Jack Churchill Engaged to Lady Gwendolin of Abingdon
A London society note recalls Winston Churchill as a minister and his quieter brother John Strange Winston Churchill known as Jack. Jack, twenty eight, is engaged to Lady Gwendolin Bertie, daughter of the seventh Earl of Abingdon, linking two prominent families. The piece also touches on their family fortunes, naval service in the Boer War, and a tangential tale of Cumnor Hall and Amy Robsart.
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Duke of Marlborough
Sarah Winston
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Stock Exchange
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New York
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Oxfordshire
Lord Randolph
Henry Norris
Elizabeth
France
Norris
Lindsey
Bridget Wray
Norris of
Montague Bertie
Lord Norreys
Byrcote
Cumnor Hall
Scott Hall
Amy Robsart
Earl of Leicester
Walter Scott
Kenilworth
Oxford
Richard Varmer
Forster
Mary's Church
Cummnor Hall
Lord Norris
Liizebethan
Lord Abingdon
London
Scotti
Hall
Lord
Z ¢Don
Cumner Hall
Notable British Nobility Mentioned in Editorial Note
The passage lists Kinnoull and the Hon. Charles Stanhope, brother of the Earl of Chesterfield, along with two younger brothers of the Earl of Yarborough, as figures cited in the commentary.
Sir Walter Hillier Named Adviser to Chinese Government
Sir Walter Hillier is appointed adviser to the Chinese government, replacing Sir Robert Hart as head of the customs service succession. Hillier, a veteran orient observer and former political officer in the relief expedition to Peking, will serve without Foreign Office consultation, marking a historic new role in Peking. He was born in Bangkok, long served in China, and later became professor of Chinese at King's College London. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
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Robert Hart
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Emegland
Far Orient
China
Customs Service
Peking
Foreign Office
Orient
United States
Walter
Far East
Bangkok
Great Britain
Corea
Sanderson
London
Corean
Seoul
Hiller
Hillier
Victoria
Order of St. Michael and St. George
King’s College
Sir Halliday Macartney
SHERMAN IN CLEVELAND FOR REST BEFORE RACE
Congressman James S. Sherman of New York visited Cleveland as a guest of Colonel Myron T. Herrick seeking rest before the fall race with Secretary Taft. Herrick said the visit had no significance and Sherman offered no statements to reporters. A celebration was planned in Utica, while Sherman would proceed to Buffalo after his Cleveland stay.
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Cleveland
James S. Sherman
New York
Taft
Myron T. Herrick
Sherman
Colonel Herrick
Cincinnati
Congressman Sherman
Ohio City
Buffalo
Sherman to Speak in New Jersey Rally
East Orange June 21 Special James Sherman the Republican nominee for vice presidency will be among speakers at the Taft Club rally in East Orange Thursday night also featuring Governor Fort Senator Colby Assemblyman Martin ex Governors Griggs and Murphy and Major Wiley.
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East Orange
James 8. Sherman
Taft Club
Governor Fort
Senator Colby
Martin
Griggs and Murphy
Major Wiley
French Actress Courtenay to Star in New Shubert Musical
Mile Courtenay of the Opera Paris will appear in a new musical production written by Glen McDonough. The piece, to be staged early fall in one of the Shubert theaters, will arrive with rehearsals starting in August. Courtenay has long been with the Opera Comique and led a French company on a South American tour.
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Courtenay
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Glen McDonough
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Opera Comique
South America
Tog Beg Daw Rot
Writs of Injunction and Federal Rules Debate
Letter to the editor arguing that federal writs of injunction rules lack statutory definition. Cites 1793 act, revised statutes, and Supreme Court equity rules. Relates a personal experience and urges clearer statutory guidance, with Brinkerhoff signing from New York, June 1908.
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Supreme Court
United States
Courts of Equity
ALOW
New York
Charity Society seeks address of widow and five children
A letter from "A Sympathizer" asking aid for a near frantic widow with five small children has reached The Charity Organization Society. The sender's name and address are missing, as is any identifying detail. The society asks readers to provide the widow’s whereabouts to resolve the request. New York June 18 1908.
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Charity Organization Society
Co. L. Lewis
New York
Can’t Agree on Whistling Public Health Debate
A New York reader argues whistling is irritating and harmful to public health. He cites medical opinion that noise injures health, notes many educated people dislike it, and urges stopping whistling in public places regardless of proven harm. June 17, 1908.
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the Tribune
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New York
Editor letter on socialism and political sides in May critique
To the Editor of The Tribune a May editorial titled Socialism Gone Astray is accused of ignoring a political as well as economic dimension. The writer argues compulsory insurance abolition of veto power constitutional amendment by voters and direct election reforms do not define La Salle or Marx socialism and urge recognition of political aims alongside economic reforms.
