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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
9
Senator Lodge, Republican National Convention chair, urges voters to back the party’s program rooted in Roosevelt policies. He contrasts GOP achievements with Democratic calls, warns against radicalism, and pledges continued regulation of capital, upholding the gold standard, and a strong navy.
Brokers in Manhattan placed small bets on the Republican convention with Taft as the favorite. A Stock Exchange firm listed five thousand to twenty five thousand on Roosevelt’s nomination, five thousand on his acceptance, and five thousand to ten thousand on his defeat if nominated. Betting on the floor was prohibited, bets were private, and many brokers preferred anonymity.
N Behar of the National Liberal Immigration League predicted Governor Curtis Guild Jr would attract wide GOP support at Chicago. Behar praised Guild as a pioneer in beneficial immigration policy and noted his national recognition. He cited Andrew Carnegie Cornelius Bliss Bishop Potter Benjamin Tracy Woodrow Wilson and Charles W Eliot as associates in the group for proper immigration regulation.
Telegraph report from Chicago notes Wu Ying-fang the Chinese minister draws admiring crowds wherever he goes. He teases with jokes about wages and cups, comments on fashion, and shares quips about politics, including remarks on Senator Lodge and President Taft as the convention showcases.
Two women died in Brooklyn streetcar accidents and a man was held on homicide charges. Freda Spenser was struck at Park Avenue and Broadway while avoiding a wagon, leaving a crowd and a riot call. Ella Callahan was run down on Hamburg Avenue and lost a leg at Eastern District Hospital.
Mrs. Robert S. McCormick wife of the former ambassador travels from Chicago on the Pennsylvania Special aiming to reach the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria at Jersey City pier before the liner sails at 10 am. Hamburg-Americ an Line plans a tug to meet the ship if needed. The Kaiserin sails today with a full cabin, 58 first and 304 second class passengers aboard.
Coroner Peter P. Acritelli was indicted for a second time on charges of making a false statement to an investigator about alleged false registrations from his home at 186 Lafayette Street last October. The first indictment was dismissed in November, and Acritelli said he hoped the current case would end similarly.
Timothy I. Roberts for Brooklyn Rapid Transit alleges men claiming to be Ahearn messengers threatened him to drop prosecutions after four men were charged with assaulting a motorman and conductor on the Williamsburg Bridge. The shooting grazed the conductor’s leg during a fare dispute. Four defendants named include George Allen James McNulty and James Stevens. Magistrate Furlong scheduled June 30 for further action as Borough President Ahearn denies involvement.
The Public Service Commission orders a full investigation starting Monday into the New York and Port Chester Rail Road to assess compliance with its 1906 franchise terms. The inquiry will explore ties with the Millbrook and New York New Haven Hartford systems and the delay in supplying required construction details.
The Public Service Commission and Controller Metz clash on the disposition of proceeds from Centre and Walker streets property sale tied to the subway loop. An official opinion says funds must be used for rapid transit, with potential future impact on large sums. The money may go to the sinking fund or to the general fund depending on commission action.
In Fez on June 14 Mulai Hafig wed a cousin, daughter of Mulai Ismail. The newly crowned Grand Vizier Madni Glaoul was announced after the ceremony. Hafig ordered rejection of European innovations, including a ban on automobiles.
Mrs H B Washburn of New York reported losing a bag of jewels valued at about 000 on the Hendrick Hudson steamer of the Hudson River Day Line. The small silk bag within a leather bag also held 0 cash. She was bound for East Jewett in the Catskills when the loss was discovered moments before debarking at Catskill.
Miss Phoebe Seaman refuses four offers at and above the assessed value for her Sag Harbor property sought for the Jermain memorial library site. The request stems from Mrs. Russell Sage funding but Seaman stands firm.
Mrs Sage offers 10000 for the village site as a gift but Miss Sea man who does not reside there declines to dispose of it. The dispute centers on who should benefit from the proposed transfer.
Washington June 17 Postmaster General Meyer issues an order banning all publications with anarchist tendencies from U S mail distribution under amended postal rules. The rule targets material tending to incite arson murder or assassination and follows earlier efforts to suppress La Question Sociale. Postmasters are told to use discretion to avoid injustice to innocent publishers.
An advertisement touts Coward Shoe with natural-foot-line lasts in russet vici kid calf and patent leather. It offers styles and sizes for men women and children suitable for seashore or mountains.
James S. Coward of 268 274 Greenwich Street North Sta advertises Warren Street mall orders filled and invites readers to send for a catalog.
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