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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
16
Wright, the aeroplane inventor, made a successful ascent at Le Mans after two false starts. The machine flew about two kilometres in 1 minute 43 seconds, then landed amid applause. Experts praised his mastery though two earlier mishaps occurred from missteps and nearby trees.
United States Judge Emory Speer in Statesboro Georgia issued an injunction stopping the Savannah Augusta Northern Railway from selling or mortgaging its property pending a decision on a receivership application filed by the W J Oliver Construction Company of Knoxville which claims the road owes £23500 and is bankrupt. The case sets to decide receivership on Wednesday. The railroad runs from Savannah to Chattanooga Tennessee and is led by president W H Irwin with directors Morgan J O Brien and Henry J Pope among others. The line traverses a rich stretch of Georgia and rumors say President Lynn was considering a sale.
John Anderson of Little Falls Oregon broke his leg in two places on Mount St Helens. A Mazamas climbing party carried him to the summit then improvised a stretcher from a sleeping bag and slid him down four thousand feet to camp where medical aid arrived. Physicians say the rope rescue saved his life.
Telegraph reports in Pittsboro that members of the Order of Rail Track Conductors and Brotherhood of Railway Porters and Carriers demand passes for self and families. Union leaders cite a long standing custom while President McCrea’s stance and a countermand by the President are noted amid warnings of strike talk.
A washout on the Tonopeh and Tidewater near Shoshone California last night caused a passenger train to plunge. The engineer and W. E. Moore were killed and several passengers injured as the cloudburst washed out a section of track.
Lieutenant Commander Louis A ter of the U S Navy lies in a Milous condition at the minor hospital after a horseback accident. Commander Kaiser and Mrs Rater were guests of Mr and Mrs N H at Port Madison last week and were also riding. Kaiser struck the ground with force, suffering a scalp injury from forehead to crown.
Allentown Aug 10 Judge Trexler refused to continue Garret B Linderman wealthy resident in contempt proceedings over alleged theft of 5100 000 trust funds from the P Rathbun estate The judge directed commitment to Lehigh Jail and denied a September continuance to pursue bankruptcy proceedings
An advertising notice praising Sudweiser as a popular beverage with wide appeal and strong sales. It contrasts costs and popularity with a competing bottled brew, claiming high demand and ubiquitous recognition across markets.
Five persons were killed and eighteen injured in a head on collision between two Western hie Company limited cars between Sidney and Piqua near the Shelby County Infirmary at 6 50 p m. The dead include William Bailey motorman of Piqua Ohio and Charles Hale motorman with others from Detroit Baltimore and Sidney. The northbound car was on time while the southbound car from Sidney was late and at high speed. The cause remains undetermined and victims were rushed to Sidney physicians and surgeons.
Dispatches from Constantinople confirm Mehmed Ali Bey, the Turkish minister to Washington, has been recalled due to Turkey’s new ministry and changing conditions. The wider government reorganization may remove ambassadors and ministers in Paris, St. Petersburg, Berlin, Washington, Madrid, and Belgrade. Several officials reportedly died by suicide or abandoned posts. the Sultan may fund parliament buildings. The Turkish legation cites no formal statement on the recall, while Mehmed Ali Bey prefers to remain in the United States until Turkey stabilizes and seeks details about his father Izzet Pacha, who was last heard from in New York.
The Times correspondent at Tabriz reports heavy street fighting on Sunday led to Royalists reestablishing power and suffering the severest casualties on both sides to date.
A night incident in Jersey City sees Patrolman Sanders confront James Durkin of Providence after a clash with a demented man armed with a pistol. Durkin claimed to seek a canal bath and freight-car rest, but resisted arrest, wounded his own hand, and fled along Canal Street before Patrolman Pladdy joined the pursuit at Varick Street.
Baltimore bankers seek clarity on the Democratic platform pledge to guarantee deposit funds. Columbus Shriver of Metropolitan Savings Bank questions the idea, noting concerns about taxing well managed banks to aid poorly run ones. Bryan promises an explanation later. Other bankers also seek clarification.
Miss Anna Rowe an eighteen year old applicant awaited opening of Fond Du Lac Indian reservation in Duluth Minnesota She stood sixth in the long line outside the land office planning to camp there day and night until settlement begins She aims to be a farmer and is well supplied with resume material
Mrs. W. T. Cornell, guest at Ocean Side Hotel, was shot in the back on the beach near the Chasm at Saratoga and robbed of a pocketbook watch and rings. She regained consciousness and gave police a partial description. Doctors say the wound, near skull fracture, is not fatal. Police expect an arrest.
James L. Smith of Huntington drove his car into a wagon on Broadway in Hicksville near midnight. Smith and three companions suffered minor injuries. Thomas O Keefe sustained facial cuts and broken ribs, others were bruised or sprained. Ex Judge Steinert family aided at the scene and taken to Grand Central Hotel for treatment. Walter Jones drove the wagon and was unhurt.
Lonécon Ontario Aug 10 four persons killed and eight seriously injured in a rear end collision on the Chatham Wallaceburg and Lake Erie Electric Railway. Two crowded passenger cars bound from Chatham to Erie Beach left Chatham about 10 24 AM. The lead car stopped for a passenger when the following car struck it. The deceased include William Broomhead a Detroit musician William Donovan a son of Daniel Donovan James Pleasance and Michael Pleasance sons of John Pleasance owner of the Rankin House Chatham. The injured include Mrs Daniel Donovan with a broken leg two Donovan children seriously hurt carpenter Fields lightly injured Miss Henry John Reid with a crushed leg and two unknown men badly hurt.
