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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
10
The article surveys German royalty costs and the Vernon family lineage. It details Germany's twenty two monarchies and Prince William's civil list, then shifts to Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire, home of the Vernon family since James I. It covers wealth, coal estates, and the Harcourt-Vernon surname evolution and connections to notable figures.
The piece argues that merging Germany’s petty states under a single Kaiser would save vast sums, comparing to Napoleonic consolidation and Italy’s unification. It notes jealousy among minor princes and questions whether peaceful or war-driven unification will occur, while warning about flag and protest symbolism abroad and the risk of penalties for political flower insignia.
Lord Vernon, half American by his mother, faces license revocation for speeding and possible imprisonment with a fine. The Vernon family, linked to the Verons of Haddon Hall, traces descent from Richard de Vernon and ties to the Marquises de Breteuil and Lady Gordon Cumming. The widowed Lady Vernon suffers incurable mental illness. guardianship of her children rests with their uncle Wilhelm Frederick Vernon, who married an American daughter of General M. Frost.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and a small party arrived at Pine Knot near Charlottesville for a weekend outing. John Burroughs joined the party, which traveled 130 miles by special train from Washington, with horseback riding planned and a brief address at the university station.
At the second biennial convention of the National Assembly of Civil Service Commissions in Chicago, President Charles S S Fowler of Albany urged public awareness of Civil Service functions noting it employs about five times more people than the army. He called for broader information to the public and discussed challenges in attracting qualified entrants to lower paid posts. The session covered enforcing Civil Service laws and integrating existing services, with merit officials from across the country present. Elliet H. Goodwin led the discussion. F G Treland’s paper on Exceptions and Exemptions was presented by F A Spencer.
Major José Marti and General F. Guerra of the Cuban army visit Havana. Captain G. Landa also stays in Havana. At Belmont George von L. Meyer and General Sumner from the U S Army. Gotham hosts Mr and Mrs Frederick A Snow of Tuxedo Park. Charles M. Hays from Montreal at Holland. A. G. Yates from Rochester at Waldorf Astoria.
The May 7 Cincinnati concert featured Mme Gadski with the Theodore Thomas orchestra of Chicago under Frederick A. Stock. Performances included Donna Elvira arias and Wagner, with Brahms, Strauss, and Wagner pieces. The piece praised the Chicago ensemble as a permanent, well-managed orchestra amid favorable financials and a self-sustaining hall funded by subscriptions.
The Italian company led by Abramson performed Rigoletto with Mme Norelli as Gilda and M Arcangeli as Rigoletto. Arcangeli impressed, Norelli charming, Deili Franci as the Duke displayed limited warmth. Boragno as Sperafucile and Canzio as Maddalena earned praise. An enthusiastic, sizable audience faced inclement weather. Desana set to sing Faust tonight.
Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke praised Jesuit art in a Catholic Club talk on “The Church and Its Influence on Art” opening an ecclesiastical art exhibition. Father Campbell argued Jesuit churches were admired for art rather than architecture. Clarke cited Rome and Venice examples and noted Louis XV styling. The show runs a week longer, featuring modern and ancient church design, paintings, vestments, and windows with works by Crimmins and Del Carbo.
The Mississippi River storm extends from New Jersey to Lake Erie with two low centers. Heavy rains fall in Southern New England and parts of New Jersey and New York. Rain likely Friday and Saturday in New England lake region and eastern states with variable winds and a warming trend inland. Local record shows temperatures around mid 40s with a high near 50.
Columbia University will offer engineering courses starting in September under engineers who will temporarily hold professorial status. Trustees approved the plan at Monday’s meeting, with the idea first suggested by Professor Lucke.
In heavy rain Townsend Scudder Grand Master of New York presided as the cornerstone of the Marsonic Hall addition on 24th Street near Sixth Avenue was laid in front of representatives from seven hundred lodges across the state.
The Merchants of Pearl Street presented two silver vases and Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington to the Chamber of Commerce via Joseph H. Choate for Mrs. Morris K. Jesup. The gifts honor the Erie Canal completion era. The chamber adopted resolutions thanking Jesup’s generosity and praising municipal research. Simmons was re elected president. Hepburn remained executive chair.
