Amusements Listings for 1908 New York Theaters
A compact rundown of theater and venue showings across Manhattan and nearby spots. Listings include Garden S 30 The Merry Widow at Bright on Beach Pain s Fireworks and Knickerbocker S 15 The Yankee Prince with New York S 8 20 Mary s Lamb, among others.
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Garden
Brighton Beach
Pain
Casino
Coney Island
Lana Park
Daly
Vanderille
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Knickerbocker
New York
Neto Park Daily Tribune 1908 Front Matter and Pub Details
The fragment lists the July 10 1908 date for Neto Park Daily Tribune. It notes ownership by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribane 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
Tribane
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Offcers
World and Domestic News Highlights
Summary of international and domestic briefs: Russian loan talks and high level visits. a German Rhine bridge collapse with casualties. a US Paraguay envoy narrowly escaped during revolt. Democratic Convention sessions with no ballots. Taft and Hitchcock planning acceptance speech. Venezuela severing relations with the US. Roosevelt denies war talk with Japan. financial market moves in Baltimore and Ohio. mortgage approval for Delaware and Hudson. notable passings and civic notes. Pine Camp maneuvers. weather fair with 78/62 temperatures.
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Princess de Sagan
Boni de Castellane
Rhine
Cologne
Novoe Vremya
Persia
United States
Paraguay
Resolutions Committee
Taft
Hot Springs
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Sefior Veloz
Washington
Castro
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Hobson
Japan
State Bankers’ Association
Frontenac
Greek Brotherhood of
Pittsburg
Alexandria
Egypt
Ikaria
Potter
Pine Camp
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Wall Street
Public Service Commission
2D District
Delaware & Hudson
Henry J. Faulkner
New York Central
Fordham
Fifth Avenue
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Massachusetts
Newark
New York
New Jersey
Herbert Parsons
Madison Square Republican Club
Charles Scribner's Sons
West 24Th Street
John C. Heckscher
McClellan
History repeats itself warns Tom Watson in Populist talk
The piece argues that history repeats and warns against dismissing the claim, contrasting Watson with Caesar and the Populares. It recalls Caesar’s reforms and assassination as a cautionary tale, noting debates over populism, the Democrats, and the perils of vested interests in political cycles.
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Tom Watson
Bryan
Tom
Gettys
Mr. Watson
B. C
Julius Cesar
Peopul
Gaul
Capitol
Wall Street
Caesar
The
Populares
Lupercal
Watson
Georgia
History repeats itself as rhetoric rises in Georgia
The piece mocks repeating history through references to Pompey Crassus Lucullus Antony and Cleopatra barbara villiers and Charles II. It contrasts Teutonic modern “personal crisis” reports with Vestal Virgins praising Tom Watson and predicts dire times as rhetoric burns in Georgia politics.
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Pompey
Crassus
Lucullus
Antony
Aldrich- Vreeland
Barbara Williers
Charles
Paradise
Eden
Tom
Georgia Statesman
Tom Watson
Contests at Denver Reflect Party Welfare Over Rights
The Democratic National Convention at Denver rewarded party aims over strict adherence to individual credentials. It ousted Guffey delegates amid Bryan influence, while Pennsylvania delegates faced pressure from Colonel Guffey, revealing how “good of the party” can override voters’ will and seat anti Bryan elements. The Record criticized this as a bushwhack against state voters.
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Murphy
Conners
Buffalo
Illinois
Bryan
Denver
Pennsylvania
Guffey
McCarren
Kings County
Secretary of State of
Gufferites
Colonel Guffey
Harrisburg
Philadelphia Record
Record
Sullivan
Beckham
Mr. Stone
Committee On Credentials
British naval might in the North Sea vastly understated
Advance reports underestimated Britain’s naval strength as 311 ships gathered in the North Sea, including 29 battleships and 24 armored cruisers, with 86 protected cruisers and scouts. The fleet remains reinforced while other ships guard imperial routes, illustrating England's iron walls and manpower.
