Arrest of Two Officers in License Bribery Case
District Attorney Jerome ordered the arrest of Sergt. Peter J. Bird and Patrolman Patrick J. Reid, both linked to the Bureau of Licenses, on charges of graft and false testimony. Bird allegedly demanded 210 dollars and accepted 50 from Dorothy Mason amid a moving picture persecution probe. Reid is accused of falsifying testimony at the license bureau inquiry. Both were detained and jailed, with arraignment set for this morning.
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Peter J. Bird
Patrick J. Reid
Bureau of Licenses
Fiood, Fitzsimmons
Raynes
Jerome
Bird
Lind Avenue
Bronix
Reid
Mercer Street
von Wagner
Rominick Henry
Herrman
Paul ‘Krotel
Egesis
Fitzsimmons
Dorothy Mason
East 149Th Street
Mijs. Mason
Ince
Central Office
Straigie
Promethha Avenue
Forona
L. 1
Itehell
License Bureau
Materi
John P. Mitchel
Cartwright
Flood
Hy Reid
Weiss
Sixteenth Precinct
Graft Probe Shifts to Deeper Layers in License Bureau
Officials report orders to locate Birfi and examine him. Bird reportedly called to duty but did not report. Hearings in the Commissioners of Accounts are postponed due to Commissioner Mitchel's father's death. Indications suggest broader graft disclosures beyond the License Bureau.
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Brown
Birfi
Police Department
Commissioner O'Brien Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Commissioner John H. O'Brien of the Water Supply Gas and Electricity department faced Magistrate Bree in Yorkville Court on disorderly conduct charges. He allegedly insulted Patrolman Martin during the arrest of his chauffeur Gustav Rogers for allowing smoke. The magistrate discharged O'Brien noting policemen face abuse. Rogers paid a $1 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. O’brien
Bree
Yorkville
Martin
Gustav Rogers
Blair Frazi
O'Brien
O’brie
Morgan firm linked to Boston and Maine stock swap
Rumors claimed J P Morgan & Co acquired a majority stake in the Boston & Maine from the New Haven and held in New York. Officials denied Morgan interest in the June purchase by John L Billard of Meriden. Observers said the Billard move aimed to avoid legal issues and keep shares from blocking New Haven plans.
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Boston & Maine Stoc
New Haven
J. P. Mogan & Co
J. P. Morgan & Co
Boston & Maine
John L. Billard
Meriden
Conn
Morgan
Mr. Billard
Billard
St Louis Southwestern Reports 9.59 Million Earnings
The St Louis Southwestern report shows gross earnings of 9,585,046 for the year ended June 30, a decline of 676,200, and net operating revenue of 2,101,906, down 1,174,727. The balance to profit carried to loss was 319,824, down 1,582,122 from the prior year. Edwin Gould notes floating debt but strong current assets, while Britton says improvement is evident and better chances to reach understanding with the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Edwin Gould
Britton
Northern Pacific Directors Re-elected at Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting stockholders re-elected the Northern Pacific Directors. They are to meet Thursday. The earnings report compares figures to 1907, showing total revenue of 868,235,484 with operating income of 26,203,891 and a net surplus of 6,258,118 for the year. About a dozen holders attended in person or by proxy, representing 10,876 shares. James J. Hill, chairman of the Great Northern, has returned to New York from St. Paul.
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The
Northern Pacific
Copany
James J. Hill
Gie T Northern
New York
St. Paul
Havens and McIntyre Firms Probed in Bankruptcy Hearing
In Brooklyn, Referee A T Stoutenburgh heard testimony from George B Fish and Thomas W Pierce about chaotic ledgers and missing data at Havens and Co and McIntyre and Co The assignee faced questions over unrecorded deals and diverted checks while creditors pressed for details on pledged securities and loans A hearing adjourned to next Tuesday with special creditors testifying on collateral and failed securities recovery.
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E. H. Havens & Co
A. T. Stoutenburgh
Brooklyn Federal Building
George B. Fish
Thomas W. Pierce
Pierce, Gimson & Co
Mr. Fish
L. Lawrence
Bronx
Maud E E. Fish
Havens
Morris S
Amber
Creditors’ Protective Committee
Kamber
Samuel
Patterson
Pine Street
George F. Fish
R. B. Austin _Company
Fish
E Company
Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Stock Exchange House
Thomas A. McIntyre & Co
Peter B. Olney
William Street
Vincent Quoeser
East River National Bank
McIntyre Company
Anderson
Loeser
C. P. Newman
Automobile Show Plans Readied by Major Car Aides
Plans for the Grand Central Palace event by the American Motor Car Manufacturers Association and the Importers Automobile Salon were approved. The Show Committee will allocate space to exhibitors though demand remains oversubscribed by 20 percent. Attendees included Briscoe Couzens Stoddard Owen Smith Lewis Mora Van Dervoort Rogers and Reeves.
