Senate skirmish over White House draft amendment
The Senate heatedly disputed the President's handling of an amendment to the Rate bill discussed with Republicans at a White House conference. Senator Bailey pressed Long and Allison about what was considered, while Knox offered a corrective amendment and pressed for clarity on presidential concurrence. Continued on Page 2.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Bailey
Allison
Mr. Long
Kansas
White House
Bacon
Long
Knox
Foraker
Congress
Cce
Iowa
Alison
Ohio
Mr. Bacon
S. Knox
Notable Page Index of Topics and Sections
A catalog of newspaper sections with page references including Amusements, Arrivals of Out-of-Town Buyers, Business Troubles, Court Calendars, Financial News across pages 12 to 14, Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails, New Corporations, Real Estate, Society, United Service, Weather Report, Asterday's Fires, and the page numbers for each item.
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Marine Intelligence
Society
United Service
Weather Report
Asterday
Mrs Morris Case to Be Probed in Senate Hearing
Washington April 3 The Senate Post Offices committee will investigate Barnes action in removing Mrs Minor Morris from the White House. Witnesses are summoned to testify tomorrow about the incident as part of a broader scrutiny sparked by President Roosevelt naming Barnes Postmaster of Washington.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
B. F. Barnes
Senate
Barnes
Minor Morris
White House
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Morris
Tillman
Evening Star Tonight
John L. MecGrew
Warren Young
M. C. Latta
James J. Corbett
New York
Robert Fitzsimmons
Augustus Ruhlin
James J. Jeffries
Corbett
Explosion at Red Hook Barber Shop Injures Building
In Brooklyn's Red Hook a blast at 401 Van Brunt Street shattered windows and sent two suspects fleeing. Pedro Sanpedio and his brother Antonio were in the back when the explosion occurred about 11 pm. Police capture Rosario Canadi and Manuel Valenti nearby. Pedro is jailed for firing a pistol amid the chase. Witness John Crawford says a gas pipe containing dynamite was thrown into the shop.
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Pedro Sanpedio
Antonio
van Brunt Street
Brooklyn
Pedro
Red Hook
Daniel McGrath
Coffey Street
Hamilton Street
Rosario Canadi
Bedford Street
Manhattan
Manuel Valenti
Luquer Street
John Crawford
Beard Street
Joseph Kane
Pedro Sanperio
Big Names Enter Small Shore Railroads Directorates
Two minor lines the Southfield Beach Railroad and the Sterling Mountain Railroad elected notable financiers to their boards. Directors include W L Bull William Nelson Cromwell Theodore H Price A S Webb Jr W P Hamilton Rudolph H Kissell C A Shearson E Hewitt and B Moffatt Jr. Price’s appointment follows his recent purchase of Sterling Mountain with land plans near Sterling Lake and Orange County. Price denied public interest in either railroad.
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Southfield Beach Railroad Company
Sterling Mountain Railroad Company
Midland Beach
South Beach
Staten Island
Sterlington
Erie
Lakeville
Sterling Lake
Orange County
W. L. Bull
William Nelson Cromwell
Theodore H. Price
A. S. Webb, Jr
W. P. Hamilton
Rudolph H. Kissell
C. A. Shearson
E. Hewitt
B. Moffatt, Jr
Puerune Mountain Railroad
Mr. Price
HE. H. Harriman
Sterling
Warwick
Monroe
Price
Beaver Street
Sterling Mountain Railroad
Southfield Beach Railroad
Secretaries and Proctor Case Probed in Massachusetts
Boston April 3 District Attorney Moran issued summonses in the Commonwealth v John Doe and others case linked to Robert G Proctor secretary to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Proctor faces a charge of misappropriating 200 dollars given by John G Bestgen for the Republican campaign fund years ago.
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Boston
John B. Moran
Commonwealth
John Doe
Robert G. Proctor
Henry Cabot Lodge
Legislative Committee On
State House
Proctor
John G. Bestgen
Latest Shipping News. Arrived-Ss Hersog Hambure
Shipping report lists the vessel Hersog arriving in port and Hambure noted under the latest movement with a March date fragment.
