Kitchener Named Heir to Indian Army Command Disputed
The British government selects General Sir Lee Duff as successor to Lord Kitchener in India amid a wave of reshuffles. Kitchener returns home disgruntled, while rivals like Grenfell and Nicholson gain senior roles. The piece notes tensions over supreme command and Gerald forces, referencing Donaueschingen ties and a Dublin slander suit involving Sir Timothy O Brien, plus Irish nobility news.
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India
Govnot
Lee Duff
Sir Beauchamp
Lora Ener
Acoe
Indian Supreme Command
Kitchener
Engtn
Lord Grenfell
Ggemerels
Tr William Nicholson
Apwea
Povich
Ae Moltke
Neville Littelton
Ireland
Lord Roberts
John Peachelmost
John French
Lora Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
Dublin
Emerald Isle
Timothy O Brien
Lohort Castle
Naty Cork
Alexis C. Burke
Kingston Celebrates 6th Anniversary With Parade
Kingston’s people and thousands of visitors woke to ideal weather on the second day of the city’s sixth anniversary celebration. Maj Gen O O Howard spoke on Abraham Lincoln at First Dutch Church and again at Wutts Street Baptist Church. The parade tomorrow will be about three miles, with 300 autos in a separate automobile procession, and Governor Hughes will speak. The Esopus stockade attack reenactment and a fireworks display at Kingston Point will cap the day.
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Kingston
George Clinton
O. O. Howard
Burlington
Abraham Lincoln
First Dutch Church
Wutts Street Baptist Church
D. C. Hughes
Hughes
Naval
National Guard
Ashokan Dam
Catskills
Engineers
Submarine and Torpedo Boat Flotilla
Hudson
General Clinton
Dutch Church Yard
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Esopus
Kingston Point
World's Temperance Centennial Congress Opens in Saratoga
Saratoga Springs N Y May 21 The hundredth anniversary of the Moreau temperance society founding is celebrated with an international congress ending Tuesday June 23 Governor Hughes will welcome attendees at Convention Hall on Monday June 15 Delegations from England Scotland Sweden Germany Hungary Belgium and possibly France and Ireland are expected with governors of 25 states appointing representatives.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Moreau
Hughes
Congress
Convention Hall
Temperance
England
Scotland
Sweden
Germany
Hungary
Belgium
France
Ireland
John K Neal Seriously Ill In Brooklyn Home
John K Neal a Republican executive committee man and national delegate in Kings County lies gravely ill at his home 26 Palmetto Street Brooklyn Dr John P Gibbons Bushwick Avenue reports hemorrhages of the spinal cord have troubled him for two years He has been unconscious most of the time since a relapse last Tuesday Family gathers at his bedside Physician says he may not live thirty six hours
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Republican
Kings County
Palmetto Street
Brooklyn
John P. Gibbons
Bushwick Avenue
Neal
Mr. Neal
John K. Neal
Grav
Address by Admiral Luce Opens Naval War College
Newport R I May 31 Rear Admiral Stephen B Luce to deliver the opening address at the Naval War College next Tuesday with Rear Admiral John T Merrell presiding At the session the college president will introduce the featured speaker and lead the proceedings
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Newport. R
Stephen B. Luce
Naval War College
John T. Merrell
Letter on Haverstraw colony site and public support
A letter from Herbert S. Brown defends state action to secure ample acreage for the Haverstraw colony for feeble minded and epileptic residents. It praises public opinion and legislative hearings that prevented an inadequate site and notes the long term benefits of proper funding and outdoor care.
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the Tribune
Haverstraw
Craig
Legislatura
Albany
Herbert S. Brown
New York
Mohonk Peace Confere nce criticized for inaction
F R Conant of New York delivers a sharp critique of the Mohonk peace conference resolutions. He urges Congress to fund university scholarships for students from major nations, arguing this program could advance global peace more than military spending. He proposes cutting two battleships to fund scholarships indefinitely.
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the Tribune
Mohonk
Congress
F. R. Conant
New York
Vandalism Threatens Hudson River Scenery at Hook Mountain
A letter from A. G. Sherry of Troy urges action to stop destruction at the Rockland Lake entrance and Hook Mountain as stone is torn away for broken stone, warning that such vandalism will ruin a long cherished Hudson River landmark routines.
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Tas Tribune
Rockland Lake
Hook Mountain
Germany
Rhine
England
Thames
Hudson River
A. G. Sherry
Troy, N
Reform in base running to prevent injuries in baseball
A Brooklyn reader urges changes to baseball rules to allow runners to safely reach all bases on first attempt. He cites frequent collisions on second and third bases, recalls his son’s injury, and asks leagues to discuss protections to reduce accidents and speed play. May 28, 189? Brooklyn.
