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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1900
Page
2
Chicago officials led by Mayor Harrison prohibit prizefighting and boxing exhibitions with admission fees. Regulations target clubs avoiding costs and tightly enforce rules. The move aligns with steady opposition to a wide open policy and follows publicized bouts like the recent Gans McGovern fight.
Lincoln, December 23. Assistant Secretary of War George P. D. Meiklejohn arrives to manage his Nebraska senate campaign. The Legislature, to convene January 1, must elect two senators to Thurston’s successor and Hayward’s vacancy filled by Governor appointment. Republicans lead both chambers but with slim majorities. About a dozen candidates compete for the vacancies.
Edward Rosewater and Coman ercer lead Omaha figures with former Governor Lorenzo Crounse and other lawmakers as Meiklejohn plans early action. Rival candidates already set up headquarters and race into the city as the senatorial contest dominates discussions in the Legislature town.
The Central Federated Union discussed John J. Pallas report on tunnel construction grievances. John B. McDonald endorsed uniting tunnel unions under one section to speed investigations and reduce strikes. Builders urged including sub contractors in future talks with committees and more specific complaint affidavits.
Joy and weeks of whiskers marked yesterday’s Central Federated Union sessions as delegates learned a new barbers union formed. Previously barred for holding meetings in a non union hall and other alleged crimes, delegates vowed facial regrowth until new union status. Spectators noted speaker whiskers resembled populists while shouting Go it Jerry as political debate continued.
The first Queens outbreak case since Manhattan began shows Edward G. Fox, a ticket chopper on the Manhattan elevated, living at 121 Fifth Street, Long Island City. He stayed home ill then summoned a physician who suspected smallpox. Dr. O L Lusk ordered vaccination for the building and health officials moved the patient and others to North Brother Island. Isabella Freedus, 19, of 209 East Ninety Eighth Street, Manhattan, was also found with the disease and taken to North Brother Island.
Advices reach Georgetown University indicate the appointment of a successor to Very Rev Edward Purbrick S J as Provincial of the Jesuit Eastern Province shortly after the holidays. Purbrick, visiting Italy, plans to resign but will wait for the formal appointment. Very Rev Thomas J Gannon of Boston is acting head, with other priests eligible.
In Boston on December 23 a death mask of ex Governor Wolcott was cast at Mrs Wolcott s request. The sculptors formed the entire head neck and shoulders while Mrs Wolcott gave detailed directions. Messages of condolence poured in from across the state as governors death was recalled in churches and services.
The Wanamaker Store closes at 7 PM with velour jackets opera capes fur rugs and bric-a-brac among attractions. Fifth Ave linen shop touts pure Irish linen handkerchiefs and fine embroidered pieces while William H Jackson Co Unit Union Square markets holiday gifts. Grand Rapids Furniture near Broadway displays a large Christmas gift selection.
The Indiana regiments that served under General Grant in the Civil War will have their flags sent to his tomb in New York. A commission overseeing the mausoleum plans to collect flags from all Grant regiments and will seek legislative approval to transfer those stored in the Indiana State House.
Mme Sarah Bernhardt and M Coquelin delay first Hamlet performance at the Garden Theatre until tomorrow as more rehearsals are needed. Tickets for this evening will be exchanged or the money refunded.
Residents form a movement to build a Protestant Episcopal church in Westchester County. A five member finance committee was appointed to raise funds and solicit material for the project.
Villagers await a possible act to rename Sing Sing to Ossining after the next Legislature. They fear the Sing Sing Camp Meeting Association's identity may suffer, as the well known Methodist gatherings are tied to the old name.
Warren Post of Putnam Valley purchased the house and lot at James and Park streets from Mrs. Sarah Fuller. Two Peekskill carpenters suffered left-hand injuries Friday while using cutting machines at James F. Thompson’s Nelson avenue shop and Cyrus Worden’s Buchanan oilcloth factory. Christmas season begins with St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church carol programme, rector Rev. William Fisher Lewis address, and children’s gifts, followed by First Presbyterian Church evening exercises with recitations, music, address, and gifts.
