East Side poverty shopkeepers aid the poor
Dr Charles S. Bernheimer released a report by a Settlement workers committee detailing hardship among Lower East Side residents. It notes many families rely on small shop credits, with 300,000 people across District 2 facing rising destitution, reduced purchases, and reliance on pennies and bread as drugstores, grocers, and clergymen describe widening poverty and tightening credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Bernheimer
University Settlement
Rivington
El@ridge streets
Lower East Side
Catherine Street
Bowery
Grand, Orchard, Canal
Rutgers Streets
Man commits suicide by arson before wedding
Nathan Presser a 37 year old Philadelphia produce dealer took oil from a stove poured it on his clothing and set himself ablaze in his yard today He was unconscious but revived enough at a city hospital to say he sought death by fire He had faced financial woes tied to his upcoming marriage to an Allentown girl and had twice previously lost money saved for the wedding coupling misfortune with his plan to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Nathan Presser
Allentown
Rotterdam Due Here Today
The new Holland-America liner Rotterdam, sailed from Rotterdam June 13, is 326 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon yesterday. It will land passengers at a.m. today. The 24,000-ton ship has two funnels, a wide beam, bilge keels cutting sea roll, and interior decor praised as unsurpassed. Powered by 14,000 HP quadruple engines, she can reach eighteen knots and complete the Rotterdam run in about eight and a half days. Accommodations total 4,000 including crew. dimensions: 677 ft long, 78 ft beam, 56 ft depth. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland-America Mner
Rotterdam
Sandy Hook
Holland-America Line
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Ireland
Murray Hill Meeting Quiz Ends
The Central Federated Union committee, formed last February, ended its probe into a Brooklyn Central Labor Union claim about Timothy Healy of the Eccentric Firemen's Union. It found no proof Healy made the alleged $3.0 statement and adjourned further Murray Hill meeting testimony until next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Federated Union
Brooklyn Central Labor Union
Timothy Healy
Firemen’s Union
Murray Hill
Healy
Cleveland Swoops Up 500 Hoboes in City Cleanup
Cleveland police in citizen disguises rounded up more than five hundred hoboes and petty thieves on Saturday. They were loaded into patrol wagons and driven to the city outskirts to be dumped beyond the limits as dawn approached, with guards posted to deter return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Cleveland
Hamelin
Kohler
Kansas
Go to Horses Rescue Exposes Overworked Raceway Teams
A three day raid by seven members of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals began last Thursday along the Long Island Speedway in Nassau County. They freed horses suspended from work, and arrest and fines followed for disconcerted owners. Contractors from The Bronx to Montauk Point hired teams amid rushed speedway work. Vet reports note sores, festers, founders and related ills from overwork and careless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Freel
American Society For the Prevention of
New
Long Island Speedway
Nassau County
Bronx
Montauk Point
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Vivisection in Vacuum at Rockfeller Institute
Professor Ernst Sauerbruch of the Marburg Institute performed a remarkable operation of vivisection on a fox terrier at the Rockefeller Institute. The chest cavity was opened while an immense airtight glass cabinet held a partial air vacuum to prevent the lungs from collapsing under heavy atmospheric pressure. The dog's oesophagus was partly removed before the lungs were exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst Sauerbruch
Marburg Institute
Germany
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
Sauerbruch
Hemstitched Linen Sheets and Pillow Cases Sale
Linen home goods listing shows single bed size hemstitched sheets and linen pillow cases priced at 99 cents, 4.75 per pair, and 6.25 for the double hemstitched set. Local shoppers are offered linen textiles with emphasis on affordable, single bed sizes and matching pillow covers.
Spenes at Raids by the A P C A Along the New Long Island Speedway
A. P. C. A raids are reported along the New Long Island Speedway with authorities conducting searches and seizing contraband items in a crackdown. Details on locations and suspects remain sparse in the readable copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spenes
P. C
New Long Island Speedway
Fine team spoiled by bad driving in horse race
Two-horse team faced defeat after rough driving and poor handling led to a loss. Report notes both horses show sores under the collar, suggesting discomfort and potential health concerns affecting performance. Officials may review handling and safety standards.
