Woodruff Dilemma Over Delegates at Large At State Convention
Governor Hughes has declined to influence the selection of four delegates at large, leaving Chairman Woodruff and party leaders unsure of who will fill the top posts. A Friday night meeting will likely decide the big four with potential picks including General Stewart L. Woodford and Cornell president J. U. Schurman, among others, as factions vie for influence.
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Hughes
Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Chicago
State Committee
Parsons
New York County Committee
Stewart L. Woodford
Woodford
J. U. Schurman
Cornell University
Charles H. Young
Republican Club
Richard Young, Jr
Brooklyn
E. H. Butler
Buffalo
Kentucky Republicans Mobilize In Presidential Contests
In Kentucky the presidential nomination race heats up with Taft supporters gathering in Loudonville and Willson backing Hughes. Bradley pushes Fairbanks while Samuel J. Roberts of The Leader attacks Bradley over election law progress and party unity.
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Tribune
Lexington
Kentucky
Taft
Loudisville
Willson
Hughes
Albany
Bradley
Fairbanks
Samuel J. Roberts
The
Leader
Roberts
Union College Pelted by Pranksters in Painted Nickname
Union College students discovered the idol on campus painted bright and the name Rensselaer scrawled on buildings. A bulletin board was peppered with a revolver symbol as tensions rise after threats of invasion by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer
Schenectady
Union College
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Union
University Magazine Explosion Shakes Minnesota Campus
An early morning powder magazine blast at the University of Minnesota wrecked the building and shattered windows in the law chemistry and mining buildings. No injuries reported and the cause is unknown.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Law
Chemistry
Assay
Mining Department
Hughespledge Circulation Push Urges Delegates to Back Hughes
The New York County Republican Committee endorses nominating Governor Charles E. Hughes for the Presidency and circulates a resolution to Congressional district delegates. It instructs them to urge the Chicago convention to vote for Hughes until he is nominated or withdraws his name, framing county sentiment as guiding national delegates.
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New York County Republican Committee
Hughes
Republican Club
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Chicago
The
Taft Talks in Chicago and Omaha Visit
Secretary of War Taft spent April 6 in Chicago riding through parks and delivering remarks before the Order of Railway Conductors. He spoke on labor and capital, praised lawful wealth, and warned of a coming labor capital struggle to be settled peacefully.
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Chicago
Taft
Omaha
Roosevelt
Immanuel Baptist Church
Yale
BE. G. McCugg
Council Bluffs
Struggling church strikes oil in Petersville
Butler Pennsylvania April 6 no services were held in the Reformed Church at Petersville as the congregation pursuing oil prospecting struck a gusher on the church lot fifty feet from the building. The flow required a large work force and the well is expected to settle at around one hundred barrels per day aiding the debt burden and pastor back pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Penn
Reformed Church
Petersville
Hush Brigade Targets Noisy Coney Island
Captain Becker leads a hush campaign at Coney Island after seven Italians are arrested for building a frame house on West 3d Street and Park Place. A moving picture spieler and hot dog purveyor go quiet as Becker’s tranquil squad reduces noise crowds. Two men and two girls, Cyrus Dufar and George H Boise plus Lena Dimberg and Minnie Raft, face intoxication and disorderly conduct charges after a trolley disturbance.
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Coney Island
Cyrus Dufar
Greenwood Avenue
George H. Boise
West Street
Brooklyn
Lena Dimberg
Liberty Street
Minnie Raft
Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn Women Teachers Rally for Equal Pay Bill
Large crowd gathers at Aurora Grata Cathedral as Interborough Women Teachers Association and allies press for equal pay. Speakers include Rev Madison Peters Charles Edward Russell Charles Frederick Adams George F Eliott and Miss Grace C Strachan. Bill currently before Senate Rules Committee with optimism for passage despite anticipated mayoral veto.
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Brooklyn
Madison ‘. Peters
Aurora Grata Cathedral
Bedford Avenue
Madison Street
Interborough Women Teachers’ Association
Mr. Peters
Charles Edward Russell
Charles Frederick Adams
George F. Eliott
Grace C. Strachan
Senate Rules Committee
Miss Strachan
Woman kills man in defense of father in Montgomery
Mrs Tessie Jones Shet shoots Nelson Croom a Black man during a life and death struggle with her father at 3 AM. The sisters woke to a noise by the window and the father was attacked, leading to the fatal shot as the attack continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Tessie Jones
Nelson Croom
Rescue at sea saves trio from sinking catboat Eva L
In rough tide off the Battery a leaky catboat Eva L. sprang a leak with Winthrop Taylor and two young women aboard. The tug Berwind and the Hustler rescued the trio as police boats stood by. All swam to safety after discarding heavy clothes. Patrol later recovered the vessel near Governor's Island.
