Jerome in the Gloom as Tammany Wrestles Over Indorsement
Tammany Hall contends with a growing Jerome cloud amid factional feuding. McClellan and Murphy weigh Jerome’s renomination while city and county leaders bargain, fearing a Jerome backlash that could boost anti graft votes. Jerome presses for an indorsement or risk bolting with 30,000 to 60,000 supporters. Jerome banners and petitions flood the city as the convention nears.
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Tammany Hall
Jerome
Tammany
McCarren
Murphy
McClellan
Tribune
Antigraft
Bronx
Martin’s
Halpin
Republican County Committee
Broadway
29Th St
Gilsey
Elsberg
William Leary
Luther B. Little
Hearst Arrives in New York After Transatlantic Voyage
William R. Hearst returned aboard the Lucania and was greeted at the pier by Municipal Ownership League members including Max Thmsen, Thomas Gilleran, ex Justice Palmeri, D B Van Vleck, and Augustus C Stebbins. He said he had no current political plans and declined offered offices. Arthur Brisbane joined the party at Quarantine. He noted he would assess the field before commenting on New York politics. Hearst was with his wife and child.
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William R. Hearst
Lucania
Max Thmsen
Municipal Ownership League
Thomas Gilleran
Justice Palmeri
D. B. van Vleck
Augustus C. Stebbins
Arthur Brisbane
New-York American
New York
Jerome
Gilsey House
Hearst
Elsberg Declines Run for Mayor Amid Nominations Talk
Friends of Senator Nathaniel A Elsberg declare he will not accept the Republican mayoral nomination. Names like Timothy L Woodruff and Justice Samuel Seabury surface as possible candidates on alternate tickets. Alfred J Boulton pushes municipal ownership, seeking cross group support. The Steats Zeitung praises Corporation Counsel Delany as a Supreme Court candidate.
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Nathaniel A. Elsbers
Timothy L. Woodruff
Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue
Woodruff
Samuel Seabury
City Court
Alfred J. Boulton
Citizens Union
Mio
Justice Seabury
Brook Municipal Ownership League
Ya Democrats
Steats-Zeitung
Delany
Supreme Cour Bench
Suicide at Hotel St. Andrew in New York
Herbert Valentine, 72d Street and Broadway guest at the Hotel St. Andrew, shot himself in his room yesterday evening. He faced the bathroom mirror and fired one cartridge into his head, dying almost instantly. A chambermaid saw him pacing with a revolver earlier. hotel staff monitored the door but no shot was heard. Valentine, a lawyer, had traveled abroad, packed several trunks, and left no note. The coroner was notified and the body sent to an undertaker. He was listed in club records with several societies and offices in New York City.
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Herbert Valentine
St. Andrew
St. and Broadway
Mr. Valentine
Zennatta Quintard
Charles Davis
Valentine
Dr. Pelgram
New York City
Madison-ave
Scholer
West 6
Club
Madison Are
Bar Association
American Numismatic and Archeological Society
New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society
New-York Botanical Gardens
Park Row
William R. Travers
30Th St
Madison Ave
Huhn, Eddy & Co
Wall St
Frederick Edey
Travers
Jerome
William R. Travers, Although They Were Not Related, and Asked Mr. Jerome
Mr. Travers
Hot Springs
Edey
James W. Wadsworth
Geneseo
N. Y
Waller Gay
Paris
France
Clarence H. Mackay
Newport
Canada
Hollis Hunnewell
Aiken
S. C
Silkman
White Plains
William K. Vanderbilt
Fire Fatal to Three At No 222 West Street
Three men fatally burned in a blaze at No 222 West Street just after 1 am. Two, Patrick Dowd and William McLennon, die at Hudson Street Hospital. a third victim is unidentified. A woman, Mary Knesky, escaped by window and was aided by a patrolman. The two remaining occupants were longshoremen boarding at the two story building housing a saloon and restaurant.
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Hudson Street Hospital
West-st
Patrick Dowd
No. 62
Mainst
Poughkeepsie
William McLennon
Suzuki a Christian in Japanese Navy sealing faith
Surgeon General Suzuki of the Japanese navy told the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association convention he has been a Christian for twenty years. He described the drowning of his twelve year old daughter two days earlier and said his wife and five children share his faith. His eldest son began the conversions after a chance visit to a Christian meeting in Tokyo.
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Detroit
Mich
Suzuki
Japan
Yellow Seas
Railroad Young Men’s Christian Association International
Tokio
Auto crash kills Fall River man near Camillus
A man named Barth from Fall River Massachusetts was killed in an automobile accident at Camillus nine miles west of Syracuse. Three other men, wealthy manufacturers from Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts, were injured. Barth suffered a skull wound and jaw fracture while the others were taken to a physician's office for treatment.
