Freight Cars for Erie As Railroads Expand Equipment Orders
Erie Railroad plans to buy ten thousand freight cars over six months, signaling improved finances. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg also seeks five hundred cars. The Public Service Commission in Albann granted Erie authority to issue 131,009 bonds secured by collateral trusts to fund property improvements and additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad Company
Erie
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Tron Trade Review
Albann
Public Service Commission
Bankers’ Trust Company of New York
Erie Taftroad board slate widens with Perkins Lovett
Reports say George W. Perkins of J P Morgan and ex judge R S Lovett will be elected directors of the Erie Taftroad Company at the upcoming board meeting. It is also understood ex Luce Gary and L F Loree will join the Erie board, giving the Morgan and Harriman interests two seats each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Perkins
Lovett
J. P. Morgan & Co
R. S. Lovett
Union Pacific
Har Timan
Erie Taftroad Company
Luéce Gary
United States Steel Corporation
L. F. Loree
Delaware & Hudson Company
Erie Board
Messrs. Perkins
Levett
Morgen and Harriman
Erie
Rockefeller Jr and Moffett Elevated to Standard Oil Vice Presidents
The Standard Oil directors elected John I. Rockefeller Jr. and James A. Moffett as vice presidents succeeding the late Wesley Tilford and Henry Rogers. Henry M. Tilford and Walter C. Teagie were added to the board. John D. Rockefeller Jr. joined as director. Archbold remains seen as next president. The board also adopted resolutions on Henry Rogers’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
John I. H Rockefeller, Jr
James A. Moffett
Wesley H. Tilford
Henry H. Rogers
Henry M. Tilford
Walter C. Teagie
John D. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Rockefellers
John D. Archbold
Corporation
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Ol Company
United States Steel Corporation
American Linseed Company
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
Moffett
Rogers
Standard of
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Landis
New Jersey
New York
Corn Products Company
Corn Products Refining Company
New York Glucose Company
Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
Teagie
Cleveland
Standard
Waters-Pierce Ol! Comany
W. H. Tilford
CURB MARKET STARTS REFORMS
The Hughes investigating committee report has spurred curb market officials to adopt reforms to improve trading safety. FE 8S Hendele, overseeing the outdoor market, sent a letter to mining companies demanding quarterly financial statements to the New York Curb Market Agency or face removal from the curb lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
FE 8S
Hendele
New York
WANTS RIGHTS DEFINED Of Interest to Women
The Public Service Commission waived the twenty day limit to return to a certiorari, seeking an Appellate Division ruling on the commission’s right to disapprove the South Shore Traction Company franchise for the Queensboro Bridge route. The board argues the commission must approve or disapprove before construction, and that terms influence public welfare, with future provisions as a consideration. The case, involving Section 53 and 58 of the Public Service Law, aims for a June decision and seeks harmonious action with the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commissions
South Shore Traction Company
Board of Estimate
Queensboro Bridge
Queens
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Willcox
South Shore
Queensboro
Commission
Washington Daughters of the American Revolution unveil George Washington tablet
At Hoboken piers the Daughters of the American Revolution of New York State unveil a red granite tablet honoring George Washington. The event features German and American flags, a Wagner tune, and remarks by General Woodford and Justice Whitman. Little Miss Susan Elizabeth Lyman unveils the tablet amid naval and ceremonial pageantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wettin
George Washington
Hoboken
New York State
J. Addison Jones
United States
Robert F. Freedman
Stara and Stripes
Susan Elizabeth Lyman
Samuel L. Munson
The
National Society
Stewart L. Woodford
Charles S. Whitman
Charles R. Lamb
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Rail price stability noted after steel rail chiefs meeting
Leaders from major rail steel firms met with E. H. Gary to discuss rail specifications and prices. They announced no major changes, with standard steel rails remaining at 28 dollars a ton while night rails stayed at 21 dollars. Attendees included Charles Schwab and other industry chiefs. one source said conditions were improving and railroad orders signaled better times ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
The
Steel Corporation
Standard Rails
Gary
Charles M Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Powell Stackhouse
Cambria Steel Company
E. A. S. Clarke
Lackawanna Steel Company
E. ©. Felton
Pennsylvania Steel Company
W. B. Dickson
Unveiling Ceremony Honors Washington Monument Tablet
Mrs William Cumming Story and New York officials attended a ceremony unveiling a tablet beside a stone from Bremen to the Washington Monument. The red granite inscription lauds Washington as the great good and just. A grandnephew, Colonel Angele Washington, attended but was not asked to speak. Tea followed in the ship's dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer
City of
Bremen
Washington Monument
Washington
Story
Angele Washington
Reception to faculty by Normal College class of ’09
The Normal College girls of the class of 1909 held a reception for the faculty and their guests yesterday. The event, an innovation, will be repeated annually each year from now on.
