Coal Shortage Paralyzes East Side as Poor Scramble
Winter grips New York with the coldest December 9 since 1876 as thousands swarm coal yards selling out by afternoon. At Alfred Barber's Sons and other depots crowds fight for ten cent pails, police guard lines, and charities rush to aid while shelters and charities report record relief demands.
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Alfred Barber's Sons
Water Street
Athos
John T. McCall
Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
Charities Department
Coal Output Above Normal in Busy Anthracite Season
Philadelphia and Reading President Baer met peers from major coal firms to assess the supply. November output reached 4.984 million tons, up 300,000 from 1901, while December 1901 fell to 3.6 million due to floods. This December the industry expects a 1.5 million ton gain over last December amid ongoing shortages from a prior strike.
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Saint’s Y
Tidewater
New York
Boston
Sound
Record Cold Grips Upstate New York Towns
Saratoga and surrounding areas endure extreme cold with thermometers dropping to 38 below zero at Skerry and 32 below in Ballston. Coal shortages worsen distress while outdoor work halts and fatalities are reported, notably James H. Rourke found frozen to death in Schuylerville.
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Schuylerville
James H. Rourke
Skerry
Little
Franklin County
Meacham Lake
Schenectady
Great South Bay Freezes Over This Season
Patchogue on Long Island reports Great South Bay frozen over this morning for the first time this season as the weather turns cold.
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Great South Bay
Patchogue
L. I
Blacksmith John V Stellenwerf Found Frozen to Death
John V Stellenwerf a 36 year old blacksmith of Castleton Corners Richmond Borough was found frozen to death near Fairview Cemetery on Staten Island yesterday morning.
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Castleton Corners
Richmond
Fairview Cemetery
Staten Island
Sigel Monument Fund Appeal Seeks Public Subscriptions
The Sigel Monument Committee led by Gen Stewart L Woodford and Carl Schurz urges contributions to fund a monument to Gen Franz Sigel. Over $8,000 has been raised. subscriptions may be sent to Richard H Adams at the Yorkville Bank.
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Richard H. Adams
Francis Irsch
Franz Sigel
Germany
United States
Missouri
Blair
Lyon
St. Louis
Pea Ridge
Yorkville Bank
Third Avenue
Highty-fifth Street
Truant School Inquiry Targets Ex PrincipaL Brennan
Thirty boys aged twelve to sixteen were brought to the Board of Education Building to testify in the inquiry into Alfred T. V. Brennan, former principal of the New York Truant School, now suspended for alleged brutalities. Superintendent Maxwell says the investigation found boys beaten with a yardstick with nails and whipped with a rubber hose.
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Board of Education
Alfred T. V. Brennan
New York
Maxwell
Brennan
Committee probes charges at Board of Education meeting
The Committee on Special Schools met in executive session after Lawyer Ridgway protested public access. Witnesses included Truant School orderly Murphy and habits of Leonard and Oscar Lehr among alleged victims. Brennan’s prosecution claim denied as an investigation. Hearing adjourned to next Saturday with more boy examinations. Evidence on yardstick and rubber hose reportedly missing.
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Election tabulation corrections issued in Albany
Special to The New York Times reports errors found in November election tabulations. Official returns show Odell winning lieutenant governor by 10,120 votes and Higgins by 11,890 as secretary of state 11,890 for OBrien, Miller 18,? for treasurer Wickser 11,?, Bond 11,984 for engineer Gray 14,829 for associate justice. Governor totals list Odell 665,150 Coler 655,398 and other candidates with smaller totals. Attorney General results show Cunneen 650,700 and Coman 663,674 with minor opposing totals.
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Edward A. Bond
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Coler
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de Leon
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State Board of Canvassers Delayed. Meeting Postponed
Vote totals for various judges and parties are listed with aggregates reaching 1,387,745. The State Board of Canvassers has not met due to Secretary McDonough's absence. a meeting is expected to be held Thursday.
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Patrick Case Argument Reopens for Albert T Patrick Trial
The Patrick murder case hearings before Recorder Golf resume with District Attorney Garvan questioning Morgue attendant Robert Aurich about an autopsy affidavit. Aurich asserts ex Coroners' Physician Hamilton Williams testified Rice died of a gaseous irritant poison and that Williams claimed no clear cause at autopsy. Weston, another affiant, admits paid review of testimony but denies promised reversal fee. Hearing adjourned to Friday.
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Goff
Mother and Child Dead at 162 Hope Street Williamsburg
Mrs Winifred Owens thirty one years old and her three year old son John were found dead in a top floor tenement at 162 Hope Street Williamsburg. Neighbors saw nothing after she moved in on Friday with no food or fuel in the rooms. Police said both died of starvation and exposure likely for about twenty four hours. Mrs Owens husband died at a Greenpoint ship yard a year earlier leaving them destitute. The bodies were taken to Bedford Avenue Station and later claimed by her brother John Bradley.
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Dismissal of Indictments in Murray Hill Explosion
Assistant District Attorney Rand will recommend in Judge Newburger's court the dismissal of three indictments for misdemeanors tied to the Murray Hill rapid transit explosion. The moves reflect a new explosives ordinance replacing the former charter section. Moses Epps may be discharged on his own recognizance. key witnesses Ira Shaler and John Murray have died.
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Board of Aldermen
Ernest G. Matheson
Charles B. Frazer
Joseph Bracken
Mr. Rand
Moses Epps
Ira A. Shaler
John Murray
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