Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 101

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 1430

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Pres. Excelsior Savings Bank; b. N. Y. City, June 20, 1857; s. William H. and Mary Adelaide (Miller) Roome; grad. Univ. Gram- mar Sch., N. Y. Univ .; m. Plainfield, N. J., Feb. 18, 1SS0; Saidee M. Sandford; children: William J., Clarence Sandford, Howard L. Chevalier, Reginald, Head of William J. Roome, real estate; pres. Excelsior Savings Bank; director Standford Realty Co. Repub- lican; Presbyterian. Clubs: Republican, N. Y. Athletic, Psi Upsilon. Address: 101 E. 57th St., cor. Park Av., N. Y. City.

ROONEY, John Jerome:

Lawyer; b. Binghamton, N. Y., Mar. 19, 1866; John J. and Ellen T. . ( Shanahan) Rooney; grad. Mt. St. Mary's Coll., Ein- mitsburg, Md., A.B., A.M. (1st honors of class) 1884; m. Marie Collins of Minnesota; children : John Jerome, Jr., Dunstan Collins. In customs revenue practice, estates and cor- poration law. Mem. firm of Rooney & Spence. Democrat; Roman Catholic; mem. Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, (former sec.). Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Pleiades ( former pres.), National Democratic, Catholic, Young Men's Democratic of Harlem, Irish-American Ath- letic Club. Residence: 227 Riverside Drive. Address : 24 State St., N. Y. City. ROOSEVELT, Robert B., II:

Real estate; b. Flushing, L. I., N. Y., Aug. 20, 1506; s. Robert B. and Elizabeth (Ellis) Roosevelt; ed. by private tutors and at St. Paul's School, Garden City, L. I .; m. 1st, 1890, Grace Woodhouse; 2d, 1898, Lilie O. Hamersley, of N. Y. City; children: Olga ( by first marriage ), Robert B., ILI, Lilie. Since 1890 engaged in real estate business. de- voting his attention principally to the care of several estates of which he is trustee; also director in several corporations. Clubs : Metropolitan, Players, N. Y. Yacht, Larch- mont Yacht, Down Town. Address : The Lilaes, Sayville, L. I., and 116 E. 35th St., N. Y. City.

ROOSEVELT, Theodore:

President of the United States; b. N. Y. City, Oct. 27, 1555; s. Theodore Roosevelt (merchant and philanthropist) and Martha (Bullock ) Roosevelt ; prepared for college un- der a tutor: grad. Harvard, A. B., 10: L.L.D. Columbia, 1:89, Hope Coll. (Holland, Mich. ) 1901, Yale, 1901, Harvard, 1903. Univ. of Penn- sylvania, 1905, Clark Univ. 1905; m. Ist, 1853, Alice Ice (died 15$1); one daughter, Alice (m., 1906, Hon Nicholas Longworth): m. 2d, 1-6, Edith Kermit Carow; children: Theo- dure, Jr., Kermit, Ethel, Archie, Quentin. Elected lest and reflected les2 and 1883 mem. N. Y. Assembly; in session of IS 3 (in which the Democrats had a majority) was a candi- date for the speakership; and in session of isst was chm'n Com. on Cities, and of the special committee which investigated abuses

