Hill Resigns as Great Northern President. Son Takes Over
James J. Hill resigns as president of the Great Northern Railway and becomes chairman of the board. Louis W. Hill is named president, with J. N. Hill as vice president of the Northern Pacific Railway Company also noted. The changes follow decades of Hill leadership and aim to meet rising operating needs.
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James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Louis W. Hill
Com
J. J. Hill
L. W. Hill
Frank H. McGuigan
McGuigan
Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Wall Street
Erie Board
Northern Securities Company
First National Bank of Chicago
Chase National Bank
First National Bank
Manhattan Trust Company
Mercantile Trust Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company
Northwest
Harriman
Northern Pacific
Burlington
United States Steel Corporation
Great Northern
Minnesota
Orient
Hill School of
Johnson
United States
Mississippi
St. Louis
New Orleans
James N. Hill
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Havana Streets Flooded By Heavy Seas Near Coast
Flooding persists along several blocks near the coast in Havana. Rafts and boats are employed to cope with high water. No casualties reported. Damage estimated in the many thousands of dollars.
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Havana
Mary
Reina Margherita Collides With Senegal Off Naples
Italian steamer Reina Margherita carrying Americans from Naples to Palermo struck the French steamer Senegal and sustained heavy damage. No injuries were reported. the Reina Margherita was towed back to Naples with many Americans aboard.
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Naples
Reina Margherita
Palermo
Senegal
Chinese Relief Efforts Reported Amid Uncertainty
Washington reports from Chin Kiang on March 30 indicate improved conditions are unfounded and uncertainty remains about relief needs. Thousands are reported hung while missionaries in relief areas await June guidance. Rev. T. C. McCrea serves as treasurer and head of relief operations.
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Washington
Louis Klopsch
New York
State Department
Chin Kiang
M’crea
T. C. McCrea
Vanderbilt Woman Whip Married in New York
Miss Florence Rosser daughter of Norfolk physician Dr. Powhhtan Schenck marries James Gordon Wilson, Newport manager for Alfred G. Vanderbilt, at a New York home. They sail to England to oversee Vanderbilt horses. reconciliation with her mother is noted after a prior estrangement.
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Norfolk
Florence Rosser
Powhhtan Schenck
New York
James Gordon Wilson
Newport
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Steuart Rosser
Hamilton Place
England
Wilson
Mr. Vanderbilt
Fison
Ocoes
Vanderbilt
Agrarian Riots Erupt in Sergachevsk District
Reports from Novgorod state agrarian disorders broke out in Sergachevsk district with clashes against troops. Eight encounters left fifty peasants wounded and a rural guard killed in yesterday's fighting.
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Novgorod
Sergechevsk
Sergachevsk
After All Usher’s The Scotch Stalled Nightball Fame
Fragmentary note suggests a beverage named Scotch influenced a nightball or party culture. Known as a playful aside, the text hints at social scenes where drinks shaped mood and events, with a casual reference to a performer or host and a light tone.
Peary Secures Full Fund for Arctic Quest in 1908
Commander Robert E Peary has 200000 dollars for his Far North expedition and plans a late June launch from New York. The ship Roosevelt at Shooter's Island will receive repairs for use in sailing north, with winter quarters to conserve energy for a final dash in 1909 if 1908 offers a normal Arctic summer.
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Robert E. Peary
New York
Roosevelt
Shooter's Island
Peary
Broward proposes resettlement for Negro Territory plan
Governor Broward tells the Legislature the race problem grows harsher and urges Congress to buy land domestically or abroad to relocate African Americans. He envisions a U S government for the territory to prevent foreign invasion and stop migration back to the United States.
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Congress
United States
Canadian Minister Quits Office
Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier announced in Parliament the resignation of H. R. Emerson as Minister of Railways amid charges of immorality leveled by a New Brunswick newspaper. Emerson denies the accusations and says he will prosecute his accusers in court.
