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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1908

Page

7

Pirate treasure scheme at Cocos Island draws crowds

Reporters found Col Rodgers and L H Andrews promoting The Pirates Treasure Recovery Company promising a multi million treasure from Cocos Island. Stock at $1 a share aims to raise about 200000 for a 1909 expedition with John L Sullivan as president. prospectus claims 100 million to 200 million in loot.

Hermitage Pimes Square Davenant Rogers Cocos Island Costa Rican Earl Fitzwilliam Bonita Col. Rodgers L. H. Andrews Mr. Andrews Pirate’s Treasure Recovery Company John L. Sullivan London Treasure Island Bonito Keating Thompson Pirates’ Treasure Recovery Company Sullivan New York Yacht Club Andrews Colt. Rodgers Stevenson Golden Isle

Daughter Born to Mrs B S Guinness

A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Benjamin S Guinness at 8 Washington Square yesterday. Mother and child are doing well. Mr Guinness is a member of Ladenbure Thaknann Yankers brokers of 25 Broadview. His wife is Mrs Bridget Wilkley.

B. S. Guinness Benjamin S. Guinness Washington Square Mr. Guinness Ladenbure, Thaknann & Yankers

Miss Iliane Hurlbut in Serious Condition After City Crash

Miss Iliane Hurlbut remained in serious condition at Presbyterian Hospital after a collision involving a taxicab and a cross-town streetcar on sixty sixth street. Her father, George C. Hurlbut, librarian of the American Geographical Society, was also hospitalized on Saturday.

Presbyterian Hospital Iliane Hurlbut Zhe George C. Hurlbut American Geothical Society Onty-Sixth Street Crosstown

Attorney General Jackson Improved

Albany December 27 The condition of Attorney General William S Jackson improved at the Albany Hospital after a brief illness. He was taken to the hospital yesterday for treatment and is reported resting comfortably c.

Jackson Albany William 8. Jackson Bany Hospital

Dr Lyman Abbott Explains Immortality at Cooper Union

Dr Lyman Abbott spoke at Cooper Union outlining three stages of existence and arguing immortality cannot be scientifically demonstrated. He warned the burden of proof lies with skeptics, discussed the soul expanding beyond its instruments, and questioned bodily resurrection while endorsing evolution as leading to immortality.

Cooper Union Lyman Abbott Abbott Christ

Thousands Turned Away at St George's Bethlehem Play

A special musical service at St George's Church in Stuyvesant Square drew about a thousand people, with police reserves and a Fire Inspector restricting entry. The Children at Bethlehem, a mystery play for 100 children plus adults and the Russian Orchestra, featured narrator Ben Greet and contralto Myra Armstrong under Homer Norris.

St. George’s Church Stuyvesant Square East Twenty-second Street Bethlehem St. George’s Parish Homer Norris Ben Greet Myra _Armstrong Herman Kupfer East Sixteenth Street Gabriel Nigonda Gabriel Pierne Des Ben Greet St. George’s Viola Waterhouse

Oppose Church Mind Cures Interv iews Stir Boston Nerve Debate

Special to The New York Times reports heavy medical opposition to the Emmanuel movement for curing nervous diseases. Boston physicians including Dr. J J Putnam condemn the movement as harmful to scientific neurology and medical progress. He notes qualified support for suggestive help when conducted by trained professionals and cautions against lay clergy misusing psycho therapeutics.

New York Times Boston Emmanuel Movement J. J. Putnam Medical School Harvard University Worcester

X Ray Specialists Convene Here For 10 Day Meeting

A nine nation American Roentgen Ray Society convention opens at the Academy of Medicine, 17 West Forty-third Street, to review a year of X ray work, note safety advances, treat exposure limits, and discuss cancer, diagnosis, and radiation therapy. Dr Hulst of Grand Rapids announces a heart and lung radiograph breakthrough. Sayre cites concerns over past exploitation and aims to restore professional confidence. An X ray apparatus exhibit will accompany the event in West Thirty-ninth Street's Engineering Society Building.

