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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
10
Dispatches say Honduras, amid a July upheaval, faced revolutionary pressure after Choluteca was attacked and Manuel Bonilla’s government claimed support. Nicaragua reportedly sent troops with Maxim batteries to aid Honduras, while another report from San Salvador claimed the movement failed.
The Count Boni de Castellane, whose ex wife Anna Gould married Prince Hélie de Sagan, moved in Paris to regain custody of his three children. He asks the court to retain Jay temporarily due to concerns over the mother's care at Versailles and the Princess de Sagan’s influence, planning further action for all children once the princess returns.
A Supreme Court order to show cause titled Gould v Gould was marked off after no reply. Counsel names included Del Lancer Nicoll for the plaintiff and Stetson Jennings Russell for the defendant. Lawyers suggested the motion may relate to divorce, noting a reconciliation between Mr and Mrs Gould.
After a session of the inter club committee at Dieppe on Monday ratifying support for the American Automobile Association, representatives of the rival groups held talks aiming to ease the American dispute. Mediation head M G Batchelder says Vanderbilt Cup rules are unlikely to change. In Petersburg a deputy duel attempt ends with shots near the prison. no injuries reported.
About two hundred Americans plan to depart for various parts of the republic this week to observe the casting of ballots in the press elections next Sunday. Sefer has withdrawn from the contest while the sponsor of Geher Chaidia maintains his campaign amid quiet conditions across Panama.
A digestion of overseas reports notes Western Canada grain yield at about twenty bushels per acre, with 7,000,000 bushels exported last season. Seoul reports ongoing campaigns with heavy insurgent activity and daily casualties. Russia anticipates winter issues after Douma discussions, while spring crop prospects look favorable yet relief planting needed. A mine disaster near Ermine claims hundreds of lives, with rescue reports and trapped workers. American shippers protest Japanese rail rebates affecting shipments, and the Atlantic fleet forms near San Francisco with the California coast in view.
A State Department dispatch from Edward C. O'Brien reports 190 to 150 deaths and 400 wounded in Paraguay’s upheaval starting July 2 in Asuncion. After two days of bombardment, the revolutionary forces seemed triumphant on July 4, with President Ferreira resigning and Naveiro taking office. Diplomatic corps intervened to protect threatened individuals. Argentina favored the government and Brazil supported the revolutionists, per unofficial Washington briefings.
Enrique Creel, Mexican ambassador, arrived in Washington to confer with State Department officials on recent disturbances along the Mexico-Texas border. He expressed satisfaction with actions by federal and Texas authorities and said conditions in Coahuila are quiet with no expected further trouble.
Commander Robert E Peary departed New York with aims to plant the Stars and Stripes at the North Pole. He will proceed to Eagle Island then Sydney where the Roosevelt awaits. If timely, he may sail to Labrador coast Domino Run by the 16th and winter at Cape Sheridan while planning sledge expeditions for February 1911.
William M. Ingraham Jr returns from Waverly to Brooklyn and proclaims he will contest his father's will. The elder Ingraham leaves $100 to the eldest son and $1,000 each to Mrs. Ingraham and her two children, while the remainder of a $2,000,940 estate goes to the three younger siblings. The sole reason cited is a quarrel with the father thirty years ago that was never resolved.
Two lawyers Frank A K Boland and Henry W Leonard were disbarred yesterday by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. David W Rockmore received a six month suspension. Boland’s disbarment stemmed from relations with a court clerk involving money for aid in a case. Leonard faced charges of fraud deceit malpractice and gross unprofessional conduct in his admission matter. Rockmore’s suspension followed an affidavit he filed in a motion to dismiss an appeal that attacked a Municipal Court justice's character.
Rear Admiral Sperry telegraphed to President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay in San Francisco on July 7, 1908. He says the commander in chief and officers and men highly appreciate the President's good wishes and recognize the honor, privilege and responsibility of their charge.
Official forecast shows cool air aloft over Mount Weather Virginia reaching 36 degrees while ground temp stands near 67. A broad pattern of rising temps west of the Mississippi with rain chances in the plains and eastern seaboard, plus localized showers in New York and New England regions.
Frank H Hitchcock, elected chairman, travels from Washington to Hot Springs Va after Taft nominating work in Chicago. Biography notes his Ohio birth in 1867, Harvard 1891, Columbia Law, and long service in government and party roles.
George R Sheldon succeeds Cornelius N as treasurer of the Republican party and rises as a prominent banker and political figure in New York City. Born in Brooklyn and educated at St. Pauls and Harvard, he chairs and directs multiple major firms including North American Company and Detroit Edison, and has held national party roles since 1900. He has pursued offices, with past bids for Lieutenant Governor and service on national committees.
George H. Sheldon, newly named treasurer of the Republican National Committee, will travel to Hot Springs Virginia for talks with Taft and Hitchcock about the campaign. He defends his banking and corporate roles as legitimate, and says he supports campaign publicity.
