Dismiss Day Charges as Conference Opens in New York
The New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens in St James's Church with Bishop David H. Moore presiding. Charges against Chancellor Day of Syracuse University are dismissed as the body debates anti gambling bills and hears speeches on missions and immigration.
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Syracuse University
New ‘York
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. James's Church
Madison Avenue
126Th Street
David H. Moore
G. A. Cook
Troy
Methodist Church
Day
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
Bishop Moore
Clark Wright
St. Paul's Church
Tarrytown
Moore
Thomas S. Bond
Thirty-fifth Street
Sambling
Cardinal Gibbons
Europe
Robert W Rogers
Drew Theological Seminary
Philippine Islands
Homer c. Stuntz
Board of Foreign Missions
Pr. Stuptz
Turkey
F. C. Harding
Charles R. Ross
Clergy in Conference Opens Sixtieth Session in Brooklyn
The New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church convened at Hanson Place in Brooklyn with Bishop William Burt presiding. Several deaths were noted, transfers announced, and trials dismissed, including Buckler and Bowne cases. The hospital visit and Women’s Home Missionary Society anniversary followed, with Dr. Frye delivering the principal address on “The Gates of the Empire.”
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New York East
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
William Burt
Fred L. Buckwalter
Abram R. Eagan
George E. Goodsell
Howard Hand
William M. Stonehill
Henry Scofield
Robert McNickel
A. B. Sanford
S. D. Lewis
William P. Estes
George A. Simons
Finland
St. Petersburg
J. Wesley Hill
New York
Robert Begnall
Charles W. Dane
Southern California
Newton H. Hudson
St. Louis
Arthur 3. Pennell
Troy
E. 5. Jackson
Cincinnati
Samuel ©. Johnson
Montana
Co. S&s. Wing
South District
3. M. Buckler
George A. Cooke
Buckley
Cooke
Borden P. Bowne
Boston University
Chharacter
Cocke
Bowne
Board of Managers
Women's Home Missionary Society
John A. Secor
William A. Frye
Trenton
N. J
Newark Conference opens with Fort unable to speak
Governor Fort could not address the Newark Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church due to state duties. Mayor Fisk welcomed delegates to the fifty first annual session at the First Methodist Church. J F Dodd named secretary and Jacob Cole treasurer. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society marked its anniversary with reports and an address by Joseph Beach of ChenTu College China. The Cen tenary Fund and Preachers' Aid Society anniversaries were observed as Dr Halleran led the session. Daily afternoon conferences were announced.
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Tribune
Plainfield
N. J
Newark
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Joseph Beach
Chentu College
China
Halleran
Preachers’ Aid Society
Army and Navy News from Washington April 1
XO promotion for Evans faces opposition as lawmakers dispute elevating him to vice admiral. Army and Navy orders issued shift officers, assign recruiting duties, and list leaves. Movements of warships and arrivals at various ports are reported with March dates and vessel names.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Evans
Congress
Foss
House Committee
Hale
House
Senate
Kennedy
Nivwa
A. Gleaves
Newport
St. Louis
CC. A. Brand
Navy Department
R. Williams
Medical School Hospital
General Hospital
Hot Springs
C. 5. Rockwalter
D. T Ghent
Milwaukee
Goldsborough
F. Brillhart
Maryland
Rowan
Upstate Conventions Elect Delegates and Endorse Hughes
Republican conventions in Erie County nine assembly districts elected delegates to the New York state convention on April 11 and adopted resolutions praising Roosevelt and endorsing Governor Hughes for President. In Greene County delegates named W S Wiley Frank D Cole Eugene Wolfe Pierre S Jennings Stanley K Sherman and W T B Van Orden with Van Orden to the national convention. County committee elected W S Wiley chairman as Cole left to become Warden at Dannemora. Democratic delegates Samuel A Beardsley William Townsend and Frederick Gilmore elected with a call for an instructed state delegation to the national convention. Cattaraugus County Democrats selected three delegates to back William J Bryan at the state convention.
