02 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1907
Page
1
Marquis de Diaga unveils a 34 horsepower car designed to endure cold and ruts with air cooled cylinders and detachable rims for snow and ice. Harry de Windt notes Alaska conditions until Yukon stage, with start aimed late February or early March.
Ex Representative Jefferson M. Levy outlines severe natural and logistical obstacles to the planned New York to Paris automobile race. He cites Arctic cold, oil lubrication problems, and the impracticality of crossing Alaska and Siberia, doubting the project can reach a successful ending.
The 40 foot Tubal Cain with seven men aboard drifted five hours after a broken shaft broke the propeller near Coney Island. The boat, owned by Capt. Harry Twine of South Brooklyn, was picked up by the police steamer Patrol off West Bank Light and landed at Thirty-ninth Street, Brooklyn.
Judge Dowling is expected to postpone the Thaw trial in the Criminal Branch today. District Attorney offices cite holiday season and jury hardship as reasons to delay. Thaw's attorney Martin W. Littleton may declare readiness when the case is called, with no venue change planned.
In the Bronx Zoological Park a Nubian lion named Donegal, brought by Cleveland H. Dodge seven years ago, dies after four weeks of illness. Crowd pressure and a dramatic finale accompany the animal’s collapse, while other big cats react noisily to the throng.
Thirty five mills and factories across New England plan to resume operations this week after recent curtailments or repairs. Mills in Dover Nashua New Bedford Biddeford North Adams Anthony R L and Manville Rhode Island start tomorrow with others to follow. Woolen industry revival also brings many mills to full time schedules amid labour shortages even at high wages.
Hard times force an end to the four month strike by Rockmen against Canavan Brothers over daily wage demands. The union represented workers seeking an increase to about 2.70 per day, but shrinking demand and reduced work led to resumption of employment as economic conditions worsened.
The Sixtieth Congress begins with a heavy agenda as banking and currency reform, federal control of railroads and interstate commerce, and federal incorporation loom. President Roosevelt faces a difficult Congress while aiming to secure support for his policies and nomination. The Senate seats 89 with new members. House membership reaches 381 after Oklahoma seats added.
Informal talks in Washington on December 1 show Senate Republicans opting to avoid a currency bill program. The caucus mainly plans to choose a Steering Committee member after Senator Spooner’s resignation and appoint replacements for standing committees as Democrats threaten to press the currency issue.
A St. Petersburg Bourse Gazette report says the Bank of England may repay 400 million dollars accruing from a 1722 deposit by Polubotko, Hetman of Little Russia. Relatives of Polubotko plan a meeting in Starodub to pursue the funds.
Philander C. Royce, 69, secretary of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Hartford resident, collapsed from heart disease on Platform 10 at Grand Central Station yesterday afternoon. Accompanied by his wife, he was waiting for a train when he grew ill and died within minutes after being moved to the station’s emergency ward. Mrs. Royce, shocked by the event, had been visiting New York and returned to Hartford on the same train carrying his body.
In Cleveland a detective agency worker Mrs Dan Muckler traced and captured Salomon Herman who had fled to Montreal using the alias Cohen. Dozens of detectives and Secret Service spent months and thousands of dollars on the man sought for stealing brass from the National Tube Company. The pursuer posed as a fellow fugitive to gain access to Herman's circle and confirm his identity.
Maiden Lane diamond dealers report many people selling diamonds and precious stones for cash amid financial woes. A wholesale house bought over $1,000,000 in pieces in a month as wealthy sellers liquidate family jewelry. De Beers plans meetings in Kimberley to keep prices steady and may move sales HQ from London to cut taxes, with New York eyed as a possible future center.
Malcolm A. Lawrence, attorney for Mrs Gladys Gouraud, states the marriage report to Louis Hooper is unfounded. He notes the Powers Gouraud divorce occurred in South Dakota on desertion grounds, not a remarriage by Mrs Gouraud, and clarifies Hooper was not the corespondent in the case.