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the Tribune
St. Louis
Giants
Barry
Brooklyn
Professor Clark and Socialism in 1908 Letter
W. L. Whittlesey of Princeton argues against immediate socialist reorganization noting questions on employment hours and wages, pooling incomes, and capital scarcity while defending competition and civilizational dynamism. He cites Debs Haywood and Professor Clark as sources of dissent.
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the Tribune
Clark
United States
Debs, Haywood
W. L. Whittlesey
Princeton
N. J
Russian Douma member laments freedoms loss after reforms
An influential conservative Douma member denounces the new liberties as insufficient, claiming free speech and press rights are gone and that people face greater arbitrary brutality now than before the push for representative government began. The speech was met with applause.
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The
Tribune
Bir
Douma
Russia
Conservative shift welcomes new assembly amid gerrymandered past
The note flags surprising reception from the conservative side of the house as the third Douma edges toward election amid past czarist disenfranchisement and gerrymandering. It suggests even a carefully packed jury now condemns the ultra-reactionary regime. G. Boston, May 1908.
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Douma
Boston
Italian Americans back Taft for president says Italian writer
A New York letter from A B Daltomonte argues that most Italian citizens in the United States favor William Howard Taft for president. He claims Italians seek respect for emigrants and note Taft’s freedom from prejudice, highlighting his outreach to Italian workers and favorable coverage in Italian press.
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the Tribune
William Howard Taft
United States
Democratic Party
Taft
America
Panama
Italy
A. B. Daltomonte
New York
Linemen Third Strike and Out in Property Incident
Henry Clay Weeks reports on a confrontation with fifteen linemen from the New York and New Jersey Telephone Company who strung wires without consent despite a city permit. Judge Fitch fined each man ten dollars for unlawful intrusion, marking the third failed attempt by the company to perform the work. Bayside, Long Island, May 26, 189.
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the Tribune
New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company
Fitch
Queens
Conn
Henry Clay Weeks
Bayside
Long Island
Cleaner Streets Movement Praised in Tribune Letter
A letter from F. J. Cogswell of New York dated May 23, 1908, commends the Tribune for supporting Mr Hornaday’s drive to curb litter in parks and streets. The writer urges vigorous action, envisioning cleaner thoroughfares and more pleasant public spaces as enforcement grows.
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the Tribune
Horaday
Zoological Park
Tribune
Mr. Hornaday
New York
F. J. Cogswell
Consecration of Baltimore Bishops Held at Lyric Hall
Newly elected bishops were consecrated this afternoon at Lyric Hall in Baltimore. Officials include William Franklin Anderson John Louis Nuelsen William Alfred Quayle Charles William Smith William Seeley Lewis Edward Holt Hughes Robert McIntyre Frank Milton Bristow. Presenters and consecrating bishops listed. crowd overflowed entrance.
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Tribuna
Baltimore
Lyric Hall
William Franklin Anderson
Philip M. Walters
Wiliam V. Kelley
Warren and
Goodsell
John Louis Nuelsen
Albert J. Nast
Edmund C. Anner
Goodsell and Cranston
William Alfred Quayle
W. J. Meredith
Naphtal Luccock
Moore
Hamilton
Charles William Smith
William W. Evans
James Mechem
Hamilton and Ferry
William Seeley Lewis
John B. Trimble
James M. Buckley
Spellmeyer
McDowell
Edward Holt Hughes
Charles E. Bacon
Matthew 8
Hughes
Bashford
Robert McIntyre
Christie
A. W. Adkinson
Burt and
Wilson
Frank Milton Bristow
James A. Nicholson
Stephen J. Harden
Neely
Walden
Mallelieu
Warren
Mrs Loew Improves After Illness at Home
Mrs Edward Victor Loew widow of the lawyer and banker is said to be slightly better at her home 26 West 67th street. Her son William Goodby Loew arrived from Europe with his family after being called home by his mother's condition.
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Edward Victor Loew
West 67Th Street
William Goodby Loew
Europe
Four Calls To Dr Goodell From Several Churches
L O Thayer reported that Dr C L Goodell received inquiries from four Methodist Episcopal churches in Brooklyn Baltimore the Southwest and Chicago but Thayer believed he would stay with Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church.