Telegraph report from South Norwalk details botanist John Ungvary’s mushroom experiments. He provided toadstools to his chef for dinner, and all five family members fell violently ill. Physicians called the poisoning serious as the investigation confirmed toadstools were served.
A steam automobile traveling from Windsor to Painesville exploded eight miles from the city today. Mrs Mary Bowden aged 65 and Mrs Rose Beckwith aged 43 were killed instantly. Frederick Beckwith 45 may be fatally injured, and Bessie Beckwith 16 was badly bruised and burned. The vehicle carried three generations including Beckwith’s mother-in-law and wife.
At St Johns Michigan five women driving an auto veered off a road this afternoon and overturned into a thirty foot sand pit. Mrs D Griffin of Ovid Michigan suffered two broken ribs while four other passengers escaped with only minor injuries. Mrs Fred Cleveland and her daughter Mamie Cleveland of Palmyra New York were among the party.
Mrs Augustus Elsen wife of a Western mine owner and Miss Florence Hayes of New York arrived in Cincinnati in a high horsepower automobile after starting from New York on August 1 They planned a Kentucky tour that might extend into a Southern expedition They reported rapid travel despite rough roads and warnings of moonshiners but encountered no real danger.
Utica August 10 part of Sherman notification day plans included withdrawing a large Bryan and Kern banner spanning Genesee street. Sherman urged that organizations in the parade cheer as they pass under the banner, calling it a courteous sign of good feeling.
Cody Wyoming August 10 Domestic difficulties linked to a marriage arranged by a matrimonial agency are blamed for a double killing. Judge A E Swanson fatally shot his wife Rose Browning Swanson as she slept and then killed himself with a bullet to the head last Saturday. The tragedy occurred at Ishawee near the Yellowstone forest where Swanson had lived thirteen years. He had married a St Louis woman two years earlier after correspondence courtship and details show the crime was prearranged including a letter explaining the motives.
Cries of fraud and gun play erupted as Florence Gibson was exhumed from a grave near Cedar Point. Spectators claimed a false bottom and a tunnel while a man guarded the mystic’s tent with a gun. The Hindu claimant says the girl had no food for nine days.
Boston newspaper reports Mrs Anna Horden of No 3 Batavia Street at seventy seven years old has climbed Mount Monadnock to the summit with a party of young climbers. She finds mountain climbing more exciting than automobiling and plans another ascent next summer.
Eight men died and nearly a score were injured when a boiler burst at the York Rolling Mill in York Pennsylvania. The mill had stood idle for about a week, workers nearby were repairing an engine when the blast occurred. The explosion demolished part of the mill and damaged adjacent property, a horse nearby was killed. The injured are expected to recover.
Washington directs Dodge to Tegucigalpa for talks with Honduras Foreign Office over cancellation of American consul and vice consul exequaturs at Ceiba. State Department notes Honduran action was ex parte and unsettled, awaiting Dodge's conference outcomes.
Washington notes Republicans in Iowa rally behind Taft despite local splits on issues like the Sena torship. W P Hepburn, aged seventy five and Interstate Commerce chair, says he will not run for the Senate, preferring his House seat and declining Dolliver’s possible successor role.
The paymasters Johnson and Cope office at Newport Naval Training Station was robbed of $1.80. A search is on for John Dalton, 22, a Louisville sailor and former yeomans class member, who last worked in the office Saturday afternoon and disappeared after shore leave that night. The thief breached the safe by breaking the combination lock.
Walter A. Clarke six year old heir to a large estate was abducted from No 43 Amity street Brooklyn last Saturday. His aunt guardian Mrs Margaret Murray reports the disappearance to police and says the boy was seen boarding a Court street car with a stranger who may be his father who has not visited in two years. Mrs Clarke died at Ratway New Jersey when he was young making him heir to the property.
St Paul reports Minnesota Labor Commissioner Williams says harvest work will barely cover a fraction of demand. He rejects Philadelphia mayor’s offer of five thousand men and criticizes inflated figures as criminal, fearing strain on Northwest municipalities.
Patrick O Lane was arraigned in night court on vagrancy after being found exhausted and severely bitten by mosquitoes in a grass lot near Hoe avenue and Witch street in the Bronx. Patrolman Spitz testified witnesses saw the destitute youth in the lot for hours without food, and he was fed before being sent to the workhouse.
William H. Taft and party arrive by special train to Hot Springs Virginia and resume office work after golf and mail tasks. West Virginia leaders plan talks with Hitchcock while Swisher Eyes WV outcome. Taft sides with local autonomy in nominating governors.
Boston August 11 Thomas Wentworth Higginson famed author historian and oldline Democrat opposes Bryan and supports Taft He declined a Democratic National Committee invitation to speak for the ticket saying he will deliver addresses in favor of the Republican candidate He calls Taft personally superior and more trustworthy in the presidency.
Rome reports Archbishop of New York Monsignor Farley is slightly indisposed from a stomach ailment tied to climate and diet. The attending physician, now in Rome, says the illness is not serious and recommends a move to a cooler climate northward at once.
Senator Robert La Follette breaks with backer and plans a reform weekly modeled after Bryans Com moner. He seeks 10,000 guaranteed subscribers in Milwaukee before the launch of the new newspaper.
John W. Gates cabled from Kollstad Germany announcing his decline of the nomination as Congressman from southeast Texas. Though a Republican, he was selected by the Democratic district and will not accept office, but will contribute to national and Texas Republican campaign funds and believes Taft will win.
Berne reports a record Alpine death toll for climbers in July with fourteen killed and two seriously injured in the month, reflecting a deadly peak in mountain fatalities this season.
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