IXDEX FOR SPEEDERS TABS ON OLD OFFENDERS
A county speed ordinance is enforced via a card index of offenders. When convicted, drivers sign statements used to verify identity in Special Sessions trials. The system aims to curb repeat offenses, with penalties rising from fines of 9 dollars to 102 dollars plus imprisonment on third conviction.
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Court of Special Sessions
Special Commission
Page
George W. Whiteside
Gtterney
Court of Species Sessions
Whiteside
Tuberculosis Fight Urges Seven Year War On City Graft
Dr Woods Hutchinson spoke at the Church Day meeting of the International Clysis Congress urging a seven year plan to wipe out tuberculosis in the city. He warned two thirds of cases arise from dirty living and blamed social immorality and housing. He claimed $9 to $12 million could cure all cases in a year with sanatoriums and philanthropic funding. Rabbi Wise and Rev Manning echoed calls linking public health to morality and social reform amid a debate on funding and moral bankruptcy.
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Br. Woods Hutchinson
International Clysis Congress
Dr. Hutchinson
Rabbi Wise
Philbin
Divine Providenc
America
William T. Manning
Trinity Church
Standard Oil Leaders Testify in Trust Case Hearings
John D. Archbold and Henry Tilford faced cross examination as the government seeks to establish immunity from criminal prosecution. Details covered marketing stations growth, by products use, and contracts across Pacific Coast and midcontinental fields, with ongoing attempts to produce records and contracts to support the case.
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John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Henry M. Tilford
Standard of California
Moritz Rosenthal
William Rockefeller
James Moffett
Indiana Company
Tilford
Rosenthal
Archbold
Great Corporation
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
Mr. Kellogg
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
United States
Mr. Archbold
Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast Oil Company
California
Alaska
Rocky Mountain District
Rocky Mountain States
Standard
West
Continental
Kelloxg
Te Standard of Iowa
Union Oil Company
Union Company
Mr. Tilford
Mr. Rosenthal
Industrial Commission
Standard Oil
Trainer
Ben
Consolidated Gas Company
People's Gas Light and Coke Company of
Chicago
Critique of American Bridge Practice Sparks International Debate
A lengthy notice reviews foreign engineering critiques of the Blackwell's Island Bridge case in New York and Quebec. It cites excessive design stresses, competitive tender pressures, and weak strut details as key failures, urging safer margins beyond elastic limits and better material choices.
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Blackwell's Island
Queensbero Bridge
The
Tribune
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Quebec
Fim
Hast River
New York
England
Harr
Lloyds
Department of Bridges of New York
Navy machinist faces 21 years in prison for forged checks
Charles A. Wittens of the U S Navy stands trial before a court martial at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on eight charges and 30 specifications. If convicted on all counts he faces up to 21½ years for desertion, forgery, embezzlement, theft, and other offenses including disobeying orders. The case centers on forged checks and misappropriated funds tied to the recruiting station and local businesses. Commander J C Gillmore testified as the key witness in the proceedings expected to last at least a week.
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Charles A. Wittens
United States Navy
South Street
Gemerten
Aoneunt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Williams
Nzvel
Secretary of the Navy
Tessir Hert
C. J. Gude & Co
Brooklyn
Willems
IL Seeman
J. C. Gillmore
Freight rate meeting called off in Chicago
Chicago December 7. A conference planned for tomorrow between a committee of Tri noise manufacturers and railroad officials to discuss a proposed freight rate advance has been canceled. Railroad men reportedly declined.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Appointment of Dell A. Baker as deputy collector
Announcement at the Custom House yesterday by Collector Fowler that Dell A. Baker, his private secretary, had by executive order from President Roosevelt been appointed deputy collector. Baker will assist in the increased executive work of the Custom House.
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Custom House
Fowler
Dell A. Baker
Roosevelt
Baker
Fears More Blunders in Queensboro Bridge Inquiry
The Tribune exposure of Queensboro Bridge failures spurs City Club support for expert review of Manhattan Bridge plans. Officials discuss contractor liability, unpaid contract funds, and bond commitments while tracing the project’s plan revisions from Van Wyck to Lindenthal and beyond.
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Tribune
Queensboro Bridge
City Club
McAneny
The
Manhattan Bridge
van Wyck
Gustav Lindenthal
Low
Tammany
Board of Aldermen
Lindenthal
Eye Bar Bridge
McClellan
Organ death of Henry Kuehne at crematory inventor dies
Henry Kuehne, superintendent of the New York and New Jersey Crematory at North Bergen, died yesterday afternoon while seated at the organ. He was the inventor of the new electrical process of incineration.
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Henry
Albany Attorney General ill with typhoid at hospital
Albany reports Attorney General Jackson of Buffalo is ill with typhoid fever and is recovering at the Albany Hospital after being stricken at his Capitol office yesterday afternoon. He is said to be improving as expected. The Ring and the Wan continues with a Christmas Eve party installment in next Sunday's Tribune.
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Albany Hospital
Albany
Jackson
Buffalo
Capitol
Ring and the
Tribune
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