Vreeland Bill Clash at House as Fletcherites Push Paynes
Washington May 4 The House leadership showed 156 signatures backing a conference to borrow weight as Speaker Cannon prepared a speech to win support for the Vreeland bill Fowler and Prince pressed for a counterproposal tied to Payne Hill aims. The Banking and Currency Committee tabled the Vreeland bill and set a week for debate while signaling the Payne bill would go to conference. Cannon warned Fowler that Payne had not supported such a wildcat plan and that the Hill version was a disguise. Weeks Burton and McKinney opposed tabling the Vreeland measure. The conference plan would likely pass under rule with Fowler’s currency-bill postponed. No action on the Payne bill is expected this session.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House
Wight
Cannon
Vreeland
Fowler
Prince
Banking and Currency Committee
Messrs
Payne
Committee On Banking and Currency
Messrs. Fowler and
Hill Hill
Weeks
Burton
McKinney
Commission
Payne” (Hill
Treasury
Appropriations Committee Defeated in House Debate
Washington May 4 The powerful Appropriations Committee faced a signal defeat as amendments changed sundry civil bill provisions. An advisory board on structural materials remains as government advisers after Norris Nebraska won an amendment banning compensation for non continuously employed members. The house also raised several funding items and debated the advisory board’s influence on appropriations versus the Geological Survey. Chairman Tawney condemned coal and lignite investigations amid a looming deficit and fiscal strain.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Appropriations Committee
House
Norris
Nebraska
Representative Tawney
Dalzell
Tawney
Geological Survey
Pirate Sloop Captured Near Puerto Rico
San Juan May 4 revenue cutter Algonquin after a long pursuit along Porto Rico’s west coast captured a sloop stolen from a west coast port earlier. The sloop resisted with gunfire until surrender. Pirates planned more robberies then escape to Santo Domingo.
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San Juan
P. R
Porto Rico
Santo Domingo
Licensing bill advances in House of Commons
May 4 Lorden reports the House of Commons passed the second reading of the licensing bill by 246 to a margin and sent the measure to a committee of the whole house for further consideration.
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Fosses
Committee of Whole
Lorden
House of Commons
Toright
Brooklyn Jewel Theft Suspects Arrested After $250 Claim
Brookly n Police report two arrests in a jewel theft case from April 27 at the home of Benjamin H Knowles. George B Howsler and Sarah Papps, residents of Seventh Avenue and Avenue J Flatbush, are charged with grand larceny after detectives traced a $250 ring purchase to Howsler and found Papps preparing to flee.
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Brooklrn
Benjamin H. Knowles
Brook Iyn
Stokes & Knowles
Fast 7Ath Street
Brooklyn
George B. Howsler
Seventh Avenue
Arah Papps
Avenue J. Flatbush
Adem Street
Miss Papps
Knowles
Mrs. Knowles
Howsler
Jamaica Racetrack
Widow Says Mrs Greenough Caused Her To Wed Latier's Husband
Boston May 4 The litigation over the 1000 estate of Joseph F Greenough is reopened with two suits for 700000 each filed in Superior Court by Emma P Eaton Greenough against Martha D Greenough and Archibald M Howe. Emma claims Martha conspired to marry Greenough while he was Martha's legal husband. Martha’s divorce in Colorado was invalid. Mary M Kerkes was another claimant from Philadelphia.
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Boston
Joseph F. Greenough
Greenough
Emma P. Eaton Greenough
Martha D. Greenough
London
Archibald M. Howe
Cambridge
Martha Greenough
Colorado
Howe
Emma Greenough
Martha
Mary M. Kerkes
Phila- Guphis
Urge Senators to Bolt and Defeat Governor’s Bill Scheme
In Kings County senators who backed the anti-racetrack gambling bill face pressure to join a caucus vote that would adjourn the extra session without action. Leaders aim to discredit the Governor by a formal resolution claiming the bill was presented in good faith and urging no further steps. Some senators hesitate as fears rise that the plan could thwart the Governor’s aims.
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Kings County
Senate
Brooklyn
Art junket features 1618 James I rosewater ewer
The Christies sale of the late Marchioness Conyngham’s collection in London realized 4000 guineas for a James I rosewater ewer and dish weighing ninety ounces, bearing the London hallmark 1618. A similar item is housed at Windsor Castle.