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Grand Central Palace
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
Importers’ Automobile Salon
Benjamin Briscoe
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company
James Couzens
Ford Motor Company
C. G. Stoddard
Dayton Motor Car Company
R. M. Owen
Reo Motor Car Company
H. O. Smith
Premier Motor Manufacturing Company
Charles Lewis
Jackson Automobile Company
S.H. Mora
Mora Motor Car Company
W. H. van Dervoort
Moline Automobile Company
G. Vernor Rogers
Mitchell Motor Car Company
Alfred Reeves
Supreme Court Denies Telegraph in Election Notice Bid
Justice Bischoff denied The Morning Telegraph’s bid to compel the Board of Elections to show cause why a writ should not order inclusion of The Telegraph among four Democratic papers for election notices. Telegraph counsel dropped charge that Staats-Zeitung is not Democratic.
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Supreme Court
Bischoff
Morning Telegraph
Board of Elections
Telegraph
F. T. Lewis
Staats-Zeitung
Yesterday's Fires and Losses Listed by Time and Address
A chronology of reported fires and losses with times and street addresses across New York locations. Entries include multiple individuals and firms such as James Butler, Emma Gillies, B Scherer, Louis Schenck, Michael Fisher, and Henry Cramer, with losses ranging from small trifling amounts to notable sums.
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A. M
James Butler
Studio Club
W. 20Th St
W. Kortjohn
Walker
Sith St
B. Bernstein
W. 40Th St
Henry Cramer
Cote
Park
H. C. Murray
Amsterdam
Madison
L. Schlessinger
Stanton St
Joseph Affonte
Mulberry
Bet
Madison and St. Av
A. Vanburen & Co
Cannon St
Seigel & Makowits
Monnett replies to Standard Oil bribery charges
Former Ohio attorney general Frank S. Monnett in Kansas City denounces Standard Oil attorneys’ denial of bribery allegations as a malicious falsehood. He disputes their claim about who offered the bribe and cites Squires and Foraker as figures in the alleged scheme. He seeks further inquiry into Squires's connections and possible Standard Oil involvement.
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Kansas City
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland
Monnett
S. H. Tolle
Standard Oil
Mennett
George Rice
Marietta
C. B. Squires
Squires
New York
Larry Neal
Board of Directors
Abner McKinley
Charles N Hiaskell
Rockefeller
Hiaskell
McKinley
Broad Street
Senator Foraker
Washington
Foraker
Tolle
Manhattan
Parker Defies Roosevelt in Motive Clash at Ore
Ex-Judge Alton B Parker claims in Batten Ore that he attacked Roosevelt for ties to E H Harriman and Standard Oil in 1904. Parker says he stands by his charges and invites Roosevelt to respond. Farber returns to New York as White House silence on the allegations continues.
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Roosevelt
Alton B. Parker
Parker
E. H. Harriman
Standard Oil
Mr. Farber
New York
Washington
White House
Standard Il Company
Republican Party
Loeb
Stolen Child Reunited In Court After Thirteen Years
Flora Avery of Spearfish South Dakota reunites with her daughter Myrtle Barber later identified as Mary Stafford at the Catholic Protectory. Justice Blanchard suspends the case until Friday to allow proof of maternity while the girl remains in protection. Emotions run high as mother and daughter meet.
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Flora Avéry
Spearfish
Lesbeedow
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Avery
Barber
Stafford
Myrtle Harber
Children’s Society
Catholic Protectory
Mary Stafford
Myrtle Barber
Jie
Weber
Blanchard
Edna Dieterich Dieterich Marries in Europe to Harry Brenchley
Mrs Albert Young confirms divorcee Edna Dieterich wed Harry Brenchley the former Vanderbilt show horse manager. Details of date and location remain undisclosed with no current plan to return to America. The Dieterichs' marriage lasted about eight years and their six year old daughter remains in Dieterich custody.
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Albert Young
East Fiftyfourth Street
Edna
Alfred E. Dieterich
Europe
Harry Brenchley
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Dieterich
Hudson River Bridge Site Near 181st Street Proposed
A conference between Defigall Hawkes of the New York Inter-State Bridge Commission and Col. Anthony R. Kuser of the New Jersey commission reviewed river approaches for a Hudson crossing. Inspectors will survey fronts to 181st Street in Manhattan and Communipaw area in New Jersey, with a preferred site near 181st Street connecting to the Washington Bridge and subway.
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Defigall Hawkes
New York
181St Street
Manhattan
Westchester County
Bronx
Eans
Washington Bridge
New Jersey
Westchester
Yen
Putnam County
Upper Manhattan
Hudson
Chambers of Commerce of
Miss Therese Barcalow Will Allocates Estate to Charity
The 1907 will of Therese Barcalow was offered for probate. Public bequests total 700 dollars to the Sorvers Card Club and to the Society for Providing Evangelical Literature for the Blind. Remainder is divided equally among Health Protective Association, Society for Political Study, and the same Evangelical Literature society. Miss Barcalow died in June and left several relatives including unspecified others.
