Inspector Hayes says Waldo winked at resorts
Ex Inspector Cornelius G. Hayes testified to a New York reform committee that Commissioner Waldo favored ignoring disorderly resorts while suppressing gambling places in the Tenderloin. Hayes said he was ordered not to raid disorderly resorts unless outward signs appeared and cited complaints from clergy and lay citizens.
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Waldo
Cornelius G. Hayes
Ureran Committee
Yesteardas
Emery R. Buckner
Mary. Goode
George A. Sipp
Hayes
Fourth District
Tenderloin
Broadway
Mr. Hayes
Seventh Avenue
Eldorado Café
Fifty-second Street
Eihteen Ann Clothes
Mr. Buckner
Father Daly
Father Delaney
Comnis- Boner Value
We- Notts
Spe. Ee
Valda
109Th Street
Buckner
Marldere
West Fifty-eighth Street
Mrs. Goode
Gotham
Fifty-ninth Street
Robespierre
Fiftieth Street
McKay
Home Rule Wins in Ulster Londonderry Vote
Nationalist David C. Hoggs victory over Unionist Col H A Pak enham in Londonderry shifts Ulster representation in Parliament. Partial riots and celebratory gunfire mark the result as Protestants and Catholics divide the city, with Hogg claiming a narrow majority of 23 votes.
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David
Hogg
Londonderry
David C. Hogs
H. A. Pakenham
Ulster
West Virginia Ratifies Income Tax Amendment
The West Virginia Legislature votes unanimously to ratify the federal income tax amendment. Governor Glasscock supports the measure, needing only one more state to complete ratification. Delaware plans to ratify next week, confirming expected passage. Ten states have approved the direct election of senators by popular vote, potentially before the income tax amendment.
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Delaware
Charles Ston
We Va
West Virginia
Fiom
Glasscock
New York Times
Wilmington
Del
House
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
State Department
Eliot Would Bar Bachelors from Boston Immigration
Dr. Charles W. Eliot urged restricting unmar ried male immigrants to 15 percent of foreign born admitted to the United States. He supported a plan similar to Senator Dillingham’s to admit only married men with families. A seven member unpaid commission would study social welfare and education of Massachusetts foreign population, with findings due to the 1914 Legislature.
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New York Times
Boston
Immigration Inspection Board
Massachusetts
Eliot
Twentieth Century Club
United States
Dillingham
Vermont
Senate Immigration Committee
State House
Fire at West Nineteenth Street Eatery Leaves Owner Injured
Passersby at 146 West Nineteenth Street heard an alarm and found Augustus Kesse unconscious beside a burning range. Three unknown men robbed the cash register of about eight dollars, beat him, and tossed him in the kitchen where a frying pan overturned starting the blaze. Kesse was resuscitated as the fire caused fifty dollars in damage. He identified three neighborhood drivers as suspects and gave police descriptions.
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Nineteenth Street
Augustus Kesse
Kesse
Resse
ANTEDILUVIAN WHISKEY ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisement notes Luyt ies Bros offering Antediluvian Whiskey with a bold prompt about frequency of consumption and drink preference presented in a vintage newspaper style. The fragment hints at a local ad promoting the whiskey product and brand.
Castro Enters U S After Bail Granted At Ellis Island
Venezuelan General Soriano Castro wins temporary entry to New York after Judge Holt allows a $500 bond as he pursues further appeal. Castro praised Washington and Jefferson and voiced distrust of Ellis Island proceedings while touring avenues near the Washington Arch.
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Holt
Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Soriano Castro
United States
Ellis Island
Fifth Avenue
Hotel
Savoy
Castro
Mr. Wise
New York
Department of State
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce and Labor
Gen. Castro
Nagel
Fire in Loft Building Traps Firefighters at Mercer Street
Fire in the cellar of the five story loft building at 233 Mercer Street trapped about ten firefighters crowded in a ten foot square court behind 202 Greene Street. Seven firemen were injured and two others survived the backdraft after five hours of fighting. Water usage exceeded 500000 gallons while crews struggled to control the stubborn blaze.
