Germany urged to act amid Manila and Dewey clash
German actions and attitudes toward the Manila Bay episode are explored, including Ambassador White’s denial about German pressure on Admiral Dewey and Diederichs. The Staats-Zeitung account traces Berlin’s stance, American views, and the Portsmouth Peace Conference context with Emperor William.
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Mer Rt
Andrew D. White
Berlin
Diederichs
Manila
Dewey
Tom Trucs
Melville E. Stone
Hermar
Ridder
Ambassador Tower
Stone
Germany
Diederiche
John C. Spooner
Wis
Navy Yard
Coghlan
Manila Bay
Staats-Zeitung
Staats- Zeitung
Admiral Dewey
Prince Henry of Prussia
Hongkong
Philippines
Prin Henry
Land of Promise Tale of Quinn and the New York Voyage
Caldwell New Jersey April 14 A young Irishman Thomas Quinn left the Post Office town for America seeking fortune. He took a clerkship in Paterson NJ and sent money home while secretly planning to win Lucy Shannon’s hand. He bought and sold a horse at Newark auction for profit before continuing his journey back to Ireland for a dowry.
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New York Times
Caldwell
N. J
Cunard
New York
Thomas Quinn
Quinn
Ireland
Mise Lucy Shannon
John Shannon
Head Inn
Promic Lacy
Tom Quinn
Shannon
Theen
Lucy
America
Paterson
Newark
Mt G
Payatie Johnehaaten
Dundrum
Murder at the window after burglary shot in New York home
George J Schaubacher real estate dealer dies after being shot in his 807 East Forty-fourth Street residence. A short dark man fled through a fire escape leaving a large cigar the only clue. Family accounts describe a silent night and a suspected burglary gone wrong.
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George J. Schaubacher
East Forty-fourth Street
Flower Hospital
Mr. Schaubacher
Bicca
Hether
Rope Ladder Burglary Scares Millionaire Block Residents
A midnight incursion on Fifty fourth Street near Fifth Avenue alarmed residents including John D. Rockefeller Jr and Chauncey M. Depew as a burglar used a rope ladder to enter rooftops. Police surrounded the area and questioned Dr Allan M. Thomas and staff after a break in attempt amid threats and warning cries.
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Fiftyfourth Street
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Chauncey M. Depew
East Fifty-first Street
Xi. Allen Starr
Columbia University
West Fifty-fourth Street
University Club
Starr
Allan M. Thomas
West Street
W. B. James
Fourth Street
J. R
Fifty-fourth Street
West Fi
J. Thomas
West Fiftyfourth Street
Sergt. Raynor
Carriage Wreck In Central Park Area Injures Four
A carriage owned by Mrs. Cunningham on East Thirty sixth Street was struck by a Third Avenue trolley at Thirty first Street. David Sherry the coachman sustained a broken left arm and neck, while two women passengers suffered bruises. They received aid at the scene and were sent home. An unnamed woman friend escaped injury.
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Scen
Treet
Uni
University and
Fales Bar
Colling Eleventh Cavalry Trooper In Cuba Incident
An Eleventh Cavalry trooper was knocked from his horse in Havana on April 14 during a daytime incident described in dispersed OCR text. NoFurther details are clearly readable.
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Colling
America
Havana
Arrival of steamship Caledonia at Nassau with fire incident
Fragmentary notes report the steamship Caledonia arriving at Nassau on April 11 and a fire incident aboard or nearby. Details are unclear but indicate a maritime event linked to the Caledonia and a fire situation.
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Nassau
Caledonia
Gow
Expel George Sutton From Paris Under Gambling Law
Paris authorities issue an expulsion order against American billiard player George Sutton who ran a billiards school here. A 48 hour delay is granted. Sutton, a Western-born figure in billiards, challenged for world titles and set records in prior matches against Hoppe and Slosson.
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Paris
George Sutton
Sutton
Train wreckers kill three near Cheneyville
Three men died and one man, a mail car worker, was fatally burned when a westbound Texas and Pacific train plunged into an open switch at Cheneyville Louisiana early today. The crash burned the mail baggage and express cars and two passenger coaches. Dead are Engineer John J. Covington and Fireman Michael Kass, both of New Orleans, and an unidentified man. Express Messenger William Kough, also of New Orleans, was badly burned. Investigators found the switch lock broken and the signal lantern discarded.
