Provident Hearing Held in Secret Meeting on Provident Life Sale
A secret conference between Otto T. Kelsey and parties backing Inter-Southern Life of Kentucky drew angry Provident Savings Life policy holders, who sought to present evidence against the deal. Kelsey labeled the telegram publishment private and adjourned to Albany for further action, with exposure of the plan provoking calls for scrutiny of the Inter-Southern syndicate and its finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Otto T. Kelsey
Provident Life
Inter-Southern Life of Kentucky
Louisville
Kelsey
Albany
Mr. Kelsey
Royall Victor
Law
Sullivan & Cromwell
C. B. Langham
John Tevis
Kentucky
Inter-Southern Company
E. R. Tillinghast
Seaboard Portland Cement Company
Fifth Avenue
Provident Savings Life
Frank E. Bradley
John F. Clark
Tillinghast
Southern Syndicate
Clark
Star Chamber
Victor
New York State Department
Inter-Southern
Inter Southern
Ceantown
Poitician
Horace White
Syracuse
Gov. Hughes
Hughes
Timothy al. Woodruff
Thomases
Kamp Kill Kare
Provident Svings Life
B. Langham
Star Fire Insurance Company
Tenn
Southern Tidewater Coal Company
S. Herbert Wolfe
Adirondack
Breezy Point
Lake Placid
L. T
Wolfe
Accounting gaps reveal $2000 check unrecorded at Inter Southern
A young assistant to the president wielded power of attorney to pay out funds with no check stubs. Wolfe notes the absence of recording for disbursements in the books, including a $2000 check with no entry. Inter Southern shows admitted assets of $111,889 against capital stock of $165,982 and other liabilities totaling $177,656, a deficit of $66,207.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Inter-Southern
Twice Bitten Arrested After Run In With Dog
Louis Levy real estate dealer of 3S Stagg Street Williamsburg was bitten by a neighbor dog twice on a single morning. He sought hospital care for his wounds then returned home where the dog attacked again. Levy armed himself with a navy revolver shot at the animal and was later arrested by Policeman Hall for carrying a weapon without a permit. Magistrate O'Reilly reprimanded the officer at arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Levy
Stagg Street
Williamsburg
St. Catherine Hospital
Levy
Hall
Manhattan Avenue
O'Reilly
Fearless SPCA agent bites by dogs ignored as hydrophobia scare
Frederick W. Ritschy of Jersey City, an SPCA agent, says he has been bitten many times in eight years handling dogs. He dismisses hydrophobia fears, noting bites are often harmless unless causing hemorrhage. He was bitten yesterday on the hand at the society kennel and treated at a drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Ritschy
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Jersey City
Society
Grand Street
Montgomery Street
Hudseen
Ritschy
Pallbearers for a Dog Funeral in Brooklyn
Judy the prize fox terrier of Mrs. James G Rossman of Atlanta died of paralysis and will be buried at a dog cemetery near White Plains. Funeral involved children acting as pallbearers, a white coffin, and a white hearse after embalming at an undertaker's shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy
James G Rossman
Atlanta
A. R. Lane
Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn
White Plains
Rossman
Lane
Pasteur Treatment Begun for Marine Dogs Bite Victims
Two officers and ten Marines bitten by the marine mascot at Camp Elliott began Pasteur treatment today in the Canal Zone. The women? men are under care at the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service laboratory. No rabies signs yet. officials believe none are infected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Marine Corps
United States
Camp Elliott
Canal Zone
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Bulldog attacks singer in West Fort Street Coney Island
Miss Emelie Gardner prima donna of Aborn Capera company summering in a cottage on West End Street Coney Island was bitten in the arm by a bulldog belonging to her landlady Mrs Dangman. The dog, mother of a brood, attacked while Gardner played with the pups. Mrs Dangman rescued her and a Reception Hospital physician dressed the wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emelie Gardner
Aborn Capera Company
West Fst Street
Coney Island
Mrs. Dangman
Miss Gardner
Police Magistrate Slams Officers After Bribery Attempt Case
