New York Methodist Conference Backs Dance Ban Lift
The New York Methodist Conference approved a resolution to remove the dancing ban from church amusements after a brief, close vote. Debate also centered on a measure demanding Christ be mentioned in public schools and on a proposal to restore fixed pastorate terms. The event included sermons on capitalism and socialism and ended with votes on several memorials and an upcoming General Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Methodist Conference
Chancellor Day
Syracuse
Wallace MacMullen
Madison Avenue
New York Board of Education
Thomas S. Bond
35Th Street
A. E. Barnett
Tremont Church
Washington Avenue
178Th Street
Christian Church
Mr. Barnett
Christ
Hyde Park
Cleveland
Barnett
General Conference
Baltimore
Troy
Methodist Church
G. H. Hite
White Plains
Wallace H. Finch
Ossining
MacMullen
Frank Belcher
Five Points Mission
Day
MacMuhen
Goodell
Eckman
Frank Beal
Elienville
A. J. Palmer
Poughkeepsie
New York Bast Conference Debates Racial Bishops and Parish Property
The New York Bast Conference debated racial bishops and transferring the Fast Side parish property in Manhattan. It voted to transfer the $350 000 estate with a $150 000 mortgage to the New York City Extension and Missionary Society, nearly unanimously. The memorial service afternoon featured Rev. Dr. George P. Mains and temperance remarks by Rev. Dr. D. Kidder. George E. Reed of Dickinson College spoke on prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bast
Fast Side
Manhattan
East Side Parish
New York City
George P. Mains
D. Kidder
George E. Reed
Dickinson College
Anti-Saloon League of Pennsylvania
Millao
United Tes
Churches condemn Sunday excursions to summer resorts
The Newark Episcopal Conference debated church outings to Sunday open resorts, condemning railroad runs to Bellewood Park Cranberry Lake and Mauch Chunk. A committee including Revs Kinsey Mead Palmer will confer with railroads on a statewide ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark Methist Episcopal Conference
Buntley
W. C. Kinsey
Clinton
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Bellewood Park
C.L. Mead
Newark
W. E. Palmer
Jersey City
Mr. Mead
Lackawanna Railroad
Cranberry Lake
New Jersey Central
Mauch G Bunk
Palmer
Joseph Walker
Newark church to host annual conference session
The conference accepted an invitation from Rev. C. L. Mead of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church to hold the next annual session there. It notes Rev. Joshua Mead will celebrate his fiftieth year as a minister, and the Newark church wishes the session be held there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Mead
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
Immigrant Commission Urged to Curb Anarchy in New York
Miss Frances A. Keller of the Woman's Municipal League argues before the State Senate Finance Committee for a governor appointed immigration commission. The panel would collect data, examine laws, issue reports, and coordinate with federal officers to aid newcomers and reduce anarchist sentiment. She cites immigrant societies and calls for multilingual guidance and job placement information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances A. Keller
Woman's Municipal League
East 26Th Street
State Senate
Albany
Page
Hughes
Miss Keller
Intermunicipal Research Committee
Immigrant Welfare Committee
National Civic Federation
The
Association of Neighborhood Workers
Italian Immigration Society
Roosevelt
New York State
Federal Immigration Commission
State Commission On Immigration
Keller
Obituary of Dr Carl Wuest Brooklyn German of note
Dr Carl Wuest friend of Carl Schurz died Sunday at his home 12 Bushwick Avenue in his eighty second year from a general breakdown. Survived by sons Dr Charles A Wuest coroner's physician and former Brooklyn coroner William P Wuest ex County Clerk Otto Wuest and two daughters Mrs Matilda Muth and Mrs Louise Fischer. Wuest allied with Schurz in the 1848 uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wuest
Carl Schurz
Brooklyn
Bushwick Avenue
Charles A. Wuest
William P. Wuest
Otto Wuest
Matilda Muth
Louise Fischer
Tor. Wuest
Schurz
Ruth Blair Rea dies in Pittsburgh hotel
Mrs Ruth Blair Rea mother of Samuel Rea third vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad died this afternoon in the Hotel Kenmawr Pittsburgh from paralysis. Her age near eighty and the death of her daughter Jennie Rea a year ago are noted as likely factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Ruth Bilesh Rea
