Six Die as Fire Engineered Blaze Hits Humboldt Street
A fire at No 37 Humboldt Street Williamsburg started by an incendiary wrecked a four story brick building killing six occupants and injuring four others. Among the dead are Mrs Dora Abrams and her children Charles Sadie Gussie Annie, plus Mrs Jennie Cohen. Firefighters rescued seven at the second story as flames trapped residents in upper floors. The blaze, linked to several nearby fires, caused extensive damage to the Worth estate and displaced eighteen families.
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Humboldt Street
Williamsburg
St. Catharine's
Eastern District
Wirschman
Arelia
St. Catharine's Hospital
Hirschman
Annie
Hirschmax
Fannie
Weble
Ray
Coher
Isaac Tattenbaum
Frank Damato
Damato
Thomas J. Carroll
Stage Street
Twillman
Thomas J. Nosby
Ray Nebie
Salvage Corps 2
Rose Potar
Chief Laily
Brooklyn
No. 5
Abrams
Cohen
Samuel A. Gluck
Neble
Noble
Salvage Corps
Tottenbaum
Cook Street
Jacob Worth
Kings County
Negro Wanted in Norfolk Stab Murder Case
Clinton Braxton a Negro sought in Norfolk Virginia on a charge of killing a sailor in the United States navy was held without bail in the Tombs police court. Requisition papers were expected to return him to Norfolk. He was identified by Officer William Hollman of Norfolk. Braxton allegedly stabbed T. H. Hastings after Hastings was called from a lodging house. Braxton denies the stabbing.
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Clinton Braxton
Norfolk
United States Navy
Tombs
William Hollman
Braxton
T. H. Hastings
Hastings
Taft as Peacemaker in Panama Visit
Secretary Taft's Panama visit is seen as United States effort to settle differences with Panama and Colombia and to curb future election turmoil. Officials note possible treaties and discreet U S inquiries into Panamanian politics as it faces a tense election season.
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Taft
United States
Panama
Colombia
Cuba
Washington
Republic
No Patronage Inquiry In Civil Service Reform League News
At Atlantic City the National Civil Service Reform League council finds no solid evidence Roosevelt used federal patronage to aid Taft. Richard Henry Dana warns future accusations will trigger investigations. The group backs banning political activity by classified appointees and urges similar limits for higher offices. Dana notes the decision covers whether patronage was misused to aid a presidential candidate.
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Atlantic City
National Civil Service Reform League
Roosevelt
The
League
Richard Henry Dana
Dana
Taft faction to control district and state conventions
Lexington Ky May 3 Taft men claim control of district conventions with 24 of 26 votes and expect the national administration to be indorsed. District conventions in all but the 1st and 2d districts will be held Tuesday, followed by the state convention in Louisville on Wednesday.
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Tribune
Lexington
Louisville
Taft
Richard P. Ernest
Connecticut's 14 To Be Left Free Delegates
Connecticut Republicans schedule a two day state convention at the Auditorium to select fourteen delegates for Chicago. Rev Dr Flavel S Luther will serve as temporary and permanent chair. Delegates at large chosen from the floor. state leaders expect two party men to be named. Senators Bulkeley and Brandegee wish to attend but one may skip if the other does. Taft camp favored. no delegation instruction.
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Hartford
Conn
Chicago
Flavel S. Luther
Trinity College
Bulkeley
Brandegee
Michael Kenealy
State Central Committee
Edwin Milner
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Taft
United States
Gray Would Take Nomination Says Beamish In 1900s
Washington May 3 Richard J Beamish in charge of the George Gray bureau says Judge Gray is not seeking the nomination and has not aided or encouraged friends pressing his candidacy. He notes Gray would accept if nominated and that Delaware delegates to Denver remain committed to voting as a unit.
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Washington
Richard J. Beamish
George Gray
Pittsburg
Gray
Judge Gray
Beamish
Delaware
Denver
Bailey Wins by About 10 000 in Texas Democratic Primary
Dallas reports May 2 indicate the Bailey ticket headed by Senator Joseph W Bailey has won a majority by about 10000 votes in the Texas Democratic primaries to name delegates at large to the national convention. The campaign was one of the most spectacular in Southwest political history with returns still coming in from the statewide vote.
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Dallas
Tex
Southwest
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Republican District Conventions Name Delegates in Two States
In Jackson Georgia on May 3 the 6th District Republican convention elected Alexander Ackerman and W. Kemory of Macon as delegates to the national Chicago convention. Alternates are Frank Disroon of Macon and J W Wood of Forsythe. Ackerman supports Taft Emory Foraker ticket split. In Calera Alabama the 4th District convention of anti administration wing chose W F Aldrich Aldrich and John Hollinsworth Lincoln as Chicago delegates. Alternates are W Smith Selmia and Wallace Edler Clanton. Delegates were uninstructed.
