Lops Off Third Avenue Court Names Receiver
Judge Lacombe appoints Frederick W. Whitridge as temporary receiver of the Third Avenue Railroad, severing it from the New York City Railway and its federal receivers. The Third Avenue property will operate separately and interchanges with the NYC lines will stop. About one hundred…
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Wall Street
Third Avenue Railroad Company
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United States Circuit Court
New York City Railway Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Third Avenue
New York City
Third Avenue Company
Public Service Commission
John M. Bowers
Central Trust Company
Bowers
Third Avenue Road
Whitridge
Edward M. Shepard
Court Names Whitridge to Oversee Third Avenue Transfers
Judge Lacombe approves a separate receivership for the Third Avenue Company to protect bondholders while authorizing Whitridge to operate and manage the road, collect funds, and borrow as needed. The Metropolitan rental issue, intercompany power needs, and future rates are left for later resolution.
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Metropolitan
Third Avenue
Wollman
Lacombe
Bowers
Joline
Robinson
Whitridge
New York City
Mr. Whitridge
Arthur H. Masten
Death by Own Action Ties Unknown Man to Earl Grey Figure
A young man believed to be H Grey Duberly, cousin of Earl Grey, was found dead in a New York hotel room from apparent narcotic poisoning. Six letters addressed to family, friends, and the hotel manager were found. one claimed the father killed the writer’s mother and compelled suicide. Coroner opened two letters, and Earl Grey was informed in Ottawa.
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James Grey Duberly
Earl Grey
Canada
Hermitage Hotel
Seventh Avenue
Annie Stansbery
W. Lary S. John
Melshbourne
Bedford
England
Hugh Moster
Buckworth Rectory
Huntington
Bath
Hermitage
Captain Grey Duberly
Cannons
West Castle
Ottawa
Ellen
Goodby
Hugh
Hugh Wynee Mostyn
Baron Mostyn
Oxford
Buckworth
James Duberly
Gaynes Hall
Hunts
Du~berly
Grey
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Dooley
West 37Th Street
Ont
Rideau Hall
New York
Boston Men Indicted In City Purchases And Prizes
A Boston grand jury indicted two former Aldermen and seven others after a two week probe into city dealings last year. The cases involve a Cadman Street land purchase for 13000 dollars, prize purchases for athletic events, and flagstone payments. Bonds set at 5000 dollars each. defendants include ex Aldermen William Berwin and George Battis, Superintendent of Streets James H Doyle, and six others. Resignations and term expirations occurred as revelations surfaced at finance hearings.
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Codman Street
William Berwin
George H. Battis
James H. Doyle
Marks Berwin
O. Edward Kain
Michael Mitchell
Thomas F
Hibbard
William
Doyle
Kain
French
Gregg
Cadman Street
Mitchell and
Maher
Battis
Finance Commission
Collision on Fifth Avenue Involving Burnetts and Manices
A late night crash at Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street involved a four wheel carriage carrying Mrs. Burnett wife of General Henry Lawrence Burnett and a hansom cab with Mrs. William Manice of West 3d Street. Glass shattered but no injuries. The two women, acquainted, exchanged greetings and cards with policemen after the collision.
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William Manice
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Fifth Avenue
43Th Street
Hoch to call Kansas special session
Governor Hoch will convene a special session of the Legislature on January 2 to consider a guaranty deposit law, revisions to the tax law, and the direct primary question. The message outlines expected recommendations and the focus of the session in Topeka.
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Hoch
Death by own action shocks Sumter man and countess marriage
A wealthy Sumter merchant A N Freeland, who vanished years ago after marrying a German countess aboard a European voyage, died by poisoning at Battle Mountain South Carolina just before his funeral. The affair remained unknown until shortly before today’s service as authorities confirm the self-inflicted death and reveal the erstwhile husband’s identity. The note of mystery surrounds his disappearance and subsequent remarriage aboard a moving steamer.
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A. N. Freeland
Sumter
Europe
Battle Mountain
Aldrich Bill Ready Emergency Currency Plan
The Aldrich bill to create an emergency national bank currency up to 250 million dollars is prepared for Senate introduction. It follows Treasury and Finance Committee vetting and aims for rapid passage with House approval likely, backed by Speaker Cannon and administration recommendations. It relies on collateral like state bonds and gilt edged securities, and outlines Treasury and Currency Bureau oversight with potential amendments.
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Republican Party
Jewellers Seek Aid as Four Firms Put in Trustees
Four major New York diamond and jewelry houses Joseph Frankel's Sons, Joseph Frankel's Sons' Company, E M Gattle & Co, and Gattle Ettinger & Hammer were placed under liquidating trustees to protect creditors. Total liabilities about 4.5 million with assets near 6.25 million. Trustees James G Cannon Louis Kahn and John C Van Cleaf will realize assets and distribute proceeds within eighteen months. Bankers Trust Company named as depositary.
