Warm Weather Brightens Outlook as Coal Shortage Persists
Warm weather reduces immediate fuel fear but coal supply remains critically tight. New York receives its full coal share, dealers report strong orders, independent operators price coal high at tide water, and shipments are light. Charities note fewer poor seeking free coal while expectant crowds linger at low-rate vend stations. Alfred Barber's Sons exhausts buckets of coal as arrivals are awaited. Grand Opera House aids by giving away coal. City officials debate a proposed $100,000 coal aid, with Mayor Low and Counsel Rives not commenting on legality without enactment.
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Charity Organization Society
the Tribune
Robert W. de Forest
Alfred Barber
Wateret
John N. Springer
Grand Opera House
Eighth-ave
Twenty-third-st
Board of Aldermen
Alderman McCall
Board of Estimate and
Commissioner 'F Charity
Low
Rives
Bricks Seen as Quick Coal Aid for Poor
Commander Booth Tucker stated that the Salvation Army aims to distribute coal to the poor and advocates showcasing a new porous brick heat device on street corners. Bricks are said to cost about half a cent, with education about their use to ease the coal shortage, awaiting official permission to start demonstrations.
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Booth Tucker
Morgan
Salvation Army
Goodman
Rail crowding blamed on coal for delays
Officials of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad cited a cold season and poor quality coal as the main causes of late and overcrowded suburban trains. O M Shepard, superintendent of the New York Division, said lack of steam from dust filled coal led to engine slowdowns and yard blocks, increasing waits and packed cars as commuters rushed to the next available train.
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New-York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
O. M. Shepard
New York Division
New York Central
Profit not criterion in miners' wage case, Judge says
In Scranton, December hearings on miner pay hear Judge Gray state profits of operators should not be sole criterion. Darrow presses for transparency on operators' profits and coal prices to determine fair profit sharing. Miners and independent operators testify on wages, conditions, and recent price trends for coal.
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Darrow
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Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia
Reading
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Nichols
Duffy
Nicholls
J. L. Crawford
Crawford
New York
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Burns
Warren
Delaware
W. L. Connell
Mr. Darrow
Pardee
Lackawanna and Western
Delaware and Hudson Company
Harry Williams
Pardees
Warren and
Torrey
Senate fixes compensation for Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
The Senate passed a bill to fix compensation for the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission and approve amendments. It sets a 4000 dollar yearly lump sum for non military civil service members, limits expenses to 10 dollars a day for assistants, and renames the body Anthracite Coal Strike Arbitration. Daniel of Virginia offered an amendment restricting future assignment of federal officers and lawmakers to commissions.
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Senate
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Daniel
Virginia
United States
Senate debates amendment on appointment powers and passes bill
In a congressional session Mr Platt questions restricting executive discretion while Mr Tillman supports the Daniel amendment. After appeals from Allison and Hoar to withdraw, Daniel withdraws his amendment and the bill, as amended, is passed. The Senate adjourns after a brief executive session until Monday.
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Connecticut
Tillman
Daniel
Gray
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Spooner
Seth Peo
Allison
Hoar
Senate
Burning Water-Soaked Coke Replaces Coal in Valley Homes
Water soaked coke sold by gas companies at twenty cents per bushel proves a satisfactory substitute for anthracite coal in the lower Naugatuck and Housatonic valleys. Householders soak, then burn the coke, claiming it yields similar heat with far less coal usage, while local schools face possible closing as coal shortages spread.
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the Tribune
Derby
Conn
Naugatuck
Housatonic
John W. Peck
Seymour
Substitute for coal touted as Fuller invention
Watertown New York reports a new fuel by Frederick B Fuller of Gouverneur claimed to replace coal. Made from clay and sand with a secret chemical, the formula sold by Fuller enables consumers to produce the fuel at home. It supposedly heats better and cheaper, holding fire ten to fifteen hours in a grate and fifteen to thirty hours in a tight stove.
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Watertown
Frederick B. Fuller
Gouverneur
Ocean tugs anchor off Handkerchief Shoal with coal fleet
A flotilla of ocean tugs with barges carrying over twenty thousand tons of coal halted near Handkerchief Shoal northwest of Chatham at sunset due to threatening weather. The coal bound for Eastern ports, weather conditions urgent.
