Provident Life Control Sells in Saratoga amid City Ties
Albany dispatch says Provident Service Life Assurance of Saratoga changed hands for the second time in six weeks. Arthur G Langham sold much of his stake to Nash Rocke ed and James I Scott of Adirondack Trust, with Ellison and Tesiguine resigning as directors. Brackett linked to Adirondack Trust control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Provident Service Life Assurance Society
State Insurance Department
Arthur G. Langham
the Provident
Keleo
Provident Savings Life
Nash Rock
Kelsey
Langham
Tch
Willem B. Ellison
Tesiguine
Lansham
Ellison
George C. Clark
Tefft-Weller Company
Provident Directorate
Society
Insurance Corporation
Superintendent of Insurance
Clark
Arthur G Langham
Louisville
Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company
Provident
Edgar T. Brackett
Saratoga
Adirondack Trust Company
James I. Scott
Mr. Langham
Westinghouse Appeals Stockholders Pro Rata Plan
George Westinghouse, president of Westinghouse Electric, appeals to about 1800 stockholders who have not subscribed to their pro rata shares of 6000 new assenting stock under the merchandise creditors plan. He urges selling enough shares to cover the 4 percent instalment while aiding rehabilitation. Banks holding notes favor convertible bonds and assenting stock as part of restructuring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Europe
BARGE CANAL WORK ACTIVITY IN BIDS AT ALBANY
In Albany on October 1, Superintendent F C Stevens opened bids for three ema contracts for canal work. Twelve bids for the Delta reservoir dam and structure headwaters Mohawk River, lowest Arthur McMullin New York at 96237, 200 under estimate. Nine bids for Erie Canal improvement 739 miles bids include F H Graves Cleveland 1067.96 against 104212. Five bridges contract received Penn Bridge Co Beaver Falls lowest 236 against 29775 estimate.
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Albany
F. C. Stevens
State Department of Public Works
Delta
Mohawk River
Arthur McMullin
New York
Monroe County
F. H. Graves
Cleveland
Penn Bridge Company
Beaver Falls
Penn
Man Kills Self Amid Fear of Jail in Philadelphia Area
William H. Ashley, a Philadelphia and Reading locomotive fireman, shot himself in a vacant lot near his home after fearing contempt of court and a possible jail sentence. He had been summoned to testify in an accident suit in Ali entown and missed his train.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Wiliam H. Ashley
Philadelphia & Reading
Ashley
Alientown Tesday
Frisco May Sell Colorado Southern Network to Unload Debts
Negotiations reported for St Louis & San Francisco to sell its Colorado Southern New Orleans Pacific line to a joint group including Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern. The move aims to straighten Frisco finances as Wall Street weighs the deal's impact on the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
New Orleans
Colorado Southern, New Orleans & Pacific Railroad
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé
Kansas City Southern
Colorado Southern
New Orleans and Pacific
Wall Street
Colorado Southern, New Orleans & Pacific
Louisiana
Houston
Tex
Baton Rouge
Illinois Central
Frisco
New Orleans & Pacific
Baton Houge
Opelousas
Atchison
San Francisco
Chicago
Texico, Tex
New Mexico
Brownwood
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Kansas City
Gulf
Beaumont
de Quincey
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
St. Louis
Galveston
Freight subway plan eyed by Public Service Commission
William J. Wilgus of the Amsterdam Corporation estimates the comprehensive freight subway cost at 100.9 million dollars, up from 90 million, as his firm seeks a franchise with the Public Service Commission. The plan aims to remove freight tracks from the West Side of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. Commission subcommittee Maltbie and Bassett reviewed it, but full commission analysis is pending. Commissioner Eustis notes city ownership preferred by law and urges proper compensation and strong restrictions if a franchise is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Wilgus
Amsterdam Corporation
Public Service Commission
Wilgus
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad Company
West Side
Messrs. Maltbie and Bassett
Eustis
Wilcus
Western Freight Rate Increase Reported in West Territory
St Louis October 1 C C Halle vice president and traffic manager of Missouri Kansas Texas Railway testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission that freight rates will be advanced on all lines within the Western trunk lines area and on all roads in the Trans Missouri territory. The Western trunk lines cover Chicago and the Mississippi and Missouri rivers region while the Trans Missouri area extends west of the Scion River to Utah.