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kenmawr
Danish Finance Minister Wilhelm Lassen Dies in Copenhagen
Copenhagen reports the death of Wilhelm Lassen the Danish Minister of Finance who died this afternoon in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Wilhelm Lassen
Ancient Shrine Camel Naming At Madison Square Garden
The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine moved through Madison Square Garden during the Barnum & Bailey Show. They named a camel Mecca after a champagne breaking ritual, as thousands watched, with many nobles and families present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ophet
Madison Square Garden
Barnum & Bailey
Mecca
Jenny
Frank Dennatin
Mrs Kiley No 2 Loses Suit Over Estate Claim
Flora A. Colt known as wife No 2 of Thomas W. Kiley failed to gain residency legatee status in the Kiley estate. Justice Crane of Brooklyn Supreme Court ruled she has no claim to the estate following the January 1907 death of the aged banker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora A. Colt
Thomas W. Kiley
Brooklyn
Kiley
Crane
Supreme Court
Aimone Collection Sale Tops With Walnut Bedroom Suite
The bedroom suite of five pieces in French walnut fetched the top price of 3 yesterday at the Aimone collection sale. Held at Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms, buyers included Colonel Seymour Hargraves Alfred De Witt Stewart Henry T. Wilbur J. B. Watrous Albert Hewitt Ss. G. Barnum Philip C. Clarke W. B. Chapman and F. J. Lockhart. The sale continues today at 320 p.m. A Louis XV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aimone
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Colonel Seymour Hargraves
Alfred de Witt Stewart
Henry T. Wilbur
J. B. Watrous
Albert Hewitt
Ss. G. Barnum
Philip C. Clarke
W. B. Chapman
F. J. Lockhart
The Royal Mounted at Garrick Theatre
The Royal Mounted by Cecil B De Mille and William C De Mille opened at Garrick Theatre. Cyril Scott played Victor O Byrne with Rosa Larabee and Brigham Royce starred, while Clara Blandick impressed as Rosa in a Canadian frontier tale of love duty and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Royal Mounted
Cecil B
William C. de Mille
Garrick Theatre
Cyril Scott
Victor O'Byrne
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Royal Mounted Police
Edward Stewart White
Charles Lever
Calgary
Brown
O'Byrne
Larabee
Rosa
Mr. Scott
Clara Blandick
Brigham Royce
Joe Hamner
Scott
THE
Royal Mounted
Major Bucklarrd
Charles B. Wells
Arthur Kenneth John Hicke
Charles Lamb
Victor O' Byrne
Rosa Larabee
Clara Blandick Antoine Bassett
Duane Wagar Long Jack
Harry Powell
Griffith Evans May Trudeau
Ethel Wright
Radley
Siwood Bostwick
Tananies “Tamara
Sothern to rehearse Don Quixote at Lyric Theatre
Theatrical note says Mr. Sothern will rehearse today for Don Quixote with first performance scheduled tomorrow night at the Lyric Theatre. Edward Vroom to begin Garden Theatre engagement on Monday the 20th presenting The Luck of MacGregor. The Wolf by Eugene Walter premieres at the Bijou on Saturday night April 18. Road dates for The Girl Behind the Counter cancelled as it remains at Herald Square for summer run. Reginald De Koven to write four operettas for Martin Beck for vaudeville bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijou
Girl Behind the
Jolly Play
Herald Square
Martin Beck
Orpheum
Reginald de Koven
Nightly Variety Bills Across City Theatres
Alice Lloyd begins final week at Alhambra with McNaughtons Gardner Remington and Farrell Taylor trio. Joe Welch leads Colonial program with Ed Blondel Belle Blanche Rose De Haven septet and Genaro's Gondolier Band. Kentucky Belles at Dewey Theatre two shows daily. Rose Coghlan Trixie Friganza Burr McIntosh star Fifth Avenue week. Hammerstein Victoria presents William Rock Maude Fulton and others in A Dakota Widow. Tony Pastor's features Lawler and Marion Deane with Zoar Caldera assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lloyd
Alhambra Theatre
McNaughtons
Simon Gardner
Mayme Remington
Farrell-Taylor
Joe Welch
Merriment
Colonial
Ed Blondel
Belle Blanche
Rose de Haven
Howard
Genaro
Kentucky Belles
Dewey Theatre
Rose Coghlan
Trixie Friganza
Burr McIntosh
Fifth Avenue
Carlisle Moore
Karno
William Rock
Maude Fulton
Hammerstein
Victoria Theatre
Junie McCree
Avolos
Jack Nerworth
Minnie Seligman
William Bramwell
John Birch
Charles R. Lawler
Tony Pastor
Marion Deane
Mme. Zoar
A. K. Caldera
