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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1908

Page

7

Baldy the Bronx chimpanzee masters trick puzzle at zoo

Baldy the Bronx Park Zoo chimpanzee successfully navigates a secret spring puzzle to obtain fruit, outperforming Harvard student researcher and two trick monkeys, as keepers watch. The episode follows earlier tests with ring tailed monkeys and showcases Baldy’s growing skill and curiosity amid the experimental setup.

Baldy Bronx Park Zoo Gardens Melvin Haggerty Harvard Mr. Haggerty Haggerty TIMES Bronx Park Monkey House

Bear’s Chum Gets a Name at Bronx Zoo Luncheon

A luncheon for two was held yesterday in the cage of Dr. Nansen at the Bronx Zoological Park to name the polar bear’s dog companion. Dr. Nansen assisted Keeper Dick in the event and named the canine associate.

Spicer Bronx Park Dr. Nansen Nansen Bronx Zoological Park Tigh Chum

Narragansett Auto Parties Draw Guests to Imperial and Nearby Hotels

Special to The New York Times reports July 12 at Narragansett Pier that numerous motor parties from Newport Watch Hill and nearby resorts visited the Imperial and other hotels. Notable arrivals include Mr and Mrs W A Taft and Miss Helen Taft of Arlington Mass and parties from Providence Philadelphia and New York. Registered guests include many New York and Boston residents with dinners at the Casino and greetings at Greene's Inn Shore Acres and Kentara Green.

Narragansett Pier R. L New England Newport Watch Hill Narragansett W. A. Taft Helen Taft Arlington Mass The Imperial Samson Almy R. M. Whitman D. C. Alexander, Jr Providence Marion Harris Richmond B. E. Hard F. Hard Samuel H. Valentine William Francis Honan Roderic Wellman New York E. H. Graham W.E. Seldon Boston J. C Hendrix Rathbone Brooklyn John H. Hanan Shore Acres Lucius J. Somerville James E. Sullivan

Newport wedding planned for Mae Brady Hall and Harriman heir

Mrs Mae Brady Hall, recently divorced from Charles Spencer Hall, and Herbert Harriman, formerly married, will wed soon in Newport Rhode Island. The gathering will include immediate family and several Harriman relatives as guests.

New York Times Newport R. I Mae Brady Hall Charles Spencer Hall Herbert M. Harriman Joseph Harriman Oliver Harriman J. Borden Harriman Elsie French C. L. F. Robinson Elisha Dyer William T. Bull Alexander Agassiz William R. Hunter Outer Fountain

Lenox vandals strip birch trees at Parsons estate

In Lenox Massachusetts vandals stripped several birch trees on John E Parsons Stoneover estate. Parsons has offered a reward for the despoilers. Board of Assessors will announce a 16.20 tax rate per thousand this year up 20 cents. Largest taxpayers include Mrs John Sloane F A Schermerhorn John E Parsons Giraud Foster John Barnes and Charles Lanier. Social events include a charity fair by Mrs Frank K Sturgis and numerous social visits and departures among Lenox residents.

New York Times Lenox Mass Stoneover John E. Parsons New York John Sloane F. A. Schermerhorn Giraud Foster John §. Barnes Charles Lanier Frank K. Sturgis Clipston Grange Emily Shotter Savannah Shadow Brook Spencer P. Shotter New Orleans Charles McBurney Maine Woods McBurneys Bellefontaine H. Hollister Pease Harry Hamlin Buffalo Boston Robert S. Brewster Brewster Lyman Tremain Emily Tremain Richard Watson Gilder Four Brook Farm

New York Yachtsmen Arrive by Yacht at Champlain Hotel

Special to The New York Times reports Edward Steiner William Saks and Samuel Bloomingdale arriving at Hotel Champlain Clinton Courtly New York by yacht on July 12. They traveled from New York and are guests at the Champlain hotel during their visit to the area.

New York Times Hotel Champlain Clinton Courtly N. Y Edward Steiner William Saks Samuel Bloomingdale New York

Arrests in Prospect Park After Sunday Disorder

Police arrested sixty in Prospect Park yesterday for breaches of park ordinances despite a weeks long drive by Police Inspector Miles O Reid against Sunday rowdyism. Rabbi Velt who aids police in Lee Avenue Court warned crowds and helped calm the disorder as offenders were taken into custody.

