De Toulouse Lautrec Again Behind Prison Bars on Parole
Russian Count Nicholas Savine also known as de Toulouse Lautrec, once aiming for Bulgaria’s throne, is arrested aboard the French steamer La Gascogne in New York harbor on a theft warrant. He has a long criminal record across Russia France Belgium and the United States and was released on parole two weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Erasmus Savine
Russia
Count de Foulouse-Lautrec
Bulgaria
Durance
la Gascogne 9
Central Office
Moody
Leeson
Grassett
Toronto
Titus
Count de Toulouse Lautrec
Company of New -York
Buffalo
France
Chicago
Iie
Hogues’ Gallery
Detect Nee
Nim
United States
Shields
Count Dé Toulouse Lautrec
Nicholas Savine
Alexander Olarovsky
Siberian
Olarovsky
Erasmus Sergius de Savine
Fanny de Savine
Countess de Toulouse Tautree
Stambuloff
Constantinople
Siberia
Tuola
Ariel
Paris
Brussels
Cowing
New York
Alice Mason
West Twentysixth Street
Auditorium Hotel
Bank of Nova Scotia
Montreal
St. Vincent de-Vaul
Meyer
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Alt. Roosevelt
Phildelphia
Illinois Banker Dies by Jumping Into a Well
Thomas W. Haymond, a New York foundling who settled in Illinois about fifty years ago, died by his own action last night by leaping into a well. Mental derangement linked to overwork and grief for his foster father and partner is cited. Haymond, aged about fifty five, led T. W. Haymond & Co. with J. H. Gray in a Farmers and Merchants Bank venture. Gray died two months earlier, after which Haymond’s conduct worsened. his estate and Gray’s are valued about $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralua
Thomas W.haymond
New York
Mlinois
Haymond
J.H. Gray
Mr. Gray
T. W Haymond & Co
Gray
Telt
Union Boat Club elects independent slate in close vote
Union Boat Club members elected a new slate at a close vote held last night at the Hotel Minot. Maurice A. Cornell becomes president and James A. Francis headed the fusion ticket. Proposals included sending Titus to Henley with a pledged subscription of about $100 raised, needing $60 more to cover the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Boat Club
Hotel Minot
Maurice A. Cornell
Joseph A. Carey
Edward D. Loughman
Marond A. Alleman
William H. Rogers
William. A. Welceke
H. Hjertberg
F. J. Sinnot
Mr. Cornell
James A. Francis
Cornell
Elnb
James
Codsell
Daniel Browdney
Titus
Henley i
Edward Deoly
Henley
Civil Employes Association discusses funeral benefit abolition
The New York Civil Employes Association held a largely attended meeting in Brooklyn Borough Hall. Members debated abolishing the $200 funeral benefit, noting November deaths and funds shortfall, and postponed a decision to the next meeting. A bills committee proposed civil service protections and job protections with hearings and writs of certiorari.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Civil Employes
New York
Brooklyn Borough
Thomas J. O'Neill
Broadway
Manhattan
Ways and Means Committee
Association
A Canadian In Trouble In New York City
José Le Fevre a French Canadian with a distinguished look claims ties to the Montreal mayor and other prominent figures. He is held at Police Headquarters after a hotel guest alleges a bad 48 33 check left by Le Fevre who was later found at his brother’s West Thirty six Street home. Police link him to a pulp company in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
José le Fevre
Montreal
Navarre
Thirty-eighth Street
Seventh Avenue
C. W. Dabbs
le Fevre
Presbyterian Church of the Sea and Land Damaged by Fire
Fire discovered about six last evening at the Presbyterian Church of the Sea and Land at Market and Henry Streets. A defective flue in the tower started the blaze causing damage to the pastor J H Denison's study floor and much of the auditorium ceiling, largely from water. Estimated loss around 1000 dollars. the church dates to 1819.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church of the Sea and Land
Market
Henry Streets
Hev
J. H. Denison
Midland Railroad Fight for Control in Putnam Court
Harry Crawford president of the Midland Railroad fights to retain control as Charles Kenney and others seek receivership in Putnam County Circuit Court. Plaintiffs hold 177 claims bought from an employee totaling about five to six thousand dollars. Crawford leads the defense with A Stover P Lott and R Shattuck assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
Harry Crawford
The
Midland Railroad
Putnam County
Charles Kenney
Crawford
A (. Stover
Railroad
P. Lott
Delaware County
R. Shattuck
Brazil
Long Island Railroad Plans Yard Expansion and Road Widening
