Fire Chief Blames Civil Service For Firemen Deaths
Fire Chief Croker denounces civil service as weakening the fire force after Washington Street blaze kills two younger nozzlemen, Healy and Cotter. He urges recruiting from older military and blue-collar backgrounds, cites smoke tolerance and nerve as key traits, and notes 20 percent oldtimers remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croker
Washington Street
Civil Service
William Healy
Engine Company 10
Stone Street
Timothy Cotter
Engine Comany 6
Hudson Street
Healy
Cotter
Hook and Ladder Company 15
Lieut Campbell
Subway Fire Investigations Attract Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission will soon hear a case about subway fires that have occurred recently. Officials seek to determine causes and preventive measures amid rising concerns over transit safety.
Fire drill success as 3500 pupils evacuate Public School 5
A small fire in an empty kindergarten room at Public School 5 in Edgecombe Avenue was contained quickly. Principal Henry Cassidy and Assistant Robert Green orchestrated a flawless evacuation of 3500 students and 65 teachers within minutes as firemen arrived and controlled the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public School 5
Edgecombe Avenue
West 140Th Street
West 141St Street
William Hymes
Hymes
Henry Cassidy
Robert Green
Mr. Cassidy
West 125Th Street
Exchange Elections Show No Opposition To Regular Tickets
The Produce Exchange and Cotton Exchange held elections with no opposition to the standard slate. Produce officers: Edward R. Carhart president, John Aspregен vice president, Edward C. Rice treasurer. Board of Managers include J. Ward Warner and others. Alfred Romer elected Gra tuity Fund trustee for three years. Cotton Exchange officers: Arthur R. Marsh president, Thomas E. Hicks vice president, James F. Maury treasurer. Trustees and managers listed with multiple names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Produce Exchange
Edward R. Carhart
John Aspegren
Edward C. Rice
J. Ward Warner
C. C. Rubins
Arthur J. Dyer
Walter B. Pollock
E. G. Broennigman
A. Maclay
Pentz
Alfred Romer
Train Theft Claim Denied by Major Companies
Representatives of the Pullman Company New York Central Railroad and the Thiel Detective Agency denied any knowledge of William A Miner of Chicago losing $50 000 on his way from Chicago to town last Friday The press reported a missing 30000 letter of credit and 20000 in cash and negotiable papers from his valise. executives said no loss was reported and detectives were not involved The agency confirmed they only knew what the newspaper reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travers
Kilridge
Cotter
Healy
Croker
Broadway Central Hotel
Civil Service
Pullman Company
New York Central Railroad
Thiel Detective Agency
William A. Miner
Chicago
Miner
Twentieth Century Limited
Fort
New York Central
Girl Shot by Rejected Suitor in Broad Daylight
A 26 year old Harry Cutler shot 18 year old Sarah Sorokin and bystander William Klebalsky on Jefferson Street after she refused his marriage proposal and sought a warrant for his arrest. Cutler was beaten by a crowd and taken to Beth Israel Hospital. Sorokin and Klebalsky were also hospitalized with non fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Harry Cutler
Montgomery Street
Sarah Serokin
Jefferson Street
Pike Street
William Klebalsky
Rutgers Street
Beth Israel Hospital
Cutler
Madison Street
Sarah Sorokin
Bond Street
Essex Market Court
Klebalsky
Hyman Dworkin
Big Harry
Orchard Street
Quinn
Donovan
Annie Levine
Frank
Tillie Silverman
Grand Juries May Probe Rail Fatality Case
Judge Swann told the June Grand Juries they may investigate the New York Central death on Death Avenue as they see fit. The Coroner's Jury blamed railroad neglect for the Eleventh Avenue and Forty second Street fatality and urged safeguards for life. Foremen named are William C. Muschenheim of Hotel Astor and Richard I. Brewster of East Fourteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Death Avenue
Swann
Eleventh Avenue
Forty-second Street
William C. Muschenheim
