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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
2
Interest grows in the overland trip across Siberia highlighting the challenging segment from Vladivostok to Irkutsk as explorers pursue a historic crossing and test endurance on remote terrain. The emphasis rests on the route's harsh sections and the drive to complete the arduous journey.
The Times plans an across the United States endurance race from New York to San Francisco and back. Leading manufacturers and reps in New York endorse the idea, with a two-way test of speed and endurance under strict, fair conditions designed by a committee of top automobilists.
Sophie Thomas Remington has filed for divorce from Dr Arthur Hart Remington. The suit, begun weeks ago, was recently confirmed as pending after papers were impounded. Remington is a Philadelphia scientist and son of Prof Joseph P Remington. The couple wed in February and traveled in Europe before separating last year. no statements were made by either family.
The Central Federated Union received letters from Controller Metz and other city officials replying to a complaint from the Bookbinders Union. They note that American bookbinders are losing work to an English firm under contract for binding books at Public Library branches. Officials say library controls lie with private corporations and trustees, not the city, and advise contacting the corporate trustees.
Three fires between 2 and 4 A M on the upper east side are blamed on an incendiary. At 14 East Sixty-fifth Street a four story brick building housed eight families and the fire caused the death of Annie Bates, 19, a maid. Thirty six residents were rescued with two slight injuries among residents and firefighters. A second and third blaze at nearby addresses were extinguished. a suspect was described, and police and fire officials pursued him. A separate incident saw a fire truck damage a trolley pillar after hitting a third rail plate, injuring no one.
Early yesterday morning an arson attempt using gasoline nearly destroyed a four story double frame house at 11 Nostrand Avenue, Williamsburg. Patrick Costello woke to a muffled blast and saw flames on the second floor near the stairs as a quart can of gasoline burned and spilled across the hall. Firefighters and police reported prior incendiary fires in the area within four weeks and noted a bottle of kerosene previously used in another blaze two weeks earlier. The Costello family narrowly escaped injury as tenants fled the stairs amid minor injuries and alarms.
Four firemen were overcome by smoke in a basement fire at 309 Grand Street Williamsburg. Battalion Chief Graham sent Rescue Firemen Patrick Sullivan James Connors Heng Olderbrook and James Boylan of Engine Company 1121 into the cellar. They dragged a hose line with them and failed to signal to the men.
Charles I Bamford a former West Point graduate and army lieutenant shot himself in his Regent Hotel room in Washington D C He had resigned in 106 pursued civil engineering and wrote to Adjt Gen Ainsworth seeking reappointment The letter found in his pocket suggests intent to return to service He showed signs of melancholia and carried a $35 check $23 cash and a return ticket to Jersey City or nearby area.
Trenton New Jersey May 10 Charles Elton Bamford son of Col Charles Y Bamford of the Seventh Regiment and grandson of Adam Exton, a famed cracker baker. Born June 24 1882 he entered West Point in 1900 graduated 1905 and resigned 1906. He sought reinstatement in Washington recently. His father cannot explain the death by suicide or confirm word of failure.
Maud Conover an 18 year old wife of George Conover 21 attempted suicide by swallowing iodine after a quarrel at her brother’s home over dancing. She collapsed in her husband’s arms and was taken to Bellevue Hospital where she is expected to recover. The couple had married soon after meeting at a ball a year ago and had lived in Brooklyn near her mother’s home. He opposed her dancing, and after repeated absences, they separated. She asked him to reconcile. he asked her to stop dancing, she refused, and she drank iodine from her dress.
Rudolph Witte, a bookkeeper and hotel boarder in Manhattan, shot himself in a hotel lavatory after being barred from seeing his daughter Ellen who lived with his ex wife in East New York. Mrs Witte, now remarried, had barred calls to the child.
Frank A. Greeves aged 48 of 86 Palm Street Vailsburg Newark committed death by self-inflicted carbolic acid poisoning last night at his home. He had suffered chronic rheumatism and was despondent.
In Richmond on May 10 the National Conference of Charities and Corrections debated child labor in factories. Advocates urged laws to shield children from cotton factories with Dr A J McKelway urging nationwide prohibition of child labor. Prof W He Hand and Miss Jane Adams also spoke passionately for protection.
