President orders Bowen to Washington over Loomis charges
President Roosevelt approves a move to Recall Minister Herbert W. Bowen to explain charges against Assistant Secretary Loomis. Bowen may face dismissal if his explanation fails. Taft endorses recalling Bowen, amid Cuban Venezuelan tensions and rumors tied to Castro representatives.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Herbert W. Bowen
Caracas
Loomis
State Department
Bowen
Venezuela
Ft Bowen
Castro
United States
Hay
University protest over student political demonstrations in Germany
American professors and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge cable congratulations to Gottingen University after its open letter to Dr Studt protesting ministerial actions. Fifteen German institutions back academic liberty as Studt seeks to suppress student demonstrations by requiring ministerial permission for organizing committees.
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Berlin
Oxford
Cambridge
Gottingen University
Studt
Géttingen
Minister of Public Instruction
Limoges Strike Renewed At Porcelain Factories
Limoges reports renewed strike action at porcelain works including Haviland factories. The labor movement spreads to other corporations as of April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limoges
Havilands
Carpentry Lock-Out Ends as Builders Forgo Work Stoppage
After a Building Trades Club meeting the Board of Governors of the Building Trades Employers Association called off the nine month lock-out of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and the Amalgamated Carpenters Society. About 3,000 more carpenters will be needed and filled by the five locked-out unions this week. A separate trade agreement set pay at 4.50 a day for eight hours with overtime rules until January 1. The carpenters lock-out is seen as ending the building dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades Club
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Amalgamated Carpenters’ Society
Greater
New York Carpenters’ Union
Master Carpenters’ Association
New York
The
New York Express Collision Hurts Fourteen Passengers
A freight draft caused the Littles town Express on the Frederick branch of the Northern Central Railway to crash into a switch near New York York. Fourteen passengers were injured by flying glass and the sudden stop. Injured include Dr. L. Tr. Potter and Ww hit Corry.
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York
Penn
Littlestown
Frederick
Northern Central Railway
Dr. L. Tr. Potter
Corry
New
Delany Defamation Suit Stirs Citizens' Union Row
The Citizens' Union releases letters in a defamation suit by Corporation Counsel John J. Delany against President R. Fulton Cutting over an April 13 address to voters. Delany seeks $250,000 alleging statements harmed his reputation and questioned his oversight of franchise-holding interests.
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Corporation
John J. Delany
R. Fulton Cutting
Citizens’ Union
Delany
John J. Murphy
Cutting
Blondeyand
Murby Sya
Dein
Endowment Drive Aids Snow Hill Negro Institute Dormitory
Trustees of Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute seek 4000 dollars to match Andrew Carnegie’s pledge for a new dormitory replacing one destroyed by fire. Located in Alabama’s black belt the institute serves 400 students in thirteen trades, delivering English education with minimal state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Hill
Ala
Illinois Central Sees Practical Gasoline Motor Car
G H Grace telegraph Superintendent of the Illinois Central Railroad reports from Omaha that the Union Pacific gasoline motor car is the first practicable design. He urges IC to fund a similar short line car, noting lower operating costs and advantages over electricity.
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Chicago
G. H. Grace
Illinois Central Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Rawn
Royal Gifts Sold at John Russell Young Collection Sale
The sale of John Russell Young's porcelain collection at American Art Galleries realized $2,979.50 from 175 pieces. Top price was $185 for a cloisonné vase pair bought by S. P. Avery, while an anonymous buyer paid $130 for a cloisonné vase linked to Grant. Li-Hung-Chang gifted items went to J. W. Patterson and others. several pieces fetched five to six figures in total with other items selling for modest sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottery, &c
John Russell Young
S. P. Avery
Mr. Young
China
Prince King
Gen. Grant
Grant
Li-Hung- Chang
J. W. Patterson
S. M. Purdy
Van Elten sale ends with strong prices at American Art Galleries
The second and final evening sale of Kreuseman van Elten N A paintings at the American Art Galleries realized 5227.50 for 100 works, up from 4107 for Thursday’s 100. Highest price last night was 300 for Winter Afternoon bought by R W Voorhis. Autumn in the Woods sold for 260 to Henry Myers, with other notable bids from A W Smith, G Ward, R Ferguson, W B Strang, and L Kuenstler among prices largely under 160.
