Ellis Island awards contracts for immigrant services
Washington May 31 The commerce and labor secretary announces three year awards for Ellis Island immigrant station services starting July 1 Henry Balfe of New York wins the restaurant privilege and will set meals for migrants at breakfast ten cents dinner eleven cents supper ten cents The baggage hauling contract goes to H Werner of New York who will be paid 35 cents per parcel to Jersey City Hoboken and greater New York Werner also manages Westcott Express Company The American Express Company will handle currency exchange at Wall Street rates Pest and Flagg currently provide money changing The awards reflect bids maximizing immigrant benefit with government rental payments kept nominal The article notes rumored reversals and confirms the secretary’s decision as final
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Tribune
Washington
New York
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Ellis Island
Ely
Henry Bulfe
Tw. H._Werner
Express Company
Elis Island
Balfe
Werner
Westcott Express Company
Jersey City
Hoboken Ena
Ellis Islan
American Express Company
Wall Street
Pest & Flagg
Yootey
Mezcal
Sargent
Hudgins & Dumas
Watcherm
Inquirere
Merecif
Surrest
Metcalf
Cotton Exchange Holds Thirtieth Annual Meeting in New York
The New York Cotton Exchange held its thirtieth annual meeting with President Henry Schaefer presiding. The report notes steady demand for memberships amid reduced trading volume. A new exchange building addition is planned for Beaver Street, with completion expected in about a year. The inspection and certification of cotton bales totaled 175,069 for the year ending April 3, and 137,975 bales certified in the same period. Certificates outstanding total $500,000 in sales. The treasury shows a balance of 2.47 and 8,015 previously. Forty-eight memberships transferred and forty-six new members admitted. total memberships listed as Standar d 43. The annual officer election is next, with a single ticket expected.
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New-York Germ Exchange
Henry Schaefer
Exchange
Ingolf
Beaver St
Attacks on Ryan Blair Syndicate Highlight Seaboard Plan
A Richmond firm led by John Skelton Williams condemns the Ryan Blair plan to reorganize Sea Ward lines through a holding company. The circular argues the merger with Roanoke and Atlantic railways is abandoned and stockholder losses loom as a holding company form rises, signaling fierce opposition by Seaboard Air Line stakeholders.
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Richmond Banking House
Seaboard Air Line
Benkine
John LE. Willams
Seaboard
Roanoke
Atlantic and Birmingham
Basesst Air Line
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Mizay
Ryan-Blair Syndi- Stistrom
Ryan
Seaboard Air Line Indorsed and Financial Prospects
Thoms F. Ryan reports Seaboard Air Line consolidation plan gains backing from Gustavus Ober Townsend Scott Stein Brothers Hambleton & Co and Henry Ack of Baltimore after reviewing the modified proposal They claim thorough study of the system’s physical and financial outlook and expect development to mirror rival lines with stock deposits largely unaffected by the changes Also notes a three cent quarterly dividend from General Hermics Company to preferred stockholders of record June 2 with transfer books closed June 2 to June 9.
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Seaboard Air Line
Thoms F. Ryan
Seaboard Air Line Airway Consolidation Committee
Gustavus Ober
Townsend Scott
Stein Brothers, Hambleton & Co
Henry Ack
Baltimore
Seaboard
Grolem
General Hermics Company
Receiver of Rents Appointed in Walker Street Foreclosure
Justice Greenbaum of the Supreme Court appoints Charles Brand as receiver of rents for Nos. 11 and 12 Walker Street in a suit by Mutual Life Insurance Company to foreclose mortgage against Julius Katzenberg and others.
