Lost and Found notices from New York area railways and cities
A dense compilation of lost items and notices across multiple transit systems and locations. Entries include found umbrellas, gloves, hats, parcels, jewelry, money, and documents at stations and desks for the Erie, Long Island, Brooklyn, Interborough, and Hudson River railroads, plus Jersey City and New Rochelle locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
New Yo Newee and Hartford Railroad
Grand Centralion
Erie Railroad
Jersey City
Boarders Sought in West Side Refined Homes
Numerous listings offer furnished rooms with board in Manhattan skinning the West Side near Broadway Union Square and Madison Avenue. Prospective boarders include bachelors and married men with means, with references, telephone, and summer rates. Many ads highlight private houses, American families, superior tables, and proximity to transit and parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Largs
Coo
Coemnay Sar
West End
Broadway
Times Square
Board Wanted in Flatbush and Bath Beach
Respectable young man seeks reasonable board in Flatbush near Brighton Beach trains. Address Flatbush Box 226 Times Times Square. Gentleman with best family seeks summer board with prive family in Bath Beach. Address P R 852 Columbus Ave New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatbush
Brighton Beach
Times Square
Prive
Bath Beach
P. R
Columbus Av
New York
Furnished rooms seek rent near West Side streets
Classified notes list numerous furnished rooms with options for single or double occupancy, baths, private houses, and breakfast. locations span 12th Street to 80 East, including West 50th and 68th Streets. ads highlight quiet homes, references, summer rates, and proximity to L and subway lines. Also entries for unfurnished rooms, studios, and rooming-house services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
12Th ST
Bath
Baird
20Th ST
Chelsea
Hotel Manhattan
45Th ST
104Th ST
127Th ST
Lenox AV
131St St
Zist ST
Madison
Broken Bridge Band Shows No Immediate Danger
Bridge Commissioner Stevenson says the Brooklyn Bridge remains sound as heat expands steel and sags the span about two feet each summer. Cable bands near the center sometimes snap but can be replaced without danger. Four inspectors monitor loads to balance weight and prevent truss failure amid heavy traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
Stevenson
Commissioner's Office
Mr. Stevenson
Williamsburg
New York
East
Wanted Million Dollar Prospects for NYC Real Estate
A dense help wanted listing from New York City ads seeks salesmen and solicitors for Atlantic City real estate and metalware firms. Positions include real estate, stenography, drudgery, and office roles with varied pay. contact Route 610, 60 Wall Street, or Hapgoods at 307 Broadway for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Atlantic City
Wall St
N. Y
Bet
Newland States
Ohio
Michi Indiana
West 25Th St
Call Association
W. 24Th ST. Ward
Hapgoods
Broadway
Stapleton
Overworked Laundry Girls Face Court Charge
Deputy Factory Inspector William Walling arraigned Albert Sclarf, Waldorf Steam Laundry proprietor, on charges of allowing girls to work over sixty hours weekly at his West Fifty-seventh Street shop. Grace De Motta testified of 7:30 AM to 2:30 AM shifts with brief breaks. others corroborated. Sclarf is held on $500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walling
Albert Sclarf
East Sixty-ninth Street
Waldorf Steam Laundry
West Fifty-seventh Street
Butts
West Side Courtesterday
Gracé de Motta
East 1Ifth Street
Selarf
Detectives Labeled Liars After Court Dismisses Charge
Magistrate Cornell ordered the stenographer of the Jefferson Market Court to send the minutes of Tuesday’s examination to Police Commissioner Bingham. James Kerns, 255 West Thirty-ninth Street, was accused by Detectives Thorpe and Butler of attempting to pick pockets as he returned home. The magistrate stated the detectives were lying and discharged Kerns after he denied the accusation and claimed reform in the past five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Jefferson Market Court
Bingham
James Kerns
West Thirty-ninth Street
Thorpe
Butler
Kerns
Thirty-eighth Street
Seventh Avenue
New York
Weather forecast and climate notes from Washington
The weather forecast covers the Atlantic coast and lake regions with cooler conditions in the Ohio Valley and warmer trends in New York New Jersey New England. Winds trend west to southwest toward Europe and Grand Banks. Temperature readings from the U S Weather Bureau show highs near 78 in the morning and 73 by late morning with humidity around 84 to 91 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic Coast
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Stenmeere
European
Grand Banks
New York
New Jersey
New England
United States Weather Bureau
Sieenessielen
Unclear Classified Listing With Partial Addresses and Names
A jumble of names and partial addresses appears to be an OCR damaged classifieds segment. Entries show times and vague locations such as 6th Ave, Lexi Ave, West St, East 115th St, Pike Street, Avenue B, with multiple surnames and firms like Barger & Wyth and T. Smith & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M
