Utilities bill amendments shift power and pave mayoral veto
Albany April 29 report details Assembly changes weakening the Utilities bill. Key edits remove public service commission authority over pipelines and shift costs, salaries, and court review rules. The measure now faces possible mayoral approval or veto as negotiations with city and railroad interests continue.
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New York Times
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Assembly Road Committee
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Hamilton
Standard Oil Compan
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Secretary of State
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First District
City Commission
Public Service
United States
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Pilt
McClellan
Geal
New York City
Ce yClellan
Urphy
New York
Yan
Capitol
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Assembly Railroad
Assembly Railroads Committee
Corporation
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Eien Nevis
Robert Reid Weds Model In Secret New York Ceremony
New York artist and clubman Robert Reid secretly married model Miss Reeves in a hush ceremony at a church. Reid, with a Gibson Building studio on East Thirty-third Street, is active in the Botolph Club and the Political Society circuit, with past mural work and gallery exhibitions cited.
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Robert [Reid
New York
Gibson Bail
East Thirty-third Street
Reeves
Rel
D Botolph Clubers
Mellens Son Weds Maude Long in York City Nuptials
A wedding notice announces the marriage of Gra ham Mellen of this city to Maude Long of York City with the ceremony held in New York. The brief item records a family event and notes travel to the South following the wedding.
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Graham Mellen
Maude
York City
Angry Czar May Close Duma to Day
In St. Petersburg on April 29 the Duma session dissolved into pandemonium after Socialist M. Zuraboff attacked the army and the government. Ministers issued an ultimatum for retracting remarks and suspending him. Golovin later rebuked Zuraboff, and Stolypin pressed for a cabinet issue. The incident left cabinet friction and calls to plan next moves when the executive session reconvenes.
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ST. Petersburg
M. Zuraboff
Duma
Golovin
M. Golovin
Budget Commission
Stolypin
Hch
Constitutional Democratic Steering Committee
Zuraboff
Rudiger
I. G. Tzereteli
Kutais
Social Democratic
M. Tzereteli
Social Democrats
Social Revolutionists
M. Tsereteli
House
M. Zurahoff
Seats Collapse at Hargraves Circus injuring many
Emergency crews rushed to the Hargraves Circus after a reserving seating section collapsed during a performance in white Plains. About 500 spectators were affected as the packed benches fell, injuring one woman severely and causing numerous minor injuries and bruises among adults and children. The police cited improper fastening of the benches as a probable cause. The show resumed after the crowd thinned.
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New York Times
Revolt in Montenegro Sparks Armed Marches Toward Cettinje
In Montenegro mobs march on Cettinje as Podgoritza sees street battles amid mounting deaths and injuries. The unrest follows government actions against the Radical party and printing presses, triggering widespread anger and fear of further clashes. Prince Nicholas’ government faces accusations over cabinet actions.
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Nicholas
Cettinje
Podgoritza
Scutari
Montene
Aga
Rocal Party
Nece Nicholas
Danielson Confined to Bellevue Asylum Hospital
A man identified as Danielson, once a hero, has occupied the Swift cottage on Bellevue Avenue for years and is now confined to a violent, mentally ill state in an asylum. Hospital authorities deny reports that he is dying.
Skallon Named Commander in Chief of Guard Regiments
The St Petersburg newspaper notes the appointment of Gen. Skallon as commander in chief of all guard regiments and co commander of the St. Petersburg military district. He replaces Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch, who retires after his marriage to Princess Anastasia of Montenegro. The post carries near supreme power next to the War Minister.
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ST. Petersburg
Novce. Vremyn
Warsaw
Skallon
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Anastasia
Montenegro
George of Uchtenberg
Jerome Clerk Resigns After Poker Chip Misconduct
Adolf Sanger, a clerk in the District Attorney's office suspended after admitting taking poker chips held as evidence since gambling raids, resigned yesterday. The clerk of General Sessions duties will shift and the District Attorney plans no further action.
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Adolf Sanger
Clerk of General Sessions
Grand
Pot
Last of the Washington, Pennsylvania Rail Season
Fragmentary notice references a Pennsylvania Railroad event on May 3. The text mentions a three stay and points of interest, with a fare around 14.80 and a hotel stay. Details are unclear due to OCR damage.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
James Slip Ferry Abandoned to Aid Riverfront Development
The Long Island Railroad will discontinue the James Slip to Long Island City ferry as city work begins on a masonry bulkhead and new piers at James Slip. No temporary terminal is planned. the Belmont tunnel and Battery tunnel projects promise faster access to Long Island, while summer service from Wall Street to Long Island City will continue.
