Coster's operations hidden in friend James G. Marshall name
James G. Marshall testified in Coster Knapp bankruptcy that Charles Coster used an account under Marshall's name to hide large stock market losses. The account, totals over 60 000 in April and over 1 000 000 when the firm failed, was unknown to Marshall until after Coster's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Marshall
Stock Exchange
Marshall, Spader & Co
Coster, Knapp & Co
United States
Alexander
Mr. Marshall
Charles Coster
Marshall
S. S. Menken
Louis Werner
J. G. Marshall
Joseph Lawrence, Jr
Menken
Milton Welch
Martin
Coster & Martin
Fall of House Kills Two in Washington Construction Collapse
Two workers died and five were injured when an apartment building under construction at Mt h and P streets Northwest collapsed in the fashionable district. Eight other workers escaped unharmed as walls on the fourth floor spread, causing the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mth and
P Streets
Remain at Gramatan as fire wipes south wing out
Hotel Gramatan in Bronxville lost its south east fifth floor wing to a blaze early yesterday. Managers J J Lannin Co say the house stays open and rebuilding talks begin within a fortnighr. Patrons signal support and some with wrecked suites plan to stay. Victims include E F Jones whose diamonds and jewelry lost. his wife’s Merry Widow saved on his head. Adrian Iselin aided fire response, driving from New Rochelle to ensure water pressure remained adequate. Loss totals range from 156000 to 200000 with personal losses around 50000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramaten
Bronxville
J. J. Lannin & Co
Atrons
Thore
Bronxville Rad
E. F. Jones
No. 77
Broadway
Adrian Iselin
Iselin
New Rochelle
L. L. Lorillard
William FP. Lyman
Thomas Hooker
Louis Bedell
William Wesson, Jr
Charles E. Osborne
Eugene Southack
J. B. Berke
V. C. M. Brown
Stringing Manhattan Bridge Cables Next Friday
Work on the Manhattan Bridge advances with eight reels of 1 inch cables arriving to anchor at the tower foots. Cables will form two parallel walks for a temporary footbridge while permanent lines aim to be installed by early spring and the full bridge ready by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Manhattan Bridge
Lincoln Memorial plans take shape in Lincoln city
Mayor McClellan moves toward a Lincoln centennial celebration with Joseph H Choate as committee chair. A memorial arch or column is possible, funding to be decided by the committee. Franklin C Hoyt will be secretary and Hugh Hastings vice chairman as they seek to honor Lincoln with broad public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Joseph H. Choate
Choate
Lincoln
Franklin C. Hoyt
Salmon P. Chase
Hugh Hastings
Washington Arch
Plan to recover Goldsboro cargo from Tela Honduras
Creditors plan to send officers and crew to Honduras to reclaim the Goldsboro steamer carrying merchandise for American manufacturers. Extradition of Francis G. Bailey, head of Export Shipping, remains unsettled. arrest in Honduras cited. Estimated cost 1500 dollars, to be borne by creditors. State Department aid anticipated. Washington expects Bailey to be surrendered despite no treaty, with negotiators seeking Honduras consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Tela
Honduras
New York
Francis G. Bailey
National Association of Manufacturers
A. Parker Nevin
Nevin
Washington
Root
Carlos C. Bolet
State Department
F. G. Bailey
United States
Bailey
Mackay Statue Unveiled at Nevada Campus Today
A bronze statue of John W. Mackay by Gutzon Borglum, funded by Clarence H. Mackay, will be unveiled today at Reno Nevada in front of the Mackay Mining Building on the University of the State of Nevada campus. The building and statue are part of a dedication ceremony with extensive gifts from Clarence H. Mackay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Mackay
Gutzon Borglum
Clarence H. Mackay
Reno, New
Mackay Mining
University of the State of Nevada
Mackay
Reno
Nev
Statue to honor Mackay in Reno Mining Building dedication
At Nevada graduation exercises Colonel George Harvey will speak. The Nevada Legislature funded a statue for the School of Mines in Reno, to honor Clarence H. Mackay's father in miner's dress with a pick. Gutzon Borglum leads the sculpture, initiated for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and a Sheridan statue in Washington. The Governor has declared a legal holiday statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harvey
Nevada
School of Mines
Reno
Clarence H. Mackay
Mackay
Comstock Lode
Gutzon Borglum
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Metropolitan Museum of Art
General Sheridan
Washington
Cravath and Choate Clash Over Syndicate Fi nance
In U S Circuit Court receivers of the New York City Railway Company clash with Paul Cravath over the Central Crosstown and Chicago and Alton deals. Choate brands the syndicate term and accuses illicit use of trust funds. Cravath defends actions citing ICC minutes as basis. Judge Ward grants thirty days for briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Choate
New York City Railway Company
Metropolitan Securities Company
United States
Choate
Paul D. Cravath
Securities Company
Central Crosstown Railway
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Cravath
Chicago & Alton
Central Crosstown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Choate
Commission
Mr. Cravath
Central Crosstown Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
August Belmont
Central Crosstown Railway Com
Railpar Way Company
Interborough Metropolitan Company
Metropolitan Company
Circus Men Stranded After Coney Island Hippodrome Collapse
Two hundred performers and canvas men stranded after the Coney Island Hippodrome failed to settle, with hotels claiming the paying company disbanded. The big tent was moved from West 20th street and Surf avenue, horses and props sent to Jersey City, workers fed at a nearby hotel, and all shows discontinued. Efforts seek aid from connections, with some headed to Cincinnati where the show originated. Stockholders threaten suit for funds. Friede sold his stake as the scheme collapsed. The tent reportedly was the largest ever built, surpassing Madison Square Garden in capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island Hippodrome
