Jerome Cravath Cleared of Contempt in Traction Probe
Judge Rosalsky orders a new Grand Jury inquiry into the Wall and Cortlandt Ferries sale involving Thomas F. Ryan and Metropolitan Securities. He criticizes District Attorney Jerome's handling of the Ryan testimony and holds Cravath not guilty of contempt for refusing to divulge statements made by Ryan as Cravath's client. The decision aims to ensure a lawful, thorough probe to prevent evasion of justice by any party.
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Otto A. Rosalsky
General Sessions
Paul D. Cravath
Thomas F. Ryani
Wall & Cortlandt Street Ferries
Metropolitan Securities Company
Cravath
Mr. Ryan
Rosalsky
Jerome
Thomas F. Ryan
Ryan
Grand Jury
I.c. Ryan
Public Service Commission
Whitney
Elkins
Metropolitan Securities
Vgrand
Sada
Rosaisky
Havig
Distrust of Jerome fuels Grand Jury session on railway probes
William F. King and the Metropolitan Street Railway stockholders committee confronted District Attorney Jerome with an address alleging fraud and falsified books from 1902 to 1903. The group offered to fund and present new evidence to the Grand Jury and indictments if allowed to lead the process.
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Grand Jury
William F. King
Metropolitan Street Railway Stockholders
Jerome
King
Franklin Pierce
Metropolitan Street Railway
New York City Railway
Metropolitan Securities Company
Sailor Swenson Dies by Suicide in Hospital Dispensary
Andrew Swenson a homeless sailor died after taking his own life in St Gregorys Hospital yesterday afternoon. He had been brought in from the streets ill and alcoholism was cited as the cause. Left momentarily by attendants he slit his throat with a jackknife and died soon after.
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Andrew Swenson
St. Gregory's Hospital
Swenson
Seven Burn To Death In Collapsed Home
The Richmond dispatch reports the home of Anthony Franklin in Bedford City collapsed and burned. His wife and five of Franklin's children perished in the blaze.
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Richmond
Anthony Franklin
Bedford City
Traction receivers sue for 2,797,200 in accounting suit
Federal receivers for the New York City Railway and Metropolitan Street Railway sue the Metropolitan Securities Company and directors for an accounting and recovery of 2,797,200. The suit targets intercompany transfers under a 1902 lease and alleges profits improperly realized by the Metropolitan Securities Company.
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New York City Railway
Metropolitan Street Railway
Metropolitan Securities Company
Public Service Commission
United States
Lacombe
Thomas P. Fowler
Edward F.berwind
George G. Haven
H. H. Vreeland
Edward W. Sayre
Mortimer U. Schiff
Thomas F. Ryan
P. A. D. Widener
Thomas Dolan
John D.crimmins
Paul D. Cravath
Third Avenue Railway
Metropolitan Securities
Metropolitan Securities Commpany
Securities Company
City Railway
Decrease in Freight Moved Across Eastern Rail Lines
Philadelphia January report shows a sharp drop in freight cars moved on lines east of Altoona and in Southern New Jersey. January figures indicate about 60,000 fewer cars than a year earlier, while December moved 147,000 compared with 182,000 in 1906, signaling reduced business after the financial panic.
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Philadelphia
Altoona
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Receivers Appointed For Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
In Chicago on January 27 Judge Grosscup named receivers for the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad Company and for A C Frost & Co. The actions aim to address about 15 000 dollars in bonded debt and related liabilities. Receivers include W S Osborne of Central Trust Chicago D B Hanna of Canadian Northern Toronto A C Frost of the railroad George M Seward of local bank.
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Chicago
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railroad Company
Grosscup
United States
A. C. Frost & Co
Frost
W. S. Osborne
Central Trust Company
D. B. Hanna
Canadian Northern Railroad Company
Toronto
Canada
A. C. Frost
George M. Seward
Uncle Takes Cash From Boys Saving for Passage
Max Levi of Newark is held for Essex County Grand Jury after taking $64 saved by nephews Samuel and Abraham Baronoff. The boys, aged 40 and under, saved the money to pay their parents' Atlantic crossing. Levi claimed the sum was too large for two boys to save in a three month residence.
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Max Levi
Newark
N. J
Samuel
Abraham Baronoff
Essex County Grand Jury
Atlantic
Want Letters for Stedman Memoir
The literary executors of Ed mund Clarence Stedman request loan of letters written away from his New York or Bronxville homes for a forthcoming memoir. Send to Laura W. Stedman, 2643 Broadway, New York City. letters will be acknowledged and returned after copying.
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Edmund Clarence Stedman
Stedman
New York
Bronxville
Laura W. Stedman
Broadway
New York City
Italians plan mass meeting to combat Black Hand in New York
Prominent Italians schedule a mass meeting at Bollettino della Sara office 178 Park Row on February 6 to discuss the Black Hand situation and form a society to aid the police in cleaning up crime.
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New York
Bollettino Della Sara
Park, Row
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E. 14Th St
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Columbus Ave
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