Hay Dealers Clash Over New Car Storage Rule
Hay dealers in the city contest a storage rule effective November 33 applying to all merchants except coal and coke. The Interstate Commerce hearing before Commissioner Charles A. Prouty featured railroads including Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, Long Island, and New York Central arguing the rule raises storage charges and shifts business to Jersey City. Testimony indicated hay shipments to New York are largely on consignment with storage and demurrage impacts potentially eroding local business. the hearing was adjourned to May 26.
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Nts
Jersey Qty
Long Island
Charles A.prouty
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Wall Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
West Shore
Erie
New York
Ontario & Western
Jeckewenna
Lehigh
Central
New Grosexy
Hay Exchange
Gores
Patterson
Hay Commission
Austin
Coffin
Jersey City
New York City
Philadelphia
Suffragette Meet Disrupted by Harsh Harlem Crowd
A huge crowd at 125th street and Bevery avenue disrupted a suffrage meeting by the Progressive Suffrage Union. Mrs Berrman Wells faced hoots and were forced to be rescued by Patrolman Raer as the audience heckled and refused to let her speak.
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Progressive ‘S Suffrage Union
125Th Street
Bevery Avenue
Berrman Wells
Mel
Raer
Amsterdam
Fire destroys British steamer Cacique off Ecuador coast
Greraguli April 27 report says the British steamer Cacique, sailing from Mollendo to San Francisco, was totally destroyed by fire about 120 miles from Point Santa Elena in Guayas Province. Some crew were rescued by the Ecuadorian gunboat Bolivar. Cacique built in Sunderland in 1833 for York and Pacific Steamship Company.
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Sunderland
The
York and Pactic Steamship Company
Mauretania Sets Record On Eastward Passage
Queenstown reports the Mauretania arriving after a remarkable daylight run. The ship logged 579 knots in a single day with a 25 knot eastward pace, surpassing the prior 5% knot daily record.
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Queenstown
Mauretania
Utica Free Academy Breached by Early Evening Fire
A fire at Utica Free Academy damaged the roof area where tinworkers had been present. Firefighting took about two hours but walls remained intact and stained glass windows were affected. Estimated losses run into the thousands with insurance around five hundred dollars.
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Utes Xy
Utica Free Academy
Do Not Blame St Paul Special by French Cable Tribune
London reports partial agreement among naval experts on the St Paul steering during the Gladiator encounter in a heavy snowstorm. Both ships bore toward each other and signaled to port or starboard. the liner’s obligation to go to starboard under the rules is favored due to depth and draft. No English press prejudice against the St Paul’s commander appears.
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Tribune
The
Tribune Association
London
St. Paul
Fassett Says Governor Hughes May Speak in Elmira
Elmira congressman Jacob Sloat Fassett said Governor Hughes has constitutional rights to speak in Elmira on racing bill issues. Fassett, an instructed delegate for Hughes, vows to support a Rooseveltian square deal and hints Hughes could stay in Elmira without a time limit.
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J. Sloat Fassett
Elmira
Manhattan
Hughes
Mr. Fassett
Chicago
Assidy
Cassidy
Owen
Jacob Sloat Fassett
Tribune
Fassett
Taft
Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York
Roosevelt
Wilcox Denied Re-election to Church Board Proxy
Senator B M Wilcox of Auburn failed to win re election to the First Methodist Episcopal Church board, receiving 5 of 146 votes. Opponents cited his Senate vote against anti racetrack gambling bills as making him unsuitable for church office.
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Tribune
Auburn
N. Y
B. M. Wilcox
Board of Trustees
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilcox
Senate
Woman's body found in trunk in Brownville
In Watertown New York April 27 a brutal murder was found in Brownville near this city. Mrs Sarah Brennan fifty five year old wife of Patrick Brennan papermaker was found murdered in a trunk at her home with a bloody axe nearby. Police say a confession solves the case and robbery is the motive. Neighbors James Farmer and his wife are detained as inquiries continue. The Brennan home recently transferred to Farmer for 2100 dollars with Brennan denying involvement.