in the conduct of the government of N. Y City. In 1884 was delegate to N. Y. Stav Republican Convention, and later in salt: year delegate at large, and chm'n of N. Y delegation to the Nat. Republican Conve: tion at Chicago: supported Senator Edmu ..! for the presidential nomination, but wh -. Blaine was nominated, entered actively into the campaign in his behalf. Bought a ranch in North Dakota and lived on it for two years studying the Far West and its people thor. oughly and becoming an adept as ranchmin and hunter. Returned to N. Y. City, 1ss .; , and was made Republican nominee for mayer, but was defeated by Abram S. Hewitt: appt'd mem. U. S. Civil Service Comm'n, 1-59, and served as its pres., but resigned that office in 1895 to accept the presidency of the Police Comm'n under the administration of Mayor Strong, which office held until April 6, 1897, when was appt'd by President Mc- Kinley, ass't sec. of the Navy. When war with Spain was declared he resigned l.is position in the Navy Dep't and with Dr. Leonard Wood, an army surgeon, organized the First Reg't U. S. Volunteer Cavalry. recruited from the ranches of the West and popularly known as the Rough Riders, Sur geon Wood, because of his superior tactica! knowledge, becoming colonel and Mr. Roose- Felt lieut .- col .; reg't went to the front, to Cuba, and participated in the fighting in front of Santiago de Cuba, and was promoted to colonelcy of the reg't for gallantry at Las Guasimas: at close of the war returned with reg't to Montauk Point, where was mustered out of service: shortly afterward was nom- inated for and Nov. 1595, was elected gor- ernor of New York: in 1900 was nominated for Vice-President of the United States by the Republican National Convention at Phila- delphia, and - elected, and entered on the duties of that office, March 4, 1901; on the death of President Mckinley. Sept. 14, 1901. was sworn in as President; in the National Convention, 1904, was nominated for President. and in the November election was elected by a plurality in the popular vote of 2.512.417 and a majority of 1,696,142, for the term he- ginning Mar. 4, 1904, and expiring March 4. 1909. His administration has been marked by the inauguration of great works of public improvement, notably the Panama Canal: by measures for the orderly government and advancement of the people of our insular possessions, by the prosecution of faithless officials, the curbing of law-breaking cor- porations, the making of laws for proper in- speetion of the packing and meat-dressin: industries, the prevention of frauds and im- puriteis in food products, the conservation of our natural resources, and other salutory measures inangurated in response to the President's initiative. In foreign policy Mr. Roosevelt has taken the part of a peace- maker, and through his initiative Russia and Japan, by the treaty of Portsmouth were brought to the conclusion of an honorable peace, in recognition of which the B'd of Directors of the Nobel Institute of Stockholm conferred upon him, in Du, the Nobel Peace Prize. Although for twenty- tive years pist almost continously occupied with the pubhe service ne has earned distinction also in the profession of letters. Author: History of the Naval War of Iste, ISSS; Hunting Trips of a

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Ranchman, 1885; Life of Thomas Hart Ben- ton, 1887, and Life of Gouverneur Morris, 1888 (in the "American Statesman" series) ; Ranch Life and Hunting Trail, 1888; The Winning of the West, 1859, 1896; History of New York (in "Historic Towns" series), 1890; The Wilderness Hunter, 1892; Essays on Practical Politics, 1892; American Ideals and Other Essays, 1897: The Rough Riders, 1899; Life of Oliver Cromwell. 1900; The Strenuous Life, 1900. A complete edition of his works to that time was published in six volumes in 1902. He also collaborated in writing The Deer Family, published by Mac- millan in 1902. Summer residence: Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y. Address: The White House, Washington, D. C.

ROOSEVELT, W. Emlen:

Banker; b. N. Y. City, April 30, 1857; s. James A. and Elizabeth Norris ( Emlen) Roosevelt; ed. private schools in America, and tutors in Europe; m. Ursino, N. J., Oct. 4, 1883, Christine Griffin Kean. Sixteen years service in N. G. S. N. Y., rank of major. Partner Roosevelt & Son. Trustee Roosevelt Hosp., N. Y. Dispensary, N. Y. Eye & Ear Infirmary. Clubs : Metropolitan, Century, Riding, Seawanhaka, Corinthian Yacht, City, Down Town, (N. Y. City) ; Metropolitan (Washington). Address : 804 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.

ROOT, Edwin B .:

Lawyer; b. Waterford, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1863; ed. Hamilton Coll. and Columbia Law Sch. Admitted to bar; practising law in N. Y. City. Mem. firm of Ingram, Root & Mas- say; director Nat. Canning and Mt'g Co. Mem. Sigma Phi fraternity, and Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Club: Republican. Address : 65 William St., N. Y. City.

