Nordica Hosts Large Musicale in Sherry's with Society Guests
Mme. Nordica hosted a grand musicale at Sherry's drawing 400 guests including Gladys Vanderbilt, Count Szechenyi, Choate, Twain, and many leading society figures. Notable performers included De Pachmann, Maurel, and Dethier. Nordica sang and attire featured an emerald Empire gown. Constantino broke his ankle in Baltimore en route to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Nordica
Sherry’s
Sherry
Mme. Nordica
Victor Maurel
Heder
Baltimore
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Stuyvesant ‘Fish
Clyde Fitch
Elisabeth Marbury
Elsie de Wolfe
Emma Eames
Sembrich
Sidney Homer
Louise Homer
James A. Burden, Jr
S. Townsend Burden
Jules S. Bache
James BR. Soley
Clarence H. Mackay
Gustav Mahler
Karl Muck
Reginald Vanderbilt
E. R. Thomas
Frederick Neilson
J. Bo
F. Egerton Webb
Brander Matthews
Francis H. Leggett
Frederick Burnham
Henry Clews
William Jay
Arthur Iselin
Anna Sands
Ogden Mills
H. R. Winthrop
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Francis B. Hoffman
Ralph Pulitzer
Ernest Iselin
Ushers Named For Mrs Van Vechten’s Divorce Dance
Frederick T. Martin announced the Plaza Hotel benefit play on February 21 with ushers Bradley Martin Jr Frederick Thompson Davies Stephen Van Rensselaer Seymour Johnson Kingdon Gould the Hon Reginald Fellows and the Hon Jacob Astley. Mrs Gould’s son George J Gould Jr and her nephew William Hamilton will draw the curtains dressed as eighteenth century pages.
Charles P Phelps Marries Minnie Braithwaite in Philadelphia
Charles P Phelps 47 and Minnie Braithwaite 29 both of New York wed yesterday afternoon at Arch Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Phelps is linked to E J Phelps former British minister and works as a clerk at Kean Van Cortlandt Co. of New York and was divorced in 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Charles P. Phelps
Minnie Braithwaite
New York
Arch Street Presbyterian Church
Phelps
E. J. Phelps
Great Britain
Kean van Cortland & Co
Club Offers and the Lapies Home Journal Value
The Lapies Home Journal is not discounted in club offers and can be added for the regular price of $1.50. This stance signals the publication’s perceived worth and its broad buyer support, appealing to advertisers seeking a public willing to pay face value. Tye Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia New York Boston Chicago Buffalo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapies’ Home Journal
Phelps Marries Locally After Unable to Wed in New York
From Lillian T. Phelps comes word she could not wed in New York before August and therefore chose a local marriage. The notice records a civil ceremony performed here to complete the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian T. Phelps
New York
Miss Annette Loeb Engaged to Italian Steel Leader
Mr and Mrs Charles Loeb announce the engagement of their daughter Annette Loeb to Signor Arturo Luzzato of Rome. Annette, lately in Rome for musical studies, will wed in Rome in April. Luzzato leads Italy’s steel industry and serves in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor Arturo Luzzato
Charles Loeb
Annette
Signor
Arturo Luzzato
Trome
Miss Loeb
Rome
Engagement announced of Dr Herman Baruch and Miss Rosemary Emeraz
The engagement has been announced of Dr Herman Baruch senior member of Baruch Brothers on Wall Street and Miss Rosemary Emeraz. Dr Herman Baruch is the son of Prof Simon Baruch of Columbia a physician of international reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Baruch
Wall Street
Baruch Brothers
Rosemary Emeraz
Simon Baruch
Columbia
Boston Engagements Announce Several Marriages
