No Transit Relief In Sight Says City Club Expert
City Club hearing on Street Railways features William M. Ivins special counsel for the Public Service Commission. Ivins warns the transit system is a fool’s paradise and outlines the financial collapse from 1900 to present, asserting private capital will not fund a needed $25 million system upgrade. He cites subway revenue gains vs elevated losses and doubts private funding, urging city involvement.
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City Club
William M. Ivins
Public Service Commission
Controller Metz
George McAneny
Paul Cravath
Adrian H. Joline
Julius Henry Cohen
E. R. A. ‘Seligman
Iving
A. Fool's Paradise
Ivins
Whitney-Ryan Syndicate
Third Avenue
Metropolitan
Manhattan
Bronx
Tweed
McAneny
Brooklyn
Elevated
Ange Heapid
Heinrichs
Johnson
Cleveland
Mr. Johnson
Irvins
Heinrich
Broadway Stores. ass tA 8260 et al at Warren St
Broadway stores at Warren Street and 43rd Street are listed with parcel designation 8260 and adjacent property at 32nd Street. The fragment references a real estate or business listing and nearby locations.
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Warren St
Murphy Attacks Cockran Over Democrat Claim
Tammany Hall leader Charles F. Murphy charged Bourke Cockran was dropped from committees because he was not a Democrat. Cockran retorted that Murphy’s claim, and the implied rift, left political circles puzzled. The dispute over Bryanism and Democratic definitions looms large.
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Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Bourke Cockran
Cockran
Murphy
Washington
Cochrane
Cochran
STOP EMMA GOLDMAN'S TALK ENCOUNTER IN CHICAGO
Special to The New York Times reports Emma Goldman was interrupted by police as she attempted to speak on anarchy at Workingmen's Hall in Chicago. About 800 people, mainly Edelstadt anarchists, filled the hall. Goldman urged calm as she was hustled off stage amid tense confrontation.
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New York Times
Chicago
Emma Goldman
Edelstadt
Miss Goldman
Worcester Minister Linked to Anarchist Visit Disturbance
Rev Eliot White a wealthy Worcester pastor and his wife, both socialists, were arrested for disturbing the peace during Alexander Berkman’s visit. Police cleared the hall, barred the anarchists and Berkman, and kept Berkman under guard at the Hotel Columbia overnight.
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New York Times
Worcester
Mass
Eliot White
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
Berkman
Hotel
Columbia
Peabody Hired By Police To Help Fight Robberies
Deputy Police Commissioner Wood confirmed the department uses outside detectives to pursue criminals in the so called danger zone from Thirty-fourth to Sixty Street and Fifth to Madison Avenues. Former detective lieutenant William F Peabody, dismissed June 24 2007, is said to be employed by the department. Peabody previously arrested John Sweeney for grand larceny at West Twentieth Street Station before Sweeney fled. Inspector Russell was fined a day’s pay. Peabody was dismissed over involvement with the Gould divorce case and a Baltimore visit to check Katharine Clemens marital status.
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Wood
Thirty-fourth Street
Hightieth Street
Fifth Avenue
Madison Avenue
William F. Peabody
Binham
Peabody
John Sweeney
West Twentieth Street
Sweeney
Russell
Gould
Baltimore
Katharine Clemens
Howard Gould
Last of Pennsylvania Rail Road Tubes Near Breakthrough
Engineers halted rock encountered while boring Tube A the final of four tunnels under the East River between Manhattan and Long Island City. Workers on the Long Island side kept ready for completion as rock paused progress and a celebration was planned on breakthrough. The PA tubes are the river’s largest at 23 feet outside diameter, 20 feet after casings.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Hast
Manhattan
Long Island City
Long Island
North River
Pennsylvania
Beaten and Robbed on West Fifty third Street
George R. Cross, retired merchant of 260 West Fifty seventh Street, was robbed of nearly $300 after three men emerged from a hallway on Fifty third Street. He was found with a scalp wound near an elevated pillar and taken to Roosevelt Hospital around midnight Friday. police learned of the assault after his call from recovery.
