Slot Machine Clash During Brooklin Subway Hearing
Acrimonious hearings between A A Gardiner counsel for the Interborough Rapid Transit and Commissioner Bassett of the Public Service Commission marked a session on removing slot machines from the Brooklin extension of the subway. Gardiner pressed on traffic interference and noted four years of operation without passenger complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Gardiner
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Bassett
Public Service Commission
Brooklin
Gardiner
L. T. Harkness
Commission
Brooklyn
Manhattan Subway
Harkness
Interborough
Cramies E Atkinson
Ward & Gov
Gardimer
Atkinson
Jie
Gerdiner
Starply
Oddest City Auction Sells 115 Paintings and Baby Hair Jewelry
City Controller Metz will auction 115 oil paintings by Angelina P. Crane at the East River Savines Bank Building on Friday at 10 30. The works, valued around 25,000, were willed to the city by Crane who lived long ago, and a faded jewel box containing Edith’s hair and teeth is among the lot. The sale also features old jewelry and clothing while a city fountain project linked to Crane’s heir is pending court outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
East River
Edith
Angelina P. Crane
Broadway
Europe
Crane
City of
New York
Court of Appeals
City Chamberlain
Frederick Macmonnies
City Hall
Angelina Crane
Pittsburg Brokers Suspend Under Asset Assignment
Pittsburg stock brokers John D Armstrong & Co. signed an assignment to Walter P Rainbow of Chapman Rainbow. Assets appear to exceed liabilities, though Rainbow needs days to finalize details. he calls the failure a very small affair after a quick look at book values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John D
Water case hearing on unmetered supply to Sugar Refining Co
After five years Ed ward Maxson leads Water Department suit against American Sugar Refining Co for 525,60, alleging unmetered water from 1887 to 1903. First hearing adjourned with defense denying fraud and claiming bills paid. Leakage and unmetered taps cited near refinery in South 4th and South 5th streets. grand jury previously returned 50 indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Maxson
Water Department
American Sugar Refining Company
Morgan J. O’brien
John Melivaine
Parsons, Closson & Melivaine
James
Réndernagel
Bendernagel
Robert van Iderstine
South 4Th
South Sth
Brooklyn
Grand Jury
O'Brien
Arrests in Mail Fraud Case Involving Co Operative Securities
Augustus M. Brown, treasurer of the Co-Operative Securities Company, was arrested after a complaint by Mary C. Moffat for taking 1500 dollars with worthless bonds. Francis S. Palmieri, alleged president, faces postal fraud charges for soliciting and selling stock. Police allege Palmieri falsely claimed authority and advertised big deals with drawn figures and notable names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus M. Brown
Co-Operative Securities Company
No. 45
West 24Th Street
Francis S. Palmieri
Concern
Brown
Mary C. Moffat
No. 55
West 136Th Street
Palmieri
Bull's Ferry Road
Union Hill
N. J
Chicago & New York Electric Air Line Railway
Andrew Carnegie
Ideal Steam Turbine Company
Five burglars loot Pepperell bank逃 with 14000 in cash
Pepperell Massachusetts police hunt for five burglars who blew open the First National Bank vault early today and escaped in an automobile with about 1400 dollars missing in gold and silver. Ernest Tarbell pursued them after firing on the fleeing car, but no arrests yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepperell
Mass
First National Bank
Lowell Apothecary
Boston & Maine Railroad
Railroad Square
Nashua
N. H
Ernest Tarbell
Tarbell
Maddox Wins Atlanta Mayor Race After Turbulent Campaign
James G. Maddox defeated James G. Woodward in Atlanta mayoral election. Total votes 12,289 with Maddox 7,719 and Woodward 4,570. Maddox supporters used a poll-telephoning system to mobilize voters amid a disputed nominating dispute and Woodward’s questioned sobriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
James G. Woodward
Robert F. Maddox
Mr. Woodward
Maddox
Woodward
Will of Harry Sampson Filed for Probate in Rochester
The will of Macedon resident Harry Sampson, nephew of the late Admiral Sampson, was filed for probate. It leaves the estate to Georgia F. Sampson, his widow and jailed Lyons murder suspect, who is named executrix. The document is dated July 1, 1Wi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Harry Sampson
Macedon
Admiral Sampson
Georgia F. Sampson
Lyons
Navy plans younger General Board to aid policy work
Secretary of the Navy proposes enlarging the General Board and appointing comparatively young officers to share duties with the construction and bureau chiefs. The aim is to create a more energetic, efficient body able to devote time to broad policy and construction problems, relieving the secretary and providing expert consensus on key decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Navy General Board
