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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1908

Page

12

King Edward clamps Sunday theatre shows and private entertainments

The Lord Chamberlain secures royal prerogative with a ban on public performances in theatres and music halls on Sundays Christmas Day and Good Friday unless approved in advance. The edict, backed by Queen Alexandra, aims to curb Sabbath entertainment as theaters risk ruin without the King’s permission. Meanwhile Lord Amherst faces a massive legal breach tied to the downfall of his family lawyer and a billion-shilling library sale aiding creditors.

Brentwood Company Edward United Kingdom Eri Chamberisin Great Britain Alexandra Church of England England Europe Lord Amherst Hackney J. Pierpont Morgan Charles Cheston Lora Amherst Cone Eston Lore Amherst Fountaines

Lady Fitzgeorge and Weldon clan in royal lineage debate

Noted society figures in New York and Ireland spark a jolt of royal gossip as Mrs George Fitzgeorge travels from England to spend winter at the Hotel Seymour while Sir Anthony Weldon defends his Weldon lineage and arms claim amid genealogical disputes over Kentish and Irish branches and a banjo anecdote from Lord Wolseley era.

England George Wiliam Augustus Zgeorse Hotel Seymour Fitzgeorge Switzerland Prince George of England Duke of Cambridge Louise Farebrother Fénaré Sir Adolphus Fitzgeorge Augustus Fitzgeorge George Fitzgeorge F. W. Arkwright Coldstream Guards William Henry Baring Norman Court Hampshire Fitageorge New York Dublin Ireland Sir Anthony Lord Wolseley Moore Abbey Lord Drogheda Wolseley Lady Weldon Weldon Swanscombe Weldons James I George I Kilmorony County Kildare Rsahenderry Walter Weldon Athy Ulster Hugh Weldon Henry VI Edward Weldon Henry VIII Thomas Weldon Edward VI Elizabeth

Sir Anthony Becomes State Steward in Ireland

Lord Liverpool resigns as Steward and Chamberlain of the 1 APS 35 ie Viceroy of Ireland and Sir Anthony is appointed to the office in his stead. The new state steward is an aged Carthusian and former militia officer with military service including the South African War and service as militia aide de camp to Lord Wolseley.

Lord Liverpool APS Ireland S Anthor Anthony Canbridge Lord Wolseley Ain

Victoria Cross imposters warned in public notice

The article warns readers about English imposters posing with Victoria Crosss gleaned from public notices and Whitaker's Almanack. It notes that the VC is awarded only for exceptional wartime heroism and that every living member is listed in reference works, with annual grants attached. Marquise de Fontenoy.

Hughes New York Marquise DE Fontenoy

Today in New York Civic and Cultural Events

Free museum admission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History. A dense schedule of public lectures, club meetings, art and charity events, and school programs across the city. Notable speakers include Mrs. Austin N Palmer and Professor Charles Lane Poor on nautical science at Columbia.

Metropolitan Museum of Art American Museum of Natural History Austin N. Palmer West Enda Woman's Republican Association Hotel Astor Portia Club New York Association For the Blind East 58Th Street Professional Woman's League Waldorf-Astoria Charles Lane Poor Columbia University Congressman McCall Massachusetts Congress Dickinson Club of New York St Denis Union College Manhattan Astor

Weather Report Sees Warmth Rise Later In Week

The District expects fair and cool today with rising temperatures Friday as northwest winds shift. Eastern districts stay fair and cool, while western areas may see increasing clouds and warmer conditions into Friday. Local record notes yesterday’s high 36 and low 27 with 32 average. Shorty McCabe helps two millionaires. Sewell Word’s West Sunday story teased.

District of Columbia Maryland Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania New York New England Weather Bureau Shorty McCabe Sewell Word West Sunday Trius

Littleton Urges Reform to Strengthen Democratic Party

Martin W. Littleton, at the New York Southern Society dinner in Waldorf, argues the Democratic party faltered by chasing popularity and calls for an organized national bureau to study government finances and policy. Woodrow Wilson contends platforms lack principle, urging conservatism that reinterprets enduring principles and fiscal restraint.

