The Rose of the Rancho at Academy of Music
Amusements listing shows engagements at multiple venues including The Rose of the Rancho at the Academy of Music and varied acts at Alhambra Astor Belasco Bijou Blaney's Broadway Casino Colonial Criterion Daly's and more with times ranging 2 to 8:36.
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Academy OF Musics
Miss Hook
Holland Daly
s—Society
The
Bulldog
Empire
Garrick
the Greenwood
Geetz von Lerlichingen
Gotham
Vaudeville
Vaudeville Herald Square
Port Arthur
Wadson
Knickerbocker
Talk of
New York
Lyceum
Rosmersky
Madison Square Gard
Madison Square
Majestic
Mendelssohn Hall
XEW Amsterdam
Perry Wiien
Wallace
Music Hall
New York Daily Gribmee dated January 1 1908 record
The Tribune Association publishes this issue from Tribune Building at 154 Nassau Street New York with Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
International and Domestic News Briefs This Morning
A mixed dispatch covers Congress actions, foreign tensions, ship collisions, and domestic legal battles. Key items include Senate reflections on delayed financials, immigrant stations, Haitian unrest, Japan politics, Russian dissension, a fog causing a ship collision, Milan rail deaths, and a Pennsylvania court ruling on two cent fare. Local court cases, transit law ideas, and financial institution scrutiny also appear. Weather foresees fair conditions with a high of 47 and low of 27.
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Congress
Senate
Cortelyou
Tillman
House
Philadelphia
Paris
Rees
St. Marc
Gonaives
Japan
St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Red Star
Finland
Epirus
Terneuzen
Milan
Lord Curzon
Ireland
Washington
New York Public Service Report Urges Subway Expansion
The Public Service Commission finds only new subways can ease rush hour overuse. It notes 3.56 million daily riders and 609 percent commuting in peak times, urging constitutional and legal reforms to permit subway bonds and private construction with city purchase options.
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Public Service Commission
New York
Elsberg
Push to Expand Subways Without Long Constitutional Change
The author argues for swift changes to state law to invite private capital into subway construction, avoiding two year delays for a constitutional amendment. With capital expected to loosen, the city could build a profitable system soon, provided safeguards remain to curb abuse by private ownership.
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New York
Baseless Charges Against Board of Water Supply
The Tribune notes the dismissal of charges against the Board of Water Supply over the Ashokan dam contract. Counsel advised the Mayor the board acted within powers and discretion, and that charges lack merit. Mayor to follow Pendleton’s advice, ending a troubling chapter for three public servants.
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Board of Water Supply
Ashokan
Tribune
Commissioners of Accounts
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Fare Law Repeal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirms the Philadelphia Common Pleas ruling that a 2-cent passenger fare law is unconstitutional. It notes varying earning power among rail lines and commends Governor Hughes for vetoing broad flat-rate legislation, urging case-by-case scrutiny of railroad rates.
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State Supreme Court
McPherson
Kansas City
Hughes League
Court of Appeals
Albany
Saratoga
State Commission of Gas and Electricity
W. R. Hearst
New England Trust Company
Providence
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Big Stem
Pennsylvania
Hughes
The Prussian Franchise and Socialist Influence
The Socialists appear to have halted Prussia’s move toward electoral reform, backing autocracy in Russia and delaying representative government. Reform is needed for all people, not just Socialists, as current inequalities offend a capable North German public. National, Reichstag versus Landtag votes show Social Democrats at 28.7 percent nationwide but no seats in Prussian Landtag.
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Prussia
Russia
Unter den Linden
Landtag
Prussia’s voting split prompts calls for wider suffrage
The piece argues that small parties with limited vote share gain over two-thirds of Landtag seats, while major blocs like Conservatives and National Liberals hold a large share of representation. It predicts rising pressure for equal suffrage, citing Austria as a model and urging Prussia to reform for state strength.
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Landtag
Reichstag
Free Conservatives
National Liberals
Prussia
Austria
Handsome invitation aims to sway Bryan supporters
An apparent offer by Mr. Bryan to withdraw from the Democratic race if enough earnest Democrats oppose him is described as a generous gesture. The piece argues that leaders on the Bryan band wagon would need to publicly denounce him to show their opposition and risk angering the party machinery, likening the move to coaxing truants from a school desk with a switch.
