Governor roosevelt weighs Gardiner bias in election case
Testimony centers on Col Gardiner's refusal to issue blank subpoenas and aid the Attorney General in election-law prosecutions. Governor Roosevelt accuses Gardiner of obstructing cases, while Hammond and Bartlett contest the conduct, with witnesses detailing subpoenas, calendars, and prior court actions amid a charged political frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyron Hughes Edwards
Col. Gardiner
Buell
Hit
Roosevelt
Col
Gardiner
Attormet
Hammond
Newberger
Col. Bartlett
Attorney Generals Office
Hedges
Werner
Aus
Hos
Ol. Bartlett
Devery
Unger
Miller
Bistrict
Collins
Bellevue Hospital
Ceygmty
McClelland
McCann
Articl
Ware
Hammand
Ol. John Bartlett
Crane
Samuel S. Hotchkiss
James Lindsay Gordon
William J. McKenna
Henry Zeimer
Joy
Chief Devery
Col Barnett
Col. Wardiner
New District Attorney Philbin Speaks On Appointment
Eugene A. Philbin, at the Manhattan Club, says Roosevelt’s choice surprised him yet reflects his record in exposing abuses at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Bath. He pledges to serve without partisan influence and to follow Theodore Roosevelt’s example as Police Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene A. Philbin
Manhattan Club
Roosevelt
Platt
Parghurst
District Attorney’s Office
New
Theodore
Life Sketch of Eugene A. Philbin Lawyer and Public Official
Eugene A. Philbin born 1857 educated at Seton Hall and Columbia Law. Admitted to the bar 1886, joined Beekman & Ogden 1887, firm dissolved 1894, then Ogden & Beekman, later Philbin Beekman & Menken. Appointed Commissioner of the State Board of Charities in 1899 by Gov Roosevelt and chaired a 1899-December investigation of the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Bath. Active in Catholic clubs and bar associations, longtime participant in Catholic charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene A. Philbin
Stephen _Philbin
Eugene
Seton Hall College
Mercantile Life
Columbia College
Beekman & Ogden
Justice Beekman
Thomas L. Ogden
Ogden & Beekman
Philbin, Beekman & Menken
Charles K. Beekman
S. Stanwood Menken
Philbin
State Board of Charities
Bath
Catholic Club
The
Bar Associatidm
Catholic Charities
Roosevelt Removes Gardiner Sparks Citywide Fallout
Word reached the Manhattan Club at 11 P.M. that Governor Roosevelt removed District Attorney Gardiner. Tammany men condemned the move while Republicans argued it signals a city crisis. Congressman Sulzer called it a Republican attempt to steal New York City and others labeled it a political blunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Club
Guv. Roosevelt
Gardiner
Tammany Men
Gov
Roosevelt
William Sulzer
Col
New York City
Congress
Jefferson M. Levy
Col. Gardiner
John T. Oakley
Gardiner's Staff Convenes After Rail Arrival Event
District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner arrived from Albany on the Empire State Express. Assistant DAs Osborne, Gordon, and Unger reached Grand Central at 4:25 AM with clerks, met by O Reilly Blumenthal and McIntyre plus Tammany figures. O Reilly said Gardiner had already reached the city and a staff meeting was planned, possibly at the Criminal Courts Building. The group declined comment on Gardiner's removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Bird Gardiner
Albany
Empire State Express
Garden City
Osborne, Gordon
Unger
Grand Central Station
O'Reilly
Blumenthal
McIntyre
Tammany
O’ Reilly
Col. Gardiner
Mace
Criminal Courts Building
Gardiner's Tumultuous Tenure as New York D A
Asa Bird Gardiner, elected District Attorney of New York County in 1807 on the Tammany ticket, has endured a stormy three years in office. He faced multiple removal petitions, clashes with Recorder Golf and General Sessions judges, and controversy over subpoenas and prosecutions. His name was legally changed from Gardner to Gardiner in 1884.
