Racing Man Walter Rollins Dies by Suicide in Bronx Home
Walter C. Rollins a former amboree trainer and owner shot himself in his Bronx home after years of mental derangement. Coroner McDonald ruled the death instantaneous. Rollins had recently lived frail at home after wife’s death. He trained notable horses including Sir Wester and Herbert and later built a Bronx real estate business. He was fifty and survived by several children.
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Walter C. Rollins
Walton Avenue
The
Bronx
McDonald
Rollins
Sabricius
Fordham Road West
McDoneld
Walter Childs Rollins, Jr
Mr. Rollins
Herbert
Africander
Sheriff Jury Verdict Supreme Clarifies Attachments
The Appellate Division rules no review of a sheriff s jury verdict in attachment cases. Sheriff Nicholas J. Hares seized securities worth 50000 for B S Dunn. a third party claimed ownership and the jury sided with the claimant. James G Shaw, attaching creditor, refused bond for full levy. Justice Guy barred turnover pending appeal. Justice Houghton notes lack of lawful review for sheriffs jury actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Nicholas J. Hares
B. S. Dunn
James G. Shaw
Shaw
Guy
Appelate
Houghton
Sheriffs Jury
Real money packages lost in seizure room incident
Eleven packages totaling 1540 dollars in Italian lire notes were found in the seizure room at the Appraiser's Warehouse at Christopher and Washington streets. The money bearing no official marks was stamped with generic phrases and linked to C. B. Richard & Co. The seizure chief J H Story wonders if a customs misconfiscation or shipment handling caused the mix up. Richard & Co. says they know nothing of the shipment and may store funds for Italian passengers awaiting arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Washington Streets
C. B. Richard & Co
Broadway
Honea Generale Della Penisola Sorrentina
J. H. Story
Richard & Co
Lloyd Steamship Line
America
Brick Thrown In Fight Kills Roy Jenkins
Richera Jerkins ten years old of 27 East Sth street is dead Emil Kushmeyer fourteen of 346 East 89th street as principal and John Williams thirteen of 223 East eth Street as witness are in the custody of the Children's Society to appear in the Children's Court on Monday. Detective Snydecker said Kushmeyer admitted throwing the brick that killed Jenkins whose death followed a fractured skull in Presbyterian Hospital.
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Richera Jerkins
East Sth Street
Emil Kushmeyer
East 89Th Street
John Williams
East *Eth Street
Children’s Society
Children’s Court
Snydecker
Kushmeyer
Jenkins
Presbyterian Hospital
Deafness No Longer A Bar To Success
A new Autophone hearing device advances hearing for the deaf, likened to the telephone in function. The Mears Ear Phone Co. reports daily letters from satisfied users, including Civil War veteran T. J. Gray of Lee Mass who can now converse with customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mears Ear Phone Co
West 34th #1
Lee, Mass
T. J. Gray
Port Hudson
Bie
Hampton Appeals for Subscriptions Amid Funding Gap
The Hampton Institute seeks renewed subscriptions after a $40 shortfall in the year. Total maintenance costs about $218,000, with $123,000 from endowments and fixed sums, leaving $95,000 needed from annual gifts and scholarships. The appeal cites misperceptions about General Education Board benevolence and Jeanes funds, noting Hampton and Tuskegee are excluded by Jeanes terms. Current enrollment includes 845 in standard programs and 511 at Whittier Practice School.
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Hampton Institute
General Education Board
Tonefvo
Anna Jeanes
Hampton
Tuskegee
Jeanes
Whittier
Doctor Helps Key to Library Closure at Jackson Square
The Jackson Square branch of the New York Public Library on West 13th Street closes after the janitor's son contracts scarlet fever. Dr. John Billings says the building will reopen only after fumigation and medical clearance, with patrons urged to use Leroy and West 72nd Street branches for book access.
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Jackson Square
New York Public Library
West 13Th Street
New York Library
Leroy
West 7234
John &. Billings
Jackson Square Library
Public Lectures Offer Practical Series Across City
The Board of Education expands free public lectures with courses on municipal topics at Public School 16 and St. Luke's Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Daniel Gregory Mason teaches two music courses while Mariquef Hofer presents national songs. Lecturers include Mary Gregory Murray Robin Goldmark and Lawrence Veiller on tenement work. W L Estabrooke continues chemistry and Hebrew Technical Institute hosts a new chemistry course. Ellsworth Huntington discusses his Himalaya trip and the Lop desert expedition.
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Board of Education
108Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
St. Luke's Hall
Hudson
Grove Streets
Daniel Gregory Mason
Mariquef Hofer
Teachers College
St. Bartholomew's Lyceum Hall
Mary Gregory Murray
Robin Goldmark
Lawrence Veiller
Tenement House
Harlem Young Men's Christian Association
West 15Th Street
W. L. Estabrooke
Yonkers High School
Hebrew Technical Institute
Stuyvesant Street
Third Avenue
Lewis D. Hill
the Normal College
East 21Th Street
Ellsworth Huntington
Yale University
Himalayas
Lop
Bronx Museum Planned in Lorillard Mansion Bronx Park
The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences wins possession of the Lorillard Mansion in Bronx Park and will install collections, with a lease by the Park Commissioner Berry to maintain the house at public cost. A library and rooms for meetings and education will serve school clubs and nature study groups.
