Mitchel Takes Office and Pursues Silent Policy
Mayor Mitchel assumes control of New York City government at noon succeeding Mayor Kline. He urges department heads to pursue simplicity and self restraint, avoiding grand promises for the first months while quietly forming a deliberate programme. Reception honors Col. Kline, widow Mrs Gaynor, and a large party including Bruere and Purroy among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genna Purvey Mitchel
Ardolph L. Kline
Kline
Gaynor
Mitchel
William J. Gaynor
Band of Deat
Queens of Dock Comml
Astoner Smith
Up Nhotel
Mitchell
City Hall Plaza
William Kennel
Henry Bruere
City Chamberlin
Flo Georges
Mullan
Kine
Kilne
Bruere
Mins Purroy
Controfier Prendergast
Morning News Snippets Reveal Wide Range of Local Items
A scrambled clipping notes various incidents and notices including accidents, deaths, legal notices, school updates, and local events. Names such as Mingor, Cary, Rumsey, and Van Nerden appear with references to graves, hospital injuries, and community actions. The fragmentary text suggests a bustling county scene with schedules, drills, funerals, and public affairs shaping a morning summary.
Aviator Bonnier Arrives in Port Said on Cairo Flight
General Francois Xavier Bonnier, a veteran French aviator born in 1874 and brigadier general of French colonial troops in West Africa, landed near Jerusalem’s Pool of Siloam on New Year’s Eve and proceeded toward Cairo after a stop in Port Said. The sight drew the local populace as the first machine ever seen in the Holy City, marking a notable moment in early aviation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hort
Francois Xavier Bonnier
Paris
Cairo
Jerusalem
Bonnier
Enc
West Africa
Jeruealem
Jon
Bons Iire
Adamson Right On Job At Amsterdam Avenue Fire
Commissioner Adamson witnessed a five story apartment fire at 601 Amsterdam Avenue near an Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company branch. He observed fifteen people rescued from the blaze and returned to his post after arriving from a Fire Department reception with Mrs Adamson nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Adamson
New York
Pelok
Amsterdam Avenue
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Adamson
Fire Department
Mra
Bath given as US painting of Lincoln signing proclamation
The historical painting The Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, a Capitol showpiece since 1862, is missing today for the first time in years. Absence drew hundreds of sightseers to the Capitol as Mrs Elizabeth Thompson had presented the work to the government in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Capitol
Washington
Elizabeth Thompson
From Diamond to Mayor Dr Daly New Bayonne Executive
Dr. Albert Daly, formerly with Connie Mack's Athletics and Baltimore Medical College graduate, was installed as Mayor of Bayonne yesterday. He played for Newark in 12 and drew interest from Philadelphia and Hartford, later managing in Connecticut League before entering city politics. He is 32 and previously served as a Bayonne City Council member from the 1st Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly
Bayonne
Albert Daly
Connie Mack
Athletics
Baltimore Medical College
Newark
Philadelphia
Hartford
Connecticut Lest
Wamon
Fat Seal's Fate Sealed In Gravesend Bay Catch
Fishermen John Belford and John Schenk hooked a large harp seal near Stillwell's Hotel in Gravesend Bay. The creature, described as fine fat of the hair, drifted from the Atlantic currents and was weighed at five feet long and one hundred twenty pounds. Only one or two such seals are seen annually in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Belford
John Schenk
Coney Island
Gravesend Bay
Stillwell
Cundiand
Lawrence
Paderewski Flees Denver Over Nihilist Threats
Ignace Paderewski, billed for a Denver concert, left for Colorado Springs after a night guarded by six detectives. His wife said nihilists had threatened his life, prompting the abrupt departure and casting doubt on a tomorrow Colorado Springs performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drg Telemrnon
Denver
Cot
Ignace Paderewski
Denver Auditorium
Colorado Springs
Puderewski
Waldo Forcibly Strips Office Before McKay Arrival
Former Commissioner Waldo stripped his office of all supplies and moved them to the old police headquarters at 800 Mulberry. When Commissioner McKay arrived yesterday, the room contained only furniture. McKay spoke of a smooth routine, reappointed Porter as secretary and Kennedy as complaint clerk, and noted deputies would be named in days.
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Waldo
Allis
McKay
Mulberry Street
A. D. Porter
Robert J. Kennedy
Faurot
Dougherty
Newburger
Dillon
Mitchel
New London Youth Drowns Saving Friend on Lake Brandegee
Cyrus W Brown Jr seventeen year old of Broad Street New London drowned while skating on Lake Brandegee this afternoon. His friend Doune Greene plunged in to help and grabbed Brown but both slipped under as others threw a rope. Greene was rescued exhausted while Brown who attended Bulkeley School and planned to enter Pratt Institute in Brooklyn was lost.
