Egypts great peril warns of unprecedented Nile flood
Marquise de Fontenoy reports dire warnings from Egyptian authorities about a phenomenal Nile flood this fall. Khartoum could be submerged. the Assuan dam and Pena barrage face unprecedented pressure, risking catastrophe if foundations fail. Experts fear multiple smaller dams might better withstand force.
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William Willcox
John Aird
Ernest Cassell
Eaich
Khartoum
Tron Bridge
Cleveland Ian
Nile
Assuan
Pena
Egypt
England
Cairo
Alexandria
Lower
Marquise DE Fontenoy
New Academy of Music Opens in Brooklyn with Opera House
Several thousand Brooklynites attended the opening of the new Academy of Music on Lafayette avenue between Ashland Place and St Felix street. The $1,200,000 fireproof building houses a 2200 seat opera house, a 1400 seat music hall with the Frothingham organ, a 500 seat ballroom, and offices. The Metropolitan Opera Company directs fourteen grand opera nights this winter, with the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences leasing 2300 plus nights yearly. The old Academy burned five years ago and was replaced on a larger scale. The opening featured an afternoon AY0 concert, a band concert at night, and an organ concert in memory of T. Frothingham.
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New Academy of Music
Lafayette Avenue
Ashland Place
St Felix Street
Frothingham
Metropolitan Opera Company
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Music Hall
Opera House
Academy of Music
Academy
T. Frothingham
H Huntington Woodman
Annon
284 Regiment
Aida at American Theatre Receives Strong Apprentice Praise
The Abramson Opera Company offered an excellent Aida performance last evening. Helena Therry impressed in the title role alongside Radames played by M. Hari and Amonasro by M. Arcangeli, with a standout third act trio and Baris delivering a solid Radames debut. Fedora next, starring Therry, announced as a rare Italian staple at special prices, following Anna Chenier and Siberia. Professor Lewis N Chase will study in France, focusing on English French influences and the Pre-Raphaelites while preparing a book on French indebtedness to English drama.
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Aida
American Theatre
Abramson Opera Company
Boure
Mme. Helena Therry
M. Hari
Radames
M. Arcangeli
Amonasro
M. Baris
Milo
Strauss
Lucia
Abramson
Giordano
Fedora
East
Andre Chenier
Siberic
The
Man
Metropolitan Opera House
Caruso
Cava
Chase
France
Lewis N. Chase
Columbia University
University of Louis-ville
Fance
University of Bordeaux
le Breton
Castre
Harvard
Vanderbilts Dominate Opening Day At White Plains Horse Show
Reginald C. Vanderbilt wins top honors at the Westchester County Fair horse show in White Plains. He takes blue ribbons in harness, plus first and third in ponies in harness, while Mrs James McF. Gummey’s Babette and Babinette win the blue in tandem. A large crowd lines the fairgrounds as multiple classes showcase harness horses and jumpers with strong showings from Vanderbilt, McF. Gummey, and others.
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Reginald C. Vanderbilt
White Plains
Vanderbilt
James McF. Gummey
Phasbe Watton
Marie Tempest
Fair Grounds
J. 'Son
Furor
Lehman Strauss Cato
Carlos
Henry G. Autenreith
Billie
Girlie
J. EB. Davis
M. F. McDonald
Wellington
Lehman Streus
Cricket
J. Campbell Thompson
Selah
Dunlevy Milbank
Andrew Morrison
Genee
Godfrey Preece
Nelson Pride
Miss Jane Carlyle McClenahan
Louisiana
John D. Archbold
Imp. Ketcham
John Doyle
Prince Elert
Lehman Straus
Cato
William BH. Iselin
Edward C. Rutter
J. B. Davis
William Muldoon
St. Leon
J. H. Shults, Jr
Lord Burleigh
Lord Brooke
Edwin H. Weatherbee
Earl
G. P. Morosini
Gol Leaf
M. F. McDonil
Whitby
Wheeler
James McF. Gummers
Rabette
Paboinette
M F McDonald
Ruth Bryan Leavitt Aims Drama For Miss Mannering At Lyric
Ruth Bryan Leavitt daughter of a Democratic presidential candidate has written a drama likely to be accepted by the Shuberts for Miss Mannering at the Lyric Theatre in Glorious Betsy. The writer’s first venture was a vaudeville sketch at Union Square Theatre last season. Mannering met Leavitt in Lincoln Neb last season and advised sending the drama. Shuberts hinted possible acceptance and Mannering will close at the Lyric a week from Saturday broadening a tour to principal cities.
