Coal Delivery For Poor Gets City Budget Boost
Aldermen voted 250000 dollars to buy coal for the poor as shortages loom in New York. President Baer of the Reading Company said operators are doing their best to move coal, with depots opening under Salvation Army supervision and plans to secure a whole building for an emergency fuel depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Communicaw Coal Company
Alfred Barber's Sons Depot
Water Street
NT Barber
F. Norton Goddard
Hast Twenty-eighth Street
Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
Ludgate
The
Army
Chatham Square
Reading Road
New England
New Jersey
Boston
Baer
Providence Schools Close Over Heating Fuel Shortage
Providence Rhode Island schools shut down all public buildings unable to be heated starting tomorrow. About 100 buildings affect 20 000 pupils who will vacation until January 5 replacing the usual December 24 to January 5 break. Fuel shortages halt Queen Dyeing Company Clyde Print Works Morgan Mills and other mills with limited coal and steam power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
RR. I
Queen Dyeing Company
Clyde
Morgan Mills
Johnston
Haddock and Gompers Testify at Mine Strike Commission
In Scranton Pennsylvania December 16 the two day strike commission heard miners witnesses after the union side prepared its case. John C Haddock favored concessions under conditions while Samuel Gompers implied coal companies bring immigrants. Gompers urged recognition of unions and criticized employer conduct in labor talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Penn
John C. Haddock
Samuel Gompérs
Gompers
James Torrey
Delaware and Jiudson Company
Torrey
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Torrey
Europe
Pennsylvania
Gray
Commission considers scope of miners’ pay dispute
The commission flags limits to review citing four corner submission from both sides and notes extortionate freight rates and monopoly claims may or may not be true. If broader questions are explored miners’ rights to be heard remain acknowledged. A chart shows ten year coal production with last year claimed at 10 percent above the ten year average.
Law to Protect Children Seen as Pennsylvan ia Move
Scranton reports say coal strike commission hears testimony from young girls who worked all night with wages cited. Chairman Gray urges Pennsylvania Legislature to pass a law banning night work for children. Harrisburg notes Factory Inspector Campbell orders investigation and prompt report on yesterday’s testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Strike Commission
Scranton
Penn
Gray
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Tiarrisburg
James Campbell
E. W. Bishop
Many Mines Flooded by Rains Near Tamaqua
Heavy rains since last night flood nearly all mines in Tamaqua area. Shipments to market from this section are expected to be small between now and the new year, as miners face limited output and disrupted operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamaqua, Penn
New York City Railroads Carried Over A Billion Passengers
Albany reports surface and elevated railroads in New York City carried about 1.16 billion passengers including transfers in the year to June 30 1902. Manhattan and Brooklyn figures show growth in elevated and total riders, with 15 companies operating in Manhattan and the Bronx and Brooklyn lines totaling over 2 million daily riders across Greater New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Albany
City of
New York
New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
The
Brooklyn Heights
Lsight
Provoklyn
Greater New York
Visit of Boer Generals Declines American Tour
General Botha replies to the Holland Society that Boer leaders De Wet and De la Rey, then in Brussels, will not visit America this season. They will return to South Africa to brief Chamberlain on relief needs and plan to travel to the United States later to provide information and seek support, denouncing independent fundraising in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Holland Society
America
South Africa
Mr. Chamberlain
Justice restrains Vernon officials from paying city accountant
Justice Maddox in Mount Vernon New York issues an order halting Mayor Fisk City Clerk and the Controller from paying S E Patterson public accountant of New York City conducting a multiyear city affairs examination costing about 3000 monthly and potentially 30000 overall. The order was obtained by taxpayers Frederick T Foster and Richard Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Frederick T. Foster
Richard Winfield
Broker Taken to Hospital With Brain Trouble
