New Provident Head. Philadelphian Wins
John C. Grady of Philadelphia elected president of Provident Savings Life Assurance Society at the annual directors meeting to succeed George G. Elliott. Grady won after a heated verbal contest amid Philadelphia syndicate pressure and current directors' votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
John C. Grady
Philadelphia
George G. Elliott
Grady
John J. Coyle
Centrol
Provident Company
E. R
F. Thomas
Philadelphians
Mr. Grady
Timothy L. Woodruff
Society
Henry Moir
Thomases
Eliott
Coyle
John ©. Grady
McSomiery
Tribune
New York
Woodruff
Moir
Provident Life
Timmy L. Woodruff
Thomares
New York Exchange Firm Whitney & Kitchen Assigns
The New York Stock Exchange firm of Whitney and Kitchen at 1 Nassau Street assigned for creditors to Barard L Peck at 3 Liberty Street. The partners Whitney and Geraghty deny long term trouble, says assets are substantial and creditors may be paid in full. The move occurred without notice to Exchange authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Whitney & Kitchen
Nassau Street
Barard L Peck
Liberty Street
Fim
Girard N. Whitney
James V. Geraghty
Clarence B. Far
Burke & Fay
Pinestreet
Far
Stock Exchange
Gruise
Genoa
New York
S. S. Moltke
Madeira
Gibraltar
Malaga
Algiers
Hamburg-Amican Line
Broadway
Jersey
Gentral
Ax Ae Oe
Philadelphia
Ly. W
Liberty ST
Baltimore
Washington
Ly. Liberty
Atlantic City
Lakewood
Lakehurst
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
LIBERTY_ ST
St. Tel
Chelsea
Astor House
New York Transfer Co
Cal
W. Gafsler
W.C. Hope
Altimore & Ohio
P. R. Royal Llue Lind
Royal Ltd
Chicago
Pittsburg
Columbus
Clevel'd
ST._LOUIS
Bureau of Information
Albemarle Hotel Reopens After Remodel at Madison Square West
The Albemarle Hotel on Madison Square West is open to the public again after a yearlong closure for remodel and refurnishing. Alexander Macdonald assumes management, returning to work previously with O B Libbey at the Albemarle and the old Brevoort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albemarle
Madison Square West
Alexander Macdonald
O. B. Libbey
Central Notes Sold in $39,990,000 NY Central Trust
P Morzan & Co. announced yesterday they had taken the entire issue of 39,990,000 dollars of New York Central 3 percent equipment trust certificates. Investors rapidly purchased the notes, signaling a broadening investment market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P Morzan & Co
New York Central
Seaboard National Bank Birthday Observance Noted
Seaboard National Bank marks its twenty fifth anniversary with an official report showing capital at 8.60, surplus of 1 333 093 and cash dividends paid. December deposits reach 27 716 990 as stockholders gain from 9.4 percent stock dividend and other earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scoboard National Bank
Antil
FLAS
AGG
Tele Box Board and Paper Company Notes Transfer
The Tele Box Board and Paper Company holds Peel of the fvet of 555000 notes held by O. Farber after Quen the company bought his Tidings and American Strawboard Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tele Box
O. Farber
Quen
Tidings & American Strawboard Company
Government oil inquiry ends in city hearing
The government completed its city hearing on Standard Oil of New Jersey's bid for controlling the oil business domestic and foreign. Key moments included auditor C C Steinbrenner’s uncertain testimony on raw material sources and a letter from William Rockefeller confirming a contract with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Moritz Rosenthal and John Milburn noted past cases and signaled no new suit against the Indiana unit until pending questions are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Custom House
Washington
C. C. Steinbrenner
Galena Signal Oil Company
Standard
Steinbrenner
Galena Company
Frank B. Kellogg
Jefferson Justus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Justus
Pennsylvania
Moritz Rosenthal
Chicago
John G. Milburn
Standard Oil Comp
John S. Miller
