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Newspaper

New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1908

Page

7

Harvard Monkeys Aid Bronx Zoo Study in Puzzle Tricks

Melvin Haggerty of Harvard is testing monkey psychology at the Bronx Zoo. He uses ringtailed monkeys and trained Harvard trick monkeys to operate a combination box and a rope belt to obtain bananas, observing how the animals learn and adapt to puzzles.

Bronx Zoological Gardens Melvin Haggerty Harvard Haggerty Monkey House South America Mr. Haggerty Harvard University

Monkey Breaks Rope in Odd Household Tug of War

A ringtail ape misjudges rope tension during a tug of war with two ropes held by a man. The pulley snaps, sending banana and gear to the floor. The monkey recovers, seizes the banana, runs to a room corner, eats it, and glances at Mr. Haggerty as if to claim the setup followed no rules.

Mr. Haggerty

Elk Keeper Becomes Godfather to Calf Named George Washington

John Quinn head keeper at the Bronx Zoological Gardens helped name a newborn elk calf George Washington born on the Fourth of July. Beatrice the mother elk and Stanley the bull watched as Quinn and curator Raymond Dittmars named the calf, then escaped a charging elk by leaping a fence to safety.

John Quinn Bronx Zoological Gardens Elk Corral Beatrice Stanley Colorado Quinn Raymond L. Dittmars George Washington Mr. Dittmars Keeper Quinn

Honoring Franz Josef I at Austro-Hungarian National Festival

The ninth Austro-Hungarian National Festival in honor of Franz Josef I's sixtieth coronation anniversary drew about 10 000 attendees at Sulzer's Casino and Harlem River Park. Highlights included a grand march, speeches by Dr. Joseph H. Senner, a Gesang Verein concert, a 4000 guest banquet with moving pictures, fireworks, and exhibits including a bronze statue and oil portrait of the emperor. Proceeds supported destitute Austrians and Hungarians in and near New York.

Franz Josef I Austria-Hungary Sulzer’s Casino Harlem River Park New York National Festival Society Frank Sakser Joseph H. Senner Gesang Verein der Oesterreicher

Tent Evangel Needs Funds Photo Caption

Gov Hughes's father Rev Dr David C Hughes as President of Tent Evangel preached yesterday at Broadway and Fifty seventh Street. Superintendent Rev G W McPherson and Vice President Rev Dr Izra T Sanford led service. The Superintendent said it is hard to raise a dollar this season as $2,500 for current expenses is needed.

Gov. Hughes David C. Hughes Tent Evangel Broadway Fifty-seventh Street G. W. McPherson Izra T. Sanford North Baptist Church

Desolate Mother in Stable After Husband’s Desertion

Mrs. Alice Stillman and her three children slept in a stable at 601 Washington Street after her husband Henry deserted her four months earlier. An infant born seven months ago at the stable suffered pneumonia from exposure and was hospitalized at St. Vincent’s. Magistrate Wahle adjourned the vagrancy charge to await a brother-in-law’s help.

Alice Stillman Washington Street Wahle Jefferson Market Court Buck Charles Street St. Vincent's Hospital Post- Man Henry Tenth Avenue Stillman Jennie North Brother Island St. John's Guild New Corp. &. I

Death from chloroform at confinement home

Dr. Joseph Mittelman used chloroform at Wolf Seward’s confinement on Lewis Street. Mrs. Sewald and the baby died within minutes, Sewald summoned two more physicians but they confirmed death. Mittelman was arrested on a homicide charge but later discharged by the coroner. The doctor says he administered anaesthetic at the birth of two other living children.

Wolf Seward Lewis Street Joseph Mittelman Columbia Street Seward Sewald Patrolman Coyle Delancey Street Mittelman Acriteili Dr. Mittelman

Union Opposes Naval Mechanic Training Plan

The Central Federated Union moved to protest to President Roosevelt against industrial schools for naval yard mechanics. They argue trained workers would accept lower union wages and compete with union men. The union seeks AFL support for the protest.

Central Federated Union Roosevelt Navy Yards American Federation of Labor

Simplified Spelling Gains Across The West And Beyond

The Simplified Spelling Board promotes reform worldwide with new lists and active campaigns. Illinois and Iowa normal schools adopt the system producing about 4,000 future teachers and broadening influence in New York and Boston while officials defend voluntary adoption and avoid forcing changes.

