New York Welcomes Hudson Tubes in Historic Transit feat
New York and New Jersey celebrate the opening of three Hudson tunnels under the river marking a milestone in urban transport. The project began in 1878, cost about 71 million, and ends ferry era while linking Jersey City and Hoboken to Lower Manhattan.
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New York City
Bergs
New Jersey
Hudson
New York
McAdoo
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Hoecken
George Washington
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Fulton and Cortlandt Streets
Wall Street
Manhattan
Hoboken
Sixth Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Broadway
Jersey
Upper
Lower Manhattan
Belmont
Tle
Willing to Be Cannon Target In Naval Test
Two men, R. A. Tascoe of Glen Ridge New Jersey and Daniel H. Mills of Bellevue Kentucky, offered to risk their lives in military research by volunteering for tests on the turret of the monitor Florida. The Navy department replied that no humans will be placed in the turrets during the test, but commended their courage and invited enlistment.
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Washington
United States
Navy Department
R. A. Tascoe
Glen Ridge
N. J
Daniel H. Mills
Bellevue
Snore
Florida
Tascoe
Mills
Department
Navy
Stones clog Beacon plant cripples Chester power
Stones clogged the Beacon Electric Light plant pump in Chester pa shutting off the city’s electric current. The screen broke allowing obstructions to pass. several industrial plants halted. the Chester Times delayed. matinee crowds at the Chester Opera House and Family Theater left in dim light.
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Chester
Beacon Electric Light Company
Beacon Company
The
Chester Times
Chester Opera House
Family Theater
Elephants Drug on Market
Kansas City reports a colorful market for wild animals as the Kansas City Zoological Society seeks to build a zoo in Swope Park. Offers include a full menagerie for 10000, male elephant 2500, female 2000, two male camels 600 per pair, lions 700 for a pair, a family of three lions 1350, two more females 750, leopard 200, hyena 200, black bear 100, wolves 25 each, half bred buffalo 150, elk 100, plus an Australian dealer with mostly birds ill suited to the climate.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Zoological Society
Swope Park
Mollycoddle Is Sent Home From Western Military Academy
John Flentge a 19 year old cadet at Western Military academy in Upper Alton Illinois was escorted to a train by a committee of classmates and sent home after being labeled mollycoddie and mamma's boy. His Alton to Cape Girardeau ticket was purchased by fellow cadets and he was told to never return. Captain Eaton noted he had not broken any school rules but was markedly unpopular and thus barred from returning.
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Upper Alton
Ill
Western Military Academy
John Flentge
EB. W. Flentge
Cape Girardeau
Alton
Eaton
Mlentge
Kept Fortune in Basket in Tennessee Slum Death
John Mc Millian aged 86 died in a Chattanooga hovel possessing a fortune of at least 150000 dollars. A chip market basket he carried contained cash and papers worth over 100000 dollars. He once owned much real estate. six years ago his son killed himself after which he converted most property to cash. He left no will. his fortune goes to his daughter Mrs Janes McCluggrage of Rose Fill Kansas. The two had long been estranged.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John McMillian
Janes McCluggrage
Rose Fill, Kan
Wu Versus Takahira In High Stakes Open Door Showdown
Two top East Asia diplomats Wu Ting-fang for China and Takahira for Japan arrive in Washington to duel over Manchuria and the open door. The United States stands to back China’s integrity while Japan seeks relief from economic strain and access to American trade. The coming year promises a pivotal diplomatic contest with Washington as arena and the two nations as principal players.
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Washington
Wi Ting-fang
China
Takahira
Japan
Manchuria
United States
Corea
Hay
Root
Shanghai
Germany
Great Britain
Far East
America
Maud the mare costs farmers dear in codington county
In Codington county a sightless sorrel mare named Maud has cost three farmers nearly 200 dollars as lawyers fees mount toward a possible 1,000 dollars. Thomas Riley bought Maud for 35 dollars at auction and later refused to pay after discovering her value. He lost in justice court and in circuit court and now seeks a new trial with a bill of exceptions. May term will decide ownership amid rising costs and contention over Maud’s true value.
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Watertown
Codington County
Maud
Thomas Riley
Justice Court
Circuit Court
Marquis
Pwner
Peary Buys 16 Islands Near Eagle Island for Eskimo Dogs
Lieut Stppert By Peary quietly purchases titles to 16 islands in Cusco bay near his Eagle island summer home. He plans to breed Eskimo dogs on several islands, already owning 50 animals. Pups sell for 50 dollars each and a pure white specimen has attracted a large offer which he refused.
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Lewiston, Me
Stppert
Peary
Cusco Bay
Eagle Island
Lawsuit Across Centuries Ends in Amicable Settlement
In Freimar a 1430 dispute over dam height between mill owners and Gotha suburb authorities ends after 478 years. The municipality pursued the case amid huge costs and long legal wrangling, concluding with an amicable resolution.
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Berlin
Freimar
Gotha
Hammocks and Hearts in Verse and Verselets
A collage of humorous clippings about romance and weathered wit. It riffs on hammock lore, leap year mood, bread making, and a town editor prank, weaving jokes from music, rural life, and newspaper lore. It mentions a Maryland paper tale of Henry Miffins, a piano tale in Kansas, and a Heaven dream joke from Long Valley Idaho.
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ODEN
Cudson
Hudson Tunnel
Church and Cortlandt Streets
Hudson Terminal
Cfteep
North America
C. Haskins
Haskins Company
William McAdoo
Tere Ley
Hudson River Tunnel
Monitor
Elephants
Kansas City Zoo
Mollycoddle
Associates
Waldon Fawcest
R. E. Peary
Wirt Wolf
Pipes
Maryland
Henry Miffins
Doctor Brown
Hi Jones
Winfield
Beacon
Grand Opera
Texas Land Company
C. G. Ke ®Er
Chris
Kansas
Alton Empire
Geo. Hahn
Hahn
Wildebrandt
Long Valley
Roseberry
Idaho
John McMurren
Heaven
Tf Wwe
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