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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
1
Secretary Wilson reports the 1908 farm wealth surge with oil farm products valued at 7.77 billion dollars. Corn leads with 2.643 billion bushels worth 1.615 billion, cotton near top, hay strong, sugar crops rise, and total farm values exceed 5 billion dollars for the first time.
Warren & Wetmore contend the New Prisons Commission overstepped its scope by appointing an architect beyond a three-design competition. They challenge Beardsley plans as costlier than the approved 2,090,900 cap and lacking future expansion. The case, tied to state architect Ware’s veto power and 1906 07 amendments, faces an injunction hearing this week.
In the hold of the sunken steamer H M Whitney fifty feet under the East River, diver George Smith was nearly killed when an air-pump dispute turned violent. Thomas Russell allegedly stopped the air, struck Benjamin Parkins, and Russell fled after Parkins suffered a fractured skull. Smith, bleeding and comatose at first aid, was hospitalized. Parkins remained injured. Russell was arrested later at a Brooklyn boarding house and held on felonious assault pending Parkins’s condition. Smith is expected to recover in one or two weeks.
Wireless reports last night show unusually rough Atlantic weather. Vaderland from Antwerp, due today, 110 miles east of Sandy Hook at 6 p m will land passengers late Wednesday night or early Thursday. Columbia from Glasgow, 80 miles east, sailing through gale, cannot dock before Wednesday. La Bretagne behind schedule, port Monday morning. Celtic of White Star, due Saturday, arrives this morning two days late from Liverpool.
Judge E H Gary head of the Steel Trust visited the Bowery Mission breadline with Mrs Gary and a party of friends and contributed a large secret check and $4,000 from the group. He discussed plans to transport willing workers to western labor sites and Captain Henry De Mar added a $1,000 gift.
Telegraph reports Philadelphia sermon by Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf of Temple Keneseth Israel urging optimism from divorce trends. Census data show one in twelve divorces and two million separations in twenty years, with two thirds of divorces sought by wronged wives. He envisions a future where marriage gains deeper meaning and domestic happiness.
Pittsburg report says Patrick J. Keiran’s alleged dupes may not be clerics or churches. Notes against Catholic churches lack bishop signatures, making them invalid. Rev. A Kaziney of St Michael's Braddock says he will sue for embezzlement against Keiran tomorrow.
Cardinal Gibbons addresses a Baltimore confirmation class and urges youths to abstain from intoxicants until adulthood. He endorses obedience to government leaders regardless of religion and states political actions should avoid sectarian voting in civic matters.
In San Francisco on December 13 a jury found Frank J. Murphy not guilty in the case charging him with attempting to bribe juror Kelly to vote for a Ruef favorable verdict. The jury deliberated twelve hours with nine ballots cast before agreement was reached.
Ira Minor, heir to a $500,000 estate, killed himself after a jury in the J. B. F. Rinehart wreck case failed to reach an immediate verdict at Waynesburg court. Minor, a Waynesburg College student and son of John P. Minor, had followed the trial and reportedly felt unbalanced by the proceedings.
An Army quartermaster officer carrying 1400 dollars in transit was robbed en route to Highland Beach. Two masked men in uniforms stopped the wagon near Red Bank New Jersey but found nothing of value and fled into the darkness. No one at Governor's Island had heard of the attempt.
Harry Gordon of Bushwick avenue was arrested as a precaution after Samur Shapiro of Ellery Street Williamsburg died at St Catharine's Hospital from asphyxiation by gas. A bottle of nitric acid was found on Shapiro, though autopsy showed gas caused death. Relatives say no motive for suicide. police await coroner's inquiry.
Firefighters responding to an alarm at 211 Hopkins Street in the Eastern District found a complete illegal distilling operation. Police and Secret Service officers joined the investigation to locate the occupants of the unoccupied two story frame building.
Willemstad Curacao Dec 13 Dutch cruiser Gelderland arrived towing the Venezuelan coast guard ship Alix after capturing her off Puerto Cabello. The seizure aims to deter Venezuela and bolster Dutch pressure while Dutch warships remain off La Guayra and Maracaibo.
President Castro arrived in Cologne from Paris for a medical consultation to decide on possible surgery in Berlin. He spoke through his suite to reporters, confirming earlier statements about resolving Venezuela's diplomatic differences while noting current constraints on communication.
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