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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
2
Henry W Taft delivered the final remarks in a McKinley memorial service while Bishop Goodsell preached the dedicatory sermon for the new organ. Dr John Wesley Hill announced that $7,000 of the $8,000 organ cost had been raised with a call for the remaining thousand.
At the Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles in New York City, social work with habitual drinkers shows some progress. The church refers cases to the Vanderbilt Clinic where Dr. Atwood has successfully treated three individuals using hypnotism. The approach mirrors the Emmanuel Movement but is not officially affiliated.
A milk and passenger train on the Ontario & Western in Middletown New York lost a front end wheel near Summitville. The wheel, found two miles away at Red Hills switch, had been missing at sixty miles an hour, narrowly avoiding a wreck.
Police suspect two watchmen David Weintringer and Hoch Brigaski of knowing the fire origin after a blaze on Second Avenue caused about 10 000 in damage to a seven story art building at 43 Second Avenue. They are held in 4 000 bail each for examination. Firemen found kerosene soaked rags and two demijohns with cartridges on the sixth floor.
Minnie Herzog, 17, of 628 Sixth Street, was held in 1500 bail for examination on grand larceny charges next Tuesday in Jefferson Market Court. She had worked as a department store cashier on Broadway, allegedly stealing 222.50 and 171.06 on successive days. Detectives arrested her Saturday after holidays delayed auditing revealed the discrepancy. she denies the charge.
In Columbus on December 20, rival groups plot to block a Republican caucus for Charles P. Taft by uniting Burton, Harris, and others. Burton grows stronger while Taft's allies push a caucus schedule and deny any antitaf coalition. Details include Burton’s Washington conference with Harry M. Daugherty and Herrick’s potential Treasury post. Foraker’s backers coordinate via Charles L. Kurtz as campaigns heat up.
Charles P. Taft rebukes Toledo News-Bee and its managing editor Negley Cochran for attacks on himself and the President-elect. A dispatch from Cochran in Columbus described the senatorial contest as a battle of bosses and boodle. Taft calls the charges from the News-Bee malicious and politically motivated under Bur ton support.
Representative James Francis Burke of Pittsburgh announced his candidacy for the United States Senate to succeed Senator Knox. Burke, a longtime Republican organizer and whip collaborator, expressed a resolve to serve faithfully and highlighted his past campaign leadership and national speeches as he prepared to return home to campaign anew.
Winnipeg dispatch reports a town in Manitoba suffered a fire that swept through its business district, with limited details on date and extent. The brief notes the blaze affected the commercial area and prompted emergency response, but specifics are unclear.
Stille Watson and hunters near Estellville, N J, discovered a burned baby carriage in laurel bushes with small bones that crumbled to powder when touched. Authorities suspect murder and arson to hide a crime and will investigate, pondering how the carriage reached the woods.
The Board of Conciliation close to abolition reports 150 complaints in three years with 136 disposed of and 14 settled through mediation. Nine employment grievances were not sustained but recommended action. Since 1906 total cases 172. disputes decreased, workers and operators now settle matters peacefully. The six‑member board includes three miners and three operators with majority rule. if tied, an umpire's verdict is final. The board claims a clean docket and no work stoppages.
Warden J C Sanders of Fort Madison Penitentiary urged humane treatment for inmates and proposed tailor made clothing laundered shirts and polished shoes replacing prison garb. He pledged no beatings while he is warden and called for abolition of solitary confinement and capital punishment. He criticized laws and judges and urged legislature to act.
The Aldermanic Committee on Privileges and Elections, after an eleven month delay, reviews protests against seating Aldermen L. Barton Case and Alexander Stormont. Doyle seeks Case and Wise seeks Stormont. verdict could shift the Board of Aldermen majority by four votes.
John C. Lumsden of 313 West Fifty seventh Street, an inventor, was arraigned before Magistrate Finn in the Tombs Court after shooting broker Harry B. Suydam of Plainfield at 89 Broad Street. Lumsden was committed to the Tombs without bail to await an examination. Suydam’s condition improved after initially being listed as serious at Hudson Street Hospital.
The Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices at Election reports total 1908 campaign expenditures in New York State at 2,218,692.82 dollars, with Republicans 1,466,373.91 and Democrats 752,318.91 after duplications. It notes forthcoming legal action to compel groups to file proper expense statements and that all county committees except Orleans Democratic filed statements.
Albany reports state fuel and light costs for seventeen charitable institutions at 195,375.95 dollars with 9,586 inmates for last year, a record low except one. For 1907 the cost was 200,524.27 dollars, saving 5,148.84 despite 666 more inmates, aided by fuel saving devices and improved heating, firing, and steam mains protection.
The Rev Dr Stephen S Wise told hundreds of Jewish youth at Riis Settlement on Henry Street that Jacob Riis showed unselfish desire to aid others, shaping his view of Christianity. Roosevelt’s letter and Wise’s remarks urged loyalty to Jewish heritage and ethical ideals.
At the annual meeting of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Association held at the asylum on Ralph Avenue and Pacific Street Brooklyn, Simon F. Rothschild was elected President succeeding Abraham Abraham. Frank Peatlarge was chosen Vice President and Moses J. Harris Treasurer. The year saw 134 members drop due to business low mood.
The Bowery Mission Free Labor Bureau seeks work for unemployed men and boys. This year it has sent 3,400 to jobs outside the city and hopes to do more in 1900. It offers free assistance to all in need and aims to place as many youths and men as possible.
Smithsonian chief notes Casa Grande near Florence Arizona yields an emerging prehistoric city. Excavations led by Dr J Walter Fewkes uncover a 20 foot long building with eleven rooms surrounding a plaza. A central chamber contains a seat termed by Pima Indians as the seat of Montezuma.
Assemblyman Abraham Greenburg vows to reintroduce a stage door bill forcing theatres to register male patrons who send notes to actresses. Registrations require name address and marital status. false details punishable by fine or imprisonment. He cites a local actress as inspiration who has complained about such letters.
Mayor McClellan schedules a public hearing on December 23, 1908 at 2 P M to hear opinions on moving picture shows and the safety of their venues. Clergy leaders and Interdenominational Committee members oppose Sunday exhibitions, citing demoralization of children and Sunday-school disruption. The city reportedly has 800 Sunday shows across 50 theatres and many Catholics are expected to attend in protest.
In Lancaster on December 20 Judge E G Smith ruled that a $50,000 Kamph fund intended for a Philadelphia university teaching Swedenborgian doctrine goes to the Ramph heirs. The Academy of the New Church and the General Church of the New Jerusalem contended, but the court favored the Ramph heirs, deeming the academy’s claim tainted by immoral teachings.
A large Bedford Branch audience in Brooklyn heard ministers Dr Joseph D Burrell Dr Robert Bagnell Dr Curtis Lee Laws and Rev Jason Noble Pierce discuss Have the American People Commercialized Christ They agreed Christmas meaning is growing in significance yet many gifts are given for return presents.
A varnish can overheated on a kitchen stove exploded in Creedmoor L I injuring Charles W Franklin Jr his wife and three others. Franklin and neighbors fought flames as a neighbor pulled free the baby and the Fire Department extinguished the blaze. The wife is not expected to survive and all were treated by Dr C O Stumpf of Queens.
Trent on New Jersey State Prison inmate Daniel Collins attempted suicide by slashing two arteries in his left wrist with a butcher knife obtained inside the prison. A West Orange native, Collins was serving a five year term from April 7 1904 for assault and was to be released within days.
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