Maine raftman risks life driving log through Hell Gate
Eda warf A. Chase of Maine attempted to drive a twenty foot log from Scaly Rock Astoria through Hell Gate to Manhattan. A dredge near Flood Rock sucked the log under but Chase leapt to a supportive dory aided by J M Finch and lifesavers. He survived and planned another attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell Gate
Penobscot
Piscataquis
Eda
J. M. Finch
Hell Gate Division
United States Volunteer Lifesaving Corps
Chase
J. M. Severino
A. S. Severino
John Nill
Lifesavers
Wardell Street
Astoria
Scaly Rock
Pot Cove
Manhattan
Channel
Dory
Finch
Detroit wholesale robber sues over stolen goods link
Abraham Suffrin of Detroit testified to Magistrate Corrigan that two of his clerks stole about $3, worth of dress goods and sent them to New York City. Harry Weinstein, a tailor, was arraigned on receiving stolen goods charges in $1,500 bail. no evidence was presented. Detectives expect additional arrests as a package found in a clerk’s room tied the case to East 120th street. Suffrin and Detroit detective Downey pursue suspects in New York who dealt with the clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Suffrin
Detroit
Corrizan
Jefferson Market
New York City
Harry Weinstein
East 10Th Street
Corrigan and Seld
Weinstein
East 120Th Street
Suffrin
Downey
New York
Burglary at Broadway Pawnshop Hidden by Power Drill
Burglars used an electric drill to bore into the safe at Solo mon Teitelbaum’s pawnshop at 1246 Broadway Williamsburg stealing 390 in cash and jewelry worth 3700. The crime was first found Saturday and reported after delays. two men bought bulldogs nearby as a guard tactic, with access gained via Fitzpatrick’s blacksmith shop on Lexington Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Teitelbaum
Broadway
Williamsburg
Ralph Avenue
P. J. Fitzpatrick
Lexington Avenue
Fitzpatrick
Bayonne Woman Attempts Death Then Surrenders
Miss Jennie Vreeland of Bayonne New Jersey leaped into the Hudson River to end her life but swam ashore. She sought help at St. Luke's Hospital and was refused admission, then held by police for attempted suicide at Harlem Hospital after a sequence of detours through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Vreeland
Bayonne
N. J
Hudson River
St. Luke’s Hospital
West 125Th Street
East 126Th Street
Harlem Hospital
Lions Escape At Palisades Park Frontier
A transfer wagon carrying many wild lion and bear cubs broke near the Palisades, spilling cubs and killing a horse. Cowboys from Robbin's Wild West rounded up the cubs within minutes. Frank B. Goodale, the boy aeronaut, crashed after a balloon collision with a flagpole, suffering head injuries. he is expected to perform again at Palisades Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palisades
Hoboken
Fort Lee
Robbin's
Wild West
Frank B. Goodale
Palisades Park
Mr. Goodale
Rob and Beaten Widow by Burglars at Williamsburg Deli
Mrs Elizabeth Harper a widow who runs a small restaurant and delicatessen on Bartlett Street Williamsburg was assaulted by two burglars who broke in early morning. She identified Henry Rohr twenty two of Melrose Street Williamsburg in court after being hospitalized following the attack. Rohr was remanded for a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Harper
Bartlett Street
Williamsburg
Marcy Avenue
Rohr
Thompson Much Wrought Up Over Chorus Marriage
Frederic Thompson, manager of the musical comedy Girlies, vows to use law if needed to stop chorus member Alma Clarke from marrying. Clarke announced plans to wed Atlantic City this Wednesday, prompting Thompson to threaten replacement and a bid to prevent the departure for domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Thompson
Alma Clarke
Mr. Thompson
Miss Clarke
Atlantic City
Last Service Ever at Free Synagogue in List Street
Nineteen children, four girls and fifteen boys, were confirmed in the final service at the Free Synagogue on List street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues. The executive council plans a new building at West 68th street. Dr. Stephen S. Wise addressed the class, praising Israel and American ideals, and urged loyalty to Jewish teachings as the path to better citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Synagogue
List Street
Columbus
Amsterdam Avenues
West 68Th Street
Israel
Stephen S. Wise
Wise
Mother Jones to Aid Bakers Strikes in New York
Leaders of the journeymen bakers strike report that Mother Jones the woman labor agitator prominent in coal miner actions is coming to New York to assist the bakers. She is in Washington but wrote to the strike committee she would participate and help organize women's auxiliaries to aid the strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journeymen Bakers
Jones
New York
Bakers
Washington
