Mayor McClellan and Murphy dine together amid rumors
The Mayor McClellan William F. Sheehan Charles F. Murphy and Daniel F Cohalan met yesterday at the Hardware Club opposite City Hall Park for lunch observers watched as the four exchanged greetings and joined at one table. The gathering hints at possible Denver convention candidacy and Tammany leadership influence with Murphy likely to guide patronage and future strategy.
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William F. Sheehan
Charles F. Murphy
Daniel F. Cohalan
Hardware Club
Postal
City Hall Park
Ana
Mr. Murphy
Cohalan
Mr. Sheehan
Murphy
Delmonice’s
Tammany Hall
Financial Dist
Lawyers’ Club
Financial District
John C
Datine
Marvel George B. McClellan
Empire State
McLellan
Denver
Daniel F. Conlan
Tammany Law Committee
John H. O’brien
Water Department
Mund
Tammany Organization
Tammany
Cleveland
Buffalo
Union
Princeton
Anawanda Club
Harmony Conference
Hardware Ub
The Rev. R. J Campbell’s Appeal To Free Churchmen
London report notes Rev R J Campbell of City Temple circulating a letter to Free Churchmen and sympathizers. He proposes forming a new sect to actively promote a theology denying the divine origin of Christ, driven by reaction in churches to his movement.
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London
R. J Campbell
City Temple
Ll Free
Campbell
Football player William Artemus dies from Thanksgiving injury
William Artemus aged 21 of Cheltenham suburb died in a Philadelphia hospital on March 2 from a broken back suffered last Thanksgiving Day during a game between Lawndale and Bristol sub Urban teams. He played backfield for Lawndale and was hospitalized after the injury.
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Philadelphia
William Artemus
Cheltenham
Lawndale
Bristol
Confession Found In Tin Can In Bakersfield
A tin can found near Bakersfield contains a signed statement by W R Herzog alleging he murdered D B Keynel in New York State on October 1 18 and that he afterward threw Keunel s body into Lake Exie Herzog claims the crime occurred after the killing and that he disposed of the body in the lake.
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Bakersfield
Cal
W. R. Herzog
D. B. Keynel
New Yerk
Herzog
Keunel
Lake Exie
Agnew Defends Penal Reform Against Bookmaking Lobby
Senator Agnew issued a statement urging repeal of the Percy Gray law provisions that shield bookmakers and fail to curb gambling at racetracks. He criticizes the Jockey Club and predicts governors will support bills to impose uniform penalties inside and outside track enclosures, stressing moral stakes for New York taxpayers.
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Codes Committee
Agnew-Hart
Black
Jockey Club
Hughes
Morton
Breck
Empire State
Prince of Wales to Visit Canada for Quebec Centenary
Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier reading a letter from Lord Grey indicating the Prince of Wales will attend the Quebec tercentenary next summer if the celebration falls between July 22 and 29. London notes the prince may travel by warship with Princess of Wales, escorted by a squadron, to represent the King at the event and may visit other Canadian cities afterward.
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier
House of Commons
Lord Grey
Prince of Wales
Quebec
London
Princess of Wales
Canada
Canadian
Millbury Honors Secretary Taft
Millbury Mass March 3 William Hoo Taft’s word governs Millbury plans to honor him despite opposition. Taft recalls youth in town and Derity Pond once a local swimming hole now restricted by new rules. Town meeting ends with tight enforcement.
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Telegraph
the Tribune
Millbury
Mass
William HooTaft
Mr. Taft
Derity Pond
Derity
Gates Returns to Soil With Truck Farms at Port Arthur
John W. Gates bought a 3 acre truck farm at Port Arthur and owns 35.4 acres nearby to be divided into small truck farms. He plans to settle 1,000 families within a year and will personally oversee farming while learning the trade. He aims to help colonize Southeastern Texas with diligent tillers.
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the Tribune
Galveston
John W. Gates
Port Arthur
Texas
Bradley Alarms Taft Leaders Vote Split Felt in Kentucky
William O. Bradley the new Republican U S Senator declared for Vice-President Fairbanks. The Kentucky Taft camp suffers shock as organizers Roberts and Walker fret over Bradley's impact. Indiana’s handling of Goebel case looms as a factor, raising the chance of a contest at the state convention for the delegation.
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Tribune
Lexington
William O. Bradley
United States
Taft
Fairbanks
Roberts
Walker
Bradley
Indiana
William Taylor
William Goebel
Kentucky
General S. B. M. Young Weds in Army Wedding
Lieutenant General S. B. M. Young married Mrs. Annie Huntley at Grace Episcopal Church Chicago. Brigadier General W. H. Carter and staff attended in uniform. Couple left for California for their wedding trip. Mrs. Huntley, widow of a Wyoming pioneer, met the general in Yellowstone Park.
