Ford Attacks Governor Odell at City Club Dinner
Ex Senator John Ford assails Gov Odell over the Ford franchise tax repeal at a City Club dinner. He claims the governor serves corporate interests and recalls Odell as dispenser of legislation while Roosevelt’s favored bill faced repeal. Other speakers include Wheeler Peckham and H H Vreeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ford
Xyet
Senate
Albany
Capitol
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Republican Organization
Platt
Odell
Gov. Roosevelt
Ford
Wheeler H. Peckham
City Club
Charles H. Chadwick
Committee of Fifty
Brooklyn
H. H. Vreeland
Benjamin N. Lawrence
Mr. Ford
Mr. Vreeland
Euroupe
Paris
London
Liverpool
England
Chicago
Acres of Lumber Blaze in Big Yonkers Yards
Fire swept through acres of lumber in Yonkers New York in the Bashford Street yards of E N Yerkes and E L Thomas burning stacks of seasoned wood. Firefighters protected nearby Otis Elevator Works as flames rose high and lit the city with little nearby housing left unoccupied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
E. N. Yerkes & Co
E. L. Thomas & Co
Bashford Street
Otis Elevator
Otis
Journal Building Fire Destroys Ten Structures in Mechanicsburg
Special to The New York Times reports a blaze in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania on January 12 that engulfed the Journal Building owned by Col. Robert H. Thomas and ten other structures. Fire crews fought the flames as the buildings burned to ash with extensive damage reported across the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mechanicsburg
Penn
Journal
Robert H. Thomas
Index to Departments and Page References
A catalog of sections listed by topic and page numbers including Commercial World Amusements Business Troubles Court Calendars Legal Notes Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence Real Estate Weather Report Yesterday's Fires and arrivals of out of town buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service
Weather Report
Railroad Ticket Sale At Greatly Reduced Rates
New Orleans Pensacola to Mobile Southern Railway announces greatly reduced fare tickets. Inquiries directed to offices at 271 Broadway and 1185 Broadway for particulars and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Pensacola
Mobile Southern Railway
Broadway
California Route Express Ad from Union Pacific
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul on California Route via Union Pacific Railway promises under three days from Chicago to San Francisco and other California points. Address 881 Broadway New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
California
Union Pacific Railway
San Francisco
Broadway
New York
The Journals Build In The Warmer’s Friend Offices
In The Journal building, the Warm er’s Friend and two other newspapers housed their offices. The scene shows a clustered press hub and the presence of multiple publications in a shared space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Fire in Gould Residence Sparks Brief Alarm on Fifth Avenue
Fire at George J. Gould's Fifth Avenue home caused $500 in damage but no injuries. Watchman found flames near the basement furnace as workmen renovated the lower floors. upper rooms containing paintings and fine furnishings escaped damage. Astor ball crowds and rumors of disaster circulated as engines hurried past. Family was at Lakewood. house partially empty with fittings removed. Firemen remained about twenty minutes.
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George J. Gould
Fifth Avenue
Sixty-seventh Street
Sixty-fifth Street
Gould
Lakewood
John O'Brien
Inland Shipbuilding Trust Consolidates Midwest Industry
Cincinnati January 12 announcement plans a merger of inland ship and boat builders along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers into the American River Shipbuilding Company with headquarters in Cincinnati. Capt Edward J Howard of Jeffersonville Indiana elected president. Clyde Howard secretary treasurer. Capitalization to be 5 million dollars with backing from W W Hazzard and investors from Cincinnati New York and Pittsburg. The move aims to include Lower Mississippi firms for a comprehensive inland shipbuilding consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mississippi Rivers
American River Shipbuilding Company
Edward J. Howard
Jeffersonville
Ind
Howard Ship Yards
Capt. Howard
Dano's daring rescue saves Kelly in ice bound river
In a St. Lawrence River accident near Rockport and Pine Island two men Dang and Kelly fell from a skiff after ice broke away. Kelly could not swim and clung to the overturned boat while Dano swam through broken ice to rescue him, both men later found unconscious on the island.
