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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1902

Page

9

Cherry Blossom Grove Vaudeville Atop the New York Theatre

Review of the Cherry Blossom Grove vaudeville program at the New York Theatre a'top noting no major novelties but solid entertainment. Entries include Carl Marwig ballet, La Belle Blanche imitations, Jessie Bartlett Davis songs, La Belle Tortajada dances, and Winschermann’s acrobatic animals with bears, monkeys, and clowning.

Babylon New York Cherry Blossom Grove New York Theatre Carl Marwig Corps de Ballet la Belle Blanche Lulu Glazer Anna Held Jessie Bartlett Davis Winschermann

Theaters Highlight Summer Offerings Across New York

The Knickerbocker presents The Wild Rose while A Chinese Honeymoon plays at the Casino. Dodo’s grin charms at Daly’s and Dollyarden continues to triumph at Herald Square. The Chaperons lead Broadway to the New Stars, Bohemian Girl tours New York, and Martha’s Opera appears at Terrace Garden.

Vaudeville Scenes at New York Halls and Theaters

Seaside and city venues showcase acts from Shannon's Twenty-third Regiment Band at Manhattan Beach to Paradise Roof Gardens and St Nicholas Garden. Edith Helena shines in Sweethearts. Victory Bateman tours with Joseph Totter. Eden Musée promotes an eagle scene. Ted Marks opens American Roof Garden. Proctor stock features The Deacon's Daughter and The Nominee with Nat C Goodwin. Lillian Russell's sister Susanne Leonard debuts at Proctor's Newark. German monologist J. K. Emmett appears. Summer vaudeville enters its second week at Twenty-third Street with Sidney Grant Barry and Hughes Baker and Conn.

Lillian Russell Susanne Leonard Proctor’s Newark J. K. Emmett Twenty-third Street Sidney Grant Barry and Hughes Baker and Conn

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sails with theatre notables aboard

The North German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse departs for Bremen via Cherbourg and Plymouth at 10 this morning. Among its passengers are Mr and Mrs James K Hackett Kyrie Bellew Frank McKee and Mrs McKee and Anna Held. Also booked are A Gripp Minister of Sweden and Norway and Prof M I Pupin.

Bremen Cherbourg Plymouth James K. Hackett Kyrie Bellew Frank McKee McKee Anna Held A. Gripp Sweden Norway M. I. Pupin

Sam Bernard and Florence Deutch Wed at Vienna Hall

Sam Bernard a noted German dialect comedian from the Weber and Fields company married Florence Deutch last night at Vienna Hall located at Fifty eighth Street and Lexington Avenue. The couple were supported by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bernard and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weber. the newlyweds will take a wedding trip to Saratoga.

Sam Bernard Weber & Fields Company Florence Deutch Vienna Hall Fiftty Eighth Street Lexington Avenue Hast Dick Bernard Joseph Weber Saratoga

American actress Julie Opp gains divorce in London

Julie Opp, an American actress, today obtained a divorce from her husband Robert Lorraine, an actor. The case was not defended. The couple married in London on November 6, 1897.

Julie Opp London Robert Lorraine Miss Opp

Slavic Teutonic Rivalry Expanded In European Policy

The Times Vienna correspondent reports Prussia’s Polish policy provokes Slavic exasperation and signals a looming Slav vs Teuton struggle. German influence grows in Near East politics, risking international friction as Polish solidarity strengthens across regions. Russian publicists show sympathy toward Polish nationality.

London Prussia Vienna The Times Near East Austria Russia Novoe Vremya Warsaw St. Petersburg

The New Spanish Leader Emerges from Madrid

The Madrid Times correspondent reports ex minister Canalejas, now retiring, as proclaiming himself a Democrat and Anti Clerical though a true Catholic. He aims to head a new extreme liberal monarchist party. The piece notes Marseillaise and Virgla Republica cries at speeches and questions his sudden influence.

