Civic Service Reform Debate Highlights Woman’s Club Role
The meeting discusses Civil Service reform led by Anna Lewis Clark and Mrs. Julia Perry, with Rebbi M. Feuerlicht condemning spoils systems and urging merit as democratic principle. Speakers urge cleaner government and protection for orphans and the needy amid partisan pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Broomball
Phillip N. Moore
St. Louis
Federation
Anna Lewis Clark
Julia RB. Perry
Beloit
Kan
Girls” Industrial School
Democra
Judge’s Son Attacked by Gang in Brooklyn Assault
Lyman Beecher, son of Judge M DeWitt Beecher, of Delavan Iowa, reports a crowd attacked him at Third Avenue and 11th Street. A man claiming to be a special policeman for Fabre Steamship Line, named William Brannigan of 79 14th Street Brooklyn, was arrested for assault and robbery and held on $3 bail in Fifth Avenue court. Beecher, a New York Transfer Company employee and Spanish-American War veteran, identified the assailant as Brannigan in the early hours Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabre Steamship Line
William Brannigan
14Th Street
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue Court
Lyman Beecher
Grattan Street
Third Avenue
11Th Street
Brannigan
Beecher
M. de Witt Beecher
Delavan, I
New York Transfer Company
Sixty Three Cyclists Finish First Day Endurance Run
Sixty three of seventy five cyclists who began the Federation of American Motor Cyclists seventh annual endurance contest finished at the Hotel Empire after the first day. They will depart at six this morning for Riverhead and return in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catskill
Federation of American Motor Cyclists
Hotel Empire
Firet Dax
Riverhead
Arden
Tuxello
Saffern
Nyack
Hudson River
Tarrytown
New Jersey
Nassau D A Seeks $1 Million for Speed Law Crusade
Nassau County District Attorney Coles asked the Board of Supervisors for 1.0 million dollars to fund a campaign against violators of the automobile speed law. The request was granted and the effort will start immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
Long Island
Coles
Nassau County
Board of Supervisors
Man pinned Fireworks sign to flag arrested in Brooklyn
Max Agensich of 14 Court street Brooklyn was arrested for displaying a Fireworks sign on an American flag. In Butler street court he said he believed fireworks and the Lag went together and was held for examination on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Agensich
Court Street
Brooklyn
Butler Street
Agensict
Motorist Hurls Judge From Auto
Judge Bishop attempted to arrest a reckless driver in Good Ground X and was hurled from the car after jumping on board. He escaped serious injury. The sheriff is ordered to search for the driver and accomplice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Cassidy chairs finance probe panel before Denver convention
Senator Owen Cassidy, chairman of the joint committee to investigate the Finance Department, hopes to assemble the rest of the panel today before Democrats attend the Denver convention. The group will appoint counsel and hire expert accountants. Other members include Senator Saxe, Senator McCarren, and Assemblymen Palmer, Lee, Oliver, and Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Cassidy
Legislative Joint Committee
Finance Department
Denver
Cassidy
Saxe
McCarren
Palmer
Schoharie
Lee
Brooklyn
Oliver and Bennett
New York
Suspect in impersonating officer arrested in Boston
James E. Moore twenty eight years old who has been living in the South End district was arrested on suspicion of falsely claiming to be an army lieutenant. He is suspected of possible involvement in the abduction of Anna Louise Behrer of Hartford Connecticut. Hartford officers plan to arrive tomorrow to verify if he is the man sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James E. Moore
South End
Anna Louise Behrer
Hartford
Conn
Capehart
United States Army
Receivers Cancel Belt Line Leases in NYC Rail Case
Judge Lacombe in the United States Circuit Court allowed Joline and Robinson to cancel leases of the Belt Line and the 28th and 29th Street Crosstown roads with the Central Park North East River Railroad. He noted heavy losses and that original lessees cannot operate due to lack of cars and power. The ruling could affect related franchises and past debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
New York City Railway Company
Metropolitan and New York City Railway Company
Belt Line
Lacombe
Central Park, North & East River Railroad
Twenty-eighth
Twentyninth Streets
Crosstown Road
Physician Dr Burnett Falls from Mt Sinai Roof
Dr Peter V Burnett a Williamsburg throat specialist died by his own hand at Mt Sinai Hospital after a six story fall from the roof. He was about fifty five married with his widowed mother and had recently faced diabetes and fears of brain cancer. Coroner Harburger and hospital staff provided details amid questions over patient status and roof supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Sinai Hospital
100Th Street
Madison Avenue
Peter V Burnett
Williamsburg
Burnett
Elizabeth Burnett
Hewesttreet Williamsburg
Fluhrer
Goldwater
Blum
Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Goldwater
Quinn
East 104Th Street
Harburger
Brooklyn
No. 1St Hewes Street
Bellevue Hospital
