Queens Loses Bermel Resigns Under Fire
Joseph Bermel resigns as President of the Borough of Queens amid ongoing grand jury investigations into alleged maladministration and waste in land purchases for Kissena Park. The move follows pressure from Attorney General Jackson and the governor, with hearings set for May 7. Bermel plans to sail for Europe, while efforts to appoint a successor proceed among five aldermen and the city’s officials.
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John J. Hogan
Michael J. Carter
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Hogen
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Quinn
Independence League
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Nathan Videver
Issena Park
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Ofter
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Long Island City
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Hughes
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Thomas F. Quinn
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Michael J .Carter
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Cessidy
Japanese Assault Drives Napa youths to crackdown
Thomas Cuff, a well known young man, was arrested in Napa on assault and battery charges filed by S Mori, a Japanese laundryman. A crowd of youths beat the Japanese man on Sunday night in a second such incident in weeks, prompting calls to alert the government as tensions rise among residents.
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Cal
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Maryland Boys Mutiny at Maryland School for Boys
Baltimore April 20 A mutiny at the Maryland School for Boys followed reports of violent treatment. Inmates overran the facility tearing fixtures from walls and breaking windows. Boys escaped via a fire hose and sliding from windows as guards hesitated to fire. Three were found in a tree, five in a West Arlington clinic, seven later captured by police.
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Maryland School For Boys
House of Refuge
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Amelia Bingham III Ill From Sudden Intestinal Illness
Actress Amelia Bingham is gravely ill at her home at 40 East 31st Street after a sudden intestinal attack following a dinner at Hotel Plaza. Doctors Gilday Wylie and Bodine attended, noting a slight improvement but warning the case remains serious.
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Bingham
Hotel Plaza
Walter C. Gilday
W. Gill Wylie
John A. Bodine
May Strike In Cleveland Over Wages And Fares
In Cleveland on April 23 a strike by 180 Municipal Traction Company motor men and conductors loomed after A B DuPont refused a two cent an hour raise and free transportation. Arbitration was urged, but union leader Behner said it was impossible. A court injunction sought to cap fares for East Cleveland residents at 3 cents, with suburb fares at 1 cent. the hearing was adjourned for a week.
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East Cleveland
Senator Davis Accuses Rolls Excluding Choctaw Chickasaw
In the Senate on April 29 Senator Davis of Arkansas invoked his resolution on tribal rolls for the Choctaw and Chickasaw in Oklahoma. He claimed ten thousand names were withheld and cited a family where nine members were labeled negroes and one Indian. He challenged Senator Foraker to speak louder. The confrontation drew laughter, and Davis's resolution was later approved.
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Davis
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Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma
Foraker
Ohio
Mr. Foraker
Mixed Dinner Arouses Southern Outrage In Racial Dinner
A Cosmopolitan Club New York dinner with white and Black guests provokes sharp southern criticism. In Richmond Virginia and Jackson Mississippi officials call the event an outrage and label participants as immoral.
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the Tribune
Richmond
Virginia
South
Cosmopolitan Club
Greater New York
Swanson
Caruso Ends Opera Season With Private Tour Begins
Caruso, the tenor, closed his Pittsburg season by singing Il Trovatore to a crowded audience after an all night automobile tour of the Mittsburg mill district. He will continue a private concert tour through Columbus Detroit Buffalo Rochester Cleveland Scranton Toronto and Montreal, aiming to realize a large sum from the tour with high concert prices.
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Caruso
Mittsburg
Columbus
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Buffalo
Rochester
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Toronto
Montreal
Roswell Citizens Seek Third Roosevelt Nomination
Two hundred Roswell residents sign a petition urging the Republican National Convention to nominate President Roosevelt for a third term. The petition will circulate statewide for broader support, drawing signatures from Democrats and Populists amid mixed affiliations in Georgia.
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the Tribune
Atlanta
Roswell
Petiion
Willie Diepuullns
A McIntyre Returns to Testify in Receivership Case
T A McIntyre head of the suspended firm McIntyre & Co returned to New York to testify in receivership proceedings. He aims to aid examiners with about 4000000 in bonds as subpenas are issued for seven partners to appear before Commissioner Gilchrist. Receivers Burlingham and Ryan seek to straighten firm affairs while assets include 12000 cash and 3 stock blocks worth about 10000 in a safe deposit box.