The following officers have been elected by Marble Lodge No. 702 F and A M Samuel Riley master A C Haff senior warden Allan Castle junior warden Samuel B Horton treasurer John A Riley secretary Edgar A Reynolds senior deacon George W Corson junior deacon John Fisher and Richard Thompson masters of ceremonies and Samuel M Stevenson chaplain.
The Evangelical Lutheran congregation has possession of the old Methodist Episcopal church in Bank Street after purchasing it from the Ferguson heirs for about 5250. A new fire engine for the Progressive Relief Company arrived, weighing 7000 pounds, costing 4200, to be drawn by three horses. The old steamer, 15 years in service, will be repaired and moved to the new West New Rochelle firehouse. Aldermen consider a City Hall dinner and reception to celebrate the century’s arrival.
Mrs. Carson Manning widow of a Yonkers Electric inspector, obtains $5000 from the New York Central Railroad for her husband's death at the Dock Street crossing lacking a gate man or flagman. Judge Kellogg rules against the Union Railroad Company, awarding David E. Allen damages after a Mount Vernon line car assault by a conductor on August 27.
Mayor Fiske is confined to his home after a Saturday afternoon horse incident. He jumped from a span to quiet the spirited animal and was kicked on the leg. He missed a City Club dinner honoring Colonel Robert Emmet and staff due to the injury. Archbishop Corrigan blessed the new 30000 dollar Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Mount Vernon. About three thousand Italians from Westchester and The Bronx attended.
A roundup of notable guests checked into New York hotels with origins ranging from Boston to London. Names include James W. Bowen of Boston, Major G R Powell of London, Professor J C Gladwin of Groton Mass and J A Whittaker of North Adams Mass, Baron Reno von Herman, Senator George W McBride, Mrs Leslie Carter, Galusha A Grow, Colonel F L Guenther, Captain F S Harlow, F8 Fales, Dr W G Murphy, John H Martin, Fogue Goldschmidtt, Robert Moran, Colonel J B Daniels, Captain A G Hammond, Marquis Francisco de Sousa with several others at Grand, Grand Union, Waldorf and other prominent hotels.
Tammany Committee on Vice meets with Baptist pastors and other faith leaders at Fifth Avenue churches at 11 a m. Police Board convenes at Headquarters at 10 a m. The Medical College of Cornell University new First Avenue building between 27th and 28th Streets opens at 4 p m Saturday with remarks by Jacob Gould Schurman, Lewis Atterbury Stimson, and Governor Roosevelt. St Johns Guild trustees honor Oswald Ottendorfer for hospital support and leadership since 1875.
River and Harbor Committee proposed grants for New Rochelle five thousand Port Chester five thousand Mamaroneck thirty six thousand and Larchmont ten thousand Local yachtsmen and residents oppose the small sums and seek deeper Echo Bay channel A Hutchinson River project near Mount Vernon also discussed John H Stalin Glen Island owner urges city cooperation for fifty thousand more
A slightly firmer market for crude and refined petroleum was noted last week with prices steady from the prior week. Field activity rose, especially in the lower Southwest, led by Lewis County West Virginia where early results on the Copley heirs farm were bearish, while big gushers by South Penn Oil and J M Duffey influenced prices downward until production waned. Sand Fork pool developments offered some market support as tests on recently valued lands seemed less bearish, two major wells failed, Singlestown Pennsylvania reportedly yielded oil, and New York analysts investigated the area. Foreign quotations showed London imports at five percent, Antwerp at 18 and a half francs per OS at nominal levels.
Yokohama reports growing Japanese public sympathy for China over prolonged Peking talks. Native and foreign papers favor moderate terms, while concerns grow over missionary activity and foreign trade stagnation. A search for the training ship Tsukishima continues amid anxiety about ninety-one students aboard.
Frank Barr aged nineteen died after a boxing final at the Philadelphia Athletic Club. Opponent Joseph Kelly and reveree Frank Henderson were arrested. Barr had been cleared from a prior disqualification and died from a fractured skull. Police suspend all sparring permits and ban further exhibitions.
