Amusements list from New York venues and shows
A dense schedule lists aerial garden acts at Luna Park and Coney Island venues, vaudeville at Hammerstein's Roof and Herald Square, and stage performances including The Merry Widow Our Cinderella and The Wolf. It notes times and locations such as Dreamiana Eden Me and Knickerbocker's Yankee Prince, with venues like Madison Square Garden and Lyric Theatre.
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Cinderella
Luna Park
Dreamiana
Daly
Eden
Herald Square
Jardin DE Par
Knickerbocker
Madison Square Roof Garden
New York
New York Daily Tribune Details Ownership and Office
The New York Daily Tribune dated July 2, 1908 notes ownership by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation. It lists Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer, with principal offices at 154 Nassau Street in New York.
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Per
The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Airship breaks world record amid global news mix
Foreign news reports Count Zeppelin and a crew of fourteen breaking the airship flight record by twelve hours at an average speed of thirty four miles per hour. Domestic items include oath of office for Wright as Secretary of War and election moves for the Republican National Committee. Weather shows fair today with a high around 84.
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Zeppelin
F. G. Bailey
Export Shipping Company
Utstein
Puerto Cortez
New York
St. Petersburg
Lord Curzon
Craigie
University College
London
England
M. Khomtyakoff
Ramon Caceres
Santo Domingo
Luke E. Wright
William H. Taft
Taft
Republican National Committee
Frank B. Kellogg
William L. Ward
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Vermont
Montpelier
George A. Prouty
Newport
John A. Mead
Rutland
Gray
Denver
Norfolk & Southern Railroad
Norfolk, Va
Trust Company of America
Harry Orchard
Boise
Idaho
United States
Agricultural Department
Washington
Kansas City
Monroe
Mich
Niagara Falls
N. Y
George H. Daniels
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Lake Placid
New York and Bermudez Company
Castro
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Albert C. Triaca
Leon Delagrange
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
New Idea Republicans Debate Nominating for Office in New Jersey
A New Jersey dispute within the New Idea faction questions whether reformers should seek office. Supporters argue Colby and Sommer earned renomination through party majority support and that reformers must implement their policies if elected.
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New Jersey
Essex County
New Idea
Republican Party
Senator Colby
Sheriff Sommer
Colby
Ex- D
New Idea Movement Risks Degenerating Into Spoils Raid
A cautious warning against the New Idea movement turning into a raid for spoils or devolving into empty talk with unkept promises. The piece urges discipline and fulfillment of commitments to preserve legitimacy and purpose.
Hearst Prosecution of Recount Brings Mock Safety Claim
London telegrams claim the recount will secure the Republic. Critics question the profit from the effort and note no proven fraud or precedent for future near-total recanvassing. The piece mocks Hearst for costly rhetoric and wasteful expense while predicting limited public gratitude.
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Hearst
London
Republic
Ahearn Case Brings Constitutional Debate On Re‑election
Justice McCall’s ruling ties Ahearn’s eligibility to constitutional rights, suggesting removal does not bar reappointment. The piece argues public responsibility lies with voters and that city charter changes to impose ineligibility would not be constitutional. It notes Tammany’s defiance and the need for good government.
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Justice McCall
Ahearn
Kansas
Board of Aldermen
Mr. Ahearn
Tammany
New York
Amusement Park Threatens Bronx Homes Amid Hearing
The New Yorker warns that a new amusement park near Van Cortlandt Park may lower property values and disturb families as barker noise and late night activity spread. Protests to Mayor McClellan have been filed, and another hearing is planned next week to contest the license.
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van Cortlandt Park
van Cortlandt
Riverdale
Fort George
McClellan
Bronx
Evils of Separate Schools Spark Japanese School Move
The Seattle Japanese community plans to withdraw children from public schools amid anti equal-rights agitation and establish Japanese run schools with Japanese teachers. The move is seen as avoidance of trouble but as harmful to American assimilation and equal schooling. Similar segregation pressures are noted in a New Jersey Italian settlement.
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Seattle
Japan
New Jersey
Italian teacher condemns forced segregation over real estate
The speaker argues that segregation imposed by neighbors rather than voluntary Italian settlements is harmful. He insists that forcing alien colonies into American communities is an evil practice, regardless of motive or origin.
Zeppelins Third Airship Demonstrates Strong Capability
Reports from Friedrichshafen describe Count von Zeppelin's third airship showing precise control during ascent descent and maneuvering as trials continue. Projections suggest a four hundred mile voyage may be achieved with a radius of action exceeding one thousand miles, while questions remain about damage resistance and wartime viability.
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Count von Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
von Zeppelin
New York
Chicago
Langley
Prospect Park Abuses Prompt Call for Radical Action
The article condemns growing vandalism and indecencies in Prospect Park, citing arrests after Sunday disturbances. It argues for decisive action to restore order, protect flowers and shrubs, and ensure the park remains a safe, respectable public space.
