Stonehenge Claim Sparks International Debate and Quirky Tale
The article discusses a 1808 Brentwood claim that Stonehenge belongs to Irish heritage and should be returned, sparking protests in England and interest in France. It also recounts a humorous Stockholm anecdote about King Oscar’s general in civilian attire being arrested for three days, highlighting cross‑border curiosities and historic disputes.
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Brentwood Company
Edward of
Caus
Ireland
Land of En
Stonehenge
Hil Corts
England
France
Carnac
Brittany
United States
Edmund Antrobus
Merlin
Sheltering Wicklow heritage amid scandal and royal intrigue
The article traces the Wicklow earldom saga from Shelton Abbey in Ireland, detailing the half brother to the Earl, intertwined family alliances, and a famous legal battle over the title. It also notes the Reuss royal line calamities, a dramatic Victorian era case of contested succession, and a digressive cultural note on whiskey origins in Britain and Ireland.
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A. Youngs
Howard
Countess of
Wicklow
Earl
Wingfield
Lord Powerscourt
America
Marcus F. Beresford
John Beresford
Emily Iselin
New York
Marquis of
Waterford
Marcus Beresford
Villa Howard
Tremest
Lake Como
Italy
Shelton Abbey
Ireland
James II
William George Howard
Etraitenea
Richardson
Absent Minded General and Swedish Honor tied to Fall visit
Gustey of Sweden appointed General Baron to accompany President Fall during the Swedens visit. The general, of French origin, linked to General Rapp who repelled the Guerd at Austerlitz. He volunteered for field service, served much of the campaign, and earned the Legion of Honor for gallantry while wounded.
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Gustey
Sweden
Baron
Fall
Legion of Honor
Brest
Oscar
Fresh Air Fund origins and Cortland trip noted
The Tribune recalls the Fresh Air movement begun in Sherman Pennsylvania by Rev Willard Parsons in 1877 and its impact over thirty years with a quarter million children helped. A large party heads to Cortland New York supervised by Rev F D Webster as railroads aid transport at reduced rates.
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Tribune
Sherman
Penn
Willard Parsons
City
New York
Erie Railroad
New York City
Cortland
N. Y
F. D. Webster
de Ruyter
East Side
Claims in Hart estate probate contest filed in New York
The estate of Benjamin Hart, who died May 1 in Paris, faces objections to his will in Burrogates' Court. Mme Isabel Lucchesi Hart Guillemin, his adopted daughter and wife of Vienna’s French Embassy counsel, alleges fraud and undue influence by Mme Gabrielle de Bie. Mrs Elizabeth Hart plans to contest, while US Trust Co seeks probate as executor. Hart owned substantial New York real estate and an estate worth several millions, with much Parisian splendor noted.
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J. 8
H. A. Wise
Mme
Isabel Lucchesi Hart Guillemin
Benjamin Hart
Paris
Burrogates
Elizabeth Hert
Mme. Guillemin
Vienna
New York
Hart
Guillem
Gabrielle Juliette Antoinette de Bie
Mr. Hart
Rue de Galilee
United States Trust Company
Funeral of G Winthrop Sands Held in Paris
The body of G Winthrop Sands stepson of W K Vanderbilt killed in an automobile wreck at Poissy has been brought to Paris. The funeral service will take place Saturday at the American Church before the body is vaulting for removal to America.
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G. Winthrop Sands
Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt
Poissy
America
Eytinge Widow Celebrates 77th Birthday at Home
Mrs. Margaret Eytinge widow of Boil Eytinge marked her seventy seventh birthday with a reception at her home 424 West 424 Street Rayonne. Relatives friends and neighbors attended the event in tributes to her long life and memory.
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Sol” Eytinge
Margaret Eytinge
Boil” Eytinge
No. M
Rayonne
The Quebec Festival reflects imperial and national ties
J Castell Hopkins argues the Quebec tercentenary showcases tact in blending a French Canadian celebration with Britain’s imperial power. The piece highlights Champlain Montcalm Wolfe honors, the Prince of Wales visit, naval displays, and growing Canadian unity between French and English speakers amid a shifting national spirit.
