City Hall reporters tee off in grand Polo Grounds game
The annual City Hall reporters vs Finance Department game drew a huge crowd at the Polo Grounds. Acting McGowan opened with the first pitch as Umpire Tim Sullivan presided, and reporters fielded an all star line up while financiers watched the record innings unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polo Grounds
Renider
Finance Department
McGowan
Tim” Sullivan
Board of Aldermen
James
White
W. L. Haney
Hebb
Sir Nevin
Long
Dunn
Stanton
Dobbins
Klein
Garder
Thomas Peter McGurk
J. T. Mahoney
James Hallorans Bracken
James Harris
C. Warham Abry
E. Dunn
Mr. Mahoney
Acorn and Utilities Ads Offer Echoes of 19th Century Promises
A collage of classified notices from unknown sources touts self cleaning filters and germ shields, with schemes selling cheap life necessities and promises of lifelong nourishment. Rochester and Sacramento Valley firms seek inventors and buyers while The Standard Utilities Corporation pledges exclusive control and rapid demand, implying a booming market for new gadgets and patents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zink
Acorn,” & Adverce Fier Co
California
Saab
Sacramento Valley Improvement Co
St. Louis
Standard Utilities Corporation
Scranton
Abduction in Montana Involving Masked Men
In Butte on August 15 a sixteen year old girl Miss Freda Bauer was abducted at gunpoint by masked men from her ranch twelve miles east of Billings. Two ranch hands suspected as admirers vanished. Bauer accuses them. A third man may have aided. John S. Howard known as champion Tope thrower was arrested in Billings for aiding Huston in the alleged abduction. authorities hunt for Huston and the girl near Laurel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Freda Bauer
Conrad Bauer
Billings
Bauer
Helena
John S. Howard
Ernest Huston
Miss Bauer
Huston
Laurel
Aged German Couple Seeks $200 Pension Aid
An elderly German couple, once diligent and reputable, lost their lifelong savings after a benefit association failed. The man, a former cobbler who lost his right hand thumb, is crippled by rheumatism and supports himself by cleaning an office. The Charity Organization Society seeks $200 for a pension next year, as two children will soon earn wages. Contributions earmarked to No 10 East 22d Street will be acknowledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Organization Society
East 22d
Water Released From Shoshone Reservoir Outlet
A message from Cody Wyoming reports water was released today through the outlet tunnel linking Shoshone reservoir to the surrounding country. The Shoshone River dam, twenty miles above Cody, stands 310 feet high and will supply irrigation for about 150600 acres when completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reclamation Service
Cody
Wyo
Shoshone Reservoir
Shoshone River
Reservoir to Form Ten Square Mile Lake
The reservoir will create a lake of ten square miles with an average depth of 70 feet. Currently about fifteen thousand acres can be watered from the reservoir.
Garb Law Ruled Unconstitutional In Mount Joy Case
Judge Landis ruled the so called garb law unconstitutional under the Bill of Rights. The Mount Joy Township school directors were prosecuted for employing Miss Reisser who wore Mennonite attire in class. Demurrer sustained as law violates rights and personal dress freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Penn
Landis
Commonwealth
Mount Joy Township
Mennonite Church
Judgment Against Jutte and Co in Washington District
Judgment for 1000000 dollars rendered by Judge McIlvaine against C Jutte & Co and F N Hoffster after default on mortgage interest. Court ordered sale of 2300 acres of coal land in Washington County, four steamers, and 2000 shares of Marine Coal Company stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Penn
McIlvaine
New York Trust Company
Agt. C. Jutte & Co
F. N. Hoffster
Marine Coal Company
Auto crash at hill climb injures twelve in Algonquin
