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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
1
A norheast snowbound Seabright New Jersey town endures a fresh flood from a storm tide. Water pours through streets cutting off rail service and washing away bulkheads and piers. Home losses include several beacheside dwellings and hotel structures with extensive property damage estimated around $100000.
New Yorkers woke to 10.02 inches of snow after a twin-storm system blanketed the city. Five deaths occurred from exposure as streetcar and train service halted and coal prices rose. Debris and digging crews filled the streets as workers and unemployed alike faced harsh winter conditions.
A citywide rule requires dealers to restrict returns of unsold Sunday issues. If your newsdealer does not regularly reserve a copy of The New York Times for you, place an order now to ensure you receive one.
John D Rockefeller and Senator Tillman were introduced by a railroad official in Augusta. They discussed money, railroads, and Roosevelt. Rockefeller criticized Roosevelt for causing agitation and distrust, claiming he and Morgan backed about seventy New York banks during the panic.
In Freeport on January 24, eight masked assailants wearing white and black masks abducted Thomas De Cost, a village barber, from his home near Baldwin's. They blindfolded him with a burlap bag, fired revolvers near his head, warned him not to return, then released him after a perilous march along the back road. The incident followed a daytime storm period and involved De Cost’s claim of visiting a married woman’s home to care for her furnace.
mayor George B MecKellan asks city magistrate Otto H Droege to resign after Droege confessed paying 259 dollars to a reporter to suppress a Night Court story. Droege denied comment and said he would not resign while the mayor lacks direct removal power. removal authority rests with the Appellate Division.
President Samuel Gompers in The American Federationist defends press rights and opposes Justice Goulds injunction against the Bucks Stove and Range boycott. He says the move invades constitutional freedoms, plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, and notes lawyers are engaged. The Bucks Stove and Range Co is removed from the federation list.
Charles P. McInerney reports that Western Union strikers who resumed work unconditionally have been granted a $1 weekly raise. A similar $1 increase was given to returning strikers at the cable office two weeks ago.
Providence R I January 24 1800 Gorham Manufacturing Company silverware workers welcome news that the plant will start full time within two weeks.
Elorida Aiken and Augusta service by Southern Ry Limited with daily 9 55 A M and Sunday 10 25 A M departures. Pullman drawing room stateroom sleeping cars. Offices at 271 and 1200 Broadway.
Augusta Belmont transfers Park Row Building and other real estate to the Rothschilds triggering tax questions. The New York Tax Reform Association seeks state tax board ruling on whether these deeds function as mortgages and should bear mortgage recording tax, with estimated tax between 7000 and 20000 dollars.
The Court of Appeals rules that the 1906 mortgage tax applies to all forms of mortgages including leasehold interests. Henry Elias Brewing Co sought a writ to force recording without tax payment. The New York County Register refused to record the mortgage on two leases in New York City without $22.50 tax.
Post Office Inspectors arrested a man who gave the name Ernest Heller, believed to be Ernest Witmer, sought in Chicago on mail fraud charges. He allegedly answered New York lost and found ads promising to return found items for rewards and express charges billed to Chicago.
The New York to St Augustine service on the Atlantic Coast Line departs from Broadway corner 80th Street at 2 P.M. This bulletin notes the schedule as part of the solid Iern advance listing for the upcoming trip.
An epidemic of influenza has hit the Russian imperial family. Grand Duke Alexis Nicolaievich, the heir, his four sisters, and Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna are ill. The heir faces ear inflammation and expert Prof Simanovsky has been summoned to Tsarskoye-Selo. The infection is linked to Christmas mingling with the guards.
Columbia University’s revised exam method caught a student cheating as sixteen proctors watched. The offender was forced to roll up his sleeve to reveal a crib noted by a chemistry instructor. The anti cheating plan spans over ten days with 40 students examined, using sealed papers ushers seat checks bell signals and constant surveillance.
West 125th Street Officer Williams broke a hole in a grocery store window at 137th Street and Lenox Avenue and arrested William Muller, 23, who admitted looting ham, crackers, and groceries after claiming dispossession. He said his wife and three month old baby were homeless. 20 cents found in the cash register.
Lisbon dispatch reports Dr Farmano Lopez connected to a plot against Premier Franco escaped from San Julio Fortress at the Tagus river mouth after a motor car visit by friends. An explosion accompanied the escape. fortress staff were arrested on suspicion of bribery. Government notes deny political ties and army defections.
William Langheimrich 23, a member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, died. His flag wrapped casket was barred from Castle Shannon Lutheran Church by Pastor O S Schoenlein who cited church rules prohibiting emblems and secret organizations. The family refused to remove the flag and held a home service before burial in the cemetery.
A Japanese person was found sketching scenes of Honolulu Pearl Harbor and the coastline from high ground behind the city. The encounter adds to recent cultural visits in Hawaii and highlights artistic interest in the harbor area.
