Great Triumph Sparks San Francisco Outrage Leader
San Francisco erupts in reaction to a purported triumph as reports claim railroads provide every facility to Italians amid a bizarre journey for De Gion and stormy protests by Protos.
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
1
420 Day of the Race Time Distance Cars Arrived
Dis- P.M. tance. Cars Arrived Thomas San Francisco 4:40 Zust.Kellen Utah 2396 Protos Rawlins Wyoming 7:00 2262 Disabled and ’st iacEs to Ogden Going on
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
San Francisco
Zust
Kellen
Utah
de Dion
Granger
Wyo
Protos
Rawlins
St iacEs
Ogden
Thomas car completes continent crossing to San Francisco
The Thomas car led by Harold Brinker and George Scheuster arrived in San Francisco at 4 30 after a dawn race across California. Enthusiastic crowds lined Market Street as the American crew received a triumphant welcome amid bay area procession and flags. The machine will be shipped to Seattle then Valdez Alaska for an April 1 voyage to Paris, with plans to drive across Alaska if rivers are frozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
San Francisco
Thomas
New York
Paris
Harold Brinker
George Scheuster
Market Street
Los Banos
Bay
Oakland
Alameda County
Sant José
Automobile Club of California
Seattle
Valdez
Alaska
George $Cheuster
Thomas Car Sets Remarkable New Route Crossing America
The Thomas car from New York to San Francisco completed the cross country in 41 days 8 hours 15 minutes, with a 900 mile southern detour, over 3 832 miles total. Earlier records include Whitman Carris in 82 days 23 hours 40 minutes and Franklin and Buick runs under 25 days, with winter crossing by Megargel in 2004 over 200 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Paris
Wyoming
Chicago
New York State
Indiana
Omaha
Cheyenne
Ogden
L. L. Whitman
C. 5. Carris
Sierra Nevadas
Franklin
Buick
Megargel
Thomas
America
Buffalo
Fire Hits Drury Lane Theatre in London Blaze
Early morning fire at Drury Lane Theatre in London damaged the historic venue. Flames appeared about 4 o'clock, burning the stage and scenery while the audience auditorium survived thanks to a lowered fireproof curtain. No one was harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Lane
Famous Playhouse
London
Freer Divorce in France Gains Senate Backing
Paris reports the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill allowing automatic conversion of a separation decree into divorce after three years upon request by either spouse. The move follows rising divorce numbers since 1886 and public controversy sparked by Paul Bourget's play A Divorce. Bourget warns the law undermines morality and social order as France moves toward free union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
France
Paul Bourget
M. Briand
Lfe
Friends of
M. Bourget
Aldrich Moves to Force Senate Currency Bill Vote Today
Senator Aldrich will press to force a final vote on the currency bill after routine business, amid a Republican rift with La Follette who denounces unanimous consent. La Follette widens clashes over influence of big financiers as he trims his list of Dominators from 100 to 14 and accuses banks of provoking panics for profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Aldrich
la Follette
Senate
Chauncey M. Depew
Simon Guggenheim
Beveridge
la ‘Follette
Telfer
Wisconsin
Teller
Morgan
Rockefeller
Broadway
United States
Night riding in Kentucky tobacco war may end
Reports from Cincinnati indicate a formal agreement between the American Tobacco Company and the Society of Equity Executive Committee in Winchester to halt night riding. The deal would see 1906 and 1907 crops bought at 16 and 18 cents a pound, though secrecy and official denial surround the claim. In Lexington authorities’ failure to curb night rider outrages prompts a direct appeal to the President for federal intervention, with a petition circulating among leaders in Lexington and Central Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
American Tobacco Company
Society of Equity
Winchester
Lexington
Kentucky
Glasses fitted at Spencer’s in Maiden Lane shop
Stylish eyewear fitted at Spencer’s located at 31 Maiden Lane. The notice describes the shop offering corrective lenses and fashionable frames to customers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer’s
Maiden Lane
Vegetarian Diet Said to Save Col. Lawrence
Col. Frederic N. Lawrence, 74, recovering from pneumonia in Crossic, Manhattan, credited his recovery to a vegetarian life. Dr. Harris A. Houghton of Bayside, L I., says the patient has been a strict vegetarian for twenty years and is now out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Frederic N. Lawrence
Crossic
Manhattan
Harris A. Houghton
Bayside, L. I
Col.Lawrence
Big Explosion Shakes South Amboy New Jersey
A heavy blast near midnight rattled South Amboy and surrounding towns. Glass broke on old shanties along the New York and Long Branch railroad bridge over the Raritan. Initial rumors pointed to dynamite on a nearby bridge but the source was later unclear. Locals speculated the International Smokeless Powder Company plant between South Amboy and Sayreville may be involved. No injuries confirmed as of early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amboy
