Gleaning Out Wall Street Bulwarks Against Sharpers
The legal aid society in New York undertakes to purge Wall Street by pursuing bucketshops and brokers who defraud hundreds of poor investors. Presidents and lawyers join the effort as complaints pour in about circulars and schemes that lure savings of 50 to 7500 dollars, with calls for evidence, prosecutions, and reform of margin trading practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ian. J
Legal Aid Society
Wall Street
The
Stock Exchange
Almini
Arthur von Birtisen
Meyer
Miss Wyatt Hurt in Sheigh Accident at Eighth and Moore
Miss Wyatt and companions Gertie Lick and Mary Wyatt were thrown from a buggy on Eighth Street near Moore, injuring Gertie with head and face wounds, a crushed arm, and a slight ankle fracture. De. Munn attended and reduced the arm fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie
Lick
Mary Wyatt
Moarec
Pecupants
Mise Gertie Wyatt
Gotham Coal Depots Open For Needy In Cold Weather
Nathan Strauss opens coal depots at East Third Street and Wentworth Street foot for the destitute. Coupons offered at cost price or free via physicians after examining applicants. Depots distribute over 100 tons daily, crowds form from morning to night, order kept by special officers. Depots stay open while cold weather lasts. Also ads for Digestive Compound and Peerless Steam Laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nathan Strauss
Straune Ias
Strauss
Eset Thin Street
Tyre
Colonial museum planned by New York Dames at Van Courtlandt
The Revolutionary Dames of New York will convert the Van Courtlandt mansion in Van Courtlandt Park into a colonial and revolutionary relic repository. Plans include restoring the house to its original condition with modest alterations and adding exhibits such as Dutch wills from Albany, furniture, paintings, silver, books, miniatures, arms, and clothing of early settlers.
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Revolutionary Dames of
New York
Albany
Smith College Girls Stage Shakespeare in New York
Smith College graduates from Northampton Massachusetts presented two performances of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Garangel Lycen in New York. The all girl cast handled acting, design, and costumes, many dyed by hand, and proceeds fund an acid emle building. Fans traveled from distant points. many were accompanied by friends and relatives.
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New York
Smith's College
Northampton
Mass
Garangle Lycen
Brooklyn
Marion Crawford to stage Dr Claudius in Broadway debut
New York January 4 F Marion Crawford novelist has written a dramatization of his novel Dr Claudius to be produced under John F P Harley within the next three months likely February or March at the Broadway theater A leading man actress and an English actor with noted stage experience are slated for key roles If successful Crawford may write another original play for next season
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New York
F. Marion Crawfort
Dr. Claudius
John FP. Harley
Lady Marcarnt
Strane
Criveford
Bryan to Visit Ameria for Deer Hunt with Southall
Bryan has accepted an invitation to visit Robert Southall of Ameria for a deer hunt. Southall, a Chicago convention delegate and Bryan admirer, expects a great visit as West deer country hosts experienced hunters and promises Bryan will have ample sport during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesmond
Willam Jennings Bryan
Robert Southall
Amelia
Mrr
Southall
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Ameria
Bryan
Trio of babies born to Trilby at Boston Zoo
The Boston Zoo lioness Trilby gave birth today to three cubs. Officials plan christenings, with Mayor Quincy expected to christen one cub, and society figure Mrs. Jack Gardner possibly christening another.
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Trilby
Boston Zoo
Boston
Inoston
Quincy
Lilyokalan
Jack Gardner
Boston Society
Burglars steal eye from man on Michigan Avenue
Two burglars nabbed a glass eye belonging to Mulliken O'Brien during a house ransack at 28 Michigan Avenue. They were captured and the artificial eye found on them at Harritten Street station. Suspects named Barry Wateh and Dick Alurphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mulliken O'Brien
Latters
Michigan Avenue
Harriton Street
Barry Wateh
Dick Alurphy
Why a New Constitution? Schoch Urges Conservative View
Topeka lawyer W F Schoch argues against a constitutional convention. He says the current constitution is adequate and has served a growing state well. He warns against sweeping changes amid nation and west policies, noting reforms should come with low costs and broad support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoch
W. F. Schoch
Topeka
Sf T
Tam Np- Teaud
Wurreme
Schack
Ovation to McKinley in Cleveland Tour
President elect McKinley's Cleveland visit drew crowds at every station as the Canton party traveled by private car. Officials including Z W Wardwell and H A Kennedy greeted them, with 1000 people assembling in Cleveland and cheering as they passed and Major Blok escorted Mrs McKinney to National Chairman Harina's carriage.
