Pennsylvania tunnel franchise faces final Board vote
After a two hour Railroad Committee debate the panel voted 3 to 5 to favor a report backing the Pennsylvania tunnel grant. Supporters cite city labor gains and a $9,000,000 project, while opponents press wage and eight hour clauses and warn of political repercussions in the final Board of Aldermen decision.
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Aldermanic Railroad Committee
Board of Aldermen
Downing
Robert F
Borough of Brooklyn
Goodman
Elias
Borough of Manhattan
la Wiest One Hundred and Twentieth Street
Klett
John ¢C
Business
Carpenter
West One Hundred
Owens
James
Tammany
East One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Street
Peck
William D
Sedgwick Avenue
East One Hundred
Eighty-second Street
Diemer
John
Voorhies Avenue
East Twenty-third Street
Lundy
Railroad Committee
Timothy P. Sullivan
James, Gaffney, Doull
Robert F. Downing
Brooklyn
Michael J. Cady
City Hall
Sullivan
Pennsylvania
Savoy Theatre
Hie
John T. McCall
City of
New York
James Owens
Tamne
Friends of the Tunnel Grant
Rapid Transit Commissioners
McCall
Alderman Goodman
Fornes
The
Bronx
Cassidy
Queens
Cromwell
Richmond
Cantor
Manhattan
Forest
the Board of Aldermen
Missing context from a newspaper page list
A catalog style note lists sections and page numbers across a newspaper issue including Amusements Insurance Notes Court Calendars Real Estate Weather and more reflecting the paper’s varied coverage. It functions as a contents or index beacon for readers navigating the edition.
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United Service
Weather Report
Pennsylvania 20 Hour Special Ships To Chicago Daily
The advertisement notes a 20 hour service chosen by the busy man. It claims unparalleled service from New York to Chicago with daily departures from Newark and Brooklyn.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
Newark
Brooklyn
Woman seeks mandamus for marriage certificate in Janes May case
Mrs Marion S May files for a writ of mandamus to compel Dr George C Houghton rector of The Little Church Around the Corner to issue a marriage certificate for her recent marriage to Herbert Janes. She claims he deserted her within two hours and offers strained details of the prior breach of promise suit and family opposition. The couple wed last Thursday at the rectory and registered at the Grand Union Hotel as Mr and Mrs Herbert Janes.
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Marion S. May
Herbert Janes
Jones
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
George C. Houghton
Herbert Jones
May
David Hershfield
Terry Smith
Holm & Smith
Janes
Grand Union Hotel
M.S. Herbert
West End Avenue
Janes Brothers
Henry KE. Janes
New Rochelle
Indiana Soft Coal Trust Aims 95 Percent Mine Ownership
Richmond Indiana reports a plan by a syndicate including Daniel G. Reid William B. Leeds Crawford Fairbanks and others to consolidate 95 percent of Indiana soft coal mines. The group seeks a 25 million dollar capitalization with half preferred and half common stock.
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New York Times
Richmond
Ind
Indiana
Daniel G. Reid
William B. Leeds
New York
Moore Brothers
Chicago
Reid and Leeds
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
Boston
Rock Island
Wall Street
Reid, Leeds
Milwaukee Faces Severe Cold and Coal Shortage Tonight
Milwaukee endures sharp cold with temperatures from 10 degrees above to 5 below zero. The hard coal shortage hampers residents as coal merchants report many with money but no coal to sell.
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Milwaukee
Burnett’s Extract of Vanilla Ad Pledge in Pure Form
An advertisement praises Burnett’s Extract of Vanilla as the best perfectly pure highly concentrated and endorses Dewar’s a Scotch with a pledge of friendship and King of Cheer.
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Burnett
Adv
President Teddy Roosevelt Mention Sparks Coal Strike Hearing
At the Coal Strike Commission in Scranton Ira H. Burns questioned a witness about Teddy Roosevelt, prompting objections from Gen. Wilson. The hearing dominated by miners' testimony against Markle Company, detailing evictions, docking, and disputed 10 percent wage increases tied to 1900. The Erie Company provided wage and hour statistics as the panel pressed for figures.
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Scranton
Penn
Coal Strike Commission
Ira H. Burns
Independent Companies
United States
Teddy _Roosevelt
Burns
John D. Hughes
Armour & Co
Mr. Burns
Teddy Roosevelt
Gen. Wilson
Gray
C. B. Markle & Co
Hazleton
Markle
Markle Company
Erie Company
Wall Street Journal ad on Black and White Scotch
An advertising blurb touts Dow Jones properties and invites readers to try Black and White Scotch, presenting it as the best whisky. It emphasizes accuracy and completeness as the watchwords of its publishers. Publicity highlights the drink and associates the brand with the newspaper.
