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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
4
In Paris the former foreign minister Delcasse spoke in the Chamber of Deputies on Morocco interpellation. He called Germany's threat a bluff and said no yielding would follow. He credited alliances with keeping France secure and warned internal dissensions as the greater danger.
Gen Tomalcheff newly installed as Odessa Governor General orders bomb disposal to be exploded in a public tearoom. The blast destroys the building and signals continued harsh actions against revolutionists. He arrived from the Caucasus to assume power.
Berlin January 24 Herr Bebel the Socialist leader in the Reichstag told the American Socialist Party his planned visit to the United States must be indefinitely postponed due to his ill health He had planned to speak in German in several addresses in the United States.
Washington January 24. After a State Department conference between Secretary Root and the French ambassador it was stated that the new French reciprocity arrangement would be signed next Monday and take effect February 1.
HOOK OF HOLLAND Jan 24 missing passengers and crew from the steamer Amsterdam were brought in here at noon today by the Norwegian steamer Songa after leaving in a small boat following a collision. The Songa, bound for two days, could not land them earlier.
The National movement to make King Carlos of Portugal’s next summer visit to Brazil a grand occasion is well under way with a large sum allocated to cover entertainment expenses.
Havana reports six thousand copies of the new electoral law for public review by 30 days. Key features include permanent registration boards, nonpartisan majorities, and a proportional representation method based on province quotas. Suffrage limited to natives with certain military exceptions. Municipal election set for July 1 and Presidency on December 1.
In Havana on January 24 the trial of Gen Masso Parra Juan Ducassi and Lara Miret proceeded. Defense lawyers challenged Noriega Indictment claiming he aided the plot. the court denied the motion. Loynaz Castillo testified Miret said plans aimed at insurrection against American forces rather than targeting them.
A committee of pharmacists notified Governor Magoon of a Supreme Court suit to test the decree creating a board of examiners in pharmacy. Magoon suspended the decree until he returns from Washington. A benefit at the National Theatre raised funds for university students appealing to President Roosevelt against the decree.
Havana on January 24 reports said European powers addressed Washington with an urgent protest against restoring the Cuban Republic next year. Governor Magoon said he had not been informed. He planned to visit Matanzas and later sail to Tampa.
Liverpool January 24 The three Canadian steamship lines have cut passage rates to match Cunard Line cuts after awaiting settlement of differences with White Star Lines. Negotiations with White Star and Cunard continue, but no resolution is seen before February conference.
Baron Rio Branco, Brazil's foreign minister, denied an interview from Rio Janeiro claiming Brazil would sell three Dreadnought battleships to the United States if war broke out with Japan. The ships are under construction in English yards.
W Leo Bockemohle cashier of the suspended Bank of Ellinwood in Kansas died by his own hand at his home after bondsmen surrendered him to the sheriff. The bank, founded 23 years ago by his late father, faced failure due to a December false statement.
Milan reports quote Julio Gatti Casazza denying he will direct the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Directors plan a meeting next week to announce Conried's resignation. Campanini criticizes Gatti Casazza and Toscanini, noting La Scala limits and repertoire control.
Rome reports widespread talk of a leadership change at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Italian candidates named include the Duke of San Martino, Gatti Casazza, and Arturo Toscanini, all noted for major Italian opera work and leadership roles.
A jury awarded $2,568 to Lewis J. Dubos of Huntington against Clarence C. Vernam of New York, owner of Ainslee's Magazine, for unpaid well drilling work at Vernam's Huntington estate after a winter season yielded no water. The case centered on a $6 per foot contract to provide 30 gallons per minute, with Dubos claiming dismissal and Vernam denying partially successful water flow. The verdict supported Dubos for the amount claimed.
Washington January 24 Justice Barnard sentenced Mrs Ruth McCracken to three months in jail and her son William J McCracken to the same term in the Workhouse for conspiring to defraud merchants. Her daughters Jane and Ruth N McCracken were discharged.
