Poniatowski Theorized Lineage Sparkating Polish Royal Claims
Stanislas Poniatowski dies at seventy three leaving Rex and Elizabeth Sperry of California. The piece traces the true line of the Poniatowski house from 1553 and notes the Florentine title’s recognition, contrasting legitimate Polish royal descent with speculative modern claims amid marriages to Louise le Hon and connections to the Morny family. It surveys the long, tangled lineage and clarifies which branches are officially recognized.
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Staniislas Poniatowski
Rex
Elizabeth ‘Sperry
California
House of Poniatowski
House of
Poniatowski
Stanislas Ponistowski
Florence
Stanislas
Stanislas II
Poland
Catherine the Great
Russia
Joseph Poniatowski
Napoleon I
France
Leipsic
Ister
Bayard
Polena
Charles
Joseph
Monte Rotondo
Tuscany
Imperial House of Hapshurg
Vienna
Mme
Ie Hon
Mosselmann
Ilx
Louis Philippe
Champs Elysés
Rond Point
Duc de Morny
Hon
le Hon
Prince Stanislas
Napoleon II
Catherine
Rue de Rivoli
Catherine Ely Goddard
New York
Hotel St. Regis
Prince Andrew Poniatcowski
California Jockey Club
Pacific East
Paris
Washington
New Club
Andrew Poniatowski
Stanislas I
Missed chance to save czar hinges on tight boots
A historical tale recounts Prince Stanislas Poniatowski's near role in 1867 Paris events. Had his boots fit, he might have swapped places with Raimbaud and saved Alexander II from an assassination attempt. The episode hints at potential Polish independence ties under Russian suzerainty, all reduced to misfitting footwear.
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Alexander II
Russia
Paris
Longchamps
Florence
Reimbaud
Raimbaud
Poniatowski
Peniatowskis
France
Czarewitch
Alexander Iit
Vladimir
Tuileries
Longchamp
Berezowski
Ralmbeud
Napoleon III
Europe
Alexander
Stanislas Poniatowski
Grand Duchess Vladimir Aids Bulgarias Royal Match
Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia orchestrated a Bulgaria Sofia alliance by arranging Prince Ferdinand for Princess Eleanor of Reuss. The two women, contrasted in tastes and temperaments, are close and influential spinning through joint Red Cross and nursing efforts. Their connection stretches through St Petersburg and Manchuria, shaping regional prestige and marriage plans.
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Red Cross
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Ferdinand
Russia
Poince
Bulgaria
Eleanor of
Sofia
Eleanor of Reuss
Vladimir
Paseia
Japan
Slearor of
Reuss
Mrs Kate Hamilton Holmes Weds Francisco Chapman in Cuba
The wedding of Mrs Kate Hamilton Holmes of Hitchcock San Tos Fifth stationed at Cardenas Cuba and Francisco Chapman of Albany was held there. A dinner followed for near relatives. The bride wore gray chiffon. Colonel Cowles will take his bride to Cubs.
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Santos
Cardenas
Cuba
Francisco, Chapman
Albany
Cowles
Cubs
What is going on today at New York meetings
A crowded day of lectures dinners and receptions across Manhattan. National Society meetings at Delmonico's and the Metropolitan Museum join a raft of talks at the American Bible Society Columbia University and many public schools with speakers on history geography health and art.
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New East
National Society of
Berkeley
Lyceum
Robinson
Columbia University
Erican
Waldensian Aid Society
Amua dl
Rutgers
Fifth Avenue
Knickerbocker Yacht Club
Hotel Manhattan
New Jersey Medical Club
St. Vincent's Hospital
Board of Education
108Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Frederick S. Lamb
Fifth
Madison Avenues
Willian L. Felter
Longfellow
Evangeline
Herbert F. Sherwood
New York Harbor
St. Mary's
East 4Th Street
Walter G. Isaace
Navy
New York Public Library
Hudson Park
Leroy Street
Anna Seaton Schmidt
France
Tompkins Square
East 10Th Street
Ienac
Young Men's Cristian Association
Noght West fold_ street
Lucia C. G. Grieve
India
Young Mens Hebrew Association
Lexington Avenue
Merie St Croix Wright
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Young Men's Institute
Bowery
Walter H. Robinson
Willis Avenue
Walter E. Clark
Waldorf-Astoria
Weather Report Forecast Warns of Central Valley Warmth and Snow
Eastern region cool and fair with rising temperatures in central valleys and western lake area. A subdued low pressure moves from the Rocky Mountains toward the Atlantic Coast, bringing rain or snow, then fair, colder conditions with a cold wave across the Northwest Wednesday. Local forecast notes New England fair today, rain or snow Thursday, and shifting winds along Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Official records compare temperatures with last year, noting yesterday’s high around mid-20s and a low near 27, with a forecast of fair and warmer today and possible snow or rain later.