Roentgen Ray Societies Academy of Medicine West Forty-third Street England Hulst Grand Rapids Mich A. Alexander Smith Egbert le Fevre Reno Sayre Ane Engineering Society West Thirty-ninth Street

Aldrich Committee to Meet with Bankers in New York

Prominent New York bankers unable to travel to Washington to address the National Monetary Commission will meet informally in New York City. A sub committee of Aldrich Teller and Vreeland will host discussions at the Hotel Plaza, inviting financiers and financial writers to share views. The commission plans to present data from its European tour to leading American bankers and focus on currency control, bank examination, and trust company relations to national banks.

New York Washington National Monetary Commission Commission Aldrich Teller Vreeland Hotel Plaza France Germany

Design Chosen for Wisconsin Monument

MILWAUKEE Wis Dec 27 The design and plans for the memorial of the State of Wisconsin to its soldiers who fought at Vicksburg have been chosen by the commission appointed by Gov. David It will mannag in from the

New York Times Milwaukee Wis State of Wisconsin Vicksburg David

Miss Elkins Not Grieving For Broken Romance

Washington dispatch reports Miss Katharine Elkins is not seeking hospital nurse training. Family disputes romantic tale. she remains active in society with New Year house party plans, January engagements, and a growing wardrobe. Her five horses stay in Washington as she spends days outdoors. She has not shown interest in nurse training and continues social duties.

New York Times Washington Katharine Elkins Miss Elkins Chevy Chase Country Club Rock Creek New York West Virginia

Bullowa Marries Marks At East Ninety Fourth Home

Arthur M. Bullowa wed Sylvia A. Marks daughter of Mrs. David Marks at her East Ninety Fourth Street home. Rev. Dr. Joseph Silverman officiated as guests witnessed the ceremony. The couple departed for a southern honeymoon.

Arthur M. Bullowa Sylvia A. Marks David Marks East Ninety-fourth Joseph Silverman Bullowa

Mrs Roosevelt Yacht Cruise Reported With Family

Washington dispatch says Mrs Roosevelt and four of her children Ethel Ker mit Quentig and one more left on a yacht cruise. The group departed from an East Coast port for a journey described as a family outing amid holiday travel.

Opera concert adds players at Manhattan Opera House

Seve slight additions to the published programme marked last night’s concert. Mlle Poniano sang Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor for the first time in concert while M Parola, not listed on the programme, drew hearty applause. Campanini conducted a diverse program featuring Debussys La Mer and solos by Fremstad Verne Noté Feinhals with the Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra under Alfred Hertz.

Manhattan Opera House Mlle. Poniano Alisa Lucia di Lammer+ moor M. Parola Mme. Estinasse Campanini Mesdames Agatinelli Doria Zepilli Mariska Aldrich MM. Dufranne Arimondi Debussy Metropolitan Opera House Olive Fremstad Adela Verne Jean Noté Fritz Feinhals Alfred Hertz Mme. Fremstad Elizabeth Delibes Liszt Gliuck Sgambati Rubinstein Faure Benvenuto Diaz Feinhals Leoncavallo Pagliacci

Wagner in Concert at Carnegie Hall with Damrosch and Jomelli

A large Carnegie Hall audience heard Walter Damrosch lead the New York Symphony Orchestra with Mme. Jomelli as soloist. The program opened with Lohengrin Prelude and Tannhauser selections, featuring the Prayer. Two new Damrosch orchestrations debuted, including The Magic of St John’s Eve from Die Meister Singer. Part II opened with Siegfried Idyl and concluded with Tristan and Isolde Prelude and Liebestod, with Jomelli singing. Isadora Duncan attended in a long ermine coat, drawing attention as she departed with her entourage.

