Debt limit evidence outlines method changes for city borrowing
The Bureau of Municipal Research released a brief of evidence in the Levy case, arguing new methods to compute New York City's debt limit. It urges including floating debt from noncurrent year revenue bonds, reassessing sinking fund treatments, and excluding certain cash from gross debt, with the aim of reducing future uncertainty in public borrowing calculations. The report critiques current figures and supports a refined framework to settle the city’s borrowing capacity once.
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Bureau of Municipal Research
Benjamin F. Tracy
Jefferson M. Levy
Board of Estimate
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
City of
New York
Tracy
Metz
Bureau
Pacific Liner Indiana Wrecked Near Magdalena Bay
A wireless dispatch reports the Pacific Mail steamer Indiana wrecked at Point Tosca near Magdalena Bay while bound from Panama to San Francisco. Admiral Swinburne and Pacific fleet vessels rescued passengers and mails. The vessel, valued at 200000 dollars with cargo of 400000 dollars, lies in fourteen feet of water with no immediate hope of floating.
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the Tribune
San Francisco
Point Tosca
Magdalena Bay
Pacific Mail
Indiana
Panama
Admiral Swinburne
Pacific Fleet
Robinson
Ice Prices Jump 100 Percent in Newark Market
Ice prices rise by 100 percent after a secret wholesale meeting. Householders face 70 cents per hundred as 5-cent sale ends, while large users pay 5 dollars a ton for ice at the bridge. Retailers report a broad uplift affecting saloonkeepers, restaurants, and households, with fears of municipal ice plant debate resuming.
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Newark
Free Synagogue Marks Anniversary With Large Fundraising
At the second anniversary celebration held yesterday at the Majestic Theatre, the Free Synagogue raised 50000 for a new building. Major donors included Jacob H Schiff and Adolph Lewisohn with 10000 each and I N Seligman and Henry Morgenthau with 5000 each. Dr Emil G Hirsch of Sinai Temple gave the principal address urging support for a Jewish state if Palestine. Dr Stephen S Wise spoke of threats to his pulpit remarks and noted assurances from top donors supporting his stance.
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Free Synagogue
Majestic Theatre
Jacob H. Schiff
Adolph Lewisohn
I. N. Seligman
Henry Morgenthau
Emil G. Hirsch
Sinai Temple
Chicago
Palestine
Stephen 5S. Wise
Wise
Wright Charged With Obtaining 360000 by False Pretenses
Washington April 4 Roy M Wright a 36 year old railway postal clerk and Boise Idaho broker and cattleman was arrested on charges of obtaining 360000 under false pretences He claims the amount is 600 and says the case stems from goods valued at 600 sold to a third party He denies knowledge of any indictment and offers to stand trial He says he is a cousin of Kentucky Representative Langley and has worked in rail mail service for six weeks prior to the alleged scheme
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Washington
Boise
Idaho
Roy M. Wright
Kentucky
Boiseau
Wright
Langley
Tariff Rule Forecast by Republican Whip After Canvass
Washington April 4 Republican whip Dwight says tariff rule will be brought to the House tomorrow and passed after a thorough canvass. Payne agrees but warns a coalition of coal and lumber insurgents could delay. Support beyond regular Republicans includes Louisiana and Florida delegations, with Georgia and South Carolina backing the rule if needed. Murdock aims to push beer tax and hide duty changes in the Senate.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Representative Dwight
Dwight
Payne
Cushman
House
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Colorado
Kansas
Iowa
Murdock
Senate
Booth's Eightieth Birthday Message to Americans
General William Booth marked his eightieth birthday by urging Americans to seek the honor of God and the welfare of the friendless with the same zeal they pursue wealth and pleasure. He said such devotion would bring lasting satisfaction and make the nation a model for the world.
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William Booth
Salvation Army
Fire destroys historic Yellow House. daughter dies
In Winchester Virginia on April 4 Miss Virginia Carter, daughter of Reese B. Carter, died in a fire that consumed the two hundred year old Yellow House at Rest. Her parents suffered serious burns but are expected to recover. The structure once hosted George Washington and Civil War heroine Miss Rachel Wright.
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Winchester
Virginia Carter
Reese B. Carter
Yellow House
Carter
George Washington
Braddock
Fort Duquesne
Rachel Wright
Sheridan
Valley
Congress
Woman Dows Thug With Jiu Jitsu Skill in Chicago
Miss Wilma Berger a 20 year old student nurse at Henrotin Hospital used jiu jitsu learned from a Japanese teacher to fend off a husky assailant near Lake Shore Drive. She broke his grip with a kick to the feet and escaped to a policeman for help.
