Amusements list of 1908 era shows at New York venues
A compact selection of theater and vaudeville listings includes Academy of Music with Mistress Nels Gardens and The Merry Widow, Brighton Beach Fireworks, Coney Island Luna Park Dreamland, Daly’s Girls, Eden Muses World in Wax, Hammerstein Roof vaudeville, Three Twins at Herald Square, Follies of 1908 at Jardin de Paris, Yankee Prince at Knickerbocker, Libe rty Travelling Salesman, Minstrels at New York, and The Girl Question at Wallace’s.
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Academy OF Music
Nelson Gardens
Brighton Beach
Pain
Casino
Coney Island
Luna Park
Dreamland
Vaudeville
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Knmckerbocker
Liberty
New York
New York Daily Tribune details ownership in 1905 issue
The Thursday August 13 1905 edition lists The Tribune Association as owner publisher with principal office at Tribune Building 155 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills president and Nathaniel Tuttle secretary treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Foreign and Domestic News Briefs From The Morning
Six killed and eighteen injured in a shell explosion on the French schoolship Couronne. British and Austrian officials discuss reforms in Turkey at Ischl. Venezuela cancels salt and match monopolies. no intervention planned by Britain. Venezuelan plague news disputed by Dr Vogel. Six Mexican miners rescued near Pachuca. twelve still buried. Admiral Sperry heads to Rotorua. Chin-Chow authorities seize a cargo of arms. Archbishop Farley meets the Pope. Taft campaign talks to be limited. Bryan nominated in Lincoln. Harry Thaw bankrupt in Pittsburgh. Turkish Consul General Mundji Bey assumes duties in Washington. Key Maryland race forecast by Pearce. Automobile crash injures J. Montgomery Sears in Rhode Island. Catholic Societies wrap up annual convention in Boston. Lenox flower and fruit show prizes contested. City stocks strong. Saratoga chosen for Republican state convention. Court cases on transfers and betting. Provident Life Society elects Laneham president. Weather shows showers. high 82, low 67.
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Couronne
Charles Hardinge
Permament
Foreign Office
Baron von Aehrenthal
Ischl
Turkey
Venezuela
Vogel
Marine Hospital Service
San Juan
New York
Santa Gerirubis
Pachuca
Admiral Sperry
New Zealand
Rotorua
Chin-Chow
Farley
Combestic
William H. Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Arthur L Vorys
Hot Springs
W.W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Lincoln
Harry Thaw
Pittsburg
Mundji Bey
George A. Pearce
Maryland
Washington
Taft
John Raines
John Mitchell
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
Oyster Bay
J. Montgomery Sears
Rhode Island
Providence
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Boston
Edward Feeney
Brooklyn
Lenox
Mass
Republican State Committee
Saratoga
Hughes
Schurman
Cornell
Porter
Cheate
Meyvor Low
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Metropolitan Street Railway
Public Service Commission
58Th Street
Court of Special Sessions
A. G. Laneham
Louisville
Reorganized Provident Life Society
Helen Kelly Gould
Results of excise law breaking debate in New Jersey
Governor Forts special commission reports that closing saloons on Sunday is a distinct legal standard with broader social harms. The analysis cites Atlantic City Camden Jersey City and Elizabeth showing saloon violations correlate with immorality political corruption and police corruption. The piece argues retail and service sectors face different consequences under Sunday law.
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New Jersey
Forts
Atlantic City
Camden
Jersey City
Elizabeth
Fragmentary political rant on a recent law
The text appears as a fragment criticizing the drafting of a law enacted only a few years ago. It argues that the law deviates from the current will of a broad majority and suggests departures from its formal prescriptions.
Shall the people rule in the Bryan campaign debate
The argument asserts the current government gives the people broad power through Republican leadership. It rejects Bryan's claim of unified popular rule and stresses Taft's administration as more capable. It argues bipartisan responsibility for economic ills and favors continued Republican governance over Bryan’s vision.
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Bryan
United States
Republican Party
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Brian
New Turkey and the Jews in Zionist Light
The article discusses how the promised Turkish constitution could affect Zionism. It cites Zionist hopes that Abdul Hamid’s reforms will grant full equality and parliamentary rights to Jews, enabling them to defend the nation alongside Muslims and pursue a Jewish state in the Holy Land. It notes most leaders are non Turkish and questions their influence in the new parliament.
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Young Turkish Party
Turkey
Herzl
Abdul Hamid
Jaffa
Chamber of Deputies
Holy Land
Zionist hopes tied to Turkish political shifts
Excerpts note that a potential balance of power could rest with roughly a half million Sephardic Jews in Turkey, though from a Jewish viewpoint Zionism appears not to have gained momentum as Turkish affairs turn in uncertain directions.
