Inventor Hammond Committted to Bellevue in Open Air Court
Open air hearing before Magistrate Walsh commits inventor James Bartlett Hammond of New Rochelle to Bellevue for examination. Witnesses say Hammond, born 1839 in Boston, is mentally irresponsible from drugs and liquor and suffers locomotor ataxia. His firm Dennett Bros. failed with liabilities of $152,000. a related embezzlement case was settled out of court.
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New York
Holling Court
Walsh
Bellevue
James Bartlett Hammond
Hammond Typewriter
Sammond
Thomes I. Hammond
New Rochelle
Cumberland
Hammond
Iin
West Side Court
Thomas F. Blammond
Allert Bryce
Hammand
Worf
Mr. Hammond
Boston
University of
Boston Stock Exchange
Dennett Bros. & Co
Dennett
Francis L. Niles
Toulon Arsenal Fire Ravages Military Port
Fire at Toulon arsenal in France destroys part of the yard and damages about thirty dwellings. Sentries and workers battled flames as the blaze spread rapidly, injuring more than thirty people with many expected not to recover. Investigators report damage to documents from the Jena inquiry amid the chaos.
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Toulon
France
Witeh
Jena
Arsenal
Four Men Drowned After Cape Fear River Launch Plunges
Four men aboard a naphtha launch on the Cape Fear River at Buckhorn Falls in Chatham County were swept over the falls and drowned. The victims include Tans Thorson of St Paul Minnesota, general foreman for a power plant project, and BE Brady of Moncure, assistant foreman, along with two African American laborers. The bodies had not been recovered. Thorsen was to wed in Raleigh, with his fiancée Miss Thelma Lluderen traveling from St Paul to join him.
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Raleigh
N.C
Cape Fear
Buckhorn Falls
Chatham County
Tans Thorson
St Paul
Mion
B. Brady
Moncure
Thorsen
Aundar
Thelma Lluderen
St. Paul
Baroness on Trial for Murder in New York
The Baroness winisia Louise de Massy appeared before Justice Blanchard in the criminal branch for trial on a charge of shooting and killing Gustav Simon, president of the Queen Wish company, in his Broadway seventh floor office last November.
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New York
Winisia Louise de Massy
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Gustav Simon
Queen Wist Company
Broadwar
Arcadia cargo ship lost with 14 aboard near Lake Michigan
Report says the Arcadia, leaving for Two Rivers with a cargo of birdwood on April 2, is believed lost in Lake Michigan with captain Tarry May and about thirteen others among the crew and passengers. Coast guard and marine officials confirm the vessel is missing.
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Harge
Manister
Mich
Arcadia
Lake Michigan
Tarry May
Dr John Watson Stricken With Tonsillitis At Mount Pleasant
Dr John Watson who arrived to address students at Mount Pleasant Wesleyan University was taken seriously ill with tonsillitis and removed to a hospital. All engagements have been canceled.
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Ian MacLaren
Ottumwa
John Watson
Vna MacLaren
Mount Pleasant
Fairbanks Plant Burns in Indianapolis Fire
A large fire last night destroyed the Indianapolis Kreg and Switch company plant in Springbreeid, causing about 450 dollars in losses. The facility, owned by Vice President Pairbanks and operated by his brother M. Fairbanks, was reportedly fully engulfed with no injuries reported.
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Springbieed
Indianapolis
William J. Bryan Lectures on The Average Man at Lawrence
A large audience attended William J. Bryan's lecture on The Average Man in Lawrence. The event occurred April 24 at Ofty Nall with anticipation of further talks in Teel.
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Orran
Lawrence, Lawrence, Mase
William J. Bryan
Ofty Nall
Lasi
Teel
Southeastern Chile Volcano Eruption Shakes Valdavia Town
Severe volcanic activity continues in southern Chile with ash covering Valdavia. Fire and ash clouds threaten nearby areas as authorities monitor evacuation and air quality conditions.
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Santiago
Chile
O Valdavia
Honduran Colonel Defies Marines in Tela Skirmish
In Tela Honduras Colonel Isauila commanding eight men drew a revolver on a Marietta crewman as American marines landed at Tela. He demanded an apology from Lt. Isauila, then backed down when Marines pressed for an apology. The episode included threats against British subject William Collings over a flag incident and involvement of Commander Fullam.
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Arnis
Uneke Fam
Palerto Cortez
Honduras
Stanes
Amd
Standarta
Gpohe
Marietta
Louis Tiseufla
Tela
Lfoudures
Waslen McNair
Tel
Isauila
Salado
Hse
Wiliam Collings
Fujlam
Coronel
Governor Hughes Orders National Guard to Forts Around New York
Albany April. Governor Hughes takes command of the National Guard overriding General Roe. He issues an order through the adjutant general directing the Seventh Regiment of New York and the Thirteenth Regiment of Brooklyn to serve at the forts surrounding New York City alongside other units.
