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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
7
Michael F. Lyons, Bowery restaurateur, plans midnight closing moving forward closing hours shift from midnight to 6 am. He recalls the Bowery’s glow of past theaters, hotels, and notable figures, noting reform dimmed lights and northward move of crowds. He reflects on old friends, Tammany figures, Roosevelt, and local charity efforts, while fearing the Bowery’s revival may outlive him.
Thomas Nichel, reputed sole survivor of Commodore Perry’s Japan expedition, dies at 588 Lorimer Street Williamsburg aged 73. Born in England, he moved to America, served on the frigate Susquehanna, and witnessed the Japan US treaty signing. He later worked as a ship carpenter with the White Star Line and left three sons.
A mouse ran through Public School No. 5 on Webster Avenue in the Bronx, disrupting a zoology lesson for Grammar Grade A. Miss Hattie Wheatley and students fled to desks as the creature eluded capture, finally prompting a council of war by Principal Dr. William Kennard. the mouse remained at large.
A five day old baby, neatly dressed and unclaimed, was found by a store detective and boy near a Sixth Avenue department store. Mrs. Jennie O'Connor took the infant to the Tenderloin Police Station and Bellevue Hospital, remarking the store awaits its annual baby. Danny Finnegan quipped about a reward and proposed the name Rain-in-de-Face.
Mrs. Charles B. Alexander and three daughters sail on the Deutschland for a lengthy summer. Others include Miss Wilhelmine Clafton and Mrs. Isaac Brokaw with George and J Roosevelt, and Mrs. Templeton Crocker. Roosevelt sails July 5 from San Francisco with Taft’s party and stays with Mrs. Victor Metcalf. The Burdens and Twomblys plan Newport and Vineland visits, while Gerry and the Mol lers head to Hamburg. European sojourns also involve Mme. Nordica, Julian Story, and the Sheldons with extended travels through Italy and Europe.
Miss Helen Woolsey Smith daughter of Eugene Smith of New York and Frederick Joseph Agate of New York were married by Dr. Joseph Twitchell of Hartford in the Christ Congregational Church at Norfolk at noon today. The maid of honor was Miss Alice Smith, sister of the bride, with Harold Payson as best man. The bridesmaids included Miss Helen A. Bangs Miss Louise Hopkins Miss Sarah Blair Cole Miss Beatrice Wight Bell and Miss Viva M. Pupin.
Berlin reports the marriage of Dean H Mason son of Frank H Mason American Consul General and Miss Alice Petersen in Berlin on June 22. The ceremony unites prominent diplomatic families and strengthens postwar ties in the city.
A. C. Brown attorney for Henry T. Sloane says a weekly publication's article announcing his matrimonial engagement is entirely false. He requests that reputable papers refrain from repeating the claim and contradict it if noticed.
The latest Luna Park exhibit titled Chicks Every Fifteen Minutes opens with continuous hatching. Leghorn chicks emerge every fifteen minutes, a first for public display.
A historic rainstorm drenched Manhattan yesterday afternoon, with 0.65 inches falling in 13 minutes at 3:19 PM. Weather Bureau measures show a rate above three inches per hour as times Square crowds watched lightning and streets emptied in a sudden blackout of daylight.
A yesterday afternoon storm detonated high explosives left in a vacant lot at Amsterdam Avenue and One Hundred Twenty-first Street, damaging several buildings including the Marquette apartments and Teachers College dormitories. Painter Joseph Rose was burned lightly. no injuries reported elsewhere as power failures darkened the Hudson Boulevard and Snake Hill plant.
A whirlwind struck Trenton this afternoon wrecking the roof of the Trenton Milling and Elevator Company. The roof debris flew into the street four stories down and damaged a nearby house. No injuries reported though the mill sustained about 500 dollars in damage.
Mrs H. Conger wife of the ex minister to China arrives in Des Moines after a long Orient absence. Report says the Empress Dowager presented her with a sacred imperial jewel as a sign of friendship. Conger disputes claims she influenced the Empress toward Christian Science.
Mrs Jeannette Hammer once a $5 a month janitress at 285 East Twenty-ninth Street revealed she and her four children faced starvation. They lived on sugar and water with bread crumbs until Bellevue Hospital admitted her delirious after three days of secret feasts. neighbor Mrs Isabelle Graham helped with a meal.
Thomas Nichol, survivor of Perry expedition to Japan in 1850, dies at his home. Dr. Thomas B. Steele, another Perry officer from the 1853 voyage, dies in Cambridge Massachusetts at age eighty three.
The Stevens Institute alumni gathered in the auditorium for a demonstration of Prof. Ganz showing the telephonograph, an invention by Prof. Poulsen of Copenhagen. He explained the device as a hybrid of graphophone and telephone that records messages for later playback, amusing the largely female audience with a reverse language quip and a live unwinding of the recording wire.
