Hughes Endorsement Fight Dominates County Committee Meeting
Hughes-Odell supporters push for a straight Hughes endorsement at tonight’s Republican County Committee special meeting at Murray Hill Lyceum. They oppose Taft options or any resolution weakening an unqualified Hughes endorsement, while Parsons allies may seek Mack resolution changes.
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Hughes-Odell
Republican County Committee
Murray Hill
Hughes
Parsons
Mack
Jacob A. Newstead
Martin Saxe
Taft
Odell
Newburg
New York State
Hughes League
Hughes State League
Fifth Avenue
Troy
Brackett
Wayne Republicans Back Hughes for President Nomination
Wayne County Republican Committee passed resolutions endorsing President Roosevelt and Governor Hughes and pledging support to Hughes for the presidential nomination.
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Lyons
N. Y
Wayne Republican County Committee
Roosevelt
Hughes
Rochester Chamber with Hughes in Albany
Representatives of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce visited Governor Hughes and voiced approval of his program. They praised the Rochester charter as working well and said they aimed to mirror the Governor’s efficiency in state administration.
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Albany
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Hughes
Rochester
Democratic state committee calls North Dakota convention
The Democratic state committee of North Dakota called a state convention in Grand Forks for March 3 to elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention. It favored William Jennings Bryan for President and Governor Johnson of Minnesota for Vice President.
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Grand Forks
Democratic State Committee of
North Dakota
William J. Brran
Johnson
Minnesota
Snow Removal Struggles Across City Streets
Street conditions remain poor on lower East and West sides below Canal Street with ice from rain making travel like rough upstate dirt roads. Four thousand workers and contractors toiled yesterday as snow was broken into pieces for carting, price per cubic yard ranging from 19 cents in The Bronx to 71 cents in Manhattan.
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Canal Street
Crowell
Street Department
Bronx
Manhattan
Progress slow at back trial in Back case
In Binghamton New York the Supreme Court adjourned with the jury box unchanged showing five provisional jurors. The trial of Arthur T Back former county custodian clerk of the Board of Supervisors and GOP chairman in Broome County continues as prosecutors and defense log peremptory challenges total ten by the defense and four by the prosecution.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Supreme Court
Arthur T. Back
Board of Super Visors
Broome County Reepublican Committee
Clark
Brackett Strikes Out By Telegraph to The Tribune
Ex Senator Edgar T Brackett, Hughes State League leader, urges fighting all line against Parsons Woodruff Barnes. Senator Saxe vows to oppose Hughes resolution in New York County Committee. Ex Governor Odell may resume political life in New York, with Stevens Aldridge to lead Hughes movement in western New York. Governor Hughes asked to avoid discussing Vice Presidency and renomination, signaling cautious approach to power plays.
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Tribune
Albany
Edgar T. Brackett
Hughes State League
Hughes
Parsons-Woodruff-Barnes
Martin Saxe
New York County Committee
Parsons
Odell
New York
Parsons-Woodruff
Wadsworths
Roosevelt
Wadsworth
Congress
Odell-Brackett
Odel
Cara
Brackett
Herbert Parsons
Parsons- Woodruff
Barnes
Mr. Brackett
Andre
Washington
Arnold
Superintendent Stevens
George W. Aldridge
Black
Taft
Linal
Packing House Fire at Nelson Morris Plant in Kansas City
Fire broke out in the canning department on the second floor of Nelson Morris & Co packing plant beside the Kaw River. The blaze threatened the entire facility and caused an estimated 500000 dollars in losses before containment. Efforts focused on saving the east main building as the box factory was abandoned soon after discovery. The plant, the newest in the city, was completed two years ago and deemed modern in every detail.
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Kansas City
Nelson Morris & Co
Kaw River
Kan
Balloon Ohio Makes Ascension Over Canton Area
Canton Ohio January 28 The balloon Ohio under Aero Club of Ohio ascended at 1 12 pm with Lt Frank P Lahm pilot and crew Herbert Alden and J G Obermeier. They headed northeast toward Alliance Niles Warren or Youngstown planning a daytime descent. Lahm briefly fainted but recovered and the craft reportedly landed near Oil City Pennsylvania around midnight.
