Two Panics Compared 1857 and 1870s Panic Insights
Lou's Windmiller of Louis Wind stiller & Roelker compared the 1857 panic to the recent downturn, noting railroads and bank collapses as triggers. He recalls cash hoarding, wildcat bank notes, and the shift from mercantile to financial life, plus a later recovery aided by crops and overseas gold.
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Lou
Louis Windstiller & Roelker
Ohio Life Ingurance and Trust Company
Chemical
L. von Hofman & Co
Hanover Street
Exchengs Place
Windmalier
New York
San Francisco
Europe
Windmiller
Drygooods
de Rham & Iselin
Speyer
Seligman & Stettheimer
Knauth
Nachod & Kuhne
Mr. Windmiller
York
Congress
Mr Eames Optimistic On Drygoods Trade Outlook
Sonn C Eames vicepresident of the H B Cilaf Un Company, back from a month’s vacation, speaks confidently about the drygoods market. He notes many buyers in town, expects orders to lag until auction stock is absorbed, but foresees steady undertone and upcoming improvement as buyers expand to wider markets.
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Ater
New York
Divorce for Miss Ethel Jackson
Ethel Jackson once known as Sonia the Merry Widow obtained an interlocutory divorce from John F. Jackson. The decree, signed by Justice Greenbaum after a referee’s trial, protects case details from public disclosure. Jackson, who left the stage recently, may return in September.
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Ethel Jackson
Sonia
John F
Greenbaum
Sir Zimmermer
Nixon & Zimmerman
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cohan & Harris
Iss Jackson
Inti
Lieutenant Chaffee to wed Ethel Huff in fall
Atlanta August announcement states Miss Ethel Huff will marry Lieutenant Adna Raffles Jr. of the 1st Cavalry, son of retired Lieutenant General Chaffee. Miss Huff is daughter of S A Dodson, wife of the superintendent of the Teluisk Falls Railway.
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Atlanta
Sam
Tay
Ethel Huff
Adnan Raffles, Jr
Cavalry
Chaffes
Miss Huff
TS. S.A Dodson
Teliuisk Falls Railway
United States
Archibishop Farley Visits Vatican Amid Jubilation
Arch Bishop Farley of New York travels to Rome Aug 3 and is greeted with honor at the Vatican. He presents jubilee greetings and a large Peter's Pence offering, meets Pope Pius X, and introduces his aides and others including Father Luke J. Evers. Castel Gandolfo hosts Cardinal Gibbons and Detroit and Washington bishops visiting the American College.
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Rome
Farley
New York
Vatican
Monsignor
Bissett
Peter
James V. Lewis
D. J. McMackin
A. Cassidy
New Brighton
Staten Island
Edward McCue
Kingston
N. Y
Luke J. Evers
Night Workers
Monsignor Farley
Venice
J. J. McGrane
Cardinal Merry del Val
Frascati
Castel Gandolfo
Lake Albano
Cardinal Gibbons
The
American College
Foley
Detroit
O'Connell
Washington
Monsignor Kennedy
They Want Hughes to the Editor of The Tribune
A letter from John Sterling of Watertown New York dated August 1 08 urges New Yorkers to back Governor Hughes against Republican machine bosses. It argues the state faces a choice between people ruling and boss rule, urging readers to pressure politicians by writing papers talking with editors and neighbors to secure Hughes for a second term and restore law and order.
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The
Tribune
New York
Hughes
Supreme Court
Syracuse
New
John Sterling
Watertown
Watertown Times
Bishop Brent declines Washington diocese call
Bishop Charles H. Brent, recovering from nose surgery in Boston, attended services but did not take active part. Physicians deem his condition not seriously risky, and he thus declines the Washington diocese leadership, planning to return to the Philippines after a Maine rest period in September.
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the Tribune
Boston
Charles H. Brent
Philippines
Washington
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Manila
Brent
Maine
George Evans Leads New York Theatre Minstrels Debut
George Honey Boy Evans opened a Cohan and Harris Minstrels engagement at the New York Theatre urging young men to vote for Taft, with Bryan later. The revue blends melody, humor, and vaudeville, featuring Thatcher, Leonard, King, Tenney, and Eltinge. A lively show with varied acts and a finale sketch, The Belle of the Barbers' Ball.
