Yonkers Street Railway Strike Ends as Commission Sets Terms
Public Service Commission of the Second District presses for immediate resumption of Yonkers Street Railway service under December 31 1912 conditions. Whitridge Reluctant to write agreement but agrees to arbitration on most points with the commission acting as moral arbiter. Strike committee and Yonkers officials present as talks center on returning workers and restoring prior wage and labor terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Public Service Commission of
Second District
Whitridge
Stevens
Public Service Commission
State of New York
Metropolitan Building
City of New York
Yonkers Street
Whitrider
Commission
Frome
C Cmmission
Metropolitan Life Building
Sutherland
Yonkeers Railroad Company
Lennon
Thomas P. Curran
John §. Lavis
W. 2. Fitzgerald
Charles Lane
George Holden
John Connors
Charles Ward
Lottery Draw Delivers 300000 Prize in Italian Exhibition
In Rome on January 15 the drawing for a 300000 prize lottery was held before the Mayor, Finance Minister, and many visitors, with the winning number 2594836. A notary fainted during urn inspection, sparking superstition and a delay before two blindfolded orphans drew the winning tickets. Many tickets were sold to Italians in America, and some were lost aboard the Titanic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
New York Times
Rome
Italy
Signor
Bobbio
Gves
America
English Girl Near Venus de Milo Found in Scotland
English rivals to the Cornell girl with Venus de Milo proportions report a young Scottish socialite called Miss X. Mrs. Porter Bailey measured her at 5 feet 4 inches with a 33 inch bust and 38 inch hips, comparing closely to the statue except for ankle and calf. Miss X, 21, lives a private life and follows basic morning exercises with a physical culturist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cornell
Scotland
Porter Bailey
Venus de Milo
Louvre
Miss X
Col Scott to Remain as Prison Chief After Meeting
Albany report says Gov Sulzer and Col Joseph H Scott reached agreement keeping Scott in charge of the prisons and to cooperate on reforms. Benham resigns as Auburn Prison warden. Mills resignation noted but not acted on amid ongoing inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Albany
Gov. Sulzer
Joseph H. Scott
Executive Chamber
Col. Scott
George Washington Benham
Auburn Prison
Frederick H. Mills
Scott
Benham
Auburn Trust Company
Dix
C. F Murphy
Tammany
Conway
Troy
Mills
Governor's Committee
Whitman Closing In On Men Higher Up in Police Bribery Case
Police Captain and Lawyer Key Players in Extortion Probe Rooted in Hotel Baltic protection money. Eugene Fox, a policeman, faces possible prison if District Attorney Whitman cannot secure credibility. Grand Jury testimony links Fox to a wider system with Capt Thomas Walsh and other officials. Whitman warns of police opposition and withholds corroborating witnesses to shield witnesses.
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Eugene Fox
George A. Sipp
Whitman
Fox
Sipp
Lea
Thomas W. Walsh
East 126Th Street
Walsh
Florida
Saratoga
Capt. Walsh
Grand Jury
Grand
Baltic
Aipnp
Harlem
Bipp
Howard
Mr. Whitman
Criminal Courts
Groehl
Dougherty
Stremp
Son Found in Oklahoma Death Shocks Father in Search
Enid Oklahoma January 15. Emotion drives J A Raiders a 60 year old from Greenville Kentucky to collapse upon seeing a son he had not seen for years. The man died in Enid after learning his boy was in town. The son later left for Kentucky with his father's body.
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Enid
Okla
J. A. Raiders
Greenville
Oklahoma
Raiders
Kentucky
Adamson’s Botanic Balsam Best for Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Adamson’s Botanic Balsam as a premier remedy for coughs and colds, claiming superior efficacy and widespread use. The snippet emphasizes its status and popularity among users.
Pardons Power Debate In State Government
A brief discussion questions whether pardoning authority should reside with a Board of Pardons or with the Chief Executive. The item notes the topic appears in Next Sunday's Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Pardons
Concentrate in Cuba for a Castro Raid
Havana reports say Cipriano Castro will arrive in Cuba despite denial and may operate under cover as mill workers in a southern coast plan. French capitalists and Manuel Silveira are linked to the movement while secret Venezuelan agents study Castro leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tas
New York Times
Havana
Cipriano Castro
Cuba
Gomez
Castro
United States
Manuel Silveira
Venezuela
Ceballos & Co
New York
Castro Ex-President Deported for Perjury at Ellis Island
At Ellis Island the Special Board of Inquiry ordered ex president Castro of Venezuela deported for perjury in his examination. He refused to answer key questions about which he had knowledge and hinted at appealing to Washington. Lawyer Harry Content denounced the decision as pretext and pledged an appeal.
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Special Board of Inquiry
Ellis Island
William Williams
Castro
Venezuela
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Williams
Louis Varela
Louis Paredes
Paredes
Harry Content
George Gordon Battle
Immigration Commission
Gen. Castro
United States
Battle
State Department
Department of Commerce ‘and Labor
Content
Immigrants From Uranium Reach New York at Grand Central
About 125 steerage passengers from the wrecked Uranium arrived by special train to Grand Central Terminal at the Forty second Street level. Immigrant guides and volunteers from several aid groups aided orderly movement amid multilingual reunions and a nervous crowd awaiting the 825 more due later.
