Kelsey Gaus Deputy to Take Office January First
Albany December 14 State Controller Charles H Gaus announced he offered Otto Kelsey State Superintendent of Insurance the post of first deputy in the Controller's office set to begin January 1 Kelseys acceptance came as a surprise and stirred varied political readings regarding Republican state machine dynamics toward the Governor
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Tribune
Albany
Charles H. Gaus
Otto Kelsey
Kelsey
Gaus
Kelsey named next Deputy State Controller in Albany
Governor Hughes considers appointments for successor to Otto Kelsey as State Controller and head of the Insurance Department. Rumors center on Matthew Fleming and other officials. Mayor Gaus offers Kelsey the deputy post with consent to serve starting January 1. Kelsey accepts, pledging to aid in public service and advance the state department.
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Kelser
Insurance
Kelsey
Hughes
Bir. Kelsey
Matthew C. Fleming
New York
State Insurance Department
Fleming
Senate
Eustis
Public Service Commission
Kelsrey
Gaus
Albany
State Controller
Mr. Gaus
State Department
Power for United Railroads purchase of Stanislaus plant
Bankers tied to United Railways Investment Company announce substantial completion of negotiations with Stanislaus Water Power Company protective committee for acquisition and control of power plants. The deal would yield about 40 000 horsepower for sale and SF operations with projected annual savings of 200 000 to 500 000 dollars. Stanislaus stock includes 6 percent preferred totaling 5 million and 4.2 million common stock.
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United Railways Investment Company
San Francisco
Stanislaus Water Power Company
United Railroads Oer
United Raillraeds
Seaboard receivers cited to show cause for assets
Washington date December 14. Davies Warfield of Baltimore R Lancaster Williams of Richmen Virginia and Edward Duncan of Raleigh North Carolina named as Seaboard Air Line receivers. Justice Wright orders them to show cause January 13 why assets have not been accounted for and why the road should not be sold. Hoover & Denham owed 4 59 for dining car supplies and may be paid. Merchants threatened to attach express trains but were deterred.
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Washington
Davies Warfield
Baltimore
R. Lancaster Williams
Richmen
Edward ©. Duncan
Raleigh
N. C
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Justice Wright
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Hoover & Denham
Seaboard
Seaboard receivers authorize 4.25 million certificates
Richmond Va December 14 Judge Pritchard approves a 4 250 000 receivers certificates issue for the Seaboard Rail Line under receivers Davies Waerfield R Lancaster Williams and Edward Duncan. Certificates pay semi annually at 5 percent to cover debts and fund improvements. sale to a syndicate led by National City Bank of New York.
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Richmond
Davies Waerfield
R. Lancaster Williams
Edward Duncan
Seaboard Rail Line Railway
Pritchard
National City Bank of New Yokle
Receiver Sought In St Louis Transit Stock Sale Dispute
David R. Francis Murray Carleton James Campbell and others, including Brown Brothers Co., face a lender claim of over 16 million dollars tied to 1899 Transit stock sales. J Brooks Johnson seeks a receiver to collect 30 thousand dollars owed him and to recover alleged illegal profits by Transit officers. The case, tied to United Railways stock swaps and a major corporate restructuring, was docketed with no immediate appointment sought.
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St. Louis
David R. Francis
Murray Carleton
James Campbell
Henry Priest
Brown Brothers € Co
New York
St. Louis Transit Company
J. Brooks Johnson
United Railways Company
Johnson
Transit Company
Brown Brothers & Co
Treasury
W. F. Boyle
Henry S. Priest
Charles D. McClure
Pavla R
United Railways
New Transit Solution for West Side Freight and Rapid Transit
A Merchants Association special committee led by Walter C Kerr proposes an elevated freight viaduct along West Street from the Battery to 33rd Street with two freight tracks and two passenger tracks, plus warehouses with elevators, an underground Putnam division link, and a future Battery Place to Fort George rapid transit line via West Street Tenth Avenue Amsterdam Avenue. Electricity is urged as the motive power for the system.
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Merchants’ Association
Walter C. Kerr
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co
New York Central
West Side
West Street
the Battery
Fort George
Public Service Commission
Battery
Asth Street
St. John’s Park
59Th Street
Spuyten Duyvil
Putnam Division
Lth
Gansevoort Street
Battery Place
Tenth Avenue
Amsterdam Avenue
Manhattan Valley
Castles Leaves Guaranty Trust to Focus on Other Ventures
John W. Castles offers resignation as director and president of Guaranty Trust Co to take effect by December 31. He cites other business interests and is linked to plans to reorganize Metropolitan Street Railway with R. E. Tripp of Stone & Webster. Castles rose to president in 1904 after starting as vice president. his departure follows a record of growth in deposits and surplus since 1904.
