Murphy Refuses to Approve Municipal Terminal Foundations Plan
Edwart S Murphy chief of Manhattan Buildings sues the Bridge Department over seven months of plan prep and soil tests. He claims sand soil cannot support eight tons per sq ft and disapproves the foundation plan. The Subway loop project faces delays as legal and contract actions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwart S Murphy
Manhattan
Stevenson
Buildines
Corporation Counsel
Murphy
Superintendent of Buildings
Law Department
Bridge Department
Nurphy
Brooklyn Bridge
Board of Examiners
Boar
Criminal Courts
Sterling
Department of Buildings
J. H. Gray
John H. Gray
Gray
J. C. Rodgers
Gaffney & Steers
A. McMuhen
O'Rourke Engineering and Construction Company
Tidewater Building Company
P. J. Carlin Construction Company
T. Cockerill & Son
The
North Eastern Construction Company
Pope Divorce Decree Grants Wife Support for Child
Supreme Court Justice Bischoff signed an interlocutory decree of absolute divorce in favor of Mrs Florence M Pope from Charlies H Pope. They married in 190 and have a daughter Florence M Pope. The decree grants the wife 2.5 annually for the child’s support and education. Pope heads H Pope & Co cotton brokers at No Worth Street. The testimony was sealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Bischoff
Florence M. Pope
Charlies H. Pope
Pope
H. Pope
Jury Hears Forensic Testimony in Thornton v Hains Trial
The defense faced fresh cross examination as five witnesses described an interval between two shots and placed Mrs Annis on the float. Judge Crane admonished McIntyre for his courtroom conduct while detailing the trial's burden on finances and timelines as sessions avoid night hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton v. Hains
Darrin
Supreme Court
Flushing
Justice Crane
Helene Annis
Merle L. Downs
John C. Stevens
Louis
S. Harwar
Joseph E. Hill
William W. Knapp
Annis
Knapp
Mrs. Annis
Peter C. Hains
Tribune
Merie L. Downs
Thornton J. Hains
Hains
Thornton Hains
Thornton Haines
Captain Hains
Roberts
Stevens
Louis S. Harway
Harvay
Crane
Warway
Downs
McIntyre
Traffic Record Breaks on Interborough Lines in Bronx Hearing
Traffic figures for Monday December 21 show record ridership on Interborough lines with 973 410 passengers on elevateds and 886 864 on subways, totaling 1 860 274. The rise follows the Grooktron extension opening and improved finances, discussed at a Public Service Commission hearing chaired by Commissioner Eustis, amid Bronx residents seeking track expansion and express service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Interborough
Eustis
Public Service Commission
Bronx
Third Avenue
129Th Street
Frank Hedley
Erastis
No Death Test on Chair Victim
Giacinto Ricci, a Middlesex County murderer, was executed in the electric chair at the state prison after 11 pm. A proposed test to prove electricity does not kill was abandoned due to an Attorney General ruling. Ricci killed three year old Rosa Ferranti of Cliffwood by slashing her throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Trenton
Giacinto Ricci
Middlesex County
Frank G. Scammell
New York
Ricci
Rosa Ferranti
Cliffwood
Rosenwasser
Russia Plans New Loan Not For American Banks
American bankers are unlikely to participate in a forthcoming Russian loan of about 13 million dollars. Past loans saw J. P. Morgan interests and George W. Perkins involved, with France Belgium and Austria-Holland taking portions. A prior 25 million dollar Russian issue was tied to Vladikavkaz Railway first mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
St. Petersburg
France
Russia
Austria
Holland
United States
Vladikawkas
Squadron A for Hughes Inaugural Set to Leave Early New Year
Squadron A of this city to act as escort to Governor Charles E Hughes at his Albany inauguration on January 1. The unit will depart on special trains at 1 a m New Year’s Day from New York Central yards 62nd Street and Eleventh Avenue. After ceremonies the troopers attend a reception at Odd Fellows Hall. return to armory January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hughes
Albany
New York Central
62D Street
Eleventh Avenue
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Supreme Court contempt case against AFL leaders to be decided
