Bryan An Any Port Democrats Flee Hearst
William J. Bryan is likely to gain support from conservatives and Gold Democrats in the next Democratic National Convention, with De Lancey Nicoll praising him and a plan for a reception on his return from travel. The piece notes hostility to Hearst, a shift toward Bryan as a unifying figure, and speculation on future party control and alliances.
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William J. Bryan
Sond
Parker
St Louis
Democratic Club
de Lancey Nicoll
Mr. Bryan
Nicoll
Democratic National Committee
Cleveland
Democratic Party
William R. Hearst
Bryan
Gold Democrats
Demrattle Club
Tribune
Hearst
Democratic Organization
Mr. Nicolls
Iryen
Dem“Tal
India
Tragedy in Haverford: Gowing Killed, Wife Injured in Auto Crash
Philadelphia April 2. While driving through Haverford a rope stretched across a pond caused a car driven by OG Gowing of Siatros & Co to crash into a telegraph pole. Gowing died within minutes. his wife, severely injured, remains unconscious with brain concussion and internal injuries. Gowing formerly managed Swift & Co. in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Haverford
Todas E. OG. Gowing
Siatros, & Co
Gowing
4 Hospital
Mr. Gowing
Swift & Co
Chief Croker in rage clashes with police at Brooklyn Fire
Fire Department Chief Croker and police clashed during a blaze at Bridge store No 2 under the Brooklyn Bridge near Franklin Square. Firemen were hauled from ambulances and to hospital as Dr Homer Williams of Hudson Street Hospital objected to the Chief’s order. O Connor was twice overcome, treated, and rushed to St Gregory's Hospital. The incident closed with Croker insisting the police not intervene at fires.
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Croker
Fire Department
Bridge Store No
Brooklyn Bridge
Franklin Square
Homer Williams
Hudson Street Hospital
Williams
William O'Connor
Engine 31
O'Connor
O Connor
Hudson Street
Police Department of
New York
Dr. Williams
St. Gregory’s Hospital
Rush
United Trucking Company
Tribune
Hayes
McAdoo
Roosevelt names Rudolph Foster as first assistant secretary
Washington April 2 President Roosevelt appoints Rudolph Foster to be first assistant secretary to the President in place of B F Barnes, who was appointed postmaster of this city. Foster was previously second assistant secretary. Advertising note promotes New York Central travel facilities for quick comfortable journeys.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rudolph Forster
B. F. Barnes
Foster
Blazing Feed Wire Halts Uptown Traffic
A feed wire fire in a Lenox avenue manhole between 140th and 141st streets halted Madison Lenox and Eighth avenue surface lines and the 116th street crosstown line during rush hour. Flames and hot cable insulation blocked repairs as police kept crowds back and power shut off from the 145th street powerhouse while crews fixed the broken cable.
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Madison
Lenox
Eighth Avenue
116Th Street
Lenox Avenue
140Th
141St Streets
145Th Street
Balloon rescue ends dramatic maiden ascent in Queens
After a fifty five minute flight from 138th Street and the East River, Dr. Julian P. Thomas saved Count de la Vaulx's balloon L Orient from mob damage by spreading a tiny American flag atop the craft. The crowd surged around as the balloon landed in St James Park Queens, with police arriving too late to curb violence.
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Julian P. Thomas
Count de la Vaula
L’orient
138Th Street
East River
Thomas
Count de la Vaulx
Charles Levee
St. James Park
Lutheran Cemetery
Queens
Ohlmann
Middle Village
Dr. Thomas
Augustus Post
Leo Stevens
M. Levee
Mr. Bishop
Newtown Creek
West Point
Rockaway Beach
Aero Club
Dr.Thomas
Paul Nocquet
Caretaker Wainwright Used Dynamite In Pinault Robbery
Thomas J Wainwright acted as caretaker for Dr Nicholas J Pinault in Minneapolis and looted his home of valuables worth over 100000 dollars The case involved dynamiting the safe and forging securities He was tracked by Pinkerton and Central Office men and captured near Broadway after three weeks of pursuit.
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Thomas J. Wainwright
Nicholas J. Pinault
Minneapolis
58Th Street
Broadway
Pinkerton
Central Office
Boston
New York
Pinault
Wainwright
Safe Deposit Company
Melba Signs With Hammerstein For New York Run
Oscar Hammerstein cabled from Paris that Melba signed a contract to appear at the Manhattan Opera House during the upcoming season under Hammerstein management. Conried of the Metropolitan Opera had pushed to secure her, but Hammerstein reportedly outbid him after months of negotiation.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Paris
Mme. Melba
Manhattan Opera House
Hammerstein
Conried
Metropolitan Opera House
Meltba
Melba
America
Boy Saves Train In Narrow handled rescue
In Greenville Pennsylvania a twelve year old named Clyde Kirk Hadley spotted danger as high water washed away a road bed near his home. He tore off his coat and signaled an oncoming Lake Shore train, averting possible disaster. The washed away track left the roadbed suspended.
New York Insurance Reform Bill Approved by Governor
Governor Higgins signed the first reform measure to block the annual elections of New York Life and Mutual Life. It ousts current boards, sets special elections for November 15, and delays Mutual Reserve and Security Mutual elections. The act invalidates prior proxies and aims to place policy control with prudent financiers. Six related bills on perjury rebates false statements lobbying and property rules move toward final passage.
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Iby
Albany
Higgins
New York Life
Mutual Life Insurance Companies
Armstrong
Mutual Reserve of New York
Security Mutual of
Binghamton
Assembly
Senate
Palmer
Rogers
Assembly Insurance Committee
Tompkins
New York
Mr. Rogers
State May Take Mines In Missouri If Strike Prolongs
Governor Folk of Missouri warned that a coal strike would lead the state to confiscate and operate mines paying operators on the 1908 scale. The penitentiary and state institutions rely on coal from mines, with inmates potentially used if a long strike occurs. One large mining firm has agreed to lease to the state, hinting at government ownership. Also, Dr William A Bell in Colorado Springs will again wire for Hyacinthe Mary Bell to Viscount Kelbourne.
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the Tribune
Des Moines
Iowa
Folk
Missouri
Denver
Wiliam A. Bell
Colorado Springs
Hyacinthe Mary Bell
Viscount Kelbourne
Earl of Glasgow
Bituminous miners accept 1903 wage scale ending Pittsburg strike
Bituminous operators representing over 30,000,000 tons of annual coal output signed the 1903 wage scale in the Pittsburg district yesterday, effectively breaking the strike there. Anthracite miners’ representatives and operators planned a wage meeting today as 143,000 miners went out in the region. A Scranton miner fired on a non union worker, wounding an engineering corps member, with little violence otherwise.
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Pittsburg
John Mitchell
Scranton
Hard Coal Miners Idle as Telegraph Reports
The Wilkes-Barre district shows a near total halt in coal production while Lackawanna sees limited activity at Oxford colliery and several washeries. Hazleton and Schuylkill report no work amid union guards and troop patrols. few repairs allowed, and no violence aside from a knocked watchman. Demand exists for workers not known in other districts, as operators plan to fill roles if a strike expands. Coal famine looms in the city with no deliveries remaining.
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Wyoming
Lackawanna
Oxford
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Delaware and Hudson
Erie
Hazleton
Schuylkill
Avoca
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
State Police
Susquehanna River
Pittston
Aday
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Chief Croker
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New York Central
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New York Life and Mutual
Thomas W. Lawson
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