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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1908

Page

4

Tammany Loyal, Murphy Denies Knife Probe Tale

Charles F. Murphy, head of Tammany Hall, rejects reports of treachery after the Bryan split. He asserts the organization remained loyal to the full ticket and explains campaign discipline, cites reduced majorities on state and national tickets, and notes plans to attend the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument dedication in Brooklyn with the Tammany Society marching in the parade.

Charles F. Murphy Tammany Hall Bryan Lantry Hearst Ivery Norman E. Mack Mr. Murphy Mack Eric Taft Tammany Minnesta Michigan Ohio Montana Indiana Murphy Mount Clements Brooklyn Tammany Society

Carter contests will in probate court

Leslie Dudley Carter filed a legal protest in Chicago probate court against admitting the will of his father, Leslie Carter. He cites statutory rights without giving other reasons. The will leaves the son with his mother, Mrs. Leslie Carter Payne, and grants discretionary sums to other beneficiaries if he leaves.

Chicago Leslie Dudley Carter Leslie Carter

Wilson Miller's will filed for probate in Pittsburgh

Wilson Miller's will was filed for probate in the Court House, Pittsburgh. The estate, valued at four million dollars, bequeaths the entire estate to three daughters, Annie Scull of Baltimore, Margaret Benham and Robert Booke of Pittsburgh, with fifteen thousand dollars set aside for the three grandchildren who will receive five thousand dollars each.

New York Times Pittsburg Penn Wilson Miller Court House Annie Scull Baltimore Margaret Benham Robert Booke

Paper Mill Strike Ends at Palmer Falls and Orono Resume

In Saratoga New York November 6 workers at the International Paper Company Palmer Falls mill accepted company terms and applied for their old jobs as the mill plans to reopen tomorrow. In Bangor Maine November 6 the Orono Webster Mill resumed full operations with several former workers rejoining the payroll.

Saratoga N. Y International Paper Company Palmer Falls Bangor Webster Orono

Borough President appeals to boys to stop street bonfires

Borough President Ahearn writes to President Edgerton Winthrop of the Board of Education asking for school boys cooperation to prevent bonfires in the streets. He notes the fires cost the city money for asphalt pavement repairs and hopes civic pride will deter the practice.

Ahearn Edgerton Winthrop Board of Education

Policeman McGrath Held on Assault Charge in Yorkville

Magistrate Kernochan refused to continue parole for Policeman Michael J. McGrath of Deputy Commissioner Bugher's squad. McGrath faced $1,000 bail for examination after being accused of drawing a blackjack on Policeman Max A. Greenbaum who shot him in the arm. Greenbaum testified in uniform as the case proceeded.

Kernochan Yorkville Court Michael J. McGrath Bugher Max. A. Greenbaum East Fiftyfirst Street McGrath Vu Stoop East Fifty-fourth Street Greenbaum Murphy Legal Bureau Police Department Ennoch

Suit to Oust Bank as Trustee in Milwaukee Bond Case

Alexander Beaubien, a bondholder, files suit to remove Western Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago as trustee for the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad Company bond issue worth 10 million dollars. He accuses President A. C. Frost and others of improper bond issuance and property valuations. A temporary injunction prevents the bank from acting as trustee until a hearing on November 21 before Judge Turner.

Milwaukee Wis Western ‘Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railroad Company Alexander Beaubien A. C. Frost Hugh Ryan Turner

Miss Fayetta Morgan Eludes Father and Marries Abroad

J J Morgan of Marian North Carolina sought his runaway daughter Fayetta Morgan who eloped with W T Craig from Florence. The couple wed in Canterbury England on Oct 30 and are now in the same city as the Morgan party. Fayetta, seventeen, was wooed by Craig who funded the trip after his mother sold property.

Paris Loy J. J. Morgan Marian N. C Fayetta W. T. Craig Florence Canterbury England J. Tu. Morgan North Carolina Mr. Morgan

Agents in St Petersburg reject Turkey’s settlement terms

The Bulgarian agent in St Petersburg has been instructed to tell Russia that Turkey’s proposed settlement terms are unacceptable. He requests Russia join with other powers to press Constantinople for a modification of the Porte’s stance. Bulgaria believes the powers, which forced demobilization, must influence a peaceful settlement on financial questions.

St. Petersburg Bulgaria Russia Turkey Constantinople

Earthquake Rocks Plauen City Precision of Quakes

Plauen Germany reports the most violent quake at 3 40 this morning causing panic as houses shook and residents fled. The tremors persisted for minutes with explosions and rumblings. Seventy shocks have been felt daily for a week, now less frequent but stronger. Nearby medicinal springs rose fifteen degrees.

