Battle over Senate seat deepens in New York
Albany dispatch reports a high stakes Democratic struggle to name Chauncey Depew's successor. Gov. Dix backs a closed door conference of Senate and Assembly leaders after weeks of insurgent resistance led by William Sheehan amid Tammany pressure.
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New York Times
Albany
Capitol
Tammany
Charles F. Murphy
United States Senate
Chauncey M. Depew
Gov. Dix
United States
Senate
Obert F. Wagner
A .B. Smith
Friends
Wiliam F. Sheehan
Sheehan
Murphy Camp
William F. Sheehan
Murphy
Thomas M Cullen
Kings
Tammany Bossophy
Train arrival notice in Hot Springs
A fragment notes a train from Lone New York arriving in Hot Springs at 5 08 P M on Friday February 10 with R R listed. The readable details are limited.
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el Se “Einestia
Lone
New York
R. R
Hot Springs
House approves Lowden embassy bill to fund foreign residences
The House passed the Lowden embassy bill authorizing 500000 dollars a year for ten years to build and furnish residences abroad for American ambassadors ministers and consuls. Critics warned of waste and possible future expansion while supporters cited current rent costs of about 201000 dollars annually for overseas offices.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Underwood
Georgia
Republic
Longworth
William Jennings Bryan
Samuel Gompers
Taft
Smith Sworn Acting Postmaster as Ashhurst Disappearance Probed
Thomas B. Smith, general agent of the National Surety Company and Republican leader, is sworn in as Acting Postmaster of Philadelphia. His appointment hinges on the unresolved disappearance of Postmaster Richard L. Ashhurst, with reports questioning drowning in Atlantic City surf and newly read letters from the Ashhurst home bearing Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel crests.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Thomas B. Smith
National Surety Company
Twenty-eighth Ward
Hitchcock
Smith
Richard L. Ashhurst
Atlantic City
Ashhurst
Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel
Inspectors Investigate Philadelphia Postmaster Ashhurst Disappearance
Government Postal Inspectors James Searche and E A Furniss met with Atlantic City Postmaster Bacharach and Police Chief Woodruff to review the missing Philadelphia Postmaster Richard L. Ashhurst. They visited the Million-Dollar Pier and Marlborough-Blenheim before departing for Philadelphia.
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New York Times
Tlantic City
N. Y
James Searche
E. A. Furniss
Harry Bacharach
Richard L. Ashhurst
Philadelphia
Bacharach
Woodruff
Ashhurst
Marlborough-Blenheim
Judge Blanchard Recalls Pocket Theft On Madison Ave Car
Justice Blanchard recounted a pickpocket incident to illustrate a case. He said he lost his pocketbook containing one cent while traveling home with Chief Clerk Penny on a Madison Avenue car. He explained he had already removed most money after paying the conductor.
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Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Madison Avenue
Penny
Fourteenth Street
Blanc Byrd
Forty-second Street
Joker Ads Harass Dr Hill Over Bogus Openings
The Rev Dr John Wesley Hill of Metropolitan Temple reports false ads in several papers using his name or address 181 West 118th Street. They offered jobs for a theater company and moving pictures claiming pay during rehearsals and high salaries later, causing actors to visit his home.
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John Wesley Hil
Metropolitan Temple
Seventh Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Hill
West 118Th Street
Coast Line Florida 5 Train Schedule Details
A fragment lists Florida 5 train times for Coast Line service in its 24th season with morning and evening departures, but OCR errors obscure exact timings and destinations.
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Coast Line
Florida
Pervision
Gr Ltd
Pets
Orozco Beats Back Sally From Juarez Skirmish Deepens Border Tension
El Paso reported skirmish near the Rio Grande as Orozco insurrectos clash with Federal cavalry and infantry one mile northwest of El Paso. About 200 shots exchanged, Federals retreat to Juarez Barracks, with no casualties. Orozco's force around Juarez estimated under 600. Federals about 184. Crowds watch from American shore. refugees ferried amidst riverfront action.
