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New York Tribune

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1903

Page

6

Receiver Hoped For United States Shipbuilding Case

Hearing before Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick in Newark on the petition of Roland B. Conklin et al for a receiver for United States Shipbuilding Company ended. Arguments favored appointment by some, while defense contends no insolvency or fraud exists and a receiver would trigger foreclosures. judge will rule Tuesday or Wednesday after briefs.

Andrew Kirkpatrick United States Circuit Court Newark Roland B. Conklin United States Shipbuilding Company United States James Smith, Jr Kirkpatrick Charles L. Corbin Jersey City Jie Shipbuilding Company Bethlehem Steel Company Corbin Steel Company Mr. Corbin Robert H. McCarter McCarter New Jersey New Jersey Equity Conklin Richard V. Lindabury United States Supreme Court

Arson Charge Against Hotel Caretaker Named Baylis

Bay Shore Long Island June 24 John A Baylis caretaker for J F Herle lessee of the New Fire Island Hotel, destroyed May 7 in a fire causing 200000 loss, arrested on second degree arson. He was arraigned at Bay Shore, declined plea, denied the charge, aged 73, allegedly sole occupant when fire started.

Bay Shore Long Island John A. Baylis J. F. Herle Fire Island Baylis Madison St Brooklyn Brewster Bayils

Sankey Son Reports Evangelist Blinded

Allen Sankey, son of Ira D. Sankey, said his father is hopelessly blind after eye specialists found optic nerve destruction. Trachoma earlier blinded his right eye. left eye vision now gone. Sankey had travelled abroad six weeks ago but details of his destination were not disclosed.

Allen Sankey Ira D. Sankey Oxford St Brooklyn

Purchase of Oregon Short Line by San Pedro Radiates Progress

Senator William A. Clark of Montana and president of the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railway said the purchase of the Oregon Short Line segment from Salt Lake City to Caliente Nevada had been virtually consummated but required several days to finalize paper work. He indicated control would likely pass by July 1.

William A. Clark Montana The San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake Salt Lake City Calientes Nev Clark

Elm Street Nearing Readiness for Public Traffic

Work on Elm Street between Great Jones and Prince streets progresses with granite blocks by Degnon McLean Contracting Company. Superintendent says thoroughfare will be turned over to the city by mid next week. South of Prince, street work will be blocked by subway excavators for months.

Lm-St Great Jones Princests Degnon- Mclean Contracting Company Prince the

Miss Celestine Man Committed to Bloomingdale Asylum

Miss Celestine Man daughter of William Man of 18 West Tenth Street was taken from Bellevue Hospital to Bloomingdale Asylum after mental decline began with the death of a sister. While at Bellevue she became violent, often wearing a straitjacket. Bellevue physicians and Dr Pearce Bailey examined her and on Bailey's recommendation the commitment papers were prepared.

Celestine Man William Man West Tenth St Bloomingdale Asylum Bellevue Hospital Miss Man Bellevue Pearce Bailey West Fifty-third-st Iley

Marshall Wilder Weds After Nine Years Courtship

Marshall P. Wilder, noted lecturer and vaudeville performer, wed Miss Sophia Cornell Hanks after a nine year courtship at Colonel Theodore C. Marceau's Fifth Avenue studio. The ceremony was witnessed by Colonel Marceau and James Young with Rev. Dr. George C. Houghton officiating. The couple left for a Boston honeymoon after the 3 p.m. ceremony.

Theodore C. Marceau Marshall P. Wilder Sophia Cornell Hanks Edmund §. Hanks Brooklyn Colonel Marceau Fifth Ave George C. Houghton Church of the Transfiguration Marceau James Young Mr. Wilder Alpine Hank Tribune

Stolen paintings recovered from Port Chester mansion raid

A cache of twenty two oil paintings valued near $100000 stolen from Blind Brook Farm in Port Chester was recovered in New York pawnshops. William Stevens, former butler, pawned them in nineteen shops for under $1000. Mr and Mrs Story reclaim the works including a prized Princess Louise. Police keep subject identities confidential. Stevens claims some miniatures were given to a young woman and that pawnbrokers paid 50 cents per miniature while funds were gambled on horse races.

