Jacobs the Tunnel Builder King of Tenne
Describes Charles M Jacobs as a modest genius who built tunnels under rivers linking New York to New Jersey and Long Island. He aims to extend a transcity tunnel system by rail from New Jersey shore to Manhattan midtown and beyond, with future plans to link Chicago and other points through subterranean passages.
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HARLES M_ JACOBS
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Hudson
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Jacobs and the Hudson River Twin Tunnels Dream
English engineer Jacobs rose from India work to lead New York tunnel plans under the North River. After early disasters twenty workers drowned when a test tunnel flooded, his shielded method and rapid tunneling progress finally produced the first dry walk from Jersey to Manhattan.
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Chaves M. Jacobs
Fire ladder saves man from Niagara river near Prospect shore
Report details a dramatic rescue as Amos Schwertzer or Hobinson, drowning in the Niagara River near the Prospect shore, clung to a rock ledge while volunteers and a police officer used a long pole and a river-side fire ladder to pull him to safety. An ensuing rescue ladder was deployed to reach the edge as spectators watched.
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Amos Schawertzer
Amos Hobinson
Toronto
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Blake
Sue
Schwertzer
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Selzad
Erua
Trent
Hanged Himself in Bristol Ad Seeks Public Support
A fragmented notice reports a man found dead in Bristol by hanging, with a pipe in his mouth and spectacles still on. The medical examiner ruled death by self-inflicted action. An unrelated advertisement fragment urges effort to attract patrons and belief in a cause.
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Bristol
Thief Clamped by Hatpin in Apartment Fight
Police say Morris Benach, 2406 Second Avenue, was attacked by two men and a woman in a West Side apartment. The assailants used a hammer and a hatpin during a struggle that spilled onto the hallway, with Benach fighting back as the couple’s children watched.
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Toseph Miller
Second Avenue
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Henack
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Benack
Bliss Rudnick
Benach
Earthquake Siege Surfers Describe Narrow Beachside Escape
A survivor recounts a San Francisco quake surge that tossed beachgoers, with two breakers sweeping him from shore to knee depth and washing away shoes and hat. He clung to the sand while phosphorescent surf lit the beach, then limped home to a shaken household as the town braces for aftershocks.
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Chirenece E. Judson
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The Miracle Copmiright. 144. by Hower Syragee Esther
Esther Blake, daughter of a beloved minister, longs for finer things and social acceptance. A trove of her mother’s old gloves hides ten dollar notes, long kept by a frugal rector’s wife. A marriage betrothal brings a sudden chance to wear them at Esther’s wedding as a talisman of happiness.
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Tike
Dick Bonrland
Esther Blake Altosether
Bite
South Carolina
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Pape
Sa Shail Foundation
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Blake
Glover
Tye
Man with 516 dog bites defies hydrophobia idea
Herman Nocktuff from Jersey City shows hundreds of scars from dog bites and argues science fails on hydrophobia. He recounts being bitten repeatedly and insists cauterization prevents rabies, recounting his 163rd cauterization as he taunts doctors with his resilience.
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Herman Nocktuff
Jerser Itr
Tersey City Hospital
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Herman
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Ben Witten
Crook Pased as Model Citizen in Fraud Ring Case
A man posing as a respected community member carried out fraudulent operations for five years, forging certificates of deposit and depositing funds across banks nationwide. Police described the scheme as extensive with substantial losses and multiple aliases linked to the suspect.
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Walash Frrhead
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