Amusements listing for New York theaters and shows
A dense schedule of theater vaudeville film and musical acts across venues like Astor Belasco Knickerbocker Liberty Lyceum Lyric Madison Square Garden and more. The listings include show names times from 2:15 to 8:20 pm and feature titles such as The World in Wax Polly of the Circus Don Quixote The Merry Widow and A Knight for a Day among others.
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Pe Academy OF
Alitambra
ASTOR
Belasco
Warrens
Virginia
Berkeley
Blaney’ S
Casino
Colonial
Herald Square
Port Arthur
Hudson
Knickerbocker
New York
Liberty
Polly
Lyceum
Madison Square Garden
Circus
Majestic
National Academy OF Design
NEW Amsterdam
Hall
New York Daily Tribune Office and Leadership Note
The Saturday April 11, 1908 issue informs readers The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribune. It lists Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer with offices at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Parliamentary Briefs and Global Turbulence
Senate idle while House debates naval appropriation. in Britain Asquith seeks new ministry as Campbell Bannerman’s condition worsens. Lisbon soldiers hold the city amid unrest. riots prompt resignation offers rejected by King Manuel. Germany to lock out 50 000 workers. Paris patrol captures anarchists with dynamite ahead of May Day. Domestic notes include Taft in Louisville and Hughes in Albany. New York stock trading uneven with expectations for Taft nomination. Public transit plans advance in Brooklyn and a million-dollar Williamsburg Bridge approach approved. New Jersey legislature closes its session. Weather: today clear, tomorrow fair, highs near 53, lows around 28.
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Congress
Senate
House
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Asquith
London
Lisbon
Ferreira
Manuel
Castro
Germany
Paris
Reginald Walsh
New York
Washington
Great Britain
Banking and Currency Committee
House of Representatives
Aldrich
Hughes
Albany
Niagara-Orleans
Franchot
Watertown
Chamber of Commerce
Taft
Louisville
Omaha
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Shiloh
Boston
Lodge
Crane
John D. Long
Sidney D. Bigney
Joseph A. Graham
William L. Ward
Taft Organization
Bryan Progressive Democratic League
Simon Deutsch
Harlem
Charles A. Murphey
Astor House
Public Service Commission
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Haffen
Board of Estimate
Williamsburg Bridge
New Jersey
Gilsey House
Currency Reform Debate Eases Passage of Aldrich Bill
Victor Morawetz urged limiting any emergency currency bill to two years and favoring a scientific reform. He argued banks could issue emergency currency based on assets, while opponents warned the Aldrich plan is futile. Republicans oppose, Democrats oppose, and a citizen commission for future reform is favored for a sounder outcome. An after-panic calm is expected.
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Victor Morawetz
House
Aldrich
Congress
New York Chamber of Commerce
Currency education urged for national finance
Period favors prudence in reform as advocates push currency education. The piece argues against bond market dependent currency and municipal bond speculation, urging a currency commission to clarify aims and steer away from the Aldrich bill. It cites Bryan Culberson Williams as greenback supporters to caution public opinion.
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Currency Commission
Congress
Democratic Party
Bryan
Culberson
Senate
Williams
House
Aldrich
The House Filibuster Comedy and Responsibility
A critical review of John Sharp Williams and his House filibuster, arguing the minority’s role is to check and influence legislation, not to control House business. It recalls past leadership, contrasts Reed rules, and holds the minority to responsibility in line with 1906 and current politics.
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John Sharp Williams
House of Representatives
Williams
Mississippi
Henry G. Davis
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Parker
Davis
Crisp
Georgia
Republican Party
House
Chino Japanese Antagonisms Rise Amid Diplomatic Strains
The article analyzes growing estrangement between Japan and China after the Russo Japanese War era incidents. It notes boycotts in southern China and a cautious American stance as an observer and potential mediator, while dismissing any solid Sino Japanese coalition despite past expectations.
Estrangement Between Mongolian Powers Reflects National Interests
The author argues that international alignments arise from national interests rather than geography or race. Historical examples show no inherent solidarity among European or Asian blocs, with alliances shifting across Catholics, Protestants, and nations. The current split between Mongolian powers is framed as a consequence of rival aims, not inevitable hostilities.
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Europe
Prussia
Austria
France
Spain
Italy
Germany
Japan
China
Massachusetts Republicans Stay Uninstructed At State Convention
At the Massachusetts Republican State Convention the four delegates at large were left uninstructed for the national convention with two favoring Taft and two undecided. The platform noted some members favored Taft yet urged not to press the majority’s desire openly. The Massachusetts delegation, once seen as pivotal against Taft, largely backs Taft on first ballot though Crane’s anti Taft influence is muted. Harmony among leaders persists, while voter sentiment is clear.
