Governor Hughes and Race Track Bills in New York
Congressman Herbert Parsons states that Gov Hughes may seek renomination if anti race track gambling bills fail at the special session. He notes Republican bosses in New York City and Albany weigh the governor's fate and possible renomination, with party unity and bills passage central to the political calculus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joughes
Republican Organization
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
New York County
Hughes
Chicago
Counnty
Republican State Convention
Parsons
Roosevelt
Barnes
Ward
Woodruff
Wadsworths
Warsons
Taft
Mir. Parsons
Wo Adsworths
William Barnes,Jr
Albany
William Ll. Ward
Westchester
Timothy le Woodruff
Politcians
Cnry
Cassidy, Grattan
Willers
Eoum
eLagues
Hughes in fight over F9 stay in Niagara-Orleans race
Lockport, Nov May 8 Gov Hughes pressed five speeches in a campaign that centers on a race track gambling issue in the Niagara Orleans Senatorial district. The special election to fill the late Senator Stanislaus P Franchot’s seat is set for Tuesday with Hughes as a leading figure.
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Lockport
Bossisai
Gov Hughes
Niagara-Orleans
Stanislaus P. Franchot
Hughes
Wright brothers soar ten times at Kill Devil Hill test
Special to the New York Times reports that the Wright brothers flew a new aeroplane ten ascents at Kill Devil Hill near Manteo, with the craft under perfect control. The longest flight covered about a mile and a half in roughly two minutes at 40 to 60 mph, with favorable 20 to 25 mph southwest wind.
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New York Times
Manteo
S. C
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hill
Eass
Betwen
Kil Devil Hill
Wrights
Hill Devil
Atlantic
Roanoke Sound
Washtenaw Strands Off New Jersey Coast In Fog
The stock tank oil ship Washtenaw from Sabine Pass, Texas ran aground near Sandy Hook in heavy fog. Crew of twenty four, Captain Budd Melvin, prepared to abandon ship but planned to ride out until flood tide with life-saving crews aiding from Toms River and Mantoloking.
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Berens
New York Times
Point Pleasant
N. J
Washtenaw
Buddy Melvin
Sabine Pass
Texas
Jersey
Sandy Hook
Chadwick
Toms Hiver
Debate over 1908 army recruits in the Duma
General Rudiger announced plans to shift garrisons inland from the German frontier to aid transport to the Far East or south. He backed conscripting 15 million non Russians including Finns, and a reduced standing army with better mobilization. Anti Semitic rhetoric surfaced as deputies argued on Jewish conscription.
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ST. Petersburg
Rudiger
Ile
War Office
Far East
M. Gutchkoff
M. Zamislovsky
MM Krupensky
MM. Roditcheff
Constitutional Democratic
Russia
Gold bag theft recovered by detectives amid arrests
Detectives Murphy and Pollak recovered a gold mesh bag set with fifteen small diamonds worth about 8500, owned by Mrs J Hopkins Smith Jr. Two men were arrested: August Mecke, a barber, who bought the bag for $2, and William Cassell, who found it and sold it. Mrs Smith lost the purse April 25 after a shopping trip from a Park Avenue stables.
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Murphy and Pollak
Headquarters
J. Hopkins Smith, Jr
Paui Morton
Meeke
Note Swindle Gang Captured as Campbel l Confesses
Police round up note swindle gang linked to Alfred Vischer case. John J. Campbell, jailed on suspended sentence, admits ties to Gardner Gundlach Shippey and others. Gang operated across Washington Boston Baltimore Newark and New York over five years, swindling firms for $500000 to $600000.
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McCoinville
Nelson
Regulus Shippey
Alfred Vischer
Broadway
Shippey
Charles M. Gardner
Gardner
Kindleberger
Washington
Boston
Baltimore
Newark
Delhi Soap Company
Sherman & Co
Russell Card and Paper Company
Alfred Slocum & Co
Philadelphia
Siebermann Company
Gaynor Grocery Company
Keyport
N. J
Blue Ridge Enamel Brick Company
Foraker Senators Rally Over Roosevelt Letter To Stewart
In Washington May 8 the Foraker faction in the Senate denounces President Roosevelt after a Brownsville letter to Senator Stewart of Vermont. They threaten a caucus and possible resolution actions if the president vetoes the Foraker bill or disobeys it. Stewart, noncommittal, says the letter is thirty pages long and may or may not be published.
