Corey optimistic on steel outlook after Europe trip
William E. Corey president of United States Steel Corp returned from a two month Europe vacation and voiced optimism about the business outlook. He credited Taft's nomination with restoring confidence and predicted a quick recovery after the election, with normal conditions by spring. He noted steel prices rising to 42 1 2 and expected further gains, disputed rumors of an International steel cartel, and said European sentiment toward American securities had improved since Taft's nomination.
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William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Europe
Taft
Corey
International Steel Combination
England
American Securities
Germany's foreign trade shows large imports and gold flow
Germany reports half year foreign trade figures with imports rising to 1,075 million and exports at 836 million. Precious metals imports reached 35,750.00 with a surge in miscellaneous assets tied to incoming gold. The German Imperial Bank maintains its policy of interest free advances to encourage imports amid ongoing gold engagement.
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Betis
Germany
New York
Wheat and corn market slide as receipts rise in Chicago
In Chicago on July 17, relentless rain and stronger receipts weighed on grains. Wheat futures eased to about 9 4 9 1 4 c, corn and oats fluctuated with cash demand and weather checks. Hog prices moved higher, with live hogs up about 5 cents, while lard and ribs advanced slightly. Local receipts included 140 wheat, 17 contract-grade cars. corn 162, oats 93, hogs 13,000 ahead of tomorrow’s trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Liverpool
Mic
Bradstreet’s
Minneapolis
Duluth
Shorts
Interborough Rumors Denied in Transit Leadership Feud
Theodore P. Shonts, president of Interborough-Metropolitan, denied reports that F Ryan wrested control from August Belmont. Belmont's connections were unchanged and relations with Ryan were harmonious. Belmont friends said no truth to the alleged paid influence on E P Bryan, who is on leave and likely to retire, with a successor possible at the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore P. Shonts
Interbor- M§uth-Metropolitan
F. Ryan
Inter
August Belmont
Belmont
Ryan
E. P. Bryan
Interborough Rapid Transit
Com- BP
Saiu
Bryan
Interborough Rapid Transit Com
Theodore P. ' i
Bankruptcy filing and listed assets of several businesses
A bankruptcy petition was filed in federal court by Mary H Grid, boarding house operator at 107 Mab 0 street, listing debts of 1 55659 and varying assets. Julian Scholls Co. in Kingston NY shows assets 107 730 98 with liabilities 57 489 46, while Stearns Manufacturing Co. on Liberty Street owes 22 546 03. Florence M Zellier of 309 Broadway with Zeilier Corp shirts and haberdashery business assigned to Pierre mh. Zeilier is listed as secretary.
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States District Court
Mary H
Mab
Julian Scholls Co
Kingston
N. Y
Stearns Manufacturing Company
Xv. A. Liberty Street
Florence M. Ne
Vetelle H. Adams
Broadway
A. Zellier
New York
al Broad Street
Pierre Mh
Walter Gougeliuanun
Presi- One HM
Zeilier
Tac Steel plant shuts down amid steel downturn
Pane Ste Marie Mich July 17 The plant of Tac Steel company a subsidiary of the Mithout Uperior Corporation was shut down today following a previous announcement. Hard times in Gareta Steel circles caused the plant to close last year. Over a thousand men are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pane Ste. Marie
Mich
Tac Steel Company
Mithout Uperior Corporation
Gareta
Uus
Financial bank failure after two months’ run
SANK FAILS AFTER TWO MONTHS' RUN. Sly grat July 17.-4owing to a run that gradu ed its vaults of currency, the Farmers to thant.' Banking Company failed to open MS this everning. Later a deed of assign-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thant
Everning
Bank Receiver Appointed After Insolvency Filing
An insolvency court filing led to Ed ward 8S. Purney being named receiver. The bank, capitalized at 100000 dollars, shows assets and liabilities around 500000 each. The run began modestly two months earlier after several smaller banks failed locally.
