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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1906

Page

6

Public Schools Eye Simplified Spelling and School Census

The Simplified Spelling Board scored a win and the Board of Education weighs adopting 300 simplified spellings. A school census will be taken by the Police Department with Education tabulating, while a lunch program faced rejection as nonessential. The Normal College seeks a new building and $500,000 in stock via the Board of Estimate.

Board of Education Board of Superintendents Draper Police Department Department of Education Edson Straubenmuller Shallow Brander Matthews Charles E. Sprague John Greene National Educational Association Maxwell Davis Meloney O’brien Stevens Walsh Gustave Straubenmuller Supt Jevens Haupt Uise Earl Stern Stern Karrison Winthrop Board of Estimate Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Queens Richmond Board of Trustees of the Normal College Lexington Avenue Sixty-eighth A Bs

New Trolley Line for Long Island

The Suffolk Traction Company of Patchogue, with capital of 1 200 000, was incorporated at Albany yesterday to build a street railroad 25 miles long from Brookhaven to Babylon. It will pass through Brookhaven Bellport Patchogue Blue Point Bayport Sayville Islip and list directors including Clinton L. Rossiter D H Valentine Henry Seibert M F Sheehan D L Hughes C A Collins H Jaycox M G Wiggins G Roe and Benjamin B. Wood.

Long Island Suffolk Traction Company Patchogue S. L Albany Brookhaven Babylon Bellport Peitchogue Blue Point Bayport Savville Islip Clinton L. Rossiter D. H. Vailentine Henry Seibert M. F. Sheehan D. L

Not a Long-Distance Call Deepens Restaurant Ruse

John Smith, a law clerk, reports to Lemuel Green by telephone from a Times Square restaurant. The plan to meet in Cos Cob collapses as both men realize the other is nearby, prompting Green’s retreat and Smith’s alarmed exit.

John Smith Lemuel Green Jack Times Square Cos Ceb Conn Mr. Green Vimes Square Smith Cos Cob Grand Central Station

Citywide Graduates Reach Ten Thousand In 454

Ten thousand four hundred fifty four students earned diplomas in New York City commencements with 86 graduates at School 10 on 117th Street and St Nicholas Avenue and 32 graduates at School 76 on Lexington Avenue. Manhattan led with 4 590 graduates followed by Brooklyn 3 901, Bronx 974, Queens 774 and Richmond 215. The ceremonies featured salutatorian Miss Margaret Howard and valedictorian William Netter at School 69, and University President John H Finley attended School 10 events with a brief address.

West Fifty-fourth Street Holloway Margaret Howard William Netter John H. Finley College of the City of New York 117Th Street St. Nicholas Avenue Lexington Avenue Swan Street Abraham Stern Board of Education Rivington Eldridge Streets Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx Queens Richmond

Salvation Army Leader Evangeline Booth Ill at Yonkers Park

Miss Evangeline Booth commander of the Salvation Army in the United States is confined at her Yonkers Park home with a severe chill. She has canceled public engagements and postponed a trip to England to consult with her father Gen Booth. The surgeon reports a high fever but says she is improving and should be fine in a few days. Col William Peart confirms the illness and notes she became ill Sunday and that no alarm is warranted.

Evangeline Booth Salvation Army Yonkers Park England Gen. Booth Col William Peart Army

Engagement Noted Between Miss Mary Digges Lee and Quaterbridge Horsey

The notice details the engagement of Miss Mary Digges Lee of 56 East Fifty-fourth Street to Quaterbridge Horsey of Burkittsville Maryland. It outlines family connections to the Carroll and Lee families, and lists several social movements and summer plans of relatives and associated households from New York to Maine.

Mary Digges Lee Charles Carroll Lee East Fifty-fourth Street Quaterbridge Horsey Burkittsville Miss Lee Charles Carroll Carrallton Lee Maryland Miss Parrish James Parrish Lee Tuxedo Clara Lincoln Oaterbridge Horsey Carroll Horsey Frederick County Emile Warrick Montgomery Edward White Justice White Supreme Court of the United States

Opera diva Jacoby leaves hospital after appendicitis operation

Mme. Jacoby of the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company will today leave the sanatorium of Dr. W. Gill Wylie at 215 West Forty-third Street. She underwent an appendicitis operation two weeks ago. the operation proved successful and she has already fully recovered.

