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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1902
Page
3
A brief note records a group creating space amidst properly attired men. The wording suggests a social or formal gathering establishing status or presence. The item emphasizes attire and placement within a defined scene.
An advertisement notes imported box cloth whipcord and beaver robes with linings and interlinings for warmth. Silk plush robes are described as rich yet moderate in cost. The CROSS line also includes horse blankets in many patterns and sizes for the season.
In a murder trial, Roland B. Molineux plans to take the stand with a defense. The prosecution, led by Jerome, faces handwriting expert testimony and questions over a bottle holder sale at Hartdegen Co. in Newark. Witnesses include Miss Emma Miller and Eugene Ehrhardt as parties recounting the sale and related events.
Alexander C. Young and Louise McAllister Young clash in Supreme Court over ongoing custody of their daughter. Judge Steckler notes existing decree grants nine months yearly to Mrs. Young. argues division timing unresolved. Justice Giegerich may settle, but for now Young keeps the child with daily visits to the mother.
Andrew Carnegie delivers a remarkable address at St Andrews University in Scotland. The full text appears in The New York Times by permission from advance sheets of The World's Work for November. The speech contrasts European and American perspectives and is printed in full for readers.
Warden Johnson fights a wave of ex-convict trouble after Williams fleeced friends with forged signatures and $1,000. Eugene H Kennedy, a former shipping clerk, has posed as the wardens new purchasing agent and shifted bales, clothes lines, and matting to himself. Checks cashed for small sums prove worthless as police search resumes for the forger.
Tea valued at five thousand dollars piled in chests at Madison Street Police Station last night. It came from Thomas Murphy's Brooklyn junkshop and was linked to the freight ship Brewer. Frank Golding of Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, claimed the tea, two men drove off the cargo claiming they worked for him, and James Meehan of High Street was arrested on suspicion of aiding the theft.
The Snoqualmie Falls Power Company consolidates with White River Power Company to form Snoqualmie Falls and White River Company with 2 million in capital. The project will drain part of White River into Lake Taps to generate 12 500 horsepower of electricity. Transmission will reach cities from the British line to Portland Oregon, serving Tacoma Portland and Seattle and other towns.
Union College in Schenectady weighs shortening its degree program after faculty discussions. Leadership notes student financial strain and broader educational pressure toward a shorter four year course, with President Raymond supporting possible reductions where warranted.
The Educational Alliance at East Broadway and Jefferson outlines its 1902 3 program with monthly exhibitions of art, industrial materials and books plus Spring shows. A drama series in cooperation with Franklin H Sargent aims to stage first class plays at popular prices beginning November 8 with readings by Mrs Ida Benfey Judd and new musical programs on alternate Sundays.
F C Byrnes, 33, of 354 West Twenty-seventh Street, is arrested on desertion charges from the USS Franklin at the Norfolk Navy Yard. Special Agent Miller, with Rear Admiral Crowninshield, accompanies Byrnes and a young woman who aided in identifying a witness and confessed navy ties. The trio traveled by night train to Washington after leaving Jersey City station.
The Crown Prince of Siam and party toured the East River bridges and the Stock Exchange area with James B. Reynolds guiding. They viewed the new Stock Exchange building and the Surety Building, crossed the Brooklyn and East River bridges, and were guests at Mayor Low's Metropolitan Club dinner with toasts to the U.S. president and Siam's king and prince.
Coroner's physician Weston performed an autopsy on Annie Kingsley who was stabbed in the heart by her husband on Third Avenue Monday night. Six stitches were used to repair the pierced left ventricle and physicians deemed the operation successful though death resulted from septic poisoning from the unclean knife. Magistrate Pool remanded Kingsley’s husband to the Tombs for Grand Jury action. he noted the case would be disposed of per evidence.
Miss Mabel Dailey daughter of Granville Dailey and a special officer with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals confronted a sand cart driver Anthony Perotto after seeing a limping horse with a trodden paw. Perotto was arrested and the horse taken to the East One Hundred Twenty sixth Street station. Dailey has arrested others in similar cases.
Edward M. Shepard spoke at a Democratic mass meeting in Plainfield New Jersey urging tariff reform. He praised Grover Cleveland and criticized Andrew Carnegie for donations after taxing the people. The event was led by New York commuters with A H Atterbury as president and several vice presidents. other speakers included John Williams of Mississippi and De Witt C Flanagan supporting Cleveland.
James G. Darden Democrat abandons his bid for Congress in the Ninth District after a conference with Mayor Harrison. A Portland forgery and embezzlement arrest from 1895 is cited as the reason, with Col J Hamilton Lewis tipped as likely nominee.
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