Race track reform bills defeated in New York Senate
Albany April vote 25 to 25 halted Gov Hughes vows renewed effort after the tie ends the race track gambling measures. Fancher was reportedly detained in a sensational incident as lobbyists press for reconsideration and a special election may follow to fill Franchot's senate seat.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
Wth
Senate
Hughes
Stanislas P. Franchot
Orleans
Niagara
Sanford
Gere
Goy
Chanler
Friends
Grady
Chanter
Raines
New York
Agnew
Ailds
Armstrong
Carpenter
Cobb
Cordis
Davis
Dunn
Fancher
Foelker
Gates
Heacock
Hill
Hinman
Hooker
O'Neil
Page
Saxe
Smith
Travis
Tully
White
Fuller
Taylor
Ackroyd
Boyce
Burr
Cassidy
Cohailan
Cullen
Emerson
Frawley
Gilchrist
Grattan
Harte
Yasensing
Knapp
McCall
McCarren
McManus
Mullaney
Owens
Ramsperger
Lohmer
Sullivan
Thompson
Wemple
Wilcox
Hills
Suffolk
Schuyler
Warren
Kings
Clinton
Schenectady
Cayuga
Miss Marlowe III quits Lyceum engagement amid divorce shock
Ithaca April 8 Miss Julia Marlowe cancelled the performance of Gloria at the Lyceum Theatre after learning she was named as a co respondent in a divorce suit filed by Mrs. Clara Louise Von Hermann against Karl Von Hermann. The soldout show drew $1,500, and Marlowe later announced she was too ill to appear.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N.Y
Clara
Louise von Hermann
Karl Stephen von Hermann
Julia Marlowe
Gloria
Lyceum Theatre
Miss Marlowe
Lyceum
Ellsler
Boston
Mass
Clara Louise von Hermann
Salem
Karl von Hermann
Hamilton
Cummings
von Hermann
Lourdes Water Believed To Cure Catholic Brother
Francis Joseph head of the Christian Brothers in the East was treated for mastoiditis at multiple hospitals. Refusing surgery he received Lourdes water from James E. Doherty and within two days showed clear improvement. He plans a pilgrimage to Lourdes and credits the miracle to St. Joseph.
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Francis Joseph
Christian Brothers
East
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Brother Joseph
St. Francis's Hospital
Ngarn
James E. Doherty
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Our Lady of Lourdes
France
Paris
St. Joseph's Day
St. Joseph
Abruzzi and Elkins Wedding Talk In Washington
Washington society follows the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins as rumors of engagement swirl. Miss Elkins admits no formal engagement yet a strong understanding exists with a wedding likely by October, with Catholic conversion expected and no religious or financial hurdles. The pair aim for a September marriage after his promotion to Rear Admiral. Turin reports a September ceremony.
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New York Times
Washington
Rome
House of Savoy
Miss Elkins
Paris
Duke
United States
Miss Llins
Abruzzi
Regina Elena
Turin
Elkins
Duke of the
Spezia
Rival Laborers in Battle Near Linden Refineries
In Elizabeth New Jersey April a clash between about 500 Poles and 100 Italians broke out near the Standard Oil refineries under construction at Linden. Bricks and stones flew as both sides fought. one Pole, Incenzo Ricotelli, was shot in the thigh. Police arrived as reinforcements turned the tide, and authorities may seek sheriff protection. About 2 men work at the site while 19 more are needed, according to Superintendent Black.
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New York Times
Elizabeth
N. J
Standard Oil
Linden
Giuseppe Compi
Baltimore & Ohio
Incenzo Ricotelli
Black
Two Robberies in Harlem Reported by Detectives
Harlem Detective Bureau has been at work for a week on two robberies in Harlem within the last two weeks. Mrs. Abraham Tauber of 230 West 111th Street lost 49 dollars and table silver to a servant girl named Margaret who is still being sought. A second victim, Mrs Mazie King of 316 West 11th Street, found her apartment broken into after shopping loss jewelry valued at about 260 dollars.
