Roosevelt Ends Colorado Hunt Trip to Glenwood Springs
President Roosevelt arrives by horse after a two hour ride from New Castle with Dr. Lambert and guides Goff and Borah. He thanks Coloradans for a three week holiday and speaks on irrigation. A pack train overruns a horse, injuring Dr. A L McAlester, treated at the hotel. Return schedule to Washington outlined through Friday.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Roosevelt
New Castle
Dr. Lambert
Goff and
Borah
Colorado
Loeb
Jake Borah
Johnny Goff
West
United States
Uncle Sam
A. Ix. McAlester
New York
Colorado Springs
Washington
Denver
Rio Grande
Pueblo
Union Pacific
North Platte
Neh
Cona
Grand Island
Fremont
Omaha
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Council Bluffs
Cédar Rapids
Clinton& A
Steamer Umbria Near Nantucket Lightship at 10:30 PM
The Umbria from Liverpool was reported off Nantucket Lightship at 10:30 PM by wireless from Siasconsett Mass. She is expected to dock about 2 PM today. The Monroe from Newport News and Norfolk passed Sandy Hook at 1:12 AM.
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Umbria
Liverpool
Siasconsett
Mass
Nantucket
Monroe
Newport News
Norfolk
Sandy Hook
Pickpockets Run Riot at Belmont After Race Crowd
Police corral eight crooks in Queens during a melee after Belmont Park races. Detectives clash with prisoners as guards chase thieves who targeted riders and spectators, with several officers injured and suspects detained at Jamaica station.
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McAdoo
Broadway
Long Island City
Belmont Race Track
Brooklyn
Hempstead Road
Jamaica
Queens County
Kings
Peter Reidy
Brooklyn Central Bureau
Herbert Graham
Oliver Estate Nears Forty Million Dollar Total
Pittsburg May 6 The executors George T. Oliver Henry R. Rea and Union Trust Company filed a partial accounting for Henry W. Oliver estate suggesting a total near 40 million dollars The figure would cover personal holdings dated Feb 8 1904 with real estate valued above 20 million and various mining and steel interests The filing lists 14 253 819 61 dollars in personal property and extensive real estate holdings including 31 parcels in Pittsburg tied to major corporations and leases totaling several million plus other asset classes
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New York Times
Pittsburg
George T. Oliver
Henry R. Rea
Union Trust Company
Henry W. Oliver
Mesaba
Northwest
Carnegie
Oliver
New York
Carpenter
Oliver Tron.and Steel Company
Pittsburg Coal Common
Pittsburg Coal Preferred
Calumet and Arizona Mining Company
Calumet and Pittsburg Mining Company
Lake Superior and Pittsburg Mining Company
Harvey Steel
Margaret Kingsley Carpenters New Rochelle tale clarified
Mrs. Margaret Kingsley Carpenters, formerly a stenographer at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, now living in New Rochelle, faced reports in New York papers claiming a $6,000,000 claim against the Henry W. Oliver estate. Her lawyer John Delahunty denied any link to the Oliver estate and said she owes money to several creditors, with judgments confessed in some cases, none tied to any estate claim.
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Margaret IL. Kingsley-Carpenter
Fifth Avenue Hotel
New Rochelle
New York
Syracuse
Fifth Avenue
Margaret Kingsley
Henry W. Oliver
Oliver
Windstorm Levelled School, Injuries Reported
A severe windstorm in Owl, J. T., caused a school building to be blown away. Teacher John Vincent and two children were likely mortally injured. About half the pupils were seriously injured with broken limbs and internal injuries. No fatalities reported.
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South Mcalester
I. T
Owl
J. T
John Vincent
Two Men Fatally Shot in Chicago Riot
Chicago May 6 Two men identified as Daly and Noonan deputy sheriffs were fatally shot in front of the Gainsboro Hotel as a riot between union and non union workers escalated. Guards Ford and companions exchanged fire after darting threats as a mob blocked hotel entry.
