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New York Tribune

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1908

Page

12

Boston woman leaps from hotel at St Regis to death

Mrs Herbert M Sears of Boston died after jumping from the thirteenth floor of the St Regis hotel. Her body landed on a rear roof at 6% Fifth Avenue and was found near 7 o'clock. The coroner noted a letter to her husband confessing a long, secret struggle with self destruction.

Herbert M. Sears Boston St. Regis Sears Welling House Fifth Avenue Francis Barnlett Beacon Street Boston Museum of Fine Arts New England Back Bay Commonwealth Avenue New York Joseph Collins West Sth Street Collins Shrady Royal Academy London Thomas Bailey Aldrich Bar Harbor Mrs. Sears

Julia Marlowe Stars as Mary Tudor in Flower Revival

Julia Marlowe revived at the Academy of Music Baltimore in When Knighthood Was in Flower playing Mary Tudor for the first time in five seasons. The revival follows managers plans to present her in a series of old successes during the New York season starting next month. Frederic Lewis plays Charles Brandon with an entirely new scenic production.

Baltimore Julia Marlowe Academy of Music Knighthood Mary Tudor Hubert New York Frederic Lewis Charles Brandon

Armstrong Opens New Comedy Society and the Bulldog Tonight

Mr. Paul Armstrong launches his producing and writing career with a new comedy titled Society and the Bulldog. He leads a company featuring William Farnum William Mack and Eliza Procter Otis. The show follows a brief farewell by E M Holland in The House of a Thousand Candies.

E. M. Holland Paul Armstrong Armstrong William Farnum William Mack Eliza Procter Otis

Village Lawyer to Open Rehearsals in Rural Comedy

Will M. Cressy writes The Village Lawyer a rural comedy with rehearsals underway. Lead cast includes Mr. Cressy Blanche Dayne Charles Willard and Jack Gardner in prominent roles.

Will M. Cressy Mr. Cressy Blanche Dayne Charlies Willard Jack Gardner

New Play for Cyril Scott With The Trial in Rehearsal

Cyril Scott rehearses a new play titled The Trial soon to be presented by Samuel Cleggett. It was written for him by Cecil and William De Mille. Claggett aims to cast a capable company around Scott. The Prince Chap remains popular on the road.

Cyril Scott Samuel Cleggett Cecil William de Mille Claggett Scott Prince

Denis O Sullivan Coming to Majestic Theatre Next Month

Denis O Sullivan to headline Peggy Macree at the Majestic in February under contract signed by Joseph Brooks, A. W. Dingwall, and Lee Shubert. The Irish singer, famed for vocal charm, will star in Peggy Macree while also contributing to the Majestic’s repertoire alongside The Top of the World, soon moving to the Casino for its 200th performance.

Ireland Peggy Mahree Majestic Theatre Denis O Sullivan Joseph Brooks A. W. Dingwall O'Sullivan Lee Shubert the Majestic Peggy Macree Mr. O'Sullivan McVicker’s Theatre Casino

A Hero's Death and Apotheosis Premiered in Philadelphia

Carl Pohlig's symphonic poem in four movements received its first American performance at the Academy of Music this afternoon by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Pohlig.

Philadelphia Carl Pohlig Academy of Music Philadelphia Orchestra Herr Pohlig

Abigail Free School Report Sees High Attendance and Meals

The Abigail Free School 04 Kindergarten at Charlton Street reports year end November 30, 187 with total attendance 67 011 and average daily attendance 30 across departments. Income 5 4555 expenditures 5 402 saving 199. 271 children sent to country for two weeks, 420 received Christmas gifts. Activities include sewing modelling praise meetings and a restaurant serving 32 634 meals.

Abigail Free School Charlton Street Seaving Treasury Chlgren

Dancer Adele Gener Leads Soul of Imagination Tour

Mile Adele Gener and an entire company depart for Philadelphia to present The Soul ims with the first show tonight. After a week there the production moves to the New York Theatre for a lengthy engagement starting the following Tuesday night.

Mile Adele Gener Philadelphia New York Theatre

Weaman Pearson Arrives Aboard Mauretania In Transit

Weaman Pearson, head of the English company building the East River tunnel for the Pennsylvania Railroad, arrived yesterday on the Cunard liner Mauretania. He plans to go to Mexico to advance the Tehuantepec Railway interests. work on the East River tunnel is rapidly progressing and expected to be completed sooner than originally contemplated.

