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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1908

Page

5

Fewer Sleighs Out In Parks This Winter

Report notes a decline in sleighing on Central Park and city parkways due to scarce snow. Many sleighs were old or sold, with private owners and borrowed rigs dominating, while chains were forbidden and autos were rare on park roads. A single red car stalled on ice drew attention as sleighs moved by with escorts.

Central Park Bronx Lafayette St. Nicholas Avenue Riverside Drive Fordham

Sleighing on Speedway Delights Local Track Crowd

A first season sleighing drive on Speedway drew a good turnout of road drivers and light harness horsemen. George M. and Judge Boardman starred in early brushing races, with Norrie H. and Elmer Stevens also winning in successive sprints. H. A. Pierce and Gideon won the bag gelding match, while others rested with workouts amid improving footing after a long weather break.

Speedway A. H. Coe George M Judge Boardman Harry L. Toplitz Andorrie H Elmer Stevens Norrie H Harry Toeplitz H. A. Pierce Gideon A Rainer

Cornell Names Football Field Committee of Coaches

Henry Schoellkopf and Morris Halliday were elected to the Cornell Football Field Committee of Coaches to direct the team next Fall, with Capt. Walders as a third member. The regatta schedule includes a second Varsity race against Penn on Lake Cayuga and a Varsity race with Harvard on Memorial Day. Cornell will skip the American Rowing Association regatta in Philadelphia.

New York Times Ithaca N. Y Henry Schoellkopf Morris Halliday Cornell Capt. Walders Schoellkopf Harvard Halliday Thompson O’rourke May Cosgrove Lynch van Orman Watson Gardner Earle McCallie Walder Caldwell Cook Brinton Seaver Pennsylvania Lake Cayuga Charles River Poughkeepsie American Rowing Association Philadelphia

Tchigorin Dies In St. Petersburg Chess Master Passes Away

Tchigorin, the noted chess master born in 1850, died in St. Petersburg today after a long career in national and international tournaments where he frequently ranked among the winners.

Tchigorin Petersburg T. Tchigorin

Shriver Wins Robins Cup At Larchmont Yacht Club

H T Shriver won the Robins Cup at the Larchmont Yacht Club weekly shoot. He scored 43 clay pigeons, besting W C D Tanner with 42. Shriver also captured the Weekly Cup with 85 birds total. E Meyer was runner up with 84. The Sauer Trophy leg was claimed by J Ross Collins, giving him three legs on the Season Cup.

H. T. Shriver Larchmont Yacht Club Shriver W. C. D. Tanner E. Meyer J. Ross Collins Tal I. Robins Seeeres Collinas H. L. Maxwell W. c. D Tanner J. Aiken Eins Ators Maxwel Sc Dean Tanner J. Alker T. Alker G. Meyer Ess Sceca Meyer Au Scewen Meyer

Expert Shots Qualify In Seventh Regiment Rifle Club Cup

The Seventh Regiment Rifle Club tournament continued Saturday night with leaders defending positions against strong entrants. Expert and sharpshooter class results list Capt. W. J. Underwood and Private W. F. Hutchinson among top scorers, with new and novice members earning entries and qualifications.

Regiment Rifle Club Rivate A. Scholz Company A Corp W. D. Weeks W. J. Underwood Co. G W. F. Hutchinson Teeths H. Santora Co. B W. J. Kindgen W. H. Hanley Co. A A. S. Walkers Co. B.sesees J. D. Thees H. Woolley H. Allen K. Lydecker Co. al W. Hinman J. H. Struther Corp. J. A. Smith, Jr.,Co

Glen Ridge Golf Club elects officers in Montclair

The Glen Ridge Golf Club Board of Governors announced new officers led by President Thomas G. Smith and Secretary Robert C. Thompson. A special committee was formed to plan extending the course to eighteen holes, including H. M. Edwards and N. C. Tingley.

New York Times Montclair N. J Glen Ridge Golf Club Thomas G. Smith Fritz Lindenmeyer Frank C. van Auken Robert C. Thompson Greens R. C. Tingley J. C. Newell H. M. Edwards W. S. Ticknor Fred Baldwin N. C. Tingley Kenneth Owen

Columbia Extends Relay Carnival Entries for MSG Meet

At a Columbia University Athletic Association meeting on Saturday night the closing of entries for the Madison Square Garden relay carnival on February 15 was extended to February 8. The two mile intercollegiate race features Yale Cornell and Pennsylvania with plans to invite Michigan. Columbia manager Montgomery seeks a Michigan quartet to challenge Eastern half milers while trainer Josh Crooks offers the Columbia gym for Dan Kelly during his New York visit. Kelly will contest the 60 yard dash at the Columbia games.