Four Cohans Back Together In Yankee Prince
Telegraph reports the reunion of four Cohans in George M. Cohans new comedy The Yankee Prince at Chestnut Street Opera House Philadelphia opening night. It is predicted New York will receive The Yankee Prince two weeks hence as Cohans best play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Philadelphia
Mint gold proofs showcased by American Numismatic Society
A display of mint proofs of gold coins covering the Philadelphia Mint issue was shown at Audubon Park. The collection, once given to the American Museum of Natural History by J Pierpont Morgan, was transferred to the society after talks with Morgan, marking the society's fiftieth anniversary. Also shown was the Dante Parish gold coin collection valued at $0,000, presented by Mr Parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Mint
American Numismatic Society
Audubon Park
Broadway
American Museum of Natural History
J. Pierpont Morgan
Archer M. Huntington
Dante Parish
Parish
Painting Auction Brisk Day One At Adolph Alexander Gallery
A strong attendance marked the first day of the sale of ancient and modern paintings at Adolph Alexander Gallery located at 24 Wealth Street. Total realized reached 3.05 with a top price of 1 100 for a Henry Leopold Levy painting. The sale continues today from 2 80 to 4 o clock and from 6 to 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Alexander
Wealth Street
Yesterda
Henry Leopold Levy
Geom
Army and Navy Notes Roll Through Senate Passage
The Army bill passed by the Senate carries 98 million dollars with pay increases for officers and enlisted men. Orders issued relocate officers and adjust recruiting posts. Warship movements include arrivals at Port mouth San Diego Mare Island and shipments to Port-au-Prince and Boston with ships ready for commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
House
ARMY
Benjamin M. Koehler
Coast Artillery Corps
Henry G. Learnard
14Th Infantry
General Staff Corps
San Francisco
Charles H. Watts
9Th Cavalry
E. A. Anderson
Cincinnati
Navy Yard
Mare Island
W Houston
Illinois
R. Miller
Navy Department
Connecticut
Pontiac
Portamouth
Buffalo
San Diego
Albany
Paducah
Port-au-Prince
Tennessee
California
Port Angeles
Bradford
Powhatan
Boston
Portsmouth
Paducahi
Guantanamo
Magdalena Bay
Sioux
New York
Birmingham
Chester
Torpedo boats arrive at Magdalena Bay ahead of schedule
Six torpedo boats reach Magdalena Bay at sundown one day early with Arethusa still to come. Fleet rests after target practice as preparations begin for a Friday regatta and a Saturday 4 PM departure. Admiral Evans shows improvement after a restless night and treatment. Four British colliers totaling over 25 000 tons arrive in San Francisco for Atlantic fleet coal supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalena Bay
San Diego
Cal
Paso Robles Hot Springs
Evans
San Francisco
Apri
Judgment Entered Against Actor Raymond Hitchcock
Default judgment for 4537 dollars awarded to Johnson Service Company of Wisconsin against Raymond Hitchcock the actor of Great Neck Long Island. The note for 4 dollars dated December 10 1906 payable in one year was cited. Hitchcock served March 13 before the Criminal Courts Building. Attorneys: Richards Heald 141 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hitchcock
Great Neck
Long Island
Johnson Service Company
Wisconsin
Hitchcock
Criminal Courts
Richards & Heald
No. 141
Broadway
Prominent Arrivals at Hotels Belmont and Waldorf Astoria
List of notable guests arriving at major hotels including Ives and G T Greene of St. Louis, Sidney Chase of Boston, F Willis Rice of Chicago, J C Meloon of Providence, E M Baldwin of Hartford, Simeon Jones of London, C W Davis and W J Holland of Pittsburg, M A Bouland of Paris, H S Brooker of Los Angeles, and George H Smith of Chillicothe with J Tatnall Lea of Philadelphia at Waldorf Astoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
Ives
G T. Greene
St. Louis
Holland
Sidney Chase
Boston
F. Willis Rice
Chicago
J. C. Meloon
Providence
Majestic
Chillicothe
Thio
J. Tatnall Lea
Philadelphia
Community events and lectures fill a wide day schedule
A busy Riverside scene lists meetings at multiple addresses including Mrs Curtis home on West 69th and Lenox Lyceum. lectures from figures such as Mrs Lily Haxworth Wallace and J Woodman Rabbitt run through afternoon and evening with free museum and library programs also offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Woman's Municipal League
Edward Curtis
West 69Th Street
Professional Woman's League
