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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1908
Page
1
Florence January reports the novelist Louise de la Ramie known as Ouida died at Viareggio after a long illness. She suffered poverty and was attended by an old servant woman. One eye was blind and the other badly affected by suffering and exposure.
The English French author Ouida de la Ramée known as Guida died in Florence after years of poverty. Born in 1820, she wrote forty one works and lived among dogs, with later years marked by hunger and illness. The British civil list gave her a pension and controversy surrounded her finances.
The American Line steamer St Paul arrived at Plymouth after a January 18 departure from New York. Passengers Frank Wright Miss D Manfredi and Harry Pom first cabin and Charles and J Clegg second cabin were injured by heavy rolling. A fire at the Passaic Theatre caused damage but all 100 in attendance escaped.
St. Petersburg reports the Minister of War has moved four infantry brigades from Odessa to Transbaikalia to bolster the Russo-Chinese frontier garrison. It marks Russia’s largest troop transfer since the war with Japan and signals unease over China Japan relations.
Ottawa announces a government loan to Alberta and Saskatchewan farmers whose crops failed. The program will provide seed grain funds totaling about 4 million dollars, with advances repayable in three years at the standard government interest rate.
The Haytian revolt collapses after leader Jean Jumeau was captured near Gonaives and executed by government troops. A Dutch vessel breached the St. Marc blockade, cargo bound for New York was unloaded, and Centenaire the Haytian warship moved to Gonaives to uphold the blockade.
The gunboat Paducah departed New Orleans for Hayti with Guantanamo as a stop for orders. It will take about six days to reach the island and Port-au-Prince is probable as the ship's Haytian headquarters.
The Tribune reports opposition from Senator Foraker and allies may stall Senate confirmation of five postmaster nominees in New York's 34th District. Porter supporters defend the picks as nonpolitical while Wadsworth seeks broader anti-Roosevelt backing. nominees named are H. B. Flach Attica W. L. Lewis Arcade Nathaniel Roberts Lockport J. B. Morey Dansville and G. M. Nellis Barker.
The Democratic attorney general's committee completes a plan to curb Black suffrage with a grandfather clause a naturalized voter clause a $500 property test and an educational dictation. It would pass through the Legislature quickly with an estimated 10 percent of current Black voters likely to remain eligible.
Secretary Taft dined with Representative Herbert ParcOoffs at his home in Washington on January 26, accepting an invitation ten days earlier to meet his old college friend O T Bannard.
A confrontation at Clinton Hall as East Side Crisis Conference protesters clash with anarchists and socialists over a planned parade to demand work from the city. Patrolmen Lynch and Reardon intervene as chaos erupts, injuring a reporter and disrupting the meeting amid vociferous rhetoric about capitalism and direct action.
About eight thousand jobless men in the city sought enlistment, with stations swelling intake by as much as 300 percent. Many applicants were rejected for health or language limits, while others were kept under strict examination and guard as they moved through Park Row, Sixth Avenue, and other offices toward Fort Slocum.
Nantucket Mass reports a historic blizzard with hurricane strength winds for over thirty hours. Winds did not drop below seventy mph, with squalls reaching one hundred mph. Waterfront damage runs to thousands, bulkheads piers and fish houses destroyed, the fishing fleet demoralized. Deep snow covers the island and Siasconset has been cut off for two days.
Representatives Parsons Bennet and Fassett state their full backing for Governor Hughes in the race. They pledge united support as long as needed and warn that some backers seek control of the party organization. Fassett expects county committee endorsement next Wednesday.
Owing to high unemployment John D. Rockefeller orders Italian workers on his Pocantico Hills estate laid off and local men admitted to positions. Hundreds of Italians are displaced while many townspeople praise the move. Men reporting Monday will gain employment and be allowed to cut wood in the manor woods to heat their homes.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announced that the 2-cent fare law is not applicable to it and its branches and leased lines. On February 1 it will restore the pre 2-cent act schedule of fares.
Writer Jack London and his wife came back to San Francisco aboard the Mariposa from Tahiti after a seven year world cruise. London plans to depart again February 1 aboard the same ship while the Snark remains in Tahiti for engine repairs. He said there were no adventures and blamed engine trouble for delays.
At Ottumwa a mob of about 200 gathered at the county jail to demand Roy Edwards, held for attacking Mrs. Clara Ervin. Police and Sheriff Jackson moved him out of town. the mob returned to break in but dispersed after confirming Edwards' removal.
New York reports show strong demand for ascarco the Austrian Laboratory remedy for catarrh asthma and bronchitis. The company expands availability with scarce on sale at trusted drug stores including Riker's and Hegeman's in New York and Brooklyn. A new cough and catarrh bottle is now offered alongside the full month supply. Relief is claimed to be immediate and the odor of evtarra eliminated after a few doses. Ad notices advertise Philadelphia service and New Jersey timetable details.
The attorney general directed a bill in equity to break up Union Pacific and its subsidiaries control of the Southern Pacific and San Pedro Los Angeles Salt Lake. to declare illegal the Union Pacific stock ownership in Santa Fe Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Defendants include E H Harriman Jacob Schiff Otto H Kahn James Stillman Henry Frick Henry Rogers Wilton Clark. The suit aims to dissolve a monopolistic railroad combine and mirror the Northern Securities action.
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