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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
12
The article explains the distinction between Prince Blucher and Count Gebhard Blucher, detailing Gebhard’s life in the United States, military service, marriages, and pensions, and clarifying inheritance events involving the Prussian noble family and the Walstadt line. It notes displaced relatives and the fate of Ferdinand, a son cast off by the prince.
The prince and his sons clashed over allowances and inheritance from Prussia while he naturalized as an English subject. A travelling carriage said to be Napoleon’s Waterloo prize was sold in a family dispute and exhibited in London. The prince, now an English resident on Herm, keeps kangaroos and exotic game, and Berlin-Japanian tensions linger.
The text outlines marriages and engagements among European aristocracy. It notes Wanda Radziwill's marriage to a prince, her sister’s scandal and divorce, and Prince William Radziwill’s roles. It mentions Count Gebhard Blucher’s pending marriage and wealth, and Francis Stapleton Bretherton’s fortune and Catholic ties. It also covers the Marchesa Stapleton Bretherton’s name changes and papal title.
Dispatches challenge the claim that Battersea Rise House was Wilberforce’s home. The property has long belonged to the Thornton family, while its builders and later owners shaped London politics and church life.
The article recalls Prince Adolph Joseph of Schwarzenberg and Princess Ida Schwarzenberg celebrating a golden wedding at Frauenberg Castle Bohemia. It details the family’s vast wealth from mines and breweries, historic influence in Austrian society, and the famed Princess Lori who wielded courtly power in Vienna. It chronicles lineages, marriages, and notable members including the commander of the Leipzig victory and the current head Prince Adolph Joseph, with notes on descendants and past political roles.
Admirers meet at Fifth Avenue Hotel to form the Lincoln Fellowship aimed at a national scope. Fifty letters note a $1 initiation, with members including Horace White and Col. A. K. H. McClure. Officers elected: William Lambert president, Wilson and Stewart vice presidents, with plans for Lincoln’s Birthday meeting, April 12 memorials, and a 1909 centennial celebration.
Edward W. Barrett owner of The Age-Herald Birmingham and Mrs Louis Butt Cunningham were married in Augusta tonight. They will visit the Jamestown exposition New York and Europe.
Notable guests checked into the Astor hotels. Payne from the United States Naval Academy Annapolis. Fernstrom from Stockholm. Captain M Bent from San Francisco. retired Colonel F L Town U S A. Chentung Liang-Cheng Chinese ambassador to the United States Washington. R A Coward Washington. Dr B Sciplades Budapest. Luis F Corea Nicaraguan minister to the United States Washington. Count von Holenstein Germany.
An area of high pressure and cooler air moves east across the country with rising temperatures behind it. Scattered rains observed in New England and the South Atlantic. elsewhere fair. Friday and Saturday expect generally fair weather east of the Rockies with warming in northern areas and possible thundershowers in Gulf and South Atlantic states. Localities forecast fair and warmer with fresh west winds on Friday and Saturday.
Letter to the editor from Frederick W. Seward argues nations should limit armament use rather than numbers. He cites voluntary three to five year non invasion pacts and Switzerland as a model, noting United States practice shows small armies can suffice. Seward references General Porter’s Hague proposal and calls for mutual restraint to preserve independence and order.
A New York Tax Reform Association official argues against a franchise tax amendment, contending crossings differ from roadbed rights and that state board assessment would be disrupted causing confusion and litigation. He compares city street crossings to country lines and warns of divided tax authority across highways.
A reader from Hackensack New Jersey argues for a nationwide U S dog muzzling law inspired by England in 1897 rabies epidemics. The letter recalls strict enforcement and eventual disease disappearance and asks why the United States cannot adopt a similar law.
A reader with close Civil War observations protests the South's lingering practice of praising the war's worst aspects. He argues against memorial inscriptions that celebrate negative traits and urges a more balanced commemoration.
A letter from VIATOR in Wilmington Delaware urges Southerners to drop bitterness and revenge after Civil War tensions. The writer says adults are unreconstructed and children grow to feel animosity toward the North, urging acceptance of the inevitable in a spirit shared by Northern peers.
London honors list adds four new peers Sir James Kitson Sir James Blyth Sir Samuel Montagu and Alexander Peckover. New baronets include Sir William Holland Sir Charles Scotter and Sir William Treloar. Over thirty knighthoods go to figures like William Cremer Dr James Donaldson Nathaniel Dunlop W S Gilbert Hubert von Herkomer R A R A Orchardson R A and John Rhys. Promotions include Edwin Rankester MacGregor Sydney Olivier Charles Fitzpatrick R H Anstruther and Shaughnessy. Decorations also to Indian officials on mutiny anniversary.
