Polo injury linked to broker Daniel Chauncey Jr. death
Daniel Chauncey Jr. a 25 year old broker and society figure from Brooklyn and Cedarhurst died at his home after a polo blow to the head two weeks earlier. Doctors cited spinal nerve paralysis from the injury. His sister Caroline died a week before. He married Grace Fargo two years ago at St Thomas Church with Rene La Montagne as best man. Funeral plans were not finalized.
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Daniel Chauncey, Jr
Rockaway Mount
Chauncey
Brooklyn
Daniel M. Chauncey
D. & M. Chauncey Real Estate Company
Cedarhurst
Caroline
Mr. Chauncey
Rockaway
Great Neck
Young Chauncey
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Manhattan
Chaunceys
Optimistic Traveling Man Heads to Ogdensburg Convention
The ninth annual State convention of the United Commercial Travelers of America opens in Ogdensburg for three days. A special train carries delegates and wives from New York and several councils with stops at Newburg Poughkeepsie Troy Albany Glens Falls and Saratoga. Arthur E Morford Grand Counselor aboard.
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United Commercial Travelers of America
Ogdensburg
Grand Central Station
New York
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker
Jamaica
Mount Vernon
Newburg
Poughkeepsie
Troy
Albany
Glens Falls
Saratoga
Arthur E. Morford
Order
Metz
Brooklyn Council
Grand Council
Grand Council of
New Jersey
Thousand Islands
Paul Jones Prize Essays Awarded in New York State
The Sons of the Revolution announces three bronze medal prizes with $50 extra for first and $25 for second for essays on The Services of Commodore John Paul Jones in the Revolution. First prize goes to Sherman Merritt Smith of Brockport State Normal School. Second prize to Glendon Austin Schubert of Oneida High School. Third prize to G. Raynolds Stearns Jr. of Lafayette High School. Honorable mentions include Bessie R. Schwartz and others from several New York schools.
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Sons of the Revolution
New York
New York State
Commodore John Paul Jones
Sherman Merritt Smith
Brockport State Normal School
Brockport
N. Y
Glendon Austin Schubert
Oneida High School
Oneida
G. Raynolds Stearns, Jr
Lafayette High School
Buffalo
Bessie R. Schwartz
Washington Irving High School
New York City
Harold A.grothe
Rose M. Levy
A. Howard Aaron
Buffalo Central High School
Louise M. Lawton
Skaneateles High School
Olgar
Mme Uriu Talks At Vassar Alumnae Banquet
Poughkeepsie June 8 Japanese women making great strides in education Baroness Uriu tells Vassar alumnae banquet 28 years after her graduation She notes progress in Japan education for women and influence of wives and mothers Tomorrow the Baroness and party will visit West Point before returning to New York.
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Poughkeepsie
Uriu
Vassar
Mme. Uru
Japan
Oyama
Midzuno
New York
West Point
Mercer Street Police Held For Drunken Duty
Two policemen from the penitentiary station precinct were arrested for intoxication on duty. Henry A. Woesthoff was nabbed on Bleecker Street and West Broadway. Martin Davis was arrested on Bleecker Street and the Bowery. Davis fined $10. Woesthoff to face further charges upon return to duty.
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Penitentiary
Mercer Street
Henry A. Woesthoff
Lieut
Walsh
Bleecker Street
West Broadway
Martin Davis
The
Bowery
Davis
Greenpoint
Woesthoff
West 100Th Street
Civic Union formed by Columbia City College and Manhattan students
Students from Columbia University City College and Manhattan College organize a civic union to train for citizenship and civic participation. Committees will study traction, recreation piers, park facilities, and unemployment. A civic journal is planned for summer. Headquarters are at 94 Lawrence Street.
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Columbia University
The
City College
Manhattan College
Union
Lawrence Street
City College Announces Schedule for June Commencement Week
The faculty outlines events from June 18 opening exercises at Townsend Harris Hall at 8 30 p m to June 24 in the great hall with class day talks alumni games and ten class reunions. The 1909 class dinner accompanies the final night program.
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City College
Townsend Harris
Whitmore Arrested in Grand Larceny Case
Theodore Whitmore, linked to a wife’s murder two years earlier near Harri son New Jersey, was jailed at Police Headquarters charged with grand larceny by Central Office Detectives Hunt and McAvoy. The complainant is Mrs. Arthur Miller of Imperial Arms 610 Riverside Drive. A patrolman saw him mail a ring believed stolen.
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Theodore Whitmore
Harrison
N. J
Central Office
Hunt and
McAvoy
Arthur Miller
Imperial Arms
Riverside Drive
National Wholesale Jewelers Meet in New York
Jewelers from across the United States gather in New York for the National Wholesale Jewelers Association annual convention in the Silversmiths Building at 15 Maiden Lane. Committees of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners met yesterday at the Hotel Manhattan to prepare reports for the Colorado Springs meeting August 24 to 27. Frank Duffy known as Red, serving a sentence for conviction related to a legal registration, was taken to Sing Sing to begin a two to four year term.
