill Samuel R. Hamill. Her history includes previous marriage to Jefferson Morris of Denver, divorce seven years ago, and Beatrice Burns as maiden name. She says the aim was to repossess her son Jefferson B Morris Jr. from her past.
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Chicago
Thomas Metcalf
Samuel R. Hamill
John R. Walsh
Jefferson B. Morris
Denver
Beatrica Burns
Forrest Burns
Covington
Metcalf
Attorney Hamill
Terre Haute
Jefferson B. Morris, Jr
Mrs Metcalf Leaves Indianapolis After Sanatorium Stay
Indianapolis dispatch reports Mrs Thomas Metcalf left the city after visiting Mrs S F Miller. She had been under care in a Chicago sanitarium for mental trouble for more than a month last fall.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Metcalf
S. F. Miller
Runaway horses kill ex representative Thayer in Franklin
Ex Representative Herbert W Thayer of Franklin dies after a runaway horse attached to an express wagon tramples him on a city sidewalk. The incident followed the horse being scared by an electric car. Thayer, 49, was a Franklin native and former Massachusetts House member and Republican State Committee member.
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Franklin
Mass
Herbert W Thayer
K. R. Jewett
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Republican State Committee
Italian machinist shoots former sweetheart then kills self
Giuseppe Rossi, 22, living with his wife at 226 Sullivan Street, shot 23 year old Josephine Mossi behind a Bleecker Street store, then killed himself. Mossi was wounded in the head but likely to survive. Both taken to St Vincent's Hospital. Rossi died at 10 p.m. The pair were not related despite the same name.
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Sullivan Street
Josephine Mossi
Berco Sereid
Bleecker Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Rossi
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