City Investigators Organize Finance Probe
A joint legislative committee organized at Murray Hill Hotel to probe New York City finances. Senator Owen Cassidy chairs, Assemblyman Edwin A. Merritt is vice chair, and Warren I. Lee serves as secretary. The panel will hire counsel and experts, work in the Finance Department, and coordinate with the Bureau of Municipal Research. General Benjamin F. Tracy was named referee to assess city finances as of June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Hill
Finance Department
Owen Cassidy
Edwin A. Merritt
Warren I. Lee
Martin Saxe
Patrick H. McCarren
William S. Bennet
James Oliver
George M. Palmer
Cassidy
Merritt
Bureau of Municipal Research
Benjamin F. Tracy
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Remarkable Revival of Business in Baltimore Clothing Trade
Baltimore clothing manufacturers report an unprecedented revival of business. The busy season is underway and large houses are working overtime with all competent workers. A leading firm notes payrolls carrying 2 percent more names than usual for this season. Other firms report orders enough to keep overtime through the season, with orders still arriving in large numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Southern and
Pacific Northwestern
Trolley men back unionized f ire under New Haven group
At New Haven July conference representatives of all NY NH Hartford lines voted to support the Providence company workers who were fired for joining a union. Rizin Orr said the contract barred union membership and urged fair treatment. Charles Minnix named as trolleymen's representative on the board, first such recognition by affiliated craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Providence Company
Rezin Orr
Detroit
International
New Haven Company
Charles Minnix
Ecraft
Foreclosure suit filed on Gotham property debt
The Knickerbocker Trust Company filed a foreclosure complaint with lis pendens in the county clerk's office against the Hotel Gotham property at Sith Street and Fifth Avenue. It names Hotel Gotham Company Fifty-fifth Street Company Central Building and Construction Company and executors of Charles T Barney among the defendants. The suit seeks foreclosure of a second mortgage for 300,900 dollars from June 28 1904 and claims 418 746 dollars plus interest is now due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Hotel Gotham
Sith Street
Fifth Avenue
Hotel Gotham Company
Fifty-fifth Street Company
Central Building
Construction Company
Charles T. Barney
Fire at Elk Tanning Plant Destroys Main Building
A midnight fire in Everett Pennsylvania is believed incendiary and destroyed Elk Tanning Company's main building. The plant employed 150 men and the loss is estimated at 350000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Penn
Elk Tanning Company
Trade conditions show slow improvement amid cautious optimism
Dun's Review reports signs of gradual recovery in mid year with railway earnings less negative than before, fewer commercial failures, and steadier bank exchanges. Retail trade remains fair for the season as inventories shrink via clearance sales. Foreign trade weak but some optimism appears in farming, building activity, and lumber markets while money stays cheap and exports decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
West
New York
Public Service Commission Rejects $20 Million Mortgage Plan
The Public Service Commission refused to approve Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad and Nassau Electric Railroad mortgage proposals totaling 25 million dollars. Commissioner McCarroll warned the plan could evade law, risking commission authority over public service capitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad Company
Nassau Electric Railroad Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit System
McCarroll
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Central Trust Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Public Service Commissions
Nassau Company
Brooklyn Union
Old State Railroad Commission
Side door cars ordered for Interborough rapid transit
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company accepted a Public Service Commission order to equip sixteen cars with side doors near the ends. Two trains of eight will run during rush hours starting October 15, under commission supervision. Bion J. Arnold advised the measure, and the company will test more car types to improve service despite the 18 month to 2 year S%6th Street crossover project limiting train frequency.
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Public Service Commission
1St District
Public Service Commissions
Interborough Rapids Transit Company
Bion J. Arnold
Shonts
Interborough Metropolitan Company
6Th Street
SubwayExpresses Cut on Broadway Branch Afternoons
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company may discontinue express trains between 96th Street and 137th Street on Saturdays from 5 to 7 pm until December 1. The Public Service Commission granted the order after IRT argued the service was operated at a loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
96Th Street
137Th Street
Broadway
Subway
Public Service Commission
Interborough
Changes in Postal Service at Hudson Terminal Sub-station
In response to high business volume at the new Hudson Terminal sub-station, several transfers were made among station chiefs. William J. Baldwin moves to the sub-station superintendency, James A. McNamee shifts from station L, George H. Newsom moves to L from I, James M. Moran fills the vacancy at I, James P. Morris goes to W from K, and John J. Mahoney moves from S to K. The changes took effect yesterday, with S’s vacancy likely awaiting Postmaster Morgan’s return from vacation next month.
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Hudson Terminal
Post Office
William J. Baldwin
James A. McNamee
George H. Newsom
James M. Moran
James P. Morris
John J. Mahoney
Morgan
Oregon land case arrest in timber land conspiracy
A. G. Marshall manager of the Standard Protective Society surrendered and was held on $2,000 bail for trial in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by obtaining timber lands in Oregon. Henry E. G. Cooke of the Oregon Ranching and Timber Company was arrested in Baker City and is en route to face charges. The plan allegedly involved dummy entrants from the East to take title and transfer to the Oregon Ranching and Timber Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Marshall
Standard Protective Society
Henry E. G. Cooke
Oregon Ranching and Timber Company
United States
Oregon
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Cooke
Baker City
Ore
Marshall
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Take July Shipping Notes
Marine intelligence and almanac style entries list vessel movements and port calls across July from Liverpool to New York, including ships like White Star Macorts Clyde Colon Panama Gibraltar Arabic Cherokee Advance Hudson Grenville Huelva and Mallory lines. Multiple ports and dates indicate schedules, arrivals, and departures with odometer-like time stamps and moon phases.