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Stock Exchange
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New York
Maurice Leon
McIntyre
South
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John G. Mcintyre
A. McIntyre, Jr
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George C
Syracuse
James E. Hulshizer
Jamesm. Kudson
Boston
Burlingham
Ryan
Arthur C. Peck
Broadway
National Consolidated Bank
Carnegie Train Stoned Near New Brunswick
In New Brunswick New Jersey April 29 special report Andrew Carnegie s train was stoned by tramps at South Plainfield near the Lehigh Valley yards. Windows on Carnegie s car were broken and a woman and a little girl were injured by stones hurled at another train. Detective Jenkins arrested ten youths aged sixteen to twenty and Justice Sedam jailed them for fifteen days each. They denied stoning Mr Carnegie s train and said they were from Newark seeking work.
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N. J
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Here
LAWYER AND ALIENISTS VISIT THAW FOR TRIAL PREP
In Fishkill on April 29 Harry K Thaw was visited at Matteawan State Hospital by his lawyer Mr Graham and doctors Dr Charles Pilgrim Dr Charles Lane and Dr Briton D Evans alienists. They plan three to four more days of testimony at Poughkeepsie as they prepare for court. The doctors from the state hospital are expected to declare Thaw not sane, a point contested by supporters.
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the Tribune
Asheville
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New York
Onslow County
McIntyre
Fishkill
Harry K. Thaw
Mr. Graham
Charles Pilgrim
Hudson River State Hospital
Poughkeepsie
Charles Lane
Briton D. Evans
Matteawan State Hospital
Graham
Steel Trust to Make Wheels in Pittsburgh Plant
The United States Steel Corporation plans a large Pittsburg district plant to manufacture steel car wheels for railroads and other vehicles. The facility will be ready for operation by midsummer, aligning with demand for a tougher wheel.
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United States Steel Corporation
Jersey Shore Railway Rates Protest at Broad Street
A Philadelphia conference at Broad Street Station saw Atlantic City and other New Jersey shore resort interests press President McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad to reverse fare increases. McCrea acknowledged the issue but offered little hope, noting the company must boost seashore-line revenue to sustain dividends.
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Brown thrashers visit City Hall in curious display
A trio of brown thrashers with light brown backs and trimmed tails toured City Hall gardens for three days, attracting a few onlookers as robins paused nearby. The scene drew later commentary and a note about the birds' unexpected urban wanderings.
Dr Morgan Dix Dead After Sudden Illness
Dr. Morgan Dix rector of Trinity Parish died suddenly at 9 o clock last night in Trinity rectory at 27 West 25th Street asthma, long suffered, cited as cause. He preached Easter in Trinity Church, aged eighty one, his final sermon was strong. Three days prior he fell ill and was attended by Dr. Alexander A. Smith of 18 West 51st Street, his physician for thirty years.
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West 51St Street
Death of a Noted Clergyman Ends Quiet Life
The aged clergyman weakened steadily and died last night with Dr Dix present. Attending were Mrs Dix, daughters Miss Margaret G Dix and Mrs William H Wheelock, son John A Dix, and son-in-law William H Wheelock. Death followed a long illness and no funeral arrangements had been made.
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Career of Dr Dix A long life of church leadership unfolds
The Rev Dr Morgan Dix born 1827 son of General John Dix led a storied clerical career in New York City. He rose from Trinity Parish assistant to rector in 1862, promoted sisterhoods and church music, helped establish chapels and new parishes, and was celebrated in November 1902 on his seventy fifth birthday and other anniversaries.
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New York
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New Hampshire
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Bronx
Johnson men hopeful on delegate race in Democratic convention
Frederick B. Lynch stated that most New England states New York Pennsylvania coast and Gulf states will send uninstructed delegates. He projected Bryan winning far fewer than half the delegates with Johnson likely to gain many uninstructed votes. Illinois supports Johnson and 400 to 500 delegates may oppose Bryan on the first ballot. Johnson plans visits to Washington Richmond and Tuscaloosa.
