Safety of Sea Travellers Under Scrutiny by Commission
Washington Oct hearing on maritime safety heard underwriters urge stronger laws and explosives transport rules. National Board of Marine Underwriters representatives called for expanded protections for life and property at sea and a permanent marine commission amid a lengthy legislative reform timeline.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
United States
Natonal Board of Marine
Newark
Insurance Company of North America
Frederick Brown
Marine Commission
Congress A
Adolph Marix
Charles Earl
Soern
Department of Commerce and Labor
E Chatain
Mander Willam Strother Smith
Uhier
Sympathy for Strikers Moves through City Board
Mayor McClellan advised the Board of Algermen that he could not legally approve funds for an international tuberculosis exhibit. the board authorized the Department of Health to proceed. Alderman McCann moved to express sympathy with striking taxicab chauffeurs seeking a standard garment worker wage scale, the measure passing unanimously.
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McClellan
Board of Algermen
Department of Health
Darlington
Snd
McCann
Board of Aldermen
Rere
Algerman Beyer
Furnished Rooms and Help Wanted Listings in New York
A dense classified page offers furnished rooms for rent and a wide set of job ads. Listings include cooks, chauffeurs, coaches, gardeners, maids, nurses, and clerical workers with various locations and reference requirements, plus domestic helper pairs and single positions across Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Domestic situations advertised for servants and maids in 1864
An assortment of help wanted notices for attendants chambermaids cooks and waitresses from agencies including Mrs Collier's and Hofmayer's, listing candidates by nationality language and references. Wages range up to 70 dollars monthly. positions include chambermaid seamstress waitress cook and chauffeur with various shifts and locations in New York City.
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M. D
West
St Collier's Agency
Osterberg’s
Lexington Ave
Plaza
St. Telephone
Chelsea
Panhard
Renault
Marion Pedersen
West Oath St
E. Burke
Help Wanted Domestic Staff In City And Country
In the country and city, cooks and waitresses with good references are sought for wages from 20 to 30 dollars. Listings include multiple bureaus with names, addresses, and phone numbers. positions span general housework, maids, nurses, governesses, janitors, laundresses, and waitstaff.
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Hofmayer's Bureau
West
Chelsea
James C. Frank
East Sith St
Labdy
Julian Employment Bureau
Bryant
Bronx Traction Company seeks extension branch to Clason's Point
Public notice records a Board of Estimate and Apportionment meeting on September 18 1908 receiving Bronx Traction Company petition for a double track extension from Westchester Avenue to Clason's Point along Clason's Point Road. It details the proposed 12000 foot line, overhead electric traction, and connection to Union Railway Company, with hearings set for October 30 1908 and publication requirements.
Union Railway Company seeks extensions via Third Avenue and Fordham Road
Petition filed with the Board of Estimate on July 28 1908 requests separate franchises to extend its double track street surface railroad along Pelham Avenue from Third Avenue to Southern Boulevard and from Fordham Road to Broadway through Harlem River bridges. The plan includes overhead electric traction and multiple street extensions in the Bronx and Manhattan. A hearing was set for October 20 1908 with publication notices required, per Greater New York Charter and Railroad Law.
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Board OF Estimate and
Westchester Avenue
Unionport Road
West Farms Road
Avenues
Borough of the Bronx
City of New York
Union Railway Company
Petitioner's
Union Halfway Company
Bronx River
Southern Westchester Turnpike
Westchester
Greater New York
New York
Bronx Traction Company
Edward A. Maher
James F. Feely
Notarr Public
New York County
Board of Estimate
Pat Osen
City Hall
Borough of Manhattan
City of
Sopceties
Union Railway Company of
New York City
State of New York
Secretary of State of
Manhattan
Bronx
Bronix
Third Avenue
Avenue
Pelham Avenue
Webster Avenue
Harlem River
Fordham Station
Third and
Webster Jeanne
Ham Avenue
Bronx Park
Fordham Road
Highbridge Road
Sedgwick Avenue
The
Said Avenue
Kings Bridge
Delares
Broadway
Fordham
One Hundred and Er Street
One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Street
New Or
Fordham Heights
Salt Bridge
Two Hundred and Seventh Street
Borough of
Amsterdam Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Emerson Street
Ner
Third Avenues
West One Hundred and Eighty-fourt Street
Harlem River Bridge
Red
Seventh Street
Resolution on Eleventh Avenue tracks sparks partisan clash
A motion calling for immediate action on New York Central tracks in Eleventh Avenue faced a lengthy debate with Democrats arguing it smelled of politics. The resolution was defeated as the board then approved a $90,000 appropriation to pay laborers in Manhattan.
