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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
12
The second week of Sothern and Miss Marlowe at the Academy of Music opened with Hamlet. Sothern as the Prince and Marlowe as Ophelia drew large crowds and applause. The review praises Sothern's Hamlet and Marlowe's Ophelia for beauty and sensibility. Twelfth Night shows follow, with matinees and evening performances scheduled.
Performances of Faust at Grand Opera House and a June 23 close for Belasco Theatre season. The Rose of the Rancho praised. Henry E. Dixey company at Alhambra. Revival of The Lion and the Mouse at Hudson Theatre with a critical view of government. Notable stars listed including Julia Marlowe and John Barrymore. Over twenty public amusements remain open as summer nears. Van Den Berg Opera at West End offers Cavalleria Rusticana and Pinafore, two crowd favorites.
Bangor observer reports Associate Justice Charles Fuller Woodward of the Maine Supreme Court died at his home after an apoplectic shock ten days earlier. A renowned Maine lawyer, he was appointed to the bench on December 7, 196. He was fifty nine and survived by a wife and son.
Mrs Hadessa Hamilton Harlow wife of Commander C H Harlow U S N died at her Pittsburg home last night from heart disease She was daughter of the late George P Hamilton a noted Pittsburg lawyer and married to Commander Harlow twenty years ago There is one son and Commander Harlow is stationed at the Pittsburg recruiting office.
Colonel Levin Crandell age eighty died Sunday at his residence 139 Beaufort Street Jamaica where he lived over twenty years. Born in Easton New York he served in the Civil War and as lieutenant colonel led the 15th New York Volunteers at Gettysburg. He later worked in this city retiring fourteen years ago and belonged to the John A Rawlins Post G A R of Manhattan. He leaves a wife and two sons. Funeral tonight at 8 o clock with burial in Cypress Hills national cemetery.
Syracuse June 17 Yale Anderson eighty three died last night from paralysis. He came to Syracuse about thirty years ago and was formerly an operator in Wall Street. He leaves a son Charles D. Anderson of New York and a daughter Miss Florence E. Anderson of Syracuse.
Bartholomew F Cadigan a racing man died at his Flatbush home aged fifty six once in the wholesale liquor trade and later ran a racing stable owning horses Lord Harry and Lady Richmond He leaves son Harry and a second wife with several younger children Also Lieutenant Francis McCarton of the Sth Street police died after a Bellevue Hospital stomach operation Born in the city October 6 1854 he joined the force in 1883 advancing to sergeant and later lieutenant His home was 107 Tinton Avenue The Bronx Norwalk Conn Joseph C Randle Winnipauk postmaster for forty five years died at seventy four He was a city director and Lincoln appointee in 1862 and built a fortune in a general store William Halstead Purdy died suddenly at fifty three of apoplexy at 213 West Eighty first Street He leaves a wife and three daughters
James K Hackett sails on the Carmania to London to finalize next season plans. He meets Alfred Sutro author of John Glayde's Honor at St James Theatre and prepares for his Milwaukee November debut. Mrs Hackett will join in London as she continues Glorious Betsy and other engagements.
The DeKalb Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in Brooklyn marks its seventieth founding anniversary with events from tonight through Sunday. Tonight members of church societies host a reception, and Rev. W A Layton leads a Thanksgiving service tomorrow. Friday features a class reunion, and Sunday morning Dr Arthur W Burt will preach the historical sermon.
Sidney G. Stubbs of Savannah a prominent young businessman died in Atlanta today at age twenty five. He graduated from Yale University in the class of 4 and was a member of the varsity crew.
City Judge Garvin of Hartford Connecticut was fined yesterday by Judge Peal of Yonkers for speeding on Warburton Avenue. Present were Frank Murray and others. Garvin delayed disclosing his identity until after payment.
Bodies of Midshipmen P. H. Field W. H. Stevenson and F. P. Holcomb were found in Chesapeake Bay in naval uniforms. The men were identified and sent to Portsmouth naval hospital as fleets prepare half mast honors.
J Carroll Beckwith discussed a Washington national gallery plan asking Congress for 5 to 10 million dollars to create a department of fine arts with a Cabinet member head and a national school of fine arts. He urged directing funds to technical art schools and suggested architects lead the effort, with a cabinet official representing fine arts and education.
The Bulletin reports that John W. Alexander’s painting Study in Green and Black, admired at the international art exhibition, was posed by Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. The portrait’s face is averted and the resemblance was missed, prompting debate over adding the work to the galleries’ permanent collection.
