Rock Island plan calls for control via new preferred stock
A public outline of the Rock Island reorganization proposes two new corporations to inflate capitalization. The plan would place control with Rock Island preferred stock, offering Iowa and New Jersey subsidiaries and exchanging shares for bonds and stock in a complex securities swap. Directors and officers are named, and projected income and debt service are laid out alongside a broad summary of the railroad’s expansion and future prospects.
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Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Iowa
Rock Island Company
New Jersey
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Iowa Company
New Rock Island Company
R. R. Cable
Marshall Field
H. C. Frick
William H. Moore
J. H. Moore
D. G. Reid
W. B. Leeds
Ogden Mills
George S. Brewster
Anson R. Flower
F. L. Hine
George G. McMurtry
George T. Bogge
W. H. Moore
J. H Moore
F. J. Hine
George T. Boges
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
Xas
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad
Peoria
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
el Paso
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Galveston
Texas
Gulf
Dakota
St. Paul
South Dakota
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado
Pueblo
Tex
Mexico
Pacific States
New Mexico
Arizona
Memphis
United States
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
General railroad and telegraph business chartered in Iowa
The article outlines a corporation to conduct a general railroad and telegraph business across Iowa from Davenport to Council Bluffs and elsewhere, with life of fifty years. Principal office in Des Moines and branches in Chicago and New York. Annual meeting in October.
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Iowa
Davenport
Council Bluffs
United States
Des Moines
Chicago
New York
Consolidation Forms Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western
Directors of Cincinnati Hamilton Indianapolis and Indiana Decatur and Western merge to create Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western. The new holding consolidates bonds totaling about 8.7 million dollars and aligns the former Cincinnati Hamilton and Indianapolis assets under the Dayton line. The plan funds refunding bonds and equipment upgrades while granting the new line access to Springfield Illinois and a connection with Kansas City.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Indiana, Decatur and Western
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western
Dayton
Ohio
Indiana
Decatur and
Western
Indianapolis and Western
Springfield
Ill
Kansas City
Mosquito Bite Tied to Bronx Child’s Death
Fourteen month old Croneberger of 142 Willis Avenue died after erysipelas developed from a mosquito bite. The Bronx Board of Health pursues mosquito control, targeting Yonkers Lane area and others, with petroleum spraying and orders to drain stagnant water from properties. Coroner and health officials confirm link between bite and illness while urging property owners to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croneberger
Ahe Board of Health
Alfred
George Butcher
Willis-ave
W. T. Klein
Willis Ave
Klein
Board of Health
Bronx
Berry
Riegelman
Bronx Health Department
Health Board
Haffen
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway to expand ore trade plans
A Journal dispatch reports over 2,000,000 will be spent this year by the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway to improve ore transport to Eastern furnaces. Next fall tracks will reach Norway Quinnesce and Lake Superior belt with sidetracks to mines near Norway Vulcan and Quinnesce. The line will add fifty ton ore barges and J. N. Faithorn of Chicago leads the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway
Wisconsin and Michigan Road
Norway
Quinnesce
Lake Superior
Vulcan
J._N. Faithorn
Chicago
Wast File Affidavits August 6
Vice-Chancellor Emery in Newark granted United States Steel Corporation until August 6 to file affidavits from Henry C. Frick and others in reply to McCarter affidavits seeking to restrain $200,000,000 of stock retirement and bond issues. McCarter urged earlier answers from Lindabury. delays cited by counsel. Depue noted Lindabury’s two-week vacation. judge extended deadline to August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery
Newark
United States Steel Corporation
Henry C. Frick
Robert H. McCarter
J. A. Hodge
William H. Curtis
Bernard Smith
Steel Corporation
J. P. Morgan & Co
McCarter
Richard V. Lindabury
The
Lindabury
New York
Depue
William D. Guthrie
Francis Lynde Stetson
Captain J. K. Price Retires From Police Service
Captain James K. Price, recently moved from Tremont to the Eldridge street redlight district, asked for retirement on pension. Commissioner Partridge granted it and named Sergeant McDermott acting captain. Price, age fifty six, says he cannot endure the district’s hard knocks and plans to spend time with family. He served 28 years, earlier as boilermaker and Army man, including Alaska service. He rose to captain in 1892 and faced tensions with Devery. He has lived in the Bronx and acquired real estate. Assistant District Attorney Sandford questioned precinct officers about Price’s prior insubordination charges against Policeman James J. O’Brien, amid suspected charges against Price.
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James K. Price
Tremont
Redlight
Bowery
Partridge
McDermott
Eldridgest
Price
Red Light
United States Army
Alaska
Russia
Williams
Tammany
Devery
Grand Central Station
Monroe Ave
Mount Hope
Bronx
Sandford
Eldridge St
James J. O'Brien
Prominent Arrivals At Hotels Listed By City
Home News item catalogs notable guests visiting New York area hotels. Names include Governor William H. Hunt of Porto Rico, Dr. F. C. Cook U S N. Captains R S Hanna F W King U S A. Dr Daniel Hughes Philadelphia. C C Woolworth Albany. Captain A G Cummins U S A. Ex-State Treasurer L J Fitzgerald Cortland. Terence V Powderly Washington. Walter Lippincott Philadelphia G G Pabst Milwaukee Rogers K Wetmore Newport J Sloat Fassett Elmira Captain S M Felton Chicago.
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Albemarle
William H. Hunt
Porto Rico
F. C. Cook
U. S. N. Grand
Hanna
F. W. King
U. S. A. Imperial
Daniel Hughes
Philadelphia
Murray Hill
C. C. Woolworth
Albany
Navarre
A. G. Cummins
U. S. A. Sturtevant
L. J. Fitzgerald
Cortland
Victoria
Terence V
Brighton Beach Race and Fresh Air Parties Schedule
Racing at Brighton Beach at 2 30 p m departure of seven Tribune Fresh Air parties music at Battery and Hudson parks at 7 p m.
