Stadium plan eyed for Central Park site in New York
The New York Stadium Company formed to build a large stadium in Central Park or nearby sites at Van Cortlandt Park or Macomb's Dam Park. Promoters, including Bartow S. Weeks and James E Sullivan, aim to surpass Yale and Harvard arenas and seek park approval. Commissioner Henry Smith cautioned Central Park is not for large crowds.
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D. F. Cohalan
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C. Ward Crampton
Thomas J. Hughes
C. J. Dalton
P. J. Walsh
George D. Pratt
J. T. Dowling
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Man Ends Life to Avoid Arrest in Fire Arson Case
David F. Moloney, 27, insurance agency proprietor, shot himself in his sister’s Richmond Heights home to escape arrest on arson charges for burning his Frontier Court residence. He had been slated for trial Jan 6 after quarreling with his wife. a detective had guarded the sister’s house as Moloney allegedly started a blaze with a lighted newspaper.
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David F. Moloney
William Guler
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View Place
Moloney
F. E. Niesen
Richmond Heights
Niesen
Clayton
Fight in Hudson tunnels ends with injuries and arrests
In a clash between Italian and Swedish workers in Hudson tunnel excavations at Cortlandt and Greenwich Streets, fifteen men were battered and three had head injuries. Two policemen broke up the fight sixty feet below street level after it started from a chance encounter. Two Italians and a Swede were held for examination by Magistrate Walsh in Night Court.
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Cortlandt
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Walsh
Ruef Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Prison
Abraham Ruef, San Francisco political boss and adviser to Eugene F. Schmitz, was sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary for bribing former Supervisor John J. Furey to secure a trolley franchise for the United Railroads. The verdict followed a four month trial amid prior indictments and the Heney shooting incident. Ruef filed an appeal and a writ of probable cause stayed execution as he departed for jail.
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Eugene F. Schmitz
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Yose
Ruef
John J. Furey
United Railroads
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Haas
Schmitz
Rudolph Spreckels
Board of Supervisors
United Railways Company
Mr. Heney
Heney
Policeman Dowling Stops Runaway Horse In Central Park
Mountea Patrolman Stephen Dowling was dragged under a light carriage when a runaway horse, driven by Mr and Mrs Coleman of 145 West Ninety sixth Street, broke its bit in Central Park. He remounted, chased ten blocks, and halted the horse at 117th Street. Dowling was bruised but finished his shift. the Colemans refused care and rode home.
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Stephen Dowling
Dowling
Thief On Red Star Liner Zeeland Robs Passenger
On the Zeeland from Antwerp a passenger Pierre Joseph Poty lost $200 sewn in his clothes after he left his cabin to view a whale. Baron Moncheur collected $50 for the unfortunate man while Captain Ball ordered an investigation but could not determine how the theft occurred.
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Antwerp
Atlantic
Pierre Joseph Poty
America
Poty
Baron Moncheur
United States
Ball
Bath citizens rally for imprisoned banker Morse
A large Bath gathering called by Mayor George E. Hughes voiced support for Charles W. Morse. Leaders from industry, banking, and city government urged a new trial and fair bail, declaring Morse innocent and criticizing his fifteen year sentence for banking law violations.
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New York Times
Bath
George E. Hughes
Charles W. Morse
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Hughes
Elwell A. Crosby
Edward W. Hyce
John S. Hyde
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S. H. Duncan
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Atlanta
Tombs Prison
Court of Appeals
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George W. Hunt
New Haven to Charge Fare for Dogs on Rail Line
The New Haven road will start charging dogs as excess baggage from January 1. Dogs travelling from New Haven to New York will cost about 40 cents, with baggage rules applying. Dogs will not be routed through transfers. owners must check them to the connecting line.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
New Haven Road
New York City
Croker Plans Florida Trip After Dublin Visit
Richard Croker spent yesterday at the Democratic Club after a fortnight at Lakewood. He will depart for Palm Beach, Florida next Monday and stay through April, then return to Ireland. Edward M. Shepard was among his callers yesterday.
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Democratic Club
Lakewood
Palm Beach
Fla
Ireland
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Edward M. Shepard
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