Tariff Talks Narrow to Sugar Schedule as Wilson Wins Agreement
The tariff bill debates focus on sugar amid White House pressure. Democrats strive for free sugar while wool and other rates face concessions. Senate Finance and House Ways and Means reconcile views and prepare to print the bill pending final sugar terms.
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New York Times
Washington
Wilson
House
Senate
Underwood
Tees
Ways and Means
Senate Committee On Finance
P Ang
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
White House
Whisk broom Craves After Auto Incident with 90-Year-Old
Henry Schmitz 90, retired manufacturer, was struck by a car on Lenox Avenue near 125th Street. He rose unassisted, asked for a whisk broom, and walked home to avoid alarming his wife. Patrolman Morrissey filed the report, and a reporter later spread the tale.
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Henry Schmitz
West 130Th Street
Schmitz
Lenox Avenue
125Th Street
Ada Portfillio
West 168Th Street
Morrissey
Mr. Schmitz
Boy’s shell explosion injures several neighbors in Williamsburg
Thirteen year old Walter Wardell found a shell on Graham Avenue and with ten matches heat caused an explosion that toppled a group of boys. One boy died en route to St Catherine’s Hospital while others suffered severe burns and fractures. Victims include Frederick Wetscheider, Joseph Zarenhas and three year old Charles Van Edseye.
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Walter Wardell
Stagg Street
Williamsburg
Graham Avenue
Mauser Avenue
Wardell
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Frederick Wetscheider
Erante
W. ‘Boy -Hinzelt
Joseph Zarenhas
Mauser Street
Charles van Edseye
Wardells
Victory Over New Haven Heralds Transit Stop Restorations
Miss Helen H. Albert of Mamaroneck won a dispute with the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad over cuts to Hunts Point Casanova and Port Morris stops. Commissioner Eustis ordered four westbound and four eastbound trains daily to stop at those stations, affecting travel from New Rochelle morning and afternoon peak hours.
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Helen H. Albert
Mamaroneck
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Hunts Point
Boston & Westchester Railroad Company
New Haven
New Road
Westchester
Boston & Westchester
Miss Albert
Casanova
Port Morris
Eustis
New Rochelle
Vanderbilt Family Funds New YMCA Building in City
Three Vanderbilt family members donate 300000 for the YM C A memorial and indemnity 160000 to move the New York Central Railroad Branch YMCA from 361 Madigan Avenue to a Park Avenue site at Forty Ninth and Fifties. The seven story brick building will rise on a 200 by 67 foot plot with 70000 square feet of floor space costing over 500000 to complete. A twenty one year lease from New York Central covers the plot with rooftop garden and athletic facilities to host YMCA activities in warm weather and social work. The backers include W K Vanderbilt Frederick W Vanderbilt and Alfred Vanderbilt.
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Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt Youngs Men’s Christian
New York Central Railroad
Young Men's Christian Association
Madigan Avenue
Park Avenue
Forty-ninth
Fiftieth Streets
New York Central
Indiana
Ita
W. K. Vanderbilt
Frederick W. van- Vanderbilt - Derbilt
Alfred Abled
Slench
Racing to Return: New York to Start May 30 at Belmont Park
Racing resumes in New York with a 55 day schedule from May 30 to Sept 1. Belmont Park hosts 18 racing days through July 5, Jamaica hosts 12 days starting July 7, and Saratoga plans 25 days in August. The Owners Fund raised by turfmen supports reinvigorating the sport and rechannels funds to ensure stable entries and reduced fees while encouraging fall meetings at Yonkers if conditions allow.
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New York
Belmont Park
Westchester Racing Association
Jamaica
Metropolitan Jockey Club
Saratoga
Daingerfield
Jockey Club
Supreme Court
Shane
Augt Beimont
Harry Payne Whitney
Thomas F. Ryan
H. K. Knapp
John Sanseph FE. Widéner
Richard T. Wilson
Charles Kohler
George D. Widener
Frederick Johnson
Westchester Association
Fred Rehberger
Ra Ig
Yonkers
Empire City
Neens Key Club
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Seana Aea
David Hol
Mr. Pnd
Waster Skyscrapers Inevitable, Expert Warns on Congestion
A noted German city planning expert argues that current skyscrapers are too close together, causing congestion and inefficiency. He predicts further high density development is inevitable.
