Receivers seek authority to issue certificates for NYC Railway upgrades
Masten & Nichols as receivers for the Metropolitan Street Railway seek court approval to issue certificates up to 3.90 million dollars to fund roadbed, rolling stock, fire protection, and track rehabilitation. They argue advances from Metropolitan Securities justify the loan and that proceeds will directly improve the company’s property. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, March 19.
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Masten
Pailere
Metropolitan Securities Company
New York City Railway Company
Securities Company
Messrs
Joline and
Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Metropolitan Street Railway
96Th and
Sith
Public Service Commission
New York City Railwear Company
First Avenue
Sich Street
125Th Street
146Th Street
Legox Avenue
Tecet
First Contact With Evans Fleet Reaches Pacific Coast
Vallejo and San Diego report early wireless contact with Admiral Evans's fleet. The Connecticut and the flagship's movements are traced from Callao to Magdalena Bay, with the St Louis relaying messages to Mare Island. Coastal stations aim for the best possible reception as the ships head toward American ports and festive shore leave expectations grow.
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Vallejo
Cal
Pacific Coast
Admiral Evans
St. Louis
N. R. Usher
Magdalena Bay
Connecticut
Magdalena
Mare Island
San Diego
Point Loma
Navy Department
Callao
Peru
Evans
Hampton Roads
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Port of Spain
Rio
Punta Arenas
Metz Declares City Debt Limit Hurdles and Proposals
Controller Metz issued a statement detailing the citys fragile borrowing capacity and urgent school and public works charges. He argues no prospect of normal use of funds and that only passage of Travis tax bills or Elsberg law amendments will improve capacity. He seeks guidance from the Corporation Counsel on whether water and revenue bonds on the sinking fund can be excluded from the debt limit, which could raise the limit.
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Metz
Socvey
Subana
Elsberg
Steve i Small
Corporation Counsel
Valet for Big Tim Sullivan Freed in Light Court
Peter Mara living at Occident Hotel, Bowery, arraigned in the Light Court after confessing he valeted for Colonel Mike Padden and Big Tim Sullivan. Magistrate Steinert discharged him as no complainant appeared. Mara described himself as Sullivan and Padden's valet before leaving with a patrolman.
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Peter Mara
Waldorf of the Bowery
Tim” Sullivan
McCarthy
Muberry Street
Sullivan
Mike
Mara
Steinert
Padden
Big Tim
Emma Goldman Publicity Stalls in Chicago March Week
Emma Goldman, linked with anarchist doctrines, did not hold a public meeting in Chicago as announced. Police issued five orders during the week. Two owners and managers of public halls left town. four venues were available for a meeting but none occurred.
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Chicago
March
Emma Goldman
Flotilla To Sail Today From Lima Harbor
Rear Admiral Raigada hosted a dinner for the American torpedo boat flotilla officers aboard the Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grau. The flotilla is scheduled to depart tomorrow morning to resume its voyage north.
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Lima
March
Raigada
Almirante Grau
City checks forged in Brooklyn scheme swindling saloonkeeper
District Attorney Clarke reports forged city checks circulated in Kings County with Deputy Paymaster L J Kelly’s name forged. Saloonkeeper Fred Schumm of Fulton Street cashed two checks for 13.50 each, dated February 29, with fraudulent indorsements. Indications point to a department employee ring and a broader fraud.
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Clarke
Kings County
Brooklyn
L. J. Kelly
Finance Department
Fred” Schumm
Fulton Street
Schumm
Long in Favor of Taft by Ex-Governor Long
Ex-Governor John D. Long says he would name Taft if choosing the next President but urges delegates to Chicago be free of pledges. He cites concerns over the colored vote, Ohio disputes, labor sentiment, New York pivotal state prospects, and alignment with the current administration.
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Tribune
Boston
John D. Long
Chicago
Taft
Ohio
New York
Fairbanks Relative Predicts Taft Victory in 1908
Judge E E Cole of Loudon Ohio brother-in-law to Vice President Fairbanks visited Dallas en route to San Antonio. He urged Fairbanks should have stayed in the Senate and not sought the presidency. He predicted Taft would beat Fairbanks on the first ballot and that Bryan is popular but Taft will be the next president, a greater man than Roosevelt.
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Tribune
Dallas
Tex
E. E. Cole
Loudon
Ohio
Fairbanks
San Antonio
Senate
Taft
Bryan
Roosevelt
Knighthood for Hodcarrier in Boston
Domenico d'Allessandro, a hodcarrier and organizer for Boston Italian labor groups, was named “i lustrious Sir Chevalier” by the Italian Consul on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel. The ceremony occurred at the Boston Italian Building Laborers and Hodcarriers Union meeting, recognizing his work for Italian immigrants.
