Senator Pal Sheehan Faces Democratic Caucus Test
On January 15 with the Democratic caucus approaching, William F. Sheehan stands as the favored candidate for U.S. senator amid pressure from Gov. Dix and Edward M. Shepard supporters. Murphy and Dix pivot efforts hinge on a declaration, Osborne and Osborn discuss last talks, while Sheehan remains guarded awaiting the outcome of the vote.
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Murphy
Teibunet Allany
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
William F. Sheehan
Sheehan
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
John A. Dix
Edward M. Shepard
Dix
Shepard
Thomas Mott Osborne
William Church Osborn
Mien
Pretate
New
Eohan
Thomas Mott
William Church
William Gorham Rice
Montgomery Hare
Tly
Osborne Confers With Dix as Shepard Wins likely
Thomas Mott Osborne reports a morning conference with Governor Dix and aides on Shepard's impending caucus victory. He stays silent on details while asserting certainty of Shepard's election and predicting Sheehan's defeat, amid questions over Dix's stance on the Senate race.
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Osborne
Dix
Sheehan
Tribune
Albany
Department of Public Works
Montgomery Hare
Murphy
Hoe
Executive Mansion
Tammany
New York
Invalidity Insurance in Britain Faces Debate and Limits
A London analysis questions the future of the government invalidity insurance plan. It stresses distinctions from old age pensions and unemployment insurance, notes a non-contributory grant for those over seventy, and outlines age ranges, universal compulsory coverage, and funding from workers, the state, and employers.
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London
the Daily News
Board of Trade
David Lloyd-George
Debauch Ends in Death at Madison Avenue Boarding House
Lionel Post, a lawyer and boarder at No. 88 Madison Avenue, was found dead in the inner hallway after days of drinking. Patrolman Pons and Dr. Parfee investigated. Post had been intoxicated and could not be revived. Papers identified him as employed by Nadal, Jones and Moudon, 02 Liberty Street.
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Madison Avenue
Pons
West 6Th Street
Eyes Poisoned by Apron in Delaware Child
A Newcastle child, Sarah Schuchardt, three years old, suffered eye injury after drying a blue gingham apron with poisonous dye. Specialists treated her quickly and an update states she is expected to recover sight. The incident is described as a rare case of eye poisoning in Delaware.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Newcastle
Sarah Schuchardt
John Schuchardt
Lynching of three black men shocks Kentucky town
In Shelbyville Kentucky a mob of about twenty men seized Wade Patterson James West and Eugene Marshall from the county jail after raiding the blacksmith shop. They hanged Patterson and West from a railroad bridge and found Marshall swinging on the structure. Bodies were taken to the Shelbyville morgue for inquest. Governor Willson offered a reward for mob members and an inquiry was planned despite likely no arrests.
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the Tribune
Louieville
Wade Patterson
Elizabeth Ruben
James West
Mary Coley
Eugene Marshall
Shelbyville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Letty
Edward Thompson
Paterson
West
Goth
Wherry
Patterson
Westie
Marshall
the Wolf” Company
Willson
Shelby County
Louisville
First Pure Food Labels from Samaria Jars Found
Excavations in Samaria by Harvard party yield ancient wine and oil jar seals with inscriptions listing date contents and origin. Professor David G. Lyon notes these are earliest Hebrew writing and Palestine's first such records, from three thousand years ago near the alleged King Ahab palace, written in Phoenician ink.
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Cambridge
Mass
Jan W
Samaria
Palestine
Harvard
David G. Lyon
Harvard Semetic Museum
Ahab
Cleveland Architect Dies After Telephone Message
William Vunek an architect collapsed and died in a drug store in Cleveland after finishing a long distance telephone call to his wife in New York City He had asked her to hurry home before he felt unwell He was visiting his parents in New York at the time of death.
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Cleveland
New York
San
William Vunck
New York City
Vunek
Atre
Venek
German Vice-Consul Loses 26000 Over Telephone Service
German vice-consul in Cleveland reports a loss of 26000 due to alleged poor telephone service from the Cleveland Telephone Company. The case is presented as a measure seeking redress for damages and to secure accountability for service failures.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Telephone Company
President Taft presses for permanent tariff commission
Washington reports after a White House conference with Republican Ways and Means members, President Taft advocates immediate passage of a permanent tariff commission. The Longworth bill is favored, with hopes for quick committee reporting and no further delays, despite potential Senate filibuster threats.
