Pittsburg Firm James Carothers & Co Falls After Bank Crash
Pittsburg brokers James Carothers & Co with assets estimated at 2.9 million and debts around 0.5 million declared voluntary bankruptcy following the Allegheny National Bank collapse. Receiver C. F. Anderson appointed. firm to surrender offices on Fourth Avenue. The gilt edged broker was highly regarded for margin work and counts many wealthy Pittsburg clients among its patrons.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
James Carothers & Co
Alleghany Mountains
Allegheny National Bank
Allegheny National
C. F. Anderson
City Funds Tied Up In Allegheny Bank Suspension
Pittsburg May 118. City of Pittsburgh faces bond issuance to cover current expenses as Allegheny National Bank suspends operations. State officials, bank examiners, and the Fidelity companies move to recover funds totaling millions held in the bank. Casher Montgomery and directors named as security for city deposits.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
City of Steel
William Montgomery
Montgomery
United States
Lindsay
Dickey
Iet
Hert Lyons
John ©. Sheatz
Jesse E. B. Cunningham
Harrisburg
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
United Steers Fidelity and Guaranty Company
William Stewart
Walter Chess
Thomas Evans
Macbeth-Evans Glass Company
Robert McAfee
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Aerial Showpiece White Wing Flies Brief Flight
Hammondsport New York May 18 The aero craft White Wing rose about ten feet carrying designer F W Baldwin then landed after a 93 yard run The craft suffered minor damage easily repaired The new front wheel steering worked well and the Teletrack field was widened for tests Charles Oliver Jones of Cincinnati plans a trial of his dirigible Boomerang in early June with a 18000 cubic foot gas bag a 30 horsepower engine and a 35 mph rate to Boston if winds favor a flight of roughly eight hours
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Hammondsport
N. Y
F. W. Baldwin
Tiler
Charles Oliver Jones
Cincinnati
Mr. Jones
Boston
Jones
Hammondsft
Plans for Million Dollar Hotel on Pierrepont House Site
Brooklyn lumberman Bossert buys the old Pierrepont House site on Hicks and Montague Street for a million dollar apartment hotel project. Broker Michel of Edgar Improvement Company handled transfer from Abraham Abra. Foreclosure and land transfer history noted. Kings County Trust Company involvement cited.
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Luis Bossert
Brooklyn
Pierrepont House
Heme
Hicks Street
Abraham Abra
Michel
Edgar Improvement Company
Montague Street
Woodruff
Abraham
Bossert
Brooklynght Realty Company
Kings County Trust Company
Punishing Mohmands in Mohmand Country
Major General Willcocks leads a British punitive expedition into Mohmand territory, destroying villages and forts to punish recalcitrant tribes. No territorial occupation. cholera wanes. tribes stay loyal and the Afghan Amir restrains border forces. Fifteen native Indian States offered military aid.
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Simla
Willcocks
Afghanistan
Rebels seize railway in Yun Nan rising spreads
Hong Kong reports that Yun Nan rebellion grows serious as revolutionaries capture a railway and crush government troops. They push forward and request urgent reinforcements from Peking.
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Hong Kong
Yun-Nan
Peking
Woman Killed by Fall at Abingdon Square Hotel
Miss Emma N Crosby of Boston, a Sunday arrival, was found dead in a fourth floor room at the Abingdon Square Hotel after the bellboy reported the room unresponsive. Dr. Coffee cites a fractured skull. cause of death undetermined. Coroner ordered the body to the morgue. brother Edward Crosby identified the victim.
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Abingdon Square
Eighth Avenue
12Th Street
Emma N. Crosby
Boston
Bneé
Crosby
Coffee
St. Vincent's Hospital
Vance
Brooklyn
Emmie
Pineapple Street
Aceritelli
Miss Crosby
Edward Crosby
Dressing room duel disrupts Italian Grand Opera cast
At the American Theatre Ivan Abramson faced a backstage clash as two tenors and a basso disputed who should use the principal dressing room for Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. Mme Tina Desana brokered a peace by allocating rooms, while Gatti Casazza attended the shows.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Ivan Abramson
Italian Grand Opera Company
American Theatre
Mr. Abramson
Cavalleria Rusticana
Baron Domenico
Turidu
Luigi Samoilov
Canio
M. Bozzano di Raffaele
Italy
Ran
Mme
Tina Desana
Santuzza
Metropolitan Opera House
Gang Invades Theatre Over Tobin Death Mystery
Alleged members of the Kid Twist gang invaded the Gotham Theatre in East New York during Anna Karenina. They attacked an Italian outside, fought with officers, and caused chaos inside the cafe. A crowd backed by police watched as witnesses described the tense confrontation and vows of revenge for a recent killing.
