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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
19
Ossining officials allege Sing Sing prison stole city water for decades. The city seeks arrears and investigates unmetered pipes to a private piano factory adjoining the prison, with meters removed and payments disputed.
Surrogate Charles H. Beckett pressed for raises for his recording band clerks noting long service and family obligations. Mayor McClellan and other officials challenged detailing personal finances of employees while budget figures show Beckett seeks 16 500 for the surrogates staff. Brooklyn magistrates sought 174 000 more and got 36 000, Manhattan magistrates asked for 7 000, with requests also for court staff and attendants.
Justice Mills in White Plains hears motion by District Attorney Jerome to transfer Harry K. Thaw trial to New York City. Jerome storms out after refusal. Winslow cautions he may retire if tried in Westchester. Mills indicates trial will proceed Monday and defends habeas corpus rights.
John Richardson at Lamberts Point shoots his sister in law Miss Josephine Cromwell and his father in law Beverley Cromwell. He then kills the Cromwell horse and fatally shoots himself after returning to his yard. Authorities deem him insane.
Richwood West Virginia October 7 nearly all local factories idle with over a thousand workers out of work due to the drought. A long dry spell ended with rain about a month ago but failed to revive business.
The Mayflower endures a brutal hurricane after losing most spars and a rudder with three tons of dynamite aboard. Noyes, Boylston, and crew jettison cargo, rig jury sails, and improvise sea anchors as the Advance and later the Hippolyte Dumots respond to signals. The Dumois tows the stricken ship toward New York, rescuing crew one by one with Captain Danielsen and his wife hosting the save.
Five Harvard men and seven crew aboard the Mayflower were rescued after a brutal Atlantic gale two hundred miles east of Watling's Island. The yacht foundered while seeking sunken Spanish treasure, later taken in tow by the Hippolyte Dumais.
The Mayflower crews cling to life as the Hippolyte Dumois and the Ran reach the distressed vessel. Captain Danielsen aims a line to the Mayflower, rescuing a dozen sailors who are pulled aboard amid a cheering spark of hope. After three sleepless days, the rescued crew, still in rags, are ashore on the Dumois.
Five college men of the Mayflower party arrived aboard the Congressional Limited after a bold voyage. They recounted life threatening moments during the storm, including Noyes saving a life line and multiple crew actions. They dumped dynamite overboard and were rescued by Captain Danielsen of the Dumois's lifeboat.
In Chicago on October 7 William J. Bryan spoke to the Business Men's National Bryan and Kern Association at the Auditorium. With Nathan Straus absent due to a family illness his address was read by Representative Rhinock of Kentucky. Straus outlined reasons for supporting Bryan and predicted a Democratic victory.
The American Museum of Natural History declined Israel Ludlow's proposal for a permanent aeronautic exhibit citing financial reasons. Ludlow, a member of the Aero Club of America and inventor, had suggested a display similar to the Langley room at the Smithsonian.
The will of Freeman E. Handille shows he left his estate to his second wife Mrs. Neilie R. Van Schore after divorcing both wives for abandonment. Handille, a former photographer and writer, shot himself on December 21, 1906. The will, in a safe deposit vault for a loan, names his children with modest bequests and sets aside the rest to the second wife as probate opens November 28.
Justice Bischoff orders more specifics in the suit by sculptor J Q A Ward against over thirty Society of the Army of the Cumberland members. Ward seeks 2500 for ill rejection of his model of General Philip H Sheridan. The court requires particulars on contract binding and ratification, and timing of the defendants’ extension of time to complete.
Mrs. Helen Margaret Kelly Gould seeks a divorce from Frank J. Gould on grounds of his alleged infidelity in Cape Breton in 194 and New York. Justice Greenrich ordered the defendant to answer with details about a North Sidney house where he is accused of visiting a woman. Other undefended cases listed include George N. Gould versus Florence Gould and Milton J. Gould versus Sarah J. Gould.
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