Monuments for Great English Scientists in a Science Corner
The passage recalls monuments to Sir Humphry Davy Thomas Young William Spottiswoode and a medallion of John Couch Adams who predicted Neptune. Kelvin stood among the era’s greatest thinkers in the Science Corner. The text calls for further names like Faraday Herschel Priestley Huxley Tyndall and Spencer to be honored in marble or bronze.
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Kelvin
Humphry Davy
Thomas Young
William Spottiswoode
John Couch Adams
Neptune
Faraday
Herschel
Priestley
Huxley
Tyndall
Herbert Spencer
England
Education Binding Tie Between Roosevelt and Rowe
President Roosevelt's letter to Dr. L S Rowe of the University of Pennsylvania discusses closer intellectual ties between Latin America and the United States. Rowe plans to address the Association of American Universities at the University of Michigan next Thursday about fostering continental cooperation among scholars and leaders of thought.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Latin America
L. S. Rowe
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Dr. Rowe
South America
Uch
Hermis
Theodore Roosevelt
Rhinelander to contest will after father’s death
Albany reports William Copeland Rhinelander plans to contest the will of his father William Rhinelander who died January 3. Rhinelander is seriously ill with pneumonia and will be moved to a public hospital then travel to New York to consult lawyers. He has lived at 138 Green Street in a worn South End district and is known for eccentricity and police encounters. He lives with his second wife Juliette Catherine Mater, married in 1887 at the Little Church Around the Corner.
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the Tribune
Albany
William Copeland Rhinelander
William Rhinelander
Rhinelander
New York
Juliette Catherine Mater
New Catholic Wedding Rules Issued by Pittsburg Bishop
A pastoral letter from Bishop Canevin of the Pittsburg Diocese, aligned with Pope Pius X’s rescript, will impose new marriage regulations for Catholics. No priest may unite residents of different parishes, making non parish weddings illicit unless a special dispensation is granted, tightening safeguards against elopements and mixed marriages.
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Pittsburg
Canevin
Pius X
Church In
America
Shannon Bell Lost in Halifax Becomes London Sale
Halifax Nova Scotia January 5 The bell from the Shannon the 1813 Chesapeake prize captured at Boston Harbor is to be sold at auction in London The Shannon disappeared ten years ago and the bell once hung in Shediac New Brunswick church tower The bell and fittings were removed from the ships and sent to England at the orders of British authorities and first English settler William Hanington brought the bell to Shediac
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Halifax
N. S
Chesapeake
Boston Harbor
London
Shediac
N. B
Shannon
England
William Hanington
W J Bishop and The Witching Hour at Pen and Brush Club
Augustus Thomas guest of honor at the Pen and Brush Club discussed how his play The Witching Hour grew from his acquaintance with Washington Irving Bishop. Thomas called Bishop sincere and not a charlatan and cited telepathy as a basis for belief. Ernest Thompson-Seton followed with remarks on experiences along the Mackenzie River last summer.
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Morblr
Pen and Brush Club
West 2Th Street
Augustus Thomas
Washington Irving Bishop
Mizzoura
Broadway
Bishop
Demidoffs Enter Almanach de Gotha Nobility List
The article traces the Demidoff family rise from Nikita Demidoff the blacksmith to Princes of San Donato as listed in the 1908 Almanach de Gotha. It notes noble grants by Peter the Great and Tuscany, dynastic marriages, and the title's transmission through generations, with emphasis on the 1846 split and 1872 authorization. It also recounts Prince Paul Demidoff’s marriages and offspring, including Marie Metschersky and descendants. It then shifts to Lord Cork and the London police, recounting his arrest for obstructing public safety over scaffolding and subsequent fine, with notes on his seven Irish titles and lineage.