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Lake Region
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain
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Atlantic
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
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Upper Lakes
Lower Lakes
Grand Banks
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Delaware
Maryland
Pennslvania
Weather Bureau
Tocal
Danish poet Holger Drachmann dies at 79 in Hornbaek
Obituary from Copenhagen notes Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann born October 9 184 in Copenhagen. A painter before turning to letters he studied at the University and Academy of Fine Arts. Influenced by Georges Brandes he published Poems Muffled Melodies Young Blood Songs of the Sea and From the Frontier. He led romantic Danish literature defending national over cosmopolitan spirit and produced East of the Sun and Moon Strandby Folk Once Upon a Time Brav Karl Garre Hallfred Vandraadeskjald and The Green Hope among his best known works.
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Holger H. H. Drachmann
Copenhagen
University of
Academy of Fine Arts
Denmark
England
Georges Brandes
Brandes
Munich
Strandby Folk
General Josiah Pickett, Civil War hero, dies at 86 in Worcester
Worcester veteran General Josiah Pickett died at his home aged eighty six. A commander of the 25th Massachusetts Infantry and brevet brigadier general for bravery at Cold Harbor, he later served as Worcester postmaster for twenty years. Born Beverly 1822, he left a long military and public service record. He married Elizabeth Burnham in 1847 and had one son.
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Mass
Josiah Pickett
Worcester County
Massachusetts
General Pickett
Beverly
Cold Harbor
Pickett
Boston
Massachusetts Commandery
Loyal Legion
Elizabeth Burnham
Lowell
William L Alden Died in Buffalo at 76
William Livingston Alden died in Buffalo on January 14. A Jefferson College graduate, he was admitted to the New York bar in 185. He led writings for The New York World The New York Times The Graphic and others. He served as United States Consul General at Rome under Cleveland and was knighted by King Humbert. He wrote for the Paris edition of The New York Herald and authored many books while living in Paris Rome Venice and London. He was born in Williamstown Massachusetts in 1837 and descended from John and Priscilla Alden.
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Buffalo
William Livingston Alden
Jefferson College
Pennsylvania
Agnes M. McClure
Paris
New York Herald
Mr. Alden
Rome
Venice
London
Williamstown
Mass
John
Priscilla Alden
Obituary Notes Highlight Beebe Brothers and Noted Educator Deaths
Obituary notes report the deaths of Beebe Brothers founder Frank Beebe at 37 with a widow and five children, Rochester educator Julius L. Townsend at his Columbia Street apartment, Mrs Catharine Heney mother of Metropolitan Track Governor candidate Charles Heney, Edwin A Thrall a 33rd degree Mason in Torrington, Henry A Schuler editor and scholar in Allentown, with brief bios and family details.
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Catharine Heney
Charles E. Heney
Metropolitan Track Association
Court Street
Brooklyn
Charles
Patrick H. McCarren
William J. Heney
Carlos Heney
Edwin A. Thrall
Torrington
Conn
Mr. Thrall
Maiden Lane
Mary E. Thrall
Connecticut
Henry A. Schuler
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Penn
Weltbote
Friedensbote
Schuler
James Ryder Randall Dies in Augusta
James Ryder Randall, famed war poet of Augusta Georgia, died this afternoon after a brief illness. Born in Baltimore in 1848, he wrote Maryland My Maryland and served twenty years as an editorial writer for The Augusta Chronicle before joining The Baltimore Press in 1888. He held a Georgetown University degree and an LL.D. from Notre Dame.
