Reform Club Debates Home Focus for Social Change
Speakers at the Social Reform Club urged starting reform at the home base. Proponents argued for protecting children, improving tenements and housing, and limiting vice on streets. Edward King linked vice to commercialism, while Rev Paddock and Rev Moran pressed broader civic action beyond police reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Newnem
Social Reform Club
Robert L. Peddock
Pro-Cathedral
F. J. C. Moran
W. D. P. Bliss
Edward King
Mr. Paddock
United
Bliss
Europe
Vice
Federation of Labor
Unions
Tammany
Moan
Warning From Col Gardiner Targets Illegal Resorts
Notices were sent by the District Attorney citing affidavits of illegal resorts on properties owned by famed estates. Names include John Jacob Astor William Astor Malvina Keteltas Peter Cooper estate Stuyvesant family and Lorillard estate among others with denials and assurances to remove undesired tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
John Jacob Astor
Bowery
William Astor
Malwina
Henry Hart
J. Park Row
Ui. van Winkle
St Clement’s Church
West Third Street
Reilly
Salvation Army Opens Industrial Home for Women in New York
The Salvation Army opened an industrial home for unfortunate women at 127 West Thirteenth Street linking with the Fourteenth Street barracks. A bazaar at headquarters aims to fund a Prairie Home children’s home in Colorado. Mrs Russell Sage and Miss Helen Gould may attend. officers expect the council meeting this week and more admission requests as trades are taught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
West
Thirteenth Street
Army
Fourteenth Street
Russell Sage
Helen Gould
Colorado
Booth-Tucker
Committee of Fifteen Delays Start Until Carter Returns
Charles Stewart Smith said the Committee of Fifteen will not begin work until James C. Carter returns from Boston where a relative is ill. Smith noted relief that the precinct led by Capt. Titus is being cleaned and expressed optimism about future efforts.
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Charles’ Stewart Smith
James C. Carter
Boston
Smith
Capt
Titus
Elopers Forgiven Then Arrest Follows Abduction Charge
Edith Lerner fourteen years old returned home with Daniel Daggart a motorman on Union Railway who lives at 1806 Boston Road after a Saturday marriage at St. Augustines. The mother accused Daggart of abducting her daughter and had him arrested at Wakefield Station House.
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Edith Leuner
Westchester Avenue
White Plains Road
Daniel Daggart
Union Railway
Boston Road
Mrs. Lerner
Daggart
Balbut
St. Augustin’s
One
Sixty-sixth Street
Franklin Avenue
Wakefield
Jacob Hess Ill in Brooklyn Police Chief Suffers Pneumonia
Police Commissioner Jacob Hess lies seriously ill at his home 68 West Sixty eighth Street with pneumonia and chronic nephritis. A long prominent NYC political figure, Hess rose from butcher to Republican boss, aided Theodore Roosevelt, held multiple city posts, and faced declining health since his son Seymour died in 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hess
Jake’’ Hess
New York City
Legion
Hesse-Darmstadt
Germany
Washington
East Side
Theodore Roosevelt
Hess
Roosevelt
W. H. Wickham
van Wyck
Mr. Hess
John McCullagh
William S. Devery
Mazer
Seymour Griswold Hess
Flowers Sent to Hospital for Lieut Hobson
Friends sent flowers to Presbyterian Hospital for Lieut Hobson yesterday but none were allowed to be delivered to his room as doctors forbade visitors. Many messages about his condition arrived during the day and evening. He rested last night though he remains in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Hospital
Lieut. Hobson
Navy Yard Officer Hurled In Accident Wounds Fractured Skull
Lieut. Commander Reynolds T. Hall of the Steam Engineering Department at the Brooklyn Navy Yard suffered a fractured skull when he was hurt in the new machine shop under construction. Doctors said his condition remained serious and that prognosis would be clearer today or tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynold T. Hall
Steam Engineering Department
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Iall
Faversham Not Out of Danger, Reports at Burke Office
At Dr Burke's office tending actor William Faversham, officials said last night he was not quite as well and still not out of danger.
