Plan Three Cent Loop to Link Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges
Rapid Transit Commission urged the Board of Estimate to back a three cent fare subway loop from Williamsburg Bridge to Manhattan Bridge via Centre and William streets, extending to the financial district. The plan, similar to McDonald’s, would cost about 12 500 000 exclusive of land and could open by 1909.
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the Rapid Transit Commission
Board of Estimate
Williamsburg
Manhattan
Centre Street
Brooklyn Bridge
William Street
Financial District
Manhattan Bridge
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Rice
Tribune
John B. McDonald
Nassau Street
Rapid Transit Commission
Brooklyn
Bedford
Lafayette Avenues
Joep
Metz
Wall Street
Orr
Smith
Stalin
People
Messrs
East River
Broadway
Jamaica
Fourth Avenue
Fort Hamilton
Coney Island
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Delancey Street
Flatbush Avenue
Fulton Street
Lafayette Avenue
Bedord Avenue
Centre
William Streets
Meiden Lane
Grand
Desbrosses Streets
North River
Canal Street
Williamsburg Bridge
Elsberg
Nis
Interborough Company
Boris
Army officers fear white officer murder conspiracy at Fort Reno
Fort Reno officers mobilize with arms after corporal Edward Knowles faces assault with intent to kill Captain Edgar Macklin. Investigations spread to La Junta and Fort Niobrara with multiple arrests expected. Brownsville raid links cited by Captain McDonald of the Texas Rangers.
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el Reno
Okla
Fort Reno
Edgar A. Macklin
Brownsville
Tex
Edward L. Knowles
Company A
76Th Infantry
Macklin
Knowles
Canadian County Grand Jury
la Junta
Col
Fort Niobrera
Nebraska
Corporal Knowles
Austin
Jan. S
McDonald
Texas Rangers
Stanley Welch
District Court of
Captain McDonald
Governor asks for ten year transfer tax expenditure details
Albany January 8 Governor Hughes initiated an inquiry into executive department practices by sending State Controller Martin H Glynn a letter requesting a detailed ten year record of expenditures tied to the transfer tax on decedents estates including counsel fees or other costs. The move aims to inform potential legislative recommendations and prompt public scrutiny of past and present practices.
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Albany
Hughes
Martin H. Glynn
Marco Polo Redivivus Report on Japan and U S Tensions
An Italian traveller in Montreal cites a chain of European support for Japan amid US Japan tensions. He claims Italy will back Japan to counter the Monroe Doctrine, with France Italy Austria Germany Spain and others securing naval stations in the Americas and possibly France ceding St Pierre Miquelon to Japan, risking war if objected.
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the Tribune
Montreal
Jan. S
la Presse
Japan
France
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Italy
United States
New Orleans
San Francis
Germany
Austria
Spain
Tokio
America
South America
Antilles
Pacific
Atlantic
Ten Firemen Burned At No 259 Greenwich Street
Acting Battalion Chief O Reete Lieutenant Cornelius Donovan and eight others from Truck 10 were burned in a four alarm early morning explosion on the third floor among chemicals. Eight were taken to Hudson Street Hospital. O Keefe refused hospital care and returned to duty.
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O Reete
Cornelius Donovan
Greenwich Street
O'Keefe
St. Gregory’s
Hudson Street
Hudson Street Hospital
Lieutenant Donovan
James Mullin
Stanley Devere
Joseph Hughes
James Reilly
Lawrence Sullivan
John Kenny
John Foster
Willam Bine
Great Bear Spring Water Adyt Praised For Purity
The advertisement touts Great Bear Spring Water as famed for purity, attributing the claim to Adyt. The copy emphasizes quality and reputation to attract consumers seeking clear, trusted drinking water.
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Great Bear
Ballot Box Seizure Tangles with Board of Elections
Attorney General Jackson and Deputy Clarence Shearn seized ballot boxes stored across New York five boroughs to bolster Hearst’s mayoral ouster bid. Dooling disputed surrender, while officials plan further action and possible legal conflict over custody and safeguards of the boxes.
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Jackson
Hendrick
Supreme Court
Hearst
McClellan
Manhattan
Clarence J. Shearn
Shearn
W. A. de Ford
Seventh Avenue
52D Street
Board of Elections
Dooling
Ellison
William Street
James A. Donnelly
Albany
Attorney General
John T. Dooling
Marence J. Shearn
Generel Jackson
State of
New York
Shah of Persia Dead As Public News Withheld
London dispatch reports the Shah Muzaffar-ed-Din of Persia died quietly at Teheran after months of illness. Public announcement delayed until Wednesday. palace harem doors closed signaling end. He pursued reforms, granted a constitution, and maintained strong imperial authority with vast royal treasures and six palaces.
