Receivers seek to drop more City Railway lines
Receivers for the New York City Railway plan to file in the United States Circuit Court seeking permission to discontinue rentals on two more leased subsidiaries. The move would save about 200000 yearly but leave surface lines about 1000000 in annual deficits and clash with the Public Service Commission on service orders.
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New York City Railway
Third Avenue Road
United States Circuit Court
Third Avenue
Fulton Street
Metropolitan Street Railway
Public Service Commission
Twenty-third Street Crosstown
Lexington Avenue
Eighth Avenue
East Tenth Street
Eighth Street
City Railway
Choate and Cravath Sum Up in City Railway Suit
Paul D Cravath for Metropolitan Securities Company and Joseph H Choate for New York City Railway argued before Judge Ward over 4 634 000 the balance of 8 000 000 payable under May 22 1907 contracts The dispute hinges on how much the Securities Company must spend on the Metropolitan Street Railway to satisfy the obligation and time related expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Cravath
Joseph H. Choate
Ward
New York City Railway
Metropolitan Securities Company
Securities Company
City Railway
Mr. Cravath
Mr. Choate
Arthur H. Masten
Robert C. Beatty
Metropolitan receivers weigh Cravath’s demand theory
Mr Choate warned against following Cravath into all paths he proposed. He questioned the idea that advances from Metropolitan Securities Company should be repayable on demand arguing such a demand could bankrupt the system if the funds were used for improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate
Mr. Cravath
Cravath
Metropolitan Securities Company
Thieves Attack Clubman On West Fifty-ninth Street
Henry A. Smith of Portland member of the Democratic National Committee was attacked by three men on West Forty-ninth Street near Fifth Avenue. A watchman, Henry McGlinn, aided by drawing a pistol, subdued one suspect as the other two fled. The captured man, Wesley Beaser, 16, of 64 Jane Street, claimed to be wandering after leaving home two days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Club
West Forty-ninth Street
Henry A. Smith
Portland
Ore
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Smith
Henry McGlinn
Holmes
East Fifty-third Street
Wesley Beaser
Jane Street
B R T CARS FOR BRIDGE LOOP Tweak in subway plan after Public Service talk
Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials, long opposed to the Manhattan Bridge loop, signaled a shift after a Public Service Commission meeting. The Interborough may gain use of two Fourth Avenue tracks plus the loop on the Brooklyn side, to keep BRT off the bridge. The company now seeks four bridge tracks to secure a franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Public Service Commission
New
Manhattan Bridge
Interborough
Flatbush Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Posse Pursues Suspect in Newtown Murder
A posse of farmers and Constables with help from Danbury police hunted Edward Schirrman near Newtown after Ida Potter was shot on Main Street. A witness saw a man matching Schirrman’s description near the woods but the fugitive escaped. The search resumes tomorrow as relatives claim status remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury, Conn
Newtown
Here
Edward Schirrman
Ida Potter
Main Street
George Carlson
Schirrman
Carlson
Miss Potter
George Potter
Middletown
N. Y
Bourne Still Hopeful On Roosevelt Convention Stampede
Senator Bourne after meeting the President remains optimistic that Chicago returns will not deter a Roosevelt convention surge. He argues the country should seize its greatest asset as Roosevelt's name could replace Taft. Bourne exits hastily as a White House policeman approaches.
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New York Times
Washington
Senator Bourne
Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
White House
Bourne
Pennsylvania Avenue
Russian Army Deserter Dies by Gas In East New York
Max Ulstein a Russian army deserter who arrived three years ago killed himself by inhaling gas in his room at 1734 Pitkin Avenue East New York last evening. He had failed to hold a job here and in a note said Russian agents persecuted him and there was no use in fighting the Czar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Ulstein
Pitkin Avenue
East
New York
Roller Skating Champs Open At Sea Beach Palace
Gaston Akorn hosts two mile roller skating championships at Coney Island's Sea Beach Palace. Tony Yalle of Coney Island stars with handicap win in heat one in 7 05, ahead of Joe Jordan and others. Mike Yalle takes heat two in 7 30 with Joseph Ryan and other contenders.
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Gaston Akorn
Sea Beach Palace
Coney Island
Littl
Tony Yalle
Joe Jordan
Coney Island Roller Skating Club
Charles Hutchinson
Joseph Jordan
New York
A. Grate
J. Sullivan
R.haslett
Sam Harris
A. Matthews
O. W. Moeller
Foreign soil ordination marks New York Presbytery milestone
The Presbytery of New York announces the first ordination for a ministry candidate to take place in Montreal, Canada. Rev. Francis E. Marston and Rev. John C. Palmer will officiate with Rev. Dr. Robert Johnston presiding, honoring John Currie of the American Mission in Montreal. Manhattan and Bronx churches report 31,459 members and a total year expenditure of $1,201,507 across all congregations.
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Presbytery of
New York
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Eleventh Street
Montreal
Canada
Francis E. Marston
Bethany Presbyterian Church
The
Bronx
John C. Palmer
Emanuel Chapel
Sixth Street
Manhattan
Robert Johnston
American Presbyterian Church
Jesse F. Forbes
John Currie
Inspector Street
Forbes
Brewers in Convention Face Local Option Debate
Brewers from across the country gather in Milwaukee at the forty eighth annual convention. Julius Liebmann leads a New York delegation about 100 strong as the head of the association. He says local option laws threaten brewers and spur political action while efforts focus on cleaning up saloons amid prohibition pressures. In Minneapolis the Prohibition Convention sends a stark condolence message to Milwaukee’s brewers saying their business is doomed as the prohibition army advances.
