Receiver for United Box Board and Paper Company Delayed
Vice-Chancellor Howell reserved decision in Newark on a trust mortgage case by William S. Carey for the Trust Company of America. A receiver, Thomas L. Raymond, was appointed to operate the company for bondholders. Carey urged the receiver follow mortgage terms. Sydney Mitchell was not immediately retained. Action awaits the September 22 report by Matthias Plum on the company plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Newark
Wiliam S. Carey
Trust Company of America
United Box Board and Paper Company
Box Board Company
Trust Company
Thomas L. Raymond
Mr. Carey
Mr. Raymond
Sydney Mitchell
Chicago
Carey
Matthias Plum
No Rich Partner Found in A. O. Brown Case
Charles E. Littlefield, receiver for A. O. Brown & Co, says no firm member shows large personal wealth after examining partners. He notes July 1907 firm capital at 690000, mostly from profits 1902–07, and that assets and liabilities await book details. A special committee’s report is expected late this week with further testimonies already given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Littlefield
A. O. Brown & Co
Littlefield
Edward Lauterbach
Stock Exchange
Albert O. Brown
Lewis Ginter Young
C M and St P to Coast Progress Report
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway reports progress toward Pacific Coast ties with Western lines. Track work reaches from Missouri River to Butte and Montana Idaho and Washington on remaining miles, while revenue and earnings decline under a new accounting system. Dividends totaled 9.37 million with net earnings of 19.75 million before taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Pacific Coast
Missouri River
Seattle
Tacoma
Puget Sound
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Butte
Mont
Western Companies
Norfolk and Western Railway Yearly Earnings Report
Norfolk and Western Railway Company reports for the year ended June 30 show gross earnings of 28 962 217 a drop of 2 202 164 from the prior year and net earnings of 10 402 728 down 1 247 115 The total net income was 11 109 753 down 629 033 After interest there was a balance of 5 773 908 versus 7 000 319 in the year before From this balance were deducted payments to Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company to cover interest deficiency on the joint bonds dividends on adjustment preferred stock and betterments totaling 2 525 448 leaving 3 258 460 from which common stock dividends of 2 901 114 were deducted Operating expenses were 64 08 per cent of gross earnings up from 62 62 per cent in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Pacahontas Coal and Coke Company
Norfolk & Western Pocahontas
Western Union bonds backed by New York Telephone stock
Kuhn Loeb & Co quotes Western Union President Clowry on convertible 4 percent bonds offering. The security comprises $9,733,100 par value of fully paid New York Telephone Company shares, with Western Union's six year earnings allowing annual dividends around 7 per cent on the stock posted as security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Clowry
Western Union
New York Telephone Company
Captain Archibald Shot Accident Near Cambrai
Captain James Archibald of Washington was accidentally shot in the eye during a partridge shoot near Cambrai. Doctors removed the shot and expect to save his sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
James Archibald
Washington
Cambrai
Examiners report on city revenue and waste
The Bureau of Municipal Research faces a toss up between saving money by cutting waste or boosting revenues. It cites Controller Metz’s plan to fund city needs without taxes over 25 years if revenues are fully collected. The report criticizes park commission loss of revenue, notes several officials as contributors to waste, and highlights illustrations of dilapidated parks and overly favorable leases alongside rising rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Municipal Research
Metz
Bureau
Manhattan
Richmond Park
Clausen
Willcox
Herrman
Parsons
Henry Smith
Defend Closing of Pittsburg Bank Bill Proposed
Pittsburg bankers plan a bill for Congress to curb bank examiners power. The bill would require two examiners to review banks on different dates and their reports compared in Washington. Cosmopolitan National Bank remains closed after scrutiny. Mount Washington Savings and Trust could not open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilegraph
