Morgan completes plan for giant ocean merger
London April 18 details of the largest steamship deal will be made public tomorrow. J Pierpont Morgan has brought together six major British and American transatlantic lines and two German lines into a harmonious arrangement. The White Star Dominion Leyland Atlantic Transport American and Red Star join, with Hamburg American and North German Lloyd allied. The plan envisions shared control, uniform transatlantic service, and substantial savings in repairs and offices, while maintaining flags and autonomy.
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London
Boston Herald
J. Pierpont Morgan
White Star
Dominion
Leyland
Atlantic Transport
American
International Navigation Company
Red Star
Hamburg-American
Lloyd
Leyland, Dominion
Red Star Lines
Cunard
Ocean Greyhounds
Morgan
Httle
Dominion and Leyland Lines
Hamburg-American Line
United States
New York
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Dominion Lines
American Line
Leyland, Red Star
Atlantic Transport Lines
United States Steel Corporation
Atlantic
Mr. Perkins
West Indies
Great
Britain
Continent
Columbia Succeeds Seth Low at Butler Installation
President Roosevelt heads honored guests list for the Columbia University installation of Nicholas Murray Butler in New York. He arrives in Jersey City from Washington with Mrs Roosevelt and a notable party, travels by private cars to the 7 15 boat to New York and breakfast at Mrs James W Roosevelt’s home.
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New York
Roosevelt
Columbia University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Jersey City
Washington
Ethel Roosevelt
George B. Cortelyou
Rixey
Navy
John S. Urie
Pennsylvania Railroad
James W. Roosevelt
American Youth among Two Victims in Swiss Gorge
Lausanne April 19 The American youth killed with the son of a Lausanne publisher in the Encel Pass near Eyionnaz was Calcott Chambers 16 year old son of the Rev Mr Chambers a missionary at Adana Asia Minor Both victims were pupils at the normal school of Peseux Canton of Neufchatel
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Inez
Encel Pass
Eyionnaz
Calcott Chambers
Chambers
Adana
Anatolia
Asia Minor
Normal School
Peseux
Canton of Neufchatel
Troja's Fall Murdered Saloon Keeper in New York
Louis Troja a wealthy Italian saloon keeper and real estate owner was found murdered in his East 97th Street saloon shortly before 1 AM. His head showed a heavy blunt-force fracture and police suspect robbery as the motive. Fellow countrymen reportedly knew he carried about $1000.
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New York
Louis Troja
East 97Th Street
Troja
Amalgamated Association Holds Short Session in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia on April 19 the Amalgamated association held a brief session with officer reports not yet released to the press. The convention adjourned for the weekend and 225 delegates plus guests will board a river trip this afternoon.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Amalgamated Association
Fire damages Mo nongehela plant at American Tin Plate Co
Pittsburg reports the Mo nongehela plant on the south side damaged by fire early today. The 20 mills cover five acres and cause about 10000 dollars in losses. Also noting an upcoming Y M C J concert at Music hall next Sunday evening.
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Pittsburg
American Tin Plate Co
Music Hall
No Pensions Debate in State Senate on Boston Court Retirement
Boston April 19 The State Senate rejected a substitute to retire Boston municipal court justices by 19 to 15 and accepted the adverse report on the bill. Debate led by Senator Sullivan with Howland and Berry. Dean opposed substitution. Manning objected to pensions. Also two adverse reports on municipal conduits were accepted. Cambridge concession failed on wiring concerns. Bills for Lincoln water loan and Medford park indebtedness engrossed. House killed Hagberg laundry bill after amendments. trial by jury in contempt for strikers debated.
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Boston
State Senate
Committee On Public Service
Boston Municipal Court
John A. Sullivan
Howland
Berry
Dean
Berkshire
Manning
Worcester
Commonwealth
Apser
Fitzgerald
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Foster
Morrison
Nye
Pratt
Sparks
Sullivan
J. A. Sullivan
M. J. Sullivan
Wood
Seaver
No—Blodgett
Chandler
Fales
Fletcher
Frost
Gaylord
How
Jones
Marsh
Morse
Munroe
J. F. Porter
T. F. Porter
Skinner
Sprague
Tufts
Williams
Apsey
Middlesex
Senate
Cambridge
Everett
Melrose
Fall River
Newburyport
Mercantile Affairs Committee
Essex
Lincoln
Medford
House
Carey
Haverhill
Committee On the Judiciary
Bamford
Brockton
Fisheries and Game
Carlton B. Nickerson
Barnstable
Mashpee
Messrs
Lane
Dighton
Ebert
Lawrence
D. W. Kelley
Acushnet River
D. F. Wiley
Wellfleet Bay
Mercantile Affairs
Man Killed Jumping onto Malden Car in Charlestown
James Quinn aged about 60 was fatally injured at the Alford street and Arlington avenue junction in Charlestown while attempting to board a moving outbound Malden car. Thrown beneath the step, he suffered broken ribs and a broken left arm and died at City hospital relief station. He lived at 204 Pearl street Malden and was returning home from work.
