Taft opposes Taft clubs drive in the South
President-elect Taft rejects plans to organize Taft Clubs in the South and doubts the wisdom of expanding stalwart political activity now. He backs Hitchcock and Hammond in keeping the approach cautious while considering independent Democratic formations for future needs.
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Taft Clubs
Mir. Taft
Taft Club
South
Taft
Hitchcock
Hammond
Henry W. Angersen
Richmond
W. X. Mitchell
Avanta
Charles Hopkins Clark
Hartford
Conn
Brandegee
Ebenezer Hal
Judson Lyons
Register of the Treasury
Augusta
Mr. Taft
George R. Sheldon
Republican Rational Committee
Aiken
S. C
Mr.Taft
Guyana
Mrs. Taft
W. B. Calkins
Missouri
Mr. Calkins
Ways and Mears
House of Representatives
Calkins
Washington
Mexico
Benator Lodge
Massachetts
Ward
New York
Brooker
Connecticut
Files bill for Morse appeal brief in Tombs case
Wallace Macfarlane and Charles E. Littlefield for Charles W. Morse file bill of exceptions and 211 error assignments with U S Attorney Stimson. Morse appeals federal verdict and 15 year sentence from Judge Hough. briefing and bail decision likely six weeks more, with possible delay to April or May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Macfarlane
Charles E. Littlefield
Charles W. Morse
Eaker
Atlanta
Herry L. Stimson
United States
Stimson
Morse
Hough
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Subway Service Gains From Public Commission Inspections
Public Service Commission inspections show notable improvement in express and local subway service. Seat miles rose 275 000 from December last year, with morning rush overload reduced at Grand Central by extending southbound service to 9:30. Midday runs increased to twenty trains per hour, with eight car trains noon to 2 pm, and northward service starting earlier, easing evening crowds. Overall, current service exceeds November’s commission order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Grand Central Station
Final Meeting of X Ray Society Concludes Three Days
The American X Ray Society closed its three day meeting with papers on improved methods to localize foreign bodies expanding sight and preventing blindness. Dr Willis F Manges of Philadelphia presented findings with observers including Drs Diefenback Snow Lawrence Caldwell Bowen and Bowen among others. Officers elected: President George C Johnston Pittsburgh vice presidents Pusey Cincinnati Lenge Kalamazoo Crane Philadelphia Newcomer Springfield, treasurer Bowen Boston secretary Percy Brown Boston executive committee Osgood and Pancoast. The executive committee will choose the next meeting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Brintgen Ray Society
Willis F. Manges
Philadelphia
W. H. Diefenback
William B. Snow
W. S. Lawrence
Memphis
Charles F. Bowen
Columbus
Ohio
E. QV. Caldwell
Angers
George C. Johnston
Pittsburg
William Allen Pusey
Chicago
Sidney Lenge
Cincinnati
A. W. Crane
Kalamazoo
Rich
W. FP. Newcomer
Hi. Sr. van Alien
Springfield
C. F. Bowen
Percy Brown
Boston
Alfred T. Osgood
Henry K. Pancoast
New York Central selects successor to William H Newman
At yesterday's executive committee meeting the New York Central chose a successor to William H Newman amid discussions of William K Vanderbilt’s absence. White W Brown is viewed as likely, while rumors place L F Loree of the Hudson Company as a candidate. E H Harriman is expected to join the board soon. The Union Pacific holds over 14 thousand 68 dollars of the road stock via the Oregon Short Line, with Harriman currently connected to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Newman
New York
William K. Vanderbilt
Newman
Wall Street
L. F. Loree
Re & Hudson Company
Harriman
Theew York Cental
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Murderous fit ends in head severing tragedy in West 38th Street
Arthur Trotter thirty three of West 38th Street killed his mother yesterday afternoon then leaped to the street with the severed head in hand to confront police. Detectives burst in as neighbors warned of danger and Trotter claimed divine orders. The coroner questioned him as a possible sham insanity. The murdered woman reportedly had substantial bank balances despite poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Trotter
No. 233
West 38Th Street
West 20Th Street
Trotter
Blackwell's Island
Sullivan
Brown
God
Betlevue Hospital
Dr. McCarthy
St. Vincent's Hospital
Josephine Conda
Acritelli
Tw Trotter
Bellevue
St. Michael
Potter's Field
Discrepancy in Berry Probe Over Park Fill Payments
Testimony at the Bronx Parks Department inquiry shows Park Commissioner Berry claiming 25 to 50 cents a load for fill from excavations, while John Mitchell and St John’s College officials contest paying for fill. Foreman John Fitzpatrick says college never paid for fill and contractors were directed on dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of Accounts
Park Department of the
Bronx
Berry
Zoological Garden
John Mitchell
Garden
John J. Wilkinson
St. John’s College
Wilkinson
John Fitzpatrick
Plain Case of Unwritten Law in Bell Trial