N. J
New York & Long Branch
Raritan River
International Smokeless Powder Company
Sayreville
Parlin
Reichstag Journalists End Strike in Berlin
The Reichstag journalists strike, begun Thursday, ended this evening after Centre leader Herr Groeber apologized for calling journalists swine over remarks about negroes having immortal souls. Journalists then voted to return to work next Thursday as many members’ speeches were blocked during the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichstag
Herr Groeber
Centre
Oust the Musical Union at Theatre Managers Meeting
Theatre Managers' Association at the Hotel Astor rejects Musical Mutual Protective Union demands. All major venues except Belasco houses and Astor represented. Existing contracts end after this season and managers will hire players through the newly formed National Association of Theatrical Musicians, aiming for broader affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theatre Managers’ Association
Hotel Astor
Musical Mutual Prtective Union
Belasco Houses
Astor
Musical Union
National Association of Theatrical Musicians
International Union
Libel charge at widow’s funeral shocks Reading pastor
Jeremiah Werner charges revived against Rev. M H Stettler for allegedly libelous remarks at the funeral of Werner’s wife in Mohnton St John’s Church. Stettler was arrested after posting bail of 500 dollars for a hearing set April 20. Werner denies cruelty claims and says he will seek damages for slander. Stettler is a well known Pennsylvania Lutheran clergyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Reading
Penn
Jeremiah Werner
M. H. Stettler
Pall
Werner
Mohnton
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Stettler
Pennsylvania Lutheran Ministry
Rector moves crucifix at Holy Comforter Church
In Poughkeepsie New York March 24 a dispute arose after Rev Charles Strombom placed a large bronze crucifix in the chancel of the Church of the Holy Comforter. Some members objected as the emblem appeared high church. Strombom removed it to a side room then preached on its meaning and said the removal is temporary and will be placed over the pulpit soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Charles §. Strombom
Robert Fulton Crary
Church of the Holy Comforter
Queens Borough Seeks 2500 New Street Names
The Queens Borough engineering department seeks 2500 new street names as remapping proceeds. A recent map of the old town area shows mythological names like Pluto Street and Dido Avenue. Chief Engineer Robert Crowell urges district residents to suggest better naming options to avoid duplication and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough of
Queens
Newtown
Pluto Street
Dido Avenue
Robert Crowell
Train collision in Mercer County leaves three dead
Twenty people were injured and three killed in a head on crash between a Blue Grass special passenger train and a special freight train at Curdville Crossing Mercer County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Queen & Crescent Railroad
Curdville Crossing
Mercer County
Vanderbilts Leave Newport For Tuxedo Park Move
Mrs Alfred G Vanderbilt and her son William relocate to Tuxedo Park with Miss Pauline French and Samuel Wagstaff. Oakland Farm shipments to New York mark end of seasons there as Mr Vanderbilt plans London driving duties and a future horse show role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newport
R. I
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
William Vanderbilt
Tuxedo Park
Pauline Leroy French
Samuel Wagstaff
Oakland Farm
Amos Tuck
London
Brighton
Vanderbilt
Miss French
Samuel’ Wagstaff
St. John’s Church
Harbourview
F. O. French
A. G. Vanderbilt
Babylon
L.I
Mellen to Union Pacific Rumor Swirls in Boston News
Rumors say Charles Mellen, head of New York New Haven Hartford, may leave to join Union Pacific with E. H. Harriman rumored to retreat from the presidency to chair the board. The Boston & Maine's Tuttle could lead merged New England lines, though both men deny knowledge of any deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
Mellen
New York, New Haven
E. H. Harriman
Charles §. Mellen
Coroner's jury rules police killing of Lazarus Averbuch justified
Chicago report states Chief George M. Shippy and driver J F Foley were justified in shooting Lazarus Averbuch after he attacked the chief at home. Over twenty witnesses testified including Olga Averbuch and Shippy's son Harry who was wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George M. Shippy
J. F. Foley
Lazarus Averbuch
Olga Averbuch
Chief Shippy
Harry
Miss Snow to Wear Belt Made From 1908 Pennies
Marguerita Emilie Snow, about to be married to Abraham Cressy Morrison of Chicago, went to City Hall with a plan for a belt made entirely of 1908 pennies. She offered pennies to pay the license fee and Morrison bought them back with a silver dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerita Emilie Snow
Miss Snow
Abraham Cressy Morrison
Chicago
Abraham
Leopold in Serious Illness Reported in Brussels
Brussels March 24 reports say King Leopold's long illness has worsened. He remains confined to his rooms and is visited twice daily by his physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Leopold
