New York Delegation Weighs Vice Presidential Choices
Senator Platt indicated Woodruff could win New York support if leaders object, while other reports say the delegation does not want Woodruff. Seth Low was floated but denied by Platt. Chairman Odell warned no candidate is decided until Philadelphia meeting. George W. Dunn backed Roosevelt but opposed forcing the VP nomination.
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Mr. Woodruff
Woodruff
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Roosevelt
Ders
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Washington
Seth Low
Columbia University
Low
General Greene
Odell
Republican State Committee
Newburg
Fifth Avenue
Boom for Governor Scofield seen by Spooner
Senator John C Spooner told a Tribune reporter at the Waldorf Astoria that Wisconsin would give a large McKinley majority. He suggested Wisconsin delegates may name Governor Edward Scofield for Vice President noting Scofield’s second term and wartime record from the Civil War.
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John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Tribune
Waldorf- Astoris
McKinley
Spooner
Edward Scofield
Scofield
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Irving M Scott as Republican Vice Presidential Candidate
San Francisco shipbuilder Irving M Scott emerges as Western pick for vice president with support from Senator Stewart. John W Mackay praises Scotts shipyard leadership and integrity, noting his long Republican ties and appeal to the Pacific Coast.
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New-York Herald
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Washington
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Stewart
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Mr. Scott
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United States Senate
Platt Plans to Stay Leader of New York Republicans
Senator Platt told Tribune reporters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel he has no plans to give up party leadership beyond his Senate term ending March 4. Odell, head of the Republican State Committee, dismissed rumors he would retire and named Platt as leader for life if able, noting no one wants him to quit.
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Republican State Committee
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Mayor van Wyck
Richard Croker
Croker
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James McCutcheon
Garfield National
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Poor
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Garfield National Bank
Morse
Sherer
Washington
Clearing House Committee
Mr. Sherer
Clearing House
Forrest Raynor
United States Bank Examiner
Garfield Bank
Garfield Institution
Charles G. Davies
Mr. Morse
Chicago Typhoid Deaths Drop After Drainage Channel Opening
Chicago health officials report only two typhoid deaths last week, far below the ten year five month average. The Health Department Bulletin notes a possible causal link between cleaner water from the drainage channel and fewer impure water diseases, with five month totals in 1900 at eleven typhoid deaths and early estimates valuing human life at about $1.1 million in actuarial terms.
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Chicago
Health Department
Department “Bulletin
Sage
Gold Democrats Stand Firm on Gold Standard
George Foster Peabody, chairman of the Gold Democrats National Committee, rejected any compromise on currency and said a third ticket would wait until after party conventions. He noted the July 25 National Committee meeting to decide next steps.
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George Foster Peabody
National Committee
Gold Democrats
David B. Hill
North Beacon Mountain Sold for Mountain House Project
New England syndicate led by Y. Jones purchases North Beacon Mountain overlooking the Hudson. The 1600 foot peak will host a mountain house with a spiral stairway planned as part of the development.
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North Beacon Mountain
Fishkit Landing
Spectal
New England
Beacon Mountain
Hudson
Tent Siverr
Mayor Van Wyck Faces Ice Trust Scandal Silence
Mayor Van Wyck evades questions at City Hall amid a widening ice price scandal tied to the Ice Trust. The article details stock purchases by Van Wyck and allies, bank loans, and calls for formal investigations as Governor Roosevelt and legal authorities weigh actions.
Roosevelt weighs Van Wyck stock ties in Ice Trust probe
Albany June 11 Special Governor Roosevelt arrives with Justice Gaynor testimony showing Mayor Van Wyck owns significant American Ice Company stock. He confers with Attorney General Davies and prepares for further talks at the Capitol while rochester University commencement is underway.
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American Ice Company
Ice Trust
Winch
Nussbaum
Einstein & Townsend
Journal
Carroll
Gaynor
van Wyck
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Albany
Zeller
Court of Special Sessions
Gardiner
New York
Justice Gaynor
Davies
Rochester
Rochester University
Oyster Bay
Philadelphia
Goernor Roosevelt
Tammany Hall
Chester
Herrick
Death of Archie Monroe Quarrier Vice President of L N Railroad
Archie Monroe Quarrier of 809 Madison Ave died at his home at 10 45 am from Bright s disease after a sudden illness. Born in 1842 in West Virginia he rose from railway worker to second vice president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and held multiple vice presidential posts. He leaves a son Archie B Quarrier and a daughter Mattie Belle Quarrier, both in Europe, with funeral plans pending arrival of Cushman I Quarrier from Louisville.
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Bright
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Monmouth Beach
West Virginia
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Lawyers’ Club
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Pendennis Club
Seouisville
Archie B. Quarrier
Mattie Belle Quarrier
Europe
Venice
Heroic Yonkers diver saves two women as wife drowns
Arthur W. Birdsall, a Yonkers stereotyper, dived repeatedly in the Hudson to rescue his wife Effie Harrington and Miss L. A. Phillips after a capsized boat. He saved both women but his wife drowned. Birdsall collapsed after being pulled into a rescue boat. The incident drew hundreds as the yacht club member fought sea rollers and tides off the Jersey shore.
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Yonkers
Arthur W. Birdsan
Birdsall
Diplomats to Convene on American States Conference
Secretary Hay invites all American republic diplomats in Washington to discuss the next international conference of American States Time and place, with Mexico City favored for January. Congress provides 25,000 dollars for U S delegates and appointments will follow in weeks.
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Washington
Hay
State Department
Diaz
Mexico
Congress
United States
Hygienic Ice Plant Burns at Coney Island
Fire destroyed the Hygienic Ice Company plant on Twenty first street Coney Island early this morning with losses estimated at 100000 covering building stock and machinery. Assemblyman Babcock renominated in Gouverneur as Republican convention reaffirms St. Lawrence County seat candidate.
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Hygienic Ice Company
Babcock
Gouverneur
N. Y
Iild Assembly District
Benjamin A. Babcock
Iid Assembly
St. Lawrence County
Pound Nominated State Civil Service Commissioner
Governor Roosevelt announces Professor Cuthbert M. Pound of Cornell University as State Civil Service Commissioner to fill the vacancy from Willard F. Cobb’s death. Pound, a Cornell law professor, served in the Senate during Morton’s administration and helped confirm Silas W. Burt as a Civil Service Commissioner.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Cuthbert M. Pound
Cornell University
Civil Service
Willard F. Cobb
Lockport
Pound
Civil Service Reform Association
Senate
Morton
Silas W. Burt
Civ! Service
Charter Revision Commission Holds Executive Session Discussions
The Charter Revision Commission met in the United Charities Building with George L. Rives announcing that President Fellner of the Department of Taxes discussed taxes and assessments and Deputy Controller Levy noted suggestions from Controller Piney. Tonight the borough system will be discussed in executive session and Friday a public hearing on charter amendments is planned.
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Charter Revision Commission
United Charities
George L. Rives
Fellner
Department of Taxes
Levy
Piney
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