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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1900

Page

3

Charges Against Asa Bird Gardiner in Misconduct Probes

District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner faces charges of misconduct and malfeasance in office from Deputy Attorney General John Henry Hammond. Five days are given to answer or appear before the Governor. Hammond alleges interference with the Attorney General’s deputies in election cases before Recorder Goff. Gardiner calls the charges groundless.

Asa Bird Gardiner John Henry Hammond Col. Gardiner Goff Roosevelt Ol. Gardiner Odell Albany Hammond Gordon John Lynch Abraham Levy Supreme Court McClelland Ceol.Gardiner Levy Unger Cager Grand Jury Tribune Chief Devery Mr. Hammond Charles Mather Co. Gardiner Simmond Gordon, McClelland McCann

French Amnesty Debate Divides Chamber Over Forger Exclusions

In the Chamber of Deputies the amnesty bill debate featured M. Vazeille proposing an amendment to exclude forgers and lying witnesses from amnesty. The Premier Waldeck-Rousseau warned the move would revive the Dreyfus affair, while Ex-Premier Méme defended past court actions and espionage notes. The chamber later voted confidence in the Premier, 341 to 90.

Parmis Chamber of Deputies M. Vazeille Radical Socialist Dreyfus M. Waldeck-Rousseau Republican Party M. Greton Hailan Ambasador M. Méline Henry Mo Mélie Lillot

Fire at Catholic Protectory Van Ness Blazes In Boiler House

Fire broke out at 10 30 yesterday in the boiler house roof of the Catholic Protectory at Van Ness. A brigade of boy inmates aided the West Farms Fire Department, forming lines and guiding the apparatus to keep flames from spreading to the female wing, limiting damage to about 700 dollars.

van Ness West Farms Gallway Regular Fire Department

Stuart Robson's Escape On Queen and Crescent Train

Stuart Robson, actor, narrowly escaped a volley from a hilltop near the Queen and Crescent Railway. Bullets shattered woodwork above his head as the armored train passed. Authorities arrested James Stout, a wealthy local youth, believed mentally unbalanced and acting for amusement.

Danville Stuart Robson Queen and Crescent Robson James Stout Stout

Fifteen Year Old Nellie Moffett Charged With Forgery

Nellie Moffett, 15, of 505 Fast Thirty-ninth Street, was held at Centre Street Court for forging checks to obtain 380 dollars. She had been recently released from an orphan asylum and lived with her aunt Mrs. Kate Murray. The girl claimed she forged to pay board and support a small brother and sister.

Nellie Moffett Fast Thirty-ninth Street Centre Street Court Kate Murray Broadway Miss Leary

Salvation Army Dinner for Poor at Madison Square Garden

Salvation Army prepares to feed 25000 poor with a Christmas dinner at Madison Square Garden. Funds aim for 50000. 6000 from street pots and major gifts include 100 from Mrs Collis Huntington. About 15000 dine at the Garden, the rest are served at home via family baskets. recipients chosen after references.

Ner Madison Square Garden Salvation Army Booth "Tucker Collis P. Huntington

Austin fights for liberty as farmhand killer awaits sentence

Peter Austin, convicted last week of manslaughter in the second degree for killing his farmhand Charles Brower and throwing the body into a well fourteen years ago, was arraigned for sentencing. His lawyer Frank B. Lown argued the five year statute of limitations bars the conviction, asking adjournment until Saturday.

Poughkeepsiss Peter Austin Charles Brower Phillips Frank B. Lown Austin Lown

Smallpox Cases Rise in Schenectady Panic Strikes City

Two more smallpox cases reported in Schenectady bringing total to three. Board of Health urges immediate vaccination for all residents and pupils. A pest house opened. Dr. Hail to remain to treat cases. Minnie Lasher and her mother attempted escape quarantine but were stopped by guards.

Schenectady N.Y Board of Health Board of Education Hail Henry Tellier Mount Pleasant Ernest Schwilk Union Street Minnie Lasher Germania Avenue

Man fined $50 for threatening a Brooklyn widow

Henry Ayres of Debevoise Place Brooklyn was convicted in the Brooklyn Court of Special Sessions for sending threatening letters to Mrs Mary Curry a young widow. The case cited Ayres jealousy of policeman Thomas Fay and a letter from Senator Platt as part of the affair. Justice Courtney questioned Ayres about T C Platt and Ayres claimed the senior New York Senator was his contact. Ayres admitted influence but denied affecting police actions and was fined fifty dollars.

