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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1908

Page

8

Morning Post passes to Countess of Bathurst ownership

The Morning Post in London moves to exclusive ownership by Lilias Countess of Bathurst wife of the Earl of Bathurst. The Br entwood Company notes the peeress will direct the paper, long famed for royal society coverage and prestige second only to The Mines.

Rcoprrisht Brentwood Company Lord Gienesk Countess of Bathurst London Morning Post Metropolitan Press Lilias Countess of Bathurst Glenesk Scotland A Bathurst Earl of Bathurst South Africa St. Helena Cronje Teir Longwood Napoleon Snd England Napoleon Napoleon III Queen Victoria Lord Bathurst Nabe United States Elba Orue Europe Terloo Earrl Hudson Lowe Greacestershire Sir Thomas Lawrence Duke of Wellington Waterloo Pope Swift Chestnut Avenue Alfred's Hall

Bathurst Mystery and the Lost envoy in Perleberg

An English diplomat Bathurst vanished near Perleberg while fleeing in disguise after aiding a Austrian plan against Napoleon. Reports claimed a murder by French agents, but later evidence pointed to a possible disappearance. decades later a skeleton found in a demolished Hamburg roadside stable linked to Bathurst’s enigma.

Bathurst Napoleon Vienna England France Koch Bam Perleberg Sapereon Swan Inn Periebere Murer Boniface Earl of Bathurst Paria Perneberg Cam- Meees Inter- Sansage Bmteid Hamburg Hamburg Road Weiter Mer Bath Bethursts Ted Batters Cuchy Luneterg Sussex Battérshurst Edward IV Lancelot Bathurst London Henry Benjamin Bathurst Wiliam Queen Anne We Reys African Company Intis Lord Bathurst Eeent Tatber Lend Apstey Con “Pell

Elevation to the Woolsack and Lord High Chancellor Title

A record notes the lifetime elevation to the Woolsack as Lord High Chancellor of England, marking the appointment’s culmination in a historic office.

Woolsack England

Island despots rule remote sea islands in Europe

The article describes island rulers in Europe where a single family governs villages and enforces their own law. It highlights Innismurray off Sligo Bay ruled by Michael Waters, and Lambay near Heworth ruled by Cecil Baring, noting monastic remains and local burial customs. The piece ends with MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.

Europe Michael Waters Innismurray Sligo Bay Ireland St. Mulasius St. Patrick Waters Lord Revelstoke Cecil Baring Pierre Lorillard T. Suffern Tailor Lambay Marquise DE Fontenoy

Week in Congress Aims Holiday Adjournment Dec 21

Congress eyes a one week sprint to finish before Christmas with adjournment likely December 21 and holiday recess to January 4. The House will push penal law codification while the Foraker bill on re-enlistment of black soldiers tied to Brownsville riots faces Senate debate led by Senator Lodge. No action expected this week.

Washington Congress Senate Secret Service Perkins Committee Foraker Brownsville Senator Lodge

Major Edward B Kinney Civil War Major Dies at 86

Major Edward Beadie Kinney a Civil War volunteer officer and mirror manufacturer in New York City died yesterday at his home 519 West 124th Street from heart disease. Born 1835 in New York, he served in the 6th New York Volunteer Infantry and received his major commission from Lincoln. He was wounded by quicksand, later shortening his life. He leaves a wife three sons and two daughters. Funeral at Episcopal Church of Zion and St Timothy West 124th Street Wednesday.

Edward Beadie Kinney West 124Th Street Major Kinney New York City 6Th New York Volunteer Infantry Lincoln Kinney B. W. Merrian & Co. Manufacturers of Grand Army of the Republic Episcopal Church of Zion

Death of Rev Henry Prat Rector of St Columba’s Church

The Rev Henry Prat died yesterday in the rectory after a prolonged illness from Brights disease. Born in 1845 on Tahiti, he studied in Rome and was ordained in 1868. He helped found St Agnes Church on the East Side and led St Columba’s from 1885 until his death, with a solemn requiem Mass planned for Wednesday at 10 o’clock.

Henry Prat St. Coluumba's West 25Th Street Bright Father Prat Tahiti Rome College of the Propaganda Father Donnelly St. Michael's Church Father Macdowell Archbishop McCluskey Father McAleer St. Columba's Church Milton V. Waring Grand St Cedar Hill Cemetery

Lorenzo Guernsey Obituary in Hudson NY

Lorenzo Guernsey of Hudson New York died this morning at age eighty nine. A pioneer merchant he served as president of Guernsey and Terry Company and helped found and sustain the Hudson Orphan Asylum as a longtime trustee.