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Gotham Theatre
New York
Kid Twist
Cyclone Lewis
Coney Island
Frank Dougherty
Liberty Avenue Station
Samuel Koemer
Sam
Woomer
Benjamin Blumenfeld
Sheffield Avenue
Koemer
No Sackman Street
East New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Louis Poggi
Edward Girard
Dudley Clements
Dougherty
Burton
Runaway Hack Endangers Star Vesta Victoria in Omaha
English vaudeville star Vesta Victoria, her manager Mr. Figgis, and James J. Corbett escaped serious harm after a runaway at the Western League baseball game in Omaha. The horses bolted onto the sidewalk, dodging poles and an embankment for three blocks before control was regained.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
James J. Corbett
Vesta Victoria
Miss Vanderbilt Found Drowned Near Kingston
Miss Bertha Vanderbilt assistant librarian at Princeton University was found dead in the Delaware and Raritan Canal above Kingston after being missing since Wednesday night. An uncle identified the body and stated she died in an accident, but police and a coroner jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning. She was 21, daughter of A. B. Vanderbilt of Amsterdam New York.
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Bertha Vanderbilt
Princeton University
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Kingston
W. G. Chase
Miss Vanderbilt
Moke
A. B. Vanderbilt
Amsterdam
N. Y
Princeton
New Williamsburg Bridge Terminal Opens for Surface Cars
The new subway terminal at Delancey Street near Suffolk and Norfolk debuted yesterday with Mayor McClellan and officials in attendance. Regular service begins today at 4 am as construction rails and routes are prepared for future elevated train access by July 1 and connections to the Broadway elevated road are underway.
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Williamsburg Bridge
McClellan
Patrick F. McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Ahearn
Stevenson
Ingersoll
Bridge Department
Calderweed
Brooklyn Rapid Transit System
Itis
Schmittberger
Columbu
New Ils
Delancey Street
Suffolk
Norfolk
Thomas Manney
Henry Bueschel
Ooop
Brooklyn
Island
Manhattan
Steverson
Broadway
Williamsburg Plaza
S Streets
Waterspout Reported Near West Indies Maritime Run
The Suriname reported a waterspout on Saturday between Sombrero Light and Watling's Island in the West Indies. The event was witnessed during a porpoise procession, with a flying fish later found in the galley. A fo'castle hand lost a finger in the excitement near a winch.
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Royal Dutch West India Mail
Suriname
Sombrero Light
Watling’s Island
West Indies
Atlanta Regulates Near Beer With License Tax
The City Council enacted an ordinance setting a $26 annual license tax on near beer with under 2 percent alcohol. It also bars Sunday sales, prohibits sales to minors, and forbids free lunches with near beer.
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Atlanta
Senator Krells proposes white suit clothing ban bill
By Telegraph to The Tribune. Boston May 18 Senator W T Krells of South Boston a Mark Twain disciple has introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature a bill preventing men from wearing any clothing except white suits and Panama hats under heavy fines
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The
Tribune
Boston
W. T. Krells
South
Mark Twain
Massachusetts
Western Maryland sale sparks city clash over rights
Baltimore officials dispute reports that the Western Maryland Railroad may be sold to the Reading or the Pennsylvania. The Mayor has asked the City Solicitor to confirm the city’s rights under the sale to the Goulds. If Reading gains control, coal traffic would shift to Philadelphia and New York.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Western Maryland
Reading
The
Pennsylvania
Goulds
Read
Philadelphia
New York
Maryland
Woman reported to leap into Niagara rapids at Third Sister Island
A stranger told the Niagara Falls station master a woman plunged into the rapids from Third Sister Island. Police searched the island and area but could not identify the deceased. body presumed to have passed over Horseshoe Falls. An advertising fragment mentions Poland Spring House and Mansion House opening dates.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Horseshoe Falls
Sweethearts Drown Together in Elm Creek
Miss Hazel Corey and Cady Walrath, sweethearts, drowned after their boat capsized in Elm Creek Hermon St. Lawrence County on Saturday night. A search found the overturned craft and later the bodies, believed lost in a squall.
