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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1908

Page

5

Roosevelt Sons Lead Tag Day Ride For Nassau Hospital

Archie and Quentin Roosevelt will ride from Sagamore Hill with cross badges to collect funds for Nassau Hospital Mineola. The plan uses a tagging system after a successful field ride raising money with contributions from travelers, including Quentins cousin W Emlen Roosevelt.

New York Times Oyster Bay L. IL Archie Quentin Roosevelt Sagamore Hill Nassau Hospital Mineola Nassau County Oyster Bay Riding Academy Academy Roosevelts Quentin Ethel Riding Club Dick Tuffin Syosset W. Emlen Roosevelt Roosevelt Louis Hyacinth Stagg Durand Bowers Augustus de Floretz Penelope la Frantz Rosén Sears McKenzie Rouse Pratt Byrne Stagg Oakley Harriet Charlotte Wan Veronica Camanoni Dorothy Wolf Cornelia Crooke Margaret Bowers May Young J. R. Byrne

Marguerite Shonts Sails Abroad to Ireland and France

Miss Marguerite Shonts daughter of Theodore P. Shonts sails today on the Mauretania to Ireland to visit the Duke and Duchess of Manchester at Kylemore Castle. She plans to proceed to Dieppe about Sept. 1 to join her mother and sister the Duchess de Chaulnes and return in early October.

Marguerite Shonts Theodore P. Shonts Mauretania Ireland Duke Duchess of Manchester Kylemore Castle France Duchess de Chaulnes Dieppe

Social whirl of New York notable in Newport and resorts

The notice lists prominent New York residents and guests at Newport and other resorts. It mentions arrivals and stays at Saratoga, Newport villas, Lenox, Dark Harbor, Marienbad, the White Mountains, and Lenox, with names including de Navarro Echeverria Suse Dodge McCreery Harkness Bliss and others, plus travel to Great Lakes and camps August plans.

New York Oriental Hotel José de Navarro H. A. D. Echeverria F. E. Suse Charles Dodge Byron H. Forbes McCreery Christine McCreery Robert Ide Romaincois Gerard Stuyvesant Macy Raymond F. Robert Schell United States Saratoga Herman B. Duryea Helen Coster Charles H. Coster West Thirtyseventh Street Dark Harbor Albert R. Shattuck Klinger

Reid Hosts Stag Dinner for American Monetary Commission

Ambassador Reid hosted a stag dinner at Dorchester House in London honoring members of the American Monetary Commission. Guests included Senators Aldrich Hale and Daniel, Representatives Vreeland Overstreet and Padgett, Prof. A. T. Andrews, Lord Rothschild, Sir George Murray, William Campbell, J. Pierpont Morgan, and others. Afterward the Reids headed to Scotland to spend a week with Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Castle.

London Reid Dorchester House American Monetary Commission Aldrich Hale Daniel Vreeland, Overstreet Padgett A. T. Andrews Lord Rothschild George Murray the Treasury William Campbell Bank of England Smoot Utah John Dalzell Pennsylvania J. Pierpont Morgan E. C. Grenfell D Cady Herrick Herbert 8. Foxwell Gen. Greely H. P. Davison New York George B. Reynolds Chicago W. Hampton Moore Mrs. Reid Scotland Andrew Carnegie Skibo Castle

Dr Hill Hosts Historians at Berlin Dinner

In Berlin on August 11 Dr David Jayne Hill American Ambassador hosts a dinner for delegates to the International Historical Congress and distinguished scholars from abroad. Attending are Harvard professors Charles Rockwell Lanman Hugo Muensch terberg Charles H Haskins Kuno Francke plus Johns Hopkins Paul Haupt Columbia Frederick Hirth and others. Also present are Jesse B Carter John Pentland Mahaffy and Sir William Ramsay with Berlin colleagues and Embassy staff.

Berlin David Jayne Hill Thenternational Historical Congress Charles Rockwell Lanman Hugo Muensterberg Charles H. Haskins Kuno Francke Harvard University Paul Haupt Johns Hopkins University Frederick Hirth Columbia University Jesse B. Carter American Classical Institute

Mauretania and Adriatic Sail on Winter Rates

The Cunard liner Mauretania and the White Star Adriatic sail today with cabins largely booked by tourists taking advantage of winter rates. Sailing lists include prominent passengers from diplomacy and industry, such as Lord and Lady Falmouth and Mrs Pierpont Morgan aboard Mauretania and Mr Francis H Kimball and Mrs J Pierpont Morgan aboard Adriatic.