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Rohan
Gramont
Bedford
Uzés
Bismarck
Massimo
Alba
Mednaceli
Paris
Anatole Demidoff
Jockey Club
Princes Demidoff
Russia
Nikita Demidoff
Ural Mountains
Peter the Great
Nicholas Demidoff
San Donato
Florence
Nicholas
Anatole
Tuscany
Mathilde Bonaparte
Jerome of
Westphalia
Grand Duke of
Paul Demidoff
Paul Paulowitch Deaidoff
Marie Metschersky
Czarina Marie
Alexander III
Czarowitch Nicholas
Fleir
Alexander II
Alexander
Caucasus
Paul Demidos
Paul
Demidoff
St. Petersburg
Marie
Elim
House of Demidoff
Helen Trebetskoi
Alexander Schaloff
Simon Abamalek-Lazareff
David
Aurora
Arsene Karageorgevitch
Peter of
Servia
Nicholas Noghera
England
House of Lords
Earl of Cork
Orrery
Marlborough Street
London
Earl
Piccadilly
Lord Cork
Cork
Ireland
Herefordshire
Marston Bigott
Somersetshire
Charles I
Lord Boyle of
Marston
Robert Boyle
Joseph P. Hale
San Francisco
Prince Hlim Demidoff Graduates From Studies
Elim Demidoff, chief of the Demidoff family and Russian envoy at Vienna, is noted as a renowned explorer and wealth bearer with extensive mines and quarries. His exam shuttle to Nice, lavishly hosted by him, helped him pass at St Petersburg. The Demidoff line traces to Niketa, a Ural blacksmith, rewarded by Peter the Great for his pistol repair. A controversial marriage to Mathilde Bonaparte ends in scandal and separation after Anatole’s abuse is revealed to Emperor Nicholas I.
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Elim
Vienna
Sophie Vorontzoff-Dashkeff
Alexander Iius
Caucasus
Kamschatka
Petropavlovsk
Bering
Bering Strait
Elim Demidoff
St. Petersburg
University of St. Petersburg
Nice
France
Niketa Demidoff
Ural Mountains
Peter the Great
Peter
Demidoff
Mathilde Bonaparte
Anatole
Jerome
United States
Demidof
Nicholas I
Earl of Cork and the Irish land legacy in history
The narrative traces the Cork lineage from Elizabethan grants through Richard Boyle and the Earls of Cork, detailing land acquisitions in Munster, the Boyle family ascent, connections to Robert Boyle and the thermometer, and the Sheares case infamous betrayal involving Armstrong and lawyer Leonard McNally.
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Lord Cork
Ireland
Queen Elizabeth
Walter Raleigh
Osmond
Richard Boyle
Munster
Sir Walter Raleigh
Tower of London
Boyle
Walter
Boye
James I
Lord Boyie
Dungarvan
Earl of
Cork
Elizabeth
James
Charles
Oliver Cromwell
Earl
Robert Boyle
Lismore
Duke of Devonshire
Cavendish
John
Henry Sheares
Armstrong
Lord
India
Sheares
Leonard McNaily
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Mark Twain name copyrighted for whiskey ad venture
Ralph W Ashcroft announces that Mark Twain’s name photograph and signature will be copyrighted and used as trademarks on whiskey and cigars. The plan aims to protect the author’s name from unauthorized use and ensure quality with serials under the Pure Food law.
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Mark Twain
Ralph Washcroft
Mr. Ashcroft
Clemens
Hadleyburg
Ralph W. Ashcroft
78Th Street
Brooklyn
Ashcroft
Plasmon Company of America
Governor to Speak for Negroes at Carnegie Hall
Governor Hughes will address a Carnegie Hall gathering on Friday evening January 17 in support of negro education in the South. Ex-Mayor Low of Tuskegee will preside, with speakers including Colonel Henry Watterson Booker T. Washington and Bishop Abraham Grant. Cardinal Gibbons may also attend if acceptance is received.
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Hughes
Armstrong Association
Carnegie Hall
South
Tuskegee Institute
Low
Tuskegee Board of Trustees
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Booker T. Washington
Abraham Grant
Indiana
Cardinal Gibbons
Opinions on Hughes Message Across Newspapers
A compilation of editorials from Utica Herald-Dispatch Hartford Courant Utica Press Boston Herald Rochester Herald Rochester Democrat and Chronicle praising Governor Hughes 1908 presidential prospects praising direct nomination reforms and praising the messages tone clarity and moderation with emphasis on race track gambling critique and bipartisan support
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Utica
Maurel at Carnegie Hall Ailing Voice Dims Recital
Victor Maurel, famed for Verdi and Falstaff, reappears at Carnegie Hall in a recital of songs that showcases a waning voice and exaggerated stage manner. His form falters across Massenet Tosti Mozart and Verdi's Otello aria, while English songs expose diminished artistry amid a small audience and modest applause for violinist Pierre Hernette and accompanist Centanini.
