The World and His Wife and Other Vaudeville Acts
Amusements listings show Perry Mahree The Queen of the Moulin Rouge Vaudeville The World in Wax The Traveling Salesman Mery Jane’s Penny The Patriot Last Effort Salvation Neil Vaniteville Three Twins Dave Battle in the Ballet of Bircians Fairy Tales and Scenes Lady Frederick The Prima Donna Via Wireless Love Watches The Blue Jay Square Garden Little Nemo Mise Innocence The Battle in NTS The Fighting Pope Betty Attacks The Stronger Sex The Girl Behind the Counter
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Ion
Sameon
Mery Jane
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Patriot
Salvation Neil
Vaniteville
Dave
Bircians
Jemeo
Lady Frederick
Blue Jow Square Garden
New York Daily Cethnie Publisher Details
New York's Daily Cethnie notes ownership and publication by the Tribune Association, a New York corporation. It lists Tribune Building at No 15 Nassau Street as the principal office with Ogden Mills as president and James M Barnes as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
James M. Barnet
Foreign and Domestic News Roundup
A snapshot of early 20th century items reports foreign tensions at Canton with a British destroyer, Haiti’s General Simon taking oath, a custody suit in France, and deaths in Bordeaux and Paterson. Domestic notes include Taft attending church, ICC rebuke on sugar rebates, railroad steel needs, and notable deaths in Florida and San Francisco. Weather shows cloudy indications with highs around 59 and lows near 31.
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Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Ian
Caroline Lecot
Bordeaux
Chambéry
Rome
Father Kelly
Paterson, N. J
New York
Queenstown
Kristina
Quebec
Cape
Puy-Notre-Dame
France
Washington
Secret Service
Taft
Augusta
New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Baltigmore & Obie H Railroad
Baltimore
Charles M. Bissell
Francis J. Fleming
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Eugene F. Loud
San Francisco
Central Purchasing Bureau Proposed for City Supplies
Opinion argues against competitive bidding for city purchases and advocates a central purchasing bureau with a single expert agent. Claims could save 20 to 40 percent by buying directly from manufacturers or through large jet-like orders, reducing political influence and avoiding district leaders as agents.
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New York
Mienm Pacific Railroad Company
Thorne
Cassidy
Thorne Rimeelf
Public confidence over safeguards then and now
The public mind questions whether letting contracts openly safeguards against waste or mismanagement, suggesting that mere publicity without strict oversight may fail to protect funds and ensure proper administration.
Governor and Legislature on direct nominations policy
The piece argues that reports of Republican efforts to defeat direct nominations are typical political misdirection. It predicts committee hearings to study abuses and cross party participation, noting perfection is unlikely but cooperation is expected. The Governor’s experience with past public service and anti gambling laws will shape sentiment as new legislators join, and collaboration remains likely.
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Ilinois
Oregon
Wisconsin
Senate
Messrs. Cassidy
Wemple
Burr
Gilchrist
Wilcox
Knapp
Insurgents Move Toward House Rule Reform
The insurgents and Democrats push for House committee selections by a House chosen panel, with chairmen chosen by those committees. They argue this shifts power from the Speaker to the full House while preserving efficient presiding. This change would curb concentrated authority without weakening overall leadership.
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House
Reed
Harnessing the Waves in Atlantic City Innovation
An early wave motor project on a Atlantic City pier uses water wheels to drive dynamos with aims to light the pier and heat nearby buildings. The plan faces questions of cost versus gasoline or steam power and its ability to operate in calm seas or during storms. The article compares wave, tide, and solar power, noting storage challenges and potential for continuous use if the wave motor proves economical.
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Atlantic City
New Jersey
Rivers Promise Enduring Quality and Lasting Assurance
A reflection on rivers touted for their lasting durability and the hope that they endure indefinitely, noting this permanence as their strongest commendation and reassurance for continued use and value.
