Graft charge looms as Sunday shop open letter sparked arrests
Four arrests followed a letter alleging graft from dry goods dealers near Seventy-fifth Street and Second Avenue to Commissioner Bingham. Frederick Wachtel, store owner, was seized for alleged monthly payments to a precinct captain to keep Sunday openings. Magistrate Wahle pending inquiry Friday with nine merchants summoned.
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Seventy-fifth Street
Second Avenue
Bingham
Cooney
East Sixty-seventh Street
Frederick Wachtel
Wahle
Dillon
Fifty-ninth Street
Highty-sixth Street
First
Second Avenues
Wachtel
Yorkville
Igned I. Bach
Isaac
Bach
First Avenue
Seventy
Iman
Police
Parslow
Oliver
Katz & Pollock
Betty Semrad
East Seventy-third Street
Antoinette Libera
Avenue
Jace
Ernest Fry
Gustav Bondy
Cunningham
Yorkville Court
Frida
Janitors Vote For License Bill In New York City
Seven hundred janitors from the East Side met at 215 East Broadway to back a bill for examination and licensing of janitors. The measure, backed by the Janitors Association of New York and supported by the Women’s Municipal League, would create a State Board to test applicants on sanitary and fire safety knowledge and grant licenses only to fit individuals. Mr Hirshon plans to move to San Francisco to organize janitors there after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
East Broadway
Janitors’Association of
New York
Isaac Hirshon
Women’s Municipal League
Hirshon
San Francisco
Rhinelander will contest will claims in Albany
Albany reports William C. Rhinelander son of the late William Rhinelander will contest the will unless his father’s estate of about 50 million dollars is restored to him. Mrs Juliette Catherine Mater claims to be Rhinelander’s wife and says the father is bedridden with pneumonia and to be moved to a hospital. The family feud dates to 1876 after a marriage Rhinelander allegedly opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
William Rhinelander
New York City
William C. Rhinelander
Juliette Catherine Mater
Rhinelander
Green Street
Provisional Stamp Sells For 3000 To Fund Virginia Girl’s Trousseau
A rare 1847 Provisional stamp, taken from a love letter, sold for 3000 dollars at the Free man Building in Philadelphia. The buyer, a Cleveland collector, funds the trousseau of a 12 year old Alexandria girl amid family poverty.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Freeman
Trousseau
Alexandria
Fawcetts
Virginia
Bae
Janette Fawcett
Promie
Janette
Post Office
Earl of Yarmouth Almost Missed His Marriage
Constable William J. Morris faced a dramatic scene in Pittsburgh as the Earl of Yarmouth narrowly escaped imprisonment for debt before marrying Alice Thaw. English creditors’ attach notices spurred a bid to detain him, but a barrister secured a $4,500 check to release the nobleman, allowing the wedding to proceed at once.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
William J. Morris
James V. McMasters
Earl of Yarmouth
Allegheny City
Alice Thaw
Yarmouth
Miss Thaw
Pitttsburg
McMasters
Constable Morris
Thaw
Schenley
Theaper
Fies i
Morris
Barry
Thawee Morris
Raid on saloon keepers and others leads to court arraignments
Early Sunday raid by Detectives Wasserman and Reardon of the District Attorney's staff brought 38 prisoners before Magistrate Harris at the Tombs Court. Nine saloon keepers or bartenders faced charges for selling liquor after hours. others included 28 men in a West Thirty-fifth Street crap game. Chint Lun charged with opium selling. Bail set for several, with some discharged.
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Wasserman and Reardon
Tombs Court
Harris
Patrick McMullen
Seventh Avenue
John Flynn
Sixth Avenue
Thomas Brennan
Eighth Avenue
Thomas Winkle
Ninth Avenue
Bartholomew McDonough
Peter Mcllale
John White
Bernard Shevlin
Edward Ryan
Chint Lun
West Thirty-eighth Street
Wasserman
Lun
Entry lists for spring handicaps face slow growth
The postal day update signals more nominations for the Brooklyn Suburban and Brighton while totals will likely lag behind 1907. Notable absentees include Burgomaster Accountant Oiseau Artful and Go Between. Peter Pan retires to stud, while Montgomery and Uncle may yet enter belatedly.
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Brooklyn
Brighton
Suburban
California
Burgomaster
Accountant
Oiseau
Artful
Peter Pan
Castleto Farm
Montgomery
Uncle
Harvard to race Navy crew at Annapolis April 22
Cambridge report says Harvard Varsity crew will row the navy midshipmen at Annapolis on the Severn April 22 replacing the Columbia race. Harvard baseball also heads to Arkrlapolis to play Navy in potentially one or more games.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Navy
Annapolis
Severn
Columbia
Arkrlapolis
Burglars Strike Greenwich Street Bakery Safe
Burglars forced a rear entry at 44 Greenwich Street between midnight Saturday and 5:30 am yesterday drilling a hole in the safe door and nearly reaching hundreds of dollars before alarms and noises upstairs caused them to flee leaving tools behind. John Lester owns the store and rents totaling $3,009 collected by his woman clerk on Saturday. $400 remained in the safe. The clerk heard a noise but thought it bakers at work. she found the break-in yesterday morning.
