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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
7
New Haven June 23 Yale President Arthur T Hadley spoke on The Liar urging honesty that guards inward spirit and future. He warned that honesty is not merely policy but essential virtue guiding business and public life and condemned selfish lying as a danger to society.
A West Side YMCA branch hosted a debate following Rev. Dr. Cadman's address on Christian Science and its appeal to the colored classes. Dr. Cadman condemned Mrs. Eddy's beliefs as buncombe while acknowledging some merits in faith. A physician then recounted his wife's cancer experience with Christian Science, urging that lack of full success does not negate its value.
The New Hebrew Temple Emnanu El on Forty-ninth Street and Fourteenth Avenue Borough Park laid three cornerstones yesterday. The stones were laid by Philip Ferro Mrs Max and Miss Rose Bloomberg with Saul A Baron master of ceremonies. J Rosalsky of the Court of General spoke the principal address.
Sessions spoke on The Beauty of Religion with a lineup including Max Baron and several dignitaries such as Alderman Isaac Meyer and ex-Senator William H. Reynolds. The event drew about 2,000 people and an after-reception was held at the Borough Park Clubhouse.
The Rev Dr Charlies F Aked preached at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church that universal Christianity would end mischief and suffering, turning swords into ploughshares. John D Rockefeller attended with two companions as visitors swelled the summer congregation. Willard Richardson resigned as assistant pastor to pursue West Side charity work, and Richardson will keep the Bible class. Aked will operate without an assistant.
Central Baptist Church on Forty second Street near Seventh Avenue celebrated the twelfth anniversary of Rev. Dr. Frank M. Goodchild’s pastorate. Members presented gifts including a fishing outfit for his vacation. Since his arrival the church gained about 650 new members, many from nearby hotels along Broadway, while the church seeks to sell its 1862 building for 500000 to fund a new edifice uptown.
Gen William Booth returned to London from the Orient praising China and Japan as future world traders. He predicted Eastern trade would be seized peacefully if necessary, noting Japan’s industrial drift and thrift but warning of social ills amid transformation.
The Rev Dr F C Iglehart city superintendent of the Anti Saloon League preached at Simp son M E Church in Brooklyn praising Gov Hughes for vetoing the Gotham Hotel bill and criticizing the Legislature for the measure. He called it special legislation aimed at a man with power and wealth while opposing it as it could affect many churches.
In Brooklyn a 14 year old, Walter Healey of 14 Ocean Parkway, was denied first communion by Rev. James A. McAleer, pastor newly appointed rector. Parents claim the rejection stems from his cadet corps meeting in a Protestant church basement. The boy had prepared for months, and Mother Mrs Healey calls it an outrage.
Frank B. Stone, longtime superintendent of the First Baptist Church Sunday School in Bloomfield New Jersey, received a gold watch with an inscription from the school and teachers after yesterday’s session. Mrs Martha Spear a veteran teacher pinned a white rose to his coat.
James J. Van Alen of Newport has improved after several days as a patient at Dr W T Bulls sanitarium at 33 West Thirty-third Street. He was expected to leave the hospital in three or four days with Dr Holbrook Curtis of 118 Madison Avenue attending care.
Immense Norwegian crowd visits the Harald Haarfagre off West Seventy-ninth Street as sailors showcase the ship. Two Dutch sailors on the Gelderland face charges after a street fight. baron of Gelderland improves and will attend St Nicholas Society dinner.
A Brooklyn neighborhood uproar centers on Issy Metz a ten year old boy growing multiple new sets of teeth. The tale spreads from a Madison Street baker Moscowitz to lawyers peddlers and city officials prompting a formal inquiry and a visit to 276 Monroe Street where Issy is found with a peculiar tooth growth pattern.
The East Newark Board of Education selects Edward F. Molloy of New York as Supervising Principal to succeed Cornelius A. Lennon who resigns. Fourteen applicants competed for the post amid changes in the East Newark Public School system.
A Harlem couple attends a lavish season opener mixing Gilbert and Sullivan with Mascagni. The crowd roars at encores while the wife races home to bake, bread overflows, and the bread thief becomes the night’s memory.
Reports say Dan R Hanna son of the late Senator will marry Marie Stewart the divorced wife of Frank Skelly at Hanna’s country home near Ravenna Tomorrow an Salvation Army officer was said to perform the ceremony A clerk from Akron sent a reporter tip about a possible wedding amid the divorce history surrounding Hanna
The protected cruiser Olympia flagship of Capt. Thomas B. Howard leading the Midshipmen Practice Squadron was reported by wireless off Fire Island at 9 43 last night. Bound for New York she will pass Sandy Hook and anchor near 125th Street. This marks a historic New York visit for Dewey s flagship now retired from fleet service as training ship for Annapolis cadets. Other vessels in the squadron are the monitors Arkansas Florida and Nevada.
Passengers arrived yesterday on the American liner St Paul from Southampton including George Grey Barnard Irene Ashe De Witt Cook and Marcus Duryee. Journeys also show Columbia from Glasgow with Janet Aitken F B Barnard George Calder and Robert Hunter among others.
