License Clerk Held Extortion Charge at City Hall
Gaetano D Amato deputy chief clerk of the license bureau was arrested after testifying in a mayoral investigation. He is accused by moving picture show owner Michael de Cristoforo of taking 138 for restoring a revoked license. multiple witnesses testified to inflated fees and payments in City Hall Park and in Brown s office. The hearing resumed today with more testimony planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaetano D’amato
Mitchel
Gallaher
D'Amato
Floodard Fitzsimmons
Frm
Ofce
Corrigan
Tombs Court
Michael de Cristoforo
Cristoforo
d’Amato
East 14Th Street
Avenue A
Luigi Bagnosco
Bagnosco
H Im
Park Row
Mr. Brown
Olivero Ferrara
Amato
Fire Department
Salvatore Latone
Sullivan Street
Latone
D' Amato
Samuel Marcusson
Burckhardt
Edward Bagnasco
No. 5
John Street
Mail rate change draws early adopters to UK shipments
Two major firms swiftly used the 2 cent per ounce first class mail rate to the United Kingdom, sending about 50 000 letters. Amerika and Baltic steamships carried 361 and 110 sacks to England while Postmaster Morgan extended shifts to handle the surge. Misunderstandings fueled fears of a universal 2 cent foreign rate among East Side foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Kingdom
British Isles
England
Amerika
Baltic
Morgan
East Side
Exchange of Congratulatory Telegrams on 2 Cent Postage
Washington telegraphed greetings as Postmaster General Sydney Buxton of Britain and J Henniker Heaton known as the father of penny postage exchanged congratulatory messages with Postmaster General Meyer over the new 2 cent rate between the United States and Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sydney Buxton
British Post Office Department
J. Henniker Heaton
Meyer
Great Britain
Lieut Gottlieb Seized On Discretionary Charges At Governors Island
First Lieutenant Edward Gottlieb, an electrical expert in the Department of the East, was arrested on Governors Island after protracted visits to Boston and unexplained correspondence. General Grant ordered his detention to uncover facts about his alleged indiscretions and neglect of duty. A lawyer claiming representation for Gottlieb visited, while a cousin was denied access. The Belmont Hotel kept his clothes for an unpaid bill, and relatives defend him amid debts and family hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Governor's Island
Edward Gottlieb
Army
Grant
Gottlieb
Department of the East
Kohn
No. 8
Broadway
General Grant
Maurice Goldberg
Prospect Hotel
Coney Island
Belmont
Goldberg
Mr. Goldberg
Leutenant
St. Louis
Deputy City Chamberlain Campbell Resigns for Transit Post
Deputy City Chamberlain John H. Campbell, 20 years leading the office, resigns to become treasurer of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. He serves until October 15, and Mayor McClellan regrets the loss. Campbell, $7,500 yearly, also treasurer and board member of the National Democratic Club, resides at 19 West 32d Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Campbell
City Chamberlain
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Chamberlain
Martin
Campbell
McClellan
National Democratic Club
West 32d Street
Actress Hopper Linked To $25000 Policy In Bankrupt Firms Case
Albert O. Brown testified at a bankruptcy hearing that in March he gifted actress Eana Wallace Hopper a $25000 life insurance policy payable to his deceased wife Mary C. Brown and a $7000 automobile. He said he gave these to influence Hopper and that he later paid garage bills and chauffeur salaries. Several partners attended. assets including bonds and stock were discussed and transfers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert O. Brown
Stock Exchange
A. O Brown & Co
Gilchrist
Eana Wallace Hopper
Mary C. Brown
Mr. Brown
Miss Hopper
A. O. Brown
L. G. Young
S. C. Brown
E. F. Buchanan
W. R. Whitmany
G. Lee Stout
New Jersey
Charles E. Littlefield
Mr. Stout
Mrs. Young
American Tobacco Company
Mamaroneck
Young
Butte & Bacon Company
Mr. Young
Circus Lion Nero Escapes and Is Shot Near Bound Brook
Nero the Washburn Circus lion escaped from a cage on the Raritan River Road near Bound Brook and roamed the countryside until dawn. Edward Radel shot the animal after it devoured a heifer on Henry Isham's farm, ending the chase that began when the circuses train moved through New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Nero
Washburn Circus
Raritan River Road
Bound Brook
Henry Isham
Edward Radel
Easton
Penn
New York
John Wilson
Raritan River
Radel
Directors inspect opera house and new orchestra pit
