Rain and warmer weather speed New York snow removal
Rain last night and rising temperatures eased the Street Cleaning Department's job after a heavy two day snow. Commissioner Woodbury praised the effort of 1,800 extra laborers and 1,500 hired carts as crews cleared 35,739 cubic yards of snow and 23,826 loads of snow carts. The east side saw a shift to cross street work and ash collection faced limits due to scarce ash cans and high coal-related hiring costs.
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Woodbury
Fifth Avenue
Forty-fifth
Fiftyninth Street
Twenty-third Street
Upper West Side
Upper West Side. the East Side
East Side
Bowery
Rivington
Broome
Grand
Canal
Houston Street
Broadway
Treaty With Cuba Detailed For Senate Action
The State Department expects Gen Tasker Bliss to bring a draft reciprocity treaty with Cuba to Washington. Officials anticipate negotiation by Hay and Uesada and transmission to the Senate before Christmas, with possible House action on revenues. In Britain, Cranborne says representations were made to Washington but no reply yet.
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Gen. Bliss
Washington
House
New York Times
State Department
War Department
Tasker Bliss
Cuba
Havana
Hay
Uesada
Senate
Anfo
London
House of Commons
United States
Cranborne
Memorial idea grows for Poe in Boston circles
In Boston literary circles a movement forms to establish a Poe memorial. Poe, born January 19, in Boston, is highlighted by Prof. Richardson of Dartmouth College as a key New England figure leading revival of interest in the poet's genius.
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New York Times
Boston
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Old Haymarket Theatre
Richardson
Dartmouth College
New England
Troquois Theatre Company Gets Permit for New Playhouse
Chicago December 15 The Troquois Theatre Company secured a permit to erect a two story theatre at 79 81 Randolph Street. The project is estimated to cost 200000 dollars and follows a site already secured weeks ago.
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New York Times
Chicago
Troquois Theatre Company
Randolph Street
Prison Charity Reports Six Months of Help for Inmates
The Prison Branch of the Association of Catholic Charities released a six month report detailing 1000 plus visits to Tombs and district prisons, shelter and employment for many prisoners, aid to families, and prison chapel setup blessed by Archbishop Farley. The group, led by Mrs. Floyd Jones, relies on donors like Thomas F. Ryan and seeks funds at 100 Fifth Avenue to continue preventive and probation work amid rising juvenile crime.
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Association of Catholic Charities
Farley
Mayo
Bar of Justice
Father Pardow
Father Doyle
Thomas F. Ryan
Floyd Jones
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Hermann Oelrichs
Bouvier
Iselin
Neilson
Fireman Hannon Ends Life Amid Trial Hoax
George A. Hannon, a Bronx fireman at Truck 17 on One Hundred and Forty-third Street, killed himself with carbolic acid after a trial over alleged absence without leave. He left a farewell to his fellow firefighters and spoke to Battalion Chief Sloane before dying. He faced a pending decision, had two honorable mentions for lifesaving, and left behind a wife and three children, including a crippled son who had died six months earlier.
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George A. Hannon
Forty-third Street
Third Avenue
Peter Sloane
Hannon
Sturgis
Bronx
Ridge Street
Allen Street
O'Gorman
Sullivan
City Island
East One- Hundred and Sixty-first Street
Newark Bay Drawbridge Progress Keeps Rail Line Open
Despite extended bad weather, work on the Newark Bay drawbridge advanced with piles driven for the north half foundation under the west bound track. The trestle is being replaced and traffic will shift to the west bound track while east track foundation proceeds, with a large caisson and masonry pier to follow, weather permitting.
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Newark Bay
New Jersey Central
Electric Launch Company
Anti Pass Compact Renewed by Trunk Line Presidents
Trunk line presidents ratified a one year renewal of the anti pass agreement among their roads. The pact bans exchange of passes with outside lines for employee use, a measure opposed by some unions and Western roads. The renewal surprised rail men after reports that several lines had violated the pact in its first year.
Anti-Polygamy Crusade Mobilizes Women Across State
Dr. Sarah J. Elliott heads a statewide anti polygamy campaign urged by the Interdenominational Council of Women for Christian and Patriotic Service and the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She warned Mormon spread, described 160 acre government farms, and accused politicians of blocking constitutional anti polygamy measures while urging action against Apostle Smoot. Mrs. Ella A. Boole also spoke.
