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New York Tribune

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1908

Page

12

Free Trade Debate Marks Manchester Election Shift

London dispatch analyzes Manchester's swing from Free Trade to Tariff Reform as a pivotal electoral turning point. It argues Manchester's rebellion signals broader doubts about Cobdenism, forecasting a likely shift to tariff policies under a unified party system and Liberals' decline in upcoming general elections.

London Manchester Churchill Birmingham Cobeen Lancashire England United Kingdom Sup Free Trade Senate Ark of the Covenant Universal Brotherhood of Man India Cobden America Germany

Wisconsin Veteran a Centenarian

Milwaukee May 1 James Clancy a centenarian and thought to be the oldest war veteran in the United States celebrated his 100th birthday at the National Soldiers Home. He maintains fair health and reads daily papers though he has lost sight in one eye.

Milwaukee James Clancy United States National Soldiers Clancy Daily Papers

Alice Lloyd to star in new musical comedy next season

Klaw and Erlanger announce Alice Lloyd will appear in a forthcoming musical comedy. She will be assisted by the McNaughtons, well known on vaudeville, with management by F. Ziegfeld Jr.

Klaw & Erlanger Alice Lloyd McNaughtons Miss Lloyd F. Ziegteid, Jr

Former actor James Wallick dies by his own hand in Middletown

James H. Wallick, once an actor and owner of The Bant King, killed himself in the Commercial Hotel Middletown New York after declaring he would not take 45 anesthetic for a needed arm surgery. He left letters including one to Eleanor Merron Cowper of New York City who wrote several of his plays.

Middletown XN. Y James H. Wallick Elanor Merron Cowper New York City

Funeral viewings for Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix at Trinity Church

Crowds passed through Trinity Church to view the coffin of Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix. Two clergymen vigil the coffin with psalms and special prayers. Mrs Dix attends the funeral after recovering. Two communion services precede the funeral at 7:30 and 9 AM. The procession forms at 10:30 with 150 participants including bishops and the Dix family. The service is led by Dr Manning and Bishop Greer with the anthem by Palestrina added.

Trinity Church Morgan Dix Sisters of St. Mary Mr. Wells Mr. Stetson William T. Manning Greer Dix Manning Manhattan Victor Gaier Baier Palestrina Society of the Sons of the Revolution Dr. Dix

Cleveland Still Improves Says Doctor Report

Dr Joseph D Bryant the Cleveland family physician arrives from New York to Lakewood New Jersey May 1 denying the ex president is in critical condition He reports favorable Lakewood conditions and plans to travel there late this afternoon confirming no local physician was called during Bryant's absence from the city

Tribune Lakewood N. J Joseph D. Bryant Cleveland New York Bryant

Kruger Memorial Benefit Nets 12000 for Firemen Fund

A Metropolitan Opera House charity event cleared 11000 from seat sales and nearly 1000 from flowers for a firemen memorial fund. The program under the Theatrical Managers' Association of Greater New York featured Emma Eames Anna Held George M. Cohan Alice Lloyd and Josephine Cohan with boxes engaged by Mrs. Henry Clews Mrs. James Speyer Mme Emma Eames and Cornelius N. Bliss.

Metropolitan Opera House Kruger Theatrical Managers’ Association of Greater New York Mme Emma Eames Anna Held George M. Cohan Alice Lloyd Josephine Cohan Henry Clews James Speyer Cornelius N. Bliss

S. A. R. Elect Officers and Record Attendance

The Sons of the American Revolution in Buffalo reports 160 delegates at its annual session, the strongest attendance in the group’s history. National membership stands at 11,493 with 8307.23 dollars in the national treasury. Judges and officers from multiple states are elected as president, vice presidents, secretary general, treasurer, historian general, and chaplain general.