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John W. Castles
Guaranty Trust Company
Asties
Wall Street
Metropolitan
R. E. Tripp
Tripp
Stone & Webster
Boston
United States
Castles
Walter Goekman
Feild
Hudson Companies
McAdoo
Mr. Castles
New York
New Orleans
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
State to buy four penitentiaries for workhouse plan
Albany December 14 Legislation to place the penitentiaries at Albany Jamesville Rochester and Buffalo under state control will be urged by the State Prison Commission Secretary McLaughlin announced None of the institutions is self supporting and they may be bought for under 1 000 000 The commission plans to use the penitentiaries as state workhouses and to establish industries for marketed products.
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Albany
Jamesville
Rochester
Buffalo
State Prison Commission
McLaughlin
City ferries shut down sparks citywide unrest
The New York Terminal Company abruptly closed five Broadway ferries at 5 am amid an injunction fight, provoking traffic jams and protests. Police restored order as trucks blocked streets to Roosevelt, Grand, 2d, 42d streets ferries and related routes. Officials argued over legal authority and future operations while workers feared mass layoffs of about four hundred.
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New York Terminal Company
Broadway
Williamsburg
Bedford
Lee Avenue
Roosevelt Street
Grand Street
D Street
Broadway Ferry Company
William O. Maden
Supreme Court
Blackmar
Made
Stapleton
Thomas
Pendleton
Metz
Board of Estimate
McClellan
R. R. Gavin
Terminal Company
Wall Street
New York
Legislation Aims to Establish Three Tramp Colonies
Railroad leaders push a bill to create three state colonies for vagrants, claiming nightly losses reach 25 thousand dollars and injuries from trampling, fires, and signal interference. Advocates Edmond Kelly R Fulton Cutting Robert W de Forest Robert W Hebbard and Samuel J Barrows back the plan with Charities Commissioner support noting proven need.
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Knights of the Road
Edmund Kelly
R. Fulton Cutting
Robert W. de Forest
Robert W. Hebbard
Charities
Samuel J. Barrows
Housecoat Bids and Men’s Goods Sale Ad
An advertisement from Three Broadway Stores promotes housecoats with many color options and inside patterns. It lists minimum prices around 9.48 to 9.98, claims regular prices higher, and notes items for men and boys including suit cases razors steamer rugs and travel gear with store locations on Warren Street 13th Street 34th Street and 1302.
Father held in perjury case over falsely burying child death
Martin Nathan of 107 East 87th Street was jailed in the Tombs by Magistrate Steinert on $3,000 bail for trial on perjury charges. He swore in Surrogate’s Court on November 24 that his eight year old daughter Dora was dead to obtain her $30,000 estate and to sell a $15,000 mortgage after guardian duties. Detectives later found the child alive at his home.
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Martin Nathan
East 87Th Street
Tombs
Steinert
Nathan
Dora
Not So Many Men Out of Work Now
Henry H. Kracke, Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture, said at his office that farm labor will be scarce this year and farmers should file applications early. He noted last year skilled workers sought farm work but have since found factory jobs as conditions improved. Farmers should plan with the office for future help.
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Henry H. Kracke
Park Row
No Equitable Building Decision Reported
President Paul Morton stated that no definite decision has been made on a new Equitable Life Assurance Society building. Preliminary bids are being sought to verify costs and guide a prospectus for a potential project, with care to protect policyholders and city credit.
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Equitable
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Board of Directors
Marine Intelligence Snapshot of Coastal Almanac
The miniature almanac lists sunrise and sunset times, moon phase, and high water estimates for Sandy Hook, Governor Island, and Hell Gate with morning and afternoon tides. It notes the vessel La Bretagne, about 340 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon yesterday, is expected to dock around 11 am today.
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Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
la Bretagne
Ocean and Ocean Liner Schedules Brighten Market Gloom
A jumble of ship names and port calls outlines midweek and next day sailings. Vessels include Statendam Rotterdam City of Savannah Apache Hamilton Old Dominion Lusitania Oceanic and more with ports such as San Domingo Jamaica Antwerp and Havre.
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Mat
Satis
Seminole
San Domingo
Clyde
Statendam
Rotterdam
Holland
Havre
Mexico
Guiana
Barbados
Quebec
Great Northern and Allouez Bay Acquire Duluth System
Deeds filed with the Secretary of State show the Great Northern Railway Company of St Paul and the Allouez Bay Dock Company of Superior, a Great Northern subsidiary, purchase all property of the Duluth Superior and Western Railroad Company for 2 879 204 dollars.
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Madison, Wis
Great Northern Railway Company
St. Paul
Allouez Bay Dock Company
Superior
Great Northern
Duluth, Superior & Western Railroad Company
Lincoln Centenary Endowment Plans Investment Split
The Lincoln centennial endowment committee seeks 60 000 dollars to endow Lincoln Memorial University at Cumberland Gap Tennessee. It proposed investing half of existing contributions in New York securities and half near the university site. A sub committee will grow the general committee to forty and an executive panel was formed with General O Howard Frederick T Martin General Thomas Hubbard George R Sheldon and Isaac N Seligman. The university was founded ten years ago by General Howard.
