Hearst Address At Carnegie Hall Provokes Protests In New York
A mass meeting at Carnegie Hall drew over 4,000 protesters demanding a recount of the mayoral election ballots. Delegations will ride to Albany on a special train to press the Legislature for a recount, amid calls to resist fraud and corrupt influence in city government. Hearst defended the effort, saying over $100,000 was spent openly to obtain an honest count and criticizing Mayor McClellan and Tammany Hall.
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Carnegie Hall
William R. Hearst
McClellan
Albany
Henry Powell
New York
New York City
Court of Appeals
Grand Central Station
Robbert
MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
William M. Ivins
Clarence Shearn
Ford
Municipal Ownership League
Hearst
Peewee
Democratic Club
Wall Street
Tammany Hall
Littl
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
George Clinton
Kidds
Index to Departments and Advertisements
Directory style page reference list shows sections such as Amusements Business Troubles Court Calendars Financial News Marine Intelligence and Forc M j New Corporations Real Estate Society United Service Weather Report and various advertisements listing Auction Sales Furnished Rooms and Boarders Rent Situations Wanted Restaurants La Found with page numbers
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Financial News
Marine Intelligence
Forc M J
Society
United Service
Weather Report
Mob Attacks Washery in Schuylkill Valley Conflict
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania on April 25 a mob of about 100 foreigners armed with clubs and stones attacked the Pinedale washery owned by W H Greenfield. After forcing a suspension and beating Greenfield and Coglan, deputies arrived and Governor Pennypacker was asked to send state police. The incident raises questions on sheriff authority to deputize state police.
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New York Times
Tamaqua
Penn
Schuylkill Valley
Middleport
Pinedale
W. H. Greenfield
Philadelphia
Greenfield
W. H. Coglan
Coglan
Whitaker
Pennypacker
Groome
Train wrecked by dynamite near Wilkesbarre
Dinamit wreckers set off a blast on the Lehigh Valley line five miles from Wilkesbarre injuring Engineer J. Thomas Fireman H W Brown and Brakeman Harry Croker. Locomotive and three cars destroyed as investigators search the surrounding woods. State Mounted Police and deputy sheriffs assisted as officials investigate motive.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Lehigh Valley Railroad
J. Thomas
H. W. Brown
Harry Croker
New York
State Mounted Police
Drake Confronts Senators On Panama Canal Testimony
E A Drake vice president of the Panama Railroad testified before the Senate Interoceanic Canals Committee. He complained of unfair treatment and said some senators spoke to him only on the stand. Senator Tali ferro replied he would speak anywhere. Drake said he could not fully qualify statements on the stand. The committee adjourned until tomorrow.
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Washington
E. A. Drake
Panama
Senate Committee On
Canals and Earthquakes
Isham Randolph, chief engineer of the Chicago Drainage Canal and a member of the U S Board of Engineers for the Panama Canal, says alarmists cling to San Francisco’s quake to oppose a Panama lock canal. He notes a major quake could damage either design, but sea level canals would fare worst.
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Chicago
Panama Canal
Isham Randolph
Chicago Drainage Canal
United States Board of Engineers
San Francisco
Panama
Dowie Bankrupt as Involuntary Pleading Filed
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings were started against John Alexander Dowie in Chicago before Judge K M Landis. Creditors include Ransom F Walker guardian of Ethel B Foley and conservator of William T Foley with claims totaling 7000 dollars. The petition cites transfers to Margaret H Fielder and James H Hirsch as alleged pref erences. assets about 2.5 million. Hearing set for next Monday.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
K. M. Landis
Ransom F. Walker
Ethel B. Foley
William T. Foley
Dowle
Margaret H. Fielder
Powder Plant Blows Up at Hoosick Falls
The Corning mill of Dupont Powder Company in Schaghticoke exploded this afternoon. No casualties occurred as workers were at dinner. The mill valued at $15,000 and its 35 foot barricades were totally destroyed. A prior 1905 blast killed four men and damaged multiple structures. This marks the plant's sixth explosion.
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New York Times
Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Dupont Powder Company
Schaghticoke
Final Nail Driven In Cassidy-Lansing Anti Race Track Bill
Albany April 25 final nail was driven into the Cassidy Lansing anti race track bill in the Codes Committee of the Senate. Senators Saxe Gardner Hinman LHommediecu Marks Hill voted to report the bill but lacked majority. Reform Bureau claims gains in anti gambling crusade despite defeat. Belmont and Jockey Club oppose, while New Hampshire Salem track reforms cited.