An automobile participating in a hill climbing contest swerved into a crowd in Algonquin NL injuring twelve. George Rayfield of Chicago and the driver C S Paxton were among the seriously hurt. Paxton likely to die after a tire burst at about fifty miles an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algonquin
George Rayfield
Chicago
C. S. Paxton
Famine in Chorus Girls Hits Chicago Theaters
Chicago on August 15 reports a shortage of chorus girls for the 1908 09 season. One night stands remain unaffected so far, but managers in New York have agents in Chicago to recruit singers for upcoming musical comedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Local classifieds seek workers and agents across fields
Multiple help wanted ads and notices listing salesmen chauffeurs bookkeepers clerks and other positions. Names and addresses include Roth Mfg Co Boston and Automatic Dust Pan Co Brooklyn along with Tribune Office box references and various applicants seeking posting or employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roth Mfg. Co
Court St
Boston
Classified help wanted in private families and services
English French German and Swedish male and female help sought for private families. Agencies list cooks nurses gardeners and janitors with references. wages range up to 39 monthly with live-in arrangements. Addresses include 822 6th Ave 46th/47th Sts Bryant MBE and Osterberg’s and Jussila bureaus in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathewgon’s Bureau
6Th Ave
Notice of Hearing for Appointment of Coroners of Appraisal
New York Supreme Court in the Ninth Judicial District will hear from the Corporation Counsel of New York City on September 20 at 9:30 AM in New Rochelle to appoint three freeholders as Commissioners of Appraisal for the Northern Aqueduct Department Section No. 6 project. Real estate in Orange and Putnam counties including Montom gery Newburgh Cornwall and Phillipstown is involved. Map details and parcel boundaries reference the Catskill Aqueduct project and related water works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Supreme Court
Orange County
Putnam County
Aqueduct Department
City of
New York
Supreme Court
State of New York
Wth Judicial District
New Rochelle
Westchester County
N. Y
County of
Orange
Putnam
Montgomery
Newburgh
Cornwall
Phillipstown
Fee
County of Orange
Fishkill
Dutchess
County of Putnam
Northern Aqueduct Department
City of New York
Hudson River
Storm King
Goshen
Poughkeepsie
Carmel
Ulster
Plains Road
New Paltz
St. Andrew
King’s Hill Road
Leptondale
Eaid Road
Walden
South Plank Road
Mne
Cochecton Turn Pike
Coldenham
East Coldenham
Pareel No
Drury Lane
Cochecton Turn
Ted
Si’ KE
Anid
City of New York Acquires Real Estate Parcels 267 to 318
The city acquires real estate parcels 267 to 318 with a perpetual easement in parcel 307, excluding lands of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Co reels 312 to 315. If any described land is used for highway or public purposes, the city may change use while rights persist. Dated August 1, 1908. Francis Key Pendleton, Corporation Counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree. No
Joffatt Road
Parcel No
Moffatt Road
Carmel Road
Cold Spring
Carmel
Foundry Brook
Fishkill Road
Fishkill
Same
Dutchess and
Putnam
Fishkill Land
Hudson River
Orange
Dutch
Ess
Mead & Taft
Dutch— Ees
Parcel No 6
Ale
N. ¥. Ventral
Fishkill Lanaing
Kneck Valley Road
Bef Brook
Actius
Moffait
Fouth &I
Soho
City of New York
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
State of New
Francis Key Pendleton
Hall of Records
Chambers and
Centre Streets
Borough of Manhattan
New York City
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TY Hall
Herzog
Nassau ST
N.Y
Gené
Corpor Lewyers
Pankers BulSing
Rochester
Mir
S. M
James A. Ales
Madison
N. J
Madison Ave
Pri
Tribune
Fr Union Gas Fixture Co
West 29Th ST
Industrial Savings Bank
Diease
Berset
Bank For New York
John Daley
Ra Ueman
St. Tel
Frank Hley
Ee Uns
Neaa Ed Oe
Linotype
Reid Howell J. Ister N. Daler
Eee En
Cen- Mig. Co
East
Pennsylvania
Jutte & CO
W. Park Ave
Automatic Dust Pan Co
