Rochester Daily Union and Advertiser
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
MAY 30, 1900
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Possible Case of Suicide at the
Livingston Hotel Either Last Night or This Morning.
R.S.
AIKENHAD, who had been engaged to manage the Livingston Hotel during the
summer season, while the proprietor, George W. SWEENEY, was at the Hotel
Ontario, was found dead in bed in his room at the hotel at noon to-day by a
chambermaid.
In the room was found a bottle of laudanum. It was
evident that none had been taken from the bottle. The man was found lying
on his bed dressed in his vest and trousers. He had evidently died
while smoking, for a half-burned cigar was found on his shirt bosom.
Coroner KLEINDIENST was called and ordered the body removed to
the
morgue. Little was known of the man about the hotel by any one save Mr.
SWEENEY, who is at the lake and could not be seen this afternoon.
The last seen of the man alive was last night at 8 o'clock when he was about
the hotel office and seemed in good health and spirits.
FIRE IN
SYRACUSE.
Department Store of R.A. STOWELL and Other Property Damaged.
SYRACUSE, May 30. – The big department store of R.A. STOWELL in
the
Rosenbloom block, Nos. 317 and 319 South Salina street, the furniture store
of A.A. GRAFF in the Dillaye estate block, next door north, and the millinery
house of F.J. WEST in the Hayden block, adjoining the STOWELL store on the
south, were damaged by a disastrous fire which was discovered at 10:25
o'clock last night. The loss was $85,000. It is covered by insurance.
The fire broke out near the elevator shaft in the fifth floor
of the
STOWELL store and made its way down to the (Didn't get rest
of article.)
MAY 30, 1900
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OBITUARY.
Mrs. Miranda
C. RODGERS.
LYONS, May 30. – Mrs. Miranda C. RODGERS died yesterday
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth RODGERS, on Holley street, aged
78 years. Deceased was a daughter of the late John CROUL, and
was distantly related to the VANDERBILT family in New York. She was
the widow of Dr. RODGERS, at one time a prominent Rochester physician.
For many years Mrs. RODGERS lived with and cared for her mother on
Jackson street, until the mother died a little over a year ago. Deceased
is survived by a twin sister, Mrs. Henry TEACHOUT, and another sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth ROGERS, both of this village; three brothers, Paul CROUL
of Chicago, Ill., Almon and Joseph CROUL of Detroit, Mich,; also one
son, Spencer RODGERS of Troy.
Mrs. Augusta POTTER.
Special Dispatch
to Union and Advertiser.
SODUS, May 30. – Mrs. Augusta POTTER, after
a long illness with tumor, died last night. She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John CLARK, a sister of Mrs. Samuel WRIGHT, Miss Margaret CLARK, John
Roy, Grant and Monroe CLARK all of this town except Grant, who lives at
Bay City, Mich. She was born here thirty-four years ago. A husband is
a resident of Michigan. The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon.
Willard A. COBB.
LOCKPORT, May 30. – Willard A.
COBB, civil service commissioner, died in this city late yesterday
afternoon. He had been in ill health for several months. Mr. Cobb was born
in Rome, N.Y., fifty-six years ago. He was graduated from Hamilton College
in 1864.
THE BISHOP CASE.
Justice KENEFICK Grants a Certificate of
Reasonable Doubt.
Special Dispatch to Union and Advertizer.
CUBA,
May 30. – Upon securing the affidavits of five men showing that Juryman M.G.
LEWIS of Andover had expressed an opinion on the famous Bishop manslaughter
case before the trial, which was detrimental to the accused, Gabrial BISHOP,
Justice Daniel J. KENEFICK of Buffalo granted a certificate of reasonable
doubt staying the sentence of BISHOP pending an appeal that has been taken to
the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
Young BISHOP is at
liberty on $5,000 bail during the pendency of the appeal. Judge SWIFT,
counsel for BISHOP, will make a strong fight to have the conviction and
sentence set aside.
MAY 30, 1900
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Confined in a Cellar
Till He was Captured by Superintendent CRIPPEN of the Pound.
A
bull terrier belonging to Jack TURNER of St. Paul street was put to death at
the dog pound on the river flats yesterday by Superintendent CRIPPEN. The
dog was thought to be mad, and the pound superintendent took no little risk
in capturing the canine and taking him to the pound.
TURNER's dog
was bitten two weeks ago by a dog on Driving Park avenue. No particular
attention was paid to the bite till a few days ago, when the animal began to
act in a strange manner. Then it was concluded that the dog that had bitten
him was probably suffering from rabies. It was not long after the dog had
attracted attention by his strange actions that he went into the cellar of
the unused street car barn next north of TURNER's Rock Cottage. TURNER
concluded that it was a good place for the dog, and he stopped up all the
holes through which the dog might escape. The dog did a good deal of howling
in the cellar, and the matter was called to the attention of Superintendent
CRIPPEN by a lady who lives in the vicinity. She stated that the dog had
been in the barn several days, and she thought it had not been fed. Mr.
