Probe into Hunt's Point land costs for city park
Haffen investigation resumes with testimony on a Hunt's Point land purchase said to cost about 857,000 for a park assessed under $5,000. Commissioner Mitchel and witnesses discuss why the city paid high prices for waterlogged acreage and the roles of Garvin Hammond and Havender in the Bronx architectural and realty firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faraway Hunt's Point
Haffen
John Purroy Mitchel
Bronxway
Mitchel
Frederick Eemmond
Mr. Garvin
Bronx Architectural Company
Garvin
P. J Revell
Hammond
Merritt Smith
The
Bronx
Joseph C. Havender
Geiszler- Haas Realty Compeny
Mr. Haas
J. F. Murray
Public Works
Martin Geiszier
Righters
Geiszier-Haas Realty Company
Martin Geiszler
Eugene Schweitzer
Joseph Havender
Julius H. Haas
John F. Murray
Havender
Gelizier
Mr. Mitchel
Mr. Havender
City Submarine Park at Hunts Point Visited by Reporter
A Tribune reporter tours Hunts Point Park and finds a swampy, waterlogged tract with few trees. Embankments over drains, green pools, and swamp grass mark the land bought for the city by President Haffen. Laborers work near dirt trains as signs tout desriable lots starting at 69 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunts Point
Haffen
Tribune
Hunt
Reporter Finds No Park at City Land of Promise
A reporter walking two and a half miles toward the city’s land of promise finds a distant house and a lone boy who says his father lives there but knows nothing of the park. No one nearby recalls a city park at Funt’s Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funt’s Point
Diamond prices to stay steady says Jewellers Board
Leo Wormser president of the Jewellers Board of Trade announced that diamond prices will be maintained. He cited assurances from the De Beers company and the Premier Diamond Mining Company and noted the London syndicate remains in the existing agreement. Cabled assurances dated March 19 across the globe support price stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Wormser
Jewellers’ Board of Trade
Wormser
de Beers Company
Premier
de Beers
London
Quarantine Detains Two Wakiva Crew Over Plague Fears
Dr. Doty detains two crew members of the steam yacht Wakiva at quarantine near New York after finding groin enlargements during examinations. Initial tests show no alarm, but a second check raises concern about bubonic plague as officials await final determinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Doty
Yacht
Wakiva
L. V. Harkness
New York
Jewish contributors to meet at seminary in March
The third biennial meeting of contributors to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America will be held at the seminary on 531 West 123d Street on March 2 at 2330 p m Reports from officers will be read and branch work described Directors will be chosen for a two year term to succeed Newman Cowen Irving Lehman Dr Henry Friedenwald Morris Loeb Justice Samuel Greenbaum Simon M Roeder and William Gerstley Professor Schechter and Louis Marshall will likely address the gathering
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
West 123d Street
Newman Cowen
Irving Lehman
Henry Friedenwald
Morris Loeb
Justice Samuel Greenbaum
Simon M. Roeder
William Gerstley
Schechter
Louis Marshall
Epidemics Hit Brooklyn Child Homes With Quarantine
Four Brooklyn children's institutions face quarantines as measles scarlet fever and chicken pox spread. St Malachy's East New York reports measles. Home for Destitute Children Sterling Place and St Marys Dean Street report measles. Home for Friendless Children Concord Street has chicken pox. Overcrowding and poverty hinder care. Sup't Frederick Goodhue cites malnutrition in source homes as contributing illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
St. Malachy’s
East New York
Sterling Place
St. Mary’s
Dean Street
Concord Street
Frederick Goodhue
Bureau of Dependent Children
Ex-Mayor Schieren Backs Tax Exemption for Brooklyn Academy
At a Sinking Fund Commission meeting ex mayor Charles A Schieren and colleagues argued for tax exemption for the proposed Academy of Music in Brooklyn. An appraiser noted a semi public status could justify exemption but warned it sets a precedent and urged careful review with public sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Schieren
Brooklyn
Sinking Fund Commission
New Academy of Music
Finance Department
Bankers Pasquale and Salvatore Pati Face Bankruptcy Petition
