Llewellyn tomb deciphered unlocks last Welsh prince tale
Edward Nichol son of Bodleian Library deciphers an ancient Welsh inscription within Aberemwy Abbey burial site, identifying Llewellyn as the last Prince of Wales. The find reshapes history, tracing Owen ap Thomas and Roger and their English ties, while urging a national monument fund drive.
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Edward W. B. Nicholson
Bodleian Library
Oxford
Llewellyn
Prince of Wales
Aberemwy
Cum Hir
Bute
David
Wales
Owen
Carnarvonshire
Roderick
England
Thomas
Owen-ap-Thomas-ap-Roderick
France
Poictiers
Edward the Black Prince
Yenain de Callies
Owen of Wales
Switzerland
Lombardy
Brittany
Christendom
Bertrand du Guesclin
Yuan
Froissart
Montagne-sur-Gironde
John Lambe
Owen of
Bordeaux
St. Legere
Gironde
Knyghtes
Nordica Receives Ovation in London Farewell Concert
Mme Lillian Nordica staged a London farewell at Queen's Hall amid enthusiastic crowds. Notables including the Duchess of Marlborough Countess Strafford and J Pierpont Morgan attended with royals King Edward and the Prince of Wales having secured stalls but not present.
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Mme
Lillian Nordica
Queen's Hall
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Manchester
Countess Strafford
Lister-Kaye
Lady Paget
Lady Craven
J. Pierpont Morgan
Edward
Prince of Wales
Champlain Tercentenary Programme at Crown Point and Plattsburg
The Champlain tercentenary celebration begins July 5 at Crown Point with July 6 events at Fort Ticonderoga. Speakers include Governor Hughes Seth Low and Chief Justice Barnes, with Taft Root Cannon Jusserand Mabie Mackaye and others. July 7 in Plattsburg features a reception to Taft an Indian pageant a luncheon a military parade and fireworks.
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Champlain
Bryce and
Jusserand
Hughes
New York
Prouty
Vermont
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Percy Mackaye
Taft
Catholic Summer School of America
Plattsburg Barracks
Senator Root
Cardinal Gibbons
Geneal Lemieux
Canada
Sir Lomer
Quebec
Quet
Clouds Spoil Eclipse View Over New York Sky
Smoked glasses were scarce as clouds hid the sun during last evening’s eclipse seen between 7 and 8 30 pm Local time. If skies had cleared, totality would have peaked at 7 45 pm with the sun mostly obscured. Commander Robert E Peary and crew on an Arctic expedition briefly could have seen totality. Experts lamented the poor conditions, despite rumors of a new comet during the event.
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Robert E. Peary
Arctic
North Pole
Prominent Arrivals at the Hotels Astor and Nearby Inns
A list of notable guests checking into major hotels and inns, including Captain H. F. Glover U S N and Bishop and Mrs W D Walker Buffalo. George Y Leigh Calcutta. F M Ger lart Panama. J C Lee Richmond. Ww J Murphy Panama. Arnold Roesch Naples. Ww G Stone Baltimore. C Italy Hollander neis Cincinnati. E F Nicholls London. L Bennett C H Johnson Hermitage N Murray Hill Captain F B Hawkins A S A St Denis C W Foster Guate E Brownson Havana. R E Wuehl London A W Botsford Guanajuato Mexico. H Maetzel Columbus Board Service chairman. J Stanley Watson Shemled England. Herbert Dupuy Pittsburg. Judge J Priest St Louis.
