Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-25
N GAI new YORK.
Scenes and Incidents OF Everyday
Life in the Paris of America. -

Scenes and Incidents OF Everyday
Life in the Paris of America. -
Three owls which were pets of Mrs
c. T. Yerkes made such a row at her
house that no one could sleep. so she
gave them to the zoo in Central park.
Rabbi Gustav Gottheil is critically i'll at
his home. Complications have set in,
which, owing to the rabbits age and long
illness. have caused decided change for
the worse.
ANNOUNCEMENT is made Of the engage
meat of Mrs. Henry G. Miner. who for
merly was well known on the stage as
Miss Annie O'Neill. to Dr. Allen NJ
Thomas of this city.
Henry II. Rogers of the Standard Oil
Company Is quite sick, though his physi-
clans 90 not consider his case alarming
Mr.. Rogers is suffering from an attack
of acute intestinal Indigestion.
Charles G. Gates, the son Of John w
Gates, has purchased seat on the New
York cotton exchange. This Civ the
firm of Harris, Gates x Co. two SEA- s on
that exchange, Harris being Il member
already.
Florence Gladson, an actress, here with
the company of Warde and james, play
ing The Tempest" died in an ambulance
on the way to n hospital at Logansport,
ind. She was Frustrated by overstudy.
Her home was in California.
Clay Clement, the actor, who was dis
Inherited by his father Christian Griger
OF Eureka, ILL.,, because he went on the
stage, compromised his suit to recover a
share in his fathers estate. He accepts
$4,000 in lieu of all claims.
Thomas Waterman Wood, the artist.
died Of heart disease. He was bora in
Montpelier, VT, in 1923. He was well
known rs a portrait painter and was one
of the founders of the National Academy
Of Design and its president from 1891 to
1899.
Judge Holt in the United States district
court rendered decision adverse to Mrs
Phyllis Dodge in her action against the
treasury department to recover $4,000
worth of pearls and diamonds seized on
her return from Europe four years ago
She had failed to declare them to the
customs agents.
DIR. Adolf Lorenz, who, during his last
visit to the United States, performed Il
number of bloodless surgical operations,
arrived on the steamer Lain from Genoa.
He goes to Chicago to remove the cast
from thr hip of Lolita Armour, daughter
of j. Ogden Armour, to operate upon
whom he made his first visit to America
Gustave Gottheil. rabbi emeritus of
Temple Emanuel and a foremost and
liberal exponent of the Jewish church in
New i ork, died of apopleXy after an i'll
ness of several weeks. He was Is years
old and had been connected with the
temple for thirty years. He took Il lead
ing part in movements for the better
ment of the people of all races and
creeds and was frequently speaker in
gentle churches.
News has been received from Napa,
Cal, that Mrs. Ernest la Montague has
secured Il divorce from her husband. The
divorce follows a separation which oc-
Cured two years ago. Mrs. La MoIta-
at Napa, Cal. Ernest La Montague is
member of the Union, the Racquet and
other New York, as well as suburban
clubs. His marriage to Miss Louise
Catherwood took place in 1892.
William Valance. a lightning calcu-
lator, died at the insane asylum at Tren-
ton, \. !. Valance from early child
hood had been a marvel at figures Cal
culating became with him a disease and
eventually so preyed upon his mind that
he became unbalanced and had to be re-
moved to a hospital. lie could do any
mathematical proposition mentally with
wonderful rapidity and readily dupli-
Gated the feats Of other lightning calcu
lators.
The troubles of the Lcderers have cul-
minated in suit by Belle Richie Led
erer for absolute divorce from George w
Lederer, the theatrical manager and pres
ldent of the Pan-American Amusement
Company. Mrs. Lederer asked supreme
Court Justice Davis for 500 weekly ali
Inony and $500 counsel fee Decision
was reserved. In her complaint Mrs
Ledcrer. who was one of the three Richie
girls OF the Casino Company nine years
ago. charges her husband with impro-
pueties on several occasions.
The fact has become public that the
Ledger Monthly. which Under the man
asement Of the late Robert Bonner be
came known all over the world under its
then name the New York Ledger, was in
financial difficulties. After Robert Bon
ner died the New York Ledger was con-
iNued for Il time by his sons, Frederic
and Robert Z. Bonner They changed
It's name and made it monthly, and
year or two ago sold il 10 q syndicate
relRquishng all connection with it. The
creditors will meet and reorganzc the
N't4CtEH.
It cost Col. George r. Fearing. Il New
York millionaire, $500 FOR transportation
from New York to Newport. so that he
would be in time for the Vanderbilt we'd
Nlng Col. Fearing was one Of the guests
invited TO Newport aboard the Wander
hiit special but owing 10 n miscalcula-
ton he missed the train. He then made
arrangements to have a special parl1r
car attached to q Boston express. Again
missing the connection and not desiring 10
taae any chances Of not being in New
port he chartered Il special train to take
A-M 10 Newport in record time.
The New York public is not permitted
to forget that age is creeping gradually
IN, even in the case Of one so perennial
Y young as Chauncey NJ. Depcw Tho
4l"ntauk Club of Brooklyn takes care
of that Each year, ON April 26. it gives
d" dinner in the senator's honor He is
the chief guest and the only one permit.
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