New York City Places Face Health Department License Rule
The Department of Health adopted an ordinance forcing all New York restaurants, buffets, grills, hotel dining rooms and even free lunch counters to obtain licenses. Health inspectors can revoke permits without court action for persistent violations, replacing court-driven penalties with immediate shutoffs. The plan, explained by Health Commissioner Haven Emerson, aims to curb unsanitary practices and speed enforcement across about 10,000 eating venues.
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New York
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Board of Health
Haven Emerson
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Emerson
Astor Trusts Astonish Court With Child’s $75 Daily Cost
John Jacob Astor IV, four, required $75.27 a day to live, according to an accounting filed by his widow mother Mrs William Dick in the Surrogates' Court. From Nov 13 1912 to Dec 31 1915 the estate spent $86,084.21 on clothing toys and infantile needs, with $60,460.07 paid to support the child. The record lists lavish purchases from clothes totaling hundreds of dollars to toys and go carts, reflecting the escalating expenses as he grew.
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William ¥. Dick
Anial
John Jacob
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Woolworth to Build Store on Fifth Avenue
Woolworth signs a 463 469 Fifth Avenue lease opposite the New York Public Library for thirty years at a total rent of 4 600 000. A six story building is planned with offices above and a deluxe five and ten cent store on the lower floors. Real estate experts note Fifth Avenue Forties hub traffic and anticipate strong shopper flow from Grand Central Steinway and future Hudson tube riders.
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New York Public Library
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Woolworth
F. W. Woolworth Company
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Fortieth Street
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Forty-second Street
Sixth Avenue
British Would Let Women Vote If 30 Years Old
London report on Electoral Reform reaffirms that some form of women suffrage should be allowed. Majority endorse granting votes to women already voting in municipal elections with age restrictions for parliamentary seats set between thirty and thirty five. Sylvia Pankhurst deems report unsatisfactory and urges universal adult suffrage for both sexes.
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London
Committee On Electoral Reform
Sylvia Pankhurst
Woman's Federation
Remarkable conspiracy leads to arrests of suffragists
Three suffragettes and a conscientious objector to military service were arrested Tuesday in London on a remarkable conspiracy charge. The man and two women were arrested at Derby and the third at Southampton. All are to be brought to Derby to await further proceedings, likely drawing wide public attention.
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London
Daily Mail
Derby
Juthampton
Mother Accused Of Killing Son In Paterson
Mrs. Sarah Goldstein was arrested on an indictment charging the murder of her four year old son Marx whose throat was cut and abdomen slashed. Prosecutor Dunn said the case is complete and declined to reveal evidence. The boy’s body was found at 21 Hamburg Avenue with a tin box of marbles nearby. The family faced poverty with a sick husband and two other children as they mourned and awaited court action.
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Paterson
Marx
New Jersey City
Dunn
Hamburg Avenue
Isidor
Passaic County
Goldstein
Thomas Jewett
North Third Street
Idor
Nathan Rabinowits
Mra. Goldetemn
Ripper
John F. Webster
Goldsteins
Girl leaps to death under subway train
Police identify the victim as 24 year old Rebecca Silverblatt, daughter of Abraham Silverblatt of 1885 Washington Avenue The Brons. The incident occurred at the southbound platform of the 149th Street Lenox Avenue station when the woman stepped in front of a northbound train. motorman Guy Freeland witnessed the event and a crowd observed her pacing just before the collision.
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Girl
149Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Guy Freeland
Abraham Silverblatt
Washington Avenue
Brons
Rebeccs
Wilson plans world policy in next term
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson will devote a second administration largely to world affairs. He aims to shape postwar civilization, limit domestic focus to March 4 finish, and leave Europe and the Monroe Doctrine questions to a future conference. Colonel House to remain a quiet, influential adviser.
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Teibuse Burea
Washington
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Monroe
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Europe
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Roland
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Berlin Drafts Peace Reply to President
Berlin reports indicate Germany will issue a reply to President Wilson's peace address with anticipation in London and Berlin weighing whether the response may spark renewed peace talks. Dispatches suggest Berlin has acknowledged receipt and may offer terms if invited by the Allies, with Austria and possibly Bulgaria expected to follow.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Foreign Office
Germany
London
Rotterdam
Count von Bernstorff
Austria
Bulgaria
Allied Armies Ready for Signal to Strike
London dispatch reports renewed Kaiser preparations for a spring offensive as Germany seeks to counter Entente replies to Wilson and aims to persuade neutral opinion. Allies claim readiness for battle, while Germany is not near exhaustion or peace terms and may launch large operations despite food fears.