Hotel Astor
Richard I. Brewster
East Fourteenth Street
Loss. AM. 110-118 Washington street list of trifling notices
A compact list of names and addresses with trifling notices shows individuals and firms on streets in New York City. The fragment includes figures like $80,000 and $50, with times from 8:15 to 12:25 and various addresses on East 30th Street East 99th Street and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Hobbs
Ben
Eesseeweees
East 30Th St
Hiledrich
New York
Greenstein
Meyer
Attorney St
H. C. Murray
East 99Th St
J. Pansofsky
Slight
Edgecombe Av
City of New York
Seis
P.M
Rutgers
Louis Jacob
L. Gerkness
Aaron Pansk
James A. Hearn & Son
M Pinger
East
William Sperele
Sullivan St
Charles Solomon
Broome &J
Israel Zatel
Magistrate probes arrest in Yorkville court
Magistrate Barlow in Yorkville Court orders further investigation into an alleged incident of disorderly conduct involving Policeman John A. O'Brien and a man named Chael Curry who claims the officer assaulted an elderly pedestrian. Curry says he alerted desk officers after witnessing the beating. O'Brien disputes the charges and says Curry was arrested after an argument. Magistrate adjourned until today for the old man to be brought to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barlow
Yorkville
Chael Curry
East Forty-seventh Street
John A. O’brien
East Fifty-first Street
Third Avenue
Forty- Seventh Street
Curry
Forty-seventh Street
East Eerre Street
O'Brien
O’brien
Hnd
Aes
East Forty-sixth Street
Public hearings on congestion planned this week
Three hearings of the Mayor's Commission on Congestion of Population are scheduled. Tomorrow at 8 in an East Side public school auditorium, the Nurses' Society, Settlements, congestion sufferers, and the Real Estate Owners' Association will speak. Thursday at 5 in City Hall, Parks and Playgrounds Associations will propose small parks, with a Queens meeting to follow. Aldermen Durat Shipley Meholt and John Adikes arranged the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester Street
Isex
Norfolk Streets
Nurses’ Society
Cty Hall
Parks and Playgrounds Associations of
New York
Queens
Gresser
Durat, Shipley, Meholt
John Adikes
Death of Willie Rivers Solved by Father’s Report
In Flushing a five child boat trip ends with Willie Rivers drowning in Flushing Creek after losing balance near the Long Island Railroad bridge. Father John J. Rivers learned from Annie Stockings details of the incident and says police could not establish cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Rivers
Flushing
Flushing Creek
John J. Rivers
Washington Street
Long Island
Thomas Hayden
Willie Hayden
Irene Newlet
Annie Tockings
Willie
Wille Rivers
Mr. Rivers
Annie Stockings
Shanley Home Damaged by Fire in Bayswater
The country home of T. J. Shanley, New York restaurant keeper, at The Bear and Waterloo Place Bayswater was badly damaged by fire on Sunday night. The unoccupied house had no residents in residence, and investigators believe defective outdoor wiring sparked the blaze. Loss estimated at about $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.J. Shanley
T. J. Shanley
New York
Bear
Waterloo Place
Bayswater
Japanese Prince Seeks Peace Through US Ties
Prince Hiroyasu Fushimi of Japan and Princess visit New York to boost Japan US friendship. The prince answered an English toast at a luncheon hosted by the Japan Society, praising mutual ties and urging lasting goodwill. Prominent figures including Griscom and Schiff attended. the prince earlier toured the navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroyasu Fushimi
Japan
Kiyokawa
Navy Yard
Plaza
Japan Society
Hotel Astor
Astor
United States
Lindsay Russel
Society
Walter H. Page
Lloyd C. Griscom
New York County Republican Committee
Jacob H. Schiff
Hamilton Holt
W. H. Marshall
C. A. Coffin
Midzuno
Prince Visited Connecticut and Florida Royal Reception
The Prince, impressed by the Connecticut and Florida, witnessed a reception drill by the blue jackets aboard the Connecticut. Twenty one guns saluted on his departure as he and his party prepared a country tour ending in San Francisco on June 21 before sailing for Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Connecticut