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Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Shuberts
Miss Mannering
Lyric Theatre
Betsy
Lyric
Casino Theatre
Marcelle
Louise Gunning
Second Metropolitan Novelty Atop Met Opera Season
Andreas Dippel sails from Cherbourg to New York with plans for the second new work of the Met season, Habanera, after Paris consultation with Raoul Laparra. Tiefland to open the season, Emmy Destinn and Erik Schmedes lead roles. choruses rehearse in Berlin and Milan, arriving Sept 3.
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Andreas Dippel
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Cherbourg
Kronpringeas
Cecilie
Paris
Raoul Laparra
Opéra Comique
Berlin
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Milan
Carl Burman
Metropolitan Opera House
Hans Stiner
Munich Opera House
Giulio Setti
la Scala
James J Hill Celebrates Seventieth Birthday in Minnesota
St Paul Sept 16 James J Hill chairman of the Great Northern Railway Company marked his seventieth birthday with congratulations from many sources. He met most of the old railroad staff at a notable gathering and later attended dinner at the Lafayette Club house on Lake Minnetonka. A unique highlight was a ride from Union Station to the lake aboard Minnesota’s first locomotive, operated forty two years ago on the St Paul Pacific line, piloted by Al Smith the veteran engine man of the Great Northern.
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Hill
Union Station
Minnesota
St. Paul Pacific Railroad
al” Smith
Great Northern
St. Paul
Breckenridge
Weather Report From Washington Forecast Sept 16
The report notes no rain east of the Rockies aside from Florida Texas Kansas showers. A tropical storm moves northeast of southern New England with high northeast winds. Forecasts predict local showers in Florida and the plains Thursday with temperatures rising in the lake and eastern states and falling in the Rocky Mountains and Northwest. Special localities: New England fair to day and warmer Friday with light to brisk winds. Delaware and nearby states fair and warmer Friday. DC fair today and Friday with rising temps. Western New York and Pennsylvania fair with light to fresh variable winds.
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Washington
Florida
Texas
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain Range
New England
Southeastern States
Rocky Mountain
Plains States
Rocky Mountain Region
Lake Region
Delaware
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
District of Columbia
Weather Bureau
Wireless Telephony Letter Debates Transatlantic Prospects
A. Frederick Collins of Newark argues wireless long distance telephony could overcome cable limits, claiming space ether transmission avoids inductance and resistance. He contrasts Marconi receivers with Bell systems, asserts continuous waves enable selectivity, notes secrecy not guaranteed, and cites potential commercial dividends yet warns listeners may tap messages.
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the Tribune
Europe
America
Pupin
Marconi
A. Frederick Collins
Newark, N. J
Popular Tariff Amendment Letter to the Editor
John Tiernan of New York writes Sept 5 1908 praising a proposed tariff amendment by the American Travelers League to amend Paragraph 697. The change would allow returning passengers to bring in personal effects or wearing apparel worth 500 dollars duty free. He urges broad citizen support for the measure.
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Tribune
American Travelers’ League
Congress
John Tiernan
New York
A Tribute to Otto Kelsey in Insurance Leadership
A letter lauds Otto Kelsey for his handling of the New York Department of Insurance amid constant criticism. The writer praises his care and intelligence, notes the office’s strong reputation, and cites The Baltimore Underwriter's praise of Kelsey as a top speaker and executive committee member at a national insurance commissioners’ convention.
