Yonkers Streetcar Strike Shuts All Local Cars In City
Yonkers streetcar workers vote to strike at 3 AM demanding 30 cent hourly wages amid a wage dispute with Yonkers Railroad Company receiver Leslie Sutherland. By 5 AM no trolley cars operated, commuters walk to New York stations, while police and inspectors monitor potential unrest. Lines affected include McLean Webster Avenue, South Broadway, Hastings Uniontown, Mount Vernon Tuckahoe, and related branches. Commuters face two NY Central divisions to reach Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers Ward
New York Central
Yonkers
New York
Traction Company
van Cortlandt
Leslie Sutherland
Yonkers Railroad Company
Sutherland
Suthertland
Hibernian Hall
Palisades Avenue
Kingsbridge
Williamsbridge
Wakefield
Public Service Commission
Commissioners of the First District
Broadway
van Cortlandt Park
Union Railway Company
Yonkers Company
Union
McLean
Webster Avenue
Bronx
South Broadway
Hastings
Uniontown
Hudson River
Mount Vernon
Tuckahoe
Putnam
Travel Bureau files bankruptcy petition and receiver named
A petition in bankruptcy is filed against The Travel Magazine publisher Travel Bureau Incorporated at 333 Fourth Avenue. Saul S. Myers drafts the claim for creditors Bulkley Denton Co. and Vogue Co. Judge Hough names Jesse Watson receiver. Liabilities total 56000 with assets mainly accounts 3000 and goodwill 5000 to 15000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travel Bureau, Incorporated
Fourth Avenue
Saul S. Myers
Bulkley, Denton & Co
Isaa H. Blanchard
Vogue
Walter A. Johnson & Co
Travel Bureau
Walter D. Gregory
William Griffith
David S. Walker
John Brisben Walker
Griffith
Mr. Harrison
Philadelphia
Bernard the Omnipotent Oom Faces Abduction Charge
Judge Swann granted a motion for taking testimony in Portland Ore for Pierre A Bernard the Omnipotent Oom who heads a cult linked to a West Seventy fourth Street dwelling. Trial set for July 18. A girl claiming his influence hails from Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Swann
Portland
Ore
Pierre A. Bernard
Bernard
West Seventy-fourth Street
Governor Hughes Signs Anti-Gambling and Excise Reforms
Gov. Hughes signs anti gambling measures aimed at curbing bookmaking on race tracks and extending penalties. Bills also revise excise laws lowering first grade liquor certificates and adjusting saloon hours with new frontage consent rules. Senator Schlosser’s tax act on race track receipts was signed, detailing historic revenue figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Albany
Gov. Hughes
Agnew-Hart
Court of Appeals
Schlosser
Gov
Hughes
State Excise Department
Assemblyman Conklin
Coney Island Club to Race After New Anti-Betting Bills
The Gravesend crowd learned Gov. Hughes signed anti betting bills before the first race. Coney Island Jockey Club officials, led by Francis R. Hitchcock, said plans stay the same for Sheepshead Bay starting tomorrow. Directors of racing groups expect continued racing without interruption until September 1, when the anti-betting laws take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Hughes
Gravesend
Estate gifts rescue remembered at Five Mile Point
Isaac Pickford Francis died March 30 and left all his estate outside his father's property to William P. Shults of Otsego New York plus $1000 to Mrs. Shults. He disinherited his two grandchildren. The gift totals about $2500 as thanks for saving his life from drowning at Otsego Lake Five Mile Point.
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Isaac Pickford Francis
William P. Shults
Otsego
N. Y
Hart Not an American Will Contest Heads to Supreme Court
The will of Benjamin Hart, who died last fall in Paris with an estate of 2.9 million dollars, faced key rulings in Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum. The court allowed Mme. Jean Guillemin to remain a claimant, admitted Hart’s 1904 French citizenship declaration, and heard deposits from those who said Paris was Hart’s home. The probate is urged by the United States Trust Company and beneficiaries Antoinette de Bie and Michael Hart.
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Benjamin Hart
Paris
Supreme Court
Greenbaum
Mme
Jean Guillemin
Hart
Mme. Guillemin
Estelle Kitty Hart
United States
United States Trust Company
Antoinette Gabrielle de Bie
Michael Hart
Felled by Policeman's Club in East 125th Street Burglary
Early morning on East 125th Street two men removed plumes worth 200 dollars from a millinery display and fled toward Madison Avenue. Policeman George Smith pursued, fired in the air, then struck a suspect with a club, arresting one man named Michael Carcaline of Brooklyn. The second suspect escaped. Police later charged Nathan Stern and Harry Sherman with unlawful entry.
