Secret Wall Street inquiry eyed by Governor Hughes group
The committee appointed by Governor Hughes to study Wall Street conditions may hold secret sessions and avoid public disclosure until the final report. Maurice I. Muhleman is favored for secretary. possible reforms include the contango settlement system and expanding exchange membership while ending the stock ticker.
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Hughes
Wall Street
Hepburn Banking Committee
Maurice I. Muhleman
United States
Franklin Society
Hepburn Committee
Financial District
E- Clarence Jones
London Stock Exchange
Theodore Hemptenmacher
Berlin Boerse
Hewitt Will Contest Proceedings In Owego Trial
Hearing on Frederick C. Hewitt estate in Owego resumes with Dr. C L Stile cross examination over epilepsy claims. Proponent faces testimony from George W. Thompson denying Hewitt signed in witnesses presence. Contestant seeks Sarah Peck subpoena while nurse Myron Rockwell quotes show mental clarity around codicil dates.
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Tribune
Owego
N. Y
Frederick C. Hewitt
Charlotte H. Arnot
Elmira
C. L. Stile
George W. Thompson
Standard Butter Company
New York
Hewitt
Sarah Peck
Peck
Atlantic City
Myron Rockwell
Mr. Hewitt
Waverly
United States
Iete Ters
Camp All-America Team Dominates Football Season Selections
Walter Camp releases his All-America team and second and third elevens in Collier's, praising power and depth. Sie gling and O’Rourke cited among top tackles, Steffen highlighted as quarterback, with strong lines and versatile backs from Yale, Harvard, Penn, Dartmouth, Princeton, Syracuse and Chicago.
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Walter Camp
Collier's
Camp
Yele
Siegling
O'Rourke
Mr. Camp
O Rourke
Camp Sars
Football indoor ride features at Durland Academy
A Music ride event at Durland Academy last night mixed football on tanbark with a crowd in attendance. The Argyle end Corte clubs tied 9 to 6 after the house rules required two touchdowns for a count. Eighty four participants joined the show while Mrs John Gerken judged the event and Peter Pan won a blue ribbon. Tingmaster Therlese Kraus led unusual maneuvers. A spoon race for women drew ten entrants with Miss Cerrie Kgeuss and Miss Caroline Bryce finishing close. Richard Matz won the steeplechase on Sampson, with Wener Burns second on Bobby.
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Peter Pan
Therlese Kraus
Tingmaster
Cerrie Kgeuss
Caroline Bryce
Richard Matz
Roan Guding Sampson Wener Burns
Bobby
Walter Camp All Star Football Team First Eleven Choice
Walter Camp names the first eleven stars including Searnett from Pennsylvania and Fish from Harvard with Goebel and Nourse from Yale and Harvard. Tobin from Dartmouth Horr from Syracuse Schildmiller from Dartmouth Steffen of Chicago and Tibbett of Princeton Hollenbach from Pennsylvania City and Yale are listed.
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Searnett
Pennsylvania
Fish
Harvard
Goebel
Yale
Nourse
Tobin
Dartmouth Horr
Syracuse
Schildmiller
Dartmouth
Steffen
Chicago
Tibbett
Princeton
Hollenbach
City
Strife at Larchmont Yacht Club over debts and dues
At Delmonico's annual Larchmont Yacht Club meeting, members clashed over a $23,900 debt and proposed dues changes. The younger faction defeated raises to $190 and a winter clubhouse closure, confirming officers led by Commodore Wilson Marshall as tensions toured allegations of mismanagement and extravagance.
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Larchmont Yacht Club
Delmonico’s
Wilson Marshall
Joseph B. Fletcher
Ralph 8. Townsend
A. W. Johnson
William Murray
Frank A. Moore
R. Floyd Clarke
Walter B. Manny
Princeton Tigers Fall to NYU Five in Decisive Defeat
Princeton, missing three regulars, loses to New York University 45 to 22. NYU controlled the game with accurate passing while Princeton struggled to possess the ball and shoot, managing only six field goals. Brodhead led NYU with seven field goals. Carter and Dale contributed multiple scoring plays.
