Koch theory rejected as congress backs human infection risk
Washington reports the sixth International Congress on Tuberculosis adopted a resolution recognizing the possibility of human infection from bovine bacilli and urged continued prevention. President Roosevelt praised medical science and lauded the delegates for advancing disease control and public health.
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Washington
Robert Koch
Congress
Dr. Koch
Bacilli
Rome
Koch
London
Roosevelt
Congress Adopts Tuberculosis Control Resolutions
Delegates endorse obligatory notification and registration of all TB cases, support factory safety, and protect women and children from harmful labor. They back hygiene education, college courses in hygiene, playgrounds, and hospitals, sanatoria, dispensaries, and ambulant care. Cortelyou presided. Rome invited for 1911. 33 nations spoke on medical advances.
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Cortelyou
Rome
Antonio Stella
Italy
Lawrence L. Flick
Philadelphia
Abraham Jacobi
New York
The Perrin Glove Firm of Grenoble Expands Abroad
The Perrin family glove business in Grenoble has grown from a small handcraft workshop in 1859 to a multinational firm with a Grenoble factory and a La Mure outpost. It employs over 600 in Grenoble plus 2,000 home workers, with branches in New York, London, Montreal, Paris, and Grenoble. W Perrin & Cie operates through seven American salesmen, 14 Canadian agents, and Paris and London offices managed by Jules Matagrin, who reports on raw kid skins and finished Piqué Kid gloves. The firm travels via a global sales corps, including trips to Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Europe, to meet rising demand for Persan gloves.
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Grenoble
France
Perrin
Perrins
Perrine
W. Perrin & Cie
Valerien Perrin
L. A. Douillet
la Mure
New York
London
Montreal
Paris
Pertins
Avenue de l'Opera
Rue A
Switzerland
Italy
Germany
Canary Islands
South America
V. Perrin & Cie
Vajerien Perrin
America
Douillet
Matagrin
Canada
Mexico
Australia
Europe
Cn Street
W. Perrin & Ee Pees Tae
Tana Sain
Eer Cie
Creery
Night clinics for employed poor at city hospital
The New York Throat Nose and Lung Hospital announces new night clinics for the poor who work by day and afternoon clinics for school children at 3 30 pm except Sundays and holidays. Evening clinics run at 7 pm with a Monday Wednesday Friday speech defects clinic at 4 pm and a clinic for the consumptive poor. Services are free with nominal fees for those who can pay.
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New York Throat, Nose and Lung Hospital
East Sith Street
First Woman Elected Secretary-Treasurer of Local 14
Miss Hilda Svenson becomes the first woman to hold the secretary treasurer post of Local 14 New York Commercial Telegraphers Union, succeeding Charles McInerney. The unanimous election enacts equal pay for equal work, and Svenson aims to push for wage equality while forecasting a tidier office.
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Local 14
New York
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Singer
Hilda Svenson
Charles P. McInerney
Svenson
Large Loss in Surplus Reserve Reported by Banks
The weekly bank statement shows a surplus reserve shrinkage of 7 750 400 the largest in years yet the surplus remains a substantial 42 289 150 Cash holdings drop 10 041 300 and deposits fall 9 163 600 The discrepancy with earlier estimates may reflect prior week reporting under the average system Loans rise slightly 110 0 but state banks outside the Clearing House plus trust companies post gains in loans 8 415 600 and deposits 15 783 100 Most week’s stock market activity occurred through those institutions Clearing House banks show loans down 276 800 cash down 11 819 20 and deposits down 12 725 590.
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Clearing House
New York Dock Company Leader to Testify at Coffee Probe
Davis H. King Jr president of the New York Dock Company will testify before a special investigating committee next week on the improper distribution of coffee valued at 40000. The first hearing was held last Wednesday under the New York Coffee Exchange direction. George F Spencer treasurer was questioned with little information. The committee includes Percy Sullivan Louis Seligsberg and Richard Sutro with Frank Norton and William Bayne importers.