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Long Island Railroad
James Blip
Long Island City
Hast River
James Slip
Lower Manhattan
Pennsylvania Tubes
Belmont Tunnel
Grand Central Station
Battery Tunnel
Long Island
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
East River
Wall Street
Governors Meet at Exposition Highlight Teetotaler Pact
Connecticut Governor Rollin Woodruff returns from Jamestown and jokes about the distance in time between the North and South Carolina governors. He introduces Gov. Glenn of North Carolina to Gov. Heyward of South Carolina at the exposition. Heyward swears he is a teetotaler while Glenn and Woodruff emphasize a shared Prohibition stance.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Rollin Woodruff
Connecticut
Jamestown
North Carolina
South Carolina
Gov
Woodruff
Heyward
Glenn
Gov. Woodruff
Gov. Glenn
Stoppa da Car Incident Lands Woman in Court
Maria Serento, 35, of 144 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, aimed a revolver at a Flatbush car motorman after signaling failed at Nostrand Avenue and Lincoln Road. She gave the command in dialect and was arrested for carrying concealed weapons and held for examination at Nostrand Avenue station.
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Brooklyn
Flatbush
Maria Serento
Classon Avenue
Nostrand Avenue
Lincoln Road
Maria
Triumph
Cap Kaempff Discovery Cuts Deutschland Vibration
Capt Kaempff and Chief Engineer Leuttrann of Hamburg American liner Deutschland report a notable reduction in vibration after slight blade angle changes to the port propeller before the ship's final voyage to New York. Officials compare the results to successful steam turbine tests and note the four blades now present a greater resisting surface to water as they rotate.
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Kaempff
Leuttrann
Hamburg
New York
Newark
Car Crash Injures Doctor and Chauffeur at Broadway Intersection
Dr Charles H Archibald of 1056 Madison Avenue and his chauffeur Chester Quick 23 of 268 West Forty sixth Street were injured when a south bound Columbus Avenue car struck their auto at Forty sixth Street and Broadway. Quick treated for a crushed arm at Roosevelt Hospital. Archibald thrown into the street. Motorman Thomas Finally arrested on Archibalds complaint.
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Charles H. Archibald
Madison Avenue
Columbus Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Broadway
Chester Quick
West Fortysixth Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Archibald
Thomas
Archibala
Halsey Arrives in Honolulu From Manila in Bribery Case
Theodore V. Halsey ex General Agent of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company arrives in Honolulu today from Manila aboard the steamship Chin under guard of Capt. Trowbridge of the Navy Secret Service. Halsey has been indicted for bribery by the San Francisco Grand Jury.
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T. V. Halsey
Honolulu
Theodore V. Halsey
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
San Francisco Grand Jury
Manila
Trowbridge
Nirpoine Secret Bervics
Jurors Error Delays De Massy Murder Trial
Juror No. 8 admitted visiting the shooting scene at 604 Broadway, inspecting stairs where the revolver was found. Judge Blanchard warned jurors to avoid outside inquiry, proceedings halted for the day, with possible mistrial or a retrial contingent on later ruling.
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Antsia Louise du Vernon de Massy
Gustav Pratt
Pratt
Charles E. le Barbier
de Massy
Guernsey
Mr. Ely
Blanchard
Ee & Dow
Justice Blanchard
Mr. Guernsey
Criminal Court
Ely
Justicelandard
le Barbier
Mrs. Massy
Policeman Wersangsky
Mulberry Street
Mrs. de
Wersanzsky
Simon
Otto Sichel
Solomon Schiller
Carl Kohler
Kohler
Schiller
Sichel
Annie Menzies
Policeman Pratt
Taft Predicts Panama Canal Timeframe at Banquet
Secretary of War Taft told the 600 Business Men's Club members in Cincinnati that the Panama Canal should be completed in eight years, or less if possible, drawing a large, crowded banquet as proof of strong interest. The event capped his Western trip with a sold out banquet and heavy turnout.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Panama Canal
Taft
Business Men's Club
Eaker
Harriman Declines Title to Fifth Avenue Site
E H Harriman does not intend to hold title to the northeast corner residence site at Fifth Ave and Fifty second St. He bought it from Commodore 3 G Bourne for 650000, Bourne transferred it yesterday to John B Montgomery, who reconveyed it to the City Real Estate Company, a dummy for clients of the Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
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E.H. Harriman
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-second Street
Commodore 3
Brooklyn Called Worst Market for Improper Postal Cards
Anthony Comstock told Brooklyn Court of Special Sessions that the borough is a prime market for obscene postal cards. He sought discharge of an assistant arrested by mistake. the prisoner was released. Comstock cited 84,000 improper cards seized in Brooklyn, mostly from one firm, with plans to prosecute.