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the Tribune
Otto Kelsey
New York State
John A. McCall
Insurance Commissioners
United States
Baltimore
New York
Kelsey
E. D. Murphy
Brooklyn
Esmeralda and the Fry opera noted in tribune reminisces
Leonard Grover from Brooklyn appeals for inclusion of Esmeralda in a Tribune history of American opera. He asserts Esmeralda, composed by William H. Fry around 1862, was a premier, ambitious production unjustly overlooked. He mentions Vincent Wallace’s Lurline as American.
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The
Tribune
Esmeralda
William H. Fry
New-York Tribune
Vincent Wallace
America
Leonard Grover
Brooklyn
Mittenthal Separation Request In Supreme Court
Justice Davis reserved decision on Mrs. Ethel K Mittenthal's motion for $2000 counsel fees and $150 weekly alimony pending divorce from Harry E Mittenthal theatrical manager. She alleges abandonment cruelty. he denies wealth and knows of her luxurious prior lifestyle. He claims $3 weekly income as Mittenthe Brothers Amusement Company president, after losses from speculation.
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Justice Davis
Supreme Court
Ethel K. Mittenthal
Harry E Mittenthal
Europe
Emanuel Weingreen
Paris
Mittenthal
Mittenthe Brothers Amusement Company
Morehouse Comet Brightens With Double Tail
Harvard Observatory confirms from a September 14 photograph that Comet Morehouse is increasing in brightness, with a position of RA 2h 8m 4s and Declination plus 73 45.6, and a double tail irregular on the northern side. The report came via Rev Joel H Metcalf by telephone.
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Boston
Harvard University Observatory
Joel H. Metcalf
Morehouse
Reception at Sagamore Hill Invites Oyster Bay Residents
Oyster Bay residents are invited to a reception at Sagamore Hill with President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt. Ministers are urged to extend invitations to all town neighbors. crowds are expected to be large but controlled. A singerbund from Hicksville will perform on the veranda as Roosevelt greets guests and refreshments are served.
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Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Singerbund
Hicksville
Their Ages Wide Apart Wedding in York Harbor Stuns Maine Society
Bar Harbor Me Sept 164 The rumor of a major Maine social match was confirmed Friday with the wedding of William G Cochran a 77 year old Philadelphia club man and Miss Georgia Haven a Boston woman over forty years his junior The elderly groom known as a Beau wed quietly in York Harbor in the presence of relatives and friends noted for their surprise and comments on the age gap The ceremony was led by Rev Dr Henry S Kloma of Portland.
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Tribune
Bar Harbor
Maine
William G. Cochran
Philadelphia
Georgia Haven
Boston
Cochran
Mme Schumann-Heink Testifies On Citizenship
Opera singer Mme Schumann-Heink testified before Judge Ten Eyck in Newark regarding her application to become a U S citizen. She acknowledged marriage to a Chicago native and stated birth in Austria on June 15 1861 and arrival in the United States on October 17 1898. She declared intent to naturalize February 10 195 at Cincinnati and has seven children.
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Mme
Schumann-Heink
Ten Eyck
Newark
United States
Chicago
William Rapp
North Caldwell
N. J
Austria
Cincinnati
Clubmen Charged With Cruelty In Polo Match
Allan Forbes of Boston and M Stevenson of New York face cruelty charges from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after a Myopia Hunt Club polo match on September 9. Forbes was served with a warrant and will attend Salem district court for a hearing. Stevenson reportedly returned to New York and is sought by police. Ministers from nearby towns witnessed the event and supported the complaint.
