Haffen Probe Resumes as paving contracts questioned
Bronx Borough President Haffen faces renewed scrutiny by the Commissioners of Accounts on paving contracts after an inquiry into his office resumes. Mitchel questions whether pavement work served general needs or special interests while Haffen defends decisions and cites heavy traffic and prior guarantees. Emanuel Fellman presents Opdycke report criticizing Broadway regrading between 230th street and the city line, citing incomplete grades and garbage fill. The Commissioners of Accounts will investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haffen
Bronx
Commissioners of Accounts
City Hall
Board of Estimate
Mitchel
Willis Avenue
Ahearn
Capitol Street
Palisade Avenue
Broadway
230Th Street
City Line
Fellman
Man Kills Himself in Flushing Attempt for Columbia Degree
Frank E. Kerr a 30 year old Whitestone Public school teacher sought a degree from Columbia College and shot himself at his home 111 Forest avenue Flushing while his wife and mother in law waited for a doctor. Kerr was hospitalized in critical condition at Flushing Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia College
Frank E. Kerr
Whitestone
No. 111
Forest Avenue
Flushing
Foge
Water Board to keep Catskill workers in strict hygienic bounds
The Water Board reports no infection source at the Catskill camp near Peekskill. Dr. J A Shears confirms good conditions after a health review. Bacteriological tests show no typhoid in the stream after McNary camp. Peekskill reports typhoid cases at about 10 with 20 deaths, but health officials confirm typhoid doubt removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Water Supply
Catskill
J. A. Shears
Health Department
Peekskill
McNary Camp
Curry
Oler Defends Hudson River Ice Against Health Dept Claims
Wesley M. Oler president of the American Ice Company disputed the State Health Department findings on Hudson River ice. He asserted the river stretch from Trey to Catskill is core to ice fields and that their water and ice have been tested as pure or purer than Croton water. He noted ongoing storage tests and argued storage improves quality rather than causing pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. Oler
American Ice Company
State Department of Health
Hudson River
Eugene H. Porter
Hudson
Trey
Catskill
New Free Soup Centre Opens for Brooklyn Children
A third soup kitchen for poor children opened at Wallabout street and Marcy avenue under the Brooklyn City Mission Society. Volunteers report many schoolchildren lack regular meals, with rapid growth expected as more kitchens come online. Contributions arrive from 23 cents to 100 dollars, aiding daily operations and clothing drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallabout Street
Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn City Mission Society
H. M. Garrett
Union
Williamsburg
Frederick Cobb
City Mission Society
Franklin Trust Building
Brooklyn
North 2d Street
Bedford Avenue
Hamilton Avenue
North
Seamen’s Mission
Ferry
Cortelyou Club
Flatbush
Brooklyn Kosher Kitchen Society
McKibben Street
Milk Prices Drop One Cent Across New York
Milk price cuts spread after upstate supply increased and March contract costs fell. Garden company lowers to eight cents a quart while Sheffield Farms holds for now to avoid losing trade, with Alexander Campbell also shifting to the new rate. Certified milk stays at fifteen cents and cream at twelve cents per small bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Garden Company
Horton
Sheffield Farms Company
Mutual Milk and Cream Company
Alexander Campbell Company
Brooklyn
Two Burned to Death In Abandoned Farm House
A man and a woman died by fire at an old Engish farm above Florence after a night of drinking. Lydia Carter, 30, from Bordentown, and William Fleck, from Roeblings, perished when the stove toppled. Fire crews searched nearby remains, while a coroner will order an inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Mount Holly
Engish
Florence
Lydia Carter
Bordentown
William Fleck
Roeblings
Bisbing
Mayor Marries Editor In City Hall
Mayor McClellan officiated yesterday afternoon at City Hall in the marriage of Joseph Sylvester Collins Mulroney editor of The Tammany Times and Miss Maude Fosdick of Bridgeport Conn Mulroney is secretary to Park Commissioner J J Pallas the couple’s ties connect local media and city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Joseph Sylvester Collins Mulroney
the Tammany Times
Maude Fosdick
Bridgeport
Conn
Mulroney
J. J. Pallas
Berkshire boar Star Masterpiece dies at Kirkwood stock farm
Word from Whitehall Illinois reports Star Masterpiece the Berkshire boar once sold for 5500 at the Gregory farm sale in August 1907 has died at Kirkwood stock farm on February 25 from apoplexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Springfield
Ill
Whitehall
