Water Board defends Catskill project against critics
The Water Board answers repeated charges that building the Catskill water system is a wasteful extravagance. It cites tests and projections showingCroton limits, rising city needs, and the high share of costs for filters and reservoirs. The board argues future growth requires a new supply beyond Croton and disputes claims about cost and location.
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Catskill
New York
Croton Dam
Board of Water Supply
Oe Board
State Water Supply Commission
State of New York
Catskills
Esopus
Danly Nestlg
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Kensico
Croton
Alrea
Still Defy Mitchel in Haffen Case
Commissioner John Purrer Mitchel fails to obtain the Geiszier Haas Realty Company books from Julius Haas in the Bronx inquiry. Directors resist inspection, Haas cites forging a safe combination and missing quorum. Mitchel threatens contempt action and plans subpoenas for all directors, with a meeting to be held Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.
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Mitchel
John Purrer Mitchel
Arcountes
Geiszier-Haas Realty Company
Julius H. Haas
Haffer
Bronx
Haas
Commissioner of Accounts
Commissioner Mitchel
Alois Griszier
Joseph Havenster
Corporation Counsel
Subjeenat
Brooklyn League Tours Long Island Oil Works Education Trip
Herbert L. Pratt lectured to about thirty Brooklyn League members led by President Dr. George W. Brush and Secretary J. B. Creighton. They toured West avenue oil works in Long Island City yesterday, tracing crude oil through pipelines ships refining to the consumer.
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Herbert L. Pratt
Brooklyn League
George W. Brush
J. B. Creighton
Long Island
West Avenue
Long Island City
Mr. Pratt
Civil prisoner Urbach faces life over missing jewels
Solomon Urbach, a civil prisoner in Ludlow Street jail since October 2019, risks life imprisonment unless he returns jewels valued at 46.90. Judge Holt ordered surrender to Job E. Hedges, receiver for Urbach's creditors, but Urbach says the jewels were stolen from him in a sleeping car near Baltimore on September 10, 1906. The receiver and creditors' counsel doubt the robbery tale after investigation. Holt denied discharge on appeal.
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Solomon Urbach
Ludlow Street
Urbach
Holt
United States District Court
Job E. Hedges
Baltimore
Army and Navy News From The Tribune Bureau
Washington reports on Brigadier General Frederick Funston as head of the Army Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth upon Major General Charles B. Hall's retirement. Other officers considered for Leavenworth include Thomas H. Barry and W. Edgerly. Various Army and Navy orders, retirements, leafs of absence, and ship movements are listed with multiple assignments and transfers.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Leavenworth
Frederick Funston
Army Service Schools
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Charles B. Hall
Funston
ARMY
Charles J. Bailey
Coast Artillery Corps
General Staff Corps
John V. White
Coast Artillery
Fort Stevens
Fort Williams
John B. Kerr
Mounted Service School
Fort Riley
John L. Chamberlain
Army and
Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Daniel L. Tate
3D Cavalry
Univer of Vermont
State Agricultural College
Ngton
Harry . Tebletts
10Th Infantry
Army War
Lawrence P. Butler
18Th
John 8. Baker
Charles F. Herr
Wiley P. Mangum
St. Cavalry
Francis M Welle
William P. Kendall
Beecher Bray
Louis Rde
Minister Seeks 39515 Percent From Brooklyn Trust Firm
Rev. H Allen Tupper pastor of Fifteenth Street Baptist Church Brooklyn seeks to recover about 39515 percent of funds from Williamsburg Trust Company now under receiver. He alleges fraud neglige nce and mismanagement in a loan deal that charged 6 percent interest plus a 15 percent bonus on his Valley Stream holdings. He names L Harry Fisher as intermediary. Supreme Court referee W T Holt to hear testimony after closed hearings at the trust company offices near the Williamsburg Bridge. He claims the trust estate of 192000 was damaged and funds diverted to a director’s agent. he seeks 9515 26 due on land transactions with 5380 55 owed on notes.
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H. Allen Tupper
Fifteenth Street Baptist Church
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Trust Company
Valley Stream
Long Island
L. Harry Fisher
Tupper Justice Betts
Supreme Court
Kingston
N. Y
W. T. Holt
Trust Company
Williamsburg Bridge
Tupper
Bowles Leads Baltimore Trust After Baker Resigns
Thomas H. Bowles was elected president of the Baltimore Trust and Guaranty Company in Baltimore on April 16 to fill the vacancy caused by Bernard N. Baker's resignation.
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Baltimore
Thomas H. Bowles
Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company
Bernard N. Baker
New York Central & Hudson River Seeks 4000 Bonds
Albany April 2 The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company applied to the Public Service Commission in the 2d District for authority to issue 4000.06 in percent bonds. The company plans to issue the bonds to acquire property discharge obligations extend facilities and improve service.
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Albany
Tas
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
City News In Brief Highlights Local Court Actions
Max Mann held in 2000 bail for attempting to pass forged check. S S McClure Company denial of new trial in damage suit against it by E L Phillips. judge rules verdict of 15000 not excessive. Deputy Clerk Frederick W Brooks held in 3000 bail after indictment for issuing two naturalization certificates. Louis Marx called French Max indicted by grand jury over Tenderloin exposures. released on bail.
