Rockefeller address condemns tainted money to youth class
John D. Rockefeller Jr spoke to Fifth Avenue Baptist Church's Bible class, warning against envying wealth gained by lies and domination. He argued such riches ruin reputations, urging young men to seek integrity and trust in God over power, while recounting the temptations of the rich man described in Psalm.
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John T. Rockefeller, Jr
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr Rockefeller
Aked
Rockefeller
Willison Considers Pardons for Powers and Howard
From Frankfort KY May 3 Governor Willison is set to act on pardon applications for Caleb Powers and Im Howard this week and may grant clemency tomorrow. He has studied trial records for a week and met with Commonwealth's Attorney Robert Franklin late last night. Arthur Goebel seeks assurances on testimony interpretation. A sensational rumor says an attempt may be made to attack Powers and Howard.
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The
Tribune
Frankfort
Willison
Caleb Powers
Im” Howard
Robert Franklin
Commonwealth
Govenor Willson
Arthur Goebel
William Goebel
Mr. Franklin
Car And Taxicab Collision On Madison Avenue
At 18th street and Fourth avenue a northbound Madison avenue car struck a taxicab at midnight. Mr C Flynn and Mr Mrs A Crow were thrown from the cab and taken to the New Am-Serdar Hotel before being sent home. Patrick Murty the chauffeur was also thrown from the cab but unharmed. The cab was wrecked and all passengers left the scene bruised and shocked.
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C. Flynn
East 7Th
A. F. Crow
Fassist Street
Madison Avenue
18Th Street
Fourth Avenue
Am- Serdar
Patrick Murty
Williams Charged With Mail Libel Against President
Denver May 3 Federal officers arrested Rev Ira D Williams of Hiff Col on charges of sending through the mail libellous matter about the President. The letter dated 1995 bore a Cheyenne postmark and a pasted clipping asking for blood riches and maligning Free Masons and the Sons of St Patrick The defendant pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Hinsdale.
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Tribune
Denver
Ira D. Williams
Hiff
United States
Cheyenne
Sons of St. Patrick
Hinsdale Williams
Arrest Four Arkansas Senators in Graft Inquiry
Indictments by the Pulaski County Grand Jury in the legislative graft inquiry were made public today. Four of six indicted Senators were arrested at their homes and released on bonds of 3406 each. The accused are T Jabe of Hope for perjury in testifying, John A Hinkie of Batesville for taking money to defeat measures, Thomas W Hardy of Camden, and George E Floyd of Dardanelle for perjury.
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Tribune
Little Rock
Ark
Pulaski County
T. (. Jabe
Hope
John A. Hinkie
Batesville
T. L. Cox
Thomas W. Hardy
Camden
George E. Floyd
Dardanelle
Tie-Up In New Tube Subway Car Off Track
A seven-car Brooklyn subway train ran off the rails near Nevins Street to Atlantic Avenue, causing panic but no injuries. Passengers, including first riders in the new section, were evacuated as two trains stalled and power was cut, then restored. General Manager Hedley said Borough Hall would serve as the Brooklyn terminus until morning.
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Nevins Street
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Tinmose
Manhattan
Bowling Green
Hoyt Street
Borough Hall Station
Borough HT
Borough Hall
Borough Hastalion
Subway
Hedley
Firemen Overcome In Basement Blaze At 333 West 39th Street
Fifteen firemen were overcome by an unknown gas during a basement fire at No 333 West 39th Street. Battalion Chief Devanney and crew fought the blaze for nearly two hours. Inside, a gas-like sensation struck after entry, but no illuminating gas was found and no clear cause identified.
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West 39Th Street
Devanney
Dog Partner Named in Newark Real Estate Firm
A Newark filing lists Frank Mickel Weiler and his fox terrier Tassels as the partners in the real estate and insurance firm F. M Weiler & Co. The office is at 319 Bank Street. Tassels travels in a ventilated leather bag with air holes, carried by the dog’s owner. Court records show no law bars a dog as a partner, and a certificate of compliance hangs at the Bank Street office.
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Newark
Frank Mickel Weiler
Tassels
F. M Weiler & Co
No. 319
Bank Street
Rumor claims Adams Express robbery netted vast sum
Pittsburg May 2. It is rumored the Adams Express car robbery on the Panhandle Railroad last Thursday night yielded more than 500000 but less than 600000 according to the express company. Police say it ranks among the largest in the country. Ground searched for coins and gold leaf found a few items. Pinkerton detectives at work. messenger Noah Roshen allowed to return home to Columbus.
