Limburg’s Case Ends as Briefs and Referee Considered
The court heard that Selwent plans to annul its charter and will submit briefs after reviewing documents together. Limburg and Cravath sparred over solvency and complex transactions in the New York City Railway case with witness H. H. Vreeland and a tense exchange over a May 21 22 dating discrepancy. Objections by Cravath limited Limburg’s lines of questioning as both sides anticipate Justice Davis’s final review in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selwent
Limburg
Creyath
Justice Davis
Cravath
New York City Railway
Mr. Limburg
H. W. Brown
Mr. Brown
Metropolitan Securities Company
Mr. Lemburs
Vreeland
New York City Railway Company
Priests Scared Again At West First Street Church
Priests at the Church of St Francis of Assisi on West 1st street faced a disturbance as a shabbily dressed man refused to leave during questioning by the friars. He was forcibly ejected after a tense hand to hand clash on the church steps, with about a hundred bystanders watching. The intruder escaped before police arrived and the church now guards with double police presence.
Bridge elevated service resumes as plan to ease rush hours unfolds
Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials discussed resuming service on the bridge with 200 side-door cars potentially usable on Ridgewood and Lexington avenues. They argued the new plan aims to reduce bridge crashes by reallocating cars from storage while track and signal upgrades near the Brooklyn terminal proceed despite ongoing project work.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Arthur N. Dutton
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Ridgewood
Lexington Avenue
McCarroll
Brook Lyn
Dutton
Brooklyn
Willcox
Brocktyn
Sutton
Jackson Wins a Point in Bank Receivership Case
Jamues Patterson of the Appellate Division yesterday led a hearing over Justice O Gorman s order vacating the order appointing temporary receivers for the Oriental Bank. Attorney General Jackson’s bid for delay was opposed by Stanwood Menken for the bank and supported by Martin L Stover, but delay was granted.
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Jamues Patterson
Appellate Division
Caure
Jackson
Justice O'Gorman
Oriental Bank
Martin L. Stover
Stanwood Menken
Perjury Won Divorce Prompted Appeal to Appellate Division
Justice Crane in Special Term Brooklyn revealed a divorce granted to Henry Bernstein of Brooklyn was obtained by perjury. He urged publicity to divorce papers to curb perjury and ordered a full statement of facts for the Appellate Division. Bernstein’s counsel argued the testimony was false and unsupported by Bernstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bernstein
Brooklyn
Justice Crane
Supreme Court
Martin H. Latner
Bessie Goldstein
M. Greenstein
Bernstein
Greenstein
Crane
Subway Contracts Approved By Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission approved contracts for six Fourth Avenue subway sections. Bids will be invited after Board of Estimate and Corporation Counsel approval. Officials debate money availability and the city’s debt margin, with Mayor McClellan disputing funds set aside for specific projects.
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Fourth Avenue
Board of Estimate
Public Service Commission
Commission
Willcox
Bassett
Cooper Union
Metz
Coler
McGowan
Board of Aldermen
McClellan
P. S. C. Objects to Foley Bill Limiting Commission Powers
Public Service Commission chairman Willcox informed the Assembly’s Railroad Committee through George S. Cele that Foley’s bill would remove discretionary power from the commission. It would mandate certificates for railroad and streetcar construction once property owner consent and preliminary steps are met, altering previous authority.
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Willcox
Public Service Commission
Railroad Committee of the Assembly
George S. Celecounsel
C. F- Foley
Board of Railroad Commissioners Shaul
Railroad Commission
Ice Trust Case Halted as Grand Jury Lacks Quorum
The special grand jury probing the American Ice Company was withdrawn by Attorney General Jackson based on James W. Osborne's advice. Indictments seemed unlikely. the case will go before a new grand jury, delaying the inquiry by weeks. Jurors protested, saying sixteen different members were present each day, not a consistent quorum.
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American Ice Company
Jackson
James W. Osborne
Mr. Osborne
Osborne
Edward J. Cuddihy
Justice Dowling
William A. de Ford
Jerome
Ice Trust
Criminal Courts
Grand Jury
Smyth
Mr. Jackson
President Oler
Oler
Columbia students protest Commons food and service
Columbia University students mount a campaign against the Commons dining hall amid complaints of poor quality food, high prices, dirty dishes, and dismal service. The Columbia Spectator asserts mismanagement and alleges staff retaliation to complaints while promising further disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Commons
Commissary Department
University
Columbia Spectator
the Commons
J. J. Cowan
Cowan
Yale
The
Spectator
the Spectator
Fireman for Schools Proposal and School Stairway Upgrade
Alderman Dowling urged the Fire Commissioner assign a fireman to every city school at an estimated cost of 700000 dollars annually. Alderman Doull supported police action to curb theatre door annoyances. The board ordered a fireproof stairway replacement at Public School 44, Borovech Brooklyn, after deeming the old stair unsafe in a fire.