Unkhown
Trifli
A. Kereaider
B. Karner
West
Geese
Centre St
Barger & Wyth
Trifling
P.M
Jersey Monorail 80 Miles an Hour in New Transit Plan
Baltimore engineer Howard Tunis unveils a monorail scheme to connect Jersey City and Newark with elevated, four track lines and 5 cent fare to Newark, 8 cents to Jersey City. Backed by John H. Starin and others, the project promises rapid transit with cheap construction and operation, possibly linking through the McAdoo tunnel and offering swift ferry alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid Transit
Jersey City
Newark
New York
Exposition Grounds
Jamestown
John H. Starin
Charles Stewart Smith
Woodbury Langdon
Starin
Rapid Transit Commission
Smith
Mr. Langdon
New Jersey
McAdoo
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Howard H. Tunis
Baltimore
Lisha
Langdon
Rapid Transit Boards
New York City
Bronx
Cash to pass plans in borough building case
Evidence linked Con tractor Bartholomew Dunn paying money to Building Department Inspectors and a baptism Edward J Murphy tied to a questionable transaction. The testimony followed a conference between Commissioners Mitchell and Hertle and Assistant District Attorney Appleton during the Borough President Ahearn’s department probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew Dunn
Edward J. Murphy
Ahearn
Supt
Murphy
Mitchell and
Hertle
Appleton
Geo A. Potterton
Archi 8. A. M Re
Eighteenth Street
Broadway
Deca
Potterton
Pala
Board Passes Inquiry into Albany Lobby by Teachers
The Board of Education orders an investigation into funds raised by the Interborough Association of Women Teachers to influence state lobbying for higher pay. Absence investigations target teachers missing since Jan 1 with possible fines and new punishments. James Wilbur leads the absences inquiry as 67 424 children are reported part time. Harry M Devoe is appointed an assistant with a $2 550 salary pending Civil Service approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Albany
Abraham Stern
Interborough Association of Women Teachers
al Pay
Interborough Association
Cam Ign
Boa
Wilbur
Sit
Maxwell
Harry M. Devoe
Civil Service Commission
Devoe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Free Lost and Found
Ne. Bt
Mac
Trac
Long Island Railroad
Long Island City
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Greenwich Street
Foun Focket
O. Chisel
Lady's Gloves
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Montague St
P. R R
Penseae
F. EB. V
J. J. Voorhees
Bostwick Av
N. J
New York Law School
M. H
Bridge
Park Place
Hurwitz
Ehriche
Worth &I
Herbert Brougham
West 109Th St
Tess—Walies
F. Myers
Grand Union Hotel
Lamona
St. Or
Lady’s Gold Watch
H. N
Nelson
Prospect Park West
J. B. Gibson
Bette West
New Rochelle
Feith
150Th St
Ruby
Ely
Warren St
East 234 St
St. Denis
Normandie
Mall
Livingston
Conover
Morgan St
Cortlandt St. Station
Subway Express
Gentlman
Nassau St
Weldhaas
Weert 25Th St
N. C
Mberal
Penn. R. R
G&t
Manhattan
White Star Plier
Long Island Ferry
Fowler
Knickerbocker Theatre
8Th St
Church St
G. E. McC
J. T. Hildebrant
24Th St
C. A. Jacob
Lady's Puree
Morningside
Grand St
Chambers St
Yorkville Bank
Special Deposit Dept
Mollie Jacobowitz
E. Peters
Franklin St
Ssth St
Bob Uhlenbdrock van Mourth
Madison Av
East River
Ambulance House
Wes
Inc
Hne
West Side
Qist
Soest
Z Partor
List ST
East Side
Madison Square Park
Montague Terrace Heights
River View
Seaside
Long Island
Douglaston
Douglas Manor
Little Neck Bay
H. B
Irving Place
Palisade Ave
50Th St
C. Martin
Argent Cashier
Abraham @ Straus, lyn
Waudson River
Pacific Coast
Broken Bridge
Commissioner Stevenson
N.Y
P. O
Nee Eine Ee
Coyne Trade School
40Th Av
Cronin & Messenger
Boulevard
East 59Th St
Una
Lincoln Industrial Exchange
West 59Th St
Columbus
Miss Smith
Miss Walters
Madison Aveeean
Edmund Willcox
Madison Avy
Chouffeurs
Tetors
Dartmouth College
Soares Peation Ce
Laura E. Hogan
West Twenty-fifth Street
Eilton Levy
Walsh
Beir
Miss Hogan
Hempstead
L. I
Father Farrell
Adoo
Sey City
Supt. Murphy
Dunn
Ihe
Dey &J
14Th St
38Th St
Nassau Street
F. Houston
Fifth Ave
Steg St
City Hall
Arnhem, Broadway
Ninth Street
Wallach’s
28Th
29Th
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Weiner
Fates Raseonals
Earl
Wilsom
Barney McGlynas
AERIA
Heatre
As If
Fristerion Theat
B' Nay
Sta Dazie
W.C. Fields
Daisy James
Karno Co
Aaron’s Danc’ G Dolls
London Empire
Gb Theatre
St. Bra
Mats. Wed.& Gar
Willim Collier
Wien
Ste. of
Bay
Anes
Knickerbocker
A . Oe St
K. T
Montgomery & Stone
Savoy
Bhidletasieo
Jona van 1646
Bryant
Casino
Adele Ritchie
Louis Harrison
Tred Bond
Jas. E. Sullivan
Ed. M. Favor
Harry Gilfell
Ada Lewis
Elia Snyder
Finn — Fields
Herald SQ
Way &Soth
Eddie Foyx
St. W
B’w’y
Mats
Dreamland
Eginning Monda
Szalay
Cisco
Harlem Casino
Belasco
Rose
Rancho
Pain
Jammerstein
Farnold
Annee
Mat. Fay
Gengto
Deily
Gondolier
Gillingwater & Lag
Madison Square Roof Garden
Golden City
Free Circus
North Beach
Bostoc
Patos Arens
Comet Vt
Royal Elephant
Dreamland Ly Me
Bostock Tekot
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