Mme. Jacoby Metropolitan Grand Opera Company W. Gill Wylie West Forty-third Street

Miss Elizabeth Gregory Weds Ellis J. Staley In Albany

In Albany at the Church of the Holy Innocents on June 27, Miss Elizabeth Gregory married Ellis J. Staley, an assistant to the Attorney General. The ceremony was conducted by Reverend A. B. Haganan of Binghamton.

New York Times Albany Church of the Holy Innocents Elizabeth Gregory Ellis J. Staley A. B. Hagenan Binghamton

Nominations Sent for Embassy and Consulate Posts

The President named Lewis Einstein of New York as Second Secretary of the Embassy at Constantinople and Montgomery Schuyler Jr. of New York as Envoy and Consul General for Romania and Servia, sending the slate to the Senate.

Washington Senate Lewis Einstein New York Constantinople Montgomery Schuyler Jr Roumania Servia

Ocean liners Deutschland and La Provence race for records

The Deutschland and La Provence plan a speed voyage across the Atlantic with head to head timing and anticipated sighting off the Lizard next Wednesday. Both ships will sail at 9 and 10 am respectively carrying notable passengers including diplomats, officials, and prominent Americans.

Ocean la Provence Europe Lizard M. Jusserand Washington Fournier de Faramond Nicholas Longworth Congressman Tannerneen Robert H. McCurdy Chester H. Aldrich G. Winthrop Sands J. W. Sheldon Charles Phelps John W. Daly George von L. Meyer, Jr

Grand Send off for Delany on Presewn La Provence

Corporation Counsel Delany and Mrs Delany sail today on La Provence and will be abroad until early September. The Times Square Business Men's Club led by E A Kennedy plans a rousing send off with a steamer arranged by the committee. The outing’s hosts include Thomas J Shanley Dillon J McDermott W Ravens Alfred Y Morgan Harry Bannon M A Mullen Ira Levison Dr J F Meehan and Stephen McPartland Jr. In Delanys absence Theodore Connolly will oversee his office.

Delany Thomas J. Shanley Dillon J. McDermott W. Ravens Alfred Y. Morgan Harry Bannon M. A. Mullen Ira Levison J. F. Meehan Stephen McPartland, Jr Theodore Connolly

Hippopotamus Trio Reunites as Caliph Faces Crowded Tank

In Central Park Menagerie Caliph the large hippo is crowded out by baby Peter and the newer arrival Miss Murphy watched as the three hippopotami struggled for space. To ease tension Director Smyth orders sale of Peter the baby hippo. The decision marks the seventh such separation in the family.

Caliph Central Park Miss Murphy Smyth Hippo Peter

Sea Breeze seeks 35000 for seaside hospital fund

The New York Society for Improving the Condition of the Poor needs 35000 more to complete its 250000 seaside hospital for crippled tuberculosis of the bones and glands. With 215000 raised, donors set a June 30 deadline. a permanent site may be Sea Breeze or Far Rockaway. Salt air therapy has shown success prompting inquiries nationwide.

New York Society For Sea Breeze Coney Island Far Rockaway

Dismiss Preacher Sailor Fortner Is Dishonorably Discharged

Matthew Fortner the preacher sailor from South Carolina was dishonorably discharged from the U S Navy. He enlisted to study conditions for ministry but deserted after admitting moral doubts. Arrested in a South Carolina divinity college he faced sympathy and possible presidential review, with Fortner planning to return to pursue ministerial studies.

Norfolk Matthew Fortner South Carolina United States Navy Fortner Navy Army of Gospel Workers Roosevelt United States Thortner Ministy

Taft Elected Yale Corporation Member at Alumni Dinner

At Yale University June 27 1908 President Mellen announced Secretary of War Taft won 3087 of 8703 votes to join the Yale corporation succeeding Chauncey M Depew whose term ends this year. Commencement featured degrees conferred and an alumni dinner with reform themes and honors to notable academics and officials.