CRIPPEN went to see TURNER, who made an explanation which satisfied Mr.
CRIPPEN that the best thing had been done under the circumstances.
The pound master, armed with a net, went to the cellar and caught the dog,
which was a dangerous as well as no easy task. The animal was taken to the
pound and there put to death with the fumes of charcoal.
Seen
Struggling in the water by Michael GRANT Who Dived in and Hauled Him
Out.
An unknown boy, fairly well dressed and about 16 years of
age, was taken to the City Hospital at 10:30 o'clock this morning from Hose
5 on Lyell avenue in an unconscious condition, having been hauled out
of the canal by Michael GRANT of Smith street. The physicians at
the hospital were working over the boy at a late hour in an effort
to restore him to consciousness.
It is not known how the boy
got into the canal. He was first seen struggling in the water by GRANT, who
was near Lyell avenue bridge at the time. The point where the boy was in the
water was near Moore street.
GRANT hastened to the bank of the
canal and throwing off his coat dove into the water as the boy was sinking presumably for the third
time. By the time GRANT reached the youth he had
stopped struggling, having become unconscious. By the time GRANT appeared at
the surface of the water with the boy and drew him to the bank quite a crowd
had collected and GRANT with his burden was hauled out.
The boy
was carried to the fire house on Lyell avenue and efforts were made to
resuscitate him while waiting for the arrival of the City Hospital ambulance,
which was sent for. The boy showed little signs of life when the ambulance
arrived and a quick run was made back to the hospital where the physicians
spent several hours in endeavoring to resuscitate the boy as it was apparent
that there was still life in the body. The physicians worked heroically and
several times the boy seemed to be coming to, but each time he sank again
into a stupor. The treatment was kept up in the hope that the boy would be
restored to consciousness.
It could not be ascertained who the
boy was or how he fell into the canal as no one saw him fall in. It is
possible that the ??? riding a bicycle along the canal bank and that he
accidentally rode into the water. The fireman at the hose house did all they
could in the way of attempting to resuscitate the lad. As quickly as
possible the ambulance was sent for and the boy was taken to the hospital.
The physicians at the hospital said the boy appeared to be 15 or 16 years of
age and that he was fairly well dressed.
MAY 30, 1900
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They Could Not Decide Whether Brayton GRAHAME Was
a Highway Robber.
The jury in the case of Brayton GRAHAME, who is
charged with attempted highway robbery, came into court yesterday afternoon
saying that they could not agree and they were discharged.
GRAHAME was accused of attempting to hold up Ann DOLAN near the Catholic
cemetery in Honeoye Falls. Mrs. DOLAN, who is an elderly lady, described the
assault and said that she was sure that GRAHAME was the assailant. The
defendant's father and other members of the family, however, testified that
the young man was home at the time of the alleged crime. Assistant District
Attorney AVERILL appeared for the people and Philetus CHAMBERLAIN for the
defense.
Henry URSPRUNG's Funeral.
The funeral of the late
Henry URSPRUNG was held from the family residence, No. 269 Central avenue, at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The services were attended by a large number of
the friends of the deceased. Rev. J.F.W. HELMKAMP, pastor of Salem Church,
officiated. Interment was made at Mt. Hope. The services at the grave
were conducted by Germania Lodge, F. and A.M, of which the deceased was
a member.
MAYOR SUMMONED.
To Testify at Albany To-Morrow in the DOW
Law Forgery Case.
Mayor CARNAHAN this morning received a telegram
from Albany asking him to be present in Albany to-morrow at the investigation
into the DOW law forgery. It is expected that other Rochester officials
will be summoned to Albany before the investigation closes. The mayor
will leave Rochester to-night for the state capital.
The
investigation at Albany is to be before Judge GREGORY of the County Court of
Albany county. Many clues concerning the forgery of the bill have been
discovered at Albany and it may be that the instigator of the crime will be
brought to justice.
ARRESTED BY HIS WIFE.
And Then STENAS Was Turned
Over to Policeman and Locked Up.
Leo STENAS, arrested yesterday on a
charge of drunkenness, was committed to jail to- day and will be examined in
police court to-morrow.
STENAS got drunk yesterday and went to
his home at the corner of Herman and Hanover street and raised a row. His
wife placed him under arrest and turned him over to Officer GREVE, who sent
him to the police station in the patrol wagon.
Announcements.
– The
funeral of George M. CONE will be held from the family residence, No. 181 1-2
North Union street, at 2:30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
– The funeral of
Mrs. Mary D. FIFFT will be held from the family residence No. 234 West
avenue, at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
– The funeral of Mrs. Joseph
STEPHANY will be held from the family residence, No. 79 Nassau street, at
8:30 o'clock to-morrow morning and at 9 o'clock from St. Joseph's.
