B R T secretary held nine other jobs and fringe pay
John H. Bennington, secretary of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, testified before the Thompson committee that he also held nine other positions across B R T subsidiaries, earning salaries from each. Whitney defended Sigfrid Cederstrom as an asset in real estate appraisals, while noting no inquiry into Interborough bonuses.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Thompson Committee
Travis H. Whitney
Public Service
Sigfrid Cederstrom
Timothy S. Williams
Whitney
Cederstrom
Thompson
Thint
Interbor
Interborough
Senator Thompson
Newark
Ther
Public Service Commission
Henry F. Hunter
Therooklyn Rapid Transit Company
BRT
Lost: Metropolitan Street Railway Co In Disarray
Henry H. Vreeland former president and director denies knowledge of the company’s existence as litigation against Metro and officers seeks £500,000 in damages. Trial halted pending examination of six years of directors minutes and books now missing. Vreeland says he has no access to or knowledge of the company’s records or status.
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Henry H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Street Rail
Vanes
Vreeland
Benjamin Oppenheim
The
Metropolitan
Ate
Pasete
Nugent
Oppenheim
Satree
Policeman Charged With Extortion For Protection Money
Nathan Levine, 22, of 122 Avenue Ay, held on $1,500 bail after Magistrate Breen in Yorkville court charged him with extortion from three women who paid about $10 monthly for “protection.” They alleged Levine posed as a special policeman and threatened exposure and arrest. Trial set for Tuesday.
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Avenue Ay
Breen
Yorkville Court
Devine
Levine
Levine charged after coerced payment from woman
An arrest and confinement case centers on Levine, an assistant district attorney and social investigator for the committee of Fourteen. He allegedly forced a woman to pay him $35 on June, with one complainant detained on Kinckwell's Island. The report notes the specific charge relates to the demanded payment.
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Ember
Taf
Ommitee
Levine
Kinckwell’s Island
Spartan Discipline At Peekskill Camp
General John F. O'Ryan to direct a national guard run high school boys military training camp at Peekskill from Aug 9 to Sept 9. Officers under his command include Colonel Thurston and Lieutenant Colonel Olmsted with Major Hutchinson and Captain Humphries among others. No liquor allowed, no leaving without officer or family escort. Cost to attendees covers uniform and about 86.50 cents daily rations plus railroad fare. Capacity limited to 1,000 boys.
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John F. O'Ryat Yee
National Guard
Peekskill
O'Ryan
Rescue of Flag Inspires Melville Smiths Family Letter
A fragmented letter from Melville B. Smith’s father praises loyalty and calls for Congress to fund battleships. It recounts a boy Dannie Canuro visiting, and a rescued flag incident where a man aimed to burn a tattered flag but repented after discussion. The piece ties patriotism to safety and national strength.
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Melville B. Smith
America
Congress
Melville
Tamnendin
Dannie Canuro
Tribune Fresh Ale Fund
Gomes
Lyman Gets 18 Months After Clemency Plea
Dr John Grant Lyman was sentenced to eighteen months in the Atlanta Federal Prison after a ten day trial for using the mail in a fake brokerage at 08 Broad Street. Prosecutors allege his operations earned between 200000 and 300000 dollars. He urged hard labor to share earnings with his wife infant son and mother, acknowledging they would be charged to the community.
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Despith
John Grant Lyman
Wolverton
Atlanta
Broad Street
Court records reveal sentence amid poverty and confinement
Judge Wolverton grants one month in the Tombs for Lyman as his receivers address affairs while his infant son and family endure poverty. Mrs. Lyman attends sentencing. Separate notes describe college men denied entry at a restaurant dispute and a magistrate dismissing the case for lack of identification.
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Atlantia
Wolverton
Lyman
Collegiants and Foes Routed in Food War at Bustanoby’s
Three Columbia students and two foes clashed in a Bustanoby’s restaurant on Broadway in the early hours. A doorman Morris Hazen and two chauffeurs tackled the attackers, aiding Patrolman McDonald in renewing the assault and detaining the group on assault charges.
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Columbia
Newark Native T. Long Heads Police Chiefs Group
Michael T. Long of Newark won the presidency of the International Association of Police Chiefs at the convention ended in Newark. William J. Peterson of Oakland was defeated for president and named to the vice presidency. The 117th convention will be in Kansas City Missouri.
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T. Long
Michael T. Long
Newark
Rester Day
William J. Peterson
Oakland
Cal
International Association of Police Chiefs
Petersen
Kansas City
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