Stricken no trust for her as Meade family starves
Mrs Susan Meade 60 and her daughter in law face crushing poverty after granddaughter Marion Meade, 12, dies in a trolley accident. Neighbors provide small aid but charity rules bar parish help. Meade family struggles to cover funeral costs and rent while the eldest woman continues washing halls to sustain three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Meade
Third Avenue
Meade
John M. Meade
Womain
Moorgue
Marion
Street’ Railroad
East Thirty-second Street
Grandmother Meade
Little Brook
Baby Found in Epiphany Church Pew in New York
A baby girl about two weeks old with blue eyes weighing twelve pounds was found yesterday afternoon in a pew at the Catholic Church of the Epiphany on Second Avenue near Twenty second Street. A note sewn to the dress said the child is Catholic and named Mary. Mrs Fagin alerted a policeman, who took the infant to Bellevue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babs
Catholic Church of the Epiphany
Second Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Elleg
Fagin
West Twenty-fiftht
Mary
Divorce suit heard by Supreme court Justice Dayton
Mrs. Clara Belle Roblee filed for divorce from Charles Milton Roblee hotel proprietor. Roblee did not defend the action as testimony was heard yesterday and decisions were reserved. She alleged misconduct at the Hotel Bartholdi in June 105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Pre Justice
Dayton
Clara Belle -Roblee
Charles Milton Roblee
Roblee
Lincoln Memorial Plans for Lincoln's 100th Birth Anniversary
The Plan and Scope Committee of the Lincoln Memorial Committee led by Capt. J W Miller submits a program for Feb 17, 100th birth anniversary of Lincoln. It calls for school ceremonies Feb 12, public meetings in boroughs, readings of Gettysburg Address, printed history, theatre readings, fund for a permanent memorial, a commemorative medal, a caution against parade, and a National salute with bells. Executive meeting set for the Thursday after election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Memorial Committee
J.W. Miller
Joseph H. Choate
Lincoln
Board of Education
New York
Cooper Union
Ridder
Committee On Finance
Committee On Co
Lafayette Camp
The
Loyal Legion
Republican Club
Civic Forum
Lincolln
General Committee
United States
Dates and Donations Tip City News Briefs
The Tabaristan arrived with 9000 boxes of new dates from the Persian Gulf. A charity sale at Murray Hill Lyceum, run by the Catholic Women’s Benevolent Legion, has sold over 2000 tickets to aid hospital bed endowments at St. Vincent’s Staten Island and St. Francis in this borough. William H. Flitner, a lawyer at 106 Wall Street, was found guilty of misappropriating 2500 dollars entrusted by Emma R. and Mary D. Thompson of Kingsbridge and awaits sentencing. The government suit against coal carriers was adjourned to Philadelphia for October 28. Isidor Rosenfeldt, 42 East Third Street, fell between two cars at Grand Central Station, injuring his ankle after bidding farewell to a honeymooning couple. Judge Lacombe granted the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad a preliminary injunction against the Inter-State Commerce Commission and Rahway Valley Railroad, blocking a switch connection at Summit, N J, pending trial.
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Tabaristan
Persian Gulf
Eucire Perty
Murray Hill Lyceum
Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion
St. Vincent's Hospital
Staten Island
St. Francis Hospital
William H. Flitner
Wall Street
Crane
Emma Sr
Mary D. Thompson
Kingsbridge
Federal Building
Philadelphia
Isidor Rosenfeldt
Third Street
Grand Central Station
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Rahway Valley Railroad Company
Rahway Valley Road
Summit
N. J
United Service notices visits and personnel changes
Col F Baker will visit Colt's Hartford and Seaville Waterbury works monthly from November to March for material inspection. Major B B Ray is relieved from Lakes Headquarters duties Oct 31. Capt J D Fife moves from Fort Slocum to San Francisco for Manila duty on personal identification records. Capt P E Pierce, Thirteenth Infantry, joins Fort Leavenworth Examining Board replacing W T Patten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Col. F. Baker
Ordnance Department
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Department On the Lakes
J. D. Fife
Medical Corps
Fort Slocum
N. Y
San Francisco
Manila
P. I
P. E. Pierce
Thirteenth Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
W. T. Patten
Personnel changes at Great Lakes naval training station
Lieut. J. Kress becomes executive ad navigator. Paymaster T. De F. Harris is assigned as purchasing Paymaster General Storekeeper and Paymaster at the naval training station Great Lakes North Chicago Ill. Paymaster W. W. H. Rose on temporary duty linked to Great Lakes work. Surgeon Morris to naval station Cavite P I L. Surgeon T. N. Carpenter detached from Cavite to return home.