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Hersog
Hambure
Balloon ascent over Long Island ends with missing pilot
French balloonist Hul Nocquet ascended from East 188th Street in New York, riding a 20 000 cubic foot gas balloon. He drifted eastward over Long Island after 5 pm and was not heard from by Aero Club members by midnight. Reports placed the craft roughly 3 000 feet high as darkness fell.
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Ta Club
Long Island
Hul Nocquet
Central Union Gas Works
East 188Th Street
Walnut
Charles Levee
West Point
Nocquet
America
France
Augustus Post
Julian P. Thomas
The
Aero Club
Automobile Club of America
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-eighth Street
Paul Nocquept
East Fifty-ninth Street
Elmhurst
L. I
Federal Agent Poisoning Claims Arise Over Coaling Station
The State Department probes charges by Charles Pauson keeper at Pichilinque Lower California. The cruiser Marblehead heads to La Paz Mexico to oversee the case with James Viosca as American Consul. Pauson allegedly poisoned after filing charges about pay for himself and a messenger. He died after drinking near two road houses while en route to La Paz. Authorities debate poison versus illness.
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New York Times
San Francisco
State Department
Charles Pauson
Pichilinque
California
Marblehead
la Paz
Mexico
James Viosca
Pauson
Washington
Pichilingue
Levi Spiegelberg Dies at Harmonie Club Leader of L. Spiegelberg & Sons
Levi Spiegelberg senior partner of L. Spiegelberg & Sons cotton goods merchants died suddenly yesterday at the Harmonie Club. He fell on the club stairs from heart disease and was pronounced dead en route to Ansonia. Survived by widow and twelve children. Born 1830 near Cassel Germany he emigrated to the United States in the 1840s and founded a Santa Fé business before returning to New York in 1860 to build the current firm. He helped establish Temple Emanu-El and Hebrew charities. Funeral plans pending.
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Levi Spiegelberg
L. Spiegelberg & Sons
Harmonie Club
Spiegelberg
Greene Street
Henry Hermann
Mr. Spiegelberg
Ansonia
Cassel
Germany
Santa Fé
New York
Temple Emanu-El
Fire Destroys Cyrus Field Judson Cottage in Southampton
Fire swept through Shin ecock Hills destroying the unoccupied cottage of Cyrus Field Judson and its adjoining stable as a grass blaze burned over much of the hillside this afternoon in Southampton L. I.
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C. F. Judson
Southampton
L. L
Cyrus Field Judson
Shinecock Hills
Republicans Capture Jamestown Mayor in Municipal Vote
Jamestown New York April 3 Republicans carried the city in the municipal election. James L Weeks was elected mayor over Frank H Mott Independent Democrat by a ruralit 564. The usual Republican majority in the city is about 3 000.
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Jamestown
N. Y
New York Times
James L. Weeks
Frank H. Mott
Mellen and Byrnes Guests of the President at Luncheon
President hosts Charles S. Mellen of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad and his confidential assistant Timothy E. Byrnes for luncheon in Washington on April 8.
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Washington
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Timothy E. Byrnes
Dewar's Booted Refreshes in the Right Way
Doctors recommend Dewar's Booted Refresh as a safe effective option. The fragment notes a reference to Ady and a casual endorsement but lacks full context or outcome details.
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Dewar
Ady
Home Affronted by Tides as Bayshore House Sits Grounded
The Bay Shore residence of J Adolph Mollenhauer, a four story home with a tower, sits aground on mud flats off Great South Bay. Plans to float it at high tide were halted when a low tide left the outfit stranded. the 200 ton house rests safely but could face loss if a fierce storm arrives.
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Babylon
L. I
J. Adolph Mollenhauer
Bayshore
Great South Bay
Mollenhauer
Women Targeted by Grand Jury for Social Gambling in Dalton
In Dalton Georgia Judge A W Fite orders the Grand Jury to indict women for gambling at bridge and euchre played for prizes or money. He denounces social gambling as a crime and says law applies equally to all, noting past laxness toward indicting men for other games. Fite, a Congressional candidate, urges action after reports of losses at bridge parties.
