Governor Wins Fight Over Anti-Gambling Bills In Albany
Albany March 12 The Assembly Codes Committee reported both the code amendment and the Percy Gray bill without Senate delay aligning with Governor Hughes stance. Leaders in both houses pledged support and Senator Raines vowed to restore the bills to their original form. Democratic chairmen and party chiefs voiced confidence, while Governor Hughes offered no comment beyond a satisfied smile as the fight shifts to the Senate and Sept 1 amendment scenarios.
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Albany
Hughes
Assembly Codes Committee
Senate Committee
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Merritt
John Raines
Agnew- Hart
Senate
Foley
New York
Murphy
Cuvillier
McCarren
Keller
Mr. Cuvillier
Assembly
Agnew
Raines
Saxe
Alids
Hart
Assembly Committee
Senator Agnew
Codes Committee
Percy-Grey
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCerren
Judiciary Committee
Removal charges filed against New York officials over Sunday saloon opens
Albany March 12. The Society for the Prevention of Crime, led by Rev Dr Parkhurst, asks for the removal of Mayor McClellan and Police Commissioner Bingham for failing to enforce Sunday closing. The group supplied lists of saloons in Harlem with violations, and copies of letters urging action. Governor Hughes received Parkhurst, and charges will be sent to the mayor and commissioner.
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Tribune
Albany
McClellan
Bingham
New York City
Hughes
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Charles i. Parkhurst
Dr. Parkhurst
Parkhurst
State Board of Excise
Great White Way
Harlem
General Bingham
Greater New York
State of
New York
Board of Aldermen
Third Rail
Hotel Iroquois
West 44Th Street
Union League Club backs Agnew bill on racetrack gambling
The Union League Club urged the State Legislature to pass early the Agnew anti-racetrack gambling measure. The related U S Senate bill introduced by Senator Bulkeley of Connecticut proposes raising District Court judges salaries from 6000 to 3906 a year.
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Union League Club
Lest
Agnew
United States
Senate
Senator Bulkeley
Connecticut
District Courts
Elec
Court clerks to draw salaries under civil service decision
Albany March 12 A State Civil Service Commission ruling lets thirty assistant clerks in New York municipal courts draw their $3.69 annual salaries after earlier delays. The Civil Service Reform Association opposed exempting the offices from competitive exams but the commission approved the exemption. The panel also approved exemption from exams for ten auditors in Controller Metz’s office.
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Albany
State Civil Service Commission
New York
Civil Service Reform Association of New York
Mayer
Metz
New York City Subway Extension Damages Bill Introduced
Senator Cullen and Assemblyman Terry introduced a bill giving the Board of Assessors power to allow damages suffered by property owners along the proposed Brooklyn extension subway route. The measure aims to streamline compensation procedures for affected properties.
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Tribune
Albany
Cullen
Terry Today
Board of Assessors of
New York City
Brooklyn
Nebraska for Taft Endorsed by State Convention in Omaha
Nebraska Republicans endorsed William E Taft for president at the Omaha state convention with a solid delegation to Chicago. Governor Sheldon Senator Brown Victor Rosewater and Judge Field led the delegation as alternates Rankin Barwright H Hopewell and Nerlay named. Delegates pledged Taft support and the platform praised Roosevelt and Taft policies. In other action in Oskaloosa and Newton Republicans selected delegates and endorsed Roosevelt policies and Taft for president with Allison for re election and Carroll for governor.
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Omaha
William E. Taft
Nebraska
Chicago
Sheldon
Morris Brown
Victor Rosewater
Allen W. Field
Lincoln
Ee MS Rankin
Furnas County
I. C. Barwright
H. R. Hopewell
Burn County
Paul K. Nerlay
Custer County
Taft
Roosevelt
Ohio
United States
E. J. Burkett
J. A. Aarends
Syracuse
M. L. Larned
A. C. Smith
W. M. Huse
Norfolk
F. P. Vater
Wayne
Samuel Rinmaker
Beatrice
F. A. Williams
Aurora
A. W Stockwell Met
Oskaloosa
Towa
Congress
John F. Lacey
Milton McCord
Newton
William B. Allison
B. F. Carroll
Osborne’s visit clears rumors on Ice Trust case
Albany reports that James W. Osborne and George Gordon Battle met Governor Hughes to present views on the Ice Trust affair. The Governor denied any call for action or interference. He stated he would not discuss the visit and noted no official information to override Attorney General Jackson’s grand jury proceedings.