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Eva L
Winthrop Taylor
West 74Th Street
Berwin
Taylor
Classon's Point
East River
Hudson River Boat Club
Sst Street
North River
Kate Lanier
Mott Avenue
The
Bronx
Eva Lawrence
Brooklyn Bridge
91St Street
Miss Lawrence
Pier A
No. 5
Henry Dobert
Berwind
Hustler
Merritt Chapman Company
Mrs. Sanger
Battery
Governor's Island
Ten Amendments Aimed at Clearing Streetcar Delays
The Retail Drygoods Association promotes ten amendments to city ordinances to prevent blocking streetcars. They seek police power to remove delays, keep vehicles near the right curb, and require traffic to follow streetcar directions to speed transit for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Drygoods Association
Public Service
Freeman Confesses In Black Hand Letter Case In Newark
William N. Freeman, arrested in Newark for writing Black Hand letters to Mrs. William T. Plum threatening to kidnap her son for 500, confessed to writing one letter. He alleges a Newark private detective agency head urged a second note while he was a butler at Judge Kreuger’s home. Police doubt his story and doubt his guilt.
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William N. Freeman
Newark
William T. Plum
William T., Jr
Freeman
Judge Krueger
Kreuger
Pastor Calls Harriman Pirate in Sermon
The Rev. Artemas Haynes of the United Congregational Church denounced E. H. Harriman as a pirate in a sermon urging workers to avoid the church Harriman funded near New York. He cited alleged robberies and financial schemes linked to prominent leaders and questioned wealth tied to such actions.
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the Tribune
New Haven
Artemas Haynes
United Congregational Church
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
New York City
Metropolitan Street Railway
William M. Tyins
Public Service Commission
Forest Fire Claims Life Of Local Firefighter
Jetn Dugan of Bolton died fighting a forest fire that burned about one hundred acres across Bolton Lancaster and Clinton. Authorities believe flames trapped him, preventing escape as he battled the blaze.
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Cloton
Mass
Jetn Dugan
Boulton
Bolton
Lancaster
Clinton
Carnegie Museum Director to sail with Diplodocus replica
Dr W J Holland of the Carnegie Museum will sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to Paris to oversee the Berlin replica of the Diplodocus donated by Mr Carnegie. He plans to set up a similar specimen in Paris for the French people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Pittsburg
W. J. Holland
Carnegie Museum
Berlin
Carnegie
Paris
Bishop Moore Busy as He Presides over New York Conference
Bishop David H. Moore leads the New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in session at St. James's Church. He ordained nine deacons in the morning and six elders in the afternoon, urged faith in Jesus Christ, and highlighted Christianity as the world’s dominant religion. The service featured ordination by Rev. George W. Grinton, and the sermon emphasized unity of Christian belief as Andover moves away from conservatism. The conference continues with sermons by Rev. A. E. Barnett and Epworth League events tonight.
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David H. Moore
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. James's Methodist Episcopal Church
K. Sanford
Wallace MacMullen
Tremont Church
Moore
Christ
Andover Theological Seminary
Bishop Moore
Jesus Christ
Son of God
Redeemer
George W. Grinton
Joseph E. Spencer
George E. Wright
George A. Neeld
Philip A. Easeley
J. K. MacDi
F. C. Iglehart
Japan
T. B. Young
A. A. Vradenburgh
P. St. John Coleman
H. E. Hewitt
C. B. Rignall
St. James's Church
Madison Avenue
126Th Street
A. E. Barnett
Epworth League
Bishop Burt Preaches At Hanson Place Church Conference
The Rev Willam P Estes led the love feast at Hanson Place Church Brooklyn assisted by Dr A B Leonard Dr John E Adams and Dr Charles Edward Locke. Bishop William Burt preached the sermon urging ministers to present Christ as savior through the Holy Ghost and warning against overemphasis on sensational displays. At 3 pm Burt ordained deacons and elders with a missionary sermon by Dr J H Willey pastor of St Mark's M E Church.
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Willam P. Estes
Hanson Place
Brooklyn
A. B. Leonard
Board of Foreign Missions
John E. Adams
Charles Edward Locke
William Burt
Burt
Christ
Christian Social Service
Methodist Brotherhood
Arthur ©. Flandreau
Harold FE. Wilson
H. J. Thayer
A. M. Wilkins
W. R. McDermot
A. L. Faust
Otto Brand
George Reusch
C. P. Barnes
Frederick Voorhees
H. W. Menish
H. A. Optic
M. W. Beckwith
J. H. Willey
St. Mark’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Conference
Rabbi Wise Urges Women on City Education Board
The Rev. Dr. Stephen S Wise at a YMHA rally urged appointment of women to New York Citys Board of Education. He argued against majority tyranny and said the nation is not a Christian state, calling for equal educational voice for women amid a large school system serving 650000 children. He praised Roosevelt and urged mothers to play a guiding role in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen S. Wise
The
Free Synagogue
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Board of Education
Fathers of the Republic
Republic
Dr. Wise
Roosevelt
United States
Taylor's Requisition For Goebel Murder Trial Possible
Judge R L Stout will convene Franklin County court tomorrow to consider a requisition upon Indiana Governor Hanley for the return of ex Governor W S Taylor to stand trial for the Goebel murder. Taylor would be first on the docket if issued.