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Boston
James Quinn
Alford Street
Arlington Avenue
Charlestown
Malden
Terminal Station
Quinn
City Hospital
Mr. Quinn
Pearl Street
Will Take Many Nickels verdict in Boston court
In Boston April 19 a jury awarded Philip Lloyd 13500 against the Boston Elevated Railway Company in the superior court. Lloyd sought 100000 damages for injuries July 19 1898 when a fare register fell on his head as a passenger. The case had previously verdicts of 22500 reduced to 5000 before retrial.
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Boston
Superior Court
Philip Lloyd
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Rebels Besiege Nan-Ning in Kwong-Si Province
Canton April 19 rebels besiege Nan-Ning a key city in Kwong-Si and reports say the place has fallen Telegraph lines beyond Wu-Chow between Canton and Nan-Ning have been cut and cut off communications
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Canton
Nan-Ning
Kwang-Si
Wu-Chow
Nan- Ning
Masters and Journeymen Plumbers Confer on Contracts
A Barristers hall meeting covered an eight hour day wage rise and end of the helper system, to start May 1. Masters John H. Barry John E. Drury and Wm. F. Farrell reported near full agreement with journeymen on proposed changes.
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Barristers Hall
John H. Barry
John E. Drury
Wm. F. Farrell
Four-Second Mountain Chase Stops Runaway Car
Victor April 19 reports a dramatic pursuit on the Florence and Cripple Creek line. A freight car broke loose at Eclipse with Brake man Lund on top, then sped toward a suburban train. Conductor Blondy pursued by engine and finally stopped the car four seconds before reaching Anaconda, wrapping a coal lump message and halting the danger.
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Victor
Eclipse
Florence and Cripple Creek
Lund
Blondy
Anaconda
San Francisco Street Railway Strike Vote Passes
San Francisco Apr 19 local division of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes voted to strike next Sunday morning. The walkout would affect most lines, with two exempt. Demands include 25 cents an hour and a 10 hour day plus union recognition. Some leaders hope 2000 men quit, but supporters doubt an immediate citywide tie up.
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San Francisco
Amagkimeted Association of Street Railway
Cornelus
Unan
Glucose Sugar Plant Planned With 3 Million Capital
C W Post leads creation of a new company with 3 million dollars in capital to manufacture glucose sugar syrup from corn. An enormous western corn belt plant will process 20 000 bushels of corn daily. New York Chicago and Cleveland investors back the project with F B Chapman Warner Edward Gould and George W Ballou among incorporators.
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Battle Creek
Mich
C. W. Post
Corn
West
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
F. B. Chapman
Mr. Warner
The
Trinidad Asphalt Co
Edward Gould
George W. Ballou
Major Pruden Dead at Garfield Hospital
Major Octavius L. Pruden longtime White House aide dies at Garfield Hospital after a heart condition. He was about 60, known across the nation for confidential service to the President.
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Washington
Octavius L. Pruden
Garfield Hospital
United States
White House
New concessions proposed in Illinois Central strike
Waterloo Iowa April 19 A new concession scale was submitted by Illinois Central officials after talks with Business Agent Roderick. Striking workers will vote to decide whether to accept the proposed pay scale and terms.
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Waterloo
Roderick
Illinois Central
Police Court Closed For Legal Holiday
No court session this morning due to a legal holiday. Prisoners arrested Friday night who cannot post bail will remain in cells until Monday.
Textile School Triumph Over Lowell in Morning Baseball
Baseball game at Spalding park Atherton pitted Lowell high school against Lowell textile school. Textile team won 14 to 7, securing victory for the textile school in a morning contest.
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Lowell High School
Lowell Textile School
Spalding Park
Atherton
Textile Boys
War Orders to Senate on Unpacified Philippine Provinces
Secretary Root submitted Philippine orders and reports to the Senate committee detailing harsh measures in Samar and other islands. Key points include harsh war policy, suspicion toward wealthy natives, and threats to execute prisoners of war for political killings if loyalty evidence exists.
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Washington, D. C
Root
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
W. E. Ayer
Samar
Ayer
J. H. Smith
Chaffee
Hughes
Department of the Viscayas
J. F. Bell
United States
Opposition to Tariff Moves in Shanghai
London reports from Shanghai dated April 19 describe foreign merchants increasing opposition to Sir James L MacKay tariff proposals. The plan includes abolishing the Likin and raising import duties. The American and British commissioners debated the issue and the American commissioner's stance opposed the proposals, while the Japanese commissioner condemned them.
