Finance Probe Begins as Metz Details City Waste
A New York City finance committee opens with Controller Metz on crutches describing waste chiefly in supply purchases. He urges a central buying station and condemns costs in condemnation proceedings and charter bid rules while noting improvements in accounting. The session frames a two to three hearing review before election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Owen Cassidy
Martin Saxe
P. H. McCarren
Warren I. Lee
A Merritt, Jr
James Oliver
George M. Palmer
Atttorney
Louis Bedell
Charles A. Collin
Cassidy
Collin
Riverside Drive
Flatbush Avenue
Kissena Park
McCooey
Charles S. Hervey
Hervey
Board of Education seeks extra 3.27 million for teachers
President Winthrop asked the Board of Estimate for 3.273 million more to raise teacher salaries to avert larger future needs. The request totals 33.031 million for 1903, with 28.535 million for general school funds and 49.444 million for special funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Board of Education
Board of Estimate
Maxwell
McClellan
Grady
McGowan
Normal College and College of the City of New York
Budget Exhibit Opens in City Investing Building
City budget exhibit opened by Controller Metz at 165 Broadway as Mayor McClellan missed the ceremony. Metz warned against fake budgets and pledged a new accounting system while about 300 attendees and Columbia’s E R C Seligman pressed citizens to protect their interests amid high assessments and taxes Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Controller Metz
City Investing
Broadway
McClellan
Board of Estimate
Mr. Metz
Metz
E. R. C. Seligman
Columbia
Adolph Bloch
House and Real Estate Owners’ Association
Twe
Fall overcoats and rain-coats for young men
This fall features light herringbone overcoats in sporting browns and Oxford and black cloths for varied tastes priced from 18 to 40 dollars. Rain coats offer wider fabric variety and Thermos bottles are promoted for football games by the Red-men and new E. W. collars at Three Broadway Stores with addresses on Warren Street and 13th and 34th Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
Vintage undergarments and gloves at 354th Street sale
An old catalog lists women’s wear including tucked wet waist linings in China silk and Mousquetaire sleeves. Prices range from 95 cents to 10.50 with items such as drawers corset covers skirts and Mousquetaire gloves offered in black or white at 2.00 per pair. The note references 354th Street.
Boston Officials Eye Annual Exhibit After Mantels Purchase
Henry Bruere, director of the Municipal Research Bureau working staff, said it is hoped to have an exhibit every year. Mayor Hibbard of Boston will address the noon meeting tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bruere
Municipal Research Bureau
Hibbard
Boston
Taxpayers Delay Pay As Prompt-Rebate Vanishes
The first tax paying day of the year drew a short line in the Stewart Building as the expected prompt payment rebate was missing. Colonel David E. Austen, receiver of taxes, noted the rebate drew crowds previously. October payments avoid penalties if timely but late payments accrue 7 percent from yesterday until payment. first day receipts topped two million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
David E. Austen
Philadelphia Celebrates 225th Birthday with Military Parade
Philadelphia observes the city’s 225th anniversary with a Broad Street parade of about twenty thousand soldiers sailors and national guardsmen led by General Frederick D Grant. The event includes a bronze tablet unveiling at City Hall marking Rochambeau camp site and the city’s new seal dated 1683 with the motto Philadelphia Maneto Let Brotherly Love Continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Broad Street
United States
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Frederick D. Grant
Rochambeau
Washington
Yorktown
Vicomte de Chambrun
America
Roosevelt Sends Telegram to German American Alliance
