Beach front transfer nears final Aldermen vote
Asbury Park New Jersey December 21 1910 transfer of beach front and sewer system to the city moves toward Aldermen approval. Bradley signs transfer papers in New York with city officials concessions, bond issue of 500000 to be voted on, Park Commissioners to be appointed, board walk pavilions magic stand and casino planned, Aldermen races feature Appleby Keator and Winckler as candidates.
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New York Times
Asbury Park
N. J
Bradley
New York City
Aldremen
T. Frank. Appleby
Bruce S. Keator
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Winckler
Keator
Rbradley
Tombs Chapel Dedication Highlights Catholic Charities Support
Prominent society figures and inmates attended a low mass at the Tombs Roman Catholic Chapel on its second floor. Archbishop Farley officiated with Father Hayes and Father Dunnean, as 200 people—including 109 male and 24 female prisoners—filled the space, many seated on aisle stools. The event honored charitable donations from the Associated Catholic Charities and individual benefactors who furnished the chapel.
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New Tombs
Farley
Father Hayes
Father Dunnean
St. Patrick's
Frank
Ewart Clarke
Associated Catholic Charities
Grace Galloway
Sharkey
Nicholas Fish
John E. van de Carr
Floyd Jones
John Bouvier
Theodore Ryan
Bouvier
John O'Keefe
Elmer D. Clarke
St. Vincent de Paul
Catherine Seton
Sisters of Mercy
Alexander Doyle
Father Conniff
Tombs
Father Smith
Thomas W. Hynes
van de Carr
William Wansbury
Floyd- Jones
Miles Tierney
Joseph O Donohue
Mary Bouvier
Thomas M. Mulry
State Board of Charities
Bad Brothers Caught Again in Jersey City Robbery
Mrs Ellen Donahue was robbed of 27 cents a beads necklace glasses and ferry tickets by two men who were later found with her pocketbook. William Jensen and Charles Jensen were arrested near Van Vorst and Sussex Streets and face arraignment for the robbery and parole violations.
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Ellen Donahue
Coles Street
Jersey City
William Jensen
Charles
van Vorst
Sussex Streets
Jensen
He Had Fixed The Police At Jersey City Poker Room
Frank Miller welcomed four men to his 369 Whiton Street rooms in Jersey City claiming he had fixed Police Captain McKaig and all precinct detectives. He led guests to a poker room where eight players were betting when two stood as Capt. MekKaig and detectives arrived. Miller and the eight players were taken to Communipaw Avenue Police Station and bailed to appear before Police Justice Murphy.
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Frank Miller
Whiton Street
Jersey City
McKaig
Miller
Capt. Meckaig
Regents Grant Charter for American Institute of Social Service
The Regents of New York grant a charter to the American Institute of Social Service. Initial trustees include Warner Van Norden Abram Hewitt Miss Helen Gould and others. The institute aims to collect and interpret social data, advise on local needs, and run departments from Information to Library. It forecasts a 1903 budget of 35000 dollars with 18500 already pledged.
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University of the State of New York
American Institute of Social Service
Te First
Warner van Norden
Mornay Williams
Abram S. Hewitt
Eiale
Carroll D. Wright
Washington Choate
Spencer Trask
Josiah Strong
Stanley McCormick
W. H. Tolman
M. E. Ingalls
Helen M. Gould
Robert C. Ogden
Grace H. Dodge
James H. Hyde
Darwin R. James
R. Fulton Cutting
Phoebe A
Hearst
E. R. L. Gould
M. Carey Thomas
Richard Watson Gilder
Mary E. Woolley
Albert Shaw
Caroline Hazard
William R. Corwine
Mary L. Dickinson
William DB. Howland
R. W
Burglar Pleads Guilty in Harlem Store Theft
John McCaffrey, 22, of 426 West 125th Street, pled guilty in Harlem Court to burglary after being caught leaving Misel Brothers dry goods store on Manhattan Street. Bail set at 1500 dollars. he fought officers as alarm alerted West 125th Street precinct.
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John McCaffrey
West One Hundred
Harlem
Misel Brothers
Manhattan Street
Murphy
Woodward
Frye
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
McCaffrey
Two Found Dead From Gas In Amsterdam Avenue Room
Police investigate the double death of Annie Fogarty and her brother in law James Fogarty found by gas asphyxiation in a rear store room at 53 Amsterdam Avenue. Annie ran a laundry on the ground floor and lived behind the store. James was a bricklayer living at 58 Amsterdam Avenue. The door to the bedroom was locked and four store gas jets plus a gas stove were found with both controls on full. Police note Annie’s husband is alive in an asylum. The fogarty pair were described as small and frail and tall, muscular.
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West One Hundredth Street
Annie Fogarty
Amsterdam Avenue
James Fogarty
Sibi
Croker Happy at Wantage Onboard Etruria
Dr W T Jenkins spoke of his merchant service mission and described meeting Mr Croker at Wantage. He noted Croker appeared content to stay there and gave no indication he would come to New York. They discussed the recent elections but Croker did not commit himself.
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Etruria
W. T. Jenkins
Merchant Marine Hospital Service
British Isles
Croker
Wantage
New York
Fire at Ingleside School Damages New Milford Seminary
Fire at Ingleside School in New Milford caused about 40000 dollars in damage. The girls seminary run by Mrs William D Black was empty as students and staff were on Christmas break. The building loss is insured and the campus housed over 100 students.
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New Milford
Conn
Ingleside School
William D. Black
Blagg
New York
Columbia Fall lacrosse practice ends as spring series planned
Columbia University wraps up fall lacrosse with plans for a spring schedule featuring matches against Harvard, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Swarthmore, Hobart, Johns Hopkins, Stevens, Orange A. C., and Crescent A. C. Coach Cyrus C. Miller backs the outlook, citing strong veteran players led by Captain H. Benjamin and a likely talented roster. Medals will be awarded to the winning team members to boost interest in the sport.
