Still Blazing in Long Island City Fire
A major blaze erupted at Doncaster's Iron Foundry on Newtown Creek at 10 46 PM and swept across lumber yards and sheds including Clark Sampson Hammell Tunis Sims Co J D McCenves and others. Five square blocks burned with property losses estimated at 500000. The Lone Island Rails freight depot and nearby passenger depot on Bordon avenue East River faced threats as crews battled the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island City
Doncaster
Newtown Creek
H. F. Burroughs
Clark & Sampson
Whiting Lumber Yards
Hammell’s Stone Works
Tunis, Sims & Co
J. D. McCenves
Newton Creek
East River
Lone Island Rails
Bordon Avenue
E. L. McClare
Deaths and notices span city, politics, and sports news
The issue runs a broad sweep with deaths including Lawson Valentine and Mrs Hicanor Bennett, library founder, plus reports on political intrigue, post office supply bids, and diplomacy talk. It notes baseball results with Boston teams and Amherst vs Williams, frost-damaged crops, and a crank arrest linked to Jay Gould.
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Lawson Valentine
Hicanor Bennett
Bennett
Ae Seyzure
San Diego
Etata
United States
Sartoris
Washington
Alliance
Cincinnati
Rosevelt
Rod
Baltimore
Foster
San Domingo
Venezuela
Fall River
Prins
Eiter General Taft
Boston
Amherst
Williams
Jay Gould
New York
Connecticut
Jay Gould Eyes Western Traffic Association Meeting
New York May 6 Western Traffic Association members convened at the Windsor Hotel with leaders from Missouri Pacific Great Northern Northern Pacific Northwestern Union Pacific Chicago lines and more. Gould observed market cues and asserted the association will endure while discussing rule changes and future joint agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Traffic Association
Chicago
St. Louis
Western Railroads
Windsor Hotel
Fifth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Missouri Pacific
Jay Gould
H. H. Clarke
Great Northern
J. J. Hill
Northern Pacific
Thomas
Oakes
Wege
Northwestern
Marvin Hughett
Albert Keep
Union Pacific
Sidney Dillon
Milwaukee & St. Paul
S. Spencer
E. P. Ripley
Burlington & Quincy
J. V
Illinois Central
W. R. Cruger
Iowa Central
Russell Sage
P. Ackert
Denver & Rio Grande
George Coppell
Wabash
O. J. Ashley
C. M. Hayes
Southern Pacific
Colonel McCook
Chauncey M. Depew
Joseph H. Choate
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
Aldace F. Walker
Board of Commissioners
The
Wall Street
Gould
Hughett
Evening Post
Hackett
Huntington
California
Stubbs
George C. Magoun
Baring, Magoun & Co
C. P. Huntington
Walker
Cable
Rock Island
Western Association
Rock Island and others seek stable cooperation in railway rates
The Rock Island and other lines express satisfaction with remaining in the association to support future operations. Railroad men anticipate steady business at favorable rates and reject reckless reductions. Leeds reports on rule changes, and Gould agrees to commissioners' decisions on cut sugar rates. Gould to unveil joint Eastern agencies plan at tomorrow's meeting.
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Rock Island
Leeds
Hughitt
Gould
Missouri Pacific
Fires Rage Across Several Mills and Shops in Early May
Reports from Brockton Cincinnati Fant River Providence and Fall River detail multiple fires. Dow Manufacturing on Prospect street and American Wheel Company shops suffered large losses with varying insurance coverage. Granite Mill No 2 and Farwell Burdick workshop damage was extensive. First Congregational Unitarian Church in Providence was nearly destroyed and deemed incendiary. Electrical firm Kendall Slade at 43 Milk Street sustained a minor closet fire with minor damage.
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Brockton
Sprcrar
Dow Manufacturing Company
Prospect Street
Cincinnati
Sydney
American Wheel Company
Fant River
Granite Mill No. 2
Eddis Avenue
Pleasant Street
Hall River Steam & Gaspipe Company
Farwell & Burdick
Joseph Z. Springer
Harvey Hughes
Wood Turner
Fall River Steam & Gas Pipe Company
Providence
Ates
First Congregational Unitarian Church
Benefit Street
Acres of crops damaged by frost across Rochester area
Prominent farmers and dealers in Rochester and surrounding townships report heavy crop damage from recent frosts. Beans and early potatoes ruined. peaches likely affected. apples unclear. Inland areas fared worse. peaches at Portage and Penfield damaged. asparagus ruined at Fairport. fruit crops also hit in Leroy and Dansville. Snow and ice linger in Pennsylvania as reaping begins.
