Foraker May Lead New Party and Labor Appeal
Senator Foraker abandons compromise with Taft forces and moves to form a new party representing negroes and union labor. He spoke at the Baltimore Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, criticizing Virginia’s convention and signaling a fight at Chicago.
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New York Times
Washington
Senator Foraker
Taft
Baltimore
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Atlanta
Brownsville
Virginia
Chicago
Lincoln
Grant
MelXinley
Senator Forever
Taft Organization
Foraker
Ohio
United States Senate
Negro Attack on Taft at Morris Brown College Meeting
A Blacks education meeting at Bishop's Chapel in New York read a letter by Bishop Alexander Walters denouncing President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft for the Brownsville incident. Rev Dr Parks condemned politics in the gathering. Roosevelt sent a sympathy letter and other officials sent notes and a check for the education drive.
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Morris Brown College
Bishop's Chapel
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Witc Street
Lenox Avenue
Alexander Walters
Roosevelt
Movement For
Mayor Joyner
Atlanta
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
W. W. Landrum
First Baptist Church of
John Temple Graves
Negro Educational Movement
Negro Pastor Raps Taft at National Conference
The Rev. Dr. Reverdy C. Ransom, pastor of Bethel AME Church on West Twenty-fifth Street near Eighth Avenue, spoke as a delegate to the National Political Conference critiquing Taft.
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Reverdy C. Ransom
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
West Twenty-fifth Street
Eighth Avenue
Labor Opposes Taft in New Hampshire AFL Circular
Charles J. French, president of the New Hampshire AFL, issues a circular attacking Secretary Taft’s presidential bid. He cites labor decisions Taft handed down as a federal judge and claims Taft’s continued candidacy harms workers and signals a questionable alliance with Wall Street. The circular will be distributed to all AFL branches.
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New York Times
Concord
N.H
Charles J. French
New Hampshire
American Federation of Labor
Taft
Labor Unions
French
Roosevelt
Parr
White House
Hosters
Workig
Wall Street
Whisky From Alaska Reaches Washington After Long Journey
A 75 year old whisky bottle from Ketchikan Alaska arrived in Washington. Dalegate, a Tacoma congressman, holds it as part of an election bet settled fifteen months ago. The cask was found near the McKenzie River in Hudson Bay Company ruins and bears marks of a 1833 distillation.
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New York Times
Washington
Ketchikan
Alaska
Tacomas Dale
Dalegate
Congress
McKenzie River
Hudson Bay Company
Victims of labor swindle lash out in New York scene
Ten Italians from Rye tramped to New York angry after paying $3 each for imaginary work. They were joined by seven visitors from Ayre, weapons drawn, police intervened. They named Philip Parterno and Vincentio Montegio as swindlers who had charged $38 each for jobs in Rye. Prisoners held for hearing.
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New York
Rye
Sevenieen
Philip, Patermo
Vincentio Montegio
164Th Street
Democrats Hold State Convention Talks in New York
With 450 delegates in Albany many, including Bryan supporters, debate uninstructed delegates to Denver. Contests in multiple districts may extend sessions into Wednesday as the State Committee plans to open headquarters at the Victoria Hotel and form a permanent temporary organization with Thomas Carmody chairing.
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Democratic State Committee
Carnegie Hall
Hoffman House
Victoria
Waldorf-Astoria
Denver
Bryan
Bryant
Committee On
Augustus Thomas
Albany
Watertown
Auburn
Broome
Delaware
Oswego
Jefferson
St. Lawrence County
Herkimer County
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Ryan
William J. Conners
the Waldorf
McClelan
Charles F. Murphy
State Committee
Chanier
Alton B. Parker
Norman E. Macist
Troffman House
Flo
Mack
National Committee
Senator McCarren
Patrick McCabe
Victoria Hotel
Annong
Thomas F. Carmody
Penn Yan
Knickerbocker
Taylor
Tennesse
Simmons
North Carolina
Ower
Oklahoma
Edward M. Shepard
Brooklyn Health Dept to show cause on death certificate
In Brooklyn Special Term of the Supreme Court an order directs the Health Department to show cause why it should not accept a death certificate submitted by Daniel Baniel. The department rejected the certificate. Attorney Martin W. Littleton will represent the osteopath. Thousands visited Prospect Park conservatories for Palm Sunday flowers. a large Easter lily display was planned for the park greenhouse the next day.
