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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1908

Page

21

Amusements Listing Of Theatres And Showtimes

A dense catalog of venues lists performances and showtimes including Uncle Tom's Cabin Waltz at Carnegie Hall, The World in Wax at Eden Musee, Father and the Boys at Empire, Polly of the Circus at Knickerbocker, The Talk of New York at Knickerbocker, and other vaudeville, ballet, and opera offerings across New York venues with varied start times.

T. Matthew Garrick Royal Mounted German Hammerstein Herald Square Phrooo Rome Port Arthur Jeus Hudron Knickerbocker New York Stuyvesant Wallaces Dav Music Hall

New York Daily Tribune Ownership Details

The newspaper is owned and published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation. Its principal office is the Tribune Building at 154 Nassau Street, New York, with Ogden Mills serving as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.

The Tribune Association New York Corporation Tribune Building Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills Nathaniel Tuttle

Congress Passes DC Bet Prohibition and Warship Vote

Summary of morning news: Senate passes a bill banning betting in the District of Columbia while the House adopts the Naval Committee recommendation for two ships against the President's bid for four. Foreign section reports Irish party stance shift, Congo treaty debates, and Japan Korea tensions. Domestic notes include battleship fleet shore parade, Taft HQ move, and Carnegie gift talks. Weather outlook: cold with a high of nine degrees.

Congress Senate District of Columbia House Naval Committee John Redmond United Irish League Winston Spencer Churchill Manchester Paul L. Roy Manila Mindanao George Gibb Underground Electric Imwage Company London Japan Seoul Corea Federation San Diego Watson Indiana Aldrich Financia Vreeland Albany Thehigh Valley Railroad Company Public Service Commission Street Department Northampton Mass Columbus Taft National Chicago Arthur Vorys Pittsburg Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Technical School Indorsee J. Hrgan Michigan State Central Committee CITTY McCarren Murphy-Conners Long Island Crane Venezuela Rolando Castro Paris JRE Conan Emerees

Wilson Proposes Law Over Personal Power at Jefferson Day Dinner

Dr Woodrow Wilson criticizes detoured governance by officials and public service commissions. He denounces executive regulation and favors rule by law over personal power, warning that legal frameworks must guide corporate oversight and public policy rather than discretionary administrative actions.

Law reform and the legal machine in a democratic future

A columnist argues for exhaustive statutes and faultless legal language to speed disputes and expand equity, warns against a machine that replaces judges, questions whether a political Edison might arise within the Democratic movement to redefine law and politics at the Denver convention.

President's reminder urges naval buildup amid world tensions

The President asks Congress for four new first class battleships, arguing that strong defense protects a nation from plots and aggression. He cites China’s history as a warning and warns against trusting altruism to shield wealth, urging Americans to apply universal cause and effect to national policy.

Congress Uation China Burt America Pitt Huggermugger

Cubas Provincial Governors A Magoon Initiative

Mr Magoon chose provisional American administrators to govern Cuba’s provinces after expired terms, avoiding contested elections or holdovers. The appointees act impartially, serving until regular elections are arranged, mirroring Magoon’s own provisional status on the island.

Igoon Offee Palme Cuba Magoon

Americans to aid Cuban elections with impartial administration

The article argues that Americans will provide valuable administration lessons to Cuba to ensure honest elections. It contends native governors could influence votes, whereas the current arrangement precludes danger and ensures elections free from government reproach.

Nature Faking in Denver Do Not Replace Donkey Emblem

The Denver reception committee aims to substitute a tiger for the donkey as the Democratic National Convention emblem, a move deemed a breach of historical verity. The piece recalls Bryan praising the donkey in Washington and warns against diminishing the donkey’s symbolic status in Democratic tradition.

Denver Bryan Washington Johnson Minnesota Kentucky Jefferson

Hope of the Better Element Lifts Murphy in Democratic Power

An opinion piece extols Charles F. Murphy as the dominant figure of New York Democrats and the potential national leader. It lauds Murphy as the savior of the party, notes Conners of Buffalo as a worshipped ally, and argues that Tamany and local officials rely on his influence to unify loyalists and advance party aims to Denver and beyond.

Charles F. Murphy New York State New York Democratic Party Mr. Conners Buffalo Conners Murphy Murphys Mr. Hearst Denver Messrs. Conners and Murphy Brooklyn Eagle Eagle Bourke

Red Duffy Convicted in Election Frauds in New York City

Judge Rosalsky sentences Red Duffy to over two years for plotting to register thirty fraudulent voters. The case highlights broader NYC political demoralization as two hundred petitioners seek leniency, questioning government honesty and the resolve to curb corruption.

New York City Red” Duffy Rosalsky New York Verry Foundation

Bailey Claims Role in Hepburn Railroad Bill Progress

Texas politics along the Bailey ticket features a claim of credit for Hepburn railroad rate legislation. Bailey asserts in a Fort Worth speech that he did more than any other Democrat in Congress to restrain corporate greed and shape the 1908 act, declaring Hepburn’s name and leadership in the House while Dolliver pushed support in the Senate.

