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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1908

Page

6

Bogus house buyer betrayed by letter arrest follows dropped note

James Somers, a young man, was arrested by Central Office Detectives Allen and Hart after confessing to posing as a buyer to rob three New York homes. He admitted entries at Mrs. Edelston on Kingsbridge Terrace, Mrs. Hudson on East 202nd Street, and Mrs. Adams in New Rochelle, explaining how a dropped letter led to his capture. Somers resisted arrest with an unloaded revolver, then confessed and was remanded to police custody.

James Somers Central Office Allen Hart Frederick Edelston Kingsbridge Terrace Louise Hudson East 202d Street Amelia G. Adams Elm Street New Rochelle Somers Adams Cody Manhattan East 106Th Street Tombs Court

Luckenbach Arrives at San Juan After Fire in Hold

The S V Luckenbach from New York to San Juan reached port with a fire burning in the hold since Oct 26. All 31 passengers and crew are accounted for and safe. Captain McLean and crew praised for brave conduct after the blaze was fought with steam and water pumps while hatches remained closed.

San Juan Porto Rico S. V. Luckenbach New York Sandy Hook Philadelphia McLean

Cardinal Gibbons Hosts Cuban Clergy Visit in New York

Cardinal Gibbons hosted Archbishop Avercia of Cuba and Archbishop Farley at a Nassau Street gathering in New York. Gibbons arrived from Baltimore to welcome the Cuban prelate as Avercia travels from Rome to Cuba via Farley’s residence, with only the archbishop’s household present.

Cardinal Gibbons Averate Cuba Farley Madifenne Fiftieth Street Baltimore Avercia Rome

Columbia Men to Run Their Election in Dorm District

The Board of Elections establishes a special election district for Columbia students in dormitories and fraternity houses with a new polling place at 113th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Both parties will appoint Columbia students as election officers at this polling site.

Columbia Board of Elections 113Th Street Amsterdam Avenue

Five steamers in gale bound at anchor off Chatham Mass

A northeast gale battered the New England coast as five large steamers remained anchored off Chatham. Yale carrying 400 passengers from New York to Boston returned to shoals, others include North Star Massachusetts James S Whitney City of Columbus. Marine observers expect all to weigh anchor by morning as winds shift northwest.

Chatham Mass New England Yale New York Boston North Star Portland Massachusetts James S. Whitney City of Columbus Savannah Columbus Old Stones Horse Shoal Highland Light Cape Cod Nauset Dexter

Gale Rips Through City Killing Boy At High School

A heavy north wind caused damage and dust, with forty mile an hour gusts off Nantucket. Patrolman McCarton’s 12 year old son Edward was killed by a falling flagpole near Morris High School on 166th Street and Boston Road in the Bronx. The Arlington Hotel pole also blew down causing brick damage. Weather warnings predict diminishing wind and cooler air with snow already seen in northern regions.

Long Island Nantucket Edward’ McCarton Edward McCarton Tinton Avenue Morris High School 166Th Street Boston Road Bronx McCarton Arlington Hotel West Twenty-fifth Street Vermont Northrn Lake

Numerous New York Companies Incorporate Across Wide Sectors

Albany reports a long list of recently formed firms in New York including Herkimer Cement Products Company, Ideal Surgical and Supply Company, Leon Reizenstein Company, Hudson River Leather Company, Hewlett Gardens Company, Peter J. Ryan Building Company, and many others with stated capital all around $5,000 to $50,000. Directors named for each firm span addresses in New York City and surrounding areas, reflecting a bustling incorporation climate amid varied trades from hats to warehousing and construction and printing.

