Long Pats coup startles regulars at Brooklyn Kings convention
Senator McCarren wins a Supreme Court injunction limiting Murphy and Conners from ousting Kings County delegates and aims to keep his faction on the temporary convention roll. The Democratic State Committee meets at the Hotel Victoria to set up a temporary organization with Thomas Carmody as chair, while contests loom in sixteen Kings districts and across the state.
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Patrick H. McCarren
cCharles
F. Murphy
William J. Conners
Democratic State Committee
Hotel Victoria
Supreme Court
Kings
McCarren
Messrs. Murphy
Conners
Justice Crane
Brooklyn
Committee of Credentials
Kings County
Isaac M. Kapper
Democratic General Committee
McC
Tammany Hall
Murphy-Conners
Daniel F. Cohalan
Tammany Law Committee
State Committee
Victoria
Murphy- Conners
Regan
Sth
Hasenflug
Butler
Melody
Gray
Lynch
Byrnes
Doyle
Farrell
Sinnott
Thomas F. Carmody
Penn Yan
John A. Mason
Thomas F. Smith
John F. Nahar
John P. Zenter
John C. McDonald
Mason
Albany County
Jacob L. Ten Eyck
Chautauqua County
Frank HL Mott
Herkimer County
Addison G. Gehman
Erie County
Edward E. Coateseworth
Jefferson County
Charles HL Jerome
Andrew C. Cornwall
Queens County
Joseph Bermel
Met’arren
Mearren
Bermel
Buffalo
Murphy
Cochran
Grady
Coler
Plan New Chelsea While Ruins Smoke
Boston reports a major Chelsea fire with ten thousand homeless and insured losses near 5.5 million. Relief funds surge, with Chelsea and Boston pledging tens of thousands. President Roosevelt offers aid, army and navy assistance, and local charities mobilize to house and feed victims.
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Chelsea
Great Chelsea Fire Leaves City in Ruins and Death
A vast blaze razed 350 acres in Chelsea, Boston area, destroying the business district and forcing mass relief. Three dead and over fifty injured as flames swept from a rag pile near Cypress and 3d Streets, aided by a northeast gale across the city to Chelsea Creek. Hospitals overflow, widespread shelter and clothing provided, and volunteers plus state aid mobilized for victims and families.
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Boston
Chelsea
Massachusetts Fund For
San Francisco
Beck
Eben S. Draper
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Associated Charities
Salvation Army
Broadway
Cypress
3D Streets
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Albany Railroad
2D Street
Essex and
Middlesex Streets
Chelsea Creek
Standard Oil Company
Firicken City
Charitette
Fricken
South Framingham
Draper
Ening
Wade
Kent
Navel
Marine Mospital Leth
Tragedy in West 28th Street Flat Ends in Murders and Suspected Robbery
A woman identified as Kate Pelter was strangled in her West 28th Street apartment while an Italian man, Vital Debella Badia, lay in the kitchen with his throat cut. Charles Berger, living with Pelter, arrived wounded and claims Badia attacked Pelter to steal jewelry. Badia later died. Berger, hospitalized, is held for homicide but may be discharged. A brother of Pelter, William Waissman, is detained as a material witness.
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No. 125
West 28Th Street
Tenderloin
Kate Pelter
Vital Debella Badia
Charles Berger
New York Hospital
Berger
Pelter
Badia
Houston
West 30Th Street
Lena Arico
Italy
Simonds
Farrell
Dooley
the Pine
Sullivan and Schueing
Central Office
William Waissman
East 6Th Street
Roosevelt vetoes dam bill and proposes tight control on grants
President Roosevelt warns Congress against unwarranted rights grants for navigable streams. He calls for a defined policy to regulate dam and bridge privileges, ensure development, impose charges, and grant options with time limits. He opposes perpetual, undeveloped giveaways and outlines a five point framework for future concessions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rainy River Improvement Company
Rainy River
Wanamaker Will Probate in Philadelphia Estates Teaser
The will of Thomas P. Wanamaker son of John Wanamaker was admitted to probate. The estate is left to his widow Mary Lowther Welsh Wanamaker and Wanamaker family members with Louis Rodman Wanamaker as executor. Personal property appraised at $1000 upward. real estate not appraised. total value potentially up to $10,000,000. The will notes provisions for his sons during his lifetime.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Thomas P. Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Mary Lowther Welsh Wanamaker
Mary B. Wanamaker
Mary B. Warburton
Elizabeth McLeod
Louis Rodman Wanamaker
North American
Scotty Renwick Struck by Hammer at Franklin Field
Philadelphia April 13 Willam Renwick known as Scotty the University of Pennsylvania groundkeeper was struck on the head by a pound hammer at Franklin Field and was fatally injured Daniel F Luby of Peabody Mass threw the hammer toward Scotty who may have missed the throw or lost sight of the weight in the sun
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Scotty
Philadelphia
Willam Renwick
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Daniel F. Luby
Peabody
Mass
Asquith Reorganizes Ministry Plus New York Parlor Car Route
London April 15 Premier Asquith completes ministry reorganization naming Hobhouse as Financial Secretary to the Treasury Macnamara to Admiralty Masterman to Local Government Board and McKinnon Wood to Board of Trade Ripon remains Lord Privy Seal Crewe to lead Lords. Also Ohio Royal Blue Line to inaugurate through Parlor Car service NY to Midwood starting April 15 with daily departures from 9:40 and 10:00 a.m. rail ad notes offices and addresses.
