Cholera Strains Freight Cars With Bodies Near St Petersburg
Cholera deaths rise in St Petersburg with daily trains of freight cars carrying caskets to Preoskee for burial. Coffins tarred spruce marked with white numbers. Water and sewer reforms promised. 417 new cases and 176 deaths in 24 hours. rumor of poisoning suppressed by authorities.
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St. Petersburg
Preoskee
Red
Neva
Lake Lagoda
Mayror
Stolypin
Tenoon
Fever Cases in Manila Decline Amid Cholera Epidemic
Manila reports show eleven deaths and thirty six cholera cases in the 24 hours ending 8 pm. Officials push cleansing drives as Americans under treatment hold steady. Hope mounts for a possible citywide freedom from cholera before the American fleet arrives. Nurses, inspectors, temporary hospitals are organized. convent and hospital wards prepared for victims. Harry Cristins, an American policeman, ill but perhaps recovering. Alfred McVeigh and others are holding their own.
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Manila
Mary Johnson Memorial Hospital
Harry Cristins
Alfred McVeigh
Low
No Proved Cholera Cases in Germany Reported
Berlin reports four suspected cases of cholera, including two Russians from Russia, were taken to Virchow Hospital but examinations showed no cholera. One case had typhus, others had dysentery. Seven isolated detainees show no symptoms. officials remain vigilant. Separate note from Stettin lists one suspected case under hospital observation.
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Berlin
Russia
Virchow Hospital
Fiterncon
D Isentery
Imperial Health Office
Kiempner
Plague Warning Sent to American Battleships
American Consul F. A. Creevy in St Michaels Azores telegraphs Naples and asks Casper Crowninshield to warn the battleships Alabama and Maine that St Michaels is infected with the plague.
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Naples
F. A. Creevy
St. Michaels
Azores
Casper Crownin Shield
Alabama
Maine
France tightens against cholera spread from Russia
Paris February 2 France extends precautions fearing cholera from Russia may reach its borders. Emergency stations and disinfecting plants are set up at Northern and Eastern railroad terminals with strict baggage checks. Interior Minister orders ships from the Baltic bound for French ports to pass Brest for examination and disinfection.
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Paris
France
French
Brest
No Fear of Cholera Here in Port New York
Health Officer Dr. Alvah H. Doty states he is not alarmed by reports of cholera bubonic plague and yellow fever abroad. He credits decade of vigilance and ongoing precautions that keep the disease from entering the city and notes intensified quarantine rules and detention measures this year.
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Alvah H. Doty
Port New York
America
Observed Immigrants at Ports Linked to Disease Risk
Immigrants under observation at suspected ports five days before embarkation. If a case evades detection, it would be disclosed during the voyage or at Quarantine. Should the disease appear, Dr Doty asserts the nation would face the most thoroughly equipped and experienced disease fighting system in the world.
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Doty
Fleet Men May Not Land Due to Cholera
Washington reports shore leave for Admiral Sperry's fleet in Manila will be banned if cholera danger persists. Governor General Smith notes 55 new cholera cases in the 24 hours to 8 am, four fewer than yesterday, with house to house inspections uncovering many light attacks.
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Washington
Admiral Sperry
Manila
Smith
Germany's heavy debt and looming Reichstag talks
Berlin faces a critical fiscal position with looming reforms outlined by Secretary Reinhold Sydow. The proposal calls for abolishing borrowing, widening taxes on luxuries and consumption, and introducing estate duties while keeping fortunes under 2500 to 5000 untaxed. The article warns deficits could total 56 million over five years and stresses finance as life or death for empire.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Herr Reinhold Sydow
Deutsche Rundschau
Germany's Ambassador Candidate Rumors in Berlin
The Tageblatt reports Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstein, Germany's current ambassador to Tokio, is likely to succeed Baron von Sternburg as German Ambassador to the United States. He has been courted for the post before and prefers Washington, having previously served in Washington as minister on a special mission.
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Berlin
Baron von Sternburg
United States
Tageblatt
Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Tokio
Washington
Germany
Zon's Captain Awaits Steamer at Fanning Island
Victoria B C Sept 22 Advices from Fanning Island report Captain Downie his second officer and two engineers of the wrecked steamer Zon remain on the atoll awaiting the Australian liner Manuka due there today to hoist the castaways who have stayed sixty four days since the Zon ran ashore They are expected to land in Sydney around October 6 The supplying steamer Solace from Apia will reach too late to help
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Victoria
B. C
Fanning Island
Downie
Manuka
Christmas Island
Atoll
Sydney
Solace
Apia
Washington
The Mastery of the Pacific
Tokio August 22 Count Okuma writes in Hochi that Japan must develop maritime enterprise for its economic future. He notes Roosevelt’s claim the US will own the Pacific but lacks many ships and sailors. He argues possession of the Pacific will be a future international issue and Japan is prepared. He cites Japan’s ten thousand mile coastline and many small crafts. He says modern warships are relics of pirate ships and Japan will recruit seamen from fishermen descended from rovers.
