Hooker Seeks Inquiry Into Post Office Case
Albany Jan 23 Justice Warren B Hooker asked the Assembly for a legislative inquiry into charges against him arising from the Fredonia and Dunkirk post offices. The message noted the State Bar Associations stance against a full inquiry yet urged action. The Judiciary Committee was tasked with consideration amid mixed views from bar leaders and legislators.
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Albany
Warren B. Hooker
Assembly
State Bar Association
Nixon
Hooker
Fredonia
Dunkirk
Robbery of Mrs Edey by hotel bellboys
Two bellboys at a Pasadena hotel confessed to stealing jewels valued around twenty thousand dollars from Mrs Edey wife of a New York Stock Exchange member. The jewels were taken from her room trunk while left outside the safe. A gold fountain pen was found on one suspect and the men claim the jewels were mailed to a fictitious address in Monrovia before being moved on by an Los Angeles man who disappeared.
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Pasadena
Williams
the Tribune
Edey
New-York Stock Exchange
Efey
James
Carl Wil- Doyle
Doyle
Monrovia
Los Angeles
Arrest by Vardaman on train in Mississippi
A report from Yazoo City, Mississippi states that Governor Vardaman on a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train arrested a black man, identified as Jim, for the murder of men in Homes County. The governor took a revolver from the conductor and ordered the suspect to surrender, delivering the weapon to the sheriff. The man was identified today.
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Birmingham
Ala
Miss
Varda- 22
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Jim
Homes County
Hannah
Yazoo City
Mystery OCR Snippet Mentions Hotels and Ark Locations
Fragmentary text references Hotels for on classes and a location in Hot Springs Arkansas. Mentions information about liver kidney troubles and a bureau wing. Seems like incomplete notes or an ad-like strip with government endorsement and monetary figures. No clear events or identities.
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amaroAetive Waters
Ion
Hot Springs
Ark
Subway unions threaten strike over broken contract
Committees representing the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees say last summer’s agreement with Interborough Rapid Transit has been violated. They demand enforcement, block signaling on subways to prevent accidents, and warn of action if terms are not met, including work hours and pay. They cite seniority, inspections, and alleged espionage as factors, and expect to file the ultimatum this week.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Interborough
Willis Ave
Amalgamated Association
Manhattan
Subway
Trainmen Win $300000 Wage Increase Near New York Harbor
Philadelphia reports the first public notice of higher wages for brakemen and conductors within twelve miles of New York Harbor. The rise totals over 300000 dollars annually for fewer than two thousand men across New York Central, Lackawanna, Staten Island, Long Island, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, and the Pennsylvania lines. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and railroad officers negotiated, with Pennsylvanias schedule the last to grant. Dispatch notes expect broader pay boosts for yards in Philadelphia and further south and west soon.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
New York Harbor
New-York
New Haven
Hartford
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
P. H. Morrissey
W.G. Lee
Pennsylvania
New York Central Lackawanna
Staten Island
Long Island
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Lehigh Valley
Bicycle Policeman Thrown From Pursuing Auto
Bicycle Policeman Arthur Ennis of the West 125th Street station was badly hurt late last night on Broadway after colliding with a touring automobile he chased. The driver allegedly accelerated then stopped suddenly, throwing Ennis headfirst into the car. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital with facial lacerations and arm and hand injuries.
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Arthur Ennis
West
Broadway
Ltthst
Ennis
St. Luke’s Hostal
Woman alleges rude clergyman incident at Garfield hotel
Miss Ceduz Cleveland, an Art Students League member from St Paul, was taken to West 47th Street station then Bellevue ward after claiming a clergyman found her in his room at the Garfield. The minister, Rev William B Humphries, denied wrongdoing, and Cleveland was released without charges after recounting her frightful experience.
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Ceduz Cier@land
West 47Th St
Bellevue
Cleveland
Miss Cleveland
O’brien
Garfield
Art Students’ League
St. Paul
Rutland
Valley Road
Orange
N. J
Grace Dodge
Madison-ave
William Earl Dodge
The
Federation of Churches and Christian Societies
No. 11
Broadway
Smith
Sergeant O'Brien
Margaret Louisa
No. 14
East 16Th-St
Plan to Smuggle Arms Aboard Yacht Christabel
Jacksonville report says H Ferguson Jr and six friends sailed from New York on the British built yacht Christabel, cleared for Port of Spain Trinidad. Rumored cargo of arms for revolutionists in Spanish Honduras. crew listed as seventeen, though few with seafaring experience, and the vessel was overhauled before departure.
