Bridge Loop Delayed By Disputed Foundation Plan
The Brooklyn Bridge subway loop may be postponed for months as Bridge Commissioner Stevenson fights to have a municipal terminal foundation plan approved. Tests show soil bearing capacity higher than planned, while the Building Department seeks a four ton per square foot limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
Stevenson
Edward 58. Murphy
Manhattan
Municipal Terminal
J. H. Gray Company
J. C. Rodgers
Murphy
Board of Examiners
Gray Company
McKim, Mead & White
Alexander Johnson
Department of Bridges
Purdy and Henderson
John F. O’rourke
D. C. Moran
Superintendent of Buildings
Corporation Counsel
Bureau of Buildings
Sterling
Municipal Art Commission
Royal Insurance
Old Times
Butterick
Bridge Department
Governor Praised by Mr Choate at Tuberculosis Day
At the New York State Day meetings of the International Tuberculosis Exhibition officials and legislators discussed prevention and cure. Joseph H. Choate credited Governor Hughes and the State Charities Aid Association for a 1910 law registering every TB case and enabling preventive measures with strong early results. Dr Eugene Porter urged optimism and a proactive campaign against the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Choate
Hughes
State Charities Aid Association
Choate
Eugene H. Porter
Colonel Stokes appeals annulment ruling in Kings County
Colonel William A. Stokes of the 23d Regiment filed with the County Clerk of Kings County yesterday notice of appeal from the Appellate Division decision upholding the lower court’s refusal to grant him an annulment of marriage to Elizabeth Hitchings-Stokes. The appeal challenges a dissent by Justice Gaynes. Pan W. Hitchings, the former husband who abandoned the defendant for more than five years, is alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Stokes
Kings County
Elizabeth Hitchings-Stokes
Gaynes
Pan W. Hitchings
Mayor to present growth chapter since July 1
In his only message to the Board of Aldermen Mayor Met Cilelian will devote a chapter to the enormous growth of the municipality since July 1, 394. Commissioner Watchorn reports since July 1, 1304, 3,846,829 immigrants have landed in the city with a large percentage staying within municipal bounds. Austria-Hungary supplied the largest share of entrants during this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Cilelian
Watchorn
Austria- Hungary
Accused Hains witness links Beckoning to fatal Bayside shooting
Mrs. Helene Annis testified at the Supreme Court in Flushing that Thornton J Hains beckoned to his brother before the Bayside shotings and that Hains pressed a revolver against her back saying she would be killed if she turned. She identified Captain Peter C Hains and described the dock scene and the ensuing gunfire, while defense counsel challenged the beckoning moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene P. Annis
William E. Annis
Bayside
Supreme Court
Flushing
Thornton J. Hains
Annis
Peter C. Hains
Mrs. Annis
Thornton Hains
Mr. McIntyre
Hains
Hughes
Charles H. Roberts
Roberts
McIntyre
Thornton
Xmas Tip and the Thornton Hains Trial Turned on Sight
A witness recalls sighting Thornton Hains with a revolver after turning toward the water. Another officer watched the captain. testimony disputes whether Hains aided his brother. Judge Crane plans likely night sessions to finish the state case in about five days. District Attorney Darrin will not call Claudia Hains as a witness. she could not be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Hains
Thornton J. Hains
Mr. McIntyre
Captain Hains
Crane
Darrin
Claudia Hains
Hains
Winthrop
Mass
Butler
District Attorney's Office
No Ghost Walk Prize Attracts Little Interest
Spiritualists face dwindling hopes as the Metropolitan Psychical Society offers a percent prize for demonstration of powers to read through walls. James L. Kellogg receives many inquiries but few pass the three words in a sealed envelope test. Kellogg adds a $10 incentive for a preliminary word reading, while Dr. Isaac Funk rejects a proposed advance payout as too gullible for credence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Psychical Society
James L. Kellogg
Kelless
Isaac K. Funk
Funk & Wagnall
Funk
Mr. Kellogg
Trust Company
New York
Moving picture shows to be closed say N Y cruelty chief
