Lily Whites May Lose Two More Alabama Officials
Washington reports say District Attorney Reese of Montgomery and Birmingham Postmaster Hughes face removal for their ties to Internal Revenue Collector Bingham and the expulsion of black delegates at Alabama’s state convention. Net effect—Alabama Republicans resist White House shifts as Payne and Clarkson steer southern strategy toward Roosevelt renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
South
Reese
Montgomery
Hughes
Birmingham
Internal Revenue
Bingham
Alabama
Jones
Roulhac
Thompson
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Payne
Addicks
Port
Southern Republican Organization
Clarkson
Mr. Roosevelt
Committee On
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Align Wages With Other Lines
Pittsburg and Lake Erie employees will receive the same 10 percent Pennsylvania wage increase as rivals in the region. Col. J. N. Schoonmaker announced the policy stating the company historically paid higher wages and now aligns with peers. The adjustment may alter salaries above 200 dollars and require office revisions for several workers and assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Col. J. N. Schoonmaker
Opposition to Dr Lorimer Sparks Boston Church Meeting
A Tremont Temple gathering in Boston on November 15 featured a lively meeting of church members who voted to gauge sentiment on calling a new pastor. Strong opposition emerged to Dr Lorimer during the ballot and discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
Tremont Temple
Strong
Banking That Is Profitable to the Customer Ad
Advertisement for a booklet issued by the Eastern Trust Company describing profitable banking for customers. It invites applications to receive the booklet, forwarding free on request to the main office at 115 Broadway or the Herald Square Branch at 1352 Broadway, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Trust Company
Broadway
New York City
Recall vote on Rev Dr Lorimer and Brooklyn minister
The recall vote on Rev Dr Lorimer, pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church, favored his removal if he returns. A majority favored calling Rev Dr Cortland Myers of Brooklyn among several candidates. Some members opposed open counting, one was ruled out of order. a formal statement will be issued next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
New York City
Cortland Myers
Brooklyn
Cne
Charity Shares In Will Of Eliza G Lendreth
The Philadelphia will of Eliza G. Lendreth bequeaths most of her estate, valued around 47 dollars to charitable and religious institutions. Executor A Leads Smith oversees distributions. Trusts revert upon deaths of Lydia Holt and Maria Graff to St Luke's Hospital New York West Philadelphia Hospital for Women and St Peter's Church. Residue goes to St Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church for endowment funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Eliza G. Lendreth
South Forty-eighth Street
Smith
Lydia C. Holt
St. Luke’s Hospital of
New York
Maria E. Graff
West Philadelphia Hospital
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church
Lydia Holt
Episcopal Hospital
Mutiny at Lock Haven Jail Leaves Prisoner Wounded
In Lycoming County Lock Haven jail prisoners riot during exercise after whisky is smuggled in. Charles Hesslin leads violence against Italian inmates and Officer Brendall who is wounded. Hesslin sustains a gunshot wound as police quell the mutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Williamsport
Penn
Lock Haven
Charles Hesslin
Brendall
Pneumatic Tube Contract Cancelled After Bid Filing
Postmaster General Payne announced the cancellation of the Illinois Pneumatic Service Company contract and opened new bids this afternoon. The Batchellor Company, operator of New York pneumatic tube service, prompted the cancellation by submitting affidavits alleging unfair Lane contract handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Illinois Pneumatic Service Company
Payne
Batchellor Company
New York
Nyee
Bear Escapes President's Party
A bear roaming near a presidential gathering caused a disruption as security moved to contain the animal. Police and handlers corralled the bear without injuries reported, and the event continued after the wildlife was removed.
