Bonaparte discusses Oll case and DOJ appeal limits
Massachusetts July 24 Attorney General J Bonaparte at the Hotel Aspinwall commented on the U S Court of Appeals reversal in the Standard Oil Company fine case. He urged careful action within current law and vowed future attempts to obtain authoritative review by direct appeal, stressing the need to deter lawbreakers and to ensure effective enforcement of interstate commerce statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Court O ‘Appeals
Department of Justice
JUDGE GROSSCUP COMMENTS ON ROOSEVELT RETRIAL
Judge Peter 5 Grosscup, an appellate court member who overturned the Standard Oil fine, discussed President Roosevelt’s retrial suggestion. He said executive powers allow a reconsideration but not a right to demand it, noted certiorari odds, and hinted at possible retirement to practice law. He planned a motor tour of the Berkshires and White Mountains after leaving New York.
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Peter 5. Grosscup
States Court of Appeals
Landis
Walgorf-Astoris
Grosscup
Reseivelt
Roosevelt
Juders
Court of Appeals
Cam
Grosecup
Teeeffenre
Jorge Grosscup
Chicago
the Rude
New York
Berkshires
White Mountains
Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Summary
Chicago July 24 firm cables and gains in wheat after hot weather and drought rumors. Wheat Sept up 6 to 8 ahead, corn and oats up 3?4. Provisions weak as traders factor price declines. shorts bid for Sept delivery. Local receipts heavy. export totals 2.5 million bushels. oats led by strong demand but cooled by weather.
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Chicago
Northwest
Shorts An¢É Commission
Dakotas
Femember
Ric
Ride
Minneapolis
Duluth
Azzinst
Tle
Liverpool
Tee
Izigc
Washing-on July 24 Market Opening Report
The record notes the condition of the Treasury at the start of business today at 5. This brief item records early market status and indicates a cautious session ahead.
Print cloth market sales and rates in Fall River
Fall River weekly sales in the print cloth market are estimated at 1 000 with ruling conditions showing little change. Goods move slowly. manufacturers are moderate sellers at current prices. Mills operate on limited days, with price lines for various widths listed in questionable OCR values.
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Fall River
Mass
Satisfied Judgments and Creditor Claims Across Listings
Debtor names appear with amounts in a row of judgments and settlements. The listing includes Citizens Trust Company of a likely county, amounts such as 6 492 44 and 1 083 06, and names like Dresser Albert Pope and Rose Black. The fragmentary OCR text shows multiple entries of debts and court actions without full context.
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Albert A. Pope
Central Pacific bonds on sale by Kuhn Loeb Speyer National City
Central Pacific first refunding mortgage four percent bonds opened to applications yesterday through Kuhn Loeb Speyer and National City Bank. Subscriptions operate on a first come basis with preference to investors. Last of twenty notes paid to government, $2,941,400 of bonds surrendered and reissued at same or lower rate. Last note due February 1, and $18,006,000 bonds offered include those securing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Speyer & Co
National City Bank
John Claflin Backs Freight Rate Increase Story
John Claflin head of the H. B. Claflin Company and a director in many firms urged a 10 percent rise in freight rates. He argued it would not hurt anyone and would aid railroads, contrasting it with wage cuts which could harm the economy and provoke worse conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Claftin
H. B. Claftitn Company
Claflin
Manufacturers Association Opposes Freight Rate Hike
The Manufacturers' Association of New York has sent invitations to commercial groups nationwide urging railroads and the public to oppose any increase in freight rates this year. They resist a proposed 19 percent rise east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers to begin December 1, 1908, arguing it would harm commerce in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers’ Association of New York
Association
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac
Henry Clews speaks in Providence
Henry Clews of New York was speaker at the American Institute of Banking session in Providence. He urged a slow tariff reduction, a stable long term currency plan, and noted inland banks gaining confidence as New York currency flows steady. A Pittsburgh vs Chicago debate on bank reserve requirements won by Pittsburgh. An evening outing followed at Rocky Point.
