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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
Henry Bloch, a freshman, recounts brutal hazing and a pistol rumor at his college. Faculty suspend junior leader A. A. Young and threaten broader penalties as students protest and the campus reels from the ducking culture and discipline clashes.
The Faculty and student body remain firm as talks continue. Samuel W. Levine proposed surrendering to a five member committee for full initiation, while Bloch’s freshman initiation is feared to escalate the dispute and could lead to arrests if pushed too far.
The General Committee of leading iron and steel figures organized last fall, held a Waldorf Astoria dinner, and met to bolster resolve against price cutting. J P Morgan lauded the outlook as the group formed the American Iron and Steel Institute while planning by laws and details for future action. Attendees from major independents and US Steel subsidiaries described a cautious but recovering market, awaiting favorable crop and railroad demand to lift volumes.
Prominent civil engineers and railroad magnates gathered at Sherry's to celebrate the joining of four Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels beneath the Fase River. Hosts were S S Pearson & Son, with toastmaster E W Mott. Attendees included President James McCrea and many top Pennsylvania Company directors and rival executives.
Controller Metz urged erecting a Jefferson statue in New York city, calling for a funding movement during the club’s third annual dinner at the Hotel Majestic. Mrs Jones Hogan donated a hundred dollars. He criticized city transit finances and noted Subway profits don’t offset overall costs.
William Barnes Jr leads the First Assembly District delegation while Luther C Warner heads the Second District group to the Republican State Convention. Congressman George N Southwick serves as a delegate from the Second District. Delegations met in Albany today.
The Pennsylvania Railroad promotes Easter travel to Atlantic City Asbury Park and Cape May with multiple daily through trains from New York. Special schedules include a 1 25 PM Friday Saturday service and a 1 55 PM weekday train to Cape May with connections via North Philadelphia. Five weekday and two Sunday trains link New York to Asbury Park plus a Saturday extra. Tickets via Ticket Agents or C Studds E P A 263 Fifth Avenue NYC, phone Madison 1032.
Rhyolite reports De Dion vehicle travels through Death Valley covering 22 hours. The journey continues toward Mojave with a pass through Paso Robles near San Francisco. Protos stops at Ogden for overnight as part of the trek.
In the New York to Paris auto race the De Dion stalled in Death Valley for 22 hours as a sandstorm raged. A rescue team from Rhyolite recovered the car and found driver Hartigan dead from a neck fracture after a wagon accident. Food and water were ferried to the stranded crew, with teams continuing to Mojave.
The Zust Italian car passed Paso Robles at 5 45 P M and faced minor delays on April 2. Two nuisance stops and a long lunch in Santa Maria slowed the schedule as crews planned to reach San Francisco if roads near San Juan Pass were passable. Enthusiastic crowds welcomed the Italians, who hoped to continue to Seattle and then proceed to Alaska after possible overhauls.
The Indiana State Republican convention endorses Vice President Fairbanks for President and Watson for Governor. The ticket includes Fremont Goodwine, Fred A. Sims, John Billheimer, Oscar Hadley, James Bingham, George Self, and David Myers. The platform supports Roosevelt, labor regulation, tariff revision, foreign trade, mines bureau, waterways, and child labor abolition.
Cal George B. Harvey, publisher, predicts the Republican ticket will be Taft and Hughes. He notes a changed political situation after the president's message and says Taft will pick his running mate, with Hughes likely as VP if chosen. He doubts Bryan or others will gain.
Bryan supporters in Nebraska failed to push a delay at the Populist National Convention in St Louis. After two sessions the permanent organization remained unsettled and adjournment was set to resume the next day. Nebraska says it will walk out if Thomas Watson or others are nominated.
The German Protos, driven by Lieut. Koeppen and piloted by C. O. Wheat from Ogden, arrived at 9 p.m. after a 76 mile run from Evanston Wyoming. Muddy roads and recent snow slowed the trip but officials expect fast times across Nevada to San Francisco.
Des Moines reports quote W. J. Bryan saying his feelings were not hurt by the NY Democratic Club banquet invitation. He admits wiring President Fox to withdraw acceptance and states that if he stays away no embarrassment will result whether he speaks or not. Bryan spoke at the Des Moines Democratic Club tonight.
The Republican State Central Committee elected H. F. Williams of Columbus as Chairman succeeding Senator Charles Dick. W. St. Phipps of Faulding County was named Secretary and William I. Hoffman of Columbus became Treasurer.
Gen Stewart L Wever Ford, head of the Hughes League, says Wall Street favors Taft and Taft forces are scared. He asserts New York plain people back Hughes and Roosevelt will not seek renomination, and warns against overvaluing Wall Street money as Hughes gains statewide delegate strength before the Chicago convention.
In Chicago on April 2 a Johnson for President campaign headquarters was opened at the Grand Pacific Hotel. Frederick B. Lynch chairs the staff directing an educational drive to show Johnson as a winning candidate. The issued statement criticizes Roosevelt and urges state power with national balance while endorsing free trade with Canada and an income tax.
At Republican district meetings in Buffalo and Middletown on April 2, leaders named delegates to the National Convention and urged support for Charles E Hughes for president. Delegates from Orange County pledged to back Hughes, with nominees listed including Wilton Bennett W P Haufman John D Stinere A V N Powelson C F P Hotaling Wilkin Coleman James E Sanford and Charles T Ford.
Mrs Harold McCormick daughter of John D Rockefeller in Chicago has received numerous anonymous letters demanding cash and issuing threats. Detectors guard the McCormick mansion on Lake Shore Drive as Mr McCormick says the letters do not come from anarchists and he will ignore them. The couple plans a Europe trip while a New York visit was also planned two months prior. The demanded sum was under $1000.
New London April 2 Judge W J M Rogers shot and killed his wife at his home then killed himself. The tragedy followed business reverses. Rogers had served as probate judge and later as prosecuting attorney. he also held brigade signal officer duties and served in the Spanish American War.
Morgue identification lists Peter Weinstein 25, Anna 22, and infant Maurice as the victims of the early morning fire at 44 Hester Street. The Weinstein family were the sole fatalities. Dozens injured as tenants fled onto fire escapes causing jams. Fire Marshal Herman De Malignon investigates potential incendiary start with no evidence yet.
Police report a man, about 40, slain in a field near Bayside Flushing and dragged to a wooded patch. The victim, an Italian, was lured from Manhattan amid a feud involving a woman. He stood about five feet six inches, weighed around 180, and has been dead roughly 36 hours.
A man found with a dark gray coat and black trousers carried a jade blue sweater and a razor. In his coat pocket police recovered a Labor Union Card No. 11 issued to Francisco and bearing signatures for Edward J. Gavagen. The union headquarters listed as 20 East Forty Seventh Street Manhattan.
The School Board will receive 1,000,000 dollars to improve New York school safety. The Board of Estimate reportedly pledged the funds to buy fire escapes and modify buildings lacking proper safety facilities.
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