Wilson Mizner and Dr Henry P De Forest quarreled at the West 47th Street police station after chauffeur Philip Glickman Mizner drove was arrested. De Forest said Glickman jammed him between a trolley and a cab as he tried to alight. Glickman was later found at the Hotel Ronc owned by Mizner and released on $500 bail.
Joplin Missouri June 17 veteran Thomas E Sauls who fought in the Seminole Mexican and Civil wars and helped develop Missouri lead and zinc industry died today aged 103 born in North Carolina
Alderman David McAndless learns of his daughter Sabella's elopement from Niagara Falls. Sabella Bundey and musician fiancé wed at the Little Church Around the Corner after leaving White Plains. Sabella, a noted horsewoman, has won pony prizes. her parents say they forgive them.
King Frederick and Queen Louise of Denmark left Paris for home today as President Falières and the entire cabinet ministers waved them off at the railroad station.
Prominent arrivals noted at several New York hotels include J. T. HarrAhan of Chicago at the Belmont, G P Gibbons of England and E M Hill of Boston at the Astor, D C Heath of Boston at the Majestic, Ex-Governor Philetus C Lounsbury of Connecticut at the Manhattan, and William D Sloan of Lenox with Arthur W Pope of Chicago at the St Regis.
Weather record notes rising pressure and fair conditions with little rain nationwide. Forecasts show warm Eastern regions, cooler west of the Rockies, with scattered plains showers and fresh winds along coasts and lakes. The Local Record compares last twenty four hours with prior year and notes highest 85 degrees, lowest 60, and 76 average.
The Brooklyn Supreme Court heard no regular hearing on a sanity inquiry for Edward Ward Vanderbilt's wife Mrs May 8 Pepper-Vanderbilt. Ex Judge Abram S Dailey argued for Mrs Pepper claiming trance writings by a partly Indian spirit Bright Eyes explain letters urging Vanderbilt to care for her. Vanderbilt supported his wife with an affidavit. Dailey compared Mrs Pepper’s beliefs to biblical miracles, questioning why spiritualist faith implies insanity.
Professor Samuel McCune Lindsay of Columbia University opened the New York School of Philanthropy's tenth summer session at United Charities Building. He argued charity stigma, criticized socialism as a remedy, highlighted biological findings from the Carnegie Institution, and urged expanded preventive philanthropy and training for social workers amid a growing interest from capitalist classes. About fifty members from states east of the Mississippi attend, many settlement workers.
Joseph Staubach, treasurer of Yonkers Base Ball Club, applies for warrants for Dunwoodie Country Club members charging Sunday golf violations. Staubach, among those arrested June 9 for playing baseball, argues Justice Tompkins ruling bans golf on Sundays and vows further arrests and a test case. Warrants target Frederick Ross, D O Reilly, Thomas H McKee, George P Lawson, George Gellett, N W Lace, Walter F Baylis, H H Mark, and O H Blackman all of New York City.
Jacob H. Schiff spoke at the Educational Alliance Building in Fast Hartford last night urging support for the Jewish Seminary. He outlined the institution’s needs and pledged that Hebrew support is warranted. A fundraising committee was formed and $280 was pledged before adjournment.
Justice Truax refused Max Hoffman’s injunction against Klaw & Erlanger and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr restraining production of The Parisian Model. Hoffman claimed authorship of the music and royalties of 76 dollars weekly, plus 100 dollars as musical director, and says he was discharged as director as the season ended. Counsel for defendants argued royalties were not refused and that discharge followed season closure.
Colonel Alexander Hogeland of Louisville, known as the newsboys' friend and father of the curfew law, was found dead in bed at the Murray Hotel in Omaha. Authorities believe the death was accidental. he had been infirm and a weak heart recent weeks.
The St. Vincent de Paul Fresh Air Farm at Spring Valley opens tomorrow sending two hundred day nursery children aged five to twelve. The first group departs July 6, with the season ending in September when another group goes after school reopens. The Spring Valley site also runs a year round non sectarian free convalescent home for women with capacity for forty.
Mr and Mrs Abraham Lincoln of New York on their honeymoon in Denver a month earlier left 1000 dollars worth of jewelry under a hotel pillow. Today they wired the hotel to ask if the valuables had been found.
