Hard Coal For Steam Finds No City Sale
The coal strike aftermath leaves New York burning soft coal as anthracite sellers dump steam coal amid low demand. Manhattan Elevated and North American Coal Co report dumping cars. officials note limited domestic coal supply and rising steam coal prices. Health Commissioner Lederle plans to ease enforcement until hard coal becomes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company
Ninth Avenue Line
Harlem
Elevated Railroad Company
H. L. Herbert
Curtis & Blaisdell
Dr. Lederle
Health Bureau
Corporation Counsel’s Office
Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers
A brief notice lists arrivals at local hotels and mentions out-of-town buyers visiting the area. The item appears among the departmental index, indicating a short society or business note typical of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service
Weather Report
New Trial Ordered in New York Coal Weight Penalty Case
Appellate Term Justices Freedman Blanchard and McLean reverse Seventh District dismissal and order a new trial. City of New York sued Henderson and Graham for a $50 penalty after a ton of coal weighed at public scales came up 13 pounds short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedman, Blanchard, and McLean
Supreme Court
Seventh District Municipal Court
City of
New York
Henderson & Graham
New York City
Thomas Thedford
Ninth Avenue
Lincoln $40,000 Express Robbery Baffles Officials
A mysterious theft at Lincoln Nebraska Burlington Depot of a $40,000 currency package from Adams Express. The money arrived on a Burlington train from Kansas City and was not in the safe, leading to no clues while officials withheld details. The suspect, if any, is believed to have known the setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Lincoln, Neb
West
Burlington Depot
Lincoln
Adams Express Company
Burlington
Kansas City
Pullman
Portland
Express Company
Burlington Railroad
Shortage of Freight Cars Hits Southern Railroads
In Louisville Kentucky a freight car shortage disrupts rail traffic as the Louisville and Nashville Road refuses to carry goods. A railroad official notes an unprecedented car scarcity affecting multiple lines and cites a 2000 bale sisal grass shipment held up for lack of sixty cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville Road
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Today
Louisville and Nashville
Large Leather Purchase Sets New Record in Trade
Lestershire Manufacturing Company headed by President H B Endicott agrees to buy two million dollars of leather. One million dollars of hemlock sole leather from United States Leather Company and one million dollars of upper leather from American Hide and Leather Company. Company produces about 22,000 pairs daily and holds advance orders exceeding two million dollars. This order is the largest single purchase in leather trade history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
Navy
H. B. Endicott
Lestershire Manufacturing Company
United States Leather Company
American Hide and Leather Company
Supreme Court Rules in Comanche Mine Case in Butte
The Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court judgment granting the Boston and Montana Company an interest in the Comanche mine. Adolph Wetzstein, claiming as grantee of David Upton who located the mine in 1879, loses his share as the mine, worth several million dollars, remains with Boston and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Helena
Mont
Supreme Court
Butte
Boston and Montana Company
Amalgamated
Adolph Wetzstein
Wetzstein
David Upton
Boston
Montana
Overland Limited Train Rebrands and Chicago Departure
The renamed Overland Limited leaves Chicago at 8 00 P M via Chicago and North Western and the Union Pacific two railways. The service marks a rebranding of the day train to California with a scheduled evening departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Aie
Overland Limited
Chicago
Chicago and
North-Western
Egton Pacific- 2 Railways
Ofee Ee Ees
Coal strike talks shift to Washington and New York
The independent coal operators move negotiations from Scranton to Washington and New York. A nine member committee plans to meet with railroad presidents, while Wayne MacVeagh and others discuss terms with President Mitchell and his attorneys. Officials express cautious optimism for a settlement and consider a permanent arbitration board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Penn
Washington
New York
Wayne MacVeagh
Mitchell
National Capital
Clarence S. Darrow
Darrow
MacVeagh
National
Messrs
Nichols
Duffy
Fahy
Congress
Board of Arbitration
Coal Strike Commission
Wright Reports Coal Strike Commission Progress
