Thaw jury completed for Stanford White murder trial
The twelfth juror for the Thaw case was sworn in as opening arguments set for Monday. Justice Dowling praised the rapid panel creation after 372 talesmen were examined, and the court prepared for long sessions from 1 am to 5 pm. The panel includes Charles Grennell, Arthur Naething, George Cary, George Rapprecht, John Holsert, and others, with Evelyn Nesbit testimony anticipated and Mrs. Thaw’s attendance in question due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Dowling
Thaw
Jerome
East
155Th Street
Arthur P. Naething
Seventh Avenue
George W. Cary
Rygoods
Churchill Ro
George C Rapprecht
West 149Th Erect
John H. Holsert
Longwood Avenue
The
Bronx
David A. Arrowsmith, Jr
West 136Th Street
William F. Doolittle
West 141Th Street
William HE. M' Hugh
Madison Avenue
Frank 3. Howell
West List Street
William Eburck
Bowery Young Men's Christian Association
Francis Duvale
James A. Hooper
Broadwer
Jury Seated After Recess in Talesman Trial
Chief clerk John A. Henneberry read the case but not the last trial tale. after a fifteen minute recess Jerome and Littleton declared satisfaction with the jury. In the first trial 399 talesmen were examined from 550 summoned, eight days to select the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Henneberry
Jerome
Mr. Littleton
Talesmen
Bach Brothers dry goods dealer held on criminal libel charge
Isaac M. Bach of Bach Brothers dry goods at First Avenue and 75th Street was arrested in Yorkville court on criminal libel charges. The case stems from testimony Bach gave in a Sunday law violation trial as eight merchants were arrested for Sunday openings in the East 67th Street Yorkville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac M. Bach
Bach Brothers
First Avenue
75Th Street
Yorkville Court
Bach
Cooney
East 67Th Street
Yorkville
Frederick W. Wachtel
Second Avenue
Bingham
I. Bach & Co
East Side
Wahle
Railroad drops lobbyist at State House
Colonel Richard B. Reading, longtime Pennsylvania Railroad legislative representative, will not attend the State House sessions this winter. The firm shifts lobbying duties to its law department, a move also adopted in Pennsylvania. Reading is noted for tracking all bills affecting railroads and reporting them to the company. He opposed hostile measures and supported those aiding railroad interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Richard B. Reading
Pennsylvania Railroad
State House
Law
Pennsylvania
Reading
Eleven Drop With The Bends In Long Island City Shaft Yard
Eleven men collapsed with the bends in the Pennsylvania Railroad shaft yard in Long Island City on emerging from compressed air work. They were treated in the hospital airlock and all but one, William Barker of Manhattan, recovered and sent home. Barker remained critical after hours of treatment at St John’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Long Island City
William Barker
West 62d Street
Manhattan
St. John’s Hospital
Londs Island City
Disputed 19% School Census Sparks Education Board Critique
New York educators challenge the police census of school age children. Police report 459 000 children of compulsory age, with deductions for private school attendance and truancy. Board officials claim up to 34 000 more children should be in school, citing duplication and incomplete canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
New York
Maxwell
Police Department
Smallpox Wanderer Halt City Hall Work
A blotchy man claiming to have smallpox visited Paterson City Hall prompting a halt in business. He identified as James Smith from Schenectady and was taken to the Isolation Hospital after Dr Briody confirmed a full case. Health crews fumigated corridors and resumed operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
City Hall
James Smith
Briody
Smith
Health Department
Schnectady
Trestle and Trains Fall to Ravine in Alabama Crash
A head on collision on the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad near Vinegar Bend Alabama killed five people and seriously injured two others. The passenger train met an extra freight on a trestle twelve miles west of Vinegar Bend causing the structure to collapse and both trains to plunge twenty feet into a ravine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Vinegar Bend
Als
Alabama & Mississippi
Walker Still Detained in Mexico Over Extradition
The Foreign Office reports banker William F. Walker of New Britain Conn may remain in Mexico for weeks as extradition papers are delayed. Walker faces forgery and embezzlement charges in the United States. If he resists return legal avenues could delay final action for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Mexico City
Foreign Office
William F. Walker
New Britain
Newarkers to Hand 10240 to Pope
The Newark diocese Catholic churches collected 10240 for Peter's peace fund. Several hundred churches contributed amounts up to 1400, with St Mary's Bayonne giving 1400. A pilgrimage from the Newark diocese to Rome will accompany the presentation to the Pope in the coming months.
