Opening Day of the State Legislature Opens with Tax Reform Debate
New York legislators convened on the first Wednesday of January with Governor Odell’s message urging tax reform and school funding. Senate and Assembly officers were sworn, flowers displayed, and memorials observed as lawmakers prepared to tackle uniform taxation and an increased common school appropriation.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
James— S$. Whipple
Charles R. Houghtaling
Williiam W. Adams
Hornellisville
A. B. Sackett
Canandaigua
John E. Gorss
Tonawanda
R. C. Duell
Cortland
Woodruff
Odell
Russell
Assembly
Kings
George M. Palmer
Schoharie
Calvin J. Hudson
Yates
James Stevens
Green
Richard E. King
Rockland
George Polok
New York
Philip Day
Erie
Lewis S. Poster
Pennsylvania
State of
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York State
Index to Departments Listing Amusements and Society
A notice-style index outlines department sections with page references for Amusements Arrivals at Hotel and Out-of-Town Buyers Court Calendars Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails Real Estate Society Weather Report Yesterday's Fires across pages 5 6 7 9 10 12 13.
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Marine Intelligence
Irish M P Speech Warns on Land Reform Delay
Dublin telegram reports John Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalists, telling a County Sligo crowd that delaying land legislation to 1903 would spur a fierce campaign to drive out landlordism. A Cork telegram notes Sir Eugene Crean vowing to pursue King Edward if he visits Cork as in past protests.
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Eugene Crean
Edward
Cork
London Times
NEW York Times
London
United Irish League
Ireland
Britain's Loss of Prestige
Vienna correspondent reports Max Nordau arguing that British prestige over South Africa is overstated and that Britain's canal treaty concessions stem from a new policy to conciliate the United States rather than South Africa, noting colonial loyalty to the Motherland.
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London Times
New York Times
London
Neue Freie Presse
Max Nordau
Vienna
The
Times
M. Nordau
Great Britain
United States
South Africa
Atlantic
Mr. Nordau
Powers to protest to Turkey over Salonika quay duties
The Constantinople Times correspondent reports Britain has Embassy backing for a collective note protesting quay duties levied at Salonika since December 15 without powers approval. Ambassadors in Constantinople confer for joint action to address the issue.
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Salonika
London Times
NEW York Times
London
Constantinople
the Times
Great Britain
Chinese Court Sets Out for Peking by Rail
A Shanghai dispatch to The Times reports the Chinese Court arrived at Cheng-ting-Foo on Tuesday and will continue by rail to Peking tomorrow. The journey forms part of the court’s travel plans through Manchuria and northern China as reported.
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London
New York Times
Shanghai
Times
Cheng-ting-Foo
Peking
Methodist £1,050,000 Fund Assured
A London report states the Wesleyan Methodists have nearly completed the Twenty Century Fund of 1,000,000 guineas after a recent special collection yielding £65,000 and additional promises. The fund supports evangelistic, educational, and philanthropic work.
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London
The Southern's Palm Limited Parked The Palm Limited Train
The Palm Limited offers exclusive Pullman travel via P R R and Southern Ry between New York and St Augustine. Featuring modern luxury, top service, and fully equipped cars. Departs New York at 12 40 noon starting January 14 with two additional daily trains and superior dining and sleeping car service. Offices at 271 and 1185 Broadway.
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Southern
S Palm Limited
New York
St. Augustine
Southern Ry
Ex City Officers Books Under Seal In City Probe
President Cantor orders sealing of outgoing officials books across city departments to be examined by expert accountants. He aims to uncover possible wrongdoing over four years in Streets and Highways, Public Improvements, and Ramapo contract ties while defending integrity of public servants. Holahan supports investigation, recalls prior efforts and faults in earlier audits.
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Jacob A. Cantor
Borough of
Manhattan
Cantor
Commissioners of Accounts
Department of Streets and Highways
Board of Public Improvements
The
Law Administration
James P. Keating
Meyor van Wyck
Ramapo
Maurice F. Holahan
Holahan
Fifty-fifth Street
Mr. Holahan
Department of Public Works
Strong
Brookfield and
Collis
Ex Councilman Treated For Lockjaw Recovers At St Francis
Ex councilman William Chumar patients at St Francis Hospital in Trenton shows recovery after tetanus anti toxin treatment. Doctor Reddan notes sixty cubic centimeters at fifteen centi meters per injection plus two vials serum costing ten dollars each, with improved spasms within two days and eventual recovery. Chumar’s finger laceration from moving a piano introduced the tetanus germ. feeding by enema aided digestion while the hospital monitored all stages of the disease.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
William Chumar
St. Francis’s Hospital
Martin W. Reddan
St. Francis
Chumar
Gould Buys Ten Polo Horses for New York Shipment
George Gould has ordered ten polo horses from J. H. Tappan to be delivered in New York next March. He and friends will visit Tappan’s ranch near San Antonio in February to view the horses before shipment. The ranch trains horses for England and other distant markets under expert cowboys.
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Austin
Texas
George Gould
J. H. Tappan
New York
Mr. Gould
Mr. Tappan
Mr Gould
San Antonio
England
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad Promotes Purity and Cleanliness
An advertisement extols Deerfoot Sausages as pure and clean food. It asserts consumer health concerns push buyers toward carefully prepared products and links the brand with purity and daintiness.
Times Paris correspondent M de Blowitz to resign
London reports that M de Blowitz will retire after thirty years as Paris correspondent for The Times. Arthur Fullerton, an American, is named to succeed him, with details on Fullerton’s Boston and Harvard background and lineage.
