Mayor writes to push for single subway system
Mayor Gaynor declares in a letter to Patrick Monahan that the city should unify subways into one system with one fare, opposing independent lines. At a Transit Committee meeting, McAneny and Miller joined Prendergast and Mitchel in resisting the Interborough offer as presented, signaling possible independent routes if radical changes are not made.
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Board of Estimate
Public Service Commission
Estimate Board
Interborough
McAneny
Manhattan
Controller Prendergast
Mitchel
Miller
Bronx
Mr. McAneny
Prendergast
Transit Committee
Gaynor
Patrick Monahan
Third Avenue
Monanan
W. J. Gaynor
New York City
Mr. Mitchel
The
Mr. Prendergast
Queens
Richmond
Narrows
Cromwell
Steers
Brooklyn
Broadway-Williamsburg
Gresser
Conferrees
Coner
Fire Stops Prayer Meeting At Williamsburg Sanitarium
A defective flue caused a roof fire at Vaughan Medical Institute on Bushwick Avenue Williamsburg. Nurse Margaret Sloat alerted staff and police. George Yenzer rescued patient George Stevens from the flames. Sixteen patients were sheltered at a nearby church until the blaze was extinguished with about 200 dollars in damage.
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Margaret Sloat
Vaughan Medical Institute
Bushwick Avenue
Williamsburg
Miss Sloat
J. A. Vaughan
George Yenzer
Ralph Avenue
George Stevens
West First Street
Mont Vernon
Yenzer
Wilyn
T. J. Whitaker
Fire at Brewster home endangers family and neighbors
A closet fire on the third floor of 45 West Forty-ninth Street alarmed Samuel Brewster and family. Sidney Brewster, age 13, called Fire Headquarters, aiding a rapid emergency. Warren, 11, carried out by governess and neighbors as flames spread to the fourth floor. damage estimated at 3000 dollars.
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West Forty-ninth Street
Samuel Dwight Brewster
Sidney
Warren
Harry B. Coombs
Broad Street
Brewster
Sidney Brewster
Samuel D. Brewster
Deering, Milliken Co
Leonard Street
Dangerous mongrel bites twenty in Passaic chase ends with fatal outcome
A black mongrel roaming Passaic New Jersey on January 18 s attacked schoolchildren workers and passersby biting about twenty people. Policeman Owen Cunningham killed the dog with a single shot after a long chase through Parker Avenue President Street and Passaic Street. Hydrophobia feared in eleven year old Edward Charron who died after earlier exposure to a fox terrier.
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New York Times
Passaic
N. J
President
Dayton
Owen Cunningham
Botany
Parker Avenue
President Street
Harrison Street
Karl Beng
Marinus Oldyke
Cambridge Avenue
Garfield
Florence Steneroski
Passaic Street
Jennie Tongo
Dominick Bono
Ninth Streets
Cunningham
McCarth
An Cunningham
Nelson J. Elliott
Pasteur Institute
New York
Karl Reng
Newce
Pasteur
Edward Charron
Kings County Hospital
Vandyke Street
Brooklyn
Board of Health Laboratories
Ely Flies to Warship and Back in Aerial Feat
Eugene B. Ely soared thirteen miles to land on the cruiser Pennsylvania and then flew back to Selfridge Field. The stunt drew cheers as troops bore him off in triumph and officials hailed the historic naval aviation use.
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San Francisco
Cal
Eugene B. Ely
Pennsylvania
Selfridge Field
Ely
San Bruno Hills
Pond
Ie O’neill
Major O'Neill
Milton
Reese
Asker H. Bliss
Department of California
Charles F. Willard
Willard
Latest Shipping News Arrivals and Wireless Reports
Reported arrivals include the Ciudad de Reus at Seville on December 29 and the Samland at Antwerp on January 7. Marconi wireless updates place the Laurentie 3 miles east of Sandy Hook at 8 20 P M yesterday en route to her pier, while the Nieuw Rotterdam was 1 676 miles east of Sandy Hook at 8 20 P M yesterday heading for her pier if not delayed Monday morning.