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Ellis Island
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Terminal
Uranium
Boston
Shoal Cove
Halifax
New York
North River Pier
Grand Central
United States
Harpies
Uranium Steamship Company
Ten of “Sa
Lexington Avenue
Zxington’ Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Antil
Amon
Steamship Company
Grace FE. J. Parker
North American Civic League For Immigrants
League
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
New Haven
Fourmann
Providence
New Rochelle
America
Jacob Frankmann
Turkey
Hebrew Sheltering Society
Fast Broadway
Frankmann
Canadian firm to run New Haven steamship lines
A Montreal corporation, the Boston and Yarmouth Steamship Company, Ltd., has taken over the Yarmouth division of the Eastern Steamship Company amid questions of ownership and railroad ownership restrictions. Officials cited confusion and directed inquiries to the Eastern’s vice president, who could not be located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
New Haven Railroad
Boston and Yarmouth Steamship Company, Ltd
Montreal
Yarmouth
Eastern Steamship Company
Dominion Atlantic Line
O. H. Taylor
Pier- 14
North River
New York
H. H. Cudworth
India Wharf
Boston and Yarmouth Company
Messrs. Taylor and
Cudworth
Boston & Yarmouth Steamship Company, Limited
Dominion Line
Mr. Cudworth
Jones
Hawthorne Trial Set to Resume Next Thursday
After a conference between District Attorney Wise and counsel for Julian Hawthorne Albert Freeman Josian Quincy and Dr William J Morton the misuse of the mails case related to Canadian mining schemes will resume next Thursday before Judge Mayer in the Federal District Court The government spent about 30000 and summoned 1000 witnesses but expects no mistrial and will continue at the prior point of interruption with evidence already presented
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Wise
Julian Hawthorne
Albert Freeman
Josian Quincy
William J. Morton
Mayer
Federal District Court
Hough
Brother plunges to save brother in ice pond tragedy
John Dunn 13 and Edward Dunn 11 walk on thin ice at Martling's Pen West Brighton. John drowns after jumping in to rescue Edward as bystanders and Edward are pulled to safety. Edward transported to St Vincent's Hospital in serious condition. Police search last night failed to recover John's body.
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West Brighton
S. L
John Dunn
Edward Dynn
St. Vincents Hospital
Martling
Brooks Avenue
Edward
John
John Donohue
Forest Avenue
West New Brighton
Eddie
Donahue
Prince Henri de Hearn Debt Dispute Triumphant
In Baltimore on January 15 creditors Counts Pierre Francois and Odon de Bearn and jeweler Jean Bautiste Chaumet won judgments affirmed by the Court of Appeals. The case concerned the estate of the prince’s wife, daughter of Ross Winans, valued at about $500,000, with attachments filed after her death as the prince sought possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
Prince Henri de Hearn
Court of Appeals
Boyd
Pierre, Francois
Odon de Bearn
Jean Bautiste Chaumet
Ross R Winans
Dead fiancé found in flat before wedding in St Louis
Miss Myrtle Lynn discovered Frederick Bleicher dead in bed at their flat two days before their wedding. An apoplexy death is suspected. Bleicher, chief chemist for the Portland Cement Works, had lived in St Louis months. his Newark, New Jersey family were due for the ceremony. Bleicher had not been seen since Tuesday night and Myrtle Lynn sensed trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Louis
Myrtle Lynn
Frederick Bleicher
Bleicher
Portland Cement Works
Clifton Avenue
Newark
N. J
Southern Route via Southern Railway Announcement
New Orleans connects with Sunset Route to the Pacific Coast offering dining drawing sleeping and observation cars. Office at 606th Ave Ady lists travel details and accommodations for the southern route travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mexico
California
Southern
Southern Railway
Pacific Coast
Ady
Rockefeller to testify in hush Miami hearing on health
Pujo Money Trust Committee orders William Rockefeller to be examined by Rep. Pujo and Samuel Untermyer in a likely closed session in Miami. Dr. Richardson testifies Rockefeller’s throat condition is serious. a prior 1900 operation and vocal cord loss are noted, but a two hour testimony window is deemed feasible with care.
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A. P. Pujo
Samuel Untermyer
Rockefeller
Miami
Fla
George W. Perkins
Untermyer
New York Stock Exchange
Puro
Charles W. Richardson
Washington
Nassau
Bahamas
Hichardson
Walter F. Chappell
New York
I. Richardson
Mrr
Rockefeles
Exper
Ted.ardson
Richardson
Puje
William Rockefeller
Pujo
Florida
Chappell
Milami
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Sut
Lang
Fitzgerald
Fortune
Venus
Defense Fund For Fox
SS Main
Bremen
Bar Castro
Superior Roadway
Mellen Refuge
Canada
Canadian Corporation
Eastern Steamship Lines
Hawthorne
Johnny Dunn
Dr. Richardson
The
Pujoe Money Trust
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