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Jackson, Ga
Alexander Ackerian
W. ©. Kemory
Macon
Frank Disroon
J. W. Wood
Forsythe
Ackerman
Taft
Emory
Foraker
Disroon
Wood
Calera
Ala
Chicago
W. F. Aldrich
Aldrich
John ©. Hollinsworth
Lincoln
W. Smith
Selmia
Wallace °. Edler
Clanton
Harlem Church Leaders Urge Abolition of Racetrack Gambling
The Harlem Presbyterian Church heard Senator Alfred Page and Rev Dr John Lyon Caughey address the question of who governs New York as it discusses abolishing racetrack betting. The men’s club passed resolutions backing Governor Hughes in repealing the Percy-Gray law and ending racetrack gambling, urging the Legislature to act in the public interest. Page urged lawmakers to follow the will of the people and abolish gambling, while Caughey framed the issue as a moral one, calling for a national stand against the racetrack evil.
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Harlem Presbyterian Church
Alfred R. Page
John Lyon Caughey
State of New York
122D Street
Mount Morris Park
West
Hughes
Sena
Page
Senate
Overnor Hughes
MecCarren
Brooklyn church rally backs Governor Hughes against racetrack gambling
A crowd of over two thousand at Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church, Brooklyn, endorsed Governor Hughes and condemned Senate votes against the Agnew-Hart bills. Speakers urged replacing lawmakers who betrayed the constitution and praised Hughes for upholding moral governance, unity over party, and anti gambling efforts.
Brooklyn Meeting Denounces Racetrack Backers
At a mass meeting on Halsey Street and Sara toga Avenue Brooklyn church leaders and ex state senators condemned racetrack gambling. Dr Charles Baylis blasted Senator Gilchrist and others for opposing the people and urged support for the governor. Griswold compared gambling to Monte Carlo, noting the public’s encouragement of betting.
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Church of the Open Door
Halsey Street
Saratoga Avenue
Brooklyn
Gilchrist
Charles T. Baylis
Martin J. Meyer
Temple Israel
John Belford
Church of the Nativity
Adolph Kiendl
Stephen M. Grisweld
George W. Brush
Baylis
Griswold
Law Proposed To Punish Telegram Altering
Washington on May 3 reports Representative Fassett will introduce a bill making it an offence to alter a telegram after investigation linked the Passett Cassidy telegram to the defeat of Governor Hughes racing bills. The District Attorney’s office reportedly found no existing law covering such an act.
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Washington
Hughes
Capitol
Representative Fassett
Governor Hughes to Speak at Carnegie Hall Tonight
Governor Hughes will address a mass meeting at Carnegie Hall this evening on his anti race track gambling campaign. The event runs from 7:30 until 25 o'clock, as laymen urge enforcement of the state constitution during the KeeSiON gathering.
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Hughes
Carnegie Hall
Eaua Keesion
Governor speaks in Albany with overflow church meetings
Next week Albany will admit attendees before doors open to the public. The meeting starts at 8 30. Two adjoining churches will host overflow gatherings where the Governor, Louis Marshall, the Rev Dr Charles F Aked, and William A Prendergast will address attendees.
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Albany
Louis Marshall
Charles F. Aked
William A. Prendergast
Big Mass Meeting Indorses Hughes in Lockport
A monster mass meeting in Lockport New York endorsed Governor Hughes anti racetrack gambling bills. William C Wallace Republican candidate for Senator in the special election for the 47th District pledged support. Senator Harvey D Hinman of Binghamton and George B Wellington Troy Corporation Counsel spoke in endorsement. Ministers in towns across the 47th District praised Hughes and his stance.
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Lockport
N. Y
Monster
Hughes
William C. Wallace
Harvey D. Hinman
Binghamton
George B. Wellington
Troy
Will Arrest Racetrack Bettors at Louisville Derby
May 3. The spring meeting of the New Louisville Jockey Club opens Tuesday with the Kentucky Derby as the draw. A large police detail will arrest anyone betting at auctions or pari mutuel machines, a policy backed by the Mayor and Public Safety Board. The racecourse lies outside city limits, but the city attorney says police have authority in Jefferson County.