ROOT, Elihu:

Secretary of State of U. S .; b. Clinton, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1845; s. Oren Root (prof. mathe- matics at Hamilton Coll.) and Nancy Whit- ney (Butterick ) Root; grad. Hamilton Coll., A.B., 1861; then taught in academy at Rome, N. Y., for a year before entering Univ. Law Sch., N. Y. City, from which grad. LL.B., 1867; LL.D., Hamilton 1594, Yale 1900, N. Y. Univ. 1904, Columbia, 1904; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 8, 1878, Clara, d. Salem II. Wales. En- gaged in practice of law from 1867 in N. Y. City and has been identified with many of the most important litigations in N. Y. City; was leading counsel for the estate in the celebrated contest growing out of the will of the late A. T. Stewart, through the schemes of alleged Irish heirs; counsel in the Broadway surface railroad litigation, the Sugar Trust contest, the Aqueduct litigation; successively defended Robert Kay Hamilton in the suit brought about through the mach. inations of the notorious Emma Mann, and in many other cases of equal prominence with these. Appt'd by President Arthur, 1ss3, U. S. Dist. Att'y of Southern Dist. of N. Y., and served until 1- 5. and during term, among other cases, convicted Joseph D. Fish of crim- inal complicity in connection with the cele- brated Grant-Ward frauds; delegate.at-large to Constitutional Convention of State of X. Y., in which was chm'n Judiciary Com. and leader on the floor of the Republican ma- jerity in that Convention. A year after the

close of the Spanish-Am. War, which an especially strong man was needed in the War Dep't to straighten out conditions resulting from the prematurely begun, but quickly won campaign in two hemispheres and to meet the unprecedented demand which came with the sudden acquisition of our insular pos- sessions, he was appointed, August 1, 1993, as secretary of War, and as such placed an army of 70,000 men in the Philippines which quelled the formidable insurrection un- der Aguinaldo and the minor uprisings which followed, and also took up the burden of the Chinese Expedition to rescue our minister and his household during the Boxer uprising, his service in the War Dep't continuing under reappointment by President Roosevelt, until Feb. 1, 1904, when he resigned to return to the practice of law. On July 1, 1905, he was induced by President Roosevelt to return to the Cabinet as secretary of State in suc- cession of the late John Hay, in which posi- tion, has dealt with many important ques- tions bearing upon our relations in the Orient, the Russo-Japanese War and its termination, the situation in Cuba, etc., and in 1906 made a diplomatic tour of Sonth America, which has done much to strengthen our relations with the Latin-American repub- lies. Was mem. Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, which sat in London, Sept .- Oct., 1903. and settled the disputed questions of the bound- ary between Alaska and Canada. Trustee of the Carnegie Institution, Washington; of Hamilton Coll., and of Met. Museum of Art. Mem. and ex-pres. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Club : Union League (pres. 1593-99). Resi- dence : 25 E. 69th St., N. Y. City. Ad- dress : Department of State, Washington, D. C.

ROOT, Louis Carroll:

Banker; b. Port Byron, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1868; s. William H. and Helen ( Hadger) Root; grad. Port Byron High Sch .; Cornell Univ., A.B., 1992 (fellowship in Political Economy and Finance. 1892-93) ; m. Ithaca, N. Y., Mar. 26, 1992, Alice S. Beers; children : Harold S., b. 1896, Helen M., b. 1900. Alice Carol, b. 1906. Sec. to lon. John De Witt Warner, M.C .. 1593-95: sec. Sound Currency Com., N. Y. Reform Club, and editor Sound Currency, 1895-1904: private sec. to Hon. Charles S. Fairchild, 1896-1901; see. N. Y. Security and Trust Co., 1901-02; Ed v.D. 195- 01; treas. Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Co., 1904-06: associated with firm of Isidore Newman & Son. bankers. N. Y. and New Orleans, since Sept., 1900. Sec. and Treas. Am. Cities Railway and Light Co., 1906. Ass't to Indianapolis Monetary Comm'n. 1997-98. Author of numerous arti- cles and monographs on financial questions. Democrat. Mem. Am. Economic Ass'n. CInb: Reform (trustee 19-2.05), Cornell Univ. Residence : 50 Warrington Place, East Orange, N. J.

