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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1907

Page

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Death of Oscar II King of Sweden and succession

Stockholm reports the death of King Oscar II at 9 10 this morning at 78 years old. Crown Prince Oscar Gustave Adolphe ascends as Gustave V taking oath before Cabinet and Court. The public grieves as flags half mast mark the monarch's passing and royal family gathers in the palace.

Stockholm Oscar II Sweden Oscar Gustave Adolphe Gustave V Oscar Sophie Ki Oscar Sr Berg, Edgren Flensberg Kinse Gustave Grand Gallery Princes of the Blood Carl Palace Shophie Victoria Royal Opera

Lost Hunting Santa Claus in Tenderloin Windows

Five Greenwich Village children in search of Santa Claus wandered from Sixth Avenue store windows to the Tenderloin, were aided by two women, and finally reunited with May Dillon and family after police involvement. The youngsters, led by May, referenced the Duchess of Danzig and the real Santa Claus in Danzig, returning home with brothers Peter Tommy Johnny George and May.

Greenwich Village Sixth Avenue May Dillon Bedford Street Tenderloin Santa Claus Christopher Tommy Murphy Duchess of Danzig Tommy Sara Claus Peter Greenwich May Duchesa

Roosevelt to Lunch With Watson on Currency Question

President Roosevelt will dine at the White House with Thomas Watson the Populist candidate for President in 1904 to discuss currency policy. Watson advocates government issues of greenback notes under Civil War era authority and may influence future administration financial legislation. Morgan is noted as a past White House financial visitor.

New York Times Washington Roosevelt Thomas Watson White House Watson Mr. Watson Congress Bryan

Six Hurt In Twin Trolley Crashes On City Streets

Two trolley collisions at Seventh Avenue and Twenty third Street injure six people. Irving P Gillian was thrown from a car and unconscious under wreckage. Dr Foucan treated him. Others include Mrs Slogan Miss Smith Waill pain Shelter Termarario. Slippery tracks blamed. windows shattered and horses of the First Avenue line briefly spooked.

Seventh Avenue Twenty-third Street Irving P. Gillian West 113Th Street Foucan New York Hospital James Slogan East Fifth Street Mary Smith East Twenty-fourth Street Thirty-fourth Street First Avenue Thomas Waillpain Broome Street Mrs. Rose Shelter Avenue A Tony Termarario East Foorty-fifth Street

Harmony Dinner Fails to Forge Banking Bill Unity

Special to The New York Times reports a Washington dinner hosted by Representative John Sharp Williams for minority members of the House Banking and Currency Committee aimed at aligning Democrats on financial legislation. The event yielded no consensus on a bill amid discord over seven proposed amendments and lack of state representatives.

New York Times Washington House Committee On Banking and Currency John Sharp Williams

City of Memphis Steamship Arrives With Cargo Update

The steamship City of Memphis, under Soret Dae Dees, is reported afloat with cargo signaling arrival. Details remain sketchy as local records confirm vessel in port.

Memphis Soret

Lusitania Leads Rough Atlantic Run Amid Forties Feet Seas

The Lusitania and other liners faced violent gales and 40 foot seas while crossing from Queenstown to Sandy Hook. Capt Watt praised the Lusitania’s performance as ships like the Philadelphia Ameri ka Cretic and Amerika endured damage and delays. Passengers noted the rough decks and sparse meals as the fleet pressed into foggy quarantine.

Philadelphia Southampton Sandy Hook White Star Cretic Lusitania Daunt’s Rock J. B. Watt Mersey Queenstown Lawiionia Watt Hamburg English Channel Mediterranean Naples New York Algiers Prof A. Tanakadate University of Tokio Paris Ernest Moore L. A. Coromilas United States Herbert Barber Barber Steamship Company Barber J. O. Lawson Johnson Johnson Capt. Potter Etruria Jotaro Nishizawa James H. Smith Horace van Voast Schenectady Mme. Duplessis de Bolivar Wilfred Buckley C. Clipperton Rouen G. R. Fearing A. G. Field- Moser W. Hamilton Harris W. H. Harvey Henry A. P. Trippe Henry Tua Appleton Wesley Watson G. P. Ahern Ninth Infantry Bureau of Forestry Philippines Ahern Siberian Amerika Edward A. Drake Panama Ellissland Henry M. Clapp Fowler

Operation on Mrs Adair Demands Cataract Surgery

London report says Mrs Adair underwent a second operation for cataract in the right eye after a painful procedure on the left eye last year. The Mayfair surgery on Tuesday at 30 Curzon Street used cocaine for anesthesia and left her with a heavy cold retarding recovery. Doctors hope eyesight will be permanently restored with time.

