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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
12
The Philippine Assembly, near adjournment, passed a resolution declaring independence the Filipino people's aspiration and their readiness for immediate independence. Speaker Osmeña urged the House to recognize the goal, while Progressive party leaders urged a separate vote noting some thought the time was not ripe.
The French destroyer Sagaie ran aground on rocks near Molene Island off Finistére's coast. All crew members were saved. The vessel was later floated and towed into port.
In Tangier on June 18 a bid to declare Mulai Hafiq sultan failed during a planned Friday mosque proclamation. The plot was halted as Mohammed Torres, former Foreign Minister, warned, and top organizers were arrested while troops surrounded the mosque.
London reports the Iron and Steel Trades Journal claims an international steel trust will form within weeks uniting American German and Russian syndicates with British interests. Headquarters will be in London and the capitalisation set at 150 million pounds despite denials.
Paris dispatch from the French Consul reports Casablanca says forces defeated Muisi Hafiz loyalists in a series of engagements at Morocco City.
Engineer Ponteaux announces invention of an electric gun that uses no powder or explosive and can fire up to twelve hundred shots per minute.
In Brussels on June 18 a royal chauffeur was fined 110 for injuring a bicycle rider last fall while driving King Leopold’s automobile. Baroness von Vaughan rode in the car. The king was cited but immunity applied and the summons later withdrawn.
The Collbran Boewick claim to mines in Corea has been amicably settled after mediation by the American Embassy at Tokio, the Japanese residency general at Seoul, and the Corean government. The three year dispute ends with a new regime promising revised Korean laws and more favorable terms for foreigners.
Persian patriotic societies in Tehran Tabriz Kasvin and Isfahan call for German protection against Turkey. They request Germany send officers to reorganize the Persian army and government in Teheran.
The United States auxiliary freighter Freirie, which sailed from Newport Navy Yard on June 12 with a draft of men to be transported across the isthmus, arrived here this afternoon.
Monkden June 18 shipment from the United States for the South Manchuria Railway is complete but damage to fittings on the Pullman cars will delay first class passenger service for two months.
London June 18 Richard Croker's filly Rhodora won the Triennial Stakes at Ascot three quarters of a length ahead of Wheat Ear with Ind ien Runner third Six horses ran Rhodora started at 2 to 1 in zhinst A French torpedo boat No 81 wrecked off the coast near Sizifernich Algiers June 18 The destroyer Pique rescued the crew one sailor was lost in the heroic effort
Berne June 19 The National Council has recommended to the Federal Council a revision of the constitution to create a state monopoly of wheat and flour.
Cornell University announces Emerson McMillin of New York City as a new trustee. Panaman Canal design expert Devil A. Molitor is named professor of topographic and geodetic engineering. Edinburgh and Leeds scholars Dr. Rutherland Simpson and Dr. Andrew Hunter are appointed professors in physiology and biochemistry. Udall named acting professor of veterinary medicine to succeed retirement. Ogden and Karapetoff promoted to full professorships in sanitary and electrical engineering.
Albany June 1. State Controller Glynn asked District Attorney Jerome to prosecute NYC individuals selling ship tickets and taking deposits for transfers abroad. A $15,000 bond is required by a recently enacted law. Violations are misdemeanors and aim to protect immigrants sending funds home.
On June 18 two thousand five hundred miners in the northern Colorado coal fields walked out, vowing to stay out until wage demands are met. Negotiations continue, with a formal strike seen as possible if talks fail to yield concessions.
D O Underhill to head the reorganized Brooklyn Bank with Nelson G Ayres as first vice president. Former directors of the bank and of the International Trust Company resign as the new board, including Ludwig Nissen, is named. Receivers Bruyn Hasbrouck and Charles M Higgins turn over assets. advisory board to oversee restart.
William Hamilton Young known as Colonel Ham, seventy, night manager of the Washington office for Western Union, died at his son's home in Chicago after falling ill at the Coliseum while in town for the Republican National Convention. He joined telegraph service in 1880 and served in the War Department during the Civil War, with the last fifteen years overseeing offices in the Capitol.
Joseph Hammerslough longtime Lincoln pallbearer and Clothiers' Association founder died last night at his Long Branch summer home from heart trouble. The 76 or 77 year old figure had served as president of the Clothiers' Association for several years and is survived by four sons.
Benjamin H. Richardson of Somerville, longtime Harvard Square bookseller and Roosevelt's college landlord, died today at age 76. He spent over six decades in the book trade and recalled many Roosevelt college anecdotes and gifts from the future president.
Mrs Julia Whitaker wife of Bishop Ozi W Whitaker of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania died at her Philadelphia home after a long illness She was seventy three years old.
A Brooklyn Gas Company probe uncovers a gang taking coins from pay before use gas meters at Coney Island. A private detective found three quarters in a pile under Cook's coal yard and suspects the same gang circulated counterfeit coins to merchants.
J Woodward Haven will build a house costing about $5000 on a plot on the south side of 79th street six feet west of Madison avenue. The site was recently bought from the Jeremiah C Lyons Building and Operating Company and lies near the homes of Henry H Rogers Stuyvesant Fish and Joseph E Austin.
