Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-02
Sacred CONCERTS
IN NEW YORK
SUNDAY
New Years Eve Celebrated
With Music and Orgies
Other Than Customary BAG
chanalian Revels.

New York, n. ", Jan. New
Years eve, falling on Sunday, amuRe-
ment OF a sort different IRON tho
usualgFles was offered in many
places. There wns no lack OF theaters
to offer entertainment to the thorngs
who made tho street az that time al
most impossible and unbearable.
Theaiers which heretofore remained
DARK Sunday nights provided special
sacred concerts" and Tor week
seats were az a premium, particularly
ii a Speculation could be found In
side door.
Boston and Philadelphia, according
10 the theater trcasurers. were great
~ ~ evidence. q be excise laws Ia
each city 40 not allow great latitude
ON Sundays Never before, Il was
said today IN the various thea.crs, had
many requests for Sunday night res
crvatlons come In.
Henry c. ffrick. steel magnate and
former partnar OF Andrew Carnegie,
will be the new traction king in this
city. according 20 the World today.
The story Is that Mr., Frick. associated
with the Thomas r. Ryan interests
viii finance the new Sc million dollar
New York railways company, organ
lzed to take over the old Metropolitan
Street railroad which was sold for
12 million dollars yesterday under
foreclosure proceedings brought by
the bondholders.
That the health OF w. Watts sher-
man has undergone a marked inn
provement is Indicated by the fact
that his daughter. Lady CamOys, II
sailing today for England With her
husband on board the Olympic Among
their fellow passengers Will be Lord
mad Lady Decies who have been
spending the holidays with Lady
Decles' parents, 1lr and Mrs. George
Gould.
A long reign OF quiet In Chinatown
was broken last nigat by a shooting in
connection with which Ong FoOng,
head OF the Hip Sing society. Is under
ARREST TONY Carsona. Am italian ped.
der, was shoi twice In the abdomen
and is likely TO die.
Fire In two big downtown loft
buildings early today did damage esti-
mated at 100000 and resulted Ia the
severe injury or two policemen
The smaller fire was in the four
story printing plant OF Vippcrt a.
Bruckncr. Il threatened TO spread
10 nearby tenements and a hundred
tenants were aroused from their beds
az O'Clock In the morning and sent
barefoOted through the icy water
that flooded the streets below. A
timely shift IN the wind saved their
homes.
The other Gre was in a 7-story loft
building az 20 Jefferson street. TWO
policemen went into the building be-
fore the flremen arrived and were
blown By an explosion through two
plato glass 4 ytitions into he street,
where they landed with clothing
nhlaze. Both will recover.
Eager 10 reward fellow fireman.
who rescued him at FIRE ten years
ago. Louis T. Hamek, battalion chief
OF the Brooklyn FIRE department, has
asked for immediate retirement on
half pay. His friend and rescner.
George ). Volse. Is at the head OF the
leiigihle list for promotion 10 this no.
sitlon. but the list expires with the
end OF the year and he would have
10 take another examination unless
vacancy was created before that
time.
Differences which had threatened 20
develop into a strike OF thiuy-fwo
thousand gas workers, with the nos
aibility OF reaponseless gas tets and
ranges facing the community, have
/ been settled through the mediatory Of
llees OF the cancellation committee OF
the National Civic federation.