Columbia University Athletic Association Madison Square Garden Yale Cornell Pennsylvania Montgomery Columbia Michigan Ann Arbor

Townsend Harris Hall Leads In City High School Tourney Standings

Townsend Harris Hall tops the standings with 4 wins and no defeats, De Witt Clinton close behind with 3 victories and no losses, while Manual Training and Erasmus Hall chase with 2 wins and 1 defeat each. The table lists teams, wins, losses, and winning percentages amid a dense, OCR-like roster of readable abbreviations and numeric tallies.

Townsend Harris Hall de Witt Clinton Erasmus Hall Ww. L. Tr Townsend Harris Flushing Ssevswweeer Sie As AG Morris Iwvosace Pew Sieve Eaee

Automobile Notes Highlight Early Mora Doctor's Model Sale

W Burke of Mora New York sold the first doctor’s model Mora to Dr George Bowling Lee of the New Plaza Hotel, part of a rapid sale week as Moras arrived for the showroom. Other items note Western auto business condition insights from Benjamin Brisere, endurance runs, Lozier six cylinder shaft drive, Apperson stock car entry, and growing Society of Automobile Engineers membership with the Importers Automobile Salon meeting at Bryant Arcade Building.

YW. W. Burke Manger New York Mora Burke George Bowling Lee New Plaza Hotel Benjamin Brisere American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association San Francisco Witter Springs Goodyear Harry Michener Lozier Westchester County Edgar Apperson Kokomo Ind Apperson America Society of Automobile Engineers Society Ars A. L. Riker BE. T. Birdsall Henry Souther C. T. Jeffrey Joseph Tracy J. M. Mack Walter C. Baker F. B. Stearns Henry Ford

Autoists appeal for uniform registration law

The American Automobile Association calls for support of the Federal Registration bill to create a National Motor Vehicle Registry within the Commerce and Labor Department. The plan allows interstate vehicle registration with a small fee and uniform identification, while preserving state rights. Charles T. Terry urges motorists and dealers to lobby Congress as hearings in Washington approach.

Washington Judiciary Committee of the House Congress William H. Cocks Long Island American Automobile Association Charles T. Terry American Automobile Association Legislative Board Judiciary Committee Terry Automobile Club Department of Commerce and Labor Legislative Board

FAVORS BRIARCLIFF COURSE FOR AUTO RACE

Westchester County supports the Briarcliff Cup route as ideal for stock cars and skillful driving. The April 24 event has drawn over twenty entries, with Studebaker plans two stock cars. Officials praise the course for safety, pace, and reliability, stressing proper policing as essential to success.

Westchester County C. F. Redden Studebaker Company Vanderbilt Studebaker Morris Park

Trotters for Europe headed by John Splan export two named horses

Grand Circuit driver John Splan will ship trotters Lotta and Codero to Europe this week. Lotta, formerly Lady Cecil, raced last season with a 2 08 time at Readville, while Codero was the champion four year old trotter last year. They will go to Vienna for racing, with Codero to stud and Lotta for breeding after the season.

John Splan Lotta Codero Europe Lady Cecil Lotta Crabtree Myron McKinley Readville Mass Splan Vienna

Broka Brothers offer winter wear sale as stock moves to spring

Br k a Brothers advertise price reductions on suits and overcoats now to move winter stock for spring. Shoppers are urged to buy before next winter, with anticipated higher prices of four to eight dollars for items of equal quality.

Sheppard suspended by Middle Atlantic A A U

Melvin W. Sheppard is suspended from competition until March 1 by the Middle Atlantic Association of the Amateur Athletic Union. Officials cited a desire for a square deal after an incident involving Haskins and noted potential AAU investigation. The suspension affects the Pastime Athletic Club event at Madison Square Garden.

