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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1910
Page
25
Public notice from The New York Tribune listing 10 cent offers at the Spruce and Main Office and uptown office at 1364 Broadway. Describes bearer entitlements to a fine plate paper colored item sized 14 x 19 inches. Mentions subjects ready by mail.
President Taft and Attorney General Wickersham announce a fair plan of procedure to end railroads shippers investors and public disputes. The railroad bill steps toward immediate I C C authority to suspend new rates and a conference panel is named in Washington to craft a final measure amid partisan debate.
The market reversed after an initial rally driven by news of a Washington administration railway deal. St Paul, Union Pacific, Reading, and steel issues led early gains before a rapid retreat. Later buying by banks and investor covering pushed many stocks to gains though some fell. The session closed with strong moves but overall still below pre‑announcement levels.
Big Bill Edwards, street cleaning commissioner, paused work to help Clarence Neilson Peacock, Princeton Class of ’10, obtain a marriage license at City Hall. Peacock, 23, sought the license to wed Miss Jean Rolston, daughter of Louis and Fanny McAlpin, with Peacock escorted through the building to complete the formalities.
Jacob H. Schiff and other New York capitalists plan a pleasure Alaska tour this summer. They will sail from Seattle in July on the Ramona, chartered for the trip. Schiff denies any business aims, contrasting with last year’s Perkins party from J P Morgan & Co which mixed business with pleasure to inspect Morgan Guggenheim assets for potential investments.
Judge Lloyd granted a non-suit in the suit for damages by Mrs. Laura Page against Princeton University professors Henry P. Adams and Howard McClenahan. She claimed her husband died from burns during X ray photographs of his broken body. The judge ruled the disputed points were questions of law, not for a jury.
The Long Island Railroad was fined 590 by Judge Humphrey in Queens County court for maintaining a nuisance by closing a public highway. The case centered on Hamilton Street once a royal grant road from 1734, later widened to sixteendifference tracks by the railroad. An arrest of judgment was granted pending appeal.
A Western shippers committee sent telegrams to President Taft and George W. Perkins of J P Morgan Co congratulating Taft. They requested that tariffs and classifications in affected districts be withdrawn and the status quo kept until the Interstate Commerce Commission adjudicates.
Sioux Falls June 7 Returns up to 93 o clock show Governor race totals: Egan 7364 Vesey 5729 Elrod 5169. Stalwart and insurgent factions dispute margins for Elrod and Vesey while George W. Egan runs as independent Republican. Thorsen Schrader for Congress align with insurgents. Martin and Burke are Stalwart nominees.
Jacksonville reports a heavy turnout in the special primary to choose a U S Senator. Ex Governor Broward and Senator Taliaferro ran neck and neck in the regular primary. Early returns show Broward ahead in every county versus his first primary vote. Broward backers anticipate a minimum two thousand vote majority. Taliaferro headquarters claim victory though figures are not yet released.
David Katz was instantly killed in a drug store when a soda water tank he was charging exploded. Israel Rosenkvitz, an employer, was struck but escaped with a head injury as the blast wrecked the room and crashed through the ceiling.
A split view emerged after the White House conference on freight rates. E P Ripley of Atchison Topeka Santa Fe warned of political risk and investor hesitation, while Frederick D Underwood of Erie and Roswell Miller of Chicago Milwaukee St Paul voiced optimism that rates will advance and that a commission review offers a better path than injunctions. William Rockefeller cautioned that full outcomes of Taft’s talks remain unclear.
Chicago observers greet the Taft railroad rate accord as clearing the way for ICC action. Darius Miller of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy says it ends the rate dispute and yields a favorable path for both railroads and shippers. Henry A. Mudge of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific notes differences are swept away, with future ICC decisions decisive. W A Gardner of the Chicago & Northwestern calls the plan fair and likely to speed a new settlement. Illinois Manufacturers Association Secretary John M. Glenn says the aim to halt rate increases is achieved unless the ICC later rules otherwise.
President Edmund J. James of the University of Illinois admits all Flexner charges at a June dinner of College of Physicians and Surgeons graduates. He calls Chicago the plague spot of American medical education and urges equal funding for medicine as for arts and technology.
C Rogers Smith monument designer, attempting to save his car stalled on a Susquehanna and Western crossing at Johnson near Middletown, was struck by a freight locomotive. Both legs and a collar bone were broken and other injuries sustained. He jumped as the train neared, was caught in the air and thrown twenty feet, car wrecked. Smith, known in the state, had an office at 027 Fifth Avenue, New York, and is expected to recover.
In San José California June 7 two women cousins Miss Dolores Sunell daughter of Antonio Sunell pioneer landowner and Mrs Frances Sunell Lintell writer linguist Hurcka California were found dead under an overturned car in Penitentia Creek Alum Rock Canyon. The runabout left Alum Rock Park café and struck a rock before entering the creek. Sunell drowned and Lintell was crushed to death.
Denver courts face a novel issue in the probate filing of the Sperrys joint will. Frances Sperry died November 3 1909. The question is whether William Sperry must die before the will can take effect or be admitted to probate during his lifetime.
Across Basilicata Calabria and Sicily tremors caused panic in Torre Annunziata and Torre del Greco as Mount Vesuvius loomed in residents’ fears. Potenza Paola Catanzaro and Palermo reported strong shocks with damage and possible casualties. Prime and royal relief efforts followed with calls for funds as Sardinia endured a cyclone. The article extra notes historic quakes, Messina in 1908 and later events, with ongoing Italian leadership in relief.
Lease offer for a five-building Broadway storefront with 50,000 square feet exclusive of basement. Brightly lit with four to five waters and two entrances. Commission-house brokers only may respond. owners address in Tribune box.
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