Florida
Bluejackets
San Francisco
Japan
Chinese Merchants to Honor Police Officers for Fire Rescue
A delegation from the Chinese Merchants' Association will seek Police Commissioner Baker's approval to present officers Bernard Judge Jeremiah Sullivan and John A Young of the Elizabeth Street Station with a purse in reward for rescuing 1530 Chinese men from a fire at 15 and 17 Doyers Street last week. Sullivan was forced to jump from flames while on the roof. the mayor has directed a $200 donation to the pension fund if approval is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinatown
Baker
Bernard Judge
Jeremiah Sullivan
John A. Young
Elizabeth Street
Doyers Street
Chinese Merchants’ Association
Mott Street
Nce
Sullivan
Urse
Gaynor
Prince Tsai-Tressing
Hughes Signs Many Bills in Albany
Governor Hughes signed twenty nine of six hundred thirty day bills. Included were measures to aid District Attorney Whitman in prosecuting milk and ice trusts with immunity for officers testifying. Also approved were Burlingame’s white slave traffic bill Brackett’s pool and billiard age limit Davis’s child labor rule and Giers’s deposit certificate authorization for state banks and bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Hughes
Toombs
Whitman
New York
Pony
Senator Burlingame
Senator Brackett
Senator Davis
Mr. Giers
Truse
Burglar chase injures officer at West Fifty-seventh Street shop
Patrolman Peter Coyle of West Forty-seventh Street Station fractured his right leg in a chase after a suspected burglar at a machine shop on West Fifty-seventh Street. The suspect, who claimed to be Joseph Bouvear of Detroit, was held for Bellevue Hospital observation after incoherent statements and a possible partner gunshot report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Coyle
West Forty-seventh Street
Flower Hospital
Beltevus Hospital
Joseph Bouvear
East Kirby Street
Detroit
Mich
McDonough
Charles Schock
West Fifty-seventh Street
Coyle
Hanton
Bouvear
Bellevue Hospital
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Chief Croker
Fire Department
Civil Service Commissioners
Hook
Canal Street
Army
Navy
Binns
Brophy
Mott Avenues
Mott Avenue
Frank Hedley
Interborough
Hedley
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Reade Street
Bowling Green
Brookie
Ately
Public Service Commission
Com
Produce Exchange Election
Cotton Exchange
Topcat
James Young, Inc
New ST
Wall St
Court
Rogers: Peet & CO
White Cross
MFG
Fushimi
Griscom
Police
Dovers Street
MOE Levy & CO
Walker St
B'way
Fulton St
Smith St
Brooklyn
Fifth Ave
42D Street
Nassau Street
Fulton Street
Houston Street
28Th Street
36Th Street
Beaver Street
City Hall
Broadway
Bowery
29Th St
Hart, Schaffner
Saurt
Gotham
Gotham Mrc
Eifth Ave
Madison SQ West
New York City
Pitbech Ang
Lioneds Kz Cortlandt
South America
Cohalan
Daniel F. Cohalan
Tammany Hall
Lew York
Knickerbocker
the Arcadians
Criterion
Francis Wilson
the Pachelor
Baby Hudson
St. Garrick
Henry Mille
Jas. C. Morton
F. F. Moore
I _ GA
Tae Fortune
Hunter
Srna
New Amsterdam
Ietwer
Senta
Frederic Thompson
Joseph Cawthorn
Maude Raymond
Ff Prarenrimwe
the Rooster
EN Pheasan
Ran
Shes
MLE
Geo
Evans
Zing
59Th St
Sad
Magpie
Rtists
Cameron, Carlton Macy
Daisy Harcourt
Empire City Quartet
J. J. Morton
America
Broadway Guns Starinees Saturdass
Jem Ficice
Summer Widowers
Jew Fields
Irene Franklin
Vwar
St. Ev
Matsnee & Sat
Web
Wallace
EL B. Warner
Jimmy Was
Valentine
Alhambra
Bronx
Oma Bayes
Jack Nororth
Yorke
Adama
Ilerte Bergere
Lew Dockstader
Ward & Howard
Palacette
Basedallius
McIntyre & Heath
Bowser, Hinkle & Co
Exposition Four
Blan
Ammerstein’s
Roof & Daily Matsa
Keith & Proctor
Love
Warren
Thaverway
Lyon & Myers
Albert Hole
Old Soldier
Jlumbia
Harlem
New Rochelle
N. Y
177Th St
Brighton Beach
Oliva
James Thornton, Lottie Williams
Coney Island
Red Place
Money Island
Dreamland
Ocean
Prema
New—Mats
Nietor
Brighton Xin
Brighton
Christy & Willis
Ethe
Schenck Bros
Ilement Palisa Vader
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