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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
2
A gathering warns of dwindling timber and mineral supplies. Speakers cite coal and iron depletion, soil loss, and rising exports while urging Congress to back Appalachian and White Mountain forest preserves and stronger conservation policies.
Poughkeepsie May 14 Thaw case opened before Justice Morschauser with James G Graham steering defense. Dr Austin Flint testified for the People calling Thaw a paranoiac whose release could threaten public safety, while Thaw’s alienist view cited his rational behavior during prior confinement.
In Washington on May 14 Senators clashed over appropriations for the Inland Waterways Commission. The Commerce Committee reported for Newland's $20,000 substitute, refusing to recognize the President’s commission yet granting funding with power to appoint. Senator Bacon denounced a paragraph in the President's Governors speech that hinted at funds outside Congress. Beveridge and Teller dismissed the claim as typical presidential messaging.
John Davis, the oldest church sexton in the country, was buried at Brainerd Cemetery Cranbury after forty nine years as sexton of the First Presbyterian Church. He dug 1,800 graves in the cemetery and died at age 77.
Major General Thomas H. Barry, commander of the Army of Cuban Pacification, served as Grand Marshal of the Catholic centenary parade and attended a large Catholic Club banquet. Dr. Francis J. Quinlan presented him a gold medal, Archbishop Farley offered prayers for his continued career, and speakers included Edward J. McGuire John Whalen James A. O Gorman and Gen Barry among many others.
In Paterson New Jersey on May 14 a bulldog owned by night watchman Patrick Duffy attacked 7 year old Annie Heier as she walked near the car barns at Florida and Railroad Avenues. The dog mauled her legs neck face and arms before being beaten off. Annie was rushed to General Hospital where she remained unconscious for three hours and remains in critical condition. The father of the injured child has filed a complaint against the dog owner.
Dr George M Gould faced a flood of reporters after a New York Times letter by Elwood Hendr ickson criticizing Lafcadio Hearn's book drew his ire. The Philadelphia physician, about 60, lives at 1722 Walnut Street and declined to comment.
The tornadoes on Monday through Wednesday cut railway service across Northern Texas, crippling all entering cities. Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma fatalities reach forty two with widespread injuries and about one million dollars in losses. Gilliam and Oil City areas suffer heavy damage as relief trains head to the devastated parishes.
The Pennsylvania Railroad promotes summer excursions to over eight hundred resorts from Newfoundland to Tennessee and Canada. Seaside New Jersey resorts like Atlantic City Ocean City and Asbury Park feature prominently. The Summer Excursion Book, 10 cents retail, 25 cents by mail, lists all destinations, rates, and stopover privileges.
Portions of human jawbones and a skin fragment were found in the Gunness farmhouse cellar during mining work. Doctors to determine if the bones are human, with potential impact on the defense in the case and the fate of Mrs. Gunness’s skull. Jewelry and metal pieces found may relate to fillings or crowns.
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