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London
Marchioness
Conyngham
Christie's
Windsor Castle
Preparations for Own Funeral End in Tragedy
Arthur R. B. Schurter, a New York Central ticket agent, killed himself at the Hotel Netherland after registering as H. Schuyler of Boston. He left notes and had visited Cattell’s undertaking business, saying he would hear from him soon. Neighbors and relatives reported stomach troubles as the motive.
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Arthur RB. Schurter
New York Central Railroad
East 12d
Leonard Smith
Schurter
A. G. Cattell
102D Street
Manhattan Avenue
Dooley
Cattell
Smith Home
Six Surgeons Consult Over Dog in Boston Case
A terrier owned by Mrs. Jack Wade, a social leader, was taken to the Boston Eye and Ear Hospital where six surgeons consulted in the case and an operation was performed. The dog is housed in a private room and watched by two nurses.
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the Tribune
Boston
Jack Wade
Boston Eye and Ear Hospital
Hard fighting in Corsica shocks Lozzi clash
May 4 report from Ajaccio says election clashes at Lozzi led to an armed affray between rival camps. Shotguns fired, many feared killed or wounded as troops were dispatched to Lozzi to restore order.
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Ajaccio
Corsica
Vilage of
Lozzi
Lozan
Great Indian Plot Defeat of the Afghans
Calcutta May 4 An examination of thirty suspects confirms a bomb conspiracy with intentions to attack public officials and use bombs. One man traveled India describing a revolutionary campaign against the government. Police remand the prisoners as documents reveal bombs and explosives tied to a plot against Lord Kitchener and other high officials. Prominent Bengalese implicated. more arrests expected.
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Calcutta
Fair
Mani
India
Lord Kitchener
Rogers Answers Damages in Utah Merger Suit
In Salt Lake City on May 4 H H Rogers and James Stillman joined the merger case against Harriman and other railroads. They deny unlawful conspiracy and seek dismissal and damages, with Rogers claiming Utah jurisdiction issues and investments as mere financial acts. Stillman also admits investments but denies illegal purchases and notes his 1907 director role at Union Pacific.
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James Stillman
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
H. H Rogers
Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Jacob Schiff
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé
Southern Pacific
Mr. Rogers
Utah
Rogers
Stillman
Kuhn, Frick
W. A. Clark
Mr.Stillman
Rout of the Tribesmen in Khyber Pass Battle
Simla reports Major General Sir James Willcocks swiftly moved British troops to the disturbance scene and attacked Afghan raiders west of Landi-Kotal. The raiders were driven back over the frontier and scattered. With no tribal support, the Meohmands and other border tribes are quiet and harvesting.
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Simla
James Willcocks
Landi-Kotal
Khyber Pass
Market rout hits Consols and Indian stocks in London
London on May 4 reported a sharp stock market reaction to frontier tensions. Indian securities fell about 1 point from 118, while Consols opened at 86 and dropped 1 percent. Dealers who bought earlier in the year amid hopes money would loosen pulled back, contributing to the relapse.
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London
Stock Exchange
Sully’s Bubble Bursts as Buchan’s Soaps Seized
Daniel F. Sully, once called cotton king, faces bankruptcy after a receiver is appointed for Buchan's Soaps Corporation at 221 Fifth Avenue. Leonard Bronner named receiver with $10,000 bond. assets estimated around 50 dollars to 50,000. Sully’s investment placed at about 160 dollars. company may be reorganized.
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Daniel F. Sully
Cotton King
Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Avenue
Sully
Philbin, Beekman & Menken
The
Oriental Bank
Charles H. Stanton
Trow Directory Company
Buchan
Leaps Corporation
Ralph P. Buell
George H. Thompson
Frank Tilford
George S. Graham
Henry R. Wilson
Thompson
Soaps Corporation
England
Douglas Fairbanks
Leonard Bronner
Broadway
Bronner
By &. Seckier
American Lithographic Company
Steamer Minnie E. Kelton Strikes Storm Tragedy
The Newport bound Minnie E. Kelton wrecked off the coast during a Friday night storm. Eleven crew members drowned while launching a lifeboat as a large wave swept the deck. Nine were rescued by lifesavers. one survivor on a raft broke a leg. The vessel, Captain James McKenna, was traveling from Aberdeen to San Francisco with lumber.
