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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1908
Page
1
In the New York to Paris race Thomas Caf continues the long night push. Omaha welcomes Zust Motabloc and Protos as they depart Chicago De Dion for another leg of the endurance contest.
Weather and racing forecast note colder day with possible rain or snow in Nebraska. Times show arrivals from Julesburg to Geneva and other stops, listing distance figures for each leg of the 1908 event.
Montague Roberts presses toward Cheyenne in the Paris Matin New York Times race, aiming to reach Cheyenne within six hours to claim the fastest westward run. The crew, including capt. Hansen and driver Frederickson, reports strong crowds and good roads as the car speeds through North Platte and Lexington toward Wyoming.
In Omaha on March 7, the Italian Zust car crossed the Missouri River in thick Iowa mud en route from New York to Paris. Two machinists worked overnight on repairs after damage from a switch frog on the Illinois Central Bridge. Sartori, greeted by about a thousand Italians, prepared to resume the journey late Sunday afternoon with plans to depart Monday morning.
For rent at the Motor Mart 1 876 Broadway centrally located auto section. Light space ranging from 300 to 15 000 square feet suitable for offices and salesrooms, offered at reasonable terms.
Paris dispatch reports broad belief that Mme Anna Gould will marry Prince Helie de Sagan. If tied, they would reside in the Sagan principality in East Prussia and Mme Gould plans a long US visit with her children. She offers her Paris mansion for 1.2 million dollars and Chateau des Marais for 400 thousand. lawyers note no marriage contract yet.
The Duchess of Marlborough arriving on the Lucania dismissed Socialist rumors as untrue saying she supports settlement work and would not discuss politics. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. denied divorce rumors, and Alfred G. Vanderbilt plans a coaching venture from Brighton to London during the visit with Mrs. Belmont and Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Henry Act and Frank J. Murphy filed a motion asking to withdraw Ruef’s guilty plea to extortion in the French restaurant cases and enter a not guilty plea. Ruef’s affidavit alleges immunity pressure and seeks to reveal prosecutors coerced testimony against ex Mayor Eugene B. Schmitz and others. He names Gov. James N. Gillette Willam F. Herrin and E. H. Harriman and claims promises to avoid sentencing if he pleaded guilty.
The Republican State Committee endorsed Governor Hughes for the Presidency in a near silent vote. A lone cheer from a colored federal employee followed praise of Hughes and Roosevelt as “the Pathmaker.” The meeting, to set spring convention details, lasted under half an hour.
Steamship Statendam, inbound, was reported by wireless 745 miles east of Sandy Hook at 9 25 P M yesterday and is due at her pier about 9 A M Tuesday.
Hiram Ricker & Sons proprietors with a New York depot at 1,180 Broadway advertise Poland Water as superior in reputation purity and medicinal properties. B. S. Robinson serves as manager.
President Roosevelt met with Senators Burkett Borah Flint Dixon Geveridge Smoot and Piles at the White House to discuss the Aldrich bill. He indicated no goal to defeat it and did not demand loyalty, leaving Western supporters free to vote as they choose.
Baltimore March 7 City Building Inspector Preston condemned a section of the Pennsylvania tunnel under the city not properly ventilated and a gas suffocation incident injured four workers. Ten unconscious workers were revived. twenty others were affected. Ventilation fan repairs underway with trains continuing to run. a meeting will be called to stop service if ventilation is not restored by Monday.
Aurel Batonyi arrives from New York to lead Bellevue Realty Company efforts to acquire the Paran Stevens estate on Bellevue Avenue. The deal closed today with Newport figures including Alderman William Shepley and John D. Dickson. Plans call for leasing or selling land for a large hotel to be named Hotel Marietta on the estate site near the Newport Casino.
Washington March 7 A bill to create a new executive department of transportation and public works was introduced in the House by Mr Ransdell of Louisiana. The department would control all national transportation affairs including waterways and public works, with authority for projects Congress approves or not otherwise provided by law. The measure would transfer most non military War Department projects to the new department, reshaping federal oversight of infrastructure and resources.
