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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1908

Page

7

Trust Tightens Grip on Global Powder Trade Revealed

Government witness Robert Waddell testified that the du Pont de Nemours Powder Company dominates the smokeless powder market. He said after leaving Buckeye Powder, later reorganized as Western Powder Manufacturing, he was pressured by the Powder Trust and followed by detectives, while a Jamesburg Agreement extended control to four U.S. firms with 8000 pounds daily sales prior to his exit.

du Pont de Nemours Powder Company The Powder Trust William Mahaffy Custom House Robert Stuart Waddell Waddell the Powder Trust Department of Justice Roosevelt Hazard Powder Company Buckeye Powder Company Peoria du Ponts Laflin & Rand Miami King Powder Company Mr. Waddell Western Union Cincinnati Evience J. H. Schuman Philadelphia Woaddell William H. Piatt Kansas City Harry Page Piatt Page Head Prudential Life Insurance Company Buckeye Company Jamesburg N. J Ballastite Company Scotland United States du Pont Wooddell

Three Broadway Stores Aired Gaps on Warren Street

Fragmentary OCR notes list locations on Warren Street and 13th and 34th Streets, mentioning Broadway stores and a paired address 4302. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a street commerce listing or notice with store references.

Broadway Bae Warren St 13Th St 34Th St

Night riders in Tennessee court probes Rankin murder

Judge Joseph E. Jones convened a special session in Dresden to form a Grand Jury investigating night rider outrages near Reelfoot Lake after the killing of Capt. Quentin Rankin of Trenton. The panel was sworn as locals and deputies gathered to prevent trouble. trials were not immediately planned.

Union City Tenn Joseph E. Jones Dresden Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Reelfoot Lake Quentin Rankin Trenton Jones Rankin T. J. Happeil Obion George Beard L. A. Ward Brown

Amoy Holds Guarded Approach as American Fleet Delays

The Culgoa arrives at Amoy from Manila and will wait for Admiral Emery s second squadron due October 30. Emery asks Amoy pilots to meet him Thursday while Hai-chi arrives with Prince Yu Lang. The Taotai outlines strict security measures with guards at all entrances to Namporto Temple grounds. Viceroy Song lands with a strong guard aboard Hai-yung.

Amoy China Culgoa John B. Patton Manila Admiral Emery Emery Hai-chi Shanghai Prince Yu-lang Taotai Namporto Temple Song Fukien Province Hai-yung

Navy lifts ban on Manila shore liberty for sailors

After a Manila health board review of cholera conditions Rear Admiral G B Harber grants shore liberty to sailors and marines for the first time in weeks. They must avoid native shacks and the Tondo district, and follow food and drink precautions as hundreds go ashore under new rules. The Board of Health reported one cholera suspect. the cruiser Galveston won recent target practice honors.

Manila G. B. Harber Tondo Board of Health Galveston

Whitridge Ordered to Resume Union Railway Service

Judge Lacombe directs Receiver Whitridge to restart Union Railway cars along the South Mount Vernon franchise from 229th Street to the north line, arranging with the State Receiver of Westchester Railway for joint service and passenger transfer. Bronx residents north of 231st Street previously faced transfers to Westchester Electric and a nickel fare to reach home.

Judge Lacombe United States Circuit Court Frederick W. Whitridge Union Railway Mount Vernon 229Th Street South Mount Vernon Westchester Railway Bronx Lacombe Whitridge 238D White Plains Road 231St Street Westchester Electric Company

STILL ANOTHER THEATRE IN NEW DEVELOPMENT

John E. Olson Realty Company bought the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Fifty third Street and hired architect George Keister to draft plans for a new theatre. The Olson Company plans to turn the completed building to operators yet unnamed, with the plot measuring 79 by 84 feet.

Lkely John E. Olson Mr. Keister Olson Company Anna M. Doyle Fiftythird Street

Barber Carbone Named Referee Sparks City Controversy

Supreme Court Justice Stapleton appointed Aristide L. B. Carbone referee in Rose vs Towns, a $4,000 mortgage dispute. Carbone, a Brooklyn barber of six years at 302 Broadway, said he would decline due to barber duties. Lawyer Rosenthal denied comment. Justice Stapleton to appoint another referee.