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Tane
Liverpool
White Star - Macorts
Clyde
Colon
Panama
Gibraltar
Advance
Hudson
Fir
Grenville
Huelva
Dagfred
Wella City
Bwatsea
Colorado
Algonquin
Pcobamo
Ceceeesers Caledonia
Ayala
Kansas City
Red “P' d Transport
Holland-Am
Bristol City
Zulla
Minnehahi
Outgoing Steamers To Day Transpacific Mails
Shipping notices list outbound steamers from New York with destinations across Hawaii Japan Corea China Philippine Islands New Zealand Australia Samoan Islands New Caledonia and Pacific routes. Specific sailings include Japan Corea China and Philippine Islands via Seattle Shawmut July 22. Lord Sefton July 26 to New Zealand Australia and Pacific islands via San Francisco. Empress of Japan July 31 via Vancouver to Hawaii Guam and Philippines. US& Transport July 31 to Hawaii and Philippine Islands. Mariposa August 1 to Tahiti and Marquesas via San Francisco.
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New York
Hawaii
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Alameda
Seattle
Shawmut
New Zealand
Australia
West
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
Lord Sefton
China and
Vancouver Andictoria
Legal tend e notes and balances in ledger figures
A scrambled ledger style record presents liabilities and assets figures for a financial institution. It lists capital stock, surplus, profits, and various deposits and notes outstanding, with totals around 52 to 63 million dollars and additional sums across banks and trust entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
ONGC
National Bank
Fis
Eee
U. S
Shipping News Arrivals and Departures at the Bar
A list of steamers arriving quarantee and departing with passengers, ballast, or cargo. Vessels include Camal Corning Jelunga Massachusetts Harvard Herman Winter Fallodon Hall El Sud City of Atlanta Ocean Mauretania La Provence Algonquin Hamilton New York Morro Castle and others with ports from Galveston to Rotterdam and Havre to Liverpool.
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Stearner Camal
Corning
Galveston
Mallory Si Co
Jelunga
Walker
Rotterdam
Halifax
New York & Continental Line
Moise
Massachusetts
Barrett
Boston
New England Navigation Co
Harvard
Crowell
Metropolitan Li Tt
Herman Winter
Metropolitan Ss Co
Fallodon Hall
Kilvett
Middlesboro
Norton & Sons
The
Bar
el Sud
Higgins
Southern Pacific Co
Charlois
Schmidt
Amsterdam
Philip Ruprecht
City of
Bangert
Antwerp
Mauretania
Pritchard
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cunard Ss Co. Ltd
la Provence
Poncelet
Havre
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Algonquin
Staples
Jacksonville
Charleston
Clyde Ss Co
Hamilton
Boaz
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Sa Co
New York
Julis
Morro Castle
Byrne
Vera Cruz
Progreso
Havana
New York & Cuba Malins Co
Steamers at Foreign Ports Tracked in July Listings
Shipping notices list numerous vessels and their New York departures from ports worldwide. Entries include Antwerp Cadiz Riga Rotterdam East London Messina Naples Sailed cargoes and routes via Cape Town Genoa Shanghai and Hong Kong with many Br It Fr Ger Dutch and Greek ships.
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Antwerp
New York
Cadiz
Montserrat
Span
Barcelona
Singapore
Kasenga
Aden
Manila
Malta
Matoppo
Calcutta
Colombo
Boston
York
Rio Grande Do Sul
Crown Prince
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Santos
Rotterdam
Nieuw Amsterdam
Boulogne
East London
Corfe Castle
Cape Town
Messina
Caprera
Ital
Philadelphia
Gutrune
Ger
Barbados
Naples
Roma
Koenigin Luise
Gibraltar
Genoa
Romanie
Port Said
Calliope
Algiers
Shanghai
Suez
Lowther Castle
Hiogo
Hong Kong
la Touraine
Rio de Jantero
Brantwood
Pernambuco
Duca Degli Abruzzi
Havre
Hudson
le Breton
Queenstown
Celtic
Bri
Barry
Star of Scotland
Valdivia
Coronel
Belle of Scotland
Victoria
Brazil
Chaucer
New Orleans
Moraitis
San Giovanni
Markets by Telegraph Cattle Hogs and Lambs Across Cities
Traffic from Chicago Cincinnati East Buffalo Kansas City and Pittsburgh shows cattle receipts around 2 000 head in Chicago with steady market and varied ranges for steers cows and calves Hog receipts near 18 000 with mixed gains and price bands from 5 7 to 7 15 Lambs and sheep also quoted with steady to higher tones across regions Prices include cattle steers 560 690 cows 350 690 hogs 6 60 7 15 sheep 350 450 and lambs 4 or higher Notes list regional quotes and adjustments across multiple markets with thin diversions in each market’s demand and supply dynamics
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Chicago
Choice
Cincinnati
East Buffalo
ST. Veals
Kansas City
Texas
Union
Pittsburg
Berlitz and Asbury Park Summer School Notice
Instruction outlines summer school at Asbury Park New Jersey for boys and teachers sent within a hundred miles. East Greenwich Academy in Rhode Island offers a general course with college admission, strong faculty, new gymnasium and dormitories, basketball and other sports with a separate department for young boys. Low rate of 350 dollars. Address Charles Alford Stephouse, principal.
