Tariff Revision Push Faces Republican Critics
Representative Babcock returns to Washington advocating tariff revision to remove nonrevenue-raising duties while maintaining Republican protection. He argues sugar still needs protection but steel and iron do not, urging a campaign fight on this issue. He cites broad business support and suggests possible rules on watered stock to curb abuses.
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Washington
Babcock
Congress
Theepublican Party
Republican Party
West
South
United States
Germany
Gypsies Seen With Kidnapped Willie McCormick Case
New Brunswick police were alerted after three local boys reported seeing a gypsy coach with a boy in school uniform suspected to be Willie McCormick, the kidnapped child. The long haired driver and two women fled the scene. efforts to locate the gypsy party continued.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
N. J
Harry Conlon
Redmond Street
Frank Dowdell
Bishop Street
Frank Boulger
Burnet Street
Willie McCormick
McCormick
Harding
Missing Man Found in Chicago After El Paso Disappearance
C S Young, sought in California and Texas after a two week mystery, was located in Chicago at the Auditorium. He declined to explain his conduct, saying he was as mystified as anyone. He heads to New York to join wealth figures forming an oil development company for Bakersfield.
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Chicago
C. S. Young
California
Texas
Mr. Young
el Paso
Strauss
New York
Percy Rockefeller
Bakersfield
Index to Departments and News Highlights
Financial Affairs and market notes appear on pages 12 to 14 with prices for wheat corn cotton butter and iron listed. Marine intelligence New Corporations and railroads are on pages 5 6 and 4. Weather report appears on page 8 and yesterday's fires on page 3.
Czar Banishes Tolstoi from Russia in Dispatch
Vienna reports the Czar signed a decree expelling Count Tolstoi with the decree served. Rumors had circulated since Russia’s troubles, linking Tolstoi to recent political violence including the assassination of M Pobiedonostsoff and the attack on the Chief Procurator.
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London
Vienna
Tolstoi
Russia
Count Tolstoi
M. Bogoliepoff
Public Instruction
M. Pobie- Gonostsoff
Holy Synod
St. Petersburg
Vilna
M. Pobiedonostsoff
Nickel Steel Patent Suits Compromised in Washington
The American Nickel Steel Company and Carnegie Steel along with the U S Government settled patent infringement suits after five years. Royalties over five cents a pound for nickel armor plate are noted as the likely payment, with licenses granted to use the patents by the Government and Carnegie Steel. Col B K Jamison aims for Mint adoption of the nickel process.
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Washington
American Nickel Steel Company
Philadelphia
Carnegie Steel Company
United States
Col. B. K. Jamison
American Company
Mint
Cuban trolley roads rumor shocks Philadelphia
Reports reach Philadelphia that the Widener Elkins syndicate and Sir William van Horne may seek control of all trolley roads in Cuba. William L Elkins says he knows nothing and calls the report moonshine, noting Widener is in Europe and no Philadelphia partners are informed.
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W. L. Elkins
Widener- Elkins Syndicate
Sir W. van Horne
Philadelphia
William van Horne
Cuba
Sir William
William L. Elkins
Widener
Europe
Record-price Boston sale of rare Frederick W. French books
The Libbie’s auction in Boston realized 8253.25 from 285 catalogue items from the late Frederick W. French collection. A Paul Revere engraving sold for a record 800 to a Boston buyer after competition with New York dealers. Prices spanned $57 to $210 for notable works including Beraldi’s Paris Qui Crie and Burton’s Anatomy of Melancholy.
