Troops Guard Strikes As Roosevelt Orders Readiness
Mount Vernon and Yonkers units of the Eleventh Separate Company and Fourth Separate Company were ordered by Gov. Roosevelt to prepare for active service at Cornell Dam. Troops will march to Yonkers then Croton to join a special train. Major Denike leads officers Schneider Fiske Glover Pruyn Nugent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Yonkers
New York Central
Malloy
Croton
Charles E. Denike
Fred Schneider
Edwin W. Fiske
R. N. Glover
John E. Pruyn
Edward
Arthur Nugent
Armed Truce at Croton Landing Ends Standstill of Dam Strike
An armed truce was reached at Croton Landing between deputies under Sheriff Molloy and Italian strikers at the Cornell Dam project. Negotiations will resume in New York. authorities vow to maintain order and begin work Monday unless a settlement is reached.
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William V. Molloy
Westchester County
Cornell Dam
Croton Landing
Coleman
New York
Sheriff Molloy
C. E. Gowen
White Plains
Joseph Secopiria
Doyle
Jerpwick
Little Italy
Govern
Breese
Reilly
Bowery
Croton River
Molloy
Charles Freedman
Philip Kass
TL. F. Staats
Jeremiah Moore
Westchester
Bianchi
Delehanty
T. A. Braniff
Bowery Bridge
Angelo Roletto
Malfoy
Little
Italy
J. Breuchard
J. J. Owens
William Casala
Angelo
Antonio Rotella
Casala
Marcello Rotella
Branchi
Brattchi
Breuchaud
Braniff
J. S. Coleman
F. Roe
National Guard
Governor’s private secretary denies troop countermand rumor
Albany April 14 rumor that the Governor countermanded orders sending troops to the Cornell dam is denied by private secretary William J. Youngs. Major Gen Roe said after a late night sighting at 35 East Thirty-seventh Street that no troops have been ordered and none will be within the next 24 hours.
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New York Times
Albany
Cornell Dam
William J. Youngs
Roosevelt authorizes troops to restore order at Croton Dam
Gen Roe reports Westchester Sheriff requests Fourth Yonkers and Eleventh Mt. Vernon companies to aid in suppressing strikers at Croton Dam. They head out tomorrow and will be ready Monday morning. Roosevelt replies he authorizes immediate troop deployment as required.
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Albany
Gov. Roosevelt
Gen. Roe
Westchester County
Yonkers
Mt. Vernon
Croton Dam
Roosevelt
Police discuss sending officers to Croton Dam aid
The Croton Dam crisis prompted talks between Aqueduct Commission President John J. Ryan and City Police Chief Devery about sending two or three police platoons to Croton Landing. Police Board President York said no formal request was made and jurisdiction remains unsettled. The dam is in Westchester, under Sheriff Molloy, with a potential city right to deploy officers discussed.
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Croton Dam
Croton Landing
John J. Ryan
Aqueduct Commission
Devery
York
Police Board
Westchester County
Molloy
Southern Railway Strike Flares Amid Confidence Claims
Atlanta April 14 Officials report normal conditions on Atlanta centered divisions while telegraphers leader Powell declares a victory. Trains are delayed 20 minutes to 1.5 hours with freight movement claimed normal in Atlanta though other lines cite complete blockages and perishables loss.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
Southern
Powell
Thompson
Knoxville
Asheville
Salisbury
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Alabama Great Southern
Trains Run On Schedule As Southern Roads Clear Freight
Officials of the Southern and Alabama Great Southern Railroads report all trains on time today and that congested freight has been moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Southern
Alabama Great Southern Roads
Carpenters Rule Rift Threatens New City Labor Unity
The New York City Carpenters Union bans outside carpenters to protect local jobs. The Board of Walking Delegates backs strikes against United Brotherhood carpenters until influx ends. Peter J. McGuire condemns the move as an old wall building scheme that will not stand.
