Anecdotes of Mr Reed Wit of Theodore Hook and Sydney Smith
Special to The New York Times recalls Theodore Reed as a Washington wit whose epigrams amused the capital. The piece recounts his quips about trusts and politics, encounters with lawmakers, a portrait in the House lobby, and humorous clashes with a London painter plus shops and neighbors who influenced his public image.
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York
Washington
Theodore Hook
Sydney Smith
Mr. Reed
Hook
Smith
Charles Lamb
Reed
Supreme Court
Etd
Mr .Speaker
Tonpes’ortater
Maine
Congress
Mr.Reed
Hamlin
Blaine
William Pitt Fessenden
Senate
House
Dingley
Ways and Means
Boutelle
Milliken
Public Buildings Committee
Frye
Littlefield
Comstock Denounced at Brooklyn Philosophical Association
Anthony Comstock faced heated disruption at the Brooklyn Philosophical Association in Williamsburg as he spoke on Our Aims and Work and the Society for the Suppression of Vice. Ida Craddock’s case and questions about Bible publication sparked fierce exchanges, with critics calling his methods a threat to liberty before Moncure D. Conway and Hugh O. Pentecost spoke.
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Anthony Comstock
Brooklyn Philosophical Association
Long Island Business College
South Eighth Street
Williar?burg
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Comstock
Mr. Comstock
Herbert Casson
Ida Craddock
Edwin C. Walker
Henry Rowley
Recluse Keziah Dalrymple Found Dead in Palmyra Cottage
Miss Keziah Dalrymple sixty lived alone near Palmyra was found dead on the kitchen floor by a neighbor. Authorities believe she had been dead for at least four days. Coroner Isaac S. Cramer of Flemington said no inquest was needed as no suspicion was involved.
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Flemington
N. J
Keziah Dalrymple
Palmyra
Mass Meeting Opens Irish Monument Drive at Carnegie Hall
Under the Ancient Order of Hibernians New York County, a Mass meeting at Carnegie Hall backed building plans to house Irish history and records with lectures on the race. Archbishop Farley presided and speakers included Thomas J. Gargan and John T. McDonough among others urging fundraising for a library monument to Ireland’s contribution.
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Order of Hibernians
New York County
Carnegie Hall
Republic
Archbishop Farley
Charles McCready
Bourke Cochran
John M. Farley
New York
America
Ireland
Hibernians
Thomas J. Gargan
Boston
New World
Columbus
West Ireland
Joseph F. Mooney
Europe
Peter
Island of Saints and Sages
Patrick
Washington
John T. McDonough
Holland
Edison
James G. Blaine
Treacher
Marconi
Jamisons
Dublin
Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock
Detroit
Morgan J. O'Brien
Gar
St. Patrick
Tie
William McAdoo
Republic of Ireland
Sons of St.Patrick
Edward T. McCrystal
Bronx Couple's Secret Marriage Leaks To Family
Thomas P. Ward of the Bronx received an anonymous letter revealing his daughter Sue Ward had married Maurice Clark on April 2 at St. Aloysius Church. The couple, aided by witnesses, kept it secret for academic reasons, but the bride's parents learned of the union and reconciliation was arranged.
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Thomas P. Ward
Washington Avenue
Bronx
Maurice Clark
Columbia University
Clark
Jerome Avenue
Revivalist Physician Turmoil At Fifth Avenue Hotel
A well dressed man identified as Dr E C Adamson alarmed guests at the Fifth Avenue Hotel dining room by delivering a fits of oratory and violence. He fought attendants, was restrained and sent to Bellevue for observation. Investigators link him to Manhattan State Hospital and Bellevue Hospital history, with ties to a Rev Dr Burrell and a boarding house in New York City.
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Fifth Avenue
Bellevue
E. C. Adamson
Atlanta
Lucas C. Adamson
Bellevue Hospital
Adamson
East Twenty-second Street
J. J. Mills
David J. Burrell
Marble Collegiate Church
Burrell
Manhattan State Hospital
Blackwell's Island
Jerome's raid discussed by Grace church pastor
The Rev Dr Louis Albert Banks, pastor of Grace M E Church, blamed Jerome for raid imagery on gamblers in New York. He compared Jerome to Carrie Nation, argued doors were smashed but criminals not punished, yet noted the raid exposes gambling as a social evil to be stamped out. He urged harsher action against gambling.
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Louis Albert Banks
Grace M. E
West One Hundred and Fourth Street
New York City
Monte Carlo
Jerome
Carrie Nation
Labor Unions March to Block Pennsylvania Tunnel Franchise
The Central Federated Union vows to lobby against the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel contract at tomorrow’s Board of Aldermen meeting. A 15 member Committee of Fifteen and a three person sub committee plan discussions, press labor clauses, and possible union-backed pressure as politicians react. A 1100 horseshoers strike is ordered for today with reports from Central Hall.
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Board of Aldermen
Samuel B. Donnelly
Typographical Union No. 6
Borough of
Queens
Cady
Brooklyn
Pratt
Kelly
Donnelly
Committee of Fifteen
Senator Platt
Platt
New York
Ryan
Photo-Engravers’ Union
State Federation of Labor
Morris Brown
Cigarmakers’ Union No. 144
Reso Low
Warner
Thenternationa Association of Machinists
Brown
Horseshoers’Union
Raen
Central Hall
West Forty-second Street
Mail Wagon Drivers Meet Over Pay and Hours
Members of the Association of Drivers of Mail Wagons of New York held a meeting at Dover and Water Streets to discuss hours and pay. President Thomas F. Cosgrove claims he was discharged for forming the benevolent association as tensions build toward potential strike plans against New York Mail Company contractors. Drivers report wages of six dollars weekly for single wagons and ten dollars fifty cents for double wagons. The Mails Superintendent says mail delivery will proceed regardless of any strike.
