Is He A Prince The Kretzulescu Claim Debunked In New York
The author examines Prince Rudolph Kretzulescu who has visited New York and claimed royal connections. He argues Romania has no princes, outlines the Brancovan and Bassarabes lines, notes Humbert I’s death, and advises checking clubs and passports to verify social rank.
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Brentwood Company
Prince Rudolph Kretzulescu
New York
United States
Rumania
Tantoch
Roman Empire
Dacia
Wallachia
Moldavia
Transylvania
Romania
Kkumania
Reighing
Ferdinand
Prince Charles
Nicholas
Geeres Cantacuzene
Turope
George Cantacuzene
Michael Cantacuzene
Frederick D. Grant
Prince” Kretzulesco
Eni
Humbert
Eigen
Kretzulescu
Consulta Heraldica
Rome
Geome
Eretrulesco
Avenue Des Champs Elysées
Pars
Paris
Bassarabas
Jugomir Bassan
Bassarabes
Brancoven
Holy Roman Empire
Ine Mavroordato
George Ribescu
Brancovan
Brencovan
Gregory
Austria
Hungary
France
Bassarabes de Brancovan
Constantine
Bassarabas de Brancovan
Elizabeth
Mathieu de Noailles
Helen
Alexander de Caraman Chimar
Musurus Pacha
London
Ponce Constantine Bessarabas de Brancovan
Bucharest
Megera
Europe
Investiture of the Duke as a Grandee of Spain
The article details the Duke of Wellington’s Spain investiture as grandee, noting his royal connections and frequent Peninsula dealings. It explains the ancient ceremony of handing the cushion, with nobles seated on velvet cushions in the throne room at Madrid, as the King and Queen preside.
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Spain
Charles V
Charlemagne
Medina Sidonia
Medina
Cecil
Medina Rioseco
Alba
Frias
Infantado
Arcos
Marquise DE
Duke of Wellington
Ciudad Rod- Teo
Ciutos Rodrigo
Dukes of Wellington
Querien
Peninsula
Fance
Madrid
Kim
Equal Pay Bill Faces Strong Opposition in City
Controller Metz writes to Mick Grace C Strachan of the Interborough Association of Women Teachers denying support for the equal pay bill. He estimates the annual cost at about 12 million dollars and notes a circular misquote. Major Metzellan also opposes the measure.
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Miss Strachan
Metz
Mick Grace C. Strachan
Interborough Association of Women Teachers
Major Mectellan
Community Education Today Offers Free Museum and Lecture Tours
A long list of free presentations and tours today includes free admission to the American Museum of Natural History and the Zoological Gardens, lectures by Mrs. Humphry Ward on literature, and a Normal College Alumnae event. Afternoon and evening talks cover topics from Ireland in the Middle Ages to Welsh music, with venues across city schools and community houses.
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American Museum of Natural History
Zoological Gardens
Seventh Avenue
Ernest F. Fenclosa
Europe
2Th Street
J‘hanies Johnston
Ireland
Browsway
Academy Street
Vermilyea Avenue
Mise Jennie Pomerene
Algiers
Algeria
St. Nicholas Avenue
127Th Street
Florence Jackson Stoddard
71Th
Téth
Claude F Walker
Northwest
Suffolk
Rivington
Frederick A. Hatch
West Side
Mmi Weert Sith
John Jay Lewis
Samuel Champlain
Youme Men's Benevolent Association
East Bradway
William
Octogenarian composer Robert Ambrose dies at 84
Hamilton Ontario reports the death of musician and hymn composer Robert Ambrose aged eighty four at his home in the city. He wrote One Sweetly Solemn Thought among other well known pieces. The obituary notes his long career and influence in hymnody.
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Hamilton
Ont
Robert Ambrose
Prominent Arrivals at Notable Hotels
Judge W. F. Beasley of North Carolina arrives at the Breslin Hotel. S. D. Paul Richarz from Lima checks into the Astor. Charles M. Holland travels from Montreal to the Holland. Chin Sve Chen from Peking enters the Manhattan. J. M. Schoonmaker from Pittsburgh arrives at the Waldorf Astoria.