New Haven Hadley Yale University Tafty Chauncey M. Depew Taft Charles T. Catlin Brooklyn Beard Yale Woolsey Hall America York William Williams Keen Philadelphia Sir Chentung Liang Cheng Washington Benjamin Drake Magruder Supreme Court of Illinois Edmund Wetmore New York William Williams Charles Sanger Mellen New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company Samuel Escoe Tillman West Point Military Academy Walter Belknap Jones George Edward Ide Charles Coolidge Haight Victor Howard Metcalf Department of Commerce and Labor Frank Johnston Jones Cincinnati Carl Stoeckel Gustave Beecone Battell James Gore King McClure McCormick Theological Seminary Francis Bacon Yale Medical School Henry Herbert Donaldson Wistar Institute Mellen

Harvard Honors Hitchcock at 270th Commencement

Harvard University conferred 917 degrees this morning at Sanders Theatre with 438 graduates in academic and scientific programs and 11 honorary degrees. Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock and Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte attended along with Gov. Curtis Guild Jr. of Massachusetts.

Cambridge Mass Harvard University Hitchcock Navy Bonaparte Curtis Guild, Jr Massachusetts Harvard University Alumni Association Joseph H. Choate Guild Gov. Guild Edward Henry Strobel Harvard George Foote Moore George Herbert Palmer Thomas Day Seymour Yale Ethan Allen Hitchcock Interior Friedrich Altoff Arthur Cushman McGiffert Union Theological Seminary New York James Bartlett Gregg Colorado David Utter Denver Howard Adams Carson Boston Henry Herbert Edes Arthur Edwin Kennelly

State camp amusements feature two big ball games

At Peekskill on June 27 the regimental team defeated Peekskill Lodge of Elks 19 to 7 while Companies E and H of the Twelfth played a high scoring game with 11 runs in five innings for H and twice that for E. The day also includes riding and marching drills a band concert luncheons and a review by Lieut Governor Bruce with Gen Roe and staff.

New York Times Peekskill East Plain Peekskill Lodge of Elks Roe Capt. Lyon Col Huston Gen. Roe Greer Lyon L. Bouittellier Gov. Higgins Gov. Bruce Dyer

Leading Woman Out Of The Man on the Box Cast

Marie Nordstrom missed the Lyric Theatre performance due to illness and Pauline Whitson filled in. Happyland and Kiralfy’s The Carnival of Venice at South Beach Staten Island opens at 2 pm Saturday afternoon.

Marie Nordstrom Lyric Theatre Pauline Whitson Happyland Kiralfy South Beach Staten Island

Weather Forecast and Temperature Readings in Washington

Lower pressure spans Ohio Valley to western regions with 30 inHg in parts of Colorado Montana and Alberta. Eastern areas see rising pressures while New England remains unsettled. Today and Friday call for showers, cooler temperatures, and variable to fresh winds from the west to southeast. Temperature highs and lows noted with yesterday's average around 76 degrees and a maximum near 85 degrees.

Washington Ohio Valley Colorado Montana Alberta New England European Grand Banks New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Esternnsylvania United States Weather Bureau

Democrats Nominate Emery and Denounce Railroads

The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention endorses William Jennings Bryan and nominates Lewis Emery Jr for Governor with John J. Green as Secretary of Internal Affairs and Jere Black as Lieutenant Governor. The ticket unites Democrats with Lincoln and Prohibition factions and seeks reform of corporations and public service regulation.

William T. Creasy John J. Green Philadelphia Mr. Bryan William Jennings Bryan Theodore Roosevelt Thomas J. Ryan John T. Lenahan Ryan Emery Lincoln Party Arthur G. Dewalt Lehigh County James M. Guffey Pittsburg Black Jere S. Black Buchanan Creasy House of Representatives Green E. A. Coray Luzerne County Secretary of Internal Affairs Lincoln Arty Coray Quay-Penrose Republican Pattison Penrose Organization Weaver Democrats Aepublican

Wisconsin Democrats Back Bryan in 1908 Convention

The Wisconsin Democratic Party met in Milwaukee to outline policy for the fall campaign. The delegates favored endorsing William Jennings Bryan as the 1908 nominee and called for tariff reform. John A. Aylward of Madison was elected permanent chairman as the platform was prepared for discussion.