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Harlem
Abraham Tauber
West
111Th Street
Mazie
King
West 11Th Street
Husband Kills Himself After Shooting Wife in New York Flat
In a Lexington Avenue furnished room house a man identified as Albert Heiser shot his wife Hannah then turned the revolver on himself. Both were wounded. Heiser died, Hannah Heiser was severely injured but alive. They had married nine months ago and recently faced domestic strife.
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Mary Morybacker
Lexington
Moyhbecker
Albert Heiser
Hannah
Heiser
East 126Th Street
Mystery surrounds Kaiser's Mediterranean cruise
Berlin reports grow that secrecy over the Kaiser's movements stems from safety concerns. Achilleion will host a large imperial retinue with Lord Chamberlains aides de camp doctors cooks and a battery of servants. The Empress is accompanied by ladies in waiting equerries and maids. Transport carriages motor cars and chauffeurs are prepared and Corfu imposes strict passport checks while island roads are rebuilt for the voyage.
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Corfu
Achilleton
Berlin
Achilleion
Earle and Affinity Rumored to Have Wed in Italy
Reported two weeks ago Ferdinand Pinney Earle and Miss Julia Kuttner wed in Italy after a French divorce from his wife. Miss Kuttmer’s brother would not confirm or deny the tale. Earle, son of the late Gen. Ferdinand Pinney Earle, had earlier lived in Paris where he married in 1903.
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Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Julia Kuttner
Italy
Earle
Paris
WH Fischbacker
Miss Rutther
Evans Feeble at Hot Springs Recovery Slow for Admiral
Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans rests at Palo Robles California after a quiet day with feeble spirits and weariness. Doctors say he has had a good day but cautions say recovery will take many weeks and remains uncertain, with limited mobility and reduced baths reported.
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Palo Robles
Hot Springs
Cal
Robly D. Evans
P. E. McDonald
McDonald
Sivans
Admiral Evans
Hotel owner Edward J. Downing killed in Yonkers car crash
Irvington hotel proprietor Edward J. Downing died when a car owned by C. H. Matthiessen and driven by his chauffeur Hewitt Kelleher collided with a trolley on Warburton Avenue near Arthur Street. Kelleher fled the scene and was later unaccounted for. Downing was trapped beneath the wreckage.
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Edward. J. Downing
Irvington
Warburton Avenue
Yonkers
C. H. Matthiessen
Hewitt Kelleher
Kelleher
Arthur Street
Mr. Downing
Downing
Tarrytown
Mr. Matthiessen
Manhattan
Brewsters Wreck Verdict Awards Widow in New York Central Suit
In White Plains on April 8 a jury awarded Mrs. Ruby Merritt 6500 for her daughter Sarah Merritt's death in the Brewster Express wreck near Woodlawn. Mrs. Merritt sought 100000 damages. justice Tompkins denied a new trial.
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New York Times
White Plains
Woodlawn
Ruby Merritt
Merritt
Pleasantville
New York Central
Sarah Merritt
Peasantville
Arthur S.tompkins
Ernest M. Welch
House Republicans Trigger Gag Rule Clash in US Congress
The Rules Committee met with full Republican attendance and advanced a new rule to push bills through the House while limiting debate and avoiding roll calls. Democrats denounced the move as an abuse of majority power, while the party debated information demands from the Justice and Commerce departments.
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New York Times
Washington
Rules Committee
Sherman
New York
John Sharp Williams
Judge DeArmond
Committee On
House
Williams
DeArmond
Serena Payne
Dalzell
Committee On the Judiciary
Cannon
Department of Justice
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Fitzgerald
306 Clemson Students Expelled for All Fools Day Prank
Clemson College in South Carolina expelled 306 students after an All Fools Day incident that saw 309 cadets absent from drills and classes from 7 45 A M to 6 P M. Of 300 participants, only three escaped expulsion. prior trouble involved a night shift parade and a resignation by Commander Capt C M Clay of the U S Army.
