Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-04-22
New York Every Day.

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The largest request ever made by Il
negro 70 Tuskpgee institute. at fnslegee,
Ala. WAS recorded iii New York city.
when the will of Mary +. Shaw Of Phila-
delpha bequeathed $4,000 to the insti-
tute of which Booker T. Washington is
president.
One of the highest prices ever brought
by m autograph letter of Abraham Lin
coin has just been recorded at an auc-
ton sale here. The relic brought $40.
1t was dedicated to IL soldier who had
deserted the coloIs and begged for rein
statement.
The FIRST of n consignment of steel cars
for the New York City Railway COM
pany have arrived in the Pennsylvania
railroad yards. The cars have steel
frames with inside trimmings of wood
work of electrically treated process.
They are said to be tireproof.
Secretary MetcaIf of the department of
commerce and labor has awarded the con-
tract for the construction of new island,
70 be part of the Ellis Island immigra-
ton station. in New York bay, to the
New Jersey Dock and Bridge Building
company Of Elizabeth, y. j. The con
tlttNt pl4NS - fAi"fN'''
Col Nicholas Pike, a naturalist, au-
thor of Life of George Washington
and many scientific works. Is dead from
paralysis. He was 81 years old. For
many years he served as consul on the
island Of Mauritius and later was con-
sul-general to Portugal. He was a rela
tive of Capt. Pike, for whom Pixies
peak was named.
Hiss Christine Kunz of New York and
Miss Mary Harris of Brooklyn have vol
unteered TO go 10 Labrador and take up
special educational work with DIR. Will
fred Grenfell among the northern trap
pers and fishermen. Miss kunz and
Miss Harris will go 70 Labrador i'll June
prepared to teach the natives how TO
Weave blankets and do all kinds of ham
diwork.
Frank A. Mcgowan, once a power in
the financial and political circles of New
Jersey, who was thrown from his high
position by family and business scandals.
is dangerously i'll at st. Francis hospital,
in Trenton, of which city he formerly
was mayor. His condition was brought
about by exposure and lack of proper
nourishment. He had carefully kept out
of the sight of his old friends He was
picked up i'll the street, where he had
tainted.
Thomas Butler, born in Queenstown
Ireland, in 1900, is dead ut his home
here. He came to America when II
years old and for eighty years was iden-
titled with wharves and shipping at
e--@al street. 1t is said Butler attended
church every morning for sixty years
and so regular were his habits that lie
was known in the neighborhood as ''Old
Clock He used tobacco all his life,
but had abstained from liquor since
1871. OF his seven children only two
survive.
The constitution of the United States
expressly forbids the giving of titles of
honor and distinction else John Monag-
han of the Bronx would he knighted by
the President Mr.. Monaghan is build
ing two new apartment houses. and no
fiat will be rented to a family without
children. This is what the remarkable
landlord says of his unusual course: 1T
may be Il queer thing for IL landlord to
invite families with children into his
houses, but that's what | am doing.
Why, | have seen so much suffering
from this inhuman prohibition against
children i'll apartments that ] think it is
time for someone to take Il hand in the
matter
Almost as brief as the mereoric court
snip was the engagement of Andrew
Freedman. millionaire baseball magnatc
and intimate friend of Richard Croker,
and Miss Elsie RothSchid. daughter of
Jacob Rothschild, who owns the Hotel
Majestic. The engagement has been
broken by the girls family,
My daughter feels that She could not
be happy and that is the only reason |
care 20 assign. said Mrs. Rothschid.
we want TO spare Mr.. Freedman as
much unpleaSantneSS as possible. Ny
daughter discovered her real inclnationS
in the nick of time.
May - had been selected as the day
OF the marriage and the wedding ar
rangements were almost completed.
Announcement is made that Miss May
Leslie. until recently Il member of the
Lew Fields theatrical company. will soon
become the wife of Charles Rogers OF
this city. son of the president Of the
Rorden'S Condensed MILK company n
S25,000,O00 corporation. The young
woman Is. or soon viii he. a Divorce.
while her intended husband. by persist
ing in his announced determination to
make her his Wife, has invited patemai
displeaSure to such an extent. it is said.
that he has been made to understand he
will be entirely dependent on his own
resources IT ne contracts Ihe proposed
alliance. Miss Leslie is about - years
old. tall slender and fair. She played
small part in the performance Of 1t
Happened in NorIland.' appearing, with
live other young women. i'm a striking
costume of black tights. with silver en-
bossings which served 10 attract eSpe-
cial attention To the half dozen thus ar
rayed.
r,i,ot p,sf1 &. 800 :. r,;,.,,e, $50, ,.,,,; H..
i'm health that he is winding up his fl
nancial affairs. preparing for the worst,
was shown by his having taken judg-
ment fer S54.95l on note. 1t was
against L. Ii. Flynn, ex-senator NJ. j. :.
| C0ffcy. and II. w Hpdenherg ExSen-
atOr Coffey said of the trans3 ctiuu: The
only reason for suing on the note at this
time is that Mr.. Sage is failing in health
and arrangements are under way To wind
! un his affairs. | was notitied VI the