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Madle
Supreme Court
Pritay
Health Department
Baniel
Brooklyn
Martin W. Littleton
Prospect Park
Naval appropriation plan allocates funds for Brooklyn Navy Yard
Under the Naval Appropriation bill the sum of 286000 dollars is set aside for the Department of Yards and Docks in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Provisions also cover the building of a site at the Barina Bare racks at a cost of 30000 dollars and 40000 dollars is to be appropriated for new tools for the machine shops.
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Naval
Department of Yards
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Barina
Brooklyn Elks to Mark 25th Anniversary Celebration
The Brooklyn Lodge of Elks, the largest in the order, will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Wednesday at the Elks Hall, 12 Scherner Street. A committee of Past Exalted Rulers is in charge of arrangements.
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Brooklyn Lodge of Elks
the Elks
Éhrbhouse
Scherrn. Street
Woman suffers sudden attack on Brooklyn train
Miss Ella Bragnal a 20 year old resident of 624 De praw Street endured a sudden hysterian attack aboard a Wrest Brooklyn Rapid Transit car yesterday. Passengers panicked and she was carried from Ulmer Park to her home after an ambulance surgeon attended her.
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Ella Bragnal
Depraw Street
Wrest
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Ulmer Park
Dinner honors New Tax Commissioner in Richmord Borough
Charles J. McCormack the new Democratic leader in Richmord Borough was guest of honor at a South Beach dinner Saturday evening. About one hundred local politicians attended the event arranged by the employer of the Department of Water Gas and Electricity, where McCormack formerly served as head.
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Charles J. McCormack
Richmord
South Beach
Department of Water, Gas, and Electricity
McCormack
Tiger to Greet Democrats at Denver Convention
A papier mache tiger will welcome Democratic delegates at the Sixteenth Street Broadway corner in Denver on July 7. Thousands of electric lights will brighten the streets as flags and bunting adorn the city. The 12,500 seat Auditorium with 1,000 standing rooms should be ready by June 7 as preparations for the convention accelerate.
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Denver
Col
Sixteenth Street
Broadway
National Democratic Committee
Appeal for Judge Gray Urges presidential nomination
The George Gray League sent appeals to Senators Congressmen convention delegates newspapers and Democratic voters urging Judge Gray's nomination and election to the presidency. John Cadwallader ex-collector of the Port of Philadelphia is president and Vance E. McCormick ex-mayor of Harrisburg chairs the executive committee. The appeal blames special Republican privileges for financial troubles and denounces centralization of power as czar-like.
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Washington
George Gray
Congress likely to adjourn by May ninth prediction
Representative James E. Watson predicts the current session will adjourn on or about May ninth after talks with leaders. He notes remaining major actions include several appropriation bills and the Aldrich currency measure, with potential debate over naval ship limits and the Child Labor bill.
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Washington
Congress
James E. Watson
Indiana
House
Watson
Aldrich
Cannon
Roosevelt
Mr. Watson
Auto Halted by Police on Speed Charge in Queens
An auto carrying Charles R. Flint of 4 East Thirty-sixth Street and friends was stopped on Jackson Avenue Long Island City by Bicycle Policeman Richard Ahearn. The chauffeur Edward Symonds of 206 East Thirty-second Street was arraigned and jailed for court this morning.
