Governor backs race track gambling repeal plan faces Capitol resistance
Albany report notes Governor Hughes urges repeal of the Percy Gray law and direct state support for agricultural fairs. Legislators split with McCarren attacking the proposal while others urge constitutional caution and public sentiment to drive action on race betting reforms.
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SM E
New York Times
Atbany
Capitol
Gov. Hughes
Jerome
Senate
McCarren
Raines
Saxe
Hughes
Hinman
Binghamton
Codes Committee
Cassidy of
Watkins
Cassidy- Lansing
Agnew
New York
Governor urges repeal of racing law and penalties
Gov Hughes urges Legislature to end racetrack wagering and close loopholes in the Fever Gray law. He calls for imprisonment for bookmakers and repeal of permissive provisions in licensed enclaves, drawing wide attention across New York. Percy, counsel for the State Racing Commission, notes the law survived several court challenges.
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Hughes
New York
New York State
Gov. Hughes
Welton
C. Percy
State Racing Commission
Percy
Major H G Coates Phillips Kills Self After Failed Attack
British Major H G Coates Phillips, a Spion Kop hero, killed himself after a botched attack on his wife in Crookham. Two visitors wounded include Mrs Phillips's mother and a London solicitor. the wife fainted to save her life. Mrs Phillips had divorced him in 1906 for misconduct.
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Tus
New York Times
London
Yrampshire
Crookham
H. G. Coates Phillips
Spion Kop
South Africa
Major Phillips
Phillips
New Brake Save Life In White Plains Trolley Accident
William Ti Prescoe of New York fell under a Westchester Avenue trolley on Railroad Avenue White Plains as a new electric brake on the car was tested. The motorman stopped the car in moments preventing a fatality. Prescoe suffered a broken wrist multiple fractures and the loss of a finger while police report he intended self harm.
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New York Times
Plains
William Ti. Prescoe
New York
Railroad Avenue
White Plains
Prescoe
Brownson Attends White House New Year Reception
Rear Admiral Brownson, former Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, stood out at the White House New Year’s reception. He arrived late in the naval line, greeted President Roosevelt, then moved into the Red Room to chat with colleagues and friends.
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New York Times
Washington
White House
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Rixey
State, War and Navy
Army
Navy
Department
White Leas
Executive Mansion
Red Room
Admiral Brownson
Roosevelt
Red Parlor
Gen. Rixey
Six Hurt As Trolley Wire Snaps Car Collides In Brooklyn
A Broadway trolley pole wire snapped at Broadway and Myrtle Avenue at 6 pm injuring six passengers when the following car crashed into the one ahead. Injured include Frederick Bock Christopher Street. Charles Gasman skull fracture. Charles Kelso Harman Street. Horace Loben Amboy Street. Sadie Loben daughter. Samuel Ansange East Seventh Street. Dr. Lehman treated victims at Bushwick Avenue Hospital. Gasman rushed to hospital in serious condition.
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Broadway
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Fotorman
Charles McVey
Ralph Avenue
Prsons
Frederick Bock
Christopher Street
Acd
Seaboard Florida Limited Ad Offers Travel Booklets
Seaboard Florida Limited promotes service to Pinehurst Camden Columbia and Florida with information and booklets from 1,183 Broadway New York.
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Seaboard Florida Limited
Pinehurst
Camden
Columbia
Florida
Broadway
N. Y
Adv
Death of Archibald Paul Mitchell in New York Apartment
Archibald Paul Mitchell son of a late hardware editor and stepson of T A McIntyre was found dead in his Riverside Drive apartment. He reportedly died by his own action from a gas inhalation after a New Year’s Eve quarrel with his wife Augusta Herne Mitchell. He recently failed in a Wall Street cigarette venture with partner William Camp and left Wheeling West Virginia with a substantial inheritance. His wife, Dororthy Russell connected, and her father Lillian Russell’s husband, and Mitchell’s family ties within Wall Street are noted.
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Archibald Paul Mitchell
Hardware
T. A. McIntyre
Wall Street
Arnold Lawson
Thomas
W. Lawson
the Vernon
Seventy-first Street
Riverside Drive
Mitchell
William Camp
Wheeling
Augusta Herne
New York
East Twenty-seventh Street
I Broadway
Miss Russell
West Fifty-seventh Street
Thirty-eighth Street
Mr. Mitchell
Hillbady
Young
Louise Mitchell
Herbert Seely
Young Lawson
McIntyre
Salvation Army saves lives from self destruction in 12 months
General Booth reports 1125 men and 90 women sought help from London anti suicide bureaus to avoid self harm, with similar numbers in other cities. He notes financial hardship as the main trigger, observes fewer female applicants, and claims about 95 percent were diverted from attempting suicide.