Denver reports C Burdette Bell plans no modern defenses after fatally shooting Cincinnati actor Charles Cuvier Dury who enticed his wife away. Bell says he will leave the case to “the horse sense of any jury” and trusts twelve men chosen from the streets to judge. He adds that only a man’s action under the circumstances matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
C. Burdette Bell
Charles Cuvier Dury
Cincinnati
Bell
Wife killer repeats confession in Brooklyn court
Carl Breitag, held without bail for the grand jury in Fifth Avenue Court Brooklyn, repeated his confession to strangling his wife Matilda on December 6 and burying her in the cellar. He remained unshaken as magistrate Furlong called him a cold blooded brute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furlong
Fifth Avenue Court
Brooklyn
Carl Breitag
No. 253d
Matilda
Breitag
Yuletide Dinner at Lotos Club on Fifth Avenue
The Lotos Club announces a January 9 Yuletide dinner for members. It will be the last distinctive function in the current house at No 5 Fifth Avenue with beef, old glee and festival customs. The club plans to move to its new West Sixt street home in early February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotos Club
No. Es Fifth Avenue
Glens
Lotus Club
West Sith Stret
New Ambulance District Formed After Hospital Decision
Coroner Harburger reports Roosevelt Hospital will abandon ambulance service on March 1. A new district for Bellevue Hospital is to be created in agreement with the Department of Charities, following a recent inquest verdict censuring Roosevelt Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Hospital
Harburger
Department of Charities
Bellevue Hospital
Jews Seek Army Chaplains To Serve In War Services
The Federation of Jewish Organizations announced through its executive officers that it has passed resolutions calling for Jewish chaplains in the army and navy. It will send copies today to Congress, President Roosevelt, and the Secretaries of War and Navy, requesting official cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Jewish Organizations
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Congress
Secretaries of War and Navy Departments
Immorality charges land two women in state prison
Mary Dale of 6 West 6th Street and Carrie Duncan of 343 West 58th Street were each sentenced in General Sessions to heavy terms in state prison on charges of keeping a girl for immoral purposes. Julia Keenan forfeited her $300 bail, and Margaret Shea rd awaits trial. Daniel M. Priest, a druggist at 200 West End Street, pled guilty in Special Sessions to selling poison not properly labeled and was fined $190.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dale
West 6Th Street
Carrie Duncan
West 58Th Street
Julia Keenan
Margaret Sheard
Daniel M. Priest
West End Street
Court of Special Sessions
Soldier killed duck hunting near Port Townsend
Port Townsend Washington December 36 Corporal Robert E Cost of the 4th Company Coast Artillery was accidentally shot and killed while duck hunting He pulled his gun toward him with the muzzle aimed at his face one barrel discharged Cost was a native of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Wash
Robert E. Cost
Coast Artillery
Cost
Alabam
Consul Cheney Dead and Italian Earthquake Victims
Fond du Lac and Wheeling reports indicate Margaret McMillan and Mrs Thornton A Greene, daughters of C A McMillan, and Albert M Schenk and wife are among those affected by the Southern Italy earthquake. The Fond du Lac party were in Rome on Christmas and were en route to Sicily. The McMillan family leadership in Fond du Lac is noted in lumber and furniture concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Wis
Margaret McMillan
Thornton A. Greene
Michigan
C. A. McMillan
Italy
Rome
Sicily
Wheeling
W. Va
Albert M. Schenk
F. Schenk & Sons’ Company
Consul Arthur S. Cheney Killed in Earthquake at Messina
Dr. Arthur S. Cheney, consul at Messina since August 15 1907, died in the earthquake. A New Haven native son of physicians, Cheney studied Yale Medicine and joined the consular service in November 1906. He was permanently lame in one leg, hindering escape. His wife was Austrian.
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Arthur S. Cheney
Messina
Connecticut
New Haven
Benjamin H. Cheney
B. Austin Cheney
Yale Medical School
Reichenberg
Cheney
Lost Eight Relatives in Italy Earthquake Toll
White Plains barber Sebasco Pellarit learned his father mother three sisters and three brothers were killed in Messina. Wealthy contractor Aliso Eriante lost two brothers crushed at Messina. Banker Raphael Rone learned his mother and sister in law were killed at Catanzaro.
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Westchester County
Italy
Sebasco Pellarit
White Plains
Messina
Rocco Eriante
Aliso
Raphael Rone
Catanzaro
Illness Cancels Taormina Trip For Hackley Family
Dr Charles E Hackley Mrs Mary F Hackley and Miss Mary F Hackley of Rowayton were set to sail to Taormina Sicily but Miss Hackley fell ill with typhoid fever suddenly before departure. Taormina near Messina was damaged the family now considers their change luck. Two friends who were to sail with them regret the change.