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Therese Barcalow
Sorvers Card Club
Society
Health Protective Association
Society For Political Study
Society For
Barcalow
Copper Co Reorganization Plan Proposed By Directors
Directors of the North Butte Extension Mining Copper Company met yesterday and named a committee to draft a reorganization plan for stockholders. The plan may call for a 50 cent per share subscription. The committee includes R J Tier ner, George N ur cutt, C H Moore, A M Andrews, and J O Morris. W D Rollins is secretary and W H Dawe with W J Patterson are counsel. The company has $5,000 authorized capital with mines in the Lutte Mont district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Butte Extension Mining Copper Company
R. J. Tierner
R. J. Horner & Co
George N. Urcutt
Erie Railroad Company
C. H. Moore
A. M. Andrews
J. O. Morris
Chicago
W. D. Rollins
W. H. Dawe
W.J. Patterson
Comned
Lutte (Mont.) Tae
European stock outlook praised by J S Bache head
J S Bache and Co chief reports buoyant European view of American stocks on the Kaiser Wilhelm Sr. voyage. He notes French investors increasing interest and predicts large foreign investments if Taft wins and Roosevelt policies are applied conservatively. He contrasts Bryan’s potential administration with Roosevelt’s era in court appointments.
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J. S. Bache
J. S. Bache &, Co
Europe
Kaiser Wilhelm Sr
Bache
Han ‘Sual
Taft
Atlantic
France
Roosevelt
United States
Bryan
Republican Party
Granby Mining Company Elects Nash to Board
At the Granby Consolidated Mining annual meeting William A Nash of the Worn Exchange Bank was elected a director succeeding George A Baker Jr who resigned Other directors were re elected Président Lanseloth reported Granby and other ore totaled 52 661 dry tons up from 665 955 last year copper pounds produced rose though prices fell driving a net earnings decline to 606 522 a deficit of 820 577 leaving a surplus 2 775 758 from prior periods
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Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company
Wiliam A. Nash
Worn Exchange Bank
George A. Baker, Jr
Lanseloth
Granby
Crow's. Nest. Vass
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John H. O'Brien
Margat & Co
ST. Louis Southwestern
New York City
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Queens
Richmond
New York & New Jersey Telephone Co
Willoughby
Brookizaroe Street
Brook
Heesdenbrook’ Avenue
Jamaica
Tompkins Avenue
Tompkinsville
S. I
Broadway
Winsburg
Havens & CO
MacIntyre & Co
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New Yorkimes
Children's Society
Brenchley
Hudson River“ Bridge
Inter-State Commission
Lplthidu
North Butte
Ornatus Et
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Mr. Bryan
Granby Mining
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Opper
Earl & Wilson’s
Red Man
Arnheim, St
B'way
Tpersi
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York Theatre
Bi Way
45Th St
Mats
Yhan
Maurice Levi
Liberty
Lillian Russell
Wildfire
Herbert & Glen Macdonough
Algeria
Tearry Bulger
Seaté Thurs Grage van Studdiford
de Koven & Smith
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David Belasco
Blanche Bates
West
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St. & Irving
Pidenman Thompson
New
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St. North River
Gramercy
Amerigan
St. W
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Matinee Ev
Mortons
Ross & Fenton
Julian Rose
Bob Fitzsimmons
Barnold
Orchestra
Fatima Miris
Jas.j.morton
Clarice Vance
Madison Av
39Th St. Sund
Hermann Klein
Gongerts
Iflla Ormond
Heinrich Meyn
Marguerite Forest Anderson
Hahn String
Phil Fa
Henry W. Savage
Edwin Stevens
Ras
Husarenfieber
Mt ‘i
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15Th St
Olympic Mat
Pastor's
Sydell
London Belles
Madison Square Garden
Eden Musee
Gipsy Music
Cinematograph
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Mme, Him
Twige Daily Ballet OF
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the Skies
Hippodrome
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Louise
Gunning
Marcelle Frotee
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Uence
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Maxine Elliott
Majestic
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Herald
Mustuat
West End
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Bernard
John Drew
Straw Hudson “Wite Toanes
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Tav
Ie Sa
Wynn
Lyceum
Billie ‘Burk
Criterion
Hattie Williams
Knickerbocker
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Ives ST
Millar
Garrick
Joseph Coyne
Alexandra Carlisle
May Irwin
Mrs. Peckhany
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Rom
Thos
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Vues Tae As
Entleman Mississippi
Wise
Tsugias
San Fairbank
Wea
Medy
Amily
Alyat & Wife
Mar
DER
Franz Fioinat
Burr
James K. Hackett
Colonial Mat
Diany
Alhambra Mat
da Uy
Thos. F. Shea & Co
Race & Cohen
Claire
Romaine
Be Hilo
Poco Emey 2
Methare
Ee As
Virginia Harned & Co
Irene Frashls
Blanche
Hyams & Meintyre
Matthew Kley
Leo Ditrichstein
Murray Hill Theatre
Mtt
Dally ' Robie
Knickerbocker Burlesgiers
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