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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
3
A dense, opinion rich column blends literary criticism with editorials on ethics in publishing. It references Maupassant and D'Annunzio, notes on The Atlantic, and contrasts with Greek myths. The piece meanders through journalism, theater, and cultural commentary with multiple named figures.
Miss Alice M Davies daughter of Mr and Mrs Julien Townsend Davies will wed Henry Sellers McKee 2d son of Mrs Wood McKee on Saturday June 24 at Emmanuel Church Great River Long Island The ceremony will be by Rev John M Lewin assisted by Rev Webb A reception follows at the bridegrooms grandfather Julien T Davies timber Point Great River Details list eight bridesmaids best man and ushers with local names and a farewell bachelor dinner at Harvard Club
Frederick G. Lee presides at a dinner at the Longue Vue as Broadway Trust Company passes the $25,000,000 deposit mark. The original bank began at Eighth Street and Broadway. the board and executive committee attended with Colonel Guineburg as toastmaster. Toasters praised Lee while many directors and executives from companies such as Belding Bros & Co, Irving National Bank, Colgate-Parker, Goldman & Co, and Cratashank Co were listed among attendees.
Professional buyers packed the new Port office sale room for the annual auction. Pens, baby carriages, and other items crossed the hammer with many lots selling for mere cents and some as high as 25 dollars.
Miss Mabel Elizabeth Welsh daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Welsh of 27 West Eighty first Street wed Dr Arthur Flach of Rome Italy at St Bartholomews Church. Ceremony by Rev Dr Leighton Parks followed by breakfast at the Piaza. The bride’s sister Mrs H Hertram Legg attended as maid of honor.
General Wood visited a Plattsburg training camp as twelve West Point graduates joined the army’s push to fill regulars on the border. Rookies, amid rain, marched through review and trained in squad columns and bayonet drills before Wood, who urged manhood service and readiness to defend Americans. One graduate, Albert Gallatin of New York, was sent home due to illness.
A man claiming to be Charles Fowler, forty, of 118 West 84th Street Manhattan, was held in $2,500 bail by Magistrate Conway in the Hunter's Point Police Court on charges of false pretences. Fowler allegedly posed as State Senator Walker of Nassau County and claimed to collect donations for the Urania Tuberculosis Prevention Society with a list including Vanderbilt Woolworth Hamilton Fish Jr. and Packard, with a large donor list claimed from Wall Street brokers. A forged check for $48 appeared cashed at a saloon, prompting Fowler's capture after a pursuit by automobile. In related cases, five of six minors indicted for murdering George Hloeser on Randall's Island pleaded guilty to manslaughter before Judge Tele Fanty. Charles Barede, ringleader, refused to plead. Memorial notes: veterans group announces a 15th Regiment service at Clinton Avenue Congregational Church in Brooklyn at 10:39 a.m. on Sunday.
Broadway subway trains were tied up for ten minutes yesterday morning by a short circuit at 1 1et Street. Five minutes later a second outage occurred but was quickly remedied after rush hours.
In Port Jefferson the Old Home Week parade featured both old style firemen with helmets red shirts and hand drawn carts and modern mechanized units from Hempstead and Long Island City Exempts. About 1500 marchers drew an 8000 strong crowd despite threatening weather, making the town's celebration its largest turnout ever.
Flushing newspapers chronicle a heated letters war between Ellis Parker Butler author of Pigs Is Pigs and Magistrate Joseph Fitch of Boy Scout ties. Butler’s supporters rallied for a grand supper while Fitch admitted defeat after a bitter exchange ending with a sharp admission of remorse over backing for a charitable Scout event and purchase of brain tickets.
A 78 year old Danbury hatter and a 70 year old Danbury woman eloped by jitney to Yonkers yesterday, obtaining a license from Town Clerk Frank OBrien and a Justice of the Peace in the baggage room of a station for a wedding.
In Night Court Magistrate Corrigan charged Robert Harmowitz with disorderly conduct after he insulted Elizabeth Zeisloft at a Madison Square Park birth control meeting. Zeisloft had previously disrupted the event, leading to arrests of three men. Harmowitz was fined or released to the war house, and Zeisloft faced stern words for her behavior.
Frederick W. Linders of Brooklyn was appointed chief of accounts for the Public Service Commission yesterday. The newly created post carries a $4,000 a year salary. Linders will oversee the accounting system for the dual rapid transit accounting setup.
Two school girls gone missing in Willamere area. Florence Dyckman aged thirteen left home Monday and Helen Noschotsky fifteen disappeared Tuesday after feverish attendance at school. Parents fear possible abduction.
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund asks readers to aid slum children from Hell's Kitchen and other areas by funding outings to farms. By June 30, 1,000 city youngsters will be sent to various farms or private families for two weeks to escape crowded tenements. Contributions to The Tribune Fresh Air Fund should be mailed to The Tribune in New York.
Mrs Salita Holman Ketcham of 05 Willow Street Brooklyn died from heart disease at Brook & lye Hospital after a brief illness. She was married to Henry Belden Ketcham a lawyer and left two sons and a daughter. One son Honey We Ketcham played varsity football. A separate notice reports a missing man found in the River near Cross Street, from 33 Ellery Street Williamsburg, who vanished Tuesday.
The Bay Ridge Presbyterian Church garden fete at Ridge Boulevard Brooklyn opened despite bad weather and drew attendance rivaling last year’s first night. Proceeds aim to exceed the $1,400 record for a new building on church ground. Committee members Mrs Charles M Fisher Mrs Mary Boxee and Edward H Neseels praised booth setup and the fancy work display as key attractions led by Rev Horace H Levitt.
Two women claimed the body of Henry Stemper grain broker after an air mobile accident in Springfield. Miss Helen Cameron who was with the broker at the time said she was his wife’s sister and had a claim, while an undertaker arrived with order signed by the dead man's wife. Coroner Voegal confirmed custody after a marriage certificate surfaced, clarifying the arrangement.
George Gilmour, 51, an engineer and head of inspection for Travelers Insurance, died after a month of illness at his Flatbush home. Born in St. Petersburg, he advised on accident prevention and industrial safety after roles with John Elder & Co, Panama project work with the French engineers, Atlas Line, Jamaica Railway, and later as chief engineer for the Travellers Consulting. He toured Europe in 1910 to study safety methods and held memberships in several engineering and safety societies.
William F Kaste ster of Buffalo dies suddenly in St Louis while attending a Democratic convention proxy scene. Norman I Mack and James attend the event as party officials, with Kaste ster appointed postmaster in Buffalo since February 1944. The report notes his age forty six and German birth with later funeral details and other local notices.
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