Grout Urges Modernized City Finances in Address
Controller Edward M Grout told Brooklyn manufacturers that New York City's finances need modernization He warned the city borrows heavily each year costing about 1250000 in interest and proposed a 3 percent tax rebate from payment date to December 1 to curb losses He urged shifting taxes over the year and restricting bond life to match asset lifespans while stressing needs for schools docks water supply rapid transit and municipal buildings to reduce reliance on heavy taxation and debt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward M. Grout
Manufacturers’ Association
Brooklyn
Low
Grout
America
Controller Grout
Grant
Stevenson
New York City
Hudson
New World
Ramapo
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Fourteenth
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jerome Avenue
Bronx
East River
Camden youth killer convicted in double murder case
Paul Woodward was found guilty in Camden of murdering two boys, John Coffin and Price Jennings, by luring them to a woods, poisoning them, and robbing their bodies. He was remanded for sentence after the verdict, while admitting purchases of strychnine and a confession he called a lie. His mother acknowledged a prior conviction for obtaining money under false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Paul Woodward
John Coffin
Price Jennings
Garrison
Woodward
Scovil
Philadelphia
Index to Departments and Page References
A compact notice lists department page numbers including Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Insurance Notes Legal Notes Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails and Corporations.
Woman Claims Innocence Amid Old Criminal Charges
The article notes her insistence on innocence while recounting seven criminal charges filed against her seven years prior, including a conviction and a term served in prison on one count.
Times editorial on Wall Street concern and liquidation
The Times editorial from London discusses Wall Street in the United States, noting believers in American industrial luck grow wary and support liquidating weak accounts to restore health. It says the dream of further price rises has given way to steady markets and profitability for those willing to wait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennon Timmes
NEW York Times Special Cablegram
London
Wall Street
the Times
United States
Split in the Irish Party Forms Healy Led faction
In London on November 18 a split within the Irish Nationalist ranks followed Jasper Tully's revolt against William O'Brien. Timothy M Healy leads a new Irish party advocating common sense and moderation. Nine MPs have joined, with eighteen more reportedly ready to. A Dublin United Irish League executive moved to expel Tully for pro British conduct in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jasper Tully
William O’brien
Timothy M. Healy
Dublin
United Irish League
League
Tully
House of Commons
Pennsylvania Plans Low-Grade Freight Line to Relieve Congestion
The Pennsylvania Railroad will build a $2,000,000 low-grade freight line from the Susquehanna River to the Delaware to ease congestion on the Philadelphia to Pittsburg main line. A new Susquehanna bridge and two-year completion are planned as part of broader efforts to shorten the Pittsburg Philadelphia run and add cut-offs between Harrisburg and Pittsburg. Officials say only more track capacity will relieve sustained congestion at Pittsburg and along the route as long as prosperity continues.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Susquehanna River
Delaware
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pitsburg
Bull movement in wheat led by J Ogden Armour
Chicago reports a bullish wheat trend with J Ogden Armour identified as the leader. Analysts expect May wheat to reach 80 to 85 cents and December gains follow Armour’s actions as December buying increases. London and European markets rise while visible supplies grow more slowly.
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New York Times
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Liverpool
Continent
London
Berlin
Budapest
Injuries Deepen for Midshipman Aiken at Navy
In Annapolis on November 17 authorities report Midshipman H. K. Aiken worsened after a Bucknell game injury. Naval surgeons say signs of brain irritation appear and an operation is being considered. Parents in New Orleans have been notified as the academy anxiously watches his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Annapolis
H. K. Aiken
Bucknell
Naval
F. W. F. Wieber
George McC. Pickerell
Academy
New Orleans
Coal Shortage Threatens Northwest This Winter
A severe coal shortage threatens the Northwest as about 200 Pittsburg district mines close due to railroad freight blocks. The running mines ship less than half the normal winter quota, with navigation expected to halt by December 1. President Cassatt and Pennsylvania officials arrived to address the congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Northwest
Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Poland Water Book Highlights Poland Spring Values
Hiram Riker & Sons publish a small factual volume on Poland Water from Maine. It details properties and uses and lists remarkable cures attributed to the water, including Bright's disease, Albuminuria, Diabetes, Uric Acid, Diathesis, kidney and bladder inflammations, fevers, and stomach disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Hiram Riker& Sons
Maine
Bright
Mrs Molineux Seeks a Dakota Divorce in Sioux Falls
New York socialite Mrs Roland B Molineux arrives in Sioux Falls seeking a divorce from her husband General E L Molineux. She hires the law firm Kittredge Winans Scott with Senator A B Kittredge involved. Gen Molineux says the idea did not come from his family and notes a previous estrangement rumor.
