Fence Advertising Sparks Riverside Drive Controversy
Residents along Riverside Drive and 107th Street awoke to a 25 foot fence used as a billboard backdrop. They accuse Sullivan Advertising Company and its backers of crowing the block with posters while trustees debate the fence’s legality and possible removal.
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Eibadae Drive
107Th Street
Adrian
Eivan Advertising Company
Com
L. J. Bayne
108Th Street
Mr. Bayne
Cyrus Clark
West Side Association
William Lummis
Hugh King
W.C. Poillon
Riverside Drive
J. van Dyck Card
218 West
Seventy-third Street
Ilishop Potter
Smith
Berry
Bronx
Court of Appeals
Depositors Ask Court to Reopen Williamsburg Trust
At a Brooklyn Supreme Court hearing Justice Crane considers vacating receivership of Williamsburg Trust Company. William N. Dyckman seeks a state Banking Department re examination to back a possible resumption. A depositors spokesperson urges action to recover funds amid wary support and a hopeful crowd.
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Supreme Court
Crane
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Trust Company
William N. Dyckman
Dykman
Attorney General
Rescue Ends Lynching Attempt in Lakemont Park
In Altoona on April 18, a mob of about fifty residents tried to lynch Albert Deoto, an Italian, after he and a companion set fire to grass at Lakemont Park. A rope was around his neck but police and citizens intervened. Deoto, armed, threatened the gardener who halted the chase. the mob later captured him a mile from Lakemont and he was jailed.
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Altoona
Penn
Albert Deoto
Altoona Park
Beoto
Lakemont Park
Deoto
Lakemont
Vanderbilt Family to Split Up for European Summer
Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt and her son William Henry plan a European stay mid summer with visits to France and Hungary. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt will return to Portsmouth Rhode Island and may show horses at Newport in September. The family disperses to England France Hungary and London as Newport season opens with Miss Pauline Le Roy French wedding May 5.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
William Henry
Europe
F.C. French
France
Harbourview
Newport
Pauline le Roy French
Samuel Wagstaff
Vanderbilt
Tuxedo Park
Amos Tuck French
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
London
Portsmouth
R. I
Reginald Vanderbilt
Breakers in Newport Alter Plans for European Visit
The Breakers at Newport will skip the local season to travel to Europe and visit Countess Széchényi. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt intend another Newport season and will occupy the William Waldorf Astor residence there.
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Newport
Europe
Countess Széchényi
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William Waldorf Astor Place
Vanderbilt Divorce Report Ready for Court Submission
The report by David McClure, the referee named by Justice O Gorman to take testimony in the Ellen French Vanderbilt versus Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt divorce suit, is expected to be submitted to the court Monday. If approved, a decree for Mrs Vanderbilt is likely.
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David McClure
Supreme Court
O'Gorman
Ellen French Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Subways Tragedy: Montreal Clerk Dennis Sullivan Run Down
Dennis Sullivan a Grand Trunk Railway clerk registered from Montreal was killed by an express on the subway near Sixty-second Street. Police and subway officials searched for how he entered the system while letters found in his possession hinted at personal connections and a possible theatre outing with a man named Hamilton.
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Dennis Sullivan
Grand Trunk Railway
Montreal
Hotel Empire
Sullivan
Dr. Sullivan
Dewey Theatre
Hamilton
Goulds Still Told to Reconcile Amid Wealth Troubles
Mrs. Frank Jay Gould and her husband face a possible separation amid public scrutiny. Gould arrived in Hot Springs with Mrs. Gould remaining at their Fifth Avenue home to weigh options. Friends say reconciliation is unlikely, but no legal action will occur soon. Mrs. Gould and her mother defend privacy, citing media strain and family impact.
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Frank Jay Gould
Gould
Hot Springs
S34
Fifth Avenue
Edward Kelly
Baxter Takes Treatment After Rabid Dog Bite
Naval Constructor William J. Baxter at the New York Navy Yard is receiving Pasteur Institute treatment for a dog bite. The terrier named Brian Boru, tied to the yard tug Nina, bit Baxter as he surveyed the yard. The dog was shot and found rabid at death. Baxter began treatment and is said to be responding well.
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William J. Baxter
Bureau of Construction
New York Navy Yard
Capps
Pasteur Institute
Baxter
Nina
Brian Boru
Constructor Baxter
Mary Yard
Admiral Goodrich
New York
Pasteur
Br Ae
Ite
Connecticut
Japanese Tourists to Visit New York Before London Trip
A party of ten Japanese tourists on a ninety day world tour will arrive in New York from Wilmington today. They will stay at the Park Avenue Hotel until Thursday and visit key sites such as the American Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn and the Bush Steam plant, with interpreters aboard. They will also tour West Point, Madison Square Garden shows, and City Hall, aided by English translators and a Japanese interpreter staff.
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New York
Wilshindton
Roosevelt
Park Aximae
London
Nuper Club
Yokohrines
Cranmers
PATHE
Amd
Yura
Arnerfewtt Suser oRefinerys
Brookie Ant Bush
Seth Revekiyn
West Point
Military -Weaitems
Tf Hy Tonk
Agencyy
Amid Shimb
Pathy
Steonmer
Cook
Aneney
Madison Square Garden
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St. Schina
Justice Crane
Williamsburg Trust
Parker Building
Frederick W. Evers
Broadway
4Th
East 21St Street
Mrs. A.G. Vanderbilt
Newport Horse Show
Subway
Dublin
America
Sadie
Sullvan
Mamie Randall
Palace Street
Quebec
Randall
Greenwood Avenue
William E. MehKeeé
West Louth Street
Harry Israel
Grand Central Station
Seventy-second Street
McKee
George Johnson
Greenhuf
Russia
Gibson
Garden
Oxford
6Th Avenue
Batistes
Linens
Madras
Greenhut and Company
B. Altman & Co
Naval
Aes Ba
Repp
Pongee
Tussah
Rajah
18Th
19Th Street
Paris
Caroline Reboux
Lewis
Suzanne Talbot
Paulette Et Berthe
Paris Point
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