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Buffalo
Erie County
New York
Roosevelt
Hughes
Lby
Tribune
Catekill
N. Y
Greene County
Wiley
Frank D. Cole
Eugene Wolfe
Pierre S Jennings
Stanley K. Sherman
W. T. B. van Orden
Congress
W. S. C. Wiley
D. G. Greene
H. Leroy Austin
Edward A. Gifford
Rufus W. Bronk
Zadoc Platt
Utica
Samuel A. Beardsley
William Townsend
Frederick Gilmore
Salamanca
Cattaraugus County
William J. Bryan
Conners State Committeeman Victory in Assembly Conventions
Buffalo April 1 State Chairman William J Conners won a victory in the Assembly conventions and was elected tonight a member of the state committee to succeed John J Kennedy. A quiet opposition arose but he escaped defeat by a narrow margin.
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Tribune
Buffalo
William J. Conners
Assembly
John J. Kennedy
Conners
Music Composer Avril L G A Smith Dies In Hubberdstown
Avril L G A Smith a music composer died at his home in Hubberdstown Michigan today He was once associated with Moody and Sanker in evangelistic work Resources mention his role in sacred music ministry and ties to Moody and Sanker.
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Hubberdstown
Mich
Avril L—G. A. Smith
Moody and Sanker
Taft Expected To Win Most Massachusetts Delegates
Washington April 1 twenty two of the thirty two Massachusetts delegates to the national convention are reported to back Secretary Taft on the first ballot. Many delegates are unnamed or uninstructed yet the Tribune informant says Taft holds key support from most district delegates and two of the four delegates at large. Other statesmen named include Lodge Bigney and Crane with varying endorsements.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Massachusetts
Taft
Tribune
Sidney O. Bigney
Mr. Taft
Bigney
John D. Long
Senator Lodge
Cannon
Crane
Knox
Associated Press
China
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Lodge and
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Indiana Republicans in state convention meet in Indianapolis
Indiana Republicans clear the way for a platform adoption and the selection of delegates at large. Temporary chairman is Jesse Overstreet with permanent chair Chaney. The platform endorses Fairbanks for president and includes aims such as child labor laws, mines bureau, health laws, currency reform, and local option liquor provisions.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Jesse Overstreet
Joan D. Chaney
Sullivan
Fairbanks
Congress
Committee On
Chicago
Beveridge
National Bureau of Mines
Roosevelt
Army
Hanly
Overstreet and Chaney
United States
Hemenway
Albert J. Beveridge
James E. Hemenway
J. Frank Hanly
James P. Goodrich
Winchester
Odells Days End in New York Assembly Primary
Ezra P. Prentice defeated George R. Manchester for the Republican leadership in the 25th Assembly District 1692 to 783. He said Odell money could not beat him and noted heavy spending in one district. Prentice credited district captains and police efforts for preventing gang trouble and predicted Odell’s weaker position in the fall race.
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New York City
Ezra P. Prentice
George R. Manchester
25Th Assembly
Odell
Mr. Prentice
Prentice
Textile workers in Fall River bolt national union
The Fall River weavers union, the largest textile union in the country, voted to withdraw from the United Textile Workers of America. They oppose a 15 cent per capita tax after May 1, replacing the present 1 cent tax, a decision made at a Providence convention.
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Fall River
Mass
Weavers’ Union
United Textile Workers of America
Providence
Cunard Souvenir Guide to Europe Given On Mauretania Voyage
The Cunard Line issued a cloth bound "Cunard Souvenir Guide to Europe" for Mauretania passengers. A copy was presented to each first cabin passenger aboard, bound in dark green cloth with gold embossing and containing information for travelers abroad.
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Mauretania
Cunar Line
Cunard
Europe
Brooklyn Primary Battles Ripple Through McCarren Faction Split
After a tight Brooklyn primary McCarren forces claim victory while anti McCarrenites report 12 173 to 28 524 in sixteen districts and govern with defections in seven assembly districts. Leaders Coler and Byrnes threaten ongoing fights as restructuring rumors swirl and delegates contest unfold ahead of state convention.
