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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
11
Report from Mandale Minnesota details the death of Mr. and Mrs. Raisbeck of New York at Lake Sylvia. Coroner rules drowning though no water in Mrs. Raisbeck’s lungs. Bodies prepared for shipment. no witnesses. family ties and business ties outlined.
Fealey of Port Washington, chauffeur for W Bourke Cockran, was arrested after refusing to move his car blocking a Sixth Avenue street sweep. Mrs Cockran failed to post bail. Cockran later appeared at the Tenderloin station and secured his chauffeur's release.
In Waltham Massachusetts two strangers near the railroad station fired at patrolmen Bemis and McCarthy after being challenged about their presence. They fled into woods and vanished. Police found no trail and dismissed Jamaica Plain band ties. In Boston Giuseppe di Vico was freed after alibi evidence contradicted early accusations.
A Del Rio dispatch reports Mexican troops and guerrillas fought near Comstock Texas with two American residents of Mexico killed. American troops have been dispatched from Del Rio to the scene.
The mayor of New London Connecticut informs Acting Secretary Newberry that city amusement managers will not discriminate against Navy uniformed personnel. Officials and citizens assure satisfactory behavior and equal treatment for sailors in public venues.
Charles H. Moyer was re elected president of the Western Federation of Miners with 23 votes at the Denver convention. P W Flynn of Butte and Ernest Mills of Greenwood were elected secretary and treasurer by acclamation, succeeding William D Haywood after his retirement following the Steunenberg murder trial.
Paris July 29 The American car in the New York to Paris race broke down and is making slow time toward Paris. Reports from Hanover say it is expected to arrive here tomorrow eight.
Atlanta July 29 state prison board inquiry reveals wardens and deputies received additional pay from convict lessees for work at camps. Testimony shows many could not live on state salaries and worked for extra wages. Witnesses Slater Moore and Dunwoody condemn the convict lease system, recounting cruelty and opposition.
A large Republican district gathering led by John V. Coggey filled Wyandot Club and Witzel's Point View Grove with about 1600 attendees. Events included games, a buffet, and contests such as a fat men's race won by Al Kerwin, with the Ivy Club prevailing in a tug of war. attendees noted regimented meal times and orderly conduct.
John J. Rorke of Brooklyn twice saved Walter H. Mems and his bride from drowning off the Brigh ton Beach breakwater after Mems and his wife were swept from the structure. Rorke was aided by Austin Titus and all were treated by Dr. Thomas Lynch. Mems may seek Carnegie Lifesaving Commission recognition.
District Attorney Jerome seeks a test case as Justice Deuel ordered the trial of Charles Mahoney, manager of the Hoffman House café, on a bet on a horse race charge. Mahoney had earlier been discharged in Jefferson Market court for the same offense. Three men arrested in Herald Square for alleged anti gambling violations were discharged. Sigmund Rosenfeld faced a bench warrant and two indictments followed after grand jury action.
J Wilson Alexander McDonald a Yonkers and New York sculptor is dangerously ill at the Arlington Inn Yonkers with bronchial pneumonia. He is eighty six. Three years ago a streetcar accident badly injured him in New York. A lawsuit remains pending. His New York studio building was seized by the Sheriff and his casts were destroyed by workmen. Worries over these troubles weakened his health.
Governor Willson of Kentucky replies to Illinois Central vice president Rawn defending troop encampments in western Kentucky. He says state guardsmen will be fed and sheltered at camps best suited to duty, despite warnings trains would be wrecked if troops encamped on the railroad right of way. Rawn confirms railroads mayoot object to camps and notes the right of the national guard or regular army to camp where needed.
Magistrate Wahle issued a statement defending his handling of Louise Nelsons release from the House of the Good Shepherd on June 2 after parole violation. Papers confusion involved Jefferson Market Court and Magister Barlow. Magistrate Cornell said investigation into Wahle connection begun and would be cleared soon. He defended his rulings as right and affirmed by authorities. Waite refused further comment beyond noting it adds no light to the Nelson incident.
Eight young men were arrested, two charged with robbing a Greenwich Bank branch in January via forged checks. G A Fuller of Pinkerton says a Mercer area gang targeted Mercer, Bleecker and West Houston streets, stealing mail containing checks and inflating small sums. Cohen and Bradley, both named, along with six others, were seized at a Greenwich street pool hall and held as suspects.