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East 125Th Street
George
Michael Carcaline
Conover Street
Brooklyn
Witchie
Peter Diamond
Lenox Avenue
Army deserter who stole bay horse hunted by police
A U S Army deserter last seen in Hackensack rode a bay horse stolen from a garrison at West Point. Police traced the horse with West Point and Paterson authorities, confirming the deserter passed through Paterson before heading toward Hackensack. The man and horse were to be brought to West Point for court martial. conviction could send him to Fort Leavenworth.
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Paterson
N. J
United States Army
Military Academy
West Point
Smith
Paterson Police
Academy
West Oint
Hackensack
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Roses in Her Satchel at District Court
In General Sessions Part II a boy charged with stealing clothes faced defense by Lawyer Thomas who appeared in a striking black silk gown. The scene drew many DA staff as roses were revealed from a satchel and jurors observed cerise details amid courtroom bustle.
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Criminal Courts
Thomas
Portia
Miss Thomas
Jacoby
Stickney
Mount Vernon Water Bill Vetoed by Mayor Gaynor
Mayor Gaynor vetoed the Mount Vernon water tapping bill backed by Assemblyman Coffey and Westchester Chamber of Commerce. Governor Hughes may withhold signing without mayoral approval as the measure faces state investigation and broader implications for Westchester towns facing water shortages.
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Gaynor
Assemblyman
Coffey
Mount Vernon
New York City
Gov. Hughes
Westchester County
Westchester Chamber of Commerce
Hughes
Knives and Saws Limit Jamaica Manual Schools Tools
Dr. E L Dillman told District Board 43 that Jamaica manual training pupils lack proper tools with jack knives and a saw as the only equipment. He noted shortages of text books at School 32 Little Neck forcing two pupils per seat and using soap boxes as material for carpentry and woodwork. A measure seeks to convert a recently opened 000 school near rushing for use by 1 000 Queens children eager to attend but blocked by crowding.
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Jamaica
Board of Education
E. L. Dillman
Queens
Dillman
Ein Cos
Heike Fails to Secure Bondsman in Sugar Trust Case
E W Gerbracht former superintendent of the Williarourg refinery of the Sugar Trust appeared in the Federal Building and posted 25000 bail. His prior bail was 10000. Charles R Heike secretary of the Sugar Trust also appeared with 25000 surety but the government refused it and Heike sought a personal bondsman. An extension was granted and Heike is expected to obtain bail today.
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E. W. Gerbracht
Williar
Heike
Gerbracht
Henry V. Palmer
Brooklyn
Fremont
Dupont Streets
Stock Exchange probes continue into Hocking pool collapse
James R. Keene’s examination before Referee Stanley W. Dexter is postponed to 3:30 pm tomorrow at 71 Broadway as creditors’ trustees press for the truth. Edward Popper’s session is moved to next Monday. Henry Stanley Haskins is subpoenaed for Wednesday to reconcile five hours of postclose discussions with Keene and verify Jan 18 19 recollections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Keene
Stanley W. Dexter
Broadway
Abram S. Elkus
Henry D. Hotchkiss
Lathrop, Haskins & Co
Stock Exchange
Hocking Pool
Edward Popper
Popper & Sternbach
Keene
Ralph Wolf
J. M. Fiske & Co
Hocking
Henry Stanley Haskins
Mr. Keene
Mr. Haskins
Mr. Wolf
Exoneration for Eisenberg and Horowitz in Kings County
Judge Fawcett dismissed grand larceny and receiving stolen property indictments against Simon Eisenberg a trimmings dealer of 32 Seigel Street Brooklyn and Joseph Horowitz a clothing manufacturer of 127 and 129 Varet Street Brooklyn. District Attorney found charges unsubstantiated after prior bail and indictments.
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Eisenberg
Horowitz
Fawcett
County Court of
Kings County
Simon Eisenberg
Joseph Horowitz
Seigel Street
Brooklyn
Joseph W Norowitz
Varet Street
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Brentanos
Sorlisse
Corliss, Coon & Co
Afakers
T.M. Stewart
West
IBGS
Columbus
CROSS
Sivtea
Regent St. Mark Cross
Fifth Avenue
Boston
Tremont Street
Z. Bb. Mead
American Pneumatic Carpet Cleaning Co
Thos. J. Stewart CO
B’way
46Th St
N.Y
Bryant, Erie & St. Sts
Jersey City
the Globe Weenieke
New York Telephone Co
Dey St
Washburn-Crosby Company
Travel Magazine
Conklin
Coney Island Club
Isaac P. Francis Willis
Sea Breeze
Minturn
Treas
Fulton Cutting
Hunt
Point
MT. Vernon
Bondsman
Court
Sugar Trust Secretary
Haskins
Fiske & Co
Keene’s
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Brooklyn City
Howard Hampton
Sherman Esselstyn
William ST
Montague St
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