Details of Subway Compromise Plan Across Boroughs
Ex-Controller Edward Grout reveals a city centered transit compromise uniting Interborough and Brooklyn Rapid Transit. The plan designates Manhattan below Fifty ninth Street as common ground for both lines while Brooklyn shores favor BRT, with Queens divided and extensions proposed to connect landmarks like Times Square Grand Central and Belmont Tunnel. It envisions extended East Side elevated work and cross river routes to shorten travel from East Brooklyn to the Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Grout
Gaynor
Kingsley Martin
Col. T. S. Williams
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Col. Williams
William G. Morrissey
Grout
Rapid Transit Commission
Interborough
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Morrissey
Interborough Company
Mr. Grout
Martin
McAneny
Board of Estimate
Commissioner Martin
Bridge Department
Ingersoll
Manhattan
Fiftyninth Street
Brooklyn -Rapid Trans
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapids
Fifty-ninth Street
Great Central
Bronx
Richmond
Queens
Corona
Astoria
Jamaica
Harlem
Lexington Avenue
Forty-second Street
Seventh Avenue
The
Battery
Times Square
Pennsylvania Station
Queensboro Bridge
Belmont Tunnel
Grand Central Station
Fifty-ninth
Forty-second Streets
Fourteenth Street
Flatbush
Atlantic Avenues
Flatbush Avenue
Wastern Parkway
Utica Avenue
Stuyvesant Avenue
Stuygeant Avenue
Bushwick Avenue
Williamsburg
Union Square
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Strikers Hurt in Riot At Manhattan Balers Plant
Fifteen strikebreakers from the H. P. & H. F. Wilson Company on 577 Tenth Avenue were assaulted while leaving the factory. Seven attackers were arrested for assault and riot, with nine men naming themselves as local residents. Two strikers suffered scalp wounds. two other alleged participants were taken into custody. The nine named individuals were arraigned before Magistrate Krotel and held on 500 bail.
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H. P. & H. F. Wilson Company
Tenth Avenue
West Forty-seventh Street
West Fortyseventh
West Thirty-seventh Street
Flower Hospital
Hugh Hassan
West Thirty-eighth Street
Henry Ekzonian
West Fortieth Street
Handy Ali
George Bedwyan
Forty-fifth Street
Charles Takesian
Charles Takesian of 459 West _Fortieth Street
Monad Ali
West Thirty-ninth Street
Charles Fenergian
West Forty-fifth Street
Simon Puran
Morris Manchen
West Forty-sixth Street
Krotel
Osborn Fight Widens in Detroit College Law Dinner Feud
Special to The New York Times. Detroit May 26. Gov Osborn’s supporters boycotted the Detroit College of Law alumni dinner after a snub to the governor. Fewer than 100 of about 150 tickets sold as anti Osborn faction widens within the Republican Party. Judge-elect E T Vanzile guest of honor and ally of Osborn. Veto of a bill to require Supreme Court justices to reside in Lansing fuels the rift.
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New York Times
Detroit
Mich
Gov. Osborn
Detroit College of Law
Osborn
Republican Party
E. T. Vanzile
Supreme Court
Lansing
Was Von Phul murdered in Denver conspiracy claims
Friends of St Louis Von Phul deny barroom violence, allege a St Louis led conspiracy behind his Denver shooting at the Brown Palace. Joseph Murphy, brother in law, asks Denver prosecutors to hold Harold Henwood without bail and vows vigorous prosecution. Von Phul of a prominent St. Louis family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Louis
S. Louis von Phul
Brown Palace
Denver
Harold F. Henwood
New York
von Phul
Joseph A. Murphy
Murphy
Henwood
Oil Trust May Fight On
Washington May 26 The Supreme Court watchers expect Standard Oil attorneys to seek a rehearing to stay the dissolution of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey after the court found Sherman Act violations. A mandate delay could push dissolution back, possibly to April 1912, affecting government and court actions. Taft and Attorney General Wickersham have not pursued criminal probes yet, awaiting dissolution to shape further steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Standard Oil Company
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Supreme Court
Taft
Wickersham
Fast Train In Peril Near Lime Rock Station
A New York express on the Berkshire Division derailed due to a broken journal near Lime Rock, Conn. The tender fouled the road, but brakes held. Seventeen passengers feared collision with a car at a schoolhouse crossing. a following train diverted the Lee to complete rides to Canaan and Pittsfield while the line was blocked for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Cornwall
Conn
New York Express
Berkshire
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Canaan
Lenox
Pittsfield
Gitch
Harry Grant
Expre
Lorimer Bribery Case Sparks Senate Resignation Talk
Prolonged debate delays a vote on reopening the Lorimer bribery case. La Follette signals a new five member investigating panel from new Senators. Bailey and Dillingham back deeper inquiry if new evidence proves fraud. The outcome hinges on fresh disclosures and public trust considerations.