Ezra A. Tuttle urges the New York community to support equal pay for women teachers, criticizing Governor Hughes veto and Board of Education actions. He pledges to fund a teachers’ organization to secure fair treatment and justice, arguing women teachers are underpaid and undervalued. New York, June 14, 1997.
A June 16 1907 letter from LB S Osbon in New York advocates unsinkable passenger vessels and stronger steamboat inspection laws. He argues vessels must have maximum buoyancy and adequate lifesaving equipment, urging the People's Institute Marine League to push reconstruction and remodelling of all passenger boats for safety.
E H Sothern offers 0 reward for a painted Hamlet head missing from the Lyric Theatre lobby. The gilded frame now sits headless in the cloakroom as speculation swirls about the thief's motive. Sothern continues his performance schedule with Hamlet, Romeo, and Twelfth Night on the docket this week.
The Keith and Proctor stock company at Fifth Avenue Theatre presented Mrs. Dane's Defense with Edna May Spooner. Henry Arthur Jones to attend Friday. Acts at 125th Street, Union Square, Harlem Opera House, and 23d Street theatres noted. Miss Anna Held's Broadway engagement ends June 29. 300th Parisian Model show marked by Teddy bear souvenirs. Texas bankers hosted at Fascinating Flora for Casino Theatre. Kaltenborn orchestra at St Nicholas Garden performed Wagner selections. Symphony night tonight Puccini works tomorrow. Company G to attend The Boys of Company B at Lyceum. Helene Lackaye reengaged for next season in The Heir to the Hoorah. Tony Pastor's features Goldsmith and Hoppe, Una Clayton, and others. Read The Thirteenth One daily.
Benjamin Steinhardt a former partner of Abraham Hummel and lawyer died yesterday afternoon at a private sanatorium after six months illness. He faced indictments in the Dodge Morse divorce matter now likely to be quashed. Survived by wife and brother. funeral plans not yet made.
The chamber releases its forty ninth annual report with proceedings of the past year and trade reviews. It urges a waterfront development plan and notes funds raised after the San Francisco catastrophe. Guests at the annual dinner include Baron Speck von Sternburg Sir Henry Mortimer Durand Alexander Brown and James Bryce along with others.
London officials announced in the House of Commons that the prohibition on presenting The Mikado has been fully withdrawn. Members debated compensation for those who lost money due to the order as the Home Secretary Mr Gladstone made the statement.
Edith Reed daughter of Mrs John E Davey to Charles Zimmermann Gerhard in Orange New Jersey June 17 1907. Helen Rogers daughter of Charles Carter Jacobus to Charles Crawford Whinery in East Orange June 15 1907. Notices require full names and addresses.
Death notices note Lyla P. Ackerman in Scotch Plains New Jersey service at Plainfield First Presbyterian. Elizabeth C. Boyd dies in Brooklyn with June 19 funeral at 767 Jefferson Ave. William Sanderson Brown dies with funeral details to follow. Mary E Dekrauw dies Jamaica New York with 4 p m service. Litte Roca Haskell dies Bogota New Jersey funeral 2 15 p m. Maria Jones obituary for June 17 1907 233 West 45th Street. Franklin B Lawrence service June 15 West 78th Street. Olivia P Lewis dies Brooklyn June 17. Liva A Livingston dies in Rome June 1 1907. Funeral notices list multiple names and dates across New Jersey New York and surrounding areas.
Death notices list James Murtagh at No Tap Ave Brooklyn funeral from his home to St Patrick Church with Calvary Cemetery burial. Also Mary S Richmond widow of Henry Richmond aged 71 to be buried privately after June 15 obituary. Ann Rielly mother of Thomas Rielly and Annie Kearney with service at St Stephens Church. Hannah D Ring widow of Dr Charles A Ripley funeral in Buffalo with flowers omitted. W H Sidney father of Mrs William Parrott in Schoharie obituary. Isaac S Slocum funeral in Brooklyn at daughter's home with Michigan notices. Rebecca A Smith widow of E R Smith to be buried at 51 Leonard St Brooklyn. Franklin Stanton funeral at Brick Church and 37th St. Interment private.
The Woodlawn Cemetery is accessible from Grand Central by Harlem trains and from Webster and Jerome avenues by trolley or carriage. Lots priced from 125 dollars. Telephone 4953 Gramercy for Book of Views or representative office at 20 East 23rd Street New York City. Undertakers Frank E Campbell, C. 2412 West 234th Street. Chapels private and public ambulances. Tel 1324 Cheises.
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