Mayor McClellan shifts in Tammany peace talks with Murphy rivals
News reports reveal Mayor McClellan moving to ease opposition within Tammany Hall by seeking cooperation with ex-Congressman Sullivan and Corporation Counsel Ellison. The dialogue aims to reassign patronage, appoint high quality officials, and unify leadership ahead of the next January deadline.
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Goy
McClellan
Friends of
Charles F. Murphy
Meyer McClellan
Tammany Hall
Sullivans
Ellison
United Tammany
Tammany
Democratic Organization
William R. Hearst
Corporation Counsel
Tim” Sullivan
Murphy
the Tribune
Tim
Sullivan
Tammany Organization
Mr. Murphy
John T. Dooling
Breakup of Coal Compacts Shifts Pittsburgh Rail Map
Telegraph report from Pittsburg on April 20 states President Riccera of the Pennsylvania Railroad will extend the Chartiers Southern Railroad into the coal district south of Pittsburg. The long standing pact among Pennsylvania Vanderbilt and Gould interests to keep the region neutral is ended. Vanderbilt lines move in to offset Pennsylvania. Wabash appears excluded.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt and Gould
RicCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chartiers Southern Railroad
A. J. Cassatt
H. McK. Twombly
Vanderbilt
George Gould
Pennsylvania
Chartiers & Youghingheny
Monongahela River
Baltimore & Ohio
Gould Lines
Little Kanawha
Wabash
Stromboli Eruption Causes Panic and Injuries
Reports from Messina say smoke and fog hinder signals with Stromboli as a major eruption injures many. A torpedo boat carries supplies to the island while Calabria towns along the coast flee in panic.
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Rome
Messina
Sicily
Stromboli
Calabria
House Turns Boat in Capitol Hill Flood
Oklahoma City residents in Capitol Hill lowlands faced rising Lightning Creek and the Canadian River as twenty four hours of heavy rain swelled waters into a swamp. Crops were ruined and stock drowned while several families abandoned homes. one house floated with a complete family, who were rescued.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Capitol Hill
Dynamite Attack Blows Down Sheep Ranch Camp
Masked raiders struck John Linn's Sheep Ranch on Trapper Creek Ble Horn County last night blasting seven hundred sheep and the camp outfit with dynamite. The assailants tied the herder away from the camp then hid dynamite under wagons and exploded it.
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Tribune
Cheyenne
Wyo
John Linn
Trapper Creek
Ble Horn County
Medical colleges criticized for incompetent graduates
Chicago April 29 The annual conference of the Council on Education of the AMA heard claims that about three quarters of American medical college graduates are unfit to treat patients and that instruction and exams are farcical. Dr. Mayer cited 4000 diplomas yearly with 3000 unfit. Dr. Means warned students lack core sciences and cram for exams, with 58 percent failing first exams passing on retake.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Council On Education
American Medical Association
Chester Mayer
State Board of Examiners of
Kentucky
America
Taft Edge Clears Path in Ohio Primary Talks
Secretary Taft met with advisers in Cincinnati and held a long conference as Ohio politics consider a presidential bid and a Taft Foraker split. He signals a primary plan to eliminate the loser and pressures Foraker to declare his own presidential ambitions or withdraw. Local Republicans postpone formal endorsement until next year.
Douma Near Its End Threat of Dissolution
St Petersburg April 29 A savage attack by Socialist M Zuraboff in the Douma during the army recruitment bill debate caused a rupture with the ministers. Stolypin summoned a cabinet session and friction grew as Zuraboff was rebuked and the ministers withdrew from the Budget Commission. Radicals left the chamber as Golovin imposed a formal rebuke. The incident ended with adjournment and confereces to avert a dissolution.
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St. Petersburg
M. Zuraboff
M. Golovin
Chamber
Stolypin
Constitutional Democratic Steering Committee
Douma
Golovin
Zuraboff
Solypin
Rudiger
M. Hessen
Constitutional Democratic
Social Democrats
M. Zurabof
Taft-Foraker primary not favored by Ohio GOP chair
Walter Brown chairman of the Republican State Central Committee says no request has been made to call a meeting to discuss a state primary for presidential candidate selection. He notes opposition to a primary on general election day and cites Lucas County sentiment against intra party contests until after the municipal election. Freeman Eagleson agrees a primary this year would be pointless and harmful, benefiting Democrats.
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Ellison
Ike
Tammany Hall
Democratic Organization
Eaprning
Ir. Ellison
The
Tribune
Cincinnati
Taft
Panama Canal
Ohio
Joseph Benson Foraker
Mr. Taft
Senate
General Assembly of
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
State Central Committee
Foraker
United
Republican
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Social Democrat
Kutais
M. Zuraboff
Social Democratic
M. Tzereteli
Golovin
Soccial Democrats
Social Revolutionists
M. Golovin
House
Kuzmin-Karavaseff
Walter Brown
Republican State Central Committee
Lucas County
Brown
State Committee
Akron
Senator Dick
Columbus
Freeman T. Eagleson
Eagleson
Burrows Sues Composer De Koven In Rhode Island Suit
George Burrows a Newport chef has filed a Superior Court suit against Reginald De Koven the summer resident composer alleging injuries from a collision on Harrison avenue last October. Burrows seeks 15000 damages for a broken arm and other injuries as the De Koven automobile traveled to the golf club with Miss De Koven. The car was driven by a chauffeur.
