New Lord Annesley a Brisk Irish Peer of Castlwellan Age
The article chronicles the new Earl of Annesley and the Brented title history. It notes the family’s Castlewellan estate in County Down and the viscountcy of Glerawly in County Fermanagh born of a clerical error. It recounts wartime injuries, the widowed countess, and the earls’ long line from Richard Le Freton through Francis Annesley with ties to Anglesey and Valentia.
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Overright
Brentwood Company
Earl
Annester
Glerewly
Gienawly
County Fermanagh
Gierawly
Annestey
Glerawly
Fermanagh
Lord Annestey
Crimea
Lord Annesley
South Africa
Kinglake
Scots Guards
Castlewellan
County Down
Mourne
James 1
the Alme
Newcastle
Europe
Ireland
Chumbi
Tibet
Castiewellar
India
Annesley
Priscilla
Petrensinic of Moore
Sea Bird
Dublin
Ireane
London
Annesley Lode
Regents Park
Richard le Freton
Ralph Fitzhubert
Count of
Maine
England
Nottinghamshire
Francis Annesley
James I
Erin
Vailentia
Mountnorris
Francis
George II
George Tit
Glereels
Glerawhy
Faridom
Valentia
Earldom of
Anglesey
House of Paget
Tham
Haversham
Lord Altheam
Richard Annesley
Lord Altham
America
Pennsylvania
Jamaica
House of Lprds
Earl of
Khedive Abbas and the Nile Lands in Focus
The piece praises Khedive Abbas as a progressive ruler while noting the fertile Nile delta and the Soudan region west of Alexandria. It recognizes the delta’s wealth and fertility, hints at less explored western stretches toward Tripoli, and references ancient writers’ praise of Egypt’s riches.
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Khedive Abbas
Nile
Suez Canal
Soudan
Alexandria
Lake Marioux
Tripoli
Egypt
Virgil
Strabo
Divrace
Khedive Abbas Builds Westward Egyptian Railroad To Revive Coastline
Khedive Abbas quietly develops a coastal rail line west of Alexandria, reaching Marsa Matruh and Baratun, reviving villages on ancient Roman sites. The project taps a potential caravan route from central Africa, linking Wadai and Bornu to the sea and expanding markets for Central African wares. MARQUISE DP FONTENOY.
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Lake Mariots
Heinrich Barth
William Eaton
Derne
Tripoli
Hamet
Pacha
Khedive Abbas
Alexandria
Marsa Matra
Baratun
Paretonium
Marquise DP
Fontenoy
New England Sells 3,000,000 Red Cross Stamps
Red Cross Christmas stamps totaling about three million were sold across New England to aid tuberculosis relief. By December 27 officials report around $30,000 raised, with sales continuing until January 1. Distribution ran through state offices, tuberculosis societies, clubs, and merchants, under Miss Louisa A Barker in Massachusetts.
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Boston
Red Cross
New England
Bureau of the American Red Cross
Washington
Massachusetts
Mark Twain Backs Red Cross Christmas Stamps
Mark Twain writes to the Red Cross Christmas Stamp Committee endorsing the stamps and explains he uses them for New Year bills. He urges print guidance for nationwide adoption, asserting Americans are warm and generous and will support the cause.
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Mark Twain
RED Cross
Red Cross Christmas Stamp Committee
America
Calvary Church marks 25 years with sermon replay
Calvary Baptist Church observed its twenty fifth anniversary yesterday by reprinting the sermon from December 23, 1883. Pastor Rev. Dr. Robert S. MacArthur reviewed early church history noting debts, membership growth, and mission giving totaling about three million dollars over the period.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Robert S. MacArthur
MacArthur
Calvary
Birth Announcement for Guinness Couple in Washington Square North
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Guinness of No Washington Square North announce the birth of a girl. Both mother and daughter are said to be doing well.