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Washington
White House
Taft l
House
Ways and Means Committee
Taem- Rika
Senate
Taft
Daizell
Tariff Board
Wars and Means Committee
John Dwight
Norton
Congress
Batley
Palzell
Neement
Captain Brett Towed Engagement of Peer’s Son to Zena Dare
London notices announce the engagement of Zena Dare the actress to the Hon Maurice Vyner Pallol Brett second son of Viscount Esher. Dare has led in Seymour Hicks company and first appeared on stage in 1890. Brett is a captain in the Coldstream Guards.
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Zena Dare
London
Maurice Vyner Pallol Brett
Viscount Esher
Miss Dare
Seymour Hicks
Brett
Coldstream Guarda
Girl Leaps From Auto After Being Attacked
Anna Devine, unknown address, was found badly injured at 188th street and St Nicholenta after claiming she and a companion were attacked by two men in a car. She was taken to Washington Heights Hospital with a skull fracture and serious injuries. the other girl reportedly leaped from the auto several blocks away and remains unlocated.
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Anna Devine
188Th Street
St. Nicholenta
John Pearson
Audubon Avenue
186Th Street
Miss Devine
West 152d Street
Dr. Kilburn
Washington Heights Hospital
Dual Personality Suspect Beggar Judge Hears Defense
In Baltimore a police court judge weighs E Marshall Johnson a state attorney and railroad counsel charged with street begging. Johnson concedes an alternate self overtakes him causing street begging after registering at a hotel. Justice Grannan orders further actions and to summon friends to take charge.
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Baltimore
Johnnan
Bomb Dropped From Wright Biplane At Camp Selfridge
San Francisco reports a historic aviation feat as Lt. M. Crissy and Philip Parmales dropped a loaded shrapnel bomb from 475 feet over Camp Selfridge field. The explosion occurred at a clear spot near the fleet end, creating a smoke puff and signaling a successful test. The weapon could wound within a seventy yard radius, and careful placement was observed.
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San Francisco
Camp Selfridge Field
M. 8. Crissy
Coast Artillery
Philip Parmales
Wright
Crissy
Shoo Fly Cops Doff Uniforms For Plainclothes Duty
Commissioner Cropsey orders ten sergeants who patrolled in uniform for weeks to work in plain clothes. The sergeants remain on the eligible list for lieutenant appointments, preserving their ranks while shifting attire and duties.
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Cropsey
Hyde discusses city bank deposits amid Carnegie Trust failure
New York City Chamberlain Charles H. Hyde returns after illness to address bank failures and questions over city depositories. He denies wrongdoing, asserts safeguards and city protections, and says he will meet with Mayor Gaynor. He details travel on the Stop-a-While and his lack of knowledge about bank troubles prior to last week.
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Dan" Smith
Carnegie Trust Company
Charles H. Hyde
New York
Hyde
Dan” Smith
St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Chamberlain
Glengyle
the Tribune
Washington
Gaynor
Astor Mortgage Company
Pennsylvania Station
Knickerbocker Hotel
Mr. Hyde
Philadelphia
Prendergast
Carenesse Company
Controller answers Hyde in city finance dispute
Controller Prendergast dismissed Hyde’s claim that he secured a guarantee from Carnegie Trust directors to protect the city. He said the guarantee came from him and forwarded to Hyde, proving Hyde did not obtain it. He declined a detailed reply, noting newspapers know the true facts.
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Prendergast
Hyde
Carnegie Trust Company
Hyde Defends City Deposits Amid Bank Trouble
In a heated exchange, Hyde denies press warnings about the Northern Bank funds while arguing the city depositories were chosen jointly by the Mayor, Controller, and Chamberlain. He insists funds were protected, rejects accusations of fleeing investigations, and notes his absence due to illness did not jeopardize city finances.
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Mr. Hyde
Este
Robin
Carnegie Trust Company
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