06 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
9
Washington reports hint at an imminent wedding between Miss Katherine Elkins and the Duke of the Abruzzi with a simple ceremony planned. Italian Embassy denies details, while Elkins family remains silent. Anticipated return of the Duke and escort of three battleships noted, with a potential November public event.
The wedding of Miss Ruth Livingston Morse and Richard Harper Vose is set for October 15 at the Fourth Presbyterian Church on West End Avenue and Ninety first Street. The bridal party includes maid of honor Sybil Morse and usher Les Ziegler with officiant Dr. Charles Young.
John Junius Morgan heir of J Pierpont Morgan and Ursula Morgan will marry Caroline McCook at the bride’s parents town house in New York this afternoon. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev Maitland Alexander with a small guest list. The couple will honeymoon briefly and reside in London. Best man is W Pierson Hamilton. McCook is Bryn Mawr graduate. six bridesmaids and two flower girls accompany.
Lauman Robertson Hooten daughter of Mrs Francis Carpenter Hooten married Thomas Buchanan Gilford Jr at the bride’s home today. Rev Arthur Rogers of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church officiated. Bride wore white lace gown with large black hat and carried a bouquet of pink orchids.
Mr and Mrs Ledyard Stevens and Miss Elizabeth Winthrop return from abroad and will be at the New Weston. Dr Edward G Janeway and Mrs Jane Janeway invite to the marriage of their daughter Miss Frances Rodgers Janeway to John D Lannon on Oct 10 at Wing-and-Wing in Garrison-on-the Hudson. Various families, including the Dodges, Chapins, Woolseys, and Wellmans, are noted as occupying or visiting homes from Morris Town to St. Regis and Mount Washington, with travel plans to Europe or return to New York city society.
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The American Theatre reopened after remodeling as a home of vaudeville with a star heavy program. Charles J. Ross Mable Fenton presented Just Like a Woman to an eager audience while Elks held a party for the stars. Bob Fitzsimmons and wife performed A Man's a Man for That, hailed as his last New York appearance.
President and Mrs Roosevlet attend opening of The Melting Pot at Columbia Theatre directed by Liebler & Co. The play portrays an American crucible blending nationalities with David Quixano a Russian Jew refugee musician as lead. Cast includes notable figures and audiences include Crozier Root and Straus.
Chicago October 5 Fritzl Sche appeared at the Studybaker Theatre in The Prima Dona a new comic opera by Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert. The company includes W J Ferguson James E Sullivan William K Harcourt William Raymond Josephine Bartlett Ruth Holt Boucicault and others.
The Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann rector of Trinity Church Boston may decline election as Bishop of the Washington Diocese following reports that he has not yet decided and will confer with a committee later in the week. Trinity parishioners urge him to stay, showing strong confidence he will remain.
Civil courts reopened after the summer break handling a calendar of 9 230 cases across 26 parts. Eighteen are jury terms and the rest are special terms or judge-decided actions. Divorce actions total 500 with 1650 new summer cases added, while repairs delayed City Court opening. Surrogates began with many will cases to dispose of.
Armed deputy sheriffs patrolled International Paper Mills in Watertown New York at night by company request amid fears of violence from striking papermakers. The firm started another machine today as part of efforts to break the strike, bringing the total to three operations.
The article lists passengers sailing on to day liners Kronprinz and Statendam including Mrs W H Crocker and Mr and Mrs Hans Winterfeldt among Kronprinz travelers. It notes Mrs William Thaw arriving with Miss Gertrude Ross on the Red Star liner Finland from Antwerp.
In HIOT Springs on Oct 5 a group of guests is listed including Joseph R. Dilworth Richardson Frances Stotesbury Mrs Thompson Miss Thompson and couples Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. O Neill Mr. and Mrs. Bedell H. Warned Mrs Chauncey Kerr and Mr. and Mrs. M Tiffany Dyer as attendees.
A three year old, Max Levitt, of 22 Bartlett Street Williamsburg, was struck by a car on Tompkins Avenue. The fender scooped him into the basket twice before the vehicle stopped. He escaped with only slight injuries.
A man named Peterson was rearrested at the prison gate after completing a two year term yesterday. He was arraigned in court for attempting to escape last month and pleaded guilty. Bail was set for trial.
Maxine Elliott stars in Bettina a four act Crothers play at Daly's Theatre with Eric Maturin Julian L Estrange Lennox Marshall Grant Mitchell Lois Frances Clark and others. Bettina a Paris arriving actress confronts New England narrowness and a village affair leading to a change of heart and marriage to the minister.
Miss Adeline Genee returns to the Grand Opera House for a week long run after a sensational New York debut. Large audience applauded as she repeated dances The Soul Kiss Pas de Fascination Grand Balabille and The Dance de Chasse before a curtain call heavy crowd. Genee heads on a country tour next week under F Ziegfeld Jr with Klaw Erlanger.
Harry Bulger in Algeria at Broadway Theatre draws a record crowd with two new songs. The Golden Butterfly by de Koven and Smith opens next Monday for Grace Van Studdiford, featuring a Danube river scene. Henry W. Savage departs on Kronprinz for Stars, three weeks away. Fatima Miris begins a week at Lincoln Square Theatre, performing rapid costume changes. Mrs Taft attends Marcelle at Casino. Ruth Holt Boucicault joins The Prima Donna at Studebaker Theatre with Fritzi Scheff in Chicago.