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London
Booth
Salvation Army
Rescue at Sea: Rickett Rescued by Life Savers Verity and Jayne
Special to The Times Patchogue U S Jan 1 A catboat capsized in a heavy gale on the Great South Bay as Richard Rickett clung to the hull. Nate Verity and Forest Jayne at the Bellport Life Saving Station spotted distress from a station tower and risked their lives to launch a lifeboat, rescue Rickett, and tow the craft ashore in exhausted condition.
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New York Times
Patchogue
U. S
Great South Bay
Bellport
Richard Rickett
Nate Verity
Forest Jayne
Rickett
English Cellist Miss Mukle Hurt in Broadway Crowd
Miss May Mukle, English cellist visiting New York, was struck on the forehead in a Broadway crowd near 38th Street and fainted. She received cuts and bruises, endured delays for medical aid, and later went to Roosevelt Hospital where doctors said she would bear a lifelong scar though the wound might heal before her concert.
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May Mukle
New York
Broadway
Miss Mukle
Godfrey Turner
Maud Powell
Tirty-eighth Street
Mr. Jurner
Tickler
Ter
Compeed
Keeper Rescues Lioness Rose From Throat Bone
At the Central Park Zoo keeper James Coyle called head keeper Snyder when a bone wedged in Rose the lioness throat caused choking. After failed pole methods, Savaet entered cage, comforted Rose, and used a hook to remove the bone, tearing mouth and throat slightly but saving her from immediate death.
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Central Park Zoo
James Coyle
lTxeeper Snyder
Savaet
Rose
Strike Riot in Muncie Involves 2000 Union Men
In Muncie Indiana streetcar workers clashed with authorities as about two thousand union men paraded with cards reading We Walk. windows were broken trains damaged and five people injured. A strikebreaker conductor fired shots and was attacked before police rescued him. militia was called in.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana Union Traction Company
Williams
Chicago
Will
Guthrie
Gov
Hanley
Col. Smith
Indiana National Guard
Government to Seek Dissolution of Harriman Rail System
Attorney General Bonaparte moves to dissolve the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Harriman system on Sherman anti trust grounds. The intervention relies on Interstate Commerce Commission evidence from last winter showing limited competition across two large western networks. The suit targets restraint of trade and seeks dissolution, with filing anticipated in Omaha or Kansas City by February.
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New York Times
Washington
Jan
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Omaha
Kansas City
Bonaparte
Europe
E. H. Harriman
Gen. Knox
Northern Securities
Union
Southern Pacific Railroads
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Harrriman
Department of Justice
Department
Union and
Southern Pacific Roads
United States
Missouri River
Man Falls to Death From Seventh Floor Window
Henry Miles, 40, visiting and epileptic, plunged from The Concord on Riverside Drive as he sought air during a fit. His brother, Herbert Miles, reported the window was low and deemed the death accidental, with a medical examiner confirming instant fatal injuries.
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Herbert Leroy Miles
Concord
Riverside Drive
Miles
Henry J. Miles
Weingarten
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Mr. Miles
Herbert Miles
Henry
Astor Son Becomes Second Lieutenant in Life Guards
London January 1 John Jacob Astor son of William Waldorf Astor has passed qualifying examinations and earned a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Life Guards, after previously holding a probationary rank of First Lieutenant in the First Life Guards.
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London
John Jacob Astor
William, Waldorf Astor
First Life Guards
Life Guarda
Robber on Dumb Waiter Escapes After Kitchen Encounter
Louis H. Wenzel a local plumber on West Fighty Street reports a burglar like intruder appeared from a dumb waiter shaft during dinner. The stranger climbed down the shaft fled to the second floor then jumped into a yard after entering Mrs Perry’s apartment. Police attack and pursuit follow.
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Louis H. Wenzel
West Fighty Third Street
Wenzel
Flo
Chiefs Surrender in Algeria Frontier Campaign
Gen. Yautey reports French forces have pacified the frontier tribes with success as Marabout Boutchidhs and remaining chiefs surrender to Col. Felineau. Indemnities totaling 16000 and 725 magazine rifles handed over to French authorities mark the submission.
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Lalla Maghnia
Algeria
Yautey
Marabout Boutchidhs
Felineau
Baby found frozen to death in Newark with brooch bearing young man image
A newborn baby was found dead yesterday on Fourteenth Avenue Newark. A brooch with a young man's picture was pinned to the outer garment. Jennie Lentz an East Orange servant was arrested on suspicion of abandoning the child.
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Fourteenth Avenue
Newark
N. J
Jennie Lentz
Arlington Avenue
East Oraunge
After Casher's the Scotch that made Abe highball famous
Abe Ady recalls Casher's bar as the place where a Scotch highball helped propel Abe into local fame. The note emphasizes the drink and the social scene around the New York establishment.