Cunard Mauretania Liverpool Lord and Lady Percy Chubb William Adams Delano F. W. McCutcheon William S. Townsend

Van Rensslaers Plan Around the World Cruise

Philadelphia aug 11 Mr and Mrs Alexander Van Rensselaer are arranging a world cruise aboard their yacht May with Frances Fell accompanying. The trip starts soon and ends next spring after visiting distant seas. The May recently cruised the New England coast after a stay in the St Lawrence during the Quebec tercentenary.

New York Times Philadelphia Alexander van Rensselaer St. Lawrence Quebec New England

Assemblyman Wagner Weds Miss Margaret MeTague

Assemblyman Robert S. Wagner who backed the Coney Island Five-Cent Fare bill married Miss Margaret M. MeTague at St Patrick’s Church in Brooklyn yesterday morning. The ceremony followed by a breakfast at the Clarendon Hotel and a honeymoon to Atlantic City. They will reside at 1297 Lexington Avenue. Notable guests included William Sinnott Edward Sheehy Daniel Rior dan Al Smith and James Frawley. Jeremiah Mahoney was best man.

Robert S. Wagner Coney Island Margaret M. MeTague Skillman Street Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Kent Willoughby Avenues Father Wilson Clarendon Hotel Atlantic City Wagner City College Manhattan Assembly Tammany Committee Lexington Avenue Tammany Leider William H. Sinnott Edward Sheehy William P. McLaughlin Daniel Riordan al Smith James Frawley Jeremiah T. Mahoney Mrs. Sweetman

Dutch Pianiste Miss Hannah Wolff Marries Indianapolis Pianist

Miss Hannah Wolff from The Hague married Thomas Frederick Freeman of Indianapolis after obtaining a marriage license at City Hall. The couple sought a Methodist minister and then returned to their hotel, with the route and timing reported as they prepared for the ceremony.

Hannah Wolff Hague Holland Thomas Frederick Freeman Indianapolis

Street and Eustis wedding planned for Seabright

Miss Rosamand Street eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Street and George Peabody Eustis will marry on August 20 at Seabright. The ceremony is expected at the Hermitage with close relatives and friends invited. Eustis has been married before. his first wife was his cousin Marie Eustis who later wed pianist Josef Hofmann.

Rosamand Street William A. Street Levi P. Morton George Peabody Eustis George Eustis James B. Eustis France Seabright Hermitage Seabright Villa Eustis Marie Eustis Josef Hofmann

Bishop Greer Expected Home Today

The Right Rev David H Greer Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of New York arrives from Europe with his family to assume his new duties. He previously served as Bishop Coadjutor and succeeded Bishop Potter after his death while attending the Pan Anglican Lambeth Conference.

Greer David H. Greer Diocese of New York Europe Potter Lambeth

Miss Warren Inherits $1.7 Million From Dolbeer Estate

In San Francisco on August 11 a decree splits the Dolbeer estate final distribution after a New York Waldorf Astoria fall death. Miss Etta Warren, longtime companion of Bertha Dolbeer, receives $1,700,000 as named in the will after a bitter relatives’ contest.

San Francisco Bertha M. Dolbeer Waldorf-Astoria New York Graham Etta. Warren Dolbeer

Metz Charged Over Contract Delays Hit Back at School Board

Long standing feud flares as Controller Metz accuses the Building Committee and Superintendent of usurping board authority. He cites repeated delayed extensions and penalties waived, delaying 61 contracts for school equipment across Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, risking opening day readiness.

Metz Board of Education Department of Education C. B. J. Snyder Building Committee Winthrop Cook G. L. Sterling Actin Corporation Counsel Sterling Coittee Committee On New York Building Bureau Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn

New York Man Cuts Off Son With One Dollar Bequest

The will of William B. Ferguson of New York, who died July 2 in Jersey City, revokes a $500 bequest to his son Benjamin B. Ferguson and leaves him $1 due to disapproved conduct. The rest of the estate goes to his adopted niece Missillia Jane Evertson, with Eliza Frances Chambers named executrix.

William B. Ferguson New York Jersey City Benjamin B. Ferguson

Will of Alfred Lauterbach Leaves Estate to Mother

The will of former Assistant District Attorney Alfred Lauterbach filed for probate names Amanda F. Lauterbach as sole executrix. He left real and personal property valued over $1,000, the estate to his mother, Mrs. Amanda F. Lauterbach. He was son of Edward Lauterbach of Hoadly, Lauterbach & Johnson, killed in a Westchester automobile accident on July 30.

Alfred Lauterbach Edward Lauterbach Hoadly, Lauterbach & Johnson Westchester Lauterbach Amanda F. Lauterbach

Dancer Cancelled Salome Dance At Newark Festival

Carola the Spanish dancer did not perform the Salome Dance last night at Electric Park Newark during the German Hospital festival. The event started Monday and runs ten days with two shows daily. Acting Police Captain Brown attended yesterday and ordered the act cut.

