Amusements and Shows Listing for Ocean Beach Amusements
A compact listing of showtimes and venues including AERIAL GARDENS with The Merry Willow at 3:30 and 8:30, Farman's Air Ship at 6, The Mimic World, Luna Park, Dreamland attractions, vaudeville at Wammerstein's Roof, and performances at Herald Square Yankee Prince and The Girl Question among others.
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Aerial Gardens
Ton Beach
Farman
Pain
Coney Island
Luna Park
Dreamland
Wammerstein
Erald Square
Ardin DE Paris
Nickerbocker
York
Wallace
Neto Dork Daily Tribune publication details
Neto Dork Daily Tribune lists August 4 1908 edition dates and notes ownership by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills president Nathaniel Tuttle secretary treasurer and office address.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nessau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Fires and strikes in early August world update
Foreign reports cover British Columbia forest fires with conflicting death tolls and $6.99 million in losses, German ironmasters threaten yard closures, and the Indomitable arrives at Cowes with the Prince of Wales. Paris labor strike falters, Zeppelins test endurance, and Belgium offers arbitration on Congo disputes. Emperor William visits Sweden. U S domestic news includes Roosevelt on cadet hazing, Taft phonograph campaign, Chicago fire losses, and various political and city updates. Weather: fair and warmer, highs 83, lows 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
Supreme Court
Hughes
Clinton County
Knights of Pythias
Boston
Supreme Lodge of the Order
Fort Myer
Washington
Gegan
Walker
New Britain
Eleventh Avenue
New York Central
Maine Steamship Company of
New Jersey
Public Service Commission
Kelsey
Provident Life
Chanler
Charles W. Dale
Rubber Trust
White Plains
Frank H. Hitchcock
Cornelius N. Buse
H. H. Garnet Republican Club
Thomas P. Peters
Brooklyn Times
Atlantic City
Henri Farman
Brighton Beach
Meyer McClellan
Canada faces unprecedented forest fire in Elk River region
Describes a vast blaze in southeastern British Columbia with potential losses rivaling Toronto’s 1884 fire. Notes sporadic figures, homeless residents, disrupted rail service, and hopes for controlled spread through firebreaks. Weighs European methods versus wilderness forestry in Canada and the U S.
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British
Elk River Valley
Fernie
Montana
Europe
United States
Canada
Rockies
Present Legislation Attaches Penalties to Fire-Causing Carelessness
A bill currently before the legislature targets negligent acts that typically lead to fires, proposing penalties to deter such carelessness. The measure outlines enforcement provisions and aims to tighten safeguards in workplaces and public spaces.
Non-Partisan Notification Ceremony Sparks Baltimore Sun Clash
The Baltimore Sun denounces a planned non partisan Lincoln notification event as a national partisan stunt meant to honor Bryan. It argues Lincoln Nebraska and Bryan are drawing national attention, with Chautauqua leader Bryan and Lincoln both central, reducing politics to showmanship in a Western context of pride and publicity.
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Baltimore Sun
Lincoln
Nebraska
la Follette
Chautauqua
Baltimore
Mr. Bryan
Prairie States
Fairview
Gompers Dispute Over Hearst Appeal Deepens Labor Rift
The controversy centers on whether Samuel Gompers appealed to Hearst to back Bryan with Independence party support. New York American affidavits suggest Gompers asked a correspondent to convey the request, while he denies direct address. The episode fuels distrust within the Federation of Labor and may worsen his standing.
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Gompers
Hearst
Independence Party
Bryan
Taft
Federation of Labor
Promply
Cabie
New York American
Denver
Mr. Hearst
Federation
Tactics at Westminster on Old Age Pensions Bill Victory
The article notes Mr. Asquith’s tactical success in passing the old age pensions bill as law. It highlights tensions with the House of Lords, including figures like Lord Cromer Rosebery and Lansdowne, and explains the Lords’ amendments and eventual passage of the bill. It discusses the long held Commons claim to control taxation and supplies and the Lords’ occasional resistance through rider amendments and standing orders.
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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
House of Peers
Ios
Washington
Lords yield on pensions bill amid tariff reform strategy
The Commons maintain sole right to tax bills while the Lords concede, sparking debate over tactics. The Spectator warns a failure to amend would be a dereliction of duties. Balfour’s stance hints at delaying a clash, possibly to frame tariff reform as the next campaign issue.
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Commons
Lords
the Spectator
House of Lords
Balfour
Watterson Paying At Em French Tribute Echoes U S Fund
A Louisville CourierJournal editorial mocks Democratic fundraising by comparing postwar French tribute to Bismarck with modern campaign money. It questions whether Americans will fund Watterson's $400,000,000 drive, drawing on vivid anti war rhetoric and press commentary from the era.
