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New York Tribune

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1908

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10

Irish University Bill Passes Second Reading in Commons

The House of Commons approved the Irish University bill by 344 to 31 after a debate led by Augustine Birrell. The measure creates two royal charter universities in Ireland with Dublin and Belfast as headquarters, linking Cork Galway and New College in Dublin to the Dublin group, and Belfast's Queens College forming the Northern University in Belfast.

London House of Commons Augustine Birrell Ireland Baffour

Three Troopers Killed In Luzon Ambush

A telegram from Camp Stotsenburgo Angeles Pampanga reports Private Michael Beacham of the 1st United States Cavalry ran amuck killing three and wounding three comrades. The dead include William Hoey first sergeant G Wilson and Edward Woodward a private was fatally wounded. All men belonged to Troop Fist Cavalry.

First Cavalry Luzon Manila Camp Stotsenburgo Angeles Pampanga Province Michael Beacham 1St United States Cavalry Edward Woodward Troop Fist Cavalry

American Hops in Britain Debate Over Duty

In London the House of Lords debated American hops import duties. Unionists urged a 16 dollar per hundredweight levy to protect local growers. Zar Carrington, head of the Board of Agriculture, backed attention but rejected the tax. He argued a 14 dollar duty would not help British farmers and blamed overproduction for the issue.

London House of Lords Zar Carrington Board of Agriculture

MME Gould Loses Bracelet During Italian Trip

Mme Anna Gould and her son accompanied by Prince Hélie de Sagan left for Monte Carlo after a Rome stay. They plan to visit Paris within weeks with a potential marriage following the prince's conversion to Protestantism. A valuable bracelet she wore in Naples is missing and police have not located it.

Mme Anna Gould Prince Hélie de Sagan Monte Carlo Paris Mme. Gould Prince Hélie Rome G Gould Naples

Mexico City Bill Sets Bank Lending Rules for Officials

In Mexico City on May 11 Minister Limantour sent to Congress a bill with new bank laws. It bans loans by banks to their own officials during the year of existence and restricts such loans after the first year. Officials must furnish security. loans are limited to two months and must be fully secured. The bill also bars government bank cashiers from holding state offices.

Mexico City Limantour Congress

Russian Artillery Moves to Kars Amid Frontline Shifts

May 11 dispatch reports the field artillery division of the Caucasian army corps ordered to move south to Kars with batteries and baggage en route to the Kish frontier. Reinforcements for the Persian punitive expedition were expected at Belo-Suvar by May 3 but have not arrived. General Buarski is authorized to restore order across Ardabil and extend operations toward the Masrid Turkish frontier. In a separate item, the Las Americas bazaar area burn destroys the marketplace and surrounding wooden houses, displacing 300 families.

Masrid Las Americas

London Shareholders Approve Bonds for Railways

A London meeting of Underground Electric Railway Company shareholders presided by Sir Edgar yer unanimously approved issuing bonds totaling 9.3 million pounds to finance the company's financial restructuring.

London Mar U Underground Electric Railway Company Edgar Yer

Son Born to Countess Montignoso Amid Rumors Quashing

A son was born to the Countess Montignese, former Crown Princess Louise of Saxony, now Signor Toselli’s wife. The music master disputed reports of quarrels and a possible separation. Toselli said the boy substitute remains for Princess Anna Monica under her father's care, the King of Saxony.

Florence Megil Montignese Louise of Saxony Signor Toselli Anna Monica Saxony Mme. Toselli

Ottawa Captured by Ko Line Crew After Signal Station Breach

Montreal reports the steamship Ottawa cut through Fame Point signals 320 miles below Quebec with passengers aboard. the vessel sustained considerable damage but all aboard are well. Ottawa, formerly the Germanic of the White Star Line, departed with sixty five cabin class and a number of second class passengers and a full cargo.

