25 Tammany Leaders Dine With Mayor at Jefferson Banquet
The Democratic Club at the Waldorf Astoria hosted 600 guests including 25 district leaders with Mayor McClellan as chief speaker. Charles F Murphy absent though his brother John J Murphy attended joining 25 leaders, three ill. Grover Cleveland’s Jefferson birthday letter read by John Fox. guests praised the Jeffersonian message and warned against Republican or Socialist trends.
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McClellan
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Murphy
Tammany District
Democratic Club
Thomas Jefferson
Waldorf-Astoria
Mr. Murphy
John J. Murphy
Mr.urphy
Daniel E. Finn
Yeader
Thomas F. Foley
Nicholas J. Hayes
Thomas O'Neil
James J. Hagar
John F. Cowan
Frank J. Lantry
George Scannell
Thomas E. Rush
Peter F. Dooling
W. E. Sinnott
John W. Coggey
John Ee. Oakley
John F. Curry
Matthew Donahue
James J. Martin
Isaac A. Hopper
James Frawley
Eugene McGuire
Dunn
Patrick Keahon
Thomas F. Murphy
Maurice Featherson
New York
Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Judson Harmon
John M. Gearin
Oregon
W.L. Robbins
A. C. Latimer
South Carolina
William A. Clark
Montana
Grover Cleveland
John Fox
City of
Mr. Cleveland
Say Rebates Ruined Them Bankruptcy For Bohm Brothers
Julius Bohm & Bohm and Rudolph Bohm filed petitions in bankruptcy yesterday. The firm, once the city’s largest general agents for the Equitable, severed with the society last December. They claim rebates by rivals contributed to collapse, while Rudolph cites real estate deals and large debts, including $352,570 owed to the Equitable.
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Julius Bohm & Bohm
Equitable
Julius Bohm & Brother
Rudolph
Rudolph Bohm
Givin
Gage BE. Tarbell
The
Rudolph Bo
Armstrong Committee
Julius Bohm
Lius Bohm & Brother
Park Row
Jin Real Estate
Brother
Wolf, Kohn & Ullman
Moses Greenebaum
Jefferson Bank
Morris Katz
B. Frank Sadler
Packers Beat Railroads Report Cheating by Packagers
Special to The New York Times Chicago April 16 Railroads say packers overstate goods and ship heavier packages to lower freight charges They claim a glucose company also saved thousands yearly and that other East coast shippers lessen rail revenues By estimates packers cheat Eastern roads out of $150000 annually and Chicago area losses reach $5000000 Railroads say the glucose firm used through freight billing to gain lower rates and the ICC is pursuing evidence
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New York Times
Chicago
East
Glucose Company
New York
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Sterilized Betting Trial Hauled Through Aqueduct Opening
On opening day at Aqueduct the betting scene resembled prior years with bookmakers, odds boards, and parimutuel stalls. New controls limited advance information to poolrooms, censored messages, and delayed results, overseen by the Jockey Club and Pinkerton agents. Officials pledged strict enforcement, while fans faced signs and a public notice barring disorderly conduct.
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Aqueduct
Jockey Club
State Conference of Religions
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Bureau of Information and Investigation
Pinkerton
Robert Pinkerton
Thomas R. Slicer
Conference of Religions
Carter
Fred Rehberger
Queens County Jockey Club
Western Union Public Service
Herbert Barry
Davies, Stone & Auerbach
Attack on Maclos HQ Amid Luzon Unrest
Philippine constabulary headquarters at Maclos in Luzon were assaulted by ladrones. Three native constabulary members and one ladrone were killed. The incident is viewed as part of ongoing efforts to establish order with a native force, with similar clashes noted as common in the region.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Maclos
Luzon
Constabulary
New York Centre J train advertises Cleveland link
Leave New York at 5 30 P M arrive Cleveland at 7 05 next morning. A superb train by the New York Centre J Adv.
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New York
Cleveland
New York Centre
J — Adv
Riots Kill Ten at Greek Labor Camp in Gurley Ark
In Gurley Arkansas amid an Easter celebration Greek laborers clashed over whether modern or Greek practices prevailed. Ten men were killed and several more injured as rioting continued into the afternoon. Sheriff Kitchens called for help, Gov. Davis ordered National Guard troops from Helena to restore order, but trains and communications hindered progress.
