Christian Science Healer Held for Manslaughter in Girl's Death
White Plains New York October 23 1902 Christian Science healer John Carroll Lathrop and the Quimby parents were held for the Grand Jury on manslaughter charges after Esther Quimby seven died of diphtheria. Coroner Banning ruled culpable neglect and the physicians refused care in favor of life thought treatment.
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White Plains
N. Y
John Carroll Lathrop
New York
John Quimby
Esther Hunter Quimby
Banning
Birch
Quimby
Brookfield Street
Esther
New York City
John Carroll
Muther
Lathrop
Georgianna Quimby
Platt
Charles M. Hartmann
Charles Rockwell
Mount Vernon
Board of Health
Index to Departments and page references
A catalog of sections in the issue listing topics such as Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Insurance Notes Legal Notes Losses by Fire New Corporations Railroads Real Estate Society United Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires with page numbers for each category
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United Service
Weather Report
Lake Shore Limited Train to Chicago
The Lake Shore Limited offers a 24 hour ride to Chicago with a 5 30 P M departure from New York and a 4 30 arrival next day. Luxurious Pullman cars provide comfortable service.
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Chicago
New York
Pullman
Fidelity Trust Deal Aims Prudential Control in Newark
Newark Oct 23 The Prudential Insurance stockholders not in the selling pool receive copies of an agreement to sell at least 50 percent of their holdings at 600 dollars per share to Fidelity Trust Company. The contract runs until Dec 1 and becomes binding only if the deal passes by May 1 next. President Dryden urges that the plan serves both stockholders and policyholders.
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New York Times
Newark
N. J
Prudential Insurance Company
Prudential
Fidelity Trust Company
Fidelity
Dryden
Plea for Isle of Pines Seeks US Status Decision
S H Pearcy vice president of Isle of Pines Company arrives in Washington to press the government to decide the status of residents who have lived there since May 20 after US troops withdrew. Some fear a US Cuba treaty could cede the island to Cuba, amid Cuban guards and an arcade maintaining order.
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New York Times
Washington
S. H. Pearcy
Isle of Pines Company
United States
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Republic
Spain
Whittier Home to be Restored on Old Lines
The Whittier homestead at Haverhill will be rebuilt exactly as in the past. Ancient Whittier furniture and china, antedating the poet, are intact and undamaged. The grand father’s desk, where Whittier wrote his first and last poems, will return to its original corner under restoration overseen by A. A. Ordway, President of the Board of Trustees.
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New York Times
Boston
Whittier
Haverhill
A. A. Ordway
Board of Trustees
Four Keep Twelve Hundred Idle at Republic Iron and Steel
Twelve hundred men are idle at the Republic Iron and Steel plant in East Chicago Indiana due to a grievance raised by four workers earning five dollars a day. The shutdown began September 28 and continues as of October 23 with partial resumption expected but not full reopening.
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New York Times
Chicago
Republic Iron and Steel
Ind
A. ©. Boeworth
Golden State Limited Promises Finest Train in World
The Golden State Limited will run daily from Chicago to Los Angeles after November 2, covering 2 278 miles in 68 hours. Billed as the finest train with service and cuisine to match, no extra fare. Full information on request from A H Moffet at 401 Broadway New York.
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Rock_ Island
Golden State Limited
Chicago
Los Angeles
A. H. _Moffet
Broadway, N. Y
Adv
Rockefeller gift to Teachers College may raise endowment
John D. Rockefeller offered $500,000 to Teachers College at Columbia University to fund endowment and debt repayment, contingent on raising $440,000 more from external sources. Trustees tally 1901 02 gifts and call for broader endowment to avoid debt, noting endowment income remains well below tuition funds.
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Pocantico Hills
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Teachers College
School of
Columbia University
James Earl Russell
Spencer Trask
Newbold Morris
Grace H. Dodge
Peter B. Olney
Everit Macy
B. Talbot
B. Hyde
Charles W. Harkness
James Speyer
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Dean Russell
Horace Mann
Rockefeller
Horticulture as Part of Nature Study at Teachers College
The article argues horticulture is essential in nature study while practical agriculture is impractical during the academic year. It suggests frequent excursions and summer farm instruction, estimating initial lectureship and excursion costs at about $1,000, a sum Russell believes should not be exceeded.
