Amusements. Music and Variety Listings
Amusements section lists multiple theaters with showtimes and acts including Mistress Neil, The Merry Widow, Paid in Full, Pain's Fireworks, The Mimic World, Luna Park Dreamland, Girls, The World in Wax, Vaudeville, Tyree Twins, Follies of 1908, Yankee Prince, The Travelling Salesman, Minstrels, and The GirI Question among others with 2:15 and 8:15 time slots across venues like Astor, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Daly's, Eden Musée, Hammerstein's Roof, Hera Square, 3D de Paris, Nickerbocker, Liberty, New York, Stallack's.
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Hera Square
3D DE Paris
Nickerbocker
Liberty
New York
Stallack
New York Daily Tribune Details and Officials
The August 15 1908 issue notes The Tribune Association owning and publishing The Tribune. It lists officers Ogden Milla and Nathaniel Tuttle with offices at Tribune Building 15 Nassau Street New York and provides the corporate address.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Milla
Nathaniel Tuttle
News Snapshot From The Morning Hour
A mixed morning bulletin reports naval movements from Auckland to Sydney and a London balloon explosion killing two and injuring six. Panama sees a surge to oust President Castro. Canadian strike doubts spark fair settlement talks. Churchill and Clementine announced engaged. various political and domestic notes follow. Weather predicts fair today with high 90 and low 75.
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Auckland
Sydney
Lovelace
New York Aero Club
London
Panama
Castro
Winnipeg
Dominion
Canadian Pacific
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Clementine
Henry Montagu Hozier
Huseein Kiazim Bey
Bucharest
America
Paris
France
United States
Japan
Okuma
William H. Taft
Baltimore Sun
Maryland
Wright
Hot Springs
Taft
War Department
Curtis Guild, Jr
Boston
W. T. Thomas
Washington
Department of Justice
New York
Rochester
Gifford Pinchot
United States Department of Agriculture
International Typographical Union
E. R. Thomas
Democratic State Committee
Joseph H. Choate
Ira PD. Sankey
Brook- Imm
Gardiner’s Bay
J. Frank Cordova
New Jersey State
Health Department
Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Metropolitan System
Prosperity Congress
Brooklyn Bridge
Feir
The Other Side of Grade Crossings
President Peters of the Long Island Railroad rebuts critics of grade crossing dangers. He argues his line has reduced crossings and kept gates and bells high, blaming motorists for accidents. He cites a study where 121 of 310 autos ignored signals, stressing drivers must heed warnings to prevent tragedies.
Crossing safety and grade crossings urged for all
The editorial argues that grade crossings should be abolished but until done, pedestrians and drivers must use prudence when crossing rail lines. It notes the Long Island Railroad bears responsibility for some grade crossing disasters yet supports the president's view that many incidents, especially involving cars, are not reasonably attributed to the railroad.
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Long Island Railroad
Near Hughes and the search for a near-Hughes successor
The piece argues Republicans and Democrats face a shared puzzle in replacing Governor Hughes. It questions the appeal of “near-Hughes” candidates, notes the desire for a broad reformer over a narrow heir, and mocks the paralysis of alienated voters choosing between two near-Hugheses amid political dereliction.
Bryan Sees Sullivan Ties and Sincere Politicking Questioned
The piece argues that William Jennings Bryan backs Roger Sullivan while condemning him, accusing Bryan of falsehoods and opportunism. It cites Bryan’s past calls for railroad government ownership and questions his platform fidelity and political integrity, urging a receiver to be appointed.
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Mr. Bryan
Roger Sullivan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Sullivan
Hingis
Jefferson Club
Chicago
Kaiser
William
Marine Turbines and the Chester Salem Speed Question
Naval speed trials for the Chester and Salem are debated as official results show 26.52 knots for Chester and 25.946 for Salem. Standardizing on trials may hide whether Chester truly reached 26.52 knots, since its max observed speed during standardization was only 25.074 knots, leaving the true four hour performance uncertain.
