Doncaster Mayor declines royal audience over Quaker beliefs
A Doncaster mayor refused a King presentation at the royal box citing Quaker principles, prompting a gracious royal reply and planned Buckingham Palace introduction. The episode sparks local pride in independence amid Doncaster racecourse ties and echoes John Bright’s 19th century wardrobe dispute.
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Copricacht
Brentwood Company
Baward VII
Doncaster
Lewis Har 4
Royal Wisit
Buford Abbey
Lexis Harcourt
Hady
J. B. Clark
Society of Friends
Rufford Abbey
London
Buckingham Palace
John Bright
Victoria
Privy Councillors
Romania's Crown Princess Expecting Another Child
The popular Romanian crown princess, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and aunt to Russia's Alexander III through her mother, reportedly expects another child toward the end of the year. Her position in Britain's line of succession is forfeited due to marriage to a Roman Catholic, affecting her children as well.
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Rumania
Charles
Romania
Victoria
Edward
Alfred
Duke of Edinburgh
Coburg
Alexander III
Russia
Victoria Ena
Spain
Great Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Carmen Sylva
William Waldorf Astor
Pauline
Spencer Clay
Charles Eliot Norton III in grave illness at Cambridge home
Professor Charles Eliot Norton and emeritus professor at Harvard is seriously ill at Shady Hill Cambridge since September 1 with general breakdown due to old age. Dr E H Stevens tending him says no hope of recovery.
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the Tribune
Boston
Charles Eliot Norton
Harvard
Shady Hill
Cambridge
E. H. Stevens
Petition seeks portion of late husband's estate for child
Mrs James Martin Jr of the Great Neck colony filed in Nassau County Surrogate Court seeking a share of her late husband James E Martin Jr s estate to fund education for their three year old son She states she has about 2000 yearly and a 1000 car while the grandfather s will would yield about 25000 annually The husband died leaving insufficient funds to cover debts and the will is in Mineola Probate Court
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Tribune
Hempstead
N. Y
Nassau County
James Martin, Jr
Great Neck Colony
James A. Robinson
James E. Martin, Jr
Play for "Marcelle" Performers at Casino Theatre
Elsa Ryan and Lawrence Wheat, praised in Marcelle at the Casino Theatre, will be featured by the Shuberts next season in a Pixley and Luders musical comedy. Miss Ryan previously appeared with Mile. Genee. Wheat has played juvenile roles in several productions over the last two seasons.
Samson in Rochester at Criterion Theatre tonight
Charles Frohman will attend the first Rochester performance of Samson a comedy by Henri Bernstein with William Gillette in the lead. Samson comes to the Criterion Theatre on October 19 for future audiences.
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Charles Frohman
Rochester
Samson
Henri Bernstein
William Gillette
Criterion Theatre
Physicians Visit Hippodrome Tonight After Congress
A large party of physicians who attended the tuberculosis congress in Washington have accepted the Hippodrome management invitation to witness tonight's performance. The group will occupy several boxes during the show.
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Hippodrome
Washington
New Dean of Homeopathic College Named at New York
Dr Royal S Copeland formerly of the University of Michigan becomes dean of the New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital succeeding Dr Harvey King He starts in the first week of duties The college opens with an entering class twice as large as last year
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Homoeopathic College
Royal S. Copeland
University of Michigan
New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Harvey King
Weddings in Short Hills and Across Cities in 1900s
Miss Louise Leavitt Kobbe wed William Alexander Manning at Christ Episcopal Church in Short Hills New Jersey with relatives and New York friends as attendants. Separate notices describe Miss Julia Currey and Guy Bolton wedding in Trinity Church New York, and Miss Carrie Warfield’s marriage to William Hugh Harris at Oakdale in Howard County Maryland with a large guest list.
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Short Hills
N. J
Louise Leavitt Kobbe
George C. Kobbe
William Alexander Manning
No.1
Remsen Street
Brooklyn
Christ Episcopal Church
Charles Larkin Douglas
Robert F. Manning
J. V. Onativia, Jr
New York
Alice
Martha Robbe
Eliza Lazarus
Elsa Burgess
Tribune
Boston
Julia Alexandra Currey
San Francisco
Montgomery Scott Currey
Guy Reginald Bolton
Trinity Church
Reginald Pelham Bolton
Alys Mae Gilkie
Dorchester
Stearns
Alexander Mann
Trinity
John Currey
Baltimore
Carrie Warfield
Warfield
William Hugh Harris
George M. Harris
Binghampton
N. Y
Oakdale
Warfields
Howard County
John Timothy Stone
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
Louisa Warfield
Emma Warfield
Joseph Dart, Jr
Buffalo
Yale
Radcliffe Harris
Arthur Lee Kent
F. Courtney Nicodemus
Adelaide McAlpine
Lord of the Air: Wright’s Paris aviation shows rallying zeal
Wilbur Wright wowed Parisians near Le Mans at Camp d Avours with record flights that earned him the title Maitre de l Air. A Paris social observer recalls his stern yet warm presence, ascetic habits, and a witty after dinner remark on flights over dinner.