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New York Times
EL Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
Orozco
Juarez
Orogeo
Walla
Cathedral of
Guadeloupe
Juares
Blanco
Pearance
Dares
Gaverioan
M & Sefe
Cto
Rancho Flores
Bronchial Troches Contain Wagey Details
Fragmentary line shows mention of bronchial troches and a word Wagey, suggesting a continuation note without clear completed facts or context.
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Wagey
Riots Erupt Over Fake Wines in Champagne Land
Workers rise against alleged inferior and bogus wine sales prompting troop deployment. Reported as a feature in Next Sunday's Times.
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Champagne
Ambulance Doctor Hurled in Runaway Rescue
Dr Elizabeth Bruyn an ambulance surgeon at Williamsburg Hospital clung to her patient Walter O Connor as a runaway ambulance sped along Driggs Avenue. The horse veered onto trolley tracks near North Sixth Street and a trolley car loomed. Bruyn shielded O Connor with her body and was knocked from the vehicle but both were saved and taken to Williamsburg Hospital with Bruyn badly injured and O Connor severely bruised but alive.
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Elizabeth Bruyn
Williamsburg Hospital
Walter O'Connor
Driggs Avenue
Williamsburg
Thomas Murphy
Murphy
Bruyn
North Sixth Street
Dr. Bruyn
O'Connor
O’connor
Ambu E
Dr. Frank
Eas
Miss Bruyn
Newburg youth arrested for grand larceny flight
Wolfe Adolph Roming, 19, once a Corn Exchange Bank messenger, was arrested in Central Valley on grand larceny charges after cashing a certified check he was entrusted with and fleeing. He travelled to Chicago, lost money on stocks, then worked at the Roman Palace Car Company before authorities located him.
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New York Times
Newburg
N. Y
Wolfe Adolph Roming
Corn Exchange Bank
West Broadway
Chambers Street
New York City
Central Valley
Chicago
Roman Palace Car Company
Shipping Notices From New York to Plymouth and Georgetown
Latest shipping news mentions the SS Friedrich Wilhelm sailing from New York to Plymouth in February and the SS Aragon arriving Georgetown on February 4. A product of Dewey & Sons Co listed is olive oil and port wine.
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Pring Friedrich Wilhelm
New York
Plymouth
Aragon
Georgetown
Atak
Dewey
H. At Dewey & Sons CO
Banker Montgomery Convicted of Grand Larceny
William R. Montgomery former president of the Hamilton Bank convicted of grand larceny in the first degree after a nearly six hour jury deliberation. He faced five indictments from 1909 involving loans to the Minford Realty and Bronx Mortgage companies used to conceal his dealings. Montgomery was remanded for sentence next Tuesday as his wife cried in court.
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William R. Montgomery
Hamilton Bank
Joseph G.robin
Northern Bank
Rosalsky
Montgomery
James W. Osborne
Jude
Mr. Osborne
Moss
Edward F. J. Gaynor
Canada
Rosaisky
Teir
Administration of Justice
Thetast
District Attorney’s
Whitman
Muss
Osborne
Tremont
Bronx
Minford Realty Company
Bronx Mortgage Company
Winter Homes the South Ad From Electric Railcar Line
Advertisement from Daily Southern's Southeastern Limited promoting electric lighted drawing-room and stateroom sleeping cars. Mentions Winters in the South and New York office at 264 Avenue, corner 28th Street.
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ATEEN
Augusta
Florida
Southern
Southeastern Limited
WN. Y
Bullets That Throw Light Tested at Parade Ground
Berlin on February 7 reports a test of a new rifle bullet that emits a bright light when discharged. The exercise used searchlights and rockets to illuminate troop maneuvers across the snow covered area. Officials kept the test results secret.
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Berlin
Kronprinz Wilhelm Delayed by Severe North Sea Gale
The German liner Kronprinz Wilhelm arrived late after a weekend of northwest gale and heavy seas. Captain Nierich said winds were fierce for fifteen hours and the sea was high, one of his worst thirty five years at sea. A lifeboat was smashed and wireless gear blown away as the ship fought to Quarantine last night.
