Bargain Counterrush Mob at Custom House
A chaotic June 2 1999 sale of smuggled goods at the Custom House on Bowling Green draws a crowd estimated between six hundred and a thousand. Women surge into the room to bid on gowns and lace as collectors and inspectors police pickpockets, with deposits required for each lot. The spectacle ends after 12 39 p m with Uncle Sam netting 2545 dollars and the crowd dispersing.
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Uncle Sam
Custom House
Bowling Green
Marshal Henke
Law
Roosevelt
Marshal Henkel
Madison Square iGarden
Charley
Charles Shewgood
Paris
Elas
Chicago
So-and-So
Geel
Sam
Omaha
Fifth Avenue
Charlie
Marshe
Henke
Sixth Avenue
National City Bank Sends 1.46 Million in Gold to Paris
The National City Bank arranged a shipment of 1.46 million dollars in gold bars to Paris aboard today's steamer. This follows the previous May 19 dispatch of 1.5 million, split between bars and coin.
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National City Bank
Paris
The Summer Resort of The Tribune Next Sunday
The Summer Resort section in The Tribune next Sunday will be a rich source of vacation guidance. It promises detailed information on where to go for holidays and how to plan trips.
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the Tribune
Jerome Weak in Raging DA Race as GOP Probes Support
Republican leaders warn Jerome may lack backing for district attorney. President Parsons surveys Jerome strength across GOP and other parties, with district chiefs reporting erosion of support. Jerome delays campaign until July while planning a June 10 East Side dinner to defend his record amid criticisms of bias.
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Jerome
Repubiican
Parsons
Republican County Committee
Republican
Lower East Side
John T. Cronin
Cooper Union
District Attorney's Office
the Tribune
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Tammany
Bingham
Justice Gaynor
Appellate
Justice
Gaynor
Synagogue janitor arrested for burglary at East With Street
John Sulak, janitor of the Synagogue Beth Hame drosh Hagodel at 110 East With Street, was arrested for burglary after a funeral at the synagogue. Complainant Morris Markowitz, secretary of the synagogue, reported silver service worth about 75 dollars stolen from the Ark Covenant. A jimmied Ark door and a broken chisel found in Sulak's trunk supported the arrest despite his denial.
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John Sulak
Synagege Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel
No. 110
East With Street
Morris Markowitz
No. 72
East 109Th Street
Sulak
Bride of Six Months A Death By Own Action
Mrs Ethel Dorsa wife of Karl Dorsa editor of The American Hungarian Post committed death by own action by inhaling gas in her East 13th Street home last evening. Dorsa found her body on the kitchen floor with a pillow under her head and a gas tube end at her lips. Dr Burke of Bellevue Hospital stated she died. melancholy is suspected as the cause.
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Ethel Dorsa
Karl Dorsa
American-Hungarian Post
East 13Th Street
13Th Street
Dorsa
Burke
Bellevue Hospital
Adelphi College Pupils Searched In Cash-Trap Plot
Adelphi College officials in Brooklyn used a cash trap to catch a “light fingered” pupil. A purse with money was left on a table guarded by a watchful teacher who dozed, and the money vanished. Several nearby pupils, mostly young women from wealthy families, were searched but nothing was found. June 6 is noted as The Tribune's Summer Resort number.
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Adelphi College
Brooklyn
Public School 61 Refuses to Open Over Fumigation
Brooklyn principal Miss A L McDevitt refuses to open Public School 61 at New Jersey Avenue and Fulton Street citing improper fumigation by the Health Department after a diphtheria outbreak. Dr Maxwell confirms a cleaning pause and promises occupancy readiness. Health Dept will supervise child health checks.
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A. L. McDevitt
New Jersey Avenue
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Health Department
Maxwell
Dr Peters to Brewers Addresses Association
Atlantic City June 2 The United States Brewers Association opened its forty ninth annual convention at the Shelburne Hotel with a record that the prohibition wave has peaked and reaction is beginning. Dr John P Peters of New York urged brewers to back fair liquor laws and reform of the saloon business, citing failures of the Raines law and the New Jersey excise findings on speakeasies. The trustees criticized federal attempts to destroy the liquor trade and urged changes that aid enforcement and community morality. About 300 delegates attended.
