New York Central Planes Approved for Terminal Improvements
The Board of Estimate approved New York Central Railroad terminal work after a public hearing. Eleven resolutions cover project parts with work to start within 30 days and finish in about three years. Critics pressed for wider streets and art supervision while the city advances ferry terminal acquisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Estimate
New York Central Railroad
Ira A. Place
Place
Richard J. Donovan
Alexander Hadden
Property Improvement Association
Young “Men's Christian Association
Madison Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Park Avenue
Ailis
Municipal Art ‘Commission
Law
Staten Island
Board of Aldermen
Kings
New York County
Sessions
Sessons
New York Zoological Society Reports Landmark 1902 progress
The New York Zoological Society presented its seventh annual report detailing 1902 as the fourth year of the park’s development and noting the transfer of the New York Aquarium to society management. It highlights completed lion and antelope houses, plans for a third house, and a proposed Italian fountain gift. The report calls for Bronx River improvements, park boundary expansion, and a new plaza and boat house at West Farms. A maintenance deficit of 3000 dollars is noted, with 104,965 dollars allocated for 1903. Gifts include multiple big cats, leopards, and other animals from notable donors such as Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Osborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird Court
William Rockefeller
Como
Italy
Bronx
Botanical Garden
Eustis
Bronx Park Department
West Farms
Péliam>Parkway
Bronxdale
Zoological Park
Board of Estimate
Nelson Robinson
Col
C. .H. Payne
Charles T. Barney
Andrew Carnegie
Emma B. ‘Auchinross
Cleveland. H. Dodge
William. D Sloane
Jacob H. Schiff
Frederick Eldridge
Charles R. Whitehead
Henry Yairfield Osborn, Jr
Wiliam ‘Rockefeller
William C. Whitney
Siberia
Julia Armour
Mary ‘Armour Nichols
Hi. O. Armour
Schaefer Custody Case Ends With Father Granted
Vice Chancellor Pitney in Jersey City ruled in Gen Emil Schaefer versus Ame lia Schaefer over Frieda and Elsa Helena custody. Mrs Schaefer had vanished with the children after the hearing leaving Mount Pocono and possibly the Catskills. the court held the father custody while Mrs Schaefer could keep them. Bernstein warned for failing to locate the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitney
Jersey City
Emil Schaefer
Amelia Schaefer
Frieda
Elsa Helena
Longshoreman Crowley Fights Seven Police in West Street melee
Timothy Crowley, a large longshoreman, knocked down Patrolman Horace Barnes and Roundsman Dobson during a violent confrontation on West Street near Warren. Crowley broke his handcuffs chain, resisted five officers, fled to the docks, and was subdued after five more officers arrived. He was held on $500 bail by Magistrate Hogan in the Tombs Court on a Barnes assault complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Crowley
Horace R.barnes
Crowley
West Street
Warren
Barnes
Dobson
Hogan
Tombs Court
Honeymoon Disrupted as Bride and Groom Visit Court
Charles J. Rich and his bride faced a Harlem Police Court hearing after a confrontation with the bride's mother Mrs. Elizabeth Crapster at the One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street station. Rich denied biting, but the couple's marriage certificate was shown to the magistrate who discharged the prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J.rich
West
One Hundred and Twenty-third Street
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
New York Central Railroad
Elizabeth Crapster
One Hundred and
Twenty-eighth Street
Rich
Crapster
Breen
Harlem
Winthrop
St. Lawrence County
Aso
L. A. Edwards
St. Lawrence
New York
Wife Beating Longshoreman Leads to Guilty Plea
Mrs. Margaret Mulgrew was arraigned in the Court of Special Sessions on a charge of beating her longshoreman husband. She pleaded guilty after admitting she struck him with a bottle and a potato masher last week. The judge warned she must not abuse him again, and the couple left together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mulgrew
Court of Special Sessions
Holbrook
Remarried After a Rabbinical Divorce Bigamy Case
Isaac Mullersvitch of 12 Stanton Street was sentenced to four months in the penitentiary by Judge McMahon after conviction of contracting a bigamous marriage via a rabbinical divorce. He claimed the divorce from Rabbi Bosscia of 57 Pitt Street authorized a new marriage. The judge warned the rabbi to stop dissolving marriages or face State prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Mullersvitch
Stanton Street
McMahon
Court of General Sessions
Mullersvitch
Bosscia
Pitt Street
Dock Inquiry Postponed In Tammany Lease Probe
The John Doe investigation into how leases on bulkheads were awarded by the old Tam many Dock Board under Charles F. Murphy was adjourned until Monday after noon due to all witnesses missing. Assistant District Attorney Clarke had subpoenaed Joseph Egan Michael Egan and Nicholas Cunningham who allegedly benefited from leases to explain how they obtained privileges. The adjournment followed counsel Thomas O Sullivan announcing the witnesses absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doe
Tammany Dock Board
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Justice Mayer
Court of Special Sessions
Clarke
Joseph Egan
Michael Egan
Nicholas Cunningham
Thomas O'Sulivan
Medical Journals Consolidate Under Unified Editorship
The New York Medical Journal and The Philadelphia Medical Journal have consolidated. The first combined issue publishes today with Dr. Frank P. Foster as editor and Kenneth W. Millican as associate editor. The Philadelphia journal had 39 years of history. The New York journal is older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Medical Journal
Philadelphia Medical Journal
