Vaudeville and stage highlights across New York and beyond
A dense listing of vaudeville acts and theater showings with times and venues including Carnegie Hall Amsterdam and New Amsterdam theaters. Programs feature The World in Wax The Patriot Jack Straw and The Devil among others with performances scheduled through the evening and into late night.
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Academ Alhanmbra
Audevilieu
Mississipp
Vaudeviille Dway
Peccatrice
Cavalieria Rusticana
Carnegie Hall
Pamina de
Ion —S
Sameen
Ie Wile T
Jack Straw
Gardexn
Mary Jane
Nammerstedn
Rattie
Birdland
Hudson
Ferry Tales
Jady Frederick
Knickerbocker
Blue Mouse Majesti
Mendelssohn Hall
XEW Amsterdam
XEW
York
Stuyvesant
Hove Wallace
Betts Weber
Newark Daily Tribune Masthead December 15 1908
Newark Daily Tribune records its issue details for Tuesday December 15 1908. The Tribune Association of New York owns and publishes the paper from Tribune Building at 154 Nassau Street. Officers Ogaden Mills as president and James M Barrett as secretary and treasurer are listed.
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The
Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune
Nassau Street
New York
Ogaden Mills
James M. Barrett
Congress and foreign turmoil fill morning briefing
A wide sweep of reports covers Senate and House actions, foreign upheavals, and domestic developments. Highlights include a president’s message on the Brownsville affair, defense of black soldiers, Castro relations in Berlin, and a Russia Austria compromise. Also noted are airship plans, legal actions, and city political rumors.
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Congress
Senate
Brownsville
Foraker
House
District of Columbia
Castro
Caracas
Sefior Gomez
Berlin
Israel
St. Petersburg
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
House of Commons
Admiral Sperry
Ceylon
Connecticut
Otto H. Kahn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frederick C. Hewitt
Owego
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Albany
St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
Indianapolis
Roosevelt
Pearson
Charles B. Gans
Otto Kelsey
State Insurance Department
Melville E. Ingalls
National Civic Federation
Hotel Astor
Thornton J. Hains
East River
American Smelting and Refining Company
Inferim
Earth Et Drydock No
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Panama Canal Purchase Recalled In Cromwell Statement
The Paris and Washington debate over the Panama Canal purchase is recounted. Will iam Nelson Cromwell asserts a direct, conclusive case against accusers, while Paris authorities and Admiral Walker's inquiries trace the French company’s offer and Congress’s actions through 1902.
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Panama
William Nelson Cromwell
Paris
France
Cromwell
Panama Canal
Congress
Admiral Walker
Canal Commission
Mr. Hutin
French Canal Company
Hutin
Knox
French thrift linked to Panama scheme profits
Advocates of Nicaragua and opponents stayed vigilant to flag irregularities that could discredit the Panama plan. The government sent 40 million through normal exchanges to France for stockholder distribution, with French thrift ensuring proper allocation. French stockholders, numbering over 250,000, did not protest the distribution. An investigation would be possible only under French authority.
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Vocates
Nicaragua
Panama
Spoils system clashes with census reform in Crumpacker bill
The Crumpacker bill, passed by the House, would hire census clerks for 1910 non competitively, a move critics say preserves patronage and raises costs. Roosevelt calls non competitive exams a cloak for spoils. reformers warn it hurts efficiency and accuracy, urging Senate amendment to align with Civil Service rules.
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House of Representatives
Census Bureau
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Carroll D. Wright
Robert P. Porter
National Civil Service Reform League
Senate
Public vs Private Forestry Waste: A Smoot Report
Senator Smoot highlighted a stark contrast in forest management noting publicly owned forests use forestry practices 70 percent of the time while privately owned forests only 1 percent. He argues public ownership shows foresight, addressing national resource waste and future needs, whereas private ownership emphasizes immediate gains.
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Smoot
National Conservation Commission
Trade With Russia and Siberia Promotes U.S. Machinery Exports
The Bureau of Manufactures publishes U.S. consular reports on exporting machinery to Russia and Siberia. Dennis studies agricultural implements for European Russia and Manchuria. American harvesters remain popular abroad as Russian immigration grows. German plough makers risk monopoly unless American plows enter soon. A marked modification of the American pattern is recommended.
