Opening of New Tunnel Under East River
New York reports the first train crossing the East River tunnel linking Manhattan and Brooklyn marks a historic milestone. Politicians and engineers rode the initial trip unnoticed by many residents while Brooklyn officials and citizens cheered upon arrival, as regular service is expected later this month or early January.
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Tanedal
The
Journal
New York
New
East River
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Gotham
New York Sunday Shows Curtailed by Supreme Court Ruling
Justice O'Gorman's decision bans Sunday entertainment as a violation of the penal code. The ruling, sought by the police commissioner, could close practically all Sunday shows in the city, opposing the push to keep Sabbath leisure restrained.
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New York
Justice O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Thaw’s Second Trial Set For January Sixth
The date for the second trial of Harry Kendall Thaw for the murder of Stanford White was announced as January 6, renewing feverish public interest. Thaw’s wife appeared in court, looking younger than before, and wore a schoolgirl style outfit that drew attention from the earlier trial. Activists fearing sensational immoral details in press coverage urged newspapers to omit salacious parts, prompting renewed moral welfare efforts by society groups.
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Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Electric shoe polisher debuts on Broadway draws crowds
An automatic electric shoe blacking system opens at Broadway and Thirty-eighth, offering tan and black polish via five cent machines. Pedestrians watch brushes spin as lights signal a finished shoe, while a subway bride hunt and displacements of Jewish families near the Manhattan bridge also appear in this broad New York report.
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Broadway
Thirty-eighth Street
Troy
New York
Washington
Ninety-sixth Street
Fourteenth Street
Subways Seek Relief From Rush Hour Crowding
Crowds tighten around limited seats as rush hour commuters cram into express platforms. Special police guard stations to curb aggressive tactics once described as football play. Traction expert Arnald urges no standing room, proposes removing cross seats and adding sliding doors to speed loading and unloading within forty five seconds.
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Maine
Bion J. Arnald
Chicago
Public Service Commission
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad From Freeport Citizen
A Freeport resident L A Buckley lauds Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming relief from kidney trouble, backache, and fatigue after use. The testimonial notes insomnia, weakness, and weight gain improving with the product and urges readers to buy from Foster Milburn Co. New York as sale agents.
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Bright
Freeport
L. A. Buckley
Fifth Avenue
Dean
Emmett
Thanksgiving and the Christian path to progress
A long, reflective sermon extols modern wonders from libraries to farming tools and stresses God guiding the century's progress. It urges gratitude, service to others, and living with thanksgiving, tying prosperity to faith, education, and public duty, culminating in prayer and trust in God.
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al. B. Marberger
M. FE
Dakota
Benjamin Pranklin
Robert Palton Dave
God
Jove
Thig
Vis Hase
Lave Beven
Confbont
Lse
Heaven On Earth
Ulrich von Hutton
Luther
Christ
Massachusetts
Se Meeting House
United States
Denis
Rod
Matthewson
Manager's Ticket Gag Fails With Drunken Patron
A London playhouse manager uses a scam to refund tickets when patrons arrive drunk. A red faced man, already inebriated, proves the trick by presenting another ticket after the manager’s line. Telegraph humming is noted as an unexplained phenomenon, likely from temperature changes affecting wires.
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London
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Advertised
Take DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills for weak back bladder inflammation backache and weak kidneys sold by Wm. F. Jingkunz druggist at 85 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jingkunz
Stephenson Street
Annexation Bid For Freeport City Voters Dec 17 1907
Voters in Freeport face a special election on December 17 1907 to decide on proposed annexation of two described tracts. The first area covers lands around the Pecatonica River extending along Stephenson street and riverfront, adding all of the town of Freeport not yet within city limits. The second parcel follows Carroll Street from Union Street to the city line and back, extending the city boundary along Union Street and surrounding streets.
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City of
Freeport
Pecatonica River
Township Twenty-Seven
Stephenson Street
Said Street
Said
Township Twenty-Secon
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Carroll St
Carroll Street
Union Street
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Manhattan Bridge
America
Jesus
Perfection
Nickel
Japan
Standard 611
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Ical
Daily Journal
Grand Opera House
Freeport Railway, Light & Power CO
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