Moving pictures crackdown spans city theaters in December crackdown
The crackdown on moving picture shows spreads from the Bowery to Harlem as police, clergy and officials enforce injunctions. Several venues close, others operate with limiting conditions while arrests for violations occur including ticket sales to minors and obscene images. Clergy praise Mayor McMellan’s effort to enforce Sunday laws and close harmful venues.
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Bowery
London
Windsor
Miner's
People's
Grand
The
Grand Street
Buildings Department
Blackmar
Lillian Levy
No. 122
Park Row
Morris Tapier
No. 187
Inspector Russell
Children In Clarkson Reported With Suspected Foot and Mouth Disease
Ten cases in five Clarkson families in Monroe County raise concern over possible cattle disease spreading to children. An infant died with meningitis like symptoms. health officer reports suspected outbreak to the State Health Commissioner Porter for investigation.
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Rochester
Clarkson
Monroe
Porter
State Department of Health
Six injured as freight train derails near Reidsville Georgia
A Southern Railway special freight train jumped the track near Reidsville before daybreak, rolled down a high embankment, and split switches are believed to have caused the accident. Six persons were injured, one seriously, and traffic was delayed for hours.
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Reidsville
Southern Railway
Trafic
Rankin murder case in Union City appeals to close soon
With three witnesses remaining to testify, the state will likely finish its case against eight alleged Night Riders for the murder of Captain Quentin Rankin in Union City Tennessee. The defense may start its case in the afternoon session as jurors, escorted by deputy sheriffs, attended church today.
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Uinor City
Tenn
Quentin Rankin
Popular Vote for President in 1908 Tabulated
The Tribune publishes the 1908 presidential popular vote by states from seven parties for The Tribune Almanac 1909. Taft totals 7,677,544. Bryan 6,405,707. Republican plurality 1,271,887. Debs 420,464. Chafin 251,660. Hisgen 83,268. Preston and Watson votes negligible.
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The
Tribune
Taft
Bryan
Debs
Chafin
Hisgen
Preston
Watson
Central Federated Union Protest Over Gompers Contempt Ruling
At a recent Central Federated Union meeting a committee of thirty was formed to organize mass meetings protesting Judge Wright's contempt verdict against Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell, and William Morrison in the Buck Stove case. The union denounced the injunction as unconstitutional and urged labor unity across political lines.
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Central Federated Union
Wright
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Messrs. Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Buck Stove and Range Company
Gompers
Albert Abrahams
Roosevelt
Timothy Healey
Firemen’s Union
United States Supreme Court
Loewe Hat
Congress
Socialists Call Meeting Over Gompers Case Action
A protest meeting is set for this evening at Clinton Hall 151 Clinton Street. Speakers include Morris Hill quit Alexander Irvine Henry L Slobodin Abraham Cahan and others. The gathering is arranged by the fifth Assembly District Socialist party.
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Gompers
Clinton Hall
Clinton Street
Morris Hillquit
Alexander Irvine
Henry L. Slobodin
Abraham Cahan
The
Th Assembly District Socialist Party
Fall leaves Warren merchant blind after accident
William Ritchie, a leading merchant of Warren Pennsylvania, was injured in a fall while following Sunday school children. He slipped on grape skins dropped from Christmas boxes near a church, striking a guard rail. One eye was gouged out and the other severely injured. he also suffered a broken nose and facial lacerations.
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Warren, Penn
William Ritchie
Ritchie
Jealous Lover Shoots Woman Then Commits Suicide
Lawrence W. Peters killed himself at a boarding house in Alexandria Virginia after shooting his sweetheart Jennie W Beaudette a silk mill worker who is believed to recover. Peters jealousy prompted the tragedy details note his parents reside in Providence Rhode Island and Beaudette formerly lived in Hartford Vermont.
