Auction of French gowns at federal building sale shocks customers
United States Marshal Henkel oversaw a sale of gowns seized for customs violations. A gray haired man as auctioneer, and a mysterious Miss Todd linked to the missing gown sparked excitement as the wedding dress and other outfits sold for a total of 1041 dollars amid sharp comments on bidding and value.
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United States
Marshal Henkel
Marshal's
Federal Buildng
Brren G. Hughes
Miss Todd
Hanybody
Paris
St. Charles Hotel Company
New Orleans
Hut
New York
Todd
Tea for Mission Work at Marble Collegiate Church
The Woman's Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church of America marked its 33rd birthday with a 3 o'clock service at Marble Collegiate Church. Miss Ida S. Scudder delivered the address, followed by a reception in church parlors. Mrs. Edward G. Janeway stood in for the ailing president Mrs. David J. Burrell. The Young Women's branch is led by Miss Anna Bacon.
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Woman's Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church of America
Marble
Ollegiate Church
Ida S. Scudder
David J. Burrell
Edward G. Janeway
Young Women's Branch
Anna Bacon
Algiers Healthieer Winter Resort Draws Global Interest
The healthieer known Winter Resort in Algiers attracts more interest for visitors than any other country. A newly agitated 10,406 ton N. G. Lierd tein screw peace between New York Gibraltar and
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New York
Gibraltar
Mission fair booths offer refreshments and lace sales
Representatives from missions manned booths serving Arabian coffee at a veiled lady counter while China tea and lemonade replaced sake at the Japanese stand. Lace from rescued girls supported the Indian booth, and attendants wore native costumes. A large urn at the entrance collected annual offerings around $1,000.
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China
Suffragette Helen Hoy Delivers Scathing Madison Square Speech
In a large suffrage meeting at Madison Square, lawyer Miss Helen Hoy led the applause with a sharp rebuke of men, calling them hypocrites and Pharisees. Attendees included Miss Harriette A Keyser and Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch. debates touched on marriage, votes, and the pace of reform.
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Madison Square
Helen Hoy
Miss Hoy
Harriette A. Keyser
Joseph H. Finck
Mr. Finch
Christmas charity drive by Annisquam branch
Miss Helen Lane reports T. S. S. and Annisquam branch completed Christmas service for Fisherman's Institute Gloucester with thirty five comfort bags, thirteen baskets of fruit, six dozen pinks, and three gifts each to homes in need. A shawl from Sunshine sale and fruit and flowers were sent to sickrooms. visits to the shut in are part of the effort.
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Helen Lane
Annisquam
Mass
Fisherman's Institute
Gloucester
West Gloucester
Standardization Moves To Harmonize Pig Iron Grades
A representative of a major steel firm announced that recent conferences of steel and iron companies aim to standardize selling and grading of pig iron. Uniform sampling and classification schemes were adopted, though no price agreement emerged. The meetings seek to create a clearing house of information to foster confidence and curb drastic trade actions.
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Gary
United States
Clearing House of Information
Night court defended by ex judge at conference
Ex Judge Charles Whitman defended the night court’s efficiency and warned against professional bondsmen aiding graft. Miss Maude Miner, probation officer, reported 215 women and girls under supervision in four and a half months, with 35 returned to homes in rural districts. She noted welfare shelter needs for late dismissals and progress toward a permanent facility.
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Charles S. Whitman
United Charities
New York
Miss Maude
Miner
Whitman
Night Court
Albany
Grout Elected Vice President of Mechanics and Traders Bank
Ex Controller Edward M Grout elected first vice president of Mechanics and Traders Bank with David M Sullivan as president. Grout and brother Paul Grout were recently elected bank directors. Corn Exchange Bank trims board from eighteen to sixteen as John M Bowers and Anthony N Brady retire, others re-elected. Union Trust Company trustees James T Woodward W Emien Roosevelt Augustus W Kelley Harrison B Gantry Charles H Tweed James Speyer re-elected. American Chicle Company J Nicholl named director to replace William J White. other directors and officers re-elected. No earnings statement released but 199 profits reported as 1,658.00 and dividends as 1,280,000. New factories built last year in Kansas City and Chicago.
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Edward M. Grout
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
David M. Sullivan
Grout
Paul Grout
The
Corn Exchange Bank
John M. Bowers
Anthony N. Brady
Union Trust Company
James T. Woodward
W. Emien Roosevelt
Augustus W. Kelley
Harrison B. Gantry
Charles H. Tweed
James Speyer
American Chicle Company
J. Nicholl
William J. White
Kaness City
Chicago
Interborough stockholders elect Belmont to board
More than one hundred stockholders attended the Interborough Metropolitan Company annual meeting. August Belmont Jr. was elected to the board, and six directors with expiring terms were re elected. President Theodore F. Shents presided and described routine questions with no friction. The income statement will be made public soon.