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J. ©. Kress
T. de F. Harris
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
North Chicago
Ill
W. W. H. Rose
Navy ships sail to fleet: Active and Celtic commissioned
Arrived at Newport and Mare Island ships Active and Celtic are placed in commission. Active will serve as a tender to the Pacific Fleet after commissioning at Mare Island Navy Yard on October 20. Celtic to be commissioned at Boston Navy Yard as a supply ship for the Atlantic Fleet and then proceed to New York for provisioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castine
Newport
Fox
Mare Island
San Diego
Buffalo
San Francisco
Bremerton
Active
Navy Yard
Dutty
Celtic
Boston
New York
Fire sale list from Manhattan addresses and local businesses
An odd catalog of small losses and trifling amounts listed by time and street. Entries include losses at 1st Avenue 112 and 1st Avenue 85, 12:30 at West 118th Street and 12:85 at Dist Street Hewitt Motor Car Co. Names like J Benjamin S Cohen M Shapiro Annie Hess and Madame Thum appear with tiny sums amid scattered addresses such as 200 West 47th Street and 154 West 28th Street. The page reads like a ledger of minor incidents or claims rather than a single event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. Loss
Jacob Farber
Lee
S. Cohen
J. Benjamin
Hewitt Motor Car Co
Broome St
M. Shapiro
Lexington
St. Ann's College
Broadway
Buren & Co
Cherry St
Morris
Swissky
West 28Th St
Mme. Thum
New Russian Move Delays Pouren Extradition Case
The Pouren extradition fight stalls again as Commissioner Shields halted proceedings pending federal court review. Counsel for Pouren seek to reopen the case over treaty and jurisdiction questions while Judge Ward debates whether Shields can re open the matter, with Russian and American officials weighing legal strategy and delays.
City water supply confident despite drought risks
Water Commissioner John H. O'Brien said New York faces no immediate water famine, though drought dries streams upstate and Cornwalls water climbs to 13 cents a gallon. The city holds 18 days of supply with 54 billion gallons in Croton Reservoir, used at 3 billion weekly, while Putnam and other reservoirs remain untapped. A light rain could push the city well clear of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. O'Brien
New York City
Cornwall
Alfred E. Flinn
Water Supply Board
Croton
New York
O’brien
Putnam
Duffy Pleads Guilty in Petit Larceny Case
Thomas Duffy a driver of 212 West Eightieth Street pleaded guilty to the charge of petit larceny before Judge Swann in General Sessions yesterday and was remanded for sentence next Tuesday. Kilburn of the Board of Health charged Duffy with obtaining money from milk dealers in the name of that body and with using the name of Dr Darlington to cash checks obtained fraudulently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Thomas Duffy
West Eightieth Street
Peary Ship Roosevelt Reaches Etah Uninjured
Commander Peary's ship Roosevelt was reported to have collided with an iceberg before reaching Etah but Bartlett the ship's carpenter said she arrived sound as a kettle. He added no pump was needed from Nawate to Etah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peary
Actic
Roosevelt
Etah
Robert Bartlett
Nawate
Barrett
Child Dies While Christian Science Healers Treat Girl
Coroner initiates inquiry into Emiline Goodwin death at 12 after eleven days of Christian Science treatment. Parents followers of Mary Baker Eddy sent for Ellen Robbins and Peter Marquand. autopsy ordered to determine neglect or cause. Healers claim past medical cures but no medicines were used. coroner questions parental consent and child’s competence in choosing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip van Patten
Mount Vernon
Emiline Philileo Goodwin
John M. Goodwin
Summit Avenue
Chester Hill
Mrs. Goudwin
Mary Baker Eddy
Ellen Robbins
Peter Marquand
Fleming
Strong
van Patten
William ¢. Clark
Marquand
Goodwin
W. «. Prosser
New Rochelle
Cian
Yonkers
Goodwins
Ill Dr. William Bull moved to Hotel Plaza for care
Dr. William T. Bull, long seriously ill and not expected to recover, was moved from his home to the Hotel Plaza last night. He remains under care of his physicians and nurses on an upper floor, now nearer his principal doctor Dr. Joseph A. Blake. The hotel employer reports his condition has improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Bull
Hotel Plaza
Joseph A. Blake
Anthony Comstock Improves After Severe Grip
Summit New Jersey October 22 Anthony Comstock president of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice has suffered a severe grip for two weeks. At his home today he is improving and this morning he was able to sit up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comstock
Summit
N. J
Anthony Comstock
New York Society For the Suppression of Vice
Tillman arrives at Trenton home for family reunion
Senator Tillman reached his Trenton South Carolina residence today as kin from several parts of the state gathered for a family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Tillman
Trenton
S. C
Metz Wrong Says Ordway on Civil Service Law
Samuel H. Ordway criticizes Executive Committee and Civil Service Commission for interpreting the law on hiring, claiming Metz can replace or retain workers based on civil service rules. He notes a 25 percent reduction plan and questions why veterans and other workers cannot be removed. Montreal reports a typhoid outbreak worsening as city hospitals overflow amid water quality concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Ordway
Civil Service Commission
Metz
Vice” Commission
Civil Service
Ham
Ittteer Fire Service
Pictorial preview in The Times Sunday issue
The Sunday Times will publish a pictorial section featuring Governor Hughes touring and his work, Yale vs. West Point football images, a critique of New York architecture by a French architect, Edith Wharton on French society, Herculaneum excavations, President Castro’s court life, Judge Taft’s split with Republican leaders, Wall Street speculation, and Royalist prospects in France, with the usual high pictorial standard. Orders for the Sunday Times should be placed early with newsdealers.
