Unclaimed City Salaries Grow In Chamberlain’s Office
The Bronx and other departments add small unclaimed sums to a rising total in the City Chamberlain’s ledger. The twelve month balance nears 159700 80 dollars, blending tiny wages, estates, and forgotten funds from deceased without heirs, elections, and city services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Chamberlain
Martin
City Chamberu
Chamberlain Marts
Dock Department
Gher
New Orleans
Sicily
Wbe
Yarthier
Tim
Bronx
Chamberlain
Ciy Chamberlain
The
Department of Corrections
Gageey
Chamberisin
Cay
B. of Elections
Cty
Chambrlain
Floating Yankee improves chances after wreck near Penikese Island
Wireless dispatches report the cruiser Yankee, stranded off Penikese Island, lying on a sandy bottom with masts visible and about forty two feet of water beneath her. Wreckers Arbuckle and Wotherspoon say air compressors and pontoons will raise the vessel with less storm risk, though prior effort was hampered by heavy seas.
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Lebanon
Yankee
Penikese Island
William Wotherspoon
Dresesdir
Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn
Mr. Arbuckle Saic
Wegher
Mr. Arbuckle
Cotton Ginners’ Association reports year totals in Memphis
In its annual report issued today in Memphis the Nations Ginners' Association places total cotton ginned to December 1 at 1,064,000 bales and the season crop at 12,675,000 bales, excluding linters or re packs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
The
Nations Ginners’ Association
Simon assumes rule as Fouchard lands in Port-au-Prince
In Haiti General Antoine Simon proclaimed himself Chief Executive and moved to form a provisional government after eight thousand troops entered Port-au-Prince. General Fouchard landed aboard the Cuban steamer Oteri and was greeted with salutes, while Firmin forces gain strength in Gonaives St. Marc. General Leconte arrived at Cape Haitien under guard as tensions rise across the country.
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Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Antoine Simon
National Assembly
Oteri
Kingston
General Fouchard
Simon
Fouchard
Generali Firmin
Hayti
General Rameau
Gonaives
St. Marc
Camner
Firmin
Cape Haytien
Leconte
Interior
Cheruskia
Plot to harm the Shah in Tehran provokes revolutionary proclamations
From Teheran on December 6 a secret revolutionary organization posted proclamations condemning the Shah for alleged constitution violations. The notices signal a plot to inflict fatal harm, reflecting unrest over royal authority and legal limits. Authorities reported heightened vigilance as activists publicize their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Secret Revolutionary Organization
Americans indignant as gunboats withdraw from Yangtse
Reports from Peking say Americans in the Yangtse region are angered by the withdrawal of American gunboats to Manila for target practice. Without protection during Nanking unrest, Consul General William Martin asked the British envoy to safeguard American interests. Edict orders Manchu and Chinese nobility sons sent abroad for naval training.
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Peking
Yangtse River
Manila
Nanking
Hankow
William Martin
Breaks Into Home In Brooklyn Disturbance
Break in at No 3 Euclid avenue Brooklyn ends with Mrs Clara Bohner Nobis, wife of Charles V Nobis, detained after a scene. Her brother-in-law Alfred Nobis fled across fences. Nobis faces dis orderly conduct charges while husband claims a divorce suit naming Rudolph Reusch as corespondent. He alleges she threatened him and his brother with a revolver and damaged crockery. Doctor costs later treated him for possible poisoning.
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Euclid Avenue
Brooklyn
No. 3
Clara Bohner Nobis
Charles V. Nobis
Victor Nobis
Pearl Street
Manhattan
Alfred Nobis
James Lachey
Liberty Avenue
Grace Ousted as Financier by Brotherhood Lodge
In Binghamton New York on December 6 Patrick H Grace was rejected as financier of the judge by Parlor City Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen after he wrote a letter to President Roosevelt asking Tafts labor stance. TF Walker was elected to succeed him. Grace had held the post for twelve years. The dispute centered on his use of the pronoun we in the letter.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Roosevelt
Patrick H. Grace
Parlor City Lodge, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
T F. Walker
Mr. Grace
Grace
Taft
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Oldtime Showman Dies in Ohio In Walls Passes at 86
Bellefontaine Ohio reports the death of H P Ingalls aged eighty six the last of the oldtime showmen. He helped pioneer Siamese twins and partnered with Barnum later led the Philadelphia Museum and Cincinnati Zoo and ran Forepaugh circus sideshow. He was honored by Queen Victoria and discovered Mollie Christine the two headed girl. He knew Tony Paswr and Dan Rice.
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Tribune
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Queen Victoria
Captain Hates
Nova Scotia Giants
Mollie Christine
Tony’’ Paswr
Dan” Rice
Bankers' Trust Company Report Shows Surplus Wealth Rise
Bankers' Trust Company submits its condition report to the Superintendent of Banks dated November 27, announcing total deposits of 36,422,899, up about 6 percent from year start. Loans stand at 21,368,411 with cash holdings of 3,600,367 and surplus and undivided profits totaling 1,706,001.
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Bankers’ Trust Company
Superintendent of Banks
Gorham showrooms offer ideal Christmas gift selections
The Gorham Company showcases presentable showrooms designed to aid shoppers in selecting articles eminently satisfactory for Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham Company
Changes at Albany
Albany dispatch outlines the 1309 legislative session setup with expected re-elections for Speaker James W. Wadsworth Jr and clerks Lafayette Gleason and Ray Smith. It notes likely committee shifts in the Senate and Assembly, including potential chairmanships of Finance, Judiciary, Cities, Railroads, Taxation and Retrenchment, and other panels.
