Walsbury Not to Retire Lord Chancellor Remains in Office
London dispatch notes Lord Salisbury remains healthily in office and will not retire before the coronation. The piece also covers tariff reform talk urged by The Times and The Mail, criticisms of income taxes, and speculation on General Botha’s peace efforts. It mentions Croker’s secret departure date, his racing stock, and theatre offerings featuring Alice Nielsen and Helen Macbeth.
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New-York Tribune
CABLE
the Tribune
London
Lord Balsbury
Lord Haisbury
Lord Salisbury
William Vernon Harcourt
Mail
Alfred Harmsworth
America
Harmsworth
Lord Rosebery
Berkeley Square
Italy
Times
Robert Giffen
Treasury
Richard Croker
England
Letcombe
Wishard
Newmarket
Alice Nielsen
Shaftesbury Theatre
Terry's Theatre
J. T. Green
Miss Leonard
Pailleron
Henry B. Irving
Bellac
Nina Boucicault
Suzanne
Sissie Vaughan
Duchesse de Reville
Helen Macbeth
Jeanne Raymond
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No New Charter Changes Odell Denies Amendments
Albany April 10 Governor Odell denied suggesting any charter amendments and said no individual bills will amend the New York charter. Jotham P Allds said the charter bill was carefully considered and any issues could be corrected after a January enactment if needed. Assemblyman McKeown proposed limiting borough notices to a single paper per borough, unlikely to pass.
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Albany
Odell
New York
Jotham P. Allds
Assembly
Manhattan
Bronx
New York City
McKeown
Queens
Richmond
Botha Again Seeks Peace in South Africa
Cape Town reports General Botha reopened peace talks with Britain after concluding General De Wet has weakened and lost influence. Botha, deeming De Wet irresponsible, would negotiate for all Boer forces though De Wet refused surrender. London notes a later interview with Lord Kitchener confirming De Wet’s stance.
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Cape Town
Kruger
South Africa
de Wet
Raider
Cape Colony
Sugar market fever as budget looms in London
London notes feverish sugar activity ahead of the budget statement. Hamburg wharves are crowded with sugar ships bound for England and colliers are pressed into service to handle the trade. March imports reached 257,409 tons versus 131,262 tons a year earlier, signaling price risk if no sugar tax is imposed and a potential knock for speculators.
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London
Hamburg
England
Organizing Panay Provinces under Civil Government
United States Philippine Commission arrived aboard the Sumner at Iloilo. Delegates from Hallo Province met to outline aims as Iloilo hosts a ball for the commissioners. Panay Island provinces will soon be organized under civil government amid local ceremonies.
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Iloilo
Panay
United States Philippine Commission
Tansport Sumner
Hallo
Panay Island
Captain Edward G. Stevens Dies in Hotel Bedroom
Captain Edward G. Stevens, a West Point graduate and former Army captain who served under General Miles, was found dead in his hotel bathroom at the Hotel Doré in New York. He had been ill two weeks and died of heart disease, with the coroner confirming the cause.
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Edward G. Stevens
Hotel Doré
West Twenty-eighth St
Mr. Stevens
West Point
General Miles
Captain Stevens
West Thirtieth-st
John Stevens Melcher
No. 58
West Eleventh St
Clinton
Mass
O'Hanlon
Buffalo Bill
New York
Williams
Fatal quarrel over five cent craps ends in death in Harlem
John Scott a 30 year old laborer and John Fuller 27, both Black, quarreled over a five cent craps bet aboard an old scow moored on the Harlem River near Lenox Ave bridge works. Fuller allegedly fired twice, killing Scott and fleeing. detectives pursued as Scott’s body was taken to the morgue.
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John Scott
West One-hundred
John Fuller
West One
Harlem River
Lenox Ave
James Rogers
Scott
Fuller
Professor William Goodwin resigns Harvard Greek chair after long service
Cambridge April 10 Special Professor William Watson Goodwin announces his resignation from the Eliot professorship of Greek literature a post he has held since 1860. He began as Greek tutor in 1856 and ranks third in Harvard faculty tenure. He earned Harvard MB 1851 and studied at Gottingen Bonn and Berlin earning a PhD 1855. He directed the American School of Classical Study at Athens. He received the Knight of the Saviour from Greece and holds LL D degrees from Amherst Cambridge Edinburgh Columbia Harvard and DCL from Oxford.
