District Attorney Jerome and Tenderloin visit sparks leadership shakeup
District Attorney Jerome discharged county detective Robert Wooley for the good of the service after a morning visit to the Tenderloin station. Capt. Sheehan and Police Commissioner Partridge defended dating all monthly books ahead to anticipate changes amid alleged irregularities and broader staff changes. Jerome warned of a crackdown on corruption, vowing strong cases and public reform with the police department’s cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Tenderloin
Sergt. Shiels
Sheehan
New York TiMes
Harley
Capt. Sheehan
Criminal Courts
Robert L. Wooley
Wooley
Veoley
Dstrict
Goetz
Hinsdale
Partridge
Devery
International Nickel Company Incorporation Filed in New Jersey
Certificate of incorporation for the International Nickel Company was delivered for registration in Trenton. The $24,000,000 capitalization lists H P Pell Howard K Wood and Kenneth K McLaren among incorporators. The firm will mine and mill nickel with preferred stock at 6 percent non cumulative and is linked to United States Steel and Chicago capitalists. ex Governor John W Griggs serves as state attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
International Nickel Company
State House
Secretary of State
Corporation Trust Company of
Jersey City
H. P. Pell
Howard K. Wood
Kenneth K. McLaren
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
Eex-Gov
John W. Griggs
Southwest Harbor Growth Tops Spring Building Rush
Special to The New York Times reports a heavy spring construction surge at Southwest Harbor Mount Desert Island. A Boston Underwood cottage valued at 10000 dollars will be among the harbor’s priciest homes, with Mrs. M H Stoddard of West Newton Massachusetts planning a 5000 dollar cottage and others by Mrs Nettie Mills and Mrs Amos Bracey. (Note: The Buffalo Express praise of the New York Central perhaps appears in ad form.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Southwest Harbor
Mount Desert Island
Underwoods
Boston
West_Mewton
Mass
Nettie Mills
Amos Bracey
Recluse Beaten and Burned by Masked Robbers in Linden
James Robinson a 70 year old recluse living in a Linden tent was assaulted by four masked men who demanded money. They poured kerosene on his clothing and set it alight, leaving him seriously burned and temporarily unconscious. He escaped to a stream and later received care at a neighbor’s house before hospital transfer. Police suspect a traveling gang of tramps outside Linden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
John Frank
Elizabeth General Hospital
Linden
Vanderbilts Suing Relatives Over Bank Failures
Charles McNamee began suits to recover nearly 100000 dollars borrowed from the Metropolitan Bank which failed in November. He sues Philip Van derbilt Caesar T W Enos and Jacob H Vanderbilt for loans by Caesar Enos and Vanderbilt totaling about 89842 and 23290 16235 respectively. The loans date 1898 1899 and 1900 with promissory notes and joint notes totaling 15700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Washington
Charles McNamee
Metropolitan Bank
Philip Vanderbilt Caesar
T. W. Enos
Jacob H. Vanderbilt
McNamee
George
Frederick
William K. Vanderbilt
New York
Caesar
Vanderbilt
Enos
A Rena
Hatfield Feud Renewed Fire on the Officers
Reports from Williamston West Virginia say a fresh Hatfield feud clash left four dead including Harry Watts Palace Hotel proprietor Watts joined detective Rutherford as they sought Ephraim Hatfield in Pike County Kentucky. Ephraim hatfield escaped with his father opening fire killing Watts Rutherford and both Hatfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamston
W. Va
Hatfields
Harry Watts
Palace
John Rutherford
Ephraim Hatfield
South Carolina
Hatfield
Pike County
Kentucky
Watts
Rutherford
Ephraim
Thompson Hatfield
Blackberry Creek
Rutherfords
Lobster Clings to Cod in Unusual 15-Pound Catch
Off Matinicus ten miles from shore aboard the Portland schooner Albert W. Black fisherman John Meservey hauled in a cod with a massive lobster attached to its tail. The lobster weighed about fifteen pounds and clung to the fish as both were reeled toward the dory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Portland
Albert W. Black
Matinicus
John Meservey
Wrecked City Savings Bank Report Filed in Detroit
The Union Trust Company as receiver filed the first appraisal report for City Savings Bank showing liabilities of 3,274,523.41 and assets of 1,974,427.97. Outstanding certified checks of 662,500 drawn by Frank C. Andrews accompany the report. The receiver seeks court permission to sue stockholders for full liability. Appraisers note unappraised assets including Andrews overcraft of 911,800 with no value assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Union Trust Company
