Liner Amerika Arrives After Rough North Atlantic Crossing
The Hamburg American liner Amerika and Cunard’s Lucania anchored yesterday after rough seas. The Amerika, departing Hamburg ten days earlier, faced persistent northwest gales and high head seas, delaying its expected Saturday arrival. Passengers largely stayed indoors though a brief deck excursion occurred as weather eased.
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Amerika
Lucania
Cunard Line
Hamburg
Lusitania
Daunt’s Rock
Sandy Hook
Ordination and sermons on luxury at New Jersey church
Bishop Spellmeyer presided at First Methodist in Pisinfield New Jersey as seven deacons and nine elders were ordained by the conference. D. D. E. Randolph warned against luxury in a socialistic sermon. Miss Nellie Stright and Miss Marion Brown were ordained deaconesses. Stright serves in Newton Sussex County and Brown at Newark Pennsylvania Railroad station.
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Tribune
Pisinfield
N. J
Spellmeyer
First Methodist Church
John F. Dodd
Harry W. Murphy
Rush W. Rake
William H. Sloat
Thomas T. Crawford
Willis S. MacRorie
Alfred Yeoman
Warren P. Coon
Edgar M. Compton
Archibald N. Smith
Charles E. Collard
Frederick B. Curry
Frederick W. Sloat
Charles C. Cain
Charles M. Powers
A. Boylan Fitzgerald
David M. Ausmus
D. D. E. Randolph
Trinity Church
Paterson
Nellie Stright
Jersey City
Marion Brown
Newark
Stright
Newton
Sussex County
Brown
Sixty Horses Die in Five Story Livery Stable Fire
A five story brick livery stable at Heinz Brothers No 81 Clinton Street burned last night killing sixty horses and destroying trucks and wagons. The blaze caused disorder in adjacent tenements and prompted police to evacuate spectators from a Clinton Street cinema. A wedding at Great Central Hall nearby proceeded as guests and the groom carried his bride to safety amid the commotion.
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Heinz Brothers
Arson Arrest After Winthrop Hotel Fire
Winthrop Massachusetts April 5 James Flanagan of Winthrop is under arrest for arson after a fire destroyed four shore cottages and a hotel wing at res Hall early today Forty guests were forced to flee in night clothing but all escaped unharmed The loss is estimated at eighteen thousand dollars Flanagan will likely be examined on mental condition after the alarm was raised by the arrestee
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Winthrop
Mass
James Flanagan
Hall
Flanagan
Hampton Roads
Barbers Weigh Pittsburg Strike Action Tomorrow
Master barbers of Pittsburg must sign the journeymen scale by 9 o clock tomorrow morning or a citywide barber strike will begin. Journeymen refused a minor wage cut and masters threaten to post no tip signs citing higher earnings by the trade.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Fine Theatre for Frisco Chinamen
San Francisco reports a new largest Oriental theatre to be built in Chinatown at Clay and Stockton streets. The three thousand seat venue will cost $500.00 and feature three hanging galleries as a novel architectural device.
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The
Tribune
San Francisco
Chinatown
Clay and
Stockton
Move for Bridge Loop Expands Brooklyn Approach
The Brooklyn Bridge extensions on the Manhattan approach are widened to accommodate subway tracks linking with the Williamsburg Bridge loop. A widened eighteen foot roadway will run from Pearl Street toward the Park Row terminal, while subway work proceeds. The project may take about two years before the subway is ready.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
Pearl Street
Park Row Terminal
Bridge Department
Rose
Manhattan Subway
Board of Estimate
Mass Meeting Boxes Sold At Catholic Centenary Meeting
At the Catholic Centenary Celebration committee meeting at Cathedral College boxes for the Carnegie Music Hall mass meeting sold for 3135 dollars. John Whalen paid 150 dollars the highest price. Committee heads reported. E J McGuire announced a 40000 strong procession in May with three divisions and a badge for all Catholics. Cardinal Logue to arrive May 2 and visiting clergy will be entertained.
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Cathedral College
Carnegie Music Hall
Bryan Kennelly
John Whalen
Morgan J. O'Brien
John G. Agar
Herman Ridder
Francis J. Quinlan
John Mulqueen
Thomas Kelly
Eugene Philbin
James Butler
Pius X
Farley
Cardinal Logue
Ireland
New Jersey Officials Under Bail Prompt Newark Turmoil
Newark reels as Sheriff Summers reform drive leads to arrest of Sheriff, Acting Prosecutor Mott, and grand jury foreman Atha on election fraud indictment charges. Warrants served by Detective Captain Carroll and Sgt Corbally, with $5,000 bail set by Judge Howell. Nugent and supporters claim retaliation. Nugent plans civil action for damages.
