Tariff readjustment plan outlined by leaders
Washington reports leaders of the House and Senate chart a tariff revision strategy with Aldrich aiding Democratic cooperation to delay the extra session until fall. They seek a streamlined set of schedule changes, avoiding broad disruption while preserving key protections and preserving sugar, wool, and acids duties. The plan aims to expedite a final bill through the Finance Committee and House rules, while quieting stand pat opposition.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
Congress
Gifrich
House
Finance Committee
Ilong
Quickest Line to Cleveland Train Ad
Abbreviated timetable note shows fastest line from New York to Cleveland departing around 22:00 arriving 1:13. Mentions Cleveland route via Indianapolis with transfer times and a New York Central excess fare.
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Cleveland
York
Indianapolis
New York Central
King Edward and Queen Alexandra May Visit Canada Next Summer
Montreal mayor reports from a British official source that King Edward and Queen Alexandra may tour Canada in the coming summer. The mayor declined to name his informant.
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the Tribune
Montreal
Laporte
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Canada
F S Pinkus Arrested In Customs Case
Frederick S. Pinkus of Jaffe and Pinkus linen importers was arrested by a deputy U S marshal on two indictments for smuggling and attempted bribery of revenue officers. He posted $5,000 bail and was released. he denies the charges, calling them civil.
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Frederick S. Pinkus
Jaffe & Pinkus
Franklinst
United States
Thomas
United States Circuit Court
Pinkus
United States Revenue
East Fifty-sixth-st
Chamber of Commerce
Nustbe
Europe
Campania
Calder J. Walcott
Dudley Phelps
Outlook for Treaties
Senator Cullom of Illinois, chairing the Foreign Relations Committee, expects arbitration treaties to be ratified without significant amendments after White House talks. He says amending them after presenting to foreign powers would be improper as they already pledge peace and simplicity.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Cullom
Ilinois
Committee On Foreign Relations
White House
Senate
Mr. Cullom
Nixon to See President in Washington Trip
Albany dispatch reports Speaker Fred Nixon of the Assembly will travel to Washington for a personal audience with President Roosevelt on Saturday. Nixon says no State politics are involved though he may discuss legislation during the trip. The visit suggests there will be no conference of party leaders on gas and excise bills this week.
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Albany
Fred Nixon
Assembly
Washington
Roosevelt
Gould Loses Suit Over Georgian Court Plant Order
The jury awarded ex-Park Commissioner Frederick W. Kelsey 787 dollars plus costs against George J. Gould in a dispute over plants for Georgian Court at Gould’s Lakewood summer home. Kelsey claimed 5425 dollars for plants. testimony showed disputed orders and telegrams, with Gould absent from the trial. A new Michigan Central train ad follows, outlining a daily Grand Central to Grandee schedule.
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Frederick W. Kelsey
Orange
N. J
George J. Gould
Mr. Kelsey
Georgian Court
Gould
Lakewood
William A. Hamilton
Rapid Transit Plan Blocked Over Bronx Park Route
The Rapid Transit Commission unanimously rejected Parson’s plan to run a subway extension through Bronx Park. President Orr declared parks should not host railways and supported an underground option, with City Club delegates and Bronx groups opposing the park route and proposing alternatives along the eastern side. Borough President Haffen outlined two alternate routes, and local groups prepared a hearing to discuss them as the Horticultural Society denounces park encroachment and vows to oppose such legislation.
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Bronx Park
Tribune
the Rapid Transit Commission
Alexander E. Orr
Morris K. Jesup
City Club
Bronx
Parsonit
Orr
Jesup
Central Park
Lawrence Veiller
Parke
Rapid Transit Commission
Haffen
Park
Parsons
North Side
Board of Trade
Rapid Transit
Boston Road
The
Horticultural Society
American Institute
Brooklyn Protest Halts Transit Hearing On Fort Hamilton Route
A crowded Brooklyn protest disrupted a Rapid Transit Commission hearing at 320 Broadway as residents from all boroughs condemned William Barclay Parsons plan for a Fort Hamilton subway. Speakers urged Fourth Avenue tunnel, with Manhattan and Brooklyn plans debated. Separate hearings set for January 18 and 26.
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Rapid Transit Commission
Broadway
William Barclay Parsons
Bronx
Bronx Park
Brooklyn
Hamilton Ave
Fort Hamilton
Queens
Richmond
Manhattan
Orr
Parsons
Hamilton-ave
Fourth-ave
Fourth Avenue Tunnel
Commission
Bird
Coler
Mr. Parsons
Fred C. Cohen
Boards of Trade and Civic Organizations
Lawrence Abraham
Interborough
Washington St
Court St
Atlantic-ave
Fert Hamilton
Rush of Immigration at Ellis Island Sets Early Record
Official Ellis Island records show a surge in arrivals in the first ten days of January 1904 with over fourteen thousand arrivals and a projected January total near nineteen thousand. Deportations also spike with 478 in ten days, a sharp rise from last year, and a large share of both arrivals and deportees being Hebrew Jews, especially Russian.