The Long Island Railroad proposes widening its Jamaica yard and building a four track road to Rockaway Junction where the Montauk Division runs south a mile east of Jamaica station. It has bought the Homestead property on Washington Street from President John M. Crane of the Shoe and Leather Bank of Manhattan, for about $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island Railroad Company
Jamaica
Queens
Rockaway Junction
Montauk
Jamaica Station
Washington Street
John M. Crane
The
Shoe and Leather Bank of
Manhattan
Central Railroad orders for passenger and baggage cars
The Central Railroad of New Jersey orders five vestibule passenger coaches five combination passenger and baggage cars and five baggage cars. The Mexican National Railroad project to connect Monterey Mexico with Matamoras Texas frontier is set for approval of an 8000 dollar per mile construction subsidy. Nathaniel Dankel resigns as agent in Whitehouse New Jersey to join John F F and James N Pidcock owners of the Georgia Southern Railroad and begin extending the line from Moultrie to Albany Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Monterey
Mexico
Matamoras
Texas Frontier
Mexican National Railroad
Nathaniel
Daniel
Whitehouse
N. J
John FF
James N. Pidcock
Georgia Southern Railroad
Dankel
Moultrie
Albany
Outbreak of War Between Britain and Boer Republics
The war between Great Britain and the South African Republic and the Orange Free State began at 5 P.M. on Oct. 11, 1899 after Boers set an ultimatum deadline. Chamberlain’s reply signaled no further talks. On Oct. 14 Boers moved on Kimberley and Mafeking, isolating Kimberley the next day. The first battle occurred Oct. 20 as Gen. Symons captured the Boer position on Talana Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
South African Republic
Orange Free State
Mr. Chamberlain
Kimberley
Mafeking
Symons
Talana Hill
Boston Municipal Election Heads To December Ballot
The Boston election is set for Tuesday December 10 voters will choose municipal officers. Mayor contenders are Thomas N Hart Republican incumbent and Patrick A Collins Democrat. Aldermanic races abound with many Common Council candidates and a Street Commissioner contest between Salem D Charles Democrat and Joseph I Stewart Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Boston
Thomas N. Hart
Patrick A. Collins
Salem D. Charles
Joseph I. Stewart
Raid Near Tammany Hall Captures One Gambler
Acting Captain Churchill with three detectives and nine plainclothes officers raided an alleged gambling house at 148 East Fourteenth Street opposite Tammany Hall. They seized a dealing box, about a thousand chips, and packs of cards, detaining Thomas Reilly as the prisoner. A crowd of about 5000 watched as officers protected the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
East Fourteenth Street
Tammany Hall
Second Avenue
Thomas Reilly
Scott
Hibbard
Kennell
Fifth Street
Twelfth Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Fourteenth Street
148
Thirteenth Street
Reilly
Thomas Dineen
Oab
Faro
Walters
Thomas Sharkey
New Episcopal Bible Incorporates Revisions for Use
A new Bible authorized by the late general convention in San Francisco is being completed by the Committee on Marginal Readings at the Episcopal General Seminary. It combines the King James text with English revision and recent American revisions, with an appendix preserving the Commission’s renderings. Reading of the new renderings is permissive, not obligatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Episcopal General Seminary
Columbia to add eight seasoned players for next football season
Columbia announces eight veteran football players will be eligible next year after missing time for various reasons. Notables include Duncan Brown tackle and Richard Henriquez end, both previously ineligible as special students, with others transferring from Morristown and Columbia Grammar School. Morristown lists Weekes and Knapp among inbound players. Columbia schedules a December 14 game with Larchmont Athletic Club and a March 12 date with Williams at Williamstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Duncan Brown
Richard Henriquez
Ench
Robert G. Strange
Columbia Grammar School
Tuje
Tomlinson
Yale
Erb
Leland Stanford
Stowell
Hamilton
Dougherty
University of Minnesota
Lorenzo
Pennsyla State
Morristown
Horned Mann
Pomfret School
Trinity School
Cutler School
Bradford Weekes
Harold Woockes
Morrist
Weekes
Knapp
Sturgis
Kobbe
Morningside College
Larchmont Athletic Club
Larchmont
R.C. Megrue
Williams
Williamstown
Cap Chapman Raids Bond Street Pool Room Capture