Miles O’reilly Prospect Park Rabbi Velt Lee Avenue

Woman Author Details a Turbulent Publishing Path

Mary Ives Todd recounts a decade of failed publishers and scam risks in New York tenements while promoting her fifth book Just Friends a defense of Thomas Paine. She describes losses from multiple firms, advances paid, and a Polish newspaper investment gone awry, with her latest ads self promoted from the Eighth Avenue home.

Mary Ives Todd N. Y Times Saturday Book Review New Haven Debora Todd Thomas Paine

Cleveland Embodied Law In American Spirit

In Chicago the Iroquois Club hosted a memorial service for Grover Cleveland with Jacob M. Dickinson as chief speaker. He praised Cleveland for defending federal constitutional power, likening him to Lincoln and Marshall and noting the army's role to protect national functions during crisis.

Chicago Ill Grover Cleveland Iroquois ,Club Jacob M. Dickinson American Bar Association Marshall Lincoln Cleveland

Improved Bottle Used on Soft Drinks in Calcutta

Consul General William H. Michael notes an improved bottle for Calcutta soft drinks. The neck holds a glass stopper forced upward by gas, allowing content removal and resealing. A wooden cup with a nipple presses the stopper to drop the ball, slowing gas escape and foam.

New York Times Washington Calcutta William H. Michael

Missionary Week Opens at Gospel Tent Evangel

The opening of Missionary Week featured Rev. George W. McPherson of Yonkers recounting his Rocky Mountain years. He described preaching to rough Colorado miners in Grant and a wild service where most of the audience was intoxicated, yet the crowd listened as he spoke of Jonah.

Gospel Tent Evangel Broadway Fifty-seventh Street George W. McPherson Yonkers Rocky Mountains Colorado Union Pacific Machine Grant Mr. McPherson Jonah Cone Dominic Hic

No Sin to Desert Wife Says Evangelist Torrey

Rev. R. A. Torrey told a Broadway crowd in a Fifty-seventh Street tent last night that it is not a sin for a man to desert his wife or for a wife to desert her husband to seek spiritual life. Earthly ties should not hinder pursuit of heaven, he declared, and a true Christian should not be bound by them. He added, I would rather go to heaven alone than go to her with the best of company. There were no interruptions or questions after the sermon.

Baidyv Mr. Dittmars Harvard Percy Algernon Baldy Mr. Haggerty Say Algernon Mike Broadway Fifty-seventh Street R. A. Torrey

Preacher Pierce Draws Crowd at Second Avenue Church

Rev. Dr. Robert F. Y. Pierce used a megaphone and chalk to warn about sin last night. The address drew about 500 listeners, mainly East Side children, with portions of the crowd moving indoors to continue the service at Second Avenue Baptist Church.

Robert F. Y. Pierce Second Avenue Baptist Church Second Avenue Eleventh Street East Side

Archbishops Farley and Gibbons Sail for Rome on Saturday

Archbishop Farley with his secretaries and two clergy will sail for Rome next Saturday to present Pope Pius X with the Archdiocese of New York Peace offering and a book about the centenary celebration. Cardinal Gibbons will also sail on Saturday.

Archbishop Farley James Lewis D. J. McMackin Rome Peter Archdiocese of New York Pius X Cardinal Gibbons

Excursionists Kidnap Dog On Sea Gull Trip

H M Francis of the Morton Trust Company reported four excursionists who had stayed at Locust Grove kidnapped his King Charles spaniel worth 500 dollars. The Sea Gull steamer carried the dog to New York where Capt Call found and held it. The dog slept at Police Headquarters before returning to Sands Point this morning.

H. M. Francis Morton Trust Company Sands Point L. I Lieut. Mannion Detective Bureau Locust Grove New York Call Police

Hackett Silent On Divorce After Return From Europe

Actor James K. Hackett arrived on the St Louis after wife Mary Mannering sued for divorce. He declined to discuss details, citing plans to await cable messages and noting he would comment in two or three days. He said political campaigns do not affect his theatrical season.

James K. Hackett Europe Mary Mannering St. Louis Hackett Marconi Wireless

Schumann Heink Plans Major Next Season Concert Tour

Henry Wolfsohn announces Mme Schumann Heink will sing in about a dozen concerts in America next season. She opens the new Brooklyn Academy of Music then tours abroad for fifty concerts in Germany Austria Great Britain Russia Hungary and France with Emilio de Gorgoza Josef Shevinne and Mischa Elman in the lineup. Emma Eames Louise Homer are also booked for tours under his management.