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H. R. Emerson
Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
Emerson
New Brunswick
Carnegie Guests Arrive for Pittsburg Institute Dedication
On Kaiser Wilhelm II and Cafonia guests of Andrew Carnegie arrive today for the dedication of the Carnegie Institute at Pittsburg. The Belmont Hotel hosts the party prior to their trip to Pittsburg with notable attendees including Edwin A. Abbey Sir Laurence Alma Tadema Sir Robert Ball Leonce Benedite Marcellin Boule Baron D Estournelles de Constant Sir Robert Cranston Theophile Descasse Camille Enlart Adolph Harnack Sir William Hughes and the Very Rev John Marshall Lang.
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Kaiser Wilhelm IT
Cafonia
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Belmont
Edwin A. Abbey
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Laurence Alma-Tadema
Robert 8. Ball
Cambridge
Cambridge University
Leonce Benedite
Luxembourg Gallery
Marcellin Boule
Museum of Natural History
Jardin Des Plantes
Baron D'Estournelles de Constant
Robert
Lady Cranston
Edinburgh
Theophile Descasse
Baron Descamps
Belgium
Hague Court of Arbitration
Camille Enlart
Trocadero Museum
Paris
Adolph Harnack
The
University of Berlin
William Hughes
Royal Society
John Marshall Lang
Aged Man Killed by Automobile in Pittsfield
Alden Sampson son of the late E Pope Sampson of New York drove an 18 horsepower car on Kellogg street and fatally struck Felix Maxwell aged eighty three as he crossed. Maxwell died instantly opposite his home. Sampson, a local automobile manufacturer, has been arrested and fined three times for speeding and is held on 5000 bail on manslaughter charges.
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Tribune
Pittsfield
Mass
Frost Reaches Gulf Coast Hurting Cotton Crops
A frost line near the Gulf coast seriously injures young cotton still in risk of replanting. Frost extends to Abbeville La Vermillion Parish and Mississippi's Crystal Springs. Strawberry tomato and early bean crops suffer across southern areas.
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the Tribune
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Abbeville
Vermillion Parish
Sandersville
Jones County
Miss
Crystal Springs
Mississippi
Veterans threaten Lawton unveiling on Memorial Day
In Indianapolis on April 2 veterans warn that Memorial Day graves decoration must precede the Lawton monument unveiling and Roosevelt speech. They demand the monument ceremony be late in the afternoon and oppose precedence of the unveiling over honoring comrades.
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Indiana
Lawton
Tribune
Indianapolis
Grand Army Organization
General Lawton Monument Commission
Lawton Monument
Roosevelt
Baltimore Primaries Nominate Mayors in Large Turnout
In Baltimore primary noms, E Clay Timanus won the Republican race defeating Wachter in 18 of 24 wards. Democratic contest features J Barry Mahool leading a three candidate field with Brown and Linthicum trailing.
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The
Tribune
Baltimore
E. Clay Timanus
Wachter
J. Barry Mahool
Ety
Mahool
Brown
Linthicum
Convertion
Roosevelt Denies Harriman Letter Allegations in 1906 Campaign
President Roosevelt rejects E. H. Harriman claims of being publicly promoted by him and of raising 250000 for the 1904 Republican ticket. He releases letters to Representative Sherman from October 1906 and recounts interactions over New York state ticket support and railroad oversight, asserting truth in the record.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
E. H. Harriman
Sidney Webster
Harriman
Sherman
New York State
Odell
Messrs. Odell and
Higgins
Burton
Depew
France
Mr. Depew
Hyde
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Sherman
Harriman Responds to Roosevelt Letter in Public Statement
E H Harriman releases a detailed reply denying unjust claims in Roosevelt’s published remarks. He confirms private letters with Sidney Webster and recounts invitations and meetings in 1904 1905 about New York politics and fundraising while maintaining private correspondence was compromised by stolen notes. He asserts he raised funds for the New York State committee and disagrees with the President’s account of the 1904 interview.
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Sidney Webster
New York
Mr. Sherman
Harriman
Europe
Washington
New York State
Fnr
National Committee
Cortelyou
New York State Committee
National Republican Committee
State Committee
President Roosevelt Congratulates Chicago Mayor Elect Busse
The president expressed pleasure at Mr Busse's victory and praised his administrative abilities from his prior postmaster service. He conveyed hearty congratulations to the mayor elect and extended a telegram of congratulation to Busse. Cortelyou also sent congratulations, though the telegram was not made public.
