Worst Bridge Jam Yet as Third Rail Breaks
Traffic on all elevated lines over the Brooklyn Bridge halted for nearly an hour after a third rail contact shoe failed on a Lexington Avenue train at Hudson and Myrtle Avenues at 5 50. Police and railroad officials called it the worst bridge jam in history as crowds flooded Park Row and platforms. repairs took 45 minutes and normal service resumed around 6 23 with transfers offered and police managing the crush.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Lexington
Hudson
Myrtle Avenues
Ridgewood
Lexington Avenue
Fifth Avenue
New York
Oak Street
Murtha
Park Row
Brooklyn
Brooklin
Direct observation of stomach interior achieved
Munich April 30 reports a medical weekly confirms Dr. Riehl has solved live stomach observation by passing a double tube to the stomach via the esophagus. An inner tube carries a small electric bulb while water fills the stomach through an outer tube. The light enables close watching of stomach movements, aiding study of cancer and other internal diseases.
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Munich
Riehl
Clock Tower Memorial Planned For Delancey Street
East Side merchants and residents celebrate a subway loop plan and fund a clock tower memorial on Delancey Street toward the Williamsburg Bridge. B Stover leads the committee, with James H. Hamilton and businessman Joseph S. Marcus among supporters. a planning meeting is set.
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Lower East Side
Broskirn
Williemsburg
Rapid Transit Board
Delancey Street
Delancey Street Subway Celebration Society
Manhattan
Williamsburg Bridge
Grewings Bavession
B. Stover
Forsythe Street
James H. Hamilton
University Settlement
Joseph S. Marcus
Delancey
Orchard Streets
Aia
Charles
Incomplete Appendix Mention in Early Report
A fragmented item notes an appendectomy on Harry Boehm at Franklin Square Hospital halted when surgeons found no appendix and suggested prior removal. A second item reports guides discovering a body in Monterosa Glacier identified as guide Naght, lost in 1887, with the body preserved.
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Telegraf
the Tribune
Beltimore
Apel
Harry Boehm
Franklin Square Hospital
Apek
Harry Gross
Atem
Berne
Monterosa Glacier
Naght
Brooklyn Tubes Opened to Atlantic Avenue First Train
The first Brooklyn subway train ran from Bowling Green to Atlantic and Flatbush avenues in 13 minutes with stops at Borough Hall Hoyt and Nevins Street. The official train departs Borough Hall at 3 30 this afternoon with city officials. August Belmont guests the Union League Club dinner later.
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Brooklyn
Bowling Green
George M. Morrison
Interborough
Manhattan
East River Tunnel
Hedley
George H. Pogran
Atlantic
Flatbush Avenues
Borough Hall
Hoyt
Nevins Street
Flatbush Avenue
Baptist Temple
Third Avenue
Schermerhorn Street
Low
Coler
St. Clair McKelway
Nehemiah Boynton
Willcox
Public Service Commission
Belmont
Union League Club
Bedford Avenue
Eastern Parkway
Whole class on strike at Syracuse college
The entire senior class of Lyman C. Smith College of Applied Science at Syracuse University walked out after Chancellor James R. Day suspended three members who signed resolutions backing Dean William Kent. Kent is to be dropped by the university's executive committee for calling for a safety investigation of the building while the chancellor was in New York. The junior class has issued similar resolutions. Day said students are suspended until they acknowledge the committee's rulings and cease insubordination.
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the Tribune
Syracuse
Lyman C. Smith
Schenectady
Union
Dean Ripton
Fassett
Hughes
State of
New York
Priest Chases Rug Thief Through Rain on West 41st
In a downpour last night Father Barry of St. Raphael's Church pursued a rug thief from the rectory to West 41st Street, catching him after a chase that drew a crowd. The suspect, identified as Fred Miller of 214 East 4th Street, was held on larceny charges and the rug recovered.
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49Th Street
St. Raphael's Church
West 41St Street
Barry
Father Barry
Tenth Avenue
West 37Th Street
Fred Miller
No. 214
East 4Th Street
Passaic Doctor Says Lost 2230 In Wire Tapping Game
Dr. Charles Larash of Passaic claims he lost 2230 in a wire tapping scheme and caused the arrest at No 15 Dey Street of Joseph Krause and Charles Myers, both salesmen, who allegedly approached him with advance information on races. Krause and Myers reportedly have prior police records for wire tapping.
