New Steamship Alliance to Key North Atlantic Route
Arrangements create a Swedish Norwegian three way merger with the Scandinavian American Line taking two ships and a new pool vessel. The Oscar II and Hellig Olav move to new owners with a mutual reserve ship planned. Direct New York service begins in January, boosting Scandinavian immigration and weekly north Atlantic sailings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. R Landgren
Gothenburg
Christiansand
Christiania
Bergen
C. F. Tietgen
Rotterdam
Scandinavian Ports
North Atlantic Pool
America
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
North Countries
North Sea
England
Copenhagen
Srom
California
Panama Canal
Norwar
San Francisco
San Tiego
May Die To Save Queue At Washington Heights Hospital
Gong Sing a laundry owner on Eighth avenue lay in serious condition after a confrontation over a shirt dispute. Thomas Eliott and a companion caused a disturbance in Sing’s shop, leaving Sing with a broken jaw and possible skull fracture. Patrolman Ajax Whitman arrested Elliott as Sing clung to his queue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Heights
Gong Sing
Eighth Avenue
Sing
Thomas Eliott
Neo
Ajax Whitman
West 1824 Street
Elliott
Jong Sing
The Battle of the Microbes pamphlet cited by merchants group
The New York Merchants Association issues a pamphlet titled The Battle of the Microbes. It argues that modern sewage disposal can be understood by lay readers and highlights Royal Commission findings that towns can purify sewage to any degree via land treatment or artificial filters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Merchants’ Association
Vesta Victoria Arrested In Sunday Theatre Violation
Vesta Victoria the British music hall singer was arrested in Blaney's Lincoln Square Theatre with manager Joseph Folly for violating the Sunday theatre law. Protective Tombor charged she altered costumes during her act, and she was allowed to finish. Bail set at 509 dollars each for Victoria and Folly. Police also arrested thirty four shopkeepers for Sunday closing law violations and twenty two more for similar offences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesta Victoria
Blaney
Lincoln Square Theatre
Joseph Folly
Pretective Tombor
West 6Th Street
Miss Victoria
James Ruckier
Th Street
Broadway
Captain Connor
Eldridge Street
Grant
Union Market
Money plan buys NYC mortgages at ten dollars a month
An advertisement touts a ten dollar monthly savings plan that starts earning four percent from receipt and allows purchase of guaranteed first mortgages on New York City real estate. It notes outright buys with two hundred dollars and claims safety backed by the Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Company, urging readers to invest idle funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York City
The
Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Company
Light on Gas Shows City Utilities and Losses
The Public Service Commission reports on gas and electricity production and consumption in the city. It notes a yearly gas loss of about $1.8 million between tanks and meters, and describes plant capacity, sales, costs, depreciation, and disputes over profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Commission
United States Supreme Court
Bronx Gas and Electric Company
Queens Borough
Consolidated Gas Company of
New York
Gas and Electric
New York City
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
Gas and Electric Companies
Kings County Electric Light and Power Company
The
Ted Gas Company
TAS
Allied Systems and Companies
Manhattan
Bronx
Consolidated
Brooklyn
Queens
Dispute Over Bovine Tuberculosis At Judeans Meeting
Nathan Straus challenged Dr. Koch on his claim that bovine tuberculosis is not a major cause of lung infection. He urged doctors to vote on Koch’s position, calling him discredited for refusing to recant. Others defended Koch while Straus pressed for acknowledgment of bovine transmission and pasteurization measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Astor
Nathan Straus
Dr. Koch
Mr. Straus
Washington
Koch
Straus
Frederick J. Wachenheim
H. Mloway
S. T. Meltzer
Rockefeller Institute
America
Wachenheim
New York
Belgium
Egch
Metzer
Treasure Seekers Back No Gold From Jamaica Search
Harvard treasure seekers returned empty from Kingston aboard the steamer Admiral Dewey after abandoning the Mayflower in a storm near Cape Hatteras. They pursed the Jamaica galleon wreck in the schooner Seagull, returning with few findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Kingston
Jamaica
Admiral Dewey
Cape Hatteras
Stephen Noyes
Keke
Luce
H. +. Corbett
Buck Harrison
Roger Darby
Labor Church Meeting Draws Thousands in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on December 6, a Federal Council event gathered workers, students, and young men in church groups. The Lyric Theatre hosted a labor meeting with over two thousand trade unionists, presided by Dennis Hayes of the AFL. Hayes hailed the gathering as a watershed for church and organized labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Lyric Theatre
Dennis Hayes
American Federation of Labor
Hayes
Church
Organized Labor
Federal Council
Ivins Returns From Albany On Charter Revisions
William M. Ivins, chairman of the Charter Revision Commission, returned from Albany after discussions with Governor Hughes. He declined to reveal conference details, but a purchasing department for city supplies is seen as a key charter feature. The draft charter, about 150 to 200 sections, aims to codify the city’s administrative law and reduce legislative tinkering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Ivins
Charter Revision Commission
Albany
Gary
Ernor Hughes
Ivins
Department of Supplies
Board of Estimate
Supply Department
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac
Sunrise at 7 11 to 4 33 sunset high water times for Sandy Hook Gov Island Hell Gate listed. Wireless reports note several ships east of Sandy Hook with expected docking times today or Tuesday including Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm Statendam and Finland Caledonia and Chicago with distances and captains details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
I. M
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
Statendam
Sandy Hok
Finland
Sandy
Incoming steamers and sailings from December listings
Ship arrivals and departures from various lines including Caledonia Red Sea entries and White Star entries. Vessels bound for Barbados, Jamaica, Havana, and European ports appear with dates in late November and December. Transpacific and Atlantic mail sailings listed with closes and routes. Strong entities include ship names like Karthage Cretic Union and ports such as Havre London Antwerp Naples.