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Hepinoenita
Hughes
Albany
N. Y
National Guard
Roe
Guard
Seventh
New York
Brooklyn
New York City
Rhode Island to Elect One U S Senator Next January
Providence April 4 Rhode Island will have only one United States senator next January due to Republican failure to nominate two candidates. The joint assembly adjourned with a full ballot showing Colonel TL. Goddard Providence Democrat 40, Colonel Samuel Penny Colt Bristol Republican 30, George Palmer Wetmore Newport Republican 30.
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Providence
I. LI
Rhode Island
United States
Joint Assembly
Goddard
Samuel Penney Colt
Bristol
George Paubody Wetmore
Newport
Mrs Holdy Joins Peace League in Boston
Mrs Mary Bagley Glover, leader of the Christian Seekers cult, becomes the first American fondateur of an American branch of the Association of International Conciliation. The group traces origins to France with Ratant’s Ouvnelles de Consitaat and featured prominently at a recent New York congress.
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Mra. Holdy
Peace League
Boston
Alrs
Mary Basey Glover
Mrs Bourne Dead at Sayville
April 24 report says flags at half mast at Oakdale country seat for Commodore Frederick Bourne former president of Singur Aranufactoring and director at several companies following the death of his aged mother in Sayville SNOE
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Bourne
Sayville
SN. OE
Oakdale
Commodore Frederick
Singur Aranufactoring Company
Penco In Lodz Labor War Ends Peace Talks
In Lodz Poland on April 24 various parties and fighting organizations have concluded peace. The culmination is expected to halt the murders and assaults that occurred in recent weeks.
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Penco
Lodz
Ruossian
Poland
Death of Judge Addison and the May prick case prosecutor
London reports the death of Judge John Edmund Wentworth Addison who served as the prosecuting toligiel in the May prick case. Early details are sparse and the article notes his role in the famous case.
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Addison Denod
London
John Edmund Wentworth Addison
Toligiel
Tlewestern
Ishs
Loot Czar's Postoffice Robbers Strike Sevastopol
A band of armed robbers drove to the post office in Sevastopol, assaulted officials, and took a sum of post office valuables before escaping. Police pursue leads as investigators examine the scene for clues.
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Sevastopol
Agri
Fumdly
Taft Plans Ohio Trip Amid Political Stakes
Secretary Taft resumes duties in Washington after a month away and faces heavy press attention. He plans to travel to Ohio on Friday for three speeches in Cincinnati and Darton while avoiding direct political statements. He also mentioned possible future tours to Iowa and Minnesota and potential Oklahoma involvement amid a looming political contest.
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Washington
Taft
War Department
Gust
Younker
Ohio
Philippines
White House
Cincnnati
Western Federation
Yale Clubs
Darton
Youngen's Christian Association
Cincinnati
Business Men's Club
Iowa
Minnesota
Oklahomaa
Lord Provost Cranstons Visit Sparks City Street Gripes
Sir Robert Cranston former Edinburgh lord provost and Lady Cranston sailed home aboard the Carmania after attending the Carnegie Institute opening. He met District Attorney Jerome at the Tombs and criticized New York streets calling them out of harmony with the city and provincial towns. He noted loose stones and poorly laid paving in several thoroughfares.
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New Fork
Awful
New York
Robert Cranston
Edinburgh
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Carmuania
Lady Cranston
Robert
Jerome
Sir Robert
Great Britain
Rail Failures Cited By Top Railway Officials
Chicago April 24 report says perfect in step rails rushed from mills to meet demand cause train wrecks and heavy loss of life and property. Officials at the spring meeting of the American Railway association blame material and hurried production for the disasters.
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Chicago
United States
Leven
American Railway Association
Millionaire Post Accused in Domestic Trouble
New York April 24 Accused of beating by his wife in their apartment at Holland House Augustus T Post millionaire Sinker was arrested on warrant from Mrs Post Post vows amicable settlement but Mrs Post refuses and has moved to the Hotel Buckingham threatening divorce proceedings
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Milionaire Post
New York
Holland House
Augustus T. Post
Sinker
Gift of 7 Million for Negro School Education
Announcement from Philadelphia on April 21 reports Miss Annie T. Jones, a Quakeress, pledging seven million dollars for the education of Black children in rudimentary southern schools. Trustees named include Booker T. Washington and Hollis Burke Wrissel.
