King’s Birthday Observance Details and Bogus Titles Debunked
A historical briefing critiques birthday dates of monarchs and explains why the official King’s Birthday shifts. It also exposes fake titles tied to a Bakersfield claimant and questions lineage claims of a so called Vicomtesse de Civry and Countess Colmar amid swindling charges in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicomtesse de Civry
Brunswick
Comtesse de Civry
Duke of Brunswick
Countess Colmar
Count Colmar
Bakersfield
Kathie Schulz
Berlin
Countess de Colmar tale of exile and estate fraud in Europe
The Countess de Colmar, a New York figure of questionable lineage, pursued a forged claim to the Brunswick estate in Europe. Allegations tie her to Paris lawsuits, Geneva fortunes, and family intrigues involving Duke Charles II of Brunswick and a web of credulous supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Colmar
New York
Callgerzis
Geneva
Colmar
Wes
Gegon
College of
New Orlens
California
Pakersfeld
Robert
Q Ferony
Plebeiens
Bakersfield Yl
Pacific Coast
Inguief
Crescent City
Elizabeth Wilhelmina
Charles of
Seymour
Imar
Paris
Geeva
Comtesse de Civry
William
Saxony
Duke of Cumberland
Gertyn
Comtesse
Comtes de Civrry
Sumeliss
Max Lebeudy
Pers Sucher
Little
Sugar Pit
An Illustrated
Countess Colmar Mystery Turbulent Noble Schemes
A tale of aristocratic misrepresentation involving the Count of Durckheim and a self-styled Countess de Civry. Rumors of a London marriage, forged heiress claims, and GermanSwiss inquiries reveal the affair’s exposure. The Brunswick heiress sought fortune while the real Countess remained elusive, ending in flight and failed settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow
Colmar
Brunswick
Colerse
Count Fim
Switzerland
Germany
Countess de Civry
Ayick
Claims of Cousinship and Berlin Vaudeville Figure
A fragment reports a Berlin adventuress linked to a claimed royal cousinship. It mentions money about to be paid, a woman named Kathie Schulz known as Cussy Civre in vaudeville, and references Sattkheims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worsa
Berlin
Kathie Schulz
Mystery Hermit of Tomsk Reconsidered by Grand Duke
Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia presents evidence that the Tomsk hermit Fedor Kosmich was not Emperor Alexander I but an illegitimate brother born to Czar Paul and Princess Czartoryska. He argues Alexander I died in 1823 at Taganrog and cites consort letters detailing her nursing him in his final illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Duke
Nicholas Michaelaiovitch
Russia
Revue Historique
Paris
Fedor Kosmich
Tomsk
Russian Empire
Alexander I
Taganrog
House of Romanoff
Nicholas
Nicholas I
Czar
Paul
Czartoryska
Alexander
Crown Princess Margaret Champions Ice Yachting in Sweden
The article notes Crown Princess Margaret, daughter of the Duke of Connaught, excels in ice yacht handling near Stockholm and sails while skating to high speeds. She is popular in Sweden, often seen with King Gustav, acting as leading lady at court due to Queen Alexandra's abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Margaret
Connaught
Europe
Stockholm
Gustav
Marquise DE Fonis
Seidel Addresses Chicago Socialists At Record Crowd
Emil Seidel Milwaukee mayor spoke to about fifty thousand at a North Side amusement park on How Workingmen Govern a City. He criticized the commission form as a plutocratic device and urged campaigning in plain language and patient organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Emil Seidel
Milwaukee
North Side
Seidel
Jews Help Catholic Church Benefit in Brooklyn Fire Relief
Jews assisted a Brownsville Ocean Hill East New York benefit at the Liberty Theatre to aid the Roman Catholic Church of the Presentation in Rockaway and St Marks avenues. The Saturday event raised over 1000 dollars and was overseen by committee members including William B. Roth and Justice Alexander S. Rosenthal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Theatre
Liberty
Stone Avenues
Brooklyn
James Flynn
William B. Roth
Brownsville
The
State Bank
Alexander S. Rosenthal
Louis Levine
Patrick F. Lynch
Missouri Homes winner Mrs Mathilde Rudolph announced
Mrs Mathilde Rudolph of Chicago was named winner of the five acre Missouri farm for forming the greatest number of words from the letters in Missouri Homes. The Missouri State Board of Immigration ran the contest with over fifteen thousand entries from across the United States. Governor Hadley will send the deed to Mrs Rudolph tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mathilde Rudolph
No. & West Oak Street
Chicago
Missouri
Hadley
Sharp Rebuttal as U S Policy Stands in Nicaragua
