Stupendous Tunnel Proposal Connects City and Jersey
A bold plan proposes a New York Jersey tunnel under the East River linking Long Island and New Jersey with a 5 million dollar vaulting, five parallel tubes, and a surface-surface route from Hunter's Point to Christopher Street. The project aims to carry trains, open elevators, and handle 40,000 daily passengers, with General Roy Stone as president and Everett P. Wheeler among incorporators.
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Hell Gate
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Hunter’s Point
Brooklyn
Long Island Railroad
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New York City
Tunnel under river to be lit by electricity and ventilated by suction
Plans for a Hell Gate tunnel describe a long under river route using artificial stone lining, draining seepage by sump pumps, and electric locomotion. End stations will have elevators and work faces for skilled labor. Steam is unsuitable. four passenger trains per direction every five minutes are planned with freight service later. The aqueduct work to finish in May will allow transfer of men and engines.
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Long Island
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New Sermoy
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Great Ridge
Sylvester Scott a Mighty Hunter of Nar and Other Beasts
Sylvester Scott of Dry Creek Sonoma famed for bears and grizzlies. Drizzly Adams survived a bear head wound and exhibited trained bears for years. Scott built a famed stock ranch near Cloverdale and used a Russian terrier and mastiff to tackle bears in a prolonged war of extermination. He killed many bears yearly at his peak, hosted notable sportsmen, and earned legendary status among early 20th century hunter feats.
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Drizzly" Adams
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America
Rocky Mountains
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California
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Prince Stauuberng
Austria
Reine
Anlerson Brothers
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Orion
Hercules
Two Living Heroes Save Woman From Burning Building
New York firemen Price and Christian Weiss earned praise for a daring rescue at a five story tan brick building on Fifty seventh Street and Tenth Avenue. They climbed onto the icy roof and dropped a rope to Mrs. Sarah Beator, who was trapped on the third floor, guiding her to safety. Price and Weiss faced imminent danger as freezing water created slick conditions, with Weiss noted as five feet one inch tall and fraught by the department’s height expectations.
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Driver Price
New York
Jutin J. Tries
Fries
Winsy
New York Capitol Dome Crumbling Under Its Weight
A damaged panorama describes the New York State Capitol dome over the Assembly chamber, noting iron rods and steam pipes meant to balance cooling, with bulges and cracks visible and officials fearing collapse. The piece traces decades of cost, design changes, and delays from 4 million to about 25 million dollars, and calls the building a major public calamity amid ongoing renovations and reassessment.
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Assembly Chamber
Pleum
Capitol
New York State
Sousa
Thomas Fuller
Richardson
Weston
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Tut
Mr. Fuller
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Thichardson
Leopold Kadditz
Frederick Law Oimsteul
Eidliv
Endlitz
Memory and language after head trauma inspiring perplexing cases
Dr Abercrombie recounts a case where a man stunned by a blow on the head remained semi conscious and spoke Welsh, a language unknown to staff at the London hospital. The incident highlights memory disruptions and puzzles about language retrieval after concussion.
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Abercrombié
London
Wales
A Curious Pamphlet Promoting Quack Remedies
An early 19th century style advertisement touts Pierce's Purgative Pillets and Kelaye's Columbia Oidine as universal cures. It lists numerous ailments from headaches to toothache and rheumatism, claiming quick relief and urging trusted sales by A. O Hyde amid boastful, florid language.
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