Rip Up Broadway on O'Brien's Order Sparks Merchants Protest
The Water Department foreman swap and high pressure mains project prompts Broadway closures from Fourteenth to Eighteenth Street. Contractors cite daytime work and contract terms while Merchants Association and Fire Insurance Exchange push for oversight. Curtin takes control from De Verona as traffic turmoil begins.
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John H. O'Brien
Department of Water Supply
de Verona
Daniel E. Curtin
Broadway
Fourteenth
Forty-second Street
Union Squire
de Veronae
Continental Asphalt Paving Company
Hugo Reed
William G. Root
Mr. de Verona
Water Department
Curtin
Fire Insurance Exchange
Merchants’ Association
Fire Exchange
Merchants’ Association Committee
Gansevoort Village
Washington Square
O'Brien
John J. Delaney
John T. Oakley
Manhattan
Hill
Hill Curtin
George W. Birdsell
McClellan
Mnhattan
Curt
Comminsoner O'Sirien
Hill's Road Must Plead July 1
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday Judge Hough entered a formal order overruling the demurrer of the Great party to Sey in the case of Hill's Road. The road must plead by July 1.
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Hill
Jedge Hough
United States Circuit Court
Dergurrer of the
Iron and Steel Notes on Pig Iron Markets and Prices
The Iron Age reports seasonable iron dullness despite buyers seeking early deliveries. Smelters may not have fully covered pig iron requirements while imports pressure foundry iron markets with Middlesborough No 8 at 20.50 to 21 ex ship. Some forward deliveries priced around 22.85 delivered. basic pig iron tied to Milliken contracts. Finished trades await continued peace and scales for sheet tin plate and puddling bar mill under negotiation.
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Tidewater
Middlesborough No. 8
Milliken Company
Enery Nems
The Cotton Market Forecast and Prices Report
The Weather Bureau forecasts scattered thundershowers and fair spells across cotton states for Thursday and Friday with light variable or southeasterly winds. Cotton trading remained nervous with a 4.5 point net decline. day sales around 300,000 bales. opening margins mixed on better cables and upbeat South weather. Local spot prices eased to mid 12s with regional variations and modest sales activity.
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Washington
Federal Weather Bureau
South
Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Tennessee
Liverpool
New Jeans
Stock Exchange Admits New Securities After Vacation
At the Governors meeting, listings include Pittsburg Wayne Chicago Company adding 431,900 shares, lifting total stock to 34,000, along with Hudson County Gas. Details note new admissions after the vacation period.
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The
Stock Exchange
Nat Pittsburg
Wayne Chicago Company
Sia
Hudson County Gas
Hudson Celebration Plans Made Early
The Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission outlined September 18 to 26 1909 to mark Hudsons discovery and Fultons steam navigation with a naval pageant in New York and Albany. Events include religious observances, ship rendezvous, a Robert Fulton memorial gate dedication, educational activities at major colleges and universities, a land parade with historical floats, park dedications, and a two division naval parade culminating in New York illumination and beacon fires extending to Albany.
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Hudson River
Henry Huda
Robert Fulton
Hudson
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission
Committee On
Fulton
Clermont
Gibbons
Ogden
New York
Columbia University
New York University
College of the City of New York
Department of the East
Governors Island
Hudson Valley
Fort Amsterdam
Fort George
New York Harbor
Albany
Newburg
East River
Stewart L. Woodford
Baltimore Trading Special to The New York Times
Mount Vernon Woodberry Cotton Ducks fell against Atlantic Coast Line and Mercantile Trust shares rose eight points. A special Clearing House Association meeting is set for Saturday to review ties with trust companies. July 1 remains the clearance date for trust firms. Trading showed 687 shares with bonds at $47.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Mount Vernon Woodberry
Atlantic Coast Line
Mercantile Trust Company
Houston
Clearing House Association
Bonda
Central of Georgia Stock Sold to Thorne and Perry
The Central of Georgia stock worth 5 million held by the Richmond Terminal Reorganization Committee since 1896 has been sold to Oakleigh Thorne and Marsden J. Perry. Proceeds go to the Southern Railway, which under the agreement benefits from the sale, though control over the Central line remains disputed. The buyers expect to hold the stock and operate the system independently for at least two years. The sale reshapes ownership of the Savannah to Chattanooga line serving Georgia and surrounding states.
