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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1908
Page
12
The speaker compares quiet modern life to the remarkable earlier days, recalling San Francisco’s earthquake and resilience. He notes telling English merchants about a felt stock of shared courage and hope, hoping listeners would be pleased and proud of the common stock.
London reports arrangements for the Prince of Wales to attend the Quebec tercentenary in July. He will unveil the Wolfe and Montcalm monument on the Plains of Abraham and join a large royal staff and international guests, including French, American, and Australian representatives. The voyage aboard a fast cruiser from Portsmouth to Quebec will contrast with a prior voyage of the Hero in 1800 era.
Washington April 19 memorial services were held in the House for Representative George Smith of Illinois. The session opened with prayer after a two week gap, with about one hundred Republicans on hand as members paid tribute to the late congressman and the House adjourned at 1 33 pm until tomorrow.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina, in a sanatorium to avert paralysis, is gaining ground and has regained use of his left arm and leg. He comments on national issues, hopes President Roosevelt will not veto the public lands bill, and criticizes Democrats for the four battleship programme. He notes Senate opposition to completing appropriation bills before adjournment.
Br April 19 It is now considered certain von Mayor des Planches the Italian Ambassador to the United States will remain in place as Count Longare the Italian Minister at Brussels is believed promoted to the ambassadorship now vacant in Paris
Miss Elizabeth Dodge was soloist last night at Victoria Herbert concert. She sang Dawn with Glen MacDonough lyrics and Herbert music and encore demanded Ave Maria. The bill also featured Dvorak Offenbach and Puxielli with Lassen festival overture opening. Mile. Modiste selections promised at the Academy tomorrow night.
A gala for United Hebrew Charities at the Metropolitan era House will host a stage reception next Sunday evening where singers and players meet prominent Jewish society figures. Governor Hughes and family are invited and expected to attend as guests of the society. Notables include Mme Johanna Gak, Vladimir de Pachmann, Miss Mabel Taliaferro and company, Maud Powell, May Mukle, and Estelle Liebling among others.
The letter recalls numerous cases of morganatic alliances and misfortune among European royals. It details George Saalfeld's tram injury and lineage, offers notes on Saxe Meiningen and Hohenlohe connections, and recounts aristocrats facing disgrace, exile, or death amid dynastic scandals.
The German Chancellor and Princess Billow reside for the first time at Rome’s Villa Maria in the Ludovisi quarter. The three acre estate overlooks the city from the Pincio amid climbing roses and antique marble. it was purchased from Count Bobrinski and later sold to Prince Billow. The villa sits atop San Feliciano catacombs and houses vast art treasures.
Washington hosts the American Society of International Law for its second annual gathering with about eight hundred members. Secretary Root chairs the event, highlighting the goal of public knowledge of international rights and duties to prevent belligerent bias and promote peaceful settlement. The program includes talks on treaty violations, neutrality, arbitration, and codification of law, with honorary members elected and a Willard Hotel dinner to close.
The article notes a surge of new sovereigns in Europe, highlighting the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg who has been solemnly vested with the regency of the grand duchy, reflecting a growing accession of royal power in the Old World.
Grace McMilton Shreve of New York City died suddenly in a rolling chair in Atlantic City after attending an Easter parade. Her son-in-law Thomas Fisher was present. She was widow of George H. Shreve of Shreve Adams commission merchants. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
The Easter service at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church proceeded without Bishop Potter who was ill and unable to address the congregation. Rev. Dr. George Alexander Strong announced Potter’s illness at his home officials described his condition as indigestion but not serious.
Charles Evans Hughes Jr., son of New York’s governor, has been elected business manager of The Brown Daily Herald at Brown University. The announcement was made in Providence on April 19.
A list of passengers arriving yesterday from overseas includes Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Mrs George W Davenwart Keating Dr Alberto Enrig Lutsgarten Ameen Fierenes Hector G Spau Sydney G Lay from Southampton and Havre with additional names such as W D Beardmore Mrs L Ridings and others.
A reader criticizes reckless talk by some Black leaders over the negro battalion dismissal and拒 boycott counsel. The letter argues for calm action, condemns Democratic voting as unsafe, and condemns Du Bois. The second piece presents a proposed law to stop charities from using similar names to mislead the public, supported by notable figures like Choate and de Forest.
Albert F. Sherwood argues that tariffs mainly serve revenue and protection, cites Morrill McKinley and Dingley acts, and urges selective repeal of low-revenue protected items. He warns that Wilson Gorman disrupted prosperity and urges cautious revision aligned with public interest and pre election memory. Waterbury Conn April 16 1908.
Henry Clay Weeks argues in 1908 that the telegraph and telephone lobby wields deep power in Albany, often shielding monopolies from state control. He predicts Governor Hughes will push fair treatment and that public opinion will overcome entrenched interests opposing buried wires and tree protection.
Cardinal Michael Logue Archbishop of Armagh and Bishop Browne of Queenstown traveled aboard the Lucania to New York for the New York diocese centennial celebration. They were guests of Archbishop Farler as crowds bid them farewell and Logue expressed hope for an end to Irish emigration and a brighter future for Ireland.
Notable guests visiting major hotels include J. R. Gray of Atlanta at the Waldorf Astoria Al Bemarle host John Shillito of Cincinnati Grand D McKinner of Montgomery Preston Gibson at Holland A N Bullitt from Hartford at Imperial Walter J Driscoll of St Paul at St Regis C J Daly of Denver at Belmont.
Free admission at the American Museum of Natural History is listed along with a dense lineup of meetings and dinners. The Hotel Astor hosts multiple receptions including Daughters of Indiana, Seventh Regiment smokers, Hawkins Zouaves, Sachs Alumni, and a churchmen’s luncheon in Manhattan. Yale play at Waldorf, county fair and dance at Stony Wold Sanatorium, lectures by Dr. Blaustein and Charles Zuedlin, plus events at Carnegie Hall Cooper Union and Delmonico’s St Nicholas Society.
A reader urges passage of a bill prohibiting any person, society or corporation from using charitable entities with intent to gain personal or business advantage, arguing it would protect charitable corporations from misuse. The letter discusses misapplication and stresses public interest.
Sunday brought generally fair weather across the nation with limited showers in parts of New England and New York. Warmer temperatures prevail in the south Atlantic states and Mississippi Valley, with no major storm activity forecast for Monday and Tuesday.
Bell J Lowrie Luyster Mary C M Cattell Jane P Otts Florence H Choate Grace W Payne Charles L Katesene Schioffer Mary Death Henry Standinger Emi Hoyt Edwin Steen Robert Knowlton Mary H Van Roskerck Lucas J Littell Lizzie B Van Vorst Ellen H Steen Mary Louisa Barks Van Boskerck Jacob Luyster Mary Wildman death notices list several families and services scheduled across New York and New Jersey for mid April 1908 with details on funeral times locations and cemeteries.
The notice outlines access to Woodlawn Cemetery via Harlem trains from Grand Central and local trolleys at Wooster and Jerome Avenues. It lists a $150 setup and provides contact details for Gramercy Book of Views, with offices at 20 East 23rd Street and 241-3 West 234th Street, Chelsea.
A notice invites employers to consult a new file of applicant applications at THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE Uptown Office 1354 Broadway for time and cost savings. It lists office hours and subscription rates, plus international mailing details and a long directory of international offices and hotel partners.
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