Timeline of the Queensboro Bridge first crossing ceremony
Lee Tim Sullivan representing the mayor walked a girder linking Manhattan and Queens during a mid afternoon ceremony on the Blackwell's Island cantilever bridge. The event drew officials from the Bridge Department and the Pennsylvania Steel Company while Queens residents pressed to rename the structure Queensboro Bridge.
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Lee
Tim” Sullivan
Manhattan
Queens
Blackwell's Island
George Bowers
Pennsylvania Steel Company
East River
Tim
McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Ftnas
Arthur Kibtia
Peter Olsen
Queens £Ans
Rudolph Knorr
Erman Sullivan
Stevenson
Bridge Department
Alderman Sullivan
M.ingersoll
J. D. Wilkens
J. 4. Knighton
Long Island
Queensboro
Mothers Name Envoys Form US Delegation to Brussels Congress
The Mothers society board accepted Belgium's invitation to join the 1910 Congress on the Education of the Family in Brussels. Delegates named include Miss Mary Garrett Philadelphia and Mrs. Frank K. Hill Tacoma, with many others from across the United States. State organizers and department chairs were also appointed, covering Juvenile Court, Printing, Education, Legislation, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baron Moncheur
Brussels
The
Mothers’ Society
United States
Mary Garrett
Philadelphia
Frank K. Hill
Tacoma
Wash
D. O. Mears
Albany
W. B. Ferguson
Middletown
Conn
W. T. Carter
Joseph Mumford
Philladelphia
Harriett McClellan
Atlante
Jefferson D. Gibbs
California
Frederic Echof
Harold Walker
Mexico
FE. W. Ashley
Denver
J. A. Jeffrey
Columbus
Ohio
Roger B. McMullen
Jane A. Stewart
Jean Gordon
New Orleans
Parent Teachers’ Association
A. «. Gunn
H. A. True
H. A. Thatcher
New Jersey
Theodore W. Birney
D. ©. Meers
Frank le Garillo
Shreveport
Music Students Should Have Steady Nerves
A Michigan music student credits Postum with stabilizing nerves enough to resume long practice. The testimonial cites daily ten hours of study, relief from coffee induced anxiety, and renewed ability to perform harmony and technique. The respondent’s father, a physician, endorses Postum as a health beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mick
Wellville
Arson Plot Suspected at Washington Street Store
Police uncover turpentine filled bladders in the A Picarelli fruit store at 282 Washington Street a second fire in two weeks prompts incенdiary suspicions. Night watchman Thomas Ryan arrested after Deputy Chief Guerin and Lt Summitt confront him as fire damages reach the third floor. Fire Marshal Seery calls it incendiarism amid Black Hand threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Picarelli
No. 282
Washington Street
Thomas Ryan
No. 102
West 102 Street
Guerin
Ryan
Summett
Evran
Saids
Summnidt
Seery
Picorella
G. Kalandra
Katandra
Amateur burglars run loose in Bath Beach and Bensonhurst
Residents report a wave of burglaries targeting homes and stores in Bath Beach and Bensonhurst. Private detectives formed by local business leaders and a hotel owner tracked a gang of youths through thefts at Orloff's stationery and a Bensonhurst Hotel supply room, but police balk at arrests citing parental reputations and local loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Beach
Bensonhurst
Bensonhuret Hotel
M. Levisson
Bay Ysth Street
Bath Avenue
Orloff
Bay 26Th Street
Orloff Place
Devanney
Magistrate Higginbotham Sued Over Gas Bill Claim
Magistrate Higginbotham testified in Queens Supreme Court against the Queens Borough Gas and Electric Light Company seeking to recoup a disputed bill of 142 dollars with interest from January 30 for gas and electricity used at Far Rockaway. Company officers defended the charges as correct and said supply was cut for nonpayment. Higginbotham also filed a counter suit for damages of five dollars. the court reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham
Lee Avenue Court
Brooklyn
Third District
Jamaica
Queens Borough Gas and Electric Light Company
Far Rockeway
Louis B. Sharp
Edward H. Webster
Copper market clears as producers sell over 100 million pounds
A Phelps Dodge executive says a long deadlock between copper producers and buyers is broken with sales of well over 100 million pounds for delivery in April June. About 60 000 900 pounds came from United Metals Selling Company 30 000 000 from Phelps Dodge and 25 000 000 from others. Major buyers like Westinghouse General Electric and American Brass have returned to the market signaling strong copper demand ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps, Dodge & Co
United Metals Selling Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Westinghouse
General Electric Companies
American Brass Company
Austrian nobleman detained at Ellis Island amid odd tale
A young man calling himself Rudolph Schiring, a count and son of Baron Schiring of Austria, arrived from Naples aboard the Cedric. He claimed Monte Carlo losses and a $150 monthly income from his father, with $1,000 supposed at the post office, and was held for further examination after immigration officials found no money. He spoke of a Cannes villa lost in a wager and listed Austrian and French nobles as references, while a love story cited in the piece ends ambiguously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Schiring
Baron Schiring
Austria
Naples
Cedric
Monte Carlo
Europe
Immigration Ce
Ellis Island
Cannes
Steamer Crown of Castile Collides With Kronprinz Wilhelm
A fog bound collision in Upper Bay between the Crown of Castile of New York Continental Line and the Kronprinz Wilhelm of North German Lloyd left the Kronprinz with a 15 foot stern gap. No serious injuries, one steward scratched, temporary repairs planned.