Tribune
Pittsburg
James F. Burke
Washington
Cosmopolitan National Bank
Mount Washington Savings and Trust Company
Sept
Pope Motor Car plant sale ordered in Indianapolis
Vice-Chancellor Howell in Newark ordered the sale of the Pope Motor Car Company's Indianapolis plant for 200000 dollars. The plant had been offered to the receivers for the Pope Manufacturing Company, Pope Motor Car's subsidiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Newark
Pope Motor Car Company
Indianapolis
Pope Manufacturing Company
Motor Car Company
Battery Park Bank Moves to New Produce Exchange Building
The Battery Park National Bank of New York has outgrown its former offices at 24 State Street since its organization and yesterday took possession of its new quarters in the Produce Exchange Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery Park National Bank of New York
State Street
Produce Exchange
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Update
The Caronia will dock this evening after 524 miles east of Sandy Hook at 9 am yesterday. The Patricia, 650 miles east at 4:00 yesterday, should dock around 7:30 tomorrow morning. Martha Washington was 722 miles east at noon yesterday and likely dock by 3 pm tomorrow. Hamburg, 1,189 miles east at 8:50 yesterday, expected 2 pm Friday. Friedrich der Grosse passed Nantucket at 2:10 yesterday afternoon and should dock around 7:30 this morning. Note ships bound for New York and overseas routes listed with sailing times and destinations including Hawaii Japan Corea China Philippines via Pacific routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caronia
Sandy Hook
Patricia
Martha Washington
Hamburg
Sandy Jtock
Frider
Nantucket
New York
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Hawaii
San Francisco
Mongolia
Vancouver
Victoria
B. C
Philippine
Tacoma
Lpellerophon
Ands
Laverie
New Zealand
Australia
West
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
Baverie
Shipping News from Port of New York September 8 1908 Arrivals
Port of New York dispatch lists ships arriving and leaving quarantine on September 8 1908. Northman bound for Texas Co in ballast passed quarantine. Mesaba to Atlantic Transport Line with 91 cabin passengers and merchandise arrived at the Bar. Yurnur to New York and Cuba Mail with noise. Kaiser Wilhelm I to Delrchs with 322 cabin and steerage, mails and merchandise arrived at the Bar. City of Augusta to Ocean Steamship Co with passengers and merchandise left quarantine at 7:55 pm. Fagerton to Cuneo Importing Co with fruit arrived at the Bar. Comanche to Clyde Steamship Co left quarantine. Forona with passengers and mails arrived at the Bar. Havana to New York and Cuba Mail with 189 passengers and merchandise arrived at the Bar. City of Savannah to Ocean Steamship Co left quarantine. Princess Anne to Old Dominion Steamship Co left quarantine. Rotterdam to Philip Ruprecht in ballast arrived at the Bar. August Wilhelm to Hamburg-American Line current details listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northman, Busch, Claymont
Del
Texas Co
Mesaba
Tribe
London
Atlantic Transport Line
Bar
Yurnur
Seeley
Cienfuegos
New York
Cuba
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Ger
Cuppers
Bremyn
Southampton
Cherbourge
Delrchs & Cabin
Moise
City of Augusta
Burroughs
Savannah
Ocean Ss Co
Fagerton
Nor
Jacobsen
Sama
Maise
Havana
Stevens
Maiie
City of
Johnson
Princess Anne
Tapley
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Ss Co
Rotterdam
Gieseke
Amsterdam
Philip Ruprecht
The
Pring August Wilhelm
Gerdes
Kingston
Hamburg-American Line
Passenger laden liners sail amid quarantine at sea
Report lists ships with passengers and cargo bound to and from ports including Benham and Boyesen, Norfolk, Rotterdam, Bermuda, Plymouth, Cherbourg, Havre, and Baltimore. Vessels anchor in quarantine at 9 25 pm or 9 30 pm as steamer routes span Europe, Caribbean, and Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moise
Highlands
Russia
Russ
Nieuman
Libau
Rotterdam
Benham & Boyesen
Steamers at Foreign Ports list voyage movements
A compiled list shows ships arriving and departing through September from ports worldwide to New York and other ports. Entries include names such as Reichenfels, Italia, Kilbhattan, Altona, Moraitis, San Giorgio, California, Kroonland, Newton Hall, Clara, Taormina, and more with routes via Cape Town, Norfolk, Malta, Genoa, or Yokohama and linking to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algoa Bay