Justice Wright of the District of Columbia Supreme Court will deliver a ruling tomorrow on contempt proceedings brought by Buck Stove and Range Co against Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison officers of the American Federation of Labor. Tre will go to jail if found guilty. The case likely heads to the U S Supreme Court on appeal. The dispute has spanned months of vigorous litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Wright
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Buck Stove and Range Company
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Tre
Supreme Court of the United States
Aero Club of America to accept J C Medrey resignation
The Aero Club of America board meets today to accept the resignation of J C Medrey who was elected president on November 2 in a close election with the Aeronautic Society. Cortlandt Field Bishop will be elected to succeed him after returning from abroad where he followed aeronautical matters and previously served two years as president of the Aero Club of America. Medrey cites an upcoming extended trip to the Philippines and Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Aero Club of America
J. C. Medrey
Aeronautic Society
Ihis Place Cortlandt Field
Aero Club of
Amarier
Mew Oy
Philippines
Far East
Vague Street Pairing Lines Refer to Local Address Pairs
An unreadable OCR snippet lists two street pairings with numbers: 258 842 at Warren Street and 1392 at 34th Street near 13th Street, lacking context or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren St
Crowell Seeks 327000 Bond to Cover City Deficit
Foster Crowell, Commissioner of Street Cleaning, asked for 125000 in special revenue bonds but aldermen rejected the request. He reports a year deficit near 327000, blaming reduced budgets, ash disposal losses, higher dumping costs, and dropped city trimming revenues. Mayor McClellan is expected to appoint a new commissioner at year’s start as Aldermen close their session for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Crowell
Crowell
McClellan
Finance Committee
Board of Aldermen
Darlington
Department of Health
Aldermen
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Time Clock Installed at Central Park Menagerie
Park Commissioner Smith announced the installation of a time clock for menagerie guards in Central Park. He said the device records patrol rounds and led to a transfer after initial gaps, with a new watchman now ensuring regular inspections and quicker fire detection if one occurs at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Smith
Central Park
City Hall
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac and Wireless Reports
Sunrise and sunset times with tides for Sandy Hook Gov Island and Hell Gate. Wireless reports note ships Kroonland Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Pretoria positions east of Sandy Hook with expected dock times today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Kroonland
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Pretoria
Transpacific Mails and Steamer Schedules Mixed
An OCR fragment lists Pacific mail routes and steamer itineraries with ports and dates. It mentions ships such as Empress of China Ma rama 2 and S. S. transport, detailing destinations including Japan Corea China Philippines Hawaii New Zealand Fiji islands and New Caledonia via Vancouver Victoria Seattle and San Francisco with December and January times. The text is garbled but preserves route ideas and scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tahiti
Marquests Islanda
New Zealand
Australia
Vila San Francisco
Mariposa
Japan
Corea
Ching
Tacoma
Teucer
China
Philippine Islands
Vancouver
Victoria
B c
West
Fiji Islands
New Caledonia
B. C
Hawaii
San Francisco
Hawai
Guam
Francisco
S. S. Transport
Seattle
Alameda
Kawaii
Philipine Islands
San Me
Steamer arrivals and sailings listed with cargo and passengers
A weathered log notes numerous steamers arriving at and sailing from Bar, detailing ships such as United States, Maracaibo, Sarnia, Saramacca, Delamore, Trent, Carth, El Dorado, City of Atlanta, Apache, Satilla, Alliance, Saratoga, Korona, Jefferson, Prins Willem V, Jamestown, and Jamestown among others. Each entry includes captains, routes, dates in December, passenger and mail counts, cargoes, ballast status, quarantine times, and bar arrivals or departures. The piece ends with a wind and sea note and a list of sailing destinations including Charleston Savannah and Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dan
Egense
Copenhagen
Christiania
Christiansand
Finch, Edge & Co
Maracaibo
Perry
Curacao
la Guayra
Boulton, Bliss & Dal Jett
Moise
Sarnia
Ger
Meisner
Port-au-Prince
Kingston
Colon
