Four story East 6th street fire claims Annie Bates
Annie Bates, nineteen, a maid, suffocated and burned in a dawn fire that gutted a four story apartment house at 24 East 6th Street. Patrolman Mussmacher and Waterhouse rescued five residents from an airshaft while others escaped down rear stairs. Fire damage estimated at 15 000 to 24 000 dollars. A milkman may have dropped a match in the dumbwaiter shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Bates
East 6Th Street
Parker
John McNeiss
Presbyterian
Howard Quinn
Gleason
17Th Street
William Mussmacher
Waterhouse
Mussmacher
Miss Bates
63A Street
Third Avenue
64Th Street
65Th Street
No. 214
Dougherty
East 67Th Street
No. 212
Mary
Lizzie
Annie O'Sullivan
Thomas Dyer
Y Reilly
Yorkville
Wilhelm
Corrigan Warrys Cummings
Thire Avenue
John Prunty
Cummings
Peter Lennon
Prunty
Child Labor The Tueme at Richmond Conference
Richmond May 19 The National Conference of Charities and Corrections at St Pauls Church highlighted the need for stronger child protection laws. Speakers urged compulsory education and criticized child labor in cotton mills. Jane Addams urged schoolwork to connect to future wage earning and Owen Lovejoy praised passage of a district child labor bill. The race issue shaped the debate with Hand denying advantage to Black workers, while Miss Gordon noted limited Black and Jewish factory presence in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
National Conference of Charities and Correction
St. Paul's Church
Ier
A. J. McKelway
Atlanta
National Child Labor Committee
America
W. H. Hand
University of South Carolina
Miks Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Enrch
Mises Adams
Owen Lovejoy
United States Senate
Association For
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Jean M. Gordon
New Orleans
Girl's Suspension Stirs Fitchburg City
Fitchburg Massachusetts May 14 a thirteen year old Pauline Jones was suspended from Ashburnham street school after she resigned from the school city government and refused assigned police duties. Her father William Jones sues the city for 60. The school city government work is wrecked as boy and city officials resign. Waterbury Connecticut May 10 representative Gen Lilley declines to reveal private correspondence to a congressional inquiry into submarine boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Fitchburg
Mass
Pauline Jones
Ashburnham Street
William Jones
Walsh & Walsh
Vyhe
Waterbury
Conn
J. Lilley
Thane Thrown Free By Telegraph Waterbury
John Stevenson of Mungerias dragged himself nearly a mile to Edwin Tobbs' farmhouse in Walcott after being struck by a telegraph wire incident. He suffered a fractured skull, a dislocated leg, and internal injuries, with reports of savage biting at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thane
Telegraph Waterbury. Com
John Stevenson
Edwin Tobbs
Walcott
Midtown real estate activity drives brisk market with major deals
The midtown district leads a busy week in the New York real estate market with a surge of purchases by speculators builders and investors. Key transactions include the Susquehanna Silk Works buying 18 22 West 18th and 23 27 West 11th streets for over 1 million and plans for a 12 1/2 story loft on West 26th Street costing about 400 000. Other notable sales cover West 49th West 38th West 12th and 14th Streets, plus a Bronx lot sale of 24 parcels totaling 20 515 dollars signaling strong demand for prime locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mouguin
Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Jersey Shore
Susquehanna Silk Works
Paterson
N. J
M. & N. Hess
Jeremiah C. Lyons Building and Operating Company
Mercantile
West 18Th St
West 11Th St
West Twenty-sixth Street Corporation
West 26Th St
Neville & Hagge
Midtown
William P. Jones & Son
West 49Th St
Philip G. Becker
S. B. Goodale & Sons
West 38Th St
Upper West Side
Fifth Ave
Upper East Side
Max Marx
John B. Berry
179Th St
Wadsworth Ave
Amsterdam Ave
188Th St
Frederick Brown
William Bettman
West 12Th St
Leo Hess
Central Fifth Ave
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hunt & Hunt
List At
Madison Ave
George R. Read & Co
West Sith St
Mary P. Gage
Tech Realty Company
West 14Th St
Vesey St
Bronx
Wolfe Estate
White Plains Road
Mace, Barker, Waring and
Olinville Aves
Sunshine Society plans national birthday and rest home aid
The T. S. S business session at the Hotel Astor highlighted a proposed national birthday for the Sunshine Society and a drive to fund five rooms at the Rest Home in Clark's Falls. Members reported pledges totaling 257 dollars plus in kind contributions, with plans to open in June and a room named for Mrs. P. A. Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierrepont A. Greene
Prosperity movement seeks Roosevelt indorsement
A Washington committee from the National Prosperity Association of St. Louis will meet with President Roosevelt at the White House to obtain his backing for plans to reestablish business confidence nationwide. The group includes E. C. Simmons and Festus J. Wade among others, claiming 500 leading business groups support the effort to organize prosperity associations in major centers and oppose further harsh corporate legislation. The delegation will also dine with New York Board of Trade leaders to discuss forming a New York Prosperity Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prosperity Movement