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Interborough Metropolitan Company
August Belmont, Jr
Theodore F. Shents
Big Slump in Freight Business on Boston Albany Line
Boston January 21 J H Hustis assistant general manager of the Boston and Albany reports a serious freight downturn with 30 percent less cargo than a month ago. About twelve hundred cars are in storage and New York Central has thousands laid up. No passenger service cuts planned. through and fast freights maintained. Some expense reductions expected across the line, with West Springfield shops to run four days a week as power permits.
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New York Central
West Springfield
Travelling fund gifts bring joy to blind girl
Donors saw the pleasure in the blind girl as money for her trip to Virginia arrived. Tears filled her eyes as she said the gift was more than enough to cover the ticket both ways. She will travel in February for a two month outing.
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Virginia
Miss Morris Thanks for Help After Nephew’s Illness
Miss Morris, the invalid aunt of Lester Mills, thanks donors for money and gifts during her nephew’s illness. She notes the boy recovered from fever but then contracted whooping cough, with his sister also ill, and acknowledges prayers and cards as a blessing.
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Miss Morris
Lester Mills
Needs for Books and Aid Prompted by Distressed Child
An urgent appeal notes requests for copies of Masters in Art for a student, and a twelve year old in Illinois desires Uncle Tom's Cabin. It also seeks a baby carriage for a West Side family and aid for a dying infant whose grandmother cannot lift the child, requiring air per a doctor.
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Illinois
Letter from Sylvia Hill thanks for Home Companion copy
A concise note from Sylvia A. Hill of Manhattan expresses gratitude for receiving the Wot an's Home Companion and for forwarding it to Mrs. Draper. She mentions enjoyment through the year and sends thanks for a box of dainty articles sent to the office for little folk.
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The
Wotan
Manhattan
Little Folke
Liner Rescues Two Fishermen Off Sandy Hook
The French Line steamer La France or La Bretagne rescued two Brooklyn fishermen, Magnus Johnson and Charles Wendell of Atlantic Avenue, who were adrift in a dory off Seabright while cod fishing. They were picked up near the Sandy Hook Lightship, brought aboard, then dropped at Quarantine before rowing to Brooklyn.
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Sandy Hook
Verlynde
Magnus Johnson
Charles Wendell
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
la Bretagne
Temporary receiver named for Tarrytown rail line
Justice Mills of the Supreme Court in White Plains appointed ex-District Attorney J Addison Young as temporary receiver for the Tarrytown White Plains and Mamaroneck Railroad Company after a dissolution petition showed the line operated at a loss. The court also set a bond of 20009 with ref T. Astley Atkin to report on earnings while John H Calhoun aided the dissolution request.
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Justice Mills
Supreme Court
White Plains
J. Addison Young
Tarrytown
Mamaroneck
Young
Westchester Electric Railway Company
John H. Calhoun
Tarrytown Road
Wholesale Grocer Avram Trilling Transfers Assets
Bankruptcy petitions flood the U S District Court with involuntary filings against multiple firms. Shendell Cohn & Bowman and Every Manufacturing Company face claims totaling thousands. receivers are appointed for several concerns with bonds set from 100 to 5 000 dollars. Debtors include Isadore Horwitz Morris Horwitz Louis Brown and Moses Traub with varied creditors and insolvency admitted.
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Avram Trilling
First Avenue
Jacob Harris
United States District Court
Shendell, Cohn & Bowman
Saratoga Manufacturing Company
Essex Street
John V. Roscoe
Primrose Tapestry Company
United States Lace Curtain Mills Company
E. J. Ludveigh
Every Manufacturing Company
New Jersey
No. 102
Join Street
J. W. Ritchie
Peter Heinsohn
George B. Mack
Steele & Johnson
John Simmons Company
American Pin Company
Edwin B. Root
Isadore J. Horwitz
Morris Horwitz
Cullers and Jewellers
Canal Street
James Keller
Max Rothberg
Chambers Printing Company
William KH. Bristow
Louis Brown
Moses Traub
J. P. Logan Sons
A. G. Hyde & Sons
H. B. Claflin Company
George P. Bentley
Taylor Moore
Halcyon Publishing Company
Thames Street
William H. Smith
Banzai Manufacturing Company
August H. Skillen
Tanzee, Prager & Co
H. I. Heller
Edelzeitz Bros. Company
Diezemann
Samuel Fiske
Carl Borneider
Staley & Hasbrook
J. Shapiro & Bro
New York and Other Gas Securities
Gas securities from New York and other markets are cited with interest noted in the report. The brief item lists financial instruments and investor activity, highlighting market movements and issued bonds.
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New York
Ferry Companies Bid Details and The Brooklyn Ferry Route
Bid asked and bid offered for Brooklyn ferry services with route notes. References to Ist Se and 23d Street indicate port and dock positions, with bids and bonds noted. Names such as Perry and Arton are mentioned among bidders or officials.
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Brooklyn Ferry
Arton Perry
Nyee&er
Roy
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