O Keeffe Baker Job Swap Mystifies City Officials
Arthur J. O Keeffe First Deputy Police Commissioner and William F. Baker president of the Municipal Civil Service Commission swapped positions in a deal that left politicians puzzled yesterday. The exchange does not place O Keeffe as Civil Service head, and Frank L. Polk of Manhattan is also mentioned in the shifting narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. O'Keeffe
William F. Baker
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Mr. O'Keeffe
Civil Service Commission
Trade
Frank L. Polk
Manhattan
O Keeffe Leaves Police Department for Civil Service Post
William F Baker was elected president of the commission as Commissioner O Keeffe resigns from the Police Department after two years of no vacation. He moves to a $5,000 Civil Service post, denying political influence and praising harmonious arrangements with Senator McCarren and Mayor McClellan while pledging thorough preparation for his new duties.
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O'Keeffe
Civil Service Commission
O’keefe
the Tribune
Police Department
Senator McCarren
McCarren
Bsé
Brooklyn
Keeffe
McClellan
the Civil Service Commissioners
City Hall changes hinted in Police Commission swap
President Baker contemplates moving to the Police Department with Mayor McClellan's approval as O Keeffe nears Civil Service Commission. Salaries discussed include First Deputy at 7000 and Bingham resisting a high raise while Baker, O Keeffe and Appleton figure in the altered Civil Service leadership.
Sets P. S. C. After Heating Company
Henry S. Thompson, Commissioner of Public Works, urged Governor Hughes to amend the Public Service Commission law to extend the commission’s jurisdiction to the New York Steam Heating Company. He cites pavement damage from pipes and requests revocation of the company’s franchise after the commission denied such authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Thompson
Public Works
Hughes
Public Service Commission
Commission
New York Steam Heating Company
Thompson
Willcox
Lantry Reinstates P F Ryan as Fire Dept Head
Fire Commissioner Lantry restored Patrick F Ryan to head the department of construction and repairs after his removal by Commissioner Sturges in Mayor Low's administration. Ryan sought reappointment following legislative power allowing reinstatement, while the Court of Appeals had declined to overturn Sturges' finding.
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Lantry
Patrick F. Ryan
Department of Construction and Repairs
Sturges
Low
Ryan
Court of Appeals
Kansas University football captain jumps to death
Lawrence Kan Jan 9 Urban Angney twenty two year old captain of last year’s Kansas University football team committed death by own action jumping from Frazer Hall at the university grounds.
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Lawrence
Kan
Urban Angney
Kansas University
Frazer Hall
Grape Nuts Endorsement Amid Health Row
A public health stir sparks praise for Grape Nuts and Postum claiming superior cleanliness and nutrition. The ad touts entire wheat and barley granules, claims minimal human contact in production, and invites factory tours or a mailed booklet “The Door Unbolted” for more detail.
Illinois Central Answers Fish Suit In Stock Controversy
Illinois Central Railroad filed an answer in Chicago Superior Court to Stuyvesant Fish’s suit seeking to enjoin voting 281231 shares held by Union Pacific and Ways Securities Company. Affidavits from Harriman Goelet Peabody and others deny domination or prejudicial voting, cite only track connections and traffic division as prior dealings, and request dismissal of the suit against the railroad.