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Burke
William Faversham
Faversham
Justice Barrett Shows Improvement Amid Vital Signs
Justice Barrett’s pulse ranged from 101 to 99 during yesterday but improved last evening and doctors believed he would have a comfortable night. The report notes cautious optimism about his condition and continued monitoring at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Barrett
Call for a Congress on Cancer and Its Modern Treatment
Special to The New York Times Chicago December 4 Dr Thomas Bassett Keyes president of the American Psychological Medical and Surgical Society issues a call to-day for a Congress on Cancer and Its Modern Treatment to be held at the regular meeting in Chicago on the first Tuesday in May 1901 The questions to be discussed include methods of treatment antitoxins cancer causes classification and advances in pathology The rising cancer death toll and 35000 cases in New York City are noted Signers include Dr Enoch Mather of Birmingham Dr J W Owen of New Bedford and C O Sadler of Kingston New York
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Chicago
Thomas Bassett Keyes
American Psychological Medical and Surgical Society
New York
Keyes
Enoch Mather
Birmingham
Ala
New Bedford, Mass
C. O. Sadler
Kingston, N. Y
Theatrical Gossip From New York and London Circles
Cornelius and a party of thirteen occupy two boxes at Miss Nell's Mis tress Nell. Annie Russell may appear in London in a Parker play after her current production. Mary Stampton fully recovers to star in Hands Across the Sea. Haddon Chambers plans a new London play for James Theatre and John Drew. Edward Gysenbaum may become Casino business manager. Maurice Campbell hires Grace Sherwood for Mistress Nell in a second company. Latham plans Bernhardt Coquelin tour arrangements for America and London. Maude Odell leaves Imperial Theatre for Castle Square in Rob Roy. Novello Ewer & Co announce a Bayreuth festival with Parsifal and Ring cycle performances in Summer evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius. Vanderbilt
Nell
Annie Russell Miay
London
Louis N. Parker
Mary Stampton
American Theatre Stock Company
Haddon Chambers
New York
St. James Theatre
John Drew
Henry B
Edward 2Gysenbaum
Sire
Maurice Campbell
Grace’Sherwood
Henrietta Crosman
Frederick G. Latham
America
Chicago
Rob Roy
Novello, Ewer & Co
Baireuth
Dinner party on the St Louis aboard Amercian Line steamship
Samuel Bettlé manager of the line hosted a dinner last night aboard the St Louis for the ship officers and about fifty guests from the city. The dining room was handsomely decorated with bunting and flowers. The St Louis will sail today for Southampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
American Line
Samuel Bettlé
Southampton
Riordan Foley Clash Over Divver Leadership Sparks Primary Fight
Riordan and Foley challenge Tammany leader Patrick Divver in the Second Assembly District. Riordan and Foley quit the Divver Association after disputes about support for Creamer’s 173 vote win. Assemblyman James A. Riordan succeeds Riordan. Foley vows to prove loyalty and mount a primary bid, with Croker and Creamer cited as influencers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Divver
Tammany
Thomas F. Foley
Daniel J. Riordan
Driver
Riordan
Congress
Richard Croker
Thomas J. Creamer
Foley
Divver
Divver Association
James A. Riordan
Creamer
Richard van Cott
Divver Club
Timothy D. Sullivan
Sullivan
Croker
Van Cott Files Bid to Examine Ballots in Creamer Contest