Senator Platt Brooklyn Staten Island Henry Ayres Mary Curry Debevoise Place Court of Special Sessions Ayres T. C. Platt Courtney New York

Booz Case Inquiry Opens at Bristol West Point Death Linked

Testimony begins in Philadelphia board of inquiry into Oscar L. Booz death from alleged West Point hazing. He entered the academy in 1898 and reported brutal treatment including tabasco forced on him. Witnesses recount fights, health decline, and family claims of abuse. The panel plans further hearings at West Point.

Philadelphia Oscar L. Booz West Point West Point Military Academy Secretary of War Bristol Boot John R. Brooke Department of the East Alfred E. Bates J. W. Clous Dean Bristol Presbyterian Church W. H. Booz Booz Oscar Academy Mr. Booz Superintendent Mills Gen. Bates Col. Mills Ts98 Nellie Booz Miss Booz Willis Weaver Bates Dr. Weaver Claus Alison Oscar Booz Lafayette J. S. Cohen Albert Alvert Anthony B. Burnham Kentucky

Citizens' Unions Work Indorsed at City Meeting

The Central City Committee of the Citizens' Union met at 42 East Twenty third Street with large attendance. R Fulton Cutting presided as delegates from 22 Assembly districts were represented and nineteen delegates at large were chosen to span reform groups and parties.

Central City Committee Citizens’ Union East Twenty-third Street R. Fulton Cutting Andrew J. Hussey R. H. Robinson George R. Bishop Josiah T. Newcomb Arthur F. Cosby Manhattan Matthew Beattie Vigilance League Paul Fuller Joseph Larocque Committee of Seventy Wallace Macfarlane Reform Club Robert C. Ogden Chamber of Commerce Adolph Oppenham Ethical Culture Society City Club Gustav H. Schwab Germany Republican Club Samuel Seabury Labor Henry George Isaac N. Seligman Hepublican Chamber of Commerce and Ethical Culture Society John de Witt Warner Everett P. Wheeler Brooklyn A. J. Boulton Stereotypers’ Union D. A Knights of Labor Henry A. Goulden Bryan Democrat The People’s Institute Abner S .Haight Henry Hentz E. R. L. Gould Thomas A. Fulton Cutting Tammany Hall Reform Clubs Charter Revision Commission Tnion

Cartwright & Warner's Combines Warm Wool Underwear

Advertisement for Cartwright and Warner's offering combination suits in white merino and natural wool, ribbed underwear, and silk and wool underwear highlighting a range of fabrics for winter comfort.

Cartwright & Warner's

Partridge Ends Life Over Ill Health At Home

Edwin C. Partridge aged 63 shot himself at his 358 West Twenty-second Street home and died hours later at New York Hospital. He lived there with his wife and children and had rented rooms to lodgers. A letter to Mrs. Partridge found in the bedroom warned she would receive it after he reached the bottom of the river.

Edwin C. Partridge West Twenty-second Street New York Hospital Partridge

Thief alters Bible in Omaha stealing and mocking text

In Omaha last night a thief deposited 55 in a Bible carried by Hugh Hawthorn of 1903 Farnam Street. The robber found only 25 left and altered the Golden Rule and Fifth Commandment with a sarcastic note. Hawthorn suspects a young man and reports to police.

Omaha, Neb Omaha Hugh Hawthorn Farnam Street Hawthorn

Billiard Marker Surrenders After Fatal Self Defense Shooting

Alfred Lowe a billiard marker of 492 Seventh Avenue turned himself in at Police Headquarters after admitting he shot William Bentz on December 11 in a West Twenty seventh Street fight between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Lowe said Bentz drew a knife and he acted in self defense. He was detained at West Thirty seventh Street Station.

Alfred “Lowe Seventh Avenue William Bentz West Twenty-seventh Street Seventh Eighth Avenues Bentz West Thirty-seventh Street Lowe Coughlin

Arrivals of Buyers From Firms Listed Across Cities

A long list of firms and buyers arranged by city and contact details appears. Ward, M. & Co. of Chicago. Horne, Joseph, & Co. in Pittsburg. Carson, Pirie, Scott, & Co. in Chicago. Snellenberg firms in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Mandel Brothers and Mann & Anker cited with locations. Notices reference delivery methods for The New York Times and reporting irregularities to the publication office.

