Gardiner Aides Prepare for Successor With Prosecutions Ahead
The outgoing district attorney shapes the office for his successor Philbin. Key prosecutions include the Molineux poisoning case Kennedy murder case Grahams Polly case Zagouras case Hall murder cases and about three hundred minor cases. Assistant DA O’Reilly notes staff will be sworn in again or hand over as Philbin requests.
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Daniel O'Reilly
Philbin to Succeed Gardiner as District Attorney
Eugene A. Philbin, appointed by Governor Roosevelt to replace Asa Bird Gardiner, will resign from the State Board of Charities and assume the District Attorney’s office once notified. He pledges no purges, will handle cases on merit, and aims for accessible service while keeping political influence at bay.
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Asa Bird Gardiner
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Committee of Fifteen
District Attorney’s Office
Moss backs Philbin amid calls for trust in DA
Frank Moss said he does not know the new District Attorney but believes Philbin deserves public sympathy and faith. He urged the DA to cut secret connections and hidden ties as his first duty and priority.
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Frank Moss
Moss Urges Clean Sweep Of Augean Stables In District Attorney Office
The text portrays Mr. Moss resisting prosecution requests while tackling a broad reform agenda. He emphasizes that Philbin should first address the systemic mess left by Gardiner, likening it to the Augean stables to be cleaned out.
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Mr. Philbin
Augean
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Hewitt endorses Gardiner removal as reform step
Ex mayor Abram S Hewitt told Tribune reporters the removal of District Attorney Gardiner was satisfying from every view and praised Governor Roosevelt for appointing a Democrat to replace him. He warned reform will be slow but steady and urged improved city virtue to curb vice. He dismissed partisan aims and predicted the new DA would align with good government.
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Tribune
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Governors and Gardiner Case Stir Albany Fire Scene Fallout
Franklin Bartlett recounts Albany hearing while fighting a bonfire near his home. George H. Putnam hails Governor Roosevelt’s appointment of Eugene A. Philbin to replace Gardiner and predicts reform in the District Attorney’s Office and Police Department. John P. Faure declines to comment on Gardiner’s removal.
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Newberger
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Tribune
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Devery
Faure
John P. Faure
Platt Says He Was Not Consulted On Appointments
Senator Platt said at the Fifth Avenue Hotel that he knew nothing about the DA Philbin appointment and was not consulted by the organization. He noted a Gold Standard Democrat might be chosen if Gardiner left, and implied Beekman successor Clarke was a governor debt payment. Republicans discussed matters yesterday.
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Devery
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Jacob Hess
Francis V. Greene
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Fifth Avenue
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Philbin
John Proctor Clarke
Gardiner's Stormy Record as District Attorney
The piece chronicles Asa Bird Gardiner's controversial tenure as District Attorney. It notes his sudden nomination, combative stump rhetoric, pompous courtroom entrances, clashes with Recorder Goff, a March Grand Jury presentment, City Club malfeasance charges, and his eventual disgraceful expulsion linked to remarks about Chief Devery.
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Devery
Devery near retirement looms as Gardiner removal shocks gamblers
The ousting of District Attorney Gardiner unsettles New York gambling and vice rings once shielded by permissive enforcement. A shaken Police Department seeks to define new duties while Chief Devery, rumor says, contemplates retirement. Insiders name Inspector Kane and Captain Titus as potential successors as Devery publicly recedes from Headquarters.
What Army Bill Means One Hundred Thousand Men
Secretary of War Root explains that the proposed army plan envisions a permanent force of about sixty thousand with a capped expansion to one hundred thousand in emergencies, while keeping officer strength fixed. He argues the current push for large staff and line expansions is excessive, and asserts the bill aims to balance fighting troops with controlled staff power amid lobbying pressures and interdepartmental influence.
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Street Railways of Pennsylvania Report Yearly Figures
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Railways reports for 1900 that 94 street railway firms earned 24,447,181 in revenue, with 103,176,121 in capital stock and 1,579,284 in taxes. Dividends paid by 20 firms, 23,970,312 in disbursements, 14,798 employees, 8,043,589 paid to workers, and 534,191,532 passengers carried. A total of 1,582 deaths occurred among riders and staff.
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Penn
Pennsylvania
Brown
State Bureau of Railways
Delaware Senatorship fight pressures Delaware Legislature
Dover December 23 special reports heavy speculation as Delaware lawmakers prep to elect two U S Senators. The editorial urges Democratic unity to defeat Mr Addicks, noting two paths to victory: repeat past fiascos or cross-party coordination. It calls for solid party solidarity to serve the state and nation.
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