Committee claims Devery could close disorderly houses in hours
A key Tammany committee meeting in the Germania Bank Building Bowery Springs Street asserts Chief Devery could close every gambling house poolroom and disorderly venue in the city within hours if he chose. Chairman Lewis Nixon says the panel will present testimony to a grand jury and press the police to act while denouncing corruption in city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany Committee For the Suppression of Vice
Germania Bank
Bowery
Springs Street
Lewis Nixon
Devery
Nixon
Police Department
Keller
Police
Peirce
Committee of Five
Chief Devery
Tammany
Sexton
Alex
Thomas F. Grady
Isaac Fromme
Richard Walsh
Wakefield
Eldridge Street
Stephen O’brien
Walsh
O’brien
Mount Vernon
O'Brien
Red Light
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Corporation Counsel
Abell
Hess
York
Ex-Judge Olcott to Prosecute Capt Herlihy in Pro Cathedral Case
Ex-Judge W M K Olcott says he will prosecute Capt Herlihy over issues in the Pro Cathedral district. He refuses to discuss the case in advance and notes the trial will begin with prosecution witness examinations on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. K. Olcott
Capt. Herlihy
Engaged fiancé arrested for $1000 hotel fraud
John Garfield Clark of West Twenty-fourth Street faced Jefferson Market Police Court on charges of defrauding his fiancée Miss Hattie Hohne of $1,000. He promised to buy a $15,000 hotel, failed to repay, and vanished after a bail set at $2,000 following a brisk pursuit by detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Market
John Garfield Clark
West Twenty-fourth Street
Hattie Hohne
Madison Avenue
Clark
Miss Ohne
Miss Hohne
Eer el
Boy Who Went to Pretoria Faces Malicious Mischief Charge
Michael Kelly testifies in Adams Street Police Court Brooklyn that Frank Smith 117 Congress Street Brooklyn caused damage by throwing a paving stone through a billiard room showcase. Smith a former Pretoria envoy and Tad at Western Union denies the charge and is paroled until Friday for hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Michael Kelly
Adams Street
Brooklyn
Frank Smith
Young Smith
Congress Street
Philadelphia
Kruger
Western Union Company
Transvaal
Kelly
Atlantic Avenue
Clinton Street
Smith
Lodging Keeper Sentenced for Poor Sanitary Conditions
Otto Bartel of 4 Bowery was convicted in Special Sessions under the lodging house division of the Sanitary Code and jailed for 30 days. Chief Sanitary Inspector Michael B. Feeney of the Board of Health filed the complaint. Bartel kept a lodging house housing 250 to 250 guests nightly with many in the cellar and inadequate facilities for even a third of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Bartel
Bowery
Michael B. Feeney
Board of Health
Bartel
Brooklyn Water Hearing Set By Mayor Van Wyck
Mayor Van Wyck will hold a Thursday morning hearing on Brooklyn water supply after a request from J Hampden Dougherty. Dougherty urged officials from the Water Supply and Engineering departments attend to coordinate preventable disaster, with backing from the Manufacturers' Association and the Brooklyn League urging broad citizen attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wyck
Hampden Dougherty
Brooklyn
Mr. Dougherty
Water Department
A Policeman’s Rule Leads to Medical Aid
Policeman William Burns found an unidentified woman believed to be Mary Smith unconscious from alcohol after a fall on the sidewalk. He considered taking her to the station but called an ambulance to avoid delaying his wedding, and the surgeon left with the patient after congratulating Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Burns
Mary Smith
Whhe
Burns
Charges Against Bellevue Doctors Stir Controversy
Commissioner Keller said Dr Hamilton claimed a combination between Dr Fitch and Dr Flint kept moneyed patients from Bellevue warding them to private practice. He dismissed the charges as unfounded and said no state board investigation would be sought. a separate extortion allegation linked to Dr Widman arose and was dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Fitch
Austin Flint
Allen McLane Hamilton
Commissioner of Charities
Keller
Hamilton
Flint
Bellevire
Widman
Wildman
Manhattan State Asylum
State Board of Charities
Navy awards Fore River two battleship contracts
