Early News

Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
Sat Mar 4, 1905

MARCONI BETTERS SYSTEM

Declares Wireless Now Able to Receive and Record Hundred Words Per Minute
   London, March 4 - William MARCONI, the wireless telegraph inventor in a lecture before the Royal Institution, announced an invention of great importance to the efficiency of his system, which had hitherto been hampered by inability to receive more than twenty-four words a minute and this only by means of a telephone attached to the receiver. By this method no documentary record of messages was made. Mr. MARCONI said:
   "I have been able very recently to construct a magnetic detector which will work a relay, enabling messages to be recorded on a tape by the ordinary wheatstone recorder. The new receiver is far simpler than any yet devised for wireless telegraphy. It requires less attention and is absolutely reliable. The principle advantage, however, is that the receiving speed is increased from twenty-four to 100 words a minute.
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MARRIED

BRADLEY --FITZMAURICE - Tuesday, February 21, 1905, at Christ Church, Brooklyn, Emily M. BRADLEY, formerly of this city, and William H. FITZMAURICE of Brooklyn, N. Y.
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DIED

ROSS - Saturday, March 4, 1905, in this city, Ruth Genevieve, only daughter of J. Craig and Georgia Snook ROSS, aged 7 years and 4 months.
-The funeral will take place from the family residence, 21 Locust street, Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Interment at Palmyra, N. Y.

MESSENGER - Entered into rest, at the City Hospital at midnight on Friday, March 3, 1905, Mary A., widow of Richard MESSENGER, aged 61 years. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth R. and Florence M. MESSENGER.
-The funeral will take place from her late residence, 74 Atkinson street, on Monday at 3:30 p.m. Burial private.
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TAKING ANOTHER NAME

Nothing in Laws to Prohibit It - Reasons for Making Change
Washington Star
   "Custom has made it almost universal for all male persons to bear the names of their parents," said an attache of the local court the other morning. "It seems natural that it should be so. Nevertheless, there is nothing in the laws of this country prohibiting a man's taking another name, and no legal penalty is attached to his doing so. There is always, however, a possibility of its being attended with inconvenience and perhaps loss to himself.
   "There is a way by which a man may change his name with the sanction of the law, and that is the only safe way. But the law requires him to assign some good reason for the change. Men have assigned various reasons for wishing to change their names. Sometimes a man wishes to drop his right name because it is of foreign origin and difficult for an American tongue to pronounce. This may injure him in his business, as there is such a thing as prejudice even in this free and enlightened commonwealth. Or his name may have in English an absurd or even vulgar meaning and subject him to unpleasant jokes or it may associate him with some notorious criminal or be the counterpart of some name which history made infamous, or it may be misspelled and consequently mispronounced on his entry to this country.
   "Frequently infants are left orphans or abandoned by the father after the death of the mother. In that case it is a frequent occurrence for relatives or neighbors to take a child and adopt it, giving it their own name. In that case the party desiring to adopt must apply by a written petition to the court to the place in which he lives asking leave to adopt the child and change its name to that of the petitioner. The order allowing the adoption and the change of name must be filed with the court, so that the real parentage of the child may be subsequently established if necessary.
   "When an adult applies for leave to change his name he must give his place of birth, residence, age and whether he is married or single and whether there are any judgments against him or outstanding commercial paper in the name which he seeks to abandon. If in any of these cases the court is satisfied there are no objectionable reasons the order is permitted granting a change of name. The order must be filed with the clerk, and thirty days thereafter the new name may be assumed. The granting of the notice must within ten days thereafter be published in a newspaper designated by the court.
   "Thus the law protects the person who for good and sufficient reasons desires to assume a name other than his own. The order of the court being recorded, all the rights of the individual which may subsequently accrue to him under his original name are preserved, his identity being under the law fully established."
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WATCHFUL KING OF ITALY

