Mistress of Robes Named for Queen Mary’s Household
The new mistress of the robes will be the Duchess of Devonshire succeeding her aunt the Duchess of Buccleuch. The post, dating from Queen Anne, places the holder at the head of the queen’s household with prerogatives over ladies and staff. The duchess is a longtime friend of Queen Mary, eldest daughter of the Marquess of Lansdowne, and part of the Cavendish and Hamilton circles, with six children and strong court experience.
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Fierah
Tuchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Sutherland
Buccleuch
Marquis of Lansdowne
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Commons
Canada
India
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Alexandra
Duke of Abercorn
Lord Beaconfield
London
Lady Lans- Gowne
Mayfair
Trevonshire
Hayfine
Cavendish
Hamilton
Lipton loses bid for Royal Yacht Squadron seat after Kimz Eeward’s death
The death of Kimz Eeward ends Lipton’s chances to join Great Britain's Royal Yacht Squadron. The club's Claridge's Hotel meeting elected eleven new members, with Lord Penrhyn and Almeric Paget among notables. Lipton’s public profile from Cup campaigns had boosted his business, but royal favor waned after the king’s passing.
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Thomas Lipton
Royal Yacht Squadron
Great Britain
Squad
Ron
Cowes
Sir Thomas
Atlantic
Claridge’s Hotel
Lord Ormonde
Dukes of Leeds
Abercorn
Somerset
Shaftesbury
Algernon Garden Lennox
Brassey
Lord Penrhyn
Marquis of
Anglesey
Anthony Lwexel
Almeric Paget
Harry Payne Whitney
New York
Lord Redescale
Bartle Mitford
Princess Henry of Bettenberg
Mediterranean
Thomas
Thistle MARQUISE DE FONTENOY Hospitality Mentioned
Thomas shows hospitality by offering to dispense with much of her costly steam yacht, the Thistle, in this connection. The remark underscores generosity in handling yacht-related arrangements.
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Thomas
Thistle Marquise DE Fontenoy
Aqueduct Commission Ends After Legislature Action
The Aqueduct Commission, created in 1880 to expand Croton watershed water, ceased at midnight. Its duties move to the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. No formal ceremony occurred. Records were moved to the Park Row Building and Commissioner Thompson must decide on roughly 150 civil service employees, with some positions to be abolished while veterans present a challenge.
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Croton
Department of Water Supply
Gal
Electricity
Jerome Park Reservoir
Park Row
Thompson
Commission
Geisha Girls in Vaudeville at Hammerstein Roof Garden
Hammerstein's Roof Garden offers a week of varied entertainment with a multi act vaudeville bill. Eight geisha girls from Nagasaki perform native instruments singing and dance in kimonos atop the building while bedini and Arthur present a Madame X courtroom satire. Belle Blanche imitates stage favorites and King Edward funeral footage is shown. The roof features a milking cows by electricity a flea circus and a novelty ring toss game using live ducks.
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Hammerstein
Nagasaki
Japan
Bedini
Arthur
Belle Blanche
Edward
Republic Theatre
Broadway Plans Announced By Brady and Shubert
William A Brady announced next year’s plans with the Shubert firms and actors James K Hackett Arnold Daly Henry E Dixey Amelia Bingham Virginia Harned Andrew Mack and Guy Bates Post The repertory will include revivals of No Thoroughfare and The Corsican Brothers with Hackett and a slate of eight plays for Arnold Osly including Ruy Bilas Candida Arms and the Man You Never Can Tell and The Father for Maeterlinck. Dixey and Post lead roles and Miss Harned Miss Bingham also in varied productions
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William A. Brady
Messrs. Shubert
James K. Hackett
Arnold Daly
Henry E. Dixey
Amelia Bingham
Virginia Harned
Andrew Mack
Guy Bates Post
Mr. Hackett
Charles Dickens
Arnold Osly
Ruy Bilas
Candida
Arms
The
Odette
Miss Bingham
The Merry Whirl at New York Theatre Critics Roast
New York Theatre opened The Merry Whirl on Monday night featuring two comic figures the Clock and the Snowman. The Clock can run a fortnight when wound twice while the Snowman dwindles quickly. Critics call the conglomeration of material nonsense not vulgar yet boring and stupid.
