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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1908

Page

7

Governor Hughes Urges Peoples Will Against Race Track Gambling

Gov. Hughes spoke at a Brooklyn mass meeting urging enforcement of the Constitution against gambling. He denounced race-track gambling as a mortal threat to reform, urged harsher penalties than fines, and warned that the final test is whether the people will compel legislators to act. He praised the constitutional mandate and linked battles to curb gambling with broader moral reform.

Gov. Hughes Bedford Young Men's Christian Association Brooklyn Gov Hughes New York Astor Avernor

Coffee Eyes and Postum Cure Highlighted in Case

A Oswego Montana woman reports gradual vision loss linked to coffee use and a full recovery after switching to Postum. She notes six months of coffee replacement restored eye health and a healthy nursing baby, while a friend also improved headaches and dyspepsia after quitting coffee.

Oswego Mont Husband Postum Postum Co Buttle Mich

Mass Meeting Denounces Senator Burr Over Race-Track Vote

A large audience at St. Pauls Church Oyster Bay denounces Senator Burr for voting against Gov Hughes race track measures. Speakers urge Burr to reconsider and support anti gambling bills while claiming he violated his oath and misrepresented Nassau County sentiment.

Oyster Bay St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church Co.s. Burrin Hughes Theodore Swan Charles S. Wightman A.V. I. Bowman Bowman Swan Jonathan Smith Henry Russell Henry Davenport Burr Nassau County Senate

Who Is Sovereign in New York State

The Rev. Dr. Wise argued that the Governor did not lose power but the Senate betrayed constitutional authority by backing race-track gambling. He denounced the Senate as aligned with disorder and The Jockey Club, urging recall to restore citizen sovereignty over lawmakers.

New York County Stephen R. Wise Free Synagogue Empire State Hughes Senate Senate Ae Jockey Club New York Aline

Benguiat Sale at American Art Galleries Opening This Week

Vitali Benguiat presents a large collection of antique textiles Gothic and Renaissance laces old tapestries embroideries and silver sanctuary lamps in 754 lots at 23rd Street venue. Highlights include velvets silk sofa and chair covers portières Spanish Italian curtains lambrequins ornate table covers lace cuffs flounces and a linen embroidered table cover with 1145 figures.

Vitali Benguiat Twentythird Street Napoleon Bonaparte Egypt East East Indies

Newport guests linger at Breakers area cottages

Special to The New York Times Mr and Mrs Humphry Ward of London remain in Newport Rhode Island guests of Mrs Albert Sterner at Gibbs Avenue cottage They attended church services and dined with Mrs Sterner This season includes visits by Mrs Vanderbilt and Col and Mrs De Lancey Astor Kane as well as Major Theodore K Grobs who returned from Nassau.

New York Times Newport R. I Humphry Ward London Albert Sterner Gibbs Avenue Col Theodore K.grobs Nassau Vinland He McKay Twombly Marene hinger-King Laster William E. Glyn George L. Rives Charles W. Poor L. Pemberton Abney Frederick. Brooks Frederick R. Brown New York Saunders Jones Lexington H. Pratt McKean Prides Ressing

Reform foes claim three Senate votes held in reserve

Albany reports suggest the Agnew Hart race track gambling bills face renewed defeat at an extraordinary session after the death of Senator Franchot. Supporters warn public pressure from reform groups and clergy may still sway key votes as leaders plan reintroduction.

New York Times Albany Raines Agnew Hart Agnew Franchot International Reform Bureau Andrew Carnegie Jacob Riis Bishop Burgess Long Island Parkhurst Theodore L. Cuyler S. Parkes Cadman Senate Gov. Hughes Robert 8. MacArthur Agnew-Hart Adolph M. Radin Tombs

Panic's Effect on Labor in New York State 1907

The State Labor Department reports that about one third of unions in New York were idle at end of 1907 with New York City at 42 percent and rest of state at 62.7. Building clothing metal and tobacco trades suffered the worst idle rates while printing showed an 11.1 percent idle rate. Injury reports for the year ended Sept 30, 1907 show 19,431 employees injured in factories and quarries, up nearly 6,000 from the prior year.

Albany N. Y State Labor Department New York City Bulletin Representative Unions

Miss Loftus to Star in New Gillette Comedy at Belasco

William Gillette’s new play That Little Affair at Boyds will have a special Washington production at the Belasco Theatre next month with Miss Cecilia Loftus as star under Winchell Smith and William A. Page. Loftus may headline the next season. Guy Standing will head the Belasco stock company but will yield the house for one week to Ms Loftus. A special cast including Ernest Lawford and Frederick Lewis is set.