ROOT, Marshall J .:

tieneral investments: b. Detroit, Mich .. Mar. 17. 199; s. Charles and Alice ( Has- call) Root; ed. in Deiroit, St. Paul's .. Concord: Yale Univ .: m. Le Roy. N. Y .. April 19, 1591. JJosephine H. Wells: children : Marshall JJ., Jr .. b. 199s, Wells Creshy. b. 1900. Pres. M. J. Root Company of N. Y. Kepubhean : Episcopalian. Club: New

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York. Residence : Nutley, N. J. Address: 27 E. 22d St., N. Y. City.

ROOT, Oren, Jr .:

Street railroad mg'r; b. Columbia, Mo., June 20, 1873; s. late Rev. Oren and Ida (Gordon) Root; grad. Hamilton, A. B. (Phi Beta Kappa), 1894. Engaged in active man- agement of railroads since leaving college, and at 30 in active charge of the surface lines of N. Y. City; now v .- p., gen. mg'r and di- rector N. Y. City R'y Co .; director Metro- politan Securities Co .; pres. and director Jerome Park R. R. Co., Second Av. R. R. Co., Broadway & Seventh Av. R. R. Co., Central Park, North and East River R'y Co., 42d St. & Grand St. Ferry R. R. Co., Cen- tral Crosstown R'y Co .; gen. mg'r and di- rector #2d St., Manhattanville and St. Nich- olas Am. R'y Co. Clubs: University, Sub- urban. Address: 621 Broadway, N. Y. City. ROOT, Robert K .:

Banker; b. Buffalo, N. Y., June 2, 1866; s. Robert Keating ( was adopted by grandfather, Francis H. Root) and Caroline W. Root; m. Buffalo, 1888, Emily J. Davis. Director and mem. Exec. Com. Bank of Buffalo; director Manufacturers and Traders' Nat. Bank, Mar- ket Bank; trustee Fidelty Trust Co., Com- monwealth Trust Co .; director Ellicott Square Co. of Buffalo. Republican. Clubs: Buffalo, Saturn, Country (pres.), Union, The Strollers (N. Y. City). Address 866 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y.

ROPER, John Charles:

Educator; b. Frant, Sussex, England, Nov. 8, 1858; s. John William and Mary Katharine (Chaldecott ) Roper; ed. Univ. of Oxford, England (Keble Coll., B.A., 1889), Brasenose Coll., M.A., 1884; Hobart Coll., L.H.D., 1886; Gen. Theol. Sem., D.D., 1898; m Toronto, Can., 1901. Fanny Ewart Bethune; one son, John Bethune, b. 1903, in N. C. Denyer & Johnson theological scholar (Oxford), 1882; Ellerton Essay ( Oxford), 1884. Lecturer and chaplain Brasenose Coll., 1883-05; prof. theol- ogy Trinity Coll., Toronto, Can., less; prof. theology Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y., since 1897. Address: General Theological Seminary, N. Y. City.

ROSE, Achilles:

Physician; b. Ruhla, Germany, Nov. 4, 1839; ed. in German and American Univer- sities. Has written several books on medical subjects and about the modern Greek lan- guage of which some have been translated into German and into Greek. Knight of the Greek order of the Savior. Address: 126 E. 34th St., N. Y. City. ROSE, John B .:

Manufacturer; b. Haverstraw, N. Y., April 14, 1875; s. John Clark and Martha ( Bailey ) Rose; grad. Yale, Ph.B., 1997; attended N. Y. Law Sch., 1998; m. Newburgh, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1898, Maude Moir Barclay: one son. John Barclay, b. Sept. 21, 199. From age of 12 worked at father's brick int'g plant in sum- mer vacations, learning the business; on father's death, succeeded to principal owner. ship of Rose Brick Co .. Roseton. N. Y., and soon after became pres., treas. and gen. mg'r of that company, which position still holds; also pres. John B. Rose Co., brick brokers: v .- p. Bartlett Brick Co. : v .- p. Toledo Computing Seale Co. Treas. AAss'n of Brick