Buffalo The Sons of the American Revolution Order National Society Henry Stockbridge Baltimore George W. Bates Michigan George R. Howe New Jersey William J. van Patten Vermont John R. Webster Nebraska Clarkson N. Guyer Colorado A. Howard Clark Washington Willard Secor Iowa Walter K. Watkins Massachusetts Frank O. Hall New York

Exhibition of Satins and Velvets at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries

Public viewing begins Monday at 346 Fifth Avenue with examples from the K. S. Collins collection including French Italian and Spanish velvets satins and brocades. Sales run Thursday Friday and Saturday afternoons from 2 oclock. Also three hundred oil paintings from Burton Holmes and R. G. Dun to be sold midweek and Friday evening. Dr. Alexander Curtis library to be disposed of on Saturday evening.

K. S. Collins Fifth Avenue Burton Holmes R. G. Dun

Offered Kingfisher Presidency to Norwich Doctor

Kingfisher Okla May 1 The presidency of Kingfisher College has been offered to Dr North Rup of Norwich Connecticut, according to a telegraph to The Tribune.

the Tribune Kingfisher, Okla Kingfisher College Dr. Northrup Norwich, Conn

Prominent Arrivals at Notable Hotels

William Glasgow Jr of Philadelphia, E Blood of San Francisco, John A Holliday of Indianapolis, I A Sutherland of Boston, Thomas Dodge of Chicago, and W B Van Rensselaer of Albany listed as guests at Waldorf Astoria Belmont Imperial Majestic St Regis hotels.

Waldorf-Astoria William Glasgow, Jr Philadelphia Belmont E. Blood San Francisco Holland John A. Holliday Indianapolis Imperial I. A. Sutherland Boston Majestic Thomas Dodge Chicago ST. Regis W. B. van Rensselaer Albany

Weather Report Forecast From Washington May 1

Official Weather Bureau record notes a sharp cold spell peaking then gradual warming east of the Mississippi. Observations show 10 degrees above zero at Mount Weath with a 25 degree drop in 24 hours, light rains in the Ohio Valley and upper lakes, and some snow in the latter region.

Washington Mippi Mount Weath Ohio Valley Upper Lake Michigan Mississippi New England Middle Atlantic South Atlantic East Gulf Coast West Gulf Grand Anks Weather Bureau Liu

March of 60 000 Laity Catholic Army Review

A procession of sixty thousand laymen led by Brigadier General Thomas H. Barry will conclude a week of Catholic celebration this afternoon. Dignitaries including Supreme Court Justices, Cardinals, and Archbishops will review the march at St Patrick's Cathedral. The route runs from Washington Square along Fifth Avenue to Central Park with ceremonial salutes and a closing liturgical mass.

Thomas H. Barry Catholic Club Supreme Court Giegerich Davis Dayton O’gorman Gof M. J. O’brien Eugene Philbin E. J.mcguire W. B. Cochran John D. Crimmins Thomas F Charles G. Treat John W. Furlong John F. Doyle Louis V. O’donohue Thomas Crimmins M. V. Theall L. C. Connolly Leo J. F. Rooney P. Donahue E. B. Gordon Duncan G. Harris W. J. Maroney Stanley J. Brady Joseph O'Dwyer Edward L. Hume Peter A. Lalor Roderick J. Kennedy E. P. Gilgar Edward McGlynn John Whalen John Montgomery J. J. Harrington Mr. Kennedy W. J. Kane Frank W. Smith John J. O’brien W. C. Whitmore Thomas F. Smin Joseph Puhl John Byrne Washington Square Fifth Avenue St. Patrick's Cathedral Central Park Barry Cardinal Logue Sacred Heart Bishop Colton Buffalo William O'Brien Pardow S. J Vatican Gardens St. Peter Eople St. Peter's Chair

Gatti Casazza Pleased to Lead Metropolitan Opera

Giulio Gatti-Casazza arrived to take charge of the Metropolitan Opera House with Andreas Dippel next season. He praised America’s attitude toward music and outlined plans to organize a strengthened company for Wagnerian productions while noting a European shortage of dramatic singers. He visited the opera house interior, called the auditorium ideal, and said the box arrangement was remarkable. He recalled his La Scala success with Toscanini and stressed the aim to avoid financial speculation, reorganize the chorus, and hire a stage manager soon. Application to rename the Conred Opera Company to the Metropolitan Opera Company was filed in court. He prefers the name Gatti. HARVARD WINS DEBATE FROM YALE is noted in a separate item.