Richard Van Cott, son of the Postmaster, seeks an order from Justice Leventritt to inspect void contested and blank ballots held by the County Clerk in the Eighth Congressional District race where he was defeated by Thomas J. Creamer by a small margin. He claims ballots were not counted in the Fifth Election District and that others were improperly discarded. the motion faces opposition as vague and based on information, with the judge promising a liberal approach and possible renewal with proper affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard van Cott
Thomas J. Creamer
A. R. Conkling
van Cott
Justice Leventritt
Supreme Court
Butts
ATTERBURY AGAIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN IN KINGS COUNTY
The Republican General Committee of Kings County renominated Walter B. Atterbury as Chairman by a near unanimous vote at a meeting in the Johnston Building on Monday night. Col. Andrew D. Baird received only 4 votes after Bert Reiss nominated him amid attacks on Atterbury. Voted officers included Adolph Kiendl as vice president Clarence Barrow as secretary Frank Gardiner as assistant secretary John Drescher Jr. as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treut
Woodruff
Republican General Committee
Kings County
Johnston
Walter B. Atterbury
Atterbury
John R. Farrer
Bert Reiss
Congress
Col
Andrew D. Baird
Col. Baird
Adolph Kiendl
Clarence Barrow
Frank Gardiner
John Drescher, Jr
Democratic leadership eye McKeown for Assembly speakership
The next State Assembly leadership is reported to back Assemblyman John McKeown of Kings County's Second District. McKeown, a six term veteran, is believed to secure Tammany's caucus support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKeown
Kings County
McKeown
Tammany
Colorado presidential vote tally shows Bryan ahead
The official canvass of Colorado's presidential vote completed shows Bryan with 122 944 votes and McKinley with 93 141 votes. Bryan's lead stands at 29 803 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Col
Bryan
Mcon
Czar Able to Sit Up Amid Bulletin on Health
In Livadia European Russia on December 4 the Czar’s physicians report a stable condition. The last 24 hours were satisfactory with temperature 100.6 and pulse 80 yesterday, and 96.6 and 66 this morning. He can sit in an inner invalid chair at intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livadia
European
Russia
Lovers Appear in Separate Carbolic Acid Suicides
Anna Lambert age 22 of 204 Dorcas Street and William MecGuerck, a teamster, both ingested carbolic acid in different parts of St Louis during a quarrel over marriage. They were rushed to City Hospital. doctors say antidotes worked and both likely to recover. They claim no prearranged plan, yet sent well wishes to each other via a nurse while under treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.louis
Anna Lambert
Dorcas Street
William MecGuerck
City Hospital
McGyerck
Twenty-third
Chestnut Streets
Railroad Presidents Conference Opens in Equitable Building
The fourth quarterly meeting of Western railroad presidents begins today in the Equitable Building. Great Northern and Northern Pacific may skip the session over pools. Subcommittees will report on rate maintenance though western rates remain weak, especially in the Kansas City area. Pass interchange for employees will also be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Railroads
Equitable
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Jeffery
Kansas City
Morris and Essex Mortgage Filed for 35 Million
A $35,000,000 mortgage was filed yesterday by the Morris and Essex Railroad Company, part of the Lackawanna system, at Union County Clerk’s Office in Elizabeth New Jersey. The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company is the mortgagee. Revenue stamps amounting to $18,000 were attached. Total outstanding bonded indebtedness is $23,968,000. The difference will fund road improvements. Present debt bears 7 percent interest. new bonds will pay 3 percent.