New York Times London Dean Adair Curzon Street Mayfair

Ape in Dentist Chair at Bronx Zoo

August the obstreperous chimpanzee at the Bronx Zoo endured a makeshift dental procedure after toothache. Keeper Engleholm and two assistants restrained him in a improvised chair as Dr Blair extracted three teeth amid panicked protests from August and curious chatter from nearby apes, leaving him lively post operation.

August Bronx Blair Engleholm

Orphan House Providence Fire Ignores Syracuse

About 152 orphan boys aged 4 to 16 escaped as the House of Providence run by Sisters of Charity burned after the front collapsed. Firemen lacking facilities could not stop the blaze. Boys and sisters evacuated in squads and were housed at St. Vincent's Asylum and later the old County Clerk's office pending a new orphanage. The three story brick building valued at $90,000 burned. cause undetermined.

The New York Times Syracuse N. Y House of Providence Sisters of Charity St. Vincent’s Asylum County Clerk’s Office House Providence

Widow Annie Moses Dies by Gas Self-Destruct in NYC Apartment

A 66 year old widow, Annie Moses, committed death by own action in her second floor 48 Perry Street apartment. After addressing packages for Christmas, she inhaled gas using a rubber tube from the chandelier. The doll and parcels addressed to others were found beside her body.

Annie Moses Perry Street Mrs. Moses Marie Collins James MacKenzie

Nurse Held in Bondage Case Reaches Relief Search

Police officer Thomas Broderick headed from Asbury Park to aid Olga Sjostedt a nurse living in terror since Thanksgiving Day. She says she is prisoner under guard in a two room shack on a plantation ten miles from Halifax North Carolina. Henry Lange and wife reported her plight and raised funds to dispatch the officer.

Asbury Park N. J Thomas Broderick Olga Sjontedt Halifax N. C Henry Lange Miss Sjostedt Bond Street Chief Smith Atkins Broderick T. EB. Pender

Woman killed in night auto smash on Yonkers road

Miss Carrie Clark, 27, died when a New York Transportation Company cab overturned after crossing the Putnam Division tracks near Farragut Road between Yonkers and Hastings on the Hudson. O Halloran, chauffeur Burdick escaped unhurt. both men arrested, then discharged pending inquest.

Yonkers Hastings-on-the-Hudson New York Transportation Company William O’halloran Carrie Clark Cathedral Parkway New York Putnam Division New York Central Railroad Farragut Road Miss Clark O'Halloran Burdick Henry J. Schmidt Leon Fellmuth Hastings F. R. Lyman Welsendanger Mies Clark McGowan's Pass Central Park Central Avenue Boyd Boyd & Mulcahey 189Th Street Webster Avenue Eighty-eighth Street The Transportation Company William H. Palmer, Jr

Count Edward Siszo of Nevis Dies in London Poisoning

Count Edward Siszo of Nevis, linked to a wealthy Austro-Hungarian family and the Diplomatic Service, died in his London apartment from morphine poisoning on a Friday night. He had insomnia and poor health, with speculation of personal crisis. His noted life included a 1908 duel with Prince Radziwill in France and a US tour four months earlier.

London Edward Siszo Nevis Count Lizzo Prince Radziwill France United States

Franco Makes an Offer in Lisbon Dictatorship Talks

In Lisbon the Diaro Illustrado reports the government will end the dictatorship and hold elections in April if current calm continues. Premier Franco’s firm stance has fractured the opposition coalition.

Lisbon Diaro Hlustrado Franco

Clergyman Suggests Hanging Rich Men Over Auto Death

In Baltimore on December 8 a Methodist pastor called for hanging several wealthy individuals after a recent automobile killing. He argued such a punishment would deter reckless driving and save lives.

