Fisher affair at Ward theater sparks fire and fraud tale
The narrative tracks a man named Fish from roles as tracer and floor walker to owner of boats and insured properties. It details purchases, fires, altered affidavits, insurance payouts, and bank balances amid a convoluted sequence of assets and losses spanning 1907 to 1910, with tied fortunes and claims surrounding two vessels named Senta and Fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Brighton Beach
Alsie
Saks's
Fieh
Lloyds of London
Eric-A-brach
Groton Lane Point
Conn
Fish
Newy
Noank
George Fish
Minson
Bert
Geralia
Carvalho
Ten Thousand Boys to Demonstrate Athletics in Central Park
Public Schools Athletic League and city departments will stage a 2:45 p.m. Friday event in Central Park with 10 000 boys from 200 teams in white shirts and dark knickers. The display aims to promote healthy living and teach orderly transport and crowd control, with invitations sent to national and regional leaders and delegates from several states. The committee includes Gus Kirby and Gen. George T. Wingate, Vincent Astor, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Public Schools Athletic League
Departments of Education
Parks
League
United States
New York
Board of Estimate
Board of Aldermen
Nebraska
Public Schools Maseratic League
Gustavus T. Kirby
Amateur Athletic Union
George T. Wingate
Edward W. Stitt
Luther Halsey Gulick
Vincent Astor
R. Guggenheim
Edward Crampton
Tragic Window Accident Kills Yonkers Baby
Mrs. John Reticky at 3 Suydam Place Yonkers heard a thud and found her daughter Margaret rolling from the porch to a picket fence. Neighbor Mrs. Annie Waska aided as the mother collapsed. Dr Ward of St Johns Hospital said the child died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reticky
Suydam Place
Yon- Shera
Margaret
Annie Waska
Police Seek Missing Girl Elizabeth Goedel
Friends of the Goedel family appealed to the Alexander Avenue Station for a general alarm for 18 year old Elizabeth Goedel who has been missing since Saturday morning. Her parents say she left home to seek work at a drug firm on West Seventeenth Street but did not go there. She stands 5 feet 8 inches, 115 pounds, last seen in a black skirt shoes hat plume and white shirtwaist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Avenue
Elizabeth Goedel
Eva Goedel
Adam Goedel
T97
East 1424
Ftierdis
West Seventeenth Street
Miss Goedel
Collie Attack On Little Girl At Far Rockaway Boardwalk
A collie belonging to William Holland bit two year old Lilac Lee on the right cheek as she walked ahead of her mother on the Far Rockaway boardwalk. Dr Lanes from Rockaway Beach Hospital treated the wound after the dog was pulled away by bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far Rockaway
Lilac Lee
Margaret Lee
South Bend Avenue
William Holland
Lanes
Rockaway Beach Hospital
Iman
Dillingham Previews 10 Percent Immigration Limiter
Sen Dillingham of Vermont will introduce a bill to cap immigration by 10 percent of natives from each country, excluding Western Hemisphere. The plan would cut Austro Hungarian and Italian flows, boost arrivals from Northern Europe, and exempt professionals and humanitarian cases. The measure faces no immediate action this session but aims for support next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Dillingham
Vermont
Europe
Asia
Dillingham-Burnett
Taft
Committee On Immigration
United States
Western Hemisphere
Mr. Dillingham
America
Secretary of Labor
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Netherlands
Congress to Hear Victor Murdocks Naturalization Bill
Representative Victor Murdock of Kansas plans to introduce a bill in Congress for a Federal Naturalization Commission of five members appointed by the President with Senate advice. The commission would investigate conditions in states, report by January 1914, and push reforms to curb abuses and resolve Asiatic admission issues, aided by immigration advocates and scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Congress
Federal
Naturalization Commission
Wilson
Senate
Murdock
Frances A. Keller
New York State Bureau of Industry and Immigration
Department of Social and Industrial Justice
Progressive National Service
Oscar 8
Straus
Turkey
Robert Bacon
Grace Abbott
Immigrants’ Protective League of Chicago
Emily Balch
Any College
M. Francolini
Italian Savings Bank of New York
Helen Hartle Jenkins
Hartley House
Edward Steiner
Grinnell College
Walter
F. Willco
Unit States
Aes
Rae W m
Gene Charite
Tate
Aliens Petition for Citizenship in Oswego Barge Canal Work
A Oswego report shows 242 declarations of intention filed for citizenship during Barge Canal projects, with only 15 final petitions granted. The Murdock bill would appoint a commission to study land ownership laws affecting aliens and push for a federal naturalization law harmonizing state rules, with a $5,000 appropriation for investigation expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
Murdock
Wilson at Memorial Rites in Mount St Alban Service
