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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1908

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Fancy Army Riding Pictured in Report

Roosevelt dispatches to Congress with illustrated lecture on horsemanship. White House documents compare U S Army riding standards with German French Italian practices and call for remount depots and mounted infantry training to raise efficiency.

New York Times Washington, D. C Roosevelt Gen. Bell Bell Congress White House Washington Secretary of War Senate Theodore Roosevelt House of Representatives Armine Europe

Funeral Coach Hit by Fast Train Near Roselle Avenue

A Pennsylvania fast train at 3 11 struck a funeral coach on Roselle Avenue Dark Lane Crossing outside Elizabeth New Jersey killing the two horses and injuring seven in the carriage including Mrs Chanler and Mrs Howard. Driver Einstadt died after injuries. Three victims likely to die.

New York Times Elizabeth N. J Pennsyvania Jersey City Dark Lane Crossing Roselle Avenue Chanler Edward Catherine Street Howard Harry Franklin Street Einstadt John 245 Spring Street Newark Elizabeth General Hospital

Personal Responsibility of Christians Sermon by Bishop Paddock

Bishop Paddock preached at Christ Church on the duty of personal conversion and stewardship, arguing God calls people to varied professions from law to medicine and wealth creation, urging believers to see wealth and effort as God given and to use talents for righteous ends.

Christ Church Broadway Seventy-first Street Bishop Paddock Oregon Holy Apostles’ Episcopal Church Episcopal Church Paddock Africa Asia

Guard killed as subway train fatally cuts man in two

A guard identified as A Cold of 7 Rivington Street disappeared from a southbound subway car near Forty-second Street. An express train struck and cut the body in two between Fortieth and Thirty-third Streets, with police reporting the fatality at the Tenderloin station.

Forty-second Street Rivington Street Fortieth Street Thirty-third Street Grand Central Station Tenderloin

Begs Daughter to Return After Disappearance

Mrs Josephine Pescia appeals to Elvira Pescia 22 to come home after Elvira vanished from 154 East 116th Street on December 31 leaving a suicide note. The mother pleads for news and relief from the family's anxiety, while the Pescia family denies she took her own life.

Josephine Pescia Elvira Pescia East 116Th Street Josephine

Canfield Visit to Gates Explained in Port Arthur

John W. Gates states Richard Cafield the New York gambling man who has been his guest at his Winter home did not come to Port Arthur on a business mis pot He says Canfield does not plan entering the Texas oil business and he denied reports of a partnership to engage in horse raising and racing ventures.

New York Times Port Arthur Texas John W. Gates Richard Cafield New York Canfield

Kalil's Restaurant Ad at Park Place Promises Music

A Park Place dining venue at 14 18 Park Place advertises fine meals and live music nightly. The listing notes late hours and a charming atmosphere as a selling point.

Kalil's Restaurant Park Pl

Thaw Confident On Eve Of Trial

Jerome plans to present evidence showing Thaw sane at the time of the 1906 killing of Stanford White. The second trial opens before Justice Dowling at the Criminal Court Building with jurors to be sequestered and reporters flooding into New York.

Harry. K. Thaw Stranford White Madison Square Justice Dowling Criminal Court Thaw Martin W. Littleton White Jerome F. P. Garvan Rutgers Street James Clinch Smith Britton D. Evans Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Wood H. CC. Brearly New York Times Bolton Criminal Courts Criminal Branch Supreme Court Rome Paris Berlin Tokio Bingham

Marconi discusses wireless stations and inland business

Halifax January 5 Special to The New York Times Marconi says Vancouver and Hongkong stations could flash messages worldwide and Winnipeg may host inland service The Glace Bay and Clifden stations run well and broader Canadian adoption depends on future decisions He plans to return in two months with a definite announcement and notes only The New York Times uses regular wireless service so far.

