Four Children Die As Thin Ice Breaks In New York Area
In a span of hours four children drowned and others narrowly escaped after thin ice gave way on ponds and canals in greater New York. Drownings occurred at Forest Park Queens Newark and Brooklyn as sledding spills led to ice breaks and rescues by police and fire crews.
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New York
Richard Kolm
Dean Street
Union Course
Harold Mattern
Forest Park
Myrtle Avenue
Dry Harbor Road
Glendale
Queens
Matthew Knitta
Beadle Street
Brooklyn
Cooper's Pond
Gardner and
Stewart Avenues
Margaret Frazer
Irene Reynolds
Lillian Plunkett
Ference Plunkett
Morris Canal
Newark
Florence
Canal
Philip Kelly
South Seventh Street
Lauter Piano Company
Te Eanal
Plunkett
Hunter Street
Christopher Plunkett
West Forty-seventh Street
Central Park
William Cleary
W. Fifteenth Street
James Allen
Ed West Fifteenth Street
Walter Finn
Glasses to Clink Without Kick on New Year's Eve
Hotels and restaurants prepare dry New Year celebrations with tables d hote dinners ranging from 5 to 10 dollars. Reservations already show heavy attendance while many venues offer special libations and noise makers. No orchestras or dancing expected, ballrooms converted to dining rooms for the occasion.
Runaway Horses Injure Two Police Patrolmen
Patrolman Michael O Callahan and Patrolman Patrick Bolger were hurt while stopping runaway horses in Harlem. O Callahan, 30, was dragged fifteen feet after grasping a light delivery wagon on the avenue near 0th Street and 9th Avenue, suffering rib and possible internal injuries and internal damage. Bolger, 22, stopped a Stern Brothers wagon at 120th Street and St Nicholas Terrace after hearing children scream, sustaining rib bruises and contusions and was treated at Harlem Hospital.
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Michael O'Callahan
Patrick Bolger
125Th Street
O Colehan
Harlem Hospital
Stern Brothers
Bolger
120Th Street
St. Nicholas Terrace
Prohibition Joke From Court Scorns Prohibition Plea
Dennia Mc Porthy twenty five years old was arrested after claiming he drank alcohol on Christmas Eve. Magistrate Kochendorfer in Far Rockaway delivered a harsh lecture in police court, accusing liquor dealers of getting rich while prohibition is called sane. He noted more drunks since prohibition and mocked the repeal supporters.
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Dennia McPorthy
Kochendorfer
Far Rock
McCarthy
Ion
Double B R T Fare Halted by Appellate Court Order
Corporation Counsel John O'Brien announced that the Appellate Division issued a stay preventing the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company from enforcing a December 20 double fare on the Flatbush Avenue surface line in Brooklyn. The stay lasts until January 7 as the court considers the appeal from the division's decision upholding the fare increase on the Elathah line and fourteen other Brooklyn routes.
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John O'Brien
Euprema Court
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Flatbush Ave
Henoklyn
Alfred Fe Puce
Ray
Brooklyn City, Railroad Company
Receivar
Lindsey M. Garriean Ie
Court of Apposts
Appellawe
Wps
Bank of Chargin
Othe Hines
Brooklyn
Mother at Baby's Crib Denies Witchcraft Charge
Mrs Bessie Avrin sobs at her 516 West 146th Street apartment as neighbors clash over witchcraft accusations. Mrs Sophie Stern pressed assault charges in Washington Heights court, but was discharged for lack of evidence. Stern accuses Avrin of cursing Stern’s child, claiming paralysis and illness, while Avrin defends her innocence and vows to pursue legal action.
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Bessie Avrin
West 146Th Street
Sophie Stern
Russia
Mrs. Stern
Blan
Tmo
Tam
Mrs Ruickholdt Faces New Accusers in Larceny Case
New Haven woman Ruth Ruickholdt, arrested Friday on grand larceny charges, saw bail rise from 2500 to 10000 in Jefferson Market court. She collapsed when Miss Charlotte Sharpe identified her. Sharpe had summoned to verify a robbery claim involving 1000 dollars. Police also report a Boston warrant for larceny of a violin on November 11.
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Ruth Ruickholdt
New Haven
Jefferson Market Court
Ruickholdt
Charlotte Sharpe
Providence
Miss Sharpe
E. T. Sharpe
Elizabeth Street
Derby
Conn
Teast
Aixst
Hoston
15 Cents for Shine Angers Magistrate in Tombs Court
Harry Wolfe a salesman of 78 Vesey Street was found guilty of Disorderly conduct and given a suspended sentence after an argument over a 15 cent shine. Giovanni Bliosi of 81 Thomas Street polished his shoes at Greenwich Street stand. Wolfe paid 10 cents and was charged extra five cents, leading to a dispute.