Carnegie Hall Walter Damrosch New York Symphony Orchestra Mme. Jomelli Tannhauser Rome Tannhbduser

Lhevinne and Klein Concert Delights New York Audience

The Lhevinne duo with Joseph Lhevinne and Mlle. Lhevinne were warmly applauded at the Hermann Klein concert at the German Theatre on Fifty-ninth Street. They offered two-piano arrangements by Averisky and Raff, Saint-Saens with Schviller for cello, and featured Italian violinist Giacinta Della Rocca. Vocalist Mrs. Ben Lathrop and mezzo soloist Miss Jeanne Jomelli received strong notices, with future appearances by Mme Jeanne Jomell and Ernest Schnelling announced.

Mme Joseph Lhévinne Hermann Klein Averisky Raff Saint-Saéng Jean Schviller Celli Giacinta Della Rocca Wieniawski Jedhwilier Pergolesi Popper Ben Lathrop Jeanne Jomelh Pop And Ernest Schnelling

Hammerstein Announces Salome Special at Manhattan Opera House

Oscar Hammerstein announces an opening special performance at the Manhattan Opera House featuring Richard Strauss Salome. The show is scheduled for late January on a Tuesday or Thursday evening, with seating orders and checks now being accepted.

Oscar Hammerstein Manhattan Opera House Richard Strauss Salome

Belasco office updates Stuyvesant season slate

Eleanor Robson is not starting an engagement at the Stuyvesant Theatre on January 25. The Belasco office says Blanche Bates in The Fighting Hope will continue at the Stuyvesant throughout the season.

Eleanor Robson Stuyvesant Stuyvesant Theatre Belasco Migs Blanche Bates

Mme Marchesi Opens American Tour in St Paul

Parisian soprano Mme Blanche Marchesi opened her American tour at the Auditorium St Paul before about 2400 fans under the St Paul Symphony Society. She planned two numbers but an enthusiastic encore led to five extra selections and a delighted reception.

Mme. Marchesi New York Times Paul, Minn Mme Blanche Marchesi St. Paul

Mrs Brown Potter Sets Sail for Vaudeville Debut

Mrs James Brown Potter sails from Liverpool aboard the Cunarder Lusitania to begin vaudeville under William Morris management. Reported offer of 3000 dollars weekly lures her to open at the Lincoln Square Theatre on January 4.

Brown Potter James Brown Potter William Morris Liverpool Lincoln Square Theatre

Jewish Day At Tuberculosis Exhibit Draws Record Crowd

A Jewish day at the International Tuberculosis Exhibition of the American Museum of Natural History drew 63 112 visitors, the largest daily crowd in the museum’s history. Organizers, led by Charity Organization Society, moved crowds in 1 000 person squads to manage entry as throngs from the East Side filled Seventy seventh and Seventy ninth Street doors. Exhibits span three floors on spread of consumption with multilingual labels and staged Yiddish programming. No disturbances occurred despite the huge turnout.

American Museum of Natural History H. C. Bumpas Museum Lower East Side Seventy-seventh Street Seventy-ninth Street Seventy-seven Street Lavery Charity Organization Society

Pistol Man Storms Bronx Church During Mass

Policeman Daniel Maher chased a pistol-wielding man through Jerome Avenue to Monroe Avenue. The fugitive hid in an apartment and burst into St Edmund's Episcopal Church at Morris Avenue and 177th Street, brandishing a .22 caliber pistol and shouting threats as the congregation fled down the aisle.

Daniel Maher Jerome and Tremont Avenues Bronx Jerome Avenue Maher Monroe Avenue St. Edmund's ‘Episcopal Church Morris Avenue 177Th Street George Smiley

Pistol Man Arrested After Box Millery Incident

A pistol man fled into the arms of Policeman Maher at Tremont Station after running from Start the New Year Right event. He claimed to be Max Stooss, Swiss, last living with aunt Mrs Hillary Jordan at Bainbridge Ave and 199th St. Found with talcum powder. revolver unloaded. He was sent to Night Court and held for Special Sessions on $3500 bail for carrying concealed weapons.

Maher Tremont Max Stooss Hillary Jordan Bainbridge Avenue 199Th Street

Reconciled in Hospital After Suicide Attempt

Mrs Lucy Jaffe of 29 West Twenty fifth Street visited Brooklyn Hospital to learn her husband John Jaffe, a former Manhattan laundryman, had been hospitalized after a gas attempt at 50 Sands Street. Report says reconciliation was effected. the couple married ten years ago in Hamburg.

