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New York Tribune

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New York, New York, United States of America

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Aug 25, 1908

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22

Popular Favorite Robert Edeson Headlines Hudson Theatre

Stage editor notes popular approval for Robert Edeson at the Hudson Theatre where The Call of the North unfolds at a Hudson Bay trading post. Ned Trent, Virginia, and a council test loyalties in a four act drama with notable turns by Beatrice Prentice and Grant Mitchell. Edeson remains true to the “favorite” portrayal.

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Smen Robert Edeson Hudson Theatre Ned Trent George Broadhurst Stewart Edward White Hudson Bay Company Herris Trent Virginia Mr. Edeson Beatrice Prentice Julie de Witt Jennings Galen Albret Grant Mitchell Olive Oliver Brockton David Torrence John MacDougal
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Miss Crosman as Rosalind at the Academy of Music

Henriette Crosman closes the week as Rosalind in a revival of As You Like It at the Academy of Music. The show, praised since its 1902 Republic Theatre debut, draws attention to Crosman’s studied performance. Henry Woodruff plays Orlando with matinee showings tomorrow and Saturday. Next week features The Round-up melodrama at the same venue.

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Henriette Crosman Academy of Music Rosalind Miss Crosman Republic Theatre the Tribune Shakespeare Henry Woodruff Orlando Academy
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Mary's Lamb Returns to New York Theatre with New Cast

After a pleasant vacation in green fields Mary's Lamb returned last night to the New York Theatre to a noisy welcome. Richard Carle debuted the lamb and reserved the chief gambol for himself. The show runs two weeks with new faces and Miss Fessie Fontaine's dancing highlighted.

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Green Fields New York Theatre Richard Carle New York Fessie Fontaine
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Algeria at Atlantic City opens with mixed reception

Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough present Algeria at the Apollo Theatre. The new musical drama features tuneful numbers and a romantic plot set against Algeria's modern rebellion. A young French lieutenant falls for the Sultana of the Barakeesh as three soldiers of fortune desert from the Foreign Legion. Cast includes Ida Brooks Hunt, George Leon Moore, Florence Nash, William M. Pruett, Harry Tighe and Jane Grover.

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Tribme Atlantic City Victor Herbert Glen MacDonough Algeria Apollo Theatre Herbert Sahara Foreign Legion Ida Brooks Hunt George Leon Moore Florence Nash William M. Pruett Harry Tighe Jane Grover
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Marrying Mary Opens at New Haven Grand Opera House

Florence Gear stars as Mary Montgomery in Marrying Mary which opened at the Grand Opera House New Haven tonight. The theatre was crowded and the performance drew applause. Mr and Mrs Jules Murry and a party from New York attended. The play runs the rest of the week.

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New Haven Mary Florence Gear Mary Montgomery Grand Opera House Jules Murry New York
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Fluffy Ruffles opens in Buffalo star theatre

Buffalo August 24 Charlies Frohman presents the musical comedy Fluffy Ruffles adapted for the stage by John J McNally at the Star Theatre. The show features twenty two musical numbers in three acts with Miss Hattie Williams in the title role and George Grossmith Jr Benson in the supporting cast. A company of seventy performs as the production heads to New York's Criterion Theatre from Buffalo.

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Buffalo Charlies Frohman John J. McNally Star Theatre Hattie Williams George Grossmith, Jr Gaiety Theatre Benson Tekrn Criterion Theatre New York
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Theatrical News Roundup From London to New York

The article notes Elphyne Snowden in Little Nemo in Slumberland and The Soul Kiss performer credits. It mentions Olympic champions attending The Yankee Prince at Knickerbocker and Irish American flag design by George M. Coban for theatre decorations. Aida Overton Walker repeats The Vision of Salome at Grand Opera House with George Waller in a self-designed suit. Verdi concerts in the foyer and Hammerstein's Roof Garden crowd praising Gertrude Hoffmann. Bernardi's Roof Garden run ends this week. Clifton Crawford adds a political verse to Over There in The Three Twins at Herald Square Theatre. J C Huffan of the Shuberts to exhibit at Munich theatre expo next summer.