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Tribune
Lexington
R. L. Stout
Franklin County
Vorneer Willson
Hanley
Indiana
W. S Taylor
Goebel
Socialists confront chair at Carnegie hall debate
The exchange centers on a Socialist challenge at Andrew Carnegie's house where Morris Brown, candidate for Controller, delivered a long speech while Kelly admitted being present but not participating as the chairman halted further discussion.
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Andrew Carnegie
Kelly
Morris Brown
Parlor socialism clash at Ascension parish meeting
In a crowded Church of the Ascension room Rev. Alexander Irvine and Rev. Percy Stickney Grant hosted a Sunday night affair that drew Herman Robinson and about two to three hundred attendees. Mrs. M. M. Avery defended Christian socialism while fieldman and other speakers mocked her. Irvine's closing remarks touched on atheism and socialism.
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Church of the Ascet
Alexander E. Irvine
Percy Stickney Grant
Herman Robinson
Central Federated Union
M. M. Avery
Sol” Fieldman
Mrs. Avery
Fieldman
Irvine
Avery
Republican Party
Sol Fieldman
Europe
Mr. Irvine
Robinson
Karl Marx
Ingersoll
Itt
Church of the Ascension
Christ
Detectors guard dedication of new church in East New York
Two hundred policemen and detectives were mobilized at the dedication of the Italian Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Loretta at Pacific and Sackman streets. They protected dignitaries including Chancellor Munderlein amid threats of violence and bomb plots. Inspector O'Brien assigned officers from Brownsville and nearby precincts to ensure perfect order during the morning high mass and afternoon vespers.
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Our Lady of Lorretta
Pacific and
Sackman Streets
East
New York
Munderlein
Brooklyn
O'Brien
Brownsville
Max Sands and Mother Elizabeth Arrested on Saturday
Max Sands and his mother Elizabeth were arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with collect- detention and related offenses. Police declined further details pending investigation and possible court appearance.
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Max Sands
Elizabeth
Protesters Fined After Socialistic Meeting Near Grand Central
In Yorkville court two men and a relative said police clubbed them at a meeting in front of Grand Central, but Patrolman Coyne testified there were no marks or injuries and no clubbing observed by Sands or his mother.
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Grand Central
Yorkville Court
Coyne
East 1St Street
Sands
State Commission Urged To Study Unemployment Causes
A sub committee of the Association of Neighborhood Workers urged appointing a state unemployment commission. The group proposed a 15 member unpaid panel with a 320000 appropriation to gather data, study state and municipal labor agencies, and inform possible remedial legislation. Warne’s reports note longer bread lines and rising need for aid as evidence supporting the inquiry. The signatories include John Elliott, James H. Hamilton, Miss Helen Marot, Rev. Leighton Wham, Rev. Stephen S. Wise and Henry Moskowitz.
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Association of
Ffteen
Frank J. Warne
Charity Organization Society
Department of Labor
Warne
Wood Yard
John Elliott
James H. Hamilton
F. Lewis
Helen Marot
W. Nichols
F. G. Warne
Leighton Wham
Stephen S. Wise
Henry Moskowitz
Reward Sought After Lost Gray Cat on East Side
Mrs. August Smiss of 40 Grand Street offered a reward for a missing gray cat. Reports spread quickly through the East Side, with rewards ranging from unspecified amounts to at least one hundred dollars as cat searches multiplied and sightings poured in.
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August Smiss
Grand Street
Lower Allen Street
East Side
Night riders continue outrages in Kentucky farms
Night riders ravaged Clark County farms with tobacco bed damage on Friday. Early today a large tobacco barn on Alexander Anderson’s property near Kiddville was burned with its contents. Guards armed with Winchester rifles patrol the area and report no other incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Lexington
Clark County
Towares
Alexander Anderson
Kiddyvile
Two Negroes Lynched in South Over Fatal Shoting
News from Mississippi and Alabama report lynchings of two black men. In Wesson, John Burr, accused of killing a white boy, was hanged by about five hundred locals as dawn broke after his capture. In Mobile area, Walter Clayton, jailed for manslaughter, was lynched by seventy five men following alleged assault on Mrs. Joseph White.
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Wesson
Miss
John Burr
Burr
Earl Smith
J. W. Smith
Barr
Smith
Megre
Mobile
Walter Clayton
Lamc Ber
Joseph White
Minette
Jewel theft targets Wheeling law office in Texas trip bid
In Wheeling West Virginia on April 5 a theft from Russell and Russell law office yielded jewelry and diamonds valued at unknown sum. Four teens including Albert Albinger confessed after attempted sale. motive cited as funds for a trip to Texas.
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Wheeling
Russell & Russell
Albert
Albinger
Bellaire
Ralphercules
Texas
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Clerk
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Krueger
Pastor
Kaiser
East New York Church
John Jameson
AES Cay
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