Supreme Court Luke J. Stapleton Brooklyn Aristide L. B. Carbone Times Carbone Mr. Carbone Rosenthal Justice Stapleton Montauk Club

Bookmakers Win In Court In Brooklyn Ruling

Magistrate Geismar ruled that casual betting at race tracks without tents or paraphernalia does not constitute bookmaking. The decision dismissed charges against Orlando Jones and seven others arrested last summer for wagering on races. The ruling centers on whether a stand, posted odds, money exchange, and records are required to define bookmaking, hinting betting could revive under limits.

Geismar Adams Street Court Brooklyn Orlando Jones Jones John B. Stanchfield Elder Geismer Racin Court of Appeals

Yale and Cornell to Meet in Cross-Country Dual Meet

Ithaca reports the first Yale Cornell cross-country dual in ten years set for November 4 in New Haven. Varsity race 4.75 miles, freshman contest shorter. last dual was Cornell victory in 1899. Cornell squad lists Capt. Young and six teammates at training table.

New York Times Ithaca N. Y Yale Cornell New Haven Pennsylvania Young Jones de Gollyer Bean Taylor Grant

Yale pitcher Merritt ruled ineligible for next season

Yale University officials announced that Arthur Merritt, the former Andover standout, is ineligible to pitch next spring due to academic difficulties. Fall practice has just ended and Merritt cannot participate in Yale baseball plans for the coming season.

New York Times New Haven Conn Yale Arthur Merritt Merritt Andover

First Race At Five Furlongs For Two Year Olds

Race card lists weights for two year olds led by Home Crest 112 and Golden Legend 107 at Newbury. Other names include Siskin Font Strike Out Sententious Erbet Treis Temp Garland Prosper Lasata La Belle Agnes in a crowded selling lineup.

Home Crest Golden Legend Newbury Siskin Font Strike Out Sententious Erbet Treis Temp Garland Prosper Lasata la Belle Agnes Chanida Tileing Saylor Animus Imitator Faust Cary Sanguine Okenite Golconda Saracinesca Milford Umbrella St. Joseph Merry Gift Ark Miss C. Divota Otago R. de Coverley Merise Nobility Opal Hoffman May River Huda Cowen Julie the Vicar Falcada Cressina Fountaineblue Burgher Question Mark Gowan Footpad Saracinescu Dolly Spanker Arondack Momtassa Ben Marguerite Notasulga Woodlane the Lautre Norbitt Tivoli Eustacear Dixon

Foreign drivers to compete in Savannah Grand Prix race

Fourteen foreign drivers head to Savannah for the Automobile Club of America Grand Prize on Thanksgiving Day. Itala, Fiat, Renault, Lorraine, and Bayard-Clement cars will be raced by stars like Nazarro, Wagner, Bordino, Szisz, Duray, and Lautenschlager, with American entries by De Palma and Strang. Five additional entries including two Buicks and three Oldsmobiles join the field, to be driven by unnamed pilots as the list reaches twenty one cars.

Automobile Club of America Savannah Cagno Piacenza Itala Koenigen Louise Nazarro Wagner Bordino Fiat Lorraine Hautvast Rigal Bayard-Clement Duray Lorraine- Deitrich Szisz Hemery Hanriot Erbe Benz Salzer Poegge Mercedes Lautenschlager Europe Vanderbilt Renault Ralph de Palma Lewis Strang F. L. Smith Lansing Cutting William Follberth

Women Golf in Storm Hit Wilmington Event

In Wilmington at the Country Club a top field of women golfers competed as Boston players led by Miss Mary Adams who shot 89 in qualifying despite a driving storm. Harriet Curtis dominated the driving contest with 173 yards per three strokes and several players battled through wind and rain for spots in the four eight draws for tomorrow.

New York Times Wilmington Del Wilmington Country Club Boston Mary Adams Harriet Curtis Eleanor Allen Fanny Osgood Miss Allen Ronald Barlow Philadelphia Elizabeth Porter Barlow Osgood Caleb Fox Anita Phipps Springfield Mass Adams H. Curtis Ayres Fox Phipps Griscom M. B. Adams Wollaston A. H. Garrett E. Porter Brookline W. West Woodbury F. Osgood F. Griscom Merion H. P. Scott J. P. Nields C. L. Barstow Bala Craig Merchantville Phelps Fhipps G. Semple G. O. Suddars Overbrook M. Griffith Lansdowne Work Huntington Valley K. H. Fitler Maul R. H. Barlow Merton Gegein Hickman

Yale Crew Names Unusual Heavyweight Stroke Howe

Yale regatta prep shows capt Howe at stroke 186 pounds a record heavyweight move in the fall. Only three veterans report as training begins early with a new English shell arriving ahead of November work. The Cincinnati Club sends 13 players to Cuba for the Cuban League season led by Frank Bancroft.

