Early life of Alfred E. Smith in New York tenement roots
The article recalls Alfred E. Smith born December 30, 1873 at 174 South Street near the Brooklyn Bridge, tracing his immigrant Irish lineage, childhood on the East Side, and close bond with his mother Catherine Mulvihill Smith who watched his rise to governor. It notes his father Alfred Emanuel Smith’s hard labor as a truckman, and young Smith's swimming, river life, and early cross of Brooklyn Bridge before completion.
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South Street
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
Alfred Emanuel Smith
Catherine Mulvihill Smith
Woodrow Wilson
Smith
Ireland
Wilson
Mary
John J. Glynn
East River
New York City
Alfred E. Smith
Water Street
Oliver
Dover
Water Streets
Lower East Side
Governor Smith
Yourgsters
Great Bridge
Aora Emanuel Smith
Alfred Smith a boyhood mascot of Engine Company 32
The passage portrays Alfred Smith, later Governor, growing up in a working family on South Street. His mother Mrs. Smith, a dual tradeswoman, raised him with plain duties and honesty. Alfred becomes a favorite at Engine Company 32, delivering coffee and sandwiches to firefighters, guiding the crew, and earning pride as a diligent, neatly dressed youth.
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South Street
Smiths
Alfred
Governor Smith
Young Smith
Engine Company
John Street
Alfred E. Smith Early Life and Rise to Public Career
Alfred E. Smith grows from a newsboy with twenty cents to a disciplined student, excelling in oratory, and a steady worker who supported his family after his father's death. The piece details his youth in New York, school focus, prize in oratorical contest, and early jobs from Fulton Fish Market to Wythe Avenue, leading to his 1900 marriage to Catherine Dunn and the growing Smith household.
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New York
Robespierre
Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Father Grady
Mamaroneck
Manhattan College
Manhattanville
125Th Street
Third Avenue
Chatham Square
Parish of
St. James
Fulton
John Feeney & Co
Fulton Market
Bos .Od
Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn
Catherine Dunn
St. Augustine’s Church
Franklin Avenue
167Th Street
John J. Kean
Church Club
St. Jamais’s
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
John A
Emily Josephine
Walter
Francis J
Catherine Alice) Quillian
Arthur Williams
Walter Joseph
Mary Adams Warner
Arthur, Jr
Arthur
Legal Notice to Lot Owners in Hulls Addition Cheyenne County
Legal notice informs Od R Jones S Goring Vidler N M Smith and all with interest in Hull’s Addition Lot 11 12 14 15 Block 7 Cheyenne County Nebraska that David E Magnuson filed Sept 15 1928 in district court to quiet title and obtain fee simple ownership of the described real estate requiring answers by Oct 29 1928. The notice names the plaintiff and attorney Roland Rodman and outlines that defendants have no title or interest, with relief sought. The item also briefly notes local social items including a Sheridan Wyoming relocation and a September 3 baby girl born to Mr and Mrs John Weyeris and a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs Wm Collins with attendees listed.
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Od.r. Jones
S. Goring Vidler
N. M. Smith
Hull
Lorenzo
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
A. D
David E. Magnuson
District Court
Roland Rodman
D. R. Jones
van E. Peterson
Lorenzo State Bank
Towit
Quieting Title Suit Over Lorenzo Real Estate
Van E Peterson as receiver for Lorenzo State Bank files in Cheyenne County Nebraska to quiet title on Lots 12 and 13, Block 8, Hulls Addition, Lorenzo Nebraska. Defendants named include N M Smith D R Jones S Goring Vidler and all heirs or claimants. Court action seeks deed in fee simple and uninterrupted possession.
Local Society and Travel News Highlights
Dr. Larson removed tonsils from Mrs. Zola Jurgens and Clara Krueger last Saturday. Ericksons and daughter Dorothy spent weekend with relatives in Alliance. Neick family moved to their farm. Frank Rowan and son Arthur visited relatives in Illinois. Miss Marcella Lindberg of Wayne visits Miss Anna Gabriel. Ruth Cruise ill with acute appendicitis last week. Betty Parrish left for Denver after visit with L. F. Cunningham. Dorman Crees ill with intestinal flu, improving. Ernest Nelson returned from two week honeymoon and settled in John Henrichs property. Semerad to Denver for Regis College. Ivan Walker and Anna Thatcher married at Casper.
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Betty Parrish
Denver
L. F. Cunningham
Dorman Crees
Ernest Nelson
John Henrichs
Frank Semerad
Regis College
Ivan Walker
Anna Thatcher
Casper
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A. A. Larson
Harold Rowan
Charles Semerad
Frank Morey
Wm. Wolcott
Gurley
Shui Snestr
Kansas City
America
Kansas City, Missouri
Cheyenne County Abstract Co. CO
Sidney, Nebr
Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank
Western Securities Company
C. W. Smith
Sidney
J. W. Johnson
Sidney’s Leading Insurance Agency
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F. L. Reed
Old Line Bankers Life Ins. Co
Lincoln, Nebr
THE
Sidney Cafe
2Nd St
Kretz Radio and Ignition Co
Irl W. Wright
Gionevy, Nebr
J. R. Taylor
M. D
Ver Larson
L. A. Donahoe
ROCHE
R. E. Roche,m. D
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Chas. H. Gardner County Surveyor
Ideal Beauty
Ruby P. Furer Marinello
Swift Creamery CO
E. L. McDonald
CM. Wright
First Avenue East
Howard's
West
Second Street
Mark G. Howard
Mutician
Santis
N. J. Griffith
Mrs. E. Kanfield
Star Meat Market
Joseph Oberfelder
United States
General Draywork Fuller Transfer Co
W. J. Sidees
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