Amen Corner Gone at Fifth Avenue Hotel Farewell to a Landmark
New York April 4 at midnight the Fifth Avenue Hotel ended its half century as a hotel and Republican headquarters. Senators Platt and Depew recalled Amen Corner influence, saying it shaped presidents and governors. A crowd bid the landmark farewell amid tears, cheers, and photographers as the building prepared for demolition to make way for offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Platt
Chauncey Depew
Republican Party
Amlen
Platti
Representativn Fassett
Depew
Amen
Bleibert
Riggs
Old Home
Noved Cain
Republican Organization
Chauncey
Fave
Children Aid Liquor Fight Across Illinois Towns
The closing days of the local option campaign feature women and children active in anti liquor efforts. White schoolchildren march in parades with Vote Yes for My Sake badges and women hold prayer meetings in saloons while canvassing homes. Distillery centers and numerous cities from Joliet to Belvidere, including Danville and Aurora, witness fierce campaigning as ten Cook County townships near Chicago prepare to vote Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Anti-Saloon League
Joliet
Bloomington
Decatur
Galesburg
Monmouth
Centralia
Pekin
Peoria
Great
Kankakee
Pontiac
Alton
Lincoln
Canton
Vandalla
Dixon
Rock Island
Moline
Freeport
Elgin
Waukegan
Belvidere
Danville
Aurora
Cook County
Revenge After 11 Years Inmate Identifies Witness as Escapee
Chicago April 4 Philip Reis declares he was jailed in Sing Sing for six years for a crime he did not commit. He has identified fellow prisoner Charles Acker as the man whose testimony sent him to prison. Reis faces larceny charges while Acker is on trial for robbery and alleged to have escaped Weatherfield Connecticut in 1892. If found not guilty in robbery, Acker would be sent to an Eastern prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philip Reis
Sing Sing
Charles Acker
Reis
Acker
Weatherfield
Connecticut
Desmond Found Dead in Potomac. Death Ruled Self-Destruction
Cornelius J. Desmond, a post office clerk living at 1019 Ninth Street NW, was found in the Potomac River near Georgetown channel after disappearing a week earlier. Coroner Nevitt ruled death by self-destruction. His pockets held letters, pocketbooks, notes, and a gold watch, with a Gertrude letter from Peoria offering no clear motive. Fishermen J H Hollis and Alexander Gales discovered the body, pulled from mid channel between Highway and Railroad bridges, and the body was sent to the morgue. Desmond, unmarried, chaired postal clerks activities and was active in Catholic societies. funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius J. Desmond
Post Office Department
Ninth Street
Potomac River
Nevitt
Desmond
J. H. Hollis
Alexander Gales
Georgetown Channel
Gertrude
Peoria
Hollis
Gales
Harbier Laster
Knights of Columbus
City Post-Office
National Association of Postal Clerks
Horror of peonage in big cities exposed by Russell
Assistant Attorney General Charles W. Russell outlines startling peonage abuses in New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Florida. He cites captive camps, armed guards, brutal beatings, and deaths, urging continued federal prosecutions and broader anti peonage action across the South and major urban centers. The report notes Florida newspaper suppression efforts and names Flagler linked interests as opponents to federal enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Callan O’laughlin
South
Congress
Charles W. Russell
Legislative Branch
Russell
Anes
Florida
Flagler
East Coast
United Groceries Concern
United States
Clark
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Fatal stampede at Modern Woodmen Hall injures many
Special to The Washington Fest reports a fatal stampede at Ellsworth Illinois after an explosion of gasoline lighting at Modern Woodmen Hall. About 300 people crowded to a rear door. two women Mrs Stinger and Mrs John W Dawson died soon after and many others were injured with more possible fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Woodmen Hall
Ellsworth
Stinger
John W. Dawson
Small Sum Borrowed Repaid After One Year
A year ago a burglar entered A. T. Strangeway’s store at Be-Vira Center Middletown. He took a small amount of money. Miss Elizabeth Strangeway, the storekeeper’s daughter, has received a letter stating the $85 was borrowed and now repaid, with thanks for the loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Middletown
A. TS Strangeway
Be- Vira Center
Birgiar
Wazabeth
Strangeway
Bomb In Sultan Harem Triggers Panic In Palace
Special Cable reports from Constantinople that a bomb was found in the sultan’s harem quarters on Saturday. The sultan and his entourage were panicked as many women and eunuchs disappeared afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Paris
Constantinople
Matin
Thomas in command splendid work at targets
Rear Admiral Thomas assumes acting commander in chief of the Atlantic battleship fleet transferring flag from the Minnesota to the Connecticut. Evans improves though remains frail. Maine, Maryland and Pacific ships cited for high target accuracy averaging more than six hits per minute. Buffalo and Relief operate with fleet, schedule for sailings and grand review at San Francisco Bay set for May 8 pending changes.