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the Times
Maing
New York
Sunday Times
Castro
Venezuela
Sumlay Times
Taft
Hitchcock
Vorys
Wall Street
Frane
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Hunter
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William St
New York, N. Y
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Jan Janoff Pouren
Russia
Commissioner Shields
Federal
Shields
Judge Ward
Coudert Brothers
Seth Christian
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Charles E. Hughes
Bureau OF Elections
Fs Strakosch
Nassau Street
State
Charles P. Es
Hughes
Chanler
MR. Hughes
Utilities Manufacturing Company
Hudson Street
New
Carnegie Safe Deposit Company
Audit Company OF New York
MR. Chanler
WOAK
Insurance
Charles P. Strakosch
Nassau St
Cortlandt
Hippodrome
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Mats
FE Sporting Dais
SUN
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Klein’s
Louise Gunning
Marcelle Bivcks
Tacrele
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Lulu Glaser
Nfe
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Daly
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Herald
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Comtesse Coquette
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America
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Oman
David Belasco
Blanche Bates
Amelia Bingham
Grace Cameron
Jas. J.morton
Willy Zimmerman
Harry Lauder
Arry Lauder
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Nox M’cain
Rome
Chaminade
Morrow
Lernoon
R. E
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Everett
Carnegie Hall
Olymp
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Steinway
14Th St. Mat
Behman
MR Circle
Bijou
Weber
B’y
ASTOR
Wallace
Liseey
Marie Cahi
Hermann Klein
Mad. Av
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Thos. A. Wise
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Maud Powell
Elizabeth Dodge
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Madison Square Grrde
the Devil
Edwin Stevens
H. W. Savage
Shle
Eden World
Sam Bernard
Mabel Taliaferro
Polly of the
Circles
Jurray
Hill Theatre
Chas. Robinson
Might Owls
Vladimir F. Gnesin
21St ST
5Th Ave
Empire
John Drew
Criterion
WM. Gillette
Bernstein
Samson
Jack Strawy
Sep
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Servant Lyceum
Billie Burki
Knickerbocker
Aire
Gottenberg
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Edgar Selwyndie
Garrick Eve Ok
Joseph Coyn
Alexandra Carlyle
May Irwin
Mrs. Peckham
Flatiron
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St. & Irving Pt
Denman Thompson
Josh
Fulda
Winsor McCay
Colonial Mat
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Metropolis
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Matas
Maude Fulton
the Star
Russel Bros
Fred Lindsay
Clarice Mayne
McIntyre & ‘Heath
Boston Fadettes
Charlotte Parry & Co
Eva Tanguay
Thos. F. Shea & Co
Laddie Cliff
Artois Bros
Barry & Wolford
Irving Place Theatre
Eer
Oo Fieber
Joe Welch
Horning
New Amsterdam
Klaw & Erlanger
Little Nemo
Winsor M
C3 Tay
Victor Herbert
Henry B. Smith
Broadway Theatre
Sai
Grace van Studdiford
Sexsniss Victor Herbert
Gaiety Wester
Mace
Wea
Geo. M. Cohan
Next Sun
Mauri
e-J.t L& His
Ban‘ Libert Theatre
Bway
Lillian Russell
Dr. Bull
Plaza
Tillman Family Reunion
Irman
He Municipal
Thea
Crontroller
Ord
Montreal
Montreat
Civ
Wallach Bros
29Th Street
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Yale West Point
Edith Wharton
Herculaneum
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