New York Times Philadelphia Penn Middle Atlantic Association The Amateur Athletic Union Melvin W. Sheppard H. L. Chadwick George W. Orton New York Sheppard Haskins Madison Square Garden Middle States Association

Crimson and Elis Standouts Lead Ice Standings

Harvard and Yale top the Intercollegiate Hockey League with no defeats as Yale defeats Columbia and prepares for Princeton. the season’s deciding clash awaits. In Amateur Hockey League, St Nicholas and Crescent Athletic Club stay unbeaten with Crescent set to face New York Athletic Club this Friday. Three St Nicholas Rink games scheduled this week. No intercollegiate games this week.

Harvard Yale Crimson Columbia New Haven Princeton Blue St. Nicholas Hockey Club Crescent Athletic Club Ennoen Crescents Crescent New York Athletic Club Wanderers Mercury Foot Brooklyn St. Nicholas W. L P.c. Harvard Dartmouth New York A. Seeee -000 Hockey Club of New York H. Crissees Setereeese

Banks Retiring Circulating Notes As Aldrich Limits Set

Banks move to retire the monthly circulating note total under the Aldrich act. February through April may see full retirement of the $90,000,000 monthly limit as banks filed applications and prepare for June. notes secured by government bonds may be replaced by municipal and railroad bonds, with some banks already arranging retirement ahead of schedule.

Treasury

Intermann Leases Guttenburg Track

Christian Intermann of North Bergen New Jersey has secured a three year lease on the Guttenburg race track in Guttenburg New Jersey. Promoter J P Barrett introduced the sport at the old track last year and formed a driving club now among the largest in the country.

Christian Intermann North Bergen N. J Guttenburg J. P. Barrett

Illness strikes Rev. Father Grossmann in New Jersey church visit

The Rev. Father Grossmann of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Manhattan is seriously ill at St. Marys Hospital Hoboken. He suffered a sudden apoplexy Saturday night at the rectory of the Holy Family Church in Union Hill while preparing for a special mass.

Father Grossmann Catholic Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels Manhattan St. Mary’s Hospital Hoboken Church of the Holy Family Jefferson Street Union Hill

Week Calendar of Annual Meetings and Dividends Listed

A dense weekly calendar lists numerous company annual meetings and dividend pay dates from January 27 to February 1. Firms include Consolidated Gas New York Dominion Copper J E Mannix J L D Riker Springfield Coal Mining and many others with notes on books closes, dividends payable, and record dates.

American Light and Traction Co American Stogie Co Aan Manufacturing Co Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Athens (Ga Atomatic Electric Co Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Basen Co Boston Bowery Bank Butte Electric Railway & Power Co Ergatic Electric Light Co Canada Southern Railway Central Railroad of New Jersey Columbus Railway Pee Fey Watommonwealthon Electric Co Chicago Computing Scale Co Sanna & Lebanon Railroad Corn Exchange Bank Dominion Coal Co Eastman Kodak Co East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Dumais Nipe Co Edison Electric Illuminating Co Electric Bond and Share Co Fall River Gas Works Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co Federal Sugar Co Finance Co. of Pennsylvania Brooklyn H. B. Claflin Co Illinois Central Railroad International Nickel Co Steam Fump Co Jacksonville Fla Knickerbocker Ice Co Baltimore Laurel Mills Fall River Lawrence Manufacturing Co Lawyers Tits Insurance & Trust Co Lora & Taylor Co Mahoning Coal Railroad Michigan State Telephone Minneapolis General Electric Co Missouri Pacific Railway Montreal Street Railway Safita Operating Co Municipal Gas Co Albany Nassau Trust Co Ate Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway National Safe Deposit Co New England Cotton Yarn Co New England Telephone & Telegraph Co New River Co North Carolina Railroad Northern Pacific Railway Omaha Electric Light & Power Co Pacific Bank Pacific Coast Co Passaic & Delaware Railroad Pennsylvania Traffic Co Peoria & Bureau Valley Railroad Philadelphia Co Pittsburg Pepperell Manufacturing Co Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad Railway Light Securities Co Reading Co St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railway United Cities Realty Co Ss. M. Robins Co Syracuse Rapid Transit Co Torrington Co Twenty-third Ward Bank Twin City Rapid Transit Co United States Realty and Improvement Co Waterbury Co West Virginia New Jersey West Penn Railways Western Telephone and Telegraph Co Consolidated Gas Co New York Dominion Copper Co J. E. Mannix Co Riker Springfield Coal Mining Co Anchor Metal Novelty Co Cimiotti Unchairing Co General Colors Co Jacksonville Electric Co Kessena Park Corporation Lazell, Dalley & Co Let Brothers, Corporation Philadelphia Little Miami Railroad Maxwell-Briscoe, Incorporated Merritt & Chapman Derrick and Wrecking Lake Shore Railroad Eet Central Railroad Old Dominion Co Sicilian Asphalt Pavement Co American Ice Co American Squad Co Distillers’ Securities Co Electric Co. of America Bank—Books North British Mercantile Insurance Co Spanish Trade Co Union Copper, Land, and Mining Co Books British Columbia Copper Co Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co Cambria Steel Co Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co Consolidated Coal Co Maryland Balaeeiang Coal Co Lannery Bolt Co Kerr Lake Mining Co Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co Montreal Light and Power Co New England Telephone and Telegraph Co Proctor & Gamble Co Pullman Co Queen Anne Land Grant Co Rome, Watertown