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Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Railways Securities Company
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Edward H. Harriman
Walter Luttgen
John Jacob Astor
Alexander G. Hackstaff
Cornelius
Illinois Central
Union Pacific
Omaha
Fish
Sugar Transfer Delays Prompt Broker Complaints
Brokers complain of slow transfers of American Sugar stock as books opened a week ago. Delays hit odd lots and 100 share certificates, with 1,600 new holders and 19,000 total. Causes cited include high market activity, regional trading unit differences, and month‑end book closures before dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. R. Hetke
American Sugar Refining Company
Heike
New England
Boston Stock Exchange
New York
Havemeyer
Grand Jury Hears Woodruff In Provident Inquiry
Timothy L. Woodruff testified before a Manhattan grand jury probing financial institutions tied to Provident Savings Life Assurance Society. The inquiry centers on E. R. and O. F. Thomas and their cash assets and bank deposits, not the society's current status. No indictments will be issued this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy L. Woodruff
Grand Jury
Manhattan
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
E. R
O. F. Thomas
Henry Moir
Thomases
Robert Joyce
Tremont
Hamilton Bank
NEW SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED IN CITY
The mayor removed three Metropolitan Sewerage Commission members and asked resignations be withdrawn from Dr. George A. Soper and James H. Fuertes who will continue serving. New vacancies filled by H De Berkeley Parsons Charles Sooysmith and Dr Lindly R Williams. The commission studied New York Bay sewage and rivers, requested 5000 more after already receiving 10000, which the Board refused. President McGowan to investigate the dissension. Soper and Fuertes disagree with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission
Daniel Lewis
O. H. Landreth
Andrew J. Provost
George A. Soper
James H. Fuertes
H. de Berkeley Parsons
Wiliam Street
Charles Sooysmith
Broadway
Lindly R. Williams
Madison Avenue
New York Bay
Board of Estimate
McGowan
Soper
Fuertes
Follows Friend's Lead in Tragic Wall Street Suicide
William Bourne Nevin a former stock exchange member living at 166 West 78th Street killed himself by stepping in front of a subway train at the 79th Street station. Witnesses, including Andrew Mulraney, noted his troubled state after heavy losses and the death of close friend Charles Whitney. Nevin, about 45, was a Montreal native whose parents left New York for London to attend another son’s wedding.
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William Bourne Nevin
The
Stock Exchange
No. 166
West 78Th Street
79Th Street
Nevin
Andrew Mulraney
West Street
Brooklyn
West 68Th Street
Whitney
Wall Street
Montreal
Alfred Johnston Nevin
New York
London
Atkinson Nevin
Rent Strike Wanes After East Side Evictions and Rallies
Tenants largely resume payments as landlords press on with evictions on the East Side. A leadership gap emerges at 313 Grand with Caplan absent and socialist offices looted. Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes addresses a 2000 strong audience at Central Palace Hall urging orderly demands while others spoke on rent cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Street
Joseph Caplan
Caplan
Abraham Roesch
Marshal Ulman
Monroe Street
Rose Pastor Stokes
Central Palace Hall
Sheriff Street
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Stokes
Max Pine
Jacob Pankin
Eldridge Street
Parke Goring
Kishineff
Russia
Goring
Legal Aid Society Work Increases In 1907
The Legal Aid Society reports 26,399 appeals across six offices in 1907, up from 23,?6. The main office at 29 Broadway handled 8,894 cases. It recovered $6,16,?6 for clients, a rise from 72,633. The Seamen branch at 1 Broad Street logged 278 applications, the East Side branch 4,193, largely Russian Jewish clients, Harlem 4,546, and Brooklyn Remsen Street 2,622. Merrill E. Gates Jr. earned 10 percent commissions on sums of 5 or more plus a 10 cent fee, totaling $6,623. One third of clients could not pay the nominal fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legal Aid Society
Broadway
East Side
Grand Street
Harlem
Brooklyn
Remsen Street
Merrill E. Gates, Jr
Review of Col. Dyer's Regiment Tonight in Armory
Assemblyman J Mayhew Wainwright will review the 12th Regiment under Colonel George R. Dyer in the armory tonight. Dyer orders the review after complete exoneration by the court of inquiry to show the regiment's efficiency during the trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Mayhew Wainwright
George R. Dyer
Dyer
Heavy Snowfall Grips Upstate New York
Rochester reports a major snowstorm across western New York with Canandaigua at eight inches and Interlaken district seeing over a foot. Train service delayed and country roads nearly impassable, closing many routes.
