Rural England debate on land reform and small holdings
London outlines the eight month old small holdings act as a push to move workers from overcrowded towns to the countryside. It notes demand for 300,000 acres, 12,000 applicants, and widespread council efforts, yet cautions that workers seek better pay and companionship in towns, limiting migration and delaying land acquisitions.
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Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
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Gaskell
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Tural
Hodge
Cobden
America
Colonies
Hobson
Fresh Air Fund Benefactors Aid Children In Orchards
From Shepherd Knapp Home in Litchfield Connecticut a Tribune Fresh Air Fund worker highlights acts of kindness by farmers and townspeople. Children receive apples clothes ice cream gifts rides and flowers as they travel home with aid from local ministers hotel owners and contributors. The piece urges donors to increase the fund so all expenses can be met promptly.
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Litchfield, Conn
The
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Interlaken
St. Helen's
John E. Parsons
Aspinwall
Lenox
Hotel Automobilese
Fresh Air Fund
Friends of the Cause
Will of Mrs Quackenbush Filed for Probate in Manhattan
The will of Elizabeth L. Quackenbush filed for probate names Abraham Quackenbush as main beneficiary. Bequests include $15,000 to Madison Avenue Reformed Church for mortgage payment and $2,500 each to Rev. Kittredge and Rev. Carter. A $25,000 trust income goes to sister Sarah W. Wilson and on death to Catherine Mayo or her heirs, with other small bequests to relatives.
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Elizabeth L. Quackenbush
East 47Th Street
Manhattan
Lee, Mass
Addison Gardner
No. 4
Broadway
Arthur E. Louderback
Madison Avenue Reformed Church
Abbott E. Kittredge
East Mth Street
William Carter
Sarah W. Wilson
Catherine Mayo
American Delegates Arrive in Berlin for Interparliamentary Union
The United States delegates to the Interparliamentary Union arrive in Berlin ahead of the September 17 opening. Key figures include Richard Bartholdt of Missouri and Lemuel Padgett of Tennessee, with Irving Wanger and John Rothermell of Pennsylvania among others. Also present are Tulio Larrinaga from Porto Rico and Pablo Ocampo from the Philippines, with Andrew Barchfeld due to arrive on opening day. Canada attends for the first time as German Reichstag hosts entertainments for the visitors.
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Interparliamentary Union
City
Richard Bartholdt
St. Louis
Lemuel P. Padgett
Tennessee
Irving P. Wanger
John H. Rothermell
Pennsylvania
Tulio Larrinaga
Porto Rico
Pablo Ocampo
General's Son Weds Actress in Secret London Registry
London dispatch reports actress Marie Studholme married Harold Barrett secretly at a London registry office on September 4. Barrett is the son of Major General Herbert Barrett. Bridegroom age listed as 27 and bride as 31.
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London
Marie Studholme
Harold Barrett
Herbert Barrett
Passengers sailing today to Europe by multiple liners
Among the passengers bound for Europe are listed for each ship: Mesaba for London with Mr and Mrs Edward Bratt F G Ireland Mr and Mrs Arthur H P M Pomeroy Clark Mrs BE A Woodward G E B Gatehouse. Umbria for Liverpool with PD Linkinson Cannon Longhorne Raid J Nolan. California for Glasgow with Mrs James A Dunn Mr and Mrs William C James Y Alexander Todd Mr and Mrs George Stout James Wilson L L Walker. York for Southampton with Colonel T J Keenan Major W J Murphy Mr and Mrs George Ellw oor Wagner H L Warren Mrs Welding F Dennis. Finland for Antwerp with John H Webster and Mr and Mrs H Matthews K Mat. Pennsylvania for Hamburg with John R Crosser Miss Fanny C Morgan and several others. Travellers who arrived yesterday from abroad include Cretic from Naples with H H Clark C C Cowan A F Hyde Helen F Sage. Lusitania from Liverpool with Col Michael T Barrett August Belmont and many others.
