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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1915
Page
6
A city man urges shedding city layers and retreating to nature this June. He describes living in a tent as a calming, restorative retreat with mossy brooks, squirrels, and stars aiding nerves. The Abercrombie & Fitch Store offers gear for forest living.
The A. F. Protecto line offers tents of many sizes from $15, wall and canoe tents plus mobile tents from $5.10, canoes starting at $51.50, and a full range of camp gear including cooking outfits bags hammocks mess kits and fishing tackle for sale at a well located New York area site with monthly rental options.
The article highlights Abercrombie and Fitch outdoor wear setting standards for women. It describes sport suits camp dresses and practical smart styles including sport skirts shirts hats and travel wear for travellers drivers and athletes.
Advertises wide range of men’s sporting apparel including Tipperary Tweed golf socks at $1.75 and a white linen crash golf suit at $20. Bathing suits priced from $5.50 with exclusive availability for America.
The Constitutional Convention faces a key test as Brackett's faction pushes a bicameral legislature while Mitchel advocates city home rule. Tanners allies rally delegates to back changes, with Root, Wickersham, Stimson and others watching the split. Magn charta anniversary set for assembly chamber remarks by Butler and Guthrie.
Louig Saturns aged five? years living at 70 Hull Street Concord Staten Island injured when an off ball exploded scattering acid on both eyes. Mayor Mitchel praised Fire Commissioner Robert Adamson for the department’s performance at last Saturday’s review. Henry Blegel of 41 West Forty-seventh Street discharged by Magistrate Krotel after Arthur Moser failed to prove Blegel stole jewelry in February 1913. Thomas Burns, 53 Smith Street Hempstead car inspector for the Pennsylvania Railroad, crushed between two cars yesterday in the Pennsylvania yards at Thirty-third Street. Charles Koentesberg 72 retired confectioner died by self destruction inhaling gas at his apartment 845 East Seventy-ninth Street.
The examination of John J. Dempsey, superintendent of transportation for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, for allegedly violating a Public Service Commission order on Fulton Street trains, resumed before Magistrate Dodd in Brooklyn. Witnesses testified about trains running at Third Street station in breach of the order issued February-July.
Mrs Lillian Volck seeks separation from Morris Volck alleging cruelty desertion and non support. She claims he kept her and their 18 month old daughter prisoner at their East Sixty eighth Street residence. The couple has two other children. Volck a Yale graduate was in real estate and later the cigarette trade. the wife and child left before the writ of habeas corpus could be issued and Volck said they would reconcile within Gay or two.
Daniel Carone of Mount Vernon 21 was discharged after promising not to jump bridges again. The case tied to a failed Brooklyn Bridge plunge involved two friends and a Wahoo Club member who planned the stunt. Georgn c. Appell told Magistrate Harris the act was not a criminal count due to self harm intent.
Nathan Straus opens ten more pasteurized milk depots for babies and children, bringing total stations to eighteen. Year round depots offer milk at nominal prices and one cent per glass for infant feeding. Existing year round sites include 348 East Street, 54 Market Street, 402 West 32nd Street, 58 MacDougal Street, 322 East 59th Street, 3805 East 5th Street, Tompkins Square, and Mount Morris Park. Summer stations opening today are at Battery Park, City Hall Park, Seward Park, Central Park, Educational Alliance Roof Garden, and Recreation areas on East Third, East Twenty Fourth, East 112th, Barrow Street, and West Fiftieth Street.
Ida Clausen now seeks a Supreme Court order to establish a trust fund for her adopted daughter Natalie Claussen Tronan who studies in Europe. She requests the appointment of Mrs Elsa Gregore of 464 West Thirty four street as trustee for the fund.
Fordham University held its 70th commencement with fifty degrees awarded by the School of Arts and Sciences. Cardinal Farley was ill and did not attend. Rev. Joseph A. Mulry presided. Two honorary degrees went to clergymen Rev. John J. Burke and Rev. William H. Ketcham. Debating Medal went to Paul J. McCann. Oratorical Medal to Walter J. Black.
Princeton commemorated Class Day with crowded stands despite heat. Speeches featured J. W. Bailey Jr and Howard Froelick, with Carruthers and Logan delivering the class oration and poem. Alumni attended the Cliosophic Society sesquicentennial as Dean Test read the year’s report.
The Democratic nomination for New Jersey Governor featured the principal speaker. University Trustees announced the abolition of compulsory morning chapel attendance at today’s meeting. No action was taken regarding Sunday chapel.
Rutgers College held its 149th commence ment class day with speeches by Ralph Todd Robert Searle and Russell Fleming. More than a hundred undergraduates and alumni paraded in class costumes. The Rutgers Stevens baseball game occurred at Neilson Field along with an alumnus game.
Poughkeepsie June 14 Class day exercises were held at St Stephen's College with David R Johns delivering the oration and Edgar L Sanford reading the class history. The President's reception is tomorrow and the anniversary sermon will be given by Rt Rev Dr Igin N McCormick in the college chapel. Graduation is set for Wednesday.
Easton June 14 At a Lafayette College board meeting Dr J George Becht secretary of the State Board of Education was chosen vice president to assist President MacCracken in implementing the new policies he has inaugurated.
Mayor Mitchel dismissed claims that organized city teachers threaten officials. He cited past actions on salary raises and anti home rule efforts as pernicious when teachers attempted to dominate city or state officials through political pressure or threats.
Government will investigate the Long Island Sound collision between C. K. G. Billings yacht Vanadis and Eastern Steamship Co steamer Bunker Hill in New Haven. Brown, a Boston traveling man, died. coroner recorded deposition after viewing the bow collision scene at Glen Cove.
Gary superintendent William A. Wirt told New York Methodist ministers that public schools are a temporary experiment and should not monopolize child welfare. He urged letting churches educate some pupils daily and warned cities neglect children by building more schools and apartments for adults.
Forty two prisoners awaited arraignment in the Coney Island Court when three men Samuel Schulman of 3043 Emmons Avenue Sheepshead Bay Gabriel Gorensstein of 213 East Second Street Manhattan and James McLaughlin fled. A court attendant witnessed them jump from a rear window thirty feet to a shed and drop to the ground before vanishing into the railroad yard. Police believe a skeleton key aided the break and detectives hunted the area with no arrests by night.
Warner Bishop a Yale sophomore and son of Nathaniel W. Bishop of Bridgeport Conn has been reported missing. Families and college authorities believe he may be in this city after being last seen at his Yale dormitory in New Haven Wednesday of last week and at his Bridgeport home 301 Park Place Thursday.
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