Note Swindles Grow as Detectives Gather Leads
District Attorney Kendleberger’s detectives intensified a prosecuring of a major note swindle ring. Henry Hosier was arrested on grand larceny charges, tied to $10 notes discounted for $1,256.10 loss. Witnesses describe a web of associates including Barry Gundlach and Treutwine with notes from American and British Manufacturing, Motel of the Blue Ridge Enamel Brick Company, and Philadelphia publishing deals. Barry’s bankruptcy case looms as further evidence is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendleberger
Atorney
Henry Hosier
No. 30
West Street
Conrad Schwelkkert
Bay Street
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Hosier
Connell
Con Mel
Barry
Harry
Blue Ridge Enamel Brick Company
Newark
Blanchards
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Prudential
Wheipley
Treutwine, Barry and Gundlach
George Gebbe
Gundlach
Whelpley
Gardner
West Virginia
Samuel F. Biddison
Nassau Street
A. Regulus Shippey
Central Coal, Lumber and Construction Company
William Lesser
R. A. Breiidenbach
George H. Carpenter
Maurice C. Dreshfeld
Tombs
Leper Woman Bertha Osis Departs on Ship
Bertha Osis, a Russian leper who arrived from a Pensithe Jesland colony aboard the Ramona, was transferred from City Island to the steamship Heilig Clay bound for Christiansend. Immigration will issue a certificate for her delivery to the Scandinavian American Line when the Hellig Olav sails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Osis
Penthese Jesland
Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Ramona
City Island
Vailey
Heilig Clay
Christiansend
Boston
Tribune Mail Delivery Instructions and Address Changes
The Tribune explains mail delivery by placing an order with a local newsdealer or notifying the Circulation Department. Subscribers may change addresses as often as desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Hearing on Stations for Broadway Lexington Subway
About seventy five residents attended a Public Service Commission hearing on station sites and styles for the Broadway Lexington avenue subway. Citizens urged 68th or 9th Street, 59th Street express, and plaza transfers at 138th Street and Third Avenue, while officials weighed car door changes and city plans for the Brooklyn loop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Lexington Avenue
Bassett
John de Witt Warner
Thomas C. Wood
F. H. Mills
George S. Davis
Normal College
68Th
9Th Street
67Th Street
Ralph Wolff
Blackwell's Island Bridge Protective Association
59Th Street
Manhattan
Sth
Bronx
James L. Wells
138Th Street
Third Avenue
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Frank Hedley
Subway
Bion J. Arnold
New York
William Bradley
Brooklyn Loop Line
Brooklyn Bridge
Mauretania In A Hurry To Liverpool For Urgent Repairs
The Cunard Line turbine flyer Mauretania left port using three of four propellers to reach Liverpool quickly for repairs. Captain Pritchard aims to arrive Wednesday and dock that night, with repairs ongoing day and night. A Sunday start is planned to return here a few hours behind schedule the following Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Pritchard
Norfolk and Western Leader Opposes Freight Hikes Plan
Henry Fink, chairman of Norfolk and Western Railway, denounces proposed freight rate increases. He argues shippers protest too much, rates should adjust gradually, and wage concessions may follow a wage reduction trend as business revives. He cites past cycles where roads lowered rates and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fink
Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Tract Society to Economize at 83rd Anniversary
Economy highlighted at the American Tract Society annual meeting in Marble Collegiate Church. President William Phillips Hall forecast $4,000 yearly savings after abolishing three secretaryships. He urged selling the society building at 100 Nassau Street, valued at $2,000,000 with $1,250 debt. Treasurer Louis Tag reported a 1907 treasury balance of $21,753 after expenses. Secretary Shearer noted 23 language publications and $21,807.07 in printing costs. Honorary vice-presidents re-elected include President Roosevelt Justice Brewer and ex-Governor W J Northern of Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tract Society
Marble Collegiate Church
William Phillips Hall
Nassau Street
Hall
Louis Tag
Shearer
Roosevelt
David J. Brewer
W. J. Northern
Atlanta
Hanna Loses Morse Check Suit in Circuit Court
Judge Lacombe ruled against Charles A. Hanna receiver of the National Bank of North America in a suit by Albert B. Board man to recover 100000 on a check drawn by Mercantile National Bank and indorsed by Morse. The check was payable to ex Justice Morgan J. O'Brien and indorsed in his name by Morse. The Bank paid through the New York Clearing House to Mercantile National Bank without O'Brien's knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Charles A. Hanna