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Bryan
Exodus of Alien Laborers Signals Looming Hard Times
A century old column notes a great exodus of steerage migrants from the United States, with 30 056 leaving in the first seventeen days of the month. It discusses Italy’s response, labor shortages in Southern Italy, and questions the scale of unemployment claims in New York City, urging cautious assessment of the numbers and the need for better employment policies.
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United States
Italy
Naples
Genoa
Palermo
Europe
New York City
Charities
New York
Charles Emory Smith Dies in Philadelphia
Charles Emory Smith editor of The Philadelphia Press died suddenly in Philadelphia on Sunday. He rose to prominence as Minister to Russia and Postmaster General and was a forceful journalist and speaker with broad public ideals. His death is a distinct loss to American journalism.
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Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia
Russia
Colonel Bryan Attacks Aristocrats in Republic of the Shades
A delegate at the Michigan constitutional convention quips that if Colonel Bryan has his way he would run for President in a republic of the shades against figures like Alexander Hamilton or John Adams, criticizing aristocratic influence in governance.
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Bryan
Republic of the Shades
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Democratic talk and urban labor in a divided era
A column critiques Adlai Stevenson urging Democratic opportunity amid a Michigan convention building boom. It also ridicules Boston unemployed agitation for immediate state action and condemns a New York incident where a nurse was arrested for visiting a scarlet fever home, warning other servants by example.
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New York
Daily Talk and Skewed Jests from the Subways and Courts
A jumble of brief items rounds up a subway beer ad joke promising “drink a case” for a month, interlaced with quips about a widow and a grieving Mrs Casey. The piece notes London’s underground women ticket sellers and wages, a National Guard tally with New York leading, and light humor from editor and humorist exchanges. Also recounted are a St. Petersburg letter about Nero at the Ochtner Theatre and a London Opinion gag about a boxing dad guiding his son.
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St. Petersburg
Oesterreichische Wochenschrift
Ochtner Theatre
North Pole
Incubus of Jeff Davisism Stirs Democratic Sparks
The Atlanta Constitution critiques Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas for an anti capitalist tirade that praises Bryan yet calls for destruction of capital aggregations. The piece argues neither Democrats nor Bryan seek annihilation and accuses Davis of extremism harming Democracy and its nominee.
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Atlanta Constitution
Democratic Party
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Davis
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Longest Cable Ropeway Under Construction in Turkestan
The Philadelphia Record reports work on a claimed longest ropeway to connect Turkestan coal mines near Samarkand with the nearest rail link. A German firm builds a 54 mile line to move eight to ten million poods annually. trolleys carry twenty poods at six miles per hour, replacing camels after a five day journey.
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Philadelphia
Société de l'Industrie Charbonniére Et Minière de Turkestan
Samarkand
Russian Turkestan
British Municipal Power in Birmingham Elevates City Electricity Use
Daily Consular Report notes Birmingham plans to spend £20000 to hire motors for small manufacturers, expanding municipal power use. Charges for power are cut while the city runs large electric plants supplying lighting, power, and streetcars. A new plant costs about £231285, as rivalry with the gas committee fuels expansion.
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Albert Halstead
Birmingham
Electric Supply Committee
Birmingham City Council
White House conference profiles civic, social elites
The President met with Attorney General Bonaparte Senator Knox and Milton Purdy to discuss the alleged Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger. Chiefs from Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes greeted the President, and many notable figures called at the White House. A state dinner and musical scenes at the New Willard featured Mrs Roosevelt and guests, with extensive lists of attendees and gifts noted.