Giulio Gatti-Casazza Metropolitan Opera House Andreas Dippel America Europe Italy Toscanini la Scala de Lucia Dei Marchi Panagno Mile D’arsie Conred Opera Company Metropolitan Opera Company Gatti-Casazza Gatti Ralph Edmunds Campanari

Mabel Taliaferro to Star Cinderella on New Amsterdam Stage

It was announced yesterday that Mabel Taliaferro, currently in Polly of the Circus, will next season appear in a novel dramatic Cinderella. The production is being prepared for her under Klaw & Erlanger and Frederic Thompson at New Amsterdam. Taliaferro closes at the Liberty next Saturday. Edith Taliaferro will play the principal role on the road next season.

Mabel Taliaferro Polly Circus New Amsterdam Klaw & Erlanger Miss Taliaferro Frederic Thompson the Liberty the Circus Edith Taliaferro

Swedish Minister to America Appointment

Stockholm May 1 M Wachmeister consul general at Cairo named Swedish Minister to the United States succeeding Herman de Lagercrantz in the post.

America Stockholm M. Wachmeister Cairo United States Herman de Lagercrantz

Hamburg-American Line to Move Offices

The Hamburg American Line moves today from 39 Broadway to its own building at 45 Broadway, once Aldrich Court. The new office is celebrated as one of the most beautifully decorated in the city, with French Renaissance architecture and sea themed decoration.

No. 39 Broadway Aldrich Court No. 45

Rev William Bryce Morrow dies in Plainfield NJ at 83

The Rev. William Bryce Morrow born in Manchester England February 12 1838 died at his Plainfield home May 1 from rheumatism after retiring from the Episcopal ministry six years earlier. He served at Trinity Newark Calvary New York Church of the Reconciliation East 10th Street St Stephen Millburn Trinity Easton St Paul Peoria Reading Cathedral Sayre Carlisle and St James Bristol. He aided victims of a 1882 smallpox outbreak in South Bethlehem and received a gold watch from Bethlehem iron company and citizens. He married Elizabeth Wright of Cincinnati and two children survive Edith Morrow in New York and Ralph Leighton Morrow in Plainfield.

Plainfield N. J William Bryce Morrow Manchester England Mor Ton Trinity Church Newark A. Cleveland Coxe Calvary Church New York

Death of C Arthur Williams Washington Herald editor

C Arthur Williams associate editor of The Washington Herald died in El Paso Texas from tuberculosis after attending the Jamestown exposition last year. A Kansas native born October 19 1876 Williams worked for The New Orleans bureau of The New York Commercial Houston Post and served as Spanish American War correspondent with the Seventh Army Corps. He later became political editor of The Washington Herald and traveled to Australia and New Zealand to study government ownership. He belonged to the National Geographic Society and Gridiron and Columbia Golf clubs.

el Paso Tex C. Arthur Williams Washington Herald Mr. Williams Kansas Newton New Orleans New York Commercial Houston Post Seventh Army Corps Australia New Zealand National Geographical Society Gridiron Columbia Golf Clubs

Noted Brooklyn physician Dr. James Terhune dies at 79

Dr. James Jackson Terhune a renowned Brooklyn physician died at his sister Agnes Lozier's home 607 Madison Street from Brights disease. Born in Hackensack New Jersey in 1844 he served in the Civil War and settled in Brooklyn in 1872 after study at Long Island College Hospital. He held posts with the 23d Regiment Grant Post G A R Commonwealth Lodge F and A M Masonic Veterans Fort Greene Lodge S O O F and Kings County Medical Society. He leaves a wife a brother and two sisters.

James Jackson Terhune Brooklyn Bright Agnes L. Lozier Madison Street Hackensack N. J Long Island College Hospital 23D Grant Post Commonwealth Lodge Masonic Veterans’ Association Fort Greene Lodge Kings County Medical Society

Death of Leslie P. Farmer A Trunk Line Leader

Leslie P. Farmer prominent railroad official died suddenly at his home 105 East 11th Street. The 59 year old began as a clerk in Indianapolis and advanced through Bellefontaine Missouri Pacific Pennsylvania New York Lake Erie and Western before serving as commissioner of the Trunk Line Association and then its chairman. His death is believed to be due to apoplexy.

