Autopsy Confirms Poison Death of Infant in Queens
Seven month old Anna Sorensen died after a kitchen incident in Woodhaven Queens with a coroner citing poison potential. A shoe polish finding and two needles in the stomach prompted an investigation by Coroner Schaefer. A maid and a housekeeper who had access to the child faced scrutiny amid unclear how the infant obtained the polish.
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Apa Sorensen
Merman Sorensen
Gaetardlevente
Woodhaven
Francs Hart
Burns
Warnet
Orson
Irene
Mre
Sorensen
Eat
Max
Weonan
Anna
Isabor
Antin
RF Porter
No. 2
Grenada
Vince
Brooklyn
Sas
Mayor Orders Crackdown on Littering News Papers
City mayor notes windblown newspapers cluttering the park and instructs a sergeant to stop the practice. Newsstands are told to stop littering and the public warned that repeat offenses may lead to court. The sergeant posts at City Hall counting violators as they drop papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeayor Uaynut
Caithy
Tkix
Ilewan
Himelif
Economical beauty and health remedies advertised
An advertisement promotes shampoo and hair beautifier for shiny, thick hair and healthy scalp. It lists home remedies including a canthrax rinse and a fatty-tinaues dissolver, plus a skin lotion with spurmax and witch hazel to reduce oil, brighten complexion, and provide a velvety look. It emphasizes simple, inexpensive solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disat
Sumbun
Celebration Funds for July 4th Mix Faces Funding Gap
No committee named by Mayor Gaynor to fund a quiet Fourth of July ready. Last year aldermen provided 34 00. This year the appropriation was denied by the aldermen but the Board of Estimate set aside 25000 for the celebration. An effort will be made to raise the rest by subscription. With last year’s balance the committee has 28884. Of this 1 was subscribed this week by John D Rockefeller 100 elites Hearn Bon John D Rockefeller It 50 Ralph Pulitzer John L Cadward James Speyer and Gener Howard Carroll 23 George McAneny the Hon Gerard Davis Arthur Curtiss James and Colonel Henry W Sackett 820 Pioomingdale’s George Batten and W Curtiss S10 Lewis Wolff C B Wadsworth Alice Leventrill Charles FE Peck Douglas Mathewson Edward N Taller J G Mann George Moore Smith Theodore Cooper Barend Van Gurtig Edmund Wetmore and Hornblower Miller PotsFS or Less Mary Taber Eliot Nenident Albert J Holzer James Wrey John LM Allen and Clarence Edwards
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Gaynor
Board of Estimate
Ralph_ Pulitzer
John Ll. Cadward
James Speyer
Gener Howard Carrol
George McAneny
Gherardt Davis
Arthur Curtiss James
Henry W. Sackett
Pioomingdale’s
George Batten
W. 2
Curtiss
Lewis Wolff
Wadsworth
Alice Leventrill
Charles FE. Peck
Douglas Mathewson
Edward N
Taller
J. G Mann
George Moore Smith
Theodore Cooper
Barend van Gurtig
Edmund Wetmore
Hornblower
Miller & Pots
Class In Perfect Feet Shows Flaws In Women's Footwear
Miss Amanda Clement, director of the Young Women’s Christian Association program in Lacrosse, has organized a class of seventy-two women. She has taken diagrams of their feet with and without shoes and plans a public exhibit displaying the imperfect feet, noting none are perfect and many affected by improper footwear.
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Young Womens Christian Association of Lacrosse
Amanda Clement
Simutution
Clement
Womeen
Jewels by Parcel Post Moves Through British Post Office
A National Jewellers' Board circular reports that precious stones may be shipped to the United States by parcel post via a semi-official British Post Office service. The arrangement, in cooperation with the American Express Company, allows only customs duties and clearance fees to be collected. trade officials note the scheme could aid cross border jewelry shipments.
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United States
National Jewellers’ Board ‘Trade
Mallen Lane
O. D. Wormaer
Arthur Henlus
They Board
British Postomice
Britsteh
American Express Company
Presbytery Upholds Its New Ministers In New York
The Presbytery of New York met in the First Presbyterian Church chapel on Fifth Avenue and adopted a report defending four young ministers including John A. Murray and Hayard Dodge from Madison Avenue and Union Theological Seminary. The body reaffirmed the creed of evangelical faith and the divinity of Christ, after a protest by Rev Dr John Fox was raised and then supported by Dr Coffin’s committee. The meeting licensed Dodge to ministry after he read his confession of belief, while others faced scrutiny over doctrinal acceptance. The event included reports from General Assembly delegates and a tribute to Dr A. Firgen.
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Presbytery OF
New York
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Th Street
John Fox
John A. Murray
Chalmers Hollbrook
Philip
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Jere Fr. Vorkes
Christy
Tus
Fox
Pox
Henry van Dyke
Coffin
Brea Briery
Union Theological Seminary
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Atanta
A. Firigen
Ulea
Moi. Simonse
Prison for customs fraud in undervaluation case
Fodtias emem menems meme nes alts day involves Talward Friedman designer of gowns and publisher of a fashion sheet remanded for five days for sentence. Court warned against valuing to evade law in customs under/quoting—Friedman admitted defrauding the government by undervaluing goods brought on the Kron Princess in Coote.