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Alexandria
Cheneyville
Here
Texas and Pacific Railroad
John J. Covington
New Orleans
Michael Kass
Express
William Kough
Lead Chewing Aboard Stricken Bark Trinidad
Six seamen rescued from the British bark Trinidad report they endured five days without food or water after a hurricane wreck off Santa Cruz. Capt. Christensen and three crew remained in Nassau hospital while the rest, under Secqy and Mate Randolph Quese, arrived on the Seguranca with news of their ordeal. The men chewed lead to stave off salt water thirst after the storm.
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Santiago
Nassau
Trinidad
Santa Cruz
New York
Christensen
Secqy
Randolph Quese
Quese
Mrs. A. D. Browns Fiance Denies Coachman Claim
Charles H. Kauffman of Boston, Mrs. Laura Brown's fiancé, rejects rumors he was a coachman. He says he has known her for years, and they met in Narragansett. Mrs. Brown refuses to discuss his occupation, noting only that she is satisfied with the match. The couple, 34 years apart in age, plan a quiet marriage in a few weeks.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Charles H. Kauffman
Boston
Laura Brown
Alexander D. Brown
Brown
Narragansett
Prosperity of Pittsburg Reveals Industrial Scale in 1906
A Chamber of Commerce report for Pittsburg details a 1906 industrial surge with 250,000 workers in 8,029 plants. It cites 651,000,000 tons produced, 122,000,000 tons moved by rail and water, 46,000,000 tons of coal, 6,500,000 tons of steel, and 750,000 tons of steel rails.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce
Denial by Morrises on $6 Million Lottery Profits Claim
Federal officers in Mobile report indictments for conspiracy linked to the Honduras Lottery. They allege Alfred Hennen Morris and Dave Hennen Morris of New York and New Orleans along with Albert Baldwin Sr. and Frank T. Howard of New Orleans control the company and shared vast profits. The story traces family ties to the historic Louisiana Lottery and notes social backlash in New Orleans society.
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New York Times
New Orleans
Mobile
Alfred Hennen Morris
Dave Hennen Morris
New York
Albert Baldwin, Sr
Frank T. Howard
Morrises
Howard
John A. Morris
Delaware
Alfred Hennen
Louisiana
Charles T. Howard
Morris
Baldwin
Louisiana Lottery Company
Howards
Jockey Club
Metarie
Biloxi
Church of the Redeemer
West
Lottery Company
Chapman Hyams
Hyams & Moore
Yams and Baldwin
United States Trust Company and Savings Bank
New Orleans National Bank
Censured Youth Takes Life Over Late Hours
Joseph Currie a twenty one year old stationary engineer living with his parents at 1105 PrCt Place Brooklyn committed suicide by swallowing cyanide of potash after being upbraided by his father John Currie for late hours. He reached home late in the morning, seemed troubled by the rebuke, and then took his life in the kitchen.
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Joseph Currie
Pr Ct Place
Brooklyn
John Currie
Joseph
Morris Brothers deny Honduras lottery ownership
Alfred Hennen Morris and Dave Hennen Morris deny any interest in the Honduras Lottery Company as they face Federal Grand Jury indictments in Mobile Alabama for conspiracy to defeat U S anti lottery laws. The statement asserts they hold no ownership or stake in the Honduras Lottery or any related lottery ventures.
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Alfred Hennen Morris
Dave Hennen Morris
Federal
Mobile
Ala
United States
Honduras Lottery Company
Faculty presses for new name for The Smoke at New York Law School
New York Law School faculty demand a more dignified title for the school publication The Smoke while editors defend the name as a witty unbending outlet. The student body supports the editors in keeping the title without conceding to demands for a change.
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New York Law School
Earthquake Shakes Mexico City Causing Light Outages
A powerful quake struck Mexico City on April 14 lasting four and a half minutes. Clocks stopped at 11:34 Mexican time as the tremor halted electric lights briefly and damaged the AP office wall and Cisco de Mayo Street pavement. Residents fled in night attire, fearful but reports say damage was limited.
