Express track plan eyed to cut Bronx Harlem rail time
State Rail Commission ordered an all day express service along Second and Third avenues. An Interborough Transit extension would connect Willis Avenue to Westchester Avenue with a new spur and a third track from Harlem River to 99th Street. Completion timelines depend on Rapid Transit decisions and infrastructural changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sovetes Hanenes
State Rail Commission
Bronx
Harlem
Third Avenue
West Farms
Brooklyn Bridge
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Intertorough
Rapid Transit Commission
Interborough
Ambush at Moose Pond Hurts Two Prominent Plattsburg Merchants
In Lake Placid a mysterious shooting wounds tailor C. J. Ortioff and druggist Levis Scharnikow during a fishing trip near Moose Pond. A bullet hit Ortioff in the left ankle as they sheltered in a camp. they moved to safety as investigators seek the assailant blamed for hunting the local forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Lake Placid
Moose Pond
C. J. Ortioff
Levis Scharnikow
Ortioff
Mr. Ortloff
Atormer
Burpicson
Artist Vander Mt Allie Loses Suit in Connecticut
William S Vander Mt Allie the artist failed in a $25 000 defamation suit against Westport Sanatorium. The Superior Court jury, after three weeks of deliberation, sided with Dr Frederick R Ruland and found in his favor. The defendant blamed damage to his reputation and claimed the trial harmed his standing in Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
William S. Vander
Allie
Westport Sanatorium
Joey
Frederick R. Ruland
Aven
James H. Ward
Weserport Sanatorium
Foreman Casella
Drothwell
Fairfield
Br Reputeiie
Bill
Sultan Allows Davenport to Import Arab Mares
Homer Davenport secured a permission from the Sultan of Turkey to import six or seven Arab mares from Beirut Syria for breeding in the United States. Each mare will accompany a stallion for shipment. This marks the first export of mares to America in more than two decades and follows Davenport’s January 15 request through M Chiket of the Turkish Legation. The president endorsed the plan and hinted at strong interest in advancing American horse breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Davenport
Turkey
Davenport
Beirout
Syria
Antion
M. Chiket
Washington
Chinese official honored with Hague assignment amid limited precedent
June 6 report notes John W. Foster ex Bec 7 of State receives a city government appointment as its eater at the approaching Hague Con Van. Only one other case on record shows a Chinese government delegation to a foreign country for a major negotiation, in 1068 when Mr. Tosened resigned as American Min ae Teking to undertake talks for China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Foster
Bec 7
Hague Con- van
Tie
Jersey City man urges joint debates in senatorial bid
George L. Record of Jersey City writes to John F. Dryden praising his candidacy and urging a series of joint debates before the New Jersey primaries. He proposes at least one debate per county seat and more if Dryden wishes, citing Lincoln Douglas as precedent for open political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Record
Jersey City
United States
Dryden
John F. Dryden
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
Kuser
New Jersey
Paterson Denies Ties to Spanish Royal Plot Rumor
Paterson New Jersey officials deny any local anarchist involvement in a reported plot to assassinate the King and Queen of Spain. Police downplay claims, noting no Paterson anarchist organizations and insisting Bresci's case concerns Hoboken, not Paterson. Secret Service inquiry acknowledged but police deny knowledge of agents in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Spain
New York
Howard Gall
Gaetano Bresci
King Humbert
Italy
Hoboken
Bresci
Tl Messagero di Paterson
Raffaele Veneruse
Essieve
United States
Secret Service
Vanderbilt Jr. Serves on Nassau Grand Jury in Mineola
