Wadding Breakfast Led to Young Man's Bankruptcy
A newly married man, son of a wealthy brewer supplier, testified in City Court about his dire finances. He lived with his wife at 526 Park Avenue, relied on his father for support, and faced a $591 judgment from Rector's. He described frugal living, an unpaid rent, and efforts to find work while his wife worked in theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Schwenker, Jr
Rector’s
Restaurateurs
Young Schwenker
Mae Murray
Schwenker
Park Avenue
GY Riverside Drive
Schwencker
Larchmont Yacht Club
Democratic Club
The
Lambs
Assay Office Boys Form Baseball Team For May Play
Staff at the New York Assay Office led by Sunt. Kingsbury Foster forms a government office baseball team ready by May 1. Notable past athletes include James W. Corsa from the Mutual club era. Edward Sage a former Columbia crewman from the 1878 Henley intercollegiate championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Foster
Edward Lotterle
Edward Sage
William Gordon
Frederick Ferris
G. Murray
Kingsbury Foster
Catener
Alanson Wilson
Charles Schauwecker
George Hicks
CC. Schottenfels
Douglas Allison
William Burke
Columbia
Henley
Brooklyn Sunday show licensing case before Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Carr in Brooklyn heard arguments on a temporary injunction restraining the Mayor from interfering with a moving picture show on Broadway. Proprie tors sought daily licenses but the License Bureau refused six day licenses. Justice Carr reserved decision noting Sunday law interpretation may be unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Carr
Brooklyn
Gaynor
Broadway
Coney Island
Gustavus A. Rogers
Crowell
Justice Carr
Governor Hughes to Speak in Brooklyn
Governor Hughes will address a mass meeting in Brooklyn at the Academy of Music Thursday night on direct nominations. The event, under Brooklyn Young Merchants Association auspices, is hosted in Woodruff's stronghold with broad support for direct nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Hughes
Brooklyn
Woodruff
Aceeeniy of
Young Mer
Cibene
Sharon to See Mrs Boyle in Abduction Case
A conference in Sharon Pennsylvanía discussed bringing Mrs James H Boyle from Mercer County Jail for a hearing next Monday or Tuesday. James P Whitla denied relation to Mrs Boyle and vowed to pursue prosecution. More than 4000 pieces of mail addressed to Willie Whitla arrived since the kidnapping, including threatening letters demanding up to 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Willie
Whitla
Tug Lost With Nine Drowned In Lake Erie Gale
Wreckage from the tug George Floss washed ashore twelve miles east of Cleveland after a Wednesday gale. The boat carried six crew and three passengers. no bodies were found. On board were Capt. William Barry and Capt. Joan Daily along with engineer Frederick Gilbert, Peck Makenzie, Frank Weschler, Henry Anderson, John O'Donnell, Joe Martin, and a 16 year old passenger named Campbell. Most crew were Cleveland residents. Weschler lived in Erie, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
George Floss
Lake Erie
Henry Anderson
John O'Donnell
Joe Martin
Campbell
Weschler
Erie
Penn
Wife Bitten Sues Over Dog Attack in Dobbs Ferry
Samuel H. Dawson files suit in Westchester County for 5000 damages against Alberto De Verastagui claiming his dogs at the Dobbs Ferry country seat viciously bit Mrs. Julia M. Dawson on November 23, 1908 while she walked a public highway she suffered permanent disfigurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Wiite Plains
N.Y
Westchester County Clerk's Office
Samuel H. Dawson
Alberto de Verastagui
Dobbs Ferry
Julia M. Dawson
de Verastagui
Henry (. Gr
Snow in the Adirondacks disrupts Interlaken region
Snow blanketed the Adirondacks with three inches accumulating in Interlaken New York on April 9 as high winds and a 30s Fahrenheit temperature caused heavy branches to snap, damaging the fruit crop and snapping telephone lines, hampering communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interlaken
N. Y
Slapstick Malfunction Triggers Circus Panic at Madison Square Garden
In a Madison Square Garden matinée, clown Coco known as Charles Del Torelli fought with fellow clown Joe using a slapstick. The prop failed to explode as intended, causing a crowd scare when it later detonated on a subway platform after Torelli unknowingly struck it against a pillar. He fled with a police officer in pursuit but escaped without explanation. The evening show proceeded with the prop functioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coco