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West End Presbyterian Church
Amsterdam Avenue
One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Street
Interdenominational Council of Women For Christian and Patriotic Service
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Roberts
Sarah J. Elliott
Utah
Episcopal Church
Elliott
United States
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Mormon Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
New England
New York
Dr. Eliott
Dr. Elliott
Washington
Joseph Smith
National Republican
Quay and Clark
Montana
Breckinridge memorial tablet placed at Naval Academy
A bronze memorial tablet was placed in the Naval Academy chapel for Ensign Joseph Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky the first martyr of the Spanish American war. He was washed overboard from the torpedo boat Cushing on February 11 1898 while carrying dispatches to the Maine. The inscription notes his birth at Fort Monroe Virginia on March 6 1872. The tablet measures 38 by 42 inches.
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Annapolis
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
Kentucky
Naval Academy
Breckinridge
Cushing
Havana
Maine
Spain
Fort Monroe
Fire Damages Three Hartford Buildings At Main Street
Hartford reports a morning blaze costing about 25000 dollars damaged three structures from a saloon fire at 1045 Main Street spreading to the Duffey shops and Needham Pharmacy. Boston saw a five story blaze caused by faulty insulation on wires at 34 Pearl Street totaling 45000 dollars with owners Boston Real Estate Trust and F B Carr and Trade Paging and Numbering Co as tenants.
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Hartford
Conn
William Donohue
Main Street
Thomas Duffey
Needham Pharmacy Company
Boston
Pearl Street
Boston, Real Estate Trust
F. B. Carr
The
Trade Paging and Numbering Company
Banks Form 50 Million Pool to Prevent Financial Panic
Wall Street announced a fund of 50 million dollars drawn from major banks to back George F. Baker J Pierpont Morgan and James Stillman as a protective measure against a possible money market stringency The move sparked a securities rally and lowered call loan rates from 10 percent to 4 percent while noting no loans would be made unless the situation demanded it and the committee would decide when to release funds.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
George F. Baker
J. Pierpont Morgan
James Stillman
First National Bank
J. P. Morgan & Co
National City Bank
Park National Bank
Chase National Bank
National Bank of Commerce
Hanover National Bank
Western National Bank
Corn Exchange Bank
Chemical National Bank
Bank of Fad York
Hine
Messrs. Morgan, Baker
Stillman
Harvard Senior Class Elections Quiet at Cambridge
Harvard senior class ballots chose First Marshal R Derby Second Marshal E Bowditch Third Marshal Ry Kernan and officers including Secretary R Ernst Orator W Black Poet L Warner Ivy Orator R W Child Odist R Inglis Chorister C G Frantz. The class will wear cap and gown after May 1 and rejected the alumni commencement plan.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
R. Derby
Baltimore and Ohio issue highlights Annapolis in Colonial Times
The December number of The Book of the Royal Blue from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad features an article on Annapolis in Colonial times and discusses Statuary Hall restoration. It also reviews a new postage stamps series with a Gilbert Stuart Washington two-cent stamp and notes the railroad’s use of a steel engraved "Stuart" Washington in publications.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Annapolis
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Gilbert Stuart
Washington
Stuart
Union Pacific Strike Conference Held In City
President Burt of Union Pacific met in the city with E. H. Harriman, head of the Executive Committee, to discuss the strike. An Executive Committee session followed with no public statements, but steps were said to be taken to prevent the strike from spreading to Southern Pacific lines.
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Burt
Union Pacific
E.H. Harriman
Yesterday's Fires Chronicle Multiple Manhattan Blazes
A Sunday to Monday tally lists numerous fires across New York addresses. Damages range from slight to substantial with totals at several sites including 1st Avenue, Madison Avenue, Fourth and Fifth Avenue streets, Goerck Street, Pearl Street, and East Third Street. Named owners include Isabel Popping Degnon McLean Emma Enrich Samuel Maverowitz and Mullendict & Co among others.
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First Avenue
Isabel Popping
East Forty- Second Street
Degnon-McLean Company
Second Avenue
Michael Spnas
Fourth Avenue
William Just
Madison Avenue
West Forty-fifth Street
George B. Kimball
Allen Street
East Seventy-third Street
Emma Enrich
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Association of Catholic Charities —Appeal
News OF the Railroads
New
Newark
Women’s
Ganizations — National Poli
Weber
Weber Piano Co
Fifth Avenue, Cor
16Th St
Fulton ST
Tokay
Angelica
Gold Seal Champagne
Angelica Takau
Ruby
Norton
Dia
Jersey City
H. T. DEWEY @ SONS CO
Fulton Street
Book of the Royal Blue
Union Pacific Strike Conference
R. H. Macy & Co
Acc Broadway
Macy's
Macy Employes’ Mutual Aid Association
Royal Porcelain Factory of
Berlin
Frederick the Great
Charlottenburg
Herr Weissenburger
Royal Berlin
Aulich
Herr Menzel
Royal Berlin Pottery
Menzel
Pate
Pate Faun
H. Monro
Potsdam
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