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Max Mann
Broadway
Butts
S. S. McClure Company
E. L. Phillips
Union Refrigerator Company
Hough
United States Circuit Court
McClure Company
Frederick W. Brooks
Supreme Court
Kingston
N. Y
Holt
United States District Court
Louis Marx
Max
Tenderloin
Work For The Blind A New York Association Report
First report of the New York Association for the Blind outlines efforts to educate independent wage earners while maintaining social work for the sick aged and incompetent. It notes 30 percent of cases preventable and calls for safety legislation. it details programs in broom making bead work and piano tuning and urges funding to raise working capital to 100000 dollars.
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New York Association For the Blind
Edith Holt
Winifred Holt
Lyman Abbott
Richard Watson Gilder
New York
East 42d Street
Japan
Tcket Bureau
East 58Th Street
Appellate Court Denies Jackson Gas Charter Appeal
The Appellate Division refused yesterday the petition of Attorney General Jackson to take to the Court of Appeals his bid to annul the Consolidated Gas Company's charter. He has until April 27 to appeal, but it is believed no further action will be taken.
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Appellate Division
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Jackson
Consolidated Gas Company
Cotton Manufacturers Converge at 84th National Meeting
Boston hosts the eighty fourth annual gathering of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers at MIT Huntington Hall. President William D. Hartshorne opens the session as Eben S. Draper welcomes attendees. Papers address cotton exchange needs, Egyptian cotton, seed cotton storage, and mill investments with leaders like Mayor James Logan and William Whitman in attendance.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Boston
United States
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Huntington Hall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
William D. Hartshorne
Lawrence
Mass
Eben S. Draper
Hartshorne
Association
Charles HW. Fish
Dover
N. H
New England
James R. MacColl
Pawtucket
R. Ll
P. N. Caridia
Department of Agriculture
James Logan
Worcester
William B. Weeden
Providence
W. Irving Bullard
Danielson
Harvey N. Shepard
White Mountain Forest
William Whitman
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Frederick W. Hamilton
Tufts College
Henry Clews
New York
Steel firms decide to keep iron prices steady
About fifty iron producers from the East Central West and South met at William E. Coreys office to discuss prices. Corey presided and said the unanimous view was no price changes. Ex Judge Gary denied reports of cuts and any meeting to push further reductions.
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East
Central West
South
William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Gary
Corrigan, McKinney & Coven Ore Properties
Lake District
Labor Ready for a Fight Over Sherman Hepburn Labor Bill
President Gompers of the AFL presiding at a hearing in Everett House stated he had not quarrelled with Seth Low over the Hepburn amendments to the Sherman law. He said unions back the Wilson bill and warned labor will unite to defeat enemies and demand pro labor positions from presidential or legislative candidates. If Congress fails to pass labor measures, unions will take it as a challenge.
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Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Everett House
Seth Low
Congress
Cable appeal for Tchaykovsky call from prominent figures
Ex mayor Seth Low mayor Busse of Chicago Bishop Greer Mark Twain and others across New York Chicago Boston and Philadelphia unite in a cable to Premier Stolypin of St Petersburg. They press for a speedy trial and release of Nicholas Tchaykovsky imprisoned in a Russian fortress without trial amid public charges.
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Tchaykovsky
Seth Low
Busse
Chicago
Greer
Mark Twain
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Stolypin
St Petersburg
Nicholas Tchayrkovsky
Russia
America
Largest Japanese party sails from Boston for around the world trip
Fifty seven Japanese travelers led by three women arrived aboard the Fall River Line steamer Providence from Boston. They head to Washington to meet President Roosevelt, then Jersey City, before continuing to the capital on a Baltimore & Ohio train. The group tours as Ashi Shimbun delegates in a ninety day world voyage, one day ahead of schedule. The women include Mrs Horf Mrs Umehara and Mrs Nomura. They will return to New York Sunday and stay at the Park Avenue Hotel with plans for the Hippodrome Buffalo Bill's Nippon Club visit and a Nippon Club reception before sailing on the Cedric next Thursday.
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Japan
Providence
Boston
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Jersey City
Baltimore & Ohio
Cook's
Ashi Shimbun
Tokio
Osaka
Horf
Umehara
Nomura
Nami
Chicago
Park Avenue Hotel
Hippodrome
Nippon Club
Crutchfield & Co Suspended From New York Cotton Exchange
The firm Crutchfield & Co along with members Charles Crute David Crutchfield and J R Cunningham faced a floor suspension at the New York Cotton Exchange after liquidating contracts and failing to meet margins. The company has offices at No 42 Exchange Place and plans to resume business Monday with continued external support and past affiliations including Be sell & Crutchfield.
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Crutchfield & Co
New York Cotton Exchange
Exchange
Ina
No. 42
Exchange Place
Cotton Exchange
Charles Crute
David Crutchfield
J. R. Cunningham
David Cruterfield
Stock Exchange
Besell & Crutchfield
Russell
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