Platt Odell clash over Baker nomination looms in Albany
Insurgent Republican senators allied with Democrats threaten to defeat Frank M. Baker’s confirmation to the Railroad Commission. Gov Odell and Senator Platt confront a precarious balance as leaders gauge support, with possible recess appointment if Baker is rejected. The stakes include control of the commission and party unity ahead of the legislative adjournment.
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New York Times
Albany
Platt
Gov
Odell
Railroad Commission
Senate
Frank M. Baker
Elsberg, Brackett
Brown
Baker
Friends
Senator Platt
Capitol
Brackett
Elsberg
Senate Committee On Railroads
McCleland
Townsend
Bailey
Grady
Higgins
Col
Dunn
Col. Dunn
Raines
Malloy
Senate Finance Committee
Assembly
Senate Railroads Committee
J. A. Rammey
The
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Mr. Baker
G. W. Gotschell
Westchester
A. W. Young
George W. Wrightson
Brotherhood of Engineers
M. Flannery
James Walsh
Jerry Harris
J. J. Scott
James E. Clark
M. Vincent
G. W. Gibbons
J. J. Winter
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railway
Index to Departments and Page Listings for the Day
A catalog of sections and page numbers including Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels Business Troubles Court Calendars Insurance Notes Legal Notes Losses by Fire New Corporations Real Estate Society United Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires with multiple page references across the issue
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Engsper Paweniee
United Service
Weather Report
Unclear Snippet From Transit Notice
Fragmentary trading text suggests a timetable note for Chicago arrival times and next day service but details are incomplete and names or dates are not fully readable. The readable portions indicate a 9 55 A M schedule and overnight connections from New York.
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Chicago
Cireet
Acy Cally. Limited
Pawvee Nee Y York
Ady
Lobbyists Reappear at Albany Halls Promoting Water Purification
In Albany on April 15 lobbyists and promoters crowded Capitol entrances as access to the Senate and Assembly floors remained barred. Veteran operator James Davies, back after fourteen years, pitched a scheme to purify water by electricity and offered on the spot demonstrations.
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New York Times
Albany
Senate
Assembly
James Davies
Washington
Labor Struggle Looms as Omaha Unions Plan Strike
Omaha on May 1 prepares for a city wide labor action as unions threaten a large strike aided by merchants who plan to refuse goods to those employing union labor. About 800 workers are idle from hodcarriers bricklayers teamsters electricians plasterers cement workers and related crafts. Building halts include the new auditorium after thirty days of standstill.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
Hodcarriers
Marshall Field Optimistic on Western Prosperity
Chicago April 15 Marshall Field after a six week Pacific Coast visit says Western conditions point to continued prosperity with an unprecedented crop season ahead. He notes good rainfall and steady business growth from California to the agricultural belt and believes stock market adjustments have set prices to proper values.
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New York Times
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Marshall Field
West Point
Kansas
Pacific
Elevated Men Vote On Strike After Long Union Session
After a board rejection of a nine hour day and other concessions, the Manhattan Railway Employes Union prepared for a full vote today on striking the Interborough and Manhattan lines. President Pepper and others met last night to plan a continuous meeting at Colonial Hall to enable all 3 500 workers to attend and decide the action to take.
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Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan Railway
August Belmont
Equitable
George E. Pepper
Manhattan Railway Employes’ Union
Interborough
Manhattan
New York
Pepper
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
One Hundred and Forty-third Street
Eighth Avenue
Colonial Hal
Columbus Avenue
One Hundred
First Street
National Organization of Street Railway
Manhattan Railway Employes
W. D. Mahon
Detroit
Ashland House
Mahon
Interborough Company
International Organization
D. McCormack
May
Thomas Capron
James Fulbrook
George W. Corwin
E. A. Pickett
H. Rogers
Ninth Avenue
Mr. Pepper
Electric lighting to boost Lake Erie docks traffic in Lake County
In Ashtabula Ohio on April 15 bids are set to light the Pennsylvania Company ore and coal docks and Lake Shore docks by electricity. The system will power dock machinery and is the first of its kind on the Great Lakes. Night work will rise as traffic in ore and coal increases, with sailors expecting a record navigation season.
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New York Times
Ashtabula
Ohio
Pennsylvania Company
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania Docks
Great Lakes
Seaboard Air Line doubles daily trains from New York to Florida
The Seaboard Air Line Railway announces double daily trains from New York to Savannah Jacksonville Tampa Atlanta with connections to the West and Southwest. Office address listed as 1188 Broadway.
