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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
26
Southbound crowds throng surface lines as sleet slows elevated trains. Coal supply improves amid weather impacts. officials say most homes with heat are adequately supplied. Weather disrupts commutes, but public services report stable fuel and power.
The piece chronicles yesterday's raw damp weather with ice and mud on streets. It reports the Erie Railroad expanding coal supply to address high demand, shifts to anthracite, and scarce street corner demonstrations for the porous brick plan. It notes coal and kerosene price movements and quotes merchants about winter pricing, plus odd local heat sources from driftwood and a barge hulk fire on the Shore Road.
Ice on the third rail froze subway and elevated services across Manhattan. Officials promised 1200 new cars with brushes and zero oil spray to fix delays, as crowds surged and injuries were reported at stations and on crowded platforms.
Robert de Forest says there is no extraordinary demand for coal among the poor and that coal yards and small dealers are supplying affordable pail or bag quantities. He urges cooperation of large coal firms and retail depots to expand distribution in tenement districts and details yard locations for access.
A page photo shows the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of St John the Divine on Morningside Heights after ten years of construction. The article describes ongoing work and projects that experts say may take a century to complete, with estimates of future needs and milestones.
Crowds spilled from the platform to the street as Fourth Avenue power was restored at 5 30 p m and Third Avenue surface cars resumed. By six the City Hall station had normal traffic. Snow was dry and easily brushed from rails. East Side elevated lines ran close to schedule while West Side trains used steam locomotives.
Anchor Ice clogged Lake St Clair intake pipes causing a city water shortage from night until nearly noon. Early hours forced many factories to suspend operations, with an estimated 3000 to 4400 men idle and losing one day’s pay.
Corporation Counsel Rives stated that an ordinance adopted July 31 repeals prior rules and requires every owner or occupant to remove snow and ice from sidewalks by 10 in the morning after a snowfall. Violators are guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined 1 to 3 dollars, with possible imprisonment until paid.
The Plymouth Mass church is identified as the oldest Protestant church in America. The Tribune tomorrow features pictures of this church and another claimant to the title, offering a visual comparison.
Telegraph dispatch reports possible consolidation of Union Steel Company with United States Steel Corporation. Sharon plant reportedly under contract to US Steel, with rumored sale price of 5 million dollars. H C Frick and W H Donner unavailable for comment as officials weigh the talks.
A sharp drop in United States Steel shares prompts rumors the common stock dividend may be cut or skipped at the next board meeting. A Pittsburg observer calls the notion absolute rot amid market unease.
The commission hears cumulative testimony arguing excessive docking and wage discrimination against strikers. President Mitchell compares day wages in bituminous and anthracite regions and cites dangerous mine conditions and the 1895 Twin Shaft cave-in. Witnesses describe eight hour days, hourly rates, and disputed wage calculations.
Tomorrow's Tribune will feature photographs of twelve young men eating foods treated chemically and will include expert commentary from Department of Agriculture specialists on the ongoing test.
There was no coal in the bins at Primary School No. 19 on Manning Ave. The principal Mrs Brown refused to dismiss. She ordered wood from the Newman Mission wood yard and led a log carrying procession to the school. Steam was raised and school ran all day. She later secured a quarter ton of coal locally and was praised by Superintendent Snyder and the School Board.
Boston reports new foot and mouth disease cases in herds at Saugus and Lexington where none were known before. Additional cases traced to Salem Pelham and Hudson New Hampshire.
Thieves entered the fourth floor Beckser apartment at 220 East One hundred and thirteenth Street last Thursday and stole 6400 in cash from a closet where Mr Beckser kept funds. Old family jewels worth 4000 remained untouched in a parlor chiffonier. Detectives linked the crime to a separate break in at 227 East One hundred thirteenth Street.
Last night the press agent for Miss Mabelle Gilman warned of a rift with the Crown Prince of Siam’s former love letters public reveal. Conried and the Shubert brothers clash over singers for Alt Heidelberg with legal threats looming. Sousa plays December 20 at the 22d Regiment Armory and a January 4 benefit for Miss Dressler is planned with Ryley as organizer and Sam Bernard as stage manager. Pressier shows slow but hopeful improvement.
Simon Leopold, once of Mount Vernon, arrested at the Grand Central Hotel, was brought to Mount Vernon on a complaint by Mayor Edwin W. Fiske. Fiske says Leopold deceived him over so called old master pictures he paid 1605 dollars for, later learning they were copies. Leopold, rumored to have built and lost fortunes on Wall Street, had his case postponed to December 22.
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