William K. Vanderbilt Jr arrived at Nassau County Court to join Italian defendants on a grand jury panel. He discussed duty with District Attorney Coles and foreman Smith Cox, noted his willingness to serve despite wealth, and said he could have been excused as a volunteer fireman. He left for Lake Success at noon and returned by dinner. The jury is expected to finish tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
Long Island
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Nassau County
Coles
Smith Cox
Mr. Vanderbilt
Payne Whitney
Cord Meyer
Vanderbilt
Jorden’s
Lake Success
Deepdale
Singers Sail for Haakon VII Coronation in Norway
The Scandinavian American Mnet United States sails today for Christians and many singers will perform at King Haakon VII of Norway's coronation in Trondhjem. Passenger F. H. Gade, Norwegian Vice-Consul at Chicago, is among those interested in the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnet
United States
Haakon VII
Norway
Trondhjem
F. H. Gade
Chicago
City News in Brief: arrests and court actions across the week
Max Cohen, arrested months ago for harassment and kidnapping attempts against his daughter Phebe Cohen, was arrested again yesterday with the aunt Mrs Fejer testifying. Municipal Ownership League figures face conspiracy charges over petition signatures. Eckman fined, Smith remanded, Goldberger and Klein released on suspended sentences. Legal and financial cases include Canfield v Delahunty fees, Ter ratova defense payout, Wade grand larceny adjourned, and Newton alimony order of $5 weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Cohen
Phebe Cohen
Municipal Ownership League
Max Eckman
James Smith
Benjamin M. Goldberger
Joseph Klein
Pearl Street Parcels in Demand Amid City Rebuilds
The Charles F. Noyes Company sold Nos. 224 and 226 Pearl Street, a five story and basement business building on a 25 by 10 foot lot, to Clayton Rockhill for George H. Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld bought the premises in 189 and asked 60,000. Pearl Street parcels have surged as eleven to eighteen story office blocks rise, with No. 1 Wall Street rental projections soaring past prior city records. several other property transfers across the city are noted including East List Street, Avenue A, East 9th Street, Henry Street, Walton Avenue, and Brown Place transfers by multiple firms and owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Noyes
George H. Rosenfeld
Clayton Rockhill
Pearl St
Rosenfeld
No. 1
Wall St
New York
Bertha Levy
East List St
John Volz
F. P. Hummel
King
Avenue A
Southpee
A St
Siegel & Wilkus
East Lth St
C. Zuccaro
Bastilth St
J. Preiser
Julius Alexander
Henry St
Edward C. Williams
Charles N. Martin
Walton Ave
167Th St
Ernst Cahn
126Th St
The
Sound Realty Company
William P. Baker
White Plains Boulevard
224Th St
Simon Amlauer
Bronx Terrace
B. I. Brown
John E. Murgatroyd
Teller Ave
170Th St
William Loeb & Co
N. Krakower
Brown Place
P. A. Nebeling
Miss Anna Marine
Longslan
August Belmont
H. V. BR. Kennedy
O. H. P. Belmont
Jas. L. Kernochan
Henry Vogel
H. P. Whitney
Pennsylvania
R. BR
East 34Th St
Miller-Kendig Real Estate Co
Inc
Stowe
Gen
Gramercy
Flatiron
Proposed 1 Wall Street Building to Be World’s Tallest Office
The Mercantile Trust Company of St Louis plans a 235 foot tall office building on a 30 by 40 foot plot at Broadway and Wall Street. It will house 22 800 square feet of floor area with single floor occupancy for tenants and six square foot elevators per floor. Harvard brick exterior with terra cotta trim and electric elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile Trust Company of
Harvard
John M. Thompson
Broadway
Cruikshank Company
Annie B. Phelps
Blakeslee Barnes
Real estate transfer near Crotona Park East to Fred G. Lax
Shaw and Co sold to Fred G. Lax a 5 by 100 foot lot on the north side of Crotona Park East 125 feet west of Southern Boulevard. Lax plans improvements on the parcel and the adjoining lot he recently purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw & Co
Fred G. Lax
Benjamin Wilsey
Crotona Park
Southern Boulevard
Lax
Manual Training Building Plans Filed for Orphan Asylum