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Washington
Lawrence W. Peters
Alexandria
Jennie W. Beaudette
Hartford
Providence
R. L
Cattle Quarantine Relaxed as New York Smoothed Outbreak
Buffalo reports no foot and mouth cases in New York for nineteen days and authorities plan modified quarantine rules. Washington conference led to changes allowing interstate shipment of hay straw and hides from most of New York State except Erie Niagara Orleans Genesee and Monroe counties. Wyoming County quarantine raised by State Commissioner Pearson in a nightly order.
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Buffalo
New York State
Washington
Pearson
Wilson
Melvin
Department of Agriculture
Erie
Niagara
Orleans
Genesee
Monroe
Wyoming County
Catches Two Burglars At New Rochelle Jewelry Store
Patrolman Arthur Sutton prevented a jewelry store robbery on Main Street New Rochelle as two men cut the window glass. The pair fled after being warned and were chased for half a mile, then captured after Sutton fired several shots. Suspects William Bauman and William Parker were found with a revolver a dark lantern a diamond cutter and a chisel. Diamonds valued at about 5000 were left in the window because the owner kept the store open late.
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Arthur Sutton
Abner Woodin
Main Street
New Rochelle
Sutton
William Bauman
West 151St Street
William Parker
West 153d Street
Woodin
Autopsy Planned in Canarsie Bookkeeper Death
William Johnson a bookkeeper from East Seth Street and Avenue F Canarsie was found dead in the office of William Purdy a manufacter of artificial stone after a Saturday incident. Police ruled the death an accident but relatives allege murder citing missing valuables and a fatal head wound. Dr. Charles Wuest will perform the autopsy.
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William Johnson
East Seth Street
Avenue F. Canarsie
William Purdy
Johnson
Purdy
Creamer
Charles Wuest
Man in Jail Says He Lost Mind After Embezzlement Charge
William A Dolph a Memphis lumber dealer is jailed in San Francisco charged with embezzlement by his partner. His attorney seeks habeas corpus release. Dolph disappeared November 10 and last heard from in Memphis last week claiming he recovered his mind. His wife traveled from Memphis to aid him. He suffers nervous collapse and has no memory of his Coast trip.
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the Tribune
San Francisco
William A. Dolph
Memphis
Dolph
Bewildering relations grow from Dillinger marriages
Washington Penn Dec 27 Bewildering relationships arise among two East Finley township families after marriages involving father Henry Dillinger and his two sons Charles and David, plus widow Maria Richmond and her daughters Lucy aged sixteen and Jennie nineteen. The three marriages occurred within two months and all three families remain in the elder Dillinger home.
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Washington, Penn
East Finley
Henry Dillinger
Maria Richmond
Charles
David
Lucy Richmond
Richmond
David Dillinger
Jennie Richmond
Charles Dillinger
Dillinger
Say Carnegie Frick Fight Is On
Letters from the East say the Carnegie Frick feud resumes after Carnegie’s tariff stance. Carnegie backs Schwab in the Bethlehem plant deal, reigniting old rivalries as residents recall Schwab’s early ties to Carnegie.
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Tribune
Braddock
Penn
Charles M. Schwab
Andrew Carnegie
Messrs. Carnegie
Frick
Schwab
Carnegie
Bethlehem
Odd Braddock
Chicago Death Rate Declines to 4.11 in 1935
The department of health annual report shows Chicago among the world’s healthiest cities with a death rate of 4.11 for 1935. High public interest in hygienic living and fight against preventable diseases is credited for the improvement.
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Chicago
Department of Health
South over half day liquor the great issue
Washington reports a sweeping wave of prohibition across the South as New Year approaches. Much of the region is dry or restricting sales, with cities remaining saloon strongholds. States ready for statewide laws face enforcement and revenue challenges. Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Texas, Arkansas, and Florida show varied progress as anti saloon advocates push for strict laws and enforcement while observers note declines in arrests and improved economic signs but ongoing enforcement difficulties.