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Kreuseman van Elten
N. A
American Art Galleries
Metropolitan Art Museum
R. W. Voorhis
Art Museum
Henry Myers
A. W. Smith
Napansek
New York
G. Ward
R. Ferguson
W. B. Strang
L. Kuenstler
Mount Holly Postmaster to Remain in Office
Postmaster General Cortelyou based on inspector reports has ordered the retention of Charles G. Cowperthwaite as Mount Holly New Jersey postmaster. Office conduct was described as proper and satisfactory to the majority of residents.
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Mount Holly
Washington
Cortelyou
N. J
Charles G. Cowperthwaite
Cowperthwaite
Mount Hoily
Cure A Cold In One Day Ad
An advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a worldwide cold cure promising fast relief. It mentions a full name Jan and signs B. W. Grove, with a bold claim of curing a cold in a day.
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Jan
B. W. Grove
Rate Making Power as Vital to Commerce Testified
James C. Lincoln of Missouri Pacific told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that private car lines let the American Refrigerator Transit Co set rates for refrigerated goods. He described A. C. Bird of both Missouri Pacific and the refrigeration firm as in charge of private cars. George R. Peck urged that rebates are absent and warned that rate making is a life and death commercial power protected as a property right by law. He argued the Interstate Commerce Commission seeks authority to set rate differentials, a step he said Congress should not permit.
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Washington
James C. Lincoln
Missouri Pacific
Kénate Committee
Lincoln
American Refrigerator Transit Company
A. C. Bird
Refrigerator Company
Elkins
Mr. Lincoln
Bird
George R. Peck
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Feck
United States
Inter Siate Commerce Commission
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Congress
Panama Railroad cuts employee fare to Panama transit
The Executive Committee of the Panama Railroad Company lowers the employee transport rate between New York and Colon from $25 to $20. E. S. Benson is named general auditor of Isthmian Canal affairs and the Panama Railroad, with a background in major railroads. Ambassador Jusserand reports France designates M. Guérard as French member of the Isthmian Canal Commission board of consulting engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Railroad Company
New York
Colon
Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
E. S. Benson
Benson
Massachusetts
Chicago
Burlington and Quincey
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Houston
Texas
Southern Pacific
el Paso
Jusserand
Taft
M. Guérard
Marseilles Harbor
Barge Canal Begun at Fort Miller in New York
The first spadeful of earth was cast for a 1 101 000 project to build a 400 by 120 foot lock where the new barge canal meets the Hudson at Fort Miller. A second lock eight miles above and nine miles of digging are planned with 200 workers on site and 500 more anticipated. A temporary 800 foot canal will run on the Fort Miller site to avoid interrupting Champlain Canal navigation.
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Sandy Hill
N. Y
Fort Miller
Hudson River
Champlain Canal
Northern Bishop urges unity of Methodist church in Louisville
Bishop McCabe of Philadelphia urged restoring organic union of the Northern and Southern Methodist Episcopal churches during the Board of Bishops meeting in Trinity Chapel Louisville. He invited Southern bishops to lunch and said some peers share his view though more reticent. The group discussed funds to relieve Baltimore Woman's College debt, about 250000 dollars needed as President John S. Goucher pressed colleagues to solicit support for the institution enrolling 50000 students.
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Louisville
McCabe
Philadelphia
Board of Bishops
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Trinity Chapel
Woman's College of Baltimore
John S. Goucher
Blame in Princeton Mine Disaster Blamed on Owner and Shot Firing
Coroner Hollingsworth returned a verdict naming Roscoe Hedrick and the Princeton Coal Company responsible for the disaster that killed eight men. The report states Hedrick was incompetent to prepare the shot and the company knew this. A worker, Harry Sargeli, who fired the shot and died, is blamed for knowingly firing an illegal shot.
