Subway Zone Enlarged Brings Bronx District Closer
The Broadway subway spur extends to 242nd Street linking Spuyten Duyvil Marble Hill Kingsbridge Riverdale and Van Cortlandt Manor to the 5 cent fare zone. It boosts access to Van Cortlandt Park Mosholu Parkway and Riverside Drive aiding home seekers investors and park users in this fast growing Bronx area.
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Marble Hill
Riverdale
van Cortlandt Manor
Wth St
242D St
Bronx
Spuyten Duyvil
Kingsbridge
Broadway
Subway
Hudson River Division
New York Central
New York & Putnnam Railroad
155Th St
Th Ave
Putnam Road
Dyckman
Manhattan Island
Harlem Ship Canal
Mount St. Vincent
Hudson River
Spuyten Durvil Parkway
van Cortlandt Park
24 Street
Parkway
Mesholu Parkway
Pelham Bay Park
Sound
van Cortlandt and
Mount Vernon Avenues
Harlem
Riverside Drive
Bolton Road
Riverdale Avenue
Manhattan
Netherland
Arlington
Fairfield
Independence Avenues
Yonkers Place
Siward Place
Delafield
Blackstone
Palisade
Rapidly Rising Real Estate Values in The Bronx
A New York study shows dramatic jumps in Bronx property values, with instances like four and a half acres bought for 5000 in 1884 near the Third Avenue elevated line reaching substantial profits before the original buyer's death. The estate still holds of the property.
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New York
Bronx
Third Ave
Tremont Ave
Hastings Homes reports peak River View Manor sales season
The Hastings Homes Company notes the last two weeks marked the busiest sale period for River View Manor this season. Purchasers include R. J. Mount with a 125 foot frontage villa plot on Euclid Ave about 300 feet north of Villard Ave, Amelia Range on Buena Vista Driveway north of Pleasant Ave near Ravine Driveway, and Harden H. Fitts with a villa plot on Buena Vista Drive.
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Hastings Homes Company
River View Manor
Siies
R. J. Mount
Euclid Ave
Villard Ave
Amelia Range
Buena Vista
Pleasant Ave
Ravine
Harden H. Fitts
Buena Vista Drive
Harmon on Brooklyn Real Estate Prospects
W E Harmon argues Brooklyn will lead New York real estate gains as subway expansion and dock upgrades boost the borough. He notes land values lag rents but predicts a rising market, with strategic sales by his firm to ride the next upturn and hold back until prices climb.
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W. E. Harmon
Flatbush Gardens
Brooklyn
New York
National and Savings Bank
Mr. Harmon
Atlantic Ave
Interborough Subway
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan
Taxpayers urge early printing of city budget estimates
The Greater New York Taxpayers Conference with over fifty associations asks Controller Metz for early publication of all city department budget estimates for 1909. It seeks separate printing of major estimates and of Bureau analyses, and public access to copies upon request.
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Greater New York
Bureau of Municipal Research
Metz
Bureau of Municipal Investigation and Statistics
Real Estate Activity Shows Few Sales and Steady Mortgage Money
The week’s real estate activity was quiet with sales below last year but leases like the Hotel Saranac were reported. Mortgage money remains ample though investors seek secured loans. rates stay firm at 6 percent in Manhattan and 5 percent in The Bronx. Transfers include William F. Havemeyer buying 15 East 31st Street and Shaw & Co. selling 230 West 131st Street. Garden City Estates trades involve multiple plots and a Wellington Road residence.
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Saranac
Manhattan
Bronx
Salisbury
The
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
William F. Havemeyer
East 31St St
Arthur W. Saunders
Shaw & Co
West 131St St
John Bottomley
Madison Square Mortgage Company
S. B. Goodale & Son
West 62d St
Garden City Estates
S. A. Barnum
Nassau Boulevard
Newmarket Road
C. T. Fisher
Kensington Road
Chester Ave
C. H. Salter
Salisbury Ave
Williiam
Mary Lucas
Stratford Ave
Albert Sopp
W. F. Thummell
Albert Hughes
Wellington Road
Stewart Ave
Thummell
Malba Progress Advances with New Streets and Plans
Realty Trust completes two new streets through Malba linking Long Island Railroad to 18th Street and to Flush ing. North Malba remains gated from White stone proper by two iron barriers near Malba Drive. Paving begins. plans filed for an $18 000 Colonial dwelling on 4th Avenue opposite Malba Drive and a $27 000 casino in Beachside Park. Rights of way secured for a Flushing Whitestone trolley line to boost North Shore transit, alongside LIRR and ferry improvements to the new 600 foot Malba dock.
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Malba
Realty Trust
Long Island Railroad
Malba Drive
18Th St
Flushing
Queens
Whitestone
Whitestone Peninsula
4Th Ave
Powell's Cove
Beachside Park
Malba Tract
North Shore
Rockaway Park auction sale of 172 lots and parcels
Bryan L. Kennelly to auction 172 lots at Rockaway Park Long Island on a Saturday in August at 3 p m by order of George C Austin assignee of Corbin Banking Company for account of a former bulk buyer. Parcels include riparian rights fronting on the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay.
