Brilliant Dance at Oakland Farm Newport Surprises Newport colony
All Newport cottage society attended Alfred G. Vanderbilt’s September party at Oakland Farm. The event featured cotillion led by Worthington Whitehouse, two orchestras, a moonlit roof garden supper, and displays of farm show rings and horse ribbons. Guests included Reginald Vanderbilt, Mrs. McKim, and many New York notables. The party followed by yacht sails and further gatherings marked a season highlight.
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New York Times
Newport
R. J
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Oakland Farm
Vanderbilt
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Franko
Worthington Whitehouse
G. F. Torrey
Edward J. Berwind
Stanley. Mortimer
Meredith Mare
J. H. Masson
Robert S. Potter
New York
Joseph R. Dilworth
Reginald. C. Vanderbilt
John J. Mason
Mr. Vanderbilt
F. S. van Horne
William Gammell
Egerton L. Winthrop
R. G. Duval
Robert Sedgwick
Edward C. Potter
Potter
Beatrice Mills
Newport Golf Club
Freebody Park
Nathaniel Thayer
Margaret Bush
Sallie Thayer
Invitations issued for Wallach Kaempfer wedding
Invitations go out for the marriage of Miss Adele N Wallach and Dr Louis G Kaempfer on September 7 at the residence of Miss Wallach's mother 300 West with Street. Dr Kaempfer is a young physician on Mount Sinai Hospital staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis G. Kaempfer
Mount Sinai Hospital
Adele N Wallach
Louis G.kaempfer
Miss Wallach
Kaempfer
Joseph G. Wallach
Isaac Wallach
Signal Corps Chief to Attend European Wireless and Airship Conference
Brig. Gen. James Allen, chief of the U S Signal Corps, sailed for France on the St Paul to attend a European conference at Cherbourg and Marseilles with Commander Chapin. They will discuss wireless telegraphy, wireless telephony, and aviation progress, and Gen. Allen plans to meet Wilbur Wright. After France they will travel to Berlin for the international balloon races.
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James Allen
Signal Corps
United States Army
France
St. Paul
Allen
Cherbourg
Marseilles
Chapin
Navy
United States
Wilbur Wright
Alien
Berlin
General Allen sails to study wireless telephony and aeronautics
Gen. Allen sails to France, then Berlin and London, to review wireless telephony progress and aeronautics. He says he does not seek secrets, and will focus on signals service study while abroad. Col. Hickey and Aero Club figures see him off at the pier.
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Oet
Dia
Germany
Allen
Count Zeppelin
France
Marseilles
Signal Service
Berlin
London
Gen. Allen
Col
James B. Hickey
General Staff
Army
John Forbes
William Cable
The
Aero Club of America
Dinner for Roy A Rainey at Indian Harbor Yacht Club
Greenwich Conn Sept 5 Commodore Roy A Rainey arrives from Europe aboard the Scotch built steam yacht Cassandra. Commodore E C Benedict and Col Robert B Baker join at the guest table as over a hundred members and ladies enjoy music and dancing. Cassandra lies at moorings off the yacht club and Rainey completed the voyage in 8 days 138 hours despite heavy fog.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Cassandra
Commodore Rainey
Hepburns to Spend September at Bretton Woods
Mrs Leonard F Hepburn and her daughter Kathryn, with Edwin Wright Islee, leave Oyster Bay L I to spend September at Mount Washington Bretton Woods New Hampshire.
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L. F. Hepburn
Bretton Woods
Leonard F. Hepburn
Kathryn
Edwin Wright Islee
Oyster Bay
L. L
Mount Washington
N. H
Death of John J. Emery Prompts Local Tributes
John J. Emery of New York, long a leading cottage colony figure, died in Bar Harbor Maine after a return of pneumonia. The 70 year old English born investor built wealth in Cincinnati real estate with brother Thomas, owning 200 buildings and operating a hotel and two theatres. The Emerys resided at 5 East Eighty sixth Street New York.
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New York Times
Bar Harbor
John J. Emery
New York
Emery
Mr. Emery
England
Cincinnati
Thomas
J. J. Emery
East Eighty-sixth Street
Notable Early 20th Century Obituaries in New Jersey
Mrs. John F. Peachey died at her brother’s Woodbury home. She was known as Emily Wellington Brown and appeared in The Geisha and San Toy, later starring in Pocahontas at Studebaker Theatre. Survived by five Brown siblings. Archdeacon Walter Hughson, 54, died in Morgantown after a priesthood career and prior business.
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John F. Peachey
Jack” Peachey
Columbus
Henry C. Brown
Woodbury
N. J
Thomas P. Brown
Mobile
Ala
Chamber of Commerce
South
Emily Wellington Brown
Walter Hughson
North Carolina
Morgantown
N. C
Protestant Episcopal Church
Horace S. Bishop
Christ Church, East Orange
Christ Church
Thomas. A. Starkey
Diocese of
Newark
Detroit
Grace Church
Wawnesville
Death of Arthur Sanders Noted Musical Comedy Figure
Arthur Sanders a longtime musical comedy figure and key cast member in Mort H Singer theater productions died at the Davidson Hotel after a stroke last Wednesday. He had been ill with apoplexy since the attack and no recovery was expected.
