New Honors Won by N. Y. Guardsmen
General Mills honors the first graduates of the New York School of the Line at Van Cortlandt Park. Brig. Gen. Mills presents diplomas to 14 officers and lists the top graduates among the National Guard of New York. He praises guardsmen for keeping the war spirit alive and urges parents to raise sons with duties in national crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Mills
Division
van Cortlandt Park
A. P. Buffington
George R. Dyer
McCoskry Butt
Cornelius Vanderwut
Robert 58. Thomas
Corps of Engineers
U. 3
I & Ww
William Kk. Hallinan
N.gioe
A. Howard
O’ryan
Ieors Chandler
Tenth New York Infantry
National Guard
General Mills
Alexander E. Anderson
Sixty-ninth Infantry
William E. McAdam
Forty-seventh Infantry
Ngny
Prentice Strong
First Field Artillery
Freder K. Lovell
NG & Y tSek
George E. Schenk
Signal Corps
GNY
E C O Thomas
Ae Gee
Andrew J Tarpey
Schiebler
Joseph
Third Infantry
NS. G. XN
Howant K. Campion
Fourteenth
John S. Braun
Missouri
Ralph A. Kluge
S. N. G. Pennesylvania
Harry
Starrett
Fourteenth Infantry
Norris P. Stockwell
Theron Ko Strong
First
Millis
Higdon
Sev
Honest Ballot Association seeks reform of New York registration
Members of the Honest Ballot Association travel to Albany by Empire State Express to press their proposed amendment for election registration. Introduced by Herbert Parsons, the plan seeks 175 days residence, spring registration, and removal of certain bi partisan rules to curb fraud in New York City. Notables include Talcott Williams, Vincent Aston, George W. Perkins, W A Harriman, William Ziegler Jr, Edward R. Finch, William M. Chadbourne, Peter Cooper Bryce, Phelen Beale, William Jay Schieffelin, Albert S. Bard, and George B. Agnew.
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Honest Ballot Association
Albany
Empire State Express
Constitutional Convention
Herbert Parsons
New York City
Talcott Wiliams
The
Honest Hallot Association
Vincent Astor
George W. Perkins
W. A. Harriman
William Ziegler, Jr
Edward R
Babies Roof Garden Opens at New York Nursery Hospital
A roof garden for babies opened yesterday at the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital at Sixty-first Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Eighty five homeless or ill children aged three weeks to five years enjoyed toys, games, and stories as nurses supervised naps in white cribs under a shady porch with views of the Hudson River and Central Park. The project was led by Jacob W. Miller, president, and backed by the hospital board of directors.
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New York Nursery
Jacob W. Miller
Bowery Milestone Tablet Presented by City History Club
The first milestone tablet erected by the City History Club of New York was presented to New York City yesterday morning by Mrs. Emil Boas. The tablet at Rivington Street and Bowery marks the first mile north of City Hall on the Bowery Lane. Borough President Marks accepted the gift. The event featured club children singing, remarks on milestone work, and poems read by Samuel Reiman.
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City History Club of
New York
Emil Boas
Rivington Street
Bowery
Reginald Boston
City Hall
Bowery Lane
Boston
Marks
Ida Primoff
Barton
Samuel Reiman
Webster Civics Club
A. Barton Hepburn
City History Club
Seaside Hospital Opens Season at St Johns Guild
Seaside Hospital of St Johns guild at New Dorp opens for the season today. Tickets of admission issued to the Department of Health, dispensaries and nurseries. A nurse and orderly assist patients during transport. the guild covers transport. Mothers with children under six may accompany them. everything is free. Donations to Isaac N Seligman at 103 Park Avenue.
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St. John’s
New Dorp
Department of Health
Guild
Isaac N. Seligman
Park Avenue
Street car row in Queens ends with arrests and fines
In Queens early yesterday twenty one young men were arrested after midnight by a strong arm squad led by Lieutenant McDonald. Magistrate Conway in Long Island City Court fined or imprisoned sixteen, held two in $500 bail each, and released the others on suspended sentences.
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Queens
McDonald
Police Head Quarters
Conway
Long Island
Cotton crop estimates for 1914 15 in Russian regions rise
Official estimates place the 1914 15 cotton crop in Russian, Central Asia and Transcaucasia at 1 125 000 bases, a 10 percent gain over the prior year, according to the American Consul General at Moscow. Without further shipments from America, the Cotton Committee says there is enough supply for mills until September.
