Public Service Commission Sets Subway Loop Changes
The Public Service Commission proposes major revisions to the Centre street subway loop linking the Brooklyn Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges. Plans cut grades and raise head room to 14 feet 6 inches while eliminating double deck stations, increasing capacity by about 25 percent and shortening construction time.
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Public Service Commission
Centre Street
Old
Rapid Transit Commission
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Williamshoro
Board of Estimate
Long Island Railroad
Fourth Avenue
Brookton
Willcox
Commission
Manhattan Bridge
Henry R Seaman
Williamsburg Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
Chambers Street
William Or
Nassau Street
East River
Railroad Commission Named in Harrisburg
Governor Stuart appointed Nathaniel Ewing as chairman and two others to a new Pennsylvania Railroad Commission. The three Republicans assume five, four, and three year terms respectively and will regulate rates, distribution of cars, station siting, grade crossings and other carrier relations. The commission’s main office will be at Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Stuart
State Railroad Commission
Nathaniel Ewing
Uniontown
United States District Court of Western
Pennsylvania Railroad
Commirsion
Marrisbere
Parsons Not in Cleveland Fight
Cleveland efforts to settle electric franchise disputes faced a setback as William Barclay Parsons refused to serve after his aversion to publicity. City officials learned the Baker Tolles report shows varying expiration dates possibly worth about 2 million dollars, complicating mediation attempts.
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Tribune
Cleveland
Eforts
N. PD. Baker
S. H. Tolles
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Cleveland Electric
Johnson
William Barclay Parsons
New York
F. H. Goff
Parsons
TOBACCO MEI TAKE UP CUDGELS
Telegraph report from Springfield Mass dated Jan 13 says the New England Tobacco Growers Association will meet in Hartford to address Philippine tariff legislation. Members include influential Massachusetts and Connecticut agriculturists led by Thaddeus Greaves of Hatfield who opposes tariff tinkering on Dingley schedules. The group will likely adopt protests against any duty reduction and appoint a lobbying delegation to Washington to pressure lawmakers.
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the Tribune
Springfield
Mass
New England Tobacco Growers’ Association
Hartford
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Thaddeus Greaves
Hatfield
Washington
Putnam Trolley Line Bought By Sta rton
Francis A. Stratton, traction man of Westchester County, announced the purchase of the Putnam and Westchester Traction Company trolley line from Peekskill to the Putnam County line. He controls a Peekskill to Ossining line and plans a loop to Pleasantville White Plains and Mount Vernon.
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Francis A. Stratton
Westchester County
Putnam & Westchester Traction Company
Peekskill
Putnnam County
F. A. Stratton
O«sining End
Pleasantville
White Plains
Mount Vernon
Brooklyn Elevated Railway Hearing Set on Fulton Street Discontinuance
The Public Service Commission will hold a 3 p.m. Thursday hearing on Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad seeking leave to discontinue two Fulton street line stations at Beereum Place and Court Street. Discontinuance hinges on permission to build a new midway station near Borough Hall to provide convenient access to the subway.
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Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad
Fulton Street
Beerum Place
Court Street
Public Service Commission
Borough Hall
Man and relatives freed for lack of evidence
The man's wife and his brother, who were detained alongside him, were discharged yesterday as prosecutors found insufficient evidence to proceed.
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Oner
Elevator Death Tragedy In Broad Street Building
Fifteen year old Harry De Freis of the Bronx was killed after falling into an elevator shaft at the Commercial Cable Building in Broad Street. Coroner Acritelli and police investigate. Abe Hirschfield, elevator supervisor, arrested on homicide charge.
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Harry de Freis
St. Ann's Avenue
Bronx
Joseph D. Harrison
Commercial Cable
No. 20
Broad Street
Acritelli
Abe” Hirschfield
East 125Th Street
Erie Engineer Killed In Erie Railroad Locomotive Explosion
A locomotive on the Erie Railroad near Rutherford exploded at 2 15 this morning killing fireman O Wagner and injuring three others G Waidler engineer C Abers another engineer and Engsmeyer fireman all taken to St Josephs Hospital with Waidler and Abers badly burned The Erie division blamed low water in the crown sheet while noting the boiler was tested December 31 1907 and found in first class condition
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Paterson
N. J
Erie Railroad
Rutherford
O. Wagner
St. Joseph’s Hospital
G. Waidler
C. Abers
Engsmeyer
Waidler
Abers
Wagner
Public Service Commission
Governor Stokes offers Mrs Cleveland appointment in Skillman
Governor Stokes proposes to name Mrs Frances Folsom Cleveland wife of ex president Grover Cleveland to a seat on the New Jersey village for epileptics at Skillman board of managers. If she accepts she would be the second woman on the board. The move comes as his term ends next week and he cannot appoint in the last days.
