Unions Join Fight On Park Grab Plan Opponents Meet Today
Labor representatives will attend a 4 30 pm City Club meeting called by the Citizens Committee to oppose the National Academy of Design plan to build a gallery on Central Park Arsenal site. Edward King urged action saying Manhattan’s breathing space is precious and the Speedway bill was defeated similarly.
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Organized Labor
Citizens’ Committees
National Academy of Design
Arsenal
Central Park
Central Federated Union
City Club
Edward King
Central Labor Union
Academy of Design
Manhattan Island
Epspitea Cmen
New York
Academy
Museum of Natural History
Sixtyfourth Street
Fifth Avenue
New
State of
Committee On Cities
Board of Aldermen of
William A. Coakley
the Lithographic Apprentices Union
Manhattan
Timothy Healy
Inter
Prohibition era boat fight injures four near Wellsville
Four men were wounded in a pistol duel on a houseboat tied near the Ohio River as Good Citizens' League members clashed with drinkers. Wounded include William Zoellers and Ben Davidson of East Liverpool, William Renoff of Wellsville, and Frank Geisse of Wellsville. Dr. Hamlin Barnes, leader of the dry forces, opened fire, injuring Zoellers and Davidson. Barnes surrendered after a brief exchange.
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Wellsville
Ohio
Good Citizens’ League
Ohio River
West Virginia
William Zoellers
East Liverpool
Ben Davidson
William Renoff
Frank Geisse
W. W. Hole
Lisbon
Renoff
Geisse
Hamlin Barnes
Zoellers
Davidson
Dr. Barnes
Barnes
Ciry
McKenzie
FIGHT IN BELLEVUE WARD LEADS TO ARRESTS
Edward Gordon and Edward Conroy, both residents of East Thirty-fourth Street, were arrested in Bellevue Hospital’s surgical ward for intoxication and disorderly conduct after a fist fight. Bail set at 300 each with John S. Shea as surety. they were later transferred to Yorkville Police Court for arraignment.
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Edward Gordon
East Thirty-fourth Street
Edward Conroy
Bellevue Hospital
John S. Shea
Fourteenth Assembly District
George Hatmaker
East Thirty-fifth Street
Gordon
Conroy
Hatmaker
Supt
M. J. Rickard
Rickard
Charles Murphy
Murphy
Patrick A. Whitney
Green
Yorkville
Death row inmate attacks deputies with brass rod
Dominick Magano in Trenton death cell killed in a late night assault on Deputy Keepers David Speer and Albert Leisner with a brass rod seized from a sink. Both deputies were hospitalized. Magano said he was angered by a belt taken from him intended for his children.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Dominick Magano
Union County
David Speer
Albert Leisner
Police Lieutenant Morris Stricken by Artery Leak
Lieutenant Robert Morris of the Centre Avenue station suffers a near heart artery rupture feared fatal. Physicians link onset to exertion during Gypsy Smith evangelistic meetings at the Exposition Auditorium. Morris, six feet tall and 230 pounds, collapsed while on patrol and is hospitalized at home with Dr. Richard Ellicott attending.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Robert Morris
Centre Avenue
Exposition Auditorium
Morris
Locust Street
Richard Ellicott
Elliott Case
Torn Letter Links Extradition Fight in Damiano Case
Italian real estate dealer Vito Damiano, accused of killing Antonio Lombardo in New York City on February 4, 1907, battled extradition from Argentina for nine months. His wife Mariana raised funds in Buenos Aires to support the defense as Damiano fought to remain free.
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Buenos Ayres
Vito Damiano
Antonio Lombardo
South America
Rocco Cavone
Verdi
Lamport & Holt
Lombardo
Mariana
Damiano
Lieut
Petrosino
Cavone
Garrado
Argentina
George Falcon
Garrado Damiano
Liares Street
New York
Juan Lorette
Lorette
United States
Wilson
Brooklyn
East 113Th Street
Kingsland
N. J
Barbados
Palermo
Messager May Not Be Engaged at Manhattan Opera House
Oscar Hammerstein said engagement of André Messager as successor to Campanini for 1909 10 would be decided after his trip to Europe. He plans to travel to Paris to view Messager and noted Monna Vanna failed in Paris but would be staged in Brussels Vienna Berlin Milan and London. Hammerstein expects to sail soon.
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André Messager
Campanini
Manhattan Opera House
Oscar Hammerstein
Europe
Messager
Paris
Theatre de Monnaie
Brussels
Vienna
Berlin
Milan
Covent Garden
London
Wyse
Expelled Senator Elected in Fort Worth Race
H Bascom Thomas expelled from the State Senate for graft accusations was re elected by a majority over 2000. Judge Be N Doak his opponent failed to carry a county in the district.