Col. Carroll D. Wright, Recorder of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, met with President Roosevelt to outline the commission’s work. He said the commission would proceed to seek a definite conclusion usable as a basis for future settlements, with operators and miners expected to agree on all points of difference and aim for a permanent form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Col
Carroll D. Wright
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Roosevelt
Liberian colonization plans from Savannah port
D J Flummer of the Liberian Colonization Society in Savannah arranges January 20 sailing for 300 negro colonists to Liberia aboard the Donnald of New York. Robert G Pierce will accompany the voyage to ensure safe arrival. Flummer previously assisted International Migration Society efforts and reports about 8 percent of emigrants on prior ships express satisfaction with their new homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
D. J. Flummer
Liberian Colonization Society of Birmingham
Liberia
Donnald
New York
Flummer
International Migration Society
Robert G. Pierce
Timber Land Sale Amid Forest Tract Transfer
A deed filed in Lewis County Clerk's office transfers over 30 000 acres of timber land in High Market and Osceola from Page Fairchild Co Oswego to Gould Paper Company Lyons and Charles W Pratt Boonville. The Gould Paper Co takes a three quarter interest and Pratt a quarter for about 250 000 dollars, including most personal property but not manufactured lumber or some logs and half interest in the Glenfield and Western Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Utica
Lewis County
Page, Fairchild & Co
Yumber Dealers
Oswego
Gould Paper Company
Lyons
Charles W. Pratt
Boonville
High Market
Osceola
Glenfield and Western Railroad
Glenfield
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Pratt
Stillman Defaulter Pleads Guilty in Forgery Case
Newark reports Claude L. Stillman former secretary of Murphy Varnish Company pled guilty to forgery larceny and embezzlement indictment. He was remanded for sentence. Defalcation amount cited around $30 000.
The Ladies' Maid on the Pennsylvania Special Feature
The Ladies' Maid on the Pennsylvania Special is a much appreciated feature in the equipment of this popular train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Briarcliff Milk The Teat of Milk Commissioners
Briarcliff residents confront food regulation as the Milk Commissioners enforce standards. Officials push strict tests and penalties while dairy producers fight to meet evolving requirements amid community concern.
Trial opens in libel suit against Mamaroneck teacher
Mrs. Eliza Heath wife of Thomas Heath editor of the Mamaroneck Democrat faces criminal libel charges at White Plains stemming from letters accusing Miss Anna L. Lynch a public school teacher. Witnesses describe alleged improprieties while Lynch denies the claims as the case heads to the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Eliza Heath
Mamaroneck
Anna L. Lynch
Heath
Thomas Heath
A. J. Preston
Miss Lynch
Board of Trustees
Susan Hurlbert
Dr. Hoerr
Lynch House
David H. Hunt
Mrs. Heath
Mayor Bradley Resigns in Asbury Park Offers City Deal
Asbury Park mayor James A. Bradley resigns and proposes selling beach front pavilions fishing pier boardwalk bath houses riparian rights and sewer system to the city for 150000 with no strings. Alderman Kirkbride backs a quick purchase while Alderman Keator seeks inclusion of Deal Sunset Wesley Lakes parks and squares. resignation and transfer postponed for one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Asbury Park
N. J
James A. Bradley
Bradley
Kirkbride
Keator
Deal
May Expel Guardsmen Opinion Highlights Legal Limits
Albany report states Attorney General Davies finds no state power to charge Schenectady Painters' Union for expelling Potter over National Guard membership. No conspiracy charge. union merely notified employers Potter was a non union worker. Legislature may consider a bill to make discrimination against National Guard members a misdemeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Davies
Odell
Potter
Schenectady Painters’ Union
National Guard
Allis Chalmers Company Changes Head Positions
Milwaukee Wis November 24 Edwin Reynolds long time General Superintendent and Chief Engineer becomes Consulting Engineer of the entire concern Irving H Reynolds his nephew moves to Chief Engineer with the General Superintendent post left vacant for now The restructuring affects Edward P Allis Company and the consolidated firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
Allis Chalmers Company
Edwin Reynolds
Edward P. Allis Company
Consolidated Company
Irving H. Reynolds
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad Promotes Purity and Cleanliness
An advertisement urges careful sausage selection highlighting Deerfoot Farm Sausages as pure and clean. It asserts growing consumer demand for healthful, well prepared foods and positions Deerfoot as a trustworthy choice.
