Double Explosions Hit Buildings as Strikes Spark Turmoil
A bomb at the Allied Iron Association on East Fourteenth Street and a dynamite blast at the Altman building site killed three and injured many. Police halted panic as crowds gathered near Fifth Avenue while investigators arrested two superintendents for criminal negligence.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
East Thirty-fourth Street
Jacob Metzger
Post & McCord
Frank Anderson
O'Rourke Construction Company
Eason Denies Plea in Taggart Divorce Case
The hearing on Captain Taggart and Mrs. Taggart’s divorce motion for a new trial proceeded in Wooster Ohio. Judge Eason overruled the request to dismiss the motion and promised a final decision next Friday. Funds totaling 80000 left to Mrs. Taggart by foster parents are tied up with Equitable Trust Company amid John R. Walsh financial troubles.
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Commercial Tribune
Wooster, CO
Taggart
Local Gas Franchise bid backed by West Virginia fields
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company seeks a natural gas franchise as attorney for Germer Brothers asserts West Virginia fields offer unlimited supply. He notes five entities can deliver gas with 114 million feet daily. Germer Bros pledge 100 million feet daily if franchised, claiming strong financial standing.
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West Virginia
Cincinnati Concern
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Council Committee On Light
Albert S. Bettinger
Business Men’s Club
Miller
F. B. Enslee
Huntington
W. Va
Germer Bros
Enslee
United States
Cincinnati
Daring Wimmer Rescue Entombs Men in Tunnel
Three divers swam into the East River Tunnel at Long Island City and reached two Italian laborers trapped for over forty hours after a cave in. They carried the exhausted men to the platform, aided by two more rescuers, as cheers rose from the crowd and work on the shaft halted.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
East River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Long Island City
Benjamin Lewis
Charles Murdorn
Philip Edlondo
Lewis
Edlondo
Missionaries Recalled from Chinese Interior Posts
The Daily Mail correspondent reports that Anglican missionaries at Soochow Huchow and Hangchow have been recalled to Shanghai amid disquieting news from the interior.
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London
Daily Mail
Shanghai
Soochow
Huchow
Hangchow
Strife in Shanghai as Allied Forces Deploy
Armed guards patrol Shanghai amid possible renewed disturbances. The U S cruiser Baltimore landed a force, the British cruiser Diadem sent 500 men ashore, and other warships are expected. Reports say German troops are arriving from Kiaochow and the gunboat Tiger has reached the port.
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Shanghai
United States
Baltimore
Diadem
Kiao-Chou
Tiger
Disturbances Reported in Shanghai Curbed by Naval Forces
State Department received a cable from Shanghai noting further unrest and a few casualties but reporting that naval forces from several nations had the situation under control.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
State Department
Shanghai
Priest Indicted for Grand Larceny in Yonkers Case
The Rev. Bernard A. Brady pastor of St Joseph Roman Catholic Church Yonkers was indicted for grand larceny by a New York grand jury. He allegedly fraudulently secured a $10 000 bequest for the church from the estate of Mrs Margaret Brady who died recently. Miss Viola Hess of San Francisco challenged the will in probate proceedings.
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Commercial Tribune
White Plains
N. Y
Bernard A. Brady
St. Joseph Roléman Catholic Church
Yonkers
Margaret Brady
St. Joseph Church
Viola Hess
San Francisco
Autoists Missing in Snow on Arizona Mountains
A trans continental automobile carrying Percy F. Megargee of New York and David W. Bassett of Lansing Michigan is lost in deep snow west of Flagstaff Arizona after leaving Williams Friday. A relief party with food blankets and shovels searched through a blizzard while other groups hunted for two more men lost in the mountains.
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Commercial Tribune
Flagstaff
Ariz
Percy F.,megargee
New York
David W. Bassett
Lansing
Mich
Here
Williams
Foreign residents moved by authorities in Shanghai
The Shanghai correspondent reports American residents are ordered into foreign settlements while German authorities relocate their nationals from areas around the German Consulate.
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London
Shanghai
The
Morning Post
Fire destroys women’s wing at Blackwell’s Island workhouse
Fire swept the women’s wing of the City Workhouse on Blackwell’s Island near Seventy-ninth Street in New York City. By 3 30 a.m. authorities reported no fatalities and prisoners moved to safety as fireboats and extra engines joined the effort. delays in arrival were caused by island ferry service disruption and difficult access. Police reserves assisted guards to maintain order during the blaze.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Blackwell's Island
East River
Seventy-ninth Street
Oro
Collision on New York elevated trains kills one injures forty
Two crowded eastbound trains on the Harlem elevated system near 110th Street collide after a switch is thrown. One man, J. W. Knapp of New Rochelle, is dead and about forty are seriously or lightly injured. Engine and cars derailed as day coach and engine are involved. The engineer is arrested but later released.
