Housing Scarcity and Profiteers Draw Untermyer Fire
Samuel Untermyer testified before the Urban Welfare Committee accusing insurers and loan firms of withholding funds, warning New York City faces the worst housing cost crisis in the nation. He urged strong measures against price-gouging builders and urged protective tariffs and wage protection to curb the housing shortage. He argued real estate is a safe investment and criticized insurance firms for hindering housing progress.
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New York
Samuel Untermyer
Imanic Welfare Committee
Almites En Kent
Nethan Mieseh
Porntanye
Hirsch
Everal
Flewis
Helme
Cit
Nation
New York City
de Seare
Witnes
York City
Tn Hus
Ding Goven
Untermyer
Pany
Insurance Firms Rebuke Untermyer Over Housing Criticism
Insurance executives rebut Samuel Untermyer’s charge that insurers fuel housing woes by avoiding real estate loans. Frederick Ecker Darwin Kingsley and Charles Peabody say they loaned funds to government bonds for Liberty and Victory issues, leaving little capital for mortgage investments while seeking to aid housing with some loans. Kingsley and Peabody note heavy government debt and limited funds for real estate lending.
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Samuel Untermyer
Untermyer
Nathan Mirsh
Mr Untermyer
New York Life
Reker
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
United States
Dominion of Canada
Victory Liberty Loan
Lif Insurance Company
Liberty Loan
Mught
Treasury
Ee Tom
Kingsley
New York
New
Gropton
Peabody
Kings
Eviction of Families for Park Sparks City Clash
City officials clash over a proposal by Commissioner Harman to demolish tenements on Johnson Avenue Boerum Lorimer Leonard streets to clear space for a park. Controller Craig denounces the plan as inhuman arguing tenants could not easily find new housing. Mayor Hylan supports Harman while the Park Commission delays action for two weeks.
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Ontroller
Craig
Harman
Mylan
Ohuman
Cher Day
Sinking Band Commission
Lark Commission
Brooklyn
Hylan
Lad
Johnson Avenue
Boerum
Lorimer
Leonard Streets
Sinkiiy
Robert L. Moran
Rd of
Aldermen Io
Ion Olor Buaing
Auarte Sid
Harmar
Nat Ferber
Mayer
Hylan Accused of Favoritism by Citizens Union
Charges of political favoritism target Mayor Hylan amid claims he restored the bomb squad and packed the Police Department with loyalists. The article notes the confidential investigator role filled by Joseph W. Eppse and details budget moves and appointments within the mayoral office and police leadership.
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Hylan
Citizens Union
Dltigons Union
Id Hodyan
Hyn
Meint
Police Department
Civil Service
Joseph W. Eppse
W. Hendyman
Eppse
Enright
J. Eypse Hing
Packard
Elipse
Woods
Raysten
Zanes
Jenene
Police Lieutenants Association
Ford Libel Trial Edges Toward Proof of Bias and Motive
In Mount Clemens Michigan the Ford libel case against The Chicago Tribune pressed to show private interests and pro German leanings influenced its Mexican policy. Depositions indicated Standard Oil stock ties via Edith McCormick and Ruth Patterson, while Henry Ford’s tractor venture was argued as motive to curb him as an anti invasion opponent. Judge Tucker doubted strong familial links could bias Tribune coverage. the matter hinges on perceived influence and intent.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Ford
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Henry Ford
Ational
For Wis
Milton M
Stungay
New Jersey
Edith Roger McCormick
Harold McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Ruth Maria Patterson
Joseph Medill McCormick
Mark Hanna
Standard Oil Company of
Mexico
Edith McCormick
Tucker
Ribune
McCormicks
Harvester Company
Brookyn Sunday School Union Parade Marks 90th Anniversary
About 100000 children par ticipated in the Brooklyn Sunday School Union’s ninetieth anniversary parade. Governor Smith and former Ambassador James W. Gerard reviewed several parades as the event opened at Prospect Park. A red striped canvas covering for the reviewing stand was stolen but recovered during the day. John Peterson, 18, was arrested. The parade ran from 2 p.m. with hourly processions until 7 p.m. A reception and luncheon for guests including the Governor and Mayor Wylan preceded the events at Montauk Club. There were 5590 children in the crowd.
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Brooklyn Sunday School Union
Smith
James W. Gerard
Long Meadow
Prospect Park
John Peterson
Hergen Street
Wylan
Gerard
Montauk
Parade marshal and dignitaries seen at Prospect Park review
In the Eastern District parade 21 Sunday schools contributed 5 000, with East New York and Cypress Hills adding 1000. Chief marshal W Hueston led with assistants John A Roy Job Lange and P M Foote. In the reviewing stand with the Governor were Mrs Smith Frank Hugo secretary of state and Mrs Hugo state controller and Mr Travis United States Senator and Mr Calder Mr Gerard and Abram I Elkus former Ambassador to Turkey.
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East New York
Cypress Hills
Hueston
John A. Roy
Job Lange
P.M. Foote
Prospect Park
Smith
Frank Hugo
Hugo
Travis
United States
Calder
Gerard
Abram I. Elkus
Turkey
High Court Confirms War Plot Convictions of Lamar and Martin
The United States Circuit Court affirmed the convictions of David Lamar known as The Wolf of Wall Street and Henry B. Martin of Labor's National Peace Council for conspiring with Captain Harry von Rintelen to bribe labor officers and obstruct munitions shipments to the Entente. Lamar, already jailed in Atlanta, faces four years in Mercer County Prison, and Martin receives a four year term.
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United States
David Lamar
Wall Street
Henry B. Martin
Labor
National Peace Council
Mercer County
N. J
Atlanta
Palmer
Pennsylvana
United States Steel Corporation
J. Morgan
Lamar
Hint
von Rentelen
Wolf
United States Supreme Court
Professor Garner Returns From Congo With Monkey Talk
Prof Richard L Garner naturalist arrives on the Chicago from Havre with two tons of monkey hides and a collection of simian talk recordings. He describes scenes near a Congo waterhole and a moonlit reveal of ape communication, including the terms hoo boo and in here love. The scholar, at Smithsonian custody, plans mounting pelts for an exhibit while his linguistic notes advance debate on ape language.
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Congo
Richard L. Garner
Chicago
Havre
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Gar- der
Africa
Dungle
Nan
Garner
Ogiets
Forgery Charge Arrest Of Self-Styled Noble In St Louis
St Louis June 3 Max Chinang alias Count Max Lynar Loudon aged 36 claims German nobility and Rhine castle. He was arrested at Western Union Telegraph Co office on a $10,000 forgery warrant sworn by banker William Bernard. Police traced telegrams to relatives in Poughkeepsie and NY contacts. Chinang says he met Bernard through other businessmen and formed the Totem Trading Company planning Orient business. he denies taking money from Bernard.
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Chining
Poughkeepsie
Chinang
Bernard
Ug National Bank
New York
Toten Trading Company
Orient
Chinany
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