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Milwaukee
Arthur Sanders
Mort
H. Singer
Davidson Hotel
Democratic National
Alexander Troup
Connecticut
Grand Central Station
Troup
Notable Hotel Manager Willis Howe Dies in Indiana
Willis Howe longtime Palmer House manager died in French Lick Indiana from liver and heart disease. He headed a hotel in French Lick at his death and was widely known among U S hotel men.
Berkshire Hunt Breakfast At Tyringham Farm
In Lenox Massachusetts on September 5 2000s era guests attend an Old English hunt breakfast at Askintully Farm Tyringham hosted by Robb de Peyster Tytus. Tables under trees feature garlands and a bar with maid servers while Horace Porter and Lady Augusta Fane join the festive scene. The meet proceeds along Tyringham Valley with no incidents and a noted procession of cars viewing the course.
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New York Times
Lenox
Mass
Berkshire Hunt
Askintully Farm
Tyringham
Robb
de Peyster Tytus
Emily Bacon
William B. Bacon
Rosamond Dixey
Richard C. Dixey
Elizabeth Hannah
Flouront Hopkins
New York
Gen
Horace Porter
William D. Sloane
Tyringham Valley
Mr. Tytus
Chapin Lace
Tyringham Road
Augusta Fane
London
Sophia Furniss
David Turner Dana
Dana
Heloise Meyer
Kate Cary
Newbold Morris
Joseph W. Burden
A. Dabney
Virginia
Frederic Bull
Morris Kellogg
George Gilder
Robb de Peyster Tytus
Joseph H. Choate
Joseph Stevens
William B. O. Field
Gordon Bell
John A. Hadden
Giraud Foster
Samuel Frothingham
John S. Alexandre
Charles Lanier
Frank K. Sturgiss
Frederic Crowinshield
Troup Funeral to Morrow in New Haven
News prints the sudden death of Alexander Troup veteran editor of The New Haven Union. Family mourns his loss as funeral plans in Evergreen Cemetery are announced for Monday afternoon.
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New Haven
Conn
Alexander Troup
Evergreen Cemetery
Buffalo
N. Y
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Mack
Innecticut
New York
Troup
Bryan
Chicago-Manuel Mandel Dies in Basel Railroad Fall
The body of Emmanuel Mandel of Chicago was sent from Basel to Havre and then to the United States after he died from injuries sustained in a fall at the railroad station. His widow has received expressions of sympathy from America.
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Basle
Switzerland
Emmanuel Mandel
Chicago
Havre
United States
Mandel
College Graduates Furnish the Harlem Move
Two Columbia mechanical engineers, out of work six months, assist a Harlem move. They join a troubled city effort to earn money by arranging furniture and books, revealing practical skills learned in college beyond their field.
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Columbia
New York
Harlem
East River
Death of Thomas M. Richards Former VP of Coal Company
Thomas M. Richards, First Vice President of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, died after a five month illness. A leading figure in the anthracite coal trade, he contributed to its development for fifty years. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he started as a clerk with Reading Railway and rose to senior management three years ago.
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Philadelphia
Thomas M. Richards
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Reading
Penn
Reading Railway
Postmaster John H. Eadie of New Brighton Dies
John H. Eadie Postmaster of New Brighton S L died at his Westervelt Avenue home from heart disease. A Civil War veteran who served under Sheridan and Hanks, he was born March 23 1844 in Nashua New Hampshire and came to Staten Island as a boy. He leaves a widow and five children. Funeral set for tomorrow.
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John H. Eadie
New Brighton
S. L
Westervelt Avenue
Eadie
McKinley
Government Agricultural Department
New York
Sheridan and Hanks
Nashua
N. H
Staten Island
Standing Bear the Ponca Chief Dies in Nebraska
Norfolk Nebraska September 5 Standing Bear famous Ponca chief is dead at Ntobaralle once exploited in Boston and other Eastern cities by Thomas Tibbles former Vice Presidential candidate Tibbles claims the chief was a martyr to Government persecution
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Standing Bear
Norfolk
Neb
Ntobaralle
Boston
Thomas Tibbles
Tibbles
Dr Pratt Face Expert Performs Immediate Cosmetic Fixes
An advertisement for Dr Pratt offers Europe trained face surgery without surgery. It claims to correct facial imperfections, reduce hollows, lift sagging faces, tighten skin, and remove wrinkles and furrows permanently and immediately. Free consultation at 1122 Broadway.