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Association of Drivers of
New York
Dover
Water Streets
Thomas F. Cosgrove
Benevolent Association
Cosgrove
New York Mail Company
Architect Volunteered To Design Holy Communion Baby Shelter
Rev Dr Henry Mottet announced that Prof William Ware of Columbia University will design and supervise free of fee a Baby Shelter orphanage for babies. The project on Muhlenberg ground at St Johnland As 2 aims for a $10,000 cost with $7,000 already paid. A parishioner helped raise $10,000 in subscriptions and additional donors pledged $600 toward the balance.
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Henry Mottet
Church of the Holy Communion
William R. Ware
Department of Architecture
Columbia University
Muhlenberg
St. Johnland
Constantine Commandery to Hold Annual Reception at Harlem Casino
Constantine Commandery No. 48 Knights Templar will host its annual reception and review at the Harlem Casino on One Hundred twenty fourth Street and Seventh Avenue. The review will be conducted by William J. Maxwell and a distinguished list of officials including John Little Erastus C Knight Mayor Herman Kretschmar Arthur MacArthur Alfred Guthrie Rollin Morgan Elbert Crandall William Sherer ex Senator John Vrooman and Past Master John Stewart. Invitations have been extended to prominent officers of the National Guard Mayor Law and other city officials.
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Constantine Commandery
Knights Templar
Harlem
One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Street
Seventh Avenue
William J. Maxwell
Knights ‘Templar of
New York
John Little
Erastus C. Knight
Buffalo
Herman R. Kretschmar
Arthur MacArthur
Alfred A Guthrie
Rollin M. Morgan
Elbert Crandall
William Sherer
John W. Vrooman
John Stewart
Geeree
Nationa Guard
Law
Long running New Rochelle lock-out to be settled by arbitration
The building trades workers lock-out in New Rochelle ends for now as the Building Trades Council and the Builders' Association agree to arbitrate. Each side will name three men who will bring in a seventh. both sides must accept the majority decision. The dispute followed a two week strike and lock-out.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Building Trades Council
Builders’ Association
Funds for Striking Miners Report Totals and Disbursements
James Fitzgerald of the Auditing Committee presented the final report on contributions to the striking anthracite miners. The table shows donations from 228 organizations plus other cities, totaling 26 611.70 with 25 935.75 turned over to United Mine Workers Treasurer F W Wilson in eight installments and a remaining balance of 675.32. additional funds came from Building Trades and others. The report was adopted.
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James Fitzgerald
The
Central Federated Union
Oklahoma
Grand Opera House
Miner’s Bowery Theatre
Madison Square Mass
Care
Cnckas Pa
Sorensen Rices
Fitzgerald
F. W. Wilson
United Mine Workers
Wilson
Board of Building Trades
Coal Delivered Sunday Questioned in West Side Court
William Weber of Weber & Bunke on West Ninety-ninth Street faced a Sunday law charge after delivering coal on Sunday. Police officer Eckhoff accused a violation but the magistrate discharged him, citing inability to fulfill weekend orders and urgent customer need due to sick relatives.
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William Weber
Weber & Bunke
West Ninety-ninth Street
West Side Court
George Eckhoff
West One Hundredth Street
Weber
Mayo
Coal at 10 Cents a Pail at Alfred Barber Yard
The depot at Alfred Barber's Sons yards at 217 Water Street sold coal at 10 cents per pail to residents in tenements. The yard stayed open all day as buyers gathered. Dealers will distribute quarter ton lots today to customers who ordered five or ten tons, then were reduced to a ton and finally to half a ton. Lederle, president of the Board of Health, spoke on the matter.
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Alfred Barber's Sons
Water Street
Lederle
Board of Health
City to enforce anthracite burning to curb soft coal use
City official notes a cold snap raises soft coal burning and says the Manhattan Railway Company has secured anthracite and will burn it starting tomorrow. He warns that anywhere anthracite is available violators of the soft coal ordinance will be required to switch or face enforcement.
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Manhattan Railway Company
Monterey Steamship Adrift After Engine Failure
The Ward Line steamship Monterey arrived from Mexico and Havana and was caught in a gale off the Delaware capes on Friday. A broken high pressure head disabled the starboard engine, leaving the vessel to reach port on the remaining engine.
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Ward Line
Monterey
Mexico
Havana
Capes
Delaware
Seventy-Eighth NY Bible Society Report Details Outreach
The seventy-eighth annual report shows Bible distribution among immigrants sailors churches missions institutions families and individuals in New York City. Volumes totaled 62 585 with immigrants 31 333 in 28 languages sailors 8 970 in 13 languages churches 7 220 missions institutions and individuals 9 164 and placements in hotels lodging houses hospitals city prisons and other places. Treasurer James Wiggins 345 West Eighty-fifth Street.
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The
New York Bible Society
James Wiggins
West Eighty-fifth Street
Double Dilemma discussed from Yale to Times letters
In a letter to the editor dated December 4 1902 a New Yorker notes that the so called Double Dilemma has a long history. The writer cites Johnson and Webster as early sources and asks why readers must seek rare editions to learn the tale already common in grammar school.
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Times
the Times
S. Black
Black
Yale
Maimonidus
Johnson
Webster
New York
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