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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
7
City officials led by Commissioner Bingham push a gradual anti noise campaign to calm New York ailing nerves. Police warn to balance enforcement with public education as barkers, sleigh bells and sirens draw fines and scrutiny across districts while hospitals back the effort.
Hackensack New Jersey July 2 Special police search for August Eberhard, nephew of murdered and wounded Otelia Eberhard, with reports of false arrests in Oakdale and Hastings. Coroner De Mund notes autopsy findings. prosecutor Koester cites motive and attempted killing. Detective Volger locates August’s brother in Woodridge. family reactions reveal strain while business and property details surface.
Randolph Crompton of Worcester Massachusetts, 26, staying at the Waldorf Astoria, collapsed from heat prostration and acute alcoholism after a day in New York. He was treated at Flower Hospital and Bellevue Hospital by Dr Guile, listed as critically ill. His father George Crompton, a Worcester loom works executive, is reported as his nearest friend and a very wealthy man.
Wilfred Foster, principal of Vacation School at Mt Seiger street and Bushwick avenue in Williamsburg, were summoned to Manhattan avenue police court to answer an assault charge filed by 14 year old Lillian Grossman of 169 Moore street. She says he grabbed her, shoved her into a seat, and slapped her. he claims she caused a panic by screaming and he quieted her to prevent disturbance. The trial was set for this morning.
Nestor Aguero a Porto Rican of 6 Third avenue jailed for a year in Sing Sing for purse theft from Mrs. Grasshorn of Hotel Cumberland. Frank Kelleborn nine and Vincent seven arraigned in Children's Court for being found at 12 West 724 street home. Frank sent to Juvenile Asylum and Vincent paroled. Frank Farrell chauffeur William Simmons bail set at 100 dollars for speeding. Harry Blumenstein of 168 Clinton street given two to five year Sing Sing term for pickpocketing. Edward F Cody a patrolman reinstated by Commissioner Bingham per Appellate Division order after Bertha Clarte case.
In Brooklyn two racetrack investigations proceed one by a governor's detective unit and the other by Hobley's political foes in the 4th Assembly District. Grand jury work targets Sheriff Alfred T. Hobley and deputies over track inactivity and related abuses. Orlando Jones the bookmaker and three arrests at Brighton Beach are among the latest items as judges prepare to rule on arrests and indictments.
Charles H. Rogers and Angelo Laudiero faced the death penalty at Sing Sing yesterday. Rogers, who killed the Olney brothers and Alice Ingerick in 1905, died after one minute eleven seconds of current. Laudiero, who shot Michael de Ambro, died in one minute twelve seconds, waving farewell to witnesses before execution. Laudiero buried in prison cemetery. Rogers’ body claimed by Middletown parents for burial beside his victims.
President E P Ripley of the Santa Fe Railway denounces H C Barlow of the Chicago Association of Commerce for citing 1905 and 1906 figures as he argues current regulation by state and federal bodies hinders rail profits. He says commissions curb revenues and meddle with expenses, hindering railroad modernization.
Justice Morschauser in White Plains granted an injunction restraining the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World from using the plaintiff’s name or any colorable imitation. He notes the defendant order of Negroes has largely appropriated the Elks’ name title seal emblem and other corporate features.
Mrs Leslie Carter-Payne testifies before United States Commissioner Alexander, claiming debt from David Belasco and Charles B. Dillingham. She disputes Belasco profits, defends tour earnings, and lists assets and liabilities including a disputed Dayton Bank stock held by her mother. She states further examination Friday. schedules show liabilities of 194,118.62 and assets of 57,926.18.
South Bend Indiana July 20 Chicago YMCA runners carrying Mayor McClellan of New Yorks message to Mayor Buase of Chicago left for Michigan City at 10 35 pm five runners were stalled at Rolling Prairie due to a car break on the way to South Bend three men in the earlier car refused aid and started on to Rolling Prairie to relieve the stranded group near Adrian the run from Toledo included about sixty runners in half mile relays averaging 5 03 minutes per mile the convoy proceeded through Coldwater White Pigeon Mudville and Bristol before nightfall
Walter Beiling of the regatta committee released the official times for the 270 mile Marblehead to New Rochelle race. Irene II, skippered by the Colonial Yacht Club, won with an elapsed 32 hours 33 minutes and a corrected time of 27 hours 3 minutes 2 seconds, beating the Erones owned by B Cochran e by 1 hour 6 minutes 47 seconds.
Florence Schenck, former Miss Schenck, said she wed Charles H. Wilson, trainer for Alfred G. Vanderbilt, in a May ceremony at Paddington registry in England. She appeared as Mrs C H Wilson on the passenger list aboard the Minnehaha arriving yesterday.
The Banque Nationale of Paris sold its large Nebraska cattle ranch today to a private buyer who plans to subdivide the land into smaller farms. Twenty-five years ago M. F. Aubeth and other Parisians acquired ten thousand acres in Pierce County for grange land and stock. the bank later took ownership and has since run the venture.
More than 80 boats in the Larchmont Yacht Club second series race battled a light southwest breeze. Aurora skippered by Cornelius Vanderbilt led Istalena by 3 minutes 11 seconds after two laps on the 15 1/4 mile course, with Gardenia beating Carwina and Alera over others in multiple classes.
Robert Graves, prominent clubman and AAA racing board member, has purchased the Mercedes car that Leutenschlager drove to France’s Grand Prix victory on July 7. He plans to enter it in the Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island this year, reviving a prior Vanderbilt Cup racer in his fleet. Graves, now abroad, recently built a luxury garage in Mineola near the Long Island Parkway.
Frank L. Kramer of East Orange New Jersey defeated Joseph A Fogler of Brooklyn by three inches in the five mile professional bicycle race at Madison Square Garden. Walter Bardgett of Buffalo finished third a foot behind Fogler. Moran of Chelsea Massachusetts beat Nat Butler of Cambridge in a five mile motor paced race, time 8:31 25. Additional results include novic e and amateur events with winners S Ryan F Leone and Charles Stein.
Teddy Pell's bid for the New York State championship ended as Henry J. Mollenhower won 7-6 5-7 6-3 at Travers Island. Westfall advanced, routing Fitch and Newton as Kawasaki beat Sears, while Cragin, Rosenbaum, and others posted wins in early rounds and defaults.
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