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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
4
From Boston to Omaha Browning Wing offers Perfect Satisfaction in every Fall suit and overcoat. Distinction in style is shown in how our garments are shaped and fitted for durable comfort and smart appearance.
The Electrelle promises fatigue free foot control attached inside existing pianos without hindering hand play. It offers precise expression, reveals new tonal possibilities, and claims to be the greatest achievement in piano instruments. Demonstrations at new Waldorf area headquarters 2 West 33rd Street New York.
Denver on Sept 23 The Trust Company Section of the American Bankers Association voted 74 to 5 against a bank deposit guarantee plan. The session praised New York law while urging broader national banking safeguards and debating Congress action on national trust company status.
Harry Lockwood an elevator boy is crushed to death in an apartment building shaft at 57 West Fifty-seventh Street. Firemen cut him free after he was wedged between the car and shaft wall. he died soon after. Owner Harry T. Gulpin assisted and ambulance staff treated him before his death. His mother claims the body at 1522 Bergen Street Brooklyn.
Porto Rico reports 95,000 pupils in 1,575 schools with 1,650 teachers and an appropriation of 1,429,590 dollars. Since 1898 the system expanded into rural areas, three quarters of teachers are native, and English is taught in all schools.
Ex Ambassador Andrew D. White left Berlin for Castle Friedrichsruhe the home of the late Prince Bismarck. He will tour the chancellor's favorite haunts with Rev Dr Dickie and Mrs Dickie, invited by Princess Herbert Bismarck, and sails home Thursday on the Kaiserin Augusta after renewing Berlin acquaintances.
In London Sir Hiram Maxim defeats Lord Rosslyn in a publicized roulette trial at a Piccadilly club. Rosslyn claimed his 23 step method could beat the Monte Carlo bank. Maxim conducted the game as in Monte Carlo and ended with Rosslyn bankrupt in dummy money after a period of losses.
From Willemstad Curacao reports say President Castro refused to receive a note from Baron Seckendorff the German minister in Caracas regarding the Netherlands Venezuela dispute. Castro says the German minister only protects Holland's interests and cannot act as intermediary. He will require a special Dutch envoy to present the note.
The plan to form a joint direct steamship line from Norway Sweden and Denmark to the United States has been approved. All three countries will contribute equal capital to a consolidated line with six ships under the Norwegian flag. Bergen will be the headquarters and rates will be coordinated with German lines to avoid price cutting.
A Teheran dispatch reports imperial troops defeated at Tabriz. The Shah, advised by his Cabinet, orders Parliament to open on October 30 to restore tranquillity. Court circles show nervousness as palace troops refuse marching orders and War Minister struggles to raise payroll amid public indifference.
Thousands of native houses were washed away and heavy loss of life occurred after unprecedented rainfall. The Musi River rose sixty feet, bridges were carried away, and the country was devastated for miles. Corpses and bodies stranded in tree branches filled the scene as Hyderabad hospital was undermined and collapsed.
In Budapest on September 29 police arrested two anarchists believed to be plotting to assassinate King Alfonso who is traveling from Munich to Vienna.
London reports Sir George Truscott elected Lord Mayor of London to take office November 9. Kyoto notes Japan postpones $100 million government projects but maintains activity, shifting funds for completion in 3–4 years. Victoria plans new Toyo Kisen Kaisha line to Salina Cruz and Nippon Yusen Kaisha line to Port Said to Trieste under Japanese flag. Dublin Gazette proclaims new Irish University Act creating two universities at Dublin and Belfast with Dublin college to begin under national control and $2.1 million annual revenue.
Debtors file bankruptcy petitions against three private banks tied to steamship agencies on the East Side. Judge Holt appoints a receiver to preserve assets while creditors report solvency trouble and potential panic.
Reports from Peking Hankow and Tong Sha detail 500 bubonic plague deaths near Tientsin and 30 000 Yangtze cholera tolls with ongoing but fading outbreaks. St Petersburg notes fewer cases, Port of Spain reports a single bubonic plague case, Antwerp quarantines the Kinghowel, and a French woman dies in Liège amid suspected cholera or grief related illness.
Mrs Georgia Langdon wife of Averett L Langdon traffic manager at Long Island Railroad was ordered for five days of examination at Bellevue Hospital following a court request by her husband. Neighbors and court officers witnessed a disturbance at 263 West 83rd Street and her daughter Margaret accompanied the party to the hospital.
A letter claimed from a Brooklyn reform society caused talk at Aqueduct race track. A detective, hired to expose public gambling, produced the missive and then vanished. Police and track officials consult Philip J. Dwyer and consider further detective help while continuing heightened policing. no arrests.
Albert Pierre Rene Maignan born December 15, 1844 at Beaumont. He studied under Noel and Luminals, won a first class medal at the Paris Salon in 1879, and received the Legion of Honor in 1883. Noted works include Dante Meeting Countess Matilda and The Assault on Pope Boniface the Eighth now at the Metropolitan Museum.
R L Clark of New York is presumed drowned after a boat drifted ashore with papers identifying him. The Lake of Geneva water is very deep and cold where he swam on Sunday and it is believed a cramp caused his sinking before he could reach the shore.
The New York Taxicab Company officers directors and employees plan a 2 o clock dinner at the Harlem Casino to mark the first anniversary of their vehicles in the city. The celebration recalls Eugene Riley driving the first taxi on Oct 1 2007 to transport President Allen and Treasurer Tracey to the Plaza Hotel.
The Commissioners of Accounts hold the first public hearing at 10 o clock on charges against the Mayor's Bureau of Licenses. Head John P Corrigan and deputy Gaetano D Amato were suspended by the Mayor. Corrigan and D Amato will testify. Commissioner Mitchell will conduct the examination.
James Galvin a detective with the Interborough Company died of heart disease at his residence 386 Manhattan Avenue yesterday morning. Earlier it was feared a poison had been taken as a medicine resembled crystals of sulphite of zinc but analysis showed it harmless. Coroners physician Lehane ruled the death. He was 42 years old and leaves a widow.
Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court addressed the International Tuberculosis Congress in Washington arguing police power serves public health and moral order He contrasted views with speakers who warned of rising tuberculosis deaths and costs Nathan Straus sent telegram congratulating on a commission to study milk supply's health impact.
The Panama Railroad steamer Clog arrived in port at Colon after a hurricane that battered the vessel off Watling Island. Assistant Engineer William Liteley and ship's carpenter John Jorden died from inhaling gas released from a leaking tank of cyanide in the hold as crew struggled in heavy seas.
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