Outlook dark for white shirt fronts strike poised
Employers split on seriousness of laundry workers strike led by Local Union 261 of the International Laundry Workers Union. Up to forty thousand workers may walk out as demands include ten hour day, overtime pay, higher shirt collar rates, and higher driver wages. Some firms expect a general shutdown. others see limited impact. Brigade at Dodge’s Hall coordinates plan as unions contemplate sympathy strikes while many laundries remain open or lightly affected.
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International Laundry Workers’ Union
Oral Atric
M. Langfelder
M. Langfelder & Son
East 92A
Brunswick Laundry
Frank Fallotico
Pro Prietor
Liberty Steam Laundry
East 105Th Street
Dodge
Board of Health
Terrace Garden
Max Langfelder
N& Presse
Mployara
Brother of ex consul dead found in Bowery lodging house
Richard Worthington, about sixty five, was identified as the deceased by George W. Millar of Millar & Co. The Bowery lodging house death occurred at No 72 Bowery. Worthington was brother of John Worthington once United States consul.
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Bowery Lodging House
Richard Worthington
Bowery
George W. Millar
George W. Millar & Co
Duane Wired
John Worthington
United ‘States
Make
Millar
Eal Worthington
The Wag Lady in New York Tribune Sunday Magazine
Rex Beach creator of The Barrier offers a Alaska life tale blending humor romance and drama in The Wag Lady featured in the next Sunday Magazine of the New York Tribune.
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Alaska
Physican Hurt by Auto in Second and Jackson Crash
Dr Patrick H Bumster of No Ely avenue Long Island City injured when his automobile skidded on tar and hit an iron trolley pole at Second and Jackson avenues. Chauffeur Hugh Darby and passenger William McLaughlin were thrown from the car but escaped serious harm. Dr Bumster was removed to St Johns Hospital in an unconscious state and later found to have multiple injuries to head body and limbs, sidelining him for several weeks.
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Bumster
Long Island City
Patrick H. Bumster
No. Ely Avenue
S T. John's Hospital
Hernoon
Second
Jackson Anvenues
Hugh Darby
William McLaughlin
Bouster
Gussling
St. Jonn's Hospital
H. J. McKenna
Bumster Betellmany
Diamond Lost On Anchor Line Steamer
A passenger at Baldwin Lane Island on the Anchor Line steamer Caledonia reports his ring safely squeezed off leaving a four hundred dollar diamond missing. Passengers, including Lena Dalrymple and fiancé Ellis Parker, search frantically but the gem remains unfound as the ship from Glasgow arrives.
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Henrys Upperman
Baldwin Lane Island
Unsrlvania
Caledonia
Glasgow
Cyperman
Lena Dalrymple
Ellis Parker
Governor Bass Towed Announces Engagement of Ming Bird
Boston January 1 Governor Robert P Tass of New Hampshire announced his engagement to Ming Edith Bird of East Walpole Massachusetts in a surprise year opening disclosure. Bird, granddaughter of Francis W Bird, is a prominent society figure and Norfork Hunt Club member known for outdoor riding.
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Boston
Robert P. Tass
New Hampshire
Ming Edith Bird
East Walpole
Mass
Bass
Dan Cupid
Mins Bird
Francis W. Bird
Norfolk Hunt Club
Auto Kills Young Coaster in Edgewater Sledding Accident
At Glenwood avenue in Edgewater New Jersey a seven year old boy Kenneth Robinson was fatally struck by the rear wheel of a touring car driven by Al Hennemeyer. The car owned by GA Richardson transported the boy to Fort Lee and Englewood Hospital where he died from a fractured skull. The incident occurred as children used new Christian sleds on a street bordered by stone walls obscuring approaching traffic.
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Mackensack
N. J
Donald
Kenneth
Rom
International Committee
The
Young Men‘s Christian Association of New York Ciy
Edgewater
Glenwood Avenue
Edgewater Ferry
Kenneth Robinson
GA. Richardson
Riverside Drive
New York City
al" Hennemeyer
West 95Th Street
New York
Wlong
Robinson
Dr. Huger
Fort Lee
Englewood Hospital
Admiral Potter Injured in Fall at Navy Department
Rear Admiral William Potter was injured this morning when he fell on the steps of the Navy Department building as he started toward the White House. Initial reports said serious injury, but naval doctors at the dispensary found a broken nose with minor head trauma. He was aided by an officer and provided medical care.
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Admiral Potter
Navy Department
Washington
San
Willam
Potter
Naval Dispensary
Sweel Oificer
Women Officials Considered for Sheriff Deputy Role
Mrs John F Crosby led a list of women ready to serve as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Harburger. Among those named are Mrs Crosby herself, Miss Milholland, Mrs Laidlaw, Mrs Belmont, and Edith Rowfert a lawyer. Women across the city welcomed the idea praising women in public safety and justice while some sought more details about deputy duties.
