Lord Athlumney Arrives in U S A as Noted British Cardist
Lord Athlumney arrives in the United States aboard Morton Plant's steam yacht as a famed British bridge player who refuses to play for money. He is celebrated for tact, stamina, and loyalty, having served with Kitchener in Africa and fought in the Sudan and South African wars, earning medals and honors, while maintaining a buoyant temperament during the Nile expedition.
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Tcoorright
Brentwood Company
Lord Athlumney
England
Morton Plant
United Kingdom
Ireland
Lord Spencer
Duke of Marborough
Duke of Abercorn
Harrow
Coldstream Guards
Arthur Wilson
Tranby Croft
Muriel Wilson
Lord Kitchener
Africa
Royal Humane Society
George Cornwallis West
Lady Randolph Churchill
Cowes
Lord Wolseley
Gordon
Nile
Charles Street
Berkeley Square
London
Army
Wilkinson
Darmstadt
Lord Athiamney
Lora Athlumney
America
Anthony Drexels
Somerville
Barred Heir Seeks Stay at Wemyss Castle Amid Family Feud
Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss leaves Wemyss Castle to his son Michael John on the condition he bars all access by his mother Lady Lilian Wemyss, with the heir kept from adulthood and naval service until age thirty. The will also heavily favors his second wife Lady Eva Cowley and limits the daughter’s annuity. The article traces the Wemyss lineage, castle history, and a Norway Bowl heirloom linking to Mary Queen of Scots era, noting the family’s long pedigree.
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Randolph Gordon Erskine Wemyss
Wemyss Castle
Michael John Wemyss
Wemyss
Castile
Lilian Wemyss
Lilian
Marquis of Winchester
Randolph Wemyss
London
Eva Cowley
Earl Cowley
Duchess of Wellington
Paulet
Eva
Randelp
Earl of
Eld Earl of Wemyss
Mary Queen of Scots
Lord Darnley
Norway
Eric Magnusson
David Wemyrs
Edinburgh
Scotland
Margaret
Alexander III of
Ion
Jesue
Missing heir found on Staten Island linked to Prussia sale
The long sought Ander von Waldenburg, wanted in Germany over property left by Prince Augustus for two families of natural children, was located on Staten Island thanks to letters. He planned to sign for the sale and collect about 50 000 marks, then sail to Germany on a German liner to complete the deal. Marquise de Fontenoy reports many inquiries about missing relatives but notes quick success in this case.
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Ander von Waldenburg
Germany
Prince Augustus
Staten Island
Europe
Iho
America
Prince Augustus of Prussia
Marquise DE Fontenoy
G A R Elects Nevius Commander in Chief on First Ballot
Toledo news reports Col Henry M Nevius of Red Bank New Jersey elected G A R commander in chief after the first ballot. Other officers named include J Kent Hamilton Ohio as senior vice commander C C Royce California as junior vice commander J F Spence Tennessee as chaplain and G Lane Tannehill Maryland as surgeon in chief. Encampment city to be chosen tomorrow. Mrs W L Gilman Roxbury Massachusetts elected president of the Woman's Relief Corps.
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Toledo
Henry M. Nevius
Red Bank
N. J
Grand Army of the Republic
J. Kent Hamilton
Ohio
C. C. Royce
California
J. F. Spence
Tennessee
G. Lane Tannehill
Maryland
Woman's Relief Corps Today
W. L. Gilman
Roxbury, Mass
What Every Woman Knows Brings Barrie to Duke of York
London premieres J M Barrie's new comedy What Every Woman Knows at Duke of York's Theatre under Frohman. The play follows a dull Scots MP who learns his wife’s pivotal role in his rise, amid witty social satire and two acts set in Scotland and English political society. Gerald du Maurier and Hilda Trevelyan star with strong supporting turns from Vibert Beerbohm Tree McCarthy and Sydney Valentine.
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London
J. M. Barrie
Charles Frohman
Duke of York
Barrie
Scotland
Gerald du du Maurier
Hilda Trevelyan
Henry Vibert
Lillian Russell Stars in Wildfire at Asbury Park Casino
Lillian Russell appeared in the racing comedy Wildfire at the Casino Asbury Park tonight. George Broadhurst and George W Hobart wrote the piece for her. The Lambs delegation and theatre managers attended then Miss Russell was hosted at an informal supper. Wildfire opens at the Liberty Theatre next Monday.