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Bureau of Manufactures
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Russia
Dennis
European
Siberia
Manchuria
Major Carson
Marketing American Plows in Asiatic Russia and Manchuria
A U S special agent outlines distribution centers in Northern Asia and transport routes for American farm implements. He notes European manufacturers rely on hotel stays and long tours, while cash sales depend on lack of local supply. The piece argues for using credits where needed and seizing opportunities in Asiatic Russia and Manchuria amid a cautious year for U.S. industry.
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Asia
Siberia
United States
America
Russia
Manchuria
Retirement of Admiral Cervera Marks End of a Glorious Career
The article honors Admiral Cervera as a gallant Spanish naval commander whose fame rose from the Santiago defeat, while noting Spain’s unpreparedness. It praises his conduct in battle, reflects on the moral victory of his demeanor, and expresses mutual respect between Americans and Spaniards as he retires in good health and happiness.
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Cervera
Santiago
Spain
America
New Jersey Liquor Trade Report Urges Local Excise Boards
The excise commission report backs moderate reform to curb illegal liquor sales and collusion with criminals. It advocates local three member excise boards to grant or refuse licenses, regulate hours and fees, and empower voters in each locality while maintaining essential state laws. The proposal cites proven success in areas with similar boards and urges Legislature action to implement or offer equivalent measures.
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New Jersey Excise Commission
Excise Commission
Statewide demand for action on intolerable conditions
The statement urges all parties to heed the will of the majority of the state and implement measures to abate conditions that have become intolerable. It frames the issue as a collective obligation of government and citizens to bring about timely relief.
The public be drowned seems in theft of the city
The article notes widespread theft concerns in the city and a quarrel with the ferry company. It asserts no cholera cases among sailors since Manila and dismisses fear of mass deaths in Admiral Sperry's fleet. It discusses Brownsville raid witnesses and asserts circumstantial evidence ties the shooting to negro soldiers.
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Manila
Admiral Sperry
Brownsville
Pets and princes and a mad dog tale in a talk of the day
A New York physician recalls two pets Blenheim and Rex, one dies after a wheel accident and the other seems mad when miscollared. The quip ends with Wise Guy and Simple Mug banter. Also notes Lowell Massachusetts police reform hope, Baltimore school board civil war protest, and a Vienna Thanksgiving Dinner reported by an American guest.
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New York
Blenheim
Tip
Rex
Vienna
Society of American Students
Hotel Continental
America
New England
Lange
Francis
President's Son Named Major Aide for Lilley
Governor elect George L Lilley announced Theodore Roosevelt Jr is appointed aide de camp with the rank of major on his staff He lives in Thompsonville learning the carpet making business He inherits the father's earnestness and is described as democratic in manners Mrs Cowles sister of President Roosevelt is linked to the Lilley circle
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Tribune
Waterbury
Conn
George L. Lilley
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Thompsonville
Mr. Lilley
Thomsonville
Health of King Edward Improves Amid Buckingham Investiture
London report says King Edward, greatly improved, arrived in the capital and held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace. He walked briskly and conversed with guests, but canceled a Derbyshire visit due to bad weather, planning to return to Brighton tomorrow.
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London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Lord Burton
Derbyshire
Brighton
Monument Planned for Bill Nye at Buck Shoals Grave
Dr. J M Dansier of Hendersonville orders a four ton rough granite block to mark the Nye grave at Buck Shoals Greensboro N C Dec 14 epitaph carved in bronze will be the sole inscription on the monument lifelong friend of Hill Nye confirms the project
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Greensboro
N. C
J. M. Dansier
Hendersonville
Hill Nye
Nye
Buck Shoals
Medical Jurisprudence Society Elects Officers
The 217th regular meeting of the Society of Medical Jurisprudence was held at the Academy of Medicine on West 4th Street. Officers elected include President Dr. Robert A. Murray, Vice President Alfred E. Omen, Treasurer John C. West, Recording Secretary Charles P. Blaney, and Corresponding Secretary John S. Durand.
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Society of Medical Jurisprudence
Academy of Medicine
West
D Street
Robert A. Murray
Alfred E. Ommen
John C. West
Charles P. Blaney
John S. Durand
Dr Bull Growing Weaker in Hotel Plaza War Effort
Dr William T Bull, battling cancer and confined to his rooms at the Hotel Plaza, was said by Dr G H Wynkoop to have had an unfavorable night and grown weaker over the past three days. He was not believed to be in immediate danger, with Dr Rull intensifying efforts to prolong his life.