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Brooklyn
Patrick H. McCarren
McCarren
Coler
W. R. McGuire
Water Register
Antis
Thomas F. Byrnes
Lth
Metz
Byrnes
James T. O'Neill
William A. Doyle
Alfred R. Penny
William E. Melody
Henry P. Malloy
John Naumer
Halsey Street
Kracke
Waldo
18Th Assembly
John D. Maher
James P. Connell
Congress
Parsons Congratulated on Primary Victory Leadership
President Herbert Parsons of the Republican County Committee received congratulations for the Parsons men victories over the Odell faction in the primaries. Friends predict Woodruff Parsons control of the state committee for two years and influence on Senator Platt’s successor.
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Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
Parsons
Odell
Woodruff-Parsons
State Committee
Platt
Bermel May Resign After Queens Primary Setbacks
Rumors claim Borough President Bermel may quit politics after his poor showing in Queens primaries. Cassidy won the 1st and 2d Assembly districts by large margins. Reports say Bermel plans to sail for Italy this month and may leave his resignation to a lieutenant to present to the Mayor in Europe. Some expect charges against him to be served before departure, despite committed opponents seeking to block his exit.
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Queens
Bermel
Cassidy
Italy
Long Island City
Europe
Hughes
DARRIN'S MAN QUITS IN QUEENS OFFIC E
Queens District Attorney Ira G. Darrin accepts the resignation of Assistant District Attorney Rawdon W. Kellogg. Kellogg says friction over office conduct prompted his departure after a brief probe of the Queens Buildings Department drew criticism.
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Queens
Ira G. Darrin
Rawdon W. Kellogg
Darrin
Mr. Kellogg
Grand Jury
Queens Building Department
Kellogg
Buildings Department of
Taft Committee Elects Officers in New York
The Taft Organization of New York at 170 Broadway organized its executive committee naming Robert C. Ogden as president George E Ide as vice president and William M Barnum as treasurer. Arthur Gibb Charles A Conant and Frank J Price joined the committee. Ide leads Home Life Insurance and Barnum hails Harvey Fisk & Co. The group aims to elect 20 to 30 vice presidents from state businessmen and push for the Secretary’s nomination on the second ballot.
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Taft Organization
State of
New York
Broadway
Robert C. Ogden
George E. Ide
William M. Barnum
Arthur Gibb
Charles A. Conant
Frank J. Price
The
Home Life Insurance Company
Harvey Fisk & Cons
Taft
Banker's disappearance sparks Black Hand letters in Kensington
Central Office detectives searched Parkville and East 4th Street Brooklyn after Salvator Deonefio reported threats and a missing payroll check. Pati the banker allegedly guided Deonefio to bank, then left city for a vacation, leaving payroll funds unsettled amid threats to kill unless money is paid.
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Pasquale Pati
Elizabeth Street
Salvator Deonefio
East 4Th Street
Avenue D
Kensington
Brooklyn
Central
Parkville
Pati
Peti
Ocean Boulevard
Deonofio
New York
Deonofie
Secret Service Budget and Anarchist Watch Plans
Commissioner Bingham seeks 100 900 for a secret service bureau to monitor anarchists and share information with foreign police. Little Tim Sullivan expects quick approval. The piece notes Selig Cohen’s critical injuries from Saturday’s explosion and reports a likely end to the plot’s mystery as the city’s anarchists say police may drop an out of reach case.
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Bingham
Secret Service Bureau
Board of Aldermen
Finance Committee
Tim” Sullivan
Selig Cohen
Silverstein
Bellevue
Academy of Medicine
Italians Arrested in Dynamite Bomb Case on 42nd Street
Central Office detectives arrested Felice and Salvatore Lopez among five suspects after finding four sticks of dynamite and bankbooks with cash at their East 42nd Street home. Victims I Cimolina and Mary Bailey, injured in the January 5 blast, were hospitalized at Flower. Bail was denied at Night Court. lawyer M Jesse Henry planned to seek Supreme Court relief.