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Breslin
W. F. Beasley
North Carolna
Weather Chronicle Reports Cold Fronts and Fair Outlook
The Weather Bureau notes a passing disturbance over the St. Lawrence Valley and high pressure east of the Rockies. Rains and snows occur in the Ohio Valley and mid Atlantic. temperatures run 5 to 27 degrees below normal in several regions. Friday and Saturday expect generally fair and colder conditions in many areas with regional wind shifts and localized showers along the Gulf and Pacific coasts. Local records compare twenty four hour ure to last year with highs around 54 and lows near 23.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Valley
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic States
Lower
Lake Region
Ohio
North Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Middle Atlantic States
Lake
Mississippi
Middle
South Antic and
The
Gulf States
Gulf Coast
North Pacific Coast
South Atlantic
Plains States
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake Region
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic Coast
Lake Michigan
Ught
Weather Bureau
Atamek
Dohnany Serenade Debuts With Olive Mead Trio At Mendelssohn Hall
The Olive Mead Quartet performed Ernst von Dohnany s new violin viola cello serenade in C major Op 10 with Miss Mead Miss North and Miss Littlehales. The concert also featured Haydn String Quartet in D minor and Grieg String Quartet in G minor Op 27 showcasing the ensemble s refined balance and tone.
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Haydn
Grieg
Olive Mead
Mendelssohn Hall
Ernst von Dohnany
Miss Mead
Miss North
Miss Littlehales
Faust Centenary Concert At Carnegie Hall Honors Goethe
The German Liederkranz marked the Goethe Faust first part centennial with a concert at Carnegie Hall. Professor Julius Goebel of Harvard gave an address on Goethe influence across nations. Performances included Wagner and Berlioz pieces, with Safonoff and Claassen conducting. Proceeds support the Carl Schurz Memories Fund. A facsimile four part setting of Euphorion was featured.
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Liederkranz
Goethe
Faust
Carnegie Hall
Julius Goebel
Harvard University
Germany
France
England
America
Thomas Carlyle
Margaret Fuller
Philharmonic Society
Mme
Leffer Burckhard
Paula Whning
Reed Miller
Otto Géritz
Wagner
Berlioz
Safonoff
Claassen
Sachs
Mendelssohn
Mme. Leffler-Burkhard
der Konig
Thule
Carl Schurz
Euphorion
Engelbert Humperdinck
Portrait painter Benjamin Curtis Porter obituary
Benjamin Curtis Porter, portrait and figure painter born in Melrose in 1843, died yesterday at his home 22 West 11th Street after a long illness. He studied in Boston and abroad, became a National Academy member, and painted portraits for Vanderbilts and other notable patrons. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM.
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Benjamin Curtis Porter
West 11Th Street
Mr. Porter
Melrose
New England
Charles
Julia Curtis Porter
Immer
A. H. Bicknell
Boston
National Academy of Design
Samuel W. Jackson Dies at 87 in Schenectady
Samuel W. Jackson, oldest member of Schenectady county bar, died at 87. Born June 28, 1821 in Palatine, Montgomery County, he graduated Union College in 1842 and joined the bar in 1843. He was named to the Supreme Court bench in 1867 by Governor Hoffman and served as local attorney for the New York Central Railroad for twenty years.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Samuel W. Jackson
Palatine
Montgomery County
Union College
Supreme Court
Hoffman
New York Central Railroad
Louis Y. Schermerhorn Dies of Bright's Disease in Philadelphia
Louis Y. Schermerhorn, head of the American Dredging Company and director of the Maritime Exchange, dies at age sixty seven in Philadelphia from Bright's disease. He also served on the Philadelphia Board of Trade and the Holland Society of New York.
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Philadelphia
Louis Y. Schermerhorn
American Dredging Company
Maritime Exchange
Bright
Mr. Schermerhorn
Philadelphia Board of Trade
Holland Society of New York
Rev Frederick Mayer Bird Dies at 70 in South Bethlehem
The Rev Frederick Mayer Bird author editor and hymnology expert died at his South Bethlehem home from heart disease after months of illness. A 1857 University of Pennsylvania graduate and Civil War chaplain, he later taught psychology at Lehigh University and edited Lippincott's Magazine from 1894 to 1899. He was 70, survived by his wife and son Robert Montgomery Bird of Bethlehem Steel.
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the Tribune
South Bethlehem
Penn
Frederick Mayer Bird
University of Pennsylvania
Lehigh University
Lippincott's
Robert Montgomery Bird
North American Gazette
Philadelphia
International Law Society Meets in Washington
The American Society of International Law plans its second annual meeting in Washington on April 24 and 25 at the New Willard Hotel. Secretary Root will open with The Sanctions of International Law. Discussions cover Treaties as Federal Offences, neutral loans for belligerents, arbitration at The Hague, codification, and the International Court of Prize.
