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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
28
The article recounts Mrs. Bogoras and Mrs. Jachelson collecting Yukaghir folklore in Northern Russia and on the Pacific coast north of Kamchatka. It describes enduring winters, travel hardships, arctic storms, and the people living in sparse, branch houses. It notes the preservation of songs, dances, and tales by women and mothers.
In New York two women Mrs Bogoras and Mrs Jochelson are highlighted for extensive Arctic travel with their husbands on Morris K. Jesup’s North Pacific expedition. They spent fifteen thousand miles across Siberia by boat raft dog sled and reindeer enduring long subarctic stretches and isolation. Mrs Bogoras ran a trading store at Marcova supplying tea tobacco and goods while collecting eight thousand museum specimens. Their work uncovered ties between Siberian and American folklore and preserved century old Russian songs among Yukaghir communities.
A City Hall public hearing on buying Fraunces Tavern and the adjoining half block ended with a negative vote by Controller Grout. Proponents urged a park setting and national museum concept while critics accused fiscal strain and patriotic pretense. A new hearing is slated for Wednesday at 2.
Thomas M. Osborne, president of the George Junior Republic Association, spoke at the association and Women’s Aid annual meeting at Brick Presbyterian Church about 167 graduates. He praised 152 as successful or nearing it, noted fourteenth failed only due to short stays, and defended founder William T. George against rumors of leaving Freeville.
The conversation centers on funding ideas with figures ranging from 31,000 to 20,400 dollars and a bold pledge to raise money for a republic in every US state. The discussion is led by a treasurer figure with Mr Osborne interrupting to push for much larger sums while the Rev Dr William R Richards presides.
At a School Board hearing Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaer defends Sunday concerts as moral public entertainment while Rev Wiley and others warn against religious bias. The committee weighs whether public funding and Sunday use clash with conscience and morals amid debate over plantation songs and rest.
The Tribune previews an interview with Oberlin College's new president Rev Dr Henry Church 411 King. He discusses the role of Christian clergy in contemporary society and the college's priorities under his leadership.
Major Woodbury outlines Brooklyn Street Cleaning reforms to the Brooklyn Woman's Health Protective Association. He describes moving rubbish at collecting stations by night in steel water tight trolley cars with enclosed depots to cut hauling distance and reduce nuisance. He vows a hospital like stable, brick and oak, with asphalt floors, to replace the current horse-driven system and asserts success in restoring Manhattan operations. Mrs. James McLean moves to post ordinances against street litter and spitting at ten block intervals, a vote passes.
Washington December 12 The National Indian Association closed its twenty third annual convention after adopting resolutions urging Navajo relief in Arizona and other legislation beneficial to Indians.
The first installment of a new illustrated series on physical culture will appear in tomorrow's Tribune. The piece introduces the series focus and previews forthcoming topics and demonstrations.
The News reports Canada’s Canadian Pacific Railroad plans a large fleet of modern lake carriers to rival Lehigh and Great Northern lines. It backs Bertram shipbuilders of Toronto to build a $1,000,000 plant in Sandwich Ontario near Detroit with drydock and full repair facilities. The plant aims to serve Canadian Pacific and other shipyards for building and repairing vessels, shifting repair work from American yards.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Ila Department will relocate to Brooklyn Borough Hall on January 1. The main courtroom will be the former auditorium used by the Board of Aldermen and the Court of Special Sessions. Chambers and a library will fill adjacent rooms formerly used by the Street Opening Bureau and reporters. The coroners will move to the County Court House. Borough President Swanstrom departs the northwest rooms for the southeast suite, with old offices becoming the Bureau of Supplies.
Martha Hellwig a fourteen year old was arraigned in the Children's Court for attempting suicide with carbolic acid at a Harlem department store where she worked. William H. Ford stood beside her as adopters after reading of her plight. he plans to take the child into his family with her aunt's consent. Justice Mayer discharged her. Mr Ford has a winter home in Florida.
The Appellate Division ruled that a New York Stock Exchange seat is not taxable as personal property for transfer tax purposes. Theodore Hellman held a seat valued at $5,000 at death, but the court held the legislature had not defined stock exchange seats as taxable property, so the tax could not be imposed.