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Felice
Salvatore Lopez
East 42d Street
42D Street
Second Avenue
I. Cimolina
Mary Batley
Lopezes
Stefano Atello
East 20Th Street
Luigi Lascasa
39Th Street
First Avenue
Lopez
Cimolina
Mary Bailey
Flower Hospital
M. Jesse Henry
No. 118
Centre Street
Ele
Moss
Henry
Supreme Court
Turk Arrested for Threat to Kill Linked to Hunchakist Plot
Bakir Ramazan, thirty, of 219 East 28th Street, was arrested by a Central Office detective at Police Headquarters on threatening the life of Levon H. Harpootlian of Harpootlian & Co. The police probe ties the case to possible Hun chakist activity and a broader plot.
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Levon H. Harpootlian
Harpootlian & Co
No. 4
Union Square
Bakir Ramazan
East 28Th Street
Omee
Hunchakist
Hunchakists
Bomb Fear Shuts Visitors From Exchanges
Following a bomb outrage in Union Square the New York Produce Exchange closed its visitors gallery yesterday. Wall Street fears an anarchistic attack prompted the measure, with similar closures seen at other exchanges beginning with the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York Produce Exchange
Wall Street
Union Gallere
New York Stock Exchange
Exchanges Bar Visitors From Gallery Access
Several weeks after an announced short closure, the Cotton Coffee and Consolidated exchanges kept galleries closed and since Monday the Produce Exchange joined, completing a list of prominent exchanges that bar visitors.
Unemployed Meeting Protest Planned at Grand Central Palace
A mass meeting organized by the Unemployed Conference and the New York Socialist section is set for Saturday at Grand Central Palace to protest police action at Union Square. The discussion covers bomb throwing allegations, with claims police or capitalists may have influenced events and uncertainty about Cohen’s role.
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Unemployed Conference
New York
Socialist Party
Grand Central Palace
Union Square
Robert Hunt
U Solomon
Metmakers
Cohen
Solomon
Socialism Debate At Astor Club Dinner
Several hundred Economic Club members and guests filled the Hotel Astor ballroom for the third of four dinners. Speakers included Franklin H. Giddings John Bates Clark Morris Hillquit Albert Shaw and Frederik van Eeden as they discussed The Present Influence of Socialistic Doctrine Upon Industry and Legislation.
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Hotel Astor
A. Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Franklin H. Giddings
John Bates Clark
Columbia University
Morris Hillquit
Socialist Party of the United States
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Frederik van Eeden
Holland
Hillquit
Union Square
Silll
Shaw
United States
Clark
Hiquitt
van Eeden
America
Bill Targets Carrying Bombs in New York
Albany April 1 Assemblyman McGrath introduced a bill making it a felony to carry or possess any bomb containing dynamite nitroglycerine or other explosive.
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Albany
McGrath
New York
Melody Removal Sparks City Hall Controversy
Secretary Filiet Bt Goodwin demanded to know why William F Melody was removed from a $4.48 post by Controller Metz amid a McCarren revolt. Metz cited Melody’s alignment with critics who misrepresent his administration. Byrnes offered resignation but was rejected. McCarren faction claims seven opposed, but reports say four would vote against Metz.
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Filiet Bt. Goodwin
The
Vil Service Reform Association
Metz
Wiliam F. Melody
Melody
McCarren
Goodwin
Merz
Finance Department
Thomas F. Byrnes
McCarver
Byrnes
Bes
Metarrem
Separated After 30 Years as Court Hears Petition
James Comiskey eighty and Mary fifty six sought Supreme Court permission to separate at No 7 Hart Street Brooklyn. Comiskey offers five dollars weekly support while Mary demands fifteen. He alleges years of abuse including beating choking a knife threat and being thrown downstairs after a quarrel on January 1.
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Mary
Hart Street
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Comiskey
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