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Ciudad de Reus
Seville
Samland
Antwerp
Marconi Wireless
Laurentie
Liverpool
Sandy Hook
SS. Nieuw
Reagterdam
Rotterdam
Seaboard Florida Adopts Alt Palimenn in Local Race
In Seaboard Florida Alt Palimenn, led by Neate and supporters, advances to near victory as campaign efforts surge. Community groups rally, seeking key endorsements and voter turnout ahead of the final municipal vote.
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Seaboard Florida
Delightful Climate At Camden South Carolina
A fragment notes Camden SC enjoying pleasant weather and lists local attractions such as inns and scenic routes. The readable portion mentions court, tan, and attic views among attraction points in the area.
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Camden
S.C
Why College Girls Do Not Marry at Wellesley
A brief item notes that less than one third of Wellesley graduates wed, citing statistics released in Next and mentioned in Sunday Times. The report highlights high unmarried rate among alumnae and references the Times coverage.
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Wellesley
Young Man With Broken Neck Walks Freely With Brace
George Strube of Union Hill, New Jersey, who grew rapidly as a boy, survived a severe neck dislocation after an ice fall. DoctorsBogardus and Caldwell fitted a shoulder brace to keep his head from stressing the spine, hoping the dislocated atlas may realign as he continues growth.
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Evansonia
Madison and
Clinton Avenues
Jersey City Heights
H. J. Bogardus
Bergen Avenue
Jersey City
Physicians and Surgeons’ Club
Dr. Bogardus
George Strube
Palisade Avenue
Union Hill
N. J
Dr. Bogaradus
Young Strube
East Fifty-ninth Street
Bogardus
Strube
Morgan Phone Merger
Reports revive of a J. P. Morgan plan to merge independent U S telephone systems into a single giant company rivaling AT&T. Proposals from Morgan affiliates reach major long distance firms between the Hudson and Denver with a Feb 1 investor submission anticipated.
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New York Times
St. Louis
J. P. Morgan
United States
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Morgan House
Hudson River
Denver
Kinloch le Distance Telephone Company
Kinl Telephone Comy
Kansas City Home Telephone Company
Pennsyl
Ohio
New York
Ion Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Miri
Kansas
Colorado
Rochester
Kansas City
Omaha
Jane
Henry P. Davison
House considers spy punishment bill amid Corregidor Bribe tale
The House Committee backed a measure to punish spying protecting national defense secrets. The bill would fine or imprison anyone attempting to obtain or transmit defense information with up to ten years for foreign disclosures. Cases from Manila and Corregidor illustrated the threat, as officials urged prompt passage.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
House Committee
Representative Moon
Pennsylvania
Moon
Congress
Corregidor Island
Corregilor
Kik
Philippines
Sausage Market Note Stirs Local Trade
Fragmentary clipping notes a sausage market update with unclear names and places. It hints at price shifts and regional buyers but lacks full details. Authorities or organizations are not identifiable from the readable text.
Brower Testifies on Bank Ties as Indictment Looms
William L. Brower former vice president of the Northern Bank of New York testified before the Grand Jury about relations between Joseph G. Robin and another bank figure. District Attorney's office says a subsequent indictment was found and to be handed to Judge Swann.
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Robin
William L. Brower
Northern Bank of New York
Grand
Joseph G. Robin
Swann
Memphis Daily Office Ad Seeks Sleep Store
Fragmentary notice from Memphis area page lists an office address at 264 Memphis Street and references a business saved by a special service. Details are unreadable but imply a local ad about a savings action and hours around 9:30 PM.
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Memphis
Savings Banks in School Proposed in Massachusetts
Boston Jan 18 The Bank Commissioner recommends establishing school savings banks to teach children saving habits. Schools would collect deposits from one cent and pass funds to regular banks. The state reports 490 savings institutions with assets totaling 1,274,064,779.27, up 56,075,604.47 from the prior report.
