Girl Found Safe After Disappearance on East Sixty Sixth Street
Fourteen year old Florence Pick was located near East Eighty six Street and Second Avenue after being reported missing from her home on Tuesday. Police say she was kept captive by a foreign man she described, and detectives continue seeking the alleged captor while she recounts little of her time away.
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East Eighty-sixth Street
Florence Pick
Eightysixth Street
Second Avenue
East Highty-eighth Street
Atlantic Fleet reshaped as older battleships go to reserve
The last battleships that served in the Spanish War are retired to reserve at 12 o’clock tonight and replaced by newer units in the Atlantic Fleet. Indiana and Iowa join Vermont Kansas in reserve, while Texas Olympia Massachusetts Oregon and Brooklyn undergo changes or repairs. The lineup gains Kansas Vermont and a possible extra division under Evans.
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Indiana
Iowa
Vermont
Kansas
Eee
Atlantic
Texas
Olympia
Annapolis
Massachusetts
Oregon
New York
Brooklyn
Spain
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Connecticut
Georgia
Boston Navy Yard
Pacific
Alabama
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Mississippi
Idaho
Cape Horn
Evans
Washington
Tennessee
North Carolina
Montana
Inndiana
Maine
Missouri
Louisiana
Virginia
Thomas
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Davis
Kenucky
Ohio
Emory
Minnesota
Faith in the Lost Column Promises Finds for Stolen or Mislaid Items
The Trees Lost and Found column lists missing items from New York residents including an engraved umbrella from Edward Ewer of 356 Broadway and a United States Steel stock certificate lost by Sternberger Linn & Co. Other ads seek a lion-head diamond watch charm, a monogrammed locket, a greyhound, and assorted jewelry and valuables, reflecting daily misplacement across addresses like West 107th Street and Broadway.
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Edward Ewer
Broadway
Ewer
United States Steel Corporation
Sternberger, Linn & Co
Lazarus
Hotel Astor
Waldorf
Astor
J. B. Gibson
West 107Th Street
A. Jacob
West Thirtyninth Street
H.N
H. L
Beck
H. J
Cement Building Defects Prompt Urgent Building Code Reforms
A special committee of the Board of Underwriters reports on cement and concrete use in fire resistance. It urges expert design by trained engineers, improved workmanship, and a revised model code after recent fires and widespread concrete failures. The findings highlight insulation failures, form cleanliness issues, and misused hollow blocks.
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Board of Underwriters
San Francisco
Edward T. Cairns
National Board
New York Tourists Spent Night in Sullivan County Woods
Special to The New York Times from Middletown New York reports Mr and Mrs George Haywood and Mr and Mrs George Ross of New York on a driving trip to Buffalo had a thrilling experience Friday night in Sullivan County and spent the night in the woods after an unexpected delay during their touring route.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
George Haywood
George Ross
New York
Buffalo
Sullivan County
Eivan
Hit by trolley car dies of wounds
H Geetl Howell of 156 West 106th Street died at St Vincent's Hospital from injuries after being struck by a trolley car. The accident occurred last night on the uptown line near the reg station when the car reportedly struck him as he attempted to cross.
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H. Geetl Howell
West 106Th Street
St Vincent's
Secret Bulgarian pact tied to Greek murders, says editor
Greek editor John C. Palamaris claims a Bulgarian secret society with mafia like methods operates in major cities including Granite City. He alleges the group uses ransom threats to Greece and Macedonia, kidnapping and extortion, and cites Miss Stone as a past ransom victim.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
C. N. Lanaris
Granite City
John C. Palamaris
North Thirteenth Street
Bulgariaris
Palamaris
United States
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Greece
Kommitasis
Tor
Miss Stone
Dog Barney Star of Cleveland Court Showdown
In Judge Fiedler's court a Great Dane named Barney was central to a dispute over ownership. Barney’s bond with Mrs. Bathe Scheutzow drew the judge's focus as a courtroom cat caused a burst of chaos.