Navy
Army
General Staff
Newberry
General Board
Must Have More Cavalry In New Army Plan
Washington reports urgent calls to increase cavalry by five regiments, totaling twenty. Brig. Gen. O Reilly and the General Staff back the measure amid home and Philippine duties, with a proposed cavalry depot for each squadron during war. Orders list numerous officer transfers and immunization studies for typhoid, plus extensive fleet reassignments and detachments across the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
War Department
General Staff
T. W. Jones
Cavalry
Philippines
Robert M. O Reilly
Victor Vaughan
William T. Councilman
John H. Muller
Alexander Lambert
Simon Flexner
Williams& Thayer
Medical Reserve Corps
Frederick F. Russell
Medical Corps
Edward T. Donnelly
1St Field Artillery
Coast Artillery
General Hospital
Washington Barracks
Sebring C. Megill
4Th Cavalry
Signal Corps
Albert Gilmore
4Th Field Artillery
Vancouver Barracks
Capps Reviews Dispute Over Battleship Plans
The annual report of Rear Admiral W J Capps chief constructor of the navy centers on the controversy over the North Dakota and Delaware plans. He says Newport conference changes were minor and outlines navy yard costs and future vessels funding. He urges limiting modernization of old ships and favors building latest design ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. J. Capps
Navy
North Dakota
Delaware
Capps
Navy Yards
Congress
Admiral Capps
Man Held After Gunmetal Beatdown at Windsor Terrace Grocer
John Weber, 30, arrested after a chase through Flatbush following an alleged robbery at Charles A. Young’s Windsor Terrace grocer shop. Weber and an accomplice beat Young with a blackjack, smashed a door, and fled with $4. a woman shopper gave chase as they split up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Young
Reeve Place
Windsor Terrace
Flatbush
John Weber
No. 11
East 7Th Street
Young Says
Weber
Movements of Warships and Assignments Across Fleets
A lengthy list details detachments and assignments of naval personnel including midshipmen and ensigns to ships such as the Rainbow, Chauncey, Bainbridge, and Vermont. It notes officers detached to stations in Cavité Cavite and Mare Island and reports vessels arriving at Port au Prince and San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. F. Clement
Georgia
J. W. Chase
Kearsarge
Rainbow
L. S. Adams
Naval Station
Cavité
A. Lichtenstine
Virginia
F. B. Freyer
Missouri
E S. Robinson
Kentucky
Concord
L. N. M' Nair
J. B. Howell
Villalobos
F . Evans
Louisiana
H. A Stuart
Panther
Vermont
G. N. Hayward
Rhode Island
W. D. Macdougall
C. M. Austin
Denver
Beb Clarke
Chauncey
T. Hutchins, Jr
Samar
EH. F. Johnson
W. D. Greetham
H. A. Orr
Wilmington
L. Noyes
Helena
H. Allen
Wisconsin
E. I. Msheehy
Galveston
Taylor
F. A. Wolleson
R. W. Kessler
Chattanooga
L. ¢. Palmer
RF L Canaga
Cannon
Connecticut
CP. Burt
F Kneall
Dyer
Bureau of Navigation
Ensign R. Willson
Kansas
Naval Hospital
Mare Island
Ipman
W. €. GiLi
New Jersey
Yankton
W. H. Lee
G. M. Olson
W. W. Bradley, Jr
Vieginia
Urgeon
F. Stokes
H. M. Jenson
Monadnock
FB Bassett
S A. Taprinder
Decatur
J. J. Manning
F. Starr
R. Spear
T. V. Gillis
J. P. Miller
W. FE. Hall
Ohio
G T. Smith
Tmaz
Exsar EL Causey
RE. W. Vincent
Heles
D. G Copeland
Oberlin
Mohican
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittsburg Brokers
Whiting
GB. Akman & CO
Martin
London
Vernis Martin
34Th Street
35Th Street
St. Avenue, New York
Moffat, Yard & Moffat, Yard & Company
Hire & Company
Frederick Palmer
Moffat, Yard & CO
Wew York
Army and Navy Notes
N. E. Mason
N. K. Niles
B. Tappan
C. Rogers
J. T. Newton
G. R. Evans
H. Rodman
Dmstrict
Pacific Fleet
San Francisco
A. Stott, Jr
St. Louis
Independence
Sperry
W. W. Buchanan
J. 5
W. II
Cleveland
E. FE. Capehart
JT M. Major
P &. Morrison
A Krenshaw
Nebraska
J. 3. London
Vilalobos
R. P. Rodgers
Enstan J B Goldman
L. P. Davis
A. W. Cake
P. Schelling
Minnesota
R. Pemrich
C Smith
Carilao
Mo Ho ST Enuir Patamat
J. T. Bowers
Monadness
TT Jrenre
W. A. Smead
H. R. Bie
vNo
Cte
Fenstans A. Seark
A. Alexander
T. Kays
Louisiannell
BR. L. Lowman
H. Bb
Rhode Islands
Sevres Jardiniere
Marie Antoinette
Jeanne d’Arc
Antonin Mergie
Joan of Arc
Jardiniere
Thieme
Antonio Manchaitelli
Dresden
Vienna
Sevres
Patiia
Bonn
New Building
Chantilly
la France
Boucher
DU Barry
Fifth Gallery
Vernis-Martin
Pergolisi
Caffiere Payor
Taole Mats Be Eee
John Wanamaker
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Stree
Marine Corps
R. C. Berkeley
A. RO Drum
J. R. Horton
HL . Judson
H. Lyman
Navy Department
Des Moines
Port Au Prince
Hopkin
Truxtun
Whipple
Farrat
Perry
Prebie
Stewart
San Dies
Chester
Bradford
Meriden
the Meriden CO
Silversmiths International Silver Co
Fifth Ave
Madison Square
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