Whitridge expert tripped in evidence at Third Avenue hearing
Testimony revealed an accountant from Haskins & Sells employed by the firm to analyze bond proceeds. The expert shown not disinterested raised questions as to misused funds from the $37 560 000 mortgage and tied to Metropolitan Street Railway accounting practices.
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Public Service Commission
Third Avenue Railroad
Frederick W. Whitridge
Third Avenue Road
Marvyn Scudder
Haskins & Sells
Mrr
Scudder
Commission
Third Avenue
Willcox
Brady
Supreme Court
Third Avenue Reorganization Committee
Brad; F
Guthrie, Davidson
Oliver C. Semple
Metropolitan Street Railway
Metropolitan
Charles A. Ludlam
The
Brown
Flint
Ludlam
Financial irregularities at Third Avenue and Forty-second Street lines
Testimony indicates ongoing engagement with Bowers & Sands and Whit ridge, continuing as if on their payroll and paid by them. Work is conducted through Haskins & Sells office, closing the incident.
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Third Avenue
Forty-second Street
Bowers & Sands
Whitridge
Haskins & Sells
High Local Fares Stir Buffalo Lawyer's Protest
Albany June 17 Simon Fleischman a Buffalo lawyer protests to the State Public Service Commission urging cheaper commuter costs to curb city depopulation. He argues rising rates burden families, push residents to the country, and threaten service regulation and corporate profits.
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New York Times
Albany
Simon Fleischman
Buffalo
Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissions
Court Rules Hospital Records Must Be Public
Supreme Court Justice Erlanger upheld a habeas corpus writ for lawyer Jacob Klein, ruling a hospital rule that staff must withhold information is improper. The decision criticizes anti tipping prosecutions and clarifies public records access, noting prior Bellevue Hospital staff dismissals over related disclosures and access by claim agents to patients.
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Supreme Court
Erlanger
Jacob Klein
Barlow
Klein
Justice Erlanger
Kiein
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
Court limits liability for lost express package to fifty dollars
Albany June 17 The Court of Appeals rules that without special value declared, an express package loss cannot recover more than 50 dollars. The ruling binds both sender and carrier with the printed liability limit. The Interstate Commerce Act does not override the carrier’s obligation to agree on value.
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Albany
Court of Appeals
Crucible Steel Declares 10 Percent Scrip Dividend
The Crucible Steel Company announces a 10 percent scrip dividend plus a five eighths of 1 percent cash dividend and a regular 1 percent quarterly on preferred stock. Payable June 30 to June 21 record holders. Scrip bears 3 percent interest and can be paid before June 30, 1920.
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Crucible Steel Company
Ceal
Vanderlip Hosts City Bank Club Outing at Beechwood
Four hundred National City Bank employees will enjoy an annual outing at Beechwood Scarborough on the Hudson home of president Frank A. Vanderlip. The program includes basketball a band concert and a performance of Sheridan's Rivals followed by a buffet supper and a 9 55 p m special train back to the city.
Taft to Get $20 Million Irrigation Bonds in Senate Move
In Washington on June 17 President Taft is set to receive an irrigation bonds package as House Ways and Means reports back a Senate bill. The proposed issue is $20,000,000 in certificates of indebtedness to back banknote circulation, down from $30,000,000. Senate opposition will mount over the $10,000,000 reduction while Western lawmakers push for full funding and threaten to delay other business.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
Cannon
Payne
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Utah Copper Bonds Authorized for Bingham Garfield Rail
Directors authorize a 2.5 million dollar 6 percent first mortgage bond issue by Utah Copper Company to finance a railroad from Bingham mines to Garfield smelter. Bonds convertible into stock at 50 a share for three years from July 1 1911. Pro rata subscr iptions for Utah Copper stockholders of record as of June.
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Utah Copper
Utah Copper Company
Bingham
Garfield
Bingham & Garfield Railroad Company
Judge Malone to Receive Doctor of Laws at Villa Nova
Judge Malone from General Sessions travels to the Augustinian Seminary in Villa Nova today to be awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws in the presence of President Taft and Secretary Nagel.