West 45Th Street
Health Protective Association
Academy of Medicine
Ethical Social League
Hotel Astor
Lily Haxworth Wallace
Lenox Lyceum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
Zoological Gardens
Board of Education
P.m. Wadleigh High School
115Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Daniel Gregory Mason
Edith Howe
Ssth Street
J. Woodman Rabbitt
4Th Streets
First Avenue
Edward BR. Coburn
White School IA
189Th Street
Audutem Avenue
Larence S. Moore
Samoa
American Museum
77Th Street
Central Park West
Edward J. Parker
Eldridge Street
Elwood G. Tewksbury
West Side
West Ith Street
Frank Stephens
Elsinore
Public School 2
16Th Street
Third Avenue
Alexander I. Rorke
Macbeth
Public Health
Park Avenue
215Th
226Th Streets
Wiliamsbridge
George Jackson Kneela
Webster and
Lincoln
Riverdale
Weather Report Forecast Outlook From Washington
The district faces a low pressure system over the central West and Southwest extending to the Mississippi Valley with occasional showers in the lake regions and along the south Atlantic coast. Expect unsettled, cooler conditions Tuesday through Wednesday across plains, Gulf, and Midwest areas, with new rain and variable winds in several localities including New England and the mid-Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle
Mississippi Valley
South Upper Lake Region
Lower Lake
Atlantic
East Gulf
North Pacific States
South Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Plains
West Gulf States
Upper Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Northwest
Central West
Central Valleys
District of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Sewage fed oysters barred by New York Health Department
The Health Department at a special meeting banned sale of sewage fed oysters in New York City after investigators confirmed oysters from contaminated beds carried disease. The new rule requires in writing permits from the Board of Health and imposes heavy fines for dealers selling banned oysters while plans to oppose pollution from New Jersey sewers are outlined. An oystermen’s association formed on February 6 to resist Merchants Association efforts and defend oyster beds amid estimated three million dollars in dealer losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission
Merchants’ Association
New Jersey
Passaic
Park
Bacteriological Bureau
Darlington
Ashland House
Azel F. Merre
Merchants” Association
Academy exhibits bring in 5400 at 83rd annual show
The National Academy of Design in the Fine Arts Building reports about 4990 dollars earned so far from its 83rd annual exhibition. Works by Watrous, Yates, Lawson, Genth, Gay, Henry, Chapman and others sold, with notable pieces including Ice on the Hudson and The Road Through the Woods. Paid attendance surpassed recent years despite free Tuesday and Friday evenings and Sunday hours. nearly two thousand visited Sunday. The show closes April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Academy of Design
Fine Arts
West Sith Street
Harry W Watrous
N. A
Illustrated Supplement
The
Tribune
George A. Hearn
Shawnee-on-Delaware
Penn
Cullen Yates
Henry A. Ferguson
Will J. Quinlan
C. R. Sheeler, Jr
Living Bullet Thrills at the Hippodrome Show
Zula the living bullet dazzles crowds at the Hippodrome as he shoots from a cannon through a fire hoop into a net. The stunt echoes Barnum’s earlier fame and adds to a lineup including The Auto Race The Four Seasons and the Battle of Port Arthur drawing large audiences daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zula
P. T. Barnum
Port Arthur
Avery Offers Forfeit To Socialists Over Quotations
Mrs Martha Moore Avery of Boston offered a 1 forfeiture to the Socialist party if she cannot verify quotations from Karl Marx and August Bebel given by Herman Robinson at a Sunday meeting. The forfeit would aid the unemployed, with a similar pledge to be posted by socialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Moore Avery
Boston
Herman Robinson
Central Federated Union
Church of the Ascension
Socialist Party
Karl Marx
August Bebel
Robinson
Avery
Mr. Robinson
Gardiner Son Found Dead in Baltimore Home
George Austin Gardiner son of Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner of New York died in Baltimore from a heart attack aggravated by a kidney ailment. He served as secretary of the Gardiner Dairy Company where his brother Asa B. Gardiner Jr. is treasurer and manager. Born in New Jersey in 1868, he graduated from New York University and came to Baltimore about twelve years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Baltimore
