Altman Art Bequest to Open Morgan Exhibition Soon
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Benjamin Altman estate trustees finalize the gift of Altman art, to be housed in new fireproof rooms at 620 Fifth Ave. Work rushes to convert Crosby-Brown rooms into a temporary gallery while a southern wing is prepared. The Altman collection and salaries for longtime secretaries will be maintained by a trust fund. The Morgan collection will also be opened next month, making two major exhibits available within six months.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Benjamin Atteman
Tr. Attegaan
Michel Fridsam
Altman Busters
Amd
Mit
Altman
Sudcient Sae
Biel
Fifth Ave
West
Robert W. de Forest
Joseph H. Choate
Howard Mansfield
Henry Walters
Morning News Briefs From Mempstead and Beyond
Today's digest highlights political chatter at Aldermanic Vermite and Republican Club mentions. It notes various local names, debates on coal concerns, suffrage committees, and international items including Italy killings and volcanic activity in Japan.
Missing yachtsman F Lewis Clark feared dead in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara police believe Lewis Clark, Spokane millionaire and noted yachtsman, jumped from a pier after escorting a woman to a team last night. His hat was found floating north of the city and he has not been seen since. Clark led a storied career with ties to Bangor, Harvard, and elite yacht clubs. His son Jed studies at Harvard.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Lewis
Ark
Spokane
Clark
Clearative
Bangor
Harvard
Eastern Yacht 4 Club
Laretmont
Corinthian Beverley
New York Vacht
Claris
Kiel
Germany
Emperor Wiljam
Jed
Jarvard
One Killed in Hold-Up at Frank Nanali’s Saloon
Four men entered Frank Nanali’s saloon at 824 Hust rth street around midnight. A gunman ordered a card game to surrender, fired four shots, and fled. Michael Musco, 33, oil merchant of 510 East 13th Street, died at Bellevue Hospital from an abdomen wound. Two other players were wounded but not found. Police tie the murder to a prior Black Hand-linked killing of Louis Wirzo at 510 East 13th Street.
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Frank Nanali
Hust Rth
No. 510 East
Tath Street
Louis Virvo
No. 510 East 13Th Street
Musco
Wirzo
Hidden rifleman to kill Beardsley
Mayville N Y Jan 17 Sheriff derson plans to night to take Edward Beardsley to morrow dead or alive after his brother decoys him from the house Shielded by nine children in the house Beardsley in a break shack near Summer Dale Deputies brought bread and milk to the house Carl Beardsley to drive to the schoolhouse Academe and Summer Dale roads Van Clee and a deputy plus another man will follow in a four seated sled Beardsley will be lured outside then if prisoners cannot be made Fred Hooper will shoot him from behind a rock If Beardsley is killed or captured the Sheriff will resign rather than jeopardize the children
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Mayville
N. Y
Derson
Edward Beardsley
Beardsley
Summer Dale
Carl Beards
Academy
Carl
Tim" van Cise
Carl Beardsley
van Clee
Fred Hooper
Westfield
Manhattan Lawyer’s Bread Line Bequest Prompts Testator Name on Loaves
Harry M. Gescheidt of Manhattan died last Monday in Brooklyn. His will gives widow Katherine $25,000 of a $300,000 estate and bequests Trinity Church Corp. $150,000 to establish a bread line. If refused, funds go to Five Points House of Industry, then others. Executors Temple Trust Co. to advertise the will six weeks. Rest of estate to cover debts and expenses. Miss Minnie D. Gescheidt, an adopted daughter, receives a substantial bequest. Greenwood Cemetery Corp. gets $6,000 for perpetual care of the plot featuring a monument he often viewed.
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Harry M. Gescheidt
Manhattan
Lincoln Road
Brooklyn
Greenwood
Katherine Peck Gescheldt
Trinity Church Corporation
Trinity 2
Five Points House of Industry
Tempie Trust Company
New York
Reao
Leary
Minnie D. Gescheldt
Greenwood Cemtery Corporation
Geseheldt
Shields Woman in Ellis Shooting A Family Drama Unfolds
A nineteen year old, Paul Car allegedly confessed to shooting Monroe P. Bilis at a Bainbridge Ridge home on November 20. His mother and aunt deny involvement, claim the confession was coerced, and say Paul is innocent. Prosecutor Pope probes possible female instigator while defending police action. Bail set at 10000 as investigations continue.
