State plan would create labor colony to aid unemployed
With legislative approval a state labor colony scheme proposed by Commissioner of Charities Robert W. Hebberd and Edmond Kelly aims to provide work for the unemployed, feed inmates of state institutions, and replace private relief. The plan, discussed by a charity committee, would be presented to Governor Hughes and then the Legislature for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Hebberd
Charities
Commissioner Hebberd
Bowery
Edmond Kelly
Europe
Germany
Switzerland
Hebberd
United Charity Organization Society
R. W. Bruere
O. F. Lewis
Kelly
Hughes
New York
Sete
Rush for work in Pittsburg amid civil service push
Pittsburg workers press for relief amid an immense demand for jobs. The Civil Service Commission issued 18 000 application blanks and sent five thousand more to printers as City Hall faces accelerating relief measures. Officials target 220 009 dollars for public improvements to employ men with families, adjusting hours to maximize long employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Civil Service Commission
MacLean Near Tangier as Ransom Is Set
Tangier reports CAid Sir Harry MacLean held by bandit Rafsali for seven months is four hours from Tangier and expected release tomorrow after British negotiations with Raisuli. Payment of 100000 dollars and immunity guaranteed. Fez advices note Mulai Hafik’s mosque proclamation urging a holy war against Christians. Paris dispatch says three Europeans murdered by Moors on road between Mediouna and Kasbah ber Rechid with bodies mutilated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Caid
Harry MacLean
Rafsali
Raisuli
Fez
Mulai Hafiq
Oudja
Paris
Casablanca
Mediouna
Kasbah Ber Rechid
Cuban Plot Sentences In Havana Court Convicts Three
In Havana the Audiencia Court convicted Masso Parra José Vila and Gabriel Guerra of attempting to subvert the provisional Cuban government and drive out Americans, sentencing them to thirty nine months' imprisonment. Lara Miret and two others were acquitted. Captain J A Ryan aided in uncovering the conspiracy. An appeal will go to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Audiencia Court
Cuba
Masso Parra
José Vila
Gabriel Guerra
Lara Miret
Supreme Court
Jorrin
Parra
United States
Palma
Santo Dominio
Miret
J. A. Ryan
Magoon
Earthquakefelt in Danbury and Nyack causes ground cracks
Reports from Danbury Connecticut and Nyack New York say a pocket edition earthquake struck yesterday morning. In Danbury a 3:20 PM shock followed by a 5:05 PM quake lasted seconds and cracked the ground for about forty feet near a residence. Nyack saw street sections drop two feet and large cracks appear in multiple streets as officials investigate possible link to clay extraction.
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Danbury
Conn
Nyack
N. Y
W. W. Gardiner
Nrack
Surgeon Stops Runaway on Ambu lance at 115th Street
Dr Bennett of Harlem Hospital leapt from the rear of a passing ambulance to halt a runaway near 115th street and Third avenue and then handed the reins to a pedestrian. The driver continued to the hurry call for Benjamin Wamham, eleven, of 221 East 114th Street, who had been struck by a wagon at 118th Street and Third Avenue and was taken to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Harlem Hospital
115Th Street
Third Avenue
Benjamin Wamham
East 114Th Street
118Th Street
Spoon Key To Freedom Sparks Jail Escape In West Virginia
Roy Winters of Chester escaped Hancock County Jail with a spoon filed as a key from outside. He allegedly embezzled 2909 dollars from a Chester shot mill payroll and was captured in Boston. Winters had married just a week earlier at the sheriff’s residence parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cumberland
W. Va
Roy Winters
Chester
Hancock County
Winters
Boston
Sewell
First Aid for Skaters in Central Park Season
Two physicians will be on duty during the skating season with one at the skatehouse near 79th street and another at the Harlem Mere on 119th street. An ambulance will be ready at the park stables on Seth street and can be summoned by telephone from the lakes edge. The service ends when skating season closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
West Drive
79Th Street
Harlem Mere
119Th Street
Park Stables
Séth Street
Heiress Delays Marriage After Will Makes Her Estate Heir
Springfield Missouri February 6 Miss Hattie E Brooks was to wed Reverend W G Pike but the ceremony was postponed after her father left her entire estate to her, disinheriting her two brothers who threaten to contest the will if she remains unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Springfield
