Paris Racer Runs into California
Paris racer continues to press on as rivals trail, while Wolverines follow De Dion in a rail tale from Omaha. Union Pacific explains why foreigners faced track limits and how aids helped in the journey.
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1908
Page
1
Race day results show times for riders and places
The report lists riders and times including Thomas Beatty from Ogden Utah finishing in 4:00 and De Dion from Medicine Bow with 7:30 while other names such as Protas Cheyenne appear with 7:30 and 1950, indicating a standings update from a 39th day of the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Tance
Thomas
Beatty
Nev
Og¢den
Utah
de Dion
Medicine Bow
Protas
Cheyenne
American car leads New York to Paris race enters California
The American car, backed by Paris Matin and The New York Times, passed through Beaty California at 3 20 pm after 39 days on the road covering 3100 miles with 806 miles to go to San Francisco. A Nevada breakdown delayed the schedule, making Seattle departure for Alaska unlikely this month. The crew will sail April 1 to Valdez for Nome on April 6, then next challenge Daggett and the Mojave Desert.
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New York Times
Beaty
New York
Paris
Paris Matin
California
Death Valley
San Francisco
Thomas
Seattle
Nevada
Alaska
Valdez
Nome
Daggett
Mojave Desert
American car tour crowds Goldfield with speeches and flags
The American car with engineer George Scheuster and driver Harold Brinker arrived in Goldfield at 9 45 am after a 58 minute run from Tonopah. A reception committee escorted them to Hotel Goldfield for breakfast amid speeches and celebration, then headed south at 11 30. The return journey faced mud delays near Ely and steering gear failures requiring parts from Tonopah.
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Goldfield
Nev
George Scheuster
Harold Brinker
Western Union Telegraph Office
Tonoah
Fire Department
Tonopah
South
Nevada
Ely
Zust car reaches Ogden in long mountain journey
The Italian Zust car arrived in Ogden at 4 PM after a rough trek through snowy passes and bad roads. It will be overhauled tonight and depart tomorrow on a chase of the Thomas car toward San Francisco, aiming to reduce the American lead. The party received a warm welcome in Morgan and the region shows improving conditions.
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New York Times
Ogden
San Francisco
Wasatch Range
Morgan
Echo
California
Union Pacific Explains Race Track Refusal
Union Pacific chief explains refusal to allow a foreign car in the New York to Paris race via Wyoming and Utah mountains. He says it was a business decision due to tires cutting ballast and damaging the track, noting they previously allowed the American car. The statement was issued from Union Pacific headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Neb
Union Pacific
Oma Fion
Wyoming
Utah Mountains
New York
Paris
Union Pacific Paio
New York Times
Prince Victor Denies Thurn and Taxis Marriage Claims
Paris dispatches report Prince Victor of Thurn and Taxis denying marriage to New York chorus singer Josephine Moffitt. The Times cites the prince as saying the tale is false and that he would inform his family if wed. Moffitt, a Jacksonville Florida native with Chicago ties, claims she later married Victor and sailed for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moffitt
London
Josephine Moffitt
Prince Max of
Prince Victor
Thurn and Taxis
Europe
Josephine Moffit
Jacksonville
Fla
New Orleans
Chicago
William A. Pike
Mr. Pike
Hote
Prince Victor of
Tillman III at Home in Trenton After Illness
United States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman returned to his Trenton home from Clemson College after a serious illness sparked by heat and overwork. Doctors reported the old numbness and tingling on the left side returning but diminishing over twenty four hours and hope for a Washington return after a rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Columbia
S. C
United States
Benjamin R. Tillman
Trenton
Clemson College
Washington
Tillman
Philadelphia
Young Rayner Disappears in Pennsylvania Mountains
William B. Rayner a prominent Baltimore lawyer and son of United States Senator Rayner has vanished. He left a week ago and is believed missing in the Pennsylvania mountains. The family fears danger from unscrupulous persons as efforts to locate him continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Baltimore
William B. Rayner
United States
Rayner
Pennsylvania
House of Delegates
Polite Horse Thief Steals in Stamford
In Stamford on March 20 a stranger hired Emmet L. Weed’s horse and rubber tired runabout and announced plans to marry that afternoon. He told the parson he would call for his bride and left after receiving cigars and a tip. The suspect, horse, and vehicle have not been found. description sent to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Stamford
Conn
Emmet L. Weed
Parson Richardson
J. W. Richardson
Mr. Richardson
Woman Sues New York Central for 100000 in Death Case
Mrs. Ruby A. Merritt of Pleasantville sues New York Central through Ernest M. Welsh for 100000 after the Brewsters Express wreck kills her daughter Sarah Merritt, a Pleasantville high school teacher and sole support. Trial set before Supreme Court Justice Tompkins on Monday. The railroad argues no negligence and an unforeseen accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewsters Express
Supreme Court
Tompkins
Ruby A. Merritt
Pleasantville
Ernest M. Welsh
Manhattan
New York Central
Sarah A. Merritt
Miss Merritt
Opera
Enamelware label STRANSHKY verifies genuineness
A label on enameled utensils reads STRANSHKY confirming authenticity. The advertisement notes the mark as a sign of genuine enamelware.