Weaman Pearson East River Pennsylvania Railroad Company Cunard Mauretania Sir Weetman Mexico RB Dis Tehuantepec

Red Flag and Patriotism in a 1968 Debate

ROSE PASTOR STOKES argues for socialist symbolism and global solidarity while honoring the flag, citing historical verses and public reactions. She defends the Socialist movement’s stance on wage slavery, contrasts it with wartime loyalties, and urges broader international citizenship beyond narrow patriotism. The letter is dated Stamford, Conn., January 17, 1968.

The Tribune F. F Socialist Party Spargo Kerr & Co Chicago Boston Harbor New-York Tribune

Folger Purchases Shakespeare Folio Rumor Stated

London solicitor writes to The Shakespeare Folio page denying a Boston rumor that Henry C. Folger of Brooklyn bought the first folio Shakespeare. He notes the copy is in his possession and not yet offered in the United States. The London Times cites a well informed source. January 8, 1968.

The Tribune London Times Boston Henry C. Folger Brooklyn Howe Messrs. Sotheby's Auction Rooms United States Francis Edwards

Scarlet Fever Closes New York Library Branch

An indignant New York citizen writes that the Backson Square branch of the New York Public Library closed due to a janitor’s son having scarlet fever. The letter questions hospital quarantine, consistency with public schools, and calls for policy change to prevent future closures.

The Tribune Backson Square New York Public Library New York Public Libraries New York

Theatrical Agencies United Formed By Allies

The American Play Company was formed yesterday with Miss Elisabeth Marlory as president and Edgar and Archibald Selwyn as vice president and treasurer. It unites two agencies influential in theater, aims to open London and Paris offices, and will act as leasing agents for Frohmans Ekian Erlanger Shuberts and others.

American Play Company Elisabeth Marlory Edgar Archibald Selwyn Miss Marbury Europe Selwyns United Forces Knickerbocker London Paris Frohmans, Ekian & Erlanger The Shuberts

Miss Farrars Hard Death Delayed by Stuck Window

Miss Geraldine Farrar playing Cio Cio San at the Metropolitan Opera last night faced a delayed death due to a stubborn window. Mme Jacoby as Suzuki struggled to move the pane, nearly spoiling the moment before freeing and reattaching the window and allowing the scene to proceed.

Geraldine Farrar Cio-Cio-San Meteropolitan Mme. Jacoby Suzuki Mme Jacoby

Bank’s time lock fails. bank opens for first access this year

Wichita Falls Texas January 17 experts opened the First National Bank safe after the time lock failed to work since the first of the year. The bank now has access to its funds for the first time in weeks.

The Tribune Wichita Falls Tex First National Bank

Opera Waits Pleasing Reputations In Two Big Houses

In New York last night Manhattan staged Thais while the Met offered Madama Butterfly. Large, appreciative, well-behaved crowds enjoyed performances marked by polish and refined taste. Miss Farrar drew favorable attention despite a curtain-call interruption that spoiled a key moment.

Manhattan Metropolitan Miss Farrar Pinkerton Puccini Milan Miss Garden M. Renaud

Nantes Woman Labeled Insane After Attempted Child Harm

Miss Ann Audie of Nantes with a Poughkeepsie home was removed from Dr Alfred W Herzog’s private sanatorium to Bellevue Hospital suffering from homicidal mania. She arrived in New York Tuesday night from Spokane where she lived with her brother Dr J M Audie. On a Chicago-to-Eastward trip she choked the boy to death during travel and was overpowered. Dr Leon Monory declared homicidal mania and she faced transfer to Bellevue as steamship lines refused to transport her.

Ann Audie Nantes France Poughkeepsie N. Y Alfred W. Herzog Lexington Avenue Bellevue Hospital Bellevue Hastings Flower Hospital Miss Audie Spokane Wash J. M. Audic New York Chicago 4Th Street Herzog Audie

Count's Family in Jersey Jail Over Grand Larceny Case

Mrs Mary De Anderson, 58, is jailed in Essex County Newark on grand larceny and two false pretence charges. Daughters Bessie 17 and Helen 16 held as witnesses. Complainant Mrs Elliott, Nutley summer home owner, architect Clive N Elliott successor at McKim Mead & White. Mrs De Anderson claimed to be wife of a French count.

