Y W C A Summer School Opens With Free Evenings
The YWCA at No 7 East 15th Street launched a summer program with free Monday eve entertainments. Eight thousand neighborhood girls aged 14 to 17 are invited, with classes in shirtwaist making embroidery millinery and Bible study. The Bible class attracts Polish Jewish workers and others, and flowers arrive from the country for each event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women’s Christian Association
East 15Th Street
Association
Charlotte M. Packard
E. Doheny
Packard
Commencement Felicities and School Board Action
A discussion on commencements contrasts idealized student life with real world pressures. The Local School Board of District No. 13 adjourned a case involving Max Schillitzer of Public School 70 accused of maltreating pupil Robert Holcomb, following a motion by Mrs. Elizabeth Holcomb’s counsel.
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Max Schillitzer
Robert Holcomb
L. Washington Booth
Elizabeth Holcomb
Decadence of Dancing National Dance Debate
Professor Forst at Third Avenue academy opened the United Professional Teachers of Dancing convention. He argued America has no distinctive national dance, blamed poor teaching at many academies, and urged unity among teachers to create a true national dance modeled on classical artistry. He warned against weak instructors and clashing loyalties. He doubted the nation will have a true national dance soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Professor Forst
Third Avenue
United Professional Teachers of Dancing
Scotland
England
Russia
Forst
Sunshine Sale Sparks Outing Fund at Passaic Branch
Passaic branch No 1 with twenty members plans a sale next Saturday to raise funds for an outing. Miss Alice Covert of Waterford and Mrs John Wilson of Jersey City sent shells to Miss Kreshey in Tennessee, and a box from the Bahama Islands arrived at the office.
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Passaic
Alice Covert
Waterford
John Wilson
Jersey City
Kreshey
Tennessee
Bahama Islands
Gifts Received By Members From Various Locales
A list details items sent to a group including a box of wools from Mrs. W. W. Peirce New Jersey silk pieces from A D Carson Brooklyn a gown and sweater from Mrs Carothers Princeton New Jersey and other parcels from Manhattan Brooklyn White Plains Staten Island Middletown N Y and Ulster County with no sender names. The collection includes religious and secular reading wool work books items a large butter gift a box of helpful articles gloves bulbs and a coat and waistcoat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Peirce
New Jersey
A. D. Carson
Brooklyn
W. P. K. Schlatter
Ulster County
N. Y
Lyon
White Plains
Maharanee of Baroda Lashes Out at Station Crowd
In Colorado Springs the Maharanee of Baroda scolded women on the platform and swung a parasol at the crowd. The offended women halted a Country Club affair planned for the evening and will give no courtesies on her return.
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the Tribune
Colorado Springs
Col
Maharanee
Baroda
Country Club
Million Dollar Presbyterian Church School Planned
Nashville hosted a conference on a national church training institution to be built with a $1,000,000 endowment. The Rev. C Humble of Parkersburg discussed the project with church leaders, opening enrollment to all young people preparing for home or foreign mission work and aiming to establish the school in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Nashville
Tenn
Presbyterian Church
C. Humble
Parkersburg
W. Va
Daily Thought and Small Gifts Notice
Daily Thought quotes living life with new ideals each hour. Money received includes $3 from Mrs. G. L. S. of New Jersey to aid an invalid young man and 65 cents from Miss Shay for postage.
Quiet charitable deeds reported by Rutherford Branch No 1
Mrs Galloway reports two barrels of clothing shoes hats books pictures sent to Eastern Pennsylvania mountain district a carpet to a colored church in East Rutherford three barrels of magazines distributed two hundred clothing items given to needy families Womens Pages and 4 weekly magazines sent to an invalid in Montrose Penn five dollars for San Francisco sufferers one dollar to Consumptive Home Fund. Mrs 8 Bernstein of Philadelphia receives thanks for linen for Bethesda Leper Home Surinam South America. Miss Mattie P Gray Bible reader in North Carolina seeks a large print Testament and a small Testament for her son a copy of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John Fox also requested. Sunshine in various forms forwarded to shut ins in multiple states and communities. Miss Phebe Poughman of Illinois seeks aid.