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Paris
Wilbur Wright
Camp d’Avours
le Mans
Maitre de l'Air
United States
de Tocqueville
Jules Huret
Urbain Gonfer
Paul Bourget
André Tardieu
Avours
M. Wright
Cholera Under Control In St Petersburg Reports
Cholera in St Petersburg is described as under complete control with seventy four new cases in municipal hospitals over the last day, a drop of fifty from the previous day. There were fifty seven deaths and one hundred twenty four patients discharged as cured. Dr Krause, the German bacteriologist, who supervised serum tests, has abandoned the experiments citing lack of cooperation from local physicians.
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St. Petersburg
Krause
Quarantine Bars Finland Passengers From Helvig Olav
Passengers from Finland aboard the Scandinavian-American Line steamer Helrig Olav were refused passage to New York on cholera grounds. The decision followed guidance from the American consul, acting under State Department instructions. Among those barred are returning American citizens.
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Finland
Copenhagen
New York
Helrig Olav
The
Steamship Company
State Department
Arbitration Treaty Between China and United States Signed
Washington reports the signing of an arbitration treaty at the State Department by Wu Ting-fang and Secretary Root. The core article provides that legal or treaty interpretation disputes unresolved by diplomacy shall be referred to The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration, with safeguards for vital interests independence honor and third party rights.
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Washington
China
United States
State Department
Wu Ting-fang
Root
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Hague
Swiss National Council approves arbitration treaty with U S
In Bern the National Council ratified the arbitration treaty with the United States today following approval by the State Council on September 30. The move strengthens formal dispute resolution arrangements between the two nations and sets the stage for future inquiries and agreements.
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Berne
Switzerland
The
National Council Today
United States
State Council
Earl of Rosslyn Weds Vera Barley in Registry Office
London on October 8 The Earl of Rosslyn who divorced last year from Miss Anna Robinson of New York married today his third wife Miss Vera Barley daughter of a former Lancers officer in a registry office.
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London
Earl of Rosslyn
Anna Robinson
New York
Vera Barley
Lancers
Tolstoy’s Health Fully Restored At Yasnaya Poliana
Despatch from St Petersburg reports Count Leo Tolstoy’s health is completely restored. He has resumed long walks and rides around Yasnaya Poliana and is hard at work on his books.
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St. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoy
Yasnaya Poliana
Mme Schumann-Heink Sails for Europe Tour
On the Blucher passengers include Mme Schumann-Heink, her husband Herr Rapp, accompanist Kathryn Hoffman, and four protegés. Also aboard are Mrs McDaniel from Oklahoma bound for Dresden, Hans Schumann-Heink, Joseph Schwenke, and George Sherman, all aiming for concert or opera careers.
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Germany
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Hamburg
Europe
Russia
Herr Rapp
Kathryn Hoffman
Mme. Schumann-Heink
McDaniel
Oklahoma
New York
Dresden
Hans Schumann-Heink
Joseph Schwenke
George Sherman
Importer A Stern found dead in Far Rockaway home
Edward A. Stern of Far Rockaway was found dead yesterday morning in his bathroom. Coroner's physician Dr Nammock ruled heart disease as the cause. Stern was 56 and a member of the firm George A. Kessler & Co., importers, at 0 Beaver Street.
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A. Stern
Edward A. Stern
Far Rockaway
Prominent Arrivals at Hotels List Names and Hotels
A list of notable arrivals at top New York hotels includes Major M Stephenson of Washington at the Hotel Astor, Captain G L Gordon of the U S A at Belmont, J T Hadden from Leeds at the Belmont, Dr G F Winslow of the U S N at Breslin, Bishop Avery of Buenos Aires at Park Avenue, Miguel KH Arel lano of Havana at the Victoria, Dr D von Adelberg of Oakland at the Waldorf Astoria, and Dr EB A Alderman, president of the Suivegang at Saagdoday, among others. The fragment ends with Gussett, Nuptolke, at the Wolcott.