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Greene Street
Mercer Street
Cadef
Capt. Hughes
Joseph P. Burns
New York Hospital
Duggan
Rickle
Kenilon
Johnson
Robert J. Mainzer
Max Gerschottiz
Julius Ringer
Keystone Paper Box Company
Biliet & Schulman
Ringer
Broadgway Central Hotel
Langford
Kenton
Burns
Mr. Dooley on ministration and school funding
Thomas W. Churchill criticizes current school policy as too cut and dried while Mr. Dooley offers a satirical take on administration and governance affecting education.
Thorpe Agrees to Sign with New York Giants
Carlisle Indian star Jim Thorpe signs with the New York Giants after lengthy talks with manager John J. McGraw. Offers from Chicago White Sox Cincinnati and Pittsburgh lure Thorpe, but he prefers the Giants and will join camp at Marlin Springs after signing.
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Jim
Thorpe
Stockholm
New York Giants
John J. McGraw
New York
McGraw
Fifth Avenue
Giants
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati
Carlisle
Foster
Jie
Nana
Carolina
Teague
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Frank Bancroft
Reds
Pirates
N. C
Marlin Springs
Texas
Mettraw
Winter Storm Warning for New York and Midwest Cold Snap
A cold wave from the Northwest is headed to New York with warnings from the Weather Bureau. The storm could reach the Atlantic Coast and interior regions including the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, northern Tennessee, eastern Pennsylvania, and the lake region. January sets new warmth records in New York and Washington, with minimal snowfall history noted.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Eastport
Ohio
Mississippi
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Lake
Washington
Warner confirms Thorpe Giants contract in Carlisle
Glenn Warner, Carlisle Indian School physical instructor, confirmed James Thorpe's acceptance of the New York Giants offer. Thorpe will travel to New York tomorrow to sign the contract, with details to be released by the club.
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Carlisle
Penn
New York
James Thorpe
Glenn Warner
Florida Cuba South Sea Level Route Trains Halted
A fragment indicates trains halted on a Florida Cuba South Atlantic line with all steel electric service and a superior roadway. Details are unclear but mention 1218. The note suggests a transportation disruption affecting multiple trains.
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Florida
Cuba
Atlantic Aere
Halis
Gloom in suffrage camp as Jones nears breakdown
Washington reports Gen Rosalie Jones suffered a nervous breakdown and may miss the February 12 march to Washington. Col Ida Craft would take command if Jones is unable to proceed. Generational mood shifts from gloom to relief with new suffragette uniforms arriving at headquarters. Pastor Russell lecture noted for Sunday at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn at 6 P.M.
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Castro
Panama Canal
United States
Liberty
Pacific
Atlantic
America
Venezuela
Hotel Plaza
Flo
The
Savoy
Roosevelt
Washington
Rosalie Jones
New York
Col
Ida Craft
Gen. Jones
Albany
Maxim Seeks Silence From Firearm Silencer
Hartford January 31 Hiram Percy Maxim inventor of the firearm silencer spoke at the University Club about a new silencer to eliminate noise in sick rooms hospitals and hotels. He predicted the invention would appear within five years and would use sound reflection with a device placed between source and listener. He also mentioned silencers for locomotive exhausts safety valves and stall engines.
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New York Times
Hartford
Hiram Percy Maxim
University Club
Serahous
Maxim
Usher's Whisky Matured in Weed Before Shipment Ady
A fragmented note notes Usher's Whisky thoroughly matured in weed prior to shipment. The line hints at product aging and export intent but provides limited detail on dates or destinations.
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Usher
German Savings Banks Suffer $15 Million Withdrawals in War Panic
Official statistics from Berlin show November withdrawals from German savings banks estimated between 15 and 17.5 million dollars, exceeding the Morocco crisis peak. Thirty seven large banks report most paid out more than they took in, eight did not.