On December 15 a new sub station will open at Seventy four th and Columbus ave to ease uptown Christmas congestion. Australia mail and thousands of registered pieces join big shipments aboard the Philadelphia and Teutonic and ships Umbria and Kronprinzg Wilhelm. Overtime work fills post office hours as mail volume climbs.
Alexander H. Wyant’s landscapes are shown at the Lotos Club organized by William T. Evans. The loan list includes works from Henry Benedict Lyman Bloomingdale Mrs Thomas W Bracher Carll H De Silver Horatio N Fraser Alexander C Humphreys George Inness Jr Louis Katz Cathelina Lambert Frank FR Lawrence William Macbeth Dr Safford G Perry Samuel Untermyer Colonel Henry B Wilson Mrs Wyant John Elderkin with numerous titles such as Sunlit Vale A Mountain Pasture Keene Valley Sunset Glow Evening and The Coming Storm.
The Ohio Society of New York's seventeenth annual dinner will be at the Waldorf Astoria on Saturday evening January 17. The event honors Secretary of State John Hay with all foreign ambassadors to the United States invited and expected to attend.
Dr Bernhard Stern of Flatbush used oxygen to treat Mrs P B Meyer of Avenue L near Flatbush Ave who suffered heart disease and cerebral hemorrhage. Initially deemed hopeless, she was reported improved after oxygen. three months later heart weakness returned yet she remained alive.
At Leland Stanford Jr University the Rev Dr R H Newton will take charge as the new head and the building will be dedicated on Sunday. The Tribune tomorrow will feature excellent pictures to accompany the article.
The will of Sarah Ann Waters, who died Thursday, was filed for probate by Delafield and Longfellow for William G. Conklin, the sole executor and principal beneficiary. The piece notes a prior suit over a deed, alleged conservatorship issues, and ongoing inquiries by Assistant District Attorney Garvan into possible crime, with Conklin to be examined.
Two newborns from Christian Smiths home at 121 East 121st Street. The alive infant was sent to Bellevue Hospital for incubator care. the dead infant was taken to the Morgue. Dr William H Upton examined the family and advised care due to poverty and the babys small weight of two pounds one ounce. The living child was placed in Bellevue incubator. the dead infant burial was suggested and arranged. Dr Byington will oversee the surviving baby who has a fighting chance.
Five Yale students from New York, Missouri, Connecticut and Pennsylvania were arraigned in New Haven City Court for breach of the peace after a November 2 incident on the Yale campus. Bradford Ellsworth paid 200, while William Barnum Harold Sawyer and William Orthwein each paid 10. all pleas of nolo contendere were accepted and fines paid.
The piece extols Monte Carlo for its mild winter climate and varied amusements. It spotlights the Hotel de Hermitage on the Casino bluff offering full Mediterranean views and yacht anchorage in the Bay of Monaco. Nightly fireworks from Monaco’s castle add memorable drama to the terrace vantage.
The Democrats discuss the chief judge of the Court of Appeals as a possible next president. The article notes details about his vacation habits at his summer home in Esopus Wyoming and references tomorrow's Trib une.
Supreme Court Justice MacLean overruled John W. Keller’s demurrer in a $25.99 damages suit brought by Virginia Pleasants widow and executrix of Cornelius Pleasants. The complaint alleged direct and indirect negligence by Keller as Commissioner of Public Charities for injuries to the inmate who died at Belle Vue Hospital.
Announcement yesterday morning reported the temporary embarrassment of the stock broker firm F. C. Pearson & Co. of 3 Broadway, Consolidated Exchange member. Pearson, who joined the exchange last April, blamed a customer’s margin failure for the trouble and estimated liabilities under $5,000. he expects to resume business soon.
The Queens Borough Light and Power Company with extensive lighting franchises and a plant at Astoria has absorbed stock of the Gas and Light Company and is now in possession of that company plant at Rockaway Beach.
William G Rockefeller and Percival J McIntosh were examined yesterday in the suit brought by John McGinness to restrain Rockefeller from acting. Henry H Rogers and McIntosh, directors of Amalgamated Copper, were barred from voting Boston and Montana stock. The hearing occurred at John A Rien’s office after noon.
A Tribune preview notes a new waterway expansion and a thriving era of prosperity for Waterbury city life. The piece highlights recent freemans and a sprawl of development shaping tomorrow's urban landscape with optimism.
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