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the Tribune
E. D. Brinkerhoff
New York
la Salle
Marx
A Defence of Long Branch Denies Mosquito Plague
Benj Boisseeu Bobbitt of Long Branch New Jersey writes to dispute claims that mosquitoes are plentiful along the Jersey coast. He asserts Long Branch is mosquito free due to drainage of Shrewsbury River areas near Pleasure Bay and Monmouth Beach, and invites further investigation to prove the assertion.
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the Tribune
Long Branch
Jersey
Ocean
Atlantic Seaboard
Elberon
West End
Branchport
North Long Branch
Pleasure Bay
Shrewsbury River
Monmouth Beach
Benj. Boisseau Bobbitt
N. J
President another Moses
A letter from A M Donne of Scranton Pennsylvania dated June 16 1908 cites Macaulays Frederick the Great Disraeli and Roosevelt as prophetic figures. The writer argues Roosevelt is another Moses leading Americans from corporate evil toward reform.
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the Sun
Macaulay
Frederick the Great
Disraeli
Jehovah
Roosevelt
Mozes
America
A. M. Donne
Scranton
Penn
Thompson Purchases New Play for New Season
Frederic Thompson announces acquisition of That Little Affair at Boyd's by Winchell Smith with Miss Mary Ryan to lead the cast. Smith becomes general stage manager. Thompson plans five productions including Brewster's Millions with Abeles, Polly of the Circus with Taliaferro sisters, Cinderella at New Amsterdam, and Nemo in Slumberland with Herbert and Smith.
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Frederic Thompson
Washington
Boyd’s
Winchell Smith
Mary Ryan
Miss Ryan
Mr. Thompson
Fortune Hunter
Liberty Theatre
Irving W. Edwards
Brewster’s Millions
Edward Abeles
Milwaukee
Polly
New York
Edith Taliaferro
Mabel Taliaferro
Cinderella
New Amsterdam Theatre
Slumberland
Victor Herbert
Harry B. Smith
Messrskh
Erlanger
Nemo
Klaw & Erlanger
Miss Taliaferro
School for Salesmen Added to City High School Curriculum
The city’s evening high schools will add a one year eight hours weekly course for training salesmen and saleswomen. Proposed by Miss Diana Hirschler of Boston, the program aims to raise skill and wages, benefiting workers employers and customers through instruction and demonstrations of selling. New York would be the first to adopt the course citywide.
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Board of Education
Diana Hirschler
Boston
Miss Hirschler
New York
Abbott Sermon at Dartmouth Highlights Enduring Education
The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott of New York delivered Dartmouth College's baccalaureate sermon urging education to serve character and society. He warned against discarding past sacred doctrines, urging to sift truth from tradition and apply it to present needs while respecting roots.
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Hanover
N. H
Lyman Abbott
New York
Dartmouth College
Ideal of the Gentleman preached at Amherst College
President George Harris delivered a baccalaureate sermon on The Ideal of the Gentleman at Amherst College. He urged the meek to be righteous and unselfish, saying they shall inherit the earth through virtue, service, and character, and that colleges foster the ideal of a cultivated, honorable man.
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Amherst
Mass
George Harris
Amherst College
New York College Commencement Opens in Washington Heights
The College of the City of New York will hold its first commencement in the new Washington Heights buildings on Wednesday evening with about one hundred graduates. Richard Watson Gilder will read a commemorative poem, joined by speakers Governor Hughes Henry van Dyke Theodore Miller and John H. Finley. A 5 o’clock flag presentation will occur in the great hall as the class of ’79 donates fourteen banners from cities including Oxford Cambridge Edinburgh Paris Montpelier Sala manca Padua Bologna Berlin Cracow Heidelberg Leyden Upsala Prague. Class day is scheduled for Tuesday with fifth year unions earlier in the afternoon.
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The
College of the City of
New York
Washington Heights
Richard Watson Gilder
Governor Hughes
Henry van Dyke
Theodore M. Miller
John H. Finley
Oxford
Cambridge
Edinburgh
Paris
Montpelier
Salamanca
Padua
Bologna
Berlin
Cracow
Heidelberg
Leyden
Upsala
Prague
Notable Hotel Arrivals At The City Hotels
Prominent guests check in at major hotels including Mr and Mrs Milton Jones of San Francisco at the Hotel Astor Belmont Theo Stevens of Chicago Hollands Judge LeBaron B Colt of Providence Majestic F Edward Dean Richmond of Chattanooga Manhattan H D Pease of Albany Saint Regis A Knowlson of Detroit Waldorf Astoria William Withrow of Pittsburgh Each entry lists a guest’s name and city as received by the hotel registrar in a period style notice.