Special to The New York Times reports that leading U S car plants have merged with a capitalization of 50 million dollars. The list includes St Louis Car Company and American Car Company of St Louis Newark Car Company Niles Car Company Cleveland Car Company and others. Central management will be established soon with James Stewart arranging final deal details. Consolidation expected to be completed before July 1.
Miss Mildred Barclay daughter of Mrs. Henry A. Barclay becomes engaged to S. Oakley Vanderpoel Jr. He is Yale 190% graduate and society figure. Both families are noted old New York connections. Mrs Barclay and her daughters mourn at Schieffelin cottage Southampton. no wedding date set.
Congressman Henry M. Goldfogle testified in Tombs Court that his gold watch and its job worth 1 000 dollars were stolen on Broadway near Leonard Street. Dennis Driscoll of 324 East Twenty fourth Street denied the charge as Patrolman Gorman detained him. Witness William Knoblock said the watch passed to a confederate who fled. Driscoll was remanded without bail for investigation.
Paterson New Jersey June 28 a petition is filed seeking pardon for William A Death and three others convicted in 191 of causing the death of mill girl Jennie Bosschieter An advertisement in the times column costs cents a line Adv
Ithaca June 22 Cornell President Jacob G. Schurman noted a rising social conservatism as student numbers grow while women entering Cornell decline from 400 in 1841-2 to 348 in 1904-5. He cited Equitable trouble and credited Grover Cleveland's character for stability. He warned that the old A B liberal certificate loses value with shorter degree time.
At the Stevens Institute of Technology commencement in Hoboken two descendants of founder Edwin Augustus Stevens received honors. Col Edwin A Stevens was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering as President Humphreys praised heredity’s influence on the Stevens family in naval architecture and marine engineering.
Special to The New York Times reports ex Governor I R Lubbock died in Austin tonight in his ninetieth year. He came to Texas more than sixty years ago.
Joun Wh. Jennan a vaudeville performer from Denver died yesterday at the home of John Perry in Belleville New Jersey where he had worked with the Perry Brothers for thirty five years He leaves a widow and two sisters Also Widow of Bartholomew Murphy Mrs Eullen Murphy died last night at 35 West Forty second Street She had lived at City Hall Place over forty years before moving to the west side She leaves three sons and three daughters One son Rev Willam G Murphy vice rector of the American College at Rome returned to the United States due to his mother's illness Another son James J Murphy former President of Typographical Union No 6
East and south reports general showers and thunderstorms with cooler conditions in the Northwest and warmer readings on the Middle Slope and Central Rocky Mountain region. Forecasts indicate varied winds along coastlines and lighter winds inland with mixed cloudiness and showers possible in New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maine and Delaware through Friday and Saturday. The Weather Bureau records note temperatures and humidity, with the day’s high and low and hourly readings alongside the the thermometer height above street level.
Gen Charles William Darling of Utica New York dies at his Fifth Avenue summer home after a Sunday apoplexy. Born in New Haven Connecticut in 1830 he served in Gov Morgan's military cabinet and as aide to Gen Butler in the Civil War. He led New York volunteers enlistment and later worked with the Egyptian Exploration Fund as secretary and author. He received honors from the London Society of Science Letters and Art and led the Utica Young Men's Christian Association for years.
The jury in the James S. Alder dice forgery case before Recorder Golfin in General Sessions sent three notes begging for something to eat before midnight. The judge refused meals until a verdict, while the jurors had dined at 5 pm. Reports at midnight showed the panel 11 to 1 for conviction.
A general meeting from June 26 to July 1 at the Lake Placid Hotel in the Adirondacks will discuss the new science of home economics. The seventh Lake Placid Conference will feature reports from Yale, Harvard, and speakers including Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Melvil Dewey on diet, routine household work, food fads, and protein metabolism.
Illness of Miss Ethel Ford forces postponement of her marriage to George Alston Jenkins at St John’s Church Stamford. Other items note Florence Van Vliet wedding in Leonia New Jersey and Edith Truman and Samuel J Weoft entry dated March 1 1904.
Ill fitting shoes cause foot pain but the Kahler brand offers broad-sole boots with new lasts and arched insteps for comfort and style. Men’s shoes priced from five dollars and up, women’s from four fifty. Dr P Kahler & Sons Chiropodists advertise the only store at 928-930 Broadway, established 1863.
Notices of funeral services for Helen Bacon Samuel Beckwith John Bennett Lucy Broaddus Gen Charles Darling Charles J Everett Beatrice Freeman Paulina Keevil Joseph Levy T M I Mitchell Sarah Jane Monk Ellen Murphy Anna Dowdney Murray Henry T Skelding and Mary Elizabeth Viehl, detailing dates, locations and interment or service arrangements across Goshen New York St Louis and Brooklyn with flowers omitted where noted.
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