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New York City
Carpenters’ Union
New York City Carpenters’ Union
Board of Walking Delegates
The
Building Trades
United Brotherhood
Board of Walking
City Carpenters
Brotherhood Carpenters
Peter J. McGuire
International United Brotherhood
New York
Postmasters Named With Extraordinary Names
Washington announces a batch of postmaster appointments listing Ellef K. Myhre of Valley City North Carolina Willie Bryan of Mayo Kentucky F Defer of Lakeshore Michigan Joseph Usury of Wilton North Carolina G Bryn hjos on of Bowdon North Carolina Jakob Gaub of Ostrom North Carolina Amund T Fjeld of Michigan Wisconsin and Abner Bab of Babs Tennessee.
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Washington, D. C
Ellef K. Myhre
Valley City
N. C
Willie Bryan
Mayo, Ky
F. Defer
Lakeshore
Mich
Joseph Usury
Wilton
G. Brynjusson
Bowdon
Jakob Gaub
Ostrom
Amund T. Fjeld
Michigan, Wis
Abner Bab
Babs, Tenn
Three Men Leap From Pillar of Fire in Greenpoint Blaze
A massive Brooklyn fire at William Knappmann & Co in Greenpoint destroyed a three story whiting works and lumber yards. John C. Donaldson died after leaping from a 70 foot coal elevator roof top fire line. his son William D. Donaldson and Moneypenny were seriously hurt. Losses totaled about 150000 to 200000 with Knappmann & Co 50000 and Reynolds & Sons 75000.
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Whiting Works
William Knapmann & Co
Grand Street
Newtown Creek
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Dannat & Pell
Whiting
H. L. Johnson
C. H. Reynolds & Sons
John C. Donaldson
William D. Donaldson
Monitor Street
Stephen Moneypenny
Salvage Corps
Moneypenny
St. Catharine’s Hospital
Knappmann & Co
Reynolds & Sons
Greenpoint
Woman saves infant in Sullivan Street fire reaches $2000 loss
Fire at 1386 Sullivan Street starts headway in the second floor. Policeman Hart catches the baby tossed from the residence and uses a ladder to rescue the wife and husband and their son from the burning building. Five horses saved. seven kept. cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombo Fetervner
Sullivan Street
Hart
Macdougal Street
John Cazzani
Fetervner
Austrian Miners Strike Threatens Labor Market Shift
Consul Frederick W. Hossfeld in Trieste reports a vast Austrian strike by 60 000 to 70 000 miners seeking shorter hours and higher pay. Coal production nearly halts, sparking fuel shortages and widespread hardship across Bohemia Moravia and Silesia. Government mines move to eight hour shifts, while private owners resist. Average wages at government mines rose over 50 percent from twenty years ago.
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New York Times
Washington
Frederick W. Hossfield
Trieste
Austria
Bohemia
Moravia
Silesia
Hossfeld
Wealthy jeweler dies in squalid Hudson Street hovel
Ovington C. Benedict once affluent in New York City jewelry circles died at Hudson Street Hospital after a day of weakness. Neighbors and friends describe a life of decline, poverty, and isolation in a cramped alleyway dwelling, with his brother Read Benedict and Max Schwartz among those who aided him in his final days. The death certificate cites apoplexy, though friends suggest starvation contributed to his decline.
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Ovington C. Benedict
Hudson Street Hospital
New York
Hudson Street
E. J. Dowlin
Fred P. Benedict
New Jersey
Estabrook
Staten Island
Read Benedict
Ovington Benedict
Fifth Avenue
Benedict
Read
Edwin P. Benedict
Benedict Brothers
Broadway
Max Schwartz
Schwartz
Fred Benedict, Jr
J. N. Peterson
Franklin Street
Louis
Peterson
Annie Green
Vanderbilt to Receive Mary J. Furman Estate and Furman Hall
Nashville April 14. The Mary J. Furman estate, valued at over $200,000, will go to Vanderbilt University. The will provides $100,000 for Furman Hall on campus, plus use of the family residence income. A $26,000 monument at Mount Olivet Cemetery is planned, with Vanderbilts to maintain graves.
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New York Times
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Mary J. Furman
Furman
Furman Hall
University
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Indemnity Talks for 1895 Turkish Destruction
Washington reports underline that negotiations for about 90000 indemnity to cover American missionary property losses in Turkey’s 1895 Armenian massacres have stalled. Minister Straus secured a Sultan promise, renewed twice, but sixteen months elapse without payment. The President has not accepted Straus’s resignation and has extended his leave.