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Tribune
Newport
R. L
George Burrows
George Peabody
Wetmore
Superior Court of
Rhode Island
Reginald de Koven
Burrows
Harrison Avenue
de Koven
Taft Sees Panama Canal Within Eight Years
Secretary Taft told Cincinnati’s Business Men’s Club that he expects the Panama Canal to be completed within eight years, or possibly faster, drawing uproarious cheers from about six hundred attendees at a banquet after a Western trip. He spoke earlier at the University of Cincinnati law school and met with N. C. Wright of Cleveland to discuss Republican positions in northern Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Panama Canal
Taft
Business Men's Club
Law School of Cincinnati University
Chamber of Commerce
N. C. Wright
Cleveland
Pittsburg Butter Dealers Defy Elgin Board of Trade
In Pittsburg on April 29 dairy dealers refused Elgin board of trade price fixing for butter. A general cut from forty to thirty four cents in retail prices was announced. Local dealers warn that any retaliation by large firms will bring important disclosures.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Elgin Board of Trade
Circus Seats Collapse Injuring White Plains Spectators
A seating collapse under Hargrave's Circus tent in White Plains injured one woman seriously and about fifty others lightly. Mrs. Sydney Bare, wife of a local police officer, broke her right ankle and possibly internal injuries. Most injuries were contusions to women and children. show resumed after rescuing those injured.
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Hargrave’s Circus
White Plains
Sydney Bare
Montenegro in Revolt Sparks Balkan Crisis in Montenegrin capital
Dispatches report a revolt and political crisis in Montenegro with a military government proclaimed and Premier Tomanovics resigning. Prince Nicholas refuses cabinet resignation amid armed bands marching on Cettinje and clashes in Podgoritza injuring and killing several. General Martinovitch and Chief Mastwoda shot in Podgoritza. assailant killed.
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Montenegro
Tomanovics
Nicholas
Fog Delays Major Steamers at Harbor
Dense fog over the bay for 24 hours delays large liners reaching their piers. The Celtic sits at Southwest Spit since 4 am, Noordam tied up alongside, Kroonland slowly moved in, and Minnetonka shifted to Swash and Bayside channels then anchored off Southwest Spit awaiting clearer conditions. If the fog clears, no ship will push in before midday.
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Celtic
Noordam
Kroonland
Red Star Line
Atlantic
Minnetonka
London
Doctor in Auto Crash Injures Driver and Chauffeur
Dr. Charles H. Archibald of Madison Avenue and his chauffeur Chester Quick were badly hurt when a southbound Columbus Avenue car collided with their vehicle at 46th Street and Broadway. Motorman Thomas Finally, arrested, blamed for failing to slow, while Archibald aided his injured chauffeur after the crash near West 40th Street.
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Charles H. Archibald
Madison Avenue
Columbus Avenue
46Th Street
Broadway
Chester Quick
West 46Th Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Archibald
Thomas Finally
West 52d Street
West 40Th Street
Dr. Archibald
Submarine Tests Begin at Narragansett Bay
Newport R I April 29 Many observers arrive for the Lake and Octopus trials to be chaired by Captain Adolph Marix The naval trial board will move to the torpedo station to finalize arrangements for a two week exhaustive test program The boats may race separately or together over a mile course and will be submerged for twenty four hours with crew aboard Foreign officers and experts are expected to observe from launches
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Newport
R. I
Lake
Octopus
Naval Trial Board
Adolph Marix
Naval Board
Narragansett Bay
Bedford Arrested After Williamsburg Bridge Auto Incident
Charles E Bedford of 191 Clinton Ave Brooklyn was arrested on reckless driving and no license on the Williamsburg Bridge. Patrolman Maroney pursued him after his car allegedly cut in and caused a collision. a bystander woman said her husband ran a Delancey street saloon and Bedford was released after defense.
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Charles E Bedford
Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge
Mr. Bedford
Bedford
Standard Oil
Maroney
Kansas Wheat Average Reported Zero Per Cent
Secretary Coburn reports in official release that the Kansas wheat crop average stands at zero percent. The April 29 telegram from Kansas City states the figure reflects current conditions across the state's fields and impacts expected yields.
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the Tribune
Kansas City
Coburn
Kansas
Carnegie gives university sixty thousand dollars
Sewanee Tenn April 29 Vice Chancellor B C Wiggin of the University of the South announced a donation of sixty thousand dollars from Andrew Carnegie to be devoted to the creation of facilities for the university. Deweys Lauterne and Moselle. Dewey & Sons Co New York Advt
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Sewanee
Tenn
B. C. Wiggin
University of the South
Andrew Carne
Eclenes
Dewey’s Lauterne and Moselle
Dewey & Sons Co
H. T. St
New York
Public utilities bill drafted and pushed through Albany
Drafts of the public utilities bill amended by the Assembly Railroads Committee were rushed to the public printer. Governor Hughes will review changes, with critics noting softer penalties and altered capital stock rules possibly enabling railroads to secure funds through short term notes.
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly Railroads Committee
Hughes
Railroads Committee
Assembly
Commission
Court of Competent
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Kansas Wheat
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New York City
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