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Nierich
Panama liner reports wreck of British bark Caithnesshire
The Panama liner Allianca said she passed the wreck of the British bark Caithnesshire ashore on a reef off Watlings Island about 1 000 miles south of Sandy Hook. The US cruiser Birmingham was alongside the wreck taking off the crew. Caithnesshire, built in Scotland in 1894, of 1525 tons, sailed from Wilmington NC for Melbourne on January 17.
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Panama
Allianca
New York
Colon
Caithnessshire
Watlings Island
Sandy Hook
West Indies
Birmingham
Willam B. Fletcher
Santo Domingo
Caithness Shire
Scotland
Wilmington
N. C
Melbourne
Australia
Capt Cottrell Dismissed From Queensboro Bridge Police
Captain John W. Cottrell, once in charge of the West Thirtieth Street Station, was dismissed by Police Commissioner Cropsey after a suspension and trial. The court heard he borrowed money from saloonkeepers and fellow officers, as well as from James Marsh, a Republican leader, and other politicians. He served 23 years on the force with commands at Leonard Street and Macdougal Street stations.
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John W. Cottrell
Queensboro Bridge
Cropsey
Cottrell
James Marsh
Third Assembly District
Pomerene Seat in Doubt Sparks Ohio Legal Challenge
Attorney General Hogan filed a mandamus action in Columbus to test the legality of the current Ohio Legislature session. The case centers on whether the session is legal after State Treasurer Creamer refused a $400 voucher to the Big Four Railroad, citing lack of lawful authority for payment.
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New York Times
Columbus
Ohio
Atlee Pomerene
United States Senate
Hogan
Creamer
Big Four Railroad
All Want Missouri Capital
Gov Hadley and lawmakers receive telegrams proposing to locate the new capital at Col Jay L Torrey’s 1000 acres plus 1,000,000 dollars, with Boonville Fredericktown and Springfield also bidding. St Louis offers free sites for the Capitol as cities vie for the seat.
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New York Times
Jefferson City
Hadley
Jay L. Torrey
Fruitville
Howell County
West Fiatus Commercial Club
Col. Torrey
Torrey
Rough Riders
Ozarks
Fredericktown
Madison County
Supreme Court
Brown
Boonville
State
Reform School
Springfield
State Normal School
St. Louis
Yale Behind Harvard in Weekly Yale Union Debate
In New Haven on February 7 the Yale Union held a weekly debate on whether Yale remains fifty years behind Harvard. The affirmative won amid lively horseplay with Yale judges. Speakers included Robert Pidman and Clark. opponents Paul and Strout defended Harvard. The team later stated the decision reflected debate merits, not an official verdict.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Yale Union
Yale
Harvard
Robert Pidman
Cincinnati
Chancedward Clark
Orange
Char Paul
Boston
Edwin Strout
Seattle
Mike See
The RD Florida Limited and Pete Vail Compete
The fragment references The RD Florida Limited and Pete Vail in a railway or competition context. The text is incomplete but indicates a matchup or participation involving these entities during a transportation or sporting event.
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RD Florida Limited
Pete Vail
Pullman
Das
Eae Ieee
Pivaaan
Vivien Gould Weds Horsley Beresford in Madison Avenue Church
Miss Helen Vivien Gould wed John Graham Hope Horsley Beresford DSO fifth Lord Decies at St Bartholomew's Church amid a crowded scene. Police held back crowds as spectators perched on roofs and spoke through screening tents while a Bank of reporters and camera crews documented the ceremony. Flowers, music, and a grand procession marked the royal style wedding with a Florida honeymoon planned for the couple.
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Helen Vivien Gould
George Jay Gould
John Graham Hope Horsley-Beresford
Lord Decies
St. Bartholomew's Church
Madison Avenue
Portyfourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Arcadia
McConnell
Gould
Decies
Barclay
Wilkinson
William Beresford
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Earl Percy
Lord Camoys
Robin Gray
Phoenix Ingraham
Moncure Robinson
Robert H. Russell
Francis W. Crowninshield
Louise Cromwell
Washington
Hannah Randolph
Philadelphia
Emmeline Holmes
Allison Pierce
New York
Long Island
Ho Hamilton
Annie Douglas Graham
Hubert Vos
Beatrice Claflin
Beresford
Gloria Gould
William
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