Sidewalks of New York Tribute to Lawlor and Song
A historical portrait of Charles B Lawlor the East Side poet whose song The Sidewalks of New York became a city anthem. It traces his collaboration with James Blake in 1894, the song’s rise with Al Smith and vaudeville legs, and Lawlor’s death after a life capturing New York’s poor spirit.
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Charlie Lawlor
New York
Charles B. Lawlor
City
East Side
London Bridge
Mamie O'Rourke
Manhattan
Lawlor
James Blake
Blake
West Side
Tony Pastor
Miner's Bowery
Koster & Bial's
al Smith
New York State
Lawler
Lottie Gilson
London
Bowery
Smith
Man with both legs crushed continues Willys-Overland business
In South Rockwood Michigan Dan Mercure, a Willys-Overland dealer, survived a serious accident that crushed both legs. Despite weeks in bed, he kept his dealership alive by adapting his setup and using a bedside telephone to contact customers and arrange sales. From September 26 to October 11 he sold and delivered eight new cars.
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South Rockwood
Michigan
Dan Mercure
Willys-Overland
Mercure
Dan
Mercure Continues Car Sales After Accident
Dan Mercure, confined to bed after an accident, still sold cars at a record pace. He once moved three vehicles in a single day and, despite one leg being shorter, maintains he can sell cars under any physical handicap.
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Overland
Willys-Knight
Mercure
Dan Mercure Keene
Dean O'Malley Preaches at Five Points Church
Dean H. O'Malley preached at the Five Points church Friday night. A quartet from the Christian church sang. A B Stroup will speak on prohibition at next Friday's services. Charles M. Barber will sing.
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Dean O'Malley
Dean H
R. O'Malley
Five Points Church
Christian Church
A. B. Stroup
Charles M. Barber
Mennonites Fail in Mexican Colony Return to Canada
Mennonites hoping for a promised land in the Rio Grande valley found crop failures and famine instead. Disillusioned families, many traveling through Dallas, plan to resume life in Manitoba Canada after two years of exile from their homeland. A boy’s halting Spanish illustrates the hardship as more groups head north.
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Dallas
Tex
Rio Grande
Mexico
Canada
Manitoba
Man Arrested on Cow Theft Charge While in Bed
Cosme Chavez of Los Padillas was arrested by Sheriff Za mora at 5 o clock Saturday morning as he lay in bed on a charge of peddling beef from a cow stolen from Frank Mubbell s Pajarito ranch. He faces a preliminary hearing before Justice D. Montoya at 10 o'clock Thursday. Cipriano Baca, cattle sanitary board inspector, filed the complaint with Deputy Ross Salazar assisting in the arrest. Chavez was reportedly arrested here about a year ago on a complaint from Holbrook Arizona alleging horse theft.
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Cosme Chavez
Los Padillas
Felipe Zamora
Frank Mubbell
Pajarito
Justice of the Peace
D. Montoya
Cipriano Baca
The
Cattle Sanitary Board
Chavez
Ross Salazar
Zamora
Holbrook, Ariz
Chevrolet official visits foreign automobile shows
Chevrolet president W S Knudsen spent six weeks abroad surveying European auto shows. He noted British French and Italian makers imitate American chassis simplification and body design and that American power and gear setups favor performance. He observed European light cars now resemble U S models in seating and style.
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W. S. Knudsen
Chevrolet Motor Company
Mr. Knudsen
Europe
United States
England
Sandoval County Man Released Without Hearing on Assault
A Sandoval County man, Juan C. Sandoval, was released without a hearing after being brought from Cuba to Albuquerque for an assault case. Antonio Patron and Reyes Gurule face related charges. Gurule reportedly is in Colorado. They had a prior preliminary hearing in Cuba for assaulting Maria Archibequ, and may face further charges if the district attorney files information.
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Juan C. Sandoval
Antonio Patron
Reyes Gurule
Gurule
Colorado
Cuba
Maria Archibegu
Saredoval
Sandoval
Archy Beque
America leads in crime materials mystery
A fragmented clipping notes a Richmond News Leader line about America possibly possessing more crime materials than any other country, but does not provide details or sources. The snippet hints at a debated or unknown accumulation without specifying items or dates.
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America
Ricgmond News
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J. J. Geller
Charlie
Avlor
the Sidewalks OF
Mamma
Morning Journal
Kennedy Royal
de Luxe
Cabinet
West Central
Promised Land
Cain’s
Allen
Daniel Green
Cain
Chevrolet
Albuquerque
Milton J. Helmick
Ropean Chevrolet
Copenhagen
Antwerp
Hamburg
Arcelona
Barcelona
Spain
Knudsen
Ctime. Stores
West Central Avenue
New Mexico
Coats
J. C. Penney Company
TOY Department
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