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American Society of International Law
Washington
New Willard Hotel
Root
Brain Malady Kills Alienist in Detroit
Dr. Wilbur Gillett a long time Detroit alienist died from a brain malady with cerebral hemorrhage as the immediate cause. He earlier suffered hallucinations in May 198 and spoke publicly on his condition, saying most suicides arise from insanity and recounting a concealed lance temptation during asylum searches.
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Detroit
Wilbur Gillett
Nixon expands theatre holdings to Atlantic City
Samuel F. Nixon extends his theater interests to Atlantic City by acquiring two venues, the Savoy and Apollo. The Apollo is a new house to be renamed Nixon's Apollo Theatre, with Julia Marlowe scheduled to dedicate the new venue on a date in April.
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Philadelphia
Samuel F. Nixon
Atlantic City
The
Savoy
Apollo
Nixon
Apollo Theatre
Julia Marlowe
Finnish Diet dissolved by imperial decree in 1905
Dissolution of the Finnish Diet was decided at Tsarkoe-Selo after a conference between the Emperor and Finnish Secretary General Langhoff. Elections set for July 1 with the new Diet to meet on August 1. Senate resignation declined. An ukase is being drafted linking the move to a Social Democratic resolution showing sympathy for Russian terrorists.
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St. Petersburg
Tsarkoe-Selo
Langhoff
Senate
Diet
Strife in Hayti Deepens as Port au Prince Turmoil Grows
Paris and Washington report escalating chaos in Port au Prince among negro factions. Foreign warships may land to protect white residents while refugees seek asylum at the French Legation. Haytian minister Leger says revolution attempts are reportedly under control.
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Paris
Hayti
Port-au-Prince
Legation
Washington
J. N. Leger
Paducah Sails From Port-au-Prince to Guantanamo
The gunboat Paducah, stationed at Port-au-Prince to protect American interests, has departed for Guantanamo. The move follows its Haiti deployment and signals continued U S naval presence in the Caribbean.
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Washington
Paducah
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Guantanamo
Chamber grants amnesty to wine growers revolt participants
Paris April 2 The Chamber of Deputies passed an amnesty bill by 497 to 5. The measure grants amnesty to those who committed political offences in 197 in connection with the wine growers revolt in the South of France, excluding cases of anti patriotism anti military activity or insubordination.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Diamond Workers Decide to Quit in April Strike
Amsterdam reports the diamond workers union voted 50001 to 29 percent for a complete work stoppage through April affecting about ten thousand polishes and allied trades. When work resumes the union will demand higher wages for its members.
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Amsterdam
Diamond Workers’ Union
Honduras Forms Central American Fraternity Committee
In Tegucigales Honduras on April 4 the Honduras committee of the Central American Fraternity was organized. The group, established by the Peace Congress in Washington, aims to promote peace and foster unity and understanding among Central American republics.
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Tegucigales
Honduras
Washington
Tweedmouth Letters Fail to Fool Berlin Press
Berlin newspapers publish the alleged letters exchanged between Emperor William and Lord Tweedmouth, First Lord of the British Admiralty, which appeared in a Munich magazine. Editors say the letters were intended as an April fool joke and widely disseminated in the provinces.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
Munich
Santo Domingo Adopts New Six-Year Term Constitution
The Republic of Santo Domingo implements a new constitution effective today April 2. It abolishes the vice presidency, creates a senate and a court of cassation, and fixes the death penalty for certain crimes. The current government term ends July 1.
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Santo Domingo
Republic of Santo Domingo
Senate
Court of Cassation
No Fever in Cuba Protest Over U S Quarantine
Major J. R. Kean delivered twenty six army surgeon reports to Governor Magoon showing no yellow fever in their areas and no quarantine need. Magoon forwarded the documents to Washington to back his protest against action by the Marine Hospital Service.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
J. R. Kean
Medical Corps
Magoon
Washington
United States Marine Hospital Service
Southwest with the President: Brockmeyer Reports Missouri Alignment
H J Brockmeyer of Roosevelt Nassau County returns from the Southwest praising the national administration’s popularity. He notes Missouri will back Taft and predicts Democratic hopes dim due to Folk Stone Senate race and rift among Roosevelt and Bryan supporters.