Raids Against Cruelty to Animals Reported In Amityville Campaign
Special agents and veterinarians conducted a three day operation, seizing unfit work horses and arresting drivers. Ten prisoners were fined ten dollars, nine remanded for trial, and 33 of 184 horses examined suspended from work. Charles Butler, justice of the peace at Farmingdale, handled the cases as additional hearings loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freel
Amityville
Charles T. Axtman
Society
Central Park
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Farmingdale
Charles Butler
Justice of the Peace
Tribune Sunshine Society notices and donations
A Tribune Sunshine Society notice explains address details for mail and funds. It lists varied contributions from New York and New Jersey groups and individuals, including a $1635 donation from the Tuesday Afternoon Euchre Club and small gifts for outings, equipment, and stationery for Rest Homes and other projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Sunshine Society
Tribune
Dem lung operation may remove affected parts says Sauerbruch
Dr. Sauerbruch notes the demonstration shows patients with damaged lungs could undergo surgery to remove the diseased sections. This potential treatment emphasizes the value of removing affected tissue to improve respiration and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauerbruch
Sunshine charity appeals data from a early 20th century column
Confined woman requests Sunshine members send cheery mail while a consumptive man needs funds and a nurse for a home return. Adolph Koch requires five dollars for a nurse and a summer outing. Readers are urged to reply to Mrs M N New York and send Collier's Weekly to T S S Rest Home Connecticut. Contributions arrive as daisies, stamps, clothing and books from multiple donors in Danbury Plainfield New Jersey and New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Koch
Sunshine
Margaret Rogers
Natalie Rogers
Elsie Rogers
Elsie Walthinsow
Danbury, Conn
S. Converse
Massachusetts
E. C. Bolles
Mary W. Rankin
Newburg
Julia Bennett
H. C
Manhattan
Mass Meeting Urges Aldermen to Reject Nontransferable Licenses
About five hundred bootblacks newsdealers and soda water men rallied at American Hall to protest a proposed city ordinance amendment restricting license transfer. G P Caggiano led the gathering and urged all to oppose the Dowling measure, stressing the impact on twenty thousand workers and eighty thousand dependents. Leaders Emilio Taro Tony Bastone Michael Cody and Abraham Lebien spoke in English and Italian. Lebien warned against scapegoating and urged united action at City Hall on Tuesday.
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Manhattan
American Hall
G. P. Caggiano
United Bootblack Protective League
State of
New York
New York Newsdealers’ Protective and Benevolent Association
Board of
Alderman
Alderman Dowling
Emilio Taro
Tony” Bastone
Michael Cody
Abraham Lebien
Lebien
Newsdealers’ Association
Brothers of Trouble
Ambition to Fish Ends in Wet Weekender Misadventure
Harry Grossman, a Huntington Light and Power Company worker, took a Sunday morning fishing trip in Huntington Bay. He claimed he saw a dozen whales and upset his small boat while aiming to lure fish with a worm, ultimately being rescued by a real fisherman and decided not to fish again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Bay
Harry Grossman
Huntington
University of Whales
Grossman
Huntington Light and Power Company
Revenue Cutter Hudson Bumps Ferryboat Manhattan
A swift tide pushed the revenue cutter Hudson into the end of the municipal ferryboat Manhattan as she backed from the Battery slip. The collision dented a wooden superstructure on the cutter but did not injure her engines.