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Tribune
Albany
James W. Osborne
George Gordon Battle
Osborne
Jackson
Ice Trust
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
Hughes
Grand Jury of
New York
American Ice Company
Mr Goodwin challenged late night bag search by officer
Elliott H. Goodwin secretary of the Civil Service Reform Association was stopped at 38th Street and Madison Avenue for a satchel check by Patrolman Attawassio. He protested demanding legal authority and was taken to Tenderloin station where Lieutenant Sullivan cited Section 52 of the Police Department code. Goodwin opened the satchel contents of personal effects and departed.
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Civil Service Reform Association
City Club
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38Th Street
Madison Avenue
Goodwin
Attanassio
Sullivan
Police Department
Leutenant
Check forging duo held after San Francisco arrest
In San Francisco Mr and Mrs Mor timer Wilson, lodging as Mr and Mrs George H Longworth of Denver, were seized for investigation after officers found a check perforating machine and ledgers bearing Governor Guilds name. A $1 certified check signed Curtis H Guild and a $500 Denver bank check were tied to their activities. The woman claimed a Boston stenographer past and kinship to Guilds staff.
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San Francisco
Mortimer Wilson
St. Francis Hotel
George H Longworth
Denver
Governor Guild
Massachusetts
Wilson
Shawmypt National Bank
Curtis H. Guild
Crocker National Bank
Superior Court
Boston
State bonds attract demand with rate hike plan
Albany March 12. Senator Meary W. Hill of Buffalo proposes a constitutional amendment to let the Legislature adjust state debt interest rates to match money market fluctuations. A 4 percent state bond issue drew strong demand yesterday, oversubscribed sixteen times, with about 30 million dollars of floating funds seeking sound investments.
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Tribune
Albany
Meary W. Hill
Buffalo
Populist Convention Opens Amid Sparse Delegates In Topeka
In Topeka Kansas delegates were few as Chairman George W tlanna opened the Populist convention. Colonel Feiter criticized William J Bryan and said he would back a Republican over the Nebraskan. Resolutions backed 2 full state and congressional tickets and supported Thomas Watson for president.
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Kan
Mare
George W. Tlanna
Feiter
William J. Bryan
Pricins
Congress
Durze
Thomas Watson
Odell Backers Clash Over Hendrick in 13th District Race
Longstanding Republican factional fight surfaces as Odell and Quigg supporters back Hendrick of the 28th District against incumbent Herbert Parsons. The dispute centers on party loyalty, Hearst alliances, and Governor Hughes’s presidential endorsement, with Hammond and Lauterbach leading opposing efforts while Parsons allies emphasize independence from Odell-Quigg-Lauterbach bloc.
Fail to Indorse Bryan by Democratic State Committee
Boston March 12 a resolution indorsing William J Bryan as the Democratic nominee for the presidency was laid on the table by a 24 to 4 vote at a meeting of the Democratic State Committee at the Quincy House. The majority favored Bryan but preferred the committee form, with some noting the resolution was introduced at the request of George Fred Williams, not a committee member.
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Boston
William J. Bryan
Democratic State Committee
Quincy House
Mr. Bryan
George Fred Williams
Public Service Commission Rules Stock Issuance
Albany March 12 the Public Service Commission in the second district rules electric corporations may not issue stock as payment of dividends since such a use is not among authorized purposes. The Babylon Electro Light Company sought authority to issue forty thousand dollars of capital stock.
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Public Service
Albany
Public Service Commission
Babylon Electro Light Company
Yale Alumni Dinner in Washington Honors Notables
The Washington Yale Alumni Association held its annual dinner at Rauscher's with toast master Secretary Metcalf presiding. Speakers included Justice Brewer Secretary Taft Senator Depew Judge Wilfley and Morris in attendance.
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Washington
Yale Alumni Association
Rauscher
Anti bucket shop bill advanced to final passage
Albany March 12 Senate Codes Committee reported the Cassidy O Brian anti-bucket shop bill to the Senate and advanced it by unanimous consent to the order of final passage.
