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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1910
Page
14
A detailed review traces morganatic ties of Count Claudine Rhedey from Württemberg to the Teck line, noting connections to Queen Mary, Prince Francis Joseph, and the Lucy Fairfax lineage. It discusses Windsor and Balmoral preferences, aristocratic marriages, and the blurred fortunes of European nobility amid royal duties and public life.
Professor Mansfield Merriman, a civil engineer and former Lehigh University chair, quietly married Miss Bezena Treat Downes at St. Thomas's Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Ernest M. Stires with only family and intimate friends present. Downes, long connected with St. Thomas's Church, resided at 1071 Madison Avenue.
Miss Evelyn Fisk daughter of the late Harvey Fisk married John Warren Dubois Gould of New York at Ewing Presbyterian Church Wilburtha. Rev. E G Thurber and Rev. D Ruby Warne officiated. Bride given away by Harvey E Fisk. Attendants included Susan Gould and Marion Harris. Best man Francie Lewis Gould. Ushers were Cecil Appelle Guy Carleton Earl Barnes and S Duncan Marshall Jr. Reception at the Fisk home. They will reside in New York.
Free admission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, and the Zoological Garden. New York Board of Trade and Transportation meets at 203 Broadway at 3 15 p m. National Arts Club members’ dinner at 15 Gramercy Park in the evening. Second public hearing of the New York City Commission on Congestion of Population at Public School 62 on Hester Street. Alliance meeting at 4214 Third Avenue in the Bronx in the evening.
The disturbance moving from Eastern New York off Maine’s coast brings showers to the Atlantic states and St Lawrence Valley. Texas to New Mexico and Arizona hit near 100 degrees. Fair in most regions Wednesday with unsettled conditions in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes Thursday. Local notes: New England and mid-Atlantic remain fair with light west winds. Western Pennsylvania and New York see increasing cloudiness and warmer temps. Official records show yesterday’s high 69 and low 56 with average around 63.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes New York may push a 1913 world’s fair with a city committee to decide, while other papers discuss costs. Montreal Herald observes high deposits necessary for such ventures. Waterbury Republican highlights Grand Central Station’s capital needs and potential demolition. Public opinion questions funding and state treasury impact if New York seeks state aid.
Esteemed scholar Goldwin Smith died leaving a mark as a warm friend of the United States and a former chair holder at Cornell University. His career bridged British and American thought with influence in academic and public circles.
President Schurman lauds Goldwin Smith as a man of rare culture and scholarly achievement. He calls him a devoted friend of the American Republic and democracy, noting Smith’s keen discernment of tyranny and his charitable, noble character. The remarks honor a longtime Cornell faculty member and educator.
Toronto report notes the death of Professor Goldwin Smith a leading educator and writer of modern times at his home The Grange on June 7 1900 era phrasing adapted. The brief obituary confirms his passing and locations tied to his residence and prominence in academic circles.
The 87 year old Goldwin Smith died after a long illness. He fractured his thigh in February, lingered through spring, and spent his final hours in The Grange Toronto. A University of Oxford regius professor before moving to Cornell and later Canada, he influenced liberal political thought and favored US Canada union options, earning both praise and criticism.
Captain George S Chapman a noted Police Department figure and Roosevelt era captain, died at his sister’s New Brighton home. He retired in 1903 from Mercer Street station after a long career marked by the Seeley dinner raid notoriety and a boast of twenty battles as a drummer in the 135th New York Regiment. The funeral is set for Saturday at 2 PM.
Harvey Leigh Smith longtime director of boys work for the Bedford branch of the Y M C A in Brooklyn died Monday in New Haven after a sanatorium treatment for a nervous affliction brain fever. Born March 30 1870 in Katonah New Jersey he held physical director posts at Y M C A branches in several cities and authored Bible Study for Boys. He leaves a wife and a daughter five. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 pm in Attleboro Massachusetts.
Peter J Tiernan aged eighty died at his Tompkinsville home after a long career in Richmond County politics and public service. A former justice of the peace in Middle Town before consolidation, he later served as a clerk in the minor courts and most recently with the 2d District Municipal Court. Born in Ireland, he immigrated early and was active as a volunteer fireman and member of several fraternal orders. He is survived by three sons and one daughter.
