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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
2
Senator Hooker comments that Taft pulling out of the state shifts factional power away from Hughes and requires a merit based struggle for control of the state organization without Hughes as an asset. He notes Taft's letter removes the Governor as a factional center and urges directing efforts to secure Hughes delegates from other states.
Des Moines reported Leslie M. Shan may enter the Republican presidential race if he secures Iowa’s support at the Chicago Convention. He said Iowa’s vote could boost his chances, and he would not block others after June 16, willing to gamble his political future on one throw of the dice.
Gov. Hughes faced censure from the Legislative Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen in Albany for appointing ten railroad commissioners without recognizing the existing board. The union urged appointing practical railroad men with wide experience, while Hughes defended his plan as serving the state's best interests and refusing to cater to specific interests. The Brotherhood rejected his reply as unsatisfactory.
In Cleveland on January 24 the Tippecanoe Club planned to stampede for Senator Foraker at the McKinley banquet with Taft as chief speaker. Despite a split in sentiment, the group invited Foraker and Dick but blocked their toasts, prompting Foraker to consider absence on January 29. Foraker supporters urged him to reconsider and expect a rousing reception to spur a broader attack on the Roosevelt Administration.
Paterson New Jersey January 24 Mayor McBride forbids city funds for seven aldermen badges stating the city cannot afford the extravagance and that he does not wear a badge himself. He instructs the Board of Finance to withhold money for the purchase.
Frankfort voters watch a tiresome string of ballots as the Kentucky Senate deadlock persists. Ex-Gov Beckham trails by three votes and Bradley by five while six Democrats who oppose Beckham hold pivotal power. They could select Bradley or Beckham, but another ballot is planned for Monday.
State Senator Stiles Judson of Stratford, member of the Canfield Judson Pullman law office, was chosen by the Superior Court judges to replace the late Samuel Ossenden as State's Attorney for Fairfield County. The announcement came from Bridgeport on January 24.
The seventh annual dinner of the Young Men’s Association of the West Presby terian Church was held last night at the Park Avenue Hotel. Guests included Mornay Williams president of the New York Juvenile Asylum ex Gov Lounsbury of Connecticut Judge Charles Whitman and Job E. Hedges of this city.
Washington reports the Republican field for the 1908 presidential nomination expands to seven openly seeking the prize, with Taft listed as favored by White House backers. The story details candidates including Hughes, Foraker, Knox, Cannon, La Follette, Fairbanks, and Cortelyou, plus others connected to potential dark horse runs and the evolving delegate picture for Chicago.
The piece details Taft's support across states, noting strong backing in Illinois and Indiana and limited claims for other candidates outside their home states. It cites Knox in Pennsylvania, Fairbanks in Indiana, and La Follette expanding in Wisconsin and beyond, with Roosevelt influence aiding Taft in several regions. Nine states have formal Taft endorsements from state bodies. The analysis ends by considering Taft's solid South claim and potential first-ballot nomination.
In Seabright and New York City the storm tide flooded streets and crippled surface and elevated transit. Two thousand to three thousand workers toiled to clear snow, while subway and rail lines faced delays and crowding. Five people died, with dozens hospitalized, as tugs worked to free wrecked vessels and the Starin and Storin resumed service after grounding.
A humorous Exchange on the Day Express features Mr. Bolting and Mr. Harvey arguing over breakfast fare. They recount Elias Booth’s Belvidere Division stock farm where a calf died after eating a bag of cereal, blamed on breakfast foods being fatal.
In White Plains New York Justice Mills recused himself and declared a mistrial after learning American Exchange National Bank of New York was the real defendant in a long running suit. Frank Early Parham, trustee for Parker bankruptcy receivership, seeks to set aside a million acres sale in Mamaroneck after foreclosure to cover a $500000 mortgage.
Morris Hillquit, secretary of the International Bureau of the Socialist Party, announced a referendum on the Socialist Labor Party proposal to appoint committees to amalgamate the parties for a united nominating convention. Hillquit expects a favorable vote, pending approval by the party's National Executive Committee.
