President Roosevelt Wins Railway Rate Victory
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt secures federal control of interstate carrier rates with Congress nearly united. Hepburn bill advances to fix maximum rates via the Interstate Commerce Commission, with court review and temporary injunctions under debate.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Friends of Railway
Passaic Advertises Chateau Burgundy and Clarets
Alfred Speer of Passaic New Jersey touts a corked cask of his 12 year old sherry and Gorey wines. Free delivery from Passaic to New York and vicinity. Write for a list. His chateau Burgundy and Clarets are unexcelled.
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Alfred Speer
Passaic
N. J
New York
Tenement Wall Collapse Injures Child In Oliver Street
The front wall of a rear tenement at 67 Oliver street partially collapsed yesterday around 5 pm injuring six year old Lizzie Tramuto who played in the courtyard. Fire escapes were blamed and the Buildings Department moved to demolish the remaining wall.
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Oliver Street
Lizzie Tramuto
John Bolles
Edward Murphy
Buildings Department
Bambaata Trapped as British Troops Close In
Colonial forces under Colonel Leuchar march through East Africa and reach Impanza after a night advance. They shell kraals while encamped gun positions overlook the village. Reinforcements from the Umvoti militia have joined the column.
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Leuchar
British East Africa
Durban
Impanza
Bambaata
Umvoti
Car Crash Wrecks Crowded City Carriage
A New York and Queens County Street Railway rear car, travelling at high speed, crashed into a preceding car at Vernon and Jackson avenues in Long Island City injuring about twenty five passengers on the rear platform. Mrs. Price and her son Wesley from Jamaica Avenue, plus Theodore Hobart and others were hurt. Mrs. Price, her son, and Hobart were hospitalized. Hobart suffered a skull base bruise and internal injuries.
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New York and Queens County Street Railway Company
Vernon and
Jackson Avenues
Long Island City
T. Price
Wesley
Jamaica Avenue
Theodore Hobart
C. McMillen
Peter Wood
Thomas Shaughnessy
Auto Capsizes Hansom in Fifth Avenue Crash
An auto owned by John Claflin overturned a crossing hansom cab at 32d Street on Fifth Avenue. Agnes Claflin, her maid, and Dr. John C. Hartle were in the hansom. Cooper was bruised but declined charges. Agnes was shaken but unharmed.
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John Claflin
Agnes Claflin
Fifth Avenue
John C. Hartle
Montreal
Henry Cooper
John B. Kent
Miss Claflin
Fire disrupts telephone lines on Manhattan blocks
A blaze in a New York Telephone Company conduit manhole at 35th Street and Sixth Avenue cut off telephone service for hours. Five hundred fifty wires feeding 275 phones were disabled. Workers had been repairing the manhole in the morning. Flames erupted when they returned after lunch. The fire was quickly put out and the cause is unknown.
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Broadway
West 23d Street
84Th Street
New York Telephone Company
35Th Street
Siath Avenue
Deckhands Save Ferry Passengers In Sudden Backing Incident
Prompt action by two Staten Island Municipal ferry deckhands prevented disaster when the Bronx backed from its slip at 4 40 p m with 100 passengers aboard. They quickly lowered the gates, averting walkers overboard as a signaling misunderstanding between captain and engineer prompted the move. An investigation is underway.
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Staten Island
Bronx
Manhattan
Navy enlistment of Red Cloud's grandson in Baltimore
A grandson of Sioux Chief Red Cloud enlisted in the United States Navy in Baltimore today. The ceremony marks a notable connection between Native American heritage and the naval service amid mobilization efforts.
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Red Cloud
NAVY
Tribune
Baltimore
United States Navy
Booker T Washington School Anniversary Guests
Andrew Carnegie stands with President Eliot of Harvard at the Booker T Washington School twenty fifth anniversary in Tuskegee Alabama on April 5 1906. The photo shows Carnegie on the right and Eliot as third from the left.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
Andrew Carnegie
Eliot
Harvard
Underwood & Underwood
Vesuvius Erupts Ravaging Boscatrecase Parish and Nearby Towns
April 7 dispatches describe Mount Vesuvius pouring lava and ash over Boscatrecase and surrounding villages. Fire streams raze homes, peasants flee, and authorities including Duke of Aosta and Cardinal Prisco aid victims. New craters appear while earthquakes unsettle camps and towns along the lava path. King Victor Emmanuel and Pope Pius X reportedly consider visiting the afflicted districts.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Juner
Pius X
Vatican
National General Strike Planned for June 1
Paris reports the General Labor Federation calls all workers to cease work on June 1 until an eight hour day is granted. The federation claims its organization is complete and expects most workers to join, risking a record general strike if employers do not concede.
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Paris
General Labor Federation
Suffering in Ecuador as famine looms in interior provinces
In Guayaquil on April 7 President Alfaro ordered duty free import of flour corn wheat and barley and a 50 percent tariff on lard for two months. The decree aims to ease food shortages while yellow and typhoid fever claim many lives in the city.
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Guayaquil
Alfaro
Davis Healed After Morristown Prayers
Morristown reports Charles Davis a prominent Mason who was given up by doctors for lung trouble rallied after his brother and community prayed. He now shows signs of recovery and remains hopeful for a full return to health.