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Prospect Park
Central Park
The
Tribune
Manhattan
Editor William Abbott Chides Cigarette Smokers on NYC Streetcars
In a satirical critique, editor William Abbott of The Magazine of History labels streetcar smokers as petty lawbreakers and praises the Madison Avenue regulation push. The piece also urges stronger public health characterizations of the fly as a disease carrier and mocks literary quips about flies.
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William Abbott
Magazine of History
Mr. Abbott
New York City
Madison Avenue Hne
Europe
Democratic chatter on nominations and dangers of July
The piece combs through figures like Towne Bryan Gray McCarren and Peary, debating vice presidential bids and credentials. It riffs on suffrage, street dangers, and the desire for orderly conventions amid looming Fourth of July mayhem and polarizing campaigns.
Greatest house moving task in Chicago area announced
A Chicago contractor firm plans a record breaking move on the site of Northwestern Railroad’s new 20 million dollar station. A five story brick and steel building weighing about 6 000 tons will be rolled half a block on railroad iron using hand jacks at an estimated cost of 50 000 dollars over a three month period.
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Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Signs of Returning Prosperity in American Industries
J W Van Cleave predicts early prosperity as bank clearings and rail earnings lag but narrow gap. Gold exports total about 46 million since April while outside sources meet needs. Re employment days spread with United States Steel resuming plants by August. Agriculture foresees farm product value reaching 5 billion in 1908, signaling brighter times ahead.
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J. W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburg
States Steel Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Social set to sail for Europe on the Amerika
St Regis guests led by Mr and Mrs H M Twombly Miss Ruth Twombly and Mr and Mrs W A M Burden depart today for Europe to spend summer abroad. Others listed include Archibald Russell H Berkeley Parsons Frederic Halsey and more as society travels take shape around Newport Lenox and Bar Harbor with various hosts and ships Lorraine Oceanic and others noted.
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H. McK. Twombly
Ruth Twombly
W. A. M. Burden
St. Regis
Europe
Amerika
Archibald D. Russell
H. de Berkeley Parsons
Frederic R. Halsey
Taft Farewell Visit Highlighted By Washington Dinner
Washington society items note a July 1 dinner at Chevy Chase hosted by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop in honor of ex Secretary of War William H Taft. Attending were Secretary of War Luke E Wright Postmaster General George von L Meyer Major General and Mrs Franklin Bell and Assistant Secretary of War General Robert Shaw Oliver. General and Mrs Bell escorted Taft to Fort Myer Virginia for departure toward Hot Springs Friday.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Fort Myer
Virginia
Hot Springs
Bell
Army
Taft Goodby
Wright
Helen Taft
Savannah
Dorothea Baldwin
Clarence R. Edwards
Lafayette Place
Taft
Charles Taft
Post Wheeler
President Denies Million-Dollar Real Estate Tale
Telegraphic report from Oyster Bay says the President denies buying Union Theological Seminary land for over 1 million dollars. He clarifies he owns only one residence at Oyster Bay and would not build another. rumors of private palatial homes are dismissed as baseless fabrications by real estate promoters.
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The
Tribune
Oyster Bay
New York City
Union Theological Seminary
Loeb
Parthenon
Atlantic City
Great Neck
Washington
Caspar Whitney
McClure
J. K. Williams
Africa
Roosevelt
Sagamore Bilt
Lenox Social Season Echoes With Garden Party Attendance
In Berkshire estate circles Edith Rodgers of New York appeared at Cold Brooke hosted by Captain and Mrs. John S. Barnes. About seventy guests attended as Mrs. Henry Ives Cobb joined the gathering. New York guests and Lenox neighbors were noted throughout. William A. Douglass of Buffalo leased the Curtis cottage for the season.
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Lenox
Garden House
Cold Brooke
John S. Barnes
New York
Edith Rodgers
Barnes
Charlotte
Cornelia Barnes
John Alexandre
William B. Bacon
Francis Barlow
Pierre Jay
Robert
Joseph W. Burden
Wharton
K. Sturgis
Helen Parish
Richard Dixey
Gertrude Parsons
Adeleland
Henry Munroe
F. C. Grugan
Goodman
Robert W. Patterson
C. Greenleaf
Henry L. Lee
Oscar
Giraud Foster
Richard S. Dana
David Lydig
Henry W. Gray
Warren Salisbury
Pittsfield
Henry Ives Cobb
Washington
William Postlethwaite
Clementine Furniss
Leno
Adolph Obrig
Aspinwall
Richard Watson Gilder
Four Brooks Farm
Phebe Cormick
Cleveland
Phyllis Dee
Richard St. Pana
Beechwood Terrace
John & Barnes
George W. Folsom
Parkman Shaw
Anna R. Shaw
Charles Floulke
Curtis Hotel
John A. Hadden, Jr
Austin Flint
Mra
M. D. Post
H. C. Baldwin
William A. Douglass
Buffalo
Curtis Cottage
Governor Hughes Resting at Saranac During Vacation
Governor Charles Hughes and Mrs Hughes retreat to a rustic cabin at Saranac for a lengthy vacation. They decline social invitations and entertain no visitors while the governor keeps up some Albany duties. The couple walks the lakefront grounds as Adirondack guides prepare launches and canoes for use.
