Tariff talks as Taft hopeful on Canada talks
President Taft and Canadian Finance Minister Fielding wrap up a long conference with no agreement yet reached on tariffs. Eleven days remain before maximum rates under the Payne Aldrich law take effect against Canada and other nations deemed unduly discriminatory. Taft invites further talks and signals cautious optimism while officials weigh discretionary powers and possible adjustments.
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Albany
Taft
Canada
Fielding
United States
Dominion
France
Poor blood transfusion blamed for painter's scaffold death
Bernard Liger a painter from 1218 Amsterdam Avenue fell from a fifth story scaffold on Lincoln's Birthday as weak condition after a blood transfusion operation led to repeated fainting. He had answered an advertisement for transfusion at Fordham Hospital and left the hospital destitute to feed his wife and five month old baby with $45.
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Bernard Liger
Amsterdam Avenue
Lincoln
Fordham Hospital
Zayas's Son Saved By Naval Hospital Aide and Marines
Beaufort E. Kirwan hospital apprentice and Peter Foy private of marines aided in saving Francisco Zayas son of the Cuban president and companion Manuel Mercer after a canoe overturned off shore. Mercer held the craft while Zayas, exhausted, struggled under water until Kirwan and Foy reacted.
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Tribune
Annapolis
Beaufort E. Kirwan
United States Naval Hospital
Peter Foy
Marine Guard
Francisco Zayas
Republic of Cuba
Manuel Mercer
St. Joan's College
Mercer
Zayas
Kirwan
Foy
Policeman Beaten in Front of East Forty-Second Street Home
Daniel Cronin a twenty three year old subway guard was charged with striking and kicking a patrolman after a rough street fight near New Street and East Forty second street. Michael Callinan Cronin's relative is under arrest for interfering with an officer. Patrolman Coleman and fellow officer McGrath were assaulted. Cronin fled but was later found with Callinan and detained.
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Daniel Cronin
East 40Th Street
Joseph B. Coleman
Weet 47Th Street
Michael Callihan
Cronin
News Mast
Ith
Coleman
Colemer
Death by own action prompts grim local tale
A Pittsburgh telegram reports a double tragedy after a wife attempted suicide and a husband, Frank Elder, a railroad conductor, ended his life by drinking carbolic acid at a dancing pavilion. Neighbors discuss the incident while authorities note the wife’s failed act preceded the husband’s death. He had blamed drinking for his recent job loss and urged her to try again.
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Pitsburg
March W
Frank Elder
Lider
Trainman's Heroism on the Mountain Division Wreck
Engineer Magee and head brakeman Melt lan acted swiftly after a Santa Fe wreck. McLellan lay mangled in the wreckage as the engineer crawled free. Meltlan dragged himself two miles along the track to flag a passing limited, narrowly averting a second disaster and saving lives.
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The
Tribune
Cheese
Brernardine
Magee
Meltlan
Mountain Division
Santa Fe
McLellan
Melellan
Limited
Police Stop Marathon Dance After 15 Hour Effort
March 2. Police halted a marathon dance after six contestants persisted for 15 hours and 6 minutes, breaking a prior 14 hour record. A protest by about three thousand spectators followed as officers intervened to prevent danger. Doctors warned further exertion could be fatal. Seven couples started and five finished. The standout was 54 year old J A Weert who endured beyond pain while aiding a teen partner.
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J. A Weert
Abe
Tim
Ian Prav
State Regulation Urged for Telephone and Telegraph Firms
Albany dispatch reports a special legislative committee urges the 2d District Public Service Commission to supervise telephone and telegraph companies in rates, service and finances. It favors hearings statewide, branch offices, and possible exemptions for farmers’ lines, with a bill to amend the Public Service Commissions law. It stresses nationwide operations and the need for large units under state or strong supervision.
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Tribune
Albany
Special Legislative Committee
Public Service Commission
2D District
2D District Commission
Public Service Commissions
State of
New York
United States
New York State
Telephone and Telegraph
Hughes
Sensters
Davis
Kiesel
Frawle
Meritt
Yale
Caughlan
Walters
Ward
Buffalo
Rochester
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Mackay Companies
Boston
Commercial Cable Company
Postal Telegraph Company
New England Telegraph
Poultry indictments to be presented by grand jury today
Indictments charging about twenty commission merchants and live poultry dealers with conspiring to raise prices are to be presented this afternoon by the grand jury. Witnesses including Jacob Adler of Brooklyn report persecution by the Beef Trust and kosher butchers as investigations continue. The case hinges on alleged shipments delayed to force higher pay and claims that the trade controls a large share of poultry shippers.
