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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
6
The article argues that Free Trade policies and taxation burden rural society, forcing the gentry to rely on hunting and shooting as employment and recreation. It notes stress on game keeping and declines in grouse eggs due to frost, framing taxation as the frost cracking golden eggs in Scottish moors.
About 350 children attended a Leap Year dance on the Ashford Hill veranda near Ardsley on the Putnam line. Ninety girls, 250 boys, and staff joined in music, dancing, and songs, under Superintendent Mr. Austin, with orderly conduct and strong social success.
The Newport social page reports the death of infant John Langhorne Brooks at his grandparents’ home and condolences from cottagers. Mrs. James P. Kernochan hosts a dinner with officers from the German cruiser Freya visiting Gooseberry Island. Numerous prominent guests and arrivals at the Casino and Arleigh reflect a bustling Social season.
Berlin crowds fill every Baptist pulpit as about one thousand delegates attend the Congress of European Baptists. British Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George sent a message urging peace, and sermons urged understanding between Great Britain and Germany.
The piece describes Duke Adolph Frederick of Mecklenburg Schwerin pressured to divorce a bourgeois wife and remarry for succession. It details nearly every royal relative, the lack of heirs, and the social penalties, while noting Field Marshal Wolseley and Lady Wolseley’s Hampton Court accommodations and royal ghost lore surrounding the palace.
The article portrays the Duke as ardent in many sports, noting his dangerous pursuits and feats from steeplechasing to long drives, and mentions his fame as an African explorer. It discusses the line of succession involving Mecklenburg Schwerin and neighboring grand duchies if current rulers die without issue.
The text explains morganatic unions as church matters not civil contracts, denying wives and children full rights to name or estate. Notable cases include King George IV who married Mrs Fitzherbert, and King Frederick William of Prussia who wed Countess Ingenheim and Countess Donhoff while married to others, with Lutheran pastors officiating and royal consent noted.
The article notes that the Almanach de Gotha omits certain royal unions such as Romania’s queen’s morganatic stepfather and King George IV’s sister Princess Elizabeth’s private marriage to Mr Romers. It cites her quietly solemnized ceremony at St James's Palace with the King and Queen approving, and a joint Kaiser and King Edward homage at Homburg.
News notes Lord Wolseley’s surrender of the Glynde lease in Sussex and sale of engraved works, paintings, fine furniture, and many fine porcelain pieces. The piece hints at rumored investments failing and questions the government endowment mechanism after his peerage.
The Brooklyn Elks at 125 Schermerhorn Street held a large service for Tony Pastor. Exalted Leading Knight John T. B. Shaughnessy and Rev. William H. S. Reaney led the rites. Four hundred Manhattan Lodge members escorted the body to Evergreen Cemetery for burial.
Acting Secretary Forster visited Sagamore Hill on Sunday night during President Roosevelt's stay for official business not disclosed. He stayed late at Sagamore Hill and returned to the executive offices along with no details released.
In Ischl on August 30 Emperor Francis Joseph reported the foundation of a hospital in memory of Empress Elizabeth. The foundation stone and a casket with the imperial signed record and coins were removed during the night and no trace of the thief has been found.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University travels via Berlin from Switzerland to Copenhagen where he will deliver a course of lectures at the University of Copenhagen beginning tomorrow. He plans to return to Berlin for the Interparliamentary Union conference in December.
A collection from multiple papers discusses Governor Hughes, noting loyal service and opponents who claim enforcing the law risks unpopularity. The pieces describe enemies and friends, moral principles guiding support, and a reform movement open vs. behind-the-scenes efforts in New Rochelle and surrounding counties.
Percy G Williams starts the season at Colonial and Alhambra theatres with a list of well known performers. Era Tanguay headlining at Colonial with Amy Anderson Howard and North Long Acre Quartet and George B Reno presenting acts. Mabel Barrison and Joseph E Howard readers at Alhambra. Other principals include Bernardi Stuart Barnes Le Maire Elsie Boehm Hathaway and Siegel. Blaney's Lincoln Square Theatre to reopen next Saturday under William Morris and Alexander Carr Co with Mile Bianca Frohlich Grace Cameron Marco Twins and Canfield Carleton assisting.
