Ocean Hot Weather Draws 350000 to Coney Island and Beach Incidents
More than 350000 visited Coney Island and nearby beaches amid warm weather. Police raided five disorderly houses, arrested five bathers for improper swimwear, and detained several peddlers. A wagon collided with a Smith Street car at Coney Island Creek, sending two men into the water. one wagon collapsed and wine spilled. Five people were injured when a Reid Avenue car was struck by a Culver Line train at Van Siclen, with Nettie Levine among the most seriously hurt.
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Coney Island
O’brien
Captain Kelley
Adams Street
Brooklyn
Sheepshead Board of Trade
Manhattan Beach
Brighton Beach
Coney Island Creek
Coney Island Avenue
Sebastian Trusso
Hancock Street
Smith Street
Trusso
Charles Letone
William J. McGowan
Sheepshead Bay
Reid Avenue
van Siclen
Nettie Levine
South 4Th Street
Coney Island Reception Hospital
Rose
Julia Heiland
East $4
Daniel Dwyer
McDougal Street
James Rubin
East 1Th Street
Cyclone raids Fort George gambling scene on Fort George
Inspector James Thomson and Captain Kruecher led a Fort George raid after persistent complaints. Seventy arrests followed as all games of chance, betting equipment, and even the Ferris wheel were seized or halted. Thompson aims to clean up the notorious resort, extending his Tenderloin reforms to Fort George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomson
Kruescher
West 152d Street
Fort George
Thompson
NO MORE BLIND SALARY INCREASES NOTICE
The Controller warns department heads that the Board of Estimate will scrutinize salary requests for next year. Departments must itemize past increases, not rely on June figures. Changes will be detailed for the last three years in six month, biweekly, and quarterly periods to ensure budget accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Estimate
Yeal
Charles S. Hervey
Fake Bicycle Patrolman Arrest Shocks Brooklyn Officers
In Springfield Long Island a man named Allen C Brown of Van Wreklen avenue Ozone Park was seized for masquerading as a policeman and robbing motorists. He rode a motorcycle to the Springfield Hotel where Lt McDonald Patrolmen Patterson and Van Cleef questioned him before arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Springfield
Long Ieland
Allen C. Brown
van Wreklen Avenue
Ozone Park
McDonald
Patterson
van Cleef
van Wryckien
PREEN ENDS GORMLEY INQUIRY IN NIGHT COURT
Magistrate Matthew Breen finished a night court inquiry into the release of Jack Gormley on a bail bond of 2 30. Police claimed a notorious criminal was freed despite 25 burglary charges. Breen stated no knowledge of multiple burglary charges and held Gormley on a $2500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Breen
Jack Gormley
Breen
Gormley
New Tube Station Opens on 23D Street in McAdoo Tunnel
The 23D Street station under the Hudson River opened at night without ceremony. Motorman James Goetz piloted a three car train from Hoboken at 150 o clock with about thirty five passengers, arriving at 128 o clock and returning at 1246. Only the east side of the Sixth avenue station is finished, with Hoboken trains using the eastbound then returning on the same track before switching to the southbound at the platform end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
23D Street
McAdoo
Hudson River
James Goetz
Hoboken
Sixth Avenue
Philanthropy School Opens with Leaders Speaking
The eleventh summer term of the New York School of Philanthropy begins with a meeting in Assembly Hall at East 224 Street. Robert W. de Forest of the Charity Organization Society will preside and Drlee K. Frankel of the Sage Foundation will discuss Constructive Philanthropy. A reception follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philanthropy
New York School of Philanthropy
Assembly Hall
East 224 Street
Robert W. de Forest
Charity Organization Society
Drlee K. Frankel
Sage Foundation
Phaeton Driver Upsets Carriage in Central Park Rescue
J H Monheimer of West 86th Street saved his son and daughter in law by steering a runaway phaeton into a park railing at 90th Street and Fifth Avenue. The three occupants and the footman escaped with only minor injuries as the vehicle overturned and horses fled toward Fifth Avenue. The grass cushioned the fall and all leaped clear just before impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Monheimer
West 86Th Street
Park Lawn
90Th Street
Fifth Avenue
91St Street
Falls Among Waiters Gambling Raid in Tenderloin
