Swarms at the Island Draw Big Coney Crowd
Hot weather draws large crowds to Coney Island with supposedly 30 000 visitors. Three counterfeit money arrests at the station include Benjamin Steinert Celia Silenski and Fannie Karitsky. One man injured when his horse bolted at Avenue X and Ocean Boulevard.
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Mercury
Coney Island
Benjamin Steinert
Monroe Street
Manhattan
Celia Silenski
Fannie Karitsky
East 117Th Street
Frederick Siegfried
Luna Park
Siegfried
Bostock
Dreamland
Martin J. Walsh
Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn
Avenue X
Ocean Boulevard
Meeker
Delegates Wrangle Over Per Diem Bills at Central Federated Union
The Central Federated Union session grew tense as a committee report proposed a bill like the original Hoey measure for city per diem workers. Mayor McClellan vetoed the amended Hoey bill. Delegates criticized the report as sidetracking and pressed for a committee to consult Alderman Delaney to draft a city ordinance in line with the Hoey bill.
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Central Federated Union
Waead
McClellan
Bohm
Alban
Board of Aldermen
Delaney
Hoey
War Department Letter on Liberty Island Civilian Work Dispute
The Central Federated Union received a War Department reply to Steam Engineers' Union 319 complaints about enlisted men doing mechanics work at Liberty Island. The letter cites lack of funds for civilian hires. Martin Cody of Eng 313 criticizes Secretary Taft for not acting to fix the grievances and says he will present the letter to his union.
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Central Federated Union
War Department
Union
Liberty Island
Martin F. Cody
Engineers 313
Taft
Mr. Cody
Pope Blesses Brooklyn College Cornerstone Ceremony
More than ten thousand people gathered in Crown Heights for three hours to witness the cornerstone laying of Brooklyn College, the first Jesuit institution in Bishop McDonnell's diocese. Dignitaries, Supreme Court justices, and city officials attended as the presidents and board members of the college were welcomed. A three story building will house four to five hundred students with a grammar and high school program planned in the first year and a full college course to follow. A cable blessing from the Pope and a note from President Roosevelt were received.
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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
O'Connor
Kings County
McDonnell
Rome
McNamara
Coler
Whalen
John Greene
Board of Education
Terence J. Shealy
Fordham University
William J. Carr
Metz
Roosevelt
Tragedy Strikes Yonkers Woman After Amputation
Mrs Ellen Gray died yesterday at St Josephs Hospital Yonkers two hours after a below the knee amputation performed to treat gangrene following a fall from her rear piazza ten days earlier.
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Ellen Gray
St. Joseph's Hospital
Yonkers
Three Die In Saugeen River Canoe Tragedy Near Walkerton
A canoe capsized while going over a dam on the Saugeen River near Walkerton Ontario, drowning Frederick Clark aged 21 Gertrude Obrecht 19 and her sister Bertha 22. The tragedy occurred today and authorities are investigating the accident.
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Walkerton
Ont
Saugeen River
Frederick Clark
Gertrude Obrecht
Bertha
Ethical Social League Meeting Tonight at Temple Beth El
The Ethical Social League holds its fourth conference tonight at Temple Beth El on Fifth Avenue and 19th Street. Charles Edward Russell will speak on social conditions. Rabbi Samuel Schulman and Charlee Spregue Smith will also address. The event caps the season and discusses organizing Ethical Social forces in the city.
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Ethical Social League
Temple Beth-El
Fifth Avenue
19Th Street
Charles Edward Russell
Wilo Hes
Anc
Samuel Schulman
Charlee Spregue Smith
Strikers Vote to Return to Work in Cleveland
In Cleveland on May 24, streetcar workers voted by 29 to return to work tomorrow on Mayor Johnson's Municipal Traction Company lines while arbitration with the company continues. The union plans further votes on arbitration questions and potential franchise referendum actions gather signatures. The timing may be affected by a city election next year if delays occur.
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Tribune
Cleveland
Johnson
Municipal Traction Company
Kid Joins Menagerie at New York Zoo in Captivity
A Rocky Mountain goat kid, born May 20 at 3:30 am, joined the New York Zoological Garden. The white kid, named Philip, weighs 1½ pounds and stands about 13 and a half inches after two days. The mother and father were captured in British Columbia last November and the goats are cared for by keeper Bernard McEnroe.
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New York Zoological Garden
Philip
Director Hornaday
Fort Steele
British Columbia
Bernard McEnroe
Atlantic
Child Shot by Stray Bullet in Hell's Kitchen
Catherine Hopf five years old of 402 West 28th street was shot in the neck while walking with her mother near 355 West 39th street in Hell's Kitchen. She underwent Bellevue Hospital surgery and was said to recover. A man behind them fired into the air shouting to “clean up the town,” the bullet striking the girl. A separate shot at 136 Charles street tore a hole in the ceiling and narrowly missed Mrs Sadie Cox. Francis Clark, eighteen, sailor, was arrested for felonious assault. his mother says the shot was mischief.
