Wall Case at Gambling House Sparks Building Dept Probe
The raid on Frank Farrell's gambling house at 33 West Thirty Third Street revealed a wall cut into the adjoining dwelling. Perez M. Stewart, Buildings Superintendent, vows immediate action citing Building Code violations and potential penalties. He notes misclassifications in alterations turning buildings from small offices to hotels and stresses fireproofing concerns for higher structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Farrell
West Thirtythird St
Department of Buildings
Perez M. Stewart
Tribune
Stewart
Rives
District Attorney Slams Detective Bureau Over Gamblers Probe
Jerome denounces the Detective Bureau as inefficient and corrupt, urging removal of ineffective men while defending the need for disciplined work. He compares bureau reform to a warehouse packing method, insisting on steady, long term oversight and genuine enthusiasm. Captain Titus declines to respond to the criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Canfield’s
Titus
Police
Dective Bureau
Byrnes
Detective Bureau
Broadway
Woodbury
Men Ejected from Poolroom Then Reenter via Window
Police raid two Mercer street clubs on suspicions of poolselling. At the West Side Club officers forced entry after a ladder entry, arresting two men. John Brown Republican Club arrests and releases a man after magistrate Cornell rules police had no right to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Mercer St
West Side
Sullivan
Shaw
Cornell
Jefferson Market Court
Sie
John Brown Republican Club
West Fourth-St
Gassman
Kiernan
Theodore Schwacke
Raids on rambling houses prompt possible defense moves
District Attorney Jerome and officials face no anticipated lawsuits from raid owners though lawyers may defend those arrested. Ex justice Fursman considered by John T. Little to act as counsel for anfield, but has not conferred on procedures. In Chinatown a stabbing near No 2 Devers st led to a chase with Chinamen aiding police. Robert Collins, 26, was badly wounded and transported to Hudson Street Hospital in critical condition after a large knife attack by Clifford Mackuller. Mackuller arraigned at Tombs Court, held without bail for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Piper
Brooks
Special Sessions
Wyatt
John T. Little
Supreme Court
Fursman
Delahunty
Anfield
Elizabeth St
Collins
No. 2
Devers St
Clifford Mackuller
Philadelpia
Chatham Square
Hudson Street
Marshall
Mackuller
Tombs Court
Negro colony proposed near Riverhead sparks protests
A large number of summer residents along Peconic Bay oppose Rufus L. Perry’s plan to establish a major negro colony near Riverhead. Perry asserts rapid construction and eventual city charter, with thousands of migrants and factories to follow, while local resorts and towns such as Riverhead, Southold, and Jamesport are named in the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peconic Bay
Riverhead
Long Island
Rufus L. Perry
Brooklyn
Peconic Park
General Grant
Suffolk County
Aquebogue
Jamesport
Laurel
Mattituck
Cutchogue
Peconic
Southold
Southampton
Hampton
Steals Dr Dix Coal Under Hard Winter Strain
David J Flynn a driver for H L Herbert & Co was jailed for $300 bail after admitting he stole a ton of coal meant for Rev Dr Morgan Dix rector of Trinity Church. Flynn said family hardship and coal strike left him with heat needs and would support his claim of poverty. Magistrate Crane expressed sympathy but upheld the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Flynn
First-ave
H. L. Herbert & Co
Twentieth St
Crane
Yorkville
Morgan Dix
Trinity Church
West Twenty-fifth St
Trinity Chapel
William A. S. Downs
Flynn
Dr. Dix
Erie Track Layers Discharged In City Court
John J Sheridan superintendent for Naughton and Co contractors laying Erie Railroad tracks in Thirteenth Ave under Cantor permit was arraigned for violating a corporation ordinance. Magistrate Cornell discharged him after noting mayoral signature required for aldermen resolutions. Foreman David Coleman and eight Italian laborers were discharged in West Side court on similar grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Sheridan
Naughton & Co
Thirteenth Ave
Erie Railroad
Cantor
Jefferson Market Court
Sheridan
Cornell
Board of Aldermen
David Coleman
Twentyeighth St
West Side Court
West Thirty-seventh St
Haughey
Pogl
Betts Wife Granted Temporary Alimony and Counsel Fee
Mrs Louise Betts receives 15 a week alimony and 7 counsel fee in Supreme Court while pursuing absolute divorce from Eben Betts. She claims 25 000 cash and 2 000 in jewels given to him soon after marriage, and says he had means. Betts, 64, insurance agent, denies infidelity allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Leventritt
Supreme Court
Louise Betts
Eben M. Betts
Betts
Madison Ave
Mission conference on Turkish missions at Bible House
