Amend Aldrich Bill Proceeds in Senate Despite Late Start
Warrington March notes progress on the Aldrich currency bill with amendments debated. Simmons urged lower emergency currency interest but failed, while Nelson pressed deposits interest at 1 percent monthly. Culberson offered staggered rates and McLaurin amended uniform national bank rates. final actions adjourned after further changes and a one day postponement.
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Warrington
Senate
Simmons
New York
Depew
Committee On Finance
Clark
Georgia
Nelson
McLaurin
United States
Culberson
Texas
J. Pierpont Morson
Lodge
Manila
Finance Committee
Senator Johnston
Alabama
More Personalities in House Attack Roosevelt Power
In the House of Representatives Mr Beall of Texas assailed President Roosevelt as guilty of usurpation of power toward both Congress and the judiciary. The agricultural appropriation bill was amended, striking out weather stations for Texas Kansas Virginia Michigan Vermont Missouri and Indiana. The House adjourned at five.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Beail. Co
Texas
Congress
Kan
Virginia
Michigan
Vermont
Missouri
Indiana
Debate on seating new Senator from Maryland
In Washington the credentials of Senator-elect John Walter Smith facing a four hour Senate debate. The chamber voted 34 to 2 to receive credentials and defer final ruling to the Privileges and Elections Committee and the Senate. Burrows objected, citing a twoTuesday interval between vacancy notice and action. The matter may cost $1.4 million for an extra session. Smith may be sworn in while the committee weighs the issue. The committee will continue consideration.
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Washington
Senate
John Walter Smith
Meryland
Reguilar
Committee On
Privileges and Elections
Senlater
Nator Burrows
White
Rarner
Smith
ANSWERS HOUSE ON MAINE WRECK
Washington March Secretary Metcalf sent to the House his reply to a resolution seeking all letters and data on the cost and legal status of action for removing the wreck of the Maine and burial of dead in Havana. He attached documents from the Maine incident, noting a terminated contract and a potential $109000 payment for raising the bulk, with 188 bodies recovered and 60 still missing. He urged settlement by a convention with Cuba for Senate concurrence.
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Washington
Metcalf
House
Congress Cayv
United States
Maine
Havana
Ming
Cuba
Senate
Roosevelt seeks funds to repay stone ransom costs
President Roosevelt transmitted a State Department recommendation to Congress for an appropriation to reimburse people who provided the funds to ransom Miss Ellen M. Stone from bandits in Bulgaria years ago. The Stone surrender was arranged by the United States with Turkey, but the money was raised by missionary groups in the country.
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Ngton
Roosevelt
Gay
Congress
Secretary of State
Mise Ellen M. Stone
Mise Stone
United States
Turkey
Japanese Suit Settled For 450 Dollars in San Francisco
The state department announced a settlement regarding a damages suit by Japanese nationals against the city and council of San Francisco over mob violence on September 7, 1997. The agreement provides for payment to the Japanese plaintiffs.
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Tate
San Francisco
Grape-Nuts Promises Quick Nutrition and Digestive Help
The ad extols Grape-Nuts as easily digestible and highly nourishing for those who cannot tolerate other foods. It claims rapid transformation into tissue-building energy, noting the product provides prompt nourishment within about an hour of eating.
Brooklyn Youth Leaps From Bridge to Die in River
Edward J. Ditmars, seventeen, son of Dr. James G. Ditmars of Brooklyn, jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge during noon hour. He ran to the railing, climbed to the top, and plunged into the East River, death certain on impact. A tugboat crew recovered the body near Dock Street. he had been despondent over unemployment and was engaged to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Ditmars
James G. Ditmars
Sixth Avenue
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Tmtmars
Third Avenue
Manhattan
Charles P. Kuper
Russell
Ditmars
New York Dock Company
Dock Street
Lester Ditmars
Edward
Epidemic fears rise as Scarlet fever and measles spread
Health officials report scarlet fever and measles near epidemic levels in New York City with measles deeply widespread in Manhattan and Brooklyn institutions. Figures compare yearly trends with last year while no schools are closed. Authorities blame overcrowding at the Contagious Diseases Hospital for shifting cases to local institutions.
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Department of Health
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Senery
Health Department
Kingston Avenue
Rutland Road
Flatbush
R. T. Maxfield
Water well hits deep Sea Ford for Brooklyn supply
City engineers report striking water at Sea ford Long Island at 800 feet. Deputy Water Commissioner Dozier estimates a safe yield of 506,900 gallons daily from two wells, one near the railroad station producing 144,000 gallons each day. Air lift could boost combined output to about half a million gallons, contributing to Brooklyn's daily 149,000,000 gallon demand.
