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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
20
London report notes Lord Amherst auction of tapestry furniture and enamels to satisfy debts from a dishonest attorney. Highlights include Gobelins tapestries at 65000 dollars, a 16th century Virgin Mary enamel plaque at 38000, and Louis XV furniture totaling 38000. Total near 200000 with a private buyer identified as J P Morgan.
Montreal reports that three Canada US arbitration treaties are near ratification. A 1812 treaty will go to the Hague for fisheries rights, a water boundary commission will settle Niagara Falls power disputes, and pecuniary claims on both sides will be resolved.
A wire dispatch from the Ameri Atlarty battleship fleet notes position at 5 p.m. December 14, near Colombo. The Georgia left December 8 for Colombo carrying a Pemallpex case not serious. Two crewmen, Stawicki and McDonald, from the New Jersey, went overboard December 8. McDonald was rescued, Stawicki recovered after a thorough search. The Manila voyage has been unsettled with frequent tactical maneuvering.
Uniontown Pennsylvania December 11 W A Stone announces his wife Bertha May Stone is missing and may have eloped with merchant Emry Martin He raises the reward to 5400 from 2500 to recover her claiming his wife was deranged by a past pneumonia and that Martin lured her toward Manila with plans of business prospects He declares his fortune at about 300000.
The Rev Dr Charlies F Aked of Fifth Avenue Baptist warned a large tuberculosis congress audience yesterday that churches and theatres fuel the disease in the city through poor ventilation. He said his lungs were damaged by experiments in Switzerland and he could not speak in large auditoriums, recounting a year in a sanitarium before resuming his pastoral duties in Liverpool. He urged clearer warnings on avoiding avoidable troubles and suggested sermons to address the gospel of preventing illness.
London reports Premier Asquith told 200 Liberal members at the National Liberal Club that there will be no immediate dissolution of Parliament. The next session will feature a strong programme centered on the budget and domestic issues, reaffirming opposition to a Lords veto and defending free trade against protection. He warned against dissolving Parliament at the upper house's caprice and said the government will choose its own time for dissolution.
James Sharp known as Adam God led a confrontation with police in Kansas City on Tuesday, leaving five dead and A. J. Selser among the wounded who died today. Sharp, wounded in both hands, told an officer he had a revelation and wished to stand for God’s will as bullets struck around him.
Plans drafted for a sixteen story store and office building on the easterly Fifth avenue block front between 30th and 31st streets. The site, valued at about 4 million with 197 feet on the avenue, 164 feet on 30th street, and 200 feet on Sist street, signals heirs’ interest in a suitable development only, with years before construction. Margaret O Sage buys Riverside Drive block fronts near 109th to 110th streets for about 400 thousand, expanding her riverfront holdings. First Church option on the Drive block front lapsed amid rumors it might be needed for a bridge to New Jersey. Sage holds over 20 million in Manhattan real estate loans and has not stood out as a notable buyer.
Secretary Cortelyou faces an offer to head the Union Trust Company of New York after the death of Edward King. A three-man committee has discussed the post with Cortelyou, who may accept as his Treasury term ends March 4.
Chicago case collapses as 22 year old William Pollard, a grocer wagon driver, admits fabricating threats from the Knights of the White Death. He created skull bedecked letters inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories to test police reaction and never collected any demanded money.
Albany December 11 negotiations closed today by the state forest land purchasing board for about fifteen thousand acres in the Adirondack and Catskill regions The board used nearly the entire appropriation of 600 000 It is now negotiating with George J Gould for about three thousand acres in the Catskills with hardwood timber The lands span Herkimer Hamilton Essex Greene and Ulster counties Prices per acre ranged from 36 to 6.
Justice Lassing of the Court of Appeals ruled that betting on horse races is not gaming and not a felony. In a Latonia Jockey Club case, he held that a Louisville poolroom operator cannot collect $5,540 from a Bourbon County turfman, noting wagering can involve innocent or legal acts.
Frank Rockefeller and Joseph T. Bird, vice president of a dry goods house, hunted quail on Rockefeller's ranch last week. A bird rose and both men fired. Bird was wounded in the face by Rockefeller's shot but received no serious injuries after treatment. Bird downplayed the incident and blamed a misfire on fate.
