Amusements listings from New York venues
A compact theatre card lists shows at venues like Academy of Music, Aerial Gardens, Astor, Brighton Beach, Casino, Coney Island Dreamland, Eden in Wax, Tein's Roof, Herald Square, Jardin de Paris, Knickerbocker, Liberty, New York, Wallace's and Weber's. Entries include Mistress Nell, The Merry Widow, The Man from Home, Pain's Fireworks, The Mimic World, Dreamland acts, Vaudeville, The Three Twins, Follies of 1908, Yankee Prince, The Travelling Salesman, The Girl Question and Paid in Full with show times and venue names.
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Academy OF Music
Nell
Aerial Gardens
Astor
Brighton Beach
Pain
Coney Island
Luna Park
Dreamland
Dalt
Eden
Wax Packer
Tein
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Kxnickerbocker
Liberty
New York
Wallace
Weber
New York Daily Tribune Details Ownership
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribune. It is a New York corporation with offices at the Tribune Building, No. 15 Nassau Street. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
No. 15
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Turbulent Times Worldwide and Local Tragedies
Summary of a morning dispatch covering a Turkish cabinet reshuffle and regime reforms, a Moroccan Sultan's victory report via wireless, early wireless telephony tests, naval movements toward Australia, and political chatter in Germany. Domestic items include Taft campaign notes, a grounded cruiser, a double homicide suicide in Pennsylvania, drownings in Delaware and Vermont, and local city crime cases. Weather notes predict cloudy conditions with temperatures ranging from 68 to 81.
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Redjeb Pacha
Turkey
Sultan Abd-el-Aziz
Morocco
Mulai Hafiq
Tangier
Paris
Finisterre
North Island
New Zealand
Australia
Count von Posadowsky- Wehner
Interior
Reichstag
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Switzerland
Taft
Colorado
Lip Lip Point
Puget Sound
Westchester
Penn
Borner’s Beach
Delaware
Boston
Massachusetts
W. M. Habirshaw
New York City
Saratoga
N. Y
Lake Champlain
Grand Isle
Monson
Mass
Northfield
Hains Brothers
The
Battery
Coney Island
Sonny” Briggs
Clifton Stadium
Paterson
J. W. van Cleave
Bryan
van Cleave
Denver
New York
Hudson Tunnels Company
Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Federated Union
Ellis Island
American Bar Association
Guardians of Brooklyn police patrols called into question
A Brooklyn Eagle reporter tested the five platoons system by driving 70 miles through Brooklyn at 2 am and found only 51 policemen visible. The report notes gaps in coverage across Heights, Flatbush, East New York and other areas and questions patrol effectiveness during late hours.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Heights
Brooklyn
Bedford
Flatbush
Perkville
Brownsville
East New York
Stuyvesant Heights
Williamsburg
Bushwick
Greenpoint
Patrolman Distribution in Borough Streets Questioned
The Eagle questions how 605 patrolmen cover eight hundred miles of borough streets. If spread by mileage, one man per 1.3 streets seems insufficient for adequate protection, given unoccupied country roads and potential shirking cited by the journalistic inspector.
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Thority
Bryan Health Food Prosperity Plan Stirs Debate
The letter to commercial travelers portrays a Democratic prosperity under Mr. Bryan as a regulated, hygienic program. It frames wealth as a Denver platform plan, enforced through a national commissary and measured portions. The rhetoric likens prosperity to prepackaged breakfast food, warning against unregulated wealth and appetite.
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Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Denver
Nations Airships Ready For War Department Use
The United States War Department tests show Captain Thomas S. Baldwin's dirigible meets contract requirements with two crew and ballast for a 20 mph flight up to five miles, remaining upright through trials. Plans include educational use by the signal corps and potential future larger airships. Rival designers Wright and Herring prepare for next demonstrations at Fort Myer within six to eight weeks, aiming for 40 mph, 125 mile range, and quick reascension per War Department goals.
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United States War Department
Thomas S. Baldwin
Baldwin
Allen
Fort Myer
Mr. Herring
Wrights
New York
Dayton Aeronauts
New 85 Torpedo Gun Aims at Inside Hull Damage
Reports say the Davis 85 torpedo gun shows progress in tests in Boston Harbor. General Murray and military officials note potential coast defense use while weapon design aims to strike inside hull before detonation. Details on perforation and propulsion remain unclear, but a heavy explosive charge is involved.
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Boston
Davis
Murray
Invention Could Renew Vessels Damage Potential
The article notes cotton’s harm inside ships, cites the Florida monitor test of bulkheads keeping a battleship afloat after a torpedo, and warns Commander Davis's invention could cause greater devastation even if ships survive.
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Florida
Davis
Atlantic City Law Enforcement Challenge Spotlighted
Governor Fort renews vow to enforce the law at Atlantic City while noting limited power to remove corrupt officials without legislative aid. He created a commission to expose abuses and promises continued action, expecting public support for decency and reform beyond initial obstacles.
