Amusements and Vaudeville Lineup Summary
The Red Mill and The Man from Home headline a diverse slate of amusements at local venues. Acts include The World and His Wife, World in Wax, The Traveling Salesman, and The Patriot, along with notable showcases such as Samson, Salvation Nell, and Miss Innocence. The program also features operatic offerings at the Manhattan and Politan houses, along with comic and dramatic scenes like Fairy Tales and Scenes and The Battle in the Exile.
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Red Mill
Birélené
Ippson
Frederick
Deana
Nhattan Opera House
Hoffmann
POL
Tribune Association Ownership and Officers Listed
New York Daily Tribune notes it is owned and published by the Tribune Association, a New York corporation. Offices are Tribune Building at 155 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president, James M. Barti as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
James M. Bar~ti
International and domestic brief from a late 19th century issue
A compilation notes foreign tensions at Canton and a British destroyer. Hay president-elect Simon sworn in. custody plan for Castelane children. Cardinal Lecot dies in Chambéry. Father Kelly drowns on steamer voyage. ship Kristina sighted near Quebec. minor France earthquake near Puy Notre Dame. Domestic items include Taft church outing. plan to abolish Secret Service. Taft summer colony on New England coast. Commerce Commission ruling on sugar rebates. Mexican railroad meeting in St Louis. Baltimore steel rail need. charity heating costs. Fleming dies in Jacksonville. Loud dies in San Francisco. ships La Provence and Campania in port. accident in Staten Island. tariff talk in Rochester. New Rochelle forum. Hains pistol test. Major Smith dies. Tribune Fresh Air Fund report. Fifth Avenue church anniversary. Nathan Straus tuberculosis remarks. new earchip invention. Poor Association report. weather outlook.
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Canton
Simon
Hay
Port-au-Prince
Cardinal Lecot
Bordeaux
Chambéry
Rome
Father Kelly
Paterson, N. J
Arabic
New York
Queenstown
Kristina
Quebec
Cape
Puy-Notre-Dame
France
Washington
Secret Service
Taft
Augusta
New England
Te Commerce Commission
Washingen
St. Louis
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Charlies M. Bissell
Francis J. Fleming
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Eugene F. Loud
San Francisco
la Provence
Campania
Staten Island
W. Bourke
New Rochelle People's Forum
Central Federated Union
Peter
Hains
W. E.ennis
Orlando Jay Smith
The
American Press Association
Dobbs Ferry
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Nathan Straus
Association For Improving
Ighest
Centralized purchasing urged to cut city supply costs
A business viewpoint argues for abandoning competitive bidding in city procurement. It cites Thorne of Wien Pacific Railroad and urges a central purchasing bureau with a lone expert agent, like a corporate officer, to drive savings of 20 to 40 percent. The plan warns against political spoils and favors, insisting the agent be secure in tenure and power to buy directly from manufacturers.
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New York
Bic
Wien Pacific Railroad Company
Thorne
Cassidy
Thorne Bimself
Public safeguards questioned by contract letting practices
In public discourse the confidence in safeguards wanes as contract letting procedures are scrutinized. Critics argue that the system may fail to protect taxpayers and ensure competitive bidding, oversight, and transparency. Officials defend safeguards but face calls for stronger controls and clearer accountability.
Governor and Legislature Tackle Direct Nomination Debate
The piece argues that reports of Republican moves to thwart direct nominations are likely overblown and that hearings will weigh abuses and voter participation. It notes Governor’s role in guiding public opinion, predicts new senators but continued cooperation with the Governor to align law with public demand.
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Illinois
Oregon
Wisconsin
Senate
Messrs. Cassidy
Wemple
Burr
Gilchrist
Wilcox
Knapp
Washington Post
John C. Spooner
Elihu Root
Pennsylvania
House insurgents push reform of rules and committee power
The insurgents and Democrats back a move to have House committees including the Rules Committee chosen by the House and to allow committees to select their own chairmen. This would shift power from the Speaker toward the full House while preserving effective presiding. The change aims to curb concentrated authority without crippling the Speaker’s practical leadership.