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Malone
General Sessions
Villa Nova
Taft
Nagel
Pork Barrel Proposals Reported In Congress
Washington reports that the House Public Buildings Committee plans an $18.5 million bill to fund government office buildings nationwide, with only $5.7 thousand for Capitol projects. The move is viewed as a final GOP effort to spend pork before fall elections amid administration claims of economy and deficit avoidance.
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New York Times
Washington
House Committee On Public Buildings
Capitol
City Board debates ending death avenue rail operation
The Board of Estimate revisits removal of the Eleventh Avenue tracks and plans a vote at next week’s meeting. A resolution assigns review to Borough President McAneny Police Commissioner Baker and a mayoral committee with engineers to address the street railway nuisance south of Thirtieth Street. The panel will study the legal history and pursue relief. The board also schedules a Fall budget exhibit and orders an inquiry into city funding to charitable institutions amid a $5,000,000 disbursement and a stalled ambulance service appointment. Dr. Potter resignations trigger investigation. $3.3 million in Metropolitan Street Railway franchise taxes are received by the Controller.
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Board of Estimate
Eleventh Avenue
New York Central
Mitchel
McAneny
Manhattan
Baker
Thirtieth Street
City of New York
Bureau of Municipal Research
Chamber of Horrors
Fosdick
Daniel C. Potter
Civil Service Commission
Potter
Moynahan
Department of Finance
Prendergast
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Fireworks Dealers Push Noisy Noisy Cracker Tweak
Fireworks dealers petition Mayor Gaynor and Fire Commissioner Waldo to allow sale of Chinese noiseless firecrackers as a revenue source for small shops. Delegation shows a cracker in Waldo’s office while failing to satisfy his claims of being noiseless. Commissioner Waldo weighs the impact amid calls to curb fireworks with hundreds of injuries and dozens of deaths reported in recent years.
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Gaynor
Waldo
H. Gropper
Noieeless
Thomas Lloyd
Park Place
Tle
Brooklyn
M. Lloyd
South Street
American Medical Association
Mills burns after collision with Norembeza near Fire Island
The steamship Mills, en route from Boston to Newport News, arrived at his port with a dented bow and damaged forward plates after colliding Thursday afternoon with the three masted schooner Norembeza, bound Philadelphia to Calais Maine. Mills towed the schooner six miles toward harbor before abandoning it as the Norembeza was set on fire to prevent navigation hazard. Capt Olsen and seven crew from Norembeza were rescued. The burning vessel was seen at 9 PM Thursday by Capt Turnour aboard the Mauretania.
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Mills
Newport News
Boston
Olsen
Norembega
Fire Island
Philadelphia
Calais
C. W. Crane & Co
Rogers
Turnour
Mauretania
Fire Rescuer Clings to Sign to Save Ten in Brooklyn Blaze
Policemen Charles Goubeaud and Fernard Johnson climbed a 20 foot electric sign to reach a smoke filled three story building at 105 Hamilton Avenue. They rescued two families on the second and top floors including the Rosso and Cargoll households. Five Rosso relatives and seven Cargoll members were revived on the street after suffocation. The blaze caused $5,000 damage.
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Hamilton Avenue
Charles Goubeaud
Fernard Johnson
Goubeaut
Joseph Rosso
Fannie
Lizzie
Mary
Goubeaud
Charles Gifford
Cargoll
Thomas Cargoll
Julian
Louis
Grace
Dominick
Woman Indicted for Arson in Flatbush Home Fire
Eloise Acosta Greene was indicted by the Kings County Grand Jury on charges of second and third degree arson for allegedly burning her own home at 958 Argyle Road in Flatbush on March 16 to collect increased insurance. Fire Marshal Brophy found evidence of an attempted arson after insurance rose from 2500 to 5000 dollars. Greene pleaded not guilty through lawyer James Gordon Battle.
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Eloise Acosta Greene
Brophy
Argyle Road
Flatbush
Kings County Grand Jury
James Gordon Battle
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Lo. Desbrosses
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OSEAY
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Scribner’s Magazine
Africa
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Truly
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Brokaw
Astor Place
Fourth Avenue
Budweiser
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