Benjamin Brown George Weber were arrested with Bird Horgan and McAuliffe near a West Thirty-fourth Street pool hall on July 22 for trying to bribe policemen. Magistrate Barlow discharged them calling police testimony unreliable and noting court records preserve all statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Brown
George Weber
Sergis
Bird
Horrigan
McAuliffe
Central Office
Poollroom
West Thirty-fourth Street
Broadway
Barlow
Jefferson Market Court
Hanan
Police Department
Policemen Dismissed By Commissioner Action
Two policemen were dismissed yesterday by order of Commissioner Bingham. Michael R. Brennan, longtime Superintendent of the Telegraph and Electrical Service of the department, is among the dismissed. The charges cited neglect of duty and disobedience of orders amid concerns over department oversight. Brennan plans to fight for reinstatement. Daniel E. Kelly of the Ralph Avenue Station in Brooklyn, connected to a case involving Anna Ritzer and an elopement to Philadelphia on July 10, was also dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Michael R. Brennan
Brennan
Daniel E. Kelly
Ralph Avenue
Brooklyn
Anna Ritzer
Philadelphia
Police Commissioner trims probationary force before vacation
It was learned at Police Headquarters that prior to Commissioner Bing ham leaving the city for a vacation, he visited the old Ninth Regiment Armory at Sixth Street and Third Avenue. He dropped twelve probationary policemen as unsuitable from the group that had just entered the training school, noting they had not yet bought equipment or incurred expenses. Thirty probationers dropped three months earlier were not mentioned as affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Ninth Regiment
Sixth Street
Third Avenue
Mutiny on Goldsboro as Bailey brothers flee port
Mutiny erupted aboard the Goldsboro after the Bailey brothers shipped a cargo valued at $100,000 and fled from New York. Crew demanded pay owed since departure, aided by two women, while captains and officers clashed over control. The ship heads to New York with drafts authorized to pay wages, as authorities probe the Baileys’ escape from Puerto Cortez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Francis G
Albert W. Bailey
Honduras
Frederick M. Czaki
Export Shipping Company
Bailey Brothers
New York
United States
William Swatridge
Puerto Cortez
Swatridge
Edward B. Boise
Baileys
Gzaki
St. Louis
Brooklyn
The
F. G. Bailey
Sexport Shipping Company
Fried & Czaki
State Department
Guatemala
Lieut. Beery
Jerome
United Fruit Company
Bailey
Utstein
Barriose
Francis G. Bailey
Grand Jury Foreman Urges Secret Ballot
John C Beattie painter of 245 West Forty six Street is appointed fore man of the August morning Grand Jury sworn in by Judge Crain in General Sessions. The judge charges the jury to use the secret ballot to guard independent thought and resist influence from those trusted by society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Beattie
West Forty-sixth Street
Crain
July marriage licenses fall across city boroughs
The City Hall Marriage License Bureau issued 2,773 licenses in July, down from the average. Brooklyn accounted for 787 licenses, Queens 99, and Richmond 25, with the city total for July and 16,945 licenses issued in the seven months since the law began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Yesterday's Fires Reported Across City Incidents
Fire call log lists multiple minor blazes and investigations on streets including Jones Street Fred Merriman Rachel Bernstein William Auer Murray Hill and to0th Street with modest sums cited for trifling damages and unactionable notes. Names appear with addresses and times from early day shifts. several entries note trifling or unknown outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M
Jones St
Fred. Merriman
E. 160Th St
Rachel Bernstein
Barrow St
William Auer
Murray & Hill
Fielstein
Broadway
18Th St
H. Hale
Grand St
Auto Sidewipes Car In Mount Vernon Collision
A Saturday afternoon crash on Fifth Avenue in Mount Vernon involved Frederick Wetter’s car and a trolley. Miss Wetter, 15, suffered a broken collarbone and a bruised arm while her father and two trolley crew were hurt. police delays and an officer Cordes failing to report prompted an internal inquiry by Chief Foley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Street
