Amusements and Shows Listed at Major Parks
Schedule excerpts list venues and times for entertainment in New York parks and venues. Included are gardens, Luna Park and Dreamland at Coney Island, Musee, Vaudeville acts, and a Ye York minstrels program among others.
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Gardens
Pain
INO
Coney Island
Luna Park
Dreamland
Girlsey Musee
Erstein
Herald Square
Jardin DE Parie
Knickerpocker
Allacks
Abrial
New York Daily Tribune Publication Details
New York Daily Tribune notice lists the paper as published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation. It names Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer, with offices at Tribune Building, 154 Nassau Street, New York.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Dark Paris blackout and global notes of the day
In Paris darkness fell for about two hours when workers went on strike, ending as quickly as it began. The day also carried reports of Greenland explorer Mylius Erichsen's death, a Turkish cabinet formation, and various domestic political and international notes including Taft in Hot Springs and the Ta briz casualties.
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Paris
Mylius Erichsen
Greenland
Turkey
Washington
David J. Hill
Berlin
International Congress of Historical Sciences
Emperor William
Count Zeppelin
Tabriz
Canada
Cardinal Gibbons
Castellan- Golfo
Rome
Frank H. Hitchcock
Oyster Bay
Wright
Scott
West Point
William H. Taft
Virginia Bar Association
Hot Springs
Honduras
State Department
W. J. Bryan
Norman FE. Mack
Buffalo
Erie County
James S. Sherman
Utica
N. Y
Frederick H. Prince
Boston
Hamilton
Mass
Albany
Mercury
Building Code Commission
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Justice Garner
Belt Line
Metropolitan
Tammany Hall
Conners
Bryan
Trunk Line Association
Coast Steamship Lines
American Museum of Natural History
David Warfield
Belasco
Police and Health Departments
Society For the ‘Prevention of Cruelty
Tafts Speech on Law Delays Urges Legal Code Reform
Taft urges simplifying procedure codes drawing on English practice to speed justice and cut costs. He criticizes New York civil procedure for its complexity and calls for limited appeals, reduced court fees, and prompt judicial opinions. Arbitration should be used where feasible to lessen expenses and delay.
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Mr. Taft
Hot Springs
England
New York
Taft
Taft Leads Push to Reform Court Procedure
The piece argues Judge Taft is uniquely qualified to spearhead reforms in court procedure to reduce delays and inequality. It notes widespread recognition of judicial defects, compares U S with England, and claims federal reforms could spur state improvements, benefiting poor litigants and reducing legal costs.
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Taft
England
Special Police at the Tracks and Governor Attitudes
The Kings County Grand Jury urged removing appointment power from racing associations. The Governor generally rejects special police requests but has not opposed the general law. At racetracks the police are to enforce gambling laws, making trustees responsible if they know of violations, potentially aligning track authorities with anti gambling efforts.
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Kings County Grand Jury
Trustees of
Cordenite Arguments at Free Trade Congress Hear Asquith Clash
The London congress hears Lord Welby defend cautious free trade views while Mrs Churchill touts long practice as proof. Mr Asquith calls America’s foreign commerce comparatively insignificant though Britain’s total trade tops three trillion dollars in 1907, prompting debate on protection versus free trade and the strength of domestic commerce.
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Lord Welby
London
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Mr. Asquith
Asquith
Churchill and protection in American prosperity
The text argues that Churchill would apply his logic to protection, noting America’s long use of protection has yielded vast domestic commerce and a foreign trade of over three and a quarter billion is minor by comparison. It suggests free traders have undervalued protection given the results.
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Winston Churchill
America
Churchill
Buffalo
Hughes
People of
New York
The Facts of the Case and Campaign Fund Publicity
A Tribune quip about 40 cents to the Bryan war chest spurs an Indianapolis News critique. The piece contends the Facts contradict the News, arguing Taft and Republicans favored a strict publicity law in New York while Bryan delayed and limited corporate gifts, with the Indianapolis paper concluding Taft led in fund openness throughout.
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Tribune
Bryan
Indianapolis News
Taft
Cincinnati
New York
Republican National Committee
Sheldon
Denver
Lincoln
Indianapolis
Mr. Bryan
Up and Down Experiments in Aviation Across Nations
A survey of early flight attempts across the Alps Washington Brighton Beach and backyards notes close calls and hesitations. Zeppelins near success face tragedy Farman at Brighton Beach delays amid wind and mosquito interruptions. A Darius Green figure falls from a 50 foot pole while another farmer narrowly avoids a hospital hit. French authorities ban Issy grounds citing safety and public welfare concerns. Cyclone cellars proposed as safety measure as defunct machines threaten plains.
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Alps
Washington
Brighton Beach
United States
Count Zeppelin
Farman
Cleveland
Darius Green
Connecticut
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Turbine Speed Doubts Over US and UK Scout Cruisers
The report debates speed claims for US Salem and UK Chester scout cruisers with steam turbines. Conflicting figures from press dispatches and government trials show minor differences in mile run and four hour speeds, while concerns about standardization and potential misprints cast doubt on Chester’s higher four hour claim.
