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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
1
President Cabrera announces that eighteen leaders of a conspiracy against him have been shot and vows more executions. He says most prisoners implicated in the plot will be executed, with the army in control as Guatemala City faces tension and limited business.
In London to secure a £1,000 million loan for Atlantic Coast railroad construction Nicaragua’s minister to Spain Sefer Dario announced the plan aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. He cited repayment from the Pistillery and Tobacco companies and noted no executions by President Zelaya. Dario urged a Central American union and hailed fifteen years of progress in Nicaragua.
Locust Valley long island April 23 the summer home of Paul D Cravath between Locust Valley and Tattingtown was destroyed by fire about 3 PM Furnishings were saved losses range from 60000 to 190000 The Cravath family had moved from New York ten years ago and were in the city when the blaze started Firemen faced water shortages Mr Cravath arrived after the flames were extinguished.
Mrs Annie Bryan aged 48 of West South Street died at Gouverneur Hospital after an early morning accident on the 7 Merburg Bridge. An automobile driven by her son Thomas Bryan veered when a tire burst near the Manhattan terminal, hurling her from the seat as the car stopped. The Bryan family and cousins Margaret Armstrong and Annie Armstrong had been visiting in Brooklyn.
Telegraph report from Milwaukee on April 23 discusses a possible sale of the Wisconsin Central Railroad to the United States Steel Corporation. The plan would connect Milwaukee with Gary Indiana via a Rockford Illinois line, create terminal needs in 1916, and link to Joliet Gary and the steel mills, yielding a route to Duluth and the Minnesota Iron Range.
The foundation stone of St James an American Episcopal Church in Florence was laid this morning by Lloyd Griscom the American Ambassador to Italy. He arrived from Rome and was accompanied by J Pierpont Morgan and other prominent Americans. Florence April 28 the ceremony marked the start of the church construction under rector Herbert Venable.
London April 25 Walter Runciman the first of Mr Asquiths new ministers to face an electoral contest was re elected for Dewsbury by a majority of 1148 compared with 3819 in 1906 against opponent W B Boyd Carpenter Unionist He is president of the Board of Education.
Republican senators push a compromise plan to appoint three retired generals as judges of innocence or fitness for reinstatement of discharged 25th Infantry members. The proposal names Gen Chaffee Gen Young and Gen Corbin as the panel. The Warner and Foraker paths unlikely to pass or survive a veto.
Washington April 23 Senator Lodge is seen as virtually assured to serve as temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention. The role includes shaping the keynote address and the campaign strategy, with Taft supporters favoring Lodge for his proven tact and abilities. Rumors of Senator Beveridge as a contender are considered baseless.
Christopher Cuddeback aged nine of Park avenue was struck by Bainbridge Colby’s car at 66th street and Park. His right leg was broken in two places. Chauffeur Stephen Dale surrendered to Patrolman Ryan after taking the boy to Presbyterian Hospital and was bailed out.
Mrs Grover Cleveland issued a brief statement from Lakewood New Jersey saying Mr Cleveland is doing very nicely with no cause for alarm She plans to issue an AP statement tomorrow Matt Dr Joseph D Bryant the family physician from New York who had been with him for days left word he is ready to return to Lakewood expecting Mr Cleveland to leave for home soon The 71 year old had a sinking spell about two weeks ago but was improving as of Tuesday night and is recovering from stomach trouble and rheumatic gout
Charges of reckless waste were raised against a Tammany Street Cleaning official over city payments of 18 cents per cubic yard for garbage dumping on city land at 171st street and Riverside drive. The Washington Heights Taxpayers Association estimates yearly totals near $8,000, with cumulative payments possibly around $40,000. A lease dispute, access rights, and possible graft were discussed with Controller Metz and the 22d Assembly District law committee.
A tide of motorists filled Westchester last night for the Briarcliff Cup race starting at 4 45 this morning. Hundreds of thousands lined the 30 mile course and farmers rented out parking spaces while impromptu picnics formed around campfires as spectators pressed toward Briarcliff Manor.
Testimony from the Counts office investigation was sent to the grand jury. Assistant District Attorney Nott said the evidence warranted action. Several Bronx payroll employees were questioned and the probe continued this afternoon.
A Cape May Point blaze fueled by ocean winds scorched six structures, including the Lankenau villa convalescent cottage and Godfrey’s Surf House, causing about 75000 in damages. Sparks ignited nearby homes and churches, with several buildings ruined and others damaged.