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New York Times
Chicago
Gainsboro Hotel
Madison Street
Arles Daly
John Noonan
Beh
Harry F. Ford
United States Express Company
Daly
Noonan
Ford
Joseph Johnson
Wentworth Avenue
Johnson
Dunner
Barrett
Employers’ Association
John Sorner
William Dorn
Desplaines
van Buren
Sorner
Madison Street Bridge
United States
J. G. Blair
Custom House
Sherman and
Harrison Streets
Teamsters’ Union
Governor Weighs Mediation in Chicago Strike
Springfield May 6 Gov Deneen received a telegram urging his mediation to select one labor representative and one Employers' Association representative to form a committee to investigate the strike. The message was signed by President Shea of the Teamsters Union and President Dold of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Deneen said the suggestion would receive due consideration.
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Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Employers’ Association
Shea
Teamsters’ Union
Dold
Chicago Federation of Labor
Pardonner Boy Killed in Brooklyn Auto Crash
Son of Beet Sugar President W. Pardonner dies after being struck by a speeding automobile on a bridge into Dyker Meadow Park Brooklyn. The driver, Andrew Gromel, was arrested after rushing the boy to a doctor. the chauffeur fainted when told of the death. The victim, Wilson Pardonner, is twelve and the family home is on Cropsey and Twenty-first Avenues.
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Ww.s. Pardonner
American Beet Sugar Company
Nassau Street
Manhattan
Dyker Meadow Park
Brooklyn
Cropsey Avenue
Wilson Pardonner
Andrew Gromel
Frank A. Slocum
Twenty-third Avenue
Highly-first Street
Gromel
John A. de Mund
Twenty-second Avenue
de Mund
Died at Waldorf Café Virgil Humason
Virgil P. Humason collapsed in the Waldorf Astoria café yesterday afternoon and died of heart disease before medical help could arrive. The Yonkers resident, 57, lived at 574 Palisade Avenue and left illness days earlier to visit New York for a work appointment. He was a VP and treasurer of Humason & Beckley Co and held multiple roles in other firms. He leaves a widow and four children.
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Virgil P. Humason
Scholer
Mr. Humason
Yonkers
Palisade Avenue
New York
Waldorf
Humason & Beckley Company
Chapin-Stevens Company
New Britain
Conn
William Rogers Silverware Company
Hardware Club
Society of Colonial Wars
Sons of the American Revolution
Manhattan
Swindle Tells How Uruguayan Minister Was Targeted
Washington May 6 Sefer Dr Ed uardo Acevedo Diaz Uruguayan Minister is the latest victim in a lima scam by a con man who has bilked at least three South American diplomats. A supposed Montevideo student claimed money for a Cincinnati trip and an alleged police check drawn on the Cincinnati Chief of Police. The minister cashed the phony check and the swindler vanished leaving the minister out 395 dollars. Police hunt the fugitive as investigations reveal prior targets.
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New York Times
Washington
Eduardo Acevedo Diaz
Cincinnati
Legation
Mrs. Homer S. Cummings Heroically Saves Horse
Mrs. Homer S. Cummings, daughter of James D. Smith and wife of a Democratic National Committeeman, risked her life to save a horse struck by a live trolley wire on Atlantic Street in Stamford. A bystander restrained her as the horse collapsed, causing burns to helpers and shocks to Mrs. Cummings, who cared more for the horse’s condition than her own injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Homer S. Cummings
James D. Smith
New York Yacht Club
Atlantic Street
New Haven Station
Linden Lodge
City Hall
Notable Farewell Banquet for Ambassador Choate
The Bench and Bar of England honored Ambassador Choate at a retirement banquet where only G H Mumm & Co champagne was served. The event was described as one of the most brilliant of recent times, highlighting the wine's prestigious status among Britain's elite.
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Ambassador Choate
Joseph H. Choate
England
G. H. Mumm &Co
G. H. Mumm
Great Britain
Many Parties Form Fighting Committee Against Czar
A General Fighting Committee is formed by Russian, Polish, Armenian, Finnish, Georgian and Lettish revolutionary groups. They call for three Constituent Assemblies for Russia, Poland, and Finland with sovereignty for their peoples. Headquarters will be in Geneva and a joint proclamation declares general war on autocracy.