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Clemson College
S. C
C. M. Clay
United States Army
Rescued by the Majestic Off Helios After Sinking
The Norwegian tank steamer Helios, sailing from Philadelphia to Blaye, was abandoned in the North Atlantic after a three day storm. The White Star liner Majestic rescued its crew, oil leaked from bunkers flooding the engine room, and pumps could not remove all the oil.
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Helios
Plymouth
Majestic
mid-Atlantic
Helos
Philadelphia
Blaye
Technical education in America discussed by Sir William Preece
Sir William Henry Preece, ex president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, spoke before the Royal Society of Arts in London on April 8 about comparing English and American technical education. He said differences in roles and intellects between American and European boys explain curricular contrasts and exam papers.
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London
William Henry Preece
Institution of Civil Engineers
Royal Society of Arts
America
England
Will Not Surrender Roy to U S Extradition Request
Paris April 3 The Ministry of Justice said no French law allows extraditing Paul L Roy husband of Gracia Cidle and alleged murderer of her brother to the United States The ministry adds that surrender would violate French justice as citizens charged abroad cannot be extradited but Roy may be prosecuted in France instead.
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Paris
Ministry of Justice
Foreign Office
United States
Paul L. Roy
Gracia Cidle
Roy
France
FASTER STARVATION DEATH IN MINNIC WORK DEMONSTRATES MIND POWER
In Minnesota on April, Orville Olstead died from starvation after trying to endure forty days to prove his theory that the mind governs the body and is stronger than matter. Olstead reportedly lasted 31 days before death.
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Paul
Minn
Knuie Onnstead
Starva
Girl Burned In Explosion At West Twenty Third Street
Miss Hortense Lehman, IS years old, attempting to light an alcohol lamp at her father's business on the fourth floor of 156 West Twenty third Street, caused an explosion that set her clothing on fire and damaged the building. She was hospitalized at New York Hospital with severe burns. the fire caused about $3,000 in damages to the structure.
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Hortense Lehman
West Twenty-third Street
Leiman
New York Hospital
Brooklyn Joke Outflanks Chicago In Foot Contest
The Chicago Tribune ran a most perfect foot contest with a diamond prize to prove Chicago women's feet are trim and dainty. Mrs. Clarence W. Chalfant of Kenmore Avenue won, but the judged winner’s feet were born and bred in Brooklyn, undoing Chicago’s boast.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Rubber Plant
Windy City
Chicago Tribune
United States
Clarence W. Chalfant
Kenmore Avenus
The
Tribune
$100000 Gift Announced for Philadelphia Catholic School
Archbishop Ryan disclosed a $100,000 donation for a proposed Catholic high school for girls in Philadelphia. The donor is believed to be Mrs. Frederic Courtlandt Penfield, formerly Mrs. Anne Weightman-Walker, with expectations of additional gifts from Catholic laymen and women as the project seeks $500,000.
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Philadelphia
Fenn
Ryan To
Vanderbilt gifts $50,000 house to Yale Sheffield School
New Haven April 8 Frederick W. Vanderbilt added to Yale Sheffield Scientific School donations by buying the late Judge William K Townsend's Grove Street home and grounds for about 50000 and presenting them to the institution already owning the adjoining block.
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New York Times
New Haven
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
William K. Townsend
Grove Street
Townsend
Bequest Creates Columbia William Mitchell Scholarship
A $10,000 gift from the will of Benjamin D. Stuttman was announced at Columbia University to establish the William Mitchell Scholarship in science or letters. William Mitchell, class of 1820, was the father of Edward Mitchell a Columbia Board of Trustees member.
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Columbia University
Benjamin D. Stuttman
William Mitchell
Edward Mitchell
Columbia Board of Trustees
Harriman cash saves the Erie as Morgan plan fails
Harriman assumes responsibility to save the Erie Railroad by paying 5.5 million dollars in notes with cash and new notes, after J. P. Morgan & Co failed to exchange old notes. The move aims to prevent bankruptcy or receivership and preserve the road’s territory and credit.
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Erie Railroad
BE. H. Harrieman
J. P. Morgan & Co
Harriman
Erle
Thas
Harriman Linden
Iit
Treasury
yYebterdur
Warriman
The
Erie
Tuarls
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