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Rep
Dem Pro
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Idaho
Indiana Os
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryilana
Massachuse
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
RSD
Eae
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
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New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Ation
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Eenee
Ae Eccccesscosesese
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Georgia
Mississippi
Union
Florida
Nties
Roebuck Hospitalized After Home Return Odd Scene
Samuel Roebuck 81 retired weather strip and window screen magnate was taken to Kings County Hospital after wandering the streets at 2:30 am waving a walking stick and shouting at a lamp post. Police subdued him and he claimed his wife, servants, and the police were crazy. He once built Roebuck Palace at Surf Avenue Coney Island.
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Samuel Roebuck
Kings County Hospital
17Th Street
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
7Th Street
Henne
Mr. Roebuck
Leutenant
Seney Hospital
Russell
Roebuck
Roebuck Weather Strip
Wire Screen Company
Hamilton Avenue
Fulton Street
Surf Avenue
Coney Island
Roebuck’s Palace
State Teachers Association to Meet in Syracuse
Syracuse December 27 The New York State Teachers Association and affiliated groups will hold their annual meetings in Syracuse tomorrow Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Syracuse
New York State Teachers’ Association
ERB MURDER TRIAL SET FOR TOMORROW
In Media Pennsylvania on December 27 District Attorney Robinson and defense counsel prepare for the murder trial of Mrs Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Beisel in Delaware County Court. The accused are defended by three leading local lawyers as the DA’s office pledges a strong pursuit of conviction.
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The
Tribune
Penn
Robinson
Erb
Catherine Beisel
J. Clayton Erb
Delaware County Court
Two Virginians Drowned In Arbuckle Bay
Cape Charles Va Dec 27 Through the capsizing of their boat Edward Holland thirty years old a boatman and William Bunting twenty five years old a farmer both of Assawaman were drowned in Arbuckle's Bay between Wisharts Point and Chincoteague Island. Holland s body was found floating by an oyster boat crew Buntings body has not been recovered The young men were out gunning when the boat turned turtle Both men were married and prominent on the Eastern Shore
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the Tribune
Cape Charles
Edward Holland
William Bunting
Assawaman
Arbuckle’s Bay
Wishart’s Point
Chincoteague Island
Holland
Bunting
Elevator fall injures eleven at Bamilet Building
In Detroit eleven people were hurt when an elevator plummeted from ground to basement as it began to carry passengers to a Christian Science meeting. Mrs. W. B. Ragan of Bay City and Mildred Caley of Detroit suffered leg fractures with nine others sustaining lesser injuries.
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Detroit
W. B. Ragan
Bay City
Mildred Caley
Bamilet
Bureau urges overhaul of New York parks administration
The Bureau of Municipal Research completed an analysis of the city parks department finding only 1.5 percent of Manhattan’s area set aside for parks and costly year by year maintenance with unclear totals. It calls for complete reorganization, clearer cost records, and more centralized control with division heads handling routine duties to prevent mismanagement and fraud. The plan outlines five divisions and a detailed staffing scheme aimed at efficient, economical park administration.
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Bureau of Municipal Research
Department of Parks
Manhattan
Richmond
Bureau
Department
Park Department
Samuel Parsons, Jr
Park
Henry Smith
Park Board
Policeman Stabbed in Fight on East Houston Street
Patrolman James E. White of Mulberry Street station was stabbed in the back while breaking up a brawl among six Italians at Elizabeth and East Houston streets. He pursued the alleged assailant to Bowery and Bleecker, arrested Frank Restino of 59 East Houston Street, and later received treatment at a Bowery drugstore before being sent home.
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Elizabeth
East Houston
James E. White
Mulberry Street
Bowery
Bleecker Street
White
Frank Restino
East Houston Street
Restino
St. Vincent's Hospital
Fireman Hit By Automobile In Brooklyn Crash
An auto owned by D G Davis struck Fireman James Fagan at Eighth Ave and 48th St. Fagan, living at 776 Tenth Ave, was taken to Roosevelt Hospital with leg and scalp injuries. The driver, Charles White, later charged with motor vehicle law violations, lacked a license and wore an invalid chauffeur badge.