Leslie P. Farmer Trunk Line Association East 11Th Street Farmer Ellington New England Pennsylvania Railroad New York, Lake Erie & Western Association

Mrs Evelena Dixon Dies at 23 West 49th Street

Evelena Franklin Dixon wife of William P. Dixon of the law firm Dixon and Holmes died at her home 23 West 49th Street. She was a daughter of the late Samuel D. Babcock seven years president of the Chamber of Commerce born Riverdale N Y eldest of seven children. She leaves a daughter Mrs Eben Stevens and two sons W H Dixon and Courtlandt P Dixon 2d.

Evelena Franklin Dixon William P. Dixon Dixon & Holmes West 49Th Street Dixon Samuel D. Babcock Chamber of Commerce Riverdale N. Y Eben Stevens W. H. Dixon Courtlandt P. Dixon

J Biddle Herbert Dies at 70 in New Jersey Home

J Biddle Herbert of Olde l son of Gen Obadiah Herbert died at his nephew John B Herberts home on Georges Road after illness since December 16 in Ambridge Penn He owned Little Beaver Oil Co of New Galilee Penn and property in Colorado and Old Bridge He graduated from Rutgers in 1857 Survived by sister Celeste H Chalmer Old Bridge and nephews John B Herbert George's Road Robert S Herbert and Herbert Cooley Denver He was in his seventy first year.

New Brunswick N. J Celeste H. Chalmer Old Bridge John B. Herbert George's Road Robert S. Herbert Herbert Cooley Denver

Henry P Sampers Dies At 61st Street Home

Henry P Sampers manager and proprietor of the Courrier des Etats-Unis died Thursday night at his home 121 East 61st street. Born in France in 189, he came to the United States and joined the Courrier group. He became manager in 188 and owned offices at 1% and 197 Fulton street. He leaves three daughters and one son.

Henry P. Sampers Courrier Des Etats-Unis East 61St Street Mr. Sampers France Courrier Fulton Street

Charles L. Levering Dies At 76 In Taunton

Charles L. Levering longtime Massachusetts manufacturer and treasurer of Merrimac Manufacturing Company died at his Taunton home aged seventy six. He also served as a trustee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Taunton Mass Charles L. Levering Merrimac Manufacturing Company Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Steamship link hoped for Canada to Europe via Hudson's Bay

Canada plans a five hundred mile railway to Fort Churchill and port upgrades at Hudson's Bay to open steamship service to Europe for Western wheat regions. The $30 million project would carry all traffic from private lines and shorten the Montreal New York route. Navigation to Fort Churchill lasts 3.5 to 4 months after July 1.

Ottawa Canada Europe Hudson's Bay Fort Churchill Montreal New York Canadian West Seaboard

Roosevelt Addresses Washington Visit by Working Women

President Roosevelt greeting six hundred New England women in Washington praised earning women and women's clubs as a force for social and intellectual betterment. He warned against mistaking means for ends and highlighted women's clubs as a healthy middle ground. The visitors toured the Library of Congress Capitol and Mount Vernon and will hear remarks from Oscar S. Straus Wu Ting tang and others.

Washington Roosevelt New England National League of Women Workers White House Library of Congress Capitol Monument Mount Vernon Oscar S. Straus Commerce and Labor Wu Ting-tang League

Dickinson Crocker Marriage Notice Given In Tribune

In a Tribune notice, Dickinson Crocker appears June 3 1908 at the bride’s parents home with Kit Dickinson officiating. The report includes names Mr. Robert Stewart Crocker and Mrs. Edwin E. Dickinson and notes additional notices require full names and addresses for record accuracy.

Dickinson—Crocker Bride Kit Dickinson Edwin E. Dickinson Robert Stewart Crocker

Battle fleet arrives at Monterey Bay with festivities planned

The battleship fleet anchors off Del Monte Monterey Bay at 6 am. Mayor Jacks welcomes Admiral Thomas. Enlisted men enjoy field sports while officers receive entertainments. Rear Admiral Evans heads to Connecticut after Santa Cruz. Yorktown sails for San Francisco for Metcalf review. Evans weighs in at Paso Robles and plans May 5 departure.