London NEW York Times Madrid The Times Sefior Canalejas Marseillaise Virg la Republica

France and the ship combine prompts French push for reform

Paris newspapers urge improvements to the mail service reduce tariffs and expand mercantile marine They advocate a French syndicate to counter the British American alliance and position France as the terminus of transatlantic lines guiding trade between America and Europe.

London Times NEW York Times London Paris Times Frech Mercantile Marine France Europe America

Morgan in a very jolly mood despite contract talks

Berlin reports the German press focused on J Pierpont Morgan after a dispatch claimed his spirits were low due to a shipping contract. A Tageblatt telegram quoted Morgan partners saying letters from his Adriatic yacht show him in a very jolly mood.

Mr. Morgan Berlin J. Pierpont Morgan Morgan Berliner Tageblatt London

Resignation of Col Rochas D Aiglun Shocks Paris

London dispatch says Col Rochas d Aiglun head of the Polytechnic School retires after long study in psychical research. He has written several books on the subject.

London Times NEW York Times Cablegram London Paris the Times Col. Rochas d’Aiglun Polytechnic Col. Rochas

Rain Spoils Aldershot Grand Review in England

In Aldershot England June 16 rain spoiled the grand review as King Edward did not attend the march past represented by the Prince of Wales. The procession included the Duke of Connaught Indian Princes and notable staff while Queen Alexandra and other royals observed. Major Edward B Cassatt US Army served as an attache with the Prince of Wales.

Aldershot England Edward Prince of Wales Duke of Connaught Earl Roberts Queen Alexandra Princess of Wales Princess Victoria Duchess of Connaught Lord Roberts Highlands Infantry Edward B. Cassatt United States Army

Stock Exchange to Close for Coronation Festivities

London reports the Stock Exchange will close June 26 27 and 28 in observance of the coronation festivities.

London the Stock Exchange

Cotton Exchange Closed For Coronation Holiday

Liverpool notes that the Cotton Exchange will close June 26 27 and 28 to observe coronation festivities.

Viscount Duntuce to sail on Celtic to New York

London reports Viscount Duntuce eldest son of the Earl of Antrim will sail aboard the White Star liner Celtic from Liverpool to New York on June 20.

Viscount Duntuce London Earl of Antrim Celtic Liverpool New,York

Theatrical Independents Form Agency Against Trust

Three independent managers Harrison Grey Fiske James K Hackett Maurice Campbell join forces to establish a booking agency separate from the Theatrical Trust led by Klaw & Erlanger Nixon Zimmerman Frohman and Al Hayman. They vow no fees for bookings and plan star Isabel Irving in The Crisis while continuing other engagements.

Theatrical Trust Harrison Grey Fiske Minnie Maddern Fiske James K. Hackett Mary Mannering Maurice Campbell Henrietta Crosman Hackett Klaw & Erlanger Frank McKee Messrs Nixon & Zimmerman Philadelphi Charles Frohman al. Hayman Isabel Irving Don Caesar Campbell Mr. Fiske Mrs. Fiske Mary of

Attack on La Guayra Fails

Advices from Willemstad Curacao report Venezuelan revolutionists attacked La Guayra last Saturday. Government forces shelled Maiquetia from shore forts and the Miranda warship. About 400 rebels were repulsed after destroying the Boqueron bridge and cutting telegraph lines. Panic struck Caracas as residents bought provisions fearing a siege. A Dutch warship and the German cruiser Falke sail from Curacao to La Guayra.

Willemstad Curacoa la Guayra Caracas Maiquetia Miranda Boqueron Venezuela Falke Curacgoa

Baron Halkett Divorce Granted in London

Baroness Halkett formerly Miss Sarah Helen Olivia Stokes of New York obtained a divorce this afternoon on grounds of cruelty and misconduct by her husband Baron Halkett. The suit was undefended and she testified he kicked her on several occasions. His Hanoverian title traces to Sir Hugh Halkett, a Waterloo era general, and Baroness Halkett is daughter of Anson Phelps Stokes of New York.