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the Tribune
Asbury Park
N. J
Lillian Russell
Casino
George Broadhurst
George W. Hobart
the Lambs
Miss Russell
Liberty Theatre
Maude Adams to stage Joan of Arc in Harvard Stadium
Maude Adams will perform a new Barrie play about Joan of Arc in Harvard Stadium next June by invitation of the German department. The production will be in English though the story is told in German.
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the Tribune
Boston
Maude Adams
Harvard
Joan of Arc
J. M. Barrie
Architect Plans Theater Enlargement and Roof Additions
Thomas W. Lamb, architect, filed plans to enlarge the American Theatre at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. A horseshoe balcony with private boxes will rise on the roof garden, seating 32, with a rolling skylight cover for stormy weather. Improvements are for William Morris Incorporated, new lessee of the premises.
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Thomas W. Lamb
American Theatre
Eighth Avenue
William Morris. Incorporated
Majestic Theatre to Open With Father and Son Play
The Majestic Theatre will open a week from next Monday night with a production titled Father and Son. Edgar Selwyn wrote the play which will be acted by a company headed by William Morris and presented by the Shubert brothers.
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Majestic Theatre
Messrs
Dixey to star as the Devil in Molnar play tour
Henry E. Dixey told Henry W. Savage he loves the Devil in Molnar's work and was immediately engaged for the role in the first of the season’s road companies. His long contract with Savage may include other roles, but none match the Devil in popularity.
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Henry E. Dixey
Molnar
Henry W. Savage
Mr. Dixey
Mr. Savage
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS
A list of notable hotel arrivals includes A. G. Loomis of Providence and Buck Belmont Ingham. Clive Murray Hill. Rev. A. R. Gra. Rear Admiral George Co. Reiter of the U.S. Navy. F. K. Stevens of Detroit. and Davies, Lattimore, and Jaray of Sewanee Tennessee, among others at Manhattan and Waldorf Astoria hotels.
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A. G. Loomis
Providence
Buckbelmont Ingham
Pike Bradley
England
John F.r
Chefoo
China
Manhattan
Clive Murray Hill
Oburu
Chester
Seville
A. R
Union Square
del Boso
D. Lopez
Mexico City
Victoria
George Co. Reiter
U. SS. N. Waldorf-Astoria
F. K. Stevens
Detroit
Davies, Lattimore
A Jray
Sewanee
Tenn
Weather Forecast and Records from Washington
Weather report notes higher pressure in eastern states with cooler conditions inland. Valier records higher temperature than yesterday. Local rains along Gulf coast and Kansas. overall fair across the country with increasing cloudiness and scattered showers in Mississippi Valley and Gulf states Friday and Saturday. Temperatures near the north will rise east of the Mississippi. cooler in the northwest. Localized winds described by region. Official record compares yesterday’s temps to last year showing highest 70 and lowest 56. Meal forecast calls for today and Saturday to be fair and warmer.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
North Lake Region
Mississippi
Atlantic States
Valier
Gulf Coast
Kansas
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake Region
Ohio
Mississippi Valleys
Gulf States
Mississippi River
New England
South Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Zia Bey Flees City From Old Turkish Regime
Zia Bey, former chief of secret police under Abdul Hamid, fled Constantinople for London via New York aboard the Mauretania. In New York he stayed incognito as J. K. Ignatier, wary of pursuit by Turkish sympathizers. he condemned palace cruelty and predicted old repressive methods would recur despite Young Turk gains. He blamed Sultan Abdul Hamid and ministers for massacres and extortion.
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Zia Bey
Turkey
Mauretania
London
New York
Abdul Hamid
Constantinople
Yildiz
Young Turk Party
J. K. Ignatier
Fatim Pacha
Marmora
Zionists Applaud Young Turks at Cooper Union Meet
Mundji Bey led a Cooper Union mass gathering as Zionists, largely Russian émigrés, praised the Young Turks. Speakers noted about 300,000 Jews in Turkey and proposed that if Zionists gain influence in Palestine they could help establish a Jewish state within the Turkish Empire.