New York Times New Haven Conn Yale Henry Howe Howe Kennedy Capt. Howe George Langford Capt Rice Hunt Goodrich Brainard Wodell Hyde Mills Glenny Bow Cass Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Baseball Club Cuba Frank C. Bancroft Cincinnati Club McLean Pearce Spade Dubec Campbell Hoplitzer Huggins Lobert Hulswitt Kane

Saloon Protection Tax Trial Blasts Across Court

Brady accuses saloon keeper Rogers of paying protection to police led by Capt. Kane of the West Twentieth Street Station. Witness McCrackan is jailed for disorderly conduct after a noisy court session as Brady asserts a $5 monthly protection scheme. Rogers denies ever taking money for protection while Brady vows to expose police saloon ties.

Capt. Kane West Twentieth Street Cersaloon Keeers Protecton Eighth Avenue J. Kretzler West Brady B Tts McCrackan Brady Brady Rogers Uar Dealers’ Association Captain Kane Kane

Tigers Hold Rainy Practice Before West Point Game

In a rain soaked Princeton gym session Coach Munn evaluated the squad amid planned changes. Roster shifts may include Clark for Cass at center and Read moving to the line with Coxe advancing to half back as Johan returns.

New York Times Nasium Roper Princeton University Tad Jones Yale Syracuse Varsity Army Moffat Tiger Munn Clark Cass Read Coxe Johan

Harvard Out in Rain Delays Football Practice in Boston

Harvard football scraps a light practice in heavy rain as players rest after Annapolis, with Cutler and Gray among those on the field for punt catching work. Army and Yale notes follow with light drills and injury updates as prep builds toward Prince Saturday. A separate horse event at Mount Pleasant Stock Farm features hunter polo races with seven events and a staffed panel of judges and stewards.

New York Times Mnbridge Mass D Gates Annapolis Cutler Gray Smith R. C. Brown Williams Haughton Ernestes West Point Cambridge ST Point N. Y Army Carl Flanders Yale Philgon Mactroach Kern Wood Colgate Underwood Prince Mount Pleasant Stock Farm West Orange N. J Hunter Polo Club Morton W. Smith R. Lawrence Smith Charles Watson John Walker Everett Colby T. Douglas Robinson Walter Mount Henry Barclay

Cornell Begins Anew In Football Drill At Ithaca

Cornell coaches restarted a full practice after the Vermont loss. Charley Tausig, Eddie Burns, and Forgy worked with ends while Lee Crosby and others handled tackles. backs were drilled, with Hoffman Tydeman Pope Hutchinson Mowe and Gardner in drills as Ebeling rested injured leg.

New York Times Ithaca N. W Cornell Vermont Ithacans Charley Tausig Eddie Burns Forgy Lee Crosby Gardner Ebeling Pope McArthur Hayer Hutchinson Robb Thompson Cook O'Rourke Shearer Harris

Navy Practice Dims as Absentees Hit Navy-Harvard Week

Annapolis notes show light drills focusing on kicking end receiving with signals. Many players were absent after Saturday's Harvard clash, including Wright, Mayer, Reifsnider, and others. Coaches expect full squad tomorrow ahead of Saturday's Washington University game and a tough challenge from George Washington.

Annapolis Naval Academy Harvard Wright Mayer Reifsnider Navy Satuy

Yale Football Practice Derailed by Heavy Rain

Yale regulars faced a draining practice in a downpour after a poor game against Washington and Jefferson. Ted McCoy is out for a week, Capt. Bobby Burch assumes leadership, new coaches assist as injuries mount and players switch positions to cover gaps.

New York New Haven Conn Yale Washington Jefferson Ted McCoy de Witt Cochrane Ardsley Bobby Burch Tony Haines Coy Traiies Philbin Wheaton Daly Corey Bingham Fred Murphy Mersereau Logan Frank Hinke George Chadwick Howard Jones Syracuse Bigeley Laines

Georgetown and North Carolina Play Tied Football Game

Special to The New York Times reports Goorectown and North Carolina University football teams meet on Georgetown Field after a rain delay. Perch eleven scored a touchdown and field goal, leaving the score 6 to 6 in a drawn game.

New York Times Washington Goorectown North Carolina University Georgetown Field Perch Eleven

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