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John F. Crosby
Belmont
Milholland
Laidlaw
Julius Hararth
Burger
Yuy
Tribune
Sherlar
Har
Mia
John Sherwin Crosby
Women's Democratic League
Sheriff Harburger
Crosby
Crosby Jang
Women's Democratic Club
Edith Rowfert
George F. Shrady
Josephine McMohan
Mary T. Lilly
Publi Senoot
Nordlea-Young
Sheri Harburser
Metropoliten Oper
Per-— WY
Harburger
Benuone
Renueman
Jim
Sher
Telmont
Hare
Jimrger
Mme. Littan
King George Insulted by Dr Clifford New Year Address
London January 2 Dr Clifford in a New Year address at Westbourne Park Chapel reviewed recent political and social developments and paid extraordinary compliments to the Chancellor of the Exchequer comparing him to a King naming him Cloyd George the First The Daily Graphic reports the address as an insult to the King.
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London
Clifford
Westbourne Park Chapel
Cloyd George
Daily Graphic
McManigal Leaves Los Angeles for Indianapolis
Dynamiter McManigal disappeared from Los Angeles with Burns detective Malcolm McLaren. They are headed toward Indianapolis where he is expected to testify before the grand jury and name labor leaders as part of the MI explosions nationwide.
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Dynamiter
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Orde
McManigal
Malcolm McLaren
Burns
John D. Fredericks
London Chemist Creates Seaweed Substitute For Vulcanite
A London chemist has prepared a substitute from common British seaweed called sea mite. The new product reportedly has established commercial value and notable electrical properties, marking a potential advance for vulcanite alternatives.
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London
the Tribune
Riment
Tammany Loses Control of New York Aldermen Body
The Republican fusion majority organized a new Board of Aldermen, ending Tammany Hall's long run. The 43 to 44 vote split reflected a reshaped leadership with Dowling and King among key appointees, while Mayor Gaynor was absent from office and the ceremony at City Hall featured floral tributes and tense parliamentary maneuvering.
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Tammany Hall
Mitchel
Alderman Kenneally
Tualonista
Alderman Dowling
Tammany
Coronel Arnolph L. King
Brooklyn
Eynai Henry H. Curran
Ambror U ‘ Pauilcan
Disetrict
Manhattan
Frederick
Samuel C. Cogen
George ‘Triebel
William C. Badger
Carstenbusch
Henry Baum
Jobe X'paly
Brooklys
Madwin Kew
Queens
Aldermen
Deal
Dower
Diemer
Downing
Alderman Walsh
Scully
Aldermanic Chamber
City Hall
Dowling
Pounds
Department of Public Works
Steers
Wiliam O'Connor
Yrsough
Kline
Two Children Drowned While Adventuring on Morris Canal
In Jersey City on the Morris Canal, Amo Graf aged thirteen and her ten year old brother Frank drowned after a sleigh ride on thin ice. Their father warned them earlier. Onlookers, including Leonia Fahrenhols, risked their own safety to help, but life could not be saved. Ambulance staff pronounced both dead. bodies sent to the morgue. A prior family tragedy is noted.
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Amo Graf
Frank
Morris Canal
Jersey City
Leonia Fahrenhols
Clendenny Avenue
John Irwin
Clendenny Avenu
Sharp
Middies Deny Flirting After Annapolis Disorder Charge
Midshipmen Bainbridge Reynolde of New York and Allan W. Ashiitook of Kentucky were acquitted after a disorderly conduct case in Annapolis. Police arrested them during New Year’s Eve celebrations following a street confrontation with Charles Tucker, Carrie Tucker, and others who said the cadets flirted and sang against them. The cadets denied singing or flirting and said they were heading to the academy when Tucker challenged them, triggering the confrontation.
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Annapolis
Jan
Ti Wolke
Bainbridge Reynolde
New York
Allan W. Ashiitook
Kentucky
Batt
Rahbrook
Charles Tucker
Tucker
Young Tucker
Trolley Men Get Increases in Philadelphia Wages
Opening of the new year brings automatic wage boosts for Philadelphia street railway motormen and conductors. First year men gain 5 cents an hour, second year 7 cents, third year 9 cents, and fourth year 12 cents. All employees will receive the raises after a five year service threshold, with existing scales adjusted accordingly.
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Philadelphia
Jan. L
Street Railway
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Devonian Voyage Sparks Pirate Hoax Claim
Reporters swarm the steamship Devonian as a supposed pirate boarding issue unfolds. The crew and passengers react while Marmarie Meetertinek attempts to dodge recognition, amid camera flash and tense chatter about a hoax.
One Man Fires On trio In Street Row Near West 49th
Early morning a unidentified shooter fired at three men Richard Keating Michael Quinn and John Walsh near the 4th saloon at 50 West 49th Street all three were hospitalized Roosevelt with varying wounds Walsh with a breast injury Quinn in the left arm and Keating shot in the left side all described as serious conditions
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Wis
Richard Keating
Michael Quinn
John Walsh
Vermont
Zaloon
West 49Th Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Quinn
Walsh
Nof
Four Boys Rescued After Ice Breaks at Lyon's Pond Queens
Four youths nearly drowned skating on Lyon's Pond at Cyprest and Belmont in Queens when ice broke. James Bailey twelve and James Whitehead eleven crawled from the water but fell back. A passerby plunged in and pulled all four to safety as helpers alerted others. Names of the first two victims and the rescuer were not learned.
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Cyprest
Belmont Avenues
Queens
James Baile
Lafayette Anne
James Whitehead
Lafayette Avenue
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