At a Bible Society meeting a committee was appointed to confer with the American Board and the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions regarding American educational and religious interests in the Turkish Empire. The committee includes H. W. Jessup Rev. Dr. Coe and John W. Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bible Society
Bible House
American Board
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Turkish Empire
H. W. Jessup
Dr. Coe
John W. Foster
Creditors Move on W. V. Allen After Release
W. S. Vanderbilt Allen returns to the city after long confinement in a sanatorium at Westport Conn. Creditors act with Charlies W. Dayton named receiver by Judge Conlan at the request of Edward H. Faulkner Edward D. Faulkner and Francis E. Faulkner. Dayton notes the bond stands at 1500 dollars, suggesting a modest claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Vanderbilt Allen
Liberty
Westport
Conn
Charlies W. Dayton
Williamst
Conlan
Edward H. Faulkner
Edward D. Faulkner
Francis E. Faulkner
Property Listings and Damages At Several City Addresses
At 8:30 a.m. No. 235 West Sixty-first Street, O Lynn, $200. At 9:06 a.m. No. 18 West Ninetieth Street, Dr J R Neilson, trifling. At 6:00 p.m. Nos 229 231 and 233 East Forty-first Street, Cornelius Byrne, damage, $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sixty-first-st
O. Lynn
West Ninetieth-st
J. R. Neilson
East Forty-first-st
Cornelius Byrne
Justice Mayer Dissents on Civil Service Reform Letter
Justice Mayer of the Court of Special Sessions presiding in the Children's Court says he did not agree with all statements in Justice Hinsdale's letter on Civil Service Reform, noting he only saw excerpts in newspapers and had no chance to consult before its publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Mayer
Court of Special Sessions
Children’s Court
Justice Hinsdale
Tribune
Civil Service Reform Association
Fictien’s
No Combined Demand Refuted by Railway Unions
Grand Master P H Morrissey of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen returned from Chicago and stated that reports of a west and northwest wide combined movement by 170 000 railway workers seeking wage increases are not authoritative. He said conferences have occurred but no united plan exists and any wage requests will follow established procedures with mutual agreements expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
P. H. Morrissey
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Chicago
Northwest
Thomas Heads Lehigh Valley Railroads and Coal Co
Eben B. Thomas elected president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and Lehigh Valley Coal Company, succeeding Alfred Walters. He will run the railroad independently and remain chairman of the Erie Railroad Company, with duties expanded to include Lehigh Valley leadership. Thomas has long ties to the Erie system and a history of major executive roles in regional railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Eben B. Thomas
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Alfred Walters
Thomas
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Erie Railroad
The
Erie Railroad Company
Mr. Thomas
Lehigh Valley System
Cleveland
American Telegraph Company
Lake Shore and Tuscarawas Railroad
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling
Big Four
Richmond and
Danville
New York, Lake Erie and Western
8. M. Felton
John King
F. D. Underwood
Omaha Gateways Clash Over Philippines traffic
Railroads using the Omaha gateway to the Pacific Coast fear a bid to divert government business for the Philippines to the St Paul gateway and the Great Northern to Seattle. If the government abandons transport service, railroads promise a strong bid for Philippine business, likely triggering a rate reduction benefiting the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Philippines
St. Paul
Great Northern
Seattle
Union
Central Pacific
Niagara Transfer Railway Company incorporation in Buffalo
Albany, Dec 4. The Niagara Transfer Railway Company of Buffalo is incorporated with a capital of 200,100 to build and operate a steam railroad from Buffalo to Tonawanda. Directors include John C. Conway, William H. Alport, Tracy C. Becker, A. L. Becker, L. A. Groat, G. Wiley Hickok, L. F. Nussen, John E. Selkirk, and Henry J. Rosebheam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Niagara Transfer Railway Company
Buffalo
Tonawanda
John C. Conway
William H. Alport
Tracy C. Becker
A. L. Becker
L. A. Groat
G. Wiley Hickok
L. F. Nussen
John E. Selkirk
Henry J. Rosebheam
Insanity Defense in Tobin Murder Trial
The Tobin murder case at the Empire Café in West Twenty-ninth Street opened in the Criminal Branch Supreme Court before Justice Davy. Defense seeks a sanity inquiry. prosecution opposes. Taxing day as four jurors seated. related cases of Young and Sharkey adjourned for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Tobin
James Craft
Empire Café
West Twenty-ninth St
Supreme Court
Justice Davy
Rochester
Levy & Unger
Clarke
Unger
Tobin
Davy
