Crapsey Trial Begins in Batavia Episcopal Heresy Case
In Batavia New Jersey on April 25 Rev. Dr. Algernon G Crapsey rector of St Andrews Rochester faced an ecclesiastical tribunal amid broad interest. Prosecutors allege his sermons and writings deny core Christian doctrines. Defense seeks liberal Creed interpretation to show no contradiction to Church doctrine.
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Algernon G. Crapsey
St Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church
Rochester
St. James's Church
Crapsey
John Lord O'Brian
Buffalo
John H. Siiness
Rhode Island
Francis J. Hall
Western Theological Seminary
Chicago
James Beck Perkins
Edward M. Shepard
New York City
Christ
Dr. Crapsey
Episcopal Church
Harty Makes Protest At Catholic Club Meeting
John T. McDonough former Philippines Supreme Court associate justice spoke to the Catholic Club's Xavier Alumni Sodality on The Catholic Church in the Philippines. He read Archbishop Harry's protest to the Governor and Commissioners against confiscation of a leper hospital and other institutions. Dr Ejwert Nemack also spoke. POR TELEPHONE FRANCHISE, 50000.
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the Philippines Supreme Court
Catholic Glub
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Harry
Manila
United States
Ejwert Nemack
Demand for Franchise Tied to Herrmann Pressure Questions Rise
Witness testifies before the Senate Investigating Committee that August Herrmann demanded a payoff to secure a franchise. He describes discussions with Herrmann and associates about guaranteed pricing and a payoff of 36000 to influence the independent Kentucky Cincinnati telephone franchise. The testimony details alleged quid pro quo schemes and specific figures tied to obtaining the franchise.
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Mann
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Cincinnati
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Terre
Soledom August Herrmann
Herric
Herrmann
Steee
Tie
Mrs. W. J. White Seeks Divorce in Tribune Report
Ellen M. White files for divorce and alimony from W. J. White, a former congressman and chewing gum magnate. Alleging gross neglect of duty for over three years, she notes marriage on April 22, 1873, seven children, and multiple prior petitions. White’s rise from gum peddler to mogul and his wealth are outlined alongside business ties to the American Chicle Company and the Say Wifén Star Pointer yacht.
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Ellen M. White
White
Seatte
Re. White
Fortune &21
Mexton
Congress
Two Minute Farm
Hearst Mass Meeting Denounces McClellan at Carnegie Hall
Thousands gather at Carnegie Hall for an Independence League indignation meeting demanding a recount of last election ballots. Hearst condemns McClellan as the "littlest Mayor" and vows continued efforts to seat the people's candidate with pledges to go to Albany with a delegation to press a recount bill.
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Independence League
William Randolph Hearst
George B. McClellan
Henry A. Powell
League
Hearst
Belmont
Wall Street
Tammany Hall
McClellan
New York
William M. Ivins
E. A. McAlpin
Direct Nomination League
John Ford
Calvin Tomkins
Albany
Disaster predicted for Havana by Professor Nowack
Professor J F Nowack of Vienna lecturing in Havana claims his studies of local plant life and sun peculiarities forewarn a violent earthquake or tidal wave between May 15 and 19. The warning covers the seaward area including Vedado. He cautions that while conditions point to a disturbance he cannot guarantee its occurrence.
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J. F. Nowack
Vienna
Cuban Institute of Sciences
Vedado
Nowack
Labour Bill Advanced in Commons After Debate
London April 25 Trades Disputes bill passed to its second reading without opposition in the House of Commons. A J Balfour indicated the bill would not be challenged at this stage and that detailed criticism would come in committee.
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House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
Congress May Sit All Summer Says Speaker Cannon
Washington reports Speaker Cannon expects Congress to adjourn between mid June and late August with July 1 as a possible departure. He cites major bills like Statehood and Denatured Alcohol plus railroad rate action as delaying adjournment past the Fourth of July. He also questions the House’s willingness to bow to Senate requests on Statehood.
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Vienna firm passes on dividend after San Francisco disaster
The Vienna Reinsurance Company, replying to recent losses from the San Francisco disaster, has decided not to pay dividends. The decision reflects the financial impact of the catastrophe on the insurer and its shareholders.
