Protest to Morse on dummy loans at United States court
Adolph Rado, assistant cashier of the National Bank of North America, testified in the Morse Curtis trial that he protested to President Alfred Curtis against lending large sums on weak collateral from Leslie Whiting. He said Curtis shrugged off concerns and asserted Morse would raise the stock price.
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Adolph Rado
National Bank of North America
Morse-Curtis
Hough
United States District Court
Alfred H. Curtis
Leslie E. Whiting
Primrose & Breun
American Tee Securities Company
Whiting
Curtis
Jorse
Morse
United States
Stimson
Pross
William M. K. Olcott
Arthur Braun
Katherine A. Wilson
Paris
Flagler and Hevemerer
Ice
Havemeyer
Flagler
Delaware & Hudson
National Surety Company
Turney
New York State Bankers’ Association
State Association
Celene] Thompson
BAC
Neek
Soan
Uaters
Trust Company of America
Thorne
Wittenberg Coal Company
Baldwin
Empire Trust Company
Joseph Carroll
Mr. Olcott
Rade
Brown and Whiting
Glcott
NO TRANSFERS MONDAY PARK LINE REFUSES ORDER
The Central Park North and East River Railroad refused to obey the Public Service Commission order to restore transfers with the Third Avenue lines. It rejected Whitridge’s offer to exchange transfers on a shared basis and indicated no plan to comply. A hearing is set to show cause why a joint rate should not be established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Third Avenue Lines
Frederick W. Whitridge
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Whitridge
Central Park Company
Third Avenue Company
59Th Street
Mr. Whitridge
Leo Bakers
Commission
Third Avenue
Millionaire miner E. Webb found alive in Missouri mine
Houston financier E. Webb, once presumed drowned in Galveston Bay after disappearing June 7, was located working in a Joplin zinc mine. He recalls little of his wanderings and alleges kidnapping, with his clothing staged for a drowning scene.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston Bay
Ae E. Webb
Joplin
Webb
Galveston
D. Beatty
J. E. Webb
St. Louis
New York Life
Widow Elizabeth Russell Dies by Jump on New York Central Train
Mrs. Elizabeth Russell a forty five year old widow en route to Bloomingdale Asylum leaped from a New York Central train at 1Kth street. The body was taken to Morrisania police station and later identified by Dr Augustus Hoch of Bloomingdale Asylum who said she had been an inmate and was visiting her daughter.
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Elizabeth Russell
Bloomingdale Asylum
New York Central
Morrisania
Augustus Hoch
Taft Awakens South With Courteous Reception
Richmond reports Taft’s southern tour draws strong Democratic audiences in North Carolina and Virginia. Editors praise Taft as a great man and note large crowds in Greensboro and Richmond. The trip is seen as widening Republican appeal among Southern voters despite uncertainty of carries in Tennessee and North Carolina.
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Tribune
Richmond
North Carolina
William H. Taft
South
Taft
Mason and Dixon
Bristol
Bryan
Tennessee
Virginia
Japan greets fleet of warships at Yokohama harbor
The American battleship fleet anchored off Yokohama amid heavy fog and a grand welcome. Crowds filled streets and waterfronts as sixteen Japanese battleships formed the backdrop with flags, bunting, and fireworks. The rear admiral received a national salute as the ships approached Honmon Point.
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Yokohama
Tokio Bay
Japan
Honmon Point
Soya
Magami
Tatsuta
Murakari
Yokosuki
American Friends’ Association
Kraikama
Perry
Kanagawa
Government by Commission and New York Transit Development
An editorial critique argues that postwar transit growth was stunted by government commissions. It contrasts Civil War era expansion with modern bond issuance by Interborough groups, noting commissions seek proper use of funds while critics push “personal liberty” for water stocks. It questions the motives of Shonts and Chanler allies and the public’s interest in track maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan
Bronx
Public Service Commissions
Chanler
McCarter Held Up Near Middletown New Jersey
Ex Senator Thomas N McCarter president of the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and three companions were held up by a gunman near Middletown on the way to McCarters country home. They surrendered 58 dollars and watches while the chauffeur was sent ahead. About 1500 dollars in cash was with the party. Police were notified.
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Red Bank
N. J
Thomas N. McCarter
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Newark
H. M. Alexander
J. M. Perry
Mr. McCarter
Middletown
McCarter
Mr. Alexander
Chief Croker Sues Wife Over Summer Home
Edward F. Croker Fire Chief of New York City files in Suffolk County to reclaim Raw Pasteur Point at Good Ground from Elia J. Croker his wife who held the property as trustee since 1901. He says he bought it and had it re registered in her name with conveyance to him later.
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Riverhead
Long Island
Suffolk County Clerk's Office
Edward F. Croker
New York City
Elia J. Croker
President’s stance on election interference and Lilley speech
Washington October 17 The President says he will not interfere in elections but may state facts about any man’s acts. Edgar Young of The Bridgeport Conn Post reports the White House statement after Lilley’s speech praising navy yard and submarine appropriations.
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Washington
White House
Edgar Young
Bridgeport
Lilley
Grizzly Bears Shot by Expedition Team Near Fernie
J T M Stoneyard of Pittsburg Coal Company John M Phillips and Dr W T Hornaday have returned with skins of three grizzly bears shot near Fernie British Columbia. One bear is believed to be the oldest on record measuring 8 feet 6 inches tall and weighing about 400 pounds having lost all its teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
J. T. M. Stoneyard
Heat Wave Near End As Cold Spell Approaches
Washington reports 86 degrees as heat eases with a cool spell expected Monday. The cold front will push temperatures toward freezing later in the week. Hartford reached 90 in the nation’s peak heat, while snow was reported in Wyoming and North Dakota.
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Washington
Mississippi
Hartford
Conn
Garriott
Weather Bureau
Pacific
Wyoming
North Dakota
Governor Hughes Captivates East Side Crowd in Grand Central Palace
Governor Hughes rallies four to five thousand supporters in a Grand Central Palace address. He defends his middle of the road stance and questions the opponent on Public Service commissions law and the Agnew-Hart racing bill. He vows to uphold reform and criticizes evasive postures while urging focus on November 3.
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Public Service Commissions
Agnew-Hart
Hughes
Grand Central Palace
Chanler
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Booking Office
Rado
DEWEY
Fulton Street
Rev
New Advey & Sons Co
Fulton 5
York
Park
Charles 8. Sperry
United States Battleship Fleet
Harris & Ewing
Underwood & Underwood
New York
Ijuin
Missouri
Bloomingdale
Greensboro
Opera House
Mr. Taft
Leslie M. Shaw
Senator Smith
Metropolitan Company
Interborough
T. N. M’carter
Chief Croker Sues
Grizzly
Dr. Hornaday
East Side
George B. Agnew
Mr. Hughes
Baltimore
St. Paul
Chicago
Omaha
Werdit
Bungaloo Tea, Grocers
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