Amusements listing of New York venues and shows
A condensed program of 1908 entertainment listings including aerial acts at Garden S30 shows The Merry Widow at Astor S30 Paid in Full, Circle 8 S15 The Merry-Go-Round, Eden Muspe The World in Wax, Hammerstein Roof 2 8 15 Vaudeville, Harald Square S8 15 Three Twins, Knickerbocker S15 The Yankee Prince, Madison Square Roof Garden S30 Ski Hil, New York S30 Marys Lamb and more venues such as Luna Park and Dreamland with various time slots and acts.
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Aerial Garden
ASTOR
Brighton Beach
Pain
Circle
Money Island
Luna Park
Bostock
Teeplechase
Dreamland
Daly
Eden Mus
Hammerstein
Harald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Knickerbockerk
Madison Square Roof Garden
New York
New York Daily Tribune Ownership Details Interim Note
The New York Daily Tribune is owned and published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation, with offices at Tribune Building, 154 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Ofhers
Fires and protests dominate global and domestic news
Foreign dispatches report Port-au-Prince fire destruction after an arsenal blast while Paris racers contest the Vanderbilt cup and the IACC blocks American cars. Paraguay rests peace as Naveiro tightens control. Panama holds marines through elections. Domestic notes cover Denver delegates, Bryan's stance, Purdy’s judge appointment, a San Francisco fleet sendoff, and city events. Weather shows showers and cooler with highs near 93.
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Furniss
State Department
Port-au-Prince
International Committee of Associated Automobile Clubs
American Automobile Association
M. Guyot
Dieppe
Paraguay
Naveiro
Henry Farman
M. Armengaud
Panama
Teheran
Legation
Tabriz
New York
Denver
McCarren
National Committee
Bryan
Washington
Tribune
M. D. Purdy
United States
Lochren
Minnesota
San Francisco
Hughes
Big Green Pond
Adirondacks
Murat Halstead
Cincinnnati
Charlie” Taft
William H. Taft
Hot Springs
New London
Newport
United Mine Workers
Alabama
Henry C. Potter
Cooperstown
N. Y
Williams
Hurley
Byrnes
Metz
New York City
L. F. Rand
Williamsburg
Gray
Peary
Roosevelt
North Pole
Oyster Bay
City Tax Board
Kensico Reservoir
New York and Bermudez Company
Castro
St. Louis Aeronauts
Leon Delagrange
New York Society
MacCracken
New York University
Board of Regents
Exploitation in City Land Purchase Exposed
Controller Metz praises Bureau of Municipal Research for investigating a Queens farm buy by the Police Department and an appraiser in Finance. The report links a brokered option, a Brooklyn politician, and private negotiations to a 375 percent price hike, urging condemnation or reform to curb political exploitation.
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Metz
Police Department
Queens
Bureau of Municipal Research
Finance Department
Byrnes
Brooklyn
CoOe
City’s Debt Near One Billion With Bit of City-Owned Property
Municipal debt stands close to 1 billion dollars while the city retains ownership of substantial assets. The report outlines the balance between obligations and property titles held by the municipality as part of its financial posture. The figures reflect a broad funding picture and indicate ongoing fiscal considerations for residents and officials.
Guffey Heats Bryan With Grudging Gratitude Theory
The piece argues Colonel Guffey overvalues gratitude in politics and clashes with Bryan over party control. It cites Guffey’s past supports for Goebel Croker Sullivan and notes Bryan’s alliances with various bosses. It contends Bryan’s strength rests on party unity, while Guffey’s view corrupts loyalty into perpetual debt.
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Jim” Guffey
Mr. Bryan
Colonel Guffey
William Goebel
Kentucky
Goebel
Bryan
Richard Croker
Croker
Nebraska
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Denver
Latin American news and Panama presidential victory
The article notes Panama’s June 30 municipal elections showing Mr Obaldia ahead and Arias withdrawing, affirming Panama as a stable constitutional republic while dismissing US pressure claims. It contrasts Paraguay’s long dictatorship under Lopez and Francia with a newer, unclear administration, and hints at Venezuela diplomacy without rehashing past disputes.
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Panama
Obaldia
Arias
Republic
United States
Paraguay
Francia
Lopez
Baez
Naveiro
Venezuela
Venezuela policy debate over Brazil and restraint urges
The piece argues a minority in the United States tolerates Venezuela's dictatorship and criticizes opponents who mock diplomatic restraint. It warns that Venezuela’s regime is now unmanageable for U.S. policy without sacrificing self-respect, urges future return of reason in Caracas, and praises Brazil as a true ally while rejecting unfounded attacks on its navy.
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Venezuela
Mr. Sleeper
Mr. Paul
Caracas
South America
Brazil
Atlantic
United States
Protesting Socialists Back Haywood Nomination
The Socialist Laborites nominated a jailed man for president, a former convict serving twenty five years for murder. Party divisions reveal a split between irreconcilables and moderates, with critics saying their protests fail to win votes and threaten socialist progress.
