Shield of the Sahib: Viceroy Minto security and assassins
The article notes threats to Lord Minto, detailing British and native guards protecting the Viceroy despite assassination risks. It explains the role of native orderlies and regiments sworn to his safety, citing past dangers including Earl Mayo's murder in the Andaman Islands.
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Brentweed Company
Lord Minto
India
Deccan
Jaré Minto
Dsceer
Earl of Mayo
aAndaman Islands
British coast invasion threat discussed by Vice-Admiral Finnis
Leora Roberts warned of Germany landing 19 to 20 thousand men on Britain's coast, but doubts rose. Vice-Admiral Finnis, in a Dover speech, argued such a landing was feasible within large naval maneuvers, claiming a German fleet could convey 83,000 troops across the North Sea and land unseen under heavy clouds.
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Leora Roberts
Great Britain
Germany
Atlantic
Finnis
Dover
North Sea
British Channel
Amore abstemious European ruler exudes policy over health
Ferdinand of Bulgaria is described as a total abstainer whose abstinence aims to gain advantage in negotiations. His mother Princess Clementine shaped his policy, with his cool temper praised yet portrayed as calculated. The piece notes his aristocratic lineage, marriage, and eccentric relatives including Infanta Amelia. It also mentions family members like Princess Elvira and Prince Louis Ferdinand and their notable roles and marriages. MARQUISE DPE FONTENOY.
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Europe
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Poiarviser
Clementine
Infanta
Amelia
Elvira
Genoa
Marguerite
Clara
Cramer Clett
Bavaria
Louis Ferdinand
Infanta Paz
Spain
Charles Theodore
Touis Ferdinand
Marquise
Dpe Fontenoy
A Royal Cause Celebre in Austrian Lawsuits
An Austrian legal battle centers on Princess Elvira of Bavaria and Count Rudolph Wrbna Kaunitz over Kaunitz estates and armorial rights. A genealogical fraud claim regarding the count’s mother could determine inheritance, but proving invalid ancestry amid Napoleonic era turmoil remains complex and long-shot.
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Bavaria
Elvira
Rutloh Wrbara Kaunitz
Germany
Kaunitz
T H
Benz
Sovereign Order of Malta
Teutonic Order
Austra
Vienna
Eviceme
Van¢Rother
Rudolph Wrbna
Rucelph Wrona
Hebrew Orphan Asylum Elects New Officers in Brooklyn
The Hebrew Orphan Asylum at Ralph avenue and Pacific street Brooklyn held its annual meeting. Simor L. Rothschild was elected president replacing Moses May. Frank Pentlarge became vice president and Moses J. Harris treasurer. The society cared for 361 children last year, up from 316. Membership dues fell with 134 members withdrawing due to unsettled business. The building fund rose by 2400 to 124005 while 30900 is needed for a new wing and expansion.
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Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Ralph Avenue
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
Simor L. Rothschild
Moses May
Frank Pentlarge
Moses J. Harris
Major Orlando J. Smith dies. founder of the American Press Association
Major Orlando J. Smith a Civil War veteran and founder of the American Press Association died at his home in Dobb's Ferry after several months of illness from stomach cancer. Born 1842 in Vigo County Indiana he edited Terre Haute Mail and Chicago Express before starting the APA in 1882. He served in multiple Civil War units and authored several works. He leaves a wife Evelyn Brady two daughters a son Courtland Smith and various club memberships.
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Orlando Jay Smith
American Press Association
Park Place
Dobb’s Ferry
Major Smith
Joseph A. Blake
Vigo County
Ind
Hiram Smith
Sarah Jacobs Smith
Asbury College
de Pauw University
Terre Haute Mail
Chicago Express
16Th Indiana Infantry
6Th Indiana Cavalry
Army of the Potomac
Army of Ohio
Army of the Cumberland
The
Military Order of Loyal Legion
Ardsley
Ardsley-on-the-Hudson
Lotos Club
Plans of Yale Dramatic Club on road tour
The Yale Dramatic Association with the university orchestra will tour starting December 30 opening in Hartford. Audiences are expected in Hartford Bridgeport Meriden and Waterbury for The Critic and The Fire Eater. New York performances at the Waldorf Astoria January 4 5 with matinee January 5. Seats go on sale December 23 at the Waldorf Astoria and Yale Club 3 West 44th Street.
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Yale Dramatic Association
University
Hartford
Yale
Bridgeport
Meriden
Waterbury
New York
Baillroom
Waldorf-Astoria
Yale Club
West 44Th Street
Last Elmendorf Lecture Yellowstone Park Wonderworld
Dwight Elmendorf presented Yellowstone Park the Wonderland of America at Carnegie Hall last night. The crowded audience filled every seat as he and a moving picture show guided viewers from the log cabin railroad station through geysers rock formations and wildlife including two bear cubs and waterfalls.