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Chester
Salem
Board of Inspection and Survey
Turbine speeds of Chester and Salem tested for naval trials
An analysis compares Chester and Salem turbine speeds from measured mile results and four hour runs. Chester uses Parsons turbines while Salem uses Curtis turbines, highlighting efficiency assumptions above 25 knots and implications for future battleship engine choices during late September trials with Birmingham as a reference.
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Chester
Salem
Great Britain
Birmingham
Farmers Hold Back as Bryan Faces Republican Wealth Appeal
The article argues farmers in key Midwestern states, once Republican loyalists, are prosperous and unlikely to switch to Bryan. It suggests Democratic plans rely on promising to preserve wealth gained in Republican years rather than campaigning on reform. Voters are seen weighing current prosperity and party records ahead of Election Day.
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Mr. Bryan
Washington
Great
Middle West
Bryan
End of Panama venture ends with final 1 percent payout
Paris dispatch notes the Civil Tribunal of the Seine approved a final 1 percent payment to Panama Canal Company stockholders and discharged receivers, marking the epilogue of a grand enterprise that collapsed amid brilliant promises and widespread ruin. The piece recounts the 1878 French concession, the rise of Universale Interoceanic Canal Company, De Lesseps’s early grandeur, and the ensuing graft, epidemics, and mismanagement that doomed the project.
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Paris
Civil Tribunal of the Seine
Universal Interoceanic Canal Company
France
Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte Wise
Stephen Turr
la Société Civile Internationale du
Universale Interoceanic Canal Company
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Panama
de Lesseps
Henri Martin
Thiers
Gambetta
The Panama Canal Scandal and Its Aftermath
The passage recounts the Panama scandal, detailing Froude’s harsh critique of the project site, the drastic cost and schedule revisions, and the 1888 collapse of the company amid vast debt and criminal charges. It notes bankruptcies, indictments, suicides, and the eventual transfer of unfinished work to a new power, marking a monumental, infamous episode in world history.
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Rome
Froude
Panama
Reinach
Arton
le Grand Francais
Paris
American Isthmus
Golf and political notes mix with global views
An editorial voice condemns elitist attitudes in golf while praising equalizing hazards. It supports extending the Newfoundland fisheries modus vivendi and notes Cuba’s severe sentencing of revolutionaries. It urges US auto clubs to curb speeding and anticipates Panama’s market garden boom tied to the canal’s opening.
Monument to Francis Spinner Ignites Women Clerks Tribute
Fragmented clippings celebrate Frances Spinner and women in federal service, noting his wartime staffing shift and the long impact on women at desks in government offices. Cartoonish quips and foreign phrases follow, reflecting a roundup of humorous items and quotes from period sources.
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Francis E. Spinner
Treasury
Abraham Lincoln
Herkimer
N. Y
Maria Wolff
United States
Spinner
Washington
New York Society Busy With Summer Travels and Guests
In a flurry of social notes, Oliver Harriman and others stay at the Belmont while John Turner Atterbury and Mrs. Augustus Jay join. Notables lodge in Paris, Aix les Bains, and Switzerland. marriages, christenings, and forthcoming weddings mark the season as society circles from Staatsburg to Newport mingle and rumors of R Livingston Beeckman entering politics swirl.
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Mrs. Oliver Harriman
Belmont
John Turner Atterbury
Augustus Jay
Frederick Christian Havemeyer
William B. Meenan
Cameron McR. Winslow
T. A. Havemeyer
Horace Havemeyer
Benjamin F. Yoakum
Philadelphia
Alice Grosvenor
Anita Peabody
Caroline
Rose
Anita Grosvenor
Laura Swan
James Stillman
New York
Bacon
Miss Bacon
Robert Bacon
Edwin D. Morgan
Royal Phelps Carroll
Marsden J. Perry
George H. Benjamin
Arthur Is
Social Notes From Newport Quiet Summer Evening
Newport social column reports a warm day leading to a quiet scene among cottagers. Dinner parties were hosted by Mrs. Philip M. Lydig Mrs. William Storrs Wells and Mrs. Richard Gambrill with further plans noted for Mr. and Mrs. H O Havemeyer Jr.
