Stock Transfers Tie Politicians to Mutual Automatic Company
The investigation into the Mutual Automatic Telephone Company reveals stock transfers totaling 362000 worth distributed among council members and executives. David Martin and Charles A Porter hold 1525 shares each, while others received six or twenty share blocks. witnesses deny bribes as sessions continue amid firm push to interview all council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etting
Evchart
Automatic Telephone Company
David Martin
Charles A. Porter
Roberts
Select Council
Julien C. Gall
Persch
Hugh T. Pigott
Breen
F.C. Simons
Pigott
Stackhouse
Sawyer Etting
Martin and Porter
J. C. Gale
James Brown
Martin
Porter
Richard Y. Cook
Guarantes Trust Company
Rjn
John W. Eckart
New York
Mutual Telephone Company
Cincinnati
Dinston
J. J
City Faces $100,000 Loss Bond For Queen Lane Reservoir
A special agreement with Filbert Porter & Co ties the city to $100,000 damages if the Queen Lane Reservoir misses its January 1 1895 completion date. The reservoir remains unusable, with city officials delaying steps to collect the funds. The security consists only of a voluntary promise and old bonds, none formally held for this specific breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Lane
Filbert& Porter
Messrs. Filbert, Porter & Co
Filbert
Porter
Filbert & Porter
Stuart
Trust Company
Commonwealth Title Insurance and Trust Company
Commonwealth Company
Filbert, Porter & Co
Thompson
Oellers
Crowds Roar as Joint Committee Sessions At Independence Hall
Witnesses testify on stock juggling linked to Mutual Automatic Telephone bribery charges while the Joint special committee swears no such conduct. An overflowing crowd fills the old Independence Hall stairway and chamber, prompting calls for a larger venue to protect the historic building.
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Special Committee of Councils
Select Council Chamber
Independence Hall
Belert Council
Rob
Pigott
Miles Stom
Aera
Masked men hold up a Western express near Sylvia
Four masked men halted the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe express one mile west of Sylvia Kansas shortly before midnight. They forced passengers to surrender valuables after failing to enter the engine and coach areas. Conductor Grath sent a note to Sylvia and Sheriff Patton led a posse to respond. Believed to be Stamford gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proeblo
Col
Western Express
Colorado
California
Sylvia
Reno County
Kansas
Gnear
Dera
Grath
Sheriff Patton
Stafford Gang
Elbe Disaster Inquest Opens In Southwold
A mail bag marked No 1 from the steamship Elbe was found off Southwold. An inquest into the death of Friedrich Ernst of Magdeburg was opened, with a special jury sworn and adjourned until February 26 as coroner gathers all facts.
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Lowrstortt
Elbe
Southwold
Friedrich Ernst
Magdeburg
Prussia
Verena
Sale Ordered of Atlanta and Florida Railroad in March
An order in the United States Court in Atlanta sets March 9 for the sale of the Atlanta and Florida Railroad. Commissioner C. M. Palmer, appointed by Judge Newman, will conduct the sale in Atlanta with a minimum bid of 175000 dollars and a requirement that 25000 dollars be paid in cash to the commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
United States
Atlanta and Florida
C. M. Palmer
Newman
Board of Health orders halt to smallpox cases
The Board of Health instructed Health Officer Veale to stop further smallpox cases. Director Beitler said the board was alarmed by the steady spread and that families of the afflicted asked not to publish names.
