Milbury Letter Tied to India Relief Committee Officials
The piece details a typewritten solicitation signed by Arthur W. Milbury asking for donations under the name of the Committee of One Hundred on India Famine Relief. It notes unauthorized use of committee letterheads, identifies committee officers, and reports Milbury’s connections and current Philadelphia address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Milbury
Hesud
India
Namie Helier
William Ee Dadee
Ly, Aos
Chamberlain
Elgin R. K. Gold
Arthur Wis. Milbury
Frederick D. Green
John Crosby Brawh
New
York
Arthur W. Millbury
New York
Ameryt Lan
Urs
Ossenund
Thaomheh
Sauwrites
Anthur
W. Milbury
William E. Dodge
Committee of One Hundred
Milbury
Mifours
Bible House
Philadelphia
International General Company
Broad and
Chestnut Streets
Industrial Christian Alliance
Bleecker Street
Ralph Pryant
Ecumenical Conference
New Jersey
Juarsims Vi
Witnesses Detail Burnz Mental State In Murder Trial
Public interest remains high as the Burnz murder trial continues in White Plains. Witnesses including Mrs Annie Hautnz and nurses describe heavy cigarette use, headaches, memory lapses, and moments of irrationality. The case adjourned with testimony paused after a nurse fainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Edgar C. Burnz
Herbert B Fellows
Scarsdale
Annie E. Hautnz
Sim
Flo
Moore
Catherine Hertin
Mrs Moore
Young Burnt
White Plains Hospital
Nellie Burke
Burnz
Ada Fhipp
Albert F. Knapp
Keogh
H. G. V. de Hart
Baltimore Bank Placed Under Temporary Receiver
The Controller of the Currency appointed J. Frank Aldrich as temporary receiver for the American National Bank of Baltimore after large deposit shrinkage and heavy losses weakened capital and surplus. A Baltimore Clearing House meeting concluded no further credit could be extended. insolvency was deemed likely with deposits at risk, though depositor losses may be small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Frank Aldrich
American National Bank of
Baltimore
Clearing House of Baltimore
United States
Miss Grace Wagner Weds Clerk in Secret City Marriage
Harlem society learned that Grace Wagner daughter of Robert C. Wagner of 1911 Madison Avenue and P Boene Warner a Plaza Bank clerk were secretly married July 1 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. The groom demanded secrecy due to the bride’s mother’s reaction and the couple confided after a church interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Grace Wagner
Robert C. Wagner
Madison Avenue
Wagner Palace Car Company
P. Boene Warner
Plaza Bank
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-Eighth Street
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Johnson
Pilgrim Congregational Church
One Hundred and Twenty-first Street
Vanderbilt Taxes to Hit Heirs on 16 Million Estate
The Vanderbilt heirs face personal property assessments based on Cornelius Vanderbilt’s roughly 16 million valuation. Tax Chief Fellner says the January levy will use the estate’s appraised value, though attorneys for Vanderbilt say they will ignore declarations until formal department action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fellner
Tax Department
Freitner
Cornelius Vanderbilts
Anderson & Anderson
Wall Street
Vanderbilt
Feilner
Vanderbilt Trust Fund Appraisal Totals 6.42 Million
Robert Mazet filed the surrogate’s report on the Vanderbilt trust valued at 6,421,092.50 after deducting 500,000 due Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. The remaining shares allocate 1,480,273.12 to Alfred G. and Reginald C. Vanderbilt each and 1,480,272.18 to Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and Gladys Vanderbilt, 1 cent less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mazet
Yesterda
William H. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Cornelius
Alfred G
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Gladys Vanderbilt
Republicans Confer Over County Committee Succession
Senator Platt arrived from Washington and denied comment as a conference plans to pick a successor to Gen. Greene. William H. Ten Hyck is favored though reluctant, with Lemuel Quigg and James W. Perry also mentioned. Governor-elect Odell is expected, along with other prominent Republicans. Police legislation may be discussed amid opposition to the single headed commission bill.