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Seaford
Long Island
Dozier
Brooklin
Morse answers Hanna complaint in Bank of North America suit
Charles W. Morse and attorneys Gifford Hobbs & Beard filed an answer in the United States Circuit Court denying domination of the bank and disputing amounts cited by Charles A. Hanna as receiver of the National Bank of North America. Morse prays for dismissal with costs.
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Morse
Borough Bank Appraisers Report Filed In Kingston
The report by Clark Williams, Superintendent of Banks, details appraised and book values for Borough Bank of Brooklyn now under temporary receivers Isaac N. Cox and Henry A. Powell. Book value $4,353,847.44. appraised value $4,293,175.15. net loss $55,674.28. A footing difference of $815,071.26, with $760,256.2 charged to restitution fund. Restitution fund totals $1,027,844.74 from Gow Maxwell Campbell Jenkins Haff and Doolittle operations, with items valued at full amount per conservative estimates.
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Kingston
Clark Williams
Borough Bank of
Brooklyn
Isaac N. Cox
Ellenville
Henry A. Powell
Williams
William Gow
Howard Maxwell
4. D. Campbell
John S. Jenkins
R. W. Haff
Frank W. Doolittle
Gow
Maxwell
Bank Branch Sold At Auction By Court Order
A Williamsburg Trust Company branch at Broadway and Myrtle avenue Williamsburg was sold at public auction yesterday following a court order. Henry A Rubino for Corn Exchange Bank made the sole bid totaling 0,000 for the office fixtures personal property and goodwill.
Williams Asks Bank Reports
Albany notes Clark Williams, Superintendent of Banks, issued a call for a report on the condition of state banks, trust companies, and individual bankers as of the close of business yesterday, March 2, with submission due within ten days.
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Albany
Clark Williams
Brooklyn Transit Plans Huge Upgrade With Morgan Aid
J P Morgan Co named fiscal agent for Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Representatives plan 40 to 50 million dollars in near term improvements. Rights of way over Brooklyn Williamsburg and Manhattan bridges needed to connect terminals and operate subway loop. Planned tracks include Fulton street to Franklin, Brighton Beach to Church, third tracking of Broadway Fifth Avenue and Myrtle elevated lines, plus elevation of Culver West End and Sea Beach lines.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Europe
Brooklyn Rapid
Williamsburg
Manhattan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
North River
Public Service Commission
Fulton Street
Franklin Avenue
Brighton Beach
Church Avenue
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Myrtle Avenue
Culver
West End
Sea Beach
No Dallying With P S Board In 5 Cent Fare Hearing
Brooklyn hearing on a proposed 5 cent fare to Flushing faced delays as Public Service Commission member Bassett ordered adjournments to April 2. The Flushing Association and Brooklyn Heights Railroad pressed for timely information while other complaints about Brooklyn Union Elevated and Coney Island lines also saw postponements. Timely testimony was hampered by Colombo Williams being in Jamaica and counsel readiness.
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Flushing
Brooklyn Heights
Bassett
Public Service Commission
Flushing Association
Brooklyn Heights Railraid Company
Timothy S. Williams
Jamunicca
J. Monheimer
Scott MacReynolds
Brooklyn Union Elevated
Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad
Coney Island
William N. Dykman
Fourth Avenue Subway Conference Hears Route Modifications
Controller Metz Corporation Counsel Pendleton and Chief Engineer Lewis, the Fourth Avenue subway select committee, met with plans to build the first section now under current finances. They estimate land for the second and third sections at 7.9 to 6,000 and 4.09 to 0 thousand dollars, and will push for construction if routes or plans can be modified to fit affordable costs.
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Metz
Pendleton
Lewis
Fourth Avenue
Board of Estimate
Subway Cranks Threaten Controller Metz Over Subways
Three letters arrived yesterday threatening death if subway construction does not start immediately. One caller urged Coney Island, another Lexington Avenue, and a third The Bronx tube. The Controller likened himself to Judge Dike and Miss Strachan in response.
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Metz
Coney Island
Lexington Avenue
Bronx
Judge Dike
Miss Strachan
Waldo's gun patrol on Catskill aqueduct targets Italian laborers
Rhinelander Waldo leads a new police force on the Catskill aqueduct near Peekskill to disarm Italian workers. He confiscates revolvers and stilettos, arrests a laborer, and fines Giuseppe 50 dollars or six months. The court extends the fine after friends raise it. A second incident targets an unarmed laborer found with a razor. Waldo vows to stop laborers from shooting songbirds on Sundays, pledging enforcement against the first violator.
