Five Alarm Fire Ravages Wooster Street Block
Fire in a six story building at 102 104 106 Wooster Street caused about 500000 in damage. Five alarms were struck with 26 engines and six ladder companies. Fire Chief Croker led the response as firefighter Cronin endured a perilous ascent to save others.
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Wooster Street
Spring Street
Greene Street
Weester Street
Spring
Prince Streets
Croker
Cronin
Woorster Street
Agai
John MI 'Grather
Pattalon
Worth
Seidmore
Ailavere
Ambhus Janes
New York
St Vincents
Aildgat McGrath
Ig Waminis
Fareng
I. Damsky
the & Minichtendortt
Shire Waists
Taylischin & Kote
Mendelssonn & To
Sik
Heltse
Brandt Cs Brother
Trees
Furs
S. Strius & Co
Tawine i
Wright Visits Memphis As Philippines Governor On Leave
Special to The New York Times Memphis Tenn December 25 The Philippine Governor General Luke E Wright arrived in Memphis from Washington for six months leave He declined to confirm a resignation saying he is focused on leisure He discussed railroad bids noting future government built lines if private bids fail He predicted roads will spur interstate commerce and move toward self government while stressing freer trade and eventual political autonomy
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New York Times
Memphis
Tenn
Philippines
Luke E. Wright
Washington
United States
Santa Clauses Burned And Children Hurt In Christmas Misfire
Christmas celebrations in Houston report multiple injuries and a death from toy explosions and flames. Santa Claus figures Osbourne and Anderson were burned. Thelma Culpepper died from a toy lamp fire. Roy Raner was shot by a loaded toy. Edward Carter lost an arm. Mrs. O S Noland lost an eye.
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New York Times
Houston
Texas
W. H. Osborne
Santa Claus
Sid A. Anderson
Thelma Culpepper
Roy Raner
Verna Bardin
Firebugs Attempt to Burn Four-Story City House
Frederick Harvey who runs the Thalia Theatre reports an arson attempt at 213 East Forty ninth Street. He left for work before 8 PM and Mrs Harvey saw two baskets with scraps of paper ignite in the vestibule then the blaze spread to woodwork and a rug. Neighbors recall two men with baskets nearby and a man named Mr Sqarvey offers no enemies.
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East Fortyninth Street
Frederick Harvey
Thalia Theatre
Harvey
Sqarvey
Butcher Angers Mrs Thaw Over Calendar Ad
Pittsburg, Dec 25 Mrs Mary Thaw objects to a local butcher using her daughter in law Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s portrait to promote sausages hams and bologna. The firm used a Beauty and the Beast image without consent and she vows to seize all further calendars and pursue legal action if more copies circulate.
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Evelyn Nesbit
Pittsburg
Mary Thaw
Othats
Harry Kendall Thaw
Elizabeth
N. J
Index to Departments Amusements and Mails Pages
A brief catalog lists newspaper sections and their page numbers. It mentions Amusements and Arrivals of Out-of-Town Buyers on page 9, Court Calendars on page 9, Financial News and Foreign Mails on page 9 and 10, Weather Report on page 7, and Yesterday's Fires on page 2.
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Perea T Weather Report
Bordeaux wine ads at Mouquin's Restaurant and Mouquin
For centuries physicians have prescribed Bor deaux wines for the sick and for those wishing to preserve their health. Reliable Bordeaux wines at Mouquin's Restaurant, 20 Ann St., and Mouquin, 438 Sixth Ave. Ask for catalogue.
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Ann St
Mouquin
Merritt Critics Governor as Gas Fight Overshadows Speakership
Assemblyman Merritt at the Republican Club accuses Gov. Higgins of interference in the Speakership fight and questions handling of gas price reduction. Assemblyman Bedell echoes concerns that Roosevelt and Higgins attempt to dictate Assembly choices, defending older members and denouncing executive overreach.
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Edwin A. Merritt, Jr
Wadsworth
Aldridge
Merritt
New York
Higgins
Senate
Roosevelt
Bedell
Orange County
Odell
Assembly
Gov. Higgins
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Republican Party
Fred Nixon
Rogers
Cox
Hooker
Fish
Wainwright
Higginss Confident on Speakership Contest Secret
Governor Higginss says he is confident Wadsworth will be the most available candidate for Speaker. He declines to comment on Odell Merritt reports and dismisses newspaper tallies predicting a close race. He will nominate a new State Tax Commissioner at the start of the year and notes no Erie County appointment.
