Last wire over river marks milestone on Manhattan Bridge
Mayor McClellan pressed the lever as the travelling sheave moved across the last wire of the Manhattan Bridge cables in a ceremony witnessed by city officials and guests. Officials forecast installing stringers by February 1 with the project nearing completion by late fall next year, as engineers and contractors touted progress, machine use, and future capacity of the new span.
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Mayror McClellan
Manhattan Bridge
McClellan
Pridce
Stevenson
Brooker
Frank B. Robinson
Carbon Steel Company
Aco
Stevensen
Wills
Public Service Commission
Commissi Sustis
C. M Ineerson
W .H. Burr
Alexander Johnson
Bridge
C. G. Rerning
John A Poebling Sons Company
Mr. Robinson
E G. Buin
Carben Company
A. E Aeby
Readvices
Brooklin
Brooklyn Britzee
Williamsburg Bridge
Mancetran
Davis Not Guilty in Dr. Rustin Murder Case
After thirteen hours of deliberation the jury returned a not guilty verdict for Charles E. Davis in the murder of Dr. Frederick T. Rustin. Judge Sears ordered Davis discharged. nineteen ballots resolved the acquittal amid prominence and family ties to Omaha financiers. The state indicated no further prosecution against Davis or the related Abbis Rice case, and Rustin’s widow leaves Omaha for Massachusetts. Davis resumes duties at the First National Bank.
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Omaha
Charles E. Davis
Frederick T. Rustin
Sears
First National Bank
Davis
Mene
New York City
Dr. Austin
James P. English
Abbis Rice
Haverhill
Mass
Austin
Des Moines
Irving Rice
Boston
Open verdict in Hirschberg case sparks funeral crowd
Coroner's jury spends nearly three days probing Francis D Hirschberg's death after a Tuesday shooting at his home. They return an open verdict unable to determine if self inflicted or accidental discharge. Immense attendance at the funeral and surrounding confusion reported in St Louis.
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St Loui
Francis D Hirschberg
Iirschberg
District Attorney Finds Fourth District Pure Says No Gambling Houses
DA Jerome announced the 4th Inspection District is free of gambling houses after Inspector Walsh reported four card-game venues, not in the target class, were found. Four houses are being visited daily as Walsh and precinct captains continue enforcement before turning to the 1st and 2nd districts below 14th Street.
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Jerome
Walsh
West 47Th Street
West 68Th Street
G5th Street
East Slot Street
Murphy
Man Found Dead in Westchester Blacksmith Shop
Nelson Brown of Golden's Bridge was found dead in George Bauer's Westchester blacksmith shop. Bauer was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Forrest and committed to White Plains jail by Coroner Wiesendanger. Brown's skull was crushed after a quarrel during a beer run.
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Nelson Brown
Golden's Bridge
Westchester County
George Bauer
Bauer
Forrest
Wiesendanger
White Plains
Browns
Brown
Electric railways form two new NYC links to Queensboro Bridge
Electric Railway Companies with capital totaling 240000 file incorporation. Queensboro Bridge Jamaica Company with 20000 capital to run a 20 mile electric road from 42nd Street to Queens estates and Wexford Terrace. Manhattan and Queensboro Railway Company with 84090 capital to operate a 3.5 mile electric line from 11th Avenue and 59th Street to Thompson Avenue and Way Yam Street. Directors named including Hirschman Degnan Meyer Turner Gilbert Kemes Hencken Williams and Boratea Albany.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Archer Place
Hillside Avenue
Wexford Terrace
Jemaica Estates
Pauldine Street
Queens County
Manhattan and
Queensboro
Stewart W Kemes
Willard Hencken
New York
William H Wiliams
Astoria
Long Island
Clancy D. Boratea
Perth
Amboy
Blackwell's Island Bridge superstructure increases and payments dispute
The article details large scale changes to the bridge superstructure design including lifting live load allowances, adding two elevated tracks, and a $360,000 supplementary agreement. It notes multiple city officials' resignations, cost escalations to about $7 million, and disputed payments to the Pennsylvania Steel Company amid questions over authority, bonds, and potential legal exposure.
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Board of Aldermen
Commissioner of Bridges
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Hen Herman A Metz
Department of Bridges
Pennsylvania Steel
Bilackweill’s Island
Sterling Silver Exhibition Showcases Varied Works and Prices
The exhibit offers exceptional variety and scope with Sterling Silver items and other objects on view. It promises wide latitude to meet every taste and notes reasonable prices across pieces at 17 and 19 Maiden Lane.
Timeless Birds Flock to Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge across the East River hosts thousands of migratory birds nightly in its lower deck nooks. Engineers say the large nightly flocks signal strength, with ornithologists noting birds in big flocks avoid weak structures and Kipling cited as inspiration for bridge builders.
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New York Times
Queensboro
East River
Edward E. Sinclair
Kipling
Iowa
Missouri River
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
A London View The Engineering Test on Bridges
A London Times Engineering Supplement discusses Brooklyn Bridge traffic risks and the futility of regulating congestion. It notes two great cantilever bridges in North America failing, Quebec and New York Queensboro, highlighting design safety concerns and ongoing stress recalculations before opening to the public.
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London Times Engineering Supplement
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
St. Lawrence
Hats for Men Umbrellas and Canes for Holiday Presents
Holiday gift suggestions highlight hats for men, umbrellas, and canes noted for distinctive quality and character. The items are presented as suitable choices for festive gifting, emphasizing craftsmanship and lasting appeal.
Public outcry prompts inquiry into Blackwell Island bridge design
The Quebec disaster triggers a public demand for a bridge design investigation. Experts Hodge and Burr disagree on safety with the elevated railway load, both deeming the original dead load insufficient. The Engineering News notes the bridge could carry at most a fraction of live load, questioning any realistic safety with headway changes.
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Quebec
Burt
Tribuna
Blackwell’ Island
Mr. Hodge
Boller & Hodge
W. H. Burr
School. Com
New York
Hodge and
Burr
Mayor backs broad investigations into city departments
Major McClellan said he would like more Commissioners of Accounts to task with inquiries across departments including Bridge Department. He noted Queensboro and Manhattan bridges would be scrutinized while admitting only two commissioners are available. He urged widespread investigations but said priorities must be set due to current workload.
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McClellan
City Hall
Queensboro
Manhattan
Marcr
Ested
Wentz Sharkey Forces Compete at Brooklyn Assembly District Meet
A Brooklyn district committee meeting shows William Wentz and ex Naval officer Robert Sharkey leading rival factions. Wentz backs Jesse Puller Jr for chair, while Sharkey supporters nominate Edward Tavior amid tension over prior nominations and claims of non involvement.
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Wiliam Wentz
Robert Sharkey
Sun Assembly
Brooklyn
Wentz
Sharkey
Wents
Jesse Puller, Jr
Edward Tavior
Me Fuller
Tavior
Weare
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Rustin
Hirschberg
Westchester
Place
Queensboro Bridge
Bridge Payments
James W. Stevenson
Mr. Best
Cc. M. Ingersoll
Nichols
The
Tribune
Finance Department
Controller's Department
K. K
Cauof
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Controller's Office
the Tribune
Messrs. Boller and Hodge
Bridge Department
T. T
A. U
the Gorham Co
Gorham
5Th Avenue
36Th Street
Maiden Lane
London
Fifth Avenue
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