Yarmouth Suit Begun A Separation Sought
London reports the Countess of Yarmouth Alice Thaw seeks an annulment of her marriage to Earl of Yarmouth. The case is set for the upcoming sittings with in camera hearings and secret papers. The couple's troubled year includes Thaw kinship to the Stanford White murder case and a fraught London-Pittsburgh social scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Allance
Countess of
Yarmouth
Alice ‘Thaw
Pittsburg
William ‘Thaw
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Earl of Yarmouth
Countess of Yarmouth
Park Hall
Evesham
Worcestershire
Earl
Hertford
Thaw
Alice Thaw
Marchioness of
England
United States
George Lauder Carnegie
Countess of Yarmouth Seeks Divorce in Pittsburg Rumors
News from Pittsburg reports the Countess of Yarmouth has filed for divorce. Details cite alleged earlier quarrels over her dogs and rumors of an unhappy marriage. The Fidelity Title and Trust Company notes the countess’s substantial $58,060 annual share from the Thaw fund. The earl reportedly sought seclusion in Egypt during winter. sources claim he opposed insanity being raised at Thaw's trial. The couple wed in Pittsburg two and a half years ago under Rev. W. L. McEwan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Yarmouth
Madison Square Roof Garden
William Thaw
England
London
Lord Yarmouth
Miss Thaw
Pittsburg
Harry
Josiah CC. Thaw
Thaw
Earl
George Lauder Carnegie
Edward Seymour
the Tribune
Countess of
Yarmouth
Fidelity Title and Trust Company
Harry Thaw
Egypt
Carl
Alice Thew
Her. W. L. McEwan
Third Presbyterian Church
Evelyn Nesbit
Harden Sent to Jail in German Libel Case
Berlin reports the Harden Von Moltke libel trial ended with editor Maximilien Harden sentenced to four months in prison and to pay all costs. The court found his charges against Count Kuno von Moltke and Prince Philip zu Eulenburg baseless, though Harden plans an appeal and contends political motives drove his articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Harden-Von Moltke
Die Zukunft
Harden
Count Kuno von Moltke
Count von Moltke
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg
Prince Zu Eulenburg
Prince von Bismarck
Frau von Elbe
Count von Moenke
Schweninger
von Moltke
Zu Eulenburg
Maximilien Harden
Kuno von Moltke
Charlotte of
Saxe-Meiningen
William
Vienna
Wilhelm von Hohenau
Guard Corps
Germany
Europe
Prince von Bislow
Max Witskowski
Count von Hohenau
Powers May Threaten Turkey Over Macedonia Reforms
The powers refuse Turkey’s acceptance of a collective note on proposed judicial and financial reforms in Macedonia. A joint naval demonstration against Turkey is suggested to press submission. General de Giers has left Macedonia for Rome and may not return to Turkey. Also, the French transport Nive ran ashore near Casa Blanca and faces likely total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Macedonia
de Giersi
Rome
Tangier
Jan
Casablanca
Taft backs Philippine tariff with import limits proposal
Secretary Taft supports the Philippine tariff bill with restrictive quotas on sugar, tobacco, and rice while keeping other imports from the Philippines free. He hopes to ease Congress fears but expects Senate resistance, noting strategic opposition shifts by Democrats and key senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Taft
Congress
House
Philippines
Dalzell
Senate
Culberson
Committee On
Dubois
Teller
McCreary
Newlands
Hale
Brandegee
Japan and Immigration in US Japanese Migration Clash
Washington reports state that further details on Ambassador O Brien s Tokio reply to the immigration memo are withheld as negotiations continue. Officials doubt a treaty will result, but anticipate formal Japanese action to curb coolie migration. If Congress is persuaded Japan will regulate itself, a broader exclusion law may be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ambassador O'Brien
Tokio
State Department
O’brien
United States
Congress
Pacific Coast
Year of Peace in Sight in 1908 Outlook
Sir Charles Duke M P argues no war between the United States and Japan in 1908. He notes Japan has not digested Manchuria or Formosa and would gain little from conflict. He highlights South American frontier tensions and potential Argentine–Brazil influence, but sees no European danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Charles Duke
United States
Japan
Sir Charles
Philippines
Manchuria
Formosa
Pacific
South America
Uruguay
Paraguay
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Japan's Confidence in America Is Confirmed
