Immigrant Influx Overloads Ellis Island Port
Immigrants flood Ellis Island with thousands arriving daily. Officials struggle to process about 6 400 yesterday and similar totals today as inspectors work overtime. Multiple ships bring steerage passengers and plans to group arrivals on piers aim to ease congestion.
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Pennsylvania
Naples
Neckar
Baltic
Ellis Island
America
Philadelphia
Southampton
Etruria
Liverpool
Antwerp
la Bretagne
Hevre
Watchorn
Indax
Gubtay
Strange Death in Central Park Reservoir
A woman about forty was found dead late last night in the Central Park reservoir after more than an hour of grappling near the shore. The victim, identified only by clothing, is Mrs. George H. Strout of 3 West 92nd Street. no one recalls seeing the incident, and police report no other clues. The body was recovered after searchers noted she had been in the water for several hours.
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Central Park Reservoir
Sayers
George H. Strout
No. 3
West 924St
Ladder to get trunk leads to theft arrests in Lakewood
A young woman posing as Hane Williams from New Jersey tried to enter her boarding house with a ladder to retrieve a trunk. She confessed to two thefts including clothing from Viola Walker of Newark and jewelry from Elmer Powell of New York City, and was jailed at Toms River awaiting extradition.
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Lakewood
N. J
Hane Williams
Lere
Ridge-ave
Beebe
Viola Walker
Walnut St
Newerkend
Elmer Powell
Gay St
New York
Plans Call on Diana at Madison Square Garden
Diana the statue at Madison Square Garden was to be visited yesterday by Robert Merrill the steeple jack but the call was postponed. The copper string and arrow had been removed months earlier and rusted. Merrill planned to replace the arrow but a gate on the tower made the job unsafe requiring a staging base 14 feet high for access.
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Diane
Madison Square Garden
Robert Merrill
Diana
Merrill
Unmarriageable Girls Wanted by County Officials
County School Commissioners require women teachers to pledge not to marry for two years after arriving in the county. Officials cite shortage of young women and resignations after marriage. Local residents also warn men against courting non residents under threat of boycott.
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THE
Tribune
Heron
Plan to Stop Consumptives Kissing
St Louis health commissioner John H Simon drafted an ordinance to prohibit kissing where one participant has consumption. The measure will be submitted to the municipal assembly for passage. Simeon has long sought means to check the spread of tuberculosis.
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St. Louis
the Tribune
John H. Simon
Simeon
Everal
Special Atlantic City Easter Monday Train to New York
Special train from Atlantic City departs at 6 P M for New York via Pennsy with parlor dining car and coaches. Raster Bezes noted as contact or routing term. Services emphasize dining options on board for Easter Monday travel.
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Atlantic City
Senator Platt dies of pneumonia in Washington home
Orville Hitchcock Platt senior Senator from Connecticut died at his Washington area summer home at 8 53 PM from pneumonia caused by a ruptured lung abscess. The end came after a day of fluctuating condition as he had earlier shown consciousness and little pain. His son Judge James P Platt was present and the funeral is planned for next Tuesday at the Congregational Church with Rev Robert Carter officiating.
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Washington, Conn
Orville Hitchcock Platt
Connecticut
United States
Ford
Robert Carter
Senator Platt
Platt
Swayne
Senate
Senator Hawley
Hartford
General Hawley
Washington
Capitol
New England
Equitable Bill Aims for Policyholder Control
Albany April 21. A bill prepared for introduction next week would mutualize the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The measure would have all fifty two directors elected by policyholders. Details of the proposal are not yet known.
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Albany
N. Y
Equitable
President on the Trail in Colorado Hunt
President Roosevelt and party pursue a bear near Glenwood Springs after a day’s rest. Secretary Loeb rides 25 miles in preparation for the next trip. A royal welcome is planned for May 14. The bear pelt becomes a rug and the skull will join C Hart Merriam’s collection.
