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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
1
In Berlin on January 12 thousands of Socialists sought direct general suffrage, clashing with police who used sabres in several confrontations near the Landtag and palaces. Many injuries reported, no deaths, as crowds dispersed and authorities reinforced security around public buildings and streets.
Telegraph from Mexico City reports J. H. Conger a Mexican Central Railroad auditor arrested and jailed in Jiminez on a passenger’s complaint. Conger is brother of the late Edwin H. Conger former American ambassador. The railroad alleges misconduct and questions the witness testimony.
Tokio reports incoming cables show strong American support for an exclusion bill. Leaders across political spectrums fear discrimination against Japanese and seek a gesture from Washington that respects Japanese pride while avoiding American embarrassment. Unease grows as the U S government delays reply to the December 31 note.
London reports a climax in the rate war among Atlantic passenger lines as the Hamburg American and North German Lloyd form a combined fleet totaling 1,652,430 tons, threatening British interests. The dispute is fueled by the White Star service and Cunard’s high third class traffic, with rumors of major line reconstructions under Ismay Pirrie and Morgan.
Forty two Chinese sailors and firemen aboard the British steamship Chesapeake staged a mutiny near Point Breeze. Led by two foremen, they clashed with ten white officers and wharf watchmen until the uprising was quelled after a swift police response. Sailors surrendered to Captain Gray and agreed to return to the ship on the condition they could go ashore the next day. The ship would soon depart toward Rotterdam. Authorities suspect Chinatown residents considered using the men as cheap labor in city laundries. The mutineers had been in contact with Philadelphia Chinese residents likely during discharge at Marcus Hook or before leaving Singapore.
Lieutenant Commander Cleland Davis of the U S N. has patented a hardening armor plate process he sold to Carnegie Steel Company. The method allegedly replaces Krupp and Harveyized methods, lowers costs, and promises uniform hardening, potentially forcing European makers to pay Carnegie royalties. Questions arise about whether government educated inventors may profit from their discoveries while employed by the state.
Telegraph report from Boston says steerage fare to Europe may fall to 10 dollars as White Star and Cunard slash eastbound rates. White Star cut Cymric fare to Liverpool to 16.23 dollars, with Cunard promising to meet the reduction first thing tomorrow morning.
Chicago January 12 Bishop Samuel Fallows of the Reformed Episcopal Church denounces Mary Baker Eddy's Christian Science in a sermon. He contrasts Christian Science with his Christian psychology and argues faith aligned with God’s laws, while presumption is disobedience. He emphasizes the value of skilled physicians in healing.
Edward St Rowe engineer on the wrecked schooner Thomas W Lawson arrived on the American liner St Paul. He said the captain is critically ill on a Scilly Island, with only he and the captain surviving. Rowe reports to Lawson and the Standard Oil Co and to the British Board of Trade.
Captain T. S. Brown of the Harvard varsity basketball team, a New York City student, was taken to Stillman infirmary with a badly wrenched knee. The injury ends his season and is feared to end his playing career, following a year of troubles and a second accident in practice last week.
In Providence, January 12, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan King died tonight after passing the greater part of their loes quietly in an old farmhouse. Both died of age related infirmities. Mr. King was eighty four and his wife eighty eight.
Boston detectives and volunteers spent 24 hours dragging the sewer system and Park Square skating rink looking for Charles E. Leonardi a prominent lawyer believed killed over a $60 debt. Leonardi was found alive in his 12th floor office after being missing since he took the money to pay a client.
The Texas railroad commission will join an Oklahoma City conference January 28 with railroad commissioners from Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Nebraska Arkansas and Iowa to discuss regulating freight and passenger rates toward uniformity.
About two hundred physicians in greater Boston met in three suburbs today and formed the Physicians' Protective Association, effectively a medical union. They also adopted a new price scale, sent to newspapers for publication.
W Gould Brokaw suffers a typhoid fever attack with a physician at his bedside for the past week. Brokaw and Mrs. Brokaw, joined by a party of friends, have been at his private hunting preserve for several weeks.
A tempestuous mix of rain fog hail and strong winds disrupted New York yesterday with fog lying heavy over the harbor halting ferries and delaying ships at Quarantine. Hail fell in places near Park Row while a late thunderstorm near Ossining capped a day of volatile weather.
A heavy northwest gale drove high seas into Havana flooding the Malecon and lower Prado and Vedado. A fireman rescuing residents drowned after falling into floodwaters. Hotel Miramar and Gulf Avenue residences suffered extensive damage as harbor access became impossible. Waves sprayed sixty feet over Morro lighthouse as the storm subsided tonight.
A heavy January thunderstorm swept Philadelphia this evening with high winds and lasting nearly two hours. The Weather Bureau notes only one similar January storm since 1871. Earlier, the day reached 56 degrees, 18 above normal, marking an unusually warm spell.
A hurricane swept over Crawford County Ohio causing significant damage. The Bucyrus dispatch notes widespread effects and continues on page four. Also an advertisement for Briarcliff Milk from Jerseys offers increased supply and home delivery options with contact details.
Reports from Pernambuco describe a shore leave riot by torpedo flotilla sailors in Rio de Janeiro. Police intervened after clashes. many injured, twenty arrested for drunkenness. Lieutenant Commander Cone held talks with authorities to curb future trouble. Sailor Edward Gray drowned after a fall from the Lawrence.
Secretary Taft returns to Washington from New York where he spoke on capital and labor at Cooper Union. He will appear before two Congressional committees this week and address the Ohio Society of Philadelphia Tuesday night.
Madrid reports strong press enthusiasm for a possible visit by King Alfonso to Mexico and Latin American nations next year. The Imparcial argues Spain must lead Latin unity against Anglo-Saxon industrialism, urging the king’s trip as a key step. Amado Nervo of the Mexican Legation supports the idea. No US visit is suggested.
Frank Lee alleged Black Hand collector killed by Joe Cruzzo in Florence Pennsylvania after a morning attempt to recover a five dollar weekly fine and a chatelaine bag. Cruzzo says he fired after Leo attacked with a stiletto and pursued him, with a final shot striking Leo in the heart.
Mrs Frank P Gibb of Warrenton Virginia a well known horsewoman returned home from a drive yesterday and shot herself in the abdomen. She was taken to Providence Hospital Washington in critical condition and operated on. Her husband said the shooting was accidental and denied domestic trouble or contemplated divorce.
Youngstown Ohio January 12 Bert Miller an attorney possesses a hen that will not lay eggs unless given a pill of fine cut chewing tobacco The tale highlights quirky tobacco use in a local debate on anti tobacco efforts and raises questions about animal behavior and public health norms.
The American fleet of sixteen battleships entered Rio de Janeiro harbor at 3 PM after a 3000 mile voyage from Port of Spain Trinidad. The Connecticut led, salutes were fired, and a large welcoming crowd greeted Admiral Evans and his crew.
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