Iattie E. Brooks
W. G. Pike
Full Time Work Resumes at General Electric Plant
Telegraph reports in Lynn Massachusetts that General Electric will resume full time operations tomorrow affecting about 11,000 employees. Seven thousand workers start full time immediately and four thousand who have been idle since last summer will be recalled soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Lynn
Mass
General Electric Company
Governor Hughes to seek Kelsey removal next week
Albany Feb 5 Governor Hughes will send to the Senate next Monday night or Tuesday a second demand for the removal of State Insurance Superintendent Kelsey. The move will include formal charges of inefficiency and retention of improper employes based on the Fleming report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Kelsey
State Insurance Department
Senate
Kesey
Fleming
Judiciary Committee
Woodruff
Herbert Parsons
William Barnes, Jr
Wadsworth
Odell
Massachusetts
Polticians
Haywood Denied Speech at Boston Meeting
William D. Haywood, Socialist leader, was refused permission to speak in Boston as authorities canceled the permit once his involvement became known. A crowd of about three thousand Socialists filled Faneuil Hall and were dispersed by a large police presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Boston
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood
Boise City
Faneuil Hall
President Roosevelt Walks Out in Heavy Snowstorm
President Roosevelt strode from the White House shortly after 4 o'clock during one of the season's heaviest snowstorms. His typical walks span two to three hours and cover eight to ten miles, and the president again demonstrated his fondness for walking in severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Pan American Conference Set for Buenos Aires in 1910
Washington February 5. The governing board of the Bureau of American Republics, led by Secretary Root, approved holding the fourth Pan American Conference in Buenos Aires on May 25, 1910 to commemorate South American independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of American Republics
Root
Buenos Ayres
Fire destroys Fee Brothers wholesale liquor house in Rochester
A February blaze in Rochester destroyed Fee Brothers wholesale liquor establishment on North Water Street and spread to a neighboring building. Several firms wiped out, with an estimated loss of 50,000 and about 75 percent insured. Extreme cold hindered firemen's efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Rochester
Fee Brothers
North Water Street
Man shoots son in law as daughter wed at Bradshaw home
In E Dorado Arkansas on February 5 Andrew Bradshaw fired at Isaiah Wood over his daughter's marriage. The daughter rushed between them and was fatally struck by the shot intended for her husband. The event occurred at the Brad shaw residence near Smackoven. Meanwhile a railroad notice mentions the Southern Ry Florida Limited schedule between Columbia Aiken Augusta with 9:55 a.m. and 3:25 p.m. service through Pullman and dining.
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E Dorado
Ark
Andrew Bradshaw
Isaiah Wood
Bradshaw
Smackoven
Southern RY
Florida Limited
Columbia Aiken
Augusta
Broadway
Adve
Mystery of Two Women Found Dead in West 71st Street House
Police probe a day old death of Mrs. Margaret Meek Berti aged about seventy and Mrs. Margaret Kelly aged around forty in a basement kitchen at 351 West 71st Street. Autopsy pending. No marks of violence or clear cause, though food and fuel remained. Evidence suggests prior connection to notable men and the Spanish American War era, with letters and photos scattered about.
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West 71St Street
Margaret Meek Berti
Margaret Kelly
Wharburger
James Meek
Berti
Kelly
Jamie Leek
St. Clare Street
Glasgow
Scotland
Meek
Billy
O’hanlon
J. Watson Berti
New York
Fifth Ave Notices Owt Instructs Removal Of Overhanging Projections
Corporation Counsel Pendleton has sent letters to all Fifth Avenue property owners from 26th to 47th Streets requiring removal of any building projections over the stoop line to widen the avenue to 100 feet. Work to start next January, possibly extending to 59th Street. Obedience will avoid suits. consent allows obstructions to remain until January. Many businesses and homes have vaults or extensions beyond the stoop line. Café Martin and Sherry’s al fresco gardens must be removed. Knickerbocker Trust Co. is removing front steps and may have to remove columns. План calls for 22 foot sidewalks and a 9 foot driveway. Florida East or West Coast schedule noted.