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West Forty-seventh Street
Roosevelt Hospital
West Fiftythird Street
George R. Cross
West Fifty-seventh Street
Fifty-second Street
Fifty-third Street
Dresser Arrested for Misappropriation in Shipbuilding Trust
Daniel Leroy Dresser former president of the Shipbuilding Trust and ex-partner of Dresser & Co. was arrested by Lieutenant Detective Woodbridge and arraigned before Magistrate Barlow on charges of misappropriating $4,060 received from William Andrews in 1903. Dresser denies the charges claiming persecution and statute of limitations.
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Daniel Leroy Dresser
Trust Company of the Republic
The
Shipbuilding Trust
Woodbridge
Barlow
William 8. Andrews
Paris
John W. Young
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
Utah
Andrews
Abraham Levy
Dresser
United States Shipbuilding Company
Young
Dresser & Co
Franklin Street
George W. Vanderbilt
John Nicholas Brown
Newport
George Grenville Merrill
Buffalo
Coumtess d’Osmay
France
M.J. Dresser
Emma Louise Burnham
Spanked Wife Seeks Separation Against Dentist
Emma B Priddle of Yonkers sues Dr William J Stewart a dentist at 3120 Broadway for separation alleging cruel and inhuman treatment abandonment and failure to support She claims repeated blows to her face breaking teeth Stewart says he spanked her as with a child and that she struck him first The couple married January 25 1903 have two children Marguerite 4 and William 2 Stewart disputes the July 17 quarrel and cites alleged past incidents including threats of further discipline and a life insurance sum He is described as living in a boarding house on West Forty eighth Street with reported income contested and alimony sought at 250 monthly.
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William J. Stewart
Broadway
Stewart
Mrs. Stewart
Dr. Stewart
Emma B. Priddle
Yonkers
Marguerite
William Wall
West Forty-eighth Street
Cuban Countess Loses Suit Against Major General Brooke
The U S Supreme Court ruled against the Countess of Buena Vista Dona Maria Francesca O Reilly in a $250000 damages claim. The suit contended an official order by Gen Brooke as Military Governor of Cuba abolished her exclusive right to slaughter cattle in Havana.
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Washington, D. C
Buena Vista
Dona Maria Francisca O'Reilly
Brooke
Supreme Court of the United
Cuba
Havana
Mayor Sullivan Signs Permits Amid City Hall Visit
Acting Mayor Timothy P. Sullivan handled multiple permits for night auction sales and for children to appear on stage during a busy day at City Hall. The scene captured a lively Third Alder District crowd praising his appearance in the mayoral office.
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Timothy P. Sullivan
Sullivan
Mud Hole Trap In New Jersey Road Charged Autoists
Tourists report four cars stuck at Marsh town on the Red Bank road with a farm team forced to extract vehicles for 5 dollars, others paid 8 dollars previously. motorists accuse the road of being kept in bad condition to trap autos. Automobile Club of America seeks information on the site.
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New Jersey
Marshtown
Red Bank
Matawan
Bureau of Tours
The
Automobile Club of America
New York Auto Bill Aims Wide Revisions to Vehicle Law
The New York State Automobile Association announced a proposed motor bill to be introduced in Albany this week. It would require annual vehicle registration with fees tied to weight, fund highway maintenance, mandate front and rear numbers with yearly color changes, and stiff penalties for violations. The measure adds non-skidding tire restrictions, strengthens enforcement through state records, and allows license suspension for offenses or use of a vehicle with a fictitious number.
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Albany
Oliver A. Quayle
New York State Automobile Association
Secretary of State
Autoists Gather for Savannah Stock Car Races
Prominent automobilists from across the country arrive in Savannah for stock car races on Wednesday and Thursday. The course is an 18 mile loop under militia control with Gov. Hoke Smith and Savannah Mayor Tiedeman as honorary referees. Major W Stephenson oversees policing as the Savannah Electric Railway supports spectator traffic.
