President on Peace Carnegie Disagrees at Peace Congress
Roosevelt's Peace Congress session heard a letter from the president discussed. Notably, Carnegie and others challenged his view that peace and righteousness are separable, arguing there can be no divorce between them. In the evening, Carnegie clashed with Professor Minsterberg of Harvard over his claim that the German army was not a burden on the people.
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Roosevelt
Peace Congress
Root
Hughes
McClellan
Minsterberg
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Miinsterberg
Harvard
Mr. Carnegie
Roosevelt and Carnegie Clash Over Peace and Righteousness
A Carnegie Hall discussion on peace features President Roosevelt's letter urging balance between peace and justice. Andrew Carnegie defends a unity of peace with righteousness, while Hugo Münsterberg attracts criticism from Carnegie. Secretary Root, Governor Hughes, and Mayor McClellan address varied approaches to arbitration, public opinion, and prevention of war.
Taft Urges Patience In Puerto Rico Visit
Secretary Taft arrived in San Juan aboard the Mayflower and spent the day consulting with department heads and law officers about local grievances. He met with Surgeon General O Reilly and attended a luncheon with the Supreme Court and Executive Council. He spoke on citizenship and praised Governor Beekman Winthrop while reviewing the Porto Rican regiment.
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San Juan
P. R
Taft
Robert M. O'Reilly
Supreme Court
Executive Council
Quinones
Sefer Quinones
United States
Porto Rico
Philippines
Cuba
Beekman Winthrop
Forgers Block New Missouri Law on County Court Sites
Jefferson City April 15 A sensational discovery shows forgery and mutilation of records on House bill No 722 to locate county courts. The altered records pretended the measure failed, while it actually passed by a large majority. Representative Roach will seek a General Assembly investigation. The bill would let counties designate courthouse sites before a vote, affecting nearly every county in Missouri.
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Jefferson City
House
Roach
General Assembly
New York City Teachers Bill Passed After Debate
Albany April 15 after a brief amendment, the New York City School Teachers bill passed. Fuller was the sole vote against it. It sets a minimum salary of 72 dollars annually, caps boys class pay at 189 dollars more than girls class pay, and enforces equal pay for men and women for the same grade. Four mills per dollar for school taxes covers the extra cost, estimated at 5.5 million dollars yearly.
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Tribune
Albany
Senator Fuller
New York City
Senate Cities Committee
Board of Estimate
Fuller
Hunt for Hidden Wealth on South Dumpling Island
Meriden New London residents chase tales of buried treasure on South Dumpling Island in Long Island Sound. The legend centers on Uncle Billy Holand, dead years, who supposedly hid earnings from fish and clam sales in a hut. A dig by C J Chester sparked a larger search party across the island.
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the Tribune
Meriden
South Dumpling Island
Long Island Sound
New London
Billy” Holland
C. J. Chester
Rector's Sister Joins Roman Catholic Faith
Albany April 15 The Rev Paul Birdsall rector Grace Episcopal announces his sister Miss Ruth Birdsall has entered Roman Catholicism without his or their brother Rev Ralph Birdsall of Cooperstown knowing. Ruth assisted at Grace Church before going to New York for nurse training.
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Albany
Paul Birdsall
Grace Episcopal Church
Ruth Birdsall
Ralph Birdsall
Christ Church, Cooperstown
Mother's death ends wedding trip in Middletown
Mr and Mrs Rea Odell Hollenbeck were wed in Middletown New York on a Saturday then rushed back from their honeymoon after a telegram notified the groom that his mother Mrs James Hollenbeck of New York City had died from heart disease. The bridegroom said goodbye to his mother before starting the trip.