New York
Naples
Messina
San Giorgio
Ital
Bordeaux
California
Lihau
Korea
Rotterdam
Santos
Castilian Prince
Rio de Janeiro
Shanghai
Bloemfontein
Malta
Colombo
Antwerp
Kroonland
Dover
Montevideo
Newton Hall
Buenos Ayres
Boston
Pernambuco
Charlton Hall
Taltal
Denia
Citta Ji Messina
Fiume
Clara
Napies
Taormina
Swansea
Wells City
Demerara
Parima
Trieste
Erny
Hos
St Louis
Southampton
Newark
Shimonoseki
Indramayo
Yokohama
Huelva
Maude
Railroad Earnings Across Major U S Lines 1908 Summary
Earnings figures for railroads including Central of Georgia Chicago Great Western Grand Trunk System and Louisville Nashville are listed for fourth week in August and for July 1 to August 31. The table shows miles totals, net earnings, total income and expenses across numerous carriers with mixed formats and some OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central OF Georgia
Chicago Great Western
Detroit & Mackinac
Duluth
South Shore & Atlantic
Grand Trunk System
Georgia Southern
Florida
Hidalgo
Northeastern
International & Great Northern
Mexico
Louisville & Nashville
Tolgir
Minneapolis, ST. Paul & Sault Ste
Mexican International
Auly
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Duluth, South Shore & Atlant
Mobile & Ohio
Missouri Pacific
Central Branch
National OF Mexico
Ceak
Texas & Pacific
Twin City Rapid Transit
Cattle Receipts Steady as Trade Looms for Wednesday
New York stock market notes from September 8 1908 report receipts of 45 cars including 42 for slaughterers and 3% for the market with no live cattle sales. Dressed beef steady with native sides at 11 to 12 cents per lb and Texas beef at 12 to 13 cents. Calves receipts 197 head all for the market with Western calves traded around 475 per 100 pounds and country calves at 5. Dressed veals quoted 11 to 11.5 cents per lb city dressed and 12. to 12.5 cents for country. Sheep and lambs receipts 191% cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
London
Bermudian
Bermuda
W. Daniels
Adriatic
Southampton
West Virginia
S&e
Notices to Taxpayers Department of Finance New York 1908
Public notice from the Department of Finance Bureau for the Collection of Taxes in New York dated September 1 1908 requests taxpayers to promptly obtain bills by written requisition. It explains how to specify property by section block and lot or map number, include return envelopes, and use deeds to locate property on maps. Requisitions should be mailed to the Deputy Receiver of Taxes in the correct borough, with payments by check made out to the Receiver of Taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department OF Finance
Bureau For
New York
Department of Taxes and Assessments
John J. McDonough
Chambers Street
Borough of Manhattan
John B. Underhill
Third and
Tremont Avenues
Borough of the Bronx
James B Bouck
Borough of Brooklyn
George H. Creed
Jackson Avenue
Fifth Street
Long Island City
Borough of Queens
Joan de Morgan
Borough Hall
St. George
Staten Island
Richmond
Livestock Market Report: Sheep and Hogs Prices and Stocks
Receipts of 2,250 sheep and 2,362 hogs with 9 percent cars for slaughterers and 10 cents for the market. Sheep varied from common to prime with prices $250 to $625 per 100 lb and dressed mutton around 58 to 68 cents per pound. Hogs steady with quoted $7 to $7.25 per 100 pounds, New York State and Pennsylvania hogs included. few cars held over and overall activity slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Pennsylvania
Chicago crops rally as government report lifts wheat prices
Chicago on Sept 8 saw a strong upturn in wheat following a government crop report. Prices pared gains late but closed with modest advances while corn oats and provisions remained firm. Reported yields 336 million bushels spring wheat about 9 million above last year. Local receipts and futures activity described, with mixed strength in cash markets and ongoing bullish sentiment for corn and hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Duluth
Indiana
Shorts
Notice of Summons in New York Supreme Court Case