Popular thrift in Colorado and Oregon referendums on public spending
The article notes Colorado voters rejected salary hikes for officials and funding of old state debts, signaling wary public thrift. Oregon referendums largely defeated five public expenditure measures, with one exception for university funding, and Chicago’s defeated charter shows restraint on city spending. A referendum could curb urban extravagance.
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Colorado
Oregon
State University
Chicago
Compulsory Matrimony Proposed by Wisconsin Statesman
A Wisconsin legislator John J. Farrell is urged to levy a tax on bachelors to aid marriage. The column mocks the idea, questions fairness to women, and suggests amendments and penalties. It jokes about leap year odds, income requirements, and making men more clever to fulfill society’s marriage duties.
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Wisconsin
John J. Farrell
St. Paul
Cupid
Mr. Farrell
Maria
Money Market Outlook and Security Trading Trends
Money and business notes indicate profit taking by small holders and a steady London stock backflow while top operators tolerate rising quotations for now. Railway earnings improve through December with prices near 1907 highs, but gains are already discounted as money market hardens and big players resist upward moves. Liquidity pressures may trigger some liquidation before the long holiday, though a quiet Christmas market is anticipated.
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London
Stock Exchange
Paris
New York
Chobisher
Economic indicators show mixed federal and state readings
Subscriptions increase cash in the Federal Treasury while daily operations show expenditures outrunning receipts. Gold in government vaults remains $10 million below the high, Bank of France hits a new peak, and general business softens except Christmas goods. Bank exchanges improve, wages rise, and imports fall slightly while exports decline. Immigration drops, cotton options vary, and wheat prices slip amid favorable winter conditions and Argentina harvests. Tariff talk fuels cautious buying, pig iron demand holds, and raw cotton weakens with some price concessions in finished goods.
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Bank of France
United States Treasury
New York
India
Liverpool
Argentina
Public Service and Transit Debates Dredge City Skepticism
A survey of engineering operations at Panama, transit transfer talks between Third Avenue and the 59th Street line, and public skepticism toward street railway managers. The piece notes a bank receiver seeking fee refunds, Christmas appeals, and quips by Controller Metz about an aged city bill, with references to ferries and the Public Service Commission.
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Third Avenue Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
59Th Street
Third Avenue
Crosstown
Williamsburg
Talk of the Day and Names in Science Monuments
The piece notes Ludwig Fulda’s announced engagement to Miss Herrmann, daughter of an actor manager in Frankfort, while recounting a Punch cartoon about a stuttering Signaller. It then discusses a Berlin obituary on enduring scientific monuments naming Ohm Ampére and Volta, lamenting how such tributes shape universal terms and imagining a cablegram named after Field.
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Miss Herrmann
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Mr. Fulda
Leopold Ehrlich
Berlin
Ohm
George Simon Ohm
Ampére
André Marc Ampére
Alessandro Volta
Field
Marconi
Edison
Poem Fragments and Jests From Distant Papers
A collage of quotes and cartoons from various papers highlights playful misprints, social mores, and occasional jokes. The Dallas New Era appeals for subscriber payments with humorous verse about worn pants. Other items note Nobel laureates and cat counts in Osaka tied to plague prevention.
Wise Praises Jacob Riis at Riis Settlement Festival
The Rev. Dr. Stephen S Wise of the Free Synagogue lauded Jacob Riis for his unselfish good works across creed lines at a Maccabean celebration for Riis Settlement Jewish youth in New York. Theodore Roosevelt sent a letter praising pride in Jewish heroes and friendly American unity. Riis attended but did not speak, applauding Wise as they embraced.
