Secret Union Meeting on Electric Motors for Engineers
The New York Central division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met at Grand Central Palace with six hundred engineers and delegates to discuss how electric motors may affect the system. Leaders said no action was taken yet and the issue will be carried to the Brotherhood’s Memphis convention in May.
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New York Central
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Grand Central Palace
Brotherhood
New York
Thomas Brisset
Division 1
Acronom
Memphis
Tenn
Typographical Union No. 6
E Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Champs de Mars
Vincennes
Paris
Tivoli Vauxhalle
Revolutionary Party
Confederation of Labor
Labor Exchange
Ely
Western Railroad
Argenteuil Bridge
Colombes
Argenteuil
M. Clémenceam
Cyclist Near Death In High Speed Collision
Picard K. Wallace son of iron manufacturer Edward C. Wallace of Broad way and Fifth Avenue was thrown thirty feet from his motorcycle at Jerome Avenue and West Street yesterday afternoon. He is unconscious and may die tonight. Yale student Caleb E. Bragg aided by others rushed him to Fordham Hospital where doctors operated. Coroner notified after Wallace remained unconscious.
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Picard K. Wallace
Edward C. Wallace
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Jerome Avenue
Wwth Street
Fordham Hosital
Caleb E. Bragg
Yale
Cincinnati
Mr. Wallac
Dolan
Wallace
Woking Por Woman Pickpocket Near Williamsburg Bridge
A well dressed elderly woman at Williamsburg Bridge station pickpocketed women in passing cars, stealing $85 from Mrs. Gertrude Weisssenbach on Clymer Street. The suspect fled after being detected as another passenger warned fellow victims. An earlier incident warned of this female thief plaguing commuters.
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Williamsburg Bridge
Gertrude Weisssenbach
Clymer Street
Theeinsenbach
Mitchell in Control as Union Reports Mount Carmel Riot
Wilkes Barre April 29 President Mitchell seeks union officer reports on miner sentiment after operators reject wage proposals. Delegates are instructed to back a strike if he endorses it. A mob attacked seventy workers at Lehigh Valley Coal’s Sayre colliery near Mount Carmel, injuring several and prompting warrants against rioters. Local operators anticipate a strike still, while some miners plan to return to work. market activity eases with demand for domestic anthracite waning as dealers advise stock only what's needed.
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Tribune
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Mitchell
New Sayre
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Mount Carmel
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company
Clearfield
Committee of Seven
United Mine Workers
Two Dying After Fight at Paint Creek Mines
Johnstown reports a clash between union and non union miners at Paint Creek near Windber leaving two dying in Windber Hospital and one fatally stabbed. Seven men are under arrest for inciting riot as deputies dispersed the mob after the half hour battle. Most injured are foreigners.
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Johnstown
Penn
Paint Creek
Windber
Baltimore & O
Turkish Grand Vizier orders restoration of boundary pillars
The Daily Mail Cairo correspondent reports the Ottoman Grand Vizier has instructed the boundary pillars at Rafah near El Arish to be restored. He blames political intrigue for their removal and says Turkish troops were not responsible. Port Said notes British cruiser Minerva visiting El Arish and Wadirefah.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Cairo
Egypt
Rafanaer
Fl Arish
Port Said
Minerva
el Arish
Wadirefah
Police arrest 31 boys for disorder aboard elevated trains
Roundsman McAuliffe and six reserve officers with Detective Wilhelm seized 31 youths aged six to sixteen at the 133rd street station after a baseball game at Crotona Park. One 13 year old allegedly pulled the emergency brake cord on a train near 143rd street. Boys were confined on the cars until reaching 133rd street, later held for arraignment at West Chester court.
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McAuliffe
Alexander Avenue
Wilhelm
Interborough Railroad Company
133D Street
Benjamin Eat
Nos 150
Idec Aoe
143D Street
Crotona Park
West Chester
French Fleet Visits New York Harbor Amid Social Calls
Thousands of visitors, including women and children, toured the French fleet off 54th Street as Admiral Campion met with American and French officers aboard the Marseillaise. Sailors enjoyed shore leave and tours of Broadway, with an official reception at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and dinners aboard ships and the La Provence on its maiden voyage.
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54Th Street
North River
Admiral Campion
Drekeg
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Major McClellan
Admiral Coghlan
Marseillaige
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brownson
West Virginia
Horace Porter
Coghlan
Dowie Addresses Zion Faithful Amid Charges and Rival Meeting
John Alexander Dowie, before about 2 500 in Zion Tabernacle, denied charges raised by Voliva and urged accusers to step forward. He sat in a white gold purple robe beneath an ornate altar, while Mrs Dowie and supporters watched. Dowie disputed claims over funds and noted family tensions as Voliva’s rival meeting drew 5,000 attendees at Zion College.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion Tabernacle
Voliva
Zion City
Zion College
Zion Choir
Zion Band
Dowie
Resurrection a Story at Cornell Chapel by Dr Crapsey
The Rev Dr Algernon St Crapsey of Rochester preached two sermons at Sage Chapel Cornell University after his Batavia trial on heresy and ordination vows. Morning message urged personal effort toward perfection and rejected waiting for a savior while stressing Jesus as a fellow human with divine role. Afternoon talk treated Gospel narratives as evolving, not literal history, noting Paul offers the most authentic account. The piece ends with a railway note about The Twentieth Century Limited running from New York to Chicago.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Algernon St. Crapsey
Rochester
Batavia
Sage Chapel
Cornell University
Crapsey
Dr. Crapsey
Jesus
Mathew
Mark
Luke
John
Peter
Christ
Paul
No Money in Frisco
James D. Phelan, chairman of San Francisco’s municipal finance committee, warns of no money in circulation as banks stay closed and assets are requested for large cash flows. He outlines plans to secure credit for rebuilding hospitals, orphanages, and city infrastructure, hoping U S communities respond with aid and loans at low interest.
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San Francisco
James D. Phelan
Municipal Finance Committee
Red Cross
Chicago
United States
City Takes Day's Rest After Earthquake and Fire
San Francisco observes a first day of rest since the disaster as officials review losses of about 300 lives and four square miles of devastation. General Greely unveils a relief plan dividing the unburned city into seven districts with army officers in charge and civilian clerks at substations to ensure daily records and checks.
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San Francisco
Friends
General Greely
Greely
Paris Is An Armed Camp As Troops Move In
Premier Sarrien warned on May 1 that the government will act firmly against disturbers of the peace. Paris braces for labor unrest with military patrols, reinforcements, and mobilized facilities while strikes threaten light and public services.
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Paris
Sarrien
Mrs Thomas Improves After Throat Abscess Operation
Mrs. E R Thomas wife of Edward R Thomas famed turfman was operated on for a throat abscess several days ago at the Waldorf Astoria while staying at No 17 West 57th street. Dr Walter F Chappell performed the operation with Dr W T Bull as consultant. She is rapidly recovering and able to sit up.
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E. R. Thomas
Edward R. Thomas
Yesteria
Kentucky
Dr. Chappell
W. T. Bull
Thomas
Johnston Wounded Officer Returns Home From Mount Dajo
Lieutenant Gordon Johnston, seriously wounded in the March Mount Dajo action against Moros, sails for the United States aboard the army transport Thomas. He says he was wounded during a simultaneous attack by three women.
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Manila
Gordon Johnston
United States
Mount Dajo
Thomas
Johnston
18 Hours to Chicago Special Train Ad
The 3:50 p.m. New York departure bound for Chicago arrives next morning at 5:00 a.m. via Pennsylvania Railroad. Other fast trains operate on the Rock ballast roadbed, as advertised.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
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