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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1908

Page

4

Destitute Lodging Struggles as City Seeks Space

City charity officials report difficulty securing a loft and beds to expand the Municipal Lodging House. Landlords refuse leases once they learn the space would house the destitute, despite protests by Commissioner Hebberd who purchased 200 beds. Crowded relief sites distribute bread, milk, oatmeal and coffee as storms prompt shelters to overflow. dozens of named cases of exposure are logged and weather warnings predict snow turning to rain with colder conditions ahead.

Department of Charities East Sd Street Charities Department Hebberd Sth Street

Skaters Cross Great South Bay on First Freeze

Great South Bay froze shore to shore for the first time this winter allowing gatherings and crossing parties from the mainland to the outer beach. Scooter owners plan ice regattas with boats Eagle Hot Stuff Scud shipped to Newbury for a race on Orange Lake, drawing Long Islanders and Newbury residents.

Great South Bay Commodore Thurber Eagle Charles Breckenridge Fred Smith Newbury Orange Lake Newburs

Browne Faces Choice Between Exile and Sing Sing

C C Browne a former Old Customs employee in the Appraiser's Department at Great Notch New Jersey must choose within thirty days between expatriation or two years in Sing Sing. He faces quashing the second count of an indictment for defrauding the U S Customs by undervaluing imports of Japanese silks and possible re arrest if he returns to the United States.

Charlies C. Browne Customs Service Great Notch N. J Sing Sine W. Wickham Smith Molt United States Circuit Court Browne United States Customs Olcout, Gruber Sing Sing Canada

Sense head of water board named

J A Bensen appointed by Mayor McClellan to lead the Board of Water Supply succeeding J Ed ward Simmons who resigned and was elected yesterday president of the board E E Olcott had urged the appointment but said the city did better naming Mr Bensel and that there is no comparison between their incumbencies

A. Bensen McClellan Board of Water Supply J. Edward Simmons E. E. Olcott Chamber of Commerce Bensel

Auction Draws Crowds for Jewels and Art Prints at No 56 Fifth Ave

Bidders flocked to the two day sale at No 56 Fifth Avenue as Oriental pearls diamonds and jewelled prints crossed the block. J C Owens paid 40 for Oriental pearl and diamond sleeve links while Mrs Van Norden paid 250 for a three stone sapphire and diamond ring. The final sale will feature a 311 pearl rope at waist length and two diamond tiaras with Avenue Art Galleries highlighting red mirrors.

Fifth Avenue J. C. Owens van Norden To Gay Avenue Art Galleries

The Print Cloth Market in Fall River Report

Fall River Mass January 21 sales in the print cloth market for the week are estimated at 59 000 pieces. Trading was light with most activity for delivery in the next three months. Prices remain unchanged with regulars at 4 1 2 percent. Buyers show little interest while manufacturers hold firm. Quotations include 28 inch 64 squares 1 2 percent 28 inch 64 by 60 2 384 inch 64 squares 5 percent 39 inch 68 by 72 1 percent.

Fall River Mass

Holy Ghosters raid in crowded Philadelphia room

A Philadelphia report details a chaotic gathering by a group calling itself the Holy Ghosters at 25 West 41st Street where six members were taken to the Criminal Courts Building on charges of public outrage. Leader Thomas B. O'Reilly urged followers to learn the Holy Ghost language as white and Black participants swayed, spoke, and danced in a suffocating, unventilated room with unwashed dishes and decayed fruit.

Holy Ghosters West 41St Street Criminal Courts Thomas B. O'Reilly Jerome Philadelphia O’reilly Mr. O'Reilly Anna Doak Bertha Redeberger Mabel Collins Robert Calvert Frank the Inquirer

Dragon New Year in Chinatown Sparks Police Patrols

Chinese New Year festivities unfold in Manhattan's Chinatown with six extra patrolmen on duty after past Tong violence. Firecrackers, dragon imagery, and celebrations mark the start of the year, though authorities warn of possible trouble as tongs remain unsettled.

