Higher debt limit approval sparks Albany vote
The Assembly passed the Travis Lee concurrent resolution by 126 to 13 to seek a constitutional amendment excluding self sustaining bonds from New York City debt limits. The measure advances to a referendum at the next general election, with debate over financial risk and subway funding. The Senate made no progress on moving the amendment in the Public Service Commission law.
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New York Times
Albany
Assembly
Travis- Lee
New York City
Eader Merritt
Manhattan
New York
Brooklyn
Tammany Hall
McCarranites
Woodruff Republican Guard
Lindon Bates, Jr
W. M. Bennett
R. S. Conklin
H. S. Duell
Westchester
G. W. Mead
E. A. Merritt, Jr
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J. L. Miller
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R. Weaver
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W. C. Brady
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New York Debates Debt Limit Extension For Transit Bonds
Mayor McClellan comments on Lee-Travis bill to extend the city debt limit via a constitutional amendment exempting self sustaining subway and dock bonds. Officials cite Gen Tracy reports, with dock bonds at 95.87 million and transit bonds 54.86 million, totaling about 325 million to spend if approved. Public Service Commission Chair Willcox welcomes the move and expects ratification by voters.
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William R. Willcox
Public Service Commission
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New York
Genuine pebbie eyeglasses advertised at Spencer's
An item listing notes eyeglasses described as cool and never misting offered at Spencer's store located at 31 Maiden Lane.
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Spencer’s
Maiden Lane
Artist Wikstrom Dies At Easel While Working On Floats
B A Wikstrom, famed designer of Hudson Fulton Celebration parade floats, died last night at his rooms 232 West Fifty second Street. He had been ill for weeks with dropsy but kept working on the Die Lorelei float for Heinebund Society.
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Hudson-Fulton
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Die Lorelei
Heinebund Society
Wikstrom
Jie
Sweden
Stockholm
Miners to Accept Terms in Tri-District Meeting
The Tri- District Convention of anthracite mine workers in Scranton will ratify an agreement likely to be signed in Philadelphia on Thursday. The plan renews the three year pact, sets pay by the Strike Commission standard, preserves grievance appeals, posts dues at collieries, and issues uniform pay statements. President Lewis weighed that the union aims for peace, urging members to join to strengthen the accord.
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Conciliation Board
Mrs A E Booth quits home in Philadelphia move
Gen Alfred E Booth confirms his wife Miss Shryock has left Baltimore for Philadelphia after a Florida trip and Atlantic City visit. He says no permanent separation, relations amicable, and awaits her return. Booth, once Chicago promoter and Baltimore magnate, married ten years.
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Thomas Shryock
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Florida
Atlantic City
the Stratford
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A. Booth & Co
Chicago
Two Boys Victims Of Auto Mishaps In Dunton And Queens
A 8 year old boy in Dunton Long Island was killed when struck by Leroy Baldwin’s car. driver’s chauffeur arrested on homicide charge. In Queens, 14 year old Calvin Dodd was dragged beneath a light roadster. he survived with serious injuries and the car fled the scene. Witnesses and police traced the vehicle to a plate later misread as 76 054 NY.
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Morris Park
Thomas Flynn
West Sixty-sixth Street
Leroy W. Baldwin
East Seventieth Street
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Mr. Baldwin
Hector Cavallera
West Sixty-fifth Street
West Sixty-eighth Street
Cavallera
Baldwin
Jack Dunn
Flynn Boy
Flynn
J. S. Branigan
Sixty-seventh Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Amsterdam Avenue. But Dr. Powers of Flower Hospital
Harburger
Edward Flynn
Seventy-second Street
Tabernacle School
Seventy-first Street
Broadway
Long Island
Brooklyn
Calvin Dodd
Fred Light
Wesley Johnson
John Hubbley
Sherman Street
Hubbley
Calvin
Young Dodd
Jamaica
N. Y
Simson to Plead Guilty in Lottery Mail Case
Max Simson of New York, European lottery representative, arrested in Philadelphia on mail fraud charges for selling lottery tickets. He will plead guilty in U S District Court in Baltimore tomorrow after government case strengthens with the recent arrest of Joseph Schmidt A Schwab of New York. Witness list includes prominent persons wary of court appearance.
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New York
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A. Schwab
Marshal Langhammer
Earthquake in Reggio Causes Alarm No Damage Reported
An earth shock accompanied by loud rumblings was felt in Reggio tonight causing great alarm among residents. Officials report no damage or injuries from the quake.
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Reggio
Federal Judge Meek Under Fire in Impeachment Moves
Charges filed with the Department of Justice seek impeachment of Judge E R Meek of the Northern District of Texas over a ruling in a case involving W J Hogue a railroad promoter sent to prison for eighteen months for alleged mail misuse. Hogue sues Meek for 300000 alleging conspiracy with S A Buffington and C H Soelke and names U S Attorney W H Atwell to halt actions pending investigation.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
E. R. Meek
Department of Justice
Meek
United States Court
District of
Texas
W. J. Hogue
Hogue
Wickersham
W. H. Atwell
Dallas
Department
Samuel P. Benbrook
Society For the Friendless
American Prison Association
Benbrook
Union Central Railroad
S. A. Buffington
Chicago
C. H. Soelke
Suffragettes Enter Commons Lobbies Four Released
Four women suffragists gained access to the outer lobby of the House of Commons in London. They chained themselves to statues but police quickly cut the links and expelled them from the building.