Frank P. Foster
Hetahd
Kenneth W. Millican
Appointment of Dr Frederick E Lambert as City Hospital Trustee
Mayor Mark M. Fagan of Jersey City appointed Dr Frederick E Lambert to the City Hospital board to succeed Dr John J Baumann who resigned on Thursday, the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark M. Fagan
Jersey City
Frederick E. Lambert
City Hospital
John J. Baumann
Transfer Appeal Briefs in Manhattan Railroad Case
The Appellate Division reserved decision in the James S. Lehmaster case from Justice O Gorman’s denial of a mandamus in the railway transfer dispute. Lehmaster’s counsel argues transfers are required where lines cross and mandamus is proper. railroad counsel contends mandamus is improper and only injured parties may sue. The case involves contract issues between the Third Avenue Railroad, Manhattan Railway, and Interurban Company, and a penalty payment of 247 dollars to Paul Blume for failure to issue transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
James S. Lehmater
West Side Transit Reform Committee
O’gorman
Julius H. Cohen
Lehmister
Henry A. Robinson
Railroad
Robinson
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Manhattan Railway Company
Third Avenue
Interurban
Eighth Avenue
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Paul Blume
Blume
Twenty-fifth Street
Broadway
Twenty Third Street
Twenty-third Street
Owners Of Cabs Liable As Masters Of Drivers
In United States Circuit Court Judge Ray ruled that cab owners are liable for driver negligence even when the driver hires the cab. The decision held that ownership and licensing create a master servant relation, making the owner responsible for injuries such as Frank Cargill of Houston suffered when struck by a cab driven by Joseph Plunkitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
United States Circuit Court
Frank Cargill
Houston
Texas
Fortythird Street
Broadway
Joseph Plunkitt
Thomas I
Duffy
West Forty-third Street
United States
Plunkitt
Texan
Test of Tenement Law in Seventh Municipal Court
Before Justice Herman Joseph a test case to recover penalties under the new tenement house law is set for trial. The provision requires removal of outdoor sinks and installation of sanitary plumbing. Defendant is Mrs. Katie Moeschen, owner of an equity in the property at 332.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Thirty-ninth Street
Flemming
House Owners’ Association of New York
Moeschen
Herman Joseph
Katie Moeschen
Appeal Upheld in Wagner Arson Conviction
The Appellate Division affirmed Frederick Wagner's first degree arson conviction after a second trial ruled fair. Wagner, who had been ejected earlier and faced threats, was linked to a 355 East 88th Street tenement fire on January 30. He received a nineteen year State prison sentence amid several subsequent fires in the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Frederick Wagner
Wagner
East Eighty-eighth Stret
Court Upholds Gates in Suit Over Steel and Wire Deal
Appellate Division affirms Special Term dismissal in the action by John H. Parks against John W. Gates seeking a share of profits from forming the American Steel and Wire Company. Parks claimed initial involvement in the idea before 1897 financing by J. P. Morgan & Co. but the court found he was not necessarily part of the later successful New Jersey incorporation financed by Seligman & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Parks
John W. Gates
American Steel and Wire Company
Supreme Court
Parks
Steel and Wire Combination
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan House
Chartered Accountants
New Jersey
Seligman & Co
Court Rebukes Prosecutor Over Missing Brief in Adams Appeal
Assistant District Attorney William H. Rand failed to file a brief in Albert J. Adams's appeal, prompting a rebuke from the Appellate Division. The court gave Rand until June 30 to prepare and file the brief, citing lack of DA presence at prior proceedings. Adams, the so called policy king, is imprisoned in Sing Sing for violating the Anti Policy Law. Kellogg, Adams's counsel, had already submitted the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Rand
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Albert J. Adams
Sing Sing
L. Laflin Kellogg
Adams
Kellogg
Gibbes Bonds Not Taxable in Inheritance Case
Appellate Division rules bonds of foreign corporations held by a non resident decedent, deposited in a New York bank and left to non residents, are not subject to collateral inheritance tax. James S. Gibbes of Charleston died owning over 700000 dollars with over 300000 in bonds. City of Charleston was among appellants. Gibbes left 100000 dollars to the city for an art museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Gibbes
Charleston
S. C
Gibbes
Patterson
O’brien
City of
Verdict Upheld In Brooklyn Trolley Death Suit
In Brooklyn Yonkers Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company loses bid to overturn a $25,000 verdict awarded to Sarah Irene Lane widow of Charles W. D. Lane, firefighter killed when struck by a trolley at Hoffman Boulevard and Fulton Street on August 16, 1900. Justices Hirschberg Goodrich and Woodward diverged on whether new evidence justifies a change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Sarah Irene Lane
Charles W. D. Lane
Brooklyn Fire Department
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
Lane
Hoffman Boulevard
Fulton Street
Hirschberg
Goodrich
Woodward
Liberty Bell visits Harlem to mark Bunker Hill Day return
Preparations are complete for the Liberty Bell’s arrival in Harlem on the Liberty Bell’s return from Boston. Ten thousand Bronx schoolchildren will greet it with flags and songs as yard engines whistle. Borough President Haffen will speak at Gouverneur Morris mansion before Philadelphia Mayor Weaver responds. The bell will pause briefly in Jersey City before its final rest at Independence Hall.