In Quincy on December 24 a letter from Secretary of the Navy Long informed Fore River Iron Company manager O F Wellington that the contract to build two first class battleships for the Government had been awarded to the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Fore River Iron Company
Long
O. F. Wellington
Perry Tiffany Declares Bankruptcy in Manhattan Petition
Perry Tiffany of 152 Madison Avenue files for bankruptcy with liabilities listed at 83,497 and assets at 66,200. He previously served as vice president of Sterling Supply and Manufacturing, with significant pledged stock in Sterling-related firms and creditors including D. M. Swaney and First National Bank of Hoboken. The petition details secured and unsecured debts, accommodation paper, and various personal liabilities along with family and social connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Tiffany
Madison Avenue
Tiffany
Sterling Supply and Manufacturing Company Railway Supplies
D. M. Swaney
Wall Street
Sterling Company
First National Bank of
Metropolitan Register Company
J. Henry Carson
C. Albert Stevens
O. H. P. Belmont
Mr. Tiffany
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Messrs. Belmont
Carson
Stevens
Bonita Mining Company
Sterling-Meeker Company
Sterling Supply and Manufacturing Company
Manatee Fullers’ Earth Mining and Manufacturing Company
Standard Drop
Boonton
N. J
William Tiffany
Waldorf-Astoria
Delmonico
Hoffman House
Central Park
Commodore Perry
George Tiffany
Baltimore
Marie
Theodore Havemeyer
William
Rough Riders
Boston
Cuba
Country
Knickerbocker
Calumet
Meadow Brook Hunt Cubs
Swan Song Ends in Tragic Serenade
Luigi Lombarti first tenor, heartbroken over a forbidden love, returns to sing to Josephine Depario at her window after midnight in Brooklyn. He declares a final solo, fires a pistol to his temple, and dies en route to Norwegian Hospital. The quartet friends witness the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luigi Lombarti
Luigi
Third Avenue
Thirty-first Street
Brooklyn
Giovanni Depario
Thirty-second Street
Josephine Depario
Italy
Giovanni
Serennaders
Josephine
Papa Depario
Depario
William Francis Sage dies after sudden paralysis
Playwright and critic William Francis Sage collapses at his home 231 East One Hundred and Tenth Street and dies moments later. He asked for cremation and the body will be cremated at Fresh Pond. Sage, born in Manchester New Hampshire, worked in Boston and later in New York for The Chicago Clipper The Dramatic Mirror The New York Clipper and Evangelist Publishing Company. His sister Abby Sage Richardson, a noted author, died in Rome twelve days earlier, linking shock to the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Francis Sage
East One Hundred and Tenth Street
Abby Sage Richardson
Rome
Fresh Pond
Mr. Sage
Manchester
N. H
Boston
Chicago Clipper
The
Dramatic Mirror
New York Clipper
Evangelist Publishing Company
Fifth Avenue
Man Hangs Self in Police Cell After Arrest
Obrecht Reiber, arrested on complaint by wife Mary for firing at her, hanged himself in a West Twentieth Street Station cell. He claimed separation and that his wife visited to annoy him, saying he did not intend to kill her. Half an hour later he was found dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obrecht Reiber
Mary
West Twentieth Street
Reiber
Arrest of John Meyers on burglary charge at lodging house
John Meyers alias August Muller was arrested in a lodging house at 37 Powery last night accused of stealing about $200 worth of goods from Frederick B. Guerber of 1070 First Avenue about a year ago. Officers found eleven pawn tickets and a pocket knife with a five inch blade in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meyers
August Muller
Powery
Frederick B. Guerber
First Avenue
Bridget O'Brien Dies in Bed Beside Husband
Bridget O'Brien of 563 First Avenue died in bed beside her husband William after a period of heavy drinking. The husband stated she had been drinking very hard for several days and was intoxicated when she went to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget O’brien
First Avenue
William
Waiter Threatens Waldorf Boldt and Is Detained
Charlie D De Lambertie a waiter visited the Waldorf Astoria and announced he would kill George Dc Boldt claiming past work in Philadelphia and calling Boldt a bad man. Detectives redirected him to West Thirtieth Street Station where he was jailed. a corkscrew was found on him. He appeared insane or under stimulant influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
D. de Lambertie
Waldorf-Astoria
