Worrall Hall closure and local society notes in White Plains
Westchester County reports Duncan and Marcy dissolution of Worrall Hall Military Academy after Thursday’s commencement. Major Duncan retires. Professor Marcy continues the school. Hannibal Literary Society formed with officers Lymus, Moshier, Hutchinson, Robinson, Scott. Justice Keogh orders Hastings-on-Hudson assessors to reduce Mrs. Kirkham’s personal assessment from 50000 to 52000. Two White Plains weddings planned for the month, Edgerton Lohmer and Travis Verplanck venues and dates yet to be announced.
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Duncan & Marcy
Worrall Hall Military Academy
C. M. Duncan
William N. Marcy
Duncan
Boneport
Iowa
Hannibal Literary Society
Henry Lymus
Henry Moshier
Martin J. Keogh
Supreme Court
Hastings-on-the-Hudson
Clarinda H. Kirkham
White Plains
Pearl Loraine Edgerton
Albert D. Edgerton
Barker Ave
Francis Joseph Lohmer
Warden Johnson May Resign to Run for Sheriff
Rumor says Addison Johnson, warden of Sing Sing, plans to resign to seek the Westchester County sheriff’s seat. The sheriff’s post pays about 30000 yearly for three years, warden about 3500. Henry C. Henderson doubts the move, suggesting Burns wing aims to hurt Samuel C. Miller and Postmaster James S. Merritt, with George C. Menzies possible nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Johnson
Sing Sing Prison
Westchester County
Johnson
Wiliam V. Molloy
Henry C. Henderson
Tribune
Warden Johnson
Burns Wing
Samuel C. Miller
White Plains
James S. Merritt
Port Chester
George C. Menzies
Tarryown
Hawaiian labor problem to work on sugar plantations
Honolulu reports planters will hold a June 4 convention to arrange labor under new territorial laws. They consider importing Porto Ricans as substitute labor, arguing they are familiar with sugar work, but others fear race issues. Also noted are moves to transfer government departments to American control and tax concerns on American liquor in Hawaiian warehouses, with anticipated higher duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
San Francisco
Porto Rico
United States
Hawaii
Treasury Department
Washington
Canals tonnage shows gain for 1900 over 1899
Albany reports a comparative tonnage table from opening to June 1. For the same period 1899 shows 466,441 tons while 1900 lists 481,185 tons, a gain of 14,742 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Portrait of Ames Lenox Added to Chamber Gallery
A portrait of Ames Lenox founder of the Lenox Library and longtime Chamber of Commerce member has joined the Chamber’s gallery of prominent New Yorkers. Painted by Daniel Huntington, the work was gifted by several of Lenox’s friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Lenox
Lenox Library
Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Huntington
Westchester trolley lines extend to Larchmont and New Rochelle
Trolley cars began running yesterday between Rye and Harrison on Long Island Sound, linking with the Larchmont Horse Railroad to New Rochelle. The Tarrytown White Plains and Mamaroneck line also started operation, with all lines reportedly controlled by the New Haven Railroad. Despite initial plans to run on main highways, most routes were diverted to back roads to avoid obstruction to vehicles and cycling.
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Port Chester
Rye
Harrison
Long Island Sound
Larchmont Horse Railroad Company
New Rochelle
New Haven Railroad Company
Tarrytown
White Plains
Mamaroneck
Larchmont Village
Westchester County
Woman Charged With Burglary In Mount Vernon Hotel
Patrolmen Clark and Conklin spotted a light and movement at Michael Tierney’s hotel on Third Avenue and Sixth Street. Agnes Murrihead, described as an inebriate, was found with a large pitcher of liquor about to escape. She entered the hotel by a basement window after leaving her husband and children. Judge Schatz adjourned the case after arraignment.
