Arnold Daly at bankruptcy hearing explains debts and money trouble
Actor Arnold Daly testified at a creditors hearing in New York, detailing debts to Frank Platzer and Senator Reynolds, claiming income losses from poor play receipts and salary gaps. He claimed he funds his family and lacks memory for contracts, bank details, and past transactions amid disputes with lesser Brothers and the Shuberts.
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Arnold Daly
William Lesser
Lesser Brothers
Broadway
Daly
Adams
United States
Lesser
Frank Platzer
Reynois
Mr. Daly
Mr. Lesser
Senator Reynolds
Gompers Admits Pressing January American Federationist Issue
Washington September 17 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor admitted hastening publication of The American Federationist for last January to circulate before an injunction decree banning Bucks Stove and Range Company from the We Don t Patronize list became effective The admission was at a contempt hearing before Examiner Harper Reginald Davenport questioned Gompers and federation officers Morrison and Mitchell to prove alleged contempt of court by publishing prior to the injunction The three sittings covered morning afternoon and evening sessions with Davenport pursuing admissions to support the prosecution s theory
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Washington
American Federationist
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Bucks Stove and Range Company
St. Louis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Harper
Gompers
Bucks Company
Daniel Davenport
Mr. Gompers
Two McIntyre Policies Lapsed in Bankruptcy Inquiry
The inquiry before referee Peter B. Olney reviewed two lapsed life policies on Thomas A. McIntyre worth 530,000 each after premiums went unpaid post bankruptcy of T. A. McIntyre & Co. Receivers indicated lack of authority to pay. McIntyre died. doctors found no organic disease. Receivers’ counsel noted multiple policies and cash surrender values. assets include about 90,000 on hand and 360,000 in banks amid 625,000 in debits.
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Thomas A. McIntyre
Peter B. Olney
T. A. McIntyre & Co
McIntyre
D. R. Cobb
I. L. Ernst
Government Receipts Increase This Month
Government receipts into the Treasury for the first seventeen days of September show a sharp rise, totaling 25.943 million dollars with 14.724 million from customs, 11.259 million from internal revenue and 1.960 million from other sources, while disbursements reach 28.73 million for the period, compared with 25.71 million in 1907.
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Washington
Treasury
Congressmen Laning Acquitted in Ohio Trial
Fremont Ohio Sept 17 The jury found Congressman Laning not guilty after a short deliberation He cried when the verdict was announced thanked the jurors and said he would soon campaign for re election He is tied to Norwalk enterprises including Ohio Trust Company and Laning Printing Company where a plant fire occurred He and J C Gibbs faced charges of misapplying funds and embezzling bank stock and loaning to fictitious real estate firms Gibbs trial pending
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Mr. Daly
Shuberts
Himeis
Chicago
Arnold Daly Company
Shuberto
Shuberte
Fremont
Ohio
Laning
Lke
Congress
Norwalk
Ohio Trust Company
Laning Printing Company
J. C. Gibbs
Norwalk Savings Bank Company
Gibbs
Confetti Sellers Force Mardi Gras Bank Return
At Coney Island Mardi Gras a crowd of about three hundred confetti pedlers stormed the Lafayette Trust Company building demanding license refunds. They allege the carnival sold licenses at $5 each while many sold without any licenses and the Mardi Gras committee ordered refunds for money collected without legal authority.
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Coney Island
Lafayettte Trust Company
Curb market requires register by Oct first for listed stocks
Notice by E S Mendels, the dean of the curb market, demands all curb market traded stocks file a register by October 1 to remain quoted on the regular curb lists after that date. California and Western stocks without a register will be quoted as unregistered securities.
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E.S. Mendels
New York
California
Nevada
Army and Navy News from The Tribune Bureau
Washington reports no new regular transport service between New York and Manila likely. McClellan backlog shows over 300 passenger appeals for a 50-seat ship, highlighting transport limits. Army and Navy orders list officer transfers, leaves, and assignments, while ships Yankee line movements note arrivals at Valdez and Naples.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
New York
Manila
War Department
Suez
McClellan
Suez Canal
Officers to be court martialled at Leavenworth
Four army officers face general court martial convening September 29 at Fort Leavenworth. Captains John W. Wilbreth Jr and Winfred B. Carr of the 6th Artillery and Capt James B. Lindsay plus First Lieutenant Wiliam J. O'Loughlin of the 13th Infantry are the defendants. Charged with negligence of duty for failing to make descriptive lists and to follow orders, with details on the Lieutenant’s charges unclear. The panel includes three colonels, three lieutenant colonels, six majors and one senior captain. Captains Wilbreth and Carr are at Fort Riley. Lindsay and O'Loughlin at Fort Leavenworth. Lindsay is West Point graduate. O'Loughlin served in a New York volunteer regiment in the Spanish American War before joining the regulars.
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Leavenworth, Ekan
John W. Wilbreth, Jr
Winfred B. Carr
6Th Artillery
James B. Lindsay
Wiliam J. O'Loughlin
13Th Infantry
O'Loughlin
Morton
Wilbreth
Carr
Fort Riley
Lindsay
Fort Leavenworth
West Point
New York
Government after Logue’s torpedo
The Navy Department negotiates with Charles A. Logue of Charlestown for rights to his new dirigible torpedo design. Logue, a Boston University junior, has developed the invention linked to Marconi wireless technology and hopes to revolutionize controllable torpedoes.
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The
Tribune
Boston
Navy Department
Charles A. Logue
Charlestown
Logue
Boston University
Marconi
Ambrose Channel Night Opening Delayed by War Dept Plan
Washington reports vigorous appeals by Atlantic steamship lines to open Ambrose Channel at night. Chief Engineer Marshall recommends deferring night use to avoid accidents and protect dredging plans. He notes a four month target to complete about one thousand feet of width and to seek Congress support for full 1000 foot by 40 deep channel.