Montreal Que Ko- Line Ottawa Fame Point Quebec Thoreid Germanica the White Star Line Batur

Wright brothers sail airship two miles at Kill Devil Hill

Manatee, N C May 11 The Wright brothers Dayton 3 continued airship experiments along a lonely beach at Kill Devil Hill today. With favorable atmospheric conditions they ascended at 10 30 in the morning reaching seventy five feet above the sand and sailed rapidly for two miles down the coast. They landed with ease.

Manatee Wright Brothers Dayton Kill Devil Hill Sangud

Bawden Refuses Resignation Over Private Views

University of Cincinnati professor F Heath Bawden declares he will not resign despite pressure from President Dabney over his private marriage views and public sociology stance. Bawden, from Vassar, says he will fight retirement, while Dabney cites beliefs he deems destructive to society. His wife, Susie T Bawden, says views grew only in last two years and she does not accuse him of wrongdoing.

Cincinnati F. Heath Bawden University of Cincinnati C. W. Dabney Vassar Bawden Dabney Professor Bawden Granville Ohio

The Girl and the Detective at Lincoln Square Theatre

Lincoln Square Theatre presents The Girl and the Detective by Blaney and Dawley. A realistic steel mill scene from New Jersey opens the acts, with Miss Spooner as Little Tykie and George Palmer Moore, Lon Hascall in key roles, delivering witty scenes and vivid romance despite a familiar plot.

Lincoln Square Theatre Blaney New Jersey Charles E. Blaney J. Searle Dawley Little Tykie Miss Spooner George Palmer Moore Lon Hascall

Double Opera Bill Opens Third Week at the American

The American Theatre split a double bill last night with Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci. Abramsons company delivered a creditable performance to a large, appreciative audience. Desana and Canzio impressed as Santuzza and Lola, while Pacini and Turido gave strong support. Nedda, sung by Artizzoni, was capable though vocally uneven. The enlarged orchestra showed improvement and public approval suggests a promising run.

Cavalleria Rusticana Nedda

Hammerstein Engages Melba for Opera Season

William Hammerstein reported via cablé from Paris that Mme Melba is engaged to appear at the Manhattan Opera House starting in January for the coming season. He arranged for Mme Melba to share programs with Mme Tetrazzini on occasion for joint appearances.

William Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein Paris Mme. Melba Manhattan Opera House Mr. Hammerstein Mme. Tetrazzini

Knickerbocker Grand Opera opens in Boston

The Knickerbocker Grand Opera Company under S Kronberg began a limited engagement at the Majestic Theatre with an Italian repertory starting with fuera. A large audience attended the first performance and soprano Adeline Padovani was warmly received.

The Tribune J Boston Majestic Theatre Knickerbocker Grand Opera Company S. Kronberg Fuera Knickerbocker Company Mme Adeline Padovani

The Week’s Big vaudeville and theatre lineup

Cecilia Loftus tops Hammerstein week with mimicry and songs drawing large crowds. Eddie Foy headlines Colonial Theatre as a crowd pleaser. Multiple acts including Marie Dressler and a strong Fifth Avenue bill. Sam Bernard hosts brave policemen at the Casino. Tony Pastor’s features Kerry Courtship. Wallack’s next week books The Gay Musician with a noted cast. Currie plans Newark vaudeville Lyric. Keenan to vacation after The Warrens of Virginia. Ziegfeld posts Follies of 1998 lineup with Billie Reeves and stars.

Eddie Foy Colonial Theatre Cole Johnson Elmnore Sisters la Scala Marie Dressler Alhambra Jack Terry Mabel Lambert Ziska King Wills Hassan Ward Curran Hill Sylyvani Dan Burke Fifth Avenue Theatre Sam Bernard Tony Pastor Mary Fermier Wallack Sophie Brandt Amelie Stone Olga von Hatzfeld Charles Campbell Edward Martindell Walter Percival Julian Edwards William E. Currie Currie and Gray Newark The Lyric William Morris Frank Keenan Warrens of Virginia New Review New York F. Ziegfeld, Jr Billie Reeves Nora Bayes Lucy Weston Grace la Rue Elphys Snowden Barney Bernard Arthur Deagon Lee Harrison

City Food Purity Maintained by Pure Food Law

Dr Thomas Darlington told the Society of Medical Jurisprudence that New York City shows strong compliance with the Pure Food Law and sanitary codes. Of 800 food samples, 35 were adulterated and only 5 prosecutable. He noted reform since the law's adoption and cited widespread vigilance against spot or canned eggs and large-scale misbranding in drugs. Meat inspections totaled 41.84 in six months, with 2,974,948 pounds condemned in the year. Substitution and misbranding of drugs have declined, and enforcement is growing easier.

