Abuses Of City Parks Prompt Office Action Debate
The City Club and Metropolitan Parks Association urge Park Commissioners to tear down buildings on park land and convert others into public uses. They seek removal of private club tenancies and a ban on hotel or business use, with recommendations to sell or repurpose leased structures. Officials note possible errors and promise careful review.
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City Club
Metropolitan Parks Association
New York
Park Commissioners
Five Boroughs
Tribune
Ther
Henry Smith
Manhattan
Richmond
Smith
West End Hotel
Arrowhead Inn
West End
Fort Washington Park
Fort Washington Avenue
177Th Street
Ben” Reilly
Benjamin Altman
Michael J. Kennedy
Brooktyn
Queens
Forest Park
Kennedy
Joseph I. Berry
Bronx
Kings and Queens
Sinking Fund Commissioners
Pastor Turns Sod for Chelsea Church at Fort Washington
The Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church began building its new house of worship at 178th Street and Fort Washington Avenue. Rev. Dr. Andrew M. Gay turned the first sod as construction starts with occupancy expected around December 7. The old church at 331 West 30th Street was vacated due to surrounding business growth.
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Chelsea
Brooklyn Supreme Court to reopen bids for courthouse work
The Brooklyn Supreme Court justices say 500000 dollars is enough for improvements to the County Court House and no extra city funds will be sought. The contract will be advertised again after only two bids were received, both higher than the appropriation, delaying two additional stories and other changes.
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Supreme Court
Brooklyn
County Court House
Adopted child may be claimant in Montague will case
Testimony before Surrogate Ketcham in Brooklyn yesterday showed that a claimant of the estate left by P. J. Montague wine merchant of Court Street may travel from Ireland to contest the will. The proceedings hinted at possible legal contest and further hearings were anticipated.
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Ketcham
Brooklyn
P. J. Montague
Court Street
Ireland
Mon
Montague Estate Bequeathal To Molloy Sparks Inquiries
Tague left his entire estate to Thomas J. Molloy a confidential friend and clerk. Mrs Alice S Christie sister of Montagues deceased wife testifies in proceedings brought by Molloy to uncover any living relatives that Montague might have. She says the sister and brother in law adopted their niece Julia Christie about nineteen years ago when she was a baby.
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Tague
Thomas J. Molloy
Alice S. Christie
Seventh Avenue
Montague
Molloy
Julia Christie
Child Deserts Children. Mothers Abandon Them At Charities
East Side mothers send their children to station houses or youth to Dreamland while they visit amusements. Increasing numbers leave children at Jewish charities and never return. Mrs. Sadie Feinberg brought four children to United Hebrew Charities and left them. Oldest child eight. She was located at home and arrested for abandonment. Prosecution anticipated.
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East Side
Dreamland
Luna Park
Sadie Feinberg
Stanton Street
United Hebrew Charities
Banks Move To Form National Currency Body In New York
Local bankers yester day initiated steps to organize a national currency association under emergency currency law. The Clearing House committee discussed plans and will meet later to gauge interest among New York and Brooklyn banks. The aim is to prepare for contingencies, not immediate need. Banks anticipate government deposits incur a 1 percent interest charge, affecting only remaining public money on deposit.
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Clearing House Committee
Brooklyn
New York
Admitted Speeding Charge In Jefferson Market Court
Mrs. Thomas Denny of 574 Madison Avenue had her chauffeur Hiram Reed arraigned in Jefferson Market police court for speeding on West 83rd Street. Reed admitted driving about 25 mph, claiming 20 mph. Mrs. Denny offered a $100 bond and forfeiture plan, then pledged her West 36th Street home worth $250,000 before leaving for Philadelphia.
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Jefferson Market
Thomas Denny
Madison Avenue
Lemmon
West 36Th Street
Philadelphia
Vessel and Crew of 27 Thought Lost
Norfolk Va June 3 All hope has been abandoned for the German steamer Europea which sailed from Hamburg forty five days ago for Norfolk loaded with fertilizer The trip should have been made in twenty one days Nothing has been heard from the ship in forty days She carried a crew of twenty seven men.