City notices sealed bids 1908 Department offices Park Row

Sealed bids or estimates to be received by the Commissioner of Street Cleaning and the Department of Correction at Manhattan offices for coal heating supplies wheelwrights and blacksmiths provisions and manufacturing supplies. Bids due February 3 4 1908 at 11 or 12 oclock noon. Dated January 21 22 1908. John V Coggey Commissioner.

Department OF Street Cleaning Park Row Borough of Manhattan City of New York Manhattan The Bronx Brooklyn Foster Crowell Department OF Department OF Correction East Twentieth Street City of New York Commissioner of Correction Ohn V. Coggey U. S Army Whitehall Street New York City N. Y War Department Washington A. L. Smith U. S. Army

City Fire and Police Departments Invite Coal and Supplies Bids

The New York Fire Department seeks sealed bids by February 3 1908 for 1200 tons of anthracite coal for East River fireboats 2500 tons for North River boats and 2000 tons for Bronx companies with full details in the City Record Police Department calls for sealed bids by February 6 1908 for horse equipment harness and stable supplies and 40 tons of coal pine kindling and sawed wood with full particulars in City Record Bingham ads posted January 23 1908.

Fire Department City of New York North River Bronx The Francis 3 Luxntry City OF New York Mulberry Street Borough of Manhattan Police Department Central Department Theodore A. Bingham

Dissolution Proceeding for Ladies Bikur Cholim Society

A special term of the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan on January 21 1908 ordered the Ladies Bikur Cholim Society dissolved unless parties with an interest show cause by February 19 1908. Judge Joseph E Newburger presided and Hugo S Mack represented the petitioners. Publication of the order is directed in the New York Times and New York Law Journal for three weeks.

NEW York Supreme Court Third Judicial District Ulster County J. Edward Simmons Charles N. Chadwick Charles A. Shaw Board of Water Supply City Nw York City of New York Hurley New York Ashokan Reservoir Edgar L. Fursman Edward H. Nicoll Charlies B. Cox Court House Kingston County of Ulster Supreme Court of State of Francis Key Pendleton Hall of Records New York City Supreme Court Borough of Manhattan Joseph E. Newburger Ladies Bikurcholim Society Ettie Brandon Anita Piza Ida A. Muck Henrietta Jacobson Ladies Bikur Cholim Society Hugo S. Mack Sol. Klein, Esq Broadway County of New York New Yor Times New York Law Journal Justice Supreme Court Beekman Street Borough of Manhattan

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Cornell Football Coaches Schoellkopf and Halliday Madison Sq. Garden Audio America Coles Fasig-Tipton CO Larchmont Y. C. Marksman Scholz P. S. A. L. Tourney Automobile Notes Trotters Broka Astor Place Fourth Ave N.Y Hockey Leagues Tual Tals Intermann Old Crow Hark HH. B. Kirk & CO New York, N.Y American Caramel Co Common American Gas and Con Co Preferred American Glue Co Union Copper Standard Oil Amalgamated Watch Union Copper Richard J. Burton & CO Bankers & Brokers Congress Street Board of Assessors Richmond Bidwell Avenue Livermore Avenue Wootey Avenue Watchogue Road Indiana Avenue Demorest Avenue Columbus Place Indian Avenue Garrison Avenue Don Avenue Wooley Avenue Lathrop Avenue Fisk Avenue Wooley Leonard Avenue Jewett State OF New York Secretary of State O. P. Davis & Brothers I. S James L. Whalen Augusta Arsenal Augusta Georgia Augusta Ayeagnal
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