National Bank of North America
Albert B. Boardman
O'Brien
Boardman & Platt
Mercantile National Bank
Charles W. Morse
Morgan J. O'Brien
O’brien
New York Clearing House
Morse
Ministers and labor leaders dine at annual Labour supper
The Church Association for the Advancement of the Interests of Labor held its annual supper at the Tuxedo with about two hundred attendees. Rev Howard Melish praised labor leaders as worthy of respect and argued socialism is not labor’s creed, but rights must be pursued if not granted. Grace Strachan, president of the Inter borough School Teachers' Association, spoke on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Association For the Advancement of the Interests of Labor
Tuxedo
Howard Melish
Long Island Social Service Committee
Grace Strachan
Interborough School Teachers’ Association
Equal Pay Fight Highlighted by Reform Speakers
The event featured speakers on wage parity for women teachers, including Rev. James E. Freeman of the New York Diocesan Social Service Commission and George M. Neubert of the United Garment Workers, with Rev. Thomas H. Gill presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Freeman
New York Diocesan Social Service Commission
George M. Neubert
United Garment Workers
Thomas H. Gill
Death Probe Begins In Allen Case
Coroner orders microscopic tests on Allen’s vital organs after Dr. O Hanlon's autopsy cites pneumonia as probable cause. Family dispute rumors arise from son in law Clarence Owen who says relatives pressured the coroner. Nurse Beery recalls delirium and fear of poisoning while Allen died reportedly worth under 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Hanlon
Allen
Harburger
Clarence E. Owen
West &Th Street
Marty” Allen
Louise Hannah Myers
Owen
C. J. Beery
Myers
Underwriters Report on Fire Department Reforms
The National Board of Fire Underwriters has sent a report to Commissioners of Accounts Mitchel and Galla detailing proposed reforms. It urges theaters to hire experienced firemen, install chemical engines in congested districts, create nine new engine companies, and train crews to improve water supply and engine capacity. Details show many crews lack experience and uptown companies often have no green firefighters, with water supply limits noted below 59th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Board of Fire Underwriters
John Purroy Mitchel
E. Y. Gallaher
Commissioners of Accounts
National Board
59Th Street
Uptown
Metz Misses 28 Million by Double Counting Debt
Metz argued he could free about 28 million by excluding 22 million in revenue bonds and 6.66 million in water bonds from the debt limit. The Corporation Counsel ruled these bonds must be counted, except current year issues, and warned against double counting as there is no clear court ruling yet. The board notes water bonds are not in the debt limit but questions about counting the bonds or their funds persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Sinking Fund Commission
Corporation Counsel
Board of Water Supply
Water Board
German farmer kills crippled son then commits suicide
Hartford telegraph reports Hermann Nowsch of Tolland Connecticut shot his seven year old imbecile son Emiel as he sat in an invalid chair then killed himself. He had threatened to kill the boy and, intoxicated, returned from Rockville to execute the act and burn the flesh with powder from the shot. Two daughters away at Rockville mills mourn with their mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.dusue
Hartford
Conn
Hermann Nowsch
Tolland
Emiel
Nowsch
Rockville
Faith Failed to Restore Sight in Brooklyn Woman
Mrs Jane Morton aged sixty nine died of heart disease at her home 792 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn after eight years of Christian Science belief. She refused medical aid despite her nephew Dr Rank HL Clark of 768 Putnam Avenue offering a painless cataract operation. Converted to Christian Science about ten years ago she held to faith to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Morton
Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn
Rank HL. Clark
Putnam Avenue
Boshen Brokerage Firm Closed Amid Absence of Pred Boshen
Montreal May 12 The office of F W Boshen Co Montreal member of Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York is closed today Pred Boshen senior member is said to be in New York The firm runs twelve branches in St Albans Albany and several Canadian clubs No asset or liability figures available
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
F. W. Boshen & Co
Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York