Washington reports Madriz fires a sharp reply to Taft over U S policy in Nicaragua insisting the United States prolonged the war by blocking bombardment of Bluefields and the Venus voyage, while Washington says the Venus departure was the only possible neutrality violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Madriz
Taft
United States
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Venus
Olivares
Managua
New Orleans
State Department
Diaz
Mexico
Mexico City
Knox
Erro
Estrada
Rodriguez
Zelaya
Doctor Madriz
Greytown
Spain’s Threat to Vatican Rises Over Concordat Talks
A semi official Madrid note warns that if the Vatican ties its protest against the royal decree of June 11 to Concordat negotiations the government will end talks. Monsignor Vico protests calling for status quo. In Valencia anti clerical rioters attack Catholic Club and clashes continue between factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Vatican
Monsignor
Vico
Valencia
Kaiser Knee Improves in Favorable Update
Potsdam June 19. Emperor’s physicians Drs von Illberg and Niedener report knee inflammation progressing favorably with discharge nearly ceased. They deny Lokal Anzeiger claim of a subfbral operation, stating no operation yesterday and surgeon Dr Bier did not visit the palace. The report is labeled an invention to alarm the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
von Illberg
Niedener
Lokal-Anzeiger
Bier
Freight Steamer Heimdal Ashore Off Sable Island
The Norwegian freight steamer Heimdal of 1,856 tons lies fast on the south bar of Sable Island after stranding in dense fog. The captain and crew stay aboard as long as weather remains calm. Wrecking steamers and coast guardsmen prepare to land rescuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Sable Island
Heimdal
New Brunswick
Tyne
England
Skidby
Sydney
Coast
Canadian Pacific telegraphers reach pay settlement
Montreal June 19 The Canadian Pacific Railway Company has agreed with its railway telegraphers to a five dollar monthly increase averaging seven percent. The men have accepted the terms and it is expected other workers may settle on similar terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
What I8 Going On Today at City Museum Event
Admission to the American Museum of Natural History discussed at a meeting of the Foreign Perhap College of the City of New York. Held at 5 p.m. in what appears to be a hotel setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of On Natural History
Fboi Petaap 'i College
City of
New York
Hote
Paris Opera Raises Funds for Pluviose Disaster Families
The Metropolitan Opera Company staged four performances at the Opéra to raise money for families of sailors lost on the Pluviose and for Paris charities. President Falliéres and Cabinet members attended the Presidential box as the benefit netted nearly 40 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Metropolitan Opera Company
English Channel
Falliéres
Professors Abroad Threaten Quiet Over Unhealthy University
Ten European, three American, and four Japanese professors at Imperial University sign a round robin. they will resign if dormitory and classroom conditions are not improved. Typhoid fever diphtheria and smallpox outbreaks have occurred. Chinese authorities have ignored prior protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Imperial University
Centenary of Primitive Methodism Celebrated in Stoke-on-Trent
At Mow Cop in Stoke-on-Trent Stratford England today marks the centenary of Primitive Methodism with a camp meeting and a continuous series of services drawing about one hundred thousand Methodists from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
England
Mow Cop
Stoke-on- Trent
TQ BUILD CLUBHOUSE Hudson Fulton Yacht Club plans new riverside clubhouse
At a formal board meeting the Hudson-Fulton Yacht Club authorized foundation contracting for a clubhouse on the North River near West 104th Street in Riverside Park. The design by Frederick A. Brooks features water sports facilities and a reception hall with billiard room and pool area. The club, celebrating Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton, lists over two hundred members and expects occupancy in six weeks via a footbridge connection to Riverside Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Governors
Hudson-Fulton Yacht Club
North River
West 104Th Street
Riverside Park
the Willows
Frederic A. Brooks
Henry Hudson
Robert Fulton
Franco-Amérique Committee Forms Solid Footing Aims for Closer Franco American Ties
Paris reports the Franco-Amérique Committee led by Gabriel Hanotaux has solidified its work to expand commercial and intellectual ties between France and the Americas. It publishes a monthly magazine, garners high profile support, and plans a general information bureau to foster mutual understanding aided by French government backing. The push targets the United States Canada and Latin American republics, aiming to boost influence after the Panama Canal completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gabriel Hanotaux
