New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-31


big wear In the New York City zone.
Wosi of the occurrences that invited
the attention and held the interest OF
New Workers originated far outside o.
the citv and outside OF the United
states. Great events rarely do sister
acts. One generally prevents another
iouncinc life around at the same mo-
ment. The wear was officially started
early on January /, when from all parts
Of the city this cry was raised
"Why don't the B. K. ]. put on more
cars and heat them
That has now become as necessary
20 the beginning OF new year as IL IS
for al least one reporter 10 open ms
first Horse Show story with THE horse
Is king"
The first big affair was the closing Of
the private bank of Henry Slegel and
Frank +. Nogel, bringing distress TO not
only depositors and their families, but
TO the employees OF department stores
in which the pair had controlling
hand.
John Doe highways graft inquiry was
nut under way by District Attorney
Whitman. who found that road con-
tractors had TO give up great sums Of
money 70 Democratic "bagmen" 70 get
state work.
Mccain Tragedy Opened Year.
Early in the month the body OF
Jessie Evelyn Mccain, the young glrl
who disappeared from her home IA
Flatbush in the preceding month, was
left by the sea on the Coney ] iand
beach. Ii has never been determined
lust how She met her death.
William Willett, former Representa-
tive from Rockaway, was convicted IN
Kings County Of trying TO buy ms way
TO nomination for justice OF the gu
preme Court. ,.,
ChauFeurs on the auto trucks when
deliver mail 20 the railroad and steam
shin terminals and branch postoihceS
went on strike. That disturbance was
quickly quelled
Joseph Cassidy, Democratic boss OF
Queens County, opened February by
being convicted Of conspiracy IN tne
Willett judgeship scandal. LOUIS wal
. ter. Cassidy's aid, was treated similarly
Hans Schmidt, slayer OF Anna
Aumuller. vas convicted of her MURDER
and sent 10 Sing Sing, where he Is 10
/ be executed unless the Court OF AP'
peals refuses to affirm conviction.
A new trial was granted 10 Becker
/ BY the Court Of Appeals.
The first of the teacher-mother cases
now one of the most important topics
| of the day, came 10 the attention Of the
/ public. ,,..-
Led by Frank Tannenbaum, hundreds
/ Of unemployed men held street mass
meetings and decided not to 90 TO
work unless work came half way.
81 ana
Of this branch of the unemployed as
sumed threatening proportions. me
[ Taunenbaum crowd. Identifying ltsell
with the I. W. W, broke into churches
demanding food and shelter. Ihelr ac-
tions and attitude earned the lndlgna-
ton Of the public and several OF the
leaders were arrested.
II was in March also that the auto
mail trucks became most serious
menace. Chaufieurs drove the ma
/ chimes at reckless speed, killing ana IN
turing so many persons children
/ mostly-that the authorities stepped ia
Water and Gas Blow Up.
To keep up with the spirit Of the
times even the gas and water mains
/ lost their wonted Calmness and eN-
/ ploded all over Manhattan.
April won distinction, according TO
/ the available records, by seeing more
/ saloons in this city 20 out Of business
/ than in April of any other year. The
| same records do not show how many
new ones were opened.
/ John D. Rockefeller gave 100000 TO
the study of animal diseases.
Intimation that al. was not we'll be
tween the former Miss Giulia Morosinl
and her husband. Arthur NJ. Werner
f formerly police guard Of her property,
came when she barred the gates and
stationed private detectives 10 keep
f him out of the house.
Arthur Woods was appointed Police
Commissioner 10 succeed Douglas i
Mckay. The four gunner Of the
Rosenthal case were executed.
Michael p. Mahoney, trying 10 kill
Mayor Mitchell, shot and slightly
wounded Frank L. Polk, Corporation
Counsel.
On May 3 General Daniel E. Sickles
died.
To show their indignation at the
treatment of strikers in the RoCketel-
Ter mines in Colorado, Upton Sinclair
and scores of men and women, wear
| ing mourning bands, paraded IN front
Of the Standard Oil Building, at "a
Broadway.
Chester r. Duryea. insane. shot and
killed his father, General Hiram Dur
Becker was convicted for the second
time.
Bouck White. Of the Church Of the
Social Revolution. violently interrupt
ed the services in the Fifth Avenue
/ Calvary Baptist Church. the Rockefel'
Ter church, and was sent 70 Black
wells Island for six months.
Echo of Vera Cruz War
The funeral parade of the Seventeen
marines and sailors who were killed