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Albany
Senate
Assembly
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Livingston
Lafayette B. Gleason
Delhi
Ray B. Smith
Syracuse
Charlies R. Hotaling
Selkirk
Albany County
Frank W. Johnston
Buffalo
John Raines
Canandaigua
George A. Davis
Erie
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Cities
Canalis
Edgar T. Brackett
Saratoga
Judiciary
Davis
White
Harvey D. Hinman
Binghamton
George H. Cobb
Watertown
William T. O'Neil
St. Regis Falls
Alids
Finance
Edwin A. Merritt, Jr
St. Lawrence
Wadsworth
Ways and Means
Jesse S. Phillips
Allegany
Cost Of Forest Fires In New York State
Albany reports 177476 acres burned in New York forests this year with property losses at 4398675 dollars and firefighting costs of 138 dollars. Commissioner Whipple notes higher fire counts, longer drought, and calls for fuel changes and tougher laws to prevent arson and protect the state forest preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York State
James S. Whipple
State Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Russian Loan of 225 Million Dollars Discussed in Douma
St. Petersburg December 6 budget committee of the Douma adopts a bill for an external loan of 22 million dollars. The president of the committee says the government has consented to public discussion of the bill in the Douma.
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St. Petersburg
Urge Caleb Powers for Congress in Kentucky race
Telegraph report from Lexington dated December 6 details Caleb Powers reentry in a campaign against Captain B B Golden for Commonwealth's Attorney. threats of violence surfaced and Golden hinted at releasing new facts on the Goebel murder. Powers' camp says he gains leadership in the district after defeat of Golden.
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Tribune
Lexington
Caleb Powers
B. B. Golden
Commonwealth
Golden
Goebel
Wharton Golden
Powers
Cost of Elections Shows County Committee Spending in 1908
Albany reports total spending by Republican and Democratic county committees for the 1908 campaign, excluding Nassau and several counties that had not filed by December 4. Totals show New York County highest for Democrats and Westchester highest for Republicans, with a broad spread across the state and notes on underreporting and subcommittee expenditures.
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Albany
Association To Prevent
Nassau County
Franklin
Orleans
Suffolk
Warren
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Daemenaaindh
Diese
York County
New York County
Putnam County
Otsego County
Democratic
Allegany
PIA Oo
Cuttaranges
Aaa
Cevars
Soneenee Snes
Nautaugua
Chenango
Canton
Columbia
Cortland
Delaware
Dutchess
Fulter Herkimer
Nis
Jefferson
Oes
Kings
Rewis
Livingston
Madison Monroe
Montgomery
Nassau Skania
New York
Niagara
Onondaga Ontario
Orange
Queens Rensselaer
Richm
Rockland
St. Lawrence
Saratoga
Nectady
Schurler
Seneca
Steuben
Suffolk Co
Sullivan
Tioga
Tompkins
Ulster
North
Washington
Wayne
Westchester
Wyoming
Yates
Wotals
Veness
Association
Rures
Hopes for the publicity bill in Senate action
Washington reports Perry Belmont releasing a Massachusetts representative McCall letter urging passage of the publicity bill. McCall warns Crumpacker amendment could kill the measure this session. He notes party committees act as if law is in effect and suggests the Senate pass the House version, then confer. Taft letter to Senator Burroughs supports such legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Perry Belmont
Representative McCall
Massachusetts
Mecall
Crumpacker
House
Taft
Burroughs
Jowans Aerial Vision in New York Flight Venture
H Clay Moore of Jama Iowa, founder of the Iowa Flying Machine Company, seeks to float a stock venture in New York to manufacture a combination dirigible and aeroplane, claiming substantial value potential. He cites Edison and criticizes the Wright brothers, proposes a compact wing design, and touts a six hour London Manchester flight claim with high fuel efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clay Moore
Jama
Iowa
New York
Iowa Flying Machine Company
Henry Clay Moore
Moore
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Wright Brothers
Wrights
London Mail
London
Manchester
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CITY
Treasury
Gonaives and
the Gorham Co
Gorham
Fifth Avenue
36Th Street
Maiden Lane
Congress
Astor Crist
Fifth Ave
Capital & Surplus
Benjamin Altman
Altman & Co
John Jacob Astor
GEO. F. R
First National Bank
Stephen Baker
Bank of the Manhattan Co
GEO. B. Case
White & Case
Thomas Cochran, JR
Converse
H. P. Davison
Iohn L
Gates W. McGarrar
Mechanics Nati Bank
Charles A. Peabody
Mutualife Ins
William H. Porter
Chemical Nat'l Bank
Seward Prosser
Roy A. Rainey
W. J. Rainey
Daniel G. Reid
Rock Island System
Douglas Robinson
Archibald D. Russell
Alexander A. Stevens
Gallatin Nat’ Bank
John F. Thompson
E. C. Converse
Alex. H. Stevens
GEO. W. Pancoast
Howard Boocock
America
Europe
Kranich & Bach
125Th St
Euro
B. Altman & CO
34Th Street
35Th Street
5Th Aurne
Jowan
Broadway
Atlantic Ocean
New York City
Boston
Eastern Steamship
Hayden, Stone & Co
Rave
Eastern Steamship Company
Morse Line
Consolidated Steamship Company
Ami
France
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