FE Fellows Jenkins of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children told a legislative probe that moving picture shows menace to children and have led to abductions. Magistrate Corrigan condemned steering and questioned the vagrancy clause without visible means of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellows Jenkins
New York Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Legilative
Corrigan
Jenkins
Julius M. Mayer
Commission
Senator Page
Mr. Jenkins
Frederick W. Stelle
Excise Department
Court of Special Sessions
Butts
Chelsea Yard Blaze Threatens Nearby Properties
A major Chelsea fire tonight nearly wiped out the George B. Emery Company yards, a loss pegged around 1010,000. Winds spread embers toward Charlestown and East Boston, with nearby Hridge and East Boston Athletic Club clubhouse catching sparks but saved by Boston firemen who arrived to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chelsea
George B. Emery Company
Charlestown
East Boston Athletic Club
Boston Firemen
Chelsea Department
Frank Sanger's Son to Wed in Wedding License Case
Florence L. Burns daughter of No. 1 West Lith street, seeks marriage with Louis P. Sanger son of the late Frank Sanger theatrical manager. Burns was divorced from William Homer Greaves on December 18 in the Supreme Court by Justice Dowling. Sanger's address listed as No. 117 West Seth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence L. Burns
West Lith Street
Louis P. Sanger
Frank Sanger
William Homer Greaves
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Mr. Sanger
West Seth Street
Two Overdue Steamers Reach Sydney From Europe
Two long overdue steamers arrived in Sydney today, the Falco from Glasgow and the Kristina from Grimsby. Both are Norwegian vessels. Falco left Glasgow November 27 and reported an unusually rough trip, while Kristina faced heavy gales. Neither ship was badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Falco
Glasgow
Kristina
Grimsby
Hansen
Former policeman sentenced to nine years in Sing Sing
William Hughes, once a policeman, was sentenced by Judge Dike in Brooklyn County Court to nine years and six months in Sing Sing Prison after pleading guilty last week to abducting fourteen year old Louise Maurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hughes
Sing Sing
Dike
Brooklyn
Louise Maurer
Miniature Almanac and Wireless Reports
Sunrise and sunset times with moon phase and heights at Sandy Hook and Governors Island. Vessels Hamburg Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Kroonland reported east of Sandy Hook and due to dock about Wednesday morning with positions noted yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
A. M
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Hamburg
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Kroonland
Maritime schedule snippet with ships and December ports
A dense list of vessels and port dates from December, naming ships such as Prins Willem V Hayti Saramacca Korona Saratoga Allianca Pretoria Hamburg Shimosa and others with December 3 through December 19 departures and arrivals at Havanna Havana Port Saint Thomas Antwerp and Rotterdam, plus notes on mail sails and destination lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maracaibo
Laguayra
Prins Willem V Hayti
Saramacca
Paramaribo
Korona
St Thomas
Tiellenes
Para
Saratoga
Havana
Allianca
Cristobal
Pretoria
Hamburg
Shimosa
Gibraltar
Abyssinia
Vinland
Hull
Galileo
Lakonia
Antwerp
Soestdyk
Rotterdam
Seldenburg
Shields
Tintorello
Santos
Virginia
Kroonland Antwerp
Liguria
Naples
Madonna
Luisiana
Aples
Lloya— Ttaling
Senoa
Hamb-Am Noordam Rotterdam
Holland-Am Lewis Luckenbach
Galveston
Bremen
Lloyd _Christiansand
United State
Turk’s Island
Clyde
Trent
Kingston
Sp Slavonia
Cunard Kroonland
Red Star Arbarossa
Lloyd Alice
Palermo
Southampton
White Star
Bermudian
Bermuda
Quebec
Bristol Cit
Swansea
Bristol Birma
Libau
Seville
Aew
Orleans
So Pac Thorney
So Pac el Sigio
el Norte
Richmond
Bahia
Norton
Holland
Arapahoe
Jacksonville
City of Savannah
Savannah
Monroe
Norfolk
Old Dam
White
Liverpool
Cunard
Vaderland
Red Star
Iroqueis
Sabine
Tampa
Mallory
Milton
Oid
Cienfu
Ward
Nueces
Gaives
la Provence
Havre
French
Esperanza
P & Friedrich
Jamaica
Hamb
Sieglinde
Debra
Argentina
Barber
Scharnhorst
G Lloyd
Atlanta
Jefferson
Old Dominion
Shipping News Arrivals At Bar And Departures Of Multiple Steamers