The Chicago to New York 18 hour flier of the Pennsylvania Railroad arrived at Jersey City at 12:17 PM, over three hours late from a 9:25 AM schedule, carrying 135 passengers and costing about $400 extra to operate. The railroad offers refunds of one dollar per hour for delays beyond two hours. From Altoona to Jersey City the train gained twenty minutes.
Mgr Peter Dauffenbach rector of Holy Trinity Church Brooklyn died last evening in the parsonage after collapsing at the altar during high mass. Born in Germany 65 years ago he came to the United States as a youth and was ordained. Twelve years ago he assumed leadership at Holy Trinity succeeding Rev Michael May.
The text lists newspaper sections including Pictorial II News III Transatlantic Wireless and Cable IV Sporting V Magazine VI Society and Dramatic detailing the paper's internal division for feature and news content. The item sets the layout framework for varied topics across the issue.
Pasquale Patti and Louis Cartier fired seven bullets at Francisco Pellatro alias Giuseppe Sapio after Pellatro threatened Patti’s family at Patti & Sons bank on Elizabeth Street. Pellatro died from wounds at St Vincent's Hospital as police secured the scene and questioned witnesses. Investigators note Pellatro’s claim of prior threats and possible relation to an earlier bomb incident near the bank.
Miss Mary Brodie nurse at St Marys Hospital Jartica Queens Borough near ly lost her life while scrubbing the men’s ward floor. Her collar button broke free from a bed spring allowing her to drop to safety after perilous suspension.
Queen Alexandra empress of India and the Dowager Empress of Russia, with Princess Victoria, toured J Pierpont Morgan's Prince's Gate residence this afternoon. Morgan himself narrated the miniature art and curios in his collection and the royals spent over ninety minutes viewing the treasures gathered worldwide.
Milwaukee March 7 The nine hour law may change dispatching on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway as telephones replace telegraphy on the Pacific Coast extension. The system in Milwaukee has proved successful and a broader adoption is considered.
Baltimore March 7 Attorney General Bonaparte acknowledged financial losses from the failure of a banking firm where he held a large deposit and from a friend’s bankruptcy after he loaned money. He is a major Baltimore and Maryland real estate owner with seven farms recently put up for public auction.
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw wife of Harry K Thaw slayer of Stanford White is ill at her 446 Park Avenue home. She suffered nervous prostration with a rapid decline requiring frequent visits from Dr Valdemar Lillo and a secretive cause linked to strain in her marriage to Thaw who is confined at Matteawan.
William Arthur an engineer arrived from Bolton England and visited the City Hall marriage license bureau to obtain a license for himself and Miss Annie Dean Rose. Rose was not present. he was told they both must appear. He explained Rose would arrive on the Lucania and arranged to keep the bureau open until then. He later returned and secured the license to use immediately.
The John F. Milton sailed from San Francisco November 23 for Bear Harbor Alaska and was driven ashore January 8 at Ivatok Peninsula Unimak Island. Ten crew died of exposure and about twenty five survivors remained on the peninsula. Two men reached Sand Point after six days at sea in a dory. The Martha was sent from the island to the wreck but had not returned when the Czarina sailed.
Erie Railroad informs boilermakers and helpers of an eight to ten percent wage cut. Telegraph operators, set at eight hours a day, plan protests against reductions. The notice appears amid a broader sales pitch for STRANSKY enamel ware noting labeling concerns.
Charles A. Hanna as receiver of the National Bank of North America sues Charles W. Morse and directors for 862247 chasing losses from Morse tied to stock transactions. The suit alleges book juggled entries concealed losses and seeks director liability under banking laws. It details 4000 shares of American Ice Securities bought from Morse and other stock loans and transfers leading to large writtens-off.
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