New York Gas Rebates Planned For Manhattan and Bronx
Judge Lacombe ordered release of 9.1 million dollars in rebates from New Amsterdam and subsidiary gas companies. Plan provides mailed checks to current record consumers beginning February 23, with follow up for non current claimants and prepayment meter holders. The January bills reflect a 50 cent rate pending further court action.
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Manhattan
Bronx
Lacombe
United States Supreme Court
Shelds
Consolidated Gas Company
Donald MacMartin
New Amsterdam Gas Company
John A. Garver
Autos for Mr Taft Planned as President
Washington February 5 1909 government to furnish an automobile for the president under the urgent deficiency bill. The act allocates $12000 for purchase care and maintenance of autos including a touring car a large enclosed auto and a runabout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Taft
New Building Policy Aims to End Government Land Deals
Washington reports that a public buildings and grounds bill will ban the Treasury Department from purchasing sites with owners keeping title and collecting income. The Rodenberg subcommittee criticized the practice after a Minneapolis site deal where rents were reportedly high. The plan calls for land purchases without such reservations and for fair rental values until use begins.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds
Rodenberg
Minneapolis
William H. Eustis
Larchmont Wreck Echo Reveals Captain McVey Undergoes Surgery
Providence reports Captain George W. McVey, once master of the Joy liner Larchmont lost with over 100 lives after a collision, underwent a delicate operation at East Side Hospital. Exposure in the disaster night led to the procedure. its outcome will take days to judge. McVey had faced inquiry but remained in seafaring roles on New England tugs.
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Tribune
Providence
Larchmont
Block Island Sound
George W. McVey
East Side
Houghton
McVey
Block Island
General Charles Miller Buys Hotel Latham in City Deal
General Charles Miller president of Galena Signal Oil Company purchases the Hotel Latham at 4 to 8 East 28th street from Gotham Building and Construction Company. The fourteen story fireproof hotel sits on a 75 by 1090 foot plot on 28th street near Fifth Avenue. Sale price 900000 with a total property value over 1100000. Burton Thompson broker. The Tribune offers a free Abraham Lincoln picture with tomorrow’s paper.
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Charles Miller
Galena Signal Oil Company
Latham
East 28Th Street
Gotham Building and Construction Company
28Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Prince George
Knickerbocker
Franklin
Penn
Burton Thompson
Court of Appeals to Hear Transfers Appeal Next Week
The Court of Appeals reconvenes Monday with two key cases from the Public Service Commission 1st District. The Metro politan Street Railway receiver sues over transfers issued by the commission, and Central Park North & East River Railroad Company challenges through rates set by the commission after lower courts ruled against the PSC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Court of Appeals
Public Service Commission
1St District
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
New York
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Steamer Munin Search Yields No Reported Contact
Darien Georgia February 5. The search for the steamer Munin shows the report of its being known to be false. Pilots yesterday and today looked for the vessel in vain, raising fear she may be the mysterious steamer said to have gone down off Diamond Shoals.
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Darien
Munin
Diamond Shoals
Doctor Banes Wins Reversal of Suit Against Rainey
Philadelphia physician Dr. Samuel T. Banes had a $31 200 suit for professional services dismissed against Roy A Rainey, a yachtsman, reversed by the New York Appellate Division. Banes claimed daily fees of 39 for 194 days for attendance on the late William T. Rainey, executor Roy Rainey sent a Philadelphia lawyer to review, who declined payment. Banes produced letters from the elder Rainey and a contract with Lim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel T. Banes
Philadelphia
Roy A Rainey
New York Supreme Court
William T. Rainey
Roy Rainey
Dr. Banes
W. T. Rainey
Lim
Plan to cut freight rates via Panama Railroad
Washington dispatch reports administration plans to lower Isthmian Panama Railroad charges to pressure U S transcontinental routes. Panama directors will hear a proposal aimed at reducing rates across the Isthmus, spurring San Francisco shippers to ship more freight and possibly backing a government steamship line to Panama. The plan cites Pacific Mail rate practices and seeks Western capital for a San Francisco to Panama steamship link.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Panama Railroad Company
Panama
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Panama Railroad
San Francisco
Pacific Mail
American Plans Held by Toronto Customs
Canadian customs officers seized the Toronto filtration plant plans prepared by Hazen & Fuller of New York as engineer W. E. Fuller crossed from Buffalo to Bridgeburg. The $800,000 project would yield $20,000 in fees. a 25 percent duty would total $5,000. The plans were found in two parcels hidden under a seat. Toronto civic officials sought release from Ottawa Customs for resolution.
