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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
1
A French car faces danger amid a raging sandstorm in Death Valley. An owner rode a burro at night to seek help as a lone tent was found abandoned. San Francisco expects updates from the Zust Protos after leaving Ogden.
Shipping report lists vessels departing from Seattle and Bakersfield with times. Entries mention Valdez Alaska voyage on Wednesday and protracted times for De Dion and Protos at multiple ports. Bradley California and Kelton Utah appear among listed ships with associated times.
In a first person report from Mojave California on April 3 a De Dion car traveler describes a brutal sandstorm crossing Death Valley. The crew endures scorching heat drifting sands and a failed road while seeking help, with a rescuer later found dead on the road.
A special army board led by Brig. Gen. W W Wotherspoon and chaired by Gen. Bell recommends reorganizing the U S Army to 100000 officers and men. The plan seeks closer ties with the militia and faster mobilization, arguing current forces lag Europe in capability and rapid deployment.
Norwalk Ohio April 3 Mrs Martha J Campbell head of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and Green Township Sunday School superintendent was sentenced to eight months in an Ohio penitentiary for arson. She declared her innocence as Judge Alexander imposed the term and denied a new trial motion. Campbell 69 was convicted of aiding and abetting the destruction of Miss Lou Mather’s Steuben home. Mather testified the fire was to secure a $1000 insurance payout. An appeal was noted and Campbell was released on $3000 bond.
In Summit New Jersey on the night of November 23 burglars stole silver valued at several hundred dollars from William N. Coler Jr. A produce peddler named Louis Ortman spotted a possum and found scattered silverware near the Passaic Avenue sewage disposal works. Police recovered about fifty more pieces and believe other loot remains hidden nearby.
Serg t Joseph Wasserman once on District Attorney Jerome staff was reduced to patrolman. The move was kept private by Commissioner Bingham and only learned at midnight as Wasserman took patrol at the Alexander Avenue Station Bronx. He had been among three staff members kept from Jerome’s office and later faced conduct unbecoming charges.
Detectives identify Louis Hedge of Manhattan as the man found in the Gowanus Canal. A note in his pocket lists 35 Bowery as his address and he had worked as a strikebreaker for Farley. A revolver and blackjack were found on the body and police suspect unionists may be involved. The Farley strikeheadquarters denied Hedge’s known association.
Granville Barker and William Archer urge a smaller New Theatre building to preserve intimate dramatic impact. They warn a large hall favors classic spectacle and commercial choices, risking neglect of modern drama and a balanced repertoire.
A general strike in Rome turns the city into a holiday as troops kill three rioters and wound fifteen others. Tourists abandon the city, cabs and streetcar service halt, and J Pierpont Morgan stays at his hotel after authorities warn him. Cardinal Vannutelli attends the Papal College sermon with Pope Pius present.
Representative Fitzgerald of New York derides a $10,000 deficiency for riding tests as folly and vanity. He mocks appointing doctors to command ships and ridiculed murals and photographs used to showcase the President, arguing the plan exposes the folly of the administration.
A Watertown NY inquiry centers on whether the Twenty fourth Regiment colored band will lead the procession for Gov Hughes arrival and if white soldiers from Company C will serve as escorts. Debates over race and wine at the Chamber banquet mark the preparations for the governor's visit.
John J. Cooke, keeper of the Sound light off Stamford, braved a stalled motor in a launch to fetch his wife home. A patrol found Cooke near Northport and learned his wife had recovered from illness. The aged wife tended the beacon overnight, while her son and daughter in law were stranded. The couple prepared to return to Stamford to reach the light by night.
The Carnegie Foundation increased the Pension Fund to 15 million dollars to include professors from state universities in the program. The plan initially excluded denominational schools and now aims to admit many state and some non denominational colleges with select exceptions. Andrew Carnegie expresses pride in supporting higher education and notes the fund’s long term value.
Andrew Carnegie given a $40 gift to Mount Vernon New York Library with an addition by Sloan to enlarge the building for the city’s growing needs.
A waste paper wagon driven by Giovanni Rancino along Broadway bursts into flames near Ninety Street. Policeman Mooney alerts, four engines and two trucks join the pursuit, stopping the team at Eighty first Street. A single fire stream saves the wagon load from total destruction.
The president orders Sunday hours limited to emergencies or essential public welfare duties. Postmaster General Meyer issues an enforcing rule starting Sunday to bar most staff from offices on the Sabbath without a special pass. Other executive departments are expected to follow this directive in response to the Sunday Observance League appeal.
The John W. Gates Refining Company reduces kerosene to six cents per gallon and gasoline to ten cents per gallon in a price war with Waters-Pierce, part of Standard Oil. Gates expands retail agencies across Texas and vows a strong contest.
The New York Central announces the 18 hour schedule for its Twentieth Century Limited between Chicago and New York will resume on April 19. The train will depart Chicago at 2 30 P M and arrive in New York at 6 30 A M Eastern time. The return schedule will leave New York at 2 30 P M and reach Chicago at 8 30 A M.
Police in Madrid thwart an attempted attack as a youth rushes a royal carriage. The assailant, a demented son of a Madrid police official, is detained after the incident near the British Embassy. Queen Victoria is not present in the report.
Physicians in Warwick NIV have formed a union with a new schedule of prices. Fees rose about 30 percent to reflect higher living costs. The new rates take effect today for office consultations and home calls within one mile.
A trolley car in Brooklyn fatally struck and decapitated 60 year old tugboat worker Frank Graham at the foot of Forty Second Street. Fifteen to twenty longshoremen confronted Borough police on Third Avenue near Thirty second Street, chased Motorman Harrington, and fought with police reserves before dispersal.
Benjamin L. Winchell Jr., son of the railroad president, says he abandons more than fifteen years of ambition to be a railroad man. He studied at an engineering school, worked at Baldswyin Locomotive Works, and plans to join a wire company sales department amid rumored political pressures.
A wave of sore throats among young women at New York Life Insurance at 264 Broadway prompted two departments to send staff home until Monday. Medical officers fear a possible tonsillitis epidemic and fumigation followed. John C. McCall called the measure precautionary, noting prior repeats in past emergencies.
Flood forces temporary abandonment of Grand Central passenger station in Cincinnati as water reaches 54.3. Railroads shift terminals to Eighth Street and Fourth Street stations. high water blocks boat passage under bridges. Forecaster says crest likely to pass Saturday.
A confrontation on Fiftieth Street near Ninth Avenue ends with Patrolman Bresnehan mortally wounded by a blackjack blow during a dispute with Ned Nerney. Nerney, also a patrolman off duty, claims Bresnehan fired first. both men deny the other’s claim as officers and witnesses recount the clash and subsequent ambulance action.
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