Versailles Peril Sparks Fire Safety Overhaul in 1908
A 1908 Brentwood Company report details fire risks at Versailles Palace in France. It notes no telephonic links between the Trianons and Versailles, antiquated fire tools, and 80 furnaces running under wooden floors. Government steps include steam heating, more extinguishers, and direct telephonic links to Paris Fire Department. Also planned is moving the Senate and Chamber of Deputies back to Paris to avoid mob influence.
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Edward VII and Billiards Return to Royal Favor
Dispatches report King Edward VII resumes interest in billiards at Sandringham after his prince and queen姐妹 showed skill in cue work. The room features hunting trophies, a Canadian cue, and a display of royal pastime lineage, signaling a revival of the royal game. Princess Marie Ysemburg to arrive in New York aboard Kronprinzessin Cecilie. German mediatized house ties and marriages noted. The New Amsterdam Theatre presents Little Nemo in Slumberland, a three act spectacle with imagery of childhood and musical scoring by Herbert, including performances by young Gabriel and Joseph Cawthorn in a staged dream world.
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Land of Nod
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Dawn
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Hote Islands
Gabriel
Buster Brown
Joseph Cawthorn
Billy” B. van
Messrs
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Land of St. Valentine
Jules Clarette Retakes Post At Comedie Francaise
Paris reports Jules Clarette withdrew his resignation as director of the Comédie Française after resigning on October 17 to become dramatic critic for Le Figaro. No reason for the reversal is provided.
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Paris
Jules Clarette
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Figaro
New Theatre Planned for Tenderloin District
Plans for a theatre on a 75 foot frontage site on the south side of Dist Street 12% feet west of Sixth Avenue have been perfected. It will seat 60. Demolition of existing structures on the Gerry estate site will start next week.
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Comforts at Immanuel Baptist Aid Effort in Chicago
The Immanuel Baptist Church led by Rev Johnson Myers runs daily Comforts sessions to ease various troubles. A physician and a lawyer staff the program, offering private rooms for confidential advice and aid, with free breakfast for attendees.
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Dr Bull Comfortably Day After Bulletin From Bedside
A late night bulletin from Dr William T Bull's bedside reports he passed a comfortable day with a lower temperature and his condition otherwise unchanged. The bulletin was signed by Dr Joseph A Blake.
Clergy Honor Bishop Potter Funeral Simple and Solemn
The burial at Grace Church and crypt interment for Bishop Henry Codman Potter featured a stark, reverent service with no display. Bells tolled as Chopin and Barnby music accompanied prayers, attended by four hundred clergymen and eighteen bishops, with Bermuda lilies as the sole decorations and a black coffin inscribed with Potter’s details.
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Wedding in Paris Unites Miss Lagrange and Count Thiennes
In Paris on October 20 Miss Lagrange daughter of Baron and Baroness Lagrange and granddaughter of former Maryland Governor John Lee Carroll wed Count Boissiére Thiennes of Belgium in a formal ceremony attended by titled guests and dignitaries.
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Maryland
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Belgium
Natalie Ingraham Marries Lt Bernard Dutreuil in Paris
Paris wedding reports Miss Natalie Ingraham daughter of Judge George L. Ingraham of the New York Appellate Division wed Lieutenant Bernard Dutreuil in the Church of Saint Philippe du Roule. The ceremony took place in Paris on October 20.
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Professor Charles Eliot Norton Dies in Cambridge
Cambridge Cambridge Oct 21 Charles Eliot Norton renowned philanthropist scholar and Harvard professor emeritus died at his home at 1 45 this morning He edited Ruskins works and was a leading Dante scholar and art historian His career included long teaching at Harvard and close ties with Emerson Lowell and Curtis His legacy includes numerous editorial projects and scholarly leaderships across American art and literary circles.
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Will of Dr Dunlop Probate Despite Contests
The will of Dr. Clark Dunlop disposing of an estate over 1 million dollars was admitted to probate yesterday by Surrogate Beckett. Contested by two nephews who argued insanity at the time of the will and codicil, the court found the testator sound when drawn. The widow Eliza C. Dunlop is the chief beneficiary while most nephews and nieces receive generous bequests.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex On Way Here From Montana Find
The skeleton of a forty by twenty two foot prehistoric lizard was discovered in the bad lands south of Glasgow Montana by Barnum Brown of the New York American Museum of Natural History. The fossil, named Tyrannosaurus rex, was shipped to New York after sixteen teams hauled it to the railroad, the skull alone weighing four thousand pounds.