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Hudson
The
Battery
Manhattan
St George
No Sunday Football in Yonkers Sparks Arrests
Irish Counties Athletic Club Seabee faced prohibitions, a football match in Yonkers yesterday drew large crowds with ten thousand present and no admission charged, leading to the arrest of all players involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Counties Athletic Club
Seabee
Yonkers
Youth in Bronx Zoo faces charge of annoying elephant
A youth claiming to be Pincus Simon of Me 17 Avenue C was arraigned in Night Court before Magistrate Moss on a charge of annoying the elephants at the Bronx Park Zoo. Keeper Walter Thuman testified the boy scratched Gundéa the elephant with a copper wire, causing a trunk cut. The magistrate fined him, paid by the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pincus Simon
Avenue C
Magistrus Moss
Bronx Park Zoo
Walter Thuman
Gundéa
Moss
MacArthur questions apostolic succession at Calvary Baptist
In a Calvary Baptist Church sermon Rev. Dr. Robert S. MacArthur challenged the idea of apostolic succession. He argued no real line from the apostles to current bishops exists, questioning infallibility claims of Archbishop Farley and Bishop Potter and tracing Anglican history to Henry VIII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts. MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
MacArthur
Archbishop Farley
Bishop Potter
Holy Ghost
Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Episcopal Church
Henry VIII
Clubwomen Pour Into Boston For Fed. Convention
Boston June 21 clubwomen from across the nation arrive for the ninth biennial convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to be held over the next two weeks. Officers led by Mrs Sarah S Platt Decker of Denver greet welcome delegates from Wisconsin Illinois Ohio Texas and Missouri. The gathering opens Tuesday with addresses emphasizing uplifting welfare and humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Army of Women
General Federation
Sarah S. Platt Decker
Denver
Decker
Philip H. Moore
St. Louis
Massachusetts
Dr Aked Urges Good Citizenship At Fifth Avenue Church
The Rev Dr Aked urged church members to fulfill civic duties and drive out corrupt officials harming democracy. He praised honest leadership yet warned many cities are run by thieves as he challenged clergy to seek integrity in public life. The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church closed yesterday until September's third Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Aked
Mrs Potter Hosts Fourth of July Charity at East Orange
Mrs H A Potter will repeat her generous entertainment of poor children on July 4 at her beautiful East Orange New Jersey home. Mrs George Mendez of the Excelsior Branch will select Harlem district children and oversee them as usual for a day of rare enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Potter
East Orange
N. J
George Mendez
Excelsior Branch
Harlem
Actors Church Alliance Service at St Chrysostom Chapel
The annual Actors' Church Alliance service was held last night at St Chrysostom's Chapel on Seventh Avenue and 29th Street. Rev. Thomas Henry Sill welcomed actors. Rev. W Everett Johnson preached on Lazarus and the rich man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Actors’ Church Alliance
St. Chrysostom’s Chapel
Seventh Avenue
29Th Street
Thomas Henry Sill
Alliance
Lazarus
Dansville Branch Reports Charity Drive and Third Annual Meet
The Dansville New York branch underscores earnest work with food sale candy booth at church bazaar and two concerts at the Methodist Episcopal Church on April 7 raising Fortun e fund and $2 from entertainment. Disbursements include baskets gifts for sick, church debt payment, supplies for urgent needs and a barrel of clothing sent to Cumberland Gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dansville
N. Y
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Office
Grace Nettleton
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
M. B. Reynolds
Revival Service for Young Japanese in City
A revival service for Japanese young men was held last night at the Twenty third Street YMCA. E A Ohori, organizer and student from New Brunswick New Jersey, urged that thousands of Japanese in big cities should be instructed in Christian principles before returning to Japan. Addresses were given by Rev D Ebari en route to Scotland and Bishop M C Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentythird Street
Young Men's Christian Association
E. A. Ohori
New Brunswick
N. J
Japan
D. Ebari
Scotland
M. C. Harris
Death of Emily Tatham in Ocala
Mrs. T. F. McLean Florida state president chronicles the Sunshine loss of Miss Emily Tatham who died June 5 after a brief illness. A longtime Tribune Sunshine Society member her Band of Mercy work touched many children. She was worldly in knowledge, a devoted helper, and a delightful companion. At eventide there was light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. McLean
Florida
Sunshine
Emily Tatham
Ocala
Tribune Sunshine Society
Band of Mercy
East Side swindle ends in Essex Market fine
Magistrate Finn denounces a petty swindle in Essex Market court. Max Weinstein was charged after a dispute over a furniture move with Mrs. Annie Delinsky. Patrolman Mahoney witnessed the scene. Weinstein demanded extra pay, and the magistrate warned that repeat offenses would send him to the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finn
Essex Market Court
Max Weinstein
Jefferson Street
Weinstein
Annie Delinsky
Madison Street
Mahoney
Club plans vacations for women workers to Rest Home
Mrs T A Smith president of the X L M Club seeks four young business women to visit the Rest Home at Clark's Falls Conn in mid July and two saleswomen from a department store to go a week earlier Rooms will be reserved as desired Branch presidents and members are urged to notify the general office with the dates and vacation lengths to arrange with the house mother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Smith
X. L. M. Club
Clark's Falls
Conn
Ilion Woman Responds To Charitable Baby Carriage Request
Mrs. Du Bourdieu of Ilion New York answers the appeal from Miss Elsie Powell director of the William Diet Kitchen on Mott Street. The ill child will gain comfort and the mother relief as help arrives.