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New York Times
Savannah
J. de Mont Thompson
F. H. Hiliott
Frank G. Webb
American Automobile Association Racing Board
Gov. Hoke Smith
Georgia
Tiedeman
Hoke Smith
United States
W. Stephenson
Georgia Volunteer Militia
Savannah Electric Railway
Judges named for automobile carnival parade on April 7
The Automobile Club of America president Colgate Hoyt A R Shattuck ex President Robert Lee Morrell and Dr C B Parker of the Long Island Automobile Club were chosen as judges for the parade. Grand Marshal R G Howell also selected aides for four divisions including W I Fickling I H Manning Alexander Howell and H E Wagner with each division free to appoint as many assistants as needed.
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Colgate Hoyt
Automobile Club of America
A. R. Shattuck
Robert Lee Morrell
C. B. Parker
Long Island Automobile Club
R. G. Howell
W. I. Fickling
Briarcliff
I. H. Manning
Alexander Howell
H. E. Wagner
Moriarty Reports at Yankees Camp
George Moriarty, last year’s third baseman for the New York Americans, has arrived in Atlanta without a contract but is expected to sign soon. He will begin training with the Yankees, who practiced signals and fielding drills in hot sun as Macon and Atlanta played an exhibition. The club plans morning sessions while Macon stays, with rest days noted.
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Atlanta
George Moriarty
New York Americans
Moriarty
Yankees
Macon
Chesbro
Orth
Doyle
Capt. Elberfeld
Blair
Macons
Highlanders
Giants to quit Marlin training shift to Dallas
With the regular team in strong condition, Manager McGraw plans to move the squad from Marlin to Dallas for the remainder of training. The regulars depart Marlin Thursday for a Calvert game, then Dallas for weekend games, while the striplings split into two squads for further local and Fort Worth games.
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New York Times
Waco
Texas
McGraw
Marlin
Marlin Mineral Baths
Dallas
Calvert
Fort Worth
Baseball commission fines four clubs for misleading transfer agreements
The National Baseball Commission fined the Boston Americans, Columbus Club, Chicago Americans, and New Orleans Club $100 each for misleading statements in player transfer agreements involving Gessler Roche Dundon Mantyl Atz Congalton Harris. The ruling cited concealed facts and nonfiled clauses, with a warning of harsher penalties if repeated.
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Cincinnati
Boston American League
Columbus American Association
New Orleans
National Baseball Commission Today
Gessler
Roche
Dundon
Columbus
Boston Americans
Boston
Congalton
Harris
Couny
Oriecns
Mantyl and Atz
Chicago
Atlantic Baseball Association Forms In Boston
The Atlantic Baseball Association was formally organized in Boston with a schedule including Lewiston Maine. Portland Maine. Newport Rhode Island. Pawtucket Rhode Island. Woonsocket Rhode Island. and Taunton Massachusetts. The season opens May 2 and ends September 7. Hugh McBreen elected President and Fred Lake named Secretary Treasurer, bringing in former National and New England League ties.
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Boston
Mass
Atlantic Baseball Association
Lewiston
Portland
Newport
R. I
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
Taunton
Hugh McBreen
Fred Lake
New England
Leach Cross Beats Frankie Madden In Five Round Boxing
In a top Dry Dock Athletic Club exhibition Leach Cross dentist-pugilist defeated Frankie Madden in five rounds. Cross floored Madden in round one, Madden answered in round two, Cross dominated rounds four and five with decisive punches. Other results saw Carey and Lee draw, Smith outpoint Kelly, Kitson stop Corbett, and Hoboken Tommy Murphy drawing with Wilson.
