Hearst allies buoy Tammany in shifting 1910 race
William R Hearst pushes a reformist stance against Tammany Hall with plans to nominate candidates across New York City and counties next fall. He aims to show upstate Democrats he dominates the state committee while local offices and patronage battles loom, signaling a decisive test for Murphy and the Tammany machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Hearst
Tammany Hall
Jefferson
Hotel Savoy
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Organization
Mr. Hearst
Tammany Machine
Tammany Sachems
Albany
Hearst
State Committee
Tammany
Repubicans
Dunne
Chicago
New York County
McAvoy
Board of Aldermen
Gof
Supreme Court
Bruce
Leventritt
McCarthy
O'Dwyer
Wadhams
Kings County
Dike
Fawcett
Queens
Richmond
Murphy
McClellan
Tammany Chieftain
Bryan
Brooklyn
Car Wrecks Carriage in 61st Street Collision
A northbound Third avenue car collided with a carriage at 61st Street injuring the driver two women and two East 25th Street police officers. The carriage was wrecked and windows shattered. Coachman David Sherry and Mrs. Sarah Cunningham’s sister and a woman were taken to Bellevue Hospital. Patrolmen Rubing and Schiffer pursued and restrained the runaway horses, sustaining injuries.
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Third Avenue
61St Street
East 25Th Street
Bellevue Hospital
David Sherry
Sarah Cunningham
No. 100
East 36Th Street
Cunningham
Sherry
Rubing
Schiffer
Bellevue
Woman Killed At Telephone In Marlboro Mass
Marlboro Massachusetts April 14 Medical Examiner E G Hoytt ruled a shock of electricity caused the death of Miss Anna W Greenwood who was found dead beside a telephone at her home She had been turning a light switch when contact with telephone and electric circuits likely produced the accident No negligence alleged against the telephone or electric light companies Autopsy scheduled for tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Mass
E. G. Hoytt
Anna W. Greenwood
Telepens.x
Erie to Move Big Car Shops to Binghamton
President Under ook of the Erie Railroad announced the removal of the big car shops from Susquehanna Pennsylvania to Binghamton. The plant is valued at over 1,000,000 dollars and employs many workers. The transfer will create a division and raise Pennsylvania taxes of 10 dollars yearly.
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Tribune
Binghamton
Underook
Erie Railroad
Susquehanna
Penn
Pennsylvania
Marvin Clew From Bridgeport in Kidnapping Case
Telegraph report from Dover shows investigators tracing the Marvin kidnapping crew to Bridgeport Connecticut. Dr Horace N Mann Panera of Bridgeport appears among suspects as detectives continue to gather leads and identify others involved in the alleged plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Dover
Del
Marvin
Horace N. Mann
Penrose and Carter to Call at the White House
Washington April 14 President Eliot dined at the White House and will visit New York. Senators Penrose and Carter plan a Tuesday morning call on Postal Commission business. Penrose seeks White House accord after previous conspiracy disclosures and public denials. Informal White House dinner guests included Bonaparte Garf field Meyer Holmes Moody Pinchot Leupp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Eliot
Mearvard University
White House
New York
Penrose
Carter
Postal Commission
Pennsylvania
Senator Carter
Senator Penrose
Bourne
Oregon
Congress
Loeb
Philadelphia
Bonaparte
Garfield
Meyer
Holmes
Moody
Forester Pinchot
Mr. Leupp
Georgia Republicans plot anti Roosevelt delegation
Opponents within Georgia Republicans push to capture the state party and send an anti Roosevelt ticket to the next Republican National Convention. Backed by the Georgia Republican State League largely composed of black Republicans the effort argues Roosevelt’s federal appointments favor Democrats and that many self styled Republicans side with Democrats on state issues. Circulars circulate urging faithful Republicans to take party control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Georgia
Senator Foraker
Georgia Republican State League
League
Big Pittsburg Payroll Report Highlights District Prosperity
