Three Platoon System for New York Police Force
Commissioner announces three eight hour shifts to be implemented with Deputy Devery and Inspectors Brooks and Kane forming a detail committee. The plan aims to boost efficiency without extra cost and becomes permanent, not experimental. Details cover long day and day off patterns, with sections led by roundsmen and sergeants, across precincts like Tenderloin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Devery
Brooks and
Kane
Harfamony
Efach
Oene
Jie
New York
Old Inspectors Back in Pre Reform Districts
Police Commissioner Murphy restored inspectors to their former districts after the reform move. Inspector Cross returns to the First Inspection District, Thompson moves to the Third, Kane to the Fifth, and Grant takes charge of the Sixth. The changes reflect the new charter abolishing the Deputy Chief office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Cross
Thompson
Kane
Grant
Inspector Cross
Funeral for Gen Bartlett Held at Trinity Chapel
Military honors were paid to Gen Charles G Bartlett, a Northfield disaster victim, in a civil service at Trinity Chapel West Twenty fifth Street. The Episcopal ritual followed by a Lafayette Post G A R service. Pallbearers included Duryea and Pierson among others. Body to West Point for burial with cadet escorts and military honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Bartlett
Northfield
Trinity Chapel
West Twenty-fifth Street
Episcopal Church
George E. Quaile
St. Mary’s Protestant’ Episcopal Church
West Brighton
S. I
Lafayette Post
Post
Wilbur Fiske Wood
Astor
First Presbyterian Church
Btapleton
Hiram Duryea
Jacob A. Duryea
Henry L. Pierson
Noel A. Blakeman
Allen C. Bakewell
Asa Bird Gardiner
Frank M. Gibson
James D. McClelland
James W. Powell
West Point
Grand Central Station
Mills
Horner's Furniture Ad Offers Enamelled and Antique Styles
Horner's Furniture promotes enamelled suits and complete sets in Maple, Birch, Oak, and Mahogany with hundreds of patterns. Brass bedsteads range 15 to 350 dollars. enamelled iron bedsteads with brass trim sell 5 to 25 dollars. Full antique line includes settees, sofas, armchairs, and rockers from a New York showroom. R J Horner & Co., 61 63 65 West 23d Street adjoining Eden Musee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 23d
Eden Musee
Denials by Ferry Officials Over Life Preservers
Annex Ferry officials denied reports to Police Commissioner Murphy that their boats lack adequate life preservers. General Agent E. Barker said each vessel carries 150 to 180 life preservers plus two life boats, with typical trips carrying 40 to 60 passengers and never more than 100, ensuring one or more life preservers per rider. Officials for Canarsie Bergen Beach and Barren Island Ferries also refuted claims of inadequate life-saving facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annex
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Murphy
E. Barker
Ferry Company
Canarsie
Bergen Beach
Barren Island Ferries
Francis Wilson to Open The Strollers Musical Comedy
Francis Wilson and company present The Strollers a musical comedy adaptation from Der Landstreicher with a new score by Mr Englander and updated dialogue by Mr Smith. The cast with about one hundred includes August Lump played by Wilson and Irene Bentley as Bertha plus Katie Seymour and a group called the American Odette. Scenic embellishments promise a féte garden scene in act two with prologue and two acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Wilson
Englander
Odette
Katie Seymour
Lump
August Lump
Don Juan del
Benjamin Howard Brathurst
James Darling Stober
Fred Urban Rollo
James Furey Marks
Wilmer Bentley
Rudi
Eeeeese
Harry Stuart
Mimi
Marie George Bertha
Bentley Anna
Roland
Louise Lawton Frau Bach
Bratwurst
Lizzie McCall
Reversal of Conviction in Seldner Grand Larceny Case
Appellate Division overturns Henry Seldner’s first verdict for grand larceny, ordering a new trial due to errors in evidence exclusion and character testimony. It notes the abstract of title could prove lack of criminal intent and criticizes other evidentiary exclusions. The ruling preserves that Seldner could be convicted as principal on indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of General Sessions
Henry Seldner
Alexander Muller
Herman Cohen
Engisch
Muller
Staten Island
Seldner
Richmond
Pechioa
Laughlin
Henry Weingarten
Twenty-eighth Street
Weingarten
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Cline Credits Jayne’s Alterative for Relief from Dropsy
Mrs Nancy K Cline of Inwood Marshall Co Indiana suffered two years with dropsy unable to lie down Doctors offered no help then she started Jayne's Alterative Blood Purifier and Jayne's Sanative Pills and reports being cured Catarrhal fevers are also mentioned with a product in the ad copy Saxne's Exeectorant or Advy is referenced in the same promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy K. Cline
Inwood, Marshall Co
Ind
Jayne
Saxne
Abuses in City Improvements Sparks Controller Coler Letter
In a letter to Mayor Van Wyck Controller Bird S. Coler denounces city department abuses in local improvements funded by assessments. He cites preemptive sewer work, extended contractor timelines, and inflated inspector and surveyor charges that burden property owners, urging corrective action and outlet sewer coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wyck
Bird S. Coler
Coler
Robert A. van Wyck
Board of Revision and Correction
Board of Revision
Board of Assessors
Lnst
Texture descriptions of fabrics and dress materials
The notice lists fabric types including Mercerized Zephyrs Grass Cloths Madras Batistes Irish Linen White Cheviots Dotted Swisses Linens and Persian Lawns. It notes finishing details such as tuck hemstitched trimming lace and embroidery.