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New York
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
110Th’ Street
Har
J. W. Knapp
New Rochelle
Grand Central Station
Forty-second Street
Stamford
Train Collision on New York Central Tracks
A collision occurred when the New York New Haven and Hartford line train crashed into the Poughkeepsie express on parallel tracks elevated thirty feet above ground. Fire crews freed passengers as many were injured and rushed to Harlem Hospital. engineer John D. Horn was briefly detained on manslaughter charges before posting bail.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York Central
Connecticut
New York State
John D. Horn
Poughkeepsie
Harlem Flower
Presbyterian
Portchester
New Rochelle
N. Y
Greenwich
Stamford
Watt Denies Plot to Murder Former Wife in London Trial
Hugh Watt, financier and former MP, testified he never suggested killing his ex wife Julia Watt or Sir Reginald Beauchamp. He said he hired a private detective whose reports were unreliable and dismissed him, and he denied prior knowledge of witness Nosey.
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London
Hugh Watt
Julia Watt
Reginald Beauchamp
Marshall
Watt
Nosey
James Shuttle
N. Lightfoot
Norman Battle
Shuttle
Temple on Mound Street Sells to Beth Tfila for 25000
The Mound Street Temple congregation voted to sell to Beth T fila Orthodox Jewish congregation for 25000 cash. The old temple will be used by the donor until the new K K Bene Israel Temple in Avondale is finished around July 10. The new temple will cost about 200000 and be Doric with Bedford stone buildings and a 500 seat Sabbath school auditorium.
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Mound Street Tempel
Beth T’fila
Carlisle Avenue
John Street
Mound Street Temple
Mound Street
K. K. Bene Israel
Harvey and
Rockdale Avenues
Avondale
Eighth and
Mound Streets
Hamilton County
Ammonia ruins Mrs Barry three eye
Mrs Ina Barry, who defied arrest for four days in a railway coach at Girard Kansas, underwent an operation in Kansas City in which her left eye was removed. Eye sight had been destroyed by ammonia used by her captors to drive her from the coach. Mrs Barry is an inmate of a sanitarium in this city.
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Elf
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Altman
Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
Ina Barry
Girard
Kan
Barry
Bank Runs Continue in Chicago Financial Hurdle
Depositors line up before the Chicago National and Home Savings Banks as runs persist. Officials report orderly payouts with about 500 waiting at opening and predict most deposits will be withdrawn by tomorrow night. Comptroller Ridgely surveys the Chicago National Bank and says his work is finished.
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Walsh
Ridgely
Washington
Hartford
Chicago National
Home Savings
United States
Morrison
Healy
Chicago National Bank
Fire destroys enamel sign factory in Chicago. lieutenant killed
A six story enamel sign factory at 7 to 15 Park Street Chicago burned killing Lieutenant Herthy Bassett and injuring others. About 40 girls and 130 workers were in the building with many missing as walls collapsed during the blaze. Loss estimated at 250000 with many workers rescued amid panic.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Charles W. Schonk Company
Park Street
Herthy Bassett
Truck Company No. 74
Margaret Becker
Henry Saute
Railroad Pay Delayed Amid Walsh Troubles In Indiana
In Terre Haute pay day for Southern Indiana Railroad employees was postponed due to John R Walsh financial troubles. In Bedford depositors lined up at Bedford National Bank, with Walsh as president, receiving quick service as the bank opened amid a banking strain. other banks offered aid but declined.
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Commercial Tribune
Tlerre Haute
Ind
Southern Indiana Railroad Company
John R. Walsh
Bedford
Bedford National Bank
John RR. Walsh
Chicago
Patrick Denied Stay of Execution in Rice Murder Case
Albert T. Patrick’s appeal from his death sentence for the murder of New York millionaire William M. Rice failed in all state courts. Governor Higgins issued a memorandum denying a stay of execution and ordering no removal from Sing Sing during business hours for further legal proceedings.
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Commercial Tribune
Albany
N. Y
Albert T. Patrick
New York
William M. Rice
Higgins
Patrick
Sing Sing
Robbers Foiled in City Hall Infirmary Raid
Robbers attempted a bold burglary at the City Infirmary rooms in the City Hall basement. Windows were found open and, despite careful investigation by Emmanuel Levi and Charles Franks, nothing was taken and several thousand dollars of provisions remained.
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Selock
Eichelberger
City Infirmary Board
City Hall
Emmanuel Levi
Levi
Charles Franks
Plum Street
Messrs
Franks
Robbery Follows Brutal Assault on Main Street
Harvey Palmer a Patriot Ohio farmer was dragged into a building hallway on 1025 Main Street and beaten by two men who stole $10. Palmer could not provide a usable description to police and the incident remains under investigation.
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Wer
Main Street
Harvey Palmer
Patriot
Palmer
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