Missionaries urge funds at Brooklyn board meeting
At the American Board Commissioners for Foreign Missions session in Brooklyn yesterday, missionaries from Turkey Japan and China called for more money to meet growing needs. Clergy leaders Samuel Parkes Cadman Charles F Thwing and Howard S Bliss urged increased support as reports blamed lack of resources and urged field concentration and efficiency to advance Evangelical work worldwide.
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American Board
Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Genemry of Music
Brooklyn
Turkey
Japan
China
Samuel Parkes Cadman
Charles F. Thwing
Pedeen
Western Reserve University
Adelget College
Howard S. Bliss
Syrian Protectant College
Geet
Syria
Messer Brotherhood
Gerist
God
Jaren
Acter L Gm
Ebina
Tokio
Pec
Samer
Dexter Tayier
Rica
John W Baird
Europes
P Ussher
Usther
George Washburn
Robert College
Constantinople
Frank Dyer
Call to Dr Eaton as Madison Avenue Church pastor
The Rev Dr Charles A Eaton, pastor of Avenue Baptist Church in Mereland and linked to John D Rockefeller's church, is slated to become pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church. A Concordium vote last night chose him unanimously. he may start duties by January 1. Previous pastor Dr Kerr Borce Tupper resigned amid health issues and alleged financial improprieties.
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Charles A. Eaton
Avenue Baptist Church
Mereland
John D. Rockefeller
Madison Avenue
Qe Street
Eaton
Kerr Borce Tupper
Tupper
George J. Helmer
Cleregyman
Madison Avenue Church
Henry & Lancers
George A. Pentecost
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Acadia University
Neve
McMaster University
Newton Theniozice
O&mooa
Newton Theological Semin
Toronto
Ont
Dr Washington and Root discuss Liberia policy
Dr Booker T. Washington met Secretary Root at the State Department to discuss the status of negroes in Liberia. President Roosevelt sends Ernest Agee to conduct a broad investigation into Liberia's political, economic, and social conditions. Liberian legations recently visited Berlin seeking U.S. guarantee of Liberia’s independence amid fears of external aggression.
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Weshinesen
Booker T. Washington
Tuskeese
Root
State Department
Liberia
Ernest Agee
Cone
United States
Mecrovia
Xu Lyon
Reot
Berlin
Sim
Germany
America Des
Lyons
Election of Henry and Corstian as Dean of Medicine
Oct 14 report confirms the election of Professor Henry and Corstian to lead the University of Medicine faculty. Corstian succeeds Dr Reginald H. Fitz as head professor of medicine amid new buildings and enlarged endowment.
James Oliver Curwood Alive Denies Murder Claim
Captain Rolland of the Hud Company arrived from the region and asserts James Oliver Curwood is alive in Detroit. He dismisses reports that Curwood was killed by Indians, saying the local district was friendly to whites and Curwood would have faced danger if harmed.
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Tribune
Minnipes
Rolland
Hud
James Curwood
Detroit
Carwood
Dave
Meare
Sunday Athletics Debate Divides Brhonis League
George W Wingate president of the Brhonis Athletic League reports broad support among the Board of Education and members on Sunday use of fields in greater New York. He forwarded forty five responses with thirty nine in favor of the plan and seeks public opinions while stressing Sabbath sanctity and orderly conduct.
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George W. Wingate
Brhonis Athletic League
Bvery
New York
Genere Wingate
Board of Education
Million Dollar Gift Marks Kennedy Golden Wedding
John Stewart Kennedy, banker and philanthropist, celebrated his golden wedding by donating 1,000,000 to Presbyterian Hospital, where he serves as president. The gift funds a new administration building and other soon announced projects, as sixty relatives attended aNo. 6 West 57th Street dinner. Kennedy’s long career includes ties to J P Morgan and James J Hill in major rail ventures and extensive prior charitable gifts.
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John Stewart Kennedy
Presbyterian Hospital
Mrs. Kennedy
West 57Th Street
Mr. Kennedy
J. Kennedy Tod
Wiliam Stewart Tod
Robert E. Tod
J. Kennedy
Columbia University
United Charities
School of Philanthropy
Charity Organization Society
Kennedy
J. P. Morgan
James J. Hill
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Blantyre
Scotland
William Bird & Co
London
Canada
United States
Glasgow
Bird Company
Morris K. Jesup
Jesup
Toscanini Arrives To Lead Metropolitan Opera Season
Arturo Toscanini arrived with Mrs Toscanini aboard the Oceanic to assume chief conductor duties for French and Italian operas at the Metropolitan Opera House next season He will conduct the opening night with Emmy Lestian in Alda and will lead Die Gitterdimmerung during the season’s third week Also arriving was contralto Mary Ranzenberg a pupil of Ogeny and de Reszke from the Imperial Opera in Vienna
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Arturo Toscanini
Metropolitan Opera House
Toscanini
Antonio Traseur
M. Giulio Gatti-Casazza
The
Metropolitan
M. Toscanini
Mme
Emmy Lestian
Alda
Parma
Dom Pedro II Theatre
Rio de Janeiro
Italy
Teatro Cariznano
Turin
la Scala
Wagner
Charpentier
Debussy
Strauss
Mary Ranzenberg
Friedrich Ger Gresse
Mme. Ranzenberg
Mme. Ogeny
Dresden
Jean de Reszke
Imperial Opera
Vienna
Dr Bull Reported Weaker In Illness At Home
Dr William T Bull a surgeon now seriously ill at his home No 35 West 35th street was said late last night by Dr Joseph A Blake of No 6 Madison avenue to be somewhat weaker with chances of recovery exceedingly small. At his home he spent a comfortable day and talked with doctors and family for several hours.
