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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
9
State Military Census staff chaired by Director Goodrich face a flood of inquiries on citizenship and the validity of registrations. Citizens seek duplicate registration in maiden and married names, age disclosures, and records tied to marriage licenses. Officials promise strict confidentiality and caution on disclosure.
Billy Sunday concluded a ten week New York campaign at the Tabernacle drawing about 25 000 present for farewell sermons. Police managed crowds while supporters praised the effort, reporting large free will offerings for war aid and strong post campaign momentum for Sunday’s evangelical work.
Ten thousand people attended the first of the city's free concerts on the Mall in Central Park. Gustave Aquin's Band led the opening with a salute to the Stars and Stripes. City officials Cabot Ward and park secretary T Conductor Roun witnessed the start as more performances and locations were listed for the coming days.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. praises Billy Sunday for positive impact on New York City. He notes Sunday’s sincerity and fundraising, and says a successor effort will continue the work with evangelism, Bible study, and community outreach to maintain public support and prevent retreat from the reform agenda.
In New York a Sunday campaign led by Billy Sunday and backed by John D. Rockefeller drew thousands to meetings at Carnegie Hall and churches. The effort spurred temperance talk, boosted social unity, and encouraged personal evangelism across factories, schools, and neighborhoods.
The Kneisel Quartet announced Fritz Kreisler will perform with them in three concerts next season at Aeolian Hall. The dates are Friday evenings February 1 and April 5, with reservations for existing subscribers. Kreisler joins as a gesture of esteem for Franz Kneisel and musician friends, with details linked to the Musicians' Foundation.
End Near of War Relief Playlets at the Empire Theatre as James M Barrie’s pieces conclude after six weeks. Ethel Barrymore donated her services to the Stake Women’s War Relief benefit, drawing large crowds and a substantial final takings. Gareth Highs rule The New Word and Caliban in Boston are noted in the week’s program changes.
Miss Emanie L Nahm of this city announces engagement to Walter E Sachs son of Samuel Sachs of 735 Park Row The couple are connected to the Goldman Sachs firm and plan a July wedding in this city.
William Hamlin Childs announces a nominations committee led by State Senator Ogden L. Mills. Members include George W. Wickersham Charles L. Bernheimer Thomas L. Chadbourne Jr. Joseph M. Price Timothy Healy and others. Mills says a meeting will be called soon and the full Fusion Committee will decide final selections.
More than 500 auto parties were turned back at Sagamore Hill home of Colonel Roosevelt after gate closures by Thomas Hickman the Colonel's new custodian. Reckless driving and curiosity led to damage and injuries to a chauffeur’s wife and child during Sunday visits.
The Jewish Home for Convalescents with 300 beds opened yesterday at Grandview on the Hudson, funded by $100 cost and $2,500 in contributions. Max Ornstein chairs the house committee and Samuel Goldstein is elected president. Solomon Ninsky of the Imperial Order of Brith Abraham spoke at the ceremonies.
Washington June 17 1916 natives of Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey in the United States total about 46 percent of the population Samuel L Rogers director census bureau says based on 1910 figures and later reports The male alien population 21 and older is about 32 percent of all males in that age group with country splits listed for Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria
Berlin reports Anton Lang of Oberammergau, famed as the Christ in the passion plays, has been called to military service. He appeared in Augsburg in field-gray attire, once believed killed in 1915. The tale recalls a vow granting locals peace from war, tied to the village’s plague survival and historic play tradition.
Park Commissioner Cabot Ward urged immediate city land purchase to extend Riverside Park north of Fort Washington Park. He said accepting John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s fifty acre upper Manhattan gift would link the park system, protect Tryon Hill Inwood Hill and Fort George Hill slopes, and prevent private development from permanently eroding park value.
Belgium's diplomatic mission, led by Baron Ludovic Moncheur, arrives in Washington to thank the United States for relief efforts and press for postwar reparations. Secretary Lansing and Counselor Polk greet the delegation, which will meet President Wilson and Congress amid ceremonial receptions.
A deadly and destructive day of motoring across New York and nearby towns left one man dead and more than twenty injured. In White Plains John McConkey died after his motorcycle struck a stone. Frank Devitt and Theodore Carney were seriously hurt. In Brooklyn and Jersey City multiple crashes injured drivers and passengers, including Dr. Charles Fromkin and his siblings.