One Piece of Good Advice From a Soup Kitchen Volunteer
A brief, readable line from a clipped column notes practical wisdom shared by a soup kitchen volunteer. The fragment hints at everyday guidance and community aid in a city context.
President Defends Course in Delaware Policy Split
The White House released a statement defending the reappointment of United States Attorney Byrne for Delaware, saying he had served the public good and was a trusted ally of President Roosevelt. The piece notes tension between Roosevelt and Postmaster General Payne over political faction recognition following Delaware election results and Payne’s misreading of the president’s actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Navy
Addicks
Delaware
White House
United States
Byrne
McKinley
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Congress
Payne
Mississippi
Addkds
Internal Revenue
Bingham
Alabama
Treasury Department
Lee
Shaw
Cuir. Payne
Minnesota Lawmaker Seeks Tariff Revision Aided by President
Representative Tawney of Minnesota on Washington talks favors any measure the President endorses to regulate trusts. He says tariff revision is the dominant issue in his region and urges schedules that cut profits from manufacturing where profits are excessive. He proposes a tariff commission from Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Tawney
Minnesota
Ways and Means
United States
Ways and Means Committee
House
Finance Committee
Senate
Award of Miles College to Mrs Miles in Divorce
In the final Miles divorce decree Judge Donovan grants the Miles Business College to Mrs. Miles, finding she is better able to run it. Miles receives limited alimony of 4000 dollars in four years, paid monthly, with 150 dollars set aside for legal costs. Mrs. Miles takes over all assets and liabilities of the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Detroit
Mich
Miles
Donovan
Miles Business College
C. C. Miles
Business College
Steel Trust Cuts Foreign Prices
Foreign agents of the United States Steel Corporation will offer finished steel abroad at prices lower than those quoted domestically. The plan, tried by the constituent companies three years ago, proved highly successful. The drop is attributed to excess production over domestic consumption in certain lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab Arrives in Paris as Family Awaited
Charles M. Schwab arrived at a Paris hotel and planned to return to Cannes soon. He stated he was in good health and was awaiting relatives from America to join him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles M. Schwab
America
Cannes
Vanilla Extract and Scotch Whisky Advertisements
A Burnett's Extract of Vanilla is marketed as the standard everywhere and sold by leading grocers. An advertisement touts Black & White Scotch Whisky as the best value for taste and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett
Best Grocers
Adv
Britain urged to coerce Venezuela over disputes
Cologne Gazette calls for Britain to teach Venezuela a lesson as President Castro rejects justice demands. Washington notes the State Department watches European powers push to collect debts and property losses, while U.S. policy reserves no shelter for American republics but warns against seizure of American soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Cologne Gazette
Great Britain
Venezuela
Castro
Germany
Washington
State Department
Roosevelt
United States
Concerted action urged to curb train robberies
Chicago officials announce a joint reward of 5000 dollars for the arrest and conviction of train robbers after the Davenport strike on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line. Burlington promises 1000 dollars for a dead robber, with rail and express firms backing a nationwide crackdown endorsed by multiple railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Middle West
Davenport
Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad Company
United States Express Company
Burlington
F. A. Delano
Burlington Road
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul
Illinois Central
Chicago and Alton Road
Wisconsin Central Under Rumored New Control in Milwaukee
Reports from Milwaukee say Harris-Gates pursuing Wisconsin Central stock and seeking control. Officials deny Grand Trunk link while brokers note Gates seeks influence to block any potential dividend and influence corporate policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Central
