Mayor Low Outlines Transit Plans for Greater New York
Mayor Low discusses rebuilding the Brooklyn Bridge superstructure and treating all East River bridges as railroad thoroughfares. He backs a Manhattan east side subway, Park Avenue yard changes, and electric power for Grand Central traffic, with unions stations north of Harlem and progress on Williamsburg and Broadway-wide improvements.
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Low
Greater New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Lindenthal
Manhattan
New York Central Railroad
Park Avenue
Brook Isn Bridge
Stooklyn Ridge
Aicance
Ressitte
Phe
New Railroad
Mast River
Financial
Hudson River Herries
Centre Street
Willansboro
Brooklyn
New Jersey Ferries
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
Eevee Street
Flatbush Avenues
Anal Street
Bowery
Blackwell's Island
Parsons
Bether
Canal Street
Blackwell's
Siindridge
Corned
City Hall
Ieland Bridge
Manhattan Railroad Company
J Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Grand Central Station
New York Central Company
Madison Avenues
Bronx
PCR
Flarlem River
Madison Avenue
Fifty-sixth Street
New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Harlem
East Side
Jerome ‘Avenue
Rapid Transit Commission
Broadway
Battery
Manhattan Island
Pennsylvania
New York City
Coeeees
Forty-fifth
Pryantestreet
Fifty-sixth
Fifty- Fifth Street
Union Station
Park Avenue Tunnel
Judge Modifies Injunction in July Oats Corner Case
Chicago judge Chytraus revises an injunction against the Chicago Board of Trade and key operators led by Patten Carrington & Co. and Bartlett Frazier & Co. The ruling freezes actions by defendants to endorse down margins and delays full adjudication next week. The bulls deny conspiracy and claim July oats are worth above 35 cents, while large July purchases by the bull clique are disclosed.
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Chicago
Chytraus
Chicago Board of Trade and Board of Trade
James A. Patten
Carrington, Patten & Co
Bartlett, Frazier & Co
Board of Trade
Waite, Thorburn & Co
Jos. Bidwell
Carrington, Patten &Co
James Patten
Shorts
Freight Blockade Strains Ash tabula and Conneaut Ports
Ash tabula and Conneaut, major iron ore ports, face unprecedented freight congestion. Yard space and motive power are being expanded, with 1,200 cars in Ash tabula’s up-town yards and trains awaiting entry. Officials from Lake Shore and Johnstown divisions consult to boost capacity. At Conneaut, engine shortages force unloading ore to stock piles. ten new engines expected by Aug. 1 will ease the bottleneck.
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New York Times
Ashtabutla
Ohio
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Lake Shore Road
Plymouth
Niles
Buffalo
Lake Shore
Murray
Youngstown
Johnstown
Finda
Bessemer
Carnegie
Montclair Youths Head to Maine Camp
Nearly one hundred Montclair boys from prominent families depart for a month long YMCA camp in Moody Island near Friendship Maine. F R Armstrong leads the group and the camp is named after President Gladding. Facilities include 12x14 tents 35x70 dining pavilion with a large fireplace, twelve rowboats, a war canoe, a circular tent layout, a baseball diamond, a tennis court and cricket.
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Montclair
N. J
Maine
F. R. Armstrong
Young Men's Christian Association
Gladding
Montclair Association
Moody Island
Friendship
Tidewater
Park Avenue Aunrel Improvement Plans Described
Chief Engineer Wiigus Talke discusses proposed Park Avenue tunnel upgrades including electric traction, through traffic, and a Harlem Union Station. Eleven grade crossings to be abolished, Park Avenue yard expansion to widen capacity and reduce steam smoke, with Madison Avenue loop and Bronx Union Station shaping future service.
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Wiigus Talke
Hudson River Electric Co attaches gold bonds to Morton's support
The Hudson River Electric Company, parent of all local electric and water power firms, has given Morton Trust Company three supplemental mortgages to secure a $5,000,000 issue of gold bonds.
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New York Times
Ballston, N. Y
Hudson River Electric Company
Morton Trust Company
New Steamship Company Formed in Mobile
The Benemilis Steamship Company was incorporated in Mobile to operate steam and sailing vessels from the port. Principal subscribers are Filomeno and Mary Benemilis of Mobile and James I. Lemaire of New Orleans.
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Mobile
Ala
La Follette's Plot Against Spooner In Wisconsin Politics
Assistant Attorney General notes Wisconsin Republicans courted La Follette loyalists at Madison. He argues La Follette engineered a Spooner betrayal to force a pledge to back his platform, and predicts Spooner will win the Legislature while a La Follette machine fights true Republicans and Populism in the state.
