Grand jury presents Attorney General Jackson in New York
March grand jury for New York County handed up a presentment against Attorney General Jackson citing concerns over integrity and conflicting testimony. Jackson calls the action a dirty trick and seeks expungement while court weighs legality and possible contempt actions.
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New York County
Foster
Court of General Sessions
Jackson
Hughes
Senate
Assembly
Jack
Matthater
Wrong Hunter meeting ends in police raid on laundry workers
Police raided Manhattan Hall on East 62d Street after a misdated letter signed The Hawkins led officers to a gathering of the Independent Laundry Workers of New York. They found James T Hunter likely addressing the group, with officers briefly searching members for weapons amid confusion.
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Robert Hunter
Independent Laundry Workers of New York
Manhattan Hall
East 62d Street
Hawkins
Captain Cones
67Th Street
James T Hunter
Iieners
Boys die saving brother from trolley car tragedy
Isidor Eosey twelve years old of Rockaway avenue East New York died last night after pushing his younger brother Gussie from an oncoming trolley car No 1917 of the Ralph tenue line. An enraged crowd attacked the motorman Patrick Prennan as he fled to a higher car and was later charged with femicide at Brownsville station. Isidor’s body was taken to the station house and later to St Mary’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The incident followed a return from Hebrew school along the tracks near the Canarsie yards. A separate note mentions completion of a federal rail tunnel through the Ricken Mountains near Lake Zurich.
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Gussie
Isidor Eosey
Rockaway
East New York
Isidor
Isider
Patrick Prennan
Pictorman
Brennan
Feer
Prennan
Brownsville
Esidor
Dr. Sturphy
St. Mary's Hospital
Governor Hughes speaks at Herkimer banquet in Utica
Governor Hughes was guest of honor at the third annual Herkimer Business Men's Association banquet in Utica New York. He arrived by special trolley car, spoke for twenty minutes, and later left for New York to attend primaries. He urged careful analysis of problems, fair dealing by business, and the public interest prevailing over private gain.
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Utica
N. Y
Hughes
Herkimer Business Men's Association
Herkimer
New York
Miners Strike Looms Across Major Coal Regions
Indianapolis March 30 union miners in Ohio Western Pennsylvania Missouri Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Texas and possibly Indiana Illinois Michigan West Virginia and Kentucky will lay down tools tonight as contracts expire at midnight. Talks of post April 1 operation rest on wage talks and district agreements with joint sessions in Terre Haute Pittsburg and Springfield. T. L. Lewis urged to attend joint conference in Pittsburg to decide closing of Western Pennsylvania mines if negotiations fail.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pittsburg
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Winnipeg to Buy City Owned Street Railways
Winnipeg city council voted to purchase the Mackenzie and Mann street railways within the city, totaling thirty miles of electric lines, plus an electric light plant and a power plant. It will also buy forty five miles of feeder power supply from Winnipeg River plants. The deal, based on Toronto stock quotations, runs about 3.309 million dollars. A committee was appointed to finalize negotiations. the railway franchise has nineteen years remaining.
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Winnipeg
Mackenzie and Mann
Toronto
Street Railway
Police Officer Hurt Chasing Auto in Upper Ten
Policeman Albert Bernard of the beleive force was seriously injured after a fruitless chase through Seventh Avenue and 43rd Street to 38th Street. The fleeing car, occupied by two men and two women, slipped its driver and struck him in front of the Navarre hotel as bystanders watched. He was taken to New York Hospital.
Huge Stone Crash at Pavonia Avenue Injures Teacher
A stone weighing hundreds of pounds rolled from a 100 foot embankment above High Sechsel and struck a crowded Pavonia avenue trolley car in Jersey City last night. Miss Lucy Harney a public school teacher at 286 Pavonia avenue was severely shocked and assisted home by car passengers. The rock may have loosened due to jarring from West Shore Railroad trains near the embankment.
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Sth Street
Jersey City
Pavonia Avenue
Lucy Harney
West Shore Railroad
Whitney backs Johnson nomination in Boston
Boston March 30 Henry M Whitney a leading reciprocity advocate announces support for Governor Johnson of Minnesota. Whitney, a longtime Bryan ally, now backs Johnson in the nomination fight, signaling a important shift in local political alignments.
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Tribune
Boston
Bryan
Henry M. Whitney
Johnson
Minnesota
Indiana Express Rates Cut in Epin Order Issued
Indiana express rates reduced by 10 to 12 percent in an order issued today by the Indiana state commission. The new schedule applies within thirty days to all express companies operating in the state, which handle an annual business estimated at about $1,000,000.
