Promoters to be Criticised in Asphalt Trust Report
The Biddle Committee will sharply condemn E Burgess Warren George W Elkins George D Widener and General Francis V Greene among others for the collapse of the Asphalt Company of America and National Asphalt Company plan to reorganize with a $31 million capitalization including 17 million common and 14 million preferred stock. The plan relies on $2 25 million working capital from $4 5 million common stock underwriting and a large debt reduction, with National Asphalt stockholders to receive new common and preferred stock on agreed terms.
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Asphalt Trust
Asphalt Company of America
Biddle Committee
National Asphalt Company
E. Burgess Warren
George W. Elkins
George D. Widener
Francis W. Greene
John M. Mack
National Contracting Company
Asphalt of America
Women cause Philadelphia party to break up on Delaware river
A Philadelphia party aboard the yacht Jeannie near New Castle Delaware split in panic after an accident. Maurice Morley was knocked overboard when the boom swung as he emerged from the cabin but swam to shore safely. Miss Helen Weaver attempted a rescue before the group ferried ashore to Wilmington then train back to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
New Castle
Del
Delaware River
Jeannie
Maurice
Morley
Helen Weaver
Wilmington
Mies Clara Max
E .R. Martin
Ella J. Moty
Mies Frances
Kirk
Marte
L. R. Martin
James Maxwell
Henry
Fuller
Henry Davidson
King Edward In Excellent Condition After Restful Night
King Edward’s physicians report he had a good night and his general condition is excellent after a voyage from London to Cowes. The bulletin notes no inconvenience during movement to the Isle of Wight and that the king enjoyed the change of air and scenery. He was wheeled onto the open deck for two hours yesterday afternoon.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Edward
London
Naa Hee Couch
Treves
Laking
A, R
Bankart
Morgan Scheme Aims Shipbuilding for Austria
The shipping combine led by J Pierpont Morgan has offered the Austrian Council of Industry to build ships for Austrian trade and to operate them once finished, per the Neue Freie Presse datelined Vienna July 16.
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Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Shipping Combine
J. Pierpont Morgan
Austrian Council of Industry
Colombia Accepts Treaty Modifications For Panama Canal
Washington July 16. Colombia has agreed to all proposed changes to the canal treaty with the United States. Senor Concha and Dr. Herran report the modifications meet interests of both nations. Colombian Congress is to meet in October to ratify the treaty ahead of a U S Senate consideration next December.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Cromwell
Legation
Senor Concha
Hay
Colombia
United
Dr. Herran
Colombian Congress
Congress
United States Senate
St Louis Liner Reported in Collision Near Queenstown
Rumor says the American liner St Louis, sailing from Cherbourg to New York with Admiral Watson, Mrs Cowles, and Miss Roosevelt aboard, was in a collision with another vessel. verification is lacking from American Line and Queenstown officials. The ship departed Saturday and was about 900 miles west of Queenstown by Monday evening, making other details unlikely to reach Queenstown by Wednesday.
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Southampton
St. Louis
New York
Queenstown
American Line
John C. Watson
W. 8. Cowles
U.S. N
Salaries for City Councils Urged by Reform Groups
Reform bodies push annual pay for council members to attract better men. Proposed: $2,500 yearly for council presidents, $2,000 for finance chair, $1,500 to other committee chairs, and $1,000 to remaining members, with debates on reducing council size to 6,000 taxables per member. The plan awaits finance committee review and possible state-legislature action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbridge
Councils
Republican Party
Citizens’ Municipal Association
The
Municipal League
Allied Organizations For Good Government
Charles Seger
Select Council
Select Branch
Royal Emblems Stolen From French Consul General in San Francisco
A porch climber entered the residence of French Consul General de Lemagne in San Francisco last night and stole diamonds and jewelry valued at 3600 dollars. In all 33 pieces were taken, including heirlooms and gifts from rulers, notably the green crown of Turkey dec orated to de Lemagne. The ornament, prized at about 400 dollars in gold, is to be returned to the Sultan when the recipient dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
de Lemagne
M. de Lemagne
France
Sublime Porte
Turkey
Princeton Gifts Endow $100000 for Seminary Chair
Princeton July 16 One hundred thousand dollars has been subscribed for the endowment of a William Henry Green professorship in the Old Testament department of the theological seminary. The funds also finance equipment for the new semitic seminary started last spring by Professor Robert D. Wilson. Dr Green who died in 1900 was the senior faculty member and held the chair of Oriental and Old Testament literature.
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Princeton
William Henry Green
The
Theological Seminary
New Semitic Seminary
Robert D. Wilson
Green
Hibernians in Session Electing President in Denver
Three hundred twenty two delegates from thirty two states attend the Ancient Order of Hibernians biennial convention in Denver. The presidency is the main race with candidates John A. Ryan Patrick ONeill and James E P Dolan. ONeill has the united support of Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware delegations delayed by railroad washouts. Credentials report adopted at morning session.
