congestion in cities blamed for disease by jacobi at conference
Dr Abraham Jacobi linked urban congestion and tenement life to contagious diseases urging sweeping remodelling of housing and ventilation to curb epidemics. Other speakers discussed taxation, urban planning, and the garden cities movement as remedies to crowded districts.
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Abraham Jacobi
American Museum of Natural Lretary
Lawson Purdy
Board of Taxes and Assessments
London
Purdy
Queens Borough
Stephen S. Wise
New Jerusalem
Wise
Jerusalem
Jeremiah W. Jenks
Cornell University
Jenks
Charles Mulford Robinson
Rochester
Robinson
Playground Association of America
Bailey
C. W. Larmon
Bureau of Labor
Supreme Court confirms appraisal in Huntington land claim
Justice Trvaz in the Supreme Court affirmed the commissioners report on compensation for land taken in The Bronx for the New York Westchester and Boston Railroad. Commissioners Charlies J. Leslie M. Limun Bruce and William F. Clare awarded Arabella Huntington $1,919 and Henry F. Huntington $28.96 plus $2,6454 costs.
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Trvaz
Supreme Court
Arabella 2. Huntington
Henry E. Huntington
Bronx
New York, Westchester & Boston
M. Limun Bruce
Charlies J. Leslie
William F. Clare
Former Confederate Held on Worthless Check Charge
Albert W. Ward alias Daniel S. Ward and D. Knox was held without bail by Magistrate Corrigan in the Jefferson Market police court yesterday for giving two worthless checks to a grocer. Ward claimed company with two Confederate officers in New York in 184 and alleged he started several fires to burn the city.
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Albert
W. Ward
Daniel S. Ward
D. &. Knox
Corrigan
Jefferson Market
Ward
New York
Mother Not Guilty of Kidnapping in Child Custody Case
Mrs. Maude G Clarke was acquitted in General Sessions of kidnapping her five year old son Carleton from Dr Geza Kremer who had legally adopted him. Forrest G Clarke denied any agreement allowing return after one year for 30 dollars. Mrs Clarke fainted upon the verdict.
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Maude G. Clarke
Carleton
Geza Kremer
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Chief Questions Side Doors Value
W S Menden chief engineer and general manager of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company testified at the Public Service Commission hearing on Brooklyn Bridge improvements. He said side doors would slow departures, that automatic shut offs are unreliable, and that current signaling and block systems help manage rush hour limits with about sixty to sixty one trains per hour. He noted potential 25 percent more trains if Manhattan pockets existed and described ongoing platform, railing, and track projects. He cited increased traffic through Boerum Place and Adams Street after new service.
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W. S Menden
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Public Service Commission
Brooklyn Bridge
McAdoo
Mr. Menden
Menden
Manhattan Terminal
Brooklyn Terminal
Park Row
Bridge Department
McCarroll
Broadway Elevated
Boerum Place
Adams Street
Central Pushes Work on Yonkers Electric Zone Expansion
Commuters see revived confidence as New York Central resumes heavy construction to extend the electric zone toward Yonkers and Croton. Plans include elevating tracks, eliminating grade crossings, and finishing a new Yonkers station before Grand Central improvements are complete.
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New York Central
New York
Yonkers
Highbridge
Yorkers
Croton
the Tribune
Spuyten Duyvil
Ludlow
Peeks RN
Grand Central Station
Pay-as-you-enter Cars to Begin on Madison Line
The New York City Railway receivers announce 165 pay-as-you-enter cars to run on the Fourth and Madison avenues line later this month, calling it the era’s biggest street car improvement. The cars, used in Montreal Buffalo and Chicago, will be tested for congestion and may roll out on other lines. Pamphlets explain operation. entrances at separate doors. only 75 riders allowed. conductors alone may stand on the platform. Night signals show destination via colored lights for Northbound and Southbound routes.
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Fourth
Madison Avenues
New York City Railway Company
New York
Montreal
Buffalo
Chicago
Madison Avenue Line
Cantilever West Span of Blackwell's Island Bridge Linked
The main span was joined by two large iron girders yesterday as crowds watched the Manhattan gang celebrate. The Long Island gang continues work between the Blackwell's Island towers and Long Island City, expected to take weeks. Prize may be $3,000 for completing the Manhattan span first. bridge length totals 8,220 feet begun in 1883, cost around $29,000,000, largest cantilever ever built.