The Graf Waldersee from Hamburg fought gales and head seas, held outside Sandy Hook a day by a snowstorm, then entered Quintantine and reached Hoboken. Captain Froelich reported three days of rough seas and a new baby born to Mrs A Stark. Passengers include Charles F Flicke and wife, P J Patten and wife, Norman Pitcairn, Lieut von Holly, A J von Hiellmann, Ernest Cotterill, Marie Ostermann, Martha Taylor, and Dr Perey Summer.
A severe storm crippled Brooklyn surface and elevated services with slow travel on the Brooklyn Bridge. The Brighton Beach division halted early, snow drifts blocked the Brighton Beach cut delaying trains and leaving hundreds waiting hours at stations. By noon trains ran more regularly but complaints rose about slow snow removal and contractor manpower.
The Starin Line steamer John H Starin bound from New Haven to New York with cargo and a dozen passengers went ashore in a morning storm near Whitestone Long Island. The vessel remained stranded into the day amid rough seas and continued to be watched by rescuers.
A stark appeal from the Association for Solving the 1843 Condition calls for immediate donations as thousands face joblessness through no fault of their own. It asks donors to send varied amounts and notes how gifts will be used, with R. S. Minturn and R. Fulton Cutting listed in leadership roles.
George Stull of 10 South Street ventured from Pier 8 in a heavy snowstorm and fell into the East River. He swam in freezing water until a tugboat crewmen lowered a rope and pulled him aboard, then he was taken to St Gregory's Hospital in a collapsed condition.
A nor’easter lashed Coney Island and nearby Brooklyn shoreline causing extensive damage. One man, Adolph Greenbaum of Bay Thirty-first Street and Bath Avenue, Bath Beach, was killed when waves halted a West End train. High seas breached bulkheads at Seaside Park and flooded cellars of the Riccatena Hotel. Cottages at Sea Gate were undermined and part of Balmer’s Bathing Pavilion washed away at the east end of the island.
Long Island endured a severe snowstorm with an overturned locomotive and numerous derailments. Traffic east of Babylon and most trolley lines were tied up, passengers evacuated to hotels or farms, emergency trains operated from Jamaica to Queens, and a gas main fire flared in Jackson Avenue Long Island City as flames rose five feet high.
A snow blockade at Chase's Cut near Middletown stalled the 5 o'clock outbound train from Newport, delaying three Boston bound trains due in Newport at 5:50, 7:02 and 8:49 p.m. No snow plows are in Newport, so a locomotive and flat car assisted shovelers. By 11 p.m. snowfall eased and clearing weather was expected.
Staten Island lacked trolley service for most of the day with cars resuming at 6 PM and full line operation not expected until noon. A New York lawyer paid a hackman $25 to reach Richmond from St George and ferry schedules were thrown off, hindering thousands commuting to Manhattan workplaces.
Policeman Lynch brought Oscar Kepper, 35, from Tenth Avenue and Thirty seventh Street after a cold incident. Kepper claimed he was starving not drunk, with no home. Night Court sent him to the Prison for three days in lieu of a fine. Warden O Connor served hot coffee and beef sandwiches.
Captain William H. Kincaid, a Civil War veteran, collapsed and died yesterday at his home 20 East 120th Street as he faced a storm. Authorities note heart weakness as the probable cause.
A January storm drove two deer into John Carlisle’s wagon shed near Cedar Grove New Jersey. They are believed to have escaped from a private preserve nearby and remain sheltered there awaiting higher ground or capture.
Secretary of War William H. Taft spoke at the Yale Alumni Association dinner in Orange New Jersey. He touched on world travel and China’s modernization while sidestepping politics. Governor Fort praised Taft as a revered War Secretary and Yale figures gave toasts on the university and the association.
Senator John Hinchliffe of Passaic County argues Gov Fort was elected with brewer money and asserts the governor misstates excise issues. He calls Fort’s inaugural message full of contradictions and says brewers financed campaign activities, including in Camden and Philadelphia repeaters.
Judge Howell ruled that an employment agent may send a servant to a house but cannot compel her to work. Frederick Neimann testified he could only dispatch a girl to the White residence in Westfield after a fee was paid, a point the judge upheld.
Charles Wagner a special policeman at Woodlawn Cemetery collapsed while clearing a path to a freshly dug grave. He died from heart trouble suspected to be related to the exertion. Wagner resided at 117 Fast 205th Street.
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