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Tribune
Princeton
N. J
New York University
Tigers
New York
Brodhead
N.Y. U
Ssce
Wachenfeld
Carter Brodhead
Keyes
Bowe
Warner Girdansky
Ee Surbrug
Mershon
Dale
Carter
Shimer
Keres
Meese
Mr. Carney
Trenton
Hoppe Challenges World Billiardists To Prove Existence
World champion billiardist F. Hoppe issues a bold challenge to any player for a multi night match at 18 inch balkline with 5 points per night. He vows to sever ties with billiard firms and dedicate himself to elevating the sport and expanding championship contenders beyond Sutton and himself.
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Wille Honne
Palm Beach Power Boat Regatta Dates Announced
The fifth annual regatta will be held March 9 16 and 11 with daily programs. Theo dore D Wells as regatta committee chairman announced classes A B B C D E and D E as speed and general racing divisions. Florida boats must be Florida designed and certified by March 8 and boats without astern gear are barred from events.
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Palm Beach Power Boat Association
Theoodore D. Wells
American Power Boat Association
Florida
American Association to Meet in Chicago for 1998 Pennant
Milwaukee Dec 16 President J D O'Brien calls for the annual meeting of the American Association of Baseball Clubs in Chicago on December 2. Main business includes awarding the 1998 pennant to the Indianapolis club and electing a chairman of the board of directors and a vice president.
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Milwaukee
J. D. O'Brien
American Association of Baseball Clubs
Association
Chicago
Indianapolis
Rucker and Wilhelm Sign With Brooklyn Dodgers for Next Season
The pitchers Rucker and Wilhelm, lauded for last season with the Brooklyn Superbas, have signed contracts to return to Brooklyn for the upcoming season. Both players earned praise for their solid performances and are expected to anchor the pitching staff once more.
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Rucker
Wilhelm
Superbas
Hmve
Brooklyn
Amateur racing plans spark conference at Jockey Club
Representatives from 31 hunt clubs and amateur associations joined a four hour meeting at Windsor Arcade to discuss a circuit and increased facilities. A five member committee was appointed to work with NSH A stewards to promote and strengthen amateur racing nationwide.
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Hunt
National Steeplechase and Hunt Association
Jockey Club
Windsor Arcade
National
One Race Ends New Orleans Meeting Amid Gambling Crackdown
New Orleans authorities test the Locke anti gambling law at City Park by running a single quarter mile race. Bookmakers Placide Frigerio, R M Sheffield and manager W W Lyle arrested. affidavits against Colonel Samuel F Heaslip and Edward Corrigan. May Cella wins as betting sparks police action. penalties awaited. Corrigan travels from Louisville amid the case.
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New Orleans
City Park
Placide Frigerio
R. M. Sheffield
W. W. Lyle
Lyle
Malcolm
Billy Strong
May Cella
Mr. Knapp
Runa
Chicago Marathon Challenge Backed By Major Bets
Lou M Houseman and R H Southgate Jr post 15000 for a marathon race to be run at the Coliseum in January. Albert L Corey, midwest champion, sues to back the challenge which targets Dorando Hayes and Longboat, open to the world. An extra 5000 was wired to New York to bolster good faith.
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Lou M. Houseman
R. H. Southgate, Jr
Albert L. Corey
Middle West
Coliseum
Dorando
Hayes
Longboat
New York City
Charles Harvey
Mr. Houseman
Shrubb Ready to Race Longboat in Marathon Challenge
Alfred Shrubb, the English long distance champion, received a telegram from Harry Pollock proposing a January 9 marathon race against Tom Longboat, who beat Dorande on Tuesday. Longboat is willing. Shrubb would accept and suggests a $2,000 forfeit and three additional races of ten, fifteen and twenty miles.
