Imperial Defence Conference Prompts Naval Funding Debate
Readers observe fevered imperial talk as editors and colonial leaders push for collective naval support. The discussion centers on overseas contributions, imperial federation ideas, and the need for a unified council to sustain British sea power amid new battleship gifts from Australia and New Zealand.
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England
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Aaralia
Australia
Hency
United Kingdom
Huck Greham
Ward
Chamberlain
Britain
Wilfrid Laurier
Lei Eigin
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South Seas
Alrady
Stend
Imperial Press Ce
el Armaments
Sannin
Cape
Natal
Caita
Aberdeen Church Council Plans General Meeting in June
The Alliance of Reformed Presbyterian council meeting at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen Scotland announced the next general council will begin June 13. Delegates and visitors attended the morning session, with discussions noted as lively and informative.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Colleges Under Fire By Bishop On Catholic Education
Bishop James A. McPaul of Trenton denounces Harvard Princeton and Yale as immoral and destructive to Catholic faith at St. Francis Xavier College Hall commencement. He urges Catholic schools to counter secular curricula, condemns socialism and divorce, and cites German Catholic press as a model for Catholic media growth. He warns the republic depends on Christian teaching and church influence.
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Princeton
Yale
James A. McPaul
Trenton
St. Francis Xavier's College
College Hall
Catholic Church
Republic
Taft
Cincinnati
Brown University Considers Charter Changes to End Denominational Requirements
Providence June 21 A Brown University committee reports favoring removal of denominational provisions from the charter. Reasons include preserving founders’ spirit, avoiding theological tests for trustees and faculty, enabling broader alumni trusteeship, and reducing public misperception of the university as liberal and catholic. The Carnegie Foundation influence is acknowledged but not the primary motive.
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Providence
Brown University
Corporation
Carnegie Foundation
Mrs F R Brown Seeks Divorces in Baltimore Court
Baltimore dispatch reports Mrs. F R Brown intends to file for divorce from Frank R Brown son of the former governor. The marriage began after he fell for Mabel J Michael in New York in October 1% and friends witnessed the ceremony. Her reasons are undisclosed and the action rests with her counsel. Brown’s sister May had married Alfred E Deiterich of New York last May.
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Frank R. Brown
Brown
Mabel J. Michael
New York
May
Gordon Taylor Hughes
Alfred Elliott Deiterich
Dr Frank Talmage Stricken With Apparent Poisoning
The Rev Dr Frank De Witt Talmage pastor of the Chambers Wylie Memorial Presbyterian Church is gravely ill at his home 7 North 38th street with what appears to be poisoning. He was attacked last Thursday during an installation sermon and removed to his residence. His condition worsened yesterday.
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Philadelphia
Frank de Witt Talmage
Chambers Wylie Memorial Presbyterian Church
North 38Th Street
Oscar Straus Recuperating From Appendicitis Operation
Oscar G. Straus ex secretary of commerce and labor and new American ambassador to Turkey is in the city recovering at a relative's home after an appendicitis operation performed by Dr. Brewer. The operation was successful and his condition improved with no serious developments. If progress continues he may sail to Constantinople in two or three weeks.
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Commerce and Labor
Turkey
Straus
Constantinople
Brewer
Cornell Dean Seeks Ninety Day Universal Dog Muzzle Law
Dr. Veranus A. Moore of Cornell Veterinary College proposed a universal muzzle ordinance for ninety days to stamp out canine rabies spreading across New York State. He argued muzzling dogs is no more cruel than bridling horses.
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New York
Veranus A. Moore
Cornell Veterinary College
Danish American Day celebration in Aarhus July 4
Dr Henius of Chicago heads the American Day committee and met King Frederick in Copenhagen. The King promised the Crown Prince would represent him at Aarhus festivities. Hotels in Aarhus are fully booked and steamships will handle overflow attendees.
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Henius
Chicago
Aarhus
Trenmark
Frederick
White Rats Push Legislation on Agency Commissions
The White Rats of America filed with the Secretary of State a statement showing they spent $4,544.65 on pushing a bill to regulate theatrical employment agency commissions. The measure passed both houses but was vetoed by Buffalo Mayor Adam. James Sheldon, counsel for the White Rats, received $2,243 for legal services and expenses and funds supported committee and delegate hearings.
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The
White Rats of America
Harry Mountford
Secretary of State
Woft
Adam
Buffalo
James ©. Sheldon
White Rats
Hearins
Hughes hears singers praises German music at Sangerfest
The Northeastern Singerbund of America wrapped up its twenty second sangerfest at Madison Square Garden with a six thousand strong crowd. Governor Hughes attended in full support of German song and culture as Mrs Schumann Heink and Daniel Beddoe performed. The event featured Liszt Préludes and Wagnerian pieces, with Penelope's prayer from Odysseus and Ride of the Valkyries among orchestral selections. Contests continued with judging for second, third and fourth class societies amid chilly damp weather. The Kaiser's prize looms as Wilkes Barre Concordia Gesang-Verein defends the title against New York Newark Philadelphia Baltimore and Wilkes Barre challengers.