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Sunday Times
Clan clash over Sullivan estate erupts at Manhattan firm
Cornelius J. Sullivan and Lawrence Sulligan clashed at 158 West 65th Street over control of Timothy D. Sullivan property. Four Italian laborers were arrested for assault after blocking entry to C J Sullivan Advertising Agency while Sullivan sought to prove his right as President, backed by minutes and stock records showing Timothy D. Sullivan’s controlling stake.
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Cornelius J. Sullivan
Timothy D. Sullivan
Lawrence Sulligan
Sullivan
West Sixty-fifth Street
C. J. Sullivan
Sulligan
Mulligan
Levy
West Fifty-fourth Street
Rinna
Frank C. Smith
Smith
Frank Q. Smith
Harry Applebaum
Congressman Sullivan
New Rochelle
Theatre Owners Win Battle Over Fire Alterations
A City Club effort to enforce fire safety alterations at Savoy and Dewey Theatres was blocked after Deputy Chief Guerin reported that the orders were not valid or reasonable. The boards noted twenty five city theatres lack exit courts yet pose no apparent danger, concluding the dispute as a final chapter in a lengthy incident.
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Savoy
Dewey
Johnson
Guerin
Board of Fire Underwriters
City of
New York
Taft Urges Yale Men to Brace for National Crisis
William H. Taft addressed Yale Daily News banquet in New Haven urging students to prepare for a national crisis. He framed progress as acceptable if it passes the sieve of common sense and noted a growing unrest at Yale amid fears for civilization’s progress.
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New York Times
New Haven
Yale
William H. Taft
Yale Daily News
Death in the Air A Patriotic Duty
European dispatches report Berlin and Paris differ on the fate of the German airship crew after Lunéville. German officers allegedly should have destroyed the airship to protect secrets, while French observers note reception and a safe return to Metz. The Lunéville inquiry set a 2000 dollar customs payment as closure.
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Marcon
New York Times
Berlin
Tagliche Rundschau
France
Marshal Bazaine
Metz
Lunéville
Zeppelin
Frankforten-the-Main
Homburg
French Intelligence Department
Luneville
Glund
Avricourt
Friedrichshafen
Lhe
Mrs Olson Tells All In Olson Darling Trial
Mrs Lillian G Olson testified about the relationship with Clyde Darling and her confession to her husband Prof Oscar Olson. She said Darling influenced her and hypnotized her, and lawyers used the testimony to support a self defense plea as the case continued.
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New York Times
ST. Paul
Lillian G. Olson
Oscar Olson
Clyde Darling
Orr
Darling
Olson
Calla
Dexton
Save Woman From Hudson River Rescue
A young Austrian woman believed to be Julia Keller was pulled from the Hudson River at West Forty-seventh Street after apparently attempting to jump. Henry Van Winkel and Charles Desposite rescued her with help from a rowboat and a bystander as police coordinated an ambulance transfer.
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Julia Keller
East Sixty-ninth Street
Hudson River
West Forty-seventh Street
Henry van Winkel
Eleventh Avenue
Charles Desposite
East Thirty-first Street
Pont.ee
O'Rourke
No Backward Step for Montenegrins War Talk and Blockade
London dispatch reports that the great powers agreed to blockade Montenegro's coast with an international squadron, while Vienna warns the move may fail. King Nicholas vows a life and death struggle, seeking Scutari and the Zeta Valley as essential to Montenegro's future amid mounting costs and casualties. Austria-Hungary contemplates independent action if the blockade proves insufficient.
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Marconi
New York Times
London
Russia
Vienna
Nicholas
Pall Mall Gazette
Montenegro
Zeta Valley
Scutari
The
Express
Europe
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Neue Freie Presse
Albania
Heidspost
Ambassadors Discuss Rumania Bulgaria Row in St Peters
At the second meeting of the ambassadorial conference in St Petersburg the memoranda of plenipotentiaries and disputants were examined in detail. An exchange of views sought to advance the settlement of the long running dispute between Rumania and Bulgaria as negotiations resume.
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ST. Petersburg
Rumania
Bulgaria
Esees
Endi Ersy
Leo Toe Gockaton
Does He Is Pure Light and Old Adyv
A fragmentary note presents a phrase about purity light and age. The text lacks clear people places or events to confirm a fuller news item or context. No identifiable organizations dates or outcomes are available in the readable portion.
