Fresh Air Fund Reports Record Year Aid for New York Children
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund reports 9,130 children sent to country two weeks and 27,738 mothers and children on Hudson trips, totaling 36,868 beneficiaries with $25,220.91 spent for country outings and low per capita costs due to railroad generosity. The 1902- season included 381 hosting sites across seven states, with 226 escorted parties and 120 affiliated organizations aiding selection and preparation.
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New York
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Hudson River
Transatlantic Steamship Company
New-York
Ashford Hill
Chapel Hill
Gh Iy
Willard Parsons
Ind
Thapel Hill
Morris K. Jesup
W. E. Dodge
John E. Parsons
Interlaken
Mass
John S. Lyle
Tenafly
N. J
Pittsfield
Warwick
Hudson
Claverack
Middletown
Goshen
Port Jervis
Binghamton
Utica
N. Y
Fairfield
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Conn
Barometer of Prosperity Shows Rising Exports to 1900s Levels
Washington reports a Treasury Bureau of Statistics bulletin noting ten months of exports highlight iron and steel, oils, copper, leather, cotton goods, and farm implements rising compared with prior years. It includes long historical tables and a view that 52 percent of manufactures go to Europe and 24 percent to other North American countries.
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Washington
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Europe
North American
United States
Love Laughs at Annual Inspection in 68th Regiment
Colonel Edward Duffy of the 68th Regiment loses a key officer as Captain M O Neill Galvin withdraws at the last moment for his wedding to Miss Ella Mackay. The ceremony at St John the Evangelist precedes a honeymoon to Yellowstone Park and San Francisco. First Lieutenant P J Maguire from Company D takes command of Company F for the inspection.
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Edward Duffy
68Th Regiment
W. H. Chapin
Charlies F. Roe
Duffy
69Th
M. O'Neil Galvin
Galvin
Day
St. John the Evangelist
Fifty-fifth-st
First-ave
Ella Mackay
Yellowstone Park
San Francisco
P. J. Maguire
Carrie Nation snubs invitation at Madison Square Garden show
Carrie Nation refuses to answer an invitation amid a tense reception at a Horse Show and Novelty Exhibition tied to the Christmas Fair at Madison Square Garden. Managers worry over her potential participation as a novelty as talks of her departure circulate.
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Carrie Nation
Madison Square Garden
Lonely Woman in Distress at West Eleventh Street Boarding House
A solitary woman calling herself Miss Smith lived five years at 271 West Eleventh Street without letters or visitors. She starved rather than eat food she could not pay for, refusing meals until she was diagnosed with melancholia and sent to Bellevue Hospital. No relatives or identifying items were found.
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Miss Smith
Watson
St. Vincent's Hospital
O'Connor
Bellevue
Good Roads Plan Moves in New York State
Utica reports strong backing for the Albany convention on road building. State Engineer Bond coordinates petitions from county boards and highway commissioners as Oneida County leads with plans to span the county and push three state systems across about 2009 miles. An expected state appropriation of at least two million dollars is sought to fund broad improvement.
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Utica
Albany
Boards of Supervisors
Oneida
Oneida County
Denounces Football of Today Letter to Princeton Alumni Weekly
A former Princeton advisory official Henry D Thompson writes that football has ceased to be a game. He cites overtraining and neglect of study, notes unethical tactics, and urges faculty and committee action to restore the sport's amusement element and curb abuses.
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Princeton Alumni Weekly
Princeton University Athletic Association
Henry D. Thompson
Irish Home Fund Drive at Carnegie Hall
A large demonstration at Carnegie Hall under the Ancient Order of Hibernians raised about 10000 in subscriptions toward a permanent Irish societies home at 116th Street and Fifth Avenue. Arch Bishop Farley led the meeting with speakers including Gargan Mooney Weadock McDonough O Brien McAdoo and Major McCrystal.
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Carnegie Hall
Order of Hibernians
Archbishop Farley
Fifth-ave
Order
John D. Crimmins
W. Bourke Cochran
FP. J. McNulty
San Antonio
Tex
Thomas J. Gargan
America
Monsignor Mooney
Weadock
John T. McDonough
Supreme Court
Morgan J. O’brien
William McAdoo
Major McCrystal
Closing of Eastern Y M C A Conference Sees Theological Students
The Eastern conference of the American and Canadian Young Men's Christian Association of theological seminaries closed after devotional services in Miller Chapel and afternoon talks on China by Professor C H Ferm and Rev Harland P Beach. John R Mott and Rev Dr W F Mc Dowell of New York gave the final addresses.
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the Tribune
Princeton
N. J
Young Men's Christian Association
Theological Seminaries
Canada
Miller Chapel
C. H. Ferm
Harland P. Beach
China
John R. Mott
W. F. McDowell
New York
Slee Chang
Army and Navy Orders Issued From Washington
Washington issued numerous army and navy orders detailing retirements transfers and discharges. Key items include the retirement of Major Thomas S. McCaleb and various officer transfers and resignations across infantry and scouts. Also listed are honorably discharged officers and assignments for medical and pay personnel with several to Fort Columbus Skagway and Pensacola.
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Richard P. Strong
Thomas S. M'Caleb
80Th Infantry
Channing E. Delaplane
26Th Infantry
11Th Infantry
Robert M. Enders, Jr
Edward T. Gibson
Gustavus J
Hasson
Philippine Scouts
Frank B. Andrus
Sth Infantry
Skagway
Alaska
Norman
Th Infantry
Fort Columbus
Fort 1903
de . McPherson
Francis
William W Gray
H. French
16Th Infantry
B. Back
14Th Infantry
Robert H. West
Joseph F. Cott
Siler
Perrin L. Smith
Samuel Hof
Boston
Chauncey
Baker
Fort D. A. Russell
F. M. Gunnell
Washington
H. E. Drury
J. E. Cann
J. C. Sullivan
J. W. Morse
Wisconsin
W. V. BH. Rose
C. Morris, Jr
Watt
F. W. Hart
Key West
J. B. Frazier
Pensacola
Lumber Broker George P. Platt Dies in Bellevue Hospital
George P. Platt a 56 year old lumber broker from No 14 Irving Place died last night at Bellevue Hospital from pneumonia after falling ill at a friend’s home on November 23 He was connected with a large Broadway lumber firm and had worked in the business all his life.
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George P. Platt
Irving Place
Bellevue Hospital
Broadway
Washington Place
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George D. Deshon
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Charles F. de Mey
W. Turner Wootton
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Edwin C. Shattuck
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Herbert M. McConathy
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Joseph L. Santford
Frank Dubois
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William A. McVean
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Herman J. Schlageter
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Alva S. Pinto
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