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Louisville Jockey Club
Board of Public Safety
Grinstead
Jefferson County
Louisville
Louisiana race tracks slated for immediate shutdown push
A statewide effort led by wealthy Louisianans to abolish all racetrack betting will launch before the Legislature in Baton Rouge. Opposition from racing interests remains unpublicized while advocates discuss a possible state racing commission as an alternative. The press and several notable figures join Democratic leaders in calling gambling a vice.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Charities Conference to Meet in Richmond
Charity and correction experts from across the United States gather in Richmond for a national conference on charities and correction. An affiliated branch, the Society of St Vincent de Paul, opened with addresses at Bijou Theatre. Mayor McCarthy and Governor Swanson welcomed the attendees.
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Richmond
America
National Conference On Charities and Correction
National Conference
National Convention
The
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
McCarthy
Man in Glass Window Accident at Hudson Saloon
Kans Bach of 361 First Avenue tried to enter John Foley's saloon at 21st Street and Third Avenue after a trip through the Hudson tunnel. A six foot two hundred ten pound man named Hans burst through a plate glass window, got stuck, and needed officers to free him. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital to be sewed up after the incident with Patrolmen Schmidt and Muller assisting.
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Kans Bach
First Avenue
Hoboken
Hudson Tunnel
Manhattan
John Foley
21St Street
Third Avenue
Hans
Schmidt
Muller
Bellevue Hospital
Patrol Wagon Strikes L Pillar in Brooklyn
Patrol wagon attached to Bedford Avenue station in Brooklyn strikes a streetcar switch at Kent Avenue and Broadway. Driver I Riel is hospitalized in Eastern District with concussion after being thrown from the wagon while pursuing a prisoner. His condition is listed as serious.
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I. Riel
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Eastern District
Kent Avenue
Broadway
Riel
Rickmers Wreck Remains Upright Off Fire Island
Wreckers to continue efforts at high tide on the Peter Rickmers run aground on Long Island shore at Zach's Inlet near Fire Island. Most of yesterday was spent lightering cargo while two tugs moved the vessel twenty feet at high water. the ship shows no signs of leakage despite heavy seas.
Postoffice site settled for Stapleton on Staten Island
The Postoffice authorities in Washington rent the Masonic Temple at Sand and Hay streets for ten years. The Stapleton post office will move on June 1, prompted by increased business and the need for larger quarters. Merchants opposed the change but the decision stands.
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Stapleton
Staten Island
Washington
Masonic Temple
Sand
Hay Streets
Value of Individualism Sparks Socialist Debate at Church Talk
The Rev Thomas R Slicer argued that individuals must have room to strive and compete. socialists countered by linking competition to hardship and social ills. Audience voices included Sol Friedmann Platon Brounoff Julius Hopp and a young woman, with Charles Johnston on deck to discuss human misery.
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Thomas R. Slicer
Church of the Ascension
Mr. Slicer
Rabbi Ben Ezra
Charles Johnston
Slicer
Reginalds
Bellamy
Heaven
Sol Friedmann
Platon Brounoff
East Side
Julius Hopp
Socialist Theatre
Mitchell
Elopers Ask Police To Wed Them At Station
Louis Everson age twenty one and Lillie Finger age nineteen from Spring street Newburg New York entered Eldridge street station and asked to marry without a license. Lt Sweeney could not wed without license but suggested they seek a clergyman in New Jersey and the couple left content.
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Eldridge Street
Sweeney
Louis Everson
Spring Street
Newburg
N. Y
Lillie Finger
New Jersey
Ambassadors Creel and Buchanan to Costa Rica
Mexican officials announce Ambassadors Creel and Buchanan will depart Mexico City May 10 for Salina Cruz to board the United States cruiser Albany. They will sail the next day to attend the opening of the Central American Court of Justice, acting as high commissioners and visiting only Costa Rica.
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Mexico City
Creel
Buchanan
Costa Rica
Salina Cruz
United States
Albany
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Central American Court of Justice
Insolent Defiance in Venezuela Over Claims
Yale lecturer Robert C. Morris, counsel for the United States before the Venezuela Claims Commission, argues that Venezuela's long record of defiance and contemptuous disregard requires decisive action by Congress to secure arbitration or even use of force to obtain justice for American citizens.
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New Haven
Venezuela
Yale
Robert C. Morris
New York
United States
Venezuela Claims Commission
Castro
Congress
British Inspector Murdered in Blue Nile Rebellion
Cairo May 3 A British subject Scott Moncreiff deputy Inspector of the Blue Nile province and a native official were assassinated at the order of a local sheik who proclaimed himself prophet at Mesalamieh near Khartoum A small punitive force led by the province governor fought dervishes the governor was wounded and two native officers were killed
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Cairo
Scott Moncreiff
Blue Nile
Mesalamieh
Khartoum
White Star to Start Canadian Service with New Liners
London May 3 The White Star Steamship Company plans a Canadian service in the spring of 18% using the new steamers Alberta and Albany renamed Laurentic and Megantic and the Dominion Liners Canada and Dominion for the route.
