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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1908

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Rumors of US Japan talks denied by administration

Washington reports deny any rupture with Japan or hostilities as rumors swirl in papers and capitals. President Roosevelt says negotiations proceed satisfactorily and warns publicizing plans could derail delicate talks. Diplomats in Paris and Peking call rumors unfounded and overdrawn.

Tribune Bureau Washington United States Japan White House Department of State

Japanese Ambassador Optimistic on Paris Negotiations

Beaton Kurine the Japanese Ambassador to France said a settlement is not far distant in the American Japanese negotiations. He echoed Count Herashi that a satisfactory solution will be reached and blamed sensational European reports of a Tokio cabinet crisis on ignorance of budget figures including military appropriations.

Paris Beaton Kurine France Herashi Tokio

Japanese Warships Stay Near Home Ports Says Navy Minister

Vice Admiral Saito announces Japan’s fleet distribution shows all battleships stationed at Yokosuka Kure or Sasebo and torpedo boats submarines at home ports. Outside waters only cruisers at Hankow Foo Chow Amoy Ying Kow Shanghai and three small ships on the Corean coast. A training squadron of three old cruisers sails January 25 headed toward Colombo and Manila.

America Pacific Yokosuka Kure Sasebo Hankow Foo-Chow Amoy Ying-Kow Shanghai Corean Colombo Ceylon Manila

Bathe Closes Letter Precedes Death by Laudanum

Samuel K. Wingfield of Company 71st Regiment, employed at the New York Telephone Co in Dey street, died after taking laudanum in his room at No 232 Lexington avenue. A note to Arthur Lagerhoff spoke of quitting life and urged aid to keep his company the best. A second note mentioned a milk theft and growing worry. Police found the scene as details unfolded.

Geodby Samuel K. Wingfield 71St Regiment Ing Lexington Avenue Wingfield New York Telephone Company Dey Street Emma Legerhoff Wall Bellevue Hospital Arthur Lagerhoff Waslin Tist New York

Edmund Clarence Stedman Dies Suddenly at Home

Edmund Clarence Stedman, prominent poet, critic and banker, died suddenly of heart disease at his Broadway home. He was 57 and had been at work on memoirs earlier in the day. He leaves two sisters and a son, with funeral arrangements not yet made. Stedman had long ties to The Tribune and The New York World and a notable stock exchange career.

Edmund Clarence Stedman Broadway Mr. Stedman Stedman Nelson RB. Easton William S. Kipp San Francisco Arthur Stedman Frederick S. Stedman No. 20 Broad Street New York Stock Exchange Lawrence Park Bronxville Stedman, Elwell & Co Hartford Conn Elizabeth Clementine Dodge William E. Dodge Aaron Cleveland William Ellery Channing Arthur Cleveland Coxe Knickerbocker Blackwood Edmund James Stedman Norwich Yale College Westminster Abbey Yale Northampton Mass Norwich Tribune Omner Winsted Herald Bayard Taylor George William Curtis William Winter R. H Stoddard Thomas Batley Aldrich Vanity Fair Putnam's Monthly Harpers Magazine the Tribune John Brown Harper's Ferry The Tribune Charles A. Dana Washington Irving Irvington N. P. Willis Century Hub Reid England New York World Washington Army McDowell and McClellan Bates Lincoln First Pacific Railroad Stock Exchange Alice of Monmouth Prince Grand Army of the Republic Cleveland Wall Street Dartmouth Greeley Horace Greeley Greenwood Cemetery Bryant Century Club Walter Savage Lander Thomas Bailey Aldrich Austin Dobson Hawthorne America the Waldorf William J. Bryan Bryan Jefferson Davis Arkansas

Taft supporters claim 504 votes on first ballot

Taft friends in Washington estimate not less than 504 votes on the first ballot, with 108 more possible. They cite seven committed states totaling 180 votes, plus Minnesota and other western states, the solid South minus Kentucky and Oklahoma, and seven territories totaling 14 votes, for 504. They foresee 199 more likely from Massachusetts to New York area, and expect to gain about 159 more from other states, with New York partly in reserve. The 989 delegate convention requires 491 votes to nominate.

Tribune Bureau Washington Taft White House California Kansas Nebraska Missouri Michigan West Virginia Ohio Minnesota North South Dakota Montana Iowa Kentucky Oklahoma Territories Massachusetts Connecticut Idaho Oregon New York Sec Retary Colorado Delaware Maine Maryland Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey Rhode Island Utah Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming Illinois Pennsylvania Indiana Cannon Knox Fairbanks Hughes

Six Boys Drown As Ice Breaks Near Newark Pond

Six young boys died yesterday after thin ice broke on Kirschgessner's Pond near Newark. Gustave Hartman aged nine and Louis Hartman nine perished with Leo Smith ten and Edward Bowie ten. Bowie was saved briefly by a clothesline rescue before drowning. Arthur and Henry Morgan fifteen and Horace Weeks twelve also perished on a separate pond at Gruber's Quarry.

Gustave Hartman South 19Th Street Newark Louis Hartman Leo Smith Edward Bowie Kirschgessner Henry Blacksmith Thomas Healy Bowie Arthur and Henry Morgan Columbus Drive Horace Weeks Jefferson Avenue Tenafly Gruber

Eleven Rescued From Sinking Spanish Bark San José

The Morgan Line steam ship El Valle arrived in Galveston from New York with eleven men rescued from the San José, a lumber laden bark from Appalachicola to Barcelona. Two crewmen drowned. The San José sank after a January storm. only José Grau and steward José Mariton survived on life buoys until rescue.

