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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
3
The Fifth Avenue Branch at 475 Fifth Avenue near 41st Street offers interest on deposit accounts acts as custodian of personal property and manager of real property Travelers' Letters of Credit Foreign Money and Express Checks Vault Boxes for Customers use.
Berlin bankers view Morgan Harjes plan to list 100000 United States Steel shares in Paris as a hopeful sign of improved US conditions and rising European investor confidence It could pave the way for more American stocks but success hinges on continued market strength and Paris openness to industrial listings.
A double quake shook Singapore at 1 45 am with no damage. Manila seismograph records show an intense disturbance from 2 46 to 5 02 am, likely 1400 to 2000 miles away, similar to February 1903 Java Sumatra events. Tashkent seismograph logged a heavy quake at 11 33 pm, center about 2300 miles distant.
The Cheltenham Magnetic Observatory reported a moderate quake of distant origin with a first phase at 2 00 20 P M seventy fifth meridian time. The second phase was indistinct and the maximum motion occurred at 3 07 36. The tremor ended at 4 00.
Premier Stolypin argued in St. Petersburg that the government bill on changing faith must retain restrictions. He warned that removing all restraints would veto the bill while outlining church state relations. His speech drew little support as centrists and progressives reacted with anger over labeling Jews and Mohammedans as heathen.
London June 5 The Nation reports that per Merediths wishes no official biography will be produced. Edward Clodd will publish a series of articles based on his recollections of Merediths table talk and characteristic sayings.
Judge Lacombe grants permanent injunction blocking the Inter-State Commerce Commission from enforcing the June 22 1908 order requiring railroads Lackawan na Wabash NY Chicago St Louis and Baltimore Ohio to modify shipping rules. The Export Shipping Company in bankruptcy challenged the ICC decision to accept freight by carload to prevent small shippers from higher rates.
Report from Alexan drette and surrounding towns describes Turkish troops seizing arms from villagers in Deurtyul amid distrust of officers. Berlin correspondent notes quiet overall yet widespread anxiety, Armenian and Syrian refugees, disrupted trade, and imminent martial law. Ottoman Bank funds arms shipments for Syria.
The population of Corsica faces dire shortages as Marseilles sailors strike cuts imports. A month into a railroad workers strike, many villages lack basic necessities across the island.
The Willebroeck Canal arch roof collapsed where the canal crosses the Senne river. Water poured into the river flooding a nearby valley. Canal boats are stranded and traffic is at a standstill.
At a formal dinner in Tiflis a fatal duel erupted between princes of two noble houses. Prince Eristoff fatally stabbed Prince Bagration after an insult claim, as witnesses describe the scene following a remark by Prince Bagration.
Reports from Kiangsu Anhwei Kiangsi Hohan and Shantung describe two days of rain ending a severe drought that threatened crops. Relief brings rejoicing among natives as conditions improve and harvest prospects brighten.
Roosevelt party near Nairobi visits Africa Inland Mission in Kijabe. He shoots colobus monkeys and birds, lunches with missionaries, urges settlers to cooperate with natives, and promotes a white man’s country in East Africa.
Hildegarde Carrier, an infant heiress, may lose access to a fortune after her father Phileas William Carrier altered his name to Philip in a marriage contract. Executors seek to correct the record to reflect Phileas, not Philip, in the will. Justice Guy of the Supreme Court weighs the motion with opposition from the Corporation Counsel.
Harvard moves to curb after midnight activity with an 11 o clock curfew for freshmen and likely across all classes. President Lowell announced the measure to the students council in Boston. Faculty also adopted resolutions marking retirement of President Charles W. Eliot praising his leadership and reforms.
Grace Hospital plans to take Charles Von Osten to Hoboken to check if F A Dostern and August Merkel can identify him as a man they knew in 1902. He remembers only during hypnotic states and accurately recalls part of Washington Street but denies working on a steamship line. Identification may occur early next week.
Barnard College seniors crowded the university gymnasium for class day exercises. The event featured addresses by Eva Von Baur and Florence Sims Wyeth, elections announced for the Phi Beta Society, and a class gift of an Italian stone bench. A torchlight campus parade followed despite rain.
Tickets go on sale August 3 to 6 with return trip allowed to original starting point within thirty days from the sale date. Fare quoted at $62.55.
Seven students of Washington and Jefferson College paid fines in Police Court for disorderly conduct after a riot by about 250 students during the annual senior serenade. $1,000 damage occurred on West Chestnut Street including Alvin Theatre, shops, and fences, with two policemen assaulted. A $250 reward was posted for the ringleaders.
Charlie Taft, President's son, was doused with a bucket of water at his uncle's Watertown school during a class photo. A rope released a second story bucket, soaking him as onlookers watched. He recovered quickly and grinned afterward.
Syracuse greeted Chancellor James R Day of Syracuse University on his return from a world trip with his wife and daughter. A city university and chamber of commerce committee, plus Charles Andrews, addressed Day at the university after a railway arrival. Day reported in splendid health.
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