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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
1
De Dion and Just to Leave Today Motobloc and Protos Reach New Carlisle Indiana together as De Dion and Just race carries portable bridge and proceeds in second stage after a 74 mile run in Paris auto event directing teams and vehicles toward the next leg.
Chronology shows times for arrivals and brands including De Dion and Motobloc with locations Chicago and New Carlisle. Race forecast warns rain or snow in the Central Valley and lake region with fresh to brisk northeast to north winds over Lake Michigan. Remains indicate participants stayed in Chicago all day with permission to depart today.
Montague Roberts drives the American Thomas car from Chicago to Rochelle 74 miles toward Cedar Rapids as 3,000 spectators cheer. Local schools wave flags and foreign cars draw interest while Chicago clubs resolve to welcome all contenders and Roberts salutes the hospitality.
The Shah of Persia survived a bomb attack in Shah’s procession as an empty car led to a nearby town. Three outriders were killed while twelve were wounded. the Shah and guards pursued suspects as troops scoured the area.
An 83 year old claimant to the throne, Shah Mohammed Ali Mirza, was cited as having asserted a constitutional rule dating from January 1907 while facing repeated accusations of attempting to overturn it. Reports from Teheran on February 14 claimed his assassination, later denied, as chaos persisted in the country.
Dr J Figueroa Alcorta president of Argentina narrowly escaped an abortive assassination when a man named Solano Regis dropped a bomb at the carriage doorstep. The device failed to explode and police captured two other suspicious men as dignitaries rushed to the scene.
Lord Rosebery, in a London dispatch, denounces a magazine for crediting him with an article titled Bookishness and Statesmanship that he never wrote or authorized. He notes he did deliver a past address on the topic but insists no republication was authorized and laments the editor gave no prior notice.
Policeman Sheehan found a broken window at A J Ettinger tailor shop 289 St Nicholas Avenue next to Harlem Detective Bureau. Captain Carey heads forty two men. theft included ten bolts of cloth and two overcoats. A prior burglary at Keff Lumpes candy store is noted. Haan's Restaurant advertises lunchtime and dinner with music.
Charles W. Morse has devised a plan to rehabilitate his fortune by using a trust company to pay off all deposits of the National Bank of North America. The strategy hinges on stockholder underwriting and a first lien on assets, with the trust company financing and managing gradual liquidation to maximize asset value before depositors are satisfied. Morrison says the bank’s assets could yield $4 to $5 million after liabilities, aided by releasing collateral tied to Morse’s 8,000 shares.
Miss Elizabeth E Cook of Cornell earned praise for poise and logical argument as Cornell’s co ed debater. Columbia led 2 1 after judges verdict though Cook’s performance drew applause from students faculty and townspeople. Wellington Koo Columbia’s second speaker impressed with English. Debate topic urged federal license for corporations in interstate business.
Washington Feb 28 The Department of Justice steps into the Patent Office scandal with the arrest of Ned W Barton Third Assistant Examiner Henri W Everding a Philadelphia patent attorney and John A Heany an inventor of York Pa on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government and of destroying public records Bond set at 10000 The trio were released Heany claims a conspiracy by large electrical firms to deny him a patent valued at 5 000 000 and vows to prove officials and the Grand Jury were misled by agents of powerful companies The case draws in several independent electrical firms and a Supreme Court victory over General Electric.
In New Haven on February 28 110 Grace Hospital patients were moved from beds to improvised cots as a blaze gutted the main building top floor after a 6 o clock fire started in the servants living room following an explosion. Rescue by volunteers and nurses saved lives but several patients were later reported in serious condition. The blaze, fanned by a high gale, prompted a city wide police and fire response and aid from Yale students and wealthy residents. Damage was about 25000 dollars.
At 11 last night a second arson attempt targeted the tenement at 42 Division Street where Mock Duck, former Hip Sing Tong leader, lives. Rags soaked in kerosene were set afire outside his door, stamped out by Chin San. Sixteen families awoke in fear, fleeing to the street. Police blame On Leong Yong rivals and warn Tong war may flare anew after the past weeks of violence and a Cassidy shooting last Tuesday.
Ossining N Y Feb 28 Capt William H Van Schaick who faces a ten year term for involvement in the burning of the steamboat General Slocum was examined by Dr R T Irvine prison physician and then assigned to light greenhouse work He said he is 68 years old and walks with a cane due to injuries from one of the burning incidents He remained in a cheerful mood and believed a pardon might come soon.