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Benjamin &. Guinness
Washington Square North
Prominent Arrivals at the Hotels Belmont and Vicinity
John Barrett of Washington Bres Lin Day ton of Montclair Grand George F Gray of Rutland Holland W R aur Philadelphia Manhattan Hamilton Dey Detroit Murray Hill W 8 Lawrence Memphis Sk Ville R D Hall Philadelphia St Regis Mrs Howard Sturges Providence Victoria George Danforth Havana Waldorf C C Linthicum Chicago.
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Belmont
John Barrett
Washington
Breslin
E. Dayton
Montclair
George F. Gray
Rutland
Holland
W. R. Aur
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Hamilton Deyetroit
Murray Hill
Lawrence
Memphis
Skville
R. D. Hall
ST. Regis
Howard Sturges
Providence
Victoria
George Danforth
Havana
Waldorf
C. C. Linthicum
Chicago
Weather report and forecast from Washington to December 27
Disturbances linger over St. Lawrence Valley and British Northwest with little precipitation, while a west Gulf storm brings rain to the lower Mississippi Valley. Temperatures remain moderate with fair skies in the north and rain likely in the south. Forecast calls for several days of similar mild weather, with varied coastal winds from New England to the Gulf and unsettled conditions spreading Tuesday in parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Local officials report yesterday's temperatures and compare with last year, noting a highest 39 degrees and cooler outlook with fresh west winds today and Tuesday.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Valley
British Northwest
West Gulf
Mississippi Valley
Oregon
Marshfield
European
Grand Banks
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Delaware
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Serege
The President Toast Debate in Brooklyn 1908
Elijah R. Kennedy of the New England Society in Brooklyn argues that loyalty and allegiance belong to the sovereign people rather than to the President. He defends replacing the toast to The President with a tribute to the sovereignty of the people, urging a toast that respects the office without conflating it with the individual.
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The
Tribune
Theodore Roosevelt
New England
Brooklyn
New York Times
Times
United States
Floyd
Cobb
John Tyler
Samuel J. Tilden
Hayes
Ince
Army
Davy
Manhattan
Daniel Webster
Gen- North
Nat Erally
House of Representatives
Constitution
Mr. Webster
Horace Bushnell
Elijah R. Kennedy
New England Society
Mind healing and Seneca on happy life lesson
A quotation from Seneca’s treatise On a Happy Life discusses philosophy as the art and law of life. It claims philosophy aids in sickness by guiding the mind toward a remedy beyond medicine, and in poverty by shaping a rich state of mind and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Seneca
Fast Orange, N. J
Riverside Drive Trees Controversy Questioned
A reader questions the costly planting of Riverside Drive trees opened last year. They note most trees died by warm weather, suggesting poor execution and possible improper profit, and demand an official inquiry into expenses and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Riverside Drive
A Daily Reader
Correction Requested Over Church Ad Advertising Claims
A letter to the editor from a church leader denies misquotes about advertising revenue and church growth. The correspondent clarifies they arrived seven years ago, describe a 500-member church, reject rumors of being a moribund group, and state no Sunday newspaper advertising or current expansion plans were made.
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the Tribune
Ael Hipping
The
Tribune
Jon
Con
Poole reflects on church outreach in Barre VT in 1908
Francis A Poole describes placing a display ad in a local paper to reach nonattenders and invite fair-voiced discussion. He notes a gratifying response to Sunday services, despite avoiding sensationalism. The letter asserts the method's value and requests consideration.
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Aas
Francis A. Poole
Barre, Vt
Gaylord Wilshire Explains Position in Theatre Protest
Gaylord Wilshire of New York City writes to defend his view after a Savoy Theatre incident last Saturday. He criticizes The Battle as unfair to socialism but asserts free speech allows his protest when stage actors speak in their own voice as citizens.
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the Tribune
Savoy Theatre
Wilton Lackaye
Mr. Lackaye
Haggleton
Gaylord Wilshire
New York City
Charles E. Phelps Civil War veteran and jurist dies
Charles E. Phelps died in Baltimore. A Vermont native born in 183, he graduated from Harvard Law School and led Maryland’s Union brigade at Civil War battles including Laurel Hill. He served in Congress from 1864 to 1866, sat on Baltimore’s Supreme Court bench from 1882, and authored legal works including Judicial Equity.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Charles E. Phelps
Vermont
Harvard Law School
Maryland
Laurel Hill
Supreme Court
Beckett Hill Liverpool Steamship Leader Dies
Beckett Hill, manager of the Allan Steamship Line in Liverpool, died today. The news comes from Liverpool on December 27.
