Grave Danger Over Blackwell Island Bridge Safety Claims
City officials and engineers spar over the Blackwell Island Bridge stress limits after Quebec bridge failure. Gustave Lindenthal warns the design is inferior and could collapse under 20 000 pounds per square inch. A test model is proposed to settle safety once and for all within a month at minimal cost.
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the Tribune
Blackwell's Island
Ingersoll
Tribune
James W. Stevenson
McClellan
Bridge Department
Quebec
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Gustave Lindenthal
Lindenthal
Stevenson
Black Wells Island
Quebec Tridge
Murder on the L station stairs leaves pugilist dead
At the uptown Third Avenue elevated station on 28th Street, Thomas Perimo known as Kid Tempe was stabbed to death by two assailants who fled. Detectives seek an Italian man met in Park Row, while George Kaiser, wounded, is questioned amid a wider assault claim near Avenue A.
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Third Avenue
Thomas Perimo
Charles Sheridan
East List Street
Samuel Silverman
Livingston Street
Brooklyn
Bellevue Hospital
Lowthian
Michael la Grua
Central Office
No. Sd Catharine Street
Tempe
la Grua
Park Row
St. Gregory’s
la ‘Jrua
Perimo
George Kaiser
No. 512
West 16Th Street
Avenue A
James Daly
Elevated Road
Kaiser
Tornado Kills Twelve Across Sarpy County
A May tornado swept northern Sarpy County from Omaha at 4 20 pm to 5 pm killing twelve people and injuring about twenty. Bellevue college buildings suffered about 50000 dollars in damage, Louisville near the Missouri Pacific and Burlington junction saw heavy losses, and Elmer Leader and his father were among those hurt near Ritchfield. Edward Miller, a farmer near Ritchfield, died of injuries.
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Sarpy County
Bellevue
Louisville
Missouri Pacific
Burlington
Cass County
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Elmer Leader
Edward Miller
Ritchifield
Dynamiters Try to Blow Up Sherman Home at Fort Henry
May 12 Fort Henry New York dynamiters attempted to wreck the $125 dwelling Idyllhurst of George D Sherman near here placing a heavy charge by the front. The blast tore the piazza and shattered windows but fire was checked and Sherman and family were unharmed. A warning note preceded the act and detectives from Albany arrived to investigate. Sherman had discharged three men the day the note was received.
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N. Y
George D. Sherman
Man Struck by Taxicab in Broadway Collision
Clarence Driethut, a chemistry professor living at 111 West 115th Street, was hit by a taxi at 65th Street and Broadway last night. He suffered a scalp wound and possible skull fracture with internal injuries and was dragged several yards before rescue. The driver alerted an ambulance from Roosevelt Hospital.
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West 115Th Street
65Th Street
Broadway
Roosevelt Hospital
Duchess of Manchester to Aid in Ohio Campaign
Hellefontaine May 12 Announcement by E Wharton socialist nominee confirms Duchess of Manchester daughter of Eugene Zimmer man of Cincinnati will join Countess of Warwick in stumping the 5th Ohio District this fall against Ralph D Cole Republican and R E Nivin Democrat nominees.
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Tribune
Hellefontaine
Ohio
E. Wharton
Congress
Duchess of Manchester
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Countess of Warwick
Ralph D. Cole
R. E. Nivin
Millionaire banker indicted in California bank probe
San Francisco on May 12 James Treadwell mining millionaire and bank director was indicted for perjury after grand jury heard confession of J Dalzell Brown manager of the bank who began an eighteen months sentence at San Quentin Brown detailed alleged fund manipulation by Treadwell and Barnett and said both denied involvement with the transactions.
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Tribune
San Francisco
James Treadwell
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
J. Dalzell Brown
San Quentin
Brown
Treadwell
Walter T. Barnett
Barnett
The Allen Dead Coroner Investigating
The coroner questioned relatives and examined the home of Clarence E. Owen at 17 West 8th street after The Allen died at 10:50 pm. Autopsy ordered. embalming halted. The deceased, a famed New York gambler born in the 1830s, faced multiple indictments and a storied Civil War service, with fears of foul play voiced by relatives, including Martin Van Buren Allen. The article details his notoriety, long gambling career, and charitable acts such as funding many funerals.
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Clarence E. Owen
West 8Th Street
Harburger
Hermann Beeker
East 68Th Street
Mr. Allen
William Allen
Martin van Buren Allen
Rank Allen
Martin van B. Allen
Martin
Theodore
New York
Mercer Street
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Jerome
Clinton’s Body Exhumed For Kingston Burial
The body of George Clinton former Vice President and first Governor of New York was exhumed from Con gregational Cemetery and moved to the Naval Hospital before reburial at Kingston. Officials from Navy Army Smithsonian and War of 1812 society witnessed, plan to mark Kingston Memorial Day with a large procession led by General Bell, and President Roosevelt may send a representative.
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Washington
George Clinton
United States
Empire State
Old Congregational
United States Naval Hospital
Clinton
Kingston
N. Y
Louis F. Ganet
Benjamin M. Brink
R. R. Hoes
Navy
Robert M. O'Reilly
Army
Marcus Benjamin
Smithsonian Institution
Society of the War of 1812
Horace Porter
Paul Jones
Naval Hospital
O'Reilly
New York
New England
Old Town
Union Station
General Bell
Roosevelt
New York City
Revenue
Bank's Loss Top $1,250,000 in Bank Defalcation Case
National Bank Examiner William L. Folds reports Allegheny National Bank cashier William Montgomery looted at least 1,250,044 dollars. Bondsman George Tener posted and later renewed a 50,000 dollar bond as Montgomery was delivered to the U S marshal. R R Quay Jr also joined a 50,000 dollar bond. Montgomery confessed to the looting, and bank stock was surrendered to directors. Tonto pah extension stock dumped, causing a minor market slump.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
National Bank
William L. Folds
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
George Tener
Montgomery
United States
Tener
R. R. Quay
Quay
Color Photography in Six Months at Carnegie Lyceum
A large audience applauded Lumifére colored photography shown by William B. Murphy and J. E. Brulatour at the Camera Club of New York annual entertainment. Brulatour, an authority on colored work, predicted small pocket kodaks would photograph in color within six months, noting Lumière Brothers progress and that only minor mechanical details remained to perfect the process.