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Platt
Washington
Greene
William H. Ten Hyck
Lemuel 2
Quigg
James W. Perry
Telegraph Strike Off on Gulf Colorado and Santa Fé
In Houston Texas on December 21 the strike of telegraph operators on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fé was called off tonight. The walkout began fifteen days earlier in Texas. No concessions were asked by the men nor offered by the company as a prelude to ending the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fé
Hill to Attend Manhattan Club Meeting for anti Croker Cause
David B. Hill and John B. Stanchfield are expected at a Manhattan Club gathering this evening. The meeting marks the launch of an effort to organize a Democratic Party in New York City to oppose Tammany Hall in municipal politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Hill
Manhattan Club
John B. Stanchfield
New York City
Tammany Hail
Weather forecast for Atlantic coast and inland regions today
Fair conditions along the Atlantic coast with rising temperatures. A storm near the South Atlantic coast brings strong northerly winds and rain or snow to the Middle Atlantic and South New England coasts. By tomorrow likely rain or snow reaching as far east as the Allegheny Mountains with a sharp temperature drop in central valleys and upper Great Lakes. Northerly winds weaken along the New England coast while Middle Atlantic winds become light and variable. South Atlantic winds shift to fresh southeast. Storm signals posted from New Haven to Boston.
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South Atlantic
Ocean
Middle Atlantic
South New England
Atlantic
Alleghany Mountains
Lake
New England
New Haven
Boston
West Point hazing hearings recount Booz Keller bout at Fort Putnam
Witnesses confirm Booz ran around the ring to avoid Keller in the August 6 1898 fight at Fort Putnam. Cadets testify Booz was not severely injured and that hazing allegations show no brutal practice at the academy. Sentinels and seconds describe the bout and Booz's behavior as he cried and retreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Military Court of Inquiry
West Point Military Academy
Booz and Breth
Keller
Booz
Fort Putnam
Academy
Breth
Lewis Brown, Jr
Rhode Island
Boog @t Fort
Hayden
de Young
Spalding
Boaz
Frank W. Coe
Military Academy
Frank Keller
Claus
J. B. Wray
Ralph N. Hayden
New York
W. R. Bettinson
Kentucky
Bettinson
Gen. Brooke
George R. Spalding
Michigan
Walter Smith
Georgia
James Prentice
Prentice
Fred L. Deen
Texas
Deen
Grover Cleveland Addresses Pierce School Graduates
Ex president Grover Cleveland spoke at the Pierce School graduation in Philadelphia urging business education, hard work, honesty, and patriotic civic duty. He warned against trusts, urged neighborly virtue, and said wealth should not dull conscience or humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland
Pierce School
Cleveland
Ufe
Armour shows notable improvement after relapse
Philip D. Armour, after several weeks of illness and a slight relapse last night, was considerably better today. Family members express no apprehension and note his gradual recovery continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philip D. Armour
Cleveland on subsidies and free ships policy
Ex president Grover Cleveland reiterates his stance on ship subsidies. He cites his St Louis speech supporting free ships and argues the United States should avoid coddling as a rising world power. He notes no change in his opinion on the subsidy bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
North American Tonight
Grover Cleveland
Congress
St. Louis
Dock Board in heated session over Degnon dumping dispute
A lively Dock Board meeting erupted as Assistant Corporation Counsel Freedman questioned Dockmaster L H Harrison about Degnon Contracting Company dumping cellar dirt on Pier 28 Hast River without a permit. Harrison testified Degnon had clearance through Commissioner Meyer and that a September permit was promised. The dispute drew sharp exchanges and Meyer declined to speak to the press as Degnon representatives defended the company from alleged overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dock Board
Freedman
L. Hitch Harrison
Burke
Department
Degnonan Contracting Company
Hast
Iemestr Harrison
Degnon
Meyer
Harrison
Syndicate
Mr. Degnon
Rarle
Manley
Degnon-McLean Company
Cleveland
Mr. McLean
Fidelia and Suburban Triumph in City Bowling Showdowns