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New York Times
Washington
Foraker
Senate
Brownsville
Stewart
Vermont
Roosevelt
Congressional Record
Senator Foraker
Robbery at Simpson Crawford Co Showcase on Sixth Avenue
A large showroom case at the Simpson Crawford Company on Sixth Avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets was broken into before 4 am on April 27. The thief shattered the glass and used a fishing rod to steal 23 diamond rings and 16 gold watches worth up to $5,000. The private watchman found the damaged case an hour later and reports the loss, which police records do not yet confirm with a value.
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Simpson-Crawford Company
Sixth Avenue
Nineteenth
Booth will leaves fortune to Rev Henry Dawson on condition of Catholic conversion
Miss Alice T Booth of New York City leaves nearly 15 000 to Rev Henry Dawson of Canton Illinois if he becomes Catholic. Dawson, Yale class of 1894 graduate, formerly Congregational, left to Episcopal. If he refuses, estate goes to his mother Mrs Sydney Dawson. Executors expect contest over mental competence.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Alice T. Booth
New York City
Henry Dawson
Canton
Ill
Congregational Church
Episcopal
Yale
Booth
St. Rose Settlement
East Seventyfirst Street
New York
Catholi Church
Sydney Dawson
Miss Booth
Dog Boots Booty Seekers in Hempstead Hut
William Henry Matthews died last week at eighty two living alone on Hempstead Plains. Neighbors hoped his hut might hide gold after thousands were found in Miser Jones's hut. A half starved dog protected the hut, driving off would be robbers who failed to lure it away. The dog has since been fed by locals. Matthews kept a bank account with regular deposits and likely held no valuables in the hut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
L. I
William Henry Matthews
Hempstead Plains
Miser Jones
Matthews
Auto crashes into train at Van Houten Street crossing
Mrs. Garret A. Hobart widow of the late Vice President Hamlin Hobart owns the car. At Van Houten Street crossing the auto slipped on asphalt and struck the rear of a west bound passenger train. Chauffeur John Haskell was thrown onto the tracks but escaped serious injury. Car suffered heavy damage.
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Paterson
Garret A. Hobart
Hobart
Erie Railroad
van Houten Street
John Haskell
Lightning strikes spire at Sacred Heart Church Mount Vernon
A violent thunderstorm last night in Mount Vernon saw a bolt hit the spire of the Church of the Sacred Heart on Sixth Avenue. A woman and a man running nearby escaped injury as debris showered the sidewalk.
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Mount Vernon
Church of the Sacred Heart
Sixth Avenue
Rosalsky Defies Jerome Act in Met RR Case
In General Sessions Judge Rosalsky rejected a DA motion to drop motorman John Ryan's assault case against a Met Street Railway passenger. The judge declared proof exists for trial amid questions over a rail company influence and a parallel committee inquiry. Five witnesses, including Dr Churchill, testified to the incident and the judge ordered them to appear.
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Gov. Hughes
King Committee
Jeroms
Metropolitan Street Railway
Otto A. Rosalsky
Charles A. Dana
John Ryan
Rosalsky
Harry E. Cornwell
West Mill Street
Cornwell
Dr. Churchill
West Sixty-fourth Street
Michael J. Daley
Judge Rosalsky
Dana
Marshall
Jerome
Mr. Daley
New York City Railway Company
Ryan
New York City Railway Cam
Pany
District Attorneys Office
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Water cures gout and rheumatism, claims ad
An old relief claim asserts Mecklenburg and Luthis Water relieve gout rheumatism and chronic kidney troubles. The short blurb asks if you are troubled and promises bold relief.
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Mecklenburg
Everx
Mrs Sage Bids Half Million for Bible Society Endowment
The American Bible Society reports Mrs Russell Sage offered 990 009 toward a permanent endowment on the condition that 500 000 more be raised before year’s end. The Board will consider this at the Bible House meeting next Thursday. In 1907 the society distributed 1 800 000 Bibles Testaments and Scripture portions in about 100 languages worldwide.
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The
American Bible Society
Russell Sage
Bible House
Underground Stream Found Near Seaford Long Island
Engineers for New York City drillers penetrated 768 feet to discover a freely flowing well at Seaford, Long Island. They believe a subterranean aquifer exists far below the surface, supplying clear water independent of the surface supply.
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New York City
Seaford
L. I
Long Island
Mrs W H Newman Robbed at Hotel Cadillac Congress
Mrs W H Newman of New York was robbed in Detroit as she attended the Woman's National Whist League Congress at the Hotel Cadillac. She set her gold purse with monogram down for a moment, then found it missing. The purse was valued about 500 dollars and contained few items of value.
