Vaudeville and Musical Acts at Major Theaters
A dense program of vaudeville and musical attractions fills many Broadway and city stages. Listings include The Merry-Go-Round, The Royal Mounted, The Yankee Prince, The Well, The Flower of the Ranch, The Well, The Soul Rise, and The Servant in the House among others at venues such as Astor, Garrick, Knickerbocker, Lyric, Majestic, Savoy, and Wallace.
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Sacs
Academy OF Mlsic
Modiste
ASTOR
Hellasco
Warrens
Virginia
BUCY
Papa le
Blaney
Governor and the Bees
Casing
Circle
Olon
Daly’ S
Girie Dewey
Garrick
Royal Mounted German
Madame Ronivard Hackett
W . Hammerstein
Herald Square
Port Arthur
Liserty
Sre Amstrdam
Saw Tor
SAVOY
SrUs
Wallace
Weber Mis
New York Daily Tribune details ownership and officers
The April 28 1908 issue of the New York Daily Tribune lists The Tribune Association as owner and publisher with Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer. It provides the office address at Tribune Building No 15 Nassau Street New York and notes the officers’ address is the same.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
No. 15
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Congress and Foreign Affairs Dominate Morning Session
Senate passed pension and District of Columbia bills while Warren pressed Brownsville. House pursued sundry civil appropriation with broad speeches. Foreign news reported boiler explosion on British battleship Britannia, torpedo destroyer loss, and China Japan tensions. Domestic items include coal lands probes, Carnegie’s Lehigh dedication, and a Brownville murder confession. Weather notes show partly cloudy with a high of 72.
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Congress
Senate
Pension
District of
Japan
Ee Rrc
Lisbon
King Manuel
St. Paul
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Bethlehem
Penn
Taylor Hall
Carnegie
Lehigh University
Hughes
Samuel H. Ordway
Berril
Queens
Brownville
United States Coal and Coke Company
Welch
Gary
W. Va
Ennydon
Troy
Francis T. Bowles
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Electric Boat Company
Taft
Holt
T. A. McIntyre & Co
United States Steel Corporation
New Jersey
New Jersey Wins Tax Jurisdiction Over Harbor Lands
The U S Supreme Court affirms New Jersey's right to tax submerged lands under the water west of the Bay of New York, countering New York’s exclusive jurisdiction claim. The ruling impacts sewer tunnel plans into the Bay and underscores cross state land and water rights in the harbor area.
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New York Harbor
Supreme Court of
United States
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Jerseys City
North River
New York Bay
New York
Bay of New York
Hudson River
Manhattan Island
Spuyten Jouyvil Creek
New Jersey Supreme Court
Court of Errors and Appeals
Supreme Court
Washington
Bay
Lower
Passaic Valley
Central Line
Jersey and New York Trade Sewage Rights in Harbor
The piece argues New Jersey holds exclusive property and taxation rights to land under the western harbor, yet lacks power to dump sewage into the water. It notes a decision strengthening New Jersey’s stance, urges mutual restraint to protect water quality, health, and profits, and calls for a 1853 pact sequel to restore river purity.
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New Jersey
Navy growth debate pressures for battleship buildup
The Congress decision to authorize two battleships is not a check on defense. A strong navy remains essential, with bipartisan support for national defense. Building pace and funding affect commissioning. four now or two now and two later both serve long term needs. The Tribune backs increased naval strength as economic and strategic wisdom.
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Congress
Allison
Legislative Branch
The
Tribune
Roosevelt
United States
The Catholic Centenary at St Patrick’s Cathedral
The centenary highlight at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York shows Catholicism’s strength and influence in the United States. From 1786’s St Peters to 318 churches and 186 chapels serving about 1.25 million worshippers, the archdiocese reflects prosperity and educated, progressive Catholics, underscoring Rome’s guiding role and optimism for the future.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
United States
Old St. Peters
Barclay Street
New York City
Rome
Steel Report Signals Weak Steel Market Worsens
United States Steel reports quarterly earnings of 18,229,005 for the quarter ending March 31, far below last year and 1906 levels, with unfilled orders the lowest in years. The addition of Tennessee Coal and Iron widens the downturn, and March earnings show only partial recovery. Analysts warn June quarter could set a new low in orders while demand remains cautious and “hand-to-mouth” in nature.