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H. J. Brockmeyer
Roosevelt
Nassau County
Brockmeyer
Missouri
Republican State Committee
Henry C. Brockmeyer
Southwest
Taft
Folk
William J. Stone
United States
Stamps Worth $100000 Came Ashore From Wreck
Stamps valued at over 1000 a consignment from New York to Newfoundland washed ashore at Cuttyhunk after the steamer Silvia wreck. The stamps in two and five cent denominations were seized by local women after being cast ashore in a single box. One woman reportedly holds all the five cent stamps valued at 286 000.
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New Bedford
Mass
New York
Newfoundland
Cuttyhunk
Silvia
American Bank Note Company
Fire drill lecture at Carnegie Lyceum by RK Knowles
RK Knowles closed his lecture series at Carnegie Lyceum with motion pictures showing a fire drill at Public School 7. Twenty six hundred pupils exited the building in 1 minute 45 seconds as Fire Commissioner Hayes Chief Croker and Superintendent Maxwell observed.
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RK. G. Knowles
Europe
Carnegie Lyceum
Fremen
Knowles
Hayes
Croker
Maxwell
Board of Education
Mme Gould Recovers Sufficient Health for a Drive
Mme Anna Gould who had lain ill at the St. Regis since Monday was able to go out for a drive yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Tyler Morse. Dr Anderton said she would probably be well again in a few days.
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Mme
Anna Gould
St. Regis
Tyler Morse
Anderton
Gould
Shubert Friars Dinner Honors Theater Executive
The Friars hosted a hotel banquet for Lee Shubert head of Sam S. Lee Shubert last night at the Hotel Astor. About two hundred guests spoke including Frank Keenan Arthur Brisbane Augustus Thomas James K. Hackett and Harrison Grey Fiske. Manuel Klein and his orchestra provided music while Marceline the Hippodrome clown kept humor alive as Wells Hawks acted as toastmaster.
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Hotel Astor
Lee Shubert
Sam S
Frank Keenan
Arthur Brisbane
Augustus Thomas
James K. Hackett
Harrison Grey Fiske
Manuel Klein
Friars
Marceline
Hippodrome
Wells Hawks
Mr. Shubert
Mr. Hawks
Shubert Praised by Sothern Aide at Friars Night
A. Toxen Worm, manager for E H Sothern, led a praise-filled tribute to Lee Shubert and ripped pages from a Great Book listing Shubert productions. The audience, including Paul Kester and Fred Thompson, praised Shubert for his theater achievements at the Friars event in New York.
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Shuberts
A. Toxen Worm
E. H. Sothern
Paul Armstrong
Paul Kester
Mr. Sothern
Frederic Thompson
Sydney Rosenfeld
Glen McDonough
Charles Osgood
Carl Lorentzen
New York University
Felix Isman
Mr. Shubert
New Play at Hartford The Yankee Prince by Cohan
Hartford tonight witnessed the premiere of The Yankee Prince a three act musical by George M. Cohan at Parsons Theatre. The work set in England and Chicago features the Cohan family in the four principal roles with Estelle Wentworth Tom Lewis Sam Bran and Stella Hammerstein among the cast. It will reach New York’s Knickerbocker Theatre on April TM.
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Hartford
New York
All the Cohans
Conans
Estelle Wentworth
Tom Lewis
Sam J. Bran
Jack Gardner
Stella Hammerstein
Frank Hollins
J. Miquel Lane
Robert Emmet Lennon
William Leyle
Donald Crisp
John Jarrott
New Theatre Founders Dine at Otto H Kahn Home
Nearly all of the twenty three New Theatre founders in the country attended a dinner hosted by Otto H Kahn at his East 68th Street residence in honor of H Granville Barker and William Archer. Heinrich Conried was absent. A post dinner discussion focused on plans for the theatre. Kahn said no decision had been made on the directorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Theatre
Otto H. Kahn
East 68Th Street
H. Granville Barker
London
William Archer
Heinrich Conried
Mr. Kahn
Fewer Gems and Autos Imported in March Compared to 1907
Precious stones imports fell sharply with an estimated near 3 million loss from March 1907. Foreign auto imports dropped from 352 thousand to 127 thousand dollars, while groceries wines and tobacco rose from February to March.