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Milligan
Philadgelvela
Wreck injures dozen on Great Northern passenger train
A Great Northern passenger train wreck near Blaisdell, North Dakota, April 24 injured about twelve people with more hurt. One or two may die as officials fear the toll will rise from the blamelessly caused crash.
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Hraken Tun
Minot
N. B
Great Northern
Blaisdell
v.Lraken Rail
General Rheins Prefect of Police Absent from Moscow
Moscow April 24. General Rheins, prefect of police, was twice targeted by terrorists, remains abroad on leave, and will not resume his duties in Moscow, according to latest report.
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Moscow
Rheinshot
Ute
Leate
al Sened
Sterling Stakes at Aqueduct feature race outcome
Sterling Stakes at Aqueduct April 24 saw Okkentie, the odds on favorite, win with Mountain setting the pace and Oxford close behind. Gild led early then faded to finish well back as Okkentie and Oxford completed the top two in a six furlong feature. King’s Daughter won the second race in easy fashion carrying 126 pounds.
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Okkentie
Alwara
Winn- Aqueduct
Kew Yori
Aqueduct
Okentte
Mountain
Fountain
Oxford
King's
J. Martin
Clot
Winver
Robin Wood
Herand
Golden Shore
King’s Daughter
Oresaina
Str Idward
Citizen
Biskra
Took
Okenite
Gili
Lady Alicia
Marathon
Foxmead
Apple Teddy
Fival
Transvaal
Betwether
Daniels Caps World 80 Yard Swim Record at East Liberty
Charles NM Daniels of the New York Athletic Club lowered the world eighty yard swimming mark by three fifths of a second at the East Liberty baths, clocking 43.5 seconds in a race against Guy M. Dailey of Pittsburgh. The New York club also defeated the local organization 4 to 2 in waiter polo.
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Daniels
Neve
Twin Sullivan Wins World Welterweight Title Fight
Mike Sullivan of Boston defeats Billy Meliody after twenty furious rounds for the world welterweight championship in Los Angeles. Both fighters weighed 145 pounds and fought toe to toe with repeated exchanges and brutal blows. A separate note details the Army Navy Annual March and West Point Annapolis football game moved to Franklin Field on a Saturday in November.
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Twin Sullivaan
Los Angeles
Cal
Mike (Twin) Sullivan
Boston
Billy Meliody
Army and Navy
Philadelphia
West Point Military Academy
Dolinda Delivers Surprise Win at Oakland Race
Dolinda, paying 25 to 1, upset the Oakland fifth race at the San Francisco track on April 24. Reservation was the heavy favorite but ridden poorly by Baehannon and finished out of the money.
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Dolinda
San Francisco
Oakland
Reservation
Baehnonan
Larned and Wrenn Win Indoor Doubles Title in New York
William A Larned and George L Wrenn Sr win first prize in the indoor round robin doubles from Raymond D Little and Karl A Rehr Jr in New York on April 24 with scores 8 6 and 4 opposite.
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New York
William A Larned
George L. Wrenn, Sr
Raymond D. Little
Karl A Rehr, Jr
Hornell Bath and Kenka Lake Trolley Line Hearing Opens
An Albany hearing before the state railroad commission examines the Hornell Bath and Kenka Lake Railroad Company request for a certificate of convenience and permission to build a trolley road from Hornell to Jerusalem in Gates county, Steuben and adjacent areas.
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Mornell
Jerusalem
Bath
N.Y
State Railroad
Hornell, Bath and ‘Kenka Lake Railroad Company
Hornell
Steuben County
Gates County
Depew Celebrates 73rd Birthday at Delmonico's
New York report says Senator Chauncey M. Depew marked his seventy third birthday by dining at Delmonico’s with the Women’s Republican Association of the State of New York which he helped organize nine years ago. He was accompanied by Mrs. Depew.
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Depew
New York
Chauncey .M. Depew
Delmonico's
Women’s Repolicin' Association
State of
Mr. Depew
Raybrook House Destroyed in Saranac Lake Fire
A blaze swept Raybrook House in Staybrook, formerly Cameron's Hotel, burning the building to the ground. No injuries are reported, and the cause is under investigation as authorities assess total losses.
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Iaybrook
Saranag Lake
N. Y
Raybrook
Staybrook
N.Y
Cameron's
Peabody Mutual Life Reelects President Amid Oil Interests Grip
In New York on April 24, the Marriman and Standard Oil interests are noted as tightening their grip on the Peabody Mutual Life when President Charles A Peabody is re-elected.