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Denver
Order of Hibernians
John A. Ryan
Boston
Patrick O'Neill
Philadelphia
James EP. Dolan
Syracuse
O'Neill
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Committee On Credentials
Soft coal conflict driven by union leaders at convention
President Mitchell arrives in Indianapolis for a miners convention promising action to settle the Pennsylvania and West Virginia strike. He foresees a victory for the men and declines to reveal strike guidance. Other delegates and Union leaders indicate resistance to a strike. some cases delay legal actions and most mines run with only a small fraction still on strike as repairs and returns continue.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Mitchell
Reese
Iowa
Hopetoun Quits Australia Sailed for England after term
The Earl of Hopetoun, retiring Governor General of Australia, departed for England. In a letter to Alfred Deakin he said his aim was to elevate the office to serve the empire and Australians, acknowledging overambition and noting he found his foundations unsettled.
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London
Earl of Hopetoun
Australia
England
Melbourne
Times
Lord Hopetoun
Alfred Deakin
Commonwealth
Steyn III Sails for Europe in Ill Passages
Cape Town July 16 Ex-President Steyn of the former Orange Free State accompanied by Mrs Steyn and two doctors sailed today for Europe aboard the Carisbrook Castle. Mr Steyn suffers severely from enteric fever. Arrivals of Ocean Liners New York from Liverpool.
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Free State
Cape Town
Steyn
Orange Free State
Europe
Carisbrook Castle
John W Mackay Stricken by Heat in London
John W. Mackay of San Francisco collapsed from heat in London and is ill at his Carlton House Terrace home. Doctors advise absolute quiet for several days and rumors of dangerous condition are unfounded.
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London
John W. Mackay
San Francisco
Carlton House Terrace
Two Trips for President Roosevelt Planned for August and September
President Roosevelt will depart Oyster Bay August 22 for a ten day tour of New England, returning by September 1. He then plans a northwest trip lasting two weeks and four days, stopping in Cincinnati Detroit for Spanish War Veterans events, and Indianapolis for another meeting. A Texas trip in October remains undecided.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
New England
Northwest
Oyster Bay
Cincinnati
Detroit
Indianapolis
Texas
Morgan Scares the Belgians in Antwerps Shipping Move
Brussels Times correspondent reports J Pierpont Morgan will open an agency in Antwerp tied to the Red Star Line incorporation. Belgian managers to be replaced and wealthy Americans connected with Morgan likely to settle in Brussels, signaling expanded American involvement in Belgian shipping.
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Ladelphia Times
New Yet Times
London
Brussels
the Times
J. Pierpont Morgan
Antwerp
Red Star Line
Sage Buys 60000 Acre Pine Land in Mississippi
Jackson, Miss July 16 Russell Sage has purchased a tract of 60000 acres of long leaf yellow pine land in Southern Mississippi. He does not plan immediate development of the property.
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Russell Sage
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Miners Return to Work in Scranton Collieries
Delaware Lackawanna and Western announces 110 workers at twenty eight collieries back at work after strike action. Superintendent C Rose notes fifty ex strikers also employed by Delaware and Hudson.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
C. Rose
Delawre and Hudson
Miners Take Places in Flat Top Strike Field
About a thousand miners from Virginia and North Carolina arrived at the Flat Top coal field to fill positions left by strikers. Few strikers remain in the Norfolk and Western fields as new workers continue to arrive daily.
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Roanoke
Curran, Castner & Bullitt
Caswell Creek Coal and Coke Company
Keller
Bluefield
Cuettions
Cner
Huntington
W. Va
Virginia
North Carolina
Flat Top
Norfolk and
Strikers Bring Coal Miners to Fill Weavers’ Jobs
Striking coal miners from the anthracite region will be used to fill positions of striking rug weavers at Fries Breslin Rug Mills in South Camden. A firm member confirmed yesterday that several miners will work in Camden mills this week at a rate of $1.50 a day. The weavers doubt the plan and say they will persist with their strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fries- Breslin
Camden
Camden Mills
Venezuela’s Castro Seen Defeated Within Two Weeks
Reports from San Juan Puerto Rico on July 16 say reliable authorities expect President Castro of Venezuela to be overwhelmed within two weeks after taking the field against revolutionists on July 6. A shelling incident in Caracas killed twenty four people.
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San Juan
P. R
Castro
Venezuela
Caracas
Queen Wilhelmina to return home this Saturday
Queen Wilhelmina, convalescing at Castle Schaumberg near the Rhine, is so far restored to health that she will return home Saturday with her husband Prince Henry.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Castle Schaumberg
The
Rhine
Prince Henry
Will Ask for Mrs Maybrick’s Pardon Petition
Denver July 14 The British American Society of Colorado has begun drafting a large petition to the king requesting clemency for Mrs Maybrick. The effort aims to secure a presidential pardon or mercy for the accused.
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Mra. Maybrick
Denver
Col
British American Society of Colorado
King A
Keen
Rochester Broker Under Arrest
Rochester broker Norwood P Keen and Samuel T oie are arrested in this city as part of a securities case. Details are limited but indicate a police action and ongoing investigation in July.