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Asa Bird Gardiner
County of
New York
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Col. Gardiner
Harlem
Strong
Col
Lovell H. Jerome
Supreme Court
Jerome
Ity Club
Gov
Roosevelt
Ainsley Wilcox
Buffalo
A. H. Hammond
Recorder Golf
Recorder
Mazet
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
John Proctor Clarke
Job Hedges
Gov. Roosevelt
Gardner
Court of Common Please
Francis Wilson Begins Foreclosure Suit in Cicero
Chicago, Dec 22 Francis Wilson the comedian has filed a foreclosure suit for 18500 on a mortgage held against property in Cicero west of the city The indebtedness totals 20730 and service on Gilbert Lehmer owner of the property is difficult as he is not in the city If not personally served three years must pass before a decree can be absolute Lehmer thought to be worth 300000 while Wilson holds substantial Chicago real estate investments exceeding 300000 with the Lehmer property valued at nearly twice the loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Francis Wilson
Cicero
Gilbert Lehmer
Wilson
Lehmer
Employers Christmas Gifts Hit Record Year in Chicago
The New York Times reports lavish year end employee gifts across Chicago firms. Crane Elevator, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, and American Express distributed money and gold gifts this week. Brokers and department stores such as A O Slaughter, Siegel Cooper, and A Rothschild plan bonuses, turkeys, and other remembrances. Co operative profit sharing at The Hub distributes profits pro rata among clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Crane Elevator Company
John H. Wrenn
E. {. Brewster & Co
C. A. Whyland & Co
Fair Department
Siegel, Cooper & Co
A. . Rothschild & Co
Rock Island and Pacific
Northwestern
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Baltimore Bank Failures Drag Economy Savings into Collapse
Special to The New York Times reports the American National Bank collapse triggers closures and depositor panic at the Economy Savings Bank in Baltimore. Crowds of mainly poor Jewish residents gather as directors claim funds are tied to the American bank. Officials assess losses from Traders' National Bank securities and real estate ventures, while calls grow for restoration before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
American National Bank
Economy Savings Bank
Auarters
Old Town Building Association
St.Vincent de Paul's Building Association
American
Economy Bank
American Bank
Aldrich
National Bank Examiner
Griffith
Hayes
Baltimore City
William T. Malster
Traders’ National Bank
Baltimore Clearing House
Traders’ Bank
Joshua Horner
Columbian Iron Works
George Gaither
Clearing House Association
Automatic Telephone Exchange Company
Massachusetts Car Lines United Under Harmony in Eastern Massachusetts
Boston Elevates Boston and Worcester and Massachusetts Electric Companies have harmonized their street railway interests in Eastern Massachusetts. Negotiations aim to cement the alignment, with Boston Elevated Railway Company controlling a majority of Boston and Newton Street Railway stock. Morgan interests pursue control of Massachusetts Electric Companies amid recent stock purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Boston Elevates
Boston and Worcester
Massachusetts Electric
Newton Roads
Boston Elevated
Massachusetts Electric Companies
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston and
J. P. Morgan
Massachusetts Electric Company
Morgan
Steamer Towed 300 Miles After Shaft Failure
The British steamer Haddon Hall, from Swansea to Baltimore, was towed into Queenstown harbor after losing its propeller in a gale. Towed by Springwell since Dec. 15, the Haddon Hall broke its shaft Dec. 7 and drifted for two days. after lifeboats and hawsers, an 800 mile tow was completed.