William Archer Board Great Britain Australia New Zealand Germany France French Academy Commission Academy Middle West David Fehnby Illinois State Normal University Homer H. Seerley Iowa State Normal School Cedar Rapids Charles P. G. Scott Boards of Education Iowa Illinois New York State Advisory Council Stewart L. Woodford Illumina Willis Paine Spencer Trask John Burroughs Nature Sentimentaliste New York Stanley Jevous University College, South Wales W. Stanley Jevous Thomas George Tucker Melbourne University Tucker Robert Stout National Education Association Cleveland

Civic Duty Rewarded for Village Doctor’s City Service

Rev. Ezra T. Sanford honored Dr. Edwin Zimmerman of 297 West Eleventh Street with a gold watch and medal after a civic address on Civic Duties. Zimmerman had led the campaign to remove unused car tracks on West Eleventh Street, a move completed by order of Borough President Ahearn.

Ezra T. Sanford Old North Baptist Church West Eleventh Street Edwin Zimmerman Zimmerman Greenwich Village Ahearn Neghbors Sanford Dr. Zimmerman

Burgess Sophie Collins Admits Baby Burial at Hackensack Club

Sophie Collins, 21, a servant at 109 Park Street Hackensack admitted to burying her baby alive on the Hackensack Golf Club grounds after being questioned by County Detective Blauvelt and Chief of Police Jacob Dunn. She said she buried the infant because she thought it was dead and was committed to Hackensack Jail pending coroner’s inquest and grand jury action.

Holy Trinity Sophie Collins Hewitt E. Fielding Park Street Hackensack Blauvelt Jacob Dunn Ernest Koester

Association aims to fund Sea Breeze outings for New York mothers and children

The notice describes sending sick, underfed, and worn out mothers and children from crowded New York tenements to Sea Breeze for a week of food, air, rest, and recreation. It lists beneficiaries and fundraising figures, naming R. S. Minturn as treasurer and Fulton Cutting as president of the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor.

New York Sea Breeze Wees R. S. Minturn St. N Association For Improving

Diamond Jubilee of Philip and Maria Hanau

Philip and Maria Hanau celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at 222 West 122d Street with five children eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren present. The couple recalled their 60 years since a London marriage and emigration to New York. They spoke of family pride and quiet, lasting happiness.

Philip Maria Hanau West 122d Street Mr. Hanau Aldgate Parish London New York Hanau Agin Hanau Charles C. Hanau John Hanau Sophie Nancy Hanau Philip Hanau Maria* Hanau

Garden party and bazaar aids Mamaroneck Free Kindergarten

One of summer’s largest social events, a garden party and bazaar at Wavelets Court in Mamaroneck, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Weatherbee, runs 3 to 7 PM next Wednesday. Visitors may tour the Weatherbee home, view international rooms and a world music collection, and enjoy boat trips and an Indian cabin concert. Numerous volunteers, including Mrs. Weatherbee and Miss Weatherbee, lead various tables.

New York Times White Plains N. Y Wavytes Court Edwin H. Weatherbee Mamaroneck Weatherbee E. Weatherbee May Pell E. C. Ray Henry Siegel Frank H. Bell

Regulating the Yachts Inspectors Board Ten Violations

Deputy Surveyor Matthew Coneys commanded the customs tug John J. Timmins to inspect private yachts near New York. Eleven violations were found among about twenty boats boarded, with life preservers missing on some yachts and women complaining of intrusions during inspections. Three excursion steamers volunteered for inspection.

Matthew Coneys John J. Timmins Admiral" Coneys Katherine Bayonne N. J W. H. Ellsworth West Bank Light Timmins Coneys Mr. Ellsworth Florida Fort Wadsworth Helen R Tighe Brooklyn Flushing Bay United States

Uncle Remus author Joel Chandler Harris buried

In Atlanta during a heavy thunderstorm the body of Joel Chandler Harris known as Uncle Remus was laid to rest at Westview Cemetery after a psalm service at his home and services at St Anthony's Chapel. Six close friends served as pallbearers as a long cortege accompanied the funeral under rain.

Atlanta Joel Chandler Harris Remus Westview Cemetery Mr. Harris St. Anthony's Chapel Father Jackson Albert Howell, Jr Samuel M. Inman Forrest Adair Roby Robinson Lucien L. Knight Andrew P. Stewart

Funeral for John G. Heckscher set for Trinity Chapel

John G. Heckscher died Saturday at his home 18 West Eighty-eighth Street. Funeral will be held at 11 o clock tomorrow morning at Trinity Chapel 15 West Twenty-fifth Street. Arrangements delayed until Mrs. George McClellan and Mrs. Egerton L. Winthrop Jr could be contacted.

John G. Heckscher West Eighty-eighth Street Trinity Chapel West Twenty-fifth Street George Heckscher West 88Th St John Gerard Virginia Heckscher Charles A Georgianna Coster Heckscher 25Th St Broadway

Bishop Potter Gains Amid Hopeful Rally In Potent Recovery

Cooperstown reports Bishop Potter remains in a comfortable condition with a notable rally after a lengthy period of heart illness. Dr. Janvryn of New York notes continued improvement aided by nourishment and cheer, while local doctors Lassett Bassett Hun assist, and the family expresses gratitude for village restraint on the Fourth of July.