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Rochester
N. Y
Norwood P Keen
Samuel T. Oie
Monk Killed by Fall in Alps
In Innsbruck July reports a monk named Hugo Schramm, a brother in the order, died after a fall in the Alps. The incident is described in limited detail with unclear surrounding facts due to damaged text.
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Alps
Innsbruck
Hugo Schramm
Hrs
Fall
Gm Oe
Umpire Fatally Shoots Pitcher After Disputed Call
In Camelton Indiana during a ball game yesterday umpire Arthur Derrett shot and killed pitcher William Whallen after a dispute over a decision. The crowd called for lynching as the town marshal deputized aides and locked Derrett in the Canalton jail. Derrett is about 26 years old.
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Camelton
Ind
Arthur Derrett
William Whallen
Derrett
Cannelton
Navy Experiments With Oil Fuel
SAN FRANCISCO July 16 The steamer Mariposa en route to Tahiti will switch to oil as fuel replacing coal Lieutenant W H Winchell chief engineer of the vessel reports the testing program and expected efficiency gains aboard the ship
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Navy
San Francisco
Tahiti
W. H. Winchell
Pneumatic tube contract awarded for Philadelphia routes
The Post Office Department awarded a $39,183 contract to the Pneumatic Transit Company to run the pneumatic tube service from the general post office Reading Terminal and Broad Street Station and to the Bourse station. The award aims to meet patron demand without delaying the new service approved by Congress. bids for that service will open August 14.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Philadelphia
General Post Office
Reading Terminal
Broad Street
Post Office
Bourse
Pneumatic Transit Company
Shallenberger
Rubber tires for fire engines eyed by city officials
Fire department officials weigh rubber tires for engines seeking council funding. Chief James Baxter Jr favors solid five inch tires to cut repairs and horse strain, despite a high initial cost. NY experience noted with six years of use and savings in repairs across multiple apparatus.
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Fire Department
James ©. Baxter, Jr
Bureau of Fire
New York Fire Department
New York
Horatio Hackett Condition Shows Limited Improvement
Atlantic City July 16 Horatio B Hackett's condition is more hopeful though no change in the past day. Dr Philip Marvel says a slight improvement within 48 hours could signal recovery and return of use to his limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Horatio B. Hackett
Philip Marvel
Hackett
Family of eight roams Camden lodging ward seeks work
The Camden City Hall lodging ward housed Harry Young and his wife and six children from 13 years to 22 months. They walked from Clifton Pa to Paterson planned next, seeking silk mill work. Young claims capture by Sherman in South Carolina during the March to the Sea and parole before roaming with his family for years.
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Camden City Hall
Harry Young
Foster
Clifton
Paterson
Mr. Young
William Tecumseh Sherman
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Watermelon Fight Ends In Knife Injury To Boy
Tony Augustina twelve is stabbed in the back during a dispute over a watermelon at Tenth and Montaose streets. Donato Polina eleven, who cut the melon and allegedly caused the quarrel, was arrested after Augustina was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital.
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Tenth
Montaose
Tony Augustina
Delhu Street
Donato Polina
Montrose Street
Polina
Augustina
Pennsylvania Hospital
Gushers Spouting Blazing Oil at Jennings Well No 2
The Jennings Louisiana well No 2 owned by Heywood Bros remains on fire. Firefighters plan to surround the burning well with boilers and use steam to snuff it out. Two tanks holding 2,400 barrels have burned and about 50,000 barrels of gushers destroyed. W Heywood said steam method could subdue the fire in four or five days if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoological Society
Zoological Gardens
Fairmount Park
Europe
New York City
Jennings
Jennings Well
Heywood Bros
W. Heywood
Oil Springs Found in Lower California
GUAYMAS Mexico July 16 During the past few days excitement has grown over the discovery of small springs containing oil in Lower California. Further explorations for oil will be conducted to determine extent and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower California
Guaymas
Mexico
See to audience with Pope ends Taft friars withdrawal talks
Rome July 16 Major Porter delivered Taft note to Cardinal Rampolla on withdrawal of friars from the Philippines. Secretary Root backs gradual Vatican measures and proposes joint investigations with Manila to settle land titles, rents, and indemnities while preserving church state relations. The US seeks voluntary withdrawal and adherence to the Paris treaty without forcing removal, aiming to ease Filipino opposition and avoid conflict.
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Rome
Major Porter
Judge Advocate’s Department of the Army
Washington
Cardinal Rampolla
Taft
Philippine Islands
Porter
Root
Vatican
Holy See
Philippines
America
United States
Paris
Islands
Rampolla
Manila
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Burgess Warren, George W. Elkins
Francis V. Greene
Austria
Semitic Seminary
Hibernians
Tion
United Mine Workers
Miners’ Convention
Hopetoun
Nce
Steyn III
Oceanle
Liverpool
Morgan
Great Shipping Combine
Porto Rico
City’s Postal Service
MR. Hackett
Boy
Cyrding Rampolla
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