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Peabody Mutual Life's
New York
Marriman
Standard Oil
Mutual Life
Charles A Peabody
Roosevelt letters attack Moyer Haywood Debs on justice and citizenship
President Roosevelt denounces attempts to influence justice in the Moyer Haywood Debs sphere, calling such actions flagrant impropriety. He defends a fair trial for all and condemns what he calls undesir able citizenship while insisting on a square deal for all, including labor leaders.
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Washington
Tetter
Honore Jaxon
Chicago
Cook County
Moyer - Haywood “ Conference
Publc
Roosevelt
Moyer and Higwood
Western Federation of Miners
Breunenberg
Idaho
Besid
Harriman
Messrs. Moyer
Haywood
Debs Atand
Alessis
Moyer
Dof
Seven fires devastate Manhattan and Bronx districts
Firefighters battled seven fires across New York City causing extensive damage. In the worst blaze in the Dispatch area journalists report at least four horses perished and several costumed Pullman cars valued at 12 000 each were destroyed. Three alarms rang out as fireboats aided the effort.
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Areca
Ites
Manhattan
Bronx
New York Central Rail
Pullman
Ga and Frelebt
Joss Wil
August Beloret
Adolphus Busch
Wwere
Christopher
Barrow
West
Washington
McClellan and New-Yorker
Supposed Bomb and Dead Dar Sent to Police Chief
A package addressed to Commissioner Bingham caused an intense scare at police headquarters in New York on April 24. It appeared to be an infernal machine and risked a lethal explosion until workers soaked it in water and removed it. inside lay the dead body of a small dog.
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New York
Bingham
Library plans purge of works deemed worthless
A report quotes controller Jay blasting Mark Twain's Double Barreled Detective Story as literary junk. He says similar works will be removed from the public library as worthless, claiming 75 percent of the library’s five reading items fail to be read.
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Trvalnta
Jonakh
Jay
Mark Twain
Allo
Be .Saya
Missing student found working at a mill in New York Mills
A Hamilton College sophomore and son of Rev Ty Be H Busfield of North Adams Massachusetts, who vanished from the college last week, has been located under the name Dan Bush employed at a mill in New York Mills New York.
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Utica
Gordon Busfield
Hamilton College
Be H. Busfield
North Adams
Mass
Dan Bush
New York Mills
Antonio Infante Dies at 160 in Santiago Cuba
Santiago Cuba April 24 Antonio Infante a Regio died at 160 years old in Santiago He was born in 1757 nineteen years before the American Revolution The report notes he retained all faculties to the end and that his age is the greatest recorded in modern times
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Antonio Infante
Santiago
Cuba
Regio
Victoria's Child Predicted to Be Princess by Havana Soothsayer
Palace amusement rises over a telegram from a Havana soothsayer predicting the royal child will be born April 28 and will be a princess. The message causes speculation about the infant’s future status and the line of succession.
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Victoria
Madred
Havana
Amnest y Granted in Cuba for Revolutionists
Havana April 24 Governor Magoon signed a decree granting amnesty to members of the secret forces of Cuba found guilty of offenses during the recent revolution.
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Ammesty
Cuba
Havana
Convernor
Magoon
Cube
Judge Freed After Fatal Lynchburg Shooting Case
A chaotic report from Lynchburg confirms Judge Loving freed Theodore Estes on $5000 bail after Estes was charged with killing his son in an Oak Ridge death scene. The motive and details remain unclear as investigators piece together the alleged shooting involving a double barrel shotgun. Local authorities expect no further trouble following the court action.
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Fee
Laning
Snot Young
Kates
Lynchburg
Jeage
Loving
Theodore
Estes
Oak Ridge
Thomas
Ryan
Bee
Elizabeth
Tae Learning
Atlesea
Ant
Amer
Financial and Mercantile News From New York Port
Closing stock quotations show easier call money around 24 percent with mercantile paper at 14 percent. Weekly exports of general merchandise valued at 2 907 725 dollars end April 2. Copper prices and other commodities listed with varied figures.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ehes
Tackawann
Cere Ates
Louis
Nash
New York Markets Mixed as Flour and Cheese Prices Signal Shift
Market notes show flour steady with inconsistent quotes, cheese prices fluctuate from fancy to good, and live cattle markets indicating a mixed bag for buyers. Western and New York delivery regions report varied quotes for butter, bacon, and eggs as traders weigh futures and spot demand.
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Auien Sealait
Barina
Butt
Axtras
Ber
Pound
Dic
Brets
Au Gxira
Tirats
Borae
Aros Steady
Fate Sane
Atteik
New ‘York
Itia
Egostera
iMac
Poaghriss
Ghiekang
Western
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