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Washington
Turkey
Oeinister Straus
Straus
Constantinople
State Department
Altitude for Health Advice Linked to River View
Physicians advise altitude access for health benefits while noting PARK HILLEA sits about 300 feet above the river. The brief indicates a location feature and health context without further details.
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Park Hill
Eea
Morgan Carries Alabama in sweeping Senate primary victory
Birmingham reports Senator John T. Morgan won a complete statewide sweep in Alabama's Senate primaries. Johnston carried no counties, with Morgan dominating Jefferson County and towns like Bessemer Pratt City and Enstry. Statewide margins show Morgan carrying counties and districts by large majorities.
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New York Times
Birmingham
Ala
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Johnston
Morgan
Jefferson County
Bessemer
Pratt City
Enstry
General Assembly
Frank S. White
Lee County
de Kalb
Etwah
Jefferson
Lauderdale
Henry
Cullman
Autauga
Perry
Washington and Barbour
Dallas
Madison
Lawrence
Calhoun
Montgomery
Blount
Bibb
Bullock
Pike
Greene
Sumter
Secretary Long Open to Vice Presidency Nomination
Secretary Long told friends that if nominated he would accept the vice presidency, saying the honor is one no man could refuse and he values the compliment implied by the mention.
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Washington
Long
Rhodes Buys Mexican Mines In Big Pacific Deal
In Toluca Mexico on April 14 a London syndicate including Cecil Rhodes purchased four Za cualpam district gold mines near Toluca for 4 million dollars in gold. John Hays Hammond aided the syndicate by examining the properties and securing an option on the deal.
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New York Times
Toluca
Mexico
Zacualpam
London
England
Cecil Rhodes
John Hays Hammond
Hill to entertain Altgeld in Albany celebration
ExGovernor Altgeld will join David B. Hill at Wolfert's Roost in Albany to speak at Jefferson’s birthday celebration. Hill also plans to speak. The meeting marks a rare cordial moment between former political rivals after four years of stiff opposition.
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New York Times
Chicago
Altgeld
David B. Hill
Mammoth Power Plant Surveyed For Susquehanna Project
Special to The New York Times reports surveys for a vast Susquehanna water power works at Conowingo Md to supply Philadelphia and Baltimore. First station aims for 500000 electrical horsepower. dam cost over 600000. Baltimore Philadelphia New York capitalists back the project with transmission east to Philadelphia and west to Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Susquehanna River
Conowingo
Niagara
Philadelphia
Gov. Smith
Susquehanna Company
J. W. Marsh
Pittsburg
United Railways
Baltimore City
New York
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
St. Lawrence River
Wilmington
Census matter in the mails causes postoffice struggle
Postmasters face bulky census documents that must be registered free. Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden advised tying registered package tag envelopes to the bundles to solve the packaging problem and ensure legal registration.
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Washington
Madden
Populist Committee Chooses 36 Delegates for Sioux Falls
San Francisco April 14 The Populist State Central Committee selected thirty six delegates to the National Populist Convention at Sioux Falls. They were not instructed but the expressions indicate Bryan is the choice of the majority.
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San Francisco
State Central Committee
Sioux Falls
Bryan
A Cure for Insomnia on NYC Central Lines
An advertisement extols a New York to Chicago ride via New York Central Lines as so smooth and luxurious that travelers may fall asleep after dark. Trains are described as illuminated by Pintsch light, highlighting comfort and modernity.
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New York
Chicago
New York Central
Exposition Opens in Paris Amid Splendor and Chaos
Paris April 14 opening of the 1900 Exposition unfolds with grand stage settings and disorder elsewhere. President Loubet tours exhibits as American and French progress headlines the event, while crowds and transport fail to keep pace with the ceremony.
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Paris
Loubet
Salle Des Féies
Louvre
M. Belaumay Belleville
United States
Peck
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Nell Dam
John R. Breese
Thomas Reilly
Dire
Vanderbilt Institution
Rhodes
Illinois
Wolfert
Mammoth Power
California
President Loubet
America
France
Salle Des Fétes
M. Millerand
Palace Troca- Gero
F‘hamu de Mars
Chateau Bay
I Esplanade
Hotel Des Invalides
Napoleon’s Tomb
Champs Elysées
Seine
Lauhet
Dias
R. F
Victoria
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