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Lution
New York Central
Eleventh Avenue
Manhattan
Plans New York Boston Aero Line
The Aerial Navigation Company led by president Charles J. Glidden has contracted Captain Thomas Baldwin to build five dirigible balloons for passenger and freight service between Boston and New York and intermediate points. Each craft will carry three passengers and five hundred pounds of freight at twenty five mph, with delivery by March 1. Baldwin is scouting station sites as the fleet will be based in Boston Worcester an intermediate point and finally New York.
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Tribune
Boston
The
Aerial Navigation Company
Charles J. Glidden
Thomas
Baldwin
New York
Captain Baldwin
Worcester
Judge Grosscup Denies Strawboard Receiver Removal Petition
In Chicago on October 20 Judge Grosscup denied a petition by minority stockholders of the American Strawboard Company to remove Receiver Sidney Mitchell. A similar petition had been refused by a New Jersey federal court recently.
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Chicago
Grosscup
American Strawboard Company
Sidney Mitchell
New Jersey
Bowdoin Elected Director On Chesapeake and Ohio Railways Board
Richmond stockholders elected George C. Bowdoin as director to replace Hamilton McK. Twombly. All other directors were re-elected. President Stevens noted the railway posted strong passenger earnings overall due to Jamestown exposition traffic, but the latter half of the year saw a drop of about 19 dollars per month compared with the previous year.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Onio Railway
George C. Bowdoin
Hamilton McK. Twombly
Stevens
Snowstorm cuts Butte off from wire communication
A heavy storm has cut Butte off from wire communication with the North and West. Blizzards in eastern Montana delay trains and the unusual snow is believed to have caused loss of sheep.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Papermakers to Return to Work in Glens Falls
Glens Falls New York October 20 papermakers at the Finch and Pruyn paper mill who were called out on a sympathetic strike last Friday are to resume work today according to reports from the plant and local sources.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Finch & Pruyn
Bank For Savings
New York
District Attorney Probes Tenderloin Gambling Houses
The district attorney authorized detective William Green to inspect suspected gambling dens in the Tenderloin. Keys were left at the DA’s office by several men, including Honest John Kelly and a West 39th street caretaker, as Green planned follow up checks on the locations and figures tied to the operation.
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William Green
Jerome
Tenderloin
Honest John” Kelly
West 41St Street
Green
John
Downs
West 39Th Street
Gottfried Walbaum
Government Receipts Increase from Internal Revenue
Washington reports September internal revenue receipts total 21,096,?6, up from August 15,034,687. Spirits alone brought 10,956,050 in September versus 9,004,514 in August. Both months remain below normal with a September shortfall of 1,221,427 and a three month decline of 7,242,338 versus 1907. Temperance laws in many states largely explain the drop.
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Washington
San Francisco Mining Stock Quotations Show Mixed Declines
The official closing quotations for San Francisco mining stocks on October 2 list declines for several key mines including Caledonian, Imperial, Gould & Curry, Hale & Norcross, and Mexican. Other names such as Overman, Potosi, Sierra Nevada, and Yellow Jacket show smaller movements with various fractions, reflecting a cautious trading day in the mining sector.
