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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
3
Grand Jury urges filtration system for Albany to secure pure water from the Hudson at Poughkeepsie. The account notes prior typhoid issues, cites cities with filtration, describes Albany’s plant built under supervision, costs about 4.6 million dollars, with completion and operation details and remaining unfiltered water from fringe sources.
Albany reports that typhoid deaths in the last nine months dropped from eighty three to thirty after the new filtration plant began. Superintendent Batley presented statistics on cost and performance, noting an average filtration cost of about three dollars per million gallons by experts, while Albany achieved two dollars and nineteen cents per million. The system uses river water, sedimentation basins, and covered sand filters with daily chemist sampling, and plans suggest broader adoption in cities like Pittsburgh Philadelphia London and Berlin.
Brokaw Brothers store at Fourth Ave and Astor Place unveils a large holiday display of children’s clothing from ages three up including Russian blouse suits and English sailor suits in multiple colors and fabrics. The store highlights overcoats and outerwear for young customers and a dedicated department for boys and young men featuring military and tailored suits, tuxedos, and various overcoats, with clerical attire also emphasized.
Leon and Samuel Klein, importers at 34 Murray St, assigned to Joseph W. Barber. Liabilities reach 59,935 with nominal assets 40,764 and actual 30,576. Judge Andrews dissolves Art Fabric Company once led by Vernon M. Davis with 25,913 liabilities and 2,217 assets. Mortgage or note action involving Charles M. Reed and Morton, Tums Company on a demo instrument from April 24, 189.
Frank Erne, defeated by McGovern, declares retirement from professional boxing to pursue architecture. He departed the city for Buffalo on Sunday, with his friends noting he plans to enroll at Columbia University to study the trade.
Albany December special report outlines 1900 licensing results for New York colleges, medical and dental schools, and examinations. It notes strong pass rates for New York graduates, details attendance growth in state secondary schools, library and traveling library outputs, and public library budgets. The State Museum reports rich fossil finds in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, significant collections from Cambrian fossils, and cooperative surveys with Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences and Cornell University, plus prize exhibits at Paris and plans for Pan-American show.
Scotland’s steel industry faces tougher imports from Germany and the United States as coal and coke costs stay high. An American trader notes German shipments rise due to Scotland’s high prices, but expects the trend to be temporary while coal charges persist.
Shinasi Brothers tobacco factory at 4 Broad Street faced a strike by about one hundred workers, many of them women. The employees, largely Turks Egyptians and Armenians, alleged beginners were hired after closure to replace veteran workers. Annie Rosenberg claimed the newcomers were being trained to take lower wage positions. The firm denied plans to discharge old staff. The strike ended with workers returning to duty.
James W. Gerard, counsel for the Rice estate heirs, says he has heard of a fresh claimant Frederick A. Rice of Washington, who supposedly is the brother of the deceased. He notes several others also seek kinship while preparing to probate the 1896 will. Albert T. Patrick’s fraud motion appears unlikely to succeed.
Surviving directors of the old NRA met with General George W. Wingate presiding. New board members General B W Spencer and Lieutenant Albert S Jones were elected. They plan to hand over the old association’s charter and three trophies to the new NRA formed at Ben Girt New Jersey last summer. The bylaws of the new body were adopted, subject to life member approval at a forthcoming meeting.
Racing events feature the Washington Jockey Club with meetings planned in Oakland and New Orleans. Shooting schedules include the Interstate Park live third championship matches for November. Billiards cover the Amateur Athletic Union Class B tournament preliminaries at Knickerbocker Athletic Club. Skating events take place at St. Nicholas Rink on West Sixty-sixth Street.
Washington dispatch notes a weak program at Bennings with bad weather. Beggar Lady shows late rush to win maiden filly race for F D Beard's group amid rumors of ownership. Subsequent races feature various Maidens and handicaps with narrow margins and several long-priced runners.
The document lists race lineups for seven furlongs to a mile and a half with weights for each horse, including three-year-olds and older in the first race and various entries in handicap, hurdle, selling, and seven furlongs events. Notable names include Harry MacCaun Randy Ringleader Midnight Chimes Tyrshena Apple Jack Buffoon The Rhymer Robert Waddell Pigeon Post McFonse Silver Fox The Lost Chord Bondman Sir Hubert Elsie Skip McLeod of Dare Sadie S and several others with declared weights and apprentice allowances.
At New Orleans on December 4, spirited finishes covered each race with Frangible the sole favorite to win. Winners included Cas me breaking at 12 to 1 in race one and Zack Phelps capturing race two, while Strangest led the third before a drifting finish led to a close call. Glimpses of rivals and times across six races highlighted a card where long shots prevailed more than the favorites.