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Bismarck
von Moltke
Napoleon
France
Third Empire
Rhen
Paris
Loire
Garonne
Rhône
Saéne
Seine
Bank of France
Rue St. Honoré
Mark
Louisville Courier-Journal
Charleston News and Courier
Hen
United States
Henry Watterson
Haskell
William J. Bryan
Outlook for Turkey shows cautious hope for reform
The article weighs the Turkish peace revolution with skepticism and optimism. It stresses Abdul Hamid’s prudence, the Young Turks' belief in genuine reform, and real army sedition. It notes capable, public-spirited Turks could guide governance, while warns ultra-radicalism threatens the reform path.
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Abdul Hamid
London
Russia
Turkey
Constantinople
St. Petersburg
Macedonia
Indieste
John Hay
Louis Napoleon
Persia
Montenegro
Yildiz
Turbulent Young Turks risk backlash in constitutional efforts
The piece notes ardent Young Turks risk provoking fanatical resentment in Russia Persia and possibly Turkey delaying constitutional work. It argues keeping Abdul Hamid in place may prevent wider unrest and that a temperate approach could render his withdrawal or repudiation effectively impossible, as seen with Russia's third Douma.
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Russia
Persia
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Douma
Domestic Reform Talk and Mosquito Memoirs
The article comments on Dominican progress under American aid and rebukes the label Black Republic as inaccurate. It notes Bryan’s party stance on candidates, Bronx Park snake researchers, Dr. Doty’s mosquito origin claim, and Jersey mosquitoes’ reputed rarity. It ends with names Norman, Charlie, Fingey and Samoa to New Zealand sailing.
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Pulliam
Santo Domingo
Black Republic
Hayti
Dominican Republic
Doty
Long Island
New Jersey
Talk Of The Day On Cocktails And Quirky Notices
A bustling page blends cocktail chatter with quirky notes on home refrigeration recipes, a Paris Kentucky lottery scare, political quips, Chicago’s birthday trivia, and a wry take on prohibition. Names include Judge, Journal of the American Medical Association, Philadelphia Press, Washington Star, The Post, and Washington Star.
Society Folks Sail Europe and Return to New York
Mrs Joseph P Grace and husband plan to sail today from Westbury Long Island with their automobile for several months of motoring in England and on the Continent. Numerous social figures return from abroad, shipboard arrivals and ongoing American summer stays are noted across New York and nearby resorts.
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Joseph P. Grace
Phoenix Lodge
Charles Blair Macdonald
Westbury
Long Island
Europe
England
James Brown Potter
New York
Frederick C. Havemeier
Southampton
J. Allen Townsend
Townsend
Edwin S. Townsend
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Mount Washington
White Mountains
Frederic Ashton de Peyster
Lakewood
Mauretania
de Peyster
Frederic J. de Peyster
Lake Minnewaska
N. Y
Lenox Guests Arrive and Depart in Berkshire Notes
Lenox August social curs. Mrs A Bancroft Ashley and family have arrived at Maplewood in Pittsfield. Mr and Mrs J H Cowperthwaite depart for Saratoga from Hotel Aspinwall. Mr and Mrs H S Paul and others arrive at Aspinwall. Miss Kate Cary drives four in hand to Lee with the Winthrops. Alfred Maclay and James J Fox stay with Mrs Robert Maclay at Curtis Hotel. W E Smith and W H Curtis depart Lenox for town. Dr William Biddle and Miss Emily Biddle return tonight to Breezy Corners after 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
W. E. Smith
W. H. Curtis
William Biddle
Emily Biddle
Kaiser the guest of Sweden arrives for royal visit
Emperor William and his party reached Stockholm aboard the Hohenzollern for a short stay with King Gustav. A fleet of Swedish warships greeted the vessel and the King and Queen welcomed the guests aboard the royal yacht. A state dinner was hosted that evening.
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Stockholm
William
Hohenzollern
Gustaf
Sweden
Shamrock Second In 23-Metre Class At Cowes
The Cowes Regatta opened under favorable conditions. Sir James Pender's Brynhild won the 23-metre class with a time of 4 hours 44 minutes 49 seconds, while Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock finished second. Myles B. Kennedy's White Heather placed third as the Britomart won the international challenge cup in 3 hours 44 minutes 46 seconds. The Shimna and Masona followed, Maziska retired. Royal and international yachts crowded the anchorage including Alexandra Meteor Cortlande and Lolande.
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Cowes
James Pender
Brynhild
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Myles B. Kennedy
King
Alexandra
Emperor William
Meteor
Prince of Wales
Cortlande
Morton F. Plant
Funeral of S. E. Moffett Today
The funeral for Samuel Erasmus Moffett editor of Collier's Weekly will be 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.
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Samuel Erasmus Moffett
Collier's Weekly
Archer Avenue
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Mark Twain
Connecticut
Burnham Engineer Injured In Detroit Streetcar Fall
L T Burnham of Chicago a civil engineer fell from a Detroit streetcar fracturing his skull. He is semi conscious and physicians see a fair chance of recovery. He helped build the Wanamaker building in Philadelphia and the Hibernian Bank Building in New Orleans. His home is Waltham Massachusetts and he is a brother of D H Burnham the Chicago architect who designed the World Fair buildings.
