Amusements and Shows Listing Tone of 1908
A compact listing of venues and show times for amusements including Aerial Gardens S 30 The Merry Witor Astor S 30 Paid in Full In Beach 3 20 to G Farman's Air Ship 8 15 Pains Fireworks Casino 15 The Mimic World Island Luna Park Dreamland Coney ee cee othe Musee The World in Wax Bammerstein's Roof 2 15 8 15 Vaudeville LD Square S 15 Three Twins Ardin de Paris S 15 Follies of 1908 Erbocker S 15 Yankee Prince York S 30 Minstrels Wallace's S 15 The Girl Question
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Aerial Gardens
ASTOR
G—Farman
Pain
Luna Park
Bammerstein
LD Square
Ardin DE Paris
Erbocker
York—S
New York Daily Tribune Announces Ownership Details
New York Daily Tribune, dated Tuesday August 4, 1908, notes ownership and publication by The Tribune Association. Ogden Mills serves as president with Nathaniel Tuttie as secretary and treasurer. Office listed as Tribune Building, 155 Nassau Street, New York.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttie
Fore and Domestic News Roundup From The Morning
Conflicting BC forest fire death toll around two hundred with $6 million in losses. two towns later deemed safe. German ironmasters threaten yard shutdowns over Vulcan riveters. Indomitable with Prince of Wales arrives at Cowes from Quebec. Labor strike in Paris deportes by police. Zeppelin test planned at Friedrichshafen. Belgium offers arbitration on Congo disputes. Emperor William welcomed in Stockholm. Roosevelt dismissals at West Point under review. Taft records for campaign use. Chicago fire causes up to $3 million in damage, eight dead. Elections probe opens in Plattsburg. Knights of Pythias converge on Boston. Airship flight postponed at Fort Myer. US public debt near $955.9 million. City notes: stock irregular. two men arrested over stolen securities. NYC condemnation debates. Meine Steamship defaults recorded. Noise crackdown warned by Public Service Commission. Provident Life inquiry underway. Chanler warns on campaign funds. Charles W Dale will filed in White Plains. Hitchcock Bliss wreck disrupts talks. Atlantic City wide open claims disputed. Henri Farman flies at Brighton Beach. Meyer McClellan chases Democratic ticket. Weather fair, warmer. high 83, low 65.
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British Columbia
German Ironmasters’ Association
Empire
Vulcan Yard
Indomitable
Prince of Wales
Cowes
Quebec
General Federation of Labor
Paris
Place de la République
Friedrichshafen
Belgium
Congo
William
Stockholm
Sweden
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
United States Military Academy
William H. Taft
Hot Springs
Chicago
Plattsburg
N. Y
Gegan
Walker
New Britain
Eleventh Avenue
New York Central
Meine Steamship Company of
New Jersey
Public Service Commission
Kelsey
Provident Life
Chanler
Charles W. Dale
Rubber Trust
White Plains
Frank H. Hitchcock
Cornelius N Bliss
H. H. Garnet Republican Club
Thomas P. Peters
Brooklyn Times
Atlantic City
Henri Farman
Brighton Beach
Meyer McClellan
Canada Forest Fire Could Rival City Conflagrations
The British Columbia fire, sweeping the Elk River Valley, threatens losses near ten million dollars and displaces thousands. Fortunate weather may limit sickness, but food and shelter challenges persist as rails halt travel. Experts weigh forest control by cutting lanes, and compare Canadian forests with U S practices while noting long-term recovery efforts.
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British Columbia
Canada
Dominion
Toronto
United States
Elk River Valley
Fernie
Rockies
Present Legislation Targets Fire-Causing Carelessness
The proposal focuses on penalties for carelessness that typically lead to fires. It aims to deter risky behavior by holding individuals accountable when their acts or omissions spark blazes, reflecting heightened concern over preventable fire disasters.
Non-Partisan Lincoln Bryan Ceremony Or Not
The Baltimore Sun argues the Lincoln notification ceremony is a national political event, not a local nonpartisan fete. It notes Nebraska officials and Senator La Follette may participate, while praising Mr. Bryan as Nebraska’s beloved leader and Western institution, suggesting the event is a shared spectacle miscast as nonpartisan.