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L. O. Thayer
C. L. Goodell
Goodell
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Southwest
Chicago
Thayer
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Chage
Hammerstein Plans New Operas and Singers for Two Halls
Oscar Hammerstein outlines next winter’s joint Manhattan and Philadelphia opera program featuring grand opera pantomimes, new European stars, and exclusive rights to Salome. He plans 42 singers, 300 chorus, 160 orchestra, with Puccini works and a slate of French and Italian operas. He forecasts lavish productions, two houses, and a weekly salary exceeding $75,000 for his company.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan
Philadelphia
Manhattan Opera House
Philadelph Opera House
New York
Giuseppe Struani
Rome
Cleofante Campanini
Maria Labia
Tetrazzini
Tosca
Renaud
Labia
Dalmores
Lucia
Ee Zenatello
Sammarco
Philaelph
Melba
Garder
Mme. Lespinasse
Milestra
Majeska Aldrich
Mile
Adele Ponzano
Mlle
Gerville-Reache
Zepilli
Trentini
Agustinelli
Severina
Zenatello
Tacani
Scala
Milan
Columbini
Odessa
Russia
Valles
Lyons
France
Padua
Mexico
Polese
Palermo
Sicily
Gilibert
Dufrenne
Crabbe
Perier
Vieulle
Arimondi
di Perla
Galetti-Gianoli
Europe
Albert Chantrier
Georges Wague
la Chair
L’hallali
L’age d’Or
Odette Valery
Miles
Miles. Kerf
Partaga
M. Dogese
Campanini
Struani
la Jongleur de Notre Dame
Massenet
Mary Garden
Louise
Contes Hoffman
Pelléas
Mélisande
le Percher de Perles
Griselidis
Princesse d’Auberg
Marta Labla
Richard Strauss
Salome
Doria
Puccini
The
North Star
Linda di Chamounix
Crispino A
la Comare
Philadelphia Opera House
Glasgow
Prominent Arrivals at Hotels Belmont and Waldorf Astoria
Major K. Schwartz of Berlin and Captain Fitzhugh Lee of the U S A. arrive at the Belmont hotel as other notable guests check in. Captain C A Hedeken of the U S and Imperial J W Hammond of Buffalo also listed among distinguished visitors. John J Sullivan of Boston at St Regis and Colonel John D Hall of the U S arriving at Waldorf Astoria complete the prominent guest roster.
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Belmont
K. Schwartz
Berlin
Fitzhugh Lee
C. A Hedeken
U. S. Imperial
J. W. Hammond
Buffalo
ST. Regis
John J. Sullivan
Boston
Waldorf-Astoria
John D. Hall
Weather Report and Forecast from Washington May 31
Disturbance moved from near New York to Canadian provinces with weakened strength. Low pressure covers Rockies. showers in New York New England lake region plains and northern Rockies. Temperatures fall in western and central regions. rise in Pacific and north central states. Fair eastern states. Western Midwest and Southwest expect showers Monday. rain extends to central valleys Tuesday. Local winds vary by coast and region. Local official record compares 24 hour temperatures with last year.
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Washington
New York City
Ward
Canadian
Maritime Provinces
Rocky Mountain
Pueblo
Col
New York
New England
Lake Region
Plains
Middle
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi and
Ohio
Lower Lakes
Pacific
North Central States
Middle Western
Rocky Mountain Districts
Middle Atlantic
New
Fingland Coast
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
European
Grand Banks
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Begin June Times
A string of death notices and funeral arrangements from May 31 to June 1, 1908. Emily Faber Durbrow and Martha L. P. Hamilton are named, with services set at residences and churches in New York and nearby towns. Remains are interred at Carmel and Freehold areas, with details listed for relatives and lodge affiliations.
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Durbrow
Emily Faber
Washington
John G. Bainbridge
West End
Philadelphia
Ciease
Detroit
M'Dermott
William McDermott
Court St
Freehold
N. J
M'Laren
Third Ave
New York City
Henry M. McLaren
Woodlawn Cemetery access via Harlem trails and trolleys
The Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trails from Grand Central Station Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys and by carriage. Lots priced from 150 dollars. Contact Gramercy for Book of Views or the representative Office at 20 East 234 Street New York City. Undertakers Frank E Campbell located at 241-3 West 234 Street. Private and public ambulances Tel 1324 Chelsea.
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Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
The
Gramercy
East 234 St
New York City
Frank E. Campbell
West
Chelsea
Special Notices Offer Office Help From Uptown Tribune
The New York Tribune invites employers to save time and expense by reviewing the file of applications for positions installed at its Uptown Office located at 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 am to 6 pm daily. Subscriptions and foreign rates are listed with extensive postal options and hotel reading rooms across major cities.
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New-York Tribune
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36Th
37Th Streets
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