Raines law hotels face united push for reform
Delegates from civic and religious groups at the City Club conference urged amending the Raines law to abolish most hotels by enforcing Buildings Department standards. They backed creating an executive committee to craft legislation and cooperate with other groups to close “fake” hotels in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Club
Jerome
McAdoo
Bennett
Thomas H. Reed
Anti-Saloon League
Lawrence Veiller
Raines
Mquor
Raines Law
Ity Club
Faw
Brooklyn Raines Law
Lkely
Lee W. Beattie
Madison Square Presbyterian Church House
Thirdaye
Twenty-third
Forty-second
New York
Jacob H. Schiff
Rabbi Drachman
Firll
Thomas L. McClintock
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Burdick
Columbia
John P. Peters
McClintock
Buildings Department
Veiller
Crazy man threatens Phelps family in Winsted dining room
A crazed man named Frederick Baker forced his way into the Phelps home at 8 Park Place as the family ate supper. He aimed a loaded .22 pistol and carried knives, pepper, and salt. Police disarmed him. he claimed unpredictable impulses and blamed past job loss. bystanders and family witnesses described his unbalanced state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Winsted
Conn
Ellen M. Phelps
Park Place
William H. Phelps
Hurlbut National Bank
Julia Phelps
Greenwood
Daughters of the American Revolution
Phelps
George Taylor
David King
Fred Wood
Baker
Miss One
O. H. Ripley
Miss Phelps
Ripley
Train Schedule Snippet Shows Route and Fares
A fragmented timetable notes travel from New York to Cleveland arriving 7 13 p m with a 5 22 m departure and 1 30 p m onward, Indiana and St Louis connections, a $45 fare, and a New York service advert. The text appears as an old classified travel snippet with partial times and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New York “ Service
An English mechanic barred from U S for alleged anarchist ties
William Bishop, 27, from Oxford, arrived on the New York and faced Ellis Island inquiry. He admitted meeting Heinrich Kuhn of the Socialist Labor party and was questioned about violence and bribes. Bishop denied violent acts, said he believes in Marx and ballot reform, and plans to appeal deportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William Bishop
Oxford
England
New York
Bishop
Ellis Island
New-York
Heinrich Kuhn
Socialist Labor Party
Mr. Kuhn
Marx
Partic
Chckes
Ermaker
Turner
Wild auto chase leaves New York roundsman unconscious
A dramatic pursuit through Broadway streets ended when a speeding chauffeur, Maurice Brunn, struck Roundsman Casey at the Circle and escaped to a garage. Casey, revived by an ambulance, helped arrest Brunn after a fierce struggle with Kerrigan and Geiderman at the garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf- Astoria
Casey
Kerrigan
Maurice Frederick Maximilian Brunn
West
R. E. Jarrige
West Thirty-fourth-st
Jarrige
Eighth-ave
Fifty-first-st
Bes Ata
Brunn
Brunn At Forty-third-st Ae Broadway
Bruan
Broadway
Fifty-eighth St
Geiderman
Fifty-third-st
Forty-seventh-st
Fifth-one
Werrigan
Armstrong to resign from Tribune Bureau
Washington date Jan 16 Robert B Armstrong Assistant Secretary of the Treasury informed the President and Secretary Shaw of his desire to resign at an early date He leaves for New York to join a prominent life insurance firm The Treasury reorganizations and a successor search focus on James L Gerry William Murray and Hills with Gerry the leading candidate backed by notable Senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Robert B. Armstrong
Customs
Aldrich
Platt
Connecticut
Lodge
Allison
Cullom
Hopkins
Bureau
Armstrong
Murray
Hills
Metcalfe Denied Entry To Daly's Theatre
Dramatic critic J. S. Metcalfe of Life was refused admission to Daly's Theatre for The Duchess of Dantzic. Klaw & Erlanger representative Wilbur Bates cited orders against Metcalfe, calling him an objectionable person, while Metcalfe and companions remained outside as officers and reporters watched. Daniel Frohman was present but did not intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly's
J. S. Metcalfe
New York City
Daly's Theatre
Anti graft bill aims to end tips in Rhode Island
Providence January 16 A bill introduced in the Rhode Island Legislature by Representative Jesse P Eddy Jr of Providence seeks an absolute prohibition on commissions for any employee The measure branded anti graft is intended to curb payments and gifts from those doing business with employers It would remove tipping for barbers waiters porters and other service workers and bar presents from business associates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Jesse P. Eddy, Jr
Marconi Engaged to Princess Giacinta Ruspoli
Rome on January 16 reports Signor Marconi is engaged to marry Princess Giacinta Ruspoli, twenty one, the youngest daughter of Prince Francesco Ruspoli Master of the Holy Hospice a high Vatican hereditary position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francesco Ruspoli
Vatican
Rome
Signor Marconi
Giacinta Ruspeli
Holy Hospice
Pinehurst Special Train Schedule Notice
Pinehurst North Carolina special notice directs New York daily axen leaving Sunday via P R R and Southern Railway cars from Worthington to Frogburret. New York 21 and 1 18 away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Daily Axen
Southern Ry
Worgthinston
Frogburet
New-York
Dewey’s Port Wine and Grape Juice Ad
