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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1908

Page

20

Bankers face collapse as Zotti firm shutters after bankruptcy filing

The Frank Zotti & Co banking houses at 105 Th street 7th and Broadway were closed as a bankruptcy petition by Victor Vallarec and Nicola Jurkovic is filed in the United States District Court. Receivers and accountants will assess assets including 7500 in foreign art and American money, with liabilities pegged at about 125000 to foreign bankers and potentially higher overall. Claims from Croatian communities note funds sent for Europe did not reach recipients. A run was expected amid the Greenwich street closure and a crowd gathered seeking service.

Frank Zottl Frank Zoitt & Co Wetcomen Wees United Seues Iistrict Victor Vallarec Frank Nicola Jurkovic Zotti Ah Street Broadway Watson Wall Street Hough Greenwich Street Pir Zottlas Mr. Watson Gens Hays & Hershfeld Watson Westerday Pennsylvan Washington Montana Santa Mic Europe Hershfeld Postoffice Department

Attack by burglar shocks Harlem grocery owner

Henry Halifeld, 14 West 125th Street, wounded by a burglar during a breakfast encounter at his NomB Seepth avenue wholesale store. He was found bound and unconscious with two scalp wounds. Mrs Halifeld alerted help as detectives from West 110th Street station investigate.

Harlem Henry 5 Halifeld Nomb Seepth Avenue Hallfeld West 125Th Street Hallie West Street Station

Express Company Detectives Nab Juvenile Ring Leader

Renry Goldberg twenty four of No Lewis Street was arrested with thirteen year old Jmdore Gutt as they carried away a package valued at twenty four dollars from an express wagon. Held in fourteen hundred dollar bail by Magistrate Walter at Jefferson Market on morals of children charges. Others named are Gut Emanuel Lipofsky and Morris Toofsky. Detectives say Goldberg showed youths bundles at express company offices and paid them ten to fifty cents per stolen package. The four were remanded to the Children's Society.

Renry Goldberg Lewis Street Canal Street West Broadway Jmdore Gutt Walte Jefferson Market Court Chileto Gut Ives Skillman Street Brooklin Emanuel Lipofsky Henry Ket Morris Toofsky Allen Street Goldberg Express Company Adams Express Company The Children’s Society Shimira

Secrets of czar agents exposed by Paris revolutionists

Dr Paul Kaplan in Paris says a Russian secret service agent fled with files and spies. Kaplan says this victory empowers revolutionists to expose the Czarist regime and its foreign approach. He notes plans to lecture in cities to sway governments, while conditions in Russia grow worse.

Secret Service Bureau Petersborg Paris Paul S. Kaplan No. 20 Eastay Revolutionists’ Society Cy. Dor. Kaplan Russia

Surgeons Rejected Sheppard for Police Duty

Melvin W Sheppard, representative of the American Athletic Club, who won the metre race in the Olympic games, was rejected by police surgeons over health concerns. Civil Service Commission surgeons later found him fit for duty, sparking a clash between police and civil service medical examiners and prompting mayoral intervention.

Melvin W Sheppard Vty Tb American Athletic Club Pretcen Breppard Ee Civil Service Commission iMate McClellan Walter Bensel

Thief shoots at horse owner during attempted theft in Inwood

Inwood Long Island two men tried to steal a horse from Smith’s stable. The owner confronted them as they loaded the horse into a wagon. One assailant opened fire and both fled after the confrontation. Police were notified and search continues.

Smith Inwood Long Island

Reform Club Seeks Downtown Site for New Home

The Reform Club meets this afternoon to decide a site for its future home. After selling its East 35th Street clubhouse three years ago, it stayed at the National Arts Club and lately used 42 Broadway offices. Chairman Everett V. Abbot says the chosen site will be downtown between Pearl Street and West Broadway, north of Barclay, south of Bowling Green, to host meetings, offices, and rooms for staff and reading.