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Tribune
Chicago
S. B. M. Young
Annie Huntley
Grace Episcopal Church
William ©. Waters
W. H. Carter
Department of the Lakes
California
South Carolina Republicans Back Cannon For Presidency
The 1st Congress District Republicans at the Capitol endorsed Speaker Cannon for the presidency and chose two delegates to the Chicago convention pledged to support him.
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Capitol
1St Congress
South Carolina
Cannon
Chicago
Washington, M
McChord Tobacco Bill Moves To Senate In Night Rider Era
The Kentucky House passed the McChord Tobacco bill to place tobacco buyers under state police control by a 2 to vote. The measure aims to ease tense conditions from Night Rider raids in tobacco districts. A grand jury also indicted Robert Wood, a young farmer, for sending a threatening letter signed Night Rider in Frankfort.
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House
Senate
Robert Wood
Ietter
Frankfort
Hopkinsville
Venezuela again declines to arbitrate disputes with United States
Washington reports Venezuela refuses to arbitrate the five separate American claims against Castro. Russell has again urged arbitration, with The Hague as preferred. The United States seeks a tribunal, while Castro’s government has twice denied arbitration and canceled multiple foreign contracts.
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Washington
Venezuela
Castro
State Department
Russell
United States Senate
The
Hague
Caracas
Willemstad
W. W. Russell
Fitzgerald
Orinoco Corporation
A. F. Jarrett
Orinoco Steamship Company
New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company
United States and Venezuelan Company
Critchfield Concession
Jaurett
Orinoco River
New York and Bermudez
la Felicidad Lake
United States
Senate
Lodge
Castre
Break in Talks With Colombia Reaches Crisis
Caracas reports confidential Colombian agent Restrepo has been unable to settle navigation and boundary disputes with Venezuela and says negotiations are nearing a crisis.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Sefior Restrepo
Government of
Colombia
Venezuela
Governor Salary Debate Shows Flat 18 18 Senate Vote
Albany March 3 Senate split 18 to 18 on striking the enacting clause of a concurrent resolution to amend the constitution raising the Governor's salary from 10000 to 20000 The measure advanced to final passage The day also saw a push to raise salaries for Senators from 1500 to 5000 and Assemblymen from 1500 to 2500 Senator McCarren revealed Governor Hughes paid 23000 last year with a 13000 personal deficit Cassidy urged a simple life cottage over palace as a sign of frugality
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Tribune
Albany
Senate
Agnew
Owens
New York
Patrick H. McCarren
Hughes
Senator Cassidy
Schuyler County
Jefferson Davis Letters Moved from Memorial Hall
New Orleans March 3 secret transfer of Jefferson Davis letters has moved from Memorial Hall to Colorado Springs. Mrs J Addison Hayes daughter says the removal occurred over two months ago and could reveal whether Generals Grant and Thomas offered their services to the Confederacy.
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Tribune
New Orleans
Jefferson Davis
Grant
Thomas
J. Addison Hayes
Memorial Hall
Colorado Springs
Despondent Buffalo Man Leaps From Niagara Bridge
Grover C Hoehn of 105 Carolina Street Buffalo commits death by own action by leaping into the river from the Goat and Luna islands bridge at Niagara Falls. Despondency cited as cause. He dropped into the torrent as witnesses watched. His overcoat pocket contained a watch a ring and letters to his mother and a friend.
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the Tribune
Niagara Falls
Grover C Hoehn
Carolina Street
Buffalo
Goat and
Luna Islands
Roys Extradition Sought From France in Death Case
Washington reports on March 3 shows an application to the State Department for authority to extradite Paul E Roy from France for the death of George A Carkins. Deputy Sheriff Scott of Exeter New Hampshire filed the request. Officials did not discuss the application so no details on extradition papers are available.
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Washington
State Department
France
Paul E. Roy
George A. Carkins
New Hampshire
Scott
Exeter
N. H
Jackson blasts Oriental Bank deal as fake loot plan
Attorney General Jackson branded the proposed Metropolitan Trust loan to the Oriental Bank as fraudulent and deceptive, denouncing the agreement as a scheme to loot depositors. He urged a fair plan to pay creditors in full or liquidate under court supervision, criticizing insiders’ high fees and cushy protections.
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Oriental Bank
Metropolitan Trust Company
Oriental
Trust Company
Hugh Kelly
Oriental General
Brayton Ives
James G. Cannon
Mr. Kelly
Phillin, Beekman & Menken
The
Mr. Jackson
Menken
Corn Exchange Bank
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Mr. Menken
Brooklyn Bank
International Trust Company
Harland & Wolff Building 1000-Foot Slips for White Star Ship
In Belfast on March 8 Harland and Wolff began constructing slips to accommodate vessels 1000 feet long as a preparatory move toward laying the keel next year for a mammoth White Star steamship intended for the Southampton to New York route.
