Mrs Housman Laughs At Abduction Case
Olga M Housman returns to her mother's Brooklyn home after a mysterious disappearance sparked rumors of drowning or foul play. She says she left her husband Alonzo Hozeman because she tired of living with him and will not return. She explains she acted to gain independence, earning money as a dressmaker, traveling from Rockaway Beach to Manhattan, and notes she may relocate again while keeping details private. Captain Deevy helped coordinate the search and was present at the mother’s house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Olga M. Housman
Susan Kotvu
Bergen Street
Brooklyn
Alonzo Hozeman
Hi Home
Pacific Street
Alice Kolvi
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Ath Street
Miss Kolvi
Captain Deevy
Sheepshead Bay
Jett
Mrs. Housman
Rockaway Beach
Manhattan
Tom
West Sdtreet
Move to Take Over Park at Fort George
The Board of Estimate held a public hearing on extending Highbridge Park 045 to absorb land from the former Fort George amusement park, recently burned. It covers territory around Amsterdam avenue Fort George avenue Bt Nicholas avenue Dyckman street and Laurel Hill Terrace. The plan urges shared costs with Manhattan 6 percent Bronx 6 percent and 9 percent by nearby property owners. A critic complained about foreigners using the parks. Local leaders urged quick action to prevent cheap tenement development, with two weeks for further study by the public improvements board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Estimate
Highbridge Park
Fort George
Amsterdam Avenue
Fort George Avenue
Nicholas Avenue
Dyckman Street
Laurel Hill Terrace
Manhattan
Bronx
Italy
Japan
Colonel Kitne
Board of Aldermen
Albert E. Davis
The
Heights Business Men's League
McAneny
Board of Public Improvement
Hearing on smoking in street cars set for June 18
Public Service Commission schedules a June 18 hearing to discuss car smokers after complaints from the Non Smokers' Protective League. Dr. Charles G. Pease, president, writes that non-smokers are respectable people who wish to remain sweet and clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Nonsmokers’ Protective League
Charles G. Pease
Pease
Flushing Carnival Draws Great Crowds
The Flushing carnival and circus for the Flushing Hospital fundraiser drew large crowds on Borough Day. Officials visited the grounds as lion and moore acts, Dolly Vardens sold confetti, and youngsters enjoyed side shows. Evening crowds grew with vaudeville by the Red Ants and Wahnetah Boat Club, while a pony raffle drew interest for tomorrow night.
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Flushing
Flushing Hospital
Borough of
Queens
Connolly
Lowen
Carnival Association
Flushine
Ellis Parker Butler
Midway
Hon
Tartarin
Moore
Hoosevelt
Lamg Island
Dolly Vardens
St. Moleus's Soho
College Point
Red Ants
Red Devils
Wahnetah Boat Club
Harlem celery man inherits $176 000 estate
Unaware of his kin, East Harlem celery seller Ann learns from a Westchester official that his uncle left him a $176 000 estate, with $96,000 cash and rents in Nyack Haverstraw and White Plains. Neighbors’ questions meet a dazed, puzzled reaction as he absorbs the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Upper West
Morningside Avenue
Ann
Westchester County
Surras
Kate
Ayold
Hitt
Wilken Rel
Nyack
Ronneetto
No. 155
Worth Street
Slater
York
Estat Wexler
Haverstraw
White Plains
New
Indictments Returned in Vice Trust Case by Grand Jury
The Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court handed up indictments yesterday against two men and two women, alleged heads of a vice trust. The defendants, who reportedly left the city for Europe, faced bench warrants but remain at large. The indictments stem from testimony by two women convicted last week and remanded to the Tombs. Assistant Patriot Attorney Jamen Fy Smith prosecuted hearings, with the women testifying they were trust employees who had remained silent to receive steady pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Benbury
Europe
Seabury
Jamen Fy Smith
Patriot
Hecates Ne Winat
Trust
Tat
Reichmann Works West Creditors Meet For Examination
Creditors of Joseph P. Reichmann former Carnegie Trust Company president met at Morana Coxe’s office and elected Joseph Pett as administrator. Bond fixed at 10 dollars. Reichmann absent. Attorneys said to warn. Claims filed total about 48 but listed amounts include Central Trust Polk Northern Bank Albany Trust and others. July 2 set for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph PB. Reichmann
Carnegie Trust Company
Mararana Coxe
Joseph Pett
Herchmenn
John Ti
Stunehfleld
Towa
Ter
Carnegie ‘Runt Company
POLK
Central Trust Company
Northern Hank
Charles
Dickinson
Albany Trust Company
David H. Bush
Broadway Trust Company
Security Bank
J. J. Molloy
Louis G. Mart
Ald
Mr. Fetchmann
Stree Coxe
Hatfield Denies Records as Senate Mines Inquiry Tours West Virginia
Investigators led by a Senate committee toured Paint Creek and Cabin Creek areas in West Virginia seeking testimony on the strike. Governor Hatfield refused to surrender trial records, citing public interest and ongoing civil cases. The trip found no disorder, with militia rifles seized and few miners remaining in camps.
