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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
9
Miss Helen Keller and Mr and Mrs Macy left Wrentham Mass for Fair Haven to be guests of Henry H Rogers for several days. Last week Rogers drove here to call upon Miss Keller.
ST PETER Sburg Sept 8 The American Ambassador to Russia John W Riddle underwent another slight operation today at Kislovodsk The wound should heal rapidly and the Ambassador will remain in bed for several days
Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke of the Metropolitan Museum of Art returns from England with art treasures for the collection. Among items are one pedestal of the Peacock Throne and a large lace collection by Mrs Nutall born in Mexico, now in England. The Mesaba era encountered stormy seas and even a whale sighting during the voyage.
Special to The New York Times from Washington reports Esme William Howard counselor of the British Embassy is transferred to Vienna for a similar post. He has served in Washington since November 1905 following Walter Townley's retirement. Lady Isabella Howard, Italian wife of the counselor, is noted in Washington society. No successor named yet.
In Passaic New Jersey Miss Belle Hartley of Paterson married Harry N Kevitt of Passaic on January 25. The ceremony was kept secret and the couple now live at the groom’s home. Rev J B Galloway of Paterson officiated. Hartley remained a Paterson schoolteacher through term end. This marks a fourth hidden Kevitt wedding within the family.
Miss Sarah F. Russell, niece of the late ex Gov William S. Russell, and Robert H. Neilson of New York City filed marriage intentions at Cambridge City Clerk. The groom is a cousin of FE H Harriman. The ceremony is set for October 1 at Christ Church Cambridge with Rev Prescott Evarts officiating.
Miss Marjorie Benedict will marry Charles Fry in the Memorial Chapel of the Church of the Incarnation on Wednesday September 22. The ceremony will be officiated by the Rev. William M Grosvenor, rector, and will be a quiet affair with no invitations issued.
Mrs Clarence Mackay advocates woman suffrage and offers a twenty five dollar prize for the best composition on the topic to be awarded after May first next in the Roslyn school. The contest is open to high school and eighth grade students. At the June 1905 graduation Mr Mackay will give twenty five dollars to the top boy and twenty five dollars to the top girl with the highest class standing and ten dollars to the highest standing in each department.
Mr and Mrs Reeve Schley welcomed a son born on Sept 7, marking the couple's first wedding anniversary. They have been summering with Mrs Schley's parents, Mr and Mrs W S P Prentice, at Meadow Croft in Monmouth Beach New Jersey.
News notes show prominent families planning autumn escapes from Newport to Tuxedo and Lenox. Visitors like Mrs Elsie Vanderbilt and Mrs Fr French visit High Wycombe, while others sail Mauretania to New York and return to Newport.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James B. Reynolds led a tariff commission trip to France and is among the passengers returning aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II. The ship carried notable figures including W. K. Vanderbilt Jr and others. Customs officers are reinforcing checks as the homeward rush begins. two fur coats were seized from a passenger. The body of Edward Kellogg and the late Mrs. G. Dougherty were brought back to the city aboard the liner.
Railroad officials in Jersey City and Hoboken report a record flood of travelers returning from the shore and mountains on Labor Day. Trains arrived in two or three sections as baggage filled aisles and cars, reflecting mild weather that kept many at resorts longer. Officials from the Pennsylvania Central Erie and Lackawanna railroads say the day set a new record for homeward crowds.
The White Star liner Adriatic sails today to Cherbourg carrying passengers including Miss Mary J Atword Mrs Samuel D Davis Mrs Thomas Devy Mrs Wiliam D Douglas Mrs W B Featherstone Dr A H Ferguson J S D Gage A R Hawley and others. The Lucania bound for Liverpool lists Edwin P Armstrong Lieut Trevor Dawson Mrs Dawson Mr and Mrs H G Deans and Lady Isabel H Murray. Major Herbert Slocum of Gov Magoon’s Havana staff arrived yesterday aboard the Havana from Havana.
Congress man Nicholas Longworths brick two story stable at his Grandin Road home burned in a morning fire. Five carriages were lost and horses saved by sleeping servants who escaped unhurt. Longworth and his wife had just returned from a party when the flames were discovered. Loss estimated at 20000.