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the Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
Rea Odell Hollenbeck
James Hollenbeck
West 16Th Street
New York
Goodby
Wisconsin deadlock in Wisconsin senator caucus ends in four ballots
Madison April 15 The senatorial caucus to select a successor to Senator Spooner failed to break the deadlock after four ballots with Lenroot 19 Cooper Esch Stephenson 17 Hatton 15 Baench 5 Winkler 4 Fairchild 4 Rogers 1 Hudnall 1 and adjournment until tomorrow A nightly meeting plan was set up Governor Davidson said he would not be a candidate.
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Tribune
Madison
Wis
Spooner
Lenroot
Cooper
Esch
Stephenson
Hatton
Baench
Winkler
Fairchild
Rogers
Hudnall
Davidson
Guard jail to avert lynching near Beattyville
Lexington Ky April 15 guards were placed around Beattyville jail to prevent a mob from lynching Clay Thomas and his father in law charged with killing Jesse Abner. Thomas confessed and is jailed without bail awaiting grand jury. the killing stems from the Har féud feud between Hargis and allied families.
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Lexington
Beattyville
Lee County
Clay Thomas
Jesse Abner
Thomas
Abner
W. L. Stow & Co Fail and Suspend in 1993 Panic
The stock exchange news reports the suspension of W. L. Stow & Co at the close of the first hour of trading amid a weak open and partial rally. Partners W. L. Stow and Henry Coolidge, both NYSE members, stated no assignment or assets-liabilities statement would be issued. Lawrence Waterbury emerges as the largest creditor, with claims said to total 300,000 to 400,000 dollars from profits on the short side. The firm, formed in 1899, had a prior suspension in 1993 alongside Talbot J. Taylor & Co, and its demise follows declines in Mexican Central stock and other wagers tied to pool holdings.
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W. L. Stow & Co
Stock Exchange
Broadway
W. L. Stow
Henry Coolidge
New York Stock Exchange
The
Lawrence Waterbury
Mr. Waterbury
Stow & Co
No. 71
Wall Street
James M. Waterbury
George J. Gould
Waterbury
Talbot J. Taylor & Co
Messrs. Stow and Coolidge
Stow
Addison Cammack
Great Neck
Long Island
New York Athletic Club
Dairymen Leader Urges Cowhide Boots Against Inspectors
O W Mapes head of the Dairymen's League replies to New York Health Commissioner Dr Thomas Darlington. He says the farmers remedy is cowhide boots and to ignore inspectors orders or tell them to go to a warm place. Mapes notes rapid growth of the League with branches in every county producing milk for New York City.
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Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
Thomas Darlington
New York
O. W. Mapes
Dairymen's League
New York City
Stabbing on Third Avenue Elevated Ends in Death
Ernest Heidman, 26, died at Lebanon Hospital after a late Sunday night stabbing on a Third Avenue elevated train at 143rd Street following an argument with Italians. Jacob Theis was wounded but expected to recover. Antonio di Genova, arrested as a suspicious person, was remanded to jail after claiming he stood on the platform when the fight began.
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Ernest Heidman
Third Avenue
Flowers for Princeton windows plan to beautify Nassau Street
Princeton curator H. C. Bunn proposes front window boxes fitted to every face Nassau street house and store. Boxes will be supplied at cost with geraniums to fill them. The Princeton Council bought shade and ornamental trees for residents at 50 cents to shade streets.
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Tribune
Princeton
N. J
H. C. Bunn
Princeton University
Nassau Street
Princeton Council
Chicago Police Fund in mayoral campaign scandal emerges
The Civil Service Commission heard Chicago police officers reveal officers across ranks raised funds for the Democratic campaign and for the party in power. Inspectors Revere and Kelly, Captain McWeeney, and Lt Jenkins testified that officers collected thousands of dollars, with totals disclosed as about 3700 from subordinates and 2600 from others. They turned funds over to ex Commissioner Roach. Tomorrow's session was to hear more subpoenas.