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New York Times
Sioux Falls
S. D
Roland B. Molineux
New York
South Dakota
Kittredge, Winans & Scott
United States
A. B. Kittredge
State Attoney
Minnehaha
E. L. Molineux
Katharine J. Adams
Roland Molineux
W. M. K. Olcott
Molineux
Mr. Olcott
Gen. Molineux
Rae Brooklyn
Mrs. Molineux
Black
New England
Blanche Chesebrough
Westbury
R. I
Henry C. Barn
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Barnet
James W. Os.peene
980 Miles in 20 Hours Rail Sprint Promises Busy Mans Route
The 20th Century Limited of the New York Central and Lake Shore runs daily, cutting travel time and cost for the busy traveler. The piece frames the service as a war between East and West, highlighting speed and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Lake Shore
Brianelitt Milic- ee aave ood always
Fragmented readable text shows a misspelled phrase and incomplete names. No clear event, dates, or organizations are discernible to form a coherent summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brianelitt
Milic
Alwayn
Molineux Family Sent Home After Guilty Verdict
In February 1900 a jury found the Molineux family patriarch guilty and he was sent to Sing Sing. For a full year Mrs. Molineux avoided visiting her husband in prison.
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Ruary
Molineux
Sing Sing
Prisoner outwits guard escapes on moving train
Paul Zawalski, a prisoner being taken to Albany for grand larceny, escaped on the Southwestern Special near Utica. While five miles west of Utica the man entered a closet, locked the door, and rode atop the coach until dropping off near a switch engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Paul Zawalski
Cleveland
Ohio
Albany
Zowalski
Sweatshop law ruled unconstitutional in Maryland
Judge twice of the Criminal Court in Baltimore today declared the so called sweatshop law unconstitutional. The ruling states the law infringed on rights to free use of property and pursuing lawful occupation in one’s home, unless required for public health. About 25 000 people affected and 20 million dollars invested in clothing manufacture in Baltimore.
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New York Times
Ee Md
Criminal Court
Baltimore
Forest Fires Ravage Boone County Timberland
Forest fires rage through Boone County mountains and timber lands in Madison West Virginia as thousands of acres are damaged or destroyed. Authorities suspect hunter carelessness as the cause. Farmhouses and villages are deserted and residents fear the fire could move into valley areas. Local hunters camping nearby have not been heard from recently causing unease.
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New York Times
Madison
West Va
Boone County
Doctors Move to Abolish New York City Board of Coroners
At a meeting of the New York County Association of the New York State Medical Association held at 17 West Thirty third Street last night a resolution was passed unanimously urging abolition of the City of New York Board of Coroners. Dr. Purdy introduced the measure and a three member committee was named to study the issue and report. The panel includes Dr. Purdy Dr. Stephen Smith and Dr. Elliott Harris.
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New York County Association
New York State Medical Association
West Fortythird Street
Board of Coroners
Harry R. Purdy
City of
New York
New_York State Medical Association
Purdy
van Fleet
New York County Medical Society
Stephen Smith
Elliott Harris
Odell appoints judicial inquiry on New York City delays
Gov. Odell announces a commission to probe delays and costs in justice administration in New York and Kings counties within the First and Second Judicial Districts. The panel, including Wheeler H. Peckham and others, may examine records and testify, with a report due by December 31, 1902 and a $10,000 appropriation.
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Albany
Navy
Odell
New York
Kings
Wheeler H. Peckham
Robert E. Deyo
Lawrence Godkin
Horatio C. King
Edward Lauterbach
Edwin Wetmore
William F. King
Clarkson Nominated Pension Agent for Des Moines District
Congressman Hull will recommend Richard P. Clarkson for the United States Pension Agent post in the Des Moines district. Clarkson is brother of James S. Clarkson and former editor of The Iowa State Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Des Moines
Iowa
Hull Today
Richard P. Clarkson
United States Pension Agent
Clarkson
James S. Clarkson
Port of
New York
Iowa State Register
Carnegie avoids delays by finishing furnace project ahead
At Edgar Thomson plant Carnegie Company hired its own men after three months of bids failing to meet deadlines. The furnace J will be completed by December 5, a record time. United States Steel Corp will erect its own furnaces in the future. Meanwhile Furnace K is under construction and two new stacks at Eliza Furnaces near completion, bringing four large stacks online within two months and boosting output by about 3000 gross tons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Carnegie Company
Edgar Thomson
United States Steel Corporation
Eliza
Luxurious Train to California the Overland Limited
Promotes an upscale railroad service to California via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Office locations listed as 461 Broadway 287 Broadway and 349 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Overland Limited
Chicago and North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
Broadway
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Made at Southboro Farm
All Deerfoot Farm Sausages are made at the Farm in Southboro Massachusetts. The success is attributed to the choice materials and the neatness and thoroughness of the preparation.
