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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1908

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Vanderbilt Wins Grand Prix in Paris with Northeast

W K Vanderbilt bay colt Northeast ridden by J Childs wins the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamps worth 60000. Americans wagered about 340000 with odds 10 to 1. Vanderbilt will donate about 4090 to Paris poor, 200 to Chantilly hospital and 200 to jockeys fund. President Fallieres awards Vanderbilt amid cheering as crowds fill Longchamp.

Boerial Cable NEW York Times Paris W. K. Vanderbilt J. Childs France Longchamps Mr. Vanderbilt Seasick Ir Prince Augusto d'Arenberg Jockey Club Racing Committee

Wealthy widow vanishes after shopping in downtown store

Mrs. S. F. Marbury, cousin of Mrs. John Hay and daughter of Andros B. Stone, disappeared in a New York downtown store after slipping away from a nurse. A widow aged 55, she lived at the Navarro and had been treated for nervous prostration. Police circulated a general alarm and hotels were asked to watch for her with little shopping money on her person.

F. Marbury John Hay Washington Elisabeth Marbury Andros B. Stone Cleveland Marbury New York Bar Association Navarro Central Park South Chicago Francis Marbury

Reverend Harris III Illness in Bronxville Hospitalized

The Rev Dr Thomas Robinson Harris longtime secretary of the New York Diocese Convention lies at home in Bronxville after suffering cerebral thrombosis the illness by which a blood vessel is obstructed. He preached at Christ Church on June 7 and later lapsed into unconsciousness though improving under Dr Charlton care. He is 65 turning 66 and remains active in church roles including Standing Committee trustee positions.

Thomas Robinson Harris Diocese of New York Maple Street Bronxville Harris Bronxville Christ Church H. R. Charlton General Theological Seminary St. Stephen’s College New York City Episcopal Church

Law Clerk Seized for Selling State Exam Papers

William Rosen, 24, living at 331 East Eightieth Street, was arrested on charges of violating university laws by selling examination papers. Inspector De Groat and Detectives Lowenheim and Griffiths arranged a sting, paying 50 dollars for marked papers at Jefferson and Westchester Avenues in the Bronx. The authenticity of the papers will be checked by officials today.

William Rosen East Hightieth Street H. de W. de Groat State Board of Regents Linden Avenue Brooklyn Lowenheim and Griffiths Rosen McCafferty Lowenheim Jefferson and Westchester Avenues Bronx Rosén de Groat

Tragedy at Grand Island Lighthouse Missing Keeper

George Genery, keeper at the North Light on Grand Island, is missing after an assault that killed his assistant. A body with a badly beaten head was found in a boat from the lighthouse, and officers search from Munising for Genery. The isolated station lies on Grand Island’s north point, with both men paid the day Genery visited.

New York Times Munising Mich George Genery North Light Grand Island Genery Au Sable Life Saving Grand Marais Cleveland Cliff

Montreal Feels Light Earthquake Shake Morning

Montreal residents reported a very slight earthquake shock at 8 o'clock this morning. Witnesses described it as more of a rumble than a full tremor in the city.

Montreal

Shipping News Arrivals Highlight June Operations

Latest shipping notice reports SS Caracas and San Juan arriving on June 10. The June holiday disrupts service as vessels Hendrick Hudson and New York proceed with advertised routes and schedules.

Caracas San Juan Hendrick Hudson New York

Windstorm Hits Pine Camp Wrecks Tents Strikes Grant Camp

A violent wind with rain and hail struck Pine Camp in Pine Plains New York blowing down every tent injuring several militiamen and disrupting the encampment Major William E Halliday Paymaster lost about 25000 in cash when his tent collapsed Gen Grant and staff tents were toppled and observers escaped injury Several regiments suffered tent damage and camp repairs will take two days as troops regroup for maneuvers near Carthage Felt Mills and Black River Camp site described with multiple units and tents downsized after the storm.