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Tribune
Toronto
W. E. Fuller
Hazen & Fuller
New York
Buffalo
Bridgeburg
Customs Department
Ottawa
King Menelik Relapse Sparks Abyssinia Succession Strife
Reports from Djiboul say King Menelik of Abyssinia is seriously ill at Debrabbanos near Addis Ababa. His quarrel with the Queen over succession ends with his grandson Sidi Jesson, age twelve, chosen as heir. The War Minister has departed with an army, destination unknown, though peace remains.
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Djiboul
Menelik
Abyssinia
Debrabbanos
Addis Ababa
Sidi Jesson
Fire destroys Haskell Memorial Home in Battle Creek
Fire at the Haskell Memorial Home and Seventh Day Adventist Orphanage in Battle Creek Michigan destroyed the building early today. Three of the thirty seven children are missing amid suspicions of an incendiary act linked to a church schism causing multiple recent arson accusations.
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Adventist Institution
Battle Creek
Mich
Haskell Memorial
Seventh Day Adventist
Adventist Church
Premium to Boost Births in Iowa Bill Introduced
Des Moines Iowa February 5 Representative Fulliam introduces in the House a bill for a one dollar premium on all Iowa births after passage. Mothers must file a sworn affidavit within three months with physician or two witnesses and the county auditor will issue a one dollar order on the county treasurer. Representative Fulliam is a physician.
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Tribune
Des Moines
Iowa
Fullam
Fulliam
King Lights Pyre of Strobel in Siam Funeral
Bangkok February 5 The cremation of Henry Strobel the American who served five years as general adviser to Siam's government was led by King Chulalongkorn. Strobel born Charleston 19 and previously in the American diplomatic service taught law at Harvard before joining Siam's administration.
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Bangkok
Siam
Foward Henry Strobel
Chulalongkorn
Edward Henry Strobel
Bemis
Harvard University
Government of
Mr. Strobel
Charleston
S. C
Census Bill Veto Highlights Spoils System Critique
The President vetoes the census bill citing non-competitive exams and outside printing as risks to merit and efficiency. He argues appointments must come from Civil Service lists to avoid political pressure and waste, urging competitive examinations and eight hour rules for outsourced printing. He warns the bill in its current form would weaponize politics in a national decennial work.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House
White House
House of Representatives
Civil Service Commission
Robert P. Porter
Civil Service Law
Churchill hints at near general election on horizon
Winston Churchill declares a general election is on the horizon and will not be improperly retarded. Cabinet rifts over naval policy surface as Lords push for six Dreadnoughts while some ministers doubt a larger build. The Daily Express notes a possible crisis and calls for unity amid budget deficit concerns.
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Newcastle-on-Tyne
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Churchill
Daily Express
Admiralty
Viscount Morley
India
David Lloyd-George
John Burns
Local Government Board
Winston Churchill
Edward Grey
Tornadoes Kill Twenty Across South Central States
A series of small tornadoes struck the South Central states from Tennessee to the Texas Panhandle causing at least twenty deaths and widespread property damage. Reports note fatalities in Stuttgart Arkansas Sulphur Springs Texas Rolling Fork Mississippi Booth Mississippi Ennis and Waxahachie Texas Roscoe Louisiana and casualties near Cullman Alabama with accompanying hail darkness and lightning.
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Louisville
South Central States
Tennessee Line
Texas Panhandle
Stuttgart
Ark
Garfield
Will Story
Story
Sulphur Springs
Tex
James Ardis
C. Caldwell
Rolling Fork
Miss
Booth
Birmingham
Ennis
Waxahachie
Roscoe
Arkansas
Upper
Louisiana
Chattanooga
Cullman
Fla
Riot at trousers factory leaves one dead
In a riot at Jacob Greenfield's trousers factory on No 22d Street about 100 men armed with clubs forced doors and attacked workers. One man Solomon Kann died en route to Bellevue Hospital, while several others including Jacob and Wolf Greenfield were injured. An employee Baego Cassello also hurt. Delegates from garment makers' associations prompted the call for a strike.