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Atlantic City
United States Brewers’ Association
Hotel Shelburne
Anti-Saloon League
Julius Liebmann
Brooklyn
New Jersey Excise Commission
John P. Peters
New York City
New York
Peters
Ueh
Court asked to hold Patti money in bankruptcy case
In the Patti bankruptcy agitation, the American Bonding Company of Baltimore sought court permission to deposit 1510 dollars held as security for Patti into the Supreme Court and sought an injunction to bar further suits by Patti's creditors. The company urged cash security and a court deposit to let claimants contest the funds. Justice Guy reserved decision with 400 plus claimants cited.
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Pasquale Patti
Supreme Court
American Bonding Company
Baltimore
Justice Guy
Patti
Braves of Ellis Island Swindle Stopped by Commissioner
Commissioner Williams ordered only credentialed runners for immigration work on Ellis Island and at the Battery. Six uncredentialed runners were rounded up and sent to the city while an inspector watched landings of about two hundred immigrants. An Italian charlatan selling 5-cent subway tickets to aliens for $1 was kicked away as he cried presto near the subway entrance.
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Williams
Ellis Island
Battery
Airship Palisade Flight Ends With Rescue Near Park
Frank B Goodale the boy aeronaut from Palisades Amusement Park attempted a Hudson River crossing to Grant's tomb. He circled the New York cruiser and dropped a ribbon message, later returning to the Jersey shore after engine trouble and a river drift. Rescued by two boats, he remained cheerful and vowed to retry the flight the next day.
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Frank B. Goodale
Palisades
Jersey Shore
West
Hudson River
Grant
Fort Lee
West 130Th Street
Goodale
United States
New York
Strobel
Palisade
Grant’s
Man with Chicago real estate arrested in breach of promise case
Oliver A. Tibbetts, once head of United States Banking Company in Mexico, was arrested at the Hotel Astor on a breach of promise suit by Katherine A. Carney. Tibbetts posted bond for 1400 dollars after leaving the sheriff’s office. attorney altercations followed as Carney pursues a 10000 dollar claim and a 3000 dollar unpaid note.
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Oliver A. Tibbetts
Chicago
United States Banking Company
Mexico
Hotel Astor
Katherine A. Carney
Tibbetts
Susie Lee
Louis A. Felix
Miss Carney
John A. L. Campbell
Felix
Tombs Court
Boston
Andover
Mass
Southwestern Dividend Declared By St Louis Southwestern
The directors of the St Louis Southwestern Railway Company yesterday declared an initial dividend of 2 percent on the preferred stock payable July 15. Officials noted earnings and volume justify a distribution, with expected 4 percent yearly on preferred. Edwin Gould is president. Gould interests and Russell Sage estate are major stockholders. Preferred stock rose to 7 1/2 cents, a high since 1402 except for a peak at 70 1/2 cents.
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Edwin Gould
Gould Interests
Russell Sage Estate
Car Turns Over and Nolte Brothers Escape Injury
Edward and Frederick Nolte, brothers of William R. Nolte of Williamsburg, narrowly escaped severe harm when their racing car overturned between Freeport and Merrick on Long Island. A wagon forced them to swerve, a tire blew, and the vehicle wrecked in a ditch. Rescuers freed them and they were taken to their Bay Shore home unharmed.
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Edward
Frederick Nolte
William R. Nolte
Bogart Street
Williamsburg
Freeport
Merrick
Long Island
Nolte
Noltes
Bay Shore
Mob Wrecks Bakery After Yiddish Rally
A mob of several hundred gathered at Market and Madison streets and wrecked David Posen’s bakery. Police protected the scene as stones flew into the shop. Four men were arrested: Herman Greenberg Meyer Soddress Jacob Davidson and Joseph Sender. Posen said the attack came because he kept an open shop.