Democratic Party Martin W. Littleton New York Southern Society Waldorf Mr. Littleton Littleton Southern Society Washington Woodrow Wilson Princeton Republican Democrat Geous Eadminis

No Children’s Aid Collectors In Upper West Side

To the Editor of The Tribune a woman named Flanagan fraudulently collects contributions in the upper West Side for the Henrietta School of the Children's Aid Society. We need gifts for our crippled children but do not employ collectors. Citizens are urged to send gifts to the Children's Aid Society office at No 10 East 2d Street New York by December 7. Co. L. Brace, Secretary.

the Tribune Flanagan Upper West Henrietta Children’s Aid Society East 2d Street New York Co. L. Brace

Senator Hansborough Seriously Ill in Minneapolis

North Dakota Senator Hansborough is confined to bed at the Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis and will likely miss Congress December session. He is reported seriously ill and under medical care tonight.

Minneapolis Hansborough North Dakota Nicollet Hotel Congress

Obituary for Prof Oliver W Gibbs Harvard Rumford Emeritus

Newport R I obituary for Oliver Wolcott Gibbs senior Harvard faculty member. Born 1822 in Newport, educated at Columbia, Columbia College, and College of Physicians and Surgeons. A pioneer in physics and chemistry, he served at Harvard, Sanitary Commission, and unions, later retiring to Newport.

Newport, R. L Oliver Wolcott Gibbs Harvard Gibbs Rumford Yale Oliver Wolcott Treasury Washington John Adams Columbia Grammar School Columbia College College of Physicians and Surgeons Germany France Delaware College Newark Del College of the City of New York United States Sanitary Commission Union League Eliot Chemistry Faculty of Arts and Sciences Newport National Academy of Sciences American Association For the Advancement of Science Great Britain United States Columbia University Columbian University University of Toronto University of Pennsylvania Alfred Gibbs

Percy Coleman Hamilton Dies After Mental Illness Struggle

Percy Coleman Hamilton forty four, a fire clay devices expert and industry leader, died yesterday at the Central Islip State Hospital for the Insane after three weeks confinement. He led Atlas Clay Material Company Pittsburg and United States Clay Manufacturing Company and served on the National Fireproof Brick Company board. He was active in Pittsburg trade groups and joined disputes over a five day workweek, later facing financial reverses and court actions. Burial is planned in Dunkirk New York Friday.

Percy Coleman Hamilton Islip Long Island Manhattan State Hospital For Mr. Hamilton Atlas Clay Material Company Pittsburg United States Clay Manufacturing Company National Fireproof Brick Company Pittsburg Board of Trade State Hospital Hamilton Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce Union League Club of Chicago Washington Park Club of American Ceramic Society of Dunkirk N. Y

Richard S. Barrett Dies in Kansas City at 87

Richard S. Barrett aged 87 died at his daughter's home in Kansas City Missouri. An uncle of William B Ridgely former Controller of the Currency Barrett served in the Mexican War. He was a personal friend of President Lincoln who appointed him Register of Deeds in Brownsville Nebraska in 1861.

Kansas City Richards. Barrett William B. Ridgely Barrett Lincoln Brownsville Neb

Funeral of Civil War hero William H. Carney and elevator victim

Boston December 9 William H. Carney a color sergeant of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers noted for saving his flag at Fort Wagner died at City Hospital from injuries in an elevator accident at the State House on November 3 He was messenger at the Secretary of State’s office and long remembered for his battlefield deed with Colonel Robert Gould Shaw as his unit upheld the famous line The old flag never touched the ground.

Boston William H. Carney 54Th Massachusetts Volunteers Fort Wagner Carney State House 54Th Massachusetts Robert Gould Shaw Shaw Massachusetts

Oliver William Coe, 1833–? longtime T. G. Sellen associate dies

Oliver William Coe, longtime with T. G. Sellen dealers in library and office furniture at Fulton street, died of heart disease at his West 9th Street home. Born in Verona in 1833, he leaves a wife and two daughters.