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New York Times
Buffalo
N. Yi
Gov. Higgins
N. V. V. Franchot
State Superintendent of Public Works
Albany
Assembly
Wadsworth
Charles Schoepflin
Lester F. Stearns
Dunkirk
Erie County
Lake Shore Limited sleeps cars to St Louis Cincinnati
Advertising note describes the Lake Shore Limited offering sleeping cars for St. Louis and Cincinnati with perfect service. Train leaves New York daily at 5 30 P M via New York Central Lines and claims no excess fare.
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Lake Shore Limited
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
New York Central
Ady
England's many paupers rise under London poor laws
Official figures from London show pauper relief levels for most months in the year are higher than in any of the last forty years except 1867 to 1871. The pauper per 1000 ratio tops records since 1874, with outdoor relief and workhouse admissions both increasing, and December marks the highest workhouse population in history.
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NEW York Times
London
Subway Train Stalls Under Harlem River Amid Smoke
A southbound West Farms six car subway stalled under the Harlem River with lights out for twelve minutes. Passengers fled at 185th Street as a power section burned, smoke filled the cars, and ventilators were closed. Officials cited water dripping in the tunnel causing a short circuit and two blown fuses.
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West Farms Subway
Harlem
185Th Street
135Th Street
York
Subway
Marquis Threatens Fitzsimmons Over Missing Mrs Fitzsimmons
In Franklin Pennsylvania the Marquis di Terre Hermoise vows to slap Bob Fitzsimmons if trouble arises after the disappearance of Mrs Fitzsimmons. Major C. Miller says he may dispatch the Marquis to confront Fitzsimmons, who taunted Miller about Eastward punching plans.
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New York Times
Franklin
Penn
Marquis di Terre Hermoise
Miller
Bob Fitzsimmons
Pugilist
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
Marquis
Fitz
Major Miller
Fizsimmons
Isthmian Engineer Joke Reflects Canal Employment Beliefs
A Panama Canal humor piece cites a burlesque civil service exam question about typewriters and excavating machines. The quip parodies prior railroad ties to merit, noting Canal Commission views that ties to the Tallinois Central or Rock Island Railroad are prized by canal authorities.
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Panama
Canal Commission
Tallinois Central
Rock Island Railroad
Anarchist Takes Poison After Barcelona Cardinal Stab Attempt
Anarchist who last night tried to stab Cardinal Salvator Cassanas y Pages, Bishop of Urgel, killed himself by poison after arrest. The Pope expressed deep concern over the Barcelona incident and discussed it with Cardinal Merry del Val and Cardinal Vives y Tuto.
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Barcelona
Salvator Cassanas Y .Pages
Urgel
Rome
Salvator
Cassanas Y Pages
Merry del Val
Vives Y Tuto
Christmas Tree On Train Delights Eastbound Guests
In Daggett California on December 25 a Christmas tree was unveiled in a Pullman vestibule aboard the Los Angeles Limited train. Forty Eastbound guests celebrated with a tree laden with gifts as the long journey home continued after departing Los Angeles for the return across the continent. Dewey’s Brut Cavae Champagne ad appears from Dewey & Sons Co. at 138 Fulton Street New York.
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Daggett
Cal
Los Angeles Limited
Los Angeles
Dewey’s
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Conried defies chorus union with new chorus recruitment
Metropolitan Opera director Herr Conried declares no wage or contract concessions and advertises for a new chorus. He says existing contracts stand and vows to replace singers who strike, while noting potential replacements from opera schools and light opera troupes.
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Central Federated Union
Opera
Herr Conried
Conried
Metropolitan Opera House
Metropolitan Opera Company
Conred Metropolitan Opera Company
Philadelphia Industrialist Shoots Self on Christmas Eve
Edward C. Wetherill of George D. Wetherill & Co. paint makers shot himself twice at his Spruce Street apartment and was not expected to survive. Family members declined to discuss the motive. Wetherill, about 32, had spent the day with relatives before the attempt and was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Edward ¢. Wetherill
George D. Wetherill
Pennsylvania Hospital
Two Men Killed by Train at Wyckoff Avenue Crossing
John Kelly 45 of 577 Liberty Avenue Brooklyn and Harry Galway 19 of 504 Shepard Avenue Brooklyn died when their carriage was struck by Electric Train No. 10 at the Wyckoff Avenue crossing. The train, bound for Brooklyn, was crewed by Motorman Thomas Moore and Conductor Edward Baker. The carriage owner was Schaefer & Laux of 2830 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn. Kelly was married. Galway was not.
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John Kelly
Liberty Avenue
Brooklyn
Harry Galway
Shepard Avenue
Wyckoff Avenue
Long Island
Brooklyn Hills
Schaefer & Laux
Atlantic Avenue
Thomas Moore
Edward G. Baker
Kelly
Galway
Miners Seek Constant Conciliation Board
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers has written to anthracite coal companies proposing a sustained conciliation board to meet amid talks on extending work hours. The miners demand an eight hour day and a board that travels to locations to settle disputes.