Thomas Darlington Society of Medical Jurisprudence Academy of Medicine Board of Health New York City Department of Health

Dr. Wiley Stresses Subtle Harm From Adulterated Foods

Richmond delegates at the national conference of charities and corrections heard Dr. W H Wiley warn that adulterated foods cause gradual harm rather than sudden illness. He urged stricter state control to enforce standard pharmaceutical purity and strength. The James River outing followed, with officers elected: Bicknell, Osborne, Tilles, Hebberd, Johnson, Boyle.

Richmond National Conference of Charities and Corrections W. H. Wiley Bureau of Chemistry Washington James River Ernest P. Bicknell Chicago Thomas D. Osborne Louisville David F. Tilles Boston Robert W. Hebberd New York Alexander Johnson Indianapolis Edward Boyle

John Armstrong Chanier Wins Protection for suit pursuit

John Armstrong Chanier, brother of Lt Gov Lewis Chanler, may enter New York to pursue a $250,000 conversion suit against Thomas T. Sherman if he places himself under U S Marshal Henkel and keeps pleadings intact. The U S Circuit Court of Appeals limited protection to issues other than state Supreme Court orders, with 60 days to narrow. Chanler, once deemed insane, has ties to Town Topics litigation in federal court.

John Armstrong Canier Lewis Stuyvesant Chanier New York Thomas T. Sherman Chanler Committee of Person and Property United States Henkel United States Circuit Court of Appeals Neves Supreme Court Noyes Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy Bloomingdale Asylum Supreme Court of Virginia Sherman

Obituary of Sir Alexander Condie Stephen in London

London, May 11. Sir Alexander Condie Stephen K. M. G. and K. C. M. G. dies aged 70. A groom in waiting to the King, he entered the diplomatic service in 1876 and held posts in St. Petersburg Constantinople East Roumelia Bulgaria Vienna Paris Coburg Dresden and more. He earned special language allowances and published translations and tales.

Sir Alexander Condie Stephen London M. G Alexander Condie Stephen St. Michael and St. George Rugby St. Petersburg Constantinople East Roumelia Khorassan Afghanistan Bulgaria Vienna Paris Coburg Dresden Tribune Daily Sunday Tribune ONDON Otel Ictoria Savoy Hotel Land Grand Hotel Norfolk England Adelphi Liverpool Midland Manchester Queen's Hotel Lee@s Midland Hotel Mia_ land Hotel Morecamber Holster Shanklin Isle of Derby Scotland St. Enoch Glasgow Station Ayr Dumfries Turnberry Gibraltar Cecil France Hotel Continental Rand Rice Victoria Regina

John A Quackenbush Dies at 80 in New York

John A Quackenbush of Troy New York a Republican congressman and prominent Rensselaer County political figure died at his home near Stillwater in the town of Schaghticoke today at age eighty. May 11.

John A. Quackenbush Troy N. Y Stillwater Schaghticoke Rensselaer

Obituary notes honoring several notable figures

Obituary notes report the deaths of Philip F Gerry Sunday editor of The Washington Evening Star from typhoid fever aged 70. Helen E Moses national president of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions died in Indianapolis. Stanley Day president of Stanley Day Advertising Agency died at New Market New Jersey aged 76. William H Baker of Williamsburg died at home after sixty years in the area with ties to local business and real estate. Edwin Adams former hat manufacturer and Major of South Norwalk Conn died at eighty. Rev Dr Fe H Eaton former pastor of Albany Street Methodist Episcopal Church Schenectady died yesterday afternoon at Ellis Hospital.

