Croker Sees Tammany Reform Talk and Fall Return
Antonio Zucca reports Richard Croker discussing Tammany Hall affairs and possible fall return. Croker favors state control of the Police Department, praises Charlie Murphy, and says he is out of leadership but willing to advise if asked. He notes Dock Board pasts under review and reflects on Nixon’s resignation.
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Antonio Zucca
van Wyck
Philadelphia
Richard Croker
Wantage
Tammany Hall
McMahon
Haffen
New York
Charlie Murphy
Dock Board
Dock Department
Mr. Croker
Tammany
Law
Tamminys Future Leader and Harlem Faction Fight
A Democratic conference will discuss Tamany Hall leadership and the triumvirate. Dissension surfaces within the Wigwam as Carroll Van Wyck supporters push back against the advisory trio of Murphy Haffen and McMahon. President Haffen may resign. Purroy plans a comeback to back Haffen against Hennessey and Mitchell.
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Tammany
Tammany Hall
General Committee
Messrs. Murphy, Haffen
Haffen
Henry D. Purroy
Purroy Democracy
Harlem
Joseph Hennessey
R.H. Mitchell
Senator Platt Denies Odell Pick For Judge Job
Senator Platt at the Fifth Avenue Hotel dismissed rumors that Gov Odell will appoint an anti Tammany Democrat to replace Justice Andrews. He said the governor plans a Republican-tilted appointment and rejected speculation that William Hepburn Russell was the candidate.
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Platt
Gov
Odell
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Gov. Odell
Andrews
New York
William Hepburn Russell
New Riding Hatless Fashion Spreads Among Equestrians
Report notes a growing trend of hatless riders in Central Park bridle paths. Pedestrians misread the empty heads as hat thefts but the fad quickly spreads, with riders praising breeze and natural feeling as fashion and practicality drive adoption by men and women alike.
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Central Park
Hat style gains favor among riders says Williams-Durland
Williams-Durland notes women may adopt the style as hats blow away on horseback. He argues the look offers comfort and that some riders may prefer bareheaded wear if desired.
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Williams—Durland
City Hall in Queens Sold at Public Auction
The old City Hall at Jackson and Able Avenues in Long Island City sold at public auction on the steps of the building. One bid surpassed two mortgages totaling 13485.36 by 15988.30, buyer William A. Warnock for the estate of the late Col A A De Graw.
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Old City Hall
Jackson and
Anable Avenues
Long Island City
William A. Warnock
Jamaica
Warnock
Col
A. A. de Graw
Gleason
James Kennedy
Louis C. H. Roediger
Kennedy
Alice Lorraine Purves
Louis Roediger
Wireless chess at sea challenges ships in Atlantic relay
More than one hundred moves were played in a wireless chess match between the Cunarder Campania and the American liner Philadelphia, with the Lucania joining later to halt the game. Ginther on Campania and various Philadelphia players steered the duel as three Cunarders and the La Touraine watched and a business talk followed. The three liners carried 2,518 passengers and crews across voyage routes.
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Philadelphia
Campania
Lucania
Liverpool
New York
Marconi
Ginman
Ginther
la Touraine
Havre
Embroidered Robes and Lace Details Offered
A description of dimity trim and nainsook embroidery across front back and sleeves with grenadine lace appliques in ecru. The listing notes robes previously priced from 13.50 to 65.00, now offered as low as 25.00 with multiple fabric and lace options.
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Dimity
Point de
Flag Day Observed At City Hall Meeting
Rear Admiral Schley attended the American Flag Association meeting in the Governor's Room at City Hall and praised naval flag reverence. Officers elected for the year include Col. Ralph E Prime Yonkers as president and several noted officials as vice presidents. Legislation to prevent desecration of the flag has been secured in twenty two states. Flags on City Hall and district poles were unfurled to mark the one hundred twenty third anniversary of the flag's adoption and Wall Street observed the day.
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Schley
American Flag Association
Association
Boston
Ralph E
Yonkers
Roosevelt
Franklin Murphy
Miles
J. Langdon Ward
Wall Street
Wireless System for Havana Carried by Morro Castle
The Ward Line steamship Morro Castle departed from this port yesterday with the De Forest Smythe wireless telegraph system to be installed in Havana. For hours after sailing it stayed in contact with the De Forest Smythe stations at Staten Island and Coney Island. The system is said to differ in essential particulars from the Marconi system. Lee De Forest has been granted fifty eight claims by the U S Government on his invention.