Pred Boshen
New York
St. Albans
Alvany
Orphans at Hippodrome enjoy matinee crowds request
Shubert and Anderson opened a series of afternoon parties at the Hippodrome for city orphans. About seven hundred to one thousand seats were donated, roughly one seventh of the theater's capacity. Two full sections were filled with children who enjoyed the large show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shubert and
Anderson
Hippodrome
Seaman Endorses Test and Bridge Safety Differences
The interview reveals Seaman questioning the Canadian commission and detailing revised strain calculations for the Blackwell's Island Bridge. It notes a completed reexamination after Quebec, a divergence from Quebec design, and calls for public release of a revised strain sheet and independent model testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman
Commissioner of Bridges
Quebec
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Bridge Department
Blackwell's Island
Public Service Commission
Tribune
Department of Bridges
Hottest Day Kills One and Causes Prostrations
A heatwave pushed the temperature to a seasonal high of 85 degrees with 80s during the day and a 65 degree low. An unidentified man died at Broadway and Park Place after collapsing in the heat. Elmer Petersen of Braddock, Pennsylvania, was overcome at Pier 54 and hospitalized. Augusta Rynder of Chatham NJ and William Putnam of Bellport LI were treated for heat illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Broadway
Park Place
Hudson Street Hospital
Elmer Petersen
Braddock
Penn
Pier 54
North River
St. Vincent's Hospital
Chatham
N. J
Augusta W. Rynder
John W. Darrah
William Putnam
Bellport
Long Island
General Post Office
Dying Woman Rescued From Gravesend Bay by Watchman
A woman was pulled from Gravesend Bay by Charles Smart, a watchman for Frederick Semken, after a boy alerted him. She died half an hour after being brought ashore and was taken to the Brooklyn Morgue unidentified. Police suspect suicide and seek the black boy who directed attention to the drowning figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend Bay
Charles Smart
Frederick Semken
Twenty-second Avenue
Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
Smart
Meeker
Bath Beach
Pearson Team Low Bid For Wallkill Syphon Contract
British Pearson firm, known for Pennsylvania tunnels and Mexico projects, bids $3,305 for the Wallkill pressure tunnel under the Wallkill River. Engineers estimated $34,811,000. City officials foresee labor union resistance over eight hour limits and prevailing wage rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Water Supply
S. Pearson & Son
Wallkill
Wallkill River
Pennsylvania
East River
Mexico
Pearson
Friars Festival At New York Theatre Promises Star Studded Show
Afternoon crowd expected at the New York Theatre for the Friars first annual festival with seats after 1 o'clock. Prominent theatrical figures and top performers including Wells Hawks and Victor Herbert will attend to contribute to the monastery appeal. Featured acts include Weber and Fields, George Beban, Eddie Foy, George Cohan, Olga Nethersole, Louise Dresser, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Theatre
Wells Hawks
Toxen Worm
George W. Sammis
Charles Emerson Cook
Henry Edward Warnes
Maurice Kirby
John J) Williams
Weber and Fields
Victor Herbert
George Beban
Dustin
William Farnum
Terey Haswell
Mabel Hite
Eddie Foy
John Slavin
May Vokes
Berlin Madcaps
Mme. Jacoby
Manuel Klein
Henry F. Dixey
George Cohan
William Courtenay
Frank Sheridan
Cecilia Loftus
Methodist Conference Aims at Higher Salaries and Missions
At the Baltimore General Conference on May 13 Bishop Henry Spell yer presided. Motion for detailed accounts of two publishing houses was dismissed as profits were reported. A push for larger preacher salaries emerged, with a commission appointed to study the matter. Delegates heard of Japan mission progress, Liberia prospects, and a peace congress invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Baltimore
Methodist General Conference
Henry Spell
George P. Mains
New York Book Concern
B. L. Paine
Nebraska
J. G. Shepherd
Wyoming
H. B. Williams
John A. Patten
J. G Shepherd
The
Peace Society
London
Bishop Cranston
Commission
Japan
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Church of Canada
M. C. Harris
Scott
Liberia
Lyric Hall
Woman's Home Missionary Society
C. W. Barnes
Bishop Bashford
Amos Patten
Obituary: Bishop Ignatius F. Horstmann Dies in Canton