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Clark and
Conklin
Third-ave
Sixth St
Mount Vernon
Michael Tierney
Agnes Murrihead
Protests Over Assessments Hit Tarrytown and North Tarrytown
Protests against assessments were heard in Tarrytow n and North Tarrytown yesterday with about forty five protests in Tarrytown. The Unitarian School asked to strike its $0,000 assessment from the roll claiming it is a religious institution. No protests were filed by the Gould and Rockefeller families or John Brisben Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
North Tarrytown
Unitarian School
Gould
Rockefeller
John Brisben Walker
Warm Cheviot and Linen Suits Enter Your Wardrobe
A dealer pitches comfortable suits in cheviot with back lining and varied patterns priced at 25 to 30 dollars, plus cheaper options for budget buyers. A straw hat, low shoes, and a negligee shirt are advertised as suitable companions. Locations include 258 Broadway at Warren, and 1260 Broadway at 32d and 54 West 334 St.
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Broadway
Cor
Warren
Roadway
Prince Wesnl
West
Prominent Arrivals at New York Hotels List Names
A long list of notable guests checked into major hotels including Astor Bartholdi Imperial Plaza Waldorf and more with names such as Kenneth Belmont H Searles Drake and Rafael Joseffy. The article notes university commencements and events at Carnegie Hall and various city activities including a Brooklyn jockey club race and a music program in Mulberry Bend Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Kenneth Belmont
New Orleans
D. O'Meara
Cincinnati
Bartholdi
H. 8. Searles
Rochester
Fifth Avenue
M. H. Drake
First National Bank of Corning
Gilshy
Alexander Graham Pell
Washington
Henry Lloyd
Selma
Ala
Max Streillitt
St. Petersburg
Russia
Grand Buell Heminway
Watertown
Conn
Henry Holland
Ogdensburg
Herald Square
W. C. Wilde
Danbury
Hoffman
John A. Stephens
Albany
George E. Green
Binghamton
T. M. P. Mainetty
Smyrna
Turkey
Holland—Lincoln Bryant
Boston
William S. Hutchinson
Providence
E. Villers Palmer
London
Thomas F. Hopkins
Philadelphia
Carl Whittaker
Saugerties
Daniel Frasier
Rafael Joseffy
Tarrytown
South Bethlehem
Penn
Lynde Harrison
New Haven
William F. Hogg
Worcester
Mass
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Agriculture
J. O. White
New York University
Columbia University
Cornell University Medical College
Carnegie Hall
Board of Education
John H. Stalin
Forest View Park
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Mulberry Bend Park
Consolidated stockholders election challenged in court
A court action sought to void the January 22 officers and directors election of the Consolidated Gas Company, with a request for a court supervised new election. Stockholder Lamb protested, while Alfred B. Thacher defended legality. Justice Smyth denied the motion and upheld the election. Chicago report notes Joliet Steel Company dissolution filing in Cook County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Bull
Consolidated Gas Company
E. C. James
Justice Smyth
Supreme Court
Lamb
Alfred B. Thacher
Thacher
Chicago
Joliet Steel Company
Cook County
Green
Sim
Steel Company
Joliet
Ill
Iinois Steel
Illinois Steel Company
Various June City Meetings and Events
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its June meeting tomorrow at 12 30 p m at No 32 Nassau Street to consider amendments to the bylaws. The New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb opens June 12 at 3 p m and a baccalaureate is set for June 10 at 3 p m by Rev L H Schwab. Rev Dr Mackay preaches next Sunday at Fifth Avenue Collegiate Church before his summer vacation due to a sailing change. Rev Dr John Balcom Shaw returns from Syria and Palestine and will speak at the Woman s Board of Foreign Missions meeting at the Presbyterian Building this morning. Postmaster Van Cott notes mails from Sydney quarantined on the Mariposa arrive in New York Friday morning. The Manhattan Railway Company reports routine business and heavy traffic. no change to the summer schedule. The New York Christian Men at Madison Ave and 86th Street celebrate their 23rd anniversary tomorrow evening with addresses by Rev Dr F Mason North and others. Rev G s Avery reviews the year. a reception with refreshments follows. The Home will be open for inspection in the afternoon. Home for Intemperate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Nassau St
Chamber
New-York Institution For the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb
L. H. Schwab
Astoria
Mackay
Fifth Avenue Collegiate Church
John Balcom Shaw
West End
San Francisco
New York
The
Manhattan Railway Company
New-York
Madison-ave
Eighty-sixth St
F. Mason North
G. Gs. Avery
Prices fall in iron and steel as market softens
Pittsburg reports a general drop in Bessemer and foundry iron prices this week. A Cleveland meeting of the Bessemer Furnace Association is said to fix rest of year at 20 dollars for furnace iron, with a belief that finished products will follow. Bessemer steel billets decline to 28 dollars per ton, down seven dollars since year start.