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Belmont
Bishop
W. D. Walker
Buffalo
George Y Leigh
Calcutta
Breslin
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Panama
J. C. Lee
Richmond
Hoffman
J. Murphy
Arnold Roesch
Naples
G. Stone
Baltimore
Italy
Holland
Neis Cist
Cincinnati
E. F. Nicholls
London
L. Bennett
C. H. Johnson
Hermitage L. Be
N. Murray Hill
F. B. Hawkins
A. ST. Denis
W. Foster
Guate
E. Brownson
Havana
Seville
R. E. Wuehl
A. W. Botsford
Guanajuato
Mexico
Victoria
H. Maetzel
Board Service
Columbus
Ohio
Waldorfastoria
Sothern and Marlowe engagement ends with theatre season
The engagement began May 21 at the Academy of Music and ends Saturday night June 19. They presented Romeo and Juliet Hamlet The Merchant of Venice Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew with strong repertory. Marlowe as Viola and Sothern as Malvolio received praise despite a disliked belch by Buckstone. An extra Romeo and Juliet matinee is planned. Marlowe heads to the Adirondacks while Sothern sails for England.
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Mr. Sothern
Malvello
Miss Marlowe
Viola
Toby Belch
Rowland Buckstone
Academy
Wyndham’s Farewell at Empire Theatre Delights Audiences
The Mollusc at the Empire Theatre stars Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore in a delicate, exquisite performance praised for its warmth and spontaneity. The engagement ends Saturday night as the pair return to England, and patrons who miss it miss a privilege.
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Empire Theatre
Charles Wyndham
Mary Moore
England
The Blue Mouse Withdrawn From Maxine Elliott’s Theatre
The offensive farce The Blue Mouse will be withdrawn from Maxine Elliott’s Theatre on Saturday night. Also, Going Some from the Belasco Theatre, produced April 12, will close June 19 and move to Maxine Elliott’s on June 21. Other plays remain open for a time, with several venues listed for ongoing entertainment.
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Maxine Elliott
Belasco Theatre
Maxineg Elliott
Frohman Returns with New Plays and Opera House Plans
Daniel Frohman arrived on the Adriatic after weeks abroad with William H Crane and William Gillette. He says he has new plays for next season but will wait for Charles Frohman’s return to announce them. Arthur Hammerstein reports Oscar Hammerstein will break ground for a Brooklyn opera house in three weeks. Louise Lasalle, a Spanish dancer, will headline next season in a Henry W Savage musical comedy.
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Daniel Frohman
William H Crane
William Gillette
Frohman
Kissingen Spa
Bavaria
Charles Frohman
Arthur Hammerstein
Cherbourg
Oscar Hammerstein
Brooklyn
New York
Louise Lasalle
Henry W. Savage
Adriatic
Contention Over Bijou Sale To Klaw & Erlanger
Felix Isman seeks injunction to block the Bijou Theatre sale to Klaw & Erlanger for 88000. He represents Morris circuit and also acts for McNulty heirs and mortgage holder Laura Biggar Bennett. Shubert interests reportedly offered more and may pursue legal action.
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Klaw & Erlanger
the Tribune
Pittsburg
New York
Laura Biggar Bennett
Isman
Kilaw & Erlanger
Shubert
Fourth annual West Side YMCA circus postponed to tonight
Rain last night forced postponement of the fourth annual amateur circus by the West Side Young Men's Christian Association. The event was to be on the vacant lot beside the YMCA building at Sith Street and Eighth Avenue. Rain checks will be honored for tonight's show.
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West Side Young Men's Christian Association
Sith Street
Eighth Avenue
New York Law School Graduation at Carnegie Hall
Justice John Proctor Clarke of the Appellate Division delivered the address to graduates. The class included 111 Bachelors of Law and sixteen Master of Laws degree recipients. Dean George Chase presided as ceremonies were held at Carnegie Hall last night.
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Appellate Division
Supreme Court
New York Law School
Carnegie Hall
George Chase
Law School
Dazie to Open Run at Fifth Avenue and More Theatre Deals
Mile Dazie, famed Ziegfeld dancer, signs to perform at the Fifth Avenue Theatre from July 5, after engagements in Boston. Klaw and Erlanger secure exclusive Greenwall Circuit bookings across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, while Shuberts hire Burrett Barbaretto for The King of Caledonia. A Cleveland teachers group attended Havana at the Casino Theatre as Is Marriage a Failure? debuts next season at the Belasco. A June 27 benefit at New York Theatre supports J W Comley’s widow.
