Army Relief Fete at Governor's Island Draws Big Crowd
New York branch of Army Relief Society hosted a record setting party on Governor's Island. About a thousand attendees toured tents and flags while donations poured in from prominent figures including Mrs. Russell Sage General Grant Horace Porter Helen Gould and others. Welcome messages were offered by signal station guards and General and Mrs. Grant assisted in receiving guests alongside society leaders and military officers.
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New York
Army Relief Society
Governor's Island
Russell Sage
Fred
Erick Dent Grant
Helen Gould
Horace Porter
Thomas Hubbard
William C. Church
Frederick Dent Grant
Grant
Daniel S. Lamont
Coghlan
Goodrich
Elihu Root
Henry Taft
Charles F. Roe
Douglas Robinson
Edwin Gould
Henry Bischoff
Betty Dalamere
Richard Aldrich
Grace Bigelow
Dorothy Bigelow
Daniel Butterfield
Sanford Birrell
Fabius M. Clarke
Francis M. Gibson
Thomas
Civil War flag exhibit and tea tents at military event
Guests toured numerous refreshment tents on the lawns as the 12th United States Infantry displayed a Civil War battle flag embroidered with Gettysburg Antietam and the Wilderness. Tea lemonade and ice cream were served. a fortune telling tent and a bands performance accompanied dancing and a signaling demonstration. The event closed with the usual fort attack ceremonial closer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
A. T. Smith
Albert Foreman
George P. Beriven
John 8. Mallory
Evergreens
E. B. Smith
Ingraham
Hull
Harmon
Heistand
Allison
Louis Brechemin
Tracy Dickson
12Th Infantry
Usic
Curious Collection at Greenwich House Exhibit of Immigrant Handwork
A Greenwich House exhibition at 26 Jones Street showcases decades of immigrant labor, including old world lace, embroidered aprons, night shirts, a Russian headdress, a Norwegian Viking bowl, a carved mangle, a bronze Chinese mirror, a Dutch brass stove, and an Italian mosaic table, gathered by the Association of Neighborhood Workers.
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Greenwich House
Jones Street
Association of Neighborhood Workers
Katherine Lord
Galicia
Broome Street
Norway
Russia
China
Holland
Ponce de Leon Descendant Graduates at Semple School
Graduation exercises at Mrs Semple's School at No 15 West 8th Street last night featured Miss Pilar Ponce de Leon a descendant of Florida founder. Her father Dr Nestor Ponce is cited among the graduates.
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Ponce DE Leon
Notable Havana official tied to Peraza-Monagas lineage
De Leon, chief medical inspector of the port of Havana, is described as the daughter of a mother who descends from Venezuela’s notable leaders General N Bolet Peraza and General Jose Gregorio Monagas, ex President and liberator of slaves, linking prominent Venezuelan and Cuban lineages.
Oil Witnesses on Grill in Breakup of Standard Oil Suit
In the government effort to dissolve Standard Oil of New Jersey, Kellogg pressed witnesses to show favors for Galena Signal Oil, a Standard subsidiary, by railroads for questionable reasons. Defense experts praised Galena oil for quality and economy, noting cooperation from Standard scientists and evidence of price reductions in freight service. The case resumes today.
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Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Frank B. Kellogg
United States
Galena Signal Oil Company
Standard
Kellogg
F. M. Hibbits
Lehigh Railway
Hibbits
Rosenthal
Mr. Kellogg
Jabez T. Odell
Odell
Long Island
New York
Lehigh
Policeman Reinstated After Fifteen Years On Duty
Patrolman Richard Dillon of 2778 Eight Avenue is the first officer reinstated under a legislature passed law. he was dismissed 15 years ago after firing two shots during an attempted arrest. Mayor McClellan approved the case pending department review. Dillon receives pension time credit but no back pay. Commissioner Bigham, who reviewed the case, said the wounded man testified Dillon acted properly.
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Richard Dillon
Eighth Avenue
Dillon
Bingham
McClellan
Bigham
Murder Case Near End In Jersey City Trial
Theodore Whitmore faced jurors in Jersey City on murder charges after witnesses testified he threatened to kill his wife and boasted about avoiding suspicion. Key testimonies described a contested jewelry and bank balance, altered bank records, and a plan to move and hide belongings while Whitmore denied the crimes to investigators. The defense rests, and an alibi is expected to be argued as the case heads to jury deliberation.
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Theodore Whitmore
Jersey City
Whitmore
Harry Hendrickson
Mabel Pond
Frederick Elliott
Boston
Bronx
Mrs. Whitmore
Lena
Schenectady
Willam M. Clements
Hudson County
Magistrate Warns Settlement In Diamond Fraud Case
William A. Keddie a diamond broker from Maiden Lane appeared in Jefferson Market Court as complainant against Edward Birney of West 145th Street. Keddie alleged Birney kept 235 dollars given to redeem two pawed rings from the Provident Loan Association. The magistrate urged settlement and ordered remarks to be part of the record.
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Finn
William A. Keddie
Maiden Lane
Jefferson Market Court
Edward Birney
West 145Th Street
Birney
Provident Loan Association
Keddie
Diamond rings sold and pawned amid fraud claim
The diamond broker testified he sold the rings to J. Smith who gave a $2,000 note, then Smith pawned the rings for $70 and defaulted, returning pawn tickets. He hired Birney to recover rings from Provident Loan for half the loan, claiming they were stolen. Counsel showed memoranda suggesting collusion to defraud Provident Loan, case postponed to seek out of court settlement.
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J. €. Smith
Smith
Birney
Provident
Provident Loan Association
City Lunch Club Opens On 25th Floor In City Investing Building
The City Lunch Club moved into quarters on the twenty fifth floor of 165 Broadway yesterday. The entire floor is used with a four foot higher ceiling for its benefit and offers unobstructed views in all directions. Officers include Bradish Johnson as president Samuel T Peters as vice president Robert Goelet as treasurer and Austen Gray as secretary. Visitors included Mrs Clarence H Mackay Mrs Butler Duncan Jr Mrs Austen Gray Charles H Allen and James B Eustis.
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City Lunch Club
City Investing
Broadway
Bradish Johnson
Samuel T. Peters
Robert Goelet
Austen Gray
Clarence H. Mackay
Butler Duncan, Jr
Charles H. Allen
James B. Eustis
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Governor’s Island
F. D. Grant
Elihu Root, Jr
F. M. Gibson
General Grant
Sage
Solve Standard Company
Case
Studebaker
Studebaker Bros
St. N.Y. City
Bryant
New Home
England
Lily
France
Ireland
Scotland
the Thistle
Great Republic
U.S
Post
Taste Singers
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Michigan
Battie Creed
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