Rose of the Rancho and The Wax Virginia at Academy of Music
Amusements listing shows multiple venues with schedules: Rose of the Rancho at Academy of Music, The Wax Virginia, Colonial, Dewey, Eden Musee, Empire, Garrick, German, Gotham, Knickerbocker, Liberty, Lyceum, Lyric, Madison Square, Majestic, Metropolitan Opera House, New Amsterdam, New Circle, Savoy, Nick Nicholas Rink ice sessions, Stuyvesant, Wallaces, and Music Hall Burlesque. Each entry notes show times such as 2:15 to 8:15, 8:15, 11 pm, and specific acts or performances like vaudeville, The Witching Hour, Don Giovanni, The Sherry Widow, and A Knight for a Day.
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New York Daily Tribune Publisher Details
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribune. It is a New York corporation with offices at the Tribune Building, 155 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Congress Hustles Over Penal Code and Harvester Inquiry
A morning dispatch reviews the day’s legislative bustle with Pen al Code discussions in the House and a bid to halt the Harvester Trust probe. Foreign notes mention the American battleship fleet sailing from Rio, a Prussian suffrage question flung aside, and volcanic Yucatan disturbances. Domestic items cite Governor Hughes’s letter, a $24,174,450 urgency deficiency bill, and political endorsements. Local items note irregular stock movement, a Hughes campaign push, a grand jury no‑show by A. H. Curtis, and notable deaths and incidents including a bank seizure and a fatal shooting in Brooklyn. The weather is fair but colder with a 50/28 day split.
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Boston
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Syracuse
Traders and Mechanics’ Bank
Pittsburg
Treasury Trust Company
State Bank
Hayes-Sory Tegie
Clarksville
Tenn
National drive to exterminate rats gains momentum
A global push to eradicate rats gains traction after bubonic plague outbreaks on the Pacific Coast. A British National Society for the Extermination of Rats forms under Sir James Crichton Browne as campaigns in Rio de Janeiro and elsewhere prove successful, highlighting the rat as a universal foe and breeding ground for diseases like trichinosis and bubonic plague.
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Pacific
Rio de Janeiro
Great Britain
James Crichton Browne
Howe
Extermination of Rats May End Global Plagues
The article argues rats spread disease and cause damage worth millions. It cites Zuschlag estimating over forty million rats in Britain and a single pair producing eight hundred descendants yearly. It notes Rio de Janeiro slaughtered more rats than humans and compares rat control to past mosquito and bird eradication efforts. The piece asserts the goal is desirable and possibly achievable.
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Zuschlag
Great Britain
Rio de Janeiro
Governor Hughes Sends Clear Candidacy Message
The Governor's letter announcing his candidacy clarifies his stance on national questions and urges honest party deliberation. It rebukes factionalism, supports free choice for Republicans, and signals momentum in New York toward Hughes at Chicago while noting Taft looms nationally.
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Hughes
Chicago
Taft
The Lady and the Logicians Debating on Co ed Entry
A Cornell debate team faces Columbia protests over admitting a co ed to intercollegiate debates. The piece argues debates train citizens and questions whether women should be barred, noting the logic critics claim women pose a challenge to male dominance and audience persuasion.
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Columbia Logicians
Ithacans
Columbia
Cornell
Columbia Debating Union
Morningside
Debating skill gaps in gendered rhetoric exposed
The Columbians admit their feminine rival could disadvantage them in debate yet argue apologies as a weapon are flawed. The Morningside Heights panic suggests a debater educated only in masculine logic is ill suited for real combat, proving a woman’s argument can challenge male pretensions.
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Morningside Heights
Morris K Jesup A Lifelong Beacon Of Civic Service And Benevolence
The tribute highlights Morris K Jesup as a founder and benefactor of major institutions. He led groups from the YMCA to the American Museum of Natural History and supported education, welfare, conservation, and public works. His career mirrored integrity and public spirit across fifty years of activity.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
American Museum of Natural History
American Sunday School Union
Chamber of Commerce
State of New York
Sailor's Snug Harbor
Five Points House of Industry
Peary Arctic Club
Princeton University
Williams College
Adirondack
New York
Tariff reform wins in Ashburton by election in Devon
Conservative Captain Morrison Bell defeated Liberal candidate Charles Buxton by 559 votes in a high turnout by election. The decisive issue was tariff reform with Buxton backing free trade and Bell supporting Chamberlain’s tariff plan, amid a record year for English trade under the current fiscal system.
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Devonshire
England
Devon
Gladstone
H. T. Eve
E. F. Morrison Bell
Eve
Morrison Bell
Charles R. Buxton
Buxton
Chamberlain
Bryan Intervenes in Kentucky Senate Election Clash
In Frankfort, William Jennings Bryan pressed Kentucky Democrats to elect J. C. W. Beckham as U S Senator. The outsider faced partisan backlash as he risked political fallout for mediation amid Goebel factionalism and Beckham’s administration amid criticism that Kentucky was poorly governed.