Barrow Workman's Wife Delivers Twins Weeks Apart
In Barrow Lancashire a wife gave birth to a son on February 24 and a daughter today, creating a twinhood puzzle. The six week age gap complicates maternity benefits under the Insurance act with the father potentially receiving one or two payments depending on twin status.
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Marcon
New York Times
London
Barrow
Lancashire
Greenwich
Wireless distress signal system demonstrated in London
London witnesses a new wireless device by Raymond Phillips that lets a distress ship transmit a continuous wave signal to trigger an automatic alarm on a receiving ship. The system bypasses Morse code, sounding a siren if the channel is free and cutting out Morse if busy, within twenty to thirty miles.
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London
Raymond Phillips
Bombs Found in Colon Harbor Boom dredge unearthed ordnance
A Colon Harbor dredge recovered twelve 8 inch bombs marked Ord. D., 1862, still containing powder and coral encrusted. March tourism to the Canal Zone reached 5,827 visitors while Tivoli Hotel reported a net $24,000 profit for the month.
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New York Times
Panama
Colon Harbor
Ord. D
Canal Zone
Tivoli Hotel
Carnegie Adds Million to Technical Schools Endowment
Pittsburgh April 4 Andrew Carnegie announced a further gift of 1 000 000 to the Carnegie Technical Schools bringing his total endowment to 8 000 000. The latest gift arrived in cash and is deposited drawing interest while prior gifts were in United States Steel 5 per cent bonds. The cash deposit will earn interest at the rate shown.
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Pittsburgh
New York Times
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Technical Schools
Carnegie
United States Steel
Mayor Buys Tickets For School Elocution Contest
Two boys Christopher Wallace and Thomas Ring stopped Mayor Gaynor in City Hall Park to buy tickets for St. James's Catholic School grand elocution contest on April 22 and 23. The boys described Father Curry and Erin Hero Medals awarded at the finish. tickets cost 25 cents and a $5 purchase won a 50 cent baseball. The Mayor bought two tickets and gave them $2, then the boys hurried off without thanks.
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Christopher Wallace
Thomas Ring
Gaynor
City Hall Park
St. James’s Catholic School
Father Curry
Erin Hero
Mississippi doctor claims record 6240 births officiated
Dr R G Johnson of Laurel Mississippi testifying in Jones County court says he has served as attending physician at 6240 births over forty years. He notes about thirteen births a month as part of his long practice.
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Mississippi
New York Times
Jackson
Miss
R. G. Johnson
Laurel
Jones County
Johnson
California Declines State Building At Panama Pacific Expo
Governor Hiram W. Johnson announced that California will not have a state building at the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition due to an empty treasury. Earlier legislative action had proposed a 1 million dollar appropriation and site selection for a California building.
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Sacramento
Cal
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Suffragette Violence Escalates Across Britain
Militants vow unprecedented terror as attacks spread. A bomb partially wrecks a London Northwestern train near Stockport, a London Brighton & South Coast line carriage tannin is blasted, a country house at Chorley Wood burns, and royal household guards tighten security amid mounting threats to officials and judges.
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Marconi
New York Times
London
Standard
Suffragette Attacks Prompt Rail Station Patrols Across London
Reports describe sabotage attempts by suffragettes including a canister explosive under a train seat near Stockport, a timed clock indoors at Oxted, a fire set at Chorleywood, and a pistol found outside a lavatory. Olive Hocken is convicted of conspiracy in a related pavilion arson. two girls are held as suspects while Mrs. Pankhurst goes on hunger strike and is moved between Holloway and Aylesbury.
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London
Stockport
Oxted
Chorleywood
Miss Kerr
Women’s Social and Political Union
Pankhurst
Olive Hocken
Old Bailey
Hkoehampton
Miss Hocken
Phyllis Brady
Millicent Dean
Emerson's Daughter Hemmed In by Home Secretary Refusal
London April 4 Resginald Mes Kenna, the Home Secretary, refused to permit the physician chosen by Mrs Emerson of Jackson Michigan to examine her daughter the militant nne Perqnpetta now detained in custody under government search.
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London
MesKenna
Mra Emerson
Jackson, Mich
Nne Perqnpetta
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