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Philadelphia
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers’ Union
United Mine Workers
Mixed Court Reopens in Shanghai Amid Guarded Concessions
On December 25 in Shanghai the Mixed Court reopened with a German Assessor and armed foreign guards present. The area around foreign concessions remains quiet though bluejackets guard sites, and rumors of another riot tonight persist. Japanese involvement is largely dismissed.
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Shanghai
Corey S Steel President Breaks Christmas Reunion Plan
William Ellis Corey, president of United States Steel, did not travel to Brad dock for a Christmas reconciliation with his wife amid fears of a complete breach and possible divorce. The dinner party included Mrs. Corey, Allan Corey, A A Corey Jr of Donora, Ada Corey, and Mrs. Bainbridge among others.
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New York
Donora
Ada Corey
The
Steel Corporation
W.G. Bainbridge
Huntingdon, Penn
Bainbridge
Girls Drown After Ice Breaks Near New Kensington
Miss Mary Friend and Miss Cecelia Koster of Arnold were swept under ice at the stream mouth where it enters the Allegheny River. Companions William Cossee and Edward Southward nearly drowned while attempting rescue. both are in serious condition. The victims, both 18, came from prominent local families.
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New York Times
New Kensington
Penn
Mary Friend
Cecelia Kosster
Arnold
Allegheny
Wiliam Cossee
Edward Southward
Auto Hit Man Strikes Bronx Pedestrian. Driver Fled
Nicholas Rodowitch a 43 year old resident of 531 West Fortieth Street was struck at the corner of 200th Street and Jerome Avenue and rushed to Fordham Hospital with a broken leg possible skull fracture and internal injuries. The fleeing driver left a shattered car after the crash and Bronx Park Station detectives hunt for the owner.
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Nicholas Rodowitch
West
Fortieth Street
200Th Street
Jerome Avenue
Fordham Hospital
Capt. Deevy
Bronx Park Station
Horse Crash Kills Family in Ohio Van
A horse hit a Pennsylvania long distance flier at Delphos Ohio this morning killing Henry Honhorst and daughter Rose and severely injuring Mrs Barney Wahomhoff also a daughter of Mr Honhorst Trainmen learned of the wreck after car inspectors found a buggy curtain in a baggage car door and an inquiry followed from Fort Wayne Indiana to Delphos Ohio.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania
Delphos
Ohio
Henry Honhorst
Rose
Barney Wahomhoff
Honhorst
Minister Dies Alone in Ebenezer Church Parish
The Rev. Charles B. Stube pastor of the Evangelical Church at Ebenezer near Buffalo was found dead in his room. His body lay a week as parishioners thought he was visiting family in Syracuse. A health physician concluded he died of apoplexy.
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Buffalo
Charles B. Stube
Evangelical Church
Ebenezer
Syracuse
Inquest to Open on Mrs Todd Death in Philadelphia
Coroner Dugan will begin an inquest tomorrow into the death of Mrs Margaretta Todd of New York whose body was found on Reading Railway tracks. Many interested parties are expected from New York to attend. Detectives have no evidence of murder.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Dugan
Margaretta Todd
New York
Reading
Todd
Daug
Three Children Die in Christmas Day Louisville Fireworks
In Louisville Kentucky on Christmas Day three children died in fireworks related incidents. Theresa Housman eight was killed by George Doll twelve using a rifle believed loaded with blanks. George Irving Harper fourteen was killed when a broomstick used to tamp a small cannon exploded, driving the stick through his neck. Ella Barrett a black girl was killed by a stray shot from a celebrant's revolver.
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Louisville
Theresa Housman
George Doll
George Irving Harper
Harper
Ella Barrett
Morales Quits Capital Amid Unrest
President Morales has left the city and his destination is unknown. The capital and surrounding area are quiet, but unrest and excitement grow due to the sudden departure, with authorities monitoring the situation closely.
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Santo Domingo
Morales
Moscow Civil War Toll and Loyal Troops Stir Global Shock
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Moscow casualties rising to 5 000 killed and 14 000 wounded as rebels fortify barricades near rail hubs. It notes widespread fear in the city while claiming loyalist troops restrain violence and discuss shaping a democratic republic with foreign aid.
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St. Petersburg
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Heinrich
Metropolitan Opera
7Th Av
Edward C. Wetherill
Long Island Crossing
Want Conciliation Board
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Wife
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Braddock
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