Salvation Army to invade New York Tenderloin
Correspondence from Marlen Pew describes Salvation Army plans to clean New York's notorious Tenderloin district by raiding gambling dens and reforming vice. The piece highlights the contrast between upscale hotels like Holland House and Haymarket and the surrounding vice, noting raids, arrests, and the involvement of professional bondmen in freeing arrested women.
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Marlen Pew
The
Star
New York
Salvation Army
America
Spectator Degradation Faces Critics in New York
A debate in New York centers on societal standards and respectability as critics argue for stricter norms while supporters call for tolerance. Public figures weigh in, highlighting media responsibility and community impact amid rising concerns.
Tenderloin district a focus of crime and reform effort
The article describes the Tenderloin as New York City’s largest police precinct with heavy graft and a mix of vice and poverty. It details police figures, corruption, Raines law hotels, and the rise of organized vice centered around 30th Street station, plus societal efforts to cleanse the area. It also includes vivid notes on dance halls, dens, and the impact on surrounding churches and neighborhoods.
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Ain
Thirtieth Street
New York
Lotn
Williams
W. Thirtieth Street
Wiliams
Broadway
Tenderloin
Haymarket
Howery
Mth Street
244 Street
42Nd Street
Seventh Avenue
Raines
Tbondaman
Senate
New York State
John Raines
Salvation Army Aims to Tame Tenderloin Through Prayer
A New York report notes the Tenderloin district harbors murders and vice in rear rooms of crime dens amid a mix of churches theaters studios and commerce. The Salvation Army plans earnest spiritual outreach to curb the vice and reform the area.
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Seventh Avenue
New York
Salvation Army
City Council Votes to Widen Third Avenue Five Feet
On Monday night the city council approved widening Third Avenue by ten feet total, five feet on each side, with the minority report accepted. The ordinance was passed by a vote of five to five.
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Third Avenue
Interurban Trolley Plans Spur Everett Run
A plan to run an Interurban trolley from Seattle to Everett with service by next August is announced. A $2,000,000 mortgage on franchise and rights of way is filed in the county auditor’s office, funded by 30 year gold bonds at 5 percent. Fred E. Sander leads the company. construction already extends from Ballard. Police report two suspects, John Walker and J. Goos, connected to separate assaults and crimes. A Fourth Avenue property owners’ meeting will discuss regrading, at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Wednesday.
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Everett
County Auditor's
Ballard
Fred EB. Sander
Fourth Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Tourists Excursion to Puget Sound Navy Yard
The Puget Sound navy yard, the Pacific coast’s largest, offers ideal short trips for tourists. Fast steamers depart Pier 8 at 9 106 am 1 16 pm 2 30 and 14 30 pm. Round trip fare is 50e.
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Puget Sound Navy Yard
Pacific Coast
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