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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1908

Page

22

Plague Crisis Tugs at Venezuela Ties

W W Russell, American Minister to Venezuela on leave, describes La Guayra plague as deadly with high mortality among blacks and whites. He notes quarantines at Trinidad and Colombia, Venezuelan troops burning infected areas, and concerns over a possible diplomatic crisis as he departs for New York.

W. W. Russell Venezuela la Guayra la GuayTa Tribune Mr. Russell Republic Trinidad Colombia la Guayre Russell Veneguelan Castro Caracas Post Porto Rico Washington

Kaiser Disappoints Nobles At May Luncheon

Emperor William failed to attend a luncheon with leading nobles of the province after General von Scholl announced the emperor’s regret. Prince von Billow sought an audience on state business and the emperor and the Chancellor were in a close conference in Frankfort.

William General von Scholl Gnd Prince von Billow Frankfort

Extradited for Morgan Robbery Case in London Court

Claude J. Heritier and William Wilson were committed for extradition at Bow Street police court after arrest in England for the March theft of jewelry valued at 57 0 from Mrs. David P. Morgan in New York.

London Claude J. Heritier William Wilson England New York David P. Morgan Bow Street

Armour & Co. not planning retail shops in Britain or provinces

Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that Armour & Co. had not called for new capital and had no plan to open retail shops in Britain or its provinces. He noted that some Smithfield butchering businesses had been bought to enable selling imported meat only.

Chicago London Armour & Co House of Commons Winston Spencer Churchill Board of Trade Charles W. Bowerman

Avoca Beached After Collision. Two Crew Dead

Maas Luis May 18 British steamer Avoca from New York to Hamburg arrived with bow damaged after a collision with Nordsee. Avoca beached at once. One man and two of her crew were drowned.

Maas Luis Netherlands Avoca New York Hamburg Collison Nordsee Eack

Immigration grants turned back at Port Arthur border

Twenty nine immigrants who arrived by steamer from the United States were refused entry under a rule requiring five or four tickets to a destination in Canada. They were sent back to Duluth.

Port Arthur Ont Canada United States Duluth

Plague Fears Rise in Puerto Cabello and Curacao Trade

Reports from Puerto Cabello indicate possible bubonic plague outbreak with three new malarial fever cases and one death, all resembling yellow fever. The Merida from Maracaibo says Maracaibo harbor authorities ordered returns under a May 14 decree, while Dutch schooners carrying cargo to Curacao destined for Puerto Cabello have been detained.

Puerto Cabello Willemstad la Guarra Willemetad Merida Reid Line Maracaibo Curacao Eetre Puerto C Abello

French Troops Rout Moors in Night March Action

Paris telegram reports French forces under General Amade marching at night across five miles in frost. Moors abandoned weapons and cattle in flight to mountains. Three men killed and twenty two wounded in daylight attack on May 1 near Mdakra.

Paris Easthet

Poison Death Casts Shadow On Clary Case Inquest

The Clare Morris inquest into Thomas Clary’s death concluded that poisoning caused the death but found no evidence on when or how the poison was given. Margaret Clary, his widow, had been deported from New York on suspicion of involvement.

Dublin Meg Thomas Clary Margaret Clary New York Claremorris

Peru's Rebellion Suppressed as Rebel Leaders Captured

Lima reports an apparent nationwide order after a short revolution. Government troops capture insurgent chief Enrique Licsa and only rebel leader at large is Augusto, leaving the revolt largely quelled across the republic.

Lima Republic Enrique Licsa Augusto

Waterways urged as key to national growth and rivals

Congressman Joseph E. Ransdell leads a dinner of press members to press for a comprehensive inland waterway system linking the Great Lakes to the St Lawrence. He argues today’s tiny river projects and railroads hinder commerce while nations like Germany and Canada advance. Notables including E Ellis J H Davidson and John F Crowell speak on freight savings and national policy.