Mount Vernon
Frederick Wetter
South Fourth Avenue
Mr. Wetter
Helen
East Chester
Wetter
Miss Wetter
F. J Marsh
Christian Cordes
Cordes
Foley
Auto Victims Recovering After Susquehanna Crossing Crash
Coroner W W Curry of Hackensack will likely hold an inquiry Friday into a Sunday night auto wreck at the Susquehanna and Western crossing that killed Donald Holmes, a Paterson lawyer, and injured four others. W H Turner, Henry Fernbach recovered enough to testify. Wallace C Paul to leave hospital soon. Robert Shaw the chauffeur remains in serious condition with a fractured skull. Dr James Curts is not believed to be internally injured. The crossing visibility extends 400 feet from the track with no gates and a flagman on duty 7 A M to 7 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Curry
Hackensack
Susquehanna & Western
Donald Holmes
Paterson
W. H. Turner
Henry Fernbach
Wallace C. Paul
Robert Shaw
Thomas Hughes
James Curts
Curry
Auto Speeders Trapped In Nassau County
Auto speeders from Bay Shore Roslyn Sea Cliff and other resorts were nabbed on Merrick Road Freeport in a morning speed trap set by Justice George C Tobin. Four men Joseph Midgley John Dauphin Henry W Simpson and A R Boyes pleaded guilty paid ten dollar fines and were released. Nassau Supervisors later approved funds to buy two fast motor cycles with speedometers to patrol roads and curb speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mineola
L. IL
Bay Shore
Roslyn
Sea Cliff
Glen Head
Manhattan
Merrick Road
Freeport
George C. Tobin
Joseph Midgley
John Dauphin
Henry W. Simpson
A.R. Boyes
Hey
Nassau County
Faust
Auto Racer Killed at Brooklands Track Disaster
London Aug 3 A Mercedes driven by Lane and mechanic William Burke flipped into a pond after sliding off at Brooklands. Burke died en route to the stewards room, Lane suffered a broken arm and other injuries as the car burned. Earlier Reynolds and his mechanic were thrown after a back tire broke at nearly 100 mph. The meeting halted after the accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brooklands Track
Mercedes
Lane
William Burke
Napier
Reynolds
Key
Speeders Barely Escape on Country Road
Blue Point New York Aug 8 Deputy Sheriff Mott sat on a country road watching for speed violators when signaled to tighten a rope stretched to stop autos. A large touring car sped by at over sixty mph with children nearby. Mott held the rope and quickly released it as the car neared, avoiding serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Point
L. Nf
Mott
Wells
Warrant for Chauffeur Barnes in Foster Death
Dr. Henry S. Ambler, Queens coroner, issues warrant for arrest of Frank Barnes of 163 Graham Avenue Brooklyn. Barnes linked by coroner jury to death of Clarence A. Foster, SPCA agent, killed by car the afternoon of Saturday July 11 near Rosedale Long Island after backing away from a motorcycle wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Ambler
Queens
Frank Barnes
Graham Avenue
Brooklyn
Barnes
Clarence A. Foster
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Foster
Rosedale
L. I
Racing crash injures driver in Wildwood practice
Richard Bellers of Philadelphia was badly hurt during a trial run on the Wildwood boulevard ahead of the afternoon automobile races. The battery box dropped off the racing machine, the car skidded and overturned, and Sellers was found unconscious with a dislocated shoulder and skull injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood
N. J
Richard Bellers
Philadelphia
Sellers
Goff Calls Federal Courts Best for Naturalization
Justice Goff stated in the Supreme Court that naturalization proceedings should be handled by Federal courts, citing federal law. He also criticized a clerk for rude treatment of an applicant and warned of investigations if misconduct recurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goff
Supreme Court
Appellate Division
City Can't Condemn in Death Avenue Tracks
Public Service Commission counsel Pendleton says New York Central tracks on Eleventh Avenue cannot be condemned without new legislation. If correct, Saxe law removal plans fail, postponing action and likely rendering the measure moot. Condemnation requires a compliant plan and additional legislative authority.
