Reig girls letter vital to Shellard questioned authenticity
Parents deny Barbara Reig of 30 Mauser Street Williamsburg wrote a letter signed Bob that police say may prove Shellard’s guilt in the Irving Square Park death. Investigators note locksmiths’ disappearance, handwriting matches but hand size differs. officers doubt the claim. Arthur Hack, to marry Barbara, backs her mother’s denial. Evidence and clothing are being reviewed as authorities weigh the case.
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Barbara Reig
Mauser Street
Williamsburg
Irving Square Park
David E. Snellard
Raymond Street
Bob
Shellard
Wknickerbocker Avenue
Suydam Street
Capt. Wormwell
Hamburg Avenue
Carey
Capt
Wormwell
Reig
Teddy
Darth
Tmny
Arthur Hack
Maspeth
L. I
Woman Dead in Coal Bin at 186 Allen Street
A woman believed to be near 55 years old was found dead inside a coal bin in a five story tenement at 186 Allen Street between Stanton and Houston. The body showed no clear signs of violence and remained unidentified after police and the coroner examined the scene and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Schoenfeld
Allen Street
Stanton
Houston
Lena
Shrady
East
Coroner to Probe Cause of Death in Bowery Cellar Case
Residents had not seen the woman before. The Coroner ordered an autopsy at the Morgue to decide if death was natural, self inflicted, or murder. Police suspect a Bowery derelict wandered into the cellar and died, possibly from an overdose of the virulent third rail or a 5 cent barroom drink.
Riot After Crap Game Shooting In The Bronx Park
A Waverly Athletic Association outing at Zeltner's Park led to a riot after an official was shot while stopping a crap game. Moran, a bricklayer, was wounded and later fled hospital. Leoni and others were arrested. Police and reserves pursued and detained several suspects as the crowd attacked officers.
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Waverly Athletic Association
Lower East Side
Zeltner
East Eleventh Street
Moran
Conrad Bock
Henry Ligvist
Pfeiffer
Tremont
Humpty " Jackson
Lawrence Leoni
East Twelfth Street
Morrisania
Alexander Avenue
Inspector McClusky
McGlynn
Luke Gordon
Joseph Tobin
East Fifteenth Street
Rody Carroll
First Street
William Gilroy
First Avenue
Joseph Natelli
Leoni
Tobin
Fordham Hospital
Beichel
Women pursers next on transatlantic liners
The article reports on women serving as ship officers with Miss Katherine Leith acting as ship's typist and assistant purser aboard the Cunardiner Caronia. Industry executives James C. Horton and Arthur W. Pye discuss plans and challenges for women pursers and the potential impact on passenger traffic and recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah Line
Arthur W. Pye
Mallory Line
Mallory
Fire dog Bess wins car pass for Third Avenue trains
A firehouse mascot Bess the spotted dog of Engine Company 8 gains a transit permit to ride Third Avenue streetcars. After initial objections by conductors, Receiver Frederick W. Whittridge approves a special permit for the dog to travel on the cars until September 1, 1908, marking a notable city transit moment.
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Bess
Engine Company 8
Third
Lexington Avenues
Theesstreet Street
Less
New York
Firewich
Third Avenue
Joseph Donavan
David
Lynx
Frederick W. Whitride
Third Avenue Railway Company
Whitridge
A New Idea Puppy Baffles Essex County Race Candidate
Col. Austen Colgate running for Essex County Sheriff on the New Idea ticket acquires a mystery breed puppy at a New Jersey State camp. A ten year old vendor traded the dog to Colgate and Sheriff Sommer. The pup later appears at Gov. Forts reception with New Idea reps scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Austen Colgate
Essex County
N. J
Republican Party
Col. Colgate
Seca Girt
Gov. Fort
Frank H. Sommer
Cel. Colgate
Sommer
Sheriff Sommer
Brother Bones
Farman Welcomed in New York Amid Flight Plans and Tryouts
Henry Farman, famed aeronaut, arrived with his wife aboard the French liner Touraine to fly in New York under the Aero Club of America. He discussed wind control, public demonstrations, and plans for flights in several cities while challenging the Wright brothers with a $10,000 side bet. The reception committee included Aero Club leaders and aviation notables.
