Hotel Men Are Merry at Waldorf Astoria Dinner
The Hotel Association of New York held its twenty ninth annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria with over six hundred innkeepers and leaders attending. Speeches by George A. Post and dignitaries including D Cady Herrick and James T. Rogers praised honest business and noted political jests and critiques of Roosevelt and the Body Politic.
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Hotel Association of
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Ag George A. Post
George C. Boldt
The
Waldorf
D. Cady Herrick
James Fitzgered
J. Proctor Clarke
Tom” Foley
James Z. Rogers
Ezra P. Prentice
Herman A. Metz
Patrick F. McGowan
Thomas F. Grady
Albany
Darlington
Bischoff
Goff
Cady Herrick
Herrick
Simeon Ford
Simeon the First
Ford
Roosevelt
Yonkers Hearing on Yonkers Railroad Complaints
Two Public Service Commission members visited Yonkers to hear citizens about complaints against Yonkers Railroad Company a unit of Union Railway. Issues cited include insufficient Mount Vernon and Tuckahoe service brakes outdated single truck cars and need for double trucks vestibules unlocked front doors ventilator renewal and switches. Ambrose McCabe stated air and electric brakes are being tested and will be installed if effective. A joint Commissioners meeting to discuss vestibuling is planned for January 35 in New York office.
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Public Service Commission
Yonkers
Ambrose McCabe
New York Commission
McCabe
Steinway Tunnel Sale Talks Face Public Service Commission
Mayor McClellan said talks on city purchase of the Steinway tunnel are tentative pending Public Service Commission action. Belmont may price at cost, with announced cost around 6 million, city unlikely to exceed near 7 million. Commission members question the deal’s impact on Blackwell's Island Bridge and Queens electric car plans. Willcox rebuts Herrick’s 22.0% spend claim, noting expenditures align with prior boards and duties are greater.
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McClellan
Steinway Tunnel
Public Service Commission
Belmont Company
Belmont
Blackwell's Island
Queens County
Manhattan
Herrick
Willcox
D. Cady Herrick
Democratic Club
Board of Rapid Transit
Board of Estimate
Bronx Pioneer Republican Club Elects Schwarziler President
The Pioneer Republican Club of The Bronx met at No. 1244 Franklin Avenue to elect August F. Schwarziler president by 108 votes to 10 for Francis Lowe. Tension arose as factional disagreement over Taft endorsement surfaced. the club previously endorsed Governor Hughes and Headley M. Greene was elected chairman of the executive committee last night.
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Pioneer Republican Club
Bronx
Franklin Avenue
August F. Schwarziler
Francis Lowe
Headley M. Greene
Schwarzier
Lowe
William H. Taft
Hughes
Greene
Lagi Night
Headless Body Identified as Captain of Lost Schooner
Nantucket authorities identified a headless corpse washed ashore as Captain H. P. Smith of Brooklyn, commander of the three masted schooner Richard S. Leaming of Dennisville NJ, lost with seven crew on December 18, 1904. The body was found at Cliff bathing beach by Edward Hamblin and verified by Medical Examiner E. H. Sever who recovered ship papers from the pocket.
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Nantucket
Mass
Richard S. Leaming
Dennisville
N. J
Long Shoal
Nantucket Sound
H. P. Smith
Brooklyn
Edward Hamblin
E. H. Sever
Captain Smith
Adams Freeman Suspend Its Weekly Run In Adams Mass
The Adams Freeman, weekly since 1873 and once the original McKinley advocate, suspends publication. Adams, Massachusetts’ largest town with over twelve thousand residents, has outgrown a weekly paper yet not become a daily. The Freeman is owned with W B Plunkett as principal stockholder. McKinley’s late visits and his statue in the town are noted.