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Augusta
James Ryder Randall
Randall
Baltimore
Maryland
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Massachusetts
Augusta Chronicle
Baltimore Press
Georgetown University
Notre Dame
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS LIST FOR TODAY
Passengers scheduled to call today for Europe include on the Oceanic bound for Southampton Mrs G Hunter Brown Lot M Hamlin Mr snd Birs B Frank Co Miss A Le Marorey Mr and Mrs H C Bickford Mr and Mrs E H Curtis P H Fregch Mme Suzanne Adams Stern The Vaderland bound for Antwerp lists Mr and Mrs C T Emmet Mr and Mrs Waler T Miss H Holder Wheatley c J Mills Travellers arriving yesterday from Bremen include the Kronprinzessin in Cecilie Irving C Gaylord Beron Demeter Hye J G Galloway Mrs Duncan Joy and Mrs William Dr Gustav Michahelles
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Europe
Oceanic
Southampton
G. Hunter Brown
Lot M. Hamlin
Snd Birs
B. Frank
A. le Marorey
H. C. Bickford
E. H. Curtis
P. H. Fregch
Mme
Suzanne Adams Stern
Vaderland
Antwerp
C. T. Emmet
Waler T
H. Holder
Wheatley
C. J. Mills
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Bremen
Irving C. Gaylord
Beron Demeter Hye
J. G. Galloway
Duncan Joy
William
Gustav Michahelles
COUNT SZECHENYI FAMILY ARRIVES FOR WEDDING
An arrival of Count Ladislas Szechenyi and his party aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie includes Mr. and Mrs. Nelson OShaughnessy, Vienna embassy circles, and distant relatives as they come to attend Miss Gladys Vanderbilt’s marriage. The group greets guests near the pier and discusses a hoped for settlement, while plans to present gifts are delayed until the couple returns to Vienna.
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Ladislas Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Szechenyi
Mr. O'Shaughnessy
Vienna
Miss Vandervilt
Kronprinzessin
Denes Szechenyi
Ladislas
Count Denes
Denes
Stephen Szechenyi
Anton Sigray
Count Ladislas
Paul Esterhazy
Vanderbilts
Austria
O'Shaughnessy
Flonzaley Quartet and Adele Margulies Trio At Mendelssohn Hall
Yesterday two chamber concerts in Mendelssohn Hall delighted listeners. The Flonzaley Quartet in its fourth year offered Mozart and Beethoven quartets plus Sinigaglia with refined ensemble and vivid phrasing. Adele Margulies Trio with Lichtenberg and Schulz performed Mendelssohn and Smetana trios and Beethoven cello sonata with elegant balance and poised articulation. The large audience expressed generous approval.
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Flonzaley Quartet
Adele Margulies
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Betti
Pochon
Ara
d’Archambeau
Mozart
Beethoven
Sinigaglia
Sinigagna
Miss Margulies
Leopold Lichtenberg
Jeo Schulz
Mendelssohn
Smetana
Metropolitan Opera Highlights Week Program
The Metropolitan Opera House week features the revival of Don Giovanni under Gustav Mahler and the first Manon Lescaut of the season with Emma Eames Gadski Sembrich and Scotti Bond Challapine Dufriche Blass. No ticket price increase. Plancon arrives. first Metro appearance week of February 3.
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Faust
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Jacoby
Girerd
MM. Lucas
Stracciari
Chaliapine
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Mmes. Cavalier and Kirkby-Lunn
MM. Martin
Journet
Pol Plancon
Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Mr. Plancon
Mme Tetrazzini to Open La Traviata at Manhattan Opera House
Next week at the Manhattan Opera House features Mme Tetrazzini in La Traviata with a repeat Saturday matinee, plus Lucia on Monday and Friday evenings. Cast includes M Zenatetto and M Sammarco as Ashton, Louise on Wednesday with Garden and others, Thais Saturday afternoon, Aida Saturday night, and M Renaud debuting in concert Sunday. Other artists include Russ De Cisneros Agostine Miles Zeppilli Gerville-Reache Bassi Arimondi Campanini on orchestral numbers.
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New York
Manhattan Opera House
Leslie Harris Pleases at Hudson Theatre Debut
Entertainer Leslie Harris delighted a Hudson Theatre audience with anecdotes sketches and songs. His piano play enlivened the show as he imitated coster songs and shared humorous domestic tales reflecting his broad repertoire and audience rapport. He is brother to Henry B. Harris theatrical manager.
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Hudson Theatre
Coster
Mr. Harris
Henry B. Harris
Farm Purchase Ties Quinn to Batonyi In Middletown
Newport dispatch reports James F. Quinn of New York bought a Middletown farm. The sale is believed connected to Aurel Batonyi. The deal was disclosed in telegraph circulation to The Tribune.
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Newport, R. I
James F. Quinn
New York
Middletown
Aurel Batonyi
Plancon Says Last Contract At Met Is Here
Polish bass Plancon, who arrives with the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, declares his contract to sing this season for Herr Conried will be his final engagement in America due to climate not agreeing with him.
