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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
21
The invitation to meet Mrs Taft in Denver drew a positive reaction from Taft who said he would be pleased to attend but could not commit due to possible congressional sessions. He promised only to go if other duties did not stand in the way.
Washington December 10 The Ways and Means Committee sworn in witnesses for the tariff hearings. Andrew Carnegie requested excusal until next week with no set testimony date. Robert S Hastings urged a small rise in gold leaf duty while E H McCullough opposed coal being placed on free list.
Washington December 19 The labor test case involves Alton B Parker among counsel as the American Federation of Labor faces Bucks Stove and Ranger Co of St Louis in the DC Court of Appeals The dispute follows a District Supreme Court injunction barring the federation from using Bucks name on the We dont patronize list The Federation challenges the injunction while Bucks argues ongoing harm from the boycott The ex judge Parker for the Federation contends acts were lawful and within citizens rights The boycott defined as a coercive effort to cause loss to one person is debated as to its legal reach
John Burke also known as Burt and Sett was found dead in the hydraulic raceway below Depot Hill. The slain man was the sole eyewitness to William Henry Harmon’s murder. George Gassett was tried and acquitted for Harmon’s killing. Martin Donohue faces perjury and burglary charges related to the case. Dr. McNamara found a bullet wound, local authorities investigate.
San Francisco reports Abraham Ruef found guilty after a 24 hour jury deliberation in his third bribery trial. The 15 day courtroom saga drew crowds and heightened security as Francis J. Heney attended for the first time since being shot. Ruef faces up to fourteen years in prison with judgment set for next Saturday.
A reader recounts years of coffee dependency causing fatigue and fear of being grabbed. Switching to Postum eased nerves, allowed activity, and enabled her family to live normally. The letter promotes Postum by the Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan and invites reader letters.
Ex Judge E H Gary head of United States Steel Corp hosted a social Waldorf dinner for steel and iron company presidents and major buyers. He defended a cooperative movement to share information and avoid destructive trade practices while denying any restraint of trade or illegal aims.
Pittsburg reports U S Steel plans to absorb Standard Steel Car and Pressed Steel Car, both based in the city, in a deal potentially worth about 40.9 million dollars. Officials deny a closed agreement, but investigations indicate the move is at least underway and may consolidate control of the national steel car industry.
The Nobel peace prize was awarded to K. F. Arnoldson of Sweden and M. F. Bajer of Denmark for 1907. Arnoldson plans to use his share to promote a global peace demonstration inviting all adults to pledge to arbitration of disputes.
King Gustaf distributed the Nobel prizes this afternoon in Stockholm following the official announcement. Recipients included Rudolph Eucken of Jena University, Gabriel Lippman of the University of Paris, Ernest Rutherford of Manchester, Pal Ebritch of Berlin, and Metschnikoff of the Pasteur Institute Paris, the last two sharing the award. Each prize amounts to 3856 dollars.
A meeting of Republican leaders and lawyers in Brooklyn will discuss a winter Albany bill to establish direct nominations. Joseph Hammet and Senator Eugene M Travis will present views with Assemblyman George A Green, but no final action will be taken. Objections to the Australian ballot system are noted, including voter burden and tabulation delays.
McKeesport painter H. J. Ward, whose home has seen eight thousand nine hundred dollars of paintings stolen, says he will personally deliver La Touche's The Bath to burglars if they specify a drop location. Threats include kidnapping his son and his wife’s collapse. she fought two daytime burglars recently as they attempted to seize the artwork.
Three men halted an eastbound Great Northern train near Hillyard Spokane early today. They robbed the mail car and escaped with about 1200 dollars after misidentifying the cars in darkness. The heist targeted a $20 400 bank consignment in the express car.
Edward Foy Fitzgerald known as Waddie Foy was arraigned in West Side court for driving a car without a number. He said he headed to Woman's Hospital to see his wife, gravely ill. Magistrate Krotel discharged him after hearing the tale and a hospital report noted Mrs Fitzgerald resting comfortably.
Cleveland December 10 a government hearing revealed a treaty among US and European powder firms led by Du Pont and Austin Powder to fix prices and limit competition for ten years. It details district control world wide division pay into a common treasury and a 50000 dollar fine for breaches. President Almon Lent identified the document and testified willingly.
Albany December 10. Regents approve regulations governing optometry practice aligning with the new law. Examinations begin next January and two year minimum coursework for registered schools is set. Certificates of exemption likely for two years or more practitioners, sparking interest among opticians and concern about competition from less skilled older optometrists.
Archbishop Farley and Controller Metz headlined the tenth anniversary of the Catholic Home Bureau for Dependent Children in the United Charities Building. The bureau reports 282 children placed in homes during the year ending September 24. Meienna and Hebberd also spoke on the bureau's extensive activities and its ties to the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
The Union College Alumni Association of New York held its twenty first annual dinner at Hotel Manhattan with Frederick W. Seward presiding. Ex President Andrew V W Raymond addressed the gathering along with Kipton Alexander Greene Sullivan Giddings and London. Officers re elected included Frederick W Seward George F Seward Charles E Sprague Edgar S Barney and William Allen with Frederick Hien named star term.
President elect Taft and Governor Hughes sent humorous telegrams read at Delmonico s for the St Andrews Golf Club anniversary. The notes praise golf as democratic and a test of character while toasting the club s founders and inviting hospitality.
On the ocean voyage from Bremen to New York a wife named Marie Lesser gave birth to twins aboard the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm of North German Lloyd. The newborns shared a tiny blue cradle until a sister arrived, then the cradle served both. The ship reached New York on Tuesday and the mother and babies were placed under Austrian Immigrant Society custody.
Syracuse December session of the New York State Fish Game and Forest League opened with the largest delegate turnout in years. Twenty two new clubs joined. William Dutcher, president of the National Audubon Societies, urged a uniform game law for every state. Resolutions propose extending the near season into November and a year long close season for quail and partridge.
In a season game the Columbia freshmen defeated the sophomores by 1 goal. The freshmen, outweighed and less experienced, played fast against ragged sophomores. The note also mentions The Ring and the Man and a Christmas Eve party in the third installment in neat Sunday’s Tribune.
James Sharp known as Adam God and the Holy Rollers leader was arrested in Monticello Kansas after a fatal Tuesday clash with officers. Two more victims Louis Pratt and policeman Mullane died. Sharp claimed he finished the work God sent him to do while Mrs Pratt denounced him as a false prophet. Berlin Heights Holy Roller organizers were ordered disbanded as concern over the Kansas City incident spreads.
Three African American men were arrested at Navy Street Brooklyn. Police say they are responsible for multiple burglaries in the Hill section. In custody they gave names William Jackson Thomas Stanley and Alex Traynus. They face crane larceny and burglary charges.
Inspector McCafferty said John Brady, charged with trying to rob actress Miss Florence Leidy’s home, confessed to other robberies by posing as a gas inspector. He surrendered pawn tickets for about $50 worth of plunder and provided info leading to three jewelry articles. Nearly twenty women identified him as a home robber. the confession ties his May attempted robbery to his past sales work. He is held without bail awaiting examination.
Mayor McClellan opened a public hearing on theater ticket and anti noise ordinances passed by the Board of Aldermen. The ticket measure targets ticket speculation while the anti noise rule clamps down on noisy streetcars and defective equipment. David Gerber of the Actors’ Association argued trust controls few theaters. David Neuberger contended abuses stem from trust, not sidewalk speculators, many of whom are Civil War veterans earning a living.
A German-American man tried to force entry into the Vatican during an audience that had been refused. He was ejected after a scuffle with papal gendarmes and handed to Italian police, who were told he would not speak.
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