City of Troy Burns in Hudson River
The steamer City of Troy of the Citizens' Line caught fire in the Hudson River near Dobbs Ferry as passengers rushed to safety. Crew fought flames from mid river to the Dobbs Ferry pier while the vessel burned from stern to bow and the Manila Anchor Brewery pier role was endangered.
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City of Troy
Citizens’ Line
Hudin
Jersey
Yonkers
Edwin Gould
Dob
W. S. Eagle
Rushi
Charles H. Bruder
Dobbs Ferry
Bruder
Manila
Dobbs Ferrere
Nybody
Central Railroad
Gould
Debbs Ferry
Aed Smith
Robert Wilson
Fire Department
Carnegie Gifts Total 6 Million to Pittsburg Roots
Special to The New York Times Andrew Carnegie announced gifts totaling 6 million dollars to Pittsburg to boost the Carnegie Institute and Carnegie Technical Schools. Four million funds the Institute endowment doubling it, two million supports the Technical Schools. The plan includes 450 thousand dollars yearly income for operations and a pension scheme for staff.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Canneey Institute
Carnegie Technical Schools
Carnegie
The
Carnegie Institute
Penn
United States Steel Corporation
Hammerschlag
Mob Attack on Armenians on Eleventh Avenue
A mob of 1000 youths attacked Armenians on Eleventh Avenue between Forty second and Forty third Streets last evening. Dozens injured by missiles, a boy aged seven with a fractured skull, and damaged shops as police, including Detective Reed, arrived with reserves.
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Enians
Eleventh Avenue
Reed
Sailors Rescue Three From Flipping Catboat Near Pelham Bay
Hendrickson of the Stuyvesant Yacht Club spotted an overturned catboat near Hart Island. The tug Annie L. plucked three men from the water and towed them to shore after a brief search. Rescued were John Flynn, Joseph Bore, and Howard Polk, all named residents of New York City.
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Oe Hendrickson
Stuyvesant Yacht Club
Pelham Bay
Hull
Yacht Club
Hart's Island
Annie L
City
John Flynn
St. Ann's Avenue
Joseph Bore
East 184Th Street
Howard Polk
Willis Avenue
Woman Takes Poison in Car on Third Avenue Loop
A young woman identified as Regina Goldner or Goldschmitt attempted suicide by drinking iodine aboard a Third Avenue surface car near the Post Office loops as it rolled. She was removed from the car and taken to a hospital while passengers watched. Medical staff described a faint attempt at self harm and noted the bottle was taken from her.
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Regina Goldner
Goldschmitt
Third Avenue
Tate
Erk Bay
Ovat Bt
Eras Ae A Tohe
Gaid
Ehaueegman
Fawn Alors
Aden Dom Ayn Ferchie
Penrose denial on plot to defeat Roosevelt unsettles Washington
Washington April 6 Denial from Senator Penrose that he revealed conspirators plans against Roosevelt and Rooseveltism drew little shock at the White House. The dinner at Shoreham Hotel discussed revelations about opponents to Rooseveltism with Jonathan Bourne Senator-elect Oregon as host. Penrose's friends say he was joking with Loeb and that he would back Roosevelt if another nomination was offered.
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New York ‘Times
Washington
Senator Penrose
Ainst Roosevelt
Shoreham Hotel
Congress
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Hansbrough
Scott
William Loeb, Jr
Bourne
Penrose
Mr. Loeb
Josh
Loeb
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Re House
Nevin to wed divorcee in New York ceremony
Arthur Nevin, famed Pittsburg composer and one of the citys Distinguished Sons, will marry Mrs. Mary Lynham Dean in Marble Collegiate Church New York tomorrow at 11 AM. Mrs Dean recently obtained a decree from Dr Davis A Dean in Pittsburg and has lived in Washington DC since.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Nevin
New York
Mary Lynham Dean
Davis A. Dean
Marble Collegiate Church
David Burrell
Dean
Washington, D. C
Grenoble
Thomas Marshall
Marshall
Sewickley
Nevin
Deans
Woman Robbed and Beaten on Sixth Avenue
Mrs Helen Smith 112 East Twenty seventh Street was attacked and robbed of her chatelaine bag by a youth identified as Alffio Finnochiero 114 Mulberry Street. Miss Grace Hoyt 110 East Twenty seventh Street aided in the pursuit as the suspect was arrested near Forty fifth Street. nine teen dollars recovered and both women to appear in Yorkville Court.
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Helen Smith
East Twenty-seventh Street
Sixth Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Hanson
Cleveland's Five Cent Fares End Trac tion Talks
Cleveland Electric Railway Company rejected a plan to turn its property into a holding company at zero per share. The firm also ended negotiations and reintroduced the 11 for 50 cent ticket plan with five cent cash fare. Officials expect quick city talks and possible national developments.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Cleveland Electric Way Company
Odd Chinese Statistics Reported in San Francisco
The Immigration Board at San Francisco issued statistics claiming that for Chinese who swore they were native born, every Chinese woman in the United States must have been the mother of thirty eight sons.
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San Francisco
Republican Club Sets Goal to Bring 1908 Convention
Kansas City news item reports the Tiger Republican Club forming a committee to raise 100000 dollars to secure the 1908 Republican National Convention for Kansas City. Local leaders vow strong fundraising effort and civic support.
