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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1908

Page

11

Movie and Vaudeville Listings for Various Theaters

A compact list of showtimes and performances across venues including the Academy of Music Alframbra Broadway and more. It items vaudeville acts operas concerts and film screenings with times ranging from afternoon to late evening. The listings feature acts such as The Red Mill The Man from Home Cavalleria Rusticana The World and His Wife and The Juggler of Notre Dame.

Academy OF Music Red Mill Alframbra JASCO Mississippi Blaney Still Vaudevillce Sameon Jack_Straw Garden Mary Jane's Pa Barrick der G Wissenswurm

Daily Cothune 1908 Notice of Tribune Association

The item lists ownership and publication details for the Daily Cothune. It names the Tribune Association, a New York corporation, as owner and publisher with offices at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street. Ogden Mills is president, James M. Barrett secretary and treasurer, with officers’ address at the newspaper office.

The Tribune Association New York Tribune Building Nassau Street New Ogden Mills James M. Barett

International and domestic news highlights from the morning paper

French and Italian political moves abroad. Port-au-Prince fears a regional war as General Simon advances. A sea disaster off Cape Ray with Sea City crew missing. UK maritime law talks open in London. Education bill falters after church demands. Domestic unrest, strikes averted, and civic debates in the United States. Various local incidents and weather notes conclude the digest.

Castro Venezuela Berlin Erdeaux Simon Port-au-Prince Sea City Great Lakes Gulf of Mexico Cape Ray Haseen Gulf of St. Lawrence Paral London House of Commons Archbishop of Canterbury Menneva Alfaro Salvador Pomestic Pennsylvania Railroad National Board of Mediation Washington Chicago Elizabeth Johnson Mariani Tom L. Johnson Cleveland Federico Mariani Yankee Buzzard’s Bay Maine Mercantile Company Grand Jury United States Portland Salisbury Beach Mas John Raines Hughes Albany White House Roosevelt Root National League For the Civic Education of Women Rogie Hall Brooklyn Bridge John H. Finley Public Service Commission Third Avenue Road Company Kingsbridge Railroad Company M. Bric Robert Simon Tbhid

Power of Removal in City Government Debated

The article questions the mayor's power to remove the Police Commissioner and discusses the need for safeguards. It cites pressures from Brocklin, calls for tenure stability, and notes one controversial termination. It mentions Public Service legislation and proposed limits on executive removals.

General Binghem Brocklin Quetter Bingham Broocklyn

Governor Hughes Endorses Guarded Removal Power

The piece discusses the proper scope of executive removals. It contrasts extreme views on arbitrary dismissal with Hughes’s plan that removals by the governor be safeguarded by public record and a hearing, and notes the mayoral case for similar safeguards. It urges reconsideration of charter provisions in light of experience.

Senate Public Service Hughes

Court review tangles Virginia rail rate decision

Virginia debates the Supreme Court ruling on court review in the railroad rate case. The decision pushes inferior federal judges to scrutinize Virginia Supreme Court actions deemed legislative while raising questions about state versus federal jurisdiction and procedure.

Virginia Supreme Court Virginia Court New York Tribune Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Corporation Commission Supreme Court of the United States Public Service Commissions Virginia Supreme Court United States Supreme Court

Germany proposes heavy tax bills to fund empire and navy

German Finance Minister Sydow backs annual revenue of 125 million pounds and ten new tax bills now before the Reichstag. Opposition from Conservatives, Radicals, Socialists, and brewing interests centers on spirits taxes, death duties, and burdens on beer and tobacco. Navy costs and imperial ambitions cited amid warnings of hardship for workers and small tradesmen.

Sydow Reichstag Prince Hatzfeldt Navy Prince von Biilow Germany United Kingdom

Old St. John's Church Faces Possible Demolition

An editorial warns that the beloved St. John's Church in New York, a historic and beautiful Edwardian landmark, may be abandoned and torn down. It argues for preserving the chapel or seeking new uses to keep a vital religious and cultural resource for the community.

St. John’s Park St. John’s Chapel St. John’s Old New York Trinity Parish

Reichstag Taxes and Revenue Paths Discussed

The passage weighs the difficulty of raising extra revenue through new taxes. It suggests the Reichstag may vote them and the public will bear the burden, or failing that, Sydow and colleagues will seek alternatives to sustain funding.

Perous Reichstag Sydow

Condemnation Proceeds Costly and Stubbornly Endure

The piece cites condemned land costs exceeding four thousand dollars for seven thousand dollar properties and six thousand dollar awards for six hundred dollar land, noting long standing waste and high awards. It questions why reform lags, asks if concentrated civic action could yield faster results.