Prominent arrivals listed: J Prespier Eckert of Philadelphia at Empire. James Hateley of Warwick England at Hotel Astor. William Kent of Kentfield California at Holland. ex-Governor P C Lounsbury of Connecticut at Manhattan. W D Uptegraff of Pittsburgh at St Regis. Dr C Torres of Spain at Waldorf Astoria.
Official weather summary from Washington reports Mount Weather winds reaching a mile high with a 66 degree temperature, while surface 76 degree reading persists. It describes widespread thunder squalls, warmer Atlantic states, and a forecast of showers Saturday then generally fair on Sunday for Delaware New Jersey Eastern Pennsylvania Eastern New York and New England with varying southwest winds.
Secretary Taft returns to the War Department after a Cabinet meeting and lounges into a day focused on organization. He plans to base headquarters at his brother Charles P Taft's home in Cincinnati and awaits a subcommittee meeting on lands in the District.
The appointment of General Luke E. Wright as Secretary of War follows Taft and brings a strong Southern figure to national affairs in Washington. The President highlighted Wrights work during the Memphis epidemic, noting his decisive leadership during the yellow fever crisis.
The Mis sissippi River reached thirty four feet with waters rising near Brockmans Station Ill. An unidentified negro drowned when his shanty collapsed. Max Richter drowned while attempting to repair a boat during flood. Kansas City rivers rose over two and a half feet in 24 hours. A Topeka rainfall caused Kaw rise. A tornado near Sioux City injured several, destroyed houses and barns, and damaged Mrs. Mattie Howe’s home. Adams Minn saw a tornado injuring two and damaging buildings. Sabels Hall parochial school closing exercises disrupted as crowds fled during the storm.
Cambridge June 19 Harvard seniors marked class day with a full program from 9 AM gathering before Holworthy Hall to Appleton Chapel prayers by Rev Edward C Moore and continuing into the night with yard illuminations and continuous entertainments at the spreads laid in the yard. The forenoon events took place in Sanders Theatre with parents and friends in attendance.
Charles J. Glidden unveiled his new balloon Boston in Pittsfield Massachusetts with Miss Caroline Crafts assisting. It marks his ninth ascent and sets up a series of summer flights including a planned night launch from North Adams to qualify as a pilot. He has shifted from motoring to ballooning.
Passengers set to sail for Europe aboard multiple liners including the St Louis Umbria and Zeeland with bishops, reverends, and couples listed. Arrivals from abroad include the Mauretania La Provence and other ships bringing Mr and Mrs Burton and prominent financiers from Liverpool Havre and Brussels.
The New York guard regiments and regulars fought a simulated fleet battle at the Narrows with Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth engaging. A flareback injures three, two dying. a landing party is captured and a reconnoitering detachment repelled. Pay day follows as troops prepare to march back to armories.
Governor Hughes expressed condolence to Colonel William F. Morris of the 16th Artillery Corps after a premature explosion at Fort Wadsworth killed Private John Welsh and Private George Harvey and wounded Private George McDowell. A medical board will review the cases, with pensions available to relatives at the regular army rates.
The brown army repelled the blue army attack on the Pine Camp bridge after a five and a half hour battle. Bridges along Black River are down except Great Bend. Governor Hughes will join General Grant for a review and a dynamite bridge blow is planned at noon.
Delegates at the World Temperance Congress in Saratoga New York unveil a monument on the site of the founding of the world's first temperance society by Dr Billy J Clark one hundred years ago. The centennial event features addresses by Henry W Wilbur Dr H O Marcy and Dr T D Crothers.
An official statement from Christian Science Church authorities says Mrs. Eddy will not return to Pleasant View Concord New Hampshire. She will remain at her new home near Chestnut Hill Boston despite rumors of repairs at the Concord estate.
The Friars held their annual meeting at the West 45th street clubhouse with Wells Hawks in charge. Officers elected: Charles Emerson Look as abbot, Burton Emmet as secretary, and John D. Rumsey as treasurer. Look is a prominent Belasco press representative and author of the group's official lyric Here’s to the Friars.
President Roosevelt prepares to leave Washington for Oyster Bay by a special Pennsylvania Railroad train. Mrs Roosevelt and about thirty White House staff travel with him to Long Island City by boat, with Secretary Root joining at Clinton for summer duties.
On June 19 in Washington the president, about to depart for Oyster Bay for vacation, rejects sympathy stating he has enjoyed every minute of his stay and thanks the American people for the chance to serve. He calls his time “a perfectly working time” with a Roosevelt smile as he bids farewell.
Graduates planning commencement travel should ride the 12 40 Empire Express on the Hudson River road to Williamstown arriving before o clock. A drawing room car travels through without change.
Elizabeth Logan Helm of Manhattan married Edward Bartlett Nitchie of Brooklyn at West End Presbyterian Church on Thursday June 18. Rev. Benjamin Heim officiated.
Obituaries appear for Campbell Jean, Donavan Clarence, Donnelly Anna, Leech William H, Smith William Otis. Entries note parents and addresses in Brooklyn and Cambridge, with service times from June 1998 notices and private or public funeral details.
The notice lists easy rail access from Grand Central via Harlem trains and trolley routes to Woodlawn Cemetery. It advertises lots starting at $150 and offers Book of Views or representation from an office at 20 East 23d Street, New York City. Undertakers Frank Fe Campbell at 2412 West 294th Street and Chapela Private and public ambulances are also mentioned with telephone numbers 4355 Gramercy and 1324 Chelsea respectively.
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