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Salem
Curtis
Chester
London Times
Scientists Question 26.52 on Salem and Chester Runs
The Scientific American questions the 26.52 figure cited in footnotes for three scouts the Salem the Chester and the Birminghamilead. Salem's July 1 endurance trip reportedly shows a funnel mark 26.28 suggesting a possible spurt or wind tide corrections. The Navy aims to use steam turbines for new battleships and the public seeks confirmation that American engineers can rival foreign products.
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Scientific American
Salem
Chester
Birmingham
Navy Department
Bureau of Engineering
Zeppelin and Mischa Elman referenced in early 1900s dispatches
A Berlin paper lauds Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin as a near seventy year old inventor with a decade of aerial navigation work seeking a 2,500,000 mark prize for an airship that stays aloft twenty four hours and lands safely on land or water. The piece also notes Mischa Elman’s global fame as a violinist, tracing his dramatic rise from a four year old prodigy to worldwide acclaim. It includes a playful verse about air travel and a critique from Washington Star and Chicago Record Herald on women at the University of Berlin and a quip about Sniggsiey’s wisdom.
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Berlin
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Hughes Candidacy Seen Strong Across Party Lines
The Little Falls Journal notes broad support for Governor Hughes across the state and within the party. Critics say party leaders cannot control him, yet his clean record and public-spirited aims win approval from diverse factions.
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Little Falls Journal and Courier
Hughes
Socialites Arrive and Sail in Newport Summer Scene
To day on the Mauretania from Liverpool arrive Mrs. George von L Meyer and the Meyer sisters along with Mr and Mrs F Ashton de Peyster. others sail yesterday and many social figures visit Newport, with yachts and golf cups drawing crowds as preparations for entertaining the New York Yacht Club proceed at Villa Rosa and nearby estates.
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Liverpool
George von L. Meyer
Meyer
F. Ashton de Peyster
Frederic J. de Peyster
Lake Minnewaska
N. Y
Ogden Mills
Robert L. Parrish
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Europe
New York
Newport
Villa Rosa
Mies
Catherine N. Cameron
William B. Leeds
Hough Point
Mise Cameron
Staten Island
Leeds
Warner Leeds
Louis L. Lorillard
Amal Leary
Alan
Royal Phelps Carrot
Clarence W. Delan
T- A Hove
William P. Thompson
William A. Hazard
Pater B Collier
Rene la Montagne
J. M Wate Dury, Jr
Paul J. Rainey
John King
W. W. Tompkin
Newport Baptism Opens Newport Summer Colony Scene
The first summer baptism in years occurs at the Roelker cottage as infant Frederick Edmond Coudert Roelker is christened by Rev. Stanley C. Hughes. A flower dance is planned by Newport social women for a Saturday at the Casino and the Newport Golf Club meets August 15 to discuss its future and hold the President's Cup contest. Social entertainers include Peter F. Collier hosting a large dinner, with Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs and Mrs. Richard Gambrill at events. Mrs. James Brown hosts a luncheon, and upcoming musicales are announced by several hosts including Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs.
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Tribune
Newport
R. I
William G. Roelker
Frederick Edmond Coudert Roelker
Stanley C. Hughes
Trinity Church
Casino
Newport Golf Club
Henry Barton Jacobs
Bayard Thayer
Cardinal Gibbons Illness In Rome Improves After Diet
Rome reports Cardinal Gibbons shows improved symptoms after illness from an intestinal disorder. He rests in Rome and hopes to accompany Father Doyle to meet Pope Pius. Officials note diet and water may be factors, while American dignitaries monitor his condition.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Castellandolfo
Father A. P. Doyle
Apostolic Mission House
Washington
Pope Pius
Father Doyle
Monsignor Farley
Tribune
Baltimore
Aus
F. C. Gavan
Father Gavan
Europe
London
Italy
Bishop Scarborough Improves at Avon Home
Bishop Scarborough of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, struck by vertigo, is recovering at his daughter Mrs William Gummere’s Avon home. He is much better and was on the veranda all day chatting with friends. A vacation will follow on doctor’s advice.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Scarborough
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
New Jersey
William Gummere
Avon
House names committee for Senator Allison funeral
Washington Aug 6 Speaker Cannon named a representative panel to attend the Allison funeral in Dubuque Iowa next Saturday. Members include Hepburn Kennedy Dawson Birdsall Haugen Cousins Hamilton Smith Conner Hubbard from Iowa and Bingham Kelfer Goulden Payne Boutelle Michaels Gardner Moon Tawney Williams Cooper Clark Watson Clayton Adamson Miller plus others from Georgia Georgia and more.