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Princeton
Ind
Hollingsworth
Roscoe Hedrick
Princeton Coal Company
Hedrick
Harry Sargeli
Hartford man found dead after shooting his wife
In Hartford on April 26, Herman G. Dahn was found dead beside a stove after he killed his wife and then died by he had killed.
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Hartford
Conn
Herman G. Dahn
Stove
Zion
American painters and sculptors in the Paris Old Salon
The Paris Old Salon opens with a weaker show than usual yet features notable American works. Sorolla's cattle in sea, Du Mond's Sardanapalus Hunting Lions in the Desert, Ridgway Knight harvest scene, Aston Knight torrent, Klumpke portrait of Mme Flam marion, Horton Vevey market, Macmonnies portraits, Parker portrait of Prof Ryerson, Evans sterling Morton statue, Brooks bust of Walker, and Macinnonies Bacchant.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Sorolla
Horace Porter
Rudolph Evans
Sterling Morton
Mr. Brooks
Francis Amasa Walker
Boston
Mr. Macinonnies
Upid
Royal Academy Show Draws Sparse Crowd Despite Sargent Draw
London private view reports a mediocre overall quality with smaller crowds than usual. John Singer Sargent’s large Marlborough family portrait commands attention while Edwin A. Abbey does not participate this year.
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London
John Singer Sargent
Duke
King Edward's Paris Visit Prompts Entente Backing Debate
Paris reports say the British government will back France in the Morocco issue, risking public lukewarm opinion and possible strain on the entente with England. In Marseille, King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived aboard the Victoria and Albert with naval escorts, to sail to Paris by special train the next morning.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Edward
France
Germany
Morocco
England
Far East
Europe
Associated Press
Marseilles
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Suffolk
Aboukir
German government pushes name change for Berlin chamber
The German government objects to the title American Chamber of Commerce in Berlin and urges a rename to American Association of Commerce and Trade. Directors say the term translates to Handelskammer and implies government authority, which Berlin cannot receive, noting the U S State Department opposes using American Chamber of Commerce.
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Berlin
American Chamber of Commerce
American Association of Commerce and Trade
Handelskammer
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
French Flower for Prof Heilprin Receives French Honor
In recognition of his scientific work and his researches in physical geography the French Government has named Prof Angelo Heilprin of Philadelphia an officier d Académie. Heilprin, former five years President of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, now holds a chair at Yale in Physical Geography.
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Heilprin
Philadelphia
Angelo Heilprin
Académie
Geographical Society of
Yale
Rebels Capture Sana a and Press On Toward Manakha
News from Hodeida and Constantinople report Yemeni capital Sana a capitulating to Arab insurgents on April 20. Rebels encircle Manakha as mutinous Turkish forces in Medina face food shortages and attacks. An Egyptian caravan with seventeen soldiers escorting pilgrims near Yambo suffered multiple fatalities.
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Hodeida
Yemen
Sana'a
Manakha
Sana‘a
Sana’s
Sana’a
Constantinople
Medina
Mecca
Yambo
Insurgents Clash With Gendarmes near Voukolios
An exchange of fire occurred at Voukolios in Kissamos Province. Three insurgents were killed and six wounded while one gendarme died and three were wounded. The incident sparked strong public excitement.
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Canbea
Voukolios
Kissamos
Land for Palace of Peace at The Hague
The Netherlands government proposes to gift the Carnegie Fund 280000 dollars to buy twelve acres of ground for the Palace of Peace. Andrew Carnegie contributed 1500000 dollars for the building, which sits on land owned by the Zoological Garden Society.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Carnegie Fund
Palace of Peace
Andrew Carnegie
Zoological Garden Society
Electricity for Sleep Prompts Debate at Congress
Rome April 28 Miss Louise Robinovitch an American lectured on electric sleepmaking experiments on a rabbit at the International Psychological Congress She claimed the sleep produced is natural not epileptic and presented her findings to the delegates
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Rome
International Psychological Congress
Louise Robinovitch
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34Th St
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Osra
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Hound of the Baskervilles
Twentieth Century Encyclopedia
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Exeter
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18Th St
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