Race leader off ten Alaska ten day race
De Dion arrives at Ogden and prototypes break shaft forcing a four day halt. The race leader had already left Alaska for the return leg toward the North.
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
1
Unclear race report with scattered times and places
Fragmentary notes list racing times and locations including San Francisco Nebraska Nevada Utah and Wyoming. Entries mention De Dion and Protos engines with scattered figures such as 2:00 and 4:40 P M. The text is garbled and lacks a coherent event or outcome.
The Thomas car sails for Alaska on perilous winter trek
Special to The New York Times from San Francisco March 26 reports the Thomas car ready to begin the second stage of its Paris to New York race. The team aims to reach Fairbanks before thaw, then cross to Nome and ship to Siberia. Crew receives many letters and a child’s lucky shoe is tied to the steering wheel.
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New York
San Francisco
Cal
Alaska
Paris
New York Times
United States
Thomas Company
Fairbanks
Yukon
Nome
Smth
City of Pueblo
Seattle
Santa Clara
Valdez
Tanana
Yukon River
George Schuester
Thoms
Stare
Lydia
Hans Hansen
Emmons
Zust Car Starts South in Race to Goldfield
Special to The New York Times from Cobre, March 26. The Italian Zust car left Cobre at 9 a m to cover 400 miles across Nevada aiming to reach Goldfield in two days. It follows a route past Ely with limited telegraph contact and intends to reach Death Valley by Saturday morning. The crew claims the vehicle withstood a prior Kelton mishap and hopes to reach San Francisco in four days to ship by rail to Seattle and begin the Alaska race on equal terms with the Thomas car.
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New York Times
COBRE
San Francisco
Goldfield
Nevada
Ely
Tonopah
Thomas
Sirtori
Death Valley
Kelton
Southern Pacific
Seattle
Alaska
De Dion at Ogden Describes Wyoming Mud Journey
St Chaffray reports the De Dion car arriving in Ogden Utah at 1130 pm after leaving Castle Rock. The machine meets Echo Canyon Wasatch crossing difficulties. Zust and Thomas cars faced similar rugged stretches on the way to Weber Canyon. A dog guides their caravan as they depart Carter for Evanston Wyoming.
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New York Times
Ogden
Utah
Castle Rock
Echo Canon
United States
Echo Cafion
Wasatch Mountains
Weber Cafion
Zust
Thomas
Abruzzi Arrives in Queenstown Amid Engagement Rumors
The Duke of Abruzzi reached Queenstown aboard the Lusitania after a smooth crossing. Passengers expect Rome announcements on an engagement to Miss Katherine Elkins of West Virginia, but the Duke refused to discuss the report or any possible official statement.
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Atlantic
Rome
Katherine Elkins
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
New York Times
Duke
Elkins
America
Italy
Miss Elkins
Guggenheim Stock Sale Sparks Wall Street Buzz
Wall Street ponders how Thomas W. Lawson obtained authority to sell 700000 shares of Yukon Gold Company stock tied to Guggenheim interests. The Yukon Gold holdings are part of Guggenheim Exploration with water projects and dredges aiding hydraulic mining. Trippe Co. of 25 Wall Street reportedly bought a large outside block. Lawson ads name Harry Content to manage the sale.
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Wall Street
Thomas W. Lawson
Yukon Gold Company
Guggenheim
Bonnza Creek
Alaska
Guggenheim Exploration Company
s_ holdings
Yukon
Daniel Guggenheim
Lawson
Guggenheims
Trippe & Co
Harry Content
Twain epigrams travel home with Bermudians crowd
Mark Twain brought new epigrams to New York by the Bermudians on the Quebec Line. Passengers included Miss Jeanne Spurr of Newark who carried a ball programme signed by Clemens. He noted a girl making faces and advised never do anything naughty when anyone's looking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Quebec Line
Bermudians
Bermuda
Jeanne Spurr
Newark
Mr. Clemens
H. Pedrie
Glens Falls
Governor Guild Maintains Slight Improvement in Boston
A 1:15 PM bulletin reports Gov. Guild showing slight improvement but a state official and physician say he may never again perform duties as Massachusetts chief executive. The illness is described as critical with no immediate expectation of death, though temporary recovery remains possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gov. Guild
Ruef Indicted Again in San Francisco Case
Three indictments each with three counts were secretly voted by the Grand Jury against Patrick Calhoun Tirey L Ford and Abraham Ruef of San Francisco and filed with Presiding Judge Sturtevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railways
Tirey L. Ford
Abraham Ruef
Sturtevant
Virginia judge removed by Virginia Assembly
Richmond March 26 The General Assembly adopted a resolution removing judge J W W G Blackstone of the Eleventh Circuit from office on grounds of immorality and gross neglect of official duty. There was one dissent in each chamber. Blackstone may seek quo warranto relief in the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly of ‘Virginia
J. Ww’. G. Blackstone
Eleventh Circuit
Steamships Graecia and Indrapura Arrive. Huel Arrival Clarified
Steamship Graecia reached Port au Prince and Steamship Indrapura arrived in Boston on March 27. A previously reported arrival of the steamship brief Huel is corrected as an error.