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Jacob Greenfield
Solomon Kann
Samuel Kann
Rivington Street
Bellevue Hospital
Wolf Greenfield
Baego Cassello
Montrose Avenue
Brooklyn
Schiff Buys J James Tissot Watercolors At Private Sale
Jacob H Schiff purchased about 371 watercolor Old Testament illustrations by J James Tissot at private sale for around 40000 dollars to be possibly given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection remains in the United States with prior acquisitions by the Brooklyn Institute of Fine Arts and the American Tissot Society.
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Jacob H. Schiff
J. James Tissot
Fifth Avenue
Schiff
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Two Lads of Twelve Rescue Companion From Ice
Two twelve year olds Acton Schelkine and Raymond Barrett formed a human chain to save Clif ford McMaster who fell through the ice near White Plains lake shore. Barrett pulled McMaster by the hair and Schelkine helped pull him from the hole, saving his life.
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Clifford McMaster
McMaster
White Plains
Acton Schelkine
Raymond Barrett
Barrett
Schelkine
Lenox Library theft targets Plassan painting
A 9 by 7 inch oil on wood titled Mother and Child by Antoine Emile Plassan was stolen yesterday from the Lenox Library in New York City. The work hung in the Stuart collection alcove on the second floor. a screen concealed it from the main gallery. Police and Central Office detectives pursue leads as library staff note a crowded, jobless-appearing crowd at the time of the theft.
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Antoine Emile Plassan
Stuart
Lenox
Fifth Avenue
7@th street
Tist Street
Paul Seignac
T. E. du Verger
Seignac
du Verger
Sylvester Weigeleite
Stuart Gallery
William Elliott
Wilberforce Eames
Eames
Mir. Eames
Lbrary
Bordeaux
Watterson Refuses Bryan Banquet Appearance
Henry Watterson, declining to attend a Bryan banquet, states he will never again appear in public after the death of a daughter and the loss of a son. Bryan responded emotionally in a speech, while Watterson spends winter at Naples Florida.
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the Tribune
Tampa
Fla
William Jennings Bryan
Henry Watterson
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Watterson
Naples
Gulf
Fort Meyers
W. J. Bryan
Young Men's Christian Association
Qualtrough Verdict Float in Gibraltar Court Martial Broadcast
The court martial findings against Captain Edward F. Qualtrough of the battleship Georgia were approved by Rear Admiral Sperry and forwarded to Washington. Though not public here, reports say he was not acquitted and faces possible dismissal. Lieutenant Commander George W. Kline will command the Georgia homeward from Gibraltar. Fleet officers express sympathy for Qualtrough.
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Gibraltar
Edward F. Qualtrough
Georgia
Sperry
Washington
Qualtrough
Navy Department
George W. Kline
Quaitrough
Candy Vendor A Leper
Samuel Bernick a candy vender is found to have leprosy and is under arrest at the county hospital. Over three years he sold thousands of candy packages to Los Angeles schoolchildren raising parental anxiety. Authorities estimate he handled at least thirty five thousand packs bought by pupils.
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The
Tribune
Los Angeles
Samuel Bernick
Wright Aeroplane Accident Slightly Damages Rudder
Wilbur Wright and passenger Paul Tissandier escaped injury after the aeroplane’s rudder broke while taking off in Pau France. The fault lay in the rail used to gain momentum, which caused the craft to sag left and strike the ground. The machine stayed aloft briefly and Wright tamed the motor to land. Repairs required two days.
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Pau
France
Paul Tissandier
Wilbur Wright
Mr. Wright
M Tissandier
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Circuit Court
New Amsterdam
Ans
Advi
MR. Taft
Abraham Lincoln
Boy Menelik
King
Strobel
Frederick H. Wines
Carroll D. Wright
Census Bureau
Classified Service
Florida
Seaboard Florida Ltd
St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Miami
Knights Key
Mr. Churchill
2D Street
J. H. Schiff
Tissot
Human Chain
Lenox Library Theft
Plassan
Watterson
Admiral Sperry
Wright Airship
M. Tissandier
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