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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1908

Page

11

Amusements Listings Across Theaters

A dense schedule lists multiple venues with showtimes and titles. Highlights include The Squaw Man at Academy of Music, Vaudeville at Alhambra, Pays in Full at Astor, The Warrens of Virginia at Belasco, Miss Hook of Holland at Criterion, and The World in Wax at Edex Musée with additional performances at Daly's, Garden, Hackett, Hammersmith, Hippodrome, Knickerbocker, Lenox Lyceum, and more.

Academy OF Music Alhambra Vaudevill- Astor Belasco Gi Isey Edex Musee Garden Marta Lowlands Gberman Inspektor Lbraesig Hackett Hammberstein Vendeville Hippodrome Port Arthur Filysox Knickerbocker New York Lenox Lyceum Lyceum LYRIC Wa Land

New York Daily Tribune publisher and officers listed

The Daily Tribune notes its ownership by The Tribune Association New York and gives the Tribune Building address 154 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills as president Nathaniel Tuttie as secretary and treasurer with officers' addresses at the newspaper office.

The Tribune Association New York Corporation Tribune Building Nessau Street New York Ogden Mills Nathaniel Tuttie

Congress and City News From A Morning Brief

Senate debate over a Snake River dam bill dominates session while the House passes a modified forestry subsidy item. Foreign notes include Haitian tensions and Ireland Home Rule signals. Domestic moves report ambassadorial resignation, coal miners strike, and fleet changes. City items note stocks dip, a Berkman arrest lead, and bids for a new Fourth Avenue subway. Weather calls for partly cloudy skies with a high near 46 and low around 42.

Congress Senate Snake River Washington House Bureau of Forestry Port-au-Prince F. D. Fisher Harbin China Manchuria John Redmond Birrell Ireland House of Commons Balfour Charlemagne Towers Germany David Jayne Hill Isaac L. Rice Electric Boat Company Comany Navy Department Main Alabama Nebraska Wisconsin Budd Consolidated Stock Exchange Seniator Foraker Equitable Miercantile Trust Court of Appeals Albany American Iron and Steel Institute Herbert Parsons McCarren Brooklyn Alexander Berksman Nathan Vidaver J Hamilton Bank Public Service Commission Fourth Avenue Jackson Ahearn

Bryan Invited Yet Silent at Jeffersonian Dinner

The National Democratic Club plans a Jeffersonian dinner with William J. Bryan as a possible attendee. The club insists speakers will not be added, while Bryan is portrayed as ever eager to speak. Critics fear muzzling this keynote figure and mock the idea of a non speaking Bryan on Jefferson’s birthday.

National Democratic Club William J. van Ats Tran Mr. Bryan Tribune of Brian Bryan Jefferson

Denial of the right to pursue happiness debated

The passage argues government limits on happiness through Bryan and his favored relief methods. It suggests an initiative and referendum by banqueters would provoke action, triggering familiar political discourse. The tone critiques constitutional constraint and the potential for spontaneous public reaction to policy proposals.

Bryan

Courthouse Site Choice: Union Square Favored for New County Building

A New York editorial urges Union Square as the best second choice for a county courthouse site after rejecting Chambers Street due to space limits. It argues City Hall Park and uptown options fail on accessibility while noting future subway expansions will raise Union Square’s transit appeal. The piece endorses the board’s plan to use two blocks near Fourth Avenue and Irving Place with an added approach, deeming it a fairly satisfactory solution.

Dvien Square Fourth Avenue 14Th Street Irving Place 17Th Street Board of Estimate and Apportionment 15Th Street 14Th 15Th Streets Manshattan Stewart Chambers Street City Hall Park New York the Tribune Hall of Records Union Square Canal Street The Battery Third Avenue Union Square District Washington Square 4Th 18Th Streets Broadway

Wash Day for Mr Bermel in Kissena Park Case

Charges against Queens Borough President Bermel justify an official hearing. A petition by Zimmer accuses him of incompetence neglect waste and false swearing regarding bank deposits and perjury involving West. It calls for thorough examination of Bermel and officials linked to Wissena Park and the city’s costly swamp scheme.

Kissena Park Bermel Queens Borough Christian Fr. Zimmer Bermer Mr. Bermel Wissena Park

Home Rule debate leaves questions on Irish control unresolved

The Monday House of Dominions vote on Home Rule offers unity for Asquith’s policy but little clarity on Irish governance. Debates show diverging interpretations of “purely Irish” control, with fears of a dual system and constraints from Imperial authority. Home Rulers resist imperial supremacy while seeking broad Irish control.

Duth Ireland

Parley over Irish autonomy and Parnell’s severance demand

The speech from Mr. Asquith draws ire in Dublin as Irish nationalists demand complete independence from England. Mr. Healy warned that Asquith’s address would not win Irish favor, noting the divide between a party seeking all but one concession and another refusing any compromise beyond that single point.