Miss Elizabeth Coolidge to Crosby of New York. Miss Mary Cashman of Quincy to Dr. Daniel B. Riordan. Miss Lucretia E. Little of Brookline to W. Lloyd Allen of Shirley. Miss Kate M. Beeman of Hallowell to Edward W. Berry of Spokane. Miss Laurine C. Osgood of Winchester to Charles O. Hinrichs of Milwaukee. Miss Olivia Howard of Washington to Christopher A. Russell of Boston. Miss Alice Newcome Munroe of Marblehead to John Fulton Jr. of New York. Miss Lillian A. Sweeney of Dorchester to Edward F. Loughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Boston
Elizabeth Coolidge
Mauns
Gchieffelin Crosby
New York
Mary Cashman
Quincy
Daniel B. Riordan
Lucretia E. Little
Brookline
W. Lioyd Allen
Shirley
Kate M. Beeman
Hallowell
Edward W. Berry
Spokane
Washington
Laurine C. Osgood
Winchester
Charles O. Hinrichs
Milwaukee
Olivia Howard
Christopher A. Russell
Alice Newcome Munroe
Marblehead
John Fulton, Jr
Lillian A. Sweeney
Dorchester
Edward F. Loughlin
Philadelphia Society Quietly Plans Spring Socials
In Philadelphia on January 12 Mr and Mrs Morgan Tillinghast hosted dinner. Alfred Co Harrison and Charles Bingham also hosted. Miss Gladys Virginia Bradley will visit Baltimore before returning to Philadelphia. Lea R Freudenheim and Henry Gross announce an engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Morgan Tillinghast
Alfred Co. Harrison
Charles Bingham
Penrose
Devon
Gladys Virginia Bradley
A. J. Drexel Biddle
Baltimore
Perin
C. Howard Clark
Palm Beach
Horticultural Hall
Spencer Blight
Herbert Hart Boyd
M. ‘Stevenson Eastby
William Goodwin
Joseph Parker Norris, Jr
A. J. Drexel Paul
William 3. Whelen
W. Biddle
Williams
Lea R. Freudenheim
Julius Freudenheim
New York
Henry Gross
Squaw Man Hauls in London with Ecstatic Reception
Special cable from London reports Edwin Milton Royle's A Squaw Man opening at the Lyric to a record night. George Fawcett as the Utah ranch foreman wins rave notices, drawing loud calls for encores while Royle and Waller bow for minutes after curtain. Several papers predict greater success than Monsieur Beaucaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
London
Edwin Milton Royle
Mr. Royle
Lewis Waller
Boyle
Waller
George Fawcett
England
Utah Ranch
Fawcett
Monsieur Beaucatre
Carresio Recital at Carnegie Hall Praised for Vitality
Mme. Carresio gave a Carnegie Hall recital after two New York appearances with the orchestra. Review praises her energy and musical insight, noting strong Bach... Brahms... MacDowell selections and a final bravura pair. Critics point to rhythmic flow, expressiveness in Chopin and Symphonic Etudes, with some imperfect phrasing in the sonata and the second Chopin prelude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Carresio
New York
Carnegie Hall
Count Waldstein
Chopin
Schumann
Brahms
Smetana
Aumann
MacDowell
Wagner Concerts at Metropolitan Opera House
Last night the Metropolitan Opera House hosted Wagner programing conducted by Alfred Hertz. Selections included Parsifal Die Meistersinger Die Walkure and Götterdämmerung with soloists Gadski Kirkby Lunn Knote Van Rooy Blass. Campanini conducted the Manhattan program with Russ Jomelli Gerville Réache Zeppilli Koelling and singers Bassi Ancona Didur and Daddi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Opera House
Richard Wagner
Alfred Hertz
Die Walkiire
Mmes. Gadski
Kirkby- Lunn
Messrs
Knote
van Rooy
Blass
Manhattan
Mr. Campanini
Mmes. Russ
Jomelli
Gerville- Réache
Zeppilli
Koelling
Messrs. Bassi
Ancona
Didur
Daddi
Judge Bartlett of Court of Appeals Improves in Hospital
At Presbyterian Hospital last night Judge Edward T. Bartlett of the Court of Appeals showed great improvement after an attack of heart disease. Doctors said the condition was not severe and he could leave in three to four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Hospital
Edward T. Bartlett
Court of Appeals
Thatcher
Pennsylvania Removes Crossings Across Major Cities
The Pennsylvania Railroad has removed more than half of its grade crossings between New York and Pittsburg since January 1, 1902. The planned Washington terminal completion completes President Cassatt’s effort to eliminate grade crossings in key cities along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cassatt
