Tobin Acts Like Demon in Court as Beating Scene Unfolds
The defendant Tobin caused a chaotic courtroom scene as he lunged at Clarke, shouted insults, and struggled with six officers. Witnesses described blood, a severed head found in a furnace, and medical testimony about Tobin’s suspected fits and fear, while prosecutors urged the jury to ignore his theatrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Tobin
Mr. Clarke
Nero
Les
Abraham Levy
Justice Davy
Jerome
Captain Craft
Charles Mix
New York Hospital
Empire Garden
O'Hanlon
Craft
Graham
Charles L. Dana
Dr. Dana
Frederick J. Mott
West Thirtieth St
Denbighshire Contagion Hoax Inquiring Quarantine Gate
British steamer Denbighshire enters port with medical examiners aboard amid fears of plague after signaling with code L indicating contagion. No illness found among Lascar crew. misinterpretation revealed as ship was twenty two days from Gibraltar. Contagion alarm prompts quarantine precautions and public caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denbighshire
Pr. Doty
Ellis Island
Sandy Hook
Enleighshire
Lascar
Davis
Gibraltar
Bishop blocks mortgage of Brooklyn church property
Bishop Burgess of the Long Island Diocese refused to approve St. Mark's Church request to mortgage its Bed ford Avenue site. The church, led by Rev. John Kennedy, moved after Williamsburg Bridge projects, built a chapel on Eastern Parkway and Brooklyn Avenue, and seeks funds for the main church. the bishop urged continuing worship in the chapel until the main building is funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Epiphany
Burgess
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Long Island
St. Mark’s Church
John Kennedy
Bedford-ave
South Fifth St
Williamsburg Bridge
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Ave
Vagrant John Short Sentenced After Winter Struggle
John Short former secretary of the John K Fox Company and once active in Knights of Columbus and Brunswick Club was ordered to Kings County Penitentiary for six months by Magistrate Tighe on a vagrancy charge to endure the winter with no funds or friends. He blamed stock speculation for his downfall and recalled a prior escape from prosecution over a Henry Street house given to a young woman. after years of drifting he faced hardship, a near suicide attempt, and hospital exposure before his sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Short
John K. Fox Company
Brooklyn
Kings County
Tighe
Butterst
Short
Knights of Columbus
Brunswick Club
Henry St
California
Gowanus Canal
Island College Hospital
Shipping trust offices transformed into joint company HQ
Dispatches from London report the American Line offices in London becoming general headquarters for Leyland Dominion and Atlantic Transport. Staff of these companies were dismissed, while IMMC plans for consolidating offices remain unsettled due to space constraints at Bowling Green. It was unclear if New York staff would face cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
American Line
Leyland, Dominion
Atlantic
International Mercantile Marine Company
Bowling Green
Lloyd and
White Star Lines
Theso
Clement A. Griscom, Jr
Bernard A. Baker
Linc
Baker
New York
Man Found Hanging Over Rail At Manhattan Club Discharged
Harry G. Marsh Jr. was discharged in Jefferson Master court yesterday after being found stupefied over a railing in front of the Manhattan Club on Saturday night. Money and jewelry were found in his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Marsh, Jr
Manhattan
Jefferson Master Court
Inland Canal Route Favored by Buffalo Merchants
A Buffalo Merchants Exchange meeting backed the Seneca Oneida inland route for canal transport. Leaders Schwab Weatherbee Brainard Blackmar Trenor urged a 1000 ton barge canal via Mohawk Onsida Oneida Seneca rivers Erie Canal to Tonawanda with a Rochester diversion. Governor Odell to press inland route at Albany conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Merchants’ Exchange
Gustav E. Schwab
Frank S. Weatherbee
Frank Brainard
A. E. Blackmar
John J. D. Trenor
Canal Association of
Greater New York
Lake Ontario
Merchants’ Exchange of
Mohawk River
Onsida Lake
Oneida
Seneca
N. River
Tonawanda
Rochester
Mr. Schwab
Odell
Albany
Hooker to Serve in Brooklyn Appellate Court
Albany reports Governor Odell designated Justice Warren B. Hooker of Fredonia to act temporarily as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division for the Second Department. The appointment follows a request by Judge Goodrich noting Brooklyn court business stress. Hooker’s role is as additional justice, not a permanent successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Albany
