President Roosevelt Tours Texas Amid Enthusiastic Welcome
President Roosevelt arrives in Dallas on a Missouri, Kansas and Texas train at 6 20 pm and is greeted by cheering crowds. He speaks in Denison and Sherman about Civil War heritage, duty, and national unity before continuing to Dallas. The trip includes a welcome at the Oriental Hotel and a message urging pride in public schools and American resilience.
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Dallas
Tex
Roosevelt
Texas
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Oriental Hotel
Waco
Austin
Antonio
Kansas
Missouri
Indian Territory
Atery
Xas
Denison
of Texas
Sherman
Canyon
Health Department plans vast new isolation hospital system
The Department of Health seeks to spend millions to modernize Manhattan and Brooklyn facilities for contagious diseases. Current isolation capacity is inadequate with about sixty diphtheria beds and thousands of measles cases annually. Planned buildings include brick, fireproof pavilions, cottages for mixed diseases, morgue, nurses home, and a Willard Parker complex expansion costing around seven million dollars.
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Department of Health
Manhattan
Kingston Avenue
Brooklyn
Health Department
Albany-ave
Rutland Road
Kingston Ave
Willard Parker Hospital
Avenue D
East 16Th-St
East 15Th-St
East River
Darlington
North Brother Island
Board of Estimate
Senator Platt Stricken With Bronchial Pneumonia at Summer Home
Senator Orville H. Platt of Washington Connecticut is recuperating at his summer home from bronchial pneumonia after a severe cold at Senator Hawley's funeral. Doctors report improvement, noting normal temperature and a favorable path to recovery, though he remains weak.
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Washington, Conn
Orville H. Platt
W. J. Ford
Delafield
New York
Senator Platt
Hawley
Hartford
Mr. Platt
Senate
Washington
Ford
Platt
Germany reiterates open door policy in Morocco
Berlin presents to Washington a memorandum reaffirming the open door in Morocco, the preservation of the Moroccan status quo, and protection of commercial interests for Germany and other trading nations. Taft receives the note. Roosevelt to consider. Germany regrets not being officially informed of British and French moves in Morocco.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
Morocco
Baron von Sternburg
War Department
Taft
Far East
Roosevelt
France
Great Britain
London
Tangier
Mediterranean
Hay
China
Emperor William
St. Petersburg
Madrid
German envoy hints at Moroccan peace via world conference
Berlin reports the German government would approve an international conference to settle the Moroccan question. The Foreign Office has not proposed it yet but asks capitals if the idea would be well received. No indication of support from France or Britain. Also ad notes Atlantic City weekend tour by rail with beach front hotel rate.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
France
Great Britain
Explosion at Leiter's Zeigher Mine Kills Forty Three Miners
Zeigler Illinois April 5 A coroner’s jury ruled an explosion of blasting powder caused the deaths of forty three miners at Joseph Leiter's coal mine on Monday April 3. The jury found the mine was safe for gas on April 3.
Dolly Varden Saved After Open Switch Incident
An open switch on the West Side branch of the New York Central line delayed the Dolly Varden passenger train by 1 minute. An extra freight separated and rerouted to allow the 500 to 600 passenger cars to pass safely. Police believe youths caused the mishap, not a deliberate wreck, and the railway requested added West Side police protection and yard patrols.
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West Side
Hudson River
American Lumber Company
11Th-Ave
8Th-St
McAdoo
Five Floors Fall In New York Apartment Project
Charles Dielman, 21, a laborer, narrowly escaped death when concrete flooring on the eighth floor of a thirteen story Central Park West building collapsed. He fell to the third floor, was pulled free, and later treated for head injuries and mud in his eyes. The crew blamed moisture from rain for soggy concrete. girders on the third floor sagged as well. The project is for Peter Banner of Broadway.
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Charles Dielman
West 39Th-St
Central Park West
S9th St
E. c. Fuller
Herkimerst
Brooklyn
Dielman
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Buildings Department
Peter Banner
No. Broadway
Laurier Denies Manitoba Boundary Negotiations
In Ottawa on April 5 Sir Wilfrid Laurier denied Manitoba government charges that he joined Papal envoy talks on extending Manitoba borders. He said the Pope’s representative acted without government sanction and that he had no broken commitments with the deputation. He traced boundary talks from 1884 to now.
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the Tribune
Ottawa
House of Commons
Wilfrid Laurier
Manitoba
Canada
MacDonald
Members Storm Church as Police Halt Violence
After clashes between pro and anti pastor factions at Westminster Presbyterian Church in West 25th Street, hundreds gathered in rain for deacon elder and trustee elections. Police required to maintain order as attempts to bar opponents and a plan to expand the ruling board were alleged, ending with elders taking trustees’ powers.
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James Lloyd Lee
Westminster Presbyterian Church
West 25d St
Dr. Lee
Walter Findlay
James Johnson
Matthew Galbraith
John W. Stanley
F. Gustave Kindlan
F. A. Carpenter
Galbraith
Tax Bills Pass Assembly in Party Line Vote
Albany April 5 after seven hours of debate the assembly approved two tax measures a 2 stock transfer tax and a five mill mortgage tax by party lines with strong Republican opposition from New York City and Brooklyn. Hartman Pendry Moreland opposed the bills with others. The vote drew protests, debate, and predictions of party harm as lawmakers argued over impact on business and constituents.
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Albany
Assembly
New York City
Brooklyn
Hartman
New York
Cotton
Pendry
Moreland
Chemung
Assembly Chamber
Tompkins and Salomon
Fuller
New-York County
Assemblyman
Wainwright
Westchester
Republican Party
Prentice
Mr. Prentice
Tompkins
New-York
Wall Street
Rogers
Wade
Hooker
Higgins
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Barry
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Trinity River
East
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New South
Tripso Texas
Rough Ride Regiment
Atlantic
Pacific
Commonwealth of Texas
Pauline Everett
Union
Continerd
Florida Limited
Palm Limited
Son and
Seaboard Florida Limited
April
O. H. Platt III
THE
Europe
Atlantic Cty Tour
Pennsylvania
Petiroes
Beach Front
Say
Dolly Varden
N. Y. Central Switch
Laurier
Usher’s
Members
Storm Church
John W. Powell
J. Edgar Powell
Derald Ross
John T. Stanley
Frederick A. Carpenter
Thomas Hanna
John R. Buchanan
Lee
Mr. Lee
Board of Trustees
Stanton
John D. Cluss
Justice Truax
West 20Thst
Timms
Daly
Dewey’s
J. H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
Stanley
Massachusetts
Boston
Philadelphia
New York State
Assemblyman Fuller
Salomon
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