A Queer Duel in Budapest and Other Tales
A cluttered page lists varied items including a queer duel in Budapest and several short pieces such as Gossip from the Club, Playgoers Who Pose, When Dennison Played Detective, Humanizing the Machine, The Genial Idiot, Women Here and There, From the Soldier's Story Pack, The Colonel's Entanglement, Between Dawn and Sunrise, A Story's Metamorphosis, The Cut Direct, Lamb Stew, and Is This a Mask Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Mididas
Saas
Dennison
Alee
The Twentieth Century Limited Train Service
The Twentieth Century Limited was one of eight day trains operating between New York and Chicago on the New York Central line, offering comprehensive service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
New York Central
Ady
Bear Beats Dogs Away and Escapes President
Smedes Miss November 15 report from the Little Sunflower camp details a long bear chase. The President Mr McIllhenny and Holt Collier pursued two bears with a large pack of dogs, but the bear eluded shots and faded into the brush. Judge Dickinson kept a trout string, while rest of party failed to bag a bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt Collier
Mr. Dickinson
Major Helm
Mr. Foote
Foote
Cortelyou
Dr. Lung
Philadelphia boy saves express and earns future college
John Gregg a fourteen year old from Principio Towns saves the Colonial express from a wash-out near September. The Pennsylva nia Railroad hires him and offers a college education or training in any trade. He may choose firefighting and will take a year to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
John Gregg
Principis
Colonial Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gregg
Principio
Knickerbockers
John
Freight Bottleneck Plagues Pittsburg Railroads
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania the railroads and car makers fail to relieve freight congestion. 165 new cars are added daily but side tracks overflow with laden cars and perishables risk spoilage as Samuel H. Trump works on solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Pressed Steel Car Company
Standard Steel Car Company
Alderman Hellenbach Hanged in Effigy by Ward Citizens
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on November 15 citizens of the Sixth Ward hung in effigy Alderman Henry Kellenbach of the Third Ward. The act followed his ruling in a nuisance case involving a tanning firm, triggering public outrage. The alderman vows leaders of the act will answer for their actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Williamsport
Penn
Henry Kellenbach
Kellenbach
Ete
Squadron Sets Sail for Winter Manoeuvres in Caribbean Waters
The North Atlantic Squadron left Hampton Roads for Culebra Cuba to take part in winter manoeuvres. Ships included Kearsarge Massachusetts Cincinnati Alabama Indiana and Machias with Texas and Newark joining later in the southern waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Hampton Roads
Culebra
Cuba
Kearsarge
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
Alabama
Indiana
Machias
Texas
Newark
Briarcliff Milk Promoted as Pure Food Product
An advertisement touts Briarcliff Milk as a pure food product sourced from Jerseys. The piece also mentions stock reports, restroom facilities on trains, and references the York Central's 20th Century libraries and barbers on the New Limited service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerseys
York Central
The
century—New Limited
Adv
Breach of Promise Suit Touts $100000 Demand Against Fulford
Marie E. Kaye sues Robert Fulford claiming breach of promise after following him globally in hopes of marriage. She alleges Fulford, once married to late Annie Pixley, hid his complicity while living in New York, Europe, and Philadelphia. Suit relies on letters and seeks $100,000 in damages.
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Marie E. Kaye
Robert Fulford
Annie Pixley
Fulford
Miss Pixley
Miss Kaye
New York State
Supreme Court
Hall
Philadelphia
West Twenty-third Street
Swope
Westminster Hotel
Irving Place
Kate M. Kaye
Bastice
Fernbank
Cincinnati
James Kaye
Lake George
Howe & Hummel
Abraham Hummel
Pennsylvania
New York
McComb Will Suit Over Unsound Mind and Marriage Limitation
Mrs. Fannie McComb Herzog seeks one quarter of J Jennings McComb estate valued at 15 million claiming her father was of unsound mind and that a codicil barred her marriage to Louis Herzog. Proceedings in County Clerk's office name Frank M. Davis and Ann Chidhester as defendants. dispute centers on a 1901 will and a codicil restricting marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
J. Jennings McComb
Dobbs Ferry
Fannie McComb Herzog
Frank M. Davis
Ann Chidhester
Louis Herzog
Philadelphia
Herzog
Mrs. Herzog
Miss McComb
Mr. Herzog
Waldorf-Astoria
Truax
Supreme Court
McComb
Fannie Rayne
United States
Wallace MacFarland
John L. Notman
Two Women Arrested Near Sandringham in London Case
London dispatch reports two Brooklyn women Mrs. Annie M. Ovington and her daughter Sadie were detained near Sandringham as they sought access to Queen Alexandra. They, described as religiously inclined lunatics, had lived in Brooklyn before traveling to Ireland and England. Their motives remain unclear amid family statements and police inquiry.
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Bear
Sandringham
Yale
Princeton
Mitchell
Arbi- Gare
Atenay
London
Paris
Leopold
Berlin
Belgium
Odell
M. Cambon
Molineux
Porter
Cornell
South Norwalk
News of Sports
Death's Valley
Sam Mae
Tuxedo
New York
New York Police
Cuba
Royal Residence
Queen Alexandra
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ireland
Annie M. Ovington
Sadie Ovington
County Asylum
John Ovington
Strathbury
Old Country
William Parks
Dublin
Samuel Parks
County Meath
Australia
Sadie
Anna
Wyckoff Street
Mother
Motier
Mr. Moore
England
James Moore
Sunlight Mission
Union Street
Susquehanna Electric Plant in Baltimore Deal
A syndicate through Continental Trust completes purchase of United Electric Light and Power Company stock for 2 million dollars. $900,000 is to be paid by Jan. 15, 1903. The project plans three developments costing 10 to 12 million dollars to supply Baltimore street railway power, street lighting, and general power and heating needs. Dewey’s Wines are pure advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United Electric Light and Power Company
United Railways and Electric Company
Continental Trust Company
The
Light and Power Company
Fixer Edward Williams Located in Hiding for Tax Scandal
Capt Edward Williams longtime manager of the Masonic Temple is located and expected in Chicago to testify on tax fixing. He faces possible new indictments over irregularities in temple funds while bondsmen fear retaliation by temple power networks. Williams reportedly hides in Kentucky or Tennessee mountains and negotiates surrender with State Attorney Deneen.
