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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
2
A public address extols ordinary citizen virtues as the key to meeting national and state crises. The speaker links industrial growth, trust reform, and honest administration to courage, integrity, and shared prosperity, urging calm, justice, and collective responsibility.
President Roosevelt spoke to about thirty thousand at the Weirs encampment praising Union soldiers for their wartime sacrifice and urging modern Americans to embrace the ideals of brotherhood and national service. He cited Lincoln Grant and Washington, noted Philippines veterans, and urged support for civil government and a united nation.
President Roosevelt arrives in Manchester aboard the Boston and Maine train as crowds, militia salutes, and a reception committee including Mayor Clarke, Senator Burnham, and Rep. Sulloway welcome him. He speaks on industrial progress, wealth, and abuses, urging responsible reform without violence.
President Roosevelt sleeps aboard the train for the first time on his New England tour. He chats with ex-guide Bill Sewall and may return to Maine in October for a hunting trip. At Kittery Junction and Windham Junction locals greet him with cheers as the Nashua train arrives.
President Roosevelt addresses New Hampshire crowd praising industrial progress yet warning against its evils. He urges balancing growth with decency, thrift, and individual initiative, and cautions government cannot supply personal virtues. Mary Hamblett’s daughter presents flowers as the President departs.
The President plans a quick tour after returning to Oyster Bay on September 3. He will depart September 5 for Chattanooga for the Locomotive Firemen conference on the 8th. He will also spend September 7 at Chickamauga battlefield and may visit Asheville and another North Carolina location on the return.
While the President was in Nashua he received word that W A Larned defeated Doherty in a tennis match and immediately sent a telegram of congratulations. Larned had served with the President in the Cuban campaign.
Gov. Odell spoke at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Parker’s renomination for Governor and a one year reappointment. He would call a special election to fill the old Tenth District seat after Amos J. Cummings’ death. Odell plans to Albany after Dobbs Ferry and expects to meet Senator Platt. He ruled out a ready Supreme Court appointment and noted a good state crop with a slightly short hop yield. He has many speeches to prepare.
A man leapt from Recreation Pier at East Twenty fourth Street at 8 30 PM. William Daus, 16, and city employee Knoeppel intervened to save him. Daus died after reaching a raft with the swimmer and anchoring the man until aid arrived. A note found on the deceased hinted at family distress. Earlier, William Salm, 27, rolled into the river but was saved by James Fox.
Newport Rhode Island August 28 Final war maneuvers begin at midnight Sunday as army and navy defenses prepare to battle an imagined fleet. Massachusetts naval brigade and First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery occupy forts around Narragansett Bay while U S troops man eastern Long Island Sound defenses. Umpires and observers from army and navy to monitor forts and ships under Admiral Higginson with target practice and signal stations at Brenton Cove and Fort Adams. Fisher's Island New York August 28 troops test mortars and exchange night signals with New London while Prospect Mount supports a large searchlight to illuminate the New London shore amid a windy forecast.
New London officials expect a naval army clash to settle who controls Gardiners Point and nearby sea lanes. The navy plans to attack the weak spot thought to be undefended by forts, using submarine mine boats to guard passage for the North Atlantic Squadron.
Rear Admiral Higginson's attacking squadron arrives off Martha's Vineyard with battleships Kearsarge Alabama and Massachusetts, cruisers Brooklyn Olympia Gloucester gunboat Scorpion and tugs Ploria Leyden Vina as final preparations begin for the second series of maneuvers.
The tug George Hill arriving from Newport brought about a dozen United States Signal Corps men to New Bedford Massachusetts. The five man detachments were stationed at Gay Head Seaconner Point Fort Rodman and Mishaum Point. Wireless telegraphy plants were set up at Block Island and Fort Wetherell and the tug will be equipped with wireless telegraphy itself.
New London Connecticut August 28 soldiers in uniform scarce except at Fort Trumbull base of supplies. Major General MacArthur and his staff inspect the island forts with personal attention.
A portion of the New York Naval Militia will participate in the army and navy manoeuvres with eight officers and 110 men aboard the Supply, under Commander Sewell, joining Admiral Higginson's fleet on Saturday. Total naval militia aboard Higginson's ships rises to over 1,400, with men from Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
At a meeting of 300 iron workers from the American Iron and Steel Company they threaten a general strike if imported workers from Reading are not withdrawn within 24 hours. The plant employs about 1,200 when operating, and fifteen deputies have been sworn in by Sheriff H B Coppenhaver.
Joseph Bircil a coachman employed by Albert Busch of New York was jailed in Freehold after threatening to kill Busch and Martha Kiemerk a Busch cottage servant. After a quarrel Bircil boasted of killing them and fired a pistol four times on Busch's front lawn during a drinking period.
William Hufnackel of Yonkers was found asleep under a tree on Miss Helen Gould's property in Tarrytown. A police officer arrested him and, before Judge Tompkins, he said he meant no harm and did not realize a house was nearby. He was fined ten dollars.
Sir Edmund Barton the Prime Minister of New South Wales discusses arbitration and anti trust measures in the U S. He cites Australia’s compulsory arbitration system with a government led board and deposits to ensure compliance. Barton agrees with President Roosevelt that trust growth merits federal attention.
Stamford reports a record run by Engine No 344 with Harry L Grant at the throttle. No 544, a newer engine, was used as substitute. The train left Stamford late but reached New York three minutes early, covering 34 miles in 37 minutes and ten miles from Portchester to New Rochelle in 7 minutes 40 seconds.
Special to The New York Times reports a major strike at 490 feet on the Mizpah extension near Tonopah Nevada. The discovery is described as a practically new strike with no surface indication of value, enhancing Tonopah’s standing as a leading mining camp.
Ledge lengths near the mine extend over two miles with ore resembling the Fraction strike and described as very rich. The discovery links the original mine to the new extension, enhancing the mining outlook.
Two hundred Republican delegates from Monmouth Middlesex and Ocean Counties in the new Third Congress District renominated Benjamin F Howell for a fifth term at Educational Hall Asbury Park The convention endorsed Roosevelt and Murphy policies praising prosperity for farmers and workers and urging labor protections Gardner delivered the main address calling Howell a businesslike lawmaker.
San Francisco Aug 28 Heirs including Mrs Anna Nelson Abram Nelson Charles Smith plan to probate wills within months six to twelve months. Executives will be appointed and minor heirs cared for. no contest expected. Nelsons sign quitclaim for $10 in geld. Mrs Nelson and sons transfer rights to Mrs Oelrichs and Mrs Vanderbilt. Public Administrator Farnam’s bid for villa administration remains opposed by heirs.
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