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Haywood
de Leon
Socialist Party
Debses and
Haywoods
Germany
Record critiques Fourth of July carnage and inaction
The Record laments over the deadly Fourth of July celebrations, citing a Chicago Tribune census reporting 72 deaths and 2,736 injuries nationwide and $525,935 in fire losses. It warns casualties will rise as tetanus cases emerge, notes vast underreporting, and decries repeated calls for reform that never materialize.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Prophecy Misfires over Bryan Delegations in Carolinas
The Charleston News and Courier concedes errors in predicting Bryan delegations from South Carolina and North Carolina to Denver. It cites baffling political logic and says South Carolina delegates were instructed against instructions, with Bryan favored by default. North Carolina’s stance is also discussed via The Charlotte News and Courier.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Columbia
Denver
Bryan
North Carolina
Pullman
News and Courier
AntiBryan forces organize amid Denver convention chatter
A Charleston News and Courier clipping notes North Carolina delegates backed Bryan to Denver, while Pennsylvania boss Guffey maneuvers to secure national committeeman posts. The piece cites the antiBryan movement gathering, with Denver dispatches signaling a conference as the national convention convenes. References to Parker, Watterson, Hemphill, and Pugsley frame the Democratic intra party tensions.
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Colonel Guffey
Pennsylvania
Guffey
Hemphill
Charleston News and Courier
Watterson
Denver
Wit, strikes, and soldiers in old worldwide clippings
A collage of brief anecdotes and notes from 1900 era columns. Highlights include Sir Victor Horsley depicted as a witty pathologist, a Kingston Jamaica cigar factory strike over free smoke privileges, a Baltimore high pressure fire system debate, a Tired Tiffins joke, and Brigadier General Carrington's 1866 Fort Kearny commemoration plans with Red Cloud.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Henry B. Carrington
Hyde Park
Mass
General Carrington
Red Cloud
Carrington
New York Society Abroad Readers Return to Newport
Commodore and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry and the Misses Gerry have arrived in London from Paris and plan to sail for New York tomorrow. Their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Gerry are summering in Newport. A long list of society families travels and resides between Paris London Newport Bar Harbor and various Old Country and U S. resorts for the season with villas cottage camps and regattas noted.
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Commodore
Elbridge T. Gerry
Gerry
London
Paris
New York
Newport
Seaverge
Robert L. Gerry
W. Storrs Wells
Harry T. Peters
James Brown
Social Notes From Newport Highlight Vanderbilt Lawn Fete Support
Newport July 6 social notes list summer residents contributing to a Wednesday lawn fete at Alfred G. Vanderbilt estate to aid St. Mary's Church Portsmouth. Named contributors include Mrs Reginald C Vanderbilt Mrs Elisha Dyer Mrs Edward C Knight Jr and others with several families expected back from Europe soon and visits by John E Berwind Lispenard Stewart and General J Fred Pierson among local attendees.
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the Tribune
Newport
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
St. Mary’s Church
Portsmouth
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Elisha Dyer
Edward C. Knight, Jr
Sidney J. Coiford, Jr
James Laurens van Alen
Theodore K. Gibbs
Theodore M. Davis
Philip M. Lydig
Arthur Emmons
Edmund J. Curley
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J. C. Mallory
Williames Bull
Martha Codman
John Nicholas Brown
H. F. Mahony
Elbridge T. Gerry
Gerry
Europe
Charles P. H. Gilbert
New York
George B. de Forest
William R. Hurst
Mary
Hughes Gets Trout In Adirondacks Fishing Trip
Governor Hughes enjoyed a successful day fly casting for trout at Big Green Pond in the Adirondacks. Accompanied by his son, the private secretary, and a confidential messenger, he rode guide boats via Upper Saranac to the pond. An Adirondack luncheon followed as the governor landed several speckled trout.
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Saranac
N. Y
Hughes
Big Green Pond
Saranac Inn
Upper
Adirondacks
Mineola Yacht Arrives in Vancouver For World Cruise
The Mineola a former North Atlantic liner converted into a luxury steam yacht arrives in Vancouver with Colonel Thompson and a party including Mrs Thompson Judge Nesbitt Miss Hemphill Ruth Thompson Mme Kjama Frederick Cruger and Dr Trevithi. They plan to depart tomorrow to circle back eastward by rail and sail from New York via Cape Horn after visiting Porto Rico the Mediterranean Egypt India Ceylon Burmah Java Manila and East Asia.
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Vancouver
B. C
Mineola
Colonel Thompson
Ontario
Thompson
Wallace Nesbitt
Toronto
Hemphill
Admiral Hemphill
Ruth Thompson
Mme. Kjama
Frederick Cruger
Trevithi
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York
Porto Rico
Mediterranean
Egypt
India
Ceylon
Burmah
Java
Manila
China
Corean
Cape Horn
Funeral of Murat Halstead in Cincinnati
The funeral for editor and author Murat Halstead took place in Cincinnati with pallbearers including Judge Alexander L. Huston Stephen Gerard Henry Watterson Mayor Leopold Markbreit Senator J. B. Foraker and Charles P. Taft among others. Bishop John M. Walden conducted services at the home. Burial followed at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Cincinnati
Murat Halstead
Alexander L. Huston
Stephen Gerard
Henry Watterson
Louiisville
Leopold Markbreit
J. B. Foraker
John J. Pratt
Captain J. Banks
Edmund Lunken
Thornton M. Hinckle
Charles P. Taft
Frank Wiborg
John I. Warrington
M. M. White
John M. Walden
Spring Grove Cemetery
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas to be interred in Newport
The body of Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, who died Friday night at Del Monte California, will be taken to Newport Rhode Island for interment. His widow is from Newport and he once commanded the naval training station there. His son, a lieutenant on the Kearsarge, will accompany the body, and the death prompts promotions for Captains Pillsbury Marix Rogers to rear admiral.
