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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
23
From noon today to midnight St Petersburg reported 471 new cholera cases and 126 deaths in 24 hours. The city opens a second large hospital as cases rise and schools shut for six weeks to house patients. 1,061 total cases since the epidemic began. Odessa reports seven deaths and 13 ill as cholera spreads, with quarantines and disinfection in effect.
Manila reports 23 new cholera cases and six deaths in the 24 hours to 8 am Saturday. A typhoon off the coast drenching Manila aids in city cleansing. Officers deploy inspectors and disinfectors. fire department and chemical engines aid disinfection to curb the outbreak.
Amor China September 18 native cholera hospitals report thirteen deaths in ten days ending Thursday. Eight leading native physicians report treating only two cholera cases in that period. Deaths from all causes in Amoy on Thursday totaled seventeen.
Vienna dispatch reports the Count Szechenyi and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt were slightly injured when their car struck a bridge pillar returning from Hungarian army maneuvers. The Count and Countess escaped unharmed as the vehicle wrecked.
The Social-Democratic Congress in Nuremberg defeated a proposal to have Socialists vote state appropriations to the empire by 248 to 118. After the vote, sixty delegates from Bavaria Baden Württemberg and Hesse joined in a declaration that state Socialists should follow local conditions, signaling a serious break in party unity.
The Newfoundland Legislature was dissolved. General election date scheduled for Monday November 2, with Sir Robert Bond as premier leading the campaign and opposition headed by Sir Edward Morris, formerly Attorney General. The timing follows Canada’s election period.
In St Petersburg on Sept 16 women students won a rotable victory over Minister of Education M Schwartz in the battle to attend lectures at Russian universities. The Cabinet granted 2,219 female students permission to finish their courses, but said further admission of women must await legislative action.
Reports from Petersburg Montreal Rio de Janeiro and Montreal detail a proposed U S agricultural agency for Russia to study American farming methods to replace the commune system cadets exiled in Siberia for revolutionary activities a dinner for the American ambassador in Rio de Janeiro and a reception with cabinet officials in attendance John G Sullivan named chief engineer on Canadian Pacific Ry Edgar Humphrey dies from an accidental gun misfire Laurier calls for a permanent U S style tariff commission but dismisses hopes for higher tariffs on British goods
Major General Charles Edward Luard ret, age 56, killed himself by stepping in front of a train at Teston crossing Wateringbury England after writing a farewell letter alleging scandalous reports about his wife’s death near Sevenoaks last August. An inquest into Mrs Luard’s murder is to resume next week with no motive proven. Luard’s career included leading roles in 1867 Fenian disturbances, Gibraltar rearmament, and founding rifle clubs. his son, an army officer, was en route from the Transvaal.
Washington reports from American Minister in Salvador say Leroy Cannon is being tried at Choluteca Vioaduras on charges of involvement in Honduran revolutionary movements. He is treated fairly with proper proceedings. Cannon, son of David K Cannon of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, had previously gone to Central America with a U S expedition to survey the Nicaraguan Canal route and lacks U S documents.
San Juan on September 18 reports a forty eight hour stalemate as the House of Delegates blocks a 3000 irrigation measure and seeks physician appointments to study anemia under Health Director instead of the Governor, amid the extraordinary session.
Berlin dispatch reports Representative Richard Bartholat, head of the American group of the Interparliamentary Union, presenting resolutions. Emperor William telegrams thanks delegates and expresses hope the conference will secure world peace, a goal close to his heart.
Paris reports the Foreign Office announced that Great Britain accepts fully and without reserve the Franco Spanish note on the Moroccan situation. The pledge signals strong allied stance amid tensions in the region.
A coroner's jury in Alpena Michigan ruled murder and self-inflicted deaths in the case of George Bradbury nineteen and Norah Priest eighteen found on a country road three miles from Alpena. Bradbury had purchased a revolver yesterday and rented a horse and buggy last night. The bodies showed one shot through the head and another through the heart with a final self-inflicted wound by Bradbury.
State Superintendent C J Baxter rules children need not take part in school prayers or Bible readings unless parents approve. The decision follows Arthur Watts of River Edge New Jersey objecting to his eight and eleven year old children joining in, causing the family to withdraw from school activities.
A blast of two gallons of gasolene on a barge near the Grampus and Pike at Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo California today killed Chief Machinist Teddy Mey and injured Lt J S Townsend and Chief Gunners Mates W H Leahy and Morrin. The submarine boats were scorched and the tender Fortune and tug Unadilla were damaged as flames erupted forcing crew to jump overboard.
John F. Stevens president of the North Side Board of Trade invites mayors and civic officers from Yonkers New Rochelle and Mount Vernon to a reception and tour of the Bronx on October 15. Automobiles will meet visitors at the 128th street plaza and take them through factory business and residential areas visiting parks and schools, followed by dinner at Huber's Casino.