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New York Times
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Rockport
Pine Island
St. Lawrence
Dang
Kelly
Alexandria Bay
Dano
Crooks Work Greenwich in Swindle Case
Two Yonkers men described as confidence men and crooks were convicted in Borough Court for flimflamming a Greenwich merchant of $5. They gave aliases Charles Smith and Joseph Green. real names Witcomb and Green, residents of Yonkers. They face sixty days in Bridgeport jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
Yonkers
Barnes
John Masline
Chester
Bridgeport
Charles Smith
Joseph Green
Smith
Louis Witley
Witcomb
Green
School Street
New York
Benny Bassett
Matty Clune
Vanderbilt Hotel
Masline
Chicago Banks Prosperous Show Record Year of Profits
Chicago bankers report their strongest year yet with total dividends near 8.1 million dollars. National and state banks declare substantial profits and extra dividends while several lenders lower call loan rates from six to five and a half percent starting January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Chicago National
Royal Trust
Continental National
Bankers
Commercial
Continental
Corn Exchange
Drovers
First
Fort Dearborn
Bank of the Republic
American Trust
Hibernian
Ilinois Trust
Merchants’ An
Northern Trust
Prairie State
State Bank
Western State Bank
Luxurious Train to California the Overland Limited
Advertisement touts the Overland Limited luxury train to California via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. offices listed at Broadway locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Overland Limited
Chicago and North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
Broadway
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Advertisement
Ad copy promotes Deerfoot Farm Sausages made from tender pork and spices with a caution about imitators. Also mentions The Ball Check lighting company offering lighting solutions and a free email story, listing No. 16 Park Place New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerfoot Farm
New ‘York
Ball Check Lighting Co
Park Place
New York
Adw
Police Sweep Cleans Tenderloin District Raids Five Venues
Police under Acting Inspector Walsh raided Haymarket Cairo Bohemia Alhambra and Koster Bials in simultaneous warrants from Justice Mayer. Protests and tense scenes followed as managers bartenders and patrons were checked with several arrests for maintaining a disorderly house and violating excise laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
O'Reilly
Haymarket Dance Hall
Sixth Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Cairo
West Twenty-ninth Street
Bohemia
West Twentyninth Street
Alhambra
Astor Café
West Twenty Eighth Street
Koster & Bial
Twentyfourth Street
Justice Mayer
Court of Special Sessions
Robert H. Hibbard
James J. Ward
Brooks
Sergt. Mott
Haymarket
Edward H. Corey
Bill
Graham
Stephen Klapper
Cohen
Matthew Shea
Jack Smith
Boyle
Stephen J. Joanides
Sweeney
Demetrius Racopulas
Gillespie
Koster & Bial’s
George J. Campbell
West Thirty-fourth Street
Henry Bittner
West One Hundred and Fourth Street
Corey
Poolroom Raid By Acting Inspector Sparks Inquiry
Acting Inspector Walsh directed a raid on a poolroom at 108 West Twenty-eighth Street grabbing three warrants and arresting four men. He intercepted a warning phone call and pledged to investigate who tipped off the operation. The raid, executed around 4:08 pm, bypassed Capt. O Reilly and drew attention to opposing poolroom methods and staff roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
O'Reilly
Tenderloin
West Twenty-eighth Street
Special Sessions
Justice Mayer
Jones and
Teare
Thirtieth Street
John Byrnes
West Fortyfirst Street
John Williams
Hudson and
Tenth Streets
William Werner
East Thirty-sixth Street
Jones
West Thirty-first Street
Tony
Martin Herman
Eighth Avenue
Thieves Strike West Winfield Lodge Banquet
In Cooperstown New York January 12 thieves infiltrated the hall beneath the Ladies of the Maccabees lodge rooms and took nearly all edible banquet preparations including salads sandwiches cakes bread meat and several gallons of ice cream and fancy ices forcing the post posed banquet to be postponed. No clues were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cooperstown
N. Y
Fierce Blizzard Paralyzes Western Rail Lines
Western snowstorm shuts rail routes in Indiana and Michigan. In South Bend temperature tumbled below zero after a 25 degree drop. Freight trains left at 7:30 pm prior night, passengers stuck at Lakeville. In Portland drifts four to ten feet block roads, delaying funerals. St. Joseph reports fifteen feet of snow in cuts and trains halted across three railway systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
South Bend
Ind
Terre Haute
Lakeville
Here
Portland
ST. Joseph
Mich
Michigan
Milwaukee
Benton Harbor
Columbus
Ice bound Continental Limited steamer transfer near Detroit
Passengers on the Wabash Railway east bound Continental Limited spent fifteen hours ice bound in the Detroit River overnight. They rode the transfer steamboat Great Western to the Canadian side where the train was finally pulled off and passengers obtained meals after a long delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wabash Railway
Continental Limited
Detroit River
Great Western
Cuba Becoming Prosperous Says Returning American
Representative Babcock, who first visited Cuba in 1898, reports a striking transformation. He notes a thriving sugar harvest, higher prices, improved urban sanitation, well kept towns, and a healthy government finances with a surplus, arguing this supports the Cuban treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Babcock