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Brooklyn
Anthony Comstock
Brooklyn Court of Special Sessions
Comstock
Brown Meets Roosevelt On Railroad Situation
President Roosevelt held an extended conference with W. C. Brown Senior Vice President of the New York Central Road. Brown said little about the discussion but acknowledged talking some about the railroad situation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. C. Brown
New York Central Road
Mr. Brown
Explosion Kills 700 Sheep at Wyoming Camp
In Cheyenne Wyoming on April 29 an explosion of dynamite at John Linn's sheep camp in Trapper Creek Big Horn County killed 700 sheep and destroyed wagons and outfit. A herder said masked men raided the camp bound him and set off the dynamite.
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Cheyennde
Wyo
John Linn
Trapper Creek
Big Horn County
Diaz Menaces Guatemala as Mexican Forces Advance
A 10 000 strong Mexican force commanded by Gen. Bernardo Reyes has departed from Mexico City toward the Guatemala frontier. A second column moves toward Coatzacoalcos en route to Guatemala. Guatemalan exiles in Mexico City rally behind former minister Antonio Arriga for the presidency.
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New York Times
Mexico City
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Guatemala
Coatzacoalcos
Antonio Alaza Arriga
Washington
Cabrera
Bingham's New Speed Tests On Riverside Drive
Commissioner Bingham will race with would be bicycle policemen along Riverside Drive. His automobile will vary speed from five to twenty five miles an hour as contestants judge speed and attempt to catch an offender. A motorcycle capable of eighty miles an hour will also be tested.
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Bingham
Riverside Drive
Lamplighters End Strike And Lamps Light Parks
The Lamplighters Union called off its strike against the Welsbach Street Lighting Co after a conference with AFL organizers Joseph Torillo and Hernan Robinson and Supt Prendergast. Workers returned to duty and lamps in the parks were lit for the first time since the strike began. Robinson said reinstating discharged workers ends the union demand tied to that issue, though wage demands were not pressed.
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Welsbach Street Lighting Company
Joseph Torillo
Hernan Robinson
American Federation of Labor
Supt. Prendergast
Herman Robinson
Tie Up a Railroad Yard
About forty freight handlers at the Naugatuck Division station of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad quit work after 4:30 this afternoon over pay. They earned $1.60 daily and demanded $1.75, promised to take effect today but not ordered, prompting a yard stoppage. Other stations may follow. workers say traffic is heaviest in the area due to heavy brass and iron shipments.
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Waterbury, Conn
Naugatuck Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railiroad
Incre
Dr Brouwer to Marry Again After Acquittal
Dr Frank B Brouwer who was acquitted of murdering his wife by arsenic and ground glass will marry Miss B Singleton daughter of William B Singleton Postmaster of Toms River The trial saw Miss Singleton attend and bring flowers to him in his cell Her father supported the defense fund after the fire and Brouwer has since moved to Scankeep.
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New York Times
Toms River
N. J
Frank B. Brouwer
Miss B. Singleton
William B. Singleton
Singleton
Brouwer
Go Og Ogger
Tammany Leader Claims Congressman's Power to Act
A Tammany leader asserts that the congressman had authority to act on behalf of the organization during May events at Peage. Ellison-Sullivan commentary and Tamanny power stance frame the dispute within the party ranks.
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Tammany
Peace Pact Claimed Between Tammany and Mayor In City
A reported accord between Tammany Hall and Mayor George B. McClellan emerges after negotiations led by Congressman Big Tim Sullivan and Corporation Counsel Ellison. Officials deny a national party ultimatum and emphasize the arrangement aims to end local hostilities and prevent party splits before the next campaign.
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George B. McClellan
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Ellison
Big Tim” Sullivan
MD Clelan
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Buch
Deci
McClellan
Tim
Sullivan
Murshy
Intervi
Tim” Sullivan
Mr. Eillison
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