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Linkinson Cawnon
Longhorne
J. Nolan
California
Glasgow
James A. Dunn
Wiliam C. James Y. Alexander Todd
George Stout
James Wilson
Ll. W. Walker
Letters to the Editor Rests With Leaders
Andrew Colvin reflects in a 1908 letter on Governor Hughes and party leadership in New York. He condemns direct manipulation of the state convention, praises Hughes for assuming responsibility, and weighs the influence of ex Governor Black and Woodruff’s prospects, urging accountable directors in party politics.
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Black
Rensselaer County
United States Senate
Frank
Germans Still Diverge Over Bryan Support
Bela Tokaji writes from New York rebutting Herman Ridder’s claim that Germans nationally would overwhelmingly back William J. Bryan in the coming election. He argues German voters are independent and skeptical of Bryan, noting no change since 1908 and challenging Ridder’s assertion as guesswork.
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New York
Herman Ridder
New York Staats-Zeitung
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Ridder
Denver
Bryan
Democratic Party
United States
Bela Tokaji
Extradition Order on Pouren Sparks Debate in 1908
Alice Stone Blackwell reports that U S Commissioner Shields ordered J J Pouren extradited to Russia over dissent that he is a political refugee turned criminal. She notes Russia’s pattern of labeling political offenders as common criminals and cites Breшковский and Tchayковский cases as proof of unfair trials. President Roosevelt could overrule the order, she argues, and liberty lovers should hope he does. Sept 11 1908 Chilmark Mass.
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Russia
James B. Reynolds
Alice Stone Blackwell
Chilmark, Mass
Weather Forecast and Tropical Storm Update
The center of a tropical hurricane was near Turks Island moving northwest. Dangerous for vessels near the Bahamas and southern Atlantic coast for two to three days. Florida exempt. general rain in Gulf states Idaho Utah. temps above normal nationwide. Showers expected in southern Gulf states and central Florida Saturday, with fair weather elsewhere. Winds vary by coast with light to fresh northerlies offshore. Official record notes temperature changes over the past day. no major temperature shifts expected.
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Gulf Coast
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Eamels
Grand Banks
Nevada
Wyoming
Theatre managers vow action against ticket speculators
The Theatrical Managers of Greater New York meet at the Hotel Astor and vow to curb speculators who flood theatres with scalped tickets. A committee including Frohman Klaw Burnham and Albee will appeal to the Board of Aldermen, aiming to end licensed profiteering, as speculators cluster outside plays and blocked Hippodrome openings.
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Greater New York
Hotel Astor
Marc Klaw
Daniel Frohman
Board of Aldermen
Charles Burnham
E. F Albee
al. Hayman
William Harris
Henry B. Harris
Leo C. Teller
E. F. Albee
Percy Williams
Max Anderson
George J. Kraus
James Curtin
Frank McKee
Henry W. Savege
No School Course in Matrimony Proposed for New York Schools
Public schools in New York will not introduce a matrimony course on opening Monday. Superintendent Maxwell dismissed the idea discussed by Professor F. H. Blackmar of the University of Kansas, noting crowded curricula and the lack of qualified teachers to instruct such a course.
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New York
F. H. Blackmar
University of Kansas
Maxwell
Topeka
Blackmar
Professor Blackmar
Enroll 640000 Pupils as New Teachers Join Board
The Board of Education reports 640000 pupils enrolled for opening week, about 20000 more than last year. Over 400 new teachers presented certificates in Room 42 on p9th street to file for salary records, with 100 more planned by October 1 and up to 500 by February 1. Dr Bensel to appoint 140 medical inspectors awaiting brief training.
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P9th Street
Bensel
Health Department
Theatrical News Feature Stops by Casino and Broadway
Next Wednesday night Laura Guerite and Bert French present at the Casino with The Mimic World featuring an Apache Dance. Louise Gunning begins rehearsals for Marcelle to be starred by the Shuberts. Lee Shubert travels to Philadelphia to view Mlle Mischief with Lulu Glaser. Frank Keenan and Charlotte Walker rehearse The Warrens of Virginia. Gans Nelson fight films show at Hammerstein Victoria Theatre from September 21 onward.
