Major La Guardia Breaks Up City Budget Meeting in Portrait of Turbulence
A stormy five hour Board of Estimate session over a 20 percent city employee pay raise ends with Comptroller Craig threatening Major La Guardia and the Aldermanic President clashing over salary methods. The piece also notes a dramatic coat motion and a heated exchange around Kerrigan and budget figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major
Kerrigan
Board of Estimate
Comptroller's Office
Charles L. Craig
H. la Guardia
Board of Aldermen
la Guardia
Henry H. Curran
Charles F. Kerrigan
Finance Department
Comptroller
Major la Guardia
Two Former Detectives Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
Two former detectives in Brooklyn County Court were given six months in jail for attempted extortion. Judge Yay presided as the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges. Contributions from the clerk referenced police department oversight and the case involved Joseph Gardner and other named parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enumy
Yay
Brooklyn County
Jarige Ming
Celine
Joseph Gardner
Sweatnus
Hart Street
Brookly
Junin Friedman
Vincent Clark
Purse Snatcher Nabbed After Subway Chase on Sixty Eighth Street
Bessie Walsh pursued a purse thief through the East Side subway station. Solomon Sobel, a 30 year old waiter, fled onto the tracks and was captured by Joseph Dovell and others. He faces larceny charges at the Tombs. Walsh, 17, lived at 1791 Lexington Avenue. the pocketbook valued at $1.03 was dropped during the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Sobel
Bessie Walsh
Sixty-eighth Street
East Side
Joseph Dovell
Thomas Dowd
Edward Dorlasky
Sobel
East Hight Street
Grand Central
Walsh
Lexington
Miss Walsh
Sixty Eighth Street
J jeweler found after influenza linked break with suicide note
Charles Rorrenstein a 30 year old jeweler of 380 Eighteenth Avenue was found conscious in Weequahie Park and died en route to City Hospital. Police believe he took poison after an influenza bout. A letter to his wife Carrie references a mindset deterioration and asks her to remarry and bury him with forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Johnstone
Ansonia
Miami
Ralph E. Johnstone
Bey
Johnstone
H. G. Tuckerman
Tuckerman
New York
Tuckermans
Miami Post
Ralph Johnstone
Charles Rorrenstein
Eighteenth Avenue
Work
Weequahie Park
City
Carrie
People Not Chickens Court Tells Autoist Held in Death
Raphael Robias quoted in Yorkville police court as Nicholas Marcantonio of 290 East Street is held on $2,000 bail for homicide. Witnesses say on June 12 he drove at high speed south on Third Avenue toward Twenty-ninth Street where a car allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York City
Raphael Robias
Yorkville
Nicholas Marcantonio
East Street
Brand
Marcantonio
Third Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Sarah Bedford
Lovelorn Girl Takes Poison in Desperate Act
Margaret Taewra, twenty, of 17 Seady Street Mount Vernon New York, drank poison in a vain effort to forget a lost love. She was found semi conscious in a room where a party had been. She was taken to Vernon Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Taewra
Seady Street
Mount Vernon N.Y
Vernon Manpital
Boy Dies After Playmate's Rough Play
A twelve year old boy, Charles Russ, was knocked down by a playmate at Git Greenwith Strout and died at midnight. Police report a fatal incident linked to rough play during the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Russ
O'Eiogk
Murder Mystery Shatters on Hemorrhage Ruling
Police pursued a murder case for Giovanni Battista Silvesta of 15 East Ubth Street after his body was found on a sidewalk near 208 East 127th Street. Dr. Charles W. Norris declared death natural, caused by brain hemorrhage from a fall, ending the investigation into foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giovanni Battista Silvesta
East Ubth Street
East 127Th Street
Silvesta
Charles W. Norris
Norris
Aunt Continues Fight to Get Child From Mother
Mrs. Katrina Paxton defies Justice Tierney ruling and refuses to surrender custody of Constant J Fliermann. Hennardina Collet-Fliermann seeks order to show cause why the writ should not be vacated and the child retained within court jurisdiction awaiting further action. The case involves a Chicago mother and a Dutch-born father now in Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katrina Paxton
Kney
Chicago
Justice Tierney
New York
Constant J. Fliermana
Hennardina Collet-Flierman
Justics Davi
Collet-Fliermans
Tierney
Constant L. Fliermans
Holland
Collermans
Hague
Fliermanns
Paxton
Wife Deserter Indicted On Charge of Perjury
Frederick Schick Schock, already jailed for desertion, was indicted on perjury charges after his wife Helen Schick Schock testified he had never acknowledged marriage. District Attorney Morton E Lexow said he would prosecute, with possible draft evasion action if perjury fails. Rockhand County authorities aim to make an example of him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchin
New York
Ellis Island
England
Canada
Captain Miller
Halifax
Frederick Selou
Morton E. Lexow
Supreme Court
Rock Hand
Schuck Schock
Rockhied
Helen Schick Schock
Kingston
N.yalerman
Schuck
Oxen Hon
Nnn
Mu Schick
Juxan
Tin
Tomorcow
15 year old girl named in divorce case in Albany
In Albany a 15 year old girl named in a divorce case appeared in Supreme Court. Justien Songer questioned whether she had forgiven her husband. the girl answered that she had not. Her attorney advised her that forgiveness would not be granted and the matter proceeded toward divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpeneli
Albany
Supreme Court
White Minitia
Justien Songer
Carpenelli
Winston
Thor
Jericho Pike Recommends Detour Routes for Touring Motorists
The article guides travelers from New York to New England, noting poor road conditions on Jericho Turnpike to Port Jefferson and detours around New Haven and Berlin New Britain. It details alternate paths via Milford and Grand Avenue, with cautions about rough stretches and construction on the Boston Post Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bridgeport
Jericho
Port Jefferson
New England
Milford
New Haven
Hast Rock
Boston Post
North Haven
Elm Street
Elm
Grand Avenue
Grand
Quinnipiac Avenue
Quinnipiac
Riter
Barnes Avenue
Meriden
Hartford
Berlin
New Britain
Springfield
East Bank
Connecticut
State Street
Boston
Darien Village
Inonnecticut
Girl Process Server Sues Woman for Assault in Riverside Case
Miss Charlotte McLevy, a process server from Yonkers, sues Mrs Anna Stephens, a 72 year old resident of 410 Riverside Drive, for 2000 damages claiming assault and property damage after being struck and her clothing torn during a doorway confrontation on October 24. Stephens denies the charges, stating she only asked the server to leave and the summons was thrown. The case, before Justice Morschauser, proceeds to a jury in the Supreme Court of Westchester County.
