Robbed Dead To Play Races Police Charge
In 1918 a case emerges of Williem Heck of Williston and Becker charged with grand larceny amid a $20,000 shortfall in the Public Administrator’s office. Becker allegedly admitted taking funds to wager on horse racing and forged deposits to cover losses. Investigators note irregular attendance and hidden withdrawals, with a broader county audit now underway.
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Williem Heck
Enat Williston
le Foend
Becker
Public Administrator
Ams
Ker
Williston
Yosteydan
Chaniss
Atorney
Xsid Beaker
Sam
Beeker
I Becker
Alice
Los
Accounts
Hirshfield
Swann
Mess
Uness
Frank W. Arnold
Yesterd
Min Stentor
Attorneberg
Gttengrand
Bogus hold up leads to two Brooklyn youths held
Aloisseinvnoauer aged eighteen of 234 Putnam Avenue and Salvatore Puilipone aged nineteen of 1404 Thirty-eighth Street Brooklyn were detained after a reported robbery hoax. Police say Neidenbauer fabricated a tip and the two youths were questioned about a payroll cash seizure in Central Park and later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloisseinvnoauer
Putnam Avenue
Brooklyn
Ce Tary Doll Company
Fe West Fourteenth Street
Salvatore Puilipone
Central Park
Belond Hie
Hyly
Chloroidenbauer
West Eighth Street
Turther
Frank
Neidenbauer Hil
Brooklyn Women Voters Block Party Raided
A Brooklyn block party hosted by the Brooklyn Women Voters was raided as police interpreted anti gambling laws to apply to charity raffles. Chief Inspector Daly ordered the arrest of William Levy for conducting a charity luncheon carnival alongside party organizers Collier and others, amid claims raffles had been openly run with police leniency.
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Binet
Daly
M Block
Brook Worann
Hellen
Harry
William Levy
Infant and Little Girl Killed by Automobiles
An infant named Maviun and a ten-year-old girl died after being struck by automobiles in Brooklyn last night. The baby was run over by a mobile truck on Wythe Avenue and the area of hor rs. The mother, Alhra Levinkon, wife of Teoman Qegimon, was injured. The truck was owned by Anthony Ane wer, 20, of Putnam Avenue. Mary J. Loughran, age ten, died after a vehicle struck her at Wythe Avenue and South Eleventh Street, driven by Max Schoner, 28, of Sackton Street.
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al Fourtoun-Agnas
Girster
Maviun
Ant Trand
Gitesinson
Nies
Rook
Arais
Horrs
Alhra Levinkon
Teoman Qegimon
Manhattin Avenue
Anthony
Anewer
Hos
Putnam Avenue
Brock
Smokers Fined by Magistrates in Sunn District
Unclear text describes Health Department action reported by Dr Binhk F Monugnan Moaith Commissioner. It states a fog vigil and fines. Sixty six fined and sixty one more maybe were seen. Twelve cases discharged. others adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunn
Pureaveen
Toalth
Binhk F Monugnan
Boy Emulates Ruth in Police Standoff Baseball Row
A crowded vacant lot at Fourth Avenue and Twenty third Street turns into a chaotic scene as a boy playing baseball with Polish neighbors escalates into a brawl. Fists fly, bystanders are injured, and police arrest several involved as members of a Polish neighborhood voice pride while others seek justice.
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Sechill
Fourth Avenue
Strrocklyn
Jane O Brien
Babe Ruth
Johny
Hoth
Operator Tells at Divorce Trial of Listening on Wire
Testimony in a Mansfield apartment case centers on telephone operator Maud Brennan who described frequent calls involving Mrs. Robertson and Mr. Bourasse. She stated she kept charts of tenants conversations and that Mrs. Robertson often used the Bourasse line late at night, with callers restricted after 10 p.m. The court heard claims tying the corespondent Miss Davis to the divorce action and noted alleged spying and repeated visits between Mrs. Robertson and Mr. Bourasse.
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Mies Ine Brenan
Mansfield Apartments
Weyeflithret
Supreme Court
Marah Ts. Robertson
Joseph A. Robertoan
Rebarteon
Dilid
Tsien
Stover
Mr. Bourasse
S Brennan
Mrs. Robertson
Bourasse
Handy Man Confesses to Jewel Theft at Church Event
A man known as the Handy Man admitted stealing fish jewel pieces during a church event. He said he concealed the loot for years, with parts recovered from an apartment and a Brooklyn livery stable. He faced charges for receiving stolen property and related counts.
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Mimilton
Bish Hope
Ai” Uhrer
Muhilor
Kidnapped Girl Found After 7 Hours On Farm
Detectives arrest three men after 17 year old Miss Josephine Geammatien of 098 Park Avenue Brooklyn is abducted by an automobile at Park and Tompkins Avenue. She is held briefly at a farmhouse in Farmdale, Long Island, before being rescued and returned home. Authorities trace the car to 188 Main Street and charge the suspects with kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Geammatien
Park Avenue
Brooklyn
Anni Sue
Park and
Tompkins Av Nue
Bronx Rent Battle Leaves Casualties and Arrests
Four people were arrested after a dispute at 680 Dawson Street in the Bronx over rent, with Alysander Moretzki and his wife among the detainees. Victims include Mrs Louis Wolf and John Pollock, each with scalp and stab wounds attributed to tenants. The Wolffs accuse harassment tied to a court order blocking rent increases. The three tenants face arraignment.