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Tribune
Zalem
Mass
Allan Forbes
Boston
M. Stevenson
New York
Saratoga Poto
Forbes
Salem District Court
Stevenson
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of
Will of Jane A Townsend Filed for Executors and Bequests
The will of Mrs. Jane A. Townsend widow of Randolph W. Townsend was filed in the Surrogate's office by Mrs. Mary Norton Perkins's attorneys. It disposes of real and personal property near 350000 dollars, with most going to Mrs. Perkins. Bequests include 10000 to Rev Dr de Laney, 15000 to Presbyterian Hospital with 5000 for three free beds in perpetuity, 34000 to Presbyterian Home for Aged Women, 10000 to Presbyterian Church in University Place, 10000 to New York Exchange for Women's Work, and 50000 to Yale University for a history professorship in memory of Randolph W. Townsend Jr. Details note small bequests and Townsend's death at Holbrook Grange, England, August 20, with a West 73d Street address in New York.
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Jane A. Townsend
Randolph W. Townsend
Mary Norton Perkins
Yale University
Straus Pasteurization Efforts Praised at Two Meetings
Nathan Straus’s method to prevent tuberculosis by pasteurizing milk is praised by eminent scientists at major gatherings. Sir Robert E. Mathieson cites the Woman's National Health Association founded by Lady Aberdeen and Straus’s gift of pasteurization equipment for Dublin. Sir James Crichton-Browne predicts tuberculosis abolition in thirty years based on experiments linking contaminated milk to disease.
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London
Nathan Straus
Robert E. Mathieson
Dublin
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Woman's National Health Association
Lady Aberdeen
Straus
Liverpool
Sanitary Inspectors’ Association
James Crichton-Browne
Man
Death of Mrs. Philip Livingston at Bar Harbor
Mrs. Philip Livingston wife of a New York clubman died at Silver Birches Bar Harbor after an apoplectic shock. A social leader and hostess she active in the swimming club and horse show. The Livingstons are wealthy property owners with estates including one under completion. Mrs. Livingston born Miss Juliet B Morris of Philadelphia. married about fifteen years ago. no children. home at 992 Fifth Avenue New York.
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Tribune
Bar Harbor
Philip Livingston
New York
Silver Birches
Livingstons
Mr. Livingston
Fifth Avenue
John K Cooke dies at Paterson after illness and stroke
John K Cooke former superintendent of the Passaic Steel Company died at his Paterson New Jersey home after a brief illness from apoplexy. Born in Scranton 1867 the Paterson family long led local industry. He served on school and freeholders boards and belonged to Hamilton Club Eagles and East Side Presbyterian Church. He married Minnie Elvin then Louisa Thorne. survived by two sons and a daughter.
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John K. Cooke
Passaic Steel Company
Paterson
N. J
Mr. Cooke
Scranton
Penn
Paterson Rolling Mill Company
Tallman Seminary
Watts Thorne Cooke
John Raymond Cooke
John K. Cooke & Sons
Cooke
Board of Education
Board of Freeholders
Hamilton Club
Paterson Aerie
Order of Eagles
East Side Presbyterian Church
Minnie Elvin
Louisa Thorne
Justice Thomas B. McFarland Dies After Long Illness
Thomas B. McFarland, longtime California Supreme Court justice, died after a protracted cancer illness. Born April 19, 1828 in Mercersburg Pennsylvania, he studied law in Chambersburg and later moved to California. He served as Nevada and Placer counties district judge, Sacramento land office register, Sacramento Superior Court judge, and was a Constitutional Convention member before serving on the state Supreme Court since 1885. He was a Republican and member of the Union League Club.
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Thomas Bard McFarland
Mercersburg
Penn
Marshall College
Robert M. Bard
Chambersburg
California
Nevada
Placer Counties
United States Land Office
Sacramento
Sacramento County
California Constitutional Convention
California Supreme Court
Union League Club
Lieut Col Charles Newbold Dies on Way to Colorado Springs
Lieut Col Charles Newbold retired died in California today while en route to Colorado Springs. Born in Philadelphia he served as an officer throughout the Civil War. He spent years in Washington and traveled widely after retirement. His son J Fleming Newbold is business manager of The Washington Evening Star and Frank B Noyes of Chicago, AP president, is his son in law.