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Rutherford
N. J
Galloway
Mountain
Pennsylvania
East Rutherford
Montrose
Penn
San Francisco
8. Bernstein
Philadelphia
Bethesda
Surinam
South America
Mattie P. Gray
North Carolina
Bernstein
Miss Gray
Kingdom Come
John Fox
Stepfather Helps Girl Elope With New York Man
Pittsburg June report says Katie Butch of Millvale elopes with Vin cenzo Pietro of New York aided by her Italian stepfather Frank Butch and now honeymooning in New York. Butch once sent Pasquilo Lorano to prison for four years on a felony charge after Lorano broke into Butch’s home and menaced the girl. Lorano later reformed and was captured and jailed.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Katie Butch
Millvale
Vincenzo Pietro
New York
Frank Butch
Pasquilo Lorano
Lorano
Butch
Lovett Divorce Hearing Opens in Brooklyn Supreme Court
George E. Lovett, a Brooklyn real estate dealer, sues for divorce from Grace E. Lovett and seeks custody of their two children. He accuses her of morphine addiction and names co respondents Harry A. Grant Harry G. Heydorn and an unnamed Jack. Grace Lovett resides at 975 Park Place and receives $200 a month from him.
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George E. Lovett
Brooklyn
Grace E. Lovett
Supreme Court
Lovett
Jack
Tudor tears fiances photo from Boston advertisement
Frederick Tudor, newly announced fiancé of Miss Amy Isabel Logan of Springfield, ripped her photograph from a Boston photographer's ad before startled trolley passengers.
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the Tribune
Boston
Frederick Tudor
Amy Isabel Logan
Springfield
Fresh Air Child Experience Attracts Rural Escape
A reader recalls hosting a Fresh Air child for two weeks, a frail seven year old girl who found joy in small comforts and simple pleasures. The narrative contrasts city heat with country vistas and ends noting the outing cost nothing and the author valued the act as a kindness.
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the Tribune
Barley Water Recipe for Cooling Summer Drinks
A historical note describes barley water as a cooling nourishing drink for hot weather. It gives an excel lent step by step method: wash two ounces of pearl barley, simmer with water, rinse, add more water, boil briefly, simmer to reduce, then add lemon rind sugar and lemon juice and chill before serving.
College president to take year leave for health travel
Miss Caroline Hazard president of Wellesley College will receive a year’s leave of absence at year end due to ill health. She will sail for Genoa on June 30 and remain abroad for a year visiting art centres and travelling.
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Wellesley
Mass
Caroline Hazard
Wellesley College
Genoa
Charity Society renews appeal for widow’s yearly care
The Charity Organization Society renews its appeal for 75 to support an aged American widow for one year with the aim of admission to a home. A former employer provides the rest. she has no children or relatives able to help. Send contributions to No. 10 East 22d Street for public acknowledgment.
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Charity Organization Society
East 22d Street
Fatal shooting in Weston man mistook wife for burglar
Weston Missouri June 18 Frank Kelly a local businessman shot and killed his wife thinking she was a burglar as she closed a window. The coroner ruled no inquest is needed and Kelly remains grief stricken after a marriage of less than a year.
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Weston, Mo
Frank Kelly
Excursion Boat Storie Floated Off Grounding Shoal
The excursion boat William W. Storie ran aground between South and Midland beaches Sunday evening. The crew planted hedge anchors and used the boat’s winch to pull free by 7 15 p m. After high tide last night she slid into deep water and was towed to the Erie Basin where seams opened and the vessel took on water but was afloat.
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William W. Storie
South
Midland
Stokie
Erie Basin
Machnow Giant to Meet President in Washington Parade
The Russian giant Machnow will travel to Washington on Wednesday to shake hands with the President and visit public buildings. He plans to parade up Pennsylvania Avenue and attempt to place the Washington Monument on the cone before returning to Broadway for a roof garden appearance the following Monday.
