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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1905
Page
9
A New York State census enumerator recounts a demanding day visiting multiple flats. He endures evasive answers from a wary woman, a jab at privacy, a sassy dog owner, and a tough mood among neighbors. He notes the job is no cinch despite two dollars per name.
Miss Eliza beth Wolcott Tuckerman daughter of Prof and Mrs Bayard Tuckerman of New York City and William McIntyre Elkins of Philadelphia are married at Ascension Memorial Church The Rev Dr Roland Cotton Smith officiated with Rev William Greenough Thayer assisting Best man was George Elkins Maid of honor May Appleton Tuckerman Bridesmaids Mary Perkins Rosamond Street Elizabeth Potter Christine Biddle Ushers listed including Chilmers Wood Bayard Tuckerman Pierre Lorillard Jr Roy Cox and others from New York Philadelphia Albany and Boston.
Miss Dorothy Hinckley elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Parker Hinckley of New York and Lawrence married Thomas Resolved Williams son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Williams of New York and Lawrence. A reception followed at the Hinckley country home with maid of honor Rosalie Nelson Hinckley and bridesmaids Edith Dorcas Williams Molly Corzine Lefiers Marty Park. Best man Henry W Williams. ushers included William B Boulton Jr Prescott Oakes and others.
Mortimer Percy Arnold and Miss Mary Constance Berry wed at the bride’s grandmother’s home in East Sixty-seventh Street with Rev. Dr. Donald Sage Mackay officiating. The bride wore white liberty satin with point lace and a point lace veil, maid of honor Florence Deen in pale blue silk mull, and bridesmaids Sophie Sherwood and Mary Besson in white mull over blue. Best man Henri Alu Houger and ushers Charles Baldwin and James Taylor attended. a small reception followed.
The Rev. Dr. Samuel D. McConnell officiated at the wedding of his son Dr Guthrie McConnell and Miss Genevieve Knapp at the bride’s home in St. Louis. Attendants were Miss Clara Leete and Elliott McConnell. The couple left for Honolulu, longtime home of the groom’s grandfather.
Mrs. Alexander Wood of Philadelphia married James P. Ludlow of New York this afternoon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Stockbridge. Ushers included Arthur Morris New York Dr John K Mitchell Philadelphia and Henry D Sedgwick Arthur Sedgwick Stockbridge. Ceremony by Rev Dr Arthur Lawrence and assistants.
The wedding of Tredwell Gardner Hopkins and Miss Margaret Heston Wise occurred yesterday afternoon at the Reform Collegiate Church on West End Avenue with Rev H E Cobb presiding. Margaret C Sanford served as maid of honor and bridesmaids included Margaret Ewing of Ohio and Helen Mason Wise. Louis D Hopkins acted as best man and ushers were Thomas Malcaby Charles C Perkins Edward H Prentice and John Fowler Trow Jr.
A large crowd watched the spectacle at Luna Park showing the Japanese fleet entering Port Arthur, bombarding the town, torpedo boats firing underwater torpedoes, and the destruction of Russian forts. The scene ends with the white flag raised and the fleet reviewed by the Japanese admiral aboard the flagship. Model warships simulate battles with convincing realism.
Albert Spalding, a young American violinist, made his professional début at the Nouveau Theatre in Paris on Tuesday evening. He delivered a difficult programme with success, performing Saint-Saëns's Concerto, Bagh's Chaconne, Beethoven's Romance, and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen.
A benefit show at the Fourteenth Street Theatre next Sunday evening will aid poor and sickly children with a day outing. The program lists George Evans, Millie Blanchard, Laura Davis, Stuart, the Hengler Sisters and Louis Wesley. Over 2,000 Siegel Cooper Store employees will attend a Boer War spectacle at Brighton Beach next Tuesday evening with special cars from Brooklyn Bridge and 100 boxes reserved. At Fantana’s 200th Lyric Theatre performance on July 5, copies of Just My Style with autographed principal photos will be distributed as souvenirs.
Tiffany & Co Union Square will close on Saturdays at 12 oclock noon through September 9 inclusive. In July and August the store will close on other days at 5 oclock in the evening.
Mrs Herman mascot of New York Fire Department Engine Company No 31 hosted an at home at the engine house after a five month stay at the Educational Alliance. The Java jungle native, famed as the only monkey firewoman in the United States, enjoys life with the crew but is not allowed to respond to fires.
A large crowd gathered at Tuxedo Park for Sunday leisure with tennis and golf. Many prominent guests entertained at house parties and dinners including Baron Giskra, Baron Von Pettenburg, and figures such as Edson Bradley, John G. Elliott, Pierre Lorillard, and William Roosevelt Pell among others. arrivals from New York and abroad filled villas and cottages for the season.