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Blackwell's Island Bridge
Sutton
Manhattan
Long Island
Blackwell's Island Towers
Long Island City
Anchorage
Jim” Heddrick
Supreme Court reverses toss up verdict in Dixon suit
A Part II Supreme Court jury awarded Thomas Dixon $1,250 against New York City Railway Co for the death of his four year old daughter Lillie on an unspecified date. A prior trial produced a verdict for the company and Justice Gus found jurors tipped a coin to decide the case. One juror was exonerated from blame for the act.
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Supreme Court
Thomas Dixon
New York City Railway Company
Lillie
Gus
Would Destroy Monitor Explosive Shell Seeks Navy Test
Washington dispatch reports an inventor pushing the Navy to test an explosive gelatin filled shell against the monitor Florida. The Navy cites safety doubts and requires a bond to cover possible gun damage. The inventor may press Congress for a Senate Naval Committee inquiry into his government experiences and promises to discuss ordnance administration if allowed to testify.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Monitor
Navy Department
Florida
Congress
Senate Naval Committee
War Department
Army Proving Ground
Army Ordnance Office
Naval Bureau of Ordnance
Senate Committee
Fort Mason
California
San Francisco
Manila
New York
Pacific
Philippines
Philadelphia
A_ special naval board
Newberry Board
Bir mingham meets contract with 24.32 knot test
The Boston test tracks the Bir mingham sailing down the New England coast for four hours maintaining a steady speed of 24.32 knots as part of government contract requirements.
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Boston
Birmingham
New England
Inventor John Burry Found Dead in Staten Island Home
John Burry, electrical engineer and inventor of the Burry Printing Telegraph, was found dead at his Staten Island home yesterday morning. His wife suspects accidental gas exposure while extinguishing a light. Born in Freiburg October 17, 1%. he came to America at nineteen and worked on printing telegraphy, installing plants in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. He joined the Stock Quotation Telegraph Company in 182. Survived by wife, three sons, and three daughters. member of the New York Swiss Club, Royal Arcanum, and Knights of Pythias.
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John Burry
Burry
Staten Island
Mr. Burry
Freiburg
Switzerland
William and
Agatha (Schubiger) Barry
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Ayres
Quotation Telegraph Company
New York Swiss Club
Royal Arcanum
Knights of Pythias
Patrolman Mara Suspended Over Gambling Squad Row
Patrolman John J. Mara of the old West 6th Street station was suspended by Deputy Commissioner Hanson on two charges. Mara, linked to Jerome’s gambling squad, called the claims frame-ups and said authorities hunted him. Decision on both charges was reserved.
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John J. Mara
Old West 6Th Street
Hanson
Mara
Jerome
Eddie’ Reardon
Wassermin
Rome
Proce
East Side
Wost
La Provence Refuses to Move in North River Drift
The steamship La Provence of Compagnie Generale Transatlantique stuck in mud at the pier yesterday. After signaling to start for Havre, the bow remained lodged until two tugs pulled the vessel free, and she proceeded toward Havre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Havre
Provence
Stamp Slot Machines Trial at Post Office Corridor
Beginning next Monday the public can view three automatic postage stamp vending machines placed in the General Post Office corridor. A four member committee led by Edward S Peat will oversee a thirty day test and report to the Postmaster General. The machines handle 1 cent and 2 cent stamps, with one unit dedicated to each denomination. Each device measures 1 by 11 by 0 inches and was selected from 35 submissions in Washington.
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General Post Office
Washington
Penny and nickel coin slots for stamps tested in public
A test of stamp dispensing machines shows a penny must be inserted to release a 1 cent stamp and a nickel for 5 cent stamps. To obtain a 2 cent stamp two pennies are inserted, the first releasing a lever but no stamp until the second penny adds weight. Machines feed rolls of twenty five hundred stamps with perforations preventing extra or faster use. If satisfactory, more improvements will follow for government or commercial use in hotels and drugstores.
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Morgan
House of Commons
Mrs Roosevelt attends International Congress of the Welfare of the Child
Washington March 12 The presence of Mrs Roosevelt drew a large crowd at the first International Congress of the Welfare of the Child under the National Mothers Congress. She, a life member, was welcomed warmly and escorted to the Metropolitan Methodist Church by General Pienner and Mrs Schott.