President Wilson and Cabinet members attended the annual memorial service at Cathedral Close Mount St Alban for those who died in the Spanish American War. United Spanish War Veterans conducted the exercises. The principal prayers were by Chaplain G L Bayard and Bishop Sived Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Army
Navy
Cathedral Close
Mount St. Alban
United Spanish War Veterans
G. L. Bayard
Sived Harding
Road Inspection Tour Across New York State
Albany June 1 The Highway Department Commissioner John N Carlisle and Col William D H Washington with Harold Parker and George C Diehl lead an advisory engineers group on a northern tour to study road needs The trip will include Long Island where experts warn soil and heavy traffic create major challenges Immediate road repairs are planned pending their report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Albany
John N. Carlisle
Highway Department
William D. H. Washington
Harold Parker
George C. Diehl
Committee of
Advisory Engineers
Boards of Supervisors
Long Island
Carlisle
Outing for Fire Commissioner Johnson Brutally Surfaces
Fire Commissioner Johnson and a large group of city fire buffs were kidnapped and taken on a picnic to Croton Point on the Hudson. An excursion boat carried over sixty from West Ninety-seventh Street at 10 A.M. for a shore dinner and games, with Johnson praised as a speaker and pitcher. Dr Harry M Archer chaired the committee, and many department officials and notable city figures attended the day of revelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Croton Point On
the-Hudson
West
Croton Point
Harry M. Archer
Robert H. Mainzer
James M. Leopold
Wall Street
Bob
Munsey
Henry H. Michaelson
Brooklyn
Joseph
Schenk
Palisade Amuse“Park
William Fox
Sture
James Learon~Johnson
New Rochelle
W. R. Sheehan
Waldo
Joseph J. O'Reilly
Ieaae D. White
William Waddell
M. E. Jordan
Frederick Smythe
The
Museum of Natural History
Sol Bloom
Lol Manheimer
John Arrons
Louis la Roche
Park Department
M. F. Loughman
Edward Loughman
Pugilist Fined With Others in West Side Court
Four well dressed men appeared before Magistrate Appleton in the West Side Court for intoxication and disorderly conduct after being arrested by Patrolman Egan at Seventy-ninth Street. Walter Davis known as One Round Hogan was fined five dollars along with Darry and Smith. Joseph Cartwright received fifteen days, later reduced to ten for aiding a comrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
West Side
Egan
West Sixty-eighth Street
Martin Carry
West Sixty-seventh Street
Joseph Smith
West Sixty-fourth Street
Joseph Cartright
West Sixtyseventh Street
Walter Davis
Amsterdam Avenue
Seventy-ninth Street
Hudson River
Cartright
Warshina
Davis
Darry
Smith
Ivy
Direct Primary Campaign Speakers Set for June 17 Meeting
Albany dispatch notes a Harmanus Bleecker Hall direct primary rally featuring Gov. Sulzer Col. Roosevelt Wourke Cochran and several others. Bennet and Dugan will endorse Republican and Progressive groups as key speakers with additional appearances planned in Albany Falls Rochester and Poughkeepsie early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Albany
Gov. Sulzer
Col. Roosevelt
W. Rourke Cochran
William S. Bennet
Frederick M. Davenport
Daniel J. Dugan
Harmanus Bleecker Hall
Sulzer
Ce Se Nee
Aevincim
Ven
Bennet
Republican Party
Albany County
Tollens Falls
Tskill
Poughkeepsie
Rochester
Senators to Face Inquiry Over Tariff Lobby Charges
A Senate sub-committee begins questioning 96 senators on tariff lobby allegations, seeking full accounts of conversations with interested parties, with blocks of four called alphabetically. President Wilson may testify, though outcome undecided, as investigators aim for a swift, thorough probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Senate Committee On the Judiciary
Wilson
Senate
United States
Prison League Baseball Thrills Atlanta Nine
In two months of play the United States Penitentiary Baseball League standings tilt between the Hustlers and Tigers, both undefeated. Old Reliable nicknamed Black Matty, was hurt during a near no hit bid as Pirates offense surged to tie and win. Deputy Warden Hawk heads the league, with Ban Johnson cited humorously by the prison paper Good Words for its up to date sporting style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
United States Penitentiary Baseball League
Giants
Athletics
Tigers
Black Matty
Ciants
Pirates
Nick
Police trap auto speeders on Merrick Road Freeport
Chief Dunbar and officers patrolled Merrick Road to curb speeding. They arrested a dozen drivers, fined $10 at arraignment before Judge Pee Cusnon H Flint. Many violators admitted testing limits on the long stretch, with speeds described as thirty or miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport. LI
Dunbar
Merrick Road
Emerson Literary Society Memorial Day Address
Dr. Leo Mannheimer of Paterson New Jersey delivered the principal address at the Memorial Day exercises of the Emerson Literary Society of the Young Men's Hebrew Association on Ninety second Street and Lexington Avenue. He condemned war and urged America to seek peace and justice through steadfast effort and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Mannheimer
Paterson
N. J
Emerson Literary Society
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Ninety-second Street