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Loeb
Elmer Chapman
New Castle
Roosevelt
Red Stone
Washington
C. Hart Merriam
Department of Agriculture
Chicago Strike Threat Involving 37 000 Men
Business agents from forty seven Chicago teamsters unions order employers to stop delivering to Montgomery Ward and Co. Unionists warn of strikes if refusals occur. The action follows a clash of union and nonunion drivers with acid bombs injuring two Ward horses.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Montgomery Ward & Co
Garment
Joint Council of Teamsters
Shea
Chicago Employers’ Association
Brentano
Ward & Co
Joseph Jefferson in worse condition in Florida
West Palm Beach report says Joseph Jefferson grew worse tonight with doctors alarmed. His condition worsened at about 4 o clock and he has not been able to take nourishment since.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
Joseph Jefferson
Noted Americans and Mexicans Join Colonel Greene on Sierra Madre Hunt
Prominent figures including Vice President Fairbanks and Secretary Shaw are invited to join Col W C Greene on a hunting expedition into Sonora's Sierra Madre. Most have accepted. some doubt remains about Fairbanks and Shaw. The party moves from El Paso to Casas Grandes then into remote hunting grounds for big game.
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THE
Tribune
el Paso
Tex
United States
Mexico
W. C. Greene
Copper King
Sierra Madre Mountains
Sonora
Green
Fairbanks
Shaw
Cannon
Proctor
Vermont
Lattimer
South Carolina
Hemenway
Indiana
Woodbury
Harris
Terrazas
Chihuahua
Ysabel
P. Mallen
Patrick Garrett
Billy the Kid
New Mexico
Colonel Greene
Casas Grandes
American land scam alleged in Chiapas prompts inquiry
James R. Parsons, the American consul general, began an investigation into an alleged colonist scheme by an American land company in Chiapas. Farmers from Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Washington State travelled to Chiapas, drawn by advertisements. The company reportedly bought ten thousand acres from the state government for 5000 dollars and sold town lots for over 375000 dollars in gold. The consul general summoned the Kansas City officers to explain why they should not be barred from using U S mails.
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Mexico City
James R. Parsons
Chiapas
Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Washington State
Kansas City
United States
Americans protest treatment of Arkansas ranchman near Acapulco
The U S Embassy lodged a protest with the Mexican Foreign Office over the treatment of William A Stephens a rancher from Arkansas near Acapulco He says two negroes were hired to kill him and his family After being driven from his ranch and losing 30000 in improvements he shot one alleged assailant Palmer He was imprisoned in a dungeon for forty hours Despite consul efforts Mexico will investigate the case
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
William A. Stephens
Arkansas
Acapulco
Stephens
Palmer
Fall From Bucket Kills Palisades Worker
Thomas Burke thirty eight of West New York New Jersey died when a hoisting bucket used by Callery and Murphy contractors to lift stone failed at the Palisades road project. Burke was thrown from the bucket above 150 feet and died of severe injuries. Burke left a wife and five children.
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Palisades
Woodcliff
N. J
Thomas Burke
13Th-St
Bergenline Ave
New York
Burke
Palisa
Callery & Murphy
Hudson County
Man on Washington express draws pistol in dining car
A well dressed middle aged man claiming to be George Lewis, an expert Boston accountant, is believed to be C R Sewell or C R Ives of Cambridge. He drew a revolver on parlor car conductor Mr Neves during a disturbance westbound from Stamford. He pleaded guilty to assault and breach of peace and was fined $2 with Mayor Cummitngs representing him.
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the Tribune
Stamford
Donn
George Lewis
Boston
C. R. Sewell
Cc. R. Ives
Cambridge
Mass
Neves
Cummitngs
Coach Nearly In River After Runaway Coach
Mrs Pauline Heiser of Manhattan returning from cremation at Fresh Pond narrowly escaped death with her daughter Mrs Hannah Shei and her son in law after horses attached to a coach ran away in Bordenave Long Island City. Policeman Kane locked the ferry gates to avert a plunge into the slip. The women fainted and were carried to the ferryhouse. Both horses were injured and the coach wrecked. Automobilists fled the scene.