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Caledonia
Glasgow
Anchoro
Barbados
Booth Turks Island
Clyde Liverpool
White Star Curacao
Red D
San Juan
Cearense
Zalia
Marowyne
Coamo
Louisiane
Havre
Karthage
Hamburg
Yurur
Tampico
Mars
London
Cretic
Naples
Exeter City
Swansea
Bristol
Atlantic Trans Duca di Genova
Genoa
Italianhicago
el Mar
Galveston
Pac
Saratoga
Havana
Victoria
Hamb-Am
Statendam
Rotterdam
Holland Am
Finland
Antwerp
Red Star
Denver
Mallory Camus
New Orleans
Pacific City
Savannah
Cnweanu
Voltaire
Lamp & Holt
Guilana
St Thomas
Quebec
Kenigin Lut
Gibraltar
G Lloyd Aureole
el Siglo
So ‘Pacific
Suriname
Guiana
Hamilton
Norfolk
Old Dominion
Kaiser Wilhelm LI
Bremen
Lloyd
Colon
Cristobal
Panama
Moltke
Hamb
Kyndam
Hotterdam
Holtland-Am
Regina
Liverpool
Cunard
Majestic
Southampton
White Star
Dewey
Jamaica
U Fio
Tromp
Ciudad
Bolivar
Samland
Prinzess Irene
Nord America
la Veloce
Venezia
Fabre
Colorado
Tampa
Mallory
San Marcos
Mallory Mohawk
Jacksonville
Clyde
Princess Anne
Transpacific
Shipping News: New York Port Cliff Notes December 6 098
Port of New York reports arrivals and sailings for the Hamburg American Line. Steamer Patricia from Hamburg via Boulogne carried 187 cabin and steerage passengers, arriving at Bar at 11 am. Themistocles from Smyrna, commanded by Cambitzis, also listed with Greek registry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of New York
Patricia Tert Magni
Hamburge
Boulogne
Themistocles
Cambitzis
Smyrna
Fancy Winter Overcoats and Accessories at Racers Peer
A New York storefront highlights overcoats in both fancy fabrics and conservative tones. Wetherall shoes promise comfort and style, with Altro Arrow collars selling two for 25 cents. Xmas tree items include Bull cases, head bags, hat boxes, walking sticks, and umbrellas. Racers Peer & Company operates three Broadway stores with Warren Street and 13th Street locations.