Madison Square Garden
Joe
Twenty-eighth Street
Third Avenue
Carnegie Gifts Total 250000 to Hamilton College
Hamilton College in Clinton announces a 200000 gift from Andrew Carnegie in memory of Elihu Root for an Elihu Root Peace Fund to be invested for instructor salaries. Rockefeller funds offer 50000 conditional on paying debts and raising 150000 by July 1, with board actions under way to meet conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
M. W. Stryker
Hamilton College
Clinton
Andrew Carnegie
Elihu Root
Senator Root
Hamilton
Carnegie
Root
Carnegie Hall
Buttrick
General Education Fund
John D. Rockefeller
Board of Trustees
New Pastor Shunned by Bernardsville Methodist Church
In Bernardsville New Jersey on April 9 the Reverend Thomas T. Crawford, recently appointed pastor by Bishop Neeley, faces a blocked Easter sermon as congregants refuse to welcome him. Members had opposed the bishop’s prior temporary choice, prompting them to invite Reverend John W. Morgan instead and plan a separate meeting at Manker's Hall with donations sought to support Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Bernardsville
N. J
Thomas T. Crawford
Bernardsville Methodist Church
Neeley
Crawford
R. W. Elliott
Charles F. Satterley
Drew Seminary
John W. Morgan
Morgan
Newark
Manker’s Hall
Mr. Morgan
Society to Notify Dealers on Chick Sale Breach
Agents for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals warn city animal and bird dealers that any sale of incubator chicks for unlawful use will lead to prosecution. About six dealers expected to handle chicks this spring and were given certificates for buyers to sign promising the birds be used only for breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Rosenthal Defends Standard Oil in Government Dissolution Trial
Moritz Rosenthal argued before four Circuit Court judges that no proof exists of discriminatory railroad rebates by Standard Oil. He cited a $7.40 Santa Fe payment as the sole evidence and disputed federal claims, noting many rates cited were unused in oil shipments. John G. Johnson later followed with defense conclusions as Kel Logg planned to close the government case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Moritz Rosenthal
Standard Oil Company
United States Circuit Court
Standard
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
California
Santa Fé
Arizona
David T. Watson
Pittsburg
Watson
United States
Ohio
Rosenthal
Government Bureau of Corporations
Whiting
Ind
Whitinng
Cleveland
Toledo
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Kellogg
United Service Dispatches Numerous Army Assignments
Capt. C. M. Condon takes command of the Sixty-eighth Battalion Philippine Scouts and sails for duty in the Philippines. Capt. C. S. Wallace proceeds to Sumter for temporary inspection duties. Capt. J. A. Shipton will inspect material in Arlington and New York City. Capt. S. H. Ford moves to Jefferson Barracks to oversee construction, relieving Capt. O. W. Bell bound for St. Louis. Capt. C. A. Dalton assigned to Philadelphia Depot Quartermaster. Capt. M. C. Buckey joins the board selecting a submarine cable route from Fort Stevens to Fort Canby. Vice Captain W. K. Moore relieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. M. Condon
Coast Artillery
Philippine Scouts
Condon
Philippines
C. S. Wallace
Signal Corps
Sumter
S. C
J. A. Shipton
Arlington
N. J
West Bayonne
New York City
S. H. Ford
Jefferson Barracks
O. W. Bell
St. Louis
C. A. Dalton
Philadelphia
M. C. Buckey
Fort Stevens
Fort Canby
W. K. Moore
Naval orders list officers reassigned and ships affected
Commander P W Hourigan is ordered to home and wait orders. Commander E M Simpson goes to temporary duty at Naval Intelligence, Navy Department. Commander J Strauss is assigned to command the Montgomery. Lieutenant Commander G B Bradshaw becomes Executive Officer of the Louisiana. Lieutenant Commander G N Hayward serves as assistant to the Inspector Third Lighthouse District in Tompkinsville. Lieutenant Commander W D MacDougall becomes Executive Officer of the New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Hourigan
E. M. Simpson
Naval Intelligence
Navy Department
J. Strauss
Montgomery
G. B. Bradshaw
Louisiana
G. N. Hayward
Tompkinsville
W. D. MacDougall
New Jersey
Movements of Naval Vessels Arrive and Sail
Movements of naval vessels listed show the Hannibal arriving at Hampton Roads from Dubuque and Guantanamo, Hist sailing to Manzanillo. The California departed San Francisco for Magdalena Bay.
