Brokaw Brothers Summer Suits and Accessories
The advertisement promotes men’s and boys’ summer suits with durable tailoring and over 400 patterns in men’s suits. Prices range from 18 to 45 dollars. Also features underwear, straw hats, and shirts.
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1911
Page
8
The advertisement promotes men’s and boys’ summer suits with durable tailoring and over 400 patterns in men’s suits. Prices range from 18 to 45 dollars. Also features underwear, straw hats, and shirts.
Two Harvard freshmen faced a vitriol assault after a plan to invite a lodging housewoman to an auto ride to Providence. An elderly man, William H. Crapo, 74, is sought on accusations of throwing the acid. The incident occurred near Westmoreland Hall on Massachusetts Avenue as the party gathered with Miss Evelyn Ward and Miss Labelle Gordon, with Hoffman and Clark among the students involved.
Daniel F Cohalan was sworn into the Supreme Court bench in Middletown amid tributes from family, friends, and officials. A Tammany delegation and local leaders attended as supporters praised his ascent from Justice James O Gorman's successor, with the crowd filling the crowded courtroom in a ceremonial setting.
Six Manhattan youths aboard a Queens trolley bound for Manhattan were jailed for thirty days by Magistrate Amit for terrorizing passengers on the car. Two others, Richard Sullivan and Daniel Couney, aged 21 and 23, received similar sentences, while Alexander Sweeney and Bernard Callen faced five day terms or discharge.
The anti state prohibition convention in Fort Worth draws about three thousand women and hundreds of men including Governor A B Colquitt and J H Kirby. Ministers and saloonkeepers attend as prohibitionists press for supporters. Ice water barrels line streets while delegates avoid saloons. The Methodist Association condemns Colquitt for speaking at the meeting as Father Apel notes the delegation in a street parade. Colquitt argues the issue is political not moral and supports self government in handling prohibition.
A misidentified eight year old Henry Saul vanishes from Brownsville and is found safe after his father Pincus Saul is arrested at the police station. Neighbors and family are shaken as the search unfolds, with questions about whether the child fell victim to foul play or a prank.
William M. Larney seeks a mandamus to reinstate him as secretary of the Fire Department after his January dismissal by Commissioner Waldo. He argues his removal was political and that he should be allowed to defend charges, while Waldo cites absenteeism and failure to perform duties. The court denied a peremptory writ but issued an alternative writ, with further proceedings to follow.
The American Sugar Refining Company announced the appointment of Harins Po Montgomery, formerly a senior official in the U S Treasury customs division, to head its customs department. The move aims to align company practices with government standards and restore harmony after years of tensions over duties and import weighing procedures.
The Reina Mercedes, an aging Spanish cruiser from the War with Spain, was placed in Brooklyn navy yard drydock for cleaning and repairs. The vessel, laden with barnacles, awaits restoration before possible conversion or return to service.
Havana June 3 The preliminary work to expose the Maine wreck continued with caisson repairs completed and two centrifugal pumps pumping out water from the main cofferdam. Water level rose two feet at dusk, work paused, and pumping to resume in the morning to lower the level about ten feet, exposing more of the afterdeck while tests on the retaining wall proceed. Human remains were unlikely until the cofferdam is fully drained. engineers expect to inspect the hull and determine the explosion’s nature after mud removal.
June 3 report on a government inquiry into alleged lumber trust activities in the Midwest. Chicago merchants and several executives named include Henry A Sellen, Mary L Munger, and George J Pope. Grand jury focuses on restraint of trade, impacts on consumers, and schemes to steer buyers away from direct manufacturer purchases. More than 20 lumbermen and wholesale dealers testified. over fifty Minnesota players were summoned to appear between June 6 and June 9.
Mrs Theresa Wigan of 7 First Avenue was struck by a large auto truck near First Avenue and 7th Street and died instantly. George Heiser of 42 East 5th Street, driver for Sulzberger & Sons, claimed the wheel ran over her after the vehicle slid on wet asphalt. The driver was not detained as police classified the incident as accidental. Dr Betts at Bellevue Hospital confirmed her death.
A wife, her eight year old child, and a companion escaped unharmed when their car rolled four feet down a bank near Note Corners beside trolley tracks. They were rescued by a tram crew and later traveled to Hartford then Boston. the machine suffered damage.
A vessel named Posh sails north under Captain Daniel Foley with sealed orders from Workington to pursue a policy of protection. The flagship heads toward the coast of British Columbia to safeguard fur seal herds, reporting from Heatlhc in June.
Robert Abrahams told police a teen robbed him in Riverside Park near 102nd Street. He said a boy struck him with a brick, stole his watch and chain valued at 12, and fled as bystanders called for help. Detectives questioned Ralph Misher and others, but identification remained unclear.
Walter A. Johnson elected vice president and managing director at John Lane Company shareholders meeting. The firm, established fourteen years ago to represent Rodley Head of London in the United States, has named Jefferson Jones as chief managing editor and A. Cane as sales manager of the book department as it continues leadership changes after WH A Jewett retirement.
Colonel JF Burks of the Lafe City Guard visited Mayor Gaynor to invite him to the October 9 unveiling of a monument honoring a mission from thirty-two years ago to foster friendship between Northern and Southern States after the civil war. Gaynor indicated he would try to attend if his schedule allows, with three days of exercises planned.
A new plain clothes crime unit is formed by Commissioner Waldo with seven patrolmen, a lieutenant, two sergeants, and four sergeants many patrolmen, to pursue vice across Brooklyn. Captains Hughes Murphy Robinson and Holahan transfer to lead and stations shift. harbor squad members moved. photos for all patrolmen to be renewed under new policy.
A conference at Readers' Exchange near West 35th Street, organized by the Committers on City Departments with architects and Building Trades Employers Association members agreed on fire safety, sanitation, and exits. They plan to tabulate suggestions for the fire department and note a special study of factory exit questions by architects on the committee. The group aims to improve factory building safety and sanitation and will issue a report soon.
In Supreme Court yesterday Jamon Onborke Ho Hede sought an early trial of the former City Chamberlain on the tunnel criminal indictment. He announced Samuel Unteroyer would join as counsel to avoid interfering with District Attorney Wilt man’s plan to try Hede after the cases against Joseph B. Retchmann and Williams Cummins. Retchmann’s trial is set for June 12.
Federal probes reveal a large scale counterfeit industry targeting drugs and foods, with wood alcohol poison risks and destroyed shipments. Investigators trace labels, marks, and substances across Chicago Philadelphia and Western markets, noting counterfeit brandies and dangerous substitutions in supply chains.
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