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White House
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bonaparte
Knox
Milton D. Purdy
Union
Southern Pacific
Arapahoes
Oklahoma
Leupp
Campbell
Kansas
Taft
Brown
Warren
Clapp
Beveridge
Hepburn
Allen
Graff
Goulden
Knowland
Pearce
John A. Logan
M. E. Ingalls
Civil Service
Black
Marcus Braun
Immigration Service
Diplomats Update From Washington Jan 20
The Cuban minister and Mrs Quesada return from six months in Europe to take possession of the new Cuban legation this month. British and Japanese embassy officials, including Mrs James and Miss Scidmore, attend a dinner hosted by the Japanese counsellor and Mrs Miyaoka with notable attendees. Viscount De Chambrun will return in March from France as France's attaché. Moriz von Szent Ivany departs for Europe after promotion to Constantinople duties and preparations in New York.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Cuba
Sefiora de Quesada
Europe
James
Nina Kay Shuttleworth
Virginia
Moriz von Szent-Ivany
Constantinople
New York
Viscount de Chambrun
France
Miyaoka
Ida Thompson
Scidmore
Errol Brown
Adee
Esme Howard
Major Tanaka
Masanao Hanihara
Washington Society Hosts Diplomatic Dance Night
Senator and Mrs Depew hosted a dance at their home with about 150 guests from the diplomatic corps Cabinet and official society. Mrs Newberry and others greeted attendees at Rauscher s for the leap year dance after numerous dinner parties.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Depew
Diplomatic Corps
Cabinet
Joseph Crawford
Camprubi
Madrid
Tiffany Dyer
Jack Palmer
Donald Cassell
Franklin Ells, Jr
Newberry
Bulmer
Summerlin
Hoyt
Harlow
Rauscher’s
William Corcoran Eustis
Pierre Lorillard
Richardson Clover
Beekman Winthrop
Astor Hosts Rose Themed Dance At Fifth Avenue Home
Mrs John Jacob Astor entertained guests at her Fifth Avenue residence with a lavish rose decorated setting by Wadley Smythe. The event began after opera arrivals and featured a midnight supper served across eighty tables followed by a cotillion in the ballroom led by notable dancers.
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Clarence H. Mackay
Madison Avenue
John Jacob Astor
Fifth Avenue
Wadley & Smythe
Friendly Aid Society Reports Sixteenth Year Of Work
The Friendly Aid Society which operates the Warren Goddard House at 246 East 34th Street announced a successful sixteenth year at its annual meeting led by Rev. Thomas R. Slicer. Weekly, over 200 people visit for settlement work as Spring Farm, the society's summer home, has been paid for and deeds handed over. The Rev J H Holmes urged continued effort, calling poverty a disease that can be cured.
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Friendly Aid Society
Warren Goddard
No. 246
East 34Th Street
Thomas R. Slicer
Slicer
Spring Farm
J. H. Holmes
Unitarian Church of the Messiah
Two New Wesleyan Scholarships Established by Judge Reynolds
Former Brooklyn judge George G. Reynolds endows two Wesleyan University scholarships in Middletown Connecticut. Each provides 2500 dollars and honors his wife Harriet Townsend Reynolds and his son Frank Reynolds, Wesleyan graduate of 1868.
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George G. Reynolds
Brooklyn
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Harriet Townsend Reynolds
Frank Reynolds
Cameron's Will Attacked In Wisconsin Probate Case
In La Crosse Wisconsin on January 20 a contest was filed against the will of Mrs Mary P Cameron widow of US Senator Angus Cameron. The estate valued at about a quarter million dollars largely benefits La Crosse relatives and New York village charities. J S Tunnecliffe and Mrs M Kittle of Washington appear as nephews and nieces who were cut out. The principal heir is Mrs Mary G Brown of La Crosse.
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la Crosse
Wis
Mary P. Cameron
Angus Cameron
United States
J. S. Tunnecliffe
M. Kittle
Washington
la Cross
New York
Mary G. Brown
Caméron
Lee Birthday Observed at Lexington Virginia
General Lee birthday observances shut schools and public buildings in Lexington with a university and military institute suspending studies. Veterans groups gathered for a dinner by Sons of Veterans and Lee Jackson Camp while the Graham Lee Literary Society held its annual celebration at Lee Memorial Chapel.
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Lexington
Lee
Washington and Lee University
Virginia Military Institute
Lee Jackson
Frank Paxton Camp
Sons of Veterans
Graham Lee
Lee Memorial Chapel
Queen of Spain Expected to Become Mother in July
Semi official notice from Madrid reports that the Queen of Spain is to be a mother again. Accouchement anticipated in July with royal family awaiting the birth.
