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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
1
Customs officers seized tapestries pictures and other works of art valued at 80 000 belonging to Mrs John L Gardner of Boston. The items were to go to her Back Bay palace and were claimed to have been entered as household goods with only 8 000 value. Mrs Gardner refused to discuss the seizure report.
Fred W Upham assistant treasurer of the national committee launches a Western appeal to rally individual sub scriptions for the national campaign. He notes New York and Chicago headquarters are open and urges liberal gifts to finance Taft and Sherman’s victory, citing recent law allowing corporate donations but stressing funds must come from individuals to cover essential campaign expenses.
Three firemen died and a fourth was seriously hurt when floors of a burning Westman hardware building collapsed in the basement. Fire Chief Lawrence Clark and Foreman McQuain perished alongside Fireman J Cockburn, a Seventh Regiment sergeant, with Ferguson injured elsewhere. Loss estimated at 50,000 dollars.
Fred J. Knapp, Greenwich undertaker, attached Mrs F Whittemore’s automobile for 500 dollars claiming it killed his English setter. He argues the car was on the wrong side of the road under Connecticut law that grants animals highway rights. Coroner’s Jury probes the lynching of Scott Burton in Springfield. Jessup named postmaster at town office. W J Clothier defeats R D Lutie in first round of Newport tennis match 3-0 with set scores 6-2 6-2 6-2.
Forecast for Connecticut calls for fair conditions with Thursday fair. Winds west to northwest moderate. Patchy cloudiness expected east of the Rocky Mountains with pleasant weather prevailing in all sections. Conditions favor mild, agreeable conditions across the region.
New Haven on August 19 hosted a massive Ancient Order of Hibernians state parade and field day. About 8,000 Irish-born or Irish-descended participants and spectators filled streets from the railroad station to Grand Avenue, with flags arches, bunting, and a central court of Hibernia featuring a Maid of Erin statue. The procession included 20 bands and 15 drum corps, and crowds packed Meadow Street and the central green as divisions from all counties marched past city officials, governors, and visiting dignitaries.
Boston reports hint that motive for the Bayside Yacht Club killing of William E. Annis may lie in a divorce suit against Captain Peter C. Hains Jr filed by his wife. The suit, served in New York on August 10, alleges cruelty and seeks a public hearing, with family members noting past abuse and a possible push to clear charges by court exposure.
The state democratic central committee met in New Haven to discuss campaign matters. The session was brief due to a large parade crowds at the hotel. Chairman Comstock authorized a finance committee and announced the executive committee members from Danbury New London New Haven Middlesex Rockville Litchfield counties with Windham to be chosen later.
A Dresdner Bank cashier in Dresden Aug urt disappeared yesterday after a long absence. He confessed to the deed and said he planned further wrongdoing. He had served as a bank official for thirty four years. Hendrick Wins Prize for best essay on why Republicans should prevail in November. Frank Hendrick, a New York lawyer, won 150 dollars offered by the Republican congressional committee. Olympia athletes gathered in Savin Rock for field day events with Hibernians joining a New Haven procession and bands inspiring crowds as the day drew large turnout and business harvests.
Boston August 19. George T. Angell president of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals declares Taft should not ride horses given his 300 pound frame. He suggests elephants or autos as alternatives and says horse cruelty is evident from dispatches about Taft riding.
In Wigan England Aug 19 reports say 60 to 70 miners remained trapped after an explosion. Four rescued yesterday, 18 bodies found near the bottom, many mutilated. Families endure the waiting, while rescue teams repair the ventilating fan and clear gases.
In New York on August 19 a maniac attacked nurse Dr Mary Crawford during an ambulance call after police subdued Herman Pomerantz. Crawford, aiding the patient, was seized by the assailant twice, but escaped serious harm and continued tending to the case amid wild outcries.
John A Hinsey former captain Dreyfus of the Knights of Pythias, expelled for embezzlement charges, has been exonerated and reinstated at the Boston biennial convention. Indicted by Ogden H Fethers, Hinsey won civil suits and a final vote 99 to 80 restored his rank, privileges, and good standing. John C Burns aided the investigation.
Colonel George W. Goethals, engineer in charge, expects the Panama Canal to be finished in five years and at less government cost than widely believed. He plans to travel to the United States in September to confer with Secretary of War Wright on canal matters, discuss next year’s estimates for Congress, and visit Oy Bay to brief the president before congressional committees inspect the work in Panama in November.
New York reports J J Hayes winner of the Olympic Marathon expresses that the English press was manifestly unfair yet not representative of all papers. He notes the press gave Americans no chance to win, making the victory harder to swallow, while noting the Italian contestant was disqualified quickly.
Miss Nellie Dowling returns from Laurel beach while William Keegan and family vacation in New London. Lilian Quinlan and Margaret Kelly finish two weeks at Walden and the beach. Katherine Casey vacations at Woodmont and Hastings on the Hudson. Pauline Bell and Madelyn Reeves return from Bantam lake camping. Brass City Lumber report filed at town clerk’s office. officers named including Fred Joyce and Charles and Albert Schumaker. Frederick Carter visits town to check titles amid old local families.
Springfield Aug 19 With dispatch of two infantry regiments and the start of a special grand jury probe into recent riots the city moves toward normalcy. First and Fourth Illinois militia units head toward Fort Benjamin Harrison while remaining troops guard the capital. A riot aftermath persists with vandalism and fistfights, and one white crowd attacked a Black man before dispersing. Private Joseph Klein faces murder charges in Kankakee as legal action looms.
A calf blocked a Willimantic trolley as a motorman shouted Car following at Sachem park. Five riders on the front seat teased the joke while the calf stood in the road. Earlier, John Guuck a Boer and his wife were killed at Lake Minnetonka in a collision between their auto and a train, with two others badly injured.
Rev James Duane Phelps of Syracuse shot himself in his hotel room on North Genesee street Utica last night. He secured a third floor room yesterday and disappeared until this morning when the self inflicted bullet entered his mouth with no visible wound. Phelps had served as treasurer of Syracuse University and was once associated with the Northern Christian Advocate. He had been ill and at a private sanitarium prior to the act.
City Clerk William H. Sandland sent letters to about 32 fire department candidates informing them the drill halted by a Saturday fire alarm will resume at 2 p.m. next Saturday at City Hall. The ladder scaling and nets test remain key, with rumors the beard has already picked its men, affecting applicant morale.
In Fairview Nebraska on August 19 William J. Bryan accepted a trick mule from the Minnesota state art cultural society to serve as the party mascot for the fall campaign. He announced plans to hold a caucus of newspaper correspondents to name the animal.
Classified brief seeks to purchase a building or entire house on a central lot. Wants location in the north end, with all improvements, for sale or exchange. Respond via Democrat box D with details and price guidance.
The notice states relocation to 89 South Main St near Exchange Place with same goods and prices. It highlights teas and coffees as offerings and mentions no changes to quality or stock.
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