Canfield Sues Jerome Co-defendants In Inquisitorial Probe
Richard A. Canfield known as The King of Gamblers sues District Attorney Jerome and co-defendants Capt. Piper and Inspector Brooks for treble damages over damages to his Newport and Saratoga gambling premises after a December raid. An inquisition targets Canfield with witnesses summoned, including J. Lewissohn and A. A. Housman, in secret proceedings led by Assistant District Attorney Osborne.
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Jerome
Richard A. Canfield
Canfield
King of
Newport
Saratoga
East Party-fourth Street
Piper
Brooks
David W. Bucklin
John Doe
Jesse Lewissohn
Lewissohn Brothers
Arthur A. Housman
New York Stock Exchange
A A. Housman & Co
Bucklin
Isast
R Forty-fourth Street
John Delahunty
Baldwin
Lord, Day & Lord
New York
Rhode Island
Capt. Piper
Canfield House
Fursman
Guv. Black
Inspector Brooks
Corporation Counsel
Brann
Yorkville
Forbes J. Hennessy
Mr. Canfield
Nicholas Brooks
Wyatt
A .A. Housman
Wall Street
Amusements and Arrivals Across the City Hotels
A roundup lists amusements on page 9 and arrivals at hotels and out of town buyers on page 10. The issue notes business troubles on page 10 and the commercial world on page 12 with court calendars on page 1. Insurance notes on page 12 and legal notes on page 15 accompany loss reports from fires on page 3. Marine intelligence and foreign mails appear page 1, new corporations page 12, railroads page 3, real estate page 11, society news page 9, United Service page 1, weather page 40, yesterday's fires page 3 and investors are urged to read The Wall Street Journal for accuracy and completeness.
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Marine Intelligence
Stailroads
United Service
Weather Report
Harrisburg Woman Reaches Her 100th Birthday
Mrs. Mary Pollard Espy of Harrisburg turns 100 today born in 1802 in Virginia. She received congratulatory letters from Alexander Ramsey former Minnesota governor, Judge Craig Biddle of Philadelphia Mrs Harris Fahnestock of New York and Frederick Fraley’s children of Philadelphia. Espy was the daughter of Thomas Pollard and Rebecca Perry and a first cousin of Thomas Jefferson.
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New York Times
Harrisburg
Penn
Mary Pollard Espy
Alexander Ramsey
Minnesota
Judge Craig, Biddle
Philadelphia
Harris Fahnestock
New York
Frederick Fraley
Espy
Virginia
Thomas Pollard
Rebecca Perry
Thomas Jefferson
So Badly Frozen That He May Die
Ex post master Frank Thomas of Ketchum's Corners Saratoga County suffered severe frostbite to hands and arms after his team ran away on a snowy road and he was thrown from the wagon. He lay in a snowdrift until rescuers arrived as temperatures remained exceedingly cold. A Civil War veteran, sixty five, he is likely not to survive.
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New York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
Frank Thomas
Ketchum’s Corners
Saratoga County
Seventyseventh Regiment
Archaeological Institute Meeting in Princeton
The Archaeological Institute of America holds its general meeting in Princeton from December 15 to January 1 and 2 at the Princeton Inn. President Wilson welcomes members at the opening session and hosts a Prospect House reception. Speakers include Princeton professors J. B. Carter Allan Marquand A. L. Frothingham Jr. and Harvard’s William W. Goodwin.
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New York Times
Frinceton
N. J
The
Archaeological Institute of America
Hursday
Princeton Inn
Wilson
Institute
Prospect
Princeton
J. B. Carter
Allan Marquand
A. L. Frothingham, Jr
William W. Goodwin
Harvard University
Firefighters burn billiard cues to warm station
In Bloomfield New Jersey on December 15 the Essex Hook and Ladder Company could not obtain wood to start a fire. They raided a cue rack, broke several billiard cues for fuel, and warmed the quarters enough to play pool with the remaining cues.