National Prosperity Association
St. Louis
Roosevelt
White House
E. C. Simmons
Festus J. Wade
The
Mercantile Trust Company
J. E. Smith
Board of Trade
Edward Devoy
Chamber of Commerce
Murray Carleton
Simmons
New York Board of Trade
New York
Preacher in a coffin draws crowds in sermon
In Pittsburg on May 10, Staff Captain Trevet of the Salvation Army preached on After Death What while standing in a coffin dressed as a corpse. The barracks were draped in mourning as Trevet said the display would draw young people from parks on Sunday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Pittsburg
Trevet
Salvation Army
State and branch reports read at Sunshine session
T S S president rules reports from states and branches at business session and Sunshine column space. New Jersey state president Mrs. W F Bailey gave general report including Morristown branch work. Many New Jersey branch presidents and delegates attended, with Chelsea branch leading representation. vários reports from New York Connecticut and other states noted. several branches and groups from across the region sent notices and summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bailey
New Jersey
Morristown
Young Ladies’ Club
Summit
Frank Drummond
Allendale
N. J
J. H. Boynton
Passaic
Helle G. Dutcher
Arlington
Charles Rathbone
George Hillier
Asbury Park
Newark
J. Old Short Hills
Williamstown
Rutherford
East Orange
Manasquan
A. L. Mason
New York
Chelsea
Pierrepont A. Greene
Virginia Jones
Syracuse
Working Girls
Sunshine Club
Mothers
Sunshine Circle
Friendly Aid
Purchase
N. Y
Divine Paternity
Manhattan
Ever Ready
West Side
Bronx
United
Little Missionary
Yonkers
Social Industrial Club
W. A. Granville
Connecticut
F. B. Walker
Elm City
T. J. Adams
F. J. Myers
Eleanor Booth
Bridgeport
Frank Parker
Clinton
Switzerland
Bahama Islands
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Florida
Idaho
Alleghany County
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Arizona
Dansville
Mount Vernon
Annual report of the general secretary outlines aid efforts
The annual report notes a financial crisis lowering receipts and more requests for temporary help. It highlights many small deeds of kindness, new branches in Clinton, Bennington, Mount Vernon, Shrub Oak, Yonkers, The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Titusville and more, plus strong support for the T S S Rest Home at Clark's lis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Office
Clinton
Social Sunshine aid fund reports year end totals
The article details funds raised and spent by Social Sunshine, noting $57,250 receipts for furnishings and rent, $68,750 disbursements, and a net $115 to the fund. It highlights boarders helped, summer outings, medical and emergency aid, gifts to charities, and library initiatives, with notable gifts from Mrs. Sage and branches nationwide.
Funds Received For Luncheon And Dues At Sunshine Circle
A ledger of receipts shows May luncheon takings totaling 158 dollars with further payments from Mrs. Clarence Burns 24 Ever Ready branch 1050 Mothers Sunshine Circle 6 and various dues from individuals and branches including Mrs Charles Jenkins Newburg 5 No 7 branch 2 Miss Mary Tubbs New Jersey 5 Mrs A Saunders 1 Round Robin Westerly RI 1 and others. Additional money listed includes 5 from E W Lakewood NJ 2 from M A and 24 from Mrs Mary Greenleaf and 65 cents for expressage. Badges sold for 10 dollars and pledges toward the Rest Home from multiple branches and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Burns
Sunshine Circle
Charles Jenkins
Newburg
Mary Tubbs
New Jersey
A. Saunders
Westerly
R. I
T. ¥. Crowe
A. C. Bagley
P. A. Greene
Summit
N. J
No. 10
Wyckoff
E. M. Blakeslee
Coreopsis
A. B. Sterling
A. M. Reed
Needs and Appeals From East Side Family Mission
A poor East 12th street mother with a new baby cannot nurse or afford pure infant milk. fifty cents weekly would aid care. The family lacks funds for food and shoes for an invalid member. a wheel chair is sought for an aged woman. Artists brushes and oil paints are requested. A crippled youth to start a cobbler shop has received $8, needing $2 more and about $25 for a tent to set up shop. Gifts may be sent to the general office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enal
Labrador
Russell Sage
Pascal Institute
Saratoga
Tokio
Japan
Earth Life
New Hampshire
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Florida
East 12Th Street
No. 10 Branch
Appeal for Bible and Fruit Mission in New York Hospitals
The Bible and Fruit Mission appeals for 15000 pounds to meet a time-limited condition this month. Members visit hospitals on Blackwell's Island and Bellevue weekly, offering fruit, flowers, reading matter, and personal support. Contributions go to treasurer Mrs Fred erick Talcott at 60 West 17th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Blackwell's Island
Bellevue
Jrederick Talcott
West 17Th Street
Brooklyn Lawyer Dies in Dannemora Prison
