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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
3
Secretary Taft will stay in Hot Springs until early September with golf the main recreation. He plans to ride, drive, and keeps in touch with the campaign while avoiding Murray Bay this summer. He may take rest travel later but no decision yet.
In Tennessee Governor M R Patterson won the Democratic nomination by about nine thousand votes over E W Carmack on the Prohibition issue. In the 8th District Democratic primary Joseph W Byrnes defeated incumbent John Wesley Gaines after twelve years in Congress. Louisville results note R V Thomas Jr of Muhlenberg County won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 3d District.
A young man at Belmont Mansion in Fairmount Park drank carbolic acid during a performance of the Merry Widow. Samuel Weintraut, 23, Jersey City, died within an hour. His brother John, a dealer in Jersey City, said Samuel had come to Philadelphia seeking work and finances failed.
Denver dispatch describes Democratic leaders arriving for the national convention, with Bryan allies optimistic about Theodore Bell as temporary chairman and Clayton likely to be permanent chair, while vice presidential nominations spark a flurry of speculation including Johnson Gray Towne O'Brien Chanler Harrison and Kern. The convention hall progress and city preparations, decorations, and security are outlined as Denver readies for the event.
Atop the golden dome a massive lamp glows, visible forty miles away, with lights along the sloping dome, edge cornices, and atop the four sides of the masonry columns. Thousands of smaller lights outline the great structure, creating a brilliant display.
Lincoln Neb June 28 Willis J Abbott Democratic National Committee press bureau representative says Governor Johnson has no chance for the Vice Presidency. Abbott notes his Bryan ties carry weight and rumors of Bryan opposing Johnson win credence. Illinois delegation encounters mud delays en route to Denver. storm and tornado near Lincoln. Bryan is in the city as delegates travel amid car ads drawing disfavor. Roger Sullivan not with the party. the trip runs under his name.
New York State Democrats face a VP jockeying scene as they assess options to oppose Bryan or back him. Chanler, Coler, Metz, Murphey, and Harrison are floated as potential running mates or supporters, with Murphey backing McClellan and concerns over a possible resignation if nominated.
Judge George Gray says he has not authorized anyone to use his name for any place on the Denver ticket. He does not wish to be interviewed on the subject and will not decline an honor before it is offered.
In Clearfield Pennsylvania on June 28 William J. Bryan sought to dethrone Colonel J M Guffey of the Democratic National Committee. Kerr a wealthy Democrat was defeated by George M Dimeling in county chairman race, thwarting Bryan's plan. Kerr signals he will not contest Guffey for national committeeman.
Tammany Society will hold its Fourth of July celebration at Tammany Hall despite many leaders attending the Democratic convention in Denver. Governor N C Blanchard of Louisiana and Congressman Morris Sheppard of Texas will deliver long talks, with shorter remarks from Congressman Charles Edwards of Georgia Congressman Timothy Ansbury of Ohio and John Sayles of Binghamton. George F. Scannell will preside in place of Daniel F. Cohalan, with Justice Michael F. Blake as secretary. The event begins at noon with the Tammany Glee Club and the 69th Regiment Band, at 14th Street venue.
The Central Federated Union urged Secretary Taft in a special delivery letter, sent yesterday at the Engineers' Union No. 319 request, to raise mechanics' wages in forts and arsenals near New York to the prevailing rate and to stop displacing mechanics by enlisted men from a soldiers' technical school at Fort Wood.
Miss Carrie Partson aged 21 of 67 West a street is in Hudson Street Hospital in a critical condition from stomach poisoning after dining on a soft shell crab at Brighton Beach with her mother. The pair went to Perry's drug store on Park Row where Miss Partlow suddenly fell ill and was taken by cab to the Astor House, then moved to the hospital. Dr Norton responded to the ambulance call and treated her, with condition reported serious this morning.
Mrs. Dorothy Mack, nineteen, and wife of aeronaut John Mack, attempted an ascent at Hillside Park Belleville New Jersey. She rose in a balloon alone for the first time, drifted toward the Passaic River, and was held up by a life preserver before being rescued by Jesse Shermann a Nutley bookkeeper.