Capt Chapman of Mercer Street station and three detectives raided a Bond Street site reported as a pool room. They captured one man named James Smith, 32, from 26 Second, but officers say about 200 men escaped by roof routes. The premises housed chairs and telegraph gear tied to pool gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Mercer Street
Bond Street
Great Jones Street
Samuel Hertz
Hall
McGuire
Millmore
Capt
James Smith
Second Street
Port Chester Faces A Wave Of Fatalities In Town
Special to The New York Times from Port Chester New York reports a string of sudden deaths including six tax receivers and four fire company leaders in four weeks The Harry Howard flock and Ladder Company plans a memorial service and suspends its winter reception Local figures include James Leviness a New York real estate broker and former secretary of the Real Estate Exchange Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chester
N. Y
Harry Howard Flock and Ladder Company
Frank Hoyt Clark
George FE. Moger
Samuel Benedict
James E.leviness
Rye
Thas
Leviness
New York
The
Real Estate Exchange Association
Kennebec Ice Crop Damaged by Snowstorm
Ice men warn a poor Kennebec crop unless warm weather returns soon. From Swan Island to Augusta the river iced over with one to six inches of solid ice before the storm, valued for quality. Snow settled and created pits and flooded fields, leaving a thick layer of snow ice on the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Kennebec
Swan Island
Augusta
Bull Enthusiasm in Chicago Pushes Grain Markets High
Chicago reports heavy trading on the Board of Trade with booming bull appetite. Wheat gains reach around 1s cents and oats climb about 4 cents while corn rises, but profit taking narrows gains into a close with December wheat up 1/4 cent and May wheat up 1/2 cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Shot Fired In Raid On Madison Street Gambling Den
Captain Vredenburgh and a team from Oak Street Station raided a gambling house at 10 Madison Street. Fourteen prisoners were detained along with three packs of cards a revolver and $210.36. A door was battered down body fired a shot narrowly missing Detective Hahn as inmates escaped through a fire escape. The apparent proprietor John Castopelos, 37, of Jersey City, claimed ownership while Anastos Mande 66 Cherry Street was knocked down in the scramble but showed no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vredenburgh
Sert. Leonard
Hahn, Allen, Snydecker
Listler
Oak Street
Madison Street
Detective Hahn
John Castopelos
Railroad Avenue
Jersey City
Anastos Mande
Cherry Street
Three Killed in Malvern Train Collision
In Malvern Arkansas on December 5 three people died and thirty-eight were injured after a head on crash between two trains of the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad one and a half miles south of town. The southbound St Louis fast mail and the northbound Little Rock and Eldorado passenger were the involved units. The majority of the dead and injured were Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Ark
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Southern
Here
Little Rock
Eldorado
Mill Riot at Schmeyer Mill Union Hill N J
About 300 workers in Union Hill near Schmeyer mill quit at 6 pm to halt work an hour early prompting a confrontation with 700 remaining workers. Police held back the minority as the owners refused reemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmeyer
Union Hill
N. J
Javot Schmeyer
Nelson, British freighter, towed to Puget Sound after wreck
The British ship Nelson, reported lost off the Columbia River, was towed into Puget Sound by the steamer Walla Walla from San Francisco to Seattle. Her hull is intact but bulwarks, lifeboats, and rigging are damaged, with three inches of water in the hold and uncertain cargo condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Nelson
Columbia River
Puget Sound
Walla Walla
San Francisco
Seattle
Perriam
Wallula
Astoria
Tatoosh
Grey's Harbor
Harvard Athletic Surplus Funds For New Grand Stands
Harvard Professor Ira N. Hollis explains that yearly athletic surplus, totaling four years, is saved for steel and concrete grand stands at Soldiers Field. He proposes raising ticket prices to fund maintenance while preserving affordable access for poorer students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Ira N. Hollis
Athletic Committee of
Harvard
Hollis
Harvard Crimson
Soldiers’ Field
Harvard Athletic Association
Odell Meets GOP Leaders to Plan Budget Cuts
Governor Odell held talks with Republican leaders in the New York State Legislature to outline measures for the next session. Participants included Col. George W. Dunn, Elsworth, Higgins, Stranahan, Krum, Malloy, Raines, Nixon, Allds, and Kelsey. The aim is to shrink departmental appropriations and minimize state spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Odell