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Kansas City
Tiger Republican Club
Kansas J
Corey Leases New York House Amid Marriage Rumors
William Ellis Corey, president of the United States Steel Trust, is seen leasing Mrs. James E. B. Martin’s 803 Fifth Avenue mansion for a year starting August, with occupancy by Mr. and Mrs. Corey. Mrs. Martin insisted on the couple's designation to avoid scandal amid ongoing rumors of Corey's remarriage to actress Mabelle Gilman, who is in Paris for vocal studies.
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William Ellis Corey
United States Steel Trust
Corey
James EB. Martin
Fifth Avenue
Martin
Steel Corporation
Mabelle’ Gilman
Paris
Miss Gilman
Steel Trust
Sherry’s
Times
Thief Arrested After Break-In At Dos Passos Home
An alleged sneak thief was chased and arrested after breaking into the home of lawyer John R. Dos Passos at 18 East Fifty-sixth Street. A Japanese servant Enjiro Jalifito chased the intruder, with maids and a detective pursuing through Madison Avenue. The suspect Benjamin Gillig claimed no home, and a packetbook found on him belonged to Annie Carroll.
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Fifth Avenue
John R. Dos Passos
East Fifty-sixth Street
Enjiro Jalifito
Madison Avenue
Fifty-sixth Street
Enjiro
Annie Carroll
Correy
East Fifty-first Street
Benjamin Gillig
Trainmen Prepare Joint Push for Higher Wages Across Railroads
Chicago April 8 The next move to higher wages by 380000 railroad workers centers on unified action. A joint board was formed in Buffalo last week and formal demands are expected later this year. Eastern roads show little opposition while Western lines have already granted increases.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ee Hood
Mn Ace
Buffalo
Largest Japanese Battleship Planned in England
London reports a 21 000 ton battleship to be built in Britain for Japan. A Japanese commission is en route to place the contract with a major British shipbuilder. The vessel would cost about 11 250 000 dollars and reflects Japan's ongoing home yard program.
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England
London
Japan
Admiralty
Odell to Visit Town on Controversy and Party Fight
Ex governor Odell arrives today and is expected to announce plans to challenge Harriman Roosevelt supporters. He aims to organize a campaign to recapture the city Republican machinery before the primaries. His leverage grows after a Court of Appeals reapportionment ruling.
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Roosevelt
Ses
Odell
Court of Appeals
Train Robbery Near Clarence Disrupts West Shore Freight
Three robbers stopped an eastbound West Shore freight near Clarence New York. Two held up the conductor and engineer with revolvers while a third opened a car and dumped merchandise. The crew was ordered to proceed. detectives were sent to Fairport but no trace of the thieves found.
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Buffalo
West Shore
Clarence
N. Y
Fairport
Severe Naples Storm Wrecks Several Vessels
A severe storm at Naples April 5 damages shipping and wrecks several vessels. The steamer Liguria delayed its departure for New York due to the weather.
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Liguria
Naples
New York
Objection to Berlin 1918 World Exposition
At a general meeting of German iron and steel manufacturers in Essen on April 5 they unanimously opposed the proposed world exposition in Berlin for 1918. They called the event futile and unprofitable.
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Essen
Prussia
Berlin
William
Murder in Chinatown on Doyers Street
A man was shot through the heart on Doyers Street near the Bowery just before 1 am. Police at Elizabeth Street Station could not identify the deceased. The shooting sparked a wave of unrest as Chinatown residents and police suspected a Chinese society conflict.
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Doyers Street
Bowery
Elizabeth Street
Chanler Threatens Libel Fight Over Book in Richmond
In Richmond April 5, John Armstrong Chanler defends Four Years Behind the Bars of Bloomingdale, saying dealers fear libel action over the volume. He jokes he will mail or ship it by express if needed and vows to “make it hot for some people” despite claiming peaceable nature.
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New York Times
Richmond
John Armstrong Chanler
Bloomingdale
Law
New York
Pilot Found Dead on Lorena in Fog Near East Liverpool
In dense fog near East Liverpool Ohio pilot W Conant was found dead in the Lorena packet’s hold as the vessel ran toward a rock strewn pool. Captain Richardson halted the ship, saving sleeping passengers after Conant extended a bell rope before dying.
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Pittsburg
Ote W. Conant
Liverpool
Ohio
John ‘Richardson
Eve Einy
Zanésville
Poisoned fish devastated Cedar Lake by suspected poacher act
Thousands of fish died in Cedar Lake near Morristown after a suspected poacher poisoned the water. The lake, owned by Lake Chub LLC, had recently been cleaned by the club and restocked, but authorities suspect a deliberate act aimed at restricting fishing to the club.
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Cedar Lake
New York Times
Morristown
Neaer
Eeei
Ots
Notable Guests At Carnegie Hall Summit Dinner
Leaders of the National Civic Federation gather at Andrew Carnegie's Fifth Avenue mansion for a peace evening. August Belmont warns labor and capital to prepare for reactions from prosperity while figures like Schwab, Wanamaker, Straus, and Roseval discuss arbitration and a forthcoming Peace Congress in a scene blending industry and union figures under Carnegie's hosting.
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Andrew Carenegie
Fifth Avenue
Ninety-first Street
August Belmont
National Civic Federation
Cat Gie
Sons of Toil
Charles M. Schwab
Jacob H
Isaac N. Seligman
John D. Cri
John Wanamaker
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Nathan Straus
Adolph Lewisohn
Dr. Ad I 8
Vsaw
George Haven Putnam
Ha Ok
A. K. Fiske
St. Clair McKelway
Scott
Lyman Abbott
3Wil B. Howland
Willam el Weihe
Weihe
Homestead
Carnegie
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