Betsy Ross Flag Legend Debunked by Adams Clash
Col John Quincy Adams disputes Philadelphia Campaign report denying Betsy Ross designed the first American flag. He asserts Washington, Morris, and George Ross arranged the flag’s making at Betsy Ross House with five star discussion, and he vows proof from courts and family memories. He cites bills and family testimony to support the legacy amid Founders Day controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Adams
Samuel Adams
John Adams
United States
American Flag House
Betsy Ross Memorial Association
William J. Campbell
Philadelphia
Historic Sites Committee
Betsy Ross
West 117Th Street
Col. Adams
Chairman Campbell
Campbell
Independence Hall
Washington
Robert Morris
George Ross
Col.Adams
Strom
George Washington
Stone House
Hetry Ross
Reyburn
Betsy Griscom
John Ross
Wilmington
Del
Arch Street
Boston
John Hancock
Hancock
George Cany
Gorge Canby
Yars Ag
Morris
Ashington
Two Principals Named After Clinton and Stuyvesant Heads
The High School Committees of the Board of Education and the Board of Superintendents hold a joint session this afternoon to select successors to the late Dr. John T. Buchanan at De Witt Clinton High School and to Dr. Frank Rollins at Stuyvesant High School. Wilson, long senior assistant to Rollins, is the likely appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Board of Superintendents
John T. Buchanan
de Witt Clinton High School
Frank Rollins
Stuyvesant High School
Albany
Wilson
Bank dividends and bond notices from 1908
The Bank of America in New York declares a semi annual dividend of 13 percent tax free payable July 1 1908 with books closed until July 2 1909. Toledo St Louis and Western Railroad coupons due July 1 1908 from Prior Lien Mortgage 3 3/4 percent bonds payable after presentation at 60 Wall Street New York. Market and Fulton National Bank in New York declares a quarterly dividend of 2 1 2 percent tax free payable July 1 1908 with transfer books closed to that date.
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Ae . S
THE
Bank OF America
New York
Toledo, ST. Louis & Western Railroad Company
Com
Wall Street
New York City
JAS
Steuart Mackie
Fulton National Bank
T. J. Stevens
American Telephone & Telecom
American Tobacco Gs
American Tobacco
Santa Fé
Atch
S. Fé
East Oklahoma
Santa I ° É
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic
Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Balt
Ohio
Southwest
Canada Southern
Central of Georgia
Consol
Macon & Ga
Central Leather US
Central Pacific Ltd
Central R. R. of
New Jersey
Central R. A. & Bank. Co
Ga. Col
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ee Ee
Chicago & Alton
Chi
Bur
Q. Ger
Bur & Q
Illinois
Liz
Chicago
Eastern Illinois
Syli
Mil
St. Paul
Mik & St. Paul
Minn
Pace. & W
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern S. F
Chicago & Northwestern Consol
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Col
Rock Island & Pacific
Cleve
Cin
St. Louis
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado Midland
Colorado Industrial Os
Colorado Southern
Colorado & Southern
Consolidated Gas
Consolidated Tobacco
Consumers’ Gas of Chicago
Delaware & Hudson
Cevccess
Denver & Rio Grande Con
Eeesseees
Seeee
Denver & Rio Grande Impt
Distillers’ Securities
Ad Whe Ae Ee
Erie
Ereseses Eeeese
Sv Erie
Pennsylvania
Fort Worth
Denver City
General Electric
Illinois Central
Louis
Inter. R. T. Con
Interborough-Metropolitan
International Paper
Kansas City
Ft. Scott & Memphis
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre
Oy Sly
Louisville & Nashville Unified
Yith Bta
Louis & Nash
Mobile & Mont
Manhattan Consol
Saib Ee
Osly
Mercantile Marine
Sweet Ewner Rere
Metropolitan Street Railway
Mexican Central Consol
Iin
Ctis
Mexican Central 2d Inc
T. T
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Esenece
Missouri
Pacific Trust OS
Missouri Pacific
Ceecenseenesse
Nash., Chatt
St. Louis Consol
Stee Aweeevee
York Central
New York Central
New York Cent
Lake
Mich
Chicago & St. Louis
Yy . Gas
el. L
H. & P. Coll
Yale Aa
Wee Yane Tv
Ontario & Western
Norfolk & Western Consol
Norfolk & Western
Nort. & West
Pocatas Coal & Coke
Northern Pacific
Northern Pac
Sic
Ogdensburg
Lake Champlain
Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Oregon
TCHS
Ceessee
Reading
Jersey Central
ONG Q
Se Republic Iron & Steel Col
Ry Ae Ree
Iron Mt. & So. Unif
TOY + OS
St Louis
San Francisco
St Louis Southwestern Consol
St Louis Southwestern Ist
St P
Man
St Paul, Minn
St Paul
Sioux City
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Seaboard Air Line
Scioto Valley
New England
Pac. of Cal
Southern Pacific
Sacto
Southern Railway
