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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
14
Paris faces a municipal proposal to tax hotel rooms over twelve dollars a month, risking protests from hotelkeepers and burdening residents who live in hotels. The move aims to fund urgent street cleansing as Paris preserves its old world charm amid modernization.
Ambassador Bryce outlines remedies for citizenship hindrances at Yale including referendum and penalties for not voting. He calls for strict jail sentences for all offenders and equal treatment of high and low, urging vigilant enforcement by prosecutors juries and officials. He favors referendums on major measures to engage citizens and curb partisan influence.
Dr Edward M Gallaudet president of Gallaudet College and the Rev Hiram Bingham missionary are patients at Johns Hopkins awaiting surgical operations. Gallaudet is one of the nation’s best known educators.
Walter Rensselaer Berry of this city is appointed by the Khedive of Egroe to the international Court of First at Cairo to fill the vacancy created by the promotion of Summerville P. Tuck to the court.
Ruth S Murray widow of Robert Lindley Murray and author and minister of the Society of Friends died Oct 22 at Palo Alto California, aged eighty one. Born in New Bedford Massachusetts she was daughter of Dr William C Taber. She leaves two sons and two daughters. a third son Robert died earlier.
Philip W. Buddecke who served thirty three years as chancellor of the German Legation in Washington died here today. He first arrived during the Civil War. He is survived by his wife formerly Miss Margaret Brueh of the city and a son.
Oliver S. Ackley a Brooklyn lawyer died yesterday at his home 126 Pacific street from injuries suffered in a February 1906 accident that forced him to give up practice. Born May 15, 1835 in Champion New York he studied at Watertown Institute Williston Seminary and Poughkeepsie Law School. He came to the city at twenty three to practice focusing on large estates. He served in the 7th Regiment though not drafted for Civil War service and belonged to the Union League Club. He married Susan B Calhoone on November 16 1869. He is survived by his widow three sons and one daughter all residents of the city.
Mrs Susan K Bourne widow of Rev Shearjashub Bourne aged 60 ... died suddenly this afternoon at her summer home in Barrington of heart failure. She was a daughter of Edgar Ketchum a New York abolitionist and attorney and a member of the Sorosis Club and president of the Wadleigh High School Club New York.
The Mohonk Conference endorses steps for Native Americans and other dependents, including liquor vendor imprisonment for Alaska natives, Congress aid for homeless Californian Indians, Navajo land allotment trends, and full citizenship with services for Porto Ricans. It also calls for opium prohibition and notes progress in Indian governance toward equal law under federal administration. Speakers later discuss Porto Rico and Hawaii with several former officials and a Hawaii-focused evening program.
Notable guests checked in at major hotels including Sir Charles Alla son at Waldorf Astoria and W Cameron Forbes and Philip Breslin at Gotham. Henry Hornbrower and family stopped at 5 St. Murray. W B Van Rensselaer visited St. Murray Regis. Col J D C Hoskins and Maj J R Graham arrived with General Cyrus Bussey. Robert J Wynne, United States Consul General, London, at Victoria.
A busy schedule of free talks and lectures is announced across New York today. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, and Zoological Gardens offer admission and programs. Lectures cover topics from evolution and chemistry to Shakespeare and industrial labor, with speakers including Frank J. Belcher, Professor Samuel Co. Schmucker, Dr. William B. Guthrie, Dr. William Bayard Hale, and Professor James Walter Crooks. Venues include Public Schools in Manhattan and the Bronx, the Public Library on East 58th Street, St. Bartholomew’s Hall, and the Bronx Church House.
Weather observations from Mount Weather Virginia describe a shift to warmer air aloft then dense fog and strong upper currents. Eastern areas expect showers today and Sunday with fresh east winds, while the Mississippi Valley to Atlantic coast sees rain and fair conditions west of the Mississippi. Local records compare temperatures with prior years and note a forecast of showers and east winds across New England Eastern New York and Pennsylvania.
The October convocation of the New York State University features four addresses and lively discussions on school health. Regents and educators argue for proper school hygiene, ventilation, and limits on state overreach while stressing home and school duties in protecting pupil health.
Cambridge October 23 The funeral of Professor Charles Eliot Norton was held in Appleton Chapel Harvard College with simple services and two Latin hymns sung by the college choir. Honorary pallbearers included Charles W Eliot W W Goodrich H H Furniss Henry L Higginson William D Howells C H Moore William James G H Palmer Barrett Wendell Dr E W Emerson Lawrence Godkin W R Thayer Gardner H Lane. Active pallbearers were eight senior class members. Burial followed privately at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
A compilation of editorials from The Ogdensburg Journal Warwick Advertiser Buffalo Express and other papers arguing over Governor Hughes stance on home rule civil service and public utilities. Reflections on Chanler Hughes and the political climate in New York State.
The thirty fifth annual convention of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union met at the Auditorium in Denver with welcome addresses from Governor Henry A. Buchtel and Mayor Robert W. Speer. Susanna M. D. Frye of Evanston Ill resigned as corresponding secretary after presenting her annual report. Telegraphs of greeting were sent to Lady Carlisle Lady Henry Somerset and several missionaries and temperance workers in the United States.