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Rochester
N. Y
Lake Shore
Portage
Penfield
Pitsford
Parma
Fairport
Dansville
Leroy
Pennsylvania
Penn
Berks
Blue Mountains
Watertown Forming First Selectmen Club in State
The ex-Selectmen of Watertown met to form a permanent organization named the Watertown Selectmen's Club. Meeting in the selectmen's rooms W H Ingraham presided. Officers elected include President Joshua G Gooch Cambridge and vice-presidents Joshua Coolidge and John K Stickney.
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Watertown
Selectmen of
Selectmen
Watertown Selectmen's Club
Board of Selectmen
W. H. Ingraham
Messrs
Joshua Coolidge
Joshua G. Gooch
Royal Gilkey
William H. Ingraham
John K. Stickney
George N. March
Oliver Shaw
Samuels. Gleason
Hiram D. Skinner
L. Richards
Charles W. Stone
Connecticut State Democratic Club backs constitutional convention
In New Haven on May 6 the State Democratic Club adopted a resolution urging a constitutional convention to revise the state charter. It calls for combining amendments into a single form, clarifying provisions, and electing state offices by plurality. The group urges prompt action by the General Assembly with guaranteed town representation in the House. A vigorous campaign will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
State Democratic Club
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Florist Saloonkeeper Abandons Syracuse for Canada
Albert Burk, a Syracuse florist and saloonkeeper, abruptly left the city for Canada on May 6 leaving liabilities of 40 000 to 50 000 and assets around 20 000 He left in the company of a woman who is now his wife and the notice mentions New Home Sewing Machining at 160 Tremont Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Albert Burk
Canada
Jeft
Italians and Americans his daughter badly injured in Rome mob
Florence May 6 Americans William Jacaues and his 8 to 10 year old daughters were attacked as their carriage was pelted by a mob in Rome. Jacaues, an engineer from Newton Massachusetts, was visiting with his family and had planned a five to six month tour. A grand jury report from New Orleans on the lynching case is analyzed by U.S. and Italian authorities, with debates over naturalization, treaty rights, and protection for foreigners. Reports from Springfield Providence and London comment on the political implications and legal limits of U.S. authority in foreign vicious acts.
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Florence
William Jacaues
Newton
Mass
William Jacoues of
American Bell Telephone Company
Boston
New York
England
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Eldridge Street
Rome
Naples
France
Great Britain
America
Blaine
United States
Italy
Department of Justice
Grant
State Department
New Orleans
Porter
Department of State
Miller
Grand Jury
Springfield
The
Republican
Providence
Congress
Stephen Thacher
Rome Riots Stir Panic Across City Amid Socialist Rumors
A Rome letter from May Day reports widespread panic among officials and citizens. Explosions at Pozzo Pantaleo and political upheavals have fed fear of a revolution, with workers unsettled, religious bodies stockpiling provisions, and elites preparing for possible riots.
Grand Jury Finds New Orleans Killing Sparks Debate
Washington May 6 The New Orleans grand jury report on the Italians killing draws mixed reaction at the Department of State. Legal minds see no surprise in the findings and view the decision as a warning to foreign elements that treaties do not shield unlawful acts from U S law. The report is seen as potentially stabilizing public order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Orleans
Grand Jury
Department of State
United States
Spain US treaty draft sent for immediate signing
Maprio May 6 report says the draft treaty of commerce with the United States was sent to the Spanish Minister in Washington with instructions to sign at once. It is said signatures may be appended by week’s end and the treaty would admit coal petroleum machinery and fats free into Cuba and Puerto Rico while halving the flour duty in exchange for free sugar coffee and cocoa into the U S. Castile deputies oppose, arguing Spanish flour cannot compete with American flour in the Antilles but the government can sign without chamber authority.