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Providence
Henry Clews
New York
American Institute of Banking
Pittsburg
Chicago
New York City
Pittsboro
Roberts on Guaranteed Deposits in Colorado Springs
George E. Roberts, president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago, urged Colorado bankers on the guarantee of bank deposits. He argued the plan ignores currency rigidity, would not meet fall demand, and would prolong annual banking evils. He warned it eliminates market discipline and public scrutiny that uphold banking standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
George E. Roberts
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
The
Mint
Bankers of Colorado Today
Soman Ee
Pendens Filed Against Cropsey Land In Brooklyn
Mrs. Phebe M Lake sister of Dr Andrew B Cropsey files pendens in Brooklyn County Clerk against four parcels. The action claims the doctor murdered his wife Gertrude to gain sole control of valuable property in New Utrecht. The filing is by Mrs Lake on behalf of the two young orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lis
Cropsey
Andrew B. Cropsey
Gertrude
New Utrecht
Phebe M. Lake
Delaware and Hudson Mortgage Signals Road Modernization
The Delaware and Hudson Railroad filed a 50 000 dollar mortgage with Farmers Loan and Trust in Luzerne County to refinance three debts and raise 48 500 000 in 4 percent bonds. The plan covers the entire trackage from Plymouth to Rouse's Point and aims to electrify long sections and acquire control of related lines, including the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of New York
Luzerne County
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Delaware & Hudson
Plymouth
Rouse’s Point
New York State
Canada
Delaware & Hudson seeks $7 million more bonds
The Delaware & Hudson Company has taken steps to obtain Public Service Commission approval for issuing an additional $7,000,000 in bonds. After a contested previous approval of $13,000,000, the company will present data to justify the bond issue as proper capital charge. A new hearing is expected early in August, with the same syndicate likely to buy the new issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware & Hudson Company
Public Service Commission
24 District
Commission
Public Service
Rockefeller paints mercy roof green at Pocantico Hills
John D Rockefeller offers to paint the red roof of the Institution of Mercy home for orphans near Pocantico Hills at his own expense. His workers apply a vivid green coat to harmonize with surrounding foliage, as he negotiates to buy the nearby Pocantico saloon at auction today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Rockefeller
Institution of Mercy
Mr. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
John Melin
Audubon Societies Seek 25000 for Bird Protection
William Dutcher, president of the National Audubon Societies, announced new protected sea bird reservations authorized by President Roosevelt and urged the public to donate 2000 to prevent the work from stopping. A 3000 deficit threatens ongoing guard duties, boats, and supplies. the society seeks thousands of new members to sustain year after year protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dutcher
National Association of Audubon Societies
Roosevelt
Dutcher
Washington
Oregon
Florida
Tortugas
California
Mr. Dutcher
John H. Southwick Dead Former Yonkers Alderman
John H. Southwick former Yonkers first ward Alderman died in Colorado Springs Colorado His body to arrive in Yonkers Sunday afternoon He was a Rock Island Railroad rate clerk in New York His lone living relative is former congressman George Southwick of Albany He will lie in state in the Common Council chamber St Andrews Episcopal Church funeral Monday with Masons and Elks in charge
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Colorado Springs
Col
John H. Southwick
Yonkers
Southwick
Rock Island Railroad Company
New York
George Southwick
Albany
Colorado
Common Council
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Masons and Elks
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in U S District Court
Involuntary cases include Gilliss Press at 141 East 25th Street with $22,201 in goods claims and a July 15 assignment to U N Paint. Henry B. Ketchum named receiver. Tannebaum butter and groceries dealer at 1161 Third Avenue faces $1,054.46 in claims and stock transfers to Austin Nichole Co. and R O Williams Co. Freischer Press at 49 Crosby Street tied to a June 1 business assignment to Jacob Tabachikoff. L Cohn named receiver with $1,000 bond, assets $2,000. Walter B. Allen named receiver for Harry Feller at Clinton Ave and 181st St in The Bronx. bonds $1,000. Israel M. Cohen schedules $13,857.4 liabilities and $1,106.33 assets including $4,310 stock and $748.83 in Second National Bank deposits.
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Gilliss Press
East 25Th Street
William L. Merry
Kienle & Co
de Boise Gresnan Company
U. N. Paint
Henry B. Ketchum
William Tannebaum
Third Avenue
Allan F. Cook
Tannebaum
Austin Nichole & Co
Willams & Co
Albert Falck
Freischer Press
Crosby Street
Joseph Weinstein
William Gelman
Jacob Siatziky
Jacob Tabachikoff
L. Cohn
Walter B. Allen
Harry Feller
Clinton Avenue
181St Street
Bronx
Feller
Pharlie Elkan
Israel M. Cohen
Bowery
Second National Bank
Fifth Avenue
28Th Street
Walker in steel cage under guard in Hartford jail
Two deputy sheriffs rotate shifts guarding William F. Walker the New Britain Savings Bank embezzler as he lies in a steel cage in the Hartford County Building. He faces trial tomorrow before Judge Milton H. Shumway on charges that could keep him jailed for life if convicted. Walker says he will plead guilty and claims the money was sunk into a good investment. He landed in Mexico after fleeing New Britain on February 8, 1907 and was arrested December 10 the same year. He gave reporters few details on the missing funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Hartford
Conn
William F. Walker
New Britain Savings Bank
Hartford County
Milton H. Shumway
New York
Fifth Avenue
Belmont
Walker
New Britain
Mexico
Springfield
Pasteurization Proposed to Safeguard Milk Supply
In Heidelberg Nathan Straus argues milk pasteurization is needed to curb infant mortality linked to cow milk. He notes tuberculous cattle, poor hygiene, and fluctuating milk handling threaten safety, calling for municipal dairies, model farms, and universal pasteurization to reduce bacterial content while preserving taste and nutrition.