Westminster Mr. Parnell England Healy Mr. Asquith

New Jersey Republicans face platform pledges and public trust

The piece argues that voters supported the Republican platform promising Civil Service reform and other measures, and that the Governor warns the Legislature and party bosses to fulfill those pledges. It condemns bosses for doubting platform promises and asserts accountability if duties are not met.

Republican Party of New Jersey Public Utilities Commission Jersey City Evening Journal Trenton

Insoluble Mystery as Yale Class of 1903 Dumps Football

A Yale senior class vote shows football receiving only eight of about two hundred fifty votes for favorite games. The piece muses on unlikely causes from cosmic forces to moral panic, noting unprecedented low football support compared with other options and warning against misreading the results.

New Haven Nicholas Murray Butler Burt Wilder Tolstoy Yale Hadley Bailiwick San Francisco Pat McCarren

Trade Journals Spotlight Amputation Bulletin Parody

A satirical look at specialized trade press catalogs the mock Amputation Bulletin and imagined titles like Jostlers Journal and Crafters Daily. It lampoons ambulance chasers and grafters by proposing highly profitable, dubious publicity schemes and calls for niche, sensational publications.

Wei

City Island boat builder and the political walls

A room bound launch project near City Island highlights an awkward clash of ambitions and political patronage. The piece contrasts a lone craftsman’s snag with a broader municipal debt buildup in City Halls, likening tenure to Jacksonian loyalty.

A& City Island Tammany Hall City Island

Euclid, Belford, and Brooklyn Politics Clash

A Supreme Court decision last Monday spares a name from dual city payrolls while debt fears fade. Senator McCarren mockingly invokes Euclid to spotlight district politics, as Controller Metz faces questions over office uses in primary battles and a push for a businesslike Finance Department.

Supreme Court Metz Finance Department Bureau of Municipal Research

Emperor Francis Joseph Jubilee Charity Drive Mentioned

Dr. Hermann Fische of Czernowitz contributes 5000 kronen to build a children's hospital in Czernowitz to honor Francis Joseph. The passage also notes the demolition of the Fifth Avenue Hotel and includes assorted anecdotes and jokes from period publications.

Francis Joseph Hermann Fische Czernowitz

Washington Shows Busy Political Social Scene

The President greeted delegations of New England teachers and pupils. Secretary of State announced Ambassador Tower’s resignation effective June 1 and Dr. D. J. Hills as successor to Germany. Various lawmakers and officials were noted at White House calls and dinners, with social hosts including the Oxndars and Wendell mansion guests. Mrs Van Vechten Olcott will visit New York, while Mrs Phelps and Mae Phelps plan a summer Europe trip and later join Commander Phelps in Japan.

Tribune Bureau Washington New England Ambassador Tower D. J. Hills Germany White House Clapp Carter Warren Hopkins Tirrell Hale Diekema Denby Graham Hobson Hobson, Former Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle Leupp Herbert Parsons Henry Oxnard James Onaré Wendell Mansion van Vechten Olcott New York Phelps Mae Phelps Europe

New York Society Announces Quiet Brown Valentine Wedding

The marriage of Lewis M Brown and Miss Susan Valentine will take place at the Valentines East 66th Street home in the afternoon of April 29 at 4 o clock. Only relatives and close friends will attend due to the bride’s father’s plans. Prominent society visitors Mr. and Mrs Pelham Clinton are returning to England today and other social figures are arriving or sailing for Europe for the spring season. A Consumers League meeting is set at Mrs Charles B Alexanders West 45th Street home, and a loan exhibition of miniatures will be held at the Gotham Hotel with tea to follow.

Lewis M Brown Susan Valentine Henry C. Valentine East 66Th Street Weriey The Consumers League Charles B. Alexanders Honse West 4Sth Hotel Gotham

Diplomatic Corps Dinner Parties At Washington Embassies

Washington reports French Ambassador Jusserand hosted spring embassy dinners with an artistic spring flower display. Attendees included British Ambassador Bryce and many high officials. German Ambassadors and baronesses entertained at luncheon in honor of guests. Several ministers and attachés traveled to New York and Boston for visits. Greek and Austrian officials planned or completed trips.

Tribune Bureau Washington Mme. “Jusserand Bryce Irewer J. B. Foraker Henry G. Sharpe JL. Lester Slater Tuckerman Horace Hood Harvey Wiley Alastair P. Gordon Cumming Hennen Jennings Major Fournier Mme. de Blanpré On Sternburg New York von Hanstein Steinbring Countess Carrier Berlin America Count von Hatzfeldt C. von Schubert Mme. Hobbingnaus Violet Langham von Sternburg Mme. Hebbinghaus Faron Ambrozy South Sargent Harvard University Alexander Torok Baron Haymerie California Herbert Grant-Watson William Low Brooklyn

Engagement Expected Between Miss Elkins and Duke of Abruzzi

Washington society notes from The Tribute Bureau report growing anticipation of an announced engagement between Miss Katherine Elkins and the Duke of the Abruzzi as the duke prepares to visit the King of Italy. Mr and Mrs John B Henderson hosted a social gathering adding to the season’s quiet bustle.

