Lane and Moffat Yard & Co enter mutual office alliance
The John Lane Company and Moffat Yard & Co merge management under Walter A Johnson. Johnson becomes treasurer and director of Moffat Yard while remaining John Lane vice president. Offices move to 116 120 West 32nd Street with shared sales staff but independent editorial work.
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John Lane Company
Moffat, ‘Yard & Co
Walter A. Johnson
Moffat, Yard & Co
East Seventeenth Street
West Thirty-second Street
W. D. Moffat
Roberts. Yard
J. H. Coit
Coit
Johnson
Yard
John Lane
Walter A Johnson
Henry B. Hamer
J. Jefferson Jones
Rifle practice halted at Blauvelt range after protests
Major General John O Ryan ordered a temporary halt to rifle practice at the Blauvelt range following citizen protests in Nyack over ricocheting bullets. The plan aims to resume with reduced powder charge to shorten the trajectory from 5000 yards to about 700 yards under Lieut. Col. N B Thurston's supervision.
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Blauvelt
John O'Ryan
Nyack
Eighth District Coastrtillery
Highway Medal for Thomas Lorenz Presented Today
Frederic R. Coudert a trustee of the National Highways Protective Society will present the gold medal of the Society of Thomas Lorenz this morning at the First Fathers School on West Sixtieth Street. The award honors the boy who identified the automobile that killed his schoolmate Buster Fay on Jan 19 in West End Avenue.
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Thomas Lorenz
Frederic R. Coudert
National Highways Protective Society
Society of
Trial on Hughes Will in Supreme Court
The will of Louise Beauchamp Hughes, widow of David M. Hughes, maker of the Second Avenue Railroad, is in trial after a 1907 death. The contested 1902 will valued at about 400000 faced challenges of competence and undue influence as a jury trial begins before Justice Greenbaum. The case follows prior Surrogate Cohalan rulings and an appellate order for review amid questions tied to a habeas corpus and alleged guardianship claims.
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Louise Beauchamp Hughes
David M. Hughes
Second Avenue Railroad
Supreme Court
Justice Greenbaum
Cohalan
Park Avenue
Hughes
Riverdale
Man Wins $4000 for Wife's Alleged Desertion
John A Walsh won a $4000 verdict from a jury before Justice Kelly in Queens County Court against Frank P Sheehy of the Bronx for alleged alienation of his wife Mrs Mary A Walsh. Walsh of 31 Hunters Point Long Island City, a former insurance broker, says his wife disappeared on Aug 15 1906 and he lost business and health as a result.
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John A.walsh
Frank P. Sheehy
Bronx
Sheehy
Mary A. Walsh
Kelly
Queens County Court
Walsh
Hunters Point
Long Island City
Girl Held for Kidnapping in Harlem
Stella Rubin was held without bail by Magistrate O'Connor in Harlem Court after a grand jury indictment for kidnapping five year old Sophie Weisberg from 305 West 145th Street. Rubin broke down in court claiming love motivated the act and said she had bought the clothes worn by the child.
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Stella Rubin
Sophie Weisberg
West 145Th Street
O’connor
Harlem
O'Connor
Telegraphic Record Set By 715000 Words On Titanic Rescue Day
Western Union handled 715000 words in New York on April 18 the day Carpathia arrived with Titanic survivors setting a new telegraph record. The tally includes private messages official dispatches and news reports. Previous high was 433000 during the 1908 Republican convention. Of the total 45000 went to Europe.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Europe
Dog causes chaos at Central Park Riding Academy
John Gaynor, a stableman at the Central Park Riding Academy, brings his white bulldog Jerry to work. The dog snaps at staff and pupils, sparking panic as Gaynor refuses to restrain it. Proprietor Mr Heinarman attempts to calm the situation and remove danger.
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John Gaynor
Central Park Riding Academy
Jerry
Gaynor
Heinarman
Police confronts dog attack at academy incident
Duane wrestled with a surly dog restrained by a collar as Gaynor urged it to obey. A policeman fired twice, striking the animal, and Gaynor was later arrested and fined five dollars for intoxication he could not pay at West Side Court before Magistrate McQuade.
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Remons
Fan
Duane
Nee
Academy
Iceman
Hen
West Side Court
McQuade
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