City Savings Bank
Frank C. Andrews
F. C. Andrews
St George Political Club Formed To Aid English Immigrants
Albany March 29 The St George Political Club is incorporated to help Englishmen in New York City become US citizens and unite for civil governance beyond party lines. Directors include Henry Finley Robinson Andrew Watson John Bell Arthur Cowley and Edwin Booth with listed Manhattan and Brooklyn addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
St. George Political Club
New York City
United States of America
Borough of
Manhattan
Henry Finley Robinson
West Fifty-eighth Street
Andrew Watson
Courtlandt Avenue
John Bell
West Forty-third Street
Arthur Cowley
Edwin Booth
Halsey Street
Brooklyn
Summer Cottages Stripped of Lead Pipe
Wholesale thefts of lead piping have occurred at Seabright and Navesink Beach. The thefts were discovered this afternoon and have caused a stir as plumbing in many valuable cottages must be redone. Cottages owned by Mrs. W. W. Shippen Edward Pannaci Mrs. L. W. Mason and Mrs. P. Hall Packer at Seabright are named. six cottages at Navesink Beach are reported as visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
Seabright
Navesink Beach
W. W. Shippen
Edward Pannaci
L. W. Mason
P. Hall Packer
Grand Jury Flays Investment Firms in Kentucky Probe
Lexington March 29 Grand Jury issues sensational report on debenture companies findings focus on Central Mutual Deposit Company officers E H Bush W P Richardson M F Griffing J W Richardson indicted for embezzlement alleging they diverted company funds as phantom dividends. Report warns investors face near total losses as several firms have recently assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Central Mutual Deposit Company
E. H. Bush
W. P. Richardson
M. F. Griffing
J. W
Logs left in the woods on Kennebec River
Bangor Maine reports that about 25 percent of logs cut on the Kennebec last winter will be left behind due to early rains melting snow. On Dead River 10 million of 40 million feet will remain, reducing total logs reaching boom to about 110 million of 150 million feet. Buyers, especially pulp corporations, bear the losses alongside saw mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Kennebec River
Dead River
Kennebec
Arkansas Senate Race in Democratic Primary Draws Heavy Vote
March 29 report from Little Rock shows large turnout in Democratic primaries for U S Senator Governor and local offices. Clarke claims 86 legislators backing him to reach joint-ballot majority. Jones supporters dispute. Early returns favor Clarke while Davis leads Rector for Governor by a sizable margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
United States
James E. Jones
James P. Clarke
Jones
Clarke
Gov. Davis
Col. E. W. Rector
Riots in Ta Ming Fu Leave Large Death Toll in China
Chinese officials report a vast loss of life in Ta Ming Fu as clashes between Yuan Shi Kai's soldiers and villagers rise. United Villagers' Society members armed with spears resist soldiers amid Catholic indemnity disputes. Soldiers dispatched to quell the riots and officials sent to mediate. Missionaries warned to stay away from the disturbed area as resistance grows where funds are levied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Ta-Ming-Fu
Chi-Li
Yuan-Shi-Kai
Sullivan fined for juror bribery conspiracy
Alexander Sullivan was fined 2000 by Judge Smith after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy to bribe jurors. Ex bailiff J J Lynch testified for the State as Sullivan was jailed and his lawyers sought a writ of superseders and bail. The case implicated juror corruption tied to West Chicago Street Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alexander Sullivan
Smith
Sullivan
J. J. Lynch
John Kunz
Messrs. O'Donnell
Brady
Hardy
West Chicago Street Railway Company
The
Traction Corporation
Republican Party Accused Over Sugar Tariff Policy
H. G. Leavitt president of Standard Beet Sugar Company denounces tariff changes that he says favor the Havemeyer sugar trust while harming Nebraska beet sugar. He cites past Republican pledges, Cuba's sugar situation, labor issues in Havana, and notes secretary of war Root previously represented Havemeyer. Leavitt plans to return to Washington in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
H. G. Leavitt
Standard Beet Sugar Company
Amos
Washington
Havemeyer Sugar Trust
Steel Trust
Democratic Party
Cuba
Gen. Wood
Col. Bliss
Havana
Committee On
Root
William O. Havemeyer
Leevitt
Barkentine Antilla Ashore in Dense New Jersey Fog
In fog this morning the barkentine Antilla ran aground near Beach Haven New Jersey and lay head on in a dangerous position. Nine crewmen were rescued by life savers after a breeches buoy was set. The ship, 442 tons net, built 1890 Moss Glen New Brunswick, owned by R C Elkins St John.