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Belfast
Harland & Wolff
White Star Company
New York
Agreement on Congo Announced by Brussels King and Government
Brussels reports a full agreement on annexation of the Congo Independent State. King Leopold consents to Parliament oversight of the Congo budget and surrenders Cape Ferrat while keeping it for life. Belgium to fund Congo hospitals with a $12 million special fund and $600,000 annual credit for fifteen years. Royal decree abolishing Congo crown domain anticipated.
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Leopold
Congo
Belgium
Cape Ferrat
France
Congo Free State
National Bank of Commerce to reopen in Kansas City
Kansas City March 3 After closing December 5 the National Bank of Commerce will reopen Monday March 30 in its own quarters. W B Ridgely Controller of the Currency will be president Edward Ridgely brother will be cashier George T Cutts government receiver now in charge first vice president. Bank will owe depositors 12000000 and will have 6000000 cash on hand. Depositors may check for full amounts on opening day.
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Tribune
Kansas City
National Bank of Commerce
Commerce Building
W. B. Ridgely
Edward Ridgely
George T. Cutts
Town of 13,000 Sold in Russian Poland Trade
The town of Dubno with 13,000 inhabitants in Russian Poland has been sold by Countess Shuvalove to Austrian Count Offendorf for 2,000,000 dollars. The sale includes the site of the Russian fortress at Dubno, a historic fortress never captured in Tartarean invasions, tracing back to feudal times and once owned by a Polish king.
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St. Petersburg
Dubno
Shuvalove
Offendorf
Russian Poland
Poland
Reward Granted For Catching A Chicken Thief In Bridgeport
Special Policeman Joseph Zeengheji received a $50 reward from Judge Curtiss in Bridgeport Superior Court for capturing a chicken thief. Zeengheji, a former Hungarian cavalry officer now naturalized and serving as a special police officer, declined to discuss his family ties beyond noting his brother holds the family estate.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph Zsenvheji
Curtiss
Zeengheji
Smallpox Scare Prompts Rome Officials to Suppress News
In Rome, March 1, officials pursued a ban on telegrams about a smallpox outbreak to avoid alarming visitors, but secrecy fueled panic. Reports say vaccine stocks are exhausted and a fresh supply is being sent from Switzerland. Santa Sabina hospital remains under guard amid isolated cases.
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Rome
Paris
Switzerland
Santa Sabina
Bryan leader Williams organizes Massachusetts districts
George Fred Williams, the Bryan leader in Massachusetts, expresses satisfaction with Saturday's Massachusetts Bryan League meeting. He expects Senator Gore to join Bryan as a top orator, notes Rhode Island Democrats urging Gore to speak at the upcoming state convention, and plans to open Bryan headquarters soon with active district canvassing to start immediately.
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Tribune
Boston
George Fred Williams
Congress
Bryan
Massachusetts Bryan League
Williams
Senator Gore
Rhode Island
Mr. Williams
Two Killed by Albany Tannery Explosion
An extractor used to wring skins at the Giavin tannery in West Albany exploded killing Joseph Rourk and Charlies Nolan. Several other workers were inside the building but escaped injury.
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Albany
Giavin
West Albany
Joseph Rourk
Charlies Nolan
Blanche Walsh Taken Ill in Shreveport En Route to Sanitarium
Dispatches from Shreveport report actress Blanche Walsh taken critically ill with a nervous breakdown in Shreveport and a private car ordered to speed her to a Memphis sanitarium. She had been set to perform in Shreveport tonight. Great Bear Spring Water advertisement notes its famed purity.
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New Orleans
Shreveport
Blanche Walsh
Memphis
Sheeveport
Great Bear
Taft Takes Ohio Control in State Republican Convention
In Columbus on March 3 the Ohio Republican convention pledged full party control to William H. Taft, replacing all Foraker loyalists on the State Central Committee. Walter F. Brown was reelected chairman and Malcolm Karshner secretary as the party prepared a platform endorsing Taft and supporting tariff protection, trust regulation, conservation, and employers’ liability while denouncing opponents.
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Columbus
Ohio
William H. Taft
Foraker
State Central Committee
Taft
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Malcolm Karshner
Wade H. Ellis
Congress
United States Senate
Garfield
Republican Party
Supreme Court
Pur Ple
Resolutions Committee
Andrew L. Harris
Harris
A. I Vorys
Charles Pratt
Myron T. Herrick
C. A. Thompson
Ironton
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