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Canton
Ohio
Aero Club of Ohio
Frank P. Lahm
Herbert Alden
J. G. Obermeier
Alliance
Niles
Warren
Youngstown
Lahm
Yas
Oil City
Penn
Boy of twelve kills sister in Egypt incident
In Rochester on January 2, William McBride aged twelve, left alone with his four year old sister strapped in a high chair, loaded a buckshot shotgun and blew her head off. The boy later carried the body behind a barn and hid it, saying she needed to be in a cold place. His mother Mrs Emme McBride is a widow. four of the eight children are in Buffalo institutions and the husband died months ago in a train accident at Fairport.
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Rochester
Jan
William McBride
Egypt
Here
Killip
Emme McBride
Buffalo
Fairport
Aldermen Debate Elevator Comfort and City Bonds
New York Aldermen discussed a resolution by Alderman McDonald on improving elevator service at 168th street and First street stations due to wind disturbing women’s skirts. Other actions included tax and track removal questions, pay raises for street cleaners, Hudson and Manhattan Railroad celebration plans, bond approval for clerks, building code staff, and a draft ordinance to bar sales of cigarettes to minors.
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Washington Heights
Board of Aldermen
168Th Street
First Street
Publi Service Commission
Beyer
Central
Eleventh Avenue
Board of Estimate
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
McAdoo
North River
Downing
Board of Coroners
Queens
Committee On Buildings
Building Code Revision Commission
Welton
Committee On Laws and Legislation
Tariff Revision Committee to Press Nonpartisan Study in Washington
Chicago is to host a February 3 gathering led by the Chicago Association of Commerce and joined by the National Association of Manufacturers and other groups. The panel aims to urge tariff revision post election with a nonpartisan expert committee to investigate inequitable schedules and report to Congress.
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Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
The
Millers’ National Federation
Chicago Board of Trade
Baltimore Board of Trade
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
American Meat Packers’ Association
National Livestock Association
Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Roosevelt
Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Reform legislation urged by national conference leaders
Washington on January 28 reform advocates including Seth Low Samuel Gompers and James OConnell presented to President Roosevelt and Congress a set of resolutions urging changes to curb trusts. Proposals include railroad pooling with ICC oversight a new business combinations commission broader Sherman act amendments and supervision of large producers and manufacturers. Hearings at Congress expected late February.
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Washington
National Conference On Combinations and Trusts
Chicago
Roosevelt
Houses of Congress
Seth Low
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Low
Trust Conference
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Capitol
President Urges Lifesavers Pensions in Senate
The President asks Congress to provide pensions for lifesaving service members, arguing for conditions to attract and retain top surfmen. He cites average pay of about $9 a month and cases of want, urging immediate action to honor those who saved thousands of lives and property.
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Washington
Senate
59Th Congress
Governor Magoon Arrives in Tampa For Cuban Talks
Provisional Governor Magoon of Cuba landed at Port Tampa aboard the gunboat Harvey with aide José Marti and others. He stated plans to visit Washington for a week to ten days to settle Cuba related issues including a Havana telephone franchise and a paying contract. He said he mediated cigarmakers’ troubles and reached a satisfactory agreement and declined to discuss U.S. withdrawal from Cuban affairs.
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Tribune
Tampa
Fla
Magoon
Cuba
Port Tampa
Harvey
José Marti
Edward W. Morgan
H. E. Crowder
Washington
Havana
Tie
United States
Thaw Trial Nears End as Defense and Prosecution Close
The Thaw trial nears completion after both sides rested and deferred arguments. Prosecutor Jerome will present next, while defense counsel Littleton prepares rebuttal and outlines plans to bring Evelyn Nesbit’s signed affidavit and Hummel testimony to the jury. The day featured the reading of Hummel’s prior testimony and the introduction of Nesbit’s signed affidavit detailing abuse across Europe, Austria, Switzerland, and Paris, with extensive claims of Thaw’s brutality and coercion.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford
Jerome
Dowling
Abraham Hummel
Evelyn Nesbit
Stanford White
Thaw
Littleton
Hummel
Blackwell's Island
Ali
Francis McGuire
Tombs
Abraham Snydecker
Howe & Hummel
Mr. Littleton
Hummet
White
Mr. Delmas
Miss Nesbit
Snydecker
Evelyn Wresbit
Justice Dowling
Europe
Schloss Katzenstein
Austrian
Tyrol
Thaw Will Read In Lunacy Trial After Dinner Details
The communication written in March 1907 by Thaw to Mr. Delmas described a calm talk after reaching the roof garden. The defence noted the Café Martin dinner where three cocktails and two quarts of champagne were served. The will left substantial sums to relatives, churches, epileptic homes, and a separate inquiry fund. The trial history shows the second trial began January 6, with 16 court days and the prior trial running from January 23 to April x, totaling many days.