The Metropolitan Opera Company board discussed season plans by Gatti-Casazza and Dippel and reviewed auditorium alterations including a 136 seat electric pit. Gatti-Casazza sails from Milan to New York, Toscanini to follow from Cherbourg, Hertz and Spetrino depart Europe, and 65 German chorus members arrive aboard Barbarossa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Opera Company
Metropolitan Opera House
Messrs. Gatti-Casazza
Dippel
Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Métropolitan Opera House
Milan
Paris
New York
la Touraine
Arturo Toscanini
Cherbourg
Oceanic
Alfred Hertz
Francisco Spetrino
Toscanini
Europe
Hans Stiner
Barbarossa
Duc d Orleans Brother in Court Over Speeding Case
Parisian M. Pierre Fouret faced Magistrate Connelly in the Long Island City court for speeding in an automobile through Thompson Hill. His passenger was the Duc de Montpensier, traveling incognito with M. Fouret. bail of 100 was posted and the charge was dismissed after testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Pierre Fouret
Paris
Connelly
Long Island City
Poice
M. Fooret
Duc d'Orleans
Duc de Montpensier
M. de Villiers
William G. Frank
Fall clothing campaign offers self designed fabrics and derbies
Our Fall line features self designed patterns and cloth in suits available from $18 to $45. Many Derbies are also our own design. Stores located at Broadway 258 42 Warren St 13th St 34th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
City budget seeks jumps to 1999 amid calls for more funds
Heads of city departments push for higher appropriations as the 1999 budget rises from 143 million to about 155 million. Pendleton requests 566000, Bridge Commissioner 752000, Water Department 956000. many offices seek sizeable increases. Mayor notes malaria drop on Staten Island and cites 43000 cost. registration days announced for October 5 6 10 and 12 with 7 am to 10 pm voting hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Estimate
Pendleton
Stevenson
O'Brien
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Park Department
Manhattan
Richmond
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kennedy
Brooklyn
Queens
Berry
Bronx
Coggey
Department of Correction
Darlington
McClellan
Staten Island
Gould alimony hearing adjourned in Supreme Court
In New York Justice Giegerich adjourned Mrs Katherine Gould alimony motion to October 13 after disputes between Clarence J Shearn for Mrs Gould and DeLancey Nicoll for Howard Gould over 10 000 monthly support and 150 counsel fees Nicoll sought affidavits from three witnesses alleging Mrs Gould intoxication while Shearn urged earlier disposal The judge appointed Charles L Hoffman as referee to record the witnesses depositions and placed them on record after Gould sent a 2000 check toward the 325 000 yearly allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Shearn
Katherine Clemmons Gould
DeLancey Nicoll
Howard Gould
Charles L. Hoffman
Nicoll
Baltimore appoints Rev. Arthur Seldon Lloyd as coadjutor bishop
The Rev. Arthur Seldon Lloyd, longtime general secretary of the Protestant Episcopal Board of Foreign and Domestic Missions in New York, was elected today as coadjutor bishop of the Maryland diocese, with right of succession to Bishop William Paret, the current bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Arthur Seldon Lloyd
Protestant Episcopal Board of Foreign and Domestic Missions
New York
Maryland
William Paret
Steamship arrivals and sailings list for Atlantic ports
Arrivals include Steamer Oregonian from Puerto Mexico and Philadelphia with noise. Pydna with ore to J H Winchester & Co. Jefferson Dole with passengers. Altat with multiple Caribbean ports. FE] C. Baker to Southern Pacific Co. Porto Rico to New York & Baltimore Transportation Line. Erny to Phelps Brothers & Co. Umbria to Cunard with 533 cabin passengers. Adriatic to White Star Line with 888 cabin and 67 steerage. Idaho to Sanderson & Co. Sailing winds at Sandy Hook Oct 1. list also names vessels Amerika, Fritlow, La Provence, and others bound for various ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregonian
Curtis
Puerto Mexico
Philadelphia
Bar
Pydna
Fancy
Huelva
St Michaels
J H Winchester & Co
Jefferson Dole
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Ss Co
Altat
Ger
Southern Pacific Co
Mulse
Porto Rico
Delano
Baltimore
New York & Baltimore Transportation Line
Moise
Erny
Ausi
Ominak
Almerta
Phelps Brothers& Co
The
Umbria
Turner
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cunard Ss Co
Adriatic
Smith
Southampton
Cherbourg
White Star Line
Malis
Mise
Idaho
Loveridge
Hull
Jest
Sanderson & Co
Sandy Hook
Saailed
Amerika
Hemburg
Plymouth
Baltic
