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New York Times

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1908

Page

7

Allentown Man Travels by Wagon in New York Incident

Walter Harland of Allentown Pennsylvania traveled to New York with a topless buggy and supplies. A dispute with a policeman over camping led to a scuffle, Harland receiving head dents while the officer had facial marks, and Harland being detained as disorderly before being released by Harlem Magistrate Harris. Harland plans to sell his mare Bess and buggy and may stay in the city a while.

Walter Harland Allentown Penn Walt Bess New York City Brooks Harland Harlem Central Railway Park Avenue Shevlin 126Th Street Mr.Harland Shevling East 126Th Street East Bub

Still Without a Home for Congressional Club

The Congressional Club of wives of Senators and Representatives remains homeless awaiting a fixed address. A tea room meeting is planned for next Wednesday and a reception at the Vice President’s home, with Mrs. Fairbanks as an honorary member. New active members include Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Depew, Mrs. Beveridge, Mrs. Henderson, Miss Cannon, Mrs. Longworth, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Dwight, Mrs. Lowden, and Miss Wetmore.

New York Times Washington Congressional Club United States Fairbanks Wieh Elkins West Virginia Eugene Hale Maine Depew New York Beveridge Indiana John%. Henderson Missouri Cannon Nicholas Longworth A. P. Gardner Lidge Representative Gardner Massachusetts John W. Dwight Frank C. Lowden Maud Wetmore Rhode Island

Wedding Guests at Newport Ahead of French-Waegstaff Nupials

Special to The New York Times reports a Newport gathering as the French Waegstaff wedding nears. Luncheons dinners and drives marked the day with a host of guests including Mrs. James Tuck French Mrs. William Watts Sherman and Mrs. Vanderbilt. A rehearsal at St Johns Church is planned for tomorrow amid more events and floral preparations.

New York Times Newport Imes Tuck French William Watts Sherman Vanderbilt Trinity St. John’s Teasday Muen E. P. Motley Beverly Mass St. John's Church

Speeding Crackdown Hits Brooklyn Queens and Nearby Towns

Police arrested a dozen motorists in Brooklyn and Queens amid frequent chases by motorcycle units. A New Rochelle trap caught a Manhattan Supreme Court Justice, paying a $10 fine after pleading guilty. Pelham Manor and Rye squads held roadside speed checks. Magistrate Karbach says court was used, not woodside trials.

Brooklyn Queens Pélham Manor New Rochelle Sound Country Supreme Court Ossining Ardsley Newcastle Tarrytown Richard C. Doggett Ninth Street Nassau County George Sheppard Jamaica Doggett Sheppard Far Rockaway John J. Frick Warren S. Adams East Thirty-eighth Street Eugene Denton New Hyde Park L. L Emil. Villard Charles A. Rushmore East Thirtyninth Street Percy Heiman Cedarhurst L. I Walter B. Norman Garfield’ Place Edward Lauer Hill Street Grace Merry Chase John C. Cords Russell Street Frankfeur John Leonard Schwartz Seventy-Scond Street Alfred Burns Merchant Forty-ninth Street Vincent Boreelly H. €. Avenue Louis F. Hialter Fifth Johnson John H. Boyle West 139Th Street Peter M. Coco Meyers ‘Avenue Winfield TL. I Frank Mulchay R. Cohen Central Park West Eighty-eighth Street Seventy Eighth Street New York Joseph I. Carney Broadway John Bray Rye Elsmere Karbach Pelham Manor

Realty Man Dies Suddenly in City Apartment

Martin Diehl aged 52 a real estate broker of 338 East Thirty-fourth Street was found dead by his brother Andrew in his room at 10 o clock last night after returning home at 8 o clock and reportedly feeling ill He lived as a bachelor and owned two five story tenements at 8388 and 340 East Thirty-fourth Street.

Martin Diehl East Thirty-fourth Street Andrew

Small Gain in Commerce Against March 1907 Levels

March commerce shows slight improvements in some departments per Bureau of Statistics, though overall trade remains below March 1997. Rail traffic up modestly from early 1907, grain coal and iron ore volumes down versus last year. live stock receipts at seven interior markets total 3,379,678 head in March, with first quarter 1907 stronger for hogs but weaker for cattle and sheep. Grain receipts at 15 markets reach 65,910,171 bushels in March, below 1907 highs. seven month crop-season totals fall short of 1907 and 1906. Cotton receipts down, oats and barley up slightly. American spinners take 2,955,439 bases. Anthracite coal shipments total 4,766,158 tons in March, with first quarter 14,888,253 tons, slightly under 1907.