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ASTOR
M. Stephenson
Washington
G. L. Gordon
A. Belmont
J.T. Hadden
Leeds
England
Breslin
G. F. Winslow
N. Park Avenue
Bishop Avery
Buenos Aires
Victoria Miguel KH. Arellano
Havana
Waldorf-Astoria
D. von Adelberg
Oakland
Cal
Wolcott
EB. A. Alderman
Suivegang
Saagdoday
Gussett
Nuptolke
Crapsey Praises Rockefeller in Boston Lecture
Algernon Sidney Crapsey, once an Episcopal rector condemned for heresy, delivered a Tremont Temple lecture praising John D. Rockefeller. He argued Rockefeller rose from poverty, turned expenditure and earnings into study, and that vilification of his name is unwarranted. Rockefeller embodies the democracy gospel, Crapsey said.
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the Tribune
Boston
Algernon Sidney Crapsey
Episcopal
Tremont Temple
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockefellers Leave Cleveland for New York in Private Car
Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller and their household departed Cleveland this afternoon joining the Cleveland and New York special on the Lake Shore road bound for New York. Rockefeller plans to spend most of the winter in New York or Tarrytown.
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Cleveland
Oct
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Lake Shore Road
Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Parade of 200 Vessels Illuminates Philadelphia Birthday
Philadelphia marks 225 years with a water pageant along the Delaware. Nearly two hundred ships parade past anchored battleships as searchlights and fireworks illuminate the harbor. A drowning tragedy occurs on the Camden side when a girl is pushed overboard amid a crowded waterfront. A fireworks float explodes, two men go overboard but are saved, leaving the float destroyed.
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Philadelphia
Oct
Delaware
William Penn
Adolph Marix
Navy
Dolphin
Camden
Daniel Stone
Noary
Lasker
Arimondi Returns to New York for Manhattan Opera Season
Vittorio Arimondi the giant basso returns from Buenos Aires aboard the Lamport and Heidliner Verdi with Mme. Arimondi Mile Aurelia Kitzu. He sang at the Teatro Colón and appeared as Ramfis in Alda at the new municipal theatre. Buenos Aires supported three houses with Mancinelli Vigna and notable singers including Agostinelli Alda and Bassi.
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Vittorio Arimondi
Basso
Mr. Hammerstein
Débussy
M. Arimondi
Teatro Colén
Ramfis
Teatro Colon
Colén
Today’s Free Events At Museums And Schools Across The City
A roundup of free talks and lectures across New York venues. Bliss Knapp discusses Christian Science at Central Park West. Otology at the New York Academy of Medicine. the Century Theatre Club meets at the Hotel Astor. Board of Education lectures at several public schools feature topics from Charlemagne to the Aerial Ocean and life in Palestine.
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American Museum of Natural History
Zoological Gardens
Bliss Knapp
Christian Science
Second Church of Christ, Scientist
Central Park West
Seventh Avenue
Broadway
Inwood
Palestine
Mme
von Finkelstein Mountford
148Th Street
Eighth Avenue
New York
Frank B. Kelley
St. Nicholas Avenue
127Th Street
Theron W. Kilmer
Avenue A
77Th Street
West Indies
Beaumont Avenue
Raymond J. Davies
Jerome Avenue
184Th Street
Military Academy
West Point
John B. Golden
Castle Hill Avenue
Unionport
Josephine D. Nye
Weather Forecast and Official Record for Washington Region
The report notes a shifting pattern from a shallow low to high barometer and cooler fair weather inland, with rain along the South Atlantic and Gulf states. Friday will bring a northern-moving disturbance with rain across the middle Atlantic, then increasing northeast winds from the Carolinas to southern New England.
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Washington, Dct
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Atlantic
Middle Atlantic States
Carolinas
New England
Wilmington
New York
European Porta Wild
Grand Banks
Middle Atlantic
North Carolina
East Gulf
West Gulf
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
George Wilson Dies After Three Week Illness
George Wilson, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce since May 1, 1868, died at his home 200 Greene Avenue Brooklyn after a three week illness. Funeral at 2 PM tomorrow at the residence, burial in Greenwood. Monday noon a Chamber meeting at 6 Liberty Street will adopt resolutions of respect. The Chamber's flag is at half staff and the office will be closed. Portrait of Wilson to be draped in the large hall. He was born January 7 in the city.
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George Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Brooklyn
Greene Avenue
Greenwood
Liberty Street
Wilson
Charles 8. Smith
Mr. Wilson
Longtime Chamber of Commerce Secretary Dies at 1839
Yesterday in 1839 the public schools educated man served as paymaster in the navy during the Civil War aboard the Valley City. He joined the Chamber of Commerce as a clerk, rose to secretary, shaping its records into an index of business conditions. He seldom missed meetings, and his tenure was praised by President J Edward Simmons. He held multiple civic roles including secretary of the New England Society and membership in major museums and societies. He helped place Washington’s statue in Wall Street. He leaves a wife and a son, Lt. John A. Wilson, an assistant secretary of the Chamber.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
Valley City
Chamber
J. Edward Simmons
Morris K. Jesup
New England Society
City of
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
The
New York Historical Society
Long Island Historical Society
Mrs Caroline Ditmars Dies In Brooklyn Home
Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Ditmars wife of John Ditmars died yesterday morning at her home No 0 Carroll street Brooklyn aged 57. Born in New Lots she was active in church and the Ladies Missionary Society. Survived by husband and three daughters. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM in the First Reformed Church.
