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New York Times

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1908

Page

6

Youths Plain and Fancy Half Hose Price Listing

A brief catalog note shows youths plain and fancy half hose priced per pair from .0002 to .25 cents, indicating hosiery options and branding for juvenile wear.

Defends the Skyscraper at New York Meeting

Charles G. Armstrong addressed the New York Electrical Society from the Singer Building, arguing tall structures are essential in congested areas. He traced urban growth since 1679 and described a plan to rent the Singer exterior using thirty searchlights to illuminate the tower.

Singer Charles G. Armstrong New York Electrical Society Lower Anhattan Island Singer Tower St. Catherine Mount Sinai Armstrong Singer Building

Bingham Seeks Police Powers From Governor Hughes

Police Commissioner Bingham met Gov. Hughes at the Hotel Astor for a long talk. Neither would discuss the visit’s purpose, but it is believed he urged legislation for his department in the upcoming session and may seek extensions of powers and term length for the police head.

Bingham Gov. Hughes Hotel Astor Gen.Bingham Theovernor

Lightship Flotilla Sails for Callao

VALPARAISO December 16 The light ship flotilla that left New York on January 21 and was delayed here due to a tender accident sailed today for Callao.

Callao Valparaiso New York

City Debt Report Shows Metz Ignored Taxes and Deductions

A New York Charter Commission study finds the city near its borrowing limit due to $85 million in overdue taxes and ignored deductions. It calls for revised debt limit rules and inclusion of land condemnation costs, contracts, and unpaid revenue bonds to more accurately reflect liabilities.

New York Charter Commission Gov. Hughes Metropolitan Club William M. Ivins Cassidy Commission of Legislative Investigators City Treasury Charter Commission Regane Commission Metz New York

Scar-Faced Squad Formed to Chase Bill Jackson

New York police created a scar-faced unit of about 150 officers under Commissioner Bingham to pursue the elusive Bill Jackson. The officers, selected for facial scars, paraded at West Sixty-Eighth Street Station before Inspector Walsh and Lieut. Dunn. The move followed an alleged decoy involving a man using a Central Office badge to jail a prisoner named Banks.

New York Bingham West Sixty-eighth Street Dick” Walsh Lieut. Dunn Harlem Ingham William Ckson Central Office East Fifty-first Street George Banks Banks Lieut Dunn Jackson

Roosevelt declines New York Aero Club banquet

President Roosevelt declines an Aero Club of America banquet in New York honoring the Wright brothers. He offers to host a White House reception for the aviators and the club may adjust plans to hold the event in Washington.

Washington Roosevelt New York Aero Club of America Wright Brothers White House

Castellane Drops Money Demands in Custody Suit

Paris reports the final day of Count Boni de Castellane's bid to win custody of his three children from Princess de Sagan. He renounces a yearly income request and argues money should not govern the children's welfare as George Gould and others weigh in. The Public Prosecutor will present conclusions next week.

Paris Count Boni de Castellane Princess de Sagan Marquise de Castellane M. Bonnet de Sagan George Gould Castellano Goulds de Sagans Castellane Dpitte Malakoff Palace Chateau Marais Gould Crawford Humbert Prince de Sagan France M. Clemenceau Miss Gould Count de Castellane Prince Hoélie de Sagan Princess den

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