New Plan to Finance the Wadoo Tunnels
The Hudson Companies announce a new plan to finish the Grand Circuit of the Hudson River tubes. The Hudson & Manhattan Railroad will receive 7,379,681 dollars to complete downtown tunnels in exchange for the Hudson Companies’ release from further construction obligations. Funds come from notes and the sale of the Thirty-third Street terminal property, with preferred stockholders offered notes first.
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Hudson Companies
Hudson River Tubes
Thirty-third Street
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
City Subway
Jersey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Summit Avenue
Jersey City
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
Oakman
Igan
Seebeck
Manhattan- Trudson Realty Company
Thirty-second
Thirty-third Streets
Church Street Terminal
Church Street
Rumor Debunked on Katherine Elkins and Duke of the Abruzzi
Rome reports deny any end to the Elkins Abruzzi betrothal and dismiss Catholicism as a factor. Vatican source says no truth to religious objections. British telegraph notes wedding expected soon.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Rome
Duke of the
Elkins denies engagement rumors about Miss Katherine Elkins
Telegraph from Elkins West Virginia reports Mrs. Elkins has not seen any statement. Senator Elkins clarifies no interview with Mrs. Elkins on Sunday about Katherine Elkins engagement to the Duke of the Abruzzi. She says no engagement exists and promises facts when public.
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New York Times
Elkins
West’ Va
Senator Elkins
Katherine Elkins
Mrs. Elkins
Geyser Closes Ferry Slip At Jersey City
A miniature geyser displaced a bulkhead in a Desbrosses Street slip of the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry in Jersey City and the slip’s use was discontinued. Officials said the leak let air escape from a tunnel under the river. McAdoo stated the tubes are intact. air likely seeps from rock crevices as compressed air flows to the surface.
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Desbrosses Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
William G. McAdoo
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company
McAdoo
Mr. McAdoo
Ferry Slips
Belmont
Fory-second Street
Queens
East River
Remarkable New Jersey Will Names Brain Transfer and Anti Vaccination
Dr Alexander Wilder a Newark physician and author left a eccentric will. It directs his brain be given to Prof Burt Gene Wilder of Cornell and burials at a tree root or water. He revokes a prior will and leaves 100 dollars to fight compulsory vaccination.
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Essex County
Newark
N. J
Alexander Wilder
Wilder
Burt Gene Wilder
Cornell University
Anna Toivinson
Dr. Wilder
Miss Nivinson
Vessel Reported From Hamburg By Wireless Signal
A ship reported from Hamburg by Marconi wireless seven hundred thirty seven miles east of Sandy Hook Lightship at 9 40 P M yesterday. It is due at her pier at 8 A M Friday.
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Wireless
M. S. Pennsylvania
Hamburg
Marconi Wireless
Sandy Hook
Harlem City Ticket Office Moves to New Location
The Harlem City Ticket Office of the New York Central Lines has moved to 121 West 125th Street. Phone 3046 Morning. Ady.
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Harlem City
New York Central Lines
West 125Th Street
Suffragette Storms Parliament as Crowd Clashes
An enormous London mob blocked Westminster traffic as suffragettes led by Mrs Travers Symons push toward the House of Commons. Police, troops, and boats guard Parliament while arrests rise. several notable activists including the Pankhursts were summoned.
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London
Westminster
Travers Symons
James Keir Hardie
Thames
Fce
House of Commons
Westminster Bridge
St. James's Park
Scaaks
Bryan After Railroad Men
A letter circulated by the Democratic National Committee targets U S railroad workers to join a Railroad Club and donate to the campaign fund. Donors receive a traveling card redeemable for White House access during the Democratic administration, endorsed by Will C Long.
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New York Times
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Unite States
Chicago
Bryan and Kern Railroad Club
Railroad Club
White House
Washington, D. C
Will C. Long
Court injuncts 110 fire insurers in Illinois action
In Belleville Illinois Judge Moore issued a permanent injunction restraining 110 fire insurance companies operating in Illinois from fixing rates and maintaining a joint agent at East St Louis. The suit began in June 1903 by H J Hamlin then Attorney General of Illinois.
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Belleville
Ill
Football West Point Saturdays October Outings
Readable notes indicate October outings for West Point Saturdays with day line advertisements referenced. The item presents a compact notice of football events and schedule cues for fans.
