Over-water Florida East Coast line opens to Key West
A passenger train rode 46 miles over sea from Knights Key to Key West signaling the opening of the over-water extension of the Florida East Coast railroad. The event kicks off a three day celebration with foreign warships and U S Atlantic fleet units attending.
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Ocean
Key West
Flagler
Fla
Knights Key
Florida East Coast Railroad
Florida
Taft
Oliver
Naval Affairs Committee
House
Henry M. Flagler
New York
United States
Joseph R. Parrott
Yale
Mex
Goldsmiths’ Art
Tiffany & Co
George W. Allen
Albert J. Gilchrist
Washington
Jacksonville
Young
Naval Station
Army
Naval Equipment
Naval Reservation
J. C. Merideth
W. J. Krome
Merideth
Krome
The
Keys
Homestead
Long Key
Clinton
Hudson River
Knight's Key
MOSER
Pwores Ay Eam
Florida Keys
Roosevelt Named as Possible Nominee at Amherst Dinner
Theodore Roosevelt loomed as a possible party nominee after Lawrence Abbott praised his wide reading and hard travel, while hisses and applause marked the Amherst alumni dinner. President Harris announced his resignation, and Lawrence Abbott’s Amherst Idea tribute highlighted Roosevelt’s life and library.
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Lawrence Abbott
Theodore Roosevelt
Amherst
George Harris
Edward Hitchcock
Amherston
Deee
Harris
C. H. Gates
Lawrence
Arthur P. Rugg
Alvord
William Orr, Jr
Duke and Duchess of Connaught Visit New York
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught with Princess Patricia arrived at Grand Central and stayed four days with Ambassador Whitelaw Reid at 451 Madison. A 50 cover dinner honored the royal party with Cardinal Farley and Gov. Dix among attendees. Taft to receive the couple in Washington. royal escort arranged.
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Union Station
Duke of Connaught
Taft
White House
James Bryce
Ambassador Bryce
President Taft
Hitchcock
George V
England
Vanderbilt Place
Forty-fifth Street
Cornwall
York
Patricia
Anne Evelyn Pellys
Colonel Lowther
Beaupre
Duke and Duchess OF
Old Colony Head Takes Lehigh Valley Post
Andrew Ross resigns as Old Colony division superintendent of the New York New Haven Hartford system. Effective Feb 1 he becomes superintendent of the Lehigh Valley railroad New York division, after leading Taunton Massachusetts operations and previously serving at the New Haven terminal Harlem terminal and as assistant superintendent.
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New Haven, Conn
Andrew Ross
Old Colony
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Taunton
Mass
Ross
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New Haven
Harlem
Roosevelt Jr Deflects Questions On Politics In Chicago Visit
Theodore Roosevelt Jr arriving with his wife from San Francisco declines to discuss politics saying he is too old for that sort. He notes his father will speak for the family as reporters press for remarks during their visit to Roosevelt parents.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
San Francisco
Drunk Driver Tries Loop the Loop Near Station
Martin J. Nee, 20, of 284 Isabella Street, a taxicab driver, faces a police court charge of drunkenness after a ride from North Station ended in a collision with an Elevated structure. His mud guard scraped an upright, pedestrians fled, cars swerved, and a team of horses was nearly involved before Nee halted at the station wall. The passenger was injured by flying glass and completed the trip in a carriage.
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Martin J. Nee
Isabella Street
Nee
Rexford
Cadum Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments
Advert appears to promote Cadum for eczema psoriasis pimples sores rash and other skin conditions. The product contains juniperus oxycedrus extract and is described as antiseptic with fast soothing healing effects. Pricing listed as 10c and 2c with distribution via druggists.
Yale Graduate Aviator Dies in Los Angeles Jump
Rutherford Page aged 24 a Yale graduate from New York and Curtiss aviator was killed at Dominguez Field during the third day of the international aviation meet. He fell about 150 feet as the program neared its end.
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Los Angeles
Rutherford Page
Yale
New York
Curtiss
Dominguez Field
Beachey
Page
William D. Page
East Thirty-eighth Street
Aviation
Nassau Boulevard
Long Island
Prac
First Aeroplane Meet Fatality Page Dies In Fall
New Yorker and Yale graduate Page died after losing control in a stunt during the five mile handicap at an aviation meet. Facing treacherous winds he leaped clear from 60 feet, his machine wrecked and burned. Curtiss praised his early promise and warned against risky feats.
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Page
Lincoln Beachey
Beachey
Glen
Curtiss
San Diego
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