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England
High Seas
Miss Butler
Caronia
Oime
T. H
Canada
Royal George
Liverpool
Halifax
Paul Miller
British Artil
Kidn Nye Nyueck
New City
N.Y
Sarah Summer’ Winson
Ramapo Mountains
Win
Katnapin
Sarah Cuglione
Steven Cagliuan
Whalen
Riverside Drive
Anna
Stephns
Charlotte Mevy
Nepphrhan Avenue
Yonker
Stephens
Supreme Court of
Weatchester County
White Plas
Weather Report From A Confused Scrapbook
The readable stretch reports temperatures and conditions across regions with scattered data. Mentions of 24 hour periods, averages, and pressure appear with garbled place names and dates, showing a patchy weather summary from a historical page segment.
Wanamaker Stock Sale Aims To Cut Living Costs
The company promotes a 20 percent easier buying option by offering Wanamaker stocks at a saving of one dollar in five. It frames the deal as relief from high living costs, originated by the store’s own initiative. Weather note adds a cloudy forecast for June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanamaker
Ground Beneath Footing Shapes Shoreline Movement
A veteran observer notes that the underlying ground must be known before any tidal shift or policy step is taken, emphasizing prudence in action. The piece links local motives to broader environmental and civic decisions shaping the movement.
A Tale of Two Cities on Price Cutting and War-Price Defense
A retailer recounts owning twenty million in new merchandise and selling at one fifth off to curb rising fall prices. The plan aimed to relieve manufacturers, suppress price hikes, and impact the broader market, with funds used to support producers before handing the effort to others. Buyers are urged not to purchase unnecessarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Helen Buttlef
Manchester
Liverpool
Ellis Island
Canada
Miss 14 to 20 Silk Frocks Feature Navy Georgette Crepe
The frocks priced at 36.50 share Georgette crepe and taffeta fabrics with earlier 45 and 49.40 lines. Notable features include soft harem skirts, basque blouses, frayed ribbon girdles, long drop-skirts, and two aprons of taffeta. Navy blue options in taffeta and crepe de chine. Georgette frocks shown in Copenhagen navy, tan brown, and blue green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Silk Lingerie Sale Offers Reduced Prices and Crepe Gowns
Readable items describe handmade imported chemises and nightgowns with prices cut from 17 to 21.50 dollars and 18.75 to 27.50 dollars to 12 or 6 dollars after 20 percent deduction. Gowns feature heavy crepe de chine in pink blue white with lace and embroidery.
Women's Motoring Coats Promising Light Launderability
Advertisement describes coats for women motoring in cotton mohair and Palm Beach cloth. Full length with notch collar and practical pockets. Prices range from 11 to 15 dollars with a 20 percent discount offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Inexpensive Voile Blouses at Blouse Shop
Attractive blouses of cotton voile with Valenciennes lace and filet imitate higher priced designs. Prices range from 2.90 to 6.95 with 20 percent added. Many feature trimmed edges and trim collars, offered in white only.
Summerweight Blankets at Fourth Gallery
Summerweight blankets cut and bound separately for double beds sold at Fourth Gallery New Building. Prices range ten to twenty three fifty per pair with a twenty percent discount.
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New Building
Now Is A Good Time For Furniture Upholstery
Furniture offered for upholstery works claims to restore pieces to original beauty by refinishing varnish removal and re varnishing. It advertises reupholstery with tapestries in verdure floral and convention designs with prices quoted per yard and discounts.
Sports Skirts new silks and colors in smart models
Cleverly woven sports silks in new designs and color combinations with crossbars and crinkled silk effects. Includes plain weaves and vivid colors in white, silver, jade, jasper, maize, tan, light blue and deep blue. Belts 24 to 34 inches. Prices start at $12.60 with 20 percent off at $15.00.
Summer Dress Cottons From Garment Textiles
Fabrics described include dotted Swiss in colors rose wistaria pink blue with $1.85 yard less 20 percent. Imported French blue orchid 1 yard less 20 percent. White skirt material and novelty cottons in stripes plaids checks also offered with 20 percent off. Printed voiles in dark and light grounds and chiffon voile with discounts applied.
Burlington Arcade Good Sale on Men’s Suits at 41.60
The ad promotes lower priced men’s suits originally $52 with 20 percent off to $41.60. It notes cancelled orders and finishing details like cassimeres and linings, praising quality and the Burlington Arcade label on every coat.
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Burlington Arcade
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