Newark

Paid in Full to Stage Tri-Act Matinee at Weber's

The August matinee at Weber's Theatre features three acts by separate Paid in Full companies. The Pacific Coast company performs the first act, the Middle West tour company the second, and the home company the third. The audience will decide which company offers the best performance to earn a final act.

Weber’s Theatre Pacific Coast Middle West

Lackaye Joins Liebler & Co. for New Season

Wilton Lackaye signs a multi year contract with Liebler & Co. and will debut under their management on September 23 at the Grand Opera House in Chicago in A Square Deal. The play by Cleveland Moffett is based on President Roosevelt's famous saying.

Wilton Lackaye William A. Brady Libler & Co Mr.Lackaye Liebler Rabbi Zangwill George Tyler Liebler & Co Lackaye

De Wolf Hopper to Open Ottawa Season with New Operetta

De Wolf Hopper will bring his season to Ottawa with a Sept. 14 premiere of And What Happened Then a fantanstic opera comique by Austin Strong with Edward Corliss music. The Central Canada Exhibition Association funds the engagement as part of the Fall Exhibition festivities. Dallas Welford and Toby Claude join Hopper as principals in the cast.

de Wolf Hopper Ottawa Canada Central Canada Exhibition Association

Sicilian Players to Tour America Under Frohman

Charles Frohman arranged with Joseph Schurmann for the Sicilian Players to tour the United States for three months beginning November 25 at a Frohman house in New York. Led by Signora Mimi Aguglia, the company of forty four will present Milia and perform in New York Boston Chicago Philadelphia and Washington.

Charles Frohman Joseph J. Schurmann America Frohman New York Signora Mimi Aguglia London Paris Milia Boston Chicago Philadelphia Washington

Spring Dance by Hoffman to Debut at Hammerstein Roof

Gertrude Hoffmann to present Maud Allan’s A Vision of Salome and Allan’s second work A Poetical Terpsichorean Delineation of Mendelssohn’s Spring Song at Hammerstein’s Roof. The Spring Song piece depicts a Grecian woodland scene with a stream and a sheer costume.

Maud Allan Gertrude ‘Hoffmann Hammerstein America Miss Allan Mendelssohn William Hammerstein Allan London

Broadway Theatre to reopen with Algeria and All for a Girl cast

Frank McKee engages Florence Nash for a principal role in Algeria by Glen MacDonough and Victor Herbert, reopening the Broadway Theatre on Aug. 31. The All for a Girl company includes Har riet Otis Dellenbaugh, Margaret Kenmare, Jane Corcoran, Florence Robertson, Adelaide Manola, Robert A. Fisther, John E. Brennan, Emil De Varney, Samuel M. Forrest, Percy Plunkett, W. J. Comystantine, Ernest Mack. William A. Brady engages Mathilde Cottrelly with Louis Mann in The New Generation. David Warfield heads to Denver to open next Monday. Frohman signs for London with Gerald Du Maurier, Mrs. H. Beerbohm Tree, Hilda Trevelyan, Sidney Valentine, Henry Wibart, Norman Forbes, Lillah McCarthy, Louis Calvert. Ernest Lawford joins Love Watches with Billie Burke. Thompson casts for By Wireless at Liberty Theatre on Nov. 4. Elsa Ryan to star in William Gillette’s They. Shuberts rehearse Mile. Mischief, What Happened Then, Mr. Hamlet of Broadway, and Glorious Betsy. Witching Hour, Girls, and Wolf companies tour planned.

Frank McKee Florence Nash Algeria Glen MacDonough Victor Herbert Douglas Fairbanks Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh Margaret Kenmare Jane Corcoran Florence Robertson Adelaide Manola Robert A. Fisther John E. Brennan Emil de Varney Samuel M. Forrest Percy Plunkett W. J. Comystantine Ernest Mack Plainfield N. J William A. Brady Mathilde Cottrelly Louis Mann David Warfield Denver Col Charles Frohman London Gerald du Maurier Mrs. H. Beerbohm Pregert Elsa Ryan William Gillette Shuberts Mile Lulu Glaser de Wolf Hopper Mr. Hamlet Broadway Eddie Foy Mary Mannering Betsy Witching Hour Wolf

Japan’s Ambassadors Express Hope for Peace With U S

At a farewell luncheon the Japan Society of New York hosted Ambassador T J O'Brien who departs for Japan after a vacation. Baron Takahira said Roosevelt holds no warlike intent toward Japan and foresees no war between the nations. O'Brien added Japan has no wish for war and dismissed talk of war as rubbish.