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New York Theatre
Klaw and Erlanger Acquire Jefferson Theatre Lease
Klaw and Erlanger announce a ten year lease of the Jefferson Theatre in Memphis seating 1700. They will book only attractions under their charge. This follows recent similar leases in Atlanta and Montgomery with further bookings planned in Memphis Nashville Richmond and New Orleans.
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Klaw & Erlanger
Jefferson Theatre
Memphis
South
Atlanta
Montgomery
Ala
Nashville
Richmond
New Orleans
Theatrical Notes Preview June Openings and Moves
Ziegfeld Jr announces The Follies of 1310 opening June 13 at Apollo Atlantic City with June 13 run. Belasco advances Merchant of Venice with Warfield as Shylock. Auction sale at American Art Association funded by Actors Fund Friday. Hamlet at Academy of Music for Actors Fund in attendance. A Midsummer Night's Dream for National Plant Guild at New Amsterdam Roof Theatre. Globe Theatre to reopen end of next month with The Echo. Shubert Nos acquire modern play by George Broadhurst for autumn. Curzon to bring Jim the Penman to London with the current Lyric cast.
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Apollo Theatre
Atlantic City
American Art Association
Actors’ Fund
Sothern-Marlowe
Academy of Music
Educational Playhouse Association
National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild
New Amsterdam Roof
Charlies Dillingham
Globe Theatre
Studebaker Theatre
Chicago
Richard Carle
Messrs. Shubert
George Broadhurst
Clyde Fitch
Frank Curzon
William A. Brady
Jim the Penman
London
the Lyric
Degree of LL. D. for Mayor Gaynor
Mayor Gaynor will receive the LL D degree from St John s College Annapolis on June 24 and cannot attend the Des Moines cornerstone laying ceremony on the same day as invited speaker.
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Gaynor
St. John's College
Annapolis
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles H Treat Dies Former US Treasurer
Charles H Treat a former United States treasurer under Theodore Roosevelt and longtime Republican figure died early yesterday from apoplexy at the Hotel Victoria. The funeral will be held at Grace Church Broadway and 125th Street tomorrow at 3 p.m. Sister Lucy Nicholson, a nun with ties to Buffalo and Brooklyn charitable foundations, will be buried in St. Paul Church Brooklyn tomorrow.
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Charles H. Treat
United States
Roosevelt
Hotel Victoria
Charles L. Slattery
Charles T. Walkley
Grace Church
Orange
N. J
Treat
Enduring Republican Leader Treat Dies in New York
Washington obituary details Charles Henry Treat a Delaware born financier and politician of note. He built steamship and factory ventures in Frankfort and Georgetown, directed campaigns in Delaware and New York, served as Internal Revenue Collector in Wall Street District, and Treasurer of the United States under Roosevelt before resigning in 19%. He married Francis Emily Huxford and left three daughters Mabel Gail and Gertrude. Burial planned in Wood lawn Cemetery with private interment and later removal to Winterport Maine.
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Woodlawn
Winterport
Treat
Congress
Delaware
Chicago
Benjamin Harrison
Mr. Treat
New York City
Robert Treat
Connecticut
Robert Treat Paine
Frankfort
Henry Treat
West Indies
South America
Rockport Academy
Dartmouth
Cuba
Old Dominion Steamship Company
Georgetown
Del
Charles Henry
Thomas B. Reed
Bath
Blaine
Hayes
Telaware
New York
McKinley
Wall Street
United States
Roosevelt
Manila Navigation Company
Manila
Speyer & Co
Fentress Coal and Coke Company
Monterey Coal and Mining Company
Knoxville Power Company
American Petroleum Separating Company
Francis Emily Huxford
Brooks, Me
Mabel
Gail
Gertrude
Masonic Fraternity
Union League Club
Grant Monument Association of
West Side Republican Club
Republican Club
Miss Lucy M. Nicholson dies in Brooklyn church home
Sister Lucy of the Episcopal Order of St. John the Evangelist died yesterday morning at the Church Charity Foundation in Brooklyn. Known before joining the order as Lucy M. Nicholson of Brooklyn, she entered the order on All Saints Day in 1585.
