Ford No. 2 Leads New York to Seattle Car Rally Through Cascades
Ford Car No. 2 remains leader in the New York to Seattle race as it climbs the Cascade Mountains. Shawmut Car and Ford No. 1 are close behind with Shawmut claiming better condition and intent to win. Ellensburg reports Shawmut reached 128 miles east at 5 17 this morning while Lake Kitchel and Snow Pass present severe mountain conditions.
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Seattle
Wash
New York
Cascade Mountains
Lake Kitchel
Snow Pass
Shawmut
Ellensburg
Here
Ford No
Glidden Tour to Open With 43 Cars in July
The sixth annual Glidden Trophy tour will start July 12 with 43 cars. The entry list includes Premier, Marmon, E M F, Maxwell, Jewel, Pierce Arrow, Glide, Thomas, Midland, Lexington, Stoddard Dayton, White and others. A kerosene powered White car is a novelty, while the White Steamer may run on gasoline or kerosene.
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American Automobile Association
Chalmers-Detroit
Marmon
Moline
Brush
Hupmobile
Maxwell
Pierce Arrow
McIntyre
Stoddard-Dayton
Jewel
Mason
American Simplex
Rapid Truck
Automobile and Motor Age
Diamond Rubber Company
Women Tennis At Amackassin Club Yonkers Featured Play Day
Women lawn tennis players competed at the Amackassin Club in Yonkers drawing a large western crowd. In the Challenge Cup singles first round C Runyon beat P Pfeiffer 6 3 6 1, Hoag advanced by default, and others won or defaulted. In the second round Ewing Taylor beat Cole 6 3 6 2 Parr beat Palmer by default, and several matches went unfinished or decided by default. In the Women s Cup singles first round Gladys Constable beat Edith Baggs 2 6 1 6 1 Moore beat McAdoo 6 1 6 2 Browning beat Benedict 6 1 6 1. Second round Gertrude Hill beat Hewitt 8 6 6 1. Women s doubles first round Martin and Burdick defeated Miller and Edison 6 1 6 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amackassin Club
Yonkers
C. Runyon
P. H. Pfeiffer
W. A. Hoag
Julio M. Steinacher
Ewing E
Mortimer Wertheim
Walter Merrill Hall
Albert C. Bostwick
J. C. Zoenon, Jr
F. Belknap
Gladys Constable
Edith Baggs
Elizabeth H. Moore
McAdoo
Miss Browning
Suspension and reinstatement actions by Metro AAU Registration Committee
The Registration Committee led by H. Obertubessing suspended athletes including Irwin B. MacDowell Walter Powers Clifton N J C G Gressel Al Raines H Frick berg J J Mulally S F Morrissey and Carl J Schlobohm with reinstatements for MacDowell Mohawk A C H A Dawson Gus Lange William Beesley T L Matsukes and Leo J Cahill. Philip H Lyons was denied reinstatement. Foreign competitors may represent any club after four months residency and national approval. The Smart Set must return May 30 prizes due to J E Harris ineligibility. Official handicappers to require registration numbers on entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
H. Obertubessing
Irwin B. MacDowell
Pastime A
Walter Powers
Clifton
N. J
C. G. Gressel
Buffalo
al. Raines
New West Side A. C
H. Frickberg
Philadelphia
J. J. Mulally
New West Side A.C
Harold Wilson to lead limited handicap mile at New York carnival
Harold Wilson, holder of the 1500 meter world record, ran a 4:25 mile time trial at Celtic Park ahead of the New York Press Club Athletic Association carnival at American League Park. The event will feature Gaelic football with Limerick versus Clare and Kerry squads. James E. Sullivan will referee.
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Harold Wilson
Hallamshire
New York Press Club Athletic Association
American League Park
Celtic Park
Britain
America
Limerick
Clare
Kerry
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
Athens
London
English polo cup match altered as Miller out with back strain
London report says Charles Miller cannot play for England tomorrow due to a back strain. Lord Wodehouse will replace him. Meadow Brook players ask Capt. Miller to umpire. Major MacLaren to umpire for England.