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New York
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Petty pilfering across streetcar transfers and fares
The piece argues that honest people sometimes steal transfers and evade fares, harming streetcar companies. It cites New York and Newark as examples where conductors pocket fares and passengers collude, undermining finances and prompting calls for ethical reform. It notes pay as you enter aims to curb leakage but public complicity undermines it.
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New York
Third Avenue
149Th Street
Newark
Public Service Corporation
Market Decline Follows Earlier Rally in Securities
No alarm on last week’s market reaction, as prices had risen sharply over the year. Anticipation may have run too far, with heavy heat reducing traders and leaving the professional class to bear the burden. Despite liberal sales, cheap money aids manipulation, but holders may struggle to distribute amid a 2 a share drop. Cash continues to accumulate in Hastern.
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Wall Street
Financial prospects and trade activity across markets this period
Exchange rates edge up as large cotton transfers loom for interior markets. Banks quote low call loans while safe rates for stock collateral hold at 4 percent. Gold output at Rand mines hits July high. silver prices drop. Treasury figures show smaller August deficits and growing gold holdings. Retail quiet, wholesale and jobbing active. drygoods sales soar with a major sale drawing outside buyers. Prosperity Congress boosts sentiment. fall and winter demand broadens though mercantile collections lag. Bank exchange totals decline about 10 percent year over year, with minor gains in Kansas City and St. Louis. July farm exports weak, while corn prices stay elevated due to corn costs abroad. Cotton prices drop on short selling, September output expected strong. Texas predicts record yields and a potential 13.5 million bale crop overall if normal picking. Wheat softens on Northwest crop gains. dollar wheat discussed as a long-term factor. Cash corn firm, Argentina supplies glucose interests, weather favorable for harvest. Manufacturing activity rises with some cutbacks. raw cotton slump delays goods buys. Mills cut stock, water power shortages cause idle mills, wage disputes emerge. Worsted mills buy wool. men’s wear market opens. leather stable. shoe orders rise. Iron and steel steady with gains. rail inquiries increase. 70% of steel capacity may run next month. Building permits rising favors construction and the number trade.
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St. Louis
New Orleans
Stock Exchange
Germany
London
Rand
Treasury
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Northwest
Argentina
Prosperity clash in Albany Democrats and editors in dispute
In a heated exchange, Mr. Bryan advocates prosperity while Chairman Mack claims funds hinder campaign work. Albany Evening Journal warns Republicans against electors swayed by newspaper owners with special interests. Barnes and Hughes figures are cited amid calls for reform and scrutiny of media influence. An automobile invention is praised for killing mosquitoes and urged to target that issue.
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Mr. Bryan
Mack
William Barnes, Jr
Albany Evening Journal
Absentminded Aeronaut Pilot Tale From Washington Star
The Talk of the Day credits Ameri can Federation of Aero Clubs president Colonel Charles Coey with a humorous pilot anecdote about a former railroad conductor who was too absentminded to pilot a balloon. A London 1868 amateur musical entertainment program for the Emigrant Lews Society is also noted.
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Charles Coey
American Federation of Aero Clubs
Washington Star
Lews’ Society
London
the Chronicle
Remarkable mix of names and quips in society notes
A column of scattered anecdotes notes prominent amateurs such as Miss Flora Asher and Miss Evelyn de Rothschild among enlivening guests, plus a pianist who played his own compositions. It recalls Ira D. Sankey stories, a penny slot machine anecdote, marital jests, and a Berlin card design contest. The tone is brisk, society-minded, and lightly satirical.
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Flora Asher
Braham
de Rothschild
Alfred de Rothgrchild
Evelyn de Rothschild
Baron Ferdinand
Alfred de Rothschild
P. H. Salomon
Ss. W. Walek
Mombach
Gibbons Off For Switzerland On Papal Mission
Cardinal Gibbons departs for Switzerland accompanied by Monsignor OConnell and others as Vatican confirms new domestic prelates. The Pope elevates several priests to monsignor status, with O B Corrigan slated for auxiliary bishop role. The trip marks the fortieth anniversary of Gibbons consecration.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Switzerland
O’connell
Washington
Louis O'Donovan
Baltimore
Germano Straniero
T. S. Lee
St. Matthew's
James F. Mackin
St. Paul's
George Devine
St. John’s
William E. Starr
Corpus Christi
O. B. Corrigan
Merry del Val
Castel Gandolfo
Hughes Candidacy and Renomination Pressure in New York
The Buffalo Express argues Hughes renominated questions Bryan’s reform stance and reform policies risk alienating voters. Suffolk County News calls Hughes the strongest state figure with rising demand for renomination. Albany Argus notes Hughes support growing despite disorganization. Watertown Times sees inevitable renomination, NY Times notes any substitute would be seen as anti Hughes. Syracuse Herald cites independent voters and press backing Hughes against machine opponents. The piece from The New York Times stresses any named candidate would be viewed as opposed to Hughes, fueling distrust. The Syracuse Herald also notes a large independent voter base and a unified independent press backing Hughes amid party tensions.