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Texas & Pacific
Us Ae
Third Avenue
Toledo
St. Louis & Western
Ulster & Delaware
Union Pacific
Ec Estes
U . S. Steel Corp
Mtge
S. DS
S. Steel Corp
S. F
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Eece
Wabash
Sateen Oahu
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Elec
Mfg. Conv. S. F
West Shore
Western Maryland
Western Union Coll. Tr
Western Union Real Estate
Wheeling & Lake Erie Consol
Wisconsin Central
Eeesenes Cess
Republic of Cuba
United States of Mexico
Ales
New
SRIOS
Colorado & Southern Railway System
Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway Company
Chem* Hoe National Bank
Broadway
New Yorkty
Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek
Rhode Island Suburban Railway CO
Rhode Island Suburban Railway Company
Messrs. Clark, Dodge & Company
Providence
A. Babcock
R. I
East River National Bank
Z. E. Newell
Detroit United Railway
First Consolidated
Kean, van Cortlandt & Co
G. H. Russel
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co
National City Bank of New York
L. Beardsley
Savings Bank
Daniel Barnes
George M. Halsey
Panama Rail Road Company
State Street
F. C. Nordsiek
Complete Bond Transactions Week Ended June 24 1908
A summary of bond dealings concluded during the week ending June 24 1908 lists securities issued, maturities, and issuers. The report notes totals for government and corporate issues, with brief notes on interest rates and transaction volumes handled by leading banks and brokerage houses. Several names and institutions appear in connection with specific issues.
London Bishopsgate and Paris Haussmann addresses
Readable lines show two prominent addresses: 18 Bishopsgate Street Within London and 41 Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, indicating a cross city reference or listing of locations tied to a person or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bishopsgate St
Paris
Boulevard Haussmann
Diverse Bond Listings Across Cities and Companies
A compilation of bonds and debentures due on or after July 15 1908 from numerous entities including Meriden Southington & Compounce Tramway Co Milwaukee Office Co Port Townsend Seattle Spokane and others. Securities feature firsts and cons 4s 5s 6s with several municipal and corporate issues listed for payment and funding in varied regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden, Southington’ & Compounce Tramway Co
Middleport Gas & Electric Ist
Milledgeville Mfg. Co
Milwaukee Office Co
Montgomery
Als
City of
Montgomery Hotel Co
Pe Ngssau Electric R. R. Co
Neuse River Mills
Newhouse Mines & Smelters
New London Gas & Elec. Co
New York Butchers’ Dressed’ Meat Co
Niagara Falls Gas & Elec. Co
Norfolk Warehouse Association
Norfolk Warehouse Corp
Consol
Pennsylvania Cement Co
Pneumatic Transit Co
Port Townsend
Washington
City of Municipal
Publishers’ Paper Co
Quincy
Manchester Sargent Co
Racine Gas Light
Wash
Standard Gas. & Electric Co
Raleigh
N. C
Sterling Dyeing. & Finishing Company
Steubenville, Mingo
Ohio Valley Traction Co
Syracuse Light & Power
Tannersville Water Co
Telluride Power Co
Traders’ Paper Board Co
Elum
Hunter, Bros. Paper Co
King County
Simpson Securities Co
United Box Board Paper Co
July Investments and Exemptions Across Cities and Rail Lines
A financial snapshot lists investments and tax-exempt statuses across multiple locales including Allegheny County Pa Boston Mass West Seneca N Y Bartlesville Okla and Bangor Aroostook R R. It notes railroad and electric company holdings with yields ranging from about 3.55 to 3.93 percent and marks special circulars available upon request for exchange references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Et Allegheny Co
Massachusetts
City of
Boston
Mass
West Seneca
N. Y. Ax
N. Y
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
U.S
Pennsylvania
R. R
Bangor & Aroostook
Northern Maine Seaport
Minneapolis General Elec. Co
Indianapolis & Martinsville R.T
Nor. Side Land
Detroit
Suburban
Dividend notices from multiple railways and banks dated 1908
Board lists semi annual and quarterly dividends for W H Trumbull The German Exchange Bank Kansas City Southern Railway Canada Southern Eastern bank notices show dividends payable July 1 or August 1 1908. Meetings close transfer books June 20 to 30 and stockholder records determine eligibility. Various offices in New York Providence and Detroit handle payments.
National Bank Declares Semiannual Tax-Free Dividend
The National Bank of New York announces a three percent semiannual dividend free of tax. Payment begins July 1, 1908, with transfer books closed from June 18 to July 2, 1908. WM. H. Chase, Cashier.
