Real estate value soars. Grigsby among top taxpayers in New York
Special to The Washington Post reports an $810,000,000 rise in New York real estate assessments, totaling about $5.4 billion in real estate and $3.1 billion in personal property. Andrew Carnegie era moguls like Emil ie Grigsby, John D Rockefeller, and Russell Sage appear among the wealthiest, with Grigsby assessed at $590,900,000. Other noted names include Mrs Zeigler, Platt, and Mohr Wood. lists show few changes at the top and several large personal-taxpayers.
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Washington Post
New York
Lan
Andrew Lumegie
John D Rockefeller
Russell Sage
Faniul Ame
William EK
Rae
Matilda Zeigter
William Zeigler
Emre Grigsby
Grigsby
Charles Lo Yehes
Sinoois
Sloan
TTS
Sal Gromer
Tonio Platt
Mohr Wood
Alan Wol
RO McClean
Abe
Charles Mioophs
Parsons
Leo Republican Maite
Leah
Taxedoon
Taxedoon Vobpe Segalls | Tenry Corrielere For Par Stam and A Whlyem Ellis
Platt
Iscoon
Selen
Mail Train Wrecked Near Princesse Anne Switch Tampered
A mail train on the N Y P N R R wrecked after a switch tampering near Princess Anne. Reported injuries to several passengers and a mail clerk. one car derailed, with casualties described as minor. Obituaries note multiple deaths and funeral notices for residents including Samuel R Schart and Ward family members. Remains to be interred at National Cemetery.
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Princess Anne
Y.P
N.R.R
Pruins
Mitch Grin
Joan Manton
Bringtes
Anel
Jamal Y
Husrat
Jeral
Samuel RO Schart
Snvie Rim
Ward Chase
Seerag
Hospital Deaths Record Reflects National Veterans’ Care
Fragmented Health Office record lists deceased individuals with hospital stays and ages, including references to Freedmen's Hospital and Anacostia. The document notes multiple years of service and long-term medical care, with partial names and places such as Washington DC area institutions and March dates.
Wisnieski Freed After Murder Admits Plea
Camden judge frees Joseph Wisnieski after he confessed to murder, ruling no jury would likely convict. He notes the crime technically is murder but grants clemency, stating Wisnieski did not evade charges and has saved the state expenses, with monthly probation checks ordered.
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Camden
N. J
Jan
Joseph Wisnieski
Supreme Court
Garrison
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Wisnieski
Antonio Grobowski
Wismeski
Kaiser Is Indisposed Receives Official Reports
Berin January 8 Emperor William remains bedridden with a slight cold and is receiving routine reports in his apartment. Foreign Secretary Baron von Richthofen is seriously ill from overwork and may be unable to resume duties for a long time, possibly prompting a change in the foreign office.
Denounce Massacres of Jews Meeting in London
Mass meeting at Queens Hall chaired by Jane Rothschild voiced indignation and horror at massacres in Russia. Platform included the chief rabbi the Arch bishop of Westminster the Bishop of Ripon the lord mayor and Lord Milne. Lord Rothschild read letters of approval from prominent figures.
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London
Jane lLora Rothschild
Queens Hall
Russia
Westminster
Ripon
Lord Milne
Lord Rothschild
Canterbury
Henry Campbell-Bannerton
Arthur J Balfour
Josep Chamberlain
John E Redmond
Alverstone
Case Against Frange Double Dealing With Sultan
Berlin reports a German pamphlet on Morocco argues France seeks exclusive Moroccan control and to isolate the Sultan from other powers. It cites German dispatches showing the French pressuring reforms while denying a European mandate, with the Sultan claiming he will treat four powers equally and questioning French claims.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Morocco
Fez
Europe
Herr Wassel
Pez
Germany
Great Britain
France
Spain
M_ Thleasse
Sail Mulaf Abd-El-Azez
M Delcasse
Herr Vasser
Rene Tailandier
Caid
Rene Vaillardier
Italy
Rene
Jount Ton Tattenbach-Astoid
M. Delcasse
Chamber of Deputies
Emperor Witham
Mororce
von Buelow
Prince von Radolin
Paris
Fes
Vor Fattenbach-Ashold
Jane
Moroces
Count von Tattenbach- Ashold
France Morocco book reviewed as harmless libretto
Naturally presented the French intentions toward Morocco unfavorably. Count von Tattenbach-Ashold’s dispatch exposes alleged French perfidy, while Germany objects to the Sultan’s interpretation. The work is seen as retrospective about Delcasse and a late, calm, sarcastic note amid Algeciras deliberations.