Texas Joseph W. Bailey Bailey Congress Fort Worth Congressional Senate Hepburn House Dolliver

Bailey and Tillman clash over railroad rate bill dispute

The piece tracks Senate maneuvers on the railroad rate bill with Tillman in charge, Allison’s compromise, and Bailey’s factional fights. It notes Bailey’s controversial amendments and accusations of self interest, while contrasting anti Bailey critics and “ex-Populist” charges amid Texas political tempers.

Senate Committee On Railroads Tillman Senate Railroads Allison United Republican Knox Spooner Nelson House Bailey Moody Napoleon Bonaparte Fort Worth Texas anti-Bailey Waters-Pierce Galveston News Cone Johnson Cully Cullen Begro Mr. Bailey

Bryan Shouters Suppress Resolution at State Convention

The Democratic State Convention avoided endorsing a Presidential nomination as delegates focused on other matters. Commentary contrasts Mrs. Eddy’s philosophy with naval armament and practical use of Illusions in policy later, while Denmark’s women achieve broad suffrage and the U S Senate moves against gambling in Benning.

Bryan Mrs. Eddy

Odd Chinese funeral rites and a murder trial in Missouri

The London Saturday Journal quotes bizarre Orient rituals with a coffin, food, a white cock, and paper money to aid the deceased in the next world. A St. Charles murder case features Daniel Dempsey, an Illinois marshal accused of shooting Claude Allemany as they crossed borders, with jurisdiction disputed over where the heart stopped beating.

London Saturday Journal Journal St. Charles Daniel Dempsey Grafton Ill Claude Allemany Dempsey Allemany St. Charles County Illinois Missouri Allemang

Roosevelt hosts foreign dignitaries amid Ottawa adjournment talk

Washington April 15 reports a White House luncheon for Earl Grey and Lady Grey with Secretary Root and Seth Low among callers. Congressman Watson says Congress won’t adjourn before May 15. The President declined a Knights of Columbus convention invitation and received hundreds of Eastern Manual Training Association delegates. New York society notes Easter travel, weddings, and society events with numerous verifications of family ties, marriages, and society movements.

Tribune Bureau Washington Roosevelt Earl Grey Canada Lady Grey Bryce Root Seth Low Representative Watson Indiana Congress Straus Henry Phipps White House Garfield Lodge Warnes Burnham Piles Bourne Depew Owen Fassett Richardson Crumpacker Goulden Bennet Bates Allen Holliday Porter McKinley Leupp Knights of Columbus Order St. Louis Eastern Manual Training Association

Aides and Diplomats Dine in Washington Visit Scene

The Austrian Ambassador returned to the embassy from New York. The French Ambassador and Mme Jusserand entertained the British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce, along with the Governor General of Canada and Lady Grey. The Governor General of Indo China and others attended. The first secretary of the Spanish Legation and Sefiora de Pastor returned from Baltimore. Sefior don Manuel Walls y Merino has gone to Philadelphia for two weeks.

Tribune Bureau Washington New York Mme. Jusserand Bryce Canada Lady Grey Indo-China Legation Sefiora de Pastor Baltimore Sefior Don Manuel Walls Y Merino Philadelphia

Washington Society Notes From The Tribune Bureau

In Washington April 15 Professor Bury of Oriel College Oxford and Mrs Bury have left the British Embassy for Princeton New Jersey Mrs Don Cameron opened her Lafayette Square house for spring after a month at Icky Island Miss Nora Langhorne young Langhorne sister hosts Mirador Richmond home in honor of Lady Sibyl Grey daughter of Earl Grey Governor General of Canada Langhorne to visit Mrs Astor for London season

Tribune Bureau Washington Professor Bury Oriel College Oxford Bury Princeton N. J Don Cameron Lafayette Square Icky Island James Breck Perkins Representative Perkins New York Congressional Club W. Murray Crane Bulkeley Williams Nora Langhorne Langhorne Mirador Richmond Sibyl Grey Earl Grey Canada Miss Langhorne Astor London

Beaux-Arts Society Opens Eighteenth Exhibition in Paris

The Societe des Beaux-Arts opened its eighteenth annual show at the Grand Palais with a tempered impressionist tone. Notable works include Lhermitte’s Normandy landscape with a peasant family and two fine panels by E A Abbey. Missed American regulars are compensated by a sizable American section featuring landscapes and portraits by J Jules J Stewart and Gari Melchers among others.

Paris Société Des Beaux-Arts Grand Palais Fallières Normandy Lhermitte E. A. Abbey New York Walter Gay Frederick Harrison Madame B Jules J. Stewart Philadelphia Gari Melchers Myron Barlow J. Bartlett Adophe Borie Minerva Chapman Chicago Lette Crapo-Smith Detroit Marie C. Cronin Palestine Tex Frederick C. Friesecke Kalamazoo Mich Clarence B. Gibson James R. Hopkins Ohio William Ss. Horton Augustus Koopman Charlotte Lucy Lee Robbins Mary Louie Macmonnies Ethel Mars Illinois Alfred Maurer Lorenzo Mazzinovich San Francisco Eleanor Norcross Elisabeth Nurse Cincinnati Julius Rolshoven Edwin Scott Francis Thomason Charles W. Thurston Boston Eugene P. Ulman Florence K. Upton Albert Worcester

Brooklyn Poly Alumni Protest Over Alma Mater's Steering

Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute alumni plan a protest at 83 Livingston Street this evening over management alleged by critics. They cite a long deficit approaching 268000 dollars and an indebtedness near 100000, with opposition to dropping the arts program and to recent leadership changes led by Henry Sanger Snow and President F W Atkinson prepares a statement for the mass meeting.

Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn Livingston Street Henry Sanger Snow New York and New Jersey Telephone Company Poly Snow F. W. Atkinson

King Edward Leaves Biarritz for London

King Edward, who has resided in Biarritz for five weeks, departed today to return to London signaling the conclusion of his stay in the French resort.

King Edward London Biarritz

Warship to meet the Prince during Canadian visit

The Navy Department will respond favorably to Canada's invitation to send a war vessel for the Prince of Wales visit in July. The battleship New Hampshire, recently commissioned, will likely be sent under Captain Cameron McR. Winslow to represent the United States at Quetes.

Washington Navy Department Quetes Prince of Wales Canada New Hampshire Cameron McR. Winslow

Carnegie Scholarships Aid Hebrew Technical School Girls

Andrew Carnegie furnishes $2.50 to establish a scholarship at the Hebrew Technical School for Girls located at Second Avenue and 11th Street. Walter A. Schiffer contributes $5.00 for two scholarships, bringing donors to twelve. Each $2.50 funds one free education for a girl per year.

Andrew Carnegie Hebrew Technical School Second Avenue 11Th Street Walter A. Schiffer

Pittsburg Canvases Announced For Annual Exhibition

John W. Beatty director of Carnegie Institute fine arts announces the 12th annual exhibition canvases approved by the jury. From 6235 submitted nine were chosen for wall space with a high share by American artists opening on Founders Day April 30.

Pittsburg John W. Beatty Department of Fine Arts Carnegie Institute

Admiral Balch in Critical Pneumonia at 87 in Raleigh

Raleigh North Carolina April 16 Rear Admiral George B Balch United States Navy retired who came here with his wife and daughter for the winter is critically ill with pneumonia He is eighty seven years old.

Raleigh N. C George B. Balch United States Navy

Woodruff Sells Brooklyn House at Corner of President and Eighth

Ex Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff has sold the three story Brooklyn house at the northeast corner of President Street and Eighth Avenue to J. Rogers Maxwell. The buyer now controls the block front in Eighth Avenue between President and Union streets.

Timothy L. Woodruff President Street Eighth Avenue Brooklyn J. Rogers Maxwell President Union Streets

The Superlative Overdone In Chelsea Fire Coverage

The Springfield Republican mocks yellow journalism for overstating minor events and contrasts it with sane reporting during the Chelsea fire, noting the newsroom struggle to emphasize the extraordinary incident with restraint.

Springfield Republican Chelsea

Chanler appeal seeks protection from seizure for asylum escape

The appeal of John Armstrong Chanler to avoid seizure by New York authorities while traveling to testify in a case against guardian Thomas T. Sherman was argued before Circuit Judges Lacombe Cor and Noyes. Chanler, committed to Bloomingdale Asylum in 1897, escaped in 1900 and has since lived at Merry Mills Virginia. If he testifies in New York, he faces possible recommitment unless federal protection is extended. The petition cites $263,523 in accumulated income held by Sherman.

John Armstrong Chanler Hough United States District Court New York Bloomingdale Asylum Thomas T. Sherman Lacombe, Cor and Noyes United States Circuit Court Virginia Merry Mills Cobham Lane Bloomingdale

Dinner for W A M Goode in London before Canada move

The West Indian Mud hosted a dinner for its secretary W A M Goode in London on April 15 to mark his departure for Canada to launch an imperialist journal. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Canada’s High Commissioner, gave a welcome, and Joseph Chamberlain sent best wishes from Cannes.

London West Indian Mud W. A ML Goode Canada Lord Strathcona Mount Royal Goode Joseph Chamberlain Cannes

Dr Robert Koch Arrives in Chicago in Nervous State

Dr Robert Koch of Berlin arrived in Chicago with his wife from Niagara Falls in a nervous condition. He is en route to Japan to visit his nephew Professor W Koch of the University of Chicago. After two years in Africa researching sleeping sickness he declines public attention and refused a private dinner.

Chicago Robert Koch Berlin Niagara Falls Japan Professor W. Koch Department University of Chicago Africa Dr. Koch

Train kills wealthy Pitts contractor in Crafton

Pittsburg April 15 George Foster a prominent and wealthy contractor was instantly killed by a railroad engine at Crafton a suburb while coming the tracks today.

Pittsburg George Foster Crafton

The Nation's Plea for a Strong Navy and New Dreadnoughts

Editorial roundup urges Congress to approve four new battleships, arguing a robust navy protects trade, national prestige, and peace. Leaders from The Brooklyn Standard Union and other papers stress the issue as nonpartisan and essential, warning against neglect or delay.

Brooklyn Eagle Congress

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