Migrant steamers and arrivals at Bar through December
A list of ships arriving and leaving the Bar with cabin and steerage counts, mails, and noise. Includes Steamer Sidra, St Louis, Joeklyn City, Gregorian, Algeria, Panama, Ia Touraine, Arabic, Jenny, Admiral Dewey, El Cid, Rio Grande, Kansasity, Mohawk, Jefferson, Pawnee, Ravenscraig, and others. Details route ports, dates in November and December, and quarantine times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pireus
Kalamata
Patras
Nicholas Galanos
Bar
Sidra
Jagga
Teneriffe
Bermuda
Simpson, Spence & Young
St Louis
Jamison
Southampton
Cherbourg
Paloma
Morton
Nipe
Munson Si Co
Joeklyn City
Hudson
Perth
Neel Arkell & Co
Gregorian
Curtis
Puerto Mexico
Algeria
Clean
Leghorn
Naples
Messina
Gibraltar
Henderson Bros
Mindse
Panama
Corning
Cristobal
Ia Touraine
Laurent
Havre
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Arabic
Thompson
Liverpool
Queenstown
White Star Line
Ambrose Channel
Jenny
Ivanoich
Huelva
Sandy Hook
Admiral Dewey
Davison
Kingston
United Fruit Co
el Cid
Baker
New Orleans
Southern Pacific Co
Moise
Rio Grande
Risk
Mobile
Tampa
Key West
Mallory Ss Co
Kansasity
Diehl
Savannah
Oceania Co
Mohawk
Kemble
Jacksonville
Charleston
Clyde Ss Co
Jefferson
Dole
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Ss Co
Pawnee
Rich
Philadelphia
Ravenscraig
Johnson
Providence
Sandy
Honk
Also Mentioned on This Page
NEW Steamship Line
Merchants’ Association
B'wey
N.Y
Remsen St
Fulton St
Title Guarantee & Trust CO
Brossway, New York
N.Y. Tribune
Rame
Aources
Happy Family
Ard
MR. Ivins
Marine Intelligence
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Seattle
Overic
New Zealand
Australia
West
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
Lord Sefton
Hawaii
Alameda
Philip— Pine Lands
Tahiti
Manasas Islands
Mariposa
Tacoma
Tencer
Vancouver
Amprese
Dee
Fiji Islands
BBC
Morama
Settee
Shipping News
Peer & Company
Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
Montserrat
Span
Cadi Tendra
St Lucia
la Plata
Rahir
Santos
Benedict Bry
Manzanila
Balticiri
St Paul
Plymouth
Moville
Columbia
Lusitania
Lincoln
Ger
IMPOR
Ted
Blue Mouse
Saltenartes Majestic
Daly
DE Wolf Hopper
Lulu Glaser
Mlle
WM. Faversham
Fields’ Herald
Reg Ma
West End
Thea
Joe Weber
Annie Russell
Eveepings
Rite Cahill
Betty
Bivoy
GENTL
Mississippi
Hammerstel
Grand Opera Sea
Notre Dame
Mary Gard Dufranne
Valles
Crabbe
Cavalle
Labia
Mariska-Alj
Zenate Sammarce
Mpanini
Mile
Htette Valery
Etoile
M. Charlier
Mary Garrenaud
Vieuille Mus
Canvanini
Traviata
Razzini
Onstantino
Samimarce
Giliert
Mus
Campanini
Academy OF Music
Montgomery Sn Stone Mats Wea
St. and_Irving Pie Red Mill
Ljawmerstein
Gertrude Quinlan
Russ Ryan
Richfield
EvAs
Mats
23Rd Street
Mahal
Agra
Mission
Tapestry
Beauvais
Body Brussels
Ardahan
Wilton
James McCreery & Co
34Th Street
New Amsterdam
Ersings S
Anna
F. Ziegfeld, JR
Faico
Gaiety Aatre
Broadwa Theatre
Riway
41St St
Wel
Mikaguglia
Scancieru
MALDA
Litt & Dingwall
John Drew
Wise
Miss Mendum
Blanche Bates
Chas. Richman
Constance Collier
Arthur Byron
the Steerldans
Fanny Ward
Frank McIntyre
Harry Langdon
At*tors Fund
Billie Burke
William Hodge
Julie Opp
Daniel Frohman
Liberty Maealide
Frederi
Belasco Grorge
Arliss
Mats Blanche Bates
Pat
John D
Jack Straw
ADA ™ S
Ethel Barrymore
Criterion
WM. Gillette
Samson
Ea Eves
Billie
Burke
Garrick
William ‘Outer
Pitriot
SAVOY
Emme Ee
Henry Miller Soctate Ptayer
Winterfeast
Neaedl
Hens
Dixey
Mary Jes
Mr. Dixey
Triduna
Carnegie Philharmonic Society OF New York
Saponoff
Shevinne
Rubinstein
Symphon Manor
Tachathowaky
Ischaelman
Symphony Society
AL Tschuler
Vesta Victori
Santant
Moulin Rouge
Omtesse Gucki
Das Otse Mittelt Gerwan Theatre
Sissi
Colonial Mat
Alhambra
Love Walts
Belle Biasch
Jessie Preston
John JT Kelly Selma Baatz
Jas Harrigan
Thes. W. Rose
Julius Steset
Wineoa Winters
St. Neemoe Eee
Eden Musefe
World IN
Gyrsy West Cinematograph
Metropolitan
Hinckley
Muehlman
Goritz
Condoscantini
LA Boheme
Mmes Sembrich
Sparkes
Bonci Amato
Didur
Spetrine
Farrar
Caruso
Toscanini
TOSC
Mma Eames
Martin
Scott Carter
Spetrino
Brooklyn Academy OF Music
Schmedes
Feinhals
Hertz
Tues
Carmen
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