Drowned End to East River Endurance Race
An endurance race from 70th Street in the East River ended with the drowning of Anton Renald, 22, of 415 Eastth Street. Bewald collapsed at 76th Street, cramping, and sank near a scow. rescuers failed to reach him. Earlier deaths were also reported, including Louis Reit, 213 East 1st Street, recovered at List Street. William Oakley, 322 First Avenue, found near 33rd Street. and James Farrell, 314 Past 39th Street, found near Pier 32 after falling Friday.
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East River
70Th Street
Anton Renald
Eastth Street
Bewald
76Th Street
Louis Reit
East 1St Street
North River
Witch Street
List Street
William Oakley
First Avenue
S4th Street
James Farrell
Farrell
Lifesaver Loses Life in Burning Launch Rescue
Dover New Jersey August 5 Conrad Pfevider of New York drowned at Lake Hopatcong after he and Roman Ruffle went to save four young women from a burning launch owned by Fred Daper of Paterson. Louise Black survived after being rescued from the bow as the others jumped overboard.
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The
Tribune
Dover
N. J
Conrad Pfevider
Third Avenue
New York City
Fred Daper
Paterson
William Daper
Louise
Alice Black
Gperry
Slee
Beaper
Louise Black
John Dee
Previder
Roman Ruffle
Miss Black
Kuffie
Caper
Six Months for Car Ruffians in City Court
Magistrate O'Reilly and the Williams-Dare police crackdown on streetcar ruffians. Thomas Parison and George Adams, both from Philadelphia addresses, were sentenced to six months in the penitentiary after terrorizing passengers on a Grand Street car returning from North Beach.
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O'Reilly
Williams- Dare
Manhattan Avenue
Thomas Parison
High Street
George Adams
North 16Th Street
Parison
Adams
North Beach
Rowdyism on Cars Prompts City Leader’s Firm Stand
A city leader vows strict action against rowdy behavior on surface and elevated cars. He states arrested individuals will face prison if evidence proves misconduct, and that rowdyism on cars must stop.
Mahoney on Trial Over Bet In Hoffman House Case
Charles Mahoney manager of the Hoffman House café faced trial in the Court of Special Sessions for accepting a $60 bet on July 18 plus a slip recording the wager by Isaac Herzog. Mahoney admits acting as intermediary as Daniel Stanchfield argued for discharge, while Justice Wyatt questioned the act as aiding and abetting under the Penal Code. The case, tied to the Hart-Agnew era betting crackdown, drew statements from District Attorney Jerome about a speedy decision and potential poolroom concerns.
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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
Justice Wyatt
Jerome
Justice Zeller
Wahle
Woman fights to recover child in habeas corpus case
Justice Greenbaum in the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into the alleged 14 year old disappearance of Anna Klugman’s son. Sister Teresa Vincent of the New York Foundling Hospital may be required to produce the child, with details of indenture and custody to be examined.
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Justice Greenbaum
Supreme Court
Anna Klugman
Samuel Okstein
Klugman
Okstein
Foundling Hospital
Vincent
Collins
Harriman Passes Through Ogden on Utah Transit to Oregon Camp
Edward H. Harriman traveled through Ogden today en route to his summer camp in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon. W. H. Bancroft, vice president and general manager of the Oregon Short Line, and J. M. Davis, general superintendent, accompanied him to Ogden for talks.
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Salt Lake City
Edward H. Harriman
Ogden
Siskiyou Mountains
Oregon
W. H. Bancroft
Oregon Short Line
J. M. Davis
Track Case Mandamus Seeks Eleventh Avenue Removal
Justice Goff ordered the Public Service Commission to show cause on August 7 why a writ of peremptory mandamus should not force condemnation of New York Central tracks at Eleventh avenue under the Saxe law. Leopold Hellinger and others allege the surface tracks threaten property and life. PSC contends it has acted under the law and faults Corporation Counsel for delays. hearing on track removal continues with testimony on crossings and safety.
