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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
10
Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky, commander of the Russian fleet at the Sea of Japan defeat, died in Bad Nauheim, Germany, last night from heart disease. He was about sixty and had long served in the Russian navy, with a noted specialty in gunnery and a reputation as a brilliant student.
Russian Admiral Rozestvensky led Baltic Fleet to Vladivostok amid rumors of hidden Japanese threats. He survived the Tsushima battle where Japan destroyed most of his force. later faced a court of inquiry and surrender charges, with several officers condemned before commutations.
A private cable from England announced the death of Louis Dyer, former Oxford Greek professor. Born Chicago September 26 18 81? He studied at Harvard and Oxford and lectured widely in the United States and Britain at Balliol Cornell Chicago and many universities.
The text notes a Metropolitan Museum member and council participant in the Hellenic Society and Egypt Exploration Fund. It mentions his 1805 Balliol College delegation to the Athens archeological congress, several works on Greek topics, and a marriage in 188 to Mise Margaret MacMillan.
Edward Wells Jr a lawyer with offices at No 2 Rector Street and former Peekskill corporation counsel died Sunday at his home after an appendectomy He was born in 1862 in Peekskill attended Peekskill Military Academy Yale class of 84 Columbia Law School 1887 admitted to the bar formed Barney & Wells then with Avery D Andrews later practiced alone He belonged to New York and Westchester Bar Associations American Geographical Society Reform Club Delta Kappa Epsilon Yale Alumni and the Peekskill community
Edward Bertrand Wells, prominent local figure connected with Academy Alumni Harris Light Cavalry Survivors Association and several fraternities, dies leaving sister Miss Anna Wells and brother Judge Charles Nassau Wells of Peekskill. Funeral set for 4 pm tomorrow at the Elks Building on Brown Street in Peekskill.
John J. Bradley died at his home 411 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn from cirrhosis of the liver. Born in New York City he worked as a printer's devil on The New York Ledger and later served as office boy for Justice Samuel Maddox. He held positions as deputy United States marshal and deputy sheriff for ten years. Bradley led the Brooklyn Athletic Club and belonged to the Seymour, Seneca, and Maccabees orders and Knights of Columbus Washington Council.
Peter B. Mead lifelong Brooklyn resident died at his home 102 Bergen Street at age 93 with two daughters surviving. He recalled Lafayette's last visit to Amelia riding in the same carriage and weaving a flag over the visitor’s head. Mead worked for Harper Brothers for over 20 years and edited a horticulture magazine. He helped organize the New York Horticultural Society and served with the Brooklyn Board of Education and the American Institute of New York. He enjoyed fishing and billiards and was friends with Callender the billiard table maker.
The Rev Peter J Kearney longtime rector of St Raphael s Church Blissville LIC died in St John s Hospital following a pneumonia illness He was born 1839 in Longford Ireland educated at All Hallows and ordained 41 years ago Survived by two sisters one a Sister Mary Joseph of Manhattan and two priest nephews Peter Reily of Los Angeles and James Reilly ordained recently in Manhattan
Captain Henry McCrea of the U S Navy commander of the battleship Georgia in the North Atlantic Squadron to the Pacific Ocean died of Brights disease at 3 30 Sunday morning in the naval hospital at the Brooklyn navy yard. He was 57, born in Logansport Indiana, and earlier saved Cape Haitian ports from blockade. Funeral arrangements are handled by President McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Morning after a prayer by Chaplain Isaacs the Stix bearers and yard officers in white escorted Captain Henry McCrea's body to a tug bound for Jersey City then to a special train to Washington. Burial to be at Arlington Cemetery with full naval honors. pallbearers include Captains Blocklinger Kimball Halsey Culver Norton Comly and officials Speel Street.
Ignacio Veintemilla former President of Ecuador died in Guayaquil on July 19 after a career as an army general and politician. Born in Cuenca in 1820, he led the liberal revolt that toppled Borrero in 1876 and served as president with extraordinary powers. He ruled as supreme chief in 1882 before being deposed and expelled in July 188.
The Rev Dr Otto Pfleiderer professor of theology at the University of Berlin died today in Berlin. Born in Stettin in 1839 he studied at Zibingen and taught at Jena before joining Berlin in 1877. A leading liberal theologian his London and Edinburgh lectures were published in English as influential works.
Charles H. K. Smith, longtime representative of Brooklyn's old 20th Ward on the Board of Aldermen, died Sunday at his home 500 Clinton Avenue. Born August 18, 1832 in Morris Plains New Jersey he moved to Brooklyn at age ten and later ran the family undertaking business. A Republican all his life he voted for Fremont and Roosevelt. He belonged to Covenant Lodge F and A M. He leaves a wife and two sons.