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the Tribune
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Hazel Corey
Cady Walrath
Elm Creek
Hermon
St. Lawrence County
Revivalist Kills Wife in Sudden Fit in West Virginia
Rev S A Coffman a 50 year old Methodist pastor in Fairmont WV confessed to killing his 33 year old wife by cutting her throat after revival meetings. He claimed temporary insanity and surrendered after seeing her body. He planned to kill his family and himself. The note mentions a Hudson River Line vacation ad.
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Fairmont
W. Va
S. A. Coffman
Coffman
American in Paris shoots waiter in Latin Quarter hotel
Paris police report F. Allen of New York shot and severely wounded a hotel waiter in the Latin Quarter. Allen, acting peculiarly, is believed insane and is being held in the police infirmary for observation. The American Embassy has been notified.
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Paris
F. &. Allen
New York
Allen
South American planter dies after mistaken prescription
Eto Eraso, 40, and his wife, staying at the Victoria Hotel on Broadway and 27th, were poisoned late last night due to a mistaken prescription. The hotel physician treated the wife with an antidote. the husband died about 2 AM. Coroner Acritelli ordered police investigation before a death certificate.
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Victoria Hotel
Broadway
27Th Street
Eto Eraso
S. Wesley Smith
Eraso
Sixth Avenue
Acritelli
Smith Senior Killed in Goshen Runaway
Miss Ethel Burroughs of Somerville, a Smith College senior, died instantly when she jumped from a carriage near Goshen as horses feared to run away. Her classmate Miss Mary M. Doris, also of Somerville, escaped with minor injuries. Accompanying visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beckwith of Quincy.
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Northampton
Mass
Ethel Burroughs
Somerville
Smith College
Goshen
Mary M. Doris
Harry Beckwith
Quincy
Miss Burroughs
Doris
Bulge in corn drives May price to record high
May corn jumped to 76 cents as shorts rushed to settle with James Patten, Evanston plunger who controls much of Chicago's corn. Rumors say J Ogden Armour, a major wheat player, may have suffered heavy losses, possibly around a million, though specifics remain undisclosed.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Shorts
James 4. Patten
Evanston
Patten
J. Ogden Armour
Mr. Armour
Japanese election results show party gains and majority
In Tokio on May 19 the parliamentary results detail Seiyukai 1% seats, Progressives 77, Independents 38, Daidai 52, Yukokai 27. Commercial interests gain representation aiding an absolute majority with independents and Seiyukai.
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Tokio
Japan
Seiyukai
Progressives
Daidai
Yukokai
Police Save Three Boys From River Plunge
Patrolmen Cooney and Steinblinck of the East 51st Street station rescued Edward Gilmartin fifteen, and two twelve year olds Michael Boylan and George Jordan after they fell from the pier into the Fast River near 1st Street. They were taken to Flower Hospital and are expected to recover. Gilmartin slipped while on the pier end and pulled his companions into the water. Cooney entered the water up to his waist and passed the boys up to Steinblinck who guided them to safety. An ambulance was summoned.
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Cooney
Steinblinck
S51st Street
1St Street
Edward Gilmartir
Second Avenue
Michael Boylan
George Jordan
East 44Th Street
Flower Hospital
Gilmartin
Education nurse Miss Edna Phillips dies after scarlet fever
Edna Phillips of Wading River Long Island contracted scarlet fever while at Kings Park Training School for Nurses. After doctors sent her home for a minor ailment her condition worsened and others in the family fell ill. She died on Sunday. State investigators found no censure expected from the State Board of Health.
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Edna Phillips
Wading River
Long Island
State Hospital
Kings Park
State Board of Health
Beall Brother Shot Dead in East Dallas
Telegraph report says Dick Beall fifty five, brother of Congressman Jack Beall, was shot and killed by a young man named Kent in East Dallas. Kent, who had shown interest in Beall's daughter, has been arrested.