Frederick Seidler Mr. Elliott Stanford White McKim, Mead & White de Anderson

Change Snow Removal Contract Reverts to Snowfall Method

A mayoral commission urged reverting to paying for snow removal by snowfall totals, restoring Woodbury’s old method abandoned under Craven and Bensel. The report notes weather bureau data proves snowfall figures, endorsing the change. Additional recommendations include a sweepers pension system and block-based street cleaning like Colonel Waring.

McClellan Board of Estimate Woodbury Craven Bensel Weather Bureau Department Waring

Lost mother found son disappears after twenty years

Boston telegraph report: Peter A McAleavy, a steamship steward, vanished from his home a week after finding his aged mother, who had believed him lost in a mid ocean wreck twenty years ago. The pair’s reunion sparked a broad search for the missing man conducted by his wife and the mother.

the Tribune Boston Peter A. McAleavy McAleavy Providence

Obituary of Brooklyn resident and Odd Fellows member David P Gardner

David Pierson Gardner a 62 year Brooklyn resident and the oldest Odd Fellow in New York died at his home 560 Washington Ave Brooklyn in his 93rd year. He was a sash and door manufacturer active in business, born April 10 1815 in Brookside New Jersey. He moved to Brooklyn in 1845 and started his firm. Gardner subscribed to The New York Tribune since 1841 and to Horace Greeley edited The Log Cabin and The New Yorker. Last surviving charter member of Principle Lodge 43 I C O F he attended Universalist Church of Our Father Grand Ave Leffert’s Place. His wife died in 195 and he leaves a son Joseph K with him in business and three married daughters. Funeral services conducted Sunday at 4 p m by Rev Dr Thomas Edward Potter ton.

David Pierson Gardner Brooklyn Odd Fellows New York Washington Avenue Mr. Gardner Brookside N. J Gardner

John Sinclair Dies at 68, Noted Commission Merchant

John Sinclair formerly a commission merchant at No 1 Broadway died at his residence No 16 East 66th street yesterday. He was 68. He served as a director of Mechanics National Bank Queen Insurance Company of America and the Produce Exchange Safe Deposit and Storage Company. He belonged to the Chamber of Commerce Metropolitan Museum of Art American Geographical Society American Museum of Natural History and the New York Botanical Gardens and was a member of the University Glee Downtown Quill Century and Mendelssohn Glee clubs.

John Sinclair Broadway East 66Th Street Sinclair Mechanics’ National Bank Queen Insurance Company of America Produce Exchange Safe Deposit and Storage Company Chamber of Commerce Metropolitan Museum of Art American Geographical Society American Museum of Natural History New York Botanical Gardens University Glee Quill, Century and Mendelssohn

Noted South Dakota rancher George B. Moseley dies in Brooklyn

George B. Moseley, a Pierre ranch owner and prominent horse breeder, died Thursday at St. Marys Hospital Brooklyn after an operation. Born in Nottingham England in 188, he built wealth in the West and returned to Brooklyn last fall to visit family. Survived by wife and four sons. Burial in Cypress Hills family plot.

George B. Moseley Pierre S. D St. Mary’s Hospital Brooklyn Mr. Moseley Nottingham England South Dakota John Jamaica Mary E. Grant Stuyvesant Avenue Cypress Hills

Daniel C Stover Dies at 68 in Freeport

Freeport Illinois January 17 Daniel C Stover a millionaire manufacturer of stoves windmills and farm machinery died at his home today He was sixty eight years old He built a business empire and was a prominent local figure in Freeport He leaves a widow and several children and a sister in the community revealed by an obituary from the era

Freeport Til Daniel C. Stover

William C Hughes Dies After Appedicitis Operation

William Coleman Hughes an attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad living at 488 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn died after an appendicitis operation at St Catherine's Hospital. Born in the 14th Ward Brooklyn he studied Manhattan College and New York Law School and practiced law with an office at 49 Wall Street. He was counsel for the Anti Smoke Nuisance League of Brooklyn and held roles in the Emerald Society Manhattan Democratic Club and St. Vincent de Paul Society. His funeral is set for Monday morning at the Church of the Transfiguration.

