Brooklyn Police Transfers Spark Board Action and Whalen Opinion
The Police Board ordered Deputy Chief P H McLaughlin to report to Brooklyn and E P Clayton to Queens after Corporation Counsel Whalen ruled the Chief of Police cannot transfer a deputy chief without board approval. Devery avoided comment, and Tammany leaders diverge on Devery’s future as Brooklyn leaders press for his removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devery
P. H. McLaughlin
Brooklyn
Whalen
Police
McLaughlin
Tammany
York
Police Board
Corporation Counsel
Mulberry St
Herlihy
Clayton
Borough of
E. P. Clayton
Queens
Sexton
Hess
Abell
Tammany Hall
James Shevlin
Willoughby-st
Shevlin
Hugh McLaughlin
Mr. McLaughlin
Croker
Things
Square
London News and Views on Foreign Affairs and Boer War
London dispatch notes uncertainty over the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty andBritish country house diplomacy delaying official views. It also reports on the Boer invasion of Cape Colony, martial law in twelve districts, Kitchener’s silence, and expected Christmas travel and social events in London.
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New-York Tribune
CABLE
THE
Tribune
London
Foreign Office
Lord Salisbury
Hatfield
Mafeking
Edward Cecil
Lord Lansdowne
Bowood
England
Country House
Senate
New-York
the Standard
Martial law to be proclaimed in Cape towns amid Boer raids
Cape Town reports martial law likely in Worcester Wellington and Stellenbosch as heavy rains delay troop movements. General Brabant sails to front. Thorn dale near Krugersdorp sees a December 19 clash with 14 British wounded. Boers raid Venterstad and Barberton, while De Aar reports open revolt near the Orange River and warnings of large scale fighting. Johannesburg notes Boer attack on Zuurfontein repelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
Orange River
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Kitchener
French
Delarey
Reuter
Cape
Cape Town
Worcester
Wellington
Stellen
Brabant
Thorndale
Krugersdorp
Venterstad
Baden-Powell
Trans- Vaal
Barberton
London
de Aar
Houtkraal
Daily Mail
Britstown
Ceaderberg
Milbury Letters Cause Committee Confusion
Arthur W. Milbury, former assistant secretary of the Committee of One Hundred on India Famine Relief, sent out solicitations on committee stationery for vague educational work. The committee disclaimed involvement, noting it had relinquished its Bible House office. Milbury’s Philadelphia address and recent movements remain unclear while his past roles include secretary of the Industrial Christian Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
One Hundred
India
Arthur W. Milbury
No. 73
Bible House
William E. Dodge
Dodge
Milbury
Mr. Milbury
Philadelphia
International General Company
Broad and Chestnut Sts
Industrial Christian Alliance
Bleeckerst
The
Alliance
Reception to Governor Elect Odell in Newburg Club
Newburg City Club hosts Governor elect Odell with club president Clayton E. Sweet presenting guests. Hungarian orchestra, flowers, and attendance by State officers and Congress members mark the event. President McKinley and Cabinet send regrets. Albany adds Burgesses Corps to New Year parade lineup for Odell inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburg
N. Y
Newburg City
Albany
Odell
Albany Burgesses’ Corps
Citizens’ Military Company
Gardiner May Seek Injunction Against Roosevelt in NYC Case
Albany reports District Attorney Gardiner of New York plans to confront Governor Roosevelt in the Executive Chamber regarding election law charges. No injunctions expected, hearings to proceed, testimony to be completed tonight or tomorrow. Possible replacement names mentioned if Gardiner is removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Albany
Gardiner
New York
Hotel
Ten Eyck
Roosevelt
Davies
Executive Chamber
John Proctor Clarke
Ex-Governor Roger Wolcott Dies of Typhoid in Boston
Former Massachusetts governor Roger Wolcott, a thrice elected leader and former ambassador candidate, dies at his Commonwealth Avenue home after a November European tour. He was born July 13, 1847 in Boston, educated at Harvard, and leaves four sons and one daughter. Governor Crane and many state figures mourn his passing.
