Generals Greene visit to police HQ sparks awe and appoints two athletes
Gen Francis V Greene toured Police Headquarters amid disciplined officers as Commissioner Partridge announced the promotion of twenty nine policemen to Roundsman. Readers learn that hammer throwers John Flanagan and Matthew J McGrath are slated for the force with physiques and scores highlighted, plus trial adjournments and a hospital arrival.
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Francis V. Greene
Gen. Greene
America
Partridge
John Flanagan
Matthew J. McGrath
Fanagan
Pacious McGrath
Flanagan
McGrath
Broadway
Greene
Donald Grant
Stephenson
Ebstein
Olcott
Washington
Col. Ebstein
Col. Partridge
John S. Routh
George Bobel
James H. Gillen
William H. Bell
James J. McCarthy
Michael H. McCarthy
BL. von Diezelski
Patrick Brady
Wakefield
Bronx
Davis
John McCarthy
Mercer Street
Sixth Avenue
Alliance Francaise Concert at Carnegie Lyceum
The Alliance Francaise presents a Montreal visit featuring Numa Bles and Lucien Boyer debuting in New York with Montmartre minstrels. Mme Rene Japhet Ave Stella and Carl Walters perform, with recitations by Castegnier Lance and others, evoking Chat Noir and Quat z arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Francaise
Carnegie Lyceum
New York
Numa Blés
Lucien Boyer
Montmartre
James H. Hyde
Alliance
Montreal
Butte
Mme
Rene Japhet
Ave Stella
Waure
Les Trois Hussards de la Garde
le Mére Bontemps
Colinette
Caivé
Gilibert
Salignac
Carl Walters
Georges Castegnier
Edouard Lance
Grenet Dancourt
Theo de Banville
Sally Prudhomme
College Chess Tourney Sparks Intercity Rivalry
Chess teams from Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton begin play tomorrow at Columbia Grammar School and finish Wednesday while Brown Cornell and University of Pennsylvania start at the German Press Club Wednesday and end Saturday. If Cornell wins again they claim the Rice Trophy for a third straight victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Brown
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia Grammar School
German Press Club
Separation suit filed by wife of Brooklyn coroner's physician
Mrs. Lulu E. Wuest sues Dr. Charles Wuest alleging cruel treatment and bizarre acts, including nightly cold baths, forced massages, and dripping wet sheets. She cites separation in spring 1900, nonpayment of alimony, and seeks support and counsel fees while two children remain in her custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu E. Wuest
Charles Wuest
Brooklyn
A. H. Hummel
Wuest
Hummel
Supreme Court
Waldorf-Astoria
Yellowstone Park
Orn
Two Lorenz Operations At Beth Israel Hospital
Dr. Friedrich Mueller of Vienna performed two congenital hip dislocation surgeries before an east side medical gathering at Beth Israel Hospital. The first patient, six year old Bessie Younguer, required four minutes to seat the femoral head, while Abraham Leviner took three minutes. Both operations drew applause and Mueller predicted perfect recovery with or without aftercare. The hospital announced future operations for hip disease and invited patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrich Mueller
Adolf Lorenz
Vienna
East Side
Beth Israel Hospital
Mueller
America
Prof. Lorenz
Bessie Younguer
East Tenth Street
Abraham Leviner
East One Hundred and Ninth Street
Private Vienna surgeon hosted at Union League Club event
Dr. Adolf Lorenz, a Vienna surgeon, attended a private gathering at the Union League Club with a small group of gentlemen. After an informal dinner, the attendees went to the Knickerbocker Theatre for a performance. The host and guests were not disclosed by the superintendent who emphasized there would be no speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Lorenz
Vienna
Union League Club
Knickerbocker Theatre
Dr. Lorenz
Christmas Eve Bargain Turns Sour in West Washington Market
A desperate man buys two oranges and a small shoulder of mutton with a ten dollar bill, then is mocked by a butcher who pockets his change. The crowd laughs as the man, with a crying child, walks away crushed. The episode ends with a lingering comment on humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Washington
Papa
Nes
Joe
New York Bankruptcy Bar Asks Congress for Extra Judge
About 200 members of the New York City Bankruptcy and Admiralty Bar met in the Federal Building to urge Congress to create an additional United States District Judge for the district. A seven member committee was proposed to draft relief plans for Judge Adams, with aims to speed trials and reduce miscarriages of justice amid mounting congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankruptcy and Admiralty Bar
City of
New York
United States Court
Congress
Robert D. Benedict
William J. Barr
Benedict
Adams
Morris S. Wise
United States District Court
James M. Gifford
Henry G. Ward
Coxe
Wise
Gifford
City Hall Repairs See Major Redecorating in Progress
Street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury toured the City Hall ruins, calling for removal of decorative plaster and noting vast interior remodeling. The project replaces 100 year old masonry piers with white Colonial style fittings and expands the Mayor and Cantor offices while updating the City Clerk and Municipal Council rooms. Original $30,000 budget augmented by $20,000. contractor Ryan unsure how the extra funds will be used.