Mellen Rail Merger Hit by Appellate Ruling
The Appellate Division upheld a Supreme Court injunction delaying the proposed merger of the New York, Westchester & Boston Railway and the New York & Port Chester Railroad. The ruling questions control rights and the value of Westchester’s invested assets, noting risks to the corporation and minority stockholders. Justice Scott writes the decision with Justice Ingraham in dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, Westchester & Boston Railway Company
New York & Port Chester Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Port Chester Railroad
177Th Street
City
Lne
Westchester Company
Port Chester Company
President Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Milbrook Company
Port Chester
Westchester
Robert E. Robinson
Westchester Road
Scott
Ingraham
Port Chester Village
Reversal of $450000 verdict In Gould case
The Appellate Division yesterday reversed a $450,000 verdict won by John B. Jones against George J. Gould and others. Jones, a coal operator from Ohio, claimed he advanced $370,000 plus $8,000 in expenses for Ohio coal lands and a commission. He said the Little Kanawha Syndicate comprised Gould, William E. Guy and Joseph Ramsey Jr. and that the syndicate promised repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Gould
John
Jones
Ohio
Mr. Gould
William E. Guy
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Little Kanawha Syndicate
Big Judgment Set Aside In Train Car Crash Case
The Appellate Division reversed a $120 410 verdict won by Mrs. Sarah C L Read against New York Central for her husband’s death in a Van Cortlandt Park collision with a train in June 194. It was the second verdict in the same accident to be overturned. Miss Margaret Noakes who rode in the auto secured $3 600 for loss of a leg but that ruling was reversed. The court held contributory negligence as the auto party relied on the chauffeur and failed to heed warning signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah C. L. Read
New York Central
van Cortlandt Park
Appellate Division
Margaret Noakes
Iron City Dividend Declared After Receiver Report
Auditors' report on the Iron City Trust Company receivers shows deposits reduced from 1,162,558 to 767,422 since October 23. Judge Ewing confirmed the report nisi and on January 21 it will be confirmed absolutely with a 45 percent dividend unless exceptions are filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsburg
Iron City Trust Company
United States District Court
Ewing
Burlington Merges Leased Roads Into Parent Company
The Burlington Railroad plans to consolidate by lease all roads it formerly operated as lessees. Thirty seven small lines in Nebraska, Wyoming and Kansas will be absorbed into the Burlington, continuing its policy of creating separate companies for each extension and later merging them with the main line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Omaha
Jan. W
Burlington Railroad
Nebraska
Wyoming
Kansas
Burlington
Briefs Filed In Fish Enjoinment Case In Chicago
Briefs outlining legal points in the litigation by Stuyvesant Fish to stop voting of Minors Central stock held by Union Pacific and Railroad Securities were filed with Judge Ball. Responding briefs must be pled within ten days by E. H. Harriman and other defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stuyvesart Fish
Mminors Central
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad Securities Company
Tobacco Situation Reports Rise of Peace Armies and Pledge Pact
The American Society of Equity denounces night riders as criminals and defends its work with daylight peace armies. In Hopkinsville three buying houses sign a pact not to buy tobacco pledged to the Dark Tobacco Association or the Equity to counter reports of farmers being urged to violate pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Equity
Henderson
American Society of Equity
Willson
Hopkinsville, Ky
Hopkinsville
Imperial Tobacco Company
American Snuff Company
Tandy & Farleigh Tobacco Company
Dark Tobacco Association
Tobacco Fight Abroad Tells of Government Case
President Harris of the American Tobacco Company testified in a government case, detailing business abroad and efforts against foreign tobacco production in China, Japan, and Australia. He denied any arrangement with Portugal and noted failures when attempting growth outside well known producing countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
American Tobacco Company
Tobacco Company
China
Japan
Australia
Junius Parke
A. H. Hillmar
Hillman Company
Metropolitan Tobacco Company
Expelled Broker Wilkinson Faces Spite Claims
W P Wilkinson a broker of 43 Exchange Place was expelled from the Consolidated Stock Exchange for making wilful misstatements to the membership committee during his application. Ogden D Budd, president, calls it a formal adjudication, noting it is the second such expulsion for this reason. Wilkinson denies fault saying the misstatement was technical and fueled by personal enmity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Wilkinson
No. 43
Exchange Place
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Exchange
Ogden D. Budd
Consolidated Exchange
Mr. Wilkinson
Board of Governors
Committee On
Wilkinson
Budd
Trust Firms Split Over Clearing House Membership
A tour of leading trust companies in the financial district shows widespread reluctance by official heads to join the Clearing House. Only two were willing to state positions. one opposed, one favored, with caveats about representation and a desire for separate banks and trust company houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial District
Clearing House
Old Line Trust Companies
Clearing House Association
Pittsburg Exchange to Open Monday
Pittsburg stock exchange directors plan a meeting Monday to decide on resuming business with expectations of reopening the following Monday. A prior Clearing House consultation recommended suspending operations at the start of financial troubles in October. In the district about ten thousand workers are expected to return to small plants next week. In Wheeling the La Belle plant of American Tin Plate will resume fully by January 11 or 12, employing around seven hundred men, and Riverside plant of National Tube is rumored to soon resume, with about three thousand workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsburg
Pittsburg Stock Exchange
Clearing House Committee
Wheeling
W. Va
la Belle
American Tin Plate Company
Riverside
National Tube Company
Rotary Composing Machine Co organizes in New York
Albany Jan 10 The Rotary Composing Machine Company of New York with capital of 2000000 dollars organized to manufacture printing machinery filed its certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State today. Directors are William G McGrath William C Evans and William H Webb all of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Rotary Composing Machine Company of
New York
William G. McGrath
William C. Evans
William H. Webb
New York City
Coal industry curtailment risks as demand stays weak
Tailment of product and shutdowns in industries combine with dealers' ample anthracite stocks. The new year opened with few orders for producers, with no immediate curtailment planned but likely to follow if demand does not improve. Mining firms avoid mining when costs are high.