William Stevens Marion Story Blind Brook Farm Port Chester New- York Donovan Stevens New York Story No. 206 East Twenty-eighth-st

Minister Responds in Supreme Court Divorce Suit

The Rev Dr George H Van De Water rector of St Andrew s Protestant Episcopal Church filed an answer to a suit in which he is named as corespondent for an absolute divorce brought by Commodore Archibald Watt against his wife. Watt alleges adultery with Van De Water in 1900 1901 and 1902 across New York New Jersey and other places. George R Van De Water denies the adultery charges and intervening counter claim. The respondent seeks dismissal of the counter claim with costs.

George H. van de Water St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church Supreme Court Commodore Archibald Watt van de Water Italy New York New Jersey Watt George R. van de Water

Approval of Western National Bank and National Bank of Commerce Consolidation

The Western National Bank board approves a plan to consolidate with the National Bank of Commerce. The bank proposes increasing capital by 25,000 shares at 19 each, with $17,500,000 in assets targets and a $10,000,000 surplus, and votes to call a special August 5 meeting for shareholder approval and asset sale to NBC. President Snyder urges proxies favoring adoption.

Western National Bank of the United States National Bank of Commerce Western National Bank Valentine P. Snyder Snyder

Crossed Bridge by Footpath in Insanity Hearing

A sheriff's jury and commission heard testimony on Henry Prentice a New York Stock Exchange broker declared in sane. Mrs Prentice described delirium tremens addiction and neuritis affecting his ability to work and relate disturbing actions including crossing the unfinished Brooklyn Bridge on foot and burying a child in front of their house with rosebushes.

Henry Prentice New York Stock Exchange George JL. Fox Charles W. West Prentice

Cravenette Raincoats Promote Weatherproof Wear

Guessing today’s weather spurs sale of Summer weight cravenettes and year round coats. Racers Peer & Company advertises Oxford mixed covert gray pin check coats from $18 to $35 in multiple weights and patterns with mail and store orders from Broadway and Warren Street locations.

Kicks Driver to Death After Street Collision and Crush

Peter Hanson a truck man of 304 Bleecker street was kicked and crushed to death by a horse after a car knocked it down on Ninth avenue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. The horse was shot due to injuries. the truck demolished. Car conductors Thomas Swannick and Otto Peters were held in $500 bail by Coroner Scholer for appearance tomorrow.

Peter Hanson Bleecker St Truckman Ninth Ave Hanson Knittel Thomas Swannick Otto Peters East Sixty-fifth-st Scholer

Notable Names Appear Across Manhattan Hotel Listings

HOME NEWS lists prominent figures visiting New York hotels and venues. Included are Professor E. S. Jones of the University of Virginia, British Consul R. G. Tebbett at Shanghai, exGovernor S. T. Hauser of Montana, General James Symington, Grand Admiral Frank Curtis, Senator John Foley, Congressman George N. Southwick, and others visiting or associated with the city. The roster features figures from academia, government, and industry, reflecting a wide cross section of notable travelers and officials.

ASTOR E. S. Jones University of Virginia Broadway Central R. G. Tebbett Shanghai China Fifth Avenue S. T. Hauser Montana Ceneral James Symington Lancaster A. Pearson London Navarre J. F. Barnes T. B. Peck U. S. A. Plaza Malcolm G. Chase Providence Victoria— Fox T. Chapin Rochester Waldorf-Astoria Thomas Lipton Ireland Bruce Ismay W. G. Elliott Seaboard Air Line Railway Baltimore C. W. Fairbanks Indiana Joseph W. Bailey Texas

Racing at Sheepshead Bay and planning meeting announced

Racing at Sheepshead Bay is set for 2 30 p m with a Rapid Transit Commission hearing on transportation lines to the new bridge at 3 p m The Anawanda Club a Democratic group from the XVIIIth Assembly District plans its annual excursion Monday June 2 aboard the Grand Republic to Locust Grove