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Turkey
Reckless Driving Warns Against Speed in Dark Roads
An editorial condemns high speed driving on unfamiliar roads at night. It argues roads cannot be perfectly lit or straight and urges motorists to adapt to conditions rather than demand road rebuilds. It laments recurring fatal accidents and the needless loss of life.
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Dedication Aims To Right Atonement
The Fort Greene Brooklyn site near the navy yard will host a dedication on November 14 with President elect Taft delivering the address. The piece recalls 11,500 victims from Wallabout prison ships, years of neglect since the Revolution, and the long effort to establish a fitting tomb.
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Fort Greene Hill
Brooklyn
Taft
United States
Tammany Society
Columbian Order
Jackson Street
Navy Yard
Joseph D. Fay
Tammany Hall
America
Tammany
Japan's naval plan to swap guns for heavier calibres
A Tokyo dispatch outlines Japan adding few ships but boosting efficiency by rearming older warships. The plan favors ten inch guns on four-turret ships, replacing six inch rifles, with around nine vessels potentially benefiting. Some Kashima and Katori class ships might also adopt the heavier armament in future.
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Tokio
Japan
England
Satsuma
Brassey
Togo
Mikasa
Russia
Sagami
Tsukuba
New York
Naval ship displacements and gun sizes discussed
The text outlines ship armament changes for cruisers Tsukuba Ikoma and others, noting displacement figures of around sixteen thousand tons and guns of 12, 8, and 5 inches. It explains plan deviations, battery reforms not immediately pursued, and potential future inclusion with Mikasa Retvizan and other vessels.
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Tsukuba
Ikoma
Mikasa
Retvizan
Balloon trespass and politics stir public grievances
The column laments rising aeronautic incidents invading private property as balloon landings and drag rope damage threaten homeowners, notes a New Jersey case where a man seized a balloon, and cites the need for abatement. It also critiques Abdul Hamid's costly parliament plan and comments on political figures Bryan and Hughes.
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New Jersey
The Talk of the Day and Humorous Snippets
A collage of light anecdotes includes a mother recalling a son’s naval spelling error with humor, a maid’s defiant retort, a grandma’s weather wish, vacation regrets, and witty court quips. It mirrors varied social vignettes and quirky lines from contemporaries.
Notable Summer Socials Sailors and Aristocrats Leave Newport
Newport society notes describe Mrs J Pierpont Morgan sailing to England aboard the Adriatic with Delano, and Lord Falmouth Levat and others bound for Liverpool on the Mauretania. Guests include Whitney and Strathmore at Holwich Hall, Rosamond Street's August 20 wedding, and families like Van Rensselaer Bliss Griswold Belmonts at various retreats. Social routines continue with receptions, yacht travels, golf and tennis events, and a moonlit naval concert drawing residents to the Newport clubs.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Adirondacks
England
Adriatic
William Adams Delano
Lord
Lady
Falmouth
Lord Levat
J. Sergeant Cram
Winfield Scott
J. O’brien
Japan
Vernon H. Brown
Marie Vernon Brown
William Payne Thompson
Liverpool
Yorkshire
Harry Payne Whitney
Holwich Hall
Lord Strathmore
Home for Older Boys A Tribune Fresh Air Fund drive
A July plea for a home for boys aged thirteen to sixteen led to a rapid sponsor offer in Manchester Vermont. A Shokan New York home already serves older girls and may become a permanent boys’ facility. The Rev Dr Vincent Ravi coordinated. a Jewish children home may follow. Fifteen youngsters traveled to Warwick New York and many more to Wyoming Interlaken Ardsley and Pittsfield. Railroads coordinated travel with central offices issuing specialized handling instructions for Tribune children.
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Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Shokan
N. Y
Ravi
East Side
Warwick
Wyoming
Interlaken
Ardsley
N. J
Pittsfield
Mass
J. F. Fairlamb
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Tribune
Fragmented reader notice with names and amounts
An assorted OCR fragment lists individuals and organizations such as Scarboro Beach Maine, Point Pleasant New Jersey, St Pauls Methodist Episcopal, Christ Presbyterian Church, Vanderbilt Clinic, and Grand Central Station. It notes various donors and sums including 500, 1500, and small gifts, ending with totals like 19 and 682 dollars in a community fundraising context.
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E. T
Scarboro Beach
Leighton
Point Pleasant
E. H. Carlisle
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Bo
Christ Presbyterian Church
Wile
Mars
Bertha Shapero
Saon
Alice Leader
Vanderbilt Clinic
George
Yetsler
Jonn
McAvoy
New York
Grand Central Station
New York Colored Mission
Mias Gm Orem
Evienia
Direasuindeaaraeas
Misses Cree
Chambersburg
Penn
Blooming Grove Aes Daughters
Tonville
N. Y
Chri
Paterson
Oliver Stone
D. D
A. E Gazzam
Funeral of Mrs Lucy P Eastman Held Tomorrow At 11 15
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy P Eastman widow of Timothy C Eastman will be held at 11 15 tomorrow at her home in Tarrytown. She died this week at age eighty five. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Lucy P. Eastman
Timothy C. Eastman
Tarrytown
Woodlawn Cemetery
Operation on Ex Senator Mills
Baltimore dated report states Ex Senator Roger Q Mills of Texas underwent an operation this forenoon. The procedure succeeded and though there is a very sick man, there is hope for recovery given his advanced age and the delicate nature of the operation. He is seventy six years old.
