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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1918
Page
3
The Bronx Industrial Exposition opens for the summer season as a permanent showplace for the Metropolitan District. The event promises a stable venue for manufacturers and trades, highlighting local industry and growth opportunities.
A permanent summer exposition opened yesterday on twenty eight acres east of the 177th Street Bronx subway station. The unveiling featured a naval and military parade, a dedication by officials, and various amusements including high diving, circus acts, and a submarine hull exhibit. Admission is 26 cents for adults and 10 cents for children, with daily hours through November.
Twelve hundred United States soldiers were guests of the Dominion government in Montreal for a day of entertainment including a motor tour of the city, lunch at the Quebec Regiment barracks, and a review by the Governor General. The city featured hunting and American flags for the occasion as the troops arrived from Toronto greeted by Canadian veterans.
Discontented with a 40 cent hour rise from the National War Labor Board, pulp and paper mill unions in Glens Falls Fort Edward and Hudson Falls refuse to report for Monday work at International Paper Company mills. Leader John Burke says the action is not a strike, though it affects all company mills nationwide.
Washington reports a favorable study on constructing barge lines on the Mississippi to ease railroad congestion. Prouty, head of the railroad administration, notes no final funding amount yet. Commercial and civic leaders along the Mississippi press for a large program, with figures cited of 18 million and 9 million dollars for related fare bonds and construction.
The piece proclaims a final day for loafing before the war time “work or fight” order and New York State anti loafing act take effect. It warns men age eighteen to fifty to secure productive employment, with Crowder’s national order covering ages twenty one to thirty one, and details non productive occupations and required registrations.
Three elderly criminals Henry Hardy sixty William Coleman seventy two and Frank Hartley sixty four were arrested at Liberty National Bank in the Equitable Building after Hardy signaled his partners to access a cash cage containing thousands of dollars The men already known for major heists had posed as depositors and faced charges of attempted grand larceny Police say Hardy and Hartley admitted the plan while Coleman denied the robbery intention They have histories dating back to the 19th century including Sing Sing sentences and a 1871 Poughkeepsie bank robbery escape
£50,000 jewel theft linked to Mrs Ambrose Clark. Flo was charged for lack of proof. Six months shadowing ended with rearrest while gems were dug up near a pillar in a West Lothe foundry. Sentenced to five years and six months. Hardy’s long crime career includes escapes and prior prison terms in 1883 and 1802 in Frankfort. Hartley also has prior safe cracking convictions.
John A. Mitchell, founder and editor of Life, died at his Ridgefield summer home after a stroke. Born in New York City in 1845, he studied architecture in Boston and Paris, switched to illustration in Paris, and Life was founded in 1883. He wrote more than a dozen novels and held membership in New York clubs.
Issue Food Waste Cards prepared for distribution to households by the department and the Broadway Association. Placards copy the new ordinance prohibiting waste of food and offer storage and conservation tips. The Broadway Association committee calls West Side garbage waste “appalling.” August Janssen chairs, Jefferson de Mont Thompson presides, with members Paul H. Yagat Leon Weinstock L. Taylor Chester Alex and William J. Knott.
Brooklyn Democratic leader John IH McCooey said he favored nominating a woman for a place on the Democratic state ticket and would urge Brooklyn district leaders at an unofficial state convention to split representation equally between men and women. He said women have entered politics in partnership and should not be shut out from government.
Bethlehem Steel Company files a suit for 2920219.43 against Lehigh Valley Railroad in Jersey City Supreme Court for losses from the 1916 Black Tom explosion. War munitions on three barges and seventeen cars were destroyed. A Glass Insurance verdict earlier did not fix the amount. About two thirds of the loss allegedly stems from the barge explosion. Case expected to be tried in fall term.
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund sends Patience and other tenement children from New York to Elm Cottage Fairfield and to St Helen's in the Berkshire Hills and Cold Spring Harbor for two weeks. The program, supported by public contributions, aims to broaden their view of the country beyond urban walls and includes hundreds of participants daily as war demands support.
State Controller Travis obtained order directing John L. Severance of Cleveland to show cause why 830 shares of Union Sulphur stock left by Louis H. Severance should not be reappraised. He claims the shares were worth about 4.06 million, not 742,500, seeking transfer tax recovery.
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