Morgan's Part in Traction Financing
Morgan's part in Interborough traction financing emerges as leaders consider a Morgan led reorganization. J Pierpont Morgan reportedly weighed taking charge of a two bank led effort with August Belmont to handle Interborough notes and a broader Manhattan Bronx system rescue. The Public Service Commission sought private consensus before inviting Morgan, Belmont and Shonts into the plan, with Morgan later abroad as talks stalled and the note issue delayed a permanent financing scheme.
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TIMES
J. Pierpont Morgan
August Belmont
2 Financial
Manhattan
Bronx
Morgan
Wall Street
Watc
Public Service Commission
Interborough Sletropolitan
Upoh
Interborough- Rapid Transit Company
Interborough Mows
Morgan Firm
Traction
Interborough
Assaued
Wwelcom
J. P. Morgan
Wand
Roosevelt to Life Saver Rewarded for Valor
Prank B. Raynor, former Teleport Life Saving Station rescuer on Long Island, now in Newburg, received a presidential offer to fill any office he desires without civil service. The offer follows Congress awarding him a gold medal for saving two lives during the 1903 wreck of the Benjamin C Cromwell, an act that harmed his health. The President praised his heroism and stated he may head any government service role he chooses.
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B. Raynor
Long Island
Newburg
Roosevelt
Tie
Congress
Benjamin C.cromswell
Raynor
The
Bee
Stein
Prince de Sagan Closes Meeting With Reporters in Plymouth
Reports from Plymouth and Paris detail Prince Helie de Sagan avoiding reporters on the St Paul, amid gossip of his engagement to Mme Anna Gould. Paris gossip columnists claim a secret marriage occurred in Germany, with New York informing relatives of the union.
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Playsouth
St. Paul
New York
Plymouth
Helie de Sagan
Mme
Anna Gould
Mme, Gould
Cherbour
Price de Sagan
Purreneers
St. Paul Stai
Paris
Prince Helle de Saganeee
Tiis
Germany
Mme. Gould
Scot Inglis Defies Wound After Heart Surgery in Yonkers
Robert Inglis, a Scot and Mercury Athletic Club member, survived a 5 hour operation after a stab wound to the heart at St Joseph's Hospital Yonkers. Doctors Duffy and McCormick sewed the wound and closed the chest. Inglis has defied the world record for survival in such cases by living nearly two weeks. Four club runners were heading to Boston for the Marathon as Inglis asked about their chances.
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Robert Inglis
St Joseph's Hospital
Yonkers
Inelie
Mercury Athletic Club
Boston
Inglis
Ames Young
Edwardee Duffy
Philps. MecCormick
Feo
Italy to War on Church Predicted by Milwaukee Archbishop
Milwaukee Archbishop Messmer criticizes Fr Wright’s prophecy of a total abolition of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy within ten years. He cites government hostility and student infidelity spread by universities as factors. He says the Church has not had its way in Italy for forty years except in the Roman States.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Italy
Sebastian Ua. Messmer
Milwaukes
France
Messmer
Wright
Yeats
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alessmer
Ttali
Nee
Nodels
Eada
New Papal Marriage Law Takes Effect Across Catholic Churches
Easter Sunday marks the entry into force of Ne Temere as Ferrage statute on Catholic marriage. Archbishop Farley in New York issues guidance to clergy noting radical changes to mixed marriages and the necessity for marriages to be performed by a priest with proper jurisdiction. Priests must enter every marriage into parish records.
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Pius X
New York
Farley
Archdiocese of
Foster
Paris
Latest Shipping News Arrived SS St Louis from Southampton
Shipping brief reports the vessel SS St Louis arriving at St Louis from Southampton on April 11. The fragment notes the arrival in port but provides no additional cargo or passenger details.
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SS. St. Louis
Southampton
Vault of Skeletons Found at Fort Hancock Linked to Clinton Era War
Excavators uncovered a buried vault near the Fort Hancock pumping station containing bones and lead bullets likely from Sir Henry Clinton's force after the Battle of Monmouth Court House in June 1778. Col. Henry L. Harris notes the bones may total up to fifty. War Department will decide disposition.