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Newark
Summers
James R. Nugent
Mott
Benjamin Atha
March Grand Jury
Captain Carroll
Thomas Corbally
Howell
Nugent
Mr. Atha
Incendiary Fire Destroys Madison Avenue Tenement
Five story brick tenement at 178 Madison Avenue sparked panic last night as firemen rescued tenants from second and third floor windows. Fire began in the basement and aroused suspicions of an incendiary attack after a nearby blaze. No deaths. property damage about 1,000 pounds.
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Madison Avenue
O'Connor
Young Couple's Secret Marriage Ends With Disappearance
Miss Eliza Morris of 72 Trask Avenir Bayonne and Samuel Gartley of 192 Broadway Bayonne wed on March 25 but Gartley vanished soon after. He is twenty. his bride of less than five months says she has no idea where he is. A friend says he forfeited business interests valued at about $19,000 by his act.
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Eliza Morris
Traskavenir
Bayonne
Samuel Gartley
Broadway
Gartley
Hig Wother
Navy Considers Aeronautic Corps and Airship Plans
Washington reports naval officers push to create an aeronautic corps for the Navy. Rear Admiral Chester advocates airships for future wars and a Toledo built airship awaits testing in May. Lt Robert Henderson plans for an on coast airship as the Evans fleet considers aerial navigation in training.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Mike
Army Signal Corps
Chester
Magdalena Bay
Evans
Toledo
Robert Henderson
Missouri
Admiral Evans
Henderson
Board of Naval Officers
Annapolis Academy
New Ventilation Suit Marks Albany Labor Dept Push
Albany April 5 The State Labor Department files a penalty suit of 19 a day for improper air quality in a factory workroom the first such case. Commissioner John Williams cites 48 prosecutions in March with 36 involving child labor and 28 500 inspections overall. The bureau seeks aggressive ventilation reforms in tenement sweatshops and factory workrooms.
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Way Telegraph
the Tribune
Albany
State Labor Department
John Williams
Labor Department
Williams
Bureau of Factory Inspection
Bureau of Inspection
Rifle Association to Move Headquarters to Washington
Washington April 5 Within days the National Rifle Association of America will move its headquarters to Washington and remain there permanently The relocation reflects approved plans to improve cooperation with the War Department and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice The association reports flourishing conditions in its annual summary
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Washington
National Rifle Association of America
Mays
War Department
National Board For the Promotion
National Rifle Association
Yonkers man stabbed in heart in Yonkers assault
Robert Engles of 99 Palisade avenue Yonkers is in St Joseph Hospital alive with three stitches in his heart after an assault by Carl Walusch Cowel Formann and Michael Masacka of New York and Yonkers. He was stabbed twice and rushed to hospital where Dr Duffy and staff operated. The three attackers are in custody awaiting his condition.
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Robert Engles
Palisade Avenue
Yonkers
St. Joseph's Hospital
Carl Walusch
Cowel Formann
East 71Th Street
New York
Michael Masacka
Crotona Terrace
Eagles
War Department
Military Academy
New York City
West Point
Boiler Explosion Kills Two on Southern Railway Spur
Early today near Asheville New York a freight train engine boiler exploded as it neared a small station fifteen miles below. Engineer George Lauderback and fireman W. M. Kemp were killed instantly. The engine was torn apart and four cars derailed. The boiler was flung fifty feet from the track and the cause remains unknown.
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Asheville
N.Y
Jpllight
Spartanburg
Southern Railway
George Lauderback
W. M. Kemp
Army and Navy notes on badges and promotions
The War Department contemplates expanding campaign badges to all Spain war volunteers, with a special appropriation needed for medals. Navy modules plan badges for ships crews and Peking relief participants. A new Army Chief of Engineers is to be chosen, likely from Symons, Leach, Kingman, or Russell, with others retiring soon.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
War Department
Spain
Quartermaster General
Navy Department
West Indies
Asiatic
Peking
Army
Mackenzie
Corps of Engineers
T. W. Symons
8. S. Leach
D. C. Kingman
Savannah
W. T. Russell
Cincinnati
W. L. Marshall
New York
Engineer Corps
J. D. G. Knight
Philippines
Leonard Wood
Army and Navy
Rales
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Severn River
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