London Baroness Halkett Sarah Helen Olivia Stokes New York Baron Halkett Hugh Colin Gustave George Halkett Miss Stokes Sir Hugh Halkett Waterloo Anson Phelps Stokes

The British Grain Tax Debate in Commons

In London on June 17 the Finance bill debate saw Sir Michael Hicks Beach refuse to drop maize from new grain duties. He argued the extra two pence per hundredweight would not raise prices and would not be as severe as Irish critics warned. Thomas W Russell urged a tax abatement citing maize as both animal and human food for the poorest in Ireland. The chancellor agreed to cut offal feedstuffs duty to 144d and would consider maize relief for starch makers.

London House of Commons Michael Hicks-Beach Thomas W. Russell New Irish Land Movement Ireland

Severe Weather Strikes Europe Amid Storms and Floods

Reports from Europe describe cold and rainy conditions with heavy storms in France Germany Austria and Belgium causing property and crop damage. In Hungary floods driven by continuous rains threaten towns along the Szamos river. Austria endures severe cold with damaged vineyards and fruit trees. The Italian Alps saw heavy snowfall yesterday.

London Europe France Germany Austria Belgium Hunary Szamos Transylvania Italian Alps

Cyclone at Karachi Sweeps Port City

A severe cyclone accompanied by a tidal wave struck Karachi, the Sind province capital and seaport. The article notes Karachi's location twelve miles southwest of Haidarabad, its harbor, population of 115,407, and its trade in wheat, seeds, cotton, wool, and piece goods with annual trade around 180000 rupees.

Karachi Kurrachee Sind Haidarabad Indus

Miss Mabel Hanna Weds Har ry Parsons in Cleveland

Miss Mabel Hanna eldest daughter of Senator M A Hanna married Harry Parsons of Cleveland at the Hanna residence on Lake Avenue. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Leonard with close family and friends present. The couple will honeymoon in Buffalo and Sainte Marie Michigan after visiting the bride’s summer home.

Cleveland Ohio Mabel Hanna M. A. Hanna Harry Parsons Hanna Lake Avenue Ishop Leonard Episcopal Church Parsone Ruth Hanna Lucia McCurdy George T. Tillman New York Connecticut Buffalo Ault Ste. Marie Mich

The Late Solomon Stein

Solomon Stein founder and senior partner of the woolen firm 8 Stein & Co. at Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth Street died Friday at Bay Shore L I aged sixty seven. Born in Bavaria he came to America at six, built a self made career, and moved the business to New York in 1874. Funeral services at 10 A M today at 18 West Seventy second Street with Rabbi Gottheil officiating.

Solomon Stein 8. Stein & Co Fifth Avenue Eighteenth Street United States Bay Shore L. I Bavaria Mason and Dixon Baltimore Pittsburg Stein James Stillman William L. Strong West Seventy-second Street Rabbi Gottheil Temple Emanu-E

Swarthmore selects Indiana University president

President John Swain of Indiana University has accepted the Swarthmore College presidency starting September. He requires a $400,000 fundraising goal for campus expansion and curriculum growth, a target already subscribed with potential for more. Swain has led Indiana University since 1893 and was born June 16, 1857.

Philadelphia John Swain Indiana University Swarthmore College Swain Swarthmore Pendleton

Seeing New York Coach Tour Begins From Waldorf

The American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Company started its first Seeing New York coach trip yesterday afternoon leaving Waldorf Astoria at 4 o’clock. A lecturer used a megaphone to highlight points of interest along Fifth Avenue and through Central Park drives. The tour shared stories about the city’s area population government railroads and public conveyances and noted prosperity. Similar coach trips are established in Denver Washington Salt Lake City Boston Charleston and D. C.