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Cleveland
McKinley
Canton
Z. W. Wardwell
Cleveland, Canton & Southern Railway
H. A. Kennedy
Major
McKinney
Sarah Duncan
Meisinies
Slater
Miss Duncan
Perry S. Heath
Chicago
R. D. Kohn
Cooper
Bedford
Newburgh
Hiv
W.wordwell
Blok
Harina
Rarriaire
Elephant for Cubans in Cuba Trampled by Spaniards
A mangled report describes an elephant named Gyenny slated to be sent to Cuba to attack Spanish forces. Owner W. Harris telegraphs Senor Palma with plans to aid insurgents, hoping the trained animal will help in the rough entry to Havana. The message references negotiations, expenses, and a desire to aid humanity with an animal allied to the cause.
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Chicago
Jan
Gynny
Mune Klin
Nak
Cub
W. Fl. Harris
Senor Palma
Hoghwell Street
Gabas Republic
Tyiy
Onba
Hieces
Cuba
Hannibal
Escaped convict Green Nichols arrested near Topeka
John M. Johnson undersheriff of Jefferson county and Deputy Larry Sheehan of Topeka arrested Green Nichols on a farm three miles west of Topeka. Nichols, jailed previously for murder in Leavenworth in 1892, escaped in 1844 and used the alias John Davis. Identified by a informant, he is back to serve the remainder of his sentence. Reason remains unclear.
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Green Nichols
Topeka
John M. Johnson
Jefferson County
Larry Sheehan
Dent
Leavenworth
Chee
Shawnee County
Hip
Nichols
John Davis
Shaner County
Wort
Bhe
Nichola
Penitenthirs Sexterday
Milwaukee's Big Bell Toll Signals New Year
The Dig bell in Milwaukee's City bell tower rang for the first time at midnight to mark the end of the old year and the start of the new. Hundreds gathered to witness the moment as the city prepared to operate the bell by electricity with a heavy hammer mechanism.
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Milwaukee
Cincinnath Anit
Montreal
Witch
Sowtdk
Train Kills Two Horses At Santa Fe Crossing
Hope, January 4. A train incident near the Santa Fe crossing south of Hope injured two horses and involved a 15 year old girl and a 12 year old daughter who were shopping with their mother when the train struck. Constables from Justice Purrey court charged three men with larceny and deception. Green Craither and two youths were arrested, jailed on bond, and await preliminary hearing next week.
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Hope
Jan
Santa Fe Crossing
W. & Fivll
Banner
Elijph
Hersea
Guturdey
Ecounty Dail
Use Gor for Fuel Mincoln Farmers Brace for Crop Future
Mincoln reports continued wet weather slows harvest as farmers push to grow fuel crops. Neo and van a a note adverse conditions impact yields, with prices fluctuating and market activity restrained amid ongoing rain.