A list of ships arriving at the Bar from December to January with details on origin, destination, passenger counts, cargo or cargo types, and timing. Varying lines include Minneapolis Jamieson Energie Amerika Dorisbrook St Paul Hilarius Carolina Lillie Baltic Antilles El Valle Porto Rico O A Knudsen Brazos and more with wind conditions at Sandy Hook and a sailed list of vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Gates
London
Atlantic Transport Line
Bar
Amelia
Jamieson
Baracea
Port Antonio
Atlantic Fruit Company
Energie
Ger
Defeose
Stockholm
Shields
Philip Ruprecht
Amerika
Knuth
Hamburg
Southampton
Cherbourg
Dorisbrook
Quebrache Wood
St Paul
Passow
Hilarius
Marshall
Rosario
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Para
St Lucia
San Juan
Cienfuegos
Havana
Boston
KRP Houston & Co
Carolina
Sargent
Mayaguez
Aguadilla
New York
Porto Rico
Baltic
Bri
Ranson
Liverpool
Queenstown
White Star Line
Antilles
Burns
New Orleans
Southern Pacific
el Valle
Patten
Galveston
Southern Pacific Co
Mdse
Porto Rico Delano
Baltimore
New York and Baltimore Transportation Line
O A Knudsen
Nor
Amundsen
Tampico
American Smelting and Refining Co
Highlands
Perth Amboy
Brazos
Evans
Mallory Ss
Sandy Hook
Shipping Movements and Arrivals Mentioned in Brief
A fragment notes several ships with routes and destinations including Lusitania from New York to Liverpool, Tennyson from Brazil to Bahia, and Matoppo from Korea via Colombo to New York. It records unarrived status in Rio de Janeiro and lists cities such as Queenstown, Chemulpo, and Vernambuco with dates around December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bea
Queenstown
Lusitania
New York
Liverpool
Vernambuco
Tennyson
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Chemulpo
Matoppo
Colombo
Singapore
Manila
Naples
Moltke
Ger
Suez
Braemar
Yokohama
San Giovanni
Italy
Bremen
Friedrich Wilhelm
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Antwerp
Samland
Brisbane
Hanau
Fremantle
Adelaide
Ste
Algiers
Chesapeake
Messina
Savene Ybure
Hesperus
Dee Cavour
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Hamburg
Glasgow
Caledonia
Moville
Christiansand
Helrig Olav
Copenhagen
Malta
Drachenfels
Bristol
Kansas City
Heathdene
Calcutta
Boston
Heathey
Suruga
Hong Kong
SAIL
Hull
Idaho
St Andrew
Rio Janeiro
Verdi
London
Inverclyde
Yokoh Baaton
Eee
Ama
Brow Head
Also Mentioned on This Page
Messrs. Stevenson
Stokes
Mr. Rockwell
Flont
Rickert-Finlay Realty Company
Mr. Andrews
Rockwell
Harway
Peter Hains
Mr. Birchfield
Birchfield
Mr. Annis
Roorers, Peet & Company
Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
Marine Intelligence
Transpacific
Tahiti
Marquests
New Zealand
Australia
West
San Francisco
Mariposa Cone
Japan
Corea
China
Tacoma
Teucer
Philippine Islands
Vancouver
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
Victoria
B. C
Hawaii
Guam
Pailipine Islands
U. S. Transport
Seattle
San Franciso
Alameda
Philipine Islands
Moan Islands
Shipping News
Port of New York
Advance
Brighton Nord
Port Maria
Coppename
Demerara
Leuctra
Maraval
C. G. Gunther’s
Fifth Avenue
rTibac
NEW Lane Mats
T Ranger
Little Nemo
Bay
Joseph O’mara
Peggy Machree
Liberty Frei
Extra Marine
Gaiety the TR
Uy Heatre
Aveli
Scust
Morrow
Tristan Und Lde
Schmedes Blass
Didur
Sembrich
Bonci
Scottti
Cavalleria
de Gay
Marti
Alda el Toscanini
Aruso
Amato
Campanari
Tiefland
Destinn
Fernhals Hinckle
Hertz
Parsifal
Caruso
Brooklyn Academy OF Music
Madama Butterfly
Farrar “Ornia
Martin
Scotti
Toscan Weber
Opera House
Ranhrallian
Oscar Hammerstein
Grand Opera Sfason
Boneme
Mme
Melba
Mile
Trentini
M. Zenatello
Sammarco de Segurola
Gianoli¢ Letti
Campanini
Eve
Manhattan Opera House
Mel BA
Sammarco
Lucia
Rigoletto
Tetraz
Sam Franko
Mendelssohn A
Meerts of Old
Empire
Savoy
Ae Wilton Lackaye
Hudson Soc' E
Ethel Barrymore
Raebenien
Hudson
Mats Today
Thurs
Frank Baum
WM. Gillette
Broadways
William Collier
Dtaiot
Knickerbocker Fritzi SC
Matinee & Urday
Hepf
Stuvvesant
Mats
Ane
Blanche Bates
Belasco A Arliss
FISKE
Matineewea
Mississippi
Joe Weber
Annie Russell
Wallage
Marie Sahill Ae
Astor
St. Eves
Xmas & Sart
Hodge
Man
NEW Circus
Tom
Eddie Foy
T Amo Adwat
LYRIG
Mats Tom
DE Wolf Hopper Majestic Stes Sasac
Daly's
Les
Faversham
the World
Hereld
West End
Mats Tom’ N
Xmasasqu Lew Fields
Girl
Manson Sware South
Henry
Tanner
Madison
Oratorio ‘Society ‘of
N. Xy
Svat
Academy OF Music
Montgomery & & StonenDa Mats
Santen
Alhambra
Moulin “Rouge
Belaney
Lincoln SQ
Othera
Colonial Mat
Robert Hilliard & Co
Hymane & H
Walt
Elinore Sisters
Sidne Kraatz
Ade Lewis
Ow Grant Yoartette
Ammerstein
Eden Misep
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