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St. Louis
C. C. Halle
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Interstate Renee Commission
Western Trunk Lines Committee
trans-Missouri Committee
Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Scion River
Utah
Yonkers Railroad ordered to install air brakes now
The Public Service Commission in the 2d District ordered Leslie Sutherland, receiver of Yonkers Railroad Company, to begin immediately installing air brakes on all passenger cars in operation.
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Yonkers Road
Albany
Public Service Commission
Leslie Sutherland
Furnished Rooms and Lodging Listings in New York Area
A collage of rental notices, hotel rooms, and board listings in New York with ads for furnished rooms in Long Island City and near Herald Square, bachelor apartments, and sublet opportunities. Includes bank notice appears for lost and stolen bankbooks and a mortgage sale by Jacob Gensler auctioneer at 452 Brook Ave The Bronx.
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Academy St
Webster Ave
Long Island City
Bath
Herald Square
Lockwood
West Bath St
Cts
Jacob Gensler
Brook Ave
Borough of the
Bronx
Help Wanted Listings Seek Stage Hands and Admen
Help wanted notices from George M. Cohan for stage hands at the American Idea show at New Amsterdam Theatre beginning Oct 5. Also advertisement solicitor positions and Tribune office ad rates and multiple Broadway uptown office drop-off points listed for ads and subscriptions.
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ATRE
The
Tribune
Broadway
4Th Ave
1St Ave
Shth St
126Th St
Tremont Ave
Sd Ave
F C Hollins Arrested on Perjury Charge
Frank C. Hollins of 11 Wall Street was arrested after a warrant charging perjury in a suit over 4000 dollars of Blanchite Company stock. He was arraigned in the Tombs Court, paroled until October 8, and defended by C Wesley Abbott.
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Frank C. Hollins
No. 11
Wallstreet
Joseph C. Blanch
Highwood Park
N. J
Corrigan
Hollins
Supreme Court
Blanchite Company
James T. Haviland
Tombs Court
C. Wesley Abbott
No. 2
Rector Street
Blanch
W. M. K. Olcott
Olcott, Gruber, Bonynge & McManus
H. B. Hollins
Foreign Exchange Department
H. B. Hollins & Co
East 56Th Street
William Delaney
Blanchite Company, Limited
Delaney
Flollins
Coles
Jersey City
Erie
Morris & Essex
Lake Erie & Western Railway Company
St. Louis & Chicago
Litchfield
St. Louis
Central Missouri
Scranton
Haviland
Aquila Rich
Consolidated Exchange
Maine
Harriman lines to adopt steel passenger cars
Chicago reports that Harriman lines will convert the entire system to steel passenger cars and have ordered 220 steel cars from the Pullman company. The order is the largest publicized besides a Pennsylvania company order last year, with cars built mostly of steel shells and minimal wood, designed to be nearly indestructible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harriman Lines
Pullman Company
Pennsylvania Company
City weighs Steinway tunnel purchase plan
The Public Service Commission investigates the feasibility of buying the Steinway tunnel linking 42nd Street to Queens for 7 239 476 20 in 4 percent city bonds. Henry B. Seaman leads the inquiry into tunnel condition traffic and connections while staff review Interborough and NY Long Island Railroad costs. Queens favors the buy though Brooklyn and The Bronx favor extending subway routes instead. Board of Estimate and Apportionment must approve any city appropriation.
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August Belmont
Public Service Commission
Belmont
42D Street
Queens Borough
Henry B. Seaman
Interborough
New York & Long Island Railroad Company
Queens
Brooklyn
Bronx
Dissipation of 4 Million Charged in Foresters Funds
Reports from a member meeting accuse supreme officers of gross mismanagement and dissipation of about 4 million dollars from the Independent Order of Foresters. Audited entries show 371237 pounds of UK income and 255009 pounds spent on expansion in Australia versus allowed expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribone Buffalo
Independent Order of Foresters
Great Britain
Australia
Office Fixtures and Store Fixtures by The Ice Calender Co
Designs and estimates on application for bar fixtures to order and install. The Ice Calender Co advertises offices and stores fixtures at 83 W. aid near Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ice E-Collender Co
Work Wanted Notices From Brooklyn Manpower Pool
A historic classified snippet shows multiple job seeker notices in Brooklyn. Applicants include a 25 year old with mechanical and business experience seeking interviews, a 40 year old bookkeeper with six years’ experience, an 18 year old boy hoping to learn pharmacy, a caretaker or watchman, and several chauffeurs with varied driving and repair skills. Names and addresses are listed for each prospect.
