Schools Close Today After Year End Exercises
The city closes schools today with graduation exercises completed at many sites. About three hundred pupils at School 62 near Seward Park and Hester and Essex streets finished the term, while other institutions hold closing and promotion activities. Teachers report September 12 for duties. registrations start September 9 for a new oral instruction program at the Deaf School, under Miss Margaret A. Regan at 25 East 2d Street. Frank Rollins resigns as Stuyvesant principal to become Second Deputy Commissioner of Education. Maxwell attends the National Education Association meeting in Cleveland with around two hundred local teachers joining or traveling tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward Fark
Hester
Essex Streets
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Department of Health
Maxwell
Margaret A. Regan
Stuyvesant High
Sehoo
East 2d Street
Frank Rollins
Stuyvesant High School
Edward J. Goodwin
Packer Institute
Cation
Cleveland
National Education Association
Use of Galena Oil in Standard Oil Suit Trial
The government lawsuit to dissolve Standard Oil of New Jersey resumed in the Custom House. Moritz Rosenthal pressed Galena Signal Oil as yielding better railroad lubrication than New York Lubricating Company oil. Frederick A. Burgess testified on engineers’ experiences with Galena oils amid many hot boxes prior to and after its use. The defense plans a new evidentiary line with a table of roads using the oil and cost savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Custom House
Moritz Rosenthal
Galena Signal Oil Company
New York
Frank B. Kellogg
Frederick A. Burgess
National Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Louisville & Nashville
New York Company
Kellogg
Doctors Near Conclusion On Koster Rabies Case
Health Department researchers near ruling out rabies as the cause of Henry C. Koster's death on June 18. Attending physician Dr. Fabricius reports no rabies evidence and no other disease found. Officials will conduct broader nervous system exams to solve the puzzling case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department Research Laboratory
Henry C. Koster
Creston Avenue
J. R. Fabricius
Koster
Ira van Giesen
Health Department
Mr. Koster
Woman Tries Death Leap From Bellevue Hospital Boat
Rosa Igiarto fifty years old tuberculosis patient of Clinton street near Bellevue leaped into the East River from the hospital boat Southfield last night. Rescued after a desperate struggle by two citizens and a policeman she is the second Bellevue tuberculosis patient to seek death in the river in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toriven
Rosa Igiarto
Clinton Street
Bellevue Hospital
Southfield
East
Bellevue
Express Firms Face Possible War Over Missouri Territory
The United States Express Company, bound by an agreement not to serve Wells Fargo & Co. territory west of the Missouri River, plans competition there via Continental Express Company, signaling a Tate war between the rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Express Company
Wells Fargo & Co
Missouri River
Continental Express Company
President McCrea Not to Resign at Pennsylvania Railroad
A Philadelphia dispatch declares reports that James McCrea would resign as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company are unfounded. McCrea is said to be in excellent health and not planning to step down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
McCrea
Erie Railroad July 1 Coupons Sold to Morgan & Co
J P Morgan and Company offered to purchase Erie Railroad general lien and prior Ben bonds up to today. The sale was described as satisfactory and aims to free funds for infrastructure by postponing interest payments with coupon notes payable after July 1 to bondholders who do not opt into the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Erie
SEO
Seaboard Air Line Orders Rails for Rail Network
Receivers of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad have ordered 12.88 tons of steel rails from Mary Jang Steel Company for delivery within six months. The rails will be used on the northern end of the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
Mary- Jang Steel Company
Lie Eystem
Diet of pills powers a marching battalion