George Austin Gardiner
Asa Bird Gardiner
New York
Gardiner
Gardiner Dairy Company
Asa B. Gardiner, Jr
New Jersey
New York University
Hoppin Prugo Wedding At St Thomas Church
On Monday April 6 1008 at St Thomas Church the marriage of Cornelia Van Rensselaer Prugo daughter of John Erving to Hamilton Louis Hoppin was conducted by Rev Ernest M Stires. Notices of marriages require full names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoppin
Fprayn
St Thomas's Church
Ernest M. Stires
Cornelia van Rensselaer Prugo
John Erving
Hamilton Louis Hoppin
Obituaries and Funeral Notices Across Cities in Early April
A compilation of obituary notices and funeral details for individuals including Julia F. Nathan Abby J. Bolles and others from New York City Greenfield MA Macon GA Otsego County and Brooklyn. Entries specify dates April 5 6 7 1908 and service locations with private or scheduled funerals and interment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clapp
Collingwood
New York City
Abby J. Bolles
Henry B. Clapp
Greenfield
Mass
Clisby
Macon
Celetta
Jonathan H
Martha M. Ransom
Joseph Clisby
Emma Muschenheim
Spuyten Duyvil
New York Central R. R
Ave
Woodlawn Cemetery Access From Grand Central Area
The Woodlawn Cemetery offers easy access by Harlem trains from Grand Central, Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys, and carriage. Lots start at $1 with telephone contact 4855 for a Book of Views. Undertakers Frank F. Campbell at 2413 West 234th Street, Chelsea ambulance service available, phone 1324 Chelsea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
East Aid St
New York City
Frank FE. Campbell
West
St. Chapelm
Chelsea
Job Applications Now Open at Tribune Uptown Office
The New York Tribune announces a file of applications for various positions is installed at its Uptown Office, 1344 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 am to 6 pm for prospective aspirants seeking desirate help to save time and expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
New-York Tribune
Broadway
Subscription Rates and Foreign Mail Options for The Tribune
The Tribune outlines domestic and foreign subscription rates for daily and weekly editions, including terms for mail delivery, foreign country rates, and sample prices for 1 to 12 months. It lists international destinations and a long hotel list where copies will be available in reading rooms abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Scents Weekly
United States
Mexico
Manhattan
Bromxnr
Cebu
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Tribene Index
New York City
Abov
Sunday Tribune
Telve
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York East Conference
Ruth Blair Rea
Arabia
the Garrick
Variety Theatres
J. P. Morgan
Army and Navy Notes
Magdalena
Wether
Weather Bureau
Bev Essen
Wan Okey
Walyte-gay
Board of Health
City of
Academy
Mrs. Avery
Marx
Bebel
George A. Gardiner
Tri
Satre
Perry
Lakewood
X. J
Dora Howell Perry
Roscoe A. Ape
Ecomiens
Seventh Ave
Pierce
Theodora Lyon Lockwood
S. Bart
Luke A. Lockwood
Randell
Edward Randell
Na @ Place
Riley
Rose M
Edward Riley
Herkimer St. Brooklyn
Church of the Saas
St. John's
Rodman
Erskine Mason
Grace Church
Plainfield
Smith
William Wheeler Smith
East Tith St
Speroni
Pennse
John Louis Speroni
Transfiguration Church
Hooper
Marcy Ave
Woodlawn
Undertakers
Obees
MAIX
Wall
Aes
Willa Street
Cpprwn
Y Amer
East
225Th Street
Torth Street
125th _ HINGTON
Frederick
Willa
Brussel
Montague d
le Cource
Danes Dey House
American Express
Hay Thomasoes & Son Toerist
Ludgate Circus
Frown
Shiply & We
Pall Mail
Spever Brothers
Lothbury
Paris
John Monroe
Rue Scribe
John Wanameker
Dler & Co
Union Bank
Florence
French, Lemon & Co
Wis Tornabuont
Maquay & Co
Milan
Saarbach
le Montforts Iba
Hamburg
American Express Company
No. Perdkrandstrasse
Ad Mayence
Tribune Remlers
Daily Sunday Tribune
Berets
Lonmimin
Victoria
Savoy
Carlton Motellridge’s
Hotel
Mepole
Fin
Ward Hagel
Street Embankment
Queen's Hotel
Upper
England
Adelphi Hotel
Liverpool
Midland
Manchester
Leeds
Mote
Germany
Wiesbaden
Munich
Bellevue
Dresden
Wiesbeden
Nurentere
Continental Hotel
Austria
Switzerlani
Bristol
Hungaria
Cerne
Vewey
Italy
Rome
G Vieusseux Library
Hotel de la Ville
Imperiel
Nice Hotel Gallia
Cannesy Nice
Nice
Savoy Hotel
Gram? Hotel
Ence
Eden Palace
Genos
Hermitage
Monte Carlo
Egypt
Savoy Mets
Cairo
Grand Hotel
Sescaa
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