Steam coal price rise to lift New York heating costs
A New York steam heating supplier warned patrons of a 5 to 7 percent price hike starting next autumn as coal miners raised steam coal prices. The piece explains small screenings coal drives costs, notes hotels and apartments rely on this fuel, and warns households could pay about $15 more per winter season for steam heated space.
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New York
East River
New York Steam Company
Fifth Avenue
Times
Wardrobe sale not connected to Rogers Peet Co at 1260 Broadway
Announcement clarifies that a sale of clothing and furnishings that began Saturday June 27 at Our Old Store 1260 Broadway corner Broadway and 32nd Street is not a Rogers Peet & Co merchandise sale nor connected to Rogers Peet & Co. Any contrary representations are false.
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Broadway
Corner Broadway
32Nd ST
Rogers, Peet & CO
Change of Uptown Store Location Noted
A notice announces the uptown store will relocate from 32nd Street to the northeast corner of S4th Street, affecting customers and access.
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Uptown
32Nd St
N. E. Corner
S4th St
Tropical Tuxedo Suits Hit New York Market
Cuba called for them first Extra light tropical Year-round tuxedos ready in New York. Prices range from 27 to 50 dollars offering lightweight formal wear for warm weather and all seasons.
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Cuba
New York
Pumps and Accessories Ad For Summer Fashion
Pumps are ideal for summer evenings and home wear. Patent leather light pumps with walking sole priced at 6 dollars, calf skin models at 5 dollars, and a 3 fifty option in patent leather. Arrow collars in seasonal shapes pair with tuxedos. Names Danara Altro Arbeka Cantara appear in listing. Two for a quarter. Rocers Peer Company.
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Danara
Altro
Arbeka
Cantara
McIntyres File Schedules in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Thomas A. McIntyre Jr and John G McIntyre of T A McIntyre & Co stock brokers file individual schedules. Thomas shows liabilities 18652 with assets 15487 including cash and firm deposits. major creditor Anna Knox McIntyre holding 17500 notes. John shows liabilities 2623 and assets 27382 with a motor car cash in bank and deposit with the firm. also owns 500 Robert Emmet Mining shares. Ewen McIntyre is the largest creditor at 2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. McIntyre, Jr
John G. McIntyre
T. A. McIntyre & Co
Broadway
Norhinal
Anna Knox McIntyre
Thomas A. McIntyre
C. P
Robert Emmet Mining Company
Ewen McIntyre
Inter-State Commission Examines Sugar Cartage Differential
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard oral arguments on whether a 2 cent per hundred pounds cartage allowance for sugar entering New York should be part of the rate. The inquiry notes Philadelphia prices skewing the market, with refiners in Philadelphia advantaged over New York refiners. Defendants have 15 days to file briefs.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
New York City
New York
Philadelphia
Railroads to impose 20 percent surcharge on poorly packed goods
Railroads in the official classification territory will charge 20 percent extra on merchandise not packed in strong boxes starting tomorrow. Shippers must properly pack items to resist transport strains. The rule also requires clear Bropee markings to reduce claims for lost freight and curb losses from insecure packing.
Steel Wool Tariff Ruling Upholds Lower Duty
The Treasury announced that the Supreme Court refused a writ of certiorari and the Circuit Court of Appeals decision backing the Buehne Steel Company stands. The government sought 45 percent duty while importers argued the duty should reflect gauge and value of the wire used to make the wool.
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Treasury Department
Federal Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Buehne Steel Company
Board of General Appraisers
Rescue of Miss Laura Walsh on Capt Walsh’s Birthday
Miss Laura Walsh fell from a Kill Von Kull pier and was saved by Captain Frederick C. Walsh on his forty seventh birthday. He claims she is the sixty seventh person he rescued from drowning and notes his government bravery medals. He resides in the former packet McAuley hulk at Bayonne New Jersey.
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Laura Walsh
Port Richmond
Kill von Kull
Frederick C. Walsh
Miss Walsh
Capt. Walsh
McAuley
Bayonne, N. J
Runaways Destroy Miss Goulds Tree
A pair of horses hitched to a phaeton owned by Fiss Doerr and Carroll bolted three times on Fifth Avenue near Forty-sixth Street, frightening by an automobile. On the third dash they tore up the sidewalk in front of Helen Gould’s residence at 579 Fifth Avenue, breaking a young tree and Beebe railing.
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Fiss, Doerr & Carroll
East Twenty-fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Helen Gould
Bergen Beach Gun Club Leaves Season With Strong Scores
Twelve gunners took part in the last Saturday shoot of the Bergen Beach Gun Club season with an 86 percent break record. W Lawrence led with high scores in four events, followed by H Scott and William Hopkins. The club will resume monthly shoots in September.
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Bergen Beach
A. Griffith
W. Lawrence
H. Scott
William Hopkins
Summer Camp for Industrial Schools Boys in Connecticut Camp Scene
Nearly 150 boys from the Industrial Schools of the Children's Aid Society spent two weeks at Holley Pond Connecticut for the season's first outing. Instructors are college men guiding a vacation like experience with rowboats fishing swimming and daily meals. A boy recalls the trip from Sullivan Street and describes the Fresh Air program with humor and skepticism while praising the camp as a better and safer alternative to prior experiences.
