Slot Machine Clash Hinders Brooklyn Subway Hearing
Acrimonious exchanges marked a Brooklyn extension hearing on removing slot machines as nuisances to traffic. Attorney Gardiner clashed with Commissioner Bassett over technicalities, while L T Harkness and Ward & Gov’s Charles Atkinson testified that machines did not impede movement. Bassett closed the hearing after denying further adjournments.
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
Charlies EB Atkinson
Ward & Gov
Gardimer
Atkinson
Gerdiner
Gardir
Sharps
Pittsburg Brokers Suspend
Pittsburg stock firm John D. Armstrong & Co. suspended operations due to inability to realize on paper, signing an assignment to Walter P. Rainbow of Chapman & Rainbow. Assets reportedly exceed liabilities though Rainbow has limited details and says the failure is a small affair with more statements due after review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsburg
John D. Armtrong & Co
Farmers Bank
Walter P. Rainbow
Chapman & Rainbow
Armstrong & Co
Water case hearing opens against American Sugar Refining Co
Ed ward Maxson leads the Water Department suit seeking 525 600 dollars for unmetered water from 1887 to 1903. Hearing before referee Morgan J. O'Brien begins as Parsons Closson McIlvaine deny fraud and assert bills were paid. Investigation found unmetered pipes and leakage near the refinery in South 4th and South 5th streets. The city had limited claims to six years. prior grand jury indictments failed. Commissioner O'Brien warned of possible shutoff without payment, but an injunction blocked action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Maxson
Water Department
American Sugar Refining Company
Morgan J. O'Brien
John MeIlvaine
Parsons, Closson & McIlvaine
James
Béndernagel
Bendernagel
Robert van Iderstine
South 4Th
South Sth
Brooklyn
O’brien
Arrests in mail fraud case involve Co-Operative Securities
Augustus M. Brown treasurer and Francis S. Palmieri said to be president of the Co-Operative Securities Company were arrested on postal fraud charges. Brown allegedly swindled Mary C. Moffat out of 1500 by selling worthless bonds. Palmieri advertised as sole agent for Chicago New York Electric Air Line Railway and sold stock at a profit, claiming forged high interests and a Carnegie offer for Ideal Steam Turbine stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus M. Brown
Co-Operative Securities Company
No. 45
West 34Th Street
Francis S. Palmieri
Concern
Brown
Mary C. Moffat
No. 55
West 130Th Street
Palmieri
Bull's Ferry Road
Union Hill
N. J
Chicago & New York Electric Air Line Railway
Andrew Carnegie
Ideal Steam Turbine Company
Navy General Board to Welcome Younger Members
Secretary of the Navy plans to revamp the General Board by enlarging both the board on construction and the main General Board and appointing comparatively young officers. The aim is to free bureau chiefs from heavy duties and provide expert consensus for major policy decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Navy General Board
Navy
Army
General Staff
Newberry
General Board
Burglars Blow Open First National Bank in Pepperell
Five men robbed the First National Bank of Pepperell Massachusetts early today escaping with about 14600 in cash after blowing the safe with nitroglycerine. Two bottles and a sledge hammer were found at the scene. Officer Ernest Tarbell fired at the fleeing car but no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepperell
Mass
First National Bank
Lowell Apothecary
Boston & Maine Railroad
Railroad Square
Nashua
N. H
Ernest Tarbell
Tarbell
Army and Navy Notes on Cavalry Growth and Fleet Changes
The December 2 dispatch reports urgent push to add five cavalry regiments bringing total to twenty. It notes plans for mounted infantry and a cavalry depot in wartime, plus numerous Army and Navy officer transfers and shipboard assignments across the fleet, including reshuffles on battleships and cruisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
War Department
General Staff
T. W. Jones
Cavalry
Philippines
Capps Reviews Dispute Over Battleship Plans
Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral W L Capps chief constructor of the navy reviews the Newport conference controversy on North Dakota and Delaware plans. He cites minor detail differences and notes budget requests for new vessels and repairs totaling up to 14 540 790 for construction and machinery. He warns of inadequate repair facilities at navy yards and favors limiting old vessel modernization to fund latest design ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. L. Capps
Navy
North Dakota
Delaware
Capps
Navy Yards
Congress
Admiral Capps
Maddox Beats Woodward for Atlanta Mayor in Primary
James G. Woodward, the white primary nominee, was defeated in Atlanta's mayoral race with 12,289 votes cast. Robert F. Maddox led 7,719 to 4,570, aided by a telephone-driven mobilization. The campaign followed Woodward's alleged sobriety lapse and a disputed resigning controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