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Laura Guerite
Bert French
Europe
Louise Gunning
Marcelle
Messrs. Shubert
Lee Shubert
Philadelphia
Lulu Glaser
Frank Keenan
Charlotte Walker
Schwab Leases Bethlehem Home for Year in South Bethlehem
Announcement said Charles M. Schwab president of Bethlehem Steel Company leased Mrs Ruth Linderman's home in South Bethlehem for a year and will move in after October 1 He plans to close his New York office at 111 Broadway after that date.
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Penn
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Ruth Linderman
Macomb Statue Unveiled by Daughters of 1812
Descendants of Major General Alexander Macomb gathered in Macomb birthplace site on Washington Boulevard for a statue unveiling. Congressman Edwin Denby of Detroit served as orator at the Michigan Society event, held Sept. 11 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Mid
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Michigan Society of the Daughters of 1812
Edwin Denby
Work of White Cross Congress in Geneva
Today's session of the International White Cross Congress defined pure chocolate after talks by European manufacturers. Organizers push for an international union press to aid sick and aged journalists. Proposal to issue bonds totaling 10000 dollars.
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International White Cross Congress
Europe
White Cross
International Union
Bjornson Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
Christiania reports Bjornstjerne Bjornson the Norwegian poet and dramatist and his wife marked their golden wedding anniversary at their Aulestad estate near Lillehammer. The home was crowded with guests and messages of congratulations poured in from across Norway.
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Bjornstjerne Bjoirnson
Aulestad
Lilliehammer
Norway
Prominent Arrivals at the Hotels
Notable guests checked in include T. J Macdonald from Sydney, N. W Holland and Dr J. Br Marvin from Louisville, Le Raven B Colt from Providence, Colonel TD Robinson from Elmira, Mrs Kenyon Cox from Windsor, Sir William F. Haynes-Smith from the Netherlands, Lieutenant Mack Slaughter of the British Army in Egypt, and V. Netherland.
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Sydney
Holland
BR. Marvin
Louisville
le Raven
Colt
Providence Imperial
Robinson
Elmira MURRAY _ HILL
Kenyon Cox
Windsor
V. Netherlan
Twiliam F. Haynes-Smith
Mack Slaughter
British Army
Egypt
Obituary of John R. Garrison Treasury official dies in Washington
John R. Garrison longtime United States Treasury Department official died in Washington after a long illness. Born August 27, 1838 in Garrisonville Virginia he studied at several institutions and earned law degrees. He served as chief of the division of diplomatic and consular accounts and deputy first controller, later auditor of Porto Rico and the District of Columbia. He married Jennie Davis in 1869.
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Maryland
Union Academy
Dickinson College
Pennsylvania
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Columbian University
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Claims
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Treasury
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Porto Rico
District of Columbia
Jennie Davis
Death of Dr Charles Harrington in England
Boston dispatch reports the death of Dr Charles Harrington, chairman of the Massachusetts State Board of Health, in Lynton England. Born July 29 1856 in Salem he was Harvard educated and a long time Harvard Medical School professor of hygiene. He studied in Strasbourg and Munich and earlier served as Massachusetts state health chemist. He traveled abroad about four months ago with Dr John Bowen and planned a tour of England and Germany. He married Miss Josephine Jones in 1554.
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Lynton
England
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Massachusetts State Board of Health
Harringon
John Bowen
Germany
Salem
Mass
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Bowdoin College
Harvard Medical School
Letogic
Strasburg
Munich
State Board of Health
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Strollers
Josephine Jones
Colonel Frank E Corcoran Dies at 84 in New York
Civil War veteran Colonel Frank FE Corcoran died yesterday at the French Hospital on West Broadway at eighty four. A familiar Broadway figure for 25 years, he claimed to be the last surviving witness of the 1853 Broderick Terry duel in California. He sailed to California before the war seeking gold, but turned to lumber in Napa and helped build many state public buildings. He partnered with ex Senator John P. Jones of Nevada and remained his close friend until death, spending his final years at the Gilsey House.
