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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
30
Telegraph notice from Bay June 12 describes President Roosevelt's arrival, packed crowds, and handshakes with residents including Archie and Quentin Roosevelt. Secret Service and local officials manage the scene as Roosevelt vows to greet all, then heads to Sagamore Hill with family. He plans a quiet summer with limited visitors, advanced by Secretary Loeb, and routine diplomacy and recreation.
President Roosevelt left Washington for his Oyster Bay summer home at 8 50 a m traveling by way of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He plans to stay through the summer and resume official duties in the fall as the nation faces strong domestic and foreign challenges.
President Roosevelt travels by private car Magnet attached to a regular train with Mrs Roosevelt and a party including Mrs Cowles and Secretary Leeb. He plans a quiet summer at Oyster Bay, possibly until the McKinley memorial unveiling in Canton, Ohio on September 30. Roosevelt chats with Secretaries and aides at the station as clerks and White House staff accompany him. the Roosevelt children remain at Oyster Bay.
President Roosevelt and party arrived in Jersey City at 2 55 pm. After greeting railroad staff, he boarded the tug Lancaster and rode to Long Island City where a crowd cheered as he bowed. A special train then carried him toward Oyster Bay at 4 15 pm.
Reports diverge on Secretary Metcalf's safety after a party trip up the James River. Navy officials say no doubt of party safety. Dolphin and Maple vessel movements tracked near Newport News and Norfolk with conflicting sightings placing Metcalf aboard the Dolphin upon the Connecticut.
Charlee Kent to star in The Wild Duck at a Broadway house next season. He previously appeared as Judas with Mrs Fiske in Mary of Magdala and supported Barry Sullivan Clara Morris Thomas W Keene and others. Nethersole closes Paris season with Carmen and plans The Awakening at Sarah Bernhardt Theatre next spring. Mile Dazie engaged for Ziegfelds Follies of 1997 at Jardin de Paris. Thorne to support Maude Fealy in The Stronger Sex under John Cort. Cort also backs London The Man on the Box and new The Spider's Web for Sarah Truax.
Washington June 12 Leonard M Thomas secretary of the American Legation at Madrid has resigned for personal reasons.
Today events include the New York Flower Mission reception for fruit and flowers to aid wick in hospitals and tenement houses at 104 East 20th Street all day. East Side Civic Club meets at 254 Grand Street at 7 p.m. The Association of Neighborhood Workers holds a dinner at 151 Clinton Street at 7 30 p.m. A fete champetre under the New York City Federation of Women's Clubs is listed at the Hotel Astor in the evening.
Governor Charles E. Hughes arrives at the Hotel Astor in Albany. Colonel C. M. Van Slyck visits Buckingham. E Parker Ness and W. D. Wood stay at Fifth Avenue in London. E B Stainbrugge of Hamburg checks into Hoffman. Theodore M. Davis, Newport optologist, is at Holland. F K Gurneybram of New Zealand at Imperial. J C Fletcher, Yokohama, at Manhattan. Peter and William Keith, Scotland, with Rev Phelps M. Prescott in Murray Hill. Colonel Richard F. Yeatman, U S A at St Denis. Dr. George Fales Baker, Philadelphia, at St Regis Waldorf Astoria. Potter Palmer Jr., Chicago, at Waldorf Astoria Astoria.
The Weather Bureau records a continuing area of abnormal cold centered in the Northeast and mid Atlantic, with damp easterly winds keeping temperatures low in New England and the lake region. Normal temperatures resume in the south and Rockies, while showers are expected in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and the northeast Rocky Mountain slope through Thursday and Friday. Wind trends vary by region, from light coastal breezes to fresh east and northeast on the upper lakes. Local notes compare twenty four hour temperatures with last year and thirty year norms, with forecasts for New England, the mid Atlantic, and other districts.
Ambassador Bryce spoke at the University of Illinois exercises on June 12 about history and politics. He warned that all governments have faults, urged vigilant citizen participation, and noted Switzerland as a model of public engagement and political understanding.