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New York Times
Dalton
A. W. Fite
Fite
Grand Jury
Congress
Auto turns a somersault near Helmetta injures three
New Brunswick April 3 one person perhaps mortally injured and two others with broken bones after a large automobile owned and driven by Welcome G. Clemons of Helmetta overturns on a hill. Clemons and two friends John Carney and George Windler were riding when the steering rod broke and the car plunged, Carney suffered brain and spine concussion and a head wound while Windler broke a collarbone and Clemons survived with a broken arm.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
Welcome G. Clemons
Helmetta
Clemons
Jamesburg
John Carney
George Windler
Helmetta Woods
Carney
Windser
Mr. Clemons
Windler
Woman Defies Constables In Nutley Saloon Siege
Rosario McCrea widow of Nicholas McCrea shot dead in Nutley saloon held Chief Knabb and two constables at bay with a revolver for over two hours to resist arrest for selling liquor without a license. She was subdued after an officer entered from the rear. Recorder Day fined her $45 and sentenced 30 days in jail for the offense.
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Nutley
N. J
Rosario McCrea
Nicholas McCrea
Henry Knabb
Franklin Avenue
Recorder Day
Knabb
Frank Rittaco
McCrea
Hittaco
Recorder
Masked men attack train in Caswell case foiled by crew
Seven masked men attempted a Southern Railway hold up near Caswell Station. Engineer Johnson accelerated the train as robbers fired, while express messenger Roy Smith defended the car and knocked attackers away, leaving the robbers unable to board before the train sped off unharmed.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Johnson
Roy Smith
Caswell Station
Smith
Caswell
Trains to Rochester via New York Central Line
Eighteen daily trains to Rochester highlighted in a service notice linking to the New York Central and Shore lines. Adwi advertising indicates perfect service and steady schedule for travelers.
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Rochester
New York Central
Shore
Adwi
Chicago votes to own but not run car lines
Chicago voters approve municipal ownership of street railways by 3837 to 6511 but reject city operation of the lines. They also back 75 million Mueller law certificates. Mayor Dunne calls the result a partial victory and plans a new vote on operation if terms favor the city.
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New York Times
Chicago
Supreme Court
Dunne
Mueller
Harrison
T. M. Oo
Rose Loses in Milwaukee Mayor Race After Eight Years
The Republican ticket won Milwaukee city offices on April 3 with Sherburn M. Becker defeating Mayor Rose by about 1,000 votes. Becker becomes mayor. Paul Bechtner elected Controller. A. Martin Treasurer. John T. Kelley City Attorney. Disaffection among Poles hurt Democrats. Social Democrats’ vote lagged behind prior elections.
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New York Times
Milwaukee
Wis
Sherburn M. Becker
Paul Bechtner
A. Martin
John T. Kelley
Rose
Becker
Social Democrats
Beardsley Elected Mayor In Kansas City Race
The Republican city ticket led by Henry M. Beardsley won the mayoral race over Democrat Robert L. Gregory with an estimated 1200 vote majority. Both parties supported municipal ownership to curb franchise extensions by the gas and street railway firms. The incoming administration vows fair returns for extensions and aims to establish a municipal gas plant if gas prices do not drop.
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Kansas City
Republican
Hartford Mayor Henney Re elected In City Election
Hartford Connecticut April 38 Mayor William F Henney Republican was reelected by a margin over two thousand votes. Henney total 7401 and opponent O Neil 5840 with the full Republican ticket also winning.
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Hartford
Conn
William F. Henney
Henney
O'Neil
Wilson Mizner Robbed at Hotel Seymour in Half Hour Break In
Wilson Mizner, recently linked by marriage to Charles T. Yerkes’s widow, found his room broken into at the Hotel Seymour. Loot valued at about $8,000 included three loose diamonds of 1% carats, diamond and sapphire studs, diamond stick pins, sleeve links, and $170 in cash. Detectives Summers and Conroy are investigating, with a general alarm issued for the stolen property.