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Landis
Indiana Company
Robber Attacks Museum Watchman in Central Park West
James Kenny, watchman at the Museum of Natural History in Central Park West, was struck with a hatchet and shot in the left hand by a burglar trying to enter last night. He crawled to a window and blew his whistle. a window in the basement was found open and police searched the building. Kenny is in serious condition at Roosevelt Hospital. no exhibits reported missing pending curator check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kenny
Museum of Natural History
Central Park West
Kenny
Bennet
West 68Th Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Farrell
Two Held For Hunchak Murder In Union Square
Yeiga Coozugiat a restaurant keeper and Kisag Gellalia a grocer both Armenians were arrested on a bench warrant by Judge O Sullivan. They are charged with attempted murder in the first degree for allegedly acting in concert with Bedres Hampartzoomian who killed IL Tavshanjian, an Armenian rug manufacturer, in Union Square on July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedres Hampartzoomian
IL. Tavshanjian
Union Square
Yeiga Coozugiat
No. 127 East In
Kisag Gellalia
Tenth Avenue
O'Sullivan
Amalgamated Copper declares quarter dividend drop
Amalgamated Copper Company directors cut the quarterly dividend to one half of one percent per quarter or two percent annually. Shares dipped briefly on the news before rallying. close at 51 1/2, down from prior levels. Boston and Montana Copper and Silver Mining also declares regular $2 a share dividend and a reduced extra 1 per share from 10 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Copper Company
Amalgamated
Boston and
Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company
Frie
Harlem court records arrest for alleged theft and fraud
Frank Gordon alias William Uh and Herman Miller faced $2 000 bail after a Harlem court arraignment on charges from Dr Abraham Korn of attempting to steal $14 worth of clothing from 1857 Madison Avenue. Gordon has a Rogues Gallery picture and prior Elmira Reformatory term. Louis Wechsler was sentenced to ten months for making false statements before a U S commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gordon
William Uh
Herman Miller
Harlem
Abraham Korn
Madison Avenue
Gordon
Elmira Reformatory
Rogues
United States
Thomas Alexander
Louis Wechsler
Holt
Criminal
United States District Court
Mayor Opposes Aldrich Currency Bill Over City Bond Limits
Mayor McClellan condemns the Aldrich currency bill as drafted for allowing railroad bonds while excluding city bonds like New York and Chicago from collateral. He urges amendments to prevent disadvantaging municipal securities and cites New York and other cities’ net indebtedness versus assessed property values. He notes railroad bonds as preferred collateral under the bill and provides statistics from Commerce and Labor on city debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Aldrich
United States
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Chicago
Senate
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Census
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Wit Municipal Securities
Consolidated Gas notes issue announced with major holdings
The Consolidated Gas Company issues 5.9 million dollars of one year 6 percent collateral trust notes dated February 1 1898. N W Harris & Co buys 150 thousand dollars with an option on the remainder. Proceeds may cover maturing debentures and pending Supreme Court gas case funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Gas Company
N. W. Harris & Co
United States Supreme Court
Inspector Shoots at Editor in New Orleans Office
Edward S. Whitaker, inspector of police, entered The Morning World offices in New Orleans and fired two shots at editor Joseph M. Leveque. Neither shot took effect. The incident followed prior attacks on Whitaker, who was armed with detectives and clashed with staff as Leveque spoke to a young woman reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Edward S. Whitaker