United States Bureau of Statistics Chicago Minneapolis St. Louis Kansas City Milwaukee Duluth

Irene Franklin Wins New York Vaudeville Singer Poll

The in-progress ballot at the Colonial Alhambra and Orpheum Theatres owned by Percy Williams concluded last night with Irene Franklin receiving 7 414 votes to Eva Tanguay 6 088. Alice Lloyd 2 948 Veta Victoria 2 141 Gertrude Hoffman 1 768 and Marie Dressler 1 702.

Colonial Alhambra Orpheum Theatres Percy Williams New York City Irene Franklin Eva Tanguay Alice Lloyd Veta Victoria Gertrude Hoffman Marie Dressler

Miss Cohan Elected Queen of the Friars Festival

Josephine Cohan won the Friars Festival queen prize at Circle Theatre in a wildly contested convention. Nominees May Vokes Miss Spotted Weasel and others faced staged arrests as ballots weighed like coins and voters filed on stage to cast tin votes amid comic turmoil.

Josephine Cohan Circle Theatre May Vokes Miss Spotted- Weasel Tim Cronin Bastille Mildred Rogers Maud Lambert Sargeant At George Beban Lew Fields Herald Square Theatre Louise Dresser Miss Dresser Mabel Hite Miss Hite Harry Lauder Hite Vokes Miss Spotted-Weasel Sam Lone Bear Bear Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Aurora Pratt Merry Widow Neva Ryman Ada Lewis Maude Wynne Cronin

G A R Members to Attend Port Arthur Battle Night

Grand Army of the Republic members from New York will see The Battle of Port Arthur at the Hippo drome tomorrow night. Generals Porter Grant Borden McCook Woodford and other veterans will attend with the Legion of Honor present in body.

Battle of Port Arthur New York Grand Army of the Republic Hippodrome Horace Porter Frederick D. Grant Borden Philippines C. Anson McCooke Stewart L. Woodford Legion of Honor

Emanu El Brotherhood Benefits at Casino Theatre

Dr. Joseph Silverman presides over a benefit night by the Emanu El Brotherhood. A large audience attended the Casino Theatre with the venue offered by Lee Shubert. Hurtig and Seamon provided the vaudeville program featuring prominent visiting artists.

Emanu-El Brotherhood Joseph Silverman Casino Theatre Brotherhood Lee Shubert

Flower of the Ranch closes at Majestic Theatre

The Flower of the Ranch, now playing at the Majestic Theatre, closed Saturday night. No new attraction is listed for the venue this week.

Majestic Theatre

Vampire Cat of NabeshimaReading At Edmund Russell Studio

Mme. Fuji-Ko, noted Japanese actress, will read her translated drama The Vampire Cat of Nabeshima tonight at the Edmund Russell studio. She plans to travel to England and France soon for vaudeville engagements arranged for her. Henry B. Harris expands Hudson Theatre offices, Charlies Burge plans five new rooms with Ronald H. MacDonald Construction Co. managing the work. A phonographic wolf howling record will be made at noon in Bronx Park Zoo for use in The Wolf at Lic Theatre.

Mme Fuji-Ko Nabeshima Edmund Russell England France Henry B. Harris Hudson Theatre Charlies Burge Ronald H. MacDonald Construction Company Shubert Press Hornaday Zoological Gardens Bronx Park the Wolf Eugene Walter Lic Theatre

Sunday Dinners Fill City Hotels With Notables

A sweep of hotels and restaurants reported strong Sunday dining as guests from high society attended in large numbers. Notable attendees included Reginald Ronalds, Wallace McLintock White, Sir Weetman Pearson, and families from Boston Philadelphia Chicago Baltimore and New York. Tables featured roses palms and ferns plus many celebrities at Plaza Waldorf Astoria Manhatten Knickerbocker Astor Gotham and other major hotels.