Gregory Farm
Kirkwood Stock Farm
James H Oliver dies at South Bend pioneer of chilled ploughs
South Bend Indiana March 2 James H Oliver millionaire plough manufacturer inventor of the chilled plough died this morning Born August 28 1823 in Roxburyshire Scotland He came to America at age twelve and later built a vast plant near Mishawaka and South Bend The firm was incorporated with Oliver as president He leaves two children Joseph D Oliver and a daughter married to ex Congresssman George Ford of the 13th Indiana District
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Oliver
Whitehaugh
Liddesdale Parish
Roxburyshire
Scotland
James
America
Geneva
N. Y
Mishawaka
Ind
Susan Doty
Oliver
South Bend
Wanamaker Dies in Paris While Traveling With Family
Thomas B. Wanamaker of Philadelphia son of John Wanamaker died suddenly at the Hotel Liverpool in Paris after arriving from Egypt with his mother seeking health. Mrs. Wanamaker travels to bring back the body with Rodman Wanamaker. He was born 1860, Princeton graduate, former head of the Wanamaker business and owner of The Philadelphia North American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Thomas B. Wanamaker
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Liverpool
Wanamaker
Egypt
Palm Beach
Rodman Wanamaker
Princeton
United States
Philadelphia North American
Clayton McMichael
Major Gillette
Weaver
Gordon
Mr. Wanamaker
Mary Lowther Welsh
Samuel Welsh
Rittenhouse Square
19Th Street
Broad and
Sansone Streets
Philadelphia, University, Sedgely
Germantown
Hunting
Bishop W W Duncan Dies In Spartanburg South Carolina
Bishop William Wallace Duncan of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died at his home in Spartanburg on March 2 after months of illness. Born December 2 1839 in Boydton Virginia he studied at Randolph Macon and Wofford College. He served as a Confederate army chaplain and later taught philosophy at Wofford before his 1880s elevation to bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
S. C
W. W. Duncan
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Duncan
William Wallace Duncan
Boydton
Randolph-Macon College
Wofford College
Virginia
Death of Dr Armand Dufloo Veteran Surgeon Linked to Civil War Service
Dr Armand Dufloo of 239 West 21st Street died after a three month illness at age 75. Born in Wormhout France he came to the United States in 1861 to join the Union army, serving as surgeon to the 70th New York Volunteer Infantry and later the 3d New York Cavalry with the rank of major. He refused payment from veterans and belonged to the Loyal Legion Phil Kearny Post 8 and the G A R. Funeral was held at 8 pm and burial at 10 am tomorrow at Cypress Hills National Cemetery conducted by Phil Kearny Post No 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armand Dufloo
West 21St Street
Wormhout
France
70Th New York Volunteer Infantry
3D New York Cavalry
Army and Navy Club
Loyal Legion
Phil Kearny
Third Army Corps
Notable deaths sweep through New York area in brief notices
Multiple prominent figures die in New York area and neighboring states. Homer T Fowler of Rome State Custodian Asylum, Pedro de Cordoba longtime New York broker, Edward W Parsons Newark manufacturer, William Bridge long Island City pioneer and ex postmaster, John B Woodruff sugar refinery builder and bank leader, Mrs Sarah Coe Chase Brooklyn resident active in church, Pauline Dillen Mollenhauer widow of musician Henry Mollenhauer, Henry Stuart House Hartford insurance official, Henry D Noret Jr son of cork firm head. cremation details and survivors noted.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company sees earnings dip in 1907 report
The full pamphlet shows gross earnings of 164 912 525, net earnings down 1 492 891, and operating expenses rising to 123 580 512. Grand system earnings reach 926 785 525 with a 59 587 260 rise over 1906, but net earnings fall 722 954. Freight and passenger traffic rise while fares and costs cut into profits amid broader market fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvaniia Railroad Company
Inc
Pr.rb. Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburg
Erie
Terminal Station
New York
Pennsylvania
Bronx Aldermen Split Over Broadway Lexington Subway Plan
Public meeting in City Hall draws hundreds of Bronx businessmen and real estate brokers with debate over the Broadway Lexington avenue subway. Controller Metz demands funding while transit advocates push a real rapid transit tunnel. Representatives of local associations weigh routes and impact on current systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Bronx
Board of Estimate and Apportierment
Public Service Commission
Lexington Avenue
J. Harris Jones
North Side Board of Trade
Augustus E. Barnet
Publc Service Commission
Julius H. Hass
Boulevard
Westchester Avenue
John Wiegers
House Owners’ Association
First Avenue
