Praise for Carnegie Rockefeller Sends Congratulations
On April 12 Pittsburgs Carnegie Institute rededication faced delays due to Carnegies illness. John D Rockefeller sent a congratulatory note, Carnegie thanked him, and a grand banquet followed despite his absence from morning sessions.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Carnegie
George Lauder
John PD. Rockefeller
Carmegis
Lakewood
N. J
Penn
Black Hand to Rescue Derailed U S Prisoners Near Park Row
Federal officers faced a dawn of violence as an alleged Black Hand group attempted to free Rosa Della Vecchia and Rinaldo Della Vecchia from custody at Park Row and Beekman Street. Witness Girardo Spagniello was beaten while attackers tried to seize him and Della Vecchia. Spagniello later identified the organizers as Black Hand members. authorities seized a Mulberry Street cigar factory and related contraband.
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Rinaldo Della Vecchia
United States Revenue
Girardo Spagniello
Internal Revenue
Shields
Federal Building
John W. Sinsel
United States Revenue Agent
Tract Society
Spagniello
Hinaldo Della Vecchia
Della Vecchia
Broadway
Agent Sinsel
No. 72
Baxter Street
Mr. Sinsel
Hibbard
Loeb
McGuire
Mulberry Bena Park
Black Hand
New York
Mulberry Street
Loeb, McGuire
Sinsel
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Pittsburg Banquet Invitations Spark Society Backlash
Scarcity of Carnegie banquet invitations sparks heartburns in Pittsburg society. The April 12 telegraph report notes many residents, labeled representapittsburgers, are upset at the Hotel Schenley event hosted by trustees. Continued on third page.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Representa
Pittsburgers
Schenley
Bryan on Roosevelt in Roanoke interview
William Jennings Bryan declined nominating Theodore Roosevelt for a second term. He reaffirmed his stance against a renomination, cited his constitutional efforts to bar a second term, and criticized Wall Street funding linked to the election clash with Roosevelt.
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William Jennings Bryan
John Temple Graves
Roosevelt
Bryan
Search on Vaderland for missing German physician
The Red Star liner Vaderland from Antwerp was searched from stem to stern by officers and immigration inspectors for George Boehme a wealthy young German physician who vanished from the smoking room after 10:20 p.m. near the Hook. Passengers reported Boehme had about 3700 dollars. The bandmaster said a man resembling the doctor left the ship dressed as a laborer after docking. Foul play was suspected by some passengers.
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Antwerp
Hook
George Boehme
New York
Boehme
Hughes's Power Wide Investigation Bill In Albany
Albany April 12 report on Assemblyman Moreland's bill granting Governor Hughes authority to personally investigate all state departments and appoint inspectors. Includes a $10,000 supply appropriation for investigations and summer visits to state institutions. Describes the plan as creating a state secret service style bureau of investigators with oath sworn testimony and full access to books and records.
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Albany
Hughes
Assemblyman Moreland
Secret Service
Federal Postoffice Service
Moreland
Death Rather Than Pittsburg Life
Mrs. Margaret Meyers aged eighteen, a newlywed who had come from Cleveland with her husband, drank carbolic acid in Pittsburg to end her life rather than endure the smoky air. Her husband refused to leave his good job to appease her whim, and she declared life in Pittsburg untenable.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Margaret Meyers
Cleveland
Long Trip of German Aeronauts Surprises Enderby Quest
Two German aeronauts Dr Wegener and Adolf Koch descended in a balloon at Enderby near Leicester after a 812 mile, nineteen hour flight from Berlin. The report notes the remarkable endurance and distance achieved in the air.
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Enderby
London
Dr. Wegener
Adolf Koch
Leicester
Four Children Vanish From Ocean City on Steamer Ride
In Ocean City New Jersey three Brown children Margaret fifteen Moses fourteen and William ten disappeared at noon with a woman who took them to the mainland aboard the steamer Aurelia. They boarded a trolley toward Pleasantville or Atlantic City and a Camden Philadelphia train appears planned. The father T Wistar Brown a Germantown Philadelphia magnate was convicted on cruelty charges and appealed. Authorities fear a relative enticed the trio away as Mrs Brown returned unaware and hysterical.
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Philadelphia
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William
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Germantown
Brown
Libel Harriman Yacht Sultana Over Repair Bill
The Sultana steam yacht owned by FE Harriman was libelled in the Admiralty Court by Shooters Island Shipyard Company seeking 40182 for repairs. White and Case say repairs in November 1906 totaled 40182. Harriman paid 20000, refuses 26182. vessel may be condemned and sold unless bond is posted or yacht is unavailable this sailing season.
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United States District Court
Shooters Island
Harriman
Sultana
Russian Troop Assembly on Persian Frontier
Advices from the Caucasus report Russia massing troops on the Persian frontier for a potential demonstration. Twenty railroad cars with artillery and three Cossack regiments moved south via Kars last week. Diplomats describe Persia as chaotic.
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Caucasus
Russia
Kars
Persia
Typhoid Source Found in Katonah Village
Health officials traced typhoid cases to the Beaver Dam Brook intake pipe feeding the Katonah village well. Water from the brook contaminated the land near the dam camps, but the reservoir is now clean and free of germs. The gravity pipe will not be used again and authorities will inspect the meadow and enforce precautions to restrict Italian laborers after hours. No new cases reported in Katonah or Cross River Dam camps. existing cases show improvement.
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Croton
Carpenter
C. F. Bolduan
Darlington
Beaver Dam Brook
Cross River Dam
Bolduan
Police Helped Dunne in Political Campaign Hearings
Testimony before the Civil Service Commission in Chicago on April 12 claimed city policemen aided the Democratic administration’s campaign. Patrolmen testified they were moved from beats to the police attorney’s office for political drills and instructed to canvass for votes. Chief Collins was quoted praising Mayor Dunne as a friend to the force and urging work for him. Some officers said campaign contributions were taken by commanding officers. Inspector Peter Kelly declined to testify.
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Chicago
Civil Service Commission
Collins
Dunne
Peter Kelly
Thaw jury discharged after forty eight hours of wrangling
Jurors could not reach a verdict in the Stanford White killing case against Harry Kendall Thaw. Justice FitzGerald discharged them after 48 hours of debate with a 7 to 5 split for murder in the first degree. District Attorney Jerome plans a new trial later, likely in late fall or winter, with Thaw remaining in the Tombs and bail opposed.
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Stanford White
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Thaw
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Steele
Harney
Pink
Fraser
Evelyn Thaw
Hummel
Longfellow
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Henry C. Harney
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Dan” O'Reilly
Gleason
Mr. O'Reilly
Peabody
Mra Thaw
Clerk Penney
Foreman Smith
Messrs. Hartridge
O'Reilly and Peabody
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