Record of 1907 donations and disasters dominate year
The Chicago Tribune tally shows $148,902,130 given to educational religious and public works in 1907 led by Rockefeller. disasters killed 1,210 in domestic and 1,230 abroad with rail and mine accidents. Lynching reached a 20 year low at 62 across states.
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New York Times
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
John D. Rockefeller
Russell Sage
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Rockefeller
Minneapolis
Pittsburg
Penn
San Francisco
Baldmivrys
Oakland
Cal
Philadelphia
Milwauvases Atlantc City
iSiNew Haven Wuffayo
Providence
Newark
Startford
Wale Vee Brook
MiCmetrinath
St.Louis
Riverside
Cleveland
Paul
Sses
Denver
Tnt
Alabama
Kansas
Arkansas
Kentucky
Callifornia
Massachusetts
Colorado
Maine
Florida
Maryland
Los
Georgia
Minnesota
Illinois
Missouri
Michigan
Cece Bileeen
Indiana
Telegraph
The
Tribune
Muerrels
S.eesee
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Clinton
Primero
Colo
Groeseeesees
Lorentz
Ill
Elkins
W. Va
Seereees
Wanamie
Bakhmut
Russia
la Esperanza
Inporico
Sreeee
Liege
Belgium
Valadine
Mexico
Marion
N. C
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Engleville
Princeburg
Hazleton
Toyoka
Japan
Eleva
Buxbach
Prussia
Tsing Tan
Cling
Coahuila
Negaunee
Mich
Boltoh
Hingland
Ramband
France
Monongah
Yolande
Ala
Jacobs Creek
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Lalaionr
Chagos
Tow
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
Sau Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Oklahoma
South
North
Morocco
Arabia
Roumania
Formosa
Tlenduras
Algeria
China
Corea
Fast
Fever Killed on Trains and Signal Safety
The Union Pacific reports fewer accidents after improved signaling. In 1907 injuries and deaths totaled 1,200, down from 2,097 in 1906. Enhanced block signals, monthly tests, and traveling instruction increased safety for passengers.
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Union Pacific
Horeover
Harriman
Coin stops a bullet saves man in apartment incident
Mrs Josephine Comensky struck boarder Caster Gussus with an iron lifter in Long Island City. A cartridge in Gussus pocket exploded, a coin deflected the bullet into his side, the coin saved his life, and he will recover. Police were not involved as the man corroborated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Comensky
Fearsall Street
Long Island City
Caster Gussus
Gussus
Drinks Only with Union Button
Scouts from the Bar tenders' Union visited city saloons to check if union men in other trades demand to see the new union button. Reported findings include several union men craving non union drinks and plans to report them to their unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartenders’ Union
Transplants Seen As Possible Medical Breakthrough
Prof. Simon Flexner of Rockefeller Institute says future surgery could substitute healthy organs for diseased ones through new vivisection based techniques. He cites artery transplants across species including from man to dog as a first step toward heart and organ replacement.
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Prof
Flexner
New York Times
Chicago
Simon Flexner
The
Rockefeller 1St For
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Society
University of Chicago
Ludvig
Hektoen
Flexmer
New York
Paamei
Mission for Bohemians Expands in East Side Churches
The Methodists of Manhattan enlarge their foreign language outreach on the Upper East Side centering at Cornell Memorial Church. They extend work among Bohemians Italians Chinese Japanese and Swedes and fund the program through a Progress Fund. Also note increased support for Lexington Avenue and 111th Street church as Dutch English speaking Protestants decline.
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Manhattan
Upper East Side
Cornell Memorial Church
East Seventy-sixth Street
Cornell Church
Lexington Avenue
111Th Street
Lexington Or Baptist Church
Bowery
Germania
East Side
Europe
Gas kills Brooklyn couple in gas leak death at home
Friends found Jacob Spriesterbach and his wife Augusta dead in their Ocean Parkway and Webster Avenue home after a gas jet in a half open bedroom leaked. Neighbors say the deaths appear accidental and the couple had no known financial troubles.
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Jacob Spriesterbach
Ocean Parkway
Webster Avenue
Brooklyn
Spriesterbach
Agusta
Frick Company Cuts Wages Across Coke Plants
Un nouncement from the H. C. Frick Coke Company states a wage cut of about 7 percent will apply to all coke plants in the region. The reduction places wages near pre increase levels from March 1906 and is expected to prompt similar cuts by independent firms.
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Frick Company
Uniontown
Penn
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Hawkins Wins Century Road Club New Year's Race
The 15 mile New Year's road race from Bedford Rest to Valley Stream saw J B Hawkins finish in 45 minutes with C Schlosser close behind. The event featured a silver lap trophy to be won three times. Schlosser held two prior wins and narrowly missed a third. Eighteen of twenty finished despite poor track conditions. I Lewin of Brooklyn crashed, sustaining facial and arm injuries and retiring. The series opened with a course from Bedford Rest to Massapequa to Hempstead finishing at Coney Island. survivors were Lee Ruch Al Seeley S Seegal of Brooklyn and Arthur Kinloch of New Jersey.