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Tribune
Norwalk
Conn
Taormina
Sicily
Charles E. Hackley
Mary F. Hackley
Rowayton
Miss Hackley
Hackleys
Fear For Jersey Women In Sicily Travel Wiggins Familyalarmed
Miss Lillian Wiggins daughter of H B Wiggins Sons burlap firm East Orange and her cousin Elizabeth M Wiggins left Naples for Taormina Sicily two weeks ago telegraphed word says relatives fear they may be in danger though Taormina not yet reached by disaster. Also Miss Mary Sherman Grand daughter of ex Governor Bagley Michigan is in Taormina and unconfirmed. Miss Mary H De Hart of Elizabeth NJ returned home before calamity.
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the Tribune
Bloomfield
N. J
Lillian Wiggins
H. B. Wiggins
Wiggins
Washington
Taormina
The
Tribune
Elizabeth
Mary Sherman Grand
Bagley
Michigan
Sicily
Mary H. de Hart
Fear for Bloomfield Woman in Italian Disaster
Bloomfield New Jersey December 30 Mrs Charles Sarauw daughter of the late Philip Heartt and sister of J Pierson Heartt of Glen Ridge is believed to have perished in the Italian disaster. She was born in Bloomfield and moved to Messina thirty years ago after marriage. Her husband owned large sulphur mines in Sicily and was once mayor of a Sicilian town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
N. J
Charles Sarauw
Philip Heartt
J. Pierson Heartt
Glen Ridge
Sarauw
Messina
Sicily
Jersey City Italians Call Meeting for Relief to Native Land
Father Monteleone and citizens of Jersey City of Italian birth urge a meeting tonight to adopt immediate relief measures for unfortunates in Italy. The Robert Davis Association has authorized the Italian Vice-Consul in Newark to draw on the association for 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monteleone
Jersey City
Robert Davis Association
Newark
Yale Man Discusses Earthquake Theory
Professor William H. Brewer of Yale stated that the Sicily earthquake arose from the same faulting conditions as the San Francisco quake. He linked the tidal wave description to water disturbance in the Strait of Messina, causing temporary land engulfment as it receded and rushed back. Calabria and the Strait of Messina are famed for earthquakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
New Haven
William H. Brewer
Yale
Sicily
San Francisco
Strait of Messina
Calabria
Navy abolishes general muster from time immemorial
Washington reports Secretary Newberry has ended the long standing navy regulation requiring monthly musters. The process on large ships, with 700 to 800 men, lasted hours as crews were reviewed and paymaster records checked for each individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newberry
Bankruptcy petitions filed in U S District Court
The filings list schedules for Everall Bros. & Francis Co at 38 Fifth Ave with assets $4,306.17 and liabilities $21,500.74, plus accounts receivable and debts to Mrs. A E Archer, E A Hoffman estate, and John B Ellison & Sons. Moe Hyman has liabilities $3,603.59 and no assets. Involuntary actions name Abraham Beil at 4 1/2 Sixth Ave, Alfred Keve at 72 First Ave, Morrison & Gunsoff at 11388 Third Ave, and Excelsior Liquor Manufacturing Co on 118th St. Creditors claim amounts from $59 to $72,471, with allegations of removal of assets and preferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Everall Bros. & Francis Company
Fifth Avenue
A. E. Archer
E. A. Hoffman
John B. Ellison & Sons
Moe Hyman
West 139Th Street
Charles Rosenberg
Broadway
Abraham Beil
Sixth Avenue
L. Kimmel & Sons
Alfred Keve
First Avenue
Strober & Wilkea Company
Henry V. Foor
Edwarde H. Kruse
Keve
Morrison & Gunsoff
Third Avenue
Stein & Co
Goldschmidt Brothers
Excelsior Liquor Manufacturing Company
118Th Street
Second
Third Avenues
Itato Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
West Broadway
Opposition to Dual Duties in Navy Bureaus Sparks Debate
The Tribune notes a naval administration shift with Chief Constructor Capps added as acting chief of the bureau of steam engineering. Autonomy of bureaus remains protected by statute. Some line officers fear reduced specialization and expect congressional discussion on internal bureau duties.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Navy
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Engineer Corps
Capps
R. S. Griffin
Navy Yards
Navy Department
Congress
House
Senate Naval Committees
Secretary of the Navy
J. H. Sears
Seater
T. D. Griffin
Paducah
J. LE. Purcell
Pancoahemeee
P. Bymington
Nav Department
Srashington
Padi
F. A. Todd
Naval Medical Secral Washington Jea
Naval Medical School Hospital
Santa
W. L. Capps
S. W. Bogan
J. S M
Roosevelt Visits Navy Models Amid Talk of Physical Tests
The President visited the Navy Department to view ship models and discuss a planned physical test program for officers. Reports misread the visit as a push for gymnastic stunts, but officials clarified the discussion focused on vessels and potential testing for Navy officers, after army officers had already been ordered to tests.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Navy Department