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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
Corporation Counsel
Corporation Counsel's Office
Eustis
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Thomas J. Loftus
30Th
6Th Street
E. D Hutchinson
Commission
H. C. Schneider
Old State Railroad Commission
New Hudson Tunnel Station Opens at Midnight Saturday
A new station in the Hudson and Manhattan tunnel at Sth Street and Sixth Avenue will open to the public at 12:01 AM Saturday. The station marks a modernization effort for the city's transit system and expands service for commuters.
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Hudson Tunnel
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Sth Street
Sixth Avenue
Belt Line loses transfers to Metro lines in new regime
A New York hearing reviews Belt Line operation after it left the Metropolitan traction system. Officials promise adequate service and discuss transfer abolition across dozens of crossings. The transfer issue awaits property valuation before any orders.
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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
Belt Lins
Willcox
Wolf
Public Service Board Rules Individuals May Be Electrical Firms
Albany Aug 5 The Public Service Commission says under its law a person can be treated as an electrical corporation in its jurisdiction. The ruling followed a hearing on Albert H and Lynn B Murdock of Oneonta who faced a suit for operating a lighting plant and occupying streets. The Murdocks argued they were not a corporation. the case was dismissed after they said they would cease providing light and occupying streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Stevens
Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissions
Albert H
Lynn B. Murdock
Oneonta
Metz Publishes Book On Finance Department Improvements
Comptroller Mets turned over a new booklet to printers detailing gains in the Department of Finance since his leadership. It presents tables showing nearly 488 million dollars in tax collections and discounts over six years ending 1907 across boroughs with breakdowns by lands and buildings, franchises, real estate of corporations, and personal property.
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Mets
Department of Finance
New Woman Adventurers Trek Somaliland for Big Game
Agnes and Cecily Herbert, English sisters, led a 49-camel expedition into Somaliland with rifles and Somalis, hunting lions and rhinos. Agnes survived a lion attack and was injured, Cecily killed a lioness, and both returned to shoot further in Alaska after Africa. The piece contrasts these feats with American expectations of women.
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America
Herbert
Agnes
Cecily
Somaliland
Abyssinia
Agnes Herbert
Isle of Man
Vancouver
United States
Wyoming
Montana
Africa
Prudence
Miss Herbert
Swayne
Clarke
Oryx
Miss Agnes
Alaska
Bering Sea
England
Miss Edith Todditt Elected ALA Trustee
The Omaha Public Library's Edith Todditt is elected a trustee of the American Library Association. In a feature on women’s work she argues unpaid home labor sustains families and questions value of paid outside work. The piece surveys women’s clubs, suffrage debates, and notable clubhouses across the United States.
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Edith Todditt
Omaha
American Library Association
Penberthy’s Glove Shop Offers Finest Paris Lingerie
One of the first guests of an American visitor exploits London fashion at Penberthy's shops on Oxford Street. They offer gloves from selected skins at moderate prices and also specialize in dainty Paris lingerie and blouses.
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London
Penberthy
Oxford Street
Messrs. Penberthy
Paris
The Russian Suit a Favorite for the Small Boy
The Tribune notes a natural linen Russian suit with red hair stripe and red leather belt suits a small boy for comfort and appeal. It suggests many color and material choices, including khaki cloth and galate.
Fashionable bargains in magenta suit and lace coats
Shoppers note price cuts on a vivid magenta tailor made suit with silver braid offered at five dollars. Bathing suits attract attention with gray silk and black silk options featuring bold patterns and high necklines. Lace coats at distance look coarse but reveal elaborate braiding on close view.
Pattern No 6008 for boys ages two four six years
Instructions advertise the fabric choices cotton cheviots madras and the Mike for cooler days with four yards for medium size patterns. Pattern No 6008 offers sizes two four six years and costs 1 cent with mailing option from Pattern Department New York Tribune. Send an extra 2 cent stamp for rush.
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New-York
Tribam
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Alexander Hamilton
Daniel Webster
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U.S. A
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Justice Seabury
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125Th St
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Madison Ave
Lexington Ave
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14Th
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Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Third Avenue Railway Company
Forty-second Street, Manhattanvile & St. Nicholas Avenue Railway Company
Public Service Board
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Dong
Ladies’ Pictorial
Katherine L. Craig
Colorado
National Education Association
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Boston
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