France
Americas
Anatole Leroy*Beaulieu
General Brugére
Vicomte de Brét
Bureau of American Republics
Washington
M. Hanotaux
Panama Canal
New World
United States
Canada
South
Central American
Dramatic History Review at Actors Alliance Service
The annual church service by the Actors' Church Alliance of America was held at St. Chrysostom's Chapel on Seventh Avenue and 38th Street. Rev Thomas James Lacey preached on drama's biblical origins and its link to church rites, concluding with a tribute to the late Rev Dr Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actors’ Church Alliance of America
St. Chrysostom’s Chapel
Seventh Avenue
38Th Street
Thomas James Lacey
Church of ‘the Redeemer
Brooklyn
Lacey
Sill
Alliance
Duke of Montpensier to Hunt in Sierra Madre
The Duke of Montpensier visiting El Paso will meet General Luis Terrazzas in Chihuahua on June 26. He will spend several weeks hunting big game in the Sierra Madre Mountains where Terrazzas owns vast acreages rich with bears deer and mountain lions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Duke of Montpensier
Spain
Portugal
Mexico
Luis Terrazzas
Chihuahua
Sierra Madre Mountains
Bryan Speaks in Glasgow Launches Mission Series
William Jennings Bryan spoke in Glasgow on June 19 opening a series of meetings linked to an international missionary congress in Edinburgh. Local coverage highlights his remarks and the event’s alignment with broader missionary efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
William Jennings Bryan
Edinburgh
Reverend Samuel Wheeler Pratt Dies After Long Illness
The Rev Dr Samuel Wheeler Pratt died at his home on Friday after a lingering illness from a stroke. Born September 9 1838 in Livonia New York he held pastorates in Brasher Falls Hammonton Prattsburg Campbell and Monroe. He helped establish Presbyterian churches in Avoca and Atlanta New York and Galeton Pennsylvania. He authored several works and taught at Williams College earning a Doctor of Divinity in 1992. He served as Synod of New York moderator in 1907 and represented Elmira College for years. He is survived by his second wife Sarah M McKay and seven children.
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Brasher Falls
N. Y
Hammonton
N. J
Prattsburg
Campbell
Monroe
Mich
Avoca
Atlanta
Galeton
Penn
Pratt
Peace Cottage
Saint Paul
Jesus Christ
New York
Williams College
Synod of
Jennie H. Pratt
High School
Waverly
Frances P. Douglas
Littleton, Col
Lizzie B. Pratt
Mrs Charles S Whelen Dies In Philadelphia After Illness
Mrs Whelen widow of Charles S Whelen philanthropist and banker died at her Philadelphia home after a long illness. Born Mignonette Violett of New Orleans she helped bring the Metropolitan Opera to the city and supported many charities. The article notes Mr Welea died June 10 and his will leaving a large estate in trust for his wife was probated yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dr William E Trautwein Dies Suddenly at 44
Dr William Eugene Trautwein aged 44 died suddenly of heart failure at his home 308 West 26th Street yesterday afternoon. A Bellevue Hospital Medical College graduate of 24 years, he served as chief surgeon for the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad earning 15000 dollars yearly before resigning a decade ago to resume private practice. He leaves a wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Eugene Trautwein
West 26Th Street
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Trautwein
Mr. Pulitzer Home Again After Fifteen Months Abroad
Joseph Pulitzer proprietor of The New York World arrived on the White Star liner Cedric from Liverpool after a fifteen month overseas trip. He spent much time aboard his steam yacht Liberty at Quarantine and was met by his sons Ralph and Joseph Jr. in addition to a small suite including a tutor, governess, secretaries, and staff. He planned to stay on the yacht for weeks before visiting his summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Cedric
Liverpool
Liberty
Ralph
Joseph Pulitzer, Jr
Pulitzer
Herbert
J. W. Milligan
E. Keelan
Jabez E. Cunningham
Frederick Mann
Norman G. Thwaites
Birth at Rose Regovern home draws large family crowd
A birth-meadle at 329 Crimmins Avenue Bronx drew over four hundred attendees led by Mrs. Rose Regovern. The celebrant’s eighty seven year old grandmother Mrs Hedes Schnifre appeared with forty grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren as a rabbi from Jewish Maternity Hospital officiated. Neighbors praised the family gathering and the matron presided amid the turnout.