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Queenstown
Haddon Hall
Petersen
Springwell
Swansea
Baltimore
Galveston
Bremen
Three-Masted Schooner Frank Leaming Abandoned in Storm
The schooner Frank Leaming captained by Campbell, carrying lumber from Norfolk to New York, was waterlogged and abandoned on the Horse shoe during yesterday morning's gale. All crew were rescued by the schooner W. D. Hilton under Captain Lippincott and brought to Norfolk. The Leaming was found by tug Walter A. Luckenbach and towed into port, lying now on the Berkley Flats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Frank Leaming
Campbell
New York
W. D. Hilton
Lippincott
Leaming
Walter A. Luckenbach
Berkley Flats
Miners Fire 20 Nonunion Workers in Shamokin Strike Threat
Shamokin Pennsyl. December 22 The Shamokin Coal Company at Natalie Colliery discharged twenty nonunion employees under threat of a strike by 1,200 men and boys. The fired workers refused to join the United Mine Workers. Fifty more men would have been discharged but joined the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Penn
Shamokin Coal Company
Natalie
United Mine Workers
Boy Burned While Portraying Santa at Belleville School
Leroy Sargent, fourteen, a Public School No. 1 pupil in Belleville New Jersey, was seriously burned yesterday while impersonating Santa Claus for kindergarteners. His costume touched a Christmas tree light and ignited, but quick aid saved his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Sargent
Belleville
N. J
Santa Claus
Greenup County Quarantined Amid Smallpox Epidemic
From noon today Greenup County Kentucky except Russell is under strict quarantine by the State Board of Health. Smallpox is epidemic in twenty counties. County officials refuse vaccination and isolation, causing resignation of the local Health Board. No mail, freight, or trains may pass through except Russell. Residents fear quarantine more than disease. A merchant warns customers they cannot leave the county and must buy now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenup
State Board of Health
Greenup County
Russell
Kentucky
State Board
Two More Smallpox Cases Reported by Health Board
The Board of Health disclosed two new smallpox cases last night. Jennie Claxton, 28, of 109 East Ninety-fourth Street, and R A Clark, 20, of 329 East Eighteenth Street, were vaccinated in their homes and moved to North Brother Island. Lyons and Chabot denies opposition to vaccination, claiming employees resisted after doctors arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Jennie Claxton
East Ninety-fourth Street
R. A. Clark
East Eighteenth Street
North Brother Island
T. J. Chabot
Lyons & Chabot
Fiftieth Street
Third Avenue
Chabot
Port Chester Tramps Haven in Town Lockup
Port Chester New York logs show 3245 tramps brought before five Justices in a period. Hoboes alight from New York freight trains, seek lodging, tobacco, and meals, then face county jail or release, with fees paid to constables and Justices. Auditors cut constables fees as taxpayers complain inducements draw hoboes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chester
N. Y
New York
W. S. Wakefield
Bernard Baruch
Stephen Marshall
Theegh Parker
Hains
Complication Over Arrest Of Italian Suspect in Murder
Plattsburg reports an international dispute after Frank Coolidge, an Italian, was arrested by American officers for the murder of John Julian at Alburgh, Vermont. Coolidge is jailed in Plattsburg and refuses transfer to Vermont without requisition papers, while Canadian officials allege he was arrested in Canada without Dominion authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg
Frank Coolidge
John Julian
Alburgh
Coolidge
Lacolle
Quebec
Vermont
Canada
United States
Big Horizontal Telescope At Cambridge For Moon Atlas
Harvard University’s West Indian Station at Mandeville Jamaica reports progress on a giant horizontal telescope. Prof. W. H. Pickering and assistants built foundations and a cover for the mirror to protect from dew. The instrument remains fixed while photographs of the moon are pursued through all phases for a complete atlas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Astronomical Observatory
Harvard University
Mendeville
Jamaica
W. H. Pickering
Pickering
Moon
Kimberley Threatened by Boers Report Reported in London
London dispatch reports Kimberley threatened by Boers according to The Evening Standard. No major South African firms connected to Kimberley have received information confirming the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Evening Standard