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Havana
Mr. de Angelis
Herald Square
Blanche King
Broadway
Lyric
Rector’s
Weber's
New Amsterdam
New York
Hammerstein
Victoria
Mile. Dazie
Mr. Ziegfeld
E. F. Albee
Keith & Proctor
Boston
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
Albert Weis
American Theatrical Exchange
Greenwall
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Belasco Theatre
Leo Dietrichstein
New York Theatre
J. W. Comiey
Comley-Parton Opera Company
Dr Rainsford Returns From Africa Hunter Seeking California Recov
The Rev Dr W S Rainsford sailed home aboard the Adriatic after a year and a half abroad. Though improved in health he will not resume parish duties and plans to go to California where his son is ill. He spoke of two Africa trips, dangers in the jungle, and praised fellow hunters Leslie Taunton and R C Cunninghamame as among the best. He warned fever as a greater danger than the lion.
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Comte de Provence
Louis XVII
Antoine d’Avaray
House of Besiade
Henry IV
Louis XVIII
Luxembourg
France
Louis
Louis XVI
d’Avaray
Duc de la Chatre
Duc de Damas
Duc de Crillon
Duc de Narbonne
Duc de Caylus
Great Talleyrand
Duc de Talleyrand
Decazes
Isabel Singer
de Montesquieu Fezensac
Fezensac
Raymond de Montesquieu Fezensac
Jockey Club
Edward
d'Iivry
Blacas
Rome
Naples
Pierre de Blacas
Ferdinand of Austria
Charles X
de Sabran
de Cars
de Caraman
Mme. Standish
Paris
Queen Alexandra
Catarina
Caraman
Riquet
Prince de Chimay
Venus of Milo
Louvre
Henri Rochefort Marquise DE Fontenoy
W. S. Rainsford
St. George’s Church
Mombasa
Colonel Roosevelt
Africa
Mr. Roosevelt
Leslie Taunton
R. C. Cunninghame
Dinner for C. E. Cook by The Friars at Hotel Astor
The Friars reunion dinner honored Charles Emerson Cook founder and second head of the club. About 200 attendees including Augustus Thomas, De Wolf Hopper, J. Fred Zimmerman Jr., and J. M. Fitzgerald praised him. Cook received a loving cup after the feast and songs were shared.
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John W. Rumsey
Hotel Astor
Charles Emerson Cook
Mr. Cook
Charile
Augustus Thomas
de Wolf Hopper
J. Fred Zimmerman, Jr
Robert M. Davis
Willard D. Coxey
Channing Pollock
J. M. Fitzgerald
Victor Herbert
Taft Summer Home Ready at Woodberry Point
Beverly Massachusetts June 17 arrangements have been completed at the Presidents summer home for the arrival of Mrs Taft next Tuesday. The President is not expected until July and the family may stay until about October. Captain Archibald Butt will report the house ready and six Secret Service men are noted for security.
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Beverly
Mass
Woodberry Point
Taft
Archibald W. Butt
Washington Tomorow
Secret Service
Miss Ida M Wynne Married in London
Ida M Wynne second daughter of the outgoing American Consul General in London wed Hugh Ronald French first lieutenant in the 7th Dragoon Guards at Brompton Oratory. Foreign consuls attended along with Mrs Whitelaw Reid though Mr Reid stayed in his room. The Very Rev H W Cater presided. a brief ceremony followed by a Savoy Hotel reception.
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London
Ida M. Wynne
Robert J. Wynne
Brompton Oratory
Hugh Ronald French
7Th Dragoon Guards
H. W. Cater
Savoy Hotel
Dogs Move To Summer Shelter After Health Eviction
Fifty five dogs of various breeds left Harrington Park New Jersey guided by Henry Buell superintendent of the Bide a Wee Home for Dogs. Board of Health ordered a rapid evacuation after neighborhood complaints of roaming dogs. Mrs Kibbie and officers arranged to relocate the dogs to the society country shelter for the summer, with Dr Walter Bensel authorizing a temporary reception site.
