Final Blast Opens Pennsylvania Tube Network
A team of engineers led by James Forgie and Fred Lavis blasted through rock near Bergen Hill to join a tunnel from Hackensack Meadows. By May 1 the two tubes should be complete under Bergen Hill, with tracks, signaling, and a 16 mile total tunnel system including a large Jersey City terminal. The project cost is estimated at 9 million dollars and aims to enable forward travel from Long Island City to Hoboken without surface transfers.
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Bergen Hill
Hackensack Meadows
James Forgie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fred Lavis
James Bradley
William Bradley
McManus
Pennsylvania Tunnel
North River
Hoboken
Lackensack Meadows
Pennsylvania Terminal
Long Island
Chicago
Washington
Possi
Manhate City
Long Island City
Meadows
Bergen Wil.ind
Newark
Hudson
Thirty-third Street
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Tenth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Weehawken
Pennsylvania Road
Sale of Perry Library Showcases Inlay Bindings
A forthcoming sale of Preston A. Perry’s library in this city highlights rare bindings by Ralph Adams. Notable pieces include Browning Men and Women in Venetian inlay designs with green morocco and gold tooling, and Thackeray Pendennis in two volumes. Other items feature modern tooling and illustrated bindings, with prices reaching high figures.
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Preston A. Perry
Ralph Adams
Adams
Venice
Robert Browning
Morocco
Morpero
Sertibner’s
Thackeray
Robert Downing
Ares
Bom
Barrie
Stephen Crane
Isdas
Christopher
Wiliam Stortis
Ek Thomas
Tee Morris
Are
Borough Bank Names Clearing Agent for Reopening
The Borough Bank of Brooklyn will use the Chase National Bank of Manhattan as its reserve and clearing house agent for its reopening on Tuesday. President Shears said deposits would exceed a substantial sum.
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Borough Bank
Borough Bank of Brooklyn
Ransel
Chas National Ban of Cranhattan
Ljagent
Shears
Suhee
Safety Devices Exposition Opens in New York
The American Museum of Safety Devices and Industrial Hygiene opens a public exposition at 251 West Thirty-ninth Street, running until June, featuring eight thousand square feet of exhibits. Dr William H Tolman notes Europe’s museums and urges a national safety museum with an inventor laboratory. Prize essays on economic waste due to incidents and occupational diseases are offered.
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American Museum of Safety Devices and Industrial Jiygierie
West Thirty-ninth Street
William H. Tolman
Europe
America
Munich Museum of
Hmb
Walter Cerr
Charles I. Tucke
F. Te Hutton
Josiah Strong
Sommerfield
Berlin
Summer Outing Plan for Hebrew Children’s Sanitarium
The Board of Directors of the sanitarium announce a summer program to care for more sick babies and young children. They expect about 27,000 children to benefit before summer ends. The Rockaway Park hospital run by the society has saved hundreds of poor babies through its care.
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Sanitarium For
Rockaway Park
New Circus Rival for Baby Elephant at Madison Square Garden
The Madison Square Garden circus introduces Baby Bunting with a new crimson Easter gown valued at about 200 dollars. Mecca the baby camel debuts with a gold robe, while elder elephants Gypsie Lena and others wear jeweled gowns costing hundreds. The show runs final New York performance April 18 with Brooklyn opening Easter Monday.
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Baby Abe
Madison Square Garden
Brooklyn
Abe Lincoln
Miss Abe
Abe
Baby Bunting
Mecca
Little
Jennie
Baby Elephant
Baby Sunting
Gypsie
Lena
Bunting
Eamr
Beth
New York
Moray
Im Spiro
May Marry Divorcees at Mormon Conference
The reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held its annual conference in Independence. President Joseph Smith opposed enacting laws to bar ministers from marrying divorcees and spoke at length on marriage and romance, referencing insania cases and the Thaw case in New York.
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Kansas City
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Independence
Joseph Smith
New York
Court Upholds Bookstaver Will and Rutgers Bequests
Supreme Court Justice O Gorman upheld the late Henry W Bookstaver will denying his widow access to the full estate beyond her lifetime The will provides life income to Mrs Bookstaver and permits use of principal for her support If she dies without issue the remaining principal goes to Rutgers College The court finds the Rutgers bequest not a trust and valid against perpetuity challenges
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Supreme Court
O'Gorman
Mary A. Knoblauch
Rutgers College
New Jersey
Rutgers Fund
Justice O'Gorman
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Jersey
Hackensack Mead
A. Long
Manhattan
Harrison Station
Harrison
McAdoo
McAdoo Tunnel
Perry Library
Ers
Dr. Tolman
Spe
Paris
Rutgers
19Th Street
6Th Avenue
Greenhut and Company
B. Altman & Co
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