Lake Placid New York June 28 telegraph report on George S Daniels at Signal Hill with arterial sclerosis. Doctors Wright and Ward say recovery is virtually impossible and he may never leave bed though death could come at any moment. prognosis ranges from days to a year. Dr Ward heads to Albany after declaring no further treatment possible.
Robert Teebles Nevin, publisher writer and oil operator, died at his Pittsburg home aged 102. Born July 31 1820 in Shippensburg Penn he wrote verses and prose and a noted campaign song Our Nominee. He led The Pittsburg Sunday Leader then The Evening Leader and founded The Pittsburg Time later merged with The Pittsburg Gazette. He founded Cornplanters Oil Company and was father of composer Ethelbert Nevin.
John Haven son of John Appleton Haven a New York and Boston commission merchant died at his Rye New York home aged eighty seven He leaves a sister Miss F A L Haven of 4 Fifth Avenue New York. Alexander M Westervelt of the A C Courier Company Newark died at his Plan e street home Newark yesterday He was a past chancellor of Washington Lodge 31 K P His wife survives him.
Pennsylvania Railroad shopmen ordered to full time work starting July 1 with a fifty five hour minimum per week. The Altoona locomotive repair shops will be busiest as thousands of workers are needed for weeks to begin serious locomotive repairs and rebuilds.
Martin Loeb of 220 Eighth Avenue is charged with walking out of 331 Eighth Avenue wearing eight hundred suits valued at 10000. He and his wife were arraigned before Magistrate Walsh and held in 5000 bond for Tuesday exam. Detective reports place a pattern of theft over eighteen months and a large stock found at Loeb’s flat.
Madison Grant of the Bronx River Parkway Commission warns the city must pay no more for parkway lands than private buyers, aiming to acquire bottom lands via gifts or options to avoid costly condemnation. He notes finances restrict new city purchases and vows to prevent graft while seeking fair valuation.
Mrs Mamie Legate a Sixth Avenue waitress choked while eating clam chowder and was rushed to New York Hospital. Doctors suspected an oxtail bone but could not confirm after X ray. a small gastric ulcer was observed. Her husband Robert Legate is a hotel chef.
Patrolman John Dugan of the traffic squad was arrested on a felonious assault charge after firing a revolver in the Hudson Terminal Building. A wounded Italian laborer is reported, though officials say the gun was loaded with blanks. Foreman Frank Berry witnessed the shooting and helped trigger the arrest. Berry was admonished when he tried to withdraw his complaint. Magistrate House set bail at 2500 and questioned officials who intervened on Dugan’s behalf.
In a Calvary Baptist Church address, Rev. Robert S. MacArthur praised Grover Cleveland’s courage and public service while calling for broader conciliation to unite the party. He lauded Taft as the properly educated and prepared national leader and urged high training for candidates.
Miss Rosella Rhodes, cousin of George M Cohan and former member of his company, married Charles J. Vion last evening. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Father Powers at the Saint Anns Church corner of West Street and Madison Avenue.
Harry K. Thaw will leave Poughkeepsie at 7 AM in custody of Under Sheriff John Townsend to face a Supreme Court appearance at White Plains for a jury trial on his insanity case. His new attorney Charles Morschauser seeks to detain him away from Matteawan until sanity is settled.
The Rev. Edmund B. Smith baptized Charles Reginald Bradley, an eighteen month prisoner, in the chapel of St. Cornelius at Governor's Island. Bradley, ill for weeks and treated in the post hospital, was baptized as sixty prisoners and island residents listened under guard.
Frank Whitney, a junior partner at Parington and Whitney of 3% Greenwich Street, escaped Morris Plains Insane Asylum and was found dining at the Cosmopolitan Hotel with two friends. He resisted returning to the asylum and was taken to Leonard Street station where Dr. Norton of Hudson Street Hospital deemed him insane and suffering from paresis.
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