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Liverpool
Beckett Hill
Allan Steamship Line
Notable Brooklyn Bank Figure Rufus L Nevins Dies
Rufus L Nevins, linked with Tradesmen's Bank for decades, dies at 80 in Brooklyn at his nephew W Nevins home 64 Pulaski St. He became secretary in 1858 and stayed until the bank closed about ten years ago.
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Rufus L. Nevins
Tradesmen’s Bank
W. Nevins
Pulaski Street
Brooklyn
Mr. Nevins
Tradesmen's Bank
Benjamin W. Decker
Sussex
N. J
Decker & Simmons
Mary R. Meredith
William T. Meredith
No. 15
Wall Street
Westth Street
Meredith
The
Stock Exchange
New York Titanium Company
Maria E. Negus
John Davidson Negus
Grand Avenue
Greenwood Cemetery
St George's Church Besieged in Bethlehem Service
About a thousand people were turned away from St George's Church in Stuyvesant Square during the special service The Children at Bethlehem featuring St George's Parish children adult soloists and the Russian Symphony Orchestra under Homer Norris Ben Greet narrated Myra Armstrong contralto and Herman Kupfer organist The crowd crowded doors and fire police closed doors at 730 leaving many latecomers including church leaders unable to enter.
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St. George's Church
Stuyvesant Square
Bethlehem
St. George's Parish
Russian Symphony Orchestra
Homer Norris
Ben Greet
Myra Armstrong
Herman Kupfer
East 16Th Street
Taft Rest Day in Augusta Before Atlanta Visit
President-elect Taft spent Sunday indoors at his cottage in Augusta and did not attend church. Tomorrow he will meet a delegation from Atlanta seeking a definite date for a Taft visit. Frank Hitchcock, future Postmaster General, arrives Tuesday for talks with Taft.
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Augusta
Taft
Atlanta
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Southern Educators to Meet in Atlanta in December
The nineteenth annual session of the Southern Educational Association will convene in Atlanta from December 27 to December 31, bringing together sixteen states. State superintendents and many local officials will attend, with annual progress reports to be read. The School Improvement Association, led by women, will present reports on better schoolhouses and grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southern Educational Association
School Improvement Association
Attorney General Jackson Shows Improvement
Albany December 27 The condition of Attorney General William Jackson who is ill at Albany Hospital with typhoid fever was reported tonight as improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Williams
Jackson
New Building Planned for Bedford Presbyterian Church Brooklyn
Bedford Presbyterian Church on Nostrand Avenue and Dean Street in Brooklyn plans a new church building after attendance growth under Rev Dr Edward Young. A sub committee is drafting specifications for a 1600 to 1700 seat structure costing about 100000 dollars to replace the current 5 percent seat capacity.
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L. A. Wray
Bedford Presbyterian Church
Nostrand Avenue
Dean Street
Brooklyn
Edward Young
Pittsburg
Damrosch Transcribes Wagner Works At Carnegie Hall
Walter Damrosch and the Symphony Orchestra presented Wagner pieces at Carnegie Hall with new transcriptions from Die Meistersinger and Siegfried. The program included Lohengrin and Tristan selections, some slips noted, but the performance offered keen pleasure and a potent spell for listeners despite deviations from operatic staging.
