Explosion Destroys Ingrid Crew and Wrecks Wall Street Row
James Wynne a weigher for W H Brown and Co and his aide Edward Hanlon survived the blast from the Ingrid. The Katherine W. had arrived with explosives and the explosion shattered windows across Broad Street. Trinity Church and its school suffered damage and many offices including Henry Clews faced ruined doors. Glaziers worked through the day as repairs began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wynne
W. H. Brown & Co
Exchange Plate
New York
Wynne
Edward Hanlon
Lister & Co
Pier 5
Ingrid
Bomb blast near Morgan Bank shocks Wall Street crowd
Turmoil erupts on Broad and Wall Streets as a blast shocks J P Morgan & Co and Mills building. About 1000 people gather while police struggle to control the scene and trading on the stock exchange stalls. Windows are blown in and brokers rush to assess damage and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Henry Clews
Broad Street
Drexel
J. P. Morgan & Co
Broad Exchange
Beaver Street
New York
Broad and
Wall Streets
Morgan
Stock Exchange
Passengers Saved After Explosive Blast at Jersey City Terminal
A massive blast at the Central Railroad of New Jersey terminal in Jersey City hurled a surge of air through the waiting area and offices. Although wreckage and panic erupted, a combination of timing and air pressure spared over a hundred travelers who were departing or awaiting trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Jersey City
TiZ for Tender Feet Cures Corns and Inflammation
New foot bath tablet claims to draw out inflammation and soreness. Promises relief from corns, callouses, bunions, frostbite, chilblains, ingrown nails, and tired aching swollen feet. Sold by druggists or direct from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. Chicago Illinois for 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Ill
Glass Shattered Across Lower Manhattan During Sudden Disturbance
Mounted police pursued the cause as damage spread through West Street from Barclay and Greenwich streets. Many buildings along Rector Cortlandt and lower Broadway suffered broken plate glass as activity continued at the stock exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Street
Barclay
Greenwich Street
Rector and Cortlandt Streets
Lower Broadway
Devastating Air Blast Wrecks New Jersey Station
An immense blast shattered glass and damaged vehicles at a major terminal, injuring dozens as air forced through the waiting room and ferry slips. A corps of railroad physicians treated the wounded while clock hands halted at 12:20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Company
Terminal
Manhattan
North River
Jersey
Wilkesbarre
Boundbrook
Somerville
Mauchunk
Elizabeth
Explosion Shakes Manhattan Island Blowing Out Windows
A massive blast tore through Manhattan Island on February 1, with glass shattering from Canal Street to the Battery. Pedestrians were injured by flying shards as offices and stock exchange districts flooded with frightened crowds and rushed to hospitals. Fire alarms sounded, and skyline buildings emptied onto streets amid chaotic scenes.
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Canal Street
Battery
New York
Manhattan Island
Stock Exchange
Financial District
North River
Filmet
Hook
Crazed by Explosion Seeks Mayor in City Hall
A man damaged by the New Jersey waterfront dynamite blast appeared at New York City Hall seeking Mayor Gaynor. He muttered about suffering from electricity, was arrested by attendants, and identified himself as Charles Thile from Bayonne, New Jersey, where he worked at the time of the explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York and Harbor
Communipaw
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Long Island
Jersey City
New York
New Jersey
Charles Thile
Bayonne
N. J
Moths on the Stand in State Hearing on Suppression Efforts
State Forester Rane faced questions from the agriculture committee about gypsy and brown tail moth control. Ray mond and others criticized lax enforcement while Rane defended progress, citing prior work as successful. A request for the annual forester report was noted for the next hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rane
Committee On Agriculture
George J. Raymond
W. P. Martin
Lexington
B. H. Bashin
George
Raymond
Thomas I
Mahoney
Waylands
Sudbury Road
KE. Peabody Gerry
United Improvement Association
A. Horton
Horton
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New Street
Exchange
Trinity Church
Trinity Parish School
Broadway
Fosdners
Singer
City Investing
Chemical Company
Ra Aso Tum ‘Ao
Cascarets
New York Harbor
Mark H. Jackson
James Street
Syracuse
N. Y
Jackson
Nature
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Gaynor
Hilton
LTV
Linville
Are Hilton
Washington St
Temple Place
Philadelphia
Newark
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