Mf'rs; director Ass'n of Dealers in Masons' Building Material. Republican; presidential elector, 1904. Protestant. Mem. Hudson River Lodge and Highland Chapter, Masons, Hud- son River Commandery, K. T., N. Y. Con- sistory, Mecca Temple (Mystic Shrine). Mem. Newburgh Boating Ass'n, Brookside Grange, Lawson Hose, Newburgh, N. Y., Pavonia Grange, Patrons of Husbandry; capt. in N. G. N. Y. Mem. B'd of Mg'rs St. Luke's Hosp., and trustee Masonic Hall Ass'n, Newburgh, N. Y. Recreations: Motor- ing, motor boating. Clubs: Union League, Yale, Republican, Transportation, Columbia Yacht (N. Y. City) ; Crescent Athletic,

(Brooklyn) ; Newburgh City, Powelton, ( Newburgh ) ; Fort Orange, (Albany) ; Haver- straw ( Haverstraw, N. Y.) : Roseton (Rose- ton, N. Y.). Address: 640 W. 52d St., N. Y. City.

ROSE, John T .:

Clergyman; b. La Fayette, Ind .; s. Col. George S. and Susanna B. (Taylor) Rose; grad. St. Stephen's Coll., Annandale, N. Y .; Harvard Univ., Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cam- bridge, Mass., B.D .; unmarried. Traveled extensively in the Orient and in Europe. Rector St. Peter's Ch., Cazenovia, N. Y. Re- publican. Mem. Syracuse Clerical Club, On- ondaga County Hist. Soc. Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Masonic fraternity 32°. Address : Cazenovia, N. Y.

ROSE, Malcolm Cameron:

Physician and surgeon; b. Ottawa, Can., 1869; s. George Maclean and Margaret (Man- son) Rose: grad. Toronto Collegiate Inst .; Toronto Univ., Ph.G., 1891, Coll. Phys. and Surg., Columbia Univ., M.D., 1996. Inde- pendent Democrat; Unitarian. Mem. County Med. Soc., Bronx Med. Soc .; master Masonic Lodge No. 703. Recreations: Lacrosse (mem. European team, 1896, C. A. C.) ; rowing (jun- ior Singles Champion C. A. C., 1905). Club: Cresent Athletic (Brooklyn ). Resi- dence: 1153 Boston Road, N. Y. City. ROSE, Webb Van Horn:

Paymaster. U. S. N .; born in New York. 1574: son of Hugh and Mary A. (Van Horn) Rose; married, Newport, Ky., 1901, Kathrine Bassett Kidney. Appointed from New York; assistant paymaster, May 20. 1998; passed as- s't paymaster, Sept. 15, 1899; paymaster. Mar. 3, 1903; on U. S. S. Cleveland 1003-06: Naval training station, Great Lakes since June 15, 1906. Address: Care Navy Dept., Washington, D. C.

ROSEBORO', Viola:

Writer; b. Pulaski, Tenn .; d. Samuel Reed and Martha ( Colvar) Roseboro' ; ed. Fairmont Coll., Tenn. Mem. editorial staff to MeClure's Magazine: conth'r of tiction to magazines. Author: Old Ways and New: The Joyons Heart; Players and Vagabonds. Address: Care MeClure's Magazine, N. Y. City. ROSEN, Walter T .:

Banker: mem. firm Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co .: pres. and director Broad. Exchange Co .; v .. p. and director Alliance Realty () .; 2d v.p. and director U. S. Rubber Recleaming Works: mem. exec. com. and director Kansas City Sonthern R'y Co .. Inwood Land and Improvement Co., N. Y. Mortgage and Secur- ity Co., Title Ins. Co. of N. Y. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs; City, Lotos, Har-

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vard, Lambs, Midday, Strollers. Residence : 64 W. 52d St. Address: 25 Broad St., N. Y. City.