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Chatham
Mass
Handkerchief Shoal
Coal Relief Reaches Schenectady Poor Families
In Schenectady New York the coal shortage worsened daily but a citizens committee secured coal from Delaware and Hudson for the needy. Soft coal deliveries started at noon with hard coal to follow tomorrow. Police and local officials will allocate coal to worthy recipients.
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Schenectady
Citizens’ Committee
Delaware and Hudson Company
North End Coal Rush Draws Crowd In Boston
Residents crowded the coalyard in the North End to buy 10 pound coal bags. Police maintained order after yesterday's disturbances as 2000 to 3000 bags were sold, with many women and girls among the shoppers.
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Boston
Dec
North End
Barges Break Up After Shoreling Run in Heavy Seas
Stamford, Dec 11 two coal laden barges ashore at Greenwich have broken up in heavy seas. The third barge was pulled from rocks by a tug and brought to Stamford. One barge was consigned to Stamford and the other to South Norwalk.
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Stamford, Conn
Greenwich
Stamford
Norwalk
Erie Railroad increases coal ships to Port Jervis daily
Middletown N Y Dec 11 The Erie Railroad posts orders at Port Jervis to ship one thousand coal cars east daily over the New York division. To ease congestion, many engines are being moved east from the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio divisions.
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Middletown
N. Y
Erie Railroad Management
Port Jervis
New York
Poe
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Chase on trolley car ends in police arrest
Police arrest Archie Gillis of 2 Columbus Ave after he allegedly struck Davis Struthers of 437 West Seventeenth Street on Broadway near Thirty-seventh Street. Struthers suffered a fractured frontal bone and was taken to New York Hospital in serious condition. Gillis allegedly tried to flee before Brady halted the trolley car despite a crowd fleeing the scene.
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Brady
Archie” Gillis
Columbus Ave
Davis Struthers
West Seventeenth-st
New York Hospital
Struthers
Thirty-seventh-st
Gillis
Hitzroth
Dunn Seeks Platt in Washington Conference Hints
Colonel George W. Dunn, chairman of the Republican State Committee, traveled from the Fifth Avenue Hotel to Washington to confer with Senator Platt. Platt plans to delay his New York visit for about two weeks, with any next meeting likely in Washington. Republican leaders seek clarity on prospects for a 1904 victory as internal tensions and local concerns surface.
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George W. Dunn
Republican State Committee
Fifth Avenue
Washington
Senator Platt
New York
Odell
Dunn
Senator Hanna
Republican National Committee
New-York
New- York
Ten Eyck Critics District Captains at Dinner
Republican leader William H. Ten Eyck told district captains in New York County that the party will win next year and that no Fusion ticket or Civil Service Commission will stand in the way. Governor Edwards and Judge Hall praised the organization as speakers, including Edward H. Healy and others, lauded the captains’ hard work.
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William H. Ten Eyck
Grand Seventh-ave
Mr. Ten Eyck
Robert C. Morris
Ten Eyck
Edward H. Healy
Civil Service Commission
Ernest Hall
Lemuel E. Quigg
James L. Wells
Abs” Gruber
Newsboy Michael Kruck Murdered in Central Park
The body of newsboy Michael Kruck was found in the Central Park bridle path near Eighty-fifth Street and Fiftwave. Autopsy by Coroner Higgins found death by strangulation with marks on the neck. Police seek conductors of three streetcar transfers found on the victim and note the warm body.
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Central Park
Fiftwave
Higgins
Henry D. Kruck
Columbus Ave
Central Park West
Kruck
Coroners’ Office
Criminal Courts
Scholer
Eighth-ave
Crosstown
Park
Eighty-sixth-st
Madison Ave
Coster
Presbyterian Hospital
Vaningen
Arsenal
What Is It to Be a Christian Dr Lyman Abbott Speech
Princeton readers packed Murray Hall for Rev Dr Lyman Abbott of The Outlook who argued true Christianity centers on service and rejecting aristocracy and prejudice. He urged broad church membership while stressing personal integrity over creedal divisions.
