Amusements listings bullet diverse 2- to 8:30 pm showings
Irene Wycherney at ALHAMBRA and numerous theatres present vaudeville acts like Miss Hook of Holland, The Comet, The Heart of Maryland, The Parisian Mode, Funabeshi, Vaudeville at Colonial and Gotham, The Witching Howl, The Girl Behind the Counter, Battle of Port Arthur, The Reckoning, The Top of the World, Louise at Manhattan Opera House, and The Merry Widow.
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Alhambra
ASTOR
Irene Wycherney
Belasco
Blankey’s
Maryland
Criterion
Miss Hook
Holland
Garrick
von Berlichingen
Gotham
Hackett
Herald Square
Port Arthur
Madison Square
Manhattan Opera House
Louise
Metropolitan Opera House
New York Daily Tribune History and Offices
The New York Daily Tribune is owned and published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation. Its office and principal place of business is Tribune Building, No 155 Nassau Street, New York. Golden Millz serves as president, while Nathaniel Tuttle is secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Goden Millz
Nathaniel Tuttle
Congress Debates Tariff and Policy Amid House Row
The session features a clash between Representatives Randell and Dalzell. Senate moves on criminal code revision and a $100 million silver purchase. International notes include Japan restricting emigration, Congo reforms, and Paris talks. Domestic items report battles over naval plans, a Des Moines deployment near Haiti, and state political shifts. Weather, local incidents, and brief notes complete the day with showers forecast and temps.
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Congress
House
Randell
Texas
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Senate
Teller
Lemieux
House of Ottawa
Japan
Dominion
Congo Reform Association
London
Colombia
Douma
Wazan
Mulai Hafiq Sultan
el Araish
Capps
Clark
Missouri
Bryan
Des Moines
Hughes
Albany
Jamess. Lehmaier
New York
Ludlow
Mass
Rhode Island
George Peabody Wetmore
United States
Otto Kelsey
Pittsburg Stock Exchange
12Th Regiment
Dyer
John Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Trenton
James A. Burden, Jr
Westbury
Long Island
Timothy P. Sullivan
Thomas W. Fitegerald
Newark
Menhattan
Silas W. Titus
Jameco
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Bomb Throwers Threaten Italian Extortion War in New York
A news excerpt argues that despite police claims the Black Hand threat remains, as attacks continue in New York City. It condemns limited detective resources, urges rapid expansion of Italian detective squads, and warns that unchallenged blackmail could foster a broad organized crime movement.
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New York City
Home Garden
East 116Th Street
East 13Th Street
Bingham
Mr. Bingham
New York
Bomb Threat Spurs Public Help Urged
Report cites a growingPublic need for residents to aid police as threats escalate. Officials warn a bomb thrower must be removed soon to protect the community and prevent further danger.
Glimpses of City Government and Forgotten City Property
The piece critiques Tammany era management noting Controller Metz found fifty eight city owned school sites forgotten by officials while a block on 90th street housed municipal gas plans. It critiques record keeping, cost awareness, and a supposed flawless system exemplified by a horse numbering and shoeing routine.
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Metz
New York
90Th Street
Mr. Metz
Tammany
Central Park
van Cortlandt Park
Park Department
Fort on New Jersey Fortifies agenda with reform pledge
The new Governor at Trenton delivers a plain spoken address focusing on corporations taxes and excise. He supports a public utilities commission and a commissioner of corporations to supervise corporate activity and protect public investment. He urges uniform taxation with possible segregation of railroads and utilities and vows to enforce existing excise laws and strengthen penalties through new legislation.
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Trenton
Fort
New Jersey
Public Utilities Commission
Governor Fort
Reform of American game laws urged by Huntington
The Tribune argues current game laws are voluminous and ineffective. It supports Dwight Huntington’s view that protecting live game should not rest solely with the state. Instead it suggests encouraging farmers and game clubs to protect and market game, potentially domesticating birds and providing affordable supplies, while curbing vermin damage.
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Dwight Huntington
The
Tribune
Huntington
Governor's bold plan to clean up state government unveiled
The governor outlined sweeping reforms including license revocation for excise violators, removal of mayors failing to enforce laws, consolidation of boards, and a crime against public morality for excessive salaries. He proposed a road tax, better state accounting, expert audits, and Australian ballots on machines. He urged rules barring non-officials from legislative floors and harsh penalties for violations. The speech signaled a push for statewide efficiency and integrity.
Misplaced ridicule over women smoking ban by New York alderman
A Board of Aldermen committee approved a resolution prohibiting women from smoking in public places. The piece lauds Little Tim Sullivan as a moral censor and criticizes opponents, arguing Sullivan distinguishes purely moral issues from practical details. The text defends his stance against insinuations of insincerity.