Morning World
Joseph M. Leveque
Whitaker
the World
Leveque
Competent to Manage Property Declared Sane
Justice Isaac N. Mills of the New York Supreme Court rules Charles Bell Barker a sane person capable of managing his own property. Mrs Eva M Parker had sought appointment of a committee to oversee her husband’s estate. The case moved through multiple venues from New York City to Westchester and Orange counties before Mills ruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trifine
Middletown
N. Y
Isaac N. Mills
Supreme Court
Charles Bell Barker
New York
Eva M. Parker
Keogh
Westchester County
Orange
Mills
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Philadelphian
Cyrus B. Ketchen
William K. Kitchen
Cyrus B. Kitchen
Whitmer
Exchange
Tsom
John 3S. Sexton
Tammany
van Wyck
Seaboard National’s
Southern Railwampany
Southern Limited
Floritami
Ars
Augusta
Jacksonville
Fla
York Telephone CO
Dey Street
HEARN
Fourteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Kinner
Carters
Prey
Justins
Tlin
Union Linen
Fane
Madras
Jacquars
Brussels
Cluny
Secanta
S. Searfs
Axminster
Hunchakist
Hampartzoomian
City News
Sth Battalion
Hughes
Park Avenue
4Th Street
Peter Cooper
Cooper Union
Manhattan
Fusaichi Fukui
Waldorf-Astoria
Aldrich Bill
New York City
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Newark
Jersey City
SSO
NEW Consolidated Gas
Inspector
Bortha Cerman Lloyd
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Cecilie
New
Bremen
A. M Buelow
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Barbarossa
Bein Rhein
Seydlitz
Naples
Friedrich
Pfedrich
K. Albert
K. Luise
Neckar
P. Irene
Hoboken
Lloyd Express
Marseilles
Alexandria
Gernan
Levant
Marreilles
Royal Roumanian Mail Teamers
Constanza
Constantinople
Smytnia
Exancria
LLOYD
Lrichs & CO
Louis H. Meyer
Walnut St
Phila
Europe
North
Ermanlloydee
Wilhelm der Grasse
Eronprinz
Wilhelm
Cecilie and Kaiser Wilhelm Il
R. P
Cherb Lesle
Uampton &T. Paul
RED Star Line
Zeeland
Finland
Ikroonland
Vaderland
Cod
White Star Line
N. EK New Vores Qnitow
Liverpool
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Cherb
Southampton
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Adriatic
Italy
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Azores
Republi
Whitehall
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Tatendam
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OLD Dominion Line
Point Comfort
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Pinner’s Point
Newport News
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Richmond
Virginia Beach
Washington, D. C
N. R
Beach
W. L. Woodrow
Porto Rico
Wall St. Ferry
Brooklyn
San Juan
S.S. Caracas
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett, General Managers
Wall St
la Guayra
Puerto Cabello
Curacao
Maracaibo
P. R
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Passengrs
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
General Managers
Riviera
France
QR E Nile
Palestine
Turkey
Greece
Republic
Pier 64
North River
34Th St
Hartfield
Solari & Cook
Holy Land
Cook & SO
Madison
DR. Pratt Gan
Purchase and Exchange
Furniture Exchange
28Th St
Bway
Larzest Collection
Bowling Supplies
Expema
Brunswick—Balke—Catlender Co
Salesroo
4Th Ave
Office Fintures
Brunswick Balke der CO
Normal College
Carl F. Kayser
Gath St
Park Ave
Wri
Joseph A. Gillet
OLD Gould
Fiee
M. BF. Teppes
West 25Th
Ocean Steamers
Hamburg
Nile
Boxer
Assouan
Gunard
LIV Eee
Queenstown
London
Paris
Mauretania
Campania
Lusitania
Setruria
Lucania
Carmania
Fiume
Trieste
Slavonia
Pannonia
Carpathia
Caronia Lee
Vernon H. Brown
State St
cLee
Cadiz
Seville
Malta
Athens
Rome
The
F. C. Clark
Times Brig
Fall River
Reocen
Providence
Warren St
Norwich
New London
Ft. Clark
Central Hudson Line
Newburg and
Poughkeepsie
Railroads
Union Sq
Col
Bkiryn
Cé Court
Leigh Valley
Pooter
Cortlandt
Desbrosses
Patiy
Sanday
AiLv
N.Y
Am Et Ae
Buffalo
Bufalo-Chike Blalk Dia Cateazo-Te Tir
LUFF
eSass
N. J
Melbonald-Wiggins
America
Care
Oeneld-Wiesins Co
Broadwar
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