Wooster Ohio May 7 ex representative Martin L Smyser died at his home after a stroke before doctors arrived Born Wayne County Ohio April 3 1851 he graduated Wit tenberge College Springfield 1879 studied law admitted to bar 1872 He served as Wayne County prosecuting attorney and circuit judge elected to Congress in 1888 and re elected for a second term He was active in Republican state conventions and national conventions as delegate or alternate across multiple years
Jerome Flannery, prominent cricket figure and president of Flannery s Sporting News Bureau, dies of tuberculosis at his Brooklyn home. Born in Dublin, he edited The American Cricket Annual, helped launch Spalding's Cricket Guide, and organized the Metropolitan District Cricket League. Survived by wife and two sons. Funeral at St. Michael's Church, Jerome Street, Brooklyn, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Howard P. Bell died Wednesday at E. P. Hatch's home on Fifth Avenue. Born in Dexter New York, he was the son of the late James A. Bell a New York State Senator and Civil War Finance Committee chair. He graduated Yale in 187 and Columbia Law School in 1878 and married Mary Elizabeth Pratt in 1881.
Major O. P. Chaffee, former Confederate army officer and brother of Lt Gen Adna R. Chaffee, died at his Kansas City home today from kidney disease at age seventy nine. He served as a Civil War staff officer. He leaves a wife. Burial will be at Mount Washington.
Dr Louis Debarth Kuhn formerly on St Mary's Hospital Brooklyn staff and a Marine Hospital Service surgeon died at his Brooklyn home. Born 1829 in East Berlin Pennsylvania he held an A M from Mount St Marys College and degrees in pharmacy and medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. He is survived by two sons and three daughters.
Cambridge May 7 William Rand Jr 88 former assistant district attorney has been nominated for Harvard overseers board. In Port Arthur dedication ceremonies a Japanese monument to Russian dead will be dedicated by Japanese authorities May 14 with a detachment from Harbin garri son joining the event.
The musical play The Bonnie Belles of Scotland will feature Alice Lloyd starring next season with John J. McNally writing the book and George M Cohan supplying the lyrics. The Mc Naughtons will be a highlighted feature of the production.
In a Waldorf Astoria ballroom spoof titled Presidential Possibilities, the Illinois Society stage spoof parodies prominent figures such as Carnegie Washington Johnson Fairbanks Bryan Roosevelt Taft Hearst and others. The satirical farce features a mock convention with costumes, banners, a mock dinner, and staged dialogues to lampoon politics and media.
Henry Miller secures a three year lease at the Savoy Theatre after the success of The Servant in the House He plans productions by Moody Mackaye Mitchell and Kennedy and will feature The Winterfeast in negotiations for another venue Meanwhile in Milwaukee an open letter alleges Episcopal clergymen planned a June march on Cardinal Merry del Val
On Wednesday May 6 at the residence of Edward P Hatch No 1083 Fifth Ave Howard P Bell of Arlington New Jersey aged 57 years. Funeral services at the above address Saturday morning May 9 at 1 o'clock.
Obituaries mention Katherine A Wisely of 145 Stockton St Brooklyn to be given a high mass at St Ambrose Church, interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Rodman Wright dies in his 8th year, wife Ellen Le Berende. Mrs C C Wyeth of East Orange New Jersey dies aged 84. Robert Richards Yocom, husband of Adelaide Aendily, age 34. Death notice from Department of State reports Sydney M Sweet's death at sea while in Guatemala City service of consular details.
Harlem trains to Grand Central Station serve Webster and Jerome Avenue. Carriage lots priced at 150 dollars and up for Book of Views or representative. Office at 20 East 234th Street, New York City. Undertaker Frank F Campbell.
The Uptown Office of THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE has installed a file of applications of selected aspirants for positions of various kinds. Visit No. 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 a m to 6 p m.
Tribune subscription and mailing rates detailed for domestic and foreign addresses. The document lists daily weekly and Sunday options, rates for 1, 3, 6, 12 months, and special overseas zones, followed by main and branch offices in New York, Harlem, and international mail exchanges and hotel reading rooms in London Paris Berlin and more.
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