Archbishop John Ireland arrived in St Paul and denied rumors he would travel to Cuba and Porto Rico as a presidentially appointed commissioner to settle church property disputes. He said no such mandate exists and would travel only on his own account if he visited. He also spoke on the Lafayette Monument Association’s fundraising, noting $30,000 remained after Paris statue costs and a decision on a Washington statue is planned for Chicago in January.
Bernard Kaplin of 51 Morroest Place was struck in the head when a Krag-Jorgensen cartridge exploded aboard a Second Avenue electric car at Thirty-eighth Street. The shell caused a scalp wound but was not serious after Dr. John Quinlan treated him. Police recovered the shell. a child is suspected of placing it on the rail.
George Hannah of 52 West Sixty-eighth Street died yesterday from Brights disease after health problems since returning from Java two years ago. Born March 17 1840 in New York, he worked for H H Swift & Co and Russell & Co in the South American and China trades, later handling oil for Russell & Co. He spent five years in Java with Standard Oil. Unmarried, he leaves one brother who was longtime librarian for the Long Island Historical Society. Funeral Wednesday at 11:30 A.M. All Souls Church Madison Avenue and Sixtieth Street. Burial in Greenwood.
A telegram from the European Union of Astronomers reports Giacobini of Nice discovering a comet. Discovery time is December 20 at 21:32 GMT with coordinates RA 22h32m and DEC south 23 degrees. The object shows motion of plus 1.5 degrees per day in RA and south showings in DEC.
Scranton Pennsylvania December reports 300 car and barn workers at Scranton Railway Company strike starting 5 am, leaving only two cars in Lackawanna Valley. Wyoming Valley Traction workers threaten to strike next, depots set committees to monitor replacements, public asked not to ride, wage demands cited, company says cannot raise wages, President Clark says new men would run the road if old men unavailable.
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania today the Wilkesbarre and Wyoming Valley Electric Railway Company and its workers held talks over grievances. Workers demand 20 cents per hour more and shorter hours. the company offered 16 cents with no hours cut. Conductors and motormen rejected the offer and set a Thursday deadline. A strike appears likely as management indicated no concession.
Sunrise and sunset times listed along with moon phase and high water marks for Sandy Hook Gov. Island and Hell Gate. Details include moon set times and current moon age, showing a compact nautical reference for maritime navigation and planning.
A compact digest lists vessels and their port of call with scattered December dates. Entries mention Prins Maurits in Port-au-Prince, Dutch Hughenden Havre, State of areca eee December 6, Arkansas Maraval Ewa in New Orleans, and other ships in Rotterdam Amsterdam Tauric Brunswick, Glasgow Anchoria Alliance Altai El Paso Caracas San Juan December 20, Jamaica December 19, St Lucia December 18, Jacksonville December 23, with various Decembers and global ports including New Orleans, Savannah, and Clyde.
Shipping notices list arrival of steamers Consuelo Nubia Washington Prima Olinda Tallahassee Guyandotte and others at the bar by 1 30 pm to 2 20 pm with cargoes and passengers or crew. Steamers sail from Sandy Hook and Highlands with west southwest winds and strong breeze as several vessels depart for Liverpool Norfolk Marseilles Newport News and other ports.
East Buffalo cattle market reports 62 cattle cars and 5 hog cars received. Shipments: 7 cattle cars and 14 sheep and lambs cars. Calves fair demand steady at 7.25 to 6.50. sheep and lambs various grades 4 to 5.60. hogs mixed and steady around 4.40 to 5.00. stags 4 to 5. overall market quiet with good clearance.
A fragment lists a Christmas Day opening at 10 30 A M with Proctor's and names many performers including Cohans Sisters O Meers Yorke Adams Ethel Levey Mark Sullivan Marcel's Living Bas Reliefs Pin neys Staley Birbeck John Kernel Lydia Yeamans Tires Clifford Alice Pierce Linton McIntyre Mert ons Grapewin Chance Voscarys St Onges L Crane and others.
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