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I. Lewin
Brooklyn
Century Road Club Association
Bedford Rest
Massapequa
Hempstead
Coney Island
West Side Y M C A New Year Program Highlights
New Year events at the West Side Y M C A featured aquatic contests a basketball match and gymnastic demonstrations with boxing and vaudeville. Notable acts included an Indian war dance with named performers from the Iroquois Tribe and a 12 to 11 basketball win by the Intermediates over the Seniors.
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West Ae
Young Men's Christian Association
Greater
New York
Red Eagle
White Moon
Goodeee
Big Eagle
West Side
C. E. Schoninger
James Reilly
J. Scully
Foer
J. Reilly
J. Nill
C. E. Schoeninger
W. Friedlander
W Friedlagher
C. Tift
C. BE. Schoeninger
Otto Stepath
C. Studebacher
C. E. Schoen- Inger
George Hibbard
New Year's Soccer Draws Between Camerons and Brooklyns
Splendid football weather produced several interesting games on nearby fields yesterday afternoon. The key match saw the Camerons, champions of the New York Amateur Association Football League, facing the Brooklyns at Marquette Oval in Brooklyn. The Brooklyns led at halftime, but the Camerons rallied to tie 2–2. Other results included Crescents 2, Corinthians 1, and Philadelphia 1, Staten Island 1, with referee details and lineups noted.
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Camerons
New York Amateur Association Football League
Brooklyns
Marquette ‘Oval
Brooklyn
Cameerons
Te Dimlopesgies
Ces
Ereghige
T. Laing EE
D. Guthrie H.S. Charlwood
C. Foster
Watts
N. Crowe
J. P. Stuart
W. Camerons
Hampson
K. Bowman
W. Hillanville
J. H. Chaundy
London
J. Owen
J. Haven
Stuart
Haimpson
Crowe
Cameron
New Year's Day Handicap Draws Sixty Golfers at Baltusrol
A field of sixty golfers competed in the New Year's Day Handicap at Baltusrol Golf Club. Mild weather allowed most to finish. A. T. Davidge with a nine handicap netted 84 to win by three strokes over A. I. Morrow, who had a five handicap and a gross 92. The wind and lack of practice kept most scores high, with only a few breaking 100.
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Baltusrol Golf Club
A. T. Davidge
A. I. Morrow
Morrow
Auf
Gross
Help
SB. T. Mavidge
Ceeeesseeees
Ad Morton
Caees-Ceres Ee TS
Joouie Bavard
Ciscsee
Cessens
Thomas Enneyer
Glidden
Jay
Kissel-Kar
Sheridan
Kutztown
Reading
Pottstown
Morristown
Fire Department Volunteer Killed Returning After New Year
Rescue Hook and Ladder Company No 1 volunteers in Flushing rushed back to the fire house as bells rang in the New Year. William Gleason, 24, of 68% Grove Street fell while hauling the truck rope and was fatally run over as the wheels passed over his abdomen.
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Rescue
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1
Flushing
William Gleason
Grove Street
Young Gleason
White tops Leonard in long Knickerbocker billiards match
E White defeated W C Leonard 275 to 200 in the 14.2 amateur handicap billiard tourney at Knickerbocker Academy Brooklyn last night. The 44 inning match saw White post a 611-44 average with highs of 35 and 24 while Leonard had 35 and 27 with a 424-44 average. The result ties Poggenburgs Leonard Boyd and White at five wins, two losses each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. White
W. C. Leonard
Knickerbocker Academy
Brooklyn
White
Leonard
W.C. Leonard
F. W. Boyd
C. E. White
Ancient autos in a garden show at Madison Square Garden
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day events at the Foreign Car Exhibit in Madison Square Garden showcased historic vehicles. The planned camel parade was halted by police over a permit issue, but a wide display of ten speed machines including a Panhard, Renaults, and a Rolls Royce drew notable buyers and spectators among prominent collectors.