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Lexington Avenue
Board of Health
Henry Buell
Harry Ulysses Kibbie
Board of Health Forces
Ulysses Grant
Kibble
Walter Bensel
Department of Health
Jerome Nominated for District Attorney by Neighborhood Dinner
A Republican reader urges support for Jerome for District Attorney, noting informal renomination at a neighborhood dinner with Rabbi Houseman in attendance. The writer criticizes Tammany and calls Jerome experienced, nonaligned, and suitable for GOP endorsement based on his seventeen years in public life and seven and a half in the DA office.
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Jerome
Rabbi Houseman
Big Tom” Foley
Charlie” Murphy
Tribune
Ifelong
New York
District Attorney's
Praise for New York City traffic and bridge opening
A New York letter writer from June 17, 1909 expresses thanks to city authorities for excellent traffic regulations clean streets and a new bridge opening without any serious accidents. The note ends with honor to whom honor is due.
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New York City
New York
Free admission events at city museums and clubs
Free admission to the American Museum of Natural History and the Zoological Garden. Theta Nu Epsilon Society holds a convention at Hotel Astor at 2 30 p m. Associated Clubs of Domestic Science meet at Hotel Astor at 3 p m. Informal reception for Professor Ernest F Nichols hosted by Dartmouth College Alumni at Hotel Astor at 8 30 p m. Prize speaking contest at the College of the City of New York Townsend Harris Hall at 8 30 p m.
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Zoological Garden
Theta Nu Eppsilon Society
Hotel Astor
Associated Clubs of Domestic Science
Ernest F. Nichols
Dartmouth College
College of the City of New York
Townsend Harris Hall
Cornell Graduates, 761. Sends Forth One of Largest Classes
One of the largest Cornell graduations in history saw 707 degrees awarded in Ithaca and New York, including 205 mechanical engineers and 158 arts and sciences. The 51st commencement featured an expansive academic procession led by Dr. Andrew D. White and Dean Crane, with Captain E L Phillips as chief marshal.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Cornell Medical
Andrew D. White
Dean Crane
E. L. Phillips
Frunce Against Rushing System at Brown University Meeting
Providence June 17 No action on making Brown University non sectarian. Charter revision committee presented a preliminary report with no recommendations and was asked to continue. President Faunce criticized pledging to fraternities as Demoralizing and dangerous. Governor Hughes attended.
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Providence
Brown University
William H. P. Faunce
Hughes
New York
Dr Matthews Addresses Miami Centennial Talk
Oxford Ohio June 17 Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University praised unknown Settlement workers for sacrificing for others at Miami University centennial celebration He noted growing public hostility to life’s manipulators George H Trail of Philadelphia declined Doctor of Divinity Miami awarded Doctor of Literature to Lyman Abbott and Brander Matthews
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Ohio
Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Miami University
George H. Trail
Philadelphia
The
Sunday School Association
Lyman Abbott
New York
Pratt Institute Commencement at Emmanuel Church
Pratt Institute Brooklyn held its commencement at Emmanuel Baptist Church with 445 graduates and large audiences. G Walling Stebbins opened with organ music, and Rev. Dr. Nehemiah Boyntoff along with Dr. William Harvey Allen delivered addresses. Charles M. Pratt presented diplomas. Graduates included 135 in domestic arts, 33 in applied arts, 60 in domestic science, 150 in science and technology, and 64 in other departments.