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Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences
Lorillard
Bronx Park
Berry
Bronx
Botanical Garden
Zoological Park
New York University
Park Department
Friends of Liberal Education
Farmers Find Plenty of Help As Immigrants Seek Work
Henry H. Kracke, acting assistant commissioner of agriculture, at No 23 Park Row, said farmers can hire good laborers for little money if they act promptly. He noted fifty or more immigrants call daily seeking farm work, many representing similar conditions.
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Henry H. Kracke
Park Row
Simost
Disputes Among Local Unions Up for Washington Meeting
Announcement on behalf of President Gompers and the AFL executive council says New York union requests for a sub committee to settle inter union disputes will wait until the council meets in Washington this week. Representatives of these New ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gompers
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
New York
Parker Fire Heroes Laid at Rest Joint Funeral Draws Thousands
Four thousand attended the joint funeral of John Fallon of Fire Patrol 3 and George A. O'Connor of Engine Company 78 after Parker Building fire deaths. Hundreds waited outside West 23d Street church as hearses moved to Cavalry Cemetery. Fire Chief Croker led the procession. Father McCronin eulogized the firemen for saving lives.
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Church of St. Vincent de Paul
John Fallon
George A. O'Connor
Engine Company 78
Parker
Fire Department
West 23d Street
Fallon
Fire Patrol 3
West 16Th Street
Croker
O'Connor
Spring Street
Father McCronin
Brooklyn Fire Department
Court Order Restrains Bingham Over Rosenberg Pawnshop
Justice Newburger in the Supreme Court restrained Police Commissioner Bingham from interfering with Louis Rosenberg a pawnbroker at 386 Eighth avenue. The claim was that bogus pawn tickets were issued and money obtained under false pretences, alleging inflated ticket values and collusion. He ordered detectives stationed in the shop removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Newburger
Supreme Court
Bingham
Louis Rosenberg
No. 386
Eighth Avenue
Rosenberg
Bronx Arts Society Meets Over Labor Standings
The Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences hosts a meeting amid disputes between Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America and the National Brotherhood of Butcher Workmen. A Federation of Labor charter may unite them while the council considers forcing AFL unions to withdraw members, risking charters in Chicago Philadelphia and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America
National Brotherhood of Butcher Workmen
American Federation of Labor
United Hebrew Trades
All American Federation of Labor Unions
Chicago
Philadelphia
Farm labor aid offered to farmers at low prices
Immigrants from foreign countries including Egyptians seek agricultural work. Many lack funds, but farmers may write to the office to arrange help at very low prices. The Department of Agriculture charges no fee for securing and shipping laborers.
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Department of Agriculture
Medico Legal Society Dinner And Officer Installation
The Medico-Legal Society will hold its annual dinner and officer installation at the Hotel Brevoort on Fifth Avenue and 25th Street Wednesday evening January 22 at 8 o'clock. Alpert Bach will install the officers and Clark Bell will deliver the inaugural address as president.
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The
Medico-Legal Society
Brevoort
Fifth Avenue
Th Street
Alpert Bach
Clark Bell
Rabbi Wise to Speak at West Side Y M C A Symposium
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of the Free Synagogue will speak at a social and economic symposium at the West Side Y M C A rooms 220 West Side street this afternoon at 3 39 o clock Other speakers include Rev Dr Frank Oliver Hall Dr Louis R Welt miller Robert W Bruere and Irving Vining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen S. Wise
Free Synagogue
West Side
Young Men's Christian Association
West Side Street
Frank Oliver Hall
Louis R. Weltmiller
Robert W. Bruere
Association For Improving the Condition of
Irving FE. Vining
Public Lecture on Digestion by Dr Gies at Teachers College
A non technical talk on digestion will be given by Dr William J Gies of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at room 411 Teachers College West 10th street near Broadway tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock. Demonstrations will accompany the lecture and the event is open to the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Gies
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Teachers College
West 10Th Street
Broadway
Socialists Call Convention of Arbeiter Ring at Rutgers Street
A call was issued for the Arbeiter Ring national socialist group to hold a convention at its headquarters 24 Rutgers street on February 15 and 16. Delegates from New York Pennsylvania Connecticut Rhode Island Maryland Illinois Ohio and the District of Columbia will report on growth and appoint organizers for other districts. National membership is said to be thirty thousand.
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Arbeiter Ring
Organization of Socialists
Rutgers Street
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maryland
Illinois
Ohio
District of Columbia
Scarsdale Seeks injunction to curb White Plains disposal works
The town of Scarsdale seeks an injunction to stop White Plains disposal works from polluting the Bronx River. Hearing before Justice Mills adjourned to late February. An expert will inspect the site for nuisance reduction while White Plains cites efforts to abate via the Bronx Valley sewer, delayed by opposition.
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Scarsdale
White Plains
Bronx
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
Bronx Valley
Taxameter Cabmen To Dance Ball
The taxameter cabmen and other employees of the New York Transportation Company will hold a ball at the Grand Central Palace on Thursday evening for the benefit of the New York Transportation Association. Vaudeville features are included in the program.
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New York Transportation Company
Grand Central Palace
New York Transportation Association
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Society of Arts and Sciences
Lorillard Mansion
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Boston
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Henry W. Wack
Frederick A. Werner
Wack
Werner
Europe
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Albatross
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