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Crown of Castile
New York Continental Line
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Kronprinz
Bremen
Robbin's Reef
Nierich
Castile
Michael Ellis
Jersey City
Kronpringz
Lloyd Line
Bayside arsonist confesses to multiple blazes
Stephen J. Ingalls confessed to setting fires at Bayside Yacht Club on March 2 and at the Bayside Lumber Company and the McKnight barn. He linked his past with twelve Gloucester fires and prior prison terms, now held in Queens County Jail awaiting grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen J. Ingalls
William H. Allen
Bayside Yacht Club
Bayside Lumber Company
McKnight
Twealis
Charlestown
Mass
Ingalle
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Prie
New York
Ingalls
Bayside
Queens County
AT&T Report Backs Federal Control of Corporations
The annual report of the American Telephones and Telegraph Company to be issued soon will urge federal control of corporations and endorse state supervision in New York. President is Theodore N. Vail of Boston. Directors include George F. Baker Senator Winthrop Murray Crane John S. Waterbury and T Jefferson Coolidge Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Telephones and Telegraph Company
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Theodore N. Vail
Boston
George F. Baker
First National Bank
Winthrop Murray Crane
Massachusetts
John S. Waterbury
The
Manhattan Trust Company
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Subway city planning urged by Public Service head
Chairman Willcox of the Public Service Commission urged prioritizing subway construction with city funds over other improvements. He said new schools, parks, and municipal buildings are essential, but subways deserve preference when funds are limited and under current law must be city financed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willcox
Public Service Commission
Joyful Circus Opens at Madison Square Garden Tonight
The circus, long awaited by young fans, begins at Madison Square Garden tonight with new features and a bigger zoo. A grand tourney entry involves about a thousand participants, and La Rogue sisters perform an aerial automobile race ending the hippodrome show. A 17 inch African woman and Wotan the balloon horse headline acts, thrilling the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Garden
Garden
la Rogue Sisters
Fourth Avenue
Wotan
Scotty Lavelle Dead Former Chinatown Figure Dies in Bronx Home
James H. Lavelle known as Scotty Lavelle dies at 810 East 180th Street Bronx. He owned a resort at 7 and 8 Chatham Square long kept open. A political influence figure with a checkered prison record, he leaves a wife and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Lavelle
Scotty” Lavelle
Chinatown
Lower Bowery
East 180Th Street
Chatham Square
Bronx
Democrats Meet Today Over State Convention Date
The Democratic State Committee will meet at the Hotel Victoria at 2 PM to set the date for the state convention, likely April 14. Chairman William J. Conners says Bryan supporters are few and likely unable to push delegates at large for any candidate. most oppose instructed delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Committee
Hotel Victoria
William J. Conners
Bryan
State Committee
Mr. Conners
Charles P. Williams
Wayne County
Johnson
Harry W. Walker
Minnesota
Chautauqua Lake
Cay
Bryan on Editors and Democratic Candidate Availability
William J. Bryan says editors should not decide candidate availability for voters. He urges readers to weigh editors motives and calls for disclosure of editors financial interests. He favors letting Democratic voters choose and notes Southern support backing his potential candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, S&s
William J. Bryan
William Efnzales
the State
Lecays
Pulitzer
Harriman
Morgan
Rockefeller
National Banks Urge Personal Checks From Correspondents
A group of leading national banks in the city orders their out of town correspondents to pay for personal stock purchases with personal checks rather than drafts drawn on the banks. The move follows legal concerns about bank liability for losses on stock transactions conducted by officers using drafts on their own institutions. Some New York banks have warned their correspondents and brokerage firms may soon refuse orders from bank officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Duke and Duchess Sail for Europe on Teutonic