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William T. Bull
Hotel Plaza
G. H. Wynkoop
Rul
Roosevelt hosts receptions and notices in early December diary
The Tribune dispatch lists President Roosevelt meeting Ernest Thompson Seton and conferring on Civil Service exams for fourth class postmasters. It notes a North Carolina delegation backing La Chautauqua for educating negro ministers, a Dan Patch heirloom inquiry, and varied social engagements including dinners, engagements, and theatre events with Elsworth and Mills families, plus a Plaza benefit for Presbyterian Hospital Tuberculosis clinic.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Brownsville
Ernest Thompson-Seton
Meyer
Committees of
Congress
Senator Penrose
Representative Overstreet
S. O. Thompson
Richmond
Ind
Tropics
East Africa
M. O. Savage
of &J. Paul
Dan Patch
North Carolina
la Chautauqua
Lee Garfield
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Retary Jr
Ard
Roosevelt
White House
Root
Bacon
Burk- Cullom
Knox
Wetmore
Penrose
McLaurin
Bede
Sturgiss
Over- Dwight
Kennedy
Iowa
Ames
Burton
Bennet
Mondell
H. R. Burton
Bryan
T. D. Byrnes
J. F. Hell
Micajah Jenkins
W.W. K. Cooper
Willard Straight
R. H. Walsh
S. Thompson
J. EB. Sheppard
Register Vernonett
Curtis Street
Washburn
Kinkaid
Washington dinner honors Miss Ethel Roosevelt
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Meyer hosted a dinner in Washington on December 14 in honor of Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Guests included the Danish Minister and Countess Moltke, Mr and Mrs. Beach, British and Austrian and German officials, and several Attachés and society members.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Meyer
Ethel Roosevelt
Countess Moltke
F. O. Beach
Kennard
Henry Cabot Lodge
Diplomatic Corps Dinner Hosts Notables at Washington
The Austrian Ambassador and Baroness Hengeluiller hosted the season’s first formal dinner in Washington, entertaining dignitaries including the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, Mrs. Straus, the Netherlands Minister and Mme. London, the Swedish Minister and Mme. de Lagercrantz, the French naval attaché and Mme. de Bianpré, Representative and Mrs. Longworth, Miss Nabuco, Miss Pulitzer, Miss Carey, Mrs. Moore, Major Wadsworth, Count Torok, Mr. Kreupenski, Russian Chargé dAffaires, and Mr. Chandler. The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bruce gave a luncheon in informal host.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Hengeluiller
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Straus
Netherlands
Mme
London
Mme. de Lagercrantz
Mme. de Bianpré
Longworth
Laurence Townsend
Nabuco
Pulitzer
New York
Carey
Washington Society announces Tooker Hussey engagement
In Washington society Mrs. George B. Tooker, daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Willard H. Brownson, U S Navy, is engaged to Lieutenant Commander Charles Lincoln Hussey, U S N. The news notes social events and visits by prominent naval and political figures during December in Washington.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
George B. Tooker
Willard H. Brownson
U. Ss. N
Charles Lincoln Hussey
Tooker
Navy
J. Donald Cameron
Martha Cameron
Lafayette Square
Maud Pauncefote
Lord Pauncefote
Ronald Lindsay
Cameron
Richardson Clover
Leutze
Mulligan
Merritt
Boardman
Mae Williams
Capps
Lover
Judge
Hatch
Frear
Hawaii
Thomas W. Symons, Jr
Yale
Thomas W. Symons
Secretary of War
Marion Oliver
Old-fashioned debut ball at Delmonico's for Miss Stevens
New York society hosts an echo of 1876 debut at Delmonico's honoring Elizabeth Winthrop Stevens with a cotillion led by Steve Phelps. About 250 guests attend including Gladys Roosevelt Ellen Rogers Carol Harriman Katharine McCook and the Alexander sisters.
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Ledyard Stevens
Delmonico’s
Elizabeth Winthrop Stevens
Octavius White
Second Avenue
Bouvette
Elizabeth Winthrop White
Helen White
Berkeley Mostyn
Steve Phelps
Stevens
Gladys Roosevelt
Ellen W. Rogers
Carol Harriman
Katharine McCook
Harriet
Janetta Alexander
Royal congratulations as Earl of Granard engagement is announced
London reports the King and Queen send congratulations to the Earl of Granard on his engagement to Miss Beatrice Mills of New York. He will sail for New York on Wednesday for the ceremony. His brother Donald Forbes gets leave to join as best man.
