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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
2
The Postmaster General will take up the matter on returning to office and dispose of it in a few days. The text notes bonds surrendered to the Government to shield against losses and awaits official action.
Following the failure of the Seventh National Bank of New York, the Miami Valley National Bank in Hamilton Ohio ousted Vice President Fletcher S Heath who had served as Acting President. Directors named E Whitaker as President and Cashier Bake as Vice President, Heath stock holdings bought by Whitaker and associates.
The Leipziger Bank failure leads to the arrest of Dr Gentzich, a bank director, at the Public Prosecutor’s request. Herr Bodel, president of the board of overseers, has begun his return from the United States after learning of the failure. The bank’s collapse hits Saxony towns Plauen Elster Markneukirchen and Libau with multiple manufacturers declared insolvent.
Police investigate possible death by suicide or accidental drowning after a bathhouse proprietor finds a young man’s clothing in Room 15. Items include a cabinet photo, a gold watch, a letter from Olean New York signed J Sherrie, a storage receipt, a pawn ticket, and a Will iam Wooster Bicycle Co storage receipt.
Louis Fester nineteen a mineral water wagon driver of 15 East Fourteenth Street Manhattan died after being run over by his wagon in front of a Grand Street saloon near Wythe Avenue Brooklyn He fell when a boy on the wagon started the horses while he tied his shoe string and the wheels passed over his abdomen He was taken to Eastern District Hospital.
Arlington N J June 28 Friends of Thomas G Barker decide not to appeal the verdict and plan to aid Mrs Barker while seeking parole after a year. County records show the prosecution cost about 150 dollars. if Barker cannot pay, he faces ten extra days beyond his sentence.
Mrs. Edwin Ruthven claimed she and not her husband killed Cleveland policeman Shipp in a police attempt, saying she wore his clothes and helped an associate named Charles Jacobs. Ruthven denied the confession when told, while her husband remained executed for the murder.
Albert Goldstein sued United Pneumatic Fire Alarm Telegraph Company to restore him to the board of directors after deposition on January 23. Vice Chancellor Pitney dismissed the suit due to lack of court jurisdiction. The case involved testimony about a $10,000 payment to former Brooklyn Fire Chief Nevin for influence.
The British steamship Star Cross from Brunswick loaded with cotton bound for Bremen stranded on Cape Lookout shoals at high water today. The vessel lies in an easy position and the crew are safe, though danger remains from high tides and seas.
The Austro-Hungarian Anti- Tammany group met in Terrace Garden last night and voted to expand its General Committee from 50 to 100 members. Marcus Braun was named chairman of the Organization Committee.
The Committee of Ten of Brookfield and allied anti-Platt groups met last evening at 1268 Broadway to plan cooperation with a Committee of Seventy-five for the campaign. Chairman William Brookfield was absent due to a slight illness. The new committee will be staffed in a few days.
Henry Marquand & Co. of 160 Broadway made a general assignment without preferences to Frank Sullivan Smith of 54 Wall Street. Liabilities reportedly reach about $8,000,000 with $2,000,000 due to Henry G. Marquand. The susequent selling list shows many standard stocks, and creditors are advised the situation may favor recovery if inactive securities realign.
Park Bank repudiated a certified check of the Seventh National Bank for 300 900, we are informed that Park Bank received a certified check of 300 000 which the Seventh National Bank could not pay. The Seventh National Bank provided abundant security for that check. The National Park Bank still holds the check with security attached, ensuring collection.
Frank B Poor a junior partner at Marquand Co commands extensive Bergen County interests. He consolidated Ridgewood Rutherford Englewood and Hackensack gas and electric firms creating a regional network with plants valued in Hackensack at about 1 million. He backed real estate ventures formed Hackensack Land Company and Hackensack Trust Company and funded civic projects including golf club house hospital and bandstands. His wife Mrs Poor remains unaware of any failure.
William E Clarke and his two daughters Mary and Frances, and George Bryan, son of Green Bryan, drowned when their boat swamped opposite the water works in New Bern. Clarke’s son William E Jr survived after clinging to the boat until rescue. The two girls were recovered. Clarke held several public posts including State Senator and Postmaster.
Birmingham witnessed two executions on the same scaffold as Frank Miller, a famed safeblower, was hanged for killing Patrolman J W Adams who tried to arrest him for burglary on March 27 1900. An hour later Alonzo Williams a Black man was hanged for murdering a fellow convict in the mines.
Frank Miller, with a long criminal record, sought public sympathy by writing a letter to a Convent of Mercy sister in New York City. He launched an endless chain asking for a dime from each recipient and two more letters to recruit others. He collected hundreds of dollars and twice attempted escape, including a bedding fire setting.
J W Britton was appointed receiver by Chief Justice Mason in Suffolk Superior Court. The West Virginia company has $1,500,000 capital, a Cambridge factory, about $4,500 debts, and roughly $7,500 in assets. The suit was brought by C Bruce, an officer and stockholder, and the company assented.
Edsall Waldron a Clark County farmer aged forty is missing in Brooklyn after leaving 269 Arlington Avenue home of Lawyer Edward R. Vollmer. He traveled East with his parents to visit friends and had considerable money with him. He was last seen Wednesday morning downtown.
Pittsburg June 28 The subcommittee of the Corporations Committee of Councils gave no action on the ordinance granting a Wabash Railroad franchise and declined to set a future meeting. Unless a special session occurs before fall the Wabash connections remain stalled. Meantime construction to enter Pittsburg proceeds and the Monongahela River crossing contract will be awarded July 8.
The Brockton and Plymouth Division of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad sees the resignation of Superintendent J H French after nearly fifty years with the Old Colony and its successor. G P Taylor, formerly Cape Cod Division superintendent, will assume the role.