Hudson, N. Y Lorenzo Guernsey Guernsey & Terry Company Hudson Orphan Asylum

Obituary notes for three prominent individuals

Colonel James R. Michael aged sixty eight died at his Bloomfield New Mexico home of pneumonia after serving under Generals Sibley and Cully and earning a bravery medal. For five years before death he supplied goods to the U S government. Mrs Lillian May Wright Newman died at Brewster New York. born Helena Montana 1878 daughter of Rev Dr Clark Wright. married to Dr L G Newman in 18%, after Drew College. Caroline Nixon widow of John F Nixon first keeper Absecon Lighthouse died Atlantic City at seventy six. first to light the big lamps on Absecon shoals. husband died twenty three years ago.

James R. Michael Bloomfield N. K Sibley and Cully United States Lillian May Wright Newman L. G. Newman Brewster N. Y Caroline Nixon John F. Nixon Absecon N. J Atlantic City Nixon Absecon Shoals

Civil Service League to Meet in Pittsburg

Pittsburg hosts the twenty eighth annual convention of the National Civil Service Reform League on Thursday and Friday under Allegheny County auspices. Attorney General Charles J Bonaparte Joseph H Choate president and Mayor Guthrie will speak. Reports cover merit systems for higher municipal officers civil service in dependencies and veteran preferences.

Civil Service League Pittsburg National Civil Service Reform League Allegheny County Association Charles J. Bonaparte Joseph H. Choate Guthrie

Mahler Leads Mixed Carnegie Hall Concert With Enthusiastic Reception

The Symphony Society at Carnegie Hall presented a Sunday program with two overtures and a Beethoven Fifth, replacing the Seventh without notice. Mahler drew frenetic applause though critics noted cruder intonation and brisk, nervous conducting, especially in the Oberon overture, while the finale build culminated in a dramatic, applause-filled climax.

Mahler Symphony Society Carnegie Hall Terpsichere Wagner Faust Weber Conservatoire Habeneck

Concert by Miss Geraldine Morgan and company at Belasco Stuyvesant

Miss Morgan organized a string quartet with L Lorenzo Smith Joseph Kovarth and Paul Morgan. They performed Haydn in E major and Brahms sextet in B flat. Soprano Leila Livingston Morse sang Brahms Rubinstein and Schumann. The evening impressed with tuneful precision though depth of feeling could have deepened.

Geraldine Morgan Belasco Stuyvesant Miss Morgan L. Lorenzo Smith Joseph J. Kovarth Paul Morgan Haydn Brahms Rubinstein Schumann Leila Livingston Morse S. Laendner Viola Max Droge H. EB. K

Last Night's Opera Concerts At Manhattan and Metro

Italian dominated the Manhattan Opera House program with the Dance of the Hours and La Gioconda finale conducted by Campanini. Maria Labia drew extended applause for Mare Mare and Occhi Turcchini, refusing an encore, while Arimondi and Gilibert offered highlights. At the Metropolitan Opera House Strauss also featured with Don Juan and two marches, Blass sang The Two Grenadiers in German, Petschnikoff played Wieniawski, and other soloists included Rappold Homer Kaschowska and Noté.

Manhattan Opera House Manhattan Mr. Campanini Mmes Agostinelli Ponzano Messrs Taccani Polese Arimondi Metropolitan Opera House Mr. Hertz Robert Blass Grenadiers Alexander Petschnikoff César Cul Mmes. Rappold Homer and Kaschowska Mr. Noté

Gabrilowitsch Featured at Klein Sunday Concert

Oxsip Gabrilowitsch opened Hermann Klein’s eleventh Sunday popular concert at the Deutsches Theatre with light solos and then Rubinstein’s Barecarolie in G minor Moskowski étude en automne and Liszt étude in F minor. Eva Mytott Australian contralto debut included Giordani songs and La Gioconda arias. The Kaufman Quartet offered two string quartets and works by Jawpolski. Next Sunday Mrs Fanny Bloomfield Zeisser to perform.

Oxsip Gabrilowitsch Hermann Klein Deutsches Theatre Rubinstein Eva Mytott New York Giordani Albert Jawpolski Baryione Kaufman Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisser

Oscar Hammerstein Honored by Friars at Astor Event

Oscar Hammerstein attended a Friars dinner at the Hotel Astor, praised by theater leaders and city officials. He spoke humbly about his career, solitude, and belief in the American public, then was lauded by McGowan and peers for his contributions to entertainment.