Republican Party
George W. Dunn
Republican State Committee
Elsworth
Senate
Higgins
Stranahan
Krum
Malloy
Raines
Nixon
Allds
Kelsey
Gov
New York City
Reigate steamship arrives on maiden voyage from Shields
The British steel steamship Reigate under Captain Ross arrived yesterday morning on its maiden voyage from Shields. Built at Palmer's Ship Yard at Yarrow-on-Tyne the vessel measures 3803 gross tons 2004 register tons and 6006 tons dead weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Steel
Reigate
Ross
Shields
Palmer's Ship Yard
Yarrow-on- Tyne
Clerk in the City’s Pay Held on Bad Check Charge
John Wolf of 39% Van Buren Street Brooklyn a clerk in the Bureau of Elections was arraigned at Ewen Street Police Court and held for Special Sessions on charges of passing worthless checks drawn on the People's Bank of Brooklyn. A hatter Frederick J. Scheerer claimed a bad $11.80 check in September and another grocer’s $30.20 bad check. Wolf later allegedly obtained $40 from Eldorado Park proprietor Charles Weiner in November, while Mrs Wolf who lives at 95 Alabama Avenue faced arrest for abandonment previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wolf
van Buren Street
Brooklyn
Bureau of Elections
Ewen Street
People’s Bank of Brooklyn
Wolf
Frederick J. Scheerer
Charles Weiner
Eldorado Park
Queens County
O'Reilly
Gates Avenue
Scheerer
Alabama Avenue
McKinley Memorial Trustees Meet in Washington
Judge William R. Day calls a special Board of Trustees meeting at the Arlington Hotel on December 7 to review national progress of the McKinley Memorial Association. Officials from the Washington Arch Association and Senator Hanna may be discussed as a possible union or consolidation. Trustees favor honoring McKinley with a Canton grave memorial first and may later address a national capital memorial if funds allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William R. Day
Canton
McKinley National Memorial Association
Arlington Hotel
Washington
Washington Arch Association
Hanna
National Association
William McKinley
National Capital
Pittsburg
Clinton
Bessemer Furnace Association
Annual meeting of George Junior Republic Association and Woman's Aid
The annual meeting will be held this afternoon at 4 in the parlors of the Brick Presbyterian Church at Fifth Avenue and Thirty-seventh Street. Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hall will preside. Three addresses will be given by William R. George founder of the republic and Thomas M. Osborne president of the association, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
George Junior Republic Association
Woman's Aid
Brick Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
Charles Cuthbert Hall
William R. George
Republic
Thomas M. Osborne
Auburn
N. Y
Association
Minister claims saved Washington and Baltimore in Civil War
The Rev. John W. Leekines of Freehold New Jersey says he saved the cities of Baltimore and Washington from capture by the Confederate Army. He recounts overheard plans in a Baltimore hotel and says he reported them to Col. Hoffman, leading to arrests. He will petition Congress with affidavits and support from local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freehold
N. J
John W. Neekines
Congress
Washington
Baltimore
Leekines
McDermott
Frederick City
Frederick County
Fountain Hotel
Light Street
Spates
Lee
New York
Harrisburg
Penn
Pennsylvania
Leckines
Col. Hoffman
Spetes
Dr Leekines
Howeller
John Keen
Col Hoffman
Right to sell tickets upheld outside theaters court rules
Magistrate Cornell in Jefferson Market Police Court held that ticket speculators may sell tickets on sidewalks near theaters as long as they do not blockade entry. The ruling followed charges against John M. O'Brien and John B. Lang for peddling on the sidewalk in front of the Knickerbocker Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Jefferson Market
John M.O' Brien
252
West Forty-second Street
John B. Lang
HS West Thirty-eighth Street
Bocker Theatre
O'Brien
Lang
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Church of the Sea and Land
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Episcopal Churches
Athletics AT
Davis Collamore
Royal Dresden
CFINA
M. Solon
Berlin
Dresden
Fifth Ave
37Th St
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Madi
Son Street
Arkansas
Prof. Hollis
Gov. Odell
New British Steamship
George Junior Republic
EX EX Quality
Stone
Hudson Bay
Alaska
Isabella Fox Electric
Chinchilla
London
W.h.hall
Sixth Ave
Theodore A. Kohn
Son Jewellers
West
Gen. Lee
Gress
England
Nmiark Cross Co
Aes
Lodom
New Bond St
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