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Basse
Chicago
Roosevelt
Busse
Cortelyou
Mr. Busse
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rail unions and Western railroads resume talks in Chicago
On April 2 Chicago reports renewed willingness by Western railroads to resume talks with conductors and trainmen. Mediators Knapp and Neill stay to aid proceedings as Grand Master Morrissey confirms reopening negotiations and notes a forthcoming meeting. Reports say a 12 percent wage rise is possible, though not confirmed.
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Chicago
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Neill
United States Labor Bureau
Washington
Messrs
Morris
Parrots Alert Fire at Broadway Office Block
Five hundred parrots on the second floor of a Broadway building raised a fire alarm when flames broke out on the first floor at 7:45 p.m. Firemen saved lives and contained the blaze, causing 500 dollars in damages to H. C. Senior's real estate office.
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Broadway
Douglass
West 47Th Street
Virginia Pope
Sixth Avenue
H. C. Senior
Robert Goelet
Collusion Inquiry Fails In Capitol Contract Case
Harrisburg April 2 The Capitol investigating commission failed to prove collusion between architect Joseph M Huston and contractor John H Sanderson over the new Capitol project. Witnesses denied telling Harvey M Watts of The Philadelphia Press that Huston and Sanderson colluded or that designs were returned and ideas stolen. Clock bidder F G Diener testified he would duplicate one hundred ninety Capitol clocks for 15655, while official records show Sanderson received 207920 for the clocks.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Capitol
Joseph M. Huston
John H. Sanderson
Stephen de Konsenko
New York
Harvey M. Watts
Philadelphia Press
Huston
Sanderson
Mr. Watts
Fire engulfs power plant in San Francisco
On April 2 the electric power house at 224 and Georges streets burned causing widespread blackouts. The temporary Hall of Justice was guarded and bail denied as police barred entry to the building. The new business district and many theatres lost light. Two firemen were missing and two seriously injured. The plant belonged to the San Francisco Gas and Electric Light Company.
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San Francisco
Georges Streets
Hall of Justice
San Francisco Gas and Electric Light Company
Prospect of Long St Louis Drouth
St Louis brewers declare open shops as negotiations with striking workers end. Unions refused extra time to consider a compromise wage scale prompting the breakdown of talks.
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Long ST. Louis Drouth
St. Louis
Brewers of
Train balances on river bank after wreck near Dillon Falls
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train en route from Zanesville to Newark derailed on a curve at Dillon Falls five miles west of Zanesville. The dining car and two rear coaches left the track but did not overturn. no injuries were reported. One coach remained perched on the Licki River bank, narrowly avoiding a fall that could have caused fatalities.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Newark
Dillon Falls
Here
Whistler Home Robbed Of Jewels
Burglars broke a basement door with a jimmy at the Whistlers home in Baltimore. Jewelry valued at 7000 dollars was taken from Mrs. Whistler’s dressing room while the couple slept upstairs. Police inquiry underway as details from the early morning theft emerge.
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The
Tribune
Baltimore
Ross W. Whistler
Jimmy
Busse Wins Chicago Mayoral Race Defeating Dunne
Frederick A. Busse, Republican, defeats Edward F. Dunne for mayor of Chicago by a wide margin. The city council will include 35 Republicans, 34 Democrats, and one Independent Democrat. Ordinances for streetcar franchises pass, with city option to purchase for 50,000,000 and a five cent fare. Votes: Busse 164,839. Dunne 151,718. Prohibition 3,294. Socialist 13,459. Hearst papers supported Dunne. Busse cites urban transit reform as key victory.
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Chicago
Frederick A. Busse
Edward F. Dunne
William R. Hearst
Mayom Dunne
Democratic Party
Dunne
Republican Party
John M. Harlan
Deane Wan
Judge Grosscup Comments After Chicago Election Result
United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Peter S Grosscup, visiting Cooper Union, said Chicago voters prefer reform of the existing order over untested plans. He urged safeguards against franchise abuse and stressed guarantees on street railway privileges.
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Peter S Grosscup
United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Cooper Union
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