Engineers Chosen for Canal Inquiry Board
Six engineers including Arthur Davis and John Freeman named to form a new Board of Consulting Engineers to review the Gatun Dam and canal proposals for President Roosevelt before he leaves office. The panel will sail to the Isthmus with Taft and deliver a disinterested verdict on lock versus sea level plans, with March 4 action anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
New Board of Consulting Engineers
Pan& Canal
Roosevelt
Gatun Dam
Arthur P. Davis
R. Freeman
Providence
Congress
Alfred Noble
Noble
Anama
Taft
Special Board
Army
War Department
Army Engineers
Wright
Great Gatun
China
Board of Inspection
Breeavelt
Arthur Powell Davis
Reclamation Service
Arizona
Panama
John R. Freeman
R. I
Greater New York
American Society of Civil Engineering
Alien Hazen
Chin
Albany
New York
Isham Randolph
Westernety of Engineers
Chicago, Madison & Northern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
James D. Schuyler
Sweetter
Hemet
Est
America
West
Frederick P. Stearns
Boston
Stevens Defends Gatun Dam Design In Panama Canal Debate
John F. Stevens former Panama Canal Chief Engineer calls reports attacking Gatun Dam unfounded in a letter to be published this week in Engineering News. He argues the dam is being built wider and higher than required and defends its design against claims it will fail or endanger the canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Stevens
Panama Canal
Enree News
Girls Avert Opera House Fire After Lamp Explodes
Three girls Miss May Mae Miss Anna Brummer and Miss Bessie Harris managed a dangerous incident at the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday afternoon turning a potential blaze into quick action. An alcohol lamp exploded burning skirts and sparking near curtains but the trio with quick thinking smothered flames and kept patrons safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Opera House
Opera House
May Mae
Anna Brummer
Bessie Harris
Miss Mae
Miss Brummer
Miss Harris
Buried in the Cellar: Brooklyn Wife Killed and Hidden
Police uncover the body of Matilda Breitag in the Breitag home cellar at 221 Fifty-third Street Brooklyn. Husband Charles Breitag, 40, admits choking her as neighbors’ suspicions mount. Stepdaughter Alaina, 16, detained as a person of interest. Coroner summoned.
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Matilda Breitag
Fifty-third Street
Brooklyn
Breitag
Charles Breitag
Bush’s
Alaina
America rejects Chinese alliance aim in Tang mission
Washington reports the Tang Shao Yi visit yields no alliance. Tang sought formal ties and possible pacts, but the United States will not commit to any alliance or war over Manchuria. Both Roosevelt and Taft back China’s development, while US offers only moral support and not binding guarantees.
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New York Times
Washington
Tang Shao Yi
China
Dr. Tang
United States
Tang
Root
State Department
Peking
Manchuria
Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. Taft
Rich book buyers called in De Luxe scandal
Wealthy witnesses subpoenaed in Chicago as W. N. Cooper and Samuel Warfield face fraud charges involving $22 000 from Mrs James A Patten over De Luxe editions. Testimony hints at a list of buyers from Chicago St Louis and Illinois towns paying 10 000 to 44 000, with Mrs Mermod having paid the highest price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
W. N. Cooper
Samuel Warfield
James A. Patten
Alexander Sellers
Philadelphia
Ferdinand A. W. Kieckheifer
Milwaukee
de Luxe el
Unclear Transit Report Noted by Marc
Report by Marc notes a journey 300 miles to Plymouth with arrival around 5 P M on December 17. Details are fragmentary but indicate travel timing and location without fuller context.
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Marc Fees
Plymouth
Griswold Yale rower dead at 24 in San Francisco
Dwight T. Griswold, who steered Yale Varsity eight oared crew to New London last June, died today in San Francisco at age 24. A Erie Penn. native, he rose from freshman crew to varsity in summer pulled stroke position, trained hard, but collapsed mid race and the team lost. He had just graduated three days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Dwight T. Griswold
Yale
New London
San Francisco
Griswold
Erie
Penn
New Year Celebrations Loom in Times Square You
New Year festivities in Times Square are set to be grand with restaurant bookings full and a citywide display. The Times Tower will illuminate the skyline with a 2,000,000 candle power searchlight and a five foot light ball on the flagpole. At midnight the ball drops signaling 1909 and inviting revelers in nearby cafés to toast the year.