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Yellowstone Park
America
Dwight Fimendorf
Carnegie Hall
Yellowstone Valley
Falls
Ex-Congressman Eugene F. Loud Dies in San Francisco
Ex congressman Eugene F. Loud, age sixty one, died at the home of his son in San Francisco after months of ill health and the death of his daughter and wife. A Republican representative for twelve years from California's 6th district, he was once chairman of the Post Offices and Post Roads Committee and pressed a bill to raise second class mail rates three times without success.
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San Francisco
Eugene F. Loud
J. J. Callandine
Loud
Abingdon
Mass
California
Union Cavalry
Congress
Postal Service
English newspaper publisher Kerrison dies at 70 in Boston
John H. Kerrison of Boston died at seventy after a career as a publisher and owner of several English papers. He started the first half penny daily in England at Liverpool and published The Evening Star at Stockport and Ashton. He later owned The Weekly Guardian and earned a Victoria Cross style medal for bravery in an Indian campaign.
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Boston
John H. Kerrison
England
Liverpool
Evening Star
Stockport
Ashton
Guardian
Today’s City Events and Free Museum Admission
Free admission at the American Museum of Natural History. New York Churchmen’s Association luncheon at Hotel Manhattan at 1 PM. Rev William O'Brien Pardow speaks at the Daughters of the Faith event, Catholic Club, 120 Central Park South at 4 PM. New York Academy of Sciences holds its annual meeting and dinner at Hotel Endicott at 7 PM. New England Society in Brooklyn hosts an annual dinner at the Brooklyn Academy of Music at 7 PM. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church marks its centennial with a missionary service at 5 PM. Shakespeare lab at Hotel Astor and a talk by Marshall Darrach on Julius Caesar at the People’s Institute, Cooper Union, both at 5 PM.
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New York Churchmen’s Association
Manhattan
William O'Brien Pardow
Daughters of the Faith
Catholic Club
Central Park South
New York Academy of Sciences
Endicvutt
New England Society
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Shakespeare Lab
Hotel Astor
Marshall Darrach
Julius Casar
People’s Institute
Cooper Union
Ex-Governor Fleming Dies in Jacksonville at 1889s End
Francis Philip Fleming former Florida governor from 1889 to 1893 died at his Jacksonville home. A Florida native, he served in the Confederate army in the Civil War and later became a prominent lawyer and politician.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Francis Philip Fleming
Florida
Fleming
Weather report and forecast for the Great Lakes and beyond
Snow flurries in the Great Lake region from a storm north of Lake Superior with continuing rains in the Gulf states. Expect fair weather elsewhere with moderate temperatures. snow and rain likely in New England and northern New York, winds from the southwest to strong along the coast, and southerly to southwest shifts for eastern routes. Official records compare temperatures with last year over twenty four hours.
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Washington
Great Lake Region
Lake Superior
New England
Gulf States
Rts
Grand Banks
Maryland
Delaware
Columbia
New York
Obituary notes on William McEwan and Barrow in Newark
Obituary notes report the death of Albany businessman William McEwan, brother of former Postmaster James B. McEwan. Also reported are the deaths of John Shelby Barrow, Erie Railroad assistant general passenger agent in Newark, age 57, and Miss I A Neu hut of Newark, founder of the library for the blind, plus Thomas M Griffith noted for bridge building and Civil War service in Staten Island.
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William M'Ewan
Albany
James B. McEwan
John Shelby Barrow
Erie Railroad
Newark
N. J
Mr. Barrow
Baton Rouge
Erie
Chicago & Northwestern
Jamestown, Chautauqua & Lake Erie Railroad
Barrow
I. A. Neuhut
Bankstreet
Misa Neuhut
Library For the
Thomas M. Griffith
Niagara
New Brighton
Staten Island
Mr. Griffith
Brooklyn Navy Yard
American Woman's Play In London Debuts Privately At Court Theatre
The Play Actors' Society staged Bertha Graham's Oop at Kierstenans at the Court Theatre in London. The Yorkshire set drama of misplaced love drew favorable notices for clever writing and strong character work. the American author was applauded as she appeared before the curtain.
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London
Kierstenans
Yorkshire
Bertha Graham
Play Actors’ Society
Court Theatre
Prominent Arrivals at the Hotels
Judge R Thatcher of Denver arrives at Belmont. Tom A Marshall from Keithsburg checks into Grand. George W R Osborn from Chicago arrives at Hoffman. Theodore Hollani Lesches of Chicago checks into Imperial. Eugene Hibhert of Chicago visits Manhattan. Dr Nathaniel Neff of St Louis at Manhattan. Frank H Buck from San cencises at Waldo re.
