New York Celebrates the Inauguration of Greater New York
Newsreel accounts describe New York entering the era of Greater New York with a midnight bell, a grand parade, electric illuminations, and civic ceremonies. Officials, a mayoral appointment plan, and a festive crowd around Union Square mark the birth of the new municipality amid bright lights and pageantry.
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Tie
Greater
New York
City Hall Park
Crass
Old City
Union Square
New York City Celebrates with Pageant and Fireworks
A grand parade through Manhattan and other boroughs featured a German society procession, a Brooklyn wedding celebration, and a late night city hall salute. The event included a bomb display, a national gun salute, and crowds dispersing amid rain turning to snow, with public ceremonies honoring civic leaders and a mix of cultural pageantry.
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Mavch
Miterial
Is Aide
Panetiers
Chicago
Fifteenth Street
Folland
Brooklyn Tridge
Mather Ixnickerbocker
Brooklyn
Italy
Alige Madison
Little White Hall
San Francisco
New York
Bedlam
National Board
Overman Wheel founder's lavish life amid Chicopee factory plans
Local report on Victor Wheel Meker Overman of Springhead Mass facing collapse of the Overman Wheel Co. amid bicycle overproduction in 1890s. Details include lavish entertaining, a costly home and factory kitchens serving executives, with notes on market decline and economic pressures.
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Victor Wheel Meker
Busted
Springhead
Mass
Jan
L—Thers
Welleye
Overman Wheel Company
Chicopee
Overman
Springer Society
Pearl and
Federal Brewers
Springfeld
Condemns the Wheel After Brooklyn Socialite's Death
In New York on January 1 a fashionable Brooklyn socialite died after long battles with drink and a wheel drink habit. Her husband issued a statement blaming the wheel for her death and fate. The woman reportedly began riding along the cyl path less than two years earlier and then fell into heavy drinking and stimulants, consuming a quart of gin in a session.
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New York
Brooklyn
Burlington introduces new observation vestibuled trains
The Burlington unveils wide observation vestibuled trains for all travel classes. Denver Missouri River and St Louis limited routes feature every car with a wide observation vestibule and gas lighting. A duplicate of the Chicago connection, the trains reflect Burlington management credit and service leadership.
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Burlington
St. Loyla
Missouri River
Denver
St. Louis
Chicago
Pullman Sleepers Cut Time and Distance to Los Angeles
Fragmentary notice describes a daily service of Pullman Palace Sleepers, Improved Tourist Sleepers, and Breezy Chair Cars lighted by electricity to Los Angeles. It mentions shorter travel time and reduced rents, with references to cold cures and laser tabs omitted from readable text.
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Pullman Palace
Pullman
Los Angeles
Hoyt's A Trip to Chinatown at Grand Opera House
Local dramatic news reports Hoyt's farce A Trip to Chinatown seen today at Grand Opera House. The long running New York hit, once 656 nights, is revived with Frank Lane leading a large troupe. Also Crawford matinee presents The No Orphans with Capt Herne US A. next. Gun Hill Vaudeville visits Ninth Street theater next week.
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Hoyt
Chinatown
Grand Opera
New York City
Mr. Hoyt
Prank Lane
Audienees
Her Olden Comedy Company
Ford Theater
Herne
U.S. A
Gun Hill
Ninth Street
Kunaux City
Crawford
Mystic Cure for Biematism and Nenralgia Sold In Topeka
Breamatism Cured is a Day, Mystic Cure for Biematism and Nenralgia claims rapid relief in 1 to 3 days. Ex-Postmaster A F Anthony praises one bottle and two doses for rheumatism. Sold by Swift and Holliday Drug Co, 523 Kansas avenue, Topeka. Hamilton ball Monday night, Jan. 2 by the Mid-Continent band.
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A. F. Anthony
Promise City Town
Swift & Holliday Drug Co
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Hamilton Ball
Spasms and nervous remedies touted by Dr Miles in Kingston
A Kingston letter from Mrs Walter Steward recounts her child’s severe spasms, partial speech loss, and recovery after four bottles of Dr Miles Nervine. The notice promotes Dr Miles Remedies sold by druggists with a positive guarantee and offers free literature on heart and nervous systems.
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Sadie Steward
Kingston
Miles
Nervine
Miles Nerville
Knickerbocker Greys Form Guard for New York Wealth
New York officials report a new military sociedade the Knickerbocker Greys to guard the city’s wealthy elite. Incorporators include Mrs. Walter Lispenard Suydam Mrs. Edward Curtis and Mrs George De Forest. The group envisions elite training from childhood in tactics riding and fortification amid social pressures and fear of a revolution.
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New York
Knickerbocker Greys
Albany
Walter Lispenard Suydam
Edward Curtis
George de Forest
Louis XVI
Therm
Money Guard
Paris
Louis Philippe
Tours Philippe
Napoleon i
Marie Louise
Marie Louises
Marie Lowlses
Knickerbocker Griys
Inter Orbocker Greys
Jessen
Knickerhockey Grove
Tush
Hawkins
Hut
Berkeley Lyceum
White
Alead
Jeorum
Vauthier
Pencers
Atena
Colrne
Union Pacific Route Through Key Western Cities Listed
The Union Pacific offers fast travel to Bea ver Cheyenne Salt Lake City San Francisco Portland and Puget Sound points with Pullman tourist sleepers and magnificent equipment. For timetables pamphlets rates and fares apply to F A Lewis City Ticket Agent.
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Union Pacific
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Beaver
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Portland
Puget Sound
F. A. Lews
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Harper & Brothers
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