Plain Billy McAdoo’s rise and Jersey City politics
In New Jersey political circles McAdoo rises from eloquent opponent of a riverfront act to Cabinet hopeful, while rival Allan L. McDermott becomes his foe. The piece notes McAdoo’s law practice in Jersey City, his tunnel project ties, and a web of Hudson County influence shaping early 20th century state politics with figures like Maurice Featherson and John C. Hertle guiding commissions and party lines.
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NEW York Times
Jersey City
State House
McAdoo
Atlantic
Osure
Congress
Allan L. McDermott
McDermott
Hudson County
Cleveland
Sey
Agress
Navy
Col. McClellan
Broad Street
Hudson and Manhattan
Hudson River
Exchange Place
Cortlandt Street
Manhattan
Comment on Appointment of McAdoo as Police Chief
Police Commissioner Greene and Rev. Dr. Parkhurst react to William McAdoo's appointment. They praise his integrity yet question his grasp of the New York police force and the Tammany machine. Parkhurst warns the rank and file may resist policy changes and graft concerns.
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Francis V. Greene
William McAdoo
McAdoo
Charles H. Parkhurst
East Thirty-fifth Street
Mr. McAdoo
Tammany
Gen. Greene
New York
John J Delany Plans No Appointments Until Inauguration
John J Delany said he will make no staff announcements before taking office as Corporation Counsel on January 1. He has severed ties with all private clients to ensure he can serve the city’s interests without conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Delany
McClellan
J. Delany
Senator Dooling to Host Theatre Party for District Youth
State Senator Peter J. Dooling, a Tam many leader, announced a Saturday theatre party for district boys and girls to celebrate the Democratic ticket's big district majority. The event will be at the American Theatre for most of the day with vaudeville and ticketed seating.
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Dooling
Peter J. Dooling
Tammany
American Theatre
Tee
Wil
Haries
Myers Attacks Greene On Gambling Issue
The New York Society for the Enforcement of the Criminal Law led by Rev. Dr. Cortland Myers accuses Police Commissioner Gen. Francis V. Greene of tolerating poolrooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn and urges closing them before January 1. Greene defends police actions citing raids, evidence, and district attorney coordination, and rejects further comment.
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Greene
Hasen
Myers
Brooklyn
John R. Walker
District Attorney’s
Mr. Myers
Accused Cuban Judge Resigns
Havana Dec 23 Justice Federico Mora of the Supreme Court resigns after charges of forging signatures in real estate deals draw public criticism and widespread attention.
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Havana
Federico Mora
The
Supreme Coqurt
Mora
Pittsburg Fears Typhoid Epidemic
Typhoid fever is rapidly increasing in this city and threatens to become an epidemic. In the first twenty-two days of December there were 410 cases and forty nine new cases in the last twenty-four hours. The disease is virulent with a large proportion of deaths among the ill.
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Pittsburg
Fittsburg
Penn
Sheriff in Contempt for Taking Goods
Special to The New York Times. Madison Wisconsin December 23 189? Sheriff R J McWatty Under Sheriff G M Kanouse Deputy Sheriff Henry Ireland and several workmen faced Judge Bunn in federal court for contempt over breaking into the Sutter Brothers warehouse. They were ordered to file their answer by next Monday.
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New York Times
Madison
Wis
R. J. McWatty
G. M. Kanouse
Henry Ireland
Bunn
Sutter Brothers
R. W. Jackeeree Tee
New Fock Creditor
Lawyer seeks ruling on wife salary in domestic support case
Emanuel I. Hart told Judge McMahon that Warren L. Frost should pay only seven dollars per week from his wife’s earnings, arguing husbands are entitled to their wives labor and that Frost could keep seven dollars while the wife earns and supports herself with five. Hart noted his client’s aim to appeal the Harlem Magistrate’s five dollar weekly support order.
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Emanuel I
Hart
West Twenty-third Street
Court of General Sessions
McMahon
Baker
Harlem
Warren L. Frost
Manhattan Elevated Railroad
Counsl
Frost
Catherine Frost
Mr. Hart
Zeze the Pomeranian Missing After Carriage Outing
Zeze a black Pomeranian with a pink ribbon remains at large after vanishing from Mrs. S Townsend Burden’s carriage Tuesday afternoon. Police and local searches yield no clue and even a butcher shop survey failed to locate a piece of pink ribbon. A big Newfoundland was suspected in the incident as Zeze fled down the street. Police also investigated a bearskin robe removed from the carriage during the investigation.
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Tenderloin
Zeze
S. Townsend Burden
Baltimore Receiver Wins Securities of Va Drug and Pacific Railway
Receiver McLane of Maryland Trust Co gains possession and clear title to railroad securities totaling 6,224,588 including 910,516 in interest. Alfred Bishop Mason, former promoter, is notified to bid within 30 days or risk sale. Trust holds 5,000,000 gold bonds plus 2,5M first and second preferred stock and 5,000,000 common stock.