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United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
Jewer Quarterly
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Steel producers face tight orders and price doubts
Businesses remain hand to mouth as conditions curb demand and consumers doubt sustained steel prices. With the Steel Corporation’s low unfilled tonnage, urgency grows among buyers and independents holding surplus, pushing for concessions in prices during a dull period.
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Steel Corporation
The Sleeping Sickness Crisis and Prophylactic Efforts
The piece outlines the tsetse fly as the deadly carrier of sleeping sickness in Africa, noting Uganda’s collapse from three hundred thousand to about one hundred thousand people. It discusses failed eradication efforts, proposed mass relocation, and the British plan to form a National Sleeping Sickness Bureau in London, plus an Anglo German treaty for international cooperation.
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David Livingstone
Uganda
Pearl of Africa
Victoria Lake
Victoria
Nyanza
Speke
Burton
London
Great Britain
Germany
German East Africa
American Tropics
Panama
Suez
Truth and Mother Goose In the Battle for Facts
A columnist lampoons a Massachusetts reformer who bans nursery rhymes as lies. The piece mocks censorious certainty, defending the imagined truth of Mother Goose verses with playful contraries about Humpty Dumpty, the old woman in the shoe, and other fairy tale icons. It ridicules demanding proof from scholars and scientists.
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Simon
Massachusetts
Pilate
Mother Gouse
Julius Cesar
Europe
Witty politics and cultural quips in a late issue
A column mixes commentary on nursery verse, Moorish conflicts, and social scenes. It notes Elkmes possibly Moroccan tribesmen with dubious marksmanship, Newport’s Navy uniform policy shift, Grady’s likely promotion to the House, and satirical takes on Tammany figures like Big Tim Sullivan. It also lampoons Hearst, Rockefeller era politics, and mentions New Jersey Democratic leadership amid a fragmented election mood.
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Thomas F. Grady
State Senate
House of Representatives
Tammany Statesman
Tim” Sullivan
Washington
Tammany
Grady
Talk of the Day Sparks Jewish Religious Fees
A Chicago talk by Rabbi Hirsch discusses bigotry and the stereotype that Jews must take payment for all activities. He jokes his standard fee for religious lectures is 100000 dollars, inviting donations in cipher values. The piece also notes broader Jewish prominence in New York and references other varied items.
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Chicago
Hirsch
New Yorker
Metropolitan Street Railway
Jacob Voorsanger
San Francisco
Charles A. Dana
Manhattan Island
Voorsanger
Emil G
American Commonwealths
Dana
iIt
New York
Vienna
Budapest
Berlin
Vilna
Amsterdam
Lemberg
London
President orders aid to tornado refugees in Mississippi towns
The Tribune reports the President ordered hospital assistants nurses supplies and medicines sent to Mississippi tornado refugee towns. Social highlights include high level White House visits and a string of society weddings and naval connections, with Cardinal Logue and Paderewski events noted among Manhattan social scenes.