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Children’s Aid Society
Society
Holley Pond
Connecticut
Tue Times
Joe
Sullivan
de Children's Aid Society
Sullivan Street
Mike
Stamford
Murray Plans World’s Finest Restaurant in Times Square
John L. Murray has leased the Fitzgerald plot at Broadway and Forty-third Street Times Square with plans to erect a ten story restaurant described by manager Henry Bester as the finest in the world. Lease arrangements were made in London where Murray and Miss Fitzgerald are now. The old shop building will be torn down at once and Henry Elkins of the St James Building is the architect for the new project.
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John L. Murray
Fitzgerald
Broadway
Forty-third Street
Times Square
Henry Bester
London
Mr. Murray
Miss Fitzgerald
Henry Elkins
St. James Building
Possible Divorce Decree for Mrs Taylor Named
A yesterday report claimed Justice McCall in the Supreme Court granted a divorce to Mrs Talbot J. Taylor daughter of James R. Keene. The decree allegedly followed findings by referee Leo C. Dresser who was appointed to take testimony. No co respondent name was made public during the proceedings.
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Justice McCall
Supreme Court
Talbot J. Taylor
James R. Keene
Rails for Seaboard Air Line moved to Maryland Steel
Baltimore June 29 The receivers of Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company order 12 000 tons of steel rails from Maryland Steel Company for delivery within six months. Rails to be used on the northern end of the system.
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Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
Maryland Steel Company
Irish Athletes May Revolt Over Olympic Allegiance
Irish athletes reportedly may refuse to compete for England in the upcoming Olympic Games. The Gaelic Athletic Association warns members against taking part without official recognition for birthland Ireland. Notables like P Connor Hynes Leahy Horgan may be barred, leaving American contenders with few serious rivals.
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NEW York Times
London
England
James E. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union of America
Ireland
United Kingdom
Gaelic Athletic Association
P. Connor
Hynes
Leahy
Big field for Elkwood Park races on Independence Day
Elkwood Park hosts a large Independence Day program at the new Long Branch track with eight entries in the 108 mile race and multiple other events. Hotchkiss Vanderbilt Cup racer and Fiat Cyclone headline the 100 mile match race with Kilpatrick, Seymour, and Robertson driving. Notable entrants include Lozier, Isotta, Renault, Stearns, and Packard machines in various distances. The amateur race features Guggenheim Renault, Elliott American, and Scully Packard.
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Elkwood Park
Long Branch
Christie
Kilpatrick
Hotchkiss
Seymour
Robertson
Harry Michelier
Lozier
al Poole
Isotta
Georges Renault
Mercedes
M. Bernin
Renault
C. A. Patchske
Acme
Arthur Warren
Stearns
Stewart Elliott
Allen Kingston
Isotte
Robert Guggenheim
American
Thomas Scully
Packard
Kramer Wins First National Cycling Association Race in Madison Square Garden
Frank Kramer of Newark wins the half mile final at Madison Square Garden to open the Grand Circuit season. Fogler, Bardgett, and Rupprecht follow. Cameron sails soon for London. Steinert wins the amateur handicap with 45-yard start. Logan takes the half mile professional.
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Frank Kramer
Newark N. J
National Cycling Association
Madison Square Garden
Kramer
Fogler
Bardgett
Rupprecht
Oliver Dorlon
Brooklyn
George G. Cameron
L. I
Cameron
Knickerbocker Club tennis rounds advance in strong field
Six second round spots filled at the Knickerbocker Field Club tourney as Henry J. Mollenhauer and other top players from Kings County and international ranks moved forward. Early rounds featured close results and several defaults amid a stacked Middle States championship on the Orange Tennis Club courts in Mountain Station New Jersey.
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Knickerbocker Field Club
Henry J. Mollenhauer
Kings County
Harry Gulick
F.W. Merrihew
Herbert L. Westfall
H. D. Montgomery
W. M. Jennings
H. J. Mollenhauer
L. C. Reimer
J. G. Allen
L. M. Burt
L. T. Moore
H. L. Westfall
Arnold Perpall
H. L. Roberts
J.L. McCammon
R. H. Baggs
H. Perpall
H. H. Bassford
J. W. Anderson
A. S. Westfall
F. B. Edgell
Bud Abbott
A. G. Morris
Cc. H. Belknap
E. J. Brainerd
P. D. Wright
Dr. H. H. Waugh
H. 5. Roberts
H. Gulick
F. Franklin
Orange Tennis Club
Mountain Station
N. J
Theodore R. Pell
Gustave F. Touchard
Charles M. Bull, Jr
N. W. Niles
William J. Clothier
Edwin P. Larned
Raymond D. Little
Richard H. Palmer
Carl H. Behr
Wallach Johnson
A. Gerlach
J. C. Neely
William Rosenbaum
H. J. Rendall
George
Groesbeck
Cecil Fairs Defeats Johnson In Brighton Championship Match
Cecil Fairs, former world pro tennis champion, defeats Johnson in the first of a $1,000 a side series for the world professional championship at Brighton. Jay Gould, amateur champion, offers to play the winner in New York and London next season for the open world championship.
