Greene questions Central Office on gambling house raids
Police Commissioner Greene grilled the Central Office over raids on Lou Betts and Mike Maher gambling rooms at 74 West Thirty-fifth and 122 West Thirty-fourth Streets. He said the Detective Bureau must show it can obtain evidence, not rely on the DA, and noted Western detectives were able to gather introductions via hotel contacts within days. He ordered Inspector Brooks to explain and discussed use of McCabe and Holland and the Adams brothers as evidence sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Lou” Betts
Mike ’’ Maher
West Thirty-fifth Street
West Thirty-fourth Street
Detective Bureau
Brooks
Walsh
Tenderloin
New York
Gen. Greene
Central Office
Betts
Harry Ward
Zhose
Rank McCabe
Henry Holland
Kansas City
F. L
A. W. Adams
Maher
Indianapolis
McCabe
Holland
Adams Brothers
Board of City Magistrates
Devel
Coursey
Capt. O'Reilly
Inspector Walsh
Uniformed Department
Amusements and Arrivals Featured in Hotel Buyers Page
Index to departments lists Amusements Page 1 arrivals at hotels and out of town buyers on page 10. Juesses by Fire on page 3. Real Estate on page 153. Religious Society Weather and Fires pages 9 11 2.
American Rail Travel Endorsed for Superior Service
The American Man and Woman favor Pennsylvania Limited as representing the highest type of American transportation facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Arraignments In Raids On West Side Gambling Houses
Nine men from 74 West Thirty-fifth and 122 West Thirty-fourth Streets faced arraignment after raids on alleged gambling dens. Proprieter Mulroy held on 5000 bail. Ray 1000. Williams and Turner discharged. At 122 West Thirty-fourth Street, Liddy Harris Martin and others held for exam with bail from 1000 to 2500. Greene censures Capt. O Reilly over processing errors amid the Tenderloin crowding. In the poolroom case seven of ten were discharged. Leopold Clark Muldoon held for trial at 500 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Thirty-fifth Street
Frank Ray
Fort Edwards
N. Y
Martin Mulroy
West Fortythird Street
Fred Williams
James Turner
Mulroy
Ray
Walsh
Williams
Turner
West Thirty-fourth Street
Edward Harris
West Ninetieth Street
William van
Cumberland Street
Brooklyn
Albert Martin
West Forty-fifth Street
Richard White
West Fortieth Street
James Liddy
West Thirtysixth Street
Liddy
Harris
Martin
White
Van
Tenderloin
Greene
Capt
O'Reilly
Coursey
O’ Reilly
Jefferson Market Court
Phelan
William Leopold
John Clark
Henry J. Muldoon
Sunday sacred concert raids across districts prompt arrests
Commissioner Greene led a Sunday tour through the First to Fourth Inspection Districts with Inspectors Schmittberger Smith Walsh and McLaughlin. Walsh ordered two men per venue to curb sacred concerts with scenery wigs and curtains. At Circle Theatre Harry Taft and the manager were arrested. others faced charges for costumes and underage performers. Sixty two arrests citywide, down from seventy eight last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Schmittberger
Smith
Walsh
McLaughlin
Sabbath Protective League
Actors’ Church Alliance
Circle Theatre
Harry Taft
O’reilly
Tenderloin Station
Metropolitan Opera House
Bon Ton Music Hall
Twenty-third Street
Proctor’s
Proctor
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Stden
Frank Steinberg
East Seventieth Street
Heinrich Conried
Irving Place Theatre
Detective Winter
East Thirty-fifth Street
Hugo Morris
Third Avenue Theatre
Third Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Edward Quinn
Fifty-eighth Street Pleasure Palace
Woman Seen Near Burdick Home Deepens Murder Mystery
Police corroborate lone witness accounts in the Burdick murder case. A new witness, Gabriel Reid, a Elmwood district night watchman, confirms meeting a lone woman on Ashland Avenue about 1:15 AM. Authorities press for more evidence while District Attorney Coatsworth warns the inquest may wait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruffalo
Burdick
Meyer
Ashland Avenue
Gabriel Reid
Elmwood
Reid
Summer Street
Summers Street
Ashland
Bryant Avenues
Franklin and
Tupper Streets
Ferry
Main
Bull
Coatsworth
McKeesport Loan Firm Closes After Fast Rise
About 300 residents gathered in Pittsburg area to collect investments from the Home Development Company of McKeesport. The office was closed and the firm led by Charles Hodge had rapidly expanded from a single room to two. The Bethlehem Baptist Church had arranged an $8,000 loan through the company and had paid $44 without recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
McKeesport
Home Development Company
Charles Hodge
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Electric Cab Service Expands Fleet in New York