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Victor Maurel
Mr. Maurel
Carnegie Hall
Greg. Massenet
Marquise
Tosti
Mozart
Iiago
Verdi
Otello
New York
Maurel
Pierre Henrette
Centanini
Concert at the Metropolitan Opera House
Mme Emma Eames and Mme Jacoby led a starry Met program with Marcel Journet and Riccardo Martin as soloists. Eames impressed in Nobles Seigneturs and three songs after intermission, Jacoby offered Oh Dry Those Tears and Birthday Song, Martin performed Le Cid and Andrea Chenier selections, Journet sang Philemon et Baucis and Ela Giammai, conducted by Ferrari.
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Mme
Emma Eames
Jacoby
Marcel Journet
Riccardo Martin
Metropolitan Opera House
Mme. Eames
Andrea Chenier
Areel Journet
Philemon Et Baucis
Ela Giammai
Don Carlos
Ferrari
Calvé Leaves Mexico City After Altitude Ailment
Mme Emma Calvé, who missed a second Mexico City concert due to high altitude, began travel north to the United States. Doctors expect a quick recovery as she moves on from the Mexican capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mme
Emma Calvé
United States
Sousa's Band At The Hippodrome In New York Run
John Philip Sousa and his band opened a Sunday night concert series at the Hippodrome to a large New York audience. Soloists Miss Lucy Allen soprano Miss Jeanette Powers violinist and Herbert L. Clarke cornetist drew applause and encores with marches such as El Capitan King Cotton and Stars and Stripes Forever. Clarke presented his Rondo Caprice and Miss Allen performed Meyerbeers Roberto and the Romeo and Juliet waltz song as encore.
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John Philip Sousa
New York
Hippodrome
King
Lucy Allen
Jeanette Powers
Herbert L. Clarke
Sousa
Mr. Clarke
Miss Allen
Meyerbeer
Roberto
Peggy Machree in Chicago at McVicker's Theatre
Irish comedy Pegsychree had its first American presentation in Chicago at McVicker's Theatre with Denis O'Sullivan in the lead. Elsa Ryan Annie Yeamans Mari Welsh J. D. O'Hara and Percy Leach are among the cast. Also notes a golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Robert Ritter of Williamsburg celebrated with church and German hospital delegations present. They will celebrate again at home No 1397 Greene Avenue tonight.
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Chicago
McVicker’s Theatre Tonight
Denis O'Sullivan
Elsa Ryan
Annie Yeamans
Mari Welsh
J. D. O'Hara
Percy Leach
Robert Ritter
Williamsburg
Harrison Avenue
Lorimer Street
Ritter
George A. Linder
de. C. W. Street
Phillipbar
Hitter
Greene Avenue
Comet 197a Photographed From Taunton Observatory
Harvard College Observatory received word from Rev Joel H Metcalf of Taunton Massachusetts that comet 197a was photographed January 3 198 at 13h 19m 30s GMT in RA 2h 14m 8.85s and Decl 45 29 2 with magnitude about 4.5.
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Taunton
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Observatory
Joel H. Metcalf
Rev Dr Alois Kaiser Obituary in Baltimore
The Rev Dr Alois Kaiser longtime cantor of Oheb Shalom Temple died of heart disease in Baltimore at sixty eight. Austrian born near Vienna he was an honorary member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis elected in 1885 for distinguished service to the synagogue. He led the Hebrew Education Society and served in many Jewish organizations and scholarly projects.