White House
Loeb
Rock Creek Park
Newberry
Pillsbury
Capps
Winslow
Navy
Mr. Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Army
Army and Navy Notes from the Tribune Bureau
Washington reports strong interest in the judge advocate general vacancy, with nearly fifty officers vying and civilians seeking broader eligibility. Also lists army and navy orders, court martial appointees, leaves, and ship movements with arrivals at Norfolk Callao and Mare Island.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Dudley
Army
Judge Advocate General's Department
Edgar
Military Academy
Alderman Sheehy Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Defraud Jersey City
Alderman Edward Sheehy was found guilty by a Hudson County jury of conspiracy to cheat and defraud Jersey City. The case traced fake repair claims for election furniture totaling $295 by John McCarthy and $70 for handling booths, though booths were handled by John Kenny. Mayor Mark M. Fagan vetoed the claims as excessive. later investigations led to warrants canceled and a grand jury indictment. Sheehy argued no knowledge of fraud, claiming he signed the batch after the chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sheehy
Jersey City
Hudson County Court of Sessions
Sheehy
Committee On Election
John Reilly
Reilly
John McCarthy
Patrick Fitzgerald
John Kenny
Mark M. Fagan
McCarthy
Fitzgerald
Kenny
Robert Weir
Blair
Old Guard Moves to New Headquarters at West List Street
The Old Guard relocates its collection of paintings trophies and relics to 229 West List Street two doors west of Station G Post Office. Major Charles A Stadler commandant and staff will receive tomorrow in the new combined club and armory. Preparations are underway for the Old Guard ball at the Waldorf Astoria on Wednesday evening February with tickets and boxes already selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Guard
New Home
West List Street
Charles A. Stadler
Waldorf- Astoria
Burnham Indictments Dismissed in General Sessions Court
Judge Kosalsky granted the district attorney’s motion to dismiss four forgery in the third degree indictments and one grand larceny in the second degree indictment against Frederick A Burnham who died last week. The cases were tied to indictments against his brother George Burnham Jr and George D Eldridge related to Mutual Reserve Life Assurance Company reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham
Jerome
Kosalsky
Court of General Sessions
Frederick A. Burnham
George Burnham, Jrr
George D. Eldridge
Mutual Reserve Life Assurance Company
Ferry Proposal Reveals McCarren Ties and Limited Service
Remarks describe a profitable limited service with boats loaded before starting and revenue covering costs, not passenger convenience. The Controller denies the Mayor’s claim about Senator McCarren being retained by Interborough Company, stating his dealings were with Gavin of the ferry company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarren
Interborough Company
Gavin
No Taxes by 1925 Sparks NYC Hearing
Controller Metz told a legislative committee that New York City could be run without taxes by 1925 if a businesslike leader could be found to run the town. He disputed adding $40 million in revenue bonds to city debt and criticized uncollected tax assumptions as liabilities.
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Metz
Legislative Committee
Bennett
New York
T. J. Parkinson
Bureau of Municipal Research
New York City
Parkinson
Ivins
State officers elect sworn in at Albany ceremony
State Treasurer elect Thomas B. Dunn of Roed, deputy H. H. Pryor of Rochester, and Secretary of State elect Samuel S. Koenig took oaths of office in Albany today, the Secretary of State reported.
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Albany
Thomas B. Dunn
Roed
H. H. Pryor
Rochester
Samuel S. Koenig
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Smith
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Jersey
Army and Navy Notes
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Medical Corps
Cuba
Fort Meade
South Dakota
Wat AM H. Tefpt
Medeal Corps
Upen
Fort Baker
California
Larence G. Bunker
Coast Artillery Corps
Arthi Hi. Beck
Corps of Engineers
Ger U
Fort Bayard
11Th Infantry
James Parker
11Th Cavalry
William M. Black
Robert L. Bullard
Th Infantry
Edwin ST. J. Greble
3D Field Artillery
Edward Chynoweth
17Th Infantry
Edgar W. Howe
27Th Infantry
Herbert J. Slocum
7Th Cavalry
Mason M. Patrick
Harry E. Wilkins
John Conklin
2D Field Artillery
Blanton Winship
Charles B. Drake
14Th Cavalry
Charles J. Ferris
6Th Field Artillery
E. Alexis Jennet
15Th Infantry
Castine
Norfolk
Yorktown
Callao
Opus
Talcahuano
Colorado
Panama
Preble
San Pedro
Mare Island
Hopkins
Fox
Kecerahew
Fender
Ley
John Wanamaker
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Street
McArren
Mets
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