Sheepshead Bay Rapid Transit Commission New Bridge Coney Island Jockey Club East 34Th St 39Th Street Bree K Bush Mt Av

Chase Marries Daughter of Confederate Spy Belle Boyd's Kin

Charles W. Chase, who just obtained a divorce from Nettie V. Chase, wed Isabella Boyd Hammond daughter of Belle Boyd the famed Civil War Confederate spy. Magistrate Denel stated he did not know the bride's mother's history at the time. Belle Boyd, born in Martinsburg Virginia, served the Confederacy and endured multiple imprisonments before Lincoln banished her from the U.S. The bride was born in Baltimore in 1877.

Charles W. Chase Nettie V. Chase Isabella Boyd Hammond Belle Boyd Denel Martinsburg Old Carroll and Capitol Washington Lincoln Sam Wylde Harding U S. W John S. Hammond Baltimore

Brooklyn Men Visit Subway Inspection Tour

John B. McDonald and E P Bryan of IRT escorted a Brooklyn League delegation through the subway visiting City Hall station Fifty-ninth Street circle station and the tunnel at one hundred ninety street Fort areas where rock cutting is underway.

John B. McDonald E. P. Bryan Interborough Rapid Transit Company Brooklyn League

Legislature to Investigate State Expenditures in New York

Albany June 244 Senators Malloy and Rogers announced a joint sub committee will probe State expenditures. Members include Raines Brown Armstrong Allds Grady Foley Costello Treat Patton Landon Palmer Hornidge to examine where public funds were used and if any squandering occurred during prior appropriations.

Albany N. Y Senate Assembly Odell Senate Finance Committee Assembly Ways and Means Committee Malloy John Raines E. R. Brown W. W. Armstrong J. P. Allds Thomas F. Grady Samuel J. Foley Rogers Thomas M. Costello Oswego Ernest G. Treat Cayuga John K. Patton Erie Francis G. Landon Dutchess George M. Palmer Schoharie William H. Hornidge New York

Brooklyn to Seek Plans for 1 Million Municipal Building

Borough President Swanstrom announced Brooklyn architects invited to compete for drawing plans for a new eight story municipal building on the south side of Joralemon street near Court street opposite Borough Hall. The project is estimated at 1 million dollars and will house nearly all city departments.

Swanstrom Brooklyn Municipal H. Ec, Anthony Stephen W. Dodge R. L. Daus Frank Freeman Washington Hall Woodruff Leeming Lord & Hewlett George L. Morse Parfitt Brothers Schickel & Ditmars William Tubby & Bros Daniel m. Ward Wilkinson & Magenigie Joralemon St Court St Borough Hall

Belmont denies Interborough ties to Port Chester railroad

August Belmont, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, yesterday denied any interest in the New York and Port Chester Rail road Company. He refuted claims of a connection with Port Chester officials and stated the IRT has had no dealings with William C. Gotshall or any other official.

August Belmont Interborough Rapid Transit Company New York and Port Chester Railroad Company Court of Appeals Bronx Port Chester William C. Gotshall Port Chester Company Gotshall

Record Cotton Prices Hit New Highs on Tuesday and Wednesday

Speculative activity carried over into yesterday morning with more new high records on the local cot ton market. First prices for July to October showed firm advances, with July up to 13.0 and August near 12.80, while later months fluctuated and closed with a net advance of 35 points and total sales around 650000 bales.

SUPERVISOR COWEN MAY RESIGN

Rumor of Supervisor Cowen of The City Record possibly resigning circulated after no confirmation from Mayor Low, Controller Grant, or Corporation Counsel Rives. Cowen cited prolonged attacks by expert accountants as exhausting and said he lacks time for personal affairs while running The City Record and replying to charges.

Cowen City Record Low Grant Rives Mr. Cowen

Public to See Vaults and Banking Rooms at Irving Bank

The Irving National Bank in the Irving Building at Chambers and Hudson streets will hold a public inspection of its new banking rooms and safe deposit vaults from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Officers listed include President Charles H. Fancher Vice Presidents Samuel L. Conover and Charles F. Mattlage and Cashier Benjamin F. Werner.

