Amusements Listing with 1908 Era Acts and Shows
A compact schedule of venues and acts including AERIAL GARDENS at 4 30 PM Merry Writor. BRIGHTON BEACH at 5 15 PM Pain's Fireworks. DREAMLAND SEY ISLAND. MUSEE The World in Wax. HAMMENSTEINs ROOF 2 13 8 15 Vaudeville. THREE TWINS at HERALD SQUARE. KNICKERSOCKER Yankee Prince. YORK Minstrels at 12 30. The Girl Question and other acts listed with start times.
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Aerial Gardens
ASCOR
Brighton Beach
Pain
Uasino
Sey Island
Lusa Park
Dreamland
DALY
Hammenstein
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Knickersocker
York
Minstrels Attack
New York Daily Tribune Details Ownership and Officers
The newspaper states it is published by The Trine Association a New York corporation. It lists Tribune Building No 154 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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Trine Association
New York Corporation
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Airship disaster and international incidents reported
Foreign moves include Count Zeppelin's airship destroyed by fire after landing for repairs and a $125,000 reward offered. Canadian Pacific rail workers strike. a thwarted assassination attempt on the Sultan. Finland seeks separate administration. domestic news notes progress at the Isthmian Canal and political contests. storms, lightning, and crimes also reported along with stock strength and public service actions.
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Count Zeppelin
Ent
Zeppelin
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Parliamentary Conciliation Board
Elk River
Canada
Michel
Hosmer
Falli@res
France
Vatican
Finland
J. M. Haralson
United States Naval Academy
Oyster Bar
W. J. Bryan
Campeion
F. B. Lynch
Minnesota
Johnson
Goethals
Isthmian Canal
Washington
Fort Myer
Iowa
Allison
Cummins
Katharine Prescott Wormeley
Balzac
Jackson
X. H
Rhode Island
Troy
Public Service Commission
Eleventh Avenue
Union Bank
The
Mechanics and Traders
Justice Goff
Valley Stream
Amittville
Long Island
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Darrin
Queens County
Bermer
Strength of Mr Hughes in New York Politics
The piece argues that calculating Hughes strength by past majorities misleads voters in a modern, broader electorate. It highlights rising popular control of parties, cites Western states as models, and predicts New York voters will demand more direct influence, criticizing Democratic party management as corrupt and court-involved.
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Hughes
United States
West
New York
Wisconsin
Illnois
Iowa
Kansas
Wenifest
Democratic Party
Buffalo
Montauk Point
Hughes Appeals to Democrats on Party Reform
The piece argues Brooklyn and other areas must safeguard Democratic rights against party leaders. It notes courts offer imperfect protection from Murphy and Conners and questions where votes will come from dissidents. It highlights Hughes as the ant i party reform voice resonating with voters nationwide.
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Brooklyn
Democratic Party
Murphy
Conners
Hughes
Jeromé
Hearst
Taft Earns Endorsement From The Springfield Republican
The Springfield Republican shifts from backing Bryan in 1900 to endorsing Taft. It argues Bryan lacks practical administrative capacity and warns his agitator tendencies hinder government work. Taft is praised for steadfast support of Roosevelt policies and for possessing constructive, wide reaching leadership.
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Springfield Republican
Bryan
Taft
Republican
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Parliament of international constitutions in London congress
An international three day congress in London will study the constitutions of Great Britain France and America focusing on liberty and responsibility. The educational aim is to improve mutual understanding and possibly inspire future international congresses and constitutional improvements.
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Tondon
Great Britain
France
America
Turkish Revolution and the 1876 Constitution Recalled
The article discusses Abdul Hamid's restoration of the 1876 Turkish constitution, framed by Midhat Pacha and the Young Turks to guarantee liberty, justice, and equality. It notes the Sultan’s role as Caliph, compares prerogatives to Western constitutional monarchs, and flags Islam as the official religion.
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Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Midhat Pacha
Young Turk Party
Europe
A New Syrian Political System Endorsed by the Sultan
The article describes a broad reform establishing universal rights and liberties, including free speech, equal taxation, habeas corpus, and universal primary education. It assigns power to a two chamber parliament with a Sultan, ministers, and a responsible government, while declaring provincial autonomy and strong checks on changes to the constitution. The Sultan swore to the plan before the Sheikh ul Islam, signaling official commitment.
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Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Western
Europe
Sheikh ul-Islam
Von Zeppelins Misfortune Marks Dramatic Airship Fire
The German designer Count von Zeppelin suffered a fatal setback as his rigid airship exploded near the return trip to home after a long voyage. Despite the loss the tests near Stuttgart showed safe landings and potential for a 175 mile Friedrichshafen to Mayence round trip and a 24 hour flight.