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Boston
Domenico d’ Allessandro
Hodcarrier
Marquis Faa di Bruno
Victor Emmanuel
Multiple American plants restart as demand improves
Pittsburg reports resumed work on the Aliquippa steel plant with a 15 million dollar investment after a fall shutdown. Westinghouse Electric to raise staff 25 percent amid rising orders. Edgar Thomson rail and other furnaces restart. Sharon foundry and Shenango furnace 3 to begin blast. Omaha plans a 24 million pound wool market and a large car repair shop with 400 cottages and 400 workers.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Aliquippa
Willis L. King
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Westinghouse Electric Company
Edgar Thomson
West Foundry
Sharon
Penn
Shenango Furnace
Omaha
Wyoming
Chicago
State Railroad Commission
Union Tacific
Northwestern
Bank Clearings of
Clearing House Association
Harriman Owns Central of Georgia Railway
Atlanta dispatch reports J F Hanson and W Winburn announcing at the Georgia Railroad Commission that E H Harriman purchased the Central of Georgia Railway. The June 26 sale by the Southern to Thorne and Perry grossed 2 million, with 150 thousand in commission, and transfer to the Illinois Central is expected.
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Tribune
Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Commission
Central of Georgia Railway
J. F. Hanson
Winburn
Commission
E. H. Harriman
Thorne & Perry
Illinois Central
Chinese apology over Tatsu flag incident tensions rise
Reports from London and Peking state China regrets pulling down the Japanese flag on the Tatsu and promises punishment for responsible officials. Both governments seek a fuller inquiry into the seizure of arms aboard the steamer with Japan awaiting China’s reply and possible independent action debated in Tokio.
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London
China
Peking
Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
Board of Foreign Affairs
Baron Hayashi
Japan
Tokio
Tatsu
Sasionji
Count Fiavashi
Yuan Shi Kai
Denton
Canton
Sasebo
Chiyvoda
the Admiralty 1
Paris
Rich Haul of Motorists in City Speeders Brought In
Commissioner Bingham’s auto squad and bicycle patrol arrested twenty six speeders in the city yesterday. Notables included William K. Vanderbilt Jr and chauffeur Alfred Hummel. Bail set at 100 for many. several drivers released after posting. Others arrested in Harlem and at Broadway and 143rd street. Magistrate Breen and Kernochan presided. multiple cases called for trial.
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Bingham
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Lemuel E. Quige
Moss
West Side Court
Harlem
Mr. Vanderbilt
Alfred Hummel
James W. Morrison
Edward Pearson
Quigg
Broadway
143D Street
Mr. Quigg
Joseph O. Kern
Russell Sage
Harlem Court
East 82d Street
Kernochan
Yorkville Court
Merry
Treaty on Fisheries Reached Between Canada and U S
Ottawa reports a four year fisheries treaty on inland waters along the boundary from Passamaquoddy Bay to Juan de Fuca Strait. Lake Michigan and Georgian Bay are excluded. Regulations to be set by a three member commission. Agreement involves Canada United States and Great Britain United States.
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Passamaquoddy Bay
St. Croix River
Maine
New Brunswick
Juan
Lake Michigan
Georgian Bay
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Jenkins Case Arrests In Brooklyn Bond For Two Men
Michael Cohen of Brooklyn and Charles Sunshine of Brooklyn were arrested after noon by detectives for District Attorney Clarke charged with procuring false affidavits to aid the Jenkinses the indicted officials of Williamsburg and Jenkins Trust companies in seeking a change of venue for their trials. Bail was set at 2000 for each. warrants issued by Judge Dike.
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Michael Cohen
Thatford Street
Brooklyn
Charles Sunshine
Wyona Street
Clarke
Jenkinses
Williamsburg and
Jenkins Trust Companies
Stephen C. Baldwin
Baldwin
Kings County
Cohen and
Sunshine
Dike
Cohen
Leah Cohen
Rachel Sunshine
Diamond war looming over diamond monopoly split
London reports a Daily Mail note that the Premier Diamond Mining Company may refuse to renew its contract with the diamond syndicate that controls output from Premier and De Beers. If not renewed, war would be declared by Premier against De Beers, with the syndicate handling about 50 million dollars a year in output amid market efforts to hold prices.
