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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
4
Sunday sermons in New York drew massive crowds at the Tabernacle and nearby sites as revivalist Sunday wrapped a ten week series. Attendance records were shattered with 98,264 converts and a total revival audience near 1.25 million. Rockefeller Jr spoke, flights of praise rose, and a $113,000 free will offering was announced for charity groups.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. voiced strong support for Billy Sunday’s revival in New York. He predicted visible results within a year and urged continuing the campaign. He said many churches have gained new spirit and urged visiting trail hitters to start new church lives.
National Red Cross Week launches with top speakers including Roosevelt Taft Hugh s and Mitchel to urge a 100 million goal for immediate relief in Europe. Thirty canvassing teams organized in the district. events, benefits, and parades planned from Maine to California featuring civic groups, Boy Scouts, and prominent figures to boost contributions.
Three men drown when a four man rowboat capsizes in Jamaica Bay near Canarsie during a squall. Akif Kamil of the Bronx survives by holding to the overturned craft. Peter Spargello and two strangers were in the boat. Anthony Roth and his son aided rescuers but could not locate the missing men. Identity of the two strangers not learned.
Italian visitors to Chicago are received with line, white and green decorations and a luncheon at the Saddle and Cycle Club. The day ends with a Salinn colony dinner. They will depart for Pittsburgh tomorrow after a city reception led by Alderman K. McCormick. The committee includes city leaders in business, professional, and social life.
The autopsy on Ruth Cruger reveals a crushed skull from a blunt instrument. Detectives probe a tunnel beneath a Jersey City shop where her skates and clothing were found. Cocchi, linked to the case, denies questions while authorities pursue a possible one man killer.
The Federal Grand Jury will take up the cases of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman and other anarchists for a campaign against the selective draft law. Indictments are expected against Berkman and Miss Goldman, with many suspects not yet under arrest. deportation of aliens after prison terms is viewed as certain. Police and Federal authorities hope to curb further demonstrations after Hunts Point and Madison Square Garden events.
Harvey Engel, 33, of 584 Tenth Avenue, was arrested last night after a speech at Second Avenue and Tenth Street arguing against conscription. Sergeant Benjamin Silverman says Engel urged defiance of police power, prompting a crowd reaction and a $1,000 bail set by Officer Murphy.
Sara Turner, widow with three children, needs $150 to cover food and rent after her husband’s death left her with no funds. She has struggled to keep the home and manage health decline while relying on a weekly allowance and nearby support. Contributions may be mailed to the Bureau marked for 0821 TIL at 0 Street, Brooke Tarner.
Two Massachusetts National Guard privates on bridge guard duty were killed in accidents. Bartell Lindsay at Chester was struck by a wild locomotive as he moved to avoid a freight train. Leon C. Clifford of Greenfield died when a accidental discharge occurred while guarding a bridge in that town.
Washington reports 4,662,000 alien enemies now resident in the United States based on 1910 census figures and Immigration data. Figures show distribution by country of birth with Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey among the noted origins. The article discusses estimated numbers of adult male aliens and comparative proportions across nations.
Theodore Nicholas, after a wreck left his car plunging sixty feet to railroad tracks near Shintown, signaled an oncoming train to stop but died hours later. Melville Nicholas and Mrs Chestnut of Chicago were killed instantly, Mrs Nicholas injured in hospital. A county state dispute delayed fence construction at the wreck site.
Lieutenant Raymond Vincent Hannon of Buffalo U S N L died by his own hand. His body was found at George W. Perkins estate after he was not allowed to sail with a destroyer. He faced a court martial for a 24 hour absence, having just returned from Washington seeking a pardon to rejoin his ship, and friends said grief over missing action weighed on him.
Cambridge mass June 13 Of the Harvard graduating class of 42 men only 150 were present today to bear the baccalaureate vermen and most wore cap and gown over a khaki uniform The others are scattered among military camps or on duty in European battlefields President Lowell urged that war though horrible is better than submission to trampling neutral nations and bombing of cities He said submission would betray national fitness and honor and that we must fight such things may never be done.
Frank Kerr aged twenty eight residing Mille Hotel No 2 was arrested on a homicide charge for the shooting death of Michael Glannee last September.
The Jewish Home, opened under federation auspices, is a new building on Mulberry Street in Yonkers costing $100,000. A prayer service led by Rev. Dr. Max Prieh at Congregation Adath Torah featured speakers including Marcus M. and Justice Gustave Hartman among others. A human skeleton was found by Daniel Smith near Manpath Avenue, a separate incident reported nearby.
A new city party uniting Tammany Hall and Wilson Democrats formed to defeat Charles F. Murphy in New York politics. Leaders include Littleton Polk Combert and Dodge with figures such as Cleveland I. Dodge and H. Stowden steering plans for a permanent district machine. They pledge loyalty to Woodrow Wilson and aim to nominate Martin W. Littleton or Mitchel as standard bearer, with a major public meeting planned soon.
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