New York Times Spine Plains N. Y Hogsback National Guard William E. Halliday Massachusetts National Guard Pine Camp Frederick Dent Grant Lloyd McCormick Gen. Grant Charles E. Woodruff Col. Glenn John L. Chamberlain Apt Albert A. Bowley Twenty-fourth Infantry Massachusetts Engineer Corps New York Carthage New England Brooklyn Twenty-third ’Infantry Albany Pine Plains Blackver Felt Mills Atertown Elen Gould

Hughes costs tied to governorship reveal personal toll

Dr. R S MacArthur told Calvary Baptist Church congregants that Governor Hughes will not run again and has paid between 60 000 and 75 000 yearly for housing and living costs. He noted the burden affected Hughes family and parents and predicted a return to private life and prosperity.

Calvary Baptist Church R. S. MacArthur Hughes

Miss Euna Hutton Injured In Horse Riding Accident

Miss Euna Hutton, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs G M Hutton, is at Shamrock Cliffs under care after a fall from her horse caused a compound fracture of the left ankle. Doctors Stewart and Cotton set the bones. she arrived with her parents from Baltimore and received many floral tokens from cottage colony friends.

New York Times Newport Miss Euna Hutton G. M. Hutton Shamrock Cliffs Miss Hutton Charles W. Stewart Frederick Cotton Boston Baltimore Cottage Colony

Girl Injured in Runaway on Ocean Parkway

Miss Blanche Miller of 167 Greene Avenue Brooklyn was thrown from a carriage with Ewing Kahn of 182 Van Buren Street Brooklyn on Ocean Parkway near Prospect Park. The horse bolted after a vehicle frightened by an approaching automobile. Miller suffered a compound skull fracture and was taken to Kings County Hospital. The horse was captured a half mile away by Parkville Mounted Police.

Blanche Miller Greene Avenue Brooklyn Ewing Kahn van Buren Street Ocean Parkway Prospect Park Coney Island Sherman Street Kings County Hospital Owen Parkville

Horton Fights Arrest in Atlantic City Post Office

Evan Horton, wanted in New York for forgery of Post Office orders, was arrested at the Atlantic City general delivery window. Inspector Jacobs of New York and Detective Wilson of Atlantic City subdued him with revolvers after a confrontation witnessed byPost Office staff, with Horton alleged to have netted over $1,000. He will be returned to New York tomorrow.

New York Times Atlantic City Evan Horton New York Jacobs Wilson Horton

No Damages For Husband In Pre Marriage Injuries Case

The New Jersey Supreme Court rules a husband cannot claim damages for injuries his wife suffered before their marriage. A couple sued after a railing collapsed at a letter carriers picnic, with the jury awarding the wife 1500 and the husband 200 for loss of services. The court upheld the wife verdict but voided the husband claim, stating he takes his wife as she was, pre marriage injuries included.

Supreme Court On Appeal

Great Lava Outburst on Savaii Island Study

Auckland reports a three night eruption on Savaii beginning May 10. The lava flow reached nearly 3000 tons per minute, forming a continuous sheet miles wide and up to six feet deep, destroying native houses and plunging into the sea to create a massive steam rise.

Auckland New Zealand Savaii

National Republican Convention Updates At The Times Building

Frequent bulletins will report progress from the National Republican Convention in Chicago. Updates posted at the north end of The Times Building start Tuesday morning.

Chicago Times

Phipps Gifts Half Million for Johns Hopkins Psychiatric Clinic

Baltimore and Pittsburgh reports confirm Henry Phipps plans a large endowment to Johns Hopkins Hospital and University for a dedicated psychiatric clinic. The gift funds a 60-bed four story facility with labs and a ten year staff budget, plus a professorship in psychiatry.

New York Times Baltimore William H. Welsh Johns Hopkins Henry Phipps Pittsburg New York Europe Johns Hopkins Hospital and University Hopkins Hospital Phipps William H. Welch The Hopkins Welch Johns Hopkins Hospital Johns Hopkins University Philadelphia John D. Rockefeller

Black Diamond Express Restored On Lehigh Valley Route

The Black Diamond Express will be restored to service on the Lehigh Valley Railroad on June 21. It will leave New York at 12 noon daily for Buffalo and Niagara Falls with an estimated schedule.