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Bayreuth
Wagner
Carnegie Hall
Walter Damrosch
Symphony Orchestra
Siegfried
Fire Girt
Tristan
Damrosch
Tannhauser
Mme. Jomelli
Heautr
Concerts at the Opera Houses Delight Large Metro Audience
A popular price concert at the Metropolitan Opera House drew a full house last evening. Jean Noté led a strong program with encores, Mischa Elman wowed listeners with two encores, and Olive Fremstad, Adela Verne, Fritz Feinhals, and others contributed noteworthy performances. Campanini conducted the Tschaikowsky Solennelie, Die Meistersinger prelude, and Debussy La Mer. The program closed with several vocal numbers by Dufranne, Martska Aldrich, and Agostinelli under Parelli.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Jean Noté
Olive Fremstad
Elizabeth
Adela Verne
Rubinstein
Fritz Feinhals
Hans Heiling
Benvenuto
Diaz
Mischa Elman
Manhattan Opera House
Elman
Wieniawski
Campanini
Sarasate
Debussy
Noél Paien
Dufranne
Si Tu
M’aimais
Mme. Martska-Aldrich
Mme. Agostinelli
Venus
Hermes
Attilio Parelli
The Klein Popular Concert Opens With Notable Duets
Mr Joseph Lhévinne and his wife headlined a popular concert under Hermann Klein at the New German Theatre. They performed three Arensky piano duets and additional works by Raff, with Lhévinne joining Schwiller for a Saint-Saëns movement. Mrs Lathrop sang deftly and a young violinist Miss Giacinta Della Rocca showed promise in two Wieniawski pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lhévinne
Hermann Klein
New German Theatre
Arensky
Raff
Lhévinne
Jean Schwiller
Saint-Saénss
New Metropolitan Prima Donna Debuts With Traviata
The Metropolitan Opera Company presents an American prima donna, Mme Bernice James de Pasquali from Boston, to debut as Violetta in La Traviata next Saturday. Her husband is Count Salvo de Pasquali. trained in New York under Oscar Sanger. great grandfather Caleb Lovell was a noted tenor. Her coloratura soprano voice is highlighted.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Mme
Bernice James de Pasquali
Bernice James
Boston
Mme. Pasquali
Count Salvo de Pasquali
Oscar Sanger
Caleb Lovell
Mme. Pasquall
Greet Presents Hawthorne Stories At Waldorf For Charity
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 20 Ben Greet and his players perform adaptations from three stories in Hawthorne's Wonder Book at the Waldorf Astoria to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Madison Street Settlement. Adaptations are by Rose Meller ONeill.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Waldorf Astoria
Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Madison Street Settlement
Ben Greet
Rose Meller O'Neill
Calvary M E Church marks 25th anniversary in Christmas service
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary during yesterday morning services with Bishop Goodsell delivering the silver jubilee sermon. Pastor Rev. Dr. Charles L. Goodell conducted the service as church groups planned weeklong socials and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary M. E. Church
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Goodsell
Charles L. Goodell
Croker Returns to City and Rejoins Democratic Club
Richard Croker came back to the city from Lakewood last night and went to the Democratic Club where he was quickly surrounded by about six old friends. They spent several hours recalling old times in the organization before he continues his visit after a week here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Croker
Lakewood
Democratic Club
Mr. Croker
Croker to Stay in Palm Beach Through Spring
Palm Beach Florida residents report Mr. Croker intends to remain through spring. Talks of a farewell dinner for the “Old Boss” have circulated, but he has told friends he does not want a repeat of the uproar sparked by the dinner Andrew Freedman hosted at Sherry’s.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Mr. Croker
Andrew Freedman
Sherry’s
Death notices from The Tribune reprinted in Tri Weekly Tribune
Death notices list multiple coincidences of date December 1908 for individuals including Acker, Berry, Brewer, Culbert, Ficher, Hollins, Hurlbut, Meredith, Negus, Nevins, Thorp, Vanneck, Wanzer, and Whitney with funeral details. Notices specify ages, residences, funeral times, and locations in New York, Brooklyn, and Connecticut, noting train departures and private interments as applicable.