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Board of Health
Veale
Beitler
Motion to pass accounts of Edwin Booth estate Siezed
Surrogate Fitzgerald considered the motion to pass the accounts of the late Edwin Booth’s estate. The estate totals after legacies stand at about $110,000 having been paid out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edwin Booth
Fitzgerald
Winchester ships 1.5 million rounds to China
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company announced it shipped via London for China 1,500,000 rounds of 43 calibre cartridges from New Haven Connecticut on February 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
New Haven
Conn
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
London
Electric Brevities from National Merchants Exchange convention
The National Merchant Tailors' Exchange held its annual Buffalo convention with delegates from fifty U.S. cities. Bond subscriptions for Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company's $7,000,000 five percent gold issue were heavily oversubscribed. naval movements and tax collection adjustments are noted among other short items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Merchant Tailors’ Exchange
Buffalo
United States
Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company
Admiral Meade
New York
Cincinnati
San Domingo
Raleigh
Juan de Porto Rico
Haiti
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Chicago
le Hp
Craig’ & Co
Phis, Tenn
Agricul
James Nutt's Horrific Crime Torn Between Past and Present
James Nutt once acquitted for the murder of lawyer Nicholas L. Dukes in Uniontown Pa returns to violence in Atchison Kansas. He shoots a woman and her would be rescuer while intoxicated. the woman dies from injuries. Coleman, the hired man wounded, faces recovery as Payton fights for her life. Dukes’ murder had followed an earlier self defense acquittal of Captain Nott.
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Uniontown
Nicholas L. Dukes
Pennsylvania
Nutt
Kansas
Paytons
Payton
Coleman
Oerosnae
Reacuer
For
Mrs. Payton
Natt
Mrs. Payton Lying In Great Is of Blood. Tying Natt Oachalylest
Atchison
Dukes
Young Nutt
Captain Nott
Nott
Treasury Department
Harrisurg
Murder of Captain Nutt and Dukes case shocks Uniontown
In 1883 James Nutt killed Nicholas L. Dukes a Pennsylvania legislator at Uniontown. The incident followed the earlier murder of Captain A C Nutt, father of James and Lizzie Nutt, who had been betrayed by Dukes. Captain Nutt was known as a man of honor and influence and idolized his daughter Lizzie. Duke’s notoriety drew nationwide attention.
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James Nutt
Nicholas L. Dukes
Pennsylvania
Uniontown
A. C. Nutt
James
Lizzie Nutt
Dukes
Captain Nutt
Lissie
James Nott
Tain Nott
Concord Affair: Naval officials doubt Chinese capture tale
American officials in Washington question the reported capture of Concord officers by a Chinese mob. No confirmation from State or Navy. cable lines are intact and no official report exists. Navy leaders doubt the sensational Shanghai story and suspect exaggeration or fabrication.
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Washington
State Department
Navy Department
China
U.S
Concord
Naval
Admiral Carpenter
Captain Craig
Chin Kiang
Craig
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Alex Jones
Shanghai
Peace prospects brighter in Mexican Guatemala talks
Washington February 5 Senor Romero Mexican Minister met with Secretary Gresham on the Mexico Guatemala dispute. No details disclosed but it is believed the issue has reached a phase where peaceable adjustment is near certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senor Romero
Gresham
Mexico
Guatemala
Howgate Trial Opens With Western Union Witness
In Washington on February 5 Treasurer Roswell H. Rochester of Western Union Telegraph Company testified as the principal witness in the Howgate trial. The government charged that three $30,000 checks were misappropriated by Captain Howgate and Rochester said the checks were never paid to Western Union. The defense objected to this line of questioning as evidence of one crime to prove another, but the court overruled.
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Washington
Roswell H. Rochester
Western Union Telegraph Company
Howgate
Western Union Company
Weather forecast for Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday
Forecast for Wednesday covers District of Columbia Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland. Expect fair yet cold conditions with low temperatures and northwest winds.
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District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Evening Talks and Meetings Highlight Local Clubs
Today’s events include a lecture on The Mysteries of the Preas by Jones W. King at Association Hall 8 PM. An invitation Imousicale of the Matines Musical Club at Orpheus Club rooms this afternoon. Geographical Club holds a stated meeting at 6 PM at New Century Club 124 South Twelfth Street. Twenty annual meeting of the Philadelphia Yacht Club at Lawyers' Club rooms at 8 PM. Unclear Union League meeting at Broad and Sancom streets. Central School teachers present a musicale at Association Hall Fifteenth and Chestnut tonight.
