DROWNED IN RACE EAST RIVER CONTESTANT DIES
An endurance race from 70th Street in the East River ends with the drowning of Anton Renald twenty two of 415 East 7th Street after cramps pull him behind his peers. Three others drownings from recent days include Louis Belt 213 East 1st Street and William Oskley 322 First Avenue with bodies recovered near Mist Street and 33rd Street. James Farrell 314 East Beth Street is also identified after falling from Pier 22 last Friday.
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East River
70Th Street
Anton Renald
East 7Th Street
Bewald
76Th Street
Louis Belt
No. 213
East 1St Street
North River
Lth Street
Mist Street
Wiliam Oskley
First Avenue
S4th Street
Has
James Farrell
East Beth Street
Farrell
Lifesaver loses life in burning launch rescue
Conrad Previder of New York drowned at Lake Hopatcong while attempting to rescue four women from a burning launch owned by Fred Daper of Paterson. Miss Louise Black escaped in the bow, while another man and two women jumped overboard. Previder and Roman Ruffle aided by a rowboat. Black was saved after being pulled ashore twice. Daper suffered severe burns but swam to shore. gasoline fumes suspected.
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The
Tribune
Dover
N. J
Conrad Previder
Third Avenue
New York City
Lake Hopatcong
Fred Daper
Paterson
William Daper
Louise
Alice Black
Perry’s Springs
Dapers
Slee
Daper
Louise Black
John Dee
Previder
Roman Ruffle
Miss Black
Kuffle
Six Months for Car Ruffians in Williamsburg
Magistrate O Reilly and the Williams Dare police cooperate to curb streetcar ruffianism. Thomas Parison and George Adams, both with prior addresses on High and North Wth streets, received six months in the penitentiary after terrorizing Grand Street car passengers and abusing the crew. Two companions were censured as the judge warned against rowdy conduct on public transit.
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O'Reilly
Williams- Dare
Williamsburg
Manhattan Avenue
Thomas Parison
High Street
George Adams
North Wth Street
Parison
Adams
North Beach
Mayor vows crackdown on rowdyism aboard cars
The speaker declares ruthless action against anyone arrested for disturbing the peace in surface and elevated cars. He warns that offenders will be sent to prison if the evidence supports misconduct, insisting rowdy behavior on cars must stop.
Bet Law In New Light At Special Sessions Trial
Charles Mahoney manager of the Hoffman House café faced trial for accepting a bet on July 13. He admitted taking $60 and a slip from Isaac Herzog but said he acted only as intermediary. Witness William Claire testified, bet involved horse Enfield at Brighton. Judge Wyatt reserved decision amid defense and prosecution debate on aiding and abetting.
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Court of Special Sessions
Charles Mahoney
Hoffman House
Mahoney
Isaac Herzog
William Claire
Claire
Herzog
Enfield
Brighton
John B. Stanchfield
Racing Association
Mr.Mahoney
Wyatt
Mr. Stanchfield
Jerome
Justice Zeller
Wahle
Woman fights to recover her son in habeas corpus case
Justice Greenbaum in the Supreme Court granted a writ of habeas corpus to force Sister Teresa Vincent of the New York Foundling Hospital to produce Anna Klugman’s son, claimed stolen from her infancy. The case cites an indenture at age three and a half and follows investigative steps with a notary or referee appointed.
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Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Anna Klugman
Samuel Okstein
Klugman
Okstein
Foundling Hospital
Vincent
Kingman
Collins
Harriman Visits Ogden En Route to Oregon Camp
Edward H. Harriman passed through Ogden today en route to his summer camp in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon. W. H. Bancroft Oregon Short Line vice-president and general manager and J. M. Davis general superintendent traveled to Ogden to confer with him.
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Salt Lake City
Edward H. Harriman
Ogden
Siskiyou Mountains
Oregon
W. H. Bancroft
Oregon Short Line
J. M. Davis
Mandamus Sought to Remove Eleventh Avenue Tracks
Justice Goff ordered the Public Service Commission to show cause on August 7 why a writ of peremptory mandamus should not be issued to compel condemnation of New York Central tracks in Eleventh avenue under the Saxe law. Leopold Hellinger and allies press the action, citing danger and delay since 1907. The PSC claims it has acted under the law and fault lies with the Corporation Counsel for failing to start proceedings. An adjourned hearing before Commissioner Eustis examined the Eleventh Avenue Track Removal Association’s complaint for extra flagmen at crossings amid slow train speeds.
