Peary Seeks Funds for Ninth Arctic Expedition
Commander Robert E Peary arrives in Washington and goes to the Grand Union Hotel to solicit $50.9 for his ninth North Pole expedition. He notes Roosevelt's support and says his vessel Roosevelt is improved for Arctic work. He aims to reach Grant Land coast west toward Cape Columbia, hoping for funds by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Perry
Washington
Grand Union Hotel
North Pole
Peary
Pole
Polar
Roosevelt
Grant Land
Cape Columbia
Boint Moss
Grant Lané
Arctic
Jewish Historical Society Holds Sixteenth Annual Meeting
Dr. Cyrus Adler presided at the sixteenth annual meeting of the American Jewish Historical Society held at the Hotel Astor. reports from committees filled the day. treasurer A Taylor Phillips reported 32.9 percent in funds. $200 spent on indexing and filing Jewish publications with $250 requested for continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Adler
American Jewish Historical Society
Hotel Astor
Max J. Kohler
A. Tayior Phillips
Richard J. H. Gottheil
Columbia University
Albert M. Friedenberg
West Indies
Friedenberg
New Jersey
Herbert Friedenwald
Adler
David Philipson
Cincinnati
B. Felsenthal
Washington
Simon W. Rosendale
Albany
Charles Gross
Cambridge
Mass
New York City
N. Taxtor Phillips
Leon Hubner
Milbauer kills self after shooting four in Wisconsin case
Albert Milbauer opened fire in Weusau Wisconsin injuring his wife Hannah Milbauer fore head shot to Lottie Odell and Richard Odell as well as wounding Fred Burnett. He then shot himself in the brain after seeking confinement and being declared sane. His wife had left him days earlier and was staying with Mrs Odell, who was his main target in the plotting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weusau
Wis
Albert Milbauer
Amuck
Hannah Milbauer
Lottie Odell
Fred Burnett
Richard Odell
Milbauer
Manufacturers Meet at Waldorf for Thirteenth Annual Session
The National Association of Manufacturers holds its 13th annual meeting at the Waldorf starting this afternoon with reports and addresses by leaders in industry. Today’s speakers include George J. Seabury Allen Ripley Foote Alfred H. Post and William H. Douglas. The dinner lineup features Wu Tingfang Governor Fort Justice Davenport and Representative Littlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
the Waldorf
George J. Seabury
Allen Ripley Foote
Alfred H. Post
William H. Douglas
Wu Ting-fang
Fort
New Jersey
Daniel Davenport
Connecticut
Representative Littlefield
Maine
Brotherhood of St Andrew Elects Officers at Yonkers Meeting
Final sessions of the Brotherhood of St Andrew state meeting in Yonkers drew 359 delegates from across New York. Officers elected for the year include President George T. Ballachy of Buffalo and vice presidents C. M. Butler Utica J C Willson Canton Percy J Knapp Yonkers J A Custons New York William Harrison Astoria Paul Halting Syracuse Charles F Salt Rochester George Julian Green New York Leonard Webb Buffalo Kurz New York and H Alvin Anderson Peekskill as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Brotherhood of St Andrew of
New York
Yonkers
St. Andrew's Church
Hollywood Inn
Phillipsburg Hall
George T. Ballachy
Buffalo
C. M. Butler
Utica
J. C. Willson
Canton
Percy J. Knapp
J. A. Custons
William Harrison
Astoria
Paul Halting
Syracuse
Charles F. Salt
Rochester
George Julian Green
Leonard Webb
Kurz
H. Alvin Anderson
Peekekill
Raid at Bedford Avenue Saloon Tied to McAuley Arrest
Central Office detectives arrested John J. McAuley a bartender at 311 Bedford avenue in Brooklyn for violating the excise law after detectives Hugh P. McGrath and Michael J. Foley allegedly bought two glasses of whiskey for 2 cents. Bail was posted. McAuley faces court. McAleer tied to aldermanic district and anti McCarren opposition alleged harassment by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Office
Brooklyn
John J. McAuley
Bedford Avenue
Thomas J. McAleer
Hugh P. McGrath
Michael J. Foley
McAuley
McAleer
Patrick Henry McCarren
Manhattan
Spread Hope and Cheery Good Will Across the World
Universalist Leader urges scattering hope and laughter instead of grudges and insinuations. Share cheer with shopmates and loved ones, in the office and by mail, and carry warmth to the sick and those unconsoled. Promote Christian geniality to warm cold streets and hearthstones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist
Sunday Dry Spell Mostly Quiet In City
A near dry Sunday seen in Manhattan and Brooklyn with many saloonkeepers closing to avoid license penalties though most commerce continued as usual. Raines law hotels offered one sandwich per table meeting the law, while a Tenderloin patron briefly ate one. Arrests under the excise law ran below average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Brooklyn
White Light District
Bingham
Sunshine column highlights Monday publication schedule