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Fresh Pond
Pauline Heiser
1St Ave
Manhattan
Hannah Shei
Broadway
Shei
Herman
Acave
Bordenave
Long Island City
Kane
Omaha School Strike Ends After Four Days
Three hundred public school pupils in South Omaha Nebraska return to work after a four day boycott sparked by the presence of Japanese students. Objectionable pupils will remain but avoid association with white students, and the strike had threatened to spread to other city schools.
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Tribune
South Omaha
Neb
Manufacturer Weds Dancing Girl in Pittsburg
Samuel S. Reymer of Allegheny, son of candy manufacturer Jacob Reymer, quietly married Nellie H. Paris on March 6. Paris, 23, formerly a dancing girl, came to Pittsburg four years ago and was first seen dancing at an Elks carnival in Allegheny. The couple, now in Denver, filed marriage records with a local justice of the peace.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Samuel S. Reymer
Allegheny
Jacob Reymer
Nellie H. Paris
Reymer
the Elks
Paris
Oliver, Penn
Connellsville
Denver
Wealthy Boston Merchant Weds Watertown Buyer
Newton Mass April 21 W R Dupes a rich former Dupee Nichols and Co member married Hadassah Mackintire of Watertown. The couple sailed today on the Cedric from New York. Dupes is sixty two and his bride forty seven a former buyer for a Boston drug house. The marriage faced strong opposition from his children and their spouses, prominent lawyers.
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Tribune
Newton
Mass
W. R. Dupes
Dupee, Nichols and Co
Boston
Hadassah Mackintire
Watertown
New York
Bedouin Attack Kills Several in Caravan Escort Clash
Cairo Egypt April 21 Bedouin marauders attacked a convoy escorting the Holy Carpet from Yambo to Medina. A fight followed and several Bedouins were killed.
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Cairo
Ebeypt
Holy Carpet
Yambo
Medina
Woman Hit by Baseball Breaks Rib Pierces Lung
Miss Carrie Morrell of No ... Littleton avenue Newark was struck by a batted ball while walking past factory workers. The impact fractured a rib and punctured her lung, leaving her in serious condition at City Hospital after she collapsed.
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Carrie Morrell
Littleton-ave
Newark
Delcassé Resigns Cabinet Post Amid Far East Tensions
Paris reports M. Theophile Delcassé may resign as Foreign Minister after eight years in the post. President Loubet and Prime Minister Rouvier pressed him to stay as Moroccan and Far East neutrality disputes heat up. Delegations and cabinet meetings sought to secure Indo-Chinese neutrality and report on the Russian squadron.
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Paris
Theophile Delcassé
M. Rouvier
M. Delcassé
Loubet
Far East
Germany
Foreign Office
Chamber of Deputies
M. Deloncle
Council
Council of Ministers
Morocco
France
Naval
Foreign
Beau
St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Lamsdorff
Nicholas
Saigon
Diana
Hyde Claims He Is Tricked In Equitable Controversy
James H. Hyde sends a pointed letter to Equitable agents and Syracuse officials denying a push to resign and accusing leaders of using mutualization to seize control. He says policyholders and directors must decide, not agents, and recounts efforts to avert harm to the society while facing demands for his removal.
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Equitable
Hendricks
Syracuse
Albany
Higgins
Chicago
James H. Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Joseph Bowes
Archibald C. Haynes
S. P. Stearng
F. L. Levy
Charles Wake
Henry J. Powell
April Three Day Journey Ad Offers Hotel Deals
Brief notice advertises a three day journey in April with hotel accommodations and a $1 ticket option through ticket agents.
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Hipman
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Orville H. Platt
C. H. Platt
State Capitol
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Senator Hoar
Judiciary
Hawley
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Abraham Lincoln
Usher
Glenwood Springs
Col
MR. Jefferson
Disturber
Washington Express
Carpenter
Ball
Theophile Delcasse
M. Delcasse
Indo-China
Rouyter
Annam
Hyde
Alexander
Tarbell
Convention of Managers
Tsie- Paene
Society
Board of Directors
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