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Arthur S. Draper
Tribune
London
Wilson
Kaiser
Zimmermann
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
Honolulu Girl Claims Alias Dorothy Arnold
A girl arriving from Hilo on the Great Northern identified as Dawn Moore and Dorothy Arnold was detained for investigation, released, and fled after libel actions. A stewardess said the woman claimed Arnold disappeared from New York and was taken to Shanghai by a married man, but police found no matching description of the missing Dorothy Arnold. The girl refused to discuss the matter.
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Honolulu
Jan
Dawn Moore
Dorothy
Arnold
Hilo
Great Northern
Touly
Steamship Company
Iy Steamer
New York
Shanghai
Shei
Dorothy Arnold
Germany to Demand Indemnity and Territorial Extensions
Berlin reports Count Friedrich von Westarp, Conservative leader in the Reichstag, urging in Dresden that Entente rejection cancels terms of future peace. He said further sacrifices require higher indemnities and restitutions, with territorial extensions east and west including Belgium to cover Germany's flank for a future war with England, and warned of fivefold tax hikes if indemnities are not imposed.
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Berlin
Count Friedrich von Westarp
Reichstag
Dresden
Count von Westarp
Germany
Belgium
England
British fleet patrols off New York three miles out
British Admiralty says fast cruisers converged beyond the three mile limit outside New York to guard shipping lanes. Fleet commander at Halifax sent wireless confirming presence near Sandy Hook. Reports aim to reassure ocean travelers amid false alarms of raiders and submarines while the squadron maintains patrol over routes entering the port.
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North Atlantic
New York
Halifax
Manguvre
Sanly Hook
Sandy Hook
Great Britain
Bermuda
Admiralty
Bir
Glasgow
Para
Essex
Suffolk
Cow
Lancaster
Edinburgh Castle
Cumberland
Orama
Pickpocket Tries Robbery Then Is Strangled by Victim
Passers by rescue two stenographers at Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn elevated station as a thief attempts to seize Clarice Guneeth’s purse. The man chokingly attacked by her companion Adeline McGregor is captured. Morris Bauman, 55 Varet Street, is arrested after confession.
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Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Wilbur Mercantle Exchange
Broadway
Miss Gunseth
Misa McGee
Misa Gunseth
Morris Bauman
Varet Street
Seventh Branch Bureau
Peace Note Leak Ties to Bolling Firm Testimony
The hearing at the Custom House focused on a December 20 telegrams from F A Connolly Co and E F Hutton Co. The missing Washington telegram and a note to correspondents are key pieces in the probe into who leaked President Wilson's peace note. R W Bolling, Wilson's brother in law, is a listed member of Connolly Co.
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Custom House
E. F. Hutton
E. F. Hutton & Co
Hutton & Co
F. A. Connolly & Co
Washington
America
R. W. Bolling
Wilson
Connolly
Rules Committee
Georgia
G. A. Ellis, Jr
Mr. Ellis
Hutton
Ellis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Clement, Curtis & Comn
Chicago
State Department
Clement
New York
Washington Wire
R. W. McKinnon
Thompson & McKinnon
Ellin
Wood
McKinnon 4
Washington Telegram
Chicago Telegram
King
Lansing
United States Steel Reports Record 1916 Net Earnings
United States Steel Corporation posted net earnings of 105,968,347 for 1916's last quarter, surpassing prior records and exceeding 1914 1911 1908 and 1904 annual totals. An extra 1 percent dividend was declared on common stock with a regular 1 percent on preferred.
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United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
Steel Corporation
British Soldier of Suit Served by Publication
Adele Gedge sues George Herbert Gedge for divorce in New York. The Supreme Court designates the German American paper New Yorker Staats Zeitung to publish the summons since personal service is impossible. The notice informs the absent husband of the action and required court dates. Also mentions low rate tickets via the Ohio Railway.
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George Herbert Gedge
New York
Mra
Adele Gedge
New Yorker Staats Zeitung
Tommy Atkins
Supreme Court
Gedge
Ohio
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