James G. Woodward
Robert F. Maddox
Mr. Woodward
Maddox
Woodward
Will of Harry Sampson leaves widow as executrix
The will filed for probate in Rochester on December 2 leaves the Macedon resident's estate to his widow Georgia F. Sampson who is in Lyons jail awaiting murder charges. She is named executrix. The will is dated July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Harry Sarmipson
Macedon
Admiral Sampson
Georgia F. Sampson
Lyons
Beating and Robbery Case Tied to Flatbush Grocer
John Weber, 30, arrested after a chase across several blocks and a rooftop struggle with two policemen at East 7th Street. Weber and an accomplice allegedly beat grocer Charles A. Young of Reeve Place Windsor Terrace and stole $40 from the cash register after a glass door was broken. A woman customer witnessed the escape as Weber fled one way and the companion another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Young
Reeve Place
Windsor Terrace
Flatbush
John Weber
No. 11
East 7Th Street
Young Says
Weber
Movements of Navy Vessels and Crew Reassignments
Long list of detachments and transfers involving numerous ships and personnel including the Georgia Virginia Missouri Ohio Bainbridge Decatur Vermont Chattanooga and others. Also notes movements of warships with arrivals at Port au Prince and sailings from Bradford for various destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Clement
Georgia
Petree
J. V. Chase
Kearsarge
Rainbow
L. S. Adams
Naval Station
Cavité
FE. A. Lichtenstine
Virginia
F- B. Freyer
Missouri
E S. Robinson
Kentucky
Concord
L. N. M Nair
J. 5. Howell
Villalobos
F T. Evans
Louisiana
H. A Stuart
Panther
Vermont
G. N. Hayward
Rhode Island
W. D. Macdougall
H. M. Austin
Denver
W . Clarke
Chauncey
T. Hutchins, Jr
L. R. DE Steiguer
Illinois
Connecticut
J. S. M'Calin
Z. H. Madison
J. W. Organ
Bainbridge
J. P. Hart
J. W. Jewell
Nebraska
G. L. Caskey
H. H. Ritter
New Jersey
J. Whitlock
Callao
W. S. Anderson
W. B. Woodson
Ail
CC. R. Miller
Kansas
W. F. Jacobs
J. A. Andeville
W. Whitted
H. R. Bierbe
JL. W. F. Carstein
Cleveland
H. J. Pence
E. B. Armstrong
Minnesota
W. L. Calhoun
R. M. Fpawell
Samar
E. F. Johnson
Greetham
D. Greetham
H. A. Orr
Wilmington
L. Noy
Helena
H. Allen
Wisconsin
E. I. Msheehy
Galveston
Taylor
F. A. Wolleson
R. W. Kessler
Chattanooga
L. C. Palmer
RL. Canaga
L. Cannon
C. P. Burt
L. F. Kimball
HT Dyer
H. A. Baldridgs
Bureau of Navigation
R. Willson
Naval Hospital
Mare Island
W. ¢. Gilil
Yankton
W. H. Lee
G. M. Olson
Culgea
W. W. Bradley, Jr
Vieginia
Algoa
F. Stokes
Benet
H. M Jenson
Monadnock
F. Brassett
S A. Taffinder
Decatur
J. J. Manning
F. Starr
R. Spear
T. V. Gillis
J. P. Miller
W. E. Hall
Ohie
GT. Smith
Eesian WH. Torz
Exstar LD Causey
Dale
FM. Robinson
R. W. Vincent
Heles
T G. Copeland
E G. Oberlin
Mohican
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Metz
East River Savings Bank
Chambers Street
Angelina P. Crane
Edith
Broadway
Europe
Crane
City of
New York
Court of Appeals
City Chamberlain
Frederick Macmonnies
Angelina Crane
Pittsburg Brokers
Whiting
Ness Enterprises
Linen Ledger
GB. Akman & CO
Martin
London
Vernis Martin
34Th Street
35Th Street and
St. Aven
Sevres Jardiniere
Marie Antoinette
Jeanne d’Arc
Antonin Mergie
Joan of Arc
Jardiniere
Thieme
Antonio Manchaitelli
Dresden
Vienna
Sevres
Patria
Bonn
New Building
Moffat, Yard & Company
H = & COMPANY
Frederick Palmer
Pepperell, Mass
Army and Navy Notes
Robert M. O’ Reilly
Victor C. Vaughan
William T. Councilman
John H. Muller
Alexander Lambert
Simon Flexner
William & Thayer
Medical Reserve Corps
Frederick F. Russell
Medical Corps
Edward T. Donnelly
1St Field Artillery
William T. Wilder
11Th Infantry
AR. C. Carnahan
Robert M. Nolan
1St Cavalry
Simpson College
Iowa
Emory S. West
William B. Graham
20Th Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Henry H. Scott
Coast
N. E. Mason
N. E. Niles
R. Tappan
C. ©. Rogers
J. T Newton
G. R. Evans
H. Rodman
Dstrict
Pacific Fleet
San Francisco
A. ¢. Stott, Jr
St. Louis
Independence
Sperry
W. W. Buchanan
Ohio
J. Sarwinke
W. L. Friedel
A. A. Corwin
S. Keller
L. & van Duzer
Tieutenant
P. Snyder
W. F
F. J. Horne
L. W. Townsend
A. W. Brown, Jr
R. L. ©. Stover
J. H. Stranstone
G. HE. Rowdey
FP. T
R. C. Smith
M. Hosts
J. T. Bowers
Nthoede Island
Midshipman
HO Taylor
Trees 2
W. A. Smead
H. Byrt
The
Tribune
Harry Sampson
Chantilly
Albemarle
Boucher
DU Barry
Fifth Gallery
Vernis-Martin
Pergolisi
Caffiere
Taole Mats Be Eee
John Wanamaker
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Stres
Marine Corps
R. Berkeley
Kentuck
A. Rodriam
J. R. Horton
H. Judson
Manila
H. Lyman
Navy Department
Des Moines
Port Au Prince
Hopkin
Hull
Truxtun
Whipple
Farragu
Perry
Prebie
Stewart
San Dies
Chester
Bradford
R. T
Meriden
the Meriden CO
Silversmiths International Silver Co
Fifth Ave
Madison Square
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