This Week's Kaltenborn presents a Summer night series at St. Nicholas Garden. Tonight features Lohengrin with soprano Ella Jerkowski. Second part highlights Lohengrin selections.
A city ordinance proposed by Alderman Little Tim Sullivan would post hospital zone signs at hospital corners to curb noise. Health officials police and business leaders back the plan. The Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noises led by Mrs Isast L. Rice cites Beth Israel and Sloane Hospital complaints as proof of need.
A four-tribe gypsy encampment sets up in open lots near Eastern Park and Nostrand Avenue offering palm readings and horoscopes for a fee. They boast a live Colorado eagle and a West African parrot as attractions while police monitor tensions among the groups. Miss James claims a past fortune for John D. Rockefeller and says she is palm reader to crowned heads of Europe. The outfits include four tent wares painted in rainbow colors and a wagon train.
The Public Service Corporation of New Jersey reportedly plans a $12 500 000 dividend on July 1 amid high profits. President Thomas H McCarter opposes, fearing funds are needed for equipment and improvements. Trolley and gas department gains plus Newark contract bolster earnings. possible quarterly 1 percent or annual 4 percent dividend.
A double funeral will be held in New Rochelle this afternoon for Madeline Denike, Col Charles A. Denike’s daughter, and Richard A. Loins, Denike’s father in law. Rev Streeter will conduct services at the Presbyterian Church of White Plains. Loins, oldest hosiery merchant in New York City, died of old age. Denike’s daughter died of tuberculosis.
The Rev Dr Norman Fox ex Mayor of Morristown N J died at Roosevelt Hospital yesterday of appendicitis after months in Europe for health. He leaves a widow Martha Dimmick a daughter and Noel B Fox a city lawyer. Born in Glens Falls N Y he graduated from the University of Rochester and served as pastor and civil war chaplain. He was Morristown mayor in 1900 and 1902 and devoted years to writing authoring several works. He founded the Society of the Descendants of Norman Fox and had two brothers Prof George Henry Fox and Col William F Fox.
George Edward Vernon a prominent Newport merchant and former legislator died at his home from Bright's disease at age sixty one. A Newport native he entered business at fifteen and later led his furniture firm after his father's death in 1889. He served in the legislature and on the Representative Council, and was active in the Masons the Royal Arcanum and as a director of the Aquidneck National Bank.
James L Hunt died Friday at his residence on Morningside Avenue 58 after paralysis. Born 1844 in Hingham Massachusetts he served with the Forty fourth Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War. He later worked in New York in insurance becoming actuary of the Mutual Life agents department for eighteen years. He leaves a widow and two sons and was a member of the Masonic order. The funeral will be held at his residence tonight.
Howard Brewster Wilson longtime secretary and general manager of the Remington Typewriter Company died at Jewish Hospital Brooklyn after an appendicitis operation He was 40 born in Ithaca New York son of the late Thomas Wilson He lived at 596 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn Survived by his mother and two fathers Dr Willet Wilson and Dr R C Wilson of Ithaca He belonged to the Arkwright Club of Manhattan.
Dr. Israel Hart formerly assistant surgeon of the Thirty eighth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers died this morning in Pennington New Jersey at age 79. He was born on Winner homestead near Pennington and practiced medicine here until 1863 when he joined the army. He served until the war's end and returned to practice for many years afterward.
Emory Foster of The Evening World was found dead in his bed at 1050 Amsterdam Avenue. Acute Brights' disease caused a sudden, painless death after he worked Saturday while ill. Foster, 36, known among editors, held executive posts in New York Philadelphia Washington and Chicago, leaving a widow and young daughter. son of Mrs J Ellen Foster noted lecturer on women’s advancement.
Gen William W Duffield longtime head of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey died at his Washington home on Saturday. A Carlisle Pennsylvania native he lived much of his life in Michigan and Detroit where he was a prominent resident. He served as a brigadier general in the Civil War and was said to be the oldest living Columbia University graduate.
Berlin Ramsay a wealthy maltster from Wisconsin died tonight at a Chicago hospital. He was a relative of Sir William Ramsay the English chemist.
The New York municipal ferry opens a two story stone and iron terminal at St George Staten Island. Passengers will use upper deck runways to funnel crowds toward the rotunda and trolley and steam road terminals. The structure is fire proof with excellent lighting and architectural contrast to Hoboken’s Lackawanna terminal.
Anna Barbara Such daughter of Mrs. George Such marries Augustus Smith at Christ Church South Amboy New Jersey on June 22 1907 officiated by Rev Henry M P Pearse the ceremony joins the Smith and Such families.
Obituaries list James Blauvelt Mary Weld Porter Anna Amelia Coriel Madeleine Denike Francis Richards Fisher Norman Fox James L Hunt Mary Agnes Murphy Helen M Nelson George Prentice Theresa Jane Seidenberg William Watts Bielle James Bogert James Weeks Leopold Weil Mary Margaret Wheeler Howard B Wilson Isidor Wormser with funeral details and residence information across New Jersey New York Connecticut Massachusetts and New York City in June 1907.
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