The modern psychology theme drives George Cameron's four act play about Agnes O Neill. Miss O Neill earns praise for a suspenseful third act revelation and a strong performance as a wife torn between love and memory. Robert Droget and Cuyler Hastings portray the physician and the dual husband role with polished skill. Percy Ames also appears as an Englishman about town.
The American Idea by George M. Cohan played to a full house at the New York Theatre last night. The musical features many changing costumes, lively songs, dances, and comic situations centering on a Dutch brewer and an Irish politician in Brooklyn who travel to Paris to woo a French count as a son-in-law. Cast includes Trixie Friganza, George Beban, Walter Leroy, Richard Taber, and Robert L. Dailey with notable numbers Sullivan, Co han's Pet Names, and American Rag Time.
Denman Thompson returned to the Academy of Music last night to perform The Old Homestead before a large appreciative audience. The actor’s stage presence drew a strong reaction, especially in the hay and oxen scene that brought a storm of laughter and applause. Thompson will star in a week long engagement at the venue.
Frank Tascelles, prominent in Quebec tercentenary celebrations with Prince of Wales present as King Edward's representative, arrived at the Hotel Belmont yesterday and will sail for England on Thursday to oversee the London pageant for King Edward's Hospital Fund, with 20 000 performers.
Westchester County deputy Richard Harding Davis led an early morning pursuit with farmers John Woolsey and George Vail after three stolen horses and a wagon. The trail ended near Bankville Connecticut with no thieves found. Davis notified neighboring police while locals teased his literary badge.
Hamilton Fish will resign as Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York City effective October 31 after accepting the Republican nomination for Congress in New York's Twenty first District. President Roosevelt accepted the resignation and expressed regret but urged continued public service. Fish indicated no successor is named.
Voters may cast ballots from 7 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon. Registration is required to vote on November 3 and those not registered cannot participate in the primary.
The Rev Dr William T Manning and the Right Rev David H Greer were chosen to fill vacancies on Columbia University’s Board of Trustees after the deaths of Rev Dr Morgan Dix and Bishop Potter. Gifts totaling 167,699 dollars were announced, including 100,000 dollars from the D Willis James Memorial Fund principal.
Barnard College has overhauled its faculty since last June with Curtis Hidden Page named Professor of Romance Languages and Literature replacing resigned Benjamin D. Woodward. New lecturers include Barnard graduates Virginia C. Gildersleeves and Claire M. Howard and Edward Hail Gardner. Howard resigns to study at Oxford after receiving an international scholarship.
The New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club in Newark postponed action on EH R Tomas until November. He must appear before the Board of Governors to show cause why he should not be expelled for reckless driving after his serious accident that seriously injured him and killed two horses.
Marmaduke Constable Maxwell twelfth Baron Herries died in York at age 78. Born October 4, 1837, he succeeded his father in 1867 and owned about 19 000 acres. He married in 1875, the second daughter of first Lord Howard of Glooscop.
Marriage notices from Red Roof West Chester and Newark City report Thomas F. Gilford Jr and Mary Penrose Robinson wed on October 5 with Rev Arthur Rogers officiating. Fannie C Horton wed Samuel Demarest in Newark City on October 24.
The column lists multiple funeral notices and obituaries across Matteawan Ossining Albany Brooklyn and New York City for Eliza Ann Andrews Edwin P Bassett Anna Rosalie Beekman Grace Chamberlin Cornelia McClure Jane Crawford Robert Detley A John Buste James G Flemming Margaret Hackstaff George Irving Nancy Mason Samuel Megill James Mitchell Adaline Vallantine and Henry Arden with funeral times attendances and interment details on Oct 4 1908 through Oct 7 1908 and service locations including St Luke's Church Madison Ave South Church St Pauls Chapel and various funeral chapels.
Right Rev. Michael Tierney bishop of the Hartford diocese dies at 8 09 P M at his home on Fulton Avenue from a stroke. He served thirteen years guiding church growth including parishes hospitals and schools and handled immigrant church needs. Born in Ireland Sept 1829 he moved to Norwalk as a child and was ordained May 26 1886 in Troy New York.
William Holloway Balley, noted pioneer in brass and copper tube industry, died at 200 West Fifty-seventh Street aged 74. He spent 58 years with American Tube Works of Boston and 50 years as New York representative. A founder member of the Conn New York Sheriff’s jury, Balley also joined numerous clubs and learned societies.
Edward Wetherill prominent Quaker abolitionist dies after long service. Chalkley Nestor in New Jersey notes underground railroad. Charles De Kroyft Elmwood principal succumbs to appendicitis after fever. James Merriam veteran lawyer dies at 78. George Ferris of Beach, Connecticut, dies at 78, with roots in Riverside shipbuilding and publishing investments.
Tompkins and Tompkins, Counselors-at-Lawn, 156 Fifth Avenue advertise wills and probate of wills services.
A list of obituaries and funeral notices dated Oct 4 details names and ages such as Amanda W Alexander 80, Caroline Allen, Johanna Burke 62, John Peter Burke, Bossie Bale, William H Bailey 75, Patrolman Joseph Brown 57, Arthur Crarsen Canney 32, Thomas Derry, Charles H De Krott 37, Harry Dixon 54, Elizabeth Braniff Garrett, Lavina Gould, Laura Lopez, Clarence Moreau, Joseph McCann, Daniel McGowan, Celia McGreal, Ellen Magner, Edward Magner, John H Meyer 29, Jane Buller Moore, Jeremiah G O Keefe, and others with funeral times and locations across Brooklyn, Woodclift, Richmond I., Asbury Park, and Manhattan.
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