New Jersey Rhodes Scholarships Exam Dates Set
The New Jersey Rhodes Scholarship Committee announced exams at the Public Library in Trenton on January 21 and 22. One scholarship will be awarded this year. candidates must have at least two years of college work and be aged 19 to 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
New Jersey
Trenton
E. R. Olcott Dies Suddenly in New York
E R Olcott senior partner of Olcott Mestre Gonzalez a renowned international law expert collapses and dies in front of his home on West Eleventh Street at age sixty two. He served in the Civil War taught at Berlin studied Napoleon code and advised Cuban railway law and NY State officials. He leaves wife Mary G Clapp and three children Herman Mestre and Mrs Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Olcott
Olcott, Mestre & Gonzalez
Broadway
Wis West Eleventh Street
James Murray
Charles Street
Sullivan
Olcott
West Eleventh Street
Shrady
Posse
Jie
College
City of
New York
Minnesota
Hamptojn Roads
Olco
Coudert Brothers
University of Berlin
New York Tribune
Bryan's Double Dead
Charles K. Wolf known as the double of Williard J. Bryan died at his Dallas home after a sudden illness. Wolf's resemblance to the Nebraska statesman led to frequent mistaken identity, including brief speeches in public as if he were Mr. Bryan but always revealing his true identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Charles K. Wolf
Williard J. Bryan
Mr.Wolf
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska Statesman
Grand Lodge of IlliKs
Philadelphia
Oo WN
Wolf
Obituary of Cyrus J. Lawrence Stock Exchange leader and art patron
The city mourns Cyrus J. Lawrence dying in his 76th year. A longtime Stock Exchange governor and former director at Wabash and Michigan railroads, he was vice president of Brush Terminal Co. An art collector, he supported the American fund for a monument in Paris, admired Monet and Cassatt, and gathered Chinese porcelains. He celebrated a golden wedding with A. Hoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus J. Lawrence
The
Stock Exchange
Wabash
Toledo, Ann Arbor & Michigan Systems
Brush Terminal Company
A. L
Baltimore
Lawrence
France
Barye
Circle of Green
Isle St. Louis
Mr. Lawrence
Monet
Degas
Sisley
Boudin
Raffaelli
Honoré Daumier
Mary Cassatt
A. Hoe
Richard M. Hoe
Obituary notes list several deaths across states
Obituaries note GEORGE SPARKS born 1807 England died in Albany. Sister Carmelita of St Benedicts Newark NJ died after pneumonia at 82. Dr Calvin A Wetmore aged 76 died in Catskill NY. Ex-Assemblyman JAMES J Hogan aged 37 died in Kansas City of pneumonia. A H Russ master plumber died in Albany age 60. CORNELIUS B GAGE longtime Dover NJ JP died after strokes. KENT justice of the peace in Essex County died at 63. MORTIMER CALKINS DIXON died at 64 in New York City after heart trouble. Services in NYC and Smyrna NY with family surviving WJ Comstock and Dr Harry Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sparks
Eng‘land
Albany
Carmelita
Order of St. Benedict
Newark
N. J
Calvin A. Wetmore
Catskill
N. Y
Wetmore
Grand Chapter
Rcd Masons
New York State
Cornelius B. Gage
Dover
William C. Harris
Mr. Gage
Woodbridge
R. Hilliard Gage
Wenonop
NR. Kent
Juseee N. J
Caldwell
Kent
Essex County
Society For the Prevention of
New Jersey
Mortimer Calkins Dixon
West End Presbyterian Church
Prohibition Party
Lloyd Aspinwall Post
No. H
Washington Heights
A. E. Keigwin
Newsboys Sing at Lodging House Christmas Carols
Audiences of over 200 at 14 New Chambers Street heard newsboys sing carols under Musical Director John Paul and listen to speakers about boys becoming farmers and bank presidents. The Hamersley heirs, Louise Gordon Hamersley and Catherine Livingston Hamersley, faced questions over a circulating story of immense wealth.