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Casher
Abe
Ady
Fireman Dies as Fight Breaks Out in Japanese Quarter
Allen Anderson, a Vancouver fireman, is dying after a January 1 clash in the Japanese quarter left him and two other young fire department members wounded. The incident follows the city’s September riots and involved a large number of Japanese challengers.
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Vancouver
E. C
Allen Anderson
Lusitania News in a Gale Aboard Ship
The Lusitania reports a southerly gale and high seas as the new year begins. A concert with Sir Charles Ross followed by supper was held aboard. The noon run was 553 miles, and weather conditions are described as more disagreeable as the day progresses.
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Times
Lusitania
Halifax
Sir Charles Ross
New Year Reception in Havana Noted for Absence of American Flag
A New Year reception at the Governor's residence in Havana displayed no American flag in its decorations, featuring only the Cuban flag. The event welcomed guests of all colors with equal hospitality, showing no evident discrimination in greetings.
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Gov. Magoon
New York Times
Havana
British Force Lands in Panama as Mosquito Risen
Advices from Brocas del Verro report passengers arriving from Bluefields Nicaragua say the Mosquito Indians have risen against President Zalaya. They accuse him of causing their chief’s death. The British commander in Nicaraguan waters landed bluejackets to protect foreign interests amid serious conditions.
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Panama
Iran
Brocas del Verro
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Zalaya
Nicaraguan
Carnegie Sees Prosperity Amid Depression
A. B. Farquhar quotes Andrew Carnegie in New York City where Carnegie backs Roosevelt policies and predicts the current business slump will yield long term healthful effects. Farquhar notes Carnegie praises halting the power that seeks control over business and society.
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New York Times
York
Penn
A. B. Farquhar
New York City
Andrew Carnegie
Farquhar
Carnegie
Roosevelt
Train Strikes Dynamite Threat Near Pittsburg
Within twenty four hours four conspirators planted a mine of twenty five sticks of dynamite before a Pennsylvan ia accommodation train east of here. They were chased by railroad detectives and citizens, captured individually, and two confessed. The blast could have killed 300 passengers but the engine headlight revealed the obstruction in time to stop. Dinamite was frozen to prevent detonation. Prisoners are Snyffer Conway Paddy Carroll and Mark Gainer.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Jan
Aatten
Pennsania
Here
Snyffer Conway
Paddy
Carrol
Mark Gainer
Ats
Italian man throws bomb at girl in love dispute
In Pees Md a Italian named John Morgan attempted to bomb the window of his beloved Miss Alling after she told him to stop visiting. The device damaged the pane but the girl escaped injury. Police report Morgan admitted the act and was taken into custody.
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Pees
John Morgan
Ie Allias
Morgan
Miss Alling
Ade to Seek Delegate Nomination From Tenth District
George Ade the playwright announced he would run as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from the Tenth District. He backs Vice President Fairbanks and will push for his nomination. Ade is not on the local slate, but Purdue students are expected to support him against incumbents already pledged to state candidates.
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Steckt
New York Times
Brook
George Ade
Fairne
Ade
Purdue Embratty
Farm Sausages Promise Unmatched Tenderness and Flavor
A brisk, promotional note touts sausage made from tender pork and choice cuts. The fragment claims the product offers a taste never matched by rivals and invites readers to try them for a superior sausage experience.
Seaboard Air Line Asks for Receivers
News from Richmond and Danville report Judge Pritchard considering receivership for the Seaboard Air Line after a Washington conference. Lawyers led by Samuel Untermyer and Legh Watts travel toward Richmond to pursue formal action while stockholders and officials await a decisive move.
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New York Times
Richmond
Jeter C. Fritthard
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Virginia
Seaboard
Allway
Waddill
United States District Court
Judge Pritchard
Judge. Pritchard
Asherville
North Caroling Line
Danyile
Virginia
Greensboro
North Carolina
Leigh R. Watts
The
Seabord
Ryan
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Williams Interests
Danville
Justice Pritchard
Untermysr
Oter
Washington
John Skelton Williams
Batt
Untermeyer
E. Randolph Willams
Samuel Unteringeri
John Skelton Wilams
T Lancaster Williams
Norfolk Traction Company
Enpa Hunton
Williams
Thomas FP. Ryan
Ali
Empioes
S. L. Kamps
Garrett
Seaboard Air Inn
Legh R. Watts
Pratt
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Eppa Hunton, Jr
Brady
Raymond Brown
Untermyer
Judes Pritchard
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P. Mitchell
Dorothy Rusell
Mukle
Lioness Rose
Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific
Inter-States Commerce Commission
Adly
Fairbanks
Seaboard Air Line
Jindigo Pritchard
Brown
Eid
Baltimore
Van
Meady
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