East Side Coal Shortage Triggers Riots at Barber’s Yard
Frustrated East Side dealers faced empty yards as crowds gathered at Alfred Barber's Sons at 77 Water Street. Police kept order after a young boy's coal theft attempt sparked arrests. Officials warned relief would come slowly as supplies ran dry and charity orders were prioritized.
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New York City
East Side
Alfred Barber's. Sons
New York
Alfred Barber's Sons
Water Street
Barber's
Semil Neufeld
Stanton Street
Mr.Neufeld
Abiase
Booth Tucker
Salvation Army
Board of Aldermen
Booth-Tucker
Conservatories in Danger as Coal Shortage Hits Flowers
Miss Helen Gould’s Lyndhurst conservatories near Tarrytown faced ruin from a coal shortage. She urgently ordered a boatload of coal, valued orchids among the plants at about 1 million dollars, and dealers scrambled to deliver coal from Hudson yard to prevent damage. The representative said the flowers would likely be saved with coal arriving promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gould
Lyndhurst
Tarrytown
Jay Gould
Hudson
Coal Operators Reject Claim Of Withholding Supply
Coal dealers and operators dismissed reports that coal was being held back from New York to raise prices. They said sales agents were in touch and coal moved to where it was most needed at tidewater, with cars used to meet demand as soon as available.
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Weehawken
Lackawanna Company
Secaucus
Ward
Ward & Olyphant
New York
Tidewater
Father O'Donnell
Olyphant
Gray
É P. J. Regan
Temple Coal and Iron Company
Coal Arbitrators Pay Set by Senate for Anthracite Strike
The Senate passed a bill establishing compensation for the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission and fixed daily expenses for assistants. It sets a $4,000 annual salary for each non government service member, limits expenses to $10 per day, and renames the body Anthracite Coal Strike Arbitration. The measure now heads to conference amid debate over officer eligibility.
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Washington
Senate
Danti
Allison
Wir
Hoar
Underwood Replies on Coal Relief for City Poor
President F D Underwood of the Erie Railroad responds to R Fulton Cutting on aiding the city’s poor with coal. He states cooperation, describes coordination with coal carriers, distribution via dealers, and efforts to secure maximum mine tonnage and minimize delay for consumers.
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Erie
F. D. Underwood
The
Erie Railroad
R. Fulton Cutting
Association For
Underwood
Montclair Faces Severe Coal Shortage
Montclair New Jersey on December 11 reports a critical coal shortage. Dealers show shipped bills while deliveries lag. Hospitals and public schools run low, families bow to rationing, and the Mountainside Hospital nears exhaustion. The Montclair Club may close by Saturday due to no coal.
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Montclair
N. J
Mountainside
Montclair Club
Woman Dies After Fire At Brooklyn Apartment
Mrs Emma Woolnough a widow aged seventy nine living at 742 Lexington Avenue Brooklyn was found with burning clothes in her kitchen on the top floor of the building. Fireman O Brien of Engine Company No 122 extinguished the flames and she died before an ambulance from Williamsburg Hospital arrived.
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Emma Woolnough
Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn
O’brien
Engine Company No
Quincy Street
Williamsburg
Gambling probe targets Tenderloin raids and suspects
District Attorney Jerome said it is unlikely gamblers arrested in Tenderloin raids will reach the Grand Jury before the current session ends. The inquiry links Lou Ludlam's Fortieth Street gambling parlor to Al Adams the Policy King, with several other Tenderloin sites under review including Canfield's Burbridge's Shang Draper's Lou Betts's and Honest John Kelly's.
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Jerome
Tenderloin
Lou’’ Ludlam
West Fortieth Street
al” Adams
Canfield
Burbridge
Tobin in prison garb in Craft murder trial
Assistant District Attorney Clarke said the case for the prosecution closed in the trial of Thomas Tobin accused of murdering Capt. James B. Craft of Glen Cove at the Empire Café. Tobin wore prison garb in court and reportedly tore his clothing to shreds before guards found him nude and muttering in his cell.