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West Point
Landfraud claim seeks return of vast mineral lands
United States moves to reclaim 300000 acres of Nevada mineral land worth over 100 million dollars held by E. H. Harriman for the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Investigations led by M. D. McEniry follow disclosures of alleged fraud and false affidavits, with six more agents deployed to Nevada after Cabinet and President Roosevelt approval.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
E. H. Harriman
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
United States
M. D. McEniry
General Land Office
Nevada
Fred Dennet
Roosevelt
Rockefeller Estate Influence Keeps Derrick Office Open
Postmaster General Meyer says the Rockefeller estate did not gain the Derrick post office transfer. The Derrick office will stay open after bond requirements were met, despite earlier plans to move it to nearby Kildare. The Washington clerical error leading to the mishandling of the case prompted a departmental transfer.
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Meyer
Washington
Rockefeller Estate
Bay Pond
New York
Derrick
John D. Rockefeller
William
Kildare
Dr W T Bull in Critical Condition After Relapse
Dr William T Bull remains critically ill at his home after a July neck abscess operation in Newport. Doctors Blake Janeway Potter Wynkoop say his condition is grave though there was a brief morning improvement. Relapse after a heart affecting rheumatic attack has doctors from Boston and New York at his bedside.
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William T. Bull
West Thirty-fifth Street
Bull
Newport
Joseph A. Blake
Boston
New York
Excessive Far e Charged by Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court ruled the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad must pay $50 damages in each suit for charging more than the legal 3 cent per mile fare. Six cases in the Sixth District were dismissed after settlement and confessed judgments. The Petze case in the Fifth District led to the decision, alleging a 10 cent fare for a route under three miles. Other suits mirrored the same illegal charge.
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Supreme Court
Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Sixth District
Fulton Street
Justice Bogenshutz
William R. Petze
Bayliss
Fifth District Municipal Court
Gen. Wells
Foster Avenue
Kings Highway
Petze
Russian Cruiser Runs Aground Off Libau In Storm
A Russian protected cruiser ran aground about twenty miles from Libau in a storm. The ship is fast on a reef and badly damaged with compartments filled with water. Refloating attempts have failed due to poor visibility and rough seas.
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ST. Petersburg
Libau
Dewey’s Old Madeira or Sherry Ad
An advertisement for H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. at 158 Fulton Street New York promoting sherry before dinner and madeira after.
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DEWEY
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Mack Denounces Business Leaders Denounces Taft Backers
National Democratic Committee chair Norman E. Mack blames Chicago business leaders for pressuring voters to back Taft and warns against bribery tactics. He names several lenders and banks and urges public exposure of anyone supporting Republican efforts.
Doctor's Bill Seeks Trial Over 21000 Charge
Atlantic City October 1 The high price of care by Dr Joseph Reeves a nervous disease specialist is challenged in court. Reeves seeks $21000 for sixteen months of visits at 500 per visit with travel to Spring Lake Atlantic City Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Moreland absent ill in Pittsburgh delays trial to December 17.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
Joseph Reeves
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Mr. Moreland
Dr. Reeves
Spring Lake
Pittsburg
Moreland
Hughes Jr Favored for Brown University Senior Class President
Charles E Hughes Jr son of Gov Hughes of New York appears likely to win the Brown University senior class presidency after caucus nominations. His rival Chauncey Earle Wheeler of Playville Mass lags behind in a year marked by Hughes strong class support and a record as a debater and society leader. Students attempted to eject him from the Brown Republican Club presidency, but he accepted the vice presidency instead.
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New York Times
Providence
R. I
Charles E. Hughes, Jr
Gov. Hughes
New York
Brown University
Hughes
Chauncey Earle Wheeler
Playville
Mass
Brown Republican Club
ALE WEST POINT FOOTBALL SPECIAL TRAIN
West Shore Railroad runs a football special from Desbrosses Street at 12:00 PM and West Point at 12:15 PM for the Oct 17 game. Round trip fare is $1.25.
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West Point
West Shore R
Desbrosses St
West Bt
Betting on Chanter and Hughes in 1920s electoral market
A man with $20,000 wagered on Chanter at 10 to 8 for governor during the approaching election, placing $700 on Chanter at Shanley's in Times Square. Wall Street shows similar dullness with 10 to 9 on Chanter, 3 to 1 on Taft, and little money changing hands as stakeholders call this season the dullest yet.
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Broadway
Chanter
Hughes
Shanley
Times, Square
Wall Street
Charler
Taft
Prohibitionists Rally for Hughes in Poughkeepsie
Dr. George Ed. Stockwell, Prohibition gubernatorial candidate, spoke at the YMCA Hall in Poughkeepsie on October 13. He warned of likely losses and cited a party member who urged him to withdraw and transfer the Prohibition vote to Gov. Hughes.