New York Times Cooperstown N. Y Bishop Potter J. Janvryn New York M. Imogene Lassett Janvryn Anvryn Potter Bassett Henry Hun Albany Pr. Janvryn Fernleigh

Norwegian poet Jonas Lie Dies in Christiania

Jonas Lauritz Edemil Lie, renowned Norwegian poet and novelist born 1853, died in Christiania. He published the first poetry collection in 1864 and his notable novel The Pilot and His Wife appeared in 1874. other works include The Foreseer Tales and Life Up North. He also wrote the three act comedy Grabows Kat.

Christiania Jonas Lauritz Edemil Lie Jonas Lie Lodsen Hans Hustru Norway Stockholm Egan

William B. Ogden Dies in Larchmont at 67

William B. Ogden aged 67, a veteran member of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, died at Bevan House Larchmont from indigestion. An insurance veteran of nearly 50 years with offices at 19 Liberty Street, he belonged to the Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club and other groups. He leaves a widow a son and a daughter Mrs B P Miller.

Larchmont N. Y William B. Ogden New York

Secretary of Brokaw Brothers Dies in Yonkers

John R. Thorp aged 56 secretary of the clothing firm Brokaw Brothers died at his Yonkers home 14 Phillipse Place from heart failure after an acute indigestion attack. Born in England he came to the United States at sixteen and worked for the firm for thirteen years. his wife Miss Ethel Utter survives.

John R. Thorp Brokaw Brothers Phillipse Place Yonkers Mr. Thorp England Ethel Utter New York

Obituaries for Mrs Lida Baldwin Young and others in brief notice

Mrs Lida Baldwin Young wife of Judge James S Young of the U S Circuit Court dies at the Pittsburgh home leaving children Bertha Louie Christie James S Young Jr Amy Dr George O Evans Lida Alice Philip Your Mrs Charles Pfizer widow of Charles Pfizer dies in Stuttgart Germany aged 68 leaving sons Charles Gustav Emilie and two daughters Mrs Frederick Duncan and Baroness Bachoven von Echt Anna Howland Ford of Morristown N J dies in Spring Lake of appendicitis prominent in Morristown society

Lida Baldwin Young James S. Young United States Circuit Court Pittsburg Penn Young Bertha Louie Christie Chicago James S. Young, Jr Columbus Barracks Amy George O. Evans Uniontown Lida Alice Philip Charles Pfizer Stuttgart Germany Millen

Peddlers Seek Long Pushcart Run from City Official

A three member committee of the Downtown Peddlers Association met at 195 Chrystie Street and planned to approach Commissioner Bingham for a promise to permit pushcarts in a thirty minute race. They had earlier secured a police warning from Inspector Schmittberger but report worsening conditions since.

Peddlers’ Association Chrystie Street Bingham Schmittberger

Birth announcements for the Gropper Rachmil Sonnenstrahl and Spier families

On July 1 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. A Gropper. On July 3 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hy man Rachmil. On July 1 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. A Sonnenstrahl. On June 30 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. David Spier.

Marriages Listed in Late June and Early July Notices

A compilation of marriage announcements shows couples wed from June 23 to July 5. Names include Eleanor Seebach and Meyer Asch, Antoinette Bahr and Wallace Erskine, and Alice Loeb with Arthur Fay, among others. The notices record partners, dates, and venues such as Sherry's and other locations.

Asch—Seebach Eleanor Seebach Meyer Asch Erskine—Bahr Antoinette Bahr Wallace Holmes Erskine Fay—Loeb Alice Loeb Arthur S. Fay Gutman—Kuttner Hannah Miriam Kuttner Arthur Gutman Hayes—Esselborn Agnes Esselborn Joseph H. Hayes Hawes—Code Florence Gaylord John Lyman Hawes Johnson—Connolly Ellen Connolly Jackson Johnson Krombach William J. Mundell Olenick—Rosenberg Beatrice Estelle Rosenberg Alfrted Olenick O'Ryan Underhill Gertrude Underhill William P. O’ Ryan Plaut—Levy Hattie Levy George Plaut Rosenblum Alexander Dorothy Alexander Max Rosenblum Shaw —Elder May “Richards Elder James Frederick Shawy Smith—Vannett Margaret _ Campbell Vannett Charles J. Smith Verity—Glass Victoria L Glass A. Richmond Verity Wiener Lantheaume Cecilia Wiener Victor L. Lantheaume Wihnyk—Scheuer Fannie Scheuer Joseph Wihnyk Worth—Hawxhurst Hazel Josephine Hawxhurst Edward Doane Topping Worth

Obituary notices and funeral announcements dated July 1908

A compiled list of obituaries and funeral services for Mary T Byrne Annie Howland Ford John Gerard Heckscher William Bateman Leeds Theodore Perry Dora Pinckney William Coler Harold Rower Ralph Van Amburgh Wade Kezia W Williams Agnes A Arnold and others with service details and locations across New York and New Jersey. Included are residence addresses dates times and interment plans for multiple families and communities.