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Charles Larash
Passaic
N. J
Dey Street
Joseph Krause
West Sith Street
Charles Myers
West 112Th Street
Larash
East 14Th Street
Krause
Myers
Saloon Proprietor Charged With Bribery in Special Sessions
James ONeill of 144 Cherry Street and 11 James Street saloon owner was arrested by county detective Michael F. Reardon. He allegedly offered $50 to Pierce to secure an acquittal in a case against bartender James De Vito on excise charges. Magistrate Finn set $500 bond for May 5 examination.
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James O'Neill
Cherry Street
James Street
Court of Special Sessions
Michael F. Reardon
O Neill
O'Neill
Pierce
Reardon
Finn
Ice Cream Sandwich Workers Strike Over Wages and Recognition
About seventy ice cream sandwich makers struck yesterday seeking union recognition from Consolidated Water Company and reversal of wage cuts from 8 and 9 cents per box to 7 and 5 cents. The workers halted day and night shifts until wages were restored and the union acknowledged.
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Consolidated Water Company
Bermel resigns as Queens Borough President amid pressure
Joseph Bermel quits as Queens Borough President under pressure and sails to Italy aboard the Slavonia while subpoenaed to answer questions before the Queens County Grand Jury about alleged cracked work in borough administration. Aldermen meet at City Hall and elect Lawrence Gresser to succeed Bermel, with Gresser a former Commissioner of Public Works and Bermel's right hand man.
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Joseph Bermel
Queens
Italy
Slavonia
Queens County Grand Jury
Borough of
City Hall
Lawrence Gresser
Bermel
Gresser
Berme
Queens Borough
Freak Wind Lashes City with Glass Shattered Across Boroughs
A 42 mph gale smashed plate glass in Harlem Opera House and storefronts on Amsterdam Avenue. Two thirds inch of rain fell as a trolley car was damaged and a crowd fled. A schooner was driven toward a hospital breakwater, tugboats aided it clear, and numerous areas from Coney Island to Plum Island faced flooding and power outages.
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Harlem Opera House
Amsterdam Avenue
Weather Bureau
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
James O'Neil
East River
Charities and Correction
East 26Th Street
Bellevue Hospital
R. ©. Baker
J. P. Wail
Sheepshead Bay
Bath Beach
Plum Island
Richmond
Gresser Wins Queens Borough President Race Turmoil Follows
In Queens a scene of disruption followed the election of Lawrence Gresser as Bermel’s successor. Cassidy supporters clashed at City Hall during the alderman vote, while Bermel fled New York in tears amid a dramatic pier sendoff. Gresser, a former Queens public works chief, drew broader support but faced intense opposition from Cassidy loyalists.
Square rigged vessel ashore near Zach's Inlet
A square rigged vessel, name not legible, lies ashore near Zach's Inlet about 15 miles west of Fire Island. Life saving crews from Shore Beach and Zach's Inlet struggle through heavy surf in a strong south gale as a lifeboat cannot be launched. A Coston light is burned periodically to aid the stranded crew while the revenue cutter Mohawk is summoned by wireless.
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The
Tribune
Fire Island
Zach's Inlet
Here
Shore Beach
Mohawk
Snowstorm Upstate Rochester April 20 1874 record
Rochester reports four inches of snow from noon to evening with snowfall ongoing at midnight. The storm breaks records for April totals, surpassing 1874 events. Telephone wires suffer widespread outages while rail traffic experiences minor delays amid uniform precipitation.
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Rochester
Great Damage in Thousand Islands
Ogdensburg N Y April 30 Damage to Thousand Islands property by high water in the St. Lawrence River is estimated at 200 000 to 500 000. Two Ogdensburg architects report from a yacht trip that almost every dock boathouse or cottage near the water escaped damage while many lighter structures were washed away. Islands under water include one owned by G F Rafferty Pittsburg and another by Co M English Brooklyn. Gardens slopes and lawns held by masonry walls are wiped out. shorelines above Ogdensburg lie strewn with wreckage.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence
Lake Ontario
G. F. Rafferty
Pittsburg
Co. M. English
Brooklyn
Cold wave grips the West and Midwest with frost
A cold front swept the nation from the Alleghenies to the Rockies with near freezing temperatures and heavy wet snow. Ohio and Kentucky saw damage to trees and orchards while some areas reported the heaviest snow of the year and traffic disruptions persisted.
