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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1908
Page
16
The piece describes Archbishop Farley displaying a Connie Wicklow shillalah and outlines the craft and superstition around Irish shillalah tradition. It also covers Emperors Menelik and Taitou in Abyssinia with factional clashes and a Turkish primate’s vast powers, including a fetvah veto over sultans.
The article traces Hoghton Tower’s long lineage from the eleventh century, noting sieges during the Civil War and ties to the Starkie family. It mentions the 17th century banquet where Charles II reportedly knighted the beef, the de Hoghton lineage, and a series of aristocratic marriages and estates spanning England, Ireland, and the colonies.
Dr Cyrus Townsend Brady of Toledo announces resignation as rector of Trinity Parish citing conflict between state incorporated parish status and canon law. He accepts a call to St George Episcopal Church in Kansas City Missouri and notes vestry has met his future work conditions.
Archbishop Farrey will travel to Boston for the archdiocese centenary events starting with a high mass officiated by Monsignor Falconio and opened by Archbishop O'Connell. The program runs through November 1 with a parade. Farley plans to return to preach next Sunday.Additional papal honors are reportedly in transit following his Rome interviews, possibly including women.
Washington reports Orville Wright, the aero pioneer, is recovering from injuries sustained in the Fort Myer crash. He is expected to return to Layton, Ohio, soon. The broken thigh has healed enough for the splint to be removed, and X rays show the fracture knitting well with equal leg length restored to within a quarter inch of the other.
Paris report notes the National Aerial League will open its competitions to all nationalities with only a few exceptions, signaling broad inclusion in the upcoming season. The decision outlines general eligibility while leaving minor restrictions unspecified.
Baltimore reports William H. Anderson the Maryland Anti-Saloon League superintendent named acting national league superintendent in Washington during Congress. He chairs the church legislative committee and has nine years' anti-saloon league experience in Illinois New York and Maryland. Le Gallienne rests after double pneumonia visit Dr Bull's sanatorium rests easily. Potter says patient comfortable.
A night bulletin from Dr William T Bull’s physicians at Hotel Plaza reports his condition unchanged after a surgical procedure. He had a comfortable day and remains under careful observation by medical staff.
A New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage press committee comments on Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. Humphry Ward. It argues suffragists overstate their reach while anti-suffrage supporters claim most women back their cause and seek to reassure worried men about the movement’s actual size.
A Sunday concert at the New German Theatre drew praise for Maud Powell Trio Miss Powell Miss Mukle and Miss Ford with Elizabeth Dodge and Francis Rogers. The review notes refined piano trio work by Mme Chaminade and strong solo and ensemble performances, while Dodge’s Bach aria shows both effort and musical understanding.
Victor Herbert led a large Broadway Theatre audience in a second Sunday program with seven pieces on the programme and two Chaminade works. He added Tschaikowsky and Chopin encores while Horace Britt performed Pensée Amoureuse. Metshie’s Scotch suite preceded Herbert’s Algeria and his own compositions dominated the second half.
The Hippodrome presented a varied operatic program conducted by Manuel Klein with English translations. The small audience enjoyed selections from Wagner, Gounod, Verdi, Donizetti, Bizet, Leoncavallo and Thomas performed by Klein, the Hippodrome company principals and chorus, with Nanette Flack and J M Coombs delivering notable numbers.
Miss Janet Spencer contralto of New York sang at a charity concert with Miss Geraldine Farrar at the Royal Theatre in Berlin. Crown Prince Frederick William and the Crown Princess invited her to their box, praised her voice, and said she should be in opera after hearing her performance.
Mile Emma Trentini, the smallest singer in Hammerstein's roster, arrived yesterday aboard the Amerika with vivacity and pleasure at being in New York. She will perform at the Manhattan and Philadelphia opera houses next season, including Musetta in La Bohème, after studying French operas in Paris this summer.
Nox McCain spoke at Carnegie Lyceum about Rome and Tivoli with interior photos of St. Peter's Vatican palace and Pantheon drawing applause. The lecture toured ancient and modern Rome and Appian Way before returning to show more interiors. Next Sunday's subject is Quaint Wales.
Importers press appeal before the United States General Appraisers to set the tariff status of caviar as fish eggs under the Dingley act. They contend caviar eggs should be free entry as fish eggs, despite prior rulings that they are fish eggs yet legally fish. An appeal filed by Kammericht & Duffy for several New York firms continues the test through federal courts up to the Supreme Court.
In Turin on October 25 the Duke of the Abruzzi sparks a mania with every movement. Naval uniform or civilian dress prompts theories he will sail for America or stay. Cipher telegrams to King Victor Emmanuel and Duke of Aosta hint ongoing Miss Elkins negotiations. He visited Queen Dowager Margherita at Stupinigi, then retired to his apartments.
The Rev. John Rowe a leading Methodist pastor of Perry Street Church Greenwich Ave died at 78 Perry Street after two days of pneumonia He was born in St Cleer Cornwall married Eliza J Manley at nineteen came to the United States as a minister and served many charges including Duane Morrisania Forty fourth Street Asbury and Franklin Street churches He built up congregations paid debts and erected additions He left a strong pulpit record with Stamford and Sing Sing camp meetings and leaves sons Albert J E Rowe William Rowe and daughters Mrs James Clark and Mrs M Fowkes plus a stepbrother Henry Clark a Baptist minister in Bristol Conn
Montreal October 25 Liberal leader Sir Wilfrid Laurier faces a general election as Canada votes to choose a new Parliament. Predictions vary on Liberal majority, with Ontario and Prairie provinces pivotal. Quebec shows six seats with no active opposition, while British Columbia remains doubtful over immigration policy impact. Local turnout and cross-border electors could sway outcomes across the Dominion.