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Washington
Cannon
House of Representatives
Allison
Dubuque
Iowa
Messrs
Hepburn
Kennedy
Dawson
Birdsall
Haugen
Cousins
Hamilton
Smith
Conner
Hubbard
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Kelfer
Ohio
Goulden
Payne
New York
Boutelle
Michaels
Gardner
Michigan
Moon
Tennessee
Tawney
Minnesota
Williams
Mississippi
Cooper
Wisconsin
Clark
Missouri
Watson
Indiana
Clayton
Alabama
Adamson
Georgia
Miller
Kansas
Lenox Social Notes Roughly Quiet Season Ends
In the Berkshires, Lenox Horse Show canceled due to grounds and entries. Nobles travel plans include Cortlandt Field Bishop moving villa plans to Maplewood estate, currently in Paris. Notables Gather at Lenox Club with Foster and Sloane among attendees. others arrive in town for the season.
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Tritone
Lenox
Lenox Club
Giraud Foster
E. Alexandre
Frank K. Sturgis
Newbold Morris
William D. Sloane
Henry P. Jaques
Richard C. Dixey
Tanglewood
Nina Gauthier
Baltimore
F. Burrill Hoffman
Paris
John H. Hammond
William D- Sloane
New York
Grenville L
Adirondacks
Eden Hill
Stockbridge
Oscar Iasigi
Amy Iarigt
White Mountains
Walter Cutting
Arthur Cumnock
Henry W. Bishop
Mount Kisco
Frank Ware
Home Farm
Hamilton Holt
New Marlboro
Burley Hall Fire Destroys Historic Mansion
Fire at Burley Hall near Oakham causes extensive damage estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Frederick Guest and his wife—daughter of Henry Phipps—had recently renovated the house and were hosting guests when flames broke out. Winston Churchill and others aided in saving valuable pictures and tapestries, but historic items including Cromwell letters were lost.
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London
Burley Hall
Oakham
Frederick Guest
Henry Phipps
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Winston Spencer Churchill
Oliver Cromwell
Cleveland memorial committee named for ex president's memory
Mayor McClellan, before starting Maine coast vacation, formed a Cleveland memorial committee with Francis Lynde Stetson as chairman. The panel includes notable figures such as Frank D. Miller, Nicholas Murray Butler, Andrew Carnegie, Joseph H. Choate, John H. Finley, Alton B. Parker, and Peter B. Olney, to plan a public demonstration honoring President Cleveland.
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McClellan
Maine
Cleveland Memorial
Francis Lynde Stetson
Ne Sid
Cleveland
Francis Lynde Ste
Lyman Abbott
Joseph P Bry
Josep . Bryant
Nicholas Murray Buth
John Cadwalader
John G. Carlisle
Andrew Carnegie
Joseph H. Choate
Wiliam F. Coakley
Charles S. Fairch
John H. Finley
Richard Watson Gilde WM Lewes
John G. Milburn
Funeral Held for Bronson Howard in Avon New Jersey
The funeral for Bronson Howard occurred at 3:30 PM on the porch of Dr. Whitney Watterman's home at Garfield and Ocean avenues Avon. The Rev Edgar Brown of the Episcopal Church of the Saviour Philadelphia officiated. J L Clark represented the American Dramatist Association. Thanatopsis was read by H J Coyle of New York. The body was placed in the receiving vault of Mount Prospect Cemetery and later transported to Detroit.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Bronson Howard
Whitney Watterman
Garfield and
Ocean Avenues
Avon
Edgar Brown
Episcopal Church of the Saviour
Philadelphia
H. Je Coyle
New York
J. L. Clark
Asociation
Mount Prospect Cemetery
Detroit
Richard H. Davis Sworn In as Deputy Sheriff
Richard Harding Davis was sworn in as a deputy sheriff at White Plains yesterday. He said his goal is to police his city in North Castle, where there had recently been several daring robberies.
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Richard Harding Davis
White Plaine
North Castle
Lambeth Conference Ends With Service At St Pauls
London August 6 The Lambeth Conference ends in the city today with a service at St Pauls Cathedral where the Bishop of delivered the sermon The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York along with two hundred bishops attended The conference has run fifteen days with a total of bishops taking part Matters of church administration and missionary problems were discussed An encyclical summarizing the results is to be issued
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London
Lambeth
St Paul's Cathedral
Canterbury
York
Operation on John Temple Graves
John Temple Graves, candidate for vice president of the Independence party, underwent surgery yesterday near noon at Dr W Gill Wylie’s private hospital on West 48th Street. A hospital attendant reported Graves rallied and showed no untoward symptoms, with likely discharge within a few days.
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John Templa Graves
Independence Party
W. Gill Wylie
West 48d Street
Graves
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Sniggsiey
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Short Hills
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Hugh Howard
Southampton
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Miss May Sands
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Snug Harbor
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Russell H. Hoadley
George L. Ronalds, Jr
Hamburg
Louis Faugtres Bishop
Oceanic
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Manhattan
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Ethelberta Russell
Archibald D. Russell
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Cardinal Gibbons III
Bishop Scarborough
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Ores
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St. Clair
Davis
John Temple Graves
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