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Mr. Bryan
Frankfort
Kentucky
J. C. W. Beckham
United States
Bryan
Denver
Nebraska
William Goebel
Goebel
War in Kentucky: Beckham and Courtship of Power
The piece portrays a deep split within Kentucky Democrats over Senator Beckham and party factions. It cites Goebelism, primaries, and media opposition from The Courier-Journal as voices in a bitter power struggle. The writer warns of factional maneuvers, Goebel loyalists, and a looming internal conflict in Frankfort.
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Bryant
Beckham
James B. McCreary
Jefferson County
Louisville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky
Courier-Journal
Frankfort
Haly
Brown, Jones and Robinson
Goebel
Beckham, Haly, Brown and Company
Gaines Argues Against Oratory in House Amid Bills
The Hon. John Wesley Gaines urged the House to avoid oratory and focus on legislative business, omitting discussion of a bill to build a new immigrant station at Philadelphia's port. The piece critiques turnout of hose providers, city guarantees, and warns against Bryanism within national conventions, praising The Brooklyn Eagle for its decisive stance.
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John Wesley Gaines
House of Representatives
House
Philadelphia
Treasure hunt hints at sunken schooner and whisky
General Chaffee and General Sherman report treasure hunting along the Colorado River from Yuma to Tiburon Islands. They found traces of the sunken schooner Anna and its $100,000 cargo of whiskey, lost since 1853. Discovery may aid future recovery efforts while Californians anticipate a rare treat amid the tale.
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Yuma
Tiburon Islands
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Head of Navigation
Colorado
Cocopah Mountains
Anna
Frank Norris
New Mexico Admitted to Statehood Urged at Washington
In Washington the President hosted delegates to the National Board of Trade in the East Room. Governor Curry of New Mexico urged admission of New Mexico to statehood at this session. The calling list included Taft, Bonaparte, several senators and representatives, and other officials as guests. Social events highlighted by dinners and dances followed, with notable figures such as the Pulitzers, Vanderbilt family, and Sloane family noted among attendees and organizers for various gatherings and upcoming weddings.
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Washington
National Board of Trade
Curry
New Mexico
Solomon Luna
Republican National
Frederic J. de Peyster
East 86Th Street
Henry Clews
Fifth Avenue
Diplomatic Corps Briefing From The Tribune Bureau
Washington reports diplomatic movements in New York for upcoming social events. The Austria-Hungary ambassador and Baroness Hengelmilller plan to attend Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Szechenyi’s wedding. Russian and French attaches have traveled to or returned from New York.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
Baroness Hengelmilller
New York
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Krovpensky
Nebelsine
de Blanpré
Washington society hosts large teas and navy wedding in D C
In Washington, a bustling afternoon featured major society teas for Miss Carew and Miss Eleanor Pettit, with Mrs. Rixey and Mrs. Henry Granville Sharpe among hosts. A Navy-centered wedding took place at St. Stephen's Church as Miss Mary Lilian Hempstone wed Lieutenant Frederick Lansing Oliver, with navy officers as attendants and a reception to follow.
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Washington
Rixey
the Navy
Mary Lilian Hempstone
Snowden Lee Hempstone
Frederick Lansing Oliver
Edith Cowles
W. C. Cowles
Navy
Percy Foote
Joseph R. Defrees
Clark Woodward
W. F. Neill
F. M. Eslick
Duncan McKim
Dorothea Draper
Miss Morgan
New York
Marion Oliver
Karl Muck to Leave Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston January 22 Dr Karl Muck conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra will sever his connection with the ensemble at the end of the present season due to duties in Berlin. Manager A Ellis says no arrangements for a successor have been made.
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Karl Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Berlin
Dc. A. Ellis
Symphony
Boson Symphony Orchestra
Charles Emory Smith Buried in Philadelphia
Funeral services for Charles Emory Smith former Postmaster General diplomat and editor of The Philadelphia Press were held at his home with Rev John Sparhawk Jones officiating. Burial was private at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included George L von Meyer Knox Griggs Wanamaker William Potter Samuel Thayer John W Peabody F W Ayer J Wesley Miller and Benjamin G Wells.
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Philadelphia
Charles Emory Smith
John Sparhawk Jones
Calvary Presbyterian Church
West Laurel Hill
George L. von Meyer
Roosevelt
Senator Knox
John W. Griggs
United States
John Wanamaker
William Potter
Italy
Samuel R. Thayer
Charles A. Peabody
New York
F. W. Ayer
J. Wesley Miller
Masonic Lodge
Mr. Smith
Benjamin G. Wells
Samuel C. Wells
Press
Louvre Engravings Donated to New York YMCA
Louis Bonzom French Consul in New York presented eight additional engravings from the Louvre to the French YMCA at 109 West 5th Street. The gift honors the association for its effective work and notes its membership has doubled since moving into its present quarters three years ago. The French Minister of Public Instruction has long recognized YMCA work in France and abroad over nineteen years.
