Troop C Armory Plot Bribery Claims Shake Brooklyn Officials
A Brooklyn armory site purchase for Troop C sparks corruption charges linked to condemnation actions begun under the Van Wyck administration. Allegations center on inflated valuations, $2500 offers to officials, and a board member's financial stake. A mayoral intervention halted the proceeding as court action ordered reimbursement of legitimate disbursements.
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Troop C
Brooklyn
Megar
Corporation Counsel
Tax Department
van Wyck
Brooklyn Cavalry Organization
Bedford-ave
Presie Sts
Bedford Ave
Armory Board
Wells
Tax Board
Tax Commissioners
Law Department
Coombs
Brooklyn Department
Troop C Armory
Jerome W. Coombs
Brooklyn Law Department
Desmond Dunne
John Pyburn
William McLaughlin
Supreme Court
Dunne
McLaughlin
Harris
Cuban Rioters Kill Two Strikers in Havana Uprising
Cable report from Havana dated November 24 describes escalating clashes between police and strikers during a strike, with two strikers dead and eighty plus wounded. Police casualties likely, and riots spread toward the palace as Spaniards reportedly back the strike to provoke U.S. intervention. Palma orders protection of foreign property and deployment of guards to key facilities.
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Havana
Palace Square
United States
Cuba
Tribune
Palma
The
Havana Electric Company
Carmen
Greenwood
Maso
Bedford Ave Armory Site Controversy and Likely Abandonment
Captain Debevoise says rumors of bribery circulated to influence the Bedford ave site deal, but he denies any offer to use his influence. The Armory Board discussion ended without agreement, and officials fear the Bedford ave site will be abandoned though a valuable Squadron A site is valued around a high sum.
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Armory Board
Bedford Ave
Cooper
Squadron A
White House statement on Delaware U S Attorney Byrne
The White House released a statement clarifying the reappointment of Delaware U S Attorney Byrne. It says Roosevelt knew him, commends his service, and notes Byrne resigned during a factional fight and was reappointed after the election without prior indication of such intent. Byrne’s Addicks affiliation drew criticism as federal patronage backing.
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Washington
United States
Delaware
Byrne
McKinley
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Congress
Addicks
Mayor Bradley Resigns Over Beachfront Sale to City
Asbury Park N J November 24 Mayor James A Bradley tendered his resignation at a Common Council session. He owns the beachfront property and the city would gain control before the new year. A formal offer from the Founder to sell beaches pavilions pier boardwalk bath houses riparian rights and sewer system for 150000 was presented through David Harvey. Aldermen debated terms including Deal Sunset and Wesley lakes and parks before acting. The council delayed decision for one week to allow Bradley to respond.
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Asbury Park
N. J
James A. Bradley
Common Council
Bradley
Shore Front
David Harvey
Bradferley
Henry C. Winsor
Alderman Kirkbride
Keator
Mr. Bradley
Wesley Lakes
Conciliation in Ireland Gains Hopeful Tone from Dudley and Redmond
London reports two speeches that signal a more conciliatory Irish policy. Earl of Dudley embraced impartial inquiry and floated a landlord tenant round table to ease land issues. John Redmond praised Ireland's shift toward conciliation and urged limited imperial credit for a settlement while affirming home rule goals. The Daily News notes potential Dublin Castle reforms paralleling Chamberlain plans.
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London
Earl of Dudley
Ireland
John Redmond
Belfast
Lord Dudley
Bayfast
Irish League
Bermondsey
United States
George Wyndham
Redmond
The
Daily News
Dublin Castle
Chamberlain
Sturgis Loses Opera Casp Over Foyer Standers
The Eighth District Court ruling upholding the dismissal of Fire Commissioner Sturgis suit against Maurice Grau, proprietor of the Metropolitan Opera House, to recover penalties for crowding behind the orchestra seats. The foyer was deemed a passageway. Justice MacLean dissented.
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Eighth District Court
Sturgis
Maurice Grau
Metropolitan Opera House
Opera House
Supreme Court
MacLean
Freedman
Blanchard
Gray
Justice MacLean
Hunter not to be prosecuted in Guatemala City
Washington reports no reply from the Guatemalan government on the killing of William Fitzgerald by Godfrey Hunter Jr. last Friday in Guatemala City. State Department says the U S cannot prosecute Hunter unless Guatemala acts, leaving guilty parties potentially untried. Briarcliff cream advertisement.