Insurance firms urge laxer reading of New York law
Albany officials heard from representatives of Metropolitan Life Prudential and the Association of Life Insurance Presidents seeking a broader interpretation of Section 9 of the insurance law. They argue that probable lapses on new business should not count toward allowable annual expenses, which would keep spending within the statutory limit. John G Milburn R V Lindabury and Robert Lynn Cox spoke for their groups with John S Patterson of the State Insurance Department present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Williams
Insurance Department
John G. Milburn
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
R. V. Lindabury
Prudential
Robert Lynn Cox
Association of Life Insurance
John 8. Patterson
State Insurance Department
Kelsey
Transit Accidents in December in Greater New York
A Public Service Commission report shows 51 deaths in December transit accidents, up 6 from November, with 3,993 accidents total. The record notes 216 car collisions and 47 pedestrians struck, plus 36 transit employees injured and 14 skull fractures among other serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
New York
Public Service Commission
Whitney
Hearing on Transit Amendments this Friday in City
The Public Service Commission sets Friday January 17 at 2 p m for a public hearing on amendments to the rapid transit law. Citizens will discuss possible constitutional changes to allow necessary rapid transit construction by the city while considering the Elsberg act critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Heavy selling hits Southern Railway stocks
The Southern Railway Company faced sharp market pressure with common stock down 2 percent and preferred 5 points after heavy selling. First mortgage bonds, valued at 59 000 per, closed 86 ½ points lower. Financiers denied receivership rumors, citing no clear cause for the attacks and signaling a possible further preferred dividend cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway Company
Southern Railway
Judge grants order to take Third Avenue Railroad assets
Judge Lacombe in the United States Circuit Court authorized Frederick W Whitridge the receiver for the Third Avenue Railroad to take charge of the property at midnight and directed Joline and Robinson receivers for the New York City Railway Company to turn over the Third Avenue property. The Third Avenue line will operate independently starting Sunday, with no anticipated effort to disrupt the transfer system between lines.
Warnings on Wage Cuts From Longshoremen Leader Keefe
President Keefe warned IL A members that employers may propose wage reductions. He noted annual talks with lake carriers and dock managers, typically held at this time, were postponed this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Longshoremen's Association
Keefe
Colorado Southern Prospers at Ninth Anniversary Meeting
Twelve of thirteen board members attended an informal anniversary meeting of the Colorado and Southern Railway Company. President Trumbull presented growth figures and potential future developments. No action was taken on the semi annual dividend. decision deferred to the March meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado & Southern Railway Company
Trumbull
Northern Central Drops Jim Crow Cars on Interstate Trains
The Northern Central Railway has ended the Jim Crow cars on interstate trains. Through Pennsylvania to Maryland routes run without separate cars for Black passengers, while local trains still provide segregated coaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Baltimore
Northern Central Railway
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Bronx sewer suit dismissed against Mack Contracting
Justice Mills announced the Bronx sewer case by Angelia L Meiers to stop a contract with Mack Contracting Company will not be sustained. He said he would sign an order dismissing the suit once the Bronx River Valley Sewer Commission resigns the contract to correct a fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelia L. Meiers
Bronx River Valley Sewer Commission
Mack Contracting Company
Justice Mills
Commission
Woman Hurls Self Before Train in Newark Tragedy
Mrs. Marie Lemekie Bohme, 23, of 16 Fairview Avenue, jumped in front of a Lackawanna train in Newark this forenoon. Wife of Henry C. Bohme and mother of a three month old, she reportedly suffered ill health and acted while temporarily insane. Her body was taken to Kuntsmorgue for identification by her brother Ralph Bohme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Marie Lemekie Bonnie
Lackawanna
Newark
Fairview Avenue
Henry C. Bohme
Ernest E. Lemcke
Fuller Terrace
Pig iron production to resume after market slump
Birmingham announces a reduction in surplus pig iron from 9 000 tons to under 56 000 tons since October. Curtailed production will be called off soon. Only small dealers will take orders under 1150 dollars a ton for No 2 foundry iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Anthracite Trade Slows As Winter Mildness Hurts Activity