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Machnow
Oscar Hammerstein
Washington
Saranac Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Broadway
Oscar
Clam Digger Finds Monster Pearl in Wisconsin River
Ellsworth Wisconsin June 18 a poor clam digger in the Mississippi River found a pearl believed to be the world’s largest It weighs grains Willam Bates and wife were dragging for clams and brought up a small haul when Mrs Bates spotted the pearl It is round as a marble and could fetch about 100000 dollars
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Tribune
Ellsworth
Wis
Mississippi River
Willamates
Economy Run Awards Highlight Brooklyn to Poughkeepsie Ride
The Long Island Automobile Club event valued per capita fuel and repairs over rail travel. S H Burns won first prize with a Packard carrying five passengers, 173 miles, and total costs of 4 45. Alfred Wilmarth earned the second prize aboard a Royal Tourist with five passengers and total trip cost of 5 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island Automobile Club
Brooklyn
Poughkeepsie
S. H. Burns
C. B. Parker
Ris
Alfred Wilmart
Royal Tourist
J. E. Bristol
Packard
Pough
Frayer-Miller
William Butler
Motor, Inc
Poughkte
Alfred Wilmarth
E. W. Messereau
Pierce Arrow
P. F. Lampe
Oughkeepsie
Ofl, Inc
Stevens
Duryea
William T. Wintringham
Championship Cricket Picks Pennant Winners in Metropolitan League
Local cricketers eye the 196 championship as Team A of Brooklyn leads Metropolitan League standings with flawless records. Batting leaders include J L Poyer of Brooklyn Team A at 181, while H Rushton of Brooklyn tops bowling at 3.50. In League B, Kings County Club's Team B leads with H Smith batting best at 1.07 and B Organs close behind at 1.03.
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Metropolitan League
New York Association
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Paterson
Manhattan
Montclair
Kings County
J. L. Poyer
J. Backus
D. G. Humble
H. Rushton
W. C. Newman
M. R. Cobb
F. F. Kelly
Bound Brook
H. Smith
O. N. T. Club
B. Organs
Columbia Oval
A. Deane
C. Armstrong
West Indians
de Tose
F. J Prendergast
A. J. Gray
Manhattan Cricket Club
J. Gillette
Gef Bradshaw
F. A. Slade
E. Williams
Yonkers
Camerons
P.c. Yonkers
Newark
Columbia
Thistles
Union County
Essex County
New York
New York Yacht Club Regatta to Feature Wide Class Sails
The New York Yacht Club issued sailing instructions for its fifty ninth annual regatta to be raced Thursday. Seven schooner classes and ten classes of sloops and yawls compete with boats under forty feet rated to the highest class.
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New York Yacht Club
James Gordon Bennett
Prospect Point
Race for the Emperor's Cup at Dover Heligoland
In the Dover Heligoland yacht race for Emperor William's Cup the American yawl Navahoe owned by George W Watt Bremen finished at 8 05 pm to win this evening while the British cutter Ailsa of Southampton and the German schooner Clara of Cologne trailed with times around 9 30 pm and 3 hours respectively. Navahoe gave time allowances to all five competitors including Ailsa Clara and de Betty, affecting final standings and trophy prospects.
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Heligoland
Dover-Heligoland
George W. Watt
Bremen
Ailsa
A. H. Lewis-Hill
Southampton
Clara
Max von Guillaum
Cologne
Navahoe
We. J . de Betty
Revival of Colonial Rugs Draws Enthusiastic Welcome
The store showcases Pilgrim Rugs in old-fashioned weaves with character and dignity. Sizes range from 27 by 54 inches at 2.25 to a 9 by 12 foot carpet at 25, plus Hofi Priscilla Meadow fibre lines from 75 cents to 15 dollars. Other lines include Crex Grass Rugs Mazourk and Algerian Fibre Rugs for porches and lawns at Wanamaker Building Fifth floor.
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Crex
Wanamaker
Candy Store Item Prices Amid Flag Theme
A list of patriotic candy and novelty items offered in basements of both buildings. Prices shown include 25c for small hats and red white and blue baskets, 5c and 10c items, 1c to 20c candy boxes, 60c to 1.25 per dozen mottoes, and crepe napkins at 30c per hundred.