President Roosevelt sent a telegram to President Hexamer of the National German American Alliance wishing them success in celebrating the 225th anniversary of German emigration to the United States. He praises Americans of German birth and descent for their role in the nation’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Hexamer
National German-American Alliance
Alliance
National
Theodore Roosevelt
Deputy Sheriff Davis Helps Track Thief The Horse Mystery
Northcastle near New Rochelle sees three thoroughbreds stolen from farmers John Woolsey and George Vail. Richard Harding Davis, recently named deputy sheriff by Sheriff Lane, leads a posse in the search with local and New York police notified. No trace of the animals yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northcastle
New Rochelle
John Woolsey
George Vail
Richard Harding Davis
Sheriff Lane
Westchester County
Davis
New York
Mrs Thaw Arrives Ahead of October Trial in White Plains
Mrs. William Thaw arrived aboard the Red Star Inez Fin land with a trained nurse and stayed in her stateroom for most of the voyage. She is expected to remain in White Plains during her son Harry K. Thaw's trial to determine his sanity, which is anticipated to begin on October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Red Star
Inez Finland
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Update
Oceanic transit notes list sunrise and sunset times, high and low tides, and positions of vessels. It records the President Grant and other ships’ distances east of Sandy Hook and expected dock times, alongside Transpacific mail schedules and ship movements with port names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Grant
Sandy Hook
Caronia
He d'Italia
Evelyn Thaw Receives $1000 Monthly, O'Mara Confirms
Pittsburg reports Roger O'Mara, trustee for Harry K. Thaw, refutes claims by Mrs. Harry K. Thaw that she received no funds. He states she has been getting $1,000 a month from Harry K. Thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Roger O'Mara
Harry K. Thaw
Harry
O'Mara
City News In Brief: Morton, Crimin al Cases and Local Actions
George M. Morton alias Doc Morton, already indicted, faces grand larceny in the first degree for stealing two $1,000 notes from the Delphi Silk Company on Broome street and is held on 1500 bond. Blaney Cronin, who fired six shots at Patrolman Arganza, convicted of assault in the first degree and to be sentenced Friday. Harvey Cohn and five associates, arrested for running in a tight costume on Ocean Boulevard, arraigned and discharged. Eastern District Merchants' Board of Trade meets and backs action on the Architects Society appeal over tenement house law administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Morton
Doc’ Morton
Delphi Siik Company
Broome Street
Blaney Cronin
Arganza
Harvey Cohn
Ocean Boulevard
Flatbush Avenue
Steers
Eastern District Merchants’ Board of Trade
Society of Architects
Vessels and sailings listed for early October departures
A condensed maritime column lists vessels including Kaiser Wilhelm II Oscar II and others with ports Havana Santiago Caracao Cearens Santiago Nueces Martha Llandaff Cit Rhein Mesaba Germania Maria Luisa Denver City of Savannah Kingston Guantanamo Lisbon Bremen Christiansand Saint Cristobal Havana San Juan Barbados Manzanillo Galveston etc. It shows sailings, routes, times, and line closings with entries for Cunard White Star N G Lloyd Lamport Holt and Mafia lines. It notes several abortive and upcoming departures from Europe to America across October 1 to October 8 with ships such as Kronprinz Bremen Statendam Apache City of Columbus Lucania Adriatic Potomac etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nueces
Galveston
Mallory
Colorado
Tampa
Jefferson
Norfolk
Old Dominion
Cedic
Liverpool
White Star
Blutcher
Hamburg
Hamb
la Loraine
Havre
French
Merida
Havana
Ward
Guiana
Barbados
Quebec
Argentina
Willelm
Bremen
Lloyd
Pannonia
Naples
Cunard
Moltke
Hamp
Sannio
Racel Comanche
Jacksonville
Clyde
Monroe
Old Dam
City of
Savannah
Kaiser Wm II
Oscar II
