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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1908

Page

21

Amusements Listing From Brighton Theatres and Parks

A compact notes page lists show titles and times across venues. Entries include GARDEX-8:80 The Merry Witow at Brightons Beacs and The Mimic World at CASINO S. The Dreamland at LOONHY ISLAND presents LAuna Park and other acts like Females of 1908 at KNICKERBOCKER S. A varied lineup features Babes of 1908, The Yankee Prince and Mary's Lamb among scheduled performances and times.

Gardex Paté Brighton Jardin DE Paris Knickerbocker New York

New York Daily Tribune Publication Details

The New York Daily Tribune is issued by The Trine Association a New York corporation with offices at the Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.

Trine Association New York Corporation Tribune Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills Nathaniel Tuttle

News Briefs From The Morning World War Fires In Americas And Fire

Dispatches report Honduran rebel attacks near Cioluteca and Nicaraguan aid to the government, with over five hundred killed or wounded in Asuncion fighting from July 2 to 4. A race-tinged murder in Matanzas prompts fears of violence. Six perished in a Budapest chemical plant blaze. Democratic and Republican conventions proceed with debates on credentials and leadership as Taft's campaign structures take shape. A waterfront fire near East Boston causes massive losses, while pine lumber talks in St Louis seek a holding company. Pine Camp troops endure a long ride, tickets to Denver circulate, and federal comments reveal Snake War tensions. A wireless fleet report travels toward Honolulu as stocks rise. Dover reports a suicide attempt. a deadly East Side fire prompts rescues. A Diamond Point safes heist is linked to Louis Robinson. Weather looks fair with highs near 77 and lows around 69.

Tecucigalpa Cioluteca O'Brien Asuncion Alacrates Matanzas Negro Lwizards Budapest Democratic National Canoeret W. J. Bryan Committee On Credentials Denver McCarren Guffey Sullivan Ilinois Idaho Republican National Committee Mr. Tafts Hot Springs Frank H. Hitchcock George R. Sheldon Arthur J. Verys Boston St. Louis Pine Camp Speer Muskogee Mda Washington Snake Camp Honolulu Reid Broadway 39Th Street Dover Richard Alexander Upper East Side Diamond Point Pen Company Louis Robinson

Parker and Bryan at the convention contrasted in leadership

The Cleveland resolutions praised five conservative traits in the ex president yet Judge Parker fell short of Bryan’s bold leadership. Bryan led as an unyielding radical while Parker appeared regular and cautious, avoiding defiant action and delivering a toned down revised message instead of a bold, original declaration.

Cleveland Judge Parker Denlwer Parker Mr. Bryan Todlay Bryan Origins Lincoln Brien

Bryan's Role Shapes Parker as Regular Democrat Leader

The article argues Judge Parker now appears constrained by Tamany power and Murphy's directives. Bryan’s influence is seen as radical four years ago, but Parker must project steadiness and discipline. The piece notes Parker's commission from Murphy and his aim toward 1912, beyond mere regularity.

Committee Bryan Parker Murphy Tammany Democratic Party Mr. Sheehan Mr. Bryan Judge Parker

Republican Chairman and Treasurer Chosen for Campaign Reform

The Republican National Committee selects Frank H. Hitchcock as chairman to continue rational, cost efficient campaigning. George H. Sheldon named treasurer, pledging full public disclosure under New York law. The piece contrasts with Democratic transparency questions in campaign financing.

Frank H. Hitchcock Republican National Committee Cortelyou Hitchcock Taft Chicago National Committee George H. Sheldon New York Republican Party Sheldon Republican State Committee Hughes Democratic Party

Castroitis and the Barbarians of the Other America

A Tribune correspondent urges support for Cipriano Castro while condemning American pressure in Venezuela. The paper defends Castro as lawful chief magistrate yet notes his alleged confiscations of American property. It contrasts Castroitis with a sharp critique of Bolivar's dream and European invasion fears.

Cipriano Castro Tribune Castro Venezuela New York Bolivar America Europe el ‘Tachira

Portrait of Grover Cleveland for Albany Governor’s Room

The piece urges erecting a Grover Cleveland portrait in the Albany State Capitol executive chamber. It notes three New York governors became U.S. presidents and argues Cleveland’s portrait should join those of Van Buren and Theodore Roosevelt, reflecting propriety and national impact.