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Brighton Beach
Tribune
Battery
Hudson Parks
Court Actions Shadow Haymarket Case And Appointments
The Haymarket prosecution against Edward B. Corey and William B. T. Thompson collapsed in Jefferson Market Court as ADA Krotel failed to prove Corey the proprietor. Ernest K. Coulter was named assistant clerk in the Children's Court at $2,000 yearly, while Edward H. Cole became court stenographer. A divorce suit between Mrs. Lillian L. Bergen and James D. Bergen was ordered discontinued by Justice Clarke at双方 counsel request. International mail from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama and Honolulu was dispatched July 31 and due August 4, with China Japan Hawaii mails closing as advertised.
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Edward B. Corey
William B. T. Thompson
Haymarket
Jefferson Market Court
Krotel
Brann
Corey
Board of Justices
Court of Special Sessions
Ernest K. Coulter
Children’s Court
Edward H. Cole
Justice Clarke
Supreme Court
Lillian L. Bergen
James D. Bergen
China
Japan
Hawaii
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Yokohama
Honolulu
New York
Default judgment against teller in bank embezzlement case
Judgment by default for 36876 was entered yesterday against Harry G Bell in favor of Riverside Bank. Bell, a former bank receiving teller, allegedly misappropriated and converted bank funds. He is now in Sing Sing serving a sentence imposed by Recorder Goff after a criminal trial on the same charge.
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Harry G. Bell
Riverside Bank
Bell
Sing Sing
Goff
Colonel Barbour Named for Congress in Passaic
Passaic special report notes Colonel William L. Barbour of Bergen County nominated for Congress by the VIth district Republican convention held in Rutherford. Barbour pledges to stand by Roosevelt, support Cuban annexation, and favor reciprocity with Cuba. James F. Stewart withdraws. Barbour wins unanimous nomination amid a platform backing Roosevelt, isthmian canal, interstate regulation, protective tariffs, and river navigation improvements.
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Passaic
William L. Barbour
Bergen County
Congress
Vith
Tyler
Rutherford
Henry Houston
Sussex County
William M. Johnson
Barbour
Wayne Dumont
Paterson
James F. Stewart
Stewart
Dumont
Colonel Barbour
Roosevelt
Cuba
Mark Hanna
Mr. Stewart
Hackensack
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Entry
Maritime brief lists sunrise and sunset times, high water marks for Sandy Hook Gov Island and Hell Gate, and a series of vessels with routes and July dates. Includes cargo ships, passenger liners, and mail brigades stopping at ports such as Liverpool Antwerp Jacksonville and Rotterdam, reflecting a snapshot of 20th century sea traffic.
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Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Shipping News from Port of New York July 31 1902
Arrivals include Steamer Celtic from Liverpool and Queenstown with cargo and passengers for White Star Line, Steamer Toronto from Hull to Boston, Steamer Princesse Anne to Old Dominion, City of Macon to Ocean Steamship Co, Ulriken to W I Munson, El Alba to J T Van Sicl, Manuel Calvo to J M Ceballos, Hardanger to Sicilian Asphalt Co, City of Birmingham to Ocean Steamship Co, Jersey to James Arkell & Co, Pinner's Point to Simpson Spence & Young, Capri to Punch Edge & Co, Prins Willem II to Kunhardt & Co, and other vessels via Sandy Hook. wind at 9:30 pm.
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Lindsay
Liverpool
Queenstown
Moise
White Star Line
Bar
Toronto
Forth
Hull
Boston
Sanderson & Son
Princesse Anne
Hulphers
Norfolk
Newport News
Mdise
Old Dominion Ss Co
City of Macon
Johnson
Swansea
James Arkell & Co
Pinner's Point
Jones
Leith
Dundee
Simpson, Spence & Young
Capri
Ger
Rambush
Santos
Barbados
St Thomas
Punch, Edge & Co
Prins Willem II Dutch
Vinckaers
Paramaribo
Demerara
Trinidad
Carupano
Cumana
Guanta
la Guayra
Porto Cabello
Curacao
Jacmel
Aux Caves
Aquin
Port-au-Prince
Kunhardt & Co
Kunhardt & Co. Arrived At the Mar
Sandy Hook
Inquest Finds Murder by Bland at Camden Primaries
A Camden inquest concluded James Morrissey died from a gunshot fired by James Bland, a Loudenslager supporter, identified by Mrs. Bruder as the shooter. The incident occurred during the Republican primaries Monday night. Constable George Washington was wounded and remains hospitalized.
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Camden
N. J
James Morrissey
Morrissey
James Bland
Loudenslager
Bland
Joe” Goddard
George Washington
Tenderloin District Eyes New Police Station
Commissioner Partridge seeks $100,000 in bonds from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to construct a new police station on the current site at 137 West Thirtieth Street and the adjacent city owned site at 135, adjacent to the colored mission. If bonds issue before October, completion is targeted for April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partridge
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
West Thirtieth St
Blast Shakes New York Transit Tunnel. Windows Smashed
A blast in the rapid transit tunnel near East Forty-second Street shattered two plate glass windows at John S. Nicholas florist and another at McCoy & Stilwell opticians as debris and a 28 pound rock struck the sidewalk. Foreman Thomas Sullivan asserted proper blasting and minimal dynamite used after a stubborn rock in the tunnel resisted movement. Several entries list losses and recipients with modest sums noted in the morning lines.
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Rapid Transit
Madison-ave
John S. Nicholas
East Forty-second S
McCoy & Stilwell
Opticians
Thomas Sullivan
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