Coal Shortage Strains New York Relief Efforts
Charity leaders report steady but strained relief as coal prices surge. East Side agencies note higher demand for coal, stoves, and clothing while dealers impose individual pricing and shortages loom. United Hebrew Charities records record daily applications, with 269 personal requests and 251 yesterday. Prices for coal vary, with some dealers charging up to a ton, and barge rates climbing from $1 to $250. The city faces a precarious balance between need and supply through the winter.
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Tribune
East Side
United Hebrew Charities
Franklin
Lower East Side
Stanton St
Upper West Side
Riverside Drive
Burns_Bros
Barber
New York
Boston
Hudson
Albany
Cold Kills Fear in Westchester Coal Shortage
Severe cold grips Westchester County as coal scarcity drives poor residents in Mount Vernon Yonkers White Plains New Rochelle and Port Chester to strip furniture for fuel. Charities overwhelmed by pleas as coal dealers run dry. Train service disrupted by freezing temperatures and engine failures. New Rochelle Coal and Lumber Co overwhelmed with 400 fuel calls. Port Chester nearly coalless. residents haul wood from farms. New Rochelle High School suspended for lack of fuel to heat.
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Westchester County
Mount Vernon
Yonkers
White Plains
New Rochelle
Port Chester
Harlem
Pawling
Croton Falls
Chappaqua
Chatham
Yorktown
Boston
Somers
New-Rocheille Coal and Lumber Company
Brooklyn Traffic Tied Up by Ice and Breakdowns
Two major accidents crippled Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines in the morning rush. A condensers failure at the Fifty second Street power house halted most South Brooklyn routes from early hours, leaving passengers stranded on elevated platforms and in stalled cars. Later a blown locomotive cylinder head near Borough Hall stalled trains on the Kings County elevated line for about half an hour, forcing crowds to remain on platforms unable to board or alight.
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Coney Island
Bath Beach
Fort Hamilton
Borough Park
Kings County
Borough Hall
Three Deaths in Brooklyn Amid Bitter Cold
Three people died in Brooklyn from extreme cold after being found in a shabby room at 142 Ho est. Mrs Winifred Owens and her three year old son John lay under a tatty blanket on an old mattress with no food or fuel. Police say they likely died Monday. the bodies were removed to Pedford Ave station and claimed by John Bradley.
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Brooklyn
No. 142
Winifred Owens
John
Pedford Ave
John Bradley
Notable Deaths and Widespread Destitution in Brooklyn
Thomas O'Brien 70 collapsed in a hallway at 611 Atlantic Ave due to exposure and a weak heart. John Nichol 55, missing an arm from the Civil War, was found dying from cold and hunger at 376 Oakland St and taken to St Catharine's Hospital. Charity relief applications in Brooklyn surged as destitution reached record levels.
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Thomas O'Brien
Atlantic Ave
John Nichol
Oakland St
St. Catharine's Hospital
Nichol
Oakland
Brooklyn
Bitter Cold Grips New York State Across December
Intense cold spans New York with readings from 28 degrees below zero at Skerry to 1 degree above zero in Syracuse. Snow and wind hamper traffic. rivers freeze from shore to shore. Coal scarcity and ice-locked lakes intensify hardship as Adirondacks and Champlain Valley endure record depths and forecasts warn of a severe night ahead.
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Albany
New York State
Mercury
Skerry
Franklin County
Syracuse
Mohawk River
Schenectady
Lake Champlain
Port Henry
Coxsackie
Rondout
New York
Troy
Mohawk
Ballston
Paul Smith
Saratoga
Catskill
Isabella
Hudson
Onteora
Kingston
Catskills
Portland
Maine
Lewiston
Auburn
New England in icy grip as bitter cold paralyzes trains
Reports show last night the coldest December reading since 1884 across Boston and New England. Temperatures plunged to 20 below zero in several towns with parts of Maine and New Hampshire near that mark. Rail operations suffered as oil lamps froze and brakes welded to wheels. forecasts warned of little relief within a day.
