Reinspection Ordered for Erastus Corning After Glen Island Fire
The Erastus Corning of the Starin Line, sister ship to the Glen Island, faces possible reinspections following the Glen Island disaster. Secretary Cortel and the Department of Commerce and Labor ordered all passenger vessels in the harbor rechecked. Inspectors will interrogate crew and passengers, raise hulls, and review certificates issued after May inspections. Captain Harris urges more electrical inspection foresight, with plans for expanded inspector staff and monthly irregular inspections.
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Depart of Commerce and Labor
Pssec
Frastus Corning
Starin Line
Glen Island
New Haven
Sam Sloan
Erastus Corning
H. M. Seeley
Seeley
Theodore T. Mersereau
Board of Inspection
MacAllister
Stalin Company
Harris
Washington
Allison Briggs
W. H. Moore
J. M. Tooker
Alfred Blomberg
Stalin
Starin
Ira Harris
Stalin Line
Das
Pistus Corning
Ins Ang
George A. Parker
Starin Company
Parker
Roche
Uhler
Boche
Rodie
John E. van Wylie
Etarin Company
E¢ S. Tuthill
Dnaru
Weletios
Fen Dan- Charles
Eastport
Seseelr
Plain Herris
Board of Mupery Sing Inspectore
Genere' Uhier
Maing
Citizens Union Pushes Municipal Control of City Utilities
The City Committee of the Citizens Union at Union Square voted to back extended municipal control over public utilities, including a municipal lighting plant, conduit purchase, and state power to let the city build and operate lighting, gas, and electric services. It endorses a Tilden commission style amendment restricting legislature from local improvements, while detailing precise city powers for streets, railways, sewers, water, gas, electricity, bridges, tunnels, and ferries within city limits.
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Union Square
Tilden Commission
Citizens Union
City Committee
City of
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Committee On Franchises
John A. Lott
Joshua M. van Cott
James (. Carter
Oswald Ottendorfer
William Allen Butler
Simon Eaes
Henry F. Dimock
The
Union
Barricade at Arapahoe County Courthouse Sparks Siege
Newly elected Republican officers in Arapahoe County barricaded themselves inside the courthouse amid rumors of a Democratic challenge to obstruct Jan. 1 inauguration. Republicans fortified doors and windows with outpost holes and stocked arms and food for a siege. Democrats have yet to act.
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Tribune
Denver
Arapahoe County
Canada may build navy plan starts with cruisers
The imperial withdrawal of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets from Canadian waters pushes Canada toward a naval programme. Laurier and ministers seek to begin by building three cruisers as a first step, with naval reserve training already under way in West Indian waters and a parliamentary announcement anticipated at the next session.
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THE
Tribune
Montreal
Canadian
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
May Try to Lynch Banker in Phoenix Return
Reports from News, Neb indicate intense local emotion over Bernard McGreevy, fugitive president of Elshorn Valley Bank of O Neill, awaiting return to Nebraska. Fears of mob violence arise referencing past embezzler lynchings and public anger toward McGreevy mirrors the Scotts case.
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Tribune
O News
Neb
Phoenix
Ariz
Bernard McGreevy
Elshorn Valley Bank of O'Neill
McGreevy
Scott
Scotts
Sevett
Woman Rescues Children From Fire in Ogdensburg Home
Mrs. Gilbert Northrop suffered serious burns while saving her five sleeping children during a morning fire at their Ogdensburg home. A lamp left burning in a bedroom exploded, igniting three beds where the children slept. Mrs Northrop sustained severe injuries to her face and hands, while the children suffered only minor burns.
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Ogdensburg
Gilbert Northrop
Rop
Rootes
Daughter of Tiannah Sturdevant Celebrates Eleventh Birthday
Rochester reports Tiannah Sturdevant of PV and county turns 11. She was born in Fabius New York and spent many years in Onondaga County. Grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War. She is in excellent health and can read without glasses. mind remains clear. Also an advertisement for Savannah Line Pier 3 service details.