A crowd surrounded the Pati brothers bank on Elizabeth Street as an involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed by Maria Liveri and two other depositors totaling about 5000 dollars. Police investigated nearby gun threat incidents while bankers’ relatives and clerks faced financial distress and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasquale
Salvatore Pati
Elizabeth Street
Hoadley
Lauterbach
Johnson
Maria Liveri
No 29 1St Street
Patis
Burns
Bartholo Vegiellio
No. 162
Mott Street
Pati
Salvatore Denofrie
Matti Constantine
Constantine
Dominick Daria
Staten Island
José Sparanza
Mulberry Street
Sparanza
German Exchange Bank
Wood
District Attorney's Office
State Superintendent of Banking
Explosion Damages New Raritan Bridge at Perth Amboy
A midnight blast on the Raritan River bridge at Perth Amboy, slated to open April 1 for Pennsylvanian and Central Railroad of New Jersey trains, blew away part of the northern abutment and bent the ironwork. Police investigate after two suspicious men seen near the structure. Estimated damage $2500. repair to take about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Raritan River
Perth Amboy
N. J
Pennsylvania
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Steel Company
National Metal Trades Association Opens Tenth Convention
The National Metal Trades Association held its tenth annual convention at the Hotel Astor with Alderman Reginald Doudl giving the welcome. Secretary N W Dingwall and Commissioner Robert Wuest reported 741 members with 17 losses last year. About 200000 workers are employed by members and total capital exceeds $770000000. Nine strikes occurred, 13 were averted and 4 were won by strikers. Open shop policy to continue amid a slow recovery in business. Henry S. Pritchett and William H. Speer spoke at a dinner banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Metal Trades Association
Hotel Astor
Reginald S. Doudl
N. W. Dingwall
Robert Wuest
Henry S. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
William H. Speer
Rug sale at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries draws small bidders
Benjamin Benguiat offered antique and modern rugs midweek at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. The sale saw 209 of 802 lots sell for 5,485 dollars with notable pieces like a Kermanshah carpet appraised at 2000 selling for 550. Auction continues at 2 39 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Benguiat
Fifth Avenue
Kermanshah
New York Pure Food Exposition Opens at Lenox Lyceum
The New York Pure Food Exposition opens tonight at Lenox Lyceum attended by officials from the Chamber of Commerce Board of Trade and Transportation and other organizations. It will run for three weeks with daily hours 1 to 6:30 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays excluded. Afternoon and evening concerts will be performed by the ith Regiment Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lenox Lyceum
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade and Transportation
Ith
Bora
Prince Hélie de Sagan Seeks Gould Meeting in New York
Prince Hélie de Sagan remained hopeful of a meeting with Mme Anna Gould during his New York visit. After posing for photos at St Regis he returned to the Waldorf and said he had not seen her yet but might before departing. He spoke of staying six weeks, subject to his father's illness, and declined discussing marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Hélie de Sagan
Mme
Anna Gould
St. Regis
Waldors
Mme. Gould
France
Prince de Sagan Avoids Publicity on Mme Gould Visit
The prince criticized French amusements, praised Americans, and denied any engagement news. He arrived in New York and stayed at the Waldorf while Mme. Gould and her children were driven about Central Park. She said she had not met him and did not know he was in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Gould
Prince de Sagan
France
Philadelphia
Count Boni de Castellane
Count Boni
Count de Castellane
London
America
West 23d Street
Stern
Ferry House
West Street
Prince George Hotel
The
Waldorf
Central Park
Prince
Martin’s
St. Regis
Peril in 429 Schools Sparks Calls for Fire Escapes
The report notes overcrowding with over seven hundred students at Erasmus Hall, a hundred twenty year old two story frame building. Congested stairways and narrow corridors trigger safety concerns. Mr Moore urges adding fire escapes and widening passages, especially on the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erasmus Hall
Moore
Baker on Stand in Libel Suit Over Rail Methods