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Morro Castle
Ward Line
de Forest-Smythe
Hanava
Staten Island
Coney Island
Marconi
Lee de Forest
United States
Paterson Bombs Alert Linked to Local Fire
Detective George Murray reports small bombs made from carbonate of potash and antimony are being produced in Paterson New Jersey by Italians and shipped to this city for sale. The bombs are loud and dangerous and selling them violates city law. Murray says dealers will be prosecuted and a Paterson maker supplied the city with details to halt further production. He links the explosive to a Paterson fire at a fireworks business that caused fatalities.
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George Murray
Bureau of Combustibles
Paterson
N. J
Mr. Murray
Murray
Remarkable Series of Oriental Courses at Columbia
Columbia University's Oriental Department announces 69 courses in languages such as Sanscrit Hebrew Arabic and Chinese. Notable instructors include A V Williams Jackson Richard Gottheil Abraham Yohannan and John D Prince with Frederick Hirth guiding Chinese instruction. Students from the General Union Jewish Seminaries Drew Seminary and St Joseph's Seminary may be admitted free of tuition.
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Oriental Department
Columbia University
A. V. Williams Jackson
Richard Gottheil
Abraham Yohannan
John D. Prince
Frederick Hirth
Lung
University of Munich
General
the Union
Jewish Theological Seminaries
New York
Drew Seminary
Madison
N. J
St. Joseph's
Block on Third Ave Elevated Causes Large City Commute Delays
A blockage on the Third Avenue elevated line yesterday morning slowed service for about 30,000 riders with delays from 30 minutes to an hour. Trains were stalled at Forty second Street while electricians replaced fuses and checked insulation. Passengers, including women, climbed over doors and gates as they evacuated as officials lifted the blockade. The incident drew heated calls for conductor and engineer names and explanations from irate riders.
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Third Avenue
Forty-second Street
Eighteenth Street
Charity visitors tour Blackwell's Island institutions
About 150 charity workers from New York joined Charities Commissioner Homer Folks for a tour of Blackwell's Island institutions aboard the steamer Thomas Brennan. The group, largely members of twenty or thirty charities and the Monday Club, were told the visit aimed to observe operations and inmate care.
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Blackwell’s Island
Homer Folks
Thomas Brennan
Monday Club of
New York
Edward T. Devins
Charity Organization — Society
Frank E. Bauer
Department of Charities
Portheim Marriage Annulled by Supreme Court
Justice OGorman in the Supreme Court yesterday issued a decree annulling the marriage of Ella Cohen Portheim and Walter Oscar Portheim. The ceremony occurred on June 18 1901. The suit was brought by Mrs Portheim and tried in private with consent of counsel Campbell Yankauer and De Witt V D Reily. Papers were sealed by court order.
Doctor Jayne's Expectorant Offered For Throat and Lung Ailments
In sudden cases of croup and alarming throat and lung afflictions, Doctor Jayne's Expectorant is praised as invaluable and often described as an elixir of life when death seems near.
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D. Jayne
Aadt
Henry Siegels Gift Acknowledged At Stony Wold Meeting
At a Stony Wold Sanitorium Executive Committee meeting held Friday at President Mrs James E Newcomb s residence a letter was read from Auxiliary No 3 announcing a gift through that auxiliary confirming Henry Siegels donation scope and source.
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Stony Wold Sanitorium
James E. Newcomb
Siegel Gift Funds Dormitory Memorial Effort
Henry Siegel provides $20,000 to build a dormitory, contingent on Auxiliary raising funds to furnish it. The gift honors two trusted employees who died of tuberculosis and a memorial tablet will be placed in the dormitory. Mrs. Siegel serves on Auxiliary No. 3’s Executive Committee and members pledge to raise the furnishing funds.
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Henry Siegel
Hearing on House Numbering Plan
The Committee on Buildings of the Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing tomorrow at 2 PM on a proposed ordinance. It would compel owners to display uniform house numbers that are easily visible day and night.
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Committee On Buildings of the Board of Aldermen
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