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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
16
Admiral Peary heads a committee named by American governors to create a World Aeronautical Map System. The group seeks a common scale for landing sites, airfields, and routes to enable cross border flights, aligning with European maps and aiding long distance aviation.
Dr. Meas Ore5 delivered the baccalaureate sermon on The Abundant Life to faculty administrators Freshmen and students of the Vabeun Theological Seminary during Commencement Week at Columbia. The program included speeches, a dance, and Barnard Hall reception while Phi Beta Kappa planned the annual oration.
Judge William B. Hornblower, appointed to the Court of Appeals in February, is critically ill at his summer home in Retchfeld Connecticut after a weakened heart failed to respond to stimulants. He recently left the court in Albany and his condition worsened tonight, with reports indicating a grave prognosis.
Montclair New Jersey hosts the College Women’s Club annual production of Percy Mackaye’s Jeanne d Arc to support scholarships. Mrs Chauncey H. Marsh heads the play’s management while Merbert W. Dutch oversees costumes. Mrs Alfred Chand will play the title role, with Mrs Erman Rideway as Jeanne in alternate casting. A memorial service for Jacob A. Rite was held by the Intercity Conference of Settlements at Union Settlement House with leaders from multiple settlements praising Rite and discussing new moving picture services for settlements and churches.
President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale, with Mrs Hadley, returned from England aboard the Cunard Carmania. He had recently spoken at Oxford University on American political sentiments. A passenger, Harold Anderson, fifteen, lost three fingers after an accident in steerage. A heavy glass shutter injured him near Lord Winhouse, home of the British polo team arrival. A subscription was raised for Keown Mil and 0 Was to cover the cure. John J. Grimms, widow of the American Consul General in London, was among the passengers.
The funeral for 13 Glenbrook Place Park NY resident M'Clure will be at 4 PM today from his home. Dr J M Erickson of St John’s Protestant Episcopal Church Yonkers will officiate. Burial follows at Woodlawn Cemetery. Coroner James H Dunn and the deceased’s brother A McClure denied letters were found. the man had suffered a nervous breakdown for two years but did not express suicide intent.
Orman Mack Irman of the New York Site Panama-Pacific Commission announced ground breaking for the Netherlands on the Panama-Pacific International Exposition grounds on May 1. The Netherlands building will stand opposite the New York building, described as fitting given New York’s Dutch heritage.
The Actors' Enquiry Association led by president Francis Wilson will hold its first annual meeting today at 2 PM in the Hotel Astor. Formed a year ago to secure better treatment from theater managers, it has about two thousand members including many leading actors and actresses.
The Walt Whitman Fellowship held an all day event at the Hotel Brevoort praising Walt Whitman and his poetry. Principal addresses came from Mrs Havelock Ellis and Max Eastman with other speakers including Anna Strunsky Walling George Jay Smith William English Walling Charles Keeler and Ferelwal Wiksell.
A suffragette interrupted morning services at St Pauls Cathedral, climbing the lectern to denounce “the rights of women” before being carried out. Similar disruptions occurred at Birmingham Cathedral as women rose in the pews shouting political slogans and were removed, prayers resumed amid distress.
The body of John T. Griffiths American Consul General at London arrived aboard the Carmania. Funeral services will be held at the Old First Presbyterian Church with state and civic representatives attending. A large cortege and floral tributes accompanied the ship as it neared New York.
The Winter Garden plans to reopen Saturday with The Passing Show of 184. Interior renovation will create a saucer shaped orchestra pit and cooling measures will be added for Marie Tempest's American season under Shubert management. Olga Petrova and Panthea star travels to Chicago after a 12 week run, Dorothy rd to headline Mile Tra la La, with Albert Von Tilzer composing interpolations. The 1914 Zeimenfeld Follies arrives at New Amsterdam tonight as Danse de Follies ends.
Auburn on May 31 reports the state prison held the first open air field day for 1499 inmates under the Mutual Welfare League. Thomas Mott Osborne acted as a judge. Richard Murd funded a cup won by the south wing over the north wing. Physicians allowed the event as an alternative during an epidemic.
The Anderson Auction Company closes its season with a June 3 sale featuring Rev Edwin F Matfield papers. Highlights include letters and documents from Manilton Jefferson Lafayette and Putnam plus rare Voltaire autographs and items tied to Sam Houston and Anson Jones. A four page Washington letter from 1799 is the gem, with businesslike passages negotiated for rent and use of farm and distillery.
Park Commissioner Cabot Ward ordered a full report on the unsafe status of Bow Bridge in Central Park and why the 25 090 appropriation to rebuild it was not spent. Park engineers warned three years ago cast iron could fail, and former Park Commissioner Charles B Stover favored concrete, but the Municipal Art Commission and city boards backed rebuilding in the original design.
Miss Alice Brown of Boston wins the Winthrop Ames Play Contest prize for the play Children of Earth. She receives 10 prize dollars from sixteen hundred forty six manuscripts entered. Mr. Ames plans to produce the work early next season.
Bright's disease claims a veteran aged eighty one in the Soldiers Home at Kearny New Jersey. His last words expressed a wish to see another Memorial Day. A Civil War veteran who served in the First New York Mounted Rifles, he later retired to the home after injuries left him paralyzed in one leg. He leaves a daughter Mrs Charles Vegetus of Bloomfield New Jersey. Funeral at Trinity Church with military honors.
A terse notice reports an engagement involving the American Museum of School History and figures such as Van Cortlandt and Sammy Brandtr as the United States Commerce Committee announces a meeting on industrial actions. Proceedings are to be held at City Hall with attendees including Mrs. Wee Brandon and others.
One thousand turned away as six thousand packed the Hippodrome for the Lambs final local appearance last night. An all star gambol drew enthusiastic praise with stars billed back repeatedly. It was a popular show at cherished prices and, in their hometown, the Lambs received their warmest welcome yet. The company’s last appearance here is marked by strong support and a crowded venue.
Notices list multiple obituaries and marriages with dates and locations, naming Annie Kidet Adeline Pumpelly George Crittenden Emil Gruening Jane Harkness and others. Includes services at Bloomfield Albany Stamford and Brooklyn addresses with funeral times and burial notes.
The fragment shows a personal plea addressed to Charlie from Henry urging communication after a family shock. Henry claims financial arrangements for a fresh start are in place and asks for no publicity while stating he is in New York at the same hotel as before.
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