Lucy Jaffe West Twenty-fifth Street Brooklyn Hospital Jaffe John Jaffe Manhattan Sands Street Brooklyn Jaffes Hamburg

H B Berry Dies In Auto Crash In New York

Hiram B Berry of Warwick New York wealthy manufacturer and former Morton Trust Company officer died suddenly of heart disease while driving near Spring Valley New York. Lawyer Michael M Kane who was with him saw the car swerve and run into a ditch as Berry headed home from Tarrytown. Boys

Hiram B. Berry Warwick N. Y Morton Trust Company Spring Valley Tarrytown Michael M. Kane Mr. Berry

Birth Notices of Sons and a Daughter in December

December births announced for Adels Fast Gross Lechtman Leiserson Lewis Lowenstein Rosenthal Samuel Tradelius. Each notice records a baby boy or girl born to couples including Dr or Mr and Mrs with dates in December.

Lewis Herman Lewis R . Lowenstein Joseph Lowenstein Rosenthal Julius Rosenthal Samuel Albert Samuel Tradelius Paul Tradelius

Marriages in the United States December listings across several churches

A sequence of society marriage notices dated December 22 to December 27 lists brides and grooms including Leila Fraser and Walter Gilbert, Alice Robbe and Curtis Rand, Gladys Rood and William Williams, plus multiple others such as Jeanette Blumberg and Samuel Blumberg, Jennie Comings and Benjamin Liebeskind, Victoria Kleinberger and Herman Friedman, Emma Kahn and Isaac Goodfriend, Cecilia Lyons and Joseph Judels, Susan Smith and John Locklin, and Rose Greenberg and Samuel Wertheimer in prominent New York and New Jersey church settings.

Gilbert—Fraser Olin J. Stephens New York Charles C. Harriman Leila Terry John E. Fraser Walter Merwin Gilbert Rand—Robbe Christ. Church Short Hills N. J Malcolm Douglas Alice Leavitt George C. Robbe Curtis Gordon Rand Williams- Rood St. James’s Church William Courtney Gladys Charles D. Rood William M. Williams John L Locklin von Schwanenfluegel ORTH Aed Orth Brutus L. von Schwanenuegel Wertheimer

Obituary notices from Wilkesbarre to Astoria December 1908

Death notices and funeral details for Celia Ansbacher Hiram Berry George Drakeley Michael Feigh Aurelia Fisher Josephine Hecker Edith Hollins George Hurlbut Alice Looker Mary Meredith Charles Rathborne Emma Thorp Sarah Vanneck Jane Van Tine Martha Wanzer Charles Whitney appear in a late December 1908 notice column. The entries list survivors, residence addresses, church services and cremation or burial plans, with requests to omit flowers in several cases.

Chambers Street Efe R Kinderhook and Hudson N. Y Fisher J. C. Schwab Aurelia S Samuel S. Fisher Cincinnati Prospect 81 New Haven Conn Hecker Madison Av Josephine Mary Hecker Wentworth George Valentine Hecker Atlantic City Edith C. Hollins William M. Hollins Granddau Frederick Wissmann George C. Hurlbut All Sou's 4Th Av Charles Lambert Rathborne St. Peter’s Church Thorp Emma Henry S. Thorp the Trinity Church Southport Academy St Astoria Vanzer Martha Moses Sarah Akin Wanzer 104Th St Amsterdam Whitney Charles W. Whitney James H Mary L. Whitney A.eral Ch 'S Church Woodlawn Aonahy Grand Sen ‘Station

Mystery Driver Surges Into Hilltop Chase Drama

A fragmented report describes a man racing a car at top speed into a hill area near Spring. A doctor arrived for a confined man who appeared dead from exertion. A boy aged three is mentioned in the scene with Mr Kane and Mr Berry.