Fifty East Side girls were sent by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund to St. Helen's Home Interlaken Massachusetts for a two week country outing. The piece notes the program helps poor city children gain nature experience and become better citizens. It includes acknowledgments totaling 4408 37 dollars dated June 26 1907. The article mixes anecdote with fundraising details and praise for the fund.
Harvard University held its Phi Beta Kappa annual meeting with British Ambassador James Bryce as orator. He spoke on Human Progress and its varied forms, noting the inscrutable relation among progress elements. Rev. Dr. William R. Huntington was elected president at the society's business session.
Senor E de Pombo of the Colombian Embassy on the steamer Sarnia was detained and his trunk opened by a customs inspector in a rare diplomatic inspection. The Panama hat identified as the only dutiable item, valued under $100, caused no duty. The incident echoes a prior clash involving Brazilian Minister Joaquin Nabuco and prompted a state departments caution.
The Empire Circuit Company of Cincinnati buys land at Flatbush Avenue and State Street in Brooklyn for a new theatre. The site measures 150 by 125 feet and the project will cost between 160000 and 170000 dollars, with R J Rudd as broker via E M Chauncey Company.
Governor Hughes meets with professional political and business friends at the Hotel Astor to discuss appointments to the utilities commission. He left Albany with Colonel Treadwell and will reportedly announce the commission lineup today. Rumors said Willcox might head the panel, but no confirmation was available. The governor avoids detail saying no mystery about his hotel visit. He notes Albany is less convenient for the talks.
Albany dispatch reports the expectation that Governor Hughes will announce the Public Service Commissioners within days as the public utilities law takes effect July 1. He traveled to New York City and will return tomorrow while five hundred local bills await action. A special session for reapportionment may follow his Jamestown visit.
Jules Jusserand the French Ambassador to the United States sailed from Washington aboard the La Savoie after a week as the President’s guest at Oyster Bay. He spoke of Harvard’s LL D honor, praised President Roosevelt, and said no new treaty was being sent to France though minor trade questions linger. Passengers included Mr and Mrs Paul Morton and Mrs Stanford White.
Miss Jane Morgan daughter of Randal Morgan of United Gas Improvement Company arrives in Philadelphia aboard the yacht Waturus with her party including Randal Morgan Jr William Morgan and Miss Esler after asouthern cruise. They head ashore to catch a special train at Bread Street for the Poughkeepsie races.
Asheville June 27 A Cedar Mountain bulletin reports a slight deterioration in Bishop Capers's condition with higher pulse and temperature though no extension of paralysis. William A Guerry and other coadjutors are en route to his bedside.
Marriage notices list Marguerite Gardenier and Harris Hamilton wed at Nyack New York June 26 1907 and Anna Caldwell Rice with Harrie Tucker Hull married at Meriden Connecticut June 23 1907.
Various obituaries published June 1907 list names Emma Carter J S Clark Julia S Clark John Gilsey Samuel J Look Josephine Post Mary Reynolds Bridget Ryan P G Schakers Mary H Smith. Entries note death locations East Orange New Jersey Long Branch Easton Paris Purdy Smithtown with funeral details and times.
Death notices from June 1907 list George W. Suydam at Bound Brook New Jersey funeral June 29 at Presbyterian Church. Gouverneur Tillotson at 37 Eastwood New York funeral June 29. Hubert H Wall of Brooklyn funeral June 29. Rosie Werrauch of Brooklyn funeral June 30. Josephine Gale Willis funeral June 28. Frances Louise Wilson at Merritt Chapel June 28. Emily Winant Rochelle Park New Rochelle funeral private. David Wood Council Bluffs interment Pepperell Massachusetts. Herman E Wood Richfield Springs funeral evening June 28.
The Woodlawn Cemetery is described as easily reachable from Grand Central Station by Harlem trains Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys or by carriage. Lots priced from 125 dollars with a Book of Views available via Gramercy 4855. Office located at 20 East 23d Street New York City. Undertakers Frank Fe Campbell Co 2413 West 224th Street. Private and public ambulances Tel 1324 Chelsea.
The notice lists Tribune subscription rates for daily weekly and Sunday editions with domestic and foreign postage, plus numerous foreign offices and hotel reading rooms across cities from New York to London and Paris. It details Uptown and Main offices and urges readers to place subscriptions and advertisements at the Tribune office.
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