Cullom Would Put Harriman in Jail Over Alton Deal
Senator Cullom told the President he would jail Harriman for looting the Alton railroad and keeping bondholders from recovering losses. He praised Gov. Deneen’s bill to curb overcapitalization, and noted Roosevelt’s interest in valuation of railroads while warning against state rights interference. Harriman offered a sharp quip after the White House encounter.
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New York Times
Washington
Senator Cullom
Illinois
White House
Harriman
Alton Deal
Roosevelt
Mr. Cullom
Alton
Cullom
la Follette
Overman
North Carolina
Fish Defends Roosevelt as Penn Students Hear Rail Talk
Stuyvesant Fish spoke at the University of Pennsylvania on faith in finance, but delivered a critique of railroad control, the two cent fare, and Inter-State Commerce Commission powers. He defended Roosevelt's stance while urging action against Wall Street practices and backing the Hepburn bill’s expansion of ICC authority.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Stuyvesant Fish
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Wall Street
Fish
Roosevelt
West Orange Jewel Heist Targets Charles Morgan Home
Police seek Arthur Lane a former butler after a $18 000 to $20 000 jewelry theft at Charles Morgan Ludington Road West Orange during lunch hour. Lane disappeared after taking permission to visit a dentist and changing clothing. Items stolen include a diamond necklace pendant horseshoe brooch watch and many pearls and diamond pieces.
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Charles Morgan
Ludington Road
West Orange
Arthur Lane
Lane
Bernard M. Shanley, Jr
Newark
Mr. Shanley
Alfred Outtrup
Orange
Mrs. Morgan
Morgan
Morgan Line
Henry A. Mandeville
Twin tunnels under Thirty third Street join after blast
The Pennsylvania Railroad completes a major section of its underwater tunnel project beneath New York as a second tube breaches a rock wall. Foreman Moresco and his Italian crew celebrate, with no deaths and minor injuries reported. The pair of 42 by 21 foot tunnels will become four parallel tubes after a central dividing wall is added.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Thirty-third Street
Pennsylvania
Third Avenue
Moresco
East River
Thirty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
Long Island City
Mrs Lamson Dies by Own Hand in Boston Hotel
Grace Lamson of Medford, wife of F M Lamson manager at Colony Trust Company, shot herself at noon in Youngs Hotel Boston. She had been in a Reading sanitarium all winter and was due for release as cured. The 32 year old musician eluded her nurse this morning as search parties scoured the suburbs.
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New York Times
Boston
Grace Lamson
Medford
F. M. Lamson
Colony Trust Company
Young
Sperm Whale Escapes After Coast Chase at Amagansett
Amagansett L I. March 21. A bio sperm whale was sighted about a mile offshore near the Amagansett Life Saving Station. Five whaleboats and two power boats chased it for fifteen miles along the coast before it vanished off Montauk Point after blowing four times. Capt. Josh Edwards and his fleet, after an hour, returned home disappointed. The whale, a prized specimen, is valued for its oil and size, larger than the right whale caught last month.
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New York Times
Amagansett, L. L
Amagansett
Montauk Point
Josh Edwards
Josh
Easter Train Service Schedule Via Pennsylvania Railroad
Special to Atlantic City outlines Easter train service from New York on March 22 and 28 and daily from March 25 to 30. Regular weekday trains run at 9:68 and return at 7:40 with additional Easter Monday service.
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Atlantic City
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlante
Marines Land in Honduras as U S Forces Move In
Washington reports marines and bluejackets from the Maretta landed at Trujillo Ceiba and possibly Puerto Cortez to safeguard American interests. Diplomats foresee possible joint U S Mexico intervention to halt the Central American war as Root meets the President and Mexican envoy Creel.
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United States
Maretta
Trujillo
Ceiba
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Mexico
Central America
Root
Navy Department
Fullam
Marietta
State Department
Pacific Coast
Horduran
Nero
Caribbean
Honduras Caribbean
Paducah
Princeton
Chicago
Nicaragua
Salvador
Creel
The
Hague
Port of La Ceiba Falls to Nicaragua Front
A dispatch from the front reports the Honduran port of La Ceiba captured by Nicaraguan forces after three days of heavy fighting at Portillos de Namasique. Allied 5000 troops including Honduran and Salvadoran forces were defeated with hundreds dead and wounded, many prisoners taken along with rifles and munitions.
