This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
10
The report details Major Lionel Sackville West's bid for the Sackville peerage amid costly Privileges Committee hearings. It also questions Abdul Hamid II’s possible involvement in a Constantinople coup and the resulting power shifts, noting foreign observers and German support.
The cholera epidemic shows a continued decline in St Petersburg with 222 new cases and 99 deaths and 187 recoveries in the just past 24 hours. Official notes urge reporting accuracy as misinformation from families hinders treatment and increases infection risk.
Peking reports 500 deaths from bubonic plague at Tong Sha sixty miles northeast of Tien-Tsin since the outbreak. Officials say no alarm and no expected spread. Cholera toll in Yangtse valley remains heavy with Hankow highlighting high fatalities among natives and foreigners.
The steamer Kinghowel from Taganrog Russia arrived at Antwerp with three crew members dead on the voyage. The ship is placed in quarantine and officials report no cholera aboard.
Reports from Willemstad say Castro rebuffs German Minister Baron von Seckendorff and refuses the Netherlands second note. He insists a Dutch envoy present the note, viewing the move as a stall to delay action against Venezuelan ports.
The Argonaut with 26 aboard collided with Kingswell in a fog between Dover and Dungeness and sank quickly. All passengers and crew were rescued by Southwood after a chaotic hour of boat transfers. One woman lost jewelry worth 30 000 dollars. Argonaut owned by Co operative Cruising Co Limited. Built in London 1879. Tonnage 1967. Length 333 feet. Beam 50 feet. Depth 33 feet.
In Desio Italy on September 29 M d Iswolsky and M Titteni the foreign ministers of Russia and Italy held a lengthy meeting. They discussed the Eastern question and the Ottoman empire new situation. The talks mark closer relations between the two nations.
The Bijou staged A Gentle Man from Mississippi with Thomas A Wise in the title role. The plot centers on Senator Langdon and rivals Stevens and Peabody scheming to push a naval base bill while Langdon uncovers the plot and forces a vote, aided by a secretary and a newspaper man as Wise dominates with strong final acts.
Virginia Earle vaudeville performer leaves Baltimore for New York in high dudgeon. She threatens to sue manager Mr Kernan of the Maryland Theatre for damages after he called her act When Salome Meets the Devil vulgar. Kernan calls it disgustingly vulgar. Earle says no vulgar lines exist and may stand trial to perform again.
Paris reports the death of Albert Pierre René Maignan the French historical painter born in Beaumont on December 15 184. He studied under Note and Luminais won a first class medal at the Salon in 1876 and the Legion of Honor in 1883 His notable works include Dante Meeting the Countess Matilda in the Luxembourg Assault on Pope Boniface VIII at Agassi in the Metropolitan Museum William the Conqueror Christ the Comforter Paying Homage to Clovis II and Louis IX Consoling a Leper.
Gregg Nathaniel Catlin born April 6 1862 in Owego Tioga County died at his mother in law’s home 647 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn yesterday morning. He was son of Avery D Catlin nephew of Generals Isaac 8 Catlin and Benjamin F Tracy. He worked as a reporter for The Brooklyn Eagle and later The New York World and at death served as assistant secretary to Controller Metz. He was married with no children.
A delayed official telegram from Manila reports a cloudburst at the Iwahig penal colony on September 25 causing eight deaths including Harold MacKnight the superintendent. Prisoners reportedly acted heroically diving into waters to save others. Swahig is described as a model unguarded colony.
Naval Constructor John B. Hoover, retired, died in Elizabeth New Jersey. A native of Philadelphia he was born in 1839 and was appointed an assistant naval constructor on July 29 1875.
Christiania announces a direct steamship line linking Norway Sweden and Denmark with the United States. Each country funds an equal share for a consolidated six ship service under the Norwegian flag with Bergen as headquarters. An agreement with German lines aims to avoid rate cutting.
In Bombay on September 29 floods due to unprecedented rainfall wash away thousands of native houses in Finderabad and Deccan. The Musi River rose sixty feet destroying bridges and sweeping corpses into trees and waterways. The Hyderabad hospital collapsed burying all inmates.
The Panama bound steamer Colon, damaged by a West Indian hurricane, reached port from Cristobal. Departing New York September 16 on its outward voyage, three crew members suffocated in the hold by cyanide gas while attempting repairs to a fresh water tank.