Lehigh Valley R. R New York Buffalo Niagara Falls

Administration signals second VP choice plan

Chicago reports that on June 14 the Administration disclosed to Washington the need to name a second Vice Presidential option in case the Dolliver boom collapses to avoid a hitch in the nomination process.

New York Times Chicago Ill Washington

Dying After Wall Defacing Fight In The Bronx

Mrs Pauline Scrull of 4113 Barnes Avenue Bronx struck her brother Jacob Sonnenberg 18 with an axe during a dispute over scratching a match on a wall Sonnenberg lies in Fordham Hospital with a deep skull fracture Scrull turned over to police after the incident in the afternoon ante mortem statement given to Coroner McDonald.

Pauline Scrull Barnes Avenue Bronx Jacob Sonnenberg Fordham Hospital McDonald Young Sonnenberg Scrull

Shipment of Four Tons of Rattlesnakes From Texas

A shipment of four tons of live rattlesnakes was sent from a Brownsville area snake farm by F. B. Armstrong. The reptiles, rendered harmless by fang removal and poison extraction, are bound for museums and circus performers across the North and East.

New York Times Austin Texas F. 8. Armstrong Brownsville

Wealthy negro Tom Harris hosts white guests in Larchmont

Tom Harris known as a Roosevelt friend celebrated his forty fifth birthday with a $10 per person dinner for a dozen white friends at the Plymouth Inn in Larchmont. He rose from stable boy to a $500,000 fortune invested in Larchmont real estate and controls the garage business there. guests included prominent automobile businessmen.

Larchmont N. Y Tom” Harris Westchester County President Roosevelt Plymouth Inn Larchmont Avenue Post Road Harris Larchmont Real Estate I Larchmont

Agreement Reaches Philippine General Appropriation Bill

Manila June 14 the Insular Commission and the Philippines Assembly reach a compromise on the General Appropriation bill setting 16 800 000 pesos as total funds. The Assembly concedes about 1 500 000 pesos while salaries and bureau consolidations were not reduced. Personnel across bureaus remains unchanged.

Manila Insular Commission The Philippines Assembly Commission Assembly

Federal aid asked for Mississippi flood relief petition

In Natchez a group of plantation owners petition Governor Noel to urge the Federal Government to supply six weeks of rations for tenants and laborers on twelve thousand submerged acres. Downriver at Vidalia, Capt. J. Li Long reports 2,000 people in urgent need of government relief from flood-hit Catahoula and Concordia parishes.

Natchez, Miss Noel Mississippi Red River Vidalia J. Li Long Jefferson Barracks New Orleans Catahoula Concordia

Child slain by wizards in Matanzas province case

In Ala cranes, Matanzas, Victor Navarro a black youth confessed complicity in kidnapping Luisa Valdes, a white child who vanished. He says Brujos wizards abducted her and murdered her for a ritual using her heart blood to cure an old woman’s consumption. Marin, another wizard, is under arrest as Rural Guard pursue others in the band.

Fiavana Alacranes Matanzas Victor Navarro Negro Lad Luisa Valdes Marin Band of Brujos

Police let go $50,000 mail thief in Kansas City

A Kansas City thief who stole a mail pouch on the Los Angeles to New York route with over $50,000 in cash and valuables was arrested, charged with vagrancy, and released after no definite charge. The pouch was taken from Union Station on June 6, with the suspect later named Charles Stewart. Police believe the loot was hidden in the city.

Kansas City Los Angeles New York Union Station Charles Stewart

Plank Demands Judicial Consideration Before Summary Orders

The text of the plank argues for careful judicial consideration by judges before issuing any summary orders. It frames the policy as necessary to ensure fair, deliberative rulings and to curb hasty actions by courts.

Taft Tariff Plank Spurs Convention Clash in Chicago

Chicago dispatch reports a fierce battle brewing at the Republican Convention over the Adminstration anti injunction and tariff planks. Speaker Cannon arrived to oppose the Administration stance as the party debates a revision of tariffs based on domestic versus foreign production costs and protections for workers.

Cannon Danville Ths New York Times Taft Republican Party Congress United States Philippines

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