Auto Racer Nears Great Gold Camp
Auto racer presented a promising run toward Great Gold Camp in Goldfield as De Dion and Motobloc halted for repairs during the Nebraska road test.
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
1
36TH DAY OF THE RACE RACING WEATHER REPORT
Going on Remained there all day. Shipped to Omaha for repairs. Today s forecast of racing weather Fair weather for leaders rain for others.
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Tims
P.M. Protos
Columbus
Neb
Motobloc
Carrell
Omaha
Thomas car leads New York to Paris race across Nevada
Special to The New York Times from Ely Nevada March 18 reports the Thomas car leading the New York to Paris contest with 141 miles covered that day and 40 more to go before night. Brinker hopes to reach Goldfield tomorrow evening after a proposed eighteen hour run across mountain ranges with eight hours rest at Williams ranch.
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New York Times
Ely
Thomas
New York
Paris
Fis
Goldfield
Williams Ranch
Williams
Western Pacific
Winnemucca
Central Pacific
Lucia
Nevada
Currie
Scheuster
San Bernardino
Gera
Cherry Creek
Pierce
Cobre
Salt Lake
Santa Fé
Mojave
Richard
Tonopah
Dupée
Capt. Hansen
Saugus
Frisco
Los Angeles
Harold Brinker
Zusts Narrow Escape In New York Paris Race
Granger Wyoming March 19 Italian Zust car in the New York to Paris race escaped disaster near an arroyo east of town. Driver Sirtori braked and backed the engine to avoid a plunge as the car teetered on the brink. The axle caught and the machine halted with all four aboard unharmed.
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Granger
Wyo
Zust
New York
Paris
Ogden
Wasatch Range
Echo
Weber Cartons
Here
Sirtori
Gould Line Defies Texas Rail Commission in Court Fight
The Gould system in Texas again defies the State Railroad Commission by refusing improvements of about 1900 dollars per mile. Texas & Pacific vice president Thorne cites lack of need while Gould allies consult President George J Gould. A court action is anticipated as International and Great Northern faces receivership precedent. The Texas & Pacific reports stronger gross earnings of 16.671 million but lower surplus due to equipment spending.
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New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Gould
State Railroad Commission
Texas & Pacific
Thorne
International
Great Northern
International & Great Northera
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas & Pacific Lnes
Commission
George J.gould
Beecher's Sister and Spirit Communication Influences Will
In Hartford on March 18 the Superior Court heard that Isabella Beecher Hooker influenced by spiritualism cut her granddaughter Katherine Powers from a will. Powers claims the legacy was reduced from 10000 to 1000 due to undue influence by Dr Edward Beecher Hooker, with testimonies about automatic writing and spirit messages.
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New York Times
Hartford
Conn
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Henry Ward Beecher
Superior Court
Katherine Burton Powers
Mrs. Hooker
John Hooker
Mary
Iowa Taft slate urged at Republican State Convention
Des Moines March 18 The Republican State Convention named four delegates at large instructed to back William H Taft for the Presidential nomination endorsed Senator William B Allison for reelection by 67217-24 to 65077-24 and approved a tariff revision plank. Allison supporters dominated the gathering and listed delegates George D Perkins Lafayette Young J R Lane and Frank W Simmons as Taft backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
William H. Taft
William B. Allison
Ohio
Congress
Allison
Ita
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Taft
Roosevelt
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Lafayette Young
J. R. Lane
Davenport
Frank W. Simmons
Ottumwa
George G Haven Dies After Gall Stone Operation
George G Haven banker and President of the Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company died after gall stone surgery at his home. He was 73, left three daughters and two sons, and his funeral is set for Saturday at the Church of the Incarnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Haven
New York
Columbia University
The
Stock Exchange
Morton Trust Company
Guaranty Trust Company
Bank of America
National Bank of Commerce
Atchison, Topeka &Santa Fe
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
New York Yacht Club
Coaching Club
Newport
R. I
Lenox
Mass
Union
Metropolitan
Knickerbocker
Attomobile
Union League
Turf and Field
Haven
Borland
Forsythe Wickes
Wetmore
George G. Haven, Jr
J. Woodward Haven
Church of the Incarnation
Ridgely and Milner Bound to Cannon at Illinois Rally
Controller of the Currency William Ridgely and Frank Milner of Litchfield were elected delegates to the National Republican Convention at the Twenty first Illinois District meeting in Litchfield. They are bound by resolutions instructing them to vote for Cannon for president while he remains a candidate.
