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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1902
Page
1
The Fifty-seventh Congress ends its first session with the Senate adjourning at 5 30 pm. The House sees lively scenes and a closing chorus led by members including ex Confederate veterans and Speaker Frye. Finale includes cheers and songs as members depart.
Index lists sections such as Financial Markets Wheat Butter Foundry prices Amusements Arrivals at hotels Business Troubles Court Calendars Notes Fire Uses by Fire Intelligence and Foreign News New Corporations Railroads Real Estate Society United Service Weather Yesterday's Fires with respective page numbers for each topic.
Train advertisement for a July excursion to Mauch Chunk on the New Jersey Central with tickets priced at 1.50 dollars. A special 8:30 A.M. departure from Liberty Street foot and a Switchtack option at 60 cents extra.
Washington July 1 The Cabinet prepared measures to implement the Isthmian Canal law including title sufficiency to Panama Canal Company rights and a treaty with Colombia. An attorney general reference and possible French court appeal were discussed to affirm U S ownership amid hints France may back the title.
July corn rose to 78 cents at the Chicago Board of Trade after a volatile session. Prices swung from 72 to 74 cents and closed around 74, with July wheat ending at 75 cents and oats at 48 to 50 cents. Harris Gates & Co. led buying, controlling most cash corn. Kaufmann reportedly conceded bear losses amid southwest harvest pressures.
At a Rapid Transit Commission meeting in New York, Chief Engineer Parsons outlined a plan to lower bridge tracks into a central underground station linking to the subway, with a grand arch view from City Hall Park and a suite of city buildings nearby. He estimated the cost at 2.7 million dollars and discussed alternative routes and the impact on Centre Street and adjacent property.
Travel ad announces a two night through journey from New York to Colorado aboard the Colorado Special with daily low excursion rates via Chicago and North Western and Union Pacific Bus. Offices listed at 287 and 461 Broadway.
A charming day and a charming way if your ticket is via the Hudson River Day Line. Music. New landing West 129th St. 9:15 A. M. Advance.
Lackawanna Railroad sells a single fare for a round trip to Delaware Water Gap and Pocono Mountains. Tickets available July 3 and 4, valid through July 7. Special train departs New York on July 3 at 2 P M.
The New Yorker this week promises stories about the Bohemian days of Hon W Rourke Cochran. Advertisers note sale at all newsstands today.
Mrs Elizabeth D Jennison fled with her five year old daughter Alice from The Hotel Bingham in New York. A process server attempted to delivery papers from Frank E Jennison and a dramatic chase ensued across Broadway to West Forty-seventh Street Police Station where she pleaded for aid to protect her child. The case centers on a 1896 marriage and alimony dispute with orders to produce the child in court on July 3.
In Greenwich Connecticut authorities plan to arrest Mr. and Mrs. E H Massey and Mrs Jennison for kidnapping Alice Jennison if Gov Odell signs a requisition. Sheriff Ritch seeks delivery. hearing set for Albany Thursday at 10. affidavits from Jennison and staff forwarded to State Attorney. case linked to a broader dispute over United States Steel conversion plans and Wall Street factions.
Louis Disbrow entered a not guilty plea in Southampton County Court after a brief arraignment. He spent a second night in Riverhead jail as his attorney Rowland Miles entered the plea and a quick adjournment was set for Good Ground. The proceedings included police witnesses and a warrant charging first degree murder for the June 10 incident at Good Ground.
Standard Oil faced an injunction on June 16 by Vice Chancellor Emory restraining the trust from issuing bonds and retiring preferred stock. The trust appealed ten days later to the Court of Errors and Appeals, which is reviewing the case. Lawyers Lindabury Guthrie Morawetz Stetson attended, though only via briefs since a New York lawyer could not plead there.
The entire Baltimore rail system will be operated by power from a Susquehanna River plant under a long awaited deal between United Electric Light and Power Company and Mount Washington Electric Light Company. A Baltimore syndicate led by Continental Trust will absorb the two lighting firms to develop the Susquehanna plant, with three 40,000 horsepower units planned. The transaction, valued around several million dollars, signals future electric service expansion to Maryland towns and intercity links, though construction will take time.
The Court of Errors and Appeals is convening Monday to revisit the case where United States Steel Corporation seeks to set aside an order restraining its plan to retire stock and issue bonds. A decision is anticipated soon after the conference.
An 8 line fragment advertises a Tow Heaty's restaurant in Columbus Ay near 66th Street with choice wines and music. It notes improved service via Rutland Railroad with four trains daily to Vermont and three to Montreal. A pamphlet titled Across the Islands of Lake Champlain is offered for four cents from 359 Broadway New York.
An advertisement touts Carlsbad Sprudel Salt as cleansing the system purifying the blood and aiding organs with an import claim. It notes low rates to Denver Colorado Springs or Pueblo via Pennsylvania Railroad and tickets sold July 10 to 12. Also mentions Long Island Railroad six hours to Block Island and directs readers to the Excursion Column.
The will of Mrs Mary Moore widow of Dr Leverett Moore is admitted to probate. The estate is valued at 121000 dollars with legacies to Cora Countess of Strafford Mrs Alfred Kessler Andrew W and Sidney J Smith of New York City. The notice advertises Burnetts Cocaine for scalp irritation and hair loss prevention.
Ads offer 835.50 round trip to Minneapolis and return via Pennsylvania Railroad for the annual meeting of the National Educational Association with tickets on sale July 4 to 6. Niagara Falls and back for 89 cents via Lackawanna Railroad with tickets sold July 3 and 4, valid to return by July 6.
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