Kane

Liverpool Manager Beckett Hill Dies At Allan Line

Beckett Hill, head of the Allan line’s Liverpool operations, died today in Liverpool after a long tenure with the shipping firm. He guided the fleet through postwar transitions and expanded passenger routes. His death marks a significant loss for the company and maritime community.

Liverpool Beckett Hill Allan Ship Line

Charles Phelps Jurist Soldier and Author Dies at 75

Charles E. Phelps once at the Supreme Court of Baltimore died yesterday at his Walbrook home aged 75. Mrs Aurelia Fisher formerly of Cincinnati died tonight at her son in law Prof John Schwab’s residence. Benjamin W. De longtime Sussex mayor died of pneumonia at 76. Dorothy Anthes widow of Manhattan police clerk Charles Anthes died at 86 after long illness. George H. Drakeley broker on the Coffee Exchange died at 65 in Brooklyn. he belonged to the New York Yacht Club and Cresca Athletic Club.

Charles E. Phelps Supreme Court of Baltimore Walbrook Baltimore Aurelia Fisher Cigatuenati Har’ N-Law John C. Schwab Ale Robert Crosedl Samuel Spe Fisher Cincinnati Benjamin W. DE Sussex N. J Decker &Simmons Dorothy Anthes Maneck Charles Anthes Manhattan George H. Drakeley Coffee Exchange Hicks Street Brooklyn New York Yacht Club Cresca Athletic Club

Obituary notices list multiple Brooklyn and New York residents

Aggregated funeral notices listing decedents and addresses across Brooklyn and New York, including Agnes Allan, Sarah C Allen, Frederick Brede, Deborah E Brown, Charles Brazie, Theodore Burnton, John Comnative, James H Culbert, Danigi Dean, Henry Frickle, Lavrrence-Ocal, 49-year-old Clara Herbig, William Le West, Mayer Losee, Bridget Mulleny, Phipard, Prentice, Catharina Rathgeber, Sarah Rayworth-Stack, Ernest Scharley, Marie Schwenke, J J Sinclair, Jacob Stagner, Rowena Tallman, Jeante McN. Thomason, Susan Wood, Peter Wannemacher, and others, with funeral private or to-day services noted.

Allan Fox St Bronx Agnes Allan Allen 14Th St Flatbush Sarah C C. Allen Becks Joseph Eck Brede 50Th East Frederick Brede Brennan North Elliott Place Brooks Brown Quincy St Brooklyn Deborah E. Brown Brazie Newton N. J Charles Burnton Aoeane An Lepen St Ereey Theodore Burnton Lincoln Av John Culbert Ryerson St James H. Culbert Miadminattian Hospital Cirtass Coe Pel Stockholm Hempel Herbig Bleecker Johnson Neral Ay Krombach Hanrietta Krombach Lee MAYER Mullins Sutton Ee Ramonneh Melyn Catharina Rathgeber Rayworth-Stack Classon Lyn Sarah Rayworth-Stack Antog Sanders 87Th St A Scharley Ernest Scharley Tod Schmidt East 128Th St Aee Wenke Jeante McN Thomaeon Toon En Walsh West List Walsh M. Wannemacher Peter Wannemacher T Wood Hentington L. I Susan Wood

Memoriam notices from a 1900s newspaper fragment

Obituary clippings list multiple individuals with mass and church notices. Names include William Breed, William H. Barnes, Oscar Berger, James Conway, Edward Costa, Metzger, William C. McAfee, Mary R. K. McCullough, Charles T. Potts, and Ellen Ryan. Dates span Dec 28 to Jan 3 with church services and monument unveilings at Mount Hope and Hills Cemeteries.

William C Wis McCullough Mary R. K.lough Gabriel’s Church Jas

CEMETERIES at Woodlawn Accessible by Harlem Trolley

Fragmentary text notes Woodlawn Cemetery accessible via Harlem from East 35th Street area. Details are incomplete but reference to a cemetery and trolley route exist.

Woodlawn Harlem Ntral Webster Avcioe Aessercy East

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