Charles H. Gates Wins Automobile Speed Case
Charles H. Gates a son and partner of John W. Gates was acquitted in Special Sessions on a charge of speeding. Police testified but three Justices accepted his speed estimate of twenty five mph and freed him after cautioning about speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Gates
John W. Gates
Mr. Gates
Gates
Jerome Avenue
169Th Street
Highbridge
Arthur J. Singer
Frederick C. Vanderpoel
Krotel
162D Street
Eugene L. Bush
Madison Avenue
Singer
Woodmanston Inn
Frederick L. Walch
Mr. Bush
Mr. Krotel
McKean
Vanderpoel
Contest Over Bailey Will Receives Filings at White Plains
Objections to the probate of circus man James A. Bailey’s will were filed by two nieces Anna E. Robinson and Mary Gordon and heir Gordon Dancey alleging lack of sound mind. A Surrogate Silkman hearing is set for June 20 to decide probate of the estate valued at about 3 000. Ruth T. Bailey, the widow, defends the will, asserting it will be probated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Bailey
Mount Vernon
White Plains
Bailey
Silkman
Anna E. Robinson
Mary Gordon
Mr. Bailey
Detroit
Mich
Gordon Dancey
Woman Rescued After Narrow Escape From 5th Avenue Window
A hotel guest witnessed a woman on the fifth floor of a nearby cloak firm building at 827 Fifth Avenue in distress. Officers Bull and Nolan pulled her to safety after a tense rooftop rescue, where she clung to the window ledge and finally slid to safety in Bull’s arms. The woman, who said she was Lillian Russell, a cloak house clerk living at 488 West 145th Street, had remained in the building after hours to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Waldorf
Fifth Avenue
No. 827
Bull
Roundsman Nolan
Fromeo
Juliet
Lillian Russell
West 145Th Street
Square Deal for the Negro Committee Formed in New York
Announcement of a new committee to improve industrial conditions for New York City's 70,000 Negro residents. Leaders from Manhattan and Brooklyn collaborate with allies from outside the race to gather facts and push actionable change toward a square deal in livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
South
William Jay Schieffelin
S. R. Scottron
Seth T. Stewart
William L. Bulkley
Mary White Ovington
Henry Evertson Cobb
Gustav. H. Schwab
William H. Maxwell
George Haven Putnam
John P. Peters
Felix M. Warburg
J. F. Kernochan
P Tecumseh Sherman
T. Thomas Fortune
Isaac N. Seligman
Frémont Club Dines by Candle Amid City Heights Political Tensions
The Frémont Club held its anniversary dinner at its Jersey City Heights clubhouse by candlelight after the Minkakiva invitation failed for its speakers. Regulars aligned with Mayor Fagan, while tensions with the Minkakivas and a missing meter disrupted lighting, but hundreds of candles illuminated a successful banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frémont Club
Frémont
Jersey City Heights
Republican Machine
Fagan
Minkakiva Club
Frémonts
Society in Brief: Notables Sail Abroad and Summer Plans
Clarence Mackay sails for Europe on July 10 with Mrs. Mackay and two daughters heading to Lenox for six weeks at Pease villa. Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt and Mrs. George Law also sail to Europe. Barclay buys Beverley Ward estate near Baltusrol and plans residence. Metcalfs at Cedarwild Ardsley. Susé family open Galilee cottage. Snow family to spend summer at Southampton. Scott family to Glasgow. Bridghams to travel abroad. Furniss leaves for Lenox Edgecomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mackay
Europe
Reginald Vanderbilt
George Law
Newport
Passenger steamers on New Bedford Line schedule
The Maine and New Hampshire steamers run from New York at 5 P M weekdays from Clarkson Street, stop at East Twenty second Street at 5 30 P M, depart at 6 30 P M, and aim to reach New Bedford at 4 A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford Line
New York
New Bed
Maine
New Hampshire
Clarkson Street
East Twenty-second Street
New Bedford
Three More Trustees Quit the Mutual Life Trustees resign amid reorganization at National Safe Deposit
Robert Olyphant Charles E Miller and James C Holden resign from Mutual Life Board as the Expenditures Committee faces Fields expenses. National Safe Deposit changes shift Holden to president and Morris and Claussen to key posts while George Baker leads new General Committee. German Policy Holders' Committee names Heinrich Weigand Isidor Loewe Louis Hagen Eugene Bock and Kempf amid tied international group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Olyphant
Charles E. Miller
James C. Holden
Mutual Life Insurance Company
McCurdy
Mutual
Andrew C. Fields
Fields
Messrs. Olyphant
Holden
Miller
National Safe Deposit Company
National Safe Deposit