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Nassau Street
Joseph Frankel's Sons’ Company
E. M. Gattle & Co
Fifth Avenue
38Th Street
Gattle, Ettinger & Hammer
West 45Th Street
James G. Cannon
Fourth National Bank
New York Clearing House
Louis Kahn
Diamond Merchants
John C. van Cleaf
Europe
Frankel
Gattle
Bankers’ Trust Company
New York
Gattle & Co
Gattle, Ettinger & Hammel
United States
the Tribune
Bryan Talks of Morals at Nebraska Dinner
William J. Bryan urged a moral approach to public issues at the Jacksonian Club dinner in Omaha. He argued that Roosevelt’s popularity stems from perceived sincerity and justice, urged ethical study of policy, and warned against mercenary politics. Ex-Governor Thomas of Colorado endorsed greenbacks and a government deposit guarantee to prevent panics.
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Colorado
Bequest of 150000 Rejected by Essex Institute
A $150,000 bequest including an historic mansion, stocks and cash funds to found a free school of botany is rejected by the Essex Institute in Salem Massachusetts. Miss Eliza and Miss Mary P Ropes left the Ropes mansion on Essex Street to the Institute as a perpetual memorial, but trustees say the terms are too peculiar and the restrictions too tight to accept.
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Salem
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Essex Institute
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Mary P. Ropes
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Essex Street
Institute
School of Botany
Mount Royal Sighted? Missing Vessel Believed Off Irish Coast
Hope for the Mount Royal's safety revived after a Liverpool dispatch said a steamer resembling the missing Canadian Pacific liner was 259 miles west of Fastnet Light, southwest of Ireland. Lake Manitoba was sent to assist. reports misleadingly tied to other ships were clarified by light keeper accounts. The Mount Royal left Antwerp December 7 for St John with about 400 aboard and has rarely taken longer than nineteen days. The Vivina sighted a possible Mount Royal on January 3 but could not read signals or confirm names.
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Bay of Indy
Mount Royal
Monmouth
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Louisburg
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St. John
Vivina
Pensacola
Plan to buy U S cotton plantations backed by European firm
A committee of the International Cotton Congress in Manchester approved a scheme to purchase cotton plantations in the United States under control of a European company. Delegates from the Atlanta conference voiced opposition to speculative elements in the cotton industry, with emphasis on removing speculation.
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International Cotton Congress
United States
Atlanta
Irish Party Alarmed by Campbell-Bannerman Retirement Rumors
Dublin reports uneasy Nationalist circles over rumors of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's early retirement in favor of Herbert Asquith. Asquith is viewed as unsympathetic toward Home Rule, with possible major shifts in Liberal Irish policy and party relations.
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Herbert H. Asquith
Irish Party
Liberal Party
Rockefeller Withdraws Support Forces End of Tuberculosis Relief
John D. Rockefeller withdraws from the Charity Organization Society tuberculosis relief committee. Annual pledges totaled 20,000 with 7,500 from Rockefeller and 2,500 from Robert S. Brewster, 10,000 from Harvey Fisk and others. without renewed funding the relief work will be discontinued. Frank H. Mann notes other donors are sought to avert closure. The fund supported open air camps, egg and milk diets, improved housing, and wage protections for patients, with relief work begun after the 20,000 fund was created.
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Rockefeller
Robert S. Brewster
W. Everit Macy
Harvey
Fisk
John PD. Rockefeller
Andres Carnegie
Grant B. Schley
Edward S. Harkness
John S. Huyler
Skirmish With Coal Pirates In New Jersey Waters
In Elizabeth New Jersey on January 6 police from the 42d Precinct of New York City stopped a piracy attempt on the Kill Von Kull. Two naphtha launches carried two men each tried to seize coal from a towboat heading from Perth Amboy. A brief clash occurred aboard the coal boats before four suspects were placed aboard a patrol craft and the launches were towed away.
Skiff overturns nine men drown near Kickapoo
In Kansas City area waters near Kickapoo, seven men died when a skiff carrying nine Kansas Natural Gas Company workers overturned on the Missouri River while returning to the Kansas shore after a pipeline project. Two others were rescued with great difficulty. The victims include Frank Hill, Ralph Hills, Charles Baker, John Baker, Elmer Hundley, Grover Hundley, and an unidentified Swede. Another note mentions HAAN'S Restaurant on Park Row building.
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Frank Hill
Ralph Hills
Charles Baker
John Baker
Elmer Hundley
Grover Hundley
Missouri River
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Kansas
Woodruff Loses Fight Over Assembly Clerkship
Albany reports a surprise decision as Woodruff and Parsons backing Charles Murphy for the Cities Committee chair fell through. Fred Hammond, allied with Syracuse figures, secured the post. The Speaker’s committee list shows strong leadership and balanced distribution, with Merritt chairing Ways and Means and Francis heading Banks, shaping New York City policy and banking legislation amid the 1906 session. The full committee membership includes names from Kings, Westchester, Albany, and other counties, highlighting the power dynamics in the Assembly.
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Onondaga
Smith
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Edward C. Dowling
Brooklyn
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St. Lawrence County
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Allegany
Hammond
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Westchester
James A. Francis
Kings
Edson W. Hamn
Wayne
John R. Fale
Putnam
George A. Green
William H. Chamberlain
Steuben
William W. Caine
Charles M. Hamilton
Chautauqua
Yor County
Francis
Banks
Parsons
Page
Beverley R. Robinson
Murphy and Lee
Robinson
Conklin
Wagner
New York City
Committee On Banks
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Imchairman
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