City Trust and Safety Bank Closed by Receiver Action
The City Trust and Deposit Company of Philadelphia closed its doors and is placed under a receiver after forgeries by Benjamin H. Gaskill were uncovered. President J Hampton Moore, recently joining from Washington, is named likely permanent receiver, with deposits possibly paid in full in the fall as assets and liabilities are sorted.
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Panadelphia
City Trust
Derusit Corres
Leo
L“Taber
Penesylvania
Benjamin H. Gaskill
Vanker
Moore
Frederick W. Freitz
Robert McAfee
Tater
Paris
J. Hampton Moore
Bureau of Manuactures
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Banks In Gaskill Fraud Scandal Shake New York
Philadelphia reports Benjamin H. Gaskill borrowed over a million dollars on fraudulent stock certificates from New York banks and trust firms. Administrators say Gaskill’s estate assets may reach 75 000 cash plus securities but losses to creditors will unfold later. all lenders are reviewing vault holdings amid widespread concern.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin H. Gaskill
City Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Gaskill
New York
Vulid
Bescis
Gaskill Tor
Antique and House-For-Rent Ads From A Fragmented Page
A garbled antique shop advertisement and dense rental notices mention Madison Avenue and West Street, listing rooms, furnishings, and private family amenities. Fragments reference Union Savings Institution and a lost or stolen Rankihonke item with a notice for claims and a missing tank. The damaged text mixes sales, lodging, and public notices with scattered prices and locations.
CANVASSERS WANTED FOR New York morning paper work
Northern Press sys license invites canvassers for out of town circulation. steady work, transportation furnished, start immediately at 8 a m in Teiyune building. positions include clerical and technical tasks with pay from 1000 to 5000 dollars monthly. applies by Thursday morning.
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Pat Northern Press
Lokpert
New Prmeilinn
New-York
Jann Wheeler
Teiyune
Teiyune Building 8 Day “and” Commission Ifall
Bove Hexehoods (Inc
Euktens
Work Wanted Classified Notice Summary
Job seekers advertise for work in mixed male and female notices. Includes terms like situations wanted, insertions, rates, and contact references. Compact classifieds emphasize multiple insertions and pricing details typical of early 20th century newspaper ads.
Fraud charges hinge on undetermined sums in Hill case
Philadelphia June 21 held for trial on forgery and falsifying charges against John W Hill former Filtration Bureau chief. testimony cited contracts for water pipe excavations totaling 740000 and 460000 plus 10000, with a 7000 surplus moved to rock excavation charges and later destroyed. Mayor Weaver hired three expert accountants to audit the bureau accounts.
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Philadelphia
John W. Hill
Isenbrown
Hill
Frederick Schaffhauser
Daniel 3. McNichol
Schaffhauser
Chief Hill
Haddock
Menchel
Gordon
Weaver
Bureau of Fiberation
Electric Traction Red Book Out by McGraw Publishing
The Electric Traction Red Book twelfth annual edition is issued by McGraw Publishing Company. Located at 15 Liberty Street this manual remains the authority on financial statistics of American street railway companies. It contains 413 pages of statistical matter, 53 pages larger than the 190 edition. Big Four to Issue 11300000 Stock. Cincinnati stockholders vote to raise Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis common stock by 11.3 million to fund planned improvements.
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Sericna Street Railway Investments
McGraw Publishing Company
Liberty St
Street Railway Journal
BIG Four
Cincinnati
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company
Speculator Mine Sold to North Butte Campus Trust
Butte Montana June 21 The formal transfer of the Speculator Mine to the North Butte Campus lantern corporation has occurred. The remaining balance of 2 090 000 dollars due was paid to Kountze Brothers Bank in New York and the deeds to the ground in this city were handed to Joseph Cotton attorney for the company.
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Butte
Mont
North Butte
Lantern Corporation
Kountze Brothers’ Bank
New York
Joseph Cotton
Holding Company for L I Traction
Wall Street reports Long Island Consolidated Electrical Companies incorporated last March with 35 003 dollars capital and several Pennsylvania Railroad officials as directors may be the holding company for Long Island traction stocks. The Pennsylvania Railroad through the Long Island Railroad Company and the Interborough Rapid Transit Company have jointly bought the traction interests. The Consolidated Electrical Companies may build operate or finance railroads and related ventures and to buy and hold electrical and railway firms.
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L. I. Traction
Wall Street
Long Island Consolidated Electrical Companies
Penn Sylvania Railroad
Long Island Traction Companies
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Long Island Teairoad Company
Interborough Rapid ‘Transit Company
Consolidated Electrical Companies
Mowey
Electrical and Railway Companies
Opening of the New Bedford Line for the season
The New Bedford Line passenger service opens for the season with the steamer Maine making the first trip from the riverside port. The Maine departs New York on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, while the New Hampshire departs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Large deficiency judgments totaling 24509 dollars are filed against Claude W. Mick in favor of Jamaica Savings Bank, stemming from the foreclosure sale of the southwest corner of Isist Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.
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New-Bedford
Maine
Pfer Th River
New-York
New
Claude W. Mick
Jamaica Savings Bank
Isist St
St. Nichodne Ave
Miss Helen Gould Visits State Camp in Peekskill
Miss Helen Gould arrives at Peekskill state camp with five companions as rain disrupts topography and map making training. The party tours camp, visits Quality Row, and plans lunch with regimental engineers before returning to Peekskill.