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Fort Worth
Texas
H. Bascom Thomas
State Senate
BE. N. Doak
Chimes Bring Rescue at St Marys Church
In Trenton New Jersey Pat Sweeney, longtime bell ringer at St Marys, missed the chimes as paralysis kept him from answering. The bells finally rang on cue indicating a substitute had not arrived. William Connors forced entry to find Sweeney weak and bedridden, alive after a life marked by devotion to the church and its bells.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Old St. Mary’s Church
Pat Sweeney
St. Mary’s
Sweeney
William Connors
Princeton Theological Students Threaten Strike Over Curriculum
Princeton Seminary students demand curriculum changes and threaten to resign before a board meeting in Philadelphia. They accuse Dr Patton of saying they may go elsewhere if unhappy and of insult in his home. The board will decide soon, with potential presidency resignation if against them.
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New York Times
Princeton
N. J
Philadelphia
Fatton
Pittsburg-Buffalo Flyer Barely Escapes Wreck Near Jefferson
The Pittsburg Buffalo flyer on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie branch of the Lake Shore line ran off the track one mile south of Jefferson. The engine remained, seven coaches and the tender tore along the ties at speed, yet no one was hurt though shaken. Ashtabula sent two carloads of doctors who arrived to find no fatalities or injuries.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Lake Shore Railroad
Jefferson
Ashtabula
Women’s Massachusetts Homestead Association Plans Land Plots
Boston activists form the Women’s Massachusetts Homestead Association to secure state aid for buying small plots near cities. They plan to cultivate flowers and crops, raise poultry and pigs, and create affordable homes with land development support. A New York philanthropist may invest up to 500000, and a Brookline benefactor offers a large farm for experiments.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Vicinity
Women's
Massachusetts Homestead Association
New York
Brookline
J. P. Morgan Arrives in Rome from Egypt
J Pierpont Morgan arrived in Rome today after a visit to Egypt. The notable financier travels as a prominent international figure during a period of global business activity.
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J. P. Morgan
Rome
Egypt
Roosevelt Set To Board Hamburg In Naples Storm
Naples reports a Mediterranean storm as ex president Roosevelt prepares to travel to Mombasa aboard the Hamburg. Flowers, carnations and rose petals greet him. officials and diplomats line the harbor as a Scorpion launch ferries Griscom party. Roosevelt plans to stay at Hotel Londres with a potential visit to Messina.
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Naples
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
Mombasa
Gayety
Hamburg
Ambassador Griscom
Maritime Station
Mr. Roosevelt
Hotel
Londres
Eliot denies declining British Ambassadorship
President Eliot of Harvard says he has not declined the British Ambassadorship and that reports of a decision are false. He and Mrs. Eliot return to Cambridge from a Southern tour and he offers no future plans, stating he will stay in Cambridge for now.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Eliot
Harvard Tonight
Mrs. Eliot
Cambridge
Speaker Cannon Ill Overnight Becomes Ill with Severe Cold
Washington April 4 Speaker Cannon fell ill late last night and spent today in bed with a severe cold. Friends said he would be at the House tomorrow to direct tariff deliberations. Despite his age, aides believe the attack will not prove dangerous due to his vigor.
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New York Times
Washington
Cannon
Marathon Runner Frederick Rumsby Dies After Collapse
Frederick Rumsby, a marathon runner from Hull, collapsed during a twenty mile race yesterday. He was carried from the track and died today. Rumsby had won a marathon here last year.
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Hull
England
Frederick Rumsby
Rumsby
Reform Councillor Held in Milk Theft Case
Stamford police arrested Thomas A. Brennan a Common Council member elected on a reform ticket for stealing milk. He and four others were seen taking milk bottles from in front of a local store. Brennan is out on bail for a hearing tomorrow morning.
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Stamford
Conn
Thomas A. Brennan
Common Council
Brennan
Mrs Boyle in Kidnapping Case Believed Identified
Sharon Ohio reports Mrs James H Boyle, held as an accomplice in Willie Whitla’s kidnapping, may be Helen Richards of Columbia Ohio. In Mercer jail she denied prior name changes, saying she is Mrs Jimmy Boyle. Hearing likely by week’s end per her lawyers.
