Lord Strathcona Deafness Causes Absence From Congress
Lord Strathcona, nearing eighty nine, has become completely deaf after a signal gun discharge on a Scotland bound voyage. Doctors urge rest, making his attendance at the Canadian Manufacturers' Association congress unlikely this autumn. He may not return to Canada, where he has long influenced development.
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Brentwood Company
Lord Strathcona
Congress
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Dominion
Scotland
Colonsay
Glencoe Pass
Atlantic
Dominion of Canada
Heir of Manuel Godoy and the Duke of Alcudia
The note outlines Manuel Godoy's rise to power as Prime Minister and Prince of the Peace, his marriage history, and the lineage of the Duke of Alcudia. It details the Ruspoli family connections and the succession of the Alcudia dukedom, noting Godoy’s grandson status and the unlikely extinction of the title.
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d’Alcudia
Ruspoli
Alcadia
Don Adolfo Ruspell
Manuel Godoy
Spain
Louise
Charles IV
Basle
Valencia
Dona Josefa Tudo
Maria Teresa de Bourbon
Luis
Mexico
Aranjuez
Rome
Paris
Louis Philippe of
France
Duc de Montpensier
Camille Ruspell
Dona Rosalia Alvarez de Toledo
Medina-Sidonia
Sueca
Anturias
Karem
Alberti frauds stain European royalty and American heiresses
The article details how Alberti, a former minister of justice and financier, deceived King Frederick and many at court. It notes losses exceeding one million dollars to the king and widespread peasant ruin from his schemes. It calls for a speedy, open trial to reveal and curb powerful protectors of Alberti.
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Frederick
Alberti
Christian
Mrs Winthrop's Daughter Becomes Ambassadress
American born ambassadresses gain another entry with J. Herman Van Roijen promoted by Queen Wilhelmina to Minister Plenipotentiary at Tokio. Van Roijen, now in Washington as secretary of legation, wed Miss Albertina Winthrop of New York. The couple, linked to The Hague’s Jonkheer van Swinderen, plan a U S Japan visit via London before moving to Tokio.
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J. Herman van Roijen
Wilhelmina
Tokio
van Roijen
Washington
Legation
Albertina Winthrop
Robert Winthrop
New York
Robert Dudley Winthrop
Jonkheer van Swinderen
Elizabeth Glover
Hague
van Roijens
London
Netherlands
St. James’s
Japan
United States
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Castro Illness Sparks Venezuelan Political Shuffle
Reports from Venezuela say President Fidel Castro is seriously ill and Venezuela may shift power to the vice president. Doctors debate surgery as the Dutch consider responses to heightened tensions and possible blockade actions against La Guayra
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Hague
Netherlands
Caracao
José de Jesus Paul
Caracas
Castro
United States
Washington
Holland
Venezuela
la Guayra
Puerto Cabello
Maracaibo
Curacao
de Reno
Railroad Robbers Net Over $330000 In Vilna Train Job
St. Petersburg reports that eight days after a Vilna train robbery the haul is now estimated above 330000 dollars with about 1000 in registered letters. Authorities warn that any further robbery could trigger martial law for the railroad.
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St. Petersburg
Vilna
Worcester Gift To Worcester Sets Armor Relics
Worcester England reports the city council voted to present Worcester Massachusetts with two sets of armor, relics from the battle of Worcester. The gift honors the namesake city.
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Worcester
England
Mass
Hartford Bridge Dedication Parade Draws 20000
The Hartford ceremony featured a civic parade with about twenty thousand participants from fraternal groups, a hundred floats, and twenty bands. Colonel Edward Schulze was marshal as Governor Woodruff, Senator Bulkeley, Mayor Hooker, and city officials reviewed the procession.Events night included a literary program at the high school and an historical pageant recounting Connecticut’s wars since 1635.
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Hartford
Conn
Edward Schulze
Woodruff
United States
Bulkeley
Hooker
Luther
Trinity College
Connecticut
Narrow Escape of Aeronauts Over Pittsburg
Roy Knabenshue of Toledo and his machinist George Duesler narrowly escaped death while sailing over Pittsburg today. A cylinder fault caused the airship to race and Duesler clung to a broken wire from the basket to steady the craft as Knabenshue steered it toward Schenley Park for a safe landing.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Roy Knabenshue
Toledo
George Duesler
Frick
Duesier
Knabenshue
Schenley Park
Longworth Arrives in Pittsburg for Republican Campaign
Congressman Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Longworth reach Pittsburg to open the Republican campaign. A committee led by Mrs. C. L. Magee is named to entertain the President's daughter during the visit. Harvard Enrolment Nears 6 01 figures show year to year changes with total 4902.
