Cleveland to Address Democrats at Tilden Club Opening
Ex President Cleveland will speak at the June 19 opening of the Tilden Club on Broadway near Seventy fourth Street. The event aims to harmonize Democratic factions, with 1500 invited Yean Democrats and attendees from across the country. The French Renaissance four story building features a café, library, billiard rooms, private dining, and 250000 dollars spent on furnishing.
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Tilden Clib
Cleveland
Tilden Club
Broadway
Seventy-fourth Street
Eclub
Fideniu
Ets
Jefferson
Jackson
Lntention
Tamma Uny
Senate
House of Representatives
Cme
Asell
New Tilden Club
Mist
Seventy/fourth
Seventy-fifth Streets
Winsonia
Election Board Seeks Death Lists to Stop Dead-Name Voting
The Municipal Board of Elections asks the Department of Health for a death list from Oct 10 1901 to date and weekly updates to curb voting by recently dead. The measure aims to verify enrolments before primaries and scale back fraudulent practices in Manhattan districts.
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Election Board
Health ‘Department
Municipal Board of Elections
Department of Health
Borough of
Manhattan
Driver
Foley
Sheehan
Goodwin
Bronx
Brooklyn Will Photographed for San Francisco Suit
A will of Joseph M P O’Hare of Brooklyn was photographed to be used in a San Francisco suit over a holographic will alleged from 1866. The Brooklyn will leaves all Hare’s property to his four sisters who contest the holographic version in Probate Court San Francisco. Surrogate Church authorized the photographing order.
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Brooklyn
San Francisco
Joseph M .P. O'Hare
O'Hare
Hare
Surrogate Church
Masquerade Ball Aboard Cunard Lucania Impresses Guests
The Lucania completed its voyage to New York with a first of its kind mid ocean masquerade ball and ping pong tournament. About fifty attended the ball and forty played ping pong won by Rupert G Usmar. A cakewalk awarded Mr and Mrs Mallone for costumes. The grand final night featured a concert raising funds for English and American marine charities.
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Lucania
New York
J. E’mallone
Rupert G. Usmar
Two Deaths on Cunarder Lucania Voyage
On the Cunarder Lucania en route from Liverpool to Canada two deaths occurred in the cabin. Mrs. J. A. Mc Arthur died on Wednesday and will be taken home to Canada for burial by her husband Dr. J. A. Mc Arthur. The infant child of Mrs. Alman, a second cabin passenger, also died on Wednesday.
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Lucania
Liverpool
J. A. McArthur
J. A. ‘Mccarthur
Canada
NYU Commencement Split for Degrees in 1930
Baccalaureate degrees in arts and science will be conferred at NYU University Heights on Wednesday. All other degrees and honorary degrees will be awarded Thursday at the Metropolitan Opera House at 8 p.m. Master of Letters goes to three Women’s Advisory Committee members Miss Emily Ogden Butler Mrs Henry Draper and Miss Helen Miller Gould.
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New York University
University Heights
Metropolitan Opera House
Emily Ogden Butler
Henry Draper
Helen Miller Gould
Farewell Dinner for Columbia History Instructor Dr Shepherd
A farewell dinner was held Thursday evening for Dr William Robert Shepherd, history instructor at Columbia University, hosted by his students at Mrschenheim's Arena. He departs for Europe to continue studies at continental universities for about a year.
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Columbia
William Robert Shepherd
Columbia University
Mirschenheim
Arena
Shepherd
Morey
Europe
Housing reform debates at National Federation session
In Detroit on May 31 the National Federation of Correction and Charities met to discuss Neighborhood and Civic Improvements. Robert W. De Forest read the committee report, with papers on housing reform in Chicago Boston and public baths in St. Paul. General Brinkerhoff urged broad civic improvements beyond housing.
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Detroit
National Federation of Correction and Charities
Robert W. de Forest
New York
Robert Hunter
Chicago
All York
London
Robert C. Lincoln
Boston
A. W. Gutridge
St. Paul
Associated Charities
Gen. Brinkerhoff
Mansfield
Ohio
Federation
Flood Damage Delays Santa Fe Rail Transit in Arkansas Valley
Flood damage to the Santa Fe Railroad through the Arkansas Valley worsens. Near Caddo, about fifty miles east of La Junta, hundreds of feet of track washed out. Transportation may not resume for about a week as the flood subsides.