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George Wanmaker
Mrs McCormick to Europe Amid Anxious Letters
Mrs Harold McCormick daughter of John D Rockefeller will travel to Europe after receiving anonymous cash demanding letters. Mr McCormick says the notes are not linked to anarchist groups and will ignore them. Detectives guarded the McCormick mansion with private guards protecting the home.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Harold McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Europe
McCormick
McCormick Mansion
Lake Shore Drive
Taft and Hughes forecast by Harvey before voyage
Publisher George B. M. Harvey predicts Taft likely as presidential nominee and possibly as his own running mate, with Hughes as vice presidency choice. He doubts Bryan’s nomination under the two thirds rule and suggests Woodrow Wilson and Jenn A Johnson as Democratic tickets. He cites unemployment as a voter pressure for November outcomes.
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Europe
Mauretania
George B. M. Harvey
Bryan
Taft
Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Jenn A. Johnson
Obituary notices and marriages in local paper fragment
A jumble of death notices and marriages across cities and states lists multiple individuals with dates in March and April 1998. Names include Edwin Holly Joseph Howarth Emily Messier Benjamin Porter William Ratigan Charles Robb Anne Rockwell Harry Scofield Henry Thomas Samuel Willard and others with funeral times and locations such as St Jean's Church Stamford Plymouth Church Brocklin and Church of the Ascension Boston. Interments at Greenwood and Norwich follow in several items.
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Holly
Colom
Isthmus
Panama
Edwin Holly
Stamford
Conn
Edwin S
Mary E Holly
St. Jean’s Church
Newark
Howard
Nevada
New Jo Co
Joseph Howart. Jr
John Tasker
Susan T. Fowend
SS Secee
Tech
Plymouth Church
Henry — Hicks Sts
Brocklin
Greenwood Cemetery
Cory. Messler
Emily
A Messier
Iate
Main St. Semerville
Jom
Scofield
Washington Ave
Brooklyn
Harry A. Scofield
Belle Seofield Thomas
Henry Thomas
South 27
St. Peter and Paul's Church
Willard
Samuel L. Willard
Lafayette Ave
Breoklyn
Church of St Matthew
Tompkins Ave
McDonough St
Boston
New Bedford
Holly Edwin
Robb
Charles. Howard
Joseph
K. Rockwell
Anne F. Monroe
Nancy Messier
Emily Scofield
Harry A. Benjamin
Whiard
Samuel L. Ratigan
William R
Help Wanted Applications For Uptown Tribune Office
Job listing notes the Uptown Office of THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE at 1364 Broadway seeks applicants for various positions. It outlines hours, subscription rates, and mail delivery options including domestic and international destinations.
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Portugal
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Fortuza
Sewer
Sewer Aswers
Crown Prince
Connery
Greece
Perr
Turkey
Holy Land
Italy
Polytechnic High School
the Weather Report
District of Columbia
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Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Olive Mead Quartet
Society OF International Law
Atlantic City Theatres
Central America
Tweedmouth
Domingan
Shubert
Sam S. and
Mrs. M'Cormick
Harvey
Johnson
Bryan Ont
Tri-Weekly
Kyssel
Henry Mottet
William M Grosevenor
Church of the Incarnation
Gladys Godfrey Kiseel
Radolph B. Kissel
James Ely Miller
Monroe
Ey Artesene
Semeriy
Ridgeheid
Wandlawn Heights
Baltimore
Charlee Robb
New Orleans
Rockwell
Long Beach
Cal
Anne Randall
John Rockwell
Tarrytown
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Webster and
Jerome Avenue
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East 234
New York City
Frank Campbell
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Arlem
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125Th Street
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Frederick N. Sommer
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Trisucne Et Brussels
Montague de la Cour
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American Express Company
Haymarket
Thomas Cook & Son
Ladgate Circum Brown, Shipier & Co
Pall Mail
Speyer Brothers
Lothbury
John Monroe
Rue Scrite
John Wanamaker
Unier Bank
Florence
Lemon & Co
Maquay & Co
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Searbach’ S
Viale Montfort
Ferdinandstrass+ MATENCE
Saarbach
DAILY
Hotel Victoria
Saven Hotel
Langham Hotel
Carton Hotel
Caridae’s Hotel
Hotel Metro— Pole
Midland
Howard Hotel
Norfolk Street
Queen's Hotel
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Acelphi Hotel
Liverpoot
Midland Hotel
Manchester
Leeds
Bradford
Tanteidge Wells
Wot Lord
Morecambe Bay
Derby
Ho Her’s Hotel
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
Ehech
Glaseen
Ayr
Statin
Dumfries
Station
Cecil Paris
Hotel
Chatham
Lucerne
Vevey
Motet Exocelster
Freme
Venice
GPF Vieusseux Library
Rorai Daniels
Grande Bre
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