William Coleman Hughes Pennsylvania Railroad Bedford Avenue Williamsburg St. Catharine’s Hospital 14Th Ward Brooklyn Manhattan College New York Law School No. 49 Wall Street Hughes

Obituary notes for James Donnelly and Ethelyn Hansen

Brother James Donnelly a Christian Brother of St. Vincent's Industrial School Utica died Thursday night. Born 1829 in Carnally Ireland he worked in New York Troy Peekskill Baltimore and directed St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum. Ethelyn Hansen wife of Herman Hansen died at 110 St. James's Place Brooklyn born Jersey City 1888 educated Adelphi and Woman's Medical College NY her father Levi Fuller law partner of Justice Pratt. mother Dr Frances Fuller first woman physician in Kings County.

James OF Mary Peter Donnelly Christian Brothers St. Vincent’s Industrial School Utica N. Y Carnally Ireland Montreal New York Troy Peekskill Baltimore St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum Catholic Protectory St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum St. Vincent's Industrial School Ethelyn A. F. Hansen Herman N. Hansen Independence League St. James's Place Brooklyn Jersey City Adelphi Academy Woman's Medical College of Levi Fuller Calvin A. Pratt Supreme Court Frances V. C. Fuller Kings County

Three Die in Scranton Knit Mill Fire Panic

In Scranton on January 17 at the Imperial Knitting Company mill eighty five girls worked on the third floor when a factory fire began on the ground floor. Panicked workers fled to a fire escape, and three women died after jumping from windows while others were injured.

Scranton, Penn Imperial Knitting Company Marie Buckley Catharine Griffith Jennie Ratchford

Dam Threat Looms Over Struthers Town

Telegraphed from Youngstown Ohio on January 17 Struthers mill town residents flee as a 4‑foot Mahoning Water Company dam above the village threatens to burst Yellow Creek pours earth and rock into the breach engineers labor to fill holes with cement in a futile bid to shore the dam and avert a wall of water downstream causing potential steel mill losses in the millions if it fails

The Tribune Youngstown Ohio Struthers Mahoning Water Company Yellow Creek

Sailors object to army regulation aboard Buford voyage

The Buford returned from the Philippines with sailors and marines upset by an army order requiring every two weeks personal cleanliness inspections. Navy personnel refused to comply, a chief gunner's mate was jailed, and after a deck demonstration and appeals the crew won their demand to rescind the order for them.

San Francisco Buford Philippines Army Navy Helena Nagasaki

Star Boat Actors Secretly Wed Before Curtain

Taylor Granville and Miss Lora Pierpont, stars of The Star Bout, wed secretly about three weeks ago by Rev. Henry Marsh Warren. The news surfaced when a stagehand spoke harshly to Miss Pierpont as she left her dressing room. Granville defended his wife, knocking the man down and confirming the marriage to onlookers.

Proctor Fifth Avenue Theatre Taylor Granville Lora Pierpont Miss Pierpont Granville Henry Marsh Warren

Baltic Canal Ambition Draws Russian Noble to New York

Major General Count Teherep Spiridovitch arrived aboard the Mauretania seeking funds from two American financier groups. He plans a seventy mile Baltic to Black Sea canal linking the Dnieper and Dwina rivers to create a direct waterway between the Baltic and the Black Sea. He said autographed photos were sent to a Mrs. Richard Roelofs after meeting her at the Waldorf Astoria with generals Miles and Wilson introducing him.

Count Teherep Spiridovitch Richard Roelofs Mauretania Waldorf-Astoria Nelson A. Miles James Wilson Russia Count Epiridovitch Dnieper River Dwina River Baltic Black Sea

Unemployed swarm NYC wood yard in charity effort

Ambitious unemployed flood New York City and apply for work at the Charity Organization Society woodyard. Demand floods stock, prompting authorities to slash prices. Orders directed to Johnston de Forest at 516 West 28th Street will be promptly attended to.

Army of the Unemployed New York City Charity Organization Society Johnston de Forest West 28Th Street

Blind Senator Gore on Taft Hughes and Roosevelt

Senator Gore of Oklahoma discussed national politics with Tribune reporters at the Hoffman House. He predicted Taft would secure the Republican nomination over Hughes, while Bryan would likely head the Democrats. He praised Hughes but cited his railroad vote and Rockefeller endorsement as hurdles. Gore described Roosevelt as popular in the West, respected in the South, and noted patronage shaping delegate votes. He predicted a tight race influenced by tariff reform and anti trust positions, and suggested New York and New Jersey could swing Democratic if Hughes is not nominated.