Odell
Warren B. Hooker
Fredonia
Chautauqua County
Supreme Court
Goodrich
Brooklyn
John Woodward
Hooker
Woodward
Fighting Cattle Pest Appeals Aid for Foot and Mouth Disease
Washington proposes a $1,000,000 emergency appropriation to eradicate foot and mouth disease in New England. Secretary Wilson urges Congress to fund local destruction of infected animals, disinfection of stables and transport cars, and rapid deployment of expert teams to contain outbreaks nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Congress
New England
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut
Europe
Quarantine Kept Rigid to Shield State From Foot and Mouth
Albany reports the full State Agricultural Department force is dedicated to keeping foot and mouth disease out. Commissioner Wieting told Governor Odell that precautions are intensified. All railways highways and ferries into the state are guarded by department officers in cooperation with U.S. authorities, with no disease case found so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Agricultural Department
Wieting
Odell
United States
Livestock allowed landings for two ships to Liverpool
The Board of Agriculture Gazette announced special orders permitting the Cunard Line steamer Sylvania from Boston and the Leyland Line steamer Californian from Portland to land their livestock in Liverpool under specified restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Agriculture Gazette
Cunard Line
Sylvania
Boston
Liverpool
Leyland Line
Californian
Portland
New York State Electrical Laboratory Commission Meeting
A meeting at Schenectady discussed plans for proposed buildings and equipment for the State Electrical Laboratory. Present were State Engineer Bond Harold W. Buck C. P. Steinmetz and State Architect Hines. Estimated total cost ranges from 2500 to 300000 with buildings alone near 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
New York State Electrical Laboratory Commission
Bond
Harold W. Buck
Niagara Falls
C. P. Steinmetz
Hines
Messrs. Buck
Steinmetz
Appointed by the Governor to Judicial Delay Commission
Governor Odell announces A Barton Hepburn of New York City appointed to fill a vacancy on the New York and Kings counties judicial delay commission. Hepburn, former Controller of the Currency and ex Assembly member, is named alongside William M. W. Hoffgan to the Manhattan State Hospital board vacancy created by Isaac N. Seligman’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Odell
A. Barton Hepburn
New York City
New York
Kings Counties
William F. King
Hepburn
St. Lawrence County
Chase National Bank
William M. W. Hoffgan
Manhattan State Hospital
Isaac N. Seligman
Discharged Officials Face Appellate Review in January
Forty eight others discharged by Commissioner Scannell, including Mortimer F. Gleason who won reinstatement in the Court of Appeals, face further contest as the Corporation Counsel opposes claims. Their cases will be argued before the Appellate Division in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scannell
Mortimer F. Gleason
Court of Apeals
Parents Held for Grand Jury in Poison Insurance Case
Philadelphia tale reports John Williams and wife charged with poisoning two children to collect life insurance. Annie nine and Josephine three died October 21 and 22 from arsenic symptoms. viscera analysis showed arsenic traces. A prior death of Laura eleven last year showed similar signs. Coroner cited sufficient evidence to bind them over for the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Williams
Annie
Josephine
Laura
Youth Feeder Feever Dies in City Fire
In Bird Island Minnesota on December 9 George Feever age sixteen was killed as eight buildings burned. His foot caught in a doorway trapping him and spectators watched as flames prevented rescue. No others are reported harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird Island
Minn
George Feever
Feever
Furnished Rooms and Domestic Help Listings in New York
Classified notices advertise single en suite rooms with private baths near Manhattan Avenue and St Ann's Avenue, board optional and references required. Also offers elderly housing, varied room sizes with electric light and dining rooms, private offices for doctors, and employment bureaus supplying domestics, maids, nannies, tutors and other staff. Local agencies include Leland & Co and Afro-American Institute with contact points on West 33rd Street and East 42nd Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland & CO
ST. Albans