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Teheran
Persia
Muzaffar-ed-Din
Shah Nazr-ed-Din
Naazi-ed-Din
Shah
Azerbaijan
Tabriz
Europe
Duke of Coburg
Queen Victoria
England
Paris
Sevres
Salson
Germany
France
Russia
Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Lord Curzon
Shah-in-Shah
Shah Fath Ali
Japhet
Noah
Reaper Trust Plan Ties Harvester to Steel Giant
The International Harvester Company and United States Steel Corporation formalize a mutual interest plan. Harvester will buy all iron and steel from Steel, while ore remains with Harvester but operates through Oliver Iron Ore. Charter amendments cap capitalization at 120 million with 60 million preferred and 60 million common stock issued 1 for 2 exchange.
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International Harvester Company
Reaper Trust
Cyrus H. McCormick
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
George W. Perkins
Steel Corporation
Harvester Company
Mesaba
Vermilion Ranges
Oliver Iron Ore Mining Company
Trenton
James Stillman Sails for Europe Amid Health Concerns
James Stillman president of National City Bank sailed to Europe yesterday on Kaiser Wilhelm II after a period of ill health. He was expected to testify before the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding Herriman railroad affairs and other Western lines, having received a subpoena alongside peers Jacob H. Schiff Henry W De Forest and others.
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James Stillman
National City Bank
Europe
L. S. Marston
A. K. Vandeventer
W. V. S. Thorne
Libel suit filed over Atlanta Journal and Morning News
The Atlanta Journal countersues Savannah Morning News for 4 482 500 damages alleging libel. A Podunk Ga dispatch claimed a poll found The Journal and The Constitution should wear dog muzzles and be gagged with corncobs during the political race.
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Telegraph
Tribune
Atlanta
J. H. Estell
Savannah Morning News
Atlanta Journal
Today
Morning News
Dispatch
Podunk
Big Stove Works Burn in Detroit Fire
Fire destroyed a large part of the Michigan Stove Works on Jefferson Avenue causing about 750 dollars in loss. Over 15 000 stoves were ruined and only the office building foundries and part of storage survived across ten or twelve acres. Firemen were injured by debris and spectators hurt when a wagon team bolted into the crowd.
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Detroit
Michigan Stove Works
Jefferson Avenue
Murphy in Albany Signals Tammany Power Moves
Telegraph report from Albany on January 8 describes Charles F. Murphy of Tamany Hall and Buffalo figure Fingey Conners visiting the Capitol. The pair mingle with state officials and legislators amid patronage talk as Murphy debuts as Democratic state leader with focus on lucrative posts like county counsel positions in New York and Westchester.
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Tribune
Albany
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Halil
Murphy
Conners
Phil Donahue
Tammany Hall
Ten Eyck
Glynn
Grady
Skene
New York County
Westchester
Candles at Capitol Highlight Lighting Glitch
Lights failed at the Albany Capitol for twenty minutes forcing Governor Hughes and two secretaries to work by candlelight. Officials investigated the fault in the electric system as clerks lit gas and candles, with the governor joking about precedents for candle work and rejecting extra funding for candles.
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Tribune
Albany
Jan. S
Capitol
Hughes
Manchuria Return Prerequisites Outlined by Chinese Commissioners
Prince Tsai Chen and Han Shih Chang, special commissioners to Manchuria, returned to Peking and briefed the Throne on their findings. They urge restoration of privileges held by Russians and Japanese, reorganization of finances and military, modern education, and promotion of international commerce and native industries.
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Peking
Jan
Tsai Chen
Han Shih Chang
Manchuria
Japan
Russia
New Central Lines Fast Train To Chicago
Leaves New York at 3 30 P M and arrives Chicago next morning aboard Americas Greatest of other fast trains. Journey offers night ride on the New Central Lines heading to Chicago and St Louis via prominent service.
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New York
Chicas
RE Central Lines
America
Chicago
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Assembly
Lethbridge
Governor Stokes
Marco Polo Redivivus
Powers
MR. Shearn
Shah OF
London
The
Daily Mail
Ness
Pinehurst
Seaboard Air Line
Airt
Savannah
Florida
Reaper
the Morning News
Florida Information Bureau
30Th St
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Capital
China
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