Chicago Anthropologist Explores Ainu Japan Reaction
Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago arrived in Chicago after eight months in Japan and Yezo studying the Ainu. He filmed bear sacrifices and notes the Japanese adopting Western dress and customs while forecasting a future moral and cultural reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Lapland
Antwerp
Rome
Japan
Starr
Chicago
Yezo
Nippon
Yero
Jumps from Slowing Train Leaves Man Injured in New York
George L. Rowland of New Haven jumped from a New York Central train at 154th street and Park Avenue after realizing he was on the wrong line. He suffered scalp wounds and a probable skull fracture and was taken to Lebanon Hospital in serious condition. His brother Edward D. Rowland, Brooklyn, watched and helped locate him after the emergency stop was pulled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Rowland
Greenwich Avenue
New Haven
New York Central
154Th Street
Park Avenue
Lebanon Hospital
Rowland
Grand Central Station
Edward D. Rowland
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Irvington
Samuel Rowland
125Th Street
White Plains
George Rowland
Edward
Edward Rowland
Bower
Accuses Broker of Assault and Robbery in West Side
Harry A. Jackson a stock broker residing at 156 West 56th street was accused by Lillian Gerard of feloniously assaulting and robbing her of 170 dollars on Friday night. Gerard of 832 Seventh avenue testified at West Side court and detectives captured Jackson after he entered her building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Jackson
West 56Th Street
Lillian Gerard
Seventh Avenue
Jackson
Magistrate House
Miss Gerard
Big Fourth at Stony Brook Assembly Opens in New Jersey
The Stony Brook Assembly in Stony Brook N J opens its new auditorium on Sunday July 3 with Rev Dr J F Carson presiding and remarks by directors and others. A conference runs July 3 to 10 led by Prof J W Jenks of Cornell with July 4 patriotic service and July 5 talks on The Cost of Living by E D Smith and Jenks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Brook Assembly
Stony Brook
N. J
J. F. Carson
Assembly
J. W. Jenks
Cornell University
Congressman Bennet
New York
Robert Gayler
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
E. D. Smith
United States
South Carolina
Professor Jenks
Woman Robbed in Taxicab in Harlem Court
Mrs Mary Connor of Manhattan Avenue was arraigned in Harlem police court on intoxication charges after a jewelry theft case. Three men Frank Timberg Leo Lewin and Frank Monahan were held on $1000 bail each for examination. Connor said friends must not hear of her disgrace and requested five cents for a ride home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Connor
Manhattan Avenue
Harlem
Johnson
McGahan
West 125Th Street
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Goldberg
Connor
Arranging Cloak Strike Nears With Plans in New York
Preliminary steps for a general cloakmakers strike of about fifty thousand in New York were approved at a recent convention in Boston. Delegates met at 79 East 10th Street to set a strike date for higher wages as manufacturers prep for the anticipated action. Organizer Sigmund warned this could be New York’s largest cloakmakers strike, noting the 1893 effort failed due to lack of prep but promising thorough preparation this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Women’s Garment Workers
Boston
New York
East 10Th Street
Atlas Skirt Company
Cloakmakers’ Union
Samuel Kaufman and
Blumberg & Goldstein
Sigmund
Five Men Loot Flat. Mrs Cordier Captures Suspect
Mrs Millie Cordier and her husband were awakened by intruders smashing their East 78th Street flat. Mrs Cordier pursued and, with Patrolman Egan, captured John Grant who admitted nothing. Grant faced Yorkville court where Magistrate Moss deemed liquor and mischief likely causes, detaining him for 48 hours while records are checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Cordier
John
East 78Th Street
Moss
Grant
Egan
Mar ine Intelligence Report From Sandy Hook Meteoric Docks
Wireless reports list vessels including Kronprinzess in Cecile 785 miles east of Sandy Hook at 7 05 pm yesterday and expected to dock Tuesday forenoon, Minneapolis 370 miles east at noon yesterday and due this afternoon, Furnessia 300 miles east at 2 pm yesterday and due this forenoon, Noordam 735 miles east at 7 55 pm Saturday and due late this evening or Tuesday forenoon, Hamburg 283 miles east at 10 pm yesterday and due this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kronprinzess
Cecile
Sandy Hook
Minneapolis
Furnessia
Noordam
Hamburg
Travel Ready Gear and Steamer Trunks Offer