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House
Reed
Harnessing the Waves at Atlantic City Turbine Trial
A New Jersey experiment installs two water wheels near a pier to drive dynamos with wave power. The plan aims to light the pier and heat adjacent buildings, weighing economic viability against gasoline or steam engines. The energy source, continuity, and storage questions remain uncertain for several months.
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Atlantic City
New Jersey
Rivers Promise Perennial Endurance
A reflection on rivers' durability and permanence, arguing their lasting nature is their strongest recommendation and hope for future generations.
Popular thrift drives referendums on public spending
Colorado voters rejected salary hikes for governors judges and county officers and also refused to fund old state debts. Oregon saw five spending measures fail except one for the State University. Chicago's charter defeat shows distrust of expanded public spending. A municipal referendum might curb extravagance and reveal thrift instincts.
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Colorado
Oregon
State University
Chicago
Compulsory Matrimony Proposal Stirring Wisconsin Legislature
A Wisconsin legislator, Hon. John J. Farrell, proposes a tax on bachelors to aid marriage. The piece humorously questions gender-targeting rules, suggests amendments, and parries with a leap year quip, while noting a Southern governor’s warning and proposing a sharper social duty requiring men to be more capable and clever.
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Wisconsin
John J. Farrell
St. Paul
Farrell
Cupid
Mr. Farrell
Maria
Money and Business Daily Market Summary
Small holders take profits while London blocks stocks and leading operators tolerate price drift. A sharp attack on a major industrial issue accelerates decline as short sellers cover. Railway earnings rise in December, but gains are priced in. money rates peak, gold flows ease, and foreign exchange stays firm amid holiday liquidity and ongoing speculative activity.
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London
Stock Exchange
Paris
New York
Chobisher
Financial and Trade Conditions Signal Mixed Post Holiday Outlook
Call money loans moved to trust companies from banks, easing bank reserves. Panama Canal bond sales bolster the Federal Treasury cash. Yet expenditures outpacing receipts, gold in vaults below peaks, and France’s gold stock at two thirds of US holdings. Trade shows holiday quieting, retail activity strong in Christmas goods, while wholesale and jobbing push inventories. Bank clearings return to pre two-year levels as wage earners spend more. Foreign trade November records its highest import value since last year, exports down $43 million from the prior period. Immigration down, cotton prices steady, India export demand weak, and straddles in futures markets. Wheat declines amid favorable winter conditions and Argentina harvest. manufacturing idle but broadly busy on old orders. Tariff talk fosters price hopes. pig iron steady. hides fall, yet finished goods hold despite weak raw cotton.
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Panama Canal
Federal Treasury
Bank of France
United States
South
New York
Mercantile
India
Liverpool
Argentina
Debates on Panama operations and city transit policy
The piece examines engineering studies at Panama, transfer risks between Third Avenue and the 59th Street line, and contrasts public skepticism with past offers of transfer deals. It lampoons forgotten bills, holiday appeals, and notes Controller Metz’s blunt remarks on a twelve year old city bill.
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Panama
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
59Th Street
Third Avenue
Crosstown
Metz
Engagement of Ludwig Fulda Highlighted Amid Hiatus
The German author Ludwig Fulda announces his engagement to Miss Herrmann of Frankfurt am Main, daughter of an actor manager, following his earlier marriage that ended in divorce. The item reflects social notices and literary remarks from contemporary commentary.
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Ludwig Fulda
Miss Herrmann
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Mr. Fulda
Knotted Bits From A Century Old Humour Page
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Dr Wise Praises Jacob Riis At Riis Settlement Event
Reverend Dr Stephen S Wise of Free Synagogue praised Jacob Riis for his selfless work with Jewish youths at a Maccabean festival held in Riis Settlement, reading a Roosevelt White House letter applauded by several hundred attendees. Riis attended but did not speak as Wise concluded with a Rockefeller candy remark.
