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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1908
Page
12
Snow removal in Manhattan was hampered as contractors faced worker shortages and pay disputes. Trucks deserted, carts misclassified, and traffic gridlocked as estimates pegged the city cost near 300000 dollars. Officials urged patience while crews worked to restore mobility.
Two locomotives pushing a snow plow cut a deep groove in the snow near Hempstead, and on returning one engine derailed. The New York & Long Island Traction line remains tied up with traffic halted for most of the day.
Firefighters responding to a dawn blaze on Canal Avenue near West Seventh Street became stuck in a snow bank on West Eighth Street. Three engines and a hook and ladder truck were freed with help from bystanders and extra horse teams after extinguishing the one story levee fire.
A fragmented street directory shows multiple individuals and businesses with addresses across Manhattan and the Bronx. Entries include Louis Boncer 23 Ave, Marie Wordman 850 31st St, Mrs McKee 113 E Ssth St, Western Black Co at Delancey St, Fulton Dye Co, and William Tasabo 115th St, among others with various amounts and notes.
A frightened team of horses ran through Central Park near Seventy-second Street and Broadway overturning several sleighs. A baby in a carriage was thrown into a snowbank but escaped unharmed as Policeman McGlinchey stopped the horses. No injuries reported among occupants, including Mrs. William Humphries and her driver.
The overdue Jamestown from New York reached Norfolk at 2:30 am after a gale drove her seaward. Crew retrieved over twenty fish from the deck nets as seas receded, one weighing eight pounds, to be cooked for breakfast. Twenty five passengers faced rough seas with only four venturing out.
Andrew O'Connor, a New York Telephone Company employee, was driving a sleigh across Harlem Railroad tracks near Pleasantville when struck by the Chatham Express at about forty miles per hour. Thrown thirty feet into a snowdrift, he survived. horses fled two miles away. He was taken to White Plains Hospital.
Eugene Hann 30 of 570 West 183d Street took his son and daughter sledding on Amsterdam Avenue between 133rd and 129th Streets. After the children rode, Hann rode the sled and was arrested by Patrolman Schmidt. In Night Court Magistrate Kernoclan discharged him, noting his workday and reflex to entertain his kids.
A dynamite explosion in a box car at a siding near Hocking Iowa injured five men and caused $60 000 in damage. The blast rattled Albia five miles away breaking windows and uprooting chimneys as debris struck bystanders.
R 8 Williams of the New York Botanical Gardens sails on the Magdelena to the Isthmus to collect orchid specimens and flora for the gardens. He aims to reach Panama, then charter a schooner to explore the coast and interior, hoping to obtain rare rats orchids. He plans to return in May.
A mysterious explosion in a Madison Illinois hard coal stove sparked a blaze destroying much of two city blocks and causing losses over 100000. In Pontiac Illinois a Central Hotel fire injured two guests after a jump from a second story. In Montgomery Alabama Atlantic Coast Line offices suffered damage from a fire likely destroying valuable papers.
A severe cold snap after a heavy snowstorm sent many residents to shelters and hospitals. The City Lodging House housed 283 men 28 women and 11 babies. others slept on the Charities Pier as authorities rushed relief. Names include Alexander Pollock James Nickerson and John Sturgiss as frost victims while the Children’s Aid Society aids 727 families.
Miss Marke Schmuck, a music teacher at 47 Van Buren Street, slipped and fractured her right thigh crossing Throop Avenue and Hart Street. An unidentified drowning man, 5 feet 8 inches tall with dark hair, was found near Fourth Avenue in the Narrows. Appellate Division Justice John Woodward granted a certificate of reasonable doubt in the Kings County attempted swindling case, enabling an appeal for lawyers William O Miles and Charles Wells. The Brooklyn Home for Blind Crippled and Defective Children was incorporated in the Supreme Court. Joseph Keane, 21, of 475 Degraw Street, survived an attempted self-harm act after medical aid. he was held on $500 bail for attempted death by own action amid family troubles.
A dense page of Lost and Found notices lists jewelry bracelets locket pins brooches and watches found or missing near Midtown New York including addresses on West 23rd Street 46th Street and Times Square. Many items promise liberal rewards and ask owners to contact box numbers or specific streets for pickup.
Lost or stolen bank book No 387807 of the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank with payment stopped. Return to the bank at 51 Chambers Street.
A long list of furnished rooms with board options in Manhattan areas like West 70s to 150th Street, offering steam heat private baths and references. Advertisements describe single and double rooms, front and rear parlor suites, in refined homes near subways, with rates from a few dollars weekly and terms moderate.
Classifieds show a range of employment ads including an office boy age 15 to 17 at a large corporation with a weekly salary of 3 56. a choirboys position for ages 9 to 12 with training. a law office role for a 106 year old at 56 Beaver St Room 26. a stenographer for a Jersey City wholesale house with full charge of correspondence and a starting salary of 14. applicants asked to mail handwriting samples and references.
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