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Helen Gould
Peekskil
Dunderberg
Young Men's Christian Association
Miss Gould
F. W. Pearsall
George A. Sanford
Coma
Péekskifl
Associaton
Frederick Finsterer
Lunsteon
Mirs Gould
Peekskill
Staliar
Repeal Debate Splits Savings Banks Association
The New Jersey Association of Savings Banks factions over repealing the 7 percent surplus tax. Wood of Bowery Savings Bank leads a pro repeal group arguing party pledge, while Joan Tarn Khou of Greenwich Savings Bank supports keeping the tax as fair. New Jersey Stock Exchange grows with about 100 members and Jersey City trading plan progress.
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Republican Party
Wood
Bowery Savings Bank
Xevitss Bank
Joan Tarn Khou
Greenwich Savings Bank
Savings Bank
NEW Jersey Exchange
New Jersey Stock Exchange
Jersey City
A. Sartorius
W. Pelzer
Broadway
Heaton
Verner de Guise & Co
No. & Ted
Mitchell faces jury in land fraud case in Oregon
United States Senator John H. Mitchell, aged seventy, is arraigned in Portland on charges of using his office for private gain related to Oregon land frauds. DA Heney delivers a thorough government outline while defense counsel A S Bennett contends Mitchell acted without intent to defraud and blames a changed agreement with his law partner Judge Tanner for the government’s involvement.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
United States
John H. Mitchell
Heney
Mitchell
A. S. Bennett
Judge Tanner
Maniac Holds Crowd at Bay in San Francisco Hotel
In Eddy street a barricaded maniac Thormas Lobb fired on bystanders for two hours from a fourth floor United States Hotel room. He shot nine people, caused street debris and a stalled streetcar before killing himself after police efforts failed.
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San Francisco
Eddy St
Thormas Lobb
United States
Lobb
Green
Creek Rifle
Fight Over Renaming Steinway Avenue in Long Island City
Indignation rises in Long Island City as Steinway Avenue, a main street named for William Steinway, is changed to Tenth Avenue. Steinway funded Steinway Village, built homes for workers, and planned a statue at Steinway and Flush Eyes. Residents protest the loss of the historic name, urging restoration to Steinway.
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Long Island City
William Steinway
Steinway Village
Bowery Bay
Plano
Steinway
Broad Avenue
Flush Eyes
Tie Stenway
Tenth Avenue
Iron Trade Signals Rail Mills to Resume at Youngstown
Cleveland dispatch reports The Iron Trade Review says Carnegie Steel Ohio works Youngstown will resume July 1 after over a year idle. Open hearth rail orders boost 195 million tons of rails for the year. Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company shows strong year potential. southern pig iron prices remain weak. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad orders 210 tons of rails for ten miles of track. Demand for plates and shapes rises. American Bridge secures 2400 tons for Philadelphia elevated road and 2009 tons for a New York City building.
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Cleveland
Iron Trade Review
Ohio Works
Youngstown
Carnegie Steel Company
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Southern Pig Iron
Birmingham
Bessmer and Lake Erie Railroad
American Bridge Company
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Claitin
York
New York
Furnished rooms advertise with private baths in New York
An old notice lists furnished rooms for rent in multiple locations across Manhattan. Highlights include single rooms with private baths from five cents per line, sixtee n words for a dollar, and summer rates. The ads promise comfortable, refined surroundings, private houses, central locations, and references. Several addresses near Broadway, West 9th Street, and Gramercy Park are mentioned, with varying rates and amenities.
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Moti
Eulneys
Madison-Ave
Gear Martatten
Waberice
Veron
Aditeras
Akown Om
Tribune U Sb
Furmster
Telephone Taney
EL West
Faeke
Parior
Hinnelents
Noteven TV
Connect Waters
Preak Pet Pfal
Skimmer Monuis
Vm Ideal Ist
Mediaen
Sith
Furmindteads
Gentlerton
Leteroners
Lourd
West
Bea
Com
Pear
Hox Tribune
Ollie
Jan
Broadway
Manhattan
Desirete
Matheaer
9Th-St
Summer Sale on Women's Gowns and Dresses at Hlabotat and Mall
Reductions on lanison gowns of silk taffeta voile and batiste with trimmed shirring and lace. Features include German and French wallaces, various dressy day and evening wear, and deep discounts on dresses, lawn outfits, tailored suits, coats, and bathing suits. Names of fabrics and styles appear with price drops and Now prices.
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Pune
Sorcen
Times of
Re. Emivss
Atfors Slik
Thanesahie
Waleteroum
DS Walsta
Laven
Ietieteser
Volie
Dolly Varden
Fiore
Metalitons
Atvien
Iim
Clearance Leather Goods Sale Offers Odd Pieces at Cut Prices
A local clearance advertises reductions on leather goods with a mix of men’s and women’s items described as limited quantities. Prices listed include items at 1.98, 2.08, and 2.69 with various accessories like bamboo rope and glass bead portieres offered in multiple patterns and colors.
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Cwere
Janeneen
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United States Distele Court
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Lympst
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MICOS
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Adler Company
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Joanne Guittard
Guy West
Cutter
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Eates
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Gorman
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Reston
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