Fires Under Control In Adirondacks After Heavy Rain
Destructive fires across the eastern country were checked by rain with floods of water halting spread. Fire wardens anticipate control as drenched forests resist flames though smoldering at many points. Trudeau Cottage Sanatorium near Saranac Lake reported under control, while Long Lake West losses and missing persons from Sunday’s destruction hindered by interrupted wires.
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Trudeau Cottage
Saranac Lake
Long Lake West
Tupper Lake
N. Y
Lake Placid
Mount Baker
Mount McKenzie
Adirondacks
Forest Fires Checked Across Adirondacks After Heavy Rains
Reports from Albany Saranac Inn and Lake Placid indicate heavy rainfall has checked most fires in the Adirondacks with many largely out. Wardens remain on watch as winds and dry spells threaten renewed outbreaks, with some plantations nearly destroyed and area losses estimated though not yet totaled.
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Albany
Adirondacks
James 5. Whipple
State Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Saranacoke
Dannemora
Port Henry
W. F. Fox
Saranac Inn
Dreath
Whipple
Thaw Contempt Order To Be Served In Westchester
Report from White Plains Court House says an order declaring Harry K Thaw in contempt will be served today on Sheriff Charles M Lane. Thaw will then be moved to Pittsburg. Thaw's counsel Charles Morschauser rushed from Poughkeepsie for a conference in the White Plains jail. Justice Mills said night sessions would be held when Thaw's case returns on October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
Harry K. Thaw
Charles M. Lane
Westchester County
Pittsburg
Crefence
Charles Morschauser
Thaw
Justice Mills
License probe opens with hearings on city licenses
Commissioners of Accounts begin public hearings at 4:30 p m in their investigation of the Bureau of Licenses. Mayor McClellan suspended John P Corrigan and Gaetano D Amato after a report on pushcart license conditions. Corrigan to testify today as sensational developments and possible arrest are anticipated. Hearings at No 28 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of Accounts
Bureau of Licenses
McClellan
John P. Corrigan
Gaetano D'Amato
Corrigan
cMoes
Broadway
Widow shot in bed as child witnesses alarm in crime
Mrs. Athelia Roach, 41 West 53d Street, was killed while asleep with her children Bertram four and Agatha two. Her uncle Robert F. Wood, missing, is suspected after a quarrel over marriage and a revolver purchase. Coroner reports multiple gunshot wounds. police sweep ferries and stations for Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athelia Roach
West 53d Street
Robert F. Wood
Roach
Bertram
Agatha
Lawrence McConney
Wood
Surprise in Hart Case Reveals 1883 Divorce Excludes Heir
In Paris, Benjamin Hart's nephew Michael Hart challenges a will attempt by Estelle Kitty Hart. An affidavit shows Hart obtained an absolute divorce May 1, 1883, on statutory grounds, barring Hart's widow from any share. Hart left $100,000 cash to Michael and income from the residuary estate, with Mme Gabrielle de Bie managing his Paris household and $16,000 yearly annuity to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Kitty Hart
Benjamin Hart
Paris
Hart
Michael Hart
Stewart & Shearer
Virginia
Rue de Galilee
Mme. Gabrielle Juliette Antoinette de Bie
New York Athletic Club
Mme
Isabel Hart Gullemin
Actress Miss Lonsdale Vanishes Amid Suit
Ada Louise Lonsdale, plaintiff in a West Virginia breach of promise case against Blaine Elkins for 190400 dollars, has left her West 26th Street apartment with her trunk. Attorney Alfred Epstein says he has no knowledge of her location or any settlement and suggests she may have gone South to escape attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Louise Lonsdale
West Virginia
Blaine Elkins
West 26Th Street
Alfred Epstein
Mr. Epstein
Miss Lonsdale
Fire on Broadway Damages Harris Raincoat Building
A third floor fire at the Harris Raincoat Company building 827 Broadway caused $150 damage and halted traffic for about fifteen minutes. Firefighters rescued four workers trapped by smoke as 75 women and 100 men evacuated. cause believed to be a discarded match or cigarette. Registration for upcoming elections is set for October 5 6 10 and 12 from 7 am to 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Raincoat Company
Broadway
Mercer Street
City Books Rebound in England
Aldermen in Bath move to end outsourcing of library book rebinding to Cedric Chivers a Bath bookbinder with offices in Brooklyn New York. The board records a resolution restricting library binding payments to works performed under proper statute and notes Chivers’ council ties and cross Atlantic shipping of books for rebinding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedric Chivers
Bath
England
Alderman Dowling
Chivers
Brooklyn
Mrs Hains to Testify on Bay Side Tragedy Custody Fight
Boston dispatch reports Claudia L Hains wife of Captain Peter C Hains plans to tell her story on the Bayside Yacht Club murder case. She seeks custody of three children with $1,000 attorney fees while defense papers are fought over and the grand jury prepares presentments for Justice Garretson in Flushing.
