Public Utilities bill sent to Mayor for approval in New York
Albany dispatch reports a conference among Senator Page Assemblyman Merritt and Gov Hughes adviser resolving that the Public Utilities bill must gain Mayor McClellan's approval. The action could keep the Legislature in session into June as opponents press for reconsideration and possible veto.
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Man Marries His Father’s Widow in Odd Bond
A man aged 39 marries the widow of his father, Louis Snaidman, who died at sixty. The widow, thirty-two, becomes his bride, with the former husband as the late spouse referenced in the strange union.
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Louis Snaidman
Ger Gnaigman
Boy Killed by Auto in Street Crossing
A six year old boy, Michael Mooney of 563 Eleventh avenue, was fatally struck by a car driven by Paul Keller of 123 West 46th street at 43d street and Eleventh avenue. Miss Mary Flower, niece of ex Governor Flower, cared for the boy and arranged hospital transport. Keller was arrested on homicide charges and paroled by the coroner into Mary Flower's custody.
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Eleventh Avenue
43D Street
Mary A. Flower
Governor Flower
Nathan Flower
Paul Keller
West 46Th Street
Keller
West 42d Street
Litttle
Shrady
Miss Flower
Hermann Not Guilty in Public Records Case
Binger Hermann ex Congressman from Oregon and ex Commissioner of the General Land Office was acquitted of destroying public records by a jury verdict after twelve weeks of trial and twenty one hours of deliberation. Hermann thanked the jurors and his counsel as U S Attorney Baker and others congratulated him in court.
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Binger Hermann
Oregon
General Land Office
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Hermann
United States
Baker
Seven Caught in Mine Flood Near Johnstown
Seven foreign miners were trapped by a flood at the Foastwell mine in Somerset County. Pumps run without relief, rescue teams push air and attempts to locate the cause while one man is reported alive. Relatives in Foustwell endure wild excitement as authorities coordinate efforts.
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Penn
Foastwell
Berwind-White Coal
Somerset County
Meighan
Foustwell
Darlington Gets Better Of Farmer
Inspectors hired by Dr. Thomas Darlington clash with farmers in New York milk inspections. John Loring initially refused entry to his Goshen Township dairy, then relented after Dr. Darlington notified a major milk firm it would be barred from New York if it bought Loring’s milk. Officials of the company urged Loring to cooperate, ending major opposition to the inspections.
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Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
Thomas Darlington
New York Board of Health
John Loring
Goshen Township
K. L. DeWolf
Darlington
New York
Loring
Colt Supporter Turned Down at Town Meeting
Providence April 27 Four days after voting for Colonel Samuel Pomeroy Colt for United States Senator Henry H Potter a Scituate state senator was defeated by the Republicans at a town meeting Potter sought renomination as town clerk an office he held six years He had been sent to the Legislature by both parties and had supported Colt earlier in the campaign
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Tribune
Providence
Samuel Pomeroy Colt
United States
Henry H. Potter
Scituate
Potter
Colt
Erie Summer Homes Book Distribution Details
Erie reports new distribution of the seven book set titled Summer Homes to offices in New York Fulton Street Brooklyn and other Erie offices.
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Erie
New York
Fulton Aroe
Brooklyn
Advu
Taft Declines Further Withdrawal in Ohio Conference
State Insurance Commissioner Vorys reports Secretary Taft remains active for the Presidency and would accept the nomination if offered. The Cincinnati meeting at Charles Taft's home included Longworth and Taft aides, with Vorys and Williams presenting Ohio GOP backing.
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Ohio
Mr. Vorys
Mr. Taft
Mayor McClellan Breaks With Featherson In City Hall Clash
Mayor McClellan severs ties with Maurice Featherson and removes Water Commissioner John Y W O'Brien from patronage decisions. Corporation Counsel Ellison assumes near control, with patronage run on business lines. The shift shocks Murphy allies, who fear reduced influence and possible legal maneuvers against Murphy interests.
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New York
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Tammany Machine
14Th Street
Immense Baltimore Pier Collapse Traps Workers
The Baltimore and Ohio Locust Point pier collapsed with 150 workers on site. Four bodies recovered including engineer Howard L. Ellender who died saving others. many injured and several missing. The cause tied to mud and clay foundations as outer piers failed. The pier, two stories high, extended 440 feet into the harbor and was to be the region’s largest with 800000 square feet of floor space.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Locust Point Terminal
Spedden’s
Esipyars
Howard L. Ellender
McLean Contracting Company
Ellender
Wall Collapse Kills Four At De la Mar Copper Works
Four Hungarian men were killed and dozens injured when a brick wall at the De la Mar Copper Works on Chrome near Staten Island Sound toppled. The wall, twelve inches thick and twelve feet high, stood on a steel trestle. no cause yet given. Victims named were Zunyo Wagee George Skinsky Louis Oli and Frank Ginfe.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
de la Mar Copper Works
Chrome
Staten Island Sound
Elizabeth
Zunyo Wagee
George Skinsky
Louis Oli
Frank Ginfe
Wainwright Widow Elopes With Skating Instructor Bratton
Mrs Ida Wainwright widow of Edward Z Wainwright a Pittsburgh brewer eloped last Friday with Willard Hay Bratton a skating teacher at Duquesne Garden They married in Brooklyn and are now at the Jamestown exposition Mrs Bratton is about forty with 2 5 million fortune left by her husband Bratton son of W H Bratton of Flatbush New York is tied to the Hay family of Philadelphia and will manage a city park this summer
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Pittsburg
Ida Wainwright
Edward Z. Wainwright
Willard Hay Bratton
Duquesne Garden
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles W. Edward Locke
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Bet on Bingham Retirement Rumor Circles City
A political figure placed a 1500 to 500 wager that Commissioner Bingham would resign from the Police Department by June 1. Rumors had grown about his departure, sparked by conversations at an uptown hotel saloon where the bet was reportedly laid and accepted, with an insistence of a “sure thing.”
