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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1908
Page
1
Thomas Past Berlin departs the German border en route to Paris. He is greeted by Col Koeppen and will not reach the French capital until tomorrow due to exhaustion of Shuster and Miller crew.
The Thomas car in the New York to Paris race reached Berlin at 8 am and left for Paris three hours later. Protos had already reached Paris the night before. The crew plans to push on but will not push for records due to exhaustion, trusting a steady pace to finish by Wednesday night.
Special to The New York Times reports that the New York to Paris automobile race has drawn significant army interest as it continued to receive wide attention, with developments continuing on page two.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Parsons and Dr W Barrett Brinsmade of Brooklyn and New York were in a severe German accident near Achern while traveling in two Packard cars. Parsons suffered a broken leg and internal injuries. Brinsmade was not seriously hurt. They were moved from Strassburg to Paris and then to a private Neuilly hospital.
Edwin Parsons and Dr. William B. Brinsmade, Yale 1888 graduates, are profiled. Parsons, of 99 Park Avenue with a Summer home at The Oaks Otranto, 3 C. in business at 15 Broad Street. holds multiple railroad director roles and trustee positions. married to Mary B. Whitehead. Brinsmade, physician of 177 Montague Street Brooklyn. resides at 166 Columbia Heights. member of several clubs and professional societies.
A small, excited woman in black seized a well dressed man on Market Street Newark claiming he deserted her eight years ago. They were marched to Broad Street where a policeman was called and both were taken to the First Precinct. Mrs Anna Katz of Brooklyn claimed the man was her husband Heyman Katz of Newark. The man denied the marriage and said he has no wife. He was paroled to await arraignment in court.
The Brooklyn Ferry Company posted a final notice announcing the permanent discontinuance of Roosevelt Street Grand Street Twenty third Street and Forty second Street ferries from Broadway and Grand Street routes at 9 PM Friday July 31 1908. The move alarms commuters who hoped for a public agreement with New York Terminal Company and city authorities. President McGowan acting mayor said efforts to keep the ferries running have not yet exhausted all options.
George Maloney a wealthy Franklin Pennsylvania oil producer and former mayor and legislator died at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia after two weeks away from home. He carried more than 200000 in securities found in his pocket and reportedly gave them to a nurse for safekeeping.
Advertisement promotes FAAN'S Restaurant located in the Park Row Building with refined surroundings and music facilities offering dining in a stylish setting.
President Roosevelt directed the Interstate Commerce Commission to deter any general freight rate rise by railroads, signaling prosecutions under anti trust laws if tariffs rise. The move follows shippers and merchants in Chicago, Cincinnati, and the Midwest mobilizing against higher rates amid warnings of an extended investigation.
Shipowners and large shippers in the city welcomed the Interstate Commerce Commission's decision to study the freight rate issue before acting. They fear a rush could have blocked the 30 day window to file tariffs and risked injunctions under the Sherman anti trust law. A traffic club member noted that delaying action reduces the likelihood of such injunctions, though further steps may be needed to curb rate hikes. Continued on Page 2.
Walter Goodwin of Trigg County lies mortally wounded after an ambush while returning from church. He had confessed to forming a night rider band with seven men that attacked Jason White’s home and whipped him. Soldiers patrol Princeton as plans to burn key targets spread fear across Trigg and Caldwell counties.
President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt enjoyed a two hour country ride on saddle horses departing Sagamore Hill after 9 am. They greeted friends in Sea Cliff area and returned as Secretary Loeb arrived with the morning mail.
Washington reports that Army Quartermaster officers deny sending a coffin to Col. William F. Stewart exiled at Fort Grant Arizona. Stewart’s supporters call him a victim of a conspiracy likening him to an American Dreyfus. Officers allege such ill treatment tales lack proof and may be brutal humor by junior staff.
Magistrate Cornell held an inquiry into Louisa Nelson arrested as a disorderly person. Probation officer Maud Miner said Nelson should have been at the House of the Good Shepherd, to which she was committed June 4 by Magistrate Wahle. Miner found Nelson released at Wahle's request. commitment papers could not be located. Nelson was paroled by Cornell in Miner's custody.
Eight diners at a Newton hotel sampled fried rattlesnake with Mr. and Mrs. William Erb Thomas Erb Frank B. Allen of Bernardsville and the White family of Harrison. The snake, killed near Lake Owassa that day, proved palatable and sweeter than eel. The skin with eight rattles was to be tanned.
In Chicago on July 27 the first National Convention of the Independence Party opened at Orchestra Hall with W. R. Hearst as temporary Chairman. He recounted a $100,000 Wall Street offer to his NY campaign and urged a new party to challenge the old machines as trustees of the people.
Attorney General Bonaparte plans a multi day conference at the Hotel Aspinwall with Department of Justice officials and Frank B Kellogg to review the United States Circuit Court of Appeals decision and map steps for a retrial in the Standard Oil case.
Water Pierce Oil Company faced multiple suits in the Circuit Court alleging anti-trust violations and illegal discrimination. The defendant paid a compromise penalty of 10000 dollars, with the prosecutor citing low chances of conviction if trials proceeded.
Mrs Taft accompanied by Mrs Corbin leaves Hot Springs for Cincinnati to attend Judge Taft notification and will stay with Charles P Taft until Wednesday evening. The party will return to Hot Springs by Thursday morning and several Republican committees are expected in August. Charley Taft will remain in Hot Springs during the ceremonies.
Lieut. Bernard P. Oswalt of the Twenty-ninth Infantry died in Manila while attempting to arrange lighting for an electric bath. The Alabama native, 29, and West Point graduate was killed instantly when he touched live wires.
The Atlantic Transport liner Minneapolis reported a near collision with a fifty foot whale three days out. The whale swerved as the ship blew signals, twice by the ship and once by the whale, causing a close pass and a near ram.
Deep sea fishermen from Seabright launched 100 boats at sunrise for bluefish banks. By afternoon each boat carried 500 to 600 pounds, totaling about 50 000 pounds sold to beach commission houses at 7 cents a pound. Fishermen earned 35 500 dollars for the day.
Elbridge T. Gerry files suit in Poughkeepsie seeking 5500 rent for a New York studio three months to April 30. Sheriff Robert W. Chanler, cited for past rent judgments, reportedly houses a French artist in a city studio aiding large canvases.
Fleet 1,108 miles out from Barber's Point Station Honolulu at 8 P M Sunday. Atlantic battleship fleet lies 5 degrees 52 minutes north latitude 16 degrees 13 minutes west longitude. Distance from Honolulu 1,105 miles. Weather hot with occasional rainstorms.
An urban pest control note from Ve ee Disinfecting Co located at 517 West 45th Street announces extermination of roaches and bed bugs. The brief item highlights household pest elimination services offered by the company.
Prof. Hobbs of Ann Arbor Michigan completes a record ascent from Grands-Fumeix to Mont Blanc summit in seven and a half hours, beating the previous best of eight hours. The miscaption notes the Great Bear water story and a poetic reference to its fame.
A Long Island crossing crash near Glen Head killed Arthur Smith and Miss Leigh Townsend and seriously injured Lloyd Robinson and Miss Beatrice Eddy. The auto’s driver Smith was dragged along the locomotive as the Oyster Bay Express sped through. Eddy aided Robinson to Mineola hospital. Townsend died en route.
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