Fourth National Bank declares quarterly dividend in 1908
The Board of Directors has this day declared a quarterly dividend of two percent, payable on and after July 1. The transfer books will close at 3 P M on June 28 and reopen July 1, 1908. Charles H. Patterson, Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich Savings Bank
E. Cor
6Th Ave
16Th St
James Quinlan
Charles Oe Dutcher
Treas
R. J. Hampden Roe
Francis M. Bacon, Jr
Fourth National Bank of
City of
New York
Board of Directors
Proximo
Charles H. Patterson
The
American Savings Bank
West 420
Board of Trustees
Clarence Gordby
William M. Hazelton
Philadelphia Company declares quarterly dividend on common stock
Treasury Department Pittsburgh June 28 1908 The Directors this day declared a quarterly dividend on the Common Stock of One and One-Half Percent payable August 1 1908 to stockholders of record July 1 1908 Cheques are mailed J Braun Jr Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City ‘Southern Railway Co
Broad St
New York
R. B. Sperry
Canada Southern Railway CO
Grand Central Station
N. Y
Charles F. Cox
Michigan Central Railroad CO
C Poge
E. W. Bliss. Co
Borough of
Brooklyn
Howard C. Seaman
Philadelphia Company
Treasury Department
Pittsburgh
J. Braun, Jr
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Adams
E K
Philadel
Phia Committee
the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
William Street
Fifth Avenue
the Trust Company of America
American Siena Marble Co
Atlantic Avenue R. R. Co
Imp
Atlantic & Danville Railway Co
Barr Lake Land & Imp. Co
Battery Place Realty Co
Bogota City Railway Co
Branchland Coal Co
Broadway & Newport Bridge Co
Buffalo & Lockport Railway Co
Cedar River Water Supply
Chattanooga Station Co
Chehalis County
Citizens’ Water Supply Co
Newtown
Clarke County
Confectioners’ Mfg. Co
Connecticut Power Co
Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co
Consolidated Lighting Co
Consolidated Ry. & Power Co
Corning Gas & Electric Co
Dawson Ry. & Coal Co
Ist
Hygiene Ice Co
Des Moines, Town Falls & Northern Railway Co
Development Co. of America
Elec. Ry. Co
el Paso & Rock Island R. R. Co
el Paso Union Passenger Depot Co
Fries Mfg. & Power Co
Frontier Telephone Co
Globe Navigation Co
Homer & Cortland Gas Light Co
Hudson Navigation Co
Hutton Company, Ae
Hyde Wind
Las Animas
W. H. Trumbull & CO
Congress St
Wall St
German Exchange Bank
Edmund F. Swanberg
Bowling Green Trust Company
William M. ‘Laws
Trust Company OF America
Wall Street, New York
Colonial
Gresham St
B. C
Guardian Trust Company
Frank W. Woolworth
Lathrop C. Haynes
George W. Fairchild
Alfred M. Barrett
E. G. Goodridge
Lamar Ross
Bank For Savings
Fourth Avenue
Walter Trimble
Charles A. Sherman
James Knowles
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Bowery
Cor
Canal ST
Ftst
Henry Hasler
Henry Sayler
Emil A. Huber
Dry Dock Savings Institution
Bowery, Cor
Andrew Mills
WM. F. Patterson
Charles Miehling
NEW York Savings Bank
W. Cor
14Th St
8Th Avenue
Or Batere
William Fellinger
James L. Wandling
Archibald M. Pentz
Tae Rya
Union Dime Savings Institution
6Th Avenue
Greeley Square
Charles E. Sprague
Francis M. Leake
William G. Ross
Washington Savings Bank
West 59Th Strand
Columbus Circle
L. A. Cheney
Sec
J. G. Robin
Manhattan Company
P. H. Pierson
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Richmond
Busines
W. Travers
Merchants National Bank
Board of
Ee Joseph Byrne
Texas Central Railroad Company
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
D. Comyn Moran
the National Een and Drovers Bank
WM. H. Chase
Hanover National Bank
Ela
E. Whittaker
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Chambers St
Board of Trustes
Thomas M. Mulry
John J. Pulleyn
Cooper Institute
Jonathan KB. Currey
Edward Sherer
Manhattan Savings Institution
Joseph Bird
Frank G. Stiles
Constant M.' Bird
Srving
S Savings. Institution
IMS
W. H. B. Totten
George B. Dunning
Ele Tener,jr
North River Savings Bank
34Th St. Bet
Samuel D. Styles
Frederick N. Cheshire
Charles F. Turton
Seamen’s Bank For Savings
East River Savings Bank
General Depot
Q. M. Pept
Jeffersonville
Ind
Q. M
Manila
P. L
George Ruhlen
U.S. Army