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Milwaukee
Julius Liebmann
New York
Liebmann
Hugh F. Fox
Association
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Prohibition Convention
National Convention of Brewers
Prohibition State Convention
Prohibition Army
Osler Theory Refuted By Century Of Achievements After 40
The Medical Record editorially rejects Dr. Osler s claim that vital world work ends at 40. Dorland s Century reports show many landmark advances by men over 40, with averages of 47 for workers and 59 for thinkers. Health and optimism boost late career success.
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William Osler
Osler
W. A. Newman Dorland
Washington
Lincoln
Grant
Sherman
Kossuth
Talleyrand
Peel
Cavour
Nelson
Cromwell
Richelieu
Luther
John Knox
Palmerston
Bismarck
von Moltke
Gari
Boundary Dispute Peace Talks Begin in Honduras
Honduras and Guatemala open a survey at Ocotepeque on the disputed border strip to seek an amicable settlement. If unresolved, the matter will be sent to the Court of Magistrates of Five Republic at Cartago for final decision.
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Honduras-Guatemala
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
New Orleans
Central America
Ocotepeque
Guatemala
Court of Magistrates of
Five Republic
Cartago
Little’s
Little's
Grand Rapids Workshop
Goldsboro cargo case drums up plan to recover ship
F G Bailey, former president of Export Shipping, arrested in Honduras. About eighty to ninety shippers seek to reclaim the Goldsboro and its $200,000 cargo after alleged Bailey departure with the vessel. A meeting at the National Manufacturers Association discussed recovery, with State Department cooperation and a warrant pending. The ship, renamed Atlantida under Honduran flag, remains under watch as Bailey awaits possible return for trial.
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Export Shipping Company
Honduras
Goldsboro
Bailey
National Manufacturers’ Association
Broadway
A. Parker Nevin
State Department
Ceiba
Atlantida
No Telegraphers Strike Probable Says Union Official
About thirty delegates attend the Commercial Telegraphers Union biennial session in Milwaukee. A high official says no strike will occur until Secretary Straus reports to the Senate next December on investigations into telegraph and telephone companies. Current working conditions are described as reasonably satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukehe
Wis
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Oscar Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Senate
Straus
Bandits Attack Pay Train Near Les Grandes Mines
Report from Mexico City says gunmen attacked a pay train en route to Les Grandes Mines near Balsas in Guererro state. Three of the four escort guards were killed and one wounded. Four thousand dollars was stolen. Pursuit by raiders is under way. the mine is owned by an American company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Les Grandes Mines
Balsas
Guerrero
Ruraies
Rhode Island Delegation Skips Instructions at Convention
Rhode Island Democrats split on endorsing Bryan for the Presidential nomination at a June 8 meeting. The delegation will proceed to Denver uncommitted, without instructions or a formal resolution supporting any candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Providence
R. I
Woman Saved by Corset Steel in Accidental Shooting
In Woodbury New Jersey on June 8 Miss Mary Budd daughter of Andes Budd a Hessian Road farmer escaped serious injury when a revolver discharged during target practice. The bullet struck a steel in her corset and caused only a minor wound while several men including Walter Leonard William Simmons and Budd’s three sons handled the weapon.
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Woodbury
N. J
Mary Budd
Andes E. Budd
Walter Leonard
William Simmons
Budd
Leonard
More Troops for Ohio Night Riders
The Brown County Sheriff urged the Governor for additional troops to the tobacco district. After a conference with the Adjutant General, the Governor ordered a company from the First Regiment in Cincinnati to be sent.
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Ohio
Columbus
Brown County
Tobacco District
Cincinnati
Jersey City Veto Sets Back Newark Power Franchise
William Wummel, 45, of Chicago claimed insane in Jersey City and jailed after a draft for 1400. Mayor Wittpenn vetoed a Board of Aldermen ordinance granting Mutual Benefit Light and Power Co. of Newark a Jersey City franchise over concerns on conduits and tax allocations to the state. The board will review the veto at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wummel
First Street
Chicago
Montgomery Street
Jersey City
Wittpenn
Board of Aldermen
Mutual Benefit Light and Power Company of
Newark
Witness Recants in Hitchcock Case
A girl testifying in the Hitchcock trial recanted part of her earlier account after meeting him with Elsie Veecks at Great Neck and in New York. She described multiple visits to Hitchcock, including weekends at his Long Island home and later encounters at the Lambs Club and a Sixth Avenue address, with prosecutors pressing for more time during cross examination.
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Helen von Hagen
Raymond Hitchcock
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Elsie Veecks
Hitchcock
West Forty-first Street
Garvan
Garden Theatre
Great Neck
Lts
Chanler
William
Brooklyn
New York
Grand Opera House
Flora Whiston
Lambs’ Club
Sixth Avenue
Forty-first Street
Tor
Steuer
von Hagen
Gerry Society
Flora Woolston
Children’s Society
Training School for Teachers Opens Courses For June Start
The Life Electricity Institute announces its training school for teachers. The science of human electricity has grown into a large movement with many well trained teachers in demand and potential graduates can secure positions after training. Classes start June 10 at Carnegie Hall and move to a summer school near New York by July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Life Electricity Institute
Carnegie Hat
New York
Free scientific lectures on chronic disease by Mr Andrew Me emiell
Every Tuesday at 3 pm and 9 pm a free explanatory lecture is given to acquaint the public with his theories and principles for overcoming chronic diseases through knowledge of the vital force. Further information and literature available at the Society of Universal Science rooms 59 Carnegie Hall Columbus phone 6471.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Emiell
Society of Universal Science
Carnegie Hall
Columbus
Banker Dies After Robbery Assault in Lincoln
Sir Frank Frazer, a millionaire bank president and coal mine owner in Lincoln, Ir., died from injuries today after being assaulted by highway robbers last March. The bandits secured $5,000. Two robbers were hanged, while a third awaits trial in jail.
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Lincoln
Frank Frazer
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