The American Atlantic fleet set sail from Albany led by the battleship Connecticut making nine to thirteen knots. The group heads toward Manila about 3,600 miles away, with arrival expected October 20. Delays due to coal and piping issues affected readiness.
George Panopulo a perfumery maker at No St Fifth Avenue and his guest Constantine G Psaki a Wall Street broker found a burglar in Panopulo s flat after a theatre visit. They saved several hundred dollars worth of silverware before Panopulo confronted the intruder. The burglar fled toward Sith Street but was captured by Walter Schachtel at Sith Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
Henry A. Engelke, suing Griffith Scott for alienation of his wife Geraldine Bruce, lies in Nyack Hospital with a head wound after a Conyers quarrel over business. Henry F. Schroeder, his partner in Rockland Lake, was arrested. Engelke’s wife was linked to Evelyn Thaw in the Florodora company.
A contact between old cable lines and electric feed wires sent blue flames along Broadway from 4th to 42nd streets. Ten surface cars were enveloped in smoke and halted traffic from 9:30 to 11. Police Inspector Titus organized crowds and lines while workmen could not stop the flames until cables burned out. About 150 riders escaped unharmed. Guests in nearby hotels watched from windows.
Baltimore dispatch reports Frank Brown jit son of the former Governor and Lester Bresee escaped Mount Hope Insane Asylum after Bresee was reportedly aided by Brown. Bresee, confined for nine weeks, joined Brown after Brown returned from Europe. They were last seen together in a secluded spot near Brown's home. Authorities seek both men.
J Warren Pond once chief forest fish and game protector of New York was arrested at Mountain View Franklin County and brought to Titica. He faces grand larceny in the second degree alleging the unlawful retention of a $1 penalty paid in November 19M by a person who violated game laws. W B J Williams, a Titica lawyer, swore out the warrant. Pond’s examination was to be held that afternoon.
Mrs Elien B Welsh was jailed on contempt charges after failing to appear for supplementary proceedings regarding a judgment of 1834 dollars owed to Alfred Judson Charles J Judson and Percy Sherman. Justice Bischoff set bail at 1000 dollars but released her without bail after her lawyer obtained consent from plaintiffs counsel.
John F. Wollensak once a wealthy hardware merchant reappeared in a California town eight years after leaving Chicago. Probate proceedings to declare him dead were halted when an affidavit showed he resides out of state. A railroad sought Canal Street property valued over 300000, prompting legal action and the surprise discovery of his fortune and secret life.
Cable from Boston reports the British ship Timandra bound for the port in ballast put into Barbados with ten feet of her stem gone and leaking after a collision said to have occurred near the Equator on August 7 with an unknown steamer. It is believed the other vessel may be the Spartan Prince, reported to have foundered after a collision at sea.
A large crowd attended the Coney Island Mardi Gras with more rowdyism than prior nights. Hoodlums threw sneeze powder at women and tore garments to drop confetti down necks. Rail service was overwhelmed as trains and surface cars stalled. After fare increases, some routes became overcrowded. Peddlers who collected and resold confetti were arrested and a few boisterous individuals were held overnight.
A single serious accident marred the Mardi Gras carnival at Coney Island last night when a car driven by Tunis Bogart of Brooklyn bolted and struck a telegraph pole on Ocean Boulevard. Bogart senior suffered concussion and possible skull fracture and was taken to Kings County Hospital, while Tunis Bogart took the car home.
The steamer Adventure reports heavy ice in Hudson Strait last July and August delaying access to Hudson Bay. The findings may block Canada’s plan to spend 50 million dollars to open grain carrying steamers from Fort Churchill to Europe. Fur trade in Hudson Bay was poor last winter.
Opera singer David S Bispham obtained a rule returnable next Monday ordering his wife to show cause why she should not be punished for contempt of court for disobeying prior custody orders. She fled with the children to Atlantic City, then returned, leaving them with a friend while within the court’s jurisdiction.
Charles Gg. Van Fleet, former Supreme Court judge of Colorado, took cyanide of potassium and was found dead in a lodging house room in Los Angeles. He had moved to California six years ago from Colorado and resided on a ranch near San Jacinto where his widow and son live.
The Federation of Jewish Organizations arranged to form a Big Brothers Society to steer youths who have been before the courts away from crime. It collaborates with the National Liberal Immigration League which opposed Commissioner Binghams statement. General Bingham was praised for admitting he was wrong. The upcoming Federation Review will feature the Bingham number after previously attacking him.
Washington Pennsylvania Sept 18 Burgess A Marsh lectured to youths who turned in two false fire alarms. He announced that the boys would not pay a fine but would receive punishment at home with their parents agreeing to enforce the sentence. The decision aimed to deter future false alarms and impose family discipline.
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