H. M. Le Count a cotton broker living in New Rochelle and with offices in the Cotton Exchange Building was removed to Hudson Street Hospital last night in a serious condition after a brain trouble resembling a palsy though officials said he had a fighting chance for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. le Count
New Rochelle
Cotton Exchange
Hudson Street Hospital
Lawyer Abandons His Case in Court
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Marean saw fraud claims in the suit by William Kelly against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. Attorney Jacob Birnbaum withdrew, saying he was deceived, while attorney Luke D. Stapleton pressed for a trial amid testimony by five physicians including Dr. Alexander Lambert about Kelly in hysteria major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke D. Stapleton
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Alexander Lambert
Cornell University Medical College
William Kelly
Marean
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Jacob M. Birnbaum
City of
New York
Second Avenue
Manhattan
Fiftyninth Street
Tenth Avenue
Lambert
KeHy
Eighth Avenue
Kelly
Theresa Kelly
Stapleton
Cornell
Frederick Peterson
College of Physicians and Surgeons
John H. Bleu
Bleu
Mr. Stapleton
Bert Hanson
Birnbaum
Justice Marean
Mr. Hanson
Protest Over Proposed Subway Station Change Sparks Big City Meeting
A large crowd gathered in Colonial Hall to oppose the Rapid Transit Subway Company plan to remove the Central Park West and One Hundred Fourth Street station in favor of a Boulevard site. Speakers argued the move hurts east side residents and forces reliance on the elevated line, calling for continued service at the existing station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Hall
One Hundred and First Street
Columbus Avenue
Rapid Transit
Central Park West
One Hundred and Fourth Street
Subway
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Judson Lawson
Ninetysixth Street
Broadway
One Hundred and Eleventh Street
Lenox Avenue
Frederick M. Cook
Manhattan Avenue
William Barclay Parsons
Tghty-First
One Hundred and Seventh Streets
Julius H. Seymour
Charles H. Coler
Assemblyman
Williams
Bennet
Mr. Bennet
C. C. Hunt
Illinois
F. T. Newbury
George C. Snedden
Armitage Mathews
Rapid Transit Commission
Hhing’s
Board of Aldermen
L. J. Arthur
Samuel Green
Russell
James W. Conway
Lawson
J. B. McDonald
One Hundred and Third Street
Boulevard
Accused Labor Leader Discharged in Buffalo
Martin F. Murphy president of the New York Federation of Labor was arraigned on first degree assault charges for firing a revolver at Edward R. Belpp foreman of Snow Steam Pumpparks on December 5. Judge Murphy discharged him after hearing the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Martin F. Murphy
New York Federation of Labor
Murphy
Edward R. Belpp
Snow Steam Pumparks
Mount of Baptist Church Rummage Sale This Weekend
The Woman's Home Mission Society of Mount of Baptist Church will host a rummage sale at 235 East 125th Street Friday through Saturday to provide needy residents with affordable items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home Mission Society of Mount of Baptist Church
East One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Bank of Long Island formed from Queens banks merger
The Flushing Jamaica and Far Rockaway State banks merge to form the Bank of Long Island under a Jamaica Bank charter with F. R. Smith as president. Jamaica remains central, with Flushing and Far Rockaway as branches, initial capitalization set at 100 009 dollars, later to increase fivefold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
Jamaica
Far Rockaway
Bank of
Long Island
F. R. Smith
Jamaica Bank
Elmhurst
College Point
Bank of Long Island
Queens Borough
Nassau
Suffolk Counties
Auction of First Lady Handkerchiefs Draws Low Bids
In Milford near Cooperstown New York a Presbyterian church fair featured auctioned handkerchiefs donated by Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Odell. The items sold poorly with a young farmer the top bidder. Roosevelt handkerchief went for 1.85 dollars and the Odell piece about ten cents less. The linen handkerchiefs were plain and carried sender cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cooperstown
N. Y
Milford
Roosevelt
Odell
Woman Dies After Drinking Unknown Bottle in Store
Frances Theresa Cahill, 35, of Syracuse, died in The Siegel Coopers store after drinking from a bottle labeled Sherry Wine in the women’s waiting room. Ambulance surgeon found her dead. coroner took the bottle. Dentist who treated her that afternoon had her card. She had come to New York three months ago for health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siegel-Cooper Company
Frances Theresa Cahill
New York Hospital
Hitchroth
Scholer
Eighth Avenue
Ninteenth Street
Old Man Burned to Death in Amsterdam Fire
