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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
5
The Prince of Wales attends Quebec tercentenary ceremonies, bestowing knighthoods and reviewing troops. He visits the US warship New Hampshire, praised for its conditions and performance aboard the Indomitable. The event strengthens Anglo American ties during the celebrations.
Giulio Gatti Casazza and his secretary Count C P Cetani are back in Paris from Milan on important business related to the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The Italian director operates with secrecy, and his stay is not widely known.
The Wagner festival in Bayreuth opened with a new Lohengrin study directed by Siegfried Wagener. The international audience included French, English, and American visitors such as Andreas Dippel, Mrs. Hippel, and John B. Jackson. Royal attendees included the Queen of Württemberg, the Duke and Duchess of Coburg, and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. Edith Walker performed Ortrud. Cosima Wagner was ill and absent.
Nathan Straus presented a complete pasteurization plant to the Austrian government for Vienna to curb infant milk illnesses. Baron von Beinirth accepted on behalf of Emperor Franz Joseph. the plant will pasteurize 201000 bottles per hour and the city will fund 10000 francs for maintenance.
The first International Congress of Dancing Masters met in Berlin with about 500 delegates from fourteen countries. The United States was well represented and served an exhibition of national dances, symbolized by a figure mixing the tops and the cake walk, which American professors found undignified.
In Cork on July 23 the libel trial of Alexis Burke Roche against Sir Timothy OBrien collapsed after testimony alleging juror tampering. The judge dismissed the jury and the plaintiff sought contempt attachment, referred to a higher court. Burke Roche is son of Baron Fermoy, a well known American family.
Hammerstein warns Philadelphia elites that without broad financial backing he will abandon grand opera plans. He cites growing subscriptions for balcony seats but apathy for upper boxes, threatening to turn the house to regular drama and accept a five year offer from a theatrical syndicate.
News from Frohman offices states William Gillette will devote half his theatre time to acting and half to playwriting. He will perform for American audiences only and will not appear in London. Arthur Bourchier to play Samson in London while Gillette heads the local production this coming season.
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Stetson widow of John B Stetson was married today to Count Santa Eulalia of Portugal at her country home near Philadelphia. The ceremony was quiet and the couple will sail for Europe from New York after a short stay, then plan to make Philadelphia their permanent home.
Judge L R Wilfley returns to Shanghai as American courts reopen in Shanghai and Tientsin. The move renews criticism of U S judicial officials in China with charges of improper conduct previously raised. President Roosevelt upheld the judge and called hostile reporting a public scandal.
In Mineola New York on July 23 Rudolph Oelsner received 6 cents damages and 726.63 costs in a trespass suit against Nassau Light and Power Company of Roslyn for a barrow Beach strip along Hempstead Harbor where poles were erected. Referee Tappan ruled the strip belonged to Oelsner.
In London on July 23 the British Government announced a committee to examine how meat supply distribution and prices in the United Kingdom are affected by any combination of firms or companies. Lord Robert Cecil will chair the inquiry, as stated by President of the Board of Trade in the House of Commons.
Mrs Charles B Alexander and the Alexanders plan a San Mateo country visit while Miss Janet Macdonald prepares for her August wedding to Joseph P Grace at Westbury Long Island. The Countess de Bearn sails for Europe with Paris and San Francisco nobles aboard. William Walton Rutherford opens Bar Harbor cottage for summer as Miss Birdie Bach becomes engaged to Herbert Sonn. Florence Sutro and Walter Elsberg announce engagement and Miss May and Walter Salomon confirm their engagement.
Atlantic City July 23 The Windsor Cup concluded with Reginald Vanderbilt's Phoebe Watton narrowly beating Leader of Fashion owned by William K. Hurff of Moorestown. The day featured several hunter and harness classes with teams from Union and Keswick Country Hunt Clubs, and a large crowd applauded the top pairs including Lord Burleigh and Lord Brooke winning the harness pairs.
The Adriatic docked at Plymouth with a cargo of millionaires, including J. Pierpont Morgan and George F. Baker. They then traveled to London by train or car, dining and socializing with notable financiers like Mr. Speyer and Mr. Morawetz, who planned holidays in France and Ireland. The voyage was described as uneventful and pleasant.
Special to The New York Times Prof Casimir Fabregue of New York died today in a Santa Rosa California sanitarium after arriving with his daughter whose husband served aboard the battleship Ohio. He fell ill following the fleet’s departure.
In Bogota on July 29 the President sent a message to the National Assembly noting benefits from uniting founder nations Venezuela and Colombia. He says a wider Latin American union would advance international interests and aid peace, and the message has wide diplomatic support.
The item lists multiple figures including SHEPARD P. BROWS in Plattsburg 84. JOHN PIERCE ex-President of the D liness Manufacturers Association in Chicago 65. CHARLES LIPPINCOTT inventor and Centennial Exposition treasurer in Philadelphia. JOHN G. SHORTALL founder of the American Humane Association in Winnetka TH. MAJOR JAMES F. MYELINE longtime U S Treasurer in Oneington long illness. CHARLES W. WRIGHT NYSE official in Flushing 70. CHARLES G. JOHNSON Newark 25 who died after appendicitis. MRS E F RELLY widow of R B Kelly in New Caanan Conn. and others named with their ages and brief affiliations.
Oscar Hammerstein discussed handing control of the opera house to a syndicate run by Klaw and Erlanger. He reported a meeting with Erlanger who proposed using the theatre for spectacular productions and a revival of Ben Hur, possibly replacing Grand Opera with popular shows.
Peking reports the emperor’s birthday will not be celebrated in the capital tomorrow due to the sovereign’s illness. Court officials will remain at the Summer Palace as doctors treat what is described as dysentery.
Reports from Fez say Hafid's followers display a Jean Jaures letter urging recognition by Europe and advise sending envoys to France with guidance for statements to Pichon and the press. In Tabriz, rebels seize trenches around the governor’s house and the official is effectively captive. In Bombay, 20000 workers strike in sympathy with Tilak as rioting looms.
Henry W. Savage's Merry Widow celebrates its 325th consecutive performance at the Aerial Roof on Monday night. The Grand Street Theatre opens as an English melodrama house under A H Woods this Saturday. Sullivan and Kraus lease the old Pastor Theatre for a burlesque run led by Murray and Samuel Kraus. The Friars begin nightly entertainments at the Monastery with Wilton Lackaye as guest of honor and a talk on agents encountered. William Gillette asks Frederic Thompson to rename his latest play from That Little Affair at Boyd's to They with a Chicago debut in Later Day.
Birth notices report a daughter born July 21 in New Rochelle to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice M. Ballin. A daughter arrived July 19 in Auburn to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Corbett. Another daughter was born July 18 in Auburn to Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hartnett.
Anna Le Green and Henry E Goertcke are wed on July 15 in a civil ceremony. The couple shared vows and begin their life together with family and friends in attendance.
A dense list of deaths and funeral arrangements across New York and New Jersey from July. Entries name individuals with ages and burial details, including addresses in Brooklyn Jersey City Newark and Yonkers. Several services list private or public mass and interments at Mount Hope Cypress Hills Milford Stratford Woodlawn and local churches.
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