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Uncle Sam
U. S
Jack Horner
Death Reveals Bigamy of Jersey City Contractor
Plainfield New Jersey June 18 Special The death of railroad contractor Michael J Fogarty of Jersey City revealed he had two wives for many years. Wife No 2 living with him directed his mother in Philadelphia be informed for funeral arrangements. The first wife later arrived with their son from Philadelphia and funeral was delayed.
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Plainfield
N. J
Michael J. Fogarty
Jersey City
Co. B. Lawson
West 6Th Street
Lawson
Fogarty
Philadelphia
O Rourke Construction Officials Held on Negligence
Coroner Acktell issued warrants for Robert Eldredge superintendent and Thomas Mitchell foreman of the O Rourke Construction Company. They are held on $2,500 bail each after a coroner's jury found criminal negligence in the death of several workmen on May during yard widening for the New York Central at 49th Street and Park Avenue. An officer detained them to await grand jury action. The coroner and police report difficulty obtaining information from O Rourke officials.
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Acktell
Robert Eldredge
Thomas Mitchell
O'Rourke Construction Company
New York Central
49Th Street
Park Avenue
Acritelli
Brooklyn Carpenters End Strike Restore City Contracts
Work resumed yesterday on city contracts after the Brotherhood of Carpenters strike. Brooklyn members, called together, formally ended the walkout and will return to work under the arbitration agreement plus a wage increase after August 15.
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Brotherhood of Carpenters
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Carpenters
Rochester Man Dies After Fall Into Areaway
Frank B. Gaffney of Rochester fell into an areaway at 49 West Sod Street last night and died before an ambulance arrived. A will found on him left $50,000 to be divided among his sister Mrs. Louisa C. Gafney and Frank B. Gafney, dated 1892. Identified by the garden at 383 Seventh Avenue, a brother-in-law said to be vice-president of Boston Trust Company.
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Frank B. Gaffney
Rochester
West Sod Street
Charles P. Burke
Louisa C. Gafney
Frank B. Gafney
Gafney
Suit for breach of promise against dentist Bell continued
Miss Rachel Kanter sues Victor Co. Bell a Madison avenue dentist for breach of promise claiming he promised to marry in 1891 and allegedly married another. The case in City Court Part 5 has spanned three years with multiple motions and a prior civil arrest/bail order. the matter is to be continued today.
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Rachel Kanter
Victor Co. Bell
No. Og
Madison Avenue
Miss
Bell
Dr. Bell
Caged
Aldermen Panel Approves Fire Department Upgrade Plan
The finance committee agreed in executive session to favor a report at tomorrow’s meeting on a resolution for Fire Commissioner Briem to prepare bids for installing a new fire alarm system. The project is valued near $2,000,000 with an additional $100,000 allocated for the Fire Department.
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Board of Aldermen
Pire Department
Divorce Fight Referred For Ruling In Supreme Court
Joe Paige Smith, general booking manager for the Keith-Proctor vaudeville circuit, seeks a modification of his divorce decree to remarry. Madeline Lack, his former wife, brought suit. Justice Truax declined to hear the case, sending it to Justice Bischoff who issued the decision.
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Joe Paige Smith
Keith-Proctor
Madeline Lack
Ville
Justice Truax
Supreme
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Illinois
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F Collane
Shiste Lo
Miss Hazard
Giant
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Knickerbocker Yacht Club
Marblehead
College Point
Richard Hutchison
Davy Jones
A. F. Lincoln
Unome
A. A. Low
May
R. H. Curry & Son
Yo-Ho
J. B. Valentine
Valetta
E. N. Tarbell
Taku
G. L. Manson
E. F. Lincoln
Gabrielle
Francis C. Welch
When
Arnold Schlaer
Aranca
Eben Stevens
Sis
J. B. Schmelzel
Sussie
J. J. Tobin
Wanamaker’s
Stewart Building
Stewart
K. Wagner
R. Valentini
E. Palm
C. F. Benda
A. Secola
R. Andris
Eg Olivier
T. Menotti
R. Fenson
Wesley Webber
John Wanamaker
A. T. Stewart & Co
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Street
O'Rourke
Construction Company
Thos. J. Stewart € Co. Bway & 46Th Sc. N
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Jersey
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