Reform Club East 35Th Street National Arts Club No. 42 Broadway Everett V. Abbot No. 45 Cedar Street Barclay Street Bowling Green Pearl Street West Broadway Abbot Civil Service

Change Church's Creed Sparks Presbytery Dispute

Trustees of Bellmore Presbyterian Church led by Rev James Hall and his family vote to adopt the Congregational creed. A presbytery meeting in Mineola appoints a committee to report. Disputes over church property ownership arise as some members withdraw and potential court action looms if the Halls insist the property is theirs.

Bellmore Presbyterian Hall Presbytery

Hamilton Sticks to Counsel Role in Cohen Case

The Rev Braddin Hamilton refused to yield as counsel for Harris Cohen despite Cohen’s wish to substitute Merrill Gates Jr Gates of the Legal Aid Society. The dispute includes claims Hamilton sought 40 percent of verdicts, a charge he denies as Charity Organization Society questions arose. Justice Erlanger ordered briefs after evidence offered no proof of Mrs Sage's personal knowledge of Hamilton's conduct.

Braddin Hamilton Newport Merrill E. Gates, Jr Harris Cohen Cohen Hamilton Justice Erlanger Supreme Court New York City Railway Company Cohens Society For Upholding Justice New York Russell Sage Gates Legal Aid Society Robert W. de Forest Parsons Charity Organization Society Mrs. Sage Mr. Hamilton

Hope to Abolish Art Duty by Free Art League

The American Free Art League of Boston mobilizes to end tariff on artworks, claiming Ways and Means Committee support for a free art schedule. Organizing secretary Myron E. Pierce says headquarters stay active and a vigorous campaign will unfold, with a delegation to Washington when hearings begin. Taft brothers sit on league director list. Tribune praised for aiding free art.

American Free Art League Boston Ways and Means Committee Myron E. Pierce League Washington Mr. Taft Henry W. Taft New York Charles P. Taft Ohio The Tribune

Lawyer William Solomon Fails to Appear in Brandenburg Case

William Solomon, attorney for Mrs Valine Brandenburg in the non support suit against Broughton Brandenburg, did not appear in Jefferson Market court yesterday to answer a summons from Magistrate Walsh. George E Fleming, Brandenburgs former counsel, requests a warrant for Solomons arrest, Fleming stated.

William Solomon Valine Brandenburg Broughton Brandenburg Jefferson Market Court Walsh Brandenburg George E. Fleming Fleming Solomon

Fare Hike Likely For Westchester Tarrytown Line

Justice Morschauser signaled approval of J Addison Young receiver to raise fare to 10 cents. The plan halves at Mamaroneck village line with a second five cent charge beyond, affecting thousands heading to Rye Beach and resorts along the Bound.

J. Addison Young Tarrytown, White Plains Mamaroneca Morschauser Mr. Young Mamaroneck Village Rye Beach

Vanderbilt Cup Race to proceed under AAA rules in New York

Buffalo meeting of central conference committee representing American Automobile Association and American manufacturers voted unanimously to hold this year’s Vanderbilt Cup Race under the racing board rules. Foreign entries include Mercedes Benz Hotchkiss and Renault. Course set to be about twenty five miles, fastest in the world, near Nassau County with the Long Island Parkway. Also reports on a $2,500 Winton contest for mileage and upkeep with drivers from Milton Schnaiser, J. Axelrod, and others. results list top ten finishers and prize money.