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Newsboys
New Chambers Street
Louise Gordon
Catherine Livingston Hamersley
J. Hooker Hamersley
Sarah Lowrie
Hamersley
Fifth Avenue
Highlyfourth Street
John Paul
F. Delano
Children’s Aid Society
Kensico
E. McK
Whiting
Ewart Wendell
Idaho
Dallas
Texas
Izzie Cohen
Wendell
West
Stowaways Found Aboard The St Paul From Southampton
A strange stowaway, John Carter of Southampton, was found forty eight hours out in a forward hatch area and, after being crippled, worked for the cook before being sent back to England. Another stowaway, Martin Langdon formerly of 45 West Thirty fifth Street, was discovered asleep in the forecastle and forced to return at sea after being assigned coal shoveling duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Southampton
John Carter
England
Martin Langdon
Collingwood
West Thirty
Fifth Street
New York
Langdon
Coffee Cough Relief Through Postum Sayings
A woman with a persistent cough feared consumption but a specialist found healthy lungs. He advised quitting coffee and using Postum instead. She improved as digestion and nerves steadied, and even after trying coffee again, her craving was gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Obituary notices gathered for January 1908 events
Several death notices and funeral arrangements listed for New York area residents. Names include Albert Cham berlin, Morton C. Dixon, Charles Carmer Fleming, Emily L. Ford, Elbert S. Hoffman, Rosa Louise Heg gins, Henry F. Kiddle, Sarah A. Lee, Bessie McCarthy, James D. Mogg, Walter Montgomery, Mary Emma Munsell, Helen Alice Rice, Anna Howland Russel, Ferdinand Shack, and officers of local lodges and Masonic bodies. Services set across Croton Falls, Scarsdale, Morristown, New York City, and neighboring towns with funeral times and locations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Sarah A
William Lee
John R
Hannah Simongon
Clinton, Ay
Brooklyn
McCarthy
Bessie
Dennis McCarthy
Dennis
Mary Toohig
Kilcarney
County Cork
Ireland
Julia Manning
East 90Th St
James D. Mogg
Fannie Mogg
Malone St
Wrest Hoboken
Evergreens Cemetery
Montgomery
Walter
Siam
Elizabeth Montgomery
Ap. M
West 145Th St. Munsell
Rye
N. Y
Mary Emma
Jabez E. Mungeell
Rice
West 45Th St
Helen Alice Snow
Clement Thompson Rice
Shawnee-on-Delaware
Penn
Syracuse
Watertown
Russel
South Washington Square
Anna Howland
William C. Russel
Poughkeepsie
Shack
Ferdinand Shack
East 7&Th St
Toronto
City College Club
East 78Th St
Adolph Werner
John Lieberman
Obituary Notices List Local Residents and Funerals
A long readable list records funeral notices for residents in Brooklyn and New York City. Names include Whitman Beseler Bogart Breslin Cleary Collins Conner Cuddy Daly De Victoria Denton Dick Edgar Frescitien Funk Harber Harries Heveriend Keegan Kuhlwetter Keller Lewis Linegar Lloyd Martin McArdie Murphy OBrien Phillips Pierce Rueseler Seek Amp Serveira Severence Silberstein Sintenis Stymets Tasker Teuschler Williams Wulffleff. Interments and private services are noted with dates and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beseler
Henry Beseler
Tod Pogart
Roshyn
L. T. Li
Bogart
Breslin
Alling
Brooklyn
John Hrestin
Clfeary
Hudson &J
Denenie Cleary
Lin’ de M. Collins
East Wooth St
Margaret Collins
Conner
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Julia A. Conner
Cuddy
East Sid St
Martigg Cuddy
Daly
West Sid St
Edward Daly
DE Victoria
Lexington Av
Jame
Jose Lopes de Victoria
Denton
Arlington A
Jackson
Jon T. Denton
Jin
J. . Dick
Horatio St
Philippe Dick
Edgar
East 9Th St
Mary A. Edegar
Fresciten
West 20Th St
Tosepht
Bredeben
Funk
Kosciusko
Hersman H. Funk
Harber
Bleecker St
Ridgewood
Maria Harber
Harries
East 79Th St
William Harries
Buo P
Havarland
Danforth Av
Jersey City
William A. Heveriend
Keegan
Willow — Place
Grooklin
James J. Keegan
Kuhlwetter
Wis St. Nicholas
Keller
Samuel Keller
le Pie Lewis
East Sith St
M. Lewis
Linegar
49Th St
Winifred Linegar
Lloyd
Hillsdale
N. J
Fannie M. Lloyd
McAndle
Francia J. McAridie
Murphy
Warren St
Broscklyn
Arthur J. Murphy
O'Brien
Perry St
Michael O’brien
Ian. Lie. Phillips
Spring St
Tan
Thomas F. Phillips
Pierce
Lilian Place
West Farms
James Pierce
Rueseler
East 73Th
Frederick Roeseler, Sr
Pancra
Kelly St
Bronx
Herman G. Seeekamy
Serveira
South 7Th Av
N. X
Mary Serveira
Severence
West Toth $T
Mathews J. Severence
Silberstein
West 155Th St
Jar
Carrie Silberstein
Sintenis
14Th St
Dane
Endford Av
Bro
Bessie A. Williams
Wulffleff
East 6Th St
Glaftys H. Wulffleff
Boy Murd ers Mother in Toledo Case of Jealous Theft
Harvey Hazel aged 16 killed his mother in Toledo while seeking money to buy a gift for a girl and to pay board. After the murder he rummaged the house for cash, found 57 dollars, and then attempted to stage a burglary to conceal the crime.