Philip F. Gerry Washington Evening Star Washington Catonsville Central High School Helen E. Moses Christian Woman's Board of Missions Indianapolis Stanley- Day Stanley Day Advertising Agency New Market N. J Ormsby St. Michael England New York George W. Day William H. Baker South Sun Street Williamsburg Brooklyn Penn E. P. Cody Printing Concern J.W. Streeton Company Edwin Adams South Norwalk Conn Connecticut FE. H. Eaton Albany Street Methodist Fipiscopal Church Schenectady Ellis Hospital George A. Cooke David H. Moore Portland Ore Daniel A. Goodsell Boston William F. McDowell Chicago Joseph F. Berry Buffalo Mr. Cooke J. M. Buckley James R. Day Syracuse University Borden F. Bowne Boston University Cooke Buckley Professor Bowne Day Roosevelt M. C. Harris Japan Corea United States San Francisco Harris Chattanooga Madison B. Mason John Nelson

German artists seek to use Public Library as art gallery

Herman Ridder and Professor Schott visited the Mayor to request temporary display of German paintings at the new Public Library in Bryant Park. The Mayor provided a letter of introduction to J I Cadwalader of the library board but offered no encouragement.

Bryant Park Herman Ridder Staats-Zeitung Professor Schott Berlin Mayer J. I. Cadwalader The Public Library

Labor interests discussed at church meeting in Synod Hall

The Church Association for the Advancement of the Interests of Labor met at Synod Hall on 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Clergy and union advocates including John N. Bogert and others debated Taft's stance favoring unions, sweatshop abolition progress, tenement sanitation, child prisoner court rooms, district labor representation, and proposed Sherman act amendments to shield unions from restraint of trade provisions.

Church Association For the Advancement of the Interests of Labor Synod Hall 112Th Street Amsterdam Avenue Central Federated Union Membrs John N. Bogert Potter Thomas Henry Sill Harrietta A. Keyser Taft Organization of Labor Francis H. Clay Moran

Railway Brotherhood Convenes in Boston Convention Opens

Eight thousand union railroad men from the United States and Canada are represented by 12 delegates at the start of the International Brotherhood of Railway Employes fourth biennial convention in Boston. The meeting opens and will run for four days.

Boston United States Canada International Brotherhood of Railway

Prominent Arrivals at the Waldorf Astoria Hotels

Notable guests checked in at top New York hotels including Walter C. Squire former Senator from Washington Seattle Belmod G. M. Painter Chicago Breslin W R Embry Lexington Charles Hall Adams Boston Hoffman G H Norris Milwaukee Holland Temple Godman London Manhattan Dr Emmett Rexford San Francisco Plaza The Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford Ireland Seville C H Cadwalader Philadelphia St. Regis Edward A. Faust St Louis.

Waldorf-Astoria Walter ¢. Squire Washington Seattle Belmod G. M. Painter Chicago Breslin W. R. Embry Lexington Empire Charles Hall Adams Boston Hoffman G. HU. Norris Milwaukee Holland—Temple Godman London Manhattan Emmett Rexford San Francisco the Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford Ireland Seville C. H. Cadwalader Philadelphia ST. Regis Edward A. Faust St. Louis

Weather Report and Forecast from Washington May 11

Official Weather Bureau report notes central Western disturbance over Northern Wisconsin. Strong southwest winds and thunder squalls expected over lower lake region and Ohio Valley. Rainfall mainly in Mississippi Valley, northern lake region, north Rocky Mountain. Temperature rose in northeastern states. Local forecast: showers today, cooler in some areas, with variable winds and partial improvements by Wednesday. Temperature comparisons with prior years shown.