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Tribune
Adams
Mass
Adams Freeman
McKinley Advocate
Massachusetts
Thomas B. Reed
Freeman
W. B. Plunkett
Plunketts
Bill to reinstate McGee patrolman known as Suspender Jack
Albany Jan 9 A remarkable mandatory bill would require the New York City Police Commissioner to rehear charges leading to the dismissal of John McGee once he is granted a new trial the final decision may be affirmed only on review by the Appellate Division First Department McGee a well known figure around the Capitol and legislative circles was nicknamed Suspender Jack by supporters and critics alike Johnston an Independence League man introduced the measure amid recount and political upheavals in the city and state capital
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Tribune
Albany
Johnston
New York City
John McGee
First Department
McGee
Capitol
Jack
Hearst
New York
McClellan
Independence League
President Heads Bison Society at New York Meeting
The American Bison Society held its second annual meeting at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. Roosevelt sent a letter urging preservation as two government bison herds were established in Oklahoma and Canada. Officers elected include Theodore Roosevelt as honorary president and William T. Hornaday as president, with nine new board members named.
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American Bison Society
Museum of Natural History
United States
New York Zoological Society
Wichita Forest and Game Preserve
Oklahoma
Pablo
Montana
Elk Park
Canadian Rockies
Flathead Indian Reservation
Arizona
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Earl Grey
Canada
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Park
A. A. Anderson
Camp Fire Club of America
Franklin W. Hooper
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Ernest Harold Baynes
Sunset Ridge
Meriden
N. H
Clark Williams
Thug Attacks Brooklyn Schoolgirl at Public School No. 44
Four classmates raised the alarm as a man attacked fourteen year old Delia Holcomb on the school grounds. She was choked and frightened away. police hunted a nineteen year old assailant described as solidly built with dark hair and eyes, wearing a dark overcoat and brown derby.
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Delia Holcomb
Della Holcomb
Quincy Street
Mercantile Bank Sound Despite Heinze Indictment
United States Treasurer Charles H. Treat told reporters in New York that the Mercantile National Bank remains sound even after the Heinze indictment. Treat noted the government stake of 100000 dollars and said the bank's stability is unaffected. Directors met informally to discuss changes, including a possible new president as Seth M. Milliken contemplates retirement.
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Charles H. Treat
United States
New York
Mercantile National Bank
F. Augustus Heinze
Mr. Treat
Heinze
Seth M. Milliken
Verdi steamer joins Lamport and Holt fleet
A large party of steamshipmen inspected the new 6577 ton Verdi liner designed for comfort below the equator. The luxurious New York South American service ship, 430 feet long with triple expansion engines, can sail to Rio de Janeiro in twenty days and carries 153 saloon and 52 second cabin passengers. Commander John J. Byrne moves from Tennyson to command Verdi, with Mr. Smith and Mr. Taylor as purser and chief steward.
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Verdi
Lamport and Holt Line Huls
New York
Equator
Rio de Janeiro
Tropics
John J. Byrne
Tennyson
Hner
Smith
Taylor
Byrne
Teacher arrested as kidnapper in Sound Beach
Stamford dispatch reports Festus O'Meara a Brooklyn teacher at Public School 27 and an evening school who was arrested at Sound Beach three miles west of Stamford while allegedly kidnapping his two year old son William. He fled Stamford after taking the child from his grandparents.
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Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Festus O'Meara
12Th Street
Brooklyn
Nelson and
Hicks Streets
Fourth Avenue
Sound Beach
William
New York
O'Meara
Manhattan College
Lillian McGauhan
Samuel J. McGauhan
Henry Street
Stanford
McGauhan
New Haven Normal School
Noroton
Long Island
Daughter sues Mrs. Schmid over vast estate claims
Pauline Schmid Murray, wife of Flower & Co. stockbroker, sues her mother Mrs. Josephine Schmid claiming a larger share of the Schmid estate. valued between 10 million and 29 million today, seeks real estate vested in her, removal of executrix, enjoining sales, and a receiver for the estate. Mrs. Schmid has managed Lion Brewery and other holdings since 1889 with substantial gains.
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Pauline Schmid Murray
Flower & Co
Josephine Schmid
August Schmid
Schmid
John Ersons
Columbus Avenue
Tobacco in Louisville Spur to Guard Tobacco Trust
Tobacco from across Kentucky rushes to Louisville storage warehouses to insure against fire policy cancellations. A twelve-man detachment from the Kentucky militia is sent to Lebanon by order of Governor Willson to protect tobacco interests amid night rider threats. In Henderson, President Hancock urged Willson to prove or retract claims of tobacco society involvement in lawless acts. Lawmakers seek Congress action to curb the Tobacco Trust and back new grower protections.