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Thaw
Delmas
Howard Nesbit
Equal Pay Bill for City Teachers Again Triggered
Albany reports Assemblyman Conklin revived a bill granting equal pay for men and women teachers of the same grade in New York City. Grace C. Strachan leads support from the Interborough Association of Women Teachers. Senator Horace White may carry it in the Senate after last year’s vetoed proposal. The measure goes to the Cities Committee chaired by Hammond.
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Albany
Assembly
Conklin
New York City
Hughes
Grace C. Strachan
Brooklyn
Interborough Association of Women Teachers
Hammond
Syracuse
Long session hinted for New York legislature in June
Senator Armstrong, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said it is uncertain how finances stand but a June or July estimate on a 40 000 request for the Hudson River tercentennial may be ready. General Woodford led a delegation seeking 150 000 locally and 200 000 for city and Hudson displays. Two day celebration costs 1 200 000. 1 000 000 to be raised by subscription, 200 000 state contribution. Finance Committee postponed action.
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Tribune
Albany
Armstrong
Senate Finance Committee
Stewart L. Woodford
Hudson River
France
Woodford
Francis L. Stetson
New York State Bar Association
Henry Hudson
J. Rider Cady
F. J. Collier
Hudson
Higgins
McClellan
Upstate
Newbury
Troy
New York City
Newburg
RACETRACK HEARING LIKELY ON LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
Albany dispatch reports a probable joint hearing on the Agnew Hert anti racetrack gambling bill set for Lincoln's Birthday February 12. Senate Codes and Judiciary committees may schedule meetings next week, with Agnew seeking coordinated hearings across Codes and Judiciary and Assembly Codes.
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The
Tribune
Albany
Lincoln
Assemblyman
Murphy
Kings County
Assembly Codes Committee
Senate Codes Committee
Agnew
Senate Codes and Judiciary Committees
Hunt
Assembly
Senate
Codes
Judiciary
Finance
Fleming Insurance Report Expected Soon
Governor Hughes said he expected Matthew Fleming to present his complete investigation of the insurance department to him in a few days. The Telegraph reported from Albany that Fleming’s inquiry was nearing completion and the findings would be reviewed by the governor shortly.
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Thaw
the Tribune
Albany
Cgovernor
Hughes
Matthew Fleming
Wealthy Heiresses Barred From Funding Titled Husbands
A New York bill to be introduced prohibits wealthy heiresses from giving large checks to their titled husbands and would ban prenuptial dowries in American dollars or real estate. The measure targets foreign nobility and wealthy Americans, preserving strict property rules and limiting intermarriage incentives for aristocrats.
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Albany
New York State
August Belmont
Rothschilds
Belmont
New Subway Bill Introduced in Albany Legislature
Telegraph report notes control by Herman Metz, with Senator Travis and Assemblyman Warren I. Lee drafting a concurrent resolution to amend the constitution. It seeks to exempt up to ten percent of debts of New York City for railroad or dock property from the debt limit, upon verified income from the property and a debt retirement fund.
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Tribune
Albany
Herman Metz
Travis
Warren I. Lee
York City
Banking Bill Nears Readiness in Albany
Albany January 28 after a conference among Superintendent Clark Williams of the State Banking Department and Senate and Assembly Banks committees it was announced that a bill for savings banks and trust companies should be introduced in both houses tomorrow if ready. Other bills following Williams recommendations will be introduced as they are finalized. Drafting of measures lies with Superintendent Williams. Outlines of tentative bills were shared with the committees by Williams.
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Albany
Clark Williams
State Banking Department
Senate and Assembly
Williams
Wiams
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