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The
New York Times
Bloomfield
N. J
Essex Hook and Ladder Company
Blondin Convicted of Killing His Wife
Blondin, a Boston peddler, was found guilty of murder in the second degree for the killing of his wife. The verdict carries life imprisonment. sentence was not imposed at once.
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Blondin
Boston
Luxurious Overland Limited Train Ad to California
An advertisement touts the Overland Limited luxury train to California via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Offices listed at Broadway addresses 461, 287, and 349.
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California
Overland Limited
Chicago and North-Western
Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific Railways
Broadway
Scotch Whisky Ad Promises Soft Smooth Taste
Vintage ad copy touts a black and white label Scotch whisky described as soft and smooth not smoky like other brands.
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Adv
Lorenz Demonstrates Bloodless Hip Operation in New York
Vienna surgeon Prof. Adolf Lorenz performed his first New York public operations at the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled on Lexington Avenue. He operated on two children for hip dislocation with a bloodless method, drawing applause from prominent surgeons including Dr. Virgil Gibney and Dr. Homer Gibney. He plans further demonstrations at the Polyclinic after a first day of high interest and crowded rooms.
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Adolf Lorenz
Vienna University
New York
Lexington Avenue
Virgil P. Gibney
Dr. Lorenz
Lorenz
Dr. Miller
Paris
Miller
Homer Gibney
Henry Frauenthal
Newton M. Shaffer
Walter James
W. R. Townsend
Robert Abbe
J. D.bryant
Kinnicutt
D. B. Delevan
Austin Flint, Jr
A. Alexander Smith
Miss Jameson
Hardwick
Anna Waller
Mary Singleton
Jeast Eighty-sixth Street
Madeline Deveraux
East Seventy-sixth Street
Whitmar
Muller
Helen Krebbs
Pulaski Street
Brooklyn
Gibney
Pennsylvania Special to Chicago Cuts Four Hours
Advertises a direct Pennsylvania Special train from New York and Brooklyn to Chicago. Promises extra comforts and speed for riders seeking faster travel between the two cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Adv
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Offer Premium Pork Product
Deerfoot Farm promotes sausages made from dairy fed young porkers with dainty spice seasoning. A two pound package is advertised and imitators are warned.
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Deerfoot Farm
Bankrupt Carley Hence Charges of Conspiracy in Court
Francis D. Carley, bankrupt New York broker, told U S District Court in Trenton that the Kentucky National Bank and others seek to extort money from William Vanderbilt by frightening him into contesting Carley’s insolvent status. He named Camille Weidenfeld and Charles S. Cleveland among alleged conspirators and claimed an equity in Panhandle stock held by Vanderbilt. A. Gordon Murray for the bank denied the charges and offered to have Vanderbilt testify in New York. The bank says Carley acted as Vanderbilt’s agent in Panhandle dealings and that Vanderbilt provided substantial loans to carry Carley through insolvency. Judge Kirkpatrick reserved judgment.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles S. Cleveland
Carley
Mr. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
New York
Rathborne
Kentucky National Bank
Pan
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
A. Gordon Murray
Murray
Catley
William _K. Vanderbilt
Kirkpatrick
New steamship Mississippi launched by Atlantic Transport
The Mississippi, flagship of the Atlantic Transport Company, launched in Philadelphia with sponsor Miss Catharine Wright. Attendees included Clement A. Griscom and D. A. S. Franklin. The vessel, 503 ft 6 in long, 58 ft 3 in beam, 43 ft deep, 8100 gross tons, is a four masted schooner with two triple expansion engines and Scotch boilers built for cattle transportation.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Atlantic Transport Company
Catharine Wright
James Wright
American Line
Clement A. Griscom
International Mercantile Marine Company
D. A. S. Franklin
Michael Jenkins
Myron Wicks
A. W. Mellen
J. Craig Smith
Henry Wolters
Samuel Maloney
Harvar
D. M. Lyttle
Mr. Finletter
Massachusetts
New York Shipbuilding Company
Atlantic Cattle Trade
Boston Receives Heavy Coal Influx From Sea
A fleet of barges steamers and tugs arrived in Massachusetts Bay with about 25 000 tons of coal. Most is anthracite for public sale and the Metropolitan Coal Company. The Orion delivered 2 200 tons from Perth Amboy and two foreign steamers added 15 000 tons, boosting total coal to about 40 000 tons.
