Fifth Avenue widening to 100 feet approved after long battle
After years of litigation the city announced plans to widen Fifth Avenue between 40th and 23rd Streets to 100 feet. Bids for initial work will be invited this week. City officials say 7 percent of encroaching property owners have agreed to remove structures, with several major sites already slated for removal as part of the project.
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Fifth Avenue
Bureau of Highways
Frank RB. Pierce
Summer Garden
Café Martin
State of New York
Mark Cross Company
Board of Aldermen
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
de Peyster
Sixth Avenue
424
Pierce
Waldorf-Astoria
Sherry's
4Th Street
Holland House
Union League Club
East 39Th Street
Mr. Pierce
Mystery surrounds death of Henry J Faulkner stock broker
Henry J Faulkner of 246 West 102d Street and Chisolm Chapman stock brokers died in Fordham Hospital after being found unconscious on the New York Central tracks near 6th Street. Passengers say he fell from a southbound New Haven train going 40 mph. His son arrived after his death and says the family knew he planned a visit to New Rochelle. The family includes a wife and four daughters. he recently sold his Stock Exchange seat for 70000 dollars.
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Henry J. Faulkner
West 102d Street
Chisolm & Chapman
Wall Street
Fordham Hospital
Faulkner
New Yorkentral
6Th Street
New Haven
Harry Faulkner
New Rochelle
Stock Exchange
New York Central Sues City Over Damages for Tracks
New York Central sues the city for 871000 in damages after tracks on Twelfth Avenue between 19th and 57th streets were torn up by order of the Public Works Commissioner. The railroad had previous suits totaling 272,192 and 5,000, claiming unauthorized removal and increased freight handling costs.
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Department of Finance
New York Central Hillroad
Twelfth Avenue
Commissioner of Public Works
New York Central
Nho
Open Hotel in Fire Ruins at Coney Island
Fire gutted the Pabst Loop Hotel while the Vanderveer Hotel reopened after cleanup. About 30 000 visitors checked the scene as police lines endured. The loop tracks were restored by six last night and a planned giant terminal complex may follow.
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Coney Island
Vanderveer
Pabst Loop
Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad
Bostock
Serena
Dreamland
Pabst Company
Brooklyn man held on suspicion in Nicola Tomascla kidnapping
Pietro Pizzu, 48, of 2355 Pacific Street Brooklyn, arrested by Detectives Micelli and Mondo and jailed on a charge of being a suspicious person. Investigators say Michael Tomasola, Nicola’s father, paid $1.60 after the kidnap letters demanded ransom. the father denied the claim.
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Pietro Pizzu
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
Nicola Tomascla
Micelli
Mondo
Michael Tomasola
12Th Street
First Avenue
Downtown Deals By Investors Highlight NYC Market
De Selding Brothers sold the Hardware Building at Lafayette and Walker to an investor and No. 63 Centre street parcels, part of an old shot tower site, to another investor. Charles F. Noyes Co. moved No. 370 Greenwich street to Charles Bettels’ buyer, with a 25 by 100 lot. Plans filed to remodel No. 3 West 38th Street for J. B. F. W. Burton, adding two-storefront floors, and a six story plus attic store and loft at 6th Ave and 13th Street for Christian F. Rode. Buildings Superintendent Murphy notes Manhattan investment at 38,247,671 for six months, down from 1907. office building spend rises to 19,010,000, led by a 10,000,000 Equitable Society sixty-two story project.
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de Selding Brothers
Lafayette and
Walker Sts
Charles Lane
John S. Melcher
Centre St
Lafayette St
Charles F. Noyes
Charles Bettels
Greenwich St
West 38Th St
J. B. & F. W. Burton
John E. Nitchie
6Th Ave
13Th St
Christian F. Rode
Murphy
Manhattan
Equitable Society
Foreclosure sales sweep Manhattan parcels at Vesey Street rooms
In the Real Estate Exchange Salesrooms at 14 and 16 Vesey Street, multiple Manhattan parcels were sold in foreclosure. Listings include properties on 21st Street and Houston Street, with six story tenements and stores, various mortgage totals, tax amounts, and adjudged sales rising to tens of thousands, adjournments set for July 16, and a sale at 998 Brook Avenue among others.
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Manhattan
Real Estate Exchange
Vesey St
Brokerage Firms Sell Properties in Brooklyn and Bronx Deals
Lowenfeld and Prager sell Nos 2% and 227 Fast 1234 st a six story new law house on a 31.8 by 190.11 foot plot to John W Ritchies with a moving picture show in part payment The American Real Estate Company sells No 1019 Faile St a new two family house to Elizabeth S Cole
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Lowenfeld & Prager
Fast
John W. Ritchies
Brooklyn
American Real Estate Company
Faile St
Elizabeth S. Cole
Hastings Homes Reports River View Manor Sales
The Hastings Homes Company lists multiple villa plots sold at River View Manor to F H Reed W W Tompkins and Charles H Bevers Misses Bird Abbie Allen Mrs Daisy B Swift Francis J Hurley and Harden H Fitts. The Society for Improving the Condition of the Poor acquired title to 30 Rose Street a 28.6 by 101.9 foot parcel from George H F Schrader.