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the Tribune
Dallas
Tex
Dick” Beall
Jack” Beall
East Dallas
Kent
Beall
Fatal Falls Tragedy At Shawinigan During Inspection
James Ryan superintendent of Shawinigan Water Electric and Power Company and laborer Joseph Racine fell 130 feet over Shawinigan Falls during an inspection trip. Hundreds witnessed the accident in Montreal on Saturday.
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Montreal
James Ryan
Shawinigan
Fire destroys Lake Superior mill and power house
In Sault Ste. Marie on May 18 a fire swept the Lake Superior Corporation paper mill and power house in the Canadian Sea, started by a short circuit. Superintendent Albert F. Walsh died while attempting to fight the blaze and assistant Edward Gray drowned after his clothes caught fire. Property loss reached $350,000.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior Corporation
Canadian Sea
Albert F. Walsh
Edward Gray
Retired Businessman Dies in Self Inflicted Wound
Canandaigua New York May 18 Andrew McKechnie a prominent retired business man died tonight from a self inflicted revolver wound to the head. He was related to James and Alexander McKechnie founders of the local brewery. Despondency over stock market losses cited as cause.
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the Tribune
Canandaigua
N. Y
Andrew MecWhechnie
James
Alexander McKechnie
Bryan gains in Alabama strong Johnson run in primary
May 18 19 reports from Alabama show William Jennings Bryan leading in the Democratic primary with large margins in Montgomery and several northern counties. Johnson carried Demopolis and had early support in Mobile, while results for the Supreme Court race favor Alston and Simpson. Returns show heavy turnout and mixed county support.
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Montgomery
Ala
Johnson
Minnesota
Conecup
Coffee
Mobile
Bryan
John Tomlinson
Demopolis
Birmingham
Mobile County
John A. Lusk
Supreme Court
Comer
Alston
Simpson
Mayfield
Tribune
W. J. Bryan
Democrats arrive in Harrisburg for pivotal state convention
Pennsylvania Democrats stream into Harrisburg for the state convention to be held Wednesday. Bryan Gray and Johnson leagues mobilize supporters in a battle for delegates and influence with J M Guffey stating the state organization will control the convention and elect uninstructed delegates and electors.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Pennsylvania
Bryan, Gray and Johnson
Bryan
Bryan Leaguers
Jerem Black
Philadelphia
League
Guffey
Gray League
Johnson
J. M. Guffey
Democratic State Organization
Captain Samuel Samuels Dead Former Marine Journal president
Captain Samuel Samuels died at his Brooklyn home after cerebro embolism. He led the Dreadnought and other vessels, later presided over The Marine Journal for fifteen years, and authored From Forecastle to Cabin. Funeral at Grace Church, burial in Greenwood Cemetery. survivors include a wife, four sons, three daughters.
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Samuel Samuels
Marine Journal
Clinton Street
Brooklyn
Samuels
Grace Church
Nfoclock
Greenwood Cemetery
Captain Samuels
Philadelphia
United States
John Rice
Quartermaster’s Department
New York
McClellan
Fort Fisher
Fulton
Havre
ISG
Henrietta
Southampton
Dauntless
Cambria
Coronet
Samana Pay Company
Bay
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
San Francisco
United States Steam Heating and Power Company of
Governor Sanders callers for racetrack gambling ban
Governor J Y Sanders urges the Louisiana General Assembly to prohibit and penalize gambling on horse racing and to combine local option with a high license to regulate liquor traffic as part of his inaugural message. He cites the flagrant gambling at New Orleans tracks and calls all gambling bad for state development.
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Baton Rouge
J. Y. Sanders
New Orleans
General Assembly
Three Earth Shocks Felt in Helena County
Three earthquake tremors were reported in Helena County last night with no damage. The item notes the events occurring in that region and records no harm to property or people. The piece also includes an advertisement for DEWEY'S TWELVE YEAR PORT WINE from Dewey & Sons Co. of New York.
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Helena
Mont
DEWEY
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
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Poland
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Mansion House
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Hudson River
Smith Senior
Patten -Armour
Congressman Beall
Alabama
S. Samuels
the Marine Journal
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