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Telegraeon
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Adams
Panhandle
Express Company
Pinkerton
Noah Roshen
Columbus
War Cloud In Asia Map Shows Invasion Route
A map of Northwest India and Afghanistan marks the Khyber Pass and Jamrud as General Will Cocks moves to check the Afghan invasion. The illustration frames strategic positions and the regional theater of conflict.
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India
Afghanistan
Khyber Pass
Jamrud
Willcocks
Police trap speeding autos in outlying districts
Police in Brooklyn Queens New Rochelle Pelham Manor and Westchester counties launched an annual speed trap drive arresting many motorists. A New Rochelle stop involved a judge directed to plead guilty with a $10 fine. Police used rope barriers and roadside courses while chases ensued with several drivers including a former jockey.
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Brooklyn
Queens Borough
New Rochelle
Pelhams Manor
Westchester County
Supreme Court
Pelham Road
Pelham Manor
Shore Road
New York Athletic Club
Pelhag Manor
Karbavh
Rye
Elsmere
Manhattan
Louis J. Jer
Wis
Eleventh Avenue
Ifebuart Trovell
East 78Th
Storney
Proadway
West 143d Street
Schlesinger
Engler
Queens
Richard C. Doggett
Sth Street
Nassau County
Doggett
George Shepard
Shepard
Jamaica
Far Rockaway
John J. Frick
Warren S Adams
East Mth Street
Eugene Denton
New Hyde Park
Long Island
Emil Villard
Charles A. Rushmore
East 39Th Street
Percy Heinanan
Cedarhurst
Walter B. Norman
Garfield Place
Edward Laner
Hill Street
John G. Cords
Russell Street
Frank Schwartz
John Leonard
West 72d Street
Alfred Burns
East 49Th Street
Vincent Borcelly
H. C. Holter
Fifth Avenue
Louts F. Johnson
John H. Boyle
Westasath Street
Peter M. Coco
Meyers Avenue
Winfield
Percy Heiman
Frank Mulchay
R. Cohen
Central
Man at Brooklron Bridge Attempts Jump Falls to Roadway
A shabbily dressed man climbed the Brooklron Bridge rail near Manhattan tower and fell eighteen feet to the roadway after being chased by Bridge Squad Officer Lichtenstein. He was badly hurt and then fled toward Manhattan before being restrained. He gave name John F. Morgan, thirty two, claiming lodging at No 11 Bowery, but no such resident was found.
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Brooklron Bridge
Manhattan Tower
Lichtenstein
Manhattan
South Street
Cumberland Street
John F. Morgan
Bowery
Fatally Wounded Making Arrest in Toledo
In Toledo on May 3 Sergeant James Boyle of the police was fatally shot during an arrest in the Erie freight yards. Frederick Bechtel was shot in the groin as officers A L Jackson and another officer cuffed George Rogers and John Mack after Bechtel fired from inside his coat pocket and fled. Jackson fired four times, Bechtel escaped and was later arrested about an hour afterward.
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Toledo
James Boyle
Frederick Bechtel
Boyle
A. L. Jackson
Bechtel
George Rogers
John Mack
Erie
Rogers
Mack
Jackson
Eight Navy Ships Drift as Anchor Chain Breaks in Gale
A northwest gale off Monterey creates peril as the battleship Illinois parts its anchor and drifts toward the Alabama. Helmsman steering averts collision. the Illinois and Alabama suffer minor damage while other ships seek safe harbor. Sailors ashore endure crowded shelters. Sperry’s barge sustains a bow hole from a collision. If winds persist, second squadron may delay departure from Santa Cruz.
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Monterey
Cal
Illinois
Alabama
Sperry
Pes Ee
Monteres
Admiral Sperry
Dayrat
Santa Cruz
Frisco Adorns Itself for Atlantic Fleet Arrival
San Francisco on May 3 gears up for the Atlantic Fleet arrival with flags, electric illumination, and mountain-scale displays. Tens of thousands are expected as 49 ships enter the Golden Gate in a dramatic parade while Rear Admiral Evans resumes command after treatment at Paso Robles Hot Springs.
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San Francisco
France
Admiral Evans
Market Street
Degre
International Navy
Berkeley
Oakland
Golden Gate
Robley Dr. Evans
Paso Robles Hot Springs
Santaruz
Pacific
Dayton
Batted Ball Fatal to Child in Bedford Avenue Park
Charles Lee Bove six years old was struck by a foul liner during a Pittsburg baseball game between amateur teams at Bedford Avenue Park. Ralph Metz the batter caused the injury. the boy died after an operation at Pas Savant Hospital where he lay in uniform through the night. Metz is grief stricken.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Charles Lee Bove
Bedford Avenue Park
Ralph Metz
Matt
Passavant Hospital
Mots
Afghans Invade India Through Khyber Pass
London reports the Afghan force estimated between 13 000 and 20 000 crossed the border in two divisions attempting to seize block houses in Khyber Pass near Landi Khotal. British troops move to meet the invasion as frontier telegrams are censored at Simla amid wider unrest and a Bengal bomb plot leads to multiple arrests. The ameer’s stance remains uncertain, keeping the government vigilant without alarm.