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
Codes Committee
Senate
Saxe and Gardner
Brackett
Elsberg
MacCarren
Hinman
L’hommediecu
Marks
Hill
Internationa Reform Bureau
Jockey Club
August Belmont
Slicer
James M. Whiton
New York
New York State Conference of Religion
Reform Bureau
Shoreham Hotel
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Belmont
Missouri-Ohio
Middle West
New Hampshire
Salem
New England Breeders’ Association
State Supreme Court
JY Am
Andrew Miller
Oil Pipeline Fire Sweeps Suburb Near Philadelphia
A broken Atlantic Refining pipeline near Eddystone Pittsburgh section burned areas from Oil City to Point Breeze. The Kennebec Worsted mill suffered a $350,000 loss as fire crews battled flames, cut trolley wires, and protected Leiperville from spreading oil.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Company
Oil City
Penn
Point Breeze
Chester Pike
Eddystone
Kennebec Worsted Company
Tollgate House
St. Rose of Lima
Leiperville
Delaware and Airttec Telephone Company
Kennebec
Darby & Chester Trolley Company
Avoid stimulants of doubtful easing demands
A terse note warns against using stimulants of doubtful efficacy and calls for cautious approaches to manage energy and focus without risking health or safety. The message emphasizes careful assessment and reliance on trusted remedies.
Canal Graft in Chicago Felt in Canal Drainage Board Audit
Auditor Stuart and Young reveal extravagance and mismanagement in the Canal Drainage Board over fifteen years. The report cites inflated contracts, lavish salaries, unsigned vouchers, missing bills, and omissions of funds due to the sanitary district. Thousands yearly wasted on entertainments while large sums remain uncollected.
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New York Times
Chicago
Canal Drainage Board
Stuart & Young
Mother Kidnaps Boy From Westchester Home
George Cobiex a nine year old boy once placed in the Odd Fellows Home Westchester by order of Judge Julius Mayer was kidnapped yesterday by his mother who had begun visiting recently. The mother a French actress arrived by automobile with only a chauffeur. The matron delayed briefly to fetch the boy’s jacket and the car sped away leaving a dust cloud. Westchester police were alerted and a general alarm issued for the missing child.
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George Cobiex
Odd Fellows
Westchester
Julius Mayer
Rosalsky Appointed Judge of New York General Sessions
Gov. Higgins sent to the Senate the appointment of Otto A. Rosalsky of New York City as Judge of the Court of General Sessions in New York City to fill the late Judge Martin H. McMahon. Rosalsky, born 1873, is the youngest on the bench and has long lived on the East Side. He is a U of NY School of Law graduate, began practice in 1894, and previously served as Assistant District Attorney in 1897 1898 under W. M. K. Olcott. He helped prosecute Martin Thorne and Mrs. Nack for the William Guldensuppe murder.
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Albany
N. Y
Higgins
Senate
Otto A. Rosalsky
New York City
Court of General Sessions
Martin H. McMahon
New York
School of Law
University of the City of New York
Judge Rosalsky
General Sessions
Tammany-Republican
Newburger
Supreme Bench
Rosalsky
W. M. K. Olcott
Martin Thorne
Mrs. Nack
William Guldensuppe
Ferdinand Named Future King of Bulgaria
A Sofia dispatch reports Bulgarian Premier Gen Petroff seeks European approval to establish Bulgaria as an independent kingdom with Ferdinand crowned king. If successful, Ferdinand would be proclaimed on July 8 or August 14, reflecting his election or coronation anniversaries. The move aims to end Turkish suzerainty and aid Macedonia pacification efforts.
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Odessa
Sofia
Macedonia
Texas after Beef Trust in Dallas and Fort Worth
Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot opened trust proceedings against Swift & Armour packing firms, Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange, and Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. seeking charter forfeiture and penalties of 116000 each. County prosecutors from Travis and Tarrant join the state in a broad anti trust action. Additional suits on printing oil and flour trusts loom.
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New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Fort Worth
Lightfoot
Swift Company
Armour Packing Company
Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company
John Brady
Travis County
Jeff McLean
Tarrant County
Attorney General’s Department
Printing Trust
Oil Trust
Flour Trust
Troop Movements Reported for South Africa and Egypt
Aldershot dispatches to The Tribune claim Gen. French First Division prepared to mobilize as South Africa tensions rise. War Office knows of no orders, suggesting possible redeployment to strengthen Egypt garrison. Yesterday a Belfast dragoon regiment was ordered to Egypt.
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London
Aldershot
The
Tribune
Courage and Good Cheer in the Stricken City
Oakland dispatch describes refugees and San Francisco ruin after the quake. Travelers note calm, courageous residents, with citizens from many nations helping each other as fires and debris mar the cityscape. The observer praises the brave who stay and rebuild.
