Paddy's Market Abuses Highlight Civic Reform Call
Thomas A. Fulton of the Citizens Union urged Woman's Municipal League members to back clean, nonpartisan candidates for alderman and assemblyman. He decried Tammany misdeeds, urged inspections of public services, and cited small city improvements as crucial before the next election. A butcher’s representative warned of decayed meat sold publicly, noting health-inspector failures and proposing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Fulton
Citizens Union
Woman's Municipal League
Fulton
League
Benchmen's Association of Retail Butchers
Upper West Side
Health Department
Red Cross Holds Annual Meeting With Miss Barton Led
Washington December meeting of the American National Red Cross was attended by members nationwide. Miss Clara Barton presided as bylaws were amended to form state organizations and expand membership. Barton elected president for life with Mrs. John A Logan as vice president. Other officers elected included ex-Secretary Olney counsellor William J Flather treasurer and Samuel W Briggs secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American National Red Cross
United States
Clara Barton
Miss Barton
John A. Logan
Olney
William J. Flather
Samuel W. Briggs
Waldorf Astoria bazaar closes for hospital ward funds
The Astor Gallery bazaar at the Waldorf Astoria, opened Monday to raise funds for the House of the Holy Comforter and a ward for incurable children, closed last night. Attendance was strong and receipts were gratifying though the final total was not yet announced. Prominent women participated as saleswomen including Mrs. Richard Irvin Miss Eleanor Jay Miss A. T. Winthrop te Si McNe Dickey Mrs. Frederick Pearson Mrs. Bacon Mrs. Whitelaw Reid Miss Adelaide Randolph Mrs. Walter L. Suydam and Mrs. J. E. Alexandre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor Gallery
Waldorf Astoria
Richard Irvin
Eleanor Jay
A. T. Winthrop
Si . McNe Dickey
Frederick Pearson
Bacon
Whitelaw Reid
Adelaide Randolph
Walter L. Suydam
J. E. Alexandre
Christmas Shopper: Tiny luxury items captivate buyers
A six inch leather cushioned auto with metal wheels serves as a novelty smoking set, housing matches cigars and tobacco. Teakwood frames with green bronze ornament, velvet floral cushions, autumn leaf embroideries, and rainbow coat hangers appear among ornate dining and household pieces. Fine crystal lamps, opera bags, and porcelain brush holders signal luxury. calendar posters push stylish trends as life sized head busts rise in demand.
Drops Dead At Altars In New Rochelle Priest Dies
Mourning grips New Rochelle as Rev Thomas Mc Loughlin aged priest known as the oldest parish clergyman in the state collapses from heart disease during private mass at 7 30 am yesterday and dies shortly after a physician arrives while officiating at the high altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-Rochelle
Thomas McLoughlin
Father McLoughlin
Sunshine table spreads cheer at Waldorf Astoria bazaar
At the Pascal Institute snow festival held last week the Sunshine table received donations rather than sales. A generous donor gave Miss Pascal $20 to buy items for the Sunshine table and another added $10. Unsold goods from the festival were then passed to the Sunshine table, which in turn supported the Little Mothers bazaar to be held today at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascal Institute
Waldorf-Astoria
Sunshine Table
Miss Pascal
Charitable Clothing Appeals Aid Destitute Families and Homes
Readers donate warm garments and coal as winter hardship grows. Palmer Bros. coal and clothing shipments reach Flushing and Manhattan families, including an invalid later bedded. Donations from Brooklyn and others total tiny sums, with a wee girlie and two friends supporting the endowment fund and member badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
Manhattan
Palmer Bros
Death of Father McLoughlin at 75 after long Bronx parish work
The aged priest of Westchester County who built a $100000 church in New Rochelle died after collapsing during mass at the handsome marble church he erected. Born in Ardee Ireland he came to America at twenty and served St Joseph's Waverley Place then built and served much of Westchester for fifty years. He was connected with Dr McGlynn and Henry George in reform movements and died with Archbishop Farley and many prelates attending the funeral Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father McLoughlin
Father Hughes
Westchester County
Thomas Manning
Dr. McGlynn
Henry George
McGlynn
Newburg
Iselin
Ardee
Louth
Ireland
St. John's College
Fordham
Archbishop Hughes
St. Joseph's Church
Waverley Place
New Rochelle
William Lloyd Garrison
Wendell Philips
Horace Greeley
MecLoughin
Thomas P. McLoughlin
Church of the Transfiguration
Mottst
Farley
Big Grocers May Reorganize Acker Merrall & Condit