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Saranac, N
Charles Hughes
Adirondack
Hughes
Albany
Plans for Abruzz Wedding at Royal Castle
Turin reports plans at the royal castle for the reception of the Duke of A and his prospective bride Miss Katherine Elking in July.
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Turin
Conigt
the A
Katherine Elking
Queen Amelie Improves After Diphtheria Attack
Lisbon July reports Queen Amelie of Portugal widow of King Carlos and wife of King Manuel has suffered a mild diphtheria attack but is steadily improving and all danger is over according to official statements from the royal household.
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Lisbon
Amélie
Portugal
Manuel
Carlos
Oxford Honors Americans for Doctor of Divinity
Oxford University conferred honorary doctor of divinity degrees on two Americans Frederick Rogers Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Shanghai and McKim Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Tokio.
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Oxford
Oxford University
Frederick Rogers
Shanghai
McKim
Mrs Sara Hershey Eddy Marries John Marsh in England
Paris dispatch reports Mrs Sara Hershey Eddy wed Mr John Marsh in Rye England on June 30. The couple will spend the summer at Mrs Marsh's Manoir Denouval near Paris after the ceremony and celebration.
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Paris
Sara Hershey Eddy
Rye
England
Johnson Marsh
London
Mr. Marsh
Vanderbilt to close Biltmore House and sell horses
Telegraph reports George W. Vanderbilt will close Biltmore House within a year and offer its horses for sale. All servants at Biltmore are dismissed as the Vanderbilts and their daughter Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt plan to leave Biltmore in July.
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George W. Vanderbilt
Biltmore
N. C
Bar Harbor
The
Tribune
Asheville
Biltmore House
More House
and Vanderbilt
Corneliaderbilt
Jackson Sedgwick wed at Brooklyn home ceremony
Dr. Exertom S. Jackson and Mrs. Mary Eliza Sedgwick were married yesterday at the bride’s home 106 Washington Street Brooklyn. Rev. St. Clair Hester officiated in a small ceremony with only relatives present. A Canadian trip will follow.
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Exertom S. Jackson
West Street
Mary Eliza
Sedgwick
Clarence W. Sedgwick
Henry Mangels
Washington
Brooklyn
St. Clair Hester
Church of the Messiah
Canada
Jackson
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Charles A. Towne
George Gray
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Moses
John Charles Day
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Garrison
Transcript
Isaac Knapp
Philadelphia Ledger
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Boston
William Lloyd Garrison
the Liberator
NEW York Society
Warren C. Beach
Saratoga
Richard Gambrill
Edwin D. Morgan
Westbury
Long Island
Meadow Brook Club
Mr. Morgan
Herbert L. Satterlee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Highland Falls
Nicholas Murray Butler
Lorraine
Alexander & Webb
John E. Alexandre
Geraldyn Raymond
Lodge
Mrs. F. Burrall Hoffman
Southampton
Charles Hall
J. Hampden Robb
Cornelia Robb
Marguerite Chapin
Bassy
Tokio
Frederick
Chapin
the Tribune
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James J. van
Stewart
Wh. Lodge
Deteenal the Kane
Royal Phelps Carroll
Walker Smith
Elisha
Paul A. Andrews
James Laurens van Alen
Henry Clewn
Seth Barton French
Anna Sands
Jay
Dudley G. Gautier
Elisha Dyer
William Binney
Providence
Ig Cottage
Catharine Street
William Greenough
Nathaniel Thayer
Thayer
Lady Herbert
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Beaulieu
Addison Thomas
George B. de Forest
Woodbury Kane
J. S. Phipps
Farr Lawn
Edmund J. Curley
Dr. Wolcott Mg
William Storrs Wells
Wood
R. Livingston Beechieg
Peter Collier
Coats
Nelson Buckley
Phil
Benjamin Thaw
Sidney C. Love
Charles M. Oelrichs
York
Joseph R Dilworth
Mason Janney
Green Md
Paul Adrews
A. Derouche
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S. E Huntington
G. W. van Dyke
Mrs. W. Fp.ford
IN Washington Society
Berkshires
Gov. Hughes
Adirondad
Amelie
MR. Vanderbilt
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