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London
Charles Miller
England
Lord Wodehouse
Meadow Brook
Long Island
Capt. Miller
Major MacLaren
Chicago Athletic Club hosts triangular games en route to Seattle Exposition
The Chicago Athletic Club announced plans for members of the New York and Irish American Athletic Clubs to stop in Chicago on their way to Seattle. They will compete in a triangular set of games with James. The date for the games was not specified in the message.
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New York Times
Chicago
Chicago Athletic Club Tonight
New York
Seattle Exposition
Weston in the Desert Walker Pursues 100 Day Transcontinental Trek
Veteran walker Weston, aged seventy one, continues his ambitious cross country trek from New York to San Francisco as he nears the eighty sixth day. The revised 4000 mile schedule lists daily legs from Utica to Hugo and on to Tacoma with dates spanning March to June and totals showing progress milestones.
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Weston
New York
San Francisco
United States
Utica
Chafes
Chafee
Youngstown
Toledo
Chicago
Lincoln
Mexico
Topeka
Wakeeney
Kan
Hugo
Col
Nunn
Hanna
Wyo
Granger
Ogden
Utah
Hogup
Tacoma
Walker’s epic trek along the American railroad veloci pede
Edward Payson Weston reports his rapid journey from Hogup to Jackson Nev and onward toward great American distances. He notes arriving in Hogup at 10 30 PM and leaving at 6 15 AM with no rest, aided by strengthening food from his accompanying guide as he plans two more days of walking.
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New York Times
Montello
Nev
Hogup
Jackson
Weston Reflects on Nevada Route and Harsh Desert Winds
Edward Payson Weston describes a grueling trek through barren Nevada with sand storms choking his senses. He notes intense heat from noon to four, rests during those hours, and compares the Southern Pacific roadbed to Eastern roads as he heads toward Tacoma arriving at 10:30 p m.
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Wyoming
Southern Pacific
Tacoma
Edward Payson Weston
Golfers at Englewood watch pro McLeod prep for nationals
Frederick McLeod Midlothian Golf Club pro and current United States open champion played a practice round at Englewood with Gilbert Nichols. Willie Anderson and Tom Anderson Jr. won the morning foursome 3 up 1 to play. Notables included Hobens Low Campbell and mixed foursomes with local women, while the Western Eastern team match was abandoned due to lack of players.
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Frederick McLeod
Midlothian Golf Club
Chicago
United States
Englewood Club
McLeod
Gilbert Nichols
Willie Anderson
Tom Anderson
St. Louis
Isaac Mackie
Fox Hills
Tom McNamara
Boston
Miss Mix
Jack Hobens
Hobens
Duryea
Anderson Coe
George Low
Baltusrol
Alexander Campbell
Peterson
Low
L. D. Callan
Campbell
Ferguson Beats Jeannette In Ring In Boston
Sandy Ferguson of Chelsea defeated Joe Jeannette of New York by decision after twelve rounds at the Armory Athletic Club in Boston. Jeannette compelled the action all night and cut Ferguson’s right eye in the third, but Ferguson stayed cautious and the crowd rejected the referee Al Sheehan’s ruling.
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Ferguson
Jeannette
Boston
Sandy Ferguson
Chelsea
Joe Jeannette
New York
Armory Athletic Club
Sandy
al Sheehan
Battling Nelson Wins In Fifth Round Knockout
In Oklahoma City on June 22 Battling Nelson knocked out Jack Clifford in the fifth round of a planned twenty round bout.
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Battling Nelson
Oklahoma City
Jack Clifford
Reorganization Plan For Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton Notes
About 95 percent of the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton 15 million dollar collateral trust notes are deposited with the Protective Committee led by James N. Wallace. An extension to July 9 allows remaining notes to be filed. Over two thirds of holders have assented and more are expected to approve. The Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton stock has risen four to five points amid this progress.
