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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
16
Investigation shows no foundation for rumors of a rate rise. The weekly executive committee meeting of the trust company and its officers from prominent banks occurred as usual. Analysts say the advance stemmed from natural causes linked to heavy payments for city warrants and settlement activities in London.
Washington dispatch reports silver dollars accumulating at the Treasury as banks and businessmen in the South and West demand hard money. Congress may act to shift funds and coin flow while Treasury records show 60,000 allotted for subsidiary coin shipments but $39,000 already spent. United States Treasurer Charles H. Trest notes country bankers hold more money on hand and rely less on New York for small bills since last autumn panic.
Albany, Bert. One of the largest iron ore reserves in the present fields of iron mining is reported in New York State. Dr John M Clarke, State Geologist, outlines a Clinton formation field in central and western areas with an estimated minable ore volume not less than the conservative figures. Dr Andrew Draper, State Commissioner of Education, submitted the report.
Classified fragments reveal lost bankbooks of Dry Dock Savings and German Savings Bank warnings to return or face declaration of extinguishment. Numerous help wanted ads include provision salesman, shoe salesman, and clerical roles. Also several skilled trades positions and domestic service opportunities listed with terse, era-typical phrasing.
Dr Clarke foresees a bright future for the iron mining industry in this state based on a series of diamond drillings along a broad belt beside trunk railroad lines. The program followed a 1907 legislative appropriation.
George Schaefer of 366 Lenox Avenue was named by Justice Gerard as receiver for Tuma River Plantation Company of Nicaragua, with offices at 25 Wall Street Mills Building. The appointment followed a $216 rent claim by D. O. Mills. The firm’s prospectus shows a $275,900 capital, a 3000 acre Matagalpa plantation, 20000 rubber trees and 100 cattle. President C. G. Thompson and secretary J. F. Mosby led the firm, with Thompson missing for two months. mail has piled up and some believe he went to Nevada.
Chicago Sept 1 The termination of operating agreements with rivals spurred by a $1,000,000 stock issue and $200,000 extra to secure control helped drag A Booth and Co into receivership. The government is among creditors though exact amount unknown. The firm pleaded guilty on one count to rebating. fine range unknown. Ancillary receivers named in Boston and Philadelphia.
Sheffield Farms Slawson Decker drivers strike reportedly broken after a day of attacks on new drivers abated. Strikers say they are tired of the strike while company secretary Daniel S. Horton notes wages exceed union demands and the firm will not hire only union men.
In Millinocket and East Millinocket 1200 workers walked off the job after a telegram from union headquarters, shutting the Great Northern Paper Company mills. The action follows a labor dispute with the company.
The reason given is that rival labor union members have taken places of strikers in the mills at Fort Edward New York. Mill officials stated that if the mills close they would not resume work for three or four months.
Attorney General Bonaparte, back from Lenox, announced the government would appeal the Gray and Dallas decision on the commodity clause. He will resume duties at the Department of Justice Monday and file the appeal as soon as papers are prepared.
List of voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy petitions filed yesterday in the United States Circuit Court. Debtors include Alfred L. Smith doing business as E H Smith Sen of 401 West 126th Street with liabilities around 22 07103 and assets of 14 29770, plus several creditors and schedules detailing debts, assets, and property. Also noted are other filings, schedule details for Spalding Hosford Company, James Foy's Son plumbing, Livingston Morrison cloak makers, and an attachment against Hittelman Rabinovitz furs.
A collage of classified notices lists job seekers and openings from engineers assistants to foremen and factory managers. Individuals cite years of experience, references, sobriety, and willingness to relocate or travel, with names and addresses in Brooklyn, Yonkers, and New Jersey.
A set of late 19th century want ads seeking domestic workers and clerical staff. Listings include a companion or housekeeper in Harlem, a governess in West Rutland with strong references, a dressmaker, a model, stenographers and typists, all offering positions, references, and starting salaries. Names include Hilda Anderson and Anna Richardson with addresses, plus a Canadian stenographer seeking stable work.
Domestic help requests list multiple ads including a butler seeking honest sober references in Orange New Jersey a tablie d hote chef in Newark a German masseur and companion courier or valet with best references Irwin's Bureau seeking a coachman and driver with good looks and 15 years of stable work and a private stable coachman with care of fine horses in New York City area all noting strong references and country preference
A collection of old classified ads seeking domestic workers. entries include a German German Catholic head gardener with 12 years experience at a country estate, a Protestant launderess with top references, a German head gardener with 35 years experience in the U S, a Norwegian couple offering multiple services, a Japanese general houseworker, and a Japanese butler valet cook with private family work.
Long list of maid, cook, nurse, laundress, chambermaid and nursery governess ads from multiple agencies including Miss Curry's Bureau at 25 West 42d Street and Scandinavian Emp. Bureau at 747 Lexington Ave. References vary from city to city. several entries specify Swedish, Finnish and Irish helpers. Includes contact details and service types across Manhattan addresses.
A dense excerpt of railroad time tables shows hourly trains to Philadelphia and frequent services to Liberty Street and Atlantic City. It lists departure times for several lines including Lakewood, Long Branch, Sandy Hook Route, and key hubs such as Liberty Street, W 23d Street, Pier entries, and multiple destinations with noting offices for timetable access. The display includes special Sunday services and notes for transfer, baggage checks, and street-level pickup points.
Rail notice outlines B&O Royal Blue Line schedules with even hour departures from New York and direct connections via New Union Station in Washington. It lists times to Washington and westbound through trains to Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Saint Louis and Louisville, plus numerous office and bureau details and contact points.
The City of New York seeks the appointment of three disinterested freeholders to act as Commissioners of Appraisal under Chapter 724 to acquire land in Orange County towns Montgomery Newburgh Cornwall and in Putnam County Philipstown for Catskill Aqueduct works. A Special Term of the Supreme Court in Westchester will consider the application on September 26 at 9:30 AM.
The City of New York seeks to acquire by condemnation the real estate parcels 267 through 318 inclusive, with exceptions for parcels 207 and several others held by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company and by the State of New York. If any parcel becomes a public highway the city may maintain or alter its use and retains rights to perpetual easements where noted. The notice is dated August 1, 1808, from the Hall of Records in Manhattan.
A dense timetable lists long island routes from Boston to Newport Providence and Fall River with multiple steamship lines, including Priscilla Commonwealth Providence and Plymouth Norwhich, plus New Bedford Martha's Vineyard Nantucket and Cape Cod services. It notes Pier locations, daily or weekday departures, and on board orchestras. Also includes Hudson River Day Line boats like Hendrickson Mary Powell Albany and Mary Powell with downtown piers and stop points.
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