The N. Y. Transportation Co. announces large additions to its electric fleet including Broughams Hansoms Victorias and Surreys to fill call orders previously unreachable. Telephone 238 Columba Avenue Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Transportation Co
Columbus
Frederick F Ayer Gifts 105000 to Lowell Hospital
Frederick F Ayer of New York donates 100000 dollars to Lowell General Hospital and pledges an additional 5000 dollars toward the project. The gift underscores ongoing support from prominent benefactors in Lowell Massachusetts in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick F. Ayer
New York
Lowell (Mass
Lowell
Mass
Frederick F., Ayer
Lowell General Hospital
Burnett’s Cocaine Ad Claims Hair Growth Benefit
An advertisement asserts Burnett’s Cocaaine promotes hair growth and makes it dark and glossy. The claim targets consumers seeking improved hair appearance and shine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett
Adv
Debt raised immediately under proviso noted
The text notes floating debt to be raised at once with a proviso and mentions Mr. Ayer who has previously contributed generously to local charitable institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Miners Shot in Beds Report Details West Virginia Killings
Indianapolis March 8 official report by Chris Evans on the Atkins ville killings of colored miners. Gen St Clair accused of provoking arrests. Deputy Cunningham blamed for shootings as miners slept. bonds were offered then rescinded. bodies found in Jackson house. Hizer wounded. women and children pleaded for mercy. coroner jury finds Cunningham liable for felonious killing of William Dodson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Chris Evans
West Virginia
Atkinsville
United Mine Workers
Gen. St. Clair
Charleston
United States
Marshal Cunningham
Cunningham
Evans
Mr. Evans
Stonewall
Jackson
William Dodson
William Clark
Richard Clayton
Joseph Hizer
Hizer
Lucien Lawson
Evan
Dominion invites bids for ten year transatlantic line
Ottawa announces proposals for a British Canadian passenger mail and freight service between Great Britain and Canada. Tenders due by June 1 ask for fortnightly sailings with speeds of at least 21 and 16 knots, routes via Liverpool to Quebec and Halifax, and subsidies requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Ottawa
Ontario
Dominion
Great Britain
Canada
Admiralty
Liverpool
Quebec
Sydney
Cape Breton
Halifax
Old Captain’s Cash Heirs Guarded Search For $17000 Gems
In New Haven the house of Capt James M Woodhouse is under police guard as heirs and administrators search the Perkins Street residence for $17000 in cash and valuables believed hidden by the sea captain before his death at eighty two. The late captain once built ships and held port properties after trading and pineapple ventures. He was pardoned by Queen Isabella in 1855 after fleeing a Cuban incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Haven
Perkins Street
James M. Woodhouse
Frank H. Wheeler
Mechanics’ Bank
Wheeler
Woodhouse
New England
New York
Cuma
Baracola
Isabella of Spain
Madrid
Royal Blue Tours to Washington Adromo Adv
Royal Blue announces three day tours to Washington from New York priced at 12 dollars including rail and hotel. Multiple departure dates listed March 12 and 26, April 9 and 27, and May 7 with tickets via Baltimore and Ohio ticket offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Blue
Washington
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Adv
Waterbury Police Murder Sparks Citywide Fear
Eight masked men fired on a Waterbury trolley car at Forest Park killing Officer Paul Mendelsohn and severely beating motorman John Chambers and conductor George Weberndorfer. Chambers, later found bleeding, provided a harrowing account as detectives and city officials rally to find the killers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Paul Mendelsohn
John W. Chambers
George Weberndorfer
Forest Park
Mendlesohn
Weberndorfer
Chambers
Young Chambers
Kilduff
Egan
Waterbury Murder Report Reaches Sheriff in New Haven
Sheriff Dunham said he had not been officially informed of any disturbance in Waterbury but would stay ready to travel at a moment’s notice if needed. He would dispatch a posse if the situation required it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Dunham
Waterbury
Bitter Salmon War Leaves Alaska Canneries Downgraded
Independent Alaska cannery owners reach an understanding to shut about half of their small plants this year. The move trims cheaper fish pack by roughly one third while owners keep properties to resume operations later. Alaska Packers Association in San Francisco drives futures to low prices to crush rivals. A strong humpback and sockeye run is anticipated in Sound waters, potentially offsetting Alaska losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Tacoma