Frank Spresser seventeen son of Charles F. Spresser was killed instantly when the Royal Blue line train struck him as he crossed the tracks at Pennington New Jersey. He had paused on the east bound track waiting for a west bound freight to pass and did not see the oncoming fast east bound train. The body was taken to Trenton Junction where the father claimed it.
The second fatality from the H. W. Renswig drug store explosion occurred today at Somerset Hospital. Cornelius Hall, who lived with his wife in the flat above the store, died of injuries. Mrs. Hall escaped with minor injuries.
Mrs McKinley continues to improve and took her usual forenoon drive with the President. Dr Rixey did not accompany them.
A large fire at Tsaritsyn in Saratov government destroyed several saw mills twenty four timber laden barges and timber depots on the Volga. Damages estimated at 5 000 000 rubles with reports of lives lost.
Ex Secretary of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert addressed Alabama lawyers urging freer thought and action in the South. He argued for voting by merit over party, condemned racial suffrage limits as analogous to governing new possessions, and endorsed independence of press and policy over party control. He supported imperial policy in Puerto Rico and Philippines and condemned elite manipulation.
Wilmington reports that Drew H. Cooper’s term as Democratic Collector of the Port has expired and no successor is named. Republicans fear stalemate reflects Senator Hanna’s promised punishment for Delaware Republicans who blocked his wishes. John Edward Addicks urged Col. Barnard for the post, criticizing the President for lacking resolve amid press scrutiny.
The Consolidated Telephone Company received a charter in Dover with a $10,000,000 capital to manufacture and deal in telephone appliances and materials. It plans to form several independent firms between Boston and Chicago and reach major cities along the route.
The Inter-Ocean Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in Albany with 2,000,000 capital to build long-distance lines linking Cleveland, New York State cities including Buffalo and Albany, and Jersey City. Directors include C H Stewart and W T Morris. lines will connect with Federal and United States Long Distance firms in Cleveland.
Articles of incorporation filed in Pierre on June 28 by Philadelphia and Pierre citizens for eight wireless telegraph and telephone firms with a five million dollar capital. The companies are organized to operate in new U S possessions and within the United States.
Mayor Stoy backs Justice Hendrickson order to close all Atlantic City saloons by Saturday midnight and reopen Sunday midnight. Police to tour every saloon, issue instructions, collect written reports, and enforce dutiful arrests if needed. Women’s Temperance Union copies license petitions to invalidate multiple licenses.
Judge William Allen Woods of the U S Circuit Court died suddenly at his Indianapolis home at 12 20 am He was born May 16 1837 in Marshall County Tennessee and had a long career from Indiana legislator to state supreme court judge and United States district judge He issued a notable injunction against railroad strike interference in Chicago 1894 and sentenced Debs and others for violating the order.
Francis G Babock aged seventy former Eden Ranch owner in Salina Kansas died in Ellsworth after a yearlong illness. He was a prominent New York financier and politician and a friend of ex President Grover Cleveland. He gave the nominating speech for Cleveland at the New York Governor race convention and was a delegate to multiple National Conventions nominating Cleveland for President. He had interests in Kansas property since 1886 and his body was shipped to Hornellsville New York for burial.
The first through train from the Pacific Coast on the Great Northern Railway arrived in St Paul at 5:05 pm after a 50 hour delay caused by a cloudburst that cut the main line in multiple places. A second coast train and a third due today faced further delays. trains carried a large amount of delayed mail.
Stephen H. Parker, owner and editor of The Gazette, Geneva New York, retires from editorial control after a 56 year tenure. The Gazette, founded in 1809, Parker served as president of the New York State Editorial Association for two years and leaves due to age and business reasons.
Lewis B. Cambron won a Supreme Court judgment of $15,000 against the Omaha and St. Louis Railroad for the loss of both legs after an on‑site accident at Rosenberry Missouri. The court upheld the fellow‑servant law and found no contributory negligence on his part.
Martin Brennan of 84 Sussex Street Jersey City alleges poor treatment at Bellevue Hospital claims nurses ate refreshments brought by friends and that tipping affects care. He cites a nurse’s insult as proof of a hostile environment. Bellevue officials confirm a Martin Brennan was admitted May 20 and discharged recently for kidney disease.
Changes take effect Monday with a single General Manager for the system. Charles R. Fitch becomes General Manager after merging New York and Cleveland offices. John Moorhead is named Assistant General Manager with Cleveland offices. Superintendent of Motive Power abolished and Albert E. Mitchell becomes Mechanical Superintendent. Further changes expected in Fitch’s department.
D F Lewis and W A Boland are elected Directors of the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad Company, succeeding T L Frothingham and T Robinson. The porter service on Pennsylvania Railroad principal trains from New York to Pittsburgh has been extended to routes linking Pittsburgh Indianapolis and Chicago and to the Washington Buffalo line.
In Minden Nebraska a late night assault on County Treasurer Norlin preceded a fire at the courthouse. The vault was looted with losses around $9,000. A reward of 000 was posted after a special Supervisors meeting.
At the Steuben County Republican Convention held in Bath on June 28 the ticket was chosen for county offices. John D. Wheeler of Cameron was nominated for County Clerk, Almon W. Burrell of Canisteo for District Attorney, W. C. Acker of Hartsville for Superintendent of the Poor, and Dr. Reuben F. Parkhill of Howard for Coroner. Wheeler faced four rivals in four ballots. Burrell needed three ballots to secure nomination.
Chicago June 28 Promoters and pool sellers win as Cook County Superior Court dissolves the injunction. Judge Stein rules the case lies within Criminal Court and cites Indiana Supreme Court precedent about lack of proof of nuisance. Appeal noted to the Appellate Court.
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