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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1900
Page
2
The notice promotes Ivers and Pond pianos at Joscelyn's 10 East 19th Street New York with reduced bills. It endorses Carl H Schultz Croton carbonated water and recommends Blair Fountain Pen with a year’s ink supply and gift options.
Foreign Foreign Ministers sign joint note to China. A Chinese loot cargo at Marseilles likely returned. H Phelps Whitmarsh named Governor of Benguet Luzon. Munoz Rivera and eight Federals acquitted in San Juan riots. Count Blumenthal dies. Robertson and Elliott wed in London. Roosevelt removes Gardiner. Philbin and Clarke appointed. West Point hazing details emerge. Hay Pauncefote amendments to Britain. Auditor Morris shot in Washington. State Dept to send treaty amendments. Stocks strong. New England Society dinner. Manhattan Club anniversary. Fifth avenue horse accident. Weather fair with possible rain. high 40 low 29.
The article notes four yachts built for the defense as Americans reject overconfidence after Shamrock's defeat. It highlights Valkyrie III and II, Defender's edge, and Watson as a formidable designer. Herreshoff faces a new Boston designer, while the New York Yacht Club remains wary of relying on one champion. A fourth craft to be built at Quincy Point signals intense interest in next year’s defense trials.
The article asks what the English challenger can do when meeting the last winner among American fast craft in the cup race, noting the American center board racer and the strong protection of the cup by every rapid craft.
The Brooklyn Police Chief, challenged over a deputy replacement, is restored to command by the Corporation counsel. The reversal calms the Brooklyn machine but foregoes immediate reform, as leaders aim to maintain influence with Tammany while awaiting next year’s municipal contest. The public faces uncertain appetite for a broader political shift.
A critical look at the Custom House project in New York where Senator Platt clashed with Secretary Gage over design and contractor bids. The piece blames Treasury inaction and political maneuvering, noting Bidwell and Croker ties, and laments the misbegotten foundation contract and an ugly outcome.
Despite talk of smallpox in New York there is no real danger to fear. Residents and visitors can safely enjoy holiday activities as long as sensible precautions and vaccinations are followed. The Health Department says warnings are appropriate but urge calm and continued vigilance.
The city reports a low smallpox impact with fewer than a hundred mild cases in a population of about 3.5 million. New York advocates open information, strong health departments, and vaccination to prevent fear and protect business and tourism while welcoming travelers.
A Tribune reader flags a recent article for using will instead of shall. The piece discusses editors’ slips, the difficulty of distinguishing will from shall and would from should, and whether such distinctions will survive as English evolves.
The Oneida County Supervisors propose immediate state funding of 500000 dollars matched by counties to improve major highways under the Higbie-Armstrong good roads law, a first for a county board. The editorial notes peers in Connecticut Massachusetts and New Jersey have built far more miles, and questions the Oneida cost estimate of 8000 per mile, urging lower figures while acknowledging rising costs.
The state with abundant stone and transport aims to spend a fund to build 17 miles of good roads within a year. Oneida County has 220 miles of main roads. A policy of 175 miles yearly would, over generations, create a solid highway skeleton, but questions remain about accelerating the pace beyond this rate.
The piece argues electricity outperforms steam on urban and interurban lines. It cites London’s electric tube, savings per train mile, and experts debating centralized power versus distributed plants while noting U S experience favors electricity for through routes and potential for local traffic gains.
The article denounces a Gulfport lynching of an innocent Black man accused of murder, noting the mob’s cruelty and lack of remorse. It links the event to racial tensions, while also referencing broader issues from Cape Colony unrest and New Orleans drainage costs and risks.
The piece notes Scots leave Caledonia for southern opportunities while iron and steel works face closures due to coal costs. It lauds Scotch perseverance, notes rising demand for fireproof housing, and highlights gifts from American Express to 30000 employees and a pension plan for long-serving Northwest Railroad veterans as Christmas goodwill.
Colonel John S. Williams of Lafayette Indiana leaves two surviving Democrats who campaigned with Hendricks in 1872. Judge John C. Robinson and John B. Stoll. Dr Ephraim Ingall, Chicago pioneer physician, aided medical education and funding at Rush Medical College and Northwestern University Medical School.
The article notes 1859 appointments at Rush Medical College with a resignation in 1871 and a later trustee term. It mentions Pope Leo XIII learning English as Nuncio in Brussels and his limited use of English, plus Punch magazine translations. It also covers Massachusetts Lieutenant-Governor Bates studying sociology by visiting Boston's Chinatown with police, and Captain Bresci gaining permission to use his mother's maiden name. It adds Dr. S Hoepfner, a Canadian engineer who died in Denver, inventor of an electrolytic ore treatment used globally.
Passengers totaling many named individuals arrived on the Pennsylvania from Hamburg including Mrs Helene Best and Prof A H Lodemann. The St Louis brought Lt Commander Asher C Baker and many others. The Campania list features Ricardo Diaz Albertini and Marquis Bouthillier Shavigny among a long group of travelers from Liverpool and beyond.
The twenty fifth anniversary of Henryk Sienkiewicz literary activity was celebrated in Warsaw with a presentation of a large estate.
A December Melbourne style tale recalls a jewellers Sydney stunt where a man paid to haul a freight car full of snow led to a giant snowball in a shop window on Christmas Day. Crowds gathered, traffic halted, and observers marvelled at a fleeting eight wonder before it melted.
In New York City yesterday four musical events stood out. Mme Sembrich gave a Carnegie Hall recital for George Junior Republic with new pieces and crowd-pleasing encore warmth. In the afternoon Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette staged at the opera house featured Gillibert and Dufriche. the evening Aida at popular prices brought Imbart de la Tour Journet and Miss Louise Homer, with Minnie Tracey criticized for intonation but praised for temperament. Signor Scotti returned as Amonasro amid warm reception.
In a letter to The Tribune dated December 22 1900 Anthony Comstock challenges E Norton Goddard and Theron Stronk to prove any wrongdoing in his 29 years of public service. He offers $100 to charity if proven and cites 25 arrests 11 penalties and seizure of obscene material as evidence of his integrity and effectiveness.
Pawlet Vermont December 30 1908 letter from George S Wood requests ending service with the Tri-Weekly Tribune over views on the Presidents drinking habits and Army canteen. The paper refuses and notes continued delivery of copies with a sharp retort about truth and partnerships.
Harvard College reports progress on the horizontal telescope at the West Indian station in Mandeville Jamaica. Foundations completed and a cover building erected to protect the great mirror from dew, enabling the observer to remain stationary and study the moon's surface for better photographs.
George N. Chase once wealthy and a major operator for the Standard Oil Company in West Virginia was removed from bachelor apartments at 160 East Twenty-sixth Street yesterday to Bellevue Hospital with inflammation of the...
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