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la Follette
Lorimer
Lhrid
United States
Senate
Priceless Records In Danger
American historical documents that would be irreplaceable lie at risk from fire as warned by a feature in tomorrow's Sunday Times. The piece urges preservation measures and highlights vulnerable archives and holdings.
Motorist Strikes Mrs Parmele on Sixth Avenue
Mrs Mary Parmele 70 widow of Theodore W Parmele and noted author was killed when a motorcycle struck her as she crossed Sixth Avenue near Forty ninth Street after visiting a drugstore. The rider William Herrman 246 West Fifty first Street stopped and helped. Coroner Winterbottom took custody of Herrman as investigation continued.
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Mary Platt Parmele
Theodore W. Parmele
Sixth Avenue
Fortyninth Street
Parmele
West Forty-ninth Street
Brayton Ives
Butler
Flower Hospital
Baer
West Fortyseventh Street
Herrman
Parmelo
J. J. Tierney
Albany
N. Y
Zephaniah Platt
A. J. Agnew
France
England
United States
Germany
Spain
Russia
Italy
Flames Sweep Coney Island Burnt Dreamland Park Inferno
A massive overnight fire at Dreamland Park Coney Island tore through wood and paper mache structures. Six incubator babies died. three were saved by Sgt Klinck before suffocating. Firefighters struggled as flames spread to the tower and Feltmans while Capt Ferrari’s animal show animals were ordered shot.
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West Eighth Street
Sergt. Klinck
Coney Island
Klinck
Hell Gate
Joseph Ferrari
Ferrari
West Wighth Street
Kenton
Surf Avenue
Parkway
Dreamland
Park
Dreamland Pier
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Ocean Parkway
Manhattan Beach
Feltman’s
Lally
Brighton Beach
Samuel W. Gumpertz
Auto Kills Boy Playing Ball On City Street
Albert Lauson an 11 year old was killed when a car driven by J B Bonsal struck him as he chased a ball near 109 West Eighty ninth Street Bonsal of 160 West Seventy eighth Street reported to West 100th Street Station and at St Luke's Hospital doctors pronounced him dead The accident occurred while he played with his brother Edward in front of their home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lauson
West Eighty-ninth Street
J. B. Bonsal
West Seventy-eighth Street
Bonsal
West 100Th Street
Winterbottom
Edward
St. Luke's Hospital
Urge Annoyer's Arrest Sparks West Side Protest
Twenty or more women gathered outside the West Side Bank at Thirty-fourth Street and Eighth Avenue urging Mrs. E. Goldberg of 324 East Fifty-first Street to press for arrest of Patrick O Connor a carpenter of 426 West Thirty-fifth Street accused of following and squeezing beside her on transit and after she finally pressed the complaint he was locked up at the West Thirty-seventh Street Station for disorderly conduct and intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side Bank
Thirty-fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
E. Goldberg
East Fifty-first Street
Dailey
Patrick O'Connor
West Thirty-fifth Street
O'Connor
Advertising pitch for Horsford's acid phosphate tonic
An old hoarded ad touts Horsford's acid phosphate as a wholesome tonic to take during convalescence after grippe influenza or weakness following fever. It emphasizes restorative benefits for recovering patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horsford
Grippe
Fears for Austrian Ruler Spreads Amid Health Concerns
Reports from Vienna on May 26 say doctors urge drastic changes to Emperor Francis Josephs routine to reduce strain. Officials hint he may skip his Ischl visit and travel to the Southern Tyrol, though the emperor resists altering lifelong habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Ischl
Tyrol
Maine's Mast A Monument For Maine Disaster
Norfolk May 26 The naval collier Leonidas passed the Capes for Havana to retrieve the main mast of the battleship Maine sunk in Havana Harbor thirteen years ago. It will also recover any Maine sailors bodies from Havana Harbor mud and the mast will stand in Arlington Cemetery Washington as a monument to the lost lives.
