Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

New York Tribune in New York, New York

We have 11,141,790 pages in New York

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 33 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1908

Page

20

Soldiers IX a Riot at Atlanta Terminal Station

Police reserves were called to Atlanta’s terminal station to quell a clash among United States regulars en route from Fort Slocum to the Pacific Coast. The fighting began after soldiers broke from side track cars and harassed passengers. Frank Smith was seriously stabbed and Joseph A. Bleak was arrested as guards restored order.

Atlanta United States Fort Slocum Pacific Coast Thompson Department of the Gulf Ent Fort McPherson Frank Smith Joseph A. Bleak

Harvard lays out new Graduate School of Business Administration

The Official Register reports Harvard University will open a Graduate School of Business Administration on October 1 under Dean Edwin F. Gay. The two year program requires a college degree for admission and includes courses in Corporation Finance and Industrial Organization taught by noted professors and leading business figures. Special students with business experience may enroll for single courses, and summer work emphasizes practical experience to prepare graduates for lower to middle level positions.

Boston Harvard University Business Administration Edwin F. Gay Harvay Teo Corporation Finance Industrie! Organization Herbert Knox Smith United States Department of Commerce and Labor Frederick P. Fish Edwin S. Meade University of Pennsylvania James F. Jackson Massachusetts Railroad Commission C. C. Bumingham New York Westinghouse Company C. M. Hough United States District Court For Southern Distrian of F. A. Cleveland New York Bureau of Municipal Research G. W. Wickersham

Chum Killed as Boy Falls From Window After Trolley Death

Nine year old Bela Cohn of 315 East Sixth Street dies after leaping from a third floor window. He had been with Francis McQuade of 14 East Sixth Street when McQuade was killed by a Third Avenue trolley car. Julius Ter on the lower floor sees the fall and carries the boy to the street. He dies before ambulance arrives. a strap fragment clutched in his hand.

Bela Ohn East Sith Street Young Cohn Francis McQuade East Second Avenue Sth Street Thay Kitcnen

Debs Seeks Funds for Red Special Campaign Train

Eugene V. Debs urges Socialist Party members to donate for the Red Special campaign train tour. The train will carry literature and promote socialist ideals at stations across the country. Debs claims the tour will energize supporters, demoralize opponents, and expand party influence.

Eugene V. Debs Socialist Dery Debs Socialist Party

ASBURY PARK CARNIVAL NAMES QUEEN FOR TEN DAYS

Miss Norma Hornberger crowned carnival queen of Asbury Park at Deal Lake. She hails from Pittsburg with a court of maids of honor and ladies in waiting. Events include coronation, baby parade, masquerade fete at Auditorium Square Stadium, with extensive attendance and pageantry planned.

Asbury Park Deal Lake Norma Hornberger Harry O. Hornere Murray Hill Avenue Pittsburg Meiermed Titania VIII Marie Beatrice County Brooklyn Marjorie Fry Jersey Merie Benit Philadelphia Tt Sherwood Ridgefield NX. J Ninare Ridgefield Conn Helen Dema- Gentes Queen's Court Auditorium Square Stadium

Brother to Pasteur follows Wendel Phillips in rabies case

John Phillips of No Cornelia street, brother of Wendel Phillips who died of rabies, begins serum treatment at the Pasteur Institute. Dr. Rambaud leads the case, monitoring eighteen injections after a dog bite. John, a truckman in his twenties, recalls his brother and his mother’s fears, as the muzzled dog gear is burned.

John Phillips Cornelia Phillips the Tribune Institute John Wendel

Board of Health to form two divisions under separate heads

The Board of Health will create two divisions under separate heads. One will oversee infant care, summer tenement work, school hygiene, trachoma hospitals, and milk supply. The other will centralize citywide food inspection under B C Fuller. No added cost, divisions to report to Dr. Bensel, with the food unit starting immediately and the other near school openings.

Board of Health B. C. Fuller Manhattan Bensel Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Richmond Dr. Bensel

Plucky Aeronaut Safe Amid Weakened Heart Fears

William Van Steet of New York, vying as a Pittsfield Aero Club pilot, ascended in the balloon Pittsfield despite doctors warnings of a weakened heart. He climbed to 75 feet to test a valve after a cord failed to uncoil, then collapsed briefly on landing before medical examination.