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Long Branch
N. J
Beach Haven
James Read
Montevideo
New York
Moss Glen
N. B
St. John, N. B
R. C. Elkins
Penobscot Sea Salmon Season Opens April First
The Penobscot sea salmon season begins April 1 with anglers expected at Bangor pool within the city limits. Bangor is noted for fine fighting fish though most market supply comes from downstream weirs. first fish at Bangor pool last year was taken by Jennie Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Penobscot
Bangor Pool
Jennie Sullivan
Floods Ravage Kentucky Tennessee and Georgia
Floods across Kentucky Tennessee and Georgia cause millions in damage and multiple deaths. In Middle Tennessee bridges along the Nashville and Chattanooga and Louisville lines damaged as Cumberland Elk and Duck rivers surged. Giles County reports three fatalities and a Pulaski family swept from a flooded home as water rose to the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Louisville
Murfreesborough
Bell Buckle
Louisville and Nashville
Giles County
John Cole
Richland Creek
Pulaski
Harrriman Tennessee destroyed by flood wide damage
Flood from Emery River overruns Harriman and Oakdale destroying forty to fifty houses. Two deaths reported with many feared dead. Rail lines and bridges washed out from Chattanooga area to Graysville and Lafayette. Telegraph and electric lines down. train service halted across several lines.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Harriman
Emery River
Oakdale
Junction
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Vestel Lumber Company
Hoe and Tool Company
Tennessee
Nashville
Chattanooga and St. Louis
Mammoth Ford
Tullahoma
Lafayette
Chattanooga, Rome, and Southern Railway
Cincinnati Southern
Graysville
Tennessee River
Clinton
Charleston
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Macon
Birmingham
Carrollton
Miss
Greenville
Jacksonville
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railway
Chattanooga Southern
Gadsden
Flood Devastates Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Towns
In Middlesboro Kentucky on March 29 the worst flood since 1890 hit Eastern Kentucky and East Tennessee after three days of rain. Rivers Cumberland and Powell overflowed, stores flooded, residents fled city at midnight, rail bridges washed out, and expected fatalities feared forthcoming.
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Middlesborough
Kentucky
Tennessee
Cumberland
Powell
Louisville and Nashville
Here
Corbin
Mining Town Flood Delays Rail Traffic in Tennessee
A Coal Creek area flood partially submerged homes and forced evacuations. Three railway bridges on the Knoxville to coal mine line were damaged, halting trains between Jellico and Coal Creek. Heavy rainfall caused the heaviest flood in Jellico since the town's founding eighteen years ago, with backwater covering half the town.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Coal Creek
Knoxville and Ohio
Southern Railway
Jellico
Louisville
Clear Fork
Jelico
Pineville Flood After Heavy Rains Damages Region
Rains have caused Cumberland River to flood Pineville Kentucky with great damage. Reports say a reservoir near Middlesboro broke and water rushed through the area, prompting emergency measures and warnings as residents cope with rising waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Cumberland
Middlesborough
River floods threaten Pineville and Cumberland Valley
A flood warning drives residents from Pineville as the river swells to ten feet. Widespread damage is reported across the Upper Cumberland Valley, heightening fear and prompting mass evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Cumberland Valley
Floods Halt North Dakota Rail Service and Trains
A sudden freeze created an ice filled temporary lake over Northern Pacific tracks at McKenzie North Dakota. Passengers escaped drowning after a skiff overturns. Millionaire Noonan was stranded and crossed the lake by skiff and train. No trains or freight moved. mail piling up as blockade risks persist for about ten days.