Yale Degree for J J Hill at Commencement
New Haven reports James J Hill the railroad man will receive the degree of Doctor of Laws at Yale commencement exercises on Wednesday. The announcement comes by telegraph from New Haven dated June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
New Haven
James J. Hill
Yale
Weather Report and Forecast Washington June 19
The warm wave persists across plains and valleys with 99 degree readings. scattered showers occurred in the Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys and the Gulf states while most regions stayed fair. The forecast calls for above normal temperatures east of the Rockies with scattered showers in the south Atlantic and Gulf states Monday and Tuesday and generally fair regional conditions elsewhere.
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Washington
Plains States
Mississippi
Ohio
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Gulf
Middle Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Texas
Middle Mississippi
New England
Lake Region
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
East Gulf Coast
West Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
European
Grand Banks
Fresh Air Fund Expands Reach and Opens New Convalescent Home
Five thousand more children are added to the Tribune Fresh Air Fund list with $3,000 dedicated to transporting them to country homes. The Convalescent Home at Mechanicstown N Y opens for church guest children from Middletown and Goshen. Happyland Tenafly N J will host fifty tenement girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Mechanicstown
N. Y
Middletown
Goshen
Tribune Fund
Happyland
Tenafly
N. J
John S. Lyle
Devins
Rib County
Commonwealth of Man
Fresh Air Fund
New Haven
Augustus Thomas Returns From European Travel
Playwright Augustus Thomas arrived home yesterday aboard the American liner New York from Southampton after a two month vacation. Also returning were Miss Eugenie Bissell and Miss Lucy Towle two cousins and daughters of physicians who studied in Paris and Liege for three years. Other passengers included singer Bettina Freeman bound for Chicago and the Chicago Grand Opera Company, actress Vera McCord, and Captain and Mrs. Sartoris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Thomas
New York
Southampton
Eugenie Bissell
Lucy Towle
Convent of the Assumption
Paris
Liege
Belgium
Miss Bissell
Joseph B. Bissell
Miss Towle
Henry Towle
Captain Lyon on Trial Today
Washington reports the trial by court martial of Captain Samuel P. Lyon of the eighth Infantry begins tomorrow at Fort Myer Virginia. Lyon faces charges over statements to the Foraker committee about riot ammunition that allegedly differ from those given to the Brownsville military commission last year. The case is unlikely to affect the nearby soldiers discharged for the Brownsville affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel P. Lyon
Ath Infantry
Brownsville
Fort Myer
Virginia
Lyon
Foraker
Army Military Commission
War Department
Pinchot Elected to Yale China Mission Council
Gifford Pinchot of Washington was chosen to the Yale China Mission council at the annual meeting in New Haven. Other new members elected are J. L. Hotaling of Chicago Dr. Henry Blodgett of New York and Dean F. S. Jones of Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
Yale China Mission
J. L. Hotaling
Chicago
Henry Blodgett
New York
Dean F. S. Jones
Yale
Liebert Wed Wardwell in Stamford Ceremony
On Saturday June 10 in Stamford the marriage of Helen Shaw Wardwell to Frederick W. Liebert took place. The Rev Louis F. Berry officiated as the couple, children of Dr. and Mrs. Claison Shaw Wardwell and Mr. and Mrs. C H Liebert, began married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Eliza Baird
Bloomfield
N. J
Lloyd
Passaic
Mnette and
Elsie
Eens
Burdsall
Port ‘Chester
Aloes
Liebert—Wardwseli
Stamford
Louis F. Berry
Helen
Claison Shaw Wardwell
Frederick W. Liebert
C. H. Liebert
Morton-Taylor nuptials recorded in New York City
The notice reports the marriage on Sunday June 19 in New York City between Rosina C Morton and Kinchem Ke Taylor, conducted by Rev Samuel Mitchell. Inclusive church and publication notes reference M D Rome Utica and Kansas City papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor—Morton