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San Francisco
Sierra Nevada
Sion
Utah
Yellow Jacket
Royal Blue Line schedule to Washington and West
Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue Line advertises trains on the hour from New York to Washington with through service to Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis and other cities. It lists diner and parlor car services from Washington and various sleeping car reservations, with offices in New York and Brooklyn and a Bureau of Information contact.
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NEW Jersey Central
Philadelphia
Lr. W
Baltimore
Washington
Liberty ST
Lakewood
Lakeshurst
Ly. W
R. m
Atlantic City
Sun
Chelsea
Piers
St. N. R
Astor House
Broadway
Lil West
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Royal Blue
New Union Station
New York
St. Lib'y
Richmond
Royal Ltd
Chicago
Pittsburg
Columbus
Pittsburg Limited
St.louis
Louisy
ST. Louis
Greenwich St
St. Av
Grand St
N. Y
Fulton St
Brooklyn
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York Marine
Udberg
Thave
Saixer
Mme Riley
Elasd & CO
Bet Anc Colé Water
Perior Soigtoot
Bath
Bouthom
Ceure
ST. 119
Jeman
Dr. Hall
Mr. Chariton
Seal Estate
Toormeend
Berrie
SD Blag Ring
Pieze
Seace Cath
apeMeos
Tierst and
Metow
Kingston
Arpentex
Tieroghly
Can- Ma
Gus Kiebert
Brocklyn
Sarreer
Smanson
Tquers
Addie S. Waeiton
Sreeriya
Tel Treane al
Soutomobiles
John Maguire
Exper
Americas Whorn Chine
Greenwich
Conn
al Reference
Eee
Albert L. Dugan
Westnet
A. Wilde
J. Vegas
Ee Eee
Rubo- Mao
Catharine St
Masseur
Kastner
S5th St
Ist Ave
St Trious
Edward Weber
West 28Th St
Jooseph Martin
Palma
Tribune Building
Coathman
West 54Th St
Park Row
William
Mathewson
6Th Ave
W. C
Classon Ave
P. D
East 40Th St
Pearl St
W. Davis
Stapleton
Staten
Leland
R. Singleton
State
Ossining
Alexander Lamond
Shewmut Ave
Mass
Butler Brooklyn
Groom
Man
Dawkins
Care Cross
Ann's Ave
Newman
East Broadway
Hallboy
Rel
Anderson
East
M. B
Yonkers, N
May Leonard
Morton
New Canaan, Conn
Dixon
West 12Th St
Price
West Tist
Vienna
Uptown
Mies FitzGerald’s Bureau
Sth Ave
40Th St
ESC
John Stalter
West 68Th St
Butler
Bryant Building
Ter
H. R
Colliers Agency
Man Butler
Mies FitzGerald
Fifth Ave
St. Coachman
Gould City
River
Carpenter's Bureau
Cere Furnace
Charlie Brown
A. W
the Tribune
Ste
Binh Ave
Oth
Poth St
Vremont
J. M
Hollander
Elitz
P. L. Buurveld
Suydam St
Brown
Max
Pierre Yeantet
West 2Uth
Leidecker
Lexington Src
Frederick
A. Munzie
Barnes Ave
van Nest
Canada
A. B
West 65Th
Carter
West 197Th St
Waitrese
Jussiia Bureau
Mrs. Collier’s Agency
West 232
Cook
Trelend
Wrs
Collier's Agency
S. Hofnwayers Bureau
Chaisis
Jones
P. W
Coler
H. M. Johnston
Flaherty's Bureau