Criminal appeal in England tests new law on justice

The new English criminal appeal statute aims to reduce miscarriages of justice and allow appeals when innocence is proven. Critics note frivolous appeals waste court time, while supporters argue the law safeguards the innocent and may require tighter trial standards. The Lord Chief Justice suggests stronger summary rejection to curb frivolous cases.

Great Britain American New York England

Editorial Snippets on Constitutional Reform and Public Interest

The article surveys opinions on constitutional governance and court review, noting the Shah of Persia’s gradual education stance and New York Times commentary on public policy. It questions who decides court appeal classifications, mentions Virginia’s court review, and speculates on municipal operation of ferry services by mandamus. It also raises concerns about copper plant fumes affecting Montana forests and potential human impact.

Public Service Goernor Hughes New York Times

Veal masquerades as chicken salad debate stirs New York diners

Dr Blauvelt says minced veal passed off as chicken salad does not violate pure food laws. Hotel proprietor says some places deceive patrons with salads and stews, urging good food to keep customers amid stiff competition. Also includes brief snips on Empress portrait gossip, hunting tales, and police dogs in Washington.

Blauvelt New York

San Francisco Tragedies Recalled In Hartford Courant

The Hartford Courant notes a sober San Francisco chief of police seen near a police launch rail before vanishing, likening the case to William S. Ralston’s fatal Bank of California collapse. Opinions vary on whether the banker’s death was accident or foul play, stirring memories of past city legends.

Hartford Courant San Francisco William ©. Ralston Bank of California Ralston Rood

China’s Grand Canal and its improvised locks

The North China Daily News describes the Grand Canal’s flood driven operations. Grain vessels travel in blocks of eighty under one officer and move through a shallow mud bank used as a crude lock. Water shortages force waiting, while large boards lower to restrict flow and align depth for the fleet to pass.

China Daily News Wei River China Grand Canal

President to Hear Montana Copper Smelters Over Agriculture and Forests

The President will hold a forenoon hearing tomorrow for Montana copper smelter representatives regarding injuries to agricultural interests and forest reserves in the state. Cabinet members met, with Cortelyou absent, as officials noted reports of presidential escapes as absurd. The President hosted dinners and social events, including Mrs. Fish and the Morants, with debutantes and society figures attending Washington Barracks dances and many senators and spouses arriving for the winter.

Tribune Bureau Washington Montana Magoon Cuba Cortelyou Long Brandegee Smith Michigan Fassett Bartholdt Blanchard Louisiana Cowles Hoggatt Alaska Job F. Hedges Frank B. Noyes Roosevelt

Diplomatic Corps Attends Events at Washington Embassy

The British Ambassador hosts a luncheon and a dinner for Lord and Lady Northcote. Attendees include Joseph Pope and Mrs Pope, Mr and Mrs Webster, and French Ambassador Jusserand. The French envoy returned from Newark after unveiling Ampére tablet. Mexican and Swiss diplomats attend gatherings. de Casasas depart for Mexico.

Tribune Bureau Washington Bruce Lord Northcote Australia Lady Northcote Bryce Joseph Pope Canada Pope Webster Innes Ovey Martin New York Sefier de Casasas Mexico Sefiora de Casasas Sefiora de Godoy Sefier Mme. Chermont Marguerite Moncheur Baltimore George Holman

Taft to Spend Week in Washington Before Holiday Travel

President-elect Taft and Mrs Taft will spend much of next week in Washington. Mrs Taft visits Boardman home. Taft travels to New York for North Carolina Society address and Gridiron dinner with Roosevelt. They later join Henry W Taft in New York through December 17.

Tribune Bureau Washington Taft Hot Springs William J. Boardman New York North Carolina Society Boardman National Red Press Roosevelt Henry W. Taft Miss Boardman Pacific the Navy Newberry

Sea water therapy touted by French doctor in New York tour

Dr Robert Simon a French physician and proponent of Quinton marine theory returns to New York to demonstrate sea water injections for diseases including infantile cholera and tuberculosis in early stages He cites four years of use in France and predicts US adoption of the method with claims of rapid weight gain and reduced mortality in infants

Robert-Simon Therapeutical Society of Paris Quinton New York Robert Simon Harvard Columbia Roosevelt France United States

Jewelled Bracelets Gift From Empress Dowager to Mrs Longworth

Washington dispatch notes Mrs Nicolas Longworth received jewelled bracelets from the late Empress Dowager of China during a visit by Secretary Taft's Philippine party. Ambassador Tang Shao Yi and Prince Tsai Fu presented them at the Longworth home. The Empress Dowager previously sent gold earrings at her marriage. gifts for Mrs Roosevelt and hundreds of Chinese books for the Library of Congress were also mentioned.

