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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1908
Page
20
The Daily Telegraph will publish a 130 photograph gift book of Queen Alexandra's intimate family snapshots with descriptions by the Queen. Profits from the book will be devoted exclusively to charity, enhancing the work's human interest.
The Gaelic American published by Daniel F. Cohalan hosts a fierce editorial attack on Cardinal Gibbons after his recent London visit. The piece accuses him of English-leaning rhetoric, mocks Irish leaders, and questions the fidelity of Irish Catholics.
In Baltimore a Protestant Spiritualist and Hebrew group sent Cardinal Gibbons a silver loving cup with a presentation by ex Congressmen Charlies R Schirm. The Rev William E Rousman from Eutaw Place synagogue greeted the Cardinal. Mount St Marys College Emmitsburg centennial will be celebrated midweek with Cardinal Gibbons as board president amid other church leaders.
London reports The Standard states the government will guarantee either a loan of 50 000 400 or Rhodesian Railway debentures to aid development of the Charters South Africa Company territories and their railways after prolonged talks with the Colonial Office.
Armed man battled two police and the bridge superintendent on the Williamsburg Bridge tower. After a ten minute struggle he was disarmed and handcuffed, then taken down the ladders while fighting. He claimed identity as Joseph Kratz and said he had been without food for three days. He was placed in a padded cell with acute dementia.
William Jones known as Bill Jones the Avenger who sought to avenge Garfield shot and killed John A. McPherson of Detroit at Bates farm near Brookland outside Washington. He used a shotgun and was arrested while heading to Baltimore on property matters. He admitted the act claiming self defense.
Mrs. Charlotte Decker of Seneca Falls died last night aged 109, just before would-be 110 on November 27. She recalled her father Godfrey Reals a Colonial Army volunteer and Valley Forge hardships, remembered 1812 grain shortages priced at five dollars a bushel, and detailed four marriages ending with Samuel Decker in June 1900 when she was 102. One child died in infancy.
Governor Hughes denounces a system of public franchise leasing that enriched insiders and drained funds from city transit. He cites leases such as Twenty-third Street Railroad to Metro Police and the Broadway and Seventy Avenue deal, noting high 18 to 19 percent dividends and 23 million in annual interest. He argues proper supervision by the Public Service Commission would have prevented the present receiverships and transfers being cut.
Telegraph report from Pittsburg outlines a pamphlet by Second Presbyterian Church members condemning Rev. Dr. S Edward Young after his appointment to Bedford Presbyterian Church Brooklyn with 10000 salary. It cites alleged membership and attendance drops, declares modern church methods distort gospel, lists extra income and expenses, and notes Young’s plan to answer charges at a congregational meeting tomorrow night.
Daniel J. Keefe sixth vice president of the AFL says the labor movement remains free from partisan influence and will not endorse a party. He notes he personally supports Taft for his wartime labor law enforcement, while the executive council has not endorsed any presidential candidate.
Panic broke out at the Brighton Oval after part of the grandstand collapsed during a game between the Brighton Athletic Association nine and the Brooklyn National League team. Three hundred spectators fell, seventeen injured including Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McGuire and their Edna, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Converse and their son from Grand avenue. Police restored order as play resumed with Brooklyn winning 4 to 2.
Eugene W. Chaffin told a large audience at the Baptist Tabernacle today that the United States’ achievements are due to Christian Science and the Word of God, not political schemes or acts of statesmanship.
Police headquarters notes a patrolman named Thomas Roche who fell at Church Street station in the early morning, sustaining a lacerated wound to the head. He received attention and returned to patrol duty as stairs were reported in good condition. a lieutenant commented on the stairs at the blotter.
An attempt to wreck a Ma honing hotel by hitching a freight train to it failed when a wire cable attached to a corner beam parted as the train moved. The raid damaged part of the building, and lodgers, mostly non union iron workers, were shaken but not seriously hurt amid prior union clashes.
Winnipeg dispatch reports James Oliver Curwood, Detroit author, killed in Lac La Ronge region by natives after allegedly firing on a native. details scarce. Mounted police investigate, with a trader delivering the account.
More than $62,000 was pledged for foreign missions during two sessions of the Christian and Missionary Alliance convention at the Gospel Tabernacle on East Eighth Avenue. Though slightly below last year’s New York contributions, annual pledges exceed $250,000, the largest total in the alliance’s history, with Rev. A. B. Simpson presiding and missionaries from many countries in attendance.
A red touring car with a party of men and women ran onto the sidewalk at 43d Street by the Hotel Cadillac, swerved from steering trouble, struck Rector's steps, and halted. Occupants alighted. chauffeur assisted by cabmen moved the car back into the street as the Broadway crowds resumed activity. The incident disrupted a brief moment of daily parade before orders restored.
Senator W Murray Crane returned from a Western trip in a confident mood about Taft, saying dark spots remain but the overall outlook is bright as apathy fades and the Republican drive gains life. Also an advertisement notes refined surroundings at Haan’s Restaurant Park Row building with luncheon dinner and music.
In a Berlin Schmargendorf start, the American Conqueror piloted by A Forbes and Augustus Post endured a near catastrophe when the silk envelope ripped at about four thousand feet. The balloon became a parachute, the basket struck a roof, yet both flyers escaped with minor injuries as the other entrants continued.
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