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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1908
Page
1
In a late stage report from San Francisco, De Dion competes in tough mountain conditions while Protos clears the Continental Divide as Thomas Car A Day Ergm remains active in the field.
Times listed for competitors Mojave California 4 45 P M Jance Thomas 4 5 12 15 Kelton Utah 12 15 De Dion Rawlins Wyoming 1 15 Protos Laramie Wyoming 8 00 2109 Going on event coverage notes race day timings for multiple entrants with places and elapsed times.
Special to The New York Times reports Harold Brinker driving the Thomas car along the mountain route from Death Valley to Mojave and on to Bakersfield. The car then proceeds toward Fresno Stockton and finally San Francisco with a possible arrival by tomorrow night.
The driver failed to follow dispatches from the Thomas Company and did not reach Los Angeles by the Daggett route. H R Thomas waits at Daggett for a car he has not heard from, with plans to meet at Bakersfield by wire tonight. Automobilists from Los Angeles, plus a press car, waited at San Bernardino all day, and Bakersfield hopes to see the car turn there, leaving Los Angeles disappointed and the surrounding countryside agitated.
The Zust car and four accompanying autos left Ogden at noon heading to Kelton Utah then on toward the Nevada line with a goal of San Francisco in about five days. Italian Consul Jesse Frazzini rode with the party as crowds watched in good weather and the car received repairs in Ogden before departure.
Paris reports negotiations between Mme Anna Gould and the Groult family over the Castellane mansion on Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. The Groults offer 7,000,000 francs against an asked 8,000,000, aiming to house Camille Groult’s private art collection. The collection includes paintings by Chardin and Ingres, tapestries, and Chinese and Japanese works.
In Jacksonville New Jersey on March 22 a janitor found sixteen dogs on the Dutch Reformed Church porch guarding a small black and white polecat. The animal sat calm as the guard dogs watched, the preacher refused firearms, and the church kept the animal in possession without Sunday school.
Boston March 22 The governor Curtis Gould’s health bulletins from Dr Winslow report no marked change through the day The 7 30 pm bulletin says his condition is about the same as at noon not as favorable as yesterday but he has held his own since the noon update.
Samuel Bradbury of Richmond lies at St. Vincent's Hospital West Brighton with concussion of the brain from a boxing match at Brown's Gymnasium Sixth Avenue and Twenty third Street last Tuesday night He says Oscar Geary of Graniteville delivered a blow to his jaw in the sixth round causing a fall and head strike His father summoned a doctor who pronounced the injury concussion No police action has been taken yet. The story notes pre Horton law era terminology.
Peter J. Donahue died Saturday night at his daughter Mrs. William H. Masterson’s home at 838 Penn Street Williamsburg. Born in Ireland in 1828 he leaves three sons one daughter twenty three grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
The ship Admiral Sampson arrived at Port Antonio on March 18, delivering cargo and marking a notable entry in current shipping movements.
Raliz's Restaurant on 14-18 Fark Place offers open hours late into the night with live music creating a cozy dining atmosphere. The upbeat venue emphasizes a Poe themed charm drawing patrons to enjoy meals and ambiance.
Miss Lillian Norton, a Broadway chorus girl, joined Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church choir in New York. Anonymous letters objected to her stage career, prompting pastor Dr Goodell to refer the matter to the Board of Trustees for decision.
A Delaware and Hudson locomotive exploded in Schenevus New York at 2 this morning killing the engineer and fireman instantly. The head brakeman riding on the engine died later at Oneonta Hospital. The crew lived in Albany and were returning home. The boiler is believed defective and the coroner opened an investigation. A nearby factory was burned by flying embers.
For the ninth time in two months an attempt to fire the five story tenement at 42 Division Street was made early yesterday. A bundle of oil soaked rags was found ablaze on the second floor. The fires are laid to hostility toward the Chinese Tongs.
Prince Max of Thurn and Taxis says Miss Josephine Moffitt did not prove marriage to his brother Victor and hints at a possible ruse. He recounts inquiries through Vienna’s Foreign Office and notes American authorities found no supporting papers. He doubts any romance with Victor and says he plans to meet his brother in Paris.
First car of a four car Carsie elevated train derailed while entering the Broadway foot terminal in Williamsburg. It ripped out seventy five feet of third rail and wires causing explosions and flames. Forty passengers panicked while guards and police aided women and children back to platforms. Power and inbound track clearance took hours.
New York City recorded 151 arrests for excise violations yesterday, up from 117 last Sunday. Most arrests were in Manhattan and the Bronx, with 106, plus 40 in Brooklyn, 3 in Queens, and 2 in Richmond. Central Office detectives seized 16 prisoners, while Captain Cooley and Hanson’s squad led raids district wide. Commissioner Bingham checked the districts in his car.