Washington Nicolas Longworth Empress Dowager of China Taft Philippines Tang Shao Yi Prince Tsai Fu Longworth

Assistant Secretary Bacon Confined by Severe Tonsillitis

Washington December 4 Robert Bacon Assistant Secretary of State is bed bound with a severe attack of tonsillitis and is reported slightly better today in this brief health update from the administration.

Bacon Hll Washington Robert Bacon

Mrs. Longstreet Reappointed Postmaster at Gaineyville

Washington announces the President has reappointed Mrs. Helen Longstreet widow of General James Longstreet as postmaster at Gaineyville Georgia and Miss Alice Robertson as postmaster at Muskogee Oklahoma both recommissioned for excellent service.

Longstreet Washington Meyer Helen Longstreet James Longstreet Gaineyville Alice Robertson Muskogee Oklo

Debutante Angelica Brown Hosts Society Theatre Party

Mrs James Brown entertained about seventy guests at Sherrys before a Garrick Theatre outing then supper and dancing at Park Avenue. Notables included Miss Cornelia Landon Miss Josephine Osborn Miss Ethel Roosevelt and many other debutantes and society members.

James Brown Angelica Schuyter Brown Sherry’s Garrick Theatre Mrs. Brown Park Avenue Cornelia Landon Josephine Osborn Janetta Alexander Ethel Roosevelt Anronella Kane Leonie Alexander Carrie Munn Washington Elizabeth Hare Powell Mary Sturgis Eleanor Rodenwald Julia Loomis Martha Robbe Emily Potter Maude Shepherd Katherine Harris Janet Kissel Dorothy Merie Smith Dorothy Hayden Elizabeth Williams Violet Cushman Katharine Eleanor Duane Harry Oelrichs Alberto Gallatin Stuyvesant Fish Reginald B. Rives

Newport Social Notes Record Arrivals and Departures

Mr and Mrs T Shaw and their son left Newport for New York to sail to Europe tomorrow. Mrs Stuyvesant LeRoy and Mrs Amos Tak French with family left for a visit at Tuxedo. Colonel Delancey Kane returned from New York. William Turnbull of New York guests of Colonel Daniel B Fearing.

Newport T- Shaw Safe New York Europe Stuyvesant LeRoy Amos Tak French Tuxedo Delancey Kane William Turnbull Daniel B. Fearing

Guild Blames Congress For New England Deforestation

Boston reports Governor Curtis Guild Jr criticizes Congress and the Speaker for failing to fund national guard arms and forest preservation. He warns that obsolete equipment and fires threaten New England’s rivers, farms, and public health, urging action on forest reserves and water power.

Boston National Guard Congress New England Curtis Guild, Jr Massachusetts New England Magazine Guild Lexington Baltimore Curs England National Forester

Dublin settles on name for new university

King Edward fifth letters patent establish the National University of Ireland amid a long controversy, with Dublin reporting the title as resolved to general satisfaction.

Dublin Edward Na University of Ireland

Pennsylvanias Society to Observe Tenth Anniversary Dinner

The Pennsylvania Society will hold its tenth anniversary dinner on December 12 at the Waldorf. Chief Justice James T. Mitchell and six Supreme Court justices are expected to attend along with Governor Stuart as toastmaster. Senators Penna end Knox and Attorney General Tedd will also be guests.

Pennneylvania Society Waldorf Supreme Court of Penns Tvonte O James T. Mitchell Stuart Pennsylvania Penna End Knox Tedd

Transatlantic Travellers Listed for Today’s Departures

A list of passengers sailing today to Southampton Liverpool Naples London Glasgow includes W R Clarke Miss Gertrude Gelder A F Jenkins H Wilkinson P Knit Mrs J M Bust Mr Karlas MN Daniels Bishop and Mrs W H Muirhead Meard and others aboard ships Cedric Mn MinneTonka California Routillier Webb Coles Waghers Collins Potts Bert and others noted with accompanying spouses and titles.

THE NEW York Southampton W.R. Clarke Gertrude Gelder A. F Jenkins H. Wilkinson P Knit Cedric Liverpool J. M. Bust Karlas MN. Daniels Sire Sere Bishop W. H. Muirhead Meard Carpathia Bates WT. Cole G. Crawford le Routillier H. Webb Naples Minnetonka London H. A. Coles A. G. Waghers John Collins

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