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New York Times
Toledo
Harvey Hazel
Harvey
John F. Hazel
Shore Line Railroad
Hazel
Birth Announcements For Local Families
On Jan 9 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Birnbaum. January 6 a son to Mr and Mrs Jacob C Brand and a son born January 8. January 7 a daughter to Mr and Mrs A H Fox. January 7 a son to Mr and Mrs Samuel Goldstein. January 6 a son to Mr and Mrs G H Klein. December 20 a son to Mr and Mrs Robert W Wood. Additional line mentions Mr and Mrs Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birnbaum
Jacob C. Brand
Ohn
Fox
A. H. Fox
Goldstein
Samuel Goldstein
Son
G. H. Klein
A& Bon
WOOD
Robert W. Wood
Jack
Marriages Noted In Local Nuptial List
On various January dates several couples announced marriages including Elia Kreiger to Ray Finn on January 5 and Hattie Hahn to Jacob Israel on January 2. Frances W Mayhew wed Robert T Martin on January 1 and Rose Schiller wed Sidney Rothschild on January 7. Beatrice C Ward joined Robert P Thompson on January 10 and Lylian M Chapman wed Frederick R Tilton on January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finn—Kreiger
Elia Kreiger
Ray Finn
Israel—Haun
Hattie Hahn
Jacob Israel
Martin—Mayhew
Frances W.mayhew
Robert T. Martin
Rothschild—Schiller
Rose Schiller
Sidney Rothschild
Thompson—Ward
Beatrice C. Ward
Robert P. Thompson
Tilton—Chapman
Lylian M. Chapman
Frederick, R. Tilton
In Memoriam Notices Printed for Various Individuals
Obituaries and memorials list names such as Charles Ehrlic Jennie Kaufmann Thomas F Maxey Margaret McCormack Maria McManus and Edward Winter with death dates around January 1906 to 1907. Church services and cemetery memorials are noted at Sule Fields Cemetery Immaculate Church Sacred Heart Church and St Marys Church. The notices reflect a local tradition of publishing memorials in the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehrlich
Charles Ehriic
Kaufpmann
Jennie Kaufmann
Sule Fields
Maxcy
Thomas F. Maxey
Church of Immaculate
Mccormack
Margaret Mel Cormack
McManus
Maria McManeus
Woodlawn Cemetery access by Harlem trains and trolleys
Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys and by carriage. Lots 150 up. Telephone 4855 Gramercy for Books of Views or representative, Office 20 East 230 Street, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn
Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
East
Marriage and Death Notices Placed in Major Papers
Notices appear simultaneously in multiple newspapers including Rose ton Globe Buffalo Courier Cineinpui Enquirers Chicago Record-Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic St Pat Pioneer Press Syracuse Post-Standard Washington Post for insertion with no extra charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Roseton Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cineinpui
Also Mentioned on This Page
Large Musicale
Ance
Count Szechenyl
de Pachmann
Bradley Martin, Jr
Tye Curtis PustisHine Company
New Yore
Cwnicaco
Buffalo
Annette Loeb
Philadelphia Activities
Mme, Carreno
Dr. Manning
Lord Kelvin
Engineers
West Thirty-ninth Street
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Andrew Carnegie
Michael T. Pupin
American Philosophical Soety
Dean van Amringe
American Mathematical Society
George H. Guy
New York Electrical Society
K. E. P. Rocher
Joseph W.ichards
American Electro-Chemical Society
W. T. Manning
Trinity Parish
Henry G. Stott
Dr Manning
Kelvin
Elihu Thomson
America
Thomson
Niagara
BH. J. Nichols
Cornell
Helmholz
Campridge
C. B. Ward
Commercial Cables Company
George W. Melville
Naval Engineer
T. C. Martin
Engineering Word
Wilbur Morris Stine
Wagner
Metropolitan
Rogers Bros
Meriden Brite CO
E. R. Olcott
Bryan
Nebraska
Hammersley Heirs
Dinon
Mortimer C. Dixon
West 142d Street
Smyrna
Oelock
Mosaic’ Lodge
F. & A. M. Brethren
Elbert
Hoffman
George W. Tate
Kane Lodge
Jose Lopez de Victoria
New York City
Lippincott
HARO
Henry W. Penoyar
Whitman
Kyonvire
Central Park West
Edmund Ss. Whitolin
Boy
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer Institute
West 34Th St
Waters
Horace Waters
Fifth Av
18Th Street
125Th St
Sth Ave
Jn Memoriant
Undertakers
Frank E. Campbell Co
Chelsea
Platt’s
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