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Maprio
Spain
United States
Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
Castile
Spanish Antilles
Revolutionary Movement in Costa Rica Reported
May 6. reports arrive of a revolution in Costa Rica with the president declaring a state of siege and suspending personal guarantees on May 1. Panamanian sources note ongoing turmoil as forces clash and authorities tighten control.
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Panama
Costa Rica
Promises Like Reeds How Made and How Broken
Henry Lambert voices civil service reform concerns at West Newton meeting criticizing Republicans and President Harrison for failing to fully implement civil service rules. He cites exam results, patronage patterns, and changes in offices, then notes three resolutions praising partial reforms and urging broader adoption, followed by annual report highlights and officers elected for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Society of Natural History
Newton Civil Service Reform Association
Henry Lambert
State Board of Gas and Electric Light Omanners
Kelsea Gast Light Company
Russell
East Bridgewater
McDonald Municipal
Senate
House
Boards of Commissioners
West Newton
Newton
Cleveland
Harrison
Lambert
Corse
Wanamaker
Clarkson
Civil Service
Russia
Civil Service Commission
Salstonstall
Internal Revenue
Indian Bureau
Tracy
Navy
Naval
Lodge
Greenhalge
Congress
Commission
Steamers Arrive at Boston and New York May 6 1901
A list of steamers arriving or sailing on May 6 from various ports. Notable entries include Michigan from Liverpool, Virginian from Liverpool, State of Indiana from New York, Karlsruhe from Bremen, spastadam from Rotterdam, Manhattan and Nevada from Liverpool, Havel from Bremen, Westernland from Antwerp, British Prince from Liverpool, and off-port movements involving Prawle Point and Mataue. Additional arrivals include Gera from Baltimore at Bremen and Trave from Bremen for New York, with Mongolian from Liverpool for Montreal and Wisconsin from New York for Liverpool listed in the notices.
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Boston
Michigan
Liverpool
Virginian
State of Indiana
New York
Baltimore
Karlsruhe
Bremen
Spastadam
Rotterdam
Manhattan
Nevada
Havel
Westernland
Antwerp
Philadelphia
British Prince
Spree
City of New York
Two old crooks caught in Fairfield woods arrest
Norwalk police detain Henry Ludington and Dora Conroy early this morning in an old hut in Fairfield woods. They are charged with involvement in numerous burglaries in Norwalk and nearby towns. A confederate named Brown fled. Ludington is a repeated offender who was jailed for burglary years ago, later escaping.
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Norwalk
Conn
Henry Ludington
Dora Conroy
Bridgeport
Fairfield Woods
Brown
Ludington
Verney's Punishment for Procuring and Conspiracy
London May 6 Captain Ede mund H Verney MP pleaded not guilty to procuring Miss Nellie Beckett but admitted conspiracy with Mme Roullier of Paris. He was sentenced by Sir Thomas Chambers to one year in prison without hard labor, with the judge noting broader implicatons beyond this single case.
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London
Edemund H. Verney
Nellie Beckett
Verney
Mme. Roullier
Paris
Thomas Chambers
Crimea
Kitson predicts U S steel rise amid boundless resources
Sir James Kitson, president of the Iron & Steel Institute, after a U S visit, said US resources would drive future growth in iron and steel regardless of protection or free trade. He noted US furnaces now outproduce England, but England offers economy and material quality. He warned English producers and workers to temper demands.
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London
Sir James Kitson
The
Iron & Steel Institute
United States
James
England
John Kitson
Gazette demands Russia in Behring Sea talks
Moscow dispatch shows The Gazette angrily denouncing English and American press for excluding Russia from Behring Sea discussions. It warns any agreement without Russia’s consent is worthless, urges U S and Russia to settle without England, and opposes Britain’s sea dominance.
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Moscow
the Gazette
Russia
Gazette
England
America
Loss of the Thanemore sparks debate on cotton packing
London reports from May 6 cite owner Mr. Johnson as saying the British steamship Thanemore likely burned at sea due to badly packed American cotton. He warned cotton shipments are risky despite promises of better packing after the Thanemore sailed from Baltimore to London on October 26 and has not been heard from since.