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Managua
Nicaragua
la Ceiba
Portillos de Namasique
Presa
Avelar
Colocho
Liconia
Lopez Garcia
Co Pesco Nolasco
Maraita
Ceiba
Atlantic
After Usher's the Score that Ads the Highball Fame
The fragment hints at a advertising line about a highball drink featuring Usher and a famous Adv, likely a promotional note. Details are limited but imply a minty cocktail or brand tie in with a celebrity endorsement.
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Usher
Weber theater treasurer admits stealing ten thousand dollars
William J. Hayden 28, a bookkeeper for Joe Weber, confessed to robbing the theater of about $10,000 over eighteen months by gambling losses. Hayden, married with a ailing wife, was jailed on grand larceny charges after Weber reported the theft to Detective Bureau head Sergi Barrett. Hayden’s home is 227 West 116th Street. Weber said Hayden sought repayment after a performance.
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Sergi. Barrett
William J. Hayden
Joe Weber
Hayden
Weber
Mr. Weber
Flood Devastation Halts Northern Rail Lines
San Francisco reports heavy rains and washouts severing all rail links to the North. Transcontinental lines crippled as Santa Fe transfers passengers at Stockton and Meadow Valley Caution reports losses exceed 2 million dollars. Western states isolated by floods and windstorms with extensive water flooding in Meridian area.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
Meridian
Los Angeles
Cal
North
Santa Fé
Stockton
Salt Lake
Meadow Valley
Five Years For Towerman In Fatal Wreck Case
Cornelius A. Jackson the towerman at Ninth Avenue and Fifty third Street was sentenced to five years in Sing Sing for manslaughter in the September 1905 wreck that killed fourteen. Judge Warren W. Foster noted neglect of warning signals despite a good record. Jackson's brother collapsed from an epileptic fit during sentencing and was revived in the courtroom basement.
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Cornelius A. Jackson
Ninth Avenue
Fifty-third Street
Sing Sing
Warren W. Foster
Court of General Sessions
Foster
Jackson
Coroners’ Offices
Nathan Blum Dies on Broadway Car in City
Nathan Blum, junior partner of the woolen firm C. V. Fornes & Co. at 425 Broome Street, collapsed and died of heart disease on a northbound Broadway car near Eighteenth Street. He had been ill for about a week and died before medical help arrived. Blum, born in Germany, aged about 56, had lived at 56 East Fifty-ninth Street and came to the United States as a youth. He worked for W. Fornes & Co. before joining the family firm.
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C. V. Fornes & Co
Broome Street
Charles V. Fornes
Eighteenth Street
Blum
Dr. Stewart
New York Hospital
Thirtieth Street
Harburger
Fornes
R. Um
East Fifty-ninth Street
Germany
Buffalo Woolen
Square Deal Party Formed In Oyster Bay Politics
The Square Deal party in Oyster Bay is a new fusion ticket born from Democrats and Republicans. Supervisor William H. Jones heads the ticket after losing at the Democratic convention, joined by former Senator James Norton and other cross party nominees for town offices.
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Oyster Bay
William H. Jones
James Norton
Glen Cove
Queens County
Jones
Roosevelt
Haan’seer and Rathskeller at Park Row Post Office
Advertisement notes a venue for ladies downtown offering luncheon and dinner with music, promoting Cunchwon and dinner at 3 Music and referencing Park Row Post Office.
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Haan’seer & Rathskeller
Park Row
Cunchwon
Bank of France Raises Its Rate Shocks London Markets
London reacts to the Bank of France lifting its official rate to 3 percent,Intensifying British fears that Berlin and the Bank of England will follow suit. Analysts deem money dearer worldwide, with Paris aiming to steady exchanges and curb French commitments. The Times notes the move as epoch-making and likely to keep rates firm for some time.
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NW York Times
London
Bank of France
Berlin
Bank of England
Europe
Paris
Germany
Times
New York
France
Banque de France raises discount rate amid global liquidity squeeze
Paris raised its discount rate from 3% to 3 1/2% amid heavy foreign demand for money. Bank officials say the move is to protect France and align with higher rates abroad, with some predicting a return to 4% later. Analysts differ on gold import implications as exchange moves push sterling near 4.83.
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Bank of France
France
New York
Berlin
London
Wall Street
Europe
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EERE
Crown Sherries Auction Ad for Jerez Spain Labels
An old advertisement lists Sry Gold and Black Label 1 3 and 8 Crown Sherries from A. R. Ruis Hermanos of Jerez Spain. The listing notes price and availability in the sale copy.
