Miltons tercentenary plans spark Anglo American tribute
Preparations begin for Billton's tercentenary next fall led by the British Town Academy under E Maunde Thompson with Sir Courtenay iv tert among chiefs. A production of Comus is proposed for Ludlow Castle, with ties to Lord Ellesmere and the Bridgewater lineage noted for wealth and taste. The piece recalls Viscount Brackley and Bridgewater’s canal heritage and Swinburne’s praise of the Bridgewater collection at Bridgewater House.
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Lord Ellesmere
Lord Biddgewater
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Bridgewater House
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Ellesmere
Duke of
Great Britain
Oldenburg Crisis as Grand Duke and Duchess Split
The Grand Duke Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg and his consort, sister of Prince Henry of the Netherlands, clash publicly over the regency act. Ministers and parliament back the grand duchess, while the grand duke seeks to strip her of regency power in favor of Duke Frederick Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein. The dispute involves European royal ties, imperial connections, and potential political upheaval, with Berlin control limiting any coup.
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Maiser
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Firmperer
Count Welsburg
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Elimar of
Wurtemberg
Ballin
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Connaught
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Brunswick
Grand Duchess
Admir
Russia
Berlin
Grand Duke’s Sudden Visit To America
The grand duke, famed for intellect in mechanics and science, chartered a dramatic escape from his duties. He disappeared to tour Niagara and New York incognito aboard the Lansahn yacht, reappearing with a servant and later returning home. His friction with courtiers and a boycott of funds followed.
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Duchess I Tomneught
Lenny
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Gréenourg
Royal Epiphany Garments Trace King Alfonso's Gifts to Hijar
On Epiphany Monday a royal uniform worn by King Alfonso in the last year was carried in state from Madrid to the Duke of Hijar's mansion. A Castilian tale recalls a hunted king sheltered by a cattle herd herdsman who refused payment, was later made Count of Rivadeo and Duke of Hijar, and granted a unique privilege to wear the king’s clothes on Epiphany. The Rivadeo and Hijar families have preserved these garments, creating a historic wardrobe at Madrid’s Rivadeo Palace displaying centuries of royal fashion.
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Duke of Hijar
Rivadeo
Castile
Hijar
Oldest Liqueur and Madeira Relics Stir Curiosity
At a Bourbons wedding in Wood Norton Prince Charles and Princess Louise were served a brandy dated 1720. Lord Rothschild reportedly has Madeira from 1778 recovered after a shipwreck, later acquired for many bottles. Experts debate whether such aged drinks appeal to connoisseurs or relic collectors. MARQUISE DE PONTENOY.
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Louise of Orleans
Wood Norton
Frederick the Great
Duke of Marlborough
United States
George I
England
Louis XV
France
South Sea
Lord Rothschild
Scheldt
Marquise DE Pontenoy
Noted International Law Expert E R Olcott Dies
Emmet R Olcott, sixty two, long prominent lawyer on international questions, collapsed from apoplexy near his West 11th street home and died before aid could arrive. A Civil War veteran and former war correspondent, he advised in Cuba after the Spanish-American War and practiced with Olcott Mestre Gonzalez. He leaves a wife and three children.
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No. 128
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Murray
Charles Street
Sullivan
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Olcott
Herman
Mr. Olcott
College of the City of New York
Germany
University of Berlin
Charles F. MacLean
Supreme Court
the Tribune
Mary Jane Clapp
Coudert Brothers
Frm
Olcott, Mestre & Gonzalez
Washington
Herman Olcott
Mestre
Lucy M. Perkins
Prominent Arrivals At Major Hotels
Visitors check in across New York hotels with notable guests including Seth B Hupt of Buffalo at the Belmont John S Arnold from Pittsfield Mass at Gotham T C Bell of San Francisco at Manhattan George R Munroe of Chicago at Majestic G W Collamere from Boston at Prince George John N Baldwin of Omaha at Waldorf Astoria
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Seth B. Hupt
Buffalo
Gothamjohn S. Arnold
Pittsfield
Mass
Manhattan
T C. Bell
San Francisco
Majestic
George R. Munroe
Chicago
Prince George
G. W. Collamere
Boston
Waldorf-Astoria
John N. Baldwin
Omaha
Weather Forecast and Record For Washington Region
Official Weather Bureau report traces storm from Texas to New York with heavy snow warnings in the Midwest and Northeast. Forecast calls for clearing, seasonably cold conditions eastern half of the country, and colder trends into Tuesday. Temperature changes over the last day are noted against last year’s readings.
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Texas
New York
Buffalo
Mississippi
Middle Atlantic
Lake
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Lino
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New England
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
New Coasts
Weather Bureau
Education in England and the Bible in schools
Letter to the editor argues for continuing study of English popular education, university extension, and scholarship programs. It highlights Professor Huxley’s advocacy for daily Bible use in schools, cites his prologue and a 1879 Forster speech, and urges a wider adoption of Bible study as a civic instrument. The writer notes Huxley as an uncompromising rhetorician and critic of orthodox biblicism, urging schools to employ the Bible to humanize children and connect them to English history.