Commanding Officers Named for New Hampshire and Idaho

Washington January 31 Captains Cameron M Winslow and Samuel W Diehl received orders to take command of the battleships New Hampshire and Idaho as soon as ready Both officers are at the Navy Department with Winslow in the bureau of navigation and Diehl in the judge advocate general office.

Washington Cameron McR. Winslow Samuel W. Diehl New Hampshire Idaho Navy Department Bureau of Navigation Judge Advocate General

Paul Kelly Motorman Sentenced for 1995 Crash

Paul Kelly the motorman of the elevated train was sentenced to state prison for one year six months to two years and six months for the September 11 1995 crash at 53d street and Ninth avenue that killed fourteen. Judge Malone handed the sentence alongside Thomas McDermott motorman of a surface car that killed Louis Koneman on July 27 assigning him one year in the penitentiary.

Paul Kelly 53D Street Ninth Avenue Malone Court of General Sessions Thomas McPdermott Louis Koneman

Clarke arraigned in kidnap case at Tombs Court

Mrs. Maude Geraldine Clarke appeared in the Tombs court charged with kidnapping her five year old adopted son Carlton, child of Dr Geza Kramer of 857 Lexington Avenue. She pleaded not guilty and was paroled by Judge Crain pending further hearings amid accusations of Mrs Kramer’s complicity.

Maude Geraldine Clarke Tombs Court Carlton Geza Kramer Lexington Avenue Kramer Clarke Crain Court of General Sessions

West End Church marks two decades of growth on West Side

The West End Presbyterian Church in Manhattan celebrates twenty years since a Bible study group met in a corner booth to become a church with about 1845 members and 1178 Sunday school attendees. Festivities include ten public services, musical programs, and messages from prominent Presbyterian leaders.

Dr. MacArthur on Therapeutics at Calvary Church

The Rev. Dr. MacArthur discusses Christian Science versus religious therapeutics in a Cur rent Events Class. He argues growth of Christian Science is waning and says he may apply Christian psychology where competent physicians deem it helpful. He notes extensive use of such methods over twenty five years of his ministry.

MacArthur Calvary Church

A Y M C A Anniversary Highlights Growth and Giving

The West Side Y M C A observed its eleventh anniversary with Walter T. Diack reporting 13,853 members since inception, 5,322 in 1907, building value rising to 759,000, and a force of 24 secretaries plus 250 volunteers. In 1907 expenditures reached 122,635 with receipts near 19 dollars under. Over 50,000 used the building, including 48,082 in classes, 56,473 at religious meetings, and 33,932 in gym or athletics. The employment bureau aided 345 men earning 242,000, while extension work spanned 15 churches, eight settlements, and county institutions. aid to Havana Y M C A totaled 3,600 and the Big Brothers movement gained momentum in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

West Side Young Men's Christian Association Walter T. Diack Employment Bureau Havana Young Men's Christian Association Big Brothers Manhattan Brooklyn Ais

Dr Duffield's Farewell at Old First Presbyterian

The Rev Dr Howard Duffield will say farewell on his last Sunday at Old First Presbyterian Church Fifth Avenue from 11 am with a sermon The Call of the Christ A memorial service for Thomas Greenleaf elder and Sailors Snug Harbor controller follows at 4 pm A choral service at 5 pm features Gounod's The Redemption sung by the full choir directed by William C Carl

Howard Duffield Old First Presbyterian Church Fifth Avenue 12Th Street Europe Thomas Greenleaf Old First Church

The Armys Great Revival At Salvation Army

Commander Miss Booth leads a week long revival at Salvation Army Headquarters drawing over one hundred volunteers. Mass meetings are set for 11 am and 3 pm at 122 West 11th Street and 8 pm at the Liberty Theatre on 42nd Street near Broadway. The Red Knights Brigade and forty piece staff band join the final service with soloists and harp. On Monday night diplomas will be awarded to sixty cadets from the local training college.