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New York Times
Chicago
Edward Williams
Masonic Temple
Williams
Deneen
Kentucky
Tennessee
Masonic Temple Fraternity Association
Poland Water Book Promotes Poland Spring Cure
Hiram Ricker & Sons publish a small guide on Poland Water in Maine noting its properties uses and cures. It lists ailments like Brights disease albuminuria diabetes uric acid diathesis kidney and bladder inflammation fevers and stomachic disorders and invites requests via Poland Water Depot 3 Park Place New York City telephone 6050 Cortlandt Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Hiram Ricker & Sons
Maine
Bright
Park Place
New York City
Palm Limited Round-Trip Tickets On Sale Via Southern Ry
Florida Cuba and Resorts South routes promoted with quickest service on the Palm Limited. Purchases available through New York offices at 271 Broadway and 1 Broadway with advance sales adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Cuba
Resorts South
Southern Ry
Southern
Palm Limited
N. Y
Adv
GE May Lock Out 10000 Men in Schenectady
The Trades Assembly met to ratify a boycott of the Schenectady Railway line owned by General Electric. Officials warn that if the boycott continues GE may shut down its Schenectady works Jan 1, leaving 10,000 workers unemployed. The strike stems from contractor Andrew Kimm hiring practices and union access disputes. A delegation traveled to Albany to seek support from allied unions to bar the railway cars from entering Albany and Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Schenectady
Trades Assembly
General Electric Company
Andrew Kimm
Albany
Albany and Troy
Amalgamated Association
Pennsylvania Railroad to Spend 200 Million in Expansion
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans 200 million dollars in the next two years to upgrade trunk lines and branches, build tunnels, and handle increased traffic. Projects include New York terminal works, Jersey City yards, Red Hook, track elevation, and west of Pittsburgh improvements. Funding comes from subsidiary lines and new stock. a $50 million New York terminal is to be financed by an outside company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
New York Terminal
Washington Terminal
Picthhuer
Icess Weseds Alous
Pittsburg
Baltimore and
Kio
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
New_York
Northern Pacific pushes surveys for two key branch lines
Tacoma dispatch reports a rift with the Harriman system as Northern Pacific moves to survey and then build two lines. One runs along the north bank of the Columbia from Calama to the ocean opposite Astoria, paralleling the Portland and Astoria line. The second would reach the Yakima Valley via a Cascades crossing, running parallel to the Vancouver and Yakima line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Tacoma
Washington
Northern Pacific Railway
Harriman
Northern Pacific
Oregon Railway and Navigation Lines
Mellen
Columbia River
Calama
Pacific Ocean
Astoria
Portland and
Southern Pacific
Columbia
Willamette
Oregon
Yakima Valley
Cascades
Cispus
Sotus Pass
Vancouver and
Yakima
Oregon Railway and Navigation
Anthracite Prices Steady Amid Scarcity Across Boroughs
Reports from the Erie Railroad and Smoots Coal Dealers note anthracite at 7 to 7.50 a ton with limited immediate delivery. In South Brooklyn coal remains scarce with peddlers selling by the bushel, while residents in Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton face months of waiting. Board of Health President Lederle warns against smoke nuisances and urges avoiding soft coal in stationary engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conal
Erie Railroad
J. Samuel Smoot
Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Sixth Avenue
Smoot
Brooklyn
Bay Ridge
Fort Hamilton
Lederte
Board of Health
Flour Mills Report Record Week in Minneapolis
Minneapolis flour mills produced 448 710 barrels in the week ended Nov 8, 1902 exceeding the prior weekly record by 22 000 barrels. Last year for the same week output was 351 230 barrels and 233 410 in 1900. Officials had not anticipated exceeding 400 000 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
New York Times
Minn
Minneapolis Flour Mills
Save Money by Saving Gas Regulator Ad
Depaar Gas Regulator Co offers an automatic gas regulator to control meter pressure with no special burners required. Price is $3. Advert appears from 180 Broadway and urges readers to ask any plumber for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depaar Gas Regulator Co
Broadway
Yale Defeats Princeton In First Half Scoring
Yale University eleven defeated Princeton 12 to 5 at University Field in a dramatic game. Chadwick scored both Yale touchdowns and DeWitt added a field goal. The match drew about 20 000 spectators as the first half produced all scoring amid sweltering heat and massed stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale University
Princeton
University Field
Jim
Yale
New York
Philadelphia
Chadwick
Princetonians
Davis
College
Sunset Route Winter Schedule From New York Adv
Advertisement notes a winter route schedule from New York with service via Penn, Southern Railway, A&P, W of A. and N Y offices. It mentions drawing room and state rooms, sleeping and dining car service and offices at 271 and 1185.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Penn, R. Southern Railway
W. of A
Sat & N
N. Y
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DR. Lorimer
Tremont Temple Church
St. Luke’s Hospital
Today’s Times
Magazine Supplement
Cisco
Dogs
McComb Will
Annie Ovington
Susquehanna Electric Plant
Dewey
Bange
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
Capt. Williams
Northwest
New Haven
Victors
DeWitt
Princeton, N. J
Rooters
Harvard
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