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Culbert
James HH. Colbert
Ayresmes St
Brooklyn
Ficher
G. C. Schwab
Amelia S
Samuel & Ficher
Cincinnati
New Haven
Conn
Hollins
Atlantic City
Edith C. Hollins
William M. Hollins
Frederick Wisamerm
George
Fourth Ave
20Th St
Llam
Meredith
Dewy Residence
Mary R. Meredith
William T. Meredith
West 50Th St
New York City
Negus
Maria E
John Davidson Negus
Mo. Greave
Nevins
Rufus I. Nevins
Wm. V. Nevins
Woodlawn Cemetery Transport Access and Lots Offered
The Woodlawn Cemetery is accessible for Hariem trains from Grand Central Station and for Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys. Sy carriage is available. Lots start at $150. Telephone 4553 Gramercy for Book of Views or representative.
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Hariem
Grand Cemetral
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
Frank Fe Campreste Ambu lances and addresses listed
Private and public ambulances facilities noted with an address at 2415 West 2345 Chapel and a secondary entry 1326 Cheises. The fragment lists contact points for ambulance services under the name Frank Fe Campreste with mixed punctuation and unclear routing.
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Frank FE
Campreste
Teil
Cheises
Uptown Office Opens For Helper Applicants Notice
The New York Tribune announces the file of applications of selected aspirants for various positions has been installed at its Uptown Office No. 1364 Broadway between 26th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 a m to 6 p m.
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NEW York Tribune
Broadway
37Th Streets
Tribune Subscription Rates And Offices Listed
The Tribune offers mail subscriptions nationwide and abroad with various domestic and foreign rates. It lists multiple offices in New York City and international bureaus in Brussels Paris London and more, plus hotel reading rooms for abroad readers and travel notice details.
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Tribune
United States
Mexico
Manhattan
Bronx
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Tribune Index
New York City
DAILY
London
Hotel Victoria
Carlton
Hotel Metropole
Midland Grand
the Howard
Norfolk Street Embankment
England
Adelpaht
Liverpool
Midland
Manchester
Leeds
Bradford
Wellington
Tunoridge Wells
Morecambe Bay
Derby
Holliter’s
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
Gibraltar
Ceeti
France
Hotel
Continental
Rice
Chatham
Hotel de Athenée
Hotel Et Albion
St James Et
Albany
Jana
Baltimore
Paris
Hotel de lUnivers Fours
Belgium
Grand Hotel
Brussels
Germany
Bristol
Action
Berlin
Bellevue
Dresden
Hotel de Russie
Munich
Wirtemberger
Nuremberg
Nassauerhet
Palace
Wiesbaden
Mtg
Vienna
Belmont
Montreal
Grang Hotel
Italy
Hotel Excelsior
Hote
Trimal
Royal Hotel
Rome
Eden Palace
Genoa
Milan
Hotel Danie
Tirard Hotel
Venice
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Dr. MacArthur
MR. and
Mrs. Guinness
the Weather Report
MR. Kennedy
MR. Taft
Georgia
Mr. Hitchcock
MR. Jackson
Brooklyn Church
Wagner's
KLEIN
Tri-Weekly
Acker
Sewaren
Henry E. Acker
Asr
Liberty St
Ees
Leapt
Warwick
Neral
Borat
Chambers St
Eric R. R
Brewer
West Sith St. Nicholas Brewer
Thorp
Emma S
Henry Thorp
Trinity Church
Southport
Vanneck
Cannes
Sarah Breckman
John T. Vanneck
Church of the Ascension
Fifth Ave
10Th St
Whitney
W. Whitney
James H
Mary
A. Fleming Popham
Kinderhook
N. Y
Stephens Church
Woodlawn
Lear
Nt Grand Central Depot
Undertakers
Sunday Tribune
Universal
Union
Nassau Street
Wiliam Street
Uptown
Harlem
East 123Th Street
West 125Th Street
West 1 Street
F Street
Newark
Frederick N. Sommer
Broad Street
Montague de la Cour
Daneslow House
Strand
American Express Company
Haymarket
Thomas Cook & Son
Ludgate Circus
Brown, Shipley & Co
Pall Mail
Speyer Brothers
Lothbury
John Monroe & Co
Scribe
John Wanamaker
Lombard, Odler & Co
Union Bank
Florence
French, Lemon & Co
Tornabuoni
Maquay & Co
Saarbach
le Monforte
Hamburg
Ferdinandstrasse
Mayence
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