Plauen Germany

Taft Election Praised in South America News

In Guayaquil and Valparaiso on November 6 local papers publish Taft life pictures and sketches and voice satisfaction at his U S presidency win. They praise Roosevelt era Pan American policy as bringing peace and prosperity to the hemisphere.

Guayaquil Ecuador William H. Taft Valparaiso United States Roosevelt

Leishman Meets Sultan in Istanbul Audience

American Ambassador John G. A. Leishman was received by the Turkish Sultan after the Selamlik. The Sultan enjoyed good health and spoke approvingly of the new regime amid animated conversation on current topics.

Constantinople John G. A. Leishman Turkey Selamlik Ile Manchester

Death by own action Henry Becker faces charge in Night Court

Henry Becker 17 of 180 Fourth Avenue was arrested after threatening to end his life with carbolic acid and calling Herman Turkle from 101 East Seventh Street to say he would jump. Turkle testified Becker came to their home and later promised not to jump if police were not informed. Becker denied intent, claimed he has a job and will hang on to it, saying he comes from Berlin and has been in the country only months.

Henry Henry Becker Fourth Avenue Steinert Herman Turkle East Seventh Street Turkle Bertha A. Turkle Harlem Mr. Turkle Becker East Thirteenth Street Fifth Street

Morris Heirs Plan Suit

Morris heirs in Troy New York claim potential $70 million fortune from Robert Morris lineage. About fifty locals organize heirs group with committee members Charles A. Stowe Robert Norton and Thomas N. Derby to travel to Washington and other sites to document the family tree and file a government claim.

New York Times Troy XN. Y Robert Morris Charles A. Stowe New_York Robert Norton Glens Falls Thomas N. Derby Round Lake Washington

Rockefeller Car Held Up Near West Side Court

A shabby black car turned from Riverside Drive into Seventy second Street. Chauffeur John Bake sped away as Bicycle Policeman Sauer pursued and halted the auto at West End Avenue. A window confessed identity, claiming to be John D Rockefeller en route to a physician on West Fifty seventh Street. The driver was jailed and fined $5 by Magistrate Moss.

Riverside Drive Seventy-second Street John Bake Sauer West End Avenue John D. Rockefeller West Fiftyseventh Street

Willis Holly Loses Water Main Suit in Amityville

A temporary injunction securing and then vacated by the Appellate Division restrains the city and a contractor from building a water main from Amityville to Valley Stream. Taxpayers led by Willis Holly are ordered to pay costs. The suit argued the patent steel main restricted bidding competition.

Willis Holly Amityville I. T Valley Stream Appellate Division First Department Holly

Reward Offered for Bottle Message From Arion Society

A $10 reward awaits Maurice Wallace a rural postman in Dungarvan Ireland for delivering a bottle message cast into mid ocean by the Arion Singing Society of Brooklyn on their return from Germany last August. The bottle was found by Wallace on October 22 on the beach at Clone near Dungarvan four miles away.

Maurice Wallace Dungarvan County Waterford Ireland Arion Singing Society Brooklyn Germany Wallace Cloned

Rhodes Scholars Dominate Varsity Freshman Meet

American Rhodes scholars claim two firsts and two seconds in Varsity freshmen events. Blake of Tennessee won the long jump at 19 feet 4 inches, Spaulding of Arizona second at 18 feet 11 inches, Putnam of Kansas won the hammer throw at 143 feet 5 inches, with Blake second. In Washington, a Bliss Electrical School blaze sent about 100 nightclothes-clad students fleeing as a three story wooden building burned from a faulty kitchen wiring.

Oxford Engiend FR. FE. Blake Tennessee C. S. Spaulding Arizona G. E. Putnam Kansas R. E. Blake Washington Bliss Electrical School Takoma

Yiddish Theatre Play Secures Americas Rights

Contracts signed between Henry B. Harris and David Kessler grant exclusive America rights for Charles Klein's The Lion and the Mouse. The Thalia Theatre will stage the production soon in six languages: English Italian German French Jewish and Norwegian.

Henry B. Harris David Kessler America Charles Klein Thalia Theatre

Newark Merchant Dies From Election Excitement

Frederick L. Miller, 69, a retired Newark merchant and member of the Newark Board of Trade, died at his home in Newark on Thursday night after a period of intense excitement over New Jersey elections. He had lived in Newark since boyhood and leaves a son and four daughters.