George Dc. Boldt
Mr. Boldt
Philadelphia
Boldt
West Thirtieth Street
Healer Read Ends Life Amid Arrest Warrant
E A Read a magnetic healer and station agent at Northfield Farms in Greenfield Mass shot himself after police came to arrest him on a practicing medicine without being registered charge. Read, about 55, formerly of Yonkers N Y, advertised healing services and was named in a warrant requested by Mrs Bodwell of Manchester N H who paid Read but did not receive services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Mass
E. A. Read
Northfield Farms
New London Northern
E. J. Pratt
Read
Yonkers
N. Y
Businessman Held for Murder in South Berwick
Edwin H. Knight of South Berwick Junction was arrested on a murder warrant for the May killing of Mrs. Fannie Sprague. Knight, arraigned before Trial Justice Lord, offered no defense and was bound over to the January Supreme Court term at Saco and held without bail at Alfred jail. The case follows the discovery of Sprague’s mutilated body in a barn on Knight’s farm after an attempted arson. Knight, 41, a local businessman, is a native of South Berwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Berwick
Edwin H. Knight
South Berwick Junction
Fannie Sprague
Lord
Knight
Supreme Court
Saco
Alfred
York County
Fanny Sprague
Knight Farm
Train Conductor Dies After Amputation
William Carter of Paterson New Jersey a passenger conductor on the Erie Railroad dies from injuries after loss of a leg sustained at this place a week ago He was escorting a woman from Oswego who took the wrong train at Binghamton He served thirty years on the Erie and was Civil War veteran leaving a widow His remains go to Paterson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehanna
Penn
William Carter
Paterson
N. J
Erie Railroad
Oswego
Binghamton
Labor Leader Locked Up In Maryland
William Warner, organizer for the United Mine Workers and a key figure in the Georges Creek District miners strike, began a six month term in the Maryland House of Correction after Alleghany County courts convicted him of assaulting non union workers. Five others convicted with him received sentences, while six more are jailed in Alleghany County for shorter terms. Warner and companions were shaved, shaved hair, clipped, and placed in striped clothing as standard punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
William Warner
United Mine Workers
Georges Creek
Maryland House of Correction
Alleghany County
Warner
Kerr seeks separate trial in Bosschiefer murder case
Judge Dixon will hear Kerr counsel’s request in Jersey City on Wednesday arguing Kerr cannot be fairly tried with McAlister Death and Campbell due to co defendants confessions and Kerr’s absence from the saloon when Bosschiefer was drugged. Prosecutor Emly opposes, saying separate trials would force county expense and extra work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Bosschieter
Emly
Poughkeepsie Man Sentenced for Manslaughter After Trial
Judge Phillips records a three year sentence for Peter Austin in Sing Sing Prison for manslaughter in the second degree in the Brower killing. The court grants a certificate of reasonable doubt and stays the sentence pending Court of Appeals action on conviction legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
Phillips
Peter Austin
Charles Brower
Austin
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
Will of Justice Beekman Filed for Probate
The Beekman will was filed in probate with personalty valued at $20,000. Isabella L. Beekman is named for life income, with the principal to be divided among four children on her death. Executors named include Mrs Beekman John N Beekman and David B Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Beekman
Isabella L. Beekman
Unidentified Man Found Dead in a Furnished Room
A young man rented a furnished room from Annie Johnson at 210 East Twenty-fourth Street about a week ago. He died in bed sometime after three days of corpse time and the Bellevue surgeon cited a lung hemorrhage as the cause. No identification was found among his effects. the body rests in the Morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Johnson
East Twenty-fourth Street
Bellevue
Expressman George Deppert Takes Poison in Tompkins Square
George Deppert an expressman died after taking carbolic acid near East Fifth Street Station in Tompkins Square. Policeman LeRoy found him writhing in agony and the ambulance arrived as he passed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Deppert