Plaza Kast Reginald Ronalds Harry S. Black Col William. Jay Berry Wall Benjamin Guiness FE. C. Wallace Marquis de Mazzuccrati F. Augustus Heize Clifford W. Hartridge Edward Lauterbach Alfred Costello John. A. Roebling Wallace McClintock White St. Regis J. Howard King Oliver W. Perrin Curley George T. Bliss S. Bliss A. Ga. von Glahn George J. Isham Kate Kernan F. Ambrose Clark Juan Pedro E. C. de Witt Weetman Pearson S' Mackey George W. Wickersham Lady Kid Samuel H. Lyman William Festus Morgan J.C. Mallory F. B. van Vorst P. I. Henry John H. Rutherford Clarence. E. Chapman Fithel Dana Shepard C. M. Podgieski Knickerbocker Felix Isman Hugo_Hill Douglas Spencer E. W. Haas R. C. Rann Charlies A. O'Connell Martin Glynn

Kreisler Hofmann Concert At Hippodrome Delights Crowd

Fritz Kreisler and Josef Hofmann performed with the Russian Symphony Orchestra under Modest Altschuler last night at the Hippodrome. The nearly full hall drew a different audience, with Kreisler delivering Mendelssohn and Dvorak pieces and Hofmann offering Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, Liszt, and Rubinstein works in a program praised for technical mastery and expressive playing.

Fritz Kreisler Josef Hofmann Carnegie Hall Modest Altschuler Hippodrome Kreisler Mendelssohn Hubay Vieuxtemps Dvorak Hofmann Rachmaninoff Liszt Rubinstein

European Masters on View at the Lotos Club Andrew Freedman Collection

At the Lotos Club the Andrew Freedman collection presents thirty-one European canvases in a quiet harmonious gallery. Fantin-Latour, Corot, Diaz, Troyon, Dupre, Jacques and Henner are represented with notable works including Fantin-Latour's The Bathers and The Story, Corot's Nymphs Bathing, Diaz forest scenes, Troyon Going to Market, and other canvases highlighting refined technique and subtle color.

Lotos Club Andrew Freedman Fantin-Latour Titian Fantin Whistler Corot Diaz Rousseau Troyon Dupre Jacques Henner

Violinist Tertusjoins Hess Schroeder String Quartet

Lionel Tertus has been engaged as viola player for the Hess Schroeder string quartet with Willy Hess Alwin Schroeder and Theodorewicz. The Helen Noldi Opera Company presents La Traviata this week at the West End Theatre. David Bispham soloed at Copper Union People’s Institute meeting. Herbert Orchestra gave last season concert at Broadway Theatre with Blanche Duffield soprano. Abrameson Italian Grand Opera Company begins Aida at American Theatre tonight after renovation by new lessee William Morris.

Lionel Tertus Hess-Schroeder Messrs Willy Hess Alwin Schroeder Theodorewicz Helen Noldi Opera Company West End David Bispham People’s Institute Copper Union Victor ‘Herbert Broadway Theatre Herbert Blanche Duffield Ivan Abrameson Italian Grand Opera Company American Theatre Aida William Morris

General Stephen Turr Dies in Budapest May 3

Budapest May 3 Gen Stephen Turr famed revolutionary and Garibaldian veteran died here Saturday. Born 1825 in Baja Hungary he rose from Austrian Army lieutenant to Garibaldi staff colonel, later general of division in Italy. Married Princess Adaline Wyse Bonaparte in 1861 and served in Naples command before returning to Hungary after 1866.

Budapest Stephen Turr Louis Kossuth Baja Hungary Italy House of Hapsburg Garibialdi Brescia Garibaldi Sicilian Palermo Victor Emanuel Naples Adaline Wyse Bonaparte Napoleon III

Henry Backus, 59, Funeral Set at Utica Native

Henry Clinton Backus died yesterday at his home 489 West Twenty second Street. He would have turned 60 on May 3. He leaves a wife and a son. Born in Utica New York, he graduated from Harvard and Columbia Law School and was admitted to the bar in this city. He belonged to City and State Bar Associations, Harvard and Republican Clubs, and the Society of Medical Jurisprudence and the American Geographical Society.

Henry Clinton Backus Twenty-second Street Mr. Backus Utica N. Y Harvard Columbia Law School Harvard and Republican Clubs Society of Medical Jurisprudence American Geographical Society

Dolan heir of United Gas founder dies in Philadelphia

Nathan Brooke Dolan 45 eldest son of Thomas Dolan financier and United Gas Improvement Company president died at the family residence after weeks of illness. He belonged to the Corinthian Yacht Club Philadelphia Country Club and Racquet Club.