Oscar Hammerstein Manhattan Opera House O. H Supreme Court Hotel Astor Mr. Hammerstein Manhattan Mike McGowan Board of Aldermen New York Mr. McGowan Charles Emerson Cook Rennold Wolf Victor Herbert al’’ Hayman Daniel Frohman Walter Damrosch Charlies Burnham Gus” Edwards Hammerstein

Elman at the Manhattan violinist to perform Sunday

Mischa Elman the Russian violinist visiting America for the first time will play the Paganini concerto at the Cleofonte Campanini concert Sunday night. He will also perform the Perigo Auer Serenade and the Sarasate Zapateado with piano accompaniment. Mr Hammerstein has reserved rights for all Sunday night appearances of the violinist in New York.

Mischa Elman America

Memorial windows unveiled at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn

Three new memorial windows were unveiled at Plymouth Church Brooklyn. They depict Henry Ward Beecher at Exeter Hall London a standing Abraham Lincoln with the Emancipation Proclamation raised and a group portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe Emma Willard Mary Lyon and Catherine Esther Beecher.

Plymouth Church Brooklyn Henry Ward Beecher Exeter Hall London Abraham Lincoln Harriet Beecher Stowe Emma Willard Mary Lyon Catherine Esther Beecher

Senator Hansbrough Faces Surgery Aftercare Update

Minneapolis December reports Senator H. C. Hansbrough of Devil's Lake North Dakota who underwent surgery at Asbury Hospital on Friday remains seriously ill but shows no new complications. He had a relatively comfortable day and rested well tonight though still weak.

Minneapolis H. C. Hansbrough Devil's Lake N. D Asbury Hospital

Prominent Arrivals at Notable Hotels

Prominent guests checked into major hotels including James J. Toy of Los Angeles at the Gilley, A T Soule of Richmond at Hol l and, F B Fisk of Montgomery at Imperial, George E Burrows of Buffalo at Majestic, Earl Wheeler of Washington at Hotel Astor, J P Field of Rochester at Murray Hill, G P Putnam of Washington at Seville, W S Potter of Suffern at St Regis, E J Forbes of Seneca Falls at Victoria, and Arthur A Houghton of Corning at Wolcott.

Gilley James J. Toy Los Angeles Holland A. T. Soule Richmond Imperial F. B. Fisk Montgomery Ala Majestic George E Burrows Buffalo Hotel Astor Earl Wheeler Washington Murray Hill J. P. Field Rochester Seville G. P. Putnam ST. Regis W. S. Potter Suffern Victoria E J. Forbes Seneca Falls Wolcott Arthur A. Houghton Corning

TRYING TO SAVE TREES IN BROADWAY SUBWAY PLAN

City officials paused subway work from 9th to 104th streets to save over 150 mature trees along Broadway. Park Commissioner Smith and Interborough’s Frank Hedley proposed plan changes to the Public Service Commission, with possible relocation of trees to Riverside Drive if needed. The center Broadway space will be replanted with new soil fences and hardy shrubs once trees are removed or transplanted.

9Th Street 104Th Street Broadway Subway Bloomingdale Road Smith Frank Hedley Interborough Company Hedley Public Service Commission Riverside Drive

Trees in New York rail corridors for beauty and timber

Charles R. Lamb secretary of the Tree Planting Association proposes planting trees along New York City streets and beside railroad rights of way for timber and aesthetic effect. He envisions alternating tree cuts along tracks, with regrowth to maintain continuous greenery and calls for city and civic cooperation to expand tree planting around stations and main approaches.

Tree Planting Association of New York City Charles R. Lamb New York Lamb Pennsylvania New York Central Erie Colonel Mitchell John ¥. Culver Tree Planting Association East Side

Harlem Trains and Trolleys Connect to Central and Jerome

Advertises accessible travel from Grand Central via Harlem trains Webster and Jerome avenue trolleys and carriage routes. Listings note Lots $150 up and offer Book of Views or representative. Office at 20 East 23d St New York City with Undertakers Frank Fe Campbell at 2413 West 234th St Chapelm Private and public ambulances Tel 1324 Chelsea.