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Prince of Wales
Empire
France
United States
Lord Roberts
Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Duke of Norfolk
General Pole-Carew
Great Britain
J. H. de Villiers
Cape Colony
South Africa
Earl of Dudley
Australia
J. S. Pitts
Newfoundland
Champlain
Montcalm
Wolfe
Catholic Association of
St. Louis
Laval
Britain
Canada
Congressmen Powers Funeral Held in Houston Missouri
Funeral services for Congressman Llewellyn Powers were held at his Houston home with attendance from Aroostook County and across Maine. The Rev. N R Daniels and Rev J C Koon officiated. The body was moved to Pittsfield for burial tomorrow at 10 in the Universalist Church with Governor Cobb and a Congressional delegation attending. Burial will be at West Pittsfield.
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Houston
Llewellyn Powers
Aroostook County
N. R. Daniels
Unitarian Church
Powers
J. C. Koon
Church of the Good Shepherd
Pittsfield
Universalist Church
Cobb
West Pittsfield
Passenger Names From Abroad List Signals Transatlantic Travelers
Among the passengers from abroad are the Etruria and Teutonic liners with travelers including Professor Albert Bolles, Mrs. Dr. E Peimer, James H Mancer, Mr. and Mrs. B G Brad, Mr. and Mrs. F W Easman, Samuel Shailcross, David G Bushnell, L A Dedbine, Alexander Spear, Lucille Larkin and Luclie Larkin.
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THE
Etruria
Albert & Bolles
E. Peimer
James H Mancer
Teutonic
B. G. Brad
F. W. Easman
Samuel Shailcross
Patricia David G Bushnell
L. A. Dedbine Alexander Spear
Luclie Larkin
IC Travellers Arrivals From Ports Reported
Passengers arriving yesterday include Mrs D B Palmer and F R Vernon Williams from Liverpool. Also listed are Mrs Reginald de Koven and Henry E Pierport from Southampton. Hamburg arrivals include Mr and Mrs W F Eoonig and the Horwits family.
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Liverpool
D. B. Palmer
F. R. Vernon Williams
Southampton
Reginald de Koven
Henry E. Pierport
J. M. Holton
Andrew J. Onderdoenk
S. R. Millar
Hamburg
End
W. F. Eoonig
Richard Horwits
Obituary: Ex Governor James H Budd Dies in Stockton
James H Budd former California governor and longtime Democratic figure died at his Stockton home after a fortnight illness from uremia He was fifty eight Ex Governor Budd had suffered illness of several weeks Lanham native of Spartanburg S C Civil War veteran Confederate army later moved to Texas and served in Congress two terms as governor twice From Spartanburg to Texas to California the funeral services will be held here tomorrow
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Henry XIV
Reuss-Gera
Reuss-Greiz
Mins
Henry XXVII
Henry XLIII
Europe
Henry XXIV
Hinto
Principality
James H. Budd
Stockton
Cal
California
Budd
Lanham
Spartanburg
S. C
Ad South Carolina
Texas
Congress
Ex Governor James H Budd of California Dies
Ex governor James H. Budd of California died yesterday after years of rheumatism and kidney trouble. Born in Janesville Wisconsin in 1851 he moved to California in boyhood and was elected to Congress 1883 to 1885 later serving as California's eighteenth governor from 1899.
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James H. Budd
Janesville
Wis
California
Obituary Notes for Five Notables Across States
Horatio Brown Osgood, a Binghamton NY manufacturer, died at 89. The Rev Daniel F McGillicuddy, pastor of St Stephen's Worcester, died from complications after a diseased tooth. Floretta Williamson Putnam of Irvington died after six weeks illness at 76, mother of Boyd Putnam and Mrs. Lyman Craw. Hannah W Smith, AP writer wife of Clifford A Smith, died in Brooklyn at 52, leaving two daughters and a son. funeral tomorrow at 3 PM.
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Horatio Brown Osgood
Binghamton
N. Y
Daniel F. M'Gillicudpy
St. Stephen's Church
Worcester
Mass
Charlesgate Hospital
Cambridge
Floretta Williamson Putnam
Alfred Putnam
Barney Park
Irvington
Mrs. Putnam
Ireland
James Williamson
Anna Boyd
Boyd Putnam
Lyman B. Craw
Hannah W. Smith
Clifford A. Smith
Associated Press
Russell Place
Brooklyn
New York
Baptist Church
Washington Avenue Baptist Church
The City Chap to Start Season at Kalich Theatre
George Ade sold a new play titled The City Chap to Cohan & Harris. Jack Norworth will star, with Willis P Sweatnam portraying a black character. Ade backs Taft and plans a Republican rally on his Brook Indiana farm. Kalich Theatre to show English melodramas starting August, joining East Side venues. Cast includes Julie Opp and William Faversham with The World and His Wife among others.
