New Hotel Swindler Types Emerge In Modern Lodgings
A 19th century report outlines how hotel predators evolved with New York’s postwar rooms. The article notes new sharpers posing as mining promoters and discreet con men using tailored suits, with Jake of the Hoffman House adapting to meet the era’s tricks. It details methods to lure visitors, from staged greetings to luncheon schemes, and the ongoing cat and mouse between house detectives and clever loungers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
H. L. Jacobs
Hoffman House
Jacobs
Jake
Astor Roof
Vanderbilt
Tie
Ray
Jie
Cornerstone laid for immense St Louis Coliseum
The cornerstone of the Coliseum at Washington and Jefferson Avenues was laid in St Louis marking a three story Italian Renaissance building. Speakers including O L Whitelaw, acting President of the Business Men's League, described the project as the largest public building in the United States with a 14 000 seat auditorium that could be expanded to 20 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Coliseum
ST. Louis
Washington and
Jefferson Avenues
United States
O. L. Whitelaw
Business Men’s League
Miss Haskins Found in Bellevue Psych Ward
Miss Minna Haskins daughter of Albert I Haskins Auditor of the American Tobacco Company disappeared last Tuesday from Plainfield New Jersey where she had been a patient at Dr Cooleys sanitarium. She is in the psychopathic ward at Bellevue Hospital after being taken there by a Hudson Street Hospital ambulance from the Battery Friday night. Dr Gregory could not learn where she had been since Tuesday and she said she had been sleeping out. A policeman found her at Pier A and she had thrown her purse into the river. Her brother A C Haskins arranged to take her home but Bellevue staff ordered continued observation through Sunday and possibly Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minna Haskins
Albert I. Haskins
American Tobacco Company
Plainfield
N. J
Dr. Cooley
Bellevue Hospital
Hudson Street Hospital
Battery
Gregory
Miss Haskins
Pier A
Bellevue
Haskins
A. C. Haskins
Burglary Leads to Found Trunk of Stolen Goods
John W. Brennan reports a burglary at his West Forty-ninth Street apartment with about 500 dollars in goods missing. The trunk containing the items was found at the West Fifty-sixth Street basement after janitress Norah Reynolds saw two men claim to be expressmen and flee. Police believe the burglars moved the trunk between Brennan's apartment and the Fifty-sixth Street cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Brennan
West Forty-ninth Street
West Forty-seventh Street
Brennan
Norah Reynolds
West Fifty-sixth Street
Coroner Lashes Police Over Delayed Report in Death by Own Action
Coroner Harburger criticized police at Charles Street Station for failing to report the death of Joseph Reid aged 80 who shot himself in his room after announcing illness to his mother. Reid, a Bleecker Street tailor’s cutter, was found unmoved after he shot himself with a revolver bought on the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harburger
Charles Street
Coroners’ Office
Joseph Reib
John T. Harrison
West Tenth Street
Harrison
Reid
Bleecker Street
Van Patten Indicted for Perjury in County Graft Probe
Special to The New York Times Binghamton N Y Aug 22 The January Grand Jury's annual report indicts ex Supervisor Frederick Van Patten for perjury tied to A W T Back trial It also criticizes Herald Company for taking 625 from county funds for printing centennial programmes The indictment leads to arraignment with not guilty plea and trial set for November The final Broome County inquiry ends after indictments against several officials Back sentenced to one year Auburn prison but free on bail pending appeal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Binghamton
N. Y
Frederick van Patten
Herald Company
van Patten
Broome
A. W. T. Back
Auburn
Soldier's Gun Wounds Two at Bowery Saloon Incident
Private Alexander Heidenreich of West Point and waiter William Bode were wounded by an accidental discharge from Sergt. John D. Lynch's revolver. The weapon slipped from Lynch to a visitor Buck, fired, injuring Heidenreich in the knee and Bode in the hip. Lynch was arrested on a technical assault charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Heidenreich
Field Artillery
West Point
William Bode
East Fourteenth Street
Heidenreich
John D. Lynch
Governors Island
Bowery
William Buck
East Thirteenth Street
Lynch
Buck
Meidenreich
Bode
Nelson and Meyer
Fifth Street
Lieut. Farrell
Central Office
Bellevue Hospital
Arested Lynch
Typhoid Spreads in Jersey Salem Report
Typhoid epidemics hit New Jersey and Pennsylvania prompting alarm. Physicians criticize Health Boards for lax sanitation and say officials are ineffective. One Salem doctor complains the board lacks medical expertise and cites a state inspector as a layman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Salem
N. J
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Reception and Carnival for Fleet Guests in Sydney
Rain did not dampen Sydney’s reception for Admiral Sperry and the American fleet. Sailors played baseball and football, attended theatre, and enjoyed a regatta and a Venetian firework carnival with 300 fleet officers entertained at luncheon aboard the Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Rosehill
Nebraska
Sydney University
New South Wales
Admiral Sperry
Dewey
Joseph W. Oman
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Newcastle
Richard Poore
Lord Northcote
Harry Rawson
Powerful
Davis to Direct Marion Street Cleaning Effort
Richard Harding Davis begins his new role directing Marion Massachusetts street cleaning with a push-cart crew of three boys. The Improvements Association elected him to lead, with support from Mrs. Webb Dexter to share costs. Davis pays the boys eight dollars monthly, starting immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Marion
Mass
Richard Harding Davis
Davis
Lost jewels advertised after bag and items left in city
C W Rutter of Irvington New York seeks the return of a white cloth bag lost yesterday afternoon at the Lexington Avenue terminal of the New York Central. The bag contained a filigree oval locket initials C W W turquoise gold cross a plain gold bead necklace and a fine gold chain. A second notice offers a reward for the return of a gold chain and bracelet lost Thursday night in a taxicab between Trainor’s restaurant and Central Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Rutter
Irvington
N. Y
Times
Lexington Avenue
New York Central
Trainor
Central Park
Submarine Charting Test Off Newport Conducted
Newport R I August 22 An important test of submarine chartings around Newport is underway. The submarine Octopus with Lieut Charles E Courtney U S N navigates near Rose Island and Brenton’s Reef Lightship to gather submerged data for coast defense and torpedo boat operations. Planned maneuvers near Buzzards Bay include several flotillas and the cruiser Yankee under Commander C C Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newport
R. I
Rose Island
Octopus
Charles E. Courtney
Bay
Brenton
Atlantic
Buzzard’s Bay
Yankee
C. C. Marsh
U.S. N
United States
Tre
Rush to Begin Construction of 20000-Ton Ship Florida
The New York Navy Yard prepares to remove part of a building to clear ways for the 20000 ton battleship Florida. Construction plans progress and a two month lead time is anticipated before full work begins. Baxter and team aim to commission Florida as soon as possible, creating hundreds of new jobs and extending work on the cruiser Baltimore and battleship Massachusetts. The Vestal collier will enter commission in a few weeks.