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Lajunta
Col
Santa Fé
Arkansas Valley
Caddo
Here
Confederate battleflag wedding in Radford Virginia
A Radford Virginia wedding featured the bride and groom beneath a confederate battleflag carried by the Wythe Rifles, the horse company once led by the bride's father. Gen. Wharton, who received the flag forty one years earlier from the bride’s mother, attended as witness to the marriage of Mrs. Sallie Floyd Lanier and J. Frank Watson.
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Radford
Wythe Rifles
Fees. Wharton
Sallie Floyd Lianier
J. Frank Watson
Man Dies During Cycling Trip From Manhattan to Port Jefferson
Robert Black, 35, a plumber of 279 West One Hundred and Seventeenth Street Manhattan, died after falling ill on a ride with two brothers-in-law and four friends while crossing from Patchogue to Port Jefferson on the cycle path. He leaves a wife.
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Wheeliman
Port Jefferson
Robert Black
279 West
One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
Manhattan
Patchogue
Slack
Mrs Roosevelt gifts hospital endowment handkerchief
Mrs Theo dore Roosevelt widow of the President sends a letter and handkerchief to the Nassau Hospital Endowment Fund Association. The piece is to be sold at the June 11 12 fair to aid the Nassau Hospital program.
Dinner Honors Archbishop Ireland at Riverside Drive
Mr and Mrs T St John Gaffney hosted a dinner at 41 Riverside Drive in honor of Archbishop Ireland. Purple decorations and festooned dining room with American Papal and French flags marked the occasion. Guests included Mr and Mrs Abner McKinley Mr and Mrs Richard Stearns Mrs Henry Bradley Plant Miss Humphreys and Bishop McGoldrich of Duluth.
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T.’ St. John Gaffney
Riverside Drive
Ireland
Abner McKinley
Richard Stearns
Henry Bradley -Plant
Humphreys
McGoldrich
Duluth
Sisters Hold Four Day Hospital Fair on Twelfth Street
The Sisters in charge of St. Vincent's Hospital announce a four day fair at the hospital on Twelfth Street and Seventh Avenue to aid free patients.
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St. Vincent’s Hospital
Twelfth Street
Seventh Avenue
Attorney General Knox Improves After Cold
Washington May 31 Attorney General Knox recovers slowly from a cold contracted during his Pittsburgh trip. He had a comfortable night and though weak his condition is reported improved.
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Knox
Washington
Pittsburg
Girls and Misses Suits Listed at Deep Discount Values
Sums on girls and misses suits show substantial markdowns with sailor styles in chambray and pique collar options priced around 1.95 for 4 year sizes and serges in blue brown or red from 5.50 to 7.98 for ages 3 to 12, featuring embroidery and soutache braid trims.
Boys and Youths Apparel Promoted in Value Sale
Featured items include Russian blouses and sailor suits for 3 to 12 years in washable fabrics, three piece all wool suits for 9 to 16 years, and youths’ negligee shirts and boys’ blouses. Prices range from $1.10 to $3.75, with former prices noted up to $6.95.
Brooklyn Tunnel Protest Over Bid Terms Imposed
President J L Greatsinger of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company protests contract terms set by the Rapid Transit Commission for the Manhattan Boulevard tunnel bid. He argues the 1 percent sinking fund, lack of advertising in stations, favored interest rates, and forced agreements with other railway owners are unfair compared with the Manhattan Bronx project. He urges remodeling of the contract to place burdens no greater than those on the Manhattan Bronx line builders.