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Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Protective Committee
James N. Wallace
Central Trust Company
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Sar
Lackawanna Plans Coal Division Under New Law
Directors approve a plan to separate the coal department from the Lackawanna railroad to meet the commodities clause as reinterpreted by the Supreme Court. Formal details awaited, stockholders to receive securities distribution. Guaranty Trust Co cannot appeal a Metropolitan Street Railway foreclosure decree in the U S Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Supreme Court
Truesdale
Lackawanna
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Guaranty Trust Company
United States Supreme Court
Metropolitan Street
Guaranty Trust
Metropolitan
Smith and Holran Fail Under Small Customer Base
The Stock Exchange house Smith and Hoban, formed May 20, 1908, failed with roughly $20,000 liabilities covered by the firm’s Exchange seat. Assignment to Goodwin Brown of Austin and McLanahan followed after market hours. Assets total about $5,000 including certain Missouri Kansas & Texas, Southern Pacific, and American Can securities. Indebtedness to customers runs about $14,000 and to Exchange members about $500.
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Stock Exchange House
Smith & Holran
Goodwin Brown
Austin & McLanahan
Broadway
Smith & Hoban
Wall Street
George C. Austin
Frank P. Hoban
Exchange
Rogers Locomotive Works
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Austin
Stock Exchange
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Securities
Southern Pacific
American Can
Stock Exchange Watch As Governing Committee Meets
Wall Street awaits action on Wall Street Investigating Committee reforms, with the Stock Exchange in touch with Hughes committee views. Officials oppose some radical recommendations including periodic broker book inspections and 20 percent minimum margins. A petition to close the Exchange on Saturday for a Fourth of July holiday is to be acted on at today's meeting.
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Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Gov. Hughes
Hughes
Dividends Declared by Major Companies in 1909
International Nickel Company declares 1.5 percent preferred and 1 percent common dividends with record dates in July and August 1909 and transfers posted accordingly. Lehigh Valley Railroad approves 2 percent semi annual and 1 percent extra for record holders, payable July 10, 1909. Manhattan Company proclaims 6 percent dividend tax free to stockholders of record June 26 1909 with books closed until July 1 1909.
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James L. Ashley
New York
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Manhattan Company
D. H. Pierson
Bank OF America
la Rose Consolidated Mines Company
LA Rose Consolidated Minesco
D. A. Dunlap
Ee Railway & Light
Tri-City Railway and Light Company
T. F. Wickham
Distillers Securities Corporation
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Co
F. H. Davis
United Gas Improvement Company
N. W
Broad and Arch Streets
Lewis Lilline
Multiple 1909 Bank Dividends Declared Across New York Firms
A set of notices from banks and firms in New York dated June 1909 announces semi annual and quarterly dividends. Companies include German Exchange Bank National Bank of Commerce in New York Fourth National Bank Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railway Thompson Starrett Company and Maryland Coal Company. Dividends range from 2 to 10 percent with transfer book closures and payable dates in July 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank OF Commerce
New York
Neilson Olcott
Fourth National Bank
City of New York
Charles H. Patterson
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. CO
West Street
A.D. Chambers
Bank OF New York
National Banking Association
Chas. Olney
Phenix National Bank
B. L. Haskins
RUY Lopez & CA
Fulton Street
Borough of Manhattan
Thos G. Thompson
Dividend notices from multiple corporations dated 1909
A compilation of historical dividend notices from several companies. It lists American Woolen Company, La Rose Consolidated Mines, The Bank of New York, Tri City Railway and Light, Hanover National Bank, Phenix National Bank, Distillers Securities Corporation and others, detailing dividend rates, record dates, payment dates, and transfer book closures.
Reorganization Plan for Chicago Great Western Railway
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces a plan to form a new company under Illinois law to purchase the existing property and subsidiaries after reorganization. The plan provides for a 50 year four percent mortgage bond issue, four percent preferred stock, and common stock in defined amounts with a five year voting trust held by Morgan Baker and Fleming, plus restrictions on new debt and stock.
