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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
1
Paris dispatch notes Bulgaria backed down after Turkish mobilization orders were suspended and a peaceable settlement appeared near. Ferdinand and France pressed for a rapid understanding while Isvolsky pushed for a conference, with Greek King George arriving amid rising internal tensions and reports of attacks on Jews and Armenians.
The Rev. F. J. Fielding of Corpus Christi Church in Chicago was grazed by a bullet when an unidentified Greek or Italian shooter fired in the vestibule as Sunday services ended. He chased the suspect through Grand Boulevard while police launched a citywide dragnet.
Thick dust blanketed New York and surrounding areas as a long drought persisted. Pedestrians and drivers struggled to see ahead while excursion boats ran at capacity and parks and Coney Island drew crowds amid the hazy, hot conditions. Weather forecasts promised continued fair weather before a cold wave. Temperatures varied from 78 in Corpus Christi to 20 at Yellowstone as New Orleans sat 8 degrees warmer than New York.
A July report from the Public Service Commission Second District shows 57 225 trains observed. Eighty two percent were on time at division terminals, while eighteen percent were late. Delays averaged 24.4 minutes per late train and 4.5 minutes per train run. Causes ranged from waiting for trains on other divisions to storms and engine failures.
T. Y. Wu Hsin and K. Y. Cheng Tou, top Chinese railway officers for the Yunnan to Szechung line, arrived in San Francisco from the Orient. They plan to adopt modern American railway methods and are the first Chinese Railway Commissioners to visit the United States.
Carl H. Luerssen a 12 year veteran of the Rapelyea Street Station was seized in his Broadway saloon while directing two bartenders. The two bartenders were jailed on excise charges while Luerssen faces liquor tax and police duty statutes plus department rules. Bail was withheld pending inspector approval.
Senorita Eloise Asunsola arrives at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a 2800 mile journey from Chihuahua for hip disease care. Her father funded Spain in the Spanish American War era and was Mexico’s top ranch owner. Mother and sister accompany. no operation needed as her condition improves. The family fortune exceeds 20 million dollars.
A Philadelphia railroad baggage and express car on the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington line caught fire after a six mile chase from Gray's Ferry to Sharon Hill. The blaze destroyed six thousand newspapers and merchandise worth thousands as crews fought the flames with engines racing at forty miles per hour. Fire companies from Sharon Hill Collingdale and Falcroft responded but the car and its contents were ruined.
Samuel Rea reports Oct 17 contributions to the Democratic Presidential campaign fund at Democratic Headquarters. List includes donors from California to Virginia with amounts ranging from 50 to 1,000 dollars and clubs named in Illinois Pennsylvania Texas and New York.
Three minor earthquakes were recorded in Salinas California with shocks at 12 22 AM and 4 39 PM. No damage occurred and the tremors were also felt in Hollister California.
No. 8 Mercedes racing toward Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island Parkway plowed through a ditch and fence at Jericho Turnpike. Driver Emile Stricker 82 and mechanic Andrew Murray 24 were injured when a tire exploded at a high-speed turn. Murray gravely injured. Stricker less so. Car damaged and moved to New York later.
Atlantic City reports Jesse Lewisohn and Edna McCauley denied engagement plans at the Shelburne Hotel. Lewisohn stated no wedding and no future nuptials, while McCauley called the rumors outrageous and said they are merely good friends. They plan to return to New York with possible European travel afterward.
Allen E. Weidy known Averyman died after a dawn assault outside New Brunswick Opera House near police headquarters. He left with Conrad Sebolt hours earlier and was found unconscious with a fractured skull near a bloody wagon spoke. John Dennis questioned after missing from Voorhees crowd.
The letter from Count Leo Tolstoy expresses support for William Jennings Bryan in the U S presidential contest. Tolstoy praises Bryan on anti militarism and reform ideals, and urges land reform through Henry George’s single tax system. Bryan continues his world tour visiting Tolstoy.
Rear Admiral Sperry and the Atlantic fleet arrived in Tokio after a Yokohama stop. Thousands cheered as 2,000 school children sang the American national anthem. Sailors toured the city, Japanese officers greeted them aboard the Connecticut, and a lantern parade lit the waterfront in a display of friendship. Sperry said the cruise aims to strengthen peaceful ties with Japan.
Mrs Roberta Mengis Corwin Hill and Capt Arthur Hill faced a hold up in Brooklyn as Inez the chauffeur allegedly drove at high speed. At Bergen Street Station Capt Hill borrowed a diamond bracelet from his wife, accepted as bail, while a party of friends observed.
Fire caused $125,000 damage at the Youngstown Iron and Steel Roofing Company plant in Youngstown Ohio. The fireproofing department occupying about an acre and a half was completely destroyed.
Reports from Turin and Rome say the Duke of the Abruzzi will marry Katherine Elkins with the King’s consent. Newspapers claim Elkins becomes a royal Princess, and the Duke plans to travel to the United States via Havre for the wedding arrangements.
Lieut. Frank T. Evans of the battleship Louisiana was found guilty of absenting himself from his post and disrespect to a superior officer. He was acquitted on the intoxication charge and sentenced to lose 150 numbers and receive a public reprimand. Rear Admiral Sperry announced the verdict while the ships were at Manila. The Commander in Chief said the sentence is inadequate but approved it to ensure some punishment.
Aberdeen D B October 18 Mrs Anna I Kyle wife of ex Senator J H Kyle claims wealth from divine revelations she receives lightning inspired ideas including an electric heater she says was shown to her in a hotel doorway she never studied electricity yet speaks as a polytechnic graduate.
The engagement of Samuel Bowles of Harvard to Governor Charles N. Haskell’s daughter in Oklahoma will be announced soon. Bowles, son of Samuel Bowles editor of the Springfield Republican, studied at Harvard, led the Democratic Club, and edited the Lampoon.
Eugene Wood, engineer for a logging railroad operated by a milling firm, was shot and killed near Panama City yesterday by Jack Gilbert, a naval stores operator. The motive follows a dispute after Wood allegedly did not stop at Gilbert's place to pick up freight.
Rear Admiral Holliday reported after a Honolulu inspection that Pearl Harbor needs 2 million dollars more beyond 5 million already funded, to complete dredging of five million cubic feet of coral and sand. Completion target is 1914, with additional facilities planned at Mare Island and Bremerton.
Miss Martha Wheatley of Orange New Jersey reached Kansas City aboard the Denver Limited and found the sleeping car door locked She rode the rear of the last car as it pulled away and rode for an hour with no stop She sent a note to wire ahead and fifteen minutes later the crew admitted her to the car.
The New York Times reports President Roosevelt may join The Outlook Company as an associate editor after leaving the White House in March. He would work with Dr. Lyman Abbott, possibly investigate Congo conditions and report for The Outlook, while continuing Scribner’s story contracts and travel plans.
Cleveland October 18 The Anti-Sabor League faces possible bloodshed as Lorain County with 167 saloons votes on wet versus dry status tomorrow. Tight races in Oberlin Fagua Lorain City amid steel plant labor and foreign-born workers flavor the fight. Dry wins spread, threatening Gov. Harris who backs temperance as Cleveland Cincinnati and Columbus stir potential statewide shifts.
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