Albany Herkimer Cement Products Company Herkimer N. Y Capital Daniel F. Strobel Charles M. Kellogg Louis S. Leonard Oar Ideal Surgical and Supply Company New York Albert Barnes West 125Th Street Omar H. Carrington St. Nicholas Avenue John Beverly Robinson University Heights Leon Reizenstein Company Leon H. Reizenstein East Fourteenth Street Selina H. Reizenstein West Ninety-third Street Joseph A. Dammann Broadway Otto Boeddiker Otto Hoeddiker High Street Passaic N. J Robert P. Leslie Philip Fitz Sixth Avenue Hudson. River Leather Company Rensselaer Daniel J. Barber North Adams Mass Karl B. Brooks Daniel Creelan N.Y Hewlett Gardens Company Far Rockaway William RB. Wood Lawrence Charles R. Betts Willam Willett Peter J. Ryan Minna E. Ryan L. West Sixty-ninth Street Frank L. Ryan Nassau Street Tushnett& Landon Max Tushnett Rosie Tushnett Wendover Avenue Wallace H. Landon Seventh Avenue J. S. Wright Farm Company Jamestown Chautauqua County J. S. Wright HE. M. Wright Falconer L. “L. Greenfield Forestville Harold D. van Derlyn John J. Hanrahan Pine Street George J. Smith Company William L. Sayers George J. Smith Broad Street Herman Thomas Horowitz Bathgate Avenue Abraham H. Eisenstadt East 113Th Street Benjamin Herman West 108Th Street Bowles+Goldsmith Company Joseph M. Bowles Walnw Street Woodland Avenue Englewood Morton R. Goldsmith East Conn Sophia Cohon Leon Cohon Harry H. McKee G. B. C. Bunn Walter C. Bunn Lawrence Street Brooklyn Broadway Waist Company Louis Fine Myrtle Avenue Joseph Kramer East End Avenue Gerardo Luisi East 183d Street

Court calendars for today at United States Supreme Court

Washington October 30 proceedings show Gines Stranze of New York admitted to practice. Argument continued for Hannah Fitch and Galbraiths executors and Hawaiian Trust. Waters-Pierce Oil Co v Texas argued with three counsel per side and extra time. Day call lists matters 359 360 315 316 396 397 898 405 406 407 408 409 412 100 447 3 and 3d for Monday.

Washington United States Supreme Court Gines Stranze New York City Hannah Fitch Cecil Brown Waters-Pierce Oil Company State of Texas

Appellate Division Decisions Grant Motions in Numerous NY Cases

The Appellate Division First Department issued orders granting motions in numerous cases. Names include Samuel Genovese Josef Ferro Samuel Getzoff Samuel Miller Louis Bow Thomas F Duffy George B McClellan and many others with costs ranging from 10 to 109 dollars. Several matters involve the City of New York and Board of Education. others concern receivership and probate matters.

Appelate Division First Department The People, &c Samuel Genovese the People, &c Josef Ferro S. Samuel Getzoff the People Samuel Miller Louis Bow Wis Dvavid Daiier Katherine Poillon Charlotte Poillon People Adeline Nerasano Thomas F. Duffy George B. McClellan Thomas Farrell City of New York Philip Guterman John P. Corrigan Clara Jones Rudolph Werner Henry W. Shill William J. Conway Edmund J. Butler Neville Dougherty Edmund J. Butler, &Co Louis W. Fineill William Hirsch Louis Lichtenberg J. Landis Edmund J. Butler M. Marcus David McNeill F. J. Lantry William Schneider Francis R. Thomas Gussie Pullman Max M. Pullman Eleanor Renwick Harold S. Renwick Maynard N. Clement Ike Epstein Ludwig Zodikow Joseph Egan P. J. Carlin Construction Company John Mahoney William Ehrlich Lewis Realty, &c., Company Philip ‘Herrlich Samuel Hyman Joseph J. Maniey Milliken Brothers Jacob Morrison Isaac Slater Solomon Lindenborn Lillian B. Vogel Frida Westrach Interborough Rapid Tranuit Company Maria T. Nicolini Antonio Spinelli Joseph Gifuni John Schwartzkopf Martha W. Schey Bertha Schey John Ardolino George N. Reinhardt Patterson P. J Andrew C. Imbrir Schlicht Combustion Company Margaret P. Boyd Alexander Boyd Bernhard Schmeidler Charles A. Cowan

New Jersey Companies Chartered for Utilities and Industry

Trenton charter list includes Saddle River Water Supply Company Jersey City capital 100000 incorporators Clinton Fisk Franklin Vreeland and Richard F Tully to build water plants Tennessee Chemical and Fertilizer Company Jersey City capital 10000000 incorporators John P O'Brien Walter G Howell and Edwin C Vogel to make alkalies chemicals and fertilizers Cope Company Newark capital 50000 incorporators M Munn Dodd Grace G Conley and Alortizo Church to manufacture carriages and automobiles Hygienic Consumers Ice Company Union town capital 500000 to manufacture artificial something and ice products