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London
White Star Steamship Company
Alberta
Albany
Laurentic
Canada
Dominion
Yankee Repartee in Morning Mowing Incident
A Yankee farmer toils with a hand mow on a gravelly knoll when a neighbor teases about wiping tea. The reply is laconic and humorous, reflecting old time rural wit from Youth's Companion.
Double Murder in South Columbus Colony Increase
A double murder occurred early today in a foreign colony area of South Columbus. Victims are Ed Moldewan and Swinchoff Poni. Eight Bulgarians are in custody awaiting investigation. George Pokotosoff, who assisted police as interpreter, is accused by fellow countrymen.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ed Moldewan
Swinchoff Poni
George Pokotosoff
Peru Quiet After Lima Insurrection Rumors
May 3 Lima reports say government troops searched for insurgent leader Durand near the capital after alleged attempts to cut Lima’s electric lighting wires. Troops moved along rail lines with cartridges and dynamite findings. a railroad bridge supposedly blew up. The insurgents’ forces were not confirmed and Lima appeared quiet with arrests made. Washington later cited a cable from Lima noting immediate suppression of the outbreak and broad public condemnation of the disturbers.
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Lima
Peru
Pardo
Durand
Republic
Callao
Washington
My Neill
Legation
Department of State
American fleet visit to Australia praised by Lyne
Melbourne May 3 Sir William J Lyne minister of trade and customs and treasurer of the reception fund said the bulk of expenditure would be on the sailors and that they must leave with a good impression.
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Melbourne
Australia
William J. Lyne
Trade and Customs
General Stephen Turr Dead in Budapest
Budapest May 3 The famous revolutionary general Stephen Turr died here on Saturday. A Garibaldian veteran he served Garibaldi closely and was a confidencial adviser to Louis Kossuth. Born 1825 in Baja Hungary he joined the Austrian army and later fought in Italy before joining Garibaldi again in Sicily. He rose to general of division and held Naples command before returning to Hungary after 1866. He married Princess Adaline Wise Bona Parte, a cousin of Napoleon III, in 185?.
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Stephen Turr
Budapest
Louis Kossuth
Baja
Humegary
Italy
House of Hapsburg
Garibaldi
Brescia
Turi
Sicilian
Palermo
Victor Emmanuel
Naples
Adaline Wise Bonaparte
Napoleon III
Hungary
Bark Lost Two Men Drowned Near Buenos Ayres
The Swedish bark Svanhild, sailing from Pensacola for Buenos Ayres, is a total loss after going ashore at English Bank. Two crewmen drowned, the captain and rest of the crew landed at Maigonade Uruguay.
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Buenos Ayres
Svanhild
Pensacola
English Bank
Maigonade
Uruguay
American concession to Russia recognized by US
St. Petersburg May 3 It is announced by the Minister of Finance that the United States has agreed to recognize the Russian Bourse Committee certificates fixing the customs value of Russian goods imported into America A similar privilege already has been granted to German chambers of commerce.
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St. Petersburg
Minister of Finance
United States
America
Beaupré Sails for Hamburg for Argentine Post
Arthur Beaupré former American Minister to the Argentine Republic sailed from here on the German steamer Ga Arcona for Hamburg and The Hague. A large delegation of Cabinet ministers and diplomatic representatives boarded to bid him farewell.
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Buenos Ayres
Arthur M. Beaupré
Argentine Republi
Hamburg
Hague
Battle in Loja between troops and police escalates
In Loja, capital of Loja province in southwestern Ecuador, a serious clash broke out between soldiers and police one day ago. Several people on both sides were wounded in the confrontation.
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Guayaquil
Loja
inOr
Ecuador
New Minister in Ecuador Appointed
Quito May 3. Dr Cesar Borja has been appointed Minister of Public Instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Quito
Cesar Borja
Public Instruction
Plague Cases Rise in Guayaquil City
May 3 report from Guayaquil notes new plague cases since the 2nd of the month. April saw deaths from plague and yellow fever tallies with deaths attributed to yellow fever.
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Guayaquil
Dinner for General Jose Miguel Gomez in Santiago Cuba
A dinner was held in Santiago de Cuba last night in honor of General Jose Miguel Gomez recently nominated for the presidency by the Miguelistas. One hundred guests attended with representatives from various parties. Gomez and others spoke, delivering patriotic and conservative remarks that left a strong impression.
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Santiago de Cuba
José Miguel Gomes
Gener Gomez
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