Mrs. Myra Kelly Macnaughtan and Allan Macnaughtan testified before Referee Frederick Adams in Newark but he was snowbound at home in Red Bank and could not attend. The bank hearings resume next Friday with the same testimony expected.
Union masters and mates on tramp steamers and independent firm vessels demand wage readjustment to match the Consolidated Steamship Lines rates. The dispute, tied to a prior agreement with Consolidated, will be discussed next week.
The investigation into William Leary, state superintendent of elections, was continued yesterday afternoon in City Hall. Nathan Vidaver of the Independence League secured on record that two of Leary's deputies took two days off last spring to search for a lost dog. Hearings resume Monday afternoon.
Magistrate Barlow at West Side Court yesterday held Lucian R. Byrne in $100 bail for trial on speeding charges. Byrne had set a world automobile record in England last year by averaging seventy one miles an hour for twenty four hours.
Detective Hughes arrested John S. Long of Detroit and Carrie O Neil of Rochester after hotel guests reported rob bings at the Hotel Alabama on East Eleventh Street. Police recovered 119 dollars in cash, a trunk full of gowns, a revolver, and chloroform, with evidence linking Long to multiple hotel robberies.
Albany January 24 The Senate and Assembly held brief sessions with a calendar for the second time this year Several bills moved toward final passage Two bills address cattle tuberculosis one to appoint an extra appraiser of condemned cattle and another to let cattle owners choose quarantine or slaughter and change state payment for diseased cattle A bill by Mr Stern New York would bar employers from injunctions against unions without notice A bill by Mgr Colne Kings would place election of state officers of fraternal insurance groups under state supervision
Miss Georgia A Smythe a Cambridge Street waitress in Boston hears from New Brunswick she is a rightful heir to a Fitzherbert fortune. The proposed estate, tied to papers sealed since 1837, may total about 12 million dollars with her share around 200 thousand dollars.
An interlocutory divorce judgment was filed in White Plains favoring Norman M. Jardine against Edna R. Jardine. Jardine, 20, married in September 1906 and lived with his mother Jessie Macleod Jardine, guardian, in Rye on the Sound. Edna, 19, was the bride.
Commissioner Bingham announced thirty one sergeants of police, deemed lax in duty, were called to Police Headquarters and reduced to patrolman duties for an indefinite period without rank or pay changes. Eighteen lieutenants, high on the Captain eligibility list, were assigned to enforce this duty.
A citywide rule restricts dealers from returning unsold Sunday copies. If your dealer has no regular order to reserve a NYT Sunday issue, place an order now to ensure you receive a copy. Dealers typically place their orders on Thursdays.
In Pittsburg the Riter Conley Manufacturing Co chief officials quit when H. A. Carpenter a Yale graduate was elected president. Vice President Coffin Secretary and Treasurer Craig and General Manager McKean resign, with Fletcher installing himself as VP and Joseph Riter as Secretary. Wealthy former leaders plan to form a rival firm.
Albany bills would let New York City condemn ferry properties not owned by railroads, targeting Brooklyn Ferry Company assets. City representatives seek a deal as Brooklyn Ferry asks 7.5 million for four ferries though assessed value is 875 thousand. a fifth ferry seeks 300 thousand versus 191 thousand assessed.
A letter to the editor laments wildlife threats from venomous snakes and hunters alike. It recalls a drought bringing rattlers to a Connecticut mill dam, urges sharpshooting for safety, notes snakes prey on birds and eggs, and describes a New Jersey incident where a robin battled a snake before the predator was killed. The writer concludes with the idea that snakes harm both birds and farmers.
A series of fires causes extensive damage: in Princeton Indiana a mill residence and store burn, with a $50,000 loss. in Bennettsville South Carolina the Hotel Skye fire wipes out most town business properties with about $100,000 in losses and Col J J Heckart injured. in Everett Massachusetts a three story Masons hall building and a smaller store are destroyed, total $75,000 insured.
The volume presents selections mainly from dance suites and simpler contrapuntal works by the master of polyphony. Longer elaborated pieces are reserved for the second volume. Volume II includes over ISO pages a portrait and a detailed critical introduction.
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