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Wilson Mizner
Charles T. Yerkes
Seymour
West Forty-fifth Street
Mizner
Sergt. Ennis
Summers
Conroy
Block Ties Up Subway At West Farms Branch
A half hour rush hour blockage on the West Farms branch trapped riders north of 185th Street as cars stalled under the Harlem River. Guards prevented exit while heat and lack of air troubled passengers. cause traced to trouble with the third rail awaiting explanation.
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West Farms
185Th Street
Harlem River
First Woman Receiver Appointed in U S Bankruptcy
Judge Holt names Madeline Z Doty the first woman receiver in a U S bankruptcy filing. Doty of 569 Fifth Avenue replaces Sophy R Houston a milliner and dressmaker at 65600 Fifth Avenue named in a voluntary petition by three creditors. Bond set at $2500.
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United States District Court
Holt
Madeline Z. Doty
Fifth Avenue
Sophy R. Houston
Miss Doty
Temperance Victory Forces Resignation of Kansas City Mayor
Four of six wards in Kansas City Kansas voted against Mayor W W Rose policy of saloon licensing in today’s election. He sent his resignation to the City Council tonight and it was unanimously accepted. Rose opposed state prohibition enforcement and had clashed with the state administration. The vote also featured strong female turnout as the issue influenced alderman races.
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Kansas City
Kan
W. W. Rose
Rose
Kansas State Administration
Choate Tax Protest Highlights Stockbridge Meeting
Ex ambassador Joseph H Choate owner of Naumkeag Stockbridge paid taxes under protest over unpaved hill road repairs by Stockbridge Selectmen Tax collector Michael Flynn reported Choates stance at the annual town meeting Edward B Owen called his tax kicking chronic in remarks amid debate on the tax question in Pittsfield Massachusetts on April 3.
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New York Times
Pittsfield
Mass
Joseph H. Choate
Naumkeag
Field Hill
Stockbridge
Michael Flynn
Choate
Edward B. Owen
Mr. Choate
McKeen Possible Pick for Brooklyn Supreme Court Seat
Albany report says Gov Higgins will appoint James McKeen of Brooklyn to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench after Justice Wilmot M. Smith died. Suffolk County Judge Walter H. Jaycox is also a candidate. McKeen, a prominent Brooklyn lawyer, previously ran for justice and served as Assistant Corporation Counsel and counsel for the Armstrong Insurance investigating Committee. he is president of the Brooklyn League.
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Albany
Brooklyn
Higgins
James McKeen
Supreme Court
Wilmot M. Smith
Patchogue
Walter H. Jaycox
Suffolk Courty
McKeen
William J. Kelly
Armstrong Insurance
Brooklyn League
Telephone Clerk Robbed Near Central Park Wall
Catherine Rorke, tele phone switchboard operator at Hotel Royalton on West Forty-fourth Street, was attacked on Fifty-ninth Street near the Central Park wall. The assailant grabbed her pocketbook containing $10, threw her down, and fled toward the wall. She reported the theft at the Fifty-first Street station. detectives searched the park but found no match.
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Catherine Rorke
Royalton
West Forty-fourth Street
Fifty-ninth Street
Central Park Wall
Sixth Avenue
Usher Scotch Highball Fame Cited In Quote
A brief note credits Usher’s Scotch shot with popularizing the highball, highlighted as a notable drinking milestone.
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Usher
Coal conference fails to reach settlement amid miner operator talks
Miners led by John Mitchell and coal operators met behind closed doors at the Jersey Central Building in Liberty Street for nearly three hours without agreement. Both sides maintained firm stances on demands including the check off while signaling another session would occur tomorrow.
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Jersey Central
Liberty Street
Joint Committee
John Mitchell
Ashland House
Mitchell
Ashland
George F. Baer
Reading Railway
Mr. Baer
Truesdale
Ckae Wanna
Kerr
New York
Ontario & Western
Willcox
Delaware & Hudson
Morris
John P. Gallagher
Trunk Line Association
Dent E. B. Thomas
Lehigh Alley Company
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Cromwell, Price
Lodge
Moran
Ther Sea
C. S. Mellen
Mr. Mollenhauer
Georgia
Beardsley
Yerkes
Subway
Madeline Doty
Sophy Houston
Gov. Higgins
W. M. Smith
Joint
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