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Detroit
L. T. Burnham
Chicago
Burnham
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Hibernian Bank
New Orleans
Waltham, Mass
Hea
D. H. Burnham
German Singers to Visit America in 1909
The Arion Choral Society of Brooklyn, now touring Cologne, will reunite at Bremen on August 8 and sail for America. Herr Othgarven of the Manner Gesang verein promises the chorus will visit the United States in 1909.
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Cologne
Arion Choral Society of
Brooklyn
Germany
Bremen
America
Othgarven
Manner Gesangverein of
Transatlantic Travellers Arrivals and Passengers Listed
A list of travelers aboard ships bound for Bremen and other European ports. Among names noted are the Kronprinzessin passengers Nelson W. Aldrich A P Andrews and John W Daniels. Also listed are Mr and Mrs J P Grace Eugene Hale H C May E R Vreeland and others. From the Rotterdam, arrivals include Mrs Thomas P D Bell and Mr and Mrs Augustin.
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Europe
Kronprinzessin
Nelson W. Aldrich
A. P. Andrews
Nicholas F. Brady
John W. Daniels
Cecilie
Bremen
J. P. Grace
Eugene Hale
H. C. May
E.R. Vreeland
J. Overstreet
Rotterdam
Thomas PD. Bell
Augustin
Robert
Haviland
Crocker
Ludwig Nis- William Bayard Hale
Augustus Knight
H. EB. Miler
Leigh Hunt
Aeronautics and Aesthetics in Early Flight Critique
From The Buffalo Herald, the whimsical note compares Farman's aeroplane to a cross section torn from a flimsy apartment floor, mounted on a bicycle with a coal bin in tow. The description mocks its appearance as less elegant and sturdy than a sweet potato al...
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Buffalo Herald
Farman
Newport Social Notes Highlight Polo Season and Guest List
Newport society pages note a light Monday with teas and luncheons at Midcliff and The Rocks, a dinner and music by Mrs. Clews, and a first polo practice led by Alfred Vanderbilt. The piece lists numerous arrivals, departures, and ongoing social events at Casino, ships Intrepid, and various Newport homes, with guests from New York and Boston and plans for racing week events.
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Tribune
Newport
Ogden Jones
Midcliff
Elisha Dyer
James B. Haggin
Henry Clews
the Rocks
Alfred G. Wanderbilt
Westchester Polo Club
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Reginald ©. Vanderbilt
Paul Rainey
Stanley Mortimer
Eugene & Reynal
J. 3. Phipps
R. J. Agassiz
Jay Coogan
R. Livingston Beeckman
Sitney
Horace Binney
Henry A C. Taylor
George Peabody Wetmore
George L. Rives
Nathaniel Thayer
A. C. Sage
F. M. Carnegie
Co. Oliver Iselin
Oliver Harriman
New York
William Payne Thompson
Joseph Harriman
Delancey Kane
Saratoga Springs
Charlies S. Brown
Lucy Brown
Albert Rat
Alice Potter
Della Gherardesca
France
Henry Barton Jacobs
Gerry
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Yacht Club
Batchelier Home to Become Public Library in Saratoga
By will of General George Sherman Batcheller the summer home in Saratoga Springs will become a free public library on his daughter's death. Trustees named include Regents of NY, a NY Supreme Court justice, and the local public school superintendent. Personal estate valued at $20,000. Katherine Batcheller named sole executrix. probate admitted today.
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Saratoga
N. Y
George Sherman Batchelier
International Court
Alexandria
Egypt
Paris
France
Batcheller
University of the State of New York
New York Supreme Court
Saratoga Springs
Katherine Batcheller
Hearst Third Party Platforms Drew Mixed Reactions
Across multiple papers the Hearst movement is discussed as a potential disruptor to Bryanism with mixed judgments. Some praise its vigor, others warn it could drain support from Democrats and reshape party dynamics. Critics label parts as radical or destructive while noting a possible long term influence.
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Buffalo
Hearst
Bryan
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Sepes
Rairoads
Neto Dork Daily Tribune
Westminster
Watterson
Bermel T
Democratic
Bronx Park
Norman and
Charlie
Fingey
Samoa
New Zealand
W. J. Lampton
Journal of the American Medical Association
Byron
Philadelphia Press
Bourbon County
Jackson
Paris Opera House
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Stilwell
Washington Starsea
NEW York Society
George von L. Meyer
Meyer
Thomas Hicks
Robert Olyphant
Sophie Olyphant
Hotel Champlain
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-Bains
Bruce Webster
Robbie P. Tytus
Ashintully Farm
Tyringham
Gertrude Parsons
Stoneover
John H. Hammond
Elm Court
Francis €. Barlow
Dublin
N. H
Florence King
Richard Watson Gilder
Walter Lawrence
Frederic Bull
Berkshires
Kaiser the Guest
Britomart
S. E. Moffett
Batchelier
Utica Herald-Dispatch
Hearst Chas
Democratic Party
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Hanes
Eiber
Troy Press
Dem
Hisgen
Stan Oil Company
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rochester Union and Advertiser
Republican Party
New York World
Thomas E. W
Eugene V
William R. Hearst
Leagee
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