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London
Thanemore
Baltimore
Johnson
Gladstonian Victory in Stowmarket Election
In Stowmarket, London on May 6, Baron Sydney De Stern won the Stowmarket division seat as a Gladstonian Liberal against Edward Walters Green by 214 votes. The previous election had Green with 3906 votes to 336 for Edward North Buxton, whom Green defeated.
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Stowmarket
London
de Suffolk
Ipswich
Baron Sydney de Stern
Edward Walters Green
Mr. Green
Gladstone
Edward North Buxton
Lord Allandale Impostor Sentenced in Maine Prison
Charles Oscar Ded Courcey of Machias pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretences and was sentenced to two years in the state prison. He had previously claimed to be a lord and heir to a vast fortune. The May 6 ruling followed the sensational local display of his pretensions.
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Cavais
Charles Oscar Ded Courcey
Machias
Lord
Allandale
France Cuts Wheat Duty For One Year in Trade Move
Paris reports the government lowers the import duty on wheat to 3 francs per hundred kilos for a year while maize duties stay unchanged. The flour duty is reduced to 6 francs.
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France
Paris
McCarthyites seek arbitration on Paris fund release
London May 6 At a meeting the Mc Carthyites resolved to submit the question of releasing the Paris fund to arbitrators with power to refer to an umpire one to be appointed by Mr McCarthy and one by Mr Parnell for final decision
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London
McCarthyites
Paris
McCarthy
Parnell
Union men out of a job in Haverhill factory
May 6 in Haverhill, a group of Wallace Elliott & Co. shoe makers quit after the firm rehired non union man W. G Nelson who had worked in bottoming before the strike. Manager Mr. Chase said Nelson would stay as long as business runs, and he expects replacements can be found as trade is dull and labor is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Wallace Elliott & Co
W. G Nelson
Chase
Nelson
Amateur Athletic Club Formed in Haxtrorp Conn
A new amateur athletic club formed in Haxtrorp Connecticut with over a hundred members tonight. Officers elected: President Arthur L. Shipman, Vice President James H. Knight, Secretary Morriss Penrose, Treasurer Meigs H. Whaples. Governing committee includes A Collins, Charles Soby, James P. Andrew Lucius F. Robinson, William A. Graham, and J. H. Greene. A constitution was adopted and rooms will be secured at once.
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Haxtrorp
Conn
Arthur L. Shipman
James H. Knight
Morriss Penrose
Meigs H. Whaples
A. Collins
Charles Soby
James P. Andrew Lucius F. Robinson
William A. Graham
J. H. Greene
Aged King Dead After Long Life in City
John King aged 97 died today on the war tersary, having been born in France and living here twenty five years.
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John King
France
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Young Wien
A.columbia Call
Pope Mfg. CO
Franklin St
Mason & Hama
Ss News
James Kitson
Iron and Steel Indusery
Behring Sea
Ed. H. Verney
Aage William Jacques
Lynn
Haile
A. P. Peabody
New England Historic Genealogical Society
General Devens
Loyal Legion
Irvington Oval
Rand-Avery Company
United States District Court
Clarrette Johnson
General Butler
Boston Merchants Association
Boston Latin Schoo Association
Winthrop School
J. F
Marshall
Cambridge Commandery
Knights of ‘Semplars
Lawrence Phelps
First Congregational Church
Chelsea
Charlestown
Rock
Ark
J. K. Brantley
Iron Mountain & Southern Road
Brantley
Iron Mountain Land Commissioner
Ray Will
Na‘'I’s Life Ins. CO
J.T. Phelps
Bini
Dev
Western Traffic Association Con
Ference
Kendall & Slade
Milk Street
Jack Frost
Democratic Club
Tremont Street
St. James’s Gazette
Oi Rudini
Oreans
Crisps
Crispi
Rudini
Pozzo Pantaleo
Carabineria
Vatican
Republican Party
Ton Association
Leverett Saltonstall
Edwin B. Haskell
Robert R. Bishop
William P. Ellison
Petals F. Seaver
Nathaniel J. Filem
Warrac P. Tyler
Thomas B. Fitz
G. K. Gilbert
Heath
Edward P. Bond
Rh. L. Bridgman
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