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Tribune
Princeton N. J
Murray Hall
The
Theological Seminary
Lyman Abbott
the Outlook
Jesus
Nazareth
Christ
Cattle Disease Quarantine Upheld Across States
Boston reports Dr. A J Peters says foot and mouth disease is well rounded up and not likely to spread further. A complete list of infected herds has been sent to the National Bureau of Animal Industry for next steps. In New York Port Henry forty representatives guard between Rouses Point and Port Chester, no state cases yet. Ithaca notes Dr James Law from Cornell Veterinary College says stamping out requires farmer cooperation in affected districts.
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State Cattle Bureau
A. J. Peters
Bureau
National Bureau of Animal Industry
Port Henry
N. Y
State Agricultural Department
Rouses Point
Port Chester
Ithaca
James Law
Cornell Veterinary College
New-England
Plans for New Post Office Site in New York
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Shaw Attorney General Knox and Postmaster General Payne form a commission to select a site for a new New York post office. They plan to visit after Christmas to inspect offered sites and report to Congress. They seek a building with architectural distinction rather than a mere workshop.
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Tribune
Washington
Dec
Shaw
Knox
Payne
New York
Congress
New-York
Supervising Architect of
the Treasury
Commission
New York City
Eight Hour bill hearing ends in Senate Education and Labor
Washington December 11 the Senate Committee on Education and Labor closed testimony on the Eight Hour bill. Chairman Mc Comas aims to act soon and submit to the Senate this session. Witnesses included E S Cramp and J Henry Mull of Cramp Shipbuilding Co I Walter Jenks of United States Steel Hoop Co and O C Dinkey of Homestead Steelworks. Cramp argued the bill targets shipbuilding and armor plate and could devastate those industries if enacted.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
McComas
Senate
E. S. Cramp
J. Henry Mull
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
I. Walter Jenks
United States Steel Hoop Company
O. C. Dinkey
Homestead Steelworks
Cramp
Architects Convene 36th Annual American Institute Session
Washington dispatch notes nearly a hundred leading architects attend the opening of the thirty sixth annual convention of the American Institute of Architects. The board of directors reports seven fellows and 180 associates added in the year with fifteen applications pending. Multiple committees file reports.
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Washington
American Institute of Architects
Two Burglars Loot Highland Avenue Home for Lead
Walsh and Walters forced entry into J. C. Jennings of Highland avenue on December 2 while the family was away. They cut out the lead plumbing and sold it to a junk man for 20 cents. The burglary was discovered when the Jennings returned from Brooklyn. Walsh then had a plumber repair the damage in the home.
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Walsh
Walters
J. C. Jennings
Highland Ave
Mr. Jennings
Brooklyn
Mr. Walsh
Ohio political forecast names Herrick and others for governor
Colonel B K Connelly of Columbus says Myron T Herrick is likely the next Ohio Republican governor candidate after a brisk party fight. He notes Dick and Herrick as receptive contenders, Hanna’s favor for Dick or Herrick, and Nevin backed by Foraker. McLean may control the Democratic State Convention as voters tire of Tom L Johnson. Mrs McKinley remains in fair health and visits McKinley’s Canton grave regularly.
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B. K. Connelly
Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Charles Dick
Richard Nevin
Connelly
Fifth Avenue
Hanna
Herrick
William McKinley
Nevin
Dayton
Foraker
President McKinley
Canton Cemetery
Art Tariff Bill Already In Circulation in Congress
Kenyon Cox secretary of the Fine Arts Federation tariff committee said the bill for placing on the free list works of art over fifty years old at import time has been introduced in Congress. It was filed in the House by William C Lovering on May 22 and referred to Ways and Means, H R 14645. Cox urged supporters to push for a favorable report to the House. A Kings County Medical Association meeting in Brooklyn heard a committee was appointed to pursue abolition of coroners law.
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Kenyon Cox
Committee On
The
Fine Arts Federation
Congress
House of Representatives
William C. Lovering
Committee On Ways and Means
Cox
House
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