Queerastown
Fritlow
Bremen
la Provence
Havre
San Juan
Romsdal
Nor
Pawnee
City of Augusta
Savannah
el Dorado
Galvestonian
Troquota
Charlestville
Esperanza
Cristobal
Annsh
United States
Dan
Copenhagen
Monterey
Havana
Vera Cruz
Indian Monarch
Hamilton
Agree to Stop Morphia Importing
Washington dispatch reports all treaty powers have assented to prohibiting morphia importation into China and the instruments for injection, aiding opium reduction and International Opium Commission meetings in Shanghai. Miss Marguerit Shonts defends American women, defending society women and noting Duchess de Chaulnes health and impending motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
International Opium Commission
Shanghai
Miss Shonts
Marguerit Shonts
Duchess de Chaulnes
Theodore Fr. Shonts
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Barrymore
President's Aid Thieves Loot Albany Apartment
Thieves ransacked the Albany home of Major C. L. Mc Cawley one of the President's aides. Jewelry and bric a brac valued at 1500 dollars were stolen while over 2600 dollars of silver and other valuables were left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President’s Aid
Washington
Albany
C. L. McCawley
Maritime Arrivals and Sailings Report From New York
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures with multiple lines including ships like Deutschland, Nieuw Amsterdam, Hindustan, Prometheus, and Majestic sailing to and from New York via Hamburg Rotterdam Valparaiso and Queenstown. Entries show dates Sept 20 to Oct 1 and ports including Cherbourg Derbyshire Liverpool and Bogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
Deutschland
Ger
New York
Plymouth
Hamburg
Boulogne
Nieuw Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Punta Arenas
Hindustan
Valparaiso
Messina
Rayonne
Algiers
Buenos Ayres
Lllarius
Calais
Lroadmayne
Flushing
Prometheus
Bahia
Corsican Prince
Rio de Janeiro
Etc
Para
Maranherse
Parbados
CED
Liverpool
Arabie
Queenstown
Majestic
Bry
Carontalia
Gibraltar
Antigua
Swansea
Jersey City
Dornet Head
Henrig Clay
Dan
Copenhagen
Trieste
Oceania
Padang
Also Mentioned on This Page
Interborough
Daily Tribune
Chase Circus Lion
Metropolitan. Board
Gatti-Casazza and
Duc D’'Galeans
Racers
Prer & Company
Earl & Wilson’s
Rep-Man
Browning Kingway & Company
32Nd Street
Cooper Square
5Th Street
Fulton Street
Devil
Franz Molnar
Colonial Mat
Alhambra
Wm. Rock & Maude Fulton
Anne Blanche & Co
Carrie de Mar
R. Cc. Herz
Fred Lindsay
Leo Ditrichstein & Co
Mile
de Dio
R. C. Werz
Cinematograph Evers
Furnessia
Glasgow
Chicago
French
Algeria
Naples
Arapahoe
Jacksonville
Brazos
Iveston
Mallory
Princess Anne
Old Dom
Kansas City
Saramacca
Trinidad
D WI
Monroe
Transpacific
Hawaii
Japan
Corea
China
San Franciseco
Korea
Philippine Islands
Vancouver
Victoria
Australia
West
New Zealand
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Marama
Seattle
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
Francisco
Mariposa
San Francisco
Alameda
Nippon Maru
Kumeric
Apateeopeanarsna
Samoan Islands
Yeddo
Tacoma
Ning Chow
Shearn and
Marine Intelligence
Moon
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
P.M
Moltke
la Lorraine
Cedric
California
Salle
Pring / Friedrich
Colombia
Atlas
Antilla
Guantanaro
Cuba
Manzanillo
Jefferson
Old Dominion
Campania
Cunard
St Paul
American
Maracaibo
Curacao
Red D
Carolina
Antwerp
Red Star
Pinkieoe
Almetunka
London
Atlantic
Cedric Seeee
Liverprool
White Star
Merida
NY & Cube
Cearense
Barbados
Booth
Hermudian
Bermuda
Quebec Pannonia
Moltke -Hamburg
MD Am Citta di Messina
Malaga
Laura Aimeria
Aberlone
A Wee Verte
Mexico
Bayamo Manzanillo Progreso
Y & Cuba
Lucanta Liverpool
Prins Maurits Hayt
Bewee
Martha Gibraltar
NDAY
Large
Anchoree
Hamb Am Bueher
St. Andrew Odwannen
Pheenis
Llandafft City
Bristol City
Shipping News
Port of
Morphia
Brow Head
Mauretania (Br
REW
Yeas Sorere
Apcfeld Forles Ig
SauYa
Lillian “Russell
Wavanhal
Sse
Frank McAee
Gaie
New Amsterdam Theater
Empire John
Robert Edeson
Billie Burke
Criterich
Oe Hattie Williauis A
Xwiskerbocker
the Girls OF
Gottenserg
Garric
35Th Street
Jase Oyne
Alexandra Carlisle
Mobles
Way Erwen
Georde
Teckhay Carouse
Savoy
Brea
Mater
Sporting. Uns
Birdland
Daly
Lyric“ Oe
Lulu “Glaser
Galings
Louise Summing
West End Eany
Nering Goses
Sam Bernard
Rrecos Herald
Bijou
Reewa Ana
Mississippi
Astor
Hodge Ike Sarco
Arnold Dely
MR. Daly
David Belasco
Stuwvesaat
Suoie Bate
Hackett James
St. West
Rwe
Mats Thu KR
Cke
Zenda
Adva
Wermanh Klein
Blaney's
Wm Courtleigh & Co
Julian Ros
Daisy Lioyt
Eugene
Rourke Minectman
Matinee Daily
Wee
Ammers
Ty Seeeher
Abeameon
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