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New York Times
Memphis, Tenn
Gurley
Ark
Memphis, & Louisiana
Messag
Kitchens
Gov
Davis
I. Myers
Thi National Guard
Helena
Myers
Explosion at French Lick Casino Alarms Indiana Resort
Unknown men set off dynamite at the two story French Lick Springs casino. Part of the building damaged, windows shattered, veranda roof section blown away. Panic woke 600 guests at the nearby French Lick Hotel as a posse hunted suspects at daylight. no arrests reported.
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New York Times
Orleans
Ind
French Lick Springs
Sfrench Lick Hotel
French Lick
Diay
Steffens says Roosevelt muckrake misses system roots
Lincoln Steffens, writing in an evening paper from Cleveland on April 16, argues Roosevelt's muckrake speech targeted individuals, not the broader corrupt system. He recalls the Washington Gridlog Club reception where listeners believed the president aimed at him, then notes the president denied it and later named other targets.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Lincoln Steffens
Gridiron Club
Washington
Broker Accused of Grand Larceny in New York
F Cranston Thomas a 38 year old broker was jailed on a grand larceny charge by Detective McConville. Complainant William H Seaman of Paterson claims he gave 1700 dollars for a high yield investment and later lost track of Thomas. Police traced Thomas to Temple Court Building and linked him to London fraud cases involving Mining Securities and Investment Company and bonds of Norfolk and Western Railroad.
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F. Cranston Thomas
McConville
William H. Seaman
North Seventh Street
Paterson
N. J
Seaman
Thomas
Temple Court
Franklin Everhardt
Nassau Street
London
Norfolk & Western Railroad
F. Augustus Seton
Col
T. Co. P. Colmey
Four Children Bitten by Dog at 161st Street
Four children were bitten by the same dog at 161st Street and Amsterdam Avenue. William Wall 10 of 511 West 165th Street Thomas McGinnity 11 of 2107 Amsterdam Avenue Emil Katz 8 of 2106 Amsterdam Avenue Alice Carter 10 of 2084 Amsterdam Avenue were treated at Washington Heights Hospital and sent home. Policeman Brady killed the dog.
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161St Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Illiam Wall
West 165Th Street
Thomas McGinnity
Emil Katz
Alice Carter
Nouwelt
Washington Heights Hospital
Brady
Shooting Holds Up Coney Island Car
A Smith Street car leaving Coney Island at 1 AM was halted by a hail of bullets from twelve Italian riders. Police were summoned at Avenue H after the attack. Three Italians were found shot in the incident and six others were wounded or missing as the suspect list grew.
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Coney Island
Smith Street
Avenue H
Eas
Ter
Rate bill progress faces injunction limits and court review
Washington reports a tentative accord among President Roosevelt supporters in the Senate and Democrats on the Rate bill. Bailey and Long amendments would be merged to curb injunctions and limit court review while preserving constitutional questions and executive aims.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Senator Long
Senator Bailey
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Bailey
Long
Roosevelt
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Long
Messrs. Dolliver
Clapp
Mallory
Simmons
Messrs. Long, Dolliver
Culberson
Bacon
Messrs. Morgan, Pettus
Trouble for City Heads Over Grievance Card
The Bureau of City Betterment of the Citizens' Union distributes a telephone card listing all City Government departments for complaint use. Instructions on the card urge calling the City Betterment Bureau if grievances are not addressed by department heads.
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Bureau of City Betterment of the
Citizens’ Union
Ecard
City Betterment Bureau
Chaplain Couden's Son Dies After Injury
Henry N. Couden a veterinarian in the U S Army and son of Rev Henry N Couder Chaplain of the House of Representatives at Washington died today after a heart attack while riding to Fort Lawton. He fell from his horse suffering a fractured spinal column.
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Couden
Seattle
Washington
Henry N. Couden
United States Army
Henry N. Couder
House of Representatives
Fort Lawton
Merit Wins Distinct Place Through Donat’s Stimulants
Merit attains a distinct place by PD stimulants as purity is asserted.
Will Bingham Resign Rumor Sparks City Desk Debate
Police Commissioner Bingham denied a tabloid claim that he plans to resign amid tensions with Fire Commissioner O'Brien. He responded in Italian that if it isn't true it’s a good story, and he stated there is no truth to the interference charge.
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Bingham
O’bri
Gen. Bingham
Akenaon
O'Brien
American Woman's Daring Expedition In Atlas Mountains
The Dail Mail reports Laura Fitzgerald an American led an organized expedition from Mogador on April 9 aiming to traverse the Atlas Mountains in the Gundaly Highlands. The range crosses Morocco Algeria and Tunis with peaks such as Tizi Tamja about 14 500 feet Tizi Likumpt 13 151 feet and Miltsin 11 430 feet.