New York Times Halifax N. S Vancouver Hongkong Mareconi Winnipeg Asia Glace Bay Clifden Mr. Marconi

Bomb Blast Destroys Saloon Front On East Thirteenth Street

Incident at Frank Locurto’s saloon 445 East Thirteenth Street tore out the front, spooked sixteen families, shook nearby tenements, and caused extensive property damage. Locurto estimates losses at $1,000 and suspects business rivalry. A bootblack witness saw a man flee as the blast occurred. Police report windows shattered and floor ripped, with no Black Hand involvement confirmed.

Frank Locurto East Thirteenth Street Locurto.ives Joseph Ramino Cruise East Fifth Street Locurto

Spanish Tank Ciudad Aground After Chain of Dockside Incidents

A Spanish steamer Ciudad of Barcelona ran from Tompkinsville to South Brooklyn and grounded off Fifty-eighth Street after dragging anchor in the early morning. The Ciudad fouled the steamship Maraval, causing damage to both vessels including a bent bridge on the Ciudad and a smashed bow plate on the Maraval.

Ciudad Barcelona Tompkinsville Brooklyn Fifty-eighth Street

Plymouth Breaks Down Off Point Judith On New York Run

The steamship Plymouth of the Fall River Line broke down near Point Judith while en route from New York to Fall River. It anchored for around five hours as repairs were made by tugs Massachusetts and New Haven. The vessels faced heavy seas from a northwest wind but the Plymouth returned to Fall River under its own power.

New York Times Providence Plymouth Fall River New York Point Judith Boston Watch Hill Massachusetts New Haven

Burglary at Pulitzer Home Suppressed After Small Loot

Police report spree of Christmas holiday burglaries in East Sixty Seventh Street area. The Pulitzer residence at 11 East Seventy Third Street was broken into but thieves fled after taking only about $20 from a servant's room. A second robbery occurred at Max Oppenheimer's home, 60 East Sixty Seventh Street. Detectives continue to search for the intruders.

East Sixty S Seventh Street Joseph Pulitzer East Seventy-third Street Max Oppenheimer East Sixty-seventh Street

Saloon Closures Quietly Transform Cairo Ahead of Election

Salons in Cairo Illinois shut their doors voluntarily in anticipation of the local option election set for April 21. Owners fear the outcome and its impact on the city known for its prior openness.

Cairo Ill

Three Lads Die in Redder's Pond Ice Rescue Tragedy

In Jamaica near Black Stump Road three youths and a local clerk perish after thin ice breaks at Redder's Pond. Francis and William Stecher aged 19 and 16, and Joseph Tiercey, a Richmond Hill man, lose their lives while attempting to save the others. a ladder rescue saves one boy. The Stechers were sons of William Stecher, a Queens County Trust Company employee.

Redder's Pond Black Stump Road Jamaica S. 1 Francis William Stecher Joseph Tiercey Chichester Avenue Oak Street Richmond Hill Tiercey Stecher William Steche Willet Court Queens County Trust Company Stechers Hillside Avenue Tiercy Burt Jay Humphrey Alredy Sergt. Martin Hennessey and Fagan Jamaica Station Crawford St. Mary’s Hospital Larkin Hook and Ladder 77

Entombed men cheerful as rescue work continues

Special to The New York Times reports Ely Nov 5 Sept Gallagher pushes Alpha Mine rescue. Three men trapped 1,000 feet below surface in six by fifty foot drift show cheerfulness via telephone talks and letters. Supplies increase. progress toward hard ground remains slow amid dangerous slides.

New York Times Ely Gallagher Alpha Bailey, Brown McDonald

Schumann-Heink Delays U S Citizenship Hearing

Mme Schumann Heink will not become a citizen until January 21 after missing a Newark hearing before Judge Jay Ten Eyck due to business. Judge Ten Eyck rescheduled the final naturalization proceeding for that date.

Mme. Schumann-Heink Jay Ten Eyck Newark N. J de Eyck Ate

Seaboard Florida Limited Service Route Mentioned

Seaboard Florida Limited Service touts best to Pinehurst Camden and Florida with shortest route via 1,183 Broadway. Advy.