Cuba
Chief Justice Henry McIver Dies at 76 in Cheraw
Charleston, January 12. Chief Justice Henry McIver died at his Cheraw home at seventy six. Survived by two sons Thomas P. McIver and Senator Edward McIver and a daughter Mrs. R C Watts. Born near Society Hill September 25 1826. Educated at South Carolina College, married Caroline Powe in 1849, practiced law in Cheraw since 1848, served as Prosecuting Attorney from 1853, Confederate Army officer with two severe wounds, elected Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1877, Chief Justice in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ss. C
Henry McIver
Cheraw
US. C
Thomas P. McIver
Edward McIver
R. C. Watts
Society Hill
S. C
South Carolina College
Caroline Powe
Supreme Court
Doctor Poisoned in Practice in Annapolis
Dr. W. C. Claude a surgeon in Annapolis is treated at Emergency Hospital for blood poisoning from a small cut while treating a patient Saturday night. He is chief of staff at the Emergency Hospital and chief surgeon of the First Regiment Maryland National Guard, a rank held during the Spanish American war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Annapolis
W. C. Claude
Claude
Maryland National Guard
Colorado Fuel and Iron Board Heads to New York
J C Osgood chair and J A Kebler president of Colorado Fuel and Iron left for New York to address the first board meeting elected at the Denver gathering on Dec 10. About 3 million dollars will be spent to complete the Pueblo plant with contracts ready to let, possibly affecting dividends at the upcoming session. A proposed plant to manufacture railroad equipment may also be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Denver
J. C. Osgood
J. A. Kebler
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
New York
Pueblo
Col. W. R. Morrison Stricken by Illness at Home
Chicago dispatch reports Col. William R. Morrison former Interstate Commerce Commissioner is seriously ill at his Waterloo Illinois home. Dr. Bryson of St. Louis was consulted as part of the examination and treatment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Morrison
Chicago
William R. Morrison
Inter-State
Waterloo
Ill
Dr. Bryson
St. Louis
Stock Reports on the Rail Clarified for Daily Quotation
A short note explains closing quotations are placed on the Pennsylvania Special each day and identifies the 20 hour train to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ady
Ice Bridge and Frost Effects At Niagara Falls
An advertisement extols the Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls and the frosty spectacle, urging travel via the New York Central and praising the scene as unparalleled. It also endorses Dewar’s Scotch and Nectar as premium imported beverages for the Smart Set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Niagara
New York Central
Dewar’s
Southern's Palm Limited Rail Line Schedule Ad
The Palm Limited offers service to St. Augustine Palm Beach and Miami via Penna R R Southern Railway and Florida East Coast Line. Departs New York daily except Sunday at 12 40 noon with offices at 971 and 1 185 Broadway. Black and White is all right. Notable speed increase shown in Pennsylvania Special the 20 hour train to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
S Palm
St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Miami
Penna, R. R
Southern Railway
Florida East Coast Line
New York
Broadway
Chicago
Marriage Rift Forces Princess Stephanie and Count De Longay Apart
Vienna reports serious marital strife between Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria Hungary and Count de Longay. The couple’s discord, financial strains, and social friction culminate in desertion and possible divorce while King Leopold’s opposition and imperial gentility shape the saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Stephanie
Count Longay
Mentone
Die Zeit
Count de Longay
Budapest
London
Imperial Palace
Francis Joseph
Leopold
Countess de Longay
Elizabeth-Marie
Heterendorff
Prince von Windischgraetz
Princess von Windischgraetz
Prague
Austria- Hungary
Rudolph
Belgium
Spa
Marie
Henriette
Receivership Order Altered in W C Prather Company Case
In Trenton on January 12 Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick modified last week’s order, naming W C Prather of New York and J Kearney Rice of New Brunswick as temporary receivers for the W C Prather Company, a New York coffee and spice roaster burned out earlier. A rule to show cause why receivers should not be made permanent was set for next Monday. A Fidelity and Guaranty Company letter seeking release from bondsmen drew testimony about information from the company’s vice president and counsel, with the judge criticizing attempts to influence court appointments. The bonds remain on file, but the order was simplified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
Andrew Kirkpatrick
United States Circuit Court
W. C. Prather
New York
J. Kearney Rice
New Brunswick
W. C. Praether Company
United States
Rice
Fidelity and Guaranty Company
J. Bayard Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
W.C. Prather Company
Prather
Prather Held on Grand Larceny Charge at Tombs Court
William C. Prather ex-President of the Prather Coffee Company at 79 Front Street was held in $1000 bail by Magistrate Zeller in the Tombs Court on a grand larceny charge. Complainant George C. Lester of Pelham says Prather drew a $150 check on Phoenix National Bank to his own order on June 30 last year and did not remit funds. Lester has since become company president and Prather has been out of the firm since June 30. Prather declined to discuss the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Prather