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the Tribune
Newport
Philip M. Lydig
William Storrs Wells
Richard Gambrill
H. O. Havemeyer, Jr
A Chance For Waste In Blackwell Island Bridge Debate
A reader challenges The Tribune on its view of the Blackwell Island Bridge payment certificate. The letter urges Charter Revision to empower a disinterested financial officer to review works and prevent conclusive certificates from forcing city payments without proper verification. It cites potential overruns, contract changes, and the need for engineering review before bids. The writer argues for withholding payments during investigations to protect taxpayers.
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the Tribune
Blackwell's Island
Ath
Department of Bridges
Charter Revision Commission
Blackwell’s Island
Board of Estimate
Finance Department
Romance of Admiral Cogswell Linked to Stevenson Tale
Milwaukee August 14. A romance tied to the naval career of the late Admiral Cogswell unfolds from a South Sea episode described by Robert Louis Stevenson. An American war vessel wrecked in the Southern Pacific left officers and crew stranded on a deserted island for weeks. Led by Cogswell they built a small boat from wreckage, sailed to Honolulu, and were rescued, most of them barely alive.
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Milwaukee
Admiral Cogswell
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pacific Ocean
Cogswell
Honolulu
Passengers sailing today to Europe list of names and ships
A passenger list shows individuals and couples set to sail on multiple ships today heading to Europe including THE NEW YORK THE FINLAND THE CALIFORNIA THE MESABA THE KOENIGIN SUISE and THE UMBRIA. Names include Mrs Charlotte Derr William Foster Mr B E Libby Mr and Mrs Robert Abbe Mr and Mrs W B Coe Miss Elia A Lake Mrs John D Thomas and others.
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New York
Charlotte Derr
William
Foster
B. E. Libby
Finland
Robert Abbe
W. B. Coe
Elia A. Lake
John D. Thomas
California
George M
Mesaba
London
C. Drake
W. Osborne
Loftus
H. H. Robertson
H. S. Water
Thomas A. Bury
Janvier
Koenigin Suise
Naples
A. M. Barclay
Inga Orner
Joseph A de
Thomas MM. Janey
A Burke
Cora Kampre
Arthur G. Pereher
Umbria
Liverpool
W. Watson
Beechwood Terrace Hosts 90th Birthday in Berkshire
In Lenox Aug 14 social notes report Mrs. Richard Starr Dang hosting at Beechwood Terrace for the 90th birthday of Mrs. David T. Turner. Nearby, the Cryder family at Haggard cottage welcomed their daughter Miss Cryder. Parsons arrivals from Newport visited Stoneover for dinner as guests of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Parsons.
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Tribune
Lenox
Richard Starr Dang
Beechwood Terrace
David T. Turner
Duncan Cryder
Haggard Cottage
Miss Cryder
Herbert Parsons
Newport
Henry Clews
Victor Serchan
Caroline King Duce
Southampton
Long Island
John E. Parsons
Stoneover
F. Augustus Schermerhorn
Monrow
Ellen Auchmuty
Dermers
Charlies McBurney
Stockbridge
Anna B. Shaw
Grant Walker
Boston
John Sloane
Greenwich
Conm
William E
Grisxelg
Charles Astor
Cape Coed
Governor Hughes Declines Maine Campaign Invitation
Governor Charles B. Hughes of New York informs Byrom Boyd he cannot visit Maine for the state campaign. In a letter from Saranac Inn he cites numerous agricultural society obligations and August events, adding he will likely remain in New York for the next four to five weeks and decline other invitations.
