Queensboro Bridge payments probe seeks inquiry into cost overrun
The City Club asks Mayor McClellan to investigate the Blackwell Island Queensboro Bridge after reports show more than 10 million dollars wasted. It questions contractor responsibility and possible overpayments totaling about 1.27 million dollars beyond contract price with officials cited for authorizing extra sums.
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East River
Brooklyn
Progtess
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Department of Bridges
Tiver Spa
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Diamond cut stone prices rise amid European unemployment drop
The Jewelers Circular reports a clear advance in cut diamond prices over the last three months while rough material stays steady. European diamond workers idle fell from 5,500 in spring and summer to 353 by November 2, with polished goods up more than 15 percent and likely to rise further. In New York, about half of cutters are employed and demand for skilled labor is expected to grow as importations remain large. November stone import value reached 1,809,652.96 dollars versus 541,652.39 dollars in November 1907.
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New York
Death by own action Follows flight
Pittsburg detective agency sent out twenty thousand posters with the picture and description of Mrs. William A. Stone, wife of a coal man, after her disappearance coincided with Emory Martin of Hopewood. Mr. Stone offers a 2500 dollar reward for the capture of either or both. One death occurred when Mrs. Charlotte J. Inglis, mother of Mrs. Stone, killed herself after learning of the flight.
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Emory Martin
Hopewood
Charlotte J. Inglis
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Physician Kills Rival Doctor in Mississippi Office
Dr A B Pitts was shot and killed in his Hazlehurst office by rival Dr T B Birdsong after a dispute over conduct and a threat to move. Birdsong arrested for murder. Birdsong related to Dr J S Birdsong and to Angie Birdsong, tied to a prior Monticello homicide and subsequent pardon.
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Thomas Butler
Monticello, Miss
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Olcott Photo Triggers Italy Bride’s Suit in America
In Boston, Chauncey Olcott’s picture lured Italy’s Ermer linda Russo to wed Luigi Immarino, a rich dealer she had not met. She testified she thought the portrait showed the man she would marry, but upon meeting Immarino she canceled the match and sued for damages to her feelings and reputation. a jury awarded her a sum.
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Derrick accident at power plant causes steam boiler drum crash
A derrick at the Light Heat and Power plant in Auburn New York toppled sending a ten ton boiler drum through the roof of the main steam feed tearing a wall and causing an explosion. Workmen escaped injury as thousands without heat sought shelter with friends.
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Three Negroes Killed in Beal Street Clash
In Memphis on December 14 three Black men were reported killed and two wounded in a confrontation with white men near De Soto Street on Beal Street. Shots were exchanged and police reserves were dispatched to quell potential further violence.
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Beal Street
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West Point lighthouse destroyed by fire at Gee Point
Fire swept the West Point light house on Gee Point opposite Constitution Island, burning the bell tower to the ground. A bucket brigade from the river saved the lighthouse tower, though it was badly scorched.
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West Point Lghthouse
Gees Point
Constitution Island
University Press Club Seeks Bryan Residency Offer
In Minneapolis on December 10 the University Press Club launched a campaign to offer W J Bryan the residency of the University of Minnesota should President Cyrus Northrop resist withdrawing his resignation. The resolution was endorsed by all members of the University Press Clan.
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University of Minnesota
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Sull Deep Waterways Association
Deneen
Illinois
White House
Banks Tied to Fidelity Funding Collapse and Keiran
Eight local banks and trust companies are implicated in the Fidelity Funding crash and the emperor Keiran's mismanagement, with over 1.25 million tied to his schemes. Carnegie Trust appears best secured, while St Marys Academy Nauvoo is linked to a 300k water works and rail project.
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Empire Trust
Windsor Trust
United States Mortgage and Trust
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Columbia Trust
National
Carnegie Trust Company
George W. Young
James S. Alexander
National Bank of Commerce
Morgan
Dickinson
St. Mary's Academy
Nauvoo
Ill
Million In Pittsburg Tied To Fidelity Funding Scheme
Pittsburg faces a thousand thousand dollar exposure tied to P J Keiran and his Fidelity Funding Company of New York. James Wakefield reports Rev Rev er Gilroy saysKeiran dealings in Pittsburg exceed one million. Emissaries sought compromise at the Duquesne Club while Charles O'Brien notes warnings from Edward Duff and others.