Delmonte Cal Monterey Bay Ladies’ Civic Society Jacks Admiral Thomas Santa Cruz Evans Connecticut San Francisco Gillett Staf Thomas Admiral Dayton Pacific Fleet Mare Island Yorktown James F. Glennon Navy Yard Metcalf Paso Robles

Manila Day Celebrated With Manila Bay Dinner

Washington May 1 The tenth anniversary of the Manila battle was marked by a Raleigh dinner of the Society of the Battle of Manila Bay. Twenty officers who fought the engagement attended and spoke, including Admiral Dewey. Roosevelt and Mrs Gridley sent congratulatory letters read to the gathering. Rear Admirals Coghlan, Walter, and Lamberton attended.

Washington Manila Manila Bay Raleigh Admiral Dewey Roosevelt Gridley Olympia J. B. Coghlan Asa Walter Concord Lamberton Dewey

Plaza Without License Causes Early Morning Shutdown

State Excise Commission workers rushed to issue liquor tax certificates after a Thursday night rush at the Metropolitan Life Building. About 65 hundred licenses are expected this year with 35 certificates refused. The Plaza bar closed for three hours until a certificate arrived and officers were told to enforce closures on unauthorised venues.

State Excise Commission Commission Metropolitan Life McKee Shanley’s The Savoy Plaza Brooklyn Harry W. Michel Excise Police Department Excise Department

Immigration Commissioner Arrives on Lusitania

Robert Watchorn, Commissioner of Immigration at this port, arrived yesterday on the Cunard liner Lusitania after a three week absence during which he studied the immigration problem in Italy.

Robert Watchorn Cunard Lusitania Italy

Talcott Harris Wedding Planned At Rowland Home

The wedding of Mrs Louise R Rowland's daughter to Edward Wyckoff Harris is set for Wednesday May 2 at the bride’s father's home. The bride will have no attendants while the groom is aided by his brother as best man. Relatives and a few friends will attend.

Louise R. Talcott H. Edwards Rowland Edward Wyckoff Harris

Death notices from The Tribune republication ad

Death notices list multiple obituaries and funeral details across Brooklyn and New York City. Names include Jessie Isabella Ameli, Thomas H Bierda, Nellie J Fidgewater, Mary Rodgers Spelman, Agnes Cook, Alexander Cochran, Mary E Cook, Mary Noel, Susan Cooper Dunn Runyon Mary J Scott Jacob Smith Theodore Earle Studley William Nathan Throckmorton Captain Edward Young and others with burial dates May 2 May 3 and May 4. Interment often private and services scheduled at various churches and cemeteries.

Ameli Jessie Isabella Ameli Alonzo Ameli Pacific St Brooklyn Mag Bierds Thomas HM. Bierda Nellie J FL Fidgewater W. P. Amerman St., New York Central Railroad of New Jersey Bristol Jesus Christ Mary Rodgers Spelman Frank Tol Morristown N. J Clapp New York City Egbert D. Clapp Poughkeepsie Cochran Alexander Cochran Park Place Cook Agnes John F. Cook St. Brooklyn Cordes Lafayette Ave Dixon West 46Th St New York Ae Franklin William P. Dixon Samuel D. Babcock St. Thomas's Church Fifth Ave Enela Jersey City John F. A St. Jersey City Neilson Summerville Mary Noel Senate of the Nicholas Ma St. Mark's Charento James RB. Runyon Saint Albe Loyal Legion United States Gustavus Saint Alice Church of the Holy Name Amsterdam Ave 96Th St Noel Blakeman Scott Ridgefield Mary J Hiram K. Scott St. Stephen's Church New Southern and Western States Young Reskin Centre Moriches Long Island Edward Young

Special Notices Offer Quick Help At Uptown Tribune Office

The New York Tribune invites employers to consult the file of applications for positions at the Uptown Office, 1364 Broadway between 36th and 38th Streets, hours 9 am to 6 pm. Also lists subscription rates for domestic and foreign delivery, with various monthly and yearly options.

NEW York Tribune Broadway

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