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San Diego
Cal
C. M. Thomas
Minnesota
Connecticut
Evans
Hampton Roads
Magdalena Bay
Thomas
Sperry
Alabama
Magdalena
Maryland
Pacific
Atlantic
Navy Department
Washington
Navy
Mennuowy
Virginia
Louisiana
Buffalo
Mare Island
Relief
San Francisco
Paso Robles Hot Springs
Ase Robles
San Pedro
Long Beach
Santa Monica
Redondo
Santa Cruz
Pacific Coast
Gould Sends Envoy Abroad to Probe Prince de Sagan
Washington Post reports George J Gould dispatched Capt Donald Dodd to Europe to investigate the prince’s past loves as preparations unfold over Mme Anna Gould and the marriage plan. Anna threatens a will suit to gain control of her fortune and may return to France with cash, prompting family reconciliation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
George J. Gould
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Europe
Gould
Donald Dodd
Mr. Gould
de Sagan
Mme. Gould
St. Regis
Howard Gould
Sherry'’s
Tyler Morse
Anna
France
Foreclosure Sought on Western Maryland Mortgage
A petition for conditional foreclosure of the Western Maryland Railroad Company mortgage was filed in a U S court by Bowling Green Trust Company as trustee. The suit cites default on the first interest installment of 200000 dollars due April 1 and notes receivership actions and fixed payment orders from Judge Morris. John Skelton Williams and financiers visited Washington to inspect the Seaboard Air Line Railroad for potential purchase. Williams declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland
Washington Post
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad Company
United States
Bowling Green Trust Company
New York
Morris
B. I. Bush
Seaboard
Seaboard Equipment Trust
Columbia, D. C
John Skelton Williams
Richmond
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Williams
Iron and Steel Diet Bad for Him
Henry Harrison, a vaudeville performer, has had eleven knife blades, five nails, six small screws, three tacks and other hardware removed from his body. He has made a living swallowing such items for twenty years and is thirty eight years old. The article notes his surgeon was summoned for suspected appendicitis. Other classifieds appear in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Henry Harrison
Harrison
Index to Today's Issue Highlights and Section Listings
An overview page cataloging contents across sections and pages. It lists items such as Miss Roosevelt Runs Locomotive, Peonage, Horrors Disclosed, Issus Man Found Drowned, political commentary, debates, and various society, real estate, and magazine features. It also notes sections for national news, warfare, arts, and comic and sporting items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Leech
Tunnti
Solomon Kann
National Guard
Army
Navy
Richmond
America
Warfield
Washington
S—Janan
West Indies
Miss Ethel Roosevelt Drives Locomotive on Rail Trip
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, daughter of the President, steered the Atlanta and West Point engine from Newnan to Atlanta, finishing six minutes ahead of schedule. Engineer John T. Still praised her nerve as she clutched the throttle, blew the whistle, and toured the cab with the First Family aboard including Mrs. Roosevelt and her sons. The incident occurred amid a day of rail activity highlighted by a Joliet fire.
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Atlanta
Mother
Ethel Roosevelt
West Point
Newnan
John T. Still
Mr. Su
United States
Fitzhugh Lee
Ethel
Miss Ethel
Fengineer
Engineer
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
Quentin
Archie
Magner
Labor Shows Fist Demands Right to Strike and Sherman Amendment
Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor warned Congress that organized labor will support lawmakers who back amendments to restrict or enforce the Sherman anti trust act. The National Civic Federation plan, backed by President Roosevelt, was discussed as civic leaders urged regulation over prohibition of labor rights and collective bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Judiciary
Littlefield
Gomp
Mr. Gompers
National Civic Federation
Roosevelt
Seth Low
Civic Federation
Mr. Low
Federation
E. H. Gary
Albert Shaw
Isaac N. Seligman
Victor Morawetz
Charles A. Moore
William J. Sebiefiln
John S. Hugler
W. E. Macy
Willam C. Breed
Ralph M. Easley
New York
Low
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Famous Hotel
Mtg
Amer
Fama
Mortauk Point
State of
H. Small & Sons, Fiorists
Hachive
Children Aid Liquor Fight
Wiiness
Local Option
Seine
Great Northern
Great Northern Railway Company
Rro
Sloan's
Sloan Galleries
G Street
Bee
Department of Justice
Quackenbos
Paletka
Fla
Russeill
Georgia
Cole
Tate
Coles
Knoxville
Tenn
Shaffers
Russell Bays
Rungell
Jacksonville
Pensacola
North Carolina
Charlotte
N. C
Rogers
United Groceries ‘Company
Florida Keys
Miami
Key West
Keys
Nees
Lexington
Tuizzie Gays
A. Thomas
Winchester
Union Trust
Rotarn
Royal Dimi
G St
Pa.a. A
Thomas IN
Iitness
Fleet
Chris
Kander
Ana
Ioc
George
Sagan
Mme. Anna
Will
Prince and Anna
George Gould
Ann
Anns
Edwin
F. T. Rawlings
California
Washington-Sunset
Poston
Parts
Jotety US
Barrett
Barrett Hardware Company
Joliet National Bank
Julius Westfall
German Savings Bank
Joseph Jones A
Johnson Bros
Gompers
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