Reports from Vevey and Ansonia say the 23 year old law student, Robert Lincoln Clark of Ansonia Connecticut, is presumed drowned in Lake Geneva after a boat drifted ashore with his papers. Authorities cite the Rhone current and absent body. Clark had spent eight summers touring Europe.
Budapest police arrest two anarchists suspected of plotting to assassinate King Alfonso during his journey from Munich to Vienna. The king is currently in Munich.
The will of Mrs Emma A Tillotson widow of Luther G Tillotson filed for probate bequeaths about 159 000 to charities and legacies to relatives The United States Trust Company named executor and custodian of funds Sleepy Hollow Cemetery trustees receive 10000 for maintenance of the family plot Mother Esther Ann Glenn gets two Brooklyn properties and 1000 cash Sister Hannah P Glenn inherits multiple properties and 300000 to a trust for a Chicago-related custody charity list.
Mrs Averett L Langdon wife of the Long Island Railroad traffic manager was ordered committed to Bellevue Hospital after a West Side court complaint by her husband alleging insanity. She denied insanity claiming nerves shattered by cruelty and said a younger woman related to the case was involved. Her daughter supported her, and the magistrate allowed the daughter to accompany them.
The Children's Aid Society will start a training class for office and errand boys at the Sixth Street Industrial School. The program, three evenings a week for twenty one weeks, teaches copying letters handling telephones switchboard banking deposits and city geography to neighborhood boys seeking entry into business work.
Mrs William Douglas Sloane wins grand prize at Lenox dog show with French poodie Coco. First Lenox event draws large society turnout as Coco also takes top awards for St Bernards Airedale terriers toy spaniels and more. Numerous social figures attend the autumn affair.
Charles Edward Davis bound over to the District Court on a murder charge in the Dr. Frederick case. Bond set at ten thousand dollars, signed by his brothers. Registration days listed for October include Monday and Tuesday dates with 7 am to 10 pm voting hours.
Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court voiced cautious views on public health policing at the International Tuberculosis Congress in Washington He defended police power to protect health life and safety while noting limits when labor hours are not hazardous The event featured talks by Irving Fisher Ladislaus Detre Talcott Williams Homer Folks and others on tuberculosis prevention and economic impact Meanwhile Nathan Straus urged milk pasteurization and Koch Heymans received telegrams of congratulations from Straus on leadership of the milk infection commission
The Flushing Hospital gains 1004 dollars from the will of Mrs. Mary A. Shaw a former companion of Mrs. Anna Ten Eyck of Flushing who left 106000 to Shaw with directives to support charitable and educational institutions. The Tuskegee Institute receives most of the estate. Relatives of Ten Eyck challenged the will but it was upheld after trials.
The Ivan Abramson company staged Ponchielli’s La Gioconda TM at the American Theatre for a second night with spirited audience praise. Mme. Vinaccia sang Giaconda, Baron Archangeli performed as Barnaba, and Mlle Strauss led as Laura with supporting cast members.
Official Weather Bureau report notes the hurricane center near eastern Cuba moving slowly west-northwest, recurving northward. General rain across the middle and north Atlantic regions with heat and drought areas, cooler temperatures in the west, and increasing winds along the coasts. Forecast calls for showers in the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes by Wednesday night, with fair weather elsewhere and rising temperatures in many regions.
Samuel Collins faced Magistrate Cornell on perjury charges after a newspaper quoted Francis Wilson saying the paintings Collins sold him were imitations. Wilson paid over 5000 for two Mauves, and Collins alleges criminal libel. A detective affidavit links Collins to alleged perjury about being in New York on April 13, 1908.
Frances Coverdale daughter of Mr and Mrs William Newlands Kingston Canada marries Dr Hugh Auchincloss of New York City on September 29 at Franconia New Hampshire. Ceremony conducted by Rev Endicotten of Groton Mass. Notices require full name and address.
Death notices appear for Birdsall Buhler Burdge Gillespie Landon Lichtenstein and McCartney with funeral details and locations in New York area notices. also Woodlawn Cemetery directions and lot prices.
Frank E. Campbell with address 2413 West 231 St Chapel advertises private and public ambulances. Rev Stephen Merritt, renowned undertaker, operates at a single Chelsea location near 19th St. Largest in the world with telephone numbers 1324, 124, and 125 Chelsea.
The New York Tribune announces an employer oriented file of aspirant applications at its Uptown Office 1364 Broadway for various positions to save time and expense. It lists domestic and foreign mail rates, subscription plans for daily weekly tri weekly and farmer editions, and international postage charges to Europe and the Postal Union countries.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.