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New York
Louvre
Paris
Young Men's Christian Association
No. 109
West 5Tth Street
Verdict Set Aside In Vanderbilt Land Case
Federal Judge Boyd set aside the jury verdict against George W. Vanderbilt in the suit against J. Frank McCall over land squatting and buildings. A new trial was ordered in Asheville dated January 22.
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the Tribune
Asheville
N. C
George W. Vanderbilt
J. Frank McCall
Vanderbilt
Boyd
German Charity Ball Tonight at Waldorf Astoria
The eighteenth annual German Charity Ball under the Bachelor Circle of the German Liederkranz Jung Arion and Beethoven Bachelors occurs tonight at the Waldorf Astoria. Proceeds from prior balls totaling 162000 funded German charitable institutions in New York. The hall opens at 10 30 by Christian G. Hupfel and Mrs. E C Schaefer will lead the grand march.
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Beethoven
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Christian G. Hupfel
E. C. Schaefer
Rockefeller Family in Georgia Arrives for Winter
Augusta Georgia January 2 John D Rockefeller and his family arrived to stay the winter. Rockefeller plans to devote much time to golf during the season.
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Rockefeller
Georgia
Augusta
John D. Rockefeller
Naval Wedding at Annapolis Unites Miss Cowie and Dr Ledbetter
Miss Etel Cowie daughter of Pay Inspector Thomas J. Cowie U S N married Passed Assistant Surgeon Robert E Ledbetter U S N this afternoon in Annapolis The maid of honor was Miss Grace L Howard daughter of Captain T B Howard U S N The best man was Lieutenant Commander John F Doddridge The ceremony was performed by Chaplain G L Bayard U S N
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Annapolis
Etel Cowie
Thomas J. Cowie
Robert E. Ledbetter
Grace L. Howard
T. B. Howard
John F. Doddridge
G. L. Bayard
The Eagle Opposes Bryanism in Denver Rally
The Brooklyn Eagle states it will oppose Bryan and Bryanism, arguing against a democracy infused with Bryanism and supporting the Democracy as it should be, while predicting the Denver convention must do much to revive or galvanize democracy.
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Denver
Bryan
Brooklyn Eagle
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Newport Social Notes Greeting New Year Gatherings
Alfred G. Vanderhilt returned to Oakland Farm from New York this morning. Mrs. Hugh K. Norman is visiting Myp and Mr. William P. Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. H Casimir De Rham are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lorillard Spencer. T. Shaw Safe, who has been visiting in New York, has returned to Newport.
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the Tribune
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Alfred G. Vanderhilt
Oakland Farm
New York
Hugh K. Norman
Myp
William P. Hunter
H Casimir de Rham
Taft at N J Yale Alumni Dinner
The twenty fifth annual Yale Alumni Association of Essex County dinner will be held at the Woman's Club Building East Orange New Jersey tomorrow night Assemblyman Austen Colgate president will be toastmaster Speakers include Secretary Taft Governor Fort Professor William L Phelps and John Heald a founder A University Glee Club quartet will sing including new football songs and Fence era melodies Dinner begins at 7 o'clock
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Yale Alumni Association
Essex County
Woman’s Club
East Orange
N. J
Austen Colgate
Taft
Governor Fort
William L. Phelps
John & Heald
University Glee Club
William A. Barstow
Laurence Tweedy
Albert H. Atha
Ellis Adams
Republican Slate to Taft Hughes Roosevelt Hughes
A letter to the editor from East Orange New Jersey dated January 21 1908 outlines a Republican slate. It urges electing Taft for president in November Hughes for governor and United States Senators from New York, with Hughes and Taft in sequence. It promotes national standing and a strong Empire State position.
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the Tribune
Taft
Hughes
Roosevelt
United States
New York
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East Orange
N. J
In Defence Of Mrs Stokes Defends Red Flag Patriotism
A letter praising Mrs. Stokes and husband for anti wage slavery protest and their belief in Christian brotherhood. The writer links the red flag to universal humanity, cites scripture, and extols the flag alongside the Stars and Stripes. Dated Cohoes New York January 20 1908.
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Christ
God
Man
Stokes
Cat’s long journey home from England ends in kitchen
Letter from New York recounts a cat shipped to Liverpool and returned about three weeks later, found demure by the kitchen fire. The writer notes a prior tale of a Jersey City cat walking 122 miles to Coxsackie and compares the two feats. The letters reflect popular fascination with remarkable animal homing.
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the Tribune
Jersey City
Coxsackie
Liverpool
New York
Addresses by the French Ambassador in New York and Michigan
Washington reports Ambassador Jusserand of France will give three addresses soon two in New York City and one in Grand Rapids Michigan On January 5 in New York he will respond to a toast France as the Mother of Automobiles Three days later he will speak at the presentation of a medal to Mayor George McClellan for beautifying New York City American architects will present The February 12 address in Grand Rapids will cover Abraham Lincoln and will honor Jusserand’s efforts.
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Rapids, Mich
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