16 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1909
Page
1
Mrs Eddy’s letter ends the church clash as a stormy meeting unfolds at the congregation. Local members report relief after her intervention and call for unity in the church.
Letter from Brookline dated November 13 1909 to First Church of Christ Scientist New York City urges trustees to support Mother Church directors and unite with supporters, pledging 40 years of blessing and obedience and inviting fellowship in faith.
Mrs Mary Baker G Toldy founder of the Christian Science Church intervened to settle a conflict at First Church of Christ Scientist New York. Trustees pledged to follow Mrs Eddy's advice and charges against Virgil Stickler dissolved. The meeting ended with hymn and prayer as the congregants watched a dramatic turn in the church crisis.
Harvey Husted a Supreme Court stenographer from White Plains was arrested in New Rochelle after three shots were fired at his car. Patrolman Sutton chased him on a motorcycle, the bullets puncturing a rear tire and bringing the car to a stop near the Workaly golf club. He was arraigned and discharged. Husted claimed he drove only fifteen miles per hour while officer testimony cited twenty seven.
Mrs Maud Klein a thirty five year old English widow guest of Sherman Square Hotel was struck by a taxicab at Fifth Avenue and 234th Street last night. The chauffeur fainted and fell on the car wheel as three men rode with him. Mrs Klein and the chauffeur were taken to New York Hospital where she suffered contusions and a fractured rib. The chauffeur recovered en route.
Joseph Conner a nine year old of 149 Fast Toth street was struck by a car at Lexington avenue and 75th street. The rear wheel ran over his head and he was taken to Presbyterian Hospital with a fractured skull. The driver Charlies Heil 51 of 417 East 78th street fled to a garage for another chauffeur to take the boy to the hospital. Heil says he worked for Mrs. John Newton Ewell for twenty six years and had no prior accidents. He is jailed on felonious assault charges.
Telegraph to The Tribune Providence reports Ver non E Bebington of Brown class of 1911 was dragged from his room and ducked under the pump by about two hundred students after he allegedly criticized coaches in an anonymous letter for selecting varsity candidates by fraternity ties rather than merit. Babington admitted writing the letter and was also paddled. Captain Regnier and other varsity leaders led the punishment.
Eight year old Charles M Schwab died at his North Side home from burns received while playing with firebrands during a bonfire on Lesvnk street. A number of others were tossing brands when his clothing ignited before bystanders could extinguish the flames. John Schwab, the boy’s father, is a personal acquaintance of the former Carnegie protege Charles M Schwab.
In Washington the coroner's jury ruled the death of Archer Christian from injuries in a Virginia Georgetown football game an accident. It absolves players of blame while criticizing police handling as relatives removed suffered from the field incident.
Secret Service and Italian squad detectives arrested thirteen Italians in Harlem on counterfeiting charges. Led by Giuseppe Morello, the group allegedly moved imitation $2 bills from Palermo to New York, with twelve hundred counterfeit notes seized at a Third Avenue flat. More arrests followed at multiple addresses as prosecutors prepare U S Commissioner Shields for arraignment.
Captain Roald Amundsen is a passenger on the United States liner due today. He is reportedly here to outfit an expedition to retrieve Captain Cook’s North Pole records and may confer with Cook regarding his observations to be sent to the University of Copenhagen.
From Bluefields Nicaragua on November 15 General Chamorro after destroying government river boats evacuated Greytown. Toledo’s 2990 troops occupy Chamorro with gunboat Ometepe and other vessels maintaining a blockade. Rebels fear Toledo may capitulate as provisions grow scarce and Greytown is cut off.
The Herald reports that after the Dominion Steel and Iron Company and the Dominion Coal Company merger the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company and the Soo Corporation may join in another consolidation. The four firms have paid-up capital of 89.917,40 dollars and could be capitalized at 150,990.00 dollars making the largest Canadian industrial trust.
Telegraph report from Pittsburg says Francis L. Stephenson, 64, once with Whitney & Stephenson, millionaire broker, died at his home in a suspected self inflicted death. Coroner’s certificate not yet filed, police not releasing details. The firm failed two years ago over a $10 monthly interest loan and never recovered.
A. Mitchell Innes of the British Embassy sustained a fractured collarbone when his horse fell at a difficult fence during the Chevy Chase hunt in Washington. Injuries are not dangerous and he is resting well but will be incapacitated for about three weeks. Clarence R. Moore and another huntsman were present as the horse toppled.