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Columbia
Cyrus C. Miller
H. I. Benjamin
W. Stewart
L. Kebler
F. N. Benedict
G. A. Sherron
R. Adams
E. J. Reid
E. Ashley
A. Coggeshall
L. C. Bigelow
A. G. Hays
T. Ray
H. Lyford
R. H. Wyld
Harvard
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Swarthmore
Hobart
Johns Hopkins
Stevens
Orange A. C
Crescent A.C
Silent Five announce two week Western trip schedule
Trevanion G. Cook, manager of the Silent Five deaf mute basketball team, reveals a two week Western tour ending January 3. Twelve games are set from December 23 at Pittsburg to January 3 at Fond du Lac with stops in Kenton Circleville Chicago Minneapolis Oshkosh and Fond du Lac.
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Trevanion G. Cook
Minneapolis
Minn
South Side A. C
Pittsburg
Kenton A. C
Kenton
Ohio
Circleville
Fremont
Central Y. M.,c. A
Chicago
West Side Y. M. C. A
Company E
Second Regiment
Fond du Lac
Wis
University of Minnesota
Oshkosh Y. M. C. A
Oshkosh
Bank Clerk in Forgery Case at State Bank
Charles J. Muntwegler a 19 year old Bronx clerk at the State Bank faced Essex Market Court on a forgery charge tied to depositing a forged $600 note. Bail set at $1,000. restitution expected. bank officials allege collusion with a depositor, with the case arising from a November incident and uncovered after the note matured last week. His father Louis Muntwegler posted bail. prosecutors indicate no harsher action planned.
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Charles J. Muntwegler
Bathgate Avenue
Bronx
State Bank
Grand Street
Flammer
Essex Market Court
Dunn
Capt. Titus
Arnold Kohn
East Ninety-first Street
Muntwegler
Louis Muntwegler
Cotton Exchange
Kohn
Louis Montwegler
Young Montwegler
German engineer fleeced for six thousand five hundred fifteen
Hans Kefferstein a German civil engineer living at 480 Park Avenue came to the United States seven weeks ago to get rich quickly. He was duped by Chappie Moran and Harry Somerfield into lending 6515 with a promised three way split of winnings. Detectives arrested Moran and Somerfield. at Yorkville Court the judge dismissed the complaint as a civil matter after hearing the evidence.
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Hans Kefferstein
Park Avenue
Chappie
Moran
Harry Somerfield
Kefferstein
New Orleans
Somerfield
Oppenheim, Grube
Harry Goldsmith
Double Collision Injures Two Men at Jersey City Yard
A morning crash in the Waldo Avenue freight yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Jersey City, involved Lehigh Valley Engine No. 59 and Pennsylvania Engine No. 446. Engineer Dennis Murray and Oliver Hoffman, 28, suffered injuries. the Pullman Doran car and a passenger coach were damaged and one car destroyed, with about $12,000 loss. The injured were taken to City Hospital.
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Waldo Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Oliver Hoffman
Monitor Street
Lehigh Valley
Dennis Murray
Murray
Doran
Hoffman
Alderman Parsons Defends Republican District Fight
Alderman Parsons said the defeat of Dock Commissioner McDougall Hawkes in the Twenty-fifth Assembly District was not due to his own Congressional ambitions. He and Howard Conkling, along with Hawkes, supported Weekes for the Senatorial nomination, and they refused to force a unanimous nomination to prove their good faith.
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McDougall Hawkes
Twenty-fifth Assembly District
Alderman Parsons
Congress
Hawkes
Howard Conkling
Weekes
Elsberg
Boracic Dinner Tests Under Way at Washington
Government chemist Dr. Wiley conducts food tests on federal employees to study effects of borax and boracic acid in a controlled dinner. Participants report no noticeable taste or immediate illness, though nervousness in a few subjects faded as the meal ended. Food portions are precisely weighed for each man.
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Washington
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Agricultural Department
Champion Jeffries Lost in Four Round Bout
In Butte Montana on December 21 James Jeffries lost a four round decision to Jack Munroe after a brutal display. Jeffries and his manager posted a 250 dollar forfeit to anyone willing to face him for four rounds, which Munroe accepted. Munroe, amateur Pacific Coast champion, remained ready to continue after four rounds. Fitzsimmons has posted a 500 dollar forfeit to stop Munroe in four rounds.
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Butte
Montana
James Jeffries
Jack Munroe
Jeffries
Munroe
Pacific Coast
Fitzsimmons
Railroad freight rates on imports spark ICc inquiry
S.A. of New York writes that the Inter-State Commerce Commission is probing rail rates on imported freight. He argues domestic rates overstate costs, cites Holland to New York at 4.8 cents per keg versus Holland to Chicago at 4.2 cents, and suggests merchants aid the inquiry to protect New York trade.
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New York Times
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Holland
New York
Holland-America Steamship Line
Chicago
S.A
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26Th Streets
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Starr & Marcus
Chappie” Moran
Gvenings
Tain
San Domingo
BAUS
New Art Piano
Kersey Monte Carlo
Boracic
Santa Claus
Columbia Phonograph Company
Talking Machine Company
Ideal Holiday Gift
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19Th Street
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Ricard
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Sicily
Roger & Gallet
PIVER
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DE Grandville
Manhattan
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Victor
18Th St
GEM Cutlery CO
Address Books, Inc
Mark Twain
Ideal
Paine
Riter
Ch.Ferrand & Co
Bordeaux
France
Macon
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Frankfurt
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