E. M. _ Seely Franklin Street Oppenheimer Brothers & Co Baltimore H. Oppenheimer Hoffman House Hills, Co. S., & Co Hartford Snellenberg Wilmington Del Hengerer William, Company Buffalo N.Y G. A. Whitburn Broadway Imperial Williams &McAnulty Scranton Penn A. McAnulty Gillen H. J Chicago Sibley, Lindsay & Carr Company Rochester N. C J. G. O'Brien Broome Street Navarre Mandel Brothers Ill F. E. Mandel Cadillac Stearns, R. H., & Co Boston Mass F Wakefield St. Denis Halle Schwarz & Skall Cleveland Ohio S. M. Skall Hutzler A., Sons Richmond L. Hutzler Nations Albert Crane F. L Strauss Brothers M. Strauss Herald Square Mann & Anker Albany L. Mann Hotel Cadillac Annewalt Brothers & Co Allentown WH. Annewalt Greif New York Times NEW York

Frieze Overcoats and Vests Sold at Reduced Prices

Stack up against any weather with Frieze overcoats in greys browns and silks. Coats valued at fifteen dollars now presented by WM Vogel and Son at Broadway Houston Street with double breasted vests cut to two fifty from five and six dollars.

Weather forecast and temperature readings from New York Times Times

Partly cloudy and warmer statewide with variable winds becoming fresh from the south. Temperatures rise east of the Rockies while western areas cool. light rain or snow occurred in the Upper Mississippi Valley and lake region, clearing later. Forecast shows continuing fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered light precipitation in parts of the lake and Middle Atlantic regions. The Times and Weather Bureau records show yesterday’s highs near 30 and lows around 12 with humidity around 60 percent.

Rocky Mountains South Atlantic States New York New England Pacific Coast Mississippi Valley Middle Atlantic States Ohio Valley Upper Lake Region Atlantic States Lower Lake Middle Atlantic South Atlantic NEW York Times Weather Bureau Gr Sa TIMES Printing House Square Ee Weather Bureau

Yesterday's Fires Roundup Across City Damages Hit $5 360

A chronological fire report lists incidents from Sunday night to Monday night. Each entry names the location, owner, and damage costs ranging from minor to substantial, including a $2 500 loss at 29 East Street and a $3 00 at 143 East Thirty-ninth Street. The tally shows many small- to mid-sized blazes with multiple private properties affected.

West One’ Hundred and Twenty-third Street Frederick Reeves Third Avenue Forty-second Street Joseph Malbenk Pearl Street Israel Block Thompson Street Andrew J. Smith Madison Street Nathan Winger West Eighteenth Street Alice Grabb Park Avenue Reade Street Unionport Road Westchester Avenue Catholic Protectory Broadway Rivington Street Morris Bakulle East Thirty-ninth Street AmeHa Hill Henry G. Marquand One Hundred Twenty-fourth Street A. Hammond East Eighty-third Street L. Kaufman East Street Mark & Jacobson Stanton Street Rosie Goldberg East Twenty-seventh Street John J.scammel

Fire devastates three Chicopee Falls houses. families homeless

A early morning fire in Chicopee Falls destroyed three dwellings and left three families homeless. Some inmates had narrow escapes. Loss estimated at eight thousand and eighty dollars.

Springfield Mass Chicopee Falls

Luxurious Fabrics Priced Amid Seasonal Dyes

An advertisement lists heavy double faced eiderdown at 6.24 and camel hair pieces with Jacquard patterns in pretty tints at 6.74, showing substantial savings from higher prices and highlighting rich materials.

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Chamber Orphan Asylum Austin Fights For Liberty T. Cc. Platt Judge Military Board Citizens’ Unions Work Mr. Cutting Charter Amend West Negro Heé WM. Vogel & Son Houston St Mackintoshas London Macy West 38Th St Saranac Lake Saranac. Lake N. Y Pontiac Club Mauser Mie. Co East 15Th St Std Av Fairbanks Lewis & Qonger
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