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Count von Taltenbach-Ashold
Count von Tattenbach- Aghold
Fez
Mo Delcasse
France
Morocco
Count von Tattenbach-Ashold
Germany
Tunis
M. Delcasse
M Delcasse
Algeciras
Lawrence narrowly escapes sinking after Worden collision
The destroyer Lawrence was rammed by sister ship Worden off Pine Beach late Saturday night. A V-shaped hole 19 four by 2.5 feet formed in her port side and Compartment D flooded. Officers refused to discuss cause or weather conditions. Lawrence dry docked for repairs while Worden towed away, then returned to anchor.
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Specialtora
Washington Post
Norfolk
Worden
Lawrence
Pine Beach
Lamberts Point
Lieut Hart
Hart
Navy Yard
Rough Voyage on Atlantic ashfield arrives eight days late
The British steamer Ashfield arrived in Boston after an eight day delay from storm gales. It left Fowey on December 17 and after Christmas Day gale, ran at top speed but covered only ninety miles per hour. Heavy seas washed over the deck, wrecking fittings and flooding the forward hold, damaging cargo. London reports Hercules met heavy seas en route from Savannah and jettisoned 1,000 cases. losing a blade of the screw and deck damage.
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Ashfield
Boston
Fowey
England
London
Hercules
Savannah
Stremen
Campaign in England Rallying the Unionists in Defensible Posture
London coverage notes Liberal attacks dominate the dawning campaign as Unionists defend tariff reform and Home Rule. Cabinet members flood the ralleys while several former ministers address crowds, with key figures like Asquith Chamberlain and Lloyd George driving the issues. Tariff reform, Home Rule, and Morrocan concerns shape the contest.
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London
Jane
King Edward
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Privy Council
Charles Dilke
Forest of Dean
Gloucestershire
House of Commons
Greenwich
Hugh Cecil
Free Traders
Balfour
Herbert Henry Asquith
Joseph Chamberlain
John Morter
Lord Lansdowne
Board of Trade
Morocco
Charles
St. Louis Printers Strike Ends With Compromise
Nine major St. Louis printing houses ratified a compromise with the Typographical Unionending the job printers strike. Workers return to a nine hour day with any ninth year paid at 40 cents and overtime at 50 cents per hour. Also reports the British steamer Puritan ashore near Hais, Denmark with aid dispatched.
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St. Louis
Typographical
London
Puritan
New Orleans
Aarhaus
Hais
Denmark
Italian Ex-Minister Warns War Between Germany and Britain
A former cabinet minister and noted statesman argues in the Corriere della Sera that the core antagonism is between Germany and Great Britain. He warns that war between them would drag in other powers, set back Europe for centuries, and shift dominance to America and Japan unless the two sides understand.
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Germany
England
Rome
Corriere Della Sepa
Great Britain
Europe
America
Japan
War clauses enter contracts amid Moroccan inquiry
Berlin reports the National Zeitung notes a general lassitude on the boerse as the Moroccan question unfolds. It says war clauses are being inserted in grain contracts and that war insurance is being taken out in other businesses as precautionary measures. Imperial shares rose 6 pfennigs despite the scare.
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Berlin
The
National Zeitung
China Opens Talks With Russia Over Manchuria
Peking January 8 Chinese government appoints Dr T Tong a foreign office veteran to negotiate with Russia on Northern Manchuria. The plan aims to limit the number of frontier guards as merchants returning from Harbin report dissatisfaction among Russian troops who fear the Emperor is allotting lands to peasants and worry soldiers are not receiving their share in Manchuria.
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Peking
Dr. T. Tong
Foreign Office
Russia
Alanchuria
Harbin
Manchuria
Columbus
Laylor
Taylor
Soves
Senatons
Charleston Prepares Welcome for Secretary Bonaparte and Officer Guests
Charleston awaits the U S cruiser Charleston with Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte aboard for a harbor visit on Tuesday afternoon. A public reception and the presentation of a $3000 silver punch bowl are planned, with a city-wide program including hotel events, harbor excursion, fox hunt, and a hunt dinner. The city allocates $16 000 to $20 000 to stage the visit.