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Neo
Jerome Park Relics Unearthed In New York Excavations
In Jerome Park New York workers uncover colonial era artifacts including gold guineas and skeletons three feet underground. Finds near Sedgwick avenue and behind the Eames residence reflect long buried earthworks and daily diggings reveal household items cannon fragments and rusted blades. Skeletons dated to the colonial period were buried by Fa lsenpain Donahue and later laid to rest in a cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jerome Park
Sedgwick Avenue
I .E. Eames
thalr #iulls
Falsenpain Donahue
Almort
Bla Hort Independence
Leneth
Hactent
Old Port George
Orange Crop at Palmetto Shows 70 000 Boxes For Season
In Palmetto Florida on January 4 nearly all orange trees escaped a two year blight and the Gulf coast area near Leo shows a total fruit yield for the year around 70 000 boxes. Most fruit has been sold and pressed for shipment, with prices to consumers around five cents per orange at the source. Some buyers pay per box or per fruit, while freight and commissions add several cents more to the delivered cost. One grove sold for five dollars for the trees, and another dealer said a fruit grove could fetch seven dollars per box or about twelve cents per fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmetto
Pla
Gulf
Leo
de Rowan Manalee
Bayern
Carnegie Guts Wages in Open Hearth Mills
Pittsburg workers at Homestead Steel Works face a 20 to 30 percent wage cut across the two open hearth mills and possibly for tonnage men. Indignation runs high as employees form a committee to seek a meeting with General Manager Schwab to press the issue before company officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Homestead Steel Works
Carnegie Company
Schwab
Bitter Labor Struggle Over Penrhyn Welsh Quarry Blockade
A London dispatch reports Lord Penrhyn in Wales shutting his state quarries after workers formed a committee for better labor conditions. About 2,700 miners were left idle. mediation offer was rejected, and Parliament may push a law to enforce government mediation. Public opinion shows weak support for Penrhyn. The Chronicle launched a national fund for the defense of union rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Penrhyn
Wales
New York
London
London & Northwester
Jaber
Board of Trade
Lord Penrhye
The
Chronicle
Sambine
Immense federation forms union of 65 000 English textile workers
In England a federation of 65 000 textile operatives announced its formation in the northern counties. The pact covers every department from head weaver to float bay and includes a mutual aid pledge that if wages in one section are threatened the entire federation will strike in support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Boston Moves to Own City Printing Plant
Boston voters and city officials endorse municipal ownership of printing. The 20 year Rockwell and Churchill contract ends, with Mayor Quincy and the Typographical Union backing a city run plant to save costs and keep printing work in house.
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Boston
Pummen Council
Weirh Rockwell & Churchill
Quincy
Speen
Whalen
Eee
Union
Silas Gamble
Journal
Thomas M. Nolan
The
Post
O W Infort
Herald
Chas. G Wiking
Rockwell & Kutchul’s
Foster
Whalen Alvo
Frank Poster
Rock- Weill Churchill
Pericalar
Typographical Union
Totevan
Rockwell & Churchill
Wild man spooks Michigan town near railroad woods
Bagmnaw Mich Jane-Louis O'Leary and Charles Warner woodchoppers report a gorilla like figure near Flint and Pierce Marquette tracks Bridgeport woods after a fierce struggle they drove it off. The village fears venturing out as men scour the area. Senator Palmer ill in Springfield Worthington stay threatened with pneumonia.
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Bagmnaw
Jane
Louis O'Leary
Charles Warner
Flint
Pierce Marquette
Bridgeport
Texas Midland chief aims at southwest rail network
A Galveston report says B R Green, president of the Texas Midland, plans a major consolidation with Houston and Texas Central and the Laporte system to form a St Louis to Galveston trunk line. Mrs Hetty Green engineers the deal to extend Midland from Ennis to Waco and toward the Brazos country, with work to begin soon.
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St. Louis
Republic
Galveston
B. R. Green
Texas Midland Railway
Southwest
Mr. Green
Hetty Green
New York
St Lou
San Francisco
Texas Midland
Houston
Eras Central
Laporte
Hettle Green
St. Lewis
Santa Fe
Paris
Tex
Parlin
Enis Meuxton
Texas Central
Ennis
Green
Venasco
Anna Held Delays Parlor Match Appearance in Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports Anna Held planned to perform at the Columbus theater on Saturday night but lingered at the Harlem Opera House to watch The Sporting Duchess. Amidst interruptions and a restless crowd, Held finally reappeared after twenty minutes, leaving with the mat earrings seen backstage.
