Coal shortage review shows price gap and relief limits
The head worker of the Charity Organization Society notes steady relief demand in cold weather while the United Hebrew Charities report record applications. Coal deliveries depend on dealers with rising prices, and prices vary citywide. The city faces strain but no expected shortage through June as the market adjusts.
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Charity Organisation Society
East Twenty-seconds
Tribune
East Side
United Hebrew Charities
Franklin
Lower East Side
Stanton St
Fearing deaths from coal famine across Westchester County
Severe cold and coal shortages grip Westchester with Mount Vernon Yonkers White Plains New Rochelle and Port Chester forced to ration fuel. Charities overwhelmed as coal dealers lack supply. commuters report train breakdowns and freezing equipment on Harlem Railroad. New Rochelle Coal and Lumber Co swamped with 400 calls as residents dig for fuel and schools struggle to stay warm.
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Westchester County
Mount Vernon
Yonkers
White Plains
New Rochelle
Port Chester
Harlem
Croton Falls
Chappaqua
Chatham
Yorktown
Boston
New-Rochelle Coal and Lumber Company
Eason
Brooklyn Transit Suffered During Icebound Morning Rush
Brooklyn Rapid Transit riders endured two morning breakdowns as condensers failed at the Fifty second Street powerhouse crippling South Brooklyn lines from 7 until o'clock. Elevated service stalled after a locomotive cylinder head blew near Borough Hall at 8 39 p m leaving passengers on platforms and in cars in cold misery for about half an hour.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Fifty-second St
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Bath Beach
Fort Hamilton
Borough Park
Kings County
Borough Hall
Three Deaths in Brooklyn from Cold Wave
Three people died of exposure in Brooklyn when bitter cold swept the area. Mrs Winifred Owens and her three year old son John were found on a mattress in a sparsely provisioned room at No 2 Ho est. A widow and shipwright, Owens had moved in only days before. authorities believe they died Monday. John Bradley claimed the bodies at Pedford Ave station last night.
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Brooklyn
No. 2
Winifred Owens
John
Pedford Ave
John Bradley
Coll
Kate Burns
Markles
Mike Baker
Jeddo
D. Gallagher
Hazleton
James P. Gallagher
National Board
Markle
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Delaware and Hudson Company
J. N. Rice
Independent Committee
Riverside Coal Company
West End Coal Company
Family ties and alley tragedies amid bitter cold
The tale centers on Thomas O'Brien a 70 year old coal pEcker who died from exposure in the hallway of 614 Atlantic avenue after serving his route. John Nichol a 55 year old Civil War veteran with one arm was found starving and dying in a room at 376 Oakland street. The piece notes the brother of No 19 Powers sr and describes charity relief strains as Brooklyn faces a surge of applications for aid.
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Powers Sr
Thomas O'Brien
Atlantic Ave
John Nichol
Oakland-st
St. Catharine's Hospital
Nichol
Tme
Oaklanda-st
Brooklyn
Bitter Cold Up State Sets Record Lows Across New York
Albany dispatch reports brutal December cold across New York State with readings from 7% degrees below zero at Skerry to 1 degree above zero at Syracuse. Rivers froze. rail traffic hindered. coal shortages widespread as Adirondacks and Champlain Valley endure extreme lows. Canada-like winds and heavy snow exacerbate hardships. Syracuse at 10 below, Plattsburg 17 below, Dannemora 24 below, Lake Placid 28 below, and widespread substations fear a coal famine as ice harvests loom.
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THE
Tribune
Albany
New York State
Mercury
Skerry
Franklin County
Syracuse
Mohawk River
Schenectady
Lake Champlain
Port Henry
Coxsackie
Rondout
New York
Troy
Mohawk
Ballston
Stave
Adirondack
Champlain Valley
Plattsburg
Dannemora
Tioga Mountain
Loon Lake
Sara
Ithaca
Newburg
Saratoga
Catskill
Isabella
Hudson
Onteora
Kingston
Catskills
New England in icy grip as cold shatters December records
Boston and New England endured the coldest December night since 1854 with temperatures down to 60 degrees below zero in places near Boston and near 14 degrees below in Torrington New Haven and Portland. Railroads faced disruptions and fuel shortages forced school closures especially in Lewiston and Auburn as anthracite coal ran low.