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Jarieston
W. Va
Hatfield
West Virginia
Senate
Wae
Hatcheld
Steko
Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
Paint Creek Junction
Youtay
Renator Swanson
Charleston
New Sea Home for Babies Dedicated on Staten Island
The Sea Side Hospital and the floating Helen Juilliard were dedicated by Bishop Greer under St. John's Guild. The hospital has spent $1100 from voluntary contributions to enlarge its Staten Island plant to serve New York's poor babies. The ceremony featured addresses by John H. Finley, Abraham Jacobi, and Duff G. Maynard. The facility offers free admission for sick babies and all accompanying family members, with tickets obtainable from Health Department and guild channels.
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Abraham Jacobi
Duff G. Maynard
Guild
Pler A
North Silver
Department of Health
Maynard
Costly Pearl In Court In Japanese-Run Swindle Case
In Supreme Court, Ludwig Nissen Co, pearl importers, sue Mrs Jules Vatable for a 21 grain pearl they claim is theirs. Boeck, ex agent for the Chinese government with a Sing Sing swindle record, testifies about obtaining a similar gem from a Dixon contact. The defendants argue the pearl was bought in good faith as a substitute for a lost Nissen gem. The chain of sale includes transfers through Mrs Alco Dodge and a San Francisco firm for about $1,000.
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J. Edward Boeck
Sing Sing
New York
Supreme Court
Ludwig Nissen & Co
Jules Vatable
Vatable
Nissen
Hoeck
Dixon
Linn Cavallers
Boeck
William A. Clark
Mot Lana
Alco I. Dodge
San Francisco
Dodge
Gary Opposed Ten T. I. Purchase and Steel Trust Profits
Testimony from Judge Elbert H. Gary before the government inquiry reveals high bank balances claimed by the steel trust and discusses the Tennesee Coal and Iron Company purchase. He notes profits often stemmed from bookkeeping and depreciation misentries, with improvements in methods credited to Mr Schwab and changes after 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Trust
Elbert H. Gary
IMG
Gary
Mawuncial
Tennesace Coal and Iron Company
J. P. Morgan
Jude Dickinson
Rly
Stanley Congressional Investigating Committee
Steel Corporation
Steek Rails
Dickinson
Carnegie
Son defends Whitehouse amid Bar Association charges
Herold Whitehouse, son of Brooklyn financier known as Whitehouse, defends his father against Bar Association charges. He accuses William Hurley and Edward Johnson of spite, says the affair stems from a forged dispute over notes discounted at the Borough Bank. Van Tuyl’s role is questioned as Mahoney’s investigation is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnel 5
Whitehouse
Brooklyn Aneher
Bar Association
Herold
George ©. van Tuyl
State Banking Department
Kali
William Hurley
Hurley
Edward Johnson
Borough Bank
van Tuy
Har Association
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Department
William Harley
Johnson
First Reformed Church of Glenville 100th Anniversary
The article notes the 10th anniversary celebration of the First Reformed Church of Glenville in Schenectady County with events planned for the coming Sunday. Conveyance to and from the Hoffmans way stations will be provided for visitors, including complimentary rail transport during the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
Glen‘tie
Schenectady County
Erin
Hoffmans
Captain Greenhut Returns For Gettysburg Anniversary
Captain J B Greenhut president of the Greenhut Blegel Cooper Company sails to New York aboard the Amerika after shortening his European trip to attend the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 4. He represents Illinois having been appointed governor by Deneen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Greenhut
Greenhut-Blegel Cooper Company
New York
Amerika
Greenhut
Gettysburg
Ilinois
Deneen
Vincent Astor Attends Morning Court Session
Vincent Astor spent the morning yesterday watching court proceedings in Part of General Session. Judge Hoiter gave him a seat beside the judge's chair. Astor showed notable interest in the sentences as proceedings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Astor
General Seasion
Howter
Mr. Astor
Makers trade lines for travel gear and trunk sets
A fragmented ad copy touts selling car travel goods such as caps goggles trunks and trunks for motor use. It mentions various items like tire trunks kitchenettes robes thermos bottles and handbags with marketing aimed at honeymooners and couples. The address hints at Warren Street and 13th Street in London for purchases.
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Estimate Board
Mecca
Ellis P. Butler
Blke
Mr. Bones
Billy” Emerson
Cleveland
Minstrels
Beshlox
Queene
Rome
Nice
New Orleans
Iez
Crnam Doors
Expecler
Harlem
Reichmann
Theodore
Roosevelt
Sunday’s Tribune
New Sea
St. John's Guild
Staten Island
T. I. Purchase
Morgan
Steel Trust Directorate
Son
London
Rogers
Compas
England
America
Meadow Brook Club
Poto Fie
Westbury
Arran Musafete
Siaseka Sebede
Toe Wl
East
Sande Hea Ben Td
Stervaln
Rawara
Enuntartal
Speculat
Kerbocke
Julia Sande
Up Sunshine
New Amsterdam
Liberty
Las E
Fritzi Schefe Si
Corte
Astor
Justioe
Hendrick
Colby
Hive
Alt
Com Ile
Nawe Rochelle
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