Washington Katherine Elkins the Abruzzi Italy John B. Henderson

Mrs Roosevelt Arrives in New Orleans Aboard Mayflower

The Mayflower yacht carrying Mrs. Roosevelt and guests reached New Orleans around 1 PM. Governor Blanchard and locals welcomed the party, with no formal entertainments planned as Mrs. Roosevelt requested. The Fitzhugh Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy will entertain Captain Fitzhugh Lee, the President's military aide.

New Orleans Mrs. Roosevelt Governor Blanchard Mrs Roosevelt Fitzhugh Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy Fitzhugh Lee

Pastor Laverty to resign at Brad dock church

The Rev. L. Finley Laverty, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Brad dock, associated with Mrs. M. Schwab, will resign at the congregation meeting on April 15 after a revival style dispute. He came from Kankakee Illinois two years ago and is noted as an eloquent speaker. A committee asked him to change his methods and he replied with a resignation letter.

Tribune Pittsburg L. Finley Laverty First Presbyterian Church

Taft Plans Ten Day Westward Trip

Secretary Taft will depart Washington for a ten day visit to Middle West cities. He will address the Board of Trade in Columbus, Ohio, and then speak at the International Association meeting in Chicago. Further stops include Omaha, Council Bluffs, Cincinnati and Louisville before returning April 11.

Washington Taft Middle West Board of Trade of

Lighthouse light traps migrating birds at Boon Island

A York Transcript report recalls a keeper's tale of thousands of birds dying yearly after colliding with Boon Island lighthouse glass. Night travelers drawn to the bright lantern strike the glass, fall to rocks or water, and litter the shoal below with species from songbirds to striking plumage birds.

York Boon Island

New Stage Lighting Device Demonstrated at Columbia

Professor R W Wood of Johns Hopkins unveiled a new stage lighting device at Columbia University. The system uses a stereopticon slide with a calcium light to project a photograph of the object onto the scenery, creating a self-illuminated reproduction and deeper, sunlike shading for realism in theater productions.

Columbia University R. W. Wood Johns Hopkins University Professor Wood Grand Opera House Wood Shuberts

Up to date harness racing and sulky design evolution

The Boston Transcript traces harness racing progress from Flora Temple's era to modern sulkies. It notes shifts from horse in front of axle to arching frames, lighter wheels, shields, and lower seats reducing wind resistance. Shafts lengthen and seats drop to side view, increasing danger but aiding speed for new records this year.

Boston Transcript Flora Temple Shields

Flower Sales and the Weather

Flower sales at street markets in Philadelphia are shaped by the weather. Bad days drive buyers indoors, reducing attention to colorful blooms. Daffodils brighten even dark days, while on milder days carnations, repansies and violets take the lead with steady demand. Sweetie, arbutus and mignonette with tides of the valley bouquets move many units, though not all reach the street.

Philadelphia

Advice to the wavering voters in Albany

Letter from W H Casey of Union Springs New York urges Albany legislators to curb gambling by closing public betting venues and imposing heavier penalties on pool sellers and gaming houses. He argues gambling harms society, citing ruined fortunes theft and death, and appeals to public conscience to legislate or face voter pressure. March 55.

Constitution and the Bomb Letter Cites Free Speech

Robert Hinter of Noroton, Conn. letters on March 31, 19%, argues that U S and New York rights protect peaceful assembly and free press. He condemns police overreach and questions Inspector Schmittberger's claim, urging accountability for breaches of constitutional rights.

Congress State of New York Schmittberger Bens Robert Hinter Noroten

Inside Car Gates Open at Broadway Curb

The West Side organizations urged opening the Inside gates at Broadway above 8th Street to provide safe passage along the parkway for pedestrians and vehicles. The Riverside Branch of the Woman's Mantilla League notes 120 signatures urging this action and warns the privilege could be withdrawn if the public does not use the inside gates.

the Tribune Broadway Cara 8Th Street West Site New York

Passenger list for Europe voyage aboard Mauretania and Majestic

The sailing roster includes the Mauretania bound for Liverpool and the Majestic for Southampton with travelers such as D. J. Brailey, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Per, Mr. and Mrs. N. Brownham, George Harvey, James and Mrs. TS. the Duchess of Marton, Mayor CG de Piet, Montague Parker, and Mr. and Mrs. H Batena among others.

Mauretania Liverpool D. J. Brailey

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