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Chicago
Anna Held
Columbus Theater
Harlem Opera House
Mademaiselle
Anna
Miss Field
Teanager
Opera
Mise
Pe Columbus Theater
Clerks Force a Sale in Chicago on January Fourth
Detectives from Harrison Street police station charged two clerks, Henry Woodson and M. Smith, with false imprisonment and robbery by intimidation after they allegedly enticed a man to the 422 State Street store and forced him to buy a tin for $10. The suspects were jailed and face a morning hearing, as similar complaints persist in the Clark Street area south of Van Buren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicate
Henry Woodson
Rogers and McDonald
Harrison Street
Lubner
AL M. Smith
State Street
Woodyon Tito
Clark Street
van Buren
Addicks Enters Match Making Rivalry With Diamond Co
Delaware senator candidate Will Buck Gould Addicks partners with the Kelly Match Machine Company to manufacture machines and matches in Philadelphia. The Diamond Match Company and Edwin Gould may contest Kellys rights to the patent, potentially impacting the new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addicks
Diamond Match Company
Kelly
Bell Telephone offers free phones to Cree business men
Tipening Mich Jun 4 The Bell Telephone company has almost all patrons in town while a local lock company now has four times as many subscribers. Bell proposes free phones to all business and professional men who commit to keep them in their offices for the next year as competition intensifies.
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Tipening
Mich
Bell Telephone Company
Cms
Bell
Bell People
Becanmbe
Focal Comas
Depew's New Scheme for Railroad Concession
Articles of incorporation filed in Trenton by a syndicate aiming to obtain a railroad concession in honor of prominent figures General Benjamin Tracy Colum Jan Jacob Aator William Seward and Dr Channeey ML Depew named as stockholders The company chairman Mr Tracy says the filing has no immediate value and may be for future convenience only The State Journal notes the move as a simple procedural step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trenton
Benjamin Tracy
Colum Jan Jacob Aator
William Seward Imvebt
Channéey ML Depew
General Tracy
Concesstoria
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Miss Wyatt
Gotham Coal Depots
Peerlesn Steam Kaundry
West Sth. St
Colonial Museum
Smith College Girls
Marion Crawford
Eias
Virginia
Harvard
William N. Palmer
Nora Thompson
Presbyterian Parsonage
Mr. Palmer
Danham
Auss Thompson
Bert
Salem
Willan Jeenings
Jennings
United State Weather Department
Kansas
Kansas Academy of Pelenep
Hood
Hood & Co
Lowen
Ae — — Coal Trust
Weather Clerk
Mkinley
Elephant
Gypsy
Train
Wollffa
Peerices Steam
Iiv
Carnegie
Michigan
Palmer
Springield
Palmer Hay Hot
Worthington
Lny
Will
Will Buck Gould
Depew
Astor
Honduras
Pills
Beechame—Beechar
the State Journal
Orson
Jank B. Martin
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C
S. S
Harper's Magazine
the Martian
du Maurier
Trinity
Frank Ft
Jockton
William Dean Howells
Bark Twalrt
Thomas Nelson Page
Richard Harting Davia
Owen Wister
John Kendrick Bucks
Ruth Menery Stuart
Octave Thanet
Mary E. Wilkins
Helence
Merry Smith Wiese
Andrew Wilxer
Mexico
Charles F. Lummis
México
Woodrow Wilson
John Bach MacMunters
Jam Barnes
Sheridan
Gov. G. A. Ferryt
Howell
Africa
East
Poultney Higerow
Stephyen Bonsai
Basthan Shuehea
Wiengatian
F. Hopkinson Smith
Richard Harding Davis
Caton Woodville
Queen Victoria
Harper & Brothers
Harper’s Magazine
United States
Canada
Harper & Brothers, P. O
Chicago & All Railroad
Sey Weer
Kansas City
James Charlton
St. Joseph
Atchison, ST. Louis
cHicaco
Oma PeonInstage municaroLis
Peoria
South
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