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Florida
New York Navy Yard
Lineat Cetins
Baxter
Navy Yard
Baltimore
Massachusetts
New Mushrooms in State Add to New York List
Albany reports State Botanist Peck added about twenty five mushroom species to New York list with seven new or undescribed. Eight flowering plants added to flora, four introduced. Edible fungi list grows to 191 with eight approved. Specimens from 125 species illustrate range and variation.
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New York Times
Albany
Peck
New York
Rochester Man Arrested for Practicing Medicine Under False Identity
George W. Doty, alias Dr. James Doty, 74, of 47 Reynolds Arcade, is jailed on a charge of practicing medicine under a false certificate and assumed name. Investigators say the original Dr. James Doty died five years earlier. Doty registered as a physician in 1902 after moving from Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
George W. Doty
James Doty
Reynolds Arcade,s
Doty
University of New York
Troy
Syracuse
Basking Ridge
N. J
Barnett
Mr. Doty
Foreigners Learn Illiteracy Statistics From Dr Chamberlain
Dr Leander Trowbridge Chamberlain of the National Civic Federation reports on illiteracy among children of foreign born parents in the United States. He notes 28 percent of foreign born parents are illiterate and that foreign born children show lower illiteracy rates than native born peers. He cites 1900 census data and observes foreign born children attend school more and skip truancy less across multiple states.
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Leander Trowbridge Chamberlain
National Civic Federation
United States
Champerlain
Chamberlain
New York City
New York State
Massachusetts
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Admiral Evans calls for forty eight battleships on two fleets
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, recovering at Lake Mohonk after surgery, urges a navy build up to 48 first class battleships, split into Atlantic and Pacific fleets with 16 active and 8 reserve in each, while praising current personnel and questioning aerial warfare threats. He foresees Dreadnoughts as the future standard and notes no imminent clash with Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robly D. Evans
Lake Mohonk
East
Admiral Evans
Mohonk
Atlantic
Pacific
Evans
Japan
United States
Island
China
Postum Aims at Coffee Ailments With Strong Testimony
A Pennsylvania painter credits switching from coffee to Postum with ending nervousness headaches sleeplessness and heart palpitations. He says quitting coffee restored sleep appetite and health and recommends hot Postum before bed as a safeguard against lead poisoning. The letter is promoted by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and labeled genuine and human.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weallville
Railroads Fight Southeast Rate Hike Before ICC
Railroads operating in the Southeastern region filed answers with the Interstate Commerce Commission to complaints about freight rate increases from the Ohio River crossings to the Southeast. They move to strike claims tied to the Southeastern Freight Association as anti trust violations, arguing ICC lacks Sherman Act jurisdiction. The carriers insist lower Georgia rates under Judge Emory Speer’s order disrupted trade, defend associations as needed to sustain commerce, and say higher charges do not curb traffic while earnings have declined since 1905 amid rising costs and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southeastern Territory
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Southeastern Freight Association
Inter-State Commerce Commissin
Emory Speer
Georgia
Night riders torch tobacco barn near Falmouth
Twenty masked night riders rode to Walter Galloway’s farm five miles east of Falmouth. They set fire to a tobacco barn destroying about 2000 pounds of tobacco. Galloway fired from a window, striking a rider who rode to Falmouth for surgical care. The wounded man’s identity is known and he may be arrested.
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Brookville
Walter Galloway
Falmouth
Galloway
Fastest Cruisers in 500 Mile Dash Azores and Back
Three scout cruisers Chester Birmingham and Salem newly commissioned for the U S Navy will test endurance on a five thousand mile voyage from Sandy Hook to the Azores and back. The ships use Parsons turbines Curtis turbine and modern reciprocating engines. Commanders Burns T Wailing Harry B Wilson and Albert L Key will lead the speed trials with aboard officers supervising. Ships feature triple funnels two five inch and six three inch guns and torpedo tubes and rival British Sentinel class ships in size and speed.
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New York
Chester
Birmingham
Salem
United States Navy
Lusitania
Sandy Hook
Azores
Navy Department
Burns T. Wailing
Harry B. Wilson
Albert L. Key
Pary
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Cc. W. Rutter
Grand Central
Newport Harbor
Navy
Southeastern Roads
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Lexington
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