The Gaiety Theatre opens tonight with a policy banning hats and headgear that obscure views. Women must remove hats or head coverings once seated, a move supported by usher and managers. George M. Cohan and Sam Harris endorse the plan and will stage The Yankee Prince as the debut performance.
New Orleans reports the death of Lieutenant General Alexander P. Stewart at Biloxi Mississippi. He was one of the Confederacy’s last two lieutenant generals, born October 2 1821 in Rogersville Tennessee. A West Point graduate of 1842, he later served in the 3d Artillery and taught mathematics at the academy.
The Confederate general General Alexander P Stewart died yesterday after a storied career. He served as professor at Cumberland University and Nashville University before the war, rising from major of artillery to lieutenant general. He saw action at Shiloh Perryville Murfreesboro Chickamauga and Mount Ezra Church and led Hood's corps in Tennessee. After the war he held positions in St. Louis business and academia, including chancellor of the University of Mississippi and later helped convert Chickamauga into a national military park. The Earl of Rosse obituary follows.
The Rev. Donald Sage Mackay dies in Portland Maine and funeral services are set for St Nicholas Church Manhattan with private family rites at East 66th Street. Clergy of Reformed Church asked to meet for a body service followed by the Consistory gathering. Ruth Willits Velsor funeral in Westbury Long Island at the Meeting House. Also notice lists a Gramercy book sale and transit details.
Miss Georgia Caine has been engaged for the role of Sonia in The Merry Widow and debuts tonight. The roof garden season ended Saturday. the Widow continues on stage with new costumes and updated chorus.
The Hippodrome will open next Saturday night with two new spectacles Sporting Days and The Battle In the Skies. Produced by Shubert and Ander son the shows boast elaborate staging with five scenes in Sporting Days and circus acts during progress. The Battle In the Skies credits Burnside Voegtlin and Klein, with Marceline the clown among the principal merrymakers. Two performances daily except Sundays.
The American Theatre will reopen next Saturday with Abramson's Italian Opera Company for a short season. Opening bill Alda will be followed by a Monday matinee and Monday night Carmen. Principal singers are listed in The Tribune.
Au gustus Thomas will host Mr Mason and the entire company at his New Rochelle country home after the show tonight for a celebratory dinner. Shubert Western companies traveled to Chicago by special train yesterday. Mary Mannering opens at Lyric Theatre next Monday in Glorious Betsy. Rose Stahl appears at Grand Opera House on September 7 in Chorus Lady.
Oyster Bay August 30 The expected Roosevelt family including Mrs Roosevelt and the Longworths did not join the 8 o clock communion service. The President and his family arrived from Sagamore Hill by automobile to attend the early service, while the Longworths did not attend.
Official weather record notes fair weather across most regions with showers and cooler temps in east Florida and Northwest. Temperatures rise in plains Southwest and central valleys while eastward high pressure brings changes with showers and cooler conditions in Rockies and Missouri basin. Local forecasts call for fair days ahead with mainly light to fresh winds across Atlantic and Gulf coasts and warmer temperate conditions in New York and New England.
Mrs Fanny Wells Embree widow of Dr George W Embree died August 7. She was born in 197 in lower Broadway and lived on Prince Houston Irving Place and lower Madison Avenue. She served as national representative for New York in the Sanitary Commission during the Civil War and helped found the New York Colored Mission. She assisted Ralph Wells and was active in church work across multiple New York congregations.
Joseph Steiner a lawyer with offices on Broadway and a former law partner of Justice Roesch died Saturday at his Rockaway Park summer home from heart disease. He led Tammany Club activities in the 10th District and held district leadership roles. A 32nd degree Mason and former grand master of District No 1 of the Free Sons of Israel, he was also past master of Centennial Lodge F and A M and past chamberlain of the Knights of Pythias. He leaves a wife and one son. Funeral is at 11 tomorrow at Masonic Hall on 293d Street and Sixth Avenue.
Funeral for the late Dr Donald Sage Mackay will be held today at 3 PM at the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas on 48th street and Fifth Avenue. The Rev KEK B Coe will officiate with other Collegiate Church ministers attending, following yesterday’s services at Marble and Middle Churches.
The Tribune outlines domestic and foreign subscription prices for daily and weekly editions, including special rates for the Weekly Farmer and Sunday Tribune. It lists domestic, Canadian, and international postage, with varying monthly, semiannual, and annual terms and accents postage surcharges for New York City subscribers.
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