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Trenton
Edward C. Stokes
Frances Folsom Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
New Jersey
Skillman
Cleveland
Caroline B. Alexander
Hoboken
New Jersey Court of Chancery Lands in Temporary Void
For a week at least New Jersey will lack a Court of Chancery as Chancellor William J. Magie’s term expires and Governor’s ad interim appointing power ends. Lawyers rush to get decrees and orders processed before the court ceases function and equity powers lapse.
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Tribune
Trenton
New Jersey
Court of Chancery
William J. Magie
Stokes
Magic
Chancery
Fort
Court of Equity
Orange Mayor Delivers Annual Message to Council
Orange Mayor Isaac Shoen thal presents his annual message outlining department work, urging cutting unnecessary expenses, fair tax assessment, and action on $257000 arrears. He backs Martin act recovery, printing city reports, street repairs, a poor farm, street renumbering, and earlier city office hours.
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Orange
Isaac Shoenthal
Preparing Water Board Charges
John Purroy Mitchel returns from Atlantic City after a week to finalize charges against the water supply commissioners. The report goes to the Corporation Counsel as Pendleton assigns Crowell to review the civil service aspects before formal filing.
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John Purroy Mitchel
Atlantic City
Mitchel
Board of Water Supply
Pendleton
Crowell
Woman Dies From Heart Disease En Route to Bellevue Ward
Mrs. Margaret Tobin of 349 East 24th Street collapsed at Bellevue Hospital Ward 12 entrance from heart disease. She carried a bag of oranges to her lifelong friend Mrs. Ellen Doyle, recently moved from the same address after a fractured leg.
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Margaret Tobin
East 24Th Street
Bellevue Hospital Y
Ellen Doyle
24Th Street
Fort at Dollar Dinner Sparks Hudson County GOP Rally
The Central Republican Committee in Jersey City hosts a 700 seat dollar dinner at Grand View Hall. Governor-elect Fort and leaders like Martin Sommer Whitehead and ex mayor Fagan praise Roosevelt era ideals and demand open primaries, anti graft, and voter participation with strong calls for fair treatment and penalties for non voters.
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New Idea
Hudson County
Central Republican Committee
Jersey City
Grand View Hall
Fort
Assemblyman
Martin
Sheriff Sommer
Whitehead
Raymond Robbins
George L. Record
Fagan
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Speaker Cannon
Hughes
Taft
Shipping Schedules and Arrivals for January 15 16
A maritime schedule lists Oceanic Southampton White Star ships Royal Prince Queen Eleanor and others with port calls in Argentina Jamaica Grenada and Antwerp along with freighters Vaderland Iroquois Comus and La Lorraine. It notes arrivals, departures, and a closure in New York on January 16.
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Oceanic
Southampton
White Star
Royal Prince
Argentina
Prince
Queen Eleanor
Maraval
Grenada
Trinidad
Siegmund
Aim
Admiral Sampson
Jamaica
UN F Co
Vaderland
Antwerp
Red Star
Fire destroys Union Station annex in Kansas City
The Union Station annex on Union Avenue adjoining Union Railway Station burned early today. Firemen saved the Union Station proper after a hard fight. The blaze damaged Adams Wells Fargo and Pacific Express receiving offices, post office branch mailing room, Fred Harvey Eating House offices, Pullman Palace Car linen room, and Railway YMCA rooms. Loss estimated near a quarter of a million dollars. Fire began at 4 o clock from crossed electric light wires over the registry department of the mailing room.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Union Avenue
Union Railway Station
Adams, Wells-Fargo and
Pacific Express
Post Office
Fred Harvey Eating House Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Railway Men's Young Men's Christian Association
Maritime arrivals and sailings list near Sandy Hook
A long港 list shows steamers and routes with arrivals at the Bar and quarantine times. Vessels include Shira Creele Apache Havana Carmania Blerawa Varense Bry City of Macon Porto Rico Ebing Gert Steamer Crown of Castile and more with destinations like Callao Havana New York and Liverpool.