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George Ade
Cohan & Harris
Jack Norworth
Willis P. Sweatnam
Ade
Taft
Brook
Ind
Charles Nirdlinger
Emmet Shackelford
Gertrude Augarde
Katherine Stewart
Dr Alexander Hamilton Laidlaw dies after long medical career
Noted physician and educator Dr Alexander Hamilton Laidlaw died at his home at 58 West 58th Street after a long career in medicine and public education. He rose to prominence during the 1860s epidemics, founded one of the city’s first private hospitals for chronic diseases, and served as a school superintendent in New Jersey. He leaves two sons, Alexander Jr. and George Frederick, with funeral services planned for tomorrow at 10 AM in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Alexander Hamilton Laidlaw
S8d Street
Hahnemann College
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia Central High School
United States
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
Jersey City Heights
New London Collegiate Academy
Chester County
Penn
Port Elizabeth
N. J
Mauch Chunk
Pennsylvania
Laidlaw
Oakland Grammar School
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Greenwood Cemetery
Brown
Edward Vincent Brown
Huse Band
Cornelian A. Ireland
Egrytown
Grand Central
Semmaton Hamilton Lafdlaw
West 5Nd St
Martin
Plainfield
William B. Martin
Clinton Ave
Lainfield
Liverty St. Ferry
New Jersey Central
KR. R
Manhattan Roof Garden Plans by Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein filed plans with the Buildings Department for a roof garden atop the Manhattan Opera House. Architect J B L McElfatrick designed a steel structure covering the top, making it the citys largest roof garden. The garden is planned to open next summer with largely musical entertainment including orchestras from Manhattan and Philadelphia and the Italian group Harmonia Florenti. The stage will be forty by eighty feet, seating twelve hundred, main structure fifty feet high, and it will be enclosed in winter.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Buildings Department
Manhattan Opera House
J. B. L. McElfatrick
Opera House
Mr. Hammerstein
Manhattan
Philadelphia
Harmonia Florenti
Sherman Ammunition Saved by Soldier at Resaca
Tacoma veteran Stephen Grubb died at seventy three. The Civil War hero is famed for his act guarding General Sherman's ammo stock just before the Atlanta Campaign. Lightning struck a telegraph pole near the munitions as Grubb and Private Dan R. Anderson rushed to extinguish flames, averting disaster.
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Tacoma
Wash
Stephen Grubb
William T. Sherman
Atlanta
Resaca
Sherman
Grubb
Dan R. Anderson
William Potts Social Reformer and Author Dead
William Potts, noted author and social worker who lived in Orange New Jersey and Devon Pennsylvania, died of paralysis. Born May 5 1838 in Philadelphia he held key civic posts including secretaryships with the Civil Service reform leagues and led settlement and guild work. Funeral at 4 p m today at Friends Southwestern Burial Grounds Philadelphia.
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William Potts
Devon
Penn
the Tribune
Orange
N. J
Philadelphia
Joseph Kirkbride
Sidney Bonsall Potts
Pen-Carbon Manifold Company
Orange Bureau of Associated Charities
Brooklyn Civil Service Reform Association
New York Civil Service Reform Association
National Civil Service Reform League
New York Civil Service Commission
Outdoor Recreation League
Century Club
Academy of Natural Science of
Potts
New England
Underledge
Farmington
Conn
Uinderledge
Friends’ Southwestern Burial Grounds
Niece of Mrs Lincoln Dies in Chicago
Julia Edwards Baker widow of Colonel E L Baker and niece of Mrs Abraham Lincoln died in Chicago. A granddaughter of Governor Vivian Edwards of Illinois her funeral is set at the Lincoln home tomorrow afternoon and she formerly lived in Springfield Illinois.