Reported reorganization of Acker, Merrall & Condit, wholesale and retail grocers with main stores in the city, may take effect after January 1. No confirmation from No. 62 Warren Street. Officials deny ties to American Tobacco Company and Park & Tilford. Company founded 64 years ago. capital stock listed at 700 dollars with Merrall family as officers and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tobacco Company
Acker
Merrall & Condit
Park & Tilford
Tobacco Company
Russell
H. de Catanos Y Carbajal
Frank Tilford
Acker, Merrall & Condit
New York
William J. Merrall
A. E. Merrall
F. A. Merrall
William B. Merrall
Charles F. Merrall
Walter H. Merrall
Hanbury Seeks Mayor Low for Elections Commissioner
Congressman Harry A. Hanbury visited Mayor Low seeking a possible appointment as Elections Commissioner to replace Colonel Michael J. Dady, who retires December 31. While some Brooklyn Republicans back Hanbury with organization and Senator Platt support, others doubt his chances given past loyalties and 1897 campaign history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Hanbury
Low
Michael J. Dady
Kings
Hanbury
Congress
Brooklyn
Mr Low
Worth
Henbury
Senator Platt
Thanksgiving care across states by T S S women
Annette Wagner Haynes a junior member of the T S S group sends a Thanksgiving dinner to Julia Bennett in Poughkeepsie and flowers to a hospital patient. She plans a Christmas wonder bag for Miss Jennie Cole, Ohio, weekly gifts for a New Jersey girl, and comfort pills for an invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Wagner Haynes
Hotel Empire
Julia Bennett
Poughkeepsie
Jerome
Jennie Cole
Ohio
New Brunswick
N. J
Eunice A. Warner
Indian Women's Branch
Leslie, S. C
Beaded Articles From Rosebud Aided Children Head East
A box of beaded articles made by Indian children of the Rosebud South Dakota branch has been sent to headquarters. The curious items are destined for little children in the East who will receive them with interest and delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
S. C
Christmas Cheer Requests From Invalid Members
Miss F. Galpin seeks the names of several invalid members to send Christmas cheer. Miss F. Gordon of New Jersey asks for names of thirty three for remembrance. Lists will be furnished as soon as possible.
Colonial Dames Name War Reaches Court of Appeals
In Albany on December 9 the Court of Appeals finished a dispute involving the Colonial Dames of America versus the Colonial Dames of New York and the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. The case centers on the rights to the name Colonial Dames and traces the organizations' founding dates and Philadelphia actions. The plaintiff claims invention and exclusive right to the name, while the defendants argue the words are general and descriptive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Court of Appeals
Colonial Dames of America
Colonial Dames of New York
National Society of Colonial Dames of America
Colonial Dames
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames
New-York Society
New-York
Wilmington
Del
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Colonial Dames of
State of
Fourth annual Pennsylvania Society dinner set at Waldorf Astoria
The fourth annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Society of New York will be held in the Waldorf Astoria ball room on Friday evening with Bishop Potter presiding. Noted speakers include Bishop Mackey-Smith of Pennsylvania, former Michigan Senator John Patton, John Kendrick Bangs, and George F. Baer of Reading Railroad. Guests include university leaders, editors, and civic figures, with a feature presentation of facsimiles of historic Pennsylvania flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Bishop Potter
Society
Alexander Mackey-Smith
Pennsylvania
John Patton
United States
Michigan
John Kendrick Bangs
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad Company
Charles ¢. Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Wharton
Wharton School
Vance C. McCormick
Harrisburg
C. A. Rook
The
Pittsburg Dispatch
Lily S. Richard
Scranton Tribune
Thomas Zimmerman
Reading Times
John W. Jordan
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Julies F. Sachse
Pennsylvania-German Society
Annal C. Bakewell
James Gayley
Pennsylvanian Line
William Guggenheim
Charles M. Hogan
Harry L. Horton
Hanover Associations
Lancaster County
John Markle
Pulaski
Henry F._ Shoemaker
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Independent Battalion
Westmoreland County
William Ziegler
Sigel Monument Fund Raises Over Eight Thousand Dollars
The Sigel Monument Committee reports more than 8000 dollars raised to honor General Franz Sigel born in Germany and naturalized American citizen. He helped save Missouri and led at Pea Ridge. Citizens urged to contribute to a lasting tribute, with Richard H. Adams as treasurer at Yorkville Bank and officers including Stewart L. Woodford, Carl Schurz, and Francis Irsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Sigel