New York Times Baltimore Mr. Sheridan

Three Die in Boston Fire at La Grange Street

A blaze at 24 La Grange Street in Boston killed Mrs. Mary Joubert and her two children. The first floor housed a bakery while Peter Joubert’s family occupied the third story, trapping the victims in the fatal fire.

Boston la Grange Street Mary Joubert Peter Joubert

Bryce to stay in Washington says Tribune

The Tribune reports Bryce will remain in Washington and deny plans to return to England or be replaced by Sir Henry Howard. The State Department has no knowledge of Bryce planning a return or a personnel change at the British Embassy.

London the Tribune Bryce America Sir Henry Howard the Hague Washington State Department England

Divorce After Twelve Years Separate Living Granted

In Trenton New Jersey Mrs Ellen Walker wins a divorce from Frederick A Walker former President of the City Council after twelve years of living apart while preserving a home to educate their children. She says three years of formal separation with weekly support has been promptly paid and cites his infidelity as the reason. The Chancellor granted the divorce.

New York Times Trenton N. J Ellen Walker Chancellor Magic Frederick A. Walker

$460000 For $11 Clerk Draws Toronto Lawyer

Pittsburg papers say Charles H. von Cremers a Montreal emigrant who worked as a hosiery clerk at $11 a week quit his job. He plans to meet a German lawyer arriving from Bonn with papers claiming $460,000 for him. He spent his last $11 on the night of his quitting in the store.

New York Times Pittsburg Charles H. von Cremers Montreal Canada Bonn von Cremers

Houck to Be Pardoned in Ohio Murder Case

George Houck brother of Senator Lewis QG Houck faces a pardon after bloodhound evidence in the Bladenbourg murder case proved unreliable. Police dogs traced a circular three mile route, leading to Houck’s door. Pardon Board findings and tests supported freeing him.

New York Times Columbus Ohio George Houck Lewis Houck Sarah Hess Bladenbourg

Boston Eyes Republican Mayor As Election Near

Boston voters face a mayoral race with George A. Hibbard the likely winner if independent candidate coulthurst fails to split the opposition. Fitzgerald grips a machine line aided by McNary and Lomasney, while Moran cites current tallies: Hibbard 86000, Fitzgerald 24000, Coulthurst 24000. Fitzgerald later adjusts his campaign optimism.

New York Times Boston Dec Chicago George A. Hibbard Republican City Committee Independence League John F. Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Tammany Lines William S. McNary Martin Lomasney Lomasney McNary Moran Hibbard Coulthurst

Tragic Fatality From Self-devised Device In Atlantic City

George Bowen age 60 and housekeeper Mrs. Sarah Entwistle age 58 were found suffocated at 8 North New Jersey Avenue Atlantic City. Bowen a cobbler had suffered left side pain and reportedly used a stovepipe elbow over a burner to vent heat into his body. A neighbor detected gas escape and alerted authorities. The fire department and local officials investigated the unclear sequence of events surrounding the deaths.

New York Times Atlantic City N. J George Bowen Sarah Entwistle New Jersey Avenue Bowen Crya Bs SS Comesaeeness Departnent Girard College Philadelelphia

City Spends a Blue Sunday

Museums closed across city while saloons stayed busy on a blue Sunday. German-Americans form committees to seek repeal of the law, signaling political organizing amid social restrictions.

SUNDAY AMUSEMENT CLOSURES SHUT CITY NEARLY

Seventeen New York police inspectors enforced the Sunday closing law with orders to close public amusements including saloons and moving picture halls. Manhattans theatres faced restricted programs while mass meetings formed to protest the ruling. Despite fears of arrests, totals matched last Sunday with forty two excise arrests citywide and limited dances at the Harlem Comedy Theatre and Manhattan Casino.

New York Justice O'Gorman Manhattan Young Mens’ Christian Association Brooklyn Broadway Metropolitan Opera House American Theatre Hammerstein New York Theatre Suzanna Adams Comedy Theatre Harlem Moving Pictures Manhattan Casino 155Th Street Eighth Avenue Fort George Fifth Avenue O’go Thalia Theatre Jacob Adler Grand Street People’s Theatre Bowery Cannes

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