John Harding of the Young Men's Political League of New York critiques Tammany Hall and Governor Hughes in the 1906 race. He argues Republican gains, Independence League splits, and Prohibition shifts threaten Tammany, while disloyal elements rally for Hughes.
Mme Olive Fremstad lands in New York aboard La Provence as she prepares to sing Sieglinde in Die Walküre at the Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday evening November 18. She will then tour Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis before resuming a long concert schedule and tackling Brunnhilde in Die Gotterdämmerung for the first time in this season.
A steamer Regina Italia brings sixty Italian singers to Hoboken for Hammerstein chorus rehearsals. Customs delays sparked questions as officials sought baggage declarations, prompting impatience and rescue efforts by a Hammerstein representative. Notable arrivals include Signor Venturini and Mlle Penezano, among others.
A letter from W. F. S. of Columbia University New Brighton N Y dated October 23 1908 praises Hughes over Chandler after a Columbia University caucus showing 73 votes for Hughes and 19 for Chandler arguing educated voters will choose Hughes in the statewide election.
Alden Sampson of New York protests a Tribune biographical notice of Professor Charles Eliot Norton. He cites Senator Hoars wartime remark about Nortons influence and Harvard, arguing the quote was unjustified and improper to print while Norton is dead. He offers to record the protest of Nortons pupils and friends.
Mme Angelo de Lussan and husband Fronaal arrived on the Baltic yesterday and plan a Pittsburg appearance Monday night before a long vaudeville tour. She notes a Carmen record of 789 performances and aims for her thousandth Bizet title in New York where she first sang the title role.
Charles A. Eggert of Illinois Wesleyan University argues that tariff protection boosted industry and created a large immigrant influx that affected labor markets. He critiques Republican and Democratic positions, urges depoliticizing tariff decisions, and cites Germany and France as models of protectionism. The letter reflects 1968 views on trade policy and economic conditions.
The Shuberts renewed Julia Marlowe's contract and she will tour the country with Shakespeare plays including As You Like It Much Ado About Nothing Romeo and Juliet. White Whittlesy is her leading man and the season opens in Boston in two weeks before returning to New York for engagements at the Lyric Theatre with new plays.
Mrs Leonard Marks wife of Harvard professor formerly Josephine Preston Peabody has written a four act drama for Otis Skinner who has accepted and will produce it soon. The title is not yet chosen.
Charles Frohman announced plans to stage a new comedy The Marriage of the Star by Alexander Bisson this season. William Collier, finishing The Patriot in this city, will head to Frohman theatres in London after a brief road run. Alabama officers attended the Casino last night for Marcelle. Claire Romaine, London’s Pet Boy, to headline next season in a musical comedy. Bertha Kalich’s Cora to debut November 4 at the Garrick Theatre Chicago.
Under the will of Emily H Bergh who died October 10 a gift of 1000 dollars is made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Her home was 4 Westagh street and her uncle founded the society while her brother Henry Bergh serves as treasurer.
Dr Joseph A Blake of Madison Avenue says Dr William T Bull remains in the same condition after being moved from his home to a suite on the sixteenth floor of the Plaza Hotel. Bull asked to be moved due to street noise near his residence.
A Broad Street merchant reports two men soliciting subscriptions for a Thanksgiving dinner for the poor in the name of the Independent Municipal Association. They allegedly claimed Tax Department employment and promised favors. No such organization exists in New York City after a thorough check.
Journalist and author Richard Le Gallienne is in Dr William T Bull's private sanatorium suffering from double pneumonia and jaundice. Dr N B Potter reported he is critically ill after a long walk left him weak and needing immediate care since Monday.
The Tribune notes death notices will be republished in the Tri-Weekly Tribune without re Ackley Oliver S McLeen Mary L ryd enburgh Wardwell Murphy Thomas Bourne Susan K Murray Rath Conover Alonzo E Bings John Greenleaf Eleanor L Senert Harman Mary F Jougeton Benjamin Brieraphie McEwan Pauline E Wilson Marta.
Obituary notices list multiple bereavements with names such as Joachim Elmendorf and others, detailing dates of death and funeral arrangements in Brooklyn New York area and surrounding towns, including Bourne, Bourne near Barrington, Watertown and Hartford notices among others. The notices preserve form with residence, age, and funeral schedules.
In Memoriam notice for the Rev. Joachim Elmendorf D D of Saratoga Springs New York died 1906. Funeral and burial planned at Poughkeepsie NY with a memorial service at Second Reformed Church Lenox Avenue and 1234 Street on Sunday October 25 at 5 pm.
The Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station and by Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys and by carriage. Lots priced from 150 dollars. Telephone 4863 Gramercy for Book of Views or representative Office, 20 East 23rd Street, New York City. Frank E. Campbell, 241 West 234 Street Chapel. Private and public ambulances. Tel 1324 Chelsea.
Special Notices from the New York Tribune invites employers to consult a selection of applicants for various positions at its Uptown Office located at 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Hours are 9 am to 6 pm.
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