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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1902
Page
9
The Sunday Times presents a broad magazine section with dispatches from abroad and features on science, theater, art, and society. Articles cover volcano studies, Harlem subway work, prison conditions, and royal royalties, plus fiction, poetry, humor, and notes on fashion and daily life in New York and abroad.
The Bright Side Day Nursery and Kindergarten from Cannon Street New York opened a Summer home at the Robillard cottage on Chelsea Avenue Long Branch. About fifty children from New York are brought for a two weeks outing at the Branch.
R Guggenheim L M Hornthal James Loeb 8 V Sidney Rothschilds Jacob H Schiff and Felix M Warburg comprise the advisory board of the nursery.
Ocean Grove New Jersey June 20 opening day services drew crowds despite heavy rain. Bishop John W Walden offered prayers for King George V health and blessing on the nation. A 2,000 strong holiness meeting heard Evangelist Charles H Yatman. choir 209 voices and 40 musicians provided music.
Toronto selected as the 1905 Inter national Sunday School Association meeting site with Jerusalem to host the 1904 world convention. The Nominating Committee lists lesson committee members including F I Patrick Ira M Price A C Dixon C R Hemphill John Potts A E Dunning B B Tyler J R Pey H W Warren J S Stahr A F Schauffler E B Kephart John R Pepper Moges Hodes E I Rexford and H F Bolsey to be chosen in open session. Potts of Toronto likely to be re elected Chairman and Dunning of Boston Secretary.
Chicago reports a plan for a world religious congress alongside the 1904 Olympic Games. Bishop Fallows leads a committee to invite nations to send religious representation, linking athletics with temperance and self control across six Sundays of demonstrations.
Major Ira A. Shaler, sub contractor for Section 4 of the New York subway, died at Presbyterian Hospital after a June 17 cave in near Thirty-ninth Street and Park Avenue. He was crushed by fallen rock while inspecting the tunnel with Chief Engineer Parsons and Assistant Engineer Rice. Shaler, born 1862 in Ridgefield New Jersey, had served in the Spanish American War and was connected with Cornell and several clubs. His death follows a history of accidents in his section, including the January dynamite blast that damaged Murray Hill and killed six people. He died with his wife and parents at his side, at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. Funeral planned for Wednesday at his Ridgefield home.
After the morning service at the Methodist Episcopal Church at Russell Place and Herkimer Street Brooklyn the Rev. C. B. Williams received a $100 gold purse from the Ladies Aid Society and church officers in appreciation of his two years of work leading to the church’s reconstruction and its dedication on June 22.
A reader from Hartford objects to a Times Sunday lesson claiming divine authority for naming the disciples Christians at Antioch. The letter argues the term was derisive and notes Gospel acceptance by common people, not only elites. the writer seeks authoritative sources.
Representatives from 126 lodges of the Independent Order of Ahawas Israel meet in Philadelphia for the organization’s twelfth annual convention. The order numbers over 13,000 members and elected officers include Grand Master Simon Friedman of New York and Grand Master London Balmore as deputy.
Captain Bryant, a leading Kentucky turfman, died of dropsy at his Louisville home after a long illness. About seventy, he endured travel to Chicago for the American Derby a week earlier, then was carried from the train. He had spent nearly fifty years in horse racing after starting as a steamboatman on the Ohio River.
Biographical sketch of a Louisville turf figure famed for Proctor Knott and the 1888 Futurity win at Sheepshead Bay. Covers his rise from trotting to thoroughbreds, notable horses like Big Medicine Benedict Uncle Bob General Harding and his later life at Churchill Downs, cockfighting ties, and his roadhouse near the Louisville Jockey Club.
Inspectors from the Board of Health surveyed streets for soft coal violations in apartment houses and found a few cases. Officials report less smoke than last Sunday and note Brooklyn Rapid Transit locomotives mixing soft coal with anthracite to reduce emissions. Authorities warn hard coal may be required if supply allows. Concerns arise over water scarcity near Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues due to fuel shortages and coal restrictions.
The first christening of the year took place in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament at Bellevue Hospital. The infant son of Mrs. Mary Myles, born by Caesarean by Dr. William Studdiford, was baptized by Rev. Charles Garvin. The child was named William Studdiford after the surgeon. mother and baby are doing well.
The Robinson Temple opera company halted performances after a wage dispute at the New Star Theatre. On Saturday night several players demanded pay including tenor John Allison, and the company decided to quit, having lost about $3,100 in the venture.
The Clyde Line steamship Apache, a relatively new vessel in the New York Charleston and Jacksonville service, departed for Philadelphia to be cut in two and have a sixty foot section added to boost capacity. Her sister ship Arapahoe will follow to Philadelphia for the same modification.