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Tokio
Okuma
Hochi
Roosevelt
United States
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Japan
Formosa
Saghalien
Colonel Goethals Voyage to New York for Vacation
Lieutenant Colonel G. W. Goethals chief engineer of the Panama Canal left Colon on the Cartago bound for New York via New Orleans for a few weeks vacation.
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Colon
G. W. Goethals
Panama Canal
New York
New Orleans
North German Lloyd reports six month traffic drop
Bremen, Sept. 22. The North German Lloyd Steamship Company issued report shows a six month decline of about 2790 dollars from the same period last year. The decrease is attributed largely to diminished traffic from the United States.
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Bremen
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
United States
Wilbur Wright Makes Short Flight at Le Mans
Owing to adverse weather Wilbur Wright flew only briefly at Le Mans today, the machine aloft less than four minutes before sundown. Queen Dowager Margherita of Italy arrived to witness the flights as Baron d Estournelies de Constant proposed prizes to bolster the national aviation movement.
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le Mans
Wilbur Wright
Margharita
Italy
Baron d’Estournelies de Constant
Sarthe
Orville Wright Still Gaining in Recovery
Washington reports Orville Wright the aeronaut is progressing well today. Physicians say his chances are favorable though it will take time to regain strength. No alarming signs in his condition are noted.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fighting Hope opens at Belasco's Stuyvesant with Bates in tense role
Stage review outlines Miss Bates as Anna Dale in The Fighting Hope at the Stuyvesant. The three act drama by William J. Hurlbut centers on Burton Temple, banker Granger, and Anna who weighs love and duty while a confession shifts loyalties. The third act proves strongest with Bates delivering powerful scenes and Belasco praised.
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Mr. Belasco
the Stuyvesant
William J. Hurlbut
Miss Blanche Bates
Anna
Miss Bates
Burton Temple
Robert Granger
Temple
Anna Dale
Granger
Anns
Rnser
Charles Richman
Richman
Mr. Cope
Mr. Hansel
Loretta Wells
Belasco
Two More Vaudeville Stars Sign With Morris Theatres
Miss Merlin Loftus and Miss Amelia Bingham signed contracts to appear for a definite period in William Morris run vaudeville theatres. Bingham will start October 19 in The Big Scenes of Great Plays. Loftus will appear later next year.
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Erlin Loftus
Amelia Bingham
William Morris
Miss Bingham
Miss Loftus
New German Theatre Opens on Madison Avenue Stage
Inspectors view the Lenox Lyceum site turned German Theatre where boxes sit behind the orchestra, a large fireproof stage, and incomplete decor. Rehearsals for Rabensteinerin proceed as October 1 opening nears with plans for an Art Heidelberg night on November 15 featuring Cornell University students in a German production.
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Lenox Lyceum
Madison Avenue
Rabensteinerin
Heidelberg
Faust
Cornell University
Ithaca
Cornell
Brooksby Hall Robbery Confession Ties to Beatty Residence
John F. Spencer, a former Sunday school teacher, confessed to the Brooksby Hall burglary at Captain David Beatty’s country home. Jewelry valued at about $20,000 was stolen last December. Three confederates and the jewelry receiver were arrested. diamonds and pearls were sent to the United States. Registration days for this year are October 3, 6, 10, and 12 from 7 am to 10 pm.
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Leicester
England
John F. Spencer
Brooksby Hall
David Beatty
Marshall Field
Chicago
Spencer
United States
American heiress weds in London youth romance ends in quiet ceremony
Lefreda Weir, daughter of Colonel Levi C. Weir of New York, married Henry Darlington Jr. of Chicago and Pittsburgh at St George's Hanover Square under a special Archbishop license. The underage couple, who left for a motor tour in England and Europe, were joined by family as Colonel Weir plans return to New York aboard the Adriatic.