Misses and Girls Summer Waists and Sailor Suits
An advertisement listing Misses and Girls cotton shirt waists in white and colors for 10 to 18 years, Albatross waists unlined for summer with silk trim in sizes 14 to 18, and Sailor suits of striped flannels and pavytlue serge for 3 to 12 years, previously priced $4.95 to $6.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Music Hall Finale Features Colombino Impersonator
Colombino the impersonator and change artist leads the closing bill at Music Hall tonight with a long list of supporting acts on the programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombino
Week's Playbills Highlight Long Running Theatres
The article notes continued performances at Madison Square Theatre and Garrick Theatre due to cool indoor venues. Willie Collier remains a draw in On the Quiet while Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines stays popular. Ethel Barrymore nears her two hundredth performance, Florodora marks 31 weeks at the Casino, with cooling measures highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Theatre
Willie Collier
New York
Captain Jinks
Horse Marines
Garrick Theatre
Ethel Barrymore
Proctor's houses revive old successes this week
In the Vaudeville houses Proctor's revives three old hits next week The Nominee Nat Goodwin's former success will star at the Twenty third Street house Willian Beckwith is set for Jack Bedford The comedietta To Obige Benson precedes The Nominee Lend Me Your Wife comes next week A continuous concert runs today from noon to 10 30 p m At Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre The Man from Mexico features Charles S Abbe as the lead Cape Mail opens the program At the Fifty eighth Street Theatre Gillets All the Comforts of Home runs and Lost 24 Hours follows next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinay Mousses Entertainment
Austin Fy
F. Proctor
Sterling Artists
Frederic Bon
C. Goodwin
Gillette
Benson
Proctor
Nat Goodwin
Twenty-third Street
Willian Beckwith
Jack Bedford
The
Comedietta
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Mexico
Charles S. Abbe
Willie Collier
Cape Mail
Fifty-eighth Street Theatre
Gillett
Proctor's 125th Street to Feature The Private Secretary
Gillett presents The Private Secretary with E. Lovatt Fraser as lead. Next week All the Emforts of Home moves to Harlem, promising another home entertainment spectacle in the uptown district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor
The Brixton Burglary at Herald Square Theatre
The Brixton Burglary at the Herald Square Theatre is a late season success that endures in the heat of Summer. Cast changes in the last week have not weakened the performance, and the closing date remains unannounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brixton
Herald Square Theatre
How to Get Rid of Your Mother-in-Law at Keith’s Theatre
Mack and Lawrence present a novelty sketch bill at Keith's Union Square Theatre Monroe featuring How to Get Rid of Your Mother-in-Law with the Four Emperors of Music Hal Stephens Rice brothers mile ring pols Lost River Quartet and new biography pictures. Josie Sadler headlining vaudeville in Rosy with Flora Finch assisting for the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Union Square
Monroe
Mack & Lawrence
Four Emperors of Music
Hal Stephens
The
Rice Brothers
Mile Ringpols
Lost River Quartet
Josie Sadler
Rosy
Flora Finch
New wax theater features at Eden Musée showcased
This week Eden Musée presents new wax features while the orchestra performs in shirt waist attire and vocal selections entertain patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden Musée