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Henry Farman
Aero Club of America
Touraine
Edward Moran
Aero Club
United States
Farman
Hotel Astor
New York
Langley
Liebenthal
Chanut
Ghent
Belgium
Issy
Brighton Beach
France
Curtiss
William Wright
Wright Brothers
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Mr. Farman
Allan R. Hawley
Augustus Post
Christopher Lake
William R. Kimball
A. Holland Webb
Paul Lacroix
Carl Dientzbach
T. R. MacMehan
St. Louis Syndicate
Aeronaut
America
Little Martin Genmaith Fishes Crowd Grows at Battery
A boy named Marty Genmaith hooked his right index finger while fishing at the Battery. The wound drew a crowd as police, bystanders, and an ambulance arrived. A doctor removed the hook, and Marty returned home shortly after as a local hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Genmaith
Marty
Washington Street
Battery Sea Wall
Laurie
Swamped in Hell Gate rescue near Astoria by ferry worker
Five boys aged 13 to 18 were rescued from the East River near Astoria after their overloaded rowboat was engulfed by aSound steamer. John Schreiner, at the Ninety-second Street Ferry, tossed a lifeline and pulled each boy to shore. They were Charles Hahn 17 George Hoffman 17 Walter Williams 18 Frank Hughes 13 and James Flanigan 18 all returning to Manhattan after drying their clothes in the ferry house.
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Astoria
L. LE
John Lehreiner
Sell Gete
Long Island
Schreiner
Ninety-second Street
Fulton Avenue
Manhattan
Charles Hahn
Avenue A
George Hoffman
East Fighty-seventh Street
Walter Williams
East Eighty-fifth Street
Frank Hughes
East Eighty Ninth Street
James Flanigan
Girl Drowns in Lake While On Newark Visit
Special to The Times reports 14 year old Helen Kreider of Newark drowned in Lake Hopatcong at Landing after a heavy shower. Her brother and cousin, also from Newark, survived. search found her body near the dock. Separate Dover incident notes William Mills drowned in Ford's Pond near Lackawanna Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Dover
N J
Helen Kreider
John Kreider
Newark
William Mills
Ford's Pond
Lackawanna
Tle
Body found in East River tied with stone suspected murder
A man with a stone tied to his neck was found floating in the East River near East Twenty-first Street. Wounds on the body and knotted rope suggest foul play. Witnesses William Bonney and William Baker alerted officers, and authorities suspect an Italian victim possibly linked to Black Hand assassins.
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East River
East Twenty-second Street
William Bonney
East Fifteenth Street
William Baker
East Twenty-sixth Street
East Twenty-first Street
Schlamp
Martin
Ivory
Black Hand
Autowin II Missing After New London Tow
Anxiety grips Huntington as Autowin II crew is feared lost after the 40-foot 400-horsepower power boat left New London in tow of a tug late Friday amid two storms. Owned by Boston’s Mr Webster, the craft reportedly can reach 34 knots, but its 3-16 inch shell heightens risk of foundering with heavy seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Huntington
Autowin II
New London
Record Boat Inspector Captures Surprising Harbor Scene
Federal inspectors led by Special Deputy Surveyor George Smythe on the tug John J. Timmins inspected more river boats around New York Harbor than ever in a single day. Passengers, mostly women bound for Hudson and East River picnics, cooperated, with some playful mischief as officers checked life belts bells and whistles. One group of young girls on the Lester clipped buttons from an inspector’s coat as souvenirs, while on Sculpin II a rope was released causing a near separation before the Timmins rejoined with a hawser. No excursion steamers were found overcrowded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Smythe
John J. Timmins
Hudson
East Rivers
Lester
Rockaway Inlet
Timmins
Mathew M. Coneys
Sculpin II
Yesterday's Fires and Small Losses Across Streets
Listings show multiple minor fire incidents with small monetary losses at Stanton Street Monroe Street Lafayette Street 156th Street 14th Street East 149th Street West 60th Street 2nd Street 24th Street and 3rd Avenue. Firms Morgenthau Gold Rogers and Co. and individuals like J Schlen Max Greenberg A Kiernan and Morris Silbersaub appear among reported names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton St
Tena Lipschitz
Monroe St
Max Greenberg
J. Schlen
Lafayette St
Morgenthau & Co
Max Rubin
Ceee Cas
C. Hass
Rogers & Co
Morris Silbersaub
Airship Boomerang Crashes on House Near Palisades Park
Aeronaut Charles Oliver Jones attempted another ascent of his Boomerang dirigible near Palisades Park New Jersey. The airship struck trees and a trolley wire, rupturing the gas bag and damaging the frame, then landed on a residence roof before being dragged back to the park amid a crowd of spectators.