Advance
San Juan
Harbados
Manzanillo
Swansea
London
Alveston
Line
N G Lloyd
Scan Am
Panama
Bristol City
G Lloyd
Mali
Kronprinz
Statendam
Rotterdam
Holland-Am
Apache
Hamilton
City of Columbus
Sava
Lucania
Unard Adriatic
Southampton
White Potomac
Norton Altai
Inagua
Hamburg-Am
Cristobal
Roma
Fabre Laura
Austrian
Shipping News Port of New York Arrivals October 5 1908
Shipping list from New York shows multiple arrivals including Steamer Manha from Baltimore and Steamer Manhattan from Algiers with cargo, passengers, and bar reports. Other vessels such as Ponce, Estonia, Noordam, Northwestern, Finland, El Rio, Citta di Messina, Melderskin and routes to San Juan Porto Rico Rotterdam Antwerp and South America are noted with dates and bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manha
Lata
Hames
Baltimore
New York and
Manhattan
Ter
Wolters
Algiers
Philly Ruprecht
Bar
Ponce
Barbour
San Juan
Humacao
Geanica
Aguadilla
Mayaguez
New York
Porto Rico
Northwestern
Riener
New Orleans
Providence
Texas Co
Balia
Tiighlands
Finland
Grimshaw
Antwerp
Power
Red Star Line
el Rio
Burns
Galveston
Southern Pacific Co
Citta di Messina
Ital
Faggioni
Messina
Catania
Girgent
Gandia
Denia
Almeria II
Malaga
Gibraltar
Hirzel, Feltmann & Co
Melderskin
Nor
Jacobsen
Iquique
Antofagasta
Caleta Calosa & Coronel
Montevideo
St Lucia
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Register
Bronx
Peer & Company
23Rd Street
James McCreery & Co
al Os Cael
Princess Slips Eos
Augustine Corsets
Millinery Dep’ts
354Th Street
Runt Westchester
Thaw
Europe
Marine Intelligence
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Hawaii
Seattle
China
Siberia
Japan
Corea
Philippine Islands
Vancouver
Victoria
Tacoma
Ning Chow
Guam
Pine Islands
San Francisco
U & Transport
Evelyn Thaw
City News
Lamp & Holt
Majestic
Verdi
Grant
Plymouth
Italia
Halian Vearbarossa
Cherbourg
G Lieyd
Virginia
Almeria
Perugia
Julia Luckenbach
Puerto Rico
Turk’s Island
Clyde Prinzess Irene
Lloyd Californie
Dunkirk
French Antilles
So Pac
el Sixte
Meil
Shipping News
Port of
Lord & Taylor
Furniture Department
Maho
Walnut
20Th St
5Th Ave
16Th St
Earl & Wilson’s
Red-Man
Spor Linu
Sirdland
Inuel Klein
Casino
Empire
Tna
John Drew
Jack Straw
Hudson
Robert Edeson
45Th St
Eves Lyceum
Billie Burke
Criterion
Hattie Williams
Knickerbocker
Girls OF
Gottenberg & Aan
Garrick
35Th Street
Joseph Coyne
Alexandra Carlisle
May Irwin
Mrs. Peckham
Savoy
Percy Mackaye
Barrie & Shaw
Times
Tsth
Bry
Mortons
Ross & Fenton
Julian Rose
Bob Fitzsimmons
Barnold
Blaney
Lacose
Mule
Fatima
Jas
J. Morton
Clarice Vance
Thos. E. Claire Rice
Shea £ Co
Romaine Cohen
Mile. de Dio
Laddie Cliff
Lha Taylor Granville
the van Dyke
Merian's Dogs
Mat
Dally Se
Hyman Meyer
Jas. Thornton
Oths
CAF
Des Beaux-Arts
Ber
Weesel, Duval & Co
Aiso
Bermudian
Bermuda
Saramacca
Trinidad
Paramaribo
Tennyson
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Newport News
Ogeechee
Brunswick
Copenhagen
Helrig Clay
Dan
Christiansand
Kronpringessin Cecilie
Grosser Kurfurst
Glasgow
Wadsworth
Moville
Ocean
Genoa
Luisiana
Tivenos Ayres
Comerte
Melbourne
Kazembe
St Vincent
Sydney
Shanghai
Denbigh Hall
Port Talid
Indrawadi
Aden
Singapore
Friedrich der Grosse
Ger
Lombo
Mashona
Calcutta
St Thomes
Koroma
CF Tietgen
Newark
Boulogne
Bijou Broaden
Wek Amd
A Gentleman
Ee Cin
Astor
Wm. Hodge
Wallage
Arnold Daly
Man Om So
Belasco Theathelu
Arliss “Devil
HENRY W. SAVAGE _ DEVEL
Garden
Ind
Mats
Edwin Stevens
Sinta Harned
He. Hyams & Matyre
Leo Ditrichstein & Co
Hammerstein's
Sackett
Eve Si James XK. Hackett
Academy OF Music Na
Denman Thompson
Mats Wed
Eden
LYRI
Bway
Alan Dale
Alan-A-Dale
Lulu Glaser
Mlle
Lulu Claser
Miss Glaser
Daly
Maxine Elliou Seie
Ti Mange O'Neil Acxes
Romxos
Herald SQ
West End
Mats Tom
Bernard—Nearly
Hero
New Amsterdam
Sive Weeks
W. Savage
Ennry the
St Eves
Geo. M. Cohan
Maurice Levi
Lillian
Russell
Geo Broadhurst
Wildfire
Geo V
Hobart
Mats Wer
Frank Me
Ces
Eden Tien
Imacarrar
Algeria
Wet Bulger
NIG ‘ van Studdiford the Golden
Btutierfly
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