Philadelphia Nathan Brooke Dolan Thomas Dolan The United Gas Improvement Company Dolan Corinthian Yacht Club Philadelphia Country Club

Death of Michael H. McNamara Printer in Brooklyn

Michael H. McNamara, a longtime local printer and former president of Typographical Union No. 6, died at home in Brooklyn on Friday from bronchitis. He leaves a widow and one daughter.

Michael H. McNamara Forty-ninth Street Brooklyn Typographical Union No. 6

Births Aboard Abramson Murdock and Weill Families

Born this spring, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Abramson on April 26. A daughter arrived April 7 to Mr. and Mrs. William Murdock. A son was born April 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Weill. Isaac.

Engagement of Carlotta Ginsberg to Alexander Marks

Mr and Mrs Alfred Marks Ginsberg announce the engagement of their daughter Carlotta to Alexander Marks of Brooklyn. The couple will be at home Sunday May 10, 1908, between 2 and 3 PM at 518 West West. Brooklyn papers please copy.

Alfred Marks Ginsberg Carlotta Alexander Marks Brooklyn

Marriages Listed in New Jersey Localities

A sequence of marriage notices dated April and May in New Jersey records couples including Atterbury and Flagg in Montclair, Clark and Cannon, Fitzpatrick and Cowie, Fritze and Duns, Nusbaum and Kurzman, Koppel and Holland, Loeb and Goldinger, Sloan and Marshall, Crotty and Mungle, Rindskopf and Elsher, Renaud and Orben, Rudinger and Hill, Schwabe and Ballin, Fotts and Potts, Smith and Prather, Stiles and Sutcliffe, Willett and Morrell, with Valeria L as a signature.

Montclair Cannon Clark N. J Gail Clark Herbert Warren Cannon Fpitzpatrick Miriam Rindskopf Leo Elsher Northshield Orben Renaud Vattsburg Ireen L. Renaud William Co. Orben Rudinger—Hill Anna Hil Hugo Rudinger Schwabe Ballin Frida Ballin Oscar A. Schwabe Lemonite Morrell Grace B. Morrell Seymour Parrett Willett Valeria L

Obituary Notices From New York Area May 1908

Obituary notices list many residents with addresses in New York Newark and Brooklyn. Names include Henry Ackus Gertrude Cowdin Hannah Seaycraft Morgan Magee Morris Markowitz John McNulty William Morrow Horatio Nelson Jennie Parsells Abraham Reynolds Elsa Schenck Walter Taylor Margaret Arbogast Christina Bloch Florine Bloch Catherine Britting Rosa Bube Bridget Carroll Harry Christie Gertrude Clossy Samuel Cohn John Crapper Catherine Curren Mary Cuskley Arria S Drury William S Duane Charlotte Eickhoff Eliza Fallon Peter Feeney Flannery Jacob Fleisch Winifred Flood and others with funeral details and dates.

Magee Manasquan J. Morgan de Lancey Magee Markowitz Morris Markowitz Fresh Pond L. I Mordecai Lade Mary J. Mc McNulty Nulty College of City of New York Morton St. Morrow East Sth Plainfield N. J William Bruce Morrow Grace Church N. T West Dad St. Ferry St. Av New York City Parsels Reynolds Greenwich Conn Abraham Reynolds North _ $t Schenck Elsa Cornelia Edwin Saxton Anna Louise Schenck 48Th St Taylor Montclair Walter T. Taylor Anna M. Guy Walter W. Taylor Midland Av M. Britting Catherine Pritting St. Bube Jefferson Av Brooklyn Rosa Bube Burlington Glenwood Av Jersey City John M. Burlington Carroll Bayonne Bridget Carroll Crapper Yukon St John Crapper Connors West Side AV Jane Connors Curren Catherine Curren M. Cuskley Charlotte Eickhoff Fallon West Ahth St Elizabe Fallon Feeney Peter Feeney Annery East 37Th St Flannery Fleisch St. Nicholas Av Jacob H. Fleisch Boston St Newark Winifred Flood

Art notes on Thanton Sime and Ziem paintings

The article praises Frits Thanton The River Farmt with Sunlit houses and vermilion roofs, noting the water's weight and red reflections. It mentions Sime and Marte Dic terie's cattle pieces, Troven's drawing, Ziem's Venice panels, and Alma Tadema's study of a English girl with a vase of white flowers against architecture.