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Longworths
Pittsburg
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
C. L. Magee
General Louis Fitzgerald Dies After Long Illness at 70
General Louis Fitzgerald former Mercantile Trust Company president and Civil War veteran died at his Garrisons-on-the-Hudson home after a long illness at age seventy. Born in 1858 he rose from sergeant in the 7th Regiment to captain in Bull Run and Fair Oaks campaigns and earned the Kearny cross. He served in the 40th New York Volunteers and the 1st Missouri Volunteers and held high posts in the New York National Guard before retiring in 1895. He was a director of several major companies and belonged to prominent clubs and societies. His son Louis Fitzgerald Jr. was killed in 190? train accident, adding to family tragedies shaping his later years. He lived at 253 Lexington Avenue and spent summers at his country home.
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Mercantile Trust Company
New York National Guard
Garrisons on-the-Hudson
Peter Schuyler
Fitzgerald
Princeton
Washington
United States Service
Ellsworth
Bull Run
40Th
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Battle of
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McClellan
Philip Kearny
D. B. Birney
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John G. Foster
Eighteenth Corps
Carolinas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri Volunteers
Williamsburg
Hiram Barney
James River
National Guard
Emmons C Lark
Alexander Shaler
Guard
Lexington Avenue
Louis Fitzgerald, Jr
Long Island
Great Neck
New York Yacht
Westminster Kennel
Union
Union League
South Side Clubs
Loyal Legion and Society of Colonial Wars
Mrs Richard Yates Dies At 86 In Illinois City
Mrs Richard Yates mother of ex Governor Richard Yates and widow of War Governor Richard Yates died at the old homestead in Jacksonville Illinois aged eighty six. Born in Lexington Kentucky she came to Jacksonville in 1830 and married Richard Yates in 1839. They had five children two daughters and three sons.
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Tribune
Jacksonville
Richard Yates
Illinois
Lexington
William
Mary W. Geers
Major W. H. Thomas Dies at 83 Distiller of Louisville
Major W. H. Thomas longtime Louisville distiller died aged eighty three after a life split between Washington and Virginia service in the Civil War era. He joined the Confederate army serving two years under General Lee before later transferring to General Smith and the trans Mississippi department. After the war he started distilling in Lexington in 1887 and moved to Louisville in 1888 where he lived until death. He married Catherine Humphrey of Washington Louisville in 1906.
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Louisville
W. H. Thomas
Captain James Mitchel Father of John Purroy Mitchel Dies
Captain James Mitchel aged sixty eight died at his home after apoplexy struck him Monday afternoon while about to register. Born in Newry Ireland, he is survived by his wife Mary Purroy daughter of ex Fire Commissioner Henry D Purroy and by his son John Purroy Mitchel Commissioner of Accounts.
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James Mitchel
John Purroy Mitchel
West 162d Street
Captain Mitchel
Newry
Ireland
Mary Purroy
Henry D. Purroy
Obituary notes for prominent manufacturers and officials
Obituary notes list four notable deaths. John W. Mute of St. Louis, president of the St. Louis Car Wheel Co., died near Portland, aged 47 after gastritis. James Cavanaugh of Plattsburg New York, 68, left a wife and three sons. Alfred Wells Case of Case Bros. paper makers, Highland Park Conn., twin brother of Albert Willard Case, born 1810 in Manchester. Augustus D. Lynch longtime Treasury Controller's Office official in Washington, died yesterday.
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John W. Mute
St. Louis
St. Louis Car Wheel Company
Portland
James Cavanaugh
Plattsburg
N. Y
America
Albert Cavanaugh
New York City
Alfred Wells Case
Case Bros
Highland Park
Conn
Albert Willard Case
Manchester
Augustus D. Lynch
Treasury Department
Washington
Planning Bridge Across Hudson Near 181st Street
McDougall Hawkes and Colonel Anthony R. Kuser preside over a planning session for a Hudson River bridge linking New York and New Jersey. Engineers survey both shores to 181st Street in New York and Communica in New Jersey, aiming for direct subway access and a cost about one tenth of other sites.
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McDougall Hawkes
New York Interstate Bridge Commission
Anthony R. Kuser
New Jersey Interstate Bridge Commission
North River
Hawkes
Corps of Engineers
181St Street
New York
New Jersey
Hudson
Subway
Washington Bridge
New State Road
Albany
Rare 1802 half dime fetches 715 at Wilson sale
An uncirculated 1802 half dime, billed as the finest known, sold for 715 at the Col lectors' Club sale in New York. H O Granberg of Oshkosh bought it after spirited bidding. other notable prices included 356 for a 1827 quarter and 81 for a 1793 cent.