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London Knickerbocker George M. Coban Aida Overton Walker Williams and Walker Grand Opera House Salome George Waller Hammerstein Gertrude Hoffmann Bernardi Clifton Crawford the Three Twins Herald Square Theatre
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Fresh Air Fund helps a needy boy find new world

A mission worker selects a tenement boy for a Fresh Air outing. He gains clothing, confidence, and nerve as he visits Hudson street stores and joins a party to Litchfield. The boy, once wary and shivering, embraces life beyond his cramped home while supporters fund the season totaling 922,768.43.

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Tribune Fresh Air Fund Mie Hudson Street Litchfield Twilight Park Haines Falls Greene County Jeffersonville Lyon's Falls
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Rockefeller Hospital Building Plans Filed by York & Sawyer

York and Sawyer, architects for John D Rockefeller, filed with the Buildings Superintendent plans for a main hospital and isolation annex of the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research facing 65th Street east of Avenue A. The seven story brick main building with limestone trimming will include a driveway, exterior staircase, vestibule, hall, basement, sub-basement, and an ornamental roof house. Isolation wards will occupy a two story building connected by steel and stone bridges. Estimated cost is 405000 dollars.

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York & Sawyer John D. Rockefeller Murphy Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
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Colonel Vilas In Five Weeks

Madison Wisconsin August 24 Colonel William F Vilas remains in critical condition five weeks after a cerebral hemorrhage with only slight improvement recently noted by doctors in charge.

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Vilas Madison, Wis William F. Vilas
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Guardian Appoints Mrs Judith Sherman Guardian of Mrs Brown

Mrs William Watts Sherman was named guardian of the person of Mrs John Carter Brown, who is over eighty. The petition also sought F E Matteson of Providence as guardian of Mrs Brown's large estate.

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the Tribune Newport R. 1 William Watts Sherman John Carter Brown
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Cannon at Luna Park with party of friends

Speaker Cannon and a party visited Luna Park at Coney Island last night. They arrived after dusk and saw all performances, attracting attention in an overcoat and straw hat. The group departed by automobile toward Sea Girt.

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Speaker Cannon Luna Park Coney Island Mr. Cannon Sea Girt
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Gaetano Merola Returns With Opera Company

Gaetano Merola of Abramson's Italian Grand Opera Company returns on the Lusitania after studying abroad. He has secured contracts with Eugenio Torre Nuncio Bari Maria Alexina Enzo Canetti Giuseppe Gravina Mme Duce Merola Julia Allen Lina Bertozzi Alessandro Arcangeli Adolfo Pacini Ottilio Belletti Estelle Rogers Maddalina Bossi Eliza Savarese for the coming season at the American Theatre opening September 5.

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Gaetano Merola Abramson Italian Grand Opera Company Lusitania Eugenio Torre Nuncio Bari Spain Maria Alexina Enzo Canetti Giuseppe Gravina Mme. Duce Merola Carmen Santuzza Julia Allen Lina Bertozzi Alessandro Arcangeli Adolfo Pacini Ottilio Belletti Estelle Rogers Maddalina Bossi Eliza Savarese
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Keir Hardie Arrives in Montreal for Labour Congress

British labor leader Keir Hardie and his wife and daughter arrived in Montreal aboard the Hesperian from Glasgow. Local labor leaders welcomed him on the wharf as he attempted to handle baggage through customs. He will attend the Dominion trade and labor congress in Halifax next month.

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Montreal Keir Hardie Hesperian Glasgow Hardie Dominion Trade and Labor Congress Halifax
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German Ambassador von Sternburg Dies in Heidelberg

Baron Speck von Sternburg, German Ambassador to the United States, died at Hotel Victoria in Heidelberg after a lung inflammation. His wife, Miss Lillian Langham of Louisville, was with him. The illness, described as lupus from an old injury, worsened over the past year with facial disfigurement. An uncle of Baroness von Sternburg, Arthur Langham of Louisville, denied cancer and cited a former insect bite in Peking as the cause of the scar.

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Heidelberg Baron Speck von Sternburg United States Victoria Lillian May Langham Louisville India Europe America Washington Arthur G. Langham The Provident Savings Life Assurance Society Baroness von Sternburg May Langham Langham Hamburg Vincenz Czerny Baron von Sternburg Czerny Berlin Emperor William Dresden New York Germany Wilhelm
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Death of Baron von Sternburg Ends Diplomatic Era

Baron Speck von Sternburg, longtime German ambassador to the United States, dies after a prolonged illness described as lupus of the face. He had served since 1903, shaping German American relations, with President Roosevelt as a close ally. Dispatches note potential successors and praise his work in harmonizing ties between Berlin and Washington.