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Nolan
Tombs Court
Harry Wolfe
Vesey Street
Wolfe
Giovanni Bliosi
Thomas Stroot
Greenwich Street
Bliosi
Amalgamated workers face court over shopfront pickets and assault
Six Amalgamated Clothing Workers faced Essex Market Court charges after a clash with New York Clothing Manufacturers Association. Four were convicted of disorderly conduct with suspended sentences. two were dismissed. The arrests stemmed from picketing in front of J Friedman’s East Houston Street shop, while a separate assault on a tailor named Greenburg led to further police testimony identifying two defendants. Sentences included fines and a year’s probation for others linked to the Lexow-era case.
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Clothing Workers of America
Alhes
New York
Vizkt
Path Street
Philip Epstein
Anton Kowalloff
Greenburg
Peter Rabbit Delays Return Amid Stormy Weather
A comic tale follows Peter Rabbit ignoring warnings and delays as a winter storm passes. He defies caution, slips from Briarpatch to Green Forest, and faces a long day of hides and seeking shelter while Mrs. Peter scolds his delay.
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Peter
Jie
Goodness
Enou
Honl
Hind
Sun
Green Forest
Peter Anfil
Bette
Peter Rabbit
Petur
Deter
Teter
TW. Harmen
Ship Engineers Refuse to Join Harbor Strike
Marine engineers will not join the harbor walkout announced for January 1 by the Masters Mates and Pilots Association. Vice President James Moran says engineers ratified the agreement with employers and will work even if a strike occurs. Harbor boatmen plan a meeting and condemn insurgent groups. 10,000 workers and 500 Towboat Exchange members could be affected while railroads are excluded. The dispute centers on arbitration and wages with potential tie up of 600 crafts if the strike briefly materializes.
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Marine Engineers
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Park Row
James Moran
Save
New York Harbor
William Maher
Masters’, Mates’ and Picts’ Association
Maher
Front Street
Harbor Boatmen
St. Mark's Lace
New York Towboat Exchange
Mr. Maher
Thomas B. Healy
The
Durain Frederick A. Russell
Hoat Owners’ Association
Broadway
Caruso Resting Comfortably Says Medical Bulletin
Doctors report tenor Caruso is resting fairly comfortably at the Hotel Vanderbilt after pleurisy. A bulletin signed by physicians notes no essential change in his condition. Caruso telephoned the Metropolitan Opera to say his status is as satisfactory as could be expected and doctors expect to assess his confinement duration later.
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Ave
Caruso
Metropolitan Opera Company
de Murray
Weather Report and Climate Outlook Summary
The report notes cloudy conditions with warmer temperatures expected tomorrow and fresh southwest winds. It references a six hour to nine hour forecast with moonset times, temperature records, humidity, and barometer readings. Regional forecast covers Washington and nearby states with expectations of rain, snow flurries, and warmer trends later in the week.
High grade Sheets and Pillow Cases Sale Listing
High grade standard sheets and pillow cases on sale with multiple sizes and prices listed. Includes 14x90 and 90x105 inch sheets and 42x36 inch pillow cases with measurements noted as before hemming. First floor Old Building.
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Hemming
Greatest Winter Sale of Furniture Half Price List
A floor stock clearance lists 517 furniture pieces and light accessories at half price or less. Items include wing chairs mahogany velours and cretonne upholsteries, marble tables, reed lamps, lunch and smoking stands, and mahogany library tables with strong savings from $6 to $659.50. Domestic pieces range from settees to rockers with names like William and Mary and Qu Anne styles, plus a new gallery building noted.
Furs and Scarfs Offered at Second Floor Shop
The advertisement lists sable and sable related items including small furs, tipped Russian sable skins from Hudson Bay, mink scarfs, black lynx scarfs, and novelty squirrel and fox fur items. It notes extra large and animal shaped scarfs with prices around 25 and 16 dollars, and mentions rolled collars and capses with second floor location.
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Forest Park Pond
Brooklyn Lad
Koim
Mattern
Hook and Ladder Company
B. R.T
Avrin
Stern
Juve
New City
Honig
Saito
Peter Rabbitt
By Thornton W. Burgess
Tia
Porky
New York Board of Arbitration
Weather Report
Ibun Seth
Moon
iMoon
Domrera
Tolt
Che
Washington
Leo
Uwtient Hanceste
Che Buutorsy
Etalon
Fmellind
Marion
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Cindy
York
New Hogland
Patrie da
Dennasivania
Jerery
John
Vyoimen’s
Furriers
Wanamaker Co
Hudson
Lasy
Fea
William and Mary
Qu Anne
Galery
Hudson Bay
Scarfa
Yeterday
Burlington Arcade
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