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Clarke
Thomas Tobin
James B. Craft
Glen Cove
L. I
Empire Café
Tenderloin
Abraham Levy
Tobin
Jurors Deadlock in Powers Divorce Case
After half a night of deliberation the jury could not reach a verdict in the divorce suit of Harry L. Powers against Minnie Powers. Justice Hall discharged the jurors after their sealed report. Powers named his brother Jesse Powers Jr. as co respondent in the action for absolute divorce.
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Powers
Harry L. Powers
Minnie Powers
Coal Prices Told At Anthracite Strike Hearing
Scranton witnesses tell of mining pay and price variability as independent operator J L Crawford testifies before the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. He cites about $2.50 a ton and later $20 a ton during peak strike periods, while other miners discuss wages, pillaring dangers, and child schooling.
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Scranton
Penn
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
J. L. Crawford
People's Coal Company
Oxford
Crawford
Darrow
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and
Wayne MacVeagh
Mitchell
Gray Here
A. Pardee Company
Hazleton
Gray
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Comany
Patrick O’boyle
Thomas Malone
White Oak
Delaware and Hudson Company
John William Griffith
Nanticoke
Wilkesbarre
Motorman’s Blockade Delays Williamsburgh Car Rush
A Flushing Avenue line motorman in Williamsburgh held a car at Nostrand Avenue for over thirty minutes during rush hour. Five men blocked the front platform refusing to enter, while passengers pressed for movement. A railroad inspector ordered the car forward after police were summoned.
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Flushing Avenue
Williamsburg
Nostrand Avenue
Cleveland Officials Tour Plans For New Public Buildings
District Attorney Jerome hosts Harvey E. Keeler of Cleveland as he leads a delegation touring the country to study municipal buildings. Cleveland intends a $20,000,000 lakefront complex on a sixteen acre site. Keeler criticizes the existing Criminal Courts Building as an architectural abortion prioritizing exterior appearance over ventilation and interior sanitation.
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Jerome
Harvey E. Keeler
Cleveland
Ohio
Keeler
Criminal Courts
Williamsburg Bridge Center Span Underway By Steel Company
Work on the center span of the Williamsburg Bridge has begun by the Pennsylvania Steel Company. About 8,000 tons of steel will be used and the roadway is to be finished by August. Workers will start from both towers and meet at the center. Only a few suspenders remain to be placed. Bridge Tower Foundation Bid Awarded to John C. Rogers for $482,756.56.
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Williamsburg Bridge
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steel Company
Bridge Tower Foundation
Lindenthal
Tower Foundation
Manhattan Bridge
John C. Rogers
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Foundation
New York Times Saturday Review of Books Preview
The issue promises a long review of Woodrow Wilson’s History of the American People by Augustus C Buell and a holiday feature Books for Gifts with various qualities and prices. A second Children’s Books piece and reviews by specialists cover Eldorado of the Ancients and other notable titles plus space for new novels.
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New York Times Saturday Review of Books
Woodrow Wilson
Augustus C. Buell
Paul Jones
American Navy
Carl Paters
Eldorado
The
Adv
Umbrellas and Canes Sale on Main Floor Front
To Boys and Girls Umbrellas £0.98 to 98c. Men’s Canes 59c to £12.50 Boys’ Canes 19c to £1.50 Main Floor Front store section advertises a sale with discounted items for children and adults.
Women's Nightgowns and Petticoats Price List
A catalog of women’s undergarments and night attire offers flannelette night gowns from 65c to 2.25, flannelette skirts from 39c to 1.50, knit skirts 39c to 1.95, white petticoats 98c to 7.50, muslin and cambric night gowns 75c to 3.95, and Canton flannel drawers 39c to 98c.
Shoe Store Sale Ad Highlights Slippers and Shoes
Men's cushion sole shoes $3.50 then special price. Men's slippers listed with prices up to 1.29. Velvet or felt slippers 25c to 1.45. Women's slippers leather for house 98c and dress wear 4.00. Black wool jersey leggins 69c. children's 49c. East Main and Second Floors shoe store.