Washington Wisconsin Lower Lake Region Ohio Valley Mississippi Valley Northern Rocky Mountain European Grand Banks Weather Bureau

Canadians Hold Annual Smoker At Hotel Astor

The Canadian Society of New York hosted its annual smoker in the Hotel Astor College Room with over 150 Canadians and friends in attendance. Speakers included John Foord Julius Mayer Courtenay Bennett Massey and Dr W Nelson. Discussion covered Canada's future imperial unity and the need to uphold law and initiative.

Canadian Society of New York Hotel Astor J Canada J. J. MacPhee M. D John Foord Julius M. Mayer J. J. Massey Harvard Courtenay Walter Bennett W. Nelson Foord Julius Mayer America Bennett Australia India Professor Massey United States

Yale student strikes amid city fire clash

New Haven May 11. Police alleged to attack crowds at a fire last Saturday night. Willim Thomas Van Alstyne of Albany, a freshman in the Sheffield Scientific School, lies seriously ill at the Yale infirmary with a possible brain injury from a blow by a police club. He is the son of Albany's late Democratic mayor William Van Alstyne.

New Haven Willim Thomas van Alstyne Albany Sheffield Scientific School Yale Infirmary van Alstyne William van Alstyne

Abstainer President debated by Methodist Conference

The Methodist Episcopal General Conference urged parties to back a presidential candidate who is a total abstainer and aligned with liquor suppression. Nebraska delegates signed the plea. The body also advanced church union with the Methodist Protestant Church and condemned racetrack gambling while detailing episcopacy matters and charges against several bishops.

Tribune Baltimore Methodist Episcopal General Conference Homan Nebraska J. R. Gettys W. M. Balch B. L. Paine

Pictures for Pennsylvania arrive in Minnetonka hold

Two heavy cases containing eight Edwin Austin Abbey paintings reached Philadelphia bound for Harrisburg, shipped from London on the Minnetonka. They were stored in hold No 4 between decks with skids and a few bags of rice, fed and watched by expert freight handlers, labeled for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Capitol.

Edwin Austin Abbey Minnetonka London State Harrisburg Penn Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Capitol S. S. Minnetonka

May Queen and King Chosen for Battery Park May Day

The McGrath Association of the 1st Ward elected Miss Lily McGrath as May queen and Frank O’Brien eight, as their king by acclamation at No Greenwich Street. About five hundred children from the district participate in the Battery Park festival featuring sandwiches cake and ice cream.

Greenwich Street Battery Park McGrath Association Lily McGrath Frank O'Brien

Dinner for Cardinal Logue at Archdiocese Dinner

Archbishop Farley hosted a dinner for Cardinal Logue of Ireland with the Catholic celebration’s general and committee chairs. Facsimiles of centennial medals were presented by T. Vincent Butler. Notables included Justice Morgan J. O'Brien and Herman Ridder seated near the cardinal, with Archbishop Farley opposite and John D. Crimmins and Bishop Browne of Cloyne nearby. A reception followed.

Archbishop Farley Cardinal Logue Ireland Catholic Club T. Vincent Butler Morgan J. O'Brien Herman Ridder John D

Croger and Chance Marry in Washington Residence

Marriage notice lists June Grinnell Croger daughter of the late Thomas Wentworth Storrow of Boston wed to Wade Chance of Canton Ohio and London. The Tribune will republish marriage notices with full name and address indorsement and no extra charge.

Croger—Chance Washington June Grinnell Croger Thomas Wentworth Storrow Boston Wade Chance Canton Ohto London

Death notices republished in Tri-Weekly Tribune

Death notices listed include Rancker George W Met lelian Elizabeth Butler John C Miller Frances Cornell Charles W Miller Sarah J Delaie Ellen M Minton Caroline FE Herrick Dwight Roeder Mirta Jo Kinney Amanda L Stone Mary A Keosbab Martha Tittinghast Joseph lin Margaret.

Rancker George W

Special Notices for THE TRIBUNE Readers in New York and Abroad

The New York Tribune lists subscription options and mailing rates for domestic and foreign readers. Office addresses in Manhattan and uptown branches are provided plus international dispatch points and hotel reading rooms in major cities.

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