Robert F Owens's block in Amsterdam suffered a blaze at 6 am damaging stores and flats. Peter Fury aged eighty died in his room after the fire trapped him. Fire caused painful burns to Robert F Owens and W H Hobbins. Loss totaled 10000 dollars covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
N. Y
Robert FF. Owens
Peter Fury
Robert F. Owens
W. H. Hobbins
John Kelly, Jr
A. D. Ogden
Flooding Hits Elizabeth Shoreline – Plants Shut Down
High tide in Staten Island Sound floods boiler rooms of several plants along the shore in Elizabeth causing plant shutdowns. Crescent shipyards abandon outdoor work and schools close at noon due to dangerous water and slush in streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
N. J
Staten Island Sound
Crescent Shipyards
Hotel Guests Listed in Public Notice
AT THE HOTELS. HOLLAND O. C. Mead Louisville IMPERIAL O. G. Traphagen Honolulu PARK AVENUE Judge A G Phelps-Dodge Danville Ill GRAND Col E P Pearson United States Army Capt W C Forbush United States Army MANHATTAN Charles Belsbury Manchester England R. B. Swift Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
O. C. Mead
Louisville
Imperial
O. G. Traphagen
Honolulu
Park Avenue
A. G. Phelps-Dodge
Danville
Ill
GRAND
E.P. Pearson
United States Army
W. C. Forbush
Manhattan
Charles Belsbury
Manchester
England
R. B. Swift
Chicago
Military Officers and Assignments, Various Cities
A roster lists officers including Capt. T. R. Kenney and Major H. C. Dennis with assignments in Murray Hill and Victoria. Other names include J. Rider Cady, F. W. Huidekoper, G. Gibbs, and H. Weeks, spanning Hudson to Pittsburg and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Hill
T. R. Kenney
United States Army
J. Rider Cady
Hudson
Plaza
F. W.huidekoper
Washington
Gat H. Gibbs
Newport
R. G. Savage
Louisville
Savoy
George H. Franklyn
Cincinnati
F. G. du Bigne
Atlanta
Fifth
Arrival of buyers from multiple firms at major hotels
A list of buyers and firms from various cities including Flaxman Nation Company Houston J Flaxman Steely J G Co Dayton Pomeroy & Stewart Reading Munshower knit underwear Sessions Utica Ambach Brothers & Co Baltimore M Ambach Hoffman House Kuppenheimer Co Chicago Sampliner cloaks Hoffman House Lamp Chalifoux Lowell Sisson Brothers Walden Grand Hotel Woodward Lothrop Washington D C Powers 438 Broadway Holland House visits noted at Herald Square Hotel and other venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flaxman Nation Company
Houston
Texas
T. Flaxman
Nations
Herald Square
Steely
Dayton
Ohio
J. G
Dives
Pomeroy & Stewart
Reading
Penn
W. G.munshower
Walker Street
Cadillac
Sessions
F. W
Utica
N. Y
Earlington
Navarre
Sisson Brothers & Walden Company
Binghamton
T. B. Calkins
Grand Hotel
Woodward & Lothrop
Washington, D. C
W. H. Powers
Broadway
Holland House
Listed firms and addresses line a regional trade directory
An OCR fragment lists numerous firms across New York Ohio Illinois Massachusetts and Pennsylvania with principal names and street addresses. Entries include Cohn Co silks Victoria Hotel William Son & Co W B Jennings prints and linings 309 Broadway St Denis Hotel Field Marshall & Co Han son cloaks and suits Morgan waists 104 Worth Street Schlesinger Mayer Fos ter bedding 377 Broadway Stevens C A & Bros Hearn waists 487 Broadway Kaufman Bros Pittsburgh and other suppliers with Broadway addresses and catalog items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohn
Rochester
N. Y
H. Cohn
Victoria
Taylor, William, Son & Co
Cleveland
Ohio
W. B. Jennings
Broad_way
St. Denis
Field, Marshall, & Co
Chicago
Ill
A. Hanson
C. M. Morgan
F. L. Morgan
Worth Street
Schlesinger & Mayer
W. H. Foster
Broadway
Barrington
Stevens
H. Hearn
Kaufman Bros
Pittsburg
Penn
C. A. Birkle
Hoffman Case
Macinnes, J. ©., Co
Worcester
Mass
A. A. Spaulding
Whitney, Yuam
von Alb
N. F. Attney
M. O. Any
F. Ray
Also Mentioned on This Page
LAW
Broker
Knabe
Fifth Ave
Cor
20Th St
WM. Knabe & Company
Saka & Company
34Th Street
West Siders
104Th Street
Church Mission
Denslow
W. W. Denslow
St. Nicholas
Denstow
DeXston
G. W. Dillingham Company, Publishers
Long Island Bank
Syracuse
the Czar
John R. Carling
New York Sun
Alexander Glovatski
Ancient
Egypt
Jeremiah Curtin
Louisiana
Mary Devereux
Little, Brown & Co., Publishers
Casperfeld & Cleveland
Bowery
Bowery Savings Bank
Appletons
Holiday Books
Katharine Newbold Birdsall
Walter Russell
Capt
Gustavus Conyngham
James Barnes
Farragut
Commodore Perry
Carlton T. Chapman
Mr. Barnes
Conyngham
Paul Jones
Miss Lochinvar
Marion Ames Taggart
William L. Jacobs
Miss Taggart
Bengal
Chunder Bindabun Bhoesh
Cambridge
Harry Bangsho Jabberjee
Calcutta University
Piljosh
Harry Bungsho Jabberjee
B. A
F. Anstey
Bernard Partridge
D. Appleton & CO
C.d.gibsons
R.h.russell
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