A Sunday American advertisement previews another Merry Widow song sheet by the same operatic publisher, offering the new music as a separate item tomorrow, following last Sunday’s Waltz Song.
Seaboard Florida Ltd announces service best to Pinehurst Camden Columbia Florida with route guidance. Office located at 183 Broadway Ady.
Berea College in Eastern Kentucky receives a $200,000 pledge from Andrew Carnegie with plans to raise another $200,000 to form the Adjustment Fund. President William G. Frost notes it is the largest single Carnegie educational gift, aimed at creating white and colored schools in Kentucky amid new state segregation laws. The fund will total $400,000, supporting buildings and equipment for the colored school and restoring mountain-work funds. Prospect of further support from President Roosevelt and other educators boosts fundraising efforts. Trustees from New York include Rev. Percy S. Grant and J. Cleveland Cady.
Dr John Ordronaux left about half of his $300000 estate to charities in his will executors P Halstead Scudder, William H E Curtis, and David Stewart. Dartmouth College receives $30000 for an endowment. Nassau Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals each get $10000 for beds. Churches in Roslyn Manhasset and Roslyn area receive varied sums. Trinity Episcopal Church is excluded.
Paris January 24. Henri Lemoine known as the diamond maker faces a magistrate inquiry. M. de Haan testified that stones given to Sir Julius Wernher as manufactured were sold to Mme. Lemoine. A second merchant will be questioned tomorrow. The Jewelers Association of France then filed a fraud complaint against Lemoine.
In Portland on January 24 prosecutor Francis J. Heney sought to link United States Senator Charles W. Fulton to the Hall and Mays conspiracy. The prosecution contends Fulton met ex-United States Commissioner John H. Hall through ex-State Senator W. W. Steiver and secured a promise that civil actions would be brought against the Butte Creek Live Stock and Lumber Company rather than charging individual members of the corporation in an alleged fencing of government law.
An advertisement touts Deerfoot Farm Sausages made from tender meat and choice spices. The copy promises a unique taste and urges readers to try the product for themselves.
Dynamite bombs exploded tonight at Girard Alabama in front of the homes of the Law and Order League president and two Girard ministers. The incident raises concerns over threats against local church and civic figures amid political unrest.
Five Argentine warships passed Montevideo en route to receive the American torpedo boat flotilla off Maldonado. They will escort the visiting vessels to Buenos Ayres.
Manchester reports that a planned lockout for tomorrow has been averted after long negotiations. Workers capitulated to employers terms as both sides settled on an agreement this evening.
Three valuable miniatures of the Duchess of Fife the Queen of Norway and Princess Victoria owned by Queen Alexandra were stolen from an engraver's London studio where they had been sent for reproduction.
Former Senator David B. Hill announced at the Hoff man House that he will not attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver this year. He said he would choose a trip to Europe if possible, noting he has never been to Europe and rarely missed a party convention.
Eleven army officers were arrested in Quito while planning to join Col Navarro near Ibarra to form a revolutionist band. Col Larrea, once War Secretary, recently returned from exile and suspected as conspirator, was also captured.
Des Moines Iowa January 24 Special to The New York Times brick mason J C Felom learns he is heir to Shurtleff College Upper Alton IL from a wealthy ancestor who vowed the college revert to descendants after a set time Now Felom is one of eight lineal descendants and must decide the fate of the college with the unusual bequest hanging over him.
Letters from Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. Harold McCormick, sent to Mrs. Hobart Chatfield Taylor, request working plans for the Pageant Vivant. The Chicago event on February 26 and 27 stirs society, with New York copies and excitement along Lake Shore Drive Prairie Avenue and Michigan Boulevard.
Herman W. Hoefer of Darien and former New Yorker sues Elizabeth Marion Frederika Hoefer for divorce in Stamford alleging intolerable cruelty. Married in New York about thirteen years ago, the couple has two children aged eleven and seven. He petitions for custody of the boy and girl.
John N. Rohr a former Sing Sing inmate sued Cornelius N Col ling Superintendent of Prisons for 10000 damages alleging forced overtime beyond eight hours daily. The case before Justice Keogh ended in a jury disagreement with Rohr claiming lawmakers limit prison work to eight hours. Former Warden Addison Johnson testified Rohr sought extra work to avoid confinement in his cell at night and on Sundays.
Two week trips in Florida offered by Pennsylvania Railroad depart from New York on February 4. Round trip fare is $50 with a special Pullman train to and from Jacksonville. Itineraries and full information available through ticket agents in New York.
Republican leaders in the county plan a special meeting to back Gov. Hughes for the presidential nomination. Herbert Parsons seeks binding resolutions to compel loyalty, while Odell forces fear factional clashes as Taft guidance arrives.
Albany January 4 Governor Hughes supporters hail Secretary Taft's move to call off the New York delegation contest. They view it as a tactic to spare anti Hughes leaders from defeat while Hughes backers resist relying on Woodruff Barnes or Hendricks. Many fear renewed GOP fights despite Taft's decision.
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