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Southboro
Mass
Street Car Boycott Fails in Schenectady
In Schenectady New York November 17 reports indicate the Trades Assembly may rescind the boycott against the Schenectady Railway Company after 42 of 305 members signed a petition to reconsider. The boycott faltered as about 40 percent of General Electric Works workers avoided the cars while the public largely ignored the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Trades Assembly
Jackson
General Electric Works
Albany
Carpenters’ Union
George H. Powell
Assembly
United Traction
Plumbers’ Union
The
Henry V. Jackson
Potter
Painters’ Union
National Guardsmen
Fotter
Expulsion of Guardsman sparks state inquiry
Albany dispatch reports Gov Odell referring a complaint to the Attorney General over William Potter’s expulsion from the Sche nectady Painters Union for served National Guard duty during strike activity on the Hudson Valley railroad. Deputy AG Stevens leads the case with Gen Roe noting no treason charge and legality being studied.
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Albany
Odell
William Potter
Painters’ Union
Schenectady
Second Regiment
National Guard
Hudson Valley
George H. Stevens
Davies
Stevens
Gen. Roe
Highland Falls
N. Y
Roe
New York National Guard
Glens Falls
Potter
Olean
Carnegie Library Gift Declined by Halifax City Council
The Halifax City Council rescinded its April vote accepting Andrew Carnegie's $75,000 library gift. Carnegie will be notified of the reversal.
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Halifax
N. S
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Cambria Land Improvement buys 6000 acres of coal land near Allegheny River
The Cambria Land Improvement Company of Johnstown has purchased 6 000 acres of coal land lying partly in Allegheny and partly in Westmoreland County near the Allegheny River within twenty miles of Pittsburgh. The firm, led by F. W. Otto as president and George H. Cole as secretary, was incorporated with 200 000 capital and chartered on August 26.
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Pennsylvania
New York Times
Pittsburg
Cambria Land Improvement Company of
Johnstown
Allegheny
Westmoreland County
F. W. Otto
George H. Cole
Allegheny River
Black and White Does Right With Scots Whisky Flavor
A fragmented note praises Black and White whisky stating it has fine flavor and character. The incomplete text hints at a positive impression of Scotth Whisky and its contrasting bold blend.
Bears Again Near President as Hunt Continues
In Smedes Mississippi on November 17 President Roosevelt’s bear hunting party failed to shoot a bear as dogs scattered and a plantation manager killed one at seventy paces. The trip faced delays from rain and cold with plans to move toward Memphis overnight.
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New York Times
Smedes
Miss
Mr. McDougal
Smede
Holt Collier
Judge Dickinson
McElheney
Memphis
Tenn
Roosevelt Committee On
Kodak
Smedes Station
Mississippi
Roosevelt Camp
Committee On
Roosevelt Visit In Memphis Quiet Parade Planned
After Roosevelt's hunting trip he will visit Memphis for a brief stay. Local militia groups including Confederate Veterans and Governor's Guard refused to join the parade, and the Reception Committee announced there will be no military feature in the president's parade.
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New York Times
Memphis
Tenn
Roosevelt
Governor's Guard
Fire horses in runaway dash through crowded streets
Two fire horses Nan and Bill escaped at Chambers and Centre Streets just as they were to respond to an alarm. They charged west past Park Place and Church Street, collided with a Chambers Street horse car, then crashed into a hay truck near Greenwich and West Streets. Patrolman Duffy attempted to stop them but was knocked down. both animals were hurt and sent back to the station for a night off.
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Chambers
Centre Streets
Nan
Bill
Patrick Walsh
Park Place
Church Street
Broadway
Chambers Street
Stewart
Duffy
Elizabeth Street
North River
Greenwich
West Streets
Aoe Tae
Frank Fuchs
Scarcity of locomotives in Chicago traffic
Chicago reports a car and motive power shortage as railroads center in the city. East bound shipments last week show less business than in 1901, with grain movements also down, and merchandise movement weaker than a year ago. Officials cite disabled locomotives and insufficient new power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
First Car of Anthracite Arrives in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports the first car of anthracite coal received since the Pennsylvania strike began last May. Delivered to Campbell's Creek Coal Company, coal is priced at ten dollars a ton wholesale. Further shipments halted for two to three weeks due to railroad congestion around Pittsburgh.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Campbell's Creek Coal Company
Pittsburg
Pall Mall London Cigarettes Ad Intro
Pall Mall London Cigarettes advertised as specially recommended for gentlemen who smoke the finest blends of Turkish tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall
London
Adv
National Horse Show Opens at Madison Square Garden
The National Horse Show returns to Madison Square Garden as Kentucky horses prevail in the saddle class and a large crowd fills boxes and stands. The opening day blends social pageantry with top-level riding, featuring F Ambrose Clark’s daring fall and remounts, with intense spectator interest shaping a festive, fashion-forward atmosphere ending late in the evening.
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Madison Square Garden
National Horse Show Association of America
New York
F. Ambrose Clark
Bishop Potter
Clark
Jud
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London Times
Timothy Healy
Ceeding
West Virginia
New York County Medical Association
R. P. Clarkson
Carnegie Company Furnace
President Roosevelt
Snub the
President
Governor’s Guard
Memphis, Tenn
Kentucky
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