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Hannibal
Hampton Roads
Dubuque
Guantanamo
Manzanillo
California
San Francisco
Magdalena Bay
M C A Drafts Race Classifications for Stock Cars
The Manufacturers' Contest Association and American Automobile Association outline new stock car rules for 1909 racing. Five classes by piston displacement set minimums and weights, with twenty five cars required for stock status and optional muffler cuts. The rules also require factories to have produced at least fifty cars in the prior year for stock chassis events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers’ Contest Association
Contest
American Automobile Association
H. E. Coffin
Chalmers-Detroit Motor Car Company
A. L. Riker
Locomobile Company of America
George A. Wei
Chicago Automobile Club
Edgar Apperson
Apperson Brothers Automobile Company
A. P. Brush
Buick Motor Company
Chalmers- Detroit Motor Company
C. H. Tangeman
Hol- Tan Company
C. M. Hamilton
Isotta Import Company
H. G. Farr
Knox Automobile Company
H. A. Lozier, Jr
C. A. Emise
Lozier Motor Company
TenjJamin Briscoe
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company
Alfred Reeves
Mitchell Motor Car Company
National Motor Vehicle Company
R. H. Croninger
Pennsylvania Auto Motor Company
E. J. Chalfant
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
G. A. Weidely
Premier, Motor Manufacturing Company
Paul Lacroix
Renault Freres
F. B. Stearns
F. B. Stearns Company
F. A. Barker
Daytona Motor Car Company
Walter White
The
White Company
E. Lillie
Itala Import Company
Missouri Rate Inquiry Hints at Congress Action
Governor Hadley urged Congress to direct an investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission into Missouri rail rate disparities compared with neighboring states. He filed figures with Senators and Representatives and notified the State Railroad Commissioner, as Missouri railroads faced a temporary injunction blocking a 3-cent passenger rate. railroads expect a possible adoption of a 2½ cent Missouri fare at a meeting in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Congress
Missouri
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Hadley
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Neabraska
Dc. R. Gray
Frisco
Kansas City
Frank Hagerman
St. Louis
Hagerman
A. J. Davidson
Easter flower show opens at Central Park Conservatory
The Central Park Conservatory on 100th Street and Fifth Avenue opens this morning for its annual Easter flower show which runs for three weeks. Thousands of azalias genistas orchids cinerarias begonias and Japanese lilies will be on display with a coffee and banana plant in full bloom. Superintendent C C Olsson will oversee the exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park Conservatory
100Th Street
Fifth Avenue
C. C. Olsson
Conservatory
Elmhurst Women Ask Police Captain to Remove Undraped Statues
In Queens Elmhurst residents led by Mrs Harriet S Pritchard Mrs John Dayton and Mrs Nathaniel Wing appealed to Police Capt McKay of the Newtown Station to act against undraped statuary in the Elmhurst Public Library. They cited the State Penal Code and sought removal while Capt McKay said he would consult counsel to determine steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmhurst
Queens
McKay
Newtown
Harriet S. Pritchard
Department of Work For Purity
John Dayton
Queens County
Nathaniel Wing
Elmhurst-Maspeth
Threats to Priest Force Leaving Worcester Parish
Nervousness from Black Hand threats is blamed for the illness of Rev. Vincent Buckovekas, pastor of St. Casimir Lithuanian Catholic Church in Worcester. A bomb threat demanded his departure before Easter. Cousin Pius Garbucka and uncle Thomas Kranka arrived to guard him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Vincent Buckovekas
St. Casimir
Pius Garbucka
Thomas Kranka
Actor Albert Schoengold Dies on Buffalo Stage
Albert Schoengold a 2 Jewish actor from New York dropped dead on the stage of an east side Buffalo music hall tonight. Police and medical staff were summoned as the crowd reacted with shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Buffalo, N. Y
Albert Schoengold
New York
East Side Music Hall
Caloris Bottles Promise Durable Temperature Control
The ad describes Caloris utensils and the Caloris process delivering vacuum heat and cold keeping in tableware. It promotes ready hot or cold use for meals, beverages, and travel, claiming durability and lower cost than alternatives. A loan offer invites customers to try the Caloris Bottle for a month or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caloris
Uring Company
Aloris
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Ball Club
Sharon
Mrs. Boyle
Willie Ila
Tug
Dawson
Adirondacks
Efforts For
Rockefeller Education
the United Service
Army
the Navy
Brill
America
Cravenette
Bill Brothers Clothiers
N. Chambers St
Union Square
14Th St
N. B’way
125Th Street
3D Avenue
47 Cortlandt
N. Greenwich
M.C.A
Mum Weights
Missouri Rate Inquiry
Oppenheimer Institute
West 57Th St
Columbus
G. K. George
Spalding Bldg
West
Black Hand
Long Island City
Caloris Manufacturing Company
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