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Baltimore Sun
Lincoln
Nebraska
la Follette
Baltimore
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
Tincoln
Prairie States
Fairview
Gompers Accused Over Hearst Appeal Mystery
The dispute over an alleged appeal by Samuel Gompers to William Hearst in support of Bryan unfolds. Evidence suggests Gompers asked a correspondent to relay the appeal, while his repudiation relies on a wording quibble. The episode fuels ongoing distrust within the Federation of Labor.
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Gompers
Hearst
Independence Party
Bryan
Taft
Federation of Labor
Promply
New York American
Denver
Mr. Hearst
Goumpers
Federation
Tactics at Westminster on the Old Age Pensions Bill
Asquith secured a tactical victory as the old age pensions bill became law. The House of Lords resisted amendments, but ultimately passed the bill as in the Commons. The Lords avoided war with the Commons, while still claiming a right to propose amendments, and the balance of power rests in a single chamber for financial legislation.
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Asquith
House of Lords
Mr. Asquith
Balfour
Lord Cromer
Lord Rosebery
Lord Lansdowne
House of Commons
Commons
Lords
House of Comons
Dominions
House of Peers
Washington
Lords Yield On Tax Bill In Face Of Commons Push
The House of Lords yielded on amendments to a grant measure, despite strong support in Liberal circles. Observers question pensions bill timing and consider whether Tariff Reform may drive strategy for the next campaign as Unionist leaders weigh tactics.
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Commons
the Spectator
House of Lords
Balfour
Lords
Watterson Paying At Em After Franco Prussian War
The piece mocks a Democratic campaign fund drive by comparing US fund solicitation to France paying tribute after Prussia’s victory. It cites Bismarck and the French public’s wartime tribute, then attacks Watterson and Bryan, urging readers to fund Watterson’s cause with analogies to French sacrifice.
Outlook for Turkey’s Peaceful Revolution and Reform
The piece weighs optimism and skepticism about Abdul Hamid’s constitutional shift in Turkey. It cites Abdul Hamid’s knowledge, the Young Turks’ sincerity, real army sedition, and educated reform-minded citizens as factors. It warns ultra-radicalism as a chief risk while noting parallels to Russia’s move toward constitutional government.
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Abdul Hamid
London
Russia
Turkey
Constantinople
St. Petersburg
Macedonia
John Hay
Louis Napoleon
Persia
Montenegro
Yildiz
Turks warned against fanatical zeal endangering constitutional reform
The piece argues ardent Young Turks risk provoking backlash as Russia and Persia already show. It notes that Abdul Hamid’s removal is demanded by many Turks but warns that his death or exile could trigger chaos. It suggests a temperate approach, leveraging his words to prevent repudiation and keep reform on track.
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Russia
Persia
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Douma
Dominican Republic progress praised in US dispatch
The reader notes a favorable official correspondence from Mr. Pulliam, the American receiver of customs in Santo Domingo, praising fiscal and political progress. It argues against the label Black Republic and contrasts with Haiti, noting DomRep’s white-majority history and American aid marking a dawn of reform.
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Pulliam
Santo Domingo
Black Republic
Hayti
Dominican Republic
Talk of the Day and Oddities From The Era
A miscellany of restaurant cocktail talk, home-made icebox fridges, a failed baby lottery scheme in Paris Kentucky, a joke about a dead boxer, political platform quips, Chicago’s uncelebrated anniversary, and a Kentucky county touting peenite use to curb intemperance and snakebite fear.
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Paris
Bourbon County
Jackson
Paris Opera House
Stilwell
Washington Star
Social Incidents On Now Married Gracees Set For European Motoring
Mr and Mrs Joseph P Grace wed at Phoenix Lodge Westbury Long Island and sail today with their car for several months motoring in England and continental Europe. Dozens of society guests and travelers are noted returning to Newport Lake Minnewaska and Adirondacks after European sojourns as others arrive or depart for New York Boston and domestic residences.
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Doty
Long Island
New Jersey
Joseph P. Grace
Phoenix Lodge
Charles Blair Macdonald
Westbury
Europe
England
Frederick C. Havemerger
Southampton
Frederic Ashton de Peyster
Lakewood
Mauretania
de Peyster
Frederic J. de Peyster
Lake Minnewaska
N. Y
Notable Summer Guests Arrive in Berkshire Hotels
Lenox in August sees visitors checking in at Maplewood and Hotel Aspinwall. Mrs. A Bancroft Ashley and Mrs. E A Hazard join others including Mr. and Mrs. Clement of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Cowperthwaite en route to Saratoga, and Alfred Maclay with James J. Fox at the Curtis Hotel. The Miss Winthrops accompany Miss Cary to Lee, while Dr. William Biddle and Miss Emily Biddle return to Breezy Corners after a lakes trip.
