Amusements Listing From New York Venues
The notice catalogs entertainment venues with acts and prices including Apartments and amusements at venues such as Dreamland Coney Island, Luna Park Rostock's Steeplechase, and Madison Square Garden. It lists acts like The World in Wax and vaudeville performances with fixed prices and show names.
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Merty
ASTOR
Brighton Beach
Tpsin
Circle
Goxey Island
Luna Park
Rostock
Dreamland Daly
Miusee
Wax Hammerstein
Jardin
Paris
Madison Square Roof Garden
New York
Mery
New York Daily Tribune The Tribune Association Details
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribune. It lists offices at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York with Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Stuttie as secretary and treasurer. Officers’ addresses are their newspaper office.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Stuttie
International and Domestic News Highlights
Dispatches report upheaval in Asuncion with Dr Emiliano Gonzales Naveiro named President and hundreds killed or injured. Port-au-Prince burned. Curacao seeks better ties with Venezuela. Arias withdraws candidacy after US cable. Olympic athletes arrive in London. couples vie in Dieppe Cup race. Emperor and Empress of Russia rumored to visit Cowes.
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Asuncion
Emiliano Gonzales Naveiro
Port-au-Prince
Curacao
Wilhelmina
Venezuela
Panama
Sefior Arias
United States
London
Dieppe
Russia
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Cowes
Brassey On Naval Strength And The Two Power Standard
Mr Brassey’s view in the new Annual favors Great Britain, asserting its navy meets the two power rule. Britain leads in modern dreadnoughts and armored cruisers with six ships, while rivals lag. Projections through 1911 show Britain maintaining a margin, though growth elsewhere could narrow the gap.
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Brassey
Great Britain
Brasey
Germany
United States
France
Japan
Italy
Russia
Brasser
America
Power in war against her deemed unthinkable
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss resistance to a female-led war effort, describing the notion of women wielding power in wartime as unthinkable and challenging traditional gender roles. The text hints at political and societal conflict surrounding leadership.
Bryan Attacks Guffey as Democratic Boss Holds Power
The piece critiques William Jennings Bryan for calling to purge the party of leaders like Colonel James M. Guffey while reconciling with bosses such as Roger Sullivan. It notes Guffey’s oil backing and control of Pennsylvania Democrats, and argues Bryan’s stance wavers when seeking delegates. The article contends Bryan’s “Let the people rule” slogan clashes with his past alliances.
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Mr. Bryan
James M. Guffey
Democratic Party
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Fairview
Tom Johnson
Colonel Guffey
Bryan
Standard Oil Company
Roger Sullivan
Tlinois
Sullivan
Olympic Entertainment and English Athletic Tradition
The piece critiques the British Olympic Council for failing to fund entertainment for 2,500 athletes and guests at London. Lord Desborough cites a $50,000 private fund drive that yielded a pitiful sum, and Parliament also disappointed. It considers English fundraising norms, upper-class amateur ideals, and the impact on Olympic reach and public support.
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British Olympic Council
Lord Desborough
Parliament
Man of Brown
England
Oxford
Englehman
Waning of Free Trade Shifts Pudsey By Election Tone
The Pudsey by election in Yorkshire delivered a sweeping Unionist victory over the Liberal candidate, signaling the growing tariff reform sentiment. Voters cast 6,444 Unionist to 5,321 Liberal, with a Socialist 1,291, changing the balance since 1906 when Liberal led by 3,502.
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Pudsey
Yorkshire
Asquith
Westminster
By-elections Signal Shift Toward Tariff Reform
The record shows sixty eight by elections with forty five contested. Liberals won zero seats from Unionists, while Unionists gained seven from Liberals. Unionist votes rose by 19 893 and Liberal votes fell by 34 459. The outcome suggests growing tariff reform sentiment and waning free trade support, with a potential tariff majority in the next Parliament and a protective tariff law possible.
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Cobden
House of Commons
Justice the Cheapest Policy in Chester Strike Fallout
The Chester Traction Company seeks $200000 from the city for damages during a long streetcar strike and ensuing riots. The piece argues municipal officials and police supported the strikers, allowing arson and vandalism until state troops intervened, and questions the wisdom of boycotts as a policy.
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Pennsylvanian
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chester
Penn
Chester Traction Company
Traction Company
State Constabulary
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New Jersey Excise Investigation Opens In Jersey City
Governor Fort launches a practical excise inquiry amid mixed public reaction. The commission will gather data from municipalities and major cities on license fees, outstanding licenses, transfers, opening hours, and revocation records to inform potential law changes. The aim is an informed, fair study not a propaganda effort.
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New Jersey
Jersey City
United States
Governor Fort
Market Swings Mark Last Week on Exchange
Money and business notes show thin activity at the Stock Exchange last week with price variations narrow and a big member’s seat sold for 70 000 dollars. Railway earnings in June fall less than before and improvements in freight offerings are forecast. Banks see renewed pressure to return cash as manufacturing and agricultural traffic prepare for a heavy move.
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Stock Exchange
Exchange
Market Notes on Money, Agriculture and Industry in 1908
A broad briefing outlines minor government withdrawals, July deficits, and reserve implications for banks amid steady money supply. It notes emigration outpacing immigration, resumed machinery activity, wage scales, and mixed industrial reports with some sectors firm, others slowing. It highlights animal hides prices, leather and footwear demand, textiles, iron and steel, and ongoing crop futures with rains aiding old grain and uncertain spring harvests.