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Mass
William Watson Goodwin
Eliot
Goodwin
Harvard
Gottingen
Bonn
Berlin
Athens
Greece
Europe
Amherst
Edinburgh
Columbia
Oxford
Cab Runs Down Elderly Broker on Wall Street
John Dean a 67 year old broker of 153 West Fifteenth Street was knocked down by a hansom cab at Broad and Wall streets last night. The horse collided with him after he attempted to cross in front of the cab driven by Thomas Campbell, leaving him slightly injured.
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John Dean
Broadway
Broad and Wall Sts
Mr. Dean
No. 153
West Fifteenthst
Wall-st
Thomas Campbell
Dean
Big Floods On The Penobscot River
Bangor Maine April 19 thousands of logs lost bridges carried away and railroad traffic halted on the Penobscot flood surpassing 1846 with losses estimated at 100000 the river runs with the purest natural spring water advert.
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Bangor
Penobscot
Democratic anti Tammany mass meeting at Carnegie Hall
A New York Democratic anti Tammany movement plans a Carnegie Hall mass meeting next Thursday to draft a platform denouncing Tammany Hall for criminal extravagance and high taxes. Ex Assemblyman Matthew P Breen says the group will seek broad union with Citizens Union City Democracy and other anti Tammany forces. The platform will be drafted and may emphasize high taxes and vice, with a non partisan city government aim.
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anti-Tammany Organization
Carnegie Hall
Tammany Hall
Ice Trust
Matthew P. Breen
Breen
Empire Building
New York
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City Democracy
Committee of Sixty
Tammany
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Bronx
Brooklyn
Long Island City
Richmond
Croker
Democratic Party
New Movement
Wwe. Breen
Speakers announced for Republican Club Bowery Branch meeting
Wheeler H. Peckham ex Fire Commissioner James R. Sheffield Otto A. Rosaisky and Miss Helen Varick Boswell will be the speakers at tonight's meeting at the Republican Club Bowery Branch near Houston street.
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Wheeler H. Peckham
James R. Sheffield
Otto A. Rosaisky
Helen Varick Boswell
Republican Club
Bowery
Houston-st
Citizens Union meeting elects delegates for Cooper Union convention
A Citizens Union gathering in the XXVIIth Assembly District at the West Side Lyceum elected twenty two delegates and twenty two alternates to attend the Cooper Union convention on April 18. Delegates named include J Kennedy Tod P Tecumseh Sherman Arthur Von Briesen AS Frissell H C Fahnestock and John Foley.
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Citizens Union
West Side
AS. Frissell
H. C. Fahnestock
John Foley
Commodore Gerry Registers Cap for Europe Trip
Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry plans to sail for Europe aboard the Deutschland in a week, staying away until July. He registered his sealskin peaked cap at the Custom House to assure its return, noting its familiar appearance and brand label, amid laws on imported fur skins.
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Elbridge T. Gerry
Europe
Deutschland
Gerry
Custom House
Commodore Gerry
Strike Still In Doubt Among Central Railroad Employes
Secret ballot voting continues as Central Railroad of New Jersey workers decide on a possible strike. A cooperative committee includes leaders from Railroad Conductors, Locomotive Engineers, Locomotive Firemen, Trainmen, and Telegraphers. If two thirds favor action the five chiefs would return to New York and a strike would be ordered.
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Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Co-Operative Committee
L. Parker Titus
John V. Waite
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
James Harrison
John Nelligan
New York
Communipaw
Warren
J. Pierpont Morgan
Central of New Jersey
Central
Murphy
Jersey City
Grievances of CNJ workers eyed for settlement
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania April 10 a hopeful telegram from New York prompts the Central Railroad of New Jersey grievance committee to head to Newark. Members listed include F L Reiley J F Beck Fuller Hendershot H F Ryner and John Nelligen. A strike may be avoided if settlement is reached.
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The
Brotherhood of Firemen
J. F. Beck
Brotherhood of Engineers
Fuller Hendershot
Brotherhood of Conductors
H. F. Ryner
Brotherhood of Trainmen
John Nelligen
Columbia Faculty Seizes Athletics Control
President Seth Low of Columbia University announces a plan transferring sports finances from students to the faculty. A new controller of sports will set budgets, require guarantees before games, and manage bank deposits with official vouchers. managers overspending face dismissal.
