Railroads Split Over Proposed Freight Rate Increase
Western manufacturers prepare to oppose a 10 percent freight rate raise as Eastern trunk line presidents meet to decide. The meeting in Liberty Street produced no firm decision due to unfinished rate reviews, with mixed views among lines including Pennsylvania and Union Pacific.
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New York City
McCrea
Pennsylvania
E. H. Harriman
E. Ace Harriman
Union Pacific
James McCrea
Oscar G- Murray
Baltimore & Ohio
L. F. Mcoree
Delaware & Hudson
WW. C. Brown
New York Central
F. A. Delano
Wabash
William H. Canniff
Nickel Plate
Jarvis
Lehigh Valley
D. Underwood
Erie
William H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawannah & Western
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading
Lackawanna
Brown
Truesdale
The
Frederick A. Delano
Wabash Railroad
Delano
Underwood
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Top Times
Texas
Central Defends Leather Belting Rate Increase
The New York Central Railroad through VP W. C. Brown rebukes Leather Belting Manufacturers' Association for opposing a 10 percent rise. He notes railroads buy leather belting and have raised prices 19 to 23 percent over nine years, backing the claim that rates support industry needs. Brown previously voiced similar views to the Manufacturers' Association of New York.
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New York Central
Brown
United States
Railroads
Mr. Brown
New York Central Railroad
W. C. Brown
Leather Belting Manufacturers’ Association
Manufacturers’ Association of New York
Times Last Sun
Wedding of Teen Couple Sparks Clergyman's Outrage
Reverend Elmer E. Franke of Hilton New Jersey denounces Justice of the Peace Henry Bosset of Newark for presiding at the marriage of his 17 year old son Winfield to Julia lix also 17, calling it a dastardly crime while noting the groom is 21 in his report on the surprise ceremony and parental confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer E. Franke
Hilton
N. J
Justice of the Peace
Henry Bosset
Newark
Winfield Franke
Julia lix
Justice Bosset
Franke
Not Held For Death In East River Drowning Case
Hyman Gutterman, 17, of 22 Pitt Street, questioned on suspicion of involvement in an unidentified woman's drowning at Gouverneur Slip. In Essex Market Court he was discharged after examination by Asst. District Attorney Du Vivier. The body was not recovered.
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Hyman Gutterman
Pitt Street
East River
Gouverneur
Essex Market Court
Walsh
Asce
du Vivier
Guiterman
Gouverneur Hospital
New Yorker Wins $181945 Verdict in Railroad Suit
Judge Lowell awarded Eliott Norton acting for Francis A. Sawyer of Towanda $181,945 against B. H. Gay & Co. for breach of a contract to appoint Sawyer as president of Pittsburg Binghamton and Eastern Railroad and to secure $200,000 for the company in exchange for a $12,000 yearly salary for five years and certain stocks and bonds.
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New York Times
Boston
Lowell
United States Circuit Court Today
Eliott Norton
New York
Francis A. Sawyer
Towanda
Pittsburg, Binghamton & Eastern Railroad Company
B. H. Gay & Co
Sawyer
Road
Adirondack Fires Out In Saranac Forest Preserve
Albany reports that forest fires in the Saranac section are out with no current danger or timber loss. Officials say no further risk to green timber and note widespread fish deaths in Oneida Lake from an unknown disease.
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Albany
N. Y
James S. Whipple
State Forest, Fish, and Game Department
William F. Fox
Saranac
Adirondack Forest Preserve
Whipple
Oneida Lake
Metz Favor Fourth Ave Subway Sparks City Suit
Gen Tracy named referee to hear Meyer versus city over Fourth Avenue subway financing. Brooklyn case aims to determine city debt and seek delay or injunction on entering public improvements unless stock issues are approved. Justice Dugro to hear adjournment request as city seeks to pause contract actions.
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Justice Dugro
Moe Covey
Crowell
David Meyer
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
Fourth Avenue
Meyer
Jefferson M. Levy
Metz
Board of Estimate
McCooey
West
Robert Reed
Coler
Jefferson Levy
Levy
Benjamin F. Tracy
Secretary of the Navy
Harrison
Supreme Court
Blanchard
Tracy
Adrift Will Contest Over Hart Estate Heads to Surrogate
Donald Harper the New York lawyer now in Paris arrives by Majestic to represent Mme. Gabrielle Guillermin in challenging the Hart will. The contested will largely favors Mme de Bien as chief beneficiary while Estelle Kitty Hart seeks to join on behalf of the widow. The Surrogate hearing is set for July 30.
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Donald Harper
New York
Broad Street
Paris
Majestic
Benjamin Hart
Mr. Harper
Mme
Gabrielle Josephine Guillemin
Hart
Jean Guillemin
Mme. Guillemin
Guillemin
Gabrielle Juliette Antoinette de Bie
Harper
Acti
Mme. de Bie
Franklin Bien
Estelle Kitty Hart
Wart
United States
Lonon
Bomb Explodes in Brooklyn Saloon District
A bomb at 63 Sackett Street Brooklyn near Red Hook Italian area woke residents just after 4 am. Patrolman McTiernan searched the scene as the blast damaged two buildings but no one was hurt or captured. Cornelia Manzello and his son own the saloon targeted by a time fuse.
