Vaudeville and stage bills across city venues
The amuzement page lists shows at venues including Academy S Garden Hippodrome Lyceum and Lyric with acts like The World and His Wife The Queen of the Moulin Rouge and Love Watches plus performances such as violin recitals ballet and hockey. Major venues feature Theater schedules with start times from 2:15 to 10:30 p m and multiple acts per venue.
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Academy
Red Mill
Vauudeville
Mississippi
NEY
Manta Hall
Empire
Jack Straw
Garden
Mary Jane
CRETT
Salvation Nets
Hanmerstein
Vanderille Herald Square
Battie
Ballet of Birdland
Laly Frederick
Nick Prbocker
Atberty
Wireless Lyceum
Lyric—S
Blur Mouse
Ajestic
Eteopolitan Opera House
New York Daily Cribne details Tribune Association leadership
The 1908 notice lists The Tribune Association as owner and publisher of a New York newspaper. It names Ogden Mills as president and James M. Barrett as secretary and treasurer. Office address is Tribune Building at 154 Nassau Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
James M. Barrett
Congress Adopts Secret Service Investigation Resolution
Broad briefing across Senate and House actions with foreign and domestic items. Highlights include Lodge defending policy amid Brownsville, Foraker on detectives, and a mixed bag of international incidents from Caracas to Limoges. Weather notes close the digest with rain or snow likely and temperatures around the high 30s to mid 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Secret Service
Lodge
Brownsville
Foraker
House
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Beni de Castellane
Princess de Sagan
Paris
Limoges
France
Nikolai A. Khomyakoff
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
Inoure
Kioto
Japan
Rokahanga Island
New Zealand
Douma
Cay
Holland and Venezuela as seen through a royal proxy war
The author compares a potential Holland Venezuela clash to an elephant versus whale struggle. Venezuela could not strike Holland on land or sea, while Holland could project force from Curacao but shows no intent to invade. Venezuelan locals in Caracas reportedly view Dutch actions with gratitude toward their liberators rather than hostility.
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Holland
Venezuela
Curacao
Venezuelan
Castro
Caracas
Holland May Press Cuba Crisis With Monroe Doctrine Backing
The article argues Holland’s action against Castro is justified by provocation and power. It urges peace with Castro in Europe to save his throne, but fears deposition and a republic may follow, crediting Dutch stance for timely pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Castro
Europe
Uncle Samuel’s $40,000,000 Payoff Rumors Stir Gang Talks
The dialogue reveals a conspiracy plan around a $40 million payout said to be split among 250000 people. Allegations surface that a syndicate bought securities for little, with suspects wondering if insiders benefited. Munchausen weeps as the column exposes alleged deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jones
Samuel
Jess
Brown
Jenkins
Munchausen
City ferries eyed as possible municipal takeovers rise of losses
Testimony before the Cassidy committee shows the city lost 1 026 272 on the Staten Island and 89th Street ferries in 1907. If five more Williamsburg to Manhattan ferries are taken over, annual losses could reach 3 500 000, with higher costs possible if prices are forced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Smithsonian Institution
Root
Japan
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Albany
Supreme Court
Keogh
New Rochelle
State Banking Department
First National Bank
Somersworth
N. H
Commission On Country Life
Ithaca
N. Y
Taft
Hughes
McClellan
Ohio Society
Metropolitan Temple
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Burton
Charles P. Taft
Ohio
United States
Senate
Joseph B. Foraker
Trinity Corporation
Old St. John’s Chapel
William M. Ivins
Metz
Staten Island
39Th Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
William E. Annis
Thornton J
Eliot
Harvard
Civic Forum
Carnegie Hall
Cassidy Committee
89Th Street
Williamsburg
Manhattan
New York
Brooklyn
Hudson Ferries
Hudson
Army Board Backs Anti Typhoid Vaccination Plan
A United States Army board of medical officers backs inoculation of soldiers and hospital staff against typhoid fever. They found no evidence of harm and potential benefit, noting vaccination reduced susceptibility and mortality in studies, though not absolute protection. In camp conditions typhoid spreads easily, making a trial in the army more prudent than civilian use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Chantemesse
Vidal
France
Behring
India
South Africa
Wright
Leishmann
Army Medical School
Netley
England
Alexander MacFaydean
United States
Spain
Strong Argument for Resorting to Practical Precautions
The text presents a firm case for adopting precautionary measures that show real usefulness. It emphasizes that precautions should yield genuine benefits and be based on practical effectiveness rather than theoretical appeal.