Grover Cleveland New York Cleveland Albany United States Martin van Buren Theodore Roosevelt

Remembering New York’s Governors and Founding Statesmen

Visitors to that office see memorials to George Clinton William H Seward Hamilton Fish Horatio Seymour Edwin D Morgan John A Dix and Samuel J Tilden while Grover Cleveland’s service in the Empire State is noted The Tribune invites subscriptions to honor these figures with modest, multiple contributions acceptable and welcome.

George Clinton William H. Seward Hamilton Fish Horatio Seymour Edwin D. Morgan John A. Dix Samuel J. Tilden Grover Cleveland Empire State Tribune

The Restorers and a German Castle Debate

The Kaiser faces criticism as Baden orders the restoration of Heidelberg Castle while Koh Königsberg’s revival stirs praise. The piece weighs the value of preserving ruins versus complete facades, noting how such restorations test sentiment, history, and national pride. It ponders whether antiquities should be revived or kept in weathered decay as a monument to the past.

Baden Heidelberg Schloss Kohkénigsberg Alsace St. Sophia Justinian Hohknigsberg Goethe

Regulation of Wireless Telegraphy Gains Global Traction

An international agreement on wireless telegraphy, inked years ago, has taken effect with most governments ratifying. The United States hesitates but is expected to act. Key Berlin provisions demand reciprocal message acceptance, licensing for operators, and spectrum separation for merchant ships and naval use. Tuning and possible revision after trial are discussed as essential for best outcomes.

United States Congress Navy Department Berlin Erskine Murray London Times

Denver Attitude Shapes Hobson View in Resolutions Panel

Denver's stance appears to influence Representative R. P. Hobson after a session with the Democratic resolutions committee. He reported insights not visible to the naked eye even a mile away, signaling opaque, strategic considerations shaping his outlook.

Denver R. P. Hobson Democratic Resolutions Committee

Farmington Dispatch Notes Widespread Interest and Political Feuds

A Farmington dispatch notes confusion over a claimed $10,000,000 inheritance and charity offers stirring public letter responses. Other items criticize Mr Murphy’s alignment with Gompers and question Mayor McClellan’s sacrifices. Denver feud among Missouri delegates centers on control as verbal exchanges replace blows. Weary remarks on the Denver platform and negro vote reflect partisan tensions.

Illinois Central stockholders subscribe to full $14 million issue

Stockholders of the Illinois Central Railroad subscribe to the entire $14,000,000 stock issue. In most cases the stock was paid in full, though many subscrip­tions required only a 50 percent instalment. The Denver convention is not a concern.

Illinois Central Railroad

Public mood mix in old news and travel lore

A dense column of varied snippets covers a Baden restoration controversy over Heidelberg castle, skat congress tallies with references to Grover Cleveland, hot weather quips, musical taste poll results, a Baedeker trivia note, a joke dialogue, and Massachusetts oiling road liability ruling. The piece blends cultural anecdotes, humor, and brief public notices from different locales.

Who Guffey Is From The Chicago Record Herald

James McClure Guffey emerges as a vigorous Democratic fighter in Pennsylvania politics. A major oil producer and landholder, he blends business energy with a lifelong crusade in public battles, treating politics as sport rather than a mere outcome, with a storied family legacy behind his wealth and power.

Chicago Record-Herald James McClure Guffey Guffey Rhoderick Chu William Guffey Lanarkshire Forbes Fort Duquesne Loyalhanna Creek Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Stotch James Guffey Guffeys United States Idaho Montana Colorado

Cure Worse Than the Disease Narrated by Factory Owner

A Philadelphia Record piece quotes a factory owner who shuts windows and uses steam heat to dry humidity and combat heat. He claims humidity causes 99 of 100 prostrations and his method raises temperature by five to ten degrees but reduces humidity enough to prevent collapses. He notes workers now endure hot days without incidences.

Philadelphia Record

A Live Scarecrow From Swanville Farm

Fred Small uses a bantam rooster in a wire cage with nest attached to guard his cornfield in Swanville. The early crowing rooster deters crows, providing a natural scare tactic as noted by The Kennebec Journal.

Kennebeck Journal Fred Small Swanville Crowe

New York Society Arrivals and Summer Plans Abroad

Society pages report Charles Lanier Helen Brice and Jennie Crocker among those arriving today from England on the Adriatic. Alfred Vanderbilt and Gerry families expected next week. Baroness Halkett rents Ampersand cottage for summer. Wilsons and Goulds noted at hotels and resorts. several families sail or travel to Newport Aix les Bains and White Mountains for the season.