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J. L. Greatsinger
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Rapid Transit Commission
Brooklyn
Manhattan-Bronx
Comlaint
McDonald-Belmont
Brooklyn Tunnel
Rapid Transit
Greatsinger
Manhattan
Edgar Weinberger
Kratzenstein & Co
Weinberger
McLaughlin
Authors Read Their Works For Harrison Memorial Benefit
Indiana authors performed readings at English's Opera House in Indianapolis to aid the Harrison Memorial Association. Notable readers included James Whitcomb Riley, Mary Catherwood, George Barr McCutcheon, and Charles Major with plans for further readings and an estimated $10,000 raised.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison Memorial Association
Indiana
Opera House
Senator Fairbanks
James Whitcomb Riley
Jim
Mary Catherwood
Sound Island
George Barr McCutcheon
Graustark
Charles Major
Thomas
Dorothy Vernon
Lew Wallace
Evaleen Stein
George Ade
Booth ‘Parkington
Meredith Nicholson
Man leaps from ferryboat guard rail into river
A man about 30 leaped from the guard rail of the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry Cincinnati at Cortlandt Street. He was pulled from the river unconscious by engineer John Ryan and deckhands, died at City Hospital in Jersey City. An unidentified, well-dressed man left a new blue flannel suit in a bundle aboard.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati
Cortlandt Street
John Ryan
Jersey City
City
Architectural Improvements in Cities
At the American Architectural League session in Toronto on May 31 the discussion on architectural education continued. Advocates cited gains from renewed interest in architecture in Cleveland Boston Philadelphia and Washington with new government plans aimed at making Washington the finest capital city in the world.
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Toronto
Ontario
American Architectural League
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Jealous Indian man slain in Lawton's Station fight
Buffalo N Y May 31 Adam Jacobs a Cattaraugus Indian was killed in a knife fight on the reservation near Lawton's Station He is said to have rammed the house of Hattie Snow smashing doors and windows in a jealous attack on Charles Snow son of Hattie Snow Snow defended himself in the encounter and Jacobs died from his wounds
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Buffalo
N. Y
Adam Jacobs
Lawton’s Station
Jacobs
Hattie Snow
Charles Snow
Snow
Yale prize winners named for German excellence
New Haven Connecticut May 1 George Sidney Leach of Gloversville New York won the Scott Prize at Yale University for excellence in German. The sophomore declamation prizes went to Thomas Henry Kirkland of Indian Orchard Massachusetts and Henry Wood Shelton of Montclair New Jersey.
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New Haven
Supposed Case of Hydrophobia in Livonia
William Spencer, a 30 year old farmer near Livonia New York, died after four weeks of agony following a dog bite on April 1. He was bitten on the right cheek while fending off a strange dog and it is believed hydrophobia caused his death.
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Livonia
N. Y
William Spencer
Here
Meteorite Strike Sparks Loud Water Explosion at Whale Rock
A large meteorite fell near Whale Rock Light at Narragansett Pier and exploded on contact with the water. The blast was heard on shore two miles away, indicating a forceful detonation in the night sky.
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Narragansett Pier
R. L
Whale Rock
Health Restorer Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge Advertised
An advertisement touts Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge as a great health restorer highlighting its use as a remedy.
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Jayne
Justice Beach Will Filed After Probate
The will of Justice Beach was filed for probate. Proceeds go to James Campbell, personal attendant, with the remainder to his nieces Mrs. Clara Hamilton. Executors named are ex Judge Augustus C. Brown and John Delahunty.
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Justice Beach
Beach
James Campbell
Clara Hamilton
Augustus C. Brown
John Delahunty
Garvey Will Battle Over Heirs Ends in Demurrer
Legal notes recount Justice Steckler upholding a demurrer in a suit by Richard Garvey's daughter against his estate. The case links to Andrew J. Garvey's contested will and a settlement with charities, with questions over undue influence and the act of 1860 limiting charitable bequests. The holding emphasizes that heirs’ rights to the estate were tied to an agreement and are not directly enforceable against the Richard Garvey will.
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Garvey
Justice Steckler
Supreme Court
Richard Garvey
Andrew J. Garvey
Tweed Court House
Boston
Miss Garvey
Steckler
Andrew
J. Garvey
Richard
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Olieves Whitney
John H. Girdivob
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John A. Mason
Pan
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Hugh McLaughlin
George L. Rives
August Belmont
John B. McDonald
Perry Belmont
M. J. O’brien
J. A. O’gorman
C. H. van Brunt
G. C. Barrett
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L. F. Giegerich
G. L. Ingraham
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A. C. Thomas
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Jerome
Aiton B. Parker
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Gaynor
Henry D. Hotchkiss
Albert Flake
James Hibly
John C. Calhoun
Perez M. Stewart
N. Archibald Shaw, Jr
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Francis M. Burdick
Jacot A. Cantor
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West Twenty-third Street
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R. J. Horner & CO
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Charles Shilagi
Tohn Daniell Sonst. Sons
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Degnan-McLean Contracting Company
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