Germany
United States
Missouri
Blair
Lyon
St. Louis
Mssouri
Pea Ridge
Richard H. Adams
Sigel Monument Committee
Yorkville Bank
Third-ave
New Plan for High Schools Uses Substituted Term Work
A sweeping change to high school graduation across all boroughs will substitute term work for final exams. Principals will send an abstract including conduct and industry to the Board of Superintendents, shifting focus to understanding and application over memorization. Subjects like drawing and manual training gain equal weight, with regents and entrance board exams continuing in certain boroughs, and new tests to begin February 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Board of Superintendents
Queens
Richmond
College Entrance Board
Emanu El Sisterhood Meets For Annual Meeting
The Emanu El Sisterhood of Personal Service holds its annual meeting at the home on East Eighty seconds. Sunday at 2 30 p m with addresses by Jacob A Cantor Borough President and Robert Hunter head worker of University Settlement. A reception follows and members inspect the sisterhood home recently acquired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanu-E! Sisterhood
East
Jacob A. Cantor
Borough of
Manhattan
Robert Hunter
University Settlement
Emanu-El Sisterhood
G. Gottheil
William Hinstein
Imon Borg
Jacob H. Schiff
Daniel Guggenheim
Carrie Wise
Olivia Leventritt
Women voicing unions for city workers debate in New York
Mrs Francis Hardin Hess calls for a teachers union in New York City arguing public school teachers deserve wage support and credit. Other speakers note department store workers faces wage issues and question janitors and cooks unions while contrasting cooks and domestic service work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Hardin Hess
Society For Political Study
New York City
New-York
Pearl of Department Stores
Ioay
America
England
Lille Devereux Blake
Margaret Holmes Bates
New York
A Lotos Ladies Day at the Club
A large crowd attended the Lotos Club event yesterday for ladies day with festive decorations of mistletoe, roses, and palms. Performances included songs by William T. Carleton and Miss Fannie Hirsch, violin by Mrs Stokes Palmer, cello by Miss Littlehales, recitation by Miss Inez Bensusan, tenor numbers by Mr Gerhertz, harp by E Tramonti, and piano by Miss Teresa Nelson. The entertainment committee was chaired by Dr W W Walker and included Ernest Kk Behrens, William Henry White, Edwin H Low, William T Carleton, Richard Arnold, Townsend H Fellows, Henry Junge, John Elderkin, A F Southerland, Major J B Pond, J H McKinley and Oscar B Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotos Club
William T. Carleton
Fannie Hirsch
W. W. Walker
Ernest Kk. Behrens
William Henry White
Edwin H. Low
Richard Arnold
Townsend H- Fellows
Henry Junge
John Elderkin
A. F. Southerland
J. B. Pond
J. H. McKinley
Oscar B. Weber
Crippled Children's Christmas Sale at Free Industrial School
A Christmas sale runs 9 to 5 today and all week at the Free Industrial School for Crippled Children at 494 West Fifty-seventh Street. Desks chairs tables tabourets corset covers tea cloths scrap baskets opera bags pillows and handkerchiefs are made by the school’s children under Mrs. Arthur Elliot Fish who presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Industrial School For Crippled Children
West Fifty-seventh-st
Arthur Elliot Fish
Trial of Truant School Principal
The special school committee of the Board of Education met in executive session to hear evidence on charges against Alfred T. V. Brennan, principal of the New York Truant School. Parents allege mistreatment. about twenty four pupils will testify. The committee adjourned about six, with further action expected next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Alfred T. V. Brennan
New York
Warberg
Rochester Alumni Dinner at Hotel Manhattan Next Tuesday
The New-York Alumni Association of the University of Rochester will hold its annual dinner at the Hotel Manhattan next Tuesday at 7 PM. Most classes represented, orchestra provided, alumni to sing college songs led by a Rochester Glee Club leader. Speakers include Dr Rush Rhees, Dr Henry M MacCracken, Rev Dr W A Granger, Will iam R Willcox, George D Olds, J Sloat Fassett, and Rev Dr William C Bitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Altumni Association
University of Rochester
Manhattan
Rochester Glee Club
Rush Rhees
Henry M. MacCracken
New York University
W. A. Granger
Colgate Alumni Association
William R. Willcox
George D. Olds
Amherst College
J. Sloat Fassett
William C. Bitting
Richmond College
Virginia
Trial to decide Mrs Waters's sanity over house deed
