Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race Shapes in Roosevelts Shadow
Philadelphia Times reports on ideal Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor. Quay allies shift support, Elkin ousted, Brooke touted but questioned for German Irish appeal. Pennypacker seen strongest Philadelphia option. Cameron remains a lingering possibility amid insider maneuvering ahead of a state convention.
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Washington
Philadelphna Times
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
John R. Brooke
Brooke
David H. Lane
Samuel Pennuypacker
Philadelphian
Jane
Quay
Elkin
Penrose
Quay Men Hire Auditorium for June Political Rally
Special to The Philadelphia Times reports the Quay faction has booked the Harrisburg Auditorium of the Board of Trade for June 1, the day before the State Convention. The event aims to gauge strength and drum up enthusiasm for the Senator's gubernatorial bid, with a caucus planned the night before to organize support.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Board of Trade
Quay
Quey-Hastings Ogbt
Elkin supporters plan convention push amid counter demo
Friends of Elkin prepare for a demonstration at the coming convention while Elkinites dismiss alarm over General Brooke candidacy. They claim Brooke has not voted in Pennsylvania in thirty years and oppose a military government. Captain W H T Mackey, Franklin county delegate and G A R member, met Elkin and pledged veterans' support for the Attorney General.
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Friends of Elkin
Elkinites
Brooke
Pennsylvania
W. H. T. Mackey
Franklin County
Elkin
Quay Talks With Bigelow in Pittsburg May Shape Delegates
Special to the Philadelphia Times reports Senator Quay met Thomas Bigelow in Pittsburg. Bigelow said little politics and refused to back state delegates, aiming to keep his fight on county and city Republicans. Quay plans talks in Washington with Insurance Commissioner Durham and Senator Penrose, with possible representation from the Olivers.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Quay
Thomas
Bigelow
Durham
Penrose
Washington
Olivers
Senator Quay
Recorder Murphy
Allegheny
Murphy
Allegheny City
Francia Torrance
Samuel C. Grier
Robert McAfee
Thomas Henry
Torrance
Stone
W. E. Crow
Fayette County
Congress
Congressional Committees
Fell details Watres offer to withdraw delegates in Wilkes Barre
Watres of Lackawanna county allegedly asked County Chairman Fell for complimentary votes in exchange for withdrawing his candidates for State delegates in Wilkes Barre. Fell refused as Watres stayed in the field. Watres supporters name Ex-Congressman Williams and Charles A. Miner to run as delegates despite Elkin allies calling the move weakness.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilkesbarre
Fell
L. A. Watres
Lackawanna County
Elkin
Watres
Williams
Charles A. Miner
Municipal League Gains Election Officers in February
February returns show the Municipal League selected more election officers than last year with forty five judges two hundred twenty one inspectors and forty two assessors. Clinton Rogers Woodruff lauds the gains and notes the challenge of recruiting the right candidates for future elections. Union Republican Club hosts a "Night in Bohemia" at 227 South Broad Street with hundreds attending, signaling strong interest.
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Municipal League
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
League
Parladelphia Times
Philadelphia
Union Republican Club
Bohemia
South Broad Street
De Leon Retires as Guayaquil Consulate Chief
Washington reports the State Department will replace Berry M. De Leon as Consulate General in Guayaquil Ecuador after friction with local authorities. A new successor has been selected and will be announced soon. De Leon recently returned to the United States from his post.
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Pennypacker
Brooke
New York
Sehater Quay
Penrose
William W. Porter
State Superior Court
Porter
Ashbridge
Berry M. de Leon
Washington
State Department
Guayanquil
Ecuador
United States
Guayaquil
Mr. de Leon
A ~Ocessor
Mr .de Leon
Fenice
Georgina Ae
Tug Volunteer Rescues Crew After Barge Loss Near Penfield Reef
The tug Volunteer reached New York harbor after losing the barges Henry Hughes and Baxter off Penfield Reef in Long Island Sound. All aboard the Baxter perished and one boy from the Henry Hughes died. The Henry Hughes captain, his wife, and two children were brought back to New York aboard the Volunteer. Unknown number of men were aboard the Baxter.
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New York
Volunteer
Henry Hughes
Baxter
Penfield Reef
Long Island Sound
Teeonel
Archbishop Corrigan Improving After Brief Pneumonia Setback
No official bulletin on Archbishop Corrigan's condition tonight. Dr Keyes said he is recovering well from a relapse, with normal temperature, interest in affairs, and his first solid meals today. Traces of pneumonia have disappeared and recovery is assured.
