Gates Deal Collapses as Wheat Dives in Chicago Pit
April 22 report from Enlisco details John W Gates and allies attempting to corner May wheat, triggering a wildly volatile session in Chicago. May wheat fell to 98 1/2 cents, closing near 1 a bushel, with July steady and heavy July buying by Armour interests. Traders described frenzied scenes, with clothing torn and hats smashed as shorts covered and longs dumped grain.
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Enlisco
Chicago
Qrate
John W. Gates
America
Armour
Gates
Gates and Armour
Gay
Leiter and
Harper
Acquittal in Mississippi Assault Case Shocks Town
In Jackson on April 22 1900 Stewart Robuson a colored man was acquitted by white jurors of assaulting Miss Mamie Marsh a white woman. Defense argued reasonable doubt and the star witness Jake Turnbull failed to prove Johnson identity. Judge Miller ordered the defendant discharged and banished from town by daylight.
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Tribune
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Stewart Robuson
Mamie Marsh
Jack
Johnson
Maro
Jake” Turnbull
Marshid
Miller
Interference Angered Ramsay in Pittsburg Crisis
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports that J Gould overruled Ramsay’s wishes by aiding Colorado Pacific and Iron Co, provoking a freight cut off to Wabash and other Gould lines. The move allegedly broke Andrew Carnegie promises, leading Ramsay to resign as Pittsburg Terminal president amid tension with Gould and allies.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Joseph Ramsay
Wabash Road
J. Gould
Rensey
Pittsburg Ter
Pittssburg Dispatch
Gould
Ramsay
Colorado Pac and Iron Company
United States Corporation
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carlyle
Concern
Remeey
Tewey and Son Co. Ad for Wines and Juice
An advertisement for Tewey and Son Co located at 138 Fulton Street New York promotes S Ewey s Pure Wines and Grape Juice aimed at overworked and fatigued workers seeking refreshment or nourishment.
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EWEY
Tewey & Sone Co
Fulton St
New York
Priest Intervenes as Jerome Park Strikers Face Concession
Father Antonio Paziella of San Philip de Neri calmed about fourteen hundred strikers at Jerome Park Reservoir who threatened violence over a demand for $160 daily eight hour shifts and smoking rights. He secured a temp offer of $125 for shovelers and $140 for wheelbarrow men, while a key demand to allow smoking remained unresolved. Police, including Captains Foody and Herlihy with forty officers, intervened after earlier clashes and a mob attack on non-striking workers.
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Antonio Paziella
Frank A. Demott
Excavators and
Rock Men’s Protective Association
William Brotherly
John B. McDonald
Foody
Kingsbridge
Herlihy
Wakefield
Elevator Fatality in Nassau Beekman Building Tragedy
Joseph Bass aged nineteen a porter was killed instantly when struck by a descending elevator on the tenth floor at 149 Nassau Street No 149 Nassau Street Jersey City man Thomas Fox 23 Montgomery Street was arrested for homicide Archibald Grant building superintendent witnessed the accident Bass body removed to Hudson Street Hospital with Dr Stone confirming death his mother's employment in the building noted expectantly at the scene.
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Joseph Bass
Nassau- Beekman
Nassau-st
Thomas Fox
Montgomery St
Jersey City
Archibald Grant
Bass
Hudson Street Hospital
Stone
Record Day At Ellis Island Sets Immigrant Throughput
Over 7,000 steerage pass through Ellis Island in one day led by the steamers Pennsylvania Baltic and Main totaling 7,264. Nord America could not clear 1,250 aboard while 625 from Philadelphia and 720 aboard Etruria were expected today. Italians remain the largest group with many Russian Hebrews, and rabbis on board are sought for kosher requirements.
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Ellis Island
Pennsylvania
Baltic
Main
Nord America
Naples
Philadelphia
Liverpool
New Zealand
Clergyman Dies Under Nerve Operation
The Rev. Christian Kuyk rector of Epiphany Church Barton Heights near Richmond died at Memorial Hospital while under chloroform for removal of a nerve near the brain base. He was in prime health aside from neuragia and chose the risky operation.
