Banker L J Gage Fends Off Elbow Thug On Sixth Avenue Train
Lyman J. Gage former secretary of the treasury confronted a tall well dressed man who crowded him for space on a Sixth Avenue elevated car during the morning rush. The elbow jabbed Gage’s head and ribs as the banker defended himself with a rolled umbrella. Passengers mocked the exchange as the two men alighted at Rector Street.
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New York
Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Gegee
Sixth-ave
Fifty-eighth-st
Mr. Gage
Mr.Gage
Rector. St
Pennsylvania railway approves $10 million in upgrades
The Pennsylvania railroad board authorizes spending about $10,000,000 on improvements. Nearly $8,000,000 goes to the Philadelphia to Harrisburg corridor with about $6,000,000 on the northwest system. Planned double tracking on Fort Wayne route and Cleveland & Pittsburg line plus surveys for a new Lawrence Junction to Redbank link.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Harrisburg
Northwest
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg
Chicago
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Hudson
Ravenna
Lawrence Junction
Redbank
Allegheny Valley
Panhandle
Columbus
Steubenville
Chartiers Railroad
Snowfalls Hit Illinois Michigan Indiana and Iowa
Weather reports indicate heavy snow fell in Illinois Michigan Indiana and Iowa on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning with additional snow reported in Kentucky and New York.
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Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
New York
Miss Gould Brings Thanksgiving to Woody Crest Boys
Miss Helen M. Gould visits Woody Crest home for poor boys on Thanksgiving Day. A special turkey dinner is served and the boys present as a gift some of their manual training work. She also gives a turkey to the parents of the sewing class members.
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New York
Helen M. Gould
Woody Crest
Miss Gould
Time Tables and the Human Side of Rail Travel
A humorous meditation on time tables and ticket sellers, exploring inertia in railroad culture and the quirks of timetable lore. The piece riffs on approaching agents, studying schedules, and the absurdities of plotting journeys from New York to Chicago or Indianapolis.
Colorado May Build Consump tive Actors Home Near Denver
Colorado officials consider establishing a home for consumptive actors near Denver as a possible project. Details remain unclear, with early discussions focusing on location and funding.
Doctor Norton studies faces of 18 beheaded Chinese victims
New York dispatch reports Dr Oliver D Norton a US Navy observer photographed and studied the faces of 36 Chinese executions in Canton and elsewhere. He notes brief life after decapitation with upward eye movement lip movement and rare attempts to speak as death follows.
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New York
Oliver D. Norton
United States Navy
Norton
Naval Service
Philippines
China
Canton
Actors Propose Sanitarium for Consumptive Players
Prominent actors and managers plan a national sanitarium for consumptive performers in Colorado or Arizona. The project would be funded by special performances, with a central New York committee coordinating local city committees and donations.
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Harrison Grey Fiske
Albert J. Boire
Theorode Bromley
Actors’ Society
Charles Farrel
Frisco Dramatic Review
Lillian Russell
Weber & Fields
Louisa Eldredge
Bell
Denver
Trent
Actors’ Fund
Colorado
Arizona
United States
Central Committee
New York City
Orphans No More The Weisburds Buy a Baby for $500
New York reports Abraham Weisburd and his wife Kistner bought Morris Goldberg, seven weeks old, from his mother Sarah Goldberg of Bayonne New Jersey after nine years of longing for a child. The sale was conducted by Notary Max M. Gantz at a Monroe street home, with the mother citing need to pay rent and feed her other children. The couple celebrated the arrival with a bath and preparations for adoption as they await county filing.
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New York
Abraham Weisburd
Kistner
Weisburds
Morris Goldberg
Sarah Goldberg
Bayonne
N. J
Weisburd
Max M. Gantz
wWetsburd
Notary Gantz
Gas engine sale by Fairbank Morse & Co at bar gain
54 horsepower gas engine used only six months from Fairbank Morse Co will sell at a bar gain. Jack shaft and fine double belt included and equipped for running dynamo. W. D. Pratt 400 Century Bldg.
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Fairbank, Morse & Co
W. D. Pratt
California Book Promotes State for Travel and Investment
A newly issued Chicago and Northwestern Railway booklet extols California's climate, outdoor life, and industrial and transportation advantages. It targets travelers and prospective visitors, inviting readers to send four cents for postage to W B Kniskern, Passenger Traffic Manager, 2 Fifth Ave, Chicago.
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Chicago & Northwestern R’y
W. ‘B. Kniskern
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Dog Fish Tale Becomes Courtroom Jest in Wisconsin
In Milwaukee a judge recalls a pair of countrymen arguing assault and disorderly conduct as they swap fish stories. One claims a four foot dog fish with legs chased him through Thompson’s Creek, while the other counters with giant Wisconsin trout tales. Both mock the other as a liar before the case is discharged.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Neelen
Zillmer
W. Water St
Jedge
Thompson's Crick
Pike County
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