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Ellis Island
Del Sarto and Gainsborough Paintings Arrive in London
Del Sarto for Metropolitan Museum and a Gainsborough portrait arrive from London aboard the Majestic. Each painting valued at 80000 dollars. Custom House ruling allows transfer to the Met. Morgan rep watches case removal. Morgan not purchasing.
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Croal Thompson
C. D. Thompson
London
Thomas Agnew & Sons
Majestic
Gainsborough
Duchess of Gloucester
Andrea del Sarto
Holy Family
Custom House
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thompson
del Sarto
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
Narrow Escape for Paderewski in Rock Island Wreck
In El Paso flames and a turned engine nearly struck pianist Ignace Paderewski in the Rock Island wreck in the local yards. The engine toppled and fire spread toward his private car as he had just arrived from Los Angeles to perform that night.
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the Tribune
el Paso
Tex
Rock Island
Ignace Paderewski
Paderewski
Los Angeles
Four Boys Plunge From Quebec Cliff. Fatal Toll
Montreal telegram reports four boys, sons of Arthur Chamberland, sliding on a toboggan at St Faye Cliff near Quebec City. They plunged down a sixty foot precipice. one boy died, another dying, and two others unconscious. A passerby found them half buried in snowdrifts an hour later.
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THE
Tribune
Montreal
Arthur Chamberland
St. Faye Cliff
Quebec City
Chamberland
Buried Treasure Hunt Near Cocos Island Aims at $15 Million
The Rose Marine, an English yacht bound for Cocos Island, searches for buried treasure tied to Costa Rica. Led by Gray, the party seeks concessions to excavate and resumes efforts after failing to access a gas-filled chamber beneath a stone slab.
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Trrinrse
San Francisco
Panama
Punta Arenas
Costa Rica
Rose Marine
Cocos Island
Gray
Cocos
Handsomest Quick Florida Train Adverts New York to Pinehurst
Advertisement touts a premier Florida train leaving New York daily at 12 25 noon with connections to Pinehurst and Florida resorts on US Broadway offering high class service and fast travel.
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Florida
New York
Pinehurst
Florida Resorts
US Broadway
Advt
Dowling Law Raids Under McAdoo Orders
Developments in the gambling crackdown as police and Commissioner McAdoo raid two alleged pool rooms on Thirteenth street and Great Jones street. They seize 354 pedigrees to compel testimony under the Dowling law. Tenderloin gamblers move operations to Jersey City Hoboken. Lou Ludlum reveals hidden implements. McAdoo vows to probe police inefficiency if evidence supports it.
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McAdoo
Thirteenth St
Great Jones St
Tenderloin
Jersey City
Hoboken
Lou Ludlum
Jerome
Axes Break Doors as Police Raid Mercer Street Poolrooms
Police Commissioner McAdoo ordered simultaneous raids on two Mercer Street poolrooms in a bid to shut down gambling houses. In Thirteenth Street the operation led by Captain John W. OConnor detained 12 of 23, after breaking into reinforced doors. In Great Jones Street 110 men were found with six arrested as organizers, with twelve telephones seized and gambling paraphernalia removed.
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McAdoo
Mercer-st. Precinct
John W. O’connor
Delancey St
Thirteenth-st
Fifth-ave
University Place
Mr. Howell
Stefler
O'Connor
Great Jones St
Lafayette Place
The
Bowery
Brooks
Jones-st. Place
Captain O'Connor
Nelson Pleasure Club
Thirteenth St
Marco
Great Jones-st
Nelson Club
Eggers
Cortright
Florida Hotel
O’connor
Alexander Faber
Lexington Ave
O'Conner
James Ehlers
Frank Gerety
Ninety-sixth St
Frederick Weinbaum
William Rice
Henry Ress
West Twenty-ninth-st
Henry Rosenberg
Reid-ave
Brooklyn
Thomas Gaines
West Twenty-seventh-st
Samuel Weinstein
Seventh-st
Henry Chane
Jacob Deutsch
West Forty-third-st
John Drew
Seventeenth-st
Henry Williams
East Twenty-fifth-st
James Conkling
East Tenth-st
Mercer-st. Station
Inspector Brooks
Mareh Club
Cohen
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