Miss Harriet B. Merrill former University of Wisconsin student sails for South America in July aboard a voyage announced from Madison Wisconsin on June 20 The item notes her academic background and upcoming travel to the continent.
Miss Merrill of the public Museum of Natural History plans a three month expedition to South America to gather fresh water crustacea for the University of Wisconsin. She is recognized as one of the country’s best known women scientists.
Edward Redway of the New York Theatre company and Katherine Pearl wed after a Saturday matinee in a private ceremony staged as a dare. Alderman James Oatman officiated at the Messrs. Sire offices with George Lederer and other theatrical colleagues present.
The cruiser Brooklyn reached Annapolis to transport the late Lord Pauncefote’s remains to England. The Standish will move the casket from the Academy wharf. A funeral escort from Navy personnel will meet the train, with nineteen guns to salute as the Standish departs. The Brooklyn plans to sail at 6 PM Tuesday.
The piece highlights tub gowns for girls including red and white striped and black and white checks with plaited waists and shirred skirts. It notes shop origins and prices, plus a lace jacket, corset bags, knitted vests, and stylish pongee silk fabrics with decorative pendants and new marbleized bathing caps.
Harry B. Paul of Camden died at his Cape May cottage from congestion of the brain. Born June 11, 1855 in Philadelphia, he trained with Gen. Louis Wagner, led Caffrey Carriage Co, and served as Camden Police Justice and postmaster. He founded the Camden Review and held Democratic party roles. He leaves a wife and daughter. funeral in Camden on Tuesday.
Benjamin W Otis aged 75 died at his home 367 Grand Avenue Brooklyn after a long illness. Born in Greenfields Maine to Simon Otis he moved to New York 50 years ago and led the produce commission firm Ege Otis then B W Otis Co at 139 Reade Street and West Washington Market. He was a Mason and Lincoln Club member survived by three sons and three daughters funeral tomorrow at the family home.
John D. Blood prominent Amsterdam manufacturer dies at seventy one. He owned the largest broom factory in the United States before selling it in 1895 to the American Broom Company. He later ran knit goods and brooms and held banking interests in Kansas and Illinois. He served as President of the Amsterdam Hospital Association.
James E. Miller Danbury prominent citizen dies from a stroke suffered four weeks earlier. He served on the Board of County Commissioners and the Republican State Central Committee, and represented Redding in the legislature during 1883-9. He leaves three sons.
William G. Bertermann, a leading Indianapolis businessman and noted florist, died this morning in Sacramento, California. Born in Germany, he came to Indianapolis in 1872 and was an active member of the National Carnation Society.
Capt John W Bennett former commander of the Gaines in Mobile Bay died at his home in Sykesville Maryland aged eighty one. Gen John Hendrickson Len e a woolen dealer at 170 Fifth Avenue died suddenly at his residence 19 West Eighty second Street. HusBarrow of Red Bank New Jersey died at his home age eighty. he once held major real estate interests and helped establish Borg to Atlantic Highlands. longtime trustee of Red Bank First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Miss Carolina Ramsey Randolph died at Edgehill Virginia aged seventy five. She was the last of the great granddaughters of former president Thomas Jefferson and was buried at Monticello today.
East Shore Staten Island residents call a mass meeting at the German Club Rooms Stapleton this evening to advocate municipal ownership of water plants and to bar George B Scofield from renewing the Crystal Water Company contract in Richmond Borough.
Multiple memorials announce funerals and services for Marie Louise Brevoort Adelie E Carrington Susan M Gibson Henry Anton Heiser John Hendrickson Mary Elizabeth Matthews Augustus F Morrison David Randolph Morse Benjamin White Otis Augustus F Ottmann Edward Seaman Major Ira A Shaler Henry E Tompkins Ballie Rodes Howard Winthrop Young and related family members with dates June 29 to July 1 1902 1903. locations Yonkers Astoria New York City Morristown Dobbs Ferry Newark and Mount Pocono with church services private burials and interments in New Haven Plainfield Rockland Cemetery and other local sites.
The entry notes the Woodlawnz Cemetery located in the Borough of Bronx New York City with an office at 20 East 284 Street Madison Square South.
The Educational Alliance on Jefferson Street last night held a graduation ceremony in which 85 graduates received certificates across fields such as engraving and typing, bookkeeping, telegraphy, dressmaking, millinery, and cooking. Dr Blaustein noted most graduates have secured city jobs, while Dr Reizenstein delivered the principal address urging wholehearted work to resist temptations and build successful lives.
In Albany on June 29 rumors circulated in Republican circles that Attorney General John C. Davies of Oneida County accepted a federal judgeship offer in place of Judge Coxe. His first assistant Henry B. Corman of Madison County would be named Attorney General by the Governor.
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