Henry Wolfsohn Mme Schumann- Heink New Academy of Music Brooklyn Germany Austria Great Britain Russia Hungary France Emma Eames Metropolitan Louise Homer

Seven New Brooklyn Theatres Open for 1908 Season

The 1908 8 season will see seven new Brooklyn theatres opening at a total cost over 2,500,000. The line up includes the Academy of Music rebuilt by Brooklyn capital the old Montauk moved and remodeled by Percy Williams and realty associates the Fulton Theatre by the Fulton Theatre Company the Greenpoint Theatre at Manhattan Avenue and Culver Street built by Percy G Williams for vaudeville the Empire Theatre at Ralph Avenue and Quincy Street built by the Empire Circuit the Henry C Miner estate chief owners and managers devoted to burlesque and the Casino Theatre at Flatbush Avenue and State Street built by the Empire Circuit also to operate as a burlesque house opening Jan 1.

Brooklyn Academy of Music Montauk Percy Williams Henry C. Miner Casino Theatre Flatbush Avenue State Street Empire Circuit

Fremen's Benefit at Luna Park for Firemen Memorial

Frederic Thompson plans a Luna Park benefit on Wednesday evening to raise funds for the Firemen's Memorial Fund. The event includes a drill and parade by the Volunteer Firemen of Cone Island Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend. Thompson will open the park to volunteers and to the Fire Department’s uniformed members.

Frederic Thompson Luna Park Cone Island Sheepshead Bay Gravesend Mr. Thompson Fire Department

Pasteur Physician Debunks Rabies Myths on Dog Bites

Dr George G Rambaud of the Pasteur Institute in New York refutes common rabies myths. He urges catching and quarantining biting dogs, notes treatment is needed if a dog’s status is unknown, and cites the Marsh case to stress prompt action.

George G. Rambaud Pasteur Institute West Twenty-third Street Dr. Rambaud New York Times New Jersey Iat

Three Tetanus Deaths In North Hudson County

Three children died from tetanus linked to injuries in Jersey City Heights and Union Hill. Arthur Benz aged 9 of Bergen Line Avenue died after a July 1 rifle injury plus tetanus. Harry R Hall aged 9 of Pali de Avenue died after a blank cartridge hand injury. Rollo Terasino aged 8 of River Road near Edgewater succumbed to a toy cannon wound reported on the Fourth.

Hudson County Christ Hospital Jersey City Heights Arthur Benz Bergenline Avenue Union Hill Harry R. Hall Palide Avenue Rollo Terasino River Road Edgewater

Boy Victim of Fourth Dies in New Jersey

Thomas Howard Sharpley aged 12 died at St Josephs Hospital Paterson New Jersey from tetanus after shooting his left hand with a blank cartridge on the Fourth of July. He had visited the hospital daily since the injury and deteriorated rapidly after his jaws began to stiffen.

Paterson N. J Thomas Howard Sharpley St. Joseph's Hospital

Heat Prostration Fatal in Newark Tenements

In Newark on a hot day the thermometer reached 97.5 degrees. Martin Farley of Frelinghuysen Avenue collapsed in a First Precinct Police Station cell after being held since Sunday night and died at City Hospital. County Physician Filliott ruled sun stroke as the cause.

Newark N. J Artin Farley Frelinghuysen Avenue Sanday Filliott

Umpire Stricken At Ball Game In Paterson Heat

Christopher Naumann, umpire for the Amateur League Sunday games in Paterson New Jersey, collapsed from sunstroke during the first game of a double header. He was in serious condition for a time, aided by medical staff on the field, while players also suffered from the heat.

Paterson N. J Christopher Naumann Naumann

Secret Panama wedding of Isthmian official and Miss Squiers

Lieut. Harry H. Rosseau of the Isthmian Canal Commission returned aboard the Esperanza from Panama. He wed Miss Gladys Squiers privately after parental opposition, a ceremony performed by Judge Hezekiah A. Gudger in Ancon District. The couple later had a second ceremony with Canal Zone officials present.