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New York Times
Washington
Louis A. Pradt
Wisconsin
Madison
la Follette
Senator Spooner
Spooner
United States Senate
la Folletta
Hoard
Stout
Follette
Tammany
Comming
McKinley
Dunn Sees Mayor Low At City Hall In Unusual Visit
Chairman George W. Dunn of the Republican State Committee met Mayor Low at City Hall in what was described as a first for the city. Dunn declined to detail their talks, citing fairness and privacy. He said they discussed many matters including city and state conditions and he plans to meet Low again soon.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
My Atention
George W. Dunn
Republican State Committee
Mayor Low
Oyster Bay
Low
New York Senator Platt Denies Oyster Bay Pledge
Senator Platt denied a published report that, while at Oyster Bay on Wednesday, any pledge had been made to President Roosevelt regarding Indi New. The denial counters claims of front bench alignment as rumors circulate in New York political circles.
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Platt
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Indi New
Charming Wrappers and Manhattan Shirts Offerings
Charming Wrappers priced at 6 cents feature percale fabric in stripes or figures with capes and trimmed with embroidery and braid. Manhattan shirts priced at $1.13 with regulars at $1.50 and $2. Negligees offered in plaited and plain styles with detachable or attached cuffs. Sizes 34 to 46. No mail or C O D orders.
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Manhattan
Shirt Waist Suits Move at 1.95 With Stylish Fabrics
The ad highlights shirt waist suits priced at 1.95 in lawn percale and madras fabrics with tan oxford ox blood blue white and black white colorways. Describes full waist with tuckings open back or front stock collar lace trim and matching braid stitched skirt with deep flounce sizes 32 to 46.
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Percale
Madras
Oxford
Valenciennes
Dress Suit Case The Hercules at $4.95
A heavy sole feather dress suit case named The Hercules is described as new style, English handle, leather lined and 24 inches long, priced at $4.95.
York Prefers United Delegation To 1904 National Convention
Senator states no pledge or agreement was made with the President or Chairman Dunn regarding the 1904 National Convention or the State delegation. He dismisses reports of a demanded pledge as lies and confirms no discussion occurred. Col Dunn corroborates the assertion in a late-night statement.
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York
Dunn
Col. Dunn
Ex Chief Devery Busy with Views and Events
Ex Chief Devery spoke on Governor qualifications and denied endorsing any candidate. He failed to secure the Grand Opera House for vaudeville and arranged a free show at the American Theatre for Ninth District residents. He visited the St. Columbus Society HQ amid a pyrotechnic display as the W S Devery Young Men’s Democratic Club formed with over two hundred first voters enrolled.
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Devery
Bird
Coler
Grand Opera House
American Theatre
Forty-second Street
Eighth Avenue
Ninth District
St. Columbus Society
Twenty-fifth Street
Ninth Avenue
Devery Young Men's Democratic Club
James 8. Clark
John Mulhall
George W. Gibbons
Republican Committee Calls Meeting to Set State Convention
Col George A Dunn chairman of the Republican State Committee calls a meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at 10 A M on Saturday Aug 16 to fix time and place for the State Convention and other business. A successor to Judge John F Parkhurst may be chosen with several candidates mentioned led by ex Senator J Sloat Fassett of Chemung.
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George A. Dunn
Republican State Committee
Fifth Avenue
John F. Parkhurst
Steuben
J. Sloat Fassett
Chemung
Col William L Barbour Nominated by Republican Convention
Col William L Barbour of Bergen County was named by acclamation as the Republican candidate for the Sixth District at Passaic New Jersey. His nomination came from First Assistant Postmaster General William Johnson of Hackensack, with the district including Passaic Bergen and Sussex Counties.
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Passaic
N. J
William L. Barbour
Bergen County
Col. Barbour
William Johnson
Hackensack
Bergen
Sussex Counes
High License Local Option files slate for state offices
Nomination papers bearing 1 209 signatures were filed with the Secretary of State by the High License Local Option Party for Percival W. Clement of Rutland as Governor and F. W. Agan of Ludlow as Lieutenant Governor. The full ticket includes Clement and Agan with the remaining nominees from the Republican slate.
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Montpelier
Percival W. Clement
Rutland
F. W. Agan
Ludlow
Clement and
Lee
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East River
West Side Railroad
New York Wallaghs
Rail 1
Interborough Communication
Union Stations
Ock
Cortlandt Street
Gansevoort Market
Thirty-eighth Street
West Water Front
Transit Commission
Bull Clique
Ashtabula and
Young Men’s Christian Association
The
Aunrel
Harlem and
W. J. Wilgus
New York Central and
Mott Haven
Croton
Wilgus
Highbridge
Morris Heights
Fordham Heights
King’s Bridge
New Steamship Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Falls
Thousand Islands
Quebec
Saguenay
Montreal
Au Sable Chasm
Lakes Champlain
George and
Saratoga
Geo. W. Boyd
Broad Street
Philadelphia
J. R. Hutchinson
J. R. Wood
New York State
President Roosevelt
UMNES
United States
Union Taffeta
Buck Bros
Byck Bros
Uptown
125Th St
Republican Committee
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Vermont
Allen
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