Two Fire Companies Battle in Cellar Fire at Grand Street Trunk Factory
A small blaze in a three story building at 27 Grand Street on Tuesday afternoon spread to the cellar as oil and varnish fumes filled the space. Firefighters, including two companies and Battalion Chief Rogan, were overcome twice during attempts to extinguish the flames before crews revived them and prevent the fire from escaping the cellar.
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Grand Street
Rogan
Sussman Mark
Isador Schwartz
Bayard Street
Mark
Isandor Schwartz
Schwartz
Engine Company 6
Ludlow Street
Hook and Ladder Company 17
Canal Street
John J. Jolly
Hook and Ladder
Gouverneur Hospital
Kramer
Roy
Rusell
Oscar Hoeffling
Fire crews battle blaze with minor damage reported
The text notes rose it put out the blaze with slight damage. Four hook and ladder men named Jolly as Theut. Jolly include Walter Roberts Edward Rice John Drew and Timothy Manning. Four engine men following Lieut Hoeffling are James Malone Jacob Levy Charles Buschkamper and John Carey. Surgeons treated firemen then dressed wounds of Isidor Schwartz and Sussman Mark.
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Jolly
Walter Roberts
Edward Rice
John Drew
Timothy Manning
Lieut
Hoeffling
James Malone
Jacob Levy
Charles Buschkamper
John Carey
Isidor Schwartz
Sussman Mark
Buffs Defy Firehouse Orders at Great Jones Street
Fire buffs who congregate by the door of Fire Headquarters at Great Jones Street clash with authorities after 12 are arrested and fined. Vincent Dowling of Brooklyn named leader, while Captain Hughes faces the crackdown. a planned game by buffs from engines 24 and 33 is postponed.
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Great Jones Street
Vincent Dowling
Broadway
Brooklyn
Creat Jones Street
No. 33
Lafayette Street
Charley
Rusty
Joe
Whitey
the Duke
Burns
Tony
Greenpoint
Gus
Croker
Capt. Hughes
Hughes
Henry
Mercer Street
Jones Street
President Roosevelt Attends Service at Christ Church
President Roosevelt and family drove from Sagamore Hill to Oyster Bay and attended morning services at Christ Church led by Rev. Henry H. Washburn. He then spent the remainder of the day at home in quiet.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Christ Church
Henry H. Washburn
Bicycle boat rescue on North River ends with lifesaving haul
Michael Columbus demonstrated a bicycle boat on the North River yesterday when his craft capsize in a ferry wash. He was pulled aboard a sightseeing yacht by a boathook and required lifesavers after the incident.
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Michael Columbus
North River
Columbus
Yesterday's Fires Listed Across City Incidents
A compilation of fire losses and addresses across the city reports multiple incidents. Notable entries include S. Berger at Sd Av and Dr. Rosenthal at EB 74th St with varying amounts, plus numerous trifling losses noted at Clinton St, Grand St, and W. 46th St among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M
S. Berger
Ur. Smith
Clinton St
J. .Grossman
E. 17Th St
Sedgwick
F. OW. Hennin
Warren St
E. J. Fish & Co
APU
Harry Cohen
John Flynn
L. Jackson
Fourth of July Casualties Toll as City Records Fireworks Deaths
In New York City on the Fourth of July a heat wave and fireworks injuries left seven deaths and hundreds hurt. Mary Doyle of 460 Broome Street died of burns at St. Vincent's Hospital after a firecracker set her clothes ablaze. Roderick Vazillio, 12, risked eyesight when a giant cracker exploded near his face. Joseph Stein, 18, lost the top of a finger from a discharged revolver cartridge. A runaway horse damaged by a misfired cracker frightened riders on Amsterdam Avenue. Magistrates released many suspects, fining others for pistol infractions, with varied sentences and bail. Coroner Shrady and police investigate a Sicilian feud in the Spatare case.
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New York
Mary Doyle
Broome Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Roderick Vazillio
East 149Th Street
Lincoln Hospital
Joseph Stein
Oak Tree Place
Bronx
Fordham Hospital
F. W. Williams
West 108Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
145Th Street
Essex Market Court
Crane
Bingham
Harris
West Side Court
Wahle
Jefferson Market Court
United States
Breen
Tombs Court
Herrman
Harlem
Carmelo Chileni
Antonio Spatare
Shrady
Patare
Fourth of July toll nationwide but figures revised down
The Chicago Tribune reports revised national totals from Independence Day observances show 71 dead and 2,624 injured directly or indirectly. A fire loss exceeds half a million dollars. Details follow.