Leslie's Weekly
   A good story is told of the King of Italy's zeal for efficiency at the time of his succession to the throne. His foreign minister, Signor PRINETTI, asked him to sign a decree for the augmentation of the foreign office staff.
The King promised to think the matter over, and the next morning set out alone on foot to pay a visit to the office. Arriving at 9 o'clock, he found no one there. A long search unearthed a solitary clerk who was smoking cigarettes.
   "What are the hours of this office?" asked the King.
   "From 8 to 12," was the reply.
   "And when may I expect to see your colleagues?"
   "They generally turn up about 11."
   "Very well. When your chief comes, tell him that I have been here."
   And then his Majesty sent for Signor PRINETTI and suggested that instead of asking for more clerks he should make it his business to see that the existing clerks attended to their duties,"
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AMATEUR MINSTRELS

The Netherlands, a Local Club, Gives Pleasing Performance at State Hospital
   "The Netherlands," a Rochester dramatic organization composed of about twenty-five young men gave a pleasing minstrel show at the Rochester State Hospital last night before a large audience, John M. CAFFERY had charge of the show, assisted by Walter J. ZIMMER and Harry WILLIS. James STRUBLE was interlocutor.
   Those who took part in the show were James BARHYDT, Ralph BLAZO, Harry BENJAMIN, Carl BAUSCH, John M. CAFFERY, Fred M. DUBELBEISS, John F. FICHTER, Alfred L. GREEN, Walter M. HUMMEL, Francis HOGAN, Harold GORDON, Charles GERLING, H. Milton JACOBS, Bernard HOGAN, William K. KAELBER, George J. KAELBER, Earl NORTHRUP, Fred PEARL, Edward C. O'HARE, Charles H. PRITCHARD, Frank PRITCHARD, James STRUBLE, Henry ROHR, Henry C. SENKE, William J. SCHNEIDER, Ray L. WILLIS, Warren SHERWOOD, Walter J. ZIMMER.
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METZGER -- KAELL
   Miss Maude METZGER and C. Ambrose KAELL, were married Thursday evening, at the residence of the bride's parents, 5 Emmett street, by Rev. W. J. REID, of Lyell Avenue Baptist Church.
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MILLS -- SCHLACHTER
   Miss Agnes Emma MILLS and Henry M. SCHLACHTER were united in marriage Thursday afternoon by Rev. Thomas P. CONNORS of Church of the Blessed Sacrament. The bride wore lansdowne and a tulle veil. Miss Mary Ethel BRABANT was bridesmaid and Joseph J. SHORT was best man. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the groom's mother. After April 1st Mr. and Mrs. SCHLACHTER will be at home at 7 Eisenberg park.
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RUTLEDGE -- RICHARDS
   Miss Anna Loretta RUTLEDGE was married February 23d to Charles Frederick RICHARDS. Both are residents of Detroit, Mich., but the bride is a sister of Mrs. Sarah F. TRACEY of Alexander street, this city, and has other relatives here, as well as a large circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. RICHARDS will live in Detroit.
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HAIGHT --SWARTZ
   Elmer G. SWARTS and Alberta N. HAIGHT of Springwater, N. Y., were married yesterday by Rev. J. L. SOOY, D. D., at his home, 532 Averill avenue.
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COULDN'T REMOVE DEAD HORSE
   A horse belonging to a Gates farmer fell in front of the Bristol Hotel Central avenue, early last evening and broke one of its legs. The animal was later shot. The hotel managers did not like the idea of having the dead horse lie in front of the hotel all night and notified police headquarters. Lieut. KLUBERTANZ telephoned A. T. SOURS, garbage contractor, but was informed that the animal could not be removed until this morning.
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WOMEN WILD FOWLERS