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Public Service Commission
Pendleton
New York Central Railroad
Eleventh Avenue
Corporation
Death Avenue
Corporation Counsel
Old
Rapid Transit Commission
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Rapid Transit Commissioners
George S. Rice
Sixtieth Street
Spuyten Duyvil
Pendlten
Rice
Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Board of Rapid Transit Railroad
Acil
New York Central & Huison River Railroad Company
New Haven Ready to Build If Court Upholds Franchise
At an adjourned Public Service Commission hearing on the failure of Port Chester and Westchester Rail road Companies to fulfill city contracts, data on finances and construction costs were presented. Ralph Buell stated that Millbrook Company for NYNH&HRR would build the Westchester line if the Court of Appeals upholds its franchise. otherwise the Port Chester route would be pursued. Hearing adjourned to August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chester and
Westchester
Public Service Commission
Ralph €. Buell
Westchester Company
Millbrook Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Court of Appeals
Buell
Port Chester
Noise issue prompts PSC to push for quieter trains
The Public Service Commission approved a letter to street and steam railway companies urging closer attention to car and track conditions after numerous complaints about city street noise. Inspectors find improvements in car humidity, track joints, and switch points could cut noise. The measure aims to avoid formal proceedings. Also, a Sept 3 hearing date was set for Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad’s bid to build a four tracked connector to the Manhattan Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Public Service Commission
Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad Company
Manhattan Bridge
Brooks and Knox Leather Range Debuts
Local shop introduces Brooks and Knox line featuring all leather goods with a splen did range of styles and sizes highlighting variety for customers seeking durable classic fashion options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks’’ & ‘‘Knox
Bermel Returns Amid Kissena Park Inquiry Fallout
Joseph Bermel, former Queens borough president, sails back to Middle Village aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm after resigning under fire amid the Kissena Park affair. His return rekindles talk of the ongoing investigation and questions about the city’s Kissena tract auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bermel
Borough of Queens
Hermel
Slavonia
Gov.Hughes
Samuel Lt. Ordway
Kissena Park
Bermel
Middle Village
Queens
Europe
Flushing
Kissena
Queens County
Metz vows Byrnes reinstatement if proof lacking
Controller Metz said Byrnes would be reinstated if the Commissioners of Accounts fail to provide more evidence by week’s end. He affirmed there is no criminal offense, only a possible error in judgment. Byrnes faced suspension over a Kissena Park property appraisal the city bought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metz
Commissioners of Accounts
Thomas Byrnes
Mr. Metz
Byrnes
Kissena Park
Resignation of Charles Murray to London contract ends brief Finance run
Charles Murray, secretary to Controller Metz, announced his resignation yesterday. He will sail next week to London under contract with Lord Northcliffe after a short tenure in the Finance Department. Paul Loeser will replace him as assistant secretary and Murray will be honored with a farewell dinner at the Waldorf Astoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murray
Metz
Murray
Finance Department
London
Lord Northcliffe
Paul Loeser
Waldorf- Astoria
Wife Seeks Habeas Corpus to Retain Children in Mission
William J. Brewer, civil engineer of 123 Liberty Street, petitioned Justice Goff for a writ of habeas corpus to gain custody of his two children, Donald Edwin and Helen Amelia, who are in the Mount Loreto Mission on Staten Island. Mrs Brewer swore he is a fugitive and had deserted her, while Brewer denied fugitive status but acknowledged a New Jersey warrant for abandoning his wife. Justice Goff refused the application, noting concerns over custody and Brewer’s past.
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William J. Brewer
Liberty Street
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Younser
Donald Edwin
Helen Amelia
Wall Street
Brewer
Representa Hom
Lahore
India
H.ayres
Thera
New Jersey
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