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Norfolk
Hamburg
Germany
Guard Wrong Building At East Side Street Collapse Threat
Lieutenant Dempsey sent patrols to block a condemned stable area near East 16th Street and Irving Place but they misfired, piling barrels before Dr. J. T. Gwathmey’s house at 124 and forcing crowds back. A passerby warned, the wall’s danger proved later by inspectors who found the stable unsafe while Gwathmey’s home stood firm.
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Dempsey
East 2d Street
East 16Th Street
Irving Place
J. T. Gwathmey
No. 124
Walter Cown
Police
Dr. Gwathmey
S Pearson and Son Highest Bidders in Rendout Siphon Bid
The Rendout siphon bids for the Catskill Aqueduct show S Pearson and Son, Ltd., as the highest bidder among five, though they led on most of the seventy items. The T A Gillespie Company submitted the lowest bid of 6 290 80350, while the others ranged from 6 414 335 to 6 787 11125. The award by the Board of Water Supply is expected today. The lowest bid exceeds the board engineers' estimate of 5 314 000 by about 1 010 000.
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Catskill Aqueduct
S. Pearson & Son, Ltd
T. A. Gillespie Company
Bradley Contracting Company
MacArthur Brothers Company
Degnon Contracting Company
S. Pearson & Son
Board of Water Supply
Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in U S District Court
Voluntary cases include Robert L Crawford Jr of White Plains with liabilities of 36309 89 and assets 14. Principal creditors include Robert L Crawford J Frederick Palcott William H Danvers. William A Keddie owes Mechanics National Bank and others. Reinheimer Brothers and D Frank Dodge also file voluntary petitions. Involuntary actions name Eliseo Saggese Superior Comic Company Christoforo Succaro and others with various deposits claims. Receivers appointed for Fancolini Alfred Coxe Jr and A Vollbracht Co. and Learned Hand. Schedules show combined liabilities and assets for Gomprecht Manufacturing Freudenfall Linn and Metropolitan Real Estate Improvement Company.
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Voluntary
Robert L. Crawford, Jr
White Plains
Robertl. Crawford
West 57Th Street
J. Frederick Palcott
West Sith Street
William H. Danvers
West 58Th Street
William A. Keddie
Broadway
The
Mechanics’ National Bank
Emma A. Keddie
Roselle
N. J
Maurice Brower
John Street
Reinheimer Brothers
West 136Th Street
D. Frank Dodge
Mount Vernor
Jacob van Clief
No. 26
Eliseo Saggese
First Avenue
Andrea Accampara
Saggese
Italy
Superior Comic Company
Goodfriend Brothers
Christoforo Succaro
East 13Th Street
Carmelo Maneri
Joseph N. Fancolini
East 12Th Street
Charles Klein
Tremont Avenue
American Oil Cloth Company
Alfred Coxe, Jr
A. Vollbracht & Co
East 14Th Street
Royal Cloak Company
No. 2
Wall Street
Gustav Gomprecht
Gomprecht Manufacturing Company
Third Avenue
Isidore Freudenfall
Frank Linn
Wooster Street
Metropolitan Real Estate Improvement Company
Paul M. Herzog
No. 27
William Street
H. C. Allen
Third Avenue Streetcar Fare Dodging Cited by Receiver
Frederick W. Whitridge, receiver for the Third Avenue line, reports fare dodging persists as conductors hesitate to collect. He cites signs quoting Thou shalt not steal and notes heavy investment in rolling stock while warning passengers to keep cars clean. He sees potential public attention and minor row as possible byproducts, but hopes for improved sanitary conditions and adherence to fares.