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D. G. Davis
Linwood Avenue
Brooklyn
James Fagan
Eighth Avenue
48Th Street
Fagan
Roosevelt Hospital
Tenth Avenue
Charles White
No. 224
West 36Th Street
West 47Th Street
White
Governor Hughes Expected to Signal Major Reforms in 1900 Session
Telegraph report from Albany notes Governor Hughes plans to push direct primary nominations and election reforms, plus local option on liquor, securities speculation laws, and Public Service Commission expansion. Expectation of appeals to voters parallels last year’s racetrack betting fight.
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Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Massachusetts
Public Service Commissions
Assembly
Senate
Civil Service Examinations Listed for January 2
Albany Dec 27 The State Civil Service Commission will hold exams January 2 for many posts including bookkeeper clerk and utility man at Monroe County Almshouse maintenance court officer and jail keeper Westchester County engineer Albany County Almshouse gas meter tester Public Service commissions maintenance health officer Saratoga Springs industrial teacher New ark custodial asylum Albany County Jail keeper messenger Monroe County offices structural draftsman First District statistician and editor State Lunacy Commission superintendent State Hospital Training School typewriter copyist and more Last day to file is January 14 Application forms available by postal card to Charles S Fowler chief examiner Albany.
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Albany
State Civil Service Commission
Monroe County
Almsahouse
Westchester County
Albany County Almshouse
Public Service Commissions
State Agricultural and Industrial School
Saratoga Springs
Newark
Albany County
Monroe
Public Service Commission
First District
State Commission
State Hospital
Queens County Service
Charles 5. Fowler
Commission
Rescue at No 39 Mott Street Fire in Chinatown
A late night blaze on the top floor of a five story brick tenement at 39 Mott Street in Chinatown prompted patrolman Madden to sound the alarm. Police Captain McNally Lieutenant McCarthy and Detective Burke and Lynch assisted in evacuating women and children as firefighters battled flames with uncertain loss of life. Damages estimated at about $0.00.
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Mott Street
Chinatown
Madden
John J. McNally
Elizabeth Street
McCarthy
Wife Smells Gas and Saves Husband in Harlem Home
Jennie Tobias, wife of Louis Tobias, a retired merchant living at 124 West 139th Street, found him unconscious yesterday afternoon after a gas odor. Dr. Bennett removed him to Harlem Hospital where his condition was reported not serious and he is expected to recover. The incident occurred as Louis entered a second floor bedroom and the gas jet was left on while he lay down.
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Louis Tobias
West 139Th Street
Jennie
Oy Dr. Bennett
Harlem
Tobias
Immigrant Children Organize Alumni Association
Nearly one hundred Baron de Hirsch School alumni formed a permanent group in an Alliance Building classroom. Edward Cohen was elected president with Yetta Greenstein as vice president and Frank Shulman as recording secretary. The group plans a small newspaper, dues are five cents a month, and meetings will be held monthly starting February.
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Henry Fleischman
The
Educational Alliance
Baron de Hirsch
Calidres
Alliance
East Broadway
Jefferson Street
Rebecca T. Haye
Fleischman
Al-lance
Edward Cohen
America
Yetta Greenstein
Frank Shulman
Isaac
David Rubin
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Faust Brothers
East 224 Street
Faust
Gane
Manhattan Theatre
Yesterder
O’brien
West 30Th Street
Barry
Milton
Gosdorfer
West 59Th Street
Cornell
West Side Court
Max Ellenbach
West 6Sth Street
MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
John Wesley Hill
Metropolitan Temple
14Th Street
Fourteenth Street Theatre
F. M. Foster
Interdenominational Committee of the Clergy
Third Reformed Presbyterian Church
West 23d Street
McMellan
Moving Picture
Rankin
Sweetheart
Trip West
Farmer
Roebuck IN Hospital
Francis Draz @ Co
U. S
Hudson St
N.Y
James Holland
Firemen's Union
Board of Education
Samuel RB. Donnelly
Central Labor Bodies
McClellan
Mr. Holland
Haa
Civil Service Examinations
Jet
Baron de Hirsch School
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