Coal Roads Win Suit on Commodities Clause
United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismisses government suits to enforce the Hepburn act commodities clause against anthracite railroads. Judges Gray and Dallas reject the clause as unconstitutional and an invasion of state rights, with Judge Buffington dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
George Gray
George M. Dallas
Joseph Buffington
United States
Bonaparte
Pennsylvania
Central of New Jersey
Lehigh Valley
Erie
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Delaware & Hudson
Philadelphia & Reading
Grag
Supreme Court
Congress
Sylvania
Market leaders falter as government suit decision arrives
The irregular market session saw most leaders lose ground while Robert W. de Forest and John G. Johnson of Philadelphia acted as coal roads counsel in the government suit. De Forest, departing his office for the country, declined to comment without reading the full text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. de Forest
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Supreme Court likely to hear Hepburn act appeal on commodity clause
Washington dispatch reports the Philadelphia circuit court ruling the Hepburn act commodity clause unconstitutional. ICC officials and Acting Attorney General Russell expect a Supreme Court appeal within sixty days as Bonaparte and Roosevelt discuss the decision at Sagamore Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Judson Clements
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court
Russell
Oyster Bay
Charles J. Bonaparte
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Department of Justice
Circuit Court
Bonaparte
New York
Lieutenant Wyman Cleared After Court Martial
Major General Frederick D. Grant has restored Lieutenant Guy H. Wyman of the 11th Cavalry to duty after a general court martial found he claimed to be single while married. Wyman, commissioned in 1905, had an excellent service record and had been paying support to his first wife. Grant cautioned him to exercise greater prudence in official duties and personal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Grant
Guy H. Wyman
11Th Cavalry
Wyman
Vanella Chambers
Huntsville
Ala
War Department
Grant
Silk Raising Revival Effort Underway Led by Alfred Van Praag
Alfred Van Praag and associates move to revive silk raising in the United States. They purchased land at Central Islip Long Island to plant Morus alba trees and build facilities. The project aims to expand to the Hudson Valley experimental plant with government backing to purchase native silk cocoons at nine cents to one dollar ten cents per pound and supply saplings silkworm eggs and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred van Praag
West 40Th Street
Central Islip
Long Island
Islip
Hudson
New York
United States
Lawyer claims assessed values cut in Yonkers case
James B. Ludlow a Yonkers attorney and property owner told Referee Frank L. Young that Federal Sugar Refining Co had its 19% year assessment reduced by 150000 through a 500 payment. He alleged the tax roll copy vanished during certiorari hearings and said similar actions target Yonkers assessors for alleged bias against him and allied interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Young
Yonkers
James B. Ludlow
New York
I Yonkers
Federal
End of Patterson Village If Reservoir Is Built
In Patterson inhabitants accept relocation as water needs drive a new reservoir. Officials say a larger price for property offsets loss while the Aqueduct Commission argues the Croton system will be strengthened. Projected cost about 3.25 million dollars with a twelve year build, alleviating future water waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
The
Tribune
John J. Ryan
Aqueduct
John H. O'Brien
Gas and Electricity
O’brien
Croton
O'Brien
Aqueduct Commission
Walter H. Sears
Sears
Catskill
State opposes Thaw transfer from Dutchess jail