The Formosan Trunk Railway opened today in Formosa with General Prince Kanin of the Japanese army present and many officials. The 334 mile line now threads the island, boosting industry and development. Sixty two miles were taken over from the Chinese in 189%, and Japan added 52 miles at a reduced cost saving nearly $2,090,000 to fund further improvements. A concession to build 450 miles of branch lines was granted to Formosan Sugar Refining Company, with ninety miles already completed.
By telegraph to The Tribune transmits news that B F Russell former sergeant at arms of the national House of Representatives died in a St Louis hospital tonight amid a long public service career.
Arrangements are complete for the unveiling of a monument to General Benjamin Harrison on Tuesday afternoon in Indianapolis. A parade of regular troops Indiana National Guard and Grand Army posts will precede the exercises near University Park. Vice-President Fairbanks, John W Noble and John L Griffiths will speak. The monument, facing the Federal Building, stands at University Park between Pennsylvania and Meridian streets. Miss Elizabeth Harrison will draw the cord releasing the flags.
Boston plans a week of Catholic ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Boston diocese. A Holy Name parade expected to draw about fifty thousand men closes the events. dignitaries include church leaders from across the country. The celebration opens with a solemn pontifical mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross led by papal delegate Diomede Falconio. The archdiocese now numbers about 2.7 million Catholics in the region.
Fog and smoke have tied up navigation for four days in Montreal. Thirteen ocean liners wait for clearance, including four passenger vessels, with about twelve hundred passengers detained. The Virginian and the Marina, due to sail last Thursday, remain in port. This marks the third delay in six weeks, causing heavy losses to steamship companies.
Washington Oct 3 Commissioner Edward B Moore denied any intention by the Secretary of the Interior or others to destroy the 157000 patent models. He noted mechanical drawings replaced models in 188, and widespread publicity claimed the collection would be destroyed or scattered, drawing many protests.
Seoul reports the formal opening of a fine hospital built by the Japanese government. The facility is among the best equipped in the Far East and includes a school of medicine, marking a major development in regional healthcare.
The Tribune notes acknowledgments for the Fresh Air Fund. Gifts include 2500 from the Church of the Covenant New York via Rev G Webster I D and contributions from Mrs Gherardi Mr and Mrs Hugh Nell Booe Mortimer Schiff and G B H Johnson Spurten Duyvil Newace City. Total amount listed 40673 with date October 26 1908.
The Rev Dr S Edward Young formerly of Pittsburg preached at Bedford Presbyterian Church Brooklyn to a crowded house. He praised the congregation as a strong class and spoke of a field rich with opportunity for good works. He urged daily morning prayer and Scripture study as a path to spiritual renewal amid New York turmoil.
Seven new cholera cases were reported in Manila for the day ended Sunday night. Authorities attribute the uptick to Saturday and Sunday feasts and gatherings. The Health Department says the epidemic remains under control and may curb native gatherings and risky foods. Suburban cockpits are blamed for sales of tainted foods.
Berlin reports F W Cauldwell and Frederick von Versen arranged in Ludwigslust for McFarland’s removal and cremation. The Iowa native left a letter to his wife and messages to his daughter and Berlin’s consul general Thackara explaining his ill health and inability to serve. Iowa representative Robert G Cousins and many friends conveyed condolences.
Guests listed by hotel and city include P. V. Scarpa of Washington at Hotel Astor Belmont William Manrig of Cincinnati at Belmont Hotel Land Capt F M Passow of Southampton England at Hol land Imperial Professor M Salisbury of Palo Alto Cal at Imperial Murray Hill Dr E H Nichol of Boston at Murray Hill St Regis A H Pease of Hartford at St Regis
Official record notes light rains lingering Sunday from Pennsylvania to New England with showers also in the Missouri Valley and upper Mississippi. Fair elsewhere, temperatures rise in the South. forecasts call for fair in the South and East Monday and continued showers in the Missouri Valley toward the Great Lakes. Winds vary along coasts. a local record compares yesterday’s highs and lows to prior years.
Tokio reports the Corea uprising nearly finished with insurgents dwindling to a disorganized element. Prince Ito, ex-resident general at Seoul, may return to Seoul early in November. About two-thirds of Japanese troops in Northern Corea to be withdrawn soon.
Marriage notice and multiple death notices from Brooklyn and New York City affiliates. Details include Roger M Ackley obituary at age 73 at 1246 Pactie Street Brooklyn, Ruth S Murray widow funeral in New York, Katharine Smith Sewall widow in Watertown, Mary Elizabeth Weisse obituary in New York City with Calvary Cemetery service, and George A Offer from Shelter Island NSY.
In Memoriam notices for Elisabeth Cady Stanton dated November 12, 1815 to October 26, 1902 note cemetery access at Woodlawn via Harlem trains from Grand Central. References to Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys, lots for sale at $150, and undertakers Frank E. Campbell at 2413 West 244th Street with private and public ambulances.
Special notices announce the selection process for various positions. The Uptown Office of The New York Tribune invites applications from aspirants seeking desirable help quickly, aiming to save time and expense in the job placement effort.
The Tribune lists domestic and international subscription options with varied frequencies and prices. It notes mail delivery to all addresses, changes handled at THE TRIBUNE Centre, and mentions international rates for Europe and outside the postal unions, along with hotel distribution arrangements for readers on the road.
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