Plans filed with Buildings Superintendent Murphy propose a two story ornamental brick manual training shop on list street west of Amsterdam avenue for the Hebrew Benevolent Orphan Asylum. The first story will house carpenter and mattress making shops while the upper story will be quarters for menial training. Estimated cost is $18,000 by architect Edward Necarsuliner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
List St
Amsterdam Ave
Hebrew Benevolent Orphan Asylum
Edward Necarsuliner
Oil storage tank planned for Consolidated Gas site
Plans filed for a steel oil storage tank at Avenue B and 21st Street for Consolidated Gas Company. The tank would be 54 feet wide and 311 feet tall on 333 piles, enclosed by a reinforced concrete tank. Estimated cost is 15 000 dollars per architect Howard Bruce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Gas Company
Avenue B
21St St
Howard Bruce
Realty Transactions Show Wide New York Market Activity
Real estate firms report numerous six to five story tenement and flathouse sales across Manhattan. Properties change hands on Essex Street East 66th Street Avenue A Second Avenue East 56th Street and West 95th Street among others, with buyers including Isaac Hoffman Peter Grinsman and Fanny Kempner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Pescia & Co
Isaac Hoffman
Essex St
Charles Griffith Moses
M. Thym
McVickar-Gaillard Realty Company
William Silverman
Fanny Kempner
West 95Th St
Philip A. Payton, Jr
98Th St
Harris & Timble
140Th St
Abram Kachrach
Max Schwartz
East Std St
Arthur G. Muhiker
Frank G. Weiss
Second Ave
Max L. Harris
East 56Th St
Thomas Wilson
Mr. Harris
Isaac Goldberg
Tmi St
George Backer
Rubinger, Klinger & Co
Well & Mayer
Madison Ave
A. Ginseng
H. Rudin
Greenberg
East 9Th
Mark Blumenthal
Stein Brothers
Cohen Brothers
Mathouse
Ll. Levin
Ugth
Kuskel, Bruder & Hahn
West 49Th St
Payer
Weil & Mayer
West Sith St
Max
Baum Gold
Northwest
Diverse NYC Property Listings for Sale and Partition
A compilation of real estate notices detailing fractional interests in multiple properties at 14 Vesey Street and 701 Broadway, including a four story stone front dwelling and a five story brick office building. It also lists administrator's sale of a Leased Hull property, court actions, tax debts, and voluntary sales across Clason's Point, Unionport, and surrounding avenues with references to several law firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesey St
Madison Ave
Dwigh
Broadway
4Th St
Marlee
Strong & Cattys
Ogden
Mooney & Lawrence
Greene St
Wave
L. J. Phillips & Co
Clason's Point
Seward
Barretto Creek
Turtle Creek
Westchester Ave
Clason’s Point
H.C. Map
Auction Sales Yesterday at Brooklyn and Manhattan Addresses
Partition sale at 14 Vesey Street via Joseph P Day to Charles Lane for 349 500. Overnight listings show voluntary sales on Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn to W M King for 34 850 and to Louis Sechler for 3 600 plus another parcel at Nostrand and Avenue D to W M King for 4 800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesey St
Joseph P Day
125Th St
aPrk
J A Man
Hessels
Hubbard Hendrickson
Atty
Martin
Charles Lane
Bryan L Kennedly
Nostrand Ave
Car
Brooklyn
W M King
Nostrand
Construction bids and property actions listed with owners and contractors
A list of property sites with owners and contractors, including Selig Elfin and Meisel Himberg, Boston Road sites, 1st Avenue addresses, East 34th Street, and Harlem Building Company, with bid amounts such as 1 guess 180000 and other figures like 26000 and 2250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selig Elfin
Edward A. Morrison
Flanagan Bros
Boston Road
W. S
Victor Soderstrom
Jacob Katz
Max Wimpie
Max Feld
Joseph Isaacs
Joseph Murphy
Nelie White
Joseph R. McGill
Wbser
Ft. S
Charles Kauser Agt
Sarah Meisel
Joseph Perlitch
Himberg & Meisel
Eosy Ee Ae
David H. Spring
Joseph Solomon
Rivington St
Samuel Levine
Louis Reiner
John G. Schmeckenbecker
Ela M. Pelletreau
Wiliam T. Merritt
Satisfied Mechanic's Liens Listed With Several Claims