The catalog highlights stock for travelers including deck wear, light wool vests, Mackintosh raincoats, warm underwear, caps, rubber soled deck shoes, and travel bags. It promotes steamer trunks and rugs priced from five to thirty dollars, with revised spring prices on boys suits across Rocers Peet & Company three Broadway stores at Warren, 13th, and 34th Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackintosh
Maritime Schedule Fragments Bring June Vessel Movements
A dense OCR of ship itineraries lists ports from Bremen Havana and Suriname to Colon and Naples with sailing times and closes. Entries include Lyons, Mallory and Cunard lines detailing arrivals at Galveston and Jacksonville and connections to Rio Janeiro and Havana with dates June 14 to June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilie
Bremen
G Lloyd
Seneca
Havana
Suriname
Trinidad
DWI
Dominic
Para
Franz Joachim
Colon
Hudson
Algiers
Lazio
Palermo
Concho
Galveston
Lloyd Star St Irene
St Lucia
Caroline
Havre
So Pac
Cristobal
Panama
Saramacca
Maribo
der Gr
Ngl
Guiana
Barbados
Quebec
Prince
Rio Janeiro
Batavia
Naples
Amsterdam
Rot'dam
M’genery
Savannah
Woglinde
Bahia
Hamb
Cuthbert
Booth
Pennsylvania
Hamburg
Russia
Libau
Huron
Jacksonville
Clyde
Rio Grande
Malay
Comal
Tampa
Mallory
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Ward
Momus
New Orleans
Shipping News Arrived and Departures From Quarantine
Shipping records list steamers Chesapeake Ocmulgee Lux Cleveland New York Chippewa Cristobal Lapland Prins Frederik Hendrik with routes from Baltimore Brunswick Seville Hamburg Antwerp Paramaribo and Jacksonville. Vessels carry cabin steerage mails and cargo. several left quarantine late morning and stopped at the bar for arrival or anchorage with passenger counts and destinations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake
Baltimore
New York and Baltimore
Ocmulgee
Brunswick
Brunswick Sino
Lux (Br
Seville
Philip Ruprecht
Bar
Pages Ppm
Ith
Cleveland
Ger
Hamburg
Southampton
Cherbourg
New York
Chippewa
Wilmington
Clyde Ss Co
Mdse
Cristobal
Panama Railroad
Lins
Mdise
Lapland
Helg
Antwerp
Dover
Red Star Line
Ndse
Prins Frederik Hendrik
Paramaribo
Barbados
Trinidad
Carupano
Cumana
Guanta
la Guayra
Puerto Cabello
Curacao
Aux Cayes
Jacmel
Jeremie
Petit Goave
Port Aud Prince
St Mare
Royal Dutch West India Mail
Bay
American Tie and Timber Co
Seguranca
Tampico
Nassau
Cuba
Castic
Liverpool
Queenstown
White Star Line
Barnton
Macoris
Sanchez and
Samana
Puerto Plata
Turks Island
Civde Ss Co
Sandy Hook
Huron
Jacksonville
Charleston
Moise
Princess Anne
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Ss Co
Russia
Russ) Windau
Shields
Begham & .Boyesen
Sailed Steamers Patris and Thorsa Routes Include Port Calls
Steamship routes list Patris from Pireus to Malta calling at Cape Town and Buenos Aires with Spanish service, and Thorsa from Havana via St John NB calling at Jamestown Norfolk and Newport News. The summary notes multiple international ports and liner connections across the Atlantic and Caribbean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patris
Pireus
Malta
Cape Town
Buenos Aires
Span
Havana
Thorsa
Nor
St John NB
Jamestown
Norfolk
Newport News
Maritime Movements From Queenstown to New York and Europe
A series of early 20th century ship movements is recorded with vessels sailing from Queenstown Plymouth Moville London and Salled heading to New York Cherbourg Hamburg Glasgow and Philadelphia routes. Several ships are listed with origins Bremen Liverpool and Cherbourg. times and dates in June noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Arabdic
New York
Liverpool
Plymouth
Amerika
Cherbourg
Hamburg
Moville
Caledonia
Glasgow
London
Iroquois
Navahoe
Southampton
Philadelphia
Salled
Cedric
Retania
New Southampton
Pring Friedrich Wilhelm
Ger
Bremen
Havre
Chicago
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Raftsman
Will and the
New-York Tribune
Rob
Thompson
Last OF
Ainy
Prof. Starr
Show Girl
Stern Brothers
Oriental Rugs
West Twenty-third Street
Marine Intelligence
High Water
Eees
Governor's Island
Hell Gate A
Columbia
Hamb-Am Minneapolis
Trang Roma
Fabre ci Y
Atlantannah Proteus
So Pac el Sudo
Bo Pac
Rocers Peet & Company
34Th St
Transpacific
N. S
Hawaii
San Francisco
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Minnesota
Lur- Ming
Erect
Tacoma
Marie Oy
Shipping News
Port of New York
Dorothy
James McCreery & Co
25Rd Street
S4th Stree
James McCreery & So
23Rd Street
54Th Street
14Th Street
McCreery Silks
Wash Goods Dep
TS. Im
34Th Stree
Bway
American Roof Garden
Ac Camp Antanelolus
Se the Mile A Dolds’ Herald Sq
B’y & SS
Marie Dhessler
B'y
Wed
DeWolf Hopper
Louise Dresser
Keith
Byth Ave
Astein
Auup Sachs
Paula Edwardes
Melville & Higgins
Tom Waters
Sheisha Girls
the Tiger's _Temple
Oths ‘Polaire
Mme. X
Gus Edwards
School Boys & Girls
York’s
Kwigkerbogker
West Point
Joseph
Maude Ray
Sears
JAS. C. Morton and
EES
Fortune Hun
Jardin DE Paris
Seas Bickel & Watse
Astor
Alhambra
Ronnie
Lute
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