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Caroline Elizabeth Ditmars
John Ditmars
Carroll Street
Brooklyn
Arietta M. Clark Talmage
Samuel Talmage
Caldwell
N. J
Talmage
Reformed Church On
the Heights
John Frelinghuysen Talmage
Pierrepont Street
Sophie Vann Veghten Andrews
Ditmare
Carroll
Caroline Elizabeth Linington
John Joe
Fitzgerald
Louie Fitzgerald
Garrigan-on-the-Hudson
Mily
Pearson B Conn Dies at 96 in Steubenville Ohio
Pearson B Conn dean of newspaper publishers in Eastern Ohio died in Steubenville at age ninety six. He founded The St Louis Post and had published The Herald here for twenty five years.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Pearson B. Conn
Ohto
St. Louis Post
Herald
Stephen A. Douglas dies suddenly in Chicago at 58
Stephen A. Douglas of Chicago, son of the Lincoln Douglas rival, died at home after a heavy cold and fatigue following a Galesburg speech with William H Taft. He collapsed after dining with family and died before a physician arrived. A prominent attorney and Republican figure, he leaves a wife. Arietta M Clark Talmage dies in Caldwell New Jersey from pneumonia at ?
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Stephen A. Douglas
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Douglas
William H. Taft
Galesburg
Douglas
North Carolina
Flo
Reading Theater Veteran J Brooke Harper Dies at 75
J Brooke Harper a retired theatrical manager and Civil War veteran has died in Reading Penn aged seventy five He wrote the war dramas The Drummer Boy of Shiloh Pride or The Fortunes and Misfortunes of War and more He served as a lieutenant in the 128th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
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Reading
Penn
J. Brooke Harper
Shiloh
128Th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
War Illogical Letter to the Editor on Peace Stand
Seaford Delaware October 5 1908 a reader argues that war is illogical and that nations act barbarously while individuals may be civilized He notes the futility of arms a single man cannot threaten a neighbor yet nations arm and clash causing widespread misery He cites civilian hunger and the massacre of innocent women during allied actions in China and condemns military training as a source of perceived virtue.
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Ayer
China
Seaford
Det
Death notices published in The Tribune list many names
Death notices appearing in the Tribune will be republished in the Tri-Weekly Tribune without extra charge. Names listed include Bedford Mary E, Palmer Carrie M, F Brown James H, Pinckney Mary C, Titmars Caroline E, Rogers Rev Jamea, C & C Phizgerald, Struse Margaret Hart, Arietta M Hans, Lavinia J, Todd Gilbert M, Huttion Edward B, Van Orden Henry De W, Lyman George C, Van Vieck Frederick.
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Tribune
Tri-Weekly
Obituary notices scattered across New York area 1908
A collage of death notices from October 1908 lists Lavinia J Sande at Stamford and others in Milan Woodstock and Brooklyn. Entries name Hendry Hiltom George Lyman Mary Pinckney Carrie Palmer Margaret Struse Arietta Talmage Gilbert M Todd Henry De Witt Van Orden Frederic Stott Van Vieck and Henry Van Orden with service times, locations, and interment details.
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Henry Hiltom
Lyman—Sufdenth
Woodstock
George Clark Lyman
Joseph and
Ty Clark Lyman
Englewood
N. J
Presh Church
New York City
Chambers St
Erie Ferry
Talmage
Caldwell
Arietta M. Talmage
Samuel Mage
Brooklyn
Todd
Ossining
N. Y
Gilbert M. Todd
St. I'S Church
Grand Central Station
Dale Cemetery
Hudson, N
Eastern Parkway
Brook
Wan
File of aspirants for positions at Uptown Tribune office
The New York Tribune invites the public to read the file of applications of selected aspirants for various positions now installed at its Uptown Office at 1364 Broadway between 86th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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NEW York Tribune
Broadway
86Th
Tribune Rates and International Offices
The Tribune lists subscription and single-copy prices for daily weekly and tri weekly editions with domestic and foreign postage, plus detailed foreign and hotel reading room arrangements. It names numerous international office addresses in New York London Paris Geneva Milan Hamburg and Rome for reader services and advertising.
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Scents
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Mexico
Rowena
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Puilisgte Aliso
Porto Rico
Philippines
Bdailyy
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Sunday Tribune
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Nice
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