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the Tribune
Richmond
Christian Kuyk
Memorial Hospital
Kuyk
Epiphany Church
Barton Heights
Mfe
Warner Makes a Clean Sweep
Washington April 22 Commissioner Warner of the Pension Office accepted the tenth and final resignation of Board of Review members implicated in granting unearned pensions to Pennsylvania Home Guard regiments. He delayed final action to allow careful inquiry but concluded to complete the sweep.
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Washington
Warner
Pension Office
Board of Review
Pennsylvania Home Guard
Saved Mrs U S Grants Fortune After Panic Aid
Denver April 22 A check for 150000 was sent to Mrs Fannie Chaffee Grant San Diego Cal wife of Ulysses S Grant Jr The money comes from an investment in a large office building here saved by David H Moffat longtime partner of Mrs Grants father Senator Chaffee Colorado His intervention preserved what remained of the Grants fortune after the 1893 panic.
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THE
Tribune
Denver
Fannie Chaffee Grant
San Diego
Cal
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr
David H. Moffat
Meningitis Toll Falls in New York City Boroughs
Health officials report a weekly count of cerebro spinal meningitis deaths by boroughs in New York City. Manhattan leads with 64 deaths followed by Bronx 4, Brooklyn 2, Queens 3, and Richmond 1, totaling thirteen fewer than the prior week. A 21 year old laborer Carl Bonag of 9 West 12th Street was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital with the disease.
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New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Carl Bonag
West 12Th St
St. Vincent's Hospital
Easter Thoughts by Eminent Divines on the Resurrection
Archbishops and bishops discuss Easter faith affirming Christ’s victory over the tomb and the resurrection as central to Christianity. References include Leberaux and Talleyrand exchange on a failed attempt to start a new religion, Renan on Magdalene, and St. Paul on Jesus as Son of God through the resurrection.
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Methodist Episcopal
New York
Renan
Mary Magdalene
Jesus
St. Paul
God
Jesus Christ
Signs from heaven and the crucifixion doubt
Archbishop Farley argues against disbelief by scoffers who demanded a miracle. He recalls the crucifixion and Easter morning when guards were bribed to claim Jesus' body was stolen, asserting a lack of good faith in skeptics.
Easter Message From Central Presbyterian Pastor
The pastor proclaims Easter as the day of highest joy a finished redemption and the ever living Christ assuring immortality the revelation at the empty tomb and eternal joy.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Harvest for Florists Across New York Then and Now
Fair and warm weather spurred a flower boom in New York as Easter sales surged past last year. Florists reported banner business with lilies roses azaleas and blooms in windowed displays and street stalls. Milliners and tailors also benefited as spring outfits filled Broadway and Sthave with shoppers and parades, while even a child noticed the new Easter finery.
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Broadway and
Sthave
Broadway
Tribune
New York
Usher Finds Diamond Brooch At Hippodrome
At Friday’s close Thomas R. Jones an usher found a $2000 diamond brooch in box. He gave it to General Manager Kingsbury. Mrs. W. E. Coffin of 517 Madison Ave. identified and recovered the piece, praising Jones and presenting him $25 for honesty.
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Hippodrome
Thomas R. Jones
Kingsbury
W. E. Coffin
Madison-ave
Jones
Partridge and Hesseltine Secretly Tie Wedding in Stamford
William Thomas Partridge an New York architect married Miss Gertrude Ruth Hesseltine of Boston yesterday in Stamford. The couple sought secrecy visiting the Universalist parsonage with Rev A Eugene Bartlett but he declined to confirm the marriage. No other ministers or a justice of the peace would confirm or deny, and the license bore the note Please do not publish.