Dewey and Sons Co announces availability of port wine and grape juice at 138 Fulton Street New York. Savannah Line advertises new ships standard service offering trips to southern resorts with Pier 85 Nort Ver as the note point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey's
Hi. F Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton Street
New York
Uthern Resorts
Pier 85
Nort Ver
Actresses in a crash on Sixth Avenue
An automobile owned by the New York Transportation Company carrying Miss Edna Goodrich and Miss Nellie Stevens, both actresses, overturned yesterday on Sixth Avenue near Twenty third Street. The chauffeur and both actresses were slightly injured and taken to New York Hospital. The car cut in ahead of the Sixth Avenue car, the motorman was blocked by a crowd and could not brake in time, the car rammed the other vehicle and struck an I drawn pillar. Mrs Goodrich and Miss Stevens sustained cuts and bruises. Sloan received bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Transportation Company
Edna Goodrich
Nellie Stevens
West Forty-fifth-st
Thomas Sloan
Pear
New York Hospital
Miss Goodrich
Miss Stevens
Sloan
Florida's Famous Trains On Time Ad
Fragmentary ad notes Florida and West service on the Atlantic Coast Line with a 2:20 PM listing and references to Flagree and other incomplete items. It hints at a promotional timetable and notes unsatisfactory or questionable service phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fla & West
Unexcellen Servise
Atlantic Coast Line
Beto
Secretary Hay Acts To Save China's Neutrality
Washington January 16 The United States seeks to preserve Chinese neutrality amid war with Japan and Russia. Secretary Hay directed inquiry to China on neutrality violations while reiterating no acceptance of Russia’s charges. British German Japanese officials at the State Department discussed adherence to neutrality as Moscow warns China faces broader conflict consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Hay
Count Lamsdorff
Russia
Peking
State Department
Mortimer Durand
Loomis
Mortimer
Baron Bussche
Japan
Chentung Liang Cheng
Manchuria
Count Cassini
Associated Press
Che-Foo
Tokio
Chi-Li
Madao
Dalny
Hanyan
Imperial
Takahira
Mongolia
Pennsylvania Railroad Tours Schedule Ad
Pennsylvania Railroad offers personally conducted tours on January 31 February 4 and 28. Rates listed around 850 taos. Advertising copy notes SA at Sopaln with a 9 et a or. Fitt Avenue, New York City, as the meeting point for the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Personaly
Sopaln
York City
Gambling crackdown closes large houses in town
District Attorney Jerome announced the closure of the city’s large gambling houses for the remainder of his term. Farrell Johnson and Lichtenstein’s gambling rooms were seized for destruction. McAdoo dismissed Captain O’Connor over poolroom enforcement as Titus and O’Connor raided a Macdougal Street poolroom. Tenderloin detectives raided a supposed racing information bureau tied to poolrooms. Pete De Lacr’s Park Row site was found empty. West End Association pressed for better protection from Commissioner McAdoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Frank Farrell
Tenderloin
Racing Information Bureau
Pete” de Lacr
Park Row
West End Association
McAdoo
District Attorney Declares City Gambling Houses Closed
District Attorney Jerome announced all major gambling houses would stay closed during his term. He said detectives would raid and destroy paraphernalia at the big houses after confessions from leaders like Davy Johnson and Frank Farrell. Johnson reported moving his outfit to an uptown storage. Farrell’s counsel agreed to surrender gear for destruction. Jerome named leading figures and said houses would remain shut for about eleven months, with random checks possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Frank Farrell
Dante O’reilly
Farrell
West Thirty-third-st
West Thirty- Third-St
Davy” Johnson
Canfield
District Attorney's Office
West Forty-third-st
Johnson
Frank McDougal
Sol Lichten
Stein
West Thirty-second
Jerome Sweatbox
Criminal Court
Daly
Lichtenstein
Lou” Ludlum
Betts
John” Kelly
Fry
Lindsley
Mr. Jerome
Raid on West Thirty-Fifth racing information bureau
Detective units acting under Inspector William W. McLaughlie and Captain Cottrell raided a West Thirty-Fifth Street location once a poolroom. They found four men at telephone blocks with racing charts and papers on the table, seized as evidence in the alleged wagering operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. McLaughlie
Cottrell
Hot Springs Ad Promises Cures and Lodging Details
An old advertisement from Hot Springs Arkansas promises cures for rheumatism gout blood conditions and stomach troubles along with hotel information and complete details available from the Bureau of Info Hot Springs Ark. for further information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Bureau of Info
Ark
Advu
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raines Hotels
Hells On Earth
Gatlord S. White
Albbert E. Davin
North Side Board of Trade
Wright
Greenpoint
Marles L. Taylor
Law Enforcement Society
John Martin
Robert Erskinne Ely
League For Political Anation
Archibald &, Hill
So- Mart 1
Chanler
Women's Municipal League
Howard H. Russell
H.pereria Mendes
Jowarn Healy
Rasonr
R. B. Armstrong
Secretary of the Treasury
MR. Metcalfe
Marconi
Pinehurst
N. C
Savannah Line
Florida
Inspector McLaughlin
Captain Cottrell
U. S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!