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Berlitz School OF Languages
Madison Square
Broadway
Harlem
Lenox Ave
Brooklin
Court
Asbury Park
N. J
East Greenwich Academy
East Greenwich
R. J
Charles Alford Stephouse
M. A
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Chicago Grain and Provisions
Mgoma Steel
Senator Cassidy
International Organization
Gotham
Bradstreet
U. K
Service Commission
Marine Intelligence
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Umbria
Cunard
Louis
Southampton
American
Venetia
Newfoundland
Red Cross
Curacao
Caraci San
Norman Prince
Argentina
Prince
Vard Eecceies
Crown of Navarre
Grenada
Wilhelm
Jamaica
Esperanza
London
Atlantic Transport
Lincoln
Hamburg
Zeeland
Red Star
Kenig Albert
Lloyd
California
Glasgow
Sannio
Mallory
Huron
City of Atlanta
Savannah
Verdi, Rahia
Lamp & Holt
Suriname
Princess Anne
Old Dominion
Drumcairne
Rio
Tampa
Lorrion
Matichal Copper Bank
SEBO
Oo Concesivaunibahax
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Epee
Cttr
U.S
U. S&s
National Bank, Awentak
Ankers
Bawewee
Specia
Total
Kore
Qa Sane
Pep Ee
State of New York
County of New York
Walter F. Albertsen
Arthur W. M'Kay
George R. Sheldon
H. O. Havemeyer, JR
Charles H. Sabin
PD Cen
National Park Bank
New York City
Srecie
Cent
Ss. i
F Werner
F. Werner
BE. D. Junior
Kings County
New York County
State of
County of
I. M. H. Ewer
H. Ever
Otto Walter
Notary Public
Kings Co
Fred’e Vietor
Francis R. Appleton
W. Rockhill Potts
G. Vintschger, I Jas. E. Nichols
Directora
MO. H. Seed
Merchants National Bank of
City of New York
Resources
U. B
U. S& Bonds
Banking House
U. S& Treasurer
St.ots
Seaboard National Bank
Ss. I. & G. Bayne
I. G. Bayne
Chas. ¢. Fisher
Lucius A. Cole
E. ¢. Rodman
Stuart G. Nelson
Sherman National Bank
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Joseph Byrne
Thomas Fairseaves
Joseph W Harriman
George Zabriskie
Zoheth
Freeman
Phenix National Bank
Aqoraod Wace Sada Aaceeyese
Charles G. Colyer
Charles
Colyer
Dobbin
Dwight A. Jones, Irwin H. Cornell
WM. HL Maclay
B. Tk Maskins
T L. Haskins
Edwin F. Corey
D. Crawford Clark
WM. Pierson Hamilton
R. H. Higgins
Tribune
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12Th St
14Th St
Gist_st
Sith
Tremont Ave
Ave
Shipping News
Port of
Bayamo
Tampico
Antilla
Santiago
Navahoe
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Citta di Messini
Vincenzo di Giorgio
Nor
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Taff
Baracoa
Sicilia
Mara Kolb
Campbellton
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St Marc
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Monroe
Telegraph
Phila
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Pune
J. Shortlidge
A. M
Yale
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Concordville
Box
C. E. Mason
the Castle
Tarrytown-on-Hudson
C. BE. Mason
Ll.m
Taconic School For Girls
Beautiful Lake
Berkshire Hils
Lilian Dixon
Wellesley Mawr
Bertha Bailey
Wellesley
RYE Seminary
J. Life
Misses Stowe
Frances Gilman
Lake St. White Plains
M ‘Oravian Seminary
Bris Girls
Bethlehem
J. Max Hark
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American and Foreign Teachers’ Agency
M. J. Young-Fulton
Union Square
Sothy
37Th St
A.& Cor
East 14Th St
125Th St
3D Ave
D Ave
Glet St
Ist Ave
18Th St
Jd Ave
Immt
Ellie Island
Main Island
Bilis Island
Robert Watehorn
Commission District
Coll
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Washington
Bulldn
Henry B F. Macfarland
Henry L. West
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