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George “Honey Boy” Evans
New York
Bill’ Taft
Billie’ Bryan
Cohan and Harris Minstrels
George Thatcher
Eddie” Leonard
John King
Ernest Tenney
Messrs. Cohan
Harris
George Evans
Harry M. Morse
King
Tenny
Thatcher
Leonard
A Moral Issue on Hughes Renomination in Republican Ranks
Martin Heermance of Poughkeepsie argues that leaders seek to override rank and file for Hughes renomination. He cites Folger Cleveland lessons, warns of electoral peril, and asserts the issue is moral for Republican voters statewide.
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the Tribune
Republican State Committee
Hughes
Upstate
Folger-Cleveland
Cornell
Martin Heermance
Poughkeepsie, N
Wallack's Theatre Opens 1906-07 Season with The Girl Question
Wallack's Theatre opened last night for the season of 19%6-'09 with a musical comedy titled The Girl Question, by the authors of The Time the Place and the Girl. A large audience attended the first night and further notices will follow in The Tribune.
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Wallack
the Tribune
Hughes Defeat Favours Reform Say Dansville Letter
A Dansville New York letter from F G Hall dated August 1 1908 praises Governor Hughes as honest and principled and argues the Republican machine should nominate a candidate aligned with progress and reform to defeat the party rival in the upcoming convention. It contrasts Hughes popularity among respectable voters with machine clamor and references President Harrison’s renomination as a cautionary example.
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the Tribune
Hughes
New York
Harrison
Blaine
Republican Party
Dansville
N. Y
Hughes Candidacy Sparks Party Leader Tension
From Utica to Brooklyn and Rochester the editorials rail against party machine interference as Republicans debate Governor Hughes. Leaders from state headquarters push neutrality while privately opposing Hughes, signaling a fight over who directs the party in November. The Watertown paper urges voters to decide freely, warning machines must not meddle.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Woodruff
Republican State
Yankee Prince at Knickerbocker Theatre Ends Septembers Start
George M. Cohan and company greeted by a large audience at the Knickerbocker Theatre in The Yankee Prince. The musical comedy has enjoyed a successful run and will close around September 1 before a national tour. New in the cast are George Parsons and Grace Kimball.
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George M. Cohan
Knickerbocker Theatre
Knickerbocker
Mr. Cohan
George Parsons
Grace Kimball
Theatrical News at Hammerstein Roof Garden
Willy Zimmerman Winsor McCay and the Three Madcaps featuring armless Uathan perform this week at Hammerstein's Roof Garden. Miss Hoffman's dance remains popular and Bernardi closes Saturday night. Fish Janis arrives from abroad and will star next month in a new George Ade play. Lotta Faust photographed for Casino Theatr stage appearance in the dance of Salome. Maude Fealy Max gman Mme Emma Eames Florence Roberts join John Cort's season with Commencement Days in his new play lineup.
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Willy Zimmerman
Winsor McCay
Madcaps
Uathan
Hammerstein
Miss Hoffman
Bernardi
Fish Janis
George Ade
Lotta Faust
Casino Theatr
Dewey to unveil Farragut tablet in Portsmouth
Admiral Dewey will unveil a bronze tablet marking the house where Admiral Farragut died on August 14. The home, now the residence of the navy yard commandant, will host many noted naval officers and government and state officials.
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Tribune
Portsmouth
N. H
Farragut
Dewey
Navy Yard
Two Irish girls seek aid by joining Fresh Air Fund trip
Maggie and Annie Cline, impoverished East Side children, exploited by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund after a cycle of dispossession. They lie to join a country outing, return to hardship, and depart again with nearly 300 youths heading to country homes for two weeks today.