Charles Lanier Helen Kate Brice Jennie Crocker J Hampden Robb Robb England Alfred G. Vanderbilt Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry Gerry James A Burden Griswold Gray Baroness Halkett Anson Phelps Stokes Place Upper St. Keats Ampersand

Lenox Horse Show on Hold as Meeting Decides Ground

Lenox Massachusetts reports cool weather and rising activity as a Lenox Horse Show Association meeting is set for Saturday at noon at the Lenox Club to decide whether a show will be held this year. Possible grounds include the Sloane property for the Lee Pleasure Park. Locals and visitors are noted at the Hotel Aspinwall with several families arriving or returning from New York and Fort Henry.

the Tribune Lenox Mass Lenox Horse Show Association Lenox Club Sloane Lee Pleasure Park William B. Brown W. H. Pomeroy Malcolm Faile Charles V. Faile New York Aspinwall Wallace T. Foote Charles St. Clair Pelton J. R. Sherman James Smythe Fort Henry N. Y William B. Hornblower

Righteousness in Politics in Edinburgh Session

The Rev Dr Mills of Chicago at the Inter national Congregational Convention ties New Testament ethics to family and economic relations and argues both parties avoid nominating a president who is not a teacher of righteousness. Rev Brown of California notes more drunkenness in Edinburgh in one day than in a month in San Francisco.

Edinburgh Mills Chicago International Congregational Convention America White House Great American Corporation Brown California San Francisco

The President Hosts Guests At Luncheon

In Oyster Bay the President entertained Dr. Lyman Abbott and his sons Lawrence and Ernest Henry Needham Mark Sullivan of Collier's and Granville R Fortescue, a president's cousin, attached to rural guards in Cuba, at a midday meal.

Oyster Bay Lyman Abbott Lawrence Ernest Henry & Needham Mark Sullivan Collier's Granville R. Fortescue Cuba

Guests at Dorchester House Dinner in London

Ambassador and Mrs. Reid hosted a Dorchester House dinner with guests including the French and Spanish ambassadors, Lord and Lady Lansdowne, Senator and Miss Wetmore of Rhode Island, and J. P. Morgan.

London Reid Dorchester House Lord Lady Lansdowne Miss Wetmore Rhode Island J. P. Morgan

English School Celebrates Fourth of July

The John Bright Memorial School in Llandudno Wales observed July Fourth with a holiday following the trustees decision. It marked the first time an English school acknowledged the American holiday after Whitelaw Reid the American Ambassador dedicated the school last September. The pupils had hung his portrait and drafted an address to the ambassador praising American kinship.

London John Bright Llandudno Wales Whitelaw Reid Reid

Vanderbilts Leave Biltmore For Europe Trip

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt and daughter Cornelia, with a party of friends, departed Biltmore today for New York. The Vanderbilt family plans to sail to Europe this month and anticipate being away for nearly a year.

Mrs. Ronalds Tritus Asheville N. C George W. Vanderbilt Cornelia Biltmore New York

Professor Weds Wealthy Deaf Mute

Chicago July report that Miss Mary Josephine Crane daughter of Charles R Crane millionaire iron manufacturer married Professor H Bradley of the University of Wisconsin. Miss Crane has been deaf and dumb since birth.

Tribune Chicago Mary Josephine Crane Charles R. Crane H. ©. Bradley University of Wisconsin Crane

John Barrett III Ill in Denver During Convention

John Barrett III, director of the Bureau of American Republics, is ill at John W. Springer’s home in Denver with a cold, a rumored typhoid threat denied. He traveled to attend the Democratic National Convention.

John Barrett III Denver John Barrett Bureau of American Republics John W. Springer

Body of Rear Admiral Thomas Sent for Burial in Newport

The body of Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, who died from apoplexy on July 3, is expected to arrive in Edgewater Park New Jersey on Friday en route to Newport Rhode Island for burial. Mrs. B. J. Thomas, the admiral’s mother, has arrived at her home.

the Tribune Edgewater Park N. J Charles M. Thomas Newport R. 1 B. J. Thomas

Funeral of W B Leeds Prominent Tin Plate Trust Leader

The funeral of William B. Leeds former president of the Tin Plate Trust and longtime Rock Island Railway figure was held at his Fifth Avenue home after his death June 2 at the Hotel Ritz Paris. Rev. Dr. Ernest M. Stires of St. Thomas's Church led services with Rev. S Hughes of Trinity Newport assisting. Pallbearers included C G Reid B E Beacon Elisha Dyer Sidney J Smith Pembroke Jones Lispener Stewart H I Miller L F Loree James D W Cutting and George L Rives.