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Tribune
The
Tribune Association
London
St. George's
Hanover Square
Lefreda Weir
Levi C. Weir
New York
Henry Darlington, Jr
Chicago
Pittsburg
Anderson
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Mannheim
America
Colonel Weir
Joley
Theodore Roosevelt
England
Europe
Weir
Bad Nauheim
Osler
Levi Candee Weir
Adams Express Company
Union
Metropolitan
East 52A Street
Emma Welbel
Lefreda
Cable
Madeleine
Henry Darlington
Michigan Avenue
South Shore Country Club
Braker Will Reveals Multi Million Bequests to Tufts and Sheltering Arms
Henry J. Braker’s will filed after his June 1 1997 drawing discloses bequests totaling over four million dollars. Tufts College receives 590000, St John’s Guild 10909, Sheltering Arms 16000, with executors Mrs Braker and Austin B Fletcher named. Trusts and smaller gifts to relatives appear, plus large home bequest setup by Braker.
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Henry J. Braker
Tufts College
Tribune
Conrad Braker
St. John’s Guild
Frances J. Braker
Sheltering Arms
Braker
Katherine Thomastine-Gelshenen
Dodge-Morse
Mr. Fletcher
Eugene C. Potter
John Anderson
Minnie Dune
Madeline Gelshenen
Regina Corrine Gelshenen
Willam H. Gelshenen
Walter D. Gelshenen
William Street
Fifth Avenue
Plymouth
England
Sixth Avenue
55Th Street
New York Athletic Club
van Wyck
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Croker
Democratic
Mr. Braker
Repairs To Soldiers and Sailors Monument Costs Explained
Henry Smith Commissioner of Parks clarifies New York City repair costs for the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Riverside Drive. He states the work covers joint pointing to prevent water damage, with scaffolding and cleaning costs totaling about 2,500 dollars. The cleaning is incidental. the main expense is pointing joints by skilled workers under park department supervision. He argues the repairs have been anticipated for two years and funded by a legislative appropriation, urging fairness in reporting.
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The
Tribune
Riverside Drive
Park Department
City of
New York
City of New York
Henry Smith
Manhattan
Richmond
Tribune Fresh Air Fund Acknowledgments
A list of acknowledgments from Grenell Island and West New Brighton contributors. Names include Miss L Kerr, J P Morgan, Miss EF Du Bois. Details show contributing via checks money orders or express orders payable to Tribunes Fresh Air Fund New York with date September 22 1908.
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Grenell Island
Grenell
N. Y
L. Kerr
J. P. Morgan
EF. du Bois
West New Brighton
Staten Island
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
New York
Dippel Reveals Metropolitan Opera Plans for New Season
After four months in Europe hunting singers, Metropolitan Opera manager Andreas Dippel returns to New York aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. He lists new hires including Isabelle L'Huntier and Erik Schmedes, notes casts for Puccini and Verdi novelties, and mentions the opening program with Aida and Die Walküre.
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Europe
Andreas Dippel
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Kronprinzessin
Cecilie
Dippel
Vienna
London
Paris
Carlsruhe
Munich
Leipsie
Berlin
Bayreuth
Milan
Carlsbad
Bad Gastein
Isabelle L'Huntier
Opéra Comique
Metropolitan
Bella Alten
Musetta
Mr. Dippel
Erik Schmedes
Vienna Opera House
Schmedes
Siegmund
Tiefland
Emmy Destinn
Mme. Sabin
Mmes, L'Huillier
Sparkes
MM. Schmédes
Feinhals
Goritz
Mmes. Fremetad
Gadski
MM. Schmedes
Burgstalier
Mr. Hertz
Madama Butterstr
Mme. Farrar
Mme. Sembrich
Violetta
AIDA Captivates Crowd At American Theatre
Audiences welcomed the Ivan Abramson Company in a third presentation of Aida at the American Theatre. Mme Therry sang the Ethiopian slave while Mie Strauss played Amneris and Gravina Ramfis. Tonight Fedora returns as the Abramson company adds GiorDano opera to its repertoire. The matinee bill features Carmen with Mme Therry and M. Bari in key roles.
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Ivan Abramson
M. Baris
Mme. Therry
Mie. Strauss
Amneris
M. Gravina
Ramfis
M. Oteri
Abramson
Giordano
Damrosch Returns From Europe Plans Music Institute Auditions
Mr Damrosch arrives with Mrs Damrosch and their son after summer abroad He hires Leontine de Ahna for his Institute of Music and Art faculty Under his direction the Oratorion Society will present five oratorios this season producing La Vita Nueva The Messiah Etjah The Dream of Gerontius and The Passion According to St Matthew The Musical Art Society and People s Choral Union will give concerts He may stage Coleridge-Taylor s Hiawatha An visit to Mme Wagner at Bayreuth is noted October 5 and 6 dates listed.