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Baron von Sternburg Roosevelt United States Germany William Baron von Brernburg Berliner Zeitung Deutsche Tages-Zeitung America
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Grief of the President Roosevelt on Ambassador von Sternburg’s death

Oyster Bay August 4 Roosevelt learned today of Ambassador Von Sternburg’s death and sent a message to German Chargé d Affaires at Beverly Farms Mass. He praised von Sternburg as a fearless, loyal diplomat and friend who strengthened US German ties and expressed deep sorrow for the loss to both nations.

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Oyster Bay Roosevelt Ambassador von Sternburg Beverly Farms Mass Hermann von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg Germany America United States Theodore Roosevelt
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Fleet Review Unites British and American Forces in Victoria

Admiral Sperry sends a message praising kinship with Victoria as 600 Royal Navy and 3000 American fleet sailors join 7000 NSW soldiers and 4000 cadets for a Centennial Park review before over 100000 spectators. Notable officials include Lord Northcliffe and Admiral Rawson. A showery evening paused outdoor events. Americans win a baseball game against the Australian nine.

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Centennial Park Royal Navy New South Wales Lord Northe Ite Australia Harry Rawson Richard Poore Australasian Sperry Admiral Sperry Lady Northcote Government House
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Obituary: William H. Boardingham Jr dies at 34

William H. Boardingham Jr formerly represented the 4th Ward of New Rochelle on the Westchester County Board of Supervisors and died yesterday at his home after a long illness. He recently returned from the Adirondacks and was a trucking businessman. He was a Mason, Odd Fellow, and member of the Relief Engine Company.

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William H. Boardingham, Jr New Raghelle Westchester County Board of Supervisors Mr. Boardingham Adirondacks Relief Engine Company
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Widow Caroline M. Roberts dies at 91 in Yonkers

Mrs. Caroline M. Roberts widow of Roswell A. Roberts and mother in law of Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson died at her home 150 North Broadway Yonkers from weakness due to age ninety one years five months Her origins trace to Lyme Conn born soon after the War of 1812 Her husband a Cotton Exchange member died earlier She leaves one daughter Mrs Brownson Funeral at home tomorrow afternoon burial in New London Conn the following day

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Caroline M. Roberts Roswell A. Roberts Willard H. Brownson North Broadway Yonkers Roberts Harvey and Martha Fellows Robinson New England Massachusetts Lyme Conn Cotton Exchange Brownson New London
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David F Haynes dies at 73, pottery firm head

Baltimore August 24 David F Haynes head of the firm DP F Haynes & Gon one of the largest pottery concerns in the country died at his home aged seventy three. He was born in West Brookfield Massachusetts his immigrant ancestor Walter Haynes landed in Boston in 1638.

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Tribune Baltimore David F. Haynes DP F. Haynes & Gon Mr. Haynes West Brookfield Mass Walter Haynes Boston
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Canadian Colonel Dies in Battle Creek Sanatorium

Colonel T. D. B. Evens of Canada, in charge of the Western Canadian military district and Boer War veteran, died in Battle Creek at the Kellogg Sanatorium from apoplexy yesterday. He was a son-in-law of Governor McMillan and had been treated there since August 7.

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Battle Creek Mich T. D. B. Evens C. B Canada Kellogg Sanatorium McMillan
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William Weighe Dies in Pittsburg After Illness

William Weighe of Ellis Island board of inquiry died at his Pittsburg home after a short illness. He fell ill with indigestion in New York last week and was advised to return home. He formerly served as president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of the United States.

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Pittsburg William Weighe Board of Immigration Bureau Ellis Island N. Y New York Weighe Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of the United States
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Danville Tobacco Pioneer James P. Acree Dies at 53

Danville Virginia. James P. Acree leading tobacco warehouse man and capitalist died after months of illness aged 53. Acree with his brother the late E F Acree founded Acree's warehouse the largest plant of its kind in the South.

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Danville James P. Acree
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Weather Report Forecast for Washington and Regions

Official Weather Bureau record and forecast for Washington and nearby areas. Showers observed in Virginia and Gulf states with cooler than average temperatures east of the Rockies. warmer in the Rocky Mountain region. Outlook shows continued showers in eastern states and plains, with variable winds and periods of fair weather. Local districts receive periodic showers and easing conditions into Wednesday. Temperature comparisons to last year noted. Local forecast calls for generally fair conditions with light to moderate winds.