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Graecia
Port Au Prince
Indrapura
Boston
Brief Huel
Mystery surrounds Hill bid for American Embassy post
Berlin reports a contested decision on Dr David Hill as Charlemagne Tower's successor as American ambassador. The Foreign Office denies any persona non grata status, while Washington rumors claim Hill is unfit. Tower says he plans to resign this summer and return to America. Baron von Holleben conflicts the unfitness claim and notes a diplomatic breach would be historic.
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David Jayne Hill
Charlemagne Tower
Hill
Washington
Berlin
Foreign Office
Dr. Hill
Tower
NEW York Times
United States
State Department
America
Kaiser
Baron von Holleben
Prince Henry
von Holleben
Jocu
Mexico City Faces Two Severe Earthquakes
Mexico City endured two strong quakes, first at 4:30 p.m. lasting 4 minutes 28 seconds with minor damage and no deaths, then a more severe shock at 9:17 p.m. causing cracks in walls and stopped clocks as theatre crowds fled to the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
National Observatory
Robbed and thrown in sewer in Brooklyn assault
Dominick Bugreen night watchman on Eighty sixth Street and Gravesend Avenue Brooklyn was found unconscious in a sewer at Ninth Avenue and Fifty first Street. He said four masked men robbed him of 40 cents beat him with blunt instruments and dumped him into the sewer where bricks and cement fell on him. He regained consciousness at Norwegian Hospital with a broken right arm and several ribs as detectives hunt the assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominick Bugreen
Eighty-sixth Street
Gravesend Avenue
Brooklyn
Norwegian Hospital
John
Fourth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Fifty-first Street
Bugreen
Vanderbilt Rumor on Residence Abroad Denied at Newport Farm
March report denied Alfred G. Vanderbilt plans to live abroad as he maintains Oakland Farm in Newport. Improvements continue with orders expected before Europe trip. Mrs. Vanderbilt and staff remain. preparations proceed for Pauline French wedding reception for Samuel Wagstaff on Halidon Hill. Vanderbilt to return to Newport.
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New York Times
Newport
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
London
Oakland Farm
Vanderbilt
Europe
Bank thefts in Pittsburgh loom near million mark
Reports say auditors John Young and Henry Reiber of Farmers Deposit National Bank planned to steal up to 1 million dollars. Officials claim losses may top 300 thousand with conspirator Harry Silverman of Miller & Co. new York-Pittsburgh brokers. The scheme used bank cash to cover transfers to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
John Young
Henry Relber
Farmers’ Deposit National Bank
Harry Silverman
Miller & Co
New York
Young
Relbher
Rockefeller Heads South in Virginia Visit
John D. Rockefeller arrived at Hot Springs Virginia from Georgia with his wife and grandchild. He played a brief round on the golf links while fatigued by travel and said he is impressed by the South’s democratic spirit. He enjoyed mingling with locals and praised Southern women as beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Hot Springs
John D. Rockefeller
Georgia
Rockefeller
South
Donaghey for Arkansas Governor
Late returns from the Democratic State primaries indicate George W. Donaghey of Faulkner County winning the nomination for Governor over W. F. Kirby and John H. Hineman. Forty of seventy five counties have given Donaghey majorities.
Fire damages White Plains Elks clubhouse on South Lexington
A morning fire at 10 o clock partially destroyed the White Plains Lodge of Elks clubhouse on South Lexington Avenue. The overheated range started the blaze, causing damages likely around 5000 dollars.
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White Plains
Negro Voters Back Bryan and Hughes at City Meeting
About 2000 Black attendees at Columbus Hall denounce Roosevelt and Taft. They endorse Bryan and favor Hughes as a presidential candidate while urging Congress to reinstate the 25th Infantry and curb Jim Crow practices. Speakers from Georgia to Illinois press for a strong Negro role in the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Taft
United States
Columbus Hall
Sixtieth Street
Columbus Avenue
William Jennings Bryan
Senator Foraker
Gov. Hughes
Congress
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Booker T. Washington
Dr. Washington
Fifteenth Congressional District
Alexander Waters
National
Afro-American Council
Georgia
Ohio
Illinois
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
District of Columbia
W. E. B. Dubois
Atlanta University
Atlanta
Foraker
Hughes
Bryan
Bishop Walters
J. Max Barbour
Chicago
Middle West
South
Republican Party
Escapes from the Tombs Prisoner
Adis Adair Silvera also known as Thomas OBrien escaped from the Tombs Wednesday afternoon between 2 and 3 o clock while exercising with other prisoners in Cell 713. He is 35, married, a machinist living at 56 Second Street, jailed on attempted burglary default bail of 2000, and remains at large.