Work Wanted Advertisements Show Various Job Seeks
A collage of short help wanted notices lists men seeking work from chauffeur to draftsperson to porter. Entries include Wilton Linehan seeks city or country work at 75 West Street Brooklyn. a Cuban traveler offers accounts. a draftsman with three years structural and cast iron experience seeks any location. a French tutor. a foreman with machinery and poultry experience. a horsebreaker riding master. a German French bilingual man. a plumber for country estate. a porter in store or office building. a press photographer and artist seeking newspaper or magazine work. laundry worker. multiple young men with office experience or college attendance seeking morning or steady positions. several with references and salary flexibility.
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Wilton Linehan
West Sth St
Brooklyn
Lyceé
Currie
West 21St St
Johnson
St. Mark's Ave
Broooklyn
Porter
Wilson
Weet
Classified ads seek reading tutors and governess positions
A collection of want ads lists a reader and tutor seeker Elenor M Box 49 Tribune Office and M A seeking college prep English math Latin tutoring. Other notices include governess Swiss diplomat French and German English music, companion, supervising housekeeper roles and stenographers with experience. Various addresses and references.
Domestic Situations Wanted: Household Help Listings
A dense listing of domestic workers seeking positions including attendants, caretakers, cooks, coachmen, gardeners, janitors, stewards, and valets. Entries mention nationalities, experience, references, and contact addresses or box numbers across New York area locations.
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George C
Westinghouse Appeal
Stevens
Subway
Anc
Cet
O C Leland & CO
Wee
Long Islaund Sound
T. Ferry
Banekbovoks
Dry Dock Savings Institution
Saings Bank
David Moers
Hankbook
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Steppes
Rend
Chambers
van Buren
20Th ST
Bet
Lexington Aves
Zap Street
Lackson Square
City Hall
Offce
University Flace
Washington Square
Gentemen
Ath ST
Howrevelse
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Wit Board
Gutside
Tucker
Waverley Place
Roessman
Helpi
George M. Cohan
AMERI
Theatre
T. B
F.C. Hollins
Steinway Tunnel
Wm. Langenberg
Bushwick Ave
Bushwick
Wm. Otto
East 3d St
Auren Steinberg
Bond
Carrol
Brockaye
M. Carlson
East 68Th St
Cail
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Hay Ridge
Jos. O. Flippin
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Twanter
Humboldt St
Brooklin
Carpenter Bureau
Franck
Lexington Ave
Tribune Office
Kirk
Tribune Building
A. Ruddy
East 70Th St
Clinton Ave
O. B. J. West
Taubenfeld
John Kovacs
9Th Ave
R. Carmen Swan
West 26Th
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2D Ave
A. Tais
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Broad
Elenor M
Advertiser
19Th St
Harlem Branch
West 23Rd St
Alva
Nassau St
Jardel
Nicastre
Madison Square
Duffield St
Emile
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White
Monroest
Remington
G. F
John Stalter
West Fifth St
Adress
Pleasantville Station
H. Boughton
Sth Ave
Cook, &C
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Butcher
City
Country
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Wes
13Th St
Maty
Concord St
Eklyn
Malcolm R. Morrison
3D Ave
Jacob Speiser
Erii Senn
Sus
East Sith St i
Carpenter's Bureau
6Th Ave
Jackson St
Addreas
Care Warren
17Th St
Soe Haelene
Mathewson
Telis Bryant
West 54Th St. Ee
Pook Ana Batler
H. B
H. R
Clinton
Oe Gardeener
W. Baker
Dobbs Ferry
N.Y