The Duke and Duchess de Chauines sailed yesterday from New York aboard the White Star liner Teutonic for Europe. Baron de Camie and Baron de la Boullerie accompanied them. Theodore P. Shonts and Mr and Mrs Edward Drake saw them off. The couple plan to stay abroad through the summer and return in September to live permanently in this country and pursue business on their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Duchess de Chauines
Europe
Teutonic
Baron de Camie
Baron de la Boullerie
Theodore P. Shonts
Edward Drake
Expanded public power to regulate express firms in state
Albany lawmakers consider amendments to extend Public Service commissions authority. The 1st District would regulate rates and service between any two city points even if lines cross districts, with a parallel provision for the 2d District. A separate amendment may give the commission jurisdiction over steamboat lines and Hudson River traffic tied to railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commissions
Albany
Commission
1St District
Upstate
Hudson River
Chicago Man Charged with Wife’s Alleged Chloroform Robbery
Arthur Villela a mine promoter is accused by his wife Anna of chloroforming her and stealing 1000 dollars and 500 dollars in jewelry in a Chicago hotel on March 11. Police believe he is under arrest in Pittsburg based on advices from Pittsburg police. Mrs Villela says they married in Chicago on February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Arthur Villela
Anna Villela
Pittsburg
Advisory committee forms in Washington to boost national commerce
The National Council of Commerce held its first regular meeting in the Secretary of Commerce and Labor’s office. Members include Secretary Straus and Gustav Schwab with plans to expand the advisory council to fifteen. The group aims to coordinate with federal departments and foreign consuls, outlining laws and choosing a permanent secretary in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Council of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Straus
Gustav HH. Schwab
New York
Mahlon N. Kline
Philadelphia
George C. Perkins
California
James E. Smith
St. Louis
Frank B. Wiborg
Cincinnati
D. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
N.C
Schwab
Department
Department of Commerce and Labor
Advisory Council
Departments of State, Agriculture, Interior
Bureau of Manufactures
Germany
France
England
Philippine railway bonds stay in play amid Aldrich bill talks
War Department fears removing railway bonds may block Philippine railway bonds from emergency currency provisions. Philippine government bonds guaranteed by the United States totalling about 14 million may be included. House leaders debate inclusion as Lodge backing shifts and a special rule is considered for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
War Department
Philippine Railway
Philippine Commission
Congress
Philippines
Senator Ledge
Senate
Massachusetts
United States
Lodge
House
Alurich
Representative Burton
Wide Range of Subjects in House Debates on Pension Bill
Washington March 18 General debate on the pension appropriation bill stretched over four hours with wide topics including politics finance trusts and the President's last message. Comments from Mouser Hull Hiardy Waldo Adair Rauch and Wilfin covered Taft Bryan currency trusts and the Cotton Exchange. The House adjourned at 4:55 pm in memory of Senator William Pinkney Whyte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gill
House of Representatives
Mouser
Oho
Taft
Hull
Tennessee
Republican Party
William J. Bryan
Messrs. Hiardy
Texas
Waldo
New York
Adair
Indiana
Rauch
Congress
Wwiflin
Alambama
United States
William Pinkney Whyte
Maryland
Senate Honors Whyte Memory In Brief Washington pause
Washington March 18 Senate honors late Senator William Pinkney Whyte with six minute session adjournment and a family request for a quiet funeral in Baltimore. Sergeant at Arms arranged a train for Baltimore attendees while Foreign Relations Committee action was halted. Whyte died of erysipelas in Baltimore. Funeral set for Friday at Emmanuel Church with expected large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Rayner