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Brooklyn
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Lafayette Avenue
St. James Place
G. Walling Stebbins
Nehemiah Boyntoff
William Harvey Allen
Charles M. Pratt
Domestic Arts
Applied Arts
Department of Domestic Science
Department of Science and Technology
Cornerstone laid for Amasa Stone Chapel at Adelbert campus
On the Adelbert campus of Western Reserve University the cornerstone of the Amasa Stone Memorial Chapel, donated by Mrs. John Hay and Mrs. Samuel Mather, was laid. A reception followed for President H. P. Judson of the University of Chicago, who spoke at today's commencement ceremonies.
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Cleveland
John Hay
Samuel Mather
Adelbert
Western Reserve University
H. P. Judson
University of Chicago
Muhlenberg College Grants Honorary Degree to NYC Official
Allentown Penn June 17 At the forty second annual commencement of Muhlenberg College Gustav Straubenmueller associate superintendent of public schools of New York City received the honorary degree of L H D twenty seven graduates were awarded diplomas in the ceremony
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Penn
Muhlenberg College
Gustav Straubenmueller
Public Schools
New York City
Relative of Colonel Mosby Dead in New York
Miss Sarah D. Mosby, a distant relative of Colonel John S. Mosby, founder of Mosby's Guerrillas, died yesterday in a New York home from apoplexy. She was forty four, had been in New York three years, and her Memphis home will receive the body.
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Euphemia Sandys
West Wath Street
Miss Mosby
New York
Johns. Mosby
Mosby
Memphis
Captain Johnson Vivian Dies at Eighty in Houghton Mine Family Home
Captain Johnson Vivian a millionaire mining man died on Wednesday night at his home in Houghton Michigan. He was eighty years old.
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Captain Johnson Vivian
Houghton, Mich
Will of Henry C. Parks Declared Valid in Milwaukee
Judge Belden upholds the will of Henry C. Parks amid a contest by Lorene Parks an adopted daughter from New York represented by uncle E B D Northrop. The will disburses eight thousand ninety dollars to Mrs Parks and ten dollars to the objector.
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Milwaukee
Henry C. Parks
Belden
Lorene Parks
New York
E. BD. Northrop
Weather Report Forecast From Washington June 17 1908
The Western storm area moved eastward over twenty four hours centering over the lower lake region and St. Lawrence Valley. Rain affected Mississippi Valley and regions eastward with showers in Gulf states and plains while fair, cooler weather spreads over lake region and Ohio Valley. Northwestern and western areas experience warmth. Friday and Saturday bring fair conditions with rising temperatures and moderating winds along coasts and in especial zones. special notes for New England and Western New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Local records compare temperatures with last year showing yesterday’s highest around 74 and lowest near 60 with average near 67.
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Death notices printed for Tri-Weekly Tribune repatibied
Death notices list multiple names with June 1909 dates and funeral details. Entries include Acosta Pedro, Carson David E, Cook Nellie, Fox William F, Gatchell Joseph, Gillette E Franklin, Mansbach Feodor, Morrison Louise L, Mott Theodora C, Noyes Jane Morrill, Olney Louis Austin, Raeekelandt Christa, Ross William H F, with varying ages and funeral at The Funeral Church 241 West 22d Street or 241 West 23d Street, locations in Brooklyn and New York City. private funerals and interments noted.
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Pedro
Mott
Theodora C. Carson
David TF. Noyes
Jane M. Cook
Nellie
Louis An Fox
William F. Kebrandt
Christa Gatchell
Joseph
Ross
Wiliam H. FP
Gillette
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Turner
Lizzie. Mansbach
Feodor Webber
John. Morrison
Louise L
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Sharon
Mansbach
Feodor Mansbach
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Morrison
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Nettie H
Robert Morrison
College Point
Strong Place
Brooklyn
Flushing
Theodora C
Benjamin B. Mott
Samu! D. Althaus
Far Rockaway
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Domestic postal rates and subscriptions outlined
The notice lists postage and subscription prices for daily and weekly Tribune publications. It covers domestic rates for the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, Canada, and foreign Europe. Various plans include daily Sunday, tri weekly, weekly farmer, and almanac options with distinct monthly and yearly totals.
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