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Pol Plancon
Metropolitan Opera House
Kronprinzessin
Cecilie
Herr Conried
America
Taft Attends Ohio Dinner in Philadelphia
Secretary Taft headlined the Ohio Society of Philadelphia dinner with Ohioan Theodore Burton ill and unable to attend. Taft praised Ohio as a model American state, discussed China and Japan relations, open door policy, and US fleet presence, and spoke briefly to the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
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Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
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Ohio Society
William S. Taylor
China
Japan
United States
England
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Pacific
Philippines
Big Charitable Gift Promises Tuberculosis Drive
Albany January 14 Homer Folks of the State Charities Aid Association opened permanent headquarters to promote a statewide tuberculosis campaign in fifty seven counties outside New York City. The five year effort aims at one million dollars in total costs funded by a single benefactor whose name is kept secret pending a mass meeting January 27 with Governor Hughes Joseph H Choate and Dr William H Welsh among speakers.
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Homer Folks
State Charities Aid Association
New York City
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Wiliam H. Welsh
Johns Hopkins University
Art Commission Selects De Forest For President
Mayor McClellan presided at the annual Municipal Art Commission election. Robert W. de Forest was reelected president for the fourth year while John Bigelow and A Augustus Healy attended from the NY Public Library and Brooklyn Institute. Frank D. Miller became vice president and Howard Mansfield was reappointed secretary. The commission disapproved subway extension tablets near Borough Hall Brooklyn and approved a 50000 extension to Raymond Street jail. De gens were approved for two Fire Department dock houses at West 35th Street and East 132d Street.
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East 132d Street
German Theatre to Present Goetz von Berlichingen in New York
A large audience is expected at the German Theatre tonight for the first American performance of Goethe’s Goetz von Berlichingen. Dr Baumfeild aims for a splendid production long in preparation, seeking support from German residents and scholars of German literature.
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America
Goethe
Goetz von Berlichingen
Jesters Play Tonight at Empire Theatre With Maude Adams
Empire Theatre presents The Jesters tonight starring Maude Adams as a noble French youth in disguise. The play follows a jester wooing and winning a bride in a medieval French castle, with a concise plot outline previously provided.
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Empire Theatre
Theatrical News Recap of Prolific Stage Activity
John Alexander paints Maude Adams in an oil portrait for The Jesters at the Empire Theatre tonight. Mrs Le Moyne’s Macbeth pleased a large Lyceum audience. J C Williamson plans Miss Hook of Holland in Australia with Frohman. A charity Top of the World matinee at the Majestic. Sam Bernard and Ethel Levey rehearse a new musical with the Shuberts. Edward Lee to play Lew Ellinger in The Witching Hour with a Western company.
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Empire Theatre
Lyceum Theatre
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Criterion Theatre
Williamson
Majestic Theatre
Sam” Bernard
Ethel Levey
The
Shuberts
Edward Lee
Lew Ellinger
Senate OKs $2 Million Site for Three Departments
The Senate approved a $2,000,000 appropriation for a site on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue opposite the White House grounds to house a building for the Departments of State Justice and Commerce and Labor.
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Senate
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Labor
Died notices republished in The Tribune sequence
Death notices listed in The Tribune will be republished in the Tri-Weekly Tribune without extra names. The notice includes several surnames such as Arnold Burdett Denman Ellis Fountain Fuller Hall Luyster McCauley Murray Ogden Story and others.
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Obituary notices from New York area deaths January 1908
A collection of brief notices for multiple individuals including Burdett, Denman, Ellis, Fountain, L. and several others. Records announce dates, residences, funeral arrangements, church services, and interment details, with references to locations in Stamford, Rahway, West Chester, Hempstead, and New York City. Many entries note ages, widows, and bereavement requests.
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West Chester
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E. Ellis
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Hafford B. Puller
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Frank Fe Campbell Co Funeral and Ambulance Services
Frank Fe Campbell Co operates ambulances at 241-2 West 234 Street Chapels with private and public service. Reverend Stephen Merritt, a renowned undertaker, runs the sole business at St Ave and 19th Street, billed as the largest in the world with Chelsea telephone numbers 1324, 124, and 125.
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Desirable help offered at Uptown Tribune office
Special notices invite employers to save time and expense by consulting the file of applications of selected aspirants for positions of various kinds installed at the Uptown Office of The New York Tribune. Office hours 3 PM to 6 PM.
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Tribune Subscription Rates and Mailing Details
The Tribune lists domestic and foreign subscription options with varying terms. Rates cover DAILY and SUNDAY, DAILY ONLY, TRI-WEEKLY, WEEKLY, and SUNDAY ONLY plans, with monthly and multi month options, plus international mail rates under Universal Postal Union.
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