The Derby Earls and Their Isle of Man Rule
The article traces the Derby family lineage from early earls who governed the Isle of Man as kings, through the surrender of sovereignty to the British Crown, and onto the Knowsley seat. It notes the earls’ historic ermine robes, the quatre catskins nickname, the 10,000 dollar transfer of sovereignty rights, and links to the Lathom lineage and Shakespearean figures. It highlights Sir John Stanley and the Knowsley estate, the Lathom origins, and the Derby crest eagles within a lengthy Tudor to Georgian dynastic context.
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King Maker
Tainted Loyalty and Derby Family Triumphs Across Eras
The Derby earldom traces descent through Cromwell era peers to the seventh earl executed for loyalty to Charles I. A late eighteenth earl restored family estates, while the fourteenth earl gained fame as a classical scholar who translated Homer. The line includes ministers, governors general, and social controversies, including a famed house party incident at Knowsley with uninvited peers. The present lord, Lord Derby, wed Lady Alice Montagu, linking to Manchester nobility, with heirs noted for future roles.
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Cornell speech urges renewed political idealism at 1908 commencement
President Jacob Gould Schurman delivered the commencement address to Cornell University seniors, urging a fresh baptism of political idealism to defend republican institutions. He warned against demagogic excess and autocratic drift, stressing liberal education alongside practical, technical study and praising the university’s broad mission.
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Colleges of Agriculture and
East Side Distress Acknowledged By Association Leader
R Fulton Cutting president of the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor said Dr Frank Warne of the University Settlement accurately described East Side distress and that the association aids nearly twenty thousand adults and children. He warned there is little prospect of improvement and noted difficulties in securing employment for dependents.
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Publcity
Ecuador completes Guayaquil to Quito railroad with gold nail
The Guayaquil to Quito railway is finished and celebrated with officials and foreign guests. Seafront capital linked inland by a line overcoming Andes difficulties, opening rich agricultural regions. the last nail, solid gold, was driven by Senorita America Alfaro, daughter of the president. Americans played a key role in completing the project.
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Arundell Ashore on Rocks at Thousand Island Park
The passenger steamer Arundell ran ashore on a rocky ledge about a mile below Thousand Island Park New York at 8 this morning with 26 passengers aboard. High water covered four shoals as the vessel, on its first trip under Captain Mann, was driven onto the rocks at full speed. A tug moved her slightly, but five feet of water remained in the hold as repairs and underwriter actions were planned for tomorrow.
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Arundell
St. Lawrence
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Some Opinions of Taft Has Failed in No Great Task
The New York Times lauds Taft noting his broad public experience from judiciary to executive, praising his continuous engagement in weighty tasks and growing influence on vital questions. It credits his knowledge of national affairs and his imprint on policies from the Spanish war era while judging him to have failed in none.
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McKinley
Mr. Taft
Taft
Burton
Ohio
Imperial Cesar
Taft Nominated by Republicans for President
The New York Press describes William Howard Taft as the Republican nominee with ample capacity for the presidency. It extols his long public service, experience, character, and ideal education and training for the highest office, portraying him as a ripe product of American institutions ready to lead the nation.
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Taft Next President if Bryan Nominated by Democrats
The New York World argues Taft would win if the Democratic Convention nominates William J. Bryan. It stresses workmen will judge by the business climate and the need for prosperity, employment, and steady wages through peace and credit, not through denunciation and class hatred. If times worsen before Election Day, workers will favor the candidate offering renewal and jobs.
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New York World
William H. Taft
United States
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Taft election promises peace and steady progress
The New York Globe argues Taft’s victory will bring peace and prosperity, allow the country to seek the right leader, end harmful wrangling, and advance orderly progress while preserving benefits of the Roosevelt era and removing the bad. Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt Republicans supported Taft, and all party factions now back him.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Few Presidents So Well Prepared Taft Nominated
The Philadelphia Press will editorialize that the Republican national convention nominated William Howard Taft for the Presidency. It praises his lifelong public service, experience, and achievement, arguing he uniquely blends jurisprudent justice, administrative efficiency, and global vision to tackle capital labor balance, corporate regulation, railroad profits, and public rights.
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William Howard Taft
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Gulf
Taft poised for nomination and party unity in 1908
St Louis dispatch notes The Globe-Democrat editorial predicts Taft will win the nomination with full party support. It argues the ticket's second man could lift Republican prospects and that the platform aligns with GOP creed on equal rights and opposition to injunctions. Baltimore’s Agnus says Taft’s flawless record and leadership merit a sweeping victory, with Maryland's eight electoral votes backing him.
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The Champion Roosevelt Man Taft Praised by Boston Journal
The Boston Journal editorializes that Secretary Taft stands as a strong champion of Roosevelt policies and a balanced leader fit to handle Cuba Porto Rico Panama and the Philippines. It notes his experience from Solicitor General to judge and his role as the President's right hand in directing interstate corporate regulation and foreign relations, especially with Orient nations.
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Republican convention picks a capable action man for presidency
Telegraph reports editorial consensus that the Republican National Convention has selected a man of action with broad democracy and strong executive ability to carry forward the President's policies. The Cincinnati Enquirer lauds William H Taft as Governor of the Philippine Islands and destined leader with administrative power and tact.
