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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
12
A fragment from The Conning Tower presents Albert Irving Williamson as blameless, yet drawn into poker with a rough crowd aboard a Pullman. He knows no poker rules and loses every pot as gamblers taunt him. The piece blends satirical verse and column items from a late 1990s issue.
The eighteenth annual convention of the Federation of American Zionists opened in Boston with stormy sessions at the Old City Club. Delegates clashed over whether only affiliates should join a provisional committee or all Jewish organizations should participate in forming a plan for a Jewish state and land in Palestine. The debate led to a decision to refer the issue to a Washington congress to be held November 1. Notable figures on the platform included E. Ben Jehuda of Jerusalem and Louis D. Brandeis, with Brandeis, Straus, Wise, and others addressing the Boston gathering.
J P Morgan was elected president of the Murray Hill Association at its recent annual meeting held at his home. The group formed May 14 1914 to preserve residential character and aid welfare. Discusses playgrounds on Murray Hill and the impact of court decisions permitting apartments in the district.
The Behman Show with Lew Kelly enter the eighth week of its all summer run at the Columbia. New features include Morton and Moore, a comedy duo who previously appeared in a summer vaudeville production at the theatre four years ago.
The June wedding of Miss Marie Louise Wanamaker and Gurnee Munn was held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church Philadelphia with a large social turnout. Attendants included Miss Wanamaker's sister as matron of honor and a long list of bridesmaids and guests from New York Washington and Boston. The gown featured satin tulle and brocade with a thirty foot train and an orchid bouquet.
Eva Tanguay headlined at the Palace Theatre with new songs and old favorites drawing a large audience including many Lambs. William Courtleigh and Witt C. Jenninge starred in The Man Higher On. other acts included Sam and Kitty Morton, Cansino dancers, Cecil Cunningham songs, and a busy New Brigdon bill with Orville Harrold and a host of comedians. The week also featured wrestlers from Manhattan Opera House and gifts to Mrs Wanamaker from President Wilson. social notes mention the McCulroughs and Twomblys planning summer trips and the Barbeys visiting Plaza.
Women rally to defend Mrs Madelina Ferola now at Sing Sing awaiting electric chair for the Carmelie Carnestale murder in this city in December 1913. A protest meeting will be held at the Hotel Biltmore tomorrow at 3 p.m. The call is signed by several women including Miss Alice Carpenter chairwoman and Mrs Florence Woolston.
A New York Tribune Fresh Air Fund appeal describes 800 children in need of vacations. It highlights east side tenements in Ludlow Street, a Austrian family of nine living in three tiny rooms, and a father earning seven two dollars weekly. The piece urges readers to donate to fund for fresh air vacations and cites a nearby settlement aiding unemployed workers.
Miss Katharine Fay Wilmerding of Flushing Long Island will wed Lowell Ross Burch son of Mrs John St M East Forty seventh Stag in fall at her aunt Mrs Ware Thomas home in Cambridge Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs Henry Emmet and Misses Emmet and Watson Emmet who spent a week at Poland Springs left yesterday for Bar Harbor to spend the summer.
The Strand presents Chimmie Fadden the New York slum tale brought to life as a photo play. Edward W Townsend now a New Jersey congressman wrote the stories. Victor Moore leads cast with Hector Turnbull and Rita mother roles. Also Bert Levy cartoons and Avlenworth wildlife reels plus Mary Louise Ficoet songs.
The Tribune reports from Folkestone that Forbes Robertson plans a farewell visit as a cable dispatch describes his tour of American cities. The New York correspondent notes recent reports of Robertson's forthcoming movements and the device of several cities in America hosting his visit.
The piece blends suffrage activism with election logistics as voices name district meetings and campaign events, noting outreach to women voters and registration drives. It references Brooklyn and Manhattan locales, party committees, and various civic leaders, alongside scattered death notices and funeral details.
Newport R I June 2 John Clinton Gray longtime judge of the New York Court of Appeals died at his summer home after a paralytic shock and pneumonia. He was seventy two. Born in New York City December 1843 he was educated at New York University Harvard Law School and Berlin. He joined the New York bar in 1866 and served on the Court of Appeals from 1888 to 1913 when he retired. He authored notable opinions in Harris Heyt Wey, Beveridge, and election cases. He was a Republican turned Democrat and held memberships in several cultural and professional societies.
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