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Maggie
Annie Cline
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Annie
Green Fields
Rutland
Child Travels 10000 Miles Alone
Eight year old Ida Baccash stepped off a steamer in Benton Harbor after a journey from Damascus Syria. Stranded and robbed in Marseilles, she sought aid from a hotel proprietor, alerted her father in New York, and received funds. Relatives met her in New York and she boarded a westbound train while her father awaited a Chicago steamer arrival.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Ida Baccash
Chicago
Damascus
Syria
Marseilles
France
New York
Mrs Dale Inherits All From Rubber Trust Leader
Mrs Jennie J Dale widow of Charles H Dale head of the rubber trust inherits about 2500 dollars under his will filed in the Westchester Surrogate's office White Plains. Dale left nothing to relatives or employees but had given property to them earlier. He arranged life positions for nearly every staff member and remembered his servants handsomely. Mrs Dales appointed sole executor without bonds.
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Jennie J. Dale
Charles H. Dale
Rubber Trust
Larchmont
Westchester
White Plains
Dale
Mr. Dale
Mount Vernon Landlord Dies on Train
Michael F. Kane a Mount Vernon New York hotel keeper died suddenly of heart disease today aboard a Reading Railroad train traveling from Atlantic City to Philadelphia. He had gone to the sea shore with his wife seeking health. Coroner Fithian Camden issued a death certificate and the body was shipped home to Mount Vernon.
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Philadelphia
Michael F. Kane
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Reading
Atlantic City
Kane
Fithian
Camden
Prominent Arrivals At Major Hotels Listed
A roundup lists notable guests across New York hotels including Colonel H Coleman May Washington Congressman Edward B Vreeland Senator W M Crane Boston Judge W F Beasley Raleigh George N Bliss Boston Dr David Stern Cincinnati W P Kellogg Syracuse N W Aldrich Rhode Island John Mitchell Chicago W R Angell Chicago Mr and Mrs D R Hanna Ravenna Ohio Bailie Gage Dublin Waldorf Astoria.
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Albemarle
H. Coleman May
Washington
Edward B. Vreeland
Salamanca
Belmont
W. M._ Crane
Massachusetts
W. F. Beasley
North Carolina
George N._ Bliss
Boston
Manhattan
David Stern
Cincinnati
Murray Hill
W. P. Kellogg
Syracuse
Plaza
N. W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Prince George
John
Chicago
Seville
W. R. Angell
ST. Reg
D. R. Hanna
Ravenna
Ohio
Waldorf-Astoria
Bailie Gage
Dublin
Weather Report and Forecast for District Areas
Official weather record notes widespread heat with 90 to 98 degrees in Missouri Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys. Thundershowers limited cooling in Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota. local showers possible south and southwest Tuesday and Wednesday. Forecasts expect generally fair conditions elsewhere with light to fresh winds along coasts and across lakes. Localities DC MD and Eastern PA see fair warm days with light south winds. DE and NJ fair with light southeast to south winds. Eastern NY and New England fair warmer. Western NY and Western PA generally fair with light to fresh south to southwest winds.
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Washington
Rocky Mountains
Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Michigan Peninsula
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New England
Middle Atlantic Coast
South Atlantic Coast
Gulf Coast
Grand Banks
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Obituary of former Congressman E W Greenman
Edward W Greenman born January 2 1840 in Berlin Rensselaer County N Y died at Samaritan Hospital Troy after brief illness. He served as Berlin supervisor 1866 1868 county clerk deputy county clerk for ten years elected to the 5th Congress from the 5th New York District as a Democrat.
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Troy
Edward W. Greenman
Rensselaer-Washington
National City Bank of
Samaritan Hospital
Berlin
Rensselaer County
N. Y
New York
James J Phelan Dies of Cancer in Allenhurst
James J. Phelan ex Dock Commissioner and Tammany loyalist died of cancer at his Cedar Avenue summer home in Allenhurst New Jersey after months of illness. Born in the city sixty one years ago he built a career in retail and importing business and helped fund the Manhattan Storage Company and guided early Panama Canal investments with American Contracting and Dredging. Survived by his wife six children and several societies his body will be brought to his city home for a Thursday funeral.