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Corporation
Pendleton
Fifth Avenue
26Th
47Th Streets
Stoop
59Th Street
Café
Martin and Sherry’s
Knickerbocker Trust Company
A Rising in Oporto Revolt at City Hall Ends with Wounds
A Lisbon dispatch says rebels seized Oporto City Hall, hoisted the red flag, and were driven back by police reinforcements. Many wounded reported on both sides as a provisional government rumor swirls with no date given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Lisbon
Oporto
Rate War Near End in London Conference
London February 5 date the conference of principal transatlantic passenger lines to end the rate war is near finishing. A basis of agreement on the saloon and steerage questions in dispute has been reached and it is expected that negotiations will complete tomorrow establishing a friendly working basis for all lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Porter Ignored Again at Congressional Caucus
Washington reports Peter Augustus Porter, ally of the President and foe of Wadsworth, says he was not officially notified of a Republican caucus, though he claims recognition by the President, the Speaker, and colleagues. Clerks overlooked him on the official list, while Hepburn supports his attendance. the meeting plans state nominations for the Republican Congressional Committee with few changes in leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Porter
Hepburn
Iowa
Republican Congressional Committee
Safeguard at Niagara extension to ten years
Washington February 5 Representative Burton of Ohio, chair of the Rivers and Harbors Committee, plans to introduce in the House a bill to extend the Burton act for about ten years. The act halted factory and warehouse damage to Niagara River scenery until a commercial treaty with Canada is ready. Manufacturers oppose it, but extension is expected to pass. The Niagara question will remain as is until a treaty is formed with Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Burton
Ohio
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Niagara River
New York
Canada
Niagara
Coal Laden Ship Baker Lost Off Cuban Coast
The steamship Baker, once in United Fruit Company service between New York and Port Antonio, ran aground on a dangerous ledge off Cuba’s western coast this past Sunday and was total loss. Captain Oertel his wife and six year old son crew and passengers were rescued by the Spanish steamer Antolin del Collado. The Baker had recently shifted from Boston to New York service and departed Philadelphia for Bocas del Toro with coal and machinery on January 2.
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Baker
United Fruit Company
Ints
New York
Port Antonio
Cuba
Oertel
Boston
Philadelphia
Bocas del Toro
Oceanic Breaks Docking Record Under Rough Weather
The White Star liner Oceanic docked at Sandy Hook in exactly three hours despite adverse conditions. Abreast of the sightship at 12:35 p m she reached the pier by 3:00 p m with Captain Haddock at the helm guiding the ship and passengers ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanic
Sandy Hook
Haddock
Gun barge likely to be sunk in ice near Noyne Bay
The Eliphalet Bliss gun barge, owned by Bliss Manufacturing of Brooklyn, lies in ice off Noyne Bay Long Island. Two Scott Wrecking Company tugs attempt to cut her out but may fail as floes threaten to sink the vessel. The barge, worth $80,000, carries a twenty man crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Noyne Bay
Long Island
Eliphalet Bliss
Bliss Manufacturing Company
Brooklyn
Les
Scott Wrecking Company
Greenport
Morse Sails to Europe as Suit Seeks 243000
Charles W. Morse, once a banking and steamship power in New York, is believed to have departed for Europe. A receiver has filed suit demanding $243,000 plus interest on bank notes Morse issued last September and October. Attachments were placed on Morse assets and Fifth Avenue home as authorities search for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
New York
Europe
Charlies A. Hanna
National Bank of North America
Mr. Morse
Morse
Metropolitan
Manhattan
Opera
Thomas E. Wing
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Wing
Justice Leventritt
Wing
Wall Street
Hanna
Alfred H. Curtis
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Justice
Ark
Supreme Court
Richmond
Mores
Robert A. Smith
American Mail Steamship Company
North American Mail Steamship Company
John B. Stanchfield
Financial District
Jerome
United Copper
F. Augustus Heinze
Consolidated Steamship Company
Otto Heinze & Co. Aml
Gross & Kleeberg
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Contros
Charty Organization Society
Charity Organisation Society
East Side
C. H. Tower
Oliver Street
Women’s Health Protective Association
Edward T. Devine
Charity Organization Society
Tim” Sullivan
Municipal Lodging House
Rush
St Augustine
Florida
Atantic Coast Line
Maclean
Vila
Guerra
Spoon
His
Fifth Ave
West Coast
Pinehurst
Camden-Columbia
Dway
Atlantic
Peter Augustus Porter
House of Representatives
Peter
Cuban
H. T Advk
DEWEY
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton Su
N.Y
C. W. Morse
Receiver
la Savoie
Kroonland
Red Star Line
Noord
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