Mrs Sarah N Waters, aged about ninety, is in litigation with William G Conklin secretary of Franklin Savings Bank over a house she deeded to him. A sheriff's jury will hear testimony after Dr Carl Goldmark Charles Terry and Hartwell Wilkins were appointed to form the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah N. Waters
William G. Conklin
Franklin Savings Bank
Wind brings aerial shares to Herald Square
A gusty wind drops two stock certificates on A W Burlingham, transfer agent for the Metropolitan Street Railway. The papers hold two 100 share certificates of a new aerial navigation company valued at 160 dollars par, incorporated for 100 million in South Dakota, dated March 2, 1898, made out to Dr A De Bausett. Burlingham delivers the certificates to the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Square
A. W. Burlingham
Metropolitan Street Railway
Aerial Navigation Company
South Dakota
A. de Bausett
Burlingham
Reduced tailored gowns by Haas Brothers at Fifth Avenue
Haas Brothers at 345 Fifth Avenue opposite the Waldorf Astoria offer tailor made suits silk lined throughout for this week at a price of 8. The firm claims their reputation comes from their fitting and notes these suits are worth 70 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haas Brothers
Fifth-ave
Waldorf-Astoria
Messrs. Haas
Fire drill saves school as basement blaze erupts
A small fire in the basement of Public School No. 6&7 at 129 West Forty sixth street yesterday morning was contained by a timely fire drill. About eight hundred students, led by teachers, evacuated calmly and returned to classrooms after the blaze was extinguished, with many unaware the fire had occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Forty-sixth St
Benedict Brothers Jewelry Display At Broadway and Liberty
An extensive jewelry display at Benedict Brothers in the Washington Life Building features watches, diamonds, pearls and other stones. A notable item is an exact copy of the coronation spoon of King Edward I, plus Royal Doulton ware and pieces adorned with King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The firm, established in 1819 by Samuel W. Benedict, is patronized by Read Benedict who sources items in Europe for import.
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Benedict Brothers
Broadway
Liberty St
Washington Life
Edward I
Edward VII
Queen Alexandra
Benedict
Samuel W. Benedict
Ay Company
Read Benedict
Europe
Little Mothers Bazaar Opens At Waldorf Astoria
The bazaar opens today in the Waldorf Astoria ballroom with raffles of items including an automobile an eight dollar upright piano expensive furs a fifty dollar doll a picture from Mrs Roosevelt and a vase from Mrs Odell along with other gifts for afternoon and evening drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mothers
Waldorf-Astoria
Professional
Woman's League
Roosevelt
Odell
Christian Union Prayer Meeting Led by Mrs Harris
The Ladies Christian Union meets weekly on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. in the Collegiate Church chapel at Fifth Avenue and 50th Street. Leader today is Mrs Robert Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies’ Christian Union
Collegiate Church
Fifth-ave
Eenc
Robert Arris
Catskill Navigation Closed For Season
Ice congestion on the upper Hudson halts freight and passenger steamers. The Catskill Evening Line suspends all service to Catskill Hudson Coxsackie for the season due to navigation dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Catskill
Coxsackie
Benedict Bros The Watch and Jewelry House in 19th century New York
Benedict Bros established in Wall Street in 1819 by Samuel W Benedict, eldest of the Benedicts. The firm moved to Sandt Street in 1863 and now sits at the corner of Broadway and Liberty Street, boasting an extensive line of fine watches, diamonds and precious gems. An early inspection of their magnificent stock is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict Bros
Wall Street
Samuel W. Benedict
Ent Benedicts
Sandt Street
Broadway
Liberty Street
United States
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Toman
Municipal League
Annual Meeting OF
the Red Cross
Hale
Pike
Kasshayne
Bet
Gants Duchesse
Gants Albert
Gants du Bon
A. F. Jammes
Sth Ave
France
Thomas M'Loughlin
New Rochelle, N
MR. Hanbury
Colonel Dady
Mildred Reid
West Side
Greenwich
Pennsylvania Society
Sigel
Crippled Children’s Sale
Rochester
Little Mothers’ Bazaar
Christian Union Meeting
Catskill Navigation
Wacter
Baker Erb Ruane
U. S
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Alaska
C. C
Hazelton Bros
Apollo Company
Hazelton Piano
Hazelton
New York State
Fifth Avenue N. Y
Anderson & CO
Fulton ST
Brooklin
Jewelees
Broadway, Cor
Fifth Auction Avenue
Fifth Ave
Nomen’ AN
China & Glass
Louisville
Dresden
Berlin
Sevres
Sheraton
Chippendale
Sheffield
Okeef
C. GC
Shayne
6Th Av
Signora
Custav
R. H. Russell
David Kennedy
Schoonmaker
N. Y
New York Tribone
Dr. David Kennedy Corporation
Rondout, N
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