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Ambassador Reid
England
Christ's Hospital
Huxley
Mr. Reid
Professor Huxley
Britain
John O’ Groat
Land’s End
Dante
Tasso
London “Times
Forster
Birkbeck Institution
W. H. Casey
Union Springs, N
Tax to Insure Deposits
F. E. Lyford from Waverly New York argues for a tax on bank deposits to fund protection for depositors. He claims such a fund would boost confidence, tighten examinations, and simplify banking while benefiting all. He notes banks profit from depositors’ money and suggests a central bank would disrupt methods, making the current plan preferable. He warns confidence, not currency, drives stability and cites Oklahoma as a possible example if adopted elsewhere. January 6, 1908.
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Oklahoma
F. E. Lyford
Waverly, N. Y
Jan
Prefers Bicycle Seats to Straps in Rush Hour Cars
A reader from New York on January 7 urges replacing crowded car straps with bicycle seats to ease overcrowding. The Sunday edition proposed the lighter, more comfortable seating option as a practical convenience for commuters.
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New York
Questions About Bicycle Seats In New Car Design
A reader asks if the new car with bicycle seats is a splendid idea and whether the Interborough Rapid Transit Company is announcing plans to use it. The inquiry reflects curiosity about practical adoption and official announcements.
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Tribune
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Welcome News for Long-Suffering Passengers in 1508
A letter from New York dated January 7, 1508 expresses hope at welcome news to pas sengers of its lines and asks how soon it will be put into operation, posing a series of questions to readers.
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Red Flag on Top Sparks Loyal Defense Call in Letter
A letter from F. F. in Brooklyn dated January 12 1998 denounces Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes remarks as treasonous and urges a loyal defense of the U S flag. The writer condemns alien opponents who seek social revolution and questions allegiance when citizens advocate for rivals to the United States.
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Stokes
United States of America
F. F
Brooklyn
Hydrophobia Debate and Public Health View
S N Cleghorn of New York argues in a letter to the Tribune that many hydrophobia cases may be imaginary and compares the disease to Italian tarantelle. He credits Dr Dulles of Philadelphia and urges a right wing of sanitation, optimism, and hardy living against left wing science. Date given: January 10, 1908.
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Christian Henry
Dr. Dulles
Philadelphia
S. N. Cleghorn
New York
Defends Caruso Faust Costume in Opera Dress Debate
West New Brighton correspondent argues Caruso and his designer are accurate in Faust attire. He notes Faust in Goethe and period productions wore beards, mantles, and fur capes, and compares Caruso’s long hair and dark garb to historic depictions, defending stylistic choices as fitting to the role.
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Marguerite
James Tissot
Caruso
Henry Irving
Irving
Lyceum
Valentine
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H. Weston
West New Brighton
Staten Island
Edmund S. Whitman Former NY Produce Exchange President Dies
Edmund S Whitman, once president of the New York Produce Exchange, died after a stroke at his Kenmare apartment on Central Park West and 9d Street. Aged seventy eight, he leaves a daughter and two sons including Captain Walter M Whitman of the U S A. Funeral plans are not set. burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge Mass.
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Kenmare
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Nova Scotia
Walter M. Whitman
Edmund
Whitman
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Mass
Rice
Helen Alice Snow
Clement Thompson Rice
Shawnee
Delaware
Penn
Syracuse
Watertown
St. Edmund S. Whitman
John V. McInerney Dies at 50 in St. John
John V. McInerney a leading St. John barrister and noted East Canadian public speaker died after several months illness. A Harvard and Boston University Law School graduate, he was fifty. He twice served as a Kent member of the Canadian Parliament and was a nominee for the New Brunswick Legislature at his death.
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St. John
East Canada
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Boston University Law School
Kent
House of Commons
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Obituary notes for Coleman Russ Wetmore and family men
Silas Bunker Coleman president of the National Bank and Investment Company and vice president of the Detroit United Bank died at his Detroit home from pneumonia. Herman H. Russ seventy nine a thirty third degree Mason and Albany business leader died at Albany. Dr Calvin A. Wetmore seventy nine physician died at his Catskill New York home after a stroke. He trained at Berkshire Massachusetts Medical College and practiced twenty six years in Emporia Kansas after leaving Catskill.
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National Bank and Investment Company
Detroit United Bank
Detroit
George and
Eliza Coleman
Herman H. Russ
Albany
Calvin A. Wetmore
Catskill
N. Y
Berkshire Massachusetts Medical College
Emporia
Kaw
Delaware County
Teresa Carrefio at Carnegie Hall Shows Enduring Technique
In a Carnegie Hall recital Teresa Carrefio displays fleet fingers and stamina. Critics note a lack of brooding emotional depth across Beethoven Waldstein Chopin pieces and other works while praising technical proficiency and audience enthusiasm.