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Massachusetts
Taft
Chicago
Crane
Mr. Taft
The New Scapegoat Reconciliation in Monroe Village
A Monroe New York letter lauds a local reconciliatory rite led by the village fife and drum corps. Citizens collected a $50 scapegoat payment, likening it to wergild while approving punishment by cash and social amnesty.
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Monroe
N. Y
Hammurabi
Monrovians
Fife and Drum Corps
Fragmented debate on Senate vacancy and local politics
The column weighs filling Senator Franchot's vacancy after the apportionment was set aside and questions if legal means exist to replace a deceased senator. It notes Metzs subway proposal, Bailey and Bryan politics, perjury in the Druce Portland case, and a Greek letter society trend in Chicago schools with satire on Greek mottos and sororities.
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Franchot
Senate
Levelling rank marks New York court phrase for officials
The piece notes Judge Hough treats all officials as Mister in a Scent gas case hearing, while contrasting New York norms. It mocks status symbols and includes excerpts on alderman candidacies, opera bills, and a Vienna press report on a Union Square bombing plot.
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Hough
United States District Court
New York
David B. Hill
United States
Alfred R. Page
Hill
Page
Washington Plugs Navy Stop In Tacoma Seattle
The President lets the fleet linger longer at Tacoma and Seattle after pressure from Representatives Jones Cushman and Humphrey. Attended White House calls include Burkett Hale Foster Porter Lever and Cooley. Wedding plans in North Carolina and society charity events are noted along with several social figures and travel plans.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Tacoma
Seattle
Jones, Cushman and
Humphrey
Representative Law
New York
J. Meserole
Ethical-Social League of
White House
Burkett
Hale
Foster
Porter
Lever
Cooley
Taft and
Straus
Meyer
Diplomatic Social Scene Returns to Washington in April
The French Ambassador rejoined Washington after a Charleston dinner of the Society of the Cincinnati. He and Mme Jusserand hosted British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce and other officials at embassy dinners and luncheons. The German Ambassador and Baroness von Sternburg departed for New York for a week while a Koch reception loomed.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Charleston
S. C
Society of the Cincinnati
Mme. Jusserand
Bryce
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the Interior
Garfield
Holmes
William Alden Smith
Foss
Humphry Ward
Ward
Bury
Isabella Howard
Young
Major Fournier
Viscount de Chambrun
Baroness von Sternburg
New York
Professor Koch
German Medical Society
George M. Sternberg
Walter Wyman
Oxford
Miss Ward
James
Brownson
Wotherspoon
Pettus
Arnold Hague
Washington society notes from the April dinner scene
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks attended Mrs. Stanley Matthews dinner honoring Henry Watterson. Guests included Speaker Cannon Senator Elkins Justice Harlan and Mrs. McCormick. Brigadier General and Mrs. Edwardss hosted a large dinner. Mrs. Foster and her daughter Mrs. Lansing voyageed to Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh and Miss Walsh are in New York. Mrs. Henry Clews guests of Mrs. Hope Slater for several days.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Fairbanks
Stanley Matthews
Henry Watterson
Cannon
Elkins
Harlan
McCormick
Clarence R. Edwards
John W. Foster
Lansing
Atlantic City
Thomas F. Walsh
Miss Walsh
New York
Henry Clews
Hope Slater
Marie Elizabeth Baxter Rees to Wed Augustus D. Shepard Jr
Miss Marie Elizabeth Baxter Rees selects her sister Miss Henrietta B. Rees as maid of honor for her April 23 marriage to Augustus D. Shepard Jr. Attendants include Mrs. Osborn W. Bright and Miss Edith H. Smakey. Groom’s brother Barritt H. Shepard serves as best man. ushers include Harald B. Rees.
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Marie Elizabeth Baxter Rees
Arthur F. Rees
Henrietta B. Rees
Augustus D. Shepard
Osborn W. Bright
Edith H. Smakey
Netherwood
N. J
Shepard
Barritt H. Shepard
Harald B. Rees
Biltmore
San Francisco's Triumph is eulogized by ambassador at Luton dinner
Whitelaw Reid, the American ambassador to Great Britain, praised San Francisco at the Chamber of Commerce dinner in Luton. He described rebuilding efforts after the quake and fire, noting bank clearings in December surged by 300000 over the prior year and praising the city’s indomitable spirit.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Chamber of Commerce
Luton
Wrest Park
Reid
San Francisco
Kaiser Reaches Corfu Amid Welcoming Honors
The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern arrived at Corfu with Emperor William and Empress, joined by Prince August Wilhelm and Princess Louise. Greek King George, Crown Prince Constantine, and Princess Sophia boarded the vessel for luncheon after anchoring. Corfu town and environs were festively decorated in honor of the visitors and the Emperor's new residence.