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Teachers College
Columbia College
Barnard College
Dean Russell
Russell
Susquehanna Power Deal Expands Regional Reach
Susquehanna Electric Power Company gains control of Susquehanna Power Company properties along the river south of Conowingo, enabling output of 100000 horsepower to serve Baltimore and nearby cities. The merger follows an option on United Electric Light and Power Company, controlled by United Railways and Electric, with potential inclusion of street railways in the new entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
Susquehanna Electric Power Company
Susquehanna Power Company
Conowingo River
United Electric Light and Power Company
United Railways and Electric Company
Detective Jacobs Seizes Poolroom Book and Cash in Quiet Raid
District Attorney Jerome's Western sleuth Joseph Jacobs used a new evidence method at James Wakely's poolroom on Forty-second Street and Sixth Avenue. He obtained the betting book and $303 by warrant at 6:30 pm, then arrested Wakely as officers secured the scene.
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Jerome
Joseph Jacobs
James Wakely
Forty-second Street
Sixth Avenue
Parkhurst Society
Jacobs
Wyatt
Walsh
Maher
District Attorney’s Office
Wakely
East Fifty-first Street
Shepherd Millions Grow In Batopilas Mines
The estate of the late Alexander R. Shepherd now valued at 10 million dollars consists mainly of Batopilas district mines. Batopilas Silver Mining Company will continue operations with Shepherd's son as manager. A recent strike at the Todas Santos Mine boosted September silver bullion to 125000, with October expected over 200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cigarmakers Seek Nationwide Boycott Against Tobacco Trust
In Chicago on October 23 the Cigarmakers International Union announced a campaign against the tobacco trust. After the trust refused to sign a pact to employ only union labor, the union issued a circular to retailers and druggists nationwide urging them to back a joint effort to have independent firms hire union workers and dealers sell union-made products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
American Tobacco Company
Cigarmakers’ International Union
International Union
England
Chicago Railroads Plan A Central Building for Offices
Chicago railroads consider a mammoth central building to house all roads general offices under one roof. The project has been talked about for years but a suitable site has eluded planners.
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New York Times
Chicago
Alarmed Over Burglaries In Port Chester and Rye
Wealthy residents of Port Chester and Rye Village fear a spike in burglaries over the past five days. A mass meeting and a reward may be offered to catch the thieves. Victims include Ed Galloway on Milton Road, Gester ie Cornwall on the Boston Post Road, W T Hart of Grace Church Street, William C Buchanan on Westchester Avenue, and Mrs. Douglas Sloane of Sound View Avenue.
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Port Chester
Rye Village
Ana Fan
Ed Galloway
Milton Road
Gester Ie Cornwall
Boston Post Road
W T. Hart
Grace Church Street
Rye
William C. Buchanan
Westchester Avenue
Douglas Sloane
Sound View Avenue
Ort Chester
Trading on the Rail Closing Stock Quotations Note
Daily closing stock quotations are listed on the Pennsylvania Special route to Chicago advancing market insights for investors.
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Traly
Chicago
Fire Scare at Hotel Imperial
A maid using hot curling irons started a fire in the Kellogg annex at the Hotel Imperial. Lace curtains and portieres caught, glass rained onto the street and a fire engine’s horses were frightened. Carl Schmidt was injured. damages to Kellogg belongings and contents estimated at $500. Fire-proof annex limited spread to Kellogg rooms.
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Hotel Imperial
Palm Garden
Old Town
Sousa
J. B. Kellogg
Thirty-first Street
Mrs. Lee
Kellogg
Carl Schmidt
Schmidt
Frank Sanger
Night Fire Ravages Washington Street Factory and Hotel
Fire at 163 165 167 Washington Street owned by Robert H Ingersoll & Brother destroyed a five story brick building rich in novelties and bicycles. Fireboat William L Strong supplied water, rescuers pulled from the blaze, and two firefighters fainted but recovered. Damages estimated at 50000 dollars with bicycles and oil fueling the flames.
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Thayer
Church Street
Washington Street
Robert H. Ingersoll & Brother
Lipton’s
Cortlandt Street
Croker
William L. Strong
Pennsylvania and Central Railroad of
New Jersey Ferries
Edward McNichol
Martha
McNichol
Lieut. Higgins
Dead wildlife fill Woodland Lake after Clark County fires
Timber Cruiser Duval reports Woodland Lake in Clark County filled with dead wolves bears foxes deer and other small animals after forest fires swept the area. He notes flames denuded the mountainside drove animals toward the lake where many drowned or suffocated.
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New York Times
Tacoma
Washington
Woodland Lake
Duval
Clark County
California in Four Days from New York Route Ad
Travel ad touts fastest cross country service in four days from New York to California. It highlights connections via Overland Limited routes through Chicago, West Pacific, and Southern Pacific Bus with Broadway advertising 461 287 and 349.