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The
Tribune
Morristown
N. J
Charles Davis
Davis Hope
Carnegie Kisses Complimenters in Atlanta
Andrew Carnegie kissed two women who praised his speech in Atlanta on April 7. Mrs. J. T. Eichberg thanked him and recalled the kiss while a nameless friend also received his gesture. Carnegie remarked he valued the moment highly.
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the Tribune
Atlanta
Andrew Carnegie
J. T. Eichberg
Hobson
Heart on right side man ends with successful operation
Charles Smith a Cleveland bartender living in the Bradley apartments East Street went to St Alexis Hospital for a displaced heart. An operation corrected the rare condition caused by pleurisy. Two ribs were removed and his heart lungs were returned to their normal positions.
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the Tribune
Cleveland
Charles Smith
Bradley Apartments
East Sth Street
St. Alexis Hospital
Smith
Shortages In Indiana State Auditor Office Reported
A final report to Governor Hanly by the investigating committee alleges shortages in the Indiana state auditor office totaling 290 594 dollars. The report covers James H Rice 1883 to 1887 Bruce Carr 1887 to 1891 J O Henderson and A C Dalley and cites combined deficits across the office.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hanly
State Auditor
James H. Rice
Bruce Carr
J. O. Henderson
A. C. Dalley
Kansas Supreme Court Declares Cattle Exchange A Trust
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the Kansas City Livestock Exchange a trust and voided cattle mortgages issued through its members. The unanimous decision reverses a prior ruling and threatens millions in cattle paper. Justice Mason delivered the long opinion on the rehearing case.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas City Livestock Exchange
Supreme Court
Mason
Mrs Eddy's Relative Undergoes Tumor Operation
Mrs. William Glover daughter-in-law of Mary Baker Eddy underwent tumor surgery at Augustina Hospital in Chicago. Dr. A J Ochsner and Dr Edward H Ochsner performed the operation. A telegram from Mrs Eddy followed the procedure as Mrs Glover recovers rapidly after eight years of Christian Science treatment by prayer.
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Tribune
Chicago
William Glover
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Leader
Augustina Hospital
A. J. Ochsner
Edward H. Ochsner
Glover
Christian Science Religion
Delaware Lackawanna Denies Nickel Plate Merger Talks
W H Truesdale president of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western emphatically denied rumors that his railroad had bought or merged with the Nickel Plate road aka the New York Chicago and St Louis. He stated the DLW has no such intention now or in the past.
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Delaware
Lackawanna & Western
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
W. H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Faust Heard 600 Miles Away At Electricians' Convention
The opera Faust was heard via long distance telephone from Cheyenne to Salt Lake City as electricians paused their convention. Three transmitters in Cheyenne and three intensifiers in Salt Lake enabled the performance six hundred miles apart.
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the Tribune
Salt Lake
Utah
Cheyenne
Wyo
Electricians
Typhoid cases surge in Pittsburg water scare
Seventy six new typhoid cases were reported, the highest in nine years, with 27 cases in four days and 1312 since January 1. Health officials blame the outbreak on an unclean water supply and note Corcoran Tanks for Water Storage as an advertised provider.
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Pittsburg
Bureau of Health
Anthracite Operators Debate Arbitration and Strike Tactics
The seven member operators committee met at Lehigh Valley Railway president E B Thomas's office to consider Mitchell arbitration proposals and potential Roosevelt board involvement. They adjourned to noon tomorrow before a joint miners and operators conference. Independent operators reported action, exact stance not disclosed.
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Mitchell
E. B. Thomas
Lehigh Valley Railroad
J. L. Cake
Wilkes-Barre
Miners’ Committee
Arbitration Board
Roosevelt
Anthracite Strike Commission
Attendant at Ward's Island Arrested for Brutality
Alfred Robinson thirty five an attendant at the Manhattan State Hospital for the Insane Ward s Island was arrested on the complaint of Dr Philip C Washburn hospital staff who charged that Robinson used great brutality toward Gisissi Misake a Japanese patient Misake is said to be sometimes refractory Robinson yesterday broke the patient s nose and pummelled his face severely He will be arraigned in Harlem police court before Magistrate Crane this morning.
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Alfred Robinson
Manhattan State Hospital For the
Ward's Island
Philip C. Washburn
Robinson
Gisissi Misake
Misake
Harlem
Crane
Governor Higgins Speaks at Invincible Club Dinner in Brooklyn
Governor Higgins was principal speaker at the Invincible Club dinner in Brooklyn. He called for Albany legislation and prep for the State campaign. Ex Govern Odell spoke at a Savoy dinner honoring Senator Nathaniel A. Elsbergz and also discussed state politics.
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Higgins
Invincible Club
Brooklyn
Albany
Odell
Nathaniel A. Elsbergz
The
Savoy
Higgins urges Republicans to unite for upcoming campaign
Governor Higgins at a Brooklyn Assembly dinner calls for closing ranks to confront the independent movement amid fears of lawless greed revelations. He defends Mortgage Tax and Recording Tax laws, defends GOP leadership, and warns against policies that raise living costs and depress business.
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Higgins
Invincible Club
Assembly
Brooklyn
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