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William T. Bull
West 35Th Street
Joseph A. Blake
Madison Avenue
Hhis Home
Bull
Weddings Fast and To Come in Richmond and Nearby
Miss Lella Skipwith Blair wed William Northrop, a Virginia Passenger and Power Co. receiver, at her East Grace Street home. The Gould family attended, with plans for late November nuptials of James Blanchard Clews and Mrs. Oscar Livingston. A double German-English wedding followed in Jamaica, and several ceremonies occurred in New York City, Jamaica, and Providence, highlighting social circles from New York to Philadelphia.
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Richmon
Lella Skipwith Blair
L. H. Blair
East Grace Street
William Northrop
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
Gould
Richmond
Manchester
Petersburg
Thomas G Faulkner
St. Barnabas's Church
Greensboroe- X
James Blanchard Clews
Henry Clews
Henry Crews & Co
Oscar Livingston
Livingston
Leta Nichols
Washington R. Nichols
Charles Emory Smith
James Francis Sullivan
Philadelphia
Crews
Fifth Avenue
Tt Street
Greonora Warnock
William A. Warnock
Fulton Street
Jamaica
Queens
George Cooper Gibbs
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert K. Wick
Alice Rotson
Salem
Mass
George W. Gibbs, Jr
St. Augustine
Aaron Degrauw Warnock
William Sellers Febiger
Charles F. Hopkins, Jr
Alston Cockerell
Mrs. Gibbs
Mr. Gibbs
Amelia M. ©. Hazecker
Ludwig W. Konig
Weehawken Heights
N. J
Caroline Mae Brase
Frederick Brune Hazecker
Frederick Steedner
Providence
Mary Louise Lippitt
Henry F. Lippitt
Granddauster
Rhode Island
George Mesengarten Slanickson
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Letters on sidewalk ticket snarl and theatre access
A reader argues the Court of Appeals did not grant the right to abolish sidewalk ticket speculation. He says only private-business status exists, while the Board of Aldermen and hotels drive the market. He urges continued Tribune backing to curb speculation and notes past costly efforts and failed measures.
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Tribune
The
Court of Appeals
Board of Aldermen
Collister Agt
Hayman
Mr. Hayman
Rogers Brothers
Knickerbocker Theatre
Daly
Acta
New York
Marc Klaw
Bryan in Nebraska to the Editor of The Tribune
L. Groh of Omaha writes a letter to The Tribune criticizing William Jennings Bryan as a candidate. He praises Bryan as a private citizen and church member but accuses him of inconsistent paramount issues and close ties to corporations via political dealings. He notes a shift in campaign imagery from Bryan to Taft since eight years prior.
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the Tribune
The
Tribune
Lincoln
Bryan
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Thomas Allen
Ryan
Smasher
Bryan Pictures
Omaha
Taft Pictures
L. Groh
St. Mark's
Not Dead, but Sleeping in Silver Coinage Debate
A historical editorial railing against free coinage of silver, recalling Bryan’s 1896 and 1900 campaigns, the gold standard, and party platforms. It details how silver was once coined freely and warns that restoring it would threaten financial stability, citing Republican cautions from 1890.
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Bryan
Henry W. Peabody
the Tribune
McKinley
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
Philadelphia
Democratic Party
Roosevelt Hails Railway Men At Signal Association Session
At the Railway Signal Association convention Roosevelt greeted delegates and a railroading party. He praised the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and urged qualities of service, hardihood, obedience, and responsibility. The Railway Financial Officers met with about forty members present.
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Washington
The
Railway Signal Association
Roosevelt
Railhoad
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Erve
Hardihood
Capaci
Society of Railway Financial Officers
United States
Col Tucker Leaves for Hot Springs in Serious Condition
Col William F. Tucker assistant paymaster United States army left St Louis for the government hospital at Hot Springs Ark tonight amid reports of a warrant for wife desertion. He is critically ill with cirrhosis of the liver and his fate en route is uncertain. Accompanying him were Dr Louis H Behrens Mrs Jennie T Johnson his sister G H Frey his secretary and Myrtle Platt a nurse. Secretary Wright ordered the transfer at the urging of Mrs John A Logan. Outside nurses are not allowed at Hot Springs hospital.