William Gillette Boyd's Belasco Theatre Washington Cecilia Loftus Winchell Smith William A. Page Miss Loftus Guy Standing Ernest Lawford Frederick Lewis

Elizabeth Dodge Sings at Broadway with Herbert Orchestra

Soprano Elizabeth Dodge led the program at the Broadway Theatre with Victor Herbert and his orchestra last evening. Dodge performed An Easter Dawn and three additional songs, while the orchestral set featured several of Herbert's compositions.

Elizabeth Dodge Victor Herbert Broadway Theatre Miss. Dodge Mr. Herbert

Gala United Hebrew Charities performance to be followed by stage reception

After the Metropolitan Opera House gala by United Hebrew Charities next Sunday evening a reception on stage will feature singers and players meeting leading Jewish society figures. Gov Hughes and his family are expected to attend and be guests of the society at the reception.

United Hebrew Charities Metropolitan Opera House Gov. Hughes

Telegraphers to Meet for Potential June Strike

Officers report a nationwide push by Commercial Telegraphers to mobilize locals for a June 1 general strike against Western Union Telegraph if wages are not restored. Local leaders note wage cuts of 8,4, and greater, while workers pledge loyalty. business may rise but not reach normal levels.

Toext. ii Knon Chicago Western Union, Telegraph Company Local 16

Railway Unions Form Council In Boston

A council of Federated Trades from the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad system shops was permanently formed in Boston with thirty seven delegates. Officers elected include President James J. Egan of New Haven and Vice President Richard Moore of New Haven with Secretary Leyeusut er ecee cee Wilson of New Haven.

Boston Federated Trades of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad System James J. Egan New Haven Richard Moore Sec- Ley Cee Wilson Newaven

Rival unions seek harmony in city talks

Frank M. Ryan president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers met an International Metal Lathers Union officer in this city to ease a long standing dispute. The Metal Lathers had merged with the Housesmiths and Bridge men locally under Sam Parks, then split from the group amid strike turmoil against Post and McCord.

Frank M. Ryan International Association of Bridge Structural Iron Workers International Metal Lathers’ Union Sam Parks New Yor Parks Housesmiths and Bridgemen’s Union Ryan Post & McCord

Labor in the Cabinet Bill Aims to Create Department

A bill to establish a Department of Labor was endorsed by city labor groups. It would place a Cabinet secretary at 8000 a year with six assistant secretaries at 5000 each and transfer the Bureau of Labor and the Bureau of Immigration from Commerce and Labor. The legislation also abolishes the Commissioner of Labor and transfers all powers and records to the new department.

Department of Labor House of Representatives William Sulzer Bureau of Immigration Department of Commerce and Labor Office of Commissioner of Labor

Goldfogle Says One Battleship To Be Built In Brooklyn Yard

Congressman Goldfogle of New York reports to the Central Federated Union that an amendment passed by the Naval Committee will have one of two new battleships built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He states he has long been a friend of labor and received a vote of thanks as his letter was read amid applause.

Goldfogle Labor New York Central Federated Union Naval Committee of the House Brooklyn Navy Yard

L J Von Boskerck Dies at Hackensack Home

Lucas J von Boskerck longtime New York Stock Exchange member died yesterday at his Hackensack home. He spent fifty four years on the Exchange and was 14 years old. Church pastor Rev W W Holly announced the death to Christ Episcopal Church congregation. He had served as Senior Warden for forty four years. Surviving are his daughter Miss Hattie and his son Cornelius who runs Von Boskerck & Son at 7 Wall Street.

Lucas J. von Boskerck Memnbers New York Stock Exchange Hackensack Exchange von Boskerck Christ Episcopal Miss Hattie Cornelius von Boskerck & Son Wall Street

Rev William S. Kelly Dies. Plattsburg Clergy Leader

The Very Rev William S. Kelly 55 longtime dean of St Johns Church Plattsburg N Y died yesterday at St Vincent's Hospital after arrival from Europe Saturday Born in Keeseville he trained at St Laurent College Montreal and became pastor of St Johns in 1902 He founded Champlain Valley Hospital Plattsburg

William S. Kelly St. John’s Roman Catholic Church Plattsburg N. Y St. Vincent's Hospital Europe Father Kelly Keeseville St. Laurent College Montreal Champlain Valley Hospital

Widow of Civil War Hard Tack Maker Dies in Trenton

Mrs Eliza Exton widow of John Exton who supplied hard tack for Civil War soldiers died in Trenton New Jersey after being prevented by rain from visiting her husband’s grave. She was born in England and was nearly 40 years old. apoplexy was the cause of death.

