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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1908

Page

7

Auto vs Train at Little Ferry Crossing Ends in Narrow Escape

An automobile carrying Charles Leigh Taylor of the Hotel Martinique and five others was struck by express train No. 8 at a crossing near West Shore tracks in Little Ferry. A bystander shouted to stop as gates were up, allowing the car to angle toward the train and avoid serious injury. The party, shaken, went on to Cornwall on the Hudson after treatment in Weehawken.

West Shore Little Ferry Hackensack Charles Leigh Taylor Martinique West Thirty-third Street Mr. Taylor Dorothy Taylor W. E. Gibson Annie Pratt Nova Scotia Cornwall on-the-Hudson Biackensack Taylor Rairoad Tower Mr. Gibson Weehawken Mrs. Xavier

Police Officer Shot During Burglar Pursuit in Denver

Denver May 2 Charles M Beck a police officer was shot and killed in a store he entered chasing a burglar. He crawled inside after discovering a pried window and the killer remains at large.

Denver Cél Charles M. Beck Beck

Humane Society Case Opens After High Checking Test

Magistrate Steinert in Jefferson Market Court set bail for Henry, driver for a dry goods store on Thirty-fourth Street, after Emmanuel Meyers of the Humane Society testified about high checking of a horse named Harpst. The society aims to test this method with a preliminary examination scheduled Tuesday.

Humane Society Steinert Jefferson Market Court Ienry Thirty-fourth Street Emmanuel Meyers New York Humane Society Harpst Trom Cisse

Firemen's Memorial Fund Tops $50,440 After Opera Benefit

Fund totals rose above $50,440 as receipts from a Metropolitan Opera House benefit were added. The Opera event yielded $15,430 and proceeds from three other benefits are still to be counted.

J Tne Firemen's Memorial Fund Metropolitan Opera House

Widow of Charles Ross Undergoes Vein Removal Operation

Mabel Fenton wife of Charles Ross had surgery yesterday at a private hospital on West Fifty second Street. The operation required after an earlier incident included removal of a vein from the leg and was performed by Drs. Phonstubple and Stewart.

Mabel Fenton Charles Ross Weber's Music Hall West Fifty-second Street Fonstubple Stewart

West Point Cadets to Attend Buffaloe Bills Show

It was announced yesterday that the second section of West Point cadets will visit the Buffaloe Bills Wild West show at Madison Square Garden. They will attend tomorrow night in a separate seating area as the performances run smoothly and the event proceeds without incident.

Buffaloe Bills Madison Square Garden Eyverstuing

Theatrical notes on New York engagements

The Clansman ends its New York run at Grand Opera House. Henriette Lee joins a firm to star as Phyllis. The Waitz Dream closes at Broadway Theatre with Sophie Brandt pursuing vaudeville. David Warfield to perform in London this autumn. The Warrens of Virginia moves to Stuyvesant as Belasco closes season.

New York Ile Tanguey Irene” Franklin Henriette Lee Vera Carle Phyllis Mary’s Sophie Brandt David Warfield Stuyvesant Theatre London Warrens Virginia Eelasco Stuyvesant Belasco

Theatres Reopen After Licensing Delays

The Thalia and Grand Opera House reopened after license delays resolved by Friday and Saturday actions. Metropolis in the Bronx remained open only after evening showings, with officials noting departmental inspection issues and last minute license approvals.

Thalia Bronx Grand Opera House Bingham Frederick Harvey The Hurtig Hurtig & Seamon Metropolis Springer Gen Hanson

Lois Ewell Scheduled as Widow in Weber Burlesque

Lois Ewell to debut as the widow in The Merry Widow burlesque with Weber's company Monday at Weber's Music Hall replacing Lulu Glaser. Her earlier Friday benefit performance at the Metropolitan Opera House drew praise and led to a contract. The company tours to Chicago's Colonial Theatre. Ning Collins remains with the troupe in another role and as Fonia during midweek matinees.

Joe Weber Lois Ewell Miss Ewell Sonia New Amsterdam Theatre Ethel Jackson Lina Abarbanell Ning Collins Miss Glaser Fonia

Eleanor Robson III ends tour with Orange charity show

Eleanor Robson will finish her tour in Orange on Monday night with a charity performance of Salomy Jane to benefit the Record Ambulance. A Liebler & Co. representative said the actress is exhausted after a long year of one night stands and fears a nervous breakdown if she continues two more weeks. She plans to travel to London near the end of May to visit her mother Madge Carr Cooke, who is appearing in England.

Eleanor Robson Record Ambulance Orange N. J Salomy Jane Miss Robson Liebler & Co London Madge Carr Cooke England

Opera Star Seeks Citizenship Through Naturalization

Mme Ernestine Funfstuck Schumann Heink, famed contralto, applied for U S citizenship. Her musical manager Richard Copley and business manager Henry Wolfsohn testified she has resided in the United States for at least five years. Examiners require her personal appearance in Newark in two weeks to answer government questions. Giulio Gatti Casazza and Dippel spend a weekend at Otto H. Kahn’s Morristown estate. Metropolitan Opera director to return to New York.

Mme Ernestine Funfstuck Schumann-Heink Rapp Richard Copley East Nineteenth Street Henry Wolfsohn East Seventeenth Street O'Connel and Dwyer Newark Wolfson Schumann Heink Copley Wales witnéeseAs Wits Mme. Schuman Heink Naturalization Smeer Guilio Gatti-Casazza America Mr. Dippel Otto H. Kahn Morristown N. J New York

Subway extension sparks Brooklyn usage surge and routes talk

Thousands used the new Brooklyn Subway with daily totals surpassing 10 000 in early hours and increases of about one third over prior averages. Extension plans to Flatbush Avenue and Malbone Street would link Manhattan to Coney Island via the Brighton Beach line pending Interborough, BRT, and Public Service Commission approval.

Brooklyn Manhattan Atlantic Avenue Nevins Street Hoyt Street Borough Hall Interborough Metropolitan System Flatbush Avenue Malbone Street Brighton Beach Brighton Beach Road Church Avenue Coney Island Interborough B. R.T Public Service Commission Fourth Avenue Long Island Railroa Company Jamaica Long Island Road Woodhaven Woodhaven Junction Hedley Brooklyn Rapid Transit Boerum Place Fulton Street Hoyt Or

Mount Quality Standard of Muslin Underwear Recalled

A fragment notes a metaphorical standard for muslin underwear once set at the top of Mount Quality. The text emphasizes enduring high standards and mentions a cryptic phrase oy! se ft 98e, with no clear event or date.

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