Had a Wild Goose Chase in Fairport and Doctor the Quarry
   Fairport, March 4 - A large wild goose was caught on West avenue yesterday afternoon by two Fairport women. The bird flew into the doorstep of a house where the women reside, and it was noticed that it lay down as if from exhaustion. The women caught the bird, which exhibited no desire to get away from its captors. They brought it into the house and found that both its feet were frozen. The women rubbed the feet in snow and then put the bird in a box bedded with excelsior, and it evinced no desire to move, but quietly ate food which they gave it.
   The Fairport fire department held its annual election of officers last evening, as follows: Chief Thomas R. MADDEN; first assistant chief, Clarence H. PIKE; second assistant chief, John YOLLMAN; secretary and treasurer, George A. FELLOWS.
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MUMFORD -- COLE
   Newark, N. Y., March 4 - The marriage of Miss Edna May MUMFORD and C. Nelson COLE, which took place in this village Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, was announced to-day, much to the surprise of many friends and the relatives of the groom. The ceremony was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. MUMFORD, on Grant street, by Rev. John Chester BALL of Keuka Park, a former pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The groom is a former resident of this village, but has recently made his home in Rochester. The bride's parents and sister were the only guests, and the newly married couple will take up their residence in Rochester after a brief wedding trip.
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DAVID H. McGIBENY
   Canaseraga, N. Y., March 4 - The funeral of David H. McGIBENY, who died at his home in this place Thursday afternoon, was held at Trinity Church at 1 o'clock to-day, Rev. A. Sidney DEALEY officiating. Mr. McGIBENY was 70 years old, and had lived here over forty years. He was a brother of the late James H. McGIBENY of Philadelphia, head of the famous McGIBENY family of musicians. He was a fine bass singer, and for many years sung in the choir of Trinity Church of which he was a member and vestryman; was one of the main promoters of the idea of having Canaseraga incorporated as a village, and was one of the first village trustees; several years ago was a member of the high school board of education; was a charter and honorary member of the Canaseraga fire department, which attended the funeral services in a body to-day. He leaves a widow, who was Miss Elsie BOYLAN, and a brother, Sylvester McGIBENY of Buffalo. His remains were interred by the side of those of his first wife, who was Miss Mary A. CLARK, and who died a little over two years ago.
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MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH

William Kress, Charged With Vagrancy, Expires in City Hospital-
Coroner Investigating
   Considerable mystery surrounds the death last night in the City Hospital of William KRESS, who was arrested as a vagrant by the police on February 27th and sent to the hospital. The case was reported to Coroner KLEINDIENST this morning, but he has been unable to learn the nature of the man's illness, and an autopsy late this afternoon will be performed by Coroner's Physician MOONEY.
   KRESS was picked up by Officers RENDSLAND on Clinton avenue north and when taken to police headquarters complained of illness. By order of the department he was sent to the hospital. It was said at that institution that KRESS suffered from complications. When first removed to the hospital it was believed he was suffering from alcoholism.
   KRESS was about 35 years of age. His place of residence is not known. The body is at Schuerman's undertaking rooms, 34 Allen street.
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EMMA AINSWORTH BEEBE
   Emma AINSWORTH, wife of Assemblyman Albert P. BEEBE of Parma, died last night at the City Hospital, aged 48 years. Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Wilbur S. BEEBE of Greece, and a niece, Irene CISELER of Parma. Mrs. BEEBE was well known in Parma and her death will be mourned by a host of friends, who loved her for her beautiful Christian character.
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-Hiram William, son of William L and Louise THOMPSON, died on Wednesday at 10 Thayer street.

-Joseph, son of Joseph and Julia EISENHAUER, died this morning at the family residence, 218 Central park, aged 4 years.

-Mary Anne BALDWIN died at her residence in Charlotte yesterday morning, aged 32 years. She leaves her husband and one son.

-Margaret F., daughter of August and Emma EICHLER, died last night at the family residence, on Lyell avenue, Gates, aged 7 weeks.

-The funeral of George E. WEIDMAN will take place Monday morning at 9:45 o'clock from the house, 529 Lyell avenue, and at 10 o'clock from Holy Apostles' Church.

-Leland L., son of Herman E. and Barbara K. WEBB, died Thursday at the family residence, 949 Clinton avenue south, aged 9 years.

-Margaret, daughter of Anthony and Barbara LEPPER, died this morning at the family residence, 799 Dewey avenue, aged 9 years. She is survived by her parents and one brother.

-Clara, daughter of Otto and Eliza YEAGER, died at the family home, 9 Ward street, Thursday, aged 17 years. The funeral will be held from the house to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.

-Charity V. H. WEBB died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles NARAMOURE, 48 Harlem street, last evening. She leaves two brothers, Richard W. and Henry M. WEBB, and two sisters, Mrs. J. T. ROSE and Mrs. NARAMOURE.