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Tribune Korean
Washington
Mississippi
Forrester Pinchot
White House
Beveridge
Sherman
Calder
Parsons
Cowles
Taft
Diplomatic Dinner Hosts Across Washington Scene
In Washington on April 24 the Italian ambassador and Baroness Mayor des Planches hosted a dinner for the new Norwegian minister and Mme Gude. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Boardman and several foreign envoys. The Austrian ambassador planned a trip to Virginia Hot Springs with Baroness Hengelmuller. M Jusserand spoke before the Sons of the American Revolution. Baroness Moncheur hosted guests including the Brazilian ambassador and Mme Nabuco. Mme Van Swinderen and family prepared to sail to Europe while Elizabeth Van Swinderen and her title granddaughter accompanied Mr. Glover to New York.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mayor Des Planches
Mme. Gude
William J. Boardman
Hobson
Isabella Howard
Josephine Patten
Putnam
de Thal
von Stumm
Prince Kretzulescu
Racheller
Ravatol
New York
Virginia
Hengelmuller
M. Jusserand
Moncheur
Mme. Nabuco
I. A. Coromilas
Nicholas Fish
Henry May
Charles 8. Bromwell
Senora de Pastor
John E. Wilkins
Robeson
Signor Centaro
Low
Francis Janssens
Vogel
Depew
Pierre Lorillard
William Phelps Eno
Elizabeth Kean
Paulding
Count Hatzfeldt
Senora de Pardo
Mme. van Swinderen
Netherlands
United States
Europe
Glover
Elizabeth van Swinderen
Washington Society Notes Highlight Monthly Socials
Mrs I Z Leiter plans a Chicago departure for her son's wedding in the city. Mr Leiter took Miss Williams to Fort Du Pont for luncheon with Colonel Williams. Dinner honors given by Frederick Keep. Princeton Triangle Club performed for Washington society. Notables entertaining include Mrs Crane Huff Olcott Page Williams Moore. Luquer hosts with Gen Gillespie and Sen Du Pont among guests. Mrs William Edwards to visit Brigadier General Clarence Edwards. Edson Bradley to return from New York for an extended stay.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
I. Z. Leiter
Chicago
Juliette Williams
Winthrop Murray Crane
George F. Huff
van Vechten Olcott
Thomas Nelson Page
Gardiner Williams
Elizabeth Stauffer Moore
Nicholas Luquer
Gillespie
Senator du Pont
Charles G. Washburn
William Edwards
Cleveland
Marriage of Miss Helen Van Cortlandt de Peyster to Lt Cmdr George Lang
In St Bartholomew s Church Bishop Greer assisted by Rev Dr Leighton Parks officiated at the wedding of Miss Helen Van Cortlandt de Peyster to Lieutenant Commander George Augustus Lang surgeon U S N The bride, a descendant of Lewis Morris signer of the Declaration, wore white satin with lace from her mother and grandmother and carried a tiles of the valley bouquet The ceremony was attended by relatives and friends with several hundred invitations issued
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Julian Curtis Townsend
Jordan
The
Hancock
Emory Scott Smith
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Frederic J. de Peyster
East Sth Street
William Brock Shoemaker
Abercrombie Miller
Augusta de Peyster
Frances de Peyster
Philip Livingston
William E. Chisholm
Hamersley
Goelet Gallatin
Newbold M. Morris
Henry W. Shoemaker
Bishop Greer
Leighton Parks
Helen van Cortlandt de Peyster
George Augustus Lang
St. Bartholomew's Church
Lewis Morris
Frederic Ashton de Peyster
Abercromble- Miller
Lakewood
Charles K. Belknap
Hansbrough Votes in Senate After Illness
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota, recently released from a long illness and mastoid surgery, traveled from the hospital to the Senate to vote on the naval bill. Despite bandages, he cast his vote for the four battleship amendment, then returned to the hospital for further care, expected to stay ten days or two weeks.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Capitol
Secretary of the Navy
New York
Arranging for the Elkins Wedding in Naples
In Naples on April 28 the Duke of Abruzzi hosted a luncheon for the Duke of Aosta and the Count of Turin aboard the Regina Elena. The meeting discussed plans for the Duke of Abruzzi's marriage to Miss Elkins. Aosta and Turin departed for Rome to brief the King on the conference's outcome.
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Naples
Prince Ernest August of Cumberland to join German army
Berlin April 28 reports Prince Ernest August the youngest son of the Duke of Cumberland plans to become an officer in the German army. If confirmed this move is believed to clear the way for settlement of the Hanover succession dispute between the Cumberland family and the German Empire.
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Berlin
Prince Ernest August of Cumberland
Duke of Cumberland
Kingdom of
Hanover
Asheville Horse Show opens with record crowd prizes
Asheville on April 28 saw a large turnout for the Asheville Horse Show Association annual exhibition. Top prizes went to Gratuity ridden by Mrs Beekman Lorillard of New York, Sweetheart ridden by Frederick W. Graham of Philadelphia, and Lady Zuletka driven by Miss Rita Rees, who won the Vanderbilt cup.