New York Times Trenton N. J Eliza Exton John Exton England

Col James Erskine Neal Former Ohio House Speaker Dies

Col James Erskine Neal an Ohio lawyer and former Democratic State Committee chairman died suddenly of heart disease at his son in law Charles Bauer’s home on West Eighty sixth Street He was elected Speaker of the Ohio House at age 28 He leaves a widow and one child Mrs Charles C Bauer

Col James Erskine Neal Ohio Democratic State Committee Charles (. Bauer West Eighty-sixth Street Col. Neal Ohio House of Representatives Charles C. Bauer

Notable deaths of Essex officials and actress Agnes Enright

Charles F. Bond former Essex County Freeholder and McKeegan Oil founder died of apoplexy at his Newark home on Saturday night. Dr. Simon B. Conover former U S Senator from Florida who served in Hayes administration died in Port Townsend hospital of old age. Agnes Enright Newark actress died Saturday night in Buffalo Sisters Hospital after a Wednesday operation at age 30, she began as a child in Newark theater.

Charles F. Bond Essex County N. J McKeegan Oil Company Newark Simon B. Conover President Hayes United States Florida Port Townsend Washington Agnes Enright Sisters’ Hospital Buffalo

Memorial for Komisarchevsky Ends Broadway Run in The Thalia

Vera Komisarchevsky bid farewell to America with 10 000 names on a memorial and a necklace as New York Russians crowded the Thalia Theatre on Bowery. After a curtain finale the actress announced plans to travel to Paris and then St Petersburg to open her own theatre on September 1.

Vera Komisarchevsky Broadway America Thalia Theatre the Bowery Thalia Khomisarchevsky Orlof Socialisc New York Paris St. Petersburg

Buffalo Parade in Streets Signals Wild West Opening

A herd of buffalo trotted through New York streets for the first time in decades guarded by Buffalo Bill's Cowboys. The animals were driven to Madison Square Garden where the Wild West opens tomorrow night. Johnny Baker supervised scenery setup as a crowd of workers prepared the avalanche and prairie fire scene for the show. Forty seven cars of the Wild West contingent arrived by train as Chief Iron Tail greeted fans at Moit Haven yards.

Manhattan Fourteenth Street Buffalo Bill Wild West Madison Square Garden Johnny " Baker Moit Haven Iron Tail

Union Actress Becomes Delegate To Central Federated Union

Miss Ray Longworth becomes the first woman delegate from the Hebrew Variety Actors' Union at a Central Federated Union meeting. She asserts no wage gap exists for women and men, citing talent and market demand as the deciding factors in pay.

Hebrew Variety Actors’ Union New York Central Federated Union Ray Longworth Miss Long

Cornerstone laid for Church of St. Paul in East 117th Street

Thousands attended as the cornerstone of the Church of St. Paul was blessed by Right Rev. Mgr. John Edwards, V. G. The adjacent parochial school on 118th Street was also blessed. St. Paul’s, among Manhattan’s oldest Roman Catholic parishes, dates to 1835 and will be dedicated in early June.

Senator Tillman Improves at Atlanta Sanitarium

Atlanta April 13 Senator Tillman of South Carolina, at a sanitarium to avert paralysis, is gaining ground. He has recovered use of his left arm and leg after numbness suggested a paralytic attack days ago.

Atlanta Tillman South Carolina

Bohemian Painter Creates Two Panels for St. John Nepomucene

Bohemian artist John Devich von Heyder, gaining European renown, paints two 7 by 23 foot panels for the Church of St. John the Nepomucene on East Seventy second Street. The first panel is installed. the second follows soon. Donors remain anonymous.

Church of St. John the Nepomucene John Devich von Heyder Europe St. John Ixing Wenceslas II Prague von Heyder Mer. Lavelle Alphonse Muchn New

Woman injured in Fifth Avenue cab collision

Mrs Frank Otis of Duckins ham hotel on Fifth Avenue was hurt when the carriage she rode in collided with another cab at Thirty-ninth Street. Her injuries were not serious. James McCafferty, driver of Mrs Otis, charged intoxication against John Casey, the other cab driver, who was jailed. Dr Sturgis moves offices to West 55th Street with hours at noon to 1 PM.

Frank Otis Duckinsham “Hotel Fifth Avenue Thirty-ninth Street James McCafferty Tis John Casey Casey

Local Birth Announcements From April Dates

The notice lists newborns from April 3 to April 17. Families named Brill Campbell Clarke Reis Schanzer and Simon report births to Mr. and Mrs. parents, including one daughter and several sons.