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Norfolk
Leonidas
Capes
Havana
Maine
Havana Harbor
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Censure for Shaw Trustees Reported by Boston Bar
The Boston Bar Association voted severe censure for R F Herrick Q A Shaw and Frances Welch trustees of the Quincy Shaw estate for misstated returns of 4000 on an estate valued at 9 million dollars. The inquiry, prompted by Mayor John F Fitzgerald, found no statutory violation but ethical standards breached. The Shaw trustees had recently paid into the city treasury several hundred thousand dollars in previously withheld taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Bar Association
R. F. Herrick
Q. A. Shaw
Frances Welch
Quincy Shaw
The
Bar Association
John F. Fitzgerald
Shaw
Elkins Will Appraisers Value Senator Elkins Estate
The Elkins report shows total wealth of 4,025,109 with 117 dollars in bank funds. Stock value in 54 corporations 2,22,208. Bond appraisements in nine corporations 733,900. 12,370 in miscellaneous investments. Bills receivable 348,035. Home property 64,000. Real estate including timber lands 117,147. Heaviest holdings in coal and coke railway and Morgantown and Kingwood Railway.
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Seal
Coal and Coke Railway
Morgantown
Kingwood
At 90 He Walks Sixty Five Miles From Youngstown to Pittsburg
Pittsburg May 26 aged 90 Thomas Weiman walked from Youngstown Ohio to Pittsburg a 65 mile trek in fourteen hours The candy maker started at 6 am and arrived at 8 pm at 1518 Forbes Street He had lost his money in Youngstown and his friends would have sent funds but none knew of his plight He did not know he could reverse tolls until reaching home and said It was more of a trek than a walk after a long hot day with no food.
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New York Times
Washington
Lorimer
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Congress
Chicago
Mr. Lorimer
la Follette
Senator la Follette
Bailey
Texas
Dillingham
Vermont
Batley
Illinois
William Lorimer
Wisconsin
Borah
Idaho
Cis
Pittsburg
Thomas Weiman
Youngstown
Ohio
Forbes Street
Weiman
Indians on the Warpath in Washoe County Nevada
Eighteen Shoshone from Duck Valley led by a two year old depart to Little High Rock canyon to avenge a February massacre of four Washoe county stockmen. Constable Scott Butler warns prospectors to stay away. The band, armed, subsists on livestock taken from stockmen.
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Reno
Nev
Duck Valley Reservation
Little High Rock Canyon
Washoe County
Scott Butler
Gerlach
Mike
Kelly’s Creek
Southern firemen threaten strike over wage increase
Washington dispatch reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen threatens a strike by Southern Railway firemen before mid next week if a 20 percent wage rise is not granted. Talks with Southern President Finley fail to resolve the issue as mediation is rejected and conference rules are debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Railway
H. O. Teat
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Finley
Southern
Boy Run Over By Freight Train Within City Limits
A twelve year old boy, James Murphy, of 456 West Eighth Street, was struck by Freight Train 13 of the New York Central Railroad on Tenth Avenue yesterday afternoon. Train men say the child attempted to board the moving train, his right foot severed in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Murphy
West Eightenth Street
New York Central Railroad
Tenth Avenue
Mail on Pennsylvania Special to Chicago Ad
First class mail stamped VIA PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL dropped in the box at Pennsylvania Station before 3 55 P M will be forwarded on the Pennsylvania Special arriving Chicago the next morning for 55 dollars Adv
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Pennsylvania Station
7Th Avenue
32D Street
Diaz Slips Away Bound for Spain New President Acclaimed
Diaz departs for Spain as new president De la Barra takes oath in the Chamber of Deputies. Treasury holds sixty million four hundred thousand dollars in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diaz
Spain
Diaz Flees Mexico City to Travel to Vera Cruz and Europe
Porfirio Diaz resigns as provisional president, escapes by train and automobile through back streets of Mexico City, reaches Vera Cruz and boards the Ypiranga for Spain. Francisco de la Barra is sworn in as provisional president in a brief ceremony, with the oath focused on upholding the Mexican constitution.
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Francisco L. de la Barra
Cinco de Mayo
Chamber of Deputies
National Palace
Mexico
United States of Mexico
Republic
Union
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Friends of
OIL Trust
Peril
New Haven
Sunday Times
Mary Parmele
Mrs. Ives
Blaze
Gumpertz
Bowery
Steeplechase Park
Dreamland Park
Auto
Boy
Lac
Annoyer
Shaw Trustees
Elkins
Vera
de la Barra
Ber of Deputies
Madero
Mexico City
Porfirio Dias
Vera Cruz
Diaz Board
Ypiranga
Coatzacoalcos
Europe
Jalapa
Francisco Leon de la Barra
Cruz
Cadena Street
San Lazaro Station
Atlantic
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Diaz and Mrs. Diaz, Mrs. Romero Rubio de Terese, Col. Porfirio Diaz, Jr
Lorenzo Elizaga
Fernandina Gonzales
Manuel Gonzales
Col
Santa Cruz
Espinosa Y Rondero
Francisco 8. Garcia
Ignacio de la Gorita
Madrid
Alfonso
Sefiora
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