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Albany
Cassidy
Assemblyman
O Brian
Senate
Senate Codes Committee
Militia Reform Report Calls for New National Guard Council
Albany March 12 news that the Wainwright commission proposes sweeping changes to New York State National Guard and Naval Militia. It urges a militia council with six general officers, professional appointments, aged 65 ban on service, end of hold-overs, and new pay and allowances with emphasis on accountability, efficiency, and tighter finances. Senator Saxe and Assemblyman Wainwright introduced a broad bill aligning the military code with the commission’s recommendations.
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Albany
National Guard
New York State
Wainwright Commission
Naval
Regular Army
Militia Council
General Staff
Naval Militia
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Hughes League Formed in 16th District by Saxe Supporters
Senator Saxe led about five thousand Hughes men in forming the Charles KE Hughes League of the 16th Assembly District at 2128 Broadway. He declared independence from the Parsons Mack Douglas machine and vowed to back delegates to the Chicago national convention who support Hughes. Others spoke, including Robert C. Burnside and Gilbert Ray Hawes, with officers named by the group. Edgar T. Brackett, State Hughes League president, sent regrets but praised Saxe’s work.
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Hughes
Charles KE. Hughes
16Th Assembly
Broadway
Parsons-Mack-Douglas
Chicago
Robert C. Burnside
Gilbert Ray Hawes
Frederick P. Flanagan
Edward Oppenheim
League
Senator Saxe
Charles H. Beckett
D. E. Lorenz
Harry N. Fiedler
M. L. Morgenthau
W. B. Cowperthwait
William B. Thompson
W. P. Young
L. R. Stoddard
Maurice Wertheim
Moses G. Byers
Lestle Ss. Lockhart
Henry W. Schloss
Edgar T. Brackett
State Hughes League
Trials of Teachers of Negroes at East Side gathering
The home of William Jay Schieffelin hosted a gathering on East 66th Street with Bishop Greer presiding to support the American Church Institute and its industrial schools for negroes in the South. speakers included Bishop Guerry and Major Moton noting social ostracism of Southern white teachers and progress in black home ownership and literacy. A folklore concert by Hampton Institute students followed at Mendelssohn Hall.
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Armstrong Association
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American Church Institute
South
Bishop Guerry
Charleston
S. C
Richmond
Robert R. Moton
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Mendelssohn Adal
Inter-Met Battles in 1st Assembly District Primary Fight
The piece reports a heated contest in the 1st Assembly District over control of the Congress district amid alleged use of Interborough Metropolitan Railway influence. It notes anti-Mack movements, labor club decoys, and ties to railway offers, with figures like Lemuel E. Quigg, John A. Freund, and George C. Snedden active in factional maneuvering. It also mentions Saxe, Abraham Gruber, and Odell-Gilman lines, plus Hughes Club resolutions backing Governor Hughes for President. Primary plans target March 31 with district committee meetings and candidate tickets formation.
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Harry W. Mack
Congress
Lemuel E. Quigg
Interborough
Mr. Mack
William Harris Douglas
Republican State Committee
Mack
Quigg
Workingmen’s Republican Club
John A. Freund
Republican Club
Independ Republican Club
Tammany
Quigg-Gilman
George C. Snedden
Assembly
Keres
4Th Assembly
Jacob A Newstead
Newstead
Odell
Charles E. Hughes
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Oscar W. Ehrhorn
William Halpin
Thomas W. Whittle
Fork Republican Club
Tremont Avenue
Three Hurt In Auto Accident In Rock Creek Park
Washington March 11 In a car crash at Rock Creek Park horseshoe curve Mrs Elmer Dover wife of the Republican National Committee secretary and her eight year old daughter Mary Elizabeth along with Mrs Arthur E N Fisher of Munroe Street N W suffered injuries. Mrs Dover sprained arm and facial cuts the daughter bruised and Mrs Fisher a slight scalp wound. The car overturned after the brakes failed near the hilltop top speed seen before the crash.
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Washington
Rock Creek Park
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
Mary Elizabeth
Arthur E. N. Fisher
Munroe Street
N. W
Mia
Fisher
Carnegie pensions woman editor
Saranac Lake New York March 12 Miss Helen Haines of Brooklyn a guest at the Villa Dorsey here has received notice that she is to get ten dollars a month from Andrew Carnegie in recognition of her services as managing editor of The Library Journal of New York Miss Haines has been with The Library Journal for three years but has been forced to resign on account of poor health.
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Library Journal
New York
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