Details of the programme for the celebration of notification day will be decided tomorrow at Hot Springs Virginia where a conference will be held with Mr Taft by the conference committee of the Cincinnati citizens committee consisting of Chairman R B Reynolds J Stacey Hill William B Melish T J
Moffet and John R. Malloy representing Senator Warner’s notification committee report a telegram from Chairman Reynolds seeking a date for the committee’s visit. Taft engagements would allow any time after Wednesday. The visit departs Cincinnati tonight for Hot Springs arriving tomorrow morning.
The anti-race track gambling committee launched a drive for Hughes's renomination. An open letter urges voters to elect men who will continue the anti-gambling law program, citing Hughes's past public service and the need for representative government. Dr. Walter Laidlaw chairs the committee.
Ex-Congressman William H. Douglas president of the Produce Exchange and Arkell & Douglas firm says he is not running for any public office. He supports Governor Hughes and rejects talk of a governorship boom, noting the resolution in the Republican Club of the 15th Assembly District was only a compliment and should remain tabled.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court denied the removal of Justice Joseph M. Deuel from the Special Sessions bench. The court adopted the referee’s report and dismissed the proceedings, citing a persistent prohibition on judicial officers engaging in business but found Deuel’s role limited to being a stockholder and trustee without specific duties.
The will of Joseph Larocque, dated February 29, 1904 with a codicil, was filed for probate by his son Joseph Larocque. He died last month at No East 56th Street. Estate valued at at least 100000 in realty and 500000 in personal property. Widow receives life home and furniture. upon death, sale proceeds go to residuary. Executors hold 469000 with Mrs Larocque to receive income. principal to children and grandchildren. Trust of 75000 for granddaughter with income to her and principal to descendants. Residue to children and grandchildren. Louis Larocque’s share to Morton Trust Company as trustee. Three nieces, Louise Ree, Elizabeth Ree, and Cecilia Faile, each receive 10000.
A Tribune report details requests from Binghamton for 198 children to be hosted by private families in the country near the town. Ten already known to have been there before, with new selections needing coordination across missions, churches, and settlements. Transportation, medical exams, and funds must be arranged, as organizers stress careful, nonrandom selection and broad cooperation.
Dr Allan Clarke Hutton of New Brunswick died Tuesday night at Twilight Park New York, aged 67. Born in New York with Dutch ancestry, he graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1862 and served as treasurer of the New Jersey Microscopical Society at Rutgers and as superintendent of the Middle Collegiate Sunday school. Funeral will be held this afternoon from his brother Professor Frederick R. Hutton’s Twilight Park home.
William Stevens Ray died Tuesday after a long illness of typhoid fever at his parents home 377 Grand avenue Brooklyn. He was an Andover and Yale graduate, attended New York Law School, practiced law, joined William Ray & Co was active in the New York Cotton Exchange and served as secretary to its board of managers. He was a member of the Central Congregational Church of Brooklyn.
Architect Ernest Flagg designs a New York dwelling at 109 East 40th Street with an underground garage beneath the ground floor. A private electric lift raises and lowers cars into a 16 by 36 foot garage, with fireproof doors separating dwelling and automobile space. The design pleases fire insurance experts and fits within curb-to-lot space rules.
Paris July 8 Donald Harper an attorney left for New York to contest the will of the late Benjamin Hart. Harper represents Jean Guillemin husband of Hart's adopted daughter whom Hart disinherited leaving his estate to Mme de Bie. Guillemin will sue on grounds of undue influence. Probate before the Surrogate of New York on July percent and will be challenged as drafted under New York law though Hart domicile was in France.
Cleveland July 8 William H. Bayne former City Council president and head of a major local printing house was struck by a motor vehicle today and fatally injured, authorities reported. The incident occurred downtown and drew quick responses from city officials and business leaders. Bayne, a longtime civic figure, was widely known for his role in local printing and civic affairs.
Death notices list Joseph Godfrey Allen Hutton Eugene McGarrah Louise Mathews William O'Donoghue William F O'Neill William Ray Nettie Simpson Clarissa Tristram Charlotte Van Cott and others with funeral details. Notices mention residences New York New Jersey Jamaica Conn Brooklyn Queens and Greenwood Cemetery dates July 1908 and service times and locations.
The Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central, plus Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys and carriage. Lot prices start at 150 dollars with phone 4559 for Book of Views or a representative. Office at 20 East 23rd Street, New York City. Undertakers Frank Fe Campbell at 241-3 West 234th Street. Private and public ambulances available. tel 1224 Chelsea.
Special notices invite employers to consult a newly installed file of applications for various positions at The New York Tribune Uptown Office No 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets The office hours are 3 a m to 6 p m This service aims to save time and expense for employers seeking desirable help.
The Tribune details mail and weekly subscriptions with varying monthly and annual rates for domestic, Canadian, and foreign mail. It lists daily and Sunday, tri weekly, and weekly farmer options, plus almanac and index add ons, with special rates for New York City and multiple international hotels referenced in the outbound mailing list. The document mixes rate tables with a long list of hotels across Europe and beyond used for references.
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