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Catskill Aqueduct
Rhinelander Waldo
Peekskill
Waldo
Peekskill Village
Justice Oldfield
Giuseppe
Captain Waldo
Starving Sailor Breaks Window For Food At Broadway Bank
Thomas Kennedy a seventy year old sailor claimed he had not eaten in two days as he broke the window of B. Richard's banking and forwarding office at 31 Broadway. He asked for money, was refused, then picked up a brick and tried to grab francs from a display. Kennedy was arrested after being held by clerks until a patrolman arrived.
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Thomas Kennedy
Lieutenant Lane
Church Street
B. Richard's Banking and Foreign Forwarding
No. 31
Broadway
Kennedy
Emanuel Sisterhood Oversees Immigrant Girls Homes
The Emanuel Sisterhood of Personal Service at 318 East 82nd Street appointed a committee to oversee homes for immigrant girls after Ellis Island. In February the society spent $2,345.62 for relief of 317 families.
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Emanuel Sisterhood of Personal Service
East 82d Street
Ellis Island
Forming New Alumni Association for Immaculate Conception School
A movement to form an alumni association for former graduates of the school attached to the Church of the Immaculate Conception gathers support from John F. Dooling James B Pegnam Charles Fr Dillon John Daly Matthew W Ryan James B Lee and Joseph A Courtney An appeal will be sent to former students and graduates to send names and addresses to Monsignor Murphy at 3 East Mth Street Dillon elected temporary chairman with Lee as temporary secretary Dillon will serve as delegate to the Associated Alumni Association of the Parochial Schools of New York.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
John F. Dooling
James B. Pegnam
Charles Fr. Dillon
John Daly
Matthew W. Ryan
James B. Lee
Joseph A. Courtney
Monsignor Murphy
East Mth Street
Dillon
Lee
Associated Alumni Association of the Parochial Schools of
New York
Lessons of the Cruise and Navy Orders Published
The Secretary of the Navy may appoint a special board to review Admiral Evans's report on ship design and equipment. Officers submitted extensive input. naval constructor Robinson summarized the findings. The document proposes fixes from crane removal to conning tower changes. Multiple army and navy assignments, leaves, and vessel movements are listed, detailing personnel shifts and ship dispositions across several postings and fleets.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Evans
Naval
Robinson
Firet
Hampton Roads
China May Entertain Fleet at Chi-Fu Harbor
China begins preparations to entertain the American battleship fleet on its world voyage. Admiral Sah suggests Chi-Fu as the reception harbor, with most Chinese harbors in foreign hands and Woo-Sune as the alternative port if needed.
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China
Chi-Fu
Peking
Admiral Sah
Foreign Board
Woo-Sune
Ex Captain Keller Indicted for Theft of Army Funds
Chicago March 2 Date a federal grand jury indicted Daniel Keller a former army captain for stealing quartermaster checks from Captain William Wiegel quartermaster at Fort Sheridan The case charges he unlawfully obtained and used government funds through the forged or stolen checks and reflects a federal corruption offense tied to military payroll at Fort Sheridan
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Chicago
Daniel Keller
United States Army
Keller
William Wiegel
Fort Sheridan
Senator Franchot Killed by Fall in Buffalo Home
Niagara Falls New Jersey reports Senator 8 P Franchot died in Montreal after an operation. He fell headlong over the balustrade of a stairway in his Buffalo avenue residence while he slept, injuring his spine and causing paralysis. Mrs Franchot was beside him minutes earlier. Police and insurers are noting the incident.
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Niagara Falls
N. J
8. P. Franchot
Montreal
Buffalo Avenue
Franchot
Buffalo
Governor Fort Replies Over Harbor Sewage Tensions
Governor Fort of New Jersey acknowledged a pollution concern from the Merchants' Association over wastewater from a big trunk sewer. The Passaic Valley Sewage Commission is asked to respond to an earlier letter, with John G. Gibson expected to reply promptly. If objections persist, New York City committee backing may seek injunctions to halt the project.
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Passaic Valley Sewage Commission
John G. Gibson
Passaic
Corporation Directory for 1908 Out Now
The Trow Copartnership and Corporation Directory for 1908, volume sixty sixth, has been issued listing 65 000 partnerships and corporations. It details officers, directors, and members, capital amounts, and other firm data.
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Trow Copartnership and Corporation
French and English Cretonnes and Drapery Materials
Advertises French and English cretonnes taffetas glazed chintzes and similar materials offered at short notice and moderate cost. Window shades made to order rugs and draperies received for storage and safekeeping lace curtains cleaned and stored during the summer months with no additional charge.