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Rochester
New York
Canandaigua
Interlaken
Coroner Holds Odzer in $8000 Bail After Elevator Death
City news brief reports coroner Harburger remanded elevator operator Jacob Odzer at No 11 Waverley Place in $8000 bail awaiting inquest into the death of Nathan Margolies of Brownsville killed Thursday in the elevator Odzer ran. Also notes Thirteen Club Ladies Dinner at Hotel Astor Monday 7 13 p m with Tillman and Hedges invited and club officers to be installed, marking its 26th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harburger
Jacob Odzer
Waverley Place
Nathan Margolies
Brownsville
Odzer
Thirteen Club
Hotel Astor
Senator Tillman
Job E. Hedges
Havemeyer Will Put Under Probate in City
The Havemeyer will probate application was filed by Parsons Closson Mellvaine. The estate is to be held in trust for Mrs Havemeyer and the three children Electra Horace and Mrs Peter Frelinghuysen. The home at East 6th Street and $50000 annual income go to Mrs Havemeyer. Real estate includes St Paul Building Broadway Ann Street an office at Broadway Prince Street and a new office at Fifth Avenue Lith Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons, Closson & Mellvaine
Henry O. Havemeyer
William E. Carnachan
Havemeyer
East 6Th Street
Peter J. B. Frelinghuysen
Electra Havemeyer
Horace Havemeyer
St. Paul
Broadway
Ann Street
Prince Street
Fifth Avenue
Lith Street
West End Women Oppose Public Smoking Plan Dinner Guest List
The West End Women's Republican Association applauds Timothy Sull ivan's anti smoking ordinance while planning their first annual dinner on January 17 at the Astor with the Governor as guest. Democrats Republicans and party leaders will attend. Mrs. John Crosby and Mrs. Woodruff will be present. James A. Allen chairs arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Women’s Republican Association
Hotel Astor
John L. Niver
Timothy Sullivan
Woman's Democratic Club
Republican Club
Charles H. Young
William Grant Brown
Timothy I. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Woodruff
Wood
Chintz Revival Showcases Amer ica to France Souvenir
In Paris at the Galliera Museum a chintz exhibit highlights the toile de Jouy piece The Homage of America to France from 1784. The article traces indienne textiles from India to France, notes embroideries at Jouy, and depicts Oberkampf as a leading designer while detailing margins of fashion and popular prints through 18th century innovation.
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Paris
Galliera
Seine
France
Europe
Jouy
America
Versailles
Louis XIV
Indiennes
India
Levant
Molière
Comédie Francaise
Saint-Germain
Mme. Pompadour
Bellevue
Indienne
Lorraine
Oberkampf
Mulhouse
Jolly
Louise de la Vallière
Charles and
Robert
Tuileries
Champs Elysées
First Empire
Decline of Jouy Pattern and Modern Restoration Efforts
The piece traces the fall of the Tutour de Jouy wall pattern as cheap wallpapers replace hand painted indienne fabrics. It notes Paris creation funds and the Bernard Palissy School museums the craft, while students mingle past tradition with new designs.
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Compagne
Tolle de Jouy
Lyons
Jouy
Normandy
Alsace
Paris
Bernard-Palissy School
Galliera
Promontory Stands Firm Against Surging Waters
A historical saying compares steadfast resolve to a promontory that resists the waves, quoting Marcus Aurelius Antoninus on the strength to tame nature's fury. The lines emphasize perseverance and steadfast leadership amid turbulent times.
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M. Aurelias Anteninus
Sunshine Society Letters of Gratitude Across States
A North Carolina minister thanks supporters for a $2 gift toward replacing a loss and prays blessings on T. S. members. A young Arizona man with consumption expresses gratitude for timely gifts, stamps, and magazines while noting fever keeps him quiet. another $5 is sent but more help is needed. Mrs. Bradley of Alabama also thanks Sunshine Society friends for Christmas kindness from Mrs. Bailey and a San Jose donor, calling the group a Godsend to shut-ins and wishing a Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Valentine
Arizona
Sunshine Society President Seeks Support for Branch Dues
The Tribune Sunshine Society leader praises doubling branch dues and recalls twelve girls aiding in Christmas work. She notes Northern visitors may join home branches, and lists losses of Aunt Carrie and Mrs Hell, plus Mrs McLeod’s accident. Requests reading material and quilt scraps for fundraising and cheer, with addresses in Apopka and Columbia for aid.
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The
Tribune Sunshine Society
General Society
Carrie
Hell
Titusville
Walter McLeod
Apopka
Flo
Flora
Pitkin
McKnight
Columbia
S. C
State Hospital
Sunshine
Bettie Lipscomb
Hatpin Hazard in Cold Weather Fashion Debate
A satirical male writer mocks hatpins as deadly fashion threats, urging fewer pins as a consumptive woman needs warmth. He warns public transport and motorized travel risk impaling hats, while society ignores danger and accepts fearless hat wear.
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Qkeeffe
W.F. Baker
Civil Service
Baker
O’keeffe
Bingham
Board of Aldermen
Coney Island
Greene Avenue
R. Ross Appleton
Theodore A. Bingham
P. S. C. After Heating Company
P. F. Ryan
A_ SUICIDE
Bakeshops
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Hostility
Provident Life
Broker
Col. Dyer
City News
Tim
Toiles DE Jouy
Tribune
Almanag
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