Miss Anna B Hoyt longtime trustee and charter member of St Josephs Institute for Deaf Mutes Fordham died of tuberculosis at Fordham estate yesterday afternoon. Born 1846 in St Albans Vermont she moved to the city young and devoted her life to church and charitable work. Funeral at 772 East 188th Street The Bronx tomorrow afternoon burial in St Raymonds Cemetery Fordham
A three day a week polo round robin opened at Meadow Brook Hunt Club Hempstead Long Island. Great Neck Freebooters defeated Meadow Brook Freebooters 5 to 4 in the opening final, with Meadow Brook losing players to falls and August Belmont Jr scoring for Meadow Brook. Final round featured Great Neck with Brad Martin and Ray Belmont leading 3 to 1 against Meadow Brook. Referee H H Holmes. Tempest to return autumn with new Frohman play. Mantell sails Lusitania to meet with Phillips and McCarthy on new historical drama plans.
Richard Fletcher's one act Love's Understudy stars Ethel Browning Winifred Voorhees and Radcliffe Fellowes at the Fifth Avenue Theatre after a Lyceum matinee success. Browning portrays a millinery shop girl jilted by a delivery boy with strong character work. Voorhees plays the shop model whose flirtation with the porter drives the plot. Fellowes as Joe the errand boy remains convincing. The bill includes Albert Hole the English boy soprano Fiddlers and Frank J Conroy George Lemaire and company in A King for a Night. Louise Meyers as Marie in A Little of Everything contributes refreshing song and dance.
The Independent Producing Company formed by John Cort, Charles Klein, and E. V. Giroux signs Paul Armstrong and Jules Eckert Goodman to five year deal giving the firm control of their play output. The company also secures dramatic rights to The Dreamers by Upton Sinclair.
Miss Aida Liufrio daughter of Mrs William H Liufrio and John A Hopper son of actor De Wolf Hopper were married at the bride's home in Baltimore today. Rev Dr Joel T Rossiter officiated with John T Crouse as best man and Miss Bessie Lee Liufrie as attendant. The couple sail for a three week Adirondacks trip then reside at 218 West 14th Street New York.
Notices survey O Henry obituary references and theatre links. Lo musical comedy based on a short story by O Henry and Franklin P Adams with music by Baldwin Sloane produced in Chicago in 1898. Seven Days to be staged in Vienna next season. Frederic Thompson renames The Comic Supplement to Girlies for New Amsterdam show. Eddie Foy Emma Carus to appear in Up and Down Broadway at Casino Theatre. Gillette to headline a repertory of Sherlock Holmes and other plays next season. Tempest Milton Browne Arden Royce sail for England on Teutonic after Caste revival.
Simple but impressive services for William Sydney Porter known as O Henry were held at the Church of the Transfiguration on Fifth Avenue. Rev. Dr. G C Houghton led the rites with Rev L E Lewis aiding, the church filled to capacity and his wife Mrs Sarah Lindsay Porter the only close relative present. The burial was planned for Ashe ville North Carolina.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and fiancée Miss Eleanor Alexander arrive from New York with Mrs Alexander to pack antique furniture from Mrs Alexander's cottage for shipment to California. The gifted items are from the bride elect's mother as a wedding present.
Washington June 7 The Library Committee of the House favored Sulzer's bill to erect a statue of Samuel J Tilden in Washington The site and statue are to be chosen by joint library chairmen the Secretary of State and John Bigelow of New York City An appropriation of 2500 dollars is provided for the project.
The services setting apart Huntington Close with a pulpit porch and doorway will be held at Grace Church today at 12 30 o'clock. A large crowd is expected including church wardens and vestrymen.
Evelys Louise Fisk daughter of the late Harvey and Louisa Fisk marries John Warren Du Bois Gould of New York City at Ewing Presbyterian Church New Jersey on Tuesday June 7 1010 solemnized by Rev D Rarne Notices of marriages and deaths must be accompanied by full name and address.
Sudden deaths and funeral services announced for Bolmer Chapman de Forest Douglass Draper Harvey Morrow Morton Robinson Seaman Sickels Smith Thomas Toombs Trussell. Notices list ages, addresses in Yonkers Brooklyn New York and nearby cities, with church and time details for services and private interments.
Readable fragments describe funeral services in New York City with references toUNDERTAKERS FRANK E CAMPBELL and Rev Stephen Merritt. Mentions locations 20 East 23d Street and 124 and 125 Chelsea as chapels with transport access by Harlem trains from Grand Central Webster and avenue trolleys and carriages.
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