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America
Madison Square Garden
Schumann-Heink
Daniel Beddoe
Carl Hein
Liszt
Hughes
Treadwell
Theodore Hellinger
Albany
Lau
Ritter
Penelope
New York
Philadelphia
Newark
Baltimore
Wilkes Barre
Concordia Gesang-Verein
Pattersons
Wilken- Barre
The Son of His Father drama debuts at Belasco Theatre
Washington June 21 A four act drama titled The Son of His Father had its first performance at the Belasco Theatre. It follows a wealthy young American who spurns a merger pushed by his fiancée’s father that would ruin many small operators, and he triumphs in both finance and love.
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Washington
Belasco Theatre
Wall Street
Miss Kitty Cheatham Opens London Entertainment
London June 21 Miss Kitty Cheatham a highly popular figure in London gave her first entertainment of the season this afternoon. The studio drew many prominent society members and she received numerous bouquets from grateful admirers.
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London
Kitty Cheatham
Easy Money Produced at Lyceum Theatre
Rochester report shows Easy Money a new United States Secret Service drama by Arthur Byron and William A Page. Byron stars as Wells a counterfeiter who plans to float ten million dollars in bogus money. A woman’s love redeems him after four tense acts with support from Miss Willette Kershaw and Malcolm Williams.
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Rochester
United States Secret Service
Arthur Byron
Willam A. Page
Lyceum Theatre
Variety Theatres and New Brighton bills in second week
The second week of summer engagements opens at Hammerstein's Roof Garden and Victoria. Annette Kellermann headlines while Willy Pantzer Troupe, Ryan and White, Christy and Willis, Maude Rochey’s monkeys and other acts join the bill. At Brighton Beach, ten star acts headlined by Jesse L. Lasky’s musical comedy At the Country Club. Also Maggie Cline and Mag Haggerty’s Reception feature. Eden Musée adds Purchase of Manhattan Island in wax. Italian cavalry and Hungarian concerts enrich the winter garden shows. Pauline the French hypnotist debuts at American Music Hall under Morris. Grace Hazard sings on the program. The rest of the bill promises startling and amusing acts.
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Hammerstein
Roof Garden
Victoria Thetre
Annette Kellermann
Willy Pantzer
Ryan and White
Christy
Willis
Maude Rochey
Seldoms
Princess Rajah
Robinson
New Brighton
Brighton Beach
Jesse L. Lasky
Country Club
Maggie Cline
Eden Musée
Purc Chase
Manhattan Island
Peter Minuit
Winter Garden
Pauline
William Morris, Inc
American Music Hall
Grace Hazard
Theatrical News From New York Theatre Scene
The season will feature matinee performances by William Faversham and Walter Damrosch with the New York Symphony Orchestra for Richard Le Gallienne's new version of arestes. The Florist Shop, English title of Gluck bei Frauen, has American rights secured by Henry W. Savage. German theatres seek to reproduce Lew Fields's The Midnight Sons scene Merri Murray Theatre. Going Some moved from the Belasco Theatre to Maxine Elliott's Theatre last night.
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William Faversham
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
Richard le Gallienne
Arestes
Henry W. Savage
Germany
Merri Murray Theatre
Lew Fields
Belasco Theatre
Maxine Elliott
Roosevelt pets arrive aboard Vaderland from Mombasa
The first animal specimens shipped westward by Colonel Roosevelt reached New York aboard the Red Star liner Vaderland. Two antelopes, one very young, were cared for on deck with crate de luxe and fed by officer William Paradeis. Captain Barman aided, while the bosun thwarted a jump attempt. The beasts were addressed to Mrs Theodore Roosevelt care of the New York Zoo.