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Belmont
Judge R. Thatcher
Denver
Tom A. Marshall
Keithsburg
Hoffman
George W R Osborn
Chicago
Hollani
Theodore Lesches
Imperial
Eugene Hibhert
Manhattan
Nathaniel Neff
St. Loui
Waldore
Frank H. Buck
San * Cencises
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church marks 100 years with three centennial services
Presbyterians from across the nation gathered at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church at 55th Street to celebrate its centennial. The Rev. Dr. J. Ross Stevenson led the morning sermon, with assistance at afternoon and evening services from several ministers. Baptisms of Ellen Harvey Trull and Irene Damon McGregor occurred during the day, and a communion was celebrated in the afternoon as the church reviewed a century of growth, leadership changes, missions, and notable speakers. The celebration continues with a missionary service, a centennial reception, and closing devotional service through Wednesday night.
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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
55Th Street
Cedar Street
J. Ross Stevenson
Stevenson
Edwin F. Hallenbeck
Albert L. Evans
Hugh Pritchard
Paul R. Abbott
Ellen Harvey Trull
George H. Trull
Dr. Stevenson
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Irene Damon McGregor
R. W. E. McGregor
Piace
Presbyterian Church
Our Church
Sechariah Lewis
William Cleveland
George Fitch
John B. Romeyn
Duane Street
19Th Street
Hall
Sea
New England
Federal Church
William Hall
H. M. Hall
East Lyme
Conn
Ugh Auchincloss
Netsie Coit
John
Jeremiah Calvin Lanphier
Romeyn
American Bible Society
Cyrus Mason
George Potts
Mississippi
Potts
James W. Alexander
13Th Street
Pr. Alexander
Nathan L. Rice
John Halls
John, Hall
Dublin
57Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Central Presbyterian Church
65Th Street
George T. Purves
Princeton Theological Seminary
McCormack Theological Seminary
Jonathan Edwards
G. Campbell Morgan
Westminster Chapel
London
Hugh Black
Edinburgh
W. J. Dawson
J. Wilbur Chapman
Young People’s Society
James Anderson Hawes
William Sloane
63D Street
First Avenue
Branchport
N. J
Alexander
King Street
John Hall
East 9Th Street
General Assembly
Edwards Hall
East
Henry M. Alexander
West Dith Street
Charlotte Hamilton
East Orange
Ewen McIntyre
West 74Th Street
William Campbell
A. F. Schauffler
Charles l.Thompson
Robert E. Speer
Charles B. Alexander
West Ssth Street
Baxter P. Fullerton
John F. Carson
Synod of New York
George Alexander
Presbytery of
New York
Francis I. Patton
Maitland Oe
Henry 5. Coffla
Piernets The Children at Bethlehem at Carnegie Hall
Music critic outlines Dr. Frank Damroschs second Concert for Young People with Piernes cantata The Children at Bethlehem. Mt Vernon public school chorus supervised by Alfred Hallam supported by Bispham and Nevada Van der Veer among others. Although praised for originality and charm the work is deemed overly long and marred by repetition and prior program fatigue.
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Frank Damrosch
Carnegie Hall
Gabriel Pierné
Bethlehem
Mount Vernon
Alfred Hallam
Bispham
Nevada van der Veer
Laura
Ruth Harris
Penny Rice
Underhill
de Los Becker
A. John
Star of Bethlehem
M. Pierné
Christ
Pierné’s
Mr. Bispham
Berlioz
Sunday Night Concerts Star Mischa Elman At Manhattan Opera House
Mischa Elman, the young Russian violinist, appeared as the star of a Sunday night program at the Manhattan Opera House with an enthusiastic audience. He led with Paganini and Bach-Gounod items, using a mute for certain numbers, as the orchestra under Campanini and pianist Liachowski accompanied. Additional pieces by Auer, Serasute, Gossec, and Barnes drew strong applause, while vocalists Parola, Dufranne, Arimondi, and Gerville-Reache provided further valued performances. The program concluded with Liszt’s Fourth Rhapsody and Rakoczy March, receiving joyous acclaim from the crowd.
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Mischa Elman
Manhattan Opera House
Paganini
Campanini
Elman
Drigo Auer
Zapateado
Waldemar Liachowski
Gossec
Ethel Barnes
Mr. Hammerstein
Miles. Espinasse
Zeppilli
Gerville-Reache
Messrs
Parola
Dufranne
Arimondi
Braga
Schumann
Grenadiers
Mlc
Manhattan
Berlioz
Liszt
Charlifer
Mrs Bloomfield Zeisler Headlines German Theatre Concert
Mrs Bloomfield Zeisler headlined a Sunday program at the new German Theatre with Lillie Lawlor Frank Ormsby as collaborators and Otto Meyer on violin. Arthur Rosenstein accompanied on piano. Bloomfield Zeisler excelled in solo works and the Kreutzer Sonata with Meyer, delivering an emotionally charged Beethoven D minor sonata and Chopin pieces with notable delicacy and color.