Albert M. Fragner, a Brooklyn lawyer, who was sent to Sing Sing to serve a six year sentence in 191 died in Dannemora Prison where he was incarcerated on Wriday He was thirty two years old and had been convicted of swindling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Fragner
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Dannemora
Wriday Hie
Miss Olga Nethersole urges workers insurance law lecture
Actress Miss Olga Nethersole spoke at Club A of the People's Institute at 318 East 15th street urging compulsory life insurance for workers and federal legislation to secure health. She argued Germany offers the model and emphasized health as a worker’s natural insurance, while a critic denounced paternalistic doleouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Nethersole
Club A
People's Institute
East 15Th Street
Germany
Mary J. Pierson
Miss Nethersole
Mayer & Co to Resume Wall Street Brokerage
Mayer & Co, once a long standing Wall Street bankers and brokers firm at No 11 Wall Street, resumes business this morning after a fall bankruptcy and assignment to William F Goldbeck. The firm faced 7 million dollars in liabilities and over 2000 shares of Delaware and Hudson stock. Goldbeck said stock exchange creditors were paid in full and bankruptcy was dismissed. Abraham B Baylis and George R Leslie are reinstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer & Co
Wall Street
William F. Goldbeck
Colby & Geldbeck
Delaware & Hudson
Stock Exchange
Abraham B. Baylis
George R. Leslie
Appeal for Charity Funds to Aid Two Aged Women
The Brooklyn Bureau of Charities seeks 199 dollars to provide a pension of 15 dollars monthly for two elderly women. One is 83, blind, and lame, cared for by a 65 year old niece unable to work. They’ve lived in their current rooms 14 years and fear separation or institutional care. Contributions to the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities central office marked D Fund No 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bureau of Charities
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Update
Sun rises at 4 47 and sets at 7 06 with the moon set at 2 48. High tides occur at Sandy Hook 3 55 Gov Island 4 8 Hell Gate 6 40. Wireless reports place the Noordam 34 miles east of Sandy Hook at 6 pm yesterday and expected to dock tonight. other ships are several hundred miles east and due to dock early tomorrow morning or afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Noordam
D degli_ ASruzzi
Minnetonka
Furnessia
Vaderland
Multiple Steamer Arrivals at Quarantine and Harbor List
A long list of arriving ships is recorded with captains, nationalities, routes, and cargo. Entries note quarantine status, passengers, mails, and merchandise aboard vessels including Steamer Hamburg Ger, Steamer City of Savannah, Steamer Monro, and others. Additional ships sailing past Sandy Hook report destinations such as Liverpool, Queenstown, and Havre with timings and cargo details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Segurinca
Oakes
Santiago
New York and Cuba
William Bermuda
Outerbridge & Co
Norfolk
Monroe
Hulphers
Newport News
Old Dominien Se Co
City of
Seneca
McKay
Verarus
Havana
New York
Cubea
Hamburg
Ger
Burmeister
Geno
Naples
Hamburg-America
Moise
Archibat
Asus
Missouri
Parse
Puerto Mexico &Line
Philadelphia
Bar
Apache
Staples
Jacksonville
Harleston
The
Creek Co
T. Reo
Kallbla Bry
Wilkes
Shields Boham & Buoyesen
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Charities and Correction
City
Lilley
Watchdog
Y Tribune Hine
Hotel Astor
New Haven
General Society
New-York Tribune
Tribune Sunshine Society
T. S. S. Rest Home
Clark’s Falls
Greene
George Ashley
Scherer
Green
Sunshine
Rest Home
Dr. Ennis
Narcoossee
Fla
Sunshine Home For Consumptives
Advisory Board
Maperty
Nan
Sterday
Slamiburk
Sify
Rocers, Peer & Company
Gand St
Balanca
Appeal For Bible and Fruit Mission
James McCreery & Co
34Th Street
Axminster
Maslin
Ind
23Rd Street
Marine Intelligence
Maracaibo
Curacao
Rotterdam
San Juan San Juan
Barbados
Antonio Lopez
San Giovanni
Trallan Duce Eae Abruzzi
Gibraitar
Sears Gibraltar
Ng Oteee
Toronto
Eee Hull
Aprit
London
Wilson Protens Wee
Bo Pacitt
Purneasta Glastow
Cherbourg
Lloyd Pratulie
Cunard
NEW York Institution For
Wasington Heights
Broadway
Thomas Nectyhbert
Maildows
Coppename
Paramaribo
D WI
Hamilton
Old Dom
Old Com
Teutonic
Southampton
Lampasas
Galveston
Mallory
Old Dominion
New Toro
Hawaii
Corea
China
Philippi Islands
San Francisco
Tahiti and
Mary Islands
Mariposa
Australia
West
New Zealand
Samoan Islands
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Vancouver
Victoria
Hina
Philip_— Islands
Philippine Islands
Toseen
Seattle
Yeddo
Wall
Guam
San Franciscos
Une
Guiana
Wees
St Thomas
Saratea Savana
Italia
Vibraltar
Red Star
Kingston
Lay
Brasile
la Vela Hudson
Havre
Mason
Germania
Mareeill
Fabre Vera
Huelva
Shipping News
Port of New York
Mara Kolb
Eetobharer
Philadelats
Bennett, Walsh & Co
Joseph di Glorjix
Highlands
Sandy HosiBer
Dan
Jansen
Stettinste Shiel
Mise
Sandy
Liverpool
Carmania
New
Ye Qmeenstowny
Moville
New Sailep
Queenstown
Lucama
Armenan
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