A Vienna committee arranged with a British firm to insure Emperor Francis Joseph for 1 750 000 dollars until June next to finance preliminary expenses of the planned pageant if he dies before the celebrations begin.
In Naples on April 23 Prince Hélie de Sagan left his hotel for an apartment on the Corso Vittorio Emanuele under the name Louis Perigord. He laments the Friedrich der Grosse delay bringing Mme Anna Gould aboard and fears being manhandled by reporters. He seeks trusted transport after a day of chased sightings and crowded venues.
Queens Borough reports Governor Hughes served Borough President Bermel with certified charges based on grand jury findings from two months ago and additional charges from April 17. The citation requires Bermel or counsel to file answers by Monday, April 27. Bermel met with Congressman Willetts in Washington Wednesday.
The Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway shops in Sedalia employing about five hundred men were closed tonight until May 5. The Missouri Pacific shops, with seven hundred men, have been closed since February 2 and no reopening date is known.
Willow Branch in Joplin Missouri rose fifteen feet in thirty minutes amid a cloudburst. Water two and a half feet deep on Main Street forced clerks to climb counters for safety. hundreds of stores faced partial submersion and residents fled to higher ground.
The transport Sherman, in port since February 1908, arrived from Manila with Major General Leonard Wood onboard. She left Gibraltar for a brief European tour and carried fifty six bodies, including three American teachers, among the 62 men aboard.
Topeka April 22 H M Myers of Arkansas City swallowed a toothpick causing blood poisoning. He held a Continental Casualty Company accident policy worth 00 and the company refused payment claiming no accident. The State Superintendent of Insurance ordered payment or license revocation in Kansas.
William Waldorf Astor donated the Chesapeake flag captured by the Shannon on June 1, 1813 to the Royal United Service Museum in London. He also donated the Balaklava bugle and Crimean medals, purchased at auction, to the same museum.
Fritz Perugia, brother in law to Leopold de Rothschild and linked with the Anglo-Jewish Association, died by suicide at the Grand Hotel Paris. Reported motives center on heavy losses from Rochette promoted companies. he formerly ran a London banking business.
Democrats in Auburn New York refuse to recognize William B Harper as state committeeman from the 40th District and appoint Charles F Rattigan to act for Cayuga County. Speeches by Thomas M Osborne C F Rattigan and Judge Richard C S Drummond followed as a large crowd gathered.
A brass band of about fifty boys serenaded Governor Hughes in the Albany executive chamber after an Assembly session. The Catholic Protectory Band from New York played earlier in the day. The Governor urged truth, honor, and good work, and promised to visit them at the Protectory. That evening the group serenaded Mrs Hughes at the executive mansion.
A tornado twenty miles north and nine miles west of Bancroft Nebraska at noon killed a one year old girl, injured her father Samuel Mangleson, and swept away all buildings on the Mangleson farm. Nearby homes of Richard Waacker Henry Grissman and Henry Schaffer were demolished along with livestock killed or maimed.
A cyclone struck Deport in Lamar County near Paris Texas causing the destruction of twenty five houses and two churches and damage in the business district. W R Isbell was killed and several others injured. In Fort Smith Arkansas a tornado cloudburst and hail damaged buildings.
Shawnee Oklahoma April 23 cloudburst floods drown an entire Kickapoo family of five. The tragedy left five members dead from the Kickapoo Indian community in the disaster.
A cloudburst at Newark Texas damaged the Rock Island Railroad right of way and continued storms caused rivers to rise three feet per hour. Flood stages are at levels not seen in many years across the area.
A storm near Rice Tennessee ten miles south of Ennis killed three Black residents and injured three white people late today. Several houses were blown away.
London reports that the Russian government has ordered five ships from a Clyde shipbuilders firm, each planned larger than the Dreadnought, according to a trade journal. The notice also promotes Great Bear Spring Water as famous for purity.
Albany April 23 After failing to enact anti racetrack gambling measures and related public service bills the Legislature adjourned around 2 pm The governor announced an extraordinary session for May 11 with a special election set for May 12 in the Niagara Orleans Senate district to replace the late Stanislaus P Franchot The governor plans further campaigning and speeches in coming days while party leaders discuss nominating a candidate aligned with racing interests and facing Republican opposition during the session adjournment had a subdued tone as critics hissed the governor in the assembly chamber
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