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Washington
Charles Newbold
California
Colorado Springs
Philadelphia
J. Fleming Newbold
Washington Evening Star
Frank B. Noyes
Chicago
Associated Press
Mrs Francis Trevelyan Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Mancy Trevelyan widow of Francis Trevelyan, renowned racing judge and turf writer, died at Forest Lodge Charlottesville Va after a long illness. Born in England thirty nine years ago, she married Francis Trevelyan in 1883. She never recovered from grief after his death on January 24. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Lodge.
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Mancy Trevelyan
Francis Trevelyan
Forest Lodge
Charlottesville
England
Mr. Trevelyan
Death notices listed in The Tribune for September 1908
Obituary notices list many individuals with funeral details including Berry Anna Sylvester widow of Thomas L Berry of New York. James Bowers of Essex Fells New Jersey Henry J Braker of Plymouth England Elmira Canfield Clarke Cooke Dean Gunn Lepper Stedman Morosini Murphy and others with dates locations and interment plans. Notices include omit flowers requests and funeral times and places across Newark Paterson Belfast Bar Harbor Washington Cleveland and Brooklyn communities.
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Berry
Richieldan
Anna Sylvester
Thomas L Berry
New York
Braker
Plymouth
England
Henry J. Braker
New York City
West Presbyterian Ee
West 42d St
NYE and Others Deaths and Funerals Notice
Public notices list multiple obituaries and funeral arrangements. Entries mention Bourne Nye, Richardson, Sayre, Starrett, Stedman, Strrobridge, Tyler, Wallace, Waller, and W. Campbell funeral services, interments at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, and Fishkill. addresses in Brooklyn and Stamford. various dates mid September 1908. and cemetery/undertaker details.
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Richardson
Waverly Ave
Brooklyn
Tae C. Richardson
Duzbury
Mass
Sayre
Monomoneck Inn
Caldweill_ M
Desirable help sought at Uptown Tribune office
Special notices invite employers to save time and expense by consulting a file of applications of selected aspirants for various positions. The file has just been installed at the Uptown Office of The New York Tribune, 1364 Broadway, between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are from 9 am to 6 pm.
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Uptown
New-York Tribune
Broadway
36Th
Sith Streets
Rates to foreign countries by the und and postal union
Rates to foreign countries within the Universal Postal Union are listed for daily daily and sunday mailings with various monthly and yearly options. The notice names hotels in London England Scotland Gibraltar France Belgium Holland Germany Austria Switzerland and other destinations where the Daily Tribune will be kept on file in reading rooms and hotels for reference. The list includes prominent hotels in London Paris Antwerp Basel Geneva Innsbruck and more.
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Mexico
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Bronx
Cuba
Porto Rico
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Philippines
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Tribune Index
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UND
D. Sunday Tribune
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London
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Chariton Claridge’s
Ritz
5 Street Embankment
England
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Leeds
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Hotel Wellington
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Morecambe Bay
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Isle of Wight
Hotel de Univers
Mayence
Continental
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Hotel de Russie
Munich
Konigeville
Weimar
Hotel Klinger
Switzerland
Basie
Rivage
Geneva
Iun Blick
Interlaken
Palace Hotel
Maloia
Hotel LY Hotel Excelsior
Ea Tavay
Eden Palace
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Miss Mary Mannering
Metropolitan Novelty
James J. Hill
Lake Minnetonka
the Weather Report
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Uncle Sam
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MR. Straus
Justice Thomas B. M’farland
San Francisco
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Supreme Court of California
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Riverdale
Giovanni P Morosini
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Baittest
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Moby Crome
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Parks
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Stamford
Conn
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Glenbrook
Newport
R. Lieper
Tyler
Charles C Tyler
Mra Toner We Hubbard
Holy Trinity
Lenox
Wallace
Greene's Farms
Crompond Poonaxes
Waller
Ill
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Joseph PF. T Ot de Hyde Waller
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Strand
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Mon & Co
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