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City OF
Mexico
Associated Press
Cisco de Mayo
Escapes From Siberia Leader Krustleff Flees Abroad
The Workmen's Council leader M. Krustleff, sentenced January 11, 1906 to exile in Siberia for seditious speeches and civil rights loss, has escaped abroad from St Petersburg.
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Petersburg
M. Krustleff
The
Workmen’s Council
Siberia
Woman burns hands saving $60 found in stove ashes
Mrs Frederick C Cobine in Trenton New Jersey on April 14 burned dresser drawer contents in a kitchen stove to recover an envelope with $60. She saved the bills but burned her hands badly, noting the money will cover the doctor bill but not the pain.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Frederick C. Cobine
Treasury Department
Car collision ties up Yonkers Albany express trains
A northbound freight car jumped the track near Yonkers station and crashed into the front of a southbound Albany express engine. Both trains moved slowly. freight traffic was halted about two hours, the express about one. Passengers were shaken but none injured. Officials delayed track clearance pending New York orders.
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Yonkers Station
Albany
Yonkers
New York
Watson Fights on Train Between Atlanta and Augusta
Thomas Watson former Populist presidential candidate and Atlanta magazine editor fought a porter on a train from Atlanta to Augusta. Dispute over delays and courtesy led to a blows exchange with the conductor and others. the train halted and passengers separated them. Bruises were reported on Watson and others.
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New York Times
Augusta
Thomas Watson
Atlanta
Watson
Razor Fight in Subway Shocks Passengers
A northbound subway quarrel between two colored men left no serious injuries to the attackers while Fritz Norman a watchman for Ludwig Baumann and Co suffered a severe slash from left ear to mouth. Norman was assisted off the train at Wall Street station and rushed to Hudson Street Hospital where doctors said he would recover. The assailants fled the scene.
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Fritz Norman
Ludwig Baumann & Co
Norman
Wall Street
Grosky
Hudson Street Hospital
General Christmas Not Dead In Honduran Turmoil
A Tehuicigalpa telegram reports Gen. Christmas slightly wounded in a hospital after being shot while trying to carry Gen. Barhona, the Minister of War, from the field. Barhona was mortally wounded and pleaded for Christmas to save himself, but Christmas refused to abandon his chief and was captured. The Tegucigalpa government is under a Junta led by Gen. Maximo Rosales and Gen. Sierra amid revolutionary activity.
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Puerto Cortdz
Mobile
Ala
United States
Tegucigalpa
Greeley
Christmas
Barhona
Maximo Rosales
Sierra
Arias
Peace Congress Deliberations Stir City War Talk Dominates
The Peace Congress opening in the city features clashes over war and peace between Bishop Potter and Dr. Dix of Trinity. Stead of London condemns peaceful rhetoric without action while Rabbi Hirsch objects to Roosevelt’s policy.
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William T. Steady
London
Ethical Society
Potter
Morgan
Dix
Trinity
Regios
Richard Bartholdt
Roosevelt
Emil Hirsch
Chicago
Bishop Potter
Dr. Dix
Loyal Legion
Carnegie Hall
Stead
Ethical Culture Society
Broadway Tabernacle
God
Carnegie Hall Opens Peace Congress With Arduous Plea For Peace
A large, orderly crowd gathered at Carnegie Hall for the opening of the first National Arbitration and Peace Congress. Rabbi Emil Hirsch urged substituting plowshares for swords while Bishop Potter moderated after Andrew Carnegie’s late arrival. The program featured the Oratorio Society, full orchestra, and performances of Handel, Mendelssohn, and Brahms under Frank Damrosch.
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David
Oratorio Society
Hissam de Moss
David Mannes
Frank Damrosch
Handel
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Potter
Emil Hirsch
Chicago
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Portsmouth
William
Mises
T Quinn
G. J. Schaubacher
Polilce
Schaubacher
Frederick Schanbacher
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Herman
Frederick
Christine
Freda
Amelia
Louise
Helen
Katie
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Prof. Starr
Seinen
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Fateh An
Slosson
Madison Square Pn
Willie Hoppe
George Ho
Lallore
A. D. Brown
Morris Brothers
A. Hennsn Morris,dave H. Morris
Mexico City
Krustleff
Albany Express
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