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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
2
The Thames race features Yale and Harvard crews, with Griswold of Yale collapsing late and Harvard pulling away to win. Capt. Ide leads Yale despite injury and a broken start, while Harvard celebrates as Taft and Roosevelt observers watch from the scene.
Yale's crew suffers mishaps in a key race but Harvard's Crimson wins, earning top honors despite late difficulties for the Eli boat. The article notes Crimson's dominating performance and Yale's setbacks during the contest.
New London June 25 Harvard’s win is credited to fitness and selection of rowers while Yale’s defeat is tied to a physical weakness in its crew. Coach judgment on Oarsman selection is cited as key, with D T Griswold’s Yale rowing history noted after his collapse in the race.
Reader letter extols Grape-Nuts with milk and cream as a perfectly balanced meal supporting brain and nerve power through life from infancy to old age. A sixty-something user notes improved memory and nourishment, with family members adopting the product. a traveling son and an aunt also benefit. The notice cites Postum Co. and references The Road to Wellville.
In New London on June 25 Yale player Griswold suffered a nervous collapse and was revived. Capt. Sde stood by him as teammates offered consolation. In Yale quarters the group elected captain for 1999, choosing H. A. Howe of Orange New Jersey?
Numerous vessels gathered on the river with the Slyph carrying the Roosevelts near the lead. Ahead loomed the white hulled Niagara, Josephine, and the Atlantic as racing boats from top classes competed along the stream.
Syracuse University suffers a setback as six feet of the Varsity shell bow snaps off after a collision with an anchored skiff while a boy fished nearby. The damage harms practice time and raises doubt about the crew’s chances at the Intercollegiate Regatta with Wisconsin, Cornell, and Penn as likely contenders.
Rear Admiral George W. Melville denounces labor unions for limiting apprenticeships, blaming them for the United States losing a $50,000,000 Brazil Navy ship contract. He argues restrictions drive up costs, hinders domestic skilled labor, and risks America’s manufacturing leadership. He urges states to ban apprenticeship limits and calls for admitting all skilled workers to restore shipbuilding supremacy.
Secretary Taft attended the Yale Harvard boat race at New London and, amid loud cheers, observed Yale's defeat. He remarked that he preferred Harvard to lead and noted his luck in always seeing Yale lose, also meeting Harvard player Bob Wrenn and greeting Yale and Harvard contingents on the platform.
Brazil's Ambassador Joaquim Nabuco says reports Brazil is building ships for Japan are absurd. Counsel De Amaral says two 19200 ton dreadnoughts are under construction in England, with a third to begin after one launch, plus destroyers torpedo boats submarines and transports.
Non union cement crews building the Williamsburg Bridge concrete floor triggered a general strike at the Manhattan subway approach. The walkout stopped tile layers marble workers and electricians, suspending nearly all work on the span.
Roosevelt will arrive from Jersey City by special train to attend the Cleveland funeral and accompany the body to the cemetery before returning to Oyster Bay. Guards and militia are deployed for crowd control and security. Mrs. Cleveland shows fortitude as family gathers for the private service.
Public figures from William Jennings Bryan Booker T Washington and Cardinal Gibbons send condolences while governors from Mississippi Wisconsin and Pennsylvania express sympathy. Universities and citizens note Cleveland as a trusted friend and leader whose death harms the nation. Messages include former diplomats and notable figures across the country.
Washington reports for first time in White House history the flag flies at half staff without the President as a mark of respect. Brazil honors Cleveland for his role in the Argentina Brazil boundary arbitration and orders three wreaths to Princeton from Brazil, Baron Do Rio Branco, and the Brazilian Embassy in Washington.
President Roosevelt will leave Oyster Bay at 1 30 P M on a special Long Island Railroad train for Princeton to attend Grover Cleveland's funeral. Mrs Roosevelt and children join a party touring New London to watch Harvard Yale races from the Sylph before transferring to the Mayflower for return to Oyster Bay. The party proceeds to Jersey City and then by another Pennsylvania Railroad train to Princeton.
Florists nationwide rush to supply wreaths for Mr. Cleveland's funeral in Princeton as New York florists work around the clock. The Pennsylvania Railroad runs special cars to move the massive floral gift, with Washington shipments filling several cars and total costs running into thousands.
Mrs Anna Cleveland Hastings, sister of ex President Cleveland, lives in Hartford. Due to age she cannot attend the funeral, but her daughter Miss Mary-Louise Hastings may represent the Hartford branch. Sister Mrs I F Wood of Smith College and Mrs Charles R Hansel may be unable to attend.
King Edward of England greatly admired Grover Cleveland and spoke at length with American Minister Dr Maurice Francis Egan during a Copenhagen visit about Cleveland’s character and role in the nation's memory amid the ex-president's illness.
In St Petersburg on June 25 several local newspapers laud former U S President Cleveland. The RedR exalts him as the reorganizer and regenerator of the Democratic Party after the Civil War while Novoe Vremya commends his independence and extraordinary capacity for work reflecting strong interest in American politics among Russians.
Stock Exchange to close at 1 P M and other walls of respect follow as Comodore Vanderbilt orders half mast ensigns on yachts and club houses. Equitable Life offices to close at noon. Mayor may plan a memorial in New York City. Consolidated Stock Exchange and Produce Exchange also hold memorial actions. Cotton Exchange telegrams condolences to Mrs Cleveland.
In Trenton on June 25 Gov. Fort issued a proclamation mourning ex president Cleveland. A sunrise thirteen-gun salute will be fired with additional shots every half hour and a forty five gun National salute at sunset behind the State House.
Dispute between the Health Department and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals over an order to kill all unmuzzled and unleashed dogs may be settled today by sending the legal question to the Corporation Counsel. The Health Board cites rights to issue the order while the ruling remains suspended. Col Wagstaff did not meet Health Commissioner Darlington yesterday, a conference planned.
Princeton June 25 More than a thousand telegrams of condolence reached the Cleveland home with many more on the way. Among those released today was a note from Baron Takahira Japanese Ambassador at Washington expressing being greatly shocked by the loss and conveying sympathy.
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