New York City
Samuel 3 Mitchell
Rosina
Morton
Kinchem
Taylor
M. D
Rome
Utica
Kansas City
Notices of Deaths and Marriages in Brooklyn and New York
June notices list multiple individuals with full names and residences including Atkins Louise, Bagley James, Bulkley Caroline, Chapin Frances Mary, Corbett Alex B, Eyland George C, Irving Amelia G, Trautwein William, Stevens John A, and others. Included are funeral times, locations, and requests for no flowers or towery. notices from churches and societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
M. Louise
Ian
Marcy Avenue
Putnam Aves
Brooklyn
Bagley
James Bagley
West 238
Frank
Campbell
Chapin
Blake
Weet Séth St
Frances Mary
Marcy Skeele
Sheldon Chapin
Eyland
Livingston St
George Chance Eyland
Chester
NEW York Hetorical Society
John Austin Stevens
St. Paul's Chapel
Broadway
Vesey St
Samuel V. Hoffman
Acosta Nichols
Trautwein
William Trautwein
West 26Th
Woodlawn Cemetery Ad Attracts Harlem Transit Shoppers
Woodlawn Cemetery accessible from Grand Central Harlem trains Webster and Jerome avenues trolleys and by carriage. Lots from 136 dollars with Book of Views or rep offices at 20 East 23rd Street. Undertakers Frank E Campbell at 2413 West 234th Street offers chapels private rooms private ambulances tel 1322 Chelsea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
East 23A St
New York City
Frank E. Campbell
West
Ivate Ambulances
Chelsea
Employment applicants file available at Tribune office
The Up town Office of the New York Tribune announces a newly installed file of applications from selected aspirants for positions of various kinds. Visit 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to consult the records and save time and expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Tribune
Broadway
37Th
Tribune International Office Directory and Hotel Ad Listings
A fragment listing office addresses for THE TRIBUNE in New York and abroad, plus hotel partners and reading-room access for subscribers. Includes multiple city offices in London Paris Geneva Florence and more with hotel and agency names.
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Brentwood Company
Omar Eng George
Edward VII
Edward Oe
Eng- Victoria
George III
Eton
Crown Princess
Benefit of Building Fund
Sharp
U. S
Kaiser
C. P
America
Mr. Lacey
Actors’ Church Alliance
Duke OF Montpensier’s
MR. Bryan
Samuel W. Pratt
Charles S. Whelen
William E. Trautwein
MR. Pulitzer
Israel
J. J. Hill
the Weather Report
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware
Weather Bureau
Benucees Co
United States Weather
Albany
Ear Atlantic Rr
Boston
Cincinnati
Stelo
Ciane
Aldren
Prentice, George B
Bulkley
Plainfield
Caroline A
Reginald W. Bulkley
Westith St
NW. J
Irving
Squirrel Inn
Twilight Park
Amelia Greenwood
Leslie Irving
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Tarrytown
Jones
Throg’s Neck
West Chester
Catherine Margaretta
Lewis Colford Jones
Edwin Upshur Berryman
Francis R. Wissmann
Thrys Neck
Nevins
Stevens
Tis
Newport
B. I
John A Stevens
John A. and
Weld Stevens
S Chapel
Sons OF the Revolution
Fraunces Tavern
Vasey Street
Edmund Wetmore
H. R. Drowne
Prentice
George B. Prentice
Church of St Mary the Virgin
West 46Th St
Woodlawn
Undertakers
NEW York Tribune
City of New York
Jersey City
Hoboken
Mail
Nassau Street
Wall Street
W1 Street
Uptown
East 125Th Street
West 125Th Street
F Street
Newark
Frederick MN
Broad Street
Brussels
Montague de la Cour
London
Danes Inn House
Strand
Ia Express Company
Haymar
Thomas Cook & Son
Ludgate Circus
Brown, Shipley & Co
Pall Mall
Speyer Brothers
Lonbury
the Tribune
John Munroe & Co
Scribe
John Wanamaker
Crédit Lyonnais
Lombard, Odler & Co
Union Bank
Florence
French, Lemon & Co
Torrabuont
Seoot
Sheepene Coe Imericam Express
Alsterdamm
Windon
Hotel Metropole
Hotel Victoria
Carlton Hotel
St. Ermins Hotel
Midland Grand Hotel
Euston Hotel
Hotel Continental
Grand Hotel
Hotel Meurice
Hotel Astoria
Hotel Chatham
Hotel de Athenée
Hotel de Lille
Splendid Excelsior
Alvies
Vichy
Hotel Splendid
Dram
Hotel Leterre
Ems
Frankfurter
Ae Week
Eteanen Monopol-Metropole
Frankfort- Bo
Sommer-Zahringerhof
Ae Janade
Hotel Atlantic
Noe Atstei Roral
Hanover
Sunstone
Four Seasons
Hotel de Russie
Munich
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