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Cleveland
Barney
B. J. Schwarzer
Market shrinkage in securities hits Wall Street and fortunes
The Chicago Tribune says in tomorrow's issue that in six months the market value of New York Stock Exchange securities fell by about 2 billion dollars. Major declines hit Chicago Northwestern, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and ore certificates, with railroads and oil/steel shares showing large losses. Legislation and anti- corporation sentiment across states hinder potential recovery.
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Chicago
the Tribune
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
New York
Chicago & Northwestern
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Harriman
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Tchison Railroad
Itimore & Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Standard Oil Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
American Telephone and Telegraph
Pullman Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Major Bisbee Fire Destroys About 100 Buildings
A $200000 blaze in Bisbee Arizona burned roughly one hundred structures on June 29. Twenty lodging houses were lost and hundreds of miners’ clothing was destroyed as volunteers and the Fire Department battled flames on narrow gulch trails, saving the city from total destruction.
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Bisbee
Arizona
Gulch
Destrucon
Theological student arrested for shoplifting at Sixth Avenue store
A young man identified as Joseph Semple, a Princeton University theology student, was arrested in a Sixth Avenue department store after a clerk saw him hide a book under his coat. Semple claimed he took the book for study, and police found pawn tickets in his pockets. He was taken to Jefferson Market Court this morning.
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Joseph Semple
Princeton University
Mills Hotel
Bleecker Street
Sixth Avenue
Detec
Semple
Jefferson Market Court
Weather forecast and conditions across regions
The report notes a southern disturbance near the New Jersey coast bringing heavy rains and cooler temperatures in the Middle Atlantic, while eastern New York and New Jersey expect rain then clearing to fair and warmer. Eastern Pennsylvania should see morning rain followed by fair skies, with brisk northeast to northwest winds. England region forecasts show rain then warmer, with east winds possible.
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Washington
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Portbeast
England
Yesterday's Fires Chronicle Narrowed by Time
Fragmentary OCR notes recount brief fire incidents in New York City area streets under time constraints and vague directions. Names, dates, and exact locations are unreadable, offering a minimal snapshot of urban fire activity.
Shirtwaist Dance Dispute Ends in Fire and Injury
Sixteen year old Mary Clancy attacked her father with a ligated lamp after a dispute over a red flannel chest protector and a shirtwaist dress. The lamp shattered, severing arteries in his wrist and igniting a tablecloth fire. Police and neighbors extinguished the blaze. Clancy was hospitalized and Mary was charged with assault.
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Greenpoint
Mary Clang
Eagle Street
Patrick
Mary
Mr. Clancy
Gertrude Auggeschnitt
Ireland
Clarke
Clancy
Eastern District Hospital
Brooklyn
Children’s Society
Burglar loot found after break in at East Fortieth Street
Detectives recovered brass fixtures and lead pipe worth 500 dollars taken from a vacant four story brownstone at 116 East Fortieth Street. Officers Conlon and Newham stored the evidence and left a lookout. A neighboring resident alerted police about suspected activity prompting an investigation.
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East Fortieth Street
Conlon
Sergi
Newham
East Thirty-fifth Street
Jersey Indictments Quashed by Jersey City Judges
Justice J. Franklin Fort and Judge John A. Blair dismissed numerous indictments issued 18 months to four years prior, none tried. Notable acts included quashing charges against Corporation Counsel George S. Hig ns and a probe into Samuel D. Dickinson campaign speeches. Also voided were indictments against City Collector Edward Fry and other Hoboken and Bayonne officials for overspending.
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J. Franklin Fort
John A. Blair
Jersey City
George S. None
Frank J. Higns
Samuel D. Dickinson
Record
Higing
Dickinson
Edward Fry
Hoboken
Bayonne
Hoboken Engine Tender Collapses Injuring Firemen
Firemen rushed to a stable blaze when Engine 5 tender toppled. John Mahler and three crew members were hurt as two 9 year old boys Thomas Maher and Lester Parsons confessed to starting the fire to watch engines run. Four others implicated will be arrested.