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Chicago
Wilma Berger
Henrotin Hospital
Miss Berger
Lake Shore Drive
Two More Sleepers Found At Pier 15
A night inspector on Pier 15 of the American Line seized two suit cases holding about 209 dollars worth of fine cutlery. The items were hidden by two Philadelphia sailors aiding a gown importers scheme to smuggle gowns as sleepers. The cases, containing carving sets with silver mounts, were taken ashore with passengers’ baggage and later sent to the Appraiser's Stores. No trunks with gowns were found on the pier.
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Surveyor’s Department
Pier 15
Philadelphia
Secon
American Line
Marathon Runner Frederick Rumsby Dies in England
Hull, England April 4 A marathon runner Frederick Rumsby collapsed during a twenty mile race yesterday. He was carried from the track and soon lost consciousness. He died today. Rumsby won a marathon here last year.
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Hull
England
Frederick Rumsby
Rumsby
Solomon Clever Not Wise Says Rabbi Denounces Bible Sage
Rabbi Isaac Landman of Temple Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia argues Solomon’s wisdom is mere cleverness and resembles Arabian Nights tales. He contends Ecclesiastes was not written by Solomon, noting wisdom shows itself in riddles phrases and proverbs rather than deep insight.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Isaac Landman
Temple Keneseth Israel
Solomon
Aged Woman Honored Fifty Years A Servant In Jersey Home
Mrs. Mary Grecan, fifty years a servant in Abial Price’s South River family, is feted with a town celebration. Dinner, champagne, and a large cake mark the day as Riverside Orchestra plays and relatives join in the tribute to a faithful helper who never asked for time off or a raise. William Price travels from New York for the event while Abial Price’s household recalls her forty years of steady service since 1859 arrival from Ireland.
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Tribune
New Brunswick
N. J
Mary Grecan
Abial Price
South River
Price
Mary
Riverside Orchestra
William Price
New York
Trenton
Lambs Minstrel Show planned with star lineup tour
The Lambs meet to launch an all-star gambol with every prominent actor. A. L. Erlanger will chair the tour and Joseph Brooks oversees business affairs. Victor Herbert leads a fifty-piece band as the troupe opens May 24 at the Metropolitan Opera House New York.
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A. L. Erlanger
Klaw & Erlanger
Joseph Brooks
Brooks & Dingwall
Augustus Thomas
New York
Victor Herbert
Metropolitan Opera House
Lambs Minstrels
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Lambs Fellows
Hyperion Theatre
New Haven
Boston Theatre
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
New Forrest Theatre
Hammerstein's Opera
Auditorium
L Sbors Grip On France Prompts Mass Worker Rally
Paris April 4 15 000 workers electricians and masons attend a government oppose rally. Pataud secretary of the Electricians Union and Yvetot labor leader speak as unions push to secure the right to strike against the state. A central strike committee is to be formed with secret members to avoid arrest and may call a general strike if repression continues.
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Paris
Electricians and Masons
Citizen Pataud
Electricians’ Union
M. Yvetot
General Confederation of Labor
Alarcon Attempted Suicide In Chicago
Indalecio Alarcon twenty seven, reportedly son of a Parral plantation owner, tried to kill himself by stabbing twelve times in the left side, slashing his throat, taking carbolic acid, and leaping from a third story window. He survived hospital treatment but may die from blood loss. He could offer no reason for the self harm and was employed in a department store.
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Chicago
Indalecio Alarcon
Parral
Mexico
Alarcon
Parents Part as Son William Cooper Dies by Suicide
William Cooper a sixteen year old printer's apprentice living at 598 Knickerbocker Avenue Williamsburg hanged himself yesterday in his father Oliver Cooper's home. His parents had recently separated after a divorce on March 19 and the boy, attached to his mother, blamed his wife for the family troubles. His brother Oliver eighteen was with their father at a restaurant after dinner while William stayed home unwell.