Schauffelberger
Langer
Rostyn
L. I
English
Charlies Carter
Mizpah
A. Dunsmore
Care Bolles
Gould
al Lament
Westminster School
Simsbury
Ann
John Craig
Amsterdam Ave
AT. Riecken
Bank
Manhattan Ave
Nowvestic Rituations
P. W
Randolph
West 140Th St
Hammonton, N. J
Lucy Bherlock
West 17Th St
West 10Th St
Brady's Hell
West “Ath At
Osterberg’s Bureau
Plaza
Oterberg
Flaherty’s Bureau
Columbus Ave
River
Downer
East Sithst
City of Country
Flaherty's
Osterberg’s
Chelsea
A. W
Collier's Agency
West 22d St
L. P
Fpureau
Stth
West 134Th St
Curler
West 21St
Chiss
B. McDermott
A. H
West List St
Hotmayer
West 44Th St
Julienne
West 38Th St
J. L
Mrs. Collier's Agency
St. Laundress
B. W
North Chssrman
Kruger
Hubert
134Th St
Oste ‘S Bureau
C. C
D. E
Tribune Uptown
Gay St
Osterbera
Reau
East
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West 140Th At
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Fast Expressee
Kronprina
Kaiser @ Gr
Kaiser
Cecilie
Plymouth
C “Herbol RG
Bremen
P. Fried
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Gr-Or
Barbarossa
Kurfuerst
Bremen Direct
Naples
Genoa
K. Albert
K. Luise
P. Irene
Pierson 2d
4Th St
Hoboken
N. G. Lloyd
Oelrichs & CO
Cambusc-American
London
Paris
Hamburg
Lincolnview
Bluecher
Kaiserin
Gibraltar
Genea Moltke
P. Lincoln
Deutschland
Italy
Orient Gruise
Hamburg-American Line
Spain
Mediterranean
Orient
West Indies
Egypt
Holy Land
Soutthampton
J. Paul
Pier N
RED Star Line
Eead
Dover
Antwerp
Vaderland
Zeeland
Finland
Republic
Broa War
Cunardlines
North River
Liverpool
Queenstown
Campania
Lusitania
Lucania
Caronta
Umbria
Mauretania
Trieste
Pannonia
Slavonia
Carpathia
Azores
Madeira
Caronia
Carmanta
Vernon H. Brown
State St
Porto Rico
Caracao
Venezueia
Pier
Wall St. Ferry
San Juan
Caracas
la Guayra
Pto
Cabello
Curacao
Maracaibo
Boulton. Bliss & Dallett
Walst
S. S
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Titalia Societa de Navigazione A Vapora
Sannic
Oet
Tveronat Philaspet
T.D. Abruzzi
Nord America
Hartfield
OLARI @ CO
Walist
Marsters Tours
West 20Th St
Fr. C. Clark
Times Building
County OF New York
Henry W. J. Hucknall
Minnie Riordan
Exchange
Vesey Street
Borough of
Manhattan
City of New York
Joseph Pday
Seventh Ward
City of
Cherry Street
Gouverneur Street
FRANCIS X_ McCOLLIM
Frederick Trevor Hill
Borough of Manhattan
New York City
Beesand
Francis X. McCollum
Philadelfrea
Ly. W
ILSO
Ly. Liberty
Baltimore
Wash
W. Zid ST
Erty ST
Lakewood
Lakehurst
Atlantic City
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ALL Rail
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove &c. le. W
Liberty ST
San & Am
Sandy Hook
Atlentio Highlands
Sea Bright
Monmouth Beach
Ocean Grove
IZM
Love Pier
Cedar St
L&w
Piers
NS BR
Astor House
EE West
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Royal Blue Line
Washington
New Uniom
Ieee Washington
N. Y
Richmond
Rotal Ltd
Pittsburg
Coltmbus
Pittsburg Limited
ST Louis
Laban
ST_LOUIS
Lotisv
St.louis
Lebich
Cortina
Buffalo
Chicago Fxpress
Fall River Lowe
Boston
Fall River Line
Warren Street
Cortland
Hudson River
Hudson Navigation Cr
Peoples Line
Fulton St
Amnex
S. Desbrosses St
Yonkers
West Point
Newhurgh
Keepsie
Kingston Point
Catskill
Hudson
Newburgh
Poughseepsie
St Wese Point
Mietrepet
ORB
Tan
Vale & Baryard
Fier & Xb
Eipal
NEWSU
Metr
Dway
Sith
Regula
Cclock P
Gist
89Th St
Ee Victor Visible
Nawau St
Underwoods
Renda Tans
Olivers
C. H. Brown Co
East 38Th Street
325Th
iSel
West 45Th SP
Bryant
Beetabuishen
W. H Jordan Edwin Lentz
J. & J. W. Willia
I Broadway
East Coe & Brandt
125Th St
East 4Th St
8Th Ave
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