Last Day at Trenton Fort Routes N J Bosses
The 132d New Jersey Legislature ended amid boss routs and jubilation for Governor Fort and allies. Ackerman Civil Service bill passed after a stalled debate with lobbyists. Senate floor fright as a main stairway collapse triggered panic among lawmakers. Total appropriations reach 4.528 million plus 792 thousand in supplemental funds. House measures include open primary, Belleville annexation, Paterson school funding, and tax on railroad property defeat.
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Tribune
Trenton
New Jersey
Governor Fort
Colby
Senator Ackerman
Martin
Daniel Voorhees
Robert Evis
Hudson
State House
Senate
Hinchliffe
State Water Supply Commission
Clark
Belleville
Newark
House
Paterson
Fielder
Civil Service Bill Passes in New Jersey
In Trenton on April 10 the Ackerman Civil Service bill, after a reconsideration, passed the Assembly 32 to 28 and was sent to the Senate for concurrence. It was promptly printed and signed by the Governor.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
C Cvil Service Commission
Assemblyman
Pierce
Ackerman Civil Service
House
Senate
Assembly
Big Log Kills Tivo at Portable Sawmill Accident
George H. Bishop a leading Massachusetts lumberman and Miss Wilhelmina Weston aged nineteen were killed instantly at a Greenwich Road portable sawmill. Bishop explained the process as a birch log rolled down a slide toppled the chute struck Miss Weston, hit Mrs Bishop then crushed Bishop. The bodies were taken to Greenwich tonight.
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Tribune
Enfield
Mass
George H. Bishop
Massachusetts
Wilhelmina Weston
Greenwich Road
Bishop
Weston
Mrs. Bishop
Greenwich
Death of Newark Manufacturer in Peculiar Circumstances
Frank Mauser, 63, former head of the Mauser Silverware Co., Newark, died suddenly at the Frank E. Campbell undertaking establishment in New York. A note found in his hand said he feared going crazy. Coroner Shrady could not determine if suicide occurred. An autopsy was planned.
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Frank Mauser
Mauser Silverware Company
Newark
Frank E. Campbell
No. 241
West 23d Street
Shrady
J. H. Patrick
No. 33
Dr. W. 4. Narev
West 24d Street
Yale Captain Tad Jones Injured in Tufts Game
Yale baseball captain Tad Jones sprained his ankle sliding to first against Tufts and cannot play in New York tomorrow for Yale’s season opener. He is out about a fortnight, with Sweeney replacing him behind the bat.
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the Tribune
New Haven
Tad’ Jones
Yale Baseball
Tufts
New York
Yale
McGraw
Jones
Giants
Sweeney
Easter Edition of the New York World Previewed
The Easter edition will feature works by Anatole France F Hopkinson Smith and others with many color pages and season related articles. It promises the usual news, a good feature selection, and urges readers to order the issue today.
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Anatole France
F. Hopkinson Smith
Paul Boure
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Max Pemberton
Jom Kendrick Bangs
New York
Werald
Mme Gould Marries Prince de Sagan Reported in Jersey
Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan reportedly wed in New Jersey after leaving the St. Regis in New York. They were said to plan a voyage to Europe aboard the Frederick der Grosse, though Lloyd Line officials denied any passenger booking.
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Mme
Anna Gould
St. Regis
Prince Helie de Sagan
New Jersey
Europe
Lloyd Line
Mme. Gould
Woman Tries Suicide by Shooting at West End Avenue
Mrs Myra T Hess wife of real estate broker Nathaniel J Hess of Broadway 907 attempted death by her own hand last night in her West End Avenue apartment Illness is named as the cause She was taken to Roosevelt Hospital and is not expected to live The act followed a week of confinement and daily medical care by Dr John Aspell The husband found her after she moaned Save me while lifting her from the floor
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Myra T. Hess
Nathaniel J. Hess
Broadway
West End Avenue
Hess
Roosevelt Hospital
Mr. Hess
Taft Speech Caps Louisville Stop After Reception and Dinner
Secretary Taft spent five hours in Louisville with a public reception at the Galt House a dinner at Marshall Bullitt’s home and an overflow address at Hopkins Theatre. He recalled his circuit court service and critiqued Democratic positions while praising McKinley and Roosevelt era policy.
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Louisville
Taft
Hopkins Theatre
Galt House
Marshall Bullitt
United States Circuit Court
Kentucky
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
McKinley
Roosevelt
Omaha
Elkins requests end to engagement rumors
Senator Stephen B. Elkins issued a statement to the Associated Press deprecating reports of his daughter Katherine Elkins's engagement to the Duke of the Abruzzi. He asked newspapers to stop dispatching rumors and promised to announce any authentic news when available.
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Washington
Stephen B. Elkins
Rome
Katherine Elkins
Abruzzi
Associated Press
Riots Injure Fifteen as Strike Breakers Arrive in Pensacola
In Pensacola Florida on April 10 a carload of strike breakers from St Louis arrived and sparked a riot. Bricks bottles and shells flew while strike breakers fired revolvers and used sticks. Police dispersed the mob after an hour and moved the injured to safety.
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Pensacola
Fla
St. Louis
Pensacola Electric Company
Palafox
Wright
Earthquakes Rattle Monterey and Nearby Towns
A Monterey dispatch reports multiple earthquakes felt Wednesday and again yesterday. Telegraphic notes from Mier and Noriega say shocks were severe, causing great alarm and prompting many residents to flee to other towns.