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Indianapolis
Maren
Indiana
Dirty Hands of Atlanta Conductors
Mrs Maria Sprink claims conductors dirty hands offend women on city streetcars. She appeals to transit authorities urging cleanliness and polite treatment, noting older ladies in black attire often harmed by unclean conduct.
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Atlanta
Maria Sprink
Home Rule Advanced Wins Point in Commons
London March 30 The House of Commons adopted by 313 to 157 a resolution led by John Redmond that Ireland’s purely Irish affairs be controlled locally under imperial supremacy. Asquith, now premier, urged self government but opposed the motion without explicit imperial supremacy and an electorate referendum. Balfour and Healy spoke as Unionists and critics.
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London
House of Commons
Ireland
John E. Redmond
Asquith
Balfour
Mr. Asquith
Mr. Redmond
Timothy Healy
Earl Percy
Edwin Gould Optimistic on Wabash and Baltimore Plans
Edwin Gould, arriving in Baltimore from the South, affirms no change in plans to use Western Maryland as the eastern Wabash outlet or to complete the Pittsburg extension. He says Pittsburg will be reached, the Wabash prospects are strong, and a receiver may cause delays but money markets and railroad securities remain trusted. Public confidence among directors and stockholders remains high despite market fluctuations.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Edwin Gould
Maryland
Pittsburg
Riley Grannan Stricken With Pneumonia At Rawhide
Telegraph dispatch from Rawhide Nevada reports Riley Grannan a noted turf plunger is moribund with pneumonia. He arrived with the first rush to Rawhide and has since lived by gambling. On March 14 he wagered $1000 on a wheel, won $2000, and influenced Carl Young to finance his saloon while the bank failed. He is described as a nervous wreck, endangering his recovery.
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Tribune
San Francisco
Rawhide
Nevada
Riley Grannan
Grannan
Carl Young
Secon
Young
Grannan Loc
Woman robbed and assaulted near L station in Manhattan
Miss Helen Lendhal, a dress maker of East 165th street, was dragged to a doorway near Third Avenue and 125th Street and strangled as a man, identified as Frank Hudson of East 21st Street, fled toward the L station. A handbag contents, sixty cents, scissors, and a thimble were recovered and matched to her testimony.
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Helen Lendhal
East 165Th Street
Third Avenue
Isth Street
Miss Lendhal
Frank Hudson
East 21St Street
East 22d Street
Calvary Church Celebrates Mortgage Burn Jubilee Dinner
The Calvary Methodist Episcopal congregation held a jubilee dinner in the Sunday school room to mark burning a $79,000 mortgage. Guests included Chancellor Day Syracuse University, John S. Huyler, Bishop David H. Moore, and several Reverends. GRISCOM MORGAN'S HOST IN ROME. The American Ambassador hosted a dinner and reception for J. Pierpont Morgan and his daughter in Rome with Cabinet ministers and envoys among the guests. A highlight was Mme Nevada's singing.
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Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Seventh Avenue
Chancellor Day
Syracuse University
John S. Huyler
David H. Moore
F. H. Carpenter
C. M. Fowles
Allan MacRossie
Griscom Morgan
Rome
Lioyd C. Griscom
Poner
J. Pierpont Morgan
H L. Satterlee
Mmemma Nevada
Wilmington Teen Shot Near Fort Du Pont
John Cook, thirteen, was killed by a bullet that pierced a cigar store window at Fort Du Pont near Delaware City tonight. The shot was aimed at a soldier, reportedly Sergeant Blackburn and a sergeant named Lacey ran the fort’s store where the boy sat beside Blackburn. The identity of the shooter is unknown.
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Wilmington
Del
John Cook
du Pont
Delaware City
Lacey
Blackburn
Jim
Berlin Ambassadorship Row Ends With Emperor Backing Hill
Washington reports that German Ambassador von Sternburg met with President Roosevelt and Secretary Root to quash gossip over Dr. David Jayne Hill’s appointment as ambassador to Germany. The Emperor supports Hill, and Hill’s nomination will go to the Senate with Hill expected to succeed Tower in May. Venice and London dispatches note mixed reactions and emphasize wealth as a factor in postings.
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Washington
Berlin
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Baron von Sternburg
White House
Roosevelt
Root
Bacon
Mr. Hill
Mr. Hil
Hill
John Hay
Hague
Dr. Hill
Senate
Ambassador Tower
Riddie
Russia
Dudley
Brazil
O’brien
Japan
Riddle
Congress
Venice
Corfu
Real Estate Broker Kills Himself in New York Apartment
John Milton Stanaland a real estate broker with offices at 130 Broadway shot himself in his West 18th Street apartment last night. His wife and young daughter heard two pistol shots as the man, reportedly troubled by financial embarrassment, returned home and greeted them before dying in the bathroom from wounds to the temple and heart.