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Charleston
Bonaparte
Coast Defense Squadron
Congressman Legare
Norfolk
United States
Dolphin
Baltimore
Lynn Haven Bay
Baron Ritchie Stricken With Paralysis In London
Baron Ritchie, Lorion, and Jan Charles Thomson Ritchie, once chancellor of the exchequer in the early Balfour administration, suffered paralysis tonight. Ritchie was created a baron on December 8 following the Balfour cabinet resignation.
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Lorion
Jan
Charles Thomson Ritchie
Ritchie
Balfour
Logan Tucker Named in President’s Senate Nominations
Nominations sent to the Senate include Logan Tucker of Illinois for lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He is the son of Lt Col. W. F. Tucker and grandson of Gen. John A. Logan. The list also names pension and land office posts across states, with many individuals slated for Interior and Army-Navy promotions.
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Senate
Logan Tucker
Illinois
Marine Corps
W. F. Tucker
Pay Corps
U. S.A
John A. Logan
Indianapolis
Ind
Albert O. Marah
Morrin C Barrow
Douglas
Wyo
Eugene B Mather
Buffalo
Wyo Register of Land Office
Frederick W. Daniela
Postwasters
Connecticut
George D Carey
Sound Beach
Massachusetts
Henry Converse
Rutland
New York
Dayton H Whipple
Altamont
J D Dentaon
Greene
Ellsworth Sweet
Waterloo
Pennsylvania
Jacob R Evans
Nanticoka
Elmer S Hull
Montgomery
Samuel Sparr
Williamsburg
Howard B. Frankberry
Point Marion
Alaska
John P Clum
Fairbanks
Arkansas
Howard W Burruss
Holly Grove
California
James Ir Scott
Georgia
Lena Hrimberry
Camilla
Idaho
John F Cook Jr
Bonners Ferry
Ingis
John J Reeve
Jacksonville
Oxzlas Riley
Champaign
Robert N Chapman
Charleston
Frank
Davidson, Clinton
Joseph G Were
Baptons
Walter W Lindsey
Urbana
Indiana
Samuel 8S Heath
Lebanon
Frank D Garr
Farmington
Francis Trunkey
Mima
Marion Bruce
Rolfe
Harry Mr Nama
Tpion
Charles Mo Stevens
Williams
William & Browning
Windeld
Fansas
James M Goff
Walnut
Louisiana
William Price
Homer
Michigan
Frank E Nellix
Mount Clemens
Missouri
Trank M
South Carolina
Elizabeth A
Mixon
Barnswell
Virginia
John & Kimberly
Fort Monroe
Clinton
W Hoge
Gate City
Wisconsin
Royden J Coon
Plainfield
Army
Navy
Autos on Rural Routes Approved for Carriers
Postmaster General Cortelyou endorsed the Fourth Assistant De Graw recommendation allowing rural carriers to use automobiles on their routes. The approval includes a right to require carriers to stop using cars if service is unsatisfactory and to maintain a fixed schedule so patrons receive their mail at roughly the same time each day.
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Cortelyou
de Graw
Palm Limited Makes Inaugural Run to Florida
The Southern Railway Palm Limited inaugurated yesterday arrived at Pennsylvania station at 6 53 p m eight minutes late. The train will operate about four months and consists of seven cars including compartment club dining and observation cars. It travels from New York to St Augustine Fla over 1000 miles in twenty seven hours with sixty three passengers aboard. Conductor Smithers, with twenty five years of service, led the train.
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Southern Railway
Pennsylvania Station
New York
St. Augustine
Fla
Palms and Pines
Southland
Smithers
The
Southern
Editors Demand Delaware River Survey Explained
Philadelphia editors urge explanations to the Rivers and Harbors Committee and Chairman Burton for denying a thirty-five foot Delaware River survey. A letter to the Maritime Exchange proposes witnesses in Washington, questions depth needs, and challenges claims about port benefits and official data.