Harlem Grand Centetral Station Webster and Jerome Avenue East 23d St New York City Frank FE. Campbell West St Chapelm Chelsea Nassau Street Wall Street William Street Uptown Broadway East 125Th Street ARLEM 125Th Oean Cour London EB Trisune Denes House Strand American Express Company Thomas Ok & Son Ludgate Brown, Shipley & Co Pall Mail Speyer Brothers Wothbury Ie Tribune John Monroe , Co Scribe John Wanamaker Avenue de rOpéra Nice Crédi Lyonnais Genev Ambard, Odter & Co Union Bank Florence French, Lemon & Co Wia Vis Tornabuont Maguay & Co Milan Saarbach le Mon‘orta Tba Hamburg Ferdinands‘rasse Ana Maye

Today’s Free Public Lectures Across New York Venues

Numerous institutions offer free talks and events on topics from the drama to music to world affairs. Notable sessions include Mrs. Rudolphine Scheffer Ely on The Drama at the American Museum of Natural History, Dr. William Hanna Thomson on The Emmanuel Movement at Hotel Martha Washington, and Wallace Gilpatrick discussing Mexico at University Settlement. Additional programs cover literature, science, music, and public education, with venues spanning the Astor Hotel, Cooper Union, Stuyvesant High, and many public schools citywide.

American Museum of Natural History Rudolphine Scheffer Ely League For Political Education West Ith Street U A William Hanna Thomson Emmanuel Movement Martha Washington Ethical Social League Hotel Astor National Civic Federation Wiliam O'Brien Pardow Catholic Club Central Park South Wallace Gilpatrick Mexico University Settlement Eldridge Street Chiron Club Shakespeare Club J. Duncan Spaeth Walt Whitman Brotherhood People's Institute Cooper Union Board of Education Sp. m Literary Oxford L. C. G. Grieve West 44Th Street Charles McDowell Hester Essex Streets Joseph Newman 70Th Street First Avenue William A. Rodgers Ind Street Eighth Avenue Willis Boughton List Street Misa Blanche A. Sawyer Avenue A Tilt Street John B. Smith Schoor Lewis East Houston Stephen FP Es Institute East 6Th Street Animal Life Ernest Ingersoll Public Library Lincoln Grant James G. Wilson St. Luke's Hall Hudson Grove Streets Edwin Fairney St. Peter's Hall 20Th Street James Russell Lowell Curtis Hidden Page Morris High School Boston Road 66Th Street Palestine Mme von Finkelstein Mountford Schoo 5 Webster Avenue Fordham Dr. Rawin Broome Kingsbridge Avenue Kingsbridge Colorado Graham Hunter 160Th Street Ogden Avenue New York Zoological Park Mary V. Worsters Matilda Street Wakefield Philippines Filipines James H. Tate St. Anns Avenue 147Th Street Morocco Henry €. Walsh Lafayette Ball Alexander Avenue 137Th Street Vienna Budapest John Martin

Weather Report Forecasts Mixed Atlantic Impact From North Atlantic Storm

Official weather record notes light precipitation in the lower lake region and Atlantic coast states as a north Atlantic storm centers offshore. Moderate temperatures prevail nationwide with fair conditions along the Atlantic coast and Gulf states into Tuesday, while a West disturbance may bring precipitation to the middle states and western lake region by Tuesday. Winds remain moderate to variable offshore and for steamers headed to Europe.

Washington North Atlantic Lower Lake Region Middle North Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Gulf States Middle States Obb Valley Western Lake Region Atlantic Gulf Coast European Grand Banks Columbia Maryland Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania New York New England

Tribune subscription rates and offices listed world wide

The Tribune outlines domestic and foreign subscription options with rates for daily weekly tri weekly and Sunday editions. It provides multiple office addresses in New York and international bureaus in London Paris Milan and other cities plus hotel reading rooms for access abroad.

Tribune Matreie John Grandotel Howard Narvik Street Embankment England Adelphi Liverpool Midland Hotel Manchester Queen's Hotel Leeds Hotel Wellington Tunbridge Wells Mid- Hotel Morecambe Bay Derby Hollier’s Hotel Four Seasons Frote! de Russie Wurtemberger Nuremberg Firstenhof Wiesbaden Austela Bristol Vienna Switzerland Montreux Vevey Italy Rome Ellen Palace Genoa Milan Venice Hotel de Nice Setogen Gal Cannes Armitage Lante Jaros San Remo Hotel de Londres Naples Cairo Egypt Savoy Hotel Shepheard

Charities Offer Food for Work at Bleecker Street Center

A Christmas appeal notes Incorporated Charities helps the unemployed with meals in exchange for minimum work while seeking employment at the Industrial Clubhouse on Bleecker Street. Funds and support come from contributors with James E. Ware as Treasurer and officers including James Greemer Harvey Graeme Furbay.

Bleecker Street James E. Ware Treas James Greemer S&s

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