Fleet Sails From Auckland After Warm New Zealand Welcome
The American battle fleet departed Auckland at 8:15 AM with cheers from Sir Joseph Ward and officials aboard a government steamer. Excursion craft crowded the harbor as ships dipped flags in farewell. The fleet heads for Sydney, due August 20, amid cordial exchanges, Maori good wishes, and a Mississippi-style cutter race won by the Louisiana.
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Cvarey
Connecticut
Joseph Ward
Joseph
Kentucky
New Zealand
Sydney
Sperry
Dominion
United States
Pacific
Auckland
Ave
Louisiana
Admiral Sperry
Lord Plunket
Roosevelt
Manila Welcomes Fleet with Planned Festivities
From The Tribone Bureau Washington Alle. Manila prepares for a royal welcome to the battle fleet with committees, dinners, receptions, and a grand water parade. Inter-island boats escort the ships. a six week stay aims to provide a base for sailors with events at Bagumbayah Wallace Field and Plaza Moraga.
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Merchants” Association
M. A. Clarke
Rafel Rever Felix M. Roxes
Hubert T. Fox
Eugene Sttiger
Thomas G. Hansen
W. Bimaré
Walton W. Brown
Arsadio Arellano
John Sebree
J. C. Meehan
Martin Ocampo
Leopoldo Kahn
G. S. Bingham
J Francis
Frank Helm
Seeuary Connell
Coorregidor Island
Merchants’ Association
Cayité
Moat
Bagumbayah
Wallace Field
Plaza Moraga
Santa Cruz
Botanical Gardens
Andree
Army and Navy
Army
Naval ball lights up Manhanset Hotel on Shelter Island
The Manhanset Hotel on Shelter Island was brilliantly illuminated for a naval ball held last night. Naval officers on leave from Gar Ts Bay arrived aboard a torpedo boat, joined by a full bands from the Xaukee, which played a concert during the evening.
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Manhanset
Shelter Island
Gar Ts Bay
Xaukee
Gordon Macdonald of Speyer & Co dies in Canada
Gordon Macdonald, a longtime banking executive with Speyer & Co, died in Gananoque Canada while seeking improved health. Born January 1 1856 in Gananoque he built a New York career from Maitland Phelps Co to Continental Trust to Speyer & Co. He served on multiple boards and was a NYSE member and director of several banks and companies. He married Emilie Iselin in 1882. two sons survive.
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Speyer & Co
Gananoque
Canada
Mr. Macdonald
Toronto Model School
Collegiate Institute
Kingston
Ont
New York
House of Maitland, Phelps & Co
Tinion
Whippany River
Macdonald
Speyer
Europe
Illneas
Republic of Cuba
George W Harrah Dies in Havana After Long Career
George W. Harrah, a retired civil engineer born in Philadelphia seventy years ago, died on Thursday in Havana Cuba where he had lived for ten years. He studied in Philadelphia and Switzerland and worked in London and several European countries before retiring ten years ago due to ill health. He is survived by a wife two sons and two daughters and was a member of clubs in London and Switzerland.
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George W. Harrah
Havana
Cuba
Mr. Harrah
Philadelphia
Switzerland
London
Harrah
Death of Rev Dr Oliver A Brown at Atlantic Highlands
The Rev Dr Oliver A Brown retired clergyman died yesterday at his home in Atlantic Highlands after a short heart illness. Born in Greenville Ohio in 1844 he studied at Ohio Wesleyan College and Drew Theological Seminary. He served in Cincinnati Newark and Baltimore before retiring in 1888. He leaves five sons and one daughter. funeral Monday at 4 pm at First Methodist Episcopal Church Atlantic Highlands with burial in Monmouth County.
