Pay as you enter cars hailed as success on Madison line
New York transit officials tested the pay as you enter system on the Madison avenue line from Brooklyn to Harlem. Receivers and staff enforced exact fare while smooth boarding reduced crowding though some passengers delayed by change issues and occasional misfiring signals.
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Madison Avenue
Brooklyn
Astor Place
Harlem
Gren Root
Genersc
New York City Railway
Mr. Root
Brooklyn Bridge
Root
Manhattan
Httie
T. A. Delany
Monfal Street Railway
39Th Street
Portugal’s King Manuel Faces Possible Arm Amputation
Madrid dispatch reports from El Mundo that Prince Manuel, now King of Portugal, suffered a gun wound to the arm during the February 1 assassination of King Carlos and the Crown Prince. Physicians say the wound has not healed and may require amputation.
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Madrid
el Mundo
Manuel
Portugal
Carlos
Opium Import Pact Reduced for Three Years
Peking reports the throne has approved a three year experimental reduction in opium importation agreed with Great Britain. The aim is to gauge effects on domestic cultivation and consumption while planning deficit safeguards and continued opium regulation. The throne calls on all to abandon opium use.
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Peking
Great Britain
Board of Revenue
Brooklyn Insecticide Factory Fire Destroys Bowker Plant
A two story Bowker Insecticide Company factory on Smith and Huntington streets burned to the ground just before midnight. The blaze threatened nearby Brooklyn Union Gas tanks and damaged sheds along the Gowanus Canal. Four alarms and fire boats fought the flames. damage is about 50 000 dollars. Police search for incendiary suspects after clashes with local Italians.
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Bowker Insecticide Company
Smith and Huntington Streets
Brooklyn
Broooklyn Union Gas Company
Gowanus Canal
Wrecked Skinner Seamen Return Home After Sea Ordeal
Captain Griffis and five crewmen of the American schooner William H. Skinner arrived in port on the steamship Etruria after seven days adrift. The ship sank in a southwest gale near Georgetown South Carolina, leaving them to survive on waterlogged biscuits until rescue by the Bray Head. The men, once aboard, were well treated and sent home by the American Consul.
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Griffis
William H. Skinner
Etruria
Georgetown
S. C
New Haven
Galveston
Befast
Bray Head
Burglary on Fifth Avenue Foiled by Woolworth Daughter
A burglar used a rope ladder to enter four Fifth Avenue homes between midnight and morning, stealing silverware worth 2000 dollars at three houses. He escaped after Miss Jessie Woolworth alerted police at the 900 Fifth Avenue residence, where detectives found gloves in the pantry. The intruder entered George Thacher at Fifth and Seth, Col. Albert Hilton at 147 Fifth Avenue, and Richard S. Dana at 1146 Fifth Avenue.
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Fifth Avenue
Jessie Woolworth
Frank W. Woolworth
Woolworth
Miss Woolworth
George Thacher
Seth Street
Albert B. Hilton
Richard S. Dana
Evans Schedules Battleship Fleet Arrivals in California
A wireless from Rear Admiral Evans to Major Forward fixes the fleet’s San Diego arrival at 2 30 pm on Tuesday April 14 and departure the following Saturday. Evans also notes San Pedro arrival at 2 pm on April 4 with later divisions to Long Beach Santa Monica and Redondo before reassembling for Santa Barbara on April 5 at 6 am.
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San Diego
Cal
Major Forward
Evans
A. c. Harper
Los Angeles
Magdalena Bay
San Pedro
Long Beach
Santa Monica
Redondo
Santa Barbara
Duke of Montebello seeks Pantheon relocation of grandfather
March letters to Premier Clemenceau request removal of Marshes Lannes remains from the Pantheon to the Montmartre family vault before Zola is interred in the Pantheon on April 2, framing the protest as a clash over memorials and national memory.
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Duke
Montebello
Paris
Clemenceau
Lannes
Pantheon
Montmartre
Zola
Paniheos
Senator Bryan Dead in Washington Typhoid Fever
United States Senator William James Bryan of Florida died at Providence Hospital at 8 30 this morning from typhoid fever. He had served only seventy three days since taking his seat on January 9, succeeding Senator Stephen R Mallory who died December 25, and thirty three days?
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Washington
United States
William James Bryan
Florida
Providence Hospital
Stephen R. Mallory
Mr. Bryan
Orange County
Emory College
Greorgia
Washington and Lee University
Jacksonville
Fla
Bonnard
Mallory
Duval County Criminal Court of Record
Janet Allan
Lexington
Senator Bryan Dies After Long Illness in Washington
The death of Senator Bryan follows a protracted fever illness in Washington. He came from Florida in January, was treated at Providence Hospital, and died at age 31. Burial will be in Jacksonville with Senate only in attendance. long list of recent Senate deaths noted.
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Washington
Florida
Providence Hospital
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Baltimore
Senate
Mth Congress
Morgan and Pettus
Alabama
Mallory
Latimer
South Carolina
Proctor
Vermont
Whyte
Maryland
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
Fla
House of Representatives
Congress
Taliaferro
Bacon
Georgia
Stone
Missouri
Daniel
Virginia
Clark
Wyoming
Scott
West Virginia
Carter
Montana
Clapp
Minnesota
Attempted burglary arrest after Madison Avenue entry
John R. Hegeman Jr’s eighth floor apartment at 37 Madison Avenue was entered. Elevator man Harry Carsey was found standing over a suitcase filled with silverware. Carsey claimed he checked for burglars after finding an open door. He was arrested for attempted burglary.