Chancellor Garland Lytt ruled that the Missouri and Louisiana Retail Lumber Dealers' Association is a trust and a combine. He ordered the organization barred from doing business in Mississippi under the so called Mississippi Plan which boycotts wholesalers or manufacturers who sell directly to consumers.
Unexcelsed service via Penn and Atlantic Coast Line Railways offers Florida routes at 9 95 A M and 2 10 P M. The Bureau on Broadway at 30th Street provides further fare and timetable information.
Ex Governor William O Connell Bradley Republican is chosen to fill the U S Senate seat in Kentucky to succeed James B McCreary. Bradley vows to press tobacco tax repeal and plans a six year term beginning March 4 1909.
Memphis february 28 William J Bryan commented on the Kentucky Senate race noting he cannot see how the selection of ex governor Bradley will influence national politics but calling it a great misfortune.
Oscar Hammerstein announced that due to the season's prosperity at the Manhattan Opera House he will extend the subscription season by one extra week from March 23 to 28. Subscribers will keep their current seats or boxes with no additional charge, and Mary Garden and Mme Tetrazzini are likely to appear in the added performances.
Five perfectly formed children were born today to Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell. Three died within an hour after birth. One boy and girl will probably live. Three were boys. Mrs. Campbell weighs less than 100 pounds. The combined weight of the infants was twenty three pounds. Campbell is a mill worker and has four brothers. To the family of two of these twins have been born, and each of the other brothers is father of triplets. Campbell's first wife died after becoming the mother of triplets.
An advertiser states trains run to Philadelphia with forty trains on weekdays via Pennsylvania Railroad and twenty nine on Sundays, serving three Manhattan stations and one in Brooklyn.
The Mexican government refused the United States request to permit U S marines to conduct small arms practice on the Baja California peninsula at Magdalena Bay. The move follows Secretary Root’s prior application linked to establishing a coaling station in the bay.
In Charleston I Feb 28 Judge N W Tompson of the treult Court of Coles County granted the motion to quash faulty indictments against Judge Peter S Grosscup of the United States Circuit Court of Chicago and four other Matton City Railway Company directors. The five directors faced charges of criminal carelessness and manslaughter over a fatal head on collision on Aug 30 1907 that left eighteen dead and thirty injured.
London mourns the auction of royal memorabilia as Henry V's cradle, a battered wooden box hung from carved posts, sold for 1150 pounds. Guy Laking, the king's armorer, was the final bidder, suggesting the cradle may enter British national possession.
Chicago February 28 J Ogden Armour president of Armour and Co will be elected director of the Illinois Central Railroad Company at a delayed stockholders meeting Monday He will replace Stuyvesant Fish who withdraws after Judge Balls decision allowing Harriman to vote Union Pacific stock
Thomas A. Edison, who underwent a second operation for mastoiditis at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital, showed steady improvement. Dr. Arthur B. Duel reported his condition improved to excellent with normal temperature and good spirits. Mrs. Edison and their children visited while the family waited at the hospital.
Mrs. Osine Olsen of 1126 Forty fourth Street Brooklyn was accosted by a masked man near the Ninth Avenue entrance to Sunset Park as she headed to the Norwegian Church at Porty forty fifth Street Fourth Avenue. He demanded money, pistol pointed to her head, then struck her with a revolver and she was hospitalized in serious condition. Police searched the area but did not locate the assailant described as young, thick-set, dark clothes and a derby hat.
In Galveston Texas on February 28 the Texas Brewers' Association pledged about 1.4 million dollars to combat prohibition in Alabama Georgia and Mississippi. Brethren are urged to target disreputable resorts and unclean saloons as the main tactic and to refuse beer sales to any firm lacking municipal endorsement. Breweries selling to saloons placed under the ban face forfeiture of 35000 to the association.
In Detroit on February 28, the collapse of Frank P. Glazier Bank led to two deaths, Emma Mayer and her daughter, amid a statewide financial scandal. The Grand Jury in Marion probes a $90,000 loan to State Dairy Commissioner A. V. Bird from Detroit United Bank with Glazier deposits involved.
Lehigh Valley service shows a fare of 55 dollars for travel from New York to the Pacific Coast. The listing includes route numbers and car capacity details, reflecting the era's railway pricing.
The Oriental Bank, closed January 31, was placed in the hands of temporary receivers Carnegie Trust Company and Henry Schneider by order of Justice Platzek. Attorney General Jackson acted to annul the bank and distribute funds under court judgment, despite a prior plan with Metropolitan Trust Co. to pay all depositors in full.
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