Sherman Faces Operation After Illness in Washington
Representative J S Sherman of New York was moved to Garfield Hospital after two severe chills and a decline in health. His physicians fear an operation may be necessary, while his family physician Dr F H Peck raced to Washington with the congressman and his sons Sherrill and Thomas M Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Tive J. S. Sherman
Garfield Hospital
Utica
N. Y
Sherman
F. H. Peck
Sherrill
Thomas M. Sherman
Rhodes Scholar Ralph Many Drowns at Port Isaac
Ralph C. Many, a Rhodes scholar from New Orleans studying at Oxford, was washed off rocks and drowned at Port Isaac in Cornwall. He earned the Oxford appointment in 195. The Queens College student is remembered alongside Louisiana’s A. K. Read, a 1904 Rhodes scholar who died in 1906 of meningitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph C
Cornwall
C. Many
New Orleans
Oxford
Port Isaac
Ralph C. Many
Queens
A. K.read
Rhodes
Louisiana
Roosevelt reconsideration hinted in Gloucester speech
Congress man A. P. Gordon son in law of Senator Lodge urged Taft resolutions at 211 conventions but said he would oppose delegates who would prevent voting Roosevelt if he is willing to reconsider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
New York Times
Gloucester
Mass
A. P. Gordon
Roosevelt
Death of Dr. Truman J. Backus, Brooklyn educator
Dr. Truman J. Backus longtime president of the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn died early this morning at his home 57 Livingston Street. He had suffered a monthlong illness from a complication of diseases. Backus began life as a reporter on THE TIMES.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman J. Backus
Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn
Livingston Street
Backus
Ufe
Cigarette Smoking in Army Draws High Command Action
London report notes rising cigarette use in the British Army is harming soldiers. Lieut. Gen. Grenfell, commander in chief in Ireland, issued an order urging earnest and early action to curb the habit and protect the health and efficiency of the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Grenfell
Ireland
Trolley Smash Injures Forty In Detroit City Center
An Interurban car on the Ann Arbor branch of the Detroit United Railway derailed by defective rails and plowed into a store building in downtown Detroit. Forty people were injured with about twenty seriously hurt. the wreck damaged the two story brick building and many others suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Detroit United Railway
Jackson
Mich
Fifth Avenue Hotel to Close April Fourth
A lobby notice states the Fifth Avenue Hotel will discontinue business on April 4 and be torn down for a large new structure. Broadway storefront tenants may stay until August when leases end, while demolition begins at the rear in the meantime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Schwab Declares Residency and Tax Duty Ended
Charles M. Schwab testified before Tax Commissioners that he was a New York City resident on the first Monday in January, and his debts exceed his personal property value, exempting him from personal city taxes as a resident. The case follows prior assessment as a non resident who paid a tax on property valued at 429000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
Hall of Records
Bankers Pat I Pat I Disappears with Deposits Amid Black Hand Fear
In New York City‘s Little Italy Pasquale Pati the banker and his son Salvatore fled after posting a two week suspension notice and leaving deposits unpaid as crowds gathered outside 240 Elizabeth Street. Police said the exit followed threats from Black Hand and prior bomb and arson attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasquale Pat
Elizabeth Street
Pasquale Pati
Salvatore
F. Acretelli
Son
de Chicchio
Pati
Pat
Petrosin
Pati & Sons
Italy
Lee House
New York
Houston
Prince Streets
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Colley Cibber
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Peg” Woffington
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J. Ogden Armour
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Thomas F. Ryan
Louis F. Swift
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James J. Hill
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J. H. Post
J. B. Duke
D. Guggenheim
G. A. Peabody
J. F. Dryden
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G. W. Perkins
James B. Forgan
John H. Converse
Victor Morawetz
Paul Morton
Levi P. Morton
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the Musical Union
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Mr. Vanderbilt
Amos T. French
Tucks Eden
Mr. French
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U. P
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Mr. Morrison
Representa
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Packer Institute
Lawyer
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Louis Cartier
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Family In Terror
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