City Folk Summer in Tents at Rockaway Park Camp
A Rockaway Park tent city near New York hosts 455 tents for about 2,000 residents this summer. Tents rent $20 to $60 monthly. families live communally with kitchens, sand streets, and beach daily. The 875 by 750 feet camp features a hotel post office and amenities while resident photographers capture oceanfront life including a Mardi Gras and clamshell displays.
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S Rockaway Park
New
Long Island
Jersey
Hudsons
Manhattan
New York
Brooklyn
Rockaway Park
Theockaway Park
Canvas
Theamily
Shen
Riverside Drive
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Rockaway
Coney Island
F. T. Puryear
Mr. Puryear
Thief in Salvation Garb Nabbed in Westchester Raid
Julius Noll an aged burglar in a Salvation Army outfit was captured at Walter Katte’s Irvington home after looting the residence. Police and a caretaker trapped him as he fled with jewelry and silver. He rowed from Piermont-on-Hudson and had a prior record, including an attempted Chappaqua robbery.
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White Plains
N. Y
Salvation Army
Julius Noll
Westchester County
Walter Katte
New York Central Railroad
North Broadway
Irvington
W. T. Grady
Nell
Piermont-on-Hudson
Harvey Green
The
Board of Supervisors
Chappaqua
Sheriff Lane
Third Avenue
New York
Cloakmakers May Strike Demands Wage Scale
Union meetings across the east side urge a new wage scale. 1500 cloakmakers at Freedman Brothers in Manhattan gathered at the Lyceum. The United Brotherhood of Cloakmakers Executive Committee reports plans to submit demands early this week with a ten day ultimatum.
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East Side
Freedman Brothers
Manhattan
Herman Grossman
Woman leaps from car to avoid fast train at Belmar crossing
Mrs Fred Davison wife of a Belmar bank official and her four year old son Chester escaped injury when she jumped from an auto to drift off a speeding express at the Tenth Avenue crossing near Belmar Station. The train narrowly passed, and both were found unhurt after the dust cleared.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Fred Davidson
First National Bank of
Belmar
Chester
Belmar Station
Davison
Robert Davison
Tenth Avenue
Chicago Faces Water Waste and Meter Disparities
City Engineer John Ericson reports Chicago wastes over 83 billion gallons annually. He objects that unmetered water costs residents far less than metered usage and notes 1907 revenue of 4.45 million from 165.6 billion gallons. Metered customers pay about 7 cents per 100 gallons, while unmetered use is about 1.7 cents per 100 gallons.
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Chicago
John Ericson
Ericson
Immigrants Fear All Land Agents Seek Best Wages
Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island fear land agents urging Southward relocation for land or seasonal work. Officials say most newcomers pick their destination via trusted contacts and prior arrangements, with six states drawing 76 percent of labor demand. Experts note few go to the South, and distribution follows economic patterns rather than agent influence.
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New York
Bunko
Ellis Island
United States
Pier
Bunko Steerer
Leander Trowbridge Chamberlain
Immigration Department
National Civic Federation
Montreal
Italy
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ells Island
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Macedonian Reform Plans and British Mobile Force Proposal
The Foreign Office sent copies of the Macedonian reform scheme, drawn by Russia and approved by Great Britain, to Russian diplomats abroad with a note to delay actions that might distrust the Sultan. Russia pledges to monitor Turkey’s reform efforts, while threatening to resume reforms if results decline. London follows a similar course on Britain’s mobile force proposal for Macedonia.
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ST. Petersburg
Aus
Foreign Office
Russia
Great Britain
Turkey
Trukey
Macedonia
London
Bronx Yacht Clubs Unite Against Park Expulsion
Commodores of major Bronx yacht clubs met at 1590 Washington Ave to oppose Park Commissioner Berry for refusing to renew the Metropolitan Yacht Club lease in Pelham Bay Park. A mass meeting was set for Tuesday to adopt resolutions, with the Corinthian Yacht Racing Union to lead the campaign. Attending were Sauer, Newbeck, Ridley, Hoag, Germain, Bartro, and Pfeiffer.
