Harlem City Battles Dual Fires Devastate Car Barns
Two Harlem fires within blocks overwhelmed the department as a car barn of the Metropolitan Street Railway and a paint factory at East 102nd Street burned. Chief Croker coordinated crews, saved horses and papers, but the car barns and adjacent structures were largely destroyed. Fireboats Mills and Boody joined efforts. 400 cars were at risk with only 30 saved.
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Harlem
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
First
Second Avenues
6Th
97Th Streets
102D Street
East River
Croker
Wing Street
6Th Street
Second Avenue
104Th Street
Oren Root, Jr
New York City Street Railway Company
Frank Hedler
Fred Morris
7Th Street
Zophar Mills
Boody
S0th Street
Madison Avenue
Public Service Commission
New York City Railway
Bonner
Bugher
East 102d Street
Harlem Market
George W. Grote
Manu
Grote
Mills
102D
Lenox Avenue
Gould Road Troubles Sweep Gould system nationwide
Reports from St Louis and Denver detail mass retrenchments on the Gould railway network. Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain announces shop closures and layoffs affecting eight hundred Sedalia workers, while Boston Chicago and Memphis offices close. Denver unionists face contract abrogation and possible general strike on Gould roads after March 4. Telegraph confirms wage cuts for telegraph operators.
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St. Louis
Gould Railways
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
New England
Boston
Chicago
Memphis
Sedalia
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Denver
Ridgway
Denver & Rio Grande
Gould Roads
International
Great Northern
Texas Railroad Board Determined
The Texas Railroad Commission defends its stance after forcing improvements costing 200000 to 300000, citing 99 wrecks on the International and Great Northern in seven months. The 1907 report shows earnings rising from 5113 to 7612 per mile since 1893. The commission vows to place any Texas railroad in receivership to prevent hazardous operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Galveston
Texas Railroad Commission
International & Great Northern Railroad
State Commission
Texas
Louisville and Nashville Restores Trainmen Pay
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad rescinded a 10 percent pay cut for engineers and conductors after the Interstate Commerce Commission intervened. Engineers had refused the cut and remained in session with their executive committee led by T. J. Bissett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
T. J. Bissett
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Louisville & Nashville Engineers
R. M. Starks
Louisville & Nashville
J. D. Keen
Autoists kill man near New Rochelle then speed away
An employee of Union Rail at Woodside Park, Murphy a track inspector, was struck and instantly killed by a car bound from Pelham to New Rochelle near Sycamore Park. The vehicle fled, skull fractured, driver unnamed. New York detectives asked to locate the driver John Murphy of the way company. The crash occurred near a spot linked to a previous fatal auto incident.
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Union Rail
Woodside Park
New Rochelle
Murphy
Sycamore Park
Pelham
New York
John Murphy
Way Company
Overcon Bureau
Bank receivers named for Mechanics and Traders Bank
Attorney General Jackson won two temporary receiverships in the Supreme Court for the Mechanics and Traders Bank. Joseph B. Ford and J Henry Haggerty appointed. Morgan J. O Brien to act as counsel. A quick resumption of business is hoped within two months.
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Oriental Bank
Jackson
Platzek
Supreme Court
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Joseph B. Ford
J. Henry Haggerty
Morgan J. O'Brien
O'Brien
O’brien
Paul Grout
David A. Sullivan
Metropolitan Trust Company
Carnegie Trust Company
Henry Schneider
the Oriental
the Oriental Bright
John B. Stanchfield
Menken
Beekman
Broadway
Justice Platzek
Brooklyn
Justice Betts
Kingston
Tammany
Tammany Law Committee
Upstate
Morgan J. O’brien
The
Oriental
Murphy
Schneider
Haggerty
Ford
Bridge accident halts Brooklyn elevated service at Bay Ridge
Fifty passengers on a Bay Ridge line train were jolted when a switch mis aligned the second car, tearing it from its trucks and suspending service from 6 30 to 9 30 pm. Police report no injuries and passengers moved to surface cars after rescue and repairs.
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Bay Ridge
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn Terminal
Michael Touhey
Steller
Bridge Squad
Bridge
Murtha
Manhattan Terminal
Bridge Department
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Gunfighter Patrick F. Garrett Shot Near Las Cruces
El Paso reports Patrick F. Garrett famed for killing Billy the Kid was shot and killed by J Wayne Brazie after a ranch lease dispute near Las Cruces New Mexico Garrett who served as Lincoln County Sheriff and later Texas Ranger captain had friend Roosevelt appoint him collector of customs at El Paso Brazie surrendered to the sheriff saying he acted in self defense after Garrett reached for a shotgun near a buckboard return to Las Cruces
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el Paso
Tex
Patrick F. Garrett
J. Wayne Brazie
Las Cruces
N. M
Garrett
Brazle
Brazie
Lucero
Lincoln County
Billy the Kid
Territorial Penitentiary
Kid
Cosia Ana
Texas
Texas Rangers
Roosevelt
Dofia Ana
Cave-in Endangers Brooklyn Church Front
A cave-in of the Gowanus Canal flushing tunnel near the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary on Degraw Street in Brooklyn endangered the church. Priests credit piles for prevent collapse and pumps keep basements dry as the Buildings Department and workers shore up the front so services can proceed safely today.
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Gowanus Canal
Flushing
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary
Degraw Street
Hicks
Brooklyn
Edison Improves After Operation Says Physicians
Physicians attending Thomas A. Edison report he was operated on Thursday and passed a comfortable day with his condition greatly improved by late last night.