Harris-Gates
New York Stock Exchange
Grand Trunk System
Grand Trunk Road
Gates
Wisconsin Central Road
Nightmare Death Attributed To Dream Curse
Timothy Kelly aged 33 was found dead in his bed at 2812 East Norris Street Philadelphia. A longtime shipyard worker at Cramps and frequent boardinghouse resident, he reportedly suffered from nightmare attacks since childhood. An autopsy was ordered by the coroner to determine cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Timothy Kelly
East Norris Street
Kelly
Cramps
Married at Fourth Attempt in Newark
Frank E. Westervelt, known as the disappearing bridegroom, married last Wednesday night after three failed wedding dates. He had been engaged to Miss Fannie Louise Baker of Newark for two years. His earlier ceremonies on Sept 18 1901 Sept 3 and Sept 6 ended in his absence, with the record now filed revealing the secret nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newark
Frank E. Westervelt
Westervelt
Paterson
Fannie Louise Baker
Lincoln Avenue
Buffalo
Holderedge Wins First Ward AlderMan Seat In Mount Vernon
In Mount Vernon New York a special election today for First Ward alderman after a regular election tie chose Republican J E Holderedge by 23 votes. Voters were transported in twenty carriages and five automobiles at no cost, with Mayor Fiske a Democrat remaining as city leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N. Y
J. E. Holderedge
Fiske
Of Interest to Women Ladies' maid serves Pennsylvania Special
A competent ladies' maid renders her services to employees of the Pennsylvania Special traveling between New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etyees
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Havana Labor Riots Escalate In Streets
Havana reports two strikers killed and eighty two wounded as a general strike spreads from cigarmakers to all trades. Police suffer injuries while orders from President Palma threaten lethal action to restore order. Washington dispatch notes grave conditions and protection measures for American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Carmen
Greenwood
Western Railroad
Diego Tamayo
Maso
Palma
Central Veterans’ Union
Gen Gomez
Seftor Tamayo
Tamayo
Senor Tamayo
Washington
State Department
Squires
Cuba Securities Company Formed to Promote Cuban Railways
Articles of incorporation filed in Trenton establish the Cuba Securities Company promoted by New York and Philadelphia financiers. Incorporators are Louis B. Dailey Paul Tissen and F S Seward. The Cuba Company directed by William C. Whitney Samuel Thomas P A B Widener and others holds $800000 capitalization. The new firm will affiliate with the Cuba Company to build and operate railroads and electric railways in Cuba including extensions from Santiago to Havana and a line from Santiago to San Luis with a Ponpo branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Island of
Cuba
Trenton
Cuba Securities Company
New York
Louis B. Dailey
Paul Tissen
F. 8. Seward
Cuba Company
William C. Whitney
Samuel Thomas
P. A. B. Widener
Thomas F. Ryan
E. J. Berwind
Sir William C. van Horne
Ponpo Mining and Raneportation Company
Santiago
San Luis
Ponpo
Havana
Negro sues railroad over Jim Crow car dispute
H W Hawkes, a colored saloon operator from Wilson Virginia, sues the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for 10000 in Chesterfield County Court. He claims he was riding the Jim Crow car when a conductor forced him to move to the white coach and he was removed at Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
H. W. Hawkes
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Chesterfield County
Wilson, Va
Hawkes
Chester
Gov Odell to Review Ninth Regiment in NYC
Albany reports Gov Odell will review the Ninth Regiment in New York City on December 19. A reception will follow the review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Odell
New York Times
Albany
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Herbert
Manhattan Company
Health Board
Ernest J. Lederle
Cvest Scriensever
New England
Ow York
Dixon & Eddy
Broadway
North American Coal Company
Nicholas Anthony
Elizabethport
Anthony
Great Lakes
Ontario & Western
Erie
Reading
Delaware & Hudson
Jersey Central
Lehigh
Newart
New York Central
St. Louis
Big
South
Coal Road
Sician
Schenectady
Allis Chalmers
Eral Payne
Steel Trust
Wisconsin Central Control
New Jersey
Ning
Negro Sues Railroad
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