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Talward Friedman
Friedman
Vanderbilt Fined Twenty Five For Speeding In New Jersey
Reginald Van derbilt failed to appear before Justice Samuel G. Naar in Trenton police court on a speeding charge after being stopped in a Saturday auto speed trap returning from the Princeton Yale game. He and others posted 10 cent ball for appearance. Vanderbilt was fined 25 dollars, with half returned. Speed was noted as exceeding thirty miles per hour.
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Trenton
N. J
Reginald
Vanderbilt
Samuel G. Naar
Anderson Shinn
Shing
Estate of Mrs Caroline E. Johnson Shares Valued
The Johnson estate shows a death date of April 24, 1908 with total assets of $948,128 and a probate value at death of $48,128. The court denied Mrs Johnson the power of appointment over certain bequests from Joseph Whitney. Daughters Manny J Johnson Josephine W Taylor and Alice W Emmet each received $228,470. The largest asset is property at 416 Fifth Avenue valued at $461,000.
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Apprainers
Caroline E. Johnson
Johnson
Joseph Whitney
Manny J. Johnson
Josephine W. Taylor
Alice W. Emmet
Fifth Avenue
Sunshine and Stars at Suffrage Flower Sale Rally
Mrs James Lew Laidlaw led a Broadway flower sale to support women’s voting rights, praising suffrage as joyful and nonviolent. Daisy and rose contributions drew children and adults, despite teasing from spectators, with proceeds aiding the movement and future events announced under Sophia Kramer.
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James Lew Laidlaw
Upper
Broadway
Mayor Warners Critique of Land Condemnation Process
Editorial notes frustration with condemnation delays and costly outcomes. Quotes suggest fear of protracted disputes over property on Weer 6th Street and calls for better, quicker commissioners and judicial appointees.
Sun Worship at Vassar Honors Old Promenade Traditions
Vassar College celebrates commencement week with senior class tree ceremonies modeled on Persian worship, seven o clock processions in white robes and veils, and prostrations. Music from senior and sophomore violins and harps accompanies the rites led by Mina Viola Russell. Dr. Jamon Munroe Taylor, Vassar president, delivers the baccalaureate sermon on virtue and truth. Seniors later join Rockefeller Mall steps to sing for sophomores, with songs and cheers preserved as long-standing campus tradition led by Lallian Lang and Dorothy Holt.
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Poughkeepsie
Vassar College
Mina Viola Russel
Weltester
Mass
Jamon Munroe Taylor
Vanxar
Rockefeller Mall
Mins Lallian Lang
Providence
Stiss Dorothy Holt
Detroit
Scope of Women's Work Is Limitless
Ida Husted Harper reports on the second international council for peace and arbitration meeting in The Hague led by Mrs May Wright Sewall. Delegates from Canada France Belgium Holland Norway and Hungary urged obligatory mediation and peace, with American and European figures profiled and plans for next year’s Rome congress.
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Ida Husted Harper
International Council of Women
United States
May Wright Sewall
International Council
Hague
Sewall
Canada
France
Belgium
Holland
Norway
Hungary
T Ee
Peace Society
Netherlands
Thin Peace Committee
National Council
Great Britain
Frances Keyes
Vasmar College
Romanates
Whitnes
Gertrude Watson
Dexter DP Rummel
Huttato
Lucy BE
Anthony
Pre Wester
I Mim Johanna Naber
Denmark
Willoughby Cummings
Daniel Camonai
Enion and Immigration
Mme
Chistes Wabbadie
Avril de Baintechois
Opiteie Gord
Scotland
Countess of Aberdeen
Anas Howard Shaw
Nll Wineux
Henry Dobson
Australia
Tasmania
Paris
National Coun
Slexfried
Miniewe
Budapest
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Berlin
Dresden
Prague
Vienna
Rome
Unchaperoned lunch tale and Women’s suffrage vignettes
The page relays an urban antiquated scene of a young woman dining with a poet without a chaperone at ten o clock, followed by humorous snippets on suffrage discourse near Ann Street. A Madison Avenue moment shows a generous street girl aiding a fallen boy, and a car delay anecdote about hurried modern manners. The column closes with fashion notes on chiffons.
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Ann Street
Wark Row
Madison Avenue
Mike
Eighth Avenue
Not Born Homemakers and the Harper Handbook Appeal
Civic group members heard Gwen 2 urge women to become homekeepers. She praised Harper's Household Handbook as a guide for home economics and urged readers to mail three Tribune coupons for 42 cents, noting the last coupon would appear this Saturday.
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Harper's Household
Civic
Tam
Gwen #2
Salta Tlon
Tribune
Matl
the Tribune
Strawberry jelly and silver custard recipe notes
The New York Tribune culinary column invites reader questions and returns manuscripts with stamps. It details recipes like Strawberry Jelly noting pectin issues and Silver Custard using egg whites for a lighter texture, plus a washable white silk petticoat model priced at $2.95 and described with ruffle and pleated flounce.
Daily Bill of Fare for Wednesday Menu
The brief shows a midweek meal listing with breakfast items including lamb kidneys, spinach, toast and coffee and a luncheon entry beginning with Crear, indicating a fragmented menu description likely from an old newspaper page.
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Crear
Dinner and luncheon dishes with whipped cream and berries
Whipped cream and berries appear with egg sandwich and tea. Dinner features butterfish on noodles with tartar sauce, fet tuce, string beans, silver custard with Belden sauce, coffee, and whipped cream. A plain, unsweetened tree beverage with strawberries completes a luncheon pairing with cam sandwiches.
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Rick
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