The People of New York and others summon Pasquale Pati and Rosina Pati and related parties in a dissolution action. Plaintiffs’ attorney Morris Cooper files August 18 1908, with service by publication ordered by Justice Cuthbert W. Pound. File lists numerous fictitious names used for defendants and unknown successors in interest. Service requires response within twenty days after summons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tororo Eee
York Supreme Court
New York County
Sarah Bach
Pasquale Pati
Rosina Pati
Salvatore Pati
Jane” Pati
Jane
Achille Starace
Copartners
Salvatore Costanzi
Domenico Cusimano
Angelo Farranto
Giuseppe Pecorino
Carmelo Gino
Calogero Colletti
Francesco Asaro
Giuseppe Ali
David Schuman
David
John Doe
James Doe
Joseph Doe
Richard Roe
Robert Roe
Jane Roe
Mary Roe
Jane Doe
Julia Doe
Morris Cooper
Vesey Street
Borough of Manhattan
New York City
Jane Pati
Cuthbert W. Pound
Supreme Court of
State of New York
County of New York
Court House
City of New York
New York
Proposals for railroad trestle at Naval Training Station
Proposals will be received at the Bureau of Navigation Navy Department Washington until 12 o clock noon September 17 1905 and publicly opened there after for a railroad trestle to Power House at the Naval Training Station Great Lakes North Chicago Illinois Blank forms of proposals and specifications will be furnished and plans may be procured upon application to the Commandant Naval Training Station Great Lakes North Chicago T R Usher Acting Chief of Bureau August 1908
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ST. P
Norfolk & Western Report
Archibald
Richmond Parks
Pittsburg Bank
Washington—Trust Company
Bankers
Pope Motor Car Plant
Battery Park Bank
Marine Intelligence
Moon
Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Transpacific
Line
Dasonne Cunard
Prinz
Toronto
Hull
Aes
Wilson Bordeaux
Havre
French Fortunata
Eat Ees
Gibraltar
Mallory Rio Grande E
el Norte
Galveston
Pacific
Majestic - Southampton
W. Star
Corrientes
Barbados
Hamb
S. A
Boniface
Para
Plymouth
Windem
Cunard
Lusitania
Colon
Panama
Morro
le Vera Cruz
Ward Cretic
White Star
Hamb-Am Hamburg
Mallory Nueces
Alveston
City of Atlanta
Lucania
Cunard Owaeeenasie
Venezia
Marseilles
Fabre
Abruzzi
San Marcos
Mallory
Old Dominion
la Provence
Cedric
Bitcher
Merida
Hamburg- Am
Altai
Inagua
Bahia
F. Tietgen
Copenhagen
Scand
Barbarossa
Bremen
Lloyd
Alonia
City of Sav Nah Ravanna
Avan
Heens
Comanche
Jacksonville
Clyde
Cameguey Guantananto
Ward
Ahs Teinie Eee
Prins Willem V
Haiti
Vigilancia
Nassau
Daghestan
Manuel Calvo
Barbera
Rio Grande
Tampa
Shipping News
Port of
Meraval
Perth Amboy
Monroe
Apache
Charleston
Dunkirk
el Valle
Ocmulgee
Brunswick
Porto Rico
Baltimore
SSED
Madonna
Nord America
Indrasamha
Cherbourg
President Lincoln
Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Port Natal
den of Crombie
St Vincent, Co
Mauretania
Queenstown
Newchwang
Brett Huel
Perim
Marie
Payer
David E. Austen
Chicago Grain and Provisions
34Th St
Rocers, Peer & Company
Broadway
Warren St
Lake
Sera Grey
Atcong Children
Cts
Liberty ST
Mauch Chunk Glen Onoko
Lake Hopatcong
Atlantic City
Hudson
West Point
Newburgh
Poughkeepsie
Palace Iron Day Line
Hendrick Hudson
Albany
Brooklyn
Fulton St
Annex
Desbrosses
W. 129Th Aew
Mary Powell
Desbrosses St
W. 129Th St
West Shore
N. Y
Hudson Str
Long Island Sound
Norwich
Clarkson St
New London
Fisher's Island
Stonington
Watch Hill
Narragansett Pier
Newport
Providence
New Haven
Bridgeport
Taghi River
Island of
Foster's Iron
New Jersey
Try
Marlborough
Bienheim
Josiah White & Sons
Mumakeene White Service
Mont Clair Montclair
Pocono Mountains
Poconos
Mvison
Prop
Mt. Pocono
Tt Sea
Dow
Walter J. BI
6Th Ave
Criterion Hattie Wit
Theatre
Empire
John Drew
Jack Straw
Khickerbosker
Eorit
Gertin
Millar
Garrick
Sooo
Joseph Coyne
Alexandra
Eablisten Bt
Bane
Diana OF ‘Dobson
Ty Miss Billie Burke
Watcheige
Sa Robert Edeson
Tae Caan
Liberty
Sid St. West Bway
Ees Russell
Wildfire
Algeria
New Amsterdam
Mimig World
Casino Wei
Tise Tota
Picea Herald
Sato” Dalps
Hackett
John Mason
Weber
ASTOR
M. Hodge
Adway
Arnold Daly
Bijou
Douglas Fairbanks
Garden
Franz
Sathortall
Mversion
Oliver Hertford
Belasco
Néiadal
Eorce
Shearliss
Blaney’s
Opera House
Lincoln Sq
Frank Bush
Alhambra
Eva Tanguay
Salome
Truth
Empire City
Cal Cuttys
Bernardotherm
Virginia Harned & Co
Anderson, Matthews
Pachenstein
Eissohn
Dreamland
Paz
Brienton Feacd Pai Pain
Den
Revert v Musee
Gettysburg
Doah Valley
Luray
Williamsburg
Old Pofort
Ray Mord
Wali Rou
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