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Baltimore
Alois Kaiser
Oheb Shalom Temple
Austria
Vienna
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Rochester
N. Y
B. Felsenthal
Chicago
Benjamin Szold
G. Gottheil
New York
Kaiser
Society of American Cantors
Hebrew Education Society
Mrs Mary Louise Morgan Whitney Dies in New Orleans
Mrs. Mary Louise Morgan Whitney aged seventy five, said to be the wealthiest woman in the South, died at her New Orleans home last night. She was widow of Charles A. Whitney, who with her father helped build Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad, now part of the Southern Pacific system.
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New Orleans
Mary Louise Morgan Whitney
South
Charles A. Whitney
Morgan
Louisiana & Texas Railroad
Southern Pacific Railway
Wilson H. Fairbank Dies at 71 in Warren Massachusetts
Wilson H. Fairbank former Massachusetts commissioner to the Jamestown Exposition and planner for the Portland Exposition died at his Warren home after returning from Jamestown with malarial fever. Heart disease ended his life at seventy one. He had filed a $60,000 damages suit against District Attorney Moran over state property accusations, pending in Worcester Superior Court.
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Fairbank
Moran
Worcester
United States Telegraph Company
Atlantic and Pacific
The
Postal
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Edward J Donovan Boston City Clerk Dies in Brighton
Edward J Donovan longtime Boston city clerk died at his Brighton home from pneumonia and heart trouble aged about 68 He was born in Boston in 1864 and began as an accountant He served in the Massachusetts Legislature in the late 1880s and was the youngest Massachusetts senator He held posts as health commissioner and internal revenue collector before being elected city clerk in 1909 serving uninterrupted since then
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Boston
Edward J. Donovan
Brighton
Donovan
Massachusetts
Internal Revenue Collector
Cleveland
Death of Professor Albert A Mack at Syracuse University
Albert August Mack associate professor of piano and theory in Syracuse University College of Fine Arts died at the Hospital of the Good Shepherd after an operation for cancer. He was born in Brooklyn fifty four years ago, graduated from Stuttgart Conservatory, and came to Syracuse three years ago from Hollins, Virginia.
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Syracuse
Albert August Mack
College of Fine Arts
Syracuse University
Hospital of the Good Shepherd
Professor Mack
Brooklyn
Stuttgart Conservatory
Hollins
Mrs Sarah R Freeman Dies At Attleboro Falls Mass
Mrs Sarah R Freeman widow of Joseph J Freeman died Saturday at her home in Attleboro Falls Massachusetts from heart disease in her eightieth year. Survived by three daughters Mrs Francis E Marston of New York Mrs Edwin A Codding of Attleboro Falls and Miss Inez Freeman of New York. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at the family home in Attleboro Falls.
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Sarah R. Freeman
Joseph J. Freeman
Attleboro Falls
Mass
Francis E. Marston
New York
Edwin A. Codding
Inez Freeman
Kanistan Ave
Bridgeport
Prominent Arrivals at Hotels Belmont Imperial Manhattan Astrla
Notable guests checked in at major hotels including Belmont with J J Storrow G M Farrell G Dixon H Foster and G E Pruyn. Imperial hosts E E Malloy H C Reed A Mackay. Majestic welcomes Edward S Savage J C Sloane J C Trowbridge. Manhattan lists R D McEwern F E Bissell and E Knight. Astrla notes Frederick H Brackett J E Ingram Jr and I Buchanan Buttalo.
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Belmont
J. J. Storrow
Boston
G. M. Farrell
Toronto
G. Dixon
Pittsburg
H. Foster
G. E. Pruyn
Cincinnati
Imperial
E. E. Malloy
Ithaca
H. C. Reed
Philadelphia
A. Mackay
Columbus
Ohio
Majestic
Edwards
Savage
Chicago
J. C. Sloane
St. Louis
J. C. Trowbridge
Detroit
Manhattan
R. D. McEwern
F. E. Bissell
Aoe
Iowa
E. C. Knight
I. Buchanan
Buttaloone
Astrla
Prederic H. Brackett
J. E. Ingram, Jr
Baltimore
Weather Forecast Reflects Northern Hemisphere Pressure Rise
Washington notes a winter pressure distribution across the Northern Hemisphere presaging more winter weather in the United States. A low mood over the British Northwest Territory and a developing Southwest low push a pattern of rising temperatures followed by rain in the South and snow in the North with a colder fair spell thereafter. Rain expected in the Southwest Monday spreading to the Mississippi Valley and lake Ohio regions by Tuesday into the Atlantic coast Tuesday night. Local outlook: New England warmer with increasing clouds, Eastern New York warmer with rain or snow Tuesday or Tuesday night, variable winds. Official record shows yesterday’s high 33 and low 17 with monthly and yearly comparisons. Local forecast: fair and warmer today, rain or snow tomorrow or tomorrow night, variable winds shifting to fresh south.