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the Tribune
Boston
Alfred Shrubb
Harry Pollock
Tom Longboat
Dorande
Longboat
Shrubb
Indians Must Elect New Captain At Carlisle
Carlisle Pennsylvania December 6. Little Boy recently elected captain of the Carlisle Indian football team for next season has been declared ineligible. Investigators found he played football before joining the Carlisle team, which he has been on since 1906.
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Carlisle
Penn
Little Boy
Ceriiste
Change in Auto Race to be International Next Year
Briar cliff trophy race in Westchester County will seek Automobile Club of America sanction as organizers extend the event to an international field. The race moves to May with a minimum 350 mile length and entry fees rise after February 1.
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Westchester County
Automobile Club of America
C. W Wrekoff
Stearns
Percy Owen
Chalmers-Detroit
Clair Hamilton
Isotta
C. H. Emiss
Lozier
E. Rand Hollander
Fiat
Paul Lacroix
Renault
Sidney Bowman
Apperson
St Nicholas Hockey Club Beats St Paul School 3 1
St Nicholas seven edged St Paul School 3 to 1 at the St Nicholas Rink in a standout game voted best of the season. Gordon opened the scoring, Souther added a second, and Chew finished unassisted in the second period. T Baker scored for St Paul, Gardner and a strong defense held off St Nicholas. Referee was W C Russell. Crescent A. St Paul and St Marks meet tonight.
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Concord
H. Baker
Gardner
Gordon
Putnam
Souther
T. Baker
Chew
St. Paul School
Feitner
Gardner Richards Willetts
Gross
Southern
K. Gordon
Om Larned
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Harmos
T_ Baker
Baker
St.Nicholas
W. C. Russell
Hockey Club of New York
G. Hornfeck
Wanderers
George T. Stebbins
Crescent A. St. Paul
St. Marks
Mass
North End Club Sweeps Elizabeth Club In Athletic Bowling Match
The North End Club of Newark won all three games against the Elizabeth Club on their alleys, totaling 1,930 in the second game. Four of five bowlers posted 209 or better, with strong scores across the series.
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North End Club
Newark
Elizabeth Club
North End
Clauss
Ravel
Clark
Harper
Austin
Booth
Royal Canadian Yacht Club withdraws Canada Cup challenge
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto withdraws its challenge to Rochester Yacht Club for the Canada Cup race next year. A telegram to Rochester cites rejection of committee settlement suggestions about the deed of gift and notes withdrawal of the September 1 challenge after deep executive and sailing committee consideration.
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Toronto
Ont
Royal Canadian Yacht Club Tonight
Rochester Yacht Club
Eight Hour Law Upheld By New York Supreme Court
Albany reports that the 1967 eight hour work limit for railroad telegraphers is upheld in a Keogh decision at New Rochelle. The Erie Railroad Company faced a $100 penalty per violation for towerman David Henson at Sterlington Rockland County on November 1 1907. Railroads generally observe the law while the case may proceed to the U S Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court
Keogh
New Rochelle
Attorney General
Jackson
Erie Railroad Company
Erie
David Henson
Towerman
Sterlington
Rockland County
United States Supreme Court
Slot machines seized in raid near Delancey and Bowery
Police at the Eldridge Street station raided two vaults under a building at Delancey Street and the Bowery finding more than two hundred slot machines. Most bore the C. J. Sullivan Advertising Company label linked to Tim Sullivan, though the firm says its machines were returned to the Automatic Trading Company and now stores them. Captain O’Connor stated claimants would be arrested.
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Eldridge Street
Delancey Street
Bowery
C. J. Sullivan Advertising Company
Big Tim
Little Tim” Sullivan
O'Connor
Sullivan Company
Automatic Trading Company
No. 20 West 2d Street
O’conno
New York Central Railroad Case Receives Court Memorandum
A memorandum on the injunction motion in the NY Central and Hudson River case against the Interstate Commerce Commission was filed by Judges Ward Cox Noyes and Lacombe. Plaintiffs submitted a long brief to void the commission order, while defendants offered no brief and a useless affidavit. The court ordered full presentations and a three week reply period, granting a temporary injunction during that time.