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Augusta
Charles B. Hughes
New York
Byrom Boyd
Republican State Committee
Hughes
Saranac Inn
N. Y
Maine
Youngstown
Ohio
Proctor
Vermont
Hughes Leaves North Woods for Albany Campaign Tour
Governor Hughes departs Saranac Inn with his family for Albany after weeks in the area. A stop at Tupper Lake precedes arrival in Albany, as he plans a campaign circuit next week visiting county fairs. He expects to give four or five speeches weekly over three weeks.
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Saranac Inn
Hughes
Albany
Tupper Lake
Spanish King Heads to Bilbao for Regatta Visit
King Alfonso of Spain arrived in Bordeaux from San Sebastian and, after a favorable examination by Professor Moure on his nose, toured the city by automobile and boarded the Giralda yacht for Bilbao to attend the regatta. Queen Victoria also traveled via Paris to London, welcomed by M. Pichon and officials with Republican Guard honors.
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Bordeaux
Alfonso of
Spain
San Sebastian
Moure
Moures
Giralda
Bilbao
Paris
Queen Victoria
Sam Sebastian
Bois de Boulogne
London
M. Pichon
Republican Guard
British ambassador to Berlin to retire. Goschen to succeed
Berlin August 14 Sir Edward Goschen British ambassador at Vienna will replace Sir Frederick C Lascelles as British ambassador at Berlin who will retire on account of age in October
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Berlin
Edward Goschen
Great Britain
Vienna
Frederick C. Lascelles
Hughes Candidacy Seen as Prudent Path to renomination
The Boston Globe argues Governor Hughes should be renominated by New York Republicans as the safest course, predicting he would draw the largest vote and that the party machine will back him to clear the way for renomination. Collier's Weekly adds that a second term would be more successful than the first if Hughes wins and drives reforms.
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Boston Globe
Hughes
Reublican Organization of
New York
Collier's Weekly
Massachusetts
Bae
Hughes Seen as Strong Choice for Governor Nomination
Across multiple papers the Puerto Republican and independent wings back Charles E B Hughes for the New York governor renomination. State sentiment leans toward Hughes with belief he will triumph and bolster a Republican ticket with Taft at the national level. Supporters cite his role in the insurance inquiry and pledge to curb the racetrack lobby.
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Taft
Empire State
Sullivan County
Philadelphia Ledger
Hughes
New York
Bryan
Beateyes
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Brera Wa Bera
StearDoats
Sheen
New York Daily Tribune
Peters
Long Island Railroad Company
Senate
Murphy
Conners
Barly Sides
American Automobile Association
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Tommy Figg
Johnny Briggs
Burbank
Pittsburg
Lord
NEW York Society
Ernest la Montagne
Saratoga
Lucius K. Wlmerding
Geneva
Switerland
Hotel Beau Rivage
Cortlandt F. Bishop
Aix-les-Bains
B. A. Bend
Beatrice Bend
Dorothy Whitney
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
Hotel Ritz
Gerald Livingston Hoyt
Ipswich
Mass
Staatsburg
Ambrose C. Kingsland
Henry B. Hall
Reginald C. Robbins
Hamilton, Mass
J. Sergeant Cram
Scotland
Mrs. Hamilton Fish Kean
Adirondacks
Lady Orford
D. C. Corbin
Dorothy Walpole
Earl of Orford
John B. Trevor
Europe
la Bourboule
Auvergne
Rook
Richard P
Wiliam Mur
Robert EB. Mansfield
Edward H. Richard
R. & Walker
Antwerp
A. N. Powless
John Potter Murphy
Glasgow
James Ambercrombie
David T. Warden
Leander C Claffin
B. F. Atkinson ,F. W. Hapwood , W. Hood
Berkshires
Gov. Hughes
North Woods
Germany
Buffalo
Hartford Courant
Sullivan County View
Chicago Evening Post
Ee York
Charles EB. Hughes
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