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Boston
F. W. French
Mass
Frederick W. French
Libbie’s
New York
J. O. Wright
George D. Smith
J. F. Sabin
F. W. Morris
George H.richmond
Dodd, Mead & Co
Charles Scribner's Sons
Paul Revere
King Street
Twenty-ninth Regiment
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Skinner
New Yorker
Paris
Henri Beraldi
French Society of Lovers of Books
Samblanck-Weckesser
Maxwell
Sebastian Brandt
Footes
Burton
Oxford
Foote
Little, Brown & Co
John Mytton
Andrew
New Amsterdam
New Orange
London
Sarah Siddons
James Bahamyne
Christina Hogarth
Arthur Bunbury
Five Powers Stand Against Venezuela Over Court Rulings
Washington reports that United States Spain and Germany have declared Venezuela’s decrees invalid and will not respect its courts. Britain and Holland are set to follow as Caracas seeks to reinstate relations with France Belgium and the Netherlands inch toward normal ties. Minister Loomis remains in Washington awaiting European posting as Castro tightens grip after uprisings are crushed.
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Washington
Venezuela
United States
Spain
Germany
Great Britain
Holland
Castro
Supreme Court of Venezuela
Commission
Supreme Court
France
Caracas
Belgium
Loomis
Europe
Republic
Hay
State Department
New York
Hayy
Centre of Activity on West 23d Street Pennsy Rail Line
The West 23d Street branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad is convenient to Manhattan shopping hotels and theaters, offering easy access for shoppers and visitors seeking central access.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Manhattan
Rates for Lake Freight Push Toward 80 Cent Tonnage
Chicago April 23 Far more prosperous conditions in lake freight markets than ship owners anticipated were shown by iron ore rates. United States Steel Corp took a large Cleveland bound tonnage from Lake Superior at 80 cents, likely setting Chicago tonnage at the same rate. Vessels can now earn a satisfactory profit, with a broader market outlook after recent cuts in handling charges and fuel costs.
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Chicago
Ill
United States Steel Corporation
Cleveland
Lake Superior
Goulds plan Long Island residence stone supply
In Rockland Maine on April 28 contractors are close to securing granite for Howard Goulds Long Island house. Gould his wife aboard the yacht Niagara visited Deer Isle and inspected Goss quarries on Crotch Island with builder Murdock and approved the granite and shipping plans.
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Rockland
Long Island
Howard Gould
Gould
Niagara
Deer Isle
Plow Makers Form $50 Million United Cooperation
Chicago reports that after days of talks the U.S. plow manufacturers have nearly formed a $50,000,000 combination. The planned organization will likely locate its headquarters in Chicago with other details still under review.
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Chicago
United States
Army Promotions Arranged to Clear Path for New General
Washington April 23 The Secretary of War announced promotions and retirements intended to clear the way for appointing a new Advocate General. Brig. Gen. Barr and Col. Claus will be promoted to brigadier general and retire after serving. Col. Lieber will retire May 21. Col. Barr retires next November and Col. Claus June 9. Col. Claus may be named Judge Advocate General, with Col. Davis expected to be the likely successor, while Col. Hunter could be passed over for the head of the office.
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Washington
War Department
J. M. Wilson
Robert
Root
Col
Barr
Claus
Lieber
Col. Barr
Col. Clous
Army
George B. Davis
Hunter
Col. Hunter
Judge Advocate General’s Corps
Quartermaster
Judge Advocate General
Col. Davis
Cleveland
Big losses at Waldorf Hearts game draw attention
Five patrons, including members of prominent trusts, sat at a Waldorf-Astoria hearts table at $1 a heart on Monday night. Three players lost adding up to $8,509 with the final loss to be determined. John W. Gates of Chicago was present but not among the five players.
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Waldorf-Astoria
John W. Gates
Chicago
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company formed in St Louis
Articles of incorporation filed for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company with 6 million capital, 600000 shares, 93 directors, 25 incorporators. The commission held its first session in St Louis to plan permanent organization and staged a banquet for 300 attendees with remarks by notable officials and lawmakers.
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ST. Louis
Recorder of Deeds
Stanley Stoner
James H. G. Lair
McKinley
Southern Hotel
Glynn
New York
Nathan Frank
C. P. Walbridge
Business Men's League
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
United States
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
National Commission
William Lindsay
Kentucky
Louisiana Purchase
Gov. Dockery
David R. Francis
William H. Thompson
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
John B. Corliss
Michigan
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Wells
Texas oil companies form twenty one charters in Austin
Twenty one oil company charters were filed in Austin with the Secretary of State, totaling 8 453 000 in capital stock. The firms are organized to operate in the Beaumont oil field, reflecting wide interest in the Texas discovery. The Higgins Oil and Fuel Company of Beaumont leads with 2 500 000 capital stock.
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Austin
Texas
Secretary of State
Beaumont
Higgins Ojl and Fuel Company
New Yorkers Visit Oil Wells and Houston Trip
Representatives from the New York Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Association toured Beaumont oil lands and Port Arthur harbor, witnessed gushers, and heard of a near derailment when a Texas cattle bunch was dragged after a wreck on the return trip to Houston.
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Houston
Texas
New York Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Association
Beaumont
Gustave A. Jahn
Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Port Arthur
Sabine Pass
Hogg
Hutchinson
Buffalo Bayou
la Porte
Galveston
Big Contracts Awarded Without Authority at Museum
A museum investigation found that William Wallace, former superintendent of the American Museum of Natural History buildings, issued contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars without authorization. The museum will not recommend city payment, arguing the city owes nothing for unapproved work. Some contractors may sue. Wallace faces personal liability and resignation followed by contractor suits.
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Morris K. Jesup
American Museum of Natural History
Edward M. Shepard
William Wallace
Wallace
Museum
Mr. Wallace
George W. Chesley
Chesley
Museum Board of Managers
Foretold Time of Death Shocks Allegany Farmer
Alva Hand of Wirth Allegany County died at home after predicting his own death to the hour. He had a coffin and tombstone prepared and a dream warned him to prepare. A fully engraved tombstone dated April 20 was set in Dimick Cemetery and the coffin arrived at his home. Hand died of paralysis at age eighty, with funeral held as arranged.
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Rochester
N. Y
Alva Hand
Wirth
Allegany County
Dimick
Hand
Robson Refuses St George Society Banquet Over Toasts
Arthur W Robson, former president of the St George Society of Baltimore, resigns after a close vote declares the society strictly English. He swore loyalty to the American flag while King Edward leads the toasts ahead of McKinley. The dispute over how to send congratulatory resolutions to the king split the society.
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Baltimore
Arthur W. Robson
St. George Society of
Robson
Edward
McKinley
Gilbert Fraser
St. George Society
State Department
Yale Boys Stage The Fair Maid Of The West At Yale
Yale Dramatic Association presented Thomas Heywood's comedy The Fair Maid of the West at the Hyperion Theatre in New Haven. Undergraduates drew a large, enthusiastic crowd with authentic 16th century theater realism and lively crowd activity. Louis R. Schenck led as Bess Bridge with strong support from H. R. Stern and Malcolm Moore. J. R. Freeman and Erastus Corning also delivered excellent performances. The show, Yale’s first pure comedy, was a success and will be repeated tomorrow evening.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale Dramatic Association
Thomas Heywood
Hyperion Theatre
London
Yale
Louis R. Schenck
Bess Bridge
H. R. Stern
New York City
Spencer
Malcolm Moore
Capt. Goodluck
J. R. Freeman
Roughman
Erastus Corning
Albany
Decatur Sawyer Returns Home as Search for Son Continues
A cablegram reports Decatur M. Sawyer of Montclair N J arriving in Plymouth from New York aboard the Deutschland and heading to Liverpool to tell his wife and daughter of his son Otis Sawyer’s death in a Lakeville canoe accident. Divers failed to locate Otis as mud and depth hinder efforts. Dynmite will be exploded in the lake as a last attempt to recover the body.
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Sawyer
Everett
Army to be Increased to Seventy-Six Thousand
Washington April 23. The regular army will rise to about 76 000 men and stay there unless Philippines conditions require more. President and Secretary Root approved the plan after Gen Miles urged it. Miles will help draft the division and officers to be appointed remain as originally decided. Artillery to reach full strength of 18 000. cavalry scales and infantry reductions planned. A large force will be stationed in the Philippines for some time.