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Greenwich Street
John Lester
Womanclerk
Distance Runners Compete In Harlem and Brooklyn Meets
Cross country events from Harlem Evening High School and Star A C feature close finishes and strong showings by Hogan of Holy Cross Lyceum, T Meyers of Mohawk AC, and local clubs Mott Haven AC and Trinity Athletic Club. Results include Mike Spring winning a five mile handicap race for the Trinity club, with J Quinn and F Quigan following, amid windy conditions and mixed handicaps.
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Mott Haven Athletic Club
Hogan
Holy Cross Lyceum
T. Meyers
Mohawk Athletic Club
128Th Street
Third Avenue
Gerard Avenue
Clermont Park
T. McAvoy
J. Glibbert
P. Devlin
Glibbert
Mike Spring
Trinity Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Spring
Coney Island
J. Quinn
F. Quigan
Harlem Evening High School Athletic Association
Charles Roth
Frank de Slva
Twely
Macomb
Park de Silva
Geiger
Sussman
Rupert J. Kennedy
Star Athletic Club
Long Island City
Eddie Carr
Xavier Athletic Association
W. Hayslip
Irish- American Athletic Club
Celtic Park
Carr
Ddie Carr
Ww. Holvslip
Irish-American Athletic Club
J. Me
J. Guerrin
C. Kelly
Cc. Kerr
C. Fran’ul Athletic Club
F. ‘Zink Star Athletic Club
C. Grant
H. Waldsman
Loughlin Lyceum
Fred Hayslip
M.S. Hogan
Holy ‘Cross Lyceum
Nea Ae
Meryers
Mohawk A. Eee Kerr Aeesaeaees
Lorz
Ohawk A
Ser Eeeseeeavens
Jensen
St. Bartholomew
A. Poscun Sach
Harris
Harlem Y
St. George
A. C
Seeagee
A Ryan
Ledogar
Mott Haven A. Ee
Durtnall
Dominican Lyceum Johns
Harlem
Saweneee Ae
Wood
Jerome A. C. Seteweseee
Liek
Ronan
R McKenzie
Mohawk A. Cuseeenteneees
J. Corbett
Mott Haven A
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Trockel Ee Ee
P. McGinnis
Sobol
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Fishing Absorbs Tide as Hunters Face Rough Seas
New London reports a high tide window from January 6 to 11 with the Taurus steamer braving a sharp northerly wind and rough sea. Cod are plentiful though fishing was tough. Ed Graney, Richard Harding and Bob Stevens each landed multiple fish, while Jamaica Bay and Gravesend Bay clubs postponed trips due to conditions. An eel of three feet and 3½ pounds was reported near Spuyten Duyvil amid a generally good size eel run through the season.
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New Lon. S. Hook
Gov. Isl
PI. A.M. Ie
Taurus
Banks An
Graney
Richard Harding
Bob Stevens
Angier
Jamaica Bay
Broad Channel
Goose Creek
Neptune
Joe
Robert Harris
South Brooklyn
Gravesend Bay
Spuyten Duyvil
Private Thees Takes Cup In Seventh Regiment Match
Large crowd attends the closing shoot for the Class Cup Match No 2 in the Seventh Regiment Rifle Club. Private J D Thees Co B wins the Experts Cup with 188 points, Private A Scholz Co A takes the Sharpshooters Cup with 136, and Private W G Arras Co B wins the Novice Class.
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Seventh Regiment Rifle Club
J. D. Thees
A. Scholz
W. G. Arras
Marksmens Cup Tie Ends in Trap Duel at Fox Hills
At Fox Hills Golf Club trap contests, a three way duel for the $150 cup ended in a deadlock between George Bechtel J S Dickerson and Joseph Keppler after both Bechtel and Dickerson missed two birds each and tied at forty ninth bird. Darkness halted the shoot and the men will resume Saturday. Winners at twenty five birds include H S Bottone Gustave Bembeck and Col Hugh O Donohue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Hills
George Bechtel
J. 5
Dickerson
New York Athletic Club
Joseph Keppler
Bechtel
First Public Saddle Horse Show To Open In New York
The American Horse Exchange will host a two day saddle horse exhibition on Jan 23 and 24 featuring 15 classes. Highlights include gaited American type horses and a new model class. Entries close Jan 20 with Francis M. Ware. Silver cups awarded to top two in each class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Horse Exchange
Sadle
Kentucky
Southwest
Francis M. Ware
Yale Handed Suspension For Pro-Game Violation
Yale University basketball faces a suspension of at least two weeks after competing against two professionals in a George Washington University game last Monday. Dr. C B Wiber leads the move with AAU backing from President James Scarllvan, and the order will be sent to Yale tomorrow. The George Washington team and its manager are also suspended after AAU authorities revealed two members were outlawed professionals despite prior warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
George Washington University
Yale
C. B. Wiber
South Atlantic Association
Wiber
James Scarlivan
Winter games of Ninth Regiment AA attract large entries
The annual Winter games in the regimental armory on Feb 1 draw keen interest from athletic circles. Solid gold medals will be awarded, and about 150 men are expected to compete in regimental events. The one mile relay in the Military Athletic League is a feature with multiple teams anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Regiment Athletic Association
Military Athletic League
Reign Autoists Press For Racing America
American manufacturers abandon bids to race abroad due to international rules and prior poor showings. Domestic firms favor stock car events and the Vanderbilt Cup, while Europe rushes to field top cars for the next Grand Prix with entrants from Panhard Renault Brasier Clement De Dietrich Motobloc and others.