BRILL Louis Brill Campbell Edward B. Campbell Clarkre Frederick H. Clarke Reis Jack E. Reis Schanzer Henry Schanzer Simon Morris Simon

Multiple April marriages listed in local notices

On April dates between the 12th and 17th, couples such as Alfred Baruth and Alma Jelenko, Florence Loewy and William Dub, Hertha Odell and Clarence Ferris, Maude Dringer and Julius Foote, Martha Burns and William Foster, Grace Overton and Arthur Hahn, Miriam Frank and Aaron Loeb, Little Cohen and Raphael Sachs, and Malvina Horn and Jacob Weinstock were announced for marriage in a parish or local notice column.

Arthur Lester Hahn Loeb—Frank Miriam_ T. Frank Aaron Loeb Sachs—Cohen Little Cohen Raphael Sachs Weinstock— Horn Malvina Horn Jacob M. Weinstork

Obituary notices and funerals set across New York area

The notice lists deaths and services from April 17 to April 26 across New York and New Jersey. Names include J Lowrie Bello Caroline S Busch Jane Jage Cattell Grace Whiter Katherine Diefenthaler Edward T Du Bois Katharine Emilia Geyer Henry R Heath Edwin Hoyt William A Knapp Lizzie B Vanverst Mary Clendenen Morrison Florence Hoyt James Taggart Lucas J Van Boskerck Marguerite Daisy Viera John R White James Barry Elizabeth Boyd Glen A Brees Theodore H Brown Alfred Buckridge Edward J Busch Edward John Carleton Grace W Choate Caroline S Demerest. Details cover dates, residences, funeral times, and obituaries.

Lenox Av Collegiate Reformed Lenox New York City Edward T. du Bois Charles du Nieis Collegiate West End West End Avy. and 77Th St Fishkill Geyer New York Katharine Emilia Geyer Sauer William E. Geyer Teesday SPM New Orleans Heath Henry R. Heath Lafayette Av Presbyterian South Oxford St Hoyt New Canaan Conn Edwin Hoyt New Canon Grant Cential New Slaven Station Knapp Fordham N.Y William A. Knapp Littell Tous Putnam Av Brooklyn Otis East Kgth Floorence Hoyt William K. Otis Alfred M. Jroyt Payne Charles Leicester Payne Harriett Tarr Payne Sarah L William H. Payne Noroten Stamford Seymour John Cotes Seymour Eliza Martin Ofo Walter Seymour Phelion Wellnes St. Thomas's Church Shreve Sudeniy Atlantic City Grace MeJilton George H. Shreve West Tid St Baltimore Philadelphia Orange N. J Aprikis Robertagervice Steen Hilside Presbyterian Church Lackawanna Highland Av Fae Tone James Taggart County Tyrone Ireland Neval West St. N. Y Cortlandt St Viera Marguerite Daisy Viera Westith St Woodland White Colorado Springs Cal John R. White Jersey City Iis John M. Clayton Camae St Alfred Buckridge Busch Metuchen Edward J. Busch M. Carleton 9Th St Edward John Carleton Choate West 118Th St Grace W. Choate Haverstraw N. Y Caroline

Obituary Notices From New Jersey and New York

Multiple death notices list names, ages, and addresses across Newark Jersey City Hoboken Brooklyn and Manhattan. Funeral schedules include dates and times for Martin Dougherty Christine Gibel Marie Fleming and others with services set across April dates in 1918 era listings.

Doyle Jersey City Mary E. Doyle Dougherty Brill Newark N. J Daniel Dougherty Duffin Avon Av Georg W. Duffin Funerst Dolrinckel Mount Morris Parks West Frederick ¢. Doeriickel Fitzpatrick Bank St N.Z James P. Fitzpatrick Fleming West S7th St Marie Fleming A. M. Frank Manhattan Marie Frans To. Gibel Avenue A Christine Gibel Concord Av Karoline Gipp T. M Henbrey North Sdst Fast Newsark Nellie Henbrey Henken Hudson St Henry Henken Ee Asee

In Memoriam Obituaries and Monument Unveilings List

In memory notices and unveiling ceremonies listed for April 26 to April 28 at Cypress Hills Mount Hope Bayside and other cemeteries. Names include Bartley Pehrens Calverly Donahue Gerber Gross Heilbronner Herz Kallis kt Keogh Levy Nathan Ottenberg Stern Teets Von Fliedner and others with church services in Jersey City Newark and Brooklyn.

Monumenta Pisbel Marmandet Cypress Max Heilbronnner Maimonides Cemetery Cypress Hills HERZ Max Herz Salem Fields T 'Ab Kat.iskt Ephraim Kallski Salem Ae Keogh George Keogh St. Joseph’s Church Jersey City Levy Rosa Levy Ahawath Chesed Hashoma Nathan Augusta Nathan Maimondes Cemetery Ottenberg Theeresa Salomon Ottenterg Mount Hope Stern Hannah Stern Macphelah Teets Ioutst Teets von Fliedner Ellen von Fliedner

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