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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
13
At a railway station departure, Judge Hollister and allies recall sending a spoof telegram to Porter claiming Taft as a countrywide booster. The Secretary and Mrs. Taft greet friends, while reporters chase the tale of the fake Taft telegram and the implied political joke.
Cincinnati report cites Frank P. Kellogg stating the party must clearly define its stance on injunctions. He argues courts must protect rights while supporting a statutory law to curb abuse, ensuring swift hearings with notice except in irreparable harm. Kellogg links labor and capitalist sectors under equal protection. He notes historical GOP respect for courts amid rail rate law debates despite injunction limits. A Tribune typo correction follows.
Governor Hughes will headline the ratification rally for Taft and Sherman at the Republican Club on West 4th Street. William H. Young will preside. General Stewart L. Woodford and Seth Low may attend. Utica plans emphasize a notable, orderly event as Taft and Sherman nominees await formal notification.
Monsignor John H. Fox, vicar general of the Diocese of Trenton, paid tribute to Secretary Taft's work in the Philippines during a sermon at the Cathedral for the Knights of Columbus tenth anniversary. He lauded Taft's breadth of view and grasp of government effects.
In Oedensburg X June 21 Republicans held caucuses after Governor Hughes declined to appoint a county judge for St Lawrence County. The race to pick delegates for a Special county convention in Canton Tuesday featured Varence Ferris of Potsdam and Arthur Johnson of Gouverneur. Ferris won a majority, carrying every town in the 2d Assembly District and seven towns in the 1st District, securing seventy two delegates.
Edward Hatch Jr leads pollution committee and Merchants' Association in securing removal orders from Erie Railroad. Pennsylvania Railroad and Delaware Lackawanna and Western also pledge action after his letters noting manure piles breeding flies and threatening nearby communities. Pennsylvania line will relocate piles further south near Kearny New Jersey.
Henry W Taft brother of the Republican nominee predicts James S Sherman will unify party factions and deliver New York to the ticket. He praises Shermans strength with the Congressional delegation and says New York's support is key to winning nationwide.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seeks to purge stray cats and muzzle dogs at Coney Island Brighton Beach and nearby resorts after a spate of rabies fears. Three hospital cases, including a child and a hotel guest, spurred calls for action. More bites reported at Sheepshead Bay and on the public beach with several dogs shot or escaped.
Isaton Rouge June 21 The fate of racetrack regulation in Louisiana hinges on tomorrow nights Senate decision on the Locke bill The measure, tested with narrow margins, may advance or fail depending on votes and a potential absence by Senator O Connor The racing faction argues the bill permits individual betting and may not fix horse racing flaws while county fairs seek support.
A Lake Erie & Western excursion train leaving Sandusky struck an open drawbridge two miles from the city. The engine toppled into shallow water injuring the engineer fireman and a yard clerk. No coaches or passengers were hurt as the train was moving slowly and lightly loaded.
Lincoln Neb June 21 William J Bryan issues a statement denouncing the Republican anti injunction plank as a transparent fraud. He says the clause misleads wage earners and favors corporate interests while claiming to defend courts and due process. He notes Taft’s prior views and accuses convention leaders of deception and weak pledges to labor.
John W. Kern, delegate at large to the Denver convention and Indiana Democrat VP nominee, says he will oppose adding an anti injunction plank. He favors keeping current injunction power and support for a different judge in such cases, stressing adherence to law and court practice.
William J. Connors, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, visited New York to confer with Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall. He has largely abandoned hopes of defeating Bryan for the presidential nomination and seeks a New York pick for vice president. Connors and Murphy plan a New York candidate acceptable to other states after Sherman’s nomination by Republicans.
Democratic National Committee sub panel discusses Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas as possible chairman of the resolutions committee for the Denver convention. Bailey, seriously ill with bronchitis at the Waldorf, may not attend. Doctors warn recovery must come first. Bailey hopes to travel if his health permits.
Meyer Newman a 32 year old Bronx jewelry salesman vanished after telling his wife of a downtown engagement. He possessed $2000 in jewelry believed to belong to Louis Kappleman and Stern Bros. Co. A $10,000 ransom demand arrived by letter, with a second note changing the payment date to June 23. Detectives pursue leads from a 14th Street station mailing.
Rhode Island National Guard units including the 1st and 2nd Regiments of Infantry, machine gun battery, signal and hospital corps arrive at Newport Rhode Island for eight days of instruction and war manoeuvres with coast artillery. Regular army officers supervise night battles with Fort Adams and Fort Greble to be attacked on successive nights. Torpedo plant ers and boats will play enemy ships in the night actions.
In Loyalhanna Township Armstrong County two rail lengths of the Pittsburg & Northeastern were laid in mud with twelve ties to keep the charter alive. The line, owned by Pittsburg capitalists, aims to bar the New York Central’s expansion into the region.
Columbus Ohio June 21 Early this morning Mrs James Comstock of Sunbury twenty miles north of Columbus on the Cleveland Akron Columbus Railway threw herself in front of a fast southbound passenger train and was decapitated Her head lodged on the tracks of the tender and was carried 24 miles before it was found the engine having made the trip into Columbus back into Cleveland and returning as far as Condit Mrs Comstock was about sixty years old and had been in ill health.