New York American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Company Waldorf- Astoria Fifth Avenue Central Park Denver Washington Salt Lake City Boston Charleston D. C

Rev H W Ennis Resigns as Brooklyn Pastor

The Rev Howard Wilbur Ennis has resigned as pastor of the First Reformed Church on Bedford Avenue and Clymer Street Brooklyn. He offered no reason in the letter to the consistory saying he needs rest and has no new pastoral post in view. He came to Brooklyn in 1888 from Washington where he led Western Presbyterian Church and served as presbytery moderator. He is active in Masonic circles and holds roles as Chaplain in Chief of the Sons of Veterans and of the Actors' Church Alliance.

Howard Wilbur Ennis First Reformed Church Bedford Avenue Clymer Street Brooklyn The Sons of Veterans Actors’ Church Alliance

View on college graduates at Sinai Temple address

Chicago June 16 Prof Oscar L Triggs of the University of Chicago told graduates of the Jewish Training School that the college graduate is unfit for practical affairs He urged more schools of technology and fewer colleges focused on literary culture saying the educated man is unprepared for real world conditions and culture serves only in idleness.

Chicago Oscar L. Triggs University of Chicago Sinai Temple

Ex Secretary Long to Receive Tufts LL D Degree

Medford Mass June 16 ex Secretary of the Navy John D Long will receive the degree of LL D at Tufts College as part of the forty sixth annual commencement. He will also deliver the principal address at the annual commencement dinner.

Long Medford Mass Tufts College the Navy John D. Long

Harlem merchant D M Williams dies after weeklong illness

David Mitchell Williams, pioneer Harlem department store operator, dies at 2,085 Washington Ave Bronx after a week of heart trouble and pneumonia. Born in Wales 1849, he built a thriving dry goods business with brother Sylvanus, faced bankruptcy in 1900, later ran a small Bronx shop, and remained active in church and fraternal groups. Funeral services set for Trinity Congregational Church.

David Mitchell Williams Harlem Washington Avenue Bronx Wales Chester England Lord & Taylor A. T. Stewart Stewart Sylvanus J. Williams Third Avenue One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Street Twelfth Ward Bank One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Street D. M. Williams& Slayton Williams Pilgrim Congregational Church Bunting Lodge F A.M Royal Arcanum Ae Harlem Club Trinity Congregational Church One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Street

Mrs Delano of Astor Line Dies in Geneva at 51

Laura Astor Delano born 1824, last surviving daughter of William B Astor, widow of Franklin Delano. From New York’s Astor family, she is linked to James Roosevelt and Helen Astor through marriage ties. details note her siblings John Jacob, William, Henry Astor and the Delano lineage.

Franklin Delano Geneva Switzerland William B. Astor John Jacob Astor John Jacob. Astor William Astor Henry Astor Laura Astor Emily Astor Samuel Ward Delano Mary Alida Astor John Carey

Three Prize Stories From The Man In The Street

Sunday Times feature awards three anecdotes from The Man In The Street. First prize Justice Giegerich of the Supreme Court sails with a lawyer friend, who requests overruling a motion. Second prize Bryn Mawr remarks on Emma discovering the devil in books. Third prize quotes a British officer on Lord Kitchener’s mood shifts regarding the Boer War.

New York Times Giegesich Supreme Court Staten Island Justice Giegerich Bryn Mawr College Richard Watson Gilder Hudson River Peekskill New York Emma South Africa Lord Kitchener

Notable Obituaries from Iowa to Connecticut

Mrs. Anne Burkict pioneer of Iowa and sister to Bishop Foster died in Keokuk aged eighty. Mrs. G. M. Bosworth wife of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Fourth Vice President died suddenly in Montreal of acute pneumonia. Robert J. Vance ex Congresssman and editor of The New Britain Herald died in North Carolina after months of ill health. Adolphus G. Mandel director and ex president of Merchants' Safeguard Agency died at 256 Broadway and services are set for 10 tomorrow. Lewis Pierson Morristown elder in carriage trade since 1845 and ancestor of Yale’s first president Abraham Pierson died at home leaving a widow and four children. He was Morristown Presbyterian Church board president and held other church posts.