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Russia
Ottoman Empire
Cooper Union
Turkey
Mundji Bey
Washington
Empire Theatre Reopens With Miss Hiington In The Thief
The Empire Theatre reopened last night with Margaret Hiington in The Thief, a top drawing drama from last season. Bruce McRae succeeds Kyrie Hellen as Richard, in a brief engagement lasting a week from tonight, followed by Jack Straw next Monday. Hiington’s Marise captivates in the second act confession scene, while McRae’s performance, though not Kyrle Bellew, holds merit for a strong audience.
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Empire Theatre
Margaret Hiington
Bruce McRae
Kyrie Hellen
Richard
Mr. Drew
Jack Straw
Miss Illington
Marise
Mr. McRae
Kyrle Bellew
Konta Claims Rights To The Devil Play At Belasco
Warrison Grey Fiske released a statement about Alexander Konta arranging the stage rights for The Devil at Belasco Theatre. Konta says he read a Hungarian Molnar version and secured the rights via a European theatrical agency, promising royalties to Molnar or a Hungarian hospital if Molnar did not respond.
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Warrison
Grey Fiske
Alexander Konta
Mr. Fiske
the Devil
Belasco Theatre
Mr. Konta
Molnar
Europe
Konta
Miss Mannering Lost In Stage Fog At Lyric Theatre
Miss Mary Mannering became temporarily lost in a stage fog during a rehearsal of Glorious Betsy at Lyric Theatre. The fog, created by a Shubert apparatus using ammonia and other liquids, was set too thick and enveloped the cast. She will perform Betsy again next Monday afternoon.
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Mary Mannering
Lyric Theatre
Betsy
Shuberts
Miss Mannering
Miss Ida Brooks Hunt Replaced in Algeria Cast
The Broadway Theatre replaces Ida Brooks Hunt with Sophie Brandt in Algeria. Brandt’s debut drew cordial reception as Herbert's music attracts large audiences. Hip podrome eliminates male ushers and hires a hundred girls to guide seating. Kalich returns preparing a new play. Olive Oliver to appear with William Faversham in The World and His Wife. Sunday benefit at Belasco Theatre for Golden Gate Professional Club supports building a club home.
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Ida Brooks Hunt
Algeria
Sophie Brandt
Olive Oliver
William Faversham
Belasco Theatre
Golden Gate
Baron Sackville Dead in England at Knole Park
London dispatch reports Lionel Sackville Sackville West second Baron Sackville died at Knole Park Sevenoaks after a long illness. He served as British Minister to the United States 1881 1888 and faced retirement after a diplomatic row over a forged presidential letter. Born 1827 at Bourn Hall he had a long diplomatic career including posts in Berlin Madrid Turin and Buenos Ayres. He omits London society and left a controversial pamphlet asserting his U S experiences and alleging a Fenian plot. His brother succeeds to the title.
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London
Lionel Sackville Sackville- West
Baron Sackville
Knole Park
Sevenoaks
Lord Sackville
United States
Lionel Sackville West
Great Britain
Bourn Hall
Cambridgeshire
George John
Lisbon
Naples
Stuttgart
Berlin
Turin
Madrid
Paris
Buenos Ayres
Samoa
Joseph Chamberlain
Charles Tupper
Washington
Murchison
California
Cleveland
America
Americans
Papita Duran
Terefore
Brigadier General Calvin De Witt Dies at Fort Yellowstone
Washington reports the death of Brigadier General Calvin De Witt retired from heart disease at Fort Yellowstone Wyoming. Born Harrisburg Pennsylvania May 26 1840 he served in the Civil War with the 49th Pennsylvania Volunteers. He earned a medical degree in 1865 and rose through the ranks to brigadier general in 1903 before retirement. He taught military hygiene and medicine at Fort Leavenworth and Washington and married Josephine Lesesne in Charleston South Carolina.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Yellowstone
Wyoming
Calvin de Witt
Harrisburg
Penn
Princeton
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Army of the Potomac
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Cuba
General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Army Medical School
Washnington
Josephine Lesesne
Charleston
S. C
Henry A Guyon Dies Staten Island Quarantine Leader
Henry A Guyon a quarantine commissioner died yesterday at his Tottenville home near Bentley street and Amboy Road Staten Island He was nearly seventy had been ill months and inactive since last winter A longtime Republican leader on Staten Island he chaired the Republican County Committee ten years ago appointed quarantine commissioner on April 15 1904 by Governor Odell.
