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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1908
Page
2
In a speech, Samuel Gompers argues labor unions are not monopolies and criticizes Supreme Court interpretations of the Sherman anti trust law. He says unions defend industrial peace and rights, while cautioning against misreading judiciary authority and stressing vigilance as liberty’s price.
The Citizens' Industrial Association presents a petition to Congress opposing labor backed amendments to the Sherman Act. Signers include the National Association of Manufacturers and other trade groups in New York Philadelphia and 31 other cities expressing fear of boycott rights and anti injunction measures amid a tense national campaign.
Frank J. Gould released a statement that confirms a report his wife Helen Margaret Kelly of New York has filed suit for separation on grounds of neglect and cruelty. He refused to discuss the suit or reconciliation prospects, stating the matter is personal. He arrived at the Homestead Hotel, played billiards, and spent time with friends while delaying any health-focused baths.
Barney Kretzman and his mother run a fruit and tobacco stand on Delancey Street near Will ibourg Bridge. A man passed a counterfeit five cent cigarette pack and paid with a counterfeit quarter, prompting Barney to pursue toward the bridge where he joined two men and a boy with a sack. Police arrested Abraham Cohen Max Keiminkowitz and Max a son of Keiminkowitz, recovering twenty five bad quarters and other coins and cigars. Brooklyn police seek the counterfeit plant.
John Altmeyer of Hartford, Connecticut, found near Ocean Parkway at Coney Island in a hunger crisis. He had been jobless, wandered seeking work, collapsed from starvation, was revived by Dr Meeker after four hours, and admitted to Kings County Hospital with prognosis poor.
Jessie Llewellyn Call, daughter of Kansas Governor Llewellyn, killed herself in a Chicago hotel room by taking poison. Despondency is believed to be the cause. Formerly of Oskaloosa Iowa, she worked as a reporter on Chicago newspapers.
Pittsburg reports that United States Steel common stockholders demand abolition of year end bonuses totaling over 4 million dollars in 1907. They seek a return to a 4 percent dividend and to divert bonus funds to dividends. The annual meeting in New York will decide if the bonus system remains.
Women urging equal suffrage gathered at the Long Island Business College in South Eighth Street Williamsburgh. Mrs Lydia Kingswill Commander chaired as Annie Maley urged men to share burdens and Rheta Chikie Doer, a lawyer and daughter of a judge, recounted failed attempts to pass a suffrage bill and proposed appealing to the public directly.
The Quartermaster's Department cares for bones found at Fort Hancock believed to be British troops from the Monmouth battle era. Excavations near the pumping station will continue as War Department aims to confirm if the remains belong to soldiers under Sir Henry Clinton.
A deacon from New Jersey recounts a breakfast scene where a man named Bob debates breakfast items and a slip of memory leads to a confession. The tale features humorous mishearings and a note on Lieb’s past as a fire horse in New York.
The People's Party leads with village trustees candidates in South Orange New Jersey. Citizens' Administration Party to nominate this week. Lackawanna Association rail workers may field a third ticket if others fail. Election is about a week away. Rumors link railroad influence to track elevation and village politics. Firemen and business groups discuss independent and additional slates.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission will send a full report and plan next week to municipalities detailing a trunk sewer from Passaic Falls to New York Bay. The project, costing over $12 million, runs through Passaic Nutley Belleville Newark and Bayonne with branches from Rutherford Lyndhurst Kearny Harrison East Newark Montclair Orange Bloomfield Glen Ridge Nutley joining at Newark.
Boston April 19 Thousands walk through Chelsea ruins as church groups YMCA and Salvation Army hold outdoor services. One more body found, believed to be Capt. Benjamin F. Knowles, Grand Army veteran missing since the blaze. Twelve bodies recovered, fourteenth victim. 13,000 homeless, relief fund over $340,000 and rising.
Policeman Herman Scheffer from Vernon Avenue Station spotted a blaze in the hallway of 776 Myrtle Avenue. He extinguished the mattress fire under the stairs and later put out burning bundles of paper at 70 Myrtle Avenue, all before the fire department arrived.
Mrs Samuel Cahn reports to Weer iwath Street Station that a night-time break in occurred while she was away. Entry was via the fire escape and kitchen window. jewelry including a watch and several diamond rings valued at 1000 dollars and 500 dollars in cash were stolen.
Cardinal Logue has sailed for New York as part of a week of Catholic celebrations marking a century of activity in the archdiocese. Cardinal Gibbons and many prelates will attend a mass at St Patrick's Cathedral with a public blessing from Pope Pius X through Mgr. Falconio, followed by a Carnegie Hall mass meeting led by ex-Justice Morgan J. O'Brien.
Cardinal Michael Logue Archbishop of Armagh and Bishop Browne of Queenstown travel on the Lucania to attend the New York Diocese centennial celebration. They will visit Archbishop Farley in New York and bid farewell amid a large crowd.
Burglars damaged a store safe at Joseph Goldhers in Avene and stole about 2500 in cash and jewelry including diamond rings a gold watch and a diamond fob. Police from Fifth Street Station and the Detective Bureau seek leads as they review the break in with a partition cut and a hidden corner.
A watchman shot at three men who broke into the Rees & Rees dyeing and clearing works at 232 Faust Fortieth Street. Two entered the yard and fled after gunfire. police found blood traces, a hip and shoulder wound lingered. One man escaped after surgeons dressed his injuries.
William N Mellins a longtime Wakefield resident has been declared violently insane and taken to the Danvers Asylum. He formerly served as a customs inspector in New York City and held several political offices.
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