Pittsfield Mass William van Steet New York Aero Club Berkshires van Sleet Sidneys. Stowell The Lowell Tyngsboro

Duke Guides Parseval Balloon In Precise Maneuvers

Berlin Aug 18 The Duke of Sachsen Altenburg piloted the Parseval airship for half an hour of intricate manoeuvres. He then made a short upwind trip reaching over twenty nine miles an hour. As Aero Club president he praised the craft’s easy handling on landing.

Berlin Duke of Sachsen-Altenburg Aero Club

Legagneux Wins Third Prize At French Aero Club Flight

Paris on August 19 witnessed Legagneux claim the French Aero Club third prize for a 82 foot flight in twelve seconds. His aircraft, designed by Octave Chanute of Chicago, features tandem running wheels instead of side by side.

Paris Legagneux French Aero Club Octave Chanute Chicago

Wright to Try for French Prize in Aerial Flight

Lemans August 19 Wilbur Wright announces plans to compete for the French Aero Club prize of 500 dollars for sustained flight at seventy five feet.

Wright Lemans Wilbur Wright French Aero Club

Injunction Halts Coler Over Brooklyn Street Paving

Borough President Coler faced an injunction in his office restraining him from awarding paving contracts to Scoria Block Paving Co. A bid round of 31 bids from seven firms preceded the action. Monahan alleges the iron slag blocks form a US monopoly and that the paving is inferior material, while Coler defends the selection as a cheaper, effective alternative and vows a court ruling.

Brooklyn Coler Scoria Block Paving Company United States Supreme Court Blackmar Hugh V. Monahan Monahan Instante

Fifty Years of Marriage for Mr and Mrs Schiuter in Brooklyn

Mr and Mrs Henry Schiuter of 2066 Eighth avenue Brooklyn celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at Turn Hall No3 Atlantic avenue Brooklyn. Their seven children and seven grandchildren attended. They were married in Essen Germany and both were born in 1883, living in the United States since 1872.

Henry Schiuter Eighth Avenue Turn Hall Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn Schiuter Essen Germany United States

Big Customs Receipts Signal Restored Prosperity in New York

Edward S. Fowler, Port of New York collector, reported August 18 customs receipts reached 820,654 dollars, over 300,000 more than the day before and the highest since last fall’s financial flurry. He said normal conditions are returning and tariff revision may dampen imports, while merchants rush to clear bonds ahead of fall demand amid rising trade.

Tribune Bureau Edward S. Fowler Port of New York Treasury Department United States Treat Fowler Washington Treasury Henry C. Stuart J. H. Langier New York Republican Party

Seize Art Treasures From Gardner in Boston Case

United States customs officials seized tapestries paintings statues and rare armor valued at 80000 dollars believed to be Mrs Jack Gardner of Boston home holdings placed on Mrs Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne by officials who say the items were misvalued 80000 more duty due before possession. District Attorney Sims continues investigation while Gardner faced a prior clash with customs over museum articles and a 200000 bond to cover duties.

Chicago United States Ames Customs Department Sims Boston Gardner

Lusitania Aims For New Speed Records On Westward Run

The Cunard liner Lusitania traveling from Daunt's Rock is reported to be making three new records. Captain Watt notes a 650 knot daily run from noon Sunday to noon Monday, about 731.25 land miles, with peak speeds near 25.66 knots. The ship is not expected to land passengers tonight and is due abeam Fire Island around 5:45 p m with a passenger landing planned for 7:30 a m tomorrow.

Lusitania Cunard Line Daunt's Rock Watt Mauretania Daunt’s Rock Sandy Hook Fire Island

Ends Mansour Affair With Hayti Ends in Court Ruling

Judge Hough in the United States Circuit Court set aside Isaac A Mansour s naturalization certificate finding it was fraudulently obtained from the Brooklyn court on January 4, 1901 The decision closes the dispute over Mansour s expulsion from Port au Prince and his later claim for redress based on citizenship in this country The Haitian officials contended the papers were secured with help from a man named Sersock and the U S authorities supported the claim of fraud

Isaac A Mansour Hough United States Harti Mansour Port-au-Prince State Department Brooklyn Isaac Mansour Fréres Sersock

Rev Dr Joseph Wild longtime Brooklyn minister dies

The Rev Dr Joseph Wild former Brooklyn pastor died at his son Dr J Zimmerman Wilds home 129 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn yesterday. Born in Lancashire he led Elim Place Church in 1875 and published works on The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel. Survived by three children. body to be taken to Toronto for burial.