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Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook
Monmouth Court House
Henry Canton
Hook
Jersey Southern Railroad
Henry L. Harris
Coast Artillery Corps
War Department
Fort
Setion
Jenry Clinton
New York
Col. Harris
Department
Col. Tarris
Clinton
Clnton
Tesus
Sandy Look
United States
England
Monmouth Court Floss
Charles Lee
Washington
Sir Henry Clinton
Aged Woman's Hoard Gone After Family Dispute
Mary Frawley, 69, recovered from a near deathbed scene at 625 Jefferson Place in the Gronx. She claimed she hid savings since 1854 in a chimney upstairs. Patrick, her brother, allegedly took the money after she recovered, leading to a confrontation and his arrest at Tremont Station. Police recovered two $20 gold pieces and several void $20 bills.
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Mary Frawley
Filette
Jefferson Place
Gronx
Patrick
Mary
Tagner
Tagnell
Tremont
Metropolitan Tower Plans Push to 700 Plus Feet
The Metropolitan tower on Madison Square is to rise over 700 feet, adding four or five stories to the original 678 foot design. Napoleon Le Brun & Sons redraw the plans, with total height from the cellar to top foundations 721 feet and the clock face 346 feet above the sidewalk.
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Madison Square
Napoleon le Brun & Sons
Westchester Temporary Home to Close Leaving 150 Children Homeless
White Plains April 18 The Westchester Temporary Home will close after a vote by its managers leaving 150 to 200 children homeless after August as county financial support lags. Superintendent Hopkins says county charge will start for all confined children and the county will distribute them to state institutions. President Wood of the home will issue a public statement soon as the corporation winds up affairs.
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New
A. Smith
Flopkins
Jarces Wood
M Hopking
Wood
Thegg
Eis
Canadian Railroads Face United Labor Strike Threat
Canadian Northern and Canadian Pacific notices warn of May 1 cancelations as unions fuse into a single front. Over three thousand workers have joined the amalgamation in three weeks, signaling Canada’s largest strike threat.
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New York Times
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Northern
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Chester Strikers Stand Firm in City Street Car Tie Up
Chester Pennsylvania April. After days of halted service the Chester Traction Company and its strikers remained apart. Company offers to rehire individuals at reduced wages while retaining right to bar violators. Strikers reject wage cuts from 14 to 12 1/2 cents per hour and demand service with police protection and public peace.
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Penna
Chester Traction Company
Chester Board of Trade
D. P. Maddox
Rigg
Rize
Hie
C Company
Poker Game Ends In Strike In Cumberland Maryland
Cumberland Md April 18 because of the discharge of two conductors and the refusal to reinstate them the entire force of motormen and conductors of the Cumberland and Western Port Railway struck to dig and the system is completely tied up. The two conductors were discharged last week for playing poker in a car in the barn.
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Cumberland
Narrows
Longworth Protests Tower Hill Diplomatic Costs
Congressman Longworth urged a 5 million dollar bill to buy embassies abroad arguing the Hill appointment fails the nation’s dignity due to wealth gaps. He attacked diplomatic fashion and luxuries while defending U S representatives and the need for practical diplomacy in Berlin and London.
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Nicholas Longworth
Hill
Berlin
Longwerth
Dr. Hill
Germany
Jim
Jie
Republic
Tower-Hall
Francis Burton ‘Harrison
New York
Carter
London
White
Woodterland
Hitchcock
Bennet
Williams
Iseberrne
Reid
Dorchester House
Bandit Taylor Shot Dead in Saloon Altercation
In a crowded Eleventh Avenue saloon Delia Collins, the bartender, fired at Bandit Taylor after Taylor struck him and warned of a fight. Taylor, released from prison two weeks earlier, fell dead as witnesses offered little lighting on the motive. The shooter, Frank, was arrested by West Forty-seventh Street police.
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Eleventh Avenue
Delia Collins
James Tyler
Mga
West Fifty-sevent
West Forty-seventh Street
Collins
Toon
Taylor
Aml Collins
Dewey's Pure Grape Juice Ad Promises Purity
An old advertisement for Dewey's Pure Grape Juice by Dewey & Sons at 158 Fulton Street New York claims the beverage purifies blood and is very nourishing.
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DEWEY
Dewey & Sons Ue
Fulton St
New York
No Live Chicks for Easter Seizure by Society Protecting Animals
The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals halted sales of incubator chicks to children for Easter. Police and agents guarded stores displaying chicks as toys while warning against cruelty. officials said hatchling handling harms chicks and vowed arrests if sold to kids.