In Chicago on July 2, violence erupted in the jury room during Eugene H. Hobson’s trial for presenting an objectionable show. Bailiff Hart halted the disturbance after a water goblet shattered the door, with six jurors fighting and chairs broken. The jury, reported eight for acquittal and four for conviction, was dismissed and the case ordered for retrial by Judge Beitler.
Nebraska corn prospects rise as Burlington Railroad reports, with widespread rains and heat boosting growth. Ninety percent of corn from uplands benefited by early rainfall. grain merchants forecast a 300,000,000 bushel state crop. Wheat thrashing continues nationwide, averaging about thirty bushels per acre.
Troy reports the Hazel Drew coroner inquest is set for 1 PM with her parents and relatives recounting known details. Detectives have searched Teal Pond area for two men seen near the death scene but no new evidence appears likely to emerge. District Attorney O'Brien team remains hopeful yet discouraged as three weeks of work yield little progress.
The Women's Trade Union League arranged a national convention to run simultaneously in New York Chicago and Boston starting September 27. Events include a pink tea for men's unions and an open air meeting in Central Park to finalize plans. Beanbag games will be played during interludes with possible male union participation. Miss Helen Marot notes the league supports suffrage but will not join active political agitation yet.
Montpelier July 29. A Vermont commission on taxation reports widespread tax law violations by listers and taxpayers and widespread underassessment of real and personal property. It calls for a three member state tax commission, taxation of intangible property, a direct inheritance tax, and taxing foreign corporations. It notes few inventories are filed and stock in domestic corporations escapes taxation. Subpoena authority for witnesses is recommended to verify inventories.
Winnipeg reports the Manitoba government calls up to thirty thousand workers for the wheat harvest and proposes releasing jail inmates serving minor offences early next month on condition they work in the fields.
Dr Britton D Evans examined condemned murderer Frederick Lang in New Brunswick and at the prior trial, ruling him sane for trial. Lang awaits execution in the jail yard on September 23, to be witnessed by a jury chosen by the court and Sheriff Church, the final hangings in the state before the electric chair era.
Commissioner Bingham reports five new noise complaints from Manhattan residents tied to streetcar operations and railroad yard activity. The Public Service Commission says investigations show most disturbances stem from defective tracks, not rolling stock, and notes cars are being overhauled while track renewal awaits funds. The commission seeks original complaints to investigate each case.
The Allied Parks Association of New York was organized yesterday afternoon at 62 William Street in Eugene A. Philbin's office. Philbin named president with Schieffelin as vice president Blair as treasurer and Bradstreet as secretary. Twenty five groups attended and more are expected to join. The aim is to secure additional parks and playgrounds to meet current and future city needs and to advocate a plan for acquiring and maintaining all parks and playgrounds. An executive committee of fifteen will be appointed to carry out the association’s objectives.
A burning rubbish pile at Greenpoint Avenue and Humbo Street yielded the charred remains of a woman, possibly Italian, with a fractured skull and throat injury. An autopsy by Dr. Charles Wuest suggested unloading violence prior to the blaze, while police investigated witness tips and a suspicious wagon sighting.
Telegraph report from Bellevue Nevada notes Omaha mayor James C. Dahlman and Mrs. Mary Harris Armor debating liquor questions at a ChaUtauqua. Dahlman supported high license while Armor pressed total prohibition. Dahlman delivered forceful lines but failed to win over the audience or prove his stance.
A mild smallpox case is at Fort Hancock Sandy Hook New Jersey. A lieutenant with the artillery corps has been sent to the post hospital suffering from the disease in a mild form.
Chiccaro July 2 In the army shoot at Fort Sheridan Department of the Lakes the four highest scores out of 159 were Lieutenant R C Humber 16th Infantry 133 Sergeant Robert Sayer 5th Infantry 182 Lieutenant E M Coppock 2d Cavalry and Sergeant Otto Moller 3d Battalion engineers.
Trenton July 20 William Cake an employee of the Trenton Linoleum Company is shedding his skin for the twenty eighth time at age fifty three. The ailment has baffled physicians since infancy and he has shed skin multiple times before. He is the father of three children all normal.
An unidentified young man was killed at Tarrytown yesterday afternoon when a newspaper thrown from a passing express struck him as he bent to pick it up. He was with a companion seeking work, and a note in his pocket named J L Ryder of Shawneetown as a contact if anything happened.
James Conroy, believed from Buffalo, tipped over while taking a pleasure cruise in Oatka Creek and drowned near Rochester on July 29. The incident was reported as a fatal canoe accident with officials locating the body.
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