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St. Louis
William F. Tucker
United States Army
Decatur
Hot
Union Station
Louis H. Behrens
Colonel Tucker
Hot Springs
Jennie T. Johnson
Oak Park
Ill
G. H. Frey
Chicago
Myrtle Platt
Philippines
Wright
Tucker
John A. Logan
Platt
Kidnapped Child Rescued in Pittsburgh Theatre Incident
Valentine Allen an eleven year old girl from New York was kidnapped by her father George Allen at Blaney's Theatre in Pittsburg. Police intercepted the abductors at East Liberty station where mother Mrs. May Allen had arranged to board the train. The father was forcibly manhandled by others aboard but continued toward New York with the child. The mother notes she and George Allen were divorced years earlier in New York.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Valentine Allen
New York
May Allen
Blaney
George Allen
Allen
East Liberty
Valentine
Jerome's Fanny and the Servant Problem at Aldwych
Jerome's new play Fanny and the Servant Problem produced at the Aldwych Theatre tonight starring Miss Fanny Ward under Marc Kiaw management. It was well received by the audience.
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London
Jerome K. Jerome
Fanny
Aldwych Theatre Tonight
Art and science talks fill today’s city schedule
Free museum admissions at the Metropolitan and American Natural History. Dixie Club meets at Hotel Astor. A slate of free Board of Education lectures across numerous public schools features topics like Japan Today, Greek architecture, historic Scotland, and the city’s landmarks. Notable speakers include Miss Bacon, Dr Martin, and Henry George Jr, among others, at venues from Public School 5 to Institute Hall and Lafayette Hall.
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American Museum of
156Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
John R. Martin
West 44Th Street
Greece
William E. Freeman
Hester and
Essex Streets
City of Washington
Edward J. Parker
10Th Street
Avenue
Dpd
Willis F. Johnson
70Th Street
First Avenue
Margaret A. Klein
Figath Avenue
Scotland
Kenneth Bruce
Sissy Street
James F. Lichtenberger
East
119Th Street
Henry B. Savage
111Th Street
Fifth Avenue
James A. Cruikshank
Institute
106Th Street
Wales
Henry H. Parry
Public Library
96Th Street
Insice F H. Berry
St. Luke’s Hall
Hudson and
Grove Streets
Henry Wright
Amethyst Avenue
van Nest
Allen Demonde
Lafayette Hall
Alexander Avenue
India
Raymond J. Davies
Weather Report Bids Warm, Broad Rain Across Regions
Official forecast notes continued rain on the north Pacific coast and northern Rockies while the rest of the U S enjoys fair, warmer conditions. Temperature rises 10 to 20 degrees in the Missouri upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys. storm warnings issued around the Pacific coast. Local outlook predicts fair, warmer weather in the East Thursday into Friday with showers and cooler conditions returning to the Missouri Valley by Friday.
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North Pacific
Rocky Mountain States
United States
Rocky Mountains
Atlaatic
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake Region
Oregon
California
Farrakon
Eureka
Miassouri
Pacific
Prateau
Rocky Mountain
European
Grand Banks
Obituary of East Orange Civil War Veteran Joseph H Chapman
Joseph H Chapman aged seventy six longtime financial figure in New York died at his East Orange home. A Civil War veteran with the 7th Regiment he served as secretary of the Atlantic Mutual Marine Company for forty nine years and treasurer of the Life Saving Benevolent Association. He also held chairs at St Luke’s Church Franklin Savings Bank Metropolitan Eye and Ear Hospital and Western Water Company. Funeral services will be held at his home tomorrow.
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East Orange
N. J
Joseph H. Chapman
Main Avenue
Atlantic Mutual Marine Company of
New York
Life Saving Benevolent Association
Chapman
St. Luke's Methodist Church
New York City
Franklin Savings Bank of
Metropolitan Eye and Ear Hospital
Western Water Company
7Th Regiment
Rev Dr Charles E Hill Dies at Red Bank After Long Service
The Rev Dr Charles E Hill longtime grand chaplain for New Jersey Grand Army of the Republic died at his Red Bank home from heart disease. Born in Washington in 1824 he served as chaplain of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War and pastored churches in Trenton Camden Princeton Pitman Mount Holly and Red Bank.
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Charles E. Hill
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of New Jersey
Red Bank
Washington
118Th Pennsylvania Infantry
Princeton
Pitman Methodist Episcopal Church
New Brunswick
Mount Holly
License graft testimony at city hall investigation continues
Witnesses describe paying bribes for licenses and the roles of Deputy Chief D Amato and Chief Corrigan in a Brooklyn pushcart license scheme. James Kinsella testifies he issued ten licenses to crippled men without Major review, while commissioners weigh evidence and call for further inquiry.