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New London
Conn
Cyrus WV. Brown
Cyrus W. Brown
Broad Street
Lake Brandegee
Brown
Doune Greene
Greene
Nun
Sound Ice
Bulkeley School
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Rumsey Hunting Victim Hurt After Fox Hunt
Charles Cary Rumsey the sculptor and husband of Mary Harriman was thrown from his horse during a fox hunt in Orange County Virginia. He suffered a broken collar bone and facial injuries but was improved at his Long Island home with treatment from his own doctors. His sister-in-law Carol Harriman and other hunters were present. Rumsey had prior riding accidents including a 1912 polo fall that left him unconscious and with knee issues.
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Charles Cary Rumsey
Mary Harriman
J. Harriman
Roslyn
Long Island
Orange County
Rumsey
Carol Harriman
United States
Mr. Rumsey
Cedarhurst
New York Schooner in Distress Off Weaver Harbor
A telegram from Weaver Harbor Maine reports the American three masted schooner George Anderson of New York as shore aid in need of help. The Woodbury revenue cutter will tow to the vessel as later reports say she is anchored leaking badly with sails torn.
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Romand
Weaver Harbor
George Anderson
New York
Woodbury
Beaver Harter
John Lind Arrives at Pass Christian
John Lind personal representative of President Wilson in Mexico arrived from Vera Cruz aboard the Chester at Ship Island and will come ashore for a conference with the President. The Winona delayed. publicity avoided. President indoors most of the day with a brief auto ride.
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Christian
Mise
Jan
John ‘Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Vera Crag
Chester
Ship Island
Here
Winona
United States Revenue Cutter
Pass Christian
Howell
Secret Service
White House
Fem
Moyer Shot, Deportation Wound Trouble He Suffered
Chicago reports Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, is recovering from gunshot wounds and a kicking incident during his Hancock Michigan deportation. Doctor G V Lillion said Moyer may leave hospital early next week.
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Chicago
Gan
Charles H. Moyer
Te Weaterr
Federation of ‘Miners
Hancock, Mich
G. Vv. Lillion
Mayer
Huerta Army Plans Surrender to U S
Jan 1 Vera Cruz Mexico report says federal forces push oil deliveries to the Mexican Railway amid oil plant seizure by soldiers. US battleships Virginia and New Jersey arrive from Tampico as crowds panic at the line and troops disperse a disrupted scene near the Atlantis.
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Huerta
Canje
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Aguila Oil Company
Candido Aguilar
Pearson Oil
United States
Virginia
New Jersey
Tanplco
Learch
Atlantis
Taranico
All Day Battle at Nuevo Laredo War Dispatch
Mexican forces fought today for possession of Nuevo Laredo with heavy casualties. Federals and rebels clashed from dawn, with reports of 100 dead from one side and hundreds wounded. details remained uncertain as fighting ebbed and flowed near the town.
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Laredo
Tex
Nuevo Laredo
Mex
Geneal Pablo Gongales
Eriquel Parejas
Mancillas
Red Cross Workersi
Brien
Rio Grande
Huerta Says Rebels Cannot Kill Him In Mexico
General Huerta declares to an American that rebels can never topple him, vows to keep Mexico's capital and asserts unlimited wealth remains in the republic. He signs a decree extending bank holidays fifteen days and expresses confidence in solving fiscal and political problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Mexico
Republic
Pitiable Scenes as Battle Rages at Ojinaga
Marfa Texas dispatch reports the six thousand Federal troops at Ojinaga pressured by rebel forces led by General Ortega. As casualties mount, McNamee reports disarming many, sending unarmed men back to Mexico while awaiting possible crossovers to Presidio. Red Cross deploys doctors and nurses to aid wounded on both sides.
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Marfa
Tex
Ojinaga
United States
Presidio
Ortega
Michael M.mcnamee
Mes Namee
Hugh L. Scott
el Paso
Red Cross
Shafter
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Colonel Kline
Mrs. Gaynor
Mitchel Ax Mingor Creen
Watdo
Omer
Cary Rumsey
van Nerden
Wittman
Blake
Seseraiy
Lind
Erbels Storm
Hvangatine World
Speer Pheade i U8
Health Service
Hank
Wanamaker
Bryan Acta Ax Nation
Howto
Popular Wire
Montreal
Fediteriat
Theatrical Society
Ziporte
Eas
Egypt
First Fire
Bath
U. S
Fat Seal
Paderewski
City Hall
Chum
Charles C. Rumsey
Harriman
Fox
N. Y
John Lind
Moyer
Ojinage
Ojitaga
McNamee
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