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Shira
Gann
Callao
Salaverry
Pacasmayo
Arica
Iquique
Tocopilla
Antofagasta
Valpara
Montevideo
St Lucia
Savannah
Baltimore
Wess Co
Creele
Jacobs
New Orleans
New York
Sandy Hook
S Pam
Apache
Charleston
Havana
Stevens
City of Macon
Lewis
E Sud
Megins
Galveston
Southern Pacific Company
Mdse
Porto Rico
Delano
H . Foster
Ebing Gert
Paulsen
Hamburg
Hamburg-American Line
The
Bar
Carmania
Charles
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cunard Ss Co. Ltd
Blerawa
Ger
Westphala
Mise
At & Pm
Cvarense Bry
Davies
Mangos
Para
Farbedos
Booth &Co
Philadelphia, Crockett
Porto Cabello
Curacao
la Guayra
San Juan
Boulton, Bilss & Dallett
Crown of Castile
Er, Smith
Rotterdam
Continenta
Parata
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Note
Sun rises at 7 23 and sets at 4 36 Moon sets at 3 58 Moon age ten high water times listed with Sandy Hook Gov Island and Hell Gate. A report places the Kroupringessin Celile off Slasconsett yesterday 170 miles east of the Nantucket lightship and dock likely at 2 PM Tuesday.
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Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Kroupringessin Celile
Slasconsett
Nantucket
Vessel movements listing various ships and ports
A fragmented shipping register notes vessels tied to Astoria Glasgow Bremen Liverpool Antwerp and New Orleans routes with dates in January and December. Entries include ships Knpze sin Cecilie Ryndam Vincenzo Bonnanno and White Star Semiend among others with ports Antwerp Liverpool and New Orleans.
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Astoria
Glasgow
Cecilie
Bremen
Lievi
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Holland-Am
Vincenzo Bonnanno
Gibraltar
Thalland Mervilin
Eae
Transatlantic Shipping Routes Listed With Dates and Vessels
A列 fragment lists ships and paths departing various ports including Amsterdam, Huelva, Amoy and Rotterdam with dates in January. Vessels named include Prins der Nederlanden, Kronpring Wilhelm, Erika, Oceana, Corfe Castle, Apold, Planet Mars, Prometheus, and Toronto with New York connections and multiple origin and destination points such as Havre, Cherbourg, Barcelona, Colombo, and Cape Town.
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Amsterdam
Prins der Nederlanden
New York
West Indies
Venezuela
Havre
Cherbourg
Kaltserin Auguste Victorin
Tier
Plymouth
Hamburg
Glasgow
Columbia
Moville
Lakonia
Baltimore
Kronpring Wilhelm
Bremen
Huelva
Erika
Barcelona
Trieste
Sen
Qgluila
Naples
Venice
Amoy
Oceana
Norfolk
St Vincent
Port Natal
Corfe Castle
Cape Town
Sydney
Jan I -Apold
Fremantle
Adelaide
Yokohama
Planet Mars
Colombo
Singapore
Rotterdam
Prometheus
Ger
Hull
Toronto
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Leonard-Franklin
Howard-Grand
Canal Street
Railroad Commission
Pennsylvania
New Yorker
Putnam
Brooklyn “L
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Epileptic Village
Common Council
Rocers, Peet & Company
Warren St
Broadway
Gand St
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Millinery Department
Harold A. Wright
Business Systematizer
Flatiron
West Twenty-third Street
Earl & Wilson
Yokena
Thor
Frank H. Graf
Egoucn
Firzeere
Sixth A
4Ndifons
Seventh Avenue
Cerper
28Th St
Tribune Albanas
Spencer's
Maiden Lane
Hewsiarls
Fries
Republic
White Star Cestrian
London
Atlantile
Walveston
Pacific
Majestic
Bermudian
Bermuda
Quebec