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Washington
Philippines
Root
Miles
Pettigrew Pursues Senate Return Amid Campaign Speculation
Washington reports ex Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota already planning to challenge for a Senate seat to succeed Kyle. Senator Kyle says Pettigrew is a persistent fighter with a strong base and has profited from speculation since adjournment. He predicts a lively, hard‑fought contest with potential involvement by national leaders and party maneuvering.
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Washington
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Kyle
Senate
Aguinaldo
Friends of Fusion
McKinley
Rae
Republican National Committee
Hanna
Ohio
Alabama approves new Constitution by large majority
In Birmingham on April 23 Chairman John V. Smith reported a 25,000 vote majority for a new Constitution and Democratic delegates to the Constitutional Convention. The convention opens May 21 with a Democratic majority, Republicans and Populists electing few delegates. Most black voters opposed the measure, though many did not vote.
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Birmingham
Ala
John V. Smith
Democratic Campaign Committee
Alabama
Lady Francis Hope Faints On Chicago Stage
Lady Francis Hope fainted on the Chicago Opera House stage after finishing the first verse of her song. Doctors say nervous prostration caused the collapse and her condition is not serious. Earlier she apologized for a late arrival that hindered rehearsal and faltered during the afternoon performance.
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Chicago
Lady Francis Hope
May Yohe
Bryn Mawr Awards Resident Scholarships
The Bryn Mawr College Faculty announced resident scholarships in several fields. Recipients include Ida Prescott Clough in Greek, Cora Maud Porterfield in Latin, Kate Watkins Tibbails in English, Margarethe Ardahl in Teutonic Philology, Lois Anna Farnham in History and Politics, Harriet Brooks in Physics, and Helen May Billmeyer as Maria L. Eastman Senior Scholarship holder.
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Bryn Mawr
Penn
Bryn Mawr College
Ida Prescott Clough
Somerville
Mass
Cora Maud Porterfield
Maywood
Ill
Kate Watkins Tibbails
Marlborough
N. Y
Margarethe Ardahl
Medford
Wis
Lois ‘Anna Farnham
Richmond
Ind
Harriet Brooks
Montreal
Canada
Maria L. Eastman
Helen May Billmeyer
New York City
Mob hanges Wyatt Mallory in Tennessee courthouse
In Springfield Tennessee a mob of about 100 men seized Wyatt Mallory from officers at the courthouse and hanged him from a veranda while firing into the body. The leader warned the Sheriff not to touch the corpse until 10 tomorrow morning. Mallory had fatally wounded J. H. Farmer in Adams yesterday and was brought to Springfield for safekeeping.
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Nashville
Tenn
Springfield
Wyatt Mallory
Adams
Mallory
J. H. Farmer
Mrs Emmons Blaine Gifts 30000 for North Side School
Mrs Emmons Blaine donates 30000 toward a proposed elementary school to replace the Chicago Institute absorbed by the University of Chicago. Community frustration grew as authorities said the North Side school would be abandoned despite a parents association raising about 10000 to fund a nearby facility.
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Chicago
Emmons Blaine
North Side
Chicago Institute
University of Chicago
North River Bridge Bill Heads for Governor Signature
Albany April 23 The Raines Bridge bill to facilitate a North River bridge and West Street elevated approach from the Battery to Fifty-ninth Street passed the Assembly 95 to 46 amid charges of boodle and outrage. Gov Odell is expected to decide. supporters cite compensation and routes while opponents condemn the measure as a dishonest franchise giveaway to a private company.
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Albany
Raines Bridge
North River
West Street
the Battery
Fifty-ninth Street
Fitzgerald
Odell
New York City
Assemblyman
Bedell
Orange County
Committee On Railroads
Dooling
Mr. Harburger
Bell
Duross
New York
Allds
New York and New Jersey Bridge Company
House
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Chenango
United States
Orange
Ontario
Great West
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National History Museum Board
Mr. Robson
Decatur M. Sawyer
England
Rootso
Gen. Miles
Mob
Mississippi
Mr. Bell
Leader Allds
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