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Spain
Madrid
Jen
Transatlantic Travellers Depict Europe Bound Passengers
Among today's sailings to Europe are Kronprinzessin Cecilidy for Bremen and a list of travelers including George Taylor Brown Miss M S Jarvie Mrs Robert Bartlett Mrs Martin A Captain and Mrs Godfrey TM Carden James N Jarvie myrrson Mr and Mrs A F Young and Henry W Savage, indicating a mixed passenger roster.
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William Douglas Sloane
James A. Burden
Robert Goelet
Lionel G. Guest
William KK. Vanderbilt
Frederick C. Havemeyer
Payne Whitney
Ogden Mills
Beatrice Mills
Charles B. Alexander
Harriet Alexander
George Henry Warren
Forsyth Wickes
Henry A. C. Taylor
Lewis Iselin
Edmund Ll. Baylies
Harry Payne Whitney
Seward Webb
Vanderbilt
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Pembroke Jones
Sadie Jones
M. Orme Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt
H. McK. Twombly
Sydney Smith
W. Payne Thompson
Frederick Allen
W. Bayard Cutting
Europe
Kronprinzessin Cecilidy
Bremen
George Taylor Brown
M.S. Jarvie
Robert Bartlett
Martin
Godfrey
Carden
James N. Jarvie
Myrrson Mr
Mrs
A. F. Young
Henry W. Savage
Social Notes at Newport
Frederick G. Vanderbilt returned to New York after a short visit to his Portsmouth farm. Peter G. Gerry, guest of Mrs. and Mrs. A. G. Vanderbilt, left for Providence. Colonel Reginald Norman will sail for Europe late this week. Colonel George R. Fearing, visiting New York, returned to Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Lorillard depart Newport tomorrow to sail for Europe. Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt started for New York this afternoon.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. L
Frederick G. Vanderbilt
New York
Portsmouth
Peter G. Gerry
Mrn
A. G. Vanderbilt
Providence
Reginald Norman
Europe
George R. Fearing
Louis L. Lorillard
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Sermons Spoiled by Women Hats at Ministers Meeting
Professor Talt Esen Morgan led a Brooklyn Baptist Temple choir and attacked women wearing hats in worship as frilly and feathered. He urged ministers to speak without hats, pressed for better church music, and performed opera tunes on a small organ, prompting debate on sacred music classification.
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Talt Esen Morgan
Baptist Temple
Brooklyn
No. 150
Fifth Avenue
Morgan
Tannhouser
Miss Elsie Palmer Weds Leopold Myers at Glen Eyrie
Miss Elsie Palmer eldest daughter of General William J. Palmer married Leopold Hamilton Myers of Cambridge England at Glen Eyrie Colorado Springs in a ceremony with about one hundred guests. The couple dined at Antler's Hotel and left Denver for New York en route to England, planning a June return for the wedding of the youngest Palmer to Captain Wellsley of the British army.
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the Tribune
Colorado Springs
Col
Elsie Palmer
William J. Palmer
Leopold Hamilton Myers
Cambridge
England
Glen Eyrie
Palmers
Arthur Maft
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Antler’s Hotel
Hispanic Museum Opens on 156th Street in Manhattan
The Hispanic Museum, at 156th Street near Broadway, built by the Hispanic Society of America with Archer Huntington’s support, opened yesterday to visitors. Admission is by invitation this week, with general public access expected next Monday. Notable invitees include Governor Hughes, Mayor McClellan, and consuls from Spanish speaking countries. several hundred guests attended.
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156Th Street
Thea Broadway
Hispanic Society of America
Archer M. Huntington
Hughes
McClellan
Amen Corner Dinner Planned for February First
The annual Amen Corner dinner will be at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturday February 1. Members are busily preparing satirical sketches dialogues and songs aimed at national statesmen local leaders and prominent financiers. About 350 guests expected including presidential candidates governors U S senators judges and Democratic and Republican bosses.
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Fifth Avenue Hotel
United States
British Ambassador Bryce to Attend NY Bar Reception
James Bryce the British Ambassador to the United States will attend a reception for officers and members of the New York State Bar Association on January 4 and 4. About fifteen hundred invitations have been sent. The event takes place in the association rooms at No 42 West Street.
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James Bryce
United States
Association of the Bar of the City of
New York
New York State
West Street
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