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Seth Low
Columbia University
Columbia
Low
William H. H. Beebe
University
Corn Exchange Bank
Armour Institute to Receive 1 Million Endowment Gift
Chicago April 10 Armour Institute founded by Philip D Armour will tomorrow gain a 1 million endowment from Mrs P D Armour and J Ogden Armour widow and son. The gift aims to expand electrical and chemical engineering and ease overcrowded admission while endowment rises to 2.5 million.
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Chicago
Armour Institute
Philip D. Armour
P. D. Armour
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Anti Pigeon Murder Bill Moves Through Albany
Albany April 19 Special The American Humane Society backed bill aims to criminalize shooting pigeons for amusement or as marksmanship practice. It repeals the 1875 law shielding clubs and interstate shooters. Assemblyman Bennett and Senator Slater will introduce it, with Governor’s support noted. The bill imposes a 6 dollar fine and 5 dollar per bird for violations, excluding game.
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Interstate Park
William Dutcher
Ralph Waldo Trime
American Humane Society
Interstate Association of Marksmen
Assemblyman
Bennett
Slater
New York
Dutcher
Trime
Tribune
New Congress Districts Face Late Albany Conference
Albany April 10 Republican leaders met at the Executive Mansion to finalize a congressional apportionment bill. The plan preserves most Harlem River districts while redrawing Cortland and Onondaga, adding Madison to Onondaga and moving Erie County to favor Democrats in one district. Kings County district plans differ, XIIth Assembly District joins one Congress district, and Elsberg’s New York County layout is adopted with minor changes. Senator Raines backs Elsberg, while Atterbury negotiates district counts.
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Woodruff
Raines
Kelsey
George W. Dunn
Republican State Committee
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Cortland County
Onondaga County
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Broome
Chenango
Tompkins
Onondaga
Madison
Kings County Republican General Committee
Ilid Congress
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Atterbury
Elsberg
New York County
The
Deputy Hans shoots and kills David Luse in Ainsworth home
Deputy U S Marshal Frederick M Hans who is also a special agent for the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Railway shot and killed David O Luse in Luses home near Ainsworth Nebraska last night. Hans arrested Luse and ordered him to prepare for a trip to Omaha. Luse grabbed an overcoat concealing a shotgun and fired twice. Hans shot him.
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Ainsworth
Neb
United States
Frederick M. Hans
Fremont, Elkhorn
Hans
Omaha
David Luse
Protest and Protest Exemption Bill Targets Janitors
Mayor rails at the Legislature and new charter at a hearing on a bill to exempt school janitors in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and The Bronx from Civil Service. The aim is to standardize janitors salaries while arguing against examinations and alleging unsafe hiring practices.
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Civil& Service
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bronx
Dresser
Board of Education
Castle Garden
Critics Attack City Charter Provisions Revisions
Borough President Cromwell plans to oppose certain amended features before the Mayor citing improper provisions. He notes the Charter Revision Commission regrets its dissolution and calls for continued scrutiny to prevent Tammany campaign issues. Other Republicans urge immediate corrections to avoid a yearlong delay. Maxwell opposes private-school funding in district funds and the exemption of normal school graduates from teaching exams.
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Cromwell
Richmond
Charter Revision Commission
Rives
Tammany
William H. Maxwell
Board of Education
Maxwell
Assemblyman proposes adjournment date for session
Albany April 10 Special Assemblyman Alids Republican leader introduced a resolution to adjourn on Tuesday April 2. It is expected the Senate will amend it to extend to April 26 so both houses can complete the full quota of work.
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Albany
Assemblyman
Alids
Senate
Bank Tax Bill Reported In Albany
Albany April 10 Special The Senate Taxation Committee reported favorably a bill to tax bank shares. The measure amended to apply locally and yield no direct state income, a uniform 1 percent local tax on bank shares. The Stranahan Mortgage Taxation bill then allocates one third of receipts to localities and two thirds to the State.
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Senate Committee On
Stranahan
Niagara Power Bill Reported by Assembly
Albany April 10 The Assembly has favorably reported Assemblyman Leggett bill incorporating the Lower River Power and Water Company urging Niagara Falls and other points on the New York Central mileage tickets at two cents a mile. Open to every one.
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Assembly
Leggett
Niagara Falls
New York Central
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