Captain Craft
Empire
Mamie Turner
Turner
Alexander McEneaney
Empo
William H. Young
Anne Pulitzer
Thomas Sharkey
Nicholas Fish
Young
Paris
Large batch of immigrants held for inquiry at Ellis Island
Of 2960 newcomers arriving on the Moltke Zeeland and Sardegna 570 were detained for examination by the Special Board of Inquiry at Ellis Island the highest detention rate known. Sixty two were deported the largest single-day return since June. About 2500 more are expected from Europe. Among those released were 30 Hungarian boys aged under 18 in bright military uniforms who entertained by playing on the grounds ferry and plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moltke
Zeeland
Sardegna
Special Board of Inquiry
Ellis Island
Williams
Europe
New York
Russian Jew Pilot Arrested in Ogdensburg
Solomon Asmeansky a Russian Jew from Montreal was arrested by Immigrant Inspector Estelle in Ogdensburg while guiding Russian Jews with eye diseases rejected by U S inspectors at Montreal. The afflicted will be sent to Canada and returned to their homeland at the steamship company’s expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Solomon Asmeansky
Montreal
Estelle
United States
Canada
Steamship Company
Russia
Bark Wrecked On Coast Near Napeague Beach
The bark Alice Reed, Captain H. A. Huntley, ran ashore on Napeague Beach near Easthampton. All ten crew members were saved after three were swept overboard. life savers from Napeague and Amagansett aided in the rescue. The vessel, bound from Turkle Island to Boston with salt, broke in two and vanished onto the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easthampton
Long Island
Alice Reed
H. A. Huntley
Napeague Beach
Isaac Lester
Napeague
Amagansett Life Saving Station
Amagansett
Ocean Beach
Turkl E Island
Boston
Waldoboro
New York
ASME Meeting Debates Metric System and Wage Reform
At yesterday morning's ASME session in the Sturtevant House the metric system report favored leaving measurement to engineers. A tabled resolution argued against a federal metric law. A commission plan to study standards followed. Frank Richards of The American Machinist critiqued union myths and urged wage reform, praising pay by piecework while warning against full-time labor extraction. A Sherry's reception followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sturtevant House
Council of the Society
Frank Richards
the American Machinist
Sherry’s
Rumors of F and I Meeting Delay in Colorado
Denver reports in The News that independent Colorado Fuel and Iron stockholders consider delaying the annual meeting. Contradictory circulars sow confusion, but sources say a postponement cannot be set by stockholders. the adjourned meeting date of December 10 is fixed by the United States Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
United States
Lessons of the Election in New Jersey Republicans Seek Reform
The December dispatch analyzes the November vote and urges Republicans to abandon machine politics and restore core principles. It notes discontent with leaders who use party for self interest, calls for new, capable representatives, and predicts a rising push to reform party management to regain public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
New-Jersey
New Jersey
Republican Party
Republican State Committee
Franklin Murphy
Commonwealth
Essex
Missing Merchants' Protective Assn Secretary J Wallace Black
J Wallace Black secretary of the Merchants' Protective Association of Jersey City has disappeared from his Jefferson avenue home. He left a farewell note saying he was going away to make a man of himself. His father cites financial troubles while experts review the books. Association members say the shortage is unlikely large as audits in June found accounts correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Wallace Black
Merchants’ Protective Association
Jersey City
Jefferson Ave
Black
Taylor Sentenced for Murder in Jersey City Case
George W. Taylor, a Black man, was sentenced by Judge John S. Blair in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Jersey City, to be hanged on Tuesday January 6 for the December 10 1901 murder of his aunt. He had attempted to remove his sister from the aunt’s home amid claims of evil influences. The case rose through the highest court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Taylor
John S. Blair
Brief in steel trust case reaches Court of Errors and Appeals
In Trenton New Jersey on December 4 counsel for J Aspinwall Hodge and United States Steel Corporation agreed to submit the case to the Court of Errors and Appeals on brief rather than present an oral argument. They have ten days to file the brief with copies for all court members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
J. Aspinwall Hodge
United States Steel Corporation
Court of Errors and Appeals
State Canals Close After Prosperous Season