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Jacob Adler
Brooklyn
Boerum Street
Beef Trust
New York Live Poultry Commission Merchants’ Protective Association
Commission Merchants’ Association
Jewell Brothers
Lennon Bishop
George G. Brown
Hance Brothers
G. Hawk & Son Company
Charles Westerberg
James N. Norris, Son & Co
Collins & Co
Louis J. Schwab
Sol” Frankel
Samuel Werner
Jacobs & Werner
Fleck & Hillmar
Grand Jury
Future Policy of Congress Insurgents Not Likely To Be Included in Party
After a week of conflict in the House of Representatives the new rules plan is seen as easing party tensions. Regulars and insurgents both claim the president’s program will be carried out, with an enlarged Rules Committee and mixed loyalties. Debates over rebel votes and committee seats hint at continued friction, but leaders forecast a unified push on key legislation despite ongoing splits. The eventual chair and member makeup remain unsettled, with shifting Democratic support and possible cross‑party alignments shaping the final configuration.
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Minnes Per
Mingeter
Taft
James MccDonald
Toronto
Varius
Canada
University Club
Earl Grey
Fielding
Mr. Fielding
Tribune Bureau
Washington
House of Representatives
Committee of Rulen
Cannon
Payne
New York
Stevens
Minnesota
Congress
United Avchion
Palzell
Pennsylvania
Smith
Town
Kemp Clark
Fitzgerald
Mrn Fitzgerald
Representative Gardner
Massachusetts
Chia Dete Net
Dalzell
Coaching Party Off After Hearty Breakfast
A four in hand coach led by Paul A. Serg left the Holland House after breakfast with a cheering crowd. The route went through Staten Island to Perth Amboy and Lakewood, then to Atlantic City, covering 134 miles with 64 horses across 15 relays. The party includes Gaines, Martin, Baudowine, Buxey, Griffth, Grant, Armstrong, Smith, Mellowan, and McHose.
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Holland House
Paul A. Serg
Fifth Avenue
Staten Island
Tottenville
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
Lakewood
Laurel House
Atlantic City
P."s. Gaines
HP. Martin
A. Baudowine
RW. Buxey
Edward Griffth
W. G. Grant
J. B Armstrong
N. W. Smith
James P. Mellowan
PD. L. McHose
Rumors of Bennett Yacht Lysistra wreck near Red Sea
Paris dispatch says rumors spread that James Gordon Bennett’s yacht Lysistra was wrecked in the Red Sea and Bennett drowned. Paris Herald offices denied the report and noted a dispatch from Colombo saying all was well.
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Paris
James Gordon Bennett
Lysistrata
Red Sea
Mr. Bennett
New York Herald
Bennett
Colombo
Duke of Orlean s Readies Return as Royalists Call Upsurge
Paris March 26 The Duke of Orleans in a royalist manifesto blames republican institutions for moral corruption tied to the liquidation of religious orders He notes a liquidator who stole church funds uses the money on mistresses and says he will go to Paris as soon as there is a real chance to overturn the current rule, signaling growing public unrest.
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Paris
Duke of Orleans
France
Auto Crash Slams Teen on Madison Avenue
Roland Mayer, 17, son of John Mayer and grandson of Theodore Havemeyer, was injured this afternoon when his small runabout rammed a tree after a front wheel broke. He was thrown unconscious and later deemed not seriously hurt. the wrecked car was left at the scene near Twombly Park.
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Roach
John Mclintock
No. S2
Morningside Avenue
the Tribune
Morristown
N. J
Roland Mayer
John Mayer
Theodore A. Havemeyer
Lc Iying
Miller Road
Mayer
Madison Avenue
Twombly Park
H. McK. Twombly
MME Gerville Reache Injured. Opera Singer Sprains Ankle
Mme Gerville Reache of the Manhattan opera forces slipped on West ath street steps yesterday and sprained her right ankle, missing last night's concert. Doctors Rambeand of the Pasteur Institute and Dr Wheeler attended her, hoping the injury will not force further engagements.
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Mme. Gerville-Reache
Manhattan Opera Forces
Henry Cremes
West Ath Street
George J. Rambeand
Pasteur Institute
William Wheeler
Mme.llerville Reache
Rel
Will Welton Plans Halley Comet Return Reunion
Nonagenarian W. B. Welton of Saginaw now ninety seeks to view Halley’s Comet from the same hill near Owosso as he did 75 years ago. He plans a May 1 gathering with about fifty friends, recalling the celestial sight and the long absence of his former companions.
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Halley
Pete Caph
the Tribune
Saginaw
Mich
Mareh
Welton
Oweogse
Hold Court At Bedside In Davis Embezzlement Case
The trial of George Davis town treasurer charged with embezzling six dollars was held at his home after he refused to attend court citing poor health. Yale Medical School dean Herpert Smith and alienist Ross Diefendorf testified Davis is a broken man with severe heart disease, and the judge adjourned proceedings.
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Tribune
New Haven
George Davis
Davis
Grandnephew for Mr Carnegie in New Haven birth event
Two specialists were rushed to Greenwich Connecticut yesterday morning on the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad. They sped toward the home of George Fl suder Jr where a son was born to Mew Lauder at o clock. The newcomer is a fread nephew of Andrew Carnegie and a nephew of Henry Rowland, the novellot.
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Greenwich
Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Conuneecticut
George Fl Suder, Jr
Mew Lauder
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Rowland
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