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London
el Araish
Dail Mail
Laura Fitzgerald
Mogador
Great Atlas Mountains
Gundaly Highlands
Cunninghame Graham
Atlas Mountains
Morocco
Algeria
Tunis
Empire
Officer Jumps Overboard Aboard Transport Sherman
In Honolulu on April 16 it was reported Capt. Martin of the Light Artillery who was being escorted as insane on the United States transport Sherman jumped into the sea during a storm on April 5, three days after leaving Nagasaki. His body was not recovered. Captain Martin had recently been to the Philippines.
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Honolulu
Martin
Light Artillery
Sherman
Nagasaki
Philippines
Electric cab crash injures six near Waldorf
An east bound Thirty fourth Street streetcar collision with an electric cab in front of the Waldorf caused panicked passengers and broken glass. Six people sustained minor injuries, including Mrs Katherine Fitzgibbons and Miss May Muller, while cab driver George Keyes and passenger Andrew Anderson with two women were unharmed.
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Waldorf
Katherine Fitzgibbons
Second Avenue
May Muller
East Sixth Street
George Keyes
Andrew Anderson
West 112Th Street
Pennsylvania Life Insurance Firms Prohibit Rebates
Fifty nine life insurance companies in Pennsylvania filed a written agreement with the Insurance Department pledging to dismiss any agent or employee who violates the law prohibiting rebates.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Hfe
Pennsylvania
Insurance Department of Pennsylvania
Bronx River drowning after brothers fall in water near park station
An 18 year old, Philip Karl, and his 11 year old brother John drowned while attempting to rescue John in the Bronx River near Bronx Park Police Station. Samuel Rosenfeld and Captain Daly attempted rescues as the younger boy remained in danger with Philip missing.
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Bronx River
Bronx Park
Fordham Hospital
Philip Karl
Park Avenue
John
Samuel Rosenfeld
Second Street
Philip
Rosenfeld
Capt. Daly
Daly
Phillarl
Sody
Americans At Vesuvius In Naples April 16
The Mount Vesuvius crater remains smoky with ash largely ceased. Americans including passengers from the Cretic and Barbarossa toured the area while police urged caution at the Observatory. Prof Matteucci notes danger may persist for weeks as bodies are dug from Ottajafio and San Giuseppe ruins. The Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee sent 2000 dollars to Mayor Wieaver for eruption victims.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
White Star Line
Cretic
Lloyd
Vesuvius
Ottajafio
San Giuseppe
Philadelphia
Citizens’ Permanent Relief Committee
Wieaver
Mount Jesuvius
Mrs Jaycox in grave condition after shock at husband nomination
Patchogue New York April 16 Mrs Jaycox wife of Supreme Court Justice Walter H Jaycox remains in grave condition after convulsions triggered by news of her husband’s nomination to the vacancy caused by Justice Smith’s death She had undergone an operation shortly before the nomination and there remains a chance for recovery.
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Jaycox
U. Patchogue
L. I
Disbarment Move Against Lawyer Valentine in Brooklyn
Col Norman 8. Dike of the Brooklyn Bar Association urged the Appellate Division to disbar Benjamin F. Valentine after Valent ine’s conviction for complicity in forging a real estate deed. The proceedings occurred yesterday in Brooklyn as part of the Grievance Committee’s actions.
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Col
Norman 8. Dike
Brooklyn Bar Association
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Benamin F. Valentine
Valentine
Miners Battle at Jail Ends in Multiple Deaths
At Windber near Johnstown 5000 striking miners clash with 100 deputies and fire crews. Three men and a boy are killed, another man fatally wounded, and scores wounded as mobs threaten to blow Windber off the map. Police and fire units repel fighters with hoses and bayonets.
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New York Times
Johnstown
Penn
Berwind-White Company
Windber
Winder
Lilly
S. W. McMullen
Somerset County
Charles Davis
Bigley
Paul Zills
Zills
George Kester
Eugene Delaney
Berwin-White Company
Charles Wagner
Charles Suzak
Cambria Iron Works
Riots In Wilkes Barre Leave Several Hurt In Clashes
Rioting among foreigners in the Wilkes Barre valley led to fights with constables over last night and this morning and again this afternoon leaving five men and two others injured. Authorities reported dynamite used in the disturbances and ongoing patrols as order attempts continued.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
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Big Equitable
Packers
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Board OF Stewards
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Pacific Ocean
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