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Bryan L. Kennelly
George C. Austin
Corbin Banking Company
Rockaway Park
Long Island
Atlantic Ocean
Jamaica Bay
Joseph F. Feist
9Th Ave
Jovo Tomanovich
Willam A. White & Sons
August Miller
West 37Th St
William A. Pond & Co
Jersey Shore Realty Company
Trenton
Milan Ross
Taulman A. Miller
Arthur R. Smock
Plans for Alterations in Avenues and Hotels
Plans have been filed to remodel and modernize a four story tenement at 25 Avenue B with four stores for owner Adolph Blum, architect Henry Klein. Another set seeks to overhaul a four story hotel at Fourth Ave and 27th St for Theopile Kirk, architect Julius Kastner & Dell. Substitute plans cover a four story hotel and stores at 1544 Broadway owned by S E Appleby, with Louis Muller involved.
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Ave. B
Adolph Blum
Henry Klein
Fourth Ave
27Th St
Theopile Kirk
Julius Kastner
Broadway
S. E. Appleby
Louis Muller
New Bronx Building Plans Filed For Frame and Brick Houses
Plans submitted to the Bronx bureau of buildings include two 2 story frame dwelling houses on Findlay Avenue and 190 feet south of 169th Street with 16.4 by 45 feet and 16 by 45 feet dimensions. George P Crosier and Daniel MacLean are listed as architects with Thornton Bros Co and Balcom Ave sites. Also listed is a 2 story brick dwelling on Balcom Avenue near Fort Schuyler Road. Owner is Mrs Patrick Moynihan with total figures of 21000 and 4000 in the record.
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Lfe
Manhattan
Hastings-on-the-Hudson
River View Manor
Charles L. van Fossen
New York Central Road
Yonkers
212D Street
Hudson River
Westchester
Findlay
E S
Dwg
Bros Co
George P Crosier
Findlay Ave
169Th St
Thornton Bros Co
George P Croster
Balcom Ave
Fort Schuyler Rd
Patrick Moynihan
Daniel MacLean
Weeklong Auction Schedule for City Properties and Hotels
Auction rooms on Vesey street publish a list of sales for the coming week with emphasis on the Gallatin Hotel and Churchill properties at 26 to 212 West 4th street. Foreclosure figures arise from a noted $88,000 judgment plus multiple mortgaged parcels including 5 to 6 story tenements and stores across Upper Manhattan and the Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Gallatin
Churchill
West 4Th St
Vesey St
Change Seat for Henry Ruhlender on Speyer Board
The New York Stock Exchange posted a transfer of membership from Harry J. Faulkner, deceased, to Henry Ruhlender. Ruhlender, of Speyer and Co., will replace Gordon Macdonald, who died last Friday in Gananoque, Canada, as a board member of the firm.
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New York Stock Exchange
Harry J. Faulkner
Henry Ruhlender
Ruhlender
Speyer & Co
Gordon Macdonald
Gananoque
Canada
Hip Sing Tong Roof Fire Sparks Chinatown Alarm
A late night blaze at 12 Bowery in a four story brick building housing the Hip Sing Teng secret society caused panic among residents in Chinatown. A cigarette ignited an old quilt on the roof. firefighters arrived after locals doused the flames with buckets, limiting damage.
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No. 12
Bowery
Hip Sing Teng
Chinatown
Illinois Soldier Bayonets Boy in Train Stabbing
In Kankakee Illinois on August 15 a teenage stowaway on a baggage car of a state troops train to Springfield was fatally stabbed after refusing to disembark. A soldier struck by unknown identity wields a bayonet, plunging through the torso. Police and deputies pursue the assailant.
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Kankakee
Springfield
Earl Nelson
Nelson
Gathaney
Nichols
Bankruptcy petitions filed in U S District Court
Voluntary filings include Henry Wilchinsky a salesman at 14 East Broadway with 253 613 34 assets listed. creditors total 202 300 65 with several secured holds. Other voluntary filing Leon Silverstein at 33 West 13th street shows 8 148 93 unsecured. nineteen creditors with Mechanics & Traders Bank and Union Exchange Bank as largest claims. Involuntary petitions target William H Donohue florist 17 East 2th street alleged absconding and preferential transfers. Rosen Brothers 1816 Third Avenue and Barnett Margolies 49 East 9th Street also named with over 44 and 1 997 claims respectively.