City debt contested by Cassidy committee experts
The Cassidy committee heard three expert opinions on the city debt. Metz says the debt is $38,000,000 below capacity, Levey claims about $130,000,000 over capacity, and Ivins puts it $8,000,000 below capacity. Ivins adds that at least $33,000,000 of corporate stock funded running expenses due to tax collection gaps, with further temporary uses.
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Cassidy
Metz
Levey
William M. Ivins
Ivins
Park
Fire
Indian Unrest and Sedition Bills in British India
The article argues that unrest in India is rising with dacoity assassinations and bomb plots. It cites Bengal partition, Brahmin disaffection, and misdirected education as causes, urging reforms toward technical education and cautious use of force to quell sedition. It references Lord Morley and invokes Bright on force versus root causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bengal
Calcutta
Surendra N. Banerjee
Banerjee
Lord Morley
Bright
Explorer of Yucatan Loses Noted Researcher Augustus Le Plongeon
The death of Augustus Le Plongeon removes a distinguished scholar with foreign origins who enriched American knowledge. He pursued Yucatan exploration at Uxmal and Chichen Itza, revealing Maya art and literature. His theories, while debatable, were backed by extensive evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus le Plongeon
Yucatan
Uxmal
Chichen Itza
le Plongeon
United States
Taft Reported Term Sparks No Public Uproar
The excerpt notes there is no occasion for wonderment or agitation over Mr Tafts reported use of the word bumblepuppy, similar to past reactions to Roosevelt using frazzle, with no dictionary dispute implied.
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Mr. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Quotable curiosities and civic quips in a late 19th century column
A collection of sharp opinions and wry observations on language, laughter, marriage, ferries on the East River, magistrates with reform needs, China’s economic woes, and a mock inquiry into Lincoln Nebraska for fiscal remedies.
Genuine Daughter of America and Chicago Vignettes
A Chicago soldier George Middleton funds a prove memorial for Madison Ind soldiers, while German critique derides Chicago as ugly with smoke filled streets. Automotive talks in Maryland urge strict penalties for Joy riding and unsafe drivers. A mound builder tale argues Ohio birthplace of baseball. Folk humor reflects cross city views.
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George Middleton
Chicago
W. B. Holdeman
Louisville
John H. Morgan
Middleton
3D Regiment
Indiana Cavalry
Madison
Ind
Willson
Kentucky
Indiana
America
Koelnische Zeitung
Cologne
Lfe
Hughes Stock Exchange Inquiry Shapes State Law Reforms
Governor Hughes appoints a competent, high character panel to study speculation in securities and commodities. The commissions aims to identify legitimate and illegitimate practices and to suggest changes in New York law to protect investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Hughes
Philadelphia Public Ledger
New York
Springfield Republican
New York Stock Exchange
Buffalo Commercial
Clark Williams
President to Present Wright Brothers Medal at White House
The President agreed on a date to present a medal of honor to the Wright brothers in the East Room on behalf of the Aero Club of America. He consulted West Virginia lawmakers on federal appointments and hosted a noon reception with chorus girls from the Girl Question company. The day featured many notable visitors including Harlan, Elkins, Scott, Hopkins, Nixon, Beale, Bell, and Curry, and the First Couple rode horseback in the late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Wright Brothers
Aero Club of America
West Virginia
Congress
Girl Question’ Company
White House
Justice Harlan
Elkins
Scott
Hopkins
Hemenway
Nixon
Barnett
Sterling
Graham
Gaines
Hughes
Focht
Parsons
Ames
Sparkman
Beale
Calder
Dwight
Stevens
Watson
Dale
Louis F. Payn
Fish
Civil Service
Mellhenny
Walcott
Needham
F. P. Grosscup
G. P. Hall
John Jarrett
Harding
Alexander Graham Bell
D. J. McComb
A. F. Zahn
David G. Fairchild
Allerton Cushman
Curry
Llewellyn
Roosevelt
Washington lunch honors Baroness Marguerite Moncheur
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Newberry hosted Miss Carol Newberry's young friends at a luncheon in Washington. They will travel to Detroit to visit Mrs. John Newberry, the Secretary's mother, with Secretary Newberry and his two sons joining for Christmas Day. Miss Newberry will stay away a few days longer after December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Diplomatic Dinners Highlight Washington Season
