31 Million Transit Plan Faces City Delays and Debates
A sprawling 31 million transit proposal triggers protests and fears of overrun costs. officials in Fortan Fultenesier debate routes from downtown Manhattan toward Wash following Amsterdam avenues. Preliminary work faces opposition, with critics citing crowding, elevated structures, and potential disruption to streets and communities.
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Fitzgenbinls Sreet
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Manhattan
Amserdam
Elias
Rapant
Anton Owen
Disevastun
Erick Ate
Teres
Davison Leaves $4,500,000 in Wife's Name for His Oldest Son
Monty Davison’s will filed for probate in Mineola leaves the bulk of his estate to his wife for life with a trust for his oldest son. After her death the fund will be distributed among four Davison children, including Henry and Alice Gates, with $100,000 to each of Dorothy Peabod Davison and others. Executors and a New York bank act as trustees.
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Monty
Mineola
Mrs. Davison
Ahve Davison
Doris Ort
Vasteon
Henry
Alice Vavison Gates
Frances Pomorny
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Thawson Holdings
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Fragmentary OCR text references a will, a legacy, a transfer of funds or property, and mentions a New York value of 5500.00. Details are unclear but imply a trust or estate action with named individuals and a dated event.
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Sou
Er Groose Haute of Will Irish
Turmoil and Scattered Reports Across War Weeks
Amid tangled foreign policy debates and domestic unrest, leaders clash over peace terms and coalition talks. Battle results feature a Yankees win 4 to 1 over the White Sox at the Polo Grounds, and a 12 to 6 Pirates victory over the Brooklyns, with markets fluctuating as wheat rises seven cents and factory employment slips two percent in April.
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Polo Ground
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Bill Doak
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Cure
Pirates
Brooklyns
Edgar Allan Foe
St Jamaic
Stea
Federal Reserve System
Philadelphia
Conven Shipping Board
Er. Luckenbach
Carpentier Knocks Lewis Out in Round
London May 1 reports say Georges Carpentier knocked out Lewis in a short round in a light heavyweight title defense billed as the greatest fight staged in Britain this year. Lewis, favored by crowds, weighed about 151 pounds and Carpentier around 161. The bout opened with infighting and soon moved to longer exchanges before Carpentier landed a decisive blow that ended the contest swiftly.
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London
Goorse
Casper Tiers
Othe Worle
Famkous
Iaw
Fide
Carpentier
Jack Dempney
Turope
Carmentier
Merex
Peggy Joyce Barred By Film Theater Men
Washington observers report motion picture theater owners adopted a resolution to ban films featuring Peggy Joyce. The delegates urged a clean screen and wholesome entertainment while opposing censorship and urging vigilance against nonproductive cinema. The action targets content deemed unsuitable for public display and reflects ongoing industry standards debates.
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Peggy Joyce
Washington
Motion Picture Theater Owners of America
Italan
Huon River
New Day
E-Marron
Albany
Lackawanna Absorbed by Bethlehem Steel Plant Merger
Bethlehem Steel absorbs Lackawanna Steel in a major merger reshaping the steel industry. The Lackawanna plant becomes part of Bethlehem, expanding production while sparing the Schwab concern from the consolidation. The deal signals a turn in rail and steel markets as the Schwab group remains outside the merger.
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Schwab Concern
Bethlehem and Lackawanna steel deal sparks market shock
A bid to take over the Lackawanna Steel properties by Bethlehem interests sent Wall Street into a frenzy as stock spiked and trading halted. Company leaders including Mr Taylor and Bethlehem executives framed the agreement as expanding production for Sparrow’s Point shipbuilding, with details for stockholders to come.
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Uke
Uke Sehivel Hilexcors
Je Uo Wititawi
Embane Sai
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Rabbtt & Waters
Willy Huthloven
Wresseil
Dawere
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Hawtin
Ber Carmen Ext Tunsdas
Corin
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Toeammeti
Bethlehem
Bethlehen
Presentiellen
Panini
Tackawanna
Ceaupe B. Downs
Taylor
Indicted in Chicago Labor War Special Grand Jury
Special Grand Jury holds Big Tim Murphy Shea Mader and others for bomb murder in Chicago labor dispute case.
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Chicago
Big Tim Murphy
Shea, Mader
Bridge Jam Chaos Ends with Police Escort to Manhattan
About 1,000 Brooklignites crowd Williamshire Bridge causing a traffic jam. Police Sergeant Joseph Herving orders a parade of cars two abreast to a Manhattan exit. He calms the crowd, urges walking as a safer option, and delivers a public safety speech.
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Broadway
Jamaica
Metropalisan Ridgewood
Joseph Herving Budge
Manhattan
William Hi
John Lemkie
Duchz
Brooklyn
Indiana
Nobuny
Herving
Reds Reject Proposals and Seek Joint Commission Aid
In Genoa France and Belgium refuse to withdraw a demand for Russia to recognize private property rights before broader reforms. They warn Bolshevik concessions must be serious and direct, not through roundabout methods, while noting risk to future relations with Russia. Continued discussion expected as Allies seek a definite stance.
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Belgium
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Surii Wce
Jail MacArthur Jeweler Seized Again In Chase Theft Case
Alesander A. M. Artin, wartime veteran, was arrested at his Montclair Cedar Grove home amid a New Jersey assault investigation tied to a Chase National Bank bond theft. Police say the suspect, linked to an elaborate diamond plot, was involved in a plan that surfaced after a female victim could not identify him. The case involves extradition attempts, prior complaints, and a complex chain of arrests and grand jury indictments.
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Essex County Grand Jury
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Savad
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Yhash Fein
Hote Auikust Meyer
Grover Brown
Clmee
Hirsel
Diamant
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Mayor Refuses Photo With Orang Outang at City Hall
A visitor orangutan from the Masonic Fashion Show in Madison Square Garden came to City Hall. The mayor declined a posed photo after a photographer suggested a picture with the ape. Jimmy left with an air of dignity as the mayor vetoed the plan.
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Now Religious To Point of Mania
Admiral von Tirpitz, once a German naval chief, is described as advancing to religious mania. He spends most days reading scriptures and sermons and praying, while his interest in current politics and German affairs wanes, suggesting a retreat into the past and indifference to modern events.
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Amsterdam
Willisin
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Ropean
Akron man allegedly cuts wife's hair to keep her home
Akron Ohio May 11 nearly four Leck be hole wee hae Bion the new of Bea Ciara Cox twenty six old by her husband Orrin Cox a rubber worker to prevent her from leaving her family to travel as a hair tonic demonstrator she declared today. Ah end her husband quarreled over the proposed tour she said and she remained from home until late Cox awaited her return. He watched her as she braided her hair for tin night. Then she said da ashe arose from in front of nee wirror he ehigned the braids which recuicated to her ankles.
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Mixed Tribunal Led by Taft Appointees Over Infringement Claim
The article reports on a Russian reply to Allied proposals for postwar relations. It notes Russia's rejection of Western private property rights plans and argues Moscow seeks credits and debt relief tied to blockade impacts. The piece cites tensions at a conference chaired by Italian Foreign Minister Carla Schanzer and discusses aims to study financial differences between Soviet and Western powers while delegations remain hopeful yet cautious.
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Thiuwe Cepeesh Velbace Inc
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Carla Schanzer
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Russa
Justin William Howard Tait
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Helshevik
Schunzer
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