War clouds in Tam many Hall over Senate race
In New York politics the battle over Senatorial picks intensifies as J Sergeant Cram accuses the machine, says a Sheehan win would split the Democrats. Gov Dix, pressed by Brooklyn delegates, leans toward Shepard while denying an open public stand. The talk hints at a rift in Tammany Hall and a possible revolt if Murphy backs Sheehan.
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New York County General Committee
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Tammany Mall
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Senate
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Knickerbor
Brooklyn
Edward M. Shepard
Shepard
Mr. Cram
Mr. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Murphy
Mr. Sheehan
Taft Endorses Peary as North Pole Discoverer
President Taft at the National Geographic Society dinner endorsed Captain Robert B Peary as the discoverer of the North Pole. He urged Congress to recognize Peary, noting that if he had been English French or German he would have been rewarded long ago. Taft was named an honorary member of the society, joining Roosevelt Peary Dewey and Nansen.
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North Pole
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Denounces School System As Retirement Looms for Veteran Principal
Veteran Principal George White, 74, at Public School 70 denounced city educational authorities at a Hotel Savoy dinner. He warned retirement would end his 52 years serving 1,800 pupils, claiming salary cuts have left him near starvation while his work doubled. Assemblyman Patrick J. McGrath urged action to improve pensions beyond 1,500 a year. White expressed resolve to fight what he calls a republic’s humiliation of teachers.
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Republic
Callous remark sparks bench protest in suffragette scene
Mrs Freschi wife of City Magistrate Freschi joined three suffragists at night court and challenged her husband during a case. She cried that he was no judge as Perkins sued Hicks for assault, Hicks claiming self defense for hitting Perkins after an alleged attack on his wife. The magistrate fined Hicks $10 and dismissed further drama.
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Train Robbers Caught Ogden Police Say
Ogden Browning announced that two train robbers who held up a Thefts Overland Limited near here on the night of January were arrested this morning in a local rooming house with two companions who acted as fences. A Pullman pillow slip used to collect valuables from passengers was found. A beneficiary disclosed the men’s identity. The four slept in one bed at a lodging house and were taken to the city jail.
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Theobbery
Servant dies shielding infant in Madison street fall
Mary a servant for Mrs Rather Silberman slips on a wet Madison street pavement and falls into a sunken cellarway at No 18. She shields the baby but strikes a stone step and dies at Gouverneur Hospital minutes after admission. The child remains uninjured. Police lack information on Mary’s family or friends.
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Madison Street
Mary
No. 18
Gouverneur Hospital
Immerman
Silverman
County's Only Deer Dead After Harsh Winter
Hayton Wisconsin reports the death of Calumet County’s sole deer due to age and severe winter. The animal had symbolized wildlife protection, supported by state legislators and two counties game wardens, with strong public cooperation helping ensure years of safety from hunters. Seaboard Florida offers sleeper service to Palm Beach from New York, with all Pullman electric lighted cars and routes to Tampa Orlando and Sarasota.
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Sarasota
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Van Dyke Leaves Princeton VNA in Sharp Farewell
Dr Henry van Dyke announces resignation from Princeton University saying he never had a voice in key faculties and that his departure will not affect the university. He notes that the letter of resignation was laid on the table and cites future plans to write and preach for love in a supportive climate.
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Henry van Dyke
Princeton University
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Wilkes- Barre
Penn
Farr
First Presbyterian Church
Science Healer Arrested For Practising Medicine Without License
Willis Vernon Cole a Christian Science practitioner was arrested at his offices 225 Fifth Avenue Brunswick Building after detectives from Police Headquarters found patients awaiting treatment. He is charged under health laws for practising medicine without a license. He allegedly drew $600 at the Night and Day Bank en route to police custody and was released by a magistrate. Local opposition to Christian Science remedies frames the broader legal clash.
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Brunswick Building
Fifth Avenue
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State of New York
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Franchi
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Pirot Church of Christ
West 96Th Street
Omr
Christian Kefence
Chris
Yule
Goodwin
Paris Decrees Rat's End in Fashion News
Three hairdressers and one milliner report the death of the rat in Paris and announce a newRoyal fashion, the Hollandage and Flemish coiffure. The style features a midsection hair part and gathered back neck, requiring fewer hairpins. La Provence carried the capital’s latest gowns and spring trends, with rumor of a Louvre picture of Mme Recamier.
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Navy secretary backs immense drydock for Philadelphia Yard
Philadelphia January 14 George von L Meyer secretary of the navy urged emphatic approval of a 1700 foot drydock at League Island Philadelphia Navy Yard. He called it a necessity noting advantages of the site the growing fleet and ship sizes and the department's program. He warned economy pressures might block funding this session of Congress.
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Bachelor judge urged for new domestic relations court
Chicago jurist Judge Hopking argues a bachelor should preside over the upcoming domestic relations court opening February 18. He claims a married man would be disqualified as disinterested in family cases and that a bachelor could render more impartial judgments.
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Tobacco firm Sends Harlan Chew to Justice
Winston Salem January 4 George T Brown of a tobacco firm sent a two pound box of premium plug to Justice Harlan after he lamented not having a decent chew The note claimed the tobacco is made from finest leaf grown in North Carolina using old methods and that they do not want to see justice suffer for a lack of a good chew.
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Winston Salem
George T. Brown
United States Supreme Court
North Carolina
Supreme Court of the
United States
Commission Plan Outlined in Olympia Bill
In Olympia the Washington Legislature introduced a bill to abolish the death penalty for murder and treason and to provide for a commission form of government for the state. The measure, presented yesterday, details a transition for state governance replacing capital punishment with a state commission system.
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Arkansas Battleship Arkansas Launched At Camden Yard
The United States battleship Arkansas was launched at New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden New Jersey amid a harbor whistle din Miss Mary Macon daughter of Representative Robert B Bacon christened the ship with a champagne bottle Governor Donaghey of Arkansas was absent due to a date hitch Secretary Meyer and Assistant Secretary Winthrop attended The ship measures 562 feet long 98 feet 25 inches beam and 28 feet 6 inches draft Displacement 28000 tons top speed 20 knots Armament includes twelve 12 inch guns in six turrets with twenty one 5 inch rapid fire guns and electric gun operation The ship will require 1030 men 86 officers and cost about 10000000 upon completion scheduled keel laid January 1910 about 60 percent complete
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New York Shipbuilding Company
Arkansas Falls
Mary Macon
Robert B. Bacon
Donaghey
Meyer
Winthrop
Navy Department
Macon
Edna Ellerbe
J. E. Ellerbe
South Carolina
Turkets
Hyde on His Way Back From Florida Amid Graft Probes
Charles H. Hyde city chamberlain of New York returns from the Halifax River area after a long absence amid graft committee scrutiny. He denies bank failures and a 300000 corruption fund and says he could not have prevented the banks’ closure. Hyde explains his absence as rest under doctor’s advice and evasively addresses reports of surveillance and the Delmonico dinner tale.
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New York
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Ki County
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