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Wilson
Collectors’ Club
West 26Th Street
H. O. Granberg
Oshkosh
Wis
Gobrecht
United States
American Numismatic Society
MenBer
Opera season set with Hertz Spetrino leaders in New York
Two conductors arrive to direct the Metropolitan Opera season Alfred Hertz and Francesco Spetrino join Arturo Toscanini and Gustav Mahler in lead roles. Spetrino, Palermo native, debuts November 14 in Brooklyn at the Academy of Music with Faust as the opener. Caruso appears the same night, and Alda follows at the Metropolitan. Hertz reports a summer of European touring and confirms English performances of Humperdinck's Children of the King with a March presentation. Also aboard are Mme Gadski and pianist Emil Sauer. Gadski to sing Brunnhilde on November 18 and resume in February at the Metropolitan.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Alfred Hertz
Gustav Mahler
Francesco Spetrino
Arturo Toscanini
Signor Spetrino
Palermo
Imperial Opera
Vienna
New York
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Faust
Academy
Caruso
Metropolitan
Alda
Hertz
Engelbert Humperdinck
Eugen d’Albert
Bishop Mackay-Smith Reports Prosperity Perils In Striking Views
The Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smith arrived from Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II en route to Philadelphia after attending Lambeth. He warned prosperity breeds danger from material excess and graft, urged hope for Pennsylvania, and commented on divorce resolutions and church sanctions. Also aboard were Mrs. Henry Siegel and her daughter Dorothy Wilde, and John Jackson of London, planning a six month world tour and leper-mmission travels in Asia and Molokai.
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Mackay-Smith
Pennsylvania
Europe
Philadelphia
Lambeth
England
United States
Mackay- Smith
Henry Siegel
Dorothy Wilde
Carlo di Frasso
Kravska
Vienna
John Jackson
London
India
East
China
Japan
Molokai
Miss Louise B. Elkins Injured In Riding Accident
Miss Louise B. Elkins daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Elkins of Chelten House Elkins Park was badly injured while cross country riding with her father to Valley Forge Their hunter shied unseating her near home at an unfortunate time as the Elkins have planned winter entertaining Louise will be one of this years debutantes.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Louise B. Elkins
George W. Elkins
Chelten House
Elkins Park
Valley Forge
Louise
International Tax Association Holds First Meeting Under New Name
About a hundred delegates gathered in Toronto for the inaugural session of the International Tax Association after its name change from the National Association. Allan Ripley Foote presided, with Lawson Purdy as vice-president and committees formed. Dr. James H. Dillard of New Orleans spoke on Taxation and the Public Welfare.
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Toronto
International Tax Association
National Association
Allan Ripley Foote
Ohio State Board of Commerce
Lawson Purdy
Department of Taxes and Assessments
New York City
James H. Dillard
New Orleans
Free Admission and Lectures at New York Museums and Schools
Today offers free admission to the Metropolitan Museum of Art the American Museum of Natural History and the Zoological Gardens. Public lectures under the Board of Education cover topics from political parties to London landmarks with illustrated talks by noted professors and teachers at multiple public schools libraries and halls across the city.
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American Museum of Natural History
Zoological Gardens
Board of Education
P. m
108Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Charles A. Beard
145Th Street
France
Georges Castegnier
Public
East 10Th Street
Hannah H. Hefter
Public Library
Leroy Street
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Lexington Avenue
Beatrice Shaw
Young Men's Institute
Bowery
Northwest
Claude F. Walker
Kappock Street
Spuyten Duyvil
London
Henry E. Northrop
Public School
Willis Avenue
Magnetism
Charles L. Harrington
Weather Report Forecasts Storm North of Azores and Fair Elsewhere
A strong storm that passed Bermuda will move near and north of the Azores by Wednesday night and reach mid Western European coasts by Friday. The weather shows high pressure and fair skies across the Western and Northwestern states, with showers in the Ohio Valley and lake region tomorrow and generally fair elsewhere. Local winds will be brisk from various directions and temperatures are expected to remain largely unchanged.
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Bermuda
Asores
Agores
Lloyds
London
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Western Lake Region
Atlantic
Gulf States
European
Grand Banks
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
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Great Lakes
Daly Delights With His Wife's Family Stage Farce
Mr Daly stars in George Egerton comedy His Wife's Family as Major Patrice Sarsfield a cheerful spendthrift whose family arrives in England after exhausting wealth. Edward Harrigan returns as Corporal O Carroll with a supporting cast that garners applause as the plot unfolds around money woes and a windfall.