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Jacksonville
Fla
H. Ferguson, Jr
New-York
Christabel
New- York
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Florida Keys
Spanish Honduras
L. Cotter
Cuba
Honduras
New York and Florida Rail Line Service Highlight
Fragmentary notice notes a 210 PM schedule for a Pennsylvanian and Atlantic Coast Line service. Mentions midAtlantic route and halfway point with unclear details about irises feature and exceptional service.
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N.Y
Fla
Penn
N. Y
Flames at Sebastopol devastate Admiralty works
Fire at Sebastopol’s vast Admiralty works broke out at 7 a.m. spreading rapidly through the building. Workers in the modelling department fled, but docks were protected. Fire was controlled by 1:30 p.m. Sebastopol, founded in 1784, is a major Southern Russian port on the Black Sea.
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Sebastopol
Russia
Black Sea
Moscow Strike Spreads From St Petersburg to City Mills
About 1,000 Bromley Metal Works employees quit at 2:80 in Moscow after word from St Petersburg to strike. They formed a march, urged other workers to join, and later persuaded Sytin Printing Works to strike. The day ended with factory closures and rising tension as owners and authorities plan measures.
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Moscow
Bromley Metal Works
St. Petersburg
Sytin
Rumors of Mutiny in St Petersburg Sparks Paris Skepticism
Paris reports doubt Russia’s casualty figures from the St. Petersburg clashes as correspondents note police blockades limiting telegraph verification. Rumors claim 50,000 armed strikers encircled the City Marine Barracks and mutinied, while Emperor Nicholas reportedly boarded the royal yacht.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Petit Journal
Nicholas
Iai E
Pleasant Southeast Resort Promises Leisure and Sport
Mild dry pine flavored climate invites golf and tennis tournaments weekly while trapshooting events add sport. Four splendid hotels host a delightful social life with easy rail access via Seaboard Air Line or Southern Railway for guests and visitors.
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Seaboard Air Line
Southern Ry
Insurrection Grips Moscow and Kharkoff as Strikes Spread
Dispatches from Moscow Kharkoff and Sebastopol indicate a widening insurrection. Sebastopol Admiralty works burned likely by workers while movements in St Petersburg influence others. Emperor considers a concessions commission with striker-chosen labor representatives amid tense quiet in the capital.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Kharkoff
Sebastopol
Great Admiralty Works
Provisional government formed in Russia reports say
The Daily Telegraph dispatch from London notes a group in Gorky including Annesky and Arsenieff forming a future provisional government. They seek English speaking funding, pledge to honor pre January 22 loans, repudiate future foreign loans, and aim to rally support through world public finance. Rumors swirl of Sebastopol depots destroyed and imperial family moves, though details remain unconfirmed.
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London
Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Reform Party
Gorky
Annesky
Arsenieff
Russia
Siberia
Strikers Downed by Troops at Kolpino Front
Reports from St. Petersburg describe a clash at Kolpino where workers en route to join strikers were halted and fired upon by soldiers. The scale of casualties is unclear as authorities brace for broader labor unrest across Moscow and other cities. The piece notes rising tensions, potential general strikes, and imperial measures including a state of siege and a proposed mixed labor official commission.
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St. Petersburg
Kolpino
New York Central Adverts Fine Service to Midwest
Leave New York 5 32 m arrive Cleveland 7 15 next morning Cincinnati 1 30 p m Indianapolis 3 0 nom St Louis 4 p m by New York Central Fine service No excess fare.
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New York
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St Louis
New York Central Fine Service
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Peterhof Pallace
Judiciary Committee
Rogers
Palmer
Fish
Merritt
St. Lawrence
Justice Hooker
Messrs. Burnett
Ontario
la Ferra
Theron G. Strong
Bar Association of
New York County
Justices Hooker
Bar Association
Wheeler H. Peckham
S.nce
WM. S. Edey
Vardaman
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Sergius
Harper's Magazine
Benedict
Gollar
Benedict Bros
Seweee Any
Libarty St
Florida
Reuter
Pinehurst
Kieff
Express
Crimea
Copenhagen
Emperor Nicholas Yester
Gatschina
Vassili Ostrov
Japan
Council of the Empire
Tsarskoe Selo
Petersburg
Dewey’s Pure Wines
H. T. Boxer & Sons Co
Pultom Street
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