Butler and Stimson push short ballot reform in Brooklyn
Dr. Butler and Henry L. Stimson urged a constitutional convention to adopt a short ballot with only Governor and Lieutenant Governor elected directly, and appointed officers under them. They called for budget reform and closer executive legislative cooperation to improve state government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Henry L. Stimson
Young Republican Club
Imperial
Fulton Street
Red Hook Lane
Brooklyn
Dr. Butler
Elmer G. Sammis
Montauk Point
Buffalo
Mitchel
Thi City
Butler
Stimson
Republican Party
Thomas Jefferson
Boy Dies After Stomach Injury Blamed on Brick
Walter Metzger Jr a six year old living at 1500 Lexington Ave near 97th St died after acute appendicitis and pneumonia. He had cried out four days earlier that a brick struck him in the stomach as physicians worked to save him. Coroner notified and investigation begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Metzger, Jr
Walter Metzger
Lexington Avenue
Ninetyseventh Street
Harlem Hospital
Question cousins birth test at Newark Chancery
Testimony was taken before ex Gov Fort as Special Master to determine if the children of John R Halsey of Hoboken are legitimate heirs to a $100000 estate left by Isaac Halsey who died in Madison New Jersey in 1885 The suit is brought by John H Bonsall trustee of the estate and challenges the heirs of Edmund Halsey against John R Halsey’s children who were born to a clandestine marriage and baptized as Clayton The case reveals John R Halsey lived in Hoboken as Henry Clayton working longshoreman and the family later used the Clayton name after his death in 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Fort
John R. Halsey
Hoboken
N. J
Isaac Halsey
Madison
John H. Bonsall
Morristown
Halsey
Edmund Halsey
West Point
Sarah Elizabeth Ferris
John R
Henry Clayton
Clayton
Bankrupt petition filed by Henry L Anstey broker
Henry Lee Anstey a bond broker of 101 Broadway and Oyster Bay filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition before Charles A Tipling referee in Long Island City. He lists liabilities at 171 588 with 145 053 unsecured and assets of 26. The only secured creditor is A C Brown & Co 61 Broadway amount 27 534 secured by Mrs Anstey's land 60 acres Glen Head L I valued at 48 000. Major creditors include Empire Trust 13 759 Guarantee Trust 20 545 Union Trust 16 597 Equitable Chase National Bank 7 821 and Mrs Phoebe FE Anstey 37 768. A creditor meeting will select a trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lee Anstey
Broadway
Oyster Bay
Charles A. Tipling
Long Island City
Mr. Anstey
A. C. Brown & Co
C. E. Littlefield
Tional Bank
Phoebe FE. Anatey
Puritans Host Bannockburn Anniversary Service
At the Church of the Puritans on 130th Street near Fifth Avenue a service marks the 800th anniversary of the Bannockburn battle of June 24 1314 where Robert Bruce defeated Edward II. Next Saturday Rev D Maurice Harris conducts a confirmation at Temple Israel in Harlem for the mission school of the synagogue and on Sunday for the schools of the Council of Jewish Women.
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Church of the Puritans
130Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Bannockburn
Robert Piruce
Scotland
Edward
England
D. Maurice Harris
Temple Iernel
Harlem
Mission School of the Synagogue
Council of Jewish Women
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Manhattan Company
Bank of the Manhattan Company
Wall Street
Maine
New York City
Lee
Caled A
Crise
Eas Ba
Pieces N. Y. Salesroom
West
NEW York Times
Bryant
Murray Hill
Lincoln Safe Deposit Co
Grand Central Terminal
H. L. Anstey
Priestleys Cloth
Carri GG
Arnold, Constable & Co
United States of America
London
Cravenette
Donegal
Windsor
Batiste
Victoria
Gimbels
Paris
New York
America
Smart Tailleurs
Madame
Gimbel Glove
Gimbel Brothers
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