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Poughkepsie
George Ed. Stockwell
Prohibition
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Hughes
Bryan Gives $500 To Campaign Fund
Lincoln October 13 The Democratic State Committee reports campaign contributions with a total of 1050. Bryan leads with a 500 donation. The report appears in a special to The New York Times.
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New York
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Mrs. Posts Auto Bolts in Newport Crash
Mrs. J. J. Post and her sister Miss Helen F. J. Mahony escaped serious injury when their electric runabout veered from the center and struck a cellar door before colliding with a brick building near a casino in Newport. garage operators helped them afterward.
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New York Times
Newport
J. J Fost
Helen F. J Mahony
Vanderbilt boy to spend two weeks at Oakland Farm
Seven year old William Henry Vanderbilt stays two weeks with his father Alfred G. Vanderbilt at Oakland Farm. They are together from morning till night and this is the first visit since the Vanderbilt divorce. William shows a strong interest in horses and drives well for his age, with his father indulging him in that skill.
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New York Times
Newport
R. T
William Henry Vanderbilt
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Oakland Farm
William
Vanderbilt
Wills Gift One Dollar Bequest From Catherine Heckler
Catherine B. Heckler of Portland Oregon left Andrew Heckler a one dollar bequest payable in monthly installments of 25 cents in her Portland will filed in Probate Court. Attorney B S Payne of Portland handles the will and inherits a cut glass water bottle. Mrs Isabella Vance receives the remainder of the estate. The will recalls a marriage in 19 to a man who deserted her. The estate is mostly personal property.
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Chicago
Til
Andrew Heckler
Catherine B. Heckler
Portlard
Ore
Portland
Isabella Vance
Heckler
IWS
San Diego
Cal
Colonial Note Demanded For City Debt Pre Declaration
Controller Metz weighs whether to pay a colonial era debt from 1771 presented by a commercial agency. The note, valued today at about $30 with compound interest, bears the New York Colony arms and carries a death for counterfeit warning, number 15466.
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Metz
Colony of
New York
Treasury
Walter Franklin
Samuel Verplanchk
Comet’s Tail Not Lost Says Geneva Astronomer
Geneva NY October 13 reports the recently discovered comet has not lost its tail. Prof William R Brooks of Smith Observatory observed the tail clearly last night with a ten inch telescope. He says the tail’s elusiveness may reflect the comet’s fluctuating form and brightness.
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Geneva
N. Y
William R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Brooks
Tickit Eyewear Debuts at Spencer's New York
A compact note announces Tickit stylish eyeglasses at Spencer's store on Maiden Lane in New York City. The ad highlights ne Brsight Toric Pebbles models and lists 31 Maiden Lane as the location.
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Spencer
Maiden Lane
Balloons Rescue in North Sea Drama Across Baltic Race
Berlin reports three American balloons in a North Sea Baltic cross race faced peril as two crews led by N. H. Arnol and Harry J. Haverland escaped through fog and waves. A rescue by torpedo boats followed with one balloon and its crew reaching land after a perilous drift.
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Berlin
Schmarge Aster
North Seal
N. H. Arnole Miss
Harry J. Haverland
North Sea
Helland Forbes
Gustus Post
St. Wenus
Whithurst
Arnohl
Wilhedmskhaugen
Arnold
Arnel
Srughie
Lowry
Wallast
Bremerhives
Halithowses
Hewitt
Everhnard
Morr
WeCay Deser Bea
Johney
Camnhoner
Ballieu
Wismar
Feher
Shustey
Mondurance
Wierlang Island
Fis
Arnold Lahm Alternate Named For International Balloon Race
Henry Arnold, of Massachusetts, selected as alternate for the American international balloon team. He earned a pilot license from the Aero Club of America shortly before departing for Berlin. His ascent from North Adams on September 1 marked his first flight, with Europe competition soon after. Lieutenant Frank Lahm previously led balloon flights for government observers at Wort.
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Henry Arnold
Interpeat
Mass
Enga
Hewat
Promi
Europe
Mit
Aero Club of America
Berlin
North Adams
Mrr
Frank I
Lihmis
Wort
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Miss Elkins
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Norman E. Mack
Republican Campaign Committee
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J. W. Farwell & C
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Western Electric Company
James B. Forgan
First National Bank
George M. Reynolds
Continental Bank
George E. Roberts
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Clyde M. Carr
J. Tryerson & Sons
P. M. Sharples
Sharples Separator Company
Westchester
Penn
Charles A. Stevens
Charles A. Stevens & Brothers
J. Ogden
C. E. Hughes, JR
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