Thomas Candonna of Freehold today sues Mrs. Julia R Riker Harmon of New York City for 83000, claiming she ran him down with her auto near Middleton, Monmouth County, June 1. Assistant Secretary of State J K R Smith accepted service for the non resident defendant under the automobile law.
Bonwit Harris & Company renewed its premises at Twenty first Street and Broadway reopening to the public after a four floor remodel. The five story building now reflects the firm’s new enterprise in women clothing across all departments.
A party of physicians, businessmen, engineers, and a bacteriologist toured Col. Jacob Ruppert Jr.’s brewery to observe bottling. A scientific report on the visit’s findings will be prepared.
At Roosevelt Hospital last night doctors reported E. R. Thomas had a comfortable day with a satisfactory condition and was on the road to recovery. The bulletin noted his status as improving and likely to leave the hospital soon.
London critics note the Eugene Walters play produced by Charles Frohman at the Aldwych received a warm but not enthusiastic reception. They praise Louis Calvert Paul Arthur and Robert Loraine for strong acting though the fourth act is seen as needing pruning to match New York success.
London theatre report on Lewis Waller staging Justin H McCarthy adaptation The Dukes Mot to from Paul Feval. Swashbuckling lead praised as his company stirs audience during Louis XIII era drama.
Charles Frohman ends the engagement of Diana of Dobson's at the Savoy Theatre. Miss Carlotta Nilsson, featured in the production, will tour and portray Marie Louise Voysin in one of the four Thief companies. The romance of a London shop girl drew theatregoers while abroad Miss Lena Ashwell played the lead. The author Cecily Hareilton aimed to revolutionize playwriting.
Oscar Hammerstein announced after talks with Andrew Wheeler Jr and G Heide Norris that applicants for grand tier boxes will draw lots to avoid friction. Norris expects all boxes to be subscribed well before opening night, with over twenty already spoken for and more likely to join. Hammerstein also teased a new prima donna cast for Madame Butterfly, to be revealed soon.
The American Theatre hosted Rigoletto last night with the Italian Grand Opera Company. New tenor M. N. Bari impressed as the Duke, earning encores, while Miss Julia Allen made a strong first impression as Gilda. A Arcangeli led as Duke’s jester with conductor A Angeli Fornari returning at the end of acts one and two.
The 1200 inmates will attend a Sunday afternoon show directed by Ernest Waddock. Vaudeville performers will perform with scenery by Ben Hurtig and music from an eighteen piece orchestra. Gus Edwards acts as master of ceremonies. No visitors admitted.
Klaw and Erlanger report from London that Mile. Genee's successful debut in The Dryad at Empire Music Hall pleased audiences. She will perform next season in America under Klaw and Erlanger management. Mare Klaw secured the rights abroad. Genee sails soon to open The Soul Kiss? at the Grand Opera House on October 5.
The Hippodrome will open tomorrow night after postponing last Saturday due to a serious accident to the machinery of The Battle in the Air. Also featured are Sporting Days and the ballet The Three Wishes. Prima donna Nanette Flack faced a threat to resign over time clock duties but agreed to stay.
The Shuberts report fog control at Glorious Betsy opening. Daisy Lloyd sails from Liverpool to America under contract with William Morris for vaudeville. Joseph Medill Patterson departs for Wisconsin to dramatize A Little Brother of the Rich for the Liebler Company in 30 days. Mabel Roebuck to play Princess Flavia in The Prisoner of Zenda revival at Hackett Theatre Sept 21. James E. Sullivan hired by Charles Dillingham for The Prima Donna. F Ziegfeld Jr. names Miss Innocence Abroad for Anna Held musical. Julus Falk to tour the U S with a debut Carnegie Hall in November backed by a New York syndicate. Reginald De Koven returns to assist The Golden Butterfly rehearsals.
The American international balloon team for Berlin on October 11 loses Lieut. Frank Lahm, winner of the 1906 cup, and Alan R. Hawley due to business and other commitments. N. Arnold will replace Lahm as pilot of the St. Louis balloon, with J. Adams and A. Holland Forbes also preparing to sail. Hawley notes progress in aeroplane tests at Fort Myer and suggests future use for life saving and non military peaceful applications.