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Chicago
Democratic
Civil Service Commission
Revere and
Kelly
McWeeney
Jenkins
Grand Jury
Civil Service Act
Collins
E. H. Roach
Public Works
Busse Active as Chicago’s New Mayor in Four Year Term
Fred A Busse was sworn in as Chicago mayor becoming the first Republican in ten years and the first four year term mayor in the citys history The brief inauguration featured Dunne presenting his message Busse reading his own brief address pledging to serve the public and rehabilitate traction systems while opposing municipal ownership The administration will push for a new charter granting expanded self government and Busse will travel to the State Capitol to lobby for the measure
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Tribune
Chicago
Fred. A. Busse
Dunne
Busse
State Capitol
Fleet at Jamestown Opens with Navy Welcome
The North Atlantic fleet under Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans anchors in Hampton Roads for the Jamestown Exposition opening on April 26. Fourteen battleships and three cruisers arrive, with key vessels Connecticut Texas Washington Tennessee Brooklyn Maine Indiana Ohio New Jersey Louisiana Missouri Georgia Rhode Island Kearsarge Kentucky Mans Alabama Iowa. The Argentine cruiser President Sarmiento also passes the Capes and visits Annapolis before rejoining for the opening ceremonies.
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Norfolk
Robley D. Evans
Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Connecticut
Texas
Washington
Tennessee
Brooklyn
Maine
Indiana
Ohio
New Jersey
Louisiana
Missouri
Georgia
Rhode Island
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Maois
Alabama
Iowa
Sarmiento
Capes
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Jamestown
Theoretical Peace Discussion Dinner in Pittsburg
At a German Club dinner in Pittsburg Baron von Moeller said his time should be spent in studying Pittsburg's industrial resources rather than theoretical peace talks in New York. The remark drew applause and suggested German representatives in the U S show little interest in the New York Peace Congress.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Baron von Moeller
Germany
New York
von Lowenthal
Dickhuth
von Ihne
Riders reenact Sherman route from Chattanooga to Atlanta
Fort Leavenworth April 15. Several instructors at the military service schools and staff class will ride horseback from Chattanooga to Atlanta to study General Sherman’s march to the sea. Major D. H. Boughton and Captain Edwin F. Stuart will lead the party.
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Tribune
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Military Service Schools
Chattanooga
Atlanta
General Sherman
D. H. Boughton
Edwin F. Stuart
Mr Mcripa to Take Tramping Tour
James McCrea president of the Pennsylvania Railroad will sail from New York with his two sons on the Hamburg American line steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. The party will make a tramping tour of Great Britain.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
James K
Archibald M
New York
Great Britain
Masons in Binghamton Receive Chain Letter on Monument Fund
The Masons of Binghamton New York received a Boston originated chain letter requesting two cent contributions toward a $22,000 monument fund for McKinley. The appeal was attributed to Grand Master H Robinson and directs funds to be mailed to Judge Ray in Canton Ohio.
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Tribune
Binghamton
N. Y
Boston
McKinley
H. Robinson
Judge Ray
Canton
Ohio
Fire at McGill Medical Building Causes Large Loss
Fire erupts in the Medical Building of McGill University in Montreal at 1:30 a.m. April 16. The blaze, the largest in a group of university structures, threatens total destruction with an estimated loss around 500 000 dollars. No occupants were inside when the fire began.
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Medical
Montreal
McGill University
Five Die as Great Northern Train Wrecks Near Bartlett
The Great Northern Oriental Limited westbound from St Paul wrecked near Bartlett at 1 20 this morning. Five killed, many passengers aboard, cars burned after a gas tank explosion. Rescue efforts praised as uninjured heroes freed the trapped. Rail tampering alleged and special trains with doctors and a coroner dispatched from Devil's Lake and Michigan, N C.
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Lakota
N. D
Great Northern Oriental Limited
St. Paul
Bartlett
William B. Jones
Fodness
Jones
W. Greene
Devil's Lake
Michigan
N. C
Upset After the Races Involved Burke Car Crash
An automobile linked to Eddie Burke carrying George Considine Leo Swartts and George Dutton overturned near Trotting Course Lane Cooper avenue three miles from Long Island City after a wheel failure and collision. Swartts and the chauffeur were seriously injured while Burke and Considine walked away.