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Jones W. King
Association Hall
Matines Musical Club
Orpheus Club
Geographical Club
New Century Club
Twelfth’ Street
Pllade Pve Yacht Club
Lawyers’ Club
Not the Unt Commander
Sore
Union League
Broad
Sancom Streets
Eell School
Mosse Buibert
Gara Gaions
Ndel Harris
Rf Mpd
Saliver
Cam
Gerasniown
Ie Os
NO NEWS OF THE LA GASCOGNE DELAY THOUGHT DUE TO ACCIDENT
New York February 5 The French Line steamship La Gascogne due from Havre last Sunday has not yet arrived Agents are surprised but not alarmed running at ten day pace amid heavy sea conditions Her new boilers and machinery may be deranged or inadequate Fears rise as Aurania arrived and weather reports show no severe conditions The ship carries 162 passengers and a crew of 210 Captain Bandelon commands the vessel built 1886 at La Seyne with 492 feet length 7300 gross tons 2913 net and 8100 horsepower it has eleven bulkheads and twenty two lifeboats.
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New York
la Gascogne
Havre
Aurania
Bandelon
la Seyne
Toulon
Societe Des Forges Et Chantiers de la Mediterranee
Colder Than Any Day Since 1893 in New York
New York records the coldest day since January 16, 1893 with a 8 o'clock reading of six degrees above zero. Nyack reports the Hudson frozen across its three and a half mile width, while Geneseo shows seven o'clock temperature of nine degrees below zero.
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New York
Nyack
Hudson
Geneseo
From Six to Twenty Degrees Below Zero
Williamsport Pennsylvania on February 5 recorded temperatures from six to ten degrees below zero. Bodines logged thirteen below and Ralston twenty below in the cold spell.
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Williamsport
Bodines
Ralston
Twenty Below at Saranac Lake Shatters Records
Saranac Lake New York reports a brutal cold snap with temperatures around 20 below zero and a continuing fall. The 31 degree below reading marks the coldest spell of the year.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
City Notes on Post Office Civil Service Exam
An exam for eighty two clerk and carrier applicants started yesterday. Five applicants were women. Judge Dallas in the United States Circuit Court naturalized fourteen men and rejected twenty four. Judge Butler in the District Court naturalized ten men and rejected three.
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Civil Service
Dallas
United States Circuit
Butler
District Court
AOLIAN Self-Playing Orchestra Among Notables
The list highlights the AOLIAN self-playing orchestra among numerous contributors. The item notes the group’s inclusion with other notable supporters and hints at a broader cultural program.
Prominent Names Listed in Historic Society Notice
A historical notice lists figures such as Grover Cleveland era names, legal titles, and addresses including New York and Chestnut Street references, naming judges, esquires, and notable individuals in a formal public recital context. The fragment suggests a society or legal announcements page with sparse details about participants and venues.
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Pollock
van Osten
Miles
Mr. Etting
Beasley
Echart
Guarantee Trust Company
Mr. Miles
John C. Bullitt
M ‘Wentyffth
Eply
Mutual Automatic Telephone Company
J. C. Je
Mr. Ng
F.C. Simon
Bar
Common Council
Eves Brother
Mr. Shields
Registry Department
the Guarantee Company
J. Hibbs Bachman
Charles A. Furbush
W. H. Echart
John P. Persch
Justee
Thie Sak
Caeronatin
Cooniien
Ficate
John P. Perseh
Julius C. Gaie
J. C
John C. Persch
Ibis Iit
J. l
Aaid
Southern Railroad
Nutt-Dukes
Grover Cleveland
Eral E. Burd Grubb
LA Barre Jayne
Charles Piece
D. BR. Patterson
H. Gilkes
Ramuel D. Ma
Bee
Henry Howson, Esq
Theodore P. Matthews
Judge Gray
Golian Recitals Daily
Chestnut Co
J. Heppe & Son
Nathan H. Sharples
Steck, Wheelock
Krell
Pease and Bacon
Corns Sevcier Aites In
Renee
Frank
Eatrance
Sarcom
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