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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1902
Page
6
Auto clothing items include Ladies' French Kid Auto Jackets at 45 dollars, Men's Black American Leather Trousers 13.50, Auto Coats 15 to 45.90, leather caps 2.50, silk waterproof caps 2.50, and other gear such as auto loggins and goggles. sizes vary, several styles and lining options offered.
A resident of 271 West Eleventh Street lived five years in Mrs. Southwick’s boarding house with no visitors or letters. She refused food and drink she could not pay for, and after three days of not eating was taken to Bellevue Hospital with melancholia diagnosed by two doctors.
A Brooklyn officer found John Cahill, a Seton Hall College coachman from South Orange, near De Kalb Avenue and Raymond Street with head wounds and incoherent speech. He had fallen from a Fulton Street car and suffered concussion and scalp lacerations. Authorities say Cahill’s money and watch were taken by Fulton Street police. he was later moved between hospitals as the case unfolded.
A well dressed man naming W. P. Carey jumped from the steamship Priscilla during a Boston to New York voyage. The stateroom showed no occupant, a folded suit lay on a chair, and torn papers destroyed identity clues. A gold watch and some silver were found.
A daring late night attempt at 2328 Third Avenue resulted in the theft of about $100 in jewelry. Two young men, one posing as a customer for watches and the other for diamond stickpins, fled after an altercation with the owner. A chase by three officers and detectives followed, but the suspects escaped.
Mrs. Henrietta Boltz seventy eight lived alone at 237 North Seventh Street Williamsburg. She was found dead yesterday in an old armchair with a prayer book in her hands and a burned out candle on the table. A nurse and friends said she kept to herself and had wealth. a ladder was used to access the kitchen after she did not answer prayers. A physician noted she had been dead at least twelve hours.
Catherine Schmidt thirty two wife of engineer Thomas Schmidt of 149 Graham Avenue Williamsport jumped or fell from a third floor window early yesterday. She had been in poor health and showed signs of mental imbalance two weeks earlier. A passerby found her body lining face down near a shed beneath the ground floor. The husband suspects temporary insanity.
William Edwards a seventeen year old youth denied giving his address when charged with collecting milk bills for the Borden Milk Company and the Sheffield Dairy. He was remanded to the station for further evidence after Magistrate Mayo at West Side Court ordered continued detention following an arrest sparked by a complaint from Mrs. T. H. Meineray of Riverside Drive.
A C Hutchinson, president of Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Co., died at his St Charles Avenue home in New Orleans after a year of illness. He was born February 2, 1832 in Brooklyn, New York, and his funeral was set for 10 o'clock that morning.
The New York Letter Carriers Association elected officers at Grand Central Palace. About 1500 votes were cast. administration slate led by M. A. Fitzgerald was elected president. Other officers included W. J. Donovan recording secretary A W McKee financial secretary Charles J Wylie treasurer William F. Wylie and Charles J Kraft sergeant at arms.
Springfield Ill Dec 7 The Wabash shop employees strike ends with a return to work set for Tuesday morning. A Decatur meeting produced a vote to resume duties. President Ramsay had given a Monday deadline to accept the final company offer of a 2 cent an hour wage increase, ending the 4 cent demand. The company warned of hiring new workers if the strikers did not return by Tuesday.
A marble cross in All Saints Parish cemetery Great neck Long Island marks the resting place of Abram Newkirk Littlejohn first Bishop of Long Island. The cross bears Celtic interlaced ornaments like Rothwell and carries armorial bearings with the inscription In Memoriam Abram Newkirk Littlejohn First Bishop of Long Island Entered Into Rest Aug. 8 1901.
Brooklyn broker Charles L. Rice of 49 Herkimer Street was arrested at Adams Street Station on a Kingston New York warrant charging larceny. Kingston authorities sought his transfer and he declined to discuss the case. Police had no details on the warrant or Rice’s activities, though calls from men claiming bank official ties were made to Rice.