Washington
Alaska
Alaska Packers’ Association of
San Francisco
Alaska Packers’ Association
Sound
Puget Sound
Actress May Ethel Courtney Faints On Stage in Maryland
Mrs James Fansom known as May Ethel Courtney star and leading lady in A Bunch of Keys fainted five times during performances at the Academy of Music Cumberland and collapsed between scenes. The distress followed news that her husband had died and was buried in Jacksonville Illinois. She was taken to a hotel after a week of fruitless search and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cumberland
James Fansom
May Ethel Courtney
Academy of Music
Jacksonville
Murray
Mack
Puck
Mrs. Fansom
The 20th Century Limited Train Ad Vignette
An advertising blurb touts The 20th Century Limited as one of eight daily NYC Chicago trains on the New York Central Lines offering comprehensive service and speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
New York Central Lines
Adv
Fears of American Economic Crisis Highlighted by Times
The Times reports that sharp declines in New York bank deposits in late 1902 stemmed from transfers of debt to European financiers rather than real liquidation. It argues the US has deferred economic reckoning by borrowing abroad, noting limited consequences for now but warning of future consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
the Times
United States
Phonograph Record Of The Popes Benediction
The Figaro reports that the Pope's March 3 benediction in St Peter's will be phoned and recorded. Cylinders reproducing the Pontiff’s voice will be offered to the faithful with partial monopoly rights and 25 percent of receipts for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
NEW York Times
London
The
Figaro
Paris
the Times
St. Peter’s
Foggy East River Collision Routs Ferry and Canal Boat
A heavy fog on the East River caused a collision between the steamboat Rhode Island of the Stonington Line and a New Haven ferryboat express. The impact sank the canalboat Lyman Willie. its captain S L Artlep and wife Mrs Rose Artlep escaped by climbing onto the ferry. The Rhode Island sustained a damaged stem and minor leaks, then proceeded to Hoboken for repairs after docking at the Battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
East
North
Rhode Island
Stonington
Express
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Lyman Willie
S. L. Artlep
Rose
Artlep
Jersey City
Mott Haven
Forty-second Street
Blackwell's Island
Manhattan
Edward van Gelder
Stonington Line
E. H. McDonald
North River
Hoboken
Cleveland Ovation at Beecher Memorial Meeting
Ex President Grover Cleveland draws overwhelming applause at the Brooklyn Academy of Music during a Beecher memorial event. Justice Brewer Mayor Low and others spoke as funds raised for the memorial topped 15000, with Brewer and Gunsaulus among the speakers and Cleveland delivering a prepared address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Beecher
Cleveland
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Mayor Low
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Chicago
Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Elijah R. Kennedy
Frederick W. Hinrichs
Justice Brewer
Mr. Beecher
Michigan River Flood Swamps Grand Rapids
Grand River overflows its banks in Grand Rapids as of 7 pm reaching within a foot of the high mark. The North Park steel bridge superstructure is washed away, three wagon bridge sections collapse, basements flood, and several dams fail. Wagar Dam power for Ionia lighting is lost. dynamite used against ice jams. Officials expect the worst to pass tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand River
Street Railway Company
North Park
Wagar
Ionia
Four Points of Interest on Pennsylvania Railroad Routes
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers through train service from New York daily to Cleveland Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati. Four Points of Interest highlight quick access to major hubs via ongoing rail connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Piso's Cure for Cold on the Lungs Ad
An old time drug ad proclaims Piso’s Cure as an effective remedy for cold on the lungs. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents in advertisement copy.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gen. Greent
Watchman
Liceman Meyer
Elmwood” District
NEW Witness
Clergyman
Lafayette Baptist Church
George Whitman
Mr. Whitman
America
Byron Stauffer
Baptist Church
Mine Workers’ Union
Service
Lonely Spot
Occupants
Husband
East River
Gunsaulus
Dr. Hillis
MR. Cleveland
Republic
Edward N. Shepard
China
Congress
Illinois
Edward M. Shepard
Henry Ward. Beecher
Michigan
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