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Bronx
Washington Avenue
Berry
Metropolitan Yacht Club
Pelham Bay Park
Corinthian
William C. Pfeiffer
The
Corinthian Yacht Club
Sinn Fein conference in United States held in Buffalo
The August 8 meeting in Buffalo united Sinn Fein branches with Daniel F. Cohalan presiding. Delegates from many cities adopted a constitution and elected officers for a grand council led by President Robert Temple and including Vice President Rev Peter C Yorke Secretary Charles Noonan and Treasurer Joseph McGarrity.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Sinn Fein
United States
Daniel F. Cohalan
New York
Robert Temple
Peter C. Yorke
Oakland
Cal
Charles Noonan
Joseph McGarrity
Philadelphia
Brice Heirs Win Receiver to Gain Venezuelan Payment
Supreme Court Justice Pound names James S. McDonagh as receiver for the American Contract and Finance Company to distribute about 10 500 now being paid by the Government of Venezuela to the State Department for the Brice estate and other creditors. The case traces to cattle ventures in Venezuela and a long claim by Ford Dix with partial settlements and a later transfer of funds to the company.
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United States
Brice
American Contract and Finance Company of
New York
Supreme Court
Pound
James S.mcdonagh
Wall Street
Root
Venezuela
American Contract and Finance Company
New York State
Cyrus Fields Judson
Cyrus Field
Stewart Brice
Judson
Havana
Judson and
Texas
Ford Dix
Young Brice
Dix
Hampton
Hague
State Department
Washington
McDonagh
Justice Pound
Brice Estate
Street Car Collision Injures Noted Brooklyns Upstate
William Reynolds father of ex Senator Reynolds and George Lounsbury were injured when a trolley struck their auto on Ocean Side tract near Rockville Centre. The chauffeur and other occupants suffered injuries. conflicting reports emerged about the trolley’s speed.
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Reynolds
Companion Hurt
Rockville Centre
Rockville Centree
L. I
William Reynolds
Senator Reynolds
MJ Brooklyn
George Lounsbury
Brooklyn
Long Beach
New York & Long Island Traction Company
Ocean Side
Eric Lawson
Freeport
Frank T. de Lano
Mr. Reynolds
Mr. Lounsbury
Nassau County
Mineola
Lawson
Naval Militia Sea Fight To Practice With Submarines
Four hundred naval militia members from New York state join a Gardiner's Bay exercise with a flotilla including submarines Octopus Cuttlefish Viper Tarantula and torpedo boats. Commander Marsh leads the fleet in eight days of navigation target practice and drills to defend or attack, with the Navy Department to publish an order of merit.
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New York
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Prairie
Gardiner’s Bay
L. I
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Charles Courtney
Yankee
Gloucester
Wasp
Viper
Charles C. Marsh
U. S. Navy
Ackerman
The
Navy Department
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION TO MEET IN ATLANTIC CITY
The Associated Automobile Clubs of New Jersey announce a state good roads convention in Atlantic City on September 25 and 26 to examine road preservation and foster farmer automobilist cooperation. Gov. J Franklin Fort will open, with government experts and road authorities, plus discussion of New Jersey’s macadam roads and the auto law requiring out of state motorists to register. Officials will seek Grange support to back reciprocity with other states.
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Associated Automobile Clubs of
New Jersey
Atlantic City
J. Franklin Fort
New York
State Grange
Dutch to Aid Unemployed Amid Curacao Trade Standstill
Aug 8 Willemstad reports the Colonial Government will spend 8000 dollars on public works to provide labor for the unemployed caused by the suspension of Curacao Venezuela trade. Maracaibo residents reportedly accepted a July 29 boycott of the Venezuelan schooner Maria Abigail. A Venezuelan passenger vessel from Coro to Porto Cabello faced currents off Curacao and received provisions before continuing.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Maracaibo
Maria Abigail
Coro
Porto Cabello
Brewer Indicted in Grand Larceny Case
William J. Brewer, founder of the Radial Bearing Company on Broadway Bayonne, was indicted by Hudson County Grand Jury on grand larceny. He disappeared April 19, accused by Luther G. Gadd of stealing essential models and a $200 automobile patent, with the case brought by J. E. Hadfield. Brewer denies the charges, says he was frozen out, and now works as Consulting Engineer for Circum Bearing Company run by his wife.