A historical racecard lists seven events with entries and weights. Miss Loretta leads the first race on a selling distance, followed by multiple thoroughbreds in subsequent races, including Lady Curzon Ben Chance and Musket. Several horses carry weights in purses across three quarter and mile distances with handicaps noted for Lillian and Monk Wayman among others.
Washington dispatch reports the noted thoroughbred breeder and trainer Fred Mossom has died in the capital. He was revered as a leading authority on horse breeding and respected for his skill as a trainer. The obituary notes his influence on the sport and his long career in the industry.
The text notes a death after a week long illness described as typhoid pneumonia. It mentions ties to Bennings and property linked to William Astor Chanler, Gebhard, and others, plus past associations with the Preakness Stud and Brookdale departments. The body was shipped to Gravesend for burial in Greenwood.
Four miles west of Wills Point, J H Smith's racing stables burned at 2 a m destroying nearly all his horses including Beatiface John Horelin Cecil Teramier Addie H Air Line Amelia T Nellie B Daisy Osborne Elsie M Texas Belle Edith Cline Nora S Jennie F Yansombia and Amelia in a loss to turf interests and local racing.
W Butler Duncan Jr confirms Captain Arias Rhodes will command the yacht to defend the America’s Cup against Columbia. Rhodes previously led the Defender in races against Columbia to decide the challenger and may face the Shamrock in the next series.
The Manhasset Bay Yacht Club elected its officers last night at the Yachtsmen's Club. Com- modore Hazen L. Hoyt and vice-commodore M Roosevelt Schuyler head a long ticket including reap-commodore Stephen W Roach and secretary Edward M MacLellan. Cups from the year's races were awarded. no novelty in Cup Challenger. In Glasgow, George L Watson signalled Shamrock II will resemble other large yachts, with novelties in construction details rather than design.
Buyers crowded Madison Square Garden as Fasig Tipton resumed bidding despite wet weather. More than a hundred horses remained unsold prompting continuation today. Yesterday’s sales totaled 19 950 with eight horses averaging 2575 each. Joseph Mallon Brooklyn and Patchogue Island consignments led the late consignments.
The Atlantic City Country Club hosts a December event with three cups and multiple medals. Notable entrants may include Walter J. Travis and J A Tyng as the Eastern swing ends. Entries close December 12 to Walter E. Edge.
The manager of featherweight champion Terry McGovern seeks a fight with Ben Joram before London clubs. He requests $4,000 purse plus a side bet at even money and a share of the winner’s earnings.
Fragment references a purse and a loser to take all with weight and travel expenses before leaving the country. No clear names, dates, or places available.
John West, the trainer for foreign riders in the coming Madison Square Garden team race, predicts a foreign win. He doubts American riders can match the pace set from the start and notes his long experience handling six day race winners. Robert Coquette favors France, while a League of American Wheelmen and National Cycling Association revival hints at a meeting next week that may not yield results.
Chicago reports indicate the National and American leagues are at a critical point with Circuit Committee president Hart authorized to arrange terms for any agreement. Johnson of the American denied details of a meeting with Hart, while Milwaukee officials state the National Association league plans are canceled after Eastern changes and withdrawal of funds.
President Young of the National League and American Association announce the National Board of Arbitration will convene at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York City on Monday December 10 at 7 pm. The Board of Directors will meet at noon December 11. The annual meeting of the National League and American Association is set for Tuesday December 11 at 2 pm.
The Columbia Spectator prints alumnus Dr Reginald H Sayre urging the university to buy South Field to provide space for football and other athletics. He cites Harvard’s nearby grounds as a model and argues that Columbia needs its own field to train and stay competitive.
William R. Morley was unanimously re elected captain of the Columbia University football team for 11. Only players who took part in the big games this year voted. Morley hails from Datil New Mexico and began playing football at the 4 Military Academy and at the University of Michigan. He played right halfback for Columbia last season with Tom Simons's resignation noted earlier this season. He is ten years old, five feet ten inches tall, and weighs 178 pounds.
In yesterday's championship match at the Manhattan Chess Club Halpern faced Marshall. Marshall employed Petroff's defence, won a pawn on move fourteen, and after Halpern sacrificed a bishop for a pawn he pressed the attack. Marshall secure a win after twenty seven moves with Black holding the final position.
Buffalo December 4 The Executive Committee of the Pan American Exposition Company approves the committee on Sports recommendation to appoint James Sullivan secretary treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union to oversee Exposition athletics.
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