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Carnegie Lyceum
William B. Murphy
J. E. Brulatour
Camera Club of New York
Brulatour
Lumiére Brothers
Lyons
France
Villagers Kill Church Robber Near Courtrai
Courtrai May 12 Belleghem villagers armed with clubs and knives killed a man caught in the act of robbing the Chapel of the Virgin. The crowd later arrested seven suspects. doctors found twenty seven knife wounds on the victim amid rising anger after earlier December theft of Van Dyck’s The Elevation of the Cross at Notre Dame in Courtrai.
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Courtrai
Belleghem
Governor Hughes Celebrates Wallace Senate Victory
Washington May 12 Governor Hughes of New York called William C Wallace’s election to the 47th District State Senate the beginning of the end of racetrack gambling he fought. Carnegie congratulated him and hinted at a playful toast as the governor left a White House dinner. He declined to comment on DC anti gambling bill effects. He will return to Albany tomorrow night.
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Washington
Hughes
New York
William C. Wallace
G. P. Franchot
Empire State
White House
Andrew Carnegie
Laird of
Skibo
District of Columbia
Albany
Two Seizures Off Cuba After Tortoise Fishing
Havana reports the schooners Emma Smith with twenty aboard and General with seventeen were seized for tortoise fishing south of the Isle of Pines. General resisted and was fired upon by a revenue cutter. both ships from Nassau carried tortoise fishing gear and hundreds of pounds of tortoise shell were found. Nearby, the British schooner Exceed was captured days earlier with a twenty one man crew.
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Havana
Emma Smith
General
Keys
Isle of Pines
Nassau
Exceed
Taft Leaves Colon Sailing for Charleston
Secretary Taft departed Colon at 3 PM aboard the Prairie bound for Charleston after six days on the isthmus filled with meetings. He weighed canal administration, boundary disputes, and Panaman relations with Colombia and the United States, meeting Amador Arias Squiers Cromwell and others. A forthcoming plan for boundary talks with Roosevelt and Root is anticipated in Washington. Governor Magoon reported Taft’s invitation to the isthmus for settlement talks, with a two week window starting June 1 and Major General Barry likely to be interim governor.
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Taft
Charleston
Canal Zone
Panama
Colombia
United States
Amador
Arias
Squiers
Sefer Arango
William Nelson Cromwell
Canal Company
Roosevelt
Root
Washington
Havana
Magoon
2Ith
Cuba
Barry
Idaho for Taft Delegation Is Named At Wallace
Wallace Idaho May 12 Republicans of Idaho in a state convention elected a delegation to the national convention headed by James FHI Brady of Pocatello the head of the party organization The delegation is pledged to use all honorable means to secure the nomination of Secretary of War Taft for President Other delegates are B F Neil Warren Truitt C C Cavanaugh J W Hart and E M Heighe The convention was harmonious transacted its business and listened to four speeches in under three hours every action taken by unanimous vote
New Way to Save the Drowning
Dr D F Sullivan voices a drastic method to revive drowning victims. He claims squeezing the heart in time with its pulsations can restart circulation, citing Nineto C Chial’s near fatal episodes at St Francis Hospital. He suggests opening the chest to expose the heart for direct manual resuscitation.
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The
Tribune
Hartford
Conn
D. F. Sullivan
Nineto C. Chial
St. Francis's Hospital
Sullivan
Portland auto trip for health by Mrs Teape and daughter
Mrs E B Teape and her daughter Mrs Vera MacKelvie of Idaho left Portland Maine at noon for a health journey to Portland Oregon. They will not speed and will travel only during daytime.
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Portland
E. EB. Teape
Vera MacKelvie
Ideho
Ore
Wallace Wins 47th District Senate Seat by 248 Vote Plurality
William C. Wallace Republican wins the 47th District Senate seat in a special election. He receives 7,601 votes to Henry A. McMahon Democratic rival's 7,353, a plurality of 248, with Niagara County totaling 4,982 to 5,581 for McMahon and Orleans County 2,619 to 1,772 for Wallace. The district comprises Niagara and Orleans counties.
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Lockport
William C. Wallace
Henry A. McMahon
Lace
McMahon
Orleans County
Wallace
Governor Hughes anti gambling rally shapes New York race results
In a tight district race the anti gambling stance of Governor Hughes helped the Republican candidate McMahon edge to gains in Niagara and Orleans counties. Voter turnout was light as farming communities stayed home amid campaign costs. Prohibition influence remained minimal with Hartman seeking support from Prohibitionists for Wallace.
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Hughes
Franchot
McMahon
Fiuhrer
Niagara County
Niagara Falls
Lockport
Orleans County
Wallace
Hartman
Handwriting on Wall in Albany Signals Hughes Victory
Albany reports Wallace victory as a solid win for Governor Hughes. Hughes supporters expect a favorable shift in the legislative mood, while opponents warn the handwriting on the wall may influence actions in the legislature and at the ballot box. The dispatch notes district-by-district reaction and potential political consequences.
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Wallace
Hughes
Barnes
Albany County
Coumvastus
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