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C. R. Flint
Charles R. Flint
East Thirty-sixth Street
Jackson Avenue
Long Island City
Richard Ahearn
Fourth Street
Edward Symonds
East Thirty-second Street
Hearst League bill unpaid prompts dissolution bid
The Trow Directory Company seeks a judgment against the Hearst Independence League for about $8300 for distributing political circulars in the last election. If unpaid by the upcoming Wednesday, it will petition the Attorney General to dissolve the league. Judge Deneen presides as parties seek a possible settlement with no agreement reached by press time.
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Independence League
Trow Directory Company
Jackson
Hearst
Deneen
Second District
New York
League
Trow Company
Henry Staton
W. R. Hearst
Jack
Maximilian
Thmsen
Albany
Trow
Trow Directory and Bookbinding Company
O'Reilly
O. K
Tron Company
Wants St Cyr Pupils Names
Washington April 12 reports say St Cyr France plans a historical school account and has asked the War Department for information on US pupils who attended from 1868 to 1903. Major General Bell is to locate individuals such as Burthe, Janes, Shield, Harden Hickey, Biron, Crosber, and Charde for biographies to be included.
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New York Times
Washington
St. Cyr
France
War Department
Piraes
United States
Bell
Burthe
Janes
Shdell
Iarden Hickey
H.biron
Crosber
St. Charde
Jobra Um Bell
Found His Strange Lodger Dead in Atlantic City
Edward Dorant of 1518 Atlantic Avenue found a man about 35 intoxicated on the street and admitted him to a bachelor apartment. The man was later found dead in bed. Papers indicate the deceased may be Charles Erech of Springhouse.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Edward Dorant
Allarntic Avenue
Charles
Erech
Springhouse
Calvary services this week and Taft speaks at Carnegie Hall
The Rev Dr J Lewis Parks will preach at Calvary Episcopal Church noonday service this week. The Board of Foreign Missions announces William H Taft will speak at a layman's missionary mass meeting in Carnegie Hall next Monday evening with Samuel Capen Silas McHree Johnny Mott and J Campbell White as speakers. Admission by ticket only. A fire damaged the Erie Railroad float Alda and the city incinerating plant causing about 5000 in losses. Joseph R Uherell of 260 West 68th Street was held in the Tombs on practicing law without registration. A committee from the Central Federated Union asks revocation of the Putnam tunnel contract over eight hour and prevailing wage violations.
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J. Lewis Parks
Calvary Episcopal Church
Fourth Avenue
Twentyfirst
Board of Foreign Missions
Rasamed Church
William H. Taft
Ayman
Carnegie Hll
Samuel B. Capen
Silas McHee
Johnny, Mott
J. Campbell White
Erie Railroad
Alda
West Poarty-severth Street
Joseph R. Uherell
West Sixty-eighth Street
Tombs Court
Thomas J. Curtis
Rock Drillers’ Union
Mer
Putnam County
Putnam Tunnel
Central Federated Union
Commissioner of Water S$ply
Hungarian worker shoots fiancée then kills himself
Rela Zas, a Hungarian carpenter, bought a revolver after pawning his fiancée’s engagement ring. He went to the apartment of Mrs. Gyer on Third Street and shot Julia Szilazyl after telling her he would kill himself. He then killed himself with the same revolver. Julia was found unconscious and may die.
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Rela Zas
Zaz Lyed
Third Street
Urai Gyoar
Julia Szilazyl
Comely Huston
Acnes
Ninth Street
Second Avenue
Julia Arent
Gyer
Zag
Zas
Mra. Alger
Fine Remitted to Let Him Preach George Jackson Arrest Notice
George Jackson, a Negro arrested for intoxication by Policeman Zooney of East Twenty second Street Station, had his fine remitted by Magistrate Harris in the Yorkville Court after pleading he wished to go to church and preach. He said gin and wine caused his fall and urged release for his church work.
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George Jackson
Zooney
East Twenty-second Street
Masistrate Harris
Yorkville Court
Jackson
Zion
Alabamay
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