The Third Battalion of the 21st Infantry at Fort Logan completed a forty mile two day march on a diet of two condensed meat tablets per man. Under Major Buffington the unit received one capsule for the day after a surprise march, with water the only allowed liquid. The men returned in good spirits and reported no ill effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
21St Infantry
Fort Logan
Buffington
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Summary
Maritime notices list sun and moon times and high water. Wireless reports note Kronprinzessin event east of Sandy Hook overnight with expected dock time today. Destination lists include vessels such as Kronprinzessin Bremen Charity and ships to Havana Queenstown and Yokohama with travel ports and July sailing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Uptown Store Moves to New Corner in Cuba
Advertisement notes change of uptown store from 32nd Street to N E corner 34th Street Cuba. It promotes tropical and year round tuxedo suits with prices from 27 to 50 dollars. Extra light patent leather pumps and walking soles priced 3.50 to 6 dollars. Address given as 258 Warren Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uptown
32Nd St
N. E. Corner
34Th St
Cuba
New York
Shipping News Port of New York June 29 1908 Arrivals
Multiple steamers arrive at the bar and under way from London San Juan Georgetown and other ports. Vessels include Minneapolis Philadelphia Navahoe Delmira Manna Hata Comus Bradford Frutera Ely Sicania Titian Phebus Clothilde Cuneo Taff Nieuw Amsterdam Olaf Kyrre Brooklyn City Harvard Salvatore di Giorgio Coppename and others with passengers fruit and cargo. Several pass quarantine and bar entries noted. Sailings listed include Marowijne Advance Cristobal Monroe Norfolk Newport News and James Town among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Gates
London
Atlantic Transport Line
Moise
Bar
Philadelphia
Clyde Ss Co
Delmira
Connell
Junin
Iquique
Anita
Montevideo
Charleston
W R Grace & Co
Sandy Hook
Perth Amboy
Dordogne
Baracoa
Highlands
Mann
Nor
Danielsen
Belize
Porto Barrios
Bocas del Toro
Santa Marta
United Fruit Co
Ely
Hamerley
Nipe Bay
Cuba
Catania
Messina
Palermo
Hirzel, Feltman & Co
Titian
Santos
Barbados
Busk & Jevons
Phebus
Ger
Volmer
Hamburg
Shields
Philip Ruprecht
Clothilde Cuneo
Borge
Port Antonio
Cuneo Importing Company
Taff
Nilsen
Eee Fruit Company
Nieuw Amsterdam
van der Zee
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Olaf Kyrre
Sorensen
Matanzas
Carbarien
Munson Ss
Brooklyn City
Crinks
Bristol
Newport
Swansea
James Arkell & Co
Harvard
Crowell
Boston
Metropolitan Ss Co
Salvatore di Giorgio
Biering
Atlantic Fruit Company
Coppename
Hassnoot
Paramaribo
Finch, Edge & Co
Marowijne
Advance
Cristobal
Monroe
Norfolk
Newport News
Jamestown
Steamers at Foreign Ports Aboard Passenger Ships
Shipping listings show sailing routes and ports for numerous liners from June across vessels including Mauretania Kaiser Wilhelm II Prinzess Irene and more. Entries specify departures and destinations such as New York Liverpool Naples Genoa Bombay and Shanghai with dates and ship names cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Gibraltar
Naples
Genoa
Bremen
Tor
Bremen Kaiser D. GR
Luetzow
K. Luise
Kronprinzessin
ALICE
K. Albert
Kronprinz WM
Irene
Kaiser WM
Friedrich WM
Luise
Athens
Constantinople
Broadway
New York
Dny
Apply Oelrichs & CO
Adway
Astern
Glasgow
California
Moville
Hull
Idaho
Aden
Indrawadi
Yokohama
Ntwerp
Ocean
Dover
Zeeland
Antwerp
Cherbourg
Queenstown
Mauretania
Liverpool
Prinzess Irene
Ger
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Port Said
Strombus
Madras
Calcutta
Colombo
Bisley
Penang
Lincoln
Hamburg
Boulogne
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Cherioure
Prinzess Alice
Southampton
Roberts
Sannio
Ital
Vigo
Atrato
Barbados
Colon
Etc
St Andrew
Martello
A F Lucas
Keaiserin
Florida
K G
Sasig Albert
Also Mentioned on This Page
England
Hous
LLOYD
Standard Company
Physicians of Health Department
Case
McRea
Seaboard Air Line
Marine Intelligence
Korona
St Thomas
Quebec
United States
Christiansand
Aurora
Curacao
Phoebus
Azores
Caronia
Havana
Prinz Joachim
Kobnigin
Teutonic
Monterey
Vera Cruz
Eek So Luetzow
Lloyd Antilla
Manzanillo
Ae Petes
Calabria
Eee
Transpacific