Baron and Baroness Van Tuyll arrive for the season at Duryea villa as Prof. Agassiz hosts a dinner for Chief Justice Douglas. Notables from New York Baltimore and Europe assemble at Wayside and Harbourview while Harry A C Taylors yacht Wan dered completes a seven day eleven hour crossing from the Azores.
In Brooklyn's Packer Institute on Joralemon Street a class day rehearsal is halted when a cat climbs an apple tree. A teacher directs the girls to resume in the hall as the serenade ends with caterwauling from the tree.
A comic spat over a sold pair of shoe laces led to a riot at 45 Fast Eighteenth Street last night and three arrests. Thirteen year old Isidor Rosenberg faced larceny charges, etcher John B. Kroll was jailed for lace theft, and Buckly was held for impersonating an officer amid a crowd in the saloon cellar.
John Canavan longtime Nonpareil Rowing Club member and former Eighth Precinct wardman died at his home 1384 Lexington Avenue. A Civil War veteran who served in W C Murphys regiment he retired as a police sergeant nine years ago. He was60? years old and had spoken of his last race after a Decoration Day veterans race won by J P Buckley.
George F. Bixby longtime editor of The Plattsburg Republican and noted northern New York historian died in Plattsburg on Friday at age with thirty three years at the paper He built a complete file of early issues from the war of 1812 era and wrote on industrial topics He married Deborah Turner Stephenson of Lancaster New Hampshire He leaves son George S Bixby and daughter Helen S Bixby of Plattsburg Vermont born nephew not specified
Mrs SARAH HEARSE GoOD died yesterday at her son Brent Good’s Long Branch residence in her ninety second year. She leaves two sons. THEODORE E. PINE portrait painter of Asheville died yesterday in Ogdensburg. He spent most of his life in New York and Chicago. CHARLOTTE G MONTGOMERY a Persian-born missionary of nineteen years died in Presbyterian Hospital. Funeral services set for West Presbyterian Church Monday.
Temperatures fell in the lake region and Lower Missouri Valley while rising elsewhere. Forecasts cover Eastern New York to New England with showers and cooler conditions, New Jersey showers, Western regions cooler, and variable coastal winds. The Weather Bureau report lists 24 hour highs and lows, with a 70 degree average yesterday and a 81 degree high in the afternoon.
The Pennsylvania Special or eighteen-hour New York Chicago Limited is set to depart Jersey City at 4 14 PM on its maiden trip. Officials test signals across the line, doubling locomotives on grades and enforcing strict observance rules with penalties. Service includes Pullman cars, dining and observation, with berths scarce as crews push for a rapid, reliable schedule. The New York Central plans a faster Twentieth Century Limited next Sunday with no test runs.
Preliminary plans outline a national memorial for Gen Henry V Boynton in Chattanooga. A mayoral committee discusses fundraising from city and nationwide donors with future memorial meetings to follow.
In the last week 34 applications for automobile licenses were granted by the Secretary of State, averaging sixty per day—the highest pace in office history. Most owners were from New York or Philadelphia, and New Jersey had licensed 10,876 machines by Friday night.
Admiral Evans hailed record shooting by four gunners aboard the Kentucky during a North Atlantic Squadron drill off Sandy Hook. One gunner hit 13 of 14 at 14 shots a minute at 1600 yards while others scored 12 of 13. The crew also set a wireless telegraphy mark with Maryland during Newport News tests.
Bloomfield New Jersey June 10 Edward G Naumann on Llewellyn Avenue owns seven incubator chicks that have adopted his dog as their mother. The dog accepts the role and keeps the chicks from straying while they cluster under his coat and follow him on sunny days. The scene shows the dog barking at sunlit yard activity as the chicks nap and scurry nearby.
A list of obituaries and funeral notices for Lenard Flender Appleby Hortense Au caigne Henry Behning Mary Louise Belloni Bertha Blumenthal Edwin R Brinckerhoff Mary A Dinan Sarah Hearse Good Kate R Holmes Thomas F Moore Sarah E Sanderson Arthur Curtiss Harriet Crosby Thompson George W Tooker William Edgar Townsend and related service details across New York locations and dates.
Notices filed with The New York Times tcill for telegraphic transfer appear simultaneously in multiple morning papers including Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record Herald Cleveland Plain Dealer Minneapolis Tribune Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic St Paul Pioneer Press Syracuse Post Standard Washington Post.
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