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Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Active Resistance
Polish Socialist Party
Georgian Socialist Federalist Party
Socialist Union of White Russia
Lettish Social Democratic Labor Union
Russia
Gopon
Poland
Finland
Geneva
War decoration and May Day message in Warsaw and Moscow Zemstvo talks
In Warsaw on May 6 crowds celebrate the Empress name day as flags are torn by roughs but no serious disorder occurs. The Polish Socialist Party urges workers to return to work while pledging unity in the May Day demonstration. In Moscow the Zemstvo Congress resumes with a Petersburg greeting urging reforms and equality as the future foundation for Russia.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Polish Socialist Party
United Workers
Moscow
Zemstvo
St. Petersburg
Russian agent Antonovitch sentenced in Singapore jail
Vladimir Antonovitch, alleged Russian spy, arrested near Brani and arraigned April 25 for government property trespass and possession of sketching materials in a fortified area. He received three months imprisonment and a $250 fine and gave notice of appeal.
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Singapore
Vladimir Antonovitch
Brani
Antonovitch
$1000 Badge for Masterson Honored by Deputized Marshal
In a dawn ceremony at the Delevan Hotel on Broadway and Fortieth Street William B. Bat Masterson received a gold badge of his new office as Deputy United States Marshal. The four diamond bearing 4 karat badge, valued at about $1000, was presented by William E. Lewis with remarks from Charles Prager Marcus Mayer and Tom O Rourke among attendees.
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Delevan Hotel
Broadway
Fortieth Street
William B
Bat '’ Masterson
United States
Marshal Masterson
Charles Prager
Maiden Lane
Marcus Mayer
Hoffman House
Tom O’rourke
William E. Lewis
Rat Sparks Panic at St Marys Cathedral Mission
During a women’s mission in Trenton, a large rat darted from a pew and caused near panic among about 1700 women. Fainting and a stampede for exits followed as attendees scrambled to higher seats and window ledges before calm was restored.
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Trenton
St. Mary's Cathedral
Envoy Spencer Eddy to Confer with Secretary Hay in Germany
Spencer Eddy secretary of the American Embassy left St Petersburg on the Nord Express for Bad Nauheim to confer with Secretary Hay on Russia developments. He will stay about twenty four hours for a confidential consultation regarding conditions and possible future steps.
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ST. Petersbrg
Spencer Eddy
Nord Express
Bad Nauheim
Meyer
Hay
Russia
Eddy
Bruce Acting Governor Heads Albany Stay
Lieut. Gov. M Linn Bruce serves as Acting Governor while Gov Higgins attends Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania. Bruce is guest of his father at Andes Delaware County and plans to return to Albany tonight or tomorrow for a week in the capital.
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Albany
M. Linn Bruce
Gov
Higgins
Cambridge Springs
Penn
Bruce
Andes
Delaware County
New York
Actor Charles Arnold Dies Singing in London
Charles Arnold an actor of Swiss parentage died suddenly at the Savage Club tonight while seated at a piano singing a comic song. Born to Swiss parents he spent most of his life in the United States where he built an acting career. He arrived in England in 1884 to support Minnie Palmer in My Sweetheart.
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London
Charles Arnold
Savage Club
Mr. Arnold
United States
England
Minnie Palmer
Chicago Gas Control Bill Passes Illinois House
The Illinois House concurred with Senate amendments to empower Chicago to regulate gas prices and to allow the city to sell surplus electricity from municipal plants to private heating users.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Senate
Chicago
Orleans Arctic Voyage Leaves Sandefjord for Bergen
The Belgica with Duke of Orleans expedition members sails from Sandefjord to Bergen to pick up the Ziegler party from Shannon Island. The Duke aims to return to Ostend in September.
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Christiania
Duke of Orleans
Sandefjord
Bergen
Ziegler
Shannon Island
Ostend
Mrs William E Russell to Wed Dr Michael Foster
Formal notice in Boston announces the marriage of Mrs William E Russell widow of ex Gov Russell to Dr Michael George Foster of London. The ceremony will be at Appleton Chapel Harvard next Tuesday afternoon followed by a voyage to England for their home. Foster is forty and a widower. Mrs Russell has two sons remaining in Cambridge to study.