Blanket and Robe Sale Prices From Local Store
The listing shows cotton blankets pairs priced from 59 cents to 1 dollar 59, white wool blankets 1.75 to 9.50, and white wool blankets 7.00 to 27.50 per pair. Slumber robes from Italian and German makers priced 69 cents to 4.50 each. Feather pillows sold per pair from 79 cents to 6.50.
Oriental Decor Items Price List
Decorative Heads and tabourettes priced from 98c to 45.00. Oriental Lamps 89c to 25.00. Turkish Pipes 59c to 12.50. Smoking Sets 98c to 2.50. Vases and Plaques 98c to 12.50. Japanese Gongs 1.10 to 8.90. Bead Portieres 2.95 to 11.75. Fans 29c to 5%. Antique Armor 39c to 3.95. Third Floor Front 18th St.
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18Th St
Glove sale on 18th Street Main Floor
Men and youth gloves listed with varied materials and prices. Genuine Scotch wool 50c pair electric seal and water mink 2.50 pair electric seal 3.75 pair dogskin 98c pair. Ladies wool gloves 45c. Defiance Paris point kid 1.00. Bouillon French kid 1.65. Location Front Main Floor 18th St.
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Paris Point
Pretty Baby Carriage Robes 100 Carrage Lamb Robes
Baby carriage robes offered with pockets, advertised on the second floor. The notice mentions a stock of 100 lamb robes for baby carriages and directs shoppers to the Second Floor for purchase.
New and Used Book Sets at Discount Prices in Catalog
SINGLE VOLUMES list Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue cloth bound with illustrations priced 75c. Les Miserables cloth bound with illustrations priced 1.00. CHILDREN'S NOOK Rainy Day Library in 4 volumes illustrated boxed priced 3.00. Cheerful Heart Library in 4 volumes illustrated boxed price 3.00. Our price offered. Floor 24 Take Escalator.
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Eugene Sue
Children’s. Nook
Fishers
Cheerful Heart Library
Curtain price ranges from 79c to 50 dollars
Nottingham Curtains priced from 79 cents to 6.50 dollars and Irish Point Curtains from 3.25 to 13.50. Renaissance Curtains range 3.95 to 23.50 while Arabian Curtains ask 3.95 to 35.00. Red Sets start at 98 cents up to 50 dollars and Bonne Femme Curtains from 2.75 to 9.50.
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Nottingham
18Th St
Chafing Dish Deals on Nickel Stand and Handles
The listing offers a 3 pint chafing dish on a nickel stand for four dollars and a 3 pint dish with side handles for six dollars.
Renaissance Linen Goods Sale At Fancy Linens
Main Floor Hast of Fountain on 19th St offers Renaissance Doylies 9c to 3.50 each, Centre Pieces 59c to 27.50, Scarfs 1.95 to 22.50, Hemstitched Doylies 15c to 75c, Centre Pieces 75c to 4.75, Scarfs 39c to 2.95.
Fountain Diary and stationery sale items listed
Stationery store offers Fountain Diaries and scrap books from 10c to $4 590. Autograph and postal albums priced to $4 590. Pens pad cards and playing sets with varied price ranges. Third Floor Centre location noted.
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Mark Twain
Perpetual Ideal
Warman
Women's House Flannelette Wrappers and Complements
Exhibit lists various women’s apparel and housewear items with prices including flannelette wrappers 45¢, kimono sacques 25 to 95c, eiderdown garments, worsted shawls and accessories, knitted vests, lawn aprons, sateen and silk petticoats ranging from 19¢ to 4.73, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century department store catalog style.
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MR. Underwood
Lou” Ludlam
Craft
America
Chinchilla
Mink
Isabella Fox
Baum Marten
Blue Lynx
Black Bear
W. H. Hall
Sixth Ave
NEW Illustrated
Diamonds
6Th Ave
Weomen
19Th St
China
Babies ’ Store
Globes
Ront
Cooper, Kipling, Southworth
Holmes and Doyle
Lorna Doone
Blackmore
Tom Brown
Rugby
Hughes
Limoges
Lpace
Stationery Store
Sarments
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