–
The funeral of Mrs. Anna PLANER will be held from the family residence, No.
251 Maple street, at 8:30 o'clock to-morrow morning and at 9 o'clock from SS.
Peter and Paul's Church.
– James FOWLER died Monday at the Rochester
State Hospital. The deceased is survived by two brothers, Henry of Riga and
George of Chili, and three sisters, Julia SCHUR of Riga, Mary FULLEM of Chili
and Hannah SCHAFFER of Rush. The remains were taken to the residence of
this brother, Henry FOWLER, in Chili, from where the funeral will be held
at 9 o'clock to- morrow morning and at 10 o'clock from St. F?chan's
Church.
MAY 30, 1900
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ANGEL - FLADD.
Popular Young
East Side People United in Marriage.
A quiet home wedding took place
last night at the home of Mrs. J.M ANGEL, No. 15 Hamilton street, where her
only daughter, Caroline F.J. ANGEL, was united in marriage to William J.
FLADD. Rev. H.H. HECK performed the ceremony. Aside from relatives of the
contracting parties only a few intimate friends were present. Miss Harriet
C. SMITH acted as maid of honor, with Charles ANGEL, brother of the bride, as
best man. Miss Leah FOX and Master Everett FLADD, a niece and nephew of
the groom, were flower girl and page respectively.
After the
ceremony an elaborate wedding supper was served covers being laid for
fifteen. A large number of costly and beautiful gifts were received by the
happy couple, many of them being in silver, china and linen. The bride and
groom are well-known and popular east side young people, and enjoy the
acquaintance of a large circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. FLADD will reside at
No. 38 Wilson street.
DE GRAAF - CHATFIELD.
Miss Merina DE
GRAAF and Egbert A. CHATFIELD were united in marriage last evening at the
home of the bride's parents, No. 158 Merrimac street, in the presence of
relatives and intimate friends of the families. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Howard R. CHAPMAN, pastor of Genesee Street Baptist Church. Mr. and
Mrs. CHATFIELD will reside on Spruce avenue.
SYNDER - MARKLE.
Miss Kittie Bell SNYDER and Eugene King MARKLE were united in marriage
yesterday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
SNYDER, No. 5 Anne street. Miss Emma M. SNYDER acted as maid of honor and
Henry W. WINN as best man. A wedding supper was served after the ceremony
and Mr. and Mrs. MARKLE left later for a short trip in the east. They will
reside at No. 5 Anne street upon their return.
SO
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Rochester Union & Advertiser
Rochester, NY, Monroe Co.
May 30, 1900
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At the eightieth annual meeting of the Monroe County Medical
Society held yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
President, Dr. J.W.WHITBECK;
vice-president, Dr. Lewis P. ROSS, secretary, Dr. W.M. BROWN, treasurer, Dr.
C.A. GREENLEAF.
In the evening a dinner was served at Arcanum Hall at
which Dr. H.S. DURAND officiated as toastmaster. Toasts were responded to
by Rev. Dr. Henry H. STEBBINS, Henry W. CONKLIN, S.H. LOWE, and Dr. W. J.
HERRIMANN.
At the opening session in the morning President D. G. MASON
presided and delivered his annual address in the course of which he said:
"In this, the closing year of the nineteenth century, a century richer in
achievements in all that pertains to the progress and betterment of humanity
than any which has preceded it, it is fitting that we halt for a moment by
the way to consider our present status as a profession and indulge in brief
retrospection to determine if our progress has kept pace with the phenomenal
advance made in other arts and sciences. We claim that it has. In this
connection we shall consider more particularly the practice of medicine
aside from the art of the surgeon, as the latter can and does appeal more successfully to the masses. For what a man can see impresses him much more
profoundly than the theories of the scientist, let them be proven ever so
clearly. Said a very intelligent layman to me recently, 'If the science of
medicine had made the same progress as has the art of surgery, during the
past twenty-five years, your profession would be much higher in the scale than it is.' My reply was "That as brilliant as has been the achievements
of surgery, the work of the general medical practitioner compares very
favorably with it'."
After the address by the president, papers
were read as follows, "Obesity as a Contraindication to Abdominal Section"
by Dr. Thomas JAMESON, "Epileptiform Convulsions Frequently Caused by
Intra-nasal Disease" by John O. ROE; "Serum Diagnosis" by Prof. Charles
WRIGHT DODGE. After Dodge's paper the noon intermission was
taken.
The afternoon session papers were read by Drs. F. W. MULLIGAN, R.
F. MAYNARD, S. A. LATTIMORE, Charles D. BOSWELL, Charles S.
STAR.
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