Irving National Bank Irving Building Chambers and Hudson Sts Charles H. Fancher Samuel L. Conover Charles F. Mattlage Benjamin F. Werner

Tariff League Moves to Expansive New Broadway Loft

The American Protective Tariff League relocates from Twenty third street to 339 Broadway occupying over five thousand square feet. Under President Charles A. Moore and Executive Committee Chairman Colonel William Barbour the organization reports improved distribution of documents and a period of prosperity.

American Protective Tariff League Twenty Broadway League Charles A. Moore William Barbour Tariff League

Schafran Brothers Assign to Creditors at Broadway Firms

Bernhard and Tsidor Schafran wholesale dealers and clothing manufacturers at 588 and 3% Broadway assigned their stock for creditors to Benjamin Jacobs of 77 Falton Street with Joseph I. Green as attorney for the assignee. The Sheriff seized the stock of Joseph Mayer at 31 Trinity Place and will sell it on June 39 to satisfy an execution in favor of Edwin Golden.

Bernhard and Tsidor Schafran Schafran Brothers Broadway Benjamin Jacobs Faltonst Joseph I. Green Joseph Mayer Trinity Place Edwin Golden

Bankrupt petitions filed in district court yesterday

Bankruptcy filings show several individuals and firms in distress. THOMAS J. DUFFY of West Forty-third St lists liabilities 4040 with assets 3010. principal creditor Frank Caggill of Houston recovered a $1 judgment for personal damages. J BOROWSKY of Tarrytown shows liabilities 3618, assets 100. principal creditor B Bernstein. STEPHEN H SHARPSTEEN of West 116th St reports liabilities 2478, assets 1040. principal creditor is the Merchants' National Bank receiver of Binghamton. SIGMUND and SOLOMON SEELIG trading as Seelig Brother at 27 St Mark's note liabilities 1128, assets 0. principal creditor Charles M Stevens of Philadelphia.

Thomas J. Duffy West Forty-third St Frank Caggill Houston Tex Sniffy J. Borowsky Tarrytown B. Bernstein Broad Way Petitioner Stephen H. Sharpsteen West One-hundred Merchants’ National Bank of Binghamton

Trade Directory Of Dry Goods And Associated Firms

A compiled list of merchants and manufacturers across cities including Rochester Charleston Pomeroy Harrisburg Baltimore Boston Philadelphia and New York. entries name firms like Beadle Sherbourne Daniels Garvin Hunt Hutzler Long and Wanamaker with their offerings from dry goods linens millinery and furnishing goods to hosiery and underwear.

Beadle & Sherburne Company Rochester R. BR Sherburne Leonardst Victoria F. J. Daniels & Co Charleston W. Va Daniels Dry Broadway Central Pomeroy & Stewart Harrisburg A. J. Kline Walker M. Landauer Grandst Victoria Joe Gutman & Co Baltimore Spandauer Grand-st Herald Square Nathan Gutman & Co N. I Broadway Imperial S Hirsch Wilkesbarre Howe & Stetson New Haven J. Bernstein Navarre E. P. Hunt & Co Great Barrington Mass E. P. Hunt Drygoods Criterion W. Brusie Hutzler Bros J. Frank Haynie St. Denis Long’s Sons C. Heltzman W. E. Smith Franklin St Lederer, Strauss & Co Des Moines M. Schloss Imperial O'Gorman Providence T. O.gorman J. F. Lear Murray Hill Reynolds Bros E. P. Dougherty Normandie Rice-Styx Dry Goods Company St. Louis A. S. Ranc Franklinst Hoffman S. M. Rice & Co Wheeling S. M. Rice Cadillac Rosenbaum Company Pittsburg W. Rosenbaum Nations Broomest W. M. Whitney & Co Albany Frank Sherman Woodward & Lothrop Washington M. Johnson Holland Jonas Long's Sons J. F. Leary Wosenbaum Company W. Ro M. Whitney Frank , Elrs Herman Jewomestics Frank Shauer

Jewels Stolen From Hotel Melrose Safe

Chicago police arrest Charles Reinlein and John Ergvahl on charges of stealing jewels valued at 315,000 from the Hotel Melrose Los Angeles safe on October 28 192. Reinlein a hotel clerk and Ergvahl a bellboy confessed and led police to Ergvahl. A third man tied to the robbery is believed in San Francisco and police there have been asked to detain him.