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New England
Providence
New Haven
Conn
Torringen
The Supply and the Demand in Anthracite Trade
Anthracite output reached a record 4 954 000 tons in December with 2 600 000 tons mined in that month amid a nationwide coal shortage after a strike. President Baer of Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road cited floods and lingering strike gaps as factors, noting New York’s share and that 54 600 tons arrive daily for tidewater with Boston and Sound towns receiving about one third.
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
New York
Tidewater
Boston
Sound
New York City
Weeping Miner Narrative Moves Strike Commission
The Cr ited miners testifying before the Strike Commission described brutal injuries and evictions by Markle & Co. Henry Coll recounted decades of toil and loss including his wife’s death and his mother in law’s illness, while Kate Burns detailed debt, housing hardship, and funeral costs following her husband’s death. Other workers testified to beatings, reduced pay, higher store costs, and docking practices, as the commission wrestled with human cost and corporate conduct.
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Penn
G. B. Markle &*Co
Moseley
Henry Coll
Judge Gray
Markle
Hazleton
Coll
Kate Burns
Markles
Mike” Baker
Jeddo
P. D. Gallagher
James P. Gallagher
National Board
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Delaware and Hudson Company
J. N. Rice
Independent Committee
Riverside Coal Company
West End Coal Company
Victory at Mayaguez seals key Porto Rico port
Admiral Sumner with the White Squadron and ships Iowa Illinois Albany and Chicago captured Mayaguez at 6 o clock after navigating to Porto Rico and mining the harbor. Blue scouts failed to detect the approach, and the harbor was mined in thirty four minutes. The action demonstrates effective naval maneuvering and boosts readiness for future operations.
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Atlanta
Culebra Island
Admiral Sumner
Blue
Mona Passage
San Domingo
Olympia
Cincinnati
Detroit
Montgomery
Mayaguez Harbor
Higginson
Viequez Island
Sampson
Dewey
Philadelphia Closing Schools Due to Coal Shortage
The Philadelphia Board of Education ordered temporary closings of four schoolhouses after coal supply ran out. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company contracted to deliver eight thousand tons but reports insufficient shipments from mines to cover all buildings.
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Philadelphia
Board of Education
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
Police Board Grants Partridge 150 More Officers
The Board of Aldermen approved a resolution authorizing the Board of Estimate to empower Police Commissioner Partridge to expand the force by 150 men funded from the police department budget for the year. Upon Board of Estimate approval, Partridge will receive the追加 patrolmen.
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Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
Partridge
Police Department
Admiral Dewey Arrives at Culebra aboard Mayflower and Dolphin
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey and staff aboard the Mayflower at Culebra Island. Navy notes the canal dug there is absolutely sanitary and that no sickness was employed aboard.
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Washington
Navy Department
Culebra
Dewey
Whale Sides With Sierra On Australian Voyage
The steamship Sierra returning from Australia reports on November 4 a whale strike at sixteen knots. The whale’s carcass broke its back and lodged on the stem, remaining until the ship stopped and eased backward. No damage occurred to the vessel.
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San Francisco
Australia
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY WITH LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE TABLETS
A vintage label promotes a fast cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The signa ture 64 fy appears on every box, priced at 25 cents.
Albany Returns Show GOP Victories In Statewide Races
Official returns from the recent election indicate Republican leads for Governor Odell Lt Governor Higgins Secretary O'Brien Controller Miller Cunneen State Engineer Bond and Court of Appeals Associate Justice Gray with margins ranging from about 9 421 to 14 82 percent across offices.
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the Tribune
Albany
Benjamin B._Odell, Jr
Frank W. Higgins
John F. O'Brien
Nathan L. Miller
John Cunneen
Edward A. Bond
the Court of Appeals
John Clinton Gray
Judgment for Leys verdict in tunnel death case
Judgment entered for 107697 pounds against New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company in favor of executors J M Leys and James A Frame of William Leys estate, who died in the tunnel accident last January. A prior verdict of 100000 dollars was returned a week earlier by the Supreme Court.
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Hudson River Railroad Company
J. M. Leys
James A. Frame
William Leys
Supreme Court
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