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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1906
Page
1
Naples reports ash and cinder fall worsening toward evening despite reassurances from Vesuvius. Observations describe brown skies, silvery peninsulas, and a stark volcanic landscape as King Victor Emmanuel visits Ottajano amid ongoing tragedies.
Light is shed on General Cipriano Castro’s retirement from the Venezuelan presidency as a three month vacation at Maracay Aragua. Castro appoints First Vice President Gomez as provisional leader but shifts troops and installs Salvador Araujo as Caracas commander to prevent Gomez pranks. Troops march toward Maracay while crowds cheer Castro departure.
The armored cruiser Washington built by New York Shipbuilding Company Camden, N J, completed a four hour speed trial along the New England coast with an average 22.272 knots. The contract speed was 22 knots, matching a sister ship Tennessee's prior performance of 22.146 knots on the same course. Prior to sailing from Rockland, the Washington underwent an anchor test in Penobscot Bay before the four hour run off Monhegan Island.
A 10 ton flywheel 24 feet in diameter burst at the National Rolling Mill in McKeesport Pennsylvania today. The blast wrecked the mill and machinery but all 200 workers escaped injury. This marks the third such accident in eighteen months with prior fatalities. Damage estimated at 25000 dollars.
Binghamton New York April 12 C W Wilcox noted as champion sugar maker of Delaware County ships to Mrs Nicholas Longworth her first maple sugar crop in cake and syrup. The first run is the choicest and serves as a belated wedding gift prized by housewives.
Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor were convicted in federal court of conspiracy against the government and embezzlement after a lengthy fight. Sentencing is set for tomorrow before Judge Emory Speer, with possible penalties totaling up to seventeen years in prison and a $575,000 fine. Captain Oberin M. Carter was court-martialed and discharged with five years imprisonment.
A Stafford tornado injures many and destroys seven houses and numerous structures. In Bertram Briggs Texas a second tornado devastates the town at about 5 pm, with two killed and about thirty injured.
Daniel J. Keefe, president of the Longshoremen's Union, aims to form a labor union trust on the Great Lakes to control the lake coal and iron industry. The plan, backed by Cleveland vessel owners, hinges on gathering a large pilot group to demonstrate strength.
Pittsburg April 12 Wellis Crane physical director of Sharpsburg Y M C A was drowned after a canoe overturned in a swift Allegheny River current. Two companions escaped uninjured but Crane swept under a coal barge and did not survive. He was 28 and from Southport Massachusetts.
Luke Bartlett of Munfordville Kentucky devoured a wedding feast for twenty guests. The supper nearly overwhelmed him as the guests cheered. He later fell ill and feared he might die, joking that he had his fill after fifty nine years.
An advertisement touts 11 daily trains to Cleveland via New York Central Lines including the famed Lake Shore Limited, highlighting convenient schedules and service heritage for travelers seeking rapid regional transit.
In a Court of Special Sessions ruling Justice Olmsted criticized the Metropolitan system rule that transfers must be paid for and issued only on fare payment. He discharged both defendants in the Mary Russell and Thomas Halloran case and urged the railroad to allow transfers anytime without a transfer slip, urging rider access across intersecting tracks.
Mrs Elizabeth G Madden a wealthy dressmaker and widow of John Madden was found dead at the foot of a sixteen step staircase at her East 138th Street residence by Patrolman Gannon and painter H J Devoe She had been dead at least three days no sign of violence and possible intention to leave town Miss May Irwin and Miss Nellie Borwick were among her clients
Railroad timetable notes departure from Atlantic City at 6 PM on April 16 for New York with stops at Badal ton New Brunswick Reedeth Newark and express and parlor car service plus dining car and ads listed in summary.
Four more insurance reform bills cleared both houses and head to the Governor for approval. The Assembly spent seven hours resisting amendments to the big bill while the Senate quickly passed four measures, including a lobbying ban and penalties for misreporting by company officials.
At a joint session in the Key Central Building the seven operators rejected the miners proposals to change wage terms and add new check off methods. Operators promised a written reply and declined further negotiations while Mitch ell and Fahy observed. the meeting closed with no promises.
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