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Henry A. Guyon
Bentley Street
Amboy Road
Tottenville
Staten Island
Guyon
Republican County Committee
Hugh McRoberts
Odell
Rev Dr Francis Tiffany Dies at Home in Cambridge
The Rev Dr Francis Tiffany, a noted preacher author and traveller born in Maryland in 1827 and Harvard graduate, died today at his Cambridge home. He was ordained in 1862 and served as pastor at West Newton Massachusetts from 1864 to 1882. He wrote biographies and travel works including Life of Dorothea Lynde Dix and This Goodly Frame of the Earth.
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Francis Tiffany
Maryland
Harvard
Unitarian Church
West Newton
Mass
Dorothea Lynde Dix
Bird Bolts
Charles Francis Barnard
Cambridge
Thrift Millionaire Judson M Thompson Dies in St Louis
Judson M Thompson aged seventy seven prominent St Louis financier died last night at his son's Old Orchard home. He retired ten years ago after a frugal career. Former vice president of Old Continental National Bank he once represented Morgan Co. in early St Louis banking. Survived by son Frank C Thompson. body to be taken to New York State for burial.
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St. Louis
Judson M. Thompson
Old Orchard
Ile
Old Continental National Bank
Banking House of Morgan & Co
J. P. Morgan
Frank C. Thompson
New York State
London banker John A Hall dies in London hotel
John A Hall, 67, president of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, arrived in London August and died today at the Hotel Victoria from heart disease. He was accompanied by his daughter, was ill for some time, and a physician attended him. A son resides in Springfield.
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London
John A. Hall
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hotel Victoria
James H. Gifford Death Of Noted Distance Runner
James H. Gifford, renowned long distance runner and member of the original Irish American Athletic Club, died yesterday. Funeral at his home 123 Russell Street Greenpoint today at 1 30 p m. He won the American five mile championship in 1880 and held the three hour championship go as you please, with hundreds of medals from his many contests.
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James H. Gifford
America
Russell Street
Greenpoint
Gifford
GAMES AT MELBOURNE IN SECOND WEEK OF FLEET VISIT
Melbourne crowds enjoyed the sixth day of the American battleship fleet visit with events at Flemington and a fire brigade display. A rifle team beat Melbourne 1414 to 1369, Corporal Farquharson scoring 99 to win the challenge cup. An ice hockey match saw Victoria prevail, while Nebraska defeated Melbourne 10 to 4 in baseball at the cricket ground.
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Melbourne
Flemington
Farquharson
Connecticut
Riflemen
New Zealand
Victoria
Cricket Ground
Nebraska
Newshboys’ Society
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne Society
Exhibition Building
Melbourne Club
Arthur Decker
New Jersey
Crescent Avenue
Louisville
Vermont
Michaelson
J. S. Banks
Entertainments for Pacific fleet officers in Honolulu
In Honolulu on September 3 the Pacific fleet officers will be hosted by Captain Corwin P. Reese at a dinner with Rear Admiral Swinburne and other leaders and by Governor Frear this evening. Junior officers attended a ball yesterday while the cruisers are being coaled today.
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Honolulu
Pacific Fleet
Swinburne
Corwin P. Reese
Naval Station
Governor Frear
U S Pacific Fleet Third Squadron Arrives in Peking
Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber commands the third squadron of the United States Pacific fleet which arrived at Ching-Wan-Tao yesterday. Harber and his staff arrived in Peking for a three day visit today.