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Rochester
Tiannah Sturdevant
Caged
Gl County
Wes
Fabius
Onon
Grieces
Japanese Advance on Port Arthur Secures East Keekwan Hill
A map shows the north fort of East Keekwan Hill captured by Japanese forces on Sunday, highlighting their advance toward Port Arthur.
Runaway Fifty-ninth Street Streetcar Crashes Into Second Avenue Car
A green motorman lost control of a westbound Fifty-ninth street car near First Avenue, striking a northbound Second Avenue car at Second Avenue and then colliding with a ahead car on Fifty-ninth Street near Lexington Avenue. Several passengers were bruised. Michael Kelly and his wife were seriously hurt but refused transport to a hospital.
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Crosstown
First-ave
Second-ave
Fifty-ninth-st
Lexington-ave
Third-ave
Ninth-St
Michael Kelly
West One
Fire sinks Tidewater lighter Lime Rock on East River
The steam lighter Lime Rock of Tidewater Transportation sunk after leaking near Communipaw to Pier 3 in the East River. Fire Chief Croker and crew of nine escaped as the craft sank, leaving vaseline cargo and copper worth about 14600 on board. Chief Engineer Edward McArthur warned dockers it might have been saved ten minutes earlier.
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Tidewater Transportation Company
Hghter
Perth Amboy
Communipaw
Edward McArthur
Dunn
McArthur
Tax on Wood Alcohol Proposed by Tawney in House
Washington December 19 Republic resident Tawney Minnesota introduced a bill to tax crude wood alcohol at about 90 cents per gallon and refined at about 5 cents per gallon. Using 1960 census output estimates the measure would raise about 5 million dollars annually. He argues tax parity and beverage prevention, noting wood alcohol dangers. The bill goes to Ways and Means for committee review and action.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Representative Tawney
Minnesota
House
Tawney
New-York
Committee On Ways and Means
FAST TRAIN IN CRASH IN PHILADELPHIA
The Chicago Limited on the Pennsylvania Railroad collided with a local train in the Forty fourth street yards in Philadelphia. Several passengers were injured including H. Se Bastian of Detroit and L. M. Beamer of New York City. Two sleeping cars overturned and caught fire but most passengers were in the dining car. The crash was caused by a switch failure and the limited resumed westward after an hour.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Forty-fourth-st
Girard Ave
H. Se Bastian
Detroit
Mich
L. M. Beamer
New York City
Limited
Se Bastian
Beamer
Sultan Ousts Foreign Officers In Morocco Crisis
Tangier reports confirm the Sultan intends to dismiss foreign military attachés amid a plot to seize the French Mission and hold its members as hostages during a regional political crisis. Severe tribal fighting reported near Tangier as London observers call the sultan’s move a bid for tribal popularity.
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Morocco
Tangier
Papers Served on Sir Frederick in Nova Scotia Case
Boston reports that in the Hotel Victoria Sir Frederick W. Borden was served notices alleging fraud and bribery to disqualify the ten Liberal Nova Scotia MPs. The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia granted permission to serve outside its jurisdiction.
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Boston
Frederick W. Borden
Dominion of Canada
Hotel Victoria
Nova Scotia
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Negroes draw color line in Hot Springs bathhouses
In Hot Springs Arkansas on December 19 a white man was hired as a professional attendant in a bathhouse triggering a strike by black attendants who demanded his discharge. the request was denied and the positions of the striking workers were soon filled.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Six Men to Hang One in Virginia Death Row
Richmond report notes a group of six men will draw lots to share the duty of executing Janes Goode, condemned for police inspector Shinberger's murder, since no deputy would agree to hang a man alone and the burden must be shared.
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the Tribune
Richmond
Janes Goode
Shinberger
Ife
Dewey's Wines for Holiday Gifts
Ad reads Deweys Wines for holiday gifts with prices around five dollars. It notes case quantities and mentions a seasonal promotion, inviting shoppers to explore wine selections for festive gift options.