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Boston
New England
Providence
New Haven
Conn
Torringen
Portland
Maine
Lewiston
Auburn
Record of 1902 Anthracite Output and Shortage Notes
Representatives of coal carriers reported record anthracite production in December 1902 with 4 954 000 tons mined, though nationwide supply remained tight due to strikes. By end of November 1902 total mined reached 49 495 000 tons, while the November 1901 figure was 26 100 000 tons. Tidewater receipts near 54 600 tons daily, with Boston and Sound towns taking portions and New York area receiving the remainder.
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Upper West Side
Riverside Drive
Burns_Bros
Barber
New York
Boston
Hudson
Albany
Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Tidewater
Sound
New York City
Weeping miners tales at Strike Commission hearing
The Scranton hearings feature Henry Coll and other evicted miners detailing brutal injuries and losses from Markle & Co. The witnesses describe ruined homes, mounting debts, and family deaths as the commission faces emotional testimony. Doctors and miners recount wage cuts, evictions, and harsh company measures during the strike amid a tense, sorrowful atmosphere.
Sumner Captures Mayaguez in Bold Harbor Mine
Admiral Sumner's White Squadron secured Mayaguez harbor at 6 o'clock after a careful Mona Passage approach from Trinidad. The mines were laid in 34 minutes and Blue Squadron scouts failed to spot the fleet. Crowninshield congratulated Sumner on the victory as the fleet plans to reorganize under Sumner and Crowninshield.
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Mayaguez
Porto Rico
Sumner
Iowa
Illinois
Albany
Chicago
Nashville
Eagle
Atlanta
San Francisco
Ponce
Trinidad
Guayanilla
Ensenada
Culebra
Admiral Higgins
Crowninshield
Culebra Island
Admiral Sumner
Blue
Mona Passage
San Domingo
Olympia
Cincinnati
Detroit
Montgomery
Higginson
Viequez Island
Crowntinshield
Sampson
Dewey
Philadelphia Closing Schools Over Coal Shortage
The Philadelphia Board of Education ordered the temporary closing of four schoolhouses as coal supplies ran dry. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company, under contract to provide eight thousand tons, says mine shipments are insufficient to meet all school buildings.
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Philadelphia
Board of Education
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
Aldermen empower police chief to add 150 officers
The Board of Aldermen passed a resolution authorizing the Board of Estimate to grant Police Commissioner Partridge authority to recruit 150 additional patrolmen. Funds will be drawn from the police department appropriation for the year 1%. Pending approval by the Board of Estimate, Partridge will receive the extra force.
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Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
Partridge
Police Department
Admiral Dewey Arrives at Culebra Island Aboard Mayflower
The Navy Department reported the Mayflower and Dolphin docking at Culebra Sunday with Admiral Dewey and his staff aboard. The dispatch states conditions are absolutely sanitary and no sickness among the crew.
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Washington
Navy Department
Culebra
Dewey
Carnal
Whale Stuck in Proa on Sierra Stem
The steamship Sierra from Australia reports a whale strike on November 4 while cruising at sixteen knots. The whale broke the ship’s back and wedged on the stem, remaining there until the vessel stopped and backed away. No damage to the ship was reported.
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San Francisco
Australia
Official election figures from Albany returns
Official returns from the recent election list Republican wins for governor Odell and Higgins lieutenant governor with margins up to 13,000 in several statewide posts. Democrat Cunneen trails for attorney general by about 9,421, while Gray, a Democrat, leads for Court of Appeals associate justice by 14,829.
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the Tribune
Albany
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Frank W. Higgins
John F. O'Brien
Nathan L. Miller
John G. Wickser
John Cunneen
Edward A. Bond
the Court of Appeals
John Clinton Gray
Judgment for Leys verdict over tunnel death case
Judgment entered for 107697 pounds against New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company in favor of J M Leys and James A Frame executors of William Leys estate. William Leys was killed in a tunnel accident last January following a prior $100000 damages verdict by the Supreme Court.
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New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
J. M. Leys
James A. Frame
William Leys
Supreme Court
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Merino
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