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London
House of Commons
Five Hundred Hat Trimmers Support Suffrage in Oranges
Dr Emma O Gantz president of the Progressive Woman's Suffrage Union of the Oranges announced that more than 500 striking hat trimmers in the Oranges joined the suffrage movement yesterday. She said dissatis faction with poor trade conditions motivates the action and that ballots would enable reforms and better rights for working women.
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Emma O. Gantz
Progressive Woman's Suffrage Union of the Oranges
Oranges
Givat
Dr. Gantz
Heroic Sister Dies After Fire Rescue in Blaisdell
Buffalo reports Helen Steifler aged 16 died saving her eleven year old brother Carl from a blaze at their Blaisdell home seven miles west of the city. Carl, bedridden with a broken leg, was rescued alive after Helen entered the burning house and called to him. Fire crews found Helen several minutes later.
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Buffalo
Helen Steifler
Carl
Blaisdell
Helen
Will Pay Taft's Expenses
Congress plans a bill to restore 25 000 yearly traveling funds for President Taft replacing the amount withdrawn when the salary rose to 75 000. Rep Tawney leads the measure to cover Taft's fall trip with other urgent deficiency items before the Tariff bill finalizes. Taft currently uses Roosevelt fund balances available until June 30.
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Congress
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Representative Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
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Senate
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Mr. Roosevelt
Lease Vanderbilt Acres Form Hunting Preserve Club
A Chicago group led by James J. Pugh has taken an assignment of leases on 140,000 acres owned by George W. Vanderbilt in Pisgah forest and adjacent Highland Forest tracts. They will form the Asheville River and Gun Club on May 1, aiming to create the largest hunting preserve in America with about 200 members. The land features mountains forests streams and waterfalls hosting deer bear quail pheasants and large trout in protected waters.
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Chicago
James J. Pugh
H. HB. Adickes
George W. Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt
California
Asheville Rivd
No New Trial for Col Cooper in Carmack Killing Case
Judge William M. Hart overruled the motion for a new trial for Col. Duncan B. Cooper and son Robin J. Cooper, each condemned to twenty years for killing United States Senator Edward W. Carmack. An appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court was granted and bond of 25000 dollars each renewed. The court kept decision on arrest of judgment for next Saturday.
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New York Times
Nashville
Tenn
William M. Hart
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
United States
Edward W. Carmack
Tennessee Supreme Court
Coopers
Cooper
Clergyman’s $10,000 Gift Goes to Wife Says Expert
The Rev. Dr. Herman L. Duhring discusses the wise handling of a $10,000 bequest to a poor clergyman. He warns many ministers would blow the money on cars or trips, while noting wives tend to manage funds better and save. He cites salary levels of $1,200 and urges financial training for clergy.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Herman L. Duhring
Episcopal City Mission
George C. Thomas
Dr. Duhring
Europe
Dro
Clef
Muncie Votes to Close Saloons in Countywide Result
Delaware County voters approve closing eighty two saloons by a majority of 2800. Muncie as the county seat records the largest tally with an overall close result signaling a major shift in local liquor policy.
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Muncie
Ind
Delaware County
Dewey's Claret or Satu Punch Ready for Social Events
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co. announces Dewey's Claret or Satu Punch ready for all social events. The product is promoted from their New York city location at 188 Fulton Street.
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H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Mehmed V Succeeds Abdul Hamid As Sultan of Constantinople
The Times reports Abdul Hamid’s deposition and his brother Mehmed Rechad Effendi ascending the throne as Mehmed V. The ceremony began with a 101 gun salute and Parliament’s unanimous vote. Crowds cheered as Rechad Effendi took the oath and entered the War Office courtyard.
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Ottoman Empire
Sultan Mehmed V Breaks Silence In Europe-Bearing Interview
The Sultan Mehmed V, speaking after thirty three years of seclusion, declares support for enlightenment liberty and progress and endorses Young Turk reform. He says his voice has not been stifled and asserts commitment to constitutional charter and parliamentary institutions as compatible with Mohammedan law. M. H. Donohue of The London Daily Chronicle obtained the interview.
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Europe
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Turkey
M. H. Donohue
London Daily Chronicle
Abdul Hamid Rumored Killed but Confined at Cheraghan Palace
London dispatches report circulating rumors that Abdul Hamid has been killed while another correspondent says he is confined in Cheraghan Palace near the Bosphorus after the National Assembly deposition news. The Cheraghan fortress on the Bosphorus holds the deposed ruler as a deputy from the Assembly was shown the news.
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Cheraghan Palace
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