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Tribune Somerville
Nod
Dan
Paul Car
Monroe P. Bilis
Baskingwat Ridge
Niente
Grace Holly
Cari
Des
Ellie
Sarah Carl
Stroudsburg
Penn
Holly
Ellis
Carl
Paul
Pope
Somerville
Earl
Bernardsville
Fope
Pinkerton
Veran
Mra
Lela McClintock
Jersey City
Tammany Men Named by Osborne in Graft Inquiry Probe
Coroner's autopsy on Bronx infant death cites diphtheria findings while Osborne announces graft inquiry targets Tamanny men named in a probe. Officials allege illicit influence in municipal matters as investigators press for transparency and accountability in the graft case.
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Tammany Men
Osborne
Death and inquiry into Wessell infant by diphtheria and Christian Science healers
Bronx DA orders a formal investigation into the death of Louis Francis Wessell, an 18 month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Wessell, amid reports his death followed treatment by Christian Science healers. Coroner’s autopsy confirms diphtheria as the cause. the case prompts scrutiny of the child’s caregivers and exposure risks at their apartment building.
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Bronx County
Louis Francis Wessell
Wessell
Franklin Avenue
The
Bronx
Frances Wessell
Flynn
Wessells
Board of Hearth Laboratories
Coroners’ Office
Prynn
Arthur Overberry
West 17
D Street
Wessel
Overberry
Louis Friedman
West 114Th Street
Friedman
Osborne Seeks Prosecution Of Tammany Men In Highways Case
Albany dispatch reports James W. Osborne, Glynn’s special investigator, directing Arthur Warner to present to the district attorney evidence against four Tammany-linked officials, including John A. Bensely and Duncan W. Peck, for alleged improper highway contracts. Delaney placed on graft probe, Osborne resists, many contracts rubber-stamped by Foley, with $3 million involved.
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Tribune
Albany
Tammany Hall
James W. Osborne
Glynn
Arthur T. Warner
Alexander
John A. Bensely
Duncan W. Peck
Goredon C. Reel
Charles F. Folly
Maintenance Bureau
Highways Department
Tammany Men
Grand Jury
John A. Hennessy
Osborne
Albert E. Bryan
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Jon H. Delaney
Delaney
Bensel
Peck
State Highways Commission
Dix
Reet
Foley
Yaad
Cam
Dead Man's Hoard Found in Dundee Grocer's Store
Rochester reports administrator inventory uncovers hidden wealth of Jan John C. Koons, Dundee grocer who died last week. Among stockroom items were barrels and crockery with cash notes and mortgages totaling 810,000 hidden away.
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Rochester
Jan
John C. Koons
Dundee
Koons
Artist Ellen Giles Found Dead in Sardinia
Philadelphia writer and artist Ellen Giles was found dead in Sassari Sardinia Italy. Police reports say she was murdered though Italian authorities later considered death by own action. Giles studied at Bryn Mawr College and the School of Design in Philadelphia and spent years abroad pursuing art.
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Rome
Jan
Leavices
Sassari
Sardinia
Ellen Giles
Philadelphia
School of Design
Isabel Maddison
T “Tien Giles
Mixx Giles
Begs Rag Carpet At 92 For Wilson
Mrs Clara Dikeman marked her ninety second birthday by starting a rag carpet to gift to President and Mrs Woodrow Wilson. She dyed and selected rags herself and will weave on a hand loom used for fifty years. Her carpets, woven at home, have long been bought by prominent New Yorkers who visit the hills in summer. She is skilled in coloring rags and weaving. She hails from Hillsdale New York.
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the Tribune
Mass
Clara Dikman
Woodrow Wilson
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Peteree
Widder Titomen
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Gore
Tentimen
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Hilt May Devert Asquith
F. Lewis Clark
Bowlder
New York City
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Jersey
Roebling
John Roebling
Darwin McClintock
Durcan
O’gorman
Whitman
Sulzer
Stewart
Chief
Wiliam Sulzer
Broadway Contra
John Doe
O'Gorman
Barge Canal Board
James £. Gaffney
James C. Stewart
James Stewart Contracting Company
Church Street
O'Gorman, Battle & Marshall
Canal Board
Executive
Murphy
George Gordon Battle
Democratic
McAdoo
James Jaffney
Gores
Peck, Reel and Foley
Hardihood
Gov. Glynn
Ornor Glynn
Wilson
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