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Pittsburg
The
Bessemer and Foundry
Bessemer Furnace Association
Cleveland
Valley Furnace
Bessemer
Bessemer Steel
Conicle-Telegraph
Postal Reduces Capital Stock With Secretary of State Filing
Albany, June 5. A certificate shows the Postal Telegraph Cable Company reducing its capital stock from one million dollars to one hundred thousand. The amount paid in is one million dollars. Debts and liabilities are less than five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Fire Raging in Calumet and Hecla Shaft
A Chicago dispatch reports the Calumet and Hecla mine shaft burning with little temperature change. Gas escapes through cracks while a large force covers vents with dirt. Workers are overcome by gas. eight men narrowly escaped asphyxiation and were hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chronicle
Houghton, Mich
Calumet and Hecla
Storey Motor and Machine Company Incorporation Formed
In Trenton New Jersey this June the Storey Motor and Machine Company was incorporated with capital of 50000 dollars to manufacture electric and pneumatic equipment.
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R. A. Jenks
James H. Young
Rudolph Neuman
Jersey City
General Typeing Machine Company
Capital
Frank Wood
E. O. Veal
Samuel Tuckerman
East Orange
Trenton
N. J
Storey Motor and Machine Company
Miniature Almanac and Maritime Notices
A compact almanac page lists sunrise and sunset times, moon phase, and high and low tides for various harbors including Sandy Hook, Gov Island, and Hell Gate. It also records shipping movements and sailing dates for vessels such as Gardenia Gibraltar Vimeira El Sud Oceanic and Oceanic Allianca with ports like Hamburg Liverpool and Cherbourg noted for late May to early June.
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Moon
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Gardenia
Gibraltar
Vimeira
Ohio
Hull
Jacksonville
Iverpool
Bremen
Swansea
Olon
el Sud
en-Orleans
Flaxman
el Lucia
Ae Sete
Clara Cam St Thomas
Oceanic
Allianca
Steel price cuts spark industry talk across firms
Yesterday reports claimed the American Steel and Wire Company cut billets by $2 a ton and No 1 foundry iron by $2 to $28 and pig iron by $2 to $20, with other steel firms said to follow. An official indicated plans to manufacture own raw materials to stabilize profits and lower costs, targeting steel at $24 a ton and pig iron at $16, about $4 below current prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Steel and Wire Company
Lorillard Bankruptcy Hearing Adjourned To June 26
The hearing in Jacob Lorillard's bankruptcy was adjourned to June 26. Referee Nathaniel Prentiss of 120 Broadway ruled two claims by Peter Lorillard and Henry J. Bailey totaling several hundred thousand dollars be allowed. Objections were raised and a bid to bring the case before Judge Brown in the U S Circuit Court will seek appointment of a trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Lorillard
Nathaniel Prentiss
No. 120
Broadway
Peter Lorillard
Henry J. Bailey
Brown
United States Circuit Court
Assignee Reports Progress in Firm Settlements
Curtis reports steady progress in settling Price McCormick and Co. affairs with no statement forthcoming for several days, likely by weeks end. Hayes to issue today a statement of Seymour Johnson and Co. assets and liabilities, with liquidation expected within the next fortnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Price, McCormick & Co
Seymour, Johnson & Co
Hayes
The Only Member of the Firm Faces Suspension
E F Raynor was the sole member of E F Raynor & Co at suspension on Monday. Partner George W McGown had withdrawn on April 20 when the firm dissolved. Raynor’s lawyers said creditors show fairness and with due sums collected he can meet obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Raynor
E. F. Raynor & Co
George W. McGown
Shipping schedule notes various vessel departures and calls
Today Wessel for Line mails close as vessels sail from St Paul Southampton Noordland Antwerp Red Star and others to Napoli Liverpool Tampico Nassau Havre Hamburg Havana. Ships Patria Seneca Barbarossa La Bretagne Kaiser Friedrich Yucatan El Mar Gregory and more listed with times and routes.