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Woodbury
City Hall
Cantor
Scully
Board of Estimate
Ryan
Woman Accused by Actor in Horsebetting Case
Miss Jane Schmidt of Newark was held in $1,000 bail for trial in Tombs Police Court on Section 351 charges for taking money to bet on horses. Actor BE Leahy testified he deposited $20 with her at Bolling & Co. 83 Nassau Street. Benton of Newark and another man were discharged. hearing lasted nearly two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Schmidt
Newark
Tombs
BE. Leahy
West Thirty-fourth Street
Bolling & Co
Nassau Street
John H. Benton
Thieves Take $86 as $1,800 Hidden in Drawer Remains
Three men entered Dennis Gallagher's saloon at 129 Pavonia Avenue Jersey City at five yesterday morning. Martin Riordan resisted as two thieves seized him. The robbers escaped with $86 while $1,800 remained in a wallet. a derby hat with maker's stamp is the only clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Gallagher
Pavonia Avenue
Jersey City
Martin Riordan
Riordan
Chickens of High Degree Reach City From London
One hundred five aristocratic Orpington chickens arrived from London aboard the Minnehaha. Bred by William Cook in Kent, they travel to East Orange Wallace Willett hennery to prepare for the Poultry Show at Madison Square Garden next month, then Boston and Chicago. Six of James R. Keene's horses, including Olympian and Noon Day, also arrived on the Minnehaha.
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London
Minnehaha
Orpington
William Cook
Kent
England
Mr. Cook
Wallace P. Willett
East Orange
Madison Square Garden
Boston
Chicago
James R. Keene
Olympian
Noon Day
New York Poultry Show Opens in Madison Square Garden
The New York Poultry Pigeon and Pet Stock Association hosts its fourteenth annual exhibition in Madison Square Garden from January 6 to January 10. A New York Cat Show, organized by the Atlantic Cat Club led by Mrs. W. S. Hofstra, accompanies the event. Winners from foreign and American shows will be displayed in the Concert Hall during Poultry Show week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Poultry, Pigeon, and Pet Stock Association
Madison Square Garden
New York
Atlantic Gat Club
W. S. Hofstra
Central Official Resigns to Join Steel Car Company
New York. A. M. Waitt, superintendent of motive power for the New York Central Railroad, resigns to join the Steel Car Company. The resignation takes effect January 1. J. F. Deems will succeed him, coming from the Schenectady works of the American Locomotive Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central
A. M. Waitt
New York Central Railroad
Steel Car Company
J. F. Deems
Schenectady Works
American Locomotive Company
Schenectady Railway Announces Wage Increase
Schenectady New York December 27 begin ning January 1 a 10 percent wage raise will be granted to all conductors and motormen of the Schenectady Railway Company. The boost is unsolicited and tied to the company's improved prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady Railway
Schenectady
N. Y
Schenectady Railway Company
Strike Hits International Silver Factory in Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Conn. December 27 Two hundred buffers polishers and platers employed by the International Silver Company who struck six weeks ago for a change in rates for piece work will resume work under an agreement reached this morning local reports say the dispute centered on pay scales and piece rate adjustments with no further details disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
International Silver Company
Will
Postman Exchanges Continues With Transfers to Colorado
Letter Carrier Charles L F Russell of the Brooklyn Post Office, moved from San Francisco two months ago, is sent to Cripple Creek Colorado in an exchange with B F Hardishart. Hardishart then swapped positions with Leroy Carson of Cripple Creek to aid his wife's health, which did not improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. F. Russell
Brooklyn
Ex Captain Moynihan's Son Locked in Cell
Edward E. Moynihan, 25, son of ex Police Captain Daniel C. Moynihan, was locked in a cell by order of Magistrate Zeller in the Harle Court yesterday. Charged with collecting an undertaker's bill of 110 dollars twice, he had been out on bail. He arrived late for a 9 am hearing. the magistrate forefeited his bond and sent him to prison to await examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moynihan
Edward E. Moynihan
Daniel C. Moynihan
Zeller
Harle Court
Two Infant Deaths On Bremen Line Ship Voyage
Two deaths marred the Worth Gerhiai Loydiner Frankfort arrival in New York from Bremen. Among 1645 steerage passengers, six weeks old Willey Garten died of pneumonia on December 19, and five month old Rose Tigar died the day before Christmas. Both bodies were buried at sea.
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Worth’ Gerhiai
Loydiner Frankfort
New York
Bremen
Frankfort
Willey Garten
Rose Tigar
Tammany to Hold Meeting After Primary Shifts
The new Tammany Executive Committee will meet Tuesday night to organize. Changes in committee personnel were not material for control. Five new leaders are named, with Charles F. Murphy retaining his position as head. William Devery, new North District leader, will be among the topics at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
Sonceess
William Devéry
North
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Herald Square
Saks & Company
34Th Street
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Alexandria
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E. Leahy
Poultry and Pet
San Francisco
Cripple Creek
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Wh. B. Norma
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Rea All
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Arnheim
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