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Taft's Ohio Heritage and Virginia Mother of Presidents
The passage extols Virginia as the Mother of Presidents noting five have risen from its soil. It states if Taft becomes president he would be the seventh Ohio-born leader, a title described as passing from mother to daughter. The tone honors regional lineage and presidential birthplaces.
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Taft Seen as a Capable Leader in Nomination View
The Providence Journal argues the country will welcome Taft's nomination. He is not unknown or untried and could fill the presidency though capable of mistakes. While similar to Roosevelt on major issues, Taft's distinct personality may emerge once freed from cabinet obligations.
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Taft nomination noted by labor and Times rift
The piece cites labor leaders claiming injunctions affect only a small number of cases over many years and says Republican plans would address these few exceptions. London reporting on Taft's nomination praises Roosevelt's victory and his selfless decision to bow to duty, noting the Times calls it noble.
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Americans Win Prizes at International Horse Show
The second annual International Horse Show opened at the Olympic in London with strong American showing. Five classes were judged, three firsts awarded to Americans, including Young Mountaineer by Grandview Farm Lancaster Penn in novice ponies and the blue ribbon for pairs over four years old to Miss Westcott and Miss Banahan of Plainfield New Jersey. The event runs through June 27 with an expected attendance of 300000.
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England
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New York
Judge Hough Addresses New York Law School Graduates
One hundred fifty three new Bachelors of Laws were created at Carnegie Hall during the annual New York Law School commencement. Judge Hough of the United States District Court delivered the address on Vocation and Avocation, urging graduates to treat law as a calling not a trade and to avoid politics as a motive, noting the lower incidence of treachery to clients than to trustees.
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United States District Court
Pain's New Spectacle at Brighton Fire Destruction of Jerusalem
Henry J. Pain presented The Destruction of Jerusalem at Brighton Beach Park last night drawing a large audience. Two hundred performers depicted Herod Marianna Salome Pompey Octavianus and Mark Antony in a living picture sequence ending with Jerusalem's destruction by fire.
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Pratt Graduates 423 Students in Brooklyn Institution Commencement
Pratt Institute in Brooklyn awarded diplomas to 423 graduates from six departments during a commencement at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Lafayette Avenue. Rev J C Jones offered prayer and T Cummerford Martin, editor of The Electrical World, delivered the address. Charles M Pratt, president of the board of trustees, distributed the diplomas.
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Classon Avenue
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Board of
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Weather Report Forecast For Districts And Coasts
A Washington weather notice reports high pressure over the Atlantic and a inland low driving a rise in temperatures across the lake region and central valleys. Showers exist from the upper Mississippi Valley westward, with fair conditions elsewhere, and steamers bound for Europe expect light to fresh southerly winds. District forecasts call for fair and warmer conditions today and Saturday across DC Delaware New Jersey Eastern Pennsylvania and New York with variable winds, while Western Pennsylvania and Western New York may see showers and cooler conditions Saturday or Saturday night.
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Two guardsmen fatally injured in Fort Wadsworth gun accident
At Fort Wadsworth Staten Island two privates Harvey and Welsh of the 16th Company 9th Regiment Coast Artillery N G N G were badly wounded when a six inch gun exploded during a mock attack on Staten Island forts. The incident occurred as searchlights spotted two battleships five thousand yards offshore. Both men suffered severe injuries with one report noting their limbs blown off and internal trauma.
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Repulsed invaders in coastal artillery drill near Coney Island
The wartime mimic battle featured Forts Wadsworth Hamilton and Bat tery Richmond shelling enemy ships near Swinburne Island and Sea Gate. News reports describe sinking ships, searchlights, and a complete rout as crews drilled amid heavy firing and public spectators.
Marriages in Brooklyn and Fitchburg in June 1908
Notices list three marriage events with names and locations: Lord Lester couple Amy Brainerd Lester and Chester Bradford Lord in Brooklyn on June 16. Sanger Crocker Edith Barton Crocker to Walter Prentice in Fitchburg on June 17. Seabury Marsh Gertrude Ellison Seabury to Francis Brown Marsh in New York City on June 18.
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New York City
Death notices from The Tribune republished in Tri-Weekly Tribune
Death notices list Harrington Harrington Molloy Plaatje Reach Roberts Stanton Stillwell Ward and others with funeral details. Names include Leonora Field Harrington Susan Molloy Helene Plaatje John Roach Annie Stanton Mary Stillwell Laura Thompson Arthur Ward with dates June 16 to 21 1908 and locations in Brooklyn Saratoga Springs Chester Pittstown Clermont Ave Gravesend Holy Cross interments and private services.
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Woodlawn Cemetery Access and Lot Prices Advertised
The Woodlawn Cemetery is accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station, with Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys and by carriage. Lots are priced from $159. Contact Pramercy at 20 East 23d Street for a Book of Views or official representation. Undertakers listed as Frank E. Campbell at 241-243 West 234th Street Chapela, and private and public ambulances at Tel 1274 Chelsea.
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Descriptive notices invite job applicants at THE TRIBUNE Uptown
Special notices announce access to applicant files for various positions at THE TRIBUNE office in New York. The ad lists office hours, subscription rates, and mailing options, plus extensive international office locations and hotel reading rooms for TRIBUNE readers abroad.
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