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New York Times
Boston
Cape Cod
Massachusetts Bay
Highland Light Observation Station
Vineyard Haven
Sound
Boston and Maine Railroad
Metropolitan Coal Company
Orion
Perth Amboy
Trouble For Telegraphs As Storm Disrupts Lines
A two week sleet storm from near Minneapolis moved southeastward disrupting major telegraph lines west of Buffalo. Pittsburg and Buffalo service faced renewed trouble yesterday with a southwest storm expected to bring more snow and complicate connections. Some local issues hit long distance telephone service in parts of New York, but western and southern links largely remained intact.
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Minneapolis
Buffalo
Lake Region
Fittsburg
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Middle States
New England
New York
Severe cold grips Saratoga amid coal and wood shortages
Saratoga New York reports 15 degrees below zero as a prolonged coal wave strains supply. Local dealers cannot meet demand for coal and wood with limited car loads and wood selling at luxury prices. Snow packs the ground and lakes are fully iced. ice harvesting will start when thickness reaches a foot.
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New York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
Mercury
The 20th Century Limited Train Service Ad
The 20th Century Limited advertised as a premier daily New York to Chicago service via New York Central lines. A Christmas gift feature praised Krementz One-Piece Collar Buttons from All Jewelers as a holiday assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century Limited
New York
Chicago
New York Central
Venezuela and Britain Germany feud over peace blockade
Washington reports a tense stand as Great Britain and Germany curb Venezuelan ships with a peace blockade while avoiding direct war. The United States rejects the blockade’s reach on American vessels and seeks arbitration support. Venezuelan authorities note British port activity on the Orinoco and arrivals of the Zulia with German consignments.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
Great Britain
Germany
Puerto Cabello
Hay
United States
Venezuela
Castro
Cullom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Hitt
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Roosevelt
Caracas
Orinoco River
Flash Strikes Electric Car Passenger in Panic on Ninth Avenue Line
Mrs. Annie Stapleton of 435 West 36th Street was hospitalized at Bellevue after a blue flash frightened riders on a Ninth Avenue electric car near Forty-second Street. Stapleton became right-side paralyzed and hysterical, with doctors unsure if the shock caused the condition. Fellow passenger Mrs. Jennie Norton, who wore rubbers, recovered quickly after extraction from the car.
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Annie Stapleton
West Thirtysixth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Ninth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Stapleton
Jennie Norton
West Forty-seventh Street
Preacher assails modern hymnody in sermon
The Rev. Dr. W. Steffy of Washington Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church condemned modern hymnology at a ministerial meeting. He warned that numerous hymn books threaten worship, claiming 1 117 hymns exist in the denomination and only about 200 are fit for average congregations.
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Pittsburg
Penn
W. Steffy
Washington Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
America Sends Xmas Cheer to Europe from Boston
Boston reports Christmas gifts to Europe total about 1 million dollars with Great Britain and Ireland receiving the largest shares. Germany, Sweden also rank high in Boston Post Office money orders. The record year comes despite strikes, high beef prices, and coal shortages. Ireland shows more orders in number and money, rising 10 percent in count and 20 percent in value.
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New York Times
Boston
Europe
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
Boston Post Office
Sweden
Puritan Yacht Sold to Boston Collector for Retrofit
The schooner Puritan, a 93 foot Edward Burgess design and 1885 America's Cup defender, has been sold through Hollis Burgess to a prominent Boston yachtsman. The vessel will lose her centerboard and be converted to an auxiliary craft. Built by George Lawley & Son in South Boston, she measured about 93 feet overall with a 20 foot beam and 8.2 foot draft.