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Beatrice Mills
Ogden Mills
Earl of Granard
Edward
Long Granard
Emerald Isle
Forbes
Robert III
Scotland
Long Forbes
Mary
Robert
Lord Granard
Castle Forbes
The
Shannon
County Longford
America
Newport
Staatsburg-on-the-Hudson
D. & Mills
Maturin Livingston
Bernon Sheldon Prentice
Clare Elsworth
Union Club
R. Duane Humphreys
Frederic F. de Rham
Reeve Sehler
Philip O. Mills
Lincoln Ellsworth
Russell Ellis Sard
Albany
Robert Winsor
Boston
James W. Elsworth
East 53d Street
Prentice
William a = Prentice
London
New York
Donald Forbes
Brooklyn Pastor Called to England
The Rev. George W. Humphreys of Bethesda Congregational Church on Ralph avenue and Chauncey street Brooklyn will resign soon to return to England. He arrived in January 1907 succeeding Rev. Dr. Charles Herald. Humphreys has been called to a large Congregational church in a London suburb and wishes to test life in this country before finalizing his decision.
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George W. Humphreys
Bethesda Congregational Church
Ralph Avenue
Chauncey Street
Brooklyn
England
Charles Herald
Grace Gospel Church
Humphreys
London
Mouser Improves After Train-Related Injury
Congressman Grant E. Mouser shows improvement after being removed from a train in Wooster Ohio yesterday. He remains in hospital for a day or so for observation and treatment of injuries.
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Wooster
Ohio
Grant E. Mouser
Social Notes From Newport Update
Newport items from Dec 4 report James Laurens Van Alens planning improvements to his estate. Willing Spencer arrives, staying at Muenchinger King cottage. Mrs. Peter D. Martin returns to New York after inspecting Morrell cottage 6 Ochre Point. Mrs. John Carter Brown remains in Providence health improves. Mrs. F O French and Mrs Elfen French Vanderbilt sail for Europe with son William Henry Vanderbilt, staying abroad until March. Reginald C Vanderbilt returns from New York for a brief visit at his farm in Portsmouth.
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the Tribune
Newport
James Laurens van Alens
Willing Spencer
Philadelphia
Muenchinger-King
Peter D. Martin
New York
Morrell Cottage
Martin
John Carter Brown
Providence
Union College Students Raiser Bricks for Gym Fund
Schenectady Dec 14 In spirited drive Union College students pledged 87 toward a fund to build a new gymnasium and athletic field. Each student bought bricks at a dollar. several took twenty bricks urging alumni to contribute. The effort aims to raise over 10 from students and is supported by Chi Psi members and other alumni with plans to complete the project within three years.
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Schenectady
Union College
Foundarion
Theodore B. Brown
Tary
Chi Psi
Tvo
Transatlantic Travellers Sail to Europe Today From New York
Passengers bound for Europe set sail aboard the Statendam for Rotterdam and the Celtic from Liverpool. Among travelers listed are Lt. Kalkev arry Horgan J A Jones and the Hrebellanovich party. Also noted are Mr and Mrs Penfield and Mr and Mrs Amory Moore.
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Europe
Statendam
Rotterdam
Sejr
Kalkevarry H.organ
J. A. Jones
Celtic
Liverpool
Prince
Princess Lasar
Mrsovich Hrebellanovich
W. B. Penfield
E. Robert Laren
James Amory Moore
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Antonella Kane
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Alexander D. R. Pratt
Harry Oedrichs
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George Henry Warren, Jr
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George Roosevelt
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Maude G. Shepherd
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Kim Wilde
Helen Frith
Nina Chisol
Hariet Glover
Rupert Minturn
Richard Lounshbery
Frederick Townsend Martin
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Earl of Hove
William M. W- Hoffman
Wrest List Street
Eleanor Rodenwald
William MacNeill Rodenwald
Walter Lispenard Buydam
East 2d Street
Lisa Buydam
John R. Suydem
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George D. Cross
Bernardsville
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William W. McAlpin
East 9Th Street
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Alexander Petschnikoff
Wiliam Douglas Sloane
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Francis RK. Pendleton
John Henry Hammond
Richard Gambrill
John Turner
Atterbury
John Clinton Gray
William Watts Sherman
Mildred
Irene Sherman
Stephen B. Elkins
Mary Lodge McKee
President Harrison
Charlies B. Alexander
Frank Spencer Witherbee
Leonard Wood
Annie Leary
Ward McAllister
Presbyterian Hospital Tuberculosis Clinic
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