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Thomas A. Edison
Amalgamated Copper Resumption Set for Monday
John D. Ryan, Amalgamated Copper Company managing director, returns to Butte and announces mines and Washoe smelters will resume Monday, promising full employment across mines and the smelter. The notice appears amid travel and advertising blurbs for Florida rail service.
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Amalgamated Copper
Butte, Mont
John D. Ryan
Amalgamated Copper Company
St Today
Ana
Taree
Reuterdahl Reported Returning to Face Critics in Washington
A report from Callao says naval artist Henry Reuterdahl may leave the Evans fleet to travel to Washington and confront critics over his charges that incorrect methods were used in building American war ships. The report is unconfirmed.
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Washington
Henry Reuterdahl
Admiral Evans
Callao
Bishop Brent Favored as Washington Bishop Succesor
Washington reports indicate Charles H. Brent missionary bishop in the Philippine Islands is favored to succeed Henry Yates Satterlee as Episcopal Bishop of Washington. Others named include Bishop William Andrew Leonard of Ohio Alexander Mackay-Smith coadjutor of Pennsylvania and Rev. Dr. William M. Grosvenor of New York.
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Charles WH. Brent
Satterlee
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Henry Yates Satterlee
Charles H. Brent
Philippine Islands
Brent
Richmond
William Andrew Leonard
Ohio
Alexander Mackay-Smith
Pennsylvania
William M. Grosvenor
Church of the Incarnation
New York
Eleventh Amendment Opinion Tests State Sovereignty
Asheville court holds it has jurisdiction to hear claims against the South Carolina Dispensary Board and weighs appointing a receiver for an $800,000 fund. Judge Pritchard says state whiskey business may waive Eleventh Amendment protections and insists on timely payment of debts. The ruling may reach the Supreme Court to define state rights under the amendment.
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Asheville
N. C
South Carolina
Pritchard
United States
Supreme Court
Tim Sullivan Auction Raises Five Thousand At Benefit
The Lawrence Mulligan Association held a charity auction last night with bids for boxes at the March 6 Terrace Garden ball. Tim Sullivan led the auction, raising about $5,060. the first box selling for $250 to Larry Mulligan. Notables bidding included Alderman Sullivan, Bill Devery, John T. Oakley, ex Sheriff Hayes, Justice Dinnean, Maxie Blumenthal and Leonard A. Snitkin. George M. Cohan performed with his songs in his signature style.
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Lawrence Mulligan Association
Terrace Garden
Tim’ Sullivan
Larry” Mulligan
Alderman Sullivan
Bill’ Devery
John T. Oakley
Sheriff Hayes
Justice Dinnean
Maxie Blumenthal
Leonard A. Snitkin
George M. Cohan
Milk Diet Feeds Young Columbia Law Student Pilot
H P Baumer of Columbia University's first year law class lives on bread and milk due to funds shortage. He is said to be the youngest coastwise pilot licensed and has sailed widely before returning to study admiralty law, seeking employment as his capital ran low.
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H. P. Baumer
Columbia University
Baumer
Columbia
Admiralty Law
Committee On
Bryan denounces Ridder article as injustice
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Vicksburg after speaking in Jackson and stated that The Commoner article accusing Herman Ridder of influencing delegates in the South was written without his knowledge by his associate editor. He demanded a correction and affirmed his defense of the claim that money is being spent to sway delegates.
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Mr. Bryan
Tribune
Vicksburg
Miss
Willam Jennings Bryan
Missisippi
Jackson
Herman Ridder
New York
South
Lincoln
Mr. Ridder
Mississippi Valley
City recruits for water works police unit in New York
Three hundred young men from New York City and across the state took Civil Service exams in Poughkeepsie for posts on a special police force to guard the new aqueduct line from the Catskills to New York City. Officers will earn 100 dollars monthly. Many applicants are college graduates.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
New York City
New York Water Commissioners
Catekills
New Austrian remedy ascarco touted for asthma and bronchitis
The ad claims ascarco gives immediate relief after a single dose of seven drops and permanent cures after five hundred drops. It lists Hegeman's Riker's and other drug stores as sellers in New York and Brooklyn and offers explanatory literature from the Austrian Laboratory in New York City. Also advertises Southern Ry. travel services and accommodations.
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New York
Ascarco
Hegeman’s
Riker’s
Reading
Brooklyn
West
New York City
Taft Defends Constitution Power Expansion Before Brooklyn Bar
Secretary Taft told the Brooklyn Bar Association that federal power expansion has stayed within constitutional bounds. He argued Congress widened federal supervision over interstate relations without overstepping, citing recent laws and Marshall’s framework. He noted the shift from 75 percent state to 25 percent interstate commerce and defended centralized authority as justified by modern needs. He praised the bar and warned against calls of usurpation while outlining historical limits on judicial power and the role of the Supreme Court in shaping national unity.
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Taft
Brooklyn Bar Association
Congress
Marshall
Albert G. MacDonald
Union League Club
Brooklyn
United States
Supreme Court
Thomas Jefferson
Jackson
Tawney
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Blaze Staris
Reputeti
Miram & Sons
New York Depot
Ofice
Loadway B. I
Gould Road
Texas Railroad Board
Betty Kuchier
John C. Rodgers
H. T. Dewey & Cons Cq
Faiteast
Charles C. Dickinson
Leslie M. Shaw
Dickinson
B.R.T
P. F. Garrett
President Roosevelt
Palm Leach
ST. Augustine
Miam
Seaboard Florida Limited
Pullmans
Florida
B’way
Reuterdahl
Tim
Augusta
Aiken
Resorts
Southern
Secretary Taft
Eis AM
Bway
30Th St
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