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London Times
Paris
London
M. de Blowitz
the Times
Arthur Fullerton
New York Times
Boston
William Morton Fullerton
Massachusetts
Times
BR. M. Fullerton
le Bena
Harvard
The
France
Berlin
Blowitz
Opper
Ernest Daudet
Paris Figaro
de Blowitz
Henri Georges Stephane Adolphe Opper
Germany
Moravia
Legion of Honor
Twin Sister stage drama praised for its dramatic fibre
London critics say Louis Parker’s English version of Ludwig Fulda’s The Twin Sister at the Duke of York’s Theatre is an artificial tale of a betrayed wife winning back her husband by posing as her own twin. Henry B. Irving draws praise as the libertine, while Lily Brayton’s heroine shows charm despite inexperience. The setting near Padua and romantic visuals please the audience, and the reception was cordial.
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NEW York Times
London
Louis Parker
Ludwig Fulda
Duke of York’s
Ridan Knowles
Westian Marston
Henry B. Irving
Lily Brayton
Padua
Socialists denounce Germanization of Poland at Brussels
The Brussels correspondent of The Times reports a Socialist International Convention denounces Prussia for Germanizing Poland and calls for Polish protection and economic independence through Social Democracy. It also denounces South African war Agrarian laws French Caesarism and American trusts and laments England’s weak trades unionism.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
International Convention of Socialists
Brussels
Times
England
Gloomy German outlook dominates year in Berlin journals
The Times correspondent reports a pessimistic year end in Berlin with perplexing domestic issues and an unsettled tariff bill. Foreign policy shows opposition excitement in several nations due to German commercial moves and Pan Germanic and pro Boer movements.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Berlin
Times
Breach in the Dreibund Emerges in Vienna Report
The Times Vienna correspondent notes a Neue Freie Presse article admitting a slight crevice in the Dreibund. The newspaper, once a Triple Alliance ally, calls the alliance the foundation of Austria's foreign policy and hints at strains in its unity.
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London
Vienna
the Times
Neue Freie Presse
Flames Rage Across Keith's Theatre and Morton House
Fire started in the Keith's Theatre engine room storage near Fourteenth Street and spread rapidly to the first floor and Morton House. Chief Croker sent alarms as passengers fled in night attire, crews battled through smoke, and several firemen were overcome while saving occupants and valuables. The blaze threatened adjacent stores and the stage, with Captain Woodward and others aiding evacuation.
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Keith's Theatre
Fourteenth Street
Fourth Avenue
Broadway
Joseph Burns
Morton House
Croker
Emanuel Diaz
Broad Way
Morton
Edward O'Connor
Charles Choups
Engine Company No. 72
Stephen Haley
Engine Company 33
John Raynor
Robert Elliott
Arnold Greves
Elliott
Walkley
St. Vincent's
New York Hospital
Gardner plans Venetian Palace museum for Boston public
Mrs. John L. Gardner will turn her Fenway residence into the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum. A corporation with $50,000 capital governs the project. John Chipman Gray serves as president and secrecy surrounds construction and furnishing.
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Boston
Mass
John L. Gardner
Venetian Palace
Fenway
John Chipman Gray
Henry Walton Swift
Harold Jefferson Coolidge
Charles L. Pierson
William Thomas Sears
William Ameroy Gardner
Isabella Stuart Gardner
Gray
Coolidge
Payne Refuses Radical Overhaul of Postal Policy
Milwaukee January 1 Henry C Payne asserts he will pursue no radical policy change as Postmaster General. He rejects telegraph and penny postage ideas, supports rural free delivery and extended facilities, notes abuses in mails, and cites potential $15 million annual savings from slimming mail content. He stresses practical knowledge and cautious reforms.
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Milwaukee
Henry C. Payne
Albany City National Bank Sold to National Commercial Bank
The Albany City National Bank sale to the National Commercial Bank is completed with two thirds of stock signed. The transfer takes effect soon, prompting leadership changes including Charles H. Sabm becoming VP and GM at the Commercial and Edward J. Hussey succeeding as assistant to retiree Edward A. Groesbeck. The City Bank, founded 1854 and national since 1865, has $300,000 capital and a 5 percent dividend after past troubles.
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Albany
Albany City National Bank
National Commercial Bank
National
City Bank
Commercial Bank
Charles H. Sabm
Commercial
Edward A. Groesbeck
The
Edward J. Hussey
Hugh N. Kirkland
City
Erastus Corning, Sr
Gould-Whitney
Iron and steel prices set for broad advance in 1902
Pittsburg reports a general rise in iron and steel prices for the year. Coke prices rise with blast furnace coke to 2.25 and foundry coke to 2.75 per ton. 8 million tons of Connellsville coke contracted at new rates. wages unchanged from last year. Extra charges push ore and wire products higher as mills anticipate tighter supply.
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Pittsburg
Connellsville
Bessemer
Mesaba
Seth Low Becomes New York City Mayor at Noon
Seth Low took office in a swift transfer from Mayor Van Wyck as crowds gathered at City Hall. The moment included a cordial exchange, a brief oath process, and Low’s pledge to seek public cooperation to advance the city’s welfare.
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van Wyck
Patrick Keady
Court of Special Sessions
James W. Hyde
College of the City of New York
Queens
Mayoor
Standard Oil Company
Astoria Fuel Company
Calvary Cemetery Corporation
Seth Low
City Hall
Alfred M. Downes
Mr. van Wyck
Mr. Low
Mr. Downes
Mr. Reynolds
Mayor van Wyck
Low
New York
Mayor Low
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Fourteenth Street Stores
Burnett
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J. L. Gardner
MR. Payne
Albany Bank
National Commercial
Merchants’ National
Ghar
Cour
Tammany Hall
Republican Fusion
Lew
Robert A. van Wyck
City Hall Park
James B. Reynolds
President Fornes
Board of Aldermen
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