Oliver William Coe T. G. Sellen Fulton Street West 9Th Street Mr. Coe Verona

Mrs Caroline Thayer Daughter of Eli Thayer dies at 83

Mrs Caroline Maria Thayer widow of Eli Thayer known as The Father of Kansas died at her Worcester home aged eighty three. She was mother to John Alden Thayer former Massachusetts Attorney General candidate. Her work with Oread Collegiate Institute for Women earned her the title Mother of the Oread and she influenced many notable women including Mrs John D Rockefeller.

Tribune Boston Caroline Maria Thayer Eli Thayer Kansas Worcester John Alden Thayer Massachusetts Oread Collegiate Institute For Thayer Oread John D. Rockefeller Institute

Brigadier General Henry Jackson Dies at Leavenworth

Brigadier General Henry Jackson retired died of cancer at his Leavenworth home. Born in Canterbury England in 1837 he served as a British lieutenant before joining the U S army as a volunteer in the Fourteenth Cavalry. His last action was at Santiago in the Spanish American War after retiring in 1904 he worked in banking locally.

Tribune Leavenworth Kan Henry Jackson Canterbury England America United States Army Fourteenth Cavalry Santiago

Obituary notes for Captain Maynard H. Murch and P. J. O’Connor

Captain Maynard H. Murch aged eighty two, retired shipbuilder, died in Cleveland yesterday. He built some of the largest freighters on the Great Lakes. P. J. O’Connor, former national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Catholic Knights of America, died in Savannah yesterday from pneumonia after a serious illness caused by an insect bite.

Maynard H. Murch Cleveland Murch Great Lakes P. J. O'Connor Ancient Order of Hibernians Catholic Knights of America Savannah

Exchange of Professors Urged in Germany and U S

Berlin December 9 a strong plea for an exchange of professors between German technical high schools and United States institutions appears in the Techniker Zeitung signed by Herr Weitzel Saxon engineer and Treasury official The writer says the plan would greatly aid both nations Also noted is Over the Wire a Christmas romance by John Hendrick Bangs in Sundays Tribute.

Berlin Germany United States Techniker Zeitung Herr Weitzel Treasury John Hendrick Bangs

Dippel 10 See Board At Metropolitan Opera Meeting

Peace or a truce persists at the Metropolitan Opera House amid lingering tension over the retention of Gatti-Casazza and Dippel. Dippel plans to press for clarity on his status and contract renewal, with no word yet from the Met Opera and Real Estate Company.

Metropolitan Opera House Messrs. Gatti-Casazza Dippel Gatti-Casazza Opera House William K. Vanderbilt Frank Gray Griswold Otto H. Kahn Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company Metropolitan Opera Company Cavalleria Rusticana Puccini Mme. Alda Messrs. Bonci Amato Bonci Cavalleria Mr. Caruso

Three Opera Bill At Manhattan Gives Varied Triple Program

At the Manhattan Opera House a triple bill offered Cavalleria Rusticana Pagliacci and La Chair with audience retention. Casts included Labia Santuzza Turiddu Polese Alfio in Cavalleria and Sammarco in Pagliacci. Parelli conducted all three, while Toscanini led the Met Aida with Mme Eames as Aida, Homer Amneris Caruso Radames and Scott Amonasro.

Manhattan Opera House Sammarco Campanini Parelli Metropolitan Aida Mme. Eames Mme. Homer Ammeris Mr. Caruso Radames Mr. Scott Amonasro Toscanini

New Opera by English Composer Debuts in Paris

Isidore de Lara's Sanga had a strong reception at the Opéra Comique in Paris tonight marking the first work by an English composer produced in a Paris state theater with a large audience in attendance.

Paris Isidore de Lara Opéra Comique

Concert at Ridge Club Brooklyn Opens Season

Robert A. MacLean pianist and Claude A. Rossignol violinist presented the Ridge Club concert at 724 Street and Second Avenue Brooklyn assisted by Miss Dora Oates soprano. MacLean drew strong applause with difficult pieces including Moszkowski Caprice de Concert. Oates was recalled after each number and Rossignol's violin selections were enjoyed.