J. Lynch Prendergast
George F. Baker
First National Bank
the Mutual
Charles A. Peabody
Baker
Charles R. Henderson
Daymont Clarke
Insurance and Agencies
Charles F. Dickey
Brown Brothers
John W. Auchincloss
Truesdale
Ehonp
Stuyvesant Fish
Dickey
Auchincloss
New York and Mutual Life Insurance Companies
Heinrich Weigand
Lloyd
Isidor Loewe
Krupps
Germany
Louis Hagen
Eugene Bock
Neers Kempf
Berin
Melville Raymond Proposes New Management Plan
After the Hippodrome, Melville B. Raymond proposes to manage the theater on new lines next season. He plans a musical historico spectacular pantomime with elaborate ballets at current prices. Treasurer B M Fellows says the proposal is one of many received and will be considered among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville B. Raymond
Hippodrome
B. M. Fellows
Hippodrome Company
Mr. Raymond
Brady sells Richard the Brazen rights to Lawrence
Cyrus Townsend Brady has sold to Walter N. Lawrence the dramatic rights to his story Richard the Brazen. Edward Peple, author of The Prince Chap, will dramatize the work. Lulu Glaser has arranged with George Middleton to dramatize The House of a Thousand Candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Walter N. Lawrence
Richard the Brazen
Edward Peple
the Prince
Lulu Glaser
George Middleton
Appeal for Stony Wold Sanatorium Needs
Returns from abroad are asked to remember the Adirondacks sanatorium where patients sit outdoors all day requiring steamer rugs golf capes and steamer chairs. Gifts of these articles and children's clothing able to be altered are welcome, with packages to the New York office at 118 West Sixty ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Wold Sanatorium
Adirondacks
New York
West Sixty-ninth Street
Man Killed by Subway Train at Eighteenth Street Station
An unidentified man about 40 years old was killed yesterday afternoon on the uptown track at the Eighteenth Street subway station. He was crossing from the downtown platform to the uptown side when a train struck him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighteenthtreet
Weather Forecast for Eastern Regions and Pacific Coasts
The Western depression remains in the Middle Mississippi Valley with effects into the Ohio Valley and lake region. Eastern districts expect unsettled weather with easterly winds and light rains, while the Pacific Coast has fair conditions. Steamships to Europe face fresh variable winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Pacific Coast
European
Grand Banks
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New England
Interborough Met stock drops after peg breaks
Interborough Metropolitan common shares fell from 50 to 42 percent, ending near 48 percent after heavy trading. Rumors of a possible injunction to halt a 1 percent preferred dividend boosted selling, though bankers doubted any such action would affect the company’s prospects as earnings surpassed expectations following the consolidation of the Interborough Rapid Transit and Metropolitan Street Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interborough - Metropolitan Common
August Belmont & Co
Interborough Metropolitan
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Mrs Blair gifts ancient Roman silver to Field Museum
Mrs Chauncey J Blair donated a Roman silver service unearthed near Naples to the Field Columbian Museum. The collection, believed nineteen centuries old, includes a fifteen inch plate, three eight inch plates, three small dishes, a large cup with top and bottom decoration, a shell shaped scoop, six large spoons and five small spoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chauncey J. Blair
Field Columbian Museum
Naples
Like Depositing Money in a Title Insurance Firm
The text likens title examination and insurance to banking, promising future value and easy borrowing. It argues insured titles safeguard contracts so buyers’ attorneys find no hidden issues, and claims the firm has the world’s largest capital and surplus in title insurance.
Harris Issues Proclamation During Pattison Funeral
Ohio Governor Andrew L. Harris calls for a statewide pause from work during the funeral of Democratic predecessor John M. Pattison. Harris arrives from Eaton to assume duties and attends Milford Methodist Church services. observers expect Pattison appointees to remain undisturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Andrew L. Harris
John M. Pattison
Harris
Eaton
Milford
State House
Pattison
Young Named to Presidency of Windsor Trust Co
John Alvin Young, a vice president, is slated for election to the vacant presidency of the Windsor Trust Company according to a well authenticated report. The move would elevate Young to the top leadership role at the financial firm.