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Buffalo Express
Hughes
Mr. Bryan
New York
Public Service Commissions
Bryan
Union
Suffolk County News
Watertown Times
New York State
The
New York Times
Syracuse Herald
Independent Press
Sses
Republican Party
Mohonk Lake to honor Admiral Evans with tribute
At Lake Mohonk New York August 16 Rear Admiral Robley D Evans known as Fighting Bob will retire after forty eight years in the Navy. The celebration will feature remarks by J Edward Simmons and Andrew S Draper, a loving cup presentation, and readings from notable dignitaries. The event will honor a famed naval career with elaborate ceremonies, flags from the Iowa and Connecticut, and a large distinguished audience including governors and bank presidents.
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Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Robley D Eevans
Bob
United States Navy
San Harbor
Fort Fisher
Lake Mohonk House
J. Edward Simmons
New York Chamber of Commerce
Andrew S. Draper
Education
State of New York
Admiral Evans
United States
Navy
Iowa
Santiago
Connecticut
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
Hugh Scott
United States Military Academy
West Point
R. R. Meyersoll
E. C. Benedict
William L. Bailie
Robert Thompson
Japan
Lake Mohonk
President and family attend church in Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt with sons Archie Quentin and Kermit attend service at Oyster Bay church. They arrive from Sagamore Hill by car. Moments after departure two Troop C detachments march through the village, missing the president by under ten minutes.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Archie
Quentin
Kermit
Sagamore Hill
Newport Social Notes Highlight A Quiet Summer Day
Newport August 16 residents of the summer colony enjoyed a restrained day with stag luncheon at the Clambake Club for Judge Babbit of Colorado Springs and dinners hosted by Mrs. Ogden Mills and Mrs. Philip M. Lydig. Registry at the Casino included J. Frank Ferguson and Frank Crowninshield of New York. Charles Deloosey Oelrichs infant christened at St Marys Church. Tennis players begin arriving for the national tournament as polo season opens tomorrow. Newport Golf Club reelects officers Lispenard Stewart Na thaniel Thayer Havemeyer Jr and adds 22 new members after Saturdays meeting. Bridge whist semi final winners Miss Anna Sands and Miss Beatrice Mills.
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Newport
New York
Philip M. Lydig
Henry Clews
Charles Deloosey Oelrichs
St. Mary’s Church
Lispenard Stewart
Nathaniel Thayer
Ha Havemeyer, Jr
R Livingstom Beeckman
Anna Sands
Beatrice Mills
Well Known People At Bar Harbor Daily Gossip
Bar Harbor Me August 1 telegraph notes General Horace Porter of New York guest of Mr and Mrs John Howe for horse show week at their cottage. Other arrivals include Mrs S B Elkins and Mrs Katherine Elkins. Mayor and Mrs George B McClellan of New York at Grindstone Neck. Edgar Scott elected Swimming Club president with Green and others as officers amid social events. Horse show week to open on Tuesday at Robin Hood Park with five classes and notable entrants including Edgar Scott and William F Cochran.
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Tribune
Bar Harbor
Horace Porter
New York
John Howe
Porter
S. B. Elkins
Katherine Elkins
Elkins
Louisburg
George B. McClellan
Grindstone Neck
Thomas Leaming
Delafield
Charles B. Wright
S. Megarget Wright
Margaret Wright
Edgar Scott
Renee Green
Edward Urer
Messrs. Scott
Green
Mears
C Newbeld
A. D. Addison
Philip Livingston
Sar Hi
the Tribune
Aus
Robin Hood Park
Idwat Morrell
William F Cochrats
Philip
Ston
A. Butler Duncan
Mathilde
Anne Thompson
Frances
Hurst. Jr. van
Frankb. Keech
Lewis R. A. Kuhn
J. L. Ketterinus
Berkshire Social Round Begins Summer Season
Telegraph from Lenox Aug 16 reports Mr and Mrs hosting a luncheon at Be Be Be New England Be in Beanton with guests including Mrs D Sieane and Mrs John E. Alex. Adele Kneeland and H have returned to Lenox from Boston where they attended Montgomery Sears and reg2 ton W. OF arm Bar Harbor. George Cabot Lodge is a guest with Will Duncan Cryder and Miss Eth joining Mrs Lodge at the Will Cryder hotel for the season. Other locals visit Bar Harbor and York with New York guests and extended families at various summer homes.
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Berkshires
Lenox
Winthrop Gray
Gray
Hotel Aspinwail
William D. Siloam
J. West Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Red Lion
Ian i Bridge
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Chumley
Philadelphia Press
Ira D. Sankey
Sankey
Madison Square Garden
Yonkers Statesman
Timothy
Royal Academy For Graphic Art
Berlin
German Publishers’ Association
Cecilie
Johann-Georg
Saxony
Farmer Corn Tessel
Gibbons
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Alfred E. Curtis
Albany
Albany Argus
Barnes
Independent Army
R. D. Evans
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