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Chicago
New York Times
the Tribune
July Heat Overwhelms New York as Temperatures Surge
New York faced a blistering 88 degree high at 3 40 pm with heat and humidity driving residents from the city. Three deaths and prostrations were reported including Patrick J. Conroy a Tombs inmate aged 31 and Walter Kane of Brooklyn. Descriptions note emptied Broadway and crowded transports as locals fled to resorts while weather discussions compared hot conditions to Charleston and Minnesota driven by a broad low pressure area from Manitoba to Texas.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
Patrick J. Conroy
Eleventh Avenue
Walter Kane
Atlantic Avenue
Harlem
Ninety-fifth Street
Caruso
Williams
Walker
Sammarco
Tettrazini
George Cohan
New York
Coney
Rockaways
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Charleston
S. C
Oregon
Manitoba
Texas
Minnesota
Weather Forecast Describes Breezy Uplift Across Coast
Forecast notes a fine breezy summer day with blustery winds ahead. New Yorkers are expected to wake to cool calm conditions on a July morning, signaling a transient shift in heat and humidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumer
Thousands Enjoy Free Public River Baths on July Sunday
On the first Sunday of the free river bath season crowds from congested districts flocked to baths moored along the East and North Rivers and the Battery. Men bathe 5 AM to 1 PM while women and children swim 1 PM to 9 PM. makeshift swimwear common and families sampled salt water and cool air at recreation piers and city pools.
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East
North River
the Battery
East Third Street
East Fifth Street
New York
Coney Island
Half a Million at Coney Island in Heat Wave Crowds
A rough estimate places yesterday’s Coney Island crowd around 500000 as beachgoers sought relief from the heat for ten cents. Police patrolled beaches overnight to protect women and children while a peeper was chased from the pavilion by swimmers and crowds. A man arrested claimed Brooklyn addresses, and a 14 month old, Kenneth Glurock, died in the heat near the Seabeach.
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Coney Island
Surf Avenue
Bostock
Frederick Busch
Lawrence Street
Bridge
Brooklyn
Bowery
Jacob Levine
Madison Street
B. Reynolds
New Street
Reynolds
Kenneth Glurock
Fort Hamilton Avenue
Overload on New Jersey steamers leaves Atlantic Highlands crowd
More than 2,000 vacationers were unable to board Central Railroad of New Jersey boats at Atlantic Highlands. Special trains ferried many back to Manhattan while three boats reached capacity with inspectors preventing overloads. A breakdown of the ferry B M Shanley delayed return traffic and forced diversions via the St George ferry.
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Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Atlantic Highlands
Manhattan
Jersey
Central Railroad
Highlands
Asbury Park
Monmouth
Sandy Hook
B. M. Shanley
Port Richmond
S. I
Bergen Peint
Bayonne
N. J
Kill von Kull
The
Public Service
Runaway Horse Causes Bridge Chaos in Williamsburg
Mrs Sarah Solomon driving a wagon with two vegetable barrels on the Williamsburg bridge loses control of her horse as a funeral procession approaches. The horse crashes into coaches and a hearse, tipping the hearse and nearly tossing the driver from the bridge. Solomon and her cargo escape unharmed though the horse is slightly injured. Police halt traffic and close the runaway gate at the Brooklyn terminal.
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Williamsburg Bridge
Sarah Solomon
East Ninth Street
Manhattan
Mooney
Brooklyn Terminal
Dodo the Kangaroo Suffers KO in Coney Island Bout
The boxing kangaroo Dodo mauled by Kid Cahan during a three round exhibition at the Bostock show in Coney Island. Cahan collapsed after a stiff jab, was taken to a dressing room, and later said his brains were scrambled.