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New York Times
Springfield
Ill
William B. Ridgely
Frank Milner
Litchfield
Twenty-first Illinois
Cannon
Westchester Republican Ward Clarifies Committee Candidacy
William L. Ward, the Republican National Committeeman from Westchester County, stated that his prior denial of seeking re election was unauthorized. He argues he need not declare until delegates to the National Convention are chosen, as they will select the committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ward
Westchester County
Barnes Sees Roosevelt In White House Luncheon
William Barnes Jr of Albany visited Washington and met President Roosevelt at the White House. Initial Albany plans described a delegation to discuss Woodruff’s ouster as New York Republican State Chairman, but White House officials said the visit had no political purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
White House
Barnes
New York
Roosevelt
Timothy L. Woodruff
Old Vanderbilt car stables to be torn down for new Manhattan terminal
The abandoned Vanderbilt car stables at Fourth Avenue and Thirty-second Street opposite the Park Avenue Hotel will be razed. The Harlem Railroad car stables, a New York landmark, may give way to a Manhattan terminal site for the New Haven Railroad linked by a railroad tube under the East River. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt plans a twenty-one story office and store building just north of the site.
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Vanderbilt
Fourth Avenue
Thirty-second Street
Park Avenue Hotel
New York City Railway Company
Harlem
New York
Manhattan
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Last of Pennsylvania Tunnel Linked Under East River
The final of four Pennsylvania Railroad tubes under the East River connected between Manhattan and Long Island City last night at 8.00 pm. Sand hogs completed two years of boring through mud sand and rock then cheered as the breach closed. Supt Johnson Tom Lynch and Vice President Ernest W Moir led the celebration promising two days paid holiday for the crew. Tube A joined after Tubes B C and D, built by 8 Pearson & Son, who faced early doubts about the schedule. The four tubes measure 23 feet in diameter and will be 20 feet wide after lining. engineers will inspect the tunnels today.
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Hast River
Manhattan
Long Island City
Washington
8. Pearson & Son
Pennsylvania Railroad
Surprise Birthday for Grover Cleveland in Lakewood
Ex president Grover Cleveland marked his seventy first birthday in Lakewood New Jersey with a private luncheon at the Lakewood Hotel arranged by Manager Berry. Mrs Cleveland and the Cleveland children joined him for the day before returning to Princeton.
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New York Times
Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Berry
Lakewood Hotel
Cleveland
Chicago Society Snubs The Monkey Dinner Charity Event
Chicago and Evanston social leaders balk at a charity benefit featuring a dinner and a pet monkey named Mr Dooley to be hosted after a theater performance for the Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society of Evanston. Mrs J Ogden Armour refuses involvement noting she won’t partake in monkey debates. Mrs Charles G Dawes quips about monkeys in society and draws the line at Mr Dooley’s guest status.
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New York Times
Chicago
Evanston
Ilinois Children’s Home and Aid Society
Dooley
J. Ogden Armour
Charles G. Dawes
Central Trust Company
Jail for a husband beater in Richmond court
Mrs Barbara Schenck a 35 year old wife of Henry Schenck twice her age and a retired wheelwright was sentenced to five days in the Richmond County Jail for beating her husband in the courtroom corridor during a Jan 28 incident. She had been living with her mother in Rossville after marriage about two years ago. The case also involved a summons over a loan claim and Magistrate Stake reserved decision. She vowed to repeat the beating upon release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Schenck
Henry Schenck
Tompkinsville
S. I
Richmond Court of Special Sessions
Richmond County
Schenck
First Shad of the Season Catches in Ossining
Ossining fishermen Bingle and Tuttle netted the season’s first shad this morning. The roe shad weighed six pounds, a notable catch with ice still in the river. They have also taken striped bass over thirty pounds, while smelts have not appeared this year.
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New York Times
Ossining
Gem Broker Boeck Caught in the West
Investigations reveal Ludwig Nissen and other Maiden Lane dealers victimized buyers. A $100,000 diamond collar was sold to Morgan, with Boeck identified as involved in the scheme. Authorities pursue charges across multiple cases and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeck
Maiden Lane
Morgan
Diamond Broker Boeck Arrest Targets $500000 Heist
James Edward Boeck, once a New York diamond broker linked to Ludwig Nissen & Co, vanished May 16 with gems valued at about $500,000. He was arrested in San Francisco as New York detectives pursue him on two indictments for theft and fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
San Francisco
James Edward Boeck
Republican Club
New York City
Pinkerton
New York
Boeck
Maiden Lane
Ludwig Nissen & Co
Marsellus, Pitt &Co
E. W. Dayton
East Thirty-ninth Street
Nissen
Mr. Dayton
Marsellus, Pitt & Co
China
Beeck
United States
Pittsburg
Senator Clark
Montana
Guggenheims
J. Pierpont Morgan
Broeck
Dayton
Pinkertons
Leopold Julian Boeck
Russian Poland
University of Virginia
Philadelhia
Peppack
Mary Glassmire
A. L. Glassmire
Tamaqua, Penn
Danish carpenter vows sea voyage to die among kin