Leave Jeff at Home in Arkansas Delegation Race
Telegraph dispatch from Little Rock May 3 reports Senator Jeff Davis likely to lose the delegate at large bid to the national convention as Governor Pindall gains solid anti-Davis support and unity among factions. Most delegates favor Pindall. Donaghey says he will follow friends if elected. Clark is favored for the national delegation along with Pindall Ludwig and Donaghey.
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Tribune
Littl Rock
Ark
Jeff Davis
Pindalls
Davis
Pindall
Little Rock
George W. Donaghey
James P. Clark
X. O. Pindall
O. C. Ludwig
Steamer Trenton Sinks at Alexandria Wharf
The steamer Trenton, owned by Potomac Navigation Company, capsized at Yelock wharf in Alexandria, Va. sinking with Stanley Posey, eighteen months, among those aboard. About a dozen passengers were rescued. The Posey family, en route to Posey’s Wharf, Md., included Murray Posey, his wife, and two other children. The vessel rests in twenty five feet of water and is expected to be raised.
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Washington
Trenton
Potomac Navigation Company
Yelock
Alexandria
Stanley D. Posey
Murray Posey
Brooklyn
Potomac River
Posey
Posey's Wharf
Maury Posey
Bedford Avenue
Williamsburg
Stanley Posey
Arthur
Mr Posey
South 9Th Street
Bellevue Hospital Elevator Breaks. Stairs Used for Patients
The only elevator at Bellevue Hospital broke down on Saturday night and is not expected to be fixed before Tuesday. Patients are carried on stretchers up the winding stairs, food is hauled in buckets, and staff must climb repeatedly. With 915 patients, more than one hundred new admissions have occurred since the outage, raising safety concerns on seventh-floor operations.
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Bellevue Hospital
Municipal Elections in France Divide Paris Votes
Paris voters backed local issues in May Day elections across France. Jeanne Laloe a suffrage advocate was heavily defeated in her Paris ward while M. Jean Baffler the sculptor ran as a protest and split the Socialist vote, forcing a second ballot in another ward.
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Paris
Jeanne Laloe
M. Jean Baffler
General Mercier
Salon
Fire Devastates Antipolo Town in Philippines
Manila reports Antipolo in Moreng province was struck by a lightning fire last night destroying about four hundred houses and leaving hundreds homeless. The famous shrine was saved. The disaster affects a community with 3.5 percent of inhabitants.
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Antipolo
Manila
Moreng
Fire at New Avenue Hotel Kills a Dozen in Fort Wayne
A devastating blaze at Fort Wayne New Avenue Hotel early today left at least twelve dead and many injured. The six story brick hotel burned rapidly after a 5:30 a.m. elevator shaft fire, with guests leaping to safety from windows and fire escapes. Dozens lost belongings. insurance covers losses totaling about $80,000 with business district stocks nearby also damaged.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Aveline
R. S. Joinson
Pana
Ill
M. Hirsch
New York
J. B. Miller
Sheboygan
Wis
J. E. Ellis
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Chicago
W. A. Pitcher
S. F. Boyser & Co
J. W. Devina
Crawford & Lehman
Philadelphia
Max Wassem
St. Louis
Frank Baxter
Auburn
Ralph Hipkins
KR. S. Johnson
Pana, i
Struc
St. Joseph's Hospital
Claude H. Varnell
John Hendricks
Varnell
Hendricks
John P. Strohecher
RS. Lewis
Lewis
New Avenue
Diock
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Calcutta
London
Landi-Khotal
Bazar Valley
Lisote Pass
Peshawar
Simla
Mezafferpur
Bengal
Jeff
Alexandria, Va
Bellevue
Fort Wayne Hotel
F. C. O'Donnell
Detroit
James A. Foster
A. K. Meth
Lyman Campbell
Charles Falls
Ohio
E. M. Matthews
George A. Sill
Agnes Nadeau
Margaret Meechan
Anna Bleck
Nathan Bell
F. ¢. Phillips
Calumet. Mich
John Long
NEW Yorker
A. R. Sallet
Hilbrecht
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