Police Court Docket Highlights Multiple Cases
In city court James Sullivan faced charges for disturbance at Elizabeth Harney’s home on East Main Street and for intoxication and being a common drunkard. Sentences included a 90 day jail term on two counts. breach of peace dropped to suspended sentence. Daniel Parsons paid $5 for throwing a stone on Canal Street. Felix Burnell received a fine of $7 plus costs for intoxication. William Cullen was jailed 60 days after holding up a man under the Bank Street bridge and demanding money. Henry Way, found in Forest Park, claimed to be very thirsty and cited for intoxication, fined $5 plus costs. Charley Kenny fined $5 and costs for intoxication. An advertisement notes De Witt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by Buckingham Pharmacy amid others imitations.
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James Sullivan
Elizabeth Harney
East Main Street
Canal Street
Daniel Parsons
Felix Burnell
William Cullen
Shirtz
Bank Street Bridge
di Henry Way
Walcott
Forest Park
Charley Kenny
Elevator Fall At The Elton Crashes Quietly
An elevator at The Elton dropped to the bottom while a party of tourists rode it. Roy Russell the elevator boy escaped injury though jarring. The chief engineer blamed a displaced wire cable and notes the shaft lacked water to arrest the descent. Mrs Warren L Hall narrowly escaped in a previous fall.
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Elton
Roy Russell
Young Russell
Warren L. Hall
Seats on the Green Need More Benches for Poorer Visitors
The letter argues for adding seating at the green and Union Square to help those who cannot afford shore or mountain trips. It notes dime-limited finances despite prosperity talk and urges an officer to keep benches clear of rowdy or undesirable individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Park
Union Square
Brooklyn News Notes Highlight Local Visits and City Issues
John Kieley visits relatives on Third street and Irene Kilmartin heads to Myrtle Beach for a week. Miss Lillian Doyle, Albany School of Nurses graduate, returns home. A North Leonard street sewer box needs attention causing nauseating fetor. Fruit dealers comply with new ordinance. Naugatuck team lineup announced for Firemen's Field game at 3:30 p.m. A disturbance on Bank and South Riverside ends with one arrest and no injuries as shots ring out during a crowd incident.
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John Kieley
New York
Third Street
Francis Shields
Asbury Park
Irene Kilmartin
South Leonard Street
Myrtle Beach
Lillian Doyle
Albany School For Nurses
North Leonard Street
Green Street
Naugatuck
Brooklyn Business Men
James Sweeney
O'Shaunnessey
Lynch
P. Clifford
Kennedy
C. Dreyer
Morrissey
Ahearn
Powers
Lean Year for Churches Shows Member Loss Abroad
In 1907 Baptist communicants in Great Britain fell 4 864 to 429 977, with Sunday school pupils down 3 161 despite 744 more teachers. Congregationalists slipped slightly to 459 663 members, while Wesleyans lost 2 700 members and 71 000 pupils. Five smaller Methodists fell 8 515 pupils. Primitive Methodists gained 1 500 members but lost 1 203 pupils. Welsh Calvinistic Methodists dropped to 187 768. Overall Nonconformist membership declined about 14 000 and Sunday schools more than 25 000. A noted statistician cites Wales reaching a 17 451 decline. The piece notes Welsh excitement and mentions Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for children and an advertisement urging readers to place a 5-cent ad in the Democrat.
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Great Britain
The
Independent
Wesleyan Methodists
Primitive Methodists
Wales
Calvinistic Methodist Connection
Britain
Wa tertown will heirs testify on Smith will dispute
In a Watertown court hearing on Truman J. Smith's will the three daughters of the late Mary Macken testified about their father. They described mental unsoundness and episodes of kindness and cruelty. The case centers on $6,000 remaining estate bequeathed to Clifford H. Wells while the three sisters receive $1 each. The elder sister recounted family behavior, property access, and a bicycle gift as examples of his erratic mind. The day closed with witness Atwood detailing the family history and supporting the heirs cases. Wells may present testimony Wednesday morning.
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Bronson
Mary Macketh
Truman J. Smith
Clifford H. Wells
Waetertown
Macken
Mary Smith
Fairview Street
Chestnut Avenue
Waterbury
Smith
Martha
Ultra Society
Second Congregational Church
Watertown
Philip Hapenny
Hapenny
E. L. Zimmer
Elon E. Zimmer
John 8
Atwood
Wells
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Curran Dry Goods
Boc
Tusday A. m
Fen
Marguerite
Red Cross
Bernat Holtzer
South Main St
Grand St
John
Apothecaries Hall CO
the Police
Wolcott
Arthu
Bank St
DeWitt
Buckingham Pharmacy
Freedman
Bargain
Bank Street
P. S
Tiffany
M. A. Green
Holmes & Bull
Co. L. Holmes & CO
Holmes
Grand Street
Geo. A. Upham
West Main and
Mattatuck Streets
Decorating Co
Abbott Ave
Driggs & Smith Co
Heinz
Bennet & Simpson
Woodruff Grocery
the Shapiro Furniture Co., Incorporated
East East Main
A. F. Cowles
Buckingham Music Hall
Grand
Rank Sts
May Manton
Brownell & Fields
Duesler Bros
Curtis Art Co
Fifth Avenue
Mar- Adt
Renk Street
DR. Hungerford
North Main Street
Ziglatzki-Marks Co
South Mata
Wenzel
Red Rock
Exchange Place
Brooklyn
Sriefs
Jamele
Bank and
South Riverside
Joe McCarthy
Neagle
Gabriel
Those
Knitting Mim
Jonesville
3. C
Pes Mae Ae
Baltimore
Amelia
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