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the Tribune
Stamford
Conn
William Thomas Partridge
New York
Gertrude Ruth Hesseltine
Boston
R. F. Hesseltine
Universalist Parsonage
A. Eugene Bartlett
Bartlett
Stambord
Express Companies Refuse to Pay Assessment
Denver April 22 report quotes Dorsey representing Adams United States and Pacific Express companies. He says express firms will refuse last year's assessment and may sue if this year's is set at last year's level. He asserts they oppose the board of equalization’s stance and warn of litigation.
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the Tribune
Denver
Express
Dorsey
Adams, United States
Pacific Express
Board of Equalization
Jefferson Better Again From Illness at Bedside
A West Palm Beach message from Joseph Jefferson's bedside at 5 p m reports marked improvement and a return to the favorable point noted two days ago Dr Potter will see him again later tonight with no major changes expected An advertisement urges taking one of Bohns Laxatives at bedtime and keeping the liver active.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph Jefferson
Potter
Easter Hope From Reverend Jefferson
Easter is the day which reminds us that it is our privilege to be glad. Life has a fashion of growing drab and grim, but on Easter a new glow comes into the sky, and a fresh hope is born in the heart. It may not be possible for us to rejoice in ourselves or in the world, but we can surely rejoice in Him who loves us and has opened for us the gates of Paradise.
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Broadway Tabernacle
Paradise
Easter Sermon Emphasizes Present Immortality
The minister of All Souls' Unitarian Church states Easter celebrates immortality here and now. He cites Jesus claiming I am the resurrection and the life, stressing the soul's life over promises of a future resurrection.
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All Souls
Unitarian Church
Jesus
Resurrection and Life Highlighted by Rev MacArthur
The sermon declares Jesus Christ as the cornerstone of faith. It argues that the empty tomb proves Christ’s death and life and asserts that denying the resurrection undermines Christianity. It says believers share in the resurrection and that graves will be empty at the last Easter.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Camp Roosevelt Moves to West Divide Creek
Glenwood Springs Colorado April 22 The Roosevelt party moved camp to West Divide Creek twenty miles from Newcastle and set tents by the creek They will stay until next week P B Stewart bade the President goodbye and returned to Colorado Springs Secretary Loeb handled a large Washington mail batch
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Roosevelt
West Divide Creek
William Gregor
Newcastle
P. B. Stewart
Goodby
Colorado Springs
Loeb
Washington
Greek Cretan Union Move Rejected by Deputies
In Canea Crete on April 22 Prince George communicated a proffered statement from the protesting powers confirming the prior ruling against Crete joining Greece. Deputies will confer with their constituents on next steps. In Athens Premier Delvennis stated the government will not back the Cretan union agitation.
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Canea
Crete
Prince George
Chamber of Deputies
Union of Crete
Greece
Athens
Delvennis
Court in Drug Store: Boy Run Down in Borden Avenue Incident
Six year old Frank Maltese of Long Island City was struck by a car in Borden Avenue while crossing from Vernon Avenue toward Aqueduct. The car carried occupants lawyer L A Baldwin and Mrs Baldwin and driver Myron Fleming. The boy fractured his right thigh. he was taken to a drug store then St Johns Hospital for treatment. Magistrate Smith released Baldwin and Fleming on parole to appear in police court. The mother requested the boy be taken home, but Baldwin kept him for medical examination and promised to cover bills.
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Frank Maltese
Borden-ave
Long Island City
L. A. Baldwin
Fleming
St. John’s Hospital
Smith
Baldwin
5Th-St
Auto kills six year old girl in Elmhurst Queens
A six year old girl Annie Moller was struck and fatally injured yesterday on Hoffman Boulevard Elmhurst Queens by an automobile owned and driven by Enos Wilder Jr of Madison New Jersey. The child died en route to Flushing Hospital. Wilder was arrested and paroled into a friend’s custody. The vehicle’s speed and police enforcement along the Boulevard are under scrutiny.