Gore Oklahoma Tribune Hoffman House Hughes Theodore Roosevelt Taft Bryan Charles E. Hughes Rockefeller Roosevelt West South Post Office la Follette Brownsville New York City

Today’s events fill New York social calendar

Free admission highlights at major museums and many society events. John Graham Brookson lectures at Hudson Theatre. Woman’s Press Club and Elmira College Club host gatherings. Harlem YWCA concert at Waldorf Astoria. diverse dinners at Plaza Astor and Hotel Manhattan. Cantons, missions, and civic group meetings sweep the evening with a University Glee Club concert closing the day.

Metropolitan Museum of Art American Museum of Natural History Zoological Gardens John Graham Brookson League For Political Education Hudson Theatre West 44Th Street Radcliffe Club Hotel Manhattan Woman's Press Club Waldorf- Astoria Elmira College Club Hotel Majestic MeaAll France Broadway Tabernacle Harlem Young Women's Christian Association Waldorf-Astoria Dutchess County Society City of New York Hotel Plaza New York Hotel Astor Kings County Democratic Club No. 120 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn Medico-Surgical Society Manhattan George White Alumni Association U. S& WN 14Th Regiment Eighth Avenue 15Th Street University Glee Club of New York City

Prominent Arrivals at Major Hotels

Prominent guests check in at leading hotels: Eaton of Toronto and Warren of Detroit at the Belmont. Cook and Hammond of Pittsburgh at Belmont. Oakey of Bren Mar and Batchelor of Philadelphia at Fifth Avenue. Mr and Mrs Cameron of Lakewood at Prince George. Mr and Mrs Brown of Chicago at St Regis. Truman of Newberry, Washington at Waldorf Astoria.

Belmont John C. Eaton Toronto B. S. Warren Detroit B. C. Cook C. Hammond Pittsburg Fifth Avenue J. W. Oakey Bren Mawr W. A. Batchelor Philadephia Prince George H- H. Cameron Lakewood ST. Regis Chas. E. Brown Chicago Waldorf-Astoria Truman Newberry Washington

Weather Report Forecasts Light Snow and Fair Skies

Official record from Washington reports a rapid disturbance bringing light snows from Michigan to the St Lawrence, with showers in the South Atlantic and Washington. Temperatures mostly higher, with fair weather expected for the next two days and storm warnings along the California coast. Local forecasts cover DC, MD, VA, DE, NJ, eastern PA, NY, ND, SD, WV, western PA, western NY, MN, Carolinas, New England, and a 24 hour temperature comparison.

Washington British Northwest Ontario Michigan St. Lawrence Wailey South Atlantic Dakotas South Atlantic States Lower Lake Region North Pacific States California San Francisco Eureka New England Middle Atlantic Coast South Atlantic Coast East Gulf Coast Light West Gulf Coast Light Lake Michigan Grand Banks District of Columbia Maryland Virginia Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania New York North Dakota South Dakota West Virginia Lake Erie Minnesota North South Carolina Weather Bureau

Well Known Surgeon Arrested in Omaha Hysteria

Dr. H. L. Getz of Marshalltown Iowa, twice president of the National Association of Surgeons, was arrested in Omaha after a paranoid episode believing enemies pursued him. He is noted as a former general surgeon for the Northwestern Railroad, and has overworked and grown extremely nervous.

The Tribune Omaha H. L. Getz Marshalltown Iowa National Association of Surgeons Getz Surgeons’ Association Northwestern Railroad

Death notices appear in The Tribune republished in Tri-Weekly Tribune

Death notices from Emma Atkinson to Mildred Lewis Williams list names and funeral details including dates January 19 to January 21, 1908, locations in Brooklyn Mount Vernon and New York addresses, with undertaker references and cemetery notes. The notices preserve names, ages, relatives, service times, and burial arrangements across multiple Brooklyn and New York neighborhoods.

Tribune Tri-Weekly

Special Notices for Employers at Uptown Tribune Office

Job seekers' file ready at The New-York Tribune Uptown Office 1964 Broadway for quick access. Various positions listed with subscription and mail rates, foreign post options, and multiple domestic offices including Nassau, William, Harlem, and Washington Bureau.

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