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Morris and Essex Railroad Company
Lackawanna
Union County
Elizabeth
N. J
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Board picks new members for Chicago and Alton Railway
At yesterday’s board meeting in the city, James P. Forgan of the First National Bank of Chicago and ex Gov. David R. Francis of Missouri were elected to the Chicago and Alton Railway board, succeeding Rudolph Brand and Bertram M. Winston of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Alton Railway
James P. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
David R. Francis
Missouri
Rudolph Brand
Bertram M. Winston
Chicago
Firemen Form New Organization Opposing Old Union
A New York Fire Department Benevolent Association meeting elected officers for a one year term. Chief R W Callaghan started as President with John Walker Vice President and John King Financial Secretary. The group announced 113 Brooklyn members joined, boosting total to 1250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Fire Department Benevolent Association
Mee Sear Pee
Hook and Ladder Company
Firemen's Benevolent Association
James D. Clifford
R. W. Callaghan
John W. Walker
John King
Patrick J. Graham
George Farrell
O'Neill
Fire Department
Graham
McNamara
Ieingine Company No. 3
Brooklyn
Injunction Granted to Husband in Illinois Divorce Case
Warren E. Clasen obtains an injunction preventing his wife from selling household property or converting his money for her own use as part of a divorce action. He cites a purported license for marriage to another man and plans for a second husband. The bill notes she bought $10,000 worth of furniture to start housekeeping with Hall, whom she allegedly married or planned to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Warren EK. Clasen
Fragmentary Crime Log Of City Districts
From 12 o'clock Monday night to 12 o'clock Tuesday night a list records multiple damage incidents at various streets in Marion Morris Market Street Broome Street Third Avenue West Street and Second Avenue. Names include A. M. and W. Kalmer Hyman J Larsenn Pyrog Rayner Wood Company Francis N. Billings and Thomas Greenbaum with damages ranging up to 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Qne Hundred
Ee Street
Marion Morris
Market Street
Meye Schein
Leyer
Bakt Forty-second Street
Pyrog Rayner Wood Company
Hadehy
Forsyth Street
Hyman J. Larsenn
Broome Street
Charles Dartelsky
Third Avenue
William Kalmer
West Street
Francis N. Billings
Second Avenue
Thomas Greenbaum
Damidge
Neugautuck Hotel Destroyed by Fire in Maugautuck
Fire at the Neugautuck Hotel in Maugautuck, Conn. destroyed the building early today. The origin is unknown. about thirty guests slept there but all escaped unharmed. The loss is estimated at about $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maugautuck, Conn
Neugautuck Hotel
Local Harlem Palace alleys open season in east side bowling
The first championship series games at Thrum and Kahlsdorf Harlem Palace alleys pitted Harlem League against American National League. Lower east side won two of three to lead 2 1. McDonald Morris Club rolled 258 the season's high. Harlem total 21 2 in game 3 set seasonhigh. Koster and Foege over 200 for American National. A return trio at Germania alleys next Monday will decide east side champion and the team to face a west side finalist.
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Thrum & Kahlsdorf
Harlem Palace
Harlem League
American National League
Lower East Siders
Upper East Siders
McDonald
Morris Club
Koster
Foege
Linden
la Forest
McDonald de Rk
Ee Lockwood
D. Shiman
Secon
Hyme
Buchholz
Rothermel
Roseville Athletic ‘Nauaeiattod
S. Hook
Isl
Gate
Newark
N. J
Berkeley
Wena
Roseville
A.A
B.C
Alamo
Galveston
St. Aud
Ad. Capri
Brazil
Ee Hoa
Pierson
Dennis
Columbia
Haiti
van Ness
Maines
Grenada
Wood
Tracey
Matanzas
Fampico
Diederich
Coughian
Noordland
Antwerp
Weinearth
Zins Ihr
Olbers
Meyer
Otal
Pretoria
Bermuda
Princess Anne
Norfolk
Havana
Seguranasa
St. Louis
Southampton
Teutonte
Liverpool
Cecere
Jefferson
Havre
la Gascogne
Saratoga
Nassau
Algonquin
Charleston
Guyandotte
Rio Grande
Brunswick
Silvia
Newfoundland
Transpacific Mails and Incoming Steamship Updates
Shipping notices announce daily cutoffs for China Japan and Philippine Islands via Seattle and for Australia New Zealand Hawaii and Fiji via San Francisco or Vancouver. Postmaster Van Cott reports Australia mails arriving in Vancouver and sailing east on dec 5 6 9 etc with listed ships and arrivals.