Judge Charles Field of Athol Massachusetts dies at 93 from general debility and was likely the oldest active judge in the United States. During his illness the court proceedings were conducted from his sick chamber. A Lincoln intimate, he served as Republican Convention delegate in 1860 that nominated Lincoln.
Funeral services for Benjamin H. Hinds 69 formerly a United States Senate clerk were held in Augusta Maine after his sudden death in Brookline Massachusetts while visiting his daughter Mrs William Garry. Hinds a native of Bristol Maine and Tufts College alumnus died at Corey Hill Hospital Brookline after a summer trip.
Special fate New York Times reports Councilman Albert Bond Lambert and H H Honeywell tested a gas filled balloon to keep in contact with earth via megaphone. They launched at 4 25 pm from Illinois, rode a west wind to 200 feet, drifted toward Missouri, and have not landed after an hour.
Prof Samuel F King outlined plans for a cross Atlantic balloon voyage at a Philadelphia meeting. A committee of Dr George T Zimmerman Thomas Rose Dr Thomas E Eldridge and King was formed to study balloon construction costs and feasibility of the voyage. An ascent is planned from the U G I Athletic grounds next Saturday afternoon.
Fred Owen an 18 year old aeronaut from Haverhill Mississippi soared above the Maine State Fair Grounds in Lewiston in a dirigible. He encountered engine trouble and drifted about twenty five miles to Bowdoin Centre where he landed in a field at 9 30 PM after nearly three hours aloft.
Mrs. and Mr. Lews Geisert announce the birth of a son on September 5. The family welcomes the new arrival at their home and shares joy in the early days after the birth.
On Sept 7 Elma Alice Robinson wed Hubert Henry Gibbons and Selma Hirsch married Frederick W Kahn. AlsoSept 5 at Newark Euphemia Pruden joined Dr Thomas A ool in matrimony.
A compilation of death notices and funeral arrangements for Dorothy Relzner Harriet Benedict Grace Buchanan Staat Clark John Emery Angelica Faber Katherine Hoffman Joseph Hornblower Edward Kellogg Joseph Levick Mary Mahon Sophia Merz John Talmage Charles Townsend Winfield Tower Ellen Ahrens McGowan Eugene Raser Henry Bauerle Julia Boucker James Boyle Willie Brandes Wyman Brown Richard Bruner Nellie Cass John Frances Colleton Joseph Deane Frances De Lorme Lawrence Donohue Jerome V Dorney James Bois Benjamin Dunn Charlotte Edel Mrs Elliott Susan Flynn and others, with funeral dates and interment plans in New Jersey New York and Connecticut locales.
Washington reports on the Bureau of Plant Industry inquiry into the alleged vegetable intelligence claimed by Francis Darwin and Prof. Ifirrah Wager. Experts caution against over reading plant response while noting the sensitivity of plant cells compared with animal protoplasm.
Stamford reports Jeo Ditrichstein playwright and actor arrested last week on a charge of violating state statutes for sending a challenge to Major Prederic Scheivier. He pled not guilty to the demur, and is held for the Superior Court under the alias Trial Flight of Parseval Airship. Parseval airship reports a successful experimental trial as preparations begin for a twelve hour endurance trip.
Funeral notices list residents of Kingston Newark Brooklyn and New York City with dates Sept 6 7. Names include Theresa Gehringer Amelia Hasiurger Johann Hanstein Wilhelm Helmstaedter Charlotte Johnston Mary Anna Kramer Karl Holland Nora O Neill Thomas Rees Bertha Stern Rosanna Stines Selene Siskind Carl Speilmeyer Wilbur Taylor Jennie Trott Carl Ulrich Ray Vitterlein Catherine Walsh Margaret Wills Marta Wright among others with burial or funeral details provided.
Memorial notices list Masses for Elizabeth Fitzsimmons at Wes Church Newark and for Mary Fitzsimmons at St. James's Newark. Dates read as Sept. 1 and unclear day, service times not specified. Authorities include local Newark churches.
The Woodlawn Cemetery is described as readily accessible from Grand Central Station by Harlem trains and from Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys, with carriage access. Lots start at $150 and offices are listed at 70 Fast 230 Street North City Telephore 4855 Gramercy.
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