Iron trade trends hint steady growth amid pay disputes
The Iron Trade Review reports rising mill activity and ample orders for rail and billet products, with Germany facing weak demand and England showing fair conditions. In the Chicago district projects total about 190000 tons, with new contracts in Kelvin Arizona and New York City reflecting continued building and expansion. The Iron Age notes moderate fabricated work, steady pig iron markets, and a pending consolidation plan among central and eastern Pennsylvania bar mills, separate from recent merger talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Trade Review
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Rail and Billet Division
England
Germany
Chicago
Kelvin
Ariz
Kansas City Structural Company
New York City
A. E. Norton & Co
City Hosital
San Francisco
American Ridge Company
Borland
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Chicago Grain and Provisions Decline on Harvest Prospects
Chicago traders saw wheat prices drop with final quotes 4 to 6 cents lower amid expectations of a large U S and Canadian harvest. Corn oats and provisions followed lower as rains in Missouri and Kansas limited demand and new wheat arrivals pressured July futures. Liquidation and increased hog receipts weighed on futures, with oats and live hogs contributing to overall weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
United States
Canada
Missouri
Kansas
Lee
Normal College Class Day Reception and Plans for New Buildings
The graduating class, 180 strong, attended a reception in the college library decorated with carnations. Faculty members including Miss Helen Grey Cone and Professors Gill Wickard were present. President Davis noted upcoming roof gardens in new buildings and a future campus south of 68th Street. Class day luncheon will be held in senior hall with exercises starting at 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College
Barnard
Helen Grey Cone
Gill
Wickard
Davis
Grace Crystal
Gertrude Smith
Marguerite Cahill
Ruth Sheerin
Florence Spiegelberg
Maud Rostetter
Mary Thompson
Mary Maloy
Punch
Maxwell
Record of High Union Pacific Preferred Stock Rise
Union Pacific preferred surged to a new 103 percent high amid strong activity. Rumors tied to Harriman considering retirement of the preferred via convertible bonds or a 2-for-1 exchange for common stock. Analysts doubt charter allowment and foresee little common support. a holding company takeover of investments remains unlikely until government probes conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Harriman
Edison Portland Cement Company Receiver Petition Planned
William C French, on behalf of twelve Philadelphia stockholders, notified Vice-Chancellor Learning in Camden that a petition will be presented Monday seeking the appointment of a receiver for the Edison Portland Cement Company of New Jersey. The firm, which acquired Edison patents and processes, operates a plant near Phillipsburg with a daily capacity of 3,500 barrels. Its capital stock consists of $19,000,090 common and $2,090,000 per cent cumulative preferred stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlinois Steel Company
Gary
Carnegie Steel Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
St. Louis & Southwestern Railway
Illinois Steel Company
Rension
Washington
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Dominion Creek
Montana
St. Paul
River Colnty Company
Peoria
Peoria Pekin Union Railway
Baltimore’ & Ohio
Great Northern
Camden
N. J
William C. French
Philadelphia
Edison-Portland Cement Company
New Jersey
Thomas A Edison
Phillipsburg
Dickerman Paper Box Co. Fails. Receiver Appointed in Cambridge
Boston June 23 The George H Dickerman Paper Box Company located at No 3 Green Street failed today Jeremiah Smith Jr of Cambridge appointed receiver by Judge Lowell in the U S Circuit Court No statement of financial condition is available yet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George H. Dickerman Paper Box Company
No. 3
Green Street
Jeremiah Smith, Jr
Cambridge
Lowell
United States
Pennsylvania Railroad Adds Long Branch Summer Schedule
The Pennsylvania Railroad sets a full summer timetable from New York to Long Branch Asbury Park Spring Lake and nearby lines starting Sunday June 27 Enhancements include faster trains more parlor cars on express runs and parlor smoking cars on key services A new Long Branch Special leaves New York 255 PM arrives Long Branch 432 PM with stops at Red Bank and Matawan Return 813 AM from Long Branch to New York 933 AM Tickets available June 25 onward
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York and
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Spring Lake
New York and Long Branch
New York
Red Bank
Matawan
Atlantic Coast
Point Pleasant
Vacation Days at Wanamaker Store
Vacation days inspire thoughts of open fields and streams away from city life. The Wanamaker Store urges shoppers to plan early for summer holidays whether three months two weeks or just the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanamaker
Homespun women suits and linen outfits on second floor
A catalog style feature praises homespun and linen suits for women with outfits ranging from $8.50 to $35.00. Descriptions cover unlined coats and bound seams, yoke skirts, mannish striped worsteds, and natural color linen suits. Shoppers are invited to the second floor of the Old Building for these pieces.