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Dry-Dock
Fisth
Leach Cross
Frankie Madden
Cross
Madden
Crost
Tommy Carey
Paddy Lee
Jack Smith
Sailor
Kelly
George Kitson
Sammy Corbett
Hoboken
Tommy Murphy
Barney Wilson
Draw in six round main bout at Consolidated Athletic Club
Howard Smith and Billy Dipples fought to a draw in a six round main bout at the Consolidated Athletic Club. Smith’s quick jab and Dipples counter right produced a balanced scrap. Also featured were Harry Johnson versus Jack Vendetta with Vendetta scoring in the final round, and Jack O'Shea versus Billy Smith with Smith tiring at the end. Dick Paff and Mike Kauffman were hustled from the ring after a sluggish effort.
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Howard Smith
Billy Dipples
Consolidated Athletic Club
Smith
Dipples
Harry Johnson
Jack Vendetta
Johnson
Vendetta
Jack O’shea
Billy Smith
Dick Paff
Mike Kauffman
Burns Exudes Confidence Before World Heavyweight Fight
Tommy Burns confirms belief in defeating Jem Roche by staking 4500 dollars at odds of 1 to 3 and offering 5000 more at the same odds. The bout for the world heavyweight title in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day drew intense local interest. Bill Squires, Roche’s adviser, plans to challenge the winner.
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Dublin
Tommy
Burns
Jem Roche
St. Patrick's Day
Bill’’ Squires
Roche
Military athletic matches in France modeled after New York meets
French officials reviewing an American style indoor meet at the Twenty-second Regiment armory on Broadway to guide future military athletics in France. Top athletes from Pastimes Mohawks Mott Haven Xavier Trinity Stars compete in a triangular bicycle pursuit and an indoor three mile cross country run. Notables include Forrest Smithson Medlvin Sheppard J P Sullivan and more from Olympic and AAU ranks.
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France
Silas H. Jenkins
A. van den Ende
Athletic Club of
Paris
Twenty-second Regiment Athletic Association
Armory
Sixty-eighth Street
Broadway
New York
Madison Square Garden
America
Tne
Mohawks
Mott Havens
Xaviers
Trinity
Stars
Forrest Smithson
Medlvin Sheppard
J. P. Sullivan
National Amateur Athletic Union
Oe Frank
J. J. McEntee
A.koech
G. Smith
Indoor meet to Feature Special Events at Sixty-ninth Armory
Members of the AAU the Catholic Athletic League the Military Athletic League the Sixty-ninth Regiment A A and the Dominican Lyceum gain access to special events at the indoor meet to be held at the Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory on Saturday evening April 4. Open events include the 60 yard run handicap the 1500 yard run handicap the 660 yard run handicap the 600 yard run novice and the half mile walk novice.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Catholic Athletic League
The
Military Athletic League
Sixty-ninth Regiment A. A
Dominican Lyceum
Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory
Harlem YMCA inter association meet entries close
The Harlem Branch hosted the inter association athletic and gymnastic meet at the Twenty second Regiment Armory on March 21. The wrestling championships drew top mat performers from the Metropolitan A A U district and about 1000 athletes are expected to compete in the events.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Harlem
Twenty-second Regiment Armory
Pilgrim Aims New Quarter Mile Record at Meet
The Seventh Regiment hosts spring games with an elite three mile invitational in the Metropolitan A A U district. Carr Frank Bailey and Muller accept. Paul Pilgrim of the New York Athletic Club will start on-scratch in the quarter mile handicap to set a new record.
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Seventh Regiment
Metropolitan
Carr
Frank, Bailey
Muller
Paul Pilgrim
New York Athletic Club
Baseball Scores From Georgia and Alabama Games
Results show Savannah, Ga. hosting a National league game with Philadelphia 6 and Savannah 90. In Mobile, Alabama Philadelphia American faced Mobile with a 4 run tally for the visitors.
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Savannah
Philadelphia National
Mobile
Ala
Philadelphia American
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