This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
21
A compact listing notes events at Eden Magee and BAMMERSTEINS ROOF with the World at Herald Square. It mentions a 30 part second segment for BEACH and Furman's Airship, plus a 15 year 15-Girls segment.
The Saturday August 1 1908 issue notes ownership by The Tribune Association New York corp and lists officers Ogden Mills president Nathaniel Tuttie secretary treasurer with office at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York.
News digest reports Berlin stating the Turkish ruler would drop the title Sultan and proclaim himself Emperor of the Moslems. Other items note Asquith on universal disarmament, Coal Creek miners entombed at 600 feet, and varied domestic and city developments including politics, rail demurrers, and weather.
The Commoner editor’s trust ad ban based on a 50 percent control test is criticized as arbitrary. The piece argues there is no evidence that 50 or 25 percent thresholds reliably indicate harm, noting no data supports how control translates to price rises or coercion, and questions why licensing starts at 25 percent.
In New York, critics argue against simplistic solutions to trusts. They claim Mr. Bryan lacks patience for facts and risks, proposing idealistic fixes that ignore real life complexities. Morality cannot be gauged by figures alone.
The piece argues Samuel Gompers faces fallout in union ranks over aligning with William Jennings Bryan. It contends his actions threaten the nonpartisan stance of the American Federation of Labor, suggesting backing Bryan without victory could prove his influence over labor politics to be dangerous or negligible.
Dr Darlington launches a campaign against stray dogs in the city amid objections from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and protest from Colonel Wagstaff. The dispute centers on leash and muzzle rules, enforcement, and whether owners should bear the burden of restraint. Government action and health board orders have circulated for weeks, with public notices and newspapers covering the debate.
The Helsinki assembly opens amid a looming constitutional crisis as Finland debates independence versus subservience to Russia. An order from St. Petersburg would split Finnish affairs into domestic and imperial spheres, excluding Finnish input and proposing a Russian council to decide jurisdiction.
A purely Russian council excludes Finns and must approve any local or imperial measure before Diet action. The Helsingfors assembly, meeting today, must decide if it will acquiesce to the decree or provoke another constitutional clash between the grand duchy and its grand duke.
The article argues drivers share responsibility for road dangers. Even good roads have risks like tire failure or steering faults. A motorist must drive cautiously, be aware of known hazards, and accept personal accountability for safety, while roads should be maintained for maximum safety.
Monsignor Fox of Trenton denounces a prize wedding used to promote a pleasure resort. He warns Catholics and others against attending mock weddings, calling them indecent and irreverent, comparable to a mock communion in desecrating marriage sanctity.
Treasury officials study Captain Baldwin's Fort Myer dirigible as a potential smuggling risk. The piece notes that customs revenue, around 333 million dollars, relies on imported goods and ponders how aviation could both aid and threaten law enforcement, with further speculation on future flight dangers and national prosperity.
A long editorial passage discusses Abdul Hamid renouncing the title of Sultan and possibly becoming Emperor, with implications for his caliphate status. It notes interest in the Tower Building’s demolition and the Tribune Building’s enduring presence, while critiquing Justice Goffs ruling against a Negro actors club named The Frogs and pondering why respectable firms adopt humble names.
A correspondent details Mr. Bryan's Fairview home near Lincoln Nebraska and the press tent on Fairview Hill, noting a cool breeze and a vacationlike assignment for reporters. The piece also recaps brief humorous quotations from various trades and locales, plus short items on vacations and Confederate veteran Colonel John H. Whallen.
The Dundee Advertiser reports a Canadian tally showing the British Cabinet averages 52 years, while Canada’s cabinet averages 61. There are ten British ministers under fifty and three Canadians under fifty, with none under forty in Canada. The youngest Canadian minister is 42, Mr Lemieux, who recently negotiated with Japan’s government on immigration into Western Canada.
The Appellate Court upholds a $3,000 damages verdict against a saloonkeeper who sold liquor to a known drunkard. The decision frames the sale as a dire violation of law and urges punishment by financial penalties, viewing the intoxicated man as needing protection similar to the insane. The piece insists the law aims to shield the vulnerable and condemns those who undermine it.
Miss Janet Macdonald will marry Joseph P. Grace this afternoon at Phenix Lodge Westbury Long Island in a small ceremony attended by relatives and a few intimate friends. The couple will sail for Europe on Tuesday for a months long motor tour.
Lenox Massachusetts July 31 The Lenox Horticultural Society will hold an annual and perennial exhibition in Sedgwick Hall on August 12. Forty seven classes will offer premium cards diplomas and certificates as prizes. Exhibits will come from gardens of John B Alexandre Charles Lanter William D Sloane Mrs Robert Winthrop Miss Adele Knee land Mrs Joan E Parsons Mrs Morris K Jesup John S Barnes George Westinghouse Grant Foster George E Turnure and Mrs Frank K Sturgis.
Reports from across Cuba indicate peaceful provincial and municipal elections, with friction in Games, Batabano, and Gutra de la Melena where the police chief was removed by Governor Foltz for partisan activity. Conservative strength grows with possible Miguelista coalition to defeat Zagistas. polls open 7 AM and close 6 PM. results outside Havana unlikely before Sunday.
John D. Rockefeller sends a $25,000 check to A. Patteson treasurer of Tarrytown Hospital for the building fund of a new hospital. The donor conditions the gift on local effort raising the remaining funds.
The French battleship Verité carrying President Fallières arrived in Christiania on July 31. King Haakon greeted him aboard, and the pair toured to the royal castle amid cheerful crowds and decorations honoring the French visit.
Passengers sailing today for Europe include ships Lusitania Kroonland Campania Prinzessin Pen
Newport July notes list guests and dinners as season inaugurates. Peter Collier hosts, Misses Emma and Ida Thursby guests of Mrs Henry Bookstaver, with many society figures like Commodore Vanderbilt, Arthur James, Winston Churchill, and Ar thur Burden arriving for the Newport visit.
A collage of editorial snips from Hartford Courant Rochester Post Express Utica Herald Dispatch New York Press Oswego Times Philadelphia Inquirer Utica Press Rochester Democrat and Chronicle sketches reactions to Bryan Taft and labor issues. Notes Gompers, injunctions, party name shifts, and Philippine questions with mixed sentiment and calls for ballot focus on work and wages.
The Richmond News Leader notes an estimated 1000 to 1500 Richmond voters who usually back the Democratic ticket may vote Taft this year. It says the paper will work to bring them in line for Bryan and questions the willingness to conceal such shifts while citing Norfolk’s five hundred Democrats who might back Taft unless countered by The Virginia Pilot.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.