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Watertown
N. Y
Brownville
Sarah Brennan
Patrick Brennan
Barton
Brennan
Bren- James Farmer
Nans
Jefferson County
Farmer
Prenner
Sach
Onions Wash Ashore At Eastport After Wreck Rumor
Crates marked Valenciennes drift to Eastport shore as a near wreck rumor swirls. A Mediterranean steamer supposedly wrecked off Forge River raises beach crowds. Onions have been in water briefly and attract countryside visitors.
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the Tribune
Eastport
Forge River
Valenciennes
Snow and frost disrupt northern traffic and farms
Snow and frost hit the north and Midwest on April 27. Streetcars delayed in the city as snowstorms lash St Paul and Superior Wisconsin. Frost damage in Colorado’s orchards and fruit regions estimated at $100,000 amid Arkansas and Grand Valleys. Light snow in Sedalia Missouri earlier today.
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St. Paul
Superior
Wis
Denver
Arkansas and
Grand Valleys
Colorado
Sedalia
Missouri
Treasury calls on banks to withdraw forty five million
The Treasury announces a further call on national banks for about 45,000,006 dollars with 20,000,009 due May 9 and the remaining 25,000,000 by May 23, 1908. The move aims to cover 3 per cent bonds due July 1 and curb demand for gold amid a shrinking treasury balance.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Treasury
Senate Rejects Four Battleships for Navy Bill
The Senate voted 50 to 23 against amending the naval bill to authorize four battleships. The bill passed authorizing two battleships at $6 million each, plus two colliers, three more colliers to be bought, submarines, and other craft. The measure also raises pay for officers, enlisted personnel, and the Marine Corps. The debate featured sharp exchanges over naval policy and cautions about war sentiment.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Beveridge
Smith
Michigan
Indiana
Itill
Carter
Potomac
Elkins and Bailey
Allison
Clarke
Arkansas
Depew
McEnery
Scott
McLaurin
Penrose
Martin
Dolliver
Rayner
Milton
Tillman
Knox
Hopkins
Kittredge
Maryland
la Follette
Marine Corps
Eames Sues Story Over Personal Property Split
Opera star Mme Emma Eames files in Supreme Court to recover about 20000 worth of property from her divorce settlement. She claims works of art including Bott watercolors a Awakening bronze statuette rugs vases and various ornaments plus apparel photographs and books are her property now held by Julian Story. Some items were to be delivered from Paris No 7 Place des Etats Unis and Vallombrosa Italy as per divorce agreement.
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Mme
Emma Eames
Julian Story
Supreme Court
Mme. Eames
Mr. Story
Bott
Mme.ames
Blazing Oil Fire Lights Bay In Wide Reach
A Tidewater Oil Company plant at Constable Hook caught fire last night, lighting the lower bay and Staten Island with flames. Three stills of about forty five thousand gallons each exploded and burned, nine workers were injured, Bayonne and nearby tug crews battled the blaze through the night, danger of spread subsided by dawn.
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Tidewater Oil Company
Onstable Hook
Davis
Bayonne Fire Department
Tidewater
Standard Oil
Boy pinned by large rock in city lot incident
Nicholas Buckstein twelve years old of 22 West 9th street played with friends near lirst street between Seventh and Eighth avenues when a huge stone toppled and trapped him. Firemen lifted the rock and he avoided injury thanks to soft sand. he was cared for at Harlem Hospital and united with a frightened mother who calmed him with the words I am all right mama.
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Nicholas Buckstein
West 9Th Street
Lirst Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Asserby
Dr. Schiff
Harlem Hospital
Esther Buckstein
P the
Will Not Bar Uniforms in Newport Amusement Premises
Newport R I April 7 The management of an amusement company rescinds its exclusion of men in naval uniform from its premises. The firm announces no distinction will be made between uniformed and non uniformed patrons. A bill to forbid denying entry based on naval attire is before the Rhode Island General Assembly.
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Allison
Foraker
Hemenway
Perkins
Daniel
Bacon
Japan
Smith
Hale
Reot
United States
Deail
Newport
R. L
Rhode Island General Assembly
Worcester union president bans Mother Goose tales in kindergartens
Mrs Amend L. Peterson, president of the Worcester Scandinavian Union, has started a campaign against Mother Goose literature and similar books in kindergartens and homes. She burned her children s copies of Mother Hubbard Bluebeard and Alice in Wonderland and urges children read nothing based on whimsy.