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New York Times
Boston
Hollis Burgess
Edward Burgess
Priscilla
Genesta
George Lawley & Son
Hill Discharges His Son for Lateness at Work
Walter J. Hill, youngest son of J. J. Hill, was dismissed from his clerk position in his father's office in St. Paul Minnesota for repeated late arrivals due to holiday temptations. The father ordered the firing and the superintendent carried it out. Hill is expected to be reinstated after the holidays.
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New York Times
ST. Paul, Minn
Walter J. Hill
J. J. Hill
Mr Vanderbilt’s Condition in Typhoid Fever
The Vanderbilt typhoid case worsened last night yet is not deemed grave. Dr. Flint reported the patient’s status steady today with a constant temperature for two days and a three day watch ordered, as the family and doctors monitor closely.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Flint
Glass Jobbers Meet Makers In Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on December 15, window glass jobbers conferred with three manufacturing groups to arrange a 450000 box monthly order for six months. They sought a 90 percent discount on the first two months, with the remaining four months priced on a sliding scale. The contract was not finalized and will be reconsidered in the morning amid jobber objections.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
The Train of Thought Is the Pennsylvania Special
The Train of Thought Is the Pennsylvania Special represents the highest development of railroad equipment and service. It leaves New York daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York Daily
Ady
Dewar's Scotch Whisky Ad Promotes Clear Heads
A vintage advertisement touts Dewar's Scotch Whisky as a refined imported spirit for clear heads and everyday use. The short copy emphasizes purity and suitability for social or personal moments.
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Dewar’s
British in Venezuela Build Fortifications Amid Tensions
Paris reports from Caracas that British forces are fortifying near San Felipe and a cruiser is said to have sailed to destroy coastal defenses at Maracaibo. Merchants fear shelling of La Guaira and Britain signals possible halt on further actions.
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Caracas
San Felipe
Paris
Matin
Venezuela
Lara
Aroa
Felipe
German cruisers sail amid Venezuelan turmoil
Maracaibo reports Panther heads to the coast to destroy forts at La Guayra fears of shelling. Vineta visits Margarita Island. British marines blow up Castle Libertador cells at Puerto Cabello and burn surrounding buildings. Venezuelan warship Miranda evades pursuers and reaches Maracaibo. Willemstad dispatch notes British flag over Puerto Cabello fort.
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Caracas
Panther
Maracaibo
la Guayra
Vineta
Margarita
Caribbean Sea
Venezuela
Cumana
Puerto Cabello
Falke
London
Cabling
Willemstad
Curacao
Daly Mail
Movement to Oust Castro Dominates Caracas Dispatches
Reports from Caracas say President Castro's grip weakens as a new revolution appears likely. Gen Matos refuses to cooperate and many political prisoners join him abroad. In Caracas officials await U S help while physicians and lawyers push to appoint a temporary president and form a nonpartisan cabinet. El Mocho Hernandez, recently released, is due in Caracas with active supporters.
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Antwerp
Venezuela
Caracas
Castro
Matos
Paris
Matin
Caracao
Gen. Matos
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Ramon Ayala
Congress
Hernandez
el Mocho
Maracaibo
Britain weighs Venezuela arbitration proposal
London reports that Venezuela seeks a peaceful settlement submitted to arbitration for British and German claims. The move, advanced via US Minister Bowen, gained strong US support and is under British government consideration as Secretary Lansdowne notes in the Lords.
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London
Venezuela
United States
Bowen
Marquis of Lansdowne
House of Lords
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Fee Wirhiichers
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Archaeological Institute Meeting
Vienna
W. K. Vanderbilt
V-Nezuelays
Senate
Red D Line
Zulia
America
Pall Mall London Cigarettes
Puritan
Stroy
Britain
Margarita Island
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