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Dodo
Coney Island
Cahan
Mr. Cahan
Dream Lure and Tragedy: Vose Found Dead in White Plains
Joseph H. Vose, 40, Amherst College alum and publishing executive, was found dead with a gunshot wound at 138 Fisher Avenue White Plains. Coroner says insomnia and somnambulism may have led to suicide while dreaming. Brown household revolver used. Body shipped to Boston for burial in Milton.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Joseph H. Vose
James G. Vore
Boston
Amherst College
Burdett & Co
Manhattan
Jacob Winn Brown
Fisher Avenue
Ulrich Weisendanger
Yonkers
Mr. Brown
Weisendanger
Mr. Silver
Robert H. Vose
Mr. Vose
Milton
Mass
Dog Bites Three Children In Jamaica Yard Attack
A heat crazed bull terrier broke from its kennel on 140 Rockaway Road Jamaica and attacked play nearby children. Policemen Harden and Bohrman shot the dog as it bit Ruth Miller Helen Pudbielski and George Pudbielski before it collapsed. The dog later died at the station house for rabies checks.
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Herbert Jarvis
Rockaway Road
Jamaica
Harden and Bohrman
Jamaica Station
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ruth Miller
Helen Pudbielski
South Street
George Pudbielski
George
Harden
Bohrman
Dog Bites Girl in Yard Attack at Washington Heights
Elsie Siegel, 18, living with parents on Washington Heights, was bitten on the left leg by a dog after a house visit for water. A man inside the Boston Road residence did not restrain the animal or assist. Siegel was taken to Fordham Hospital and police alerted.
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Elsie Siegel
Washington Heights
Boston Road
Miss Siegel
Fordham Hospital
Dog Bites Three Children in Jamaica Queens
A rabies suspected dog attacked children playing near their homes on away Road Jamaica Queens injuring George Podbielski eight and Helen four with the Miller girl being bitten five times. Herbert Jarvis owner of 140 Rockaway Road reportedly owned the animal which was killed by Officer Charles Hardin. the head was sent to the Department of Health for testing.
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Ruth Miller
Rockaway Road
Jamaica
Queens
George Podbielski
South Street
Helen
Herbert Jarvis
Miller
Rev Schulman Unharmed In Cadillac Express Wreck
The Rev Dr Samuel Schulman rabbi of Temple Beth El in New York reports via Frankfort Michigan dispatch that he sustained no injuries in the Ann Arbor Express wreck at Cadillac on Saturday. He was en route to a rabbinical convention when the accident occurred and remains in good health.
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Samuel Schulman
Temple Beth-El
Ann Arbor Express
Cadillac
Mich
Frankfort
New York Times
Frankfort, Mich
S. Schulman
Sea-going cop tangled with two beauacof suitors on the street
Policeman Gustave Gelderman of the Harbor Squad clung to a young man during a struggle on 185th Street and Audubon Avenue after he accused Guido Cavarrio and John Cavalliero of harassing Gelderman’s daughters. Magistrate Kernochan discharged the pair with a reprimand as Gelderman suffered bruises.
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Gustave Gelderman
Harbor Squad
185Th Street
Audubon Avenue
Gelderman
Taft
Ste
Guido Cavarro
Guido
West 178Th Street
West
117Th Street
Kernochan
Guido Cavalliero
John Cavalliero
Vendetta Fades Into Park Fist Fight in Harlem
Giovanni Carro and Giuseppe Menno, both 20 and 25 respectively, fought a public fistfight in Jefferson Park after disputes at a Harlem apartment. The brawl drew around 300 bystanders and left Eugene Precentelli injured before police intervened this Sunday afternoon.
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Giovanni Carro
Giuseppe Menno
East 112Th Street
Harlem
Carro
Menno
Giuseppe
Giovanni
Signorina
Jefferson Park
112Th Street
First Avenue
Eugene Precentelli
Eugene
Precentelli
Mr. Precentelli
Howard and
Mahr
East 1¢4Th
Precenteelli
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Greene Avenue
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Times Square
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Flatiron
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St. Avsida
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Francis
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Steeple Chase
Mats
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Astor Coolest Theatre
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Gameol Lamb Jardin DE Paris
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E. Ziegfeld, JR
St . Eves
Geo
M. Cohan
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Jerry J
Josephine Cohan
Eginning
Casino the
New Musica Musical Review
R' Herald SQ
Daly
Clyde Fitch
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Luna
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E Entrance
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