Maryland
William Pinkney Whyte
Ransdell
Baltimore
Whyte
Cullom
Foreign Relations Committee
Root
Hague
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Begins Jerome Inquiry Next Week in City
Ex Judge Andrews will start testimony on March 6 on charges against District Attorney Jerome. Opening session is at 11 90 am in the Public Service Commission hearing room. The DA declined to say if he will retain counsel. Metropolitan minority stockholders' committee to be represented by Franklin Pierce, Arthur J Baldwin and Eugene G Kreemec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Jerome
Public Service Commission
Tribune
Metropolitan Minority Stockholders’ Committee
Franklin Pierce
Arthur J. Baldwin
Eugene G. Kreemec
Army and Navy Orders and Ship Movements Reported
Washington dispatch lists Army and Navy assignments and retirements with officers moved to new posts and ranks. Movements of warships include arrivals at San Pedro and League Island and ships sailing from San Diego to San Pedro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. RR. Insley
Wisconsin Pass
E. C. Guinger
Tetachet Navy Yard
New York
Idaho
A. Hall
Leutenant
Navy Department
Tennessee
Washington
Paufornia
Justin
San Pedro
Buffalo
San Diego
Prairie
League Island
Magdalena Fhay
Olympia
Stamfish
Norsets
Old warship Monongahela burned at Guantanamo Bay
The Navy reports the wooden warship Monongahela was destroyed by fire at Guantanamo Bay. Built in Philadelphia during the Civil War, she served as a station and store ship and once Admiral Farragut's flagship under officers including George Dewer and Winfield Scott Schley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Farragut
Metcalf to Study Armor Belt Safety Question
Secretary Metcalf plans an investigation into the waterline armor belt on battleships amid safety concerns. He will seek data from Admiral Evans on belt drafts from target practice at Magdalena Bay and will add his own observations after reviewing the Atlantic and Pacific fleets in May in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Metcalf
Brsews
Admiral Evans
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Pacific
Admiral Dewey to visit Oakdale with Ludlows
Reported plan has Rear Admiral Dewey visiting Mrs. Ludlow and her son Frederick Bugher in Oakdale Long Island next summer. Mrs Ludlow recently left Washington to reside here with her family and is hosting guests including Mrs Bugher and their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Ludlow
Nicoll Ludlow
Mra Dewey
Oakdale
Long Island
Admiral Ludlow
Washington
Frederick Bugher
Bugher
Alderman Reginald Doull Elected Chairman at Blackwell’s Island
In McGowan and Sullivan absent, Alderman Reginald Doull was chosen chairman of the Board of Aldermen. The board approved a Water Department appropriation of 1 768 243 for Manhattan water supply improvements including large mains from Jeremy Park Reservoir and hydrant systems. The Mayflower headed to New Orleans with a planned stop in Vicksburg to board Roosevelt and party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGowan
Sullivan
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Reginald Doull
Board of Aldermen
Board of Estimate
Manhattan
Brom
Jeremy Park Reservoir
Waterment Wa
New Orleans
Arived
Vogelgesang
Thomas Snowden
Vicksburg
Miss
Roosevelt
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Blackwell Island
Mr. Higginbotham
Geo Aggt Gundar
American Telephone Company
Circus
Ruby
Maries Gundory Teena Atolment
Conners
Bryan ON Editors
the World
Duke and Duchess
de Cheulnes
Council OF Commerce
Aldrich
Lincoln. Trust Company
Madison Square
Broadway
Lispenard St
Jewis & Conger
Army and Navy News
March
M& Orders
Ira Macnutt
Ordnance Department
John T. French, Jr
William C. Rafferty
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Preble
Fort Howard
Artillery District
Thomas Swore
Tames Longstreet
Tenthavalry
Kenyon A. Joyce
13Th Cavalry
Howard ©. Tatum
Walter ¢ Babcork
NAVY
T Snowden
T. Vogelgesang
Wisconsin
L. Hussey
Hampshire
F. E McUlea
Guam
San Francoisco
K. Melaorns
R Mof. Gan
J. A. Biello
B. F. Haines
Monongahela
Dewey and
Schley
Alderman Doull
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