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Peking
United States Pacific Fleet
Giles B. Harber
Ching-Wan-Tao
Harber
Leeds's Will Filed for Probate in Mineola
William B. Leeds died in Paris on June 3 and his will, dated February 26, 1906, is probated in Mineola. It names Mrs. Nonnie Stewart Leeds and George F. Baker as executors with trusts and detailed provisions for the second wife and his children, including a $1,000,000 bequest to Rudolph Gear Leeds and a three quarter share for William B. Leeds, Jr. If heirs contest, they are cut off. The residuary estate funds education, real estate, and specific properties in New York and Newport.
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Mineola
Long Island
William B. Leeds
Paris
Jeanette Irene Gear Leeds
Richmond
Ind
Nonnie May Stewart Worthington
Leeds
Rudolph Gear Leeds
Fifth Avenue
Rough Point
Newport Country Place
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
East 88Th Street
Metropolitan Opera House
James F. Elder
Neonnie Stewart Leeds
George F. Baker
First National Bank
New York
Nonnie Stewart Leeds
Newport
Bellevue Avenue
United States Trust Company
Central Trust Company
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO COME
Miss Gladys Brown of Wellesley and Ashton Rollins of Harvard married at Houghton Memorial Chapel by Rev. C P Mills. Brown is daughter of Seldon L Brown, Wellesley High School principal, Rollins son of ex Governor Rollins of New Hampshire. Engagement announced of Agnes Rosalie Williams to Frederick Di Palma of Rome, owner of Italy major magazine, former MP, navigation commission member.
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Tribune
Wellesley
Mass
Houghton Memorial Chapel
Gladys Brown
Ashton Rollins
Harvard
C. P. Mills
Winchester
Seldon L. Brown
Wellesley High School
Rollins
New Hampshire
the Tribune
Lowell
Agnes Rosalie Williams
Charles H. Williams
Frederick di Palma
Rome
Signor di Palma
Italy
Commission On Navigation
Author Louise Moulton leaves $250000 estate
Boston Sept 3 Mrs Louise Chandler Moulton noted author died several weeks ago intestate leaving an estate valued at about 250000 all personal property. Her daughter Mrs Florence Moulton Schaeffer and husband William H Schaeffer were appointed administrators of the estate.
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the Tribune
Boston
Louise Chandler Moulton
Florence Moulton Schaeffer
William H. Schaeffer
Bacon and Bronson Deaths in Early September Notices
Death notices list Edward Bacon of Falmouth Massachusetts and Henry T Bronson of Rye New York along with another obituary batch. Edward Bacon died September 1 in his 42nd year. funeral at Mount Auburn Boston. Henry T Bronson died September 1 in his 66th year. funeral at Post Road Rye on Friday. Interment private.
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Falmouth
Mass
Edward
Mary D
Dantel G. Bacon
Mount Auburn
Boston
Bronson
Rye
Henry T. Bronson
Post Road
Rye Station
Grand Depot
Nallin
Nellie
Lillie
Tea Nallin
Bergen St
Brooklyn
Holy Cross Cemetery
Funeral notices and obituaries from Brooklyn and New York area
Multiple brief death notices and funeral announcements list names such as Rev. Dr. Henry ia, Tabitha Lazelle, Helen Teresa Lonergan, Dr. D. Allen Morton, Nellie Nallin, Rev. Henry Nears, Aaron L. Northrop, Phebe F. Osborn, James Rowan, Carl Paul Jr., FJ Smith, William Stuart, Catherine H. Tilford, and others. Services and timings are given for various churches, residences, and private gatherings, with locations including Brooklyn, New York City, and nearby towns, plus funeral details and interment notes. Public notices mention undertaker Frank E. Campbell and access via Grand Central Harlem line or 20 East 23rd Street.
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Schlicke
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Carl Paul, Jr
Carl Paul
Eunice Schlicke
Smith
Corner Avenue I
East St
Parkville
Brooklyn
Wee
FJ Smith
Stuart
Harrowgate
Jand
Wiliam Stuart
Tilford
New York City
Catharine H. Tilford
John B. Tilford
Special Notices for Job Seekers at The New York Tribune
The New York Tribune announces a file of applications for various positions available at the Uptown Office, 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9 am to 6 pm with subscription and mailing options for domestic and foreign addresses and rates for daily weekly and tri weekly editions.
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Cuba
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Tribune Almanac
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Sunday Tribune
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