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Lucy
Episcopal Order of St. John the Evangelist
Church Charity Foundation
Albany
Atlantic Avenues
Brooklyn
Lucy M. Nichol
Mrs Ralph W Hoyt Dies in Cheyenne After Illness
Mrs Ralph W Hoyt wife of Brigadier General Hoyt commandant at Fort D A Russell died today after a several year illness. The body was sent to Indianapolis tonight accompanied by General Hoyt and an escort.
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Cheyenne, Wic
Ralph W. Hoyt
Hoyt
Fort D. A. Russell
Indianapolis
Obituary Notes for Henderson and Rogers
John D. Henderson former Herkimer County Assembly member died of heart disease at his Herkimer home aged sixty five. Hamilton College alumnus class of 1865. Gorham Rogers aged seventy five died at 149 Highland avenue Roxbury Mass. A noted business man, he served as director of First National Bank of Boston and People's National Bank Roxbury, was a director of Boston Storage Warehouse Company and former president of Plymouth and Exeter Gas Light Company.
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John D. Henderson
Herkimer County
Herkimer
Hamilton College
Gorham Rogers
Highland Avenue
Roxbury
Mass
First National Bank of Boston
People's National Bank
Boston Storage Warehouse Company
Plymouth and Exeter Gas Light Company
Burroughs Declares War on English Sparrows
Middletown New York May 2021 naturalist John Burroughs states in a letter to local businessman C W Edgar that police should destroy English sparrow nests. His son also shoots them on the Burroughs Ulster County property.
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Middletown
N. Y
John Burroughs
C. W. Edgar
Mrs M Kim Charges Cruelty In Reno Divorce
The sealed complaint for divorce filed by Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim against Smith Hollis McKim of Baltimore was opened in Reno on May 31. It alleges habitual drunkenness since 1933 and inability to provide for his wife, plus charges of extreme cruelty.
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Reno
Nev
Margaret Emerson McKim
Smith Hollis McKim
Baltimore
McKim
Mrs G R Schieffelin Hurt In Street Accident
Mrs G R Schieffelin of 22 West 52d street was slightly injured when the pole of an express wagon struck her as it shied while at the Madison avenue 52d street corner. She declined medical aid and did not file a complaint against driver John Ruckert of 244 East 47th street.
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G. R. Schieffelin
West 52d Street
William Street
Boston Medical Department to Share in New Clinical Research
Formal announcement to Boston University medical alumni reveals a new department of clinical research and preventive medicine linked with the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. The department is funded by a $20,000 gift from Mrs. Robert Dawson Evans in memory of her husband.
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the Tribune
Boston
Boston University
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
Robert Dawson Evans
Dharmananda Kosambi Arrives to Teach Hindustani at Harvard
Dharmananda Kosambi, famed Indian scholar, arrived in Boston under the Warren Fund of Harvard College. He will stay two years to teach Hindustani to Harvard professors, continuing his role as a visiting educator and scholar.
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the Tribune
Boston
Dharmanada Kosambi
India
Warren Fund
Harvard College
Harvard
Justice Patterson's Estate Appraised at $326643 ST
The estate of former Appellate Division Justice Edwar Patterson, who died January 28 intestate, is valued at $326,643 ST per Headley M. Greene, State Tax Appraiser. Personal property totals $295,643.37, plus a $21,000 equity in 124 East 39th Street. Administration granted to sons Arthur C. Patterson, Henry L. Patterson, and Edward L. Patterson, with equal distribution to five children.