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Count von Zeppelin
M. Renard
von Zeppelin
Stuttgart
Friedrichshafen
Mayence
When Age Was Young A Lament On Modern Youth
A column questions the claim that youth today are degenerate and weaker than past generations. It contrasts critics who lament modern eating habits and morals with observations that contemporary young men show strong physical energy, athletic interest, and ambition in college life and professional pathways.
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London
Drason
Greece
England
When Fathers See The Past Through Different Eyes
The piece contrasts contemporary youth with their fathers noting a shift in perception over time. It argues that views change with generations and criticizes those who romanticize the past, suggesting old and new alike adjust to evolving norms and interpretations.
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Paterfamilias
Revolution in Honduras Halts Central American Court of Justice Building
A dispatch says the new Central American Court of Justice building was hoped ready before its use, but the revolution in Honduras prevented that. The text notes that disturbances occurred recently, and questions the existence of a true revolution, suggesting a strict silence on the matter.
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Central American Court of Justice
Honduras
Tompkins Republicans push Cassidy to retire amid party rift
The Tompkins County GOP demands Senator Cassidy leave the field while a broader upstate GOP faction shows signs of opposition to the Governor. The tension suggests competing power centers within New York’s Republican Party as strategies clash over leadership and candidates.
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Tompkins County
Senator Cassidy
Free Trade and Politics Amid Presidential Season
Mr Winston Churchill argues for free trade before an international congress citing Britain’s prosperity under free exchange. The piece notes supporters for Bryan in New York and remarks on French politics and theatre actors backing the Democratic ticket amid the 1900s political climate.
Esperanto gains in little republic of Moresnet amid Arctic voyage notes
The Journal des Debats cites Moresnet as first to officially promote Esperanto with a four thousand population. Weekly study includes six hours in school and two hours each for forty men and twenty-five women. An Attu expedition from Vladivostok carries eighteen scientists funded by Moscow merchant M Riabushinsky, studying Kamchatka Aleutian Kurile natives and weather stations. Old Ezra Meeker returns to Seattle after a 4,600 mile trek in a prairie schooner begun January 29, 1906. Other light items include a Chicago health talk urging more water for babies and a humor exchange about stage snow shovels.
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Republic
Moresnet
Belgium
Prussia
Journal Des Debats
International Commercial Travellers’ Association
Alaska
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tunalaska
North Pacific
Vladivostok
Kamchatka
Kurile Islands
M. Riabushinsky
Moscow
Aleutian
Oregon Trail
Ezra Meeker
Broadway
Seattle
Meeker
Puyallup
Wash
Washington
New York City
Cleveland
Buffalo
Albany
Missouri River
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Portland
Ore
New York Yacht Club Cruise Heads for Newport and New London
The New York Yacht Club fleet led by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt will sail from New London to Newport for entertainments and races planned for Saturday and Monday off Newport and the following week at Marblehead. Attendees include H de B Parsons E E Lorillard and W C C Kerr with Bay Shore's Oakwood Park horse show drawing many society guests.
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New London
Bay Shore
New York Society
New York Yacht Club
Cornelius Vanderbilt
North Star
Newport
Marplehead
H. de B. Parsons
E. E. Lorillard
W. C C. Kerr
Sound
Glen Cove
Oakwood Park
New York
Long Island
Frederick G. Bourne
Samuel T. Peters
Schuyler Parsons
James McNamee
Alfred Wagstaff
Robert L. Pierrepont
Social Notes From Newport Strike At Pendleton Cottage
Newport society reports a dull season day at the Casino with weather talk dominating. An early morning storm spooked residents as the Pendleton cottage, one of two villas struck by lightning in two days, draws interest from frightened onlookers.
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the Tribune
Newport, R. I
Newport
Casino
Pendleton Cottage
Help From Manchester Helps Fresh Air Fund Children
In Manchester Vermont a parish raise funds to hire a house and cook for thirty Fresh Air children for a two week vacation in the Green Mountains. One hundred children were sent to Rutland with Miss Ross and Miss Tuttle directing volunteer work. Bills for transportation and home expenses are paid. groceries remain unpaid.
