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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
16
Republican candidate Taft spent a morning at the White House meeting President Roosevelt and press corps. He praised his Southern trip to Richmond and courtesies received, voiced confidence in his election, and outlined modest New York speaking plans before departing for Newark and wider states.
Charles Mitchell, a local Black man, eluded officers until today when he fired on deputies at his house in Wittens Ga. He killed bailiff T. L. Peek and CF Argo then beat deputy Elliott, who died later. A warrant had been issued for the assault with intent to murder G. W. Brooks. Pursuits by posses followed.
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck a farmer wagon near Lawrenceville Junction early Oct 18, killing Virgil Williams aged 13 and Zachariah Williams 20. Fatally injured were Mrs Anna Brackin and Mrs Frank Brubeck. six others injured. The wagon was dragged a hundred feet. the mule team was unharmed several miles away.
Alexander Duncan aged three son of Alex Duncan a Knickerbocker Trust clerk was fatally burned playing with matches at his Yonkers home on Saturday evening. He lit his dress after the servant left to shop, the servant raced up and extinguished the flames. The boy was taken to St Joseph's Hospital. the servant was also injured and treated at St Vincent’s Riverside Hospital.
Patrolman Charles Lauerssen of the Hamilton avenue station Brooklyn was arrested in a saloon at 1150 Broadway Williamsburg by three detectives. He admitted owning the saloon and that the license was in his name as of October 1. He claimed ignorance of wrongdoing for a policeman running a saloon.
An unknown man fired twice at Father F. J. Fielding of Corpus Christi Church in Chicago at 2 pm as Sunday school crowds gathered. Fielding dropped to avoid hits, the shooter fled, and police rushed to the scene but could not catch him. Fielding suspects an anarchist motive after the incident near the church and park.
James Stanley Joyce, Yale Scientific School senior, was held in $200 bail after being charged by a bicycle policeman with speeding a high power racing automobile at twenty two miles per hour on Fifth Avenue. Magistrate Crane warned of homicide risk and remanded him to await trial. Joyce, son of a Chicago businessman and Yale Auto Club officer, resides at Vanderbilt Hall.
Five year old Herbert Sibbern of 426 Seventh Ave Brooklyn was fatally injured when a touring car driven by Howard Redfield 18 of 614 Avenue Flatbush struck him at Ninth Ave and 35th St near Prospect Park. Redfield rushed the child and the boy’s father Henry Sibbern to Seney Hospital. The driver, son of real estate dealer Henry Redfield, was later arrested by Snyder Ave police on a charge of causing the death.
Captain Arthur Hill and his wife Mrs Haleex Corwin and friends were in a touring car halted on Clinton avenue Brooklyn by Patrolman Van Cleaf who claimed the car moved twenty one miles an hour. Chauffeur John Norman was arrested and taken to Bergen street station. Hill appealed for bail using a ring from his wife as security.
Eugene Wood, an engineer for a logging railroad, was shot and killed near Panama City by "Jack" Gilbert, a naval stores operator. The incident followed Wood failing to stop at Gilbert’s facility for freight, then Gilbert allegedly placed a red flag on the track and fired as the train stopped on the next trip.
Police chase links a Rahway railroad station robbery to a former state Senator Thomas N McCarter case. Judge Edward W. Cook recovered £800 during a platform fight, but the suspect escaped. Woods around Red Bank were scoured all day with no trace found.
Sewell Sleuman a $500000 broker known across the West killed Eva Hart at her Burdett street home after telephoning a warning then shot himself. The couple drove there in an automobile and were found dead in the front parlor. Sleuman faced Board of Trade clashes and had offices in Omaha and many Nebraska Missouri branches.
Emile Stricker driving the 120 horsepower Mercedes owned by Robert Graves crashed at 110 mph on the Vanderbilt Cup course near Jericho Turnpike. Mechanician Andrew Murray was trapped under the car and initially unconscious. he later woke and is expected to recover. Stricker regained consciousness, left Nassau County Hospital, and will be entered again.
Lieutenant Frank T. Evans of the battleship Louisiana was found guilty of absenting from post and disrespect to a superior officer. He was found not guilty on the intoxication charge and sentenced to loss of 150 numbers and a public reprimand. Rear Admiral Sperry approved, deeming the sentence inadequate but ensuring punishment.