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London
H. H. Asquith
Co. F. H. Hobhouse
Indian Office
Treasury
T. J. Macnamara
Local Government Board
Admiralty
C. F. G. Masterman
West Ham
Thomas McKinnon Wood
Central KE. R
N. J
Balto
Ohio Royal Blue Line
New York
Mridhawad
Liberty St
Broadway
2Nd Street
Stanem
Albany Awakens to Fight Over Hughes Anti Gambling Bills
Albany April 13 reports show wide state anger at the defeat of Governor Hughes anti gambling legislation by eight Republicans. Supporters flood the executive chamber with letters urging he speak against gambling. Reactions reach Buffalo Utica and Elmira with large demonstrations and threats against Cassidy and other dissenters.
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The
Tribune
Albany
Republican Party
Executive Chamber
Hughes
Watertown
Buffalo
Utica
Elmira
Chemung County
Owen Cassidy
Cassidy
Tioga County
William Smythe
Smythe
Winters
Tioga
Wemple
Schenectady
John Sanford
State Racing Commission
Montgomery
Sanford
Schoharie
Grattan
William Barnes, Jr
Cohoes
Civic League
Barnes
Tenderloin
William Barnes
New York
Wadsworth
Niagara-Orleans
Fortunnally
Fortune for St Luke’s Endowment From Wall Street Properties
Architect William Wheeler Smith’s will endows St Luke’s Hospital with revenue from $3 million of Wall Street properties, plus stocks and homes, to support care for needy convalescent patients. Trustees Judson B. Wilds and United States Trust Company oversee the estate with final transfer on Mrs Smith’s death.
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William Wheeler Smith
No. 3
Wall Street
St. Luke's Hospital
No. 71
Financial District
No. St Broadway
West 77Th Street
Walter S. Howell
Goshen
John Miller Burt
Warwick
N. Y
No. 17
East 77Th Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Broadway
Wilds
St Luke's Hospital
Smith
48Th Street
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Sloane Maternity
Syms Clinic
Manhattan Building
Catherine H. Brown
Union League and Grolier Clubs
Bibliophile Society of Boston
Museum of Natural History
Metropolitan Museum
Ruse Clears Theatre on Fire in Newark
Frederick W Alles manager of the Blaney Theatre interrupted the third act to announce a fire nearby. Patrons left quietly but in the rush women and children were knocked down. The blaze began from crossed electric light wires in the top gallery, a false alarm intended to prevent panic.
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Frederick W. Alles
Blaney Theatre
Newark
Alles
Dalzell Wins Delegate Seat in Sta District
Pittsburg April 13 Congressman John Dalzell was not defeated for delegate from the Sta District to the Republican National Convention, countering earlier returns from Saturday's primary election.
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Pittsburg
John Dalzell
Sta
Return of Prosperity Predicted in Trade Report
London reports Seymour Bell British commercial agent in the United States submitted an American trade forecast for 197, issued by the Board of Trade. He notes farmers form American prosperity’s backbone and have not felt the crisis. He cites crops valued at nearly $7,500,000 and predicts a return to normal conditions within 196 as the crops determine the pace.
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London
Seymour Bell
United States
Board of Trade
Bell
Rell and three accomplices found guilty in Spain trials
Jehn Rell and three associates were convicted of participation in a series of bombings and anarchist outrages. Evidence tied them to attempts to assassinate King Alfonso in Madrid and Paris and to other attacks. Rell received the death sentence, the others were imprisoned.
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Barcelona
Jehn Rell
Rell
Alfonso
Madrid
Paris
Spain
Bull
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Senator McArren
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the Rotograph Company
Thomas B. Wanamaker
Hope For Racing Bills
Merritt-Wadsworth
Porter-Stevens
Chicago
ST. Luke's
WW. Smith
Ruse
Dalzell
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