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The
Tribune
Boston
Claudia L. Hains
Peter Do. Hains
Bayside Yacht Club
Fred L. Norton
New York
Annis
John F. McIntyre
Hains Brothers
Claudia Hains
Peter C. Hains
McIntyre
Hains
Darrin
Frank G. Wild
Captain Hains
Percy
John Hains
Chicago
Garretson
Flushing
Queensboro Bridge name change approved by Aldermen
A unanimous Aldermen vote renames Blackwell's Island Bridge to Queensboro Bridge pending Mayor McClellan’s signature. Alderman Walsh criticized a proposed $20,000 inspection appropriation as another Board of Estimate attempt, which was not passed. Messages from Mrs. M S Rowland and the Brooklyn League were referred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Queensboro Bridge
McClellan
Walsh
Board of Estimate
M.S. Rowland
Brooklyn League
Eleventh Avenue Track Removal Association
Rowland
Inquiry Opens Into Death Of Fred Yuengling At Bellevue
Coroner Shrady to conduct a preliminary inquest into the death of Fred Yuengling in the Bellevue Hospital prison ward after a three hour delay in removal from the West Side court prison. Coroner's Physician Weston said earlier life might have been saved with faster action. Witnesses to include prison keepers and ambulance surgeons who found Yuengling in alcohol distress. Head keeper H K Ryan denies initial order for removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred” D. Yuengling
Bellevue Hospital
West Side Court
Shrady
Weston
Yuengling
Upper Broadway
Clubmen Sued for Dues in New York Court Judgments
Judgments entered this week in New York courts show the New York Athletic Club pursuing former members for unpaid dues and refreshments. Name checks include Frederick M. Hausling Adolphus A. Jackson Samuel S. Jones George F. Johnson Jr William P. Robertson George B. Underwood and Edward T. Yeomans detailing amounts owed. Officials say the club operates on business grounds and litigation is the only recourse when members fail to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Athletic Club
Frederick M. Hausling
Adolphus A. Jackson
Samuel S. Jones
George F. Johnson, Jr
William P. Robertson
George B. Underwood
Edward T. Yeomans
Involuntary bankruptcy petitions filed against steamship agents
Three involuntary petitions were filed in the U S District Court against small steamship agents handling tickets and forwarding money abroad. Polowe Mogilewsky Werner at 391 Grand Street faces alleged preferential transfers. Judge It appointed Leo Oppenheimer as receiver with a $0,000 bond. Estate assets include $3,000 cash and $15,000 in real estate and notes. Domenico Vetrolle at 160 Mulberry Street and Eduardo Avallone at 181 Bleecker Street face separate petitions with claims totaling $75 and $1,127 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Polowe, Mogilewsky & Werner
Grand Street
Edward Maas
Leo Oppenheimer
Domenico Vetrolle
Mulberry Street
Eduardo Avallone
Bleecker Street
Wilgus returns retainer after plan for Central tracks
William J. Wilgus former vice president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad resigned as adviser to the Public Service Commission after returning the $3,000 retainer. He had submitted plans for removing Central tracks from side streets and favored future business links. The PSC remains unhappy with Central’s track policing on Eleventh Avenue and will hear more on train operations in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Wilgus
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
The
Central
Wilgus
Amsterdam Corporation
Broadway
Bassett
Winlgus
New York Central
Eleventh Avenue
20Th
60Th Street
Flood of Foreign Mail Expected as Rates Drop