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Boston
Roger Wolcott
Commonwealth Ave
Wolcott
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
J. Huntington
Cornelia Frothingham Wolcott
William Pepperell
Cape Breton
Louisburg
Oliver Wolcott
Wolcotts
Connecticut
Charlestown Committee of Safety
Harvard University
Harvard Law School
Suffolk
Boston Common Council
Greenhalge
Grover Cleveland
Boston Citizens’ Association
The
Civil Service Reform Association
Massachusetts General Hospital
William F. Draper
Italy
McKinley
Edith Prescott
William H. Prescott
William Prescott
Battle of
Bunker Hill
Philippine provisions widen English law usage and rail plan
Manila reports the Philippine Commission approves English for new laws and authorizes police and health regulations with limited punishments. It allocates 75000 dollars for a Pangasinan to Benguet highway and surveys a Government rail line. An Otis order allows release of volunteers jailed for military offenses if not dishonorably discharged. Christmas and New Year duties suspended except guard work. Kentucky enters Suez Canal on return voyage. Recruit trains depart Fort Slocum for Manila with officers joining Philippine regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippine Commission
Pozorrubio
Pangasinan
Baguio
Benguet
Otis
MacArthur
Runaway cab crash injures Bronx couple
Mr and Mrs Henry J Neimann of Fulton avenue Bronx were driven home by George Bluett when the New York Electric Cab auto veered toward a wall at 167th street. Mrs Neimann and Mr Neimann suffered cuts but were not seriously hurt. The wrecked cab was towed to storage by two horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Neimann
Fulton-ave
Bronx
New York Electric Cab Company
Sixtieth St
Eighth-ave
Reinforcements for Kitchener Called by British
London reports a War Office release detailing South Africa troop moves. Eight hundred mounted troops will depart next week, two cavalry regiments are to leave when transports are ready, and colonial police rise to ten thousand. Drafts of cavalry will go out fast, and Australia and New Zealand are invited to send contingents. Three thousand extra horses are contracted. The Secretary of War announces higher pay for Imperial Yeomanry and militiamen promised priority of return. Lord Kitchener explains prior discharge issues and denies mutiny or force against troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Mr. Brodrick
Imperial Yeomanry
War Office
Lord Kitchener
How De Wet Broke Through In Boer Escape Then Breakout
From Bloemfontein report on December 20 detailing General De Wet's daring breakout from encircling British columns near Thaba Nohu. Haasbroek's feint, two fortified posts, and a mid passage through Springhaaan Nek Pass culminated in a successful, dramatic escape with 25 Boers captured and a 15-pounder lost.
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Bloemfontein
de Wet
Haasbroek
Thaba Nehu
Knox
Victoria Nek
Springhaan Nek
Steyn
Piet Fourie
Attempt to Bring Up Arbitration in Germany Fails
In Darmstadt on December 21 the Second Chamber defeated by twenty two votes to twenty two a motion to urge Hessian Bundesrath representatives to push a Foreign Affairs Committee to consider proposing arbitration between Great Britain and the Transvaal. The Government opponents and some groups left the chamber before the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darmstadt
Bundesrath
Foreign Affairs Committee
Great Britain
Transvaal
Porto Rico adopts jury system and approves council salaries
A bill to introduce the jury system in Porto Rico passes both houses while Frederick L. Cornwell seeks a $30,000 insular exhibit appropriation with a $20,000 local match. The House approves a $4,000 salary for five native Councillors, seen as high compared with some department heads. The Pennsylvania Railroad touts improved service between New York and the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan de Porto Rico
Porto Rico
Frederick L. Cornwell
House of Delegates
Buffalo
Actor Faints During L Aiglon at Knick Erbocker Theatre
Edwin Arden who plays Prince Metternich fainted just before the mirror scene in the second act. A doctor in the audience assisted, Clayton Legge stood in briefly, and Arden returned to finish the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L’aiglon
Knickerbocker Theatre
Edwin Arden
Prince Metternich
Clayton Legge
Mr. Arden
Telegraphers Strike Off Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Houston report says the telegraphers strike on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was called off tonight. The action ends a disruption affecting tremors of rail traffic as negotiators reached a settlement.
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Houston, Tex
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Royal Blue and Royal Limited Trains to Washington
From New York Royal Blue 65 hour trains depart Liberty Street at 11 90 A M 100 P M and the Royal Limited at 3 40 P M no excess fare Other fast solid trains at 8 00 10 00 A M 1 30 5 00 7 00 and 12 15 night Leave South Ferry six minutes earlier with dining and café car service in the world
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Royal Blue
Gardiner May Be Ousted After Christmas
District Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner faces removal amid charges pressed by Deputy Attorney General John Henry Hammond. Governor Roosevelt will hear evidence in Albany at 11 30 a m with Gardiner and aides present. City Club members say charges proven, but Wilcox’s impartial stance cited.