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America
Dieppe
France
Italy
Germany
Bis
Europe
Interst
Nazarro
Fiat
Brasier
Théry
Panhard
Renault
Clement
de Dietrich
Motobloc
Germains
Mercedes
Benz
Opel
Hemery
Ariel
England
Stearns Reports Record December Car Shipments 1907
F B Stearns in New York arranging supply for his Eastern agents Wyckoff Church Partridge as factory ships 65 percent more cars in December 1907 than ever before. consignments split between New York adjacent territory Chicago and Pacific Coast. A full night force has worked six weeks and three car loads arrived for Wyckoff Church Partridge.
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Henry Law
Morrell
Hartford Suspension Company
Frederick Sadler
Bloomfield
N. J
Hartford Booth
Europe
England
Daimler
Ialy
Fiat
Italy
Russia
Darracq
Germany
Spain
Panhard
Portugal
Puged
Persia
Serpeliet
France
Gilmor
Santiago
Chile
Wintons
Automobile Club of America
Schuyler Skaata’ Wheeler
Fiftyfourth Street
Broadway
Peerless Motor Car Company
Peerless
Far West
F. R. Kump
Franklin Company
F. B. Stearns
New York
Wyckoff, Church & Partridge
Wyckoff, Church& Partridge
Guy Vaughan
Automobile Manufacturers Committee
Robert Lee Morrell
Eastern League batting honors but Thoney tops season averages
Thoney of Toronto earned batting honors with a .329 mark after appearing in 102 games, despite Wood, Connor, and Hoey ahead in official averages. Byers of Baltimore was second at .826 and Kelley third at .322. The report also notes leaders in fielding by positions and pitching, with Providence and Jersey City leading club categories, and mentions Japanese wrestling star Hitachiyama touring New York after appearances at the White House.
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Thoney
Toronto
Wood
Connor
Hoey
Byers
Baltimore
Kelley
Sharpe
Newark
Smith
Buffalo
Lennox
Rochester
James
Nattress
Weidensaul
Duffy
Providence
Oakes
Malay
Deegan
Jersey City
Jacobson
Mitchell
Baker
Mason
McQuillan
NYU Gymnastic Schedule Sets Intercollegiate Heavy Meet List
NYU announces a season of top college gymnastics with 1006 team claiming the intercollegiate title and 1807 squad winning both intercollegiate and AAU championships. Schedule includes Jan 18 exhibition at Haverford, Feb 28 Princeton in New York, March 13 Yale in New York, March 20 Columbia in New York, and March 28 intercollegiates at Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York University
Haverford
Princeton
New York
Yale
Columbia
Surprise for Camerons Triumphs as Philadelphia Wins 4 3
The Cameron soccer team fell 4 3 to the Philadelphia steamship eleven at Van Cortlandt Park. E Richards scored three goals for Philadelphia, and W Cameron leveled late before Wheeler sealed the win for Philadelphia in the final ten minutes.
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Cameron
Philadelphia
van Cortlardt Park
E. Richards
Camerons
W. Cameron
Wheeler
Philadelphias
Phila
Nager R. Edwards
H. Burrows J. Bwet
W. Smith T. Foster
Aasene
H. Crowe
Fay W. Cameron
A. Dane
Esses
A. Wheeler
Goodman
W. Pullinger
Gi. Richards
S. Hopkins
Call for Comprehensive Revision of New York Fishing Laws
John L. B Burnham chief protector of the New York Forest Fish and Games Commission urges a complete overhaul of the state game laws during the current legislative session. He cites inconsistent seasonal dates for bass and enforcement difficulties and advocates clear open seasons and separate nonresident and resident hunting license laws to ensure nonresidents pay for benefits they receive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John LB. Burnham
New York Forest, Fish, and Games Commission
Burnham
Boys' coats and suits offered at Rocers Peer & CoMPAny
You won't shiver here Sonny. The store touts a wide range of boys' overcoats from knee length to storm ulsters and reefers plus many extra values. Sizes may vary with popularity, but bargains abound on boys' suits as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
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Wable
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Mott Haven A. C
Trinity
Harlem Evening High School
Star A. C
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Espn Weee Weer
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Burian
John Hoole
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J Hardmeyer
Charles
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Private Thees
Saddle Horse Show
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Ager
Automobile Notes
Hitachiyama
Roosevelt
White House
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Japan
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Clan McLeon Association
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