Albany reports Dr. Albert W. Ferris of the State Commission in Lunacy vows to oppose any attempt to move Harry K. Thaw from Dutchess County jail to Pennsylvania. He says no jurisdiction would authorize the transfer of an insane patient and notes Thaw remains in Dutchess custody pending habeas corpus arguments. Ferris also discusses hospital expansion plans to ease overcrowding and improve mental health facilities in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Harry K. Thaw
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
Pittsburg
State Commission
Albert W. Ferris
Blair
Pennsylvania
Ferris
County of
Dutchess
Dowling
Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
United States
New York
Trustee Confers With Thaw In Jail Visit
Roger O'Mara trustee for Harry K Thaw and attorney ex Governor Stone met Thaw in the county jail for about ninety minutes. Thaw's habeas corpus counsel Charles Morschauser attended part of the talks. O'Mara noted no schedule for a move to Pittsburg before the September 21 hearing in White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Roger O'Mara
Harry K. Thaw
Stone
Pennsylvania
Thaw
Charles Morschauser
O'Mara
Pittsburg
Justice Mills
White Plains
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Arrives in Mount Clemens Secluded
Detroit report states Evelyn Nesbit Thaw arrived with a maid from Mackinac last night and checked into the Media Hotel at Mount Clemens taking two rooms while keeping strict seclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Michigan
Detroit
Mackinac
Media Hotel
Mount Clemens
Shellard Indicted for Murder in Brooklyn Toolhouse
David H. Shellard ex patrolman was indicted for the murder of Barbara Reig in the Irving Park toolhouse Brooklyn on July 22 by Justice Rogers. He was sent to Raymond Street jail to await trial. Attorneys Hymann Newmann and Peter B. Hanson failed to renew the $10 000 bail. Shellard pleaded not guilty in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Shellard
Barbara Reig
Irving Park
Brooklyn
Justice Rogers
Raymond Street
Hymann Newmann
Peter B. Hanson
Shellard
Harriman and Steel Cars Controversy Over Big Order
The Harriman company announced a 5 million dollar contract for steel cars with the Pressed Steel Car company of Pittsburgh excluded. Rumors say Harriman had a prior dispute with Pittsburgh car builders, leading him to withdraw patronage and redirect orders elsewhere after years of supplying his roads.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
E. H. Harrman
Harriman
Pittsburg Car Works Made Cars For Mr. Harriman
Steel Corporation
Macomb Statue Ready for Dedication in Detroit
A bronze statue of Major General Alexander Macomb will be dedicated today in Detroit by the Michigan Society of the United States Daughters of 1812. Sculptor Adolph A. Weinman of New York created the piece, with architecture by Albert R. Ross. The monument, commissioned in 1906, features a circular platform with bronze 1812-era guns on granite pedestals at the cardinal axes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Macomb
United States Army
Plattsburg
Detroit
Michigan Society of the United States Daughters of 1812
Adolph A. Weinman
New York
Weinman
Albert R. Ross
Monument to Major General Alexander Macomb Erected in Birth City
A granite pedestal seven feet high bears bronze statue and cannon honoring Major General Alexander Macomb. Erected September 11 1908 by the Society of the Daughters of 1812 in Macomb's birthplace. New Hampshire granite complements the greenish patina of the bronze.
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Macomb
Alexander Macomb
Army of the United States
Battle of
Plattsburg
Ee Society of the States Daughters of 1812
New Hampshire
Dispute at Brooklyn Democratic Club over Officer Rules
The Brooklyn Democratic Club at 201 Montague Street heard ex Water Register John Eastmond clash with president Daniel Moynahan over a resolution to bar political officeholders from club offices. The measure was defeated after a heated exchange. The feud between Eastmond and Moynahan has been ongoing, with a prior bylaw recalling the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Shepard
Brooklyn Democratic Club
Montague Street
Indorsing Bryan and Kern
ex-Water Register
John E. Eastmond
Daniel Moynahan
Eastmond
Moynahan