Fidelia B C defeated Metropolitan B C 957 to 883 as F I led with Timm 200 and Lealy 214 while Metropolitan’s Keller 194 and Voorhees 173 paced the visitors. Suburban Council toppled Bronx Council 785 to 657 at Pump’s North Side Palace with Oakes 159 and Hecht 162 strong. Manning Maxwell Moore opened Commercial Bowling League play on Cadieu’s Monarch alleys, defeating Passavant & Co and S Oppenheim & Levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelia
Metropolitan
Starr
Fidelia B. C
Metropolitan B. C
Dr. Timm
Lealy
Ov Kb
Koster
Ebling
Rothermel
Keller Gas
Voorhees
Suburban Council
Royal Arcanum
Bronx Council
Bronx
Pump
Bronk Council
Oakes
Demler
van Fleet
Bartel Tess
Ballard
Vollbracht
Hecht
Sincke
Erndorfer
Manning
Maxwell &Moore
Cadieu
Monarch
Passavant & Co
S. Oppenheim & Levy
Maxwell & Moore
Cramer
Morrissey
Hudson
Whitney
Blue
Eckstein
Oppenheim
Schacht
Gambling House Raided Near Harlem by Precinct Detectives
Captain Mertens of the One Hundred twenty fifth Street Station investigated a raid on an Eighth Avenue gambling house near One Hundred and Twentieth Street. Three truckloads of devices were seized. The proprietor fled, no arrests were made. Burr of the Parkhurst Society denied involvement. timing and authority remained disputed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martens
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Harlem Opera House
Burr
Parkhurst Society
Eighth Avenue
One Hundred and Twentieth Street
Mertens
New York Times
Frank Moss
Health claim for cod liver oil emulsion
The passage notes whooping cough can weaken the body and lead to pneumonia and consumption, and praises Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil for easing cough, limiting weakness, and restoring nutrition. It offers a sample bottle from Scott and Bowne of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Colum bia League bowling results in Harlem and Brooklyn
In last night’s bowling action Columbia League teams Wang Kokberstein and Standard faced Owl, with scores totaling 803 and 826 in the first game and 735 in the second. Corinthian beat Hyperion Empire in Harlem. Spartans topped E M Bowling Club with 952 in the first game and 914 in the third. Cathedral Catholic Club No 2 defeated Holy Cross Lyceum and Leo Catholic Club in the Arch Diocesan Union League. Palace Bowling Club beat Echo and Manhattan in Brooklyn. Kings County Wheelmen and Orient clubs split three games in the Long Island League last night, while De Forest Council defeated Philadelphia Council in the Brooklyn Royal Arcanum tournament.
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Schlesing
Columbia
Wang Bowling Club
M. Silberstein
Pinover
Kohn
Lederer
A. Silberstein
Standard
Kohler
Tobin
Ruckett
Allison
Thompson
Owl
Stearn
Grabenstein
Plevies
Kramer
Metager
Wang
Metzger
Corinthian
Hyperion and Empire
Harlem Palace
Corinthian Bowling Club
Smith
Reese
Helden
Zollinger
Schaefer
Hyperion Bowling Club
McKenzie
Klepper
Krick
Secher
Herrmann
Empire Bowling Club
Linden
Mische
Howell
Young
Shiman
Holden
Spartans
Germania
Dirks
Phiele
Wedekin
Barnett
Hoag
Spartan
Meyer
Keppler
Westerg
Conlan
Lehrbach
E. M
Ludlow
Schneider
Westber
Eastmead
Surprise
Westberg
Cathedral Catholic Club
Holy Cross Lyceum
Leo Catholic Club
Thumann Colonial
Holahan
W. Fox
P. Fox
Lawrence
Callahan
Holsgrove
Reynolds
Morrissey
Burke
Dillon
Plunkitt
G. Etzel
Dunn
Higgins
McCarty
Leo Catholic
Cathedral Catholic
Holakan
Gillespie
Palace
Echo
Manhattan
Greater New York
Palace Alley
Brooklyn
Palace Bowling Club
Finnegan
Hertzog
Wall
Beinett
Dickson
Echo Bowling Club
Heazly
Brown
Jewell
van Slyck
Sellers
Manhattan Bowling Club
Sorenson
Batch
Allen
Haller
Bauer
Kings County Wheelmen
Elephant Club
Reinecke Club
Orient Bowling Club
Mullins
Dewey
Viele
Cramer
Bedford Bowling Club
W. Markwell
B. Markwell
Page
Landmann
Butler
Bedford
Landemann
Kings County
Leach
Morris
Seat
Denike
Cornish
Twiddy
Philadelphoia Council
Brooklyn Royal Arcanum
de Forest Council
Arps
Walters
Heasley
Maass
A . Burnside Council
Powell
van Dyke
Hubbard
Flanagan
Barker
Burnside Council
Eldred
Philadelphos Council
Martin
Medicus
Vandekar
Bierschenck
Jenkins
Total
Bowling Schedule Highlights Local Matches Tonight
Tonight features a Wholesale Drug Trade Association tournament with Parke Davis Colgate Johnson and Johnson Lanman Kemp National Lead and General Chemical at Reid's Church Street alleys. Also Twelfth Regiment League Games at Armory alleys and an exhibition between Prosperity and Manhattan clubs at Germania alleys in Brooklyn.