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Chicago
Alleghanies
Rockies
Texas
Ohio
Kentucky
Iowa
Ten Dollar Token Sells for 2175 at Sotheby’s London
A ten dollar token issued by the Cincinnati Mining Company in 184 was sold at Sotheby’s in London for 2,175, a rare example with only one other similar American token known to exist. The April 30 report notes the sale price and the token’s rarity in the historical market.
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London
Cincinnati Mining Company
Sotheby's
America
$73000 Stolen From Express Car In Mexico
Advices from Torreon report a Wells Fargo Express package worth 7300? missing from the express car of the northbound main line passenger train at Torreon. No crew to the robbery. Investigation underway as of April 30 in City of Mexico.
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The
Tribune
City of Mexico
Torreon
Wells Fargo
Bandits rob New York and St Louis Express near Walkers
Two white bandits boarded the Panhandle Railroad express at Pittsburg Union Station and overpowered Express Messenger N Rossen. They fled with four sealed bags of currency, initially reported as totaling about $10,000, after stopping near Walkers station eleven miles west of the city. Conductor William Lafferty found the messenger gagged and battered. the robbers vanished into nearby woods as the train halted by an emergency signal. The bags were sent toward St Louis.
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Walkers
Steubenville
Ohio
William Lafferty
N Rossen
Adams Express
St. Louis
Walker Station
Wrecked Erie Flyer After Switchs Fault Blames Farmhand
Cleveland April 30. John Comee a farmhand is held on charges of interfering with railroad property after admitting he threw the switch that sent the New York flyer crashing into a standing train on a side track. An inquiry into his sanity may follow. No fatalities. five injured.
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Tribune
Cleveland
New York Flyer
Erie
Central Viaduct
John Comee
Comce
Tariff Revision Move Signals Enlarged Ways and Means Powers
Washington April 3 Representative Sereno E Payne chairman of the Ways and Means Committee signified preparation for a tariff revision by introducing a resolution. The measure would allow the committee to sit in recess, to take preliminary steps, to hear witnesses and to employ necessary means to gather essential information. The aim is to advance the preliminary work this session and in the coming recess, with no revision act to occur before next fall elections.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Sereno E. Payne
Ways and Means
Vevas and Means Committee
Congress
Payne
Leopards Leap Barriers Injure Boy at Baltimore Zoo
At the Baltimore Zoo on April 30 two leopards jumped the barrier during a performance. A boy named Louis Long was badly clawed on face and neck while guards and police quickly closed exits to prevent a panic. Seven leopards were in the arena. two were sulky and one irritated by Long.
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Baltimore
Zoo
Louis Long
Barringer
Long
no sword for john d rockefeller refuses a bizarre gift
Annie Parry of Leigh Lane England sent a purported Cromwell era sword to John D Rockefeller with a letter claiming it was buried near a church 150 years ago and valued at 500. Rockefeller declined the item and the package went to the appraiser and seizure room where unclaimed goods are sold for unpaid duty.
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John D Rockefeller
Annie Parry
Vernon Street
Leigh Lane
England
Rockefeller
Story
Mr Rockefeller
Leigh Parish
Oliver Cromwell
Hughes on Bossism at Schenectady Rally for Anti-Gambling Bills
Governor Hughes spoke despite neuralgia and rain to about three thousand at the Van Curter Opera House in Schenectady. He denounced party bosses coercing legislators, urged direct nomination, and pressed for stricter racetrack gambling laws, warning public sentiment will demand stronger measures. The speech linked bosses to undermining the electorate and framed the issue as a test of constitutional duty and empire-state goals.
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Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Schenectady
van Curter Opera House
William Barnes, Jr
J. Sloat Fassett
Dean Ripton
Union
Covernor
Barnes
Sanford
Montgomery
Utica
Buffalo
Brooklyn
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Erie Flyer
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Baltimore Zoo
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