Bar Association Dinner Highlights Hughes Speech and Roosevelt Vote
The New York State Bar Association wrapped its 31st annual meeting with a Waldorf Astoria dinner where Gov. Hughes spoke. A motion to commend President Roosevelt and his policies was voted down, as Amb. Bryce and Judge Holt joined the program amid a festive gathering of about 600 guests.
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New York State Bar Association
Waldorf Astoria
Gov. Hughes
House of the
New York City Bar Association
West Forty-fourth Street
Roosevelt
Kor
Bar Association
James Bryce
Great Britain
Werner
Court of Appeall
United States
Holt
Alexander D Wahlen
Binghamton
Wahles
Joseph H. Choate
Gov
Stughes
Brooklyn
Choate
Butt
Weldorf
Mr. Choate
Wil
Bryce
Ayton
Germany
France
Ife
Mr. Cheate
President Choate
Florida Aiken and Augusta Limited Train Schedule
Southern Ry. Limited from New York daily except Sunday at 9 55 A M and Sundays 9 25 A M offers Pullman drawing room stateroom sleeping cars and dining car service with New York offices at 271 Broadway and 1200 Broadway.
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Florida
One Bank Asked To Pay Amid Clearing House Pressure
The Clearing House pressures a bank to retire remaining money panic certificates as easing liquidity reduces excuses to keep paper outstanding. A bank with about $2,000,000 in Clearing House loans contemplates liquidation amid high running costs and shrinking profits. The Mercantile National Bank settled its debit balance in full after a Heinze era collapse, with $300,000 final payment. Clearing House certificates outstanding drop to $6,780,000.
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Mercantile National Bank
Clearing House
E. A. Heinze
Mercantile
Heinze
Vanderbilts Snowbound in Northeast Snowstorm
Alfred G. and Reginald C. Vanderbilt endured a severe Friday snowstorm that left Reginald stranded four hours between his farm and Newport, while Alfred and his son William faced a fourteen hour ordeal aboard cold trains with no food or shelter. The Middletown halt trapped three other trains, delaying passengers until early morning.
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New York Times
Newport
Alfred G
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Reginald Vanderbilt
Newart
Alfred Vanderbilt
William
Providence
New York
Middletown
Mr. Vanderbilt
Wickford
Astor Tramp Francis Joseph Smith Found Dead in Snow
Edward Wilson of the Columbia Lodging House on East Twenty third Street identified the body found in the snow in front of the lodging house as Francis Joseph Smith. Smith, a longtime resident and former railroad engineer, entertained companions with Shakespeare and Burns recitations. He was about 50 and widowed.
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Edward Wilson
Columbia Lodging House
East Twenty-third Street
Francis Joseph Smith
John Jacob Astor
Wilson
Smith
Columbia
Burns
Freight Traffic Improves Amid Financial Stringency
Chicago January 25 Freight traffic conditions are recovering from the financial stringency say several traffic managers and railroad officials. Improvement is marked in Middle West railroads with grain shipments resuming after being nearly suspended. Officials note that 14 percent of 2,200,000 freight cars were idle last week, causing thousands to lose work, but that the crisis has passed and further job cuts are unlikely.
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Chicago
Middle West
Masked Men Fire Fatal Shot in White Plains Estate
Mateo Macchione, an estate worker for V. Guinzburg of Chappaque, died at White Plains Hospital after being shot by four masked Italians, suspected members of the Black Hand Society. He walked to an ambulance before dying fifteen minutes later. Sheriff Lane led a search for the attackers.
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White Plains
N. Y
Mateo Macchione
V. Guinzburg
Chappaque
Black Hand Society
Machione
Gainzburg Place
Lane
Horse Dies at 36 in Lexington Pedigree Tale
Jack A. Daving a horse left to Lieut. Gov. Alford by his father C. E. Alford dies in Lexington at the extreme age of 36 years.
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New York Times
Lexington
Jack A. Daving
Alford
C. E. Alford
Shipping News Report Arrivals at Havre and Baltimore
The latest shipping news notes the SS Touraine arrived at Havre on January 18 and the 8S Manna Hata reached Baltimore on January 24, indicating active transatlantic trade and port entries in mid January.
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Touraine
Havre
Manna -Hata
Baltimore
Quikest Florida Route by the Atlantic Coast Line R R
A brief railway update notes the fastest Florida route by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad at the 2 10 PM office corner 0th street.
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Florida
Atlantic Coast
Fla
Spe
Ewer, Cor
Outrages by the Black Hand Alarm New York Italians
A citywide alert details six major Black Hand bomb and murder outrages in three weeks and a broader 1907 record of arsons, extortion and killings. Police reorganize Italian detectives, aim to trap perpetrators, with upcoming meeting at Park Row to curb the group.