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Sports
Auto kills elderly woman in Winsted Connecticut
Mrs. Anna Robinson aged seventy four died after stepping in front of a car driven by George F. Drake assistant secretary of the New England Pin Company on Main Street. She was found unconscious and died ten minutes later. Medical Examiner Hulbert cleared Drake. Survivors include five sons including Henry W. Robinson a clerk at Hulbert National Bank.
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Winsted
Conn
Anna R. Robinson
George F. Drake
New England Pin Company
Main Street
Hulbert
Drake
Alliance Seen Between Fairbanks and Cannon for 1908 Campaign
Reports from Indiana suggest Vice-President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon have an understanding to work together in early delegate fights. Cannon’s allies aim to present his name at the convention and gain support, then back Fairbanks. Illinois leaders Deneen and West express varied views on Cannon and Roosevelt.
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Indiana
Fairbanks
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Deneen
Roy O O. West
Tllinois
Mr. Cannon
Ilinois
Roosevelt
West
Illinois
Senator Perkins backs Roosevelt renomination in interview
Senator Perkins of California stated today that the Republican National Convention will renominate Theodore Roosevelt for president and that he has no second choice. He spoke to telegraph reporters in Los Angeles.
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Tribune
Los Angeles
Perkins
California
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Renomination Favored by Senator La Follette
San Francisco April 2 United States Senator La Follette of Wisconsin arrived today and stated he believes President Roosevelt will be renominated by acclamation at the next Republican convention.
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San Francisco
United States
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Republian
Vice-President Fairbanks Speaks at Grant Club Dinner
Des Moines events tie Fairbanks birthday tribute to remarks at the Grant Club dinner honoring Gen Grant. He addressed the Iowa State Agricultural College on the day and met Gov Cummins who hosted a luncheon. He gave interviews but stayed clear of political talk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fairbanks
Grant Club
General Grant
Iowa State Agricultural College
Cummins
Tve
Gerrit Diekema Wins 5th District Seat in Michigan
Gerrit J. Diekema of Holland, Republican, defeated George P. Hummel of Grand Rapids to fill the 5th District vacancy after William Alden Smith resigned to become a U.S. Senator. Diekema’s election secures the seat in Congress.
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Mich
Gerrit J. Diekema
Holland
George P. Hummel
William Alden Smith
Dewey’s Sauterne and Moselle Dinner Wines
Advertisement for T. Dewey & Sons Co offering Sauterne and Moselle dinner wines of superior quality, listing 138 Fulton Street, New York.
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Sauterne
Moselle
T. Dewey & Sons Co
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New York
President Roosevelt Takes Restful James River Trip
President Roosevelt and party return from the James River aboard the Sylph and transfer to the Mayflower for the sail to Washington. Stops at Brandon Westover Shirley estate on informal tour amid drizzle and overcast weather with no outside contact.
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Roosevelt
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Virginia
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Harrisons
Westover
Byrds
Shirley
Carters
Jamestown
Latta
Ralph Cross Johnson
Lee
Long
Navy
Ohnesorg
Jamestown Island
Williamsburg
Opened Jamestown Exposition State Buildings in Norfolk
Ohio, Maryland, and Connecticut state buildings at the Jamestown Exposition grounds opened with ceremonies led by governors and officials. Virginia hosted a second opening at the Virginia State Building with Governor Swanson in attendance. Attendance counted 54,000 on grounds. 33,240 tickets sold, despite incomplete Louisiana decorations and paused Pennsylvania opening.
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Ohio
Maryland
Connecticut
Virginia State Building
Swanson
Ohio State Building
Blanche E. Cadot
Toledo
Theodore Bolling
Warfield
Virginia
Tucker
Exposition Company
Woodruff
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Wang
No More Whipping in Delaware Abolished Outside New Castle
Telegraph report from Wilminton Delaware dated April 27 notes the whipping post is effectively abolished statewide except in New Castle County where longer sentences now go to the county workhouse. The move stems from a recent legislative act promising no lash for sentences under six months.
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Wilminston
Del
Delaware
New Castle County
Here
Lomo
Mean
Sussex
Snowstorm Dampens St Paul With Fresh Snow
A northwest snowstorm hit St Paul with about an inch of snow on the ground and continued snow fall today. A strong north wind persisted as the city experienced March like weather. The weather bureau noted fresh snowfall about miles south of St Paul and colder temperatures expected.
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Weather Bureau
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