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Wall Street Journal
Dow, Jones & Co
Adv
Coal shortage grips city as coal output soars elsewhere
Amid bitter cold, Manhattan and Brooklyn residents struggle to obtain coal as domestic anthracite shipments surge from Erie collieries to tidewater. Reports show 700000 tons mined last month, with 60000 tons daily reaching New York area while locals pay higher carting costs and face disrupted deliveries.
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Stamford
Conn
Erie Railroad
Tidewater
The
Erie Railroad Company
Erie
New York
Burns Brothers
Cortlandt Street
Brooklyn
Manhattan
East New York
Long Island
Fort Hamilton
East River
Manhattan Railway Company
Shortage in Boston Deepens as Coal Supply Fails
Special to The New York Times Boston faces a coal famine with major retailers halting orders. Eastern shipments average 51,000 tons daily but arrivals fall far short. Prices hover near 9 dollars with local dealers already hiking to 12 dollars. Normal daily consumption runs about 5,000 tons. Receipts for the past week total 91,436 tons, leaving 1,500,000 tons less than last year at this time.
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New York Times
Boston
New York
Arrest of Yonkers boy in Leyh death mystery
Robert Westphal a fourteen year old office boy at 73 Broadway Williamsburg was arrested on a suspicious person charge after confessing to adding promoseltzer to a glass of beer that killed George L Leyh. He admitted buying a bicycle with stolen money and then changed stories about the events.
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George L. Leyh
Broadway
Williamsburg
Robert Westphal
Brooklyn
Leyh
Yonkers Sporting Goods and Novelty Company
Stockholm Street
Westphal
Leah
Yonkers
Qleyh
Capt. Reynolds
Schermerhorn Street
Williams
Jjleyh
Suffering in St Louis As Cold Weather Bites Poor
The bitter cold exposes fuel shortages in St Louis as coal scarcities push residents to bituminous coal and shelter crowds swell police stations. Car famine worsens supply, threatening harsher hardship as officials report rising numbers seeking warmth and aid.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Indignation Over Baltimore Coal Shortage Crisis
In Baltimore three quarters of homes lack coal as temperatures drop and railway access remains strained. The Citizens Relief Committee and Mayor Hayes seek coal for the suffering poor and may dispatch a business commission to investigate mines and rail lines. A dealer calls the situation terrible amid delayed Maryland soft coal.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Hayes
Maryland
New Haven Coal Arrival Triggers Crowds at Yards
In New Haven 25 000 tons of coal arrived fueling crowds at yards as dealers limit sales. Police were summoned but kept out by orderly crowds. Some families suffer as soft coal and inland shipments reduce local supply. A coal barge Dixie 3 sank in the harbor while another loaded barge drifted nearby.
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New Haven
Dixie 3
Charles McWilliams
Niagara Falls by New York Central Lines
Travel to Niagara Falls with no extra expense by using the New York Central lines. The advertisement promotes an affordable journey option for readers seeking a scenic destination.
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Niagara Falls
New York Central Lines
Adv
Indiana for Fairbanks Holds Indiana Delegation
Washington dispatch reports L T Michener's interviews with Indiana Republicans show strong support for Senator Fairbanks if he runs in 1904. Most respondents say Fairbanks would command loyalty in Indiana, with Morton as an exception. Both Hanna and the President enjoy broad confidence, making a contested Indiana delegation possible.
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New York Times
Washington
L. T. Michener
Indiana
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Hanna
Oar Times
Michener
Oliver P. Morton
Lorenz Baffled by Severe Hip Dislocation Case
Dr Adolf Lorenz, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, reports the hardest case yet in the U S involving Mary Lehman a five year old daughter of a policeman with congenital dislocation of the hip. Despite great effort the operation was not satisfactory and conditions were unfavorable with a socket resembling stair steps. Lorenz plans to move on to Philadelphia then New York and Boston with further cases and a possible Spring follow up for Lolita Armour of Chicago.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Adolf Lorenz
Johns Tropkins Hospital
Mary Lehman
Lorenz
Philadelphia
Adolph Lorenz
New York
Boston
Lolita Armour
Chicago
Vienna
Divorce Granted to Mrs Adelaide F Fairbanks Allen
Mrs Adelaide F Fairbanks daughter of Senator Charles W Fairbanks was granted a divorce from Dr Horace D Allen Jr in Indianapolis Indiana Judge McMaster issued the decree after a quiet calendar action The court restored her maiden name and ordered the defendant to pay her attorney fees citing failure to support cruelty and neglect
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New York Times
Ndianapolis
Ind
Adelaide F. Allen
United States
Charles W. Fairbanks
Horace D. Allen, Jr
McMaster
Superior Court
Allen
Hugh
Adelaide F. Fairbanks
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad
An advertisement for Deerfoot Farm Sausages proclaims tender pork from little pigs and choice spices, claiming it offers the perfect sausage and warning readers to beware of imitations.