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Corrigan
New York
Archbishop Corrigan
Keyes
Tapped Tanks at Camden Oil Station Reported
Oil stolen from Standard Oil tanks at Cooper Creek and Federal Street Camden after taps were found. Police say thieves likely escaped with crude in vessels. investigation continues.
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Standard Oil Company
Cooper Creek
Federal Street
Camden
Rich Gold Fields Found in Montana
Butte reports on April 30 describe a gold discovery at Sand Creek sparking a stampede to Whip-Poor-Will Gulch. The mineralized ledge is said to assay into the thousands, prompting widespread rush to the area.
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Montana
Butte
Mont
Sand Creek
War Sloop Richmond Arrives at Norfolk Harbor
NORFOLK VA April 30 The old sloop of war Richmond towed by the tug Hercules arrived today from League Island and will be installed as an auxiliary to the fleet.
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Richmond
Norfolk
Hercules
League Island
Rocks not sand filter water at Roxborough plant
Rocks and rubble were dumped into the Lower Roxborough filtration beds to filter water, replacing sand and gravel. Officials discuss faster filtration claims, Haddock remains non committal on funding, while press notes the rock method clarifies but does not purify.
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Roxborough
Philadelphia Times
National Sons of the American Revolution Meet in Washington
The annual congress of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution convened in Washington D C with about 200 delegates. Walter S Logan of New York City, president general, spoke for the order. Business reports were presented by C A Pugsley of Peekskill and Captain Samuel E Gross of Chicago with historian Gen George W Bates of Detroit. Mrs Roosevelt hosted visiting officers and delegates at the White House prior to the sessions.
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Washington
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Noble D. Larner
H. B. F. MacFarland
Walters. Logan
New York City
National Society
C. A. Pugsley
Peekskill
N. Y
Samuel E. Gross
Chicago
George W. Bates
Detroit
White House
Roosevelt
Willard Hotel
Wake
J. C. Breckinridge
Jin Murphy
John Hancock
John Whitehead
Peirre
Maryland
Diplomatic Privilege Prevents Berlin Landlord Seizure
Commander Beehler United States naval attache at Berlin Vienna and Rome faced a large damages bill from his landlord over alleged property damage. He resisted as unwarranted and extortionate, but the landlord invoked the law and halted his move. Beehler appealed to the Foreign Office to exercise diplomatic privilege to avoid detention in Berlin.
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Washington
Beehler
United States
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Hart
Bogota
Foreign Office
Physicians Elect Officers Two Philadelphians Named
The Association of American Physicians elected officers at its annual meeting in Washington on April 30. James Stewart of Montreal was named president. William T. Councilman of Otis serves as vice president, Henry Hun of Albany as secretary, J. P. C. Griffith of Philadelphia as treasurer, and Solis Cohen of Philadelphia as recorder.
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Washington
Association of American Physicians
James Stewart
Montreal
Whiliam T. Councilman
O— Ten
Henry Hun
Albany
J. P. C. Griffith
Philadelphis
Recorders
Solis Cohen
Sheep Dying in Territory Drought Report
SANTA FE N M April 90 Report from all parts of the Territory indicate that sheep are dying by the hundreds. The drought is unusual and the young lambs that will be saved will be few in number.
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Drouth
Santa FE
N. My
Beef Trust Blacklist Ruins Lard Brokers at Chicago
In Chicago on April 30 District Attorney S H Bethea heard witnesses Fred Silberhorn and Henry Nickersop说 that the meat trust exists with Armour Swift Cudahy and Nelson Morris named in a leaftard combine The packers report business setbacks from high meat prices and a 33 1 3 percent drop in dressed beef demand while rails show piling carloads and layoffs General Weston notes lower beef prices for army contracts at Fort McHenry and other stations The Ways and Means Committee delays action on free meat and Reef Trist investigations in Washington Stock yards at South Omaha report record bids for Angus Aberdeens cattle with a cow Blackbird selling for 3010 dollars and a calf at her side for 1000
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Chicago
S. H. Bethea
Meat Trust
Fred Silberhorn
Henry Nickersop
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Cudahy & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
Washington
Weston
Fort McHenry
Omaha
South Omaha
Canyton Brothers & Stevenson
Cy Aver Tancy Stock Growers
Inet
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Manesota
Conference plan on beef trust meeting disputed
Washington April 30 the attorney general rebuked a New York Republican Club letter announcing a conference with packing companies stating the action was unauthorized and not known to him until the club’s letter arrived Workingmen to Fight Beef Trust In Bellefontaine Ohio four hundred Big Four Railroad shop workers signed an agreement to boycott meat for thirty days beginning May
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Washington
Republican Club of
New York
Knox
Belle Fontaine
Ohio
Peaceful China still calm after revolts claim
German Minister to China Dr Mumm von Schwartzenstein reports from his holiday trip that rumors of an insurrection between the Great Wall and Jehol and of government soldier defeats are unfounded. He traveled with five attendants and found the country peaceful and people polite.