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Louisville
1St Regiment
Kentucky Militia
Lebanon
Willson
Henderson
State Union of the American Society of Equity Today
Hancock
Congress
Tobacco Trust
Beheaded Man Found in The Bronx After Struggle
A man about thirty of better Italian class was found dead with his head almost severed near 196th Street and Brook Avenue in The Bronx. Coroner and police suspect murder by Italian society agents. a bloodstained razor and signs of struggle were located. No identification. The throat was cut thrice, unlikely self-inflicted.
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Harry Fisher
Brook Avenue
Bronx
196Th Street
Schwanneke
Juror Moses Olenick Dies In Court Waiting Room
Moses Olenick of 754 Westchester Avenue The Bronx collapsed in General Sessions Court waiting to be called. An examination confirmed his death after he sat with jurors around 10:30. Judge Crain noted the death occurred during laudable public service and ordered the record updated.
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General Sessions Court
Moses Olenick
Westchester Avenue
The
Bronx
If Stock Is Below Par No Dividend
William H. Corbin argued before the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals that a corporation cannot legally pay a dividend on preferred stock when assets are below par value. Richard V. Lindabury countered that corporations may declare dividends from surplus, sustaining a wide business impact.
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Trenton
N. J
William H. Corbin
William N. Goodnow
American Writing Paper Company
Court of Errors and Appeals
Richard V. Lindabury
Corbin
Vesta Pays Songwriter After Jury Verdict
A City Court jury awarded Bert Cooper $1,250 from vaudeville singer Miss Vesta Victoria for raised salary, while Victoria’s counsel seeks a higher appeal. Cooper testified of threats to his life if not married and claimed 5 percent commissions on the $1,000 raise. Victoria denied owing money or employing him, noting a $695 payment plus gifts.
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Bert Cooper
Vesta Victoria
Justice Green
Miss Victoria
John
Henry J. Goldsmith
Supreme Court
Cooper
Victor
Tobacco Trust Squeezes Independent Dealers in City
James C. McReynolds of the Department of Justice led the first day of hearings against the American Tobacco Company for Sherman Act violations. Albert M. Millman testified that since the Metropolitan Tobacco Company formed, independent dealers declined from 125–175 to about 20, and he resisted sharing his books. David M. Schulte, head of several independent stores, said profits fell from 28–30 percent to under 15 percent as United Cigar Stores seeks retail control.
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James C. McReynolds
Department of Justice
American Tobacco Company
Albert M. Millman
A. M. Millman Company
Pearl Street
Millman
David M.schulte
New York
Fim
United Cigar Stores Company
Actors Oppose Clergy Move on Sunday Closing Law
The Actors National Protective Union plans to oppose the American Sabbath Union effort to modify Sunday closing rules. A committee will meet the Mayor next week. James J. Barry says clergy involved are faddists, representing their own views and risking idle vaudeville actors who work only on Sundays.
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Actors’ National Protective Union
American Sabbath Union
James J. Barry
Actors’ Union
Great Western Deal Doubted In Wall Street Review
Winnipeg dispatch claimed Canadian Pacific Railway planned to take over Chicago Great Western. Wall Street denied the rumor, noting prior attempted deals about a month earlier. Chicago Great Western President Shaughnessy also rejected any interest in such a merger.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chicago Great Western
Wall Street
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Canadian Pacific
Shaughnessy
Federal Push For Payment Of Burton Fine
Federal District Attorney Blodgett applies for an execution against former Senator Burton for failure to pay a $2,500 fine from a conviction tied to representing a get rich quick scheme in St Louis.
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the Tribune
St. Louis
Jan
Blodgett
Burton
May renew Cuban strike renews as cigar makers threaten
Havana January 9 A renewal of the cigarmakers strike is believed imminent after widespread discharges over small U S orders. Workers warned manufacturers a general strike will follow any further layoffs.