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San Francisco
Vienna
Casement and companions injured in Vendome Hotel wreck
Word from San José reports General J. B. Casement suffered several broken ribs and bruises after the Vendome Hotel wreck in Painesville Ohio. Mrs Casement and Mrs Robert George were also injured and the two women were dug out of the debris with him.
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Ohio
San José
J. 8
Casement
Vendome Hotel
Mirs. Casement
Robert George
George
Equince Sparkling Lithia-Perfect
Pecknam Vanderpoel agents at 145 W Broadway promote Equince sparkling lithia water with a polished display and limited local advertising.
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Vanderpoel
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Astor land rights clash with Westchester rail plan
The New York Westchester and Boston Railway seeks condemnation to obtain a right of way across the Astor estate in The Bronx. Astor trustees deny corporate existence and power to condemn and urge court proof of a valid charter. The Port Chester line plans six track electric service from Mott Haven to the Connecticut line amid franchise battles.
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Robert H. M. Ferguson
Douglas Robinson
Westchester and Boston Company
Westchester Company
William F. van Pelt
East River and Connecticut Railway Company
William C. Gotshall
Port Chester Railroad Company
Westchester & Boston Company
Westchester
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Grady
Gotshall
Port Chester Company
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Board of Estimate
United States Supreme Court
Port Chester
Mott Haven
Shore Villages
Connecticut State Line
New Haven
West Chester and
Boston
West Chester
Astor
Women in Commons stage suffrage protest
In London the House of Commons discussed James Keir Hardie's motion for female suffrage when women in the gallery shouted Divide and Vote for women. A grill flag was waved, the Speaker cleared the gallery, police intervened, and several bystanders were assisted out as Hardie's motion was talked out.
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London
James Keir Hardie
House of Commons
William Redmond
Hardie
War scare in Britain report on mobilization and Egypt move
A dispatch from Aldershot to The London Tribune claims General Frenchs first division is told to prepare for mobilization amid possible South Africa developments. War Office officials say no orders are known, while a move to reinforce Egypt is suspected. The War Office ordered a Belfast dragoon regiment to Egypt. Deweys Pure Grape Juice ad copy follows.
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Aldershot
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South Africa
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Secret session charts governor backed reapportionment plan
Albany April 25. A secret session of the reapportionment committee, attended by the Governor, aimed to shape a draft upstate map. Parsons plan for New York County and Woodruff plan for Kings appear likely. Key Senators and officials weighed positions as districts would be carved to balance population and power without a radical gerrymander.
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New York County Republican Committee
George W. Aldridge
John F. O’brien
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Insurance Department
William Halpin
Charles H. Murray
John T. Mott
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Chemung County
Steuben
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Hinman
Broome
Ontario
Brackett
Washington County
Saratoga
Schenectady
Clinton
Essex
John F. O'Brien
Warren County
Montgomery
Fulton
Hamilton
Schoharie County
Otsego
Herkimer
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Chenango
Sullivan
Delaware
Kings County
Timothy L. Woodruff
Brooklyn
Texas Sues Packers Over Anti Trust Action
Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot filed state district court suits in Austin under anti trust laws against Fort Worth Live stock Exchange Fort Worth Stockyards Company Armour Packing Company and Swift Co seek forfeiture of charters and cash penalties near one million dollars plus twenty one suits against related firms and individuals The move follows three weeks of investigations in Dallas and Fort Worth with possible additional suits against oil printing and flour trusts in preparation.
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Lightfoot
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Austin
Texas
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Fort Worth
Death in Trail of Plough Leaves Pine Bush Farmer Dead
Matthew Smedes a well to do retired farmer aged seventy from Pine Bush died while ploughing. He begged a neighbor to let him work, did not return to supper, and was found dead in a furrow he had just cut. He had long wished to die in harness.
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Middletown
Matthew Smedes
Special Train Schedule From Atlantic City To New York
A 1 25 P.M. Saturday special to Atlantic City via Pennsylvania Railroad offers buffet parlor cars and coaches. A special train of parlor cars and a dining car leaves Atlantic City for New York at 4 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28. Newark connections available in each direction.