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Lincoln Centennial
Lincoln Memorial University
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
New York Securities
O. Howard
Frederick T. Martin
Thomas Hubbard
George R. Sheldon
Isaac N. Seligman
Howara
Railroad denies steel rails order premature claim
Reports from Philadelphia said the Pennsylvania Railroad placed an order for 135,000 tons of steel rails for delivery next year. In official quarters in this city yesterday James McCrea, president of the railroad, issued a denial of the story.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
James McCrea
Corner in broom corn sparks price surge in Illinois
Terre Haute Ind Dec 14 Broom corn brokers cornered the Illinois supply with a Paris firm offering 1300 dollars for one thousand tons bought at 8250 dollars per ton. Paris offers 150 dollars for first class brush with scarce stock. Broom factories have raised the price of the lowest grades by 60 cents a day.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Illinois
Paris
Maritime passenger list of routes and dates
A fragmentary schedule lists ships and routes including Princess Anne, Norfolk, Dominion, and various Pacific and Asian destinations. Entries reference ships such as Mariposa and Nippon Maru with departure times around 6:30 p m on dates in December and January.
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New York
Hawaii
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Korea
Tahiti
Marcquegas Islands
New Zealand
Australia
Mariposa
Tacoma
Teucer
Vancouver
Victoria
West
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Baers B. C
Marama
Guam
U. S. Transport
Seattle
Philippine I Islands
Shipping News Arrivals at Sandy Hook and Nearby Ports
Shipping notices list multiple vessels arriving or sailing, with captains, from Liverpool, Guanica, Ponce, St Lucia, Port Antonio, and more. Steamer Celtic arrived bar at 3 47 am with 182 cabin and 205 steerage passengers. Several ships report cargoes of fruit, sugar, and merchandise, and some sail with ballast or passengers.
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Celtic
Hamberton
Liverpool
Queenstown
White Star Line
Moise
San Juan
Evans
Guanica
Humacao
Mayagues
Ponce
New York
Porto Rico Ss Co
Rosario di Giorgio
Nor
Matheson
Port Antonia
Atlantic Fruit Co
Bar
Lianwern
St Lucia
Rar
Ida Cuneo
Iversen
Port Antonio
Cuneo Importing Co
el Monte
Woodward
Galveston
Southern Pacific Co
Mdise
Highlands
Jefferson
Dole
Next News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Ss Co
Sandy Hook
Harburg
Ger
Suhr
Hamburg
Plymouth
Fowey
3S Co
Fagerton
Jacobsen
Manzentiln
Winchester
Morewood & Co
Kyleakin
Tennox
Perth Amboy
American Smelting and Refining Co
Navahoe
Hale
Georgetown
Wilmington
Clyde Ss Co
Long Branch
Chesapeake
Thames
Baltimore
New York and
Baltimore Transportation Line
Gallia
Bouleuc
Marseilles
Denia
J W Elwell & Co
Lam
Karen
Pedersen
Key West
Bennett, Horoslef & Co
Philadelphia
Crockett
Boulton
Riss & Dallett
Malls
Mdse
Buenos Ayres
Norton & Son
Transatlantic Steamship Movements and Schedules Digest
A dense ledger of ship routes and arrivals lists numerous vessels with ports of origin and destination. Entries mention ships such as Kaiser Wilhelm II Barbarossa and Republic and routes including New York Cherbourg Bremen Calcutta Colombo and Naples Genoa Suez and Port Said.
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Liverpool
Delaware
New York
Cedrick Bri
Vnta
Queenstown
London
Minnetonka
Plymouth
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Ger
Cherbourg
Bremen
Southampton
Magdalena
Kingston
Colon
Grosser Kilrfurst
Philadelphia
Naples
Dttada Cital
Genoa
Suez
Lichtenfels
Calcutta
Colombo
Heston
Christiansand
CF Tietgen
Dan
Copenhagen
Republic
St Michaels
Bombay
Hohenfels
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PF Way
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Tom
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Barrymore
Hudson Theatre
Oreerat
Frank Baum
Criterion Bway
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Ballie Burke
Garrick
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William Collier
Pitaor
Knickerbocker Friezi SC
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Raed Ana
Henry Miller
Ursday Wilton
Metropolitan Say
RAND
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Hinckley
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Moor
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Campanari
Brooklyn Academy OF Music
Madama Butterfly
Mmes
Farrar
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MM. Martin
Scotti
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WEBER
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the Blue Mouse
By Clyde Piet
Eve
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Daly
Lulu Glaser
WM. Faversham
the World
Ficlae Herald
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Mischa
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Kneisel Quartet
OSSIP
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Mar Alen
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Henry R Barrewster Naughtens
Van
Eden Cinematograph
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Muesefe
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Protestant Church In
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55Th Street
Sophie EB. Langdon
Tanhattan
Ome
Oscar Hammersteil
Espinasse
Sammarco
Gianoli-G
Ampanini
Boheme
Melba
Mile
Taccani
Gilbert de Segurola
Gianoli
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