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Harlem
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Boston
Bronx
America
Colonial Express
Haffen
Gouverneur Morris Mansion
Weaver
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Independence Hall
North Side Board of Trade
Albert B. Davis
Alphonse Weiner
Gerald ‘Chapin
Charles D.steurer
Otto Angle
Suit over sidewalk plans against city seeks 600 dollars
Horgan and Slattery sue the city before Justice Fitzgerald and a jury in the Supreme Court claiming they drew plans and specifications for a sidewalk around the new City Prison and were to receive five percent of the $12,000 to be spent during the Van Wyck administration. They say under the present administration they were deprived of the fee and the case will be continued Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horgan & Slattery
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
New City Prison
van Wyck
Department of Corrections
Monay
School Commissioner Cahill Resigns Post in Queens Borough
William J. Cahill district school chief in Elmhurst resigns his post as chairman of the Forty second District school board. He forwarded the resignation to Borough President Cassidy to take effect immediately and is expected to be appointed to another position.
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Low
Swanstrom
Cassidy
Board of Estimate
Long Island Rail
Seaside, Rockaway
Baldwin
Far-Rockaway
Rockaway Park
Stsom
Seaside Station
Long Island Road
Houweyard
William J. Cahill
Elmhurst
Forty-second
Queens
Bridge Plans Attacked At Public Hearing On Manhattan Bridge
Aldermanic Finance Committee heard Commissioner Lindenthal defend revised Manhattan Bridge plans using eye bars instead of wire cables. Critics questioned cost, durability, and patent issues as they urged scrutiny of a $6.533 million stock issue for construction. Lindenthal clashed with critics yet agreed to share details, while noting some expert input would be refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindenthal
Manhattan Bridge
Finance Committee
Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
John T. McCall
Henning
Mr. Lindenthal
Mr. Henning
McCall
Flo
QO. F. Nichols
Williamsburg
Mitchell L. Erlanger
Richard S. Buck
Foster Crowell
Million for Merry Mabel at Brooklyn Orpheum
The chorus star Mabel Arnold is absent as Mabel Morris reportedly heads to Pittsburgh to claim a $1,000,000 bequest from her mother. A fast telegram prompts her to return home, leaving Salt Lake City roots and a decade of mystery behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wang
Orpheum Theatre
Brooklyn
Merry Mabel Arnold
Mabel
Miss Morris
Pittsburg
Salt Lake City
Arnold
Utah
Jersey City
General Electric Sued Over Patent Infringement
Boston dispatch states S F Van Choate of Van Choate Electric Company sued General Electric in the U S Circuit Court claiming infringement of patents. He seeks 50 million dollars and attached Essex County property. Van Choate alleges GE and pre Oct 16 1900 electric railway firms used multipolars and platform switches that infringe his claims. An attorney for GE said the suit is not being taken seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
S. F. van Choate
van Choate Electric Company
United States
General Electric Company
Essex County
van Choate
Ice Cream Stock Seized Amid Debts at Elizabeth Street Firm
A deputy sheriff and city marshal levied on the stock of L. Marchioni & Co at 15-17 Elizabeth Street to satisfy $1,344 in judgments. With the ice supply melting and no stipulation for extra ice, officers ponder how to secure assets until creditors are paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Street
L. Marchioni & Co
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Staten Island Ferry
Kings County
Zoological Society
Park Extension
Bronx River
Schaefer
Charles J. Rich
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C. W. D. Lane
Liberty Bell
Smith
Arlen
N.Y
Panhard
Mas & Renault
Aldermanic Committee
Merry Mabel
Miss Arnold
General Electric
Racers, Pert & Company
City Hall
Warren St
4Th Ave
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West 33d
Yale of Sui
Tsc
Reppo
Opper & Levinson
Electra
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Optician
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4Th Av
Madison Av
Paris
Rue Scribe
Plymouth Coal
Hall-Jagels-Bellis CO
Flatiron
Hoboken
N. J
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5Th Ave
At Fe
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Sixth Ave
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