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San Antonio
Tex
Monterey
Mexico
Mier
Noriega
Equal Rights Soap Cutoff Sparks Toilet Water Only
Nashville Tennessee April 10. The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railways comply with a Washington order to furnish equal accommodations to white and black passengers. They removed all soap and towels from toilet rooms, leaving both races with only drinking water.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga
Railroad men protest rate cuts in mass meeting
Five hundred railroad workers from all branches gathered in Missouri Valley Iowa on April 10 adopted resolutions denouncing further rate reductions. They warn the losses will fall on railroad employees and direct their message to the Nebraska Railway Commission.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa
Nebraska Railway Commission
Hughes Attends Watertown Chamber Dinner in Public Call
Governor Hughes headlines Watertown Chamber of Commerce dinner at Woodruff House with Colonel Treadwell Senator Cobb and D W Cahill. He denounces racetrack gambling and urges constitution respect and direct nominations to empower the people.
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Watertown
N. Y
Hughes
24Th Infantry Band
Madison Barracks
George W. Reeves
Francis M. Hugo
Albany
Hughes calls election racing situation tense in New York
Albany April 10 Governor Hughes moves to pass anti gambling laws and seeks a May 12 special election in Niagara Orleans to seat a new State Senator amid disputes over reapportionment and de facto Senate rights. Grady, Raines, Merritt weigh legality while factions threaten court appeals and battle lines form across parties.
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Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Niagara-Orleans
Senate
Franchot
Court of Appeals
New York
Niagara
Orleans
Stanislaus P. Franchot
Charles E. Hughes
Grady
John Raines
Assemblyman
Merritt
Hite
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Charles F. Foley
Lockport
W. Levell Draper
Wilson
Niagara County
Assembly
Albany ministers protest racetrack gambling vote today
Albany Ministerial Association meeting denounces Senator Grattan and William Barnes Jr for dictating his vote against anti gambling bills. Proposals for a union protest of Cohoes and Schenectady ministers, with a mass meeting likely in Albany to follow. Also notes about Central R R of N J and Baltimore Ohio Royal Blue Line through service to Richmond starting April 13 with daily parlor car runs.
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Tribune
Albany
Albany Ministerial Association
Senator Grattan
William Barnes, Jr
Grattan
Cohoes
Ministerial
Schenectady
Wemple
Central R. R
N. J
Balto
Ohio
Royal Blue Line
New York
Richmond
Liberty
Broadway
2Nd Street
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman in Serious Condition
London April 10 Sir Thomas Barlow and Dr Bertrand Dawson were called to consult with Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's doctors. A bulletin reported no improvement and a serious change in his condition despite a quiet day with little suffering.
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London
Thomas Barlow
King Edward
Bertrand Dawson
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Death by own action after receiving a mysterious letter
Simon Deutsch a real estate operator at 19 East 195th street died yesterday by shooting himself after reading a San Francisco letter about a failing Western business deal. He tore up the letter and did not tell his wife its contents, remaining despondent since receipt.
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Simon Deutsch
Deutsch
East 195Th Street
San Francisco
Appellate ruling forces janitors out of basement flats citywide
The Appellate Division upheld a provision of the tenement law requiring basement ceilings to be four feet six inches above street level. Builders must provide non basement quarters for janitors in new and older tenement, flat, and apartment houses, affecting thousands of basement dwellings since 1901.
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140Th Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
John P. O’brien
O'Brien
Penns daughter and kin sue over 1713 ground rent
William Aubrey and Letitia Aubrey though deceased for 150 years were plaintiffs in a case before Judge Ferguson. Defendants Anne Tell and the Philadelphia Trust Safe Deposit and Insurance Company trustees of an estate. Action to extinguish a ground rent created in 1713 tied to an incumbrance on the property.
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Philadelphia
William Aubrey
Letitia Aubrey
William Penn
Ferguson
Anne Tell
Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Company
Ann Tell
P. R. R. Gets Valuable Link in Ohio Valley
The Pennsylvania Railroad bought the entire right of way from Steubenville Ohio to Midland Pennsylvania on the north bank of the Ohio River, a 35 mile route once targeted by Joseph Ramsey of the Wabash to parallel PRR lines. Citizens urge state action to reverse the deal. Graduation day for Naval Academy midshipmen is set for June 3.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
B. A. Worthington
Wabash Railroad
Steubenville
Ohio
Midland” Penn
Ohio River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Joseph Ramsey
The
Wabash
Pennsylvania
Upper
Ohio Valley
Columbus
Harrisburg
Hughes Favored for Presidency by State Republicans
At a packed Republican State Committee meeting in New York last night, Governor Hughes was effectively endorsed for the presidential nomination with only scattered opposition. The panel also debated delegate allocations in Niagara, 13th Assembly, and 18th District contests, with Page replacing Halpin on the state committee after a contested tally and Odell urging fair seating.
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Hughes
Carnegie Hall
Woodruff
Morton
New York
William L. Ward
Ward
John E. Andrus
Taft
New State Committee
Stewart L. Woodford
Hughes National League
Seth Low
Frederick H. Hazzard
Syracuse
E. H. Butler
Buffalo
Edward F. Cragin
Hughes State League
John E. Mitcholland
A. B. Humphreys
Hughes League
Cragin
Friends
William Halpin
Charles B. Page
Halpin
Wadsworth-Merritt
Niagara County
Porter-Stevens
Committee On
East 20Th Street
Niagara
Merritt- Wadsworth
John A. Merritt
Lockport
Merritt-Wadsworth
Halpin-Page
Page
William Hahn
Parsons
Odell
Henry E. O'Brien
Parsons Assurit
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