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Charles
Brand
Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Mutual Tate Insurance Company
Julius Katzenberg
Ockers
Final Flurry in Corn as May Session Ends
Chicago May 31 prices closed at 60 cents a bushel after an advance of nine cents in the May campaign. Throughout the session shorts were eager buyers for May with limited offers. The day opened up 1 cent to 52 cents and quickly rose to 68 cents.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Poor Crop Weather Intensifies Need For Crops Recovery
The Weather Bureau weekly crop report for the week ending May 27 notes unfriendly conditions across the nation with early week frosts in northern areas and the plateau. rains hindered farm work in the South Atlantic East Gulf and central regions. Corn planting is nearly complete but growth remains slow due to cool weather, while wheat shows mixed prospects with rust reports in several states. California oats and spring wheat progress vary by region, and cotton fields require more cultivation with some abandonment in the Carolinas and Georgia. Boll weevils rise in Texas and hay outlook remains hopeful.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Middle Atlantic States
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Tennessee
Ian
Texas
South Dakota
Lake Region
New England
Middle Atlantic
Missourii Valley
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon
Ohio Valley
Gulf States
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Ohio
Kentucky
Missouri
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
North Pacific Coast
Dakotas
Nebraska
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Bonds Exchanged for Pittsburg and Western Refunding Bonds
J P Morgan & Co alerts holders of first mortgage 4 percent gold bonds of the Pittsburg and Western Railway that Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has acquired over 1 percent of those bonds. Remaining holders may swap them for new Pittsburgh Lake Erie and West Virginia system 6 percent gold bonds maturing 191. The exchange, on even terms with accrued interest, must be done through J P Morgan & Co within thirty days from June 1. Holders not exchanging will receive cash for their certificates with accrued interest. The new bonds are direct obligations of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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J. P. Morgan &Co
Pittsburg Nd Western Railway Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Pitsburg and Western First
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
West Virginia
J. P. Morgan & Co
Caeh
Cotton acreage report from Southern Cotton Association
The Southern Cotton Association issued its annual acreage report noting a total farm area of 2 0736 acres for the present season, a significant decrease from government estimates and marked by widespread unplanted and flooded fields across Louisiana Texas Arkansas and nearby areas. The report praises farmers for reducing cotton acreage and fertilizers while predicting firmer prices ahead. Also: New York Central announces the Twentieth Century Limited will depart Chicago at 2 37 a.m June 18 and arrive New York by 8 39 a.m, nineteen hour run.
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New Orleans
Southern Cotton Association
United States
Laouisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Easton Belt
Chicago
New York
New-York Central
Ogien Crea Set Debuts Love's Locksmith at Carnegie Lyceum
Albert Mildenbers presents a new one act comic opera Love's Locksmith at Carnegie Lyceum on June 4. Cast and chorus total sixty with an orchestra of thirty musicians. The story concerns Napoleon's campaign on the edges of France. Mildenbers has prepared the score.
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Ogien Crea
Albert Mildenbers
Love
Carnegie Lyceum
Napoleon
France
Mildenbershes
Tunnel Collapse Kills Five In Gunnison Mine
Montrose Colorado May 11 five men dead and two seriously injured after Gunnison Reclamation mine tunnel caved in. Two men were pinned under timbers and severely hurt. Rescuers diverted water with a dam, allowing twenty-one men to be rescued exhausted. They were hoisted through a sixty foot shaft sunk in under a day. Rescue work moved in three minute relays to reach the tunnel.
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Montrose
Col
Gunnison
Hargises Arrested as Widow Files Warrants
Mrs Abrella Marcum widow of James B Marcum who was killed at Jackson two years ago swore out warrants charging County Judge James Hargis Sheriff Ed Callahan ex Senator Alex Hargis and B F French with complicity in the murder All were jailed in Winchester awaiting transfer to Jackson for examination and probable contempt trial The arrest will trigger State troops to Jackson to protect witnesses unwilling to proceed without state protection
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the Tribune
Lexington
Abrella Marcum
James B. Marcum
Jackson
James Hargis
Ed Callahan
Alex Hargis
B. F. French
Winchester
Look Out for the Census Man in Local Forenoon Drive
The state census begins today with Thomas E Brown Jr as chief enumerator and about nine hundred workers. Enumerators will carry official letters for identification, and the crew includes division chiefs and interpreters. Returns are sent to Albany for recapitulation as the census is completed within two weeks.
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Thomas E. Brown, Jr
Albany
Census Bureau
Nassaust
Mr. Brown
Brown
Secretary of State
Stock Transfer Tax business and legal challenges begin
Stock transfer tax law takes effect with brokers purchasing tax stamps at Bank of the Manhattan Company. Stock Exchange protest and Consolidated Exchange plan for suits foreshadow constitutional challenges. Separate notices reference coupon dividends and a complex financing arrangement involving American Tee Company and deben ture bonds. Interstate Commerce Commission finds two cent reconsignment tolls unjustly high, awarding reparations. Joseph H. Choate departs London with a royal escort car provided for his Cunard voyage home. Bankruptcy petitions filed in U S District Court with creditors listed and debts noted.
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Bank of the Manhattan Company
New-York Stock Exchange
Consolidated Ex Change
Choate
Joseph H. Choate
Court of St. James's
London
Liverpool
Cunard
Caronia
New York
London and North-Western Railway
Euston Station
Jorn Stabridge
N. Lawrence
Elegant furnished rooms and private baths in Tribune listings
Multiple listings describe elegant furnished rooms near West 4th Street and Soth Street with private meals, baths, and summer rates. Advertisements highlight refined surroundings, proximity to parks, and two weekly or monthly pricing options. some include private dining, central locations, and special summer offers.
