Wu Ting-fang at Civic Forum II Awakens China Discussion
Chinese Minister Wu Ting-fang spoke at Carnegie Hall on China’s awakening and humor, answering audience questions after his address on the "Awakening of China." He described reforms, education, and foreign policy, noting shifts in government duties and openness to foreigners.
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Wu Ting-fang
Washington
Civic Forum
China
Carnegie Hall
Doyers Street
Lotus Club
Takahira
Japan
Europe
America
India
Akewart L. Woodford
Wen Hsiang
Peking
Appy
House of China
State Plans Million Tree Reforestation in Adirondack Preserve
Albany May 1 The Forest Commissioner James S Whipple announced the state will plant 1 190 000 trees this year in the Adirondack preserve from a 1 000 000 seedling shipment bought from Germany. The mix includes 430 000 two year olds and 640 000 three year olds with 60 60 three year olds added to existing stock forming the total. A new nursery will house 400 000 two year olds for four years before planting.
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Albany
Adirondack
James S. Whipple
Forest, Fish and Game
Germany
Borah Boomed Alone in Secret Third Term Bid
Senator Borah of Idaho held a private meeting to discuss a Roosevelt stampede at Chicago. Attendees included Senator Curtis and Representative Longworth. no second elective term was discussed, but Borah left with a sharpened stance and a costly apartment bill.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senator Borah
Idaho
Bourne
Oregon
Borah
Roosevelt
Chicago
Senator Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
Taft
Capitol
Longworth
Ohio
Mr. Borah
William Haywood
Boise
Messrs. Curtis
Republicans Hold District Conventions Across South Politicking
Across Georgia Kentucky and South Carolina Republican delegates to the Chicago national convention were chosen. The administrations backed Roosevelt or Taft factions named delegates and alternates, with instructions varying by district and locality. Notable names include E F Blodgett Ananias Brown J B Gaston Thomas Blodgett C C Wimbish H A Rucker W S Duggard Harry Skinner and F R Massey.
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Atlanta
Chicago
E. F. Blodgett
Ananias Brown
W. R. Watson
William Penn
Thomas M. Blodgett
C. C. Wimbish
Gainesville
Roosevelt
J. B. Gaston
A. J. Spence
Nelson
J. Edgar Puett
Cumming
Joseph B. Landers
Waynesboro
R. R. Wright
Savannah
J. N. Elder
Hagan
H. D. Puchesley
Swanboro
E. F. Allen
Summertown
Foraker
Elizabeth City
N. C
Harry Skinner
Greensville
Wheeler Martin
Williamston
Frank G. Paul
Washington
C. R. Pugh
Manteo
Columbia
S. C
Rock Hill
F. R. Massey
Lancaster
George A. Watts
Fairbanks
W. E. Boykin
Camden
Thomas Foster
Gaffney
Taft
Monroe
James C. Weaks
Ouachita
W. T. Insley
Richland
S. J. Crump
Claiborne
Leopold Bigutter
Tensa
Anniston
Ala
Congress
George Parsons
Talladega
J. I. Abercrombie
Columbiana
Birmingham
N. L. Steele
Joseph Montgomery
N. L. Wilson
Blocton
Joseph HB. Rice
Blount County
Winchester
John W. Langley
Carlisle
W. D. Cochran
A. J. Spencer
Essex Delegates Battle Over Delegate-at-Large Choice
In Essex County the fight over delegates-at-large intensified as Murphy supporters edged Fort allies. Governor Fort and ex Governor Murphy held talks, leading to the state chairman withdrawing from the contest for harmony. Griggs stayed in the tally with 171 votes as other delegates were named.
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Essex County
Essex
Murphy
Fort
David Baird
Messrs
Kean
Briggs
Baird
John W. Griggs
Passaic
John F. Dryden
Roosevelt
Architects Discuss Skyscrapers and Light in City
At Ernest Flagg’s 109 East 4th Street home last night architects from the Building Code Revision Commission and related bodies debated height limits. Flagg proposed limiting high sections to one quarter of a plot and setting back facades to preserve light while avoiding wood use. Charles G. Smith warned of fire alarm failures tied to Third Avenue elevated wires, urging radical code changes.
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New York
Ernest Flagg
East 4Th Street
Flagg
Building Code Revision Commission
American Institute of Architects
Society of Beaux Arts Architects
Committee
The
Fine Arts Federation
Charles G. Smith
Calvin Tomkins
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Frederick Crowninshield
John M. Carrere
W. B. Chambers
Francis R. Kimball
Donn Barber
Lloyd Warren
Clarence Luce
E. A. Tilton
C.A. Stoughton
Southampton Letter Urges Governor Hughes to Withdraw
Samuel L. Parrish, Suffolk County Republican chairman, writes Governor Hughes from Southampton urging withdrawal of Hughes name from the Chicago convention. He argues such action would aid anti racetrack gambling legislation, bolster Taft support, and possibly secure Taft’s presidency while boosting the state’s fortunes. The letter frames Hughes as a loyal Roosevelt ally and hints at political risk if he remains in contention.
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Southampton
Long Island
Samuel L. Parrish
Suffolk County Republican Committee
Hughes
Suffolk County
Riverhead
Theodore Roosevelt
Charlies Evans
Albany
Chicago
Wallace
Taft
Queens appoints cabinet as Gresser reshuffles
Lawrence Gresser, new Queens Borough President, accepts the resignation of Joseph De Bragga and names John Hailoran to fill the sewer post. Edward F. Kelly named Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, Alfred Denton as Commissioner of Public Works with Harry Sutphin as deputy. Contention arises over Street Cleaning chief post with ex leaders Knapp and Koch/Bowley in the mix.
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Flushing
Lawrence Gresser
Borough of
Queens
Joseph de Bragga
de Bragga
Gresser
Bermell
John Hailoran
Edward F. Kelly
Matthew J. Goldner
Metz
Alfred Denton
Harry Sutphin
Sutphin
Borough Bulletin
Berme
Herman Koch
Frederick Bowley
Lucien Knapp
Conference on State Appropriation Bills in Albany
Governor Hughes and legislative leaders met to review the 45 million dollar annual appropriation bills. Senator Armstrong and Speaker Wadsworth attended while Senator Raines and Assemblyman Merritt were absent due to personal events. The session aimed to obtain detailed item information for the funding measures.
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Albany
Hughes
Executive
Potsdam
Mysterious Gunness tied to fires and deaths in Chicago
Reports recount Jennie Gunness using insurance money to buy a Chicago confectionery then losing the shop to a suspicious blaze. Authorities question deaths of husbands and the fate of her foster daughter, with suspects and letters hinting at further marriage plans and a contested will alleged by two Chicago sisters.
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Austin
Jennie Olson
Catholic Alumni Dine Marks Catholic School Century
About six hundred alumni of New York parochial schools gathered at the Hotel Astor to celebrate a hundred years of diocese establishment. Speakers included Auxiliary Bishop Thomas F. Cusack and Justice Victor J. Dowling who urged Catholic schooling as a refuge against socialism and atheism and called for state support for parochial education.
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New York
Hotel Astor
Thomas F. Cusack
Thomas A. Thornton
Archdiocese of New York
John J. Delany
James J. Walsh
Fordham University
Victor J. Dowling
Edward J. Boyle
Farley
P. J. Hayes
Justice Dowling
St. Peter's School
Cusack
God
Washington
Christ
Citizens Union backs Hughes in push against racetrack gambling
The city committee of the Citizens Union voted to back Governor Hughes in the race track gambling fight. It condemns NYC Senators Cohalan Cullen Frawley Gilchrist Grady Harte Hasenslug McCall McManus Mullaney McCarren Thompson for opposing the anti gambling bill and urges voters to defeat them if they do not change their votes. It commends Agnew Foelker Fuller Page Saxe and Travis for supporting the governor’s effort.
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The
Citizens Union
Hughes
Union
New York City
John P. Cohalan
Thomas H. Cullen
James J. Frawley
Alfred J. Gilchrist
Thomas F. Grady
Dennis J. Harte
Conrad Hasenslug
John T. McCall
George B. Agnew
Otto G. Foelker
Charles H. Fuller
Alfred R. Page
Martin Saxe
Eugene M. Travis
Fuller
Cassidy at Jamaica Racetrack Faces Gambling Bill Question
Senator Owen Cassidy visited the Jamaica racetrack and expressed a desire to understand the gambling issue before voting. He dodged a bet question, deflected about being anyone's puppet, and said he would not commit to any Dill before the special session.
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Owen Cassidy
Jamaica
Mr. Cassidy
Woman's Lark Ends In Bellevue After Taxi Ride
An attractive woman in her thirties, after a day of café hopping and a taxi ride, collapsed unconscious on Bellevue Hospital sidewalk as she prepared to leave. Hospital staff registered her as unknown and admitted her to the alcohol ward in an alcoholic coma.
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Bellevue Hospital
Hooker
Gustav Karlsen
New York
Broadway
Séth Street
Bretton Grass
West 1Irst Street
Walsh
Seventh Avenue
120Th Street
Karlson
Dresed
Bankers to Meet Next in Denver
The American Bankers Association executive committee announced Denver will host the next gathering in September or October. President J. T. Powers presided at the meeting and served as toastmaster at the dinner. A committee including Powers and F. Swinney of Kansas City will convey sympathy to Mrs. Cleveland and wish for President Cleveland's recovery.
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Lakewood
N. J
Denver
American Bankers’ Association
Association
J. T. Powers
Powers
F. Swinney
Kansas City
Death in Tornadoes Strikes Illinois Missouri and Arkansas
Telegraph report details fatalities and extensive damage from tornadoes and cloudbursts across Illinois Missouri and Arkansas. Three killed in Marche Arkansas one injured in Pulaski County another in Dumas Ark while Comwagee St and Paulkner County Ark suffer wrecked buildings. West Plains Missouri hit by cloudburst. Peoria Illinois river boats damaged. Marion and White Ash affected by wind with a train wreck near unspecified location.
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St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Marche
Pulaski County
Ark
Dumas
Comwagee
Ark St
Paulkner County
Relatives urge probe into Robert Snyder death
Relatives of Robert Snyder claim foul play after his body was found in the bay off Clifton Staten Island. They call on District Attorney Evins and Staten Island police to conduct a thorough investigation saying he was assaulted robbed and thrown into Staten Island Sound after leaving a cousin’s home at Sailer’s Snug Harbor around 1 am on April 15.
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Robert Snyder
Clifton
Staten Island
Evins
Richmond County
Sailer’s
Snyder
American Team Company
Seamen's Savings Bank
Domger Street
West Brighton
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