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Times Square
Times
Sandy Hook
Ten Thousand Dollar Judgment for Alienation of Affections
Walter O Mellah known as Walter McCullough won a $10000 judgment against Dr Joseph Henninger for alienation of the affections of his former wife Mabel Montgomery. The case recalls 1905 marital troubles including Mrs Henninger’s horse whip incident and her subsequent insanity admission and divorce decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Walter O’mellah
Walter McCullough
Joseph Henninger
Mabel Montgomery
O’mellahs
Henninger
Leeds Estate valued at 14 million in Nassau probate
Nassau County tax appraiser Eugene Kirwin filed the Leeds estate appraisal in Mineola. William B. Leeds died in Paris and left 14,064,455 with 5,854,215 deductions. Wife Marie Stuart Leeds receives major real estate and items. yacht Nora valued at 150,000. son William B. Leeds Jr. gains 1,611,159. Rudolph Gaar Leeds gets 1,000,000. secretary James N. Elder receives 25,000. tax due 82,296.
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New York Times
Mineola
N. Y
Eugene Kirwin
Nassau
William B. Leeds
Paris
Marie Stuart Leeds
Leeds
Fifth Avenue
West Fourteenth Street
Town House
Rosa Bonheur
Watteau
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Nora
Burglary End Leads to Fatal Shot in Lakewood Theatre
In Lakewood New Jersey a burglar climbed a hotel ladder during a winter theatre performance firing at pursuers. bartender Frank Jankowski grappled the thief and was shot dead after a brief struggle as police arrested the suspect on attempted burglary and homicide charges.
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New Yok Times
Lakewood
N. J
Hotel Manhattan
Frank Jankowski
Manhattan
Bettie Hammond
John Hays Hammond
George Matthews
Walter Curtis
Curtis
Matthews
Lexington Avenue
Second Street
Bartlett Inn
Jankowski
GUNS FOR AN ARMY FALL SHORT AS DEFENSE FALTERS
Washington reports a wide gap between available rifles and the size of a ready army. Only about 200,000 new Springfield rifles exist for active duty, with 330,000 Krag and old Springfield rifles among state militias, leaving at most 500,000 men equipped. Modern field artillery also in short supply, and funds were lacking to fix the shortfalls. Brig. Gen. William Crozier notes it will take years to remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
United States
William Crozier
Bureau of Ordnance
Congress
Inspector General’s Office
Roosevelt
Taft to Open Flower Feast in Portland
President elect Taft consents to inaugurate Portland's Rose Festival by pressing an electric button at the White House. The June 7 event will mark the first function the new chief executive agrees to lead with his official stamp of approval.
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Portland
Ore
Rose Festival Association
Taft
White House
Washington
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth Narrowly Escapes Harm
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth had a close call when a brougham drawn by two spirited horses swept toward her as she left a curb near the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra performance. Police Sergeant John Catts dragged the horses to safety, and Representative Longworth thanked him afterward.
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New York Times
Washington
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
John Catts
Longworth
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Townsend
Beril
Sergi
Catts
Mine Explosion Enfolds 36 At Lick Branch Va
Meagre reports from Lick Branch reveal at least fifty miners at work when a coal mine explosion occurred. Four of fourteen rescued are dead, leaving thirty six still trapped as rescue efforts proceed and mine damage is extensive. The cause remains undetermined. Lick Branch lies on the Pocahontas Division of Norfolk and Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Lick Branch
Norfolk & Western Railway
Pocahontas
S. P. C. A. Shed Wrecked in Gas Tank Explosion
A gas tank exploded in the shelter shed at 448 East 102nd Street injuring agent Hugh Dunlevy and killing about a dozen dogs. The blast shattered the east wall and windows, and Dunlevy was burned and cut by glass. He was taken to Harlem Hospital and could not explain the cause.
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The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
East 102d Street
Hugh Dunlevy
Society
Dunlevy
Harlem
Moeckel
One-See Your s in the Telephone cae oo region
Disjoint OCR fragment mentions law rates and a regional area. No clear named persons or organizations present. Summarizable content incomplete. items refer to telephone case regional discussions and rates with ambiguous details.