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Fidelity Funding Company
New York
James Wakefield
Dey
Revcelver Gilroy
Keiran
Charles O'Brien
Duquesne Club
Chicago
New York State
Edward R. Duff
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Otis
Catholic Universe editor cites large loan to church bodies
Father William McMahon in an editorial to be printed by The Catholic Universe argues that while Leslie M. Shaw was Carnegie Trust president, Ketran obtained a loan of 540,900 dollars. He says the Catholic Church as a whole is not liable, and each church or institution must settle its own claims.
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Cleveland
Father William McMahon
P. J. Keiran
Catholic Universe
Leslie M. Shaw
Carnegie Trust
Ketran
Father McMahon
Cialis
Cromwell Denies Panama Canal Charges In Statement
William Nelson Cromwell responds to Roosevelt's Panama Canal charges, denying any American citizens sold stock or profited from the 340 million payment. He asserts no one connected with him gained from the deal and recounts his Senate testimony and the liquidation process overseen by Bank of France.
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New York
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Senate Committee
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Republic of Panama
Nsehol
Morgan's father warned that bears on America's future go broke
Chicago story recounts J Pierpont Morgan recalling his father's counsel: follow your bent, work hard, and never discount America's future. Morgan cited that a bearish view on the nation's prospects leads to ruin, even amid market panics, production, and railroad building anxieties.
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Big Leases Recorded in New York Real Estate Deals
Two leases totaling about 1.24 million dollars were recorded yesterday along with details of another lease nearing one million. The Central Railroad of New Jersey leased Pier 9 in North River from Cortlandt Irving et al for twenty years at 55 000 annually. August Zimmermann leased multiple parcels on West Street and Chambers Street for ten years totaling 140 000. Frederick Southack and Alwin Ball leased to G Sidenberg & Co the 92 by 175 foot plot corner of 17th Street and Fifth Avenue for about 1 000 000 in aggregate rent.
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Amagansett Whale Strikes Ashore After Chase
A thirty foot whale was hauled ashore near the Amagansett lifesaving station at five pm after a tense chase by Captain Gabe Edwards and his brother Josh. The whale surfaced off the beach, signals were raised, boats launched, and a bomb lance was used to strike the creature, which ceased its struggle shortly after.
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Long Island
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Higgins attacks Rhode Island constitution in Boston speech
Governor James H. Higgins of Rhode Island denounces his state's constitution as un-American and fails to protect civil rights. He claims bribery and graft taint Rhode Island government, condemns the one senator per town system as inviting corruption, and labels General Charles Brayton a "corrupt personification of political absolutism."
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Boston
Rhode Island
James H. Higgins
Boston City Club
Higgins
Charles Brayton
Debut Without Jewels After Train Robbery
Richmond report states Judge Samuel R B Witt grants permission for Mrs Sue Williams Buck’s daughter to debut December 18 without her $15,000 jewels stolen on a New York to Richmond train. The thief, Samuel B Tucker, confessed and is reassigned to the Hastings Court for trial December 18, while the jewels await the higher court clerk.
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Richmond
Samuel RB. Witt
Hastings Court
Sue Williams Buck
Gates Acquires 101 Ranch Title for Planned Circus
Guthrie Okla Deer 10 Pittsburg and Chicago capitalists led by John W Gates have bought the 101 Ranch property including Miller brothers 1M Ranch Circus assets. Gates plans a $2000 circus venture on the site where Roosevelt hunted.
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Okla
Pittsburg
Chicago
John W. Gates
Roosevelt
Miller Brothers
Mr. Gates
Bryan extradition hunting party returns to Galveston
William J. Bryan and his hunting party arrived in Galveston today after several days at Lake Surprise. Reports that Bryan and his party were arrested yesterday for a game laws violation were denied.
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Galveston
William J. Bryan
Lake Surprise
Tariff Revision to Be Thorough and Swift
President-elect Taft said he would veto a tariff bill falling short of the Republican platform and urged unity with Speaker Cannon. He indicated the tariff revision would be thorough, based on ample evidence, with subpoenas under oath, as Ways and Means Committee members study differences in production costs for articles. The talks included hopes for harmonious work with the Senate and a possible extra session to finalize the tariff.
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Isaac T. Prior
Texas
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