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Bay View Avenue
Atlantic Highlands
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Greenville
Ohio
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Delaware
Drew Theological Seminary
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Cincinnati
Troy
Newark
Baltimore
Luther Wilson
Camp Meeting Association
Ocean Grove
N. J
James M. Buckley
The
Christian Advocate
Hugh Johnston
Samuel Sargent
New Jersey
Nellie Stover
Valley Falls
N. Y
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Monmouth County
Montclair
Eg Alling
William A. Currie
East Orange
NX. J
North Mountain Ave
Skeletons of Explorers Found Near Lake of the Woods
Winnipeg report states the skeletons of Jean Baptiste de la Verandrye and Father Auleau plus nineteen skulls of French Canadian voyagers, killed by Sioux in 1736, were unearthed by St Boniface College priests and Judge Prudhomme. The site of Fort St Charles, built in 1722 by la Verandrye, was also located.
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Winnipeg
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Father Auleau
Lake of the Woods
St. Boniface’s College
Prudhomme
St. Boniface
Fort St. Charles
Sieur de la Verandrye
St. Boniface College
Red River
John Greenleaf Whittier
Holy Roman Mission
Chauncey Olcott Opens Ragged Robin at Broadway Theatre
Chauncey Olcott starts the new season in Saratoga in Ragged Robin a lively Irish play produced by his wife Rita Olcott and Aida Johnson Young. Olcott earned loud applause at the end of act three and spoke afterward. The show is based on an Irish legend with music by Frederick Knight Logan. Olcott will perform at another New York theater this season.
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N. Y
Chauncey Olcott
Broadway
Rita Olcott
Aida Johnson Young
Mr. Olcott
Frederick Knight Logan
New York
Tony Pastor Nearing End Says Doctors at Elmhurst
Doctors at Elmhurst Queens report Tony Pastor, veteran vaudeville actor and manager, may live only a week. One physician stays beside him at home while another notes the patient rallied slightly and kept some nourishment yesterday after a poorer night.
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Elmhurst
Queens
Tony Pastor
He Cutting His Whiskers Abe Klaw Barbershop Act
Marc Klaw woke early and visited a Broadway barber shop in New Rochelle to shave off his dark whiskers. The act was well paid and the blade kept in the barber syndicate vault. Rumors of a trust investigation prompted the barber management to seal the chairs.
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New Rochelle
Broadway
Theatrical
Trust
Kiaw
Abe” Erlanger
Klaw
The Fortune Hunter and Minstrel News from Broadway
Frederic Thompson has accepted Winchbell Smiths play The Fortune Hunter and will impersonate the lead. George Thatcher takes a half holiday given by Cohan Harris, with Trixie Friganza occupying his chair for a landmark all female minstrel appearance. C L Waterbury Incorporated vaudeville unit forms under Waterbury Kobbe Norman. After Paid in Full at Astor Theatre, a Wagenhals Kemper dinner follows as the show moves to Weber Theatre for an open run.
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Winchbell Smith
Fortune Hunter
George Thatcher
Cohan & Harris
Trixie Friganza
Weber's Theatre
A Royal Caprice and the Rise of a Russian Statesman
A tangled tale at St Petersburg and Paris reveals Count Sumarokoff-Eiston’s forbidden love with Mile von Heyden and the grand duchess’s scheme to wed her to Count Manteuffel. The duel, the scandal, and the resulting ruin of Manteuffel lead to a funeral where court and society honor Sumarokoff as a reformer turning autocracy toward constitutional government with eloquence and resolve.
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St. Petersburg
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Prince Apes
Russia
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Dhen Aersburg
Prince Aes
Mile
Peggy
Count Manteuffel
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Sumackoff
Paris
Sumarokoff
Milo
Heyden
Manteuffel
Sumarovkoff
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Youssoupoff
von Heyden
Count Heyden
Russian Revolution Quiet Likely Stems From Stolypin Support
Russian unrest has slowed, as authorities crush dissent while revolutionaries grow to trust Premier Stolypin. Observers credit his liberal reforms and Emperor Nicholas II’s backing for ending mass violence, easing threat to the czarist regime. Stolypin, once obscure, now seen as the Emperor’s chosen reformer, faces opposition from reactionaries but gains leverage through perceived honesty and patriotism.
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Berlin
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Saratoff
Grodno
Kobno
Britain to act on Congo Free State amid European tensions
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY notes that Britain plans radical steps against King Leopold as Belgium stalls Congo annexation. Sir Edward Grey warned Parliament that Britain may enforce treaty rights alone if others fail to move, signaling possible naval or arbitration actions over Congo labor and concessions.