The Sunbeam society notes the Sunshine column appears every Monday to consolidate reports. Various donors from New Jersey Brooklyn and Bridgeport contribute funds for shoes milk rent and rest home needs for crippled and poor individuals across East Side Allendale Elm City and affiliated branches. Additional pledges for the Rest Home include $50 from Mrs. George Ashley and $25 from Mrs. T S Scherer toward the Annex rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ashley
T. S. Scherer
Annex
Pope
Chambers
Father Currys Quarter Century at St James Church
The Rev. Father James B. Curry marked twenty five years ordination with a high mass at St James Church where he serves as pastor. Notables included Monsignori La velie O H are Mooney McGean and McCready. A reception and parish celebrations follow through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Curry
St. James's Church
James Street
New Bowery
Madison Street
J. J. Kilgoo
Father McIntyre
St. Teresa's Church
Father Dewey
St. John’s Church
Brooklyn
John J. Kean
Church of the Holy Name
Father Curry
T. S. S. Rest Home for Working Women Receives Generous Gifts
The T. S. S. Rest Home for Working Women attracts broad support with a horse donated by Mrs. George Ashley and a survey in fine condition from Mrs. D. J. Hall of Avondale Rhode Island. Mrs. George Matthews of New Haven provides a harness, while the Neighborhood Club contributes dining tables and table cloths. Additional gifts include books and a stereoscope from Miss Harriet Reid Moosup Connecticut, a parlor lamp and books from Mrs. Scoville, shade trees planted by Mr. Clark, owner of the house, and a new sewing machine secured by Mrs. P. A. Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ashley
D. J. Hall
Avondale
R. I
George Matthews
New Haven
T. S. S. Neighborhood Club
Harriet Reid
Moosup
Conn
Sunshine Society branches featured at state meeting
Mrs. W. A. Granville outlines the Elm City Coreopsis Mayflower Clinton T. S. S. Bridgeport Queen Esther Clark's Falls and Neighborhood Club branches. The Elm City branch led with seven members now lists a waiting line and each member shows high energy in Easter giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Granville
Connecticut
Elm City
Pioneer Tribune Sunshine
New Haven
Mayflower
Coreopsis
Bridgeport
Clinton T. S S
America
Clark’s Falls
Fire Panic in Bronx Tenement Sparks Fire Investigations
A four story tenement at 149 Lincoln Avenue The Bronx evacuated ten families when a second floor hallway fire of incendiary origin was found. Police recovered a stone jug a bottle of oil and a half burned sweater near the start point. No residents admit receiving threats. investigators search for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Avenue
Bronx
Woman Killed by Ninth Avenue Trolley Car
A Ninth avenue surface car bound for Coney Island struck a group at Twenty second and Gravesend avenues killing Mrs Louis Frank and injuring her husband Charlotte and a friend and the infant. The dead woman died soon after at Reception Hospital as police search for the motorman and conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Avenue
Coney Island
Twenty-second
Gravesend Avenues
Louis Frank
Charlotte
Christie Street
Rebecca Wiener
First Avenue
Washington Cemetery
Benjamin Signal
East Broadway
Julius Wolff
Prospect Avenue
The
Bronx
Church Parade of 71st Regiment Marks Regimental Service
Six hundred officers and men of the 71st Regiment joined yesterday’s church parade at Lenox Avenue Collegiate Reformed Church led by Colonel W. G. Bates. Rev. Edgar Tilton Jr. preached as rifles stood at the pulpit, urging youth to pursue virtue, discipline, and useful knowledge for future victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
71St Regiment
Lenox Avenue Collegiate Reformed Church
W. G. Bates
Edgar Tilton, Jr
Gifts and Notices from a New York Charity Circle
Four auxiliary clubs have formed as helpers. A Saratoga woman asks for letters or small gifts for Ida Nevin, a ten year old with tubercular abscesses. Mrs A B Stone of Manhattan, a longtime Sunshine worker and literary patron, has died at over eighty, leaving charitable support and a funeral at Madison Avenue Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Nevin
Patsy Nevin
Wilton, N
A. B. Stone
Manhattan
Sunshine Society Totals Aid Across Branches
A Morristown and Newark network reports constant readiness to aid emergencies through a funds system, funded by a tenth of contributors’ incomes. Members exchanged Sunshine Circle greetings, thanked a recovering president, and welcomed gifts of kimonos, clothing, fabric, dolls, seeds, and nursery supplies from numerous donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Naylor
South Orange
Werefield
Mass
Mineola
Long Island
Morristown
N. J
A. J. Slade
Manhattan
Bath Beach
J. T Griffin
In Memoriam Branch Reorganizes for Fresh Air Camp
Brooklyn In Memoriam Circle restarts after illness of president and plans a Rest awhile memorial camp on a Caldwell New Jersey tract for underpaid shopgirls. Miss Marie De Camps leads with support from Edward Baldwin and The Brooklyn Eagle Fresh Air Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