Panama Harry H. Rosseau Isthmian Canal Commission Rosseau Gladys Squiers Herbert G. Squilers North Carolina Ancon Canar Ne

Philadelphia broker avoids Jersey marriage dare

Stanley Dickinson a Philadelphia broker was saved from a Jersey marriage stunt after obtaining a license in Jersey City. Patricia O'Brien known as Anna Raymond fled to the ferry and hid near Forty second Street and Broadway. She later wrote that she would keep her present job.

Stanley Dickinson Philadelphia Jersey Justice of the Peace Times Square Patricia O'Brien Anna Raymond Jersey City Philadelphian Raymond Broadway

More Marriages in Jersey City Since New York Law

Jersey City reports a sharp rise in non resident marriages since the new New York law took effect. Affected couples come from Manhattan and other regions seeking publicity exemptions. Justices of the Peace, especially near ferries, perform most of these ceremonies.

New York Jersey City Manhattan New England Metropolis Justices of the Peace Justice of the Peace Frank P. Lehane

Horatio S. Stewart Dead Real estate figure in Brooklyn

Horatio Seymour Stewart a long time Brooklyn real estate operator and Republican activist died at his home 2205 Newkirk Avenue after a heart neuralgia attack. He engaged in Park Slope and Flatbush ventures since 1878 and supported education by funding college opportunities for young men. He was born in Johnstown New York in 183.

Horatio Seymour Stewart Brooklyn Newkirk Avenue Coney Island Stewart Park Slope Flatbush Mr. Stewart Johnstown N. Y Fort Edward N. Y

Birth Announcements Listed for July Dates

A row of birth notices reports July births to multiple families. Names include Ash Berenson Goldziger Guttmann Holzwasser Levine Liebovitz Shank and Urquhart with sons and daughters born to each couple.

Levine

Isaacs and Jacoby Weddings Sealed in July

Married notices show Pyelyn Sanders wed Harry W. Isaacs on July 6 and Morita Jacoby joined Emilie Joseph on July 5, marking two union entries in the marriage column.

Obituaries and funeral notices from New York area

Notices of deaths and planned services across New York and nearby areas. Includes Baldwin, Booker, Burnet, Carroll, Darby, Millett, Short, Abeles, Baker, Behrens, Bender, Brady, Brandley, Brant, Campbell, Cavicchia, Classen, Coleman, Coyle, Dewey, Dillon, Donovan, Fecht, Fischer, French, Geretner and others with addresses and funeral details for July 1908.

Ware W. Brady A. M. Brandley Newark N. J Garrett H. Brandley Brant Cherry &J Elizabeth Louise W. Brant Campbell G&t Brooklyn Michael Campbell Cavicchia John Cavicchia Classen Palmetto S&t Wilhelm Classen Coleman Grand St Jersey City James Coleman Coyle T Bevan St Catharine Coyle M. Coyle East 103d St Mary Donovan M. Fecht Montgomery Max Fecht Fischer Garfield Av Justus Fischer Ti. Fischer South 6Th St Rosalia Fischer French William J. French East 68Th St

Brooklyn Dry Goods Pioneer Dies in New York

The deceased, a longtime dry goods dealer who began in Watertown N Y in 1188 moved to Brooklyn and was linked with Lord Talor in Manhattan and Wechsler Abraham in Brooklyn. His widow and one daughter survive. Funeral services are set for this evening at his home with burial tomorrow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Watertown N. Y Brooklyn Lord & Talor Manhattan Wechsler & Abraham Greenwood Cemetery

Funeral of Admiral Charles M. Thomas at Trinity Church

Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas U S Navy was buried with full naval honors after services at Trinity Church Newport Rhode Island. The procession included eight chief petty officers from the training station and six bearers with high-ranking officers such as Luce Chadwick Merrell Ennis Fletcher and Berrien. Interment followed at Berkeley Memorial Chapel Middletown officiated by Rev John Diman.

New York Times Newport BR. I Charlies M. Thomas United States Navy Trinity Church Stanley C. Hughes Trinity Elory G. Bowers Wiliam G. Cassard Stephen B. Luce French B. Chadwick John P. Merrell William Enmis U. S.A Frank F. Fletcher F. D. Berrien U. S

Father Smyth Church Builder Dies in Boston

The Rev. Hugh P. Smyth known as the church builder of America died at St. John's Church residence in Boston. Born in Ireland sixty nine years ago he came to Boston at age 12 and was ordained in 1868. He built about twenty churches, schools and convents and aided new pastors after establishing parishes.