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New York Times
Baltimore
McLane
Maryland Trust Company
Drug and Pacific Railway
Maryland Trust
Alfred Bishop Mason
H. B. Pegram
Mason
Trust Company
Legal Aid Society Directors Meet at Ellis Island Office
The Directors of the Legal Aid Society held their regular monthly meeting in the office of the President Arthur Von Briesen. Present were Von Briesen Taussig Windmuller Stoiber Wilcox Johnson Dylon Brewster Macy Schurz Seligman and Wendell. The group noted no current immigrant complaints requiring aid but said immigrants would be referred if issues arise.
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Legal Aid Society
Arthur von Briesen
Messrs
von Briesen
Taussig
Windmuller
Stoiber
Wilcox
Johnson
Dylon
Brewster
Macy
Schurz
Seligman
Wendell
Ellis Island
Williams
Society For Assistance
Colored Orphans Celebrate Christmas At Asylum
About 320 children at the Colored Orphan Asylum on One Hundred and Forty third Street and Amsterdam Avenue gathered for a Christmas tree celebration. The event featured songs recitations and drills by the children followed by the dismantling of a fifteen foot tree laden with gifts. Miss Elizabeth Bowne, a founder of the asylum, attended.
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Colored Orphan Asylum
Yesterday's Fires List Across City With Damages Cited
A partial log of fires from Tuesday night to Wednesday night records multiple incidents with times and locations such as James Lane and Albany Post Road, 785 Columbus Avenue, and 320 West Street. Reported damages range from minor to significant, with names like James Dicknell, Schier Qe Walkers, and Peter Cecia appearing among the affected properties.
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James Lane
Albany Post Road
James Dicknell
Sixtieth Street
Lexington Avenue
Union Subway
Columbus Avenue
East Seventyfourth Street
Schier Qe
Fourteenth Street
Third Avenue
Metropoltan Street Railway
Greenwich Street
Horton
West Fortieth Street
May Hess
Second Avenue
West Forty-ninth Street
Bristol Hotel
West Street
Hty- H. E
Herman Lukfe
East Thirteenth Street
Avon Sien Gemeente Zdes
Tri Street
Losses by fire reveal insured extent in Buffalo case
Damaged or missing parts in a Buffalo matter show the fire loss amount reported as about $50,005 with coverage details indicating the insured scope. The document outlines the coverage and payout considerations tied to the blaze.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Aden Warert
Paidly Co Caret
Cimokee
Republicans 10 GONP Conference Plans Stir NY Republicans
Senator Thomas C. Platt said conferences of Republicans are arranged for Saturday and the days after. Gov. Odell and leaders will discuss Assembly placements, excise legislation, and Canal Board plans. Baker and Dunn expected to be renominated. Odell silent on Platt meeting details. Albany date Dec 23.
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Thomas C. Platt
Odell
Higgins
Nixon
Woodruff
Payn
Warren
Aldridge
Fassett
Mangin
Mott
Witherbee
Barnes
Dunn
James T. Rogers
Broome
Canal Board
Platt
Messrs
Baker
Senate
State Committee
van Cott
Charles H. Murray
Broadway
Senator Platt
Albany
New York
Republican State Committee
City Committee Officers Elected At Annual Republican Meeting
The Republican City Committee at Murray Hill Lyceum elected officers by near unanimity for the coming term. The slate includes Chairman J K Neal Brooklyn First Vice President W R Spooner Manhattan Second Vice President A T Hobley Brooklyn Third Vice President T T W Miner Manhattan Fourth Vice President John R Thompson Queens Fifth Vice President Frank H Curry Richmond Secretary Armitage Mathews Manhattan Assistant Secretary Philip W Reinhard Jr Manhattan Treasurer George Cromwell Richmond Sergeants at Arms John Madden Manhattan Register John K Neal succeeds ex Judge Gerard B Van Wart. Nearly half the membership attended though some districts were unrepresented. City totals allocate 5836 to Manhattan and the Bronx, 420 to Brooklyn, 47 to Queens, and 24 to Richmond for a 1021 member body.
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Republican City Committee
Murray Hill Lyceum
J. K. Neal
Brooklyn
W. R. Spooner
Manhattan
A. T. Hobley
T. T. W. Miner
John R. Thompson
Queens
Frank H. Curry
Richmond
Armitage Mathews
Philip W. Reinhard, Jr
George Cromwell
John Madden
John K. Neal
Gerard B. van Wart
van Wart
Roberts
Ne Pde
The
Bronx
Dinner by Martin Saxe At Arkwright Club
Martin Saxe who retires December 31 as Assistant Corporation Counsel in charge of the Bureau for the Collection of Arrears of Personal Taxes hosted a dinner at the Arkwright Club, 320 Broadway, for about twenty staff members. Henry M. Powell and others praised his leadership and the bureau’s record, noting nearly $600,000 collected in two years versus $625,000 in the prior decade.