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Mombasa
Colonel Roosevelt
Red Star -Iner Vaderland
Mr. Roosevelt
Barman
William Paradeis
Vaderland
Antelope der Grosse
Atlantic
Theodore Roosevelt
Zoological Gardens of
New York
Nicholas Longworth
Admiral
Naples
Obituary of Yale student Thomas Hooker
New Haven June 21 Thomas Hooker a Yale Forestry student died yesterday at the college infirmary after an appendicitis operation He was twenty three years old and a Yale graduate from the academic department He was the son of Dr Edward Beecher Hooker of Hartford and a grandson of Isabella Beecher Hooker Harriet Beecher Stowe was his great aunt He was a direct descendant of Thomas Hooker founder of Hartford Conn The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from his late home at 70 Farmington avenue Hartford
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New Haven
Thomas Hooker
Yale School of Forestry
College Infirmary
Yale
Edward Beecher Hooker
Hartford
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Hartford, Conn
Farmington Avenue
Navy Lieutenant Francis A Dran Dies in Charlestown
Lieutenant Francis A Dran USN retired died at his Charlestown home aged sixty nine. Born in Sweden he came to the United States as a child and joined the Navy at Civil War onset. He served with Farragut at Mobile and with Dewey at Manila earning promotion from enlisted to chief boatswain in 1898 and receiving commendation for bravery at Fort Fisher. He was wounded, carrying the bullet for fourteen years.
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Francis A. Dran
Charlestown
Baltimore
Manila
Dewey
Dran
Sweden
Navy
Farragut
Mobile
Naval Academy
Leutenant
Fort Fisher
Japanese Templar Seitaro Takeda Dies in Rochester
Seitaro Takeda, the only Japanese Templar in the world, died in Rochester at age 53. He became a Mason in 19 and was a member of Monroe Commandery Knights Templar. He also held the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite.
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Rochester
Seitaro Takeda
Monroe Commandery
Knights Templar
Major James Harley, Missouri Governor Hadley’s Father, Dies
Major James Harley died at his home in Te Bote Kan from apoplexy. Governor Herbert Hadley of Missouri was with his father at the time of death after being stricken while attending a baseball game in Kansas City a few weeks earlier.
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Kan
James Harley
Herbert
Hadley
Missouri
Kansas City
Judge Stricken In Courtroom In Louisville
Judge Emmett Field of the Circuit Court collapsed with apoplexy as court opened in Louisville and died within minutes. He was sixty eight. Field had served in the Confederate army with a Fulton College Missouri company of boys.
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Louisville
Emmett Field
Judge Field
Fulton College
Missouri
Suing Pittsburg Women’s Club Over Expulsion
Mrs Elbirda Lareno Orr sues Wimodausis Club president Mrs John Porter and secretary Mary Steel Sperber in Pittsburg claiming reinstatement after she was expelled. The suit, filed by telegraph, sets a Saturday hearing. Orr denies gossiping about a new member’s blackballing.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Elbirda Lareno Orr
Wimodausis Club
John Porter
Mary Steel Sperber
Orr
New York Exhibits and Meetings Today
Free admission to rural history at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. American Museum of Zoological Garden hosts a New York Underwriters Association meeting at Reisenweber's No 47 Malden Lane at noon. Progressive euchre by the Professional Woman's League at Hotel Remington No 120 West 6th Street at 2 pm. Phi Beta Kappa Society CCNY chapter meets at Hotel Astor at 6 pm.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Zoological Garden
New York Underwriters’ Association
Reisenweber’s
Malden Lane
Professional Woman's League
Remington
West $6Th Street
College of the City of New York
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Hotel Astor
Prominent Arrivals at the Hotels Astor and Waldorf Astoria
A list of notable guests checked into New York hotels including G N Mills from Chicago J Murray Bacon from Boston G Ward from Philadelphia Governor Hughes from Albany Mr and Mrs W B Dinsmore from Tuxedo Marcellus Gould C B Mills from Philadelphia James Barnes from Rochester Dr W R Jamison from Mexico City H E Lambert from London W F Blair from Chicago Captain P Qualtrough and others at the Astoria Waldorf Astoria John Omwake from Cincinnati G B Hayes from Buffalo John Sebastian from Chicago
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ASTOR
G. N. Mills
Chicago
J. Murray Bacon
Boston
G. Ward
Philadelphia
Governor Hughes
Albany
Belmont
W. B Dinsmore
Tuxedo
Breslin Marcellus Gould
Concord
A. S. A. Waldorf-Astoria
John Omwake
Cincinnati
G. B. Hayes
Buffalo
John Sebastian
Weather forecast notes heat in Atlantic states and plains
Washington reports warm weather across the Atlantic states and Mississippi Valley with cooler conditions in the Northwest. Local rains observed in southern and lake region states. next forty eight hours expect more cloudiness and continued high temperatures, with distinct regional wind patterns and a local record section comparing 1908 with last year.