C F King Found Guilty On Twenty Seven Counts
In Suffolk County Superior Court Boston a jury found Cardenio F King guilty on twenty seven counts after a two week trial over alleged larceny of twenty five thousand dollars from patrons. The case ties the former financial agent to actions in New York as well as Boston. King's verdict was delivered at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Suffolk County Superior Court
Cardenio F. King
New York
King
Yaquis Make Peace After Prolonged Conflict
In Nogales Sonora Mexico a peace treaty ends the long Yaqui war. Three Indian chiefs and sixteen followers sign with the Sonora governor. Mexican soldiers join in the celebration embracing the Yaqui and sharing a nightlong joint festivity.
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Nogales
Arizona
Mexico
Sonora
Deputy Sheriff Drowns Skating on Cornell Reservoir
White Plains, N Y Dec 29 Deputy Sheriff William C Forest of the New York watershed police drowned this afternoon while skating alone on the Cornell reservoir near Purdy's Station Westchester County James Brearton and Howard Holbrook tried to rescue him but were too late The ice was thin and Forest had been advised not to go on the reservoir He leaves a wife and family at Tuckahoe
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White Plains
N. Y
William C. Forest of
Tuckahoe
New York
Cornell
Purdy’s Station
Westchester County
James Brearton
Howard Holbrook
Rec
Seventy-One Years of Teaching at Brighton Heights Church
Mrs. J W Van Tassel, age ninety, longtime Tompkinsville resident and infant class teacher at Brighton Heights Reformed Church, received a 125 dollar purse at a church Christmas event. Ex-Superintendent A L Schwab highlighted former pupils who are now grandmothers. Pastor Rev J C Lenington spoke.
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J. W. van Tassel
Tompkinsville
S. I
Brighton Heights Reformed Church
A. L. Schwab
May vote on Sunday liquor in Atlantic City
Assemblyman Martin E Keffer and Senator Wilson planned to introduce a bill in the coming Legislature to let Atlantic City decide by vote whether hotels may sell liquor on Sundays. Keffer said locals and visitors in Atlantic City favored broader liberty for the resort while keeping peace and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
Martin E. Keffer
Atlantic County
State House
Atlantic City
Wilson
Story suits settled over Marion Story will in New York
Executors Philip Adee and William Coster reach agreement with Mrs. Story to end litigation. She will accept $200,000 as her share of the bequest from the Rye estate valued at about $450,000. Justice Keogh signs order allowing withdrawal and probate continuation.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Philip H. Adee
William B. Coster
Marion Story
Brook Farm
Port Chester
Elizabeth S. Grey
Keogh
Roosevelt Hospital to Discontinue Ambulance Service
At a Board of Governors meeting the Roosevelt Hospital decided to discontinue its ambulance service after March 1, 1909. The move follows a coroner's jury recommendation and criticism over transfers to Bellevue Hospital, prompted by the death of May Davis, a Roosevelt patient described as an “only charity patient” during transfer.
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Board of Governors
Roosevelt Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
May Davis
Ward
Quake Devastation Figures Mount Across Italian Cities
Early reports indicate up to 100000 dead in the quake with entire towns wiped out. Reggio and Messina show catastrophic losses as American consul Cheney and his wife are feared dead. Vandalism and looting follow the disaster, with troops deployed for order.
Earthquake Toll Tops 100000 in Sicily and Calabria Chaos
From Rome comes staggering casualty reports as Messina and Reggio bear the worst blow. Thousands dead. cities like Palmi Cassano and Bagnara leveled. trains and lighthouses ruined. German and English victims buried. King and Queen voyage to Messina. Pope pledges aid.
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Cannitello
Reggio
Gerace Marina
Cataniro
Palmi
Bagnara
Messina
Rometta
Hewlett Post Office Burglary Attempt Fails
Early today thieves cut a rear door panel at Hewlett New York and drilled the safe above its combination. They lit dynamite with a match causing a loud blast that terrified them into fleeing without taking money or stamps. The wrecked safe held more than 2000 dollars in cash and 500 dollars in stamps.
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Hewlett, L. I
New Year Wines Feature Promoted in Local Guide
Readable lines advertise wines for the New Year season with festive imagery. The fragment hints at a tasting or promotional event and mentions a local retailer or guide publisher. No clear dates or names are legible.
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Washington Street
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W. C. Forest of the Watershed Police
Rome
Cheney
Romep
Sicily
Italy
Charybdis
Strait of Messina
Faro
Burien
Trimaeriz
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Naples
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Calabria
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