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Newport
Ore
Minnie E. Kelton
Minnie F. Keilon
James McKenna
Aberdeen
San Francisco
Hascoat Cremated With Him East Orange News
The body of Juan de Dios Tejada, a Cuban mechanical engineer and inventor, was cremated today with the overcoat he wore twelve years ago to shield his wife and four children from exposure after a shipwreck near sea. He and his wife and four children sailed from New York for Santo Domingo. only he and his wife and the captain survived after others perished from cold and thirst before a later vessel rescued them. The ashes of the body and coat will be sent to sea, a final personal quest.
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East Orange
N. J
Juan de Dios Tejada
Mr. Tejada
New York
Santo Domingo
Panama Canal
Convicts whipped to death claim shocks Arkansas penitentiary
Dr. R L Russell reported to the Arkansas penitentiary board that convicts were dying at the state county convict farm in Lincoln County. Seventy three deaths occurred in seventeen months with thirty seven at the farm and thirty nine at camps and hospital. A governor ordered committee will investigate. The board commended Dr Russell and suspended Warden Stevens amid a dispute over a convict camp report.
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Tribune
Little Rock
Ark
R. L. Russell
State Penitentiary
Penitentiary Board
State County
Lincoln County
Pindall
Tinsman
Russell
Stevens
Disabled Booth Liner towed after distress at sea
The White Star liner Cretic reported sighting early Thursday the Booth liner Justin from Galveston to Liverpool flying signals to indicate a propeller loss and request for tow. Cretic, 1,462 miles east of Sandy Hook, could not tow and stood by for an hour until a sister Booth ship arrived. The Justin, likely cotton cargo, continued on its course.
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Cretic
Genoa
Naples
Booth
Justin
Galveston
Liverpool
Azores
Sandy Hook
Maer
Simple Pitcairn Islanders Trade On Sunday Duty
Captain Mallett of the Hawaiian Isles reports Pitcairn Islanders, living a simple life, are shrewd traders. After exchanging a boatload of provisions for fruit, they refused to work Sunday on religious grounds, forcing the ship to sail away without the fruit.
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Tribune
San Francisco
Mallett
Hawaiian Isles
Australia
Wweiru
Brave Dock Department Worker Rescues Young Pirate
Six year old Willie Higgins of East List street captains a makeshift raft on East Sid street river. William Chiwilder of East 72d street dives in with clothes on to pursue the fleeing pirate chief and saves him after a chase of two blocks, the raft sinking near the river. The rescued child was revived at Presbyterian Hospital.
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Willie Higgins
East List Street
Davy Jones
William Chiwilder
East 72d Street
Willie
Skull and Crossbones
East Sid Street
Kidd
Ohlwilder
Bolivia elects Fernando Guachalla president
La Paz May 4 Fernando Guachalla was elected President of Bolivia succeeding Ismael Montes whose term expires August 11. Guachalla previously served as Bolivia's minister to Washington and will take office later.
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la Paz
Fernando Guachalla
Bolivia
Sefior Ismael Montes
Sefior Guachalla
Governor Hughes Denounces Racetrack Gambling at Carnegie Hall
Governor Hughes delivered a stirring Carnegie Hall denunciation of racetrack gambling during his anti-racetrack gambling bill campaign. He argued the law is not a party issue, warned against political manipulation, and urged honest representation and direct popular government backed by business leaders and religious groups.
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Hughes
Carnegie Hall
Mes
Senate
Court of Appeals
New York
Times
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Herrick
Missouri
New Hampshire
Union
Harrison
District of Columbia
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MR. Fowler
Speaker Cannon
Bunco
Broklyn
DEWEY
T Dewey & Son, Co
Fulton St
Christie’s
Netherland
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Oregon
Willcocks
Sullys
Cotton Bull's Corporation
Hascoat
Inventor
Presbyterian Hospital
Guachalla
MR. Hughes
Boston Harbor
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