An attachment for 31.5.9 was placed against the estate of John Burnham Brown of Ipswich in the Salem Probate Court. Stewart Brown of New York filed the attachment. The Brown estate, valued in the millions, supports an Ipswich educational institute. executor Joseph Fairhall of Danville is named. Relatives object to probate of the will.
Ottawa on November 15 saw Opposition Leader Mr. Borden question the possibility of placing Canada on the unfavored nations list for tariff treatment if Parliament ratifies the Franco Canadian trade treaty. Premier Laurier replied that neither the treaty nor Canadian legislation contains discrimination against the United States, and he doubted the American surtax would apply to Canada.
In Des Moines Iowa delegates to the National Grange Association vote for a woman suffrage resolution despite opposition from Mrs Patterson of Maryland. The measure, introduced by Mrs Kegsey of Washington, passes alongside resolutions endorsing parcels post postal savings banks and ICC amendments.
Magistrate Fitch in Flushing police court yesterday held Germain Lerree for Special Sessions after arraignment on Broadway for speeding. Robert Burton, developer of Woodmere, offered to post bail with his estate valued at 33 909 dollars.
Official dispatch from Nador Moroces states Moorish tribesmen have yielded to General Marina commander of Spanish forces.
The Department of State says the Russo Japanese agreements signed at Peking do not create a mining monopoly for Chinese and Japanese subjects or exclude Americans. It finds joint Chinese and Japanese operation of mines and no railway guard provision, with assurances from both signatories that mining rights remain open to non nationals under Chinese concessions.
After two crossings of Lake Erie in the Haddock balloon from Latonia Cincinnati the craft landed in a tree near Derby eighteen miles away at five this morning. Inside were C V Tevis, J Campbell Cort, and George Howard. To lighten the craft 41 ballast and clothing were jettisoned as a gale battered the balloon. The trip proved dangerous and strenuous for the crew.
Cleveland man James Leonard Thayer says he holds warranty deeds to six acres in Milwaukee valued at 250000000. The deeds trace to his grandfather, a Rocky River shipbuilder, and include historic signatures by Presidents Trier and Van Buren. Found in a Chicago trunk, the papers now rest with a local attorney. The Flamingo-Quickest Florida Train runs daily at 10 25 a m to Jacksonville and Florida East Coast resorts.
Kingston Jamaica reports a deadly flood after a cyclone with about fifty drowned and property damage around 1 25 million dollars. Banana plantations on the north side bore the main loss while the south endured little damage. shipments are unlikely before January.
President Al corta issued a decree declaring martial law for sixty days nationwide in response to rising anarchist propaganda. The mandate aims to regulate immigration and tighten suspect surveillance after the assassination of Senior Falcon, the police chief, and his secretary. Police view the Falcon murder as part of a broader anarchist plot.
J Thorn ton Hains publisher of sea tales and co defendant with his brother Captain Peter Hains in a killing case involving William E Annis arrived in St Augustine with William J Dunn. They announced plans to form a Florida coast motor boat manufacturing partnership and begin a fishing voyage down the east coast.
Forty boys from Birmingham north of Seattle stole a sidetracked locomotive last night. They ran it several miles at pace over a mile per minute before abandoning it, injuring themselves as it crashed into a freight train during the Birmingham raids and was wrecked. Five boys were seriously injured.
John McDevitt confessed in Philadelphia that he smashed a gas meter at the Meyer Building 1733 South 20th Street to steal 275 dollars and caused the death of Martha Ryan who slept upstairs. He implicated companions John Barrett and William McCullough in the break in and meter removal.
An overnight kitchen fire at the Hotel Wolcott in West 1st street was halted by the quick actions of the auditor and chef. The grease pan overturned in the kitchen, but guests remained unaware as fire equipment arrived promptly and caused minimal damage.
Dr William A Bell of Yonkers died suddenly last night during a professional visit to a sick child on Yonkers avenue. He collapsed at the foot of the bed with a sharp pain in his left chest as Dr Max Fischman nearby found his heartbeat faint and pronounced him dead within minutes.
Judge Soucereau in Verdi united Margaret Illington and Edward J Bowes after a divorce decree. He walked through a blinding snowstorm to perform the ceremony then charged 5 percent of his fee and declined further comment.
James B Reynolds former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury denies Richard Parr acting deputy surveyor in charge of the New York Custom House fraud charges. Reynolds says no effort was made to influence his judgment by the Sugar Trust and explains Parr sought a share of a government recovery. He recalls issuing an anti moiety policy barring such bonuses and notes Parr’s role as a claimant.
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