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Washington Virginia South Atlantic Gulf States Missouri Arkansas Plains States Rocky Mountains Montana North Pacific Rocky Mountain East Gulf Middle Atlantic States Lower Missouri Valley Mississippi Valley Upper Lake Region East Gulf States Upper Mississippi Valleys Ohio Valley Lake Region Northwest New England Middle Atlantic Coast South Atlantic Coast East Gulf Coast West Gulf Coast Lower Lakes Upper Lakes Grand Banks Columbia Maryland Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania New York Weather Bureau
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Cocks and Peters Visit Roosevelt at Sagamore

Oyster Bay August 24 Congressman W W Cocks of Westbury and Ralph Peters president and general manager of the Long Island Rail Road were the only official visitors received by President Roosevelt. They came on Peters private car and called to pay respects to the president whom Peters called the first citizen of Long Island. The call was brief.

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Oyster Bay W. W. Cocks Westbury Long Island Ralph Peters Long Island Railroad Roosevelt Peters
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Press Humorists Convene in Denver for Annual Session

The sixth annual convention of the American Press Humorists Association opened in Denver and will continue through the week. Wednesday night a theatre entertainment will benefit the Bill Nye monument fund. Also mentions Horsford's Acid Phosphate for exhaustion.

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Denver American Press Humorists' Association Bill Nye
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Died notices from The Tribune death list

Balfour William aged 86, funeral at Methodist Episcopal Church Home 92d St and Amsterdam Ave on Wednesday at 10:30. Interment Woodlawn. Carroll John T. funeral from 77 Fort Greene Place Brooklyn. Clarkson Mary widow of Thomas Streatfeild Clarkson funeral St Pauls Tivoli Aug 27. Craven Elizabeth Gertrude Moore widow of Elijah R Craven D D funeral Washington and 4th Aves Spring Lake Tuesday 11:30, train from Cortlandt St 9. West 23d St 6:35. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery Newark after arrival of train. Additional notices list other relatives and relatives of Cornell Memorial Church.

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Balfour William Balfour Cornell Memorial Church Methodist Episcopal Church Amsterdam Woodlawn Carroll John T. Carroll Minnie Nurent Fort Greene Place Brooklyn Clarkson Chiddingstone Tivoli-on-the-Houser Mary Thomas Streatfeild Clarkson St. Paul's Church Tivoli Grand Central Station Craven Spring Lake N. J Elizabeth Gertrude Moore Elijah R. Craven D. D Philadelphia Penn Stephen van Rensselaer Moore New York City Ite Washington and 4Th Aves Cortlandt St New York Lock Wood New Canaan Conn Mary Hoyt Samuel K Lockwood Joseph Silliman Storer Bethel Gertrude John H Katherine D. Storer Edgecombe Ave New Haven Norwich Coan Wilcox New Milford Franklin A. Wilcox All Souls’ Church 20Th St 4Th Ave
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Funeral notices from August 1908 De Witt to Wilcox

Death notices and funeral details for multiple individuals across New Jersey New York and Connecticut including De Witt Dooley Duhain Learey Lloyd Lockwood Macbean Roberts Storer Wilcox. Entries list dates August 22 to 26 1908 with burial or service locations such as Chapel of the Reformed Dutch Church New York City St Cekiande Hospital Tren ton Atlanticlyn and Sleepy Hollow and addresses in Yonkers Brooklyn Orange and New Canaan.

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Accessible Harlem trains from Grand Central and nearby avenues

Listings note easy Harlem access via Grand Central Station and Webster and Jerome Avenue lines. Carriage lots start at 150 dollars. Contact Gramercy for a Book of Views or to reach a representative at the office located at 20 East 23rd Street, New York City.

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Harlem Grand Central Station Webster Jerome Avenue Gramercy East 23d St New York City
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Special Notices Concerning Agency Personnel Disconnection

Robt. W. Meacham of New York resigns as Special Agent with the Contract Department and is no longer connected with the Agency in any capacity. The only Office of the Agency is in St. Louis Missouri. No branch offices exist anywhere else.

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Robt. W. Meacham New York St. Louis Ne Barr & Widen Mercantile Agency St. Louis
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