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Jvaoage
Wolf
Morezki
Moretzki
Rhnalder
John Pollock
Kett
Meret
Pollock
Hart's Island Inquiry Ordered by the Mayor
Mayor Mylan called the Commissioner of Accounts to probe Hart's Island prison deaths amid a prison hospital poisoning case. Alleged victims Samuel Reio and Pavlo Tenter are named as those who died after suspected poisoning, with investigators sent to the island to examine circumstances.
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Mylan
Ishnold
Hart
Tsland
la Guardin
Board of Aldermen
Arthur Storert
Hirshfielf
Eleven Women Appointed to County Posts by Clerk
County Clerk William P. Schneider named eleven women to county positions yesterday. Ten were designated as deputy clerks in the naturalization bureau to handle the surge in alien test papers and naturalization certificates under Secretary Wilson of the Labor Department. Salaries run around $1,000 a year, with Beatrice Bildis Smith named assistant chief clerk at $1,800 a year.
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Wiliam P. Schneider
Naturalization Bureau
Wilson
Department of Labor
Alen
Beatrice Bildis Smith
Richard H.smith
Ules
Belleville Women Repel Railroad Protest Armed with Pins
Evie battles continue as Belleville women defend a railroad area against a renewed attempt to damage a wall. Reports say they faced hostile actions, with some wielding blunt weapons and pins. The Erie firm reportedly intensified efforts weeks ago, but locals stood firm amid tension and risk.
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Belleville
Erie
Grostock
Bellew Offetts
Policeman Held In $1000 Bail Over Schoolboy Beating Claim
Johnny Applegate thirteen alleges a West Thirty Seventh Street patrolman struck him during a pier clash as passersby describe the boy with a broken arm sprains and contusions. The mother says the officer denied the attack and the case was sent to a grand jury after she sought aid from the Children’s Society and a physician testified to the injuries and the boy’s school record.
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Johnny Applegate
Magstrete Luvinn
West Side
Vestotter
William Nleno
Children’s Society
Michael Mullahy
West Thirty
Hon
Chan Asatalt
Grand Jury
Lullaby
Johnny
Seventh Street
Fyor Nescutt
Felon Jain
Misha
Sara
Cotenant
Hale
Maxistrate Levine
West Thirty-seventh Street
Nichols
Prinegal
Public School 17
Boy Finds Lost Money After Milk Wagon Robbery
Sammy Sulvaroy finds a roll of currency on Warburton Avenue Hastings on Hudson. A mill wagon driver demands the money and Sammy refuses, Captain Cornell investigates with three milk wagon drivers denying knowledge of the money. A bottle deposit program by Horden’s Marin Products is announced with a June rollout and no householder deposit required.
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Sammy Sulvaroy
Warburton Avenue
Hastings-on
Liesie Vermoes
Sammy
Cornell
Cheall
Horden
Marin Products Company
Pitrich J. Mos
Weathering June 3 Showers and Bond Market Notes
June 3 forecast calls for showers as markets discuss liberty and Victory Bonds selling above earlier levels. The speaker laments that American credibility hinges on bonds and notes the impact of rising prices.
Green painted iron Garden Furniture AU QUATRIENNE
Green painted iron garden furniture advertised as durable and wind resistant, copied from Armenonville designs. Items include small side chairs $20, armchairs $50, tables in various sizes, with metal tops and painted in green and other color combinations. Fourth floor Old Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenonville
Charming new brouses in voile and batiste designs
Three exay by hand models feature hand drawn work with crochet buttons and embroidered details. Over-blouse with round neck and short sleeves showcases Piehans embroidery. One design priced at 10.79, another at 14, in lush colored and white batiste available at Imported Shops T
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Itery
French Lingerie Sale Prices and Child Sizes Listed
An ad fragment lists price figures like 8000 for 10000 and 3009 with a twenty percent discount. It mentions sizes from 6 months to 16 years and notes a range of years and items including dresses shirts and corsets for children. The text is garbled but centers on clothing offerings and discounts.
Suk Petticoats Offered in Multiple Colors and Styles
A brief item lists Suk Petticoats priced at 6.45 with blue, royal purple, and bear color options. Attire includes white crone de chine laser-trimmed pieces suitable for wear. Located on the third floor of the Old Building with additional details unclear due to fragmented OCR.
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Aimerica
Fragmented OCR items of a local market page
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions garden supplies and a retail focus with scattered proper nouns. The readable parts reference a stream of now i into the Svore and various misread terms. The text lacks coherent events or dates to form a clear news item.
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RTS
Ene
Inet
Novkties Shire Nile
Linen Oonirtiitie-Taniittiee—Enduy Owe Chint
Sili
Mienehothtny
Ehina
Tyes
Iliys
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Brooklyn Women Voters
Homer
Old Poland
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Sobieski
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Tollee Station
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Johany
Iim
Zioy Sokal
Cestan Jerecki
John Karacicki
Frank Ranesjensig
Fourth Street
Fis
Ben
Dr. Robertson
Bronx
Hart's Island
Evie
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Lad
Rorman
Boy
Lito
Lines
Weather ‘Report
Moon Nanels
Peter Ty
New York
Tee
Tate
Washington
Stiaieaty
Faparingue
Benner
Wanamaker
Prom
Burlington Arcade
CAL
Warn Maker
Burlington
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