G Lisyd
Swansea
Bristol
Inead
Colon
Panama
City of
Transpacific
N. Y
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Vancouver
Victoria
Empress of China
Pine Islands
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Monands
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Tacoma
Cyclops
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Philip- Hawaii
Philippine
Australia
West
New Zealand
Samoan Islands
Fiji Islands
New BC
Miewera
Tahiti
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Mariposa
Guam
Caledonia
US Transport
Kew
St. the Merry
Liberty Theatre
St. West of Bway
Mie
Mars
Wed
Renee
Eric Tiswmpsomn
Polly crRecs
George Evans
Lucey Wester
Whit Cunlif Mlexmoore
Collins& Hart
Eway
Selfort
Danie
Lily , Vializos
Ancona
Gibbe
Orersa House
Aan St
Casm
Thurs
Daywnation DE
Mme
James M. Renaud
Dalmeres
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Renaud
Delmeres
Fraveiata
Tetrazzini
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Pep
Vmmee
Avres
de Cisneros
Zeppili
MM. Zenatello
Sammarco
Arimondi
Si Franks
BOX Office
As’ “Sr Ms Nv
Rednem Neat Ma
Nawees Symphony
Mendeissohen Firel
Beethoven Mozart
Viola Allez
Irene Wicherley
Blaney’s
Mendel Lite
W. Toate
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Adele Margulies
Leopold Lichtenberg
Leo Schuiz
Cellini
Suez
Lichtenfele
Calcutta
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Napies
Romanic
Herbourg
Cardiff
Sdon Brp
Leghorn
Ares Castile Bry
Cibraltar
Friedrich der Grosse Wer
Genoa
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Fiume
Cadiz
Conde Witreds
Span
Dunnet Head
United States
Christiansand
Copenhager
Madeira
Dulcie
Yrawle Point
Heronspool
Nea Taratov
Selby
Kroonland
Cedric
St George
Manila
Lizard
Helios
Qer
Newt York
Mist
Dunkirk
Kropring Wilhelm
Kansas City Union Station
Shipping News
Port of New York
Citta di Messina
Ital
Philadelphia
Excelstorier
Flushing
Jefferson
Newport News
Navigator
Nor
William
Hisholm
Huron
Jacksonville
Montserrat
Vera
Crux
Marvetlles
Algiers
Alpha Con
Hale & Norcross
Andes
Julian Belcher
Justice
Simon Bullion
Aledonia
Occidental
Potosi
Marine Intelligence
Empire
St. Bee
Maude Adams
Santae
Gaterson Theatre
Bway
44Th St
Eve Sea Nees Wedan
Eve Sam
Miss Hook
Holland
EL Barry Mor
Iyde Fitch
Mame Gorden
Jon Lenacs
Garrick
Saxine Elliott Se
Knickerbocker
Eve
Victor
George Coman
Savoy
Lycet
WRS
LE Moyhe
LyYcern Theatre
Hippodrome
Bes
Woreit Rei
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Melangeody Gay
Garden Party Iz
Goldwan
Arnival
Mats Thurs
Fuhabashl
Baly
Societty
Lyric
Jqha Hasoh
Witching Hou
Lew
Herta Sq
Jan Smngar
Carleki
Geruz
Blass
Heiss
Mubimenn
Ont
Bert Thurs
Fosca Eames
Carus Dufriche
Rt. Pri
Farrar
Jaco Dufriche
Bareocehi
Aft
Janis
Fremstad Hemmer Feiss
Munimann
Jents
David Belas
Eysesart
Warfiel
Belasco
Academy OF Wusic
Irvine
David Belasco
Frank Damrosech
Aso Disat Office
Gogorza v. Sith
Carvesic
Manas Seate
Garregiz Hall
Colson Vesta Victoria
Julius Ste Mat
Dinalees
Elharbra
Weber
Sia
Mr. Himock
Iliffen Crawfort, Felix Barrys & Korero
Camety Co
Amernoer ‘ Gelhrigh
Katherine Erey
Arneghie
Russia
Milyoukov
Sunhuersteins
Hetty
Gus
Intyre
Miies
Edwards
Loedeie
Byars
Nevare
Hudson Theatre
Leslie Harris
Sidscanenaaet
Pond
Ls Om
Gerrar Cheater
Trthe
Waldorf. Astoria Tenenday
Iss Skating
St. Nicholas Rink
St. & Columbus Rakes Club
St. NS
Mata Klesqu
Yorke
Eves Sim Wallace
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