Metropolitan plans 5 million upgrade for crosstown lines
After a Railroad Commission hearing, President Vreeland and Chief Engineer Starrett announced a 5 million dollar program to convert crosstown horsecar lines to electric, add new single track routes, and relieve downtown congestion. The work begins mid March and targets Eighty sixth street through several avenues, including a river to river Crosstown line.
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Vreeland
Milton G. Starrett
Starrett
Tribune
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East River
Twenty-third-st. Ferry
Grand-st. Ferry
Yellow Horsecars
Grand-st
Harie River
Osstown
First-ave
Chambers and
Duane Sts
Williamsburg
Manhattan
Mr. Starrett
Charles E. Warren
D. B. Hasbrouck
Oren Root, Jr
de Clifford Moorehead
Crosstown
Central Park West
Amsterdam
Harry D. Macdena
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Amsterdam-ave
Riverside Drive
Subway plan eyed to ease Herald Square traffic
State Railroad Commissioners proposed a Broadway car subway from the Greeley Statue park to the Herald Building park with entrances on Thirty fourth Street and Sixth Avenue near the old Tabernacle. Cost estimated at 450000 with traffic regulation and future capacity upgrades discussed at City Hall.
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State Railroad Commissioners
City Hall
Thirty-fourth-st
Greeley
Herald
Broadway
Thirtyfourth-st
Sixth Ave
Oren Root, Jr
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Cantor
Merchants’ Association
Union Railway
Mr. Root
Long Sought Motor Might Displace Steam Railways
The article reports plans by William C Whitney and associates to shift from steam to electric traction on major railways. It notes the Stanley Electric and Manufacturing Company aims to market a high potential alternating current locomotive system with distant power stations, and discusses financing, patents, and potential impact on transit costs and service.
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Mr. Whitney
Stanley Electric and Manufacturing Company
Pittsfield
Maill
Ganz Company
Stanley Company
Whitney Syndicate
The
Tribune
Perrine
Dr. Perrine
Mr. Roebling
Roeblings
California
Salvage Hope for Leyden Wreck Off Block Island
The Leyden tug wreck off Block Island may be saved as the Leyden rests on her side with hull flooded. The Leyden crew is ashore with no injuries after a battle at sea. Lieutenant Commander Fletcher will inspect the wreck and report to the Navy Department.
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Newport
R. I
McKee
Block Island
Wells
Fletcher
Leyden
Navy Department
Maurice Grau Retires From Opera Leadership
Maurice Grau, after over thirty years of near continuous work, retires for an absolute rest. The Metropolitan Opera House is put on the market and a new impresario will be sought. Grau will remain in charge until about May 1, then resign from all business for at least a year.
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Mr. Grau
Grau
Charles Phelps
Janeway
Mr. Gray
Gray
Grau Opera Company
Opera
George G. Haven
Metropolitan Real Estate Company
Opera House
Charles Frohman
Daniel Frohman
Walter Damrosch
Maurice Grau
Brunn
Austria
Free Academy
Columbia Law School
Aimée
Sir Augustus Harris
Covent Garden Theatre
London
Europe
New York
Panama Canal Treaty Signed By United States And Colombia
Washington reports the Panama Canal treaty signed at Secretary Hay's house with Dr. Herran representing Colombia. Negotiations settled over sovereignty and perpetual lease terms, with details to be sent to the Senate for ratification and future publication delayed.
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Washington
United States
Colombia
Panama Canal
Herran
Hay
Mr. Hay
Dr. Herran
Confidential talks for Joint High Commission resumption
London dispatch says confidential negotiations are under way to renew Joint High Commission sessions between the United States and Canada to settle their differences. The Toronto Morning Post correspondent reports efforts to restart talks.
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London
Toronto
the Morning Post
Joint High Commission
United States
Canada
Whist ban shocks Columbia students at Earl Hall
Columbia authorities bar playing whist in Earl Hall the student social center prompting astonishment from Columbia Whist Club members. Yale plans an intercollegiate whist meet next month as critics urge rational explanation for the ruling and warn of campus atmosphere changes.
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Columbia
Earl Hall
Columbia Whist Club
Yale
Columbia Spectator
Lords Spiritual
Philoleian Society
Stephen A. Douglas
Death of Author Augustus John Cuthbert Hare
London news reports the death of author Augustus John Cuthbert Hare born 1834. He belonged to a distinguished family and was nephew of Archdeacon Hare who married a sister of Denison Maurice. An advertisement praises Usher's Scotch Whisky as a good thing worth keeping in one's home.
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London
Augustus John Cuthbert Hare
Archdeacon Hare
Denison Maurice
Battle resumes at daybreak on Fort San Carlos siege
German warships renewed bombardment of Fort San Carlos at the entrance to Maracaibo lagoon. Twelve defenders were killed and fifteen wounded on the first day. The fort was reported totally destroyed and the cruiser Panther entered Lake Maracaibo.
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Maracaibo Lagoon
Caracas
Paris
Matin
Panther
Lake Maracaibo
von Biilow
Herr Bebel
Reichstag
Blockade Triggers Real Warfare on Venezuelan Coast
From Caracas and Maracaibo reports reveal German cruisers Vineta Panther and Falke bombarding Fort San Carlos. The fort suffers heavy damage and casualties while the Panters crew attempts a near land assault. Villagers suffer and Venezuelan General Bello vows to hold the fort as German vessels withdraw at dusk.
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Venezuelan
Regret Over German Bombardment of Fort San Carlos
Washington officials seek motive for the German bombardment of Fort San Carlos on the Venezuelan coast and fear it undermines ongoing Venezuela European claim negotiations. The act is seen as a bid to show naval strength and regain prestige after the Panther incident. A separate note highlights the Pennsylvania Special’s rapid New York to Chicago schedule.
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Washington
Fort San Carlos
Washinon
Venezuelan
Venezuela
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
German Bombardment of Fort San Carlos Provokes CaracasConfusion
Caracas reports the German ships began shelling Fort San Carlos without warning. Foreign residents express dissatisfaction while Venezuela seeks terms from the powers. Foreign Minister Baralt says Venezuela may send Bowen with full powers to negotiate in Washington. News from Maracaibo notes six hours by boat to the fort and local boatmen demand high pay.
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Matin
Fort San Carlos
Mr. Bowen
Venezuela
Washington
Mara
Germans Defend Prestige in Venezuela Row in Reichstag
Berlin reports Chancellor von Buelow rebutting Herr Bebel on Venezuelan policy and naval expenditure. He says the dispute with Venezuela concerns prestige and cites joint actions with Britain and Italy. The reply addresses Bebel and Castro with sharp criticism of their stance.
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Venezuela
Reichstag
Herr Bebe
Bebe
Castro
Bebel
Great Britain
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