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Mr. Daly
George Egerton
Sarsfield
Major
England
Edward Harrigan
O’carroll
New German Theatre Delivers Convincing Devil Role
Review of Franz Molnar play at Madison Avenue and 59th Street. Eugen Burg directed and starred as the calculating devil, delivering a performance marked by artistry and refinement. Supporting leads Margarethe Korff and Martha Spier provide solid backing while the ensemble fills out a familiar cast list.
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Madison Avenue
59Th Street
Eugen Burg
Franz Molnar
Molnar
Burg
Margarethe Korff
Iolanthe
Martha Spier
London Comedy for J. T. Powers at Gaiety Theatre
James T. Powers to star in Havana at George Edwardes Gaiety Theatre London after cable exchange with Shuberts. Musical play in three acts with book by Grossmith Jr and Hill, lyrics by Adrian Ross, music by Leslie Stuart, composer of Floradora. Additional lyrics by George Arthurs.
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George Edwardes
Gaiety Theatre
James T. Powers
London
Powers
The
New York
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Sanger & Jordan
George Grossmith, Jr
Graham Hill
Adrian Ross
Leslie Stuart
Mayfair
George Arthurs
Germans Honored In Founders Week Parade In Philadelphia
Founders Week in Philadelphia featured a German American celebration centering a Germantown parade and the unveiling of a Pastorius monument cornerstone in Vernon Park. Attendees included President Roosevelt, Governor Stuart, and mayor Reyburn. A Broad Street parade showcased city police, fire departments, and National Guard guards with historical engine displays.
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Germany
Germantown
Francis Daniel Pastorius
Vernon Park
Roosevelt
Washington
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Mayer Reyburn
Broad Street
Union Fire Company
Pennsylvania Fire Company
Neptune Hose Company
New York
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Academy of Music
Adolph Spaeth
Herman Ridder
Marriage by Cable Unites Miss Franz and Lt Zimmermann
Chicago Oct 6 a transatlantic cable proposal led to the marriage of Adelaide Franz daughter of the late E D Franz a St Louis merchant to Lieutenant Robert Zimmermann Jr of the German navy at the Church of Our Savior Chicago. They met in Kiel where she studied music and exchanged vows after his six weeks leave. Zimmerman is son of Robert Zimmermann a Vulcan Shipbuilding Company director of Stettin.
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Adelaide Franz
E D. Franz
St. Louis
Robert Zimmerman, Jr
Church of Our Savior
Kiel
Germany
Leutenant
United States
Zimmerman
Robert Zimmerman
Vulcan Shipbuilding Company
Stettin
Navy
Couple sails for Germany after Chicago wedding
The Hannover battleship command story notes the bride and groom leaving Chicago for New York City to sail October 18 aboard the Deutschland toward Germany, where they will settle in Kiel.
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New York City
Germany
Deutschland
Kiel
Gilf rd Robinson and Morgan Cook Marriages Noted In Tribune
Marriage notices from The Tribune indicate weddings to be republished in the Tri-Weekly Tribune at no extra charge. Gilf rd Robinson tied at Red Roof West Chester with Rev Arthur Rogers and Thomas B Gilford Jr. and Penrose Robinson. Morgan Cook wedding conducted by Rev Maitland D D at 10 West Sich St. John Junius Morgan of London wed Alexander, daughter of Colonel John J Met Neilson Russell and Sarah Elizabeth Russell. Notices require full names and addresses.
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Lemon & Co
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le Monforte
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American Express Company
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Seardach
Obituary Notices from The Tribune dated October 1908
Death notices list many names including Champerlin Grace wife of Burr, Deeley Robert of New York, Gatchell Alice, Hackstaff Margaret, Pinckney Mary, Silvey Anna, Sinnott Patrick, Smith Emma, Sprague Elizabeth, Stephenson Eleanor, Symes Margaret, Van Cleaf Isabella, Van Orden Henry De Witt. Entries give residences, funeral details, and interment preferences. The Woodlawn Cemetery and funeral services coordination are noted.
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Charles Smith
New York
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Elizabeth F. Irae
Jacob W. Sprague
Madison St
City
Penn
Stephenson
Eleanor
William Wilson
Alice Alford Stephenson
Symes
Margaret A
Mary PF. Pulaski
van Cleaf
Isaebella van Cleaf
S. A. V. van Cleff
West 49Th St
Matawag
N. J
van Orden
Catskill
Henry de Witt van Orden
Desirable help through file of applications at Uptown Tribune
Special notices advertise consulting the file of aspirants for positions installed at THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE Uptown Office. Formats list subscription rates, mailing options, and multiple regional offices in New York City and abroad.
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