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North Sea
Prince of Wales
Canada
Mediterranean
Cape
Australia
England
United Kingdom
Fleet mobilization shows ample trained crews aboard
The fleet sailed with full complements of experienced officers and seamen, and coast guard volunteers served as passengers to gain naval knowledge. Britain not only builds ships but keeps navy personnel well trained, ready to deploy the entire fleet efficiently.
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Coastguard
Royal Naval
Great Britain
Rosyth
North Sea
The Anti Bryan Delegates and Convention Votes
The Denver convention confirmed The Tribune's delegate classifications with 757 Bryan, 22 Johnson, 11 Gray, 212 uncommitted. On Wednesday night 887 votes upheld Guffey delegates from Pennsylvania, yet 148 favored Bryan, leaving 244 anti Bryan delegates capable of opposing him. The Tribune notes the anti Bryan muster maxed near one fourth of convention membership.
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Denver
Committee On
Tribune
Bryan
Johnson
Gray
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Mr. Bryan
Unsettling Times and Whispers From The State of the Union
A satirical column lists sensational rumors from politicians and figures like Richmond Pearson Hobson, Si Hawkins, Deacon Eli phalet Scruggs, and a disguised Japanese spy. It mocks overblown fear of war with Japan, imagined plots at Podunk Four Corners, and a supposed Siamese boatbuilding scheme tied to Nepal invasion plans, urging calm leadership.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Santiago
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Hobson
Si Hawkins
Eliphalet Scruggs
Podunk Four Corners
William
Germany
Swat
Rio Grande
Nippon
Sanballat
Horonite
Gashmu
Niagara Falls
Bangkok
Menam River
Nepal
Buncombe County
N. C
Red Dog Gulch
Bitter Creek
Ship of State
German Airship Venture Aims for Commercial Europe Routes
A stock company in Germany plans airship services across Europe as a Zeppelin inspired venture expands. Experts note future craft could fly four hundred to one thousand miles, but high costs, limited cargo capacity, and safety concerns may limit commercial viability.
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Germany
Europe
Count von Zeppelin
Wirtemburg
Lake Constance
von Zeppelin
Lusitania
German airship plans raise weather and safety doubts
The piece questions the feasibility of long trials and schedules for Von Zeppelin's airship, asking if it can weather storms away from Friedrichshafen and whether descent and refuge could be managed if a gale arises. It notes the uncertainties facing German airship business and hints at broader political commentary in the edition.
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von Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Newspaper Snippets Reflect Grief and Growing Flags
A German obituary notes a widow and four children mourning Hartwig Langmann with a refrain against flowers. Jokes and wit appear about Post Office horses getting thirty days vacation, and English authors’ statures are listed. A 46 star flag is described as the new national standard, with Betsy Ross linked to its origins in Philadelphia.
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Hartwig Langmann
Sam
Post Office Department
Washington
Maryland
Postoffice Department
Oklahoma
New York
Betsey Ross
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Robert Morris
George Ross
Betsey
Continental Congress
Birth of a Rockefeller grandson at Bar Harbor noted
NEW YORK SOCIETY reports a son born to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr at Bar Harbor where the couple are summering. The article lists numerous society figures and their summer travels or residences, including Bowdoin, Robb, Dodge, Stebbins, Coppell, Redmond, Robbins, Lanter, Van Nest, Rhinelander, Breele, Ingraham, Snow, Robb, Payne Whitney, James V Parker, Brice sisters, Biddle, Warren, Iselin, and Straus families, with movements between Southampton Newport Easthampton Oyster Bay and New York noted.
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Harry Pelham Robbins
Europe
Islip
Long Island
Mrs. Stone
Payne Whitney
Money
Oliver Payne
James V. Parker
Payne Myney
Henry A. C. Taylor
Migel Emmett
New York
Brice
Newport
Craig Biddle
Gyner
William Greenough
Hilliog
Arthur Iselin
James Brown
John W. Elis
E. R. Thomas
Yen
Port
Ellis
Daugh
Ralph N. Ellis
Oscar S. Straus
Isador Straus
Berger's
Joha Merrell
Elisha Dyer
E. L. Winthrop, Jr
John G. Heckscher
Delancey Kane
C. Oliver Iselin
Newma
William S. Cowles
Cetain
Cameron McR. Winslow
Leeds will probate later. Newport social notes reported
Newport dispatch notes William B Leeds will not be probated until next month due to Lewis Cass Ledyard United States Trust Company and Mrs Leeds acting as executors. Beneficiaries include Mrs Leeds her son and stepson. R T Wilson arrives in Newport aboard North Star en route to Ochre Court with daughters Mrs Goelet Mrs Vanderbilt and Lady Herbert. Dr Austin Flint Jr accompanies party. Debbois cottage hosts Dr and Mrs George Pepper Norris for season. Countess Beroldinger and Baroness von Winsloe are guests of Mrs Joseph F Stone.