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James J. Phelan
Tammany
Cedar Avenue
Allenhurst
N. J
Mr. Phelan
3Th Ward
St. Francis Xavier College
Michael F. Phelan
Phelan
Hugh J. Grant
American Contracting and
Panama Canal
Manhattan Storage Company
Hugh Grant
Grant
Tammany Hall
Tammany Club
Justice McMahon
John B. Sexton
Narrangassett Club
Dock Commission
Strong
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Roman Catholic Benevolent Legion
West Suh Street
Death of Dr. Von Lucanus Cited At Berlin Court
Dr. Frederick K. H. von Lucanus chief of Emperor William's civil cabinet died in Berlin at age 84. He advised on civil administration and evaluated officials for public service. Known for calm judgment he avoided court politics and delivered notes to ministers with a blue envelope, a device of wit at court.
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Berlin
Frederick K. H. von Lucanus
William
von Lucanus
Dorman Moses Horace Dies After Fortnight Illness
Moses Horace Dorman a noted wholesale dress goods dealer in Leonard street Brooklyn died at Prospect Heights Hospital after a two week illness. Born March 10 1841 in Boxford Massachusetts he came to New York in 1865 with R M Bailey Co later with Lawrence Co. and became general New York agent for Lorraine Manufacturing Co. He was a Wool Club member and leaves three children Jesse Thomas Dorman Anna Cheever Bailey and William R. Dorman.
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Moses Horace Dorman
Leonard Street
Park Slope
Brooklyn
Prospect Heights Hospital
Mr. Dorman
Boxford
Essex County
Mass
Sarah Cheever
Danversport
New York
R. M. Bailey & Co
Boston
Lawrence & Co
Lorraine Manufacturing Company
Pawtucket
R. I
Wool Club
Jesse Thomas Dorman
Anna Cheever Bailey
Bellevue
Penn
William R. Dorman
No. 43
Wall Street
Death of Dr Elias J Marsh Paterson Civil War veteran
Dr Elias J Marsh aged 73 died at his Park Avenue home of heart disease. A Civil War veteran and College of Physicians and Surgeons graduate, he served on General Sherman’s staff, was captured at Gaines Mill, and later chief medical director of Mutual Life. He chaired local boards in Paterson and leaves two wives, two sons, and two daughters.
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Paterson
N. J
Elias J. Marsh
Park Avenue
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
Virginia
Gaines Mill
Richard A. McCurdy
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Marsh
New Jersey
Passaic Valley
Free Library Trustees
Robert Marsh
Snodgrass
Sarah Marsh
Captain Don Pollard, Civil War Veteran, Dies at 86
Captain Don Alonzo Pollard, born in New York City on March 17, 1837, died yesterday at his home at 49 West 18th Street after a lingering illness. He enlisted in the 7th Regiment at the start of the Civil War and rose from private to captain before retiring in 1895 due to ill health. Prewar, he worked as a civil engineer on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, and later for the Manhattan Gas Company, later Consolidated Gas, remaining in the gas business until recently.
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Don Alonzo Pollard
West 18Th Street
New York City
Pollard
Delaware, Lackawana & Western
Manhattan
Consolidated, Gas Company
Mrs A Lawrence Mason dies at York Harbor Me
Mrs A Lawrence Mason daughter of the late Admiral Steedman died at York Harbor Maine after a June visit with her husband. Grief over her brother E J Steedman sudden death is said to have caused illness. She leaves a daughter Mrs Richard T Wilson Jr and a sister Mrs E Rollins Morse. Wilson's sisters in law include Mrs Ogden Goelet Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Lady Herbert and Mrs M Orme Wilson.
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Tribune
Boston
A. Lawrence Mason
York Harbor
E. J. Steedman
Mason
Louisa B. Steedman
Charles Steedman
Richard T. Wilson, Jr
E. Rollins Morse
New York
Obituary Notes Highlight Early Reform Leaders and Clergy
Obituary notes report the death of Josiah W. Leeds reform worker aged 75 in Westchester Pennsylvania. The Rev B F Dimmick Methodist clergyman died in Delaware Ohio, having served in Cleveland Dayton and Columbus where Epworth League was organized. Major R D Killogg, who offered in Iowa’s legislature a Civil War pledge of faith and resources, died in Des Moines. Solon & Pomeroy, Niagara County assemblyman in 1966, noted as pioneers.