-Hattie CONNELL, wife of John E. BABCOCK, died this morning at the family residence, 95 Beaufort street. Besides her husband, she leaves one daughter, Loretta and three sisters, Mrs. HANE, Mrs. ZIMBER and J. E. McDERMOTT; also two brothers, James and Edward CONNELL. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the house and at 9 o'clock from the Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
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TO GIVE A CONCERT
   Miss Sophie FERNOW, Miss Caroline CRAMER and Alois IRNKA, will give a concert about the end of this month. Mr. IRNKA has recently come from Prague, where he has been studying with Seveik for several years. Miss FERNOW and Miss CRAMER have been heard here in concert before.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Mrs. James H. McNall, of Middleport Found Suffering From Poison
   Middleport, N. Y., March 4 - Mrs. James H. McNALL, daughter of B. F. FREEMAN of this village, was found in the hayloft of the barn at her husband's residence on Washington street about 9 o'clock last evening suffering from poison taken with suicidal intent. Mrs. McNALL had been missing since 11 o'clock yesterday morning. It is said that of late she has suffered from melancholy and also that she did not approve of the idea of moving on the farm which Mr. McNALL had recently purchased. Medical aid was summoned and it is expected she will recover.
   The ladies of St. Stephen's Guild will hold their last pedro party at the C. M. B. A. Hall Monday evening.
Mrs. Arthur WEBBER, while looking for some papers which were near a glass candy case yesterday afternoon, fell and cut her left hand to the bone, from the wrist across her hand to the little finger.
   The funeral of the late William UNDERHILL, a former resident here, who died at Medina yesterday, aged 92 years, will be held to-morrow at 2:30 p.m. at Medina.
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SUIT FOR TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
   Seneca Falls, March 4 - At the term of Supreme Court to be held at Waterloo next week, among the seventeen cases that appear on the trial calendar, the most important is that of James G. McKEON as administrator of the estate of Patrick McKEON, deceased, vs, the Seneca Edison Company and the Star Electric Company, an action to recover the sum of $25,000 for the death pf Patrick McKEON, by coming in contact with a live wire on Fall street while in the performance of his duty as policeman, two years ago.

   Assemblyman William J. MAIR has introduced a bill to appropriate $2,000 to dredge Seneca river from Bridge street to the George property, in the western part of the village.
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TO SUCCEED G. A. GILBERT

H. M. Wade Appointed Assistant Superintendent of Railway Mail Service
   H. M. WADE, chief clerk in the railway postal service at Buffalo, has been appointed assistant superintendent of the railway mail service to succeed George A. GILBERT, who died recently in this city. Mr. WADE'S headquarters will be in Buffalo.
   E. Frank GEE, a mail clerk, has been promoted to be chief clerk at Buffalo to succeed Mr. WADE.
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FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD

Claude Eddy, a Painter, Meets With Painful Injuries in Accident at Hayward Building
   Claude EDDY, a painter, employed at the Hayward building, 38 Clinton avenue south, suffered painful injuries shortly before 12 o'clock to-day, by falling from a scaffold on which he was working. An ambulance from the Homeopathic Hospital removed him to his home, 666 Clinton avenue south, where his injuries were dressed.
   The hospital physicians found that EDDY sustained a sprained shoulder and a number of severe bruises. It was fortunate that he suffered no greater injuries, as he fell a distance of several feet. He is 30 years of age.
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HOSPITAL LIGHTING PLANT

Electric Lighting Has Taken Place of Acetylene Gas at Municipal Hospital
   Health Officer GOLER said this morning that the Municipal Hospital was now being lighted by electricity in place of the acetylene gas plant which formerly lighted the hospital, and which caused an explosion that blew up the gas plant building.
   The city authorities have made a contract with the Rochester Gas and Electric Co., to light the hospital and the necessary wires have been extended.
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OBITUARY