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William Cooper
Oliver Cooper
Knickerbocker Avenue
Williamsburg
Cooper
F. W. Tuttle & Co
Liberty Street
Manhattan
Oliver
Noo
William
Coney Island
Suicide at Luna Island Near Niagara Falls
An unknown man about thirty eight years old killed himself by leaping into the Niagara River from Luna Island. Witnesses saw him on the bridge railing before plunging headfirst into the water as bystanders watched. He weighed about 180 pounds, had black hair and a mustache, and a child’s ring found in a pocket may identify him. Luna Falls has not yielded up a body before.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Tirty
Luna Island
Luna Falls
Wireless telephony by Fessenden beats Marconi claims
Boston April 4 Reginald A Fessenden of Brant Rock Mass has perfected a wireless telephony system said to surpass Marconi Elihu Thompson calls it a success The Navy reportedly failed to interrupt a test and Brant Rock Washington messages are now frequent with plans for battleship apparatus covering a thousand mile radius
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Boston
Reginald A. Fessenden
Brant Rock
Mass
Elihu Thompson
Marconi
United States Navy Department
Fessenden
Washington
Gift Brings Millions From San Francisco Brother
Mrs. J. T. Oxnard of Haverhill Mass will receive a large share of a 10,000,000 estate left by her brother Charles A Warren of San Francisco. Warren, a noted Pacific Coast contractor, died in San Francisco eight weeks ago. A small gift from his sister when he was sixteen is repaid with millions.
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the Tribune
Haverhill
Mass
J. T. Oxnard
Charles A. Warren
San Franci
Warren
Pacific Coast
Horn
Gomez May Quit Post In Venezuela Turmoil
Caracas reports that President J Vicente Gomez may temporarily hand power to Vice President J A Velutini. Castro installed Gomez after overthrowing the prior government. Gomez may stay abroad or return to direct events. Velasco, Tachira governor and Castro's brother‑in‑law, travels with his wife toward La Guaira amid fears of renewed rebellion.
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Caracas
Willemstad
J. Vicente Gomez
J. A. Velutini
Castro
Gomez
Europe
Venezuela
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad
Three Italians Shot in New York Street Shooting
Early this morning three Italians were shot at Broome and Sullivan streets and taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in serious condition. The injured are Peter Romani a 32 year old from East 106th Street shot through the spine Frank Sanchirea 31 of Thompson Street with bullets in both shoulders and Joseph Lauria 32 of Thompson Street shot near the heart. A suspect, Samuel Mele 27 of Sullivan Street, claimed they will attend to it themselves. Patrolman Decker saw seven or eight men leave a nearby hotel, then a pistol discharge. The wounded tried to flee as well.
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Broome and
Sullivan Streets
St. Vincent's Hospital
Peter Romania
East 106Th Street
Frank Sanchirea
Thompson Street
Joseph Lauria
Samuel Mele
Sullivan Street
Decker
Macdougal Street
Raines Law
Opposition to Central Park gallery plan by design groups
Central Park faces a clash over a National Academy of Design gallery proposal. City Club Citizens Union and allied bodies oppose the plan as dangerous for the park, urging a general stand against private enterprises using park space. Local officials and architects voice concerns about accessibility and precedent. Resolutions urge defeat before Albany, with copies sent to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Governor Hughes.
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Central Park
National Academy of Design
Citizens’ Committee
Seth Low
Eugene A. Philbin
Park and Playground Association
Joseph G. Deane
City Club
Albany
Mer. Deane
Julius Henry Cohen
The
Citizens Union
Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Academy
64Th Street
Ethical Culture School
63D Street
Central Park West
Charles W. Leavitt, Jr
No. 220
Broadway
American Society of Landscape Architects
Academy
Leavitt
Edwin W. Deming
Mr. Deming
Goodhue Livingston
Trowbridge & Livingston
Fifth Avenue
Livingston
New York
the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
Central Federated Union
New York City
Board of Aldermen
Hughes
Committee On Cities
Fist Fight Arrests Near Bellevue Hospital
Two men Edward Gordon and Edward Conroy were arrested at Bellevue Hospital on charges of intoxication and disorderly conduct after a fist fight with Patrolman Hatmaker. They were bail $500 each with John S. Shea as surety. The quartet allegedly assaulted the officer as they left the surgical ward after visiting a patient.
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East Sth Street
Edward Gordon
East Sith Street
Edward Conroy
East 34Th Street
Bellevue Hospital
John S. Shea
11Th Assembly
George Hatmaker
Gordon
Conroy
Hatmaker
M. J. Rickard
Bellevue
Nineteen Italian boys locked up in Mott Street case
Nineteen Italian youths were arraigned yesterday at the Essex Market police court charged with using loud and profane language and insulting passersby in front of an Italian resort on Mott street. Magistrate Krote fined each one dollar, and as none paid they were all locked up over the document.
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Essex Market
Mott Street
Krote
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