Furnished rooms and apartments in New York listings
Multiple ad entries advertise well furnished rooms and parlor suites in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Properties offer single or en suite rooms with bath, heat, steam, and modern conveniences, with rents by month or per room. Locations include Lexington Avenue 654, St Nicholas Avenue 809, 46th Street 18 West, Madison Square South 230, 182 Past 48th Street, and Norman 337 West 57th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Ave
St. Nicholas—ave
46Th ST
Sth-ave
Madison Square South
Norman
Estate Auction Notices From a Century Ago
An extensive list of auction notices and pledged goods from December 1901. Items include jewelry, watches, diamonds, silverware, clothing, guns, musical instruments, cutlery, and tools. Multiple auctioneers and addresses across Bowery, 6th Avenue, and surrounding streets are listed with pledge dates and lot categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisobel
Bowery
Sella
A. Cypress
C. Sobel
S. G Isaacs & Bro
M. Naftal
A. Wolheim & Son
I Alkus
Ave
Jos
Columbus-ave
P. Kaskel
7Th
J. Bruckheimer & Co
D. Bruckheimer & Co
J. Blumenthal
Silberstein Bros
L H. Lavy
H. S& Senace
L L Firuski
Sells
Wm. Simpson & Co
Goldstone Bros
6Th— Ave
J. J. Friel
M. & E Bruckheimer
E. J. Lemon & Son
G. Weaver
M. Simon & Son
J. Harris & Son
Courtet
Brooklyn
Raphael
Hy D. Mayer
Wm Simpson & Co
M. Bruckheimer Sons
Grand-st
9Th-Ave
Ky H. McAleenan
8Th Ave
Fillin
Hy H. McAleenan
HH. Breckwedel
J. M. Alexander
West 120Th-St
West 125Th-St
J. Simpson & Co
Park Row
A. Weil & Co
S. Turk
B Berger
6Th
West
J. A. Alexander
H. Freel
Manhattan Auction CO
Anderson & Mintz
Ben Prager
Othave
J. Anderson
Wedding at Father's Deathbed in Helena Montana
Judge Cornelius Hedges a veteran Montana judge and Masonic leader nears death in Helena. By powerful stimulants he witnessed his daughter's marriage at his bedside last night as he lay gravely ill, having served thirty years as grand secretary of Montana Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Cornelius Hedges
Montana
Hedges
The
Masons of Montana
Maniac Smoked Out by Sulphur Near Mexico Descaled
Charles Stewart fortified himself in a home near Mexico Missouri and held the sheriff posse and his family at bay with a shotgun. Officers blasted part of the house and burned sulphur in the lower rooms to force him out. Stewart turned insane last week and drove his family away. He was without food and nearly frozen when captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Charles Stewart
Stewart
Embroidering Lace and Sewing Services Adverts
Classified notices show multiple workers offering lace embroidery, mending, and beadwork with hand or machine sewing. Also listed are secretaries, a visiting governess, a teacher, an experienced saleslady, and helpers seeking employment with references. Brooklyn and Manhattan addresses appear among opportunities.
Christmas Turkey Prices Rise Ahead of Christmas
The Salvation Army will struggle to feed hungry children as turkey prices soar with Western firms cornering supply. A Missouri Kansas Nebraska firm reportedly controls half a million pounds, forcing quotes to rise to 25 and then 2 1/2 cents per pound for Christmas. Beef prices also climb about one to two ounces per pound, with most beef being prime and cornfed. Officials say January could see even higher costs despite ample cattle, and no Colorado or Texan beef is reaching markets.
Surrogates Notice to file claims in New York executors
Notices summon creditors and claimants in multiple estates in New York County and Kings County. Lena Geis executrix of Joseph Geis, Henry W Maxwell, John A Kellner estates seek vouchers by specified dates at Brooklyn or Manhattan offices. Attorneys are C and T Perry, Abbott, and Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner
Thomas
County of
New York
Joseph Geis
C. & T. Perry
Green Point Avenue
Borough of
Brooklyn
City of New York
Lena Geis
Executrix. Co
T. Perry
Executrix
James Church
County of Kings
Henry W. Maxwell
Broad Street
Manhattan
First Place
No. 30
Johnson Building
Abner C. Thomas
Sophia Kellner
William Kellner
Robert Davidson
Broadway
Borough of Manhattan
New York City
Frank T. Fitzgerald
Edward H. Perkins, Jr
McCurdy & Yard
City of
Mary N. Perkins
Edward Townsend
Norton Perkins
Henry B. Kellner
Charles L. Kellner
Alexander J. Kellner
Martha K. Miller
Einstein, Townsend, Guiterman & Shearn
Nassau St
Mary Marks
William H. Hallowell
Paul M. Herzog
William Street
Vermont Local Option High License Bill Moves Forward
