Blackwell's Island Bridge Overloaded Report Sparks Reduction Plan
An official five month old report authorized by the Board of Estimate warns the Queensboro Bridge overloading risks. It suggests removing the upper deck and eliminating elevated railway traffic to cut live and dead loads. The findings, discussed by Bridge Commissioner Stevenson and engineers, indicate stress levels far above safe limits, with potential contract-mandated changes.
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Blackwell's Island
Queensboro
East River
Manhattan
Queens
Stevenson
Messrs. Boller & Hodge
the Tribune
Burr
Henry W. Hodge
Boller & Hodge
Tribune
Queensboro Bridge
Mr. Hodge
Commissioner of Bridges
Bridges Department
Quebec
L W Wormser Injured In Madison Avenue Taxicab Attack
Banker Louis W. Wormser of 836 Fifth Avenue was bruised under the left eye when a bottle of carbolic acid shattered the taxi window as two men leaped from 48th Street. Chauffeur Charles Franklin drove to a Fifth Avenue drug store for treatment.
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Louis W. Wormser
No. 836
Fifth Avenue
Madison Avenue
Charles Franklin
New York
48Th Street
46Th Street
Fire rescue saves six in Brooklyn tenement blaze
A tenement fire at 2963 Fulton Street Brooklyn last night forced three women and three children to be rescued. Patrolman Zerweck and a police officer helped toss an infant and its mother to safety while a fireman aided an elderly woman and another girl from the building. Over twenty residents were assisted down smoke-filled stairs as investigators suspect incendiary origin and damage reached 2500 dollars.
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Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Charles Zerweck
Liberty Avenue
Adolph Kettele
James Jones
Anna Mueller
Amelia
President Stryker Hurt In Clinton Carriage Crash
Dr. Melancthon Woolsey Stryker president of Hamilton College is in critical condition after a carriage wreck on College Hill Clinton New York. The horse bolted overturning the carriage injuring Stryker and the driver. He lies unconscious with possible brain concussion and internal injuries as physicians monitor his condition.
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Clinton
N. Y
Melancthon Woolsey Stryker
Hamilton College
Stryker
Montgomery Convicted in Bank Embezzlement Case
William Montgomery of the Allegheny National Bank is found guilty on nineteen of twenty one counts for embezzling 144000 dollars. He could receive up to two hundred years. his prior $469000 conviction adds to potential total. Attorneys mentioned R R Quay ties and a Brack statement.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Montgomery
R. R. Quay
United States
Addeson S. Altaffer
Quay
Aay Breck
Vienna Captain Vyner Hurt In Auto Crash
Captain Clarence Vyner a wealthy American resident of Vienna was injured when a motor car crash occurred on a steep hill near Traunstein in upper Bavaria. Mme Bettin and the chauffeur were killed in the accident with the party member Bettin of Chili.
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Vienna
Clarence Vyner
Bettin
Chili
Traunstein
Upper Bavaria
Salzburg
Mme. Bettin
Vyner
Taft and Hughes Rally in Madison Square Garden Campaign Climax
Taft and Hughes address a huge Madison Square Garden audience as the Republican campaign peaks in New York City. Sherman speaks at Saratoga. Root speaks in Cincinnati. Wright urges abolition of sectional prejudice in Richmond. Donnelly releases a pro Taft labor letter in Washington. Bryan tours Hudson Valley ending in Albany and Troy with Hill presiding.