Two Automobile Mergers Planned
Two automobile mergers are under way in Detroit with formal signing in New York. Buick Motor Car Company of Flint and Maxwell-Briscoe of Tarrytown and Newcastle are joining to form a new entity capitalized at 10 million dollars, a 4 thousand dollar increase over their combined prior totals. A second merger would unite Northern Company of Detroit Port Huron with Wayne Company of Detroit.
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Tribune
Detroit
Buick Motor Car Company
Flint
Mich
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Car Company
Tarrytown
Newcastle
Ind
Durant
Buick Company
New York
Northern Company
Port Huron
Wayne Company
European Produce Market July 24 Closing Prices
Closing figures for wheat corn flour hops beef pork hams bacon lard and related items. Prices held steady or firm across spot and futures for California wheat, old American corn, Pacific Coast hops, Western beef and pork, Cumberland bacon, long clear middles and lard in tierces.
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California
London
Pacific Coast
India
Petroleum and Rosin Prices Note Stability in Market Roundup
Market brief reports steady quotes for Turphrentine spirits and Lin shed oil with quiet petroleum activity and common rosins holding. Notable price mentions include 82s 444 Turphrentine and 24s 94 Rosin Ts 94, reflecting overall stability in the commodity sector.
Wireless and maritime traffic brief from July headlines
Sums of daily astronomical data and ship arrivals list fogbound Lucania and multiple liners. Reports place vessels such as La Touraine Celtic and Philadelphia east of Sandy Hook with docking forecasts around 7:30 am Sunday or today, while Transpacific mail schedules and port calls for Cunard White Star and others are detailed for July dates.
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Lucania
Sandy Hook
la Touraine
Celtic
Tha Philadephia
Sandy Fook
Port of New York Arrivals and Quarantine Notes 1908
Friday July 24 1908 Port of New York arrivals include steamers Arapahoe Bermudian Hudson Bay Weils City Princess Anne Delaware Nord America Schonfels Nora Dis Manon City of Savannah San Marcos Celtic Prins Willem II Celtic Cymbal Talisman and others with passengers mails and cargo. Several vessels left quarantine and reported various origins including Jacksonville Bermuda Havana Naples Colombo Calcutta and Liverpool.
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Line
Liverpool
Cunard
Ham Tic
Thampton
White Star
Southoundland
Red Cross
Zulli Curacao
Red D
Eo Ace
Porto Rico
Kaiser W der Gr
Bremen
N G
Lloyd
Colon
Panama
Turks Island
Clyde
Bermudian
Bermuda
Quebec
Saratoga
Havana
Liberia
Inagua
Hamb-Am
Atrato
Jamaica
Rm.sp
Stem
Princess Anne
Norfolk
Old Dom
Marowyne
Trinidad
Dwi
Monroe
Noordam
Rotterdam
Holla
Arapahoe
Cksonville
Hamilton
Old Dominion
City of Atlanta
Savannah
New York
New Zealand
Australia
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
San Francisco
Lord Sefton
Hawaii
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Sovcens Seaccones
Vancouver
Victoria
Guam
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
Francisco
Mariposa
Aus
Kemble
Jacksonville
Charleston
Se Aeeres
Fraser
Outerbridge & Pening
Vaesaneer Span
Knight
Vera Crus
Progreso SS
New York and Cuba
Tapley
Newport News
Ola Dominion Se Co
Delaware
Philadelphia
Clyde Is
Highlands
Vale
Grove
Boston
Metropolitan Ss Co
Tam
Nord America
Ital
Carbone
Naples
Palermo
Hartfield, Solart & Co
Schonfels
Ger
Schneider
Calcutta
Colombo
Port Said
Algiers
Funeh
Edge & Co
Moise
Nora
Nor
Hange
Santo Domingo
Macoris
Hugh Kelly & Co
Manon
Galveston
Southern Pacific Co
Mdise
City of Savannah
Fisher
Ocean S56 Co
San Marcos
Young
Mallory Si
Sandy Hook
Celtic
Bri
Hambleton
Queenstown
White Star Line
Fire Island
Cymbal
Valparaiso
Baltimore
Burbo Bank
Broadmayne
Calais
Jefferson
Steamers At Foreign Ports
Steamship listings show sailings from New York to global destinations with July dates. Kasenga and Florence depart for Singapore and Havre via Melbourne, Sophie sails to Sydney from New York, Parima heads to St Croix with Genoa and other ports, Montserrat travels via Cadis and Barcelona en route from New York.