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Manchester
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Green Mountains
Elizabeth Romer
Richmond Hill
Macdougal Street
Rutland
Ross
Miss Tuttle
Fresh Air Fund
Tribune
Tompkins Cove
Eastport
Sayre
Athens
Shokan
Chapel Hill
St. Lawrence County
Leonardsville
President Fallieres barred from joining wedding prayer
Paris August 5 The marriage of Mile Anne Fallieres daughter of the President to J J B Lanes the President's secretary raises if the President can attend. The Gaulois notes the Archbishop of Paris will not allow participation in prayers though private prayers may be possible. The Gaulois also says Cabinet officials may skip the ceremony due to the excommunication issue and mourning.
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Paris
Mile Anne Falliéres
The
Republic
J. J. B. Lanes
Rome
Falli@res
M. Lanes
Lenox society event and regional notices in Berkshire
Lenor night at the kirkness benefits a Pittsfield day nursery with Marsovian dance featuring Miss Carmen Martinez and noted guests. Funeral of James D. Hagte held at St Pauls Stockbridge with prominent bearers. Local injuries and visits reported from Greenock Inn, Sag Harbor, Stockbridge and Heaton Hall. Augusta Wight offers a cap for Wyantenuck Golf Club competition.
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Tribune
Lenox
Mass
Kirnness
Pittsell
Carmen Martinez
Ming Edith Barker
Shirley Rossmore
the Lion and the Mouse
Jessica Bishop
Harriet Peck
Marshall Kernochan
Joseph Bowen
Allen S. Hulbert
Henry S. Bridgham
Henry W. Bishop
Joseph H. Choate
Professor Chandler
W. Gilman Thompson
Frederic Crowninshield
Raphael Ponelly
Henry Perkins
James D. Hagte
St. Paul’s Church
Stockbridge
Grace de Forest
Greenock Inn
Robert W. Paterson
Sag Harbor
T. Wayland Vaughn
Washington
Red Lion Inn
Otis H. Cutler
Suffern
Heaton Hall
Augusta Wight
Wyantenuck Golf Club
Allison Funeral Plans in Dubuque Iowa
The funeral for Senator Allison will be held Saturday at 4 PM with simple ceremonies at his home and Linwood Cemetery. Rev Dr J T Bergen will officate at the house and cemetery. Messages of sympathy flood in from public figures nationwide as Vice President designated a congressional committee for attendance including Dolliver Frye Cullom Teller and others.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Allison
J. T. Bergen
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Linwood Cemetery
Washington
Aug
Palbenks
Congressional Committee
Dolliver
Frye
Cullom
Teller
Gallinger
Elkins
Nelson
Bacon
Foraker
Penrose
Culberson
Kean
McCumber
Gamble
Mrs Mackay Re-elected To Roslyn School Board
Roslyn Long Island voters reelect Mrs Clarence Mackay to the school board with 151 ballots amid light turnout and notes of past opposition. John F Remsen also secured reelection as another school board member. A lightning incident during polling damaged no structures beyond roof shingles and a nearby home.
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Roslyn
Long Island
Aug
Clarence Mackay
Martin Zintle
Authors' Names for Towns In North America
The piece notes the rarity of using famous authors as town names in the United States and Canada. It cites counts of Miltons, Smiths, Dickenses, Scotts, Byrons, Tennysons, and Thackerays among Americans, with Browning absent on the map.
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Chicago News
Cana
North America
United States
Bird Slaughter Declares Vast Toll on Birds for Fashion
A London Globe report estimates 300,000,000 birds yearly supply for ladies hats and decorations. Paris houses reportedly receive tens of thousands of seagulls, humming birds, and sea birds. Indiscriminate slaughter harms agriculture and drives species like the Labrador duck and others toward extinction.
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London Globe
Paris
London
Azores
Three Cent Streetcar Fares Cause Deficits in Cleveland
The Utica Herald Dispatch reports Cleveland has run three cent streetcar fare for almost three months with two monthly deficits. A July deficit is forecast as operating costs exceed earnings by 40 000 to 60 000 dollars per month. Free transfers after July 2 will raise costs by 30 000 dollars, with transfers costing a cent each.
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Utica Herald- Dispatch
Cleveland
Most Popular Drink Lemonade Tops Chestnut Street Soda
A Chestnut Street soda fountain vendor says lemonade is the most popular cooling drink in hot weather, with orange phosphate close behind. He notes men mostly drink lemonade while women prefer sundaes or ice drinks, and he promotes a simple lemonade as the ideal shade drink.
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Philadelphia Record
Chestnut Street
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Robert Goelet
Westchester Polo Club
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Boston
Arthur Scott Burden
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Hamilton Fish Webster
Margaret Bush
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Royal Phelps Carroll
Clarence W. Delay
Asome
T. A. Havemeyer
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Joseph F. Stone
Countess Beroldingen
Ernest Iselin
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