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Martin Saxe
Bureau
Arkwright Club
Broadway
Henry M. Powell
Saxe
Low
Rives
Atdeviie
Gma
Jureau
Senator Hanna Heads to Cleveland for Rest Cure
Senator Hanna, ill with grip at the Waldorf Astoria, departed last night at 9:20 for Cleveland in the private car of Newman's New York Central line, en route to recuperate.
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Hanna
Waldorf-Astoria
Cleveland
New York Central
Newman
Root denies consideration for RNC chairmanship
Secretary Root stated his name was not under consideration for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee amid speculation and amusement in Washington on December 23. The story had circulated widely, prompting denials from officials.
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Root
New York Times
Washington
Republican National Commcd
Attitude of Senator Gorman on Presidential Candidacy
A Democratic Senator says Senator Gorman shows no self concern about a presidential bid and treats talk of a nomination lightly. He notes Gorman never signals candidacy and desires, preferring the party nominate its best man with broad support.
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New York Times
Washington
Gorman
Senate
Connery resigns from Board of Education post
Thomas B. Connery declines reappointment to the Board of Education, citing fault in top leadership and a move that added an eighth year, crowding primary students. He praises Mayor Low’s potential and notes strong public service ahead for the mayor despite disagreements.
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Board of Education
Thomas B. Connery
Low
Mr. Connery
Officers of merged Tin Plate concern named
Pittsburg December 23 merger of American Sheet Steel Company and American Tinplate Company appoints new officers George G. McMurtry as Chairman William T. Graham as President W M Leeds as First Vice President E W Pargynd Vice President and H B Keeler as Secretary and Treasurer
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New York Times
Pittsburg
American Sheet Steel Company
American Tinplate Company
Jspt
George G. McMurtry
new_board
William T. Graham
W. M. Leeds
E. W. Pargnynd
H. B. Keeler
Policeman Dine Rescues Two in Week at Brooklyn Fire
Policeman Dine of Clermont Avenue Station Brooklyn again distinguished himself by rescuing a woman from a fire. He carried down Mrs Julia Schott aged 224 Myrtle Avenue after she was overcome by smoke in the hallway. The blaze started in Georges Heasey’s apartment above hers. The building is owned by Supreme Court Justice William J Gaynor and damage ran to about $1500.
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Dine
Clermont Avenue
Brooklyn
Julia Schott
Myrtle Avenue
George Heasey
Schott
Supreme Court
William J. Gaynor
Orders Gambling Stopped in Omaha
Judge Estelle in the District Court issued a writ of mandamus directing Mayor Moores and Chief of Police Donahue to enforce the gambling law in Omaha. The writ stems from a crusade against poolrooms.
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Omaha
Neb
Estelle
District Court
Moores
Donahue
No Poultry Show in Faneuil Hall
Boston Mayor Collins vetoed an aldermanic order allowing the New England Light Brahma Club to use Faneuil Hall for a poultry exhibition. He condemned the plan as illegitimate profanation of a hall cherished by patriotic visitors and its sacred memories.
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Faneuil Hall
Boston
Collins
Board of Aldermen
New England Light Brahma Club
Novelty Umbrellas On Sale In Silk Union Taffeta
Listing offers 26 and 28 inch Union Taffeta Silk Umbrellas in silver edible pear and natural white shades at 1.75 each, valued at 3.50. Limited stock described as handsome novelty ales.
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Cortlandt
Wright
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Maurice Featherson
New York City
Featherson
Tammany Society
Democratic Club
Cherokee Club
Tammany Organization
State Senate
Eighteenth Senate
Victor J. Dowling
New York Sand and Gravel Company
Uvald
American Audit Company
Ee Ihe Confederate Veterans’ Sons
Francis Burton Harrison
Independent Citizens’ Democracy
Bartholdi Hotel
Gov. Odell
Bureau of Tax
C Tilson
Sitka
Aveolian Hall
Mr. Root
Senator Gorman
Connery
Merged Tin Plate Concern
James McCreary & Co
Twenty-third Street
C. C. Shayne
N. B
B’way
6Th Ave
Fox
Corn Products CO
Chicago
VICHY
Fraser & CO
Sud Avenue
Broadway, N. Y
Douglas & CO
Reade ST
Reiss & Brady
James McCreery & Co
P.centemeri & CO
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