A historical list notes multiple mechanics lien actions including properties on South Street, 78th Street, Hester Street, and Sith Street. Cases name Abraham F. Hanowitz, Max Goldenberg, Ike Silverstein, Frank Meyer, Samuel Prensky, Becky Prudovaky, Joseph Laughran, Antonio Lise, Reisler & Freudenheim, with bond or court dates spanning 1905 to 1906 and monetary figures totaling several hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South St. N. S
Montgomery St
Abraham F. Hanowitz
Edward V. Z. Lane
Sith St
Becky Prudovaky
Joseph H. Laughran
Tsth
Antonio Lise
Agt
Reisler & Freudenheim
Manhattan Building Plans Snapshot at Major Avenues
A sequence of building approvals shows multiple planned structures in Manhattan, including one story brick storage, two six story brick tenements with stores, and two six story brick tenements near 7th street and First Avenue. Owners include Consolidated Gas Co J Freeman L Aronovitz S L Wallenstein Wimpie A Bernstein and O Lewinson with architects Pelham Bernstein Lewinson and Aronovitz. Locations span Pleasant Avenue East 437 to 441 East 108th Street East 236 288 East 80th Street and 7th Street at 1st Avenue. Project values range from 15 600 to 80 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue EB. S. E
Consolidated Gas Co
Pleasant Ave
J. Freeman
S. L. Wallenstein
G. F. Pelham
Wimpie
Bernstein & Bernstein
A. Bernstein
Bernstein
L. Aronovitz
O. Lewinson
Sss PE Rae
1St Ave
Bronx Building Plans On Staged Site Listings
The notice outlines several Bronx building plans including two story frame dwellings at Aist Street and Matilda Avenue with 21 by 48 feet, a one story frame stable on Fark Avenue, and a two story dwelling near Keppler Avenue. It lists owners, architects, and project costs up to 12,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aist St
Matilda Ave
C. Tuck— Hofer
J. Melville Lawrence
Fark Ave
E. S
George J. Selzer
J. J. Vreeland
N. S
Keppler Ave
Jan le Senior
W. H. Gorman
Weeks Ave
James J. Nealis
Morgan M. O'Brien
White Plains
Babette Kuhnile
Fritz Kuhnle
Foreclosure Notices From New York Property Listings
Several foreclosure suits listed including properties along 18th Street near Amsterdam Avenue and 110th Street near 24th Avenue. Plaintiffs include Ludwig T. J. Obermeyer and Henry M. Sanders with attorneys Skinner & Bermart and G. F. Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
18Th St
S. S
Amsterdam
Ludwig T. J. Obermeyer
Adolph Behn
Skinner & Bermart
110Th St
Henry M. Sanders
Abraham D. Weinstein
G. F. Chamberlain
Cypress Ave
140Th St
Simon Uhblfelder
Jacob H. Rubin
M. Silverstein
Sith Et
Llth Ave
The
American Savings Bank Agt
Theresa
Teresa
Fried
J. V. Irwin
Real Estate Transfers of 119th Street and West 21st
Florence Lighthipe and others transfer property 526.8 feet west of Sthave 16.8 by 100.11 with Rodman in Woodkireg GT Gud. Josephine D Robinson conveys Nos 15 and 30 West 21st Street 50 by 92 to Twenty-first Street one ann Construction Company with mortgage details totaling 95000 dollars and 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
119Th St
Sthave
Florence Lighthipe
Iron Trade Steady Amid Large Purchases and Shifting Demand
The Iron Age notes continued steel pig iron demand in the Central West with Republic Co buying 10 06 tons of Bessemer pig for August at 1725. East markets show basic pig and plate buys, Birmingham makers hold foundry iron at 14, and US rail and ship orders rise, while scrap prices fall on heavy selling. Japan returns as a buyer of rails and bridge materials as European prices firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central West
Republic Company
Bessemer
Valley Furnace
Chicago
Birmingham
Erie
Rock Island
Raleigh & Pamlico Sound
Atlanta & North Carolina Railroad
Transcontinental Railway of Canada
Eastern Oil Company
Cumberland
Lesapecs
Tonadisgue
Japan
England
Property parcel descriptions and trustees listed in notice