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Philadelphia
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Burton
Delaware River
Maritime Exchange of Philadelphia
Washington
E. Rotherwood
Philadelhhia
Congress
Bke
Boston
New York
Baltimore
San Francisco
New Orleans
Chicago
Buffalo
Piladelphia
Ohio Senators Clash Over Patronage in Consulate Move
Ohio Senators Dick and Foraker urge the Foreign Relations Committee to withhold approval of Richard W Austin's nomination as consul at Glasgow, arguing the President ousted Samuel M Taylor and seeking wider tests of patronage norms. The dispute signals a rift with the President and foreshadows a broader Ohio bid to partition federal patronage.
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Samuel M. Taylor
Ohio
Glasgow
Scotland
Dick and
Foraker
Committee On Foreign Relations
Richard W Austin
Tennessee
Tackhed
Taylor
Buckeye
Austin
Senate
Taylo
Columbus
Howard Munnington
Urbana
Tolumbus
Charles Pearce
Franklin County
Swamp Root Promises Kidney Health and General Renewal
The ad claims kidney weakness triggers many diseases and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy. It contains testimonial letters praising the product, instructions to send for a free sample and book, and notes on availability and hospital use, with references to Kilmer and Wilber’s Swamp Root. The text also tangentially discusses political appointments and a Columbus customs post. these lines interrupt the medical promotion.
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The
Washington Daily Post
Kilmer
Walker
East
Lynden St
Atlanta
Wilmer
Wilmer & Cabinet
Eoe
Culberson and Morgan Introduce Rate Bills
Two railroad rate bills were introduced in the Senate yesterday. Culberson of Texas presents a plan to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to reduce unjust rates within thirty days, with appeals to equity courts. Morgan of Alabama proposes court action for shippers to recover damages for excessive rates and rebates, with appeals to the Supreme Court.
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Senate
Culberson
Texas
Committee On Commerce
Culverson
Mrr. Morgan
Alabama
Morgan
Luau
United States District Court
United States Supreme Court
Mixed fact and law case heard by Supreme Court docket
District Court records list numerous individuals including John Paras Ardxa Leilinggins born in Baltimore and James Smith among others from states such as New York City Los Angeles and Virginia. The bill provision allows state represented suits in federal courts and jury trials, reflecting legislative intent.
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United Stes Distrit Court
Fedecra
Jonn
Leiliggins
Batetimore
Heum van Doensen
New York City
Jaesepiine Williams
Los Angeles
Harry Jo Daly
Heon Louie Simms Olof B
Wesbeng
Esther Anderson
Joseph Carpenter
Evelyn van Ness Ashles Cline
Laura Sheets
Dovede Way
Hinton T
Marguerite Ro Mangin Tieyd F Wiltshire
Portlaid
Orez Tnt
le Mishals
Recharo
Joseph Brooks
Vinnie Hamton
M Willian
la Plata
Charles Burrell
Buchayat
Milnes
James Smith
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Andrew Carnegie
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C. T. Yerkes
Depen
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Health Office Record
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Ateme Hospital
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Seager
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
J William Lee
Eid Mourin
R. F. Harvey’s Sons
FUS Fal Dinlc
Fourteenth Street NW
St Clara
Wredioas Liapel Telephona
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John R. Wright CO
Porera
George P. Zurhorst
East Gapttol St
Teinahone
Kaiser
Apollinaris
Neuenahr
Frange
Sultan
Pariy
Atlantic
Liberal
Hastings
Healy
Timothy M Healy
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Cardinal Logue
Armagh
Archbishop Walsh
Dublin
United Irish League
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League
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Boerse
China
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C S Stanworth
Minneapolis
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J T Burwell
H R Insley
Wall
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Ror Batton
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la Bavole
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Zea
Antwerp
Baron Ritchie Stricken
Logan
Postmaster General
Rock and Rye
To-Kalon
Palm Leaf Limited ON
DR. Kilmer & Coo
Binghamton, N.Y
Binghamston, N. K
Boosae
Graus
HUB Furniture CO
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Schwartz & Peltman
Uvenue
John F Eline
Johns Hopkins Hospital
W. R Atkins
James Wilkes
Dillon
S. C
Affieck
Storr
Pennsylvania Avenue
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