Paris American Automobile Association Central Conference Committee Buffalo William H. Hotchkiss Frederick H. Elliott Thomas Henderson S. A Miles National Association of Automobile Manufacturers E. R. Thomas J. D. Thompson A. R. Pardington American Automobile Association Racing Board S. D. Walden R. D. Chapin Detroit Alfred Reeves Reeves United States Racing Board Mercedes Benz Hotchkiss Renault Long Island Motor Parkway State End Nassau County New York E. E. Schwartzkopf A. C. Faeh Cleveland St. Clair Couzens M. M. Maxwell Frank Schneider Milton Schnaiser Arthur Donovan J. Axelrod Harry A. Toomey Euclid Ohio Harry S. Pickands Charles L. Bonner James T. Bressan Brooklyn James Botce Warren Somere Atlantic City A. R. Cowperthwaite L. R. Speare Newton Center Mass Joseph Arnold Joseph Fish Chicago FE. C. Knapp E. A. Rooney Winton Motor Carriage Company

Fast Time at St. Paul Mile Auto Wins by Christie

Twenty thousand spectators at Hamline track watch fast mile auto racing. Walter Christie wins the mile with a flying start, followed by Christie and De Palma in a 0.544 percent time. De Palma and Oldfield also place in five mile stock and stripped car events, with Nyquist winning the 6:00 five mile race.

the Tribune St. Paul Mystic Shriners Hamline Track Christie de Palma Oldfield Nyquist Buick Doerr Ford Reynolds Allan Kingston Patterson Packard Walter Christie Green Dragon Barney Oldfield Stearns de Palme Alien Kingston Berner Renault

Hudson Regatta Entries Surpass Fifty at Riverside Drive

Hudson River Rowing Association reports over fifty entries for its annual regatta on the Riverside Drive course this Saturday. Races start at Grant's Tome and finish at Bloomingdale Boat Club. The junior four oared barge race, featuring Metropolitan Rowing Club, Hudson Boat Club, Active Boat Club, Bloomingdale Boat Club and Valencia Boat Club, is expected to be the highlight.

Hudson River Rowing Association Riverside Drive Grant's Tome Bloomingdale Boat Club Smhth Street Metropolitan Rowing Club Hudson Boat Club Valencia Oat Club

Ship-Shape Shop Empowers Women With Wardrobe Reform

Miss Gertrude Barnum launches the Ship-Shapers at 412 West 41th Street as a relief society turned skilled trade. The shop backs unemployed women with day, hour, or full-day work, offering training under manager Clara Grimes and backing by Mrs. George Jenkins. It promotes professional sewing services, home visits, and fair wages to relieve overworked housewives while teaching a trade as respected as nursing.

Gertrude Barnum West 41Th Street Miss Barnum Chicago Women's Trade Union League New York Helen Marot Miss Marot George Jenkins Sisters of Charity Anny Kound Sewin Clara Grimes Prospectus Jimmy Carta

CARE OF FEEBLE MINDED SHINES AT PHILANTHROPY SESSION

Dorothea Dix is hailed as the pioneer who revealed grim conditions in almshouses and state care. Lecturers urge reform, citing chained patients and neglected feeble minded, while upstate opposition and local boards hinder humane care. The Manhattan Trade School for Girls touts wage-earning graduates and legal support for workers.

Dorothea Dix School of Philanthropy Robert W. Hebberd Public Charities America New York Carl Kelsey United States W. J. Schieffelin Manhattan Trades School For Girls Campbell Hebberd Upstate New York City Dr. Kelsey Pennsylvania Schuyler County Schieffelin Manhattan Trade School

Dress Slip Pattern No 6064 For Various Bust Sizes

The Tribune presents pattern No 6064 for a slip with a circular flounce in batiste with embroidery. Finish options include sleeveless or short sleeves and various neck finishes. Materials needed vary by width and nap. bust sizes 32 to 42 inches. Pattern mailed for 10 cents with address, or 2-cent stamp for expedited letter.

New- York Tribune

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MRE Czar’s Sheppard Mineola Presbytery American League Ways and Means Westchester Vanderbilt A. A.A C. F. Redden Studebaker Philadelphia Mile Auto Hudson Regatta Fredi TO Taft Hot Springs Quebec Champlain Charles G. D. Roberts Locket Astro Camp Fancy H. Addington Bruce Howard Chandler Christy
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