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Tribune
Lenox
Mass
A. Bancroft Ashley
Frank Dietz
F. H. Clement
New York
Maplewood
Pittsfield
J. H. Cowperthwaite
Aspinwall
Saratoga
H. S. Paul
E. A. Hazard
W. S. Cooper
Walter Blabon
Philadelphia
H. H. Slayback
Great Barrington
Kate Cary
Lee
Winthrop
G. L. Winthrop
Alfred Maclay
James J. Fox
Robert Maclay
Curtis Hotel
W. E. Smith
W. H. Curtis
William Biddle
Emily Biddle
Kaiser the guest of Sweden on imperial visit
Emperor William and his party arrived in Stockholm aboard the Hohenzollern for a brief visit to King Gustav. A fleet of Swedish warships greeted the yacht and the King and Queen welcomed the guests aboard the royal yacht. A state dinner was served this evening.
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Stockholm
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Gustaf
Sweden
Shamrock Beaten at Cowes Regatta 23m Class
The Cowes Regatta opened under favorable conditions with Brynhild winning the 23 metre class in 4 hours 44 minutes 49 seconds, Shamrock second, and White Heather third. Britomart took the international challenge cup in 3 hours 44 minutes 46 seconds. Shimna second and Masona third. Maziska retired. Yacht harbor: royal cruiser Alexandra and Meteor among delegations.
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Cowes
James Pender
Brynhild
Thomas Impton
Shamrock
Myles B. Kennedy
King
Alexandra
Emperor William
Meteor
Prince of Wales
Cortlande
Morton F. Plant
Funeral for S. E. Moffett Today in Mount Vernon
Funeral services for Samuel Erasmus Moffett editor of Collier's Weekly will be held at 2 p m at his home 16 Archer avenue Mount Vernon New York His uncle Mark Twain will travel from Connecticut to attend the services following his drowning last Saturday.
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Samuel Erasmus Moffett
Collier’s Weekly
Archer Avenue
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Mark Twain
Connecticut
Engineer L. T. Burnham Injured In Streetcar Fall
L. T. Burnham of Chicago, a noted civil engineer, fell from a streetcar in Detroit, fracturing his skull. He is semi conscious but improving with a fair chance of recovery. He helped design the Wanamaker building in Philadelphia and the Hibernian Bank Building in New Orleans. his home is in Waltham, Massachusetts, and he is brother to D. H. Burnham, Chicago architect of the World’s Fair buildings.
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Detroit
L. T. Burnham
Chicago
Burnham
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Hibernian Bank
New Orleans
Waltham, Mass
D. H. Burnham
German Singers Plan American Return from Germany
The Arion Choral Society of Brooklyn leaves Cologne and travels to Bremen for a reunion on August 8 before sailing back to America. Herr Othgarven of the Manner Gesang verein of Cologne pledges that the chorus will visit America in 19.
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Cologne
Arion Choral Society of
Brooklyn
Germany
Bremen
America
Othgarven
Manner Gesangverein of
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS
Passengers sailing today for Europe include the Kronprinzessin II with Mr and Mrs Nelson W. Aldrich Professor A P Andrews Mr and Mrs Nicholas F Brady John W Daniels and more. Travelers arriving from Rotterdam include Mrs Thomas P D Bell Mr and Mrs C August and others such as William Bayard Hale and Mrs Leigh Hunt.
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Kronprinzess
Nelson W. Aldrich
A. P. Andrews
Nicholas F. Brady
John W. Daniels
Rotterdam
Thomas PD. Bell
Robert
Crocker, R
Ludwig Nis- William Bayard Hale
Augustus Knight
H. EB. Miller
Leigh Hunt
Aeronautics and Aesthetics in Buffalo Herald Description
The Buffalo Herald contrasts Farman’s aeroplane to the sweet potato airship, describing the flying contraption as a cross section torn from a flimsy apartment house floor mounted on a bicycle with a coal bin in tow, noting its lack of beauty and substantial appearance.