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Hastings Homes Company
River View Manor
F. H. Reed
Ravine
Buena Vista
W. W. Tompkins
Charles H. Bevers
Euclid Ave
Villard Ave
Misses Bird
Abbie Allen
Summit
Daisy B. Swift
Francis J. Hurley
Harden H. Fitts
Rose ST
Society For Improving the
Rose Street
George H. F. Schrader
Johnston-Wood Referee in Foreclosure Sale Real Estate
Referee Harriette M. Johnston-Wood oversaw the foreclosure sale of two six story tenement houses with stores at 100 to 19% East Houston Street. Held yesterday in the Real Estate Exchange Salesrooms Vesey Street. Joseph P. Day stood the property and Ernest Steiger bought it for 141000 dollars.
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Johnston-Wood
Harriette M. Johnston-Wood
East Houston St
Real Estate Exchange
Vesey St
Joseph P. Day
Ernest Steiger
Butler and Herrman resell Staten Island house to Armour Realty
Butler and Herrman Company resold to Armour Realty Company for a client the house at the southwest corner of Deems Avenue and Boulevard, Westerleigh, Staten Island. The property has fifteen rooms and sits on about an acre. This marks the second sale of the property in two weeks.
Bridegroom 77 Elopes With 22 Year Old Servant Bride
Burr S Peck a New Haven real estate speculator married Mary O'Brien, a 22 year old servant, in City Hall by Alderman Goldschmidt after a day spent with the bride. Peck claimed 77 and he said she was 22 though she looks younger. Peck's mother, 95, distressed by the match, and relatives question mental competence. The couple planned to wed at the Little Church Around the Corner before changing plans.
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Burr S. Peck
New Haven
Mary O'Brien
City Hall
Alderman Goldschmidt
Sarah Peck
High Street
Henry Emery
Peck
Johnson
Yale
May Bryan
James O’brien
New Rochelle
Myer
Miss O’brien
City Must Pay Contractor Bill After Two Fires
In Supreme Court Justice Dugro dismissed a motion by Corporation Counsel Pendleton to recover 368 from the owner of 139 Maiden Lane for work by Bartholomew Dunn to make the building temporarily safe after fires on April 4 and April 2. The owner refused payment. insurers argued the work was emergency safety, to be charged to city funds. Ellison, former Corporation Counsel, represented the property owner and Board of Underwriters.
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Justice Dugro
Supreme Court
Corporation
Pendleton
No. 139
Maiden Lane
Bartholomew Dunn
Board of
William B. Ellison
West New York School Board Faces Possible Grand Jury Indictment
Reports say the West New York Board of Education may be indicted by the Hudson County Grand Jury for illegal acts tied to selling $105,000 in bonds to a Cleveland banking firm. Rumors allege a board member received $5,000 to promote the sale, with two witnesses testifying about the payment.
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West New York Board of Education
Hudson County Grand Jury
Cleveland
Leases and sale of Brooklyn and Manhattan properties
The Duress Company leases store space at 15 Ann street and basement to New York Baking and Quick Lunch Company for ten years and leases part of 16 Cortlandt street to Numaticon Company for F Harms. E T Newman sells four story brownstone double flat house and stores at 158 7th Ave Brooklyn to Christiana M Shaen. De Bois & Eldridge lease Newport place Edge Hill to Richard Stevens of Hoboken.
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The
Duress Company
I. Mendoza
Ann St
New York Baking and Quick Lunch Company
F. Harms
Cortlandt St
Numaticon Company
E. T. Newman
7Th Ave
Brooklyn
Christiana M. Shaen
de Bois
Eldridge Ware
H. B. Duryea
Newport Place
Edge Hill
Richard Stevens
Hoboken
Laura Duncan sails world traveler on Umbria voyage
The sole female passenger in the Cunare steamer Umbria's cabin was Laura Duncan of Seattle who travelled solo around the world since September 1906 visiting Hawaii Japan China India Egypt the Mediterranean coast Germany England and Scandinavia with no trouble. Also aboard was Rhodes scholar Charlie A. Keath from Arkansas who joined the St Louis baseball team during a stay in America. A memorial service for John Jaeger founder of the Mission of the Living Waters drew over a hundred associates and friends at Camp Memorial Church with Rev. William James presiding and several clergymen delivering remarks.