Miss Olive Grace Whittle wed Cufford Townsend Swart at the Church of the Ascension Chester Hill Mount Vernon with sister Ethel May Whittle as maid of honor. The bridegroom, a Columbia University graduate, is an avid yachtsman and pearsman. New Brunswick and Milton scenes report nuptials for Voorhees Beattie and Peabody Hamlin Treadwell with noted attendees and receptions at notable venues.
Prince Fushimi of Japan arrives in Toronto this afternoon and is greeted by the Mayor and Council. He tours city landmarks and attends a garden party at Government House hosted by the Lieutenant Governor. He is hosted at dinner by the Governor and plans to depart later today.
George R. Boynton exhibited portraits of Major General Frederick Dent Grant Commodore Frederick G. Bourne and Colonel Charles F. Homer at his Sherwood Building studio. Grant’s portrait in full dress features a war map and Castle William backdrop while Bourne and Homer are shown in regal settings to be displayed at Governor's Island Washington and the 71st Regiment armory respectively.
Alabama ponders a complex successor for Senator Morgan as two alternate candidates, Bankhead and Johnston, loom under a governor appointed plan that may shift with legislative election. The death prompts flags at half mast, proclamations praising Morgan, and a full funeral representation from Senate and House.
Free massage and medical gymnastics department unveiled at German Hospital and Dispensary on Park Avenue and 76th Street. Dr Charles H Jaeger described mechano therapy as exercising every joint with machines, claiming faster convalescence and widespread use in Germany’s hospitals universities and military facilities.
Buckroe Beach, Newport News and Norfolk observers report items from the Minnesotas ill fated launch washing ashore as searchers drag for bodies. Officials note heavy seas and swift tides. Navy divers to probe the site while families await word on eleven missing sailors including Midshipmen Stevenson and Ulrich.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent a telegram of deep shock and grief from Baltimore while en route to Oyster Bay after the launch disaster at Hampton Roads. The message, addressed to Rear Admiral R. D. Evans, conveyed condolences on behalf of the President and Edith Roosevelt.
New Brunswick New Jersey June 12 Special The faculty announced prize awards with multiple senior prizes including the Suddam prize in composition awarded to Solomon Esberg Perth Amboy and others in natural science mathematics Roman law and moral philosophy. General prizes include the Van Doren prize for Christian missions awarded to Royal Arthur Stout and the Van Vechten prize to Andrew Hansen of New York City.
The Washington and Lee University board of trustees conferred honorary Doctor of Laws degrees on Hamilton Wright Mabie John M Glenn ex Governor William A McCorkle Sidney T Moreland Mary land and Joseph Bryan. Dr G R Howerton was elected to fill the chair of moral philosophy following James M Quarles death. Also mentions a tonic for summer exhaustion.
Marriage notices list Crocker and Thomas with a June 11 1907 service at John's Church Clifton Staten Island Gladys Evelyn Thomas daughter of Wethered B. Thomas to Samuel E M Crocker of Fitchburg Mags Grayfish Fish to Albert Zabriskie Gray Anthon to Maccracken Maccracken to Marjorie Dodd Teuise Shaw to Lowell Lincoln Richards legal requirements noted for notices
The Tribune lists forthcoming republication of death notices in The Tri-Weekly Tribune without extra charge. Names include Margaret Barnard Emma G Fritz Campbell Patrick Keaney Mrs. Davis Oliver P McGrath John W Dunham Elizabeth G Remsen Sarah L Bason Mia John W Dwight Brudwell.
Readable lines advertise access by Harlem trains from Grand Cane Station Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys and by carriage. Lots $125 up. Telephone 4555 Gramercy for Book of Views or representative Office, 20 East St., New York City. Frank Fe Campbell Co. 2413 West 234th Street Chapels. Private and public ambulances. Tel 1324 Chelsea. Stephen Merritt Burial Co. St Ave and 18th St. Tel 1244 Chelsea.
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