The Rev Dennis P O Sullivan 86 S J president of St Josephs College Philadelphia died suddenly today from heart failure at Holy Cross College Worcester Massachusetts. Born in Troy New York in 1866 he had been ill for some time and came to Worcester hoping to recuperate.
Cooperstown New York July 20 Bishop Henry C Potter hospitalized since June 27 at Fernleigh faced a renewed relapse today after a period of improvement. Doctors report he is again uneasy and in pain with increased oxygen and reduced arterial circulation threatening his mobility. His son Alonzo Potter of New York summoned as hope fades.
A burst of theatre activity includes I Take This Man at Court Square Theatre Springfield with Burton Sutherland Filton Lewis Prentice Monroe Findlay. Herbert’s Algeria rehearsals begin with Hunt Hutchinson Tighe Burt lead. Anna Boyd to replace Kennedy in The Three Twins next Monday. Hoffmans Hammerstein show continues with novelties and guests Ned Wayburn Rice Prevost. A H Woods tabs Grand Street Theatre for melodrama, Con vict 96 bill with English debut upcoming. Eva Tanguay headlines Fifth Avenue Theatre. Norworth Ferguson team up for laughs. Keith Proctor’s sequence features a new Spanish castanet dance. Travelling Salesman rehearsals start with McIntyre as lead. Lois Ewell shines at Weber’s after Merry Widow run. Auto Fiends vaudeville act arrives next week. Victor Herbert Edgar Smith contribute music and lyrics.
Morgan J. O'Brien former Appellate Division justice and Grover Cleveland ally has written to The Tribune supporting a plan to place a portrait of Cleveland in the Executive Chamber at the State Capitol Albany. In a letter dated July 18 1908 he encloses 25 dollars to the fund and urges continued subscriptions as the drive nears success.
A Tribune Fresh Air Fund drive highlights how two weeks in the country can lift East Side children from crowded rooms and noise filled streets. Over one hundred boys and girls prepared to depart to country locations as workers described rural life as a dreamlike escape from saloons, street vendors, and overcrowded tenements.
The New York Tribune notes the Fresh Air Fund sends 1,14 chiMren to the country this week praising its long standing institution. It highlights its practical business principles and proven efficacy as observed by the Providence Journal through its endorsement.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle notes the Fresh Air Fund’s summer impact with ten thousand dollar value and real life benefits for poor city children. A wash and new clothes during a stay in Litchfield Conn. illustrate transformed outlooks and hopeful futures through fresh air charities.
Among the passengers sailing for Europe today are Kaiser Wilhelm II and a list of travelers including A. Lowell Blake William T. Innes Tetons 7 Biddle F. R Kellews Marion Blake Mrs. Robert Waller jr Colonel and Mrs DD E Charles A Whitney Corwin On steamers that reached here from Europe yesterday were Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm from Bremen Major and Mrs Otway S Mister Lovell pist an 2 potions Miand tae WI Woot
The Robert E. Lee statue designed by Richmond sculptor Ed ward V. Valentine has been completed at Gorham Company foundry in Providence. Virginia officials inspected the work during a Providence visit and praised its life size accuracy and minute detailing, and it will flank Houdon’s Washington in Statuary Hall alongside a bronze copy.
In Quebec the Indomitable with the Prince aboard reaches the Gulf of St. Lawrence as the New Hampshire joins ten battleships in harbor. Vice President Fairbanks due at Levis Wednesday. festivities unfold with a carnival spirit, mounts, heralds, and staged historical scenes featuring Iroquois and Ojibway delegates.
Prominent arrivals at the hotels include Dr. Andrew G. Fredericks of New Orleans at Grand, Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia at Hoffman, Colonel D. O. Robinson of Elmira with Dr. Otto Brache from Wannschweig in Germany and St. Harrison Wagner of New Haven at Imperial. H. S. Knapp of Chicago at Victoria, Prince Ww. Win fsch Graetz from Bar Harbor, Maine at Waldorf Astoria.
Official record from Washington notes a rain area moving across the Mississippi and Ohio valleys with clearing in the Southwest. Minnesota showers occur. temperatures fall in the lower Ohio Valley while other changes are minor. Coastal winds vary by region. outlook shows continued showers in New England and the mid Atlantic with fair conditions late week.
Minford family announces funeral for Emme Matthiessen Minford at 16 East 50th Street on Tuesday at 2 38 PM with Woodlawn Cemetery interment. Also memorial Requiem Mass for Sarah Cooke at Church of St Mary the Virgin on Tuesday at 10 45 AM. Access via Harlem trains Grand Central and local trolleys. office contact 20 East 22 Street for Book of Views. Chelsea ambulance service listed with private and public options.
The New York Tribune invites employers to consult a file of applications for various positions at its Uptown office. Hours 9 am to 6 pm. Domestic and foreign mail rates listed. Subscriptions offered for daily, tri weekly, weekly farmer, Sunday only, almanac, index, and mail delivery in New York City.
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