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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
3
The Fifth Avenue Branch at 475 Fifth Avenue near 41st Street offers interest on deposit accounts and acts as custodian of personal property and manager of real property. It provides Travelers' Letters of Credit Foreign Money and Express Checks and vault boxes for customers’ use.
Police focus on oilcloth wrapping as a clue in the Bersin murder. Detectives search east side peddlers and wholesale sources, tracing cloth widths 50 to 57 inches from a Trenton manufacturer to identify the accomplice who lured painter Samuel Bersin to a crime scene. Captain Cary believes robbery fueled the killing and that an acquaintance used chloroform then moved the body, wrapping it in oilcloth before disposal.
The Spanish liner Antonio Lopez, grounded off Point O Woods, was hauled into deep water at 3 30 PM aided by Merritt Chap man Relief Tugs sea anchors and cables. The ship listed heavily to port but appeared undamaged as relief boats towed for Sandy Hook and then planned dry docking in Brooklyn for repairs.
Arthur Moreland will lead Hackensack Lodge flag day ceremonies with the Orpheus Glee Club and veteran groups in attendance. Bergen Republicans hailed Sen. Edmund Wakelee as next New Jersey governor at a Fort Lee dinner. A $250000 Essex County park bond issue is approved without a referendum, $100000 for Montclair parks. Essex Republicans form plans for limited franchise league and possible legislative candidates. A Newark meeting may choose a candidate to challenge the county chair. Mary Kliesch attempts suicide in Jersey City, saved by her father-in-law and arrested. A Black Hand note affixed to a Hackensack newsdealer’s door raises suspicion among Elk members. Hoboken youth Louis Manzer dies from injuries after a street accident.
The Evangelistic Committee announced tent work to begin this week in Manhattan and next week in the Bronx, with tents at multiple avenues and streets. Noon hour meetings will be held in twenty five shops, more extensive than last year, and open air meetings continue in Union Madison and Abingdon Squares and Fort George. The Rev Nelson P Dame will preach in Wall Street under Grace Church support, while other plans depend on raising $40,000 for the year.
Beatrice Marks, 17, daughter of a retired clothing merchant, has been missing since June 5 from 349 East 142nd Street. She worked as a stenographer at R. A. Pinner & Co. on Water Street and left with her wages. A telegram from Pier 32 North River claimed she had married and would write, then another from Albany said she was traveling to Chicago. Acquaintances say she is stage struck and could have been enticed from home despite her mother’s doubts. She is described as attractive with dark hair and eyes, wearing a blue suit, white blouse, and a large picture hat.
Police arrested Capt. S W Wilbur his daughter Miss Wilbur and others after they ignored Mayor Tupper and Chief Brennan orders to stop beating a bass drum and blowing bugles on a Sunday street meeting. Garabed calls police action an outrage and vows to resume with music on Atlantic Square.
President Schurman of Cornell reportedly misplaced a suitcase containing a dress suit and possibly important documents on his journey to New York for Europe. Lackawanna baggage officers and local authorities in Ithaca, joined by New York investigators, searched without success. Friends note the dress suit may be only item, but rumors say parchment greetings for Leipsic, Geneva, and Cambridge were missing.
Rain and strict police enforcement dampened the opening day festivities at the Long Island City plaza near the Queensboro Bridge. Officials had ordered no shows, and Capt Maude of Hunters Point precinct ensured the rule, leaving only quiet rides and idle merchants amid a silent carnival after the parade.
In Naugatuck Connecticut on June 18 James Draibacs is in critical condition from a stab wound to the left breast and Michael Kine, a Hungarian, is jailed on the charge. A mob of Hungarian friends attacked the boarding house and later surrounded the jail as officers moved Kine.
The Interurban Woman's Suffrage Council will host a reception this afternoon at 3 at the Hotel Astor for Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt president of the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance and New York delegate to the recent Suffrage Congress in London. A retrospective of the London meeting will be presented.
Rain halted the four fort maneuvers as 5000 to 10000 spectators gathered at Fort Hamilton and other coastal forts to watch National Guard mustering and dress parades. Soldiers lent ponchos and overcoats to women, and joint parades were postponed to next Friday.
Officers of the Twelfth United States Infantry and their families begin moving out this week as the Fifth Infantry battalion arrives from Plattsburg Barracks. The Twelfth proceeds to Manila and then San Francisco for transport to the Philippines. A Twenty-ninth Infantry battalion now en route from Manila will replace them in a few months.
Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson toured the Sandy Hook Proving Grounds with Brig. Gen. Crozier and Major Gen. Leonard Wood. They inspected machine shops and large guns tested there. The party was hosted at Fort Hancock and Brick House, with Mrs Dickinson joining prior to returning to Washington.
Vice Admiral the Baron Uriu and Baroness Uriu with Consul General and Mme Midzuno toured West Point yesterday and met Col. Scott at the ferry landing. They were honored with a cavalry salute and a luncheon with Col. and Mrs. Scott, followed by an informal reception. The Admiral reviewed the cadets in steady rain.
New Haven Railroad to electrify Stamford to New Haven for freight tests first with plans to expand to passenger service later. Directors in New York voted to open competition for a $20,000,000 project. Westinghouse bid may still be considered.
Police reveal more details of the riot sparked by a Sheet Metal Workers Union election clash. Detective Sergeant William Russell died. Kelly, linked to Fred Pouchet, reportedly helped lead a saloon brawl that followed the driveout of rival faction members. Ballot counting was interrupted by a thrown bottle.
Henry Clews warned that Socialism would cause national decay by driving away able men who seek opportunity elsewhere. He framed Socialism as a misdirected gospel and defended the Constitution against socialist threats. Rev Dr Hill also attacked Socialism, with Count de la Fayette noting US France ties.
The cornerstone of a new Roman Catholic chapel at Fort Slocum was laid in New Rochelle priest Rev. Thomas F. McLaughlin's fund drive. Parishioners contributed 3500 dollars for the chapel, with Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Society present. Lieutenant Colonel Andrews of the Second Cavalry oversaw military arrangements.
Miss Ella Thrasher, a housekeeper at the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, received a $25,000 check as a reward for her kindness shown to an invalid man. The man, the late W. E. Tillotson of Massachusetts, died in Los Angeles after leaving a codicil to his will for her. Thrasher plans a vacation to England but will not resign.
Judge Lacombe will hear arguments on admitting Charles W Morse to bail in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Morse is represented by Martin W Littleton and Government by Henry L Stim son. Bankers brokers and business men have offered to stand bail without security. The court recessed as counsel argued Morse might flee if released on bail.
A congressional bill backed by Army officers would raise West Point cadets by over 100, adding about 130 graduates per year within five years. It aims to fill army vacancies from ordinary casualties and address long-standing shortfalls in officer supply. The measure has bipartisan support in House and Senate.
At a Central Federated Union meeting, four delegates previously found guilty in the 1905 Murray Hill Lyceum Rapid Transit controversy were exonerated by a ballot vote. The lengthy inquiry also reviewed charges involving an ex-delegate and a $9000 payment allegedly linked to organizing the meeting, which proved unfounded as the meeting did not materialize.
A short notice highlights light weight suits for hot days at Brokaw Astor Place and Fourth Avenue. It promotes completing summer wardrobe with shirts scarves and socks of quality and individuality along with featherweight underwear for comfort.
Frank W. McLaughlin of 307 West Eighty eighth Street has left a note asking for the return of his Angora cat Christopher Columbus. The family departs for Ridgefield for the summer and mourns the cat’s disappearance after an open kitchen window. A black-clad woman was seen nearby with a similar cat seeking a basket, possibly the same animal.
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