The British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce hosted a large diplomatic dinner in Washington with guests including Secretary of War Wright and various ambassadors and ministers. Viscount de Chambrun plans a Europe departure around December 24, and Marchese di Montagliari will arrive mid January for upcoming diplomatic events.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bryce
Wright
Hengermuller
Mme. de Lagercrantz
Countess Moltke
Kean
George Young
William Sheffield Cowles
William Corcoran Eustis
Hunt Slater
Gordon Cumming
Biddle
Oliver
Martha Cameron
Phillips
Alfred Mitchell Innes
Ronald Lindsay
British Foreign Office
James
Kennard
Ovey
Sowerby
Viscount de Chambrun
Europe
Marchese Pablo di Montagliari
Washington society at dinner with navy secretary guests
Senator and Mrs Burrows hosted a Washington dinner for the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Newberry. Other guests included Mrs William Sheffield Cowles with Rear Admiral Cowles. Miss Etta V Portner wed William Payne Meredith at All Souls Church with Edward Frederick as best man and a crowd of notable ushers and relatives.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Burrows
Secretary of the Navy
Newberry
Depew
New York
Capital
Charles B. Alexander
White House
William Sheffield Cowles
Admiral Cowles
Takahira
Jules Guthridge
Francis B. Crowninshield
Crowninshield
Senator du Pont
Edward McCauley
Etta V. Port
Robert Dove
Robert M. Heth
Thomas P. Morgan
President Roosevelt Backs Denmark US Professor Exchange
A letter from President Roosevelt praising the US Denmark university professor exchange and its value is to be published in the Nordic press. It notes the program began last April with NYU Chancellor MacCracken and continued with Columbia's Butler, leading to Otto Jespersen teaching at Columbia University from September 1909 to February 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
United States
Denmark
G. S. Strandvold
Nordlyset
Brooklyn
MacCracken
New York University
University of Copenhagen
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
Buller
Otto Jespersen
New York
Columbia University
Kansas Rep Proposes Selective Promotion for Brigadier Generals
Representative Anthony of Kansas introduced a bill in Washington to bar Colonel Hugh L. Scott from automatic promotion to brigadier general. The provision would fill all brigadier general vacancies by selecting line colonels, aiming to curb Scott's advancement tied to West Point. Supporters cite incompetence claims, opponents cite personal animus. the bill goes to the Military Affairs Committee with low expected action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Hugh l. Scott
West Point
Anthony
Kansas
Scott
Military Academy
Committee of Military Affairs
Pension for Coghlan's Widow by Interior Pension
Washington December 16 Representative Olcott of New York introduced a House resolution to place the widow of Rear Admiral Joseph B Coghlan Mrs Julia B Coghlan on the pension roll at ten dollars a month in recognition of the admiral's naval record.
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Washington
Joseph B. Coghlan
Olcott
New York
House
Secretary of the Interior
Julia B. Coghlan
Jones Statue Commissioned by Congress in Washington
The decision officials in Washington reach to create a John Paul Jones statue by Charles Niehaus of New York. Congress appropriated zero thousand dollars for the sculpture.
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Niehaus
Paul Jones
Washington
John Paul Jones
Charles Niehaus
New York
Congress
Tablet unveiled for Major General John Sullivan at State House
A bronze tablet honoring Major General John Sullivan, commander at the Rhode Island battle on August 29, 1778, was unveiled in a State House niche in Providence. Colonel David Robinson of Elmira, New York, gave the principal address.
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Providence
John Sullivan
Rhode Island
State House
David ©. Robinson
Elmira
N. Y
General Booth Undergoes Cataract Operation
London December 16 General William Booth commander in chief of the Salvation Army was operated on for cataract this afternoon. Specialists expect he will fully regain his sight. He declined anesthesia with only cocaine used and remained in excellent spirits handling Army correspondence.