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Madison Square Garden
S. R. Bali
Grand Central Station
Ball
Horges
Fiat
New York
William H. Barnard
George Robertson
Louis Renault
Marcel Renault
Paris
Renault
Maurice Bernin
Florida
Ormond
Rolls-Royce
Charles S. Rolls
England
Garden
Willam K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Robert J. Collier
Harry Payne Whitney
Payne Whitney
Robert Guggenheim
L. E. Thompson
Roy Rainey
Morris Park
James B. Duke
Francis L., Wellman
M. B. Fuller
John. Jacob Astor
Arthur Iselin
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne
Jules Vatabelle
Charles Lanier
Isaac Stern
T. H. Price
Jacob Weidmann
Paterson
N. J
Weidmann
Times Square
Zust
Auto Endurance Run Starts From Philadelphia
Two hundred motor enthusiasts began the Quaker City Motor Club endurance run from Broad Street and Gerard Avenue. The 178 mile route to Allentown, Penn proceeds 78.9 miles today with the rest tomorrow, featuring notable drivers Webb Jay of Chicago and Hal Sheridan of Cleveland.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Quaker City Motor Club
Broad Street
Gerard Avenue
Allentown
Penn
Webb Jay
Chicago
Hal SK. Sheridan
Cleveland
Middletown Regulars Rally To Edge Clark House 26 22
Middletown regulars defeated Clark House of New York 26 to 22 in a fast basketball game. Ahearn and F Carlson starred for Middletown. Cowan and J Fuller contributed for Clark House with solid shooting. Referee was F Fourette. timer S Astle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Middletown
Conn
Clark House
New York
Cowan
Ahearn
F. Carlson
Clark Howse
Cimerty
C. Carlson J. Fuller
F. Carlson Cowan
Dhesecess
Ghent Wenry
Guar
A. Fuller
Pera
Lawton
Yale Basketball Disqualified For Unregistered Five
New Haven Conn Jan 1 Yale basketball team received notice of its disqualification for playing George Washington University an unregistered five on Tuesday Unless Yale is restored to standing the other teams of the Intercolegiate League will refuse to play championship games scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Yale
George Washington University
Shrub dismisses Longboat as amateur barrier and claims British methods
Alfred Shrubb, England's distance champion, criticizes Indian runner Tom Longboat for being barred from the amateur ranks and states Longboat will never be a champion. Shrubb recalls races in America, notes limits in distance and winter layoff, and contrasts English practice with American training. He praises Keaaly and Sullivan as strong Americans.
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Alfred Shrubb
England
Tance
Tom Longboat
Amateur Athletic Union
Longboat
Shrubb
America
Shrufv
Keaaly
Boston
Sulivan
Mieses Wins Thirteen Games in Local Simul
Jacques Mieses of Leipzig the German chess expert defeated thirteen of sixteen opponents in a simul at Rice Chess Club rooms yesterday afternoon. He scored two draws with J. Young and defeated players including I Jackson and J London.
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Jacques Mieses
Leipsic
Rice Chess Club
I. Jackson
J. London
Herroyenes
J. Young
J. Fleisch
Danny R. c Conner
T. Dawson
H. Walare
S. T. Kemp
J. Marder
L. Konen
H. Hammond
A. Darlzizer
W. 5. Morris
M. ’ Ferdenheim
M. Ellas
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Geneva Board of Education
University ‘of Chicago
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
University of Louisville
Ark
Cleve
American Baptist Missionary Union
Siussell Sage
Ewepeweerese Bage Foundation
Ensselaler Polytechnic Institute
Homma Willard Seminary
fBeaman's Friend Society
Shae
Pree
Ld Seminary
Syracuse Teachers’ College
Hearbor
L. L
Gyrian Protestant College
Lincoln Farm Associ
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Hart Ae Catego Eerie Ae Reger Eens
Aaron Taeedos
Reese
Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Berlin
Germany
Ee Serere
Bureau of American Republics
King Edward Hospital
Cambria County
C.ce
Ndian Memorial
Okmulgee
A. B. Widener
Art Museum
Cedar
Hannah A. “Currier
Manchester
M. H
J. Palmer
Colorado Springs
Col
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Concord
N. H
Christian Science Church
Charlestown
Mass
Landlady
Boarder
Mission For
Hawkins
Century R. C. A
Long Island
W. E. Vanderbilt, Jr. E. R
Thomas Robert Guggenheim
J. Collier Rainey Own
Savin
Payne
G. A. Ellis
Whitney Whitney Dodge
Renault Freres
Bransh
Paul Lacroix
Columbus
57Th Street
Broadway
L. Sorg
Graham J. Sorg
Berrymin Collins
Bell Clark
Singer
Loise
Cowlin Mvsr
Ss Cash
Clark
J. Sorg
Collins
Bell
Graham
Cash
Berryman
William F. Bender
Marquette Oval
Crescents
Corinthians
C. F
Woodworth
R. Edwards IF. Wagner
A. Burnside Wars Andrews
R- Haughier
Selforte
W. Stephenson H. Armstrong
H. Barker
R. M. Lepper
K. Patterson J. O'Rourke
T. Morris R. S. Salter
D. Crawford
T. Reid
F. Birchall Toones
Aerry C. Parsons
W. Haughie
W. Robinson
Armstrong
Morris
Staten Island
Pattersons
Vander Zee
Artwright
Bina
Sscseseze
Tabor Brooke
Lindell Sheppard
Jenkins Johnson
Smith Werkel
Cesses
Merryweather Jennings
Eees
Whitelaw Disston
Dwyer Harris
Centra
Sparks
Tiden
van Laar
Humble
Mr. Addis
Messrs
Quest and Woolley
Jennings
Jenkins
Baltusrol
Camel
Law
R Kce
H. B. Kirk & CO
N.Y
New York City
Evening World & Evening Journal
Canal Zone
Racers, Pret & Company
Warren St
Mieses
Hotchkiss
Flanmakers
Space
H. P
Archer
Madison Square Garflen
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