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New York
Savannah
Jacksonville
Tampa
Atlanta
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Broadway
Speedway Undermining Probe Ordered After Bridge Find
Diver Frederick Johnson reported undermining of about 70 feet above the Washington Bridge while seeking the body of Adolph Openham. Park Commissioner Willcox said the issue was referred to the Chief Engineer of the department for investigation.
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Washington Bridge
Frederick Johnson
Adolph Openham
Willcox
Department For Investigation
World’s fastest train halves travel time NYC to West
The New York Central introduces the 20th Century Limited claiming record speed for its distance. Advertisements hype savings of a day on the East to West route.
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New York Central
20Th Century Limited
Adv
Colombia’s Attitude to the Canal Treaty
A London dispatch says ratification of the Colombia United States Panama Canal treaty is doubtful. In a Bogota circular dated March 10 General Aristides Fernandez explains that with 2 percent salary cuts and army reductions to half, eight years hence 638 million pesos can be withdrawn from circulation to balance finances without counting canal income, allowing Congress freedom on the issue.
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London
Bogota
Colon
Aristidis Fernandez
Colombia
Republic
Panama Canal
Colombian Congress Seen Ratifying Canal Treaty
It is believed in Washington that the Colombian Congress will ratify the canal treaty despite today's London and Colon dispatches. Assurances given to Mr. Hay by the U S minister in Bogota and by Dr Herran in Washington have been justified by recent Colombian events.
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New York Times
Washington
London
Colon
Hay
United States
Bogota
Herran
Colombia
Missouri Bribery Inquiry Faces Delays and Indictments
In St Louis on April 15 the grand jury proceedings on the Missouri bribery case were delayed as Lieut Gov Lee collapsed after an interview with the attorney general. Lee later testified briefly and was treated for distress. Indictments for perjury reportedly loom against two senators, with state Senator Frank Farris set as a key witness. Cash checks drawn on a Steelville bank tied to votes against the alum law are under scrutiny. Indictments anticipated this week.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Jefferson City
Lee
Crow
Grand Jury
Bill
United States
Stone
Cele County
Frank Farris
Steelville
Senate
John P. Collins
Lafayette
Collins
Farris
Fresh steam motor-coach on joint line in Hampshire
The Times reports a steam motor-coach for the Fratton Havant branch of the London and Southwestern and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railways. The vehicle uses a vertical boiler, 56 feet long, with engine and carriage on four-wheeled bogies and two-class compartments for forty-two passengers. It aims for bidirectional operation and rapid steam generation, sparking interest for potential single trips or party charters.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Times
London and Southwestern
London, Brighton and South Coast Railways
Fratton
Havant
Hampshire
New York and Chicago Road Association Formed
Albany April 15 The New York and Chicago Road Association is incorporated to obtain an improved highway between New York City and Chicago. Principal office listed in New York City. Directors include Col Albert A Pope Cohasset Mass William L Dickinson Springfield Mass William S Crandall and Arthur H Battey Brooklyn and L Co Boardman New York City.
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Albany
New York and Chicago Road Association
New York City
Col
Albert A. Pope
Cohasset
Mass
William L. Dickinson
Springfield
William S. Crandall
Arthur H. Battey
Brooklyn
L. Co. Boardman
Six Officers Arrested in Belgrade Conspiracy Case
Col. lic commanding the Sixth Regiment at Belgrade and six other officers were arrested at Semlin near Belgrade on a charge of conspiring against King Alexander. The King ordered a personal examination of the detained officers.
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Vienna
Col.lic
Belgrade
Semlin
Alexander
Plot to Kill King Alexander Reported in Vienna April Dispatch
A Vienna dispatch dated April 10 reports rumors of a plot to kill King Alexander, with an alleged attempt planned for Sunday, April 12. The plot was discovered and fifty people suspected were arrested, with more arrests anticipated.
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Vienna
Alexander
Eight Sicilians Held for Barrel Murder on Bowery
Eight Sicilians described as Mafia counterfeiters were arrested on the Bowery and at nearby spots after a body found in a barrel on East Eleventh Street was linked to their gang. Secret Service and police staged a coordinated sweep within minutes, detaining Morello and seven others as they moved between Stanton Street, Elizabeth Street, and the Bowery. The investigation tied the murder to a pastry café at 226 Elizabeth Street, a counterfeiting ring with operations in New Orleans and Chicago, and the W T barrel from Wallace and Thompson bakers.
