28 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1903
Page
1
Rome observes lively rumor activity as cardinals discuss candidates for the papacy. German factions back Vannutelli Rampolla while Gibbons is praised by some, with Sarto and other veterans offered as compromise options amid conclave uncertainty.
Rome July 27 cardinals arrive and meet in a cordial Congregation with Cardinal Gibbons warmly received. Discussion centers on a compromise candidate like Cardinal Angelo di Pietro if leading figures cannot secure votes. Cardinal Logue arrives as English speaker. Gibbons unlikely to be elected. Public events include Humbert death anniversary procession and King Victor Emmanuel’s Rome return.
Lawrence Murphy ex treasurer of the Journeymen Stonecutters' Union was convicted of stealing 12000 from the union. Testimony described a 10000 graft extorted from Brooklyn Bosses' Association to end a strike, paid by trustees and distributed as swag. District Attorney actions and local reactions unfold as officials weigh charges and future steps.
Brown and Fleming near a truce as their firm fights over pier leases once held by the Dock Board. Coogan may quit receivership after a large bill, while Fleming faces long-term uncertainty. District Attorney Jerome hints at prior cases and grand jury prospects as Dock Board records surface. Meanwhile at Folsom, thirteen prisoners stage a brutal breakout, wounding guards and seizing arms before escaping toward Bald Mountain.
The Reliance, built by the Herreshoffs for a New York Yacht Club syndicate, won the first trial of the ninety footers at Newport and was unanimously selected to defend the America's Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III. The race featured a fierce twenty mile windward beat with the Reliance displaying strong stability and decisive gains over Constitution and Columbia.
A Bridgeport crew of six sailed a 25 foot catboat from Black Rock and capsized in a harbor squall near Stratford Point. They clung to the boat for a half hour as waves broke over them. A large steam yacht rescued them. all were landed in Bridgeport safe. Captain D D Dunbar of the Georgie Loud tows the catboat and awaits port clearance at Roton Point.
A horse attached to a Liquid Carbonic Acid Manufacturing Co wagon bolted after frightened by two passing autos yesterday on Fifth Avenue and Fourteenth Street. Driver William Dunn leaped clear, a subsequent collision with a runabout driven by F Frey sent Frey sprawling and hurled a wheel free. The runaway then hit the sidewalk scattering pedestrians, smashing two lampposts near Café Logerot before the horse was stopped by Tenderloin Patrolman Clancy.
The Arkansas arrived at Portsmouth Navy Yard and inadvertently kicked its turret loose while attempting to fire both 12 inch guns. The turret will be removed and the guns taken out, mirroring Nevada’s prior repair at the same yard.
Mezieres France July 7 Prince Joseph of Chimay and Caraman was seriously injured in a road accident near Rocroi when his automobile overturned while avoiding a bicycle rider. The chauffeur was killed and the prince was carried to a nearby house for treatment.
The Building Trades Employers Association moves to start work in three branches where unions rejected arbitration. They form new unions for housesmiths, hoisting industry workers, and House Shorers and Sheath Pilers. A Brevoort Hall meeting urged holdouts to refuse the agreement while a likely Parks presidency tops a new United Board election.
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