Robert A. MacLean Claude A. Rossignol Dora Oates Ridge Club Street Second Avenue Brooklyn Mr. MacLean Moskowski Miss Oates Mr. Rossignol

Sicilian Players Close Broadway Engagement Then O'Mara to Star Peggy Macree

A week from Saturday night the Sicilian Players will close their Broadway engagement, followed by Joseph O'Mara appearing Monday night in Peggy Macree a new romantic music filled comedy. O'Mara recently began his American tour to warm receptions in all cities visited after a successful career in grand opera. A chorus of fifty supports the production.

Broadway Joseph O'Mara Peggy Macree O'Mara Peggy Machree

Savoy Theatre Presents The Servant in the House Again

The Savoy resumes The Servant in the House with its original cast after withdrawing The Winterfeast on Tuesday. Kennedy's drama replaces it for a two week engagement. Those who miss it are urged to see it now as it is unlikely to return this season.

Savoy

Thompson to present William Gillette play in city

Frederic Thompson arranges to stage the play titled Ticey by William Gillette at the Liberty Theatre on Friday afternoon December 18 for the benefit of Temple Beth El Sisterhood. Miss Mary Ryan leads a skilled cast, following a prior Chicago Opera House production.

Frederic Thompson Wiliam Gillette Ticey Opera House Chicago Mary Ryan Mr. Thompson Liberty Theatre Temple Beth el Sisterhood Ryan

Stage stars visit hospital with Pied Piper troupe

De Wolf Hopper and Marguerite Clark with the Pied Piper cast visited St. Mary's Hospital for Children at 47 West 34th Street for a matinee. They arrived at 12 30 in costume and performed in the main hall for the children, featuring a duet. Cambridge Harvard grants Maude Adams use of Harvard Stadium for two Schiller plays on June 21 and 22 next year for museum fundraising.

Catholic Home Bureau For United Charities East 22d Street Riotic Republican Club East T Bell of the Daughters of the Confederacy Hotel Astor de Witt Treene Idist Street Edgecombe Avenue J. Scott Hartley West 25Th Street Palestine Louis S. Houghton St. Nicholas Arles McDowell West 44Th Street Russia Frederick H. Law Hester Essex Streets Continent Norman P. Hefley 10Th Street Avenue B William Salatarof Slsip Street Fifth Avenue Niagara Falls John Hutchison Institute 106Th Street Edwin A. Havers 96Th Street Jerome Walker St. Luke's Hall Hudson and Grove Streets George H. Seward Morris High School Boston Road 194Th Street Stevenson Merle St. Croix Wright Overing Street West Chester Kimberley Leon Demachy Matilda Street Wakefield Patriotic Women George B. Loud St. Ann's Avenue 147Th Street Children’s Court Ernest K. Coulter Lafayette Hall Alexander Avenue 157Th Street James Rosedale Majestic Theatre de Wolf Hopper Dainty Marguerite Clark St. Mary’s Hospital For No. 47 West 34Th Street Cambridge Mass Harvard Corporation Maude Adams Harvard Schiller Orleans Harvard Germanic Museum Association

May Irwin Taken to Hot Springs for Illness

May Irwin the actress departed for Hot Springs Arkansas after a severe illness diagnosis. The Frohmans cancelled her engagements and withdrew the two plays in which she was appearing due to her condition.

the Tribune St. Louis May Irwin Hot Springs Ark

Commander Eaton Weds in Hackensack Home

Miss Frances Bogart daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Z Bogart of Bogota Bear Hackensack married Commander Charles Phillips Eaton USN yesterday at the bride's home. The Rev J C Voorhis officiated. The groom retired from active sea duty three years ago but remains in the naval service. The couple will reside in New York City.

the Tribune Hackensack N. J Frances Bogart Albert Z. Bogart Bogota Bear Hackensack Charles Phillips Eaton J. C. Voorhis Naval Service A. K. van Reypen Washington United States Navy Solace Eaton New York

Special Notices for Employers and Tribune Subscriptions

A scanned Tribunel page offers employers access to a file of applicant resumes at the Uptown Tribune office 1364 Broadway with 9am to 6pm hours. It lists subscription rates for Daily Sunday and Weekly Farmer editions, domestic and foreign postage, and foreign country mailings. It notes hotels in London and other cities carry the Daily and Sunday Tribune on file for readers.

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