A would‑be burglar, John Murphy of Boston, was caught early by Joseph Crowley in Michael Healey's boarding house at 70 Mulberry Street. Crowley, awakened by a dropped watch, assaulted the intruder until Healey called police. The prisoner was taken to the First Precinct. About $30 was found in Crowley’s trousers.
Mrs. Joseph Schweitzer of Union Street Rahway wandered from home Friday evening and was found unconscious by the roadside near Elizabeth. Milkman John Wynan located her by a roadside in Linden township and transported her to General Hospital Elizabeth in blankets. She was nearly frozen but expected to recover. She had made purchases near her home at dusk and vanished without a wrap or hat.
At a Brooklyn Central Labor Union meeting in the Labor Lyceum Wil loughby Avenue near Myrtle resolutions were adopted urging the Aldermen to insert hours of labor and wage clauses before granting the tunnel franchise to the Pennsylvania Railroad. A committee led by James L. Gernon John L Phillips and Michael J Flaherty was appointed to press the claim.
Madrid reports the new cabinet includes Gen. Linares as War Minister seen for army and defense reorganization, Minister of Marine Toca pushing navy expansion, and Senor Maura Interior Minister backing naval power restoration, portraying a strong, popular government.
In Cage No 7 the tall emu pace s with a bandaged neck as zoo specialists treat its bronchial ailment. The creature contracted the illness when winter began and is on daily cough medicine.
The Charities Conference of the Oranges will discuss preventing tuberculosis in the area. Dr. S A Knopf of New York will speak on how institutions and churches can aid in solving the tuberculosis problem. Rev Adolph Roeder will report on state sanitary work being carried out in the Oranges.
Col Lamb, a member of the English rifle team, returning from an international competition in Canada, shot himself in the head on the Mersey side as the Cunard liner Etruria passed by. He died instantly, according to reports from London dated December 7.
The annual Eastern Conference of the American and Canadian YMCAs ended at Miller Chapel Princeton Theological Seminary with addresses by John R. Mott and Rev. Dr. W. F. McDowell. Afternoon speakers included Prof. C. H. Fern of China and Rev. Harland P. Beach on Christian work among Chinese natives.
The British second class cruiser Retribution from Bermuda and the German cruiser Gazelle from Willemstad have anchored at La Guayra. The Spanish warship Nautiles has also arrived at La Guayra.
United Fruit Company steamer Kitty lies hard ashore on Runcador Reef about 300 miles from Jamaica. The wrecking steamer Premier has been dispatched to assist the vessel and its crew.
The YMCA of the Oranges will formally open a new building in Orange built by Joseph W. Stickler at a cost of $40,000 on December 13. A special program and a dinner will honor retiring General Secretary Willard Smith.
Orange New Jersey December seventh coal stock at Orange Memorial Hospital is exhausted leaving sixty to seventy patients at risk. Pulmonary cases suffer most and management faces difficulty renewing fuel with serious potential outcomes.
William C. Carl offers a free organ concert tomorrow evening at the First Presbyterian Church Fifth Avenue and Twelfth Street. Assisted by Mrs Elizabeth Hazard soprano Francis Rogers baritone and Richard T Kay violinist. A new symphonic poem Life by Horace W Nicholl will be performed by Mr Carl. The concert is free.
An unknown man about thirty was found dead yesterday afternoon in an alley at 200 Union Avenue Williams purg. He appeared to have died from exposure after being dead about ten hours. Boys who found him alerted a policeman, thinking he was drunk.
The Council of Jewish Women during its triennial convention adopted a resolution expressing appreciation to Secretary Hay for his humanitarian efforts, citing his recent letter to the European powers regarding Romanian Jews.
George P. Platt a fifty six year old lumber broker of 14 Irving Place died last night at Bellevue Hospital from pneumonia. He fell ill while visiting a friend at 127 Washington Place on the evening of November 29 and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
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