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Hoffman Boulevard
Elmhurst
Queens
Enos Wilder, Jr
Madison, N. J
Enos Wilder & Co
Williamst
Manhattan
Annie Moller
John Moller
Flushing
Wilder
Connorton
Flushing Hospital
Agreement Reached on Joint Arbitration in Building Trades
A joint arbitration agreement was adopted by the Building Trades Employers Association and unions, ending the building industry dispute. The pact, covering about one thousand employers and ninety five thousand workers, creates a two sided general arbitration board and equal funding for its secretary and office. The compromise shifts from employer ultimatums to shared control, with stronger strike and lockout protections and a formal dispute conference process.
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Building Trades Employers’ Association
Building Trades Club
Otto M. Eidlitz
Mason Builders’ Association
James Hatch
New Union of Carpenters
Brotherhood
Building Trades Tea Association
Buildin Trades Employers’ Association
Employers’ Association
General Arbitration Board
Buildinge Trades Employers’ Associatin
Electrician killed on stage during Hamilton show
Ottawa dispatch reports Thomas Bradt of Hamilton died after stepping on an iron register that completed an electrical circuit on stage at the Grand Opera House during The Wizard of 02. He collapsed unconscious and died before a physician arrived as the audience laughed unaware.
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the Tribune
Ottawa
Grand Opera House
Hamilton
Thomas Bradt
Bradt
Senegal Blue Line Ticket Offices Open for Inquiry
A fragment notes ticket offices in New Jersey and a hotel inquiry in April May. It mentions fare of 4 dollars and a line called Senegal Blue Line. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Enegal Biue
New Jerk
Aseree
Ade
Czar Forces Out Fleet and Fleet Movements Reported
Paris reports Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron left Kamranh Bay by imperial order with unknown destination. Manila notes Admiral Togo's main squadron preparing south of Formosa and Kamimura may visit, implying upcoming action. Saigon reports four Russian steamers loaded with coal refused full cargo by French authorities, allowed only enough for voyage to nearest port.
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Paris
Rofestvensky
Kamranh Bay
Manila
Saigon
Bear
Orders To Rojestvensky Overstepping Neutrality Debate
In St Petersburg on April 22 officials reported that Admiral Rojestvensky was instructed to avoid infringing French neutrality rules. France conveyed Japan’s protest to Russia via M Nelidoff. Nicholas approved sending orders to Rojestvensky to stay within the three mile limit or depart if violated. The incident is treated as effectively closed by both nations.
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St. Petersburg
Admiralty
Foreign Office
Rojestvensky
France
Russia
M. Nelidoff
Paris
Count Lamsdorff
Aveilan
Nicholas
Franco-Japanese tension eases after French measures
Paris reports a reduced gravity in the Franco-Japanese neutrality dispute as France enforces orders from Nicolas and Rojestvensky departs French waters off Madagascar. Kamranh Bay remains sparsely inhabited with a French colony used for hunting and trade. The press notes Japan’s public fervor but cautions against overreaction while denying British support notes.
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Paris
France
Nicholas
Rojestvensky
Madagascar
Kamranh Bay
Marquis de Munville
Des Débats
Japanese note to France sparks debate over Kamranh Bay
London reports Baron Hayashi stating the note is not a protest but a reminder of Admiral Rojestvensky’s long stay in Kamranh Bay. He cites France’s inactivity and argues Japan could have attacked the Russian squadron, warning that three mile shore waters could expose France to shells.
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Japan
Kamranh Bay
France
Rojestvensky
Togo
Paris
Kamranh Bay Incident Draws Fresh Japanese Criticism
In Tokio on April 22, Japanese papers growler unfriendly toward the French government over Kamranh Bay. Conservatives push moderation as negotiations proceed while popular sentiment tightens. The government withholds France correspondence. The Navy reports two Russian fleet cruisers in Kamranh Bay with three masts and two other details.
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Kamranh Bay
France
Navy Department
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