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United States District Court
Henry Wilchinsky
Harry Whlshinsky
East Broadway
Wilchinsky
Catherine A. de la Vergne
Jacob Ruppert
Mortimer M. Singer
Wall Street
Charles Henry Phelps
Broad_ street
Greenville B. Winthrop
Guardian
van Norden Trust Company
Fifth Avenue
State Bank
Grand Street
Hunterton Realty and Construction Company
T. H., Simonson & Son
East 100Th Street
Emil
Mechanics & Traders’ Bank
Union Exchange Bank
William H. Donohue
East 2Th Street
Anna
Donohue
Mary Cronin
Nathan Neff
Rosen Brothers
Third Avenue
Yankee Shirt Company
Barnett Margolies
East 9Th Street
Philip Stein
Store promotions urge autumn dress goods and shoe sales
Bloomingdale's and Hearn's advertise autumn dress goods mohairs panamas and Danish cloths plus nightgowns corset covers and children's guimpes. Stern Brothers promotes women's cloaks dresses and clearance items while Abraham Strau s highlights lawn robes and laces. Macy's touts household furniture and Indian rugs and Lord & Taylor offers final reductions on women's and children's shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomingdales
Third Avenue
Seth Street
American Oil Wins Whole Line Advances
The article notes the United States’ leading role in world petroleum output and foreign trade for the fiscal year. It highlights Standard Oil Company’s expansion as central to America’s growing domestic consumption and global distribution of petroleum products across both hemispheres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Victory Amid Industry Crisis
In commentary on the oil industry, the piece notes a recent court victory reversing unjust verdicts against Standard Oil. It argues government actions threaten livelihoods but asserts Standard Oil has aided America's petroleum sector and boosted foreign trade in the last fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Growth in Foreign Petroleum Trade Surges Past Record
The year closed with a record foreign trade in American mineral oils. Standard Oil Company exports more than four fifths of all petroleum products abroad. The yearly volume exceeds 1.3 billion gallons with a value near 104.9 million dollars, and growth is expected to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
America
Petroleum export trade shows strong gains despite crude oil dip
Over the last twelve months mineral oil exports rose by 200 million gallons and their value by 18 million dollars. Crude oil fell slightly in value by about 700 thousand dollars, but refined products showed substantial gains, leaving America's petroleum export trade in an eminently satisfactory state.
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America
American illuminating oil exports surge in fiscal year
The United States shipped about 1.0 billion gallons of illuminating oil valued at 368 million dollars in the last twelve months, a gain of over 120 million gallons and 314.79 million in value from the prior year. Exports in the closing month exceeded the previous year by more than two million dollars in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illuminating Oil Export
America
United States Tops Lubricants Exports With Strong Year
The export of lubricating oils shows America remains the leading supplier. Year shipments valued at around 156 million gallons, up more than 24 million gallons, with a value increase near 4 million dollars.
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America
The Automobile Factor in Petroleum Trade
Statistics show American exports of motor spirit rose to about 29 million gallons in the last year, exceeding the prior 12 months by over 6 million tons. Naphtha exports increased in value by about 1 million dollars, underscoring a strengthened foreign trade in lighter petroleum products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Oil Exports Show Steady Global Growth Over Two Decades
The article argues that American petroleum products have consistently expanded into foreign markets over the last twenty years. It asserts no missed opportunities and credits a policy of progression and extension for American oil securing a dominant presence worldwide despite challenging seas.
Petroleum Industry Expansion and Global Trade lesson
An editorial argues that broad support from pioneer organizations would amplify petroleum's role and consumer reach. It notes America’s commerce grows by steady effort, urging the industry to extend abroad and unify for lasting progress. The piece cites New York circles and a London view from August 10, 1908.
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New York
America
London Petroleum
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Brook Aves
Richardson
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Throg’s Neck Gardens
Estates Development Company
Upper East River
Albert Shaw
Hastings-On-Hudson
Review OF Reviews
River View
Harmon
Realty
Joseph P Day
46Th St
6Th Ave
Gallatin
Heard Et al
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Isaacs
Attys
J A Allen
Park Ave
H B Stein
I Sheatty
Westchester Ave
Washingtonville
Annie Thoma Et al
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Ave C
10Th St
Bruno Renziger
William Fritzel
O R Seitz
L F Doyle
1St Ave
Amelia Hartung
Magnus Hartung
William Volker
H W Herbert
Brookave
F W Curry
McKinley Healty & Con Co
A G Cropsey
Atty
P J Dobson
Brook Ave
L N Kluti
Goebel
Prospect Ave
Longwood Ave
Hades Drexler
Isidor Cohn
Herbert A Sherman
Ssth St
Rosehill Realty Corporation
Isaac Fox
Bowers & Sattys
Joseph P. Day
West End Ave
Andrea Avitabile
J A Lyons
I. F Doyle
Morts
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Ins and Trust Co
John Colleran
Dean
G. 3i
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List St
Jonas Weil
Bertha Green
I S Heller
H J Andrews
100Th St
Jonas Well
Cecelia Gottlieb
I S Hiller
J A Foley
T Phillips
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Fettretch
G H Montague
48Th St. Ss
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West Sarms
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H R Squier
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Woodycrest Ave
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W Pollock
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