Man from Home opens Astor Theatre season in 1908 09
Astor Theatre launches the season with four acts of The Man from Home a comedy by George Ade and Harry Leon Wilson. William Hodge leads as Daniel Voorhees Pike a lawyer from Indiana in a plot set at the Hotel Margherita in Sorrento over forty eight hours. The guardian Pike thwarts schemes of the English Countess and Earl of Hawcastle, guiding Ethel toward an Indiana wedding while praise is given to Henry Jewett and John Glendinning for standout performances.
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Harry Leon Wilson
Astor Theatre
William Hodge
Daniel Voorhees Pike
Indiana
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Wilson
Pike
Missouri
Sorrento
Margherita
Horace Granger-Simpson
Ethel
Kokomo
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Hotel Margherita
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Countess de Champigny
Horace
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St. Aubin
Earl of Hawcastle
Mr. Pike
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Ike
Simpson
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John Glendinning
Olive Wyndham
Daniel Voorheet Pike
Grand Duke
Vasili Vasilivitch
Ivanoff
Anthony Asher
Antonio Salerno A. Montegriffo
Felton Ve Wyndham
Alice Johnsone
Ida Vernon
Orpheum Theatre Chain Incorporates in California
A charter is granted in California for the Orpheum Theatre and Realty Company with 2,500,000 capital to operate in California and nine other states. The aim is to build and own theatres where outright purchase is impractical, with Meyerfeld Jr. as president and Martin Beck as director general and manager. Shuberts to manage Harlem Opera House from September 28, introducing The Gay White Way.
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The Yankee Prince Opens Gaiety With Cohan Royal Family
Theatrical news notes a flurry of bookings as Klaw & Erlinger reshuffle shows. George M. Cohan opens the new Gaiety Theatre on August 21 with The Yankee Prince, moves The American Idea to New York Theatre, and shifts engagements across Liberty, Knickerbocker, and Colonial venues while Lillian Russell and The Travelling Salesman figure in later plans. Victor Moore’s Chicago stint extends to honor Cohan opening the Gaiety, with The American Idea moving through Buffalo and Boston before Cohan’s three month Colonial engagement begins September 14.
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Klaw & Erlanger
Gaiety
George M. Cohan
New York Roof Garden
New York Theatre
Victor Moore
New York
Colonial Theatre
Chicago
Rival Devils In Town Clash Over The Garden Theatre
A dispute erupts between Harrison Grey Fiske and Henry W. Savage over the US rights to Franz Molnar's play The Devil. Savage plans a Garden Theatre production while Fiske insists on presenting his at Belasco, citing Molnar affidavits and prior Hartford performances. Dispatches note Savage’s cast, including Edwin Stevens, and recount travel woes to assemble the Garden cast amid press volleys.
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Henry W. Savage
Colonel Savage
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Garden Theatre
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Herr Molnar
Vienna
Molnar Ferenc
United States of America
Canada
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Hartford
Hunter-Bradford Stock Company
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W. Chrystie Miller
Frank Bixby
Arthur Hoyt
Dorothy Dorr
Marjorie Snow
Marian Lorne
Jane Murray
Nantucket Island
Wood's Hole
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Long Island
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Fiske
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Franz Molnar
The
William S. St. Clair Dies After Cancer Surgery
Obituary for actor William S. St. Clair who died last evening at St. Vincent's Hospital after recent stomach cancer surgery. A 50 year old veteran, he first appeared with Lotta and later acted in Master and Man A Fair Rebel and Faust with Lewis Morrison. He supported Lillian Lewis and was last seen in The Education of Mr. Pipp.
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William S. St. Clair
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mr. St. Clair
Lotta
Lewis Morrison
Faust
Lillian Lewis
Mr. Pipp
Franks Hambleton Dies in Germany at 54
Baltimore banker Frank Hambleton fifty four a senior member of Hambleton Co died Sunday in Bad Nauheim Germany after traveling abroad for health in July. He was prominent in Baltimore financial circles.
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Baltimore
New Moroccan Uprising Alarms French Frontier
Paris reports an Algeria based uprising on the Moroccan frontier with an Arab force of 25,900 mobilizing to strike French posts at Brehar and Bonanane. General Lyautey arrives at Bechar to form a 4,000 horsemen flying column while the advance guard gathers near Bondenib. Agents of Mulai Hafig are said to have stoked tribal agitation at Tifilelt and Hautguir.
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Algeria
Brehar
Bonanane
Lyautey
Coulomb Bechar
Bondenib
Mulai Hafig
Tifilelt
Hautguir
Lloyd-Georges Berlin Visit Prompts Naval Pension Talks
Berlin August 17 British Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd-George arrives to study Germany's old age pension system but signals may hint at naval talks. Officials say pensions are the stated aim yet London press reports suggest broader reasons behind the trip. Emperor William and King Edward reportedly discussed naval matters at Kronberg on August 11, with details undisclosed.
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David Lloyd-George
Lloyd-George
London
William
Edward
Kronberg
Great Britain
Germany
Panic Aboard Amstelland After Fire on Steamer
The Dutch steamer Amstelland, 24 hours from Rio de Janeiro, suffers a wool cargo fire causing a panic among 299 steerage passengers. A lifeboat capsized, six drowned, others rescued as the fire is extinguished and the voyage resumes.
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Amstelland
Rio de Janeiro
Foresees trouble with Japan in coming conflict
Montreal dispatch quotes T Hamer Greenwood a leading Liberal figure in Britain predicting a warlike tension between Japan and the United States. He notes Japan limits Emigration to unwanted lands and cites economic strain after the Russia war as a factor that could trigger a stronger alliance with China and a rise of the yellow peril.
