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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1906
Page
26
United States Senator from Maryland Arthur Pue Gorman died suddenly at his Washington home at 9 05 this morning after months of illness chiefly heart trouble. He was conscious until the end and was with his wife Ada and the Senator's daughter when the attack occurred.
The Maryland statesman Arthur Pue Gorman died in Washington yesterday after a five month illness and failing health. He had not left his house since January 16, and his death prompted Senate adjournment and official funeral arrangements at his home and Oak Hill Cemetery. He leaves a wife and six children including Ada, Mrs. Wilton Lambert, Mrs. R. A. Johnson, Mrs. R. W. Hirsel, Mrs. Stephen Gambrill, and Arthur Poe Gorman Jr. His career spanned Maryland politics and the U S Senate, where he chaired the Democratic State Committee, led campaigns, and shaped tariff and naval policy.
Remarks express sorrow over a retiring Senate figure whose long service and leadership responsibilities will be missed. The speaker notes his extensive experience and fears finding a replacement who can match his level of capability.
Baltimore June 4 factional strife in Maryland Democratic party grows after Gor mans death prompting speculation on a temporary Senate appointment by Governor Warfield. Some favor young Gorman or Rayner backed by party leaders while others seek anti organization picks. Outcome could fracture the party as leaders weigh who would best preserve influence.
The article recounts how James G. Gorman rose in the Senate, backing navy expansion and winning a pivotal force bill vote by one, becoming a southern favorite. It covers his clashes with President Cleveland over the Wilson Tariff, his 18% defeat in Maryland, and his later return as Senate minority leader amid declining health.
Senator Gorman was a longtime guest at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in town, arriving in the first week it opened and never missing a year. Tom Gay, head waiter, recalls Gorman and William L. Scott, once pages, rising to wealth. Scott died rich after banking in Erie and a Rock Island Railroad link, while Gorman joined the Senate and kept the same seat for over two decades.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana is sidelined by stomach trouble and stayed home from the Capitol. He expects to return to the Senate before week’s end as his illness subsides.
Battery Hill near the War of the Revolution battlefield hosted the unveiling of a commemorative tablet designed by Albert Weinert. SIONYU students and guards joined a parade from Morris Heights to NYU campus as Hugh Hastings presented to Chancellor MacCracken. John C. Tomlinson also spoke.
A review of the Shakespeare production at the Academy praises Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe in this brilliant Beatrice and Benedick comedy. It praises Marlowe’s wit and charm, notes Sothern’s fluency and dignity, and credits Irving’s influence on stagecraft while deeming other performances less notable.
Lawyers meet at Joseph H Choate office to form the Bar Committee on Judicial Nominations. Ex Judge Alton B Parker chairs with 35 bar members from New York and 1st Department, plus a Citizens Union push to name tickets in Kings and New York counties. The group will evaluate qualifications for the Supreme Court bench, Surrogate and other posts for the November 6 1906 election, inviting public cooperation and candidate submissions. Names considered include Lewis L Delafield Wallace Macfarlane Edward B Whitney Justice Edward Clinch Austen Jo Gans and more as they pursue impartial, independent candidates.
The Cohan family Truly Shattuck and others revived The Governor's Son at the Aerial Theatre New Amsterdam roof garden last night. The production adds new songs and features while keeping the original Broadway essence. The cast includes George M Cohan and press notes praise the music costumes and refurnished roof garden setting.
Walter N Lawrence and Henry E Dixey close negotiations with Lee Shubert for The Man on the Box at Waldorf London. Miss Hilda Spong to star under Lawrence management in Lady Jim a three act comedy by Harold Heaton. After a road tour the company will bring the play to New York for a roadway theatre opening in September.
Oscar Hammerstein hosted the opening night of his roof garden show drawing crowds to capacity. Illicit acts were avoided as the lineup featured Rice and Prevost, Captain Woodward’s trained sea lions, Milo the Beautiful Bather, and Lalla Selbini’s bicycle act. The Russian giant is due next week and the crowd praised Selma Braa’s singing.