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Aareceacs
Cediig
New York
Queens Own
Manila
Kasenga
Singapore
Dunkirk
Florence
Havre
Melbourne
Sophie
Nor
Sydney
St Thomas
Parima
St Croix
Genoa
Montserrat
Cadis
Barcelona
Cherbourg
Kaigerin Auguste Victoria
Plymouth
Hamburg
Hret Pry
Amatertam
Willems
West Indies
Venezuela
Otaru
Indrapure
Aden
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Rotterdam
Ryndam
Boulogne St Vincent
C V
Marta Lutes
Port
Promatheus
Ger
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Bonaparte
Standard Oil
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Federal Treasury
Philippine Treasury
Ime
C. P
John Claflin
Manufacturers’ Association
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Rhode Island City
D. & H. Mortgage
Rockefeller
Orphan Asylum
Audubon Societies
United States District Court
Connecticut
Nathan Straus
Heidelberg
Eberhard Gothein
University of Heidelberg
Cologne
Denmark
Bang
England
von Behring
Rochester
N. Y
Hike von Behring
Bacteriology
Louis Pasteur
Kentucky
Andes
Belcher
Caledonia
Savage
Sau
Cal & A
Seer
Sierra Nevada
Imperial
Seene Lavals
Union
Gould & Curry
Utah
Con
Hale & Norcross Taepreems
Gremaea
Klaass
Chicago, Indiana & Southern
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway CO
New York Central
Hudson River R. R
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co
Iowa, Minn. & North Western Railway
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Southwestern Division
Lst
Harvey Fisk & Sons
Cedar Street
Marine Intelligence
Moon
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Mali
Para
NDAY
Eoreee
Perugia
Tariba
Holland-Am
la Toursine
Columbia Glasgow
Vigilancia
Santiago
Greex
Atlanta
San Juan
Christiansand
Red
Antwerp
Wears Isle el Vaile
Uly
Pacific
Antilles
New Orleans
San Giovan
Russia
Port of
Broadway
Broadway End
Ihiiiam
Calvary Baptist
West
C. P. Mats Gregor
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
129Th St
Charles L. Goodell
D. D
W. H. Vaughn
Central Presbyterian Church
7Th Ave
Wilton Merle Smith
John A Davis Pee
Christian Science Services
Sundey
Church OF Christ Scientist
48Th St
Church OF the Ascension
Fifth Ave
10Th St
Percy Stickney Grant
Hastor
Grant
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
35Th Street
John A. Hutton
Glasgow
Belhaven
Madison Ave. Baptist Church
Edward Lotx
D. P
Madison Avenue
Memorial Baptist
Washington Square
Edward Judson
Metropolitan Temple
J. M Wheaton
Seoul
North Presbyterian Church
Umith Et
Bet
Amsterdam Ave
John R. MacKay
Lam
S B Rossiter
Jesus
Old First Presbyterian Church
Sthavellth
Howard Duffield
D. Dh. Pastes
James A McAgue
Ossining Heights
Ossining, N
Religious Society OF Religious Meetings
Rutherford Place
Manhattan
Boerum Place
Brooklyn
7Th
Lehermerhern St
St. Bartholomew's C Church
Madison Ave
Il “Sande
J. Stuart Holden
John A Davis
Middle Collegiate Church
John G Fas
A J. Muste
Sthave
David Jas Suneel
John & Allen
D. de
ST. Nicholas
Donald Sage MacKay
West Enp
Weert
Henry Evertson Cobb
Thomas M'Bride Nichols
Unitarian Churches of
Church OF 'Re Messiah
Park Ave
Leon Avey
University Place Presbyterian Church
George Alexander
Hardin Smith
West End Presbyterian Church
Msterdam Ave
A ‘Dwr Keigwin
Hugh Slack
Union Theological Seminary
Liguria
Ers
Baltic
Liverpost
Alicante
Port Ital
Genes, Et al
Bagtom
Princess Alice
Pantellaria
Bloemfontein
Malta
Yokohama
Ander
Jyck Voym
Durban
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