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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
19
The downtown district of New York sees a record army of law school graduates at commencement time. Experts blame oversupply from 98 law schools with about 1,411 students, while many graduates seek stenography or clerical work as entry to practice remains scarce.
George Edward Hayes reports to New York that the Dundee meeting occurred in Edinburgh while studying for a university degree. He clarifies dates aboard the Anchor liner Columbia and the jilted Ottawa mention, and details his Bombay India and Singapore residence. Hayes notes a Hull wedding plan for the Hayes brothers and recounts the Cullinan diamond discovery near Africa.
Police canvass tenement blocks for identity of woman found dead and burned in Williamsburg. Witness Philip O'Brien reported two men with a yellow and green wagon retrieving a mattress and setting it alight near Crees point avenue toward the 23d street ferry. Coroner’s doctor notes death about twelve hours before the blaze while stomach analysis proceeds.
Police Inspector McCafferty, head of the Richmond County detective bureau, faces trial this afternoon on charges of interfering with the proper conduct of the District Attorney's office. District Attorney Samuel H. Evans accuses him of overstepping authority in a May burglary case involving Charles Collie Brown and a later sentence reduction. Judge Stephen D. Stephens and Commissioner Bingham are mentioned as pivotal actors in the case.
Deputy Police Commissioner Hansen grilled Detective Lt. Peter W. Beery of the District Attorney's office in Police Headquarters about allowing prisoner Francis G. Bailey to escape in Honduras. Beery defended his actions amid claims he bypassed the Police Department and reported to the DA's office. The hearing, with Assistant District Attorney Perkins to testify next Monday, focused on why Beery did not report the escape earlier and whether he acted under proper authority.
Two women, Irene Walton and Bessie Ambrose, accuse Mercer Street patrolmen Benjamin Cordes and William F. Waltman of demanding money to avoid arrest. They swore affidavits alleging threats of arrest and extortion. the officers were arraigned in Jefferson Market court and granted a short adjournment until August 4.
Telegraph reports twelve deaths and fifty seven prostrations in Chicago over the last five days. Officials note the heat wave, while not marking record temperatures, is the deadliest in years.
The Rev. Dr. Charles Flint Allen, former pastor of First Congregational Church in Middletown N Y, has been chosen as Dean of the faculty and professor of history at Piedmont College in Demorest Georgia.
Providence July. Ex Governor Russell Brown acting for Hope Publishing Company bought the News Publishing Company property including The News-Democrat in a sheriff sale to satisfy a $750 judgment. Brown, reputedly the News Publishing Company’s heaviest stockholder, oversaw the transaction in Providence County.
In Utica on July 8 a Lackawanna freight engineer failed to stop before three men lying on the track about 300 feet ahead. The victims identified as John Kelley of Clayville, Richard Williams of Rome or Gloversville, and Philip Vica of Campbellton, N B were farmhands who had spent the night in Cassville near the accident site.
A reader complaint about constant streetcar and subway noise near Broadway Amsterdam Avenue and trestle prompted the Public Service Commission to dispatch inspectors to five noise complaints. The New York Central reported reduced smoke from a freight engine after actions by train crews, while Interborough Rapid Transit invited officials to ride an experimental Broadway subway train to Van Cortlandt Park as regular service nears launch.
Alfred Lauterbach and two friends died when their high powered car struck the top guard rail at the bridge approach near West Chester on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. Edward Lauterbach blamed the railroad for no proper lighting, noting a prior mass meeting about the danger. The two survivors were not seriously injured. authorities investigated the crash and noted a misty early hour.
In Brooklyn, Edith Rimpo, nineteen, appeals to remove her from influence of Charles and Mrs Durham of 28A Pulaski Street as police raid witnesses a sect called the Holy Rollers. Magistrate Higginbotham orders Edith back to relatives pending probationary review on August 12. The Durhams deny coercion. other family members seek similar restraint for 18-year-old Edward Troutman.
Annandale Minnesota July 30 the leading theory on the deaths of Mr and Mrs George Raisbeck of New York is that Mrs Raisbeck lost balance in the boat fell overboard and her husband jumped in to save her both drowned. Drs Dunn and Thomas Minneapolis say she died of heart disease not a violent death Percy Raisbeck arrives to bring the bodies and vows to hire private detectives to solve what he suspects outsiders may have caused.
Detroit July 30 racing highlight fourth day of Grand Circuit meet features Baron Grattan winning the 2:04 pace in four heats, while Blacklock falters. 2:11 trotting stake sees De Witt win after two heats. May Earl sick and unable to start for 2:05 at Lexington. Leone defeats Fred D. in 2:12 pace as Highball lameness cancels the Sweet Marie match race. Andrews fined $250 for not trying in early heats.
Charles Van Riper of Brooklyn was rescued after cramps pulled him under in Woodcreft Canal Freeport. Bathers laughed at the “joke” as others swam away. Franks Arguimban and Northrop Dawson jumped in to help. Van Riper was brought ashore unconscious and saved with difficulty by Dr. Newton of Freeport.
A party of Sioux Indians visiting Kilgore near Valentine Nebraska abducted whiskey, assaulted hotel landlord Kerschel, smashed windows, and caused general destruction. Town residents, terrified, barricaded themselves inside as the rioters terrorized the area before leaving at dawn.
Cleveland July 30 Federal Judge Taylor ordered a suit placed on file that may cost the Wabash Railroad $456,000. Albert College and thirty nine other holders of old Toledo and Wabash Railway bonds filed the interpleader action in James Compton v. Wabash, a case described as the jest case in federal and state courts.
Seattle July 30 Rex Beach the novelist returning from a bear hunt in Alaska is hospitalized under an eye specialist with a serious attack of kitts. Doctors fear permanent loss of sight due to exposure while hunting in the Copper River country.
An automobile enthusiast laments recent serious crashes and argues most wrecks come from driver carelessness and excessive speed. He notes that careful driving, road awareness, and restraint could greatly reduce incidents, acknowledging sometimes accidents are unavoidable.
Louisville police acquire two automobile wagons and a six cylinder horse power car for Millmore Tyson chief of the fire department. The car features a bumper a deep box for gear a rear seat for assistants and a powerful searchlight. Winton plans to deliver two 196 models with five and seven passenger bodies and a self starter. Great Arrow runabouts reach Bedford Springs after winning the Hower trophy while Stoddard-Dayton cars suffer mishaps en route from Pittsburg.
Dedham first team of Massachusetts defeated Bryn Mawr 44 to 11 in the Narragansett cup polo match at Point Judith Country Club. Dedham had a five goal handicap and Allan Forbes was a standout rider and player contributing to the victory. Bryn Mawr rallied late but could not close the gap.
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