Navy Yard Crowded Berth Room Short
The Brooklin waterfront sea wall area buzzes with activity as the battleship Alabama sits at Main Street with a red flag high indicating ammunition removal. Nearby the Massachusetts nears battle-ready form with a skeleton mast while Hancock, Baltimore, and other vessels dot the yard. dock repairs, pay issues, and supply preparations for Mediterranean fleet support color the scene.
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Brooklin Q
Wak Yard
East River
Alabama
Main Street
Massachusetts
Hancock
Cob
New Bempshire
Baltimore
Mayflower
Dubuque
Tock Cary
Guantanamo Bay
Marieta
Cuban
Forged Mortgage Trial Highlights Policy of Title Insurance
A Brooklyn court tried a lawyer for issuing a forged bond and mortgage after a client advanced $4,000. The piece argues frauds recur until lenders demand title insurance, which protects against forgery and ensures secure transactions.
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Brooklyn
Newport Conference conclusions to be disclosed by Navy
Washington reports a recommendation to the Navy Secretary to release at once selected Newport conference conclusions on naval design and construction. Roosevelt plans to seek three additional fleet colliers to double the fleet radius, enabling a twenty battleship fleet with extended coal capacity and supply resilience.
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Newport
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Metcalf
Roosevelt
Naval
Liiely
City must acquire street fees before subway builds
Public Service Commissioner Bassett argues that Brooklyn subway damage awards hinge on whether cities own the street fee or only easements. He proposes initiating fee-title acquisitions or cedures so abutting owners pay, preventing large future damages if Court of Appeals upholds the Appellate Division ruling.
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Bassett
Public Service Commission
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Wilhelmus Mynders
George B. Abbott
Joralemon Street
Brooklyn
Court of Appeals
Metz
Fulton Street
Flatbush
Possible rival to Standard Oil noted by oil expert
Dr Paul Dvorkevitz, editor of The Petroleum Review in London, arrived on the Amerika to study new oil fields in Mexico. He predicts European output may soon challenge Standard Oil, notes Russia Romania and Asia fields promising, and argues oil could power ships more efficiently than coal, predicting shifts in global supply.
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Paul Dvorkevitz
The
Petroleum Review
Amerika
Mexico
Dvorkovitz
Knuth
Max Warnholtz
Hamburg-American Line
Dvorkevitz
Russia
Dr. Dvorkevitz
America
Porneo
Sumatra
Standerdinl Company
Life Savers Rescue Six Men in Launch
Six men aboard the launch Eva sent distress signals while traveling toward Atlantic City. They were rescued by the lifeboat crew after their boat took tar on the water near Kumpwint.
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the Tribune
Atlantic City
Rush Channel Work Opens Harbor Access to Larger Vessels
Army engineers push Ambrose Channel to forty feet depth across a thousand foot width while widening to two thousand feet, enabling larger ships to pass. Roessler plans to open the channel to bigger vessels soon as shallow zones fill in, with dredges Manhattan Atlantic Raritan and Navesink active and 34 million cubic yards removed since start.
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Ambrose Channel
8. W. Roessler
Lusitania
Mauretania
Congress
Roessler
Manhattan
Atlantic
Raritan
Navesink
Cromwell Verdict Reversed in Civil Action
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court unanimously reversed a damages verdict against George Cromwell, Richmond Borough president. William A. Cleveland, a Richmond resident and former postmaster, had sued for 1700 dollars claiming Cromwell failed to advise on an illegal indictment. Cromwell testified he acted as a personal and political friend, not as attorney.
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Supreme Court
George Cramwell
Richmond
William A. Cleveland
Aleo
Cleveland
Dengan Hills
Cromwell
Rock Island report shows declines in revenue and income
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway reports for the year ended June 30 show total transportation revenue of 38,115,624 dollars, down 1,728,877 from last year, and operating revenue of 35,444.18 thousand, down 1,664,476. Net operating income falls to 16,155,499, down 2,179,401. After taxes and interest, dividends reach 3,999,783 with a residual surplus of 788,217, while funded debt rises by 8,268,000 and equipment notes fall by 433,499. The report notes a depressed business, large empty freight car movements, and substantial nonrevenue equipment moves costing about 1.9 million. It also records new industries, heavy capital expenditure, and asset shifts including selling Chicago & Alton stock for 9,120,461 bonus.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Bock Island Lines
Industrial Department
Rock Island Lines
Rock Island
Chicago & Alton
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
Rock Island Securities
Oil field activity shows mixed weekly results in several regions
No major strikes reported in the petroleum fields this week. Production shifts occur as new wells arrive while older fields fade. notable gains include Rushville No 6 at 40 barrels daily and Guyan No 12 holding above 400 barrels. Osage and Holliday pools show varied outputs amid mid continent activity.
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Fairfield County
Ohio
Rushville Oil and Gas Company
Mingo Pool
Jefferson County
Sma
Roane County
W. Va
Pleasants County
Lincoln County
Guyan Oil Company
Holliday
Osage
Oklahoma
Appleton-Osage Oil Company
American Oil and Gas Company
New York
London
Bremen
Government Bond Quotations Drift vs Week Ago
Treasury and district notes show minor moves in bid and asked prices from October 17 to October 24. U S 2s and 3s vary slightly by coupon type, with registered and coupon forms posting small gains or holds across the board. District of Columbia notes reach 110 230, while Panama bonds show mixed levels, reflecting modest market adjustments.
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U. S
U.S
Panama
District of Columbia
Bank Exchange and Stock Sales Report Last Week
Bank exchanges of the New York Clearing House and NYSE stock sales are detailed for Oct 24 to Oct 27, 1906 and 1905. Totals show exchange values and shares traded comparing the two years, with figures like 91,500 and 2,132, and 2,105,641, 4,871,000, and 4,472,365 across periods, indicating year over year activity shifts.
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New York Clearing House
New York Stock Exchange
Weekly cattle market report from Philadelphia
Week ending receipts total beef cattle 4240 head sheep and lambs 11778 hogs 3540 guidance for prices shows market steady across beef cattle with various grade ranges from common to choice and fat cows. calves and sheep sections list price ranges for stockers, grassers, lambs and ewes. hogs also steady with western and city dressed stock noted. Local cattle brands and regional distinctions referenced with several price figures.
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Philadelphia
Texas
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Boston
Portsmouth
Construction Bureau
Pacific Coast
South America
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Army and Navy News
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Standard Oil
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Rock Island Report
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James S. Coward
Greenwich St
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Madison Square Garden
D. Cady Herrick
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Henry D. Clayton
Augustus Thomas
John J. Lentz
69Th Regiment
26Th St. Nr
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E. P. Dutton & Co
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North America
Edward Knobel
Tribune
New York Tribune
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Elliott, Jaffray, && CO
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Katharine Black
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Ish H. Mecksen
Martha McIntyre
Zgaret A. Bell
Emma Porte
Robert ?. Bell
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John James Bell
Martha de Black
McMullin
Maria Watson
Francis Dickson
Lewis Morrison
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Martha J
Francis Dickeon
Charles HL [L. S] Beckett
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Jay J. Morrow
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