Taft railroad bill passes House with 200 to 126 vote
The administration railroad bill secured Republican support in the House and passed 200 to 126 with thirteen Democrats voting in favor. Taft hailed the retention of the Commerce Court and predicted harmony between insurgents and regulars. The measure sets stock and bond controls, a physical valuation by the ICC, and a long and short haul rule, with the Court of Commerce to be staffed by Supreme Court justices.
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New Jersey
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Smith
Russell
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Texas
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Virginia
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Tilson
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Madden
Tiliness
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Rhode Island
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Supreme Court of the United States
Commission
Riots Reported at Yuen-Chow Amid Telegraph Blackout
News from Chang-Sha announces riots at Yuen-Chow about 225 miles away and the Inland Mission destroyed. No further details available due to cut telegraph wires.
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Yuen-Chow
Chang-Sha
China
Freedom in China abolishes slavery in imperial rescript
The Chinese government announces a rescript abolishing slavery in the empire and banning the purchase and sale of people under any pretext. Some forms remain, including Manchu retainers and household slaves who gain status changes but remain bound. Concubinage is allowed without sale, while reforms aim to free millions in the long run.
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Washington
Empire
State Department
China
Taft Warns Committee Over Postal Savings Bank Bill
President Taft summoned the House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to the White House and warned he would hold them responsible for the postal savings bank bill’s fate. He pressed for a favorable report as the lawmakers delayed action. Representative Weeks, committee chair, did not reach home until midnight.
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Washington
Taft
House Committee On
White House
Postal Savings Bank
Representative Weeks
Priceless panel seized at Brooklyn docks over undeclared art
A painting said to be a Michael Angelo work, brought from Trieste aboard the steamship Oceania and seized by Collector Loeb's inspectors at Bush docks, is to be appraised by experts. Owner A L Gereis claims it as a relatives' heirloom and says it is over twenty years old, which would grant duty-free admission if verified.
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Oceania
Bush Docks
Brooklyn
Loeb
A. L. Gereis
Gereiss
Michael Angelo
Gereis
Wreck Blocks Erie Line Near Jersey City
A freight car derailed in a tunnel near Jersey City, toppling four cars and wrecking two beyond repair. Six outbound trains and twelve inbound ones were delayed three hours, crowded Jersey City station, commuters and New York business people warning of legal action for posted delay notices. Nearly two thousand passengers walked through marshes to reach trolleys as crews diverted an express to West Shore tracks. The wreck occurred at 8 20 pm and tracks were cleared by 11 40 pm with no injuries reported.
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Jersey City
Chicago
New York
Jersey Meadows
West Shore
Weehawken
Bergen Hill
Remembering Nurse and Clerk in Probate Case
Boston May W. Mrs Annie Preston Lincoln of 338 Commonwealth avenue died yesterday leaving a large estate. To nurse Nellie K McIsaacs who served the family for years was left 50 dollars. To clerk Ovo Zerraba of State Street Trust Company was left 10 000 dollars for politeness and kindness in business. A bequest of 25 6 is requested to Grace Hospital.
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Boston
Annie Preston Lincoln
Commonwealth Avenue
Suffolk County
Linceln
Nellie K. McIsaacs
Ovo Zerraba
State Street Trust Company
Grace Hospital
Llusticuu
Widowed Queen's Message to Nation in Mourning Tone
The widowed Queen sends a touching national message recalling Queen Victoria as foreign leaders gather for King Edward VII's funeral. King George thanks the navy and Indian princes, while plans to amend the royal declaration face Catholic and Protestant opposition. Roosevelt's Oxford lecture is postponed as funeral preparations proceed in London ahead of the state ceremony.
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London
Edward VII
Victoria
George
King Edward
Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Westminster Hall
Queen Mother
Alexandra
Roosevelt
Oxford University
Royal Household
Asquith
Double Murder in Dr Cannon House Linked to Hindu Society
The New York case surrounding the slayings of housekeeper Mary Meehner and Hindu butler William Benan at 131 West 122d Street deepens as detectives probe robbery, madman, and the feared Panchaya Society. Benan, once Danukal harie, fled Calcutta years ago and faced threats. a schoolgirl report places a suspect inside the home after 3 pm.
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Mary Meehner
William Benan
Matt D. Cannon
No. 131
West 122d Street
Benan
Danukalharie
Calcutta
Trinidad
W. S
New York
A. Tulsie
East 53d Street
Russell
Helen Hammond
Dr. Cannon
Miss Hammond
Miss Cannon
Julia Freeborn
Panchaya Society
Brooklyn
Four Hurt In Auto Crash Near Elizabeth N J
Four people were badly hurt in a head on collision on Rahway avenue two miles from Elizabeth New Jersey at 9 30 this morning One car carried Mrs Anna Applegate Miss Adelaide Meyers and William H Mount others in the Kohler 40 include Dr A Dallas and N M Egerts The injured were taken to St Elizabeth Hospital with Mrs Applegate in critical condition and others with fractures and contusions The driver and other passengers received minor injuries and were treated by ambulance surgeons
New Battleships Giants From The Tribune Bureau
Washington May 1 The Naval General Board reviews tentative designs for two new battleships authorized this session by Congress. The plans increase displacement over the Arkansas and Wyoming to boost armament while balancing weight. Ten 14 inch guns may be used with emphasis on hitting power, endurance, coal capacity, and enhanced ventilation. The General Board seeks fleet officer input during Washington consultations.
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Washington
Naval General Board
Congress
General Board
Arkansas
Wyoming
Unions to Buy Bonds For Milwaukee Socialist Program
National labor groups with socialist leanings plan to rescue Milwaukee's city administration by shifting treasury funds into Milwaukee municipal bonds. The International Bakers Union leads, with 200000 in US bonds to be redirected if Eastern lenders shy away. Brewers' and mine workers' unions also reportedly backing the plan, aiming to support the local government through bond purchases.
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the Tribune
Milwaukee
International Bakers” Union
Chicago
United States
Milwaukee Administration
National Brewers’ Organization
Mine Workers
Forbes Comes to Grief in Balloon Crash Near Center Farm
Two New York men A Holland Forbes and J Carrington Yates fell several hundred feet to a Metcalfe County farm near Center after a balloon leaked gas. Forbes regained partial consciousness and both men, loaded with food and bedding, were taken in for medical care with possible internal injuries. Forbes had hoped to set a new world balloon record by flying north over Chicago to the Canadian border.
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J. Carrington Yates
New York
Center
Metcalfe County
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Quincy
Ill
Mr. Forbes
Chicago
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Louis
Beach
Richmond
Ten Thousand Dollar Jewel Robbery at Lucerne Apartments
Jewelry worth ten thousand dollars disappears from the Traviss residence at 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Detectives from the Central Office and the 4th Branch Bureau search for the missing items while the manager suspects misplacement. Mrs Traviss reported an opened jewel case after returning from the Actors Fund Fair. Mr and Mrs Traviss claim a robbery occurred.
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Lucerne
79Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Central Office
4Th Branch
Actors’ Fund Fair
Brazilian cruiser Benjamin Constant robbed at Toulon
An extraordinary theft aboard the Brazilian schoolship Benjamin Constant undergoing repairs in Toulon. A safe containing $35,000 fixed to the wall in the captain's cabin was removed bodily sometime last night.
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Toulon
Benjamin Constant
Halley’s Comet Observations Stir France and Geneva
In Paris astronomers report the comet’s tail lengthening to 10 degrees in three days and note a new appearance in the spectroscope of organo gen. Viewpoints vary from a gas affecting Earth’s atmosphere to the tail being an optical phenomenon. Dr Brooks in Geneva notes a bright nucleus and tail extending 25 degrees near Pegasus, with prime morning visibility.
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France
Halley
Maurice Hamy
Paris Observatory
Deslandres
University of Dijon
Camille Flammarion
M. Marchand
Geneva
N. Y
William R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Hobart College
Pegasus
Brooks
Woman Injured as Carriage Is Struck by Trolley in Brooklyn
A family party returning from a church funeral was struck by a trolley near Floyd street. Mrs. Margaret Blumenstock, 38, suffered shock and possible concussion with internal injuries. Her husband and four children were bruised and shocked. They were taken to Mrs. Thomas's home at Park Avenue and later sent home after ambulance care.
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Margaret Blumenstock
Floyd Street
Brooklyn
Blumenstock
Thomas
Park Avenue
Jersey Fire Destroys Dancing Pavilion in Schutzen Park
A massive fire at Schutzen Park Union Hill N J destroyed the dancing pavilion and damaged property exceeding 100000. Fire started in the pavilion kitchen likely from an overheated stove and rapidly consumed the dry wooden structure. Despite the blaze drawing crowds from Manhattan to The Bronx no lives were lost. Local volunteers aided by North Bergen and Union Hill police and fire units battled the flames as wind carried embers toward nearby homes and a German Altenheim.
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Schutzen Park
Union Hill
N. J
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North Bergen
West Ha
Hudson & Manhattan gets one-year delay on uptown line
The Public Service Commission granted Hudson and Manhattan Railroad a one-year extension for completing its Sixth Avenue to 34th Street line and constructing the Ninth Avenue spur. The project had been due to finish by June 15, but the company successfully sought more time.
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Sixth Avenue
Sd Street
Ninth Avenue
Public Service Commission
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