At a Central Federated Union meeting Delegate William Green of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union declared the housesmiths will oppose Controller Metz for any political office he seeks. The opposition centers on Metz not yielding to labor demands to start subway and related work.
Heat and humidity levels rise with a 87.05 degree reading at 3:30 pm and ground thermometers reaching 90. Several residents including Mary Corcoran and Thomas Manigan succumbed to heat, each removed to Harlem or local hospitals. Officials note cooler winds from the west but warn of rising heat as summer begins.
San Francisco June 21 Toyo Kisen Kaisha president Sochiro Azano arrives en route to New York on a financial mission. He says the boycott against Japanese goods in China hurts trade but may end soon as financial factors outweigh sentiment. Fellow passenger Thomas F Millard offers a different view that Chinese damage to Japanese trade is severe and prompts a government led proposal to remit indemnity from the Tatsu Maru incident.
Madrid reports Foreign Minister Salazar announces that interested powers will send a warship to Tangier to safeguard lives and property of foreigners. If Moroccan authorities request, troops may be landed, but there will be no interference in Morocco's internal affairs.
Berlin June 21 Westinghouse interests in Germany form a combination with the Bergmann Electric Company of Berlin to install Westinghouse traction systems. The Prussian State Railway Administration plans to electrify all steam railways with an appropriation of 12 1/2 million. Bergmanns employ about five thousand in Berlin and Sigmund Bergmann once partnered with Thomas A Edison.
Tangier reports Mulai Hafig arriving at fez and proclaiming himself Sultan seeking recognition. Ministers forward the circular to their governments. A Moroccan battle near Morocco City ends with Mulai Hafig's force routed. one killed and 150 wounded.
London June 1 delegates to the Pan Anglican Congress observed a partial holiday with discussions on social topics. The Bishop of Massachusetts preached at St Pauls Cathedral and Westminster Abbey while judges visited the Cathedral for its annual service. The Wall Street chaplain Bishop Wilkinson of Minnesota spoke at an open air gathering in Victoria Park along with other delegates and leading judges.
The financial commission of the Council of the Empire approved the Marine Ministry budget totaling 42.5 million dollars, including 5.5 million to lay four battleships this year. A deadlock looms as the upper house refuses a crucial item, while the 1906 budget earmarks 18 million for new naval construction.
Milan June 21 Leon de la Grange the French aeronaut continued tests before about 150000 spectators including Henry Farman English aeronaut who seeks a contest with de la Grange High winds limited his flight to about a mile and a quarter but he finally circled the course covering three miles at about forty miles per hour the machine stayed roughly twenty feet above ground and the crowd cheered while Farman congratulated him
A deadly night spree followed a high stakes fingers game among Italians in Glen Ridge and Montclair, where Donato Lungarello stabbed Farello fatally and wounded Currio. In Yonkers a separate brawl at Chiangone's Hotel Central led to John Castilani killing Raffaele Carragone with a baseball bat and injuring Ambrosia, as Rosie Chiangone was also struck. Police and a coroner investigated both scenes.
Thomas Winfield Pattison, general manager of the Aristotype Company part of Eastman Kodak concerns, died suddenly of heart disease at his father in law Don R Almy's Riverside Drive home yesterday morning. No physician was present and the coroner informed. Body shipment to Chicago planned for today. Born in Jamestown New York fifty four years ago he was educated in the West and moved to Rochester early. He was a Mystic Shiner. His wife and several children survive.
Nadine G Neftel widow of Dr William B Neftel died yesterday at No 13 Son Avenue. She was eight years old and a granddaughter of King George of Georgia the former southern Russian province. She came to this country after marrying in St Petersburg and was active in charities here. She left one son.
Lorenzo Dow Baker aged eighty eight father of the banana industry in the United States and founder of the Tinted Fruit Company died suddenly at the Parker House in Boston from heart disease. He had been in declining health for several weeks. Baker is survived by his son Lt. D. Baker and a daughter Martha Baker.
The Rev. George Zinnen, priest at the Church of the Helgia im St for twenty years near Avenue Joseph's Hospital, died at 65 after thirty years in the priesthood. He was at work last Tuesday when illness struck.
Mrs Riley watched her sons go out to the dam and arouse neighbors after a burglar entered the Riley bar. The intruder was wounded in a gunfight with the sons and fled as a posse searched until daylight, fearing he had accomplices awaiting in a wagon.
The scout cruiser reached almost 26 knots during its run from Quincy as official trials set to begin on Tuesday. The speed mark highlights performance ahead of the upcoming tests and reflects notable acceleration for the vessel in the period described.
Patrolman George Thompson of West 80th Street station who shot a charging woman is discharged by Coroner Acritelli after an inquest. Coroner Lehane performed an autopsy on Mary Fryat, a former hotel scrubwoman, found in the East River. Death ruled drowning with autopsy notes.
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