Women in submarine trip sparks Bridgeport ceremony
In Bridgeport on March 21 Mrs. John M. Thurston and Mrs. J. C. Lake joined a party for a submarine voyage on Long Island Sound. The two hour dive included a hot luncheon and speeches by Admiral Endicott, Lieut. Radler de Aquino, C. F. Bishop, Augustus Post, ex Senator Thurston, F. B. Brown and Alan R. Hawley.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John M. Thurston
Thurston
Nebraska
J. C. Lake
Lake Submarine Torpedo Boat Company
Long Island Sound
Admiral Endicott
Lieut
Radler de Aquino
Brazillian Legation
Washington
C. F. Bishop
Augustus Post
The
Aero Club of America
F. B. Brown
Alan R. Hawley
Aero Club
Cleveland Comes North on Government Launch Water Lily
Grover Cleveland Rear Admiral Lamerton and Commodore Benedict arrived in Georgetown from the Santee Gun Club aboard the Water Lily to mark Cleveland's seventieth birthday. The trio planned to continue to the North this afternoon aboard a private car attached to the regular train.
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Georgetown
S. C
Grover Cleveland
Lamberton
Commodore Benedict
Santee
Heat in the West Brings Warmest March Day on Record
Chicago reports 76 degrees marking the warmest first day of Spring in 31 years. Springfield Illinois hits record March high. Iowa Missouri and Kansas also record high March temperatures up to 90 degrees, noting weather bureau benchmarks.
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Chicago
Middle West
Chicago Weather Bureau
Mercury
Springfield
Inl
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Robbins to Lead Fight Against Pittsburg Coal in Illinois
Francis L. Robbins, slated to become president of the Illinois Collieries Company on April 1, vows to combat the Pittsburg Coal Company, which holds about 26 percent of Illinois Collieries stock. F. W. Lukins, general manager, has resigned as Robbins challenges the wage agreement at an Indianapolis meeting.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Middle West
Francis L. Robbins
Illinois Collieries Company
Robbins
Pittsburg Company
Pittsburg Coal,Company
F. W. Lukins
Indianapolis
Lukens
Odell Calls On Hughes In Albany Meeting
Ex Gov. B B Odell Jr visited Gov. Hughes in Albany on March 21. Hughes described the call as personal in nature.
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Odell
Hughes
Albany
B. B. Odell, Jr
Hill denies retirement as Great Northern names new VP
James J. Hill declares no truth to retirement rumors. F. H. McGuigan, ex Fourth VP of Grand Trunk, is appointed First Vice President of the Great Northern. Lewis H. Hill may become assistant to the President, with no location announced.
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ST. Paul
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Hill
F. H. McGuigan
Grand Trunk Railway
Great Northern
Lewis H. Hill
Lewis Hill
Death by own action identified as Thomas F. Ward
In New Orleans, the body of Thomas F. Ward, a Little Falls, New York lawyer, identified by a photograph sent by his brother George Ward. Ward had left home while mentally unbalanced and died by drinking laudanum after two days unrecognized.
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Orleans
Thomas F. Ward
Little Falls
N.Y
George Ward
N. Y
Ward
Stolen Treasure Returned Locomotive Model Discovered
In Chicago on March 21 the gold and silver model of the Daniel Webster locomotive vanished four years ago from a vault in S. M. Felton’s Chicago & Alton office. It reappeared in the old road quarters now used as a store room in Grand Central Station. The model was a Civil War era gift to S. M. Mellon.
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Chicago
Daniel Webster
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
New York Herald Easter Number Ad Promises Fine Arts
The Easter issue offers five color pages by leading American artists and six masterful works of fiction. It features original stories and Little Nemo, with readers urged to order now for the special edition.
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Little Nemo
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Experts Say Thaw Is Incurably Insane Trial Pauses
District Attorney Jerome urged Justice Fitzgerald to consider Thaw as insane now and unable to consult with counsel in the murder case of Stanford White. Seven medical experts testified to incurable insanity, while defense affidavits and testimony from Thaw’s letters and doctors aimed to counter the move. The court set a deadline for defense affidavits and left open further evidence as to Thaw’s mental condition.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Fitzgerald
Thaw
Justice Fitzgerald
Carroll
Criminal Court
Evans
Wagner
Hammond
Mr. Peabody
Mr. Delmas
Mr. McPike
Pacific Slope
Gleason
Mr. Hartridge
Supreme Court
Delmas
Hartridge
State of
New York
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S. M. Melton
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