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Tribune
Syracuse
Harth
Fall River
Mass
Camillus
Barth
Declin
New Bedford
Mawe
Death by Own Action Reveals Socialite Tragedy
William R. Travers, 49, son of the famous wit, killed himself in his Madison avenue home after a troubled separation from his wife Lillie Harriman Travers who lives in France. He had inherited over a million from both families, and his life mirrored Newport society circles.
Jerome Death Report Sparks Hudson Valley Rumor
Reports spread in the Hudson River Valley that District Attorney William Travers Jerome died by suicide. The confusion deepened as references to William R. Travers appeared. Ex Governor Odell expressed concern from his home, seeking confirmation of the tragic news.
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The
Tribune
Newburg
N. Y
Hudson River Valley
William Travers Jerome
William R. Travers
Jerome
Odell
Gulf Coast in Severe Storm Bathes shore in disaster
Telegraph reports from New Orleans describe a Gulf Coast storm rivaling the 1894 disaster with high barometric pressure readings and widespread destruction. Vessels swept ashore, buildings toppled, and coastal towns like Gulfport and Milneburg flooded as the system intensifies.
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Gulf
Commanderer Islands
Gulfport
Milneburg
Harper's Last Chance for President Harper
Physicians say only a heroic operation can save President Harper of Chicago University. The cancer in his large intestine may be checked by removing a portion of the bowel. Surgeons will decide in a few days whether to proceed, though chances of lasting relief are slim.
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Chicago
Harper
Chicago University
Count M Stranginski Studying Freight Transfer At Fishkill
Count M Stranginski of St Petersburg works at the New York Central freight office at Fishkill Landing to learn how freight moves between lines. He has been brought here by Assistant Superintendent Brown and spent two weeks riding a Croton local with trainmen. He is said to be a son of the Siberian railroad president.
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Tribune
Newburg
N. Y
M. Stranginski
St. Petersburg
New-York Central Railroad
Fishkill Landing
Brown
New-York Central
Croton
M. Witte
Siberian Railroad
Nightstick Rule In Tenderloin Raid Shatters Club
Police under Inspector Schmittberger raid the Bon Ton Social Club in the West district. They find broken chairs, demolished mirrors, smashed glass, and disarray after confrontation. One arrest is made and club members claim injuries though officials deny records. Separate Eggers squad raids poolroom on University Place and Parole Turf Club on 14th Street arresting one man.
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Chapman
West Distst
Schmittberger
Bon Ton
Little Jones
Jones
Kelley
Eggers
Johnny 4
Burke
University Place
Parole Turf Club
14Th-St
6Th Ave
Nothing Quite Equals It The Twentieth Century Limited
The Twentieth Century Limited, the 18 hour train between New York and Chicago by the New York Central Lines, leaves New York 3 30 p m and arrives Chicago 8 90 next morning a night ride.
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New-York
Chicago
New- York Central Lines
Adot
Insurance giants funded Judge Hamilton across the continent
Three major life insurers paid Andrew Hamilton for legislative work over a decade, with the Equitable alone totaling over forty thousand dollars and combined payments possibly reaching three quarters of a million. Schiff depicted Hyde’s control over the Equitable and related firms, noting opaque, centralized funds and undisclosed uses in shaping legislation.
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Jacob H. Schiff
Hyde
Equitable
Legislative Investigating Committee
Andrew Hamilton
New-York Life
Mutual and
Life Insurance
United States
Canada
Hamilton
The
New York Life
Yellow Dog
Alfred W. Mayne
T. D. Jordan
Mayne
Hughes
E. L. Short
W. T. Thummelll
Massachusetts
New York State
New-York
Middle West
Far West
W. T. Thummell
Central States
Mutual
Southern
New-England
Testimony Reveals Hamilton Payments Across Life Firms
Alfred W. Mayne testifies to bundles of checks paid by Equitable to "Judge" Hamilton, showing 1900s-1903 disbursements totaling tens of thousands for services related to legislation and counsel. Prominent figures include James W. Alexander and Theodore M. Banta.
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Insurance Investigating Committee
Hamilton
New-York Life
Equitable
Mutual
Alfred W. Mayne
Missouri
M. Murray
T. D. Jordan
New York State National Bank
New- York Life-Hamilton
Mayne
Albany
James W. Alexander
Theodore M. Banta
Banta
Texas
Hughes
Georgia
West Virginia
Delaware
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
The
Andrew Hamilton
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the Tribune
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Gulf Coast
Harper’s
COUNT
Schiff
Hendricks
U. P
James Hazen Hyde
Mr. Schiff
Alexander
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Finance Committee
L. M. Bailey Trustee Fund
Bliss
Mr. Bliss
James H. Hyde
NEW York Life, Mutual and
Tre Tits
Springfield
Grand Central Station
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