Prather Coffee Company
Front Street
Zeller
Tombs Court
George C. Lester
Pelham
Prather
Phoenix National Bank
Ambassadors to attend Ohio Society banquet in New York
The entire Ambassadorial Corps will travel to New York next Saturday for the Ohio Society banquet. Colgate Hoyt provides his private car for the party, joined by Assistant Secretary Peirce and Edwin V. Morgan of the State Department. The private car will be attached to the 10 o'clock Pennsylvania Railroad train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ne York
Ohio Society
Colgate Hoyt
Peirce
Edwin V. Morgan
State Department
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ex Mayor Hewitt Near Death as Hope Fades
Ex mayor Abram S. Hewitt lay near death at his residence 9 Lexington Avenue with doctors reporting his condition practically unchanged. Bulletin at 10 30 a m noted great weakness and stable state as oxygen tanks were brought to the house. by 9 p m his intellect remained clear and observers stayed at the bedside with a long list of visitors including former public figures and corporate leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram S. Hewitt
Lexington Avenue
Hewitt
E. L. Keyes, Jr
Peter Cooper Hewitt
William E. Doege
Morris K. Jesup
Henry W. Poor
Charlies Stewart Smith
Frank Work
Rives
Cornelius N. Bliss
Richard Watson Gilder
John Bigelow
Alexcerder E. Orr
Watts de Peyster
Edward Cooper
M. ©. IY. Borden
Ogden Goelet
Mitty Goelet
James W. Alexander
Moody Hurt in Naval Academy Runaway Carriage Incident
Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody sustained slight cuts and bruises after a carriage driven by runaway horses swerved through Upshur Row at the Naval Academy. He and Senator Hale were unharmed aside from Moody losing consciousness briefly before recovery at Superintendent Brownson’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
William H. Moody
Naval Academy
Hale
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Poyer
Santee Wharf
Upshur Row
College Creek
Moody
Midshipmen
Brownson
Senator Hale
Lieut. Poyer
Secretary Moody
Soap to Aid Democrats in Columbus Fund Drive
Mayor John Hinkle of Columbus proposes a National campaign fund via a Democratic soap sale. For each gross sold, $1.20 goes to the refund of 14H. He aims to support a president against trusts, favor public utilities ownership, equal taxation, and opposition to wars and monarchies. He cites admiration for Cleveland’s Mayor Tom Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Columbus
Ohio
John Hinkle
Democratic Party
South Africa
Hinkle
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Gilman May Resign As New York Controller
Albany rumor swirls that Theodore Gilman may resign as New York City Controller effective February 1 to pursue a private business opportunity. Controller Nathan L. Miller denies any resignation or appointment, noting no change has occurred and Kelsey is not named to replace Gilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Nathan L. Miller
Rochester
Otto Kelsey
Geneseo
Theodore Gilman
New York
Gilman
Kelsey
Miller
Lman
Mascagni Evokes Enthusiastic Night at Chicago Auditorium
About two thousand people braved the cold to hear Mascagni conduct a selection of his works with a 70-member orchestra. Violinist Kocian led applause, aided by Count Rosewadowski the Italian Consul, as the audience rose in sustained enthusiasm and bowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Signor Mascagni
Kocian
Count Rosewadowski
Retro
Century Limited Train Ad Promises Fast 980 Mile Ride
An advertisement touts Barnett's Extract of Vanilla as a staple for hotels and clubs with promotional lines about the New York Central's 20th Century Limited. It claims a 980 mile, 20 hour ride described as a delightful, rapid train experience across cities from New York to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett
New York
Chicago
New York Central
20Th Century Limited
Adv
Coal Free of Duty Measure Moves Through Congress
Congress moves toward a six month relief by allowing free admission of all coal types. The plan seeks a drawback equal to duties paid on imported coal until July 1, with House and Senate fast tracking to a vote before week’s end. Democrats resist but offer limited opposition. a broader permanent repeal faces delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Messrs
Aldrich
Allison
Phett
Connecticut
White House
Ways and Means and Finance Committees
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Congress
Hill
Mr. Russell
Ways and Means
Atlantic
United States
Committee On
West
Mr. West
Carmack
Dingley
Rhode Island
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Steel Mills At Sparrows Point Close Amid Coke Shortage
Maryland Steel Company’s rail mills at Sparrows Point shut down as a coke shortage halts production. About 400 workers are temporarily laid off. The fuel shortage affects the parent Maryland Steel Company, with broader impacts feared for steelworkers at Steelton and related plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
Maryland Steel Company
Sparrows Point
Great Company
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Steelton
Penn
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Koster & Bial's
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Indiana
Canadian
M’iver
South Carolina
Dr. Claude
Affairs OF Colorado Fuel
Count Lonyay
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Moody Hurt
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