Dr. E Franklin Smith longtime writer for medical journals and health board associate died Friday at his home 8418 Oxford Avenue Richmond Hill L I He born in Williamsburg Brooklyn fifty years ago educated at St James Academy and Bellevue Hospital He was the first Professor at Fordham University and formerly on The Medical Record staff and New York correspondent of The Journal of the American Medical Association He belonged to New York County and State Medical Associations the New York Academy of Medicine and other societies.
Dent Hayes Robert publisher of The San Francisco Examiner died at his home after a long illness. He was about TM years old and had previously served as editor of The New York Evening Journal. Coronado.
G F Ungar attorney for the Association for the Improvement of the Condition of the Poor collapsed and died yesterday in the Hudson Navigation Company waiting room near Cahal Street. Dr Bissell of Hudson Street Hospital cited probable heart failure. Ungar, a Columbia and NYU Law graduate, resided at 41 West Thirty Seventh Street and was in his early thirties.
ANNE JUDGE age 80 died at 405 Clinton Street Brooklyn Friday born in Ireland lived in same area 67 years. ANDREW MORRISON longtime 14 stone contracting business Long Island City died Friday at 94 Sanford Avenue Flushing. THER D HELL sister of Rev Thomas W Wallace died at 1917 West Highth Street Brooklyn. HENRIETTA HICKER widow of Rev Henry Bicker founder of St George's Episcopal Church Maplewood N J died at Maplewood aged 33. JAMES M DENTON of Dunlap Co factory died Saturday in East Orange at about 82. REBECCA VAN WALRAVEN mother of Colonel Albert A Van Walraven NJ died aged 84. JOHN S ARMSTRONG capitalist and former head of fuse company and National Bank at Wilmington NC native of Culpeper Virginia. One son John S Armstrong Sr American Consul at Bristol England.
Several birth notices list new arrivals with parents and addresses including Godnick at 2,366 Tth Ave June 13 and Weiss at 407 Audubon Ave June 11. Other items record Kuliski Misericordia Hospital June, and Opfner June entries for newborns.
Brooklyn families announce engagements and name fiancés across multiple listings. Lillian Holtzmann to Jacob Holtzmann, Bertha Moss to Edward Altman, Michel Brody to Brody, Anne Ehrlich Posner to Ehrlich, Estie Yedell to Maxwell Cohen, Sadye Riegler to Dr Julius Goldberg, Rowe Kahn to Sidney Alf, Celia Bloch to Harry Bloch, Leon Brandt to Alex Leff Poll, Lennie Polumbaum to Morris Leff, Anne Bernstine to Benjamin Utal, Lottie Friedmann to Henry Zetoach.
A collection of bride and groom announcements lists several weddings with dates in June and May. Names include Mae Baldwin Richard Bainbridge from Brooklyn and Marjorie Finch with J Egbert Hadley of Bridgeport along with multiple others in New York and Boston areas.
Obituaries list residents from Brooklyn and Manhattan with many deaths on June 17 including Morris Bloch Carrie Ham burger Bloch Gerald Trude Standley and other family notices. Funeral details and addresses vary with several services planned across New York and nearby towns.
A slate of obituary notices lists multiple residents and family names with funeral times and locations. Names include Ungar, Wiggin, Bennett, Bond, Bray, Curley, Fitzhenry, Grillo, Harte, Herlihy, Hickey, O Neill, Potts, Stabe, Stefans, Allsop, Ashton, Broderick, Callaman, Craynor, Ferguson, Fisher, Howes, Hussner, Keiter, Poland, Park, Potter, Reeve, Schroth, Schweitzer, Wallace, Wiekmann, Wynn, Rodemey, Blessing, Bomm, Dirack, Edwards, and others, with ages and dates in June and June 16. Funeral times range from morning to afternoon across New York City and nearby towns.
In sad remembrance many names appear across church and cemetery listings. June 3 to June 26 1988 marks and memorials at Washington and Mount Zion Cemeteries Morton Norton and others noted. Additional entries include revisits to church services and wakes with mixed locations and dates.
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