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MacDowell
Concert at Manhattan Opera House Draws Big Crowd
Despite inclement weather the eighth Sunday concert at Manhattan Opera House was a landmark, conducted by Campanini. Soloists Russ Jomelli Gerville-Reache Zeppilli Koelling Bassi Ancona Didur and Daddt performed fifteen numbers to enthusiastic acclaim. Gerville-Reache drew the loudest applause for Ah Mon Fils, while Duets by Ancona with Zeppilli and with Bassi, and the tenor-barytone piece La Gioconda elicited strong responses. Celeste Aida and Der Freischutz arias pleased audiences along with Neapolitan songs by Daddi. Campanini assisted, Parelli conducted the Invocation of Venus, and Weber dominated the program with four works.
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Ancona
Didur
Daddt
Mile
M. Bassi
Barytone
Daddi
Weber
Concert at Metropolitan features Wagner selections sung by renowned artists
A sustained Metropolitan Opera House concert showcased Wagner arias with performers including Robert Blass, Mme. Kirkby Lunn, Heinrich Knote, Anton Von Rooy, and later Johanna Gadski joined Knote for excerpts from Die Gutterdammung. The house was nearly full except for the boxes amid a night of rain and storms.
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Pogner
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Nuernberg
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Triume
Schmerzen
Heinrich Knote
Siegmund
Anton von Rooy
Wotan
Memorial service honors Lord Kelvin with engineering leaders
National science and engineering societies attended a memorial for Lord Kelvin held at the Engineers’ Building. Representatives from American Philosophical Society, AAAS, American Electro-Chemical Society and many others expressed condolences. Speakers praised his scientific leadership and noted his advances, including Niagara Falls power and the Atlantic cable feasibility.
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Michael I. Pupin
American Philosophical Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Edward L. Nichols
American Electro-Chemical Society
E. F. Roeber
Joseph W. Richards
American Institute of Mining
Lady Kelvin
Manning
Lord Kylvin
Elihu Thompson
Niagara Falls
Nichols
Cornell University
Cyrus Field
Atlantic
Melville
The Jesters Presentations at Empire Theatre
The Empire Theatre will close tonight and tomorrow night. Wednesday night Miss Adams appears in a new play The Jesters. The advance sale for the first performance is exceptionally large.
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Ushers Named for Plaza Theatricals with Mrs Gould Expected
The private performance at Hotel Plaza will feature Mrs. George J Gould appearing with George J Gould Jr and cousin Philip Hamilton acting as pages. Usher list includes Bradley Martin Jr Frederick M Davies Kingdon Gould Jacob Astley Reginald Fellows Stephen Van Rensselaer and Seymour Johnson. Eight hundred invitations issued. The date is January 71.
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Bradley Martin, Jr
Frederick M. Davies
Kingdon Gould
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Reginald Fellows
Stephen van Rensselaer
Seymour Johnson
George J. Gould, Jr
Philip Hamilton
Hotel Plaza
Obituary notices and deaths in The Tribune 1908
Death notices list Bennet Chamberlin Victoria Fleming Ford Huggins Henry Kiddple Lawrence Lee Rice Whitman with details of ages residences and memorial services. Entries note funeral arrangements in New York City Scarsdale Tappan and Cleveland with dates January 1908 and locations including Madison Avenue Lexington Avenue West 108th Street and Central Park West venues.
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José Lopes
Victoria
Lexington Ave
New York City
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Lippincott
Henry W Penoyar
Eddy
Liscum Eddy
Tappan
N. Y
Fleming
Scarsdale
Janary Up
Cherise Carmer Fleming
Charles K. and
Marying
St. James the Less
New York
Lakeview Cemetery
Cleveland
Ohio
Lee
Sarah A. Lee
William Lee
John R
Hannah Simonson Puneral
Climson Ave
Brooklyn
Woodlawn Cemetery Accessible by Trains and Trolleys
Woodlawn Cemetery located near Harlem lines from Grand Central and Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys offers lots starting at 150 dollars. For a Book of Views or representation contact 20 East 20th Street, New York City. Undertaker Frank F Campbell & Co at 2517 West 224th Street provides chapels, private and public ambulances. telephone 1324 Chelsea.
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Chelsea
Desirable Help Prompted Hiring In Uptown Office
Special notices urge employers to save time and expense by consulting the file of applications of aspirants for various positions now installed at the Uptown Office of the New-York Tribune at 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9:30 am to 5 pm.
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Tribune Subscription Rates and International Mail Details
The Tribune offers domestic and international mail options with varied rates for daily weekly and tri weekly editions. Offices listed in New York and abroad include multiple city addresses and foreign offices in London Paris and other capitals for reader services.
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