Lexington Ave
Brooklin
Tribune Office
Halloran
Sturvesant
Baker
Floyd Elwyn
Sag Harbor
Long Island
Bright
J. Riess
South 4Th St
Brooklyn
G. Hoffman
East 50Th St
Essary
Hamburg Ave
Tony Visco
Koerner
Cornelia St
Steady
Rober
F. J. Ulrich
Hasbrouck Heights
Frank
Care
Ocko
Vesey St
Mohr
Stockton St
Haines, Rainier
Rambler
W. Parr
Fort Hamilton Ave
Nielsen
Brookyn
Orangeburgh
Masseur
Sweden
East 19Th St.eee
Hi. Friedman
Ave
The
Bronx
Mercantile
Broadway
Nieee Oope
Fast
Max Riedel
Gogolin
West
108Th St
Young Max
Pemete
Eeinners
Callester
Mile
Barrie
West 16Th St
Gth
125Th St
Gilet
Seymour Building
5Th Ave
Margaret Smith
Bureau OF Employment
West 42d Street
5Th Avenue
Central Building
Bryant
Flaherty
Columbus
Charles O'C. Irwin
West 11Th ST
R. T. Hutchinson
Sth St Tel
Osterberg’s Bureau
Plaza
E. M
Englewood Ave
Cottage Place
Englewood, N. 5
Osterberg
Noroughly
R. J. Hamlin
West 134Th St
Carl, & Division
St. Farmer Dairyman
H. Sickles
Hudson
Morristown
German
Franke
Tuxedo Park
Norris
Glenwood Terrace
Yonkers
Scotchman
Alcock
Pelham Manor
A. Sickles
J. E
Pompton Lakes
Miss FitzGerald
Sth Ave
Jussila Bureau
Osterbere’s
Bermaid
Osterberg’s
GS Plaza
Osterberg's Bureau
Flaherty’s Bureau
Columbus Ave
River
Julien Employment Bureau
Bryant Building
M. Julien
Scandinavian Employment Bureau
Bet
Emale Department
Walfrid Bloom
Morningside Employment Brure
119Th St
Morningside
MISS
Carpenter’s Employment House
Martha Warden
4Th Ave
29Th St
Florian Trueman
Park Ave
Eureaa
Sith
60Th Sts
Flaherty's Bureau
Rkiver
Amall
A. B
Gox
Somers
Tureau
Jussila Burau
Lexington Av
G P
Iedy
Tetter
Smith
66Th St
MME
RSF
West 49Th St
Cline's Bell
J. Bell
Pleasant Ave
117Th
118Th Sts
Swann
West 124Th
Railroads
New Jersey
Central
Philadelphia
LA. W. 2
Liberty ST
Baltimore
Ly. W
Ly. Liberty $T
Atlantic City
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
C. Ly. W
Sandy Hook
Atlantic Highlands
Sea Bright
Monmouth Beach
C. Lv
N. R
N. Foot
Cedar St
Chelsea
Piers
N. R. & Astorhouse
MUIAL
New Union Station
Parior
Richmond
Royal Ltd
Pittsburg
Clevel'd
Pittsburg Limited
St.louis
Fulton St
West 234
Bureau of Information
B&o Rp.r
Lewigh Walley
Pee John Banks
East 14Th Street
Stuyvesant
8Th Ave
American Storage CO
West 48Th St
Ing
LEE Brothers Storage and van Co
DAUES
LEY Storage CO
Tom
Long Acre
West 41Th St
Alice c
Waldorf-Astoria
Tiffany
India
Son Hand
Lichtenstein
41St St
Henry A. Steinbock
Mt. Morris Bank L
West 139Th
FE. T. Chappeli
Gloria
Ik Taffeta
Fulton
Nassau Racement
Oe Good
Kodakoe
Lieyd
West St
Long Island Sound
Fall River
Priscilla and Common Wealt Orchestra
la Levine
St . Pridence
Plymouth
aCe Line
New London
Ee St
New Bedford
New Bidturk Sattapore
Leon Ant
Maine
New Hampshire
New Haven
New Meriden
New Britain
Hartford
Sprt
North
BE. R
E. R
la Son
Mary Powell
Dally
P.M_ exe
Sun
Bkiyn
Desb’s
Soo Fas
W. Point
Newd
N. Hamb
Milton
Cere
I. Ee
P.M. P.st
P.M
Catskill Mt. Resorts
Saratoga
N. Y. Transfer Co
Albany
West Point
Jamas
Mary Powell Stove
Des
Brosses
Sreneatra
Catskill
Catskill Mountains
Ae Cairn
Windham
Durham
Freehe Palenville
Haines’ Fails
Tannersville
Coxsackie
Christopher Street
129Th St
Christopher St
Kaaterskill
Hudson and
Pier 43
Metropol- Por
Boston Severe Press Turbine Steel
YALE
Arvarg Ae
Pier
Reston
Peoples Line
Citizens Line
Troy
Iy Es. Navigation CO
C. W. Morse
Adirondack
N. RK
Canal St
Block Island
Orient
Greenport
Shelter Island
Montauk
Teamteat
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Adirondacks
Canada
White Mountains
Cotia
Marsters Tours
West 20Th St
Opticians
Berdivard
Theodore Mundorff
Optician
St. Nicholas Ave
115Th St
Walter R. Prouty
Subway
John FE
Meyer
Restauusnts
Fey
LU Luoy
Wirzburger Hofbrau
Pilsner Genossenschefusbrau
Victor Visinle
Nissen St
Catelogue
Underwoods
Remingtons
Olivers
Smiths
Emingtons
Homemend Caligraph
Buckensderfern, Franklins
Atlantic Iypowrs Exchange
Dept
C. F
Stamps and Coins
Thomas
Nyl
F. J. Manssll
Broadway N
Empire City Electrotype Co
William St
Broidway
East 125Th St
East 4Th St
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