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Japan
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John Bulls
Pacific
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Allance
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Excitement in Ispahan over Nurulla exile attempt
Teheran reports a quiet Ispahan erupts as authorities try to exile Gadfiaga Nurulla a Constitutional leader. Residents close bazaars mobilize armed posse overtakes Shahs men frees Nurulla and returns him to the city in triumph. Fears of a Tabriz like repetition stir Shah loyalists.
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Fourth International Esperanto Congress Opens in Dresden
The August 17 opening drew about eighteen hundred attendees as delegates sang the Esperanto hymn. King Frederick August’s representatives and the city welcomed participants while Dr Yamenhof spoke on Esperanto ideals. Major Paul H Straub represented the United States in the congress.
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Frederick August
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Yamenhof
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Paul H. Straub
Army Medical Corps
Richmond Mason William Krause Takes Own Life
Richmond Virginia August 17 William Krause a thirty third degree Mason and well known member of the order shot himself today citing ill health as the cause his death ends a long association with the fraternal body.
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William Krause
Night Ascension at Tegel in Berlin
A military dirigible balloon ascended at Tegel at ten tonight amid strict security and secrecy. Officials offered no confirmation of mission details, but rumors suggest a possible all-night flight possibly to Hamburg and back, as guards, darkness, and the whir of motors marked the scene.
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Weather report and forecast from Washington August record
Unsettled and showery conditions east of the Hocks region with fair West of the Rockies. Rainfall light except in Central Ohio, northern Virginia, and near Washington. Temperatures vary. showers expected in New England and parts of mid-Atlantic Tuesday. District of Columbia and Maryland to have fair weather today and Wednesday with light to fresh winds. Highest yesterday 76, lowest 67, for the date last year 72.
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Balloonist breaks an arm in Berlin dirigible crash
Berlin reports a Parseval airship strike the ground from sixty feet injuring Captain von Krogh whose left arm is broken. The international balloon event in Berlin lists Americans Lahm Chandler and Hersey among entrants for the James Gordon Bennett Cup with many European competitors and a field to host up to a quarter million spectators. In Constantinople Osman Nizami Pacha is named Minister of War succeeding Redjeb Pacha who died suddenly.
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Fresh Air Fund Sends 7200 Children Away This Summer
The Tribune Fresh Air fund reports 7,200 children sent to the countryside so far this season, a thousand more than last year, with renewed support from city and out-of-town donors. Letters from children describe activities, homes, and hope as volunteers arrange trips to camps and schools. The fund aims to raise about 10,000 more to support remaining outings, expanding opportunities for youngsters from urban slums to enjoy rural summers and supportive programs.
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SURE FOR TAFT AND HUGHES. Letter to the Editor
In a Ballston Spa missive dated August 14, 1908, Justitia predicts Saratoga County will vote Republican, favoring Taft and Hughes over Bryan. The writer trusts Hughes as the strongest rural and party candidate, praising his duty and independence from bosses and asserting a solid party base.
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Denial by Joseph Levenson on Hughes opposition
Joseph Levenson denies a news claim that his hostility to Governor Hughes stems from a failed appointment with the Public Service Commission. He states he opposed Hughes for over a year, supported Mr Hughes incorrectly, and asserts the appointment did not rest with the commission. He emphasizes district sentiment against Hughes and his duty as a leader to reveal his views. Kaaterskill New York August 15, 1908.
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Habirshaw Wire Co to Close Work for Funeral
Following the death of Dr. W E Habirshaw a noted chemist and wire maker in Saratoga the Habirshaw Wire Co board of directors decided to close the works and general offices on the day of his funeral which will be held tomorrow.
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President Roosevelt hosts diverse callers at Sagamore Hill
At Oyster Bay on August 17 President Roosevelt received visitors including Manuel Quezon and Congressman J Sloat Fassett. Discussions covered Philippine governance, New York politics, and police reform. Fassett noted party divisions over Governor Hughes renomination amid opposition from gambling interests and railway workers. Quezon spoke of Filipino self-government and eventual independence in about twenty years. Newberry and Sheldon stayed overnight. McCullagh pressed for a three platoon police plank, but Roosevelt declined to mix federal power with a state issue.
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Death rate falls again in city areas and among children
Deaths last week declined with sharp drops in tenement districts and among children under five. Diarrhoeal deaths were 331 versus 478 previously, under one year 432 versus 602, and total city deaths 1,334 versus 1,656 a year ago. Health Commissioner Dr. Darlington notes a remarkable drop despite higher birth rates.
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Fish for nothing at Boston wharf shocks market
Telegraph dispatch reports a Boston wharf selling fish at give away prices. Twenty two schooners arrived as prices fell from a dollar to five cents then twenty five, drawing thousands of women to seize barrels in a chaotic sale.
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Secretary Garfield Returns from Public Land Tour
Secretary Garfield of the Interior Department returned today from an inspection tour through the public land states and territories, which was extended to Hawaii. He has been absent since June 1.
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Death notices listed for August in The Tribune
Death notices appear for Alice C. Merwin Habirshaw Hoyt Kohimeier and Carl W Kohlmeier with funeral details. locations include New Milford Saratoga Katonah Parkston and New York City. services set for August 17 15 1908 and August 18 1908. families requested to view remains and foreign papers urged to copy.
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Seth S. Hoyt
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Parkston
Sullivan County
Carl W. Kohlmeier
Obituary notices from New York area August 1908 death notices
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Née McLoughlin
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Aspirants’ Application File Opened at Uptown Office
Special notices urge quick help and time saved by consulting the newly installed file of applications of selected aspirants for various positions at the Uptown Office. The notice promotes reviewing the submitted materials to expedite hiring or placement processes.
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