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the Tribune
J Newport
R. I
Newport
William B. Leeds
Lewis Cass Ledyard
United States Trust Company
Leeds
Ledward
R. T. Wilson
New York
Ochre Court
Ogden Goelet
Mr. Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt
North Star
Austin Flint, Jr
Wilson
George Pepper Norris
Philadelphia
Gibbs Avenue
Beroldinger
Austria
Baroness von Winsloe
Germany
Joseph F- Stone
President on Picnic and Flood Control Map Visit
Cope Whitehouse from Washington brings Secretary Loeb a map of the Appalachian Mountains with ideas to store river waters. He suggests dams to prevent floods and droughts in the region. Whitehouse also mentions his nephew William Fitzhuch Whitehouse Jr, who voyaged in Africa detailing rhinos and elephants. The President spent the day picnicking with his boys near Sagamore Hill. Secretary Loeb delayed departing until late afternoon. A St Hilda Society reception for Mrs. Roosevelt was held at Christ Episcopal Church.
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Tribune
Oyster Bay
Cope Whitehouse
Washington
Loeb
Appalachian Mountains
Whitehouse
New York
Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt Sells Africa Hunting Stories Rights
Secretary Loeb announced the President has arranged with Charles Scribner's Sons to give the firm all rights for serial and book publication of his Africa hunting trip experiences. The deal covers both serials and a future book.
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Oyster Bay
Loeb
Roosevelt
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Africa
De Sagan heirs face extended legal battle over custody
Paris attorneys for the Princess de Sagan expect Count Boni de CasTellane to attack the Prince de Sagan and his wife in a forthcoming suit to gain custody of three children. The Prince and Princess arrived at Versailles and plan to stay in a hotel before moving to a Paris house in autumn. They decline to discuss the salt brought by Count Bon t.
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Paris
Princess de Sagan
Count Boni de Castellane
Prince de Sagan
Versailles
Count Bont
Birth of Rockefeller Jr. at Bar Harbor summer home
Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr gave birth to a son at the Rockefeller summer home in Bar Harbor Maine. He is the couple’s third child joining a boy and a girl.
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Bar Harbor
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Whitney Gaillard Wedding in New Haven
New Haven July wedding at the bride’s home on Whitney avenue unites Miss Louise Whitney and Gourdin Young Gaillard of New Haven. Rev Stewart Means officiated. Bridesmaid Susan Whitney, best man G P Gaillard of Charleston. Ushers Edward Blackman Cecil Davis. The bride is Eli Whitney’s daughter and Yale Corp member, great granddaughter of the cotton gin inventor. The groom, son of the late William Gaillard, formerly Confederate Army officer, is connected with the New Haven road.
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The
Tribune
New Haven
Louise Whitney
Gourdin Young Gaillard
el Whitney
Whitney Avenue
Stewart Means
Susan Whitney
G. P. Gaillard
Charleston
S. C
Edward Blackman
Cecil Davis
New York City
Eli Whitney
New Haven Water Company
Yale Corporation
William Gaillard
New Haven Road
Charity table and notable guests in Lenox Berkshire circuit
In Lenox Massachusetts on July 3 a charity event drew cottagers and guests including Miss Carmen Martinez and many Butler and Weston family members. New York visitors arrived at Hotel Aspinwall with names such as Mr and Mrs Wilson and Miss Alice Cheney. Luncheon and dinner parties occurred at Clipston Grange and Homestead villa with attendees like Mrs Frederic Delafeld and Mr Pierre Jay. Dr Henry Jaques was named a state Epileptics trustee by Governor Guild amid other social notices.