Post Office prepares for a flood of letters after the 2 cent rate for English mail takes effect. Businesses hold advertising matter until September and mails to the Baltic Amerika Campania routes close early, with all clerks pressed into service to handle the influx. The rate covers letters only. other items remain at previous prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic
Amerika
Campania
Great Britain
United States
Fruit dealer killed by downed live wire in Staten Island
Michael Derosso a 30 year old fruit dealer died yesterday afternoon after walking into a live electric wire blown down by a storm on Vanderbilt avenue Staten Island The full current of 1790 volts passed through him killing him instantly His home was at Richmond Terrace Port Richmond
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Michael Derosso
Vanderbilt Avenue
Staten Island
Derosso
Richmond Terrace
Port Richmond
Campaign Launched by Republican Women for Taft Victory
The Republican women’s campaign for Taft formally opened at Hotel Martha Washington led by Mrs. J Ellen Foster with Miss Helen Varick Boswell presiding. Clubs statewide pledged support and planned meetings at the Hotel Astor and other venues as they distribute fifty thousand circulars urging registration and outreach to voters including young men and wage earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
Martha Washington
J. Ellen Foster
National Women’s Republican Association
Helen Varick Boswell
Loving
Foster
Massachusetts
New York
Taft
R. C. Benedict
William Grant Brown
Miss Boswell
Union Square
Camp Taf
Patterned Russian Coat Suit for Boys in Serge
The suit features a real Russian coat cut that buttons to the left shoulder, a favorite for small boys. Shown in serge and worn with a leather belt, it suits light weight wools too and is practical for mothers seeking smart, simple children's wear.
Medals for Heroism at Lifesaving Corps Ceremony
Miss Dolly Stevenson aged twelve received a heroism medal after saving a playmate from drowning near Gravesend Bar. The ceremony at City Hall honored eighty recipients including Elmer Earl Kress, Jacob W. Scherer, and Mrs. Ernie R. Deily with cheers for both young and adult rescuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Stevenson
United States Volunteer Lifesaving Corps
Doull
Miss Dolly
Minnie Richard
Gravesend Bar
Dolly
Minnie
Lifesaving Corps
Elmer Earl Kress
Elmer
Jacob W. Scherer
Florence Hartmann
Cromwell's Creek
Donald McCormack
Charles S. Martin
Clinton B Redding
Ernie R. Deily
Pelham Bay Park
Aldermanic Chamber
James R. Howe
Volunteer Lifesaving Corps
Patrick H. McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Doull
Women at Moral Congress Highlight European Education Leaders
Women play a major role at the International Moral Education Congress in progress at the University of London. Speakers include leading Parisian and Berlin educators and government delegates. English participants feature Miss Alice Woods Miss Alice Ottley Miss J Cleghorn and Mrs Bryant, with Bryant presiding the executive committee and shaping discussion topics.
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University of London
Paris
Berlin
Mme. Kovalevesky
Alice Woods
Alice Ottley
J. Cleghorn
Bryant
Crochet lace bargains brighten shop displays
Crochet lace is prominently displayed in shops with low prices within reach of all. Bargains include net fabric by the yard, 42 inches wide, and various widths for different net waist styles. Some designs are offered at double and triple the price, inviting shoppers to watch for bargains.
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Fox
Utica
Adirondack
Nehasane
State Forestry Department
Waubeek Road
Saratoga
XN. Y
Saratoga County
Dunkirk
Dunkirk, Allegany Valley
Sheriff Lane
Westchester
Elkins
Washburn
Crosby
CCA TV
Ips
P. S.C
Britain
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