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London
Cecil Fairs
Johnson
Brighton
Jay Gould
New York
Meadow Brook and Rockaway Hunt Polo Clash In Meadow Brook Final
Meadow Brook defeats Rockaway Hunt 13 to 1 in earned goals after ten periods. Final score reflects Meadow Brook's dominance with Rockaway Hunt mounting stiff defense. Referee J A Burden Jr oversees the Meadow Brook field contest.
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New York Times
Hemfstead
L. L
Meadow Brook
Rockaway
J. A. Rawlins
J. S. Phipps
A. Montagne
J. M. Wat By, Jr
D. Chauncey, Jr
H. P. Whitney
Paul J. Rainey
D. Millburn
J. A. Burden, Jr
Lipton Again Seeks America’s Cup Challenge Conditions
Sir Thomas Lipton says he would issue a challenge if the New York Yacht Club accepts his terms. The Field outlined conditions for a valid challenge including cutter rig and size under the universal rule. The New York Club rejects Lipton’s terms and maintains the established procedure for acceptance.
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New-York Yacht Club
Thoms Lipton
Sir Thomas
Thomas
Lipton Cup En Route For Brooklyn Yacht Club Start
Ex Commodore Fontaine of the Brooklyn Yacht Club announced that Sir Thomas Lipton sent the cup by steamer to New York. The Lipton Cup is for the ocean race set to start on July 4 and will arrive in the city on the start day, ready for delivery to the winner at race end.
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Commodore Fontaine
Brooklyn Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
New York
Lipton
Sir Thomas
Hevel Wins Armour Cup and Emperor's Cup in Sonder Class
Kiel report: The Hevel, owned by O. Protzen, captured both the Armour Cup and the Emperor's Cup in today’s sonder class events marking a notable double victory by Protzen's entry.
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Kiel
O. Protzen
Yachts ready for Lipton Cup race in Lower Bay
Four yachts anchor in the lower bay as Shamrock's paint and rigging prep finish. Uncas Ondawa Gardenia Zinita all sailers groomed for the start with Shamrock in Ulmer Park after painting and awaiting sails. Barr plans a prestart trial spin with Shamrock and a crew linked to Reliance and Endymion connections. Zarah likely given time allowances. Tammany lies at Greenport.
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Thomas Lipton
G. W. Titcomb
Uncas
Col
David E. Austen
L. 8. Herzig
Gardenia
Hyman Cohen
Frederic Thompson
Shamrock
Charles Barr
Ulmer Park
Barr
Sandy Hook
Reliance
Newman
Endymion
Ager Pees
Zarah
Tammany
Greenport
Motorcyclists Arrive for FA Motorcycle Endurance Contest
Nearly fifty riders survived the first day of the two day FA endurance and reliability contest ending at the Empire Hotel in Manhattan. Seventy entrants started from Catskill New York with stops at Haines Falls Newburs Nyack and Empire Hotel before nightfall. Machines that finished include the Indian NBU 8N Merkel Excelsior and Howard Davidson with a second day route along Long Island’s south shore and back.
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Federation of American Motorcyclists
Empire Hotel
Newburs
Nyack
Meee
Brooklyn
Golf Club Qualifiers for July Tournament Cups
The Wykagy Golf Club New Rochelle announced preliminary round qualifiers for the July tournament cups across classes A to C. Notable scores include Bermingham 76, Calhoun 78, Gaines 78, Van Etten 81, Howard 81, Relyea 82, Moore 82, Harman 33, Patterson }
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Wykagy! Golf Club
New Rochelle
T. V- Bermingham
J.D. Calhoun
H. V. Gaines
L. E. van Etten
F. W. Howard
C. M. Relyea
A. H. Moore
C. W. Harman
C. B. Patterson
M. F. Kerby
J. G. Deericks
Robert Giles
H. Herrick
E. A. Wilson
C. M. de Mott
John F. Potter
L. H. Freedman
J. M. Stoddard
G. Fox
F. B. Taylor
M. W. Reed
W. H. O’brien
R. F. Stone
Frisco Bond Payments Amid Berlin Coupon Trades
Germany and Holland hold about 25 million dollars of Frisco refunding bonds. Berlin's Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft cashed many coupons abroad, fueling Wall Street rumors of payment in advance. Morton Trust Company secured over 1 million dollars to cover tomorrow's semi annual interest. Appellate Division rulings ease a traffic pact case involving Kissel and the Frisco Chicago & Eastern Illinois line.
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St. Louis & San Franscisco
Morton Trust Company
Frisco
Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft
Germany
Holland
Berlin
Wall Street
Rock Island- Frisco Group
New York
Handels-Gesellschaft
Asaerdee
Supreme Cour
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Gustave E. Kissel
Frisco System
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
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Seaboard Air Line
NEW York Telephone CO
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Lipton Cup
Brooklyncht Club
Hevella
Catskill
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M. Vogel & Son
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Helena, Butte
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Alaska
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W. F. Mershon
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Northern Pacific Railway
A. M. Cleland
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