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Third Avenue
Frederick W. Whitridge
Mr. Whitridge
Whitridge
Hetty Green orders clipping service to track all papers
Mrs. Hetty Green, new Plaza resident, contracts a clipping bureau to send promptly every newspaper reference to her social life wherever found in America. The manager predicts she will dominate notices, noting Helen Gould receives more attention but Green may lead. At 5 cents per clipping, Green’s real cost could hit about 1000 dollars monthly based on his estimates.
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Plaza
Hetty Green
America
Western states win sway as Chamberlain named general appraiser
Roy H. Chamberlain an Iowa and Washington attorney was appointed to fill General Appraiser Lunt's vacancy, surprising the U S Board. The four Western appointees Chamberlain Marion De Vries B S Waite and E G Hay tilt the board toward a Republican majority while Eastern and Southeastern appointees C P McClelland Isaac F Fischer W B Howell Thomas S Sharretts and H M Somerville reflect regional balance.
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Roy H. Chamberlain
Iowa
Washington
Lunt
United States Board of General Appraisers
New England
Massachusetts
Senator Hepburn
Lint
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Marion de Vries
B. S. Waite
E. G. Hay
C. P. McClelland
Isaac F. Fischer
New York State
W. B. Howell
New Jersey
Thomas S. Sharretts
Maryland
H. M. Somerville
Alabama
Plans for funeral of Kings County official John K Neal
Extensive preparations are underway for the funeral of John K. Neal, Commissioner of Records in Kings County and leader of the Republicans of the 20th Assembly District, who died Tuesday evening. Deputy Commissioner D. H. Ralston convened a committee to arrange attendance by office staff. The service will be held Friday evening at Bushwick Reformed Church with Rev. Dr. John Lewis Clark officiating and a Masonic service planned.
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John K. Neal
Kings County
20Th Assembly
D. H. Ralston
Bushwick Reformed Church
John Lewis Clark
Jamaica tract sale and assorted city lots report
The McKnight Realty Company notes four New York avenue Jamaica lots sold along the Far Rockaway trolley line to the New York Avenue Jamaica Company for 150000 dollars with an interest retained by McKnight. Additional sales include 750 Elmhurst lots to Elmhurst South Realty for 250000, 250 Bowne Park Flushing lots to a Pennsylvania syndicate for 150000, and factory property at Borden and Van Alstaves Long Island City to F J Davison, formerly Clifford G Goodwin property.
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McKnight Realty Company
New York Ave
Jamaica
Far Rockaway
Lawyers’ Land and Improvement Company
New York Avenue-Jamaica Company
McKnight Company
Elmhurst
Elmhurst South Realty Company
Many Bronx Lots Sold by A Shatzkin Co and Associates
A Shatzkin Co bought from a Mr. Smith a 25 by 136 foot plot on the south side of 213th Street and 150 feet west of South Avenue. another plot on the north side of 2% Street near 4th Avenue. Pietro Mangano acquired a 25 by 10 foot parcel on Magenta Street near Rosewood Avenue. Pasquale Esposito purchased a 2 by 1 foot lot on 224th Street near Laconia Avenue. Gennaro Garguilo acquired a 25 by 1 foot lot on 224th Street near Laconia Avenue. Augusto Bulgarelli bought a 2? by 100 foot lot on Cedar Avenue near Corsa Avenue.
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A. Shatzkin & Co
Mr. Smith
213Th St
Sth Ave
John Rose
T St
4Th Ave
Pietro Mangano
Magenta St
Rosewood Ave
Pasquale Esposito
224Th St
Laconia Ave
Gennaro Garguilo
Cedar Ave
Corsa Ave
Augusto Bulgarelli
New Fifth Ave Project for Gunther Furriers
An eight story and basement building will be erected on Henry G. Trevor’s plot at 518 Fifth Avenue for C. G. Gunther's Sons. The granite and limestone façade features Ionic pilasters on the second story and Doric pilasters atop an ornamental cornice. Project cost is $75,000. J. J. F. Gavigan is the architect.