New York Canada Great Lakes St. Lawrence Montreal Joseph E. Ransdell Louisiana National Rivers and Harbors Congress Emer Great Middle West Ransdell Congress Harlem Ship Canal Ohio Germany France Holland Belgium Roosevelt Memphis E. ©. Ellis Kansas City River and Harbors John A. Fox Rivers and Harbors Congress Rollo Ogden Evening Post John F. Crowell The Wall Street Journal John Cosgrove Everybody's Magazine John A. Sleicher Leslie's Dr. O. S. Marsden Success Robert Underwood Johnson A. C. Johnson Hamilton Holt the Independent H. J. Howland the Outlook

Pathetic Trip Abroad Delays Royal Wedding

Paris May 18 The wedding of Prince Heli de Sagan and Mme Gould faces delays over a will clause that halves shares if spouses wed without executors consent and over custody battles with Count Boni. A foreign ceremony may avoid French courts while Protestant rites would suffice without religious changes.

Paris Hélie de Sagan Mme. Gould Jay Gould Helen Gould Count Boni Prince Hélie France de Sagan England Count Bont Rome Vatican

Erie Street Bridge Reported Collapsed After May Incident

The Erie street bridge near Chicago was reported to have collapsed after a May incident. Early word suggests injuries but details on lives lost remain unclear.

Erie Street Bridge Chicago

Metropolitan museum free admission and professional meetings today

Free admission offers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Natura. A meeting schedule includes the Wholesale Surgical Trade Association at Hotel Astor at 10:39 am, a New Jersey Commandery dinner at Hotel Astor, an annual meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers on West 39th Street, and a Tri-Professional Society gathering at Hotel Astor in the evening.

Metropolitan Museum of Art American Museum Zoological Gardens Wholesale Surgical Trade Association Hotel Astor New Jersey American Institute of Electrical Engineers West 39Th Street Tri-Professional Society

Weather Record and Forecast from Washington May 18

Official Weather Bureau report notes kite flights at Mount Weather Virginia show calm layers about two thousand feet aloft. Surface winds east. Mislow mood center moves northeast over lower Lake. affecting northern interior valley and southern Atlantic states. Temperatures near normal. rain probable across Atlantic coast states Ohio Valley lower lake region. showers likely New England lower lake region Mississippi Valley Michigan and east. Local forecast calls for today's rain or showers then fair Wednesday with increasing south winds.

Washington Mount Weather Virginia Lower Lake Interior South Atlantic States Atlantic Coast Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region New England Mount Missippi Michigan East Guillam

Patrick Campbell Former Brooklyn Chief of Police Dies

Patrick Campbell long time Brooklyn Chief and Superintendent of Police died at his home in Brooklyn from paralysis after a stroke. Born 1827 in Charleston South Carolina he rose from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle to Customs Inspector under President Pierce. He served under Buchanan and Lincoln and became Sheriff of Kings County before heading the police department. He handled notable 1875 76 murders and resigned after the railroad strike era. He and his wife survive with a son and two daughters. Funeral expected at Nativity Church Madison Street and Classon Avenue.

Patrick Campbell Brooklyn Herkimer Street Charleston S. C Brooklyn Daily Eagle Pierce Buchanan Lincoln Hugh McLaughlin Kings County Charles A. Schieren Sarah Alexander Pesach M. Rubenstein New York William W. Simmons Adreas Fuchs Charles Goodrich William W. Goodrich Supreme Court Kate Stoddard Campbell

Death of Actor Hugo Toland During Germantown Visit

Philadelphia May 18 Hugo Toland a well known actor died today at his nephew s home in Germantown from Bright s disease. He 39 born in California began on stage at 18 with Mrs Leslie Carter and later in William Faversham s The Squaw Man Mr Toland starred in Mr Barnes of New York The First Born and appeared with Nat C Goodwin. Funeral will be held Wednesday. New York s Lambs invitees. body to be cremated and ashes sent to San Francisco for burial. He was twice married to actress Gertrude Tibbell and they were divorced.

Philadelphia Hugo Toland Bright Germantown Mr. Toland Lillian Russell California San Francisco The Toland Hospital Gertrude Tibbell

Ex Judge G A Finkelnberg Dies in Denver at 83

Ex judge G A Finkelnberg of the United States District Court at St. Louis who retired in 1907 due to ill health died in Denver. Born April 6, 1837 near Cologne Prussia he served as Missouri congressman from 1868 to 1872 and was a candidate for Missouri governor in 1876. He authored several legal works.