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Davis H. King, Jr
New York Dock Company
New York Coffee Exchange
Carr
Brooklyn
Dock Company
George F. Spencer
Duck Company
Mr. King
Percy Sullivan
The
Coffee Exchange
Louis Seligsberg
Richard Sutro
Frank Norton
William Bayne
Weare Files Bankruptcy Petition After Firm Ills
Charles A. Weare of the former P B Weare & Co filed a bankruptcy petition in Chicago on October 3. He lists assets at 500 dollars and liabilities exceeding one million dollars, filing as both an individual and a member of the firm.
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Chicago
Charles A. Weare
P. BL. Weare & Co
Mutual Chemical Company of America Formed in Merger
Plans finalized for a new firm named the Mutual Chemical Company of America a consolidation of Mutual Chemical Baltimore Chrome Works and American Chrome Company. It will have 4 million dollars in capital stock with 2 million preferred and 2 million common shares. Frederick W. White to serve as president and Herbert M. Kaufman as general manager. headquarters at 92 William Street.
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Mutual Chemical Company of America
Mutual Chemical Company
Baltimore Chrome Works
American Chrome Company
Conmon
Frederick W. White
Herbert M. Kaufman
William Street
Harriman Cites Busyness Skipping Trans Miss Congress
Owing to pressure of other business RE. H. Harriman cannot attend the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress which opens in San Francisco on October 6. He was to deliver an address on October 8.
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Harriman
RE. H. Harriman
San Francisco
Local bankruptcy petitions filed in district court
In the U S District Court petitions were filed by Victoria Nathan a dressmaker of 263 West 45th Street Liabilities 1735 6 with no assets Lewis Silvermen a Department of Correction employee of 1 East Math Street Liabilities 516 10 with no assets and Alphone Coper a salesman of 67 East Leth Street Liabilities 2500 with no assets Also listed are municipal registration days for this year October 5 6 10 and 12 with voting registration from 7 a m to 10 p m
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United States District Court
Victoria Nathan
West 45Th Street
Lewis Silvermen
Department of Correction
East Math Street
Alphone Coper
East Létth Street
Old Rockaway Hunt Club member’s estate sold at public auction
McPherson Kennedy, a longtime member of the Rockaway Hunt Club, had his twelve acre Lawrence estate sold today at Nassau County Court House steps for 65 dollars. Kennedy suffered business reverses leading to the sale.
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Mineola
Long Island
McPherson Kennedy
Rockaway
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Highlights Arrival Times
The Finland, 774 miles east of Sandy Hook at 19 am yesterday, expected to dock about 2 pm Monday. The Biucher, 308 miles east at 7 am yesterday, due about 7:30 am today. The Noordam, 7 at 5:50 am yesterday, expected Monday. Another vessel 25 miles east of Sandy Hook dock about 9 am.
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Finland
Sandy Hook
Biicher
Noordam
Incoming Steamship Listings and Sailings Review
Maritime notices list incoming steamers with routes from Barbados Glasgow Malaga and more, and outbound sailings from New York to Halifax Panama City Savannah and Honolulu. It details vessel names ports and dates including Kronprinz Statendam and Adventuring liners with October sail times and destinations worldwide.