Edward A. Acker
Twenty-third Ward
Mutt Avenue
Mr. Metz
Central Federated Union
Metz
Illinois Central stockholders meet. adjournment follows
Chicago March 2. The Illinois Central Railway stockholders adjourned after J T Harahan presided for about fifteen minutes. The proxy report was incomplete and the meeting recessed until 2 pm tomorrow. Judge Ball refused to enjoin voting on 281,298 shares held by Union Pacific and Railroad Securities. Stuyvesant Fish attended but avoided comment. E E Harriman was absent due to his daughter's wedding in New York. John Jacob Astor and Cornelius Vanderbilt were not present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Central Railway
J. T. Harahan
Farlin Q. Ball
Superior Court of
Cook County
E. E. Harrriman
New York
Wiliam Nelson Cromwell
John Jacob Astor
Cornelius Vandertilt
O'Brien Criticizes PSC Over Water Main Protection
Commissioner John H. O'Brien of the Water Department accuses the Public Service Commission of ignoring conditions and contracts while subway work in Centre Street Bowery and Delancey endangers water mains. He cites five PSC letters with no action and warns of delays and contractor disputes. Chairman Willcox defends the commission saying engineers are ordered to ensure proper pipe protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. O'Brien
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Public Service Commission
Water Department
W O’brien
Centre Street
Bowery
Delancey Street
Willcox
Commission
O'Brien
Railway Promoters in Trouble In Boston
Boston, March 2. The petition of a creditor and the company of James P. Shaw & Co. was placed in the hands of Arthur D. Hill as receiver by Judge Lowell. The company admits liabilities of 700,976 dollars while assets are said to be 850,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James P. Shaw & Co. Incorporated
Arthur D. Hill
Lowell
United States Circuit Court
Receiver actions and corporate interventions across cities
A digest of at least five cases shows Kissell Minchut & Co seeking intervention in Westinghouse receiver proceedings in Pittsburgh. In Detroit Judge Swan to dissolve a restraining ordinance on streetcar franchise sales. Oscar Layne named receiver for Robert Field Pig Iron Steel Coke Co. W M Bell named receiver for National Glass Co. Judson Harmon freed as receiver of Toledo Railway and Terminal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kissell, Minchut & Co
New York
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
United States
iFcuit
J. & Young
Detroit
Swan
United States Circuit Court
Guaranty Trust Company
Detroit United Railway
Oscar Layne
Robert Field Pig Iron, Steel and Coke Company
Robert Field
Bankrupt Filings Surge in City Courts as Creditors Seek Redress
Petitions to bankruptcy filed yesterday in the U S District Court name multiple firms and individuals. Frederick K Clark of Cragsmoor faces liabilities around 1265 with 1048 judgment from Walter E Buldrett for a collision damage claim. Alfred E Gottleib shows debts near 6127 with stock in trade valued at 4 40 and cash on hand. Davis & Moneson report unsecured liabilities of 15 810 with assets 2 5 6 0 plus listed stock in trade and open accounts. Harrison Electrical Manufacturing Co is alleged insolvent with claims near 0 and the petition seeks adjudication of bankruptcy. Creditors include Sherdaniz & Coopers and William Platz among others with routes on East 1th Street and West 34th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick K. Clark
Cragsmoor
Ulster County
Han
Walter E. Buldrett
West Sith Street
Inc
Clark
L. Paul Rines
Union Avenue
Brome
State Bank
Fifth Avenue
Sedge Hough
R. PF. Lewis
Frederick Landmann
Alfred E. Gottleib
Gottleib
Ce Harry Schramm
Schramm & Prentice
Crosby Street
FLP- Harrison Electrical Manufacturing Company
South Street
Davis & Moneson
1Th Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Catskill System
Oler
B&ec
Wellville
Phes
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich, U. S. A
Homer T. Fowler
Rome
Pedro DE Cordoba
Middletown
Edward W. Parsons
Newark
East Orange
William Bridge
Long Island
Carrie -Wilson
Waterbury
Mr. Bridge
Long Island City
Old Long Island City
Queens County
John B. Woodruff
Arlington
N. J
Mr. Woodruff
Sarah Coe Chase
Walter B. Chase
St. Mark's Avenue
Dr. Chase
Central Presbyterian Church
Pauline Dillenius Mollenhauer
Henry Mollenhauer
Livingston Street
Mollenhauer
Henry Stuart House
Hartford
Connecticut
Lincoln’s Toleveland
Henry D. Norets, Sr
West
Oelock
Thompson & Norris Company
Cork Manufacturers
P. R.R. Annual Report
Ol Evans
C. H. Evans & Sons
Hudson, N
I. C
J. H. O'Brien
Pai
W. M. Bell
National Glass Company
Iay
W. S Knight
Toledo
Judson Harmon
Toledo Raiway and Terminal Company
Olday
Toledo Terminal Railroad Company
United States District Court
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!