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Baltimore
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Flower Show At Lenox Delivers Colorful Gardens and Prizes
Lenox hosts an annuals and perennials show under the Lenox Horticultural Society attracting many visitors. Awards go to Mrs. Edward Wharton for top displays of perennials and annuals. Miss Adele Kneeland wins all first awards for phlox. Charles Lanier earns multiple firsts for begonias and other plants. Giraud Foster and George H. Morgan also win top prizes in orchids peaches nectarines and gladioli. Several individuals and gardens from The Mount and notable Berkshire estates are highlighted in a day of competitive horticulture.
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the Tribune
Lenox
Lenox Horticultural Society
Edward R. Wharton
John E. Alexandre
John E. Paresons
George W. Folsom
Adele Knettland
George H. Morgan
Charles Lanier
William D
Phiox
Adele Kneeland
Wharton
John E. Parsons
Giraud Foster
Charlottes Barnes
Joseph H. Choate
Carlos de Heredia
John Sloane
Charlotte Barnes
George Westinghouse
Emily Tuckerman
William D. Sloane
Heloise Meyer
Adele
Adela Kneeland
EB. Parsons
Sloane
Charlotte
Joan E B. Parsons
Carlos de Heregish
Dia
Miss Tuckerman
Prosser Daughter to Wed in Brooklyn Society
Miss Elsa Prosser daughter of Thomas Prosser a Krupp steel man will wed John Good once known as the Cordage King. The couple were secretly engaged until appearing at Brooklyn marriage license offices. Miss Prosser is listed as twenty seven and resides at 387 Stuyvesant Avenue. Mr Good, four years younger, lives at 4351 Washington Avenue.
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Elsa Prosser
Brookelyn
Krupp
Thomas Prosser
John Good
Arooklyn
Miss Prosser
Stuyvesant Avenue
Mr. Good
Washington Avenue
General Herrera Aides Improve. Paris Visit Not Likely
Chicago August 12. News today confirms General Emiliano Herrera commander of Nicaragua’s forces was treated at Augustina Hospital a week ago. Herrera’s condition is serious but improving, making a trip to Paris for specialist consultation unlikely.
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Chicago
Emiliana Herrera
Nicaragua
Augustina Hospital
General Herréra
Paris
Miss Mannering Opens Season at Lyric Theatre
Announcement states Miss Mary Mannering will begin her season on September 7 at the Lyric Theatre with Johnson Youngs play Glorious Betsy. She has not appeared locally in three years and will be supported by Helen Macbeth Maude Turner Gordon Clara Dixon George W. Howard and Harriet Carr.
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Mary Mannering
Lyric Theatre
Johnson Young
Betsy
Miss Mannering
Helen Macbeth
Maude Turner Gordon
Clara Dixon
George W. Howard
Harriet Carr
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New York Daily Tribune
New Turkey
Missouri
Jack
Maggie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Calle the
NEW York Society
William A. Street
Rosamond Street
George Peabody Eustis
Hermitage
Street
Seabright
George Eustis
James B. Eustis
France
Marie Eustis
Josef Hofmann
Alexander van Rensselaer
New England
May
Philadelphia
Cornelius N. Bliss
White Mountains
W. E. S. Griswold
Windhurst
August Belmont, Jr
Raymond
Morgan Belmont
Southampton
George J. Gould
Catskills
Dorothy Whitney
Beatrice Bend
Hotel Vendome
Moses Taylor Pyne
Switzerland
Ragatz
Francis Appleton, Jr
York Harbor, Me
Newport
Mildred
Irene Sherman
William Watts Sherman
Henry Clews
the Rocks
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Sandy Point Farm
T. Shaw Safe
Foward J. Berwind
Earl of Granard
Newport Golf Club
A. H. Morton
Catherine Cameron
H. C. Phipps
J. P. Kerr
R. C. Kerr
Julia Berwind
Edward J. Berwind
Elms
D. Catlin
J. S. Phipps
Fair Lawn
Pierre Lorillard
Fountain
Brenton’s Reef
Sargent, Jr
Robert Ww. ‘Oelet
Naval Training Station
Mathew Astor Wilkes
Lispenard Stewart
Stanley Mortimer
George B. de Forest
W. Gould Brokaw
Sybarita
Senator Mills
Berkshires
General Herrera
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