Bowery
Surf Avenue
West 20Th Street
Jersey City
Kings County
Coney Island
William A. Ellis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Friede Globe Tower
Hippodrome
Friede
Madison Square Garden
Mutual Reserve Relief Plans Reinsurance to New Companies
Receivers William Hepburn Russell and Charles E. Rushmore report plans to reinsure Mutual Reserve Life Insurance policyholders in American Temperance Insurance and Postal Life Insurance. Judge Ward has informal approval for the Postal arrangement. formal approval expected soon. Terms promise equal or better premiums and no special assessments for policyholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hepburn Russell
Charles E. Rushmore
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Legal Reserve
Judge Ward
United States Circuit Court
American Temperance Insurance Company
Postal Life Insurance Company
Mutual Reserve
Genial Indian Prince Bids Pleasant Farewell to New York
Crown Prince Raj Rajendra Narayan of Kuch Behar visited Manhattan for thirty six hours. He spoke of flying trips, admires American girls, and hoped to return to the United States. He toured the city with casual interviews and social calls before sailing from Quebec for England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canada
Raj Rajendra Narayan
Kuch Behar
India
Raj Rajendra
Manhattan
Niagara Falls
Prince Victor Narayan
Cornell
Montreal
Quebec
England
Maharajah
Crown Prince
Tribune
Holland House
United States
Oxford
Japan
Richard Carle
New York Theatre
Mr. Carle
The
Lambs Clubhouse
No. 200
Riverside Drive
Carle
Prince
London
Gaekwar
Baroda
Fifth Avenue
Macy Appeal Heard Over Book Pricing and Copyright
The appeal by R. H. Macy & Co. challenges Justice Dowling's ruling excluding copyrighted books from damages. Macy argues publishers and the American Publishers' Association price fixing and boycotting harmed sales. the association counters copyright protection. The case, heard by the Appellate Division, seeks damages up to $100,000 for alleged interference with uncopyrighted book sales from 1901 to 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Macy & Co
Justice Dowling
American Publishers’ Association
Department Store
E. F E. Wise
United States Supreme Court
Miss Roosevelts Law Firms Fees Granted in Estate Case
Justice Bischoff in the Supreme Court approved 1090 for Roosevelt and Robbe to cover their services before Referee Macgrane Coxe in a hearing on Rolga Roosevelt's request for a higher allowance from her mother Grace Roosevelt's estate. Guardian ad litem Clarence C. Kalbfleisch was granted 259. The 17 year old cousin of Theodore Roosevelt seeks an increase to 10 per year. the referee's report was upheld and the allowance to be paid from Rolga's estate accumulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Bischoff
Supreme Court
Roosevelt & Robbe
Macgrane Coxe
Rolga
Robert B. Roosevelt
Clarence C. Kalbfleisch
Miss Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Grace Roosevelt
Meningitis serum use urged by city health officials
Health Department reports show no clear effect from a serum claimed to reduce meningitis deaths, though Rockefeller Institute's Dr. Flexner notes it can be obtained there. Dr. Park indicates broader serum work continues, including rabies and scarlet fever efforts, while defending animal testing as vital to lifesaving vaccines and serums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute
the Tribune
Dublin
Vienna
Cleveland
W. H. Park
Flexner
Park
Paris
Out on bail, disappears in burglar case
Gormley and Burns face multiple charges as bail actions unravel. Magistrate Breen set 3.50 bail for Gormley amid a citywide search. a bench warrant issued. Burns denied bail, held for a hearing on $1,000 bail. Police reports show loot displayed at headquarters. authorities fault delays in notifying the night court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Gorm
Thomas Burns
Derby
Breen
Gormley
Wahle
Gormrest
Title Guarantee and Trust
James S. Kennedy
No. 1
East
Burns
Third Avenue
Bingham
Breem
Deputy State Architect Named
Albany reports State Architect Franklin B Ware appoints M. Francis Oliver of New York as Deputy State Architect. The new post, created by the last Legislature, carries an annual salary of $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Franklin B Ware
M. Francis Oliver
New York
The Spitfire on Board a Millionaire’s Yacht
A seaside season tale by Edward Peple introduces Valda daughter of a gruff millionaire Polly a friend Aunt Mary the Reliable Chaperon and crew aboard a yacht. Ormond’s arrival stirs intrigue as readers are drawn into the comic drama on deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Peple
Valda
Polly
Mary
Ormond
American Masters of Dancing Rule Change at Chicago Meet
At the twenty fifth annual convention in Chicago the American National Association of Masters of Dancing decided to shelve merriness such as the Merry Widow waltz cakewalks and other forms of diversion to keep abreast of foreign terpsichorean arts. The waltz and two step will be kept while new dances are to be introduced later. The barn dance is officially recognized as a typical American dance.
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Chicago
United States
American National Association of Masters of Dancing
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Lincoln Memorial
J. H. Choate
Nevada University
Alton
Mutual Reserve Relief
R.w.macy
Darlington
Boston
Walter Bensel
Gormie
San Francisco
Andes
Hale & Norcross
Belcher
Kentucky
Hest & Belcher
Occidental
Ophir Otttees
Ssaledonia
Overman m
Chollar
Cal & Va
Imperial Serra
Union
Utah
Gould & Curry
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