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Board of Aldermen
Tim” Sullivan
New York City
Mr. Sullivan
Sullivan
Court of
Fourteenth Street
Simon
Little Tim
Ridicule of Sullivan Sparks Debate on Local Statesmen
A sharp remark on local leaders exposes the gap between their pretensions and actual limits. The accused misreading of Mr. Sullivan’s words draws scrutiny of public figures and the community’s tolerance for grand rhetoric.
Wetmore’s Senatorial Win Gives Rhode Island Seat
George Peabody Wetmore is elected United States Senator from Rhode Island, completing the 1907-09 Senate. The chamber stands 61 Republicans to 31 Democrats. Oklahoma’s admission would have shifted control. Wetmore’s victory ends a party factional split and signals Republican harmonization after last year’s deadlock. He has represented Rhode Island with intelligence and dignity.
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George Peabody Wetmore
United States
Rhode Island
Senate
Oklahoma
Wetmore
Debate tactics stir question of co ed teams at colleges
The issue asks if Cornell would gain unfair advantage by a co ed debating team. It questions why Columbia does not counter with an all co ed approach to challenge Cornell and its methods.
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Cor
Columbia
Cornell
Yale Freshmen Misuse Prom Night Paper Decorations
The Yale freshmen at the annual prom in New Haven last Monday caused thousands of yards of streamers to rain down from the gallery. The fire marshal ordered the curtain rung down after paper Mardi Gras decorations created a fire risk, leaving attendees to choose between a Boyertown moving picture show and a crowded college theater.
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Yale
New Haven
Boyertown
Union Labor Bank of Chicago Pays Stockholders 60 Cents
The Union Labor Bank of Chicago, closed after eighteen months, paid stockholders 60 cents on the dollar. Stockholders offered thanks and congratulations to the directors amid talk of Labor’s supposed outrageous demands.
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Union Labor Bank of Chicago
Empress of Ireland carries famed Chow dog gift
A Chinese Chow dog, presented to the Queen by Colonel Sir Henry Knollys, is highlighted aboard the Empress of Ireland in Liverpool. Captain M. A. Hamer undertook a 12000 mile trek through Afghanistan to obtain the dog, then continued on to Vancouver and Montreal to board the liner. The tale links India frontier forces with a royal gift.
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Mersey
Canada
Sir Henry Knollys
M. A. Hamer
129Th
Baluchis
Indian Army
Indian Frontier Forces
Hamer
Afghanistan
Vancouver
Montreal
Tributes to E. C. Stedman Preaching and Practice
The Boston Herald notes Stedman’s character and insistence on goodness in preachers. The Boston Advertiser says he was America’s literary father confessor with no fit successor. Syracuse Post Standard lauds a remarkable career blending commerce art criticism and poetry. Philadelphia Inquirer praises his sane inspiration. Baltimore Sun highlights his poems and broad sympathy for other poets. Hartford Courant calls him dean of New York letters, missed at Yale and Century. New York Evening Post: Stedman’s life an example despite not matching every feat. Springfield Republican praises his generosity encouragement and service to readers as part of a noble literary tradition.
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Syracuse Post-Standard
Stedman
The
Baltimore Sun
Mr. Stedman
Hartford Courant
New York
Men of Letters
Authors Club
New England
Yale
Parker
New York Evening Post
Springfield Republican
Social Amusements Mark Washington Luncheon and Evening Events
From The Tribune Bureau Washington Jan 21 The President hosted Walter Witherbee Grosvenor Elmer Dover and several senators and representatives at a White House luncheon and later attended a Cabinet session. Mrs Gould performed on stage amid teas and dinners with high society guests including Stuyvesant Fish Vanderbilt and Morgan at East 78th Street and Delmonico's dances and numerous social engagements unfold through the evening.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Walter C. Witherbee
Plattsburg
N. Y
Charles H. Grosvenor
Congress
Ohio
Elmer Dover
Republican National Committee
White House
Long
Proctor
Dixon
Carter
Smith
Washburn
Helm
Olcott
Fairchild
Calder
Sulzer
Alexander
Lafean
Wanger
Campbell
W. H. Douglas
15Th New York District
A. S. Cooley
Treasury Secretary and Mrs Cortelyou host Roosevelt dinner
The Treasury Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou held their annual dinner for President and Mrs. Roosevelt with a large guest list including Representatives Fowler and several judges, and other officials. The Secretary of State and Mrs. Root also entertained guests at dinner.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou
Roosevelt
Fowler
Clements
Booth
Reynolds
Edwards
Winthrop
Charles Earl
George B. Williams
John J. Hemphill
Charles F. Pray
New York
Thomas Prosser
Carow
Mary Williams
Gertrude Brown
Lockport
N. Y
Hinds
Henry P. Blair
H. O. Weaver
Secretary of State