East Fifth Street
Tompkins Square
LeRoy
Woman Accuses Man of Beating a Dog in City
Miss Jennie Ballard of 275 West 140th Street caused the arrest of Alfred Patta of 133 West 26th Street last night at Twentieth Street and Seventh Avenue on a charge of beating a dog. Patta was jailed later, but the dog was kept at the station after being taken there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Ballard
West One Hundred and
Fortieth Street
Alfred Patta
West Twenty-sixth Street
Twentieth Street
Seventh Avenue
Patta
Murdered farmer in Gober amid robbery attempt
BONHAM Texas Dec 24 A prominent farmer J J Johnson was murdered by bandits at Gober. His body lay in a yard badly bruised with flesh burned from his breast and arms. Daring to force discovery of hidden money, the attackers are believed to have done the mutilation. Two arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Texas
Gober
Here
J. J. Johnson
Filipino Federal Party Aims Peaceful Union With United States
Manila dispatch reports the Federal Party forming a new organization that seeks peace in the Philippines under American sovereignty. The group envisions the Philippines becoming States of the Union and asks for recognition of certain insurgent acts, echoing Reconstruction precedents. Copies were sent to the provinces and a message of good will was wired to President McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Federal Party
Philippines
McKinley
United States
Return of Troops Delayed by Philippine Policy
Washington reports that no redeployment of Philippine volunteers will occur until Congress funds their re placement. War officials say 60 000 troops must remain in the Philippines to maintain municipal government programs and security. Reenlistment incentives, including a $250 bounty, are being considered and may aid the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of War
Ludington
Philippines
Congress
War Department
MacArthur
Department
United States
Still Fighting in Leyte Coast Turmoil and Casualties
Advices from Leyte report ongoing turmoil on the west coast while the east remains quiet as leaders retreat to the mountains. Lieut Frank E Lynch and three Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry men were wounded near Ilongas along the west coast. Two men of Company L Forty-third Volunteer Infantry were killed and three of Companies L and K with Lieut Louis H Leaf were wounded near San Miguel Northwestern Leyte on December 13. About 2 000 U S troops are spread through coast towns of Samar with no decisive results yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Leyte
Frank E. Lynch
Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
Ilongas
Forty-third
Volunteer Infantry
Louis H. Leaf
San Miguel
Samar
Filipinos Kill a Witch Suspect in Panay Trial
Report from Capiz Panay details a murder by six natives including two principal killers of a neighbor’s wife. They tied and drowned the woman claiming she was a witch with occult powers. her husband escaped by swimming. Sentences to be hanged were commuted by Gen. MacArthur to twenty years hard labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Capiz
Panay
Philippine Islands
Victor Pere
Gen. MacArthur
Philippine Commission proposes pure United States money for Philippines
The Philippine Commission advances a plan to adopt United States money as the currency for the Philippines. It abandons trade dollar and fixed Mexican dollar ratio ideas, pressing for an immediate monetary settlement. President involved in Washington discussions as of December 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Commission
United States
Philippines
Washington
Germany press claims against Cuba from Spanish American War
The German Embassy urged the State Department to pay damages to German subjects for losses in Cuba linked to the Spanish American War and the insurrection. The United States cannot accept responsibility, aligning with the Porto Rico claim stance, with other nations’ claims held in abeyance until Cuba’s situation changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Cuba
Department of State
United States
Porto Rico
Gov. Allen
Germany
Islands Move Toward Independence Presentation to Government
The text notes that talks have progressed to the point where proposals will be presented directly to the island’s Government for consideration, marking a key step toward independence and self governance.