Paris dispatch reports Baron Kurino, Japan's ambassador to France, saying Tokyo places strong faith in Roosevelt's pacific policy and sees the U S fleet cruise as a move to bolster a larger navy. He denies warlike aims, calls reports of a rush for the Philippines a fable, and says the San Francisco pupil question is settled. He expects three months to prove his optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Baron Kurino
France
Pacific
Roosevelt
Washington
Japan
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Germany watches US Japan tensions in critical two months
Berlin reports the German Foreign Office and the admiralty view the next two months as a pivotal period for relations between the United States and Japan. Officials expect possible shifts in the balance of power that could affect Europe and America, while naval journals weigh the fleet’s role in preventing war. Paris meanwhile questions the whereabouts of the Japanese fleet amid alarmist headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Admiralty
United States
Japan
Europe
America
Marine Rundschau
Germany
Union
Pacific
Army test rides and tool contracts shape early 1900s policy
Washington reports detail secretary of war on officers unfit for test rides and retirement, Marshall not to be retired, and moves to fund service pay. Navy yard pneumatic tool tests aim to award a $40,000 year contract after protests. Army orders promote Crawford, retire Smith, and move Birnie and Jolly. ship movements include arrivals at Rockland and Longap\ e. Nebraska sails, Texas out of commission, Severn and Montgomery commissioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of War Today
Marshall
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Navy Yards
Navy Department
Atlantic
Nebraska
San Francisco
San Diego
New York
Texas
Norfolk Yard
Severn
Naval Academy
Montgomery
League Island
Taft Seeks Passage of Service Pay Bill
Washington January 2 The Secretary of War announced an effort to push the service pay bill through Congress this session and urged Washington correspondents to support it noting that all workers except army officers and men are receiving higher pay He added he would visit West Point to present diplomas and address cadets if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of War
Congress
Taft
West Point
Military Academy
Officer Charged With Forgery In Army Nature
Detroit January 3 A warrant charges Lieutenant R F Hazzard of the 7th Infantry United States Army with forging Colonel Daniel Cornman’s name on a 4650 check. Avery Wallace secretary treasurer of a local grocery firm filed the complaint. Hazzard was in the Fort Wayne guard house awaiting court martial next Monday. He served in the Philippines with General Funston’s party that captured Aguinaldo. He joined the army in 1898 and later transferred to the 7th Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
R. F. Hazzard
7Th Infantry
United States Army
Fort Wayne
Daniel Cornman
Avery Wallace
Hazzard
Philippines
Funston
Aguinaldo
Chicago Cruiser to Sail from San Diego After Four Years Locally
San Diego reports the cruiser Chicago under Rear Admiral Swinburne's squadron will depart next Wednesday for Hampton Roads after four years of Pacific Coast service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Chicago
Swinburne
Hampton Roads
Pacific Coast
General Crawford Promoted to Brigadier General
Colonel Medorem Crawford of the coast artillery is promoted to brigadier general to fill General Smyth’s vacancy. He commands Fort Wadsworth New York and is in Washington on leave. Crawford entered West Point from Oregon in 1863 and rose through ranks to colonel in 1907. He served in Cuba during the Spanish American War and holds an MA from Bowdoin College earned in 1881. He will retire for age on January a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medoresm Crawford
Coast Artillery Corps
Charles S. Smith
Culver C. Sniffen
Roger Birnie
Ordnance Department
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Washington
Jan
Medorem Crawford
Coast Artillery
C. S. Smyth
Crawford
Fort Wadsworth
New York
West Point
Oregon
Spain
Cuba
Artillery
Bowdoin College
Torpedo Flotilla Sails From Para for Pernambuco
A Navy Department dispatch reports the torpedo boat destroyer flotilla leaving Para for Pernambuco after a five day delay due to machinery derangement on one boat and an anchor chain fouling on another. The flotilla had been scheduled to depart December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Para
Washington
Navy Department
Pernambuco
Visitors to West Point Board Named for 198