Leeds Paris France William Bateman Leeds Larchmont N. Y William B. Ogden William B. Ogden, Jr Pelham Road New Rochelle Grand Central Station N. H Skaneateles Florida Seeley Summit N. J William Coler George Barker Jennie Todd Seeley Stone Margaret Brown Thomas Stone State St Brooklyn Thorp Kane_ Lodge A. M John R. Thorp Phillipse Place Yonkers Harold B. Lippincott Henry W. Penoyer TOWER Harriet Rower Fishkill Landing Chicago Williams Kezia W. E William B. Wiliams Bantem Ohio

Brooklyn Obituary Notices July 4 1922

A long list of Brooklyn residents with dates and addresses for funerals and notices. Includes ages for several individuals such as Jessie Cummine 13 and Polydore Dorgeval 73, with funeral times noted for some. Names cover Crawshaw, Cummine, Disch, Dorgeval, Dougherty, Downes, Cradley, Gibbons, Giraud, Golden, Hagerup, Hall, Henry, Hill, Hirschfield, Hull, Jacquin, Kane, Kelly, Kerr, Lawrence, McCauley, May, Monketrick, Munroe, Neu mann, OBrien, ONeil, Rampmaier, Rathbone, Riddle, Riddell, Ruege, Ruoff, Sands, Schrader, Scott, Shea, Sphoemaker, Topiahan, Townsend, Vogelsang, Wertz, Williams, and others.

Dean St Brooklyn Annie Dougherty Downes North 4Th St Mary Downes Dradley West 21St St Alexander Cradley M. Engel St. Nicholas Av Helen C. Engel Forshew Hampton Place Willard Forshaw Fortune York St John F Fraher Eckford St Elizabeth Fraher Gibbons Market St Mary Gibbons M. Giraud Fomers St Albert B. Giraud Golden Sheepshead Bay Mary Golden Hagerup Halsey S Hans J. Hagerup Hall Greene Av John H. Hall Henry West 49Th St Toho J Hill Engert Place Louis Hill Hirschfield Huntington L. I Michael Hirschfield Iris A.M. Hull Clermont Av Edward Hull Jacquin Macon St Rosanna Jacquin Kane Bergen St Elizabeth Kane Kelly Franklin Av Thomas P. Kelly Kerr St. Marts Av Walker H. Kerr Lawrence Harrison T. Lawrence McCauley Patrick McCauley St. John’s Place Francis A. May Monketrick Ronkonkoma Lucy A. Mon Ketrick Munroe Canada Lake N. Y Margaret I.munroe Neumann 5Th St Katherina Neumann M. O’brien Railroad Jersey City Margaret O'Brien O'Neil West 132d Charelotte O' Neil Rampmaier Marion’ St Frederick C. Rampmaier Rathbone Bogota N. J Jan Et B. Rathbone Mary Shea Sphoomaker Stone Ridge Aurelie D. Sphoemaker Topiahan Feton Hospital Spuyten Duyvil Mary Topiahan Townsend Englewood John S. Townsend Vogelsang SAI Woolsey Astoria Karl Vogelsang Wertz Marion Av Paulina Wertz Whliams Bedford St Anna Williams

Clergy Mass and Monuments Scheduled in Jewish Cemeteries

A list of services and monument unveilings to be held July 1907 in Brooklyn area cemeteries. Clare Mass at St Thomas the Apostle July 10 at 9:80 AM. Cohen monument unveiling July 32 at Machpelah Cypress Hills. Fellerman monument July 2 at Union Fields. Hoepfner and Kenny memorial masses noted. Rosenstock and Saur monuments set for July 12. Wolf monument unveiling July 12 at Machpelah.

Clare James Clare Kenny John Kenny Manning John Hoe Corpus Christi Chapel Julia M. Kaetex S. Rosenstock Sylivia Rosenstock Mount Hope Cemery Cypress Hills

Woodlawn Cemetery access routes advertise transport links

The Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station, Webster and Jeroma Avenue trolleys, and by carriage. A Books of Views order is possible by calling 4855 Gramercy or visiting the office at 20 East 230 Street, New York City.

Woodlawn Cemetery Harlem Grand Central Station Webster and Jeroma Avenue Lota Gramercy East

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