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Marconi
New York Times
Berlin
Morocco
Wil
Cubans in Peaceful Mood Reported by Delegates
Havana dispatch says Cuban Veterans' Association met and heard reports from delegates sent island wide to gauge revolutionary sentiment. Delegates found no sentiment and said veteran camps would swiftly counter any attempts to foment revolt. They blamed revolutionary talk on Havana newspapers.
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New York
Havana
Cuban Veterans’ Association
Mexico Salvaged After Propeller Loss In Atlantic Tow
The French liner Mexico, valued over a million dollars, was towed to Halifax by the Devonian after losing its propeller in a New York to Dunkirk voyage. Two steel hawsers were sent aboard despite heavy seas and darkness. The tow aimed for Monday or Tuesday port with hopes of salvage earnings likely to be shared among the Devonian crew. The Devonian carried fourteen passengers and a grain cargo.
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New York Times
Boston
Mexico
New York
Dunkirk
Devonian
Halifax
Trent
Harvard philosopher predicts future baby factories may hatch humans
Dr Martin Kelleg Schermerhorn of Harvard argues before the Metaphysical Club that life is universal and conscious. He asserts humans could be created by chemical means and envisions baby factories as a distant possibility, likening them to incubators for chicks.
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New York
Aaron
Martin Kelleg Schermerhorn
Department of Philosophy
Harvard
Metaphysical Club
Roosevelt
Ruskin
Soethe
Darwin
Cat Gas Tank Explodes in New London
New London reports repeated explosions of a gas tank used to kill stray cats and dogs after a local dog officer began employing the device. An operator and a bystander were briefly injured as the tank sparked with each animal placed inside.
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New London
New York Times
Herbert A. Dean
Providence
Reynold
Dean
Lockwood Street
Karl Brown
Ami
New London Gas and Electric Company
Misses Wilson in Court Tour Sparks Interest
Mrs J Borden Harriman and Misses Hteaner and Jessie Wilson, daughters of the President elect, visited the Women's Night Court shortly before midnight. They sat beside Magistrate Murphy as disorderly conduct charges were dismissed against three garment workers. They rode from the Liberty Theatre in a taxicab escorted by an unnamed driver. Fola La Follette watched as the crowd exited.
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J. Borden Harriman
Hteaner
Jessie Wilson
Murphy
Liberty Theatre
Fola la Follette
Sauaneer
Senator la Follette
Nan John An
Sr. and Cole Tournament Details Spark Golf Interest
The note mentions a senior and Cole tournament with entries from N.C., Fer, and results on April 8. Readers are invited to enjoy a week of golf with the Seaboard Office ad at 115 Broadway.
Citizens in Force Demand Subways in New York
Albany dispatch reports a large New York delegation pressing Gov. Sulzer to back the dual subway plan and to avoid delaying contracts with Interborough and Brooklyn Rapid Transit. The governor said his mind is open and urged a swift, stable transit solution amid opposition by Hearst forces.
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New York Times
Albany
New York City
Sulzer
Capitol
New York
B. H. Outerbridge
Merchants’ Association
Commission On City Traffic
Public Service Commission
William R. Willcox
First District
Brooklyn
Queens
Sant
Pulic Works
Lewis H. Pounds
Maurice E. Connolly
Merchants’ Association of New York
Chamber of Commerce of
Interborough
Board of Estimate Ap
Board of Estimate
Commission
Br Fed. Bt
Sulser
Tien
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Resorts
Bnckver
Waldey
London
Lon
Donderry
London Liberal
Pers
Londonderry Court House
Wigserve Men Driffk
Luyties Bros
Ady
Fifth Ave
Jefferson
World To Humanity
Immigration Department
O’gorman
Washington Arch
Panama and the Canal
MR. Dooley
Mr. Bryan and the
Thomas Nelson Page
Founds A
Thomas W. Churchill
Sunday Times
Warner
Pastor Russell
Academy of Music
Misses Wilson
Gov. Sulzer
William ST
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