Harrisburg Penn William Jennings Bryan Theodore Roosevelt Mr. Bryan Lincoln Pennsylvania James M. Guffy National Democratic Committee Milwaukee Democrats of Wisconsin Daniel H. Grady Portage John A. Aylward Madison Bryan China Russia Organization of Popular Government Norway Prince of Peace Calvary Sepulchre William Jennings Ryan

Remarried After 24 Years in Georgia

In February 1882 at St Marys Georgia Miss Isabella Seaman wed Frederick Ketcham Clark. On June 26 at 108 West 6th St the couple were remarried by Rev D G Wylie. Neighbors question the remarriage after twenty four years but Mrs Clark gives no statement beyond noting no anomaly. The daughter, about 20, said the couple wished to marry again.

Clark Seaman Bt. Mary's Isabella Seaman Frederick Ketcham Clark West 6Th St Wylie Isabella Seaman Clark Clarks Times D. G. Wylie Scotch Presbyterian Church

Jere Dunn Dead at 83 A Storied Gambler and Ex-Convict

Jere Dunn, an old-time sport linked to gambling, prizefighting, and a life of crime, died of cancer yesterday at his home in Elizabeth New Jersey. He was 83, had a notorious record including two killings in self defense, and spent time in Sing Sing after a risky career across New York Chicago and San Francisco. His wife owns substantial property in Elizabeth and remained well off. Dunn’s life intersected with actors politicians and sports figures as he chased horses, fights, and wagering across multiple cities.

Jere Dunn Chilton Street Elizabeth N. J Dunn Texas San Francisco Chicago Barrymore Captain Davenport Alabama Jere New York Ellisworth Five Zouaves Pennsylvania Logan St. Louis Sing Sing Jimmy Elliott Tivoli Elliott John L. Sullivan Byrnes St. James

Death List of a Day Budgett Meakin Dies in London

Budgett Meakin writer and lecturer died in London from internal hemorrhage. Born August 8 1866 in Ealing Park he served as assistant editor and editor of The Times of Morocco from 1884 to 1893. He lectured widely in Europe Asia America and Northern Africa and held the Order of Medjidie for Islam studies. He married Kate Alberta in 1900 and authored several works on Morocco and Moorish life.

Budgett Meakin Ealing Park Times of Morocco Europe Asia America Africa England

Hartford Times Business Manager Rufus H. Jackson Dies

Rufus H. Jackson longtime Wartford Times business manager died suddenly of heart disease at his Hartford home. A native of Hartford he worked for Cushman Chuck Company before joining The Times for twenty five years. He was a 32nd degree Mason Elks Knight of Pythias and held leadership roles in local business groups. Survived by his mother and one sister.

Hartford Conn Rufus H. Jackson Wartford Times Marshall Street Cushman Chuck Company The Times Jackson Order of Elks Knights of Pythias State Business Men’s Association Hartford Business Men’s Association

Mrs Harriet S Huntington Dies in San Francisco at 86

Mrs Harriet S Huntington mother of Henry E Huntington traction operator in Los Angeles Willard Huntington and Mrs E Burk Holliday died in San Francisco after several weeks illness. She was 86 years old and had resided for many years in Oneonta New York.

Harriet S. Huntington Henry E. Huntington Los Angeles Cal Willard Huntington E. Burk Holliday San Francisco Oneonta N. Y

Col William S Sharp Dies After Paralysis Illness

Trenton notices the death of Col William S Sharp former proprietor of The South Jerseyman who died in Mercer Hospital after paralysis began last Monday. He spoke in Greeley’s presidential campaign and is survived by a brother in Sharps Wharf Virginia.