Thrifty men can obtain business, walking, dress, and all occasion suits direct from S. N. Wood & Co. at wholesale prices. Smart $20 suits cost $10, and $30 value suits are available for $15. Correct styles, high quality materials, and superior tailoring are emphasized in this factory-to-wearer sale.
Laporte Indiana May 10 a large crowd of about 15000 visitors packed the Gunness farm on excursion trains and by car to witness ongoing digging and explore the red carriage house containing remains sheriff deputies guarded the scene while spectators pressed to view the cellar and possible evidence. Local leads emerged as Olaf Lindberg of Chicago reported a brother Thomas once worked for Mrs Gunness and planned to marry her though no likeness was found among the unidentified corpses. Authorities prepared to sift ashes and refit remains, awaiting autopsy reports from four physicians and a potential joint or separate filing by the coroner. An anonymous Chicago letter hinted the pond east of the house could reveal Mrs Gunnesss body and head from the basement. Mayor Darrow said the defense would probe Pine Lake Cemetery for signs graves were disturbed.
Chicago May 10 Supt C J Smith Pinkerton agent now the best informed on the Gunness case has been at the scene three days. He discards two earlier theories and holds it likely Mrs Gunness did not die by her own hand. He favors either Lamphere setting the fire or an accomplice. He believes the blaze began incendiary and wind drove smoke to Mrs Gunness before her children, as shown by a quilt fragment found between her body and Philip indicating struggle.
Fragmentary text suggests a murder inquiry centered on Lamphere. References to victims, alleged accomplices, and shipments imply a farm or regional crime scene. Mentions Sept. Smith and Larporte indicate ongoing pursuit and forthcoming grand jury presentation.
Jerry Apple and son in law Albert Crowder were shot dead late last night at Apple’s home on Black Lake north of Watertow. The crime followed a family quarrel between Dunning and his wife. Dunning was arrested at his home after Apple was killed through a window and Crowder shot while at cards with Mrs Dunning.
May 10 Philadelphia. A well-dressed blonde woman about 55 was found dead on a clay bank near the Schuylkill River. A bottle held earbolic acid. no woman’s footprints were found, but men's prints and a coat covering the body suggest possible foul play or suicide, with reports of a cab or carriage nearby.
Norman White, 15, bought a revolver after years of his mother being abused by drunken father. He shot the man during a quarrel, four rounds missing, the fifth piercing the lung. He was arrested after reloading the weapon. the mother had planned to shoot next if the attack continued.
George D. Leslie, a colored man, was arrested in Ridgefield New Jersey while sleeping in a barn on suspicion of killing 78 year old John Bussi of Mount Bethel Somerset County. Bussi was beaten to death and his wife was also beaten. Leslie will be shown to Mrs. Bussi for identification after police described the suspect.
No trace has yet been found of Frederick William Miller the Rockaway boatman who vanished on April 30 after rumors of wealth in real estate. Friends doubt foul play, suggesting accidental loss at sea may be possible. search along the desely and in the bay continued, but probe was limited and officials doubt foul play.
A Jewish Sabbath observance drive in the East Side expands with the Sabbath Obervanes Association planning a boycott of Jewish bakers who refuse to close on Saturday. A 1456-member committee will visit residents and bakers from South Street to Fourteenth Street and Bowery to East River, urging use of labelled bread and securing $50 deposits from participating bakers.
Babylon L I May 10 A Polish laborer at August Belmont’s nursery farm, August Razer, shouted money and Boo as a robber killed roommate Douglaz with a bullet to the chest. The watchman did not understand the Polish pantomime. Razer was arrested as the killer fled along a road toward the highway. Coroner Savage ordered a probe.
Fragmentary report details a fatal incident near a desert road with a night watchman killed. An examination showed a single breast wound. a suspect description mentions a pistol and a possible struggle. Authorities, including police, investigate the unidentified assailant and the motive remains unclear.
In Bayonne New Jersey a parent was fined 310 for failing to send the child to school yesterday. The judge ordered the boy kept at home until the fine was paid.
Bayonne records show Siegmond Belm Street and Lazar the 10 year old, with a decree or anno De kept locked. The fragment indicates a municipal or court record involving these names and a lock or safeguard ordered by an official.
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