Waistline Fashions: Cool Linens and Embroidered Lingerie Waists
Tour through a Third floor Old Building display featuring waists in striped taffeta with white trimmings at five dollars, coarse nets embroidered to match linen suits at ten seventy five, and high or low necklines. Lingerie waists in fine batiste with Valenciennes, pongee waists, and marquisette styles priced from two to five dollars, plus tailored linens in cool whites.
Travel Coats Offer Light Warmth for Journeys
A local shop showcases new travel coats and rain capes ideal for long trips. Pongee wraps in color, silk or Latin Gloria coats, serge warm coats, mohatr trimmed pieces, and rubberized imported crepe de chine coats from Parisian sources. Prices range from $10.75 to $58, with sea sonal styles noted. Second floor, Old Building.
Column of Wisdom at Wanamaker's Travel Goods Sale
A catalog style column lists travel apparel and gear at Wanamaker's. Corsets from Paris and LA, luxurious negligees and wrappers, cotton and silk wraps, dainty frocks, travel clocks and leather goods. Prices range from $1 to $21 with floor locations noted. Also features violet ammonia and violet water, perfumes, shoes, parasols, suitcases, thermoses, racquets, and candy delivery.
Louis Vuitton Trunks Offered in Wanamaker Stores
A vivid advertisement praises Louis Vuitton trunks for durability and lifetime value. It notes Parisian craft, LV monograms on trunks and screws, and a range of styles from steamer to wardrobe and dress trunks. Available in New York and Philadelphia Wanamaker Stores with prices from $10 to $145.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Louis Vuitton
Tiny L. V.’s
New York
Philadelphia
Wanamaker
Bui Z
Ocean A dip into invigorating salt waves
Wanamaker Sea Suits at Wanamaker offer stylish bathing suits for all ages. Prices range from 1.50 to 22 dollars for children and young women, with men’s options up to 22 dollars. Located on the second floor of the Ol Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanamaker
Womer
Lighter luggage and cases for travel use
Lighter four pound leather suit cases among rattan and matting styles advertised. Prices range from $2.75 to $7 and up for various weight and construction. Also listed are motor rolls for steamer rugs and leather bags with fashionable options, all on the main floor of the new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bulding
Jewelry for Service and Show at Main Floor Old Building
An old newspaper ad promotes collar pins with pearl flowers and a diamond, gold pins with enamel, Grecian affairs, and tailored shirt links. It advertises watches from $9 to $21.50 with Swiss movements, nickeled cases, and a year guarantee, urging shoppers to buy on the main floor of the Old Building.
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Elect Rockefeller, JR
Standard Oil
Edgar Beecher Bronson
Tribune
Mr. Bronson
British East Africa
Appellate Court
Stiftung Des Vereins Daughters of the American Revolution
Fur
Den
Dampfer
America
William Cumming Story
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Park & Tilford
U. P
Cement CO
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bulletin
Wistaria
Copenhagen
Rose
L. A
Tica Bottle
Aromatique Cologne
Main Waeld
Rds
Wanamaker’s
Evening Post
the Evening Post
All Newsdealers
John Wanamaker
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Street
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