Interborough Declines Bid on New Subways After Four Years
Shonts announce that the Interborough Metropolitan Company will not bid on the new subways. The Rapid Transit Commission receives no bids and faces a choice between municipal construction or terms set by the company. A letter from Theodore P. Shonts cites onerous conditions and high costs as the reasons for withdrawing.
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Interborough Metropolitan Company
Rapid Transit Commission
Tues
Leu
Theodore P. Shonts
Traction Company
Commission
Shonts
Interborough
Public Service Commissions
Third Avenue
Second Avenue
John H. Stalin
Broadway
G. H. Kramer
Lexington Avenue
Transit Committee
Republican County Committee
Mr. Shonts
William Barclay Parsons
Interborough Metropolitan
Stalin
Union Plot To Murder McCarthy Revealed In San Francisco
Reported conspiracy by Electrical Workers Union members to kidnap and murder P. M. McCarthy, head of the Building Trades Council, with several suspects jailed. A plan to lure McCarthy for a trip, chloroform him, and drop his body in the ocean was thwarted by police intervention. The plot traces to tensions after a union split.
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Ne York Times
San Francisco
Electrical Work
P. M
Thy
Building T Toads Council
Neh
H. Shuckl
Electrical Workers’ Union
McCarthy
Lars
Building Trades’ Council
Electrical Workers
Penrose Sees Roosevelt in White House Visit
Special to The New York Times Washington April Penrose and Loeb reportedly visited the president in the visitors room but each denied meeting or discussing a five million dollar plot. It marks Penrose and Loeb’s first sighting of the president since the plot news broke. Burton, Taft leader in Ohio, also led on the president and the Republican National Committee acting chairman was present.
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New York
Washington
Rose
Loeb
Dent
Penrose
Burton
Ohio
Norfolk
Roosevelt
Congress
John Smith
Marrat
South Carolina Man Predicts Roosevelt Third Term
Pittsburg reports a South Carolina man awaiting a train bound for Butler where he lectures tonight. He predicts Roosevelt will seek a third term and says Taft’s support is a mere skirmish to gauge political winds, especially in Ohio.
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Pittsburg
South Carolina
Butler
Roosevelt
Taft
Filipino protégé studies U S railroad work in Middletown
Rafael Angiléra Dimayuga, tied to Filipino leader Aguinaldo, studies and trains with the Erie Railroad in Middletown New York learning duties from station agent to division head. He aims to bring railroad expertise back to the Philippines and is shadowing crews and wreck response.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Ril
Raephael Angiléra Dimayuga
Lipa
Batanzas
Lizon
E. H. Harriman
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Ooh Dimayuga
Givil Ng
Gineer
Lard Fire Devours 500000 Lbs At Allegheny Plant
Fire at the William Zoeller Packing Company's Allegheny plant engulfed 500000 pounds of lard and caused a rapid interior collapse. Firemen sealed doors to contain the blaze as ammonia tanks ruptured with force. By 8 am the flames were nearly out and losses reached about 300000 dollars per insurance estimates.
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William Zoeller
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Snes
ee _ William
Incomplete OCR Names and Obscure Inheritance Transfer
Fragmentary text lists individuals and an estate transfer with figures like 1 025 000 and names resembling Haskell Speridt New York Times E B cell Boston. The readable portion hints at a legal or financial notice of property or heirs but lacks clear actions or outcomes.
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Rg. B. Haskell
Speridt
New
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Fragmentary OCR notes list a time 7 56 A with unclear location and names. No clear event, person, or organization identifiable from the readable text.
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Ana
Boston Ex-Mayor Involved in Bond Theft Case
Details emerge on a wide theft from the Trust Company of America with bonds valued in the hundreds of thousands. Quincy, once Boston mayor, declined involvement while his brother in law Robertson Honey represented Douglas. Investigators say refunds and immunity offers shifted as sums from 30 000 to 50 000 and a total nearing 140 000 could be recovered or lost, with larger figures discussed and new arrests anticipated.
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Boston
Douglas
Quincy
William O. Douglas
Intel
Trust Company of America
William F. Streehan
Robertson Honey
Newport
Trust Company
Dennett and Douglas
Metropolitan
New York Stock Exchange
Dennett
Colonial Trust Company
Wall Street
Thorne
William F. Sheehan
Seventh National Bank
New York
President Thorne
Sheehan
Marate Walsh
West Side Court Prison
Honey
Wall Stree
Manila
Auto Cabs for New York Reflect Paris Plans
Paris reports G W unds of the American Motor Carriage Company expects taxameter auto cabs to begin service in New York within months. Sands, after arrival, endorses Darracq cabs and awaits a New York cable to finalize a contract for 100 taxameter cabs. Two cab types discussed: two cylinder 10-12 hp taxis and four cylinder 14-18 hp landau cabs.
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New York Tries Co
Paris
G. W.unds
American Motor Carriage Company
New York
Sands
Darracq Company
New York Assembly Passes School Teachers Salary Bill
The Assembly approved the New York School Teachers Salary Increase bill by 105 to 15. The measure now goes to Mayor McClellan for approval within fifteen days as Gov. Hughes's stance clouds its fate.
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New York Times
Albany
Assembly
New York
McClellan
Loeb Named President of Washington Railway & Electric
Special to The Times reports William Loeb Jr. will become president of the Washington Railway and Electric Company. Sources say W B Hibbs & Co. plans to take control by June with Loeb likely to accept. If he takes the post, it would stay in place until early next year.
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New York Times
Washington
William Loeb, Jr
Washington Railway & Electric Company
Loeb
Mr. Loeb
W. B
McDermott Denies Loeb Headship of Washington Railway
Allan S. McDermott of Jersey City president of the Washington Railway and Electric Company said there is no understanding he will be succeeded by Mr. Loeb next January. He advised consulting Loeb directly and added there is nothing more he can say.