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New York Times
Boston
William E. Russell
Russell
Michael George Foster
London
England
Appleton Chapel
Harvard
Foster
Would Raid Belmont Park Attract Legal Action Declined
Two men seek warrants from Justice B Valentine Clowes to arrest bookmakers and bartenders at Belmont Park under the grand stand. They allege May 4 entry fees and gambling with liquor sold without license. Clerk declined warrants. applicants to be deposed. Names Harold J Seigel attorney and H Sterling Goldman.
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New York Times
Hempstead
L. I
B. Valentine Clowes
Belmont Park
John Doe
Clowes
Harold J. Seigel
Park Row
H. Sterling Goldman
Broadway
Bass Purchases Cyllene for 150 000 Dollars to Sire Derby Hope
William A H Bass nephew of Lord Burton buys stallion Cyl lene from C D Rose for 150000 dollars. Cyllene, a young sire, ranked among England's top winning stallions with Cicero as his standout progeny. The price matches records set by English sires like Galtee More Flying Fox and Ormonde.
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London
William A. H. Bass
Lord Burton
C. D. Rose
Cyllene
Cicero
Bass
R. S. Siever
Sceptre
England
Bona Vista-Arcadia
Galtee More
Flying Fox
Ormonde
400 Miles in the Saddle to Avon and Back
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth conclude Washington season and begin a 400 mile horseback journey to Avon New York with Mr. and Mrs. O T Crosby Representative Butler Ames of Massachusetts and Rubido Zichy of the Austria Hungary Embassy as guests. The trip will take about ten days in staged rests across Maryland and Pennsylvania with overnight stays at inns as a servant corps handles arrangements.
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New York Times
Washington
Herbert Wadsworth
Avon
N. Y
Here
New York
O. T. Crosby
Butler Ames
Massachusetts
Rubido Zichy
Austria- Hungary
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Nine Year Old Wounded Boy Accuses Policeman
Nine year old John Smith of 240 West Sixtieth Street said he was shot in the right thigh by Policeman Thomas S. Maloney at West End Avenue and Sixtieth Street during a game of cop. Witnesses corroborate the boy’s claim while Maloney’s involvement remains unproven and under police review.
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John Smith
West Sixtieth Street
Thomas S. Maloney
Sixty-eighth Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Maloney
Ace
George Hist
Augustus Meal Intyre
Smith Boy
New York Cent Yards
Sixtieth Street
West Avenue
McIntyre
Johnny Smith
Gussy McIntyre
Smith
Crook-neck
West End
Ilena
West End Avenu
Hospit
Michaels
Donnelly
Staion House
West End Avenue
Sergt. Thompson
Fifty-ninth Street
Sixty- Eighth
Alexander Smith
Johnny
Fire engine crash injures glass shop window
East Fourth Street fire scene saw Engine 28 dodge a crowd of dancing children on the sidewalk. Driver Frederick Prosse steered onto the curb to avoid the group, smashing the Seventh Street drug store window owned by Ignatz Blair. No injuries reported to people, horses unharmed, but glassware ruined.
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East Fourth Street
Eleventh Street
Frederick Prosse
Ignatz Blair
Seventh Street
Avenue C
Prosse
Solomon Pick
Missing Woman In Bangor Boat Tragedy
A woman aboard the City of Rockland on the Bangor Boston line was missing after arrival in Bangor on May 6. A card showed the Boston address L M P 139 Worcester Street and a pocketbook with $14 was found. Mrs Louisa M Pernette of 139 Worcester Street Boston aged 53, widow and invalid, was despondent after her husband’s death and often spent summers in Rockland. The landlady accompanied her to the boat.
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Bangor
City of
Rockland
Eastern Steamship Company
Bangor- Boston Line
Worcester Street
Boston
Louisa M. Pernette
Philip Boyce
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Masterson
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