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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
1
An expert linked to coast defense and the Army Building was arrested on multiple charges after a quiet inquiry. He had worked in Boston for an electrical firm and held a wage position at the Paymasters office. The investigation centers on irregularities and potential misappropriation linked to duty and accounts.
Lazare Weilller announces an order for fifty Wright model aeroplanes as part of a syndicate contract with Wilbur Wright. The deal includes a $100,000 payment to Wright on meeting conditions and sole rights to build the Wright aeroplane in France and colonies.
Samuel Yudkin a Newark schatchen is sued by his wife for desertion. He claims cruelty including being chased with a knife and five children pursuing him from home. He says independence day prompted him to live alone and continue the case was set to continue.
H. P. Whitney will race Keene in a fifty mile event on the Long Island Motor Parkway as part of the parkway opening sweepstakes on Oct 19. Vanderbilt Jr and other owners may compete. Whitney drives a 20 horsepower car, Keene a 115 horsepower Brasier, with both cars slated for later Vanderbilt Cup races. The day features five sweepstakes races beginning at 9 am, with the special event following.
Edward W. Townsend of Montclair won the Democratic nomination for Congress from New Jersey’s Seventh District at Bloomfield. He defeated Joseph Connolly 175 to 9, and Townsend’s nomination was made unanimous.
Charles N. Peed, 78, longtime Brooklyn newspaper worker tied to Henry Clay campaign, was struck by a Torbell and Bragner Express wagon at 204 Fulton Street and died instantly. Driver William Andrews, 19, of Queens, was jailed on homicide charges and due for arraignment at Adams Street Court.
A Public Service Commission briefing outlines a belt line freight subway beneath Manhattan sidewalks. The Amsterdam Corporation proposes an electrically operated four track route from Sixtieth Street to the Battery and along the East River to the Bronx, linking Jersey classifications to New Jersey yards.
In Detroit a secret meeting of the Women’s Catholic Foresters erupted over a $2,000 policy for Bridget Cahill of Chicago. High Chief Ranger Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers caused a riot, shoving a priest from the rostrum as division was refused and the session adjourned without a vote.
The new penny postage rate between the United States and the United Kingdom began at 12 1 0 this morning. The 3 cent cut to letters is expected to save American senders about 192000 dollars yearly while other mail rates stay unchanged. Dublin and London reports note broad adoption including penny stamps and first shipments on the Lusitania.
An explosion from a gasoline powered lawn mower on Rockefeller estate grounds in Tarrytown New York damaged a house beyond repair. Engineer Stanley suffered a head wound while John D Rockefeller Jr and his wife directed firemen to prevent spread to stables after a one hour blaze.
Nahié Moutran Pasha, longtime Turkish matriarch, leaves on La Provence to Paris from Hotel Plaza. He discusses Turkey’s crisis under the Young Turks, predicts a renewed Macedonia revolt, and says Rashid Effendi may become sultan as conservatives gain power. He notes 250,000 Syrians in the country and urges them to vote for Tift.
The tail of a distant comet was reported in Butte between 9 and 10:30 p m with hundreds observing a slender white streak across the sky. Separately in Washington observers at the Naval Observatory noted aurora borealis twice yesterday, suggesting the Butte sighting may be the comet tail.
Melville A. Clinton Jr. ran up a large taxicab bill during a trip to Oyster Bay seeking a job from President Roosevelt. After arriving postdeparture, he could not pay and was locked in Jefferson Market Prison. His father paid the Night Court bill last night, but he was sent to Bellevue for sanity examination as he spoke incoherently.
After the matinee of Lady Frederick at the Olympic Theatre Ethel Barrymore denounces New York society as brainless and useless, blaming its lack of culture for failed international marriages. She says she would marry a poor man, give up her career, and laments loneliness despite her work.
Hearst accuses Roosevelt of false statements while denouncing the President as interfering in elections. He cites letters and affidavits linking Gov Haskell and Sen Foraker to the Citizens' Alliance. In Jersey City a man died after a luncheon of green apples and cocoa.
Lucania reported by Marconi wireless 1,170 miles east of Sandy Hook at 9 PM yesterday. The vessel was due at her pier about 5 AM Saturday. The report comes from Liverpool and notes the arrival window.
A Turkish steamer struck the ferryboat Stam bul off the harbor near Smyrna, drowning 140 people. Rescue efforts are reported ongoing as authorities investigate the disaster.
Lawrence Phipps Jr. has finished school and will start work in a Nevada power plant to learn the electrical business. He will earn $15 a week at the outset.
Dr Charles McCormick an independent candidate for Congress in the First district was indicted on libel charges after Mayor Fred A Buse accused him of publishing a pamphlet attacking the mayor in Chicago September.
Dre W. P Brinckerhoff and J.T Wayson notify Honolulu Board of Health they believe they have succeeded in curing a leper patient using the Nastin treatment. The treatment uses a preparation from Constantinople's Imperial Medical School, with composition and method of treatment not public.
In Perth Amboy, Mayor Holischweiller fights a judge’s order to end concealed weapon searches within his jurisdiction. The mayor says the ruling violates personal liberty and vows to resist enforcement, warning arrests if searches occur at night.
Myra Moones, 19, at Trent on after her father Frank Mooney, a merchant from Reson, died by a train. She hanged herself this afternoon using a dog chain after grieving her father’s death and the pet’s loss, with confusion over time.
The article discusses a proposed neutral zone around Victoria where a permanent reserve would be created to protect rights and land for Indigenous peoples. It references actions by provincial and United States authorities and mentions a central strip with potential intergovernmental implications and future boundary considerations.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr arrives in Thompsonville from Roster and tours the Hartera Carpet company offices with President Higgins. He starts clerical work at 9 o clock, moves to the wool sorting room after a few days, with a typical workday from 8:30 to 5 and mil hours varying by shift.
Evelyn Thaw was refused admission to the White Plains jail to see her husband. Sheriff Lane cited orders preventing admittance. Thaw suggested the action stemmed from lawyer Morchauser and planned to seek a contempt order. Extradition papers for Thaw were held by the U S Marshal in Brooklyn.
In Lincoln Lincoln Sept 30 Taft accepted Bryan's call to publish campaign contributions after elections and defended Roosevelt stance. Taft spoke to crowds in open air and at the Auditorium amid large enthusiastic gatherings. He outlined views on funding transparency and political accountability during a busy day with addresses to workers students and governors.
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