Pittsburg in 1906 shows $350 million paid annually to wage earners across 3,029 plants with over 256,000 workers. Output includes 46 million tons of coal, 6.5 million tons of steel, 5.41 million tons of iron, and 750000 tons of steel rails. Transportation moved 122 million tons of freight via rail and steam, while 47,500 workers built 60000 cars using one million tons of steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce
Freight Car Hits Express Near Yonkers Station
A northbound freight car jumped the track near Yonkers station and struck the engine of a southbound Albany express. No injuries reported. Northbound track blocked about two hours and southbound track about one hour as crews awaited Grand Central orders. The express engine then continued to the city with passengers shaken but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Albany
Grand Central Station
Salvation Army crisis reports fail to draw in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee telegraph report notes the Salvation Army death by own action department has not met expectations. Despite the city having the highest per capita suicide rate, publicity deters applicants. Although names are not published, descriptions are detailed enough to raise fears of disclosure among potential applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Milwaukee
Salvation Army
America
Maude Morrison to Name Steamer After Father
Miss Maude Leontine Morrison arrives from Pasadena to name a new steel government steamer honoring her father Captain Theophilus W. Morrison U S A who was killed at San Juan The vessel to be used in New York Harbor by the Army quartermaster's department will be launched from Pusey Jones shipyard on Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Wilmington
Del
Maude Leontine Morrison
Theophilus W. Morrison
San Juan
Pasadena
Cal
New York Harbor
Cartermaster’s Department of the Army
Pusey & Jones Company
Geneva Referendum Bans Absinthe In Canton Vote
A Geneva referendum approved banning absinthe sales by seven thousand eight hundred forty one to seven thousand eighty one. The result boosts the anti absinthe movement and suggests a likely nationwide extension of the law across Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Carpet Cleansing Advertising by T M Stewart Chelsea
Cleaning service listing for carpet cleansing by T M Stewart at 335 Ted Ay Chelsea with telephone numbers 633 and 634 Chelsea. Includes founding date 183 and contact details for bookings.
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T. M. Stewart
Ted Ay
Tel
Chelsea
Starr Home Robbed In Midnight West 54th Street Standoff
A burglar scare on West 54th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues drew hours of police attention after jewelry worth 7900 dollars vanished from Dr. M Allen Starr of Columbia University. Police say a rope ladder entry was used, with a second attempt at Dr Allan M Thomas's home nearby.
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54Th Street
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
John ™. Rockefeller, Jr
East Dist Street
M. Allen Starr
Columbia University
West 54Th Street
Allan M. Thomas
Walter B. James
J. T. Willetts
General A. G. McCook
Wilton Mer
Raynor
Hallahan
Beron and
Baer
Dr. Thomas
Sixth Avenue
Wreckers Kill Three In Cheneyville Train Wreck
Three men died and another was fatally injured in a high speed wreck on the Texas and Pacific line near Cheneyville Louisiana believed to be the work of wreckers. An open switch caused the westbound passenger train to plunge into flames destroying the mail baggage express and two coaches. An investigation shows the switch lock was broken the switch turned and a signal lantern discarded. railroad officials launch full inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Cheneyville
Here
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Floods in Asia Minor Cause Wide Devastation
Continuous heavy rains have burst rivers across Macedonia and Asia Minor. Brusa Adabazar Kutahia Aidin and most villages lie submerged with heavy loss of life and livestock. Following a severe winter the floods bring acute distress and halt railway traffic, complicating relief efforts.