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Fifth Ave
Henry G. Trevor
Bth Ave
C. G. Gunther's
Furriers
J. J. F. Gavigan
Realty Notes Leases and Plans for Broadway and West 37th Street
Real estate items note Ernest Hafner leasing to Lilly Toplitz for the American Zust Motor Company at 1989 Broadway. John H. Fife Company leases Thorn dike Hotel Jamestown. Horgan sells to Gavigan and Selovern. Hearst interests lease easterly store of 75 feet frontage in the New York American Building to Rothschild Company. Plans filed to enlarge and convert 1 West 37th Street into a bachelor apartment house with stores. owner Emma L. Wesson and Elfreda Leland. cost 8000. Foster Gade & Graham architects.
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Ernest P. Hafner
Lilly M. Toplitz
American Zust Motor Company
Broadway
John H. Fife
Thorndike
Jamestown
R. L
H. Wrightington
Newport
R. 1
Ht. Horgan
W. J. Gavigan
George B. Selovern
Huberth & Gabel
Gross & Gross Company
William R. Hearst
Rothschild Company
New York American
Sthave
Columbus Circle
Emma L. Wesson
Elfreda Leland
Foster, Gade & Graham
Randrup sells Denslow's Island in Bermuda for 33000
Carl Randrup has sold to a prominent city resident his five acre Bermuda island known as Denslow's Island. The buyer intends to make the island a winter residence and will occupy the large stone house and outbuildings on the property.
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Carl
Pennsylvania Railroad Scenic Westward Journey Highlight
The Pennsylvania Railroad promotes its route to the West as richly diverse and scenic. From New Jersey through Pennsylvania’s highlands to the Alleghenies and across midwestern plains, travelers enjoy shifting landscapes, Horseshoe Curve vistas, and varied terrain, enhanced by daylight trains and a dustless stone-ballasted roadbed.
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Railroad of America
A Big Day’s Work In A Plain Country Home
A memoir excerpt from Ideas of a Plain Country Woman recounts a July day of heavy housekeeping. The narrator juggles ironing bread baking blackberry canning and dinner while a guest dwells in the kitchen and a croquet accident prompts care. The day ends with visitors and a motherly remark that sums up the ordeal: you have had big day.
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Doubleday, Page & Co
New York
Gull egg hunting by a cliffside climber Miss Leslie
A visitor at a seasots resort in England observed Miss Leslie suspended four hundred feet above the sea from ropes, collecting gulls eggs in a canvas bag. She described the activity as delightful and safe with careful rope and stone awareness. Fishermen warned of possible danger as gulls attacked during the egg hunt.
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Seasots
England
Miss Leslie
Lesiie
Sue
Roasting in a Jar A Clever Gas Saving Method
A young housekeeper explains a costless gas saving method for roasting meat using a two gallon butter jar with a heavy cover. She claims the steam seals in flavor, no water is added, and the meat cooks in hours depending on size, yielding tender meat and rich gravy without constant basting. She lists approximate times for various meats and notes safety with an asbestos mat.
Operation on rhinoceros eye ends in surgery
Mogul the Bronx rhinoceros, captured in India about a year ago by rustlers, regained sight in his left eye after an operation last week. Doctors used chloroform to put Mogul to sleep and perform the procedure, though the cage was disturbed as they finished.
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Bronx
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Petitons
United State District Court
Shakespeare
London
Falcon Tavern
Ben Johnson
Marlowe
Ford
Fletcher
Herrick
Raleigh
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
St. Louis, MO
Brandt
Magr
Anheuser-Busch Agency
New York City
A. Busch Bottling CO
N. Y
Clipping Bureau
Westerner
Denslow’s Island
Bulletin
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Indians
Illinois
Susquehanna Valley
Allegheny
Ohio
Indiana
Seaboard
Lakes
Mississippi Valley
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