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Stranshky
Adv
Duke of Abruzzi May Seek King’s Consent for Elkins Marriage
Rome reports indicate the Duke plans to wed Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Elkins. The Italian royal family weighs the match with no Morganatic possibility, awaiting the Duke’s arrival in Rome around April 1 for a private settlement before seeking the King’s consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
United States
Katherine Elkins
Victor Emmanuel II
Rosa Vercellana
Mirofiore
Abruzzi
Italy
Elkins
Victor Emmanuel
Duke on the Lusitania sails amid romance rumors
The Duke of the Abruzzi identified as Luigi Sarto sailed on the Cunarder Lusitania to avoid Italy's opposition to his engagement to Katherine Elkins. Reporters pressed for comment. the valet denied the Duke’s identity and claimed only Luigi Sarto was returning home. A lookalike waved from the rail as the ship left.
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Abruzzi
Luigi Sarto
Lusitania
Italy
Rome
Sapristi
Liverpool
Cruiser's Captain Found Off Grenada After Dash
The British cruiser Scylla picked up the ship's Captain thirty miles west of St Thomas, D W I, after he sent a boat to his vessel during a Grenada station. He was exhausted and the boat waterlogged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Thomas
Scylla
Grenada
Mulberry Street Police Headquarters Under Graft Inquest
Last night at Mulberry Street Police Headquarters high level officials questioned an inspector two captains and nine plain clothes men about grafting evidence presented by a New York newspaper. The inquiry alleges a gambling house in the Tenderloin connected to Gen Bingham and District Attorney Jerome operated for six days to gather proof of police corruption. Deputies Hanson and Wood worked late into the night behind locked doors as the inquiry continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
New York
Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Masség
San Francisco
Domestic Dukes in the Philippines as a Policy Jest
Representative De Armond joked in the House that keeping the Philippines could be justified to foster a domestic industry of titled suitors for American girls. He suggested raising barons and counts in the islands to set tariff terms and avoid importing European nobles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
de Armond
Philippines
Europe
Rockefeller Heads North From Augusta After Golf Rides
John D. Rockefeller will depart Augusta on Monday for Richmond then Hot Springs for six weeks before returning to New York. He plans to return next season. Rockefeller praised local hospitality and enjoyed golf and tours with his party including Mrs. Rockefeller and Miss Mathilde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
John D. Rockefeller
Richmond
Hot Springs
New York
Rockefeller
Mathilde McCormick
John Hafner
Mr. Rockefeller
Rollo Wells
St. Louis
John D. Crimmins
John B. McDonald
William J. Oliver
Robert Lincoln
Isaac Seligman
Wrestler Hackenschmidt Meets President Roosevelt
Hackenschmidt, world champion wrestler, meets Theodore Roosevelt at the White House. The visitor praises the President, noting a vise like grip and Roosevelt recalls exercising with wrestlers in New York to stay light. The exchange provokes laughter as the wrestler recounts tales of opponents’ injuries.