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Vancouver
Victoria
Hawaii
Guam and
San Francisco
USS Transport
China and Philippine Islands
Mvia
Hong Kong
Australia
West
New Zealand
Samoan Islands
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Corm
Tahiti and Marquesas Islands
Mariposa W
Kaiser W der G. Bremen
Trinidad
Bermuda
Crispin
Booth
Foxley
Argentina
Rio Plata
Hamb-Am
Apache
Jacksonville
Clyde
Colorado
Tampa
Mallory Union
Alleghany
Nagua
Acre
Pernambuco
Holland-Am
Abruzzi
Roma
Comal
Galveston
Mallorys
Jefferson
Cunard
Iroquoie
J. Jacksonville
Kansas City
Sav
Savannah
Danara
Altro
Arbeka
Cantara
Rocers, Peer & Company
Warren St
13Th St
Rogers, Peet & © O’s
Rogers, Peet & © O
Shipping News
Erika
Shimosa
Singapore
Fastnet
Wells City
Sagres
Slavonia
Trieste
Scilly
Mesaba
Tribe
Demerara
Parima
Citta di Messina
Malty
Ponta Ferraria
Prins Willem V
Port-au-Prince
Havre
Amsterdam
Perim
Satsuma
Hirogo
St Helens
Orfe Castle
Cape Town
Port Elizabeth
North River
Cunard Line
Paris
Usitania
Unard Steamship Co., Ltd
Chicago
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk, Richmond
Washington, D. C
OLD Dominion Line
Old Dominion
Beach St
Franklin
Hoboken
N. J
Hamburs
S. S. Amerika
N. Y
Pretoria
Amerika
Moltke
Hamburg-American Line
Broadway. N
Pier
N. R
American Line
White Starline
Q'Nstown
Liverpoo Celtic
Cedric
Baltic
Thampton
Oceanic
Adriatic
Majestic
Italy
Campania
Etruria
Lusitania
Lucania
Umbria
Ince
Fiume
Pannonia
Carpathia
Vernon
Porto Rico
Venezuela
Wall St
San Juan
S. Philadelphia
Caracas
Pto
Cabello
Maracaibo
Ess Aurora
Railroads
KEW Jersey Centra
Salyre
Washington
Ly. W
Liberty ST
Atlantic City
ALL
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Atlantic Highlands
Bright
Monmouth Beach
C. Ly
Pave Pier
Foot Cedar St
St. Tel
Chelsea
Piers 10
St. N. R
Third Av
West 125Th St
Columbus Av
Court St
Fulton St
Nostrand
Williamsburg
New York Transfer Co
Mee Anghor
Londonderry
Columbia
Caledonia
N'N' Columbia
Henderson Brothers
S._S
Navigazione Gene E Italiana
Italia Societa de Navigazione A Vapore
D. d'Abruzai
Nord America
Liguria
New
S. Verona
Hartfield, Solari & CO
Fr. C. Clark
Times
Cook
Europe
THOS
Cook & Son
Madison Ave
St. Ave
NEW England Navigation Com
Fall River
Priscilla and Commonwealth
Providence
Murray_St
Provi Ee
Norwich
New London
Clarkson St
E. R
City OF
Lowell
Chester Wchapin
New Bedford
Woods Hole
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
Mattapoisett
Marion
Cape Cod
Maine
New Hampshire
New Haven
Meriden
New Britain
Hartford
Springfield
North
East River
Richard Peck
Bridgeport
Ansonia
Waterbury
Torrington
Winfred
Catherine St
Naugatuck
Lo Island Sound
Atlantic Ocean
Etropolitan Line
Pier 45
Christopher St
N. Y Transfer Co
Greater N. Y
Hudson River
HENDRICK_ HUDSON
Albany
Mary Powell
Sun
A.M
P.M
P.M. Kiyn
Desb’s
Kingston
Catskill Hudson
P.M A.M
A.M. P.M
Cornwall
Catskill Mt. Resorts
Saratoga
N. Y. Transfer Co
Yenzig. Peoples
Citizens Line
Troy
Lesu. C. W. Morse
Adirondack
Canal St
West 129Th St
Yonkers
Hestra
Dean Richmond
Greenport
West Lvth St
Block Island
Orient
Shelter Island
Sag Harbor
Montauk Steamboat Co
New Pier
BE. R. Sats
Lake George
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Adirondacks
Marsters Tours
West 20Th St
West 120Th St
Newburgh
Patskill
Catskill Mountains
Haig S. Iskiyan
East 20Th St
Tel
Gramercy
Steinway
Wiese
Jardin de P de Paris
F. Ziegfeld, JR
Revue Follies
Aeria Boot Street
New Amsterdam Theatre
Henry W. Savage
NEW York Theater
Mith— Cable 22
Mais Mbol Lamb
Knickerrocke R. Bway
IGEO
M. Cohan
Ankee Rince
Merry Blahey
Mats
Stek
ROG
Cinderella
Cesue
Tein
Rclaw Herald Sq
the Wolfe
Fesi
Sie Daly
Astor Theatre
Dreamland
Wm. H. Reynolds
Luna Park
Harlem
Luna
Atlantic Ave
B'kiyn
Sea Beach
Righton Beash Pars
Jerusalem
Peter
Sheepshead Bay
Coney Island Jockey Club
St RR
Tarior
Ferr
Whitehall &Tho
Lander
Wield
Baltimore & Ohio R
New Union Station
Elpers
Richmond
Buffet
Poyal Ltd
Pittsburg
Columbus
Clevel'd
Pittsburg Limited
ST Louis
Bureau of Information
B&o Rrr
Legigh Walley
Lortlandt & Desbronses
Px Press
Bodh
HEARN
Fourteenth Street
Fifth Avenua
Ct. H. S
Union Tinen
Nane
Barnsley
Tyles
Oxford
Olive
Chambrar
Gingham
Percale
Chambravy
Agiss
Brussels
H.S. H’dki
Huck Towers
Berkeley Nainscoks
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