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Wessel
St. Paul
Southampton
American
Noordland
Antwerp
Red Star
Patria
Naples
Hamle
Majestic
Liverpool
White Star
Seneca
Tampico
Cuoa
Barbarossa
Bremen
N G
Shipping News From Port Of New York June 5 1900
Listings show arrivals at New York Bar from May 16 to June 1 including United States transport Crook with 69 cabin and 30 discharged and furloughed soldiers and civilians to the Quartermasters Department and multiple liners such as El Bruz Hispania Koenigin Luise Friesland Aller Roralma Allianca and Alliance with cargo and passenger movements. Winds at Sandy Hook 9:30 pm indicate a 1900 era harbor report ahead of sailings Taurio Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Grecian Prince.
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United States
Crook
Walcott
San Juan
Santiago
United States Quartermasters Department
Bar
el Bruz
Williams
London
Philip Ruprecht
Hispania
Ger
von Leuenfiels
Stettin
Hamburg
Halifax
Koenigin Luise
Volger
Bremen
Cherbourg
Mdise
Oelrichs & Co
Friesland
Berg
Nickels
Antwerp
Mdse
International Navigation Co
Aller
Wilhelmi
Genoa
Naples
Gibraltar
Ndse
Fire Island
Roralma
Muggah
Demerara
Barbadoes
St Lucia
Martinique
Dominica
St Kitts
Moise
E Outerbridge & Co
Allianca
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Peekskill
James Lenox
Rocers, Peer & Company
James McCreery & Co
Twenty-third Street
Royal Baking Powder Coq
William ST
Vienese
Home News
New York City
Calumet and
Hecla
Irs Furnts Fine Furniture
Geo. C.faintt Co
Marine Intelligence
Patalla
Siess
Amburg
Werneth Falls
Nedsor Sarson
Antes Ates Pocasset
Columbia
Hamb-Am Bedouin
Cosceeee
Newton. Lucia
Lamport & Holt
Glasgow
Ilson Lyde Star NG Lloyd N F Lloyd Bristol City
Panama R R
Morgan
y’Neill
ASC
City of
Sixth Avenue
20Th
21St Street
O’neill’s
11Th Street
SALE
James McCreery
Ith St
J. Lorillard
Parker
Rooer Garden
Cinematograper
Garrick
St. St. & B Way
WM. Gillette
Sherlock Holmes
Criterion Theatre
the Pride OF
Jennico
Lion Palace Roof Garden
120Th St
Keith's
McAvoy
May Morton
Wills
S J
Lock Hares Slephants
John Mason
the Jugscting Johnsons
Loretto
Howard & Bland
Hill Theatre
St. & Murray
New
Ugs
Cherry Blossom Grove
Pastor
M. Williams & Tucker
Margaret Fish & Warren
Victoria
St. Wag
Long Island R. R
EL 34Th St
Park Row
N. Y
Brooklyn Bridge
Sth Av
Klyn “Ll
City Hall
Flatbush Av
Th St
Themis
Inagua
Mutual Pieiness
Rio Grande Brunswick
Mallory
Shipping News
Taurio
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Montevideo
Rough & LD
Fitzcers
Atled
Patricia
Letthauser
Lizard
Paseec
Saale
Mirow
Pawile Point
Queen Penen
Thomasson
Reaviey
Ander
Copenhagen
Kent
Caroe
Mucky
Rotterdam
Excelsior
Action
Newton
Santos
No. Harts
Karamania
Johnston
Palermo
Vincenzo
Ital
Riga
Port Said
Quito
Baird
Bombay
Melbourne
Akeworth
Bir
Henderson
St Vincent
Pernambuco
Coleridge ¢ Brown
Rio Janetro
Rio Janeiro
Buffon
Sailet
Maskelyze Berg
Barsell
Tory Island
Anchoria
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