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Tribune
Springfield
Ill
Julia Edwards Baker
Chicago
Lincoln Home
E. L. Baker
United States
Buenos Ayres
Vivian Edwards
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Prominent Arrivals at Notable Hotels
Herald Square lists Major Chauncey B. Baker U.S. Army and Dr L B Tantum from Philadelphia. Hotel Astor hosts Captain M E Hanna U S A. Holland greets Chandler Hale from Washington plus George Ade. Brook Indiana welcomes Brook resident. Imperial hosts Niel Gray Oswego. Manhattan receives A J Belden Syracuse. St Regis shows Stanley Field Chicago. Wolcott hosts Dr W T Willey Baltimore.
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Herald Square
L. B. Tantum
Philadelphia
Hotel Astor
M. E. Hanna
Holland
Chandler Hale
Washington
George Ade. Brook
Ind
Imperial
Niel Gray
Oswego
Manhattan
A. J. Belden
Syracuse
ST. Regis
Stanley Field
Chicago
Wolcott
W. T. Willey
Baltimore
Weather Report Reveals Record Winds at Mount Weather
Official forecast notes easterly winds piling above Mount Weather Va reaching two miles. A tropical center off North Carolina coast threatens Atlantic ports with hurricane warnings and gales from Wilmington to southern New England. Forecasts detail wind directions by region and rain chances for New England New York Philadelphia and DC with a 24 hour temperature comparison.
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Florida
North Carolina
Wilmington
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New England
Atteras
Norfolk
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
East Gulf
West Gulf
Great Lakes
European
Grand Banks
Obituary for Estella M. H. Merrill prominent editor
Mrs Estella M H Merrill formerly Jean Kincaid a Cambridge clubwoman died at her North Cambridge home She organized the Cantabrigia Club and founded the New England Woman's Press Association later serving as its president She lectured frequently Her husband Samuel M Merrill and two sons survive her.
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Estella M. H. Merrill
Boston
Ex-Governor S. W. T. Lanham Dead in Weatherford Texas
Ex-Governor Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham of Texas died in Weatherford on July 30. The veteran public official, prominent lawyer and former state leader passed away after a long career in state affairs and politics. Services and memorial arrangements were to be announced locally.
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W. T. Lanham
Weatherford
Tex
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham
Local Forecast Mentions Clearer, Cooler Weekend Weather
The forecast notes today and Saturday bring clearing skies and cooler temperatures with east to northeast winds. The text references the average for the corresponding date over the last thirty-three years.
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Swernee
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Death notices and funeral details in The Tribune
Obituaries list for Elizabeth Bailey, Edward Brown, Alexander Laidlaw, William Martin, William Post, Agnes Strebeigh, Harris Tabor, Adelaide Townsend, William Wade, Herbert Williamson, Sophie Young. Includes residence addresses, dates of death, funeral times, locations, and interment notes.
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R. L. Marshall
East Chestnut St
Lebaron
Penn
Philadelphia
New York
Townsend
Water Witch
N. J
Adelaide Louise Townsend
Edward Townsend
Wade
Ocean Grove
William H. Wade
Grant Ave
Richmond H. Williamson
Lake Placid
Herbert G. Williamson
Woodlawn Cemetery Ad With Train Access and Rates
Readable notice for Woodlawn Cemetery accessible from Harlem trains at Grand Central Webster and Jerome Avenue and by carriage. Lots priced from 150 dollars. Inquiries via telephone Gramercy or by visiting the office at 20 East 233rd Street New York City for the Book of Views or representation.
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Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
East 233
New York City
Frank Ef Campbell Private and Public Ambulances
Frank Ef Campbell operates private and public ambulance services based at 2413 West 234 and J. Chapsta with contact at Chelsea Tei 1324.
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Frank EF. Campbell
West
J. Chapsta
Tei
Chelsea
Job Applications Sought At Uptown Tribune Office
To the Employer. Do you want desirable help QUICK SAVE TIME AND EXPENSE by consulting the file of applications of selected aspirants for Positions of various kinds which has just been installed at the Uptown Office of THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE No 1364 Broadway Between 36th and 37th Street Office hours 3 a m to 6 pm.
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THE
New-York Tribune
Broadway
Tribune Subscription Rates and Foreign Access
The Tribune outlines domestic and foreign subscription options with mailed delivery to any address, including early mail train, and domestic rates for daily, Sunday, weekly, farmer, and almanac editions. It lists mileage-based rates, overseas access in reading rooms, and a lengthy hotel reading-room network across Europe and beyond for daily and Sunday issues.
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