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Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
Eleventh Avenue
T. J. O'Neill
Samuel Hellinger
Leopold Hellinger
East 90Th Street
Hellinger
Saxe
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
William R. Willcox
New York Central Company
Rapid Transit Commission
City of
New York
Railroad Company
Corporation Counsel
Corporation Counsel's Office
Eustis
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Thomas J. Loftus
30Th
E. D. Hutchinson
Commission
H. C. Schneider
Association
Old State Railroad Commission
New Hudson Tunnel Station Opens Midnight Saturday
The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad announces a new station at 9th Street and Sixth Avenue will open to the public at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Officials say service will begin immediately for riders entering the new Hudson Tunnel stop.
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Hudson Tunnel
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
9Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Belt Line Transfers In Doubt As Hearing Ends
A vice commission hearing on the Belt Line, now independent from the Metropolitan system, failed to resolve transfer arrangements with the 59th Street crosstown line. Belt Line counsel assured sufficient cars horses and power to match pre separation, while the transfer issue moves to a later stage after property valuation.
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William R. Willcox
Public Service Commission
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Belt Line
Metropolitan Traction System
Metropolitan
59Th Street
A. H. Vanderpoel
Willcox
Public Service Commission Finds Individuals Can Be Electrical Corporations
Albany August 5 The Public Service Commission in the 24th District declares that under its law a person may be treated as an electrical corporation The ruling follows a hearing with Albert H Murdock and Lynn B Murdock of Oneonta who faced an order to show cause for allegedly operating an electrical lighting plant and occupying village streets The Murdocks contended they were not an electrical corporation and the matter was dismissed after they stated they would not continue supplying light or occupying streets in Oneonta
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Albany
Stevens
Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissions
Albert H
Lynn B. Murdock
Oneonta
Metz Publishes Book On Finance Department Reforms
Comptroller Meta forwarded to press a booklet detailing improvements in the Department of Finance since he took the helm. It contains tables showing a six year tax take totaling over 488 million dollars through 1907 with borough by borough breakdowns for lands and buildings taxes, franchises, corporate real estate, and personal property.
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Department of Finance
New Woman Hunter Agnes Herbert Leads Somaliland Safari
Agnes Herbert and her cousin Cecily chase big game across Somaliland with a caravan of camels and Somalis. They shoot a lioness at 35 yards, defend against a charging lion, and rescue an oryx fawn, proving bold English women blaze new trails in Africa.
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America
Herbert
Agnes
Cecily
Somaliland
Isle of Man
Vancouver
United States
Wyoming
Montana
Africa
Agnes Herbert
Prudence
Miss Herbert
Swayne
Clarke
Oryx
Miss Agnes
Alaska
Bering Sea
England
Fashion Notes Show Low Prices On Daring Magenta Suit
The shops report bargains as stylish items drop in price. A magenta tartan suit with silver braid sold for five dollars amid many silk parasols and beachwear options. Lace coats and high necklines appear popular as fashion shifts toward modest yet dramatic pieces.
Miss Edith Tobitt Elected ALA Trustee
Miss Edith Tobitt of the Omaha Public Library was elected a trustee of the American Library Association. The piece notes Tobitt’s view on unpaid home labor and its impact on family life, along with comments on women’s clubs and clubhouses across the United States. It highlights figures and places such as the Ladies Pictorial, The Throne, and numerous clubhouses from Boston to Los Angeles.
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Edith Tobitt
Omaha Ibrary
American Library Association
Katherine L. Craig
Colorado
National Education Association
Atheneum Club
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
United States
Buffalo
Bisbes
Ariz
Sitka
Ladies’ Literary Club
Massachusetts
Boston
Woman's Educational and Industrial Union
Worcester
Ord
Michigan
St. Cecelia
Los Angeles
Ebell Club
California
Long Beach
Rhoda Island
Providence
New Century
Philadelphia
Woman's Club of
Orange
N. J
Penberthy’s Glove Shop Offers Fine Gloves in London
An American visitor to London is shown to Penberthy’s shops at Oxford Street 388 to 392. The store offers gloves made from selected skins at moderate prices, and also specializes in dainty lingerie and blouses.
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London
Penberthy
Oxford Street
Messrs. Penberthy
Pattern for Russian suit for small boys with fabric options
The article advertises a pattern No. 609 for a Russian style suit for boys age two to six, detailing fabrics like linen khaki cotton and mohair, with color options and belt in red leather. It notes material needs and mailing instructions from the Pattern Department of the New York Tribune.
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Madras
New-York Triben
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