Frederick L. Miller Newark N. J New Jersey Newark Board of Trade

U S Gunboat Scorpion Bound for Constantinople

The State Department plans to station the gunboat Scorpion at Constantinople as a dispatch boat for Ambassador Leishman. Permission from the Sublime Porte allows passage through the Dardanelles. The Scorpion, a 50 ton vessel with 2800 horsepower, departs for Turkey via the Azores stopping at Gibraltar and Malta.

Washington, D.C Turkey State Department Constantinople Leishman Sublime Porte Dardanelles Azores Gibraltar Malta Desputch Bancroft

Irish dispute ties up court as language mix sparks ire

In Brooklyn yesterday Magistrate O'Reilly faced a bearded man who spoke little English. The clerk identified the man as Peter Quinn but the interpreter revealed he was Russian named Pinkas Queen, provoking the magistrate to exclaim about the mix up and sigh with relief.

O'Reilly Manhattan Avenue Court Brooklyn Peter Quinn St. Patrick Pinkas

Rhode Island Mills to Run Full Time After Election Boom

PAWTUCKET R I November 6 Special to The New York Times The Howard and Bullough Machine Company with 70 employees will operate its plant full time starting next Monday The Lumbenhiiting Company employing 300 operatives also began full time operations in its new plant Joseph E Fletcher a woolen goods manufacturer says yarn producers have secured large orders since the election and cloth makers anticipate a vast boom in business

New York Pawtucket R. I Howard& Bullough Machine Company Lumbenhiiting Company Joseph E. Fletcher

Virginian Rail stock raised for corporate purposes in Norfolk

At a Virginian Railway stockholders meeting in Norfolk stock rose from 32.5 million to 56 million dollars. The action was announced as for corporate purposes and TI Rogers, owner, did not attend while major holders were present by proxy. Also notes industrial plant changes in Fall River and New Jersey with mass hiring and full-time shifts at several mills and manufacturers.

Norfolk The Virginian Railroad Tl. H. Rogers Virginian

Body of Boy Found in Brooklyn Cellar During Bridge Work

Workmen clearing Sands Street in Brooklyn near the Manhattan Bridge unearthed a boy’s body beneath bricks in a cellar. A thirteen year old was found buried beside a former brick oven. police deem accidental death as a possibility, suggesting the boy crawled in and was trapped by falling walls.

Sands Street Broklyn Manhattan Bridge We Sands Street

Transatlantic Liner Passengers Listed for Sailed Ships

Chancellor James Ro Day of Syracuse University was a passenger on the steamer Cedric which sailed to the Azores Gibraltar and Naples. The list names many travelers including Col and Mrs G E Church and Miss Ada M Grant among others aboard ships Cedric California Deca Di Genova Koenigin Louise Mesaba and Pretoria sailing from New York Liverpool and Glasgow routes.

Henry Oppenheim F. Kr.l. Ross Alfred von Atiwyl Duchess of W. P. Layton St. Over Joseph E. Lee J. Parker Sloane Glenn D. Thompson Mesaba London Ada M. Grant Edward Hooper A. R. Miller HH. Jh. Parsons Norman T. Willams W. J. Wryness Pretoria Hamburg Bucie Cabot Nya Johnson Alice Sledman John Wesendenck James Ro Day Syracuse University Cretic Azores Gibraltar Naples

Sinking of Taish Steamer Claims 150 Lives

News from Tortio reports the Taish, a 174 ton steamer crowded with fishermen and passengers, was sunk in a storm off Etoro Island near Hokkaido. One hundred fifty persons drowned, twenty nine saved.

Tortio Etoro Island Hokkaido

Fire destroys Swan Lake home with five children dead

In Swan Lake Manitoba on November 6 a blaze consumed the home of farmer E W Carey. Mrs Carey, their five children, and Miss Gillespie a schoolteacher staying with the family perished. Carey was badly injured but alive.

Swan Lake Manitoba Here

Emperor William Cheerful Visit to Vienna Amid Near Eastern Quiet

Emperor William of Germany arrived at Schoenbrunn Castle near Vienna for a brief visit to Emperor Francis Joseph. The arrival was seen as a display of German goodwill toward Austria over the Near Eastern Question, with large public crowds cheering His Majesty. Queen Dowager Maria Pia is reported ill in Lisbon, causing anxiety about her health at age 78.

Vienna iHhperor William Germany Schoenbrunn Francis Joseph Portugal Lisbgn Maria Pia

Your Home Kept Clean Promotion by Mead Company

Cleaning service advertises portable suction and monthly contracts for home upkeep. Abbreviated guarantee offered with booklet and references. Contact Mead Company owners at Chelsea 2224 or 538 W 23rd Street.

Mead Company Am. Pneumatic Carpet Cleaning Co Chelsea

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