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Pasquale Pati
Elizabeth Street
Park Row
Bolletino Della Sera
White Hand” Society
Chicago
Petrosino
Detective Bureau
Bingham
McCafferty
East Eleventh Street
Frank Locario
East Thirteenth Street
East Sixty-fourth Street
East 116Th Street
Pasquale Pati & Sons
Pasquale Mazetti
Mulberry Street
First Street
Jersey City
Forty-second Street
Second Avenue
Mary Baily
East Forty-second Street
Salvatore Similuca
Charles Street
Salvadore
Carnal
106Th Street
First Avenue
Mario Palermo
East Twenty-fourth Street
Robert Cortese
Paterson
N. J
Randazzo Pelipo
Chrystie Street
Italy
East Sixty-first Street
Salvatore Varmella
Black Hand
Harber
Ignacio Lombardo
Harrison Avenue
Brooklyn
Centre Street
Fiee
Michael Arena
Bergen Street
Nassau
Spruce Streets
Salvatore Gennovese
Bureau of Combustibles
Joseph Marone
Wigwam
Mount Vernon
Marco Latarubo
East 103Th Street
Port Chester
Pasquale Maltese
Crusr
Summit Street
Union Street
John Loverdo
East Twe
Laperno
American Torpedo Flotilla Sighted Entering Rio de la Plata
The American torpedo-boat flotilla with six Argentine torpedo boats nears Buenos Aires after leaving Rio Janeiro January 21. Sightings began at Punta Del Este and Maldonado as Argentina plans reception for the visitors. Police in Rio de Janeiro report six sailors from the fleet fled or deserted and will be sent after the ships. A Chilean squadron is en route to greet the warships at Valdivia and Valparaiso.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevides
Rio Janeiro
Punta del Este
Rio de la Plata
Ministry of Marine
Maldonado
The
Republic
Dr. Alcorta
Evans
Valparaiso
Chilean
Valdivia
Sapho
Punta Arenas
Detours at St John’s Church stir mass interruption plan
Newark officials report Sheriff Sommer will send two men to St John’s Church in Orange to prevent Rector Rev Hugh Fleming from celebrating mass. Under Sheriff Mason will supervise with no arrest orders, as Bishop O’Connor seeks to protect the church service amid Father Fleming’s ill health and partial administration by Father MacDonald.
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Orange
N. J
Newark
Frank H. Sommer
St. John's Catholic Church
Hugh P. Fleming
Charles M. Mason
Sergt. Drabell
O'Connor
Mason
Father Fleming
Matthias J. MacDonald
Pope mobilizes to guard church art treasures
Rome January 25 Cardinal Merry Del Val in Pope’s name issues a circular to ecclesiastical authorities urging every diocese to appoint a special committee to safeguard documents and valuables. A catalogue of custody items is to be compiled and no change allowed without authorization to ensure inviolability.
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Rome
Merry del Val
Pontifical
Countess von Sturza Arrested for Literary Swindles
In Dresden on January 25 Countess von Sturza a Hungarian noble signed works by unknown authors in Germany and Austria then sold the manuscripts for large sums. She had been a prominent figure in Austro German literary circles and lived in princely style on money obtained by false pretenses.
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Dresden
Countess von Sturza
Germany
Austria
Tragedy Hits Gold Quest Effort Off Manzanillo
In the Gold Quest venture at Manzanillo Mexico two rescuers drowned and a third was killed by a timber blow during a storm. A gasoline launch sent from San Francisco to aid the operation was sunk in the same tempest, as report arrives from C R Johnson of Boston.
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San Francisco
C. R Johnson
Boston
Manzanillo
Mexico
Golden Gate
Johnson
Haitian Revolution Suppressed Leader Shot in Capture
Port au Prince January 25 The revolt led by Jean Passa has ended with his capture near Dessalines close to Gonaives and immediate execution by government troops. Government forces have occupied Gonaives.
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Port-Au-Prince
Jean Passa
Dessalines
Gonaives
Gonaives c
Pictorial News Sporting and Society Sections Overview
The text lists sections including Pictorial News, News, Transatlantic Wireless and Cable, Sporting, Magazine, and Society and Dramatic, indicating a multi-part page layout in a historic newspaper. It signals diverse content areas across illustrations, current events, technology, sports, culture, and society notes.
Rockefeller aid for poor whites debated by Tillman
Sen Tillman recounted a Georgia Pullman car meeting with John D Rockefeller. He claimed Rockefeller favored more funding for education and black schools, while Tillman pressed for aid to poor white Southerners. Colleagues said Tillman was vindicated.
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New York Times
Washington
Senator Tillman
South
John D. Rockefeller
Georgia
Rockefeller
New York
Aiken
S. C
Mr. Rockefeller
Tillman
Rockefeller Aids Idle by Paying Workers at Pocantico Hills
Local relief arrives as John D. Rockefeller orders eviction of Italians on his estate and hires unemployed men from Tarrytown. Amid a harsh snowstorm the oil magnate grants work starting Monday and allows cutting wood for heating, drawing praise from ministers and families.
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Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Italy
Black Hand Agent Held in Yorkville Court
Frank Giallanza saloonkeeper at 507 East Fifteenth Street was held on 1510 bail for examination by Magistrate Finn in Yorkville Court on charges of attempting to blackmail Sebastiao Corcione demanding 1000 dollars. Hearing set for tomorrow after arrest at Corcione’s barber supply shop 431 East Fourteenth Street where Corcione’s wife aided with a revolver.