Metz
Not So Many Pupils This Year In City Schools
The city’s public school enrollment this week likely will not reach the eight year average rise of 25 000 due to a large exodus of foreign families returning to Europe. Superintendent Dr William H Maxwell said no child over six will be turned away and new schools and additions will ease overcrowding. Overcrowding at the Health Department building on 5th Street and Sixth Avenue drew thousands of parents for vaccination and orth certificates with more than 4000 children vaccinated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Maxwell
Europe
Maxwell
D5th Street
Sixth Avenue
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Detailing Vessels Positions
The bulletin lists celestial events and tidal data with ship positions. Kaiserin Auguste Victoria lies near Sandy Hook at 1:15 am en route to dock. Caledonia 1.227 miles east of the Hook reported. Hamburg 333 miles east expected to dock. La Lorraine 840 miles east near Sandy Hook expected to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Sandy Hook
Eas
Caledonia
Hook
Hamburg
Andy Sroka
la Lorraine
Outgoing Steamers Today in Glasgow and Savannah
Telegraph summary lists ships sailing soon from Glasgow and Savannah with dates in early September. Ships named Porto Rico and Shields appear with August 30, and September 5, respectively, as part of the outgoing steamers notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Porto Rico
N Y & P R “Shields
Savannah
Transpacific Mails Destinations and Steamers List
Destination and steamer schedule for New York Empress of India service to New Zealand Australia Japan Corea China and Philippine Islands via Vancouver Victoria Seattle Samoa New Caledonia San Francisco and Tacoma with timing noted as today at 6 20 pm and 6 30 pm on Sept 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Empress of India
New Zealand
Australia
West
Japan
Corea
China
Philip
Philippine Islands
Vancouver
Victoria
Bio
Seattle
Saveric
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
San Francisco
Toveric
Ands
Tacoma
Bellerophon
Shipping News Aboard Late 19th Century Ports List
Maritime notices list ships arriving and leaving quarantine with crew and passenger counts, ports of call, and transport lines including Old Dominion Steamship Co, Clyde Line, Hamburg American Line, Phelps Bros, Mallory Line, Cunard, and Continentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wensel Vesse
Satis
Prins Willem V
Hayti
Vigilancia
Nassau
Daghestan
Bahia
Lowther Castle
Montevideo
Barber
Rio Grande
Tampa
Mal
Umbria
Liverpool
Cunard
New York
Southampton
Caracas
Porto Rico
Dagfred
Caracao
Havana
Ward
Ponce
Wilhelm
Jamaica
California
Glasgow
Ham Mesaba
London
Finland
Antwerp
Red Star
Pennsylvania
Hamburg
Haml
Atlanta
Savannah
Iroquois
Jacksonville
Clyde
Lampasas
Galveston
Mallory
Monrece
Norfolk
Old Dominion
Septeme Alliance
Cristobal
Panama
Suriname
Demerara
Bie
Jefferson
Cence
Hamilton
Boaz
Newport News
Old Dominion Ss Co
Chichester
Charleston
Clyde Ss Co
Moise
Patricia
Ger
Magin
Boulogne
Plymouth
Hamburg- American Line
Bar
Martha Washington
Geralimich
Trieste
Patras
Palermo
Almeria
Phelps Bros & Co
Manna Hata
Charles
Baltimore
New York and
Baitimore Transportation Line
Gere
Nor
Meyer
Baracaa
M § Arrue
Jamvold
Maracaibo
Curacao
Porto Cabello
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
Ida Cu
Delaware
J H Winchester & Co
Risk
Mobile
Key West
Mallory Ss Co
Manuel Calvo
Span
Castello
Genoa
Barcelona
Malaga
Cadiz
Compania Trasatlantica
Lusitania
Fire Island
Luisiana
Ital
Carbone
Naples
C B Richard & Co
Sandy Hook
Watt
Queenstown
Cunard Line
Corrientes
Scharfe
Santos
Rio de Janeiro
Barbados
Finch, Edge & Co
Fragmentary Places Mentioned Across Seascape
A jumble of place names and proper nouns appears, including Carteret New Jersey Colon Cristobal Indrawadi Adeq Singapore Merida Havana Vera Cruz Savannah El Dorado Galveston Norfolk Newport News Tietgen Hagen Altonia Fiume Trieste Puerto Corvo Delaware Philadelphia and other scattered references. The text lists multiple ports cities and individuals without a cohesive narrative or dated event.