A large rally of over a thousand gathered at Union Station in Pittsburg to see Harry F. Thaw arrive from New York. Police used force to control the crowd as the train pulled in. Thaw did not appear on other incoming trains. It was later said he might leave Matteawan Monday night and reach the city Tuesday morning.
Fishkill Landing N Y October 18 Thaw expected to be moved to Pittsburg for bankruptcy proceedings but no action occurred today. Thaw wore traveling clothes and awaited orders from Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner while no legal visitors arrived and the asylum kept him inside for the night.
An express car on a Pennsylvania Railroad train erupted in flames near Sharon Hill early today as the train sped toward Philadelphia. The car was cut out at the suburb and destroyed despite rapid arrival of the local fire department.
Yale captain Robert Burch resigned today due to injuries that sidelined him since practice. Coaches and players refused to accept the resignation and expect him to keep the captaincy for the season’s remaining games. Fred Murphy appears likely to succeed as quarterback, with Coy as possible alternate.
Portions of a human skeleton were found near Petersham Road in Athol Mass. Investigators believe the remains may belong to Frank J Burns a jewelry salesman who disappeared December 16 1963. Burns was last seen with William T Smith who was later jailed for larceny in connection with Burns's jewelry.
William N. Sweeney, a Glens Falls Fire Insurance Company special agent for Maryland Delaware and Eastern Virginia, shot himself in his Baltimore office this afternoon. Despondency over poor health and financial troubles is suspected.
The piece discusses Interborough Metropolitan and transit chaos blamed on government by commission. It cites high capitalization per mile, compares with Chicago and Boston, notes subway costs, and argues against Hughes regulation while critiquing Chanler.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria left Madrid after a Paris premiere of Paul Bourget’s new drama about church and state. After the third act the king summoned Bourget to the royal box and praised him. An animated discussion followed over a scene where an officer refuses to force church doors during inventories. The king said he would have obeyed if he were Catholic.
San Sebastian October reports Prince Jaime, second son of King Alfonso, ill with varioloid after vaccination. He is the infant son of the Spanish monarch and the royal family remains hopeful for his recovery.
Turin reports no official announcement yet on the marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins but says the King has given consent. The duke plans to sail for the United States, likely via Havre, as newspapers treat Miss Elkins as a future Italian princess with royal status and honors.
Westchester County Sheriff and District Attorney announce strict anti gambling enforcement for the Empire City Racetrack fall meeting opening tomorrow. Police will deploy detectives and collaborate with Yonkers officers to curb bookmakers and bettors, with potential indictments as the current grand jury prepares its report.
The Rev. Herbert S. Johnson of Warren Avenue Baptist Church announced he will not perform marriages where one partner is a consumptive. He urged church action at the district meeting to prohibit such unions, citing moral duty and the church's role beyond laws. He also stated he would not marry any man earning less than $12 a week.
Shreveport Louisiana October 18 Mrs Bonnie Mattlock seventeen and newlywed Baptist shot herself after arguing with husband a Methodist about which church to attend. He heard a shot as he left for church and found her dead on return.
Pittsburg youth Harry Sokolsky nineteen leaves for a five year singing course with the Metropolitan Opera Company. His exceptional voice impressed Enrico Caruso last April when the company visited, prompting Caruso to urge the Met to sign him.
Sefiorita Eloise Asunsola, daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher, arrived at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for hip disease treatment after a 2,800 mile journey from Chihuahua. Her father died last year and supported Spain during the Spanish-American War, once pledging over a million dollars to Spain's fighting fund.
Bulgaria and Turkey deny hostile aims as they seek a quick agreement. Turkey reportedly countermanded mobilization orders amid internal agitation and martial law in parts of Asia Minor. A massacre of Jews occurred in Bagdad as Servian Foreign Minister Milovanovic left Belgrade for Berlin.
Reports from Constantinople Sofia and London deny mobilization in Turkey and Bulgaria. Officials say no aggression planned, troops only in routine maneuvers and police service. A peace mission from central Young Turks arrives, while Czar Ferdinand returns from Bistritza.
Naoum Pacha, Turkish Ambassador in Paris, says Bulgaria abandoned war plans after promises from Sofia. Mobilization orders were drafted then halted, and an accord between Turkey and Bulgaria appears near. France credited with helping avert conflict as Sofia reportedly suspended reserves and avoided a full war declaration.
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