Mayor opposes plan to subsidize East River ferries
Mayor McClellan, aligned against Senator McCarren and Cohalan, blocks Controller Metz proposed lease to Interborough Ferry Co. for $600,000 to $700,000 yearly plus taxes. He argues the city would overpay and prefers operating ferries directly or exploring cheaper options, noting tax and cost concerns and potential end of service if subsidies continue.
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McClellan
McCarren
Brooklyn
Daniel F. Cohalan
Tammany Law Committee
Manhattan
Metz
Sinking Fund Commission
Interborough Company
Charles F. Murphy
McCerren
Queens
Board of Estimate
Bronx
Cohalan
Cohaian
Interborough Ferry Company
New York Terminal Company
Thes Ferry
Broadway
É1th Street
South 9Th Street
Grand Street
Ferry Company
Street
Nlg
Lewis
East River
St Louis
Governor Hughes Drives Message Agenda in Albany
Albany December 30 Governor Hughes works through the night with aides at the Executive Mansion, drafting his legislative message ahead of the January assembly. He is expected to urge direct primary and reform ballot measures, facing organized opposition from party leaders who warn they will fight the proposals.
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Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Executive Mansion
Judiciary Committees
Senate Judiciary Committee
Davis
Cities Committee
White
Cobb
Senator Brackett
Brackett
Senator Cobb
Fred” Greiner
Buffalo
Ohio Fight Settled Rumors Burton Taft Senatorial Pact
In Columbus on December 30, 1910 or 1911, Theodore H. Burton and Charles P. Taft held a late night conference amid reports of an amicable settlement in the Ohio senatorial contest. The leaders promised statements soon with a caucus possible Saturday, signaling Burton support and Taft entry as a future candidate, potentially shaping the 1911 fight against Foraker. Wade H. Ellis carried Taft's message from Augusta as the two sides weigh the terms of a pact and regional balance favors Northern Ohio and Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Ohio
Theodore H. Burton
Charles P. Taft
Burton
Taft
Wade H. Ellis
Augusta
Mr. Taft
Mr. Burton
Charles Dick
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Senator Foraker
Bomb Explodes Near Second Avenue Injures Two
Italians on 1st and 62nd streets fled in panic after a bomb thrown from an elevated train exploded near Nos. 1164 and 1166 Second Avenue. Two men, Francis Beggatta and William Jordan, were slightly hurt. Witness Joseph Murphy saw a small bomb fall as a northbound train passed. Ground floors at 1166 and 1164 housed a fish dealer and a fruit store, both of which had received Black Hand letters recently.
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Second Avenue
Francis Beggatta
East 623d Street
William Jordan
East 2d Street
Joseph Murphy
East 61St Street
61St Street
Nicole Montillic
Ambrosino
Antonio
Nicolo
Giuseppe
Sam
Fog Delays River Traffic On North River
In heavy fog late last night the police steamer Patrol was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad float towed by a Lackawanna tugboat. Part of the starboard rail was torn away and ferry service between Brooklyn and Manhattan was delayed with the 39th Street ferry making no trips. Hundreds of passengers were held up midstream.
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North River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lackawanna
Brooklyn
Manhattan
39Th Street
Trains Annulled New Year's Day On PRR Routes
Pennsylvania Railroad local trains between New York Elizabeth New Brunswick and Perth Amboy will not run on Friday January 1. Passengers are advised to consult station placards for details and replacements.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Perth Amboy
Adyvbl
Consul Cheney Dead in Messina Disaster
News from Naples and Malta report American Consul Arthur S. Cheney and his wife perished in the Messina earthquake destruction. Ambassadors and consuls abroad search for missing Americans, with relief funds under way. Philadelphia and Chicago residents tied to the disaster await word, while Italy and allied ships rush aid.
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Naples
Makaroff
Messina
Arthur S. Cheney
Cheney
Reichenberg
Austria
Malta
Sutlej
Washington
State Department
Griscom
Rome
Messing
Palermo
Foreign Office
Trinacria
Italy
Department
Sicily
Taormina
Appalling Roll of Dead in Messina and Reggio
Calamity reports place Calabrian and Sicilian deaths between 115000 and 150000 with Reggio and Messina alone cited at about 110000. Survivors live under ruins or in shelters as refugees flood north to ports like Naples. The King and Queen pledge royal aid to rescue efforts amid overcrowded relief stations.
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Calabria
Sicily
Reggio
Messina
Naples
Rene
Taormina
110000 Perish in Messina and Reggio Earthquake Disaster
Rome reports a vast disaster in Southern Italy and Sicily with 110000 deaths in Messina and Reggio alone. Calabria and Sicily fatalities reach 115090, while refugees flood Naples. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena visited Messina amid grueling relief efforts and praise for international aid.
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Rome
Italy
Sicily
Messina
Reggio
Victor Emmanuel
Elena
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Dewey
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
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Picastro
Efalermo
GAR Vaticam
Maolelea
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ETNA
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Ellis
Augusta—Taft
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Anne Weightman Walker
William Weightman
America
Herbert Norris
Florence Kane
J. A. Bayard Kane
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Elien
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