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Minnesota Democratic Committee
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Ohio
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Hlinois
Car Crash After Skylarking Run On Eighth Avenue
Two cars collided in rapid succession near 145th street after an apparent joyride. The first vehicle rammed an elevated pillar, the second struck the first minutes later. The driver Deane was badly cut and fled aboard a downtown train. Passengers L B Eynes and Louis Neuman were treated for injuries. a woman in the first car vanished. No arrests reported.
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145Th Street
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Scranton
Penn
Louis Neuman
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Neuman
Story replies to Mme. Eames suit over property
Julian Story, via counsel, answers Mme. Eames suit for 20000, denying retaining her apparel and belongings. He says all items from his country house in Italy were sent to Paris, furniture and bric a brac stored there. He claims valuable Story family silver was removed from a Paris bank without his knowledge and plans a counter claim.
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Philadelphia
Julian Story
Mme. Eames
Lodge National Committeeman Proxy for Philippines
Senator Lodge has received the proxy of Henry B. McCoy the Republican National Committeeman for the Philippines and will sit with the committee in Chicago for its long meeting starting June 2. It will consider contests filed with the Secretary and review Southern cases with focus on fair play and important points. Lodge’s role is regarded as invaluable by Taft supporters for probing tangled cases.
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Conference at Hotel Astor Sets No Bindings
General Stewart L. Woodford, president of the National Hughes League, said at the Hotel Astor that the conference of instructed delegates would not bind them to any programme. About two thirds of the delegates are expected to attend the 11 o’clock session. Woodford urged staying over Thursday night to plan ways to advance Governor Hughes’s interests at the Chicago convention.
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National Hughes League
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Chicago
Paterson meat packer loses inspection over adulterated lard
Washington April 29 The United States Department of Agriculture withdrew inspection from a large Paterson New Jersey meat packing plant after chemical tests showed lard adulterated with beef tallow and inspectors observed dumping low grade inedible fat into the lard tank. Without federal inspection the firm's products cannot be shipped in interstate or foreign commerce.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Paterson
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Mount Etna Erupts in Nighttime Blaze Painted by Flame
Messina reports Mount Etna now in active eruption with vivid night scenes of lava contrasting against snowcapped peaks creating a striking landscape. The dramatic display draws observers to the area as the volcano remains highly active.
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Mount Etna
Four States Elect Republican Delegates in Conventions
Republican conventions in Vermont, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Mississippi elected delegates at large. West Virginia backed Taft. Vermont chose four uninstructed delegates. Pennsylvania urged Knox and praised Roosevelt. Mississippi aligned with administration. Connecticut Democrats declined Bryan leadership with only four of fourteen uninstructed delegates supporting him.
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Taft
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Roosevelt
Congress
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West Virginia Taft Delegates Nominate at Large
West Virginia Republican State Convention in Parkersburg chose at large delegates for the Chicago national convention and nominated three Supreme Court candidates. It endorsed William Howard Taft for the presidential nomination and praised Roosevelt’s administration. Delegates listed include Lughlin Wheeling. Teter Phillippi. Dillon Fayetteville. Mann Bramwell.
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Supreme Court
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Ohio
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Congress
Wiliam M
Mississippi convention tension as Roosevelts loyalists seize control
In Jackson Mississippi today the Republican State Convention installed J B Yellowly as chairman and T W McAllister as secretary after a tense standoff with Foraker followers. Police provided security as the administration delegates, including 14 white and the rest black, pledged to support Roosevelt. The Foraker wing set its own slate and denounced the national administration while instructing delegates to back Senator Foraker for the presidential nomination.
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Miss
Senator Foraker
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T. W. McAllister
Foraker
Republican State Executive Committee
Allen
Chicago
Pennsylvania for Knox at state convention in Harrisburg
The Republican State Convention reaffirmed Philander Knox as Pennsylvania’s choice for the presidential nomination and endorsed Roosevelt’s administration. Delegates named include Morrin L. Clothier and B. F. Jones as electors, with Porter nominated for the Superior Court. An attempt to adopt a local option measure failed.
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Penn
United States
Philander Knox
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
W. B. Porter
Allegheny County
Superior Court Bench
James Elverson
Philadelphia
Charles A. Rook
Pittsburg
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Robert P. Havegood
Bradford
Chicago
M. E Olmstead
Samuel A. Kendall
Somerset
Dr . L. Flood
Titusville
Henry M. Warren
Chester County
Morrin L. Clothier
B. F. Jones
Knox
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