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Edwar Patterson
Headley M. Greene
Justice Patterson
East 39Th Street
Arthur C. Patterson
Henry L. Patterson
Edward L Patterson
Loft Will Leaves Estate to Husband in Full
The will of Elizabeth M. Loft wife of George W. Loft of 302 West 160th street was filed in the Surrogate's office. She died at Baldwin Long Island on May 9 and leaves her husband sole executor. An adopted son Lion Loft is named. Estate valued at 27509 in personal property with real value unknown.
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Elizabeth M. Loft
George W. Loft
West
160Th Street
Loft & Co
Surrogate Grants Admin of Robert L Cutting Estate
Letters of administration issued to James D Cutting, brother, for the estate of Robert Livingstone Cutting. The mother who sued before death waived her rights. Estate value listed at 5000 dollars in personal property.
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Cohalan
Robert Livingstone Cutting
James D. Cutting
Remington Estate Appraisal Filed After Death
The Surrogate's office yesterday filed the appraisal of Frederic Remington's estate. The gross estate, all in personal property, is valued at 54669 dollars, with pictures by Remington among the effects valued at 20750 dollars.
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Frederic Remington
Remington
New York Leads in Plumbing Trust and City Plans Roosevelt Reception
A compilation of editorial quips notes New York’s growing influence in national affairs and social ventures. The pieces mock perceived lag to Chicago, discuss a proposed Roosevelt reception club, and comment on New York officials such as Mayor Gaynor. Also mentioned are tired policemen, and Fourth of July powder and fireworks restrictions in the city.
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New York
Gaynor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
New York City
Topeka State Journal
Seidel's Aid In Town By Victor Berger Talks
Victor Berger, organizer of Emil Seidel's Milwaukee campaign, visits town praising socialism and forecasting Milwaukee's first true collective ownership government. He contrasts Seidel with Mayor Gaynor, defends public ownership of utilities, and advocates recall initiative and referendum through a new charter. Berger plans several days of Socialist meetings.
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Victor Berger
Emil Seidel
Milwaukee
Berger
Socialist Democratic Herald
Mr. Berger
Milwaukee Sentinel
Milwaukee Free Press
Gaynor
Mayor Gaynor
Seidel
New York
Tammany
Des Moines
Missionary Delegates Sail to Edinburgh Convention
Three hundred American delegates sail on the Kroonland to attend the world missionary convention in Edinburgh opening June 14. William J. Bryan travels on to join the event while ex president Roosevelt will not attend. Delegates include Y. Honda Bishop of Japan Samuel Capen J Campbell and Rev Samuel Jackson along with Bishop W R Lambeth. About one thousand Americans are expected to participate. Some attend for general interest. another group sails on the Caledonia. After the convention some delegates will go to Oberammergau for the Passion Play.
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Edinburgh
Kroonland
Roosevelt
United States
William J. Bryan
Y. Honda
Japan
Samuel B. Capen
Oberammergau
Grant Letter Sold In Hart Americana Sale
A 19th century sale at Anderson Auction Company drew strong bids for Americana. The original Cruikshank and Rowlandson Westmacott book with 72 colored plates topped bidding, bought by W. M. Hill. The Library of Congress purchased a small sermon volume from 174, and a two-page Grant letter ordering Hood’s attack in December 11, 1564 sold for $5. The sale continues today.
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Cruikshank and Rowlandson
Free museum admission and club luncheons listed
Free admission today to the Metropolitan Museum of Art the American Museum of Natural History and the Zoological Garden. Luncheon of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association at Hotel Astor at 1 p.m. dinner at 6 p.m. Dinner of the Women's Medical Club at Hotel Manhattan at 7 p.m.