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Central of Georgia
Richmond Terminal Company
Oakleigh Thorne
Marsden J. Perry
Southern Railway
Lays of Georgia
Messrs. Thorne and Perry
Southern Railroad
Southern
The
Georgia
A Southern Railway
Joline
Thorne
Adrian H. Joline
Richmond Terminal Reorganization Committee
Central of Georgia Ece Company
Richmond Terminal
Ia Central Railroad and Banking Company
Southern Railway Company
Spencer
Macon
Messia
Thorne and
Perry
Central of Georgia Railway
Savannah
Atlantic States
Chattanooga
Lockport
Alabama
Florida
Montgomery
Birmingham
Maccon
Atlanta
Augusta
St. Louis Breweries to Merge Into Nine-Unit Company
Official announcement confirms a nine-brewery consolidation in St. Louis forming a single company. The move unites independent breweries into one corporate structure under local industry leadership.
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St. Louie Breweries
ST. Louis
Pew Ac
St. Louia
Ouies
Beary Griptick
Rockefeller Sees No Red Lights In Booming Rail Outlook
A Wall Street summary cites William Rockefeller and New York Central VP Brown endorsing optimism in midyear transport and crop markets. Rockefeller notes rail earnings rise and overtaxed facilities limit movement. Brown reports wheat and corn belt improvement from sun and rain, with no broad business downturn observed.
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Wall Street
William Rockefeller
Yerentral
Rockefeller
Brown
New York Central
Middle West
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Bank's First Dividend Declared by Prospect Park Bank
The Directors of the Prospect Park Bank of Brooklyn announce a 3 percent dividend for the first half of the year. The bank doubled its surplus in two years and maintains a policy of not paying more than half of earnings in dividends, building regular ballast for earnings.
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Prospect Park Bank of Brooklyn
Harris firms announce $6 million first mortgage sale
N W Harris & Co with Harris Trust and Savings Bank and First Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago announce purchase and offering to investors of 6 million dollars at 98 and accrued interest on a first mortgage at 5 percent.
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First Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Harris Trust & Savings Bank
Marquette Building
N.W. Harris & Co
The
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
First Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
First Mortgage
Grain and Provisions Wheat and Corn Market Roundup
Wheat held steady with final prices near day’s high as weather and crop news varied. Southwest rains hinder harvest, Northwest cooler temps slow growth, Paris up on cold wet weather, Liverpool affected by better UK conditions, Budapest up modestly. Exported 25 loads, cash markets show No 2 red around 98 and No 2 northern near 1.08. Corn steady with little change. progress reported, No 2 corn about 63 elevator, 62% afloat, No 2 white and No 2 yellow around 63 free on board.
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Southwest
Northwest
Paris
Germany
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Budapest
New York
Duluth
Navy department invites bids for naval supplies 1907
Proposals due July 2 1907 at 10 AM in Washington and opened publicly to furnish items at the New York navy yard. Schedules include tape dies oil purifiers tachometers hardware tinned bacon lard salt pork and more. Applications should specify schedule numbers and blank proposals available from the navy pay office New York or the Bureau.
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Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Washington
D. C
Navy Yard
New York
N. Y
Navy Pay Office
Bureau
E. B. Rogers
Proposals for Steam Piping at West Point Power House
Gealed proposals in triplicate due by noon July 16 1907 at West Point for furnishing and installing steam piping for the power house and distributing system per drawings and specifications. The United States reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals. Forms furnished on application. Quartermaster West Point N Y.
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West Point
N. Y
United States
Rtermaster
N.Y
Engineers seek bids for dredging and work in Woodbridge Creek
U S Army Engineers announces sealed proposals for dredging and related work in Woodbridge Creek N J and in Schoharie Creek area. Notices show bid openings in July 27 1907 with locations at 29 Whitehall Street New York and Army Building New York. Names John G Knight and others appear as officials and contact points.
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U. 8
Army Building
Whitehall Street
New York City
Woodbridge Creek
N. 3
Pa Iy
Lockwood
Colceil
Compe of Engineers
U. B. Eng
Army Meer
New York
N. Y
John G D. Knight
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