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Eddie Burke
Burke
George Considine
Hotel Metropole
Leo Swartts
Seventh Avenue
George Dutton
West 64Th Street
34Th Street
Long Island City
Swartts
St. John’s Hospital
Considine
Cooper Avenue
British Steamer Andalusia Founders Off Spanish Coast
The British steamer Andalusia of 1212 tons net and 287 feet length foundered April 13 off the Spanish coast while en route from Swansea to Barcelona. The captain, first officer, and one sailor were rescued and brought to Gibraltar. the remainder of the crew are believed drowned. Built 1878 at Newcastle, owned by the Iberian Steamship Company Limited.
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Andalusia
Gibraltar
Swansea
Barcelona
Newcastle
Iberian Steamship Company, Limited
Helpless Old Men Shot Down in Romanian Repression
Bucharest reports detail brutal actions against peasants after a revolt. Soldiers arrested twenty five elderly men including 82 year old burgomaster Constantinescu and executed them under martial law. A fourteen year old grandson witnessed the killings. Similar shootings occurred at other villages.
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Bucharest
Adeverul
Viatu
Constantinescu
Cimealmare
Maracine
Mrs Lewis-Hill Jewelry Sale Brings 475000 in London
The first day of the Mrs Lewis-Hill jewelry sale in London raised 475000 with key lots including a 229 pearl rape selling at 84500 and a brillants tiara at 55000. A pearl and brilliant necklace fetched 61000 as society figures and European dealers attended. the sale will continue for a week. Proceeds beneficiary charities.
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London
Lewis-Hill
Sam” Lewis
Europe
Miss Van Rensselaer Becomes City Real Estate Broker
Miss Mathilde Van Rensselaer, daughter of Mrs. Stephen Van Rensselaer, has joined Bloodgood De Saulles Talbot as a real estate broker. She will specialize in leasing and selling city and country estates.
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Stephen van Rensselaer
Mathilde van Rensselaer
van Rensselaer
Park Avenue Hotel
Miss van Rensselaer
Bloodgood, de Saulles & Talbot
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Earthquake Devastates Chilpancingo Mexico April 15
Chilpancingo and nearby areas suffer severe quake damage with eleven dead and twenty seven injured. Telecommunication cut, panic spreads, towns like Chilapa and Tixtla feared destroyed. Authorities report missing bishop and fear wider losses across Guerrero region.
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Chilpancingo
Mex
Leopoldo Lopez Guerra
José Aleman
José Lopez Martinem
Federal Telegraph Office
Chilapa
Guerrero
Catholic Church
Tixtla
Mexico City
Rumor of 500 Dead in Mexican Destruction
A telegram reported 500 deaths from the destruction of Chilpancingo and Chilapa, Mexico. Government circles doubt the figure, noting stone houses likely reduce fatalities. Authorities solicit tents as residents live in open palm leaf shelters. Guerrero governor sends engineers and troops for rescue and sanitation.
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Mexico City
Banco Nacional
National Bank of Mexico
Chilpancingo
Chilapa
Bravos
Guerrero
Earthquake toll uncertain but widespread property loss felt
Mexico City April 15 reports say death toll remains unverified though expected large. Despite no fatalities in the capital, plaster damage and cracked walls mark significant losses across the republic south of a line Acapulco Tampico. Telegraphs show widespread tremors, with Guerrero noted for fatalities. communications largely intact elsewhere.
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Mexico City
Federal Telegraph Office
Republic
Acapulco
Tampico
Gulf Coast
Mesa
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Carnegie Hall
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R. E. Ely
Usher
Wisconsin
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Chicago Police Fund
Sherman
MR. M'Crea
M’kinley
M’gill
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Eddie” Burke
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British Steamer Founders
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Jorullo
Michoacan
Iguala
Rio Balsas
Mexico
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