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Russian
Central Asia
Transcaucasia
Moscow
America
Cotton Committee
Century Road Club Cyclists Complete Three Day Tour
Fourteen of the Century Road Club Association New York Division fourteen riders finished the annual three day ride from New York to Philadelphia and back. The remaining three returned by train due to bad weather. Participants included Captain George Steppelle Sylvain Segal William Winqust Max Napthal William Fuchs K F Hart J Marquart Al Knipling Ray Caldwell Joseph Caldwell I Hand Edward Kestk Edward Douglas William Friederick A Wetzel D Feinberg and A J Hubbard. Harry Napthal and Harry Glotzer rode on motorcycles.
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Century Road Club Association
New York
Philadelphia
Columbus Circle
St. George, S.1
Perth Amboy
New Brunswick
Princeton
Trenton
George Steppelle
Sylvain Segal
William Winquist
Max Napthal
William Fuchs
K. F. Hart
J. Marquart
al Knipling
Ray Caldwell
Joseph Caldwell
I. Hand
Edward Kesctk
Edward Douglas
William Friederick
A. Wetzel
D. Feinberg
A. J. Hubbard
Harry Napthal
Harry Glotzer
General Tracy Injured in Brooklyn Parade Accident
General Benjamin F. Tracy civil war veteran and former Secretary of the Navy was badly hurt when a wagon halter struck his ear as his closed car collided near Twenty-seventh Street and Fifth Avenue. He reviewed the Memorial Day parade then returned home with his condition described as serious yet stable.
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Benjamin F. Tracy
Navy
Harrison
Twenty-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
General Tracy
Twentythird Street Ferry
Hanover Club
Bedford Avenue
George L. Kessler
Tracy
Montauk Club
New York
Rector Street
Ferdinand Wilmerding
Flushing
L. I
Pritchard
Maryland
Policeman Hurt On Queensboro Bridge After Car Hits Barriers
Patrolman Rush A Webster of East Sixty-seventh Street Police Station attempted to stop a speeding car on the Queensboro Bridge. He stepped into another vehicle driven by Hubert Harder with passengers Marion Stone and Margaret Burns. Harder was taken to Flower Hospital with internal injuries and possible skull fracture.
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Rush A. Webster
East Sixty-seventh Street
Queensboro Bridge
Webster
Hubert Harder
Nelson Avenue
Bayside
Marion Stone
Bismarck Avenue
Margaret Burns
North Nineteenth Street
Broadway
Flushing
Harder
Flower Hospital
Motor Cyclist Victor Dowd Injured After Collision
David Dowd 24 of 291 Van Pelt Street Long Island City was taken to St John s Hospital after a motorcycle crash on Long Island. He and escort Miss Eliza Shaisser 18 of 34 Bragaw Street were returning home when the collision occurred. Dowd may die from his injuries while Shaisser escaped unharmed.
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David Down
van Pelt Street
Long Island City
St. John’s Hospital
Dowd
Eliza Shaisser
Bragaw Street
Long Island
Trolley Car Collision Injures Rider On Road
A bicycle rider and a trolley car clash on Jackson Avenue near Travis Meadow Road. Dowd struck the rear of the car and was thrown from his bike. he lies unconscious with a probable skull fracture. The female cyclist suffered bruises.
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Jackson Avenue
Travis Meadow
Dowd
Iie
Boys killed in Manhattan after bicycle collision with truck
Kedero Wekay, 16, an errand boy from 150 Orchard Street, was dragged under a dairy truck at Stanton and Forsyth Streets and died at Gouverneur Hospital. Five year old Frank Vane, of 460 Columbus Avenue, was fatally struck when a car driven by Mrs. Eugene Cox of Great Neck hit him near Amsterdam Avenue and Eighty third Street. he died shortly after at Roosevelt Hospital.
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Kedere Wekay
Orchard Street
Stanton Street
Forsyth
East Twelfth Street
Allie Dillon
West Twenty-ninth Street
Gouvereur Hospital
Clinton Street
Frank Vane
Columbus Avenue
Mauro
Kedero Wokay
Stanton
Forsyth Streets
Mercer
Gouverneur Hospital
Exports Rise Across Breadstuffs Meat and Oils in April
The Department of Commerce reports April exports and ten month totals from major districts, led by oats and corn gains. Oats April exports reach 18,875,680 bushels, wheat 22,756,660, corn 8,788,867, with ten month totals in the tens of millions. Canned beef bacon fresh beef and fuel oil exports post large gains, cottonseed oil up by about 90 million pounds.
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Department of Commerce
OSA
New London Underground Chairman Named After Speyer Resigns
The Underground Electric Railways Company of London appoints Lord George Hamilton as Chairman after Sir Edgar Speyer resigns from the board at a May 18 meeting. Hamilton serves as Deputy Chairman and will lead the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Underground
Edgar Speyer
Underground ‘Electric Railways Company of London, Ltd
Lord George Hamilton
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