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Carteret
Colon
Cristobal
Indrawadi
Adeq
Singapore
Merida
Havana
Vera Cruz
City of Savannah
Savannah
el Dorado
Galveston
Norfolk
Newport News
C F Tietgen
Hagen
Etc
Altonia
Fiume
Trieste
American
Puerto Corvo
Mexico
Hird
Nor
Delaware
Philadelphia
Steamers at foreign ports arrive at various destinations
A transit list records ships arriving or sailing to and from New York and European and overseas ports. Notable entries include Teutonic, Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, Baltic, Statendam, Cora, Evita Gery, and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse with calls in Cherbourg Bremen New York Liverpool and related routes.
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Southampton
Teutonic
Auckland
Sope
Indralema
New York
Natal
York
Port Pernambuco
Plymouth
Pring Friedrich Wilhelm
Cherbourg
Bremen
Amerika
Gery
Hamburg
Queenstown
Baltic
Liverpool
Boulogne
Statendam
New Rotterdam
Valparaio
Cora
Genoa
He d'Italia
Ital
Cadiz
Evitka Gery
Biltac
Shanghai
Indiani
Singapore
Hong Kong
Aden
Schonfles
Ger
Bomby
Tamarac Bry
Rio Grande
Hughentenry
Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro
Santos
Nstown
Oceanic Bry
Southa Cherbourg
Etruria
Rosario
Eada
Nor
Trieste
Argentina
Port Natal
English Monarch
Colombo
Celtic
Three Broadway Stores
A fragmented item noting locations on Warren Street and 13th Street with numbers 258 242 and address 1302 Mtb Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
Mtb St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coal Roads
Act of Congress
Dallas
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
Ontario & Western
American Locomotive Company
Erie Common
Delaware & Hudgon
Patterson, N
Commerce Commission
J. B. Ludlow
Harriman and Steel Cars
Pressed Steel Car Company
Lie
Democratic Club
Marine Intelligence
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Wescot
Cole
Morro Castle
Verarus
White Star
Barbad
Hamb-Sa Borde
Havre
Fortunata
Gibraltar
Crete
Hamb-Am
Hamb-Am Nueces. Iveston, September 5 . Mallory City of Atlantannah
T Louis Southampton
la Lorraine Havre
Boniface
Augusta Eeweene
Spanien
Shipping News
Port of
RIVED
Comanche
San Giovanni
Messina
Corsican Prince
Nanette
Barbar—ossa
Blue— Cher
Cedric
la Provence
Altai
Inagua
Port-au-Prince
Anita Nor
Hippodrome
Triumph O Eves
America
Birdland Ballet
Mary Mannering
Betsy
Clyde Fitch
Daly
Tom'n
Herald
Hackett
John Mason
Ment
Theat Evgs Es
Franz Molnar
Oliver Herford
Rocers, Peer & Company
Manhattan Opera House
Tor
Belasco
Davin Blas
Arliss Vy Devil
Pi Awmerstein
Gertrude Hofmann
Menin
Vision of Salkin
Blaney
Emma Carus
Alex. Carr & CO
Opera House
Salome
Lincoln Sq
Frank Bush
Bway
Alhambra
Diagle Cut
Anid Worh
Gus Edwards
Coney Island
Pak Childre
Eva Tanguay
the Naked Truth
Empire City Quartet
Cuttys
Bernard
Virginia Harned & Co
Fun
Amy Anderson
Matthews & Ashley
Branton
Feagh Park
Dreamland
LUNA
Sail & Music
Hudson River
Eden World
Rover
Crazy Jane
Gaiety
New Amsterdam
Merry Widow
Theater
Zesfed Equies
Liberty
Theatre Ui
Lillian Russell
Mats
Frank McKee
Algeria
Herbert
Elorre
Fam Herald
Empire
Scotia
John Drew
Jack Straw
Knickerbocker
Ae Tia Su
Sii
Gertie Millar
Garrick
Joseph Coyne
Alexandra Ne
RIS Eaney Theatre
Batt and
Bresas
Dobson
Carlotta Nillson
Eve
I Lyceum
Billie Burke
Hudson Wd
Ein
Robert Edeson
A Cale
Weber
Astor
Hodge
Wallage
Bijou
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