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Market
Madison Streets
David Posen
Sullivan and
Cahill
Mattison Street
Schlottman
Madison Street
Struss
Herman Greenberg
Essex Street
Meyer Soddress
Suffolk Street
Jacob Davidson
Canal Street
Joseph Sender
Orchard Street
Posen
German liner George Washington makes trial at Bremerhaven
The North German Lloyd liner George Washington, the largest German passenger steamer afloat, completed a trial yesterday off Bremerhaven with an average speed of 20 knots under 21,500 horsepower. The ship drew 26.5 feet of water. Ambassador Hill and several embassy attachés were aboard for the voyage.
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George Washington
Bremerhaven
Gustav H. Schwab
Philip Heineken
Bremen
Ambassador Hill
Treasure ship in Delaware revealed near Fort Mifflin
Government officials study an apparent treasure ship wreck in the Delaware River near Fort Mifflin after a Cataract pump clogged underwater debris containing helmets and gear used by English soldiers. Dredging by Hell Gate will assist efforts to raise the vessel believed sunk in 1812 during the War of 1812.
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Chester
Penn
Delaware
Fort Mifflin
Wiz
Hell Gate
Fort Miffin
Alimony Sought by Lydia Marks in Supreme Court
Mrs Lydia Marks seeks a separation from Charles W Marks demanding $100 per week alimony and $1000 in counsel fees. In court yesterday Justice Guy heard the case. Mrs Marks accuses her husband of abandonment and notes he is a partner with actor Richard Carle and part owner of plays including Hurdy Gurdy Girl The Boy and the Girl and Marys Lamb. They have a three year old son.
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Lydia Marks
Charles W. Marks
Former Wife Sues Snow Jr for Child Support Security
Mrs. Fannie De Bost petitions the Supreme Court to compel Elbridge Gerry Snow Jr to provide security for a 4000 annual child support payment. Abram I. Elkus, her counsel, asks for a receiver to seize defendant property if security is not furnished. De Bost and Snow were previously divorced.
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Fannie de Bost
Supreme Court
Elbridge Gerry Snow, Jr
Abram I. Elkus
de Bost
Vacation Spots Highlight Next Sunday Tribune Issue
If you are undecided about where to spend your summer vacation, consult the Summer Resort number of The Tribune next Sunday for ideas, listings, and recommendations.
Diamonds and Gift Ideas From Wanamaker Store
The Wanamaker Jewelry Store offers diamonds and settings described as pure flawless brilliant and a permanent investment. Examples include Pearl and Diamond Ring Dinner Ring Turquoise and Diamond Bracelet and Diamond Pendant with prices ranging from 95 to 325 dollars. Main floor Old Building.
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Wanamaker Jewelry
What Shall I Give Her News Of Weddings And Gifts
Alicia and Elizabeth discuss June weddings as invitations pile up. The Wanamaker Bridal Exhibit is praised for a quick, curated selection of gifts including negligees blouses slippers gloves jewelry fans and parasols. The girls note the puzzle of pleasing seven brides without overspending and decide the exhibit offers perfect options.
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Alicia
Elizabeth
Missouri Pacific to Consolidate With Eleven Subsidiaries
Missouri Pacific stockholders will vote soon on a plan to merge the Missouri Pacific Railway Company with eleven subsidiary lines including Kansas & Colorado Pacific, Central Branch, and Nevada & Minden Railways in Kansas and Missouri. The move aims to unite the system, reduce administration costs, improve financing, fund debt, and support future extensions and improvements.
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Missouri Pacific Raihway Company
Missouri Pacific System
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Tron Mountain
Missouri Pacific
Kansas & Colorado Pacific Railway Company
Central Branch Railway Company
Rooks County Railroad Company
Fort Scott Central Railway Company
Leroy & Caney Valley Air Line Railroad Company
Kansas Southwestern Railway Company
Kansas City & Southwestern Railway Company
Kanapolis & Kansas Central Railway Company
Nevada & Minden Railway Company
Kansas
Kansas Corporations
Missouri
Kansas City & Southwestern of
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