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Pekin
Great Wall
Jehol
China
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Boer Chiefs Confer with Men in Field in Transvaal
April 30. Boer delegates, including General Botha and Acting President Schalk Burger, visit burghers in the field. Delarey Del Wet and other leaders tour districts as May 25 Ver Eeniging gathering nears a final decision. Peace outlook favored if delegates present the situation clearly to burghers.
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Tretoria
Botha
Transvaal
Schalk-Burger
Delarey
Lucas Meyer
O © Free State
Reitz
Steyn
Orange Free State
Del
Association formed in Tokio to found hospitals in China
A Tokyo based association forms with the aim to establish hospitals in China, presenting this as the best means to win Chinese sympathy for Western science. The move reflects ongoing Western aid and medical outreach efforts reported by the Times and cable outlets.
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China
London Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
Tokio
Weather forecast for mid-Atlantic region
The United States Weather Bureau reports fair conditions for Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland with increasing clouds Friday and mostly west winds. A local weather report notes sunshine today and a high around 72 degrees with recent precipitation totals and seasonal excesses, plus references to page four for full regional outlook.
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IMCAL
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Arrivals of Ocean Liners
The ship Katesr Wilhelm arrives in Bremen from New York signaling a maritime port movement with a likely passenger and cargo flow update.
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Wilhelm
Bremen
New York
Operators and Miners Again Refer to Conciliation Committee
New York April 30 coal negotiators from the United Mine Workers and operators, brought together by the National Civic Federation, have again referred their dispute to the federation’s conciliation committee. The committee’s meeting is scheduled for Friday or Saturday, with no full public disclosure of progress.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
National Civic Federation
Mitchell
George F. Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Miners Fail to Settle as Talks Continue
Word from Altoona reports the Webster coal field did not sign the Altoona wage scale after talks with President W A Lathrop. John Mitchell plans another Philadelphia conference while Hastings operator J L Mitchell will meet miners next Monday at Hastings. Illinois district talks at Auburn failed with 1500 to 2000 miners idle awaiting agreement.
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Philadelphia Times
Altoona
Webster
Philadelphia
W. A. Lathrop
Coal Company
John Mitchell
Webster Goal and Coke Company
J. L. Mitchell
Hastings
Mitchell
Webster Company
Jamestown Company Seeks Schley for President
NORFOLK Va April 30 A movement grows to name Admiral Schley president of the Jamestown Exposition Company. The Board of Directors will meet soon to discuss elections for treasurer and other officers as directors are chosen.
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Jamestown Company
Schley
Norfolk
Reser
Admiral Schley
Jamestown Expeosition Company
Weetes
Letters to Murderers at Clinton Prison Draw Sympathy
In Clinton prison Dantiemors New York three Van Wormer brothers serving life for the murder of their uncle Peter Hallenbeck receive many letters. Most express sympathy and a few include exchanged poems.
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Platteburg
M. Y
Clinton Prison
Dantiemors
N. Y
van Wormer Bers
Peter Hallenbeck
Seopa
American Asphalt Men Discuss Reorganization Plan
American asphalt bondholders and national committee representatives held a four hour meeting at the Commercial Trust Company to review an outline for reorganizing the Asphalt Trust. Proposed capital around 30 million with 15 million in Americans’ preferred stock and 15 million in national common stock, but working capital remains undefined.