Ex Commodore Watt Dies After Illness in Harlem Mansion
Archibald Watt ex-Commodore of the American Yacht Club died at his Watt mansion at 141st Street and Lenox Avenue after a brief inflammatory rheumatism illness. He helped finance the American yacht, owned the Golden Rod, and hailed from a Harlem-owning lineage. He leaves a brother T L Watt and two sisters Grace Watt and Julia Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Watt
American Yacht Club
Watt
Commodore Watt
Charles McLaughlin
George R. van de Ater
St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church
Harlem
Orange County
New York County
Sve
Liederkranz
T. L
Washington
D. C
Fuller
Bergen Point
N. J
Elizabeth Bartine
Jesse Fuller
Avenue D
West 8Th St
Bayonne
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Madison
Grace Church
Brooklyn Heights
Frederick L Power Dies Stage Director at Bush Temple
Frederick L Power, 40, longtime stage director of the Bush Temple Theatre, died at his Dowagiac Michigan home after a December operation to remove a cancerous tongue growth failed to halt the disease. A Chicago native, Power began as a child actor with Hooley's and later directed stock companies. He lived with his mother, actress and playwright Mrs. George Ober, while in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frederick L. Power
Bush Temple Theatre
Dowagino
Mich
Power
Hooley's
Power’s
John T. Raymond
E Poses
Richard Mansfield
Whiteside’s
George Ober
Old Watch Importer Dies in Paris at 86
Charles Rubens a pioneer New York Swiss watch importer who retired two decades ago died in Paris at age 86. His career spanned 25 years with offices at 21 Maiden Lane and during the Civil War he was the country’s largest watch importer, selling many to soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rubens
New York
Paris
Maiden Lane
Notable Obituaries From NYC Area Dignitaries and Merchants
Charles Wearh former Consul at Vera Cruz and Aix la Chapelle died in Grand Rapids at 78. Rev Thomas A. Goodwin Indiana Methodist leader and Asbury De Pauw graduate died in Indianapolis after long illness. Margaret Doherty, coal business widow in Manhattan, died at 202 Pulaski Street Brooklyn aged 63. survived by husband Charles, two sons and two daughters. Charles Briggs Barker New York cotton merchant died in East Orange aged 72. survived by wife, a son and two daughters. member of St Albans Lodge and Royal Arcanum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wearh
Vera Cruz
Aix la Chapelle
Grand Rapids
Mich
Thomas A. Goodwin
Indiana
Indianapolis
Asbury
de Pauw University
Margaret Doherty
Charles Doherty
Manhattan
Pulaski Street
Brooklyn
County Cavan
Ireland
William H. Doherty
Charles Briggs Barker
New York
North Eighteenth Street
East Orange
Gowanda
N. Y
St. Alban’s Lodge
F. and
A. M
Bork Council
Royal Arcanum
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Bailey Will
Everyman’s Library
Scott
Dickens
Bacon
Huxley
Carlyle
George Eliot
Browning
Keats
Balzac
E. P. Dutton & CO
West 23d St
Square
Industrial Committee
Henry A. Barclay
Short Hills
Beverley Ward
Baltusrol Golf Club
Mr. Barclay
Rosalie K. Paul
Col. Paul
Bryce Metcalf
Susie T. Hall
East Thirtieth Street
Cedarwild
Ardsley
F. E. Susé
Madiee
M.ses Katarina
Leontine Susé
Galilee
Atrs
Frederick A. Snow
Palen Snow
Miss Dorothy Snow
Southampton
Francis M. Scott
Miss Scott
William Larvey Tew
Glasgow
Scotland
William Haliburton Bridgham
Honorine G. Vuail
Clementine Furniss
Edgecomb
Lenox
Mutual Life
Olyphant
M. B. Raymond
United States Weather Bureau
Interborough-Metropolitan
Chicago Museum
Guarantee and Trust
Broadway
Remsen Street
Fulton Street
Jamaica
Montague
Gov. Harris
Vogel Brothers
Serge
Vogel Brothers Serge
Vance Thompson
St. Petersburg
Duma
Russia
Lawson
Sinclair
Corker
Teague
Russell
Sophie Wright
New Orleans
F. L. Power
OLD Watch
Crouch
Fitzgerald
Delatour
Saltonstall
Fairfield St
Boston Mass
Endicott Peabody
Rosamond
William €. Saltonstall
Charles Crooke Auchinecloss
New York City
Freeman—Daniel
Crescent Avenue
Plainfield
John Sheridan Zelie
Genevieve
Edwin More Daniel
Arthur Fraleigh Freeman
Makepeace—Sperry
Waterbury, Conn
F. Barrows Makepeace
Ethel, Meliscent
Woodlawn
Harlerm
Grand Central Station
Webster and
East
Undertakers
Frank E. Campbell Co
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