Hotel Astor Japan Society of New York T. J. O'Brien Japan Baron Takahira United States Roosevelt Mr. Roosevelt O'Brien

U. S. Navy Expansion Faces Skepticism in Tokyo Interview

Count Okuma in a Hochi interview lauds America's naval buildup in the Pacific as reflecting Japan's rise as a world power. He questions whether Roosevelt's ideas will continue to shape American public opinion for long. The remarks tie U S policy to naval strength and Japan's growing status.

TOKIO Okuma The Hochi United States Roosevelt United To Heneay Pacific Apan Obama America

Catholic societies push morality crusade at national convention

At the National Convention of American Federation of Catholic Societies in Boston on August 11, Bishop Hendrick of the Philippines and Prof. J. C. Monaghan spoke. A Resolutions Committee report urged Catholics to combat indecent books and materials and to press officials for punishment of offenses. It also supported purifying politics and upheld the church stance on the indissolubility of marriage, with Archbishop OConnell presiding.

Boston Mass National Convention of American Federation of Catholic Societies Hendrick Philippines J. C. Monaghan Agricultural Department Washington Resolutions Committee United States O’connell

Railroad executive John Scott dies at 61 in Tompkinsville

John Scott a prominent railroad leader and former president of several lines died yesterday at his home 37 Central Avenue Tompkinsville S I after months of cancer illness. He came to America from England in 1880 to lead the Alabama and Southern Railroad later presiding over the Cottonseed Company in New York. He also led the Colorado Midland Railway and Sea Board Air Line and held roles with Northern Pacific and Augusta Construction Company as he shifted into road projects in Georgia and Florida. He leaves a widow four sons and four daughters.

John Scott Central Avenue Tompkinsville S. I Mr. Scott England Alabama & Southern Railroad New York Cottonseed Company Beaver Street Colorado Colorado Midland Railway Company Scott Northern Pacific Seaboard Air Line Augusta Construction Company Georgia Orida

Arthur Rane Dies Noted French Editor and Senator

Paris August 11 Arthur Rane editor of L Aurore and Corsican representative in the French Senate is dead. Born Pontiers December 30 1831 he studied at Poitiers Royal College and joined journalism early rising to editor in chief of L Aurore. He led the Republican Journalists association and wrote The Romance of a Conspiracy.

Paris Arthur Rane L’aurore Corsica Pontiers France Royal College Poitiers Association of Republican Journalists

Mrs Lucy Eastman Dies in Tarrytown at 85

Lucy Eastman wife of the late Timothy C Eastman died at her home in Tarrytown yesterday morning after a long illness She was 85 Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1 20 PM.

Lucy Eastman Timothy C. Eastman Tarrytown

Electrelle piano player promises hands free performance

The Electrelle piano player offers expressive nuance without pumping, powered by electricity from house current or battery. It is compact enough to attach inside a piano without altering the case, enabling comfortable play year round and new New York demonstrations at 2 West 33d Street.

Electrelle Company West New York West 33d Street Waldorf-Astoria

Mrs. Graves Returns After Health Trip on Kaiser Wilhelm II

Mrs. Robert Graves widow of Florida railroad magnate H. B. Plant arrived in New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II after a prolonged health cruise abroad. Her husband Robert Graves indicated she is improved though frail, with plans for Edgemere canceled on medical advice. The ship carried notable passengers including Prof. George L. Fox and Col. Charles H. Cummings.

Robert Graves H. B. Plant Florida Antietam Edgemere L. I George L. Fox W.F. Ayers Charles H. Cummings Walter Chandler, Jr George J. Carter Willis E. Keats Samuel Lauterbach Burton Mitchell W. T. Spence

Marriages form in New Jersey August listings

Englewood Aug 11 1908 Louise Mann daughter of George W Mann Nyack to Charles E Hubbard New York Rev G S Adriance Moore officiant Newark Aug Turbines include Andrews Edwards Rahway Aug 10 Marjorie Long Edward Bishop Newark Aug 10 Julia M Grover Arthur B Maillefert Glenwild Aug 4 Annie Rumsey J B Romer Jessie Virginia Rix Isaac Newton Riker marriages listed with dates and locations across New Jersey.

Glenwild, N. J Annie Rumsey J. B. Romer

Obituary notices from New York area pages August 1908

Death notices from New York and New Jersey residents list numerous individuals with their ages and residences. Funeral times, private interments, and church services are noted for each, including addresses in Brooklyn Newark Jersey City Yonkers and Tarrytown. Many entries specify August 10 to 12 as dates and multiple venues across Manhattan and surrounding towns.

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