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New York Times
Washington
Hackenschmidt
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Burdette Wife Killed by Husband Trap Gun
Mrs. O. Burdette was instantly killed in Kenton Ohio when a gun her husband had set to deter thieves fired in the hen house. Authorities described it as an accidental death resulting from the improvised trap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Ohio
8. O. Burdette
Ex Captain Carter Vindicated In Harbor Fraud Case
Ex Captain of Engineers Oberlin M. Carter, once convicted in Savannah harbor frauds, had verdict set aside by Judge Kohlsaat. Government returns $45,000 seized as tainted and covers most expenses. Carter’s lawyer claims about $150,000 in costs. Carter asserts his honor restored and that funds came from his father in law in good faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Oberlin M. Carter
United States Army
Savannah
Greene and Gaynors
Kohlsaar
United States Circuit
Carter
Savannah Harbor
Leavenworth
Robert F. Westcott
New York
Westcott
Greene
Gaynor
Kohlsaat
Horace G. Stone
Mr. Stone
Greene and Gaynor
Wkohlsaat
Ohio
West Point
Corps of Engineers
Georgia
Florida
R. F. Wescott
Wescott’s Express
Curtis
Atlantic Contracting Company
R. P. Hughes
War Department
Canada
Artist Weds His Model in Boston Romance
Miss Agnes Black of Cambridge married Carl Nordstrom, a Boston artist, after he met her while sketching in the country three years ago. Nordstrom, famed for The Girl With the Kodak, used Black as his model in many works. The couple plans to go abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
Mass
Agnes Black
Cambridge
Carl Nordstrom
Mr. Nordstrom
Kodak
Miss Black
Move to the Motor Mart at Broadway Centre Auto Section
For rent, light space size options from 300 to 15 000 square feet suitable for offices and salesrooms. Listings emphasize reasonable terms in the Broadway Centre Auto Section. Property details target business users seeking flexible commercial space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Mart
Broadway Centre
Ady
Two Fly in an Aeroplane in Paris
Henry Farman set a record by flying a mile and a half in his plane at Issy. He then covered two and a half kilometers in 3 minutes 21 seconds. He and Leon Delagrange piloted a two person flight, cheered by thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Farman
Issy
Leon
Delagrange
Chicago Teacher Ends Fortieth Day Fast in Long Beach
Miss Etta Priscilla Grove a Chicago school teacher completed her fortieth day of fasting in Long Beach California and agreed to eat after her sister’s request. Her weight fell from 123 to 105 pounds yet she says she felt no ill effects and could have continued the fast longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Etta Priscilla Grove
Chicago
Tanier
Indict Porto Rico Priests Over Publication Case
San Juan Porto Rico March 21 The Federal Grand Jury indicted two priests Vega and Janices editors of a Catholic publication for printing an article claiming civilly married couples were not properly married and that their children were illegitimate The jury ruled the article unfit for publication
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Federal Grand Jury Today
Vega
Janices
Schoolgirl Wife Sues for Divorce in Long Island Case
Fannie Doughty Vogt of Garden City sues William W. Vogt of Placeda Cuba in Mineola for divorce. The case recalls her elopement in 1902 when she was a schoolgirl and abandonment six years earlier. Justice Townsend Scudder reserved judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mineola
L. L
Fannie Doughty Vogt
Garden City
William W. Vogt
Placeda
Cuba
Townsend Scudder
Mincold
Vogt
Justice Scudder
Snowstorm Deluges Norfolk After Warm March Day
A March snowstorm in Norfolk Virginia brought five and a half inches, the heaviest in 120 years, after ten days of warm weather. The storm blanketed fruit blossoms and crops, saving them from freeze risk as temperatures dropped to 2 70s degrees, and extended across Eastern Virginia and North Carolina. Telegraph wires along the coast were severed by the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Better Times Association Incorporation in New York
Albany March 21 The Better Times Association of America filed a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State. Directors named are James J Wilson Henry O King Edgar Joseph William L Wemple New York and Claud B Wever Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Better Times Association of America
New York
James J. Wilson
Henry O. King
Edgar Joseph
William L. Wemple
Claud B. Wever
Brooklyn
Taft Portrayed Freely in Fort Myer Cavalry Review
Secretary Taft and General Bell rode during a cavalry and artillery review at Fort Myer as film crews captured him without the usual posing. The day was ideal and Taft moved about the field with ease while Mrs Taft and Mrs Charles P Taft watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fort Myer
Taft
Moving Picture Company
Gen. Bell
Snow's Death Follows Mother's Shock in Brooklyn
Mrs D Maria Snow 82 widow of Michael Snow died after distress over son Henry Sanger Snow, ex treasurer of the New York and New Jersey Telephone Company now indicted for grand larceny. Born in Truro Massachusetts, she spent her life in Brooklyn involved in philanthropy and church work, including trusteeship at the Brooklyn Orphan Asylum. She left two sisters and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Maria Snow
Michael Snow
Snow
Henry Sanger Snow
New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company
Kings County
Grand
Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn
Mrs. Snow
Truro
Mass
Brooklyn Orphan Asylum
Planters and Bungaloo Tea Prices Note
A fragment notes costs to grow produce with a mention of Planters at 33c a pound and Bungaloo tea at 65c, suggesting grocery pricing context.
President outlines reform legislation and middle west business pledge
The White House revealed plans for a comprehensive reform program including tariff revision, an anti trust tweak favoring labor and capital, curbs on court injunctions in labor disputes, and passages of employers liability and Aldrich bills. Middle West business leaders pledged support after a White House conference outlining the urgency to restore confidence and implement requested measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich Financial
Middle West
White House
Houses of Congress
Loeb
Richard C. Hall
Chicago Association of Commerce
J. V. Farwell, Jr
Chicago Asso
Charles H. Wacker
James E. Smith
St. Louis
Business Men's League
Festus J. Wade
Kanmsits City Commercial Club
C B. Parker
Kansas City Commercial Club
E. M. Clendenning
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