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Illinois
Gtch
Messrs
J. Pierpoint Morgan
George F. Baker
Robert Fleming
BRY
Participation Rules For Plan Of Reorganization
The plan requires deposit of stock certificates with the undersigned within a fixed period. Debenture Stock and Preferred Stock A are accepted without payment. others require specified cash deposits. Depositors of Preferred Stock B and Common Stock receive voting trust certificates representing portions of par value. Reorganization managers J. P. Morgan & Company to handle deposits, with termination notice for the prior deposit agreement dated March 17, 1908. Dated June 8, 1909, signed by Castles, Herrick, Blumenthal, Harding, and Tweed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CATE
New York Sun
New York Tribune
Bankers Trust Company
New York Committee
Neu
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
J. P. Morgan & Cqo
Wall Street
Bankers’ Trust Company
Chicago Great Weastern Railway Company
New York City
Ti Natal Tuna
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
London Committee
Messrs. J. P. Morgan, & Co
M. J. P. Morgan & Co
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co
William A. Read
George P. Butler
Frederick H. Ecker
Frederick W. Whitridge
Acosta Nichols
Guarantyst Company of
Assan Street
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Company
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
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Clealum
Chawmut
Simplex Automobile Company of
Point Breeze
George Robertson
al Poole
Brighton
Robertson
Ford Motor Company
Packard Motor Company
van Cortae Fark Oval
Amackassin
Wilson
Miller
Desert
Walker
Nevada
Total
THE
Englewood
Guaranty Trust Co
J. M. Baxter
German Exchange Bank
Edmund F. Swanberg
Maryland Coal Company
Board of
H. B. Nedham
National Butchers and Drovers’ Bank
WM. H. Chash
Casnter
Aetna National Bank OF New York
Martiage Building
Greenwich
Warren Streets
Be, V. Connolly
W. M. Bennet
East River National Bank
Z. B. Newell
National Bank OF New York
H. H. Powell
Thompson-Starrett Company
H. D. Babbitt
American Woolen Company
WM. H. Dwelly, Jr
Mass
Hanover National Bank
City of
Elmer E. Whittaker
Fulton National Bank
T. J. Stevens
New York ‘Committee
William A. Rwad
Ghorgh Butler
Acosta
F. B. Mowle
Nassau Street
Joline, Larkin & Rathbone
Varcm
W. * Castles
Meron T. Herrick
Hugo Blumenthal
J. Horach Harding
Chas. H. Tweed
London New York Con
A. Eee
John W. Castles
Myron T. Herrick
J. Horace Harding
Secre
York
National Spice Co
Front St
N. Y
D. Vreeland
Miller School
the Miller School OF Business
State Board of Regents At
Albany
Charles M. Miller
Berlitz
Madison Square
Harlem
Lenox Av
127Th St
Brooklyn
Livingston St
Asbury Park
Central Park Riding Academy
New York County
Bridget McManus
Catherine J. McManus
Vesey Street
Borough of
Manhattan
Joseph P. Day
Cortlandt Street
Thomas S. Cargill
David Cargill
James Harrison
Register
City and County of
James Maurice
Owen B. McManus
Stephen Ludlam
Register of the City and County of
Gald
Owen McManus
George Harrison
New York Register
County of
West
Houston Street
West Houston Street
Thompson
Anna B. Klee
Office of the Register of New York
Liber
Cen Tras' Company of
Office of the Register of
Houston and
Sullivan Streets
City and County of New Yor
Sullivan Street
T. Beekman Westbrook
Henry Harrison
Register of
Henry C. Higginson
Bronx
van Nest Park
George C. Hallerith
Office of the Register of the
Columbus Avenue
Taylor Street
William Horan
Office
the Register of the County of
George W. Glaze
Cortlandt
City of Newark
West 87
Houston
Newark
West Houston
Eet
Fleming Press
Edward G. Burgess, Jr
Supreme Court of
State of New York
Fleming Redington & Stillman
William Street
Elizabeth Scriven Potter
Nathaniel P,lia
Otse
Elizabeth von Potter
Willem G Ver Planck
James A. M. Johnston
Walter C. Flanders
William G. Ver Planck
Broapmay
Uise Sark
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