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Bloomfield-Zeisler
Hermann Klein
New German Theatre
Lillie Lawlor
Frank Ormsby
Otto Meyer
Arthur Rosenstein
Mrs. Bloomfield-Zeisler
Bates to hunt thief fox at Craining-on-the-Hudson
Miss Blanche Bates of the Stuyvesant Theatre plans a hunting party next week to catch a fox that has stolen fowl from her Craining-on-the-Hudson estate. She enlists Miss Frances Starr Miss Charlotte Walker and other members of Mr. Helaico's forces with Bates's hunting dogs for the pursuit.
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Blanche Bates
Stuyvesant Theatre
Sunday Show Hearing Wednesday
The Interdenominational committee for the suppression of Sunday vaudeville prompted Mayor McClellan to announce a public hearing on Wednesday to gauge public sentiment on Sunday theatre and moving picture performances in the city.
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Interdenominational Committee For the Suppression
McClellan
Giant doorman for theatre arrival and departure
Miss Maxine Elliott recruited a professional commissionaire for her new London theatre. Peter McCullogh, an English Grenadier six feet four inches tall, was sent from London to attend arrivals and departures in the city after conferring with her manager.
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Maxine Elliott
London
Peter McCullogh
Unclear nautical scene on Cunarder Campania plays opens
A 775 pound thirty year old figure takes command of the lobby at Miss Elliots theatre as the new playhouse opens aboard the Cunarder Campania yesterday.
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Miss Elliott
Cohan Harris Stage New Drama The Counsel for the Defence
In Hamilton at Smiths Theatre Cohan Harris staged for the first time Henry Irving Dodges The Counsel for the Defence a legal drama built around a murder mystery. Frederick Perrey leads with Muriel Starr and a cast including Findlay Heyer Ainsworth Pratt and James, with a New York run planned.
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the Tribune
Hamilton
Ohio
Smiths Theatre
Cohan & Harris
Fig
Henry Irving Dodge
Frederick Perrey
Muriel Starr
Thomas Findlay
Misa Grace Heyer
Sidney Ainsworth
Lynn Pratt
Horace James
New York
A. le Bel
Frank McKee
George M. Cohan
Sam Jack Welch
William Hepner
Victor Moore
Baldwin Dies at 83. Funeral Monday at Woodlawn
BALDWIN entered into rest December 16, 1908 in his 84th year. Funeral services at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, late at Woodlawn. Boston papers please copy. Other notices list deaths of MacKay Coursen Dunning Field Mackay Packe Sullivan Trimble White and Wilcox with funeral details and residences in New York New Jersey and Connecticut.
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Boston
Hampton Aaron Coursen
William
East Orange
Barclay St
Dewia Perry
Grand Central Station
Laxington Ave
New
Hestines-onr-Hedeen
Trimble
East 25Th St
New York
Mary 3
Merrit
Walter
Mary M. Tadferhill
White
George Edward White
New York City
Henry White
New Haven
Cornuneral Ser
Grove Street
Willox
Asheville
N.C
Raynes Scranton
George W
Ella F. Wilecox
Montclair
N. J
Real Estate Listings and Ambulance Contact Posts
Readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central. Webster and Jerome avenue trolleys by carriage. Lots priced from 150 dollars. Telephone 4853 G for Book of Views or Office Street New York City. USDERTASERS FRANK FE CAMPBELL 2413 West 234 Street Chapelm Private and public ambulances Tel 1224 Chelsea.
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Grand Central Station
Webster
Jerome Avenue
New York City
Frank FE. Campbell
West
St Chapelm
Chelsea
Uptown Tribune Opens Aspirant Application File
The New York Tribune at the Uptown Office has installed a file of applications from selected aspirants for various positions. The move promises quick access for employers seeking desirable help, saving both time and expense.
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THE
NEW York Tribune
Domestic Rates for Mail Subscriptions and Foreign Posts
Rates listed for daily and tri weekly periods covering United States, Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, Philippines, and foreign zones. Includes Canada and Europe options with specific monthly and annual pricing, plus special foreign rates and postages for Sunday Tribune and Weekly Farmer editions.
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Porto Rico
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Philippines
Wely Besarees Sool Renes Aesarac
Tribune Index
New York City
Sunday Tribune
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Beccal Union
Amon
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