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Tholesale Drug Trade Association
Parke, Davis & Co
Colgate & Co
Johnson & Johnson
Lanman & Kemp
National Lead Company
General Chemical Company
Reid
Church Street
Twelfth Regiment Bowling League
Armory
Prosperity
Manhattan
Germania
Brooklyn
Former Fiancées in Court Over Assault Charge
Sadie Donohue of 133 Division Avenue Williamsburg appeared in Lee Avenue Police Court on a summons from William Engall superintendent of a knitting mill and once her fiancé. Engall says Donohue assaulted him Wednesday night at Bedford Avenue and South Eighth Street. Magistrate Kramer adjourned the hearing and paroled Donohue.
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Sadie Donohue
Division Avenue
Williamsburg
Lee Avenue
William Engall
South Eighth Street
Engall
Miss Donohue
Bedford Avenue
Kramer
City council debate on Croton water and Ramapo contract
Large audience at the People's Institute in Cooper Union heard Controller Coler Henry W Goodrich and Frederick W Hinrichs oppose the Ramapo grab and push municipal ownership of the water supply Coler cited 1832 to 1900 Croton system profits and warned Ramapo would cost over 4 million dollars annually He urged a constitutional amendment to exempt new water debt from the debt limit and called for a public vote Goodrich discussed filtration and Hinrichs outlined Brooklyn's conditions.
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People’s Institute
Cooper Union
Controller Coler
Henry W. Goodrich
Frederick W Hinrichs
Ramapo
Coler
Croton
John R. Freeman
Cornell
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Charter Revision Commission
New York
Ramapo Water Company
Merchants’ ‘Association
Goodrich
Hinrichs
French Canadians to Leave Maine for Quebec Lands
A Montreal dispatch reports a possible 150 000 to 200 000 French Canadians may return to Quebec next spring from New England, Maine especially, due to discontent and restricted access to priests. Rene Dupont notes idle land in Lake St John awaits settlers, a shift linked to Quebec colonization efforts.
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Buffalo
Montreal
New England
Maine
Quebec
Réné Dupont
Lake St. John
Rome
Governor Roosevelt faces use of injunction in Gardiner case
Albany dec 21 Col Asa Bird Gardiner District Attorney of New York County seeks to rebut charges of misconduct malfeasance and misfeasance as he heads to Albany to answer before Governor Roosevelt. Major Edwards seeks subpoenas for twenty eight witnesses while Attorney General Davies confirms Gardiner must subpoena his own witnesses.
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Albany
Capitol
Asa Bird Gardiner
New York County
Major Edwards
Coli.Gardiner
Hammond
Davies
Col
Gardiner
Roosevelt
Col. Gardiner
District Attorney's Office
Criminal Courts
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John H. Michener
Milldonaire
Henry K. Fox
Miss Grace Wagner
P- Boone -Warner
W. H. Vanderbilt Trust Fund
Mazet
Santa FE
Tammany
IMES
Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau—Times
Esnath
At & Ee
Court of Inquiry
Him
MR. Cleveland
Lively Dock Board Row
Fidelias
Metropolitans
Quebec Colonization Movement
Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Ofuebec
Wilfrid
J. Israel Arte
Standard Gas Light Co
Dr. Lyon
Executive
Ostetter
Whiting M’f'g CO. Silversmiths
Broadway
18Th St
England
Tifeany
Fourihavenue
Bet
Meriden Company
Madison Square
Maiden Lane
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