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Sembrich to Sing at Metropolitan Opera House This Season
Mme Marcella Sembrich arrives with husband on Kronprinzess in Cecilie to begin a concert tour before the Metropolitan Opera season. She will perform during the first week in either La Traviata or La Bohème and later tour St Petersburg Moscow Warsaw Vienna Berlin. She plans summer villa at Lausanne and a Lake Geneva home, hears Paderewski’s new symphony, and will tour Chicago Detroit Ann Arbor with a Carnegie Hall recital on November 10 before the season opens.
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Mattison Divorce Denied in Supreme Court
Richard V. Mattison Jr. and Agnes C. Mattison were embroiled in a divorce case in Philadelphia. Justice Erlanger of the Supreme Court denied Mrs. Mattison’s counter suit for a smited divorce, ending her bid for a separate decree.
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Metropolitan and Natural History Museums Free Admission Today
Free admission offers draw crowds to the Metropolitan Museum of Art the American Museum of Natural History and the Zoological Gardens. City lectures and public meetings fill the day with diverse topics from Greek sculpture to German songs and Niagara Falls.
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143Th Street
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Leroy Street
Eva E. Wiekoff
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Claude F. Walker
Kappock Street
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Charles H. Scoley
145Th Street
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Weather Forecast and Record for October 20
Central storm moves north of North Dakota with scattered rains from Mississippi to Rockies. Temps fall on Atlantic coast, rise from upper Mississippi Valley to western lakes. upcoming storm brings rain Thursday into central valleys and Atlantic states by Friday or Saturday. Local winds vary by coast and region. official record shows yesterday’s highs and lows, with forecast for warmer Thursday and NE to E winds.
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Guion and McAllister Marriage Announced in Trinity Chapel
Amelia Hamilton McAllister daughter of the late Dr Francia Marton McAllister of Trinity Church Elizabeth New Jersey to George Guion. The ceremony was conducted by Rev John R Atkinson and the Vicar of Trinity Chapel William H Wibbert D D on October 26 1905. Notices require full name and address for indorsement.
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Francia Marton McAllister
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William H. Wibbert
George Guion
Death notices from The Tribune republication items
Obituaries list for October 1908 including Barr, Bonring, Berry, Burnet, Doheny, Flynn, Gossler, Janes, Knight, Knoepfel, Krueger, Landon, Lyon, Macklin, Perrine, Russell, Snyder, Stockwell. Notices give residence, funeral times, and burial arrangements across Brooklyn and New Jersey venues.
Woodlawn Cemetery Access From Harlem Trains and Trolleys
The Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station, Webster and Jerome avenues trolleys and by carriage. Lots priced from $150. For a Book of Views contact Gramercy at 4863 or visit the representative office at 20 East Mid Street, New York City.
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Campbell and Merritt Funeral Directors Open in City
Frank E Campbell at 2413 West 23a Street Chapelm Private and public undertaker services. Rev Stephen Merritt, widely known undertaker, operates the sole place of business at Wh Ave and 19th Street. Tel 174 and 125 Chelsea.
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Desirable help offered at Uptown Tribune office
The New York Tribune announces an opportunity to consult the rule of applications of selected aspirants for various positions. The notice directs readers to the Uptown Office at Broadway between 26th and 37th Streets, with daily office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Tiboune Subscription Rates in The Tribune Catalog
The Tribune lists mail subscription options worldwide with rates for Daily Sunday and weekly editions, including domestic, Canada, Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, and European/Post Union regions. Offices in New York, Harlem, Washington, Newark, and international bureaux outline mailing addresses and agency partners.
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Civic Mission of the Church lecture at Madison Square
Dr Walter Laidlaw of the Federation of Churches will speak on The Civic Mission of the Church at Madison Square Presbyterian Church Madison Ave and 3rd Street at 3 o clock. Admission 15 cents.
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