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California
New York
Overland Limited
Chicago
North Weners
West Pacific
Southern Pacific
Broadway
Oil Abandoned as Fuel by Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific Railroad abandons oil fuel after a ten month test on passenger locomotives. The company will return to bituminous coal and orders 25 000 tons a month from Carbonado mines to San Francisco. Oil proved costly due to flue coating and boiler damage, prompting the switch. Tacoma coal faces competition in British Columbia with Vancouver inland coal.
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New York Times
Tacoma
Southern Pacific Railroad
Carbonado
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
British Columbia
Vancouver
Eclipse Scares Broken Arrow Indians at Mound
Judge George G. McArdle reports an eclipse caused panic among Broken Arrow Indians near the Great Mound. They howled wept danced and sang while a large bonfire lit the area, fueling white fear of a massacre.
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Broken Arrow Band
New York Times
Washington
George G. McArdle
Muscogee
Indian Territory
Department of Justice
Broken Arrow
Paper Company Meeting Sets Stock, Bond Plans in Jersey City
At a special United Board and Paper Company meeting in Jersey City on Oct 31 stockholders will vote on correcting a capital stock irregularity and authorizing 3.5 million dollars of 5 percent bonds. Two million bonds retire two million of preferred stock. 1.5 million covers plant mortgage debt. Capital will be fixed at 28,967,400 with 14,948,800 preferred and 14,018,500 common stock. Directors aim to keep debt below 2,000,000 at any time and retire bonds by exchanging for preferred stock in 500,000 blocks.
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New York Times
Chicago
United Board and Paper Company
Jersey City
Labor unions enjoined in Cleveland boycott case
Judge Ford of the Common Pleas Court issued a sweeping injunction covering most union men in Cleveland. The Waiters Union had boycotted a non union restaurant, the proprietor obtained an injunction, the Bridge workers Union joined, and cards accused Mulholland the proprietor of unfair labor practices. The order targets all members of the United Trades and Labor Council and may be appealed in higher courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Ford
The
Common Pleas Court
Bridgeworkers
United Trades and Labor Council
Mulholland
Syrians Seek Revenge Over Deportation Death
A Syrian girl Alexandra Youseff killed herself after deportation claims. John M. Serour, twelve, held in county jail with the same illness. A secret society vows to assassinate immigrant inspectors. board chairman says Syrians warned they will remove officials.
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New York Times
Detroit
Alexandra Youseff
John M. Serour
William H. Dean
Death by own action of an aged boatman
Thomas Cody an eighty eight year old retired boatman shot himself yesterday afternoon. He lived near the Battery over fifty years and had not worked for two years. He left a card naming his nephew George W McKay and had expressed worry over registering to vote. He boasted of rowing naval officers and of carrying Roosevelt and Dewey.
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Thomas Cody
Battery
Aschnauer Hotel
Battery Place
George W. MccKay
West Eighteenth Street
Cody
Andrew Jackson
President Roosevelt
Admiral Dewey
Special Trains to Princeton via Pennsylvania Railroad
Special trains run to Princeton via the Pennsylvania Railroad for the inauguration of President Wilson and the Columbia Princeton football game. Departures from New York are at 8 40, 10 25, and 11 25 A M with advance notices available.
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Princeton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilson
Columbia-Princeton
New York
Annihilates Time The Pennsylvania Special Leaves New York
The Pennsylvania Special departs New York daily at 1 55 P M and arrives Chicago at 8 55 A M with transfers for the man of affairs and virtually no loss of business time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Odell Attacks Hill in Rochester Speech on Tax Crisis
Governor Odell denounces D B Hill in Fits Hugh Hall Rochester charging false statements and alleging Hill seeks to seize coal property and mislead voters. He defends Republican fiscal policy highlighting surpluses and warns of Hill’s alleged coercive politics ahead of the election.
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New York Times
Rochester
Odell
Fitshugh Hall
Hill
J. W. Matthews & Co
Newbury
Sing Sing
D. B. Hill
State Senate
Syracuse
Richard Croker
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Mrs. Quimby
Grand Jury
Court House
Christian Science Church
Massachusetts Metaphysical College
Bessie
Esther Quimby
God
Fidelity Trust
J. D. Rockefeller
Macy
Annual Report
V. Everit Macy
Speyer
George Foster Peabody
Peter B. Bryson
Horace Mann School
John Crosby Brown
Verit Macy
General Education Board
Southern Normal School
Butler
Susquehanna Power Deal
Detective Jacobs
Shepherd
Tobacco Trust
Cigarmakers’ Union
Burnett
Southern Pacfic
Eclipse
Paper Company Meeting
United Board Concern
Gov. Odell
MMA
Gov. Hill
Democratic Party
Albany
Peter
Paul
Republican Party
Roosevelt
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