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Adis Adair Silvera
Silvera
Thomas O’brien
Walter’ Dull
John McDonald
Silveria
O'Brien
Cornell
Second Street
Atlantic City Trains Schedule From New York
Trains to Atlantic City depart from New York on Fridays and Saturdays at 12 25 P M via Pennsylvania Railroad. Other through trains run at 9 55 A M 2 55 P M on weekdays and 7 55 A M on Sundays See time table Adv.
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Atlantic City
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Adv
Senator Penrose In Critical Condition Amid Illness
Senator Penrose is reported dying with his physicians stating no hope of recovery. A bulletin notes the erysipelas spreading through his system, impairing heart action and kidney function, while still unconscious at 11 o clock. Family remains at his bedside as officials report the grave state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Senator Penrose
Robber killed attempting bank safe explosion at Springtown
In Gentry Arkansas on March 26 a robber's head was blown off by dynamite while trying to blow open the Farmers Bank safe. The dead man's body lay near the safe, with a map in his pocket marking Gentry Springtown and Sulphur Springs. Police suspect the same gang robbed nearby banks recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentry
Ark
Farmers’ Bank
Springtown
Sulphur Springs
Largest clock to crown Jersey City soap plant tower
A 28 foot diameter clock, billed as the world's largest, will be installed atop the Hudson Street soap factory in Jersey City for a Jersey City company. The sign clock will be visible from the river and New York piers, surpassing Philadelphia and Westminster in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Conn
Jersey City
Hudson Street
York
Grand Streets
New York
Philadelphia
Westminster
London
Abraham Lincoln Calles to Borough Office
Borough Secretary Charles Frederick Adams was handed a card inscribed Abraham Lincoln by a Brooklyn doorkeeper. The visitor, a living South Brooklyn businessman, came to discuss a borough government matter, not a ghost from the martyred president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frederick Adams
Brooklyn
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Adams
Gypsies Return Missing Boy After Year With Gypsy Camp
Leonard Allen, sixteen, returned to Middletown New York after a year with gypsies who lured him away in August 1906. Detectives found him March 16 in Fall River Massachusetts with a gypsy group led by Stanley. He was malnourished and mentally exhausted. his mother Mrs. Mary Allen pressed charges and the gypsies were held for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Leonard Allen
Mary Allen
Stanley
Fall River
Mass
Bombs Hit Indiana Saloons and Homes in Early Mornings
At the Madder Block in Centre Point Indianapolis a dynamite blast at 4 am destroyed the block. Saloons were closed and liquor interests accused Trey a local druggist of running a blind tiger. In Lake Station a bomb under a dining room seriously injured John Koppleman and his aged mother during supper. Repeletiors had fought gambling and slot machines.
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New York Times
Indianapolis
Ind
Centre Point
Trey
Lake Station
John Koppleman
Electric railroad car to run Jersey City to Philadelphia
A test run aims for a record pace of one mile in 58 seconds on Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. The self powered car, tested in Kansas, will depart Jersey City’s station at 1 PM Sunday with officers from Pennsylvania Pond and Westinghouse aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Kansas
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Pond
Westinghouse Company
Dynamite blasts bank near Patìs in Italian quarter
A second attempted bombing hits Dominick Bonomolo’s bank at 246 Elizabeth Street known as The Barracks in a congested block between Houston and Prince Streets. A wall collapse buries Bonomolo’s wife and two daughters. they are rescued with minor injuries. Authorities link the attack to Black Hand threats against Bonomolo who had received such letters for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Street
Houston
Prince Streets
Dominick Bonomolo
Pasquale Pati
Bonomolo
Prince Street
Eller
Mulberry Street
Pati’s Bank
Pati
Bonomelo’s
Marie
Angelina
Mrs. Bonomolo
Lieut. Petrosino
Move to Stop Fake Banking Fleeing Banker Worth Notice
Pasquale Pati fled with his family from 240 Elizabeth Street after posting a notice on his bank doors claiming fear of assassination. Police will act only if a formal complaint accuses him of looting the bank and defrauding creditors. Deputy Woods reviewed with the DA and Corporation Counsel Pendleton, and no formal complaint exists. Relatives reported no contact from Patt, while his nephew Matti Constantine stayed at the banking house all day.
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Pasquale Pati
Elizabeth Street
Woods
Jerome
Pendleton
Patt
Matti Constantine
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Wyoming
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Ruef
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Hiss Roosevelt
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Barbour
West
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Foraker
Mr. Grimke
Grimke
Whit- House
Borough
Adams
Til
Indiana
Cern
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