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William H. Taft
Hughes
Luke E. Wright
Taft Democrats
Richmond
8. B. Donnelly
General Arbitration Board of the
New York Building Trade
Mr. Taft
Washington
William J. Bryan
Hudson Valley
Albany
Troy
David B. Hill
Suffragette Chaos Shuts Down Commons Galleries
London suffragists disrupted the House of Commons prompting the temporary closure of the strangers and ladies galleries. Two militants chained themselves to the grille while others tossed bills and shouted for women's votes. arrests followed and a notable outside protest occurred.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Balfour
Ladies’ Gallery
Parliament
Unions Reject Gompers Appeal From Local Chapters
Unions representing about 190000 workers in the city reportedly tabled or rejected President Gompers AF L circulars urging support for Democratic candidates and funds. Local unions including Bookbinders Payers Cigarmakers waiters Carpenters Machinists Tailors and Brewery Workers repudiated or ignored the appeal.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Democratic Party
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Payers’ Union
Cigarmakers’ Union No
Gomper
Brotherhood of Carpenters
International Association of Machinists
Brotherhood of Tailors
International Brewery Workers
New Service to Toronto Buffett Sleeping Car Route
New service announcement for Toronto travel via New York Central lines. Buffet sleeping car departs 5 20 P M for Toronto arriving 3 35 A M with daily service. Buffett sleeping car leaves 8 00 P M arriving 10 55 A M. Advertising copy highlights schedule details.
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Toronto
New York Central
Buffett
Governor Hughes in Auto Crash During City Visit
Governor Hughes with Colonel Treadwell and Republican officials faced a rough city trip. A journalist car skidded into the governor’s car on West 155th Street, both machines briefly on two wheels, others got stuck in mud, and two autos were disabled. The chauffeur disappeared for water, returned with delays.
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Hughes
Treadwell
Republican County Committee
West 155Th Street
Broadway
Huber’s
Huber
Camp Hughes
Money Scarce as Taft Hughes Chanler Bets Swing
Bets on Taft Hughes Chanler the day before the election ranged from 442 to 3 to 7 on Taft and 11 to 8 to even money on Hughes. Wall Street activity totaled about 150 000 in taft and hughes money, with many refusing to back opinions at low odds.
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Bryan and
Chanler
Taft
Hughes
Stock Exchange
Bryan
Cotton Exchange
Wall Street
Taft Cheered Nineteen Minutes in Madison Square Garden
The Taft Hughes campaign climaxed with Judge Taft greeted by a nineteen minute ovation at Madison Square Garden. Taft praised labor policy, attacked Bryan and Gompers, and warned that Bryan’s election could wreck prosperity. Hughes spoke at four noonday meetings to mass crowds and addressed Italian Americans at Union Square.
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Judge Taft
Governor Hughes
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Taft
Cooper Union
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Democratic
Samuel Gempers
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Taft
New York City
Hughes Alliance
Hughes
Union Square
Taft Speaks on Labor Record at Cooper Union
William Howard Taft addressed over three thousand at Cooper Union, detailing his labor rulings as judge and official roles in the Philippines and Panama. He contrasted GOP labor measures with Democratic critiques, praising eight hour and other labor statutes while criticizing the Democratic platform.
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Taft
Democratic Party
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Gompers
Congress
District of Columbia
Roosevelt Hails Taft Hughes in Praise Letter
President Roosevelt sends praise to editor C. B. Wolffram for supporting Taft and Hughes. He expresses faith German Americans will vote for them and calls both men models of honesty and public service. He predicts assured victories in national and state races and thanks the editor for presenting facts clearly.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Hughes
C. B. Wolffram
New Yorker Herald
Wolffram
Theodore Roosevelt
Pure Grape Juice Ad Promises Blood Purity Nourishment
An advertisement for Dewey’s Pure Grape Juice by H. Dewey & Sons Co at 135 Fulton Street New York touts blood purification and nourishing benefits for daily health.
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DEWEY
H. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Massive Taft Hughes Rally Draws Madison Square Garden Crowd
A fifty minute plus crowd at Madison Square Garden roared for Taft and Hughes in the largest Republican campaign meeting to date. Rain soaked streets and a flood of cheers accompanied the parade through the city as thousands braved downpours. Taft spoke after a nineteen minute reception, defending the campaign’s core issues amid roaring applause and Yale chants.
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Taft
Governor Hughes
Republican County Committee
Bryan-Chanler
Garden
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