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Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Mr. Freel
Lane Auto Fire in Taciton Causes Minor Injuries
An automobile carrying J W Lane of New York and family members burst into flames near Pine macine in Esterel Weed. One woman suffered a minor burn and was taken to a nearby house. The car was badly damaged and the travelers continued to Niem. J W Lane is identified as James Warren Lane of the firm J H Lane & Co. of New York City.
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Jo W. Lane
New York
Thiol
Nien
James Warren Lane
J. H. Lane & Co
Don M. Dickinson Sicks Nervous Prostration At Flint Sanatorium
Former Postmaster General Don M. Dickinson, who served under President Cleveland, is in a Flint Michigan sanatorium with nervous prostration. He went there with his family for recuperation after a nervous breakdown that began about six months ago.
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Detroit
Mich
Don M. Dicka
Cleveland
Flint
Japan Exposition Aid Debated in Congress
The House committee on Industrial Arts and Humanities reports on a proposed $500000 appropriation for Japan's fair in Tokyo. Japan has already allocated $5 million and proposes another $5 million. the U.S. has spent over $1 million on expo participation.
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Washington
Tokio Er
Japan
Sheo
Unitaa
BEAR LILIES DELAYED BY STEAMER FOR EASTER ARRIVAL
The Easter lily consignments failed to reach Werpler by 7 p m on Easter Eve due to a delay on the steamer Jr Hatdad from Penman. The lilies were sold at 30 cents per box of sixty plants, about one third the prior week’s price.
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Jr Hatdad
Woman Dies After Talk With Parish Priest
A woman identified as Mrs Angell Laske of HS.Caniil Street collapsed from apoplexy while discussing her affairs with a parish priest. The fatal incident occurred soon after she left the priest’s presence, following remarks about separation and support for her children.
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Cetin
Regiietins
iKrvaynski
Angell Laske
Hs.caniil
Todas
Duasko
Train Wreck Near Washington Street Causes Narrow Escape
A New York Susquehanna and Western line passenger train derailed on a switch near Washington Street, leaving the locomotive and car damaged. About twenty passengers, including women and children, were shaken but none seriously hurt. foul play suspected as a iron rod blocked the switch, forcing the wreck.
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Fire engine collision injures crew on damp city street
Driver Reissler of Engine 30 tried to turn onto Macdough Street from Spring Street when the engine skidded 25 feet on wet pavement and overturned onto its side near a six story tenement at 1 Crecker Street. Reissler was hurled into a doorway. Engineer Sullivan and Captain Roxbury were thrown from the engine with Sullivan sustaining a head injury.
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Join Reissler
Engine 30
Macdough Street
Spring Street
Crecker Street
Reisster
Ds Mel Sullivans
Capt
Roxbury
Sullivan
Weta
Hexburs
Badis Bru
Donnel
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Stamford man held on theft by false pretenses charge
John Gudrenas, 82, is under arrest in Stamford on a complaint that he tried to obtain money by false pretenses for a sick friend in Williamsbridge. Police found thirty patent tickets on his person, mostly issued by New York pawnhikers, for watches, rings, spectacles, forks, cuff buttons, and dress goods.
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New York Fames
Stamford
Coon
John
Gudrenas
Williamsbridges
New York
Jersey minister slain by jealous fiancée in Woodbury hotel
The Rev. Genege W. Tomson, pastor of Woodbury Presbyterian Church, was found dead in his hotel room amid allegations he was murdered by a jealous fiancée after news of an engagement to wealthy widow Mrs. Fannie Kenworthy. Prosecutor Rogers opened inquiries as Woodbury residents urged a full investigation and the church prepared to close for Easter.
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Philadelphia
Genege W.ponisen
Woodbury
Hureh
Cami
Fannie Kenworthy
Alexander Rogers
Tomson Bred
Kenworthy
Tomson
Heidsther
Ken- Awertiy
Tomsen
Ao Scotte de Thie Churel
Wondbury
Englewood
Sriaente
Woodbury Hardware
Em Tlunter Street
Femeun
Presbyterian Church
Migs
Helen Moore
Paston
Femsen
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