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City Hall
Mitchel
Gallager
Joseph Syracuse
Moving Picture
Second Avenue
D'Amato
Bureau
Syracuse
Samuel Marecusson
Chief Corrigan
Corrigan
James J. Kinsella
Brooklin Bureau
Kinsella
Brooklyn
Miss Friganza A Suffragette Advocate At City Hall
Miss Trixie Friganza, star of The American Idea, plans a speech for a mass suffrage meeting on the City Hall steps. Her managers and partners including Cohan Harris were initially hesitant about stage political speeches but will support her efforts with funds while she campaigns. Stella Hammerstein aids the plan to run from now until Election Day. Terrace Garden and Lexington Opera House opened with vaudeville and a ball featuring Bowers Lina and Mall, Max Wirtts Bonnie Lassies, Harry B. Lester, and the Montrose acrobats.
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New York Theatre
City Hall
Messrs. Cohan & Harris
Stella Hammerstein
Friganza
Terrace Garden
Lexington Opera House
Bowers
Lina and
Mall
Max Wirtt
Bonnie Lassies
Harry B. Lester
Montrose
New Bulgarian Crisis Play Soon Here by Ryley Cast
A musical comedy drama based on Bulgarian declaration of independence incidents will be presented here by Thomas W. Ryley with Paul Potter book Vincent Bryan lyrics and John T. Hall music. The piece titled The Queen of the Moulin Rouge promises lively staging.
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Thomas W. Ryley
Paul Potter
Vincent Bryan
John T. Hall
Paid in Full reaches 300th performance at Weber's Theatre
Eugene Walter's drama Paid in Full marked its 300th show as Weber's Theatre spectators filled the small venue. Management announced the production will remain on stage indefinitely due to strong public interest.
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Eugene Walter
Weber's Theatre
Little Playhouse
Maillard opens larger Fifth Avenue store with luncheon room
Maillard's expands from the Fifth Avenue Hotel site to a larger store at 35th Street and Fifth Avenue. The new shop features Louis XVI decor, mosaic floors, canvased centerpieces by Toretti and Charles Mueller, a royal red carpet, carved gilded furniture, lace window panels, and a separate ladies luncheon restaurant with decorative details aimed at hotel and theatre district patrons.
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Maillard’s
Fifth Avenue
35Th Street
Toretti
Charles Mueller
Marriages in Tri Weekly Tribune Notices
Brooklyn and New York couples wed in October ceremonies across churches and chapels in 1904 1908. Cady Dame Gibbs Warnock Hennessy Sheehan Putnam Boorum Watkins Ayres and other names appear with officiants and venues. Readers urged to indorse full names and addresses for notices.
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George Cooper Gibbs
Jacksonville
Osgood Putnam
San Francisco
T'Al. Watkins
Ayres
Montclair
N. J
L. M. White
Sara
H. Messenger Ayres
James Laurence Watins, Jr
Death notices from the Tribune republished in Tri-Weekly Tribune
A list of obituaries and funeral notices dated October 12 to 19 1908 from Brooklyn East Orange and nearby areas. Entries mention Henry Harris Kate Kidder William Lathrop Julia Cutler Marcus Dominicus and others with funeral details at residences churches and cemeteries. Interments and services are noted along with addresses and dates.
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Tri-Weekly
Bennett
Lenore
van Brunt W
Ada Stevenson
Conly
Martin F Jr
Martin F. Conly
Mary V. Conly
Adamest
Brooklyn
Cutler
Moreristown
N. J
Julia
Augusta W. Cutler
Morristown
Clot&s
Albany
Dominicus
Marcus J. Doeminicus
Notf Herkimerste Brooklyn
Donald
William Donald
R. V. Harnett
West Sith St
Bedford Ave
Greenwood
Lathrop
Ariel Lathrop
Wasnrave
Harriette
E. P. Kidder
Chicago
Crean Grove
Mount Pleasant
Newark
Votes for Women Campaign in New York Theatre Rally
Suffragettes and women familiar with public speeches are urged to send names to organize a large public demonstration at the City Hell Miss TRIXIE FRIGANZA venue. The event titled The American Idea will be staged at a New York Theatre.
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Trixie Friganza
New York Theatre
Subscriptions and international mailing rates for The Tribune
The Tribune lists various subscription plans including daily and Sunday, weekly farmer, and tri weekly options with monthly and yearly terms. Foreign and Canada rates apply, plus extensive network of office addresses and overseas agents for readers abroad.
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Tribune Ofice
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Mexico
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Bronx
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Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Tribune Almanac
Tribune Index
New York City
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