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Soth-St
S_ WEST
S2d
Sora St
West 4Th-St
van Rensselaer
Sthave Farge
West
Sami Secial
Tribune
Ofice
Copearnion
New-York Tribune
Broadway
Ste Roland
S0th Street
Grand Entrance
Central Park
SrNcre
Smih-St
Rome
Oréeree
Lafayette
Oppotie
Manattan
Lost and found and help wanted notices in old bank passbooks
A fragmented page lists lost passbooks from Union Dime Savings and Savings Bank with instructions to present claims within days or have books cancelled. It also contains a dense assortment of 19th or early 20th century employment ads for writers, grooms, houseworkers, governesses, and various clerical or sales positions with names and addresses. The text showcases a variety of job offers and notices alongside lost property items.
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Nebcor
Union Dine Wings
Ductsial Savings Bank
Pak Tt
EES
Union ‘Dime Savings Institution
Help Wanted Classifieds Mix in 1900s Style
Mixed early 20th century help wanted notes show workers seeking positions in bookkeeping office management and tutoring. Entries include an art student seeking portrait work, a bookkeeper and cashier, and a tutor offering lessons. Some ads offer room and board or references.
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Adareca D. Baqwn
Raid Penmans
Abliliy Safery
Kglress
Orange St
Newark
N.S
Malery
Enet
Ler Packer
Rudolph Ki Bor
Cagisuan
BR. Herrmann
Gorlege Gratiath
West Tapeur
Rani
BP Plestet
Cambric Corset Covers and Women's Garments in June Sale
The advertisement promotes Cambric corset covers with Val lace inserts and Mechlin trim, plus a wide range of women’s undergarments and dresses. It highlights extra sizes, telephone order options, and strongly emphasizes low prices and June sale values with many named fabrics and styles.
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Point de Paris
Val
Nemrock
Sean Yokes
Peng
XTRA
Tne Felt Ccombrie
Rome
Zammit
Ares
Apne
Telenbans
Mumlinen
Cambrie
Sderwear Dept
Jete
MOBY
Nainscox
Altescuite
Walnacoktaney
Cmb
Nike
Rajor
Stes Tod Gr
Siagtam Amt
Chambray
Diets Cole Sethe Stripes Et
Dacelun
Comfortable Garments and Home Wear Offerings
In a dated catalog tone the piece lists washable fabrics, light woollens, and various China Stikx garments from Plaipest wrappers to elegant negligees. It advertises price specials across items including sheets, clothing like kimonos and dressing gowns, and mentions discounts on garments and accessories with figures such as $14.88 and $19.88.
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Pervaia
Atitchad
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Cotton Exchange
Ryan-Blair Syndicate
Bureau
Association
Londonderry
Manhattan
The
Bronx
New York Telephone Co
Hargises
Ace Wesuse Company
American Ice Company
Treasury
American Tee Company
Securities Company
St. Louis
Mayené Grain Company
Mobile
Oho
Illinois Central
Louisville
Nashville
Southers
Interstate Commerce Commission
East St. Louis
Ohio River
Alany
People’s Line
Adirondack
C. W. Mooze
T Rue
United States District Court
Sony Pineal Creditor
Secomp
Char'ee Jenmen
Meio
Elise
Principe Cratiier
Louina Hening
John. Waakie
Ta Briefel & Son
Tome
Uptons
New-Yorx Tribune
Tae
Azul
Yth-St
Passaic
Sea
Soer
Eurid
Williams
St- Cate
N.Y. Garpet
Ince
Marie
Bonnein
Karin
Debsaaker
Feeney
Fancy Walsh
Guilland
West Ist
Rib
Bougtt
Argaine
Hacker
Broadzsy
Cortlandt
Reilasie
Gorman
Nosanec
Cortana
Wold
Bargalon
Toon Mistel
Buliard
Ley
Mann
Beos
Union H Wagner Adler
Schaefer
Uopadiway
Great Jones
Af. F. Tep
Bea
W. Glal
Uasemens
Georesudy
EROTO
L. Seely
39Th St. Thome
Brooklyn
Olomew’s
West Ainthst
Furman
New-York Morning
Linn Wheeler
New-York
Gall
Adams cc
Ernest
Jerney City
Athady
Henry Pasters Sons
Louis
Mrashkur
Cook
Collier
Wich
East Lacndres
den Tribune
Jahok
Wal
Praugutesa
Tleae Power Maconew
Aloess
Haney
Washington Place
Yrunean
eImpiAyr- Wreetos
Iniaste
Corisnamon
Ana Mort
Bijebsier
Evel
Tribune Omer
Mora
Imoktyn
Ty Yeni
Woods
Ahtique Feresture Reere
Vaterencen
Sseiyie
Yriea
Etree
Bush
Bare
HEARN
Jace
Jace Toarstines
York
Panama
Morninc
Shoees
Vale AD
Centri Building
Row
Navy
Gare Call Loates
Band Iy
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Etek
Areca
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