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Frank Damrosch
Musical Art Society
People’s Choral Union
Damrosch
Coleridge Tannor
Hiawatha
Mme. Wagner
Barreuth
Obituary of Lucien Rerolle World Amateur Champ Player
Word was received of the death of Lucien Rerolle the French billiard player who competed in the world amateur championship tournament at the Liederkranz last spring. He was 44 and regarded as one of the strongest amateur players worldwide, holding the French amateur title five times.
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Lucien Rerolle
Rerolle
France
Colonel Henry W. Michell Dies at Bayport Home
Brooklyn excise official Colonel Henry W. Michell died of apoplexy at his Bayport Long Island summer home. Born 1837 in New York, he rose from private in the 1st Regiment to colonel, serving thirty six years. He was active in Grant Post G A R and the Stuyvesant Heights Club. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Philadelphia editor F. M. Howarth, famed comic illustrator, dies at Germantown home aged forty three from pneumonia.
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Henry W. Michell
Brooklyn
Bayport
Long Island
Michell
New York
Hamilton Collegiate Institute
Schoharie Academy
Henry A. Moore
Ith
Grant Post
G. A
Stuyvesant Heights
Philadelphia
F. M. Howarth
Germantown
Weather Report Forecast for Washington Area
An extensive area of cloudiness and rain develops in the Middle West. Rain fell in the Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys Indiana and Southwestern Michigan. The system is expected to move east to the Ohio Valley lake region and Atlantic states within 48 hours. Cooler weather approaching in the Northwest. Local rains likely for Tennessee and Gulf states.
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Washington
Middle West
Mississippi
Mis
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Als Atlantic States
Tennessee
Gulf States
Central Valley
Marriages Listed in Tri-Weekly Tribune Notices
In this report from various locales, marriages are announced with names and church details. Clara Old Selé Barclay wed Bushrod Rust Bayne at Christ Church under Rev. M. Dougies. Other notices list Candee Weir and Harry Darlington, and Sarah Thacher marrying Lewis Richmond at the Church of the Atonement.
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M. Dougies
Christ Church
Clara Old Selé Barclay
Bushrod Rust Bayne
Darlington—Candee
St. George's Church
London
Nee Caden
Candee Weir
Harry Dartington
Harry Darlington
Pittsbers- Richmond
Thacher
Henry D. Waller
Sarah
Thomas Thacher
Lewis Richmond
Flushing
Death notices from The Tribune 1908 weave multiple obituaries
Brief notices list numerous deaths with funeral plans across New Jersey and New York in September 1908. Entries include Brainerd, Bunce, Corbin, Donegan, Edmonds, Fitzgerald, Kerr, Southwick, Morris, Reynolds, Wellman, Wilder, and others with residences in Orange, Newport NH, Paterson, Brooklyn, Plainfield, Yonkers, and Albany. Interments, service times, and flower omissions noted.
Woodlawn Cemetery Ad With Undertaker Message
Readable lines advertise Woodlawn Cemetery with Harlem train access from Grand Central. Lots priced from 150 dollars. contact Book of Views or Office at 20 East 234th Street New York. Undertaker Frank E Campbell, 241 West 23rd Street, Chapala private and public ambulances. Tel 1324 Chelsea. Rev Stephen Merritt listed as undertaker. Largest in the world claim with Chelsea contact details.
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Harlem
Central Station
Webster and Carriage
East
New York City
Frank E. Campbeers
West
St Chapala
Chelsea
Stephen Merritt
Chetnea
Help Wanted Notice At Uptown Tribune Office
Sspecial Notices. Do you want desirable help QUICK save time and expense by consulting the file of applications of selected aspirant for positions of various kinds which has just been installed at the Uptown Office of THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE No. 1364 Broadway Between 36th and 37th Streets Office hours 9 am to 6 pm.
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THE
NEW York Tribune
Broadway
Tribune Subscription Rates and Offices Worldwide
The Tribune lists mail subscription options for domestic and foreign addresses with varying terms and prices including daily weekly and tri weekly editions. It provides multiple city offices in New York and abroad in Brussels London Paris and Geneva with a broad network for subscriptions and advertisements.
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the Tribune
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Speyer Brothers
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London
THE
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Jonhn Morroe & Co
True Scribe
John Wanamaker
Avenue de Opéra
Nich—Crett Lronnais
Geneva
Lombard, Odler & Co
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Lemon Co
We & Co
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le Sfonferte Ceils Couisteés Aieieas
Guaiadh Tes Oan News Exchange
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