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Asphalt Company of America
Henry W. Biddle
Asphalt Trust
William F. Harrity
National Committee
Commercial Trust Company
Thomas de Witt Cuyler
American Committee
Philadelphia Times
Cuyler
John M. Mack
Henry Tatnall
Land Title and Trust Company
Secretary Long Retires as Navy Chief in Washington
Secretary Long ends his official career as head of the naval establishment. Secretary Hay and Mr. Moody attend. Fred L. Fishback becomes confidential clerk replacing Greer who becomes an assistant pay master. Cyrus W. Wells stays as private secretary to Moody. Moody finishes duties as Representative and tomorrow becomes Secretary of the Navy.
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Washington
Long
Naval Establishment
Hay
Mr. Moody
Fred L. Fishback
Greer
Navy
Cyrus W. Wells
Moody
Massachusetts
Appropriations Committee
House
Ogden party arrives in Knoxville for university visit
The Ogden party arrived by special train in Knoxville at 1 20 pm. Dr C W Dabney and Dr R G Waterhouse greeted the group with Knoxville College and University of Tennessee leaders in attendance. Welcoming exercises featured speeches by Richard C Ogden W H Baldwin Jr George Foster Peabod and others before tours of the university farm and Knoxville College followed by a banquet. The party departed on a special train at 10 pm.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ogden
C. W. Dabney
University of Tennessee
R. G. Waterhouse
Emery and Henry College
Virginia
R. W. McGranahan
Knoxville College
Richard C. Ogden
W. H. Baldwin, Jr
George Foster Peabods
Dr. Dabney
Hugh M. Tate
University
University Farm
Shaffer Likely Wins Re election At Amalgamated Assembly
Wheeling April 30. Amalgamated Association convention nears close with officer elections in the afternoon. The bid to unseat M F Tighe as assistant secretary sparks a heated contest. Harry Griffiths of Elwood City and John Jones of McKee's Rocks are declared candidates.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Amalgamated Association
Committee On
General Laws
Shaffer
M. F. Tighe
Harry Griffiths
Elwood City
John Jones
McKee's Rocks
Postal Currency May be Recommended
Washington April 30 The committee considering fractional postal currency will likely recommend Congress a measure for fractional currency notes in detachable coupon form. They would be obtainable from post offices or rural free delivery carriers in amounts from five cents to two dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Desperate Detroit mother self immolates after child’s death
Mrs Adeline Sage of 363 Locust street Detroit poured kerosene on herself and set fire after her 3 year old died of scarlet fever on March 19. Firemen and husband tried to save her but she perished this morning. She left two other young children.
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Detroit
Mich
Adeline Sage
Locust Street
Federation of Women's Clubs to Open Convention in Los Angeles
The Federation of Women's Clubs will begin its convention in Los Angeles tomorrow. Hundreds of delegates have arrived from the East and Midwest to attend. Delegates from Kansas Missouri and neighboring states are present to push for the next conference. New York and New England representatives are also seeking the meeting.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Kansas
Missouri
York
Empire State
New England
Reeves to be heard from Morristown Tenn
Morristown Tenn April 30 Colonel T H Reeves father of Dr W H Reeves who were convicted in connection with the Cuban postal frauds and who was after years at least asserts that in a few weeks a statement to the press will be made. Dr Reeves is now in Reese.
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Morristown
Tenn
T. H. Reeves
W. H. Reeves
Carnegie to Give Town a Library
Prominent benefactor Andrew Carnegie plans to donate a library to the town. The announcement, reported from Marlborough, notes a formal presentation event in April with details yet to be finalized.
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Carnegie
Marlborough
Andrew
Crushed Ten Die on Stairs as Panic Grips Women
Panic spreads as a crowd of women rushes stairs amid an unnatural terror causing ten deaths. Officials describe the incident as chaotic and deadly with emergency responders racing to assist and manage the scene.
Trample Over Dead Bodies at Tobacco Factory Fire Panic
A deaf mute boy’s cry of fire sparked a deadly panic among 800 female workers on the fourth floor of the American Tobacco Company plant at Tenth Street and Washington Avenue. Eight died, three likely fatally injured, and twenty five hurt, as a crush on the stairs trapped and trampled workers while firemen freed the crushed onlookers after minutes of chaos.
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American Tobacco Company
Tenth Street
Washington Avenue
Girls Fight With Knives In Narrow Split Flat
Two rooms on the fourth floor of a building are separated by sliding doors, making one long apartment from Tenth to Eleventh streets. Rows of cigar rolling machines sit near a thousand guns of many nationalities including American, English, Irish, Italian, Polish, and Slavonic.
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