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Catherine Hopf
West 28Th Street
West 39Th Street
Hell's Kitchen
Bellevue
Francis Clark
Triplets Placed in Hat Box incubator arrival in Brooklyn
Triplets born in Borough Park were rushed to Dreamland Dreamland Coney Island incubator and placed in care after failing to feed. They weighed eight pounds six ounces combined. The Steinberg family attended a sister’s fifth wedding anniversary before the emergency.
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Borough Park
Brooklyn
Dreamland
Coney Island
J. R. Steinberg
Steinberg
Surf Avenue
R. Dicker
S. Fischer
Paterson House Explosion Injures Woman. Suspect Arrested
An early morning explosion and fire damaged a two story dwelling at No 1 Fair Street Paterson. Mrs Joanna Vanderlinde jumped from a second floor window and was hospitalized unconscious but expected to recover. A man claiming to be James Molteni of 639 Lyon Street Brooklyn was arrested with burned hands and said he was inside when the blast occurred.
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the Tribune
Paterson
Fair Street
Johanna Vanderlinde
James Molteni
Lyon Street
Brooklyn
Airship accident in California not fatal says hospital
Seven injured in an undated airship crash at Roosevelt Hospital in Berkeley are reported to be recovering. L. V. Rodgers assistant engineer is not fatally injured. Captain Penfold Australian aeronaut had fractures and internal injuries but is much improved. J A Morell inventor will begin work on another airship after hospital discharge.
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Oakland
Caroe
Roosevelt Hospital
Berkeley
L. V. Rodgers
Penfold
J. A. Morell
Chelsea Sunshine aid supports crippled youth and rest home effort
Mrs. Duryea partially funds a tent and cobbling tools for a disabled youth aided by Seton Hospital and Sunshine members. Donations from David Gluck and others bolster clothing and care. Rest Home in Chelsea hosts a May 25 trip with June 11 opening. the Chelsea branch reports on extensive aid, including housing, food, medical care, and fabric donations, totaling 59139 raised and 61100 spent with a 2030 deficit.
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Sunshine
David Gluck
Nassau Street
New York
T. SS. Rest
SPECIAL PLEAS. WIDOW SENT TO RAYBROOK FOR TREATMENT
A Brooklyn widow under state care must return to the Raybrook sanatorium for further treatment. She has lived in the city two and a half years on meager wages and relied on a diet kitchen, milk, and eggs from T S S for survival. The appeal asks for funds to send her young son with her, as the boy on Avenue A is again unable to work and the family faces near starvation.
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Brooklyn
Raybrook
Adirondacks
Rug and textile sale items listed with sizes and prices
A sale listing outlines Centre Pieces Tea Cloths Luncheon Cloths and Scarfs with prices 0.90 2.75 5.75 and 1.85. Wilton Velvet Rugs priced for 9x12 ft at 22.50 value 30.00 Royal and French Wilton Rugs 9x12 ft priced 25.00 35.00 39.50 and 52.50. G frame Body Brussels Rugs 9x12 ft 25.00 and 27.50 All wool Mission Rugs 9x12 ft prices shown.
In Memoriam Branch Plans Restawhile Camp
Brooklyn In Memoriam branch members push Caldwell New Jersey project aiming to establish Restawhile Camp. President Miss De Camps reports receiving a $50 check to start the work.
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In Memoriam
Brooklyn
Caldwell
N. J
Miss de Camps
Tents and donations aid Caldwell summer camp effort
Two 14 by 14 feet office tents cost 35 dollars are at Caldwell to receive floor installation. Tar paper and cheap matting could make the interiors damp proof. Warmer eating flannel sheets are suggested for tent life, a stove costs 10 dollars, and the Jolly Boys Club will build dish closets. Sunshine Society appeals for funds or bedding and dishware to support children forced to work during holidays.
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Caldwell
Jolly Boys’ Club
Caldwell High School
Sunshine
Tribune Sunshine Society
Flowers and crafts donated to Sunshine group across regions
A generous gift of flowers from Westport connects to New York Hospital and shut ins in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Miss Osborne of Binghamton shares blooms. a Catskill member donates rainbow raia for sewing classes and individuals. An 81 year old Greene County woman sends face cloth and lace patterns for a loom project. Large boxes of blankets clothing and fancy items arrive from Brooklyn and Norwalk sources.
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Westport
Conn
New York Hospital
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Osborne
Binghamton
Sunshine
Catskill
Greene County
N. Y
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