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Constantinople
Macedonia
Asia Minor
Brusa
Adabazar
Kutahia Aidin
Funeral for Reichstag member draws fifty thousand in Berlin
The funeral of Herr Auer, a Reichstag member who died last Wednesday, drew about fifty thousand mourners in Berlin. Socialist leaders including Herr Bebel attended and addressed the grave as part of the ceremonial demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Herr Auer
Reichstag
Herr Bebel
Limoges Factories Hampered by US Customs Hold
Limoges April 14 Work in the porcelain industry here is nearly halted as several hundred men lose jobs due to consignments held up by U S customs officers in New York. Three hundred to four hundred cases from Haviland Martin and Guerin lie in New York. The trouble stems from a report that prices in the United States undercut European rates. Statements have been sent to the U S Consul at Limoges and appeals filed with the Board of Appraisers. A deadlock continues and more workers may be laid off pending a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limoges
United States Customs
New York
Haviland, Martin and Guerin
United States Treasury
United States
Europe
Board of Appraisers
Arthur J. O' Keeffe
Seckler
Alfred Sellick
Mercer Street
Madison
Monroe Streets
Selligk
West Lith Street
George M. Seckler
Oak Street
Reich
Hodgins
Stephenson
O'Reilly
Governale
Manley
Vincenicos
German Contract At Tangier For Drainage And Embankment
Tangier contract awarded to a German firm for a public drainage system and a sea embankment. Bid amounted to 180000 dollars. The deal, made directly with a private firm, touches on the Algeciras agreement and involves the Moroccan foreign board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tangier
Temps
Algeciras
International Swimming Contest Promises Tough Battle
Gloucester Mass April 14. A summer event may see Miss Eleanora Sears of America compete against Baroness Elizabeth Rosen of Russia in a prestige clash at Manchester by the Sea. The publicized event will feature an endurance distance swim with several entrants anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Gloucester
Mass
Manchester
Dying Patrolman Seckler Killed In Washington Square Shooting
In Washington Square Park late yesterday afternoon a deadly gunfight left Patrolman Alfred Sellick mortally wounded and Patrolman George Seckler fatally injured. Italian brothers Salvatore and John Governale fired on Carlo Vincencio hitting him in the groin, triggering a chaotic confrontation with Detectives Fogarty and Patrolman Ryan pursuing them. Seckler died at St. Vincent's Hospital after bravely closing on Salvatore and defending Vincencio. Sellick died later in the hospital, while John Governale was captured and charged with homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Square
St. Vincent’s Hospital
George M. Seckler
Myles O'Reilly
Mercer Street
Alfred Sellick
O'Reilly
St. Vincent's Hospital
Carlo Vincencio
Seckler
Bugher
Secklew
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Captain Bugher
Salvatore
John Governale
Palermo
Vincensio
Governale Brothers
Thompson Street
John J. Fogarty
Thomas Ryan
3D Street
Sullivan Street
Selbeck
Governale
Fogarty
Ryan
Billy
Sellick
Candy Woman After Sage Money
Philadelphia, April 14. Miss Mary A. Hageman seventy one year old pretzel and candy vender who sells to children in a city public school will ask Mrs. Sage for funds to enter a home for aged persons claiming distant kinship to Russell Sage via Milo Sage who she says was a cousin of Russell Sage and married her aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Philadelphia
Russell Sage
Mary A. Hageman
Cavalry Private Harry C. Collins Killed in Accident
Havana reports Private Harry C. Collins of the ith Cavalry died this afternoon after being thrown from his horse in an accident. He was serving with the unit stationed locally. The army flag is ordered to fly at half mast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Harry C. Collins
Ith Cavalry
Mexico City Earthquake Shakes City for Four Minutes
A strong quake struck Mexico City lasting about four and a half minutes. Telegraph wires failed and lights went out briefly. An AP office wall cracked and Cinco de Mayo street asphalt split open. Residents flooded streets in night attire as the heaviest shock in years was felt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Associated Press
Cinco de Mayo Street
Taft Visits San Juan Arrives Aboard Mayflower
Secretary Taft and party arrive in San Juan on the Mayflower at noon. Governor Winthrop and Post greet them as Marines escort Taft to the palace for a troops review from the balcony. An informal reception follows with prominent locals and journalists in attendance. Taft the best known U S public figure beside Roosevelt among Porto Ricans.