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Belgium
Leonold
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England
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Penny Scott
Charles Beresford
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Alexandria
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Fresh Air Fund children explore country life
Eight thousand Tribune Fresh Air Fund children have spent time at rural homes this season, enjoying grass fields and open spaces. A seven year old in New Jersey quips about cows and milk while others marvel at pine trees and roadside sidewalk pieces, as volunteers describe beds, clothing, and simple comforts.
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Tribune
Maria
Chapel Hill
N. J
Ruth
New York
Shokan
Olger E. Rilke
Krem Farm
N. Y
Cardinal Gibbons Tours Rome Audience With Pope
Cardinal Gibbons met the Pope in Rome and expressed thanks for grants from Propaganda and the Vatican. The Pontiff replied that the Church in America would not be denied when the interest of the Church is at stake.
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Pope
Rome
Pontiff
Propaganda
Vatican
America
Evangelist and hymn writer Ira D SanKey dead at 70
Tra D Sankey world famous evangelist and hymn writer dies at his Brooklyn home on South Oxford Street. Funeral set for Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church with Rev Dr Lock and Rev Dr Bailey officiating. Pallbearers chosen include William Harkness D W McWilliams S N Reeve and John N Beach. Born August 25 194? in Edinburg Lawrence County Penn he moved to New Castle and joined the Methodist Church at sixteen. He later joined Dwight L Moody in Chicago after a 1871 collaboration following the Civil War era.
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Sankey
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Presbyterian Assembly
van Dyke
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Brooklyn
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Tra D. Sankey
South
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Hanson Place Methodist Church
Dr. Bailey
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D. W. McWilliams
N. Reeve
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Tra
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Lawrence County
David
Mary S. Sankey
Methodist Church
Chicago
Meserole
Wave Crest
Far Rockaway
Long Island
Jeremiah Vanderbilt Meserele
Lafayette Ave
Oxford St
Prominent Arrivals at Major Hotels Listed
Prominent arrivals include W A Miles in London at Breslin, Mrs Thomas Ewing in Denver at Holland House, Lt John S Pratt U S A in Fort Mansfield at Hotel Astor, Major C Treadwell U S A in audience at Hotel Belmont, T D Estabrook in St Paul at Netherlands, Major Gage in England at Waldorf Astoria, Donald Kenzie and J G Patton with Banckham brothers in Quebec and London.
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Breslin
Weather report forecasts widespread showers and cooler changes
Washington August 14 official Weather Bureau record notes high pressure over the upper lakes and northwest keeping temperatures high eastward while western regions see cooler air. Showers expected in Missouri upper Mississippi valleys and Ohio Valley, with fair conditions in the South. Winds along coasts vary and a district forecast anticipates cooler conditions Sunday across several regions.
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Roosevelt invited to U.S. military tourney in St Joseph
In Panama Oyster Bay August 14 President Roosevelt received an invitation from John Donovan on behalf of the Military Tournament Association of St. Joseph to attend the September 21 to 25 event. The President showed interest but offered no promise.
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St. Joseph
John Donovan O
Military Tournament Association of
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Berlin
International Interparliamentary Union
Barchfeld
Theodore Roosevelt
Christine Roosevelt
I. Emien Roosevelt
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Theodore
Kermit
Quentin
Archie
Anchorage
Death notices from The Tribune published in Tri-Weekly Tribune
Obituaries and funeral notices list names Carey Kemp McCaffrey MacSweeney Harrah Meserole Durrie Mangels Mccaffrey etc with ages and addresses in New Jersey New York and Connecticut. Notices cover August 1906 to 1909 with funeral times places churches and cemeteries and requests to omit flowers.
Hiring Notice and Subscriptions (The New-York Tribune)
The New-York Tribune invites applicants for positions at its Uptown office and provides office hours. The notice lists subscription rates for daily, tri-weekly, weekly farmer, and Sunday Tribune editions, including domestic and foreign postage, with various durations and prices. It also notes mailing options and rates for Canadian and other foreign countries.
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