William B. Leeds Tin Plate Trust Rock Island Railway BE. R. Beacon Elisha Dyer Sidney J. Smith Pembroke Jones Lispener Stewart H. I. Miller L. F Loree James D. Wcutting George L. Rives

Social Notes From Newport Gather Summer Colony News

A Newport summer colony social page notes many residents and visitors at events and homes. Prominent names include Alfred Vanderbilt Reginald Vanderbilt James B. Booth and others hosting or attending garden teas luncheons and club meetings. Visitors James De Wolf Stanley Mortimer and families return or arrive for the season as well as various stays at Whitehall Clambake Club and cottages along Rhode Island Avenue.

Newport Portsmouth Alfred G Coan St. Mary William Grogvenor Fountain Club James de Wolf Stanley Mortimer Europe J. J. Coogan Emmer Whitehall T. Shaw East Greenwich Steele George Pollock New York Seth Barton French E. G. Curley Elisha Dyer Lispenard Stewart William & Leeds James Laurens van Alen Arthur A. Gammell H. M. Brooks Reginald €. Vanderbilt Joseph Larriman William S. Pattee Eugene Hale, Jr C. H. Berryman Bradford Norman Oliver Hazard Perry Mire S. E. Huntington Eugene S. Reynal Rooney Rhode Island Avenue Samuel Jones Wagsta J. B. King Charles M. Bull George Murray William G. Roelker Egesten Ix Winthrop Fr. H. Baldwin Charles M. Robinson Muenchinger King Cottage William Greenough Whitney Warren Greeough Chicago Peter Barlow

Bishop Potter Steadily Improves, Physicians Say

Cooperstown New York July reports bishops Potter shows slight but steady daily improvement as physicians remain encouraged by his gradual recovery and better condition day by day.

Cooperstown N. Y Bishop Potter Itls

Robert Edeson Marries Miss George Eliot Porter in Brookline

Boston reports the actor Robert Edeson wed Miss George Eliot Porter daughter of Linn Boyd Porter and former wife of Charles Mackay. The ceremony was at the bride’s Brookline home officiated by the Reverend P. Gifford. They will reside at Sag Marber Long Island.

Boston Robert Edeson George Eliot Porter Linn Boyd Porter Charles Mackay Brookline Rave P. Gifford Sag Marber Long Islan

Summer School Enrolment Seen Rising

Miss Whitner in charge reports registration suggests higher attendance for summer vacation schools and playgrounds. There are 27 vacation schools and 19 playgrounds with mothers and babies attending many venues. Waiting lists do not guarantee exclusion as early registrants often miss later sessions and slots open for those sincerely eager. Last year in 31 schools average attendance was 15.

Miss Whitner

Rockefeller Celebrates 69th Birthday Quietly

Mr Rockefeller marked his sixty ninth birthday at his suburban Forester home in Cleveland today. He told friends he enjoyed splendid health and never felt better in his life.

Cleveland TD. Rockefeller Forester Rockefeller

Belgian proposal for Nobel Prize in Literature

The Belgian government and the Royal Academy of Sciences Letters and Fine Arts plan to nominate Maurice Maeterlink and Emile Verhaeren for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Brussels Tuly Royal Academy of Sciences Letters and Fine Arts Maurice Maeteriine Emile Verhaern

Memorial drive to honor Grover Cleveland begins in Chicago

A Chicago dinner at the United League Club launched a popular effort to honor Grover Cleveland. A committee was appointed to plan a monument and an endowment fund was proposed as a utilitarian memorial in July.

Chicago Grover Cleveland Uninet League Club

Brooklyn Singers Welcome to Bremen Visit

The Brooklyn Arion Choral Society, about two hundred strong, arrived by steamer Barbarossa at Bremerhaven. Local Bremen musical clubs sang a welcome, with dignitaries hosting a kammers and two thousand guests in attendance. Senator Rassow welcomed the visitors hoping for fraternal ties between the nations as the Brooklyn Women’s Quartet joined in singing.

Bremen Brooklyn Arion Choral Society Dsg Barbarossa Bremerhaven United Men's Singing Societies of Rassow United Singing Societies Arion Society Brooklyn Women's Quartet

Transatlantic Travellers on Steamers Today

Passengers listed for sailings to Europe include couples and families aboard the Baltic bound for Liverpool, La Touraine for Havre, Luetzow for Bremen, Moltke for Hamburg, with names such as J Edwards Barbour and Frederic James Me, among others.

Dat Europe the Luetzow Bremen Frederic James Me Charlene

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