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Washington
War Department
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Ambrose Channel
New York Harbor
Marshall
Secretary of War
Congress
NO RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION Ruling on fair car distribution across lines
Richmond Sept 17 The U S Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Maryland court ruling in Pitcairn Coal Co et al v Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and others finding discrimination in car allocations. The decision requires fair standardization of car facilities for all shippers regardless of ownership. The case remanded to Maryland for further action with possible appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Richmond
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Circuit Court of Maryland
Pitcairn Coal Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fairmont Coal Company
Baltimore & Ohio
Pritchard
Fairmont
Cout
Maryland
Baltimore
Judige Pritchard
Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt Receives Saengerbund in Oyster Bay Reception
President and Mrs. Roosevelt host a large reception for the Saengerbund. He praises Gemutlichkeit and fosters German American fellowship, shaking hands with singers and attendees. Father York and Mrs. Reynolds are highlighted, with the president complimenting American motherhood. The event extends to 5 o'clock with locals deeming it a perfect day.
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Father York
Huntington
L. L
Charles G. Reynolds
Brooklyn
Oyster Bay
Fire injures library at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore
A fire on the top floor of McCoy Hall at Johns Hopkins University damaged the library, destroying 25,000 unbound periodicals and a valued papyrus collection. A Roman and Hellenic collection suffered water and smoke damage, with about 30,000 volumes harmed. Defective wiring is suspected as the start.
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Baltimore
McCoy Hall
Druid Hill Avenue
Eutaw Street
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins
Thebes
Memphis
Herculaneum
Mrs Harriet Monroe Indicted Over Boyertown Fire
Reading Pennsylvanians report Berks County Grand Jury indicts Mrs Harriet E Monroe of Washington for manslaughter in connection with the Boyertown Opera House fire last January. A defective gas tank feeding a calcium light reportedly caused the explosion and ensuing panic, costing 70 lives.
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Tribune
Reading
Penn
Berks County
Harriet E. Monroe
Washington
Boyertown Opera House
Monroe
Federal and County Courts Clash Over Montgomery Case
Pittsburg Sept 17 Judges Brown and McFarlane ruled that William Montgomery former cashier of the closed Allegheny National Bank cannot be tried in county court on forgery charges until the federal court acts First claim belongs to federal authorities per Supreme Court guidance Montgomery held on 3169 bail in jail as prosecutors clash over where he faces trial The dispute intensified when jail officials halted his transport to the courtroom at the Bridge of Sighs until an order arrived
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Pittsburg
Marshall Brown
James R. McFarlane
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Montgomery
Brown
United States Supreme Court
Goehring
Allegheny County
United States
John W. Dunkle
United States Court
Bridge of Sighs
Lewis
Franciscan Seminary Dedicated in Catskill NY
Archbishop Falconio dedicated the Franciscan seminary in Catskill New York on September 17, the feast of St. Francis stigmata, in a ceremony attended by a large Catholic assembly.
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Catskill
N. Y
Francis
Falconio
United States
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed In District Court
Involuntary cases include Lindley Minard dry goods at 300 Main St Poughkeepsie with claims by Teft Weller Co Leopold Hirsch Berg Brothers and R G Corp. John A Candel appointed temporary receiver. Voluntary filings include Max Kaufman of 1874 Third Ave debts 562061. Finlay Raw Sugar Co 9 Wall St Havana loans 4629.16. John T Hepworth dentist at Wappingers Falls debts 4019.05 with assets 60 and 150 in fixtures. Involuntary against Regal Dress Co No 2 West 4th St by Asiel Putzel Co claims 218.52 Washington Pleating Braiding 632 and William Isaacs 3.00.
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United States District Court
Lindley Minard
Main Street
Poughkeepsie
Teft, Weller & Co
Leopold Hirsch
Berg Brothers
John W. Finucane
R. & G. Corset Company
John A. Candel
Max Kaufman
Third Avenue
Washington Street
Brooklyn
Finlay Raw Sugar Company
Wall Street
M. Gelats & Co
Havana
Cuba
Sugar
National Bank of Cuba
No. 1
Finlay Company
John T. Hepworth
Wappinger’s Falls
N. Y
Goodman Schwarzzman
Regal Dress Company
West 4Th Street
Asiel Putzel & Co
Washington Pleating and Braiding Company
William Isaacs
Springfield Negro Convicted in James Murder Case
Springfield I Sept 17 The jury found James guilty in the murder case and fixed the penalty at death The defendant showed no reaction to the verdict The trial centered on a charge connected to interracial marriage amid the citys recent race riots with A Ballard linked to the case
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Springfield
James
A. Ballard
Cross Bill by W J Lemp in Divorce Case
William J Lemp Jr records in a cross bill to his wife Lillian's divorce suit alleging repeated late nights and unexplained absences. He quotes her rebuking public criticism and cites a letter to a man showing devotion to another, plus alleged violation of an ante nuptial agreement by baptizing their son Catholic. He says she told him to mind his own business over his complaints about her attire.
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the Tribune
St. Louis
William J. Lemp. Jr
Lillian
William J. Lemp
Two Girls Try Suicide Over Embezzler Claim
Philadelphia dispatch reports two dejected women as Magistrate Gallagher’s office. Marie Desandt, learning Otto Herbert had a wife, took acid but was saved by hospital care. Christiana Wenkel, seeking Herbert, tried to drink acid. the magistrate blocked the bottle and burned his hand while saving her. Herbert, charged with embezzlement, had inspired the hopes of both women.
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The
Tribune
Philadelphia
Gallagher
Otto Herbert
Herbert
Marie Desandt
Christiana Wenkel
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