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United States
New York
National Wholesale Jewelers’ Association
Silversmiths
Maiden Lane
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Manhattan
Colorado Springs
Frank
Red’) Duffy
Rosalsky
Sing Sing
Heinze Case Faces Further Indictments After Grand Jury Session
After a session with U S District Attorney Wise the May Grand Jury finished its consideration of the Heinze case and will not reconvene before adjournment next Tuesday. Officials expect further indictments as the matter has dominated several phases of the juries. The June panel will be sworn in next Wednesday and may revisit the case though authorities say the missing books from the Copper Company are not currently deemed a pressing issue.
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United States
Wise
Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Archbold Gift Totals 375000 To Cancel Syracuse Mortgage
Syracuse University trustees announced a 375000 gift from John D Archbold. The donation includes 300000 to cancel the mortgage on university property and an additional 75000 given during the year. The board noted the total supports campus needs and debt relief.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Board of Trustees of
Syracuse University Today
James R. Day
John D. Archbold
Union College receives $100000 pledge from General Board
President Charles A. Richmond announced at the alumni dinner that the General Board will gift $100,000 to Union College if friends match the same amount. Alumni have already pledged a like sum, signaling strong support for the drive.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Charles A. Richmond
Union College
Union
General Board
Charter Committee Meets to Triage City Charter Revisions
The New York Charter committee organized at 50 Church Street with Assemblyman Murphy as secretary and Hammond as chairman. Members include Senator Grady and Assemblymen Robinson Geoghegany, Smith. plans to study Ivins material but likely bow to party machines. The panel, with a $65,000 contingency and possible trips to several states, aims to report to the next Legislature.
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New York City
Charles F. Murphy
Brooklyn
Church Street
Frederick W. Hammond
Onondaga
Alexander Brough
New York
Assemblyman
Murphy
Bernard J. Haggarty
Rochester
Haggarty
Reuben L. Cledhill
Thomas F. Grady
Beverly R. Robinson
Thomas J. Geoghegany
Alfred E. Smith
Ivins Charter Commission
Grady
Brooks
Timothy Woodruff
Legislative Committee
Murray Hill
Hughes
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Illinois
Wisconsin
Oregon
Lichtenstein Lowers Roulette Loss to 700 800
Sol Lichtenstein, once a bookmaker, told ADA Murphy the Hesper Club loss was 700 to 800 dollars, not 2000, and that Manny Manheimer won the money. His counsel Leonard Snitkin threatened suit for alleged injuries from a police dispute and gave a different version of events in Murphy’s office.
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Sol Lichtenstein
Murphy
Hesper Club
Second Avenue
Non-Partisan Campaign Sets June 16 Meeting in Cooper Union
Gustav H. Schwab, chairman of the Committee of Nineteen, announced that the Committee of Nineteen will nominate the Committee of One Hundred to conduct a nonpartisan municipal campaign for a New York City business administration. The mass meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, at Cooper Union, where nominations and a set of resolutions on campaign issues will be presented for approval.
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Gustav H. Schwab
Committee of Nineteen
Committee of ‘One Hundred
New York City
Cooper Union
Committee of One Hundred
Walden Promoted to Police Captain by Bingham
George G. Walden, a 12 year veteran of the force and seven year lieutenant, was named Police Captain yesterday by Commissioner Bingham. He had been serving in theatre inspection and was assigned to Baker’s office as Captain despite no vacancy.
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Bingham
George G. Walden
Baker
Walden
Surgeon Ward Sails for Europe on Lusitania
Dr. Leslie D. Ward vice president of Prudential Insurance sails today on the Lusitania for a three months motor trip through England and France. He is accompanied by his son Leslie Perry Ward.
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Leslie D. Ward
Europe
Prudential Insurance Company
Lusitania
England
France
Leslie Perry Ward
Sale of gowns yields 5637.50 by marshal auction
United States Marshal Henkel reports 5637.50 was the proceeds of a recent seizure sale. The final two days of bidding will be tomorrow and Saturday with exhibitions today and Friday. Tomorrow’s sale focuses on evening gowns, many from noted Parisian dressmakers and designers.
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United States
Henkel
Weather unsettled across eastern half of nation
Weather notes show unsettled conditions east of the Rockies with showers in New England and along the coast of New York and New Jersey. Eastern ports report moderate variable winds, followed by fair weather toward the Grand Banks. temperatures range from mid 60s to upper 60s with humidities around 48 to 67 percent.
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Washington
Rocky Mountains
European
Grand Banks
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England
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