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Washington
United States
British North—west Territory
Middle
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
New England
New York
Weather Bureau
Duff Duncan Marriage Notice Englewood N J 1908
Ruth Harland Duncan married John Duff of Boston Mass on Saturday January 4 1908 at Englewood New Jersey a religious ceremony led by Rev Henry B Washburn. Notices of marriages and deaths require full names and addresses.
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Duff—Duncan
Englewood
N. J
Henry B. Washburn
Ruth Harland Duncan
John Duff
Boston
Mass
Death notices republished in The Tribune
A list of obituary notices appears with names Harriet N Green Maria Beaumond Bulkley Rebexan Halsted Eleanor Cameron Mina Lamson Martha Campen Ernest Lounsbury Jane Dashiell Susan McDermott John Perris Augusta Rhinelander William Fowler Charles Ritchie David Freeman Sara Stiles Maria Gorham Julius Terry Margaret Beaumont of Morristown New Jersey and several others with details of service dates and locations including Morristown South Street Princeton Rahway Southport and Lakewood and funeral times in early January 1908. The notices name bereaved families and outline funeral arrangements and residences as published in the tribune and to be republished in the Tri-Weekly Tribune.
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Harriet N. Green
Maria E. D. Beaumond Bulkley
Rebexan W. P. Halsted
Elleanor G. Cameron
Mina. Lamson
Martha. Campen
Ernest _A. Lounsbury
Jane A. Dashiell
Susan E. McDermott
John J. Perris
Augusta D. Rhinelander
William Fowler
Charles C Ritchie
David Freeman
Sarah R. Stiles
Maria C. W. Gorham
Julius J. Terry
Margaret
Lounsbury
Port Chester
N. Y
Jane Ann
John Lounebury
M'Dermott
T McDermott
Raeg
East 23Th St
Sam
St. Stephen's
Calvary
Various Obituaries and Funeral Notices From New York Area
A compilation of obituaries and funeral notices dated January 1908 across New Jersey and New York. Entries name victims, survivors, and funeral details for Ferris Fowler Freeman Gorham Green Halsted Lamson Louns bury McDermott Ritchie Stiles Terry and others with service times, places, and interment plans. Some notices request no flowers and reference church services and family connections.
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Terry
Fifth Avenue
Margaret Terry
St. Nicholas
48Th Street
Wood Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery Access and Services Details
The notice promotes Woodlawn Cemetery with transport links from Grand Central, Webster and Jerome avenues, and a carriage. Lot prices start at $150. It advertises Book of Views via telephone 4555 Gramercy, and lists Frank Fe Campbell Co undertakers at 2413 West 27234 Street, with chapels and ambulance services. contact Tel. 1924 Chelsea.
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Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
East Wd St
New York City
Frank FE. Campbell CO
West
Chelsea
Uptown Tribune offers guide to applications for selected positions
Special notices advise readers to consult the rulebook on applications for aspirants for various posts recently installed at the Uptown Office of the New York Tribune. The notice emphasizes saving time and expense by following the established procedures and requirements.
Tribune Rates and Global Subscriptions Listed
The Tribune lists domestic and foreign postal rates for daily and weekly editions, covering daily, tri weekly, weekly farmer, and Sunday editions. It provides office addresses in New York and international bureaus, plus hotel reading rooms where copies are available.
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United States
Mexico
Manhattan
Bronx
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hiawaii
Philippines
Tribune Almanac
New York City
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Stockbridge
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