Unger witnesses for Schwitofsky case prompt parole hearing
Albert B. Unger testified to the alleged perjury that sent Schwitofsky to prison as part of a broader parole board review. Warden John J. Hanley corroborated part of Schwitofsky’s claim about a 1908 identification misstep, and Unger linked Dale with similar accusations against Young. The panel adjourned to June 17 to extend examination and allow new witnesses.
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Albert B. Unger
Levy & Unger
Broadway
O’gorman, Battle & Marshall
Schwitofsky
Theodore B. Dale
Board of Parole
Alfred Schwitofsky
John B. Riley
Samuel Untermyer
Mark Eisner
Unger
Untermyer
John J. Hanley
the Tombs Prison
William W. Duggan
Tombs
Hanley
Gerber
Duggan and Kingler
Adele Carpenter
Jovine
Dugsan
O'Gorman, Battle & Marshall
Jack Young
Dale
Young
Unce
Fcale
Wii
Gelsky
Mr. Unger
William Brown
Delehanty
Lieut. Brown
Travel study trip plan for Europe by NYU
Dr. Edward Ewing Pratt outlines a sixty six day travel study of Northern Europe for NYU School of Commerce. The July 1 departure from New York aboard the Frederick VIL visits multiple cities, ending September 4 in New York aboard the Cedric. Subjects include city planning housing social insurance and municipal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ewing Pratt
Europe
School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance
New York University
New York
Christiania
Copenhagen
Berlin
Dresden
Nuremberg
Rothenburg
Munich
Ulm
Frankfort
Bonn
Cologne
Essen
Dusseldorf
Amsterdam
Marken
Volendam
the Hague
Antwerp
Brussels
Paris
London
Letchworth
Oxford
Stratford-on- Avon
Dirmingham
Houinville
Chester
Port Sunlight
Liverpool
Pratt
Suffrage Rally Begins On Wall Street
A large crowd gathers outside the sub treasury for the first noon meeting of the Women’s Political Union. Miss Helen Todd of California speaks as Miss Alberta Hill presides and Miss Helen Bernays opens. Mrs. Walter Chambers and Miss Bernays sell suffrage papers and take a collection after the address. An auto bus with women will head to Madison Square at 12 30 for further speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Sub-Treasury
Women’s Political Union
Helen Todd
California
Alberta Hill
Helen Bernays
Walter Chambers
Bernays
Miss Todd
Union
West Forty-fifth Street
Madison Square
Body Found in Central Park Lake
A man about 35 years old was found dead in Central Park Lake yesterday by boatman Theodore Davis. He weighed 125 pounds and stood 5 feet 7 inches, with reddish hair, wearing a brown striped suit, white collar, and necktie. In his pockets were a razor, scissors, a comb, and eyeglasses.
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Central Park Lake
Central Park
Theodore Davis
Call for licensing 3 wheeled bathtubs in New York
The National Highway Protective Society urges licensing of three wheeled motor vehicles that resemble tricycles and carry families at speed like automobiles. Frederic R. Coudert and Col. Edward S. Cornell push for state law changes to require licenses and numbers for such vehicles, citing safety and accountability.
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National Highway Protective Society
Woods
Frederic R. Coudert
Col
Edward S. Cornell
Coudert
Albany
Col. Cornell
Highway Protective Society
Commissioner Woods
Wests
Thirty-fourth Street
Police Department
New York
Arcety
East
Short Saturday for Federal Employes
President Wilson signed an executive order directing all Federal employes to work only four hours on Saturdays from June 1 to September 15 of the year, applicable to staff wherever stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Brenton Recounts Past Romance in Hartford Divorce Trial
In Hartford, Rev. Cranston Brenton of Yonkers testifies in a divorce case brought by his former wife Elizabeth Holman. The proceeding explores a Vermont hospital stay, letters between Brenton and Holman, and a poem Brenton wrote at Trinity College. Brenton explains a coded remark about a “little fat cat” referred to himself in New York City.
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New York Times
Hartford
Conn
Cranston Brenton
Yonkers
New York States
Social Service Department
Protestant Episcopal Church
David E. Fitzgerald
New Haven
Brenton
Elizabeth A. C. Holman
Waterville
Slolman
O. C. Smith
Paul Waterman
Vermont
Jean
Trinity College
New York City
Prenton
Yorke Dismissed as Municipal Lodging House Chief
William C. Yorke, longtime head of the Municipal Lodging House, was dismissed by Commissioner John A. Kingsbury after a three week trial. Seven specifications found him guilty of misconduct and incompetency. Assistant Corporation Counsel Stover led the department case. William E. Murphy defended Yorke and said he would seek a writ of certiorari for appellate review.
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William C. Yorke
Municipal Lodging House
Department of Public Charities
John A. Kingsbury
Yorke
Wright
Stover
William E. Murphy
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Society
The
Police Department
Morse Heads Canal Line
Charles W. Morse was elected president of the New York and Buffalo Steamship Company to operate freighters on the barge canal. Frank E. Howe of Troy was named first vice president, M. L. Gilbert of Baltimore second vice president, and Harry F. Morse of New York became secretary treasurer at the directors meeting in Albany.
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Albany
Charles W. Morse
New York and Buffalo Steamshi Company
New Barge Canal
Frank E. Howe
Troy
M. L. Gilbert
Baltimore
Harry F. Morse
New York
Bribery prisoner vanishes during court custody
Emil Witzel 25 of West 144th Street fled from the West Side Court complaint room as William Scofield 24 was released on bail. Detectives say Witzel offered money to testify Scofield’s powder was not cocaine. A large manhunt followed. Scofield remained jailed on updated bails.
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Emil Witzel
West 144Th Street
West Side Court
Witzel
William Scofield
West 11Th Street
Dawson and MacGannon
Honest Dan” Costigan
Scofield
Dawson
Court House
West Side
Marsh
Coleman
G Altman and Co Crepe de Chine Negligees and Silk Bloomers
An advertisement for G Altman and Co showcases crepe de chine negligees satin bathing suits with combinations and silk bloomers. It highlights feminine undergarments and resort wear offerings.
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Macy
I Ft
Dr. Pratt
Wall ST
Women's Political Union
Bas Cea
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Sprudel Water
Eisner-Mendelson Co
Metropolitan S.s.line
Long Island Sound
Vsdh
Foster
Eastern Steamship Corporation
North River Foot of Mur
Preacher
WM. C. Yorke
Lodging House
Morse Heads Canal
West Side Tribunal
Weed
New York Tribune
Bellund
Educational Campaign Safety First Society
Ogden L. Mills
Fifth Avenue
Equitable
Hownhead
Equitable Building
Pine Street
G. Altman & Co
Country Club
Ramie
24Th and
35Th Streets
Oppenheim
Guins
34Th Street
Peter Robinson
Oxford ST
Regent ST
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