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Washington
Charles M. Thomas
del Monte
Cal
Newport
R. I
Thomas
Kearsarge
J. E. Pillsbury
Washington man presented to King at St James Palace levee
Clarence Moore of Washington was presented to King Edward today by Ambassador Reid at a levee at St James's Palace in London on July 6.
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London
Clarence Moore
Washington
King Edward
Ambassador Reid
St. James's Palace
Lenox Fire Destroys Dixey Stables At Tanglewood
Fire consumed ten stables owned by Richard C. Dixey in Lenox early morning, with extensive property damage. Fire brigade of fifteen apparatus, led by Manager D. Seavey, battled flames for three hours. several furnishings and hay were salvaged with water and blankets. Notable locals attended and assisted, including Miss Eleanor Crosby and Mlle Alexandre, while social events at Elm Court were postponed.
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the Tribune
Lenox
Mase
Society
Richard C. Dixey
Tanglewood
Rixey
Golf
Tenny
Pa. T. Dana
Eleanor Crosby
Alexandre
Elm Court
Sloane
Margaret Bromley
G. Beekman Hoppin
J. Bowers Lee Mig
Brookhurst
Hee
F. Augustus Schermerhorn
New York
Free Lance
Atlantic
Bar Harbor
William Williams
Joseph H. Choate
Naumkeag
William D. Sinane
Malcolm D. Sloane
J. Bowers
Lee Ag Beekman Hoppin
Peyton van Rensselaer
Garrison
N. Y
Charles H. Platt
New
Charlies Bray
Stacy W. Bray
Louis
Aspinwall
Herbert Harde
Massachusetts
John E. Heaton
H. M. Schieffelin
J. J. Pultz
J. Clarence Post
W. W. Tompkins
Chapman
M. E. Scott
Maine Coast
George de Gersdoff
Arthur Lawrence
Stockbridge
Bishop Potter Improves Despite Heat In Cooperstown
Cooperstown N Y July 6 Bishop Potter progresses amid extreme heat with physicians reporting a comfortable day and slight strength gain while recovery appears likely though slow His son Alem and son in law Charles Russell left for New York and Mrs Potter’s niece Mrs Robert Mackey returned elders note continued improvement and caution against proposed mental science treatment changes
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Bishop Potter
Alem Potter
Charles Russell
New York
J. E. Janvrin
M. L Bassett
State funeral for poet Jonas Lie approved in Christiania
The Storthing voted to grant a state funeral for Jonas Lauritz Edemli Lie, the poet and novelist who died in Christiania. The body will be buried at Eriksvaern, beside his wife.
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Christiania
Storthing
Jonas Lauritz Edemi Lie
Eriksvaern
Paris Council Purchases Richard Millers The TM Seller
Paris officials announce the Municipal Council has decided to purchase Richard Millers picture The TM Seller. Miller presented several works at the spring salon of the Société des Artists, showcasing his art to delegates.
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Paris
Richard Miller
Postmaster General Meyer Returns From Annapolis Rest
Washington July 6 Postmaster General Meyer who was taken ill several days ago from unwholesome food returned today from a quiet Sunday trip to Annapolis where he went to rest. Meyer has entirely recovered and resumed his official duties.
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Washington
Annapolis
Mr. Meyer
Garrett Promoted to Rome Embassy Secretary Post
Berlin July 6 John W. Garrett second secretary of the American Embassy here was promoted to the secretaryship of the embassy at Rome. He was a guest at a farewell given by American German and diplomatic officials. Mr. Garrett leaves for Rome around July 15.
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Berlin
John W. Garrett
Rome
Garrett
American Ambassador Riddle Recovering From Pneumonia
John W. Riddle, American Ambassador in St. Petersburg, is convalescing after a threatened pneumonia attack and can sit up. He plans to leave the hospital when weather permits and favorable conditions arise.
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St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle
Russians Add Hidden Mouthpieces To Cigarettes
A Philadelphia Record item reports a theory about Russian cigarettes featuring a hollow pasteboard mouthpiece at the end. The claim suggests the device conceals tobacco from the smoker while a decorative cover avoids drawing attention. The piece notes the Russians keep the tobacco portion outside the mouth for a perceived safety or style reason.
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Philadelphia Record
Russia
St. Petersburg
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Tuxedo
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Babylon
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Spring Lake, N. J
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St. Bartholomew's Church
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England
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Henry Reese Hoyt
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Richfield Springs
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
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