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Frank Giallanza
East Fifteenth Street
Finn
Yorkville
Sebastiao Corcione
Giallanza
Corcione
East Fourteenth Street
Wolfe
Cordone
Corti
Seaboard Florida Service Ad Highlights Route
Ad seeks fastest service to Pinehurst Genn Columbia Florida via shortest route. Office 1 183 Bayway advertises contact details for travel or freight bookings and options.
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Seaboard Florida Service
Pinehurst
Genn
Columbia
Florida
Ady
Wireless link to New York from Paris Eiffel Tower
Paris reports France has begun installing an elaborate wireless telegraphy setup in the Eiffel Tower to reach New York directly. General Picquart cites military defense gains and Morocco tests while Lieut. Col. Chales expects important results and notes messages could theoretically circumnavigate the globe.
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Paris
Beeun
Eiffel Tower
New York
Picquart
Morocco
Bryan May Decide Today Amid Democratic Talks
William J Bryan will spend Sunday at his Washington hotel with Democratic leaders from both Houses and possibly other Democrats to discuss the presidential nomination stance. A definite decision is expected during the day. A dinner at Senator Newlands' home is planned Monday night before he leaves Tuesday for New Jersey.
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Washington
William Je Bryan
Congress
Bryan
Five Hurt On The St. Paul Plymouth Ship
The American Line steamship St Paul arrived at Plymouth from New York after a rough voyage marked by snow squalls and gales. Injured were Mrs Frank Wright Miss D Manfredi Harry Brinton first cabin passengers and Charles Dilley J Clegg second cabin passengers.
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Plymouth
American Line
St. Paul
New York
Frank Wright
D. Manfredi
Harry Brinton
Charles Dilley
J. Clegg
Five scientists return with best corona photographs from solar eclipse
Five scientists arrived from Flint Island aboard the Mariposas reporting success in photographing the sun’s corona during the total eclipse visible in Southern latitudes last month. The group includes C. G. Abbot and A. F. Moore of the Smithsonian Institution and Lick Observatory staff W. W. Campbell KE, P. Lewis, and S. Albrecht.
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San Francisco
Cal
Flint Island
South Seas
Mariposas
C. G. Abcott
A. F. Moore
Smithsonian Institution
Lick Observatory
W. W. Campbell
Ke, P. Lewis
S. Albrecht
Dominion loan aid to Alberta and Saskatchewan farmers
Ottawa on January 25 reports the Dominion Government will loan seed grain funds to farmers in the newly formed Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces after crop failures. The program totals about 4 million dollars with three year repayment at the standard government rate.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Betty Alden Names a Ship in Nantasket Launch
Boston January 25 Miss Betty Alden of Middleborough named the steam ship Betty Alden of the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company at its launch today. She is a tenth generation descendant of Priscilla Williams and John Alden and teaches school in Middleborough.
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New York Times
Boston
Betty Alden
Middleborough
Nantasket Beach
Czar Orders Massive Troop Move Toward Far East
The Russian Minister of War orders four infantry brigades stationed at Odessa to move to Transbaikalia to reinforce the frontier near China. This marks the largest troop transfer in Russia since the war with Japan and signals tension in China-Japan relations.
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ST. Petersburg
Odessa
Transbaikalia
Russia
Japan
China
Railroad imposes ban on drinking by B&O workers
Baltimore announces that all employees involved in train operations may not use intoxicants on or off duty and will not be hired if they drink. George L. Potter, Third Vice President, issued the general notice stating the move aims to cut accidents to a minimum.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
George L. Potter
Fire scares patrons at Passaic theater scare
A small fire broke out in a Passaic moving picture show recalling the Boyertown disaster. About 100 spectators were terrified yet all escaped safely as theater employees extinguished the blaze before serious damage. The fire started when a careless spectator tossed a cigarette into a gap beneath the raised orchestra seating.
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Passaic
New York Times
N. J
Boyertown
Penn
Bonaparte Sues Harriman Roads Over Monopoly Claims
Attorney General Bonaparte announces a bill in equity to break Union Pacific control of Southern Pacific and San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake. He accuses Harriman group of forming a trans continental monopoly, naming Frick Rogers Schiff Kahn Stillman and others as defendants.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
San Pedro, Los Angeles
Salt Lake Road
Ilegal
Union Pacific
Oregon
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
Portland
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of
New York
San Pedros Road
Harriman
Mr. Clark
E. H. Harriman
Jacob H. Schiff
Otto H. Kahn
James Stillman
Henry C. Frick
Henry H. Rogers
William A. Clark
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Clark
Oregon Short Line
Utah
Nevada
Santa Fé
Union Pacifice Board
Messrs. Frick
Rogers
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Securities Company
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Legislation
National Guard
Prac
Vanderbilts
Astor Tramp
Chicago Railroad
MASS
Orange Church
Pope
C. R. Johnson
South Carolina
Pocantico Estate
Wireless
Canada
Sponsor
Czar
Rival Line
Southern Pacific Company
New Orleans
Texas
Tidewater
California
Ogden
Stork Ownnership
Kelloggs
Supreme Court of the United States
Northern Securities
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