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William J. Brewer
Broadway
Bayonne
New York
Hudson County Grand Jury
Luther G. Gadd
Brewer
J. E. Hadfield
Concern
Griffin
Circum Bearing Company
Justice Goff
Investigation into Melville death points to murder
Constable Amasa Biggs exhumed the June 29 body in an unoccupied Melville house for autopsy. Dr Overton found a fractured skull with signs of homicide. A real estate agent and a New York buyer previously visited the home. blood stains and a broken chair support murder theory.
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Huntington, L. I
Amasa Biggs
Melville
Overton
Patchogue
Blue
Biggs
New York
Brooklyn
Engagement of Rose Lowenstein to H Lowenthal
Announcement of Rose Lowenstein formerly of Nashville now in New York to H Lowenthal of Nashville. They will be at home to their Legate today at 528 West 15th Street, the bride's mother's home.
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Rose Lowenstein
Nashville
New York
H. Lowenthal
West 1Lfth Street
Asbury's Al Fresco Euchre Attracts Big Crowd
Asbury Park hosts a charity euchre event on the Esplanade Review led by Joseph A. Harris of Newark, described as the largest of its kind in Asbury Park, with over 100 prizes valued above $500. The piece also notes summer activities including lawn fetes, baby parades, and visits by notable guests at local hotels.
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Newe York Times
Asbury Park
Esplanade Review
Asbury Park Lodge of Elks
Joseph A. Harris
Newark
Coleman House
L. E. Dare
New York
Barnard
Carnival Commission
Mary‘Lawson- Leech
Titania
Deal Lake
Reformed Church
United States
Grand Avenue
Cottage Colony
J. Edward [Addicks
Delaware
Frank Poes
Birmingham
Ala
Columbia
Ilie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Sarmie Hotel
Frank Burgen Kellewtree
Lord
Devon
Ireland
Prince Shah Mir
Turkey
Imperial
Edward W. Wakelee
Rutherford, N. J
Brittain W. Evans
Briarcliff Lodge Guests Enjoy Outdoor Week In August
The Briarcliff Lodge reports beautiful weather and outdoor amusements during the past week. A weekly hop on the large lodge pergola delighted dancers and spectators. Numerous guests from New York and other cities attended dinners and parties hosted by Col and Mrs Lovell H. Jerome and others while several visitors arrived from Jacksonville, Bryn Mawr, and Philadelphia for a summer stay.
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Briarcliff Lodge
Mori
Lenox, Mas
New England States
Col
Harris B. Fisher
New York
Mark Walton Maclay
Edward P. Clarke
William Carey Bibb
J. K. Christie
Dimmer
Edwin Payson Fowler
Pelham Manor
Charley E. Tirgis
Morrisetown
N. J
Charles W. Colleton
Newark
F. M. Passow
Stearnahip St. Paul
A. L. Yates
A ‘Hester
A. J. Provost, Jr
H. S. Emmet
Edward F. Emmet
R. A. Hintman
M. M. Fleming
Cleveland
Ohio
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Irvington-on-Hudson
Yacht Clubs
New York Times
Good Roads Convention
W. J. Brewer
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Quebec
White Mountains
Ausabis Chasm
Hudson River
Lakes George
Champlain
Adirondacks
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Suse Geo. E. Marsters
West 30Th
Joh Jameson
Maur
Con Ene
Asbury’s
Metropolitan Hotel
Benjamin Murphy
Jersey City
Ocean Hotel
W.C. Hands
Lakelyn
Countess Lehman
Bavaria
Coleman Liguse
Hampton Gary
Tyler
Newburgh
Briarcliff ‘Manor
Lord & Taylor
Rajah Seth Suzts
Gingham Batiste and Linen
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5Th Ave
R6th St
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