The Right Rev. Dr Ignatius Frederick Horst mann of the Cleveland diocese died in Canton at 9 20 p m after celebrating Mass at St John s Church He was born December 16 1840 in Philadelphia and educated at Glen Riddle Rome and St Charles Seminary He served as pastor in Philadelphia and later as chancellor before becoming Bishop of Cleveland in 1892 He was once president of the Catholic Historical Society and assisted on The American Catholic Quarterly Review He edited Catholic texts and contributed to Bible studies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Ignatius F. Horstmann
Diocese of
Cleveland
St. John’s Church
Ignatius Frederick Horstmann
Philadelphia
Central High School
Jesuit College
Glen Riddle
Penn
Rome
American College
St. Charles's Seminary
St. Mary's Church
Archdiocese of
George E. Scott Dies After Appendicitis Operation
George E. Scott, Union League Club member and Princeton graduate, died yesterday at Presbyterian Hospital after an appendicitis operation. Born in Newark New York forty six years ago he was president of his Princeton class of 18? and spent years abroad. He was a bachelor who had lived at the Union League Club for years. Funeral will be held in Newark New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Scott
Union League Club
Princeton
Presbyterian Hospital
Mr. Scott
Newark
Wayne County
N. Y
Arthur Koppel Dies in Berlin Head of Firm Since 30 Years
A cable from Berlin reports the death of Arthur Koppel founder of the Arthur Koppel company at 57. He established the firm 30 years ago, born in Dresden, death due to heart disease. Kurt Koppel, his son and NY office manager, left New York Friday for Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Koppel
Nos
Broad Street
Berlin
Mr. Koppel
Dresden
Kurt Koppel
New York
Death of Rev. Dr. Pelham Williams in Scituate
The Rev. Dr. Pelham Williams died Tuesday in Scituate Massachusetts. Born in Boston in 1843 he graduated Harvard in 1883 and served as rector in Boston Colorado and England. Colgate University awarded him a doctor of divinity degree. He authored several works and left a wife one son and one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelham Williams
Scituate
Mass
Boston
Harvard
Protestant Episcopal Church
Colorado
England
Colgate University
Samuel Sinn Dies at 66 a Chicago Trader and Benefactor
Samuel Sinn of Sternberger Sinn Co died at his home from Brights disease. A 66 year old member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the New York Cotton Exchange he aided many charities in the city. He leaves a wife a son and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Sinn
Stock Exchange
Sternberger, Sinn & Co
East Mth Street
Bright
Sinn
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Cotton Exchange
Etchers' Masterpieces At Auction Fetch Notable Prices
The first session at Anderson Auction Company on Fifth Avenue offered 155 etchings from 34 artists. Seymour Haden's Sunset In Ireland led at 194 dollars, Gravesande pieces sold up to 125, Arlent Edwards prints ranged around 41 to 61, Buhot works fetched 34 to 41, and the sale concludes tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Auction Company
Fifth Avenue
Seymour Haden
Ireland
Gravesande
Moulin Au Borde du Gemn Prés Abeoude
Household and Art Objects in Fifth Avenue Gallery Sale
Showroom on Fifth Avenue hosts the sale of household and art objects from Charles Carrell of Hempstead Long Island and Albrecht Graef of West 75th Street. Items include a prayer book of Edward VII a Louis XV parlor suite a Sheraton bedstead a billiard table with cues and accessories a carved oak library table a Venus Martin music cabinet a Swiss music box and Persian rugs in various designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avene
Fifth Avenue
Charles Carrell
Hempstead
Long Island
Albrecht Graef
West 75Th Street
Edward VII
Lawson Heads Bay State Gas Directors
The Bay State Gas Company stockholders in Wilmington Delaware on May 13 elected Thomas W Lawson and E A McSweeney of Boston J Frank Allee S John Abbott Newell Bull James V McCommoens of Delaware and W il Miller of Philadelphia as directors for the ensuing year Lawson was named president Allee became vice president and Miller secretary and treasurer J Eddwood Addicks was not present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Bay State Gas Company
Thomas W. Lawson
E. A. McSweeney
Boston
J. Frank Allee
S. John Abbott
Newell Bull
James V. McCommoens
Delaware
W. Il Miller
Philadelphia
W. HL. Miller
J. Eddwood Addicks
Dr Bullitt seeks annulment of marriage to nurse
Philadelphia reports Dr John Christian Bullitt son of the late John Bullitt filed a petition in the Court of Chancery at Trenton New Jersey seeking annulment of his marriage to Josephine N Zinque or Zink The petition states that after confinement in a private hospital he went to Trenton on December 27 1993 and secretly married the nurse in charge who knew he was mentally incompetent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Christian Bullitt
John Bullitt
Court of Chancery