Rittenhouse’s Orrery Found at Princeton University
A 1779 mechanical orrery by astronomer David Rittenhouse was rediscovered in a Princeton Science Building alcove. Once the marvel of America, it was built by Rittenhouse in Norriton, Pennsylvania, and rivaled by European achievement. Cornwallis once ordered its preservation on a wartime move to England.
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Telegraph
The
Tribune
Princeton
N. J
David Rittenhouse
Princeton University
Rittenhouse
Norriton
Penn
America
Europe
William Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Witherspoon
Lord Cornwallis
England
Death ends will escapade in Chicago cab spree
Chicago, March. James Kane, eighteen, was found dead in a cab at 18th street and Calumet avenue with a bullet through the head after a wild night of crime. He and two companions beat a cabman, robbed pedestrians, and fled through the North and West sides. Cam pion was attacked and robbed at State and Madison, left unconscious at a hotel basement entrance. A policeman fired as the trio, including the driver, sped past Halsted and Archer. Kane had a police record.
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Chicago
James Kane
18Th Street
Calumet Avenue
Kane
Robert Campion
State
Madison Streets
Rush
Ohio
Halsted
Archer Street
Bishop criticizes modern lifespan as too short
In Chicago at St. Paul’s Church yesterday Bishop Samuel Farlows argued that ten score years is an old-fashioned life allotment. He contended people should live to 120, and that eighty marks prime years, while today forty or forty-five is often seen as the climax.
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Chicago
Samuel Farlows
St. Paul's Church
No Appeal in Gillette Case Declared by Counsel
Little Falls New York March no appeal to the US Supreme Court will be made to stay Chester Gillette death sentence for the murder of Grace Brown. A. M. Mills, counsel for Gillette, reported to Governor Hughes via Auburn message asking if he doubts Gillette’s guilt. Robert Fuller, secretary to the Governor, replied that the Governor will not intervene in the Court of Appeals decision. Mrs Gillette will receive a letter tomorrow clarifying the Governor’s stance.
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Little Falls
N. Y
Supreme Court of the United States
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
A. M. Mills
Hughes
Auburn
Robert Fuller
Court of Appeals
General R C Horne Acquitted In The Post Shooting
General Richard Co. Horne was acquitted of murder in the shooting of H J Groves managing editor of The Kansas City Post. The verdict held Horne insane at the time of the act and recommended commitment to an asylum. The incident stemmed from his firing from The Post after which he shot the editor and wounded O D Woodward theatrical manager and president of The Kansas City Post. Horne, brigadier general of the Governor’s staff, was a longtime Missouri editor and figure in Democratic politics.
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Kansas City
Richard Co. Horne
H. J. Groves
Kansas City Post
Horne
Groves
General Horne
O. D. Woodward
The
Ff J Groves
William J. Stone
Missouri
Black Hand plot fizzled in St Louis express office
After questioning by Assistant Chief Mearthr Cuban alias Colton admitted writing two black hand letters demanding money and threatening death to Rochester and Poughkeepsie targets. He sought to marry Miss Jennie Sesigee and set up as a cobbler. A decoy package led to his arrest. letters were sent to Vincenzo Pizzicato in Rochester and Pedro Brinaco in Poughkeepsie. The package contained blank paper.
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St. Louis
Mearthr
Joseph Loris Cuban
Colton
Rochester
N. Y
Persors
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Jennie Sesigee
Vincenzo Pizzicato
Pedro Brinaco
F. F. Corn
Coal conference in Pittsburg ends in stalled wage talks
Coal operators in Pittsburg met with miners officials to discuss wage scales. A nine member committee was appointed for tomorrow's discussion. Miners say no strike is planned, but operators hint at hard demands. President Francis Feehan warned a strike may follow if no agreement is reached next Monday.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Whic T
Operors
Francis Feehan
Standard Title Officials Held on Conspiracy Charges
Officials including Homer L. Castle and C J Massinger were held on $500 bail each for trial on conspiracy to defraud charges connected to the failed Standard Title and Trust Company after a bank examiner investigation last March. Henry Cohen of New York, promoter of the concern, is expected to be indicted as prosecutors move to have warrants issued to bring him before the court.
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Elphia
Homer L. Castle
H. F. Aspinwall
Freeport
S K. Ford
F. Williams
H. M. Ralston
Chicago
Charles Hunter
C. J. Massinger
Collinswood
N. J
Standard Title and Trust Company
Kenry Cohen
New York
Wes Net
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Omaha
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Fifth Ave
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