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Deerfoot Farm
Adv
It Makes Time The Pennsylvania Special
A clipped, unclear note notes that the Pennsylvania Special enables a business man to save actual four Pee but he may pursue his business duties en gute.
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Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt III Ill With Typhoid Fever At Park Avenue Home
Cornelius Vanderbilt III is seriously ill at 22 Park Avenue with typhoid fever after a severe cold and general debility. He has been bedridden for a week. doctors report no immediate alarm, while family and nurses remain by his side as guests and callers crowd the residence.
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Cornelius. Vanderbilt
Park Avenue
Flint
Janeway
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt House
J. B. Benkard
Twelfth Regiment
Dr Mayer Found Dead In Harlem River After Suspected Murder
The body of Dr Julius A Mayer a dentist at 110 East 116th Street was recovered at the foot of 124th Street by a patrolman. A deep stab wound head abrasion and missing valuables suggest homicide. Mayer reportedly earned 10000 yearly with 30 to 40 dollars on his person and jewelry and a peculiar spectacles pattern vanished. Mrs Eichorn and Dr Spitzer placed times of his last movements and plans to visit Hurtig Seamon’s Music Hall.
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Julius A. Mayer
East One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
East One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Street
Clute
Forty-second
One Hundred
Mayer
Tani
William Eichorn
New York Times
Edward I. Spitzer
Nan
One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Lenox Avenue
Hurtig & Seamon
Music Hall
Seventh Avenue
Coal Man's Sudden Death in Pittsburg Kansas
A. B. Marston of Thurber Texas assistant general manager of the Texas Pacific Coal Company died after fainting during billiards. coroner’s inquest and post mortem determined death from poison with no self inflicted cause. Marston had been in Pittsburg arranging miners for transfer to Thurber and planned to depart that night. He was brother of Edgar L. Marston of New York, president of the Texas and Pacific Coal Company.
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The
New York Times
Pittsburg
Kan
Dec. S
A. B. Marston
Thurber
Texas
Texas Pacific Coal Company
Marston
Edgar L. Marston
New York
Texas and Pacific Coal Company
Electric Overland Limited to California
The Every Day train to California is the electric lighted Overland Limited leaving Chicago at 6:00 P.M. via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Railways. Offices at 461 287 and 349 Broadway Adv.
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California
Chicago
Chicago and North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Railways
Broadway
Envoys Leave Caracas as Ultimatums Reach Castro Government
In Caracas British Minister W H D Hoggard and German Chargé von Pilgrim Baltazzi departed for La Guayra after delivering ultimatum-style demands to the Venezuelan Foreign Minister. Both legations closed, diplomacy unsettled, with rumors of a coast blockade and naval actions by British and German ships.
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Caracas
W. H. D. Hoggard
Herr von Pilgrim-Baltazzi
la Guayra
Mr. Haggard
Retribution
Herr von Pilgrim-Baltazzl
Joan
Hasgerd
Grant Duff
Legation
Mr. Godfrey
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Vineta
Trinidad
British German Ultimatums Press Venezuela to Settle
London reports Britain and Germany issued ultimatums to Venezuela with a time limit, threatening seizure of customs to enforce claims. Premier Balfour cites long-standing grievances and joint action with Germany, while Caracas awaits dispatches as tensions rise across diplomatic channels.
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London
Dec. C
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Foreign Office
Castro
Caracas
W. H. D. Haggard
Balfour
House of Commons
Henry» Campbell-Bannerman
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Uundy
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Foley
Oatman
Rep
Higgins
Marks
Dietz
T. F. McCaul
Culkin
Goldwater
Baldwin
Last
Florence
Gillies
Coggey
Maloy
Chambers
Haffen
theBronx
Keyes
Aldermanic Chamber
Jerome
Damus Dr. Houghton
Indiana Soft Coal Trust
Teddy
MR. Leyh
Young Westphal
Commission of Business Men
DR. Lorenz
America
Cornelius Vanderbilt III
Harlem River
Garagas
Berlin
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