ROSENDALE, Simon W .:

Lawyer; b. Albany, N. Y., June 23. 1842; s. Sampson R. and Fannie (Sachs) Rosen dale; ed. Albany public schools and Barre (Vermont) Acad .; LL.D., Union Univ., 1908; m. Albany, Feb. 9, Isto, Helen Cove. Has practised law at Albany, N. Y., since admis- sion in 1863; formerly of firm of Peckham & Rosendale (with Rufus W. Peckham, Sus- tice U. S. Supreme Court) ; now of Rosen- dale & Hessberg. Has served as ass't dist. att'y of Albany Co .; as recorder and corpora- tion counsel of the City of Albany, and was attorney-general of the State of N. Y., 1891- 93. Is trustee of the National Savings Bank; director Commerce Ins. Co. of Albany. Now comm'r State Board of Charities; pres. B'd of Governors, Union Univ. : pres. B'd of Trus- tees, Albany Med. Coll .; Pres. Ninth (1908) N. Y. State Conference . Charities and Cor- rection; v .- p. Am. Jewish Hist. Soc. Honor- ary v .- p. Am. Jewish Publication Soc .; mein. Am. Jewish Cam. Former pres. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; now director Albany Inst. and Hist. Soc .; mem. Am. Hist. Soc., Soc. of Internat. Laws, Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Nat. Municipal League. Clubs : Fort Orange, Adelphi, Albany Country, Me- gantic Fish and Game Corp'n. Address: 57 State St., Albany, N. Y.

ROSENFELD, Sydney:

Dramatist; b. Richmond, Va., Oet. 26, 1855; ed. in public schools of Richmond, Va .; m. Genie H. Johnson. Engaged in journalism and was for some time editor of Puck, until he abandoned newspaper work to devote his entire attention to the writing of plays, among which he has produced A Possible Case; Imagination ; The Club Friend; A House of Cards; The Politician, Lady or Tiger; The Passing Show; The Aero Club; The Vanderbilt Cup; joint author of The Senator and adapter of The Black Hussar; Prince Methasalem. Nanon and other plays. Address: 308 W. 93th St., N. Y. City.

ROSENSTEIN, Henry:

Physician; b. N. Y. City, June 16, 1882; s. Bernhard and Rebecca ( Horr) Rosenstein; ed. Coll. City of N. Y., Columbia Univ., Coll. Phys. and Surg .. N. Y., M.D. Con- sulting physician, Younghorn Sanitarium, Butler, N. J .: attending physician Naturo- pathic Private Sanitarium, N. Y. City; chief physician Naturopathie Institute, N. Y. City; consulting physician, Fifth Avenue Hygienic Inst .; med. sup't Dr. Rosenstein's Nosoko- meion. Prof. natural therapeutics in Am. School of Naturopathy, N. Y. Mem. Im. proved order of Ileptosophs, and Independ- ent Order Brith Abraham. Address: 30S 2. 22d St., N. Y. City.

ROSENTHAL, Elias:

Lawyer: b. in Russia. Oct. 11. 1$61; S. Moritz and Paulina . Birkhahn) Rosenthal: ed. in Gymnasium at Belaya Cerkov, Russia ; grad. A.M., Isso. N. Y. Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1-6: m. in Dakota, 1 -- 3, Emna Green- berg: children : Margaret and Lillian, b. Issn, William, b. 1ss9, Eleanor, b. 1-95. After gra. duating from gymnasium in Russia, came to

Dakota and established a Jewish colony of farmers with brother Herman (now in charge of Russian Department N. Y. Public Li- brary). Remained on farm 4 years; came to N. Y. City to take charge of Russian Dep't N. Y. Life Ins. Co. Defended George Gaides in extradition case and defeated Rus- sian Government in the attempt in 1905; de- fended famous actor, Orlenient (husband of Mme. Nazimova), for fraud and had him acquitted. Brought famous actress Kommiss Zsenskaja to the

United States with her entire troupe from St . Petersburg, season of 1907-08. Published Russian news- paper 'Russian Guide" in 1:90-92: now publishing Russian weekly "Russian Voice" in N. Y. City. Vice-pres. Russian American Publishing Co .; director United Hebrew Com- munity. Democrat. Mem. Kurlander Young Men's Ass'n, Brith Abraham, N. Y. County Bar Ass'n. Recreations: Horseback riding, swimming, shooting; has received gold med- als for sharpshooting. Address: 302 Broad- way, N. Y. City.

