Pittsburg Graft Case Witness Reveals $70 000 Demand
President C S Lameron of the Pittsburg and Tube City railway testified about a graft demand of seventy thousand dollars and a plan to use checks in deposit boxes to secure payments. He named Common Councilman William A Martin as a collector for the alleged cartel and said the cash was demanded in desperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
C. S. Lameron
Pittsburg and Tube City Railway
Cameron
John Marron
Guthrie
Rem
Willem A. Martin
Combine
Martin
Fire at Toulon Arsenal Threatens Stores
A large fire at the Toulon arsenal began shortly after midnight and spread rapidly. The blaze endangers nearby private quarters and vast quantities of stores within the arsenal, with damage described as extensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
France
Interstate commerce ruling opens party rate tickets to public
The interstate commerce commission ruled that party rate tickets must be available to the general public, applying to amusement company travel as transport options similar to standard passenger service. In Hoboken, a bold highway robbery saw Frank Schrenk, superintendent of Schrenk's glass works, knocked down and robbed of $1,000 intended for workers, with pursuers closing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstated Commerce Commission
New York
Hoboken
N. J
Frank Schrenk
Schrenk
Mataafa Makes Lake Trial After Record Repairs
The Mataafa, wrecked in the November 1905 storm at Duluth canal and with eleven crew lost, has completed repairs in Superior and sailed on a day trial trip into the lake, marking the largest repair job ever attempted on the Great Lakes.
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Superior
Wis
Duluth Canal
Great Lakes
New York Fire Calamity Claims Four Masons and Hundreds of Horses
A series of five alarms on the Upper East and Middle East Sides and East Seventy thirds streets ends in a four death fire and the loss of 250 horses. Fireboats helped battle the flames and two engines were wrecked injuring their drivers. Residents in upper floors were rescued as fires spread through tenements and a stable near Wooster street. The Frome Manufacturing plant suffered heavy damage as backdrafts swept the scene.
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New York
Upper East Side
Broadway
Middle East Side
Ee and
Barrow Streets
Page
Madi
Seventy Thirds
Reet
Wooster Street
R. R. Frome Manufacturing Company
Bank President Charles C. King Arrested in Chicago
Charles C. King, president of the First National Bank of Scotland & Co., was arrested by U S Marshals in Chicago after a South Dakota federal indictment. Prosecutors accuse him of misapplying bank funds and issuing self serving certificates totaling 45 000 dollars. King denied the charges and claimed enemies opposed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aute
Charles C. King
First National Bank of Scotland, & C
United States
Griffin
Donovan
King
Federal Grand Jury
South Dakota
Aot
Foote
Stolen Bonds Found In New York Trust Company Case
A statement from New York officials says M Dennett broker had $20,000 in railroad bonds in his club room. W C Douglas loan clerk of the Trust Company of America is in custody amid allegations of missing bonds totaling near 140000. President Oa Thorne disclosed at a trust meeting that Dennett financed the brokerage activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
M. Dennete
W. C. Dougls
Trust Company of America
Oa ‘Thorne
Thorne
Com Agy
Jae
Dennett
Severe volcanic eruption wreaks havoc in southern region
Reported volcanic activity in the south causes immense damage and continues to threaten nearby communities. Officials urge evacuation as rivers heat and ash clouds disrupt travel and power supplies. Local teams assess infrastructure damage and monitor further eruptions.
Eruption Clouds Ash Valdivia and Surrounding Toll
Valdivia the capital of Valdivia province lies under ash and cloud cover as Puyehue volcano erupts. The eruption has devastated cattle and farms, deposited ash up to 150 miles away, dried a river, and caused a lake to vanish, with no loss of life reported so far.
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Valdivia
Taft Reports Cuba Progress and Canal Work
Secretary Taft, returning from Central America and Cuba, says Cuba is in satisfactory condition under the census plan and elections to stabilize governance before U.S. withdrawal. He expresses strong approval of canal work, noting rapid progress under Colonel Goethals compared with Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Panama
Cuba
Porto Rico
Congress
Goethals
Stevens
Mongolia Steamer Cleared of Damage After Derby Bay Debacle
Moji Japan April 24 divers examination of the Pacific Mail steamer Mongolia after refloating found no damage from her grounding in Hayatomo strait. The vessel then proceeded to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moji
Japan
Pacific Mail
Mongolia
Hayatomo Strait
San Francisco
Arbitration Only Hope In Central American Talks
Washington reports a renewed deadlock in the Central American controversy. Philip Brown the American chargé d affaires at Guatemala cables from La Union Salvador that no early agreement seems likely. The United States and Mexico press for an understanding to avert hostilities as long conferences continue at the state department between Assistant Secretary Bacon and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Philip Brown
Guatemala
la Union
Salvador
Brown
United States
Mexico
Bacon
Ambassadors urge arbitration to settle Central American disputes
Ambassador Creel of Mexico and Ministers Mejia and Calvo indicate major developments may occur within 24 hours. Facing a seemingly hopeless situation, it is decided that arbitration of all disputed questions is the only way out, with Nicaragua Honduras and El Salvador urged to accept the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassador Creel
Mexico
Mejia
Salvador
Calvo
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Honduras
Immigration Commission Plans Europe Visit to Probe Migration
The nine member commission, with Neill and Jenks remaining in the United States, will travel to Europe in late May to study immigration patterns, incentives, and movement from Southern Italy to Poland and Russia. In the United States the focus will be on how immigrants are distributed and crowded in large cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Immigration Commission
Neill
Professor Jenks
Europe
Messrs. Neill
Jenks
Italy
Poland
Russia
Immigration Concentration Seen as Major Evil in Population Centers
General opinion holds that the clustering of newly arrived foreigners in main population centers is among the gravest evils linked to immigration. This view emphasizes urban concentration as a core problem in handling migration.
Monument to General Vara del Rey Erected at El Caney
Spaniards in Havana obtained Governor Magoon's permission to raise a monument at El Caney to General Vara del Rey who defended the position against Americans. He was wounded multiple times, refused to leave the field, directed troops from a stretcher, and died on the battlefield.
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el Caney
Havana
Fire devastates Teastrike Hotel Richards in Minnesota
A kitchen fire at the Hotel Richards in Teastrike Minnesota destroys a large portion of the town. In a separate incident John A Sperry a Boston painter fatally shoots his wife then kills himself after a quarrel. Notable international and corporate items include Argentine representatives to The Hague Roque Saenz Pena and Carlos Rodriguez, Charles A Peabody re elected president of Mutual Life Insurance NY, Lord Si Ching Fang appointed Chinese minister to London, formerly minister to Japan.
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Richards
Teastrike
Minn
John A. Sperry
Boston
Roque Saenz Pena
Carlos Rodriguez
Hague
Cae
Charles A. Peabody
Mutual Lit Insurance Company of
New York
Board of Trustees
Si Ching Fang
Li Hung Chang
London
Japan
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart, Schaffner
Dunlap
John B. Stetson
Dempster
Gordon Hats
Wilson Bros
Mansing Union
C.F. Koepp
Huron
Arsenal
REAT
Pme
Mataafa
Inford
New York Trust Company
Chile
Santiago
Iporil
Capitol Square
Will S. Preston
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