Giant River Tunnels Replace Bridges in New Jersey and New York
After half a century of talk, the Hudson tunnel project nears completion with twin tubes cut through and cased. The work under the river, costing about 30 million total, connects New Jersey terminals to Manhattan lines, with six hundred workers and trains slated to run in eighteen months. A five cent fare for a full river-to-river trip is promised, amid steel lined tubes deep below the river bed for safety.
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Hudson River
New Jersey
Manhattan
Jersey
New York
W. G. Oakman
Hudson Companies
Manhattan- Jersey
New York City
Hudson
Hudson Company
New York and New Jersey Railroad Company
New Jersey Shore
Cortlandt
Church Streets
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna
Fourth Avenue
Astor Place
Sixth Avenue
Thirty Third Street
Hoboken
Noted American Urges Stuffing For Christmas Turkey
A long polemic defends traditional stuffing as the soul of turkey served at Christmas. The writer denounces critics who crave a stuffingless bird, praising stuffing as mother’s recipe and a civilizational staple. The piece laments any shift away from the aromatic, savory crumble that fills the room and memories.
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Epicure
Simon
Turkey
Tunnels to Ease Travel on Hudson and East River
Collisions from operational blunders should end as many tunnels are planned. The Pennsylvania Railroad will push under the Hudson, with rapid progress and each trunk line into Jersey City to have its own tunnel. East River piercings pose few issues. within five years trains may run Philadelphia to Boston without water crossings. Electric trains could complete Philadelphia to New York trips in one hour within ten years.
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Hudson River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
East River
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Sarah Bernhardt in Paris Boudoir Amid Luxurious Oddities
The passage depicts Sarah Bernhardt amid an ornate Paris boudoir with royal purple decor, silk cocoon canopy, electric eye socket hangings, and exotic companions including a tiger and baboon. It notes her vivacity and longstanding star image as she electrified her native city decades ago.
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Thomas Car Lisard
Sarah Bardt
Paris
Mme. Bernhardt
Rae
Sarah
Bernharat Ie
Ana
Nen
Sity
The Queen Beatrice rose hailed from Washington
A Washington gardener is said to have originated what experts call the finest rose yet, the Queen Beatrice. A pink tea rose with light crimson in the bud, it resists light damage and boasts a superior fragrance. Florist F H Kramer of Washington plans large greenhouse production with an initial market push and a rumored 150000 to 200000 dollars in potential sales amid strong demand from florists nationwide.
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Isa
Washington
Beatrice
Kramer
Robert E. Lee
I. H. Kramer
Dower-Sellers
KF. H. Kramer
Lawson
Beatrice” Rose
Kelles
Liberty
Madam Chatenay
Gardiner Hubbard Mansion
Peter Bissett
F. H. Kramer
Bissett
Mra
Gardiner Hubbard
National Geographic Wiety
Alexander Graham Bell
Twin Oaks
National Capital
Thomas Fields
Washington Florist
Ready
Golden Gate
The
Washington Florists’ Club
Comfort and Cupid Drive Enlistment at Uncle Sam’s HQ
An article notes Cupid as a key recruiter for the army with sergeants at the recruiting office attributing enlistments to romantic motives. It claims many youths join after heartbreak seeking military uniforms and a chance to impress partners, with vanity also playing a role in recruitment.
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Cupid
Sam
Love
Cupid Doen bin
Uncle Sami'a
Adopted son of late millionaire Zeigler to inherit vast fortune
A boy viewed as one of the wealthiest in the world, adopted son of the late Zeigler, aged fourteen, is set to inherit nearly 20 million dollars. Edwin Booth reportedly smoked about twenty five cigars daily for a long period.
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Zeigler
Edwin Booth
Public Land Frauds detailed by land commission report
The piece traces three Westward land grabs by a desert land entryman, a homesteader, and a timber claimant who sold early to larger interests, highlighting the systemic fraud in desert, homestead and timber laws. It notes Roosevelt's irrigation push, the Public Lands Commission findings, and calls for congressional action to curb giveaways and protect homeseekers.
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Suuwn Byrd
Tates
W. A. Richards
Public Lands Commission
Rnosevelt
Congress
Messige
Easte
Great Wort
Oregon
John J. Murphy
Truman
Cook Nap
Senate
House of Representatives
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Beatrice Rose
Uncle Sam
Public Land
President's
Public Land Commission
Richard
Middle West
United States
Tiis
Lewis and Clarke
Far Northwest
General Land Office
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestry
Frederick H. Newell
National Irrigation Or Reclamation Service
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