Bertha Nickel four died at Manhattan Eve Ear and Throat Hospital after tonsil removal. Dr Van Fleet calls it one in ten thousand with a fatal bleed soon after the cut. Dr Bartlett performed the operation. her sister Vera had a successful procedure. Father Alfred Nickel initially sought an inquiry but withdrew.
Elevator man Harry Carsey was found by a policeman and the building’s house manager in the eighth floor rooms of John R. Hegeman Jr. with a suitcase of silverware on the floor. Carsey, who lived on West Fifty second Street, claimed he was checking for burglars after seeing an open decor.
Four million dollars of property will be added to Times Square as the Hotel Astor is enlarged to more than 1,000 bedchambers and 700 baths. The project includes a new auditorium and garden capable of hosting thousands, with three entrances and a larger roof garden. Construction begins April 1 and aims for completion by July 2009.
Architect Leopold Eidlitz died at his home 309 West Ninety ninth Street aged 84. He led Hidlitz Ross of 1123 Broadway and shaped major works including Christ Church St Louis St George's Church Brooklyn Academy of Music Dry Dock Bank and Continental Bank. His son Cyrus L W Eidlitz built the Times Building and his nephews Charles L and Otto Eidlitz were builders.
A small blaze in the rear of the L Bergson paint shop at 858 Columbus Avenue sent smoke heavy enough to be seen from Times Square. Firefighters responded as three families escaped via stairs and fire escapes while a hose section tore loose from its coupling. Little damage resulted.
M Kokovsoff, finance minister, told the Budget Committee that Russia must take new loans. He cited the Siberian Railway double tracking, Amur Line construction, and needs for defense and famine relief, costing about 75 million dollars annually for years.
The Royal Limited, a famed five hour Pullman service to Baltimore and Washington, departs New York daily from Liberty Street at 4 P M and from 23d Street ten minutes earlier. Great Railroad of New Jersey and Baltimore Ohio Railway advertised.
Secretary E. S. Shannon reports Roosevelt said he would reconsider his announced decision and run for president if he could carry Tennessee as a solid Confederate state. He added he would appoint a Tennessean to his cabinet if re-elected after securing the state. Senator Robert L. Taylor attended the Washington interview with Nashville citizens seeking a boulevard appropriation to the National Cemetery.
El Mundo reports from Madrid that Prince Manuel now King of Portugal suffered a February arm wound that has not healed and worsened. Attending physicians say amputation is imperative.
Three distinct earthquake shocks were felt across Imperial Valley yesterday morning. No major damage was reported beyond broken dishes in Brawley and El Centre, with residents rushing from homes as the tremors lessened after the first severe quake.
PatrolmanWilliam Burns of the Bridge Squad heard shrieks near the bridge anchorage at 4 30 AM and found Patrick Burns a horse shoer of 178 Third Avenue Brooklyn clambering the big cable with intent to reach the top and perform the Merry Widow Waltz on the tower. He was subdued with a night stick and taken to Kings County Hospital for treatment.
William Hoffman was held up in the desert near Rawhide and robbed of $45,000 in gold notes. He was wounded but crawled to a camp where sheriffs posses from three counties pursue the bandits believed surrounded. A fight is anticipated.
F. Augustus Heinze and two mine superintendents were fined $22,000 for contempt of court related to an injunction in a dispute over Butte mines. The payment was sent to the National Treasury in Washington on the last day allowed by Judge Hunt. The report is filed from Helena, Montana, dated March 2.
Rev. George A. Francis previously of Westfield Baptist Church was arrested on a $2,500 embezzlement charge. FBI says he sold a couple’s house using a power of attorney and kept the funds. Francis calls the arrest part of a blackmail plot. He is held on $2 bond awaiting Grand Jury action.
Burglars entered homes on Fifth Avenue near Eighty-sixth Street and nearby on Eighty-sixth Street early Saturday morning. They used a rope ladder, were chased by police and watchmen after alarms at the Woolworth and Thatcher homes, and fled into Central Park without looting most houses. Thatcher property included gold and silver spoons, pins, and a watch. other homes suffered minimal losses.
A midnight blaze destroyed the Bowker Fertilizer Company two story frame factory at Huntington Street and the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. Two brick storage houses of Brooklyn Union Gas Company were damaged. Firemen saved gas tanks across the street. Loss estimated near 50 000 dollars. Police investigate incendiary theory.
A police corruption probe in New York reveals a six day trap gambling house run by The World staff with the knowledge of Commissioner Bingham and Assistant District Attorney Smythe. Inspector O Connor is demoted to Captain and reassigned as officers face Grand Jury action. Several wardmen and police captains are accused of accepting protection money.
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