Denver G. A. Finkelnberg United States District Court St. Louis Cologne Prussia Finkelnberg Congress Missouri

Frederick May Holland Dies at 72 in Concord Massachusetts

Frederick May Holland author dies at his home in Concord at age seventy two. An 1862 Unitarian minister who later left the ministry, he was Harvard graduate and Wisconsin Academy of Sciences member. He wrote The Reign of the States and works on Browning and liberty.

Concord Mass Frederick May Holland Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Holland Frederick West Holland Harvard Anna Maria Bicknell

Noted Early 20th Century Deaths Across Cities

Alfred Cabal aged 74 dies in Sioux City Iowa after moving there a decade ago. Professor J H Coyner ex president of colleges in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles dies in Hopkinsville Kentucky aged 70. Louis H Hnatkowski Newport Rhode Island decorator dies at home age unknown. exiled Polish immigrant, Beaux Arts trained. Rev Dr J W Cate former Boston Universalist missionary to Japan dies aboard steamship Minnesota arriving Seattle. leaves wife and two children.

Alfred Cabel Sioux City Iowa Paris Milan New York J. H. Coyner Salt Lake City Los Angeles Hopkinsville Louis H. Hnatkowski Newport R. I Hnatkowski L’ecole Des Beaux Arts J. W. Cate Boston Minnesota Seattle Japan Universalist University At Taklo

Thaw Visited by Lawyer. Confidence Shaken

Harry K Thaw received a visit from his lawyer A Russell Peabody in Poughkeepsie on May 18. Peabody was Thaws only visitor. Thaw appeared in good health but warders say he has lost some confidence since Sunday about potential release by Justice Morschauser.

Poughkeepsie N. Y Harry K. Thaw A. Russell Peabody Peabody Thaw Morschauser

Fourth day sale at Fifth Avenue Galleries draws brisk bidding

The Carroll and Greef collection sale at Fifth Avenue Art Galleries saw a bronze Mercury fetch the top price and total day receipts of 2449 25. J A Parker bought the Mercury figure, while L A Lanthier paid 25 for a brass cannon. Attendance was strong with buyers named. The weeklong sale may continue.

Carroll and Greef Fifth Avenue J. A. Parker L. A. Lanthier L. J. Phillips Louis Greene E. Sheppard L. Compton

Tiffany Will Contest Traced In Connecticut Case

In Winsted Connecticut the Tiffany will case opens before Judge Gager with a $500000 to $730000 estate dispute. Executors Howland and Laura Wheeler are named residuary legatees while distant relatives contest alleged undue influence. Executives include $200000 for deaconesses home and small town gifts.

Winsted, Conn Tiffany Gager C. E. Tiffany New York City Charles P. Howland Howland & Wheeler New York Dr. Tiffany Wheeler Wheelers William C. Ogden Chicago Qeden Lawrence van Alstyne Sharon Emily Laura Wheeler Howland General Grant Washington

Trumbull Reports Hopeful Crop Outlook for Texas Lines

Colorado & Southern Railway chief Frank Trumbull returned from a five week Western tour optimistic on crop prospects in the railroad’s territory, especially Texas where cotton planting favorable and Texas lines could show their biggest fall business. He noted friendly Texas sentiment toward railroads and strong local leadership. He warned of manufacturing slumps weighing on earnings but expected a bottoming out and eventual rise. He also cited lower mining spirits in Colorado yet strong Cripple Creek gold camps with more workers and an improving steel outlook in the state.

Frank Trumbull Colorado & Southern Railway Company Texas Trumbull Colorado Cripple Creek

Vanderbilt Jr Fined for Speeding in Special Sessions

William K Vanderbilt Jr and chauffeur Alfred Hummel were fined 15 dollars each after a March speeding arrest by Bicycle Policeman Morrison. Commissioner Bingham referred the matter to the District Attorney, leading to a warrant for Vanderbilt to appear for trial. most justices favored the policeman’s version, while Justice Zeller dissented.