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Tribune
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Michigan
Consolidated Company
London
The
Daily Mail
Premier
de Beers
America
Europe
Bonaparte Responds to Florida Criticisms in Baltimore
In Baltimore, March, Attorney General Bonaparte declined to discuss a House speech calling him a transplanted bud of alleged French nobility. He noted past name checks, denounced peonage as a crime, and stated the Justice Department would curb it. He also commented on Western Maryland Railroad receivership, attributing it to solvency issues rather than the Hepburn commodities clause.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
March
Clark
Florida
Bonaparte
House of Congress
Park Avenue
United States
Department of Justice
Western Maryland
Mrs. D P Morgan House Robbery Attempt
Mystery surrounds an attempted robbery at the home of Mrs. David P. Morgan at 70 Park Avenue. Police were alerted shortly after 11 PM and detectives from the Central Office were already on scene when Detective Roland arrived. the captain was asked to send several officers, but his services were reportedly not needed.
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David P. Morgan
Park Avenue
Tenderloin
Clergy condemn day s attitude toward chancellor Day
In Boston the church press derides Rev George A Cooke for his Syracuse University charges while condemning Chancellor Day’s stance toward President Roosevelt. Bishop Mallalieu insists Day should receive funds from Rockefeller and Archbold, yet praises Day’s service and predicts Cooke’s charges fail.
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the Tribune
Boston
George A. Cooke
Day
Syracuse University
Cooke
Roosevelt
Mallalieu
John D. Rockefeller
Archbold
Syracuse
Bowne
Buckley
Mitchell
Judge Wolcott's Death Sparks Assertion of Life
Grand Rapids judge Alfred Wolcott died this afternoon from apoplexy a telegraph report says his widow, a Christian Scientist, refuses to admit his death. Three physicians have pronounced life extinct, but she insists they are in error.
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the Tribune
Grand Rapids, Mich
Alfred Wolcott
Girl Falls From Mount Wilson Cliff in March Incident
Miss Eleanor Greene daughter of Major Frank Greene U S A slipped on the Rim trail at Mount Wilson near The Knob and tumbled about twelve hundred feet into deep snow. Rescued by friends after losing consciousness during the dramatic fall, her condition improved after doctors declared her out of danger.
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The
Tribune
Los Angeles
Eleanor Greene
Frank Greene
Mount Wilson
Girl Paralyzed After Dance in Williamsburg
Miss Mary Ashe, 26, of Bushwick avenue Williamsburg, is paralyzed from the waist down after a dance at a friend's house. Doctors report a ruptured spinal blood vessel. While returning home with companions at North and Th street and Driggs avenue, she experienced hysteria and lost feeling in her legs.
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Mary Ashe
No. le? Bushwick Avenue
Williamsburg
Miss Ashe
North &Th Street
Driggs Avenue
Snow and sleet sweep Missouri and reach Texas
A blinding snowstorm grips southwestern Missouri with snow and sleet reported as far south as Texas after a recent warm spell.
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the Tribune
St. Louis
Missouri
Texas
Very orderly lynching in Texas shocks nation
Governor Campbell was informed that a "very orderly lynching" occurred in Navasota. A black man accused of attacking a white man with a knife was taken from jail by a mob, dragged to a telegraph pole, and hanged.
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the Tribune
Austin
Tex
Thomas Campbell
Navasota County
Navasota
Town Refuses Carnegie Money for Public Library
Winchendon Massachusetts rejected Andrew Carnegie's offer of 26000 dollars for a public library three months after a local funds drive began with the slogan We will take care of our own affairs. The committee collected a portion of the needed funds and now reports 1508 dollars toward the project.
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the Tribune
Winchendon
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Oriental Surprises Huge Loans To Gov
The Oriental Bank records show massive single day loans to William Gow totaling 1.4817 million on December 2, 1907, with further loans to Gow Maxwell Darlington Jenkins and others. Directors and relatives also received large sums, with debates over collateral and note cancellations, while Attorney General Jackson edges toward a thorough probe and court actions unfold.
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Oriental Bank
Orientals
William Gow
Kings County Grand Jury
Borough Bank of Brooklyn
Gow
Jackson Will
Oriental
Howard Maxwell
Borough Bank
Darlington
Maxwell
Brooklyn Bank
Darlington and Jenkins
Gow-Jenkins- Maxwell-Darlington
Jenkins
Burr
Maxweil
Board of Directors of
the Oriental
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Securities Co
39Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Central
Tata
FLEET
Court
Long
Bay State
Harriman
Georgia Central
Lisbon
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
L. E. Quigg
Ottawa
Bassador Bryce
de Fuca Strait
Pacific Ocean
MR. Bonaparte
D. P. Morgan
Rockefeller
Major
Carnegie
GOV
Oriental Directors
International Trust Company
Horrough Bank
Jackson
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