Medical Department
New York University
Connecticut
Hartford Courant
Danbury News
Bernard Gallagher
St. Catherine's Hospital
Curtiss Seeks Scientific American Cup in Aeroplane Flight
Curtiss, designer of the June Bug, challenged the Aero Club of America for the Scientific American trophy in Hammondsport New York. He aims to fly at least one kilometer on first attempt and plans a longer test later. Observers from the Aero Club of America and figures like Dr Alexander Graham Bell are expected to witness. Curtiss may visit Beddeck Nova Scotia afterward to further tetrahedral kite experiments with Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammenésport
Aero Club of America
Hammondsport
Alan K. Hawley
Augustus Fast
Stanley Y. Beach
Scientific American
Thomas S. Baldwin
T. E. Selfridge
Charles M. Manly
Frank P. Lahm
United States Army
Curtiss
Brenn Bhreagh
Dr. Bell
Beddeck
Nova Scotia
Pai Senter Eto
Dr. Eee
Glenn HH. Bug
Wants Boss to Support Sulzer
James E. Martine urges Hudson County Democratic boss Robert Davis to back William Sulzer of New York for second on the national ticket. He predicts a Bryan Sulzer pairing unbeatable and argues Chanier is too wealthy to be popular. Davis counters noting ex Senator James Smith heads to Denver as Bryan bandwagon fills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Martine
Union County
New Jersey
Chanier
Davis
James Smith
Denver
Bryan
Wife Finds Him Dead From Gas in Brooklyn Home
Lawrence Archer Jr aged 36 was found dead from gas at No 27 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn early yesterday. He worked for the New York and New Jersey Telephone Co in a confidential role mainly spotting wiretappers. His wife said he was despondent after not being remembered in his father’s will which left $100000 to each of the other children. Funeral services will be held tomorrow under the Brooklyn Lodge of Elks, of which he was a prominent member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Archer, Jr
Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn
Archer
California
San José
N York and
New Jersey Telephone Company
Man Reported Missing After Lusitania Crossing
Renton Harbor Michigan June 29 A retired farmer John Deleau of Benton Harbor is missing after boarding the Lusitania in New York for England and allegedly leaping or vanishing at Liverpool. family and officials seek confirmation. The captain noted Deleau showed signs of mental aberration aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Renton Harbor
Mich
John Deleau
Lusitania
France
New York
Boand Defean
Brooklyn Paper Manufacturer Ends Life After Losses
William G. Sloat a Brooklyn paper manufacturer who lost most of his fortune in Wall Street speculations committed suicide at his home in Monroe Street by inhaling illuminating gas. He left a letter for his daughter Gladys, and his body was found by the housekeeper after she smelled gas. Sloat previously ran offices at Nassau Street for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
William G. Sloat
Monroe Street
Brooklyn
Sloat
Gladys
Coroners’ Office
No. 160
Nassau Street
Three London chimpanzees travel home in lonely voyage
Three young chimpanzees rode in a special stateroom on the Atlantic Transport liner Minneapolis from London. They spoke to no one during the voyage, but passengers visited daily and sent treats. At dockside, several well wishers were greeted with a farewell shake of three hairy arms as the trio headed to animal dealers in Buffalo and the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Minneapolis
Goodby
Buffalo
Tragic Suicide Over Loss of Job
Charles O Neil of 487 West 46th street killed himself by jumping into the North River at West 46th street. He suffered an aggravated stomach ailment and despondence from losing his place, and was seen by several youngsters on the pier as he entered the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O'Neil
West 46Th Street
Patient Leaps to Death in Fordham Hospital Tragedy
Mrs. Margaret Manuel of 567 East 183d Street died after leaping from a third floor window at Fordham Hospital while delirious from malaria. She collapsed on the lawn and died within moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Manuel
East 183d Street
Fordham Hospital
Heat Drives Him to Death by His Own Action
Kazimurz Gazybowsky aged forty nine committed suicide at his home 350 South street Jersey City by shooting himself in the head. He had complained the heat gave him a headache and retired to his room last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kazimurz Gazybowsky
Sth Street
Jersey City
Brooklyn Subway Guard Fatally Injured Near 12th Street
James Finn of 359 Hooper Street Brooklyn was found under the Broadway viaduct with a fractured skull and leg and other injuries. Doctors at J Hood Wright Hospital said he could not recover. Police deem a train collision likely though the exact cause remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Finn
Hooper Street
Brooklyn
Broadway
12Th Street
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Musician seriously maimed by exploding cracker
Ridgewood New Jersey June 29 Charles Cleveland 19 a talented piano player lost both hands at Ridgewood Golf Club links when a giant cracker he picked up after it failed to ignite exploded tearing away his left hand and badly damaging his right hand with the thumb and first two fingers removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgewood
N. J
Charles Cleveland
Ridgewood Golf Club
Hokendauqua Waiter Slashes Throat After Jest Allegation
Daniel McDonald of Hokendauqua Penn grabs a bread knife from a saloon bar on 29th Street and Second Avenue and cuts his throat after friends teased he stole a horse. Patrolman Hobert hears screams and ambulance takes him to Bellevue Hospital where he remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel McDonald
Hokendauqua
Penn
29Th Street
Second Avenue
Hobert
McDonald
Wyckoff
Bellevue
Mount Vernon Lawyer Dies By Self Inflicted Wounding
Edward W. Searing a Mount Vernon lawyer was found dead in a lot near his home with a bullet wound under his ear and a revolver in his hand. He had remarked that the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer, and while relatives say no known motive exists his despondency is noted. The dead man's hand held a pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Searing
South Fourth Avenue
Mount Vernon
Searing
Vanderbilts Horses Auction In London Sale
Fifty five coach horses owned by Alfred G Vanderbilt were sold at auction in London. The sale attracted little competition and brought in an aggregate of 13400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Lost Part of Brain After Self Inflicted Wound
Joseph Ritz of 1380 De Kalb Avenue Brooklyn shot himself April 3 at Marion Street and Saratoga Avenue. He survived four ounces of brain removal after surgery to drain an abscess but died Sunday night. Ritz had a tailor shop and had shown sudden mania before the crisis attracting medical attention nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ritz
de Kalb Avenue
Brooklyn
Marion Street
Saratoga Avenue
Ritz
Skull Fracture From Washington Street Fight
Joseph Maloof a Syrian of 10 Washington street was injured with a fractured skull after a fight at No. 18 Washington street and was taken to St. Gregory's Hospital with likely death within hours. John Murphy of 23 Washington street is charged with throwing the stone and is held at Church and Liberty street station. Mrs Rose Frkny testified against him as police describe an argument in a stable before the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 18
Washington Street
Joseph Maloof
No. 10
St. Gregory's Hospital
John Murphy
No. 23
Maloof
Murphy
Church
Liberty Street
Rose Frkny
No. 19
Inter
Assist Treasurer Ohmeiss Freed on $10,000 Bail
Atlantic City June 29 Special Robert Ohmeiss assistant treasurer of the Marine Trust Company was released from the city jail on bail of 10000. His bondsmen are his father Robert Ohmeiss president of the Egg Harbor National Bank and Ernest A Schmidt of Egg Harbor. The bank opened early to stem any run but none appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Robert Ohmeiss
Marine Trust Company
City
Egg Harbor National Bank
Ernest A. Schmidt
Egg Harbor
Ner
Head of J. D. Salmon & Co Arrested
James T. Mulhall waives extradition and will be taken to Minneapolis to answer charges of using the mails for fraud in a commission business. He formerly operated as James D. Salmon & Co in multiple cities and was linked to the Cambridge Grocery Company and the Nicollet Creamery Company scheme involving $15,000 of butter and eggs obtained on credit and not accounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
James T. Mulhall
Minneapolis
Chicago
St. Joseph
Denver
New York
James D. Salmon & Co
Mulhall
Cambridge Grocery Company
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Nicollet Creamery Company
Ww. E. Davis
Noted Aeronaut to Fly Here in Six Weeks
Albert Triaca of the International School of Aeronautics announced that Leon Delagrange would visit the United States for a series of demonstrations in an aeroplane at a city park. He stated Delagrange will be paid thousands for three afternoons and evenings of shows. Possible partners may include G. H. Curtiss and the Wright brothers, depending on schedules. A Aeronautic Society of New York meeting will discuss exhibition details tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Triaca
International School of Aeronautics
Aeronautic Society of New York
Leon Delagrange
M. Delagrange
G. H. Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
June Bug
Delagrange
Wright Brothers
East 29Th Street
Bleriot Fails 609 Metre Flight for Aéro Club Medal
Paris on June 26 reports M. Bleriot completed a 609 metre flight in his monoplane to win the Aéro Club medal. The achievement marks a notable advance in early aviation competitions and demonstrates the aircraft’s performance and reliability during the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Governor NAMES COMMISSIONERS TO NEW STATE FARM
Governor Hughes appoints Mrs. Jane L. Armstrong of Rochester and Mrs. Eliza M. Guy of New York to the new commission for locating a state farm for the custody and outdoor treatment of delinquents. The panel includes the superintendent of prisons, the president of the State Commission of Prisons, and a State Board of Charities member, all to be named by the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Hughes
Jane L. Armstrong
Rochester
Eliza M. Guy
New York
State Farm
Superintendent of Prisons
State Commission of Prisons