Lexington Ave
Mannheimer
America
Cuban National Band Opens Central Park Season in Memorial Day Concert
About 12 000 to 20 000 people packed the Mall in Central Park for a Cuban National Band concert organized by Consul General Mariano Rocafort. Park Commissioner Stover praised Havana for culture and urged a municipal orchestra as 63 Cuban musicians led by José Molina Torreo performed enduring patriotic tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Maine Monument
Coqmbus Circle
Central Park
Stover
Franz Kaltenborn
New York
Mariano Rocafort
Cuba
America
José Molina Torreo
Republic
Mr. Stover
Juan Cruz Bustillos
Virgilio G. Villalta
G. Mena
E. Montella
Francesco E. Fonseca
Beef tariff aids New York and Argentine beef imports
The Merchants' Association bulletin forecasts big changes in meat packing as tariff cuts boost Argentine beef imports and a large New York packing plant. It predicts the East gains from increased processing, while Western plants lose share and cattle costs rise with Westward settlement. New York becomes a key entry and distribution center for dressed beef to Eastern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Merchants’ Association
West
Bulletin
New York
Chicago
Bronx Borugh Day Set for June Parade and Park Events
The Bronx marks its third annual Borough Day on Friday June 20 led by Borough President Cyrus C Miller Park Commissioner Higgins and Olin J Stephens. All school children enjoy a holiday with those over twelve parading and younger children reviewing the procession along Grand Boulevard and Concourse from 170th to 168th Street. A reviewing stand will judge marching and attire with awards for top classes. Ten battalions and fifteen bands including groups from Hebrewian Asylum and Catholic Protectory will perform. Afternoon plans cover nine borough parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
Cyrus C. Miller
Higgins
Olin J. Stephens
Grand Boulevard
170Th Street
168D Street
Hebrewian Asylum
Catholic Protectory
Ethics debate over Friedmann Institute at West End Avenue
The Board of Censors of the New York County Medical Society will meet behind closed doors at the Academy of Medicine to review the Friedmann case and the Piette vaccine sales. The discussion will cover the institute on 103d Street and the role of Dr. George G. Rambaud, amid controversy among senior physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrich Franz Friedmann Institute
West End Avenue
103D Street
Academy of Medicine
Board of Censors
New York County Medical Society
New York
Friedmann
Leon
Board of 5
George G. Rambaud
Roosevelt libel trial hinges on politics and vanished witness
Marquette June 1 The Roosevelt Newett libel case neared a dramatic close as ex Representative H Olin Young disappeared from the proceedings amid party strife. Supporters warned the trial would finish in Roosevelt s favor, while Newett faced pressure to end the fight to protect the party. The dispute over drinking rumors and editorial attacks highlighted how regional Republican loyalties shaped the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Marquette
Roosevelt-Newett
H. Olin Young
Ishpeming
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Mr. Newett
Sognea la Iets
Michigan
Dl. Roosevelt
Acargostte County
Newett
Mr. Young
East
Marquette County
James H. Pound
Messrs. Young and
Wrene
Horace Greeley
Aflican
Col
Roosevelt
Luke
Givi
Steel Trust
Plan to coerce Moore brothers case exposed in dictaphone trap
David W Moore Jr and three Bondholders Committee members from Clayton were arrested after detectives heard via dictograph a scheme to force payment to protect the family from prosecution. The four men were tied to gatekeeper roles in the defunct Moore Brothers Glass Co. and to a $200,000 bond guarantee, with $5,000 in expenses for the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Woodbury
N. J
David Wilson Moore, Jr
Glass
Ae Ests
Jonaph Yeste
Jose J. Oo
Moore
Charles
Glass Company
Joseph Best
Summerill
Sam
Colorado Springs
Burns
Clayton
Bondholders’ Committee
Philadelphia
Paterson
Best
Ar E
Tel
W. Dickensheets
Ee Gang — Wasat
Suen
Firat Bresterian
Gloucester
H. W. Stille
Fire in Brooklyn shoe store sparks alert at May Avenue tenement
A small fire broke out on the ground floor of a five story brick tenement at 224 May Avenue near Na Street in Brooklyn. Mayor William J. Gaynor awakened sleeping tenants early yesterday, prompting a swift evacuation. The blaze confined to the shoe store area, occupied by Simon, with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor
May Avenue
Na Street
Brooklyn
William J. Gaynor
Simon
Booth Memorial lecture highlights Gen Will Booth founder of Salvation Army
Commander Eva Booth spoke at Carnegie Hall about her father Gen Will Booth founder of the Salvation Army. An anonymous donor contributed 25.00 toward a memorial monument while about 2 500 attendees watched pictures of prison parole work led by Envoy Thomas Anderson who has aided convicts for 25 years.
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Eva Booth
Salvation Army
Carnegie Hall
Will Booth
Thomas Anderson
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