Columbus Eve
Cherry's Bureau
Columbus Ave
Flaherty’s
Osterberg’s Bureau
Lena Johnson
Hofmayer’s Bureau
Coilier
West 23d St
A. P. Colliers’ Employment Agency
Armerican
Coates Tribune
West 125Th St
Tchenmaid
Jussila Bureau
West 120Th St
Keefe
Abrahamson
Brreau
T. Timmons
M. J. Murphy
Pocantico Hilla
Z. B
Miss
M. O
T. N
Miss FitzGerald’s Bureau
Sus
Fth
Ave
M. A
Orr's Bell
Haa
Jussus Bureau
Lexington Avenue
S4th St
Young Gil
Woodle
Anna Howard
West Basth
Perimne Eee
C. H. Brown CO
Ssth Street
N.Y
West 45Th ST
W. H. Jordan
Edwin Lentz
Careful Carpet Cleaning CO
Eteam
48Th St
COE & Brandt
T. J. Butler
Ellen Brown
W. P. Boulals
Marie Barkhaus
L H. Crowninshield
5. Campbell
L. Cunningham
Mary Collina
C. A. Campbell
C. Crimmins
Delian Donavan
Mary Dowd
May Fitzpatrick
E. A. Forsythe
Emanuel Putz
Albert Gronbach
J. G. Howard
Mrs. Herbert
C. H. Judson
M. A. Jones
W. L. Lonergan
M. McLoughlin
W. McIntyre
Elinore MccCury
A. McDaniels
Fanny Malone
J. Lee Maxwell
Kathleen McArdle
L. J. Nordecn
Joseph O’connor
Rice
R. Raub
Ellen Heller
Annie Roberts
I. Steigler
Templeton
L. Thomas
George Willams
J. R. Wilson
L. T. Valentine
Clara Foans
Freiburgh
Foxwell
C. W. Foster
C. Francis
J. E. Fowler
J. Gratz
B. Graves
Gregg
Elizabeth Godfrey
K. Gay
Jack Haviland
A. Herren
Frank Harrington
Elizabeth Harrison
E. M. Hire
Jennie Hill
Higgins
M. Sullivan
D. Hickey
H. Heubner
Hotchkisa
E. J. Harvey
Ingraham
Annie Jackson
Maud Johnson
Sarah King
Kellegan
Hloescher
Leim
Lowrey
Lovering
F. W. Lundy
D. W. Meiklefeld
W. F. Monroe
Ww. V. Martin
A. McCurdy
J. Macy
W. More
H. Mangus
Annie McCarthy
A. McDonald
Mrs. Martin
D. Murphy
Chas. McBride
Maggie Merritt
Murphy
Mellerick
J. Newman
O'Sullivan
R. Parkhurst
L. Power
A. Perry
C. Propen
W. Parker
S. Payne
W. Payne
D. Quesada
A. Roberts
Robinson
Relawsid
Hammond
S W. Rothrock
A. C. St. Amand
Daisy Sloat
William Showers
Mrs. Simpson
T. F. Smith
Schwan
C. H. Subir
A. Hoberts
Mrs. B. Thompson
Elizabeth Thornton
E. F. Talbot
van Dante
A. M. Willcox
I. ©. Wilson
M. Woolford
Warwick Dairy Co
D. White
M. Weightman
Abbot Lou Woods
L. S. Weiland
L. Schramm
Pullic
West Ofth Street
I. Schramm
John Getz
HM. Farmer
Geo. W. Eresser
John J. Clark
H Ranfall
L. A. Hlulsdell
Emma H. Coste
WA. Wiley
Joseph H Dows
J. F. Lorherty
Rleanorbert
Ray
J. W. Hancox
Lizzie Mitchell
M. E. Fournier
W Tatham
Paul Schueht
M Tahcock
FB. Houston
W. Riter
M. J. Fordham
George Wilcox
J. B. Savory
Ida Smith
Wm. Whitelaw
M A Kotup
EF Farrell
W. Phillips
A. A. Hofland
Robert W. Tebls
al M. Westwood
J. Brown
M. O Ges
G. Tuthill
M. Beadle
John Phillins
James Parsons
Mr.lifford
Columbia
West 7Th St
Columbia Sturage Wakehouses
Joseph Haag
Eeeooere
Eeeeeoo
Gonds
MceMichael’s Express & Storage Co
Sthave