Father Smyth Boston Hugh P. Smyth Leo XII America St. John’s Church Lawrence Street Ireland Niagara Seminary Buffalo N. Y Smyth

Notable Deaths Across Fields Mark End of Era

Obituary roundup details deaths of Mrs Pnoebe Palmer Knapp a famed musician and writer at 75 in Missouri. William Dwight Zeihner 42 a Lancaster coal firm executive. Ferdinand Moras a Lithography pioneer born in Germany. Gen Erastus Blakeslee Civil War veteran and minister. Thomas P Booker traveling salesman from Ireland. Etienne Giveneaud silk manufacturer aged 75 with family legacy in Secaucus and West Hoboken.

Pnoebe Palmer Knapp Poland Springs Lancaster Ferdinand Moras Germane Town Fenn Philadelphia Mr. Moras Rhenish Frassie Moras Erastus Blakeslee Brookline Mass Plymouth Conn Andover Theological Seminary Thomas P. Booker Sterling Piece Brooklyn Mr. Rooker Ireland United States Sterling Place Etienne Giveneaud Giveneaud Secaucus Avenus Homestead North Bergen No. 3 Louis France West Hoboken Pennsylvania Louis Giveneuad

Obituary notices from Brooklyn and nearby on July 11

Funeral announcements list multiple residents and locations including Louis Goodman Hans Greisen Ruth Harrison Mathias Harter Louisa Hodgman Lottie Horns Lily Hutchings Charles Kieffer Clara Kohn Philip Kraus Alexander H. Laidlaw Jr Margaret Leonard Edwin C. Low Veronica Manda Frank McDougal Thomas McNally Ann Mercer Ellen Mulholland William Muller James H. Prior Ard Reynolds Lina Schlueter Wilhelm Schrader Ernest Selg Joseph Sheridan Horatio S Stewart Louis Stroening Anna Sullivan Anthony Uhl Elizabeth Velsor Patrick Walsh George W Wheeler Edward A Wilson Paula Zadek and more with dates and places across Brooklyn Newark Yonkers and New Jersey.

Roodman Brooklyn Louis Goodman Greisan Forest Av Bronx Hans Pr Greisen Harrison Waverley Place Ruth Harrison Harter South Newark NM. J Mathias Harter Hongman West 151st_St Louisa M. Hodgman Hohns M. Lewald Port Henry N. Y F. Leward Low Glens Felts Edwin C. Low Manda Orange N. J Veronica _ Manda TA. McDougall West Kinney St Neweork Frank McDougaLl McNally Bedford Av Thomas McNally Mercer Amsterdam Ann. Mercer Mulholland Herkimer St Brookelsn Ellen Mulholland Muller Bleecker St William Muller Prior West 50Th St James H. Prior Reynolds Purdy's Station Ard F.reynolds Schlueter Targee St Stapleton S. E Lina Schlueter Schrader Himrod St Wilhelm Schrader Belg Stuyvesant Av Ernest Selg Sheridan Alexander Av Joseph Sheridan Stewart Newkirk Av Horatio Stroening Graham Av Louis Stroening Sullivan Jay St Anna Sullivan UHS West 53d St Anthony Uhl Welsor Summit St Elizabeth Velsor

Masses And Memorials In Newark And West Farms

In Memori a list of masses and memorial events including James Gilsenan at St Aloysius Newark Isadore Greenberg memory July 14 1993 Charles Lecuyer mass at St Thomas Aquinas West Farms Cornelius Loughlin mass Holy Trinity Church tomorrow Max Lowenthal monument unveiling July 18 Cypress Hills Cemetery Caroline Rose 1906 Clara I Whelan 1907 all yesterday and upcoming observances noted.

Max Lowenthal Cypress Hille Rose Caroline Rose Whelan Clara I. Whelan

Woodlawn Cemetery Accessible by Transit and Carriage

Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station and by Webster and Joroms Avenue trolleys, with carriage options available. Lots priced from $180. For information, call 4855 Gramercy or visit the office at 20 East 230th Street.

Woodlawn Cemetery Harlem Grand Central Station Webster and Joroms Avenue Gramercy East

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