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the Tribune
Lenox
Mass
Pittsfield
Carmen Martinez
Magg Butler
Vera Butler
Alden Sampa
Catherine Peck
Corinne Weston
Iy Lucy Ballard
Catharine Colt
Shy Hinsdale
Helen Hull
Theodora Pomroy
Jessica Bishop
New York
Hotel Aspinwall
Eg Wilson
Paul Comstock
Speng Llsley
Edward Bradley
E. Louise Buch
E. Buch
P. A. Robinson
Alice Cheney
Wy B. A Cheney
Aspinwall Villa
Frederic R. Sturc
Lancing
Clipston Grange
M. Dwight Collier
Misa Nang C. Wharton
Adele Kneeland
Pareman Shaw
Rosalie Goodman
Prancisg Barlow
Pierre Jay
David T. Dans
John S. Barnes
Anna B. Shaw
Bridge Wie
Homestead
George Griswold Haven
M. D. Post
Robert Maclay
Curtis’s
John A. Hadden, Jr
Henry P. Jaques
Ernor Guild
Thomas Bassford
Puss M. Smith
Maplewood
Pittfield
Massachusetts seeks Carnegie funding for teachers endowment
The Carnegie Foundation disclosed that Massachusetts would be first state to request inclusion of teachers in the Carnegie endowment for retired educators. The plan targets the Massachusetts Agricultural College and mirrors state university pension models. Carnegie originally funded retired professors at state universities and later expanded to state colleges, contingent on legislatures’ requests.
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Carnegie Foundation
Massachusetts
Ward
Carnegie
Massachusetts Agrarial College
Brooklyn Singers in Berlin Choral Hall Concert
The Brook Arion Choral Society performed in Philharmonic Hall to an audience of about a thousand, with notable attendees including Ambassador Bull, W. Garrett, Lt. Col. Wisser, Mrs. Wisser, and Alexander H Thackara. German officials hosted a reception honoring the visitors as President Roosevelt and Emperor William were toasted.
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Berlin
Brook Arion Choral Society
Philharmonic Hall
Ambassador Bull
W. Garrett
John P. Wisser
United
Sheffield Frats Change Pact at Yale Amid Dormitory Push
July 9 report from New Haven describes Sheffield School societies Book and Snake and Berzelius altering pledging rules at Yale. The move shifts from packing prep schools to selecting freshmen, citing dormitory space and democratic aims as reasons, affecting senior Sheffield students and alumni reaction.
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Sheffield
New Haven
Yale University
York Hall
St. Anthony and
Stee
of Sheffield
Berzelius
SheMeld
Victoria's Premier in Dundee Advertiser fragment
Fragment from The Dundee Advertiser discusses Sir Thomas Gent now in Victoria known as Tommy, his anticipated continued influence, and references to Brighton leaving South Melbourne, a £50 deposit loss, and a political candidate with votes cited as a measure of support.
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Dundee
Thomas Gent
Victoria
Tommy
Brighton
South Melbourne
Cer
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Martine
Newark Star
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Hudson
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Count Bon
Philippines
Puck
Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Cutcliffe Hyne
Hesketh Prichard
Keble Howard
Surbiton
R. S. Warren Bell
Biantenena
Chicago Record-Herald
Louisville Courles
NEW York Society
Mrs. Rockefeller
George 8. Bowdoin
Mr. Bowdoin
Nathaniel Thayer Robb
Tuxedo
Southampton
Charles C. Dodge
Manhattan Beach
Oriental Hotel
Russell Stebbins
Herbert Coppell
Tenafly
N. J
Colorado
Mrs. Henry
Redmond
Charles Lanter
Adriatic
T. van Nest
Alexander
J. Stewart Barney
Mrs. van Nest
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T. J. Oakley
Rhinelander
Antolme
Phenix Ingraham
Justice George I. Ingraham
Appellate Court
Frederick A. Snow
J. Hampden Robb
Miss Robb
Appalachian
Scribners
DE Sagans
Count Boni
J. D. Rockefeller
Whitney-Gaillard
Berkshires
Brooklyn Singers
Arion
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