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Boston
Arthur B. Chapin
Railway Strike Halts 1000 Miles of Mexican Lines
Traffic on the Southern Pacific in Mexico was suspended across about 1000 miles of main and branch lines as American and native engine men strike began last night. Railroad officials say wage increase demands cannot be met. Superintendent Shark seeks engineers from the National system and plans to ship them to Mazatlan via Manzanillo to replace strikers.
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Mexico City
Southern Pacific Railway
Mexico
Mazatlan
Manzanillo
Reveals Marriage In Sleep In New Jersey Tale
Elizabeth New Jersey. Mrs. David A. Christian once Helen Greves muttered in sleep that she was married. She admitted the marriage to her mother the day after the slip, saying the ceremony took place on October 30 performed by Rev J W Ellson of the East Baptist Church.
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New York Times
Elizabeth
N. J
David A. Christian
J. W. Ellson
East Baptist Church
McCook Forgives Son as Couple Plans Catholic Union
Pittsburg reports the runaway marriage of Willis McCook Jr to Ephraim Norris’s daughter. Despite family opposition both sides rejected the match, but Willis Sr promises support once the bride joins the Catholic church. The couple, now abroad, had met June 13 and intend to work until the elder McCook’s return.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Jan
Willis McCook, Jr
Ephraim Norris
Willis McCook, Sr
Europe
Norris
McCook
Skaters Rescue Two From Patchogue Lake Hole
Ethlyn Phillips and Edward Smith fell through thin ice on Patchogue Lake. Smith saved Phillips at the edge and both were pulled to shore by a coordinated line of rescuers. Phillips remains under medical care. Smith was later rescued. Smith is the son of James Smith of the Quogue Life Saving Crew.
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Patchogue, L. I
Patchogue Lake
Ethlyn Phillips
Edward Smith
Miss Phillips
Young Smith
Phillips
Smith
James Smith
Quogue Life Saving Crew
Accuse New York Broker In Bank Wreck Case at Toronto
Charges were filed in Toronto against George Wishart of New York alleging he conspired with Dr Beattie Nesbitt and others to rob Farmers Bank of 300000 dollars. The plan involved stock from Kelley Silver Mine in Cobalt Ontario. Wishart allegedly took 200000 shares while Nesbitt and others took the rest, violating banking and other laws. Travers was sentenced to six years in prison. Wishart, living in Port Chester, said he would travel to Toronto to aid investigations and offered to post bond if needed. He suspected General Manager Travis of orchestrating the accusations to shield himself.
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Calcutta
Corregidor Island
Secretary of War
Corregidor
Philippines
United States
Department
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Seattle
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Engineer Corps
Hisse
State Department
Panama
New York
Dickinson
Moon
Congress
New York Times
Toronto
Canada
Farmers’ Bank
George Wishart
Wishart
Travers
Nesbitt
Port Chester
N. Y
Maner Travis
Republican Plot to Elect Sheehan Surfaces in Balloting
Chanler joins the bolters as the first joint ballot yields Sheehan 90 votes. Murphy warns insurgents of patronage loss amid party splits and threats to discipline dissenters.
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Sheehan
Senate State Official Faces Security Scrutiny
A state senate matter emerges as officials review security procedures amid unspecified inquiries. No concrete details on dates or individuals are provided in the fragmented text.
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Southern Pacific
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Father Demurs
Patchogue
George
Mardi Gras
Mobile
Ave
Albany
William Barnes, Jr
Republican Old Guard
William F. Sheehan
Chauncey M. Depew
Hotel
Ten Eyck
United States Senate
Boss Murphy
Mr. Sheehan
Josiah T. Newcomb
Artemus Ward
Frederick Higgins
Old Guard
Senator Brackett
Edwin A. Merritt, Jr
Assembly
Senate
Merritt
Barnes
William F. Sheeh
Tammany Her
Murphy
Tammany
Capritol
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Dutchess County
Chanler
Bolters
John W. Kern
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Minnesota
Moses P. Clapp
Rhode Island
Henry F. Lippitt
Miles Poindexter
Iowa
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