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Treasury
New York
Transvaal
Chicago
Paris
New England
Boston
Oklahoma
Texas
Peculiar Proposals and Quips From a Civic Column
The piece lampoons political and urban issues from rides to railways and campaigns. It references champagne for a parade crowd, elevated railways through blocks, Bryan Taggart campaign ties, and public amusements at Coney Island and Fort George. It notes tetanus risks from dirty wounds and hints at park funding aims with $105 000 sighted for Broadway restoration.
Burglary fears and transit pleas mix in city talk
A civic debate lingers over using funds to restore Broadway streetcar service from 424th street south to benefit the public. A new burglar insurance association forms to influence security policy, while musings on poetry and marriage highlight editorial pokes at domestic life and the clash between real and ideal.
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59Th Street
Anecdotes on Honesty and Pronunciation in 19th Century Notes
A German visitor’s surprise at American honesty contrasts with a story of weekly payers at a news stand. Charles F. Lummis complains about Los Angeles pronunciation, while Francois Coppée’s cats are traced after his death. A Berlin piece envisions a trackless city with underground and omni buses. A quip about a medium mother and tippler father closes.
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United States
Grossartig
Charles F. Lummis
Public
Los Angeles
Cal
Lummis
Liicrarian
Quiet Sunday At Sagamore Hill With Roosevelt Family
President and Mrs. Roosevelt with their children attended morning services at Christ Church Oyster Bay amid crowds on the lawn. The rest of the day they stayed quietly at Sagamore Hill while Secretary Loeb avoided the village offices and staff enjoyed a first full day of rest since June.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Christ Church
Sagamore Hill
Loeb
Platt Returns to Oriental Hotel for Summer Stay
Senator Platt has reoccupied his former summer rooms at the Oriental Hotel in Manhattan Beach joining Mr and Mrs Gustav Abel of Elmdorf No 183 West 14th Street. Once a dominant Republican figure he says he is practically out of politics. He had left the Fifth Avenue Hotel and briefly resided at Hotel Gotham with his wife before their separation and move to Highland Mills.
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Senator Platt
Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach
the Oriental
Gustav Abel
Elmendorf
West Lith Street
Gotham
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mra Janeway
Governor Hughes Attends Church Service at Saranac Inn
Governor Charles E. Hughes and his family attended morning services at the Saranac Inn Chapel with Rev. I W Richardson officiating. They walked from their cottage to the chapel where the sermon was followed by communion. The Inn’s chapel is also linked to Grover Mereland’s past attendance.
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Saranac Inn
Charles EL Hughes
Saranac Inn Chapel
I. W. Richardson
Grover Mereland
Fairs Likely to Meet Jay Gould in World Championship
London report says after Cecil Fairs defeated BE Johnson for the professional court title at Brighton, Fairs received a challenge from Jay Gould the amateur champion. Gould proposes a home-and-home series in New York and London next season for the open world championship.
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London
Cecil Fairs
BE Johnson
Brighton
Fairs
Jay Guld
Gould
New York
Garrison Tablet Unveiled In Boston Memorial Ceremony
A memorial tablet for abolitionist leader William Lloyd Garrison was unveiled without ceremony at the Horn blower and Weeks Building at Water and Congress streets. It marks the site where he began The Liberator on January 1 1831 with partner Isaac Knapp.
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Tribune
Boston
William Lloyd Garrison
Hornblower and Weeks
Water and
Congress Streets
Cassel Germany’s Prosperity Linked to Policy and Labor
The article touts Cassel as a thriving Prussian city with 150,000 residents, rail hub status, and broad development. It credits sound currency and mercantile policy for growth, notes native Germans’ preference in employment, and contrasts German welfare with English systems while highlighting the Elberfeld model of public aid and disciplined labor.
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Cassel
June Cassel
Prussia
Austria
Wilhelmshdhe Park
Germany
Napoleon Iit
Sedan
Schloss Cassel
America
United Empire
Poland
Europe
Rothe
Leipsic
England
Elberfeld
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W. Murray Crane
Hot Springs
Mr. Taft
San Francisco
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Joel Chandler Harris
Atlanta
Cooperstown
Bishop Potter
Hammondsport
N. Y
Medford
Mass
Caracas
New York Letter Carriers’ Association
New York Civil Service Reform Association
State Civil Service Commission
City Finance Department
Public Service Commission
Schenectady
Josiah H. Vose
Silver
Burdett & Co
White Plains
Bronx Park
Bryan and Guffey
Olympic Entertainment
Money and Business
Brooklyn
Colonel Bryan
Thomas Taggart
James Thom
Thom
Messrs
Belmont
Ryan Et al
Metropolitan
Fort George
North Beach
Coney Island
Mahomet
Lee Beyea
Harry G. Somers
Atlantic City
the Park Commission
Broadway Paris
Catholic Standard and Times
Angie Lees
Angie
Francois Coppée
Montreusel
Salpétrière
Philadelphia Press
Berlin
Chicago Record- Herald
the Tribune
Platt
Senator
Jay Gould
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