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Hohenzollern
Emperor William
August Wilhelm
Louise
Venice
George of
Greece
Constantine
Sophia
Von Buelow Starts for Italy in Private Trip
Berlin dispatch says Prince von Billow and Princess von Billow departed for Italy tonight in a private journey. The trip is reported to be for private reasons with no official diplomatic purpose stated.
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von Buelow
Italy
Berlin
Prince von Billow
Princess von Billow
Reginald Walsh Named British Consul at New York
The Hon Reginald Walsh is gazetted British Consul in New York replacing Charles Clive Bailey who moves to Warsaw. Walsh son of Lord Ormathwaite and formerly consul at Dunkirk and Greece born 1868 takes post as consul in New York. Walter Courtenay Bennett remains consul general.
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Reginald Walsh
New York
Charles Clive Bailey
Bailey
Warsaw
Lord Ormathwaite
Walter Courtenay Bennett
Mr. Walsh
Dunkirk
France
Greece
Pittsburg Plans 150th Anniversary Celebration
Pittsburg marks its 150th founding anniversary with a proposed week long observance to rival Philadelphia's 225th. November 25 would be the natal day. A naval parade of steamboats from Ohio and Mississippi systems is suggested to showcase Inland Waterway progress and future promises, with historical and allegorical features.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Up-to-Date Begging Tactics Mocked by New York Scheme
Pittsburg Dispatch reports sharp satire on a beggar ploy in New York that claims a hospital prescribed water three times daily. The piece notes the beggar shows a prescription slip and asks for money to buy water, sparking reader awareness of the ruse and suggesting the man would need a bath to fulfill the myth.
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New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
British Library Commission Arrives to Study U S Libraries
Three Manchester officials T C Abbott Henry Plummer and Co W Sutton arrived aboard the Lusitania to tour New York Chicago Boston and Washington libraries for six weeks. Their report will shape plans for Manchester’s new library said to be the finest in the world.
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Manchester
England
T. C. Abbott
Henry Plummer
Co. W. Sutton
Lbrarian
New York
Chicago
Boston
Washington
New Manchester Library
Dupuy to Wed Miss Eunice Parish of New Haven
Pittsburg April 10 Charles M Dupuy son of Herbert Dupuy Pittsburg magnate and heir to $1 000 000 will marry Miss Eunice Parish of New Haven on June 34 at Yale graduation the engagement announced by telegraph to The Tribune.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Charles M. Dupuy
Herbert Dupuy
Social Notes From Newport Arrivals And Returns
Newport social page notes Mr and Mrs John R Drexel and W H Nielson arriving for the weekend. Mr and Mrs T Shaw Safe have returned from New York and Guy Norman also came back from New York.
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Newport
the Tribune
R. L
John R Drexel
W. H. Nielson
T. Shaw
New York
Guy Norman
Minnesota monument dedicated at Shiloh by Governor Johnson
Shiloh Tennessee April 10. The Minnesota State Memorial in the Shiloh National Park was dedicated with Governor Johnson and fifty Minnesota leaders present. Johnson urged defense of the Constitution against centralized bureaucracy and stressed adherence to the 1787 framework and subsequent amendments. Andrews of St. Paul gave an address as the party prepared to return home.
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Shiloh
Tenn
Minnesota
National Park
Johnson
You
c. @. Andrews
St. Paul
Commission
Ladies and Lords Attend Wilson as Health Sifts World Elite
Lady Michael Herbert and Mrs. Ogden Goelet arrived on Cunard Lusi tania for a summons to visit banker Richard T. Wilson at his Fifth Avenue home. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt cancelled Amerika trip to meet Mrs. Goelet and Lady Herbert. Vanderbilt daughter is Wilson's sister.
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Michael Herbert
Ogden Goelet
Richard T. Wilson
No. 511
Fifth Avenue
Herbert
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Wilson
Goelet
Lady Herbert
Vanderbilt
Lord Rayleigh Elected Lord Chancellor of Cambridge
Lord Rayleigh was elected Lord Chancellor of Cambridge University on April 10 to succeed the late Duke of Devonshire.
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Cambridge
Lord Rayleigh
Cambridge University
d@r.t
Duke of Devonshire
Bibles for new naval officers at Annapolis
Two hundred Bibles and ethical works were sent yesterday to the graduating class at Annapolis by the American Seamen's Friend Society. The society has long funded this gift as the navy outgrows its support. Gle Pherson Hunter, secretary, will present each volume with a suitable inscription during graduation exercises.
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Annapolis
American Seamen's Friend Society
Navy
GlePherson Hunter
Justice Sewell for Cornell Board
Cornell alumni in this city are mailing ballots to elect Albert H. Sewell of Walton New York to the university board of trustees. Sewell, class of 1871, sits in the Appellate Division in Albany and was among the first registrants as a student as the university marks its fortieth anniversary.
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Albert H. Sewell
Walton, N
Supreme Court At
Albany
Delaware County
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