Birthday postals requested for Cambridge mother
The daughter of Mrs. J. W. Fielder of Cambridge Massachusetts requests Sunshine Society members send souvenir postals to her mother for her birthday on June. Mrs. Josephine Parker of Gladwin Michigan is mentioned as a related contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Fielder
Tufts Street
Cambridge
Mass
The
Sunshine Society
Josephine Parker
Gladwin, Mich
Women doctors win honors and practice abroad in Gleanings
Women medical students shine with Jeannette Miller earning top honors at Cleveland College and leading the maternity dispensary. Stella Schaffer delivers the Eclectic Medical College valedictory and wins an electro-therapeutic prize. Olive Salamanca wins an anatomy prize in Philadelphia while Ethel Das from India joins her class. The piece also quotes an American view on suffragettes in England versus the United States and the differing freedoms shaping activism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Miller
Massillon
Ohio
Cleveland College of Physicians and Surgeons
Miller
Cleveland
Eclectic Medical College of
New York City
Stella Scha
Miss Das
Russian style dress pattern for young girls
The Tribune Pattern presents a Russian style dress for younger girls. It features a front opening for easy laundering and a large sailor collar. Linen and washable materials like percale and madras suit the pattern in natural, brown, oxblood, rose, blue and white colors. Material needed for medium size is about 3 1/4 yards with allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percale
Madras
Star nainsock under wear and Joe neglige shirts sale
Ad promotes Star underwear and Joe neglige shirts priced $1.50 to $3.50. Describes sheer yet durable fabric and mentions three Broadway Stores with locations at Warren Street 13th Street and 34th Street. Notes uptown store move from 32nd Street to the northeast corner of 34th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
Pattern Department in New York Hastily Sends Extra Stamp
Address pattern department, New York, rushes due to time, sending an extra stamp and planning to rest by letter one envelope in a terse, hurried notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Board of Health
Pennyworth
Church of the Sea and Land
C. F. U. Committee
Rockefeller Institute
23Rd Street
James McCreery & Co
34Th Street
354Th Street
George Matheson
Collier's Weekly
T. S. S. Rest Home
Clark’s Falls, Conn
M’arthur
Potter
Farley
Federation of Women's Clubs
DR. Aked
Actors’ Church Alliance Service
Miss Tatham
England
Congress
Dorsetshire
America
Eusly
Rocers, Peer & Company
Uptown
32Nd St
N. E. Corner
F. Ziegfeld, JR
Aeray Winow
NEW York Cable
E Way
45Th St
Sat Mary's Lamb
Knickerbocker
39Th Stree
GEO. M. Cohan
Yaxsee Huser
Wallace
Allymond
Sear
McCay
Prid
Astor Theatre
DI Awboyie Linors Se “Bway
St. Bre
Blaney’s
May Spooner
Camille
Ureaula
Wm. H. Reynolds
Luna Park
Harlers
Luna
Atlante Ave
Sea Beach
Expr
Eden
Coney Islay
Grand St
Sheepshead
Bat
Coney 'S
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