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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1906
Page
1
Harvard crew suffers a defeat as Cambridge triumphs in a race marked by Harvard’s spirited challenge against a stronger opponent. Cambridge earns the win on the water, while Harvard displays resilience despite the loss.
Harvard defeats Cambridge in a celebrated Thames row amid perfect conditions. Stuart leads Harvard with strategic stroke, Cambridge retains lead early, but Harvard fights back, finishing two lengths behind as spectators cheer both crews.
The Maine campaign nears its close as voters prepare for a Monday election. Governor William Cobb seeks a second term against Cyrus Davis with debates over prohibition. Littlefield faces McGillcuddy in the 2nd District while other Maine reps are expected to be re elected. News notes rally sites include Brunswick Waterville Rockland Ellsworth with Cannon Hale Lodge and Gompers involvement shaping the race.
The state executive committee met with Hearst presiding to decide policy for the state convention at Carnegie Hall. A split emerged between Hearst supporters and allies of the regular Democrats over whether to name a full Hearst ticket or pursue a partial ticket with later regular nominations. Language in Section 66 raises concerns about vacancies and cross-party nominations. The dissenters favor backing Hearst for governor and John Ford for attorney general while keeping other spots open for regulars on September 2.
Reader ad fragment describes fifteen fast trains to Buffalo by New York Central Lines, labeled "America's Greatest Railroad" with departures at 12 p m from New York.
An explosion at the Du Pont Powder Works near Nemours Virginia fatally injures four others and kills C D Clark. The cause is not yet known. King Edward returns to London from Marienbad today.
A dispute between the Inspector General’s office and the Quartermaster General’s department prompts a demand for a military tribunal to address alleged discipline issues. Colonel Mills reports criticizing the lifeboat lowering device on an army transport, drawing objections from General Humphrey and triggering ongoing exchanges likely to be shelved.
Chairman Niedringhaus of the Republican State Committee urged a Missouri gathering of county Congress and Senatorial leaders in St. Louis next Saturday to discuss important party matters and to push for President Roosevelt to be the 1908 Republican candidate. Missouri would lead a Roosevelt boom.
The Hatteras, a Gulf Fisheries Company smack from Gulfport, reports Mexican marines boarded seven miles off the Campeche coast on August 25 and demanded papers and cargo exposure while in open sea. The captain says the ship was under way to fishing banks and seeks U.S. protection.
A Maine schooner flagship reports three fatal accidents in five months. Water tender John L. Grant died after an ash bucket struck him at sea near Oyster Bay. Coxswain Patrick J. Kirwan was killed when he fell from a barge and fractured his skull. Ordinary seaman Dwight Reese drowned after going overboard near the North River. Sailors fear the Maine’s cursed hoedee remains active.
Levi F. Olds aged 68, founder of the ninety nine cent store, was struck and killed by a New York Central train at the Mechanic street crossing in Springfield Ohio while attempting to save a child this morning. The incident occurred at Mechanic street crossing. Olds was a retired capitalist and prominent local figure.
Mayor George B. McClellan returns from eleven weeks abroad aboard the St. Paul and declines to discuss politics. He avoids talk of Jerome Murphy Hearst and the unit rule, says he must study the situation, and will lead a Buffalo delegation only if primaries proceed. He criticizes municipal railways abroad but defends ferries here and notes the Aqueduct Commission limits on removals.
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