Rocae del Toro
Port Limon
Inagua
Hamburg- American Line
Bar
Delamore
Nor
Schering
Philadelphia
J H Winchester & Co
Trent (Br
Boby
Barbados
Trinidad
Savanilla
Cartagena
Sanderson & Son
Apache
Staples
Jacksonville
Charleston
Clyde Ss Co
Long Branch
Satilla Mason
Brunswick
Brunswick Ss Co
Alliance
Sukeforth
Cristobal
Panama Railroad
Matfis
Saratoga
Downs
Havana
New York
St Croix
St Thomas
Outerbridge & Co
Jefferson
Dole
Newport News
Norfolk
Old Dominion Ss Co
Prins Willem V
Metus
Paramaribo
Demerara
Jaome
Aux
Jeremie
Port Au Prince
St Mare
Royal Dutch West India Mall
Malls
Jamestown
Nelson
Old Dominion Line
Sandy Hook
Deminions Co
Nicholas Cuneo
Jensen
Port Antonio
Cuneo Importing Co
Afghanistan
Punta Arenas
Arapahoe
Savannah
el Dia
Galveston
Gallia
Marseilles
Hamilton
Julian Luckenbach
San Juan
Steamers at Foreign Ports Arrived and Departed
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures from New York with multiple liners. Vessels include Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Lusitania, Hamburg via Plymouth Cherbourg and Havre, and other ships bound for Genoa Hong Kong and Buenos Ayres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Sam—Duca di
Swart
New York
Fremantle
Adelaide
Para
Benedict
Barbados
Tagus
Southampton
Colton
Copenhagen
Helrig Olav
Dan
Christiansand
Liverpool
Lusitania
Queenstown
Montevideo
Ortana
Buenos Ayres
Rosario
Genoa
Lombardia
Ital
Philadelphia
Naples
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles H. Pope
Sunday Tribune
M'Intyre
N. J
State
America
Hughes
Co. F. Bishop
Aero Club
Racers, Peet & Company
Broadway
34Th St
Marine Intelligence
Saraimacca Wer Aaie
DWI
Heilenes Eee Cses Cece Para
Houston
Kaiser W der Gr
Bremen
Lloyd
Cherokee
Antwerp
Soestdyk
Rotterdam
Holland-Am Seldenbu Shields
Tintoretto Santos
Virginia Shields
Kroonland Antwerp
Reed Star Liguria
Madonna Aples
Fabre
Luisiana Naples
Livya Ttallag
Hamburg
Hamb-Am Noordam Rotterdam
Holland-Am
Lewis Lucken
Birma Libau
Thornley Seville
N ' Orleans
el Siglo So Pac
el Norte Alveston
So Pac
Gneisenau
G Lloyd
Merida
Ward Hayu
Reese
Altal Hamb Am
Acre
Brazil
Erika Lisbon
Hi Mar
Morgan Sisi
Teutonic Southampton
White Star
Campania
Cunard
Vaderland
Iroquois
Clyde
Sabine
Tampa
Dominion
Consis
Yumart
Clenfuego
Ward
Ae Nueces
Mallory
la Provence
Havre
French
Esperanza
P & Friedrich
Jamaica
Sieglinde
Santos
Barber
Cochra
Argentina
Secharnhorst
N G Lloyd
City
Cluett, Peabody & Co
Metropolitan House
Ristan Und Isolde
Fremstad
Homer
Mt. Schmedes
Feinhals
Blass
Mahier Thurs
Aida
Emma Eames
Flahaut
MM. Caruso
Amato
Didur
Toscanini
L’elisir D'Amore
Mme
Sembrich
Bonci Scotti
Campanari
Spetrino
Cavalleria Rusticana
Mmes
Destino
Gay
Martin
LE Villi
Miss
Bond
Pagliac
Farrar
Caruso
Spetrino B
Tiefland
Destinn
Alda
Bonci
Toscantini
WED
LA Boheme
Sparkes
Ross
THURS
Faust
L’huillier
Martin Idur
Parsifal
Burgstailer
Blass Goritz Witherspoon
Hertz
IL Trovatore
Rossi
Conda Spetrino
Madama Butterfly
Fornia
MM. Martin
Scott
Lucia DI Lammermoor
di Pasquali
MM. Bonci
To-mor
Thur
A. Mweber
Empire
C. Fis
Maude Adams
Hudson & Wwsath St
Ethel Barrymore
Criterion
WM. Gillette
Samson
Fur
H St
Lyge Mats
Billie Burke
Garrick
William Éautien the
Knickerbocker Bway
Fritzi Scheef
Voy
St. Bway
Lackaye
Severin
Daily Mat
Tolas Rink
San Franciseco
Filippine Islands
Shipping News
Port of
Bordeaux
Hudson
la Hesb
Bermuda
Heathdene
Boston
Germania
Barrow
Appalachee
Crispin
New Oreans
Lizard Bee
Mesaba
London
Sagres
Venezia
Marshilles
St Michaels
Norman Prince
Touraine
Hong Kong
Phoebus
IUL
Erlancer
Gaiet Theatre
Bnsaetat
Joseph Mara
Peggy Machree
Liberty
Frederi
WEA
F. Ziegteid
Opets
Oscar Hammerstein
Mile
Trentini
MM Zenatelo
Sammarco
di Segurola
Gilibert
Giand-Gatletti
Campanini
Eve
Opera House
Melba
Doria
Zenatell
Dufranny Crabbe
Vieullie
Venturini
Charlier
Traviata
Tetrazzini
MM Taccani
Mus
Othello
Mime
Mme Doria
Zenatello
de Seguroia
Crabbe
NEW Circus
Eddie Foy
Cyrig
the Blue Mouse
Mats
DE Wolf Hopper
West End
LEW Fields
Cit
Senodes
Herald Square
Bijou Pees
Genileman
Mississippi
Joe Weber
Annie Russell
Wallage’s
Seturtas
Cahill
Astor
Belasco
Hackett ES
FISKE
Hel Academy OF Music
Montgomery & Stone
Circle
Biwa
Moulin Rouge
Ome & Moore
Karn
Hymack, Wyne & Lewis
Alhambra
Rices Cobem
Eiteeee
Sitra Selma
Braatz Tate
Hane Merstein
Ross & Mpson
Madison Sare South
Henry
Tanner
Symphony ‘Society
Walter Damrosch
Walter Damrose
Jomelle Vudtens
Madison Square Garden
Steiping
Villi Age
Eden Musefe
Diney
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