Joseph Wild Brooklyn J. Zimmerman Wild Lafayette Avenue Elim Place Congregational Church Lancashire England Concord Biblical Institute Concord Mass Wild Canada Albert University Dorie Lodge of Masons Toronto Seventh Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Elm Place Congregational Church Bond Street Congregational Church Los Angeles Mount Cloud Wild Piqua Ohio

Paris Writer Hector France Dies at Paris Home

Paris reports the death of Hector France, the French novelist, at his residence. The obituary notes his prominence in French letters and his contribution to modern fiction. France, born in France, gained renown for his narratives and critical essays across several decades.

Paris Hector France

Paris journalist Henri Harduin dies at 72

Henri Harduin, renowned French journalist, died in Paris today aged 72. His career spanned several major newspapers and he was noted for his investigative reporting and international coverage.

Paris Henri Harduin

Victims of War and Politics Pass Away in Several States

DAVID H. JOHNSTONE veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars died at his home near Harrisburg Pennsylvania aged eighty two. WILLIAM SBEIBERT organizer of the Republican party and delegate to the first national convention in Pittsburg died in that city aged eighty eight. JAMES E. HUGHES former Missouri legislator and preacher who was imprisoned during reconstruction days died at Osborn Missouri aged eighty seven. GENERAL DWIGHT H. BRUCE postmaster at Syracuse died at his home aged seventy four. He served as postmaster from 1872 to 1877 and since September 1897. He was brigadier general of the Tinion League of America formed to aid the Union army during the Civil War.

David H. Johnstone Harrisburg Penn William Sbeibert Pittsburg James E. Hughes Missouri Osborn Dwight H. Bruce Syracuse Tenth Brigade National Guard Tinion League of America

Decision on Walter Collection Divides Bequest in SF Case

Justice Bischoff rules the Walter bequest goes to the San Francisco Art Association rather than the Golden Gate Park Museum. The Supreme Court decides there is no Art Museum of the City of San Francisco, the residuary estate is treated as intestate, and the estate is to be divided accordingly.

Emanuel Walter Art Museum of City of San Francisco San Francisco Art Association Golden Gate Park Museum Justice Bischoff Supreme Court Walter Mark Hopkins Institute of Art The Art Association Golden Gate Museum

Ticket Agent Wielded Hatchet in Station Fight

Riverton August 19 Charles Silverthorn a ticket agent at the Pennsylvania Railroad station was held in 500 bail after an altercation with C Cecil Fitler grandson of former Philadelphia mayor at the station. Mrs Fitler Edna Frismuth later testified she went to check trains and a bout ensued resulting in Silverthorn's arrest.

Riverton Charles Silverthorn Pennsylvania Railroad C. Cecil Fitler Fitler Philadelphia Silverthorn

Fire engine diver escapes crash but kills man in Brooklyn

Fire engine 133, trying to avoid a collision with a Long Island Railroad train at Herkimer street and Vester avenue in East New York, struck Patrick McLean, a former BRT mechanic living at 861 Herkimer. Driver James Sheridan reported seeing the gate light, while resident Harry Vail flagged a red lantern. Three bystanders escaped. McLean died instantly as firemen chased a small blaze at 59 Blake avenue. Sheridan was arrested on a homicide charge and paroled to Captain Work.

Long Island Patrick McLean Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Herkimer Street Brooklyn Vester Avenue East New York James Sheridan Harry Vail Sackman Street McLean Blake Avenue Sheridan Captain Work

Patrolman's Son Killed by Brooklyn Trolley

Patrolman John Sheehan of the bridge station learns his six year old son Charles has died after being struck by trolley car 2799 on Seventh Avenue Brooklyn. The child, playing between 5th and 6th streets, was dragged under the vehicle and fatally injured. he died at Seney Hospital about four hours later. The motorman has not yet been located.