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Dr. Pratt
Europe
Cail
Broadway
Marriages Listed for Early September Across Several States
Notices report weddings including Alice Key Potter and Newton Adams at Newport New York on September 1 to Clara MacGregor and Henry Radcliff Burt at Bronxville on September 4 to Adelaide Strong Knox and Andre Champollion at Seabright on September 3 and Ellen Atterbury to Dudley Rogers Howe at Dark Harbor on September 5 Marguerite McCarthy weds E Augustus Willard in Scarsdale plus Ruth Hayes to John E Gilbert and Naomi W Clark to Phoenix Remsen near Sept 4.
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Adams Potter
Newport
R. B
Sophia Blatchford
Latta Griswell
Alice Key
Frank Hunter
Alice Key Potter
Newton Adams
New York
Burt —Macgregor
Albert D. Willson
Lawrence Park
Bronxville
Clara MacGregor
Amos B. Stratton
Henry Radcliff Gurt
Howe
Atterbury
Christ, Church
Dark Harbor
Ernest’ M. Stires
D. D
Henry Jones
Ellen Mercer
John Turner Atterbury
Dudley Rogers Howe
Heston
Mass
Willard—Mccarthy
Scarsdale
N. Y
Marguerite R. McCarthy
E. Augustus Willard
Funeral notices from New York area August 1908
A crowded obituary column lists multiple deaths and funeral details across New York City and nearby towns. Entries name the deceased, their ages, and residences, with funeral times and venues such as Arion Hall, Christ Church, and local residences in Newark and Brooklyn.
Cemeteries access routes and contact details listed
The notice lists Woodlawn and Cedar Grove Cemeteries with transport options from Harlem via Grand Central, trolleys, and carriages. It provides booking contacts, office addresses at 20 East 230 Street and 1 Madison Ave, and notes prices from $75 and up.
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Woodlawn
Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
East
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Flushing
East 34Th St. Ferry
Greater
New York
Solent
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Cemetery of Office
Madison, AY
New York City
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St. George
Roy A. Rainey
Indian Harbor
the Geisha
Foote
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Margaret Foote
Thomas Jefferson Foote
Darwin R. Foote
Elizabeth
Washington
Ezra Whitehead
Willis Howe
Palmer House
French Lick
Ind
Mr. Howe
John Y. Smith
Negro Reformatory
Richmond
Liberia
Cleveland
William Addison Trons
Liberty Street
Bloomfield
Bath
Canada
Royal Arcanum and Foresters
McDougall Varnish Company
Max Ams
Max Ams Machine Company
Mauser Manufacturing Company
Mount Vernon
Waldkerch
Baden
Mauser Company
Arion Society of
James Williams
Poushkeepsie
Poughkeepsie
Williams
Board of Education
Henry Fitzroy
James H. FitzRoy
Fairfield County
Stamford
Boss
Tweed
Berkshire
Tytus Farm
Mr. Mandel
Watermauis
Madeira River
Bolivia
Russia
San Francisco
Montreal
Paris
Mexico
C. W. Turner
the Manhasset
11Sth Street
Robinson’s Patent
America
James
Wm_ Wo Astor
Jas Hh. Choate
Whitelaw
Nanhia
John Whitley
Patton
Arineurys
Colwer
Kim
Callanan
Nat
Par Lanan
Mierica
Gilbert—Hayes
Ruth Hayes
John E Gilbert
Remsen
Clark
Naomi W. BP
Phoenix
AMS
North Columbus
Mount Verizen
Arion Hall
Sith St
Park Av
Mandar
Burman
Suldeniy
Milven Village
N.oh
Silas Halmes
Fucnian
Maullin
Frederics Waugh Maullin
Troy
Pendleton
T. Curtis
James B. Pendlet
Frentiss
Florence Genevieve Prentiss
Stamper
Joseph Stamper
Rebecca IL
Herman
Lewis
George
Felix Flateau
Frederick. Klein
West 26Th St
Whitlock
Norfolk Conn
Marie Antoinette
Daniel
Church of the Holy Apostle
APPEI
Solomon Appel
B'hal Jeshurum
Bartolicius
Bronx
Lizzie Bartolicius
Bereton
Margaret
Bereson
Funeral
Bile
Cassin
Cassi
Cavanagh
DIANL
Lafayette Av. Urecklyn
Janes Paani
Dycker
Planagan
St. Dotin's Hospital
Dona Planacea
Fa- Dax
Floersheim
Cyrus A. Jordan
Obuneral Tormerrew
Kruse
Hilson St
Mary M. Kruse
Lemon
Irth
Louis Mehl
Miller
Klimeck
Kilvareth
Whim Miler
Muller
beRthe St. -Sepe
Edir Muller
Punerel Teefay
Wotsthridxve
M J
Phebe PF
Osborn
Puneral
Dee
AL Shields
Juhan Shields Stanper
West 96Th
Joseph Stanper
Jo Iur
Wex
Mo Thompson
Jersey City
William H. Thompson
Purreral Nities Heer Wanser
Flatlands
Abraham Wanser
Ager
Undertakers
Frank
Campbell
West
Chapels Ambulance Service
Heisee
Chas. Schneider
Roland BD. Jones
Institution For the Special
Govt. Office
69Th St
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