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New York Times
Detroit
Mich
W. H.‘Newman
New York
Cadillac
Steamer Matiana Collides With Brastila Off Portland
In dense fog the British steamer Matiana from London to Calcutta collided with the Hamburg American freighter Brastila bound for Portland Maine, twenty miles south of Portland. Matiana returned with stern damage. Brastila, struck on the port bow, continued to Hamburg after a survey.
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Portland
England
Matiana
London
Calcutta
Brastila
Here
Grasilla
Hamburg
Michigan Students Cleared in Riot Case After Restitution
Fifteen University of Michigan students charged with rioting in the March 16 outbreak at the State Theatre were dismissed after they reimbursed the county $208 for expenses and paid $1,000 in damages to those whose property was destroyed. The accused came from across the United States.
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Ann -Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
United States
Honeymoon in Isotta Car for Greenwich Couple
John H. Tyson Jr and Grace Starr plan a bridal tour across the United States after their May 23 wedding at the Tyson Riverside home. Tyson, 22, and Miss Starr, 20, obtained a Greenwich marriage license and will use the Isotta car that won the Briar Cliff race, along with two other autos, for the honeymoon.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
John H. Tyson, Jr
Tyson
Greenwich Town Hall
Grace Starr
Tyson Homestead
Riverside
Swarthmore Abolishes Intercollegiate Sports
At Swarthmore College a unanimous faculty vote recommends abandoning football and basketball for at least a year. Alumni Athletic Advisory Committee agrees, saying the move will preserve harmony among Swarthmore friends and aligns with President Swain’s policy under the Jeanes bequest.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
May
Swarthmore College Today
Swain
Board of Managers
Alumni Athletic Advisory Committee
Swarthmore
Suspects in Gunness Case Questioned in Syracuse
Two women detained after a Utica arrest are brought to Syracuse police headquarters. One claims to be Mrs. F B Herron of Chicago, wife of a traveling salesman, while her mother says she is Mrs. Lucy Burton. both deny guilt and prepare for possible arraignment. The case roles suggest conflicting details about a husband’s death and identities.
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Franklin
Chicago
Uti¢a
Herren
Utica
Yourzar
Escaping Soldier Killed at Fort Ethan Allen
In Burlington Vermont on May 8 Patrick Rynne a convict at Fort Ethan Allen was shot and killed while attempting to break for liberty. Private Thomas Mallory of the Fifteenth Cavalry fired the fatal shot. Three other convicts Hootz Butler and Private Strom of B Troop Tenth Cavalry escaped but were recaptured. Byrne listed New York City as his residence at enlistment and is said to have an uncle who is a Roman Catholic priest in New York. He had attempted desertion about two months earlier and was sentenced to eighteen months.
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Burlington
Patrick Rynne
Fort Ethan
Thomas Mallory
Fifteenth Cavalry
Hootz
Butler
Strom
B Troop
Tenth Cavalry
Byrne
New York City
New York
Roosevelt Walks in Rain Near Pine Knot
President Roosevelt and Professor John Burroughs walked in the rainy woods near Pine Knot in Charlottesville with Joseph Wilmer, while Mrs. Roosevelt took a drive. The group was caught in a shower during their outing.
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John Burroughs
Pine Knot
Charlottesville
President Roosevelt
Prof
Joseph Wilmer
ARREST ON THE TRAIN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
Two women detained by detectives from Syracuse on a Utica bound train after a Rochester to Syracuse alert. Conductors delayed schedule so the suspects could dress before authorities boarded at Utica at 1 40 pm. The incident followed a murder inquiry tied to Indiana authorities and the Rochester message.
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Beile Guness
New York
Utica
N. Y
Syrac
Rochester
Syracene
Niessa
Donovan
We First End
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Paul Morton
Stableman
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Seevers, House & Co
Manhattan
Hopper-Morgan Company
Alfred Vischer& Co
Delhi
John Gundlach
Tombs Court
Blackwell's Island
Sing Sing
James M. Whelply
McConville and
John A. Wilbur
Pearl Street
Whelply
Barlow
RB. M. Dayton
Alabama
East Sixty-sixth Street
Goft
Campbell
W Kindleberger
German Exchange Bank
Gundlach
Vischer
Nassau Street
Sing ‘Sing
Goff
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Robs Simpson
Crawford
Great Dane Guards House
Horsford
Valugbie
Ney
Sions
W. H. Newman
Gunness
Syracuse
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Facturer
Man
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Belle Gunness
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