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Sharon
Penn
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
Columbia
Ohio
Helen Richards
Mercer
Richards
Jimmy Boyle
Fifty Years A Family Servant Celebrated In New Jersey
Mrs. Mary Grogan marked fifty years of service to Abial Price of South River with a banquet in New Brunswick. Seventy five friends attended as Riversite Orchestra played and old bread pans and antique furniture framed the decorations. A fifty candle cake with two Irish flags was the centerpiece and Mrs. Grogan never asked for a day off or a raise in half a century.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Mary Grogan
Abial Price
South River
Riversite Orchestra
Verona Hermit Forced From Hogshead Home
The Italian hermit who lived in a hogshead along the Erie Railroad near Verona was driven from his shelter by visiting youths who smashed the barrel’s staves. After the vandalism he left for Cedar Grove, ending his years of isolation after gaining unwanted notoriety.
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New York Times
Montclair
Hermit of
Verona
Cedar Grove
Pope Receives Americans in Private Audience
The Pope in Rome granted a private audience to Mrs. Hugh McLaughlin of Brooklyn who was made Marchioness in 1908, joined by Rev. J. C. York and Mr. and Mrs. E Courtney of Brooklyn. He imparted a special blessing to her favored charities.
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Rome
Hugh McLaughlin
Brook's
J. C. York
Brooklyn
E. Courtney
McLaughlin
Chauffeur Killed In Auto Crash Near Briarcliffe Cup
Charles Lindo a 31 year old chauffeur for Dr Mittendorf of New York was killed when his car skidded on a road toward New York. John Marquis who rode with Louis Strang in the Briarcliffe Cup race was thrown clear but unharmed. Marquis was arrested by the Chief of Police for examination. The car rested at Knickerbocker Garage on Broadway between fortyninth and fiftieth streets.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
N. Y
Charlea Lindo
Mittendorf
New York
John Marquis
Louis Strang
Lindo
Marquis
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker
Broadway
Forty-ninth
Fiftieth Streets
Veit Family Injured In Double Street Car Crash
Clarence Veit 178 Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn and his wife Annie plus son Clarence Jr 10 were severely injured when his car was crushed between two street cars at Lee Avenue and Wilson Street Williamsburg. Veit escaped with minor injuries while Mrs Veit and the boy were hospitalized. About ninety passengers in the cars were shaken and debris scattered as police and ambulances responded.
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Clarence Veit
Pennsylvania Avenue
Brooklyn
Lee Avenue
Wilson Street
Williamsburg
Veit
Annie
Clarence, Jr
Williamsburg Hospital
Coney Island
Bedford Avenue
Prospect Park
John McDonald
Vest
Auto Runs Down Boy Injuring 8 Year Old in Harlem
Angelo Castagnazzo, 8, of 271 East 150th Street, was struck by a northbound car while playing outside his home. He suffers a fractured right leg and head and body contusions and is hospitalized at Lebanon Hospital. John Fuchs of Stamford, Conn., the wheel owner, was arrested for felonious assault. The driver claims the boy darted into the street. doctors expect recovery.
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Angelo Castagnazzo
East 150Th Street
Lebanon Hospital
John Fuchs
Broad Street
Stamford
Conn
Castagnazzo
Fuchs
Frank Decker
West 159Th Street
Ralph Pollock
West 133d Street
Harlem
William McCarthy
Dorando Pietri
Walsh
Auto Fire Before Rockefellers Home in Brooklyn
A touring car driven by Louis Elprun of 5090 Second Street Brooklyn and owned by Anderson T. Hurd of 2 West Eighty eighth Street caught fire in front of John D. Rockefellers home at 4 West Fifty fourth Street last night. Sergt King and Bicycle Policeman Fletcher from East Fifty first Street Station extinguished it with sand. Damage estimated at 400 dollars.
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Louis Elprun
Second Street
Brooklyn
Anderson T. Hurd
West Eighty-eighth Street
John D. Rockefeller
West Fifty-fourth Street
Sergt. King
Fletcher
East Fiftyfirst Street
19 Auto Speeders Caught in City Enforcement
Motor cycle bicycle and mounted police enforced the speed limit of twelve miles per hour. By night nineteen arrests were reported as more cars were out than ever on a Sunday. Police attributed the results to public unrest over recent serious accidents and praised drivers for observing the law. The list of violators followed.
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Federated Union
Bellevue Ward
Lieut. Morris
Police Choir
Argen
Hammerstein
Excelsior Hotel
Hich
Belknap
John W. Garrett
Griscom
Crowninshield
Logan
Scorpion
Hotel Excelsior
Count Agile
Aid de Camp
Aosta
Messina
Mattucci
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Etna
Casper Bacon
Robertson
Corriere del Mattino
Cannon III
Boyle
Pope
Brooklyn Auto
Feurs’ Club
Speeders
Veit Auto
Rockefeller’s
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