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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1912
Page
10
A complex English inheritance dispute centers on Crakemarsh Manor Staffordshire and Tyrrell family lines. Claims reach from Sir Thomas Tyrrell’s death to grandson Charles Tyrrell, with property transfers debated as lawsuits unfold amid multiple Cavendish competing interests and possible estate division among descendants.
B 8 Foster of Hiawatha Kansas, a Union cavalryman with the 7th Kansas Regiment, and lifelong Tribune reader since 1880s, toured The Tribune in New York. He visited the Sunday department, composing and press rooms, telegraph and shipping areas, sharing memories and marveling at modern newspaper operations.
A cornerstone ceremony was held yesterday afternoon for a new Presbyterian Church of The Ascension to be built on Now 6th and 28 Bastoy street. Addresses were given by the Lord, the Rev. Francine Pipaunin, Dor. Jeane F Forbes, and Dr Joseph E Messenger, all noting church extension and community impact.
The General Synod backed new Lutheran congregations in Jersey City and nearby, with Rev. Carl Zienmeister to lead the charge. A Sunday school begins next Sunday on Warner Avenue as Dr. J Remensnyder lays the cornerstone, reflecting rapid church growth with sixty new city churches in ten years.
Walter Damroth announces an amateur chorus audition for his new opera The Dove of Peace at the 29th Street Theatres on Thursday morning. Amateurs paying 9 pounds will be treated the same as experienced singers, with a aim to recruit fresh voices. The company will perform three weeks out of town before transferring to Broadway Theatre on November 4.
Social notes from Newport list visitors including Ledyard Rintz of New York Yacht Club, the Duke of Leeda, and guests sailing from New York on the team yacht. The Duke enjoyed Newport and played on the links at the half club. Several families, such as Vanderbilt, Tuckerman, Iselin, Morgan, and Hepburns, are noted at Beaulieu, Black Point Farm, and other spots, with various travels to New York, Lenox, and abroad. Continuous social rounds feature racing, motor trips, and summer plans.
Tokio June 1 Prince Taro Kataura twice premier of Japan asserts Japan seeks peace in China and denies selfish aims. He plans a U S trip later and says he'll speak if asked, urging powers to safeguard China's integrity and pursue a unified but stable administration under foreign guarantees. He cites China’s internal unification and warns against revolutions, stressing diplomacy over force.
An aviation derby near Angers faced brutal conditions as fierce winds and rain doomed the event. Only seven of 35 entrants started. Roland Garros led a lone machine to complete the five-lap course in 7 hours 36 minutes over 29 miles. Legagneux and René Redeem escaped unharmed as organizers planned a costly extra contest due to the chaos.
Havre leaders and the central committee of the Beamen's Tiiton announced that if action is taken they will demonstrate solidarity with Havre strikers by a national general strike of seamen and dockers lasting twenty four to forty eight hours.
Amos June 1 Tulean St Arnold the American Consul who has been transferred to Chefoo waited for the latter Mace today An effort had been made to prevent Mr Arnold at Amoy both Americans in the local colony and prominent Chinese having participated in the effort Vice Consul Charles F Brinsel has assumed the consul's official duties here.
London reporters quote Harry Gosling as saying a national strike call was a bad move. Strikers in Trafalgar Square meet to discuss resumption of work as port authorities report the strike weakening. Italians plant flag on Bu Shelfa islet as General Camerana lands force in Tripoli under battleship gunfire.
The Tribune reports Ascot races will draw London's high society with many American hostesses. Lady Decies hosts at Sefton Park with guests including her parents Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould. Mrs. Burden rents Follejon Park. Mrs. Bradley Martin stays at Ramslade with Lord and Lady Craven. Mrs. Wilmerding and Mrs. David Beatty plan entertaining at their residences.
From Gibraltar June 16 a report says Tangier will stay under international control per the Algeciras agreement but Britain will oversee it directly. The plan to remove customs houses and make Tangier a free port is welcomed by Gibraltar’s business community and satisfies the Moorish population praising English administration.
Cordova Alaska June 16 The Redonda report from Karluk states no signs of life on the mainland near the volcano side of Shelikof Strait, raising fears the mainland village with about two hundred residents may have perished in the disaster. News from the Afognak government station remains unavailable and anxiety grows over the fate of Superintendent Metdmann and the crew at the Kodiak Island hatchery premises.
The Winter Garden will close for two weeks then reopen for one week with two parts The Weing Show of 17 and The Mallet of Devted Way Pure Nar Beet showcases The Passing Show of 1912 by Ayiney Rosenfeld with music by Louis A Hirsch Irving Berlin and lyrics by Harold Atteridge Charles Rows debuts at Winter Garden in a leading role The Ballet of 1820 will be staged as previously seen in London with original dancers returning to join the production The Daughter of Heaven signing with Henry Hergman will be staged at the Century Theatre this fall Cohan Harris plan autumn shows at Apollo Atlantic City July and more casting notes follow including Mme Mathilde Cottrelly and William Hammerstein plans for a Roof Garten box office and tours featuring William Collier Jr and the Irish Players also noted The Giebler Company to book Pomander Walk and The Man from flame at major theatres with Hodge returning for a sixth season in Boston
Mount Pleasant plans a new fresh air home for tuberculous-prone children, replacing the former Kromm Farm site, to open next week. The open air preventorium will house two hundred children at a time with a six hundred child summer program, emphasizing strict medical screening and nutritious outdoor living in a rural setting near Feopus Creek and the Catahule mountains.