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Dewey’s Wines
German Attache's Japanese Bride Weds in Tokyo Cathedral
Hannah Aoki daughter of Viscount Aoki and Alexander von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg were married in a Catholic Cathedral ceremony in Tokyo with Japanese and diplomatic corps in attendance. The German civil marriage was performed by Count von Arco-Valtey before the religious ceremony.
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Tokio
Hannah
Viscount Aoki
Germany
Alexander von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg
Count von Arco-Valtey
Count ’Y
Information Bureau Adverts in Hot Springs Arkansas
Government notices describe scientific tests claiming radio activity and miraculous cures. The advertisement directs readers to contact the Bureau of Information in Hot Springs Arkansas for a book of information. It mentions the tests’ apparent efficacy and promotes public interest in the information services offered.
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Hot Springs of Arkansas
Bureau of Information
Hot Springs
Ark
Platt in city urges Depew re election amid GOP maneuvering
Senator Thomas C. Platt discusses his visit to rally support for Chauncey M. Depew and reports Governor Odell denies any candidacy. He notes a Republican conference among state leaders, hints at Black's candidacy and indicates Depew is favored in the caucus, with possible Albany action and a Depew-led ticket.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
Odell
Platt
United States
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Black
Troy Times
Albany
Mr. Platt
Senate
Higgins
Platt Wrs
Nixon
Halpin
Republican County Committee
Murray
Court of Claims
Frank S. Black
Senator Depew
Times
United States Senate
Senate Chamber
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
West
Frank S. Klack
Tite House
New
Odell Silent on Platt Interview in New York
Newburg New York December 19 Governor Odell after reading Senator Platts interview said he had no statement to make regarding it.
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Odell
Platt
Newburg
N. Y
Platts
The Short Line to Cleveland Ad Offers Rail Passage
An ad promotes a short line service to Cleveland with quadruple daily trains via Pennsylvania Railroad. Through sleepers available, limited seats, no extra fare.
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Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
Kikwan Fort Blown Up In East Kikwan Hill Battle
Dispatch from Tokio reports the north fort of East Kikwan Hill blown up by a mine on Sunday. General Nogi's infantry hold the position, with further gains near 203-Metre Hill while Sung-Shu-Shan fighting continues. Admiral Togo confirms torpedo attacks on the Sevastopol. Japanese losses total thirteen killed and seventeen wounded. a battleship is believed disabled and a Russian destroyer is aground. Russian Emperor’s name day passes quietly amid Moscow rioting and widespread discontent with the government.
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East Kikwan Hill
Tokio
Nogi
Sung-Shu- Shan
Togo
Sevastopol
Moscow
Russia
Driving Wedge on East Kikwan Hill Fort
Tokyo reports Japanese forces seized the north fort of East Kikwan Hill after a noon mine attack. Our troops stormed the parapets, fought in casemates, and by 11:50 PM held the fort with heavy casualties for the enemy and light for our side. Additional fighting lingers near Sung-Shu Hill and a new Russian Port Arthur position is threatened.
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East Kikwan Hill
Semeamiam
Russians surprised as Kikwan fort falls to Japanese
London dispatch reports the Kikwan fort captured after a surprise assault by Japanese troops. Sappers mined beneath the parapet with two tons of dynamite, wrecking the interior while siege fire pounded nearby Russians. A premature Japanese rush caused casualties, but a second force secured the parapet and, after night fighting, the Russians retreated. The fort’s construction is described as highly scientific.
Admiral Togo's Heroes Heroic Port Arthur Torpedo Attacks
Tokio reports details of daring torpedo strikes against the Russian battleship Sevastopol and other ships near Port Arthur. Commander Yezoe and Lieutenant Nakahara lead the attacks, Yezoe risking a lone approach through a snowstorm to near shipboard talk and fire two torpedoes.
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Port Arthur
Yezoe
Flotila
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New York
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