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Laura Duncan
Seattle
Oxford
Arkansas
Umbria
English University
America
St Louis
John Jaeger
Mission of the
Living Waters
Delancey Street
Camp Memorial Church
Chrystie Street
Delancey
William James
Camp Church
F. F. Francisco
J. H. Myholtz
The
F. H. Jacobs
W. T. Elsing
de Witt Memorial
Rivington Street
Sue
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Joseph P Day
Ist Ave
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21St St
Jacob Rosenbloom
Morris Clark
Cohalan
Houston St
Bowery
E Smith
Charles Lowe
M Bullow
J Wood
J L Buttenwieser
Isaacs
Attys
McAvoy
Frank Hillman
Arnstein & LL
J J Walsh
Sheridan Ave
Wos
161St St
C Cassens
Lorillard Realty Co
J T Delaney
G W Collins
Herbert A Sherman
180
Park Ave
Block
Trust Co of America
Resale
Staten Island House
Board OF Education
Rocers, Peet & Company
Broadway
Warren St
32Nd St
N. E. Corner
34Th St
New Jersey
Warlborough
Bienheim
Atlantic City
Josiah White & Sons
N. J
Walter J. Busby
New York
Saratoga
the Grand Union
Woolley & Gerrans
Saratoga Springs
Chalfonte
Leeds Company
New Monmouth Spring Lake Beach
Oe Z. Omnes
Frank F. Shute
Glen Springs
Watkins Glen-On-Seneca
Lake County
WM. E. Leffingwell
Watkins, N. Y
Asbury Uus
Excellene Organ
Parsons
Berwin
Asbury Park
Bath
S. Baker Brooks
Columbia
W. Harvey Jones
Ocean Hotel
GEO. Latkins’ Sons
Montclair
Montclair, N. E
Peninsula House
Ocean Iron River
Pleasure Bay
Charles H Dederer
New Hampshire
Seabright
Shrewsbury
Waumbek & Cottages
Jefferson
N. H
White Mountains
Charles V. Murphy
Mer
New Jersey Real Estate
Saranac Lake
M. B. Marshall
Merranac Inn
N. Y
Saranac
Adirondacks
Frontenac
ST. Lawrence River
G. Trussell
Mgr
Bon Air
Augusta
Pennsylvania
Water Gap
Delaware Water Gap
Mountain Paradise
John Purdy Cope
Kittatinny, Delaware
Coolt
Gap
Hote Farm
Kittatinny Park
Kittatinny
G. Frank Cope
Heessick
Alleghenies
H. M Essick
Essick Heights
Ventnor City, N. J
New York City
Sun
Jerusalem Park
Luna Park
Harlem
Luna
Atlantic Ave
Bkiyn
Sea Beach Expresa
West
West Point
Musee
Brighton
Toney Island
Long Island Real Estate
Belle Terre
Port Jefferson
Dean Alvord CO
Mgrs
Ckerson Houses
Great South Bay
Brightwaters
Bayshore
L. I. T. Backerson CO
Nassau St
George ML Fehrgott
Cortlandt
Hudson
Newburgh
Poughkeepsie
Br Palace Iron Day Line
Hendrick Hudson
Aloany
Fulton St. Iby Annex
Desbrosses St
129Th St
Mary Powell
W. 129Th St
Albany
West Shore
Str
Jardin de Paris
F. Ziegfeld, JR
New Adam Theatre
St Matides
Henry W. Savage
Biway Ani
Mats Wed
Carle
Knickerbocker
Geo. M. Cohan
Astor Coolest Theatre
Boghee
Daily Mats
Bernard
Gerin Theatre Trade
Hoffman
Sammerstein
Bay & 60Th Theatre
Cole
Hirchuo
Abel Hite
Fsa
Herald Sq
Daly
Ruland & Whiting GO
Beekman ST
Long Beach
N. Y. City
Block Island
Long Island
R. R City
Tribune Bunding
Long Island Sound
Chester
Norwich
Clarkson St
New London
Fisher's Island
Steninston
Watch Hill
Narragansett Pier
Newport
Providence
Boston
Bridgeport
RED Bank Line
Franklin St
N. R
Highlands
Red Bask
Long Branch
Briarcliff Lodge
Briarcliff Manor, N. Y
Grand Central Station
Scarborough
David P. Plumer
40Th St
SEA View House
Prospect House
Shelter Island Heights L
Martin
Race Nett
Raquette Lake
ISN
High Point
Superior Service
H. Dipple
Port Servian
Pullmans
Grand Station
Lake Placid
Delaware & Hudson
Herexmere
Stamford-In-The-C
Atskills
Mana Rooms
Vate Golf Course
Moffatt & Peck
Stamf
York
River View Mountain House
E. Hoffmann
Allicoon
Sullivan County
Vermont
Bomoseen
W. C. Mound
Hydevilla
Cushinc’s
Casco Bay
Maine
Ottawa House and Coffages
Boyce & Hat
Tribune A Recese
Sith
Thth
Tith Sts
Sth St
120Th St
Tremont Ave
Canada
Trinidad
Quebec
Bermipa
Travel de Lure
THOS
Cook & A
Madison
Fifth Ave
New YO
Lake Hopatcong
Berty
Mauch Chunk
Cts
Uberty ST
Blenwood
Orient
New Pier
Hanover
Tod
Pier & R
Sunrays
Glenwood
Rockaway Beach
East Seth St. Sta
Long Island R. R
Flatbush Ave
Sta
Newburg
F. Romer
Homer Ramsdell
Anne
Cals
Richard Peck
East River
Fall River Line
Hattan
Gramercy
Mae
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