N. Y. City
I. Schramm’s Warehouse Co
Chelsea Storage Warehouses
City
Fidith Anderson
Armory
Ormund Butler
L. Bra Fhurst
Barker
Ferward Burke
Barry
Jean Bernard
A. H. Burton
B. Cock
Thomas V. Carrell
M. Cail
Mr. Dawns
Havey Dager
Jessie M. Dey
J. V. Davis
Eaton
T. A. Fitzsimmons
Gordon
Gray
Gode
T. Guismeter
Gillon
E. G. Harrison
Halle
MacMichael's Express & Storage
Chelsea Storage
Chelsea Warehouses
24Th St
Sellew
Fultes St
Clarke & Baker Co
Florence
Standard Letter Company
West 23d
Bapgains
Remingtons
Hamspronitt Rooney Frankline
Atlantic’ ‘Typewriter Exchange
Mit
Maiden Lane
Neseau St
Underwoods
Mningtons
Olivers
Smitha
Ste. uPti
24Th Ave
Stb
125Th St
New York-Boston
C.,& C. Stockholders’ Meeting
Butte, Mont
Lerigh Valley
Eset
Buraio
Toronto
Bayfalo
Fall River Line
North River
Warren Street
Cortlandt
Kudsom
West Point
Hendrick Hudégon
Colgate
Princeton
Desbrosses St
Hudson River
Hudson Navigation
ORK Feoples
C. W. Morse
Adirondack Sv
N. R
Canal St
York
Vale & Barvasses
Christopher St
West Cay
Centrals
Hudsonstrees
Poughkeepsies
N. KR
Newbourgh
Plier
St. Vo
Bankbouok
Union Dime Savings Institution
Dry Dock Savings Institution
4Th Ave
Carl Plattner
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Chambers St
Bock
Darbyshire
Box
Rochester
Rapid Floor Surfacing Co
Italy
S. S. Deutschland
Genoa
Hamburg
German Loyd
Ets
Cherbourg
Kaiser Wm II
Kronphusias
Kaiser der Gr
Bremen
Fried
Plymouth
Cherbours
Mediterranean
GIB
Naples
II AM
P. Irene
Barbarossa
K. Luise
P. Trene
Hoboken
G. Lloyd
Lirens & Co
Bradway
Philadelphia St. Paul
RED Star Line
Antwerp
Paris
Kroonland
Vaderland
Finland
Pier White Star Line
Qusstown
Liverpool Celtic
Cedric
Baltic
Adriatic
Teutonic
Majestic
Sirosvo, Taly
Azores
Madeira
Gibraltar
Republic
Cunardlines
Liverpool
Queenstown
London
Mauretania
Lucania
Campania
Lusitania
Carpania
Mauhretania
Fiume
Trieste
Carpathia
Dee
Slavonia
Pannona
Egypt
Uganda
Neork
Riviera
Sicily
Cook & Son
Madison Ave
Fifth Av
Windsor Arcade
Rico
Caracag
Venezuela
Wall St. Ferry
Bklym
Juan
S.S. Philadelphia
Caracas
la Guaira
Pte
Cabello
Caracao
Maracaibo
S.S. Auroras
S.S
Sears
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
Wall
S. S
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Tla Veloce
Italfiam
Titanla Societa de Navisazions A Vapore
tVerona
D. D. Genova
Nord Americatet
Taormina
Hartpfield, Solari & CO
Wall St
Vacai Paints
Holand House
Fi Me
Qual Special
Particuar Ae
E. Marsters
Zl W
Sh. W.y
Clarke
Lave
Cadiz
Seville
Algiers
Maite
Lani Cane Sea
Athens
Rome
C. Clark
Times Bidg
Ik Peng
Peter
Amsterdam Ave
Ocean Steamers
Pacific
New Orleans
Hamenac-Amere
Deutschland
Amerika
Penn’ Vania
Patricia
14Th St
3D Ave
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