William K. Vanderbilt, Jr Court of Special Sessions Vanderbilt Alfred Hummel Morrison Bingham Kernochan Justice Zeller

Children to keep tabs on cops plan at PS 72

Inspector Miles O Reilly assigns all pupils of Public School 72 in East New York as police sergeants watchers. Children to watch patrolmen and report misconduct by noting leave numbers and circumstances and sending them to the inspector. Patrolmen dislike the plan.

Miles O'Reilly Public East New York O Reilly O' Reilly

Ezra Kendall in New Ace Comedy at Majestic Theatre

Ezra Kendall starred in a new George Ade comedy at the Majestic Theatre Boston. The May 18 performance drew a full house and satisfied patrons, marking Kendall's first Boston appearance in four years.

Ezra Kendall the Tribune Boston Majestic Theatre George Ade Mr. Kendall

Church Union Near Pittsburg Aims at Methodist Merger

May 18 report from the General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church shows strong support for consolidation with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Delegates hear calls to unite on terms, while discussions on interchurch cooperation, missions, education and reconciliation continue. Memorial services honor deceased bishops and conference officers.

Pittsburg Methodist Episcopal Dolliver Iowa Methodist Protestant Church Old Homestead H. W. Warren J. &. Goucher Women’s College Baltimore S. Parkes Cadman Brooklyn Douglas Mackenzie Hartford Congregational Theological Seminary Congregational Church United Brethren Church the Tribune Methodist Episcopal General Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South General Conference Isaac W. Joyce Charles Mctlabe James N. FitzGerald Edward G. Andrews Samuel M. Merrill Charles H. Fowler James M. King Board of Home Missions and Church Extension D. A Goodsell Boston Epworth League Joseph F. Berry Stephen J. Herben Edward M. Randall

The Gay Musician at Wallack's Theatre

A review of The Gay Musician at Wallack's Theatre calls it a comic opera with music by Julian Edwards and book and lyrics by Siedie and Campbell. The piece lacks cohesive plot and wit, though it features some good songs and costumes, with Amelia Stone and Sophie Brandt leading but hampered by the weak book.

Wallack’s Julian Edwards Messrs. Siedie and Campbell Broadway Amelia Stone Sophie Brandt Miron Martha George

Dr Ferris Calls Thaw Paranoiac in Lunacy Plea

Albany May 18 Dr Albert W Ferris president of the State Commission in Lunacy testified in the effort to release Harry K Thaw from Matteawan State Hospital. He said Thaw is paranoid and would testify that release would require a court ruling his commitment illegal. He added Thaw did not impress as a witness and seemed coached.

Albany Albert W. Ferris State Commission In Lunacy Jerome Harry K. Thaw Matteawan State Hospital Thaw Dr. Ferris

Invader at Pabst Theatre features Hackett drama

The Pabst Theatre English stock company presented Walter Hackett's The Invader with Christine Norman Janet Beecher Jack Standing and Robert Conness in leading roles. The play parallels The Regeneration and centers on a financial crash linked to the Henryine era.

the Tribune Milwaukee Pabst Theatre English Stock Company Walter Hackett Christine Norman Janet Beecher Jack” Standing Robert Conness

Obituary notices from Morristown and Brooklyn area

Numerous death notices and funeral details for Howland Miller Murray Samuels Sheppard Williams and others. Entries include private interments in Greenwood Holy Cross and St Johns churches and notices for residences in Brooklyn East Orange Wickatunk and Paterson with cemetery access information for Woodlawn Cemetery via Harlem trains Jerome Avenue trolleys and Grand Central Station.

Harlem Grand Central Station Webster and Jerome Avenue Gramercy East New York City

Desirable help offered by THE TRIBUNE for job seekers

The New York Tribune announces a file of applications for positions archived at the Uptown Office 1364 Broadway with hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Subscriptions and mail services are detailed, listing many domestic and foreign rates and offices from Nassau Street to Harlem and Newark. It also lists numerous hotels and international offices for Tribune readers abroad.

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