The Vermont House agreed to all Senate amendments to the local option license bill today and sent it to Governor McCullough, who is expected to sign. The amendments include dividing license fees equally between the state and the voting town, with operative status tied to the February referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Senate
House of Representatives
McCullough
British Officer Reports Mule and Horse Restock for Transvaal
Major E F Eckersly of the British army passed through Memphis en route to Lathrop Missouri where 100000 mules and horses have been concentrated for restocking Transvaal farms. Shipment starts January 15 and a second purchase of equal size is planned by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
E. F. Eckersly
Lathrop
Transvaal
Eckersly
Nine firemen reinstated in Long Island City case
Nine firefighters previously discharged by Fire Commissioner John J. Scannell were reinstated by the New York Appellate Division in Brooklyn. Each will receive back pay dating from discharge totaling about $5,600. The group includes Charles M. Jenson, John J. Maher, Dennis F. Collins, Thomas Lawler, John S. Brundage, James Hall, Peter Bowes, John Mally, and George Elmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island City
John J. Scannell
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Charles M. Jenson
John J. Maher
Dennis F. Collins
Thomas Lawler
John S. Brundage
James Hall
Peter Bowes
John Mally
George Elmer
Cooking services offered for dinner and luncheons
First class experienced in all kinds of fancy cooking for dinner and luncheon parties. Satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs Des Cary, 353 East 62d Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York
M. L. Bergman
Descary
East 62D-St
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Clarke
DR. Doty
Shipping Trust
Fredonia Justice
England
A State Electrical Laboratory
Manhattan-Ave
Wst
St. Ann’s Ave
East 24Th-St
Madison Ave
of & J. W. Williams
Botamees
Sivassian Bros
4Th Ave
Tel
Madison
Careful Carpet Cleaning CO
East 45Th
Sellew
Fulton St
E. J. Barker
West 23Th-St
C. G. Gunther
Sthave
Miss Carr
Greig
West 22d
le Up
Joseph Koehler
M— Ter
ST. Bartholomew's
Afro-American Institute
West S6th Et
Washington Ce
Logie
Ssth
Sth
9Th Aves
Whittlesey
Goth-St
East
45Th ST
Madison-ave
C. H. Moert
Union Dime Savings Institution
Bankrbook
4Th-Ave
14Th-St
Margarethe Enge
Metropolitan Savings Bank of New York
Mariners’ Savings Institution
Bank For Savings
Fran
149Th
St. Fr
Uptown
R7th
Ave. S
Gth-ave
125Th-St
76Th
77Th Ste
61St— St
Tremont-ave
41St-St
Smith-st
Gates—ave
Newark
N. J
Broad-st
Ada
Manhattan CO
3D Ave
65Th St
Edward W. Brenen
Richards
Ee Smith & Engel
Hardman
Fifth Ave
York
Posse
Seijas
Temple Court
Beekmanst
Watch Supply CO
Malden Lane
Filbert
Dept. N
Dept. W
Penn
DU Pont
Germany
South Africa
New Atlantic Shipping Office
St St
Eoy
Call, Dodd, Mead & CO
5Th St
WM. Guletius
Tribune Building
William H Gutelius
Dept. W. To
Pemaiec
Felice Constant
6Th-Ave
54Th—St
Lexington-ave
L. L
Hamburg-ave
Easperie
West 16Th-St
East Boatman
Ann
Florida Hotel
Terry
Tillary St
Darracq
Gold St
L. F
West 12Th
M. C
Collesion
Park-ave
D. E
Box TV
Tribune Uptown
Low Wagen
Alfred
Bleecker—st
Fred Siems
Gates Ave
A. H
Tri Tribune
al House
ILL Peddle Building
E. M
West 13Th-St
Cleary
West Th—St
W. Roehn
Ainsliest
H. B
Cariton Ave
Co. M
Bushwick Ave
O. Bergmann
East Het
Henry Schubach
Greenwich—st
H. TD. M
Milton DD
Newman
Avenue B
Doug- Efs
Understamis
J. H. Bachman
Union-st
Jersey City
East 60Th—St
Butler
S$ A
Seine
Furnace
St. Aton
Foy
Enet
Christen
Cook
Ton Lake
J. Rogers Maxwell
Howard W. Maxwell
George B. Abbott
Nassau Street
Amer. Roofing & Painting CO
John
Browne
APT Goods
Naftal
6Th Ave
Detective Agency
Geo B. Eddy
Madison St
S. Kohn
Maiden Lane
Tie Bros
Unica
Schoen
East 33d
SUVIO
GIANT
Suvie
Ferior
64Th ST
Park Place
Quyz
Raffaello Raineri
Wes
Pabence Italy
Maie & Young
Bae Ave
West Mid St
F. Loesh
Curtis
Albert Fox
Wes Smith
J. M'Mahon
West Iith
Addresse G. R
Elizabeth-ave
Eigabeth
Aneliie
Jarvis
Kelsael
Achman
Csty
Waverly
Eddy
J. W
Ridington
West 67Th-St
Berlin
Monson
Joseph
Alexander
Kerr
East 34Th-St. Vai
Packer
Ormond
M. L
Mary
McFarlane
J. F
Eastist-st
America
West 40Th-St
Eay
Mre Haeplinger
Bennett
Sampson & N Elson's
Marsaare
Indy
Farley
Winefield
Neilson
East Tith—st
East Lithst
Useful American
Best City
Jenner
East Gith-st
Ant
Mademoiselle
West Sath
Aeem
Hanover
Andress Hanover
West Sath-st
West Mth-st
de M
M. Mel
H Collins
Jerman
Frauleln
Chika
REV
South
Ciaily
Harlem
A. du
Artrons
Stees
Ares
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