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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
1
Protos makes a good run to Cedar Rapids and De Dion again to push on today. Off for Cheyenne today follows a rack leader in Wyoming snow.
Weather forecast notes fair and possibly warmer racing day with travel updates. Mentions Walcott Wy Zust Ogallala De Kalb and Clinton in reference to preparations and times. Distinct entities include Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Motobloc and Remey with times and distances.
Special correspondent describes the Paris Matin New York Times car from New York to Paris facing severe Wyoming snow. From Laramie to Medicine Bow and Hanna to Walcott the crew battles drifts, ice, and cold, shedding weight, fitting chains, and hoping for Rawlins reception as they push toward the Red Desert and the North Platte crossing. The writer calls the opinionated Bronx photographer a capable aid and notes the big town enthusiasm in Walcott as the march continues.
Ogali Alla Neb March 10 The Italian Zust car reached Julesburg at 10 30 pm after 188 miles from morning with 20 miles left to Julesburg Crew hopes to reach Cheyenne tomorrow North Platte Neb March 10 The Zust car passed after 6 pm hot pursuit of Thomas leading New York to Paris race Italians upbeat after two days progress say they will overhaul leader in about a week The car running in fine shape
Thomas O Connor and Frances McLean were rearrested at the Hotel Seville on federal indictments charging them with conspiracy to defraud. They and brother Thomas Hurner were taken to Tombs Prison after resisting entry to their room. Police describe the operation as a bucket shop variation using forged literature to lure victims.
Rear Admiral Charles Sigsbee and Nikola Tesla were guests of honor at a Waldorf Astoria dinner. Tesla predicted aerial warships and wireless telephony circling the globe, asserting 10,000,000 tons of energy could power warfare and that wireless communication would become universal. Sigsbee recalled a pork and beans dinner with Mme Emma Eames in Shanghai in 1866.
The Interborough Association of Women Teachers invites a debate on Equal Pay for Equal Work at Terrace Garden on March 27. Miss Grace Strachan says women will cover costs. If accepted, three male teacher associations will meet a women teachers committee tonight to arrange details.
In Chicago on March 10 the Democratic National Leaders gathered in the Auditorium Annex with little enthusiasm for a John A. Johnson wave. Omaha Mayor James C. Dahlman doubted Johnson’s appeal in Nebraska, while Bryan drew solid support from Nebraska and the South. Georgia and New York figures predicted Bryan’s strength, and Denver’s C. W. Franklin outlined seating for 11,822 attendees.
In Cincinnati on March 10 the Republican conventions for the First and Second Districts adopted a Taft first last and all the time endorsement. The form reflects strong support for Taft from local party delegates.
Alliance Ohio March 10 Republicans of the Eighteenth Congressional District nominated Congressman James Kennedy for a fourth term. They lauded President Roosevelt and endorsed Taft in a regional meeting.
London officials report ongoing inspections of county schools after the Cleveland public school tragedy. An agency notes inward opening doors as a common issue observed in multiple schools, prompting calls for an investigation.
The Erie Railroad reportedly sold $1,000,000 of Lehigh Valley stock bought in 1901, likely in Philadelphia where trading is active. The move ties to financing plans for $5,500,000 in notes maturing April 18, though no decisive arrangement is confirmed. Earnings have fallen short of fixed charges, prompting speculation on how maturing obligations will be met.
The Executive and General Committee of Tammany Hall met at the Wigwam and issued primaries guidance, set Assembly District convention dates, and allocated 500 for the Kruger monument fund. Rules were altered to give Leader Charles F Murphy near total control including removal of members on charges, with a subway construction push urged to the city.
Swarthmore College boards reject Anna T Jeanes gift tied to giving up intercollegiate athletics. Committee reports total value between 24000 and 47000 with disputed property possibly raising to 47000, exclusive property value 10000 to 12000, stark contrast to prior guesses ranging into millions.
Cleveland Ohio March 10 Coroner Burke says the Collinwood school fire was caused by steam pipes placed too near wooden joists and an obstructive hall partition that trapped children. He blames inadequate automatic door devices and calls for accountability.
Washington March 10 Representative George L Lilley of Connecticut may be summoned to the House bar and become the defendant if he persists in refusing to testify on corruption charges involving the Electric Boat Company and Naval Committee members. The committee has given him chances to present facts and warned that nonappearance or refusal to testify will trigger report to the House for expulsion proceedings. Lilley is expected with counsel and will be limited to advice to his client.
Tenants along the north side of 144th Street fled at 10 PM when a shed over a portable boiler burned near a dynamite box on the south side. Firefighters doused the flames and pulled the shed away from the box. Residents plan to complain about excavator Antonio Pucci over loud blasts and alleged open, unguarded dynamite.
Two liners Oscar II from Copenhagen and Statendam from Rotterdam raced for four days with passengers on deck in suspense. The Oscar II led much of the way and docked one hour ahead at Hoboken for quarantine yesterday, after both ships stayed neck and neck since Friday morning.
In the House of Commons Acting Premier Herbert Asquith reaffirmed Britain’s aim to maintain unassailable naval supremacy. He warned that Germany’s programme could equal or exceed Britain’s fleet by 1911 unless Britain accelerates shipbuilding, promising to adjust plans to prevent any shift in dominance. A Berlin report claims King Edward sent a cordial letter to Emperor William over The Times revelations.