Trenton N. J William’ S. Sharp South Jerseyman Mercer Hospital Sharp Greeley Sharps Wharf

Multiple Obituaries From Newark Jersey City and Portland

Raymond Sommer age 32 brother of Essex County Sheriff dies from trolley fall injuries. Dr Herbert James Liddle age 32 dies. funeral at 63 West Thirty-seventh Street. Charles De Witt dies of apoplexy at 21 Belmont Avenue Jersey City. He was born March 31 1822 in New York. family history includes US presidency era service in Guatemala. Isaac T Frost dies in Portland Michigan. head of Frost & Co flour merchants and Produce Exchange. bachelor with surviving brother Thomas Frost of Portland and sister in Minneapolis.

Raymond Sommer Frank H. Sommer Essex County N. J Walnut Street Newark Herbert James Liddle West Thirty-seventh Street Liddle Brooklyn Long Island College Hospital Charles DE Witt Belmont Avenue Jersey City New York Jackson Central America Guatemala Isaac T. Frost Portland Mich Thomas Frost Produce Exchange Ulster County N. Y J. C. Frost Frost Minneapolis

Author of Patriotic Hymn Dies

TORONTO Ontario June 27 Alexander Muir author of The Maple Leaf died at midnight last night.

Toronto Ontario Alexander Muir

In Memory of the Black Watch Dedication at Ticonderoga

The Black Watch Memorial dedication and Carnegie Library opening in Ticonderoga New York will take place on July 4. Andrew Carnegie funded both gifts and the day includes unveiling a tablet to the Ticonderoga Historical Society by the Forty second Royal Highland Regiment in memory of those who fell at the battle of Ticonderoga on July 8 1758.

Black Watch Carnegie Library Andrew Carnegie Ticonderoga N. Y

Weddings Result in June Nuptials Across New York Area

A series of June nuptials includes Julia Mabel Sammis marrying William Ludlum Denton Jr at Puntine Street Jamaica Queens. Fannie Smith weds Herman Duval in Catskill Hudson residence. Marietta Marche ties the knot with Albert Bradlee Hunt at ISHAM COLLINS. William B. Isham Jr. weds Sarah Collins in Purchase New York.

William H. S. Demarest Rutgers College New Jersey Fannie Smith Frederick T. Smith Herman Duval New York Hunt—Marche George S. Payson William B. Isham, Jr Sarah Collins Richard S. Collins

Obituary notices from New York and New Jersey deaths

Multiple notices list June 1906 deaths including Amalia M Evertz David C Fine Lester Genung Grace Anderson Griffin Jessie Elizabeth Hornblower Evelyn O Connor Thomas S Ryder William J Swan Mary A Thatcher and Edmund A Ward. Funeral details and locations in Brooklyn Manhattan Montclair Englewood Babylon East Orange Richfield Springs and other localities.

Boston Washington Hoadley Englewood Wnw Russell Charlies Hoadley Harriette Hastings Hornblower New York City Jessie Elizabeth Josiah Newport Hornblower West 81St St O’connor Montclair N. J Evelyn Ee Ee Charles O'Connor Clinton St Brooklyn N. Y Clinton Av New York Ryder Babylon L. T Thomas S. Ryder St. Vincent Swan Hahnemann Hospel William J. Swan Lucretia G Samuel Swan Funeral Chapel West 284 St Thatcher Susquehanna Penn Mary A Cyrus Thatcher Andrew McWhiney Prospect St East Orange Chambers St Ward Richfield Springs Edmund A. Ward Augustus H Ann Maria Ward Grace Church Trinity Cemetery

In Memoriam Philip Waldheimer

In memory of Philip Waldheimer a faithful advocate and counselor and loyal friend who departed this life June 28 1905 May eternal peace be his John R Heinzelman

Marriage and Death Notices Across Major Papers

Notices indicate marriages and deaths in The New York Times can appear in multiple named papers on request. Additional charges apply for insertion or telegraphing across Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Inquirer Chicago Record Herald Cleveland Leader Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Democrat and Chronicle St Louis Republic St Paul Pioneer Press Syracuse Post Standard and Washington Post.

NEW York Times Boston Glo Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Annes Chicago Record Herald Cleveland Main Dealer Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Graid St. Louis Republic St. Paul Pioneer Press Syracuse Post-Standard Washington Post

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