Week's Gossip From Gay Manhattan
New York and Brooklyn residents plan country retreats or Europe travel after Easter. Pilgrims head to Rome for Pope Leo's jubilee aboard the North America Hohenzollern. Fathers McAdam St Esme Smith and Porcile lead sections. Political forecasts hinge on New York party dynamics and potential Democratic gains if harmony fails. Major urban spending ahead with a $1 billion national total. New York City to spend $24 million on streets, water, sewers, bridges, subways, parks. Penn Station site acquired for joint Pennsylvan ia and Long Island Rail Road use. groundbreak likely next month. Wall Street institutions push national influence. out of town members rising in exchange circles. Western investors increasingly involved. Budget revisions aim to trim Tammany by a million or two. street and water commissions request modest increases. Debates over Passion Play at Lambs' Club spark religious controversy. Hammerstein to submit manuscript to Archbishop Corrigan for approval.
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THREE MONTANA ARMY OFFICERS HONORED FOR SAN JUAN HILL FAME
A Montana tribute recalls Lieut. W E Shipp and Lieut. W H Smith who died on San Juan hill July 1 1898 after life long friendship. Lieut Col E L Baker Jr also honored for heroism and promotions. Baker once sergeant major of the 10th cavalry and later in the Philippines and Cuba wounded in battle.
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March 1902 Snow and Flood Paralyze Northern Railways
A historic winter siege crippled the Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines in March 1902. A blizzard, then floods, packed tracks with cement-like snow and created floating ice lakes that stranded trains for days. Passengers endured hunger, cold, and isolation, while crews carved passages and ferries carried travelers across a growing lake near McKenzie North Dakota.
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The Benders’ Dark Legend Haunts a Western Tale
A writer recalls the Bender family from Cherryvale Kansas once accused of brutal murders. The account mentions Kate Bender’s reputed lure, suspects’ flight from Independence, and a chilling picnic by Verde Gras river where several rocks were dropped into a deep hole, silencing a feared clan.
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Wettest of Pavements on a New York Viaduct
The New York Herald notes that the 155th street viaduct shows deeper water on the lower sidewalk due to its grade and straight run. Rainwater flows downslope, gathering in long narrow watersheds and creating a film about a quarter inch deep near Eighth Avenue while upper sidewalk portions stay comparatively drier.
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