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Alderman Dowling
Alderman Doull
Broadway Chorus Girls
Theatre Stage
Borovech
Brooklyn
Department of Education
Schoolboys From New York to Work on Albany Farms This Summer
Telegraph report from Albany on March 10 notes that New York City students will labor as farm hands in the state. C W Larmon of the State Department of Agriculture cites 2500 organized city youths seeking rural work, with 160 applications last summer and 30 sent to farms. He urges funding for agricultural exhibits to lure families and immigrants to farming, while Senator Gilchrist backs the plan with support from charity and church groups.
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The
Tribune
Albany
New York
C. W. Larmon
State Department of Agriculture
New York City
Larmon
Senate Finance Committee
Gilchrist
Department of Immigrants
Bishop Potter
R. W. Bruere
Association For Improving the Condition of the
Old tree comes down on Lower Broadway
A small crowd paused yesterday afternoon as a rare sentimental moment unfolded on Lower Broadway when a long standing tree was cut down, drawing interest from passersby among the steady flow of traffic.
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Lower Broadway
Queens Delegation Urges City to Buy Steinway Tunnel
A Queens County delegation led by Henry Schreiter pressed public authorities to purchase the Steinway tunnel. Mayor McClellan and Public Service Commission officials signaled no immediate action, noting funding limits and procedural powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queens County
Henry Schreiter
Ravenswood Paper Mill Company
McClellan
Board of Estimate
Public Service Commission
Willcox
Commission
Queens
George S. Coleman
Coleman
Theodore P. Shants
Interborough Metropolitan Company
Leary Investigation Ended at City Hall After Whitman Defence
City Hall halted the Leary inquiry as Charles S. Whitman counsel for the Mate Superintendent of Elections presented the court record of twenty two convictions since April 15 as the sole defense of Mr. Leary. Nathan Vidaver Special Deputy Attorney General provided context.
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Leary
Charles S. Whitman
Mate
Mr. Leary
Nathan Vidaver
Last Elm in St Pauls Chapelyard To Be Cut Down
A historic elm in St Pauls churchyard, last of a double row planted after the 1766 chapel, is being cut due to aging and interference from gas mains and wires. Gardener Thomas Floyd watched the process, noting the danger to tombstones as Trinity Corporation proceeds with care. A separate note mentions extensive testimony and multiple convictions attributed to a state bureau chief amid a push for honest elections.
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St. Paul's
Washington
Thomas Floyd
Trinity Corporation
Clinch
Whitman
Department
State Bureau
Leary
Wage dispute talks open between ICC and Labor over Southern Railway
Washington march 10 chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and mr Neill commissioner of labor as mediators under the Erd manat began conferences on the proposed wage reduction for Southern Railway employees.
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Washington
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Neill
Erdmanat
Southern Railway
Broadway Theatre Building Sold to 149 Broadway Company
Countess Zborowski transferred title to the Broadway Theatre Building at the southwest corner of 1st Street and Broadway to the 149 Broadway Company for 1,525,000. The company mortgaged the property to Countess Zborowski for 1,240.40. Felix Isman leased the property for about 105 years with graduated rentals from 4 to 8 dollars annually. Mileman plans to erect a store and office building on the site in a few years.
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Countess Zborowski
Broadway Theatre
1St Street
Broadway
Broadway Company
Felix Isman
Mileman
Still Paying Premiums In Mutual Reserve Case
Receivers appointed by Judge Ward in the United States Circuit Court for Mutual Reserve Life Insurance have received over 100000 in cash from policyholders in barely three weeks. Funds are held as a court deposit in city banks, inaccessible until further order. Archibald C. Haynes notes premiums due since receivership, last director liens, and recent special assessments drive payments. A 30 day grace ends April 10, after which a plan may be presented to policyholders and approved by the court.
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Ward
United States Circuit Court
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Archibald C. Haynes
Mutual Reserve
Mr. Haynes
Hitchcock Trial Begun In Supreme Court
The Raymond Hitchcock criminal trial opened in the Supreme Court before Justice Blanchard. Five jurors were chosen. Hitchcock, with counsel, faced charges as Assistant District Attorney Garvan announced readiness to prosecute. Defense questioned arraignment order, motion denied, adjournment granted, then readiness to proceed and jury selection continued.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Supreme Court
Blanchard
Hitchcock
Garvan
Stanchfield
Toledo Napoleon Schoolhouse Fire Destroys Largest Ohio Building
In Toledo on March 10 the Napoleon Union School, rebuilt last year at a cost of 110000, burned in under an hour. Eight hundred pupils were enrolled in the fifty four room complex. Coroner Burk blamed faulty steam pipes for the disaster and said a verdict would come soon as sixteen lives were recovered from the ruins.
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Toledo
Napoleon’s Union School
Collinwood
Cleveland
Burk
Dela
Burke
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Corn Products Mfg. CO
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Mons
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Mayor
Small Hope
ST. Paul's Churchyard
Argu
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