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Buffalo Herald Farman
Newport Social Notes Highlight Polo Preview and Summer Guests
Newport social week features a Monday tea at Midcliff by Miss Ogden Jones and luncheons by Mrs. Elisha Dyer and Mrs. James B. Haggin. Alfred G Vanderbilt wires up a polo practice game with top players. Villa Rosa in Bellevue hosts Bayard Thayer of Boston. many New York and Newport residents attend Casino events as governors are re-elected. Cottagers, visitors, and yacht events fill the week with dinners, arrivals, and preparations for Astor and King cup races off Newport.
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Tribune
Newport
Ogden Jones
Midcliff
Elisha Dyer
James B. Haggin
Henry Clews
the Rocks
Alfred G Vanderbilt
Westchester Polo Club
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Reginald ©. Vanderbilt
Paul Rainey
Stanley Mortimer
Eugene S. Reynal
J. 3. Phipps
R. Agassiz
Jay Coogan
R. Livingston Beeckman
Horace Binney
Henry A C. Taylor
George Peabody Wetmore
George L. Rives
Nathaniel Thayer
A. C. Sage
F. M. Carnegie
Cc. Oliver Iselin
Oliver Harriman
New York
Muenchinger King Cottage
William H. Wingate
Dr. Kahn
James G. Wentz
5. Schmieder
Ardsley-on-the-Hudson
Sidney J. Smith
Peter F. Collier
William Payne Thompson
Mr. Thompson
A. de Navarro
Scotland
Lloyd Phoenix
Gouverneur Kortright
Alice Potter
Della Gherardesca
France
Henry Barton Jacobs
Gerry
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Yacht Club
Batcheller Home to Be Library in Saratoga
By the will of General George Sherman Batcheller a summer home in Saratoga will become a free public library after his daughter's death. Perpetual trustees are the Regents of the University of New York, a New York Supreme Court justice, and the Saratoga Springs public school superintendent. Personal estate valued at 20000 includes books, furniture, and pictures. Katherine Batcheller of Saratoga named sole executrix. will admitted to probate today.
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Saratoga
N. Y
George Sherman Batchelier
International Court
Alexandria
Egypt
Paris
France
Batecheller
University of the State of New York
New York Supreme Court
Saratoga Springs
Batcheller
Katherine Batcheller
Hearst Third Party Platform Draws Mixed Notes From Papers
Editorials from Utica to Buffalo scrutinize Hearst third party aims noting its close ties to Hearst Dems and potential to siphon radical Bryan supporters. Critics warn it may fail but could influence 1912 race by altering Dem and Republican dynamics.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Hearst
Herod
Bryan
Rochester Union and Advertiser
Dem
Frémont
Independence Party
Eine
Lincoln
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Westminster
Watterson
Bismarck
von Moltke
Napoleon
Third Empire
Versailles
Condé
Turenne
Gaul
Loire
Garonne
Rhéne
Saéne
Seine
Bank of France
Rue St. Honoré
Mark
Louisville Courier-Journal
Charleston News and Courier
Hen
Henry Watterson
Haskell
William J. Bryan
Democratic
Bronx Park
Norman
Charlie
Fingey
Samoa
New Zealand
W. J. Lampton
Judge
Journal of the American Medical Association
Byron
Philadelphia Press
Farmer Countessel
NEW York Society
James Brown Potter
J. Allen Townsend
Townsend
Edwin S. Townsend
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Mount Washington
White Mountains
George von L. Meyer
Meyer
Thomas Hicks
Robert Olyphant
Sophie Olyphant
Hotel Champlain
Clinton County
T. F
Ronalds
Plaza
Erie
Penn
Reginald Ronalds
Joseph Stickney
Bretton Woods
Hamilton Fish Kean
John Kean
Robert Winthrop Kean
Elberon
N. J
Paul Smith
Lucius K. Wilmerding
Aix-le-Baits
Bruce Webster
Robbie P. Tytus
Ashintully Farm
Tyringham
Gertrude Parsons
Stoneover
John H. Hammond
Elm Court
Francis C. Barlow
Dublin
N. H.misa
Florence King
Richard Watson Gilder
Walter Lawrence
Frederic Bull
Berkshires
Kaiser the Guest
Britomart
S. E. Moffett
Cecilie
J. F. Grace
Eugene Hale
H.C. May
E.R. Vreeland
J. Overstreet
Batchelier
Utica Herald-Dispatch
Troy Press
Hisgen
Comerney
Pogenstead
Philadelphia Inquirer
Buffalo
New York World
Thomas E
Eugene
Willem R Hearst
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