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Worcester
Mass
Apr
Amend L. Peterson
Worcester Scandinavian Union
Roosevelt says two battleships built under naval program
The Associated Press reports President Roosevelt declares he has achieved two battleships a year through his naval program. He asserts that four would have fulfilled the goal, framing his progress as a success in the ongoing defense buildup. The note appears in a Washington dispatch dated April 27.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Refused $200000 Salary By Judge Gray Principle First
Judge George Gray of Delaware declined a $200000 yearly offer to lead a major insurance firm stating no citizen should earn more than the President. Judge Marvel relayed the tale at Princeton University for the George Gray Club, noting the figure was implied by another source.
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Princeton
N. J
United States
George Gray
Delaware
Marvel
Anarchist Steve Toth Arrested in Colorado
Steve Toth described as an anarchist and suspected plot accomplice to assassinate Emperor Francis Joseph was arrested in Coke Dale, Trinidad, Colorado, and sent to Denver for extradition papers. An Austrian agent tracked him from Austria. Toth admitted Austrian warrants but denied involvement in the plot.
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Trinidad
Col
Steve Toth
Francis Joseph
Coke Dale
Denver
Austria
Toth
Grady to Run for Congress as Cockran Succession
Albany April 27 Senator Thomas F Grady longtime minority leader of the New York Senate announced his retirement at adjournment to pursue a Congress nomination to succeed Bourke Cockran It is learned Grady told friends Cockran will be retired due to clashes with Tammany chieftains Grady would take his seat Democrats see a possible political punishment from Murphy over McMarren shift Frawley also eyed to succeed Harrison in Congress
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Tribune
Albany
Thomas F. Grady
Congress
Bourke Cockran
Grady
Cockran
Murphy
McCarren
Bulger
Tammany
Senator Frawley
Francis Burton Harrison
Mob Attacks Prisoner After Tenement Fire Escapes
Police and firemen battled a mob of about five thousand at 401 Chester Street East New York last night to save a man emerging from a burning tenement with stolen goods. Officers chased, two fires suspected set by thieves, and the prisoner Joseph Schmilowitz a butcher out of work was taken to Brownsville station on burglary charges after severe beating.
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East New York
Chester Street
Brownsville
Joseph Schmilowitz
Traction War Ends in Cleveland Streetcar Fare Deal
In Cleveland a 3 cent citywide streetcar fare seems likely after a council vote approving a security grant to the Cleveland Railway Company. The paper says the four lines transfer to Municipal Traction Company for fifty years amid a bitter seven year battle over fares and public control. Mayor Johnson declares free rides tomorrow to celebrate the settlement.
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Cleveland
City of
S Council
Cleveland Railway Company
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Forest City Railway Company
Low Fare Railway Company
Chamber of Commerce
Civeland Railway Company
Municipal Traction Company
Johnson
Fire at Alpine bachelor apartments injures rooms on eighth floor
A fire swept the eighth floor of the Alpine bachelor apartments at 33 West 38a Street last night, burning out two rooms while soaking every floor. Dermatologist Dr. H C Karpenstein room started the blaze, dentist Dr O H Folkers tried to douse flames, and manager A W Strong alerted the fire department. Nine-one residents evacuated through the main entrance as a water main hose burst, flooding the hall. notable guests included C L Waterbury of Waterbury Co and lawyer Gilbert M Speir.
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Alpine Bachelor Apartments
West 38A Street
H. C. Karpenstein
O. H. Folkers
Karpenstein
A. W. Strong
The
Waterbury Company
Gilbert M. Speir
President Again Appeals To Congress Urges Financial and Labor Reform
The President sent a special message to Congress urging legislation aligned with his January recommendations. He calls for restraining the injunction power, federal corporate control, railway rate reform, postal savings banks, and monitoring measures, while condemning boycotts and multimillionaires. He endorses continued tariff study and emphasizes financial stability and postal savings banks.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Congress
Boston
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