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London
Shanghai
James L MacKay
James
Beaconsfield remembered on Primrose Day in London
London observers mark Primrose Day for Lod Beaconsfield who died April 19, 1881. Crowds visit Westminster statue bedecked with primroses and trophies while Conservative HQs glow with decorations and Hughen don residents visit Beaconsfield’s grave with tributes from across the country.
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London
Lod Beaconsfield
Westminster
Earthquake Shocks In Trans-Caucasia And Turkestan
Seismic shocks struck Shem aka in Trans-Caucasia during the night of April 17 sparking panic as residents fled. Shocks were also felt in the Ferghana district of Turkestan early yesterday morning.
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St. Petersburg
Shemaka
Trans-Caucasia
Ferghana
Turkestan
General John F. Anderson Dies at 68 in Portland
General John F. Anderson died today at his brother's home in Portland aged 68. The city fire department sold five old horses last Thursday and bought three new ones. The new horses are stationed at Fletcher street, Branch street and Centralville engine houses.
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Portland
John F. Anderson
Fire Department
Fletcher Street
Branch Street
Centralville
Ayer's Hair Vigor Endorsed By Illinois Customer
A grantfork Illinois customer, A Gruenenfelder, praises Ayer's Hair Vigor for thirty years as an elegant hair dressing and for preventing split ends. The ad notes the product costs $1 and is available at all druggists, from J C Ayer Co Lowell, Mass.
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Ayer
A. Gruenenfelder
Grantfork
Illinois
Protracted spree ends in death of insurance agent
Thomas Pook an insurance agent from Boston died after a Thursday to Friday drinking binge in the Adams street tenement of John Weeks Lowell. Medical Examiner likely to autopsy. Weeks and his wife arrested for drunkenness as investigators seek cause and dates.
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Thomas Pook
John Weeks
Adams Street
Irish
Weeks
Pook
Boston
Lowell
Wicks
Central Savings Bank
An At
Welch
Poor
Patriots Day Observances Across Massachusetts Mark Historic Role
Boston April 19 marked the Paul Revere anniversary with DAR reception for Mrs Fairbanks and varied events in Lexington and Concord. A parade of drum corps and brass bands followed by athletic contests, baseball games, a Marathon road race, and a closed stock exchange, reflecting a broad civic celebration.
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Boston
Paul Revere
Concord
Massachusetts
Lexington
Mecca
Revere
Lexington Brass Band
Daughters of the American Revolution
Christ's Church
Charles W. Fairbanks
Ashland
Boston Stock Exchange
Mercantile District
Streetcar traffic surge on Lowell to Lexington and Concord routes
Traffic from Lowell to Lexington and Concord by the Boston and Lexington street cars is heavy today with trains on 15 minute intervals. Livery stables report brisk business, though not as high as in pre electric line years. Cars to Boston via Medford are crowded, 15 minute service impracticable, necessitating the addition of trailers.
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Lowell
Lexington and Concord
Boston
Brother of man struck by Seymour seeks Cambridge burial
A brother of Charles Ellwood, the man struck by Joseph J. Seymour, telephoned to Undertaker E a from Cambridge stating he wishes the body sent to Cambridge for burial.
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Charles Ellwood
Joseph J. Seymour
E’a
Cambridge
Cambridge F
Sealed Verdict Reaches After Seven Hour Deliberation
In Boston on April 19, ex-Representative Frank P. Bennett sues John F. Donohoe and the Lynn Item for 60000 in a libel case. The jury came to a sealed verdict after nearly seven hours of deliberation, with details to be released when the court opens Monday morning.
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Boston
Frank P. Bennett
John F. Donohoe
Lynn Item
Collision at Sea Near Plymouth Reported
The British steamer Jane Radcliffe Gast signalled from Seville that it collided with the German steamer Athesia, Capt. Wagner, en route from New Orleans to Hamburg. The Athesia passed the Lizard on April 17 with its stem seriously damaged and the Jane Radcliffe Gast continuing westward.
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Plymouth
England
Jane Radcliffe Gast
Seville
Athesia
Wagner
New Orleans
Hamburg
Queen Wilhelmina’s Condition Described as Favorable
Bulletin from The Hague reports Queen Wilhelmina had a fairly quiet night as typhoid fever follows its normal course. No complications occurred and her Majesty’s strength is diminishing gradually with the illness.
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the Hague
Ca:dle Loo
Wilhelmina
Hr Majesty
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Statesman
Gen. Anderson
J.C. Ayer CO
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Hudnut
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