Seaboard Florida Pinehurst Camden Florida Broadway Advy

Prince Helle de Sagan sues Count de Castellane over funeral mauling

In Paris on January 5 Prince Helle de Sagan filed a criminal suit against Count Bont de Castellane for assault seeking one franc damages. The action is scheduled for January 21 before the Criminal Court.

Paris Helle de Sagan Count Bont de Castellane

King Leopold in Bad Way as Gout Worsens

Brussels January 6 report states King Leopold's health declines due to gout. Doctors fear bone decay in a heel and warn the disease may spread, signaling a serious deterioration in his condition.

King Leopold Brussels

Two Die, One Injured as Trains Collide in Dubuque

In East Dubuque Iowa a CB&Q passenger train struck a moving freight train on the CGW line at right angles. Two persons were killed and another was probably fatally injured. No passengers were hurt and several freight cars were smashed in the collision.

Dubuque Iowa Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago’ Great Western Railway East Dubuque

Lyman W. Barber Killed on Chicago Train Tracks

The mangled body of Lyman W. Barber, secretary of the Standard Car Truck Company, was found on the South Side Elevated Railroad tracks in Chicago. His brother suspects robbery on the train early today and says Barber was thrown to the rails.

Standard Car Truck Company New York Times Chicago Jan. B Lyman W. Barber South Side

E. H. Bulkeley Dying in Newport Home

Edward H. Bulkeley a wealthy Newport clubman is near death at his home after years of poor health. He is brother to Mrs. Prescott Lawrence Mrs. Roland Redmond and Mrs. Reginald Rives and recently had a son born a week ago.

New York Times Newport R. L Edward H. Bulkeley Prescott Lawrence Roland Redmond Reginald Rives

Hawaiian planter stance on Japanese laborers questioned

Prince Kuhio Kalanianaole, a Hawaii delegate in Congress, says Vancouver reports of planters seeking to oust Japanese laborers seem unfounded. He notes Hawaii needs many workers, including Japanese, and doubts any move to remove them is planned.

Washington Prince Kuhio Kalanianaole Hawaii Vancouver Istand

Cars Run Under Martial Law In Muncie Strike

In Muncie Indiana on a January day martial law allowed streetcars to run from dawn to dusk with hundreds of militiamen present. Cars carried strikebreakers and exited without deputies or troops aboard after a day with few incidents aside from stones thrown on the city outskirts. Major General W G McKee said conditions improved and predicted no further outbreaks except by small boys.

Muncie Iné W. G. McKee

Metz's Employes Cheer Him In Stoneville Visit

Herman Metz, controller of New York City, visited his Stoneville mill district yesterday. He announced that despite a three day work week due to financial strain, no employee living in his company housing would pay rent during the period, cheering the workers.

New York Times Worcester Mass Herman Metz City of New York Stoneville Metz

May Shine Women's Shoes On Staten Island Ferries

Boot blacks on the Staten Island ferryboats rejoiced as Dock Commissioner Bensel rescinded a prior ban on shining ladies shoes on the promenade deck. Commuters had complained and a previous order confined boot blocking to the smoking cabins, but liberal riders circulated petitions and the restriction was revoked. Boots were shined in the women's cabins with cloths and bicycle clips securing skirts to boots during the revived service.

Staten Island Bensel

Roosevelt lashes at Brownson over navy dispute

President Roosevelt accuses Admiral Brownson of disloyalty for resigning rather than sign an order on hospital ship command. He defends appointing a medical officer to command the Relief and criticizes the broader naval controversies as injurious to the service. Brownson leaves for South Carolina after receiving the president's letter.

Fort Temes Washington Jan Roosevelt Admiral Brownson Navy Bureau of Navigation Navy Department Aletealf Ademiral White House Eee Brownson Metcalf Rixey Stokes South Carolina Washington, D. C Secretary of the Navy Pillsbury Department

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Mittees of Congress House Committee War Department N. J.) Crossing Subway Miss Pescia Herseif Gates Wireless Round the Globe Marconi Maraval Pulitzer Prince DE Sagan Sues Boni E. H. Builkeley Clubman Kalanianaole Pique, Vanity Ois
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