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Record Breaking Benefit Ties Shaken At San Francisco Fund
The Theatrical Managers Association plans a monster benefit at the Metropolitan Opera House on Friday May 4 from 11 AM to midnight to aid San Francisco sufferers. Prominent figures from drama, opera and vaudeville will perform plus an auction of boxes with notable auctioneers. Tickets are $1 and usable in all sections. Emma Eames and Conried company artists expected.
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San Francisco
Metropolitan Opera House
Charles Burnham
William H. Crane
Maud Powell
Raymond Hitchcock
Rafael Joseffy
Vesta Victoria
Henri de Vries
Vesta Tilley
Harry Bulger
George Marion
Otis Harlan
Henry J. Donnelly
Four Mortons
Mr. Hopkinson
Sousa
the Free Lance
Mme
Emma Eames
New York
Mr. Conried
Criterion Theatre
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Hermann Oelrichs
George Gould
Maude Adams
Blanche Bates
Mark Twain
David Warfield
Earthquake dawns relief drive shifts funds to San Francisco
A mild quake was felt in San Francisco causing alarm but little damage. President Roosevelt urged relief contributions be sent to ex Mayor Phelan rather than to the Red Cross and asked Congress to fund Mare Island Navy Yard and the army post. The San Francisco relief total reached 220,670,906 02 dollars.
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Shaw
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Want Convention in California
San Francisco reports the National Educational Association planned its July convention there but disaster threatens. A model outdoor camp near Piedmont Hills, Oakland, is proposed while negotiations occur with Dr Nathan Schaefer as R P Jennings asks postponement of the decision by a week to ten days after consulting Benjamin Ide Wheeler of UC.
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National Educational Association
California
Piedmont Hills
Oakland
University of California
R. P. Jennings
Nathan €. Schaefer
National Educations Association
Harrisburg
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Cuff and Shingle Messages From Frisco Refugees Arrive
Telegraph report from Chicago notes hundreds of messages from San Francisco survivors arrive for local post office distribution. Letters written on cuffs and shingles carry minimal text, often only address and "saved" or "alive" with the writer’s signature. Some texts are marked as Frisco refugees or lucky survivors to ensure free transit.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Letters Sent Without Stamps Amid City Mail Delays
San Francisco letters arriving in the city yesterday largely lacked stamps. Postal orders barred postage collection during the facility shutdown, prompting some mail to be sent with stamps before the order. An unsigned note to The Tribune urged publishing that John J Hughes and his sister Aileen C Hughes saved their lives.
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San Francisco
Tribune
John J. Hughes
Aileen C. Hughes
Modjeska's Ranch Refuge for Earthquake Victims
Actress Mme Modjeska has placed her ranch near Los Angeles at the disposal of refugees from San Francisco and other cities hit by the earthquake and fire. This act offers shelter to those driven from their homes as the disaster unfolds.
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Los Angeles
Mme. Modjeska
San Francisco
Insurance firms to cover San Francisco fire losses
State Insurance Commissioner Wolfe said most large insurers can adjust San Francisco fire losses. expected liabilities may reach 250 million dollars. Fire underwriters form a committee to meet with San Francisco architects and builders on city rebuilding plans.
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Cal
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San Francisco
Governor Chamberlain Seeks Rallying of Unidentified Children
In Salem on April 5 Governor Chamberlain telegraphed Governor Pardee urgently asking to gather and keep unidentified children and babies passing through Oakland for eventual identification. He warns they risk being forever lost to their parents if not collected by trusted caretakers.
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Ore
Chamberlain
Pardee
Oakland
Twentieth Century Limited Train Adv Between New York and Chicago
An advertisement highlights the Twentieth Century Limited, an 18 hour train service on New York Central Lines traveling between New York and Chicago. It markets speed and luxury for long-distance travelers.
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Chicago
New York Central Lines
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San Francisco Earthquake Toll and Relief Efforts Rise
An afternoon quake toppled walls and cracked chimneys from last week’s tremor and the postfire period, killing Mrs. Annie Whitaker in Shotwell Street. Oakland and Berkeley felt the shock, and relief moves unfold with Roosevelt’s proclamation, mintfund use, and a plan to audit all expenditures while rebuilding resumes. Streetcars and lights return, prices are controlled, and chimneys are being rebuilt amid cautious nightly safety as protective neighborhood committees face scrutiny.
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Oakland
Berkeley
Annie Whitaker
Shotwell Street
Mission District
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