State Board of Charities
No Decision On Secaucus Service Postponed
The Secaucus Board of Education postponed a public meeting on whether Rev. Roger McGinley may continue holding services in the schoolhouse on Sundays. The meeting was delayed until later in the week to avoid affecting the town's annual public schools picnic held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secaucus Board of Education
Roger McGinley
Acquittal in Manslaughter Case Shocks Belleville Area
In Newark last night a jury in the Quarter Sessions Court acquitted Dominick A. Walsh a Belleville sculptor of Manslaughter in the death of James Lackey a Belleville volunteer fireman. After a three and a half hour deliberation the verdict drew general approval. Walsh and Lackey were together early one morning months ago when Lackey fell and died from a fractured skull. Walsh was charged with striking the blow that caused the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Dominick A. Walsh
Belleville
James Lackey
Walsh
Lackey
Fines Levied On Instalment Plan In New Brunswick
Judge Booraem ordered two fines payable at 2 cents a week to keep offenders under court control for two years. Charley Asko witz of Perth Amboy and William Dexter were held for larceny and ordered to make restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Booraem
Charley Askowitz
Perth Amboy
William Dexter
Lake Placid Conference Moves to Chautauqua for 10th Annual Meeting
The tenth annual Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics will be held at Chautauqua from July 6 to July 10, following the National Education Association meeting in Cleveland. Speakers include Horace Fletcher and university experts from Illinois Wisconsin and New York. Topics cover family home preservation the educational value of the college table and institutional dietaries with Canadian representation by Dr James Robertson and Mrs Adelaide Hoodless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Placid
Chautauqua
National Education Association
Cleveland
Cornell University
School of Agriculture
Horace Fletcher
Isabel Bevier
University of Ilinois
Caroline Hunt
University of Wisconsin
Alice P- Norton
Chicago
Miriam N. Loomis
Household Econom's
Practical Guide to Cooking Asparagus in Various Styles
Dietitians praise asparagus for nutrition and digestibility while noting gouty tendency. The article covers selecting fresh stalks, keeping them in water, and a range of methods from plain boiled to Parisian and Italian treatments with butter, cheese, and breadcrumbs. It includes tips for tips and stems, asparagus peas, soups, consommé, and using leftovers in salads and omelets.
Omelets and Veal Collops with Asparagus Cream
Four eyes. Two or three small omelets are better than one large one. Scrambled eggs are also good with asparagua. Use half a cup of tips to every three eggs. Veal collops and other rechauffes of a similar character are sometimes served with a rich cream sauce, to which have been added a few tender pieces of cold asparagus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escoffier
Delmonico
Escoffler
Sleeveless Coat Voicing Fashion For Warm Weather
The Tribune Pattern presents a sleeveless coat in buff linen braided with soutache and embroidery, suitable for many fabrics including white, gray, blue, and violet linens. The pattern No. 6.67 fits three sizes, with bust measures and yardage specified, and mailed for 1 cent plus a self addressed return envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Tribone
Soldier Drowned Saving Man at Fort Sill
A Tuesday night drowning at Medicine Creek near Fort Sill claimed private Jace Cohn while he saved M Simpson. Simpson, from Lawton, was swept by a rapid current. he grabbed a tree root and cried for help. Three nearby soldiers and their horses plunged in to assist but were unable to reach them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Lawton
Oklo
Hoyts Hole
Jace Cohn
Fort Sill
M. Simpson
Medicine Creek
Hele
Eobn
Howse
Colin
New York
Gould to Meet World Champion in Tennis Championship
London June 9 Cecil Pairs former professional court tennis champion defeated Johnson in Brighton in the first match for 1 side and the world professional title. Jay Gould the amateur champion announces his willingness and intention to play the series winner in New York and London next season for the open world championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cecil
Tr World
Johnson
Brighton
Jay Gould
New York
Chester boy bitten by rabid dog wins college scholarship
Lance Lathem of Chester Pennsylvania, fourteen, is at the Pasteur Institute under treatment after a stray dog bite on June 1. The dog had rabies. serum was used and treatment began in time. His father, a Presbyterian minister, is with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Lathem
Chester
Penn
Pasteur Institute
Wheeler
Institute
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M. M. Feuerlicht
Judge
Nassau
Joline and
Robinson
Judge Lacombe
Bug
Glenn H. Curtiss
Boss
Sulzer
Martine
Bob” Davis
Patient
A. G. Vanderbilt
Browning
Tailor
Ohmeiss
J. D. Salmon & CO
Secaucus Service
Home Economics
Man
Jacob Cohn
Sinks
Thos. J. Stewart CO
Bway
46Th St. N
Brrad Erie and
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Sts
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