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Sackett Street
Brooklyn
Red Hook
Manzello
Victory for Mrs Golding in divorce case transfer of papers
Supreme Court Justice Erlanger ruled that the law firm J Ss & H A Wise discharged themselves as counsel for Mrs Mabel C Golding in her divorce suit against John N Golding. The firm would not hand over papers until a $1000 bill was paid and directed papers be turned to Quackenbos Posner and Cottle, their substitutes.
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Supreme Court
Erlanger
J. Ss
H. A. Wise
Mabel C. Golding
John N. Golding
Quackenbos, Posner& Cottle
Yes
Jemima F Sana Largest Motor Yacht Launched in Harlem River
The Jemima F Sana, weighing 130 tons and 111 feet long, was launched at Charles L Seabury Co Morris Heights in the presence of owner Charles H Fletcher and guests. The 260 horsepower twin screw yacht runs 14 knots, carries 1500 gallons of gasoline, and features teakwood interiors and San Domingo mahogany. Captain William A Miller to command. two gasoline dingies accompany the vessel.
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Charles L. Seabury. & Co
Morris Heights
Charles H. Fletcher
Harlem
Willam A. Miller
H. H. Rogers
Kanawha
George Betts
George N. Lethbridge
Charles H. Camp
Albert Bryant
John J. Amory
William J.parslam
Arthur Florender
Tortured by Ice Cream in Newark Court Dispute
Mrs. Mary Dwyer and Mrs. Helen Hedges appear before Judge Howell in Special Sessions to settle two constitutional points. Hedges accuses Dwyer of renaming her dog to Hedges and using the name to cause distress. Dwyer defends eating ice cream despite a medical restriction and claims constitutional right to enjoy sweets. Witnesses to be called to resolve the delicate issues.
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Mary Dwyer
Helen Hedges
Newark
Howell
Hedges
Dwyer
Duel of knives leaves two men wounded in Williamsburg
Luke O'Brien of 147 North Sixth Street Williamsburg was locked up at Bedford Avenue station charged with felonious assault after a knife duel with Patrick McAntenny of 151 North Seventh Street. The fight started over politics near 533 Riggs Avenue with McAntenny sustaining a head cut and stab wounds and O'Brien held for court.
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Luke O'Brien
North Sixth Street
Williamsburg
Bedford Avenue
Patrick McAntenny
North Seventh Street
O'Brien
Senator McCarren
Brooklyn
McaAntenny
Tammany
Riggs Avenue
MacAntenny
O’brien
Rival Gangs Clash in East Side Shootout
Gopher gang from Forty eighth and Forty ninth Street along with Elev enth Avenue confronted a rival group at Fifty-seventh Street and Eleventh Avenue in a gun battle. About fifty shots were fired over twenty minutes, leaving two men wounded and hospitalized at Roosevelt Hospital. Victims are William Lynch and John Gando.
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William Lynch
East Forty-third Street
John Gando
Amsterdam Avenue
Lynch
Gando
City teachers sail for Newport on Fall River Line tour
One hundred ten public school teachers from the city travel Saturday afternoon aboard the Fall River Line Steamer City of Worcester to Newport and Block Island. They seek first hand scenery study to aid pupil instruction and this marks the first of several such trips.
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Fall River Line
City of Worcester
Newport
Block Island
Roosevelt Hospital
James W. Simpson
Ella Horner
Northport
L. I
Chiildren
Local Court Dockets Listing Various Trifling Sums and Addresses
A long list of entries shows trifling sums tied to numerous addresses and names in New York City. Each line records a time, street address, person or firm, and small monetary amounts, with many labeled trifling.
Central Defends Overhead Wires in Public Service Case
The Public Service Commission heard the final argument on New York Central overhead high tension wires from Highbridge to Yonkers. Commissioner O'Brien pressed for underground conduits citing public safety, while NY Central's A Lyman argued cost and necessity of existing lines. The panel will decide after briefs and testimony.
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New York Central
Public Service Commission
John H. O’brien
Department of Water, Gas, and Electricity
Highbridge
Yonkers. A
Lyman
Albany
Mr. Lyman
Harlem River
Hudson
Burr
O'Brien
Greenwich
Conn
Sty
Willcox
Long Island
Mr. Burr
Eustis
Albany Embalming Board Under Investigation
Gov. Hughes orders an inquiry into the State Board of Embalming Examiners after a complaint alleges neglect and internal disputes. Counsel Owen L. Potter to lead the probe with Secretary William J. Phillips stating no known cause for investigation, while board members Cornelius Burns Frederick Hulberg Charles F. Mendinger Jr and Lemuel A. Jeffreys are named.