ROSENTHAL, Herman:

Author, editor, librarian: b. Friedrichstadt, Russia, October 6, 1843; educated at Bauske and Jacobstadt (graduated from Pro-Gymna- sium, 1859) ; translated from the Russian Nekrassos's poems: published collection of poems, Gedichte, 1570: served in Red Cross Soc. in Russo-Turkish War, receiving so- ciety's medal for distinguished service, 1877- 78; master-printer in Sinela, Governor of Kiev, and in city of Kiev until lesl; pro. duced humorous story, Die Wunderliche Kur (1872) ; assisted in founding Zarya ( Dawn). a daily paper appearing at Kiev, isis: corr. mem. St. Petersburg Soc. for promotion of culture among the Russian Jews; sailed for U. S., 1ss1. Established agricultural colonies for Russian Jewish immigrants in La. and S. D., 1ss1-52; took part in Woodbine ( N. J.) Colony, 1891; engaged in book trade, Isst-ss; chief statistician Edison Gen. Elec. Co., less- 91: sent by Great Northern R. R. Co. to in- vestigate the economic conditions and trade of China, Korea and Japan, 1:92 (on which published report, 1993) : elected sec. German- Am. Reform Union, N. Y. City and mem. of Press Bureau, Committee of Seventy ; chief of Discharging Dep't Immigration Bureau. Ellis Island. N. Y., 1894.96; chief Slavonic Department, New York Public Library ( .Is- tor Branch) since 1996. Joined Editorial B'd of Jewish_Encyclopedia as chief of Russian Dep't Dec., 1900; prominently con- nected with development of the Haskalah in Russia; contributed, 1:59.67, to the Hamne- litz and other Hebrew periodicals; corres. pouded with Reifmann, Leon Gordon, Zweifel. Zederbaum, Fuenn. In U. S. edited and published ( with 1. Rosenberg) the Hebrew monthly. Ha-Modia la-Iladasim, 1901; founded society Ohole Shem, of which is pres. : translated into German verse. Ecclesiastes ( Worte des Sammlers), 1-95, and the Sons of Songs ( Lied der Lieder), 195; translated from the German, Hugo Ganz's Land of Riddles, 1901. Author: Spatherbstuebel (German poems), 196 (Stuttgart) ; also Das Neue Russland. a series of articles on Rus. sia in N. Y. Staats-Zeitung. 10506. 1. dress: Astor Library, Lafayette Place, N. Y. City.

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ROSENTHAL, Stephen Brooks:

Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 9, 1878, son of Solomon and Bessie (Brooks) Rosenthal ; educated New York University for one year in academic dep't, 1893; grad. Harvard Coll., A. B., 1998; Harvard Law Sch., LL.B. and A.M., 1901; unmarried. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1901; engaged in practice in N. Y. City since then. Director Etna Mortgage Co. Represented Harvard Univ. in Joint Debate with Princeton in years 1898 and 1>99; Har- vard won each time; pres. Harvard Univ. Debating Ass'n. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Theta Nu Epsilon fraternity. Direc- tor Emmanuel Brotherhood; mem. Mt. Sinai Hosp., Beth Israel Hosp. and Young Men's Hebrew Ass'n. Republican Club of 29th Dist. Recreations : Tennis, rowing, yachting. Clubs : Harmonie, Central Park Plaza, Republican, Yorkville Republican. Residence : 1111 Madi- son Av. Address: 66 Broadway, N. Y. City. ROSS, Albert Randolph:

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Who's who in New York City and State, 1909, pt 2, Part 101

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R Publication date: 1904 Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co. Number of Pages: 1430

Author: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910; Leonard, John William, 1849-; Mohr, William Frederick, 1870-; Knox, Herman Warren, 1881-; Holmes, Frank R
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: New York : L.R. Hamersly Co.
Number of Pages: 1430