The report shows growing American exports to South America with marked gains in lumber, weather, mineral oils, and railway materials. Argentina leads in the increase, while Brazil and Chile also show substantial rises. Projections for the fiscal year 1902 to 1906 indicate continued growth, with totals topping several million dollars and long term gains exceeding two percent per decade.
Rain disrupted social engagements at Tuxedo Park while guests lingered through Sunday at the club. Guests included Colonel and Mrs. William Day, Mrs. William Dowlans, Frederick Hardwin, Charles Robinson, Mrs. Lovina Noewoo, Miss Walker’s agent, Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford, Mr. Atterbury and Miss Atterbury, and the Hayden party from Bearsdate. New arrivals featured Miss Preston, F.O. French, Miss Cam Mack, Ambrose D. Henry, G. Willett Van Nest, Sumner Gerard, UES Akers, Alfred B. Mackay, J. M. Weight, Howard Sine, Judge Barlow, H. K. Waterbury, and Mrs. BB Wood.
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Cambridge, June 16 William Watson Goodwin professor emeritus of Greek literature at Harvard died last night at his Cambridge home aged eighty one He was born in Concord Mars May 9 18 He studied at Göttingen Berlin Bonn and earned PhD and LL D degrees He directed the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and held many scholarly honors including president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of several learned societies
Dr Edmund Carleton died Saturday at his home 171 West 96th Street aged 83. Born in Tattleton New Hampshire in 1843 he served as a dispatch bearer in the Union Army and fought in thirteen battles. He practiced medicine in New York for 41 years and held professorships at several medical institutions. He helped found homeopathic hospitals in the city and served on several hospital staffs. He leaves a wife a son and a daughter. The funeral is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at his home with burial in Oneida New York.
Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu died in Parla. He directed the Institute of France and was closely tied to the peace movement. Born February 12, 182, he wrote influential works on Russia Europe and French politics, including studies of religion and antisemitism.
Sea Clif Long Island paper notes M Munger died tonight at his Pratt estate home in Glen Cove after twenty years as superintendent of the property. Born in Perks Kil seventy years ago, he led construction for the Offerman Building in Brooklyn and managed Long Island Railroad floating equipment. He served on Brooklyn clubs and railroad benevolent groups, held many Masonic and Royal Arch positions, and leaves a wife, a daughter, and three sons.
Thomas P Anschutz a renowned artist native to Kentucky died at his home in Fort Washington a Philadelphia suburb He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Kukin and Bouguereau won prizes including a gold medal at the Buenos Aires exposition in 1910 He served as president of the Philadelphia Water Color Club and taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts He exhibited The Ironworkers Noontime at American Art Galleries New York in 1890s. John Calhoun Chew longtime lawyer and rail executive died at the Valet Hotel Newburgh after treatment in New York He helped organize the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia as a National Commission member and was 74 years old.
Charles H Halstead secretary of the Hudson Steam boat Company died at his home this afternoon from a complication of diseases he was sixty six years old. He was prominent in Masonic circles and contributed to Masonic literature. He was past master of Hudson River Lodge past high priest of Island Chapter past commander of Hudson River Commandery and a member of the Scottish Rite.
Louis Fauerbach, seventy nine, longtime superintendent of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Home at Broadway and 18th Street, dies at his Edgecombe Avenue home of heart disease. He advised the trustees for eight years and previously led the Yonkers Home for the Aged and Infirm. Survived by his wife and seven children, five daughters and two sons.
Albert Gehrke aged 73 died suddenly after a long career spanning Prussia Denmark and Austria with Moltke at Sedan He lived in New York Meriden and Packereville Conn since 1870s Two sons Conrad in New York and Albert in Maine survive Willett Hicks died at 79 at Glen Cove Long Island Funeral at his daughter Miss Gertrude Hicks home Wednesday at 1 o clock William C Milne former commander of the Federal Island Grand Army of the Republic died in Newport He served in the Army of the Potomac John I Armstrong 52 a real estate dealer died suddenly at the home of Elizabeth Kerr in Tarrytown
The National Association for the Study of Education of Exceptional Children plans a six week summer course for training teachers of special and ungraded classes in public and private schools and of exceptional children in general. Maximilian P. E. Grosamann will lead lectures at Watchung Crest near Plainfield New Jersey. The course runs until August 17 with a $1 matriculation fee and $45 tuition, not including board and lodging.
In the Berkshires a string of wedding plans and society arrivals fill the week. George Griswold Haven head to Ridgefield for Latins Haven Jones nuptials while Mrs Henry Munroe hosts Adele Knasland at Fairlawn. Numerous families, couples, and guests from Boston New York and Rochester arrive at Maplewood Motel Wendell Pinefield Dalton and other locales for society gatherings and seasonal stays.
Obituary notices for Hollart, Lott Carleton, Hicks, Willet Chew, Emma Haleber Bulpare, Hannah Deming, John Cathouse Chew, and others. Reports funeral details at Litchfield Conn Oneida NY Brooklyn and related churches with dates June 15 18 1912 and locations Gates Ave Brooklyns and Oneida NY burial notices and private ceremonies.
The item lists main and uptown office addresses for American District Telegraph and Barlem offices at 157 and 125th streets with a reference to 120d errest and 519 W 125th Street and notes a Washington Bureau at Westory Building.
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