Night Licenses Revoked In Gaynor Crackdown
Police cornered suspect Harry Cohen tied to a $200,000 pawnshop burglary at 116 Madison Street. Detectives seized drills, jimmies, iron pipes, a revolver and other tools tied to break ins, while a baby in the adjacent room suffered diphtheria. Cohen, living on Rivington Street, was jailed on burglary tools charges after officers watched the suspected room since Monday.
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Harry Cohen
Martin Simons
Cohen
Rivington Street
Mulberry Street
Dougherty
No. Madison Street
Louis Cohen
Arrest in $299,900 Burglary prompts mayoral crackdown
The morning paper reports a major burglary case valued at 299,900 sparking public attention as city officials move to curb late night liquor licenses. Mayor Gaynor orders new enforcement to close venues by 1 AM, directing Commissioner Waldo to file affidavits against violations and to publicize a policy shift affecting Shanty’s Murray’s Martinique and Hotel McAlpin among others. The action follows prior revocations and signals a hard stance on “pernicious evil” nightlife in the city.
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Gaynor
Hammerstein
Cael
Linton
Canal
Walsh
Curran
Whitman
Waldo
Shantey's
Murray's
Louis Martin's
Martinique
McAlpin
Gayner
State Excise Department
Floods Hit Indiana and Ohio Kill Toll and Displace Thousands
Chicago dispatches describe widespread flooding from Missouri to the Alleghenies with unconfirmed and later cautious reports of thousands dead in Dayton Peru and Salina. Indiana faces 1.2 million homeless and $20 million in property losses while Ohio reports tens of thousands homeless.
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Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Springfield
Dayton
Piqua
Marion
Ind
Grand Reservoir
Salina
Wabash Valley
Delaware
Loss of Life in Other Great Floods
List of deadly flood events across years and places includes Johnstown Pennsylvania May 31 1889 with 2235 deaths and August 1909 in Mexico with 200 fatalities, China September 1911 with 20000 deaths, Mississippi Valley May 1912 around 1000, Germany June 1910 about 200, Guanajuato Mexico June 1912 around 100.
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Johnstown
Penn
Mexico
China
Mississippi Valley
Germany
Guanajuato
Mex
Oil Fueled British Warships Mark New Policy
London reporters note an expected March announcement by Winston Churchill that Britain will stop building contsi warships and that future ships will burn oil only. The move follows oil use rising in smaller ships. only sixteen of seventy three destroyers in the North Sea and English Channel now carry coal. The Admiralty spends about 10.4 million dollars to equip depots and supply lines for oil. Meanwhile, plans for a grand opera season in 191? to be staged at the Century Theatre are outlined by City Club officials led by Edward Kellogg Hatton and Otto H. Kahn, with Metropolitan Opera support and a potential eight week spring season.
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London
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
England
North Sea
English Channel
Pope
Century Theatre
Pos
Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Opera Company
City Club
Edward Kellogg Hatrd
William ©. Cornwell
Edward BR. Pinch
Otto H. Kahn
Roland Hott
Norman Hapgood
Jenne
Tony
Tts
Metropolitn
Sritte
Kahn
Capitol Shuts To Wilson Mistaken For Tourist
President Wilson faced a chilly Capitol reception during his first post inauguration visit. Arriving about six, he was told the building would open to tourists tomorrow, causing embarrassment until Secret Service confirmed his identity and he was admitted. Speaker Clark then extended a welcome.
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Ban Treane Sureny
Washington
Mareh 2
Capitol
Miss Jessie
Wilson
Edo
Secret Service
Clark
Touched A Diplomat From Salvador Loses Wallet
Salvador's A Lima, minister on a commercial mission, reported to police in Washington that his wallet containing $70 in $100 bills, a Ward Line ticket to Havana, and visiting cards was missing. Detectives suspected a street pickpocket. Lima said he may have secured the wallet after paying a hotel dinner bill and returning it to an inside pocket.
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Tribune
Bure
Washington
A. Lima
Salvador
Shoreham
New York
Hiraana
Ltives
Chor Lima
Guatemala
Neo
Major Barrett Fined For Wrong-Way Driving In Harlem
Major Barrett Frank Barrett of 63 Central Park West in the 21 Battalion Field Artillery was arraigned in Harlem court before Magistrate Murphy yesterday on a charge of driving on the wrong side of Fifth Avenue at Sixth Street. A fine was imposed and paid.
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Frank. Barrett
Central Park West
21 Battalion Field Artillery
Harlem
Magietrate Murphy
Fifth Avenue
Sith Street
Epoch Making Steel Discovery Announced
London notes a claimed epoch making steel process that can convert any grade iron ore directly to steel without a blast furnace. Tests at an experimental plant reportedly show large cost savings by avoiding coke and allowing low value ores to be used. The method allegedly reduces ore via heat from slack, boosting production efficiency.
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London
Hong
Tt i
All sore at White House vaccine plan amid smallpox fear
Washington reports President Wilson and family to be vac cinated as a precaution after White House doctors begin vaccinating Mrs Wilson and three daughters. Tomorrow the President and Secretary Tumulty are to undergo the operation with about 150 people to be vaccinated overall.
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Washington
Maren
White House
Wilson
Fids
Wilson J
Tumutty
Man dies rescuing cat from electric pole in Baltimore
In Baltimore on March 2 Harry Stansfield of Ellicott City died while climbing a light pole to save his children's pet cat. He warned it was dangerous but complied with his children's plea. He slipped near the top, touched a live wire, and fell fatally.
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Baltimore
Harry Stansfield
Ellicott City
Dayton Flood Rampage Wrecks City and Claims Thousands
Dayton is a seething river three miles wide with 2,000 to 5,000 believed dead. The Algonquin Hotel, downtown offices, and hundreds of buildings are submerged. a school with 400 children disappeared beneath floodwaters. Water reaches 20 feet on Main Street, with multiple fires and widespread ruin. Hospitals, power, and water fail. relief is organized by John H. Patterson as 3,000 homeless seek shelter in Cash Register offices.
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Dayton
Ohio
Algonquin
Main Street
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
John H. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Cash Register
Meyers Ice Cream Company
Wyoming Street
South Park
Wyoming
Tarleton
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