Kimberley
Blizzard Rages in Nebraska Storm Strands Rails
Lincoln Nebraska December 22 a severe blizzard grinds across the state with rain changing to snow by mid afternoon a strong northwesterly wind and plummeting temperatures. If the storm persists tomorrow stock on ranges may suffer and railroads could be blockaded as trains run late and conditions worsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Pecks $130000 Award Against Stratton in Mine Plant Case
A United States Circuit Court judgment awards Orrin B. Peck of Chicago $130,000 against Winfield S. Stratton of Cripple Creek over a failed contract to build a concentrating plant at the Independence Mine in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
United States
Orrin B. Peck
Chicago
Winfield S. Stratton
Cripple Creek
Peck
Independence Mine
J. Stratton
Fifty Girls Cooked and Ate Turkey and Ice Cream a Present to Their Teacher
Fifty girls from the Little Mothers' Aid Association cooked and served a Christmas dinner at 304 East Twenty-first Street. Under officer guidance they prepared turkey, cranberry sauce, vegetables, and ice cream, with recitations and songs between courses. The event highlighted progress and gratitude, while the group seeks a new home at 2386 Second Avenue, needing $4,000 more to occupy the Candee house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mothers’ Aid Association
East Twenty-first Street
Association
West Street
Emily van Biel
Grace
Ned
Caroline Fielitz
Candee
Second Avenue
Notable Guests At The Hotels In A List
A passage lists prominent figures staying at various hotels including General Nelson A Miles in Washington and Congressman Francis G Newlands in Nevada. Names from Ireland Scotland England and Canada appear, with military and civic figures such as Major J C MacDougall and Admiral Upshur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldoref-Astoria
Nelson A. Miles
Washington
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
Lord Clonmel
Ireland
G. A. Burns
Glasgow
Duke of Durham
England
Holland
J. Ogden Hoffman
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Ernest W. Longfellow
Boston
Imperial
T. S. Mumford
United States Army
Manhattan
J. C. MacDougall
Toronto
Albemarle
Admiral Upshur
United States Navy
Hoffman
Edward Murphy, Jr
Troy
David B. Hill
Albany
Robbery and assault near Morris Park in Mount Vernon
Richard Jenks, a grocer's assistant, was ambushed by two highwaymen near the Morris Park race track. They beat him unconscious, robbed him of his watch chain overcoat and a new suit, and tried to drown him in a ditch before fleeing. Passersby pulled him from icy water. he remained in serious condition after reaching Fordham Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Richard Jenks
Henry Musculus
North
Ninth Avenue
Morris Park
Jenks
New York
West Farms
Westchester
Fordham Hospital
Wireless telegrahy links Honolulu and Molokai in success
Wireless telegraphy is showing signs of success in Honolulu with regular communication established to Molokai. Further stations are being perfected on Maui, extending the linked network across the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Moloka
Maui
Local Weather Forecast and Conditions Report
A local forecast notes possible rain and winds southerly turning northwest by tomorrow. Storm warnings extend from Jacksonville to New York. Yesterday's high reached 42 degrees at 2 15 PM with a low of 25 at 5 AM. Barometer readings were 30.09 at 5 AM and 30.15 at 8 PM with humidity 47 at 8 AM and unspecified later.
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Rocky
Alleghany Mountains
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Middle
South Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Jacksonville
New York
NEW York Times
Weather Bureau
TIMES
Tse
Printing House Square
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John Beevee- Intyre
Lr. Hammond
Co. Bartlett
Henry W. Vhger
Gaynor
Aininger
Aetter
Marvin B. Brown
Mr. Tammond
Mr. Brown
Mr. Hammond
Ciarainer
S.r
Massachusetts Car Lines
Boston Elevated, Electric
Haven
Dominion
Prof. Pickering
Casperfeld
Cleveland
Broadway
Wanamaker’s
Waltham, Elgin
Geneva
Mikado
East 16Th St
B'’way
Fifth Ave
Alaska
Hudson Bay
Alaska Sable Sun
Ren’s
W.h.hall
Bronx
Hawaii
KERN
Kern Incandescent Gaslight Co
Murray ST
Steck
Steck Piano
Chasej Matthews
Canal St
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