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Havana
United States
What is Going on Today in New York City
Free admission at the American Museum of Natural History and Zoological Gardens. Winter exhibition openings at the Union League Club. Meetings at Waldorf-Astoria and Central Park West with lectures by Mac Kaye and Hepburn at Columbia University. Badges and balls with several society events at Tammany Hall and Cooper Union. Lectures and school programs across Manhattan with notable speakers including Taft and Kelly, plus many public school illustrated talks on geography, history, and science.
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Zoological Gardens
Union League Club
Parliament Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Universalist Women's Alliance
Church of the Divine Paternity
Columbia Universiy
A. Barton Hepburn
Earl Hall
Columbia University
Lawrence L. Hart Assation
Tammany Hall
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
Taft
People’s Institute
Cooper Union
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
West 39Th Street
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
West 1Sth Street
Patria Club
Hotel Savoy
France
Edmar Kelly
Board of Education
S P
Wadleigh High School
Ilfth Street
Seventh Avenue
Benjamin Franklin
John Jay Lewis
Torough
Canadian Rockies
Dominick, Clark and
Broome
Walter G Isaaca
Navy
East 20Th Street
John Douglas
Broadway
Academy Street
Vermilyra Avenue
Inwood
George A. Fitch
China
S Avenue
127Th Street
Isage FL Smith
Mexico
Avenue A
Tith
7Th Streets
Herman FL Krugft
Se Folk
Rivinston Streets
David H. Tribow
United States Navy
West Side
N. D
West Tew Street
Harriet Ayer Seymour
Mendelssohn
Young Men's Benevolent Association
Sil Raat
Azel Hull
Pacific States
Lth Street
Third Avenue
W. Wallace Ker
Moshow Parkway
Briggs and
Bainbridge Avenues
Reaford Park
Freeman P. Tower
United States
Fordham Avenue
Main Street
City Island
Anthony and
Tremont Avenues
Silas A. Lottridge
Another Subway Measure Aims to Ease NYC Bonds
Albany January 9 The Senate and Assemblymen Travis and Le introduce a second measure to aid New York City subway construction by exempting subway bonds from city bonded debt limits. The Travis bill also lengthens subway operation contracts to fifty years while Senator Thompson reintroduces a Sunday baseball bill for amateurs between 1 and 6 pm.
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Tribune
Albany
New York City
Travis
Assemblyman
Kings
Thompson
Death of William Sloane Miller Former Produce Exchange Broker
William Sloane Miller, retired broker and Produce Exchange member, died in his Hotel Touraine apartment at No 9 East 39th Street on Wednesday evening after a long illness and bronchial pneumonia. Born in the city sixty four years ago, he was active in the Union League Club and spent much of his illness there. The body will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery on Saturday.
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William Sloane Miller
Produce Exchange
Hotel Touraine
East 39Th Street
Mr. Miller
Union League Club
Woodlawn
Satisfied Judgments List From The Court Docket
A historical docket fragment lists satisfied judgments with debtor and creditor pairs and filing dates. Entries include Beall Joseph H against Edward Thompson dated March 4, 1001, Rae Louvis Louis Company, and Bernarad K Wot among others, with dates such as December 9 1007 and November 15 107, plus notes of vacated or cancelled items and amounts in the 200s to 100s range.
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Beall
Joseph H
Edward Thompson
Rae Louvis—Louis Company
Krelzer
Bernarad
Messner
Sigmund
D J Isaacs
Solomon
Moses
Miller
Tremberger
George J Ko
Cornelius
Administrator- Central Trust Company
Same
Metropolitan Trust ¢ Company
City of New York
Ruff
Hernard
Williiam Staten
Treasury Report Shows Asset Totals and Fund Allocations
The Federal Treasury report dated January 9 outlines the day’s condition with figures for reserve gold coin and bullion totaling 156 million, gold coin 775,349, silver dollars 470,775,009, and trust funds redeeming outstanding silver certificates from 1800 totaling 5,465,000. General fund deposits in national banks stand at 253,214,005 alongside Philippine Treasury reimbursements of 4,112 and awaiting reimbursement at 2,578,474. Current liabilities aggregate 120,577,503.
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Abbahat
General Fund
Ceeteeveeseceses
Philippine Treasury
Wawilitied
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