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American Museum of Natural History
Zoological Garden
National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Aster
Women’s Medical Club
Manhat
Gala Day at Columbia marks 16th commencements and reunions
Columbia University holds its 16th annual commencement in the university gymnasium at 10:20 AM with a procession from Low Library and 1,164 graduates. The faculty from all schools will gather in the library at 10, and the class of S presents a sundial to the university. Alumni reunions follow the Columbia Syracuse baseball game on South Field, with a costume parade and evening class gatherings. William Allen White delivers the Phi Beta Kappa oration on spiritual progress.
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University
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Society
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Roosevelt
Wall Street
America
Romance at Columbia as engagement announced at commencement
Edward M. Sait faculty member in history and public law and Una M. Bernard a philosophy graduate student have become engaged. Bernard plans a master of arts degree while Sait remains on the Columbia faculty. News came from Mrs Bernard at a Barnard reunion.
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Edward M. Sait
Public Law
Una M. Bernard
Miss Bernard
Mr. Sait
Henry M. Bernard
Barnard
London
Moscow
England
Sait
University of Toronto
June Week Ceremonies Begin At Naval Academy
Annapolis May 31. The board of visitors was received by Captain Bowyer and the Naval Academy staff as the start of June Week. A nonstop program of drills, exercises and social events proceeds to Friday when graduation ceremonies and the farewell ball conclude the week.
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Annapolis
Board of Visitors To
The
Naval Academy
Bowyer
Weather Forecast and Official Record May 31
Official Record and Forecast from Washington notes a north Atlantic high pressure ridge slowing eastward movement, widespread cloud and showers from the lake region to the upper Ohio Valley, with fair to hot conditions in the West. Local notes cover District of Columbia Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania New York and regional wind shifts with showers and cooler or cloudy spells through Thursday.
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Chicago
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Louisa
Weather Bureau
Taft Thanks Augusta for Generous Travel Fund Gift
Captain A W Butt, military aid to President Taft and Augusta resident, conveys Taft's gratitude to Augusta trades bodies and citizens for the joint meeting action that raised funds to cover the President's traveling expenses. The letter praises Augusta hospitality and South's friendship while noting concerns over congressional reflections.
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Augusta
A W. Butt
W. €. Boyken
Butt
Rabbi Browne Faces Injunction With Boston Congregation
The Salem Street Synagogue in Boston obtained an injunction to stop Dr Edward M Browne from continuing as their rabbi. Allan A Deutsch hired to contest the injunction, which is set for Superior Court in June. Browne, a Brooklyn former rabbi and noted lawyer and physician, had a life contract that ended after one year per a committee decision.
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Salem Street
Boston
Edward BM. Browne
Browne
Allan A. Deutch
Noble Street
Brooklyn
Half Mourning At Weddings In King’s Mourning Period
London May 1. As the Maidstone Drezef and other weddings occur during the royal mourning, guests at these functions may wear white or half mourning.
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London
Maidstone
Edgerton and McVickar Deaths and Funeral Notices
Obituary notices list Minnie E Edgerton of Plainfield and Edward McVickar of New York City among several deaths. Funeral services are set at Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York and the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Plainfield. Additional entries note deaths in Brooklyn Norwalk and Montclair with service details and interment plans.
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M'Vickar
Edward MrVickair
Edith
McVickar
Henry
el Hb Wainwright McVickar
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Fifth Ave
45Th St
Boston
Utica
Holland Lodge
NO & F
Am— Brethren
Edwart McVickar
Woodlawn Cemetery Access From Grand Central Reflected in Ad
An old classified notice describes easy rail access to Woodlawn Cemetery via Harlem trains from Grand Central, with carriage options, pricing at 150 dollars per presumably, and offers a Book of Views through Gramercy. It also lists undertakers Frank E Campbell and Rev Stephen Merritt at Chelsea addresses, and notes the prominent claim of being the largest in the world.
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Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
East 23d St
New York City
Up town Tribune file offers applicants for various posts
Special notices urge employers to visit the Up town Office of THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE at 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. The file of applications for selected aspirants for positions is now installed and available during office hours from 9am to 6pm.
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Uptown
New-York Tribune
Broadway
36Th
37Th Streets
Sam Too
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Upington
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