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Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Southwest
Ohio
Mississippi
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Lake Region
Ohloo Valley
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Virginia
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Mississipp Valley
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Rocky Mountain
Blisteau
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Gulf Coast
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Upper Lakes
Michigan
Huron
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Weather Bureau
Turnstiles a Success on Brooklyn Bridge End
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company tested nine new turnstiles at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge during rush hour. Female operators handle tickets and money in booths, cutting the need for ticket choppers and speeding passage, though issues arise when paying riders travel with unpaying companions.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Missouri
Fulton Street
City Line
Fifth Avenue
Culver
Coney Island
Brighton Beach
Bath Beach
Ridgewood
Lexington Avenue
Cypress Hills
Lnes
Old Commercial Traveller James J. McCloskey Dies
James J. McCloskey a prominent commercial traveller dies at his New Rochelle home from Brights disease on his 48th birthday. He worked twenty years as principal salesman for the Greenpoint Metallic Bed Company traveling from Portland to Chicago. A Worcester, Mass. native, he belonged to No 1 Elks New Rochelle Knights of Columbus and other travellers groups. He leaves wife and five children. Funeral at St Gabriel’s Church New Rochelle Thursday at 10 oclock.
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United States
Bright
Gulon Street
New Rochelle
Portland
Chicago
Greenpoint Metallic
Mr. Melaskey
Worcester
Mass
No. 1
Lodge of Elks
New York City
Council of the Knights of Columbus
St. Gabriel's
General Grant Defended by William Conant Church
William Conant Church of New York defends Ulysses S Grant against claims that he sacrificed Motley to humiliate Sumner. He argues the Motley's removal predated the dispute and cites praise from Ambrose Burnside and General William Sherman. Church asserts Smaller misconstrued Grant and offers a personal defense of Grant’s character.
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John Lothrop Motley
Grant
Sumner
Motley
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Putnam's Sons
W T. Sherman
Burnside
Washington
George W. Smaller
Smaller
William Conant Church
New York
Silk Merchants Demand Clarification From Tribune
Rogers & Thompson of New York deny any plan to amalgamate with the American Silk Company. They state they are large creditors and bondholders but have no intention of joining Rogers & Thompson with any other firm. Letter dated June 21, 1908.
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American Silk Company
Rogers & Thompson
Mercer Street
New York
Fresh Air Fund Acknowledgments and Memory Note
A compact acknowledgment list from The Tribune noting donors and honorees for the Fresh Air Fund. Includes Mrs Wilson M Powell of Old Chatham and Mrs A Battin with token entries. Also a memorial line for Tom Stoddard dated 1860 with financial totals and a June 21 1900 marker.
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Old Chatham
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Tom Stoddard
Mitchell Hewitt marriage notice at St James and guidelines
Marriage notice announces the union of Mitchell and Hewitt on June 19 at 3 p m in St James church with Rev Parrott officiating. Includes instructions that notices of marriages and deaths must be endorsed with full name and address for republication with a surcharge.
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St. James
Mr. Parrott
Charl John F. B. Mitchell
Death notices from The Tribune republished in Tri-Weekly Tribune
Death notices list Bennett Bertha Macdonald Brown Margaret A G McLaughlin Calhoun James W Mead E Chapple Robert H Mecabe M Helen Coyne Mathew F Nelson A Freudig Josephine Pardee zabeth van S Helion Anthony Skeel Anna Hooker Thomas. Bennett died June 20 1800 at Arverne Island funeral June 22 10 am at 404 34 st Brooklyn relatives invited omit flowers Brown died June 21 190% Newark widow Margaret Brown funeral June 24 2 pm from 209 Bread st Calhoun died June 20 1008 brother James Calhoun from 50th St Brooklyn funeral Tuesday 1 am
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Arverne Island
Bertha
Theodore
Leo
Walter Bennett
Brooklyn
Nelson
Amelia Nelson
Theo
M. Nelson
Sath St
Evergreens Cemetery
Obituary notices from New York area June 1908 death notices
A scanned obituary column lists multiple deaths and funeral notices including Robert H, Beloved to Robert l with services at 1642 Tom St Brooklyn, Mathew F Coyne at 361 Greene Ave Brooklyn, Josephine Freudignée, Francis Monastery, Anthony Eaton, Thomas Hooker of New Haven aged 23, Catherine Macdonald of Highbridge, John Laughlin, Meade of Greenwich, Catherine McCabe widow of Henry Neate, Amelia Nelson of Brooklyn, Elizabeth Pardee of N J, Anna Skeel of Newburg, and related undertaker notices Frank F Campbell at 241 West 234 St. Details include residences, dates, and tentative funeral times.
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Tom St
Brooklyn
Coyne
Mathew F
Lawrence
Ann Coyne
Greene Ave
Mead
Greenwich
Conn
Seaman Mead
Yonkers
M. Helen
Henry Neate
Engrant Terrace
Orange
N. J
Special Notices For the Employer at The Tribune Office
The New York Tribune announces a file of applications for various positions now available at its Uptown Office, 1884 Broadway. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Readers can subscribe or renew, with domestic and foreign rates listed for daily and weekly editions and special foreign bureaus and hotel reading rooms internationally.
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