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John Milton Stanaland
Broadway
West 18Th Street
Stanaland
Root denies Vienna interview claiming Bohemian remark
Secretary Elihu Root writes Congressman Hitchcock to deny giving an interview in which he allegedly compared European emigrants including Bohemians to barbarian hordes who overran Rome. He states there never was such an interview and he never said the quoted remarks.
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the Tribune
Omaha
Elihu Root
Congressman Hitchcock
Vienna
Europe
Rome
Root
Hitchcock
Lawson profits in Yukon gold deal hit new advertising record
Boston dispatch reports Mr Lawson earned 2,100,000 in profits from the Yukon curb deal last week. Advertising cost 230,000, setting a new advertising record and new curb deal figures. He is said to plan a 9,000,000 combination followed by another 420,000,000% proposal.
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the Tribune
Boston
Lawson
Parsons Offers Ten Rewards For Election Law Violations
Herbert Parsons of the Republican County Committee offers ten rewards of 250 dollars each for evidence leading to arrest and conviction of anyone voting illegally or aiding illegal voting, or an inspector who violates primary election law at the Republican primaries to be held on Tuesday March 31 1998. No. 1 Madison Avenue.
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Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
Madison Avenue
Government Won't Prosecute Railroads Over Commodity Clause
Washington reports the government will defer prosecutions against railroads for noncompliance with the commodity clause of the rate law until the Supreme Court rules. A test case will be brought after May 1, and railroads owning coal mines are warned they could be prosecuted for moving coal to market if found in violation. The President aims to avoid adding burdens while seeking a prompt, official ruling, with assurances from railroads to comply if the court finds against them.
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Mr. Jackson
Grand Jury
Jackson
Justice Woodward
Appellate Division
2D Department
Washington
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Hepburn Defeated in Fight Over Anti-Trust Bill
Washington March 30 The Cannon controlled House once again dominates Congress thwarting Hepburn chairing the Interstate Commerce Committee. Hepburn sought to move the Civic Federation anti trust bill from Judiciary to his committee but faced universal opposition from colleagues and fear of Speaker’s power. The bill remains stalled in Judiciary likely long after the next presidential campaign.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House
Cannon
Representative Hepburn
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Hepburn
Civic Federation
Committee On Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
More Arrests in Hayti Reach Officers Led by Larraque
Port au Prince reports numerous arrests of officers suspected in a conspiracy led by General Larraque chief of the cavalry. The government says prisoners will be heard before civil courts and promises no summary executions. Soldiers search houses for fugitives. five officers, including Larraque, are sheltering in the French Legation, one in the German Legation.
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Port-au-Prince
Larraque
Legation
Man Kills Wife Then Ends His Life in Brooklyn
Edward F. Randall of 701 Park Place Brooklyn shot his wife Rose in the jaw and hand last night and then killed himself. Mrs. Randall, injured but expected to live, reported hearing her husband threaten to kill her. Neighbors found Randall dead after entering the home. a life insurance policy and a letter from a niece were found nearby.
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Edward F. Randall
Park Place
Brooklyn
Rose
Randall
New York
Taft Split Illinois Delegations At District Convention
In Chicago March 30 a split in Illinois GOP conventions produced two sets of delegates to the Republican National Convention. Daniel J. Schuyler Jr and Chauncey Dewey were chosen in the 1st district to back William H. Taft, while a Cannon faction held a separate meeting after adjournment. In the 4th district David E. Shanahan and Swan Norman were named delegates and instructed to support Joseph G. Cannon.
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Chicago
1St Congress
Illinois
Daniel J. Schuyler, Jr
Chauncey Dewey
William H. Taft
Joseph G. Cannon
Mr. Cannon
4Th Congress
David E. Shanahan
Swan Norman
Crisis for Long Pat Murphy in Brooklyn
Patrick H. McCarren faces a major political crisis as seven of Brooklyn's twenty-three Assembly district leaders join the antis, with five or six more poised to follow. A secret Astor House meeting urged reorganization to defeat McCarren, citing Tammany influence and recent anti-McCarren gains in districts, while Coler and Murphy deny outside meddling and vow fair primaries as police prepare for orderly voting.
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Patrick H. McCarren
Assembly
Astor House
McCarren
Kings County
William E. Melody
William R. McGuire
William A. Doyle
Thomas R. Farrell
Thomas F. Byrnes
James P. Sinnott
Patrick F. Lynch
Antis
Michael E. Butler
James S. Regan
J. Morressey Gray
John Naumer
James Kane
anti-McCarren
Coler
James Shev
Tammany Hall
Doyle
Tammany
Hugh McLaughlin
Scully
Brooklyn
Fourth Avenue
Board of Aldermen
Metz
McClellan
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