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John R. Hegeman, Jr
Madison Avenue
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Harry Carsey
Hegeman
Edwin Stillman
Carsey
Mr. Hegeman
Bandits Take $47,000 in Nevada Robbery
Three armed bandits overtook Edward Hoffman and an associate near Rawhide two miles away, knocked them down, and stole their two-horse rig along with gold and specie totaling about $17,400. The loot was consigned to the Coalition Mining Company and related parties.
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Reno, Nev
Edward Hoffman
Rawhide
Coalition Minine Company
Et Rawniae
Tide rises at Afro-American Church on Coney Island edge
Water flooded the Afro-American church on the edge of the Coney Island meadows as ash dumps and a tide outlet blocked by ash cars raised flood risk. Worshippers evacuated by boatlike paths while the Rev. Johnson finished the hymn. The church must be moved to higher ground.
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Coney Island Meadows
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
West End
Mr. Johnson
Old George
Whittle
Johnson
Coney Island Creek
Auto Kills Policeman On Bicycle Collision
H H Straite a vo ice man died after being struck by E W Gans sales manager for a Cleveland auto firm driving one of his cars. Straite riding a bicycle suffered internal injuries after the crash and died in Savannah. Gans held on 2900 bond for involuntary manslaughter. he is an uncle of Lt Lahm balloon expert.
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Tribune
Savannah
H. H. Straite
E. W. Gans
Canton
Ohio
Cleveland
Gans
Davis Freeman
Straite
Lahm
Five Hurt In Auto Wreck On Harrison Turnpike
A Jersey City family of Felix Holin and wife and three children were injured when their car crashed into the Frank Creek bridge railing on the Harrison Turnpike. The vehicle exploded and burned. Holin sustained a fractured skull and likely fatal injuries. All five were rushed to St Michael's Hospital in Newark with varying injuries.
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Felix Holin
Poplar Street
Jersey City
Frank Creek
Harrison Turnpike
Holi
Holin
St. Michael's Hospital
Newark
Chauffeur Chased Onto Ferryboat After Fast Car
Owen Lyne driver for Edward J. L. Judson of West 13th Street was arrested after a pursuit from Long Island City to 34th Street. Patrolman Evers timed the vehicle as it sped two blocks in 12 seconds before reaching the ferry as gates closed. The chauffeur fled through side gates and boarded the boat as it pulled away, then was restrained. Judson’s agent declined further comment.
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Owen Lyne
Edward JL. Judson
Long Island City
34Th Street
Alexander Evers
Judson
Fyers
Leared
Lynch
Chauffeur Held in Death of Boy at 14th Street Crash
William Green a negro chauffeur for John H Parker of 24 East 62d Street was held on homicide charges with bail set at 5000 by Coroner Harburger after striking and fatally injuring 18 year old Charles Bengo at 14th Street and St Nicholas Avenue Green posted bail and was released pending further proceedings
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William Green
John H. Parker
East 62d Street
Harburger
Student Arrested as Auto Speeding in Brooklyn
Arthur Leveredge Jr a student living at 18 Quincy Street Brooklyn was arrested at Broadway and Spring Street yesterday for speeding his car. His father posted 100 cash bail at Mercer Street station for his appearance today. The youth was highly indignant at the arrest.
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Arthur Leveredge, Jr
Quincy Street
Brooklyn
Broadway
Spring Street
Mercer Street
John Ware Whiston Dies at Age 81 in Buffalo
Buffalo mourns John Ware Whiston an early actor manager and vaudeville pioneer aged eighty one. Known as the father of vaudeville and the original facial caricaturist he managed Jacobs theatres for many years and was famed for his many faces.
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Buffalo, Maren
John Ware Whiston
America
Jacobs Theatres
Littlefield Resigns from Congress in Maine Letter
Rockland Maine March 22 A political uproar follows Governor Cobb receiving a letter from Representative Charles E Littlefield resigning from Congress to take effect September 30. A second communication to the governor accompanied the notice.
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Rockland
William T. Cobb
Charles E. Littlefield
Congress
Littlefield resigns Maine 2d District seat after nine years
Charles E. Littlefield resigns from the 2d Maine District seat effective September 20 1908 to resume law practice in New York City with his son C W Littlefield. Governor Cobb calls resignation a surprise and loss to Maine. district races open with candidates Hastings Savage Blanchard Richards and Hyde. Harold M Sewall announces bid for Republican nomination. Littlefield’s career highlights include Maine Attorney General 1889 93 and Speaker 1887.
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Republican Congress Committee
Littlefield
Congress
Cobb
New York City
C. W. Littlefield
Washington
Fred W. Wight
Republican Congressional Committee
House of Representatives
Charles E. Littlefield
Henry H. Hastings
Oxford County
A. R Savage
Androscogsin County
Cyrus N. Blanchard
Elmer E Richards
Franklin County
E. W. Hyde
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Nelson Dingley
Samuel Gompers
Taft
Bath
Gompers
ICC Rules No Jurisdiction Over Ocean Freight Pools
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled it lacks authority over ocean transportation and cannot curb transatlantic pooling or agreements among Cosmopolitan Shipping Company and European lines. The decision limits ICC power to inland and transshipment movements and ends the Baltic pool dispute with Hamburg-American and others.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cosmopolitan Shipping Company
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Lieyd Steamship Company
Wilson (Hull) Lines
Commission
Ward W. Pierson
Cosmopolitan Company
John C. Spooner
William G. Choate
Harrington Putnam
Franklin K. Lane
United States
Atlantic
Denmark
Sweden
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Finland
Baltic
North Atlantic
Germany
Americaea Seaboard
Seaboard
Nho
Lane
American Seaboard
European Seaboard
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