Anne Burkict Iowa Bishop Foster Methodist Church Keokuk G. M. Bosworth Canadian Pacific Railway Montreal Robert J. Vance New Britain Conn.) Herald North Carolina Adolphus G. Mandel Merchants’ Safeguard Agency Broadway East One Hundred and First Street Lewis Pierson Morristown N. J Pierson Abraham Pierson Yale College First Presbyterian Church of

Booksellers and authors meet at Harper Brothers visit in New York

The American Booksellers Association held its second annual convention in New York. Members toured Harper & Brothers yesterday and enjoyed luncheon with Col Harvey welcoming them. Attending staff included Mark Twain James McArthur W D Howells Hamblen Sears John Kendrick Bangs Edward W Townsend Robert W Chambers and others.

American Booksellers’ Association New York Harper & Brothers Col. Harvey Mark Twain James McArthur WD. Howells Hamblen Sears John Kendrick Bangs Edward W.townsend Robert W. Chambers D. A. Rogers J. Henry Harper Will. Carleton Hamlin Garland Charles H. Haswell Ernest Ingersoll van Tassel Sutphen F. T. Leigh Henry E. Rood

Levi C Weir Illness Reports Declared Exaggerated

At Adams Express Company the secretary said reports of Levi C Weir president’s illness were exaggerated. A telephone message from Locust Valley NY said he was much better and would be at the office Wednesday.

Adams Express Company Levi C. Weir Weir Locust Valley L. L

Wedding and narrow drownings at State Camp in Peekskill

Special to The New York Times reports a Brooklyn bride Lulu Gertrude Wiley wed Private Edwin J. Patella at the New York State Camp of Military Instruction near Peekskill. A servant reportedly fell from a float in a creek but was saved by a guard. After the ceremony the couple hosted a wedding supper at Louis Harer’s cottage as the camp regiment resumed drills and a practice march departed from Camp Roe.

Peekskill New York State Brooklyn Lulu Gertrude Wiley Edwin J. Patella Company D Fourteenth Regiment Louis Harer James W. A. Dodge St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church Peekski Twenty-third Regiment Camp Roe Barnes Stokes Main Street

Charity Society Appeals for Weekly Support for Tuberculosis Patient

The Charity Organization Society asks for five dollars weekly to fund board at a sanitarium until fall for a woman with tuberculosis. Donations should be sent to 103 East Twenty second Street.

Charity Organization Society East Twenty-second Street

Newell WicketT Wed Miss Wickett at Roselle Park Church

James Talman Newell of St. Louis Missouri married Mary Edna Wickett of Roselle New Jersey on Saturday June 7 1902 at the First Methodist Church Roselle Park New Jersey.

Newell—Wickett M. E Roselle Park N. J James _Talman- Newell St. Louis Mary Edna Wickett Roselle

Ex Mayor Wurster suffers broken collar bone in Sea Gate crash

Ex mayor Frederick W Wurster of Brooklyn and Miss Isabella G Cook were injured when their car left Sea Gate and rolled down an embankment. Dr Ashley A Webber and others aided the injured party before returning home.

Frederick W Wurster Brooklyn Mr. Wurster Ashley A. Webber North Fifth Street Isabella G. Cook Hancock Street Sea Gate E. B. Stevens Miss Cook

Obituary notices from New York paper June 1902

Deaths and funeral notices for Henry J. Burchell Laura Astor Delano Louisa M Howard Helen M Hunter Elenora F Pearsall William Vail Lidgerwood Adolphus G Mandel Elizabeth Munro Sarah Mays Lewis P Pierson Ludd Parker Reed Solomon Stein Haines Talcott Randolph W Townsend Abraham Van Santvoord David M Williams with locations in New York City Morristown Middletown and surrounding areas and service details across June 1902.

Mal Church Washington Trinity

Deaths Reported June 16 in Manhattan

Death notices list individuals reported June 16 in Manhattan with ages noted, including infants aged one year or under recorded as one year. The terse item records living status and basic demographic detail from the obituary column.

Manhattan

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