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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1902
Page
31
Theatre schedules and venue notes include dates for Knickerbocker, Shannon Fireworks, Nickol Nicholas, Manhattan Beach, and Theatre Garden shows. Entries indicate performances with times 2:15 and 8:20, plus mentions of continuous shows and a guest appearance by Rose.
Senate debates on the Isthmian Canal route continued with Perkins Stewart Morgan backing Nicaragua and Gallinger supporting Panama. The House passed a bankruptcy law amendment. Abroad, plots to assassinate King Edward circulated, Queen Alexandra attended Ascot, Venezuelan revolutionaries seized a Norwegian steamer, and survivors' letters confirmed the Huronian loss. Domestically, reciprocity with Cuba looms, Ohio and New York conventions, and various trials and public actions are noted.
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The article warns that the Cuban reciprocity issue reaches a crucial vote within forty eight hours. It argues that a defeat would crown a minority and expose cross insincerity, noting the beet sugar lobby and anti administration Republicans as pivotal forces shaping the outcome.
The passage warns that rejecting reciprocity would harm U S Cuba ties and national honor. It credits Republicans with freeing Cuba and guiding peace, while urging Washington lawmakers to uphold the policy to honor the nation’s record and prevent economic and diplomatic harm.
This editorial lauds Captain Charles F. Clark for earning promotion to rear admiral. It recalls his pivotal role in the 1898 Spanish American War, notably guiding the USS Oregon to Caribbean waters and its decisive action off Santiago. It emphasizes his leadership, restraint, and the nation’s debt for his service.
Charles Francis Adams contests the propriety of memorializing Robert E. Lee in Washington while arguing for a broader national unity. He notes Washington’s covenant with the Union versus Lee’s rebellion and compares heritage and environment shaping loyalty, questioning what constitutes treason and the future place of Confederate memory.
Bowdoin College celebrates its 100th anniversary since opening its doors in 1802. The article traces Bowdoin’s origins from a 1794 charter to its role as a small college with strong ties to Maine families and notable alumni in literature law medicine theology military and politics.
The tribute argues General Robert E. Lee’s nobility and decisive stance after Appomattox, noting his reluctance toward guerilla warfare and his acceptance of the Union’s outcome. It praises Lee’s prioritization of the common country and his enduring influence as a Virginian figure.
A War Department appointed board may report this week in favor of general khaki uniforms. Khaki has proved superior to wool in tropical climates and suits modern tactics, though many lament the end of the traditional blue and gray dress and the picturesque soldier.
A historically flavored column contrasts a modern army with past uniforms and notes on weather. It critiques New York’s coal smoke, urban governance, and civic issues from streetcar rights to contempt for authority, including remarks on auctioneers titles and local politicians. The piece ends with Connecticut’s disputed constitution and hints at future campaigns.
A Chicago newspaper reports President Harper proposes a threefold system at the University of Chicago with segregated men’s and women’s colleges and a coeducational program. The plan includes two new quadrangles and sections where classes mix or stay single-sex, depending on student choice.
Senator Burrows of Michigan calls at the White House to invite President Wilson to include Kalamazoo in a postDetroit trip, aiming to fit the city into a fall itinerary. President grants a pardon for Lt Henry Co Mustin of the U S N following a court martial. Mustin’s restored rank rewards service in the Philippines and at the Naval Academy. Lazy Lawn Middletown hosts summer season as Mrs Moses Taylor Campbell camps on Rhode Island Avenue cottage grounds.
Colonel and Mrs. John Jacob Astor remain in town and expect Newport plans next month. Mrs. William Astor sails home July 2. Beechwood at Newport hosts visits from Orme Wilson and Consorts. Newport shows prize judges include Rives, Sturgis, Thayer, Smith, Pfizer, and Penn Smith. Vanderbilt oversees Portsmouth farm alterations. Marriages and travels of society figures fill the season from New York to Bar Harbor and Newport.
Newport reports the Misses Wetmore arriving for the season followed by Senator and Mrs. Wetmore. Theodora Van Horne and Edward Sturtevant marry at Berkeley Chapel with Bishop Clark officiating. Guests include Judge Craig Biddle at Cliff cottages and Reginald Vanderbilt at his New York purchase farm. Victor Sorchan family expected. J A Bush visiting Wells Pansy cottage. Mrs L C Ledyard and Miss Frances Arnold arrive at Sunset Ridge.
Duss and his band plan to attend The Show Girl matinee while the show girl company visits Broadway this afternoon. Frohman reports Leo Ditrichstein engaged for a new Captain R. Marshall play at the Garrick Theatre in September. James K. Hackett sails for Europe with Mary Manneering to prepare The Crisis with Isabel Irving. Blanche Bates begins a Belasco project with a fresh approach to her next role.
Magistrate Clarence W. Meade was reported seriously ill at his Harlem home 348 West Twenty third Street. At Harlem Court it was said his physician ordered rest and that his condition may improve soon after two years of illness, with diabetes cited as the underlying issue.
Bloomington Ind June 17 Dr William Lowe Bryan was today elected president of Indiana State University to succeed Joseph Swain who goes to Swarthmore College as president Bryan has been vice president of the university
Milwaukee June 17 Henry Smith Pritchett of Boston president of the Massachusetts Snattens of Technology has been chosen president of Wisconsin to succeed Charlee me a jams. Chicago June 17 at the University of Chicago convocation Dr Pritchett denied knowledge of the election and said he was anchored to Massachusetts.
Ensign Frank Lucius Pinney of the United States Navy will marry Miss Mary Swann Brogden of Annapolis at St Ann's Protestant Episcopal Church at noon tomorrow. Pinney, a Connecticut cadetship appointee from September 1504, is the groom.
Ex mayor Wurster and Miss Isabella G Cook of Brooklyn were reported much better after an automobile plunged from a six foot embankment at Sea Gate last Saturday. Miss Cook had suffered shock but was up and expected to be released from bed today.
A long passenger roster from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse includes Kyrie Beliew and James K Hackett among others bound for Plymouth Cherbourg and Bremen. Other vessels like Friedrich der Grosse Teutonic and Trave carried numerous travelers to Liverpool Southampton Antwerp and related ports. The Southwark departure adds families and professionals such as C Clark Franklin Cowdery and J C Professor in today’s listing.
President Woodrow Wilson recalls his shift from law to teaching noting politics as his ambition and the law as a hard taskmaster. He fled the politics law conflict to study governance and enter Johns Hopkins, ranking about fortieth in his class of 15 at Princeton. The piece also notes other historic figures and events including Bishop Leighton Coleman elected president of the Transatlantic Society of America and Judge Samuel W. Pennypacker’s invitation to speak at Stony Point dedication.
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