Galveston Morgan Line el Valle New York San José Atlantic Julian Cohue Appalachicola Fla Barcelona Spain Cape Hatteras José Grau José Mariton

Raisuli Denounces Sultan Claim. Backing Abd el Aziz

In Tangier on January 18 Raisuli leads Ben Jarous Fahs and Anjeras to reject Mulai Hafiz and affirm Abd el Aziz as rightful ruler per the Koran. Marabout Mulai Abd es Salem, governor of Morocco City, supports the stance and urges tribes to heed Raisuli.

Tangier Raisuli Ben Jarous Fahs Anjeras Mulai Abd-es- Salem Morocco Mulai Hafiq Abdel-Aziz Mulai Hafiz

Four Children Drown After Ice Breaks on Reservoir

A skating accident at Coral near Indiana Pennsyl a coke plant reservoir killed four children Sadie Kinley twelve Renie Kinley eleven Charlotte Kinley eight and Roy Stokes thirteen Snow covered ice a thin layer over water gave way under their weight Prompt rescue efforts led by T G Murray superintendent of the works retrieved the bodies using a raft and grappling hooks.

Indiana Penn Joseph Wharton Coral Sadie Kinley Renie Kinley Charlotte Kinley Roy Stokes T. G. Murray

La Follette Aims For At Least 223 Delegates On First Ballot

Senator La Follette appears set to win no fewer than 223 votes on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention, with solid Northwest delegations from Wisconsin Minnesota and Nebraska plus district delegates from New York to California and Michigan to Florida. The prediction rests on information from La Follette committees nationwide and cautions that outcomes may shift before the convention meets in June. Also noted is a new Florida bound train from New York via Southern Railway with daily service starting January 19.

Tribune Madison Wis A. W. Sanborn la Follette Robert M. la Follette Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska Northwest Congress New York California Michigan Florida

Two Killed in Seaboard Wreck at Cameron Siding

A head on collision on the Seaboard Air Line near Cameron siding left two dead engineer E. H. Vaughan and fireman Hamp Townsend. A passenger trainat thirty miles per hour struck a freight train whose air brakes failed. Dozens of passengers from the South and from Pennsylvania and New York were among the injured.

the Tribune Raleigh N. C Seaboard Air Line E. H. Vaughan Rex Hospital Hamp Townsend Southern Pines Cameron Pennsylvania New York

Death After Fight Aboard U S Ship Cumberland

Harriet Hartnet of Philadelphia, 23, a naval apprentice, died at the Naval Hospital from a brain blood clot after a scheduled ten round fight with D M Manning of Middletown NY aboard the U S training ship Cumberland in Newport R I. Manning is held on a sentry's charge as authorities open an inquiry.

Newport R. IL Cumberland HA Harriet Philadelphia Naval Hospital D. M. Manning Middletown N. Y Hartnet Manning Harriet William F. Fullam Navy Department Washington John P. Merrell

Gardener Dies Escaping Falling Tree by Beavers

Joseph Maher, a Bronx Park Zoological Gardens gardener, died after a beaver‑gnawed tree toppled toward a pit full of bears. He leaped to reach another limb but misjudged the distance and struck the limb, falling fifty feet and dying instantly.

Joseph Maher Bronx Park Zoological Gardens Beaver Pond Maher

Loeb to Be President as McDermott Heads Railway Firm

William Loeb Jr, secretary to the President, seen as prospective head of the White House, may take over as president of Washington Railway & Electric Company once officers acclimate. Allan L. McDermott elected president. Clarence F. Norment named first vice president. George H. Harries second vice president. Share votes totaled 119000 of 150000.

Tribune Bureau Washington Friends William Loeb Washington Railway & Electric Company Allan L. McDermott New Jersey Loeb Friends of McDermott White House Oyster Bay Clarence F. Norment George H. Harries

Moving Picture Show Peril In Berryville Fire

In Berryville Virginia January the moving picture show at the opera house exploded its machine, draperies caught fire, flames spread through the hall, a crowd stampeded toward doors and windows, but no serious injuries occurred though several were crushed. Fire was quickly extinguished before major damage.

The Tribune Berryville Opera House

Cures Eczema Quickly With Poslam Drug Ad

Since its discovery poslam has cured thousands of eczema cases and other skin ailments. A 30 cent size is now available for smaller needs at Riker's Hegeman's and other stores or by mail from Emergency Laboratories New York City. Samples offered free by writing to the laboratories. Ad. Augusta Charleston Summerville South Carolina.

New York Riker’s Hegeman’s West 25Th Street New York City

Warm Midwinter Warmth Shatters Portland Records

Portland Maine reports an extraordinary midwinter thaw with temperatures rising past the Weather Bureau figures. The waterfront area approaches summerlike warmth, setting unofficial records for the season.

Portland United States Weather Bureau

Plan to Block Bryan at Waldorf Astoria Conference

Conservative Democrats from the East and South plan a secret meeting at the Waldorf Astoria to nominate a “safe and sane” presidential candidate opposed to Bryan. Invitees include Gov Hoke Smith, Gov Claude Swanson, W L Douglas, and figures linked to Parker and Roosevelt era factions. The effort aims to push a business-friendly platform and secure Hearst support for a NY State strong candidate.

Astor Gallery Waldorf-Astoria William J. Bryant Alton R. Parker New York State Albany Bryan Incubus Chanler Chaniler Bryan Northwest Hoke Smith Georgia Claude Swanson Virginia W. L. Douglas Massachusetts

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