Mayor critiques Oakley Grout on lighting contracts
City investigation hears Mayor McClellan say Oakley discussed signing last spring but he expected further consultation and was surprised by the final approval. Controller Grout testifies to contract handling and lack of real competition as Oakley faces questioning.
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McCle2an
Concretier Grout
Oakley
Geome
Grout
Senator Stevens
Hughes
Charles F. Murphy
John J. Murphy
New-York Contracting and Trucking Company
James E. Gaffney
Mr. Oakley
el- Umate
McClellan
Mr. Hughes
City Club
Fuse and gunpowder found in leather goods shop
Patrolman Flood discovered a two thirds burned fuse with tissue paper matches and a bag believed to contain gunpowder on the third floor of 535 Broadway, in Phillip Khan’s leather goods store. The building was smoky, no one present, and authorities removed the contraption for inspection.
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John P. Flood
East Macdougals
Broadway
Phillip Khan
Abraham Rubick
Flood
McGough
Rubick
Platt Suffering Severe Chill Raises Pneumonia Concerns
Washington Connecticut April 19 Senator O H Platt suffered a severe chill lasting an hour with bronchial trouble in the right side. Dr W J Ford says the chill worsened the case and pneumonia reappeared. Despite a critical view the doctor notes a fair chance of recovery as Platt improved after a restless night.
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Washington, Conn
O. H. Platt
W. J. Ford
Senator Platt
Jefferson Better After Illness in Florida
West Palm Beach April 19 doctors report condition of Joseph Jefferson has improved steadily and shows signs of recovery. He is stronger and able to eat and converse with family and visitors through the day with interest in food and nourishment including broth brandy and milk.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph Jefferson
Albany Grabs Bills Advance in State Legislature
Six bills labeled grab measures move forward including four railroads power and banking tweaks. The Goodsell and Elsberg bills draw sharp civic opposition as critics accuse lawmakers of concealing special favors for rail interests and bypassing local authority.
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Tribune
Albany
Niagara Power
Niagara Bill Faces Final Vote as Assemblyman Opposes
Albany April 19 The Niagara power bill moves to final passage tomorrow but Assemblyman Jean L. Burnett declares he will head the opposition. His position threatens the measure amid a campaign of corruption and bribery accusations and lobbying. Republican leaders may kill it despite supporters claiming enough votes.
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Tribune
Albany
Niagara Power
Jean L. Burnett
Burnett
Assembly Cities Committee
Assembly
Higgins
Odell
Autos injure two men in Brooklyn with unclear details
Two men were seriously injured by automobiles in Brooklyn yesterday. Luigi Lenziello of Manhattan was run down at Vanderbilt avenue and Coney Island avenue near midnight. An elderly well dressed man was struck at Bedford and Gates avenues in the afternoon. the automobile and occupants fled before police could identify them.
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Brooklyn
Luigo Lenziello
West 33d St
Manhattan
Vanderbilt Ave
Coney Island Ave
Circle Parkway
Bedford
Gates Aves
Elsberg Bill Advances in Senate Amid Charter Attack
Albany April 19 Senator Elsberg won Senate passage of a railroad bill introduced the same day as an attack from the Attorney General’s office on the charter of the New York Westchester and Boston Railroad. Opponents call the bill a shifted Wilcox-Wallace measure aimed at fixing charter defects used to challenge the railroad.
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New-York
Westchester
Carpenter
Queens County
Bronx
County of
Elsberg
Senate
Goodsell
Marks
Tribune
Albany
Attorney General's
New York, Westchester and Boston
Saint Gaudens to Sculpt Magee Fountain in Pittsboro
The C. L. Magee memorial committee selected Augustus Saint Gaudens to carve a drinking fountain surmounted by a bust of late Senator Magee. The $4,000 project will be built in the downtown district and finished in three years.
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Tribune
Pittsboro
C. L. Magee
Senator Magee
Augustus Saint Gaudens
Goodsell Bills Reported By Assembly Railroads Committee
Albany April 19 Without amendment and in their objectionable entirety the Assembly Railroads Committee reported two Goodsell bills granting a perpetual franchise for the Steinway tunnel and conferring the same rights on the beneficiary. The notice appears in telegraph dispatches to the Tribune. ©
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly Railroads Committee Today
Goodsell
Stock Transfer Tax Signed by Governor in New York
The Stock Transfer Tax bill became law as Governor Higgins signed it in Albany on April 19, effective June 1 for operation. The tax is 2 cents per $100 par value or $2 per hundred shares, with stamps to be used for collection and penalties for forging revenue stamps. The measure faced opposition from the New York Stock Exchange and Consolidated Exchange and may prompt shifts in trading venues.
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the Tribune
Albany
Higgins
Tribune
United States
Europe
Congress
Frank W. Higgins
Kelsey
New York Stock Exchange
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
Senate Committee On Taxation
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Financial District
Consolidated Exchange
Jersey City
Hoboken
Consolidated Exchange Houses
Hyde Asked to Resign as Equitable Agents Meet
After four hours of tense discussion the Equitable Life Assurance Society agents voted 17 to 4 to send a formal message to James Hazen Hyde asking him to resign to restore harmony. A committee was named to deliver the request, while Hyde refused to resign immediately, stating the move was impertinent. The session also framed a plan to pressure other leaders, including Alexander and Tarbell, for a broader housecleaning if needed.
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Mr. Hughes
Lewis B. Gantry
Consolidated Gas Company
Astoria Heat, Light and Power Company
Murphy-Gaffney Company
Astoria
Astoria Light, Heat and Power Company
Hughes
Gantry
Gas
Murphy Concern
New-York Contracting and Trucking
Charlies F. Murphy
James E. Bennett
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Hotel Savoy
James Hazen Hyde
Hyde
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Alexander
Mr. Tarbell
Equitable
Mr. Woods
Hyde Party
Alexander
Tarbell
John C. Eisele
Newark
Mr. Eisele
Hendricks
State Insurance Department
Gage E. Tarbell
Jack" Wilson
George T. Wilson
Mr. Powell
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Montebello Brut
Gala Bressient
Algeria
England
Prince
Denmark
Legislative Gas Investigating Committee
M’clellan
Controller Grout
Jefferson
Stix
Eisberg
Goodsell Railroad
Goodsell Steinway
Goodsell Bronx
Stevens Banking
Niagara
Gardner
Julius Henry Cohen
Citizens Union
Niagara Bill
Magee Memorial Committee
Committee
Dewey’s
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
Usher
Samuel Untermyer
Winslow S. Pierce
W. C C. Gulliver
Old Point Comfort
Pennsylvania Railroad
Point Comfort
Richmond
Washington
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