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Charles Oliver Jones
Hammondsport
N. Y
Palisades Park
Throg’s Neck
Hackensack
N. J
Jones
New Jersey
Palisades
Charles Charters
Mr. Charters
William Bull
June Bug Makes Flights at Hammondport Aeroplane Event
G H Curtis piloted the aeroplane June Bug in a 550 yard flight at Hammondport. A partial turn was achieved. Lieut Selfridge of the First Field Artillery then flew three short hops of about 160 yards, with a second flight rising after a ground touch and traveling about 100 more yards.
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Hammondsport
G. H. Curtis
Lieut. Selfridge
First Field Artillery
Ole Clo’ Men Protest Police Crackdown in New York
A group of Ole clo’ men, hammered by Police Commissioner Bingham for street cries, met in New Henry Street to protest. Jacob Jaffe called for order as protesters debated recourse, with men like Abraham Levy and Louis Bernstein recounting years of selling ole clo’s and facing arrests. A committee led by Jaffe and including Roserbloom Shapiro and Diamond planned a face to face with Commissioner Bingham.
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Ole Cto
Bingham
New Henry Sfall
Slenry Street
Jacob Jaffe
Ole Clo
Abraham Levy
Monroe Street
Louis Bernstein
Eldridge Street
114Th Street
Nuis
Dan Slattery
Fle
Commissioner Bingham
Commissioner Hingham
Jaffe
Reuben Roserbloom
Boras Shapiro
Isaac Diamond
Pastor Protests Noise From Third Avenue Cars on Amsterdam
The Rev Dr J F E Price of Washington Heights Methodist protests railroad noise on the Amsterdam Avenue branch between 155th and 153rd Streets. He warned he may have motormen arrested if the nuisance continues after complaints to management and to the Public Service Commission. Edward A Maher, General Manager, promised action and placed white signals across the grade to force slower speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. FE. Price
Washington Heights Methodist Episcopal Church
Third Avenue Railway
Amsterdam Avenue
152D Street
155Th Street
1534 Street
Price
Third Avenue Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Edward A. Maher
Maher
Denounces Prize Wedding in Trenton Church Sermon
Monsignor Fox, Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Trenton, denounced a public wedding planned by a local pleasure resort. He warned Catholics to avoid attending and condemned promoting a public marriage for profit, comparing it to publicizing divorces. He cited rising divorce figures in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Monsignor Fox
Dummies to Test Streetcar Fenders in October Trials
A Public Service Commission plan calls for demonstrations of streetcar fenders and wheel guards using human dummies at tests in Schenectady in September and Pittsburg in October. Manufacturers foresee lively participation, with about forty American firms signaling entry and a European company asking for specs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
iSchenectady
Pittsburg
Europe
America
Commission
Heirs Seek Massive Christopher Worman Estate
Two hundred years after Christopher Worman died in London claims surge from about 2,200 potential heirs in New Jersey Pennsylvania and Ohio. They appoint S. Fr. Metler of Pittstown to collect on an estate now touted at eighty one million dollars. Edwards estate also reappears as heirs pursue claims tied to a Grace Church area in New York City.
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Spetnal
New York Times
Washington,n. J
Christopher Worman
London
Worman
S. FR. Metler
Pittstown
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Metler
Collert
Edwards
New York City
Grace Church
Nowers
Aneke Jan
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