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City Telegraph
the Tribune
Asheville, N
Asheville
Newport Social Notes Bring Season Visitor Snaps
Telegraphed social notes from Newport report Mr and Mrs George De Forest securing Train Villa for the season. General and Mrs J Fred Kane depart for a short visit in New York, William K Thorn arrives for a long awaited visit. Robert Sedgwick and Amos Tuck French with family return tonight, Miss Paules also noted.
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T Newport
George
de Forest
J. Fred
Delancey Kane
New York
William K. Thorn
Newport
Robert Sedgwick
Amos Tuck French
Leroy French
Paues
Washington and Franklin at London Embassy Dinner
At a farewell dinner for Whitelaw Reid American Ambassador to Great Britain in New York Pilgrims society Josephe Choate noted the missing Benjamin Franklin portrait in the embassy collection. Reid praised Franklin and noted Houden busts of Washington and Franklin at his London residence. Dr J Achan Cotes offered bron copies by Barbedienne of the Hoover Franklin and Washington for the embassy. Both busts were placed at the entrance.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
New York
Josephe Choate
Benjamin Franklin
Mr. Reid
Franklin
Houden
Washington
United States
France
Offres
J. Achan Cotes
Barbedienne
Hoover Franklin
Burial of Sir Henry Meigle in Scotland After London Service
A fragmented report notes the burial beside his wife of Sir Henry Meigle in a Scottish village churchyard. It mentions a large gathering, a previous London funeral service, and Westminster Abbey, with references to Campbell-Bannerman and the late ex-Premier.
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C.B
Burieg
Henry Meigle
Scotland
Thebo Campbell-Bannerman
Great Britain
London
Westminster Abbey
Fires of reform purify honest government in Albany speech
The passage from Hughess political oration at Albany denounces executive reprisal and the anti racetrack bill. It argues for a democratic renewal fueled by intelligent public spirit to destroy corrupt ambitions and restore honest representative government.
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Springfield Republican
Hughess
Albany
Sands
Boston Work Horse Parade Directors Set Horse Order
Boston officials outline changes for the work horse parade including which horses appear first and how prizes are awarded. Heavy horses lead, sabre trucks placed farther from the ace, and judges may award multiple ribbons with blue ribbons reserved for sound and quality animals.
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Quay
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the Steel Report
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Parker
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Dence
Metz
Richard Croker
James Smith
Jimmy
Tommy
Philadelphia Press
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Philadelphia Ledger
Boston Transcript
Edward A. Filene
Boston
Willard Dr. Straight
Monkden
Straight
Cornell
Harvard
Charles Harrington
Massachusetts State Board of Health
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Harrington
Chelsea
Mr. Swellman
Mrs. Swellman
Philadelphia
Cornelius Vanderbilt
North Star
England
Mediterranean
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Richard T. Wilson
Lady Herbert
Hamilton McK. Twombly
Ruth Twombly
Madison, N
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
George W. Vanderbilt
Virginia Hotel
Seth Barton French
Beatrice
I. Townsend Burden
Everyn
Gwendolyn Burden
Cardinal Logue
Cardinal Gibbons
Frederick Townsend Martin
Ireland
Archbishop Farley
Brown
Queenstown
Florence Bourne
Frederick Bourne
Anson W. Hard, Jr
St. Bartholomew’s Church
the Gotham
Georgette Borland
Sirer Nelson Borland
Graham F. Blandy
East 31Th Street
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Grace Angeles
George Thompson Lane
N. Y
Henry M. Johnson
East 61St Street
Edward Tibbets
Mary Douglas
Louise Johnson
Derrick Lane
Douglas Robinson
Ernesto G. Fabbri
Schuyler Schieffelin
Ralph Pulitzer
W. Seward Webb
Charles Steele
C. Ledyard Blair
Paderewski
Plaza
the Diplomatic Corps
IN Washington Society
NEW York Society
Hospital
Elkins
Washington and Franklin
Houdon
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