MRS. STEWART SHINEBERGER
   Hornellsville, N. Y., March 4 - Rosetta, wife of Stewart SHINEBERGER, died at her home on Seneca street yesterday. Mrs. SHINEBERGER, who was in her seventy-first year, had been almost a lifelong resident of Hornellsville. Her funeral will be held from her late residence to-morrow afternoon.
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JEREMIAH O. HAGGERTY
   Hornellsville, N. Y., March 4 The body of Jeremiah O. HAGGERTY, formerly a resident of this city, was brought here from Cleveland for buried yesterday. A week ago to-day while at work in Cleveland the deceased was suddenly taken ill and removed to a hospital. At the hospital he became unconscious and died within twenty-four hours.
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MRS. ELLEN BIRACREE
   Fairport, N. Y., March 4 - Mrs. Ellen BIRACREE, aged 56 years, died suddenly yesterday morning at her residence on High street. Mrs. BIRACREE was born east of the village, and resided in this village all her life. She had been in poor health for some time, being troubled with heart disease, and her sudden death came as a shock to her many friends. She is survived by one brother, John LONG of this place, and two sisters, Mrs. CARNEY of Egypt and Mrs. Dennis DWYER of Macedon; four sons, John and Stephen BIRACREE of Buffalo, and James and William of Fairport and five daughters, Mrs. M. QUINLAN of Rochester, Mrs. Francis MARK of Buffalo, Mrs. Mary McGRATH, Miss Laurn and Miss Ellen BIRACREE of Fairport. The funeral will be held Monday at 9 o'clock from the Catholic Church of the Assumption, Rev. J. L. CODYRE officiating. Interment will occur in St. Mary's cemetery.
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MRS. CATHERINE FONDA
   Le Roy, N. Y., March 4 - Mrs. Catherine FONDA died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John WHITE on South street. Mrs. FONDA had not been strong for some time and the day before her death she suffered a bad fall while walking in the house and after that time she sank rapidly. Mrs. FONDA was born in Johnstown, N. Y., seventy-five years ago. She married the late Adam FONDA and they came to Le Roy in 1853 and ever since that time she had been a resident of Le Roy. Mr. FONDA died in 1886. Mrs. FONDA was a member of the Methodist Church at which she was always a regular attendant as long as health permitted. Mrs. FONDA is survived by the following children: Danie FONDA of West Seneca, Frank DONDA of Le Roy, Mrs. Alfred GRADY of Buffalo and Mrs. John W. WHITE of Le Roy. The funeral will be held on Sunday at 2:30 o'clock from the home of her daughter, Rev. Ray ALLEN of the Methodist Church officiating and the interment will be made in Macheplah cemetery.
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REV. WARNER B. RIGGS
   Palmyra, N. Y., March 4 - News was received in Palmyra yesterday afternoon announcing the death of Rev. Warner B. RIGGS, a former well-known Palmyra resident, at Austin, Pa. Mr. RIGGS was the son of the late Miles RIGGS of Palmyra, and he received his education at the Palmyra Union School, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., Yale College and the Auburn Theological Seminary. In 1876 Dr. RIGGS' went to Texas and for eight years was pastor of the church at Austin. Later he went to Dallas, and for the past twenty years he had been the pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in that city. Mr. RIGGS was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in this place, and although he had been away from here a long time he had always kept up his membership in his old home church. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, of Dallas, and two brothers. Herman L. RIGGS of Palmyra, and Frank H. RIGGS, of Cleveland, O.
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FRANCIS S. HACKLEY
   Oakfield, N. Y., March 4 - Francis Smiley HACKLEY, one of Oakfield's oldest and most highly respected residents, died at 7 a.m. yesterday morning, after a lingering illness of a complication of diseases, aged 84 years. Mr. HACKLEY was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel HACKLEY, and was born on the HACKLEY homestead on the Batavia-Oakfield town line road. In 1849 he married Miss Clara Almira HAWES, who died October 11, 1872. In 1875 he married Miss Abbie A. SAFFORD, who died February 11, 1881. On December 15, 1881, he married Miss Mary L. LARKIN of Elba, whose death occurred November 10, 1901. Mr. HACKLEY was always identified with the prosperity of the village of Oakfield and did much to help along the ride of enterprize. He was a member of the board of education of the Oakfield high school and a village trustee. The funeral will be held from the family residence at 2:30 Sunday, the Rev. A. R. CRAWFORD officiating, burial at Cary cemetery. Mr. HACKLEY is survived by a son, Glenn, and a daughter, Ruth; a sister, Mrs. Lydia A. BISHOP of Holley, N. Y., and a brother, Mr. Levant E. HACKLEY of Libertyville, Ill.
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