R S Baker testified in a United States Circuit Court trial before Judge Hough about his article in McClure's Magazine alleging railway discrimination. He described his year of investigations and defended the use of "private graft" and "lobbyist" while denying ill will toward Emmanuel L Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert E. Roe
Governor la Follette
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Ray Stannard
Oppose 83500000 Issue Over Street Railway Receivers
The hearing before Judge Lacombe heard opposition to the petition by Adrian H. Joline and Douglas Robinson as receivers for the New York City and Metropolitan Street Railways seeking to issue 300000 of receivers certificates to repair and equip. Critics argued the two systems are divergent and the Metropolitan is inoperative while the New York City line is solvent but owes over 2 million. The court reserved decision and would specify expenditures if granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian H. Joline
Douglas Robinson
New York City Railway Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Winthrop
Second Avenue
Masten
Ninth Avenue
Sith Street
Lacombe
Duc de Chaulnes Sued by London Tailor over Clothes
The Duc de Chaulnes, newly married to Miss Theodora Shonts, faces a $2000 suit in City Court from James Cavanaugh the London tailor claiming $1345 for clothes since December 19. The baron cousin and affidavits are noted as objections. service questioned. Judge Conlan reserved decision. the duke is abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duc de Chaulnes
Theodora Shonts
Theodore T. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
James Cavanaugh
London
Cavanaugh
James F. Hannigan
Burt L. Rich
Europe
Baron Louis de Candés
Shents
East Sth Street
Conlan
Mr. Shents
Two Boys Held Up on Fifth Avenue Robbery
David Friedman aged eleven of 204 east T th street and Benjamin Paenderhouse aged twelve of 357 East 82d street were robbed by a gang of youths while roller skating on Fifth Avenue. They were forced to swallow cups at Sixth Street and Friedman lost a gold watch valued at 75 dollars. Central Office detectives aid the police in guarding the so called burglar zone where the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Friedman
East T ¥Th Street
Benjamin Paenderhouse
East 82d Street
Fifth Avenue
Young Wriedman
S6th Street
Preginet
Five-Alarm Fire Endangers Guests at Oneonta Hotel
Thirty five guests escaped a blaze at the Commercial Hotel in Oneonta assisted by ladders and rope escapes. All lost belongings and clothing as fire insurance covers the four thousand dollar lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
M. Y
Oneonta
Board Rejects Cameron Inquiry Report on Masonry Inspector
The Board of Education refused to accept the committee report finding Caleo W. Cameron guilty of neglect of duty and misconduct while deeming him competent. It recommended reinstatement March 3 with a fine of forty days pay, but the board's vote moved toward dismissal and further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Caleo W. Cameron
Tribune
Cameron
Ufter
Hugo Kanzler
Horace E. Dresser
Thomas Delaney
Samuel B. Donnelly
A. Leo Everett
Richard B. Aldcroft
Abraham Stern
John A. Wilbur
Ocean Ticket Exchange Agreement In Effect
A new interline ticket exchange goes into effect allowing passengers holding a ticket on one line to return on another line’s vessel. If cheaper accommodations are chosen, the issuing line pays the price difference minus 1 percent. If better accommodations are desired, the passenger pays the difference to the sailing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henshaw Brothers Reunited After Over Three Decades
James W. Henshaw of 204 East 21st Street found his long lost brother Alfred Henshaw after a 32 year separation. Alfred, adopted by Harry K. Martin of Thompson Connecticut, had been living in New York City, with vaudeville singers Thomas Colton and Brandon Mitchell helping locate him. James works as assistant custodian at the Appellate Division Court Building on Madison Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Henshaw
Mary £. Henshaw
East 21St Street
Alfred Henshaw
Alfred
Harry K. Martin
Thompson, Conn
James Henshaw
Tenderloin
Thomas Colton
Brandon Mitchell
Mr. Hershaw
Mitchell
Hensles
Appellate Division
Madisom Avenue
Sireen
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Theological Seminary
Academy OF Music
Elijah
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
Patil Bank
National Association
Pure Food Show
Prince Helie DE Sagan
United States
45Th St
James P. Silo
Peril
R. S. Baker
Miss Shonts
Ocean Ticket Exchange
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