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New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ward
Cox, Noyes and Lacombe
United States
Copeland Loses Libel Suit Over Straight Edge Workers
William F. Copeland once known as the Straight Edge Man lost his libel suit against William F. Dal yesterday. A jury in Justice Ford's part of the Supreme Court returned a verdict for the defendant. Copeland claimed to be owner organizer and manager of an industrial settlement called the Straight Edge Workers created to employ unemployed men with food lodging and a profit share.
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William F. Copeland
William F. Dal
Ford
Supreme Court
Copeland
Barry to Captain Syracuse in 1999 football team
Syracuse December 4. H. H. Barry of Brockton Mass was elected captain of Syracuse University football for 1999. A junior in the law college he has played halfback and end. He is brother of Thomas Barry the former Brown all American who coached Wisconsin last fall.
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Columbia
Cleveland
Cornell
Winnipeg University
South Field
Company K, 7Th Regiment
Williams College
Michigan School of Mines
Syracuse
H. H. Barry
Brockton
Mass
Syracuse University
Law College
Thomas Barry
Brown
Wisconsin
Twombly Resigns From Lehigh Valley Board
The Lehigh Valley Railroad directors approved a 2 percent regular dividend on common stock plus a 1 percent extra and a ½ percent regular on preferred stock. H McK Twomble of New York resigned and P A B Widener of Philadelphia was elected to replace him. Separately Readings directors declared a 2 percent semi annual dividend for the Reading Company.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
H. McK. Twomble
New York
P. A. B. Widener
Reading Company
Reading Railway
Reading Coal and Iron Company
May Readjust Freight Rates From City To West
Freight rates between this city and the West may be readjusted. The Canadian Pacific Dispatch, an all rail line from New York via New Haven to Springfield and Newport, has attracted business by using a water and rail differential. Since water navigation closed, the Dispatch reached New York City and via Boston & Maine extended toward Canada and the West, drawing traffic with lower charges.
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Canadian Pacific Dispatch
New York
New Haven Road
Springfield
Mass
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Newport
Points
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Points
Boston
New York City
New Haven
Canada
Miss Morosini's Employe Arrested In Riverdale Court
Arthur M. Werner once a policeman, employed by Miss Morosini at Riverdale, appeared in Morrisania police court on a warrant from EB Thomas a newspaper reporter who had sought Miss Morosini. The case adjourned to January 7 in West Side court. parole granted to Werner.
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Missa Giulia Moroessini
Riverdale
Morrisania
EB. H. Thomas
Miss Morosini
Werner
Miss Merosini
Smith
Thomas
West Side
Breen
Manchurian Railroad Loan Prospectus Issued in London
London reports the prospectus for a South Manchurian Railroad loan of 10 million dollars at 5 percent interest with an issue price of 97 and fractions. Principal and interest are guaranteed by the Japanese government.
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London
Foreclosure Action Filed by Bondholders in Herkimer County
Bondholders of the county telephone company of Herkimer filed a foreclosure action against the company over a trust mortgage held by the Cleveland Trust Company. The suit alleges the Herkimer firm has not paid interest on the bonds.
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Syracuse
N. Y
County Telephone Company of
Herkimer
Cleveland
Ohio
Herkimer Company
Toledo Plant to Resume Operations After Idle Year
The Republic Iron and Steel Company Toledo plant employing six hundred men will restart on December 3 after thirteen months of idleness.
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Toledo
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Fidelity Trust declares first semiannual dividend
The Fidelity Trust Company announces its first dividend since starting May 2, 19% with a 3 percent semiannual payout. The dividend is payable December 31 to stockholders of record as of December 74, 198. Deposits now total about 59.0.
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Fidelity Trust Company
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