Inspector Steinbruck and Acting Captain Murphy raid a Sixth Avenue building. Eighteen French waiters run a baccarat table, McManus leads a swift descent into the game. Seventeen prisoners are discharged. James Machas is held for keeping a gambling house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinbruck
Murphy
Underworld
The
Law
No. 475
Sixth Avenue
McManus, Tierney
Kinney
McManus
Aids
Les Gendarmes
Nix
Tierney
Captain Murphy
Finn
James Machas
No. 242
West 26Th Street
Quarrel Ends in Death by Gas in Brooklyn Hotel
Abraham Wittcover a 32 year old embroidery maker tied to Swiss Embroidery and Novelty Company registered with his wife at the Belwood Hotel and died by inhaling illuminating gas after a quarrel. A woman accompanied him then, later vanished, police seek her as the Wittcovers recently moved from The Bronx to Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Wittcover
Swiss Embroidery and Novelty Company
Wooster Street
Suydam Street
Brooklyn
Belwood
Third Avenue
A. Wittcover
Wittcover
Patrick’s Attorney Reveals Habeas Corpus Plea Details
William S. McDonald, attorney from No 15 William Street, disclosed Patrick’s complaint and application for liberty via a writ of habeas corpus. Patrick, convicted in 1895 murder case re Rice millions, claims a vast conspiracy and alleges deceit and bribery by prosecutors and courts. The petition was filed with Judge Lacombe and may not be acted on before July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Ife
William S. McDonald
No. 15
William Street
Patrick
McDonald
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
University of Texas
Sing Sing
Grand Jury
Levy Replies to Metz on Fourth Avenue Subway
Jefferson M Levy replies to Controller Metz arguing no political motive in opposing the Fourth avenue subway. He questions Murphy's involvement, defends the project as aiding transit to Fort Hamilton rather than Coney Island, and warns that city securities must remain above suspicion while a suit proceeds. He urges patience from Brooklyn while noting debt and legality concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson M. Levy
Metz
Board of Estimate
Fourth Avenue
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
Coney Island
Democratic Organization
Fort Hamilton
City of
New York
Brooklyn
Rome
Subway
Star neglige shirts and ramie underwear offered by Rodgers Peer Company
A Hudson River era ad highlights Star neglige shirts with careful pattern placement on the bosom and Ramie underwear by Rodgers Peer & Company. The text notes coatless summer suits, light fabrics, and various item prices from $1.50 to $7.50. Stores listed at Three Broadway, Warren Street, 13th Street, and 34th Street uptown location moved to N E corner of 34th Street near City Hall Union Square Herald Square.
Self supporting woman seeks work with copying machine
A T S S member caring for a demented mother who has died now has no income beyond her typewriter pay. She could perform manifold copying work in a downtown office but needs a copying machine costing eight dollars. She has sometimes had only bread and water this winter, receiving occasional help from the emergency fund, and she does not want to beg.
Opening Day At T S S Rest Home Marks Warm Welcome
Delegations from New Haven and distant cities attend the Clark's Falls Rest Home opening. Volunteers groomed the building with roses, served refreshments, and hosted entertainment as guests toured the grounds and new facilities. The Mary E Ferris memorial room and Mothers' room draw praise. two guests stay several weeks.
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T. S. S. Rest Home
Clark's Falls
Conn
New Haven
New York
Watch Hill
North Stonington
Westerly
Hopkinton
Providence
South Nyack
N. Y
Bloomfield
N. J
General Society
F. B. Walker
Elm City
T. J. Adams
Mayflower
P. F. Frost
Mothers’ Sunshine Circle of
P. A. Greene
Chelsea
Ashaway
Miss Low
Connecticut Hills
Mary E. Ferris
Wickham Diet Kitchen Director Seeks Baby Carriage
Miss Elsie Powell of 160 Mott Street appeals for another baby carriage for a mother of five as the youngest child is ill. She notes the prior carriage has been a blessing and reports the wheel chair aid for a paralyzed young man has helped him walk with crutches, and was passed to a man recently released from hospital to help him get air outdoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Powell
Wickham
Mott Street
Miss Powell
Sunshine sales and charity drives across T S S branches
The Annisquam branch schedules a July 9 Sunshine sale to rebuild its treasury with donations of fancy articles to Miss Helen Lane. Nearby branches report June 13 and June 16 sales for Camp Rest awhile and Passaic Junior Branch, with addresses and presidents named. Illness delays Arlington Juniors’ planned June sale. appeals are made for outings for Adolph Koch and a Poughkeepsie invalid, with four dollars needed for a Sunshine day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annisquam