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New York Times
Albany
Gov. Hughes
State Board of Embalming Examiners
Owen L. Potter
William J. Phillips
Cornelius F. Burns
Troy
Frederick Hulberg
New York
Charles F. Mendinger, Jr
Brooklyn
Lemuel A. Jeffreys
Rochester
Religious Maniacs Freed in West Side Court
Magistrate Breen discharged Mrs. Georgianna Goodsall and her mother Mrs. Addie Coler after their July 10 arrest for branding Goodsall’s son in a religious frenzy. The Bellevue psychopathic ward noted ongoing insanity and relatives resisted asylum.
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Breen
West Side Court
Georgianna Goodsall
Addie Coler
West Sixty-sixth Street
Children’s Society
Dr. Gregory
Bellevue
Simpson
Coler
Goodsall
Festa in Little Italy Draws Big Harlem Crowd
In Harlem the Little Italy district celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with arches flags and crowds. Between 50 000 and 75 000 people packed the streets and many Italians from nearby areas traveled to the event. Hundreds walked barefoot for penance and many slept in Jefferson Park after arriving early. Masses were held at the church from 4 to 11 in the morning.
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Little Italy
Harlem
Coney Island
Everal
Thomas. Jefferson Park
Jealousy Fatal Shooting in Brooklyn
William Davis, a Negro man of 2 Fleet Street, shot and killed his wife after a quarrel at Atlantic and Vanderbilt Avenues in Brooklyn yesterday morning. The incident occurred as the couple walked to the corner. Davis pleaded for reconciliation before firing. Police arrested Davis and two Black women were held as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davis
Fleet Street
Atlantic
Vanderbilt Aves
Brooklyn
Davis
Callaghan
Judge Poses as Judge to Loot Doctor in Late Night Theft
A well dressed man about 30 posing as Judge Foster of General Sessions visited Dr. Dupont on Twenty third Street late Wednesday night. He stole a revolver and gold shirt studs, fled toward Sixth Avenue, was chased by police, and arraigned in Jefferson Market Court under the name Warren W. Foster. He remained held on $1000 bail for examination.
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Dr. C. Dupont
Lutest Twenty-third Street
Judge Foster
General Sessions
Dr. Dupont
Dupont
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-second
Sheehan and Lewin
New West Twentieth Street
Foster
Warren D. Foster
Jefferson Market Court
Barlow
Warren W. Foster
Eight Hour Day Rule Enforced for Barge Canal Work
Albany July 14 Commissioner Williams of the State Labor Department says contractors on the barge canal must observe the eight hour law. He warns that emergency certificates will not be recognized and only extraordinary emergencies excuse longer hours. The letter cites Section 3, Article 1, of the labor law and warns that daily work beyond eight hours is illegal unless fire flood or life or property danger creates an exception.
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Albany
Williams
State Libor
Nis
Wiliams
Two Yachts Stolen From New Haven Moorings
Telegrams went to police along Losg Island Sound shores to watch for two yachts the 35 foot Elsa and the 26 foot Bertha stolen from their moorings near the City Petit Yacht Clubhouse. A Captain sighted two boats in tow around 4 AM near Brantford Beacon, suggesting they may be the missing vessels. Both yachts were reportedly well provisioned.
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New Haven
Conn
Losg Isand Sound
Elsa
Bertha
Petit Yacht Clubhouse
Brantford Beacon
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Justice
New Yorker
Adirondack
Fourth Ave. Subway
Gen. Tracy
Junction
City
Hart Will
Mrs. Golding
Queen OF Motor Yachts
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Mrs. Hedges
Court
Mrs. Dwyer
McCarren
A. M
St. Mark’s Place
N. Mandelstein
Eta Bayes
Ue Beach St
Thomas Coe
Mott
Ridge St
Manuel Goldbere
O Pace
Broadway
H. A. Blumens
City Hall
Marshal's Office
Rutgers
Simon Zinn
N. Adona
Frank Nizalno
Willis Av
Kate Lannigan
Utilities Board
Little
Italy
Negro
Merry
Warren Foster
Wallach Bros
Chaffner & Marx Clothes
Third Avenue
Cor
29Th St
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Kestley
Arnheim
Jardin DE Paris
T’siegfeld, JR
GEN
Aerial Gardens
New Amsterdam Theatre
Stoa
Savage
Lustige
Mats
Mary
Acros
Gramercy
North River
N York
Chinatown
Bowery
P. M
Walt
Merry-Raymond Hitchcock l
Mabel Hite
Astor Coolest Theatre
Tammerstein's
Dally Mats
Eipetanate Hoffow
Ision of Salome
Bernardi
Plcts
Bryan
Steeple Chase
Luna Park
Luna
Atlantic Av
B’klyn
Sea Beach
Wanes Herald
Weber and Fields
Herald
Clyde Fitch
Daly
Amee
Cohan
Harhis
ELBA
All Stars
Dreamland Horse & Lady Rider
Alhambra Vo
Trical Ball
Sun
Nat M. Wiles
Bert Leslie & Co
Jolie King Co
Gardner & He Bowers
Walters & Pomdiaee
South Beach
Staten Island
Ipm
West Point
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