Trenton
N. J
Josephine N. Zinque
Zink
Murderess Had Agent In Attracting Victims To Farm
La Porte Indiana May 1 1st conclusive evidence Mrs Gunness had accomplices emerges via a Cleveland police letter. It describes a man recruiting others to visit Mrs Gunness to discuss a wealthy widow and a ranch scandal with payment of travel, plus a photograph of the supposed match. Sheriff cites gold fragments from Mrs Gunness teeth. Ray Lamphere denies confessions. investigators trace three possible visitors to the farmhouse and link others to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Ind
senUemagg
Chicago
Cleveland
John Moe
Elbow Lake
Mint
Henry Gerholt
Scandinavia
Wis
George Brady
Tuscola
Iil
No Money For Floretta Whaley In Estate Settlement
Grandmother and guardian Mrs. Kaziah Whaley of Floretta and Edna Whaley received final accounting in Mineola as Surrogate Jackson approved a $19,500 balance after debts related to their father John T Whaley's death. Whaley holds a life interest and will not provide funds while Floretta remains with Rev Jere Knode Cooke. Special guardian J Seymour Snedeker appointed. judge notes return home possible but no funds until conditions change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaziah Whaley
Floretta Whaley
Hempstead
Long Island
Jere Knode ‘Cooke
Episcopal Church
California
Academy of Design Election Names National Academy Members
The annual election at Amsterdam Avenue and 106th Street selected painters George De Forest Brush and F K M Relim, engravers Timothy Cele and Henry West, and architects Cass Gilbert and George B Post. Frederick Dieiman was re elected president for his tenth term. council members include Herbert Adams Harry W Watrous Kenyon Cox Francis Jones John W Alexander Will Hon Lois Loeb H B Snell W Sergeant Kendall J Alden Weir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Academy of Design
Amsterdam Avenue
106Th Street
George de Forest Brush
F. K. M. Relim
Timothy Cele
Henry West
Cass Gilbert
George B. Post
Frederick Dieiman
Herbert Adams
Harry W. Watrous
Kenyon Cox
Francis Jones
John W. Alexander
Will
Lois Loeb
H. B. Snell
W. Sergeant Kendall
J. Alden Weir
Dr Brown Named President of Union Theological Seminary
The Rev Dr Francis Brown, Hebrew language professor at Union Theological Seminary since 1880, was elected president on Tuesday to succeed Dr Charles Cuthbert Hail. Brown, one of America’s leading Hebrew scholars, edited a major revision of Gesenius Hebrew Lexicon and is currently in Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Brown
Union Theological Seminary
Charles Cuthbert Hail
Brown
Union Seminary
America
Gesenius
Hail
Jerusalem
Telephone Company Reorganized in Central New York
The Rochester Syracuse and Luca Telephone Company, Rochester, reorganized from Independent Telephone Securities, has filed a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State. Capitalization is 1 506 dollars. Directors: E. W. Beck G B Fuller W Roy Methanne of Rochester EF B Odell and H Poole of Utica H S Holden and A H Cowie of Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Rochester, Syracuse and Luca Telephone Company
Rochester
Independent Telephone Securities Company
New York
E. W. Beck
G .B. Fuller
W. Roy Methanne
EF. B. Odell
If. Poole
Utica
H. S. Holden
A. H. Cowie
Syracuse
Consul General Ridgeley Returns From Barcelona Post
Benjamin H. Ridgeley, longtime consul general at Barcelona, arrived back in the United States aboard the Antonio Lopes and will become consul general at Mexico City. He noted Spain's awakening and growth after the war, praised Barcelona as a prosperous city of about six hundred thousand, urged visitors off tourist routes, and said the United States will expand Porto Rican and Philippine trade with Spain maintaining friendly feelings toward Americans. He added Barcelona receives about 1 percent of new cotton exports from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H. Ridgeley
Barcelona
Derk
Antonio Lopes
Mexico
Mex
Ridgeley
Hhe
Spain
United States
Tie
Barcelonia
Fall From Piazza Causes Death
Mrs Ellen Gray died at St Josephs Hospital Yonkers ten days after walking backward from her rear piazza. She broke bones in her ankle, underwent surgery to remove fragments, then gangrene developed and her leg was amputated below the knee. She succumbed two hours after the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Gray
St. Joseph's Hospital
Yonkers
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James S. Coward
Greenwich St
SEAR
Broadway-Leaxington Avenue
Mauretania
Turbine Flyer Racing
Tract Society
Hanna
Stevenson
Lindenthal
Bay
Lawson Heads
BAY State Gas
J. C. Bullitt
Gunness Farm
Academy OF Design
DR. Brown
U. T. Seminary
Wellville
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