173d st s s 332 ft east of Gleason ave 50 by 100 ft Harry Kraft and Charles O Maas as trustees Van Stephen MEEPME Jefferson st west side 800 ft north of Morris Park 25 by 100 ft William Gatz Louis Thomas Scott 3 000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S S
Gleason Ave
Harry Kraft
Charles O. Maas
van Stephen
Meepme
Jefferson St
W. S
Morris Park
Aive
William ©. Gatzlouis
Thomas Scott
Insolvency Filings Reveal Debts Across Several Firms
The record outlines multiple voluntary petitions and involuntary bankruptcies. Debts range from $40 to $54,874 with assets listed, principal creditors named, and receivers appointed for Henry Hummel & Co. and others. Notable entities include Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, George A Kohler & Co, Sussfeld Lorsch & Co, National Butchers and Drovers Bank, and Jacob Ruppert. The notices detail receiverships, bonds, and real estate mortgages as part of liquidation actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Sunshine
East U8th Street
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Samuel W. Levine
Manhattan Avenue
George A. Kohler
August Ritsort
Henry Hummel & Co
West 18Th Street
Sussfeld, Lorsch & Co
Maiden Lane
National Butchers and Drovers’ Bank
H. Hum
Hyman L. Miklowitz
West 1Iéth Street
Phenix Paint and Varnish Company
Theron R. Strong
Hogan & Larkin
Morton C. Fitch
Charles F. Lucas
John J. Creamer
O'Rourke & Creamer
West Ht Street
J. G. Fitzpatrick
Bedford Park
Bronx
Third Avenue
Jacob Ruppert
Wth Street
Boy Born to Mr and Mrs Haviland of Limoges
Announcement of a baby born to Mr. and Mrs William D Haviland of Limoges France on Tuesday The child is named after his grandfather Theodore Haviland a Limoges porcelain manufacturer and Legion of Honor officer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Haviland
Limoges
France
Theodore Haviland
Legion of Honus
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Commission
State Railmad Commission
Talor
Adirondacks
William S. Vanderbilt Allen
Arabi
Sultan of
China
Paterson Anarchy
la Sociale
M. Essteve
W. K. Vanderbilt, JR
City News
John Delahunty
Richard A. Canfield
John Palmieri
Josephine Terranova
Justice Scott
Jim Siam
Henry C. Wade
Empire Bond and Securities Company
Finn
Yorkville Court
Montague Newton
St. Regis
Jeanette Newton
Wall Street
Sixth Avenue
NO 1
Transactions IN Realty
Long Island Real Estate
Hempstead
H. Hapgood
Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust
Seneus
Liberty Street
Libe Stree
Title Dept
Trust & Dept
Manhattan
Mortague Street
Great South Bay Water Front
Granger & James
Park Row
Jamaica
Strayer Investment Co
HS J. Hapgood
Brooklyn Property
BAY Sie
S. E. Coffin
Rica
Midwood St
Bedford
Filatbu
Om Moffat St
Payne
Wallabout St
Bay Ridge
S. E Coffin
Soth St
Henry A Ficken
Flatbush Ave
Brocklynell
Cyrille Carreau
Sixth Ave
Country Property
Chappaqua
Plesittville
St. Kises
Greeley Homestead
Turner & Company
East
New York City
New House
Sesay
Erie Station
Price
Edward G. Ward
Beach St
Bloomfield
Nassau St
Sparkill Station
E. Storms
Sparkill
N. Yadison
J. D. Condict
Westchester Park
125Th
Jacobs
Hudson River Trom
Erie Road
Greenwood
Ave
Lake Champlain
D. Phoenix
Graham & CO
Ns RR
Connecticut
DN Bona
Rakwar
Mount Vernon
L. L Soun
COOLEY & WEST_ INC
Mt. Vernon
Spring Lake
Ocean
Christopher
Berkshire Hills
Lakeville
Sharon
E. C. Moen
William St
Atlantic Ocean
Frank W. Coy
Westerly
Adison
Semeon
Sala
Crystal Brook
Port Jefferson
Burritt
L. I
Hudson River
Jay Street
Atskills
Indian Mountain
Caritom Ave
City
Morris Ave
Fordham Road
Murray's
Lexington Ave
Lith St
Mortis Ave
Financial District
Ruland & Whiting CO
Beekman ST
J. J. Bagley
Elecant
Remsen St
Rooklyn
Alabama
Lis Pendens
Sle. Cooper Co
Nassau Bank
Acker, Merrall & Condit
White, Potter, Paige & Co
Gene O'Rourke
John D. Creamer
Daniel Noble
West 4Th Street
O'Rourke
Interborough Railway
Havilands
President Berwind
E. J. Berwind
Berwind-White Coal Company
Mr. Berwind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Berwind
LE Baron
Frederick N. le Baron
Marie le Baron
Supreme Court
Emma Balawin
Micers
Mre
Jones-Le Baron Priam Company
le Basen Seuntey
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