Tures Frits Thanton Sime Marte Dicterie Troven Ziem Venice

North German Lloyd liner Nasser Wilhelm der Grosse sails with many passengers

The Bremen bound ship Nasser Wilhelm der Grosse carries a large passenger list including Merv and Mrs. A A Anderson, Dr. and Mrs Daniel Brown, Mr and Mrs Jorge Blumenthal, Mrs E H Fielding Ben, N Hugh Carston, Mr and Mrs Ansel Mills Easton, Mrs J W Grisword, Fritz and family, Arthur Goodhart, Mr and Mrs Pietrikert, He Philip Goofhart, Robert Hoe, Prof Paul Haupt, Mr and Mrs Josef Hofmann, Rev and Mme Sembrich, and other travelers.

Bremen Merv A. A. Anderson Daniel Brown Jorge Blumenthal E. H. Fielding Ben N. Iugh Carston Ansel Mills Easton J. W. Grisword Ami Yie Fritz Arthur ‘Goodhart

Obituary notices from Newark and Jersey City area deaths

May 1 to May 4 notices list many residents dead or dying in Newark Jersey City Morristown and surrounding towns. Names include Foster Frankenberg Gregory Hadfield Hadkins Hamelburger Horan Iverson Jaeger Joyce Kearney Kent King Kline Kuhn Le Vere Liming Losee McCarron McCrosson McGann McKegney MacKirdy McNamara Manion Michigan Mitchell Navarro Norris O Brien Pickens Plagge Reese Riedy Riker Roller River Sanderson Schalk Schmidt Seabury Seeley Sherwood Shine Smith Smith Sporle Van Ness Whitintlock Williams Yerks and others with funeral or burial details.

Hamelburger Brunette Hamgburger Horan East 27Th St Mark J. Horan Timothy Iverson Jaeger Stu. Paul’s Av Jersey City Emma Jaeger Joyce John Joyce Hudson St . Kearney Elm St Newark N. J Mary Kearney Kent Kearny St William M. Kent River Edge Mary Elsie le Vere Liming Oak St Mary Liming Losee Glenn Falls N. Y Maria M. Losee McCarron Linflen Court Catherine McCarron McCrosson Kearny Joeseph McCrosson McGann Andrew McGann A. McCkegney Aqueduct Ave Patrick McKegney St Mackirdy Prospect Place Brooklyn Frank MacKirdy McNamara 49Th St Manion Classon Av John Manion Michigan Manorville Frank Navarro Douglaston Williams Navarro Toe Morrow Norris Morristown Edeward I. Norris O'Brien Greenwich St Michael J. O’brien M.pickens Bridie Riedy Riker Highland Av N. En William Hy Riker Roller St. Lawrence van Nest William RB Keen : Ryer Bereyn Florence Sanderson Lafayette Brooke M. Seeley Cumberland Frank B. Seeley Sherwood Sayeseutsie Mary Samuel Sherwood Shine Mary Shine Smith Abram Evergreen Mary B. J Smith Sporle Benjamin Sporle van. Ness N.J Alyah van Ness Whinitlock

Memorial notices and unveiling dates listed for May events

A collection of death memorials and monument unveilings scheduled across May. Entries include May 10 unveilings at Bay Side Cemetery Acacia and Salem Fields, May 3 at Union Fields, and May 1 at Bay Side Cemetery, with masses and dedications for individuals such as Bernhard Berman Rosa Katay Samuel Berwin and Abe Schlosser among others.

Fox Agnes E. Fox Goodman Isaac Goodman Rodof St. Brigid's Church Krooks Rachel Krocks Lau George Lau Rice Benjamin Lee Salem Field Cemetery Schlosser Abe Schlosser Union Fields Cemetery Pom. Sello Fillte Sello Washington Cemetery Steinberg Amalie Steinberg Mount Hope Cypress Hills Cemetery Voi.lenhoven Salomon Jennie Vollenhoven Bayside Cemetery

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