Saddle River Water Supply Company Jersey City Capital Clinton Cope Company Newark M. Munn Dodd Grace G. Conley Alortizo Church Hygienic Consumers’ Ice Company Union Louis Haas Mathias Faistl George Koch

Arrival of Buyers in Retail Column Across Cities

A long list shows buyers registering by telephone at 1000 Bryant. Names and firms span King & MiLeal Company Newport to Woodward & Lothrop Washington and many others including Carter Dry Goods Louisville and G. R. Fisk Boston. entries note dry goods clothing and millinery with hotel references and addresses across the nation.

Bryant King & MiLeal Company Newport J. H. Mustard Murray Hill Philadelphia Penn EF. Lippincom Thiel Grand Gutman, N., & Co Baltimore M. Swartz Furs Belvedere House Woodward & Lothrop Washington, D. C S. W. ‘Woodward General Merchandise Broadway Kahn Brothers Oakland Cal D. Magee Herald Square Carter Dry Goods Company Louisville W. M. Carothers Leonard Street St. Denis eteetFisk G. R Toston Mass A. G. Fisk Galveston Dry Goods ‘Company Texas R. Weis Hotel Netherland

Guide for Buyers Catalog of New York City Vendors

A listing of diverse vendors with products and addresses including G Cohn & Co 337 Broadway for alcohol appliances European art goods M Wille 18 East 17th Street and many others such as Chas Zinn 138-140 Grand Street for baskets and willow ware Stein Doblin 583 Broadway for embroideries and Samstag Hilder Bros 557-9 Broadway for novelties. The compilation notes suppliers of diamonds M J Averbeck 10&12 Maiden Lane fur manufacturers Kaye & Einstein 12 & 14 W 21st St and Sheffield Silver Co 729 E 11th St among others.

G. Cohn & Co., Inc Broadway Alligator Grossman Leather Co., Inc E. 3Th St M. Wille East 17Th St Chas. Zinn &Co Grand St Diamond Brass Co West 65Th St State St M.j.averbeck Stein, Doblin & Co Favors & TA B. Shackman Kaye & Einstein, Inc Louis Meyers West 31St St B. Brager Walker St Myres Max M American Hosiery Co Franklin St Banks & Co Warren, St. Mufflers Phoenix Berliner, Strauss & Meyer Samstag & Hilder Bros M. J. Averbeck Mfg Maiden Lane D Pictures Hi. Schul Nr. B'way John Sullivan & Son Hudson St

Public Auction Notices in New York Bankruptcy Proceedings

Notices warn creditors of multiple bankruptcy sales. Auctions directed by trustees in New York City list assets including office equipment, mercantile records, furniture, machines, fixtures, and personal property. Receivers and attorneys are named with sale dates in November 1908.

United States District Court Southern District of New York Silas FF. Minter Bankruit Charles BE. Cohn Charlies Shengood New York City District Court OF the United States Southern District of New York Dows Mercantile Agency Charles Shengood U. S Beaver Street Borough of Manhattan City of New York Charles L. Brookheim HOUSE Grossman & Vorhaus Broadway Borough of Manhattan Charles Shongond EU. S Alntioneer TOR West A. M Vandewater Street Elliott Acme William Ford Upson Josiah T. Newcomb Hecriver William Street TUF United States Tpolowe, Mogilewsky & Werner Chas: Shewgood J. S District of New York Grand St Safe, &c Leo Oppenheimer Solomon J. Rosenblum Nassau St

Bankruptcy notices list multiple New York cases

A typed slate of 1908 bankruptcy notices announces hearings and first meetings of creditors for Henry Pereira and Alexanderson Pereira & Alexanderson, Albert Nagel, David Mandel tort, Israel Heim, Alexander Nathan, Samuel Gordon, and Thomas Hugh Boorman with dates, venues, and referee names in New York City.

District Court OF the United States Southern District of New York Henry M. Pereira John A. Alexanderson Pereira & Alexanderson New York A. D. Mw8the Henry of Pereira John J. Townsend Cedar Street City City and County of Court of the Jor and Crang Ciettina Nkruptcy

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