A memorial meeting organized by a federation of German societies with around one hundred thousand members will occur at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday at 8 15 p m Hubert Cillis will preside Speakers include Nicholas Murray Butler A Jacobi George Von Skal and Emanuel Baruch German singing societies will provide over a thousand voices After 8 o clock no admission tickets will be required.
Cable reports from Vienna praise Miss Lillian Heidelbach of this city as a standout pupil of the Metropolitan Opera House School of Opera. She sang before Director Mahler of the Imperial Opera who urged a long term contract, but she will decide later.
Belmont Park racing headlines today while city hall hosts a 1 p m Board of Aldermen meeting. NYU class day exercises at 2 pm. California Club meets at Waldorf Astoria at 2 pm. Knickerbocker Relief Club hosts a package party at 217 West 104th Street in the evening. NY Historical Society meets at 5 30 pm. Edward Payson Weston lecture at 318 West Sith street at or near 6 pm. Barnard College seniors dance in the gym in the evening. Freeway exhibit at the Museum of Art and the Zoological.
The wedding of Miss Edith Bulkeley Ruggles and Charles Herbert Langmuir occurred yesterday at St Mark's Church In the Bowery. Rev. Hugh Me. Birkhead officiated. The bride was given away by her sister, with Howard S. Mott as best man. A separate wedding saw Mrs. Daisy Beard Shults wed Frederic C. Brown at Holy Trinity Brooklyn. A breakfast followed at 110 Remsen Street as the couple sailed for Europe. Brown's prior marriage to John H. Shults Jr. ended in divorce in 1961 with custody of two children.
Governor Higgins signed the Carpenter-Wainwright bill expanding Interstate Palisade Park from Piermont to Stony Point to save Hook Mountain from quarrying. The purchase money is pledged and Palisades Commission plans the extension of a cliff highway along the Hudson. Opposition from quarry owners and allies is anticipated.
Passengers slated to sail today include many named couples and individuals aboard the Kronprinz, Carmania, and the Oskar with destinations for King Wilhelm, Liverpool, and Naples. Arrivals from London include Mr and Mrs Charles Klein and Rear Admiral J.W. French Bleecker and family, among others.
Unsettled conditions persist with general showers and thunderstorms in many areas. Fair in New England and the middle Atlantic. central Rockies and Southwest clear. Tuesday and Wednesday showers expected in various regions. temperatures generally higher north of the Rockies, cooler in the south. District forecasts note showers, cooler conditions, and light to fresh southerly winds. Official record shows yesterday’s high 75, low 61, with notable yearly comparisons.
Advertisement notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a sleep aid. Recommends taking half a teaspoonful in half a glass of water just before retiring to bring refreshing sleep. Mentions no clinical proof or cautions.
Langmuir and Ruggles couple wed on Monday June 4 1906 at St Mark s in the Bowery by Rev Hugh Birch The bride is Miss Jette Herbert Langmuir of New York The notice appears for republishing in the Tri Weekly Tribune under marriage and death indorsement rules with full name and address requirements.
Betts Stamford Conn died June 3 1908 widow Amelia Betts of Strawberry Hill awaits funeral Tuesday at 11 am. Annie Holmes Brush June 2 wife of Charles Brush dies. services at sister’s residence New Hancock Street Brooklyn June 5 at 2 pm. Elizabeth H Burgess dies June 4 in city. interment Providence Thursday. Jennie A Burtis dies June 3. services at residence South Portland Avenue Brooklyn.
A collection of terse notices list deaths and services in June 1906 across New York area, naming individuals such as A G Dickinson Frances Kent Lord New Man Pam Tresidder Kane Lodge Van Cleaf Wangemann Westervelt and others. Entries include birth or age, residence, funeral times, and burial plans with some address details and undertaker notes.
The Tribune outlines mail handling and subscription options including domestic and foreign rates, early mail train delivery, and weekly, daily, and Sunday editions. It lists numerous hotel reading rooms across Europe for daily papers and provides scattered city, hotel, and country references.
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