William Fox headlines a recorded lease from Senator Timothy D. Sullivan and George J. Kraus to the Dewey and Gotham theatres for ten years at 90000 dollars yearly. Dewey and Gotham occupy East 14th and East 125th streets locations with fixed charges to be paid by lessee. Estimated weekly operating cost for a moving picture house runs about 330 dollars, with major weekly attendance and ticket figures cited. Grand Opera House lease at 23d street and Eighth Avenue noted as a strong investment at 55000 dollars.
Great Neck dispatch reports William K. Vanderbilt Jr. plans to sell the Vanderbilt L I estate after failing to obtain Success Lake. He has leased part of the land to Albert Hanlon, sold work horses and implements, and built only a country dwelling. Possible relocation to eastern Long Island or to his mother's Virginia colony. Brokholt Villa may be used by Mrs. Belmont in the new Virginia venture.
Charles Frohman visited Chicago after arriving on the Lusitania and renewing London leases. He announced plans to build a modern Chicago playhouse to host original productions and elevate the city to New York’s theatrical standard. The Tribune noted managers aim to boost Chicago as a major theatre center. The Man from Home had enjoyed a long Chicago run at the Astor Theatre.
In Newburyport, the Dodge Brothers and B K Cole & Co shoe makers sought an injunction in Superior Court to bar the Boot and Shoe Cutters Association the Knights of Labor and two local assemblies from interfering with replacements hired to fill striker positions. Judge Watt set a hearing for Tuesday and refused a temporary injunction pending that hearing.
Irving J. Lanahan, locked in Harlem court prison, hanged himself with a leather strap from a ventilating pipe. Keeper Jerry Butler found him during rounds as warden Mallon rushed to help. authorities question the strap’s origin. Lanahan had been ill at arrest and claimed an incurable disease, turning to theft after daily illness hindered work.
Reverend Pred Kurtz forms St Luke s Church of the New Dispensation whose members are saloonkeepers. About one hundred have joined. The church plans to oppose prohibition and local option laws and will back liquor dealers against the Anti Saloon League. Kurtz hints at extending the effort to other states if Maryland success continues.
Eleven regents of the University of Minnesota will send a representative to President Roosevelt inviting him to succeed Dr Cyrus Northrop as president of the university after his African hunting trip. The idea was raised at a recent meeting and is hoped to appeal to him.
Dr Frank Russell Baker died instantly when he fell from a fourth floor window at his Bedford avenue residence corner Wilson street Williamsburg while removing a window screen. He fractured skull arms and thigh. He was with his wife and two daughters in his office before 6. The tragedy shocked his family including his father the late Dr George W Baker and Mrs Bakers parents Captain Hayes U S A at the scene.
The United States Navy announces a bid call for a high power wireless telegraph system to equip ships and stations. The plan includes a three thousand mile radio radius for a San Francisco station, aboard ships two sets with one thousand mile send and three thousand mile receive range, plus wireless telephone coverage to the hundred mile radius. An initial station will be near Washington with bids due January 5.
London reports the first postoffice wireless station was opened by Postmaster General Buxton at Rolhead on the Devonshire coast. It aims at ship communications at sea and Buxton indicated more such offices will be established across the United Kingdom.
The Douma approves a 295 million external loan with funds to cover a May conversion loan and the 1909 budget deficit. Day session focused on dissolving communal land holdings with land in long-unreapportioned communes declared private. Budget estimates show a $76.1 million deficit amid ordinary and extraordinary expenditures for war and rail projects.
Chicago reports The Record Herald will say Rockefeller plans a large donation to advance education in Oriental nations. He will await findings from Professors Ernest Burton and Thomas C. Chamberlin, who study conditions in the Orient before acting.
Leading Canadian judge Jean Gervais Protalsy Blanchet, 65, puisne judge of the Court of King's Bench, died today by self-inflicted wounds amid illness. A descendant of a French Quebec family, he served as Provincial Secretary, legislator, and reviser of Quebec statutes, and was honorary member of the Geographical Society of Bordeaux. His wife is a daughter of Silas Seymour, former New York State Engineer.
The House unanimously adopts a Perkins resolution to appoint a five member committee to study the Presidents message on the Secret Service in the Treasury Department. It aims to report on possible action, with a likely move to lay the disputed portion on the Speakers table.
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