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Washington
William Fitzgerald
Godfrey Hunter, Jr
Guatemala City
State Department
Hunter
Mobilization shows two platoon system outpace three
Police mobilization under Partridge drew 348 reserves from 26 precincts to Grand Central Palace in 90 minutes. The drill compared two platoon response to January Park Avenue three platoon call, testing efficiency, timing, and uniformed coverage for emergencies.
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Grand Central Palace
Manhattan
Leonard St
Partridge
Piper
Cortright
Fortyfourth-st
Lexington-ave
Palace
East Fifty-first-st
East Thirty-fifth-st
West Thirtieth-st
West Forty Seventh-St
West One-hundred and Twenty-Fifth-St
Canfield's
Forty-fourth-st
Murphy
Murray Hill
Park-ave
Park-ave. At Forty-first-st
Captain Piper
Forty-first-st
Iglesias Quits Costa Rica and Heads to New Orleans
Former Costa Rica president Rafael Iglesias sailed for New Orleans last night, amid a hostile climate since last May’s revolutionary outbreak. His departure was kept secret by family members as he faced press abuse and police surveillance. The uprising involved officers opposing Esquival’s Congress election and declaring Demetrio Iglesias president. Iglesias was said to have opposed the conspiracy and reportedly received a gold medal from Congress for his efforts.
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San José
Costa Rica
Rafael Iglesias
New Orleans
Congress
Esquival
Demetrio Iglesias
Prince Cupid Narrowly Drowns Off Honolulu Harbor
Prince Cupid, recently elected Delegate to Congress, nearly drowned in Honolulu Harbor when his yacht Princess capsized during a squall. He and companions were thrown into the sea but climbed onto the overturned hull and were rescued by a Myrtle Boat Club launch.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Prince Cupid
Congress
Honolulu Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Myrtle Boat Club House
Hanoverian students refuse Cecil Rhodes scholarships
A Gottingen dispatch reports the students of the Hanoverian University have decided not to accept any of the Cecil Rhodes founded scholarships. The decision reflects campus sentiment in Prussia and affects funding tied to Rhodes grants.
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Vienna
Gottingen
Prussia
Hanoverian University
Cecil Rhodes
Italian Emigration Service To Run Palermo to New Orleans
Rome reports the Italian General Navigation Company will start a Palermo to New Orleans mail steamer service at the year's beginning to aid Sicilian emigration to the Southern States.
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Rome
Italian General Navigation Company
Palermo
New Orleans
Wireless telegraph plan for Jamaica station towers
Kingston Jamaica November 24 A bill is prepared for introduction in the local legislature next year to provide for erecting wireless telegraph stations here to establish wireless communication facilities in Jamaica.
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Jamaica
Kingston
Deadly hurricane sweeps San Urbano Argentina
A hurricane struck San Urbano in Santa Fe province causing destruction of about a hundred houses. Five people were killed and several injured as rail and telegraph communication were disrupted. Authorities assess the damage and assist victims as restoration work begins.
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Buenos Ayres
San Urbano
Santa Fe
Man Jumped From Ferry Alaska Drowned. Rescue Poor
A man believed to be Chauncey Wilson an iron moulder jumped from the ferryboat Alaska on the 6 o clock trip from here yesterday. He was drowned and his body not recovered. Bystanders say the captain and deckhands made no rescue attempt as the crowd watched.
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Chauncey Wilson
Alaska
Greenpoint Twenty-third-st
Page
Acon
Secretary Tamayo Resigns Over Havana Strike Riots
Havana on November 24 reports Secretary of Government Tamayo resigning but President Palma delaying acceptance until the strike is settled. The public holds Tamayo and the Mayor responsible for today's riots due to his open sympathy with the strikers and his role as meeting chairman endorsing their action.
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Havana
Sefior Tamayo
Palma
Tamayo
Streetcar Strike Sparks Havana Riots and Fatalities
Havana witnessed violent clashes as streetcar workers joined a general strike turning violent. Two strikers died and eighty-two were wounded, including five seriously, as police and Rural Guards faced rioters amid disruptions to rail and street traffic. Traffic later resumed under heavy security.
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CABLE
the Tribune
the Tribune Association
Maximo Gomez
Julio Sanguilly
Quintin Bandera
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Juan Gualberto Gomez
Cisneros
Gomez
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Squiers
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New York Central
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Chicago
Adot
MR. Redmond
Fitzgerald
Blow
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Ermo
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