In Memoriam
Brooklyn
Marie de Camps
Edward Baldwin
Caldwell
N. J
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
New York
New Jersey
Glen Ridge
Essex Fells
In Memoriam Circle
Fidward Baldwin
George Parker
William Dayton
Jean
Brooklyn Eagle
Leonore Wicks
Children’s Memorial Circle
Henry Bryan
Panama
Mr Cowdin Brings Back Wife’s Body From Paris
John E. Cowdin of Gramercy Park arrived with Mrs. Cowdin’s body on the French liner La Touraine after rushing to Paris when his wife, formerly Miss Gertrude Keever, fell ill abroad. He reached Paris a few hours before her death. she was renowned in musical circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Cowdin
Gramercy Park
Paris
East Orange Branch Reports Holiday Aid Reach
Miss Edith Brockett president of the East Orange branch reviewed at the annual meeting the holiday and Easter greetings sent to T. S. S. members. The items included bedding clothing canned goods dresses and reading material for isolated locations. The Passaic junior branch used sale proceeds for an aged couple. The Short Hills branch reported 6485 spent aiding others with clothing books magazines and birthday greetings to Florida West Virginia Pennsylvania Texas and Arizona and a barrel of clothing to the Jacob A Riis Settlement in Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Brockett
East Orange
Passaic
Short Hills
Florida
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Arizona
Jacob A. Riis
Manhattan
Presbyterian Women to Meet in Kansas City in May
The twenty ninth annual meeting of the Woman's Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church USA will convene May 21 and 22 at Second Presbyterian Church Kansas City Missouri. Missionaries from all fields will address sessions with events including a reception and synodical conferences. Notable attendees include Mrs Darwin R James president and several New York area officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Second Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Woman's Board
Darwin R. James
New York and
Vicinity
W. E. Honeyman
Plainfield
N. J
J. F. Pingry
Elizabeth
D. E. Waid
New York
Mormon
Ella A. Boole
S. Fs Lincoln
M. Josephine Petrie
Young People's Department
Board of Home Missions
New Rochelle member requests shoes for hospital patients
A New Rochelle member asks for a pair of dark bedroom shoes for an invalid and to have them sent through the office. She recalls a prior appeal for shoes and crutches that flooded her address, exhausting her as she distributed them to hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
Spain-born student seeks aid for education at Southern Industrial Institute
Lyman Ward requests assistance from the T. S. 8 in supporting a young Spaniard at the Southern Industrial Institute for White Children in Alabama. The boy, unable to speak English, needs funds to access education after a hard year with ninety students enrolled. Last year aid from the T. S. 8 was gratefully received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Ward
Southern Industrial Institute For White Children
Alabama
Spain
Appeal for Charity Keeps Family United After Illness
A father with consumption and six children from two weeks to ten years seeks help. After ten months of illness his wife has supported the family and earned respect. To keep the family intact a pension is needed, and the Charity Organization Society requests $2. Contributions may be sent to W Frank Persons, superintendent, at No. 10 East 2d Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Organization Society
W Frank Persons
East 2d Street
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Jewish Historical Society
Four
Brotherhood OF ST. Andrew Meeting
M’carren
Alderman McAleer
T. Ss. S
St. James's Parish
Lenox Avenue Collegiate
23Rd Street
James McCreery & Co
34Th Street
Mahal
Agra
Serapi
54Th Street
Boonton
Newark
Sunshine Circle
Hattie A. Vernon
Fresh Air
MR. Cowdin
Wife
Presbyterian
Cheen
Church of the Divine Paternity
76Th Street
Central Park West
Rocks
Pret
Warren St
Hippodrome
Knickerbocker Grand Opera
Madame Padovant
CO Majestic
Traviata
Daly's
Sam Bernar
Lew Fields
Ios
tasOs Witching
Mare Hackatt
Mats
Bijou
Henry
Lebonnard
Geo. Ad Best Pla
Berorizin Vors
W. H. Crane
Otis Skinner
SAVOY
Knickerbocker
Broadwa
GEO
M. Cohan
Lamcoan
Carle Mar
RDA Theatre
Henry W. Savage
ASTOR
Alan Dain
EU — Watter
Eve Sam
Wallach
Julian Edwar
Edwards
Foy
Swine & Ce
Tombstone Stuart
Mar Richards
Sa-Heras
Tully An “Onial
Eva Tansuar
Robert i & Colonial
Wills Wots
Wakefield, Laddteld
Ste
Alhambra
Lofres
Sams Mat
Rooney & Bent
Julius Tasoe
Madison Square Garden
St. Mats
Wed & Sat
SLO Abramsons Opera Company
Es Srreasa
Blrney
Lincoln SQ
B Way
Spooner
Dancer
Academy OF Muse
Irving Pia
Sothern
Otarns
DEWEY
Snow Ginis
Eden
World IN
Gypsy Wusig Cinematograph
Belmont Park
34Th St
ITSO
Flatbush Ave
East 4Th St
Turf and Fields
Waldorf-Astoria
Pinketton
Broadway
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