President Roosevelt announced the appointment of the visitors to West Point for 198 as Lieutenant General J. B. M Young retired Colonel H. L. Higginson Charles M. Hough United States District Judge New York Robert S. Bean Portland Dr George M. Morrow Birmingham Joseph B. Bates Bloomington and George S. Patton Los Angeles California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Board of Visitors
West Point
B. M Young
H. L. Higginson
Boston
Charles M. Hough
United States
New York
Robert S. Bean
Portland
Ore
George M. Morrow
Birmingham
Ala
Joseph B. Bates
Bloomington
Ill
George S. Patton
Los Angeles
Cal
Marine Lieutenant Thompson resigns from Marine Corps
Washington January 3 Second Lieutenant John H Thompson of the marine corps has been allowed to resign for the good of the service He was tried by court martial on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman found guilty and sentenced to be dismissed but chose resignation instead The move ends his military career with the service noting the sentence was superseded by resignation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H Thompson
Marine Corps
Hospital ship Relief aims to join fleet at Magdalena Bay
Surgeon General Rixey seeks rapid fitting of the Relief at Mare Island California for service by February 1. The ship should reach Magdalena Bay by March 14 for the battleship fleet rendezvous with a merchant crew aboard. Surgeon Stokes to command, pending Metcalf approval amid a navy staff-line controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rixey
Relief
Mare Island
Cal
Magdalena Bay
California
Admiral Rixey
Surgeon Stokes
Wainwright Explains Dick Law Conformity for National Guard
Assemblyman J. H. Wainwright outlines bills to form a state commission on National Guard conditions and to align New York with the Dick law. He says conformity secures federal support, enables nine month wartime service, and elevates the state force beyond a police role. He urges immediate action to avoid lagging behind other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
War Department
National Guard
Congress
Fire on the Arethusa in Para Harbor
A fire broke out in the engine room of the American supply ship Arethusa in Para harbor on December 31 and was not put out until the next morning. Torpedo boats aiding the Arethusa helped control the blaze without serious damage aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janiero
Para
Pacific Ocean
Minerva Vanderbilt Loses Plea for $20 Weekly Support
Miss Minerva Vanderbilt daughter of Edward Ward Vanderbilt declared insane asked Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carr for an order to pay her $20 weekly from her father's estate. He refused noting the estate yields less than $10 yearly and would shrink further on appeal. The trial expenses exceeding the amount sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Vanderbilt
Edward Ward Vanderbilt
Justice Carr
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Mary Ann Scannell- Pepper
Vanderbilt
Haffen and Bermel to undergo formal inquiry
The Commissioners of Accounts will soon start a formal final investigation of the Bronx Borough President Louis F. Haffen and Queens Borough President Joseph Bermel. Investigators have worked in their departments for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of Accounts
Louis F. Haffen
The
Bronx
Joseph Bermel
Queens
Militia to Aid Police in Muncie Streetcar Strike
Rioting flares as streetcar workers strike in Muncie Indiana. Militia ordered to arrive to assist police after cars are wrecked and crowds attack crews. Dozens arrested and jail reports fill with rioters amid renewed clashes and scattered shootings. Traffic control shifts amid troop deployment ensure order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Woom
Fred
East Main Street
Walnut Street
Baldwin Them
New York Hair Strike Ends In Push For Higher Pay
A group of wig and disguise makers announced they won New York's first hair strike last night. They plan to unionize more shops under a closed shop rule and seek higher salaries. Young East Side workers await the outcome as union officers vow to defend workers rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bere
Pinsky & Co
Piam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Countess
Alice Cornelia Thaw
George Francis Alexander Seymour
Calvary Church
Newport
Harry Kendall Thaw
Victor Dowling
State Supreme Court
Japan and Immigration
Army and Navy News
Mr. Taft
D.lyons
Barry
W. L. Jolly
Manila
W. L. Redles
Marine Barracks
C. Ancrum
West Virginia
Denver
Vlongape
Rockland
Andsil
Alexander
Sixth Avenue and
Nineteenth Street
Hospital Ship Command
Metcalf
Dick Law
Wainwright
Arethusa
Haffen and
Bermel
Heeterboip
Lewis & Gonerr
West 12d Street
West Dist St
Kero
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!