Women Vote to Build New Bound Brook School
In Bound Brook New Jersey on April 25 the women voters carried a $20 000 school building project overturning a split Board of Education vote. Proponents argued the town owed all children a decent facility while opponents claimed the plan favored the wealthy area.
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New York Times
Nhw
Brunswick
N. J
Bound Brook
Board of Education
Union Avenue
Steamship Arrivals and Rail Service Inquiries
Arrived steamships Teutonic Hudson Beatrice and Deutschland with routes from Liverpool Havre Calcutta Hamburg. Fast in to Detroit Chicago and St. Louis by Wrestmoro Railroad. Ask a West Shore ticket agent for particulars.
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Teutonic
Liverpool
Hudson
Havre
Beatrice
Calcutta
Deutschland
Hamburg
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Wrestmoro Railroad
West Shore
Adv
Earthquake Prediction Mentioned for Havana Area
Vienna professor J F Nowack lecturing in Havana at the Cuban Institute of Sciences links plant life in the region and sun anomalies to a predicted violent earthquake or tidal surge between May 15 and 19. He cautions he cannot guarantee the event despite the apparent indicators.
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Havana
J. F. Nowack
Vienna
Cuban Institute of Sciences
Vedado
Nowack
Fear for Red Cross liner Rosalind near Cape Race
St John s N F April 25 The Red Cross Line steamer Rosalind Captain Clark sailing from New York April 18 for this port via Halifax left Halifax last Saturday night and has not yet arrived. Other ships from Halifax reached here safely. It was reported the Rosalind was ashore near Cape Race but this proved unfounded. There is fear the vessel is trapped in an ice floe and may suffer serious mishap.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Red Cross Line
Rosalind
Clark
New York
Halifax
Nova Scotian
Cape Race
Fall kills blind woman in tragic five-story fall
Mrs. Rachel Morris age 59, blind five years, stepped into an open window in her fifth floor East 100th Street home for water. She stumbled, hung by her feet, and fell nearly 100 feet after cries for help. Nearby Italian workers heard her and raced to aid but she died instantly on the pavement.
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Rachel Morris
East 100Th Street
Women Upset the Commons in Suffrage Protest
In London on April 23 the House of Commons halted Keir Hardie motion on female suffrage as suffragists in the gallery shouted Divide and waved a Vote for Women banner. Police cleared the gallery after the Speaker intervened, provoking debate on propriety before Hardie’s proposal was talked out.
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London
James Keir Hardie
House of Commons
William Redmond
Keir Hardie
Name Change Deliberations by Democratic Club in New York
The Democratic Club voted last night to rename itself the National Democratic Club of the State of New York with four dissenting votes. About 300 members attended the meeting at the clubhouse, and the decision was made unanimous after the special committee report was adopted. The next step is filing with the Secretary of State in Albany and a special Governors meeting to draft an address urging national Democrats to join and broaden the club’s scope.
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Democratic Club
National Democratic Club
State of
New York
Albany
New Chicago Terminal Plan Moves Toward Use
Chicago April 25 railroads consider reviving the idle Stickney freight transfer yards after five years. The four section land project has cost over 5 million dollars with electric switching unused. John F. Wallace of the Panama Commission fame outlined a feasible terminal layout at a meeting of executives, with six Chicago roads holding heavy financial stakes seeking return on their investment.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ill
Stickney
John F. Wallace
Panama Commission
Cannon Guesses Congress Will Adjourn Between June and August
Washington April 25 Speaker Cannon estimated the current session will adjourn sometime between mid June and early August. He noted little work done so far with appropriation bills advanced in the House while the Senate stalled. If the railroad rate bill clears by May 1 it would take about six weeks to finish remaining work.
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Washington
Congress
Cannon
House
Senate
Usher’s the Scotch Behind the Highball’s Fame
A compact caption notes Usher as the Scotch that popularized the highball cocktail, highlighting its influence in drink history with a crisp, period-tinged voice.
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Usher
New Earthquake in San Francisco Relief Fraud Stop
A new system ordered to check relief fraud in San Francisco was implemented after reports of grabbling and misuse. The measure aims to curb improper claims and ensure aid reaches those in need.
San Francisco Aftershock Spurs Militia Food Distribution
An afternoon earthquake in San Francisco toppled walls and chimneys, killing a woman and prompting Army led relief. Authorities implement meal kitchens and strict food and clothing distribution to prevent hoarding as retail activity and streetcar service resume. Police clamp down on Citizens Protective Committees amid nighttime disturbances.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
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