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Stephen S. Wise
Free Synagogue
West 81St Street
Roosevelt Gymnasium
Riis Settlement
Henry Street
Jacob Riis
Rabbi Wise
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Riis
Theodore Sevelt
Rabba Wise
East 68Th Street
New York City
Mr. Riis
Dr. Wise
Mr. Rockefeller
Hudson Fulton Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum of Art
A $15000 appropriation by the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission funds a three to six month art exhibit marking the Hudson discovery anniversary and river steam navigation 100th milestone. The Met will use its new wing for free public display of Dutch English and possibly Colonial school paintings.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission
Hudson
Meyer and Son Quail Shooting Trip
Postmaster General Meyer and his son George von L. Meyer Jr. departed Washington for a week of quail hunting in North Carolina. They will join the Houstonville Shooting Club at Houstonville. Meyer is noted as a crack shot and should provide 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 praised by papers
An assemblage of editorials from The Boston Herald The Philadelphia Record The Hartford Courant The Washington Post The New York World The Philadelphia Ledger and The New York Sun lauds Philander C Knox as a fitting choice for Taft's Secretary of State. They emphasize his intellect experience and potential to strengthen the administration and party standing.
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Boston Herald
Knox
Presidential Council
Taft
New York
Root
Philadelphia Ledger
Elihu Root
Department of State
Philander C. Knox
Choosi
Taf
New York Sun
Philander Chase Knox
Senate
State Department
J. Knox
Mr. Knox
Mr. Root
Duel by Letter Lights Paris Literary Feud
Paris correspondence from the London Express describes a lighthearted duel by letter between a Paris actor and a literary critic after a harsh review. The actor threatens to box ears, while the critic replies that the letter equals six revolver shots through an empty head and seals the fate of the recipient.
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Paris
London Express
Move St John’s: a proposed relocation and reuse plan
A reader argues for relocating St John’s Chapel rather than abandoning it, suggesting a central uptown site for a new Trinity parish. The letter recalls historic church moves and asks why St John’s cannot be preserved in a dignified new setting, noting the spiritual duties of Trinity and the aging building’s secular fate.
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the Tribune
Les Familier
St. John’s
Greer
Trinity
Trinity Church
Christopher Street
Varick Street
St. John's
St. Luke’s
St Luke’s
Europe
St. John's Chapel
New York
Dr. Mason
Murray Street
Eighth Street
Broadway
Fourth Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
Wall Street
Nassau Street
Fifth Avenue
12Th Street
Jersey City
Th Street
Leopold Eidlitz
Alexander
John I
West 6Th Street
Seventh Avenue
St. John’s Chapel
J. Bloor
Save Old St. John’s Building Through Public Subscription
A New York reader urges preservation of the historic Old St. John’s church by public subscription if Trinity Corporation cannot support the project. The writer, LS, offers to contribute and requests the December 18 issue page 7, noting the desire to save the landmark from becoming a “city of tablets.”
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the Tribune
St. John’s
Trinity Corporation
Grand Pré
Huntington
South Dakota
New York
The Restoration of St. John's Park Letter 190&
R W Gilder of New York appeals to The Tribune for restoring St John s Park with a modern playground department. He notes the park would serve a growing city population and provide a new small park and playground for communal use and recreation.
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the Tribune
St. John’s Chapel
St. John’s
Tribune
St. John’s Park
R. W. Gilder
New York
Dea
Native and foreign born women argue suffrage dangers
A correspondent claims woman suffrage risks danger due to many foreign born women. Census data show 32,467,041 native born women versus 10,341,776 foreign born people, per 1900 census. Letter from Alice Stone Blackwell of Dorchester, Mass., dated December 15, 16.
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the Tribune
United States
Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
Mass
Hens Victims of Mean Fraud at Poultry Show
The Chicago Record-Herald reports hens at a Coliseum poultry show are misled by electric light to lay two eggs in a day. The lights stay on via management to exhaust the birds, with plans to extend the fraud nationwide. The piece notes hens normally lay one egg daily and accuses the industry of union protection and deceptive practice.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Coliseum
Railroad's liability for fire upheld by Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court verdict awarding Byron Moulton of Alexander Genesee County $122,974 with costs and interest for damages after his barn 117 feet from the Erie Railroad burned in 1897. He alleged the fire started by a locomotive spark and suit was filed in January 8. Trial showed jury disagreements, then a referee set damages, and the appeal was argued in November.
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Utica
Court of Appeals
Byron Moulton
Alexander Genesee County
Erie Iroad Comtypany
Moulton
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