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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
18
The balloon Montana over Mestrendorf Saxony tore its envelope at about six thousand feet this morning. The balloonist aged seven landed safely and all passengers escaped injury.
Reports from the James Gordon Bennett cup race say only two balloons landed, the Zephyr at Magdeburg and Valencia at Bremen, after starting near Schmargendorf. Forty balloons soared, with German entrants predominating, aiming to remain aloft two to four days before possible sea descents.
William sent an adjutant to inquire and hopes to meet Mr. Forbes this evening. Forbes plans to proceed to England for ascents. Brigadier General James Allen, chief of the Signal Corps, visited Berlin for the international race and left for Bremen to sail tomorrow on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie to New York.
A M Herring of New York arrives at Fort Myer with the aeroplane built for the army. Testing at the Fort begins in weeks with delivery and inspection by the signal corps board due tomorrow afternoon. He plans to return to New York after refinements, and has thirty days to conduct official Fort Myer flights.
The autumn session begins with ten weeks focused on government measures led by the licensing bill. Expected debates over education Irish land unemployment and suffragist actions fill Parliament as police restrain crowds. Mrs Pankhurst Drummond and Christabel Pankhurst refuse government summonses.
Emperor Francis Joseph with Countess Lonyay and Princess Otto Windischgratz attended the unveiling of a monument to Crown Prince Rudolph in Budapest. The event followed Rudolphs mysterious 1889 death and the Emperor said it showed national sympathy in good and evil times.
President Castro’s health improves and he appears in Caracas streets for the first time since Valencia. Foreign Minister Sefter Paul met him to discuss Venezuela’s reply to the Netherlands second note. General Carmelo Castro departed for New York seeking artillerymen to man Venezuela’s coast defenses.
The conference approved the government's war aid request and released 3.2 million for the Ministry of War. Prince Nicholas delivered a bellicose message to Parliament saying annexation of provinces is a grave wrong on Montenegro and pledging sacrifice for a just outcome, met with approving demonstrations.
Prince Peter of Montenegro and Prince George of Servia exchange cordial telegrams pledging fraternal support. Britain and France allegedly back Servia’s peaceful course and potential gains in Sandjak Novi Bazar. The Skupshtina vows vigorous action to defend national interests and supports the government.
Berlin reports from Belgrade say Servian customs officers seized a Hungarian customs house on the frontier. Belgrade residents burned an Austrian flag in Theatre Square while Servian gendarmes reinforce actions. A Servian mob boarded an Austrian steamer and burned the flag after tearing it down.
The emperor left Rominten for Berlin today due to scarlet fever in a village near the imperial castle. He met Chancellor von Bulow at the prince’s palace, walked in the garden, and had a continued conference over lunch summarizing Balkan tensions and state concerns.
Prince Ferdinand arrived in Sofia as Czar of the Bulgarians amid a grand welcome. He traveled from Philippopolis, rode through the city in a gilded cavalcade, and was greeted at a triumphal arch. A cathedral mass followed and the prince reviewed the local garrison. Diplomats did not attend.
The Cretan Parliament met and formally voted the island's union with Greece. Moslem delegates were not present at the session in Canea on October 12.
Constantinople reports that German and Italian ambassadors issued joint declarations to the Porte condemning treaty violations without signatories’ consent, joining British French and Russian positions. Austria remains aloof as a boycott on Austrian goods grows and many Turks abandon the red fez for white headgear.
Budapest October 12 Baron von Aehrenthal told the Hungarian Foreign Affairs committee he would adhere to non-intervention and sought closer Turkish relations. He argued Bosnia and Herzegovina’s incorporation was inevitable and welcomed Turkish gains from withdrawing garrisons at Novi-Bazar. The committee passed a vote of confidence in his policy.
The Turkish cruiser Meji dieh and three torpedo boats arrived at Salonica and continued toward Samos. Samos lies about forty miles southwest of Senyrna and is the nearest Greek island to Turkey, paying an annual tribute to the empire.
Paris reports a brighter Balkan situation as M. Cambon says Germany is ready to take part in the proposed conference. It is understood Sir Edward supports the principle of the conference on the Dardanelles if the strait is not opened solely for Russia and Turkey consents.
Ambassador James Bryce told a Boston dinner that Balkan trouble will find a peaceful solution and a new dawn of peace will settle over Europe. He praised England’s progress stance and noted Canada and the United States are closely linked in seeking global peace.
John Arbuckle of New York plans a proposal to float the stranded cruiser Yankee ashore at Buzzard’s Bay. A single wrecking bid to raise the vessel was deemed too high and was not acted on. Arbuckle had previously repurposed the Jacob A Stamler into a lodging house and workshop for modest means workers in New York.
Merchants and real estate figures courted by the Street Railway Passenger Rights Association voiced strong support for transfers. Samuel J. Bloomingdale warned that fare rigidity harms city value and cautioned against railway motives while Israel Ludlow announced an upcoming meeting and a nationally reputed lawyer to serve as counsel.
Mrs. Belle S. Herrick of 1 East 73d Street, near the Park Avenue tunnel, has lived with tunnel noise for five years. The Public Service Commission has acted under its governing act to address such complaints and work toward public relief.
The note thanks Eliott and a young man for stopping noise at Tid street and Park avenue. It expresses appreciation for their perseverance and wishes them success, noting public support.
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