Graft Claims In License Bureau Tied To Pushcart Chief
Testimony in the Commissioner's accounts investigation implicates John Corrigan in license delays and bribe demands at the License Bureau. George Bristol recounts paying Van Nieder and Corrigan’s involvement, while Deputy DAmato faces extortion charges. Mayor McClellan aide William Willis describes Schwartz the King of Pushcart Men using whispers to influence officials. Hearing continues with further accounts and cross examinations of Schwartz and DAmato.
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John T. Corrigan
Mayor's Bureau of Licenses
Commissioner of Accounts
Mitchel
Daniel F. Murphy
Jerome
Corrigan
George H. Bristol
Greene Avenue
Erookiva
Sixth Avenue
van Nieder
New York
Chief Corrigan
Logan
Miles Brothers
Bristol
Brooklyn
Samuel Hoffman
Clinton Vaudeville Company
Avenue C
D'Amato
Michel “T
Tom
William A. Willis
McClellan
Sigmund Schwert
Schwartz
Willis
Mr. Willis
Frank O’brien
Gaetano D’amato
Charles Gerber
Christie Street
Gerber
Realty values doubled at Budget Exhibit on Broadway
Tax Commissioner Lawson Purdy explained his office while displaying maps and tables. He compared New York realty value per capita to other large cities and noted per million cost of the Tax Department versus peers. He highlighted bills for payment ready on October first for over 94 million dollars in real estate under the new law.
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Lawson Purdy
Broadway Y
New York
United States
New York City
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
Purdy
Fire Medal Winners Named by Brooklyn Fire Commissioner
Fire Commissioner Hayes announced yesterday the winners of bravery medals to Brooklyn Fire Department members. A 2:20 PM October 26 ceremony at Eighty-sixth Street and Riverside will include demonstrations by land and water units. Mrs. McClellan, wife of the Mayor, will present the medals to recipients including John Y T Oakley, Frank Golden, William Delaney, George L. Meixenna, Edward L. Nealis, William Dugan, James A. Quinn, James M. Frawley, and William Kehoe, with the Stevenson Medal awarded to the commander of the best disciplined company.
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Fire Department
Hayes
Eighty-sixth Street
Riverside
McClellan
Bennett
Brooklyn
Broadway
Hurley
James M. Frawley
Harrow Street
Stevenson
William Kehoe
Hook and Ladder Company
West Thirty-third Street
Bible quotes guard Brooklyn as burglaries stay away
The Rev W T Dixon of Concord Baptist Church thanked police after returning to 106 Adelphi Street to find no entry by thieves. He sent Capt O'Brien a letter citing Psalm CNXVII 1 about the Lord building the house and keeping the city. No burglaries were reported in Brooklyn last night.
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Brooklyn
O’brien
Flushing Avenue
White Star Line changes Liverpool service sailing days
The White Star Line announces a schedule shift for the Liverpool service. Ths from New York will move from Thursdays to Saturday departures after October 24, with Liverpool departures on Friday. Wednesday sailings for Southampton remain unchanged.
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White Star Line
Liverpool
Atlantic
New York
Southampton
Engagement of Katharine Elkins and Duke of the Abruzzi
Washington reports suggest Miss Katharine Elkins and the Duke of the Abruzzi plan marriage this autumn despite public denials by her parents and friends. The couple exchange letters and cables, with Italian opposition noted as strong, while some insiders foresee an international match.
Sensational Claim Sparks West Virginia Mountain Romance
Readers are told he aims to seek her in the mountains of West Virginia and that all experts in his past and Washington society expect his success. The narrative hints at perilous and romantic adventures with rumors of a possible engagement, though details remain uncertain.
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West Virginia
Washington Society
Denial by Senator Elkins on Daughter's Engagement
Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia denies reports of an engagement between his daughter Miss Catherine Elkins and the Duke of the Abruzzi. He states there is no foundation for such reports and that neither he nor his wife could have given any interview denying a non existent engagement.
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Pittsburg
Penn
United States
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Iatherine Elkins
Elkins
W. Va
Europe
Normerica
All of the Sirocco's Crew Rescued
Capt Monroe and five crew members of the British schooner Sirocco were rescued after a wreck off the Florida coast on Oct 1. They were landed in Boston today by the fruit steamer Horatius. Two others had already been landed at Newport News.
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Boston
Monroe
Sirocco
Florida
Horatius
Newport News
New Social Service Committee Formed at Barnard
The YWCA at Barnard College creates the Clearing House Committee for Social Service with seven Columbia and Barnard representatives to coordinate clubs in social betterment. The group directs literary and debating clubs, gym classes, athletics coaching, manual training, summer work, and vocal and instrumental music. Harry T. Baker of Columbia and Mrs. George P. Merritt of Barnard lead the effort.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Tarnard College
Clearing House Committee
Columbia
Barnard
Harry T. Baker
George P. Merrit
Lawyer Marrin On Trial In Brooklyn County Court
District Attorney Clarke of Kings County opened the case against Frank C. Marrin, a former Brooklyn lawyer, in Brooklyn County Court yesterday. He is charged with taking 4000 from the late Mrs. Caroline Barry by issuing a fictitious bond and mortgage on the Jefferson Building and Boerum Place property. Marrin, once a fugitive, was arrested in Manhattan recently after having offices on Forty Second Street and Broadway. The trial will continue today.
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Clarke
Kings County
Frank C. Marrin
Brooklyn
Marrin
Caroline Barry
Jefferson Building
Boerum Place
Manhattan
Forty-second Street
Broadway
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14Th St
Bway
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Washington
Duke
New York Times
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America
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Italy
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West 42Nd St
Continental Limited
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Chicago
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Pullman
Pacific
Los Angeles
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Union Pacific
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S. A. Hutchison
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K. M. Johnson
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