The annual boom in anthracite coal production ends as mild winter weather curtails demand and activity. The industry, which had set records, faces slowed markets and lower shipments as cold periods fail to materialize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hudson County Republicans elect John Rotherham chair
County Clerk John Rotherham was elected chairman of the Hudson County Republican Committee last night without opposition, solidifying Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson’s leadership role in Hudson and the state. Dickinsonites claim victory through tactics, while Sheriff Kaiser welcomed the result and praised Secretary McCarthy for his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rotherham
Hudson County
Republican Committee
Samuel D. Dickinson
Hudson
Dickinson
Rotherham
Arrest in murder case rocks Cambridge to New Jersey return
Mrs Georgiana Dickinson also known as Charlotte McDonald was arrested in Cambridge on charges of aiding the murder of Mrs Helena Whitmore found dead in Lamp Black Swamp. She will be taken to Harrison, New Jersey, with extradition to follow and denies nothing but requests rest before morning questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Georgiana Dickinson
Charlotte McDonald
Harrison
N. J
Helena Whitmore
Essex Street
Cambridge
New Jersey
Fire Alarm Competition War Marks City Dispute
A. J. Baldwin of the New York Protective Fire Company accuses the Manhattan Fire Alarm Company of cutting and altering city telegraphic signal boxes to fit its use. He cites Section 723 of the greater New York charter banning interference with the fire alarm system and seeks similar privileges for his own company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Baldwin
New York Protective Fire Company
Lantry
Manhattan Fire Alarm Company
Baldwin
Greater New York
Manhattan Company
TWELFTH REGIMENT CHEERS DYER AT RETURN INSPECTION
The 11th Regiment warmly welcomed Colonel George R. Dyer back to the armory after the court of inquiry vindicated him. Auld Lang Syne played as the band struggled to be heard over cheers at dismissal. Dyer thanked the regiment for an excellent inspection before a post review dance attended by Elisha Dyer and James Osborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Dyer
Dyer
Elisha Dyer
James Osborne
Ill Wind Over Cement Plant Shields Home
John Kelly of Buffington Indiana once a peasant farmer has become a cement block manufacturer. His home two blocks from Minnots Stee Company cement works is enveloped by cement dust blown by the wind. He built a large shield to protect his garden and collects dust so he can mix it with gravel to mold blocks for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Whitmore
Albany
John Smith Whitmore
Yates Avenue
Ann Jermond-Whitmore
Holland
Jermond
Chicago
John Kelly
Buffington
Ind
Kelly
Minnots Stee Company
Fatal grade crossing wreck near Otisville
Middletown report says Marshall Brundage died at Middletown Hospital after a Erie tracks collision. Dewitt Ogden was transported in critical condition with life threatening injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Marshall Brundage
Dewitt Ogden
Otisville
Here
Erie Tracks
Brundage
Ogden
Gillette Case Hearing Concludes in Albany
The Court of Appeals heard final arguments in Chester Gillette of Cortland’s murder appeal over Grace Brown’s death at Biz Moose Lake on July 11, with George W. Ward presenting the defense and A M Mills opposing. A decision is not expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Chester Gillette
Cortland
Grace Brown
Biz Moose Lake
George W. Ward
Doigeville
Herkimer County
A. M. Mills
Little Falls
Gillette
Old Letter Carrier William Nolan Buried at Holy Cross
William Nolan a long time letter carrier with the General Post Office was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery after an illness at Presbyterian Hospital. He served Maiden Lane merchants, was a Letter Carriers' Association member, survived by his wife and three children. The Letter Carriers' Band accompanied the funeral. He lived at 536 Bay Street Bath Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nolan
General Post Office
Holy Cross
Nolan
Letter Carriers’ Association
Lower Maiden Lane
Presbyterian Hospital
Bay Sth Street
Bath Beach
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Stageland
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Pittsburg
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William L. Sondheim
William Burck
Bowery
Young Men's Christian Association
Henry Duschnes
Sondheim
Duschnes
Francie Duvale
Merchant
Smallpox
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Alabama
W. Z. Walker
Mexico
Mellen
J. S. Jones
Gould
Iron City
American Company
Southern
Whitridge
Colorado
Northern Central
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