Salvation Army Miss Booth West L1th Street Liberty Theatre Broadway Red Knights Brigade Army THE Miss Booth Wl Red Knights Charles EF. Terretts

Religious Events and Lectures Dominate Harlem Week

General Items Of The Week outlines religious gatherings across Harlem including the Catholic Oratorio Society’s Nativity performance on February 16, an illustrated lecture by Dr. Charles C. Creegan, and a fund drive for Armenian Christians in Turkey. Evangelistic campaigns at Metropolitan Temple and Trinity church run nightly, with notable converts. Alfred Martin to speak on Zoroaster at Carnegie Hall. National Bible Institute expands lay evangelist training. Young Men’s Christian Association events. Pierson at Fifth Avenue and a Brick Presbyterian missionary evening featuring Dr. J R Ewing, Horace G Underwood and Robert E Speer. Fosdick discusses Immoral Religion in a Baptist forum.

Charles C. Creegan Turkey Bible School Hall Broadway Tabernacle Broadway Aéth Street Chambers Banizag West End Brick Presbyterian Church Foreign Missions Committee Presbytery J. ©. R. Ewing Forman College Lahorendia Horace G. Underwood Seoul Corea Robert E. Speer

Evangelical Meetings and Talks Posted for Week

Sunday meetings at the West Side Y M C A auditorium 290 West 7th Street feature a Life Work Parliament by Frank Marsland of Bradstreet's. Evang elistic services led by Rev John A Davis and F A Mills continue nightly at Hanson Place Church Brooklyn with new meetings starting at Tabernacle Church Greenpoint. Mile Merle d Aubigne, daughter of the Reformation historian, will speak on Giving the Gospel to the People of France at Mrs Alfred von der Muhl's home on Thursday February 6 at 3 30 p m inviting all interested in evangelization of France and Belgium.

West End John E. Willams Nanking China C. H. Enis Phoenix Artz Oscar EK. Tell Parker Daub Abi Yammin Baalbec Syria Christian Endeavor Society Edward A. Ford Libreville Africa Mary C. Helm John A. Davis F. A. Mills Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church Brooklyn Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church Greenpoint Mile Merle d'Aubigné France Alfred von der Muh Belgium

Interborough Deliberates Refinancing Plan Amid Cash Strain

Negotiations are under way to refund the Interborough Rapid Transit Company 15 million dollars of 4 percent notes due May 1. Plans include extending maturities to 196 until a new 10 million issue due then, with a final 25 million refund via bonds for tunnel extensions to Brooklyn and the Steinway tunnel. Stock rose while officials ponder funding, as Shonts notes the company lacks funds to build third tracks on the Second and Third avenues.

Interborough Rapid Transit Company Brooklyn East River Shonts Interborough Metropolitan Company Willcox Public Service Commission Third Avenue Interborough

Ice Trust Action Proposed by Deputy AG in Supreme Court

Deputy Attorney General De Ford urged Justice Leventritt to discontinue Mayer’s December 1906 suit against the Ice Company and substitute a new action to enjoin further practices and oust the firm from corporate transactions as a restraint of trade. Julien T. Davies led the Ice Company defense noting books and papers were handed to the Attorney General eighteen months ago and numerous contracts faced scrutiny.

de Ford Justice Leventritt Supreme Court Julius M. Mayer Iee Company Ice Julien T. Davies

Detective Picks Man Aboard Celtic in Embezzlement Case

Lieutenant Leeson of the Detective Bureau boarded the White Star liner Celtic from Liverpool, selecting a second cabin passenger as a suspected embezzler named George Tugham. The man admitted stealing funds from Kirk Partners of Belfast, saying a salary cut drove him to crime. Tugham was taken to Ellis Island for possible deportation.

Leeson Detective Bureau Celtic Liverpool Helfast Ireland George Tugham Royal Irish Constabulary Tugham Kirk & Partners, Drapers Belfast Ellis Island

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