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Minneapolis
Minn
North Dakota
Northern Pacific
McKenzie
N. D
Spokane
Noonan
Chicago
Great Lake
Bismarck
Harvest Rain Floods Gadsden Areas Nineteenth Century
Gadsden Alabama reports heavy rain flooding sections two to four feet deep. Power house flooded leaving the city in darkness overnight. Crop damage described as very great.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
Express Service Reduced in Hudson River Valley
The United States Express Company will stop all business in the Hudson River Valley this season. The move follows a mutual withdrawal deal with the American Express Company linked to exclusive railroad contracts and shared interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Company
Hudson Valley
American
Fishkill Landing
N. Y
United States Express Company
Hudson River Valley
Newbury
Poughkeepsie
New York
Albany
Hudson River
American Express Company
New York Central
West Shore
Fargo
Ile
United States
James R. Keene Illness in Lexington
James R. Keene, famed horseman with about 1,000,000 invested in horses, is ill in Lexington after an acute dysentery diagnosed as stomach inflammation. He hopes to travel to Castleton tomorrow. doctors advise rest and quiet. Forbes travels with him and views his condition as not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
James R. Keene
Castleton
Barrow
Keene
Kentucky
H. de Courcey Forbes
Reginald Vanderbilt’s Tax Affidavit and Proposed Assessment
Reginald Vanderbilt sought to limit his personal property assessment to 11 000, claiming debts. Officials warned that failure to file affidavits could trigger full assessment on the 1 000 000 value. Vanderbilt, a Yale student who recently inherited 12 million, faced a 5 775 tax bill and reportedly gambled at Canfield's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Vanderbilt
Department of Taxes
Wells
Strassburger
Vanderbilt
City of
New York
Mr. Vanderbilt
Yale University
Canfield
Roosevelt to visit Charleston Exposition in April
President Roosevelt plans a Charleston exposition visit from April 9. He will depart Washington April 7 and tour navy yard forts and harbor jetties. Events include dinners with city leaders, a reception for women’s groups, a luncheon at the Woman's Building, and visits to Summerville magnolia gardens before returning to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Roosevelt
Washington
Navy Yard
Woman's Department
Smyth
President Wagener
Woman's Building
Summerville
Capt. Wagener
Exposition Company
Magnolia Gardens
Ashley
President Roosevelt Transmits Miles Philippines Plan Papers
The Roosevelt administration forwards to Congress correspondence on Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles seeking duty in the Philippines. The package includes Miles memorandum and the House resolution from March 1892 prompting the release of related papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Miles
Philippines
House
Burleson
Texas
United States
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Philippine Archipelago
Miles Seeks Authorizing Mission to Philippine Islands
General Nelson A Miles requests authorization to visit the Philippines with ten aides from Cuba and Puerto Rico to foster friendly relations, explain U S benefits, and advise on military dispositions. He hopes this could ease hostilities, improve conditions, and allow troop reductions, with return of Filipino representatives for consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Washington
Secretary of War
United States
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Disapproval of Philippine Policy Foreseen
War Department reports disapproval of replacing Chaffee Taft led civil and military controls in the Philippines. It notes progress toward American sovereignty and civil government, cites extensive talks with insurrection leaders, and lists twenty three insurrection officers in trust positions. Aguinaldo advocates sovereignty acceptance. delegations from Cuba Puerto Rico and Philippines deemed unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington
Philippines
Chaffee
Taft
Philippine Commission
United States
Aguinaldo
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HR. Jerome
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Buffalo Express
Adv
Parish
Sam McCoy
Young Bill Slayton
Randolph McCoy
Pond Creek
Deacon Ellison
Devil Anse
Logan County
Tug River
West Va
Floyd Hatfield
Randolph
Old Man Slayton
Bill
Sam
Bersuen
Johnson Hatfield
Farmer
Talbot McCoy
Deacon Hatfield
Jeff McCoy
Allaphore McCoy
Calvin McCoy
New Spring
Maine
City Savings Bank of Detroit
Grand Jury
Arkansas
Senate
J. P. Clarke
Republican Party
Barkentine Antilla
Alabama
Georgia
Lars
Harriman, Tenn
Pineville, Ky
Gadsden, Ala
Charleston Exposition
Gen. Miles
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
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