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Free Synagogue
West 81St Street
Roosevelt Gymnasium
Riis Settlement
Henry Street
Jacob Riis
Rabbi Wise
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Riis
Theodore Ss
Rabbypoes Wise
East 68Th Street
New York City
Mr. Riis
Dr. Wise
Mr. Rockefeller
Hudson Fulton Exhibition Funds For Metropolitan Museum
The Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission appropriates 15000 dollars to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a three to six month art exhibition marking the Hudson discovery anniversary and the river steam navigation milestone. The show will feature Dutch English and possibly Colonial school works and be free to the public in the new museum wing.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission
Hudson
Meyer and son embark quail shooting trip to North Carolina
Postmaster General Meyer and his son George von L. Meyer Jr. depart Washington for a week of quail shooting in North Carolina. They will stay with the Houstonville Shooting Club in Houstonville, N. C. The Postmaster General is noted as a crack shot and is expected to have good sport amid abundant quail.
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Washington
Meyer
George von L. Meyer, Jr
North Carolina
Houstonville
N. C
Knox for Secretary of State adds to public confidence
The Boston Herald lauds Knox invitation to Taft's administration as boosting national confidence and security. The Philadelphia Record and other papers praise Knox as a statesman fit to assist the incoming administration and to succeed Elihu Root in the State Department. The New York Sun notes Knox's fitness and the cabinet move as a strong choice despite Senate losses.
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Knox
Presidential Council
Taft
Philadelphia Record
New York World
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Root
Philadelphia Ledger
Elihu Root
Department of State
Philander C. Knox
New York Sun
Philander Chase Knox
Senate
State Department
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Mr. Root
Duel by Letter In Paris Frays Over a Critic
Paris correspondence notes that dueling is waning in Paris with letters serving as the modern form. A literary clash between an actor and a critic drew public amusement as the actor threatened a blunt reply while the critic replied with a graphic metaphor about six revolver shots and a corpse.
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Paris
London Express
Letters to the Editor Move St. John's
A. J. Bloor argues for relocating St. John's Chapel rather than abandoning it. He discusses Trinity Church's role, real estate concerns, and historical precedents of moving churches, suggesting an uptown central site as a suitable parish center to preserve memory while serving a broader audience.
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Europe
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Murray Street
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Fifth Avenue
12Th Street
Jersey City
Ith Street
Leopold Elding
Alexander
John i
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St. John’s Chapel
A. J. Bloor
Save Old St John’s by Subscription Plan, Reader Proposes
A New York subscriber urges The Tribune to launch a public subscription to preserve Old St. John’s, a historic church praised for beauty and purity. He offers to contribute and asks for December 18 issue or page 7 to be sent to South Dakota, noting long-time family ties and concern over local neglect.
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St. John’s
Trinity Corporation
Grand Pré
Huntington
South Dakota
New York
The Restoration of St. John's Park Letter
R W Gilder urges The Tribune to back restoring St John s Park in New York with a new playground department. He argues the old park should be modernized to serve a growing population, providing multiple civic benefits.
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ST. John's Park
the Tribune
St. John’s Chapel
St. John’s
Tribune
R. W. Gilder
New York
Native and foreign born women question letter to editor
Alice Stone Blackwell from Dorchester Massachusetts cites census figures to argue that expanding woman suffrage is not dangerous. She notes native born women number 32,467,041 versus foreign born men and women totaling 10,341,7 percent in the 1900 census and references volumes for support.
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the Tribune
United State
Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
Mass
HENS VICTIMS OF MEAN FRAUD AT POULTRY SHOW
The Chicago Record-Herald reports a supposed fraud during the Coliseum poultry show where hens allegedly lay two eggs daily due to electric lights. Management allegedly plans to extend the scheme nationwide to convince dealers it benefits them.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Coliseum
Railroad's liability for fire upheld in Moulton case
The New York Court of Appeals affirms a lower court verdict awarding Byron Moulton of Alexander Genesee County against the railroad company for damages after his farm barn burned in 1897. The jury first disagreed, later found negligence, and the final award, including costs and interest, totals about 19 000.
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Court of Appeals
Byron Moulton
Alexander
Genesee County
Brielroad Company
Moulton
of Appeals
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