Customs inspectors held two Hoboken dressmakers after the Holland America liner Statendam docked from Rotterdam via Boulogne. Josephine Biran carried dress goods worth about 800 dollars not declared, plus some made up, with linen. Mrs A Pougal wore a gown concealed under a raincoat. the gown was tucked up to hide ends, prompting inspection. Dress materials valued in the thousands were found.
Travel offer details a three day visit with round trip by Pennsylvania Railroad leaving Thursday March 12. Prices listed are 12.00 or 14.50 to cover necessary expenses and arrangements.
Crowds in Riverside Park watched as three boys aged 11 to 14 rode a breaking ice floe down the river near Eighty-ninth Street. A passing tug caused a swell, but two boys were hauled to shore with a rope while police and bystanders aided the remaining youth. John McCarthy and Rodney Bowen were identified. Bernar Hughes was later named as the third jumper.
At 10 30 p m a bomb exploded near Frank Ramazzo s fish shop at 344 East Eleventh Street blowing out a front window but causing no other damage. A man fled the scene. police captured John Kolar of 184 Avenue A who denied involvement and was released. Ramazzo suspects rivals, denies Black Hand letters.
William Allen White of Emporia Kan told Chicago City Club that more honesty and less creed are needed and that charity methods fail. He warned wealth concentration harms the poor and urged backing a movement to improve social conditions.
Dr Lawlor house surgeon at St. Vincent's Hospital observed flames in the second story laundry beside the stable holding five ambulance horses. He directed sisters to calm nervous patients as he with Drs Murphy Sullivan Quinn Coffey and Wall entered the courtyard, extinguished the fire, and saved the horses.
Heath Baronet, a $5,000 champion bulldog owned by George J. Gould, died last night likely from poison. It is unclear if the dog was poisoned deliberately or ate poison accidentally. The English bred dog, 74 years old, had won many blue ribbons in America and England.
Berne March 10 Stephen Koch of Saint Moritz Switzerland’s champion ski runner died yesterday while skiing above Bergun. He was carried over a precipice by an avalanche during his favorite activity.
On the last outward voyage of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie the Marconi operator Stickrath captured a wireless message from Ottawa to The London Standard about Japan Exclusion in British Columbia. It appeared in The Daily Bulletin aboard. Upon arrival at Bremen he was discharged for pirating news, prompting Captain Hogemann to seek reinstatement with Marconi in Brussels.
Harry Orchard today pleaded guilty before Judge Fremont Wood in Caldwell Idaho to killing former Governor Steunenberg with a dynamite bomb at his residence on December 30 1905. He withdrew his earlier not guilty plea and said he was hired to kill Steunenberg by William D Haywood Secretary Charles H Moyer President and George A Pettibone of the Western Federation of Miners.
Detectives arrest William Reilly a foreman on 1479 Avenue Bronx and link graft to a snow removal scheme. District Attorney Jerome and Street Cleaning Commissioner Foster Crowell say irregularities limited to a few hundred dollars, with fraud tied to substituting fraudulent checks for disposal loads at dumps.
Mme Anna Gould, recently divorced from Count Boni de Castellane, postpones her departure to New York by a few days. She planned to sail from Cherbourg tomorrow and will be accompanied home by her children, expecting to stay in America for two months.
George Crocker, noted capitalist and banker, will be operated on shortly for an acute stomach ailment. His East Sixty fourth Street residence will be turned into a temporary sanitarium for the procedure performed by Dr. William T. Bull. Crocker remains optimistic, insisting the issue is not serious and that Dr. Bull will determine the cause.
A lis pendens filed in Nassau County shows Ernest Tallman George L. Rives and Henry C. Ide as receivers of Knickerbocker Trust Company intend to sue George Crocker R L Beeckman and William L. Stowe to foreclose a mortgage on 180 acres at Wheatley Hills adjoining Meadow Brook estates. The June 11 1904 mortgage involves 150000 and a country residence and outbuildings now owned by Crocker.
James Anderson alias Eleazar Hardy, described as a negro, was convicted yesterday before Judge Foster in General Sessions of stealing $230 worth of silver from William K. Vanderbilt's home at 660 Fifth Avenue on February 13. He previously faced Elmira Reformatory time in 1899 for robberies at J Pierpont Morgan and Charles T. Yerkes. He will be sentenced next Friday for the Vanderbilt robbery.
Quickest time noted for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad event in Savannah Georgia at 2 10 P M with office location Broadway corner 30th Street adopted as the advancing point within the corridor of progress.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw sues for annulment of her marriage to Harry K Thaw. Lawyer Daniel O'Reilly says the suit seeks to prove Thaw was demented at marriage. Thaw's counsel A Russell Peabody promises a real defense as Col Franklin Bartlett notes domestic issues. The case tests Thaw's fitness for release from Matteawan with possible divorce actions considered by associates.
The St Louis and San Francisco Railway Company was fined 13000 by Judge Dyer in U S District Court after entering a written plea of guilty to thirteen indictments accusing the road of granting rebates to the Chapman and Dewey Lumber Company of Arkansas City. Each count carried a 1000 penalty as the minimum under law.
A mob of about thirty men hanged Dave Poe Tom Ranston and two Jenkins brothers, all Black, to trees at Van Cleave Mississippi twenty miles north of Biloxi. The killings followed the burning of Sam Byrd’s warehouse and an attempted ambush of a local store on the preceding night. Additional warehouses burned in the area.
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