Porto Rico Suffering Downplayed by Gen Davis
General Davis disputed Dr Williams's grave portrayal of conditions in Porto Rico coffee country after the hurricane. He acknowledged suffering but said the doctor exaggerated. Davis noted $22 million in coffee lost and recalled rationing during military rule, with changes under civil administration. He said Williams reported to Major Watt's expedition and Gov Allen received the fuller report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Davis
War Department
Williams
Department of
Porto Rico
Watt
Fifth Cavalry
Allen
Mrs Duncan Quits Home Again in New Jersey
Special to The New York Times reports Mrs. Duncan left Rhode Hall with her baby and two sons stayed with Mr. Duncan. she is in Perth Amboy seeking a divorce while John Duncan weighs selling the farm and moving to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
John Duncan
Rhode Hall
Matthews
Duncan
Middlesex County
Weather forecast and temperatures for the region
Fair and colder conditions prevail with rain on the Atlantic Coast and light snow in the upper lake region. Temperatures are lower in the lake region and Alleghany slope, higher in the western West. Tuesday and Wednesday look fair overall with some lake region snow, winds on the Atlantic Coast mostly westerly, and notable temperature readings from the Times and Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Coast
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Lake Region
Alleghany Mountains
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Central West
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
NEW York Timps
Weather Bureau
St Ng AP
the. Times
Frinting House Square
Ubraenynse
Fire Nearly Destroys Fox Pressed Steel Car Works
Joliet Illinois December 24 fire at the Fox Pressed Steel Car Works one of the citys largest industries nearly destroyed the plant. About two hundred men face layoffs. Estimated machinery loss around 100000 with the building replacement cost near 25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
Fox Pressed Steel
Yesterday's Fires Report of 24 Hour Damage Incidents
A compiled list details multiple fires and damages from 1:20 A M to 11:15 P M across Vanderhifl Co 149 Teast Fortieth Street J Ennogsee 25 6 30 Thompson Street J Bartallo Louis Warner Patrick Baker Charles McLaughlin Edward Phinec A M Isenberg Delancey Street C J Steel S Rosenberg Norfolix Street Hester Street 995 Third Avenue Eltberg Co J Herman with damages ranging from slight to 2500 dollars and unknown owners noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Street
Vanderhilf & Co
Teast ‘Fortieth Street
Q. J. Ennogsee
Thompson Street
J. Bartallo
Louis Warner
Vanes Slight
Eee Street
Patrick Honor
Slight
Franklyn Avenue
Patrick Baker
East One Hundred and Panty SS
Charles McLaughlin
East Twelfth Street
Edward Phinec
University Place
A. M. Isenberg
Decnaane
Delancey Street
C. J. Steel
Norfolix
S. Rosenberg
Hester Street
Third Avenue
Eltberg & Co
Orchard Street
J. Herman
Representatives of Out-of-Town Firms Now in the City
A list of visiting firms and representatives visiting the city includes Holm & Nathan of San Francisco H S Nathan silk goods at 621 Broadway Belvedere House Levi J Buffalo furnishing goods 14 White Street Holland House White R H Co Boston Gordon F A dress goods 480 Broome Murray Hill Schram B Co Chicago A Steindler wrappers Belvedere House Wheeling Hat Company Wheeling West Virginia B Buchanan hats Herald Square Hotel Bernstein Cohen Co Baltimore P Bernstein clothing Broadway Central Hotel Lewis J Mercantile Co St Louis G H Lewis notions clothing Broadway Hotel Imperial Howe Stetson New Haven E M Seely notions 52 Franklin Street Dey Brothers Co Syracuse NVee Dee ached 66 Grand Street Murray Hill etel Desbecker Block Co Buffalo Weil woolens Holland Howa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holm & Nathan
San Francisco
Cal
H. S. Nathan
Broadway
Belvedere House
Levi, J
Buffalo
N. Y
White Street
Holland House
White
Boston
Mass
F. A. Gordon
Broome Street
Murray Hill
Schram, B., & Co
Chicago
Ill
A. Steindler
Notions
Franklin Street
Dey Brothers & Co
Syracuse
Grand Street
Murray Hill Etel
Desbecker Block Company
Weil
Woolens
Holland
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Krueger
Young
DR. Hamilton
Healer
E. H. Knight
South Berwick, Me
Will
Filipino Party For Peace
House of Moet & Chandon
Clicquot
Piper-Heidsieck
Monopole
Ruinart
G. H. Mumm
Pommery
Roederer
GEO. A. Kessler & CO
Rhode
New York
Perth Amboy
New York Times
Madison Sq, Garden
Salvation Army
Cinematograph
National Headquarters
Berens
Vichy
General Agency
Maas
T. G. Sellew
Fulton St
E.greenfield
Entona
Entona Co
N.Y
Dickerman’s
Howard & Crosby Sts
Steol Co
J. N. Filer
Albany
E. Stern
Seoul
Korea
Cambridge
Comte Albert de Quadt
T. B. Walker
Minneapolis
Lord Albert Osborn
London
George E. S. Matsmato
Tokio
Japan
Moran
Seattle
Gilsey
H. F. Walcott
St. Paul
J. Brooks Wright
South Bethleem
Savoy
Paul A
Mohr
Portland
Ore
Manhattan
D. B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Mra
Fred D. Grant
West Point
George Moffatt
Roanoke
King
Atlanta
Robert
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