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China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Australia
West Australia
Europe
New Zealand
San Francisco
Fiji Islands
Vancouver
Aorangi
Malls
Hawai
Fintinpine Islands
E Janeiro
van Cott
Navy
New York
Alderney
Gibraltar
Alsatia
Barcelona
Hamburg
Borderer
Lisbon
Antwerp
Cevic
Liverpool
Columbia
Glasgow
Dunmore
St. Lucia
Furope
London
Friedrich der Grosse
Bremen
Hildur
Deutschland
el Paso
New Orleans
Germanic
Guyandotte
Norfolk
Lampasas
Galveston
Motka
Huelva
T. Hamilton
Wells City
Swansea
British King
Jefferson
Kings County Democratic Committee Re-elects Officers
The Kings County Democratic General Committee met in the Thomas Jefferson Building and re-elected officers including President James Moffett and First Vice President James D Bell. Otto Kempner resigned from the Twentieth Assembly District membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings County
Democratic Committee
Democratic General Committee
Thomas Jefferson
James Moffett
James D. Bell
James Lennon
Frank ‘J. Reilly
Michael J. Cummings
Arthur ©. Sal‘mon
Frederick Rummold
Otto Kempner
Assembly
Banking teams split in Bank Clerks League at Reid's alleys
Ladenberg Thalmann Co and Kountze Brothers each won two games in the Bank Clerks League. American Exchange National Bank and Mercantile National Bank each had one win and one loss. J P Morgan Co and Mount Morris Bank both lost two games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Clerks
Reid
Ladenberg, Thalmain & Co
Kountze Brothers
American Exchange National Bank
Mercantile National Bank
J. P. Morgan & Co
Mount Morris Bank
J. F. Morgan & Co
Hamilton
Whitney
McNicol
Smith
Stokes
Jarvis
Frazee
Lee
Ferdon
Kennedy
Tramilton
Kountze
C. H. Mckeever
Duffy
Benedict
Timpson
Gross
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Czar
News OF the Railroads
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Key West
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el Mar
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Miise
LP van Sickle
Jersey City
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Bristol
Mise
James Arkell & Co
Bennett
Olsen
Port Antonio
United Fruit Company
Morro Castle
Downs
Moise
James E. Ward & Co
Furnessia
Young, Glaistow
Moville
Henderson Bros
Michigan
Peck
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Indianic
Saville
Sourabaya
Hughes
Manaus
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U. S
Transport Creek
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Colon
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Tapley
Newport News
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Warren
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Muse
Clyde & Co
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de Forest
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C. Kiefer
de Forest Council
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Schwartze
Maass
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Stoner
Mulhausen
Feik
Mebermott
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Folk
McDermott
Total
Kiefer
W. Moore
Cordes
Germania Five
Thum
Germania
Empire Bowling Club
Howell
Potts
Schmidt
Williamson
Sherwood
Schill
Lang
Eck
Schroeder
Shaw
Joe Wood
Hayes
C. Sauer
Sén
Ate Empire Bowling Club
Ki A
Golden Red
Dormagen
A Arnold
Nolte
Orient
T.olgan
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Long Island
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Palace
Alpers
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Meht
Gifford
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Block
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Robinson
Leyser
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Mas
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Rent
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Schlusing
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Clinch
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Schaeffer
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Detleff
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Kitchelt
Cantrell
Roeschlau
Cohn
Goruam Co
Paris
Gorhamm Co
Broadway
19Th St
WM. Vogel & Son
Houston St
Munsons. Hamlin
18Th St
Neer
Fifth Avenue
Eastman
J. W
H. H
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Ges. H. A
East
Mauser’ Mfg. Co., Silversmiths
15Th St
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L. J. Callanan
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EF. Matthews
Nal St
Miller
Naples
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Karlowa
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Island
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Skjodt
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Caribbee
Scott
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Handel
Partridge
Harrox
Fraser
Buffon
Ofis
Janeiro
Hughenden
Sawyer
Eld
Vincenzo Florio
Ital
Montano
Harmonius
Barry
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