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San Juan
P.R
Taft
Winthrop
Post
Naval Station Landing
Bailey
Messrs
Alger
Payne
Moody
Root
Metcalf
Naval Station
United States
Roosevelt
Crushed by hotel lift claims life of hotel messenger
Joseph Morrissey sixteen, a hotel messenger, was killed when a freight elevator at the Victoria Hotel crushed him near the fifth floor. The elevator runner, Joseph K Jallacian aged nineteen of East 27th street, was detained on a homicide charge at Tenderloin station. Morrissey lived at West 6th street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Hotel
Joseph Morrissey
Joseph K. Jallacian
East 27Th Street
Tenderloin
Morrissey
West 6Th Street
Frost Hits Northern Alabama Crops This April
Heavy frost spread across Northern Alabama with reports from Huntsville of ice and extensive damage to vegetables, early strawberries, fruit, and grapes in Decatur. Birmingham experienced an unusually severe frost for mid spring, with temperatures reaching 27 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Huntsville
Decatur
Two Men Stabbed On Third Avenue Line In Chinatown Fight
Ernest Heidman of West 25th Street was fatally stabbed with the knife piercing his right wing. Jacob Theis of Willis Avenue was stabbed in the liver. Both were taken to Lebanon Hospital in serious condition. One Italian suspect was arrested at Alexander Avenue station. Police say the stabbing appears premeditated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue
Bellevue Doctor Stricken With Scarlet Fever
Dr. Homer T. Day, assisting at Bellevue’s isolating ward, was moved to Minturn Hospital on East 16th Street with scarlet fever. He had chills and fever for a week yet continued working, believed to have contracted the illness from a patient. He is the seventh Bellevue physician to be removed to Minturn Hospital with contagious disease in a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer T. Day
James P. Hunt
Bellevue
Minturn Hospital
East 16Th Street
Day
California
Mintura Hospital
Robert M Crow Dies After Theatre Suicide
Robert M Crow aged 23, nephew of H C McEldowny of Union Trust Company Pittsburg, died in hospital after shooting himself in the abdomen while seated in a theatre box last Wednesday afternoon. Crow belonged to a prominent local family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Robert M. Crow
H. C. McEldowny
Union Trust Company
Crow
Hold‑up of Stage Reported Near Malta Montana
Word arrives from Malta Montana on April 14 that a stage was held up by a gang believed to be the Kid Curry group, with about $23 000 stolen. Local authorities investigate the heist and pursue leads as residents react to the bold crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Mont
Kid Curry
Lambert Returns to Qualify for City Council Seat
Albert B. Lambert president of the St. Louis Aero Club hastens home from New York after arriving from Paris to qualify for the City Council. He must qualify by tomorrow or lose his seat, having been elected while abroad and informed by officials of the requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
St. Louis
Albert B. Lambert
St. Louis Aero Club
New York
Paris
Peace Congress Opens at Carnegie Hall With Clergy
The Peace Congress opened before a crowd at Carnegie Hall with speeches by Rabbi Hirsch Bishop Potter and Archbishop Farley read by Monsignor Laveile. Dr Morgan Dix condemned the congress aims in a Loyal Legion sermon while urging war may be necessary. Bishop Potter ridiculed Dix's sermon calling it drippings of eloquence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hall
Rabbi Hirsch
Potter
Archbishop Farley
Monsignor Laveile
Congress
Morgan Dix
Loyal Legion
Petter
Dix
the Tribune
Peace Congress Opens at Carnegie Hall With Plough Theme
The first national arbitration and Peace Congress gathered at Carnegie Hall with a choral service by the Oratorio Society and addresses by Rabbi Emil G Hirsch Archbishop Farley and Bishop Potter. Andrew Carnegie lagged in arriving and was humorously thanked by Bishop Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hall
Oratorio Society of
New York
Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
John M. Farley
Potter
Rabbi Hirsch
Spain
Frank Damrosch
United States
Sumner
Penn
Channing
Worcester
Kant
Grotius
Cobden
Victor Hugo
United Nations
Parliament of Men
Proadway Tabernacle
Calvary Baptist Church
Ad for The Scotch that Made the Highball Famous
An advertisement touts The Scotch credited with popularizing the highball. It highlights the enduring appeal of the spirit and its association with a classic cocktail to attract drinkers seeking a timeless mixed drink.
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Marvin Clew
Bridgeport
MR. Penrose
Suicide Bureau
Steamer
Starr
Fifth Avenue
Texas & Pacific
Partner
Halian
Candy Woman
Sage Money
Mexico City
MR. Taft
Messenger
Kid’ Curry
Alderman
Peace Congress
DR. DIX
Meeting OF Congress
Mr. Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Bishop Potter
Carnegie
Father Lavelle
Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
Sons of War
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