The second flotilla of U S torpedo boat destroyers sails from Norfolk to join Rear Admiral Evans's battle fleet en route to the Pacific with a supply ship Arethusa delaying until December 9. Itinerary includes San Juan Trinidad Para Pernambuco Rio de Janeiro Montevideo Punta Arenas Talcahuana Callao Acapulco and Magdalena Bay with San Francisco arrival May 2 1908.
The Atlantic fleet battleships drew the largest Sunday crowd ever at the New York Navy Yard. Thousands visited the Connecticut and Louisiana, many waving farewell as shore leaves ended and the Louisiana prepared to sail to Norfolk. Order remained orderly throughout the bustling day.
Benjamin Tillman Jr the son of the South Carolina senator has begun mining work in the southwestern Missouri district. He arrived last week and after visiting his cousin J B Tillman in Carthage decided to pursue mining and will help manage the family mining interests after training.
Latest shipping report notes arrival of S S Bluecher at Hamburg on 8 8 Havre reports Gascogne with 8 8 and Diamant at Shields. Medical advice mentions chi and a reference to physicians. Names Fred Sue and Alia appear in fragmented text with lanes noted.
Between fifty and sixty miners are entombed in the Naomi mine of United Coal Company at Fayette City after a blast of black damp at 8 o clock. Rock and coal fell blocking the entrance. many are believed dead. Rescue parties from Monongahela and nearby towns were dispatched as details remain scarce due to faulty telephone service.
The Mauretania, at noon near latitude 41.26 and longitude 63.14, is making 23.60 knots with a 490 mile run since Saturday afternoon. A passing bark with damaged foretopmast and bowsprit highlighted the contrast to the steady liner as rain squalls move in.
In Liverpool on December 1 the Cunard liner Lusitania docked by 8 AM and passengers boarded. A brief fog lifting let the ship move to the river, but it anchored again until 4 PM awaiting clearer weather. It crossed the bar at 5 30 PM and will not depart for Queenstown until 7 AM Monday.
An airship, likely the French ship Ratire, broke loose at Verdun and was sighted over Cardiganshire traveling seaward at altitude. Later another airship passed over Belfast heading north, its exact ownership not confirmed.
Alfred Miller aged four died after drinking contents of a bottle claimed by his mother to be oil of cedar as a Santa Claus joke. The bottle, an old perfume container, contained poison used as a moth preventive and led to the child’s death this afternoon.
The Harrison New Jersey Common Council meets to choose a president to assume May duties as the mayoral vacancy continues after a court decision invalidated the last election. Both factions pledge to repeat a 1700-ballot deadlock if the other side does not yield. Salaries stop, teachers and town officers suffer, and bills remain unpaid as a receiver option is discussed.
A S Ingalls Assistant Superintendent of the New York Central explains the Twentieth Century Limited schedule to nineteen and a half hours from New York to Chicago. He says the change serves the public, noting businessmen prefer eating on the train to hotels and earlier dining.
Philadelphia dispatch reports officials learned the New York Central plans to lengthen its Chicago flyer schedule, but the Pennsylvania Railroad will maintain its eighteen hour nonstop service indefinitely regardless of any NYC change.
Akron Ohio December 1 Ex Assemblyman Daniel J Brady of Bloomfield New Jersey died suddenly in Barberton while representing the United Hatters of America at a labor convention He was visiting Ohio institutions and leaving behind a brief obituary note on his passing
Gov. Hughes's Charter Revision commission urges sweeping changes to New York City government to grant home rule over expenditures and local matters. Proposals include a smaller Board of Aldermen, a permanent Police Commissioner, expanded Mayoral appointment powers, a Bureau of Public Improvements, and increased local control with a Board of Estimate restructuring. The report also recommends limiting legislative interference, reducing local boards, and shifting education governance to a fifteen member Board of Education appointed by the Mayor.
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