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Allan S. McDermott
Jersey City
Washington Railway & Electric Company of
Washington
Mr. Loeb
Loeb
Screened Sleuths Begin Behind Screens at Police HQ
Detectives of the Detective Bureau will be hidden behind large screens as they size up crooks from the dragnet. Capt. McCafferty introduces a curtain partition to keep prisoners from seeing the detectives. Small holes in the curtain allow mental photographs of suspects for identification.
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Detective Bureau
McCafferty
Police
Bryan in a Runaway Near St. Johnsbury
William Y. Bryan escaped unharmed after a runaway accident in St. Johnsbury Vermont harness broke and the horses bolted toward a railroad station. He leapt free just before the crash and no serious injuries occurred to him or others.
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ST. Johnsbury
William Y. Bryan
Governor Hughes Faces Senate Clash Over Kelsey Removal
In Albany with three weeks left in the session, Republican Leader Senator Raines opposes Governor Hughes on Otto Kelsey the State Superintendent of Insurance. The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocks six to six as factions split between the Governor's reform push and the Old Guard. The White House backs Hughes while Wadsworth’s removal signals broader political maneuvering.
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New York Times
Gov. Hughes
John Raines
Otto Kelsey
Raines
Kelsey
Capitol
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mr. Raines
Judiciary Committee
Page
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Davis
Armstrong
Cobb
Hinman
Taylor
Allds
Smith
Grattan
McCarren
Cohalan
Grady
Senator Grattan
Boss Barnes
Albany
Barnes
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
Hughes
White House
Archie Sanders
Wadsworth
House of
Pe Wadsworth
Assembly
Farag and Rogers Shine in Aesteh Highball Event
Readable fragment shows Farag and Roger in a notable highball event. Details are scarce but suggest prominent performance by these individuals in a titled competition.
Henry Clay Wade Arrested In Stock Cash Dispute
Henry Clay Wade, linked to a reward offer by the Friede Globe Tower Company, was arrested by a private detective and handed to police on charges of retaining about 15000 dollars from stock proceeds not paid to the company. Wade had sued the company for 36000 cash and 55000 in stock as commission for stock sold, with claims of unpaid earnings. Samuel M. Friede heads the Friede Globe Tower enterprises, and the action against Wade aims to settle company affairs amid a 700 foot Coney Island tower project.
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Henry Clay Wade
Riede Globe Tower Company
Friede Company
Wade
Friede Globe Tower Company
Coney Island
Samuel M. Friede
Friede Globe Tower Enterprises
Friede
Caught Ball, Lost Leg In Bayou Field Duel
Benjamin Harris, star outfielder for Bayville, leaped into a bayou to catch a rival batter from Lake Providence township. The heroic play saved the game with bets on the line, but cost him his right leg and risked his life after a moccasin bite. He was carried off by cheering fans as his leg swelled and amputation became necessary. He cannot recall pain due to his focus on the catch.
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New York Times
Monroe
Benjamin Harris
Bayvillee
Lake Providence
Harris
Brooklyn Woman Choked By Burglary Suspect
Elsie Holmes of 657 Decatur Street Brooklyn returned home to find her dining room ransacked and a tall aggressive man upstairs. He seized her by the throat in a German accented threat before fleeing, dropping jewelry. she notified Ralph Avenue station.
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Elsie Holmes
Decatur Street
Brooklyn
Miss Holmes
Ralph Avenue
Burlington Railroad Conductor Grooming Order
Burlington Railroad in Omaha issues a system wide rule banning beards and mustaches for conductors on duty. White linen collars ties and vests required starting May 1. Officials say uniform appearance and reduced contagion risk motivate the changes.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
Burlington Railroad
Butler Free as Evidence Fails in Marvin Death Case
Frank H. Butler, a steamboat deckhand, was released after investigators found insufficient evidence on the murder charge of four year old Horace Marvin who vanished March 4. Detective Lore of New Jersey continues to pursue the death theory and will search for the boy’s body in David Moore woods near the place Butler described.
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Dover’ Dell
Frank H. Butler
Horace Marvin
New Jersey
David Moore Woods
Butler
Caldwell
Tribute to the New Fuel Sparks Fire Across Farm Complex
Charles Stinson, a Woodbury area farmer in Waterbury Connecticut, tested the new mixed fuel for farm cooking. A fire from hog fat ignited a wooden box, spread to a shed, a barn, and a large hennery, destroying all. Stinson lost his whiskers but kept his opinion of the fuel. Many local farmers are neglecting crops to praise the new fuel.
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New York Times
Waterbury
Conn
Charles Stinson
Woodbury
Stinson
Equality Socialistic Colony Falls to Court Sale
In Bellingham on April 25 Judge Joyner of Skagit County ordered the 1897 founded Equality colony disbanded and its 600 acres of land, a mill, printing plant, and twenty dwellings sold to settle debts.
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Bellingham
Washington
Equality
Joyner
Skagit County
Latest Shipping News Arrivals Listed
Steamship Ethiopia arrived at Glasgow on April 13. Steamship Rio Grande arrived at Mobile on April 16.
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Ethiopia
Glasgow
Rio Grande
Mobile
Jamestown Exposition Opens Amid Incomplete Preparations
Norfolk report notes the Jamestown Tri Centenary Exposition is not fully ready. Only the navy display is near complete as many buildings lack floors wiring or interior work. Officials expect major grounds to improve by mid May with the parade ground seeded and operation plans hinted for the coming weeks.
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Jack
Admiral Evans
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Chicago
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Congress
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