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Asa Bird Gardiner
John Henry Hammond
Roosevelt
Gardiner
Criminal Courts
Hammond
Albany
Davies
Wilcox
Mr. Gardiner
City Club
British Isles Storm Swept Wrecks and Widespread Damage
A heavy gale across Britain brings widespread destruction from Scotland to England. Wrecks reported at Coatbridge and Skibbereen, with many roofs and chimneys damaged. The Cufic remains in danger near the Skerries after a long tow ordeal. telegraph lines and railways disrupted. Casualties are feared, but fatalities appear few.
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London
England
Scotland
Glasgow
Tay Bridge
Coatbridge
University of Aberdeen
White Star Line
Cufic
Queenstown
Liverpool
Kansas City
Clan Macfarlane
Tocope
Channel
Southport
Skibbereen
Sherkin Island
Alvaro
Coelho
Philadelphia
Lisbon
Aysarth
Smith
Galveston
Norfolk
Antwerp
Isle of Wight
Ord
Mersey
Northwestern Line Ad Promotes Yearly Tourist Car Travel
Advertisement touts daily through tourist cars all year on trains from Chicago via the Crescent, North Western, Union and Southern Pacific Railways. Highlights include fast service with tickets and full information at the Northwestern Line Office, 1 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
C Sono
Northwestern
Union and
Southern Pacific Railways
Northwestern Line
Broadway
College Of City New York Students Clash After Debate
Freshmen and sophomores clashed at Madison Square Garden during a clash after the annual debate between the Clionian and Phrenocosmian Literary societies. Police, led by Captain Thomas, restored order as banners were contested and students dispersed. Judges included Colonel Ketchum Justice Leventritt and John Whalen.
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College of the City of
Clionian Literary Society
Madison Ave
Madison Square
Broadway
Fifth-ave
Corey
Madison-ave
Chonian Society
Phrenocosmian Society
Alexander P. Ketchum
David Leventritt
John Whalen
Corporation Counsel
Baltimore Bank Failure Prompts Temporary Receiver
The Baltimore Clearing House declined to extend credit to the American National Bank of Baltimore. Controller Dawes appointed J. Frank Aldrich as temporary receiver after discussions with Clearing House officials. This marks Baltimore’s first National Bank failure amid widespread losses and depositors face potential losses.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Clearing House
American National Bank
Clearing House
Dawes
J. Frank Aldrich
United States
Rcan
National Banks of
A Word to the Wise on the Pennsylvania Limited
An advertisement extols a remedy for coughs as the best in class while promoting Syne’s Expectorant as the top choice for those seeking relief. The wording reflects period advertising language urging readers to consider the advertised elixir for chest ailments.
Herlihy Trial Opens Over Police Conduct Charge
Captain Herlihy formerly of the Twelfth Precinct faces charges of inefficiency rules violations and conduct unbecoming an officer. The trial began at Police Headquarters with ex judge Olcott for the Police Board and Louis Grant for Herlihy. The proceedings included a conference with Commissioners and an admission of the plea of not guilty. Adjournment requested for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herlihy
Twelfth Precinct
Police Board
Robert L. Paddock
W. M. K. Olcott
Louis J. Grant
Mr. Olcott
President York
Board Room
Captain Herlihy
Mr. Grant
Travelers seek scenery and towns on rail stop journey
Fragments describe travelers favoring scenic routes and stopping points as they journey by rail. Mentions of arriving at destinations and muttered phrases suggest a discussion of travel habits and perhaps a mistaken or unclear reference to York Central.
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M’laughlin
London News and Views
SION
Miss MacIntyre
Grau
Opera Company
America
Whitefriars Club
Richard Whiteing
Ian 2
Phillippine Commission
Cape Districts
Bosch
Johannesburg
Zuurfontein
Famine Committee
Newburg City Club
Odell Inauguration
STATE
Kentucky
Port Said
Canal
Suez
Colombo
Fort Slocum
San Francisco
Philippines
Deerfoot Farm Saubages
Lord Roberts
Germany
Island
Pennsylvania Railroad
Middle
Bocker
Santa FE
Centre-St
California
Baltimore National Bank
Pennsylvania Limited
York Central
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