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French Hospital
West Bith Street
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Judge Terry
California
Napa
John P.jones
Nevada
Gilsey
Vatican Art Director Ludovico Seitz Dies at Albano
Rome Sept 11 Professor Ludovico Seitz director of the Vatican picture galleries died suddenly at Albano this morning. He had supervised yesterday the transfer of Raphael s Transfiguration to the new Vatican galleries and afterward went to Albano. The Pope expressed deep sorrow.
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Obituary Notes of Noted Local and National Figures
Obituary notes record the deaths of Silas Stuart Montclair treasurer and watch dealer born Sag Harbor March 3 18. Chalksbey Steelman Leeds Atlantic City first mayor. Sylvester Gookin longtime oarsman with Thames victory in 1881. Charles M Donal d chief grain inspector Baltimore Chamber. Israel C Pierson actuary Washington Life Insurance. Judge Joseph Garrett Lowe 62 died at Piedmont Oklahoma during a Masonic initiation.
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Sylvester Gookin
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Thames
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National Association
Israel C. Pierson
Washington Life Insurance Company
New York
Plainfield
Joseph Garrett Lowe
13Th Judicial District
Piedmont
Oklo
Kansas
St. Louis
PenniLess artist found dead in city lodging
An aged, likely H Victor Reidenhardy once a Washington portrait painter was found dead in a furnished room at 20 East 2th street. Doctor says apoplexy caused death. Letters and portraits from notable figures found, including Roosevelt and Hearst. Coroner granted morgue removal. no money found. Daughter born to Mrs U S Grant in Boston tonight.
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Corcoran
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Ex-Japanese Consul Bans Hawaii Emigration
Honolulu reports Miki Sato former Japanese Consul to Hawaii and head of the Foreign Office emigration bureau has forbidden further emigration to Hawaii citing a sufficient labor supply. The action aims to prevent influx as labor needs are met.
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Outing for Old Guard At Cap Island Club
Major Charles A. Stadier commandant of the Old Guard and Wa Wa Yanda Fishing Club president invites members to a Cap Island outing and shore dinner on Wednesday. Co J Warner, club secretary, has arranged boats for fishing and the Baymen's Band will play as part of the program.
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Fireman Dodson Killed by Electric Express in Queens
Frederick Dodson a Brooklyn fireman attached to Truck Company I was killed by an electric express train bound for Brooklyn in front of the Morris Park station on the Long Island Rail Road Queens yesterday. Joseph Woods who is on the firemen eligibility list attempted to save him but could not reach him in time and suffered scalp wounds. Father Laney of St Benedicts Church prayed at Dodsons side as he died two minutes after the strike.
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Degraw Street
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St. Benedict's Church
Marriage notice policy in Tribune republications
The Tribune notes that marriage notices will be republished in the Tri-Weekly Tribune without extra charge. Notices of marriages and deaths must be indorsed with full name and address to be eligible for republication.
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Died notices from The Tribune republished in Tri-Weekly Tribune
Death notices list several individuals with address and date details, including Jane A Avery, Annie Harvey, Jeannette Johnson, Barent Livingston, Margaret MacDonald, John Mara, Israel Pierson, Harry Randolph, Abner Rice, Phillip Roache, Silas Stuart, Sallie Tannahill, Edward Taylor, and Charles Wagner. Entries specify residences in Newark, Short Hills, Brooklyn, New York City, Plainfield, Stockdale, and Long Island, with funeral times ranging September 12 to September 14, 1908, and interment details. The notice notes republication policy and funeral arrangements.
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John Mara
Woodlawn Cemetery Access and Undertaker Services Ad
The Woodlawn Cemetery is accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central and by trolley from Webster and Jerome Avenues, with carriage lots at 150 dollars. Contact Gramercy for Book of Views or representative, and office at 20 Hast 2% St New York City Undertakers Frank Fe Campbell at 2413 West 23rd St. Chapels, private and public ambulances. Tel 1324 Chelsea.
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Desirable Help Quick From New York Tribune File
Special notices announce the Uptown Office of THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE has installed a file of applications for various positions. Employers may save time and expense by consulting this file located at No 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 am to 6 pm.
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Daily Rates For Mail Train To All Points
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