Mass
Helen Lane
Edith Mounteney
Caldwell
N. J
Passaic
J. H. Boynton
Ascension Street
Arlington
Belle G. Dutcher
Sunshine members seek Meisterchafs books for Spanish study
Two Sunshine members wish to study Spanish for business reasons and request a set of Meisterchafs books. They do not want an absolute gift, but if someone has copies to pass on they will gladly contribute to the society emergency fund in exchange, making one gift serve two good purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Birthday of Bedford woman promises cheer from friends
The birthday of Miss Annie M. Morris of 325 West Pitt street, Bedford, Pa., will be June 16. She has suffered bedridden for twenty-two years and needs cheerful support. Delia Floyd of Tanner, Gilmer County, W Va, has not sat up for twenty-three years due to spinal trouble and would value stationery and stamps to write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie M. Morris
West Pitt Street
Bedford
Penn
Delia Floyd
Tanner
Gilmer County
W. Va
Request for marching bones book and homeless boys note
Westboro Mass resident seeks a book of marching bones once used by Loyal Legion and Band of Hope and offers to return the favor. Chrystie Street House headworker thanks donor for clothing and urges support as unemployed boys fill the house. The unsectarian home appeals for money to buy a kitchen range washtubs wallpaper and paint for boys rooms and halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Legion
Band of Hope
Westboro
Mass
Arriet F. Clark
Chrystie Street
Sunshine Worker Mrs Bernstein Delights Shut-In Friends
Mrs. S. Bernstein of Philadelphia shares spring cheer by delivering potted plants bulbs and seeds to shut-in friends across many states. Each birthday receives a thoughtful greeting, reflecting care and kindness beyond the outside world.
Stars and Stripes observances mark 131st flag birthday
United States observes Flag Day across the nation with public and private displays. In New York several ceremonies are planned including Public School 10 in Brooklyn at 1 30 with speeches by Henry W. Knight General Robert Avery and others. Memorial services for General Slocum survivors are planned at Lutheran Cemetery with processions to the graves of unidentified victims.
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United States
Congress
New York
Seventh Avenue
17Th Street
Brooklyn
Henry W. Knight
Grant Post
Robert Avery
George B. Roberts
O. C. Mordorf
Levi P. Morton
Isaac Guggenheimer Car Fire in Jamaica
An automobile owned by Isaac Guggenheimer of Port Washington Long Island burned yesterday in Jamaica with Guggenheimer and his son inside. Their clothing was scorched but they escaped injury. The fire cause was not determined and the car suffered about $2000 in damage before firemen stopped the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Guggenheimer
Isaac Guggenheiimer
Port Washington
Long Island
Jamaica
Guggenheimer
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FT. George
Inspector Thompson
Uptown
Preen
Phaeton
Tenderloin Detective
W. L. McDonald
Prisoner
Fourth Avenue Subway
Rocers, Peer & Company
Broadway
Warren St
32Nd St
N. E. Corner
Roders, Peer & Company
City Hall
Union Square
Herald Square
34Th Bt
Ceriely
Norwich
New London
Louise Lewin Matthews
S. S
E. W
Manhattan
M. A
E. L. Borden
Joseph H. Lester
A. A. Potter
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Winterton
Joey
Waterbury
Georgie Baker
Kate Couger Baker
Greenwich
F. H. Benton
W. H. Doane
Ashley
Dillon
T. S
Sunshine Sales
Adolph Koch
Poughkeepsie
Book OF Songs
Gillpatrick
Chrystie Street House
23Rd Street
James McCreery & Co
14Th Street
Hudson River Tunnels
Will Rum
James McCreery and Co
McCreery Silk
2Nd Street
S4th Street
Ie Herald
Wolf Eerste
Daly
Sam Bernard
Meas Ae
Vance Casino
Witching Hour
J. M
Charles E. Grant
Plainfield
J. B. Lane
Esther Levy
S. Hibbler
East Orange
Europa
W. H. Tracy
Frau Wingelfelder
Munich
Bavaria
S. Draper
Stars and Stripes
Jardin 1 de Paris
F. Ziegfeld
New
Amserdam
Viennese
CARLI
Weustear
Mary
Beeses
Knickerbocker
38Th Street
Geo. M. Cohan Yasnes
Ace
Julian Edwards
Gay
Ammerstein
peBkra WoRace Corpin
Cosan’s
Astor Theatre
Harlem
Rigo
St. & T Ave
Henry W- Saras
IES Amusement
130Th Street
Vassar Gist
Sat
Sun
Wm. H. Reynolds
Luna Park
Luna
Sea Beach
Altie Ave
Ehlyn
Sea Beach Trust
Rey Bosem
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