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B. F. Dimmick
Cincinnati
Delaware
Ohio
Cleveland
Dayton
Columbus
Epworth League
R. D. Khillogg
Iowa
Des Moines
Solon & Pomeroy
Niagara County
Newspaper Man Died Yesterday in Callicoon Md
A newspaper man died yesterday in Callicoon Md at age seventy eight. The death note notes lingering health issues and references relief for headaches insomnia and nervousness linked to heat digestion and general weakness.
Death notices in The Tribune republished in Tri-Weekly Tribune
Death notices list many individuals with dates in August 1908 including Elbridge G. Brown Harriet Buckham Ann Crabtree Florence Felter Mary Kimball Ezra McCagg and others. Details show obituaries at St Luke's Hospital Stockbridge Ocean Grove and New Jersey locations with funeral times and private interments. The notice also lists cemetery access and an office contact for Woodlawn Cemetery views and funeral services.
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Crabtree
Ocean Grove
N. J
Ann Crabtree
James Crabtree
Richmond Terrace
New Brighton
Staten Island
Pelter
R Brecklyn
Florence Ilssey
Harriet E
John K. Felter
Kimball
Mary
Lucius Kimbell
Loti
Jonathan Greenleaf
Lyn
N. Y
Young
Hobart Place
Garfeid
Josdon
Aspirants' applications for various posts now on file
The New York Tribune Uptown Office has installed a file of applications of selected aspirants for positions of various kinds. The collection is available at 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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NEW York Tribune
Broadway
36Th
37Th Streets
Abroad readers find DAILY on SUNDAY TRIBUNE in hotels
For TRIBUNE readers abroad arrangements provide read in reading rooms of listed hotels across Europe and beyond. The note lists venues in London Paris Brussels Amsterdam The Hague and many other cities including hotels in Ireland Scotland Germany Austria Switzerland and Tunisia with a long catalog of names and places.
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DAILY
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London
Hotel Victoria
Savoy Hotel
Chariton
Claridge’s
Ritz
Hotel Metropole
Midgland Grand Hotel
Norfolk Stree Embankment
England
Adelphi
Liverpool
Midland Hotel
Manchester
Queen's Hotel
Leeds
Midland
Bradford
Wellington
Tunbridge Wells
Morecambe Bay
Derby
Hollier’s
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
Scotland
St. Emoen
Glasgow
Station
Ayr
Dumfries
Turnberry
Gibraltar
Cerdl
France
Hotel
Continental
Montana
Baltimore
Paris
Aix
Splendid Excelsior
Aix-les- Bains
Hotel de Punivers
Tours
Esplanace
Palace Hotel
Brasseur
Luxemburg
Metz
Cenesnental
Four Seasons
Hotel de Munich
Kaiserhof
Metropole
Naeheim
Kur
Neuenahr
Nuremberg
Marquardt
Nassauerhof
Rose and Park
Wies
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Willard Parsons
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Conn
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Weather Bureau
E. W. Greenman
DR. von Lucanus
Josiah W. Leeds
Callicoon
M. D
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Brown
St. Luke's Hospital
Zoy
Elbridge
Buckham
Stockbridge
Harriet Canfield
George Buckham, Esq
John M. Sterling
M’cagg
Chica HL
McCagse
Park Ave
Elias Joseph Marsh
St Paul's Church
West 18Th St
Dom Alonso Pollard
Woodlawn
Harlem
Grasé Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
East
Undertakers
Frank E. Campbell
West
St. Chapel
Chelsea
Mexico
Cuba
Rico
Hawaii
Tribune Almanac
Tribune Index
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Newark
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Brussels
Ene de le Cor
Danes House
Strand
American Express Company
Thomas Cook & Son
Ky Ae Brown, Shipley & Co
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Lothbury
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Rue Des
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Sc Ene News Exchange
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Hamburg
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