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Cearense
Barbados
Booth
California
Glasgow
Citta di Messina
Malaga
Puerto
Mexico
Santiago
Manzanillo
Nueces
Galveston
Martha
Gibraltar
Hamburg
Swansea
Bristol City
Cristobal
Panama
San Juan
Red D
Ponece
Y&pr
Antwerp
Red Star
Bremen
Lord
Rotterdam
Holt
I-Am
Ere
Wie
Blueher
Llandaff City
Por Fint Rhein
Noordam
Kaiser Wim
Oscar II
Wilhelm Kingston
Hamb-Am
Havana
Guantanamo
Ward Mesaba
London
Atlan Tran Kristiansand
Scan-Am
Naples
Isbon
Germania
Italia
Maria Luisa Denver
Savannah
Saramacca
Trinidad
D WI
Monroe
Norfolk
Old Dom
Tennyson
South Braz
Lamp & Ho
Bermudian
Bermuda
Quebec
Kronprinz
Statendam
Holland
Apache
Jacksonville
Clyde
Hamilton
Old Dominion
City of Columbus
Lucania
Liverpool
Cunard
Adriatic
Southampton
Potomac
Argentina
Norton
Altai
Inagua
Advance
Toma
Fabre
Laura
Austrian
Mallory
Colorado
Tampa
Jefferson
Dominion
Bank collapse case moves toward closure in Allegheny Court
Pittsburg on October 3 reports counsel for Allegheny National Bank, closed after alleged cashier William Montgomery embezzlement. Lawyers stated in court that the bank's affairs would be satisfactorily closed within a week and all obligations would be paid.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny National Bank
Wiliam Montgomery
Port of New York Arrivals and Departures October 3 1908
Ships arriving and leaving Port of New York listed with origins destinations and timings. Notable vessels include Lucania, La Lorraine, Manuel Calvo, Ocmulgee, New York, Diamant, Arapahoe, Campania, Graf Waldersee, Vaderland, Belle of Scotland, and others with cabin steerage mails and passengers noted.
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Port of
Lucania
Warr
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cunard Ss Co
Abin
Bar
Manuel Calvo
Span
Castella
Vera Cruz
Havana
Compania Transatlantica
Mds
Ocmulgee
Webb
Brunswick
Brunswick Ss Co
Moise
New York
Roberts
Southampton
Cherbourg
Thmerican Line
Malls
Diamant
Ger
Threprich
Gothenburg
Shields
Philip Ruprecht
Steame
Curado
Etc
Maraces
Perth Amboy
Terence
Manchester
Alatmaha
Brazos
Galveston
Chicago
Havre
Furnessia
Glasgow
Movill Clan
Buchanan
Port Bads
Aries
Speazta
Torre Annunziata
Saratoga
Sarnia
Inagua
Port-au-Prince
Ole Bull
Nor
Baltimore
Dominic
Para
Manaos
el Alba
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Princess Anne
Norfolk
Newport News
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Nottingham
Brussels
West 125Th St
7Th & 8Th Aves
Whitcomb
Metallic Bedstead Co
5Th
46Th St
13Th Street
Broadway
Hilda Swenson
M'Pherson Kennedy
Marine Intelligence
High Water
A. M
Island
Hell Gate
Gov. Island
Transpacific
New Yor
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Vancouver
Mevipore
Flavia San Franciscos
Alameda
Hawaii
Japan
Corea
China
de Seattley
Ku- Zealand
Francisco
Siberia
Torta
Coma
Tacoma
Ning Chow
Vam
Philippine Islands
Pine Islands
Nipri Samiing
Meric
San Franciscs Yeddo.rea
Philippine
Coressod
Gepecialiy Ad
U 8 Transport
Stern Brothers
Taupe
Catawba
Wistaria
Trousseaux
Misses
Wisteria
Ings
Real Valenciennes
Oriental Carpets & Rugs
Kermanshah
Allegheny Bank
Shipping News
Iled
Santos
Sieglinde
Rio Janeiro
West Twenty-third Street
Fiume
Altonia
Trieste
Calicut
Schonfels
Aden
Bombay
Port Natal
Prince Erb
St Vincent
Algoa Bay
Teingtau
Longships
Bristol
Plymouth
Etruria
Bordeaux
Louisiane
Kinon
Jam
Prinz Joachim
Ew York
Hong Kong
Wray Castle
Algiers
Saban
Palermo
Giovanni
Ital
Coronel
Fallodon Hall
Bahia Blanca
Grosser Kurfurst
Lux
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Shanghai
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Sabang
Rariety
Zeeland
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Dora
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C . Tietgem
Friedrich der
Pelbialos
Fry Xa
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Manila
Adala
Philatelphis
Oan Fayal
Ksnigin Luise
New Y
Justice Alpha Con
Kentucky Andes
L. Wash
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