Viggo Peterson 25, left wheelchair bound after a fall in August last year, plans a fatal sea crossing from Jamaica to Copenhagen to be with his mother and sister. Richmond Hill residents Jacob A Biis and Rev. Allen H Benner coordinate support while surgeons fear storms threaten inevitable death. He remains on a water mattress at St Marys Hospital Jamaica awaiting transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob A. Biis
Allen H. Benner
Richmond Hill
L. I
Viggo Peterson
St. Mary's Hospital
Jamaica
Rick
Peterson
Copenhagen
Governor Guild Critically Ill In Boston
Boston March 18 Gov Curtis Guild is in a critical condition after illness spread through two weeks with a complication of diseases. Dr Frederick B Winslow called in two more physicians Dr S C Shattuck and Elliott P Joslyn to consult as Attorney General Dana Malone of Greenfield remained at the governor’s residence seeking details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Curtis Guild
Frederick B. Winslow
C. Shattuck
Elliott P. Joslyn
Winslow
Dana Malone
Greenfield
Paderewski's $7,500 White Orpington Chickens Hit Market
A shipment of four white Orpington chickens was billed to Mrs Ignace Paderewski at Marges Switzerland by Ernest Keller Strauss for 7500 dollars. The birds were boxed in a standard crate and insured for their full value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Ignace Ga. Paderewski
Marges
Switzerland
Ernest Keller Strauss
Southern moves its cash to Tennessee banks
The Southern Railway withdrew all funds on deposit with Georgia banks and moved them to Tennessee banks, mainly in Chattanooga. The move aims to prevent attachment of the funds by attorneys pursuing damage claims under an old statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Railway
Georgia
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Lavender Lady seeks 800000 alimony in divorce case
Mrs William J Lemp Jr known as the Lavender Lady due to her dresses asks $800000 alimony in a Circuit Court divorce filing to be made tomorrow. The Lepms have lived apart for over a year. She is daughter of A H Handlan and he is a principal owner of Lamp Brewery, a major St Louis concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Louis
William J. Lemp, Jr
Lemp
Lamp Brewery
Prosper Under Roosevelt in Independent Oil Insight
Lewis Emery Jr of Bradford Pennsylvania testified at the Government Standard Oil hearing that independents gained 23 percent since Roosevelt began his anti trust push. He said prosperity spread across oil and other sectors, noting a Cleveland official linked to the independents watches Standard Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Lewis Emery, Jr
Bradford
Penn
Standard
National Petroleum Association
Mortz Rosenthal
Emery
C. D. Chamberlain
Girl Leaps From Ferry Into River in Brooklyn Man Hat Dies Not
Emiline Whalen 15 of 104 Ten Eyck Street Brooklyn leaped from the James M Waterbury ferry between Grand Street Brooklyn and East Houston Street Manhattan. Deckhand Frank Clackber saved her from the river and she was taken to Bellevue Hospital after suffering shock. Police report she acted nervously amid home troubles and gave no other reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Waterbury
Grand Street
Brooklyn
East Houston Street
Manhattan
Emiline Whalen
Ten Eycs Street
Frank B. Clackber
Clackber
Bellevue Hospital
Bomb Wrecks Tenement In City Street Incident
Edward Hirschmann saw two Italian men place a bomb with a lighted fuse beneath a barber shop window at 6 Second Avenue. The blast wrecked the barber shop and a restaurant, shattered every window, sparked a five story blaze, and sent police and fire crews to control a panic among twenty families. Chief Croker found dynamite in the hallway. No witnesses admitted receiving any Black Hand letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hirschmann
East Twenty-fourth Street
Second Avenue
Salvatore Ingua
Houston Street
Hirschmann
Croker
Incivility Policy Enforced by Transit Authority
Interborough Rapid Transit Company issued a general notice to its employees on subways and elevated trains stating that under no circumstances will any person be retained in the employ who acts impolitely disrespectfully or discourteously to a passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Move to the Motor Mart Center Auto Section
A rental notice advertises air light space from 300 to 15,000 square feet at the Motor Mart on 1,876 Broadway suitable for offices and salesrooms in Centre Auto Section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Mart
Broadway
Centre Auto
Roosevelt Labor Row Blocks Civic Federation Plan
Washington March 18 detailed report on a White House conference with Seth Low and Samuel Gompers shows labor split over Roosevelt proposed measures. AFL withholds support over anti boycott and Sherman act issues while Aldrich and Senate leaders seek a limited labor bill to pass. The divide endangers the Civic Federation program and the administration may delay sending a congressional message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seth Low
New York
Civic Federation
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mght
Roosevelt
Senate
Aldrich
Low
White House
Gompers
Organized Labor
Fay
Mr. Gompers
Supreme Court
Gomperg
Congress
House
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
Longworth
Cannon
Capitol
Dalzell
Sherman
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Protos
Nebraska
de Dion
Car
Iust
Nev
Granger, Wy
Grand Isl
Beecher
Allison Indorsed
George G. Haven
Metropolitan Opera Realty Co
Tad
George Griswold Haven
Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company
Metropolitan Opera House
Liberty Street
Javen
Gall Stones
Opera House
Henry Mallen
Otto H. Kahn
Ernest Goerlitz
Ridgely Bound
Ward
Pennsylvania
Long Island
MR. Cleveland
Chicago Society
Mr,.Dooley
GOV. Guild
Paderewski
Southern
W. J. Lemp, Jr
Girl
Interborough
Aldrich Calle
Hale
la Follette
Knox
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