Roosevelt May Halt Fight on Root For Temporary Chairmanship
Illinois and Maine delegates push to open hearings on contested delegates and question the need for a temporary chairman. Roosevelt weighs backing Hadley’s Missouri bid while fearing the loss of nomination chances at Chicago. McCormick and Taft allies warn a Roosevelt line could split delegates and weaken the party.
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Bradley aims to curb piano noise with $100 fine
Rep Thomas W Bradley of New York proposed a District of Columbia bill to fine $100 for unnecessary noise from musicians after a health board warning. The measure, to be reviewed by the Committee on the Affairs of the District of Columbia, seeks to quiet disturbance from upstairs piano players.
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Washington
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Lovers elope at fifteen in Long Island tale
Paula Ostermann age fifteen deserts Jamaica Avenue home with Milton Hahn of Woodhaven after Memorial Day elopement. Police seek them as Paula’s mother fears Europe plans and Milton’s family faces shock and loss of contact. Track meet results note Pennsylvania, Cornell, and intercollegiate marks.
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Barge Captain John Herlyn Killed In Amboy River
Police pursue a murder mystery after the body of John Herlyn a barge captain from Sheepshead Bay is found in the Taritan River off South Amboy New Jersey. An iron pipe weights twelve pounds tied to his wrist and autopsy cites skull crushing from a blunt instrument. Detectives from New York and New Jersey collaborate while a rival barge captain and two men are eyed as suspects. A reward may be offered by the Freeholders if the killers are not soon captured.
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Charity to Get 15 Million From Wernher Bequest
London reports Sir Julius Charles Wernher head of the De Beers syndicate died in May and reportedly left 15 million dollars to charity. The note compares this bequest with Baron Wandsworth's 6.25 million for an orphanage announced in March.
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95 Year-Old Suffragist Aids Ohio Vote Drive
In Cincinnati at ninety five Mrs Susann Look Avery, a longtime suffragist from Louiseville, recalls beginning the emancipation fight fifty years ago and vows suffrage will come with reforms. She says she can still win converts in her parlor despite reduced public speaking.
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Boy Scooped from Death on St Ann's Avenue
Five year old Philip Cramer of 12 Trinity Avenue Bronx crawled from under a trolley car after being dragged a block and a half by the fender. Dr Schifman of Lebanon Hospital treated him with bath adhesive plaster and rest. Motorman Martin Connolly fainted and needed surgeon’s care after the incident.
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Rioting Waiters Strike Turns West Side Invasion
Police with drawn pistols faced a mob of strikers around the Hotel Netherland and Fifth Avenue as 1000s of workers walk out. Nine strikers were arrested at the Netherland while detectives fought to rescue colleagues amid clashes with hotel guards.
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Waiters Strike Shrinks Hotel Dining as Union Claims 4500 Walkout
Historical report notes a widespread waiter strike hitting hotels and clubs. The union cites about 4,500 workers leaving, listing totals for venues such as the Waldorf Astoria 830 and other major New York restaurants along Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue.
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Claud Allen Convicted in Hillsville Shooting Case
Claud Swanson Allen is found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of Judge Thornton J. Massie in Hillsville Virginia. The jury recommends fifteen years, sentence suspended to allow Latten to testify in other cases.
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Savants Watch Thief Hunt at Columbia Laboratory
Columbia professors report an alleged laboratory theft at the university. A 20 year old man from West 99th street was captured after a chase when he allegedly removed crucibles and lab materials valued at 185 dollars from a chemistry lab on the afternoon of the incident.
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