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Hoboken
John Mahler
Thomas Maher
Lester Parsons
Entombed Grubbed From Grave In Ridgeslawn Cemetery
In Delawanna Jerda-John Scofield a grn of hestnn Nutley was dug from a grave after alarm cries from within. The mayor of Jersey City, Mark M. Fagan, vetoed a Sunday baseball ordinance, saying it conflicted with state law and could not be enforced.
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Ridgeslawn
Delawanna
Jerda - John Scofield
Mark M. Fagan
Jersey City
Board of Aldermen
Eee
Franklin Engine Company lockout at Rahway Fire Department
Forty members of the Franklin Engine Company are locked out of their engine house. The Fire Committee chairmen and water committee members investigated the Rahway firehouse to determine causes of the lockout and to identify conditions at the engine house.
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Franklin Engine Company
Rahway
Cajet
Iie
Water
Comny Weed
Bathing Suits in Public Not a Crime Says City Counsel
A New York City dispute over bathing suits in public ends with Corporation Counsel Ellison stating that wearing a bathing suit in the street is not a crime if no crowd or disturbance results. The Rockaway Beach Taxpayers Association complained of crowds in bathing attire, but Ellison argues personal liberty is the key issue and police should not act as moral censors. Some members floated test arrests to challenge the ruling.
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William H. Thomson
Thomson
Bellevue Hospital
York Hospital
Knickerpocker
Broadway
the Battery
Bronx
Knickerbocker
Corporation
Ellison
Corporation Counsel
Rockaway Beach
Bingham
Mr. Ellison
Gift of a Giant Dinosaur to Frankfurt Museum
Harry F. Beers of the American Museum of Natural History travels to Frankfurt on the Main to install a mounted diplodocus gifted by Morris K. Jesup. The 60 foot long specimen, weighing about twenty five tons, arrives in twenty five boxes and will debut in October with notable attendees and a display of German American cordiality.
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Harry F. Beers
American Museum of Natural History
la Bavole
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Natural History Museum
Morris K. Jesup
H. C. Bumpus
Jesup
Frankfort Museum
Umbrella Fatality in Sydney Saloon Dispute
An unidentified Italian was killed late last night in a saloon at 5 Elizabeth Street when a man stabbed him with the sharp point of an umbrella. The assailant fled. The saloon, owned by Matteo Pettarelli, housed about fifty patrons and featured back room card games. Four Italians sat at a table as a dispute escalated into violence. The killer escaped into the street.
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5& Elizabeth Street
Matteo Pettarelli
Garden Cities Movement Advocates Model Workers Housing
Jos Cc PUMPener from Cathedral Heights argues for Garden Cities movement to relieve urban congestion by relocating factories to planned villages. He cites 4% return limits, charitable aims, and a need for municipal support to provide affordable, sanitary homes for workers and their families. He compares to Menier cottages and calls for public credit to acquire land for model homes.
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New York Times
Church Association For the Advancement of the Interests
Ballington Booth
Great East
Madison Avenue
Garden Cities Association
First
Garden City, Limited
Litchworth
England
Menier
Dr. Maxwell
Board of Education
Maxwell
Ice
Jos Cc
Pumpener
Cathedral Heights
Debated Nature Books by Dr Long Split Among Naturalists
A reader argues that Theodore Roosevelt and many naturalists view Dr Long's nature books as unreliable and often improbable while praising Mr Burroughs for respected, authoritative nature writings. The letter contends Long's observed facts mix with romances, and contrasts belief in others' cautious judgments about animal behavior.
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New York Times
Dr. Long
Auk
Mr. Long
Outlook
Mr. Burroughs
Roosevelt
Long
Burroughs
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Cross
Simon Heyman
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Fry & Friedsman
Wmelbacher & Rica
Heyman
Charles E. Fischer
Newark
Margaret Linden
Alma M. Fischer
Samuel E. Ayres
Trenton
Fisher
Peter Fischer
Newark Meadows
Consolidated Color and Chemical Company
Hudson Street
Sherwing Covered Insurance
Williams Company
Alfred Schlachter
Lincoln Place
East Orange
Mary Trabold
State Organization of the Foresters of America
Orange
Howard H. Brown
Washington Street Baptist Church
Arnhei
Germany
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Garden Cities Movement
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