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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
7
A vivid ad touts an Apollo self playing piano offering 82 notes and superior performance over rivals. Anderson & Co promises special inducements and a Christmas gift, urging readers to compare before December 70th and request booklet No 1.
Loftus store at 150 Nassau Street closes and transfers goods worth 50 000 to the one Broadway location at 1191 Broadway near 28th Street. Stocks from both sites are now displayed together to reduce congestion and clear inventories with no carryover rule.
Large stock of pure wool overcoats and dress suits offered at $15 with many patterns and sizes. Stocks ample for prompt work, personal attention guaranteed. Only Loftus store remains, encouraging quick visits to avoid the cold rush.
Testimony at the Coal Strike Commission details evictions by Markle & Co. from homes of miners, a widow whose husband was killed in the Markle mines, and a mother who toiled thirteen years to clear back rent and coal bills. Witnesses describe unsafe mine conditions, wage deductions, and families driven to hardship.
The Rev Clifford P Case pastor of Franklin Park Reformed Church and Miss Jeannette McAlpin Benedict of New York wed at West End Collegiate Church. Best man was Clarence Case of Somerville. Reception at the Benedicts 154 West Fifty-seventh Street. The couple will reside in Franklin Park.
Formal announcement from Newark details the marriage of Miss Elizabeth W. Tobin of Newark to Charles W. Moran of Philadelphia. The ceremony occurred in Pittsburg last Friday after a prior plan for a New York wedding in November was postponed. Moran is son of Peter Moran and nephew of artist Thomas Moran.
Miss Katherine Norena Zell daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry S Zell married Harry J Baker son of William Baker of Catonsville and nephew of Bernard N Baker The ceremony was held at the Zell home in Washington with clergy from St Stephen Catholic Church Cathedral and St Ignatius Catholic Church officiating
Finley Peter Dunne known as Mr. Dooley married Margaret Abbott daughter of Mrs. Charles P. Abbott yesterday at noon. Rev Father Pardow officiated at the bride’s mother's residence with only close relatives present. An informal breakfast followed and the couple depart for a wedding tour in the South. They will reside at 30 West Thirty-sixth Street after returning in a fortnight.
First Lieut. Hugh Kirkman of the Eighth Cavalry stationed at Fort Sill married Grace Kearns Burkhead of Whiteville North Carolina a niece of Capt. E. E. Gayle Artillery Corps at Fort Sill today.
Yesterday featured receptions and dinners for notable debutantes, including Misses Atterbury and Miss Edith Poor, with Mrs. Roosevelt hosting Christine Kean Roosevelt’s preparatory bow at Sherry's. Other events included a Lotus Club day, European travel bookings, and a large guest list at a Roosevelts’ dance with numerous prominent invitees and social leaders.
The shops feature frosted cotton Christmas figures in bright colors, including Santa Claus, toadstool scenes, bath tubs and dolls in cotton robes. Smaller items like cotton fruit, birds, flowers, tin candle sticks, and china animal families offer variety. Prices range from five to ten cents, with larger Santas, tree toys, and cherubs in multiple sizes and styles.
A man held a reception in the Metropolitan Club ladies annex yesterday afternoon with Mrs Sherman and her daughter receiving in a large first floor room. Miss Sherman wore pompadour silk and lace while Mrs Sherman wore blue silk and lace. Mr and Mrs Sherman are staying at the Buckingham for the season. Mrs James L Barclay hosted a coming out for her daughter Adelaide M Barclay with Miss Josephine Crosby assisting. the debutante wore white and Mrs Barclay gray. The event was largely attended.
William C. Le Gendre reported a fire at his Mount Kisco home destroying a rare collection of manuscripts and artworks inherited from Gen. Charles W. Le Gendre. The loss includes clocks, ivories, portraits, Japanese and Chinese items, and the original presidential letters. few items may have survived.
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