Chicago Charles Reinlein John Ergvahl Melrose Los Angeles Reinlein Ergvahl J. J. Webster Brooklyn San Francisco

Gold finds near Valdez draw stampede to Lowe River Forty miles?

Seattle dispatch reports the steamer Excelsior arriving with early details of new gold finds near Valdez on Lowe River twenty three miles from Valdez. Eight hundred acres have been staked as prospectors rushed to the site in the days before the ship left.

Seattle Valdez Excelsior Lowe River

Judgments Filed For Sums Over $1 Yesterday

Debtors listed include Aufferman Frederick A A Gruipe and another, Sits Adams Albert J jr Brewer and another, Borkle Anna Kaplan Dae Say Browne Harriet W Silverman, Branigan Thomas E J F Betz, Callaway Samuel R Jubell, and many others in orders exceeding amounts like 471,045, 1,942, 1,581, 257, 10,646, 3,795, and 6,775. The list covers banks, street railway companies, and corporations with numerous names and entities.

Walter H_B Collins Co-operative Supply Company—Lamont Corliss Fuart F Cunningham Ferguson Samuel T Bank & Co Falding Frederic Caille Greve Helen LM Eitz Ane Grant Judson First National A of Balton Spa Haverstraw Victor Las Karstein George EB Peck de Gnre Lord Frank D W Lawson Ly Abraham Metropolitan Street Railway Cowan Staad Lee Richard R R Bird Lajoth Charles—A_ Freeman McIntyre Charles Jonty Manhattan Railway Company Metropolitan Elevated Railway W Bruce The Metropolitan Street Railway _ Company a McDonald Perlman Samuel M Levy V2 Rosenberg Herman C G Brown Shelby Motor Car WE Haske Uptegrove William EI Kimball Weiner Harry—S R Knobel Uebeek William J Siegel-Cooper Company White Frederick JE Stephens A Dee Williams William PE W Eager James S—C P Parker

Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac

A compact almanac style note lists sunrise at 4 29 and sunset at 7 54 with moon phase and tides. It records high water at Sandy Hook and Governor’s Island with times in the morning and afternoon, noting Hell Gate at specific hours.

Sandy Hook Gov. Island P.M Hell Gate

Shipping News: List of Steamers and Arrivals

Detailed shipping notices list vessels sailing and arriving at the Bar with passenger counts mails and merchandise. Ships include Princess Irene Hilary Barbarossa Glacier Oceanic Bay Hardanger Iroquois Bluefields Hamilton New York Maravat City of Augusta and others with voyage legs from Genoa Naples Gibraltar Lisbon Baltimore Charleston Rotterdam and more to various agents and destinations.

Princess Irene Ger Dannemann Genoa Naples Gibraltar Oelrichs & Co Hilary Pope Maranham Ceara Manaos Para Barbados Booth & Co Bar Barbarossa Mentz Bremen Southampton United States Glacier Spyver Manila Colombo Malta Oceanic Bay Cameron Liverpool Queenstown White Star Line Hardanger Harland Palermo Algiers Simpson, Spence & Young Iroquois Watson Jacksonville Charleston William FP Clyde & Co Bluefields Hasting Baltimore H A Foster Mise Hamilton Boaz Newport News Ok Old Dominion SeCo New-York Butz Rotterdam Philip Ruprecht Maravat Hunter Trinidad Grenada Trinidad Shipping and Trading Company Moise City of Augusta Bur Savannaha Ocean Si Co

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