Albany December 4. State canals will close at midnight tonight after a prosperous season. Superintendent Boyd said there were no official figures but he believed business this year would be about the same as last year. The coal strike was the chief cause of any fluctuation. Canals opened five days earlier and closed four days later than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Boyd
Franchises Tax appeal argued on constitutionality
Albany December 4 The argument in the Franchise Tax appeal closed with J Newton Fiero finishing the State case Fiero contended the law violates no constitutional provisions and cited recent decisions He said the court will likely not decide before the January term due to the large testimony to be reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
J. Newton Fiero
Navy veteran dies from consumption month after discharge
Mount Holly report states Frank Kinsler died today from consumption. He had attempted suicide three times after being discharged from the United States Navy due to illness. Attending physicians attribute death to consumption, not his self inflicted wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Holly
Frank Kinsler
United States Navy
James Mead Acquitted in Glens Falls Trolley Riots Trial
In Glens Falls New York James Mead the first of twenty three defendants in the October trolley strike riots was acquitted in Warren County Court A special panel of jurors has been drawn to try the remaining defendants and continue the trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glens Falls
N. Y
James Mead
Warren County
Boy shoots rabbit and kills father on Aura farm
In Glassboro New Jersey on December 4 Coroner Heritage opened an inquiry into the killing of farmer August Kinberger aged forty three by his seventeen year old son Charles. The boy explained he fired at a rabbit about fifty yards away and his father raised his hands crying out as the shot struck him in the neck and face killing him instantly. The body was moved to the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Glassboro
N. J
August Kinberger
Aura
Kinberger
Charles
Convention considers amendments to ban railroad free passes
Concord New Hampshire December 4 at the constitutional convention fifteen amendments were introduced. United States Senator W E Chandler proposed two amendments aimed at prohibiting free passes on railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
United States
W. E. Chandler
Park Street Church Might Sell Brimstone Corner Site
Boston December 4 The historic Park Street Church at Park and Tremont streets known as Brimstone Corner is likely to be replaced by an office building. An offer to purchase the property will be considered at a church meeting next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Park Street
Park and Tremont Sts
Royal Flush and Virginia Mining Co Incorporation in Trenton
In Trenton on December 4, the Consolidated Royal Flush and Virginia Mining Company was incorporated with capital stock of 1 950 600. It aims to acquire the Royal Flush Virginia and Virginia No 1 groups in the Elk City mining district. Incorporators include Dennis W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Consolidated
Royal Flush and
Virginia Mining Company
Royal Flush
Virginia
Elk City
Dennis W
Electrolysis Threatens Longevity Of Warships
The San Francisco Chronicle notes electric appliances on modern warships create return currents that corrode inner hulls and false bottoms. Brookyn cruiser inspection shows advanced decay from electrolysis, likening it to damage to underground mains. Electricians seek devices to shield ships, or metal warships risk becoming short lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Brooklyn
New-York Navy Yard
Trapped in Chicago News Bird Song Scene
A Chicago News piece describes a tense moment at a piano where a woman questions a man about birds. She asks fondness for birds and he replies without suspicion as she begins to sing about a bird and a new nest to be built in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago News
Sterling Silver Holiday Offerings at Jewelry Store
Holiday offerings highlight sterling silver tableware and accessories with prices ranging from 3 to 312 dollars for items such as compotes fruit dishes bread trays and gravy boats to tea sets candlesticks and water pitchers each listed with wide price bands including candles and decanters synthesized into a promotional round up from a Broadway and Tenth Street jewelry store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hristmas
Broadway
Tenth Street
Cut Glass Some Remarkably Low Prices
Wanamaker Store offers deeply discounted cut glass items with bold low prices for bowls nappies carafes water jugs decanters and punch bowls. Many pieces feature rich cuts and range from a few dollars to mid hundreds for rare vase shapes and large punch bowls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eople
Wanamaker
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