John 8S. Sheehan Bridge Station Charles Seventh Avenue Brooklyn Seney Hospital No.5 Ith 6Th Streets

Californian Drowns at Lake Hopatcong Camp

Peter Burns a 67 year old Californian, visiting Old Point Comfort on the lake, walked overboard in darkness and drowned at Lake Hopatcong. His nephew Peter Burns Jr recovered the body as three surgeons labored over two hours to revive him. He had made a fortune in Alaskan mining and left Assemblyman Braun after visiting the Quigley Club camp owned by his sister Mrs Margaret Quigley.

Lake Hopatcong N. J Peter Burns Old Point Comfort-on-the-Lake Peter Burns, Jr Burns Assemblyman Braun Quigley Margaret Quigley Alaska

Antis Ramp Up Activity In Suffrage Era

The anti-suffrage movement intensifies its campaigns as Mrs. Gilbert Jones leads the League for Civic Education of Women abroad to study English and European anti-suffrage groups. The Albany auxiliary launches a quarterly titled The Anti-Suffragist with editor Mrs Winslow Crannel to voice the no longer silent majority.

Gilbert Jones New League For the Civic Education of Women Antis Europe League Madison Avenue Albany State Association New York Winslow Crannell Albany Auxiliary

Gleanings on fashion, suffrage, and social norms

Observations on seat etiquette in streetcars praise clothing over beauty and note men's deference to well dressed women. Margaret Ashton links suffrage to charity dinners, while millinery wages spark debate over designer pay. London sees more women at charity events and suffragette political offender bills. Cork carpets suit kids rooms.

England Illustrated London News Queen Victoria's Jubilee Nursing Institute

Quick emergency copper polish method

When time is short, mix a paste of one cup flour one tablespoon salt and one cup vinegar. Dip the item in hot water apply the paste with a soft cloth then rinse in hot suds and dry polish. Alcohol on a soft cloth also cleans copper quickly.

Australian Teachers Win and Women’s Association Rise

The New South Wales suffrage society dissolved after suffrage, giving birth to the Women’s Progressive Association. It secured a salary boost for women teachers, forcing men to share the grant. The group aims to reform the university and gain women admission to senate and faculty.

New South Wales Australia Woman Suffrage Society Woman’s Progressive Association

Emperor Stauncheons Kitchen Reform From a Decayed Capon

An Austrian palace tale recounts how a decayed capon found behind a curtain spurred a palace kitchen reform. Emperors Francis Joseph and Maria Theresa oversaw lavish waste and widespread theft, replaced by modern, efficient kitchens with electric elevators and stricter controls. The Hofburg now serves two hundred guests and up to three thousand at court balls, with simpler fare for the emperor.

Austria Julius Pohl Maria Theresa Schinbrunn Eugene of Savoy Hofburg Schmaus-Wabt Francis Joseph Europe Vienna Stephanie Elizabeth

Ready to Wear Wrap Captures Autumn Season Demand

The Tribune Pattern promotes a versatile wrap suitable for cooler weather. Shown in pongee with India silk lining and a taffeta collar, the lightweight design adapts to autumn needs and remains slip-on ready for any season.

Pattern No 685 for three bust sizes mailed on receipt of cents

In a hurry for patterns send two more cents for mail by letter. Pattern No 685 uses broadcloth and Liberty satin with crepe cachemire de sole fabrics. Medium size requires 54 yards of fabric and 71 inch wide collar material. Bust sizes small 32 or 3%, medium 36 or 38, large 42 inches.

New-York Tribune

Also Mentioned on This Page

Harvard School OF Business Chum Boy Norms Cole Hornberger Pasteur Board OF Health Acts Plucky Aeronaut Safe Duke Chanute Aeroplane Borough NEW Lusitania Record Hayti Ieee Walter Collection Margaret Ashton James Bryce International Woman Suffrage Alliance Amsterdam House of Commons Home Secretary London
Search Courier

Search the New York Tribune Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The New York Tribune?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication