Harriman Optimistic On Francisco Topics in Speech
Edward H Harriman spoke last night on national conditions and prosperity as crops grow and farmers sell, boosting merchants and manufacturers. He urged regulated publicity for rail rates, warned against destructive forced competition, and discussed rail and tunnel projects plus finance and improved train handling. He plans a Pacific Coast visit for a month, with attention to railroad improvements and a Sierras tunnel proposal.
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Francisco
Edward H. Harbine
Roosevelt
Taft
Interstate Com- Commission
Transpecific
Harriman
Suez Canal
Transpa
Fic
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Pelican Bay Lodge
Klamath Lake
Oregon
Sierras
Sacramento
Rate Move in Texas Texas files formal complaint
Washington August 7 A conference of Interstate Commerce Commission chairmen and Texas officials leads to Texas Railroad Commission filing a formal complaint against railroad rate increases. Assistant Attorney General Claude Pollard to draft the petition alleging unjust rates based on St Louis origins. The case seeks suspending the increases and possible Sherman Act action or reopening prior findings.
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Washington
Knepp
Gements
Interstate Commerce Commissioe
State of Texas
State Railroad Commission of Texas
Claude Pollard
Texes
Knapp
Texas Common Points
Allison Mayfield
Texas Railroad Commission
St Touts
Southwest
Texas
S. Louis
Sey
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Atlantic Seaboard
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Attorney General
Stop steerage rate wars in Mediterranean conference
Paris August 7 delegates from major shipping lines opened an international conference at the Grand Hotel to regulate steerage rates amid a long running war between the Mediterranean and distant trades. Heinrich Wiegand chairs the meeting as committees study questions and aim for mutual understanding after months of damaging rate cutting.
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Paris
Mediterranean
America
England
Grand Hotel
Heinrich Wiegand
Lioyd Steamship Company
Tate
Price of Newspaper Raised in Watertown
Watertown August 7 announcement by International Paper Company says the price of newspaper has increased from 235 to 235 per hundred pounds. The strike situation remains unchanged.
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Watertown
N.Y
International Paper Company
Missing banker in South Africa puzzles peers
Indianapolis man received a telegraphic letter from Seth M. Richcreek former bank president who vanished months ago with about 300000 in deposits. The man now uses the name Rich M. Smith in Johannesburg South Africa and says he is making money and not afraid of capture.
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The
Tribune
Indianapolis
Henry A. Miles
Seth M. Richcreek
Richcreek Bank
Richcreek
Johannesburg
South Africa
Rich M. Smith
Max Steinert's Son Arrested in Grand Larceny Case
Charles M Steinert a nineteen year old clerk son of lawyer Max Steinert of 311 East 51st Street was arrested by Central Office Detectives Heine and Hegney on a grand larceny charge. Bail set at 2 dollars furnished by Louis Jacobs of 140 West 61st Street. Miss Mabel Wilson from 142 West 48th Street accuses him of taking thirteen pieces of jewelry and 74 dollars from her hotel apartment. Steinert claims the items were taken for safe keeping and returned after a telephone call, but police say a complaint was pressed.
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Charles M. Steinert
Max Steinert
East 51Th Street
Henry Steinert
Central Office
Heine and Hegney
Louis Jacobs
West 61Th Street
Young Steinert
Mabel Wilson
Bayard
West 48Th Street
Steinert
Vanadium steel first plate rolled in Pennsylvania
Coatesville August 7 the Worth Brothers plant produced the first vanadium steel plate in the state. Though priced high now its extraordinary tensile strength 90000 pounds per square inch and crystallization resistance promise a steel revolution. Commercial value stands at a high cost but researchers expect manufacturing costs will drop to enable structural use.
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Tribune
Coatesville
Penn
Worth Brothers
Eastman suit entered in Chicago Municipal Court
An attachment suit filed in Chicago Municipal Court targets Robert Eastman and John T. Garrison, former New York brokerage partners. Plaintiffs Mechanics National Bank of New York and Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland allege $16 in securities found on Eastman, now held by police, following his arrest on a fugitive warrant. Also note low Ohio River water sinks Pittsburg Cincinnati Packet Line into insolvency with James A. Henderson named receiver. Herbert Knox Smith, U S Commissioner of Corporations, offers to send a representative to cotton exchange contract system meetings in New York and plans future attendance.
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Chicago
Robert Eastman
John T. Garrison
New York
Mechanics’ National Bank
Fidelity Deposit Company
Maryland
Eastman
Scranton
Penn
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Archbald
James A. Henderson
Europe
Buffington and Young
U. S
Herbert Knox Smith
New York Cotton Exchange
Corporations
Smith
Fall River Cloth Market Tends Weaker Amid Steady Demand
In Fall River Massachusetts on August 7 the print cloth market saw about 50 000 pieces sold for the week with quiet trading and a slightly softer tone than before. Mills cut output and will continue this plan until demand improves as prices hold at 28 inch 6 squares 34 cents, 2 inch 64x60 3 cents, 38 14 inch 4 1 2 cents, and 39 inch 68x72 5 cents.
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Fall River
Mass
Paper mill shuts down at Corinth in Saratoga
All departments of the International Paper Company's plant at Corinth have been closed after an order from New York City headquarters. The shutdown is for an indefinite period.
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Saratoga
N. Y
International Paper Company
Corinth
New York City
Wabash to Issue First Lien Bonds
County Scranton Aug 7 Federal Judge Archbald granted an order authorizing the Wabash Railroad receiver to issue first lien bonds totaling 700 900 and held under advisement a similar request for the West Side Belt Line of Pittsburgh a subsidiary of the Wabash The ruling came after opposition by Mercantile Trust Company and Equitable Trust Company noting they oppose a new issue becoming first lien bonds.
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Wabash
Scranton
Penn
Archbald
Wabash Railroad
West Side Belt Line
Pittsburg
Mercantile Trust Company
New York
Equitable Trust Company
Paterson Silk Firm Assigns in Special Bankruptcy Move
Paterson silk manufacturer for New York creditors assigns assets to Anton Schmidt as assignee. Liabilities include principal claims and raw silk. about 8 000 dollars in claims. Creditors hope the company can pay in full if trade improves and the assignee gets opportunity.
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Paterson
New York
Taylor
Anton Schmidt
Child Dies After Coin In Windpipe At General Hospital
Paterson reports seven year old Ethel Murray died after swallowing a five cent piece given by her father. The coin became lodged in the windpipe and she died during an operation at the General Hospital.
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Paterson
Ethel Murray
General Hospital
City News In Brief Summary of Local Cases
John Kirby of 58 Catharine street was released after his wife’s death was ruled natural. Charles Barry was convicted for a note swindle and sentenced to one to five years in Sing Sing. James Parmo of 319 East 112th street got fifteen years in Sing Sing for robbing and beating Pietro Pace of Bridgeport on July 21. Joseph Casey of 414 Henry street, Brooklyn, held in $1,000 bail for obtaining money from Sharkey under false pretences. John Harrison and John O'Brien, after a housetop chase on West Seth street, held in $1,000 bail for trial in West Side court.
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City News
John Kirby
No. 58
Catharine Street
Charles Barry
Court of
General Sessions
Sing Sing
James Parmo
East 112Th Street
Bing Bing
Pietro Pace
Bridgeport
Joseph Casey
Henry Street
Brooklyn
Tombs Court
Fom" Sharkey
John Harrison
John O’brien
West Seth Street
West Side Court
Bondholders seek independent audit of Hudson River Electric
A committee of minority bondholders opposes the company's four year coupons funding plan and 6 percent notes exchange. They threaten legal action to obtain an independent audit of Hudson River Electric Power Company and its related entities to verify finances and parent subsidiary links. The group includes John A. Young, LeRoy W. Baldwin, James C. Chapin, Harlan W. Whipple and others. Company President Eugene L. Ashley cites reduced earnings and a $600,000 floating debt as factors making interest payments difficult.
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Hudson River Eectric Power Company
Hudson River Water Power Company
Hudson River Electric Company
Hudson River Power Transmission Company
John A. Young
Windsor Trust Company
LeRoy W. Baldwin
Empire Trust Companys
James C. Chapin
Colonial Trust Company
Pittsburg
Harlan W. Whipple
Central Trust and Savings Company
Philadelphia
Eugene L. Ashley
Hudson River Electric Power Company
The Country's Crops August Bulletin Summary
The Department of Agriculture reports August 1 crop conditions across the United States. Corn stands at 82.5 percent of normal with varied state results, winter wheat yield preliminarily estimated at about 143 bushels per acre totaling 425,940,000 bushels, and spring wheat at 50.7 percent overall. Oats show 76.8 percent of normal, barley 83.1, rye 88.3, buckwheat acreage near 789,000 acres, flax 86.1, white potatoes 29? percent, tobacco 58.8, hay acreage up 1.2 percent to 44,538,900 acres, with hay crop condition at 92.1 percent of normal.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Iowa
Texas
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Georgia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
United States
North Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska Corn Crop Boom Hits Statewide Gain
Omaha reports Nebraska corn crop conditions improved sharply after government estimates. Extreme heat followed by soaking rains in the past week lifted growth. the crop now far ahead of government figures and showing rapid advancement across all counties.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
Nebraska
Rain Over Grain Belt
Heavy and much needed rain fell last night and this morning across Western Missouri and Eastern and Southern Kansas, bringing moisture to the grain belt. The showers aided crops and eased drought concerns in several counties.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Kingsley reports friendly Europe for American business
Darwin P. Kingsley, president of New York Life, returned from a four month European tour praising favorable conditions for American firms. He found little hostility to Americans or American institutions, noting friendly foreign insurance departments and welcome attitudes in Spain and Russia. He emphasized growing United States influence and opportunity in Europe. Southampton traffic up for White Star Line with 42,000 passengers since service began, a record year ending May 31, and cabin bookings nearly doubled. North German Lloyd and Hamburg American lines also show higher bookings.
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Europe
Darwin P. Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
Continental
New York
Spain
Russia
America
Japan
United States
White Star Line
Southampton
White Star
Lloyd
Nes
Bull market on the highway sparks cautious optimism
The piece warns investors to stay calm amid a booming market in August 1908. It cites rapid price jumps in Bay State, Trinity, Smelters, and Yukon, urging buyers to welcome reactions and avoid selling rushed holdings. The author notes an advertising push beginning Monday to push stock prices higher.
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Trinity
Bay State
Yukon
First National
Boston
New York
Still Use Chemicals
Aug 7 Mackinac Island Mich. Still no preservatives in food is needed and products are better without preservatives. Manufacturers admit adulteration persists despite laws. Sebastian Mueller of a manufacturing firm says no honest fruit or vegetable product can’t be packed without chemicals. William Hapgood notes tomato ketchup often uses waste from canning, with many producers relying on discarded scraps.
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Tribune
Mackinac Island
Mich
Association of State
National Food and Dairy Departments
Sebastian Mueller
William F. Hapgood
Indianapolis
Thaw to be examined in two hearings at once
By order of County Judge Hasbrouck Harry K Thaw must appear before Referee Holmes Vandewater at 10 a m Monday to explain his indebtedness to Dr J P Wilson in supplemental proceedings begun by Mrs Ella B Hast a judgment creditor The papers were served by Fred E Ackerman Thaw faces simultaneous hearings one in the Supervisors room in Poughkeepsie and another with Referee Schlosser in Fishkill Landing for a separate suit on Dr Wilsons services as an expert
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Schlosser
Fishkill Landing
Thaw
Wilson
Vandewater
Poughkeepsie
Fishkill
Hold Turk for Boy's Murder
Chicago police statement ties Hassin Nemmer to the disappearance and murder of 13 year old Tuffa Shashem. Two boys report Shashem entered Nemmer's home with him on the day he vanished. police find saws and a bloodstained bed in Nemmer's room as witnesses describe his predatory behavior toward youths. The case expands as investigators probe other possible ties and victims.
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Chicago
Tuffa Shashem
Mud Lake
August Cardersell
Dominick Larado
Dorman
Young Shashem
Hassin Nemmer
Turk
Nemmer
Shashem
Union Station
Tuffa
Forts Men Shut Out From New Jersey Republican Committee
Governor Fort appointees to the New Jersey Republican Committee were barred from ballot participation after Hamilton Fish Kean moved that only regularly elected members may vote. Ex Governor Stokes supported. The September 25 electors convention was set, with Murphy warning of a strenuous campaign and local conditions demanding hard work.
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Fort
New Jersey Republican Committee
Newark
Hamilton Fish Kean
Union
Stokes
Samuel K. Robbins
Burlington
Joseph 8. Frelinghuysen
Somerset
Frank H. Sommer
Essex
Joseph W. Congdon
Passaic
Sommer
Murphy
Mother Gives Children to Gypsies in Nomadic Camp
Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children found two children, Fannie Shellick seven, and Harry Howard, at gypsy camps near North Beach Long Island City after their mother Florence Howard was deserted and penniless. Gypsies said they would care for the children. Mrs. Howard will be aided to find a home. No action against the gypsies was taken.
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Brooklyn Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Long Island City
Florence Howard
North Beach
Mrs. Howard
Panel for racetrack cases drawn in Kings County
A panel of 150 salesmen was drawn yesterday in Kings County by Jacob Brenner, Commissioner of Jurors, to qualify for jury duty at trials of men indicted on charges of violating the anti-racetrack gambling law. A special grand jury was also drawn and will be in session during the trials.
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Kings County
Jacob Brenner
Public Service Decision Grants Bath Electric Plant
Albany Aug 7 The Public Service Commission grants Citizens Electric Service Company of Bath permission to build an electric light plant in Bath and surrounding areas. The agency says a firm failing to serve the public adequately cannot justify barring competition.
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Albany
Citizens’ Electric Service Company of
Bath
Public Service Commission
Ninth Street station opens on Hudson tunnel line
The Ninth street station of the new Hudson tunnel route to New Jersey opened for business at seven minutes after midnight. General Superintendent Hedley attended as about twenty-five passengers rode the first train, noting the completion conquers subterranean streams and a heavy L shaped structure that made construction the most difficult on the line.
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Ninth Street
Hudson Tunnel
New Jersey
Hedley
Child Falls In Puddle In Waterbury Pool
A ten year old named Harold Verreiker went missing from his South End home in Waterbury. A nearby boy shouted that he was in a pool and was found dragged from the excavation filled five feet deep with surface water after a heavy shower. Doctors say there is no hope of recovery.
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the Tribune
Waterbury
Conn
South End
Harold Verreiker
Candy store proprietor arraigned over noisy exhaust pipe
George Yanocopoulo, owner of a candy store on Eastth street, was arraigned in night court before Magistrate Harris for maintaining a nuisance by a loud exhaust pipe in his cellar. Captain Henry at Mercer Street station had six weeks of complaints. police said the noise could be heard to University Place. The defendant said the engine could not run without the pipe. Harris adjourned the case to next Monday evening.
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George Yanocopoulo
Eastth Street
Harris
Henry
Mercer Street
University Place
Northfield Meeting Ends With Revival and Social Debate
East Northfield Mass August 7 The Northfield Conference held a praise service led by Charles Alexander who introduced a new song I Am a Subject of the King of Kings written by Robert Harkness. Afternoon talks covered church use of lay members amid socialist concerns while ministers and laymen debated city problems. The Bible lecture by A T Pierson warned democracy cannot endure and monarchy alone suffices. Final address by Len G Broughton of Atlanta.
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East Northfield
Mass
Northfield
Charles Alexander
England
Australia
Trg
Robert Harkness
Alexander
Percy S&s Grant
New York
A. T. Pierson
Len G. Broughton
Atlanta
Japanese Smuggling Ring Exposed Landing in Texas
Eight Japanese in Sonora County are detained as investigators uncover a Mexico to Texas smuggling scheme. A steam tug carried groups of twenty five to fifty Japanese from near Tampico across the Gulf to a spot below Corpus Christi. One informant aided authorities, who estimate up to fifty thousand Japanese may be involved in Mexico routes.
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the Tribune
Galveston
Sonora County
United States
Mexico
Gulf
Tampico
Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Not to Stop Electrification Sparked by Tie-up
A New Haven road spokesman refused to state causes for last night’s Stamford to New York electric service disruption. He denied reports that the plan to extend the service to New Haven had been postponed indefinitely, saying delays were due to unfavorable money conditions.
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the Tribune
New Haven
Stamford
New York
Rev Paul Faude to Wed in Tuckahoe N Y
The Lafayette Indiana telegraph reports Reverend Paul Faude pastor of St John s Episcopal Church will marry Miss Claire Schayer of Washington next Wednesday in Tuckahoe New York after leaving Lafayette today for the ceremony.
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Tuckahoe
Tribune
Lafayette
Ind
Paul Faude
St. John’s Episcopal Church
N. Y
Claire Schayer
Washington
Wealthy "Forty-Niner" Elopes to Marry
Colonel Charles L. Morse, a wealthy forty-niner aged sixty-eight, elopes with Mrs. Sarah Benham aged sixty-two. They wed by a clergyman in Chicopee Falls, Mass, after visiting several ministers who refused to officiate, and plan a California honeymoon in the gold region where he earned his fortune. Relatives reportedly oppose the marriage due to the groom’s age.
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Tribune
New Haven
Charlies L. Morse
Sarah 5. Benham
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Morse
California
Colonel Morse
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