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ASTOR
Milton Jones
San Francisco
Belmont
Theo
Stevens
Chicago
Holland
LeBaron B. Colt
Providence
Majestic
Edward Dean Richmond
Chattanooga
Manhattan
H. D. Pease
Albany
ST. Regis
A. Knowlson
Detroit
Waldorf-Astoria
William Withrow
Pittsburg
Weather Report Forecast From Washington June 21
Official weather record notes warm conditions east of the Rockies and cool readings 10 to 20 degrees below average in western regions. Thunder showers spread across the Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and southern states, with fair later. Winds vary along coasts, with light to fresh winds inland. forecasts extend through Thursday with periods of showers and mainly fair skies in most areas. Local temperatures compared with last year show notable changes, highest around 107 and lowest near 70.
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Rocky Mountains
Lake Ontario
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake
Lower Lake Region
Upper
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Rocky Mountain
Missouri
Upper Mississippi
Lake Region
Atlantic Coast
Upper Lake Region
East Gulf States
New England
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South Atlantic Coast
East Gulf Coast
Lower Lakes
Upper Lakes
Grand Banks
Weather Bureau
Oaak Nestasiy
Notable Obituaries and Death Notices Gathered
Obituaries list names and brief details: Fowler M Virginia of Briarcliff NY died June 21 after illness. funeral private at residence June 23. Horton Barrett W died June 20. service June 23, Woodlawn Cemetery. Pearson Ellen Child died June 21 in 60th year. interment Plainfield. Small Dr Thomas W died June 19 aged 73. Strong Mary Willson died June 20 in Washington DC. funeral June 23 at Dupont Circle. Summers Susan M died Newark June 20 aged 77. funeral June 23 at 2 p.m. at Mrs Kent’s residence.
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Horton
Barrett W
West 58Th St
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Cleveland Origo
In Memoriam Prentice and Shaw Requiem Masses
Requiem mass for George B Prentice Mus Doc will be at Church of St Mary the Virgin on Monday June 22 at 10 45 am. Joseph M Shaw obituary notes he died June 22 1903 at Bellport Long Island.
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George B Prentice
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Joseph M. Shaw
Bellport
Long Island
Woodlawn Cemetery access and contact details
The Woodlawn Cemetery is reachable via Harlem trains from Grand Central and trolleys from Webster and Jerome Avenue, with carriage access also noted. Lots are $150 and up. Phone 48355 Gramercy for Book of Views or representative office at 20 East 23d Street, New York City. Frank E. Campbell, 2412 West 294th Street Chapels Private and public ambulances. Tel 1324 Chelsea.
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Frederick Wnmmer Pets
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Tribune Fara
Montague de la Cour
the Tribune
Dan Ing House
Strand
American Express Company
Thomas Cook & Son
Ludgate
Circum Brown, Shipley & Co
Pall Mail
Speyer Brothers
Lothbury
London
Rene Monroe & Co
Rue Scribe
Ohn Wanamaker
Crédit Lyonnais
Geneva
Lombard, Odler & Co
Union Bank
Florence
French, Lemon & Co
Tornament Maquay & Co
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Saarbach
Viale Montferra
Isa
Hamburg
Ferdinandstrasse
Mayence
Tribune
DAILY
Sunday Tribune
Hotel Victoria
Savoy
Carltom
Claridge’s
Ritz
Hotel Metropole
Midland Grand
the Howard
Norfolk Street Embankment
England
Madelphi
Liverpool
Manchester
Queen's Hotel
Leeds
Midland
Bradford
Wellington
Tunbridge Wells
Morecambe Bay
Derby
Hollier’s
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
Scotland
Glasgow
Station
Dumfries
Cecil
Continental
Meurtea
Chatham
Hotel de Athenée
Mayenessg
Hotel Royal
Metz
Nental
Four Seasons
Hotel de Munich
Kaiserhof
Montreux
Thunerhof
Italy
Excelsior
Rome
Uptown Tribune Seeks Applicants for Various Positions
Desirable help offered to save time and expense by consulting the file of applications of selected aspirants for positions of various kinds. The file has just been installed at the Uptown Office of THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE at 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Tribune Subscription Rates And Sale Channels
The Tribune lists mail and dealer options for subscriptions across the United States and abroad with varied daily weekly and monthly rates. It details domestic and foreign postage, multiple office addresses in New York and abroad, and hotel reading rooms and agents in major cities for Tribune access.
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Seck” Churchill
London Stock Exchange
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Tri-Weekly
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