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Washington
Roosevelt
International Congress of the Welfare of the Child
National Mothers’ Congress
Mothers’ Society
Cowles
Admiral Cowles
President Roosevelt
Miss Hagner
Inspecting Brooklyn School Buildings for Safety
C B J Snyder Brooklyn superintendent of buildings spent yesterday inspecting older Brooklyn schools and will continue until all are checked for safety. He will visit Queens today to review schools under criticism and will report to Dr Maxwell who can close unsafe schools immediately. He urged inspectors to ensure every exit and fire escape is safe to prevent a calamity like Collinwood Ohio.
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C. B. J. Snyder
Brooklyn
Snyder
Queens
Dr. Maxwell
Collinwood
Ohio
Police arraign Harold W Leonard in Jeffer son Market court
Harold W Leonard was arraigned in the Jeffer son Market police court on a complaint by Charles Sprague Smith for sending annoying letters and committed to Belle vue for examination as to his sanity. William J Clark, a negro, was convicted in General Sessions of burglary in the first degree and awaits sentencing. A charity ball and concert to benefit the Relief Society and a separate fundraiser for Ecole Maternelle Francais are announced at the Waldorf Astoria and Hotel Ast respectively.
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Harold W. Leonard
Jefferson Market
Charles Sprague Smith
Bellevue
William J. Clark
Relief Society
Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel Ast
Ecole Maternelle Francais
West 2Sth
Robert Emmnuel Ireton
Forest Service
Jerome Avenue
184Th Street
The
Bronx
Washington
James McCormack
Middle Village
Smith
Long Island City
Antoinette du Franne
Mitzi Morok
Hans Jurgensen
Astoria
Aibler
Matilda Droge
Edna Droge
Jurgensen
John D. Sheridan
Sith
27Th Assembly District
Republican Club
Anti-Suffrage Group Forming With Guidon Name
Mrs. Rossiter Johnson and co workers announce a new anti suffrage society to study and publish arguments opposing woman suffrage. The Guidon aims to point out perceived flaws in republican life, with leading members tied to civic groups and education work.
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Rossiter Johnson
Barclay Hazard
Julian Heath
Emil Kuichling
Republic
Guiden
Hazard
Woman's Municipal League
Heath
League For Home Economics
Jacob Riis
Kuichling
Mechanics’ Institute of Rochester
Johnson
People’s University Extension Society
Shakespeare's Women Lecture Attracts Dutiful Audiences
Dr James J Walsh outlines in a charity lecture series at St Stephen's Hall that Shakespeare portrayed women as a superior force in life and that audiences, predominantly female, attend theatre to see stories he believed reflect human dignity. He notes Shakespeare avoided sexual problem excess and that London audiences of his era packed plays despite grim conditions.
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James J. Walsh
St. Stephen's Hall
28Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Servants of Relief
Shakespeare
Hamiet
Dr. Walsh
London
Lectures Highlight Shakespeare Heroines and Charity
A large audience heard Dr. Walsh discuss modern entertainment and Shakespeare heroines. He stressed that the chief interest lies in the cause, referencing Mother Alphonsa for the cancerous poor, as lectures continue.
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Walsh
Nurses Flocked To Panama Says Miss Boswell
Miss Weeley Varick Boswell told Portia Club at the Hotel Astor that Panama attracts nurses with high pay and housing, causing hospital staff shortages as married men stay while many single nurses marry on arrival. Mrs da Husted Harper discussed the federal Constitution relegating women to political subjection.
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Portia Club
Panama
Weeley Varick Boswell
Hotel Astor
Miss Boswell
Canal Zone
da Husted Harper
United States
Loose fitting coat for spring and summer wear
The Tribune Pattern presents a versatile loose fitting coat favored this season. It notes two in one styling with sleeves that can be loose or gathered into cuffs, suitable for the full outfit or as a separate wrap. The design promises easy labor and flexible trimming options.
Embroidered Soutache Edging Pattern No 5943
Instructional pattern note describes soutache trim options with pongee fabric bound by silk braid and an embroidery edge. Medium size requires yardage for fabric and braid, pattern No 5943 offers bust sizes 34 38 40 and 42 inches, mailed upon receipt of 15 cents with pattern number and bust measure.
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Tribune
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Wisconsin
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