Weddings and society events fill New York headlines
Mrs. Frederick W Whitridge hosts a dinner dance as Anabel Van Nostrand marries Le Baron Sands Willard at the Hotel Buckingham. Margaret de G Hiss weds Robert McKean Thomas at the Church of the Ascension. A Christmas bazaar aids Sanatorium Gabriels, with various society figures attending and hosting travels and dinners noted.
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Anabel Gardiner van Nostrand
Gardiner van Nostrand
Buckingham
le Baron Sands Willard
Edward A. Whllard
Ernest M. Stires
Kiliaen van Renselaer
C. Edmund Fairfax
Walter Thompson, Jr
William C. Herbert
Eugene S Willard
Frederic Gallatin, Jr
Reeve Schrey
Courtlandt P. Dixon
W. O.D
Margaret de G. Hiss
Philip Hiss
Robert McKean Thomas
Dean Robbins
Church of the Ascension
Westlith Street
Hilda Hiss
George C. Thomas
Thatcher M. Adama Jr
Alfred R. Whitney
Hendrik Hudson
Hobart D. Betts
Arnold Wood
William C. Wood
Henry Gansevoort Sanford
Henry Brevoort Cannon
Morgan Davis
James P. Thomas
Albert Gallatin
Russell Murray
George Thomas
Louis Stevens
James Gallatin
C. S. Hudson
Percy Hudson
Newport Social Notes Recall Arrivals and Travel Plans
Newport social column notes Mrs James A Swan returned from New York James V Parker plans a Christmas departure to sail for Cuba New York trip keeps Mrs W Rogers Morgan and daughter Miss Linda Morgan abroad planned voyage Also Mr and Mrs Prescott Lawrence expected to visit Newport for remainder of winter
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Newport
James A. Swan
New York
James V. Parker
Cuba
Mre
W. Rogers Morgan
Linda Morgan
Prescott Lawrence
Booker T Washington Praises Mississippi White Support
Dr. Booker T. Washington, Muskogee Institute principal, noted broad white help for uplift of Negroes in Mississippi and little race antipathy beyond one disparaging newspaper reference. Dr. Albert Shaw praised Tuskegee Institute’s industrial education approach as key to solving the race question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Association of
New York
William Jay Schieffelim
East 66Ty Street
Booker T. Washington
Muskogee Institute
Albert Shaw
Washington
Mississippi
Shaw
Tuskegee
Institute
Stock Exchange Plans Christmas Baskets for Workers
New York Stock Exchange members consider an exchange funded Christmas basket project proposed by Charles EB Knoblauch. For each contribution broker receives a ticket for a dinner basket and toys for children, to be distributed in the exchange basement the day before Christmas. A committee manages subscriptions to the employes fund, aiming for a larger total than last year’s 425 recipients despite the panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Bistmas
Charles
EB Knoblauch
Exchange
A. H. de Haven
L. L. Benedict
Charles Barton
Ivess
Santa Claus Delays Liners Oceanic And Lusitania
The White Star liner Oceanic delayed departing by almost an hour after Christmas passenger loading. Cunard’s Lusitania also remained in New York harbor to load mail bound for London. Lord Northcliffe praised American reception as author George Ade and others plan further travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
Lord Northcliffe
Oceanic
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Queenstown
New York
London
Mas
England
George Ade
O' Wells
Hubert Litchfield
Brooklyn
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Daily Cribne
Thackeray
Richard A. Proctor
Hoyle
Paris Dispatch
Foster
East River
China
Lincoln
Neb
Louisville Courier-Journal
Maryland
Sherlock Swann
Crothers
Motors
Mordeca! Brown
Chicago Evening Post
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
North America
Philadelphia
Hoboken
North Pole
Washington Star
Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Record
Wall Street
New Haven Journal-Courier
Charles E. Brock
Edward Portner
Osten Portner
Oscar Portner
Herman Portner
HR. Lee Prenkle
Virginia
the Diplomatic Corps
IN Washington Society
Coghlan
NEW York Society
Frederick W. Whitridge
East 11Th Street
Waildorf- Astoria
Gabriels
Adirondacks
John R. Drexel
East 62d Street
B. Ogden Chisolm
Winifred W Chisolm
Edmund J. Baylies
East &2d Street
Oliver H. Payne
Town
Thomasville
Santa Claus
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