Root
Diplomatic Corps Events In Washington And New York
The British Ambassador will visit New York Friday to attend a Bar Association reception for New York State Bar Association officers. Mrs. Bryce will join, skipping the embassy reception. A new Panama minister, Senior Don José Augustin Arango, arrives in New York late this week. Arosemena will meet him in New York Thursday and escort him to Washington after a theatre party and later supper at the New Willard.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
New York
Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Bryce
Don José Augustin Arango
Panama
Sefior de Obaldia
Isthmus
Arosemena
New Willard
Irene Moore
Captain Wigmore
Washington Society Dinners Highlight Elite Guests
The Tribune notes a Washington January social stretch with Vice President Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks as guests of Senator du Pont at a din ner. Navy Secretary Metcalf and Mrs. Metcalf hosted at the navy yard with Rear Admiral Leutze and spouse. Vanderbilt and Williams households staged dinner parties while Brigadier General Elliott hosted at the marine barracks with a host of senators and representatives in attendance. The Southern ball drew hundreds of prominent figures, with Captain Fitzhugh Lee presenting to a crowd including Mrs. Archibald Young and others.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Fairbanks
Senator du Pont
Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf
Navy Yard
Leutze
George W. Vanderbilt
J. R. Williams
Elliott
Marine Barracks
Senator Gallinger
Briggs
Foss
Weeks
McCawley
Hooker
Allen
George T. Marye
Fitzhugh Lee
Archibald Young
Lindsay Lomax
Donald McLean
Francis Nash
J. C. S. Blackburn
Kentucky
Mrs Van Vechten Divorces Dance At Plaza Tea
New York Society notes a Plaza Hotel tea featuring Mrs. George Jay Gould in the role of Mrs. Van Vechten in a short comedietta titled Mrs. Van Vechten s Divorce Dance. The curtain call included Mrs. Gould s son George Jay Gould Jr and nephew Arthur Hamilton in eighteenth century costumes with ushers including Bradley Martin Jr Frederick M Davies Bertram Cruger and others assisting Mr Martin.
Pictures at Auction at American Art Galleries
Two collections feature in tonight's sale at American Art Galleries. The Hunt estate offers varied paintings and prints, while Albert Bierstadt works form an eighteen-piece lot under Edward Bierstadt executrices. The auction opens tonight with a second session tomorrow, centering on Bierstadt landscapes and their place in American art history.
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American Art Galleries
A. G. Hunt
Washington
Albert Bierstadt
N. A
Edward Bierstadt
Bierstadt
Dusseldorf
Barbizon
Disseldorf
Hudson River
Jungfrau
Lauterbrunnen
Alps
Mount
Tacoma
California
Hunt
A. H. Wyant
John Frederick Kensett
Department of Prints
Bartolomz
Axel Haig
R. W. Macbeth
Whistler
Times Athess
Yale Junior Prom Ends Social Week With Grand Armory Ball
Yale's junior promenade closes the weeklong festivities in New Haven with a grand march at the 2a Regiment Armory. Nearly twelve hundred couples attend as Colonial decor and Yale footballs hang from the ceiling, while a 30 piece brass band and a 25 member orchestra provide the music. Prom committee members lead the procession, and patronesses host teas at St Anthony Hall York Hall Cloister and Sachem Hall with prominent faculty and society guests.
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New Haven
Yale
Sheffield Scientific School
2A Regiment
Meadow Street
Armory
Harvard
Princeton
Robert Boyd Burch
Cincinnati
Louise Burch
James B. Perrin
Imalanapolis
James Merriam Howard
Montclatr
N. J
Gayer Gardner Dominick
New York
Mortimer Ashmead Seabury
Wellester Hills
Mass
Harvey Hollister Bundy
Grand Rapids
James Benton Grant, Jr
Denver
Howard Carter Davis
Elizabeth
L. B. Robbins
Springfield
Edward L. Ryerson, Jr
Chicago
Laborites Reject Socialism at Hull Conference
Hull England Jan. 21 The Labor party held a conference where an amendment binding the party to socialism was rejected by a large majority.
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Hull
England
Labor Party
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W. Seward Webb
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H. Mortimer Brooks
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P. Cooper Hewitt
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Frederick D. Grant
William P. Douglas
Gouverneur Kortright
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St. Andrew's Convalescent Hospital
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Lyric Theatre
Fiske
John Mason
M. Arlise
New York Sea
Beatrice Herford
Langdon Geer
George A. Crocker, Jr
Dorothy Hurry
Eleanor Duane
Doris Bissell
the Diplomatic Corps
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York Hall
William G. Mixter
Charles F. Treadway
G. B. Morgan
P. F. Walden
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H. Merriman Steele
William J. Comstock
St. Elmo
Henry B. Sargent
Elford D. Trowbridge
Hart ¥ W. Foote
F. L. Bigelow
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