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Bowery
United States Secret Service
East Eleventh Street
Avenue D
Secret Service
Stanton Street
Elizabeth Street
Giuseppe Morello
New Orleans
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Morello
Delancey Street
Foy, Jackson
O'Farrell
Tomasso Petto
Spring
Prince Streets
Joseph Fanaro
Messina Genova
Lorenzo Lobiodo
Sergis
Weller
Grabe
Gallagher
Mulcare
Collins
Reilly
O’rorke
Grand Street
Police
Vito Lobiodo
Dominico—_Pecoraro
Pietro Inzarillo
Lobiodo
Lorenzo Lobiado
United States
Sing Sing
William J. Flynn
Joseph Catania
Brooklyn
Bay Ridge
Catania
John J. Henry
Lawrence Ritchie
George E. Burns
Pécoraro
Genova
Laduca
Flynn
Henry
McClusky
Schmittberger
Becker
Union Market
Agent Flynn
Vito Laduca
S Prince Street
Fanaro
Rivington Street
Geneva
East Fifteenth Street
Lorenzo Lobordo
Mott Street
Vito Lobordo
Pecoraro
Chrystie Street
Inzarillo
Prince Street
Mott and Mulberry
Petto
Hackensack
N. J
National Iron Bank
Morristown
Laduce
Wallace& Thompson, Bakers
Washington Street
New Charges in Metropolitan Case Highlight Libel Hearing
Amory testifies in the libel case against H N Vreeland of Metropolitan Street Railway, detailing alleged fraudulent railway reports over five years. Ex-ADA James W. Osborne questions Amory as Nicoll objects, while experts counter cost padding in construction and operating expenses. Magistrate Barlow presides as hearings move to Special Sessions Courtroom.
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Amory-Vreeland
Barlow
James W. Osborne
de Lancey Nicolls
Nicoll
Osborne
Amory
H. N. Vreeland
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Table de Lancey Nicoll
Paul D. Cravath
Eugene A. Philbin
Henry J. Braker
Asistant
Thomas F. Byrne
Ameory
Mr. Osborne
Nicvil
Mr. Amory
Third Avenue
Jerome Park Railway
Fifth Avenue Stage Line
Mr. Philbin
Messrs
Drayton and Taylor
Mr. Nicol
Mr. Nicoll
Burnett's Extract of Vanilla Advertised by Hotels
Extract mentions Burnett's vanilla offered exclusively through leading hotels and clubs, indicating a prioritized distribution channel and premium branding used in upscale establishments.
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Burnett
Pennavisanic Railroad Terminal Hubs in Manhattan
Uptown and Downtown access described for the Pennavisanic Railroad terminal stations at West 23d Street and Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets. The ad notes convenient proximity to all sections and major city districts.
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Pennavisanic Railroad
West 23d Street
Cortlandt and
Desbrosses Streets
Adv
Suit Against New Yorkers Seeks 51202.50 in Pensacola
Samuel H. Buck of Mississippi files suit against W. A. Milliken and Harry B. Mason of New York for 512,202.50 for services during Milliken vs. Sullivan, now in its third year and recently argued in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The Milliken v Sullivan case itself seeks 5100,000 for commissions on the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres to Gen. Russell A. Alger and Col. W. D. Mann about four years ago.
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New York Times
Pensacola
Fla
Samuel H. Buck
Mississippi
W. A. Milliken
Harry B. Mason
New York
Milliken
Milliken Vs. Sullivan
Russell A. Alger
Col. W. D. Mann
Fees to Miners Lawyers in Strike Commission Case
An attorney in Wilkes Barre reports the fees for lawyers in the Strike Commission case. Clarence Darrow will receive 15000 dollars for four months of exclusive work. Other lawyers from Wilkes Barre and Hazleton earn 3500, 2000, 1500, and 1000 dollars respectively. Non union representatives John Lenahan and Joseph O’Brien are said to get 25000 dollars.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Clarence S. Darrow
John J. Murphy
James L. Lenahan
John
James Shea
Daniel J. McCarthy
Hazleton
N. Brumm
J. J. Kearney
John T. Lenahan
Joseph O'Brien
Bays Lands Sale Brings 8000 Acres to New York Capitalists
Special to The New York Times from Sullivan Indiana April 15 reports John S Bays of Sullivan has closed a deal turning 8000 acres of coal lands in Cass and Curry townships over to New York capitalists for a price of 3. The article notes the transfer marks a major investment in the county coal fields.
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New York Times
Sullivan, Ind
John S. Bays
Cass and
Curry Townships
County
New York
Rock Island's Uptown Ticket Office Opens
Advertisement notes new uptown Rock Island System ticket office at the corner of 35th Street and Fifth Avenue offering tickets to all points west of Chicago and St. Louis.
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35Th St
Fifth Ave
Rock Island System
New Uptown
Chicago
St. Louis
Adv
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