Daughters of Cuba at Huber's Museum With Seree Acts
The coming week at Huber's Museum features the sensational drama Daughters of Cuba with special scenic effects and a strong vaudeville sere. The museum will continue to host a large display of freaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huber
King's Carnival At New York Theatre Sees Seventh Week
The King's Carnival remains a popular warm weather entertainment at the New York Theatre. It enters its seventh week tomorrow with new features and humorous sayings nightly. Performers include Harrison, Doane, Meager, Marie Dressler, Adele Ritchie, Amelia Summerville, and the Fifth Avenue Girls. A concert is set for tonight. The Chimes of Normandy by the Parry opera company tours the Terrace Garden Opera House this week, followed by Milocker's Beggar Student with the same principals. Regular Sunday instrumental concerts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Theatre
Messrs
Harrison
Doane, Meager
Marie Dressler
Adele Ritchie
Amelia Summerville
Fifth Avenue
Normandy
Parry Opera Company
Terrace Garden Opera House
Millocker
Hubert Wilke
Villanox
Mme. Cottrelly
Mamie Gilroy
Additions Planned for Bill at Hammerstein’s Paradise Gardens
Next week Hammerstein’s Paradise Gardens will host further additions to the current programme. The act list remains: Gillett’s renowned dogs, the Gainsborough octette, Eleanor Falk and chorus, and the popular colored team Johnson and Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammerstein’s
Paradise Gardens
Gillett
Wonderful Dogs
Gainsborough
Eleanor Falk
Johnson and Dean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brooks
Gen. Bartlett
Horner’s Furniture
R. J. Horner & CO
Legal Notes
Oriental Novelties
Were
Gro. C. Fut Co
West
Broadway
Is & Streed
Mayor van Wyck
Bird
Stern Brothers
Valenciennes
Kimonas
Sohn Danieli Sons& Sons
Anagh
Toc
F. F. Preeter
Seie Prop
5Th Avenue
28Th St
Wergetablis
Cis
Ncerts
125Th Street
Ilette
Rieties
Mats
Alva Josie Sadler
Emperors OF Music
H St
Monroe, Mack & Lawrence
RIO Bros
E. F. Albucdeville
Hal Stevens
Lost River Quartette
Ringgold
Igh
Sire Bros
Lup
Sam S. Shubert
West Twenty-third Street
Hurtis & Seamon
Harlem
Manhattan Beach
Shannon
Benny
Pain
Daly Theatre
Circus CG
Augustus Daly
Xtra Matinee
Com Mengins Sousa
Vguisha
America
Young Muldoon
Lew Roberts
Double Co
Soars
the Walshes
Sensation
John Burke Co
Cuba
Cure Hall
van Goffe
Schneider
Hart Mouldon
H. H. Hall
Kitty Jay
New Eden Musee
58Th
59Th Sts
Terrace Garden
Lexington Opera House
Hudson
Steamboat
Cherry Blossom Grove
Roof Garden
Little Tich
London
Sire Brothers
Grove
Charmion
Koster & Bial Music Hall
Howard Brothers
Deronda and Breen
Caswell and
Arnold
Gilbert & Sullivan
Grand Vaudev
A. Si
Bill T
Cde
Sydney Rosenfeld
Hammerstein's
B'way
7Th Av
Victoria & Republic
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Empire Theatre Dramatic School
Charles Frohman
New York Theatres
E. P. Stephenson
Carnegie Hall
N. Y
Koster & Bial
Noor Carvan I
Charmio
Vaud
Nicholas Garde
St. and Columbus
Kerkitenborn
Knickerbockers
AL. Hayman & CO
Ged. W. Lederer
Zimmerman
Ay & 58Th St
Evs
Nixon
Ea K Theatre
25Th St. & Bway, Gs
Capt
Nes
Madison Sq
Ely
William Collier
St. Av
Coney Island
Jockey. Club
Morrow
Julia Gifford
Ren Tanhen
St. Nicholas Garden
Kaltenborn
Major Williams
George F. Williams
Eliza Procter Otis
Marshall P. Wilder
George Fuller Golden
Toney Haskell
Belle Stewart
la Balle Blanche
Earnest Hogan
Messrs. Williams and Walker
Joseph Hart
Carrie de
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!