Amusements Listing of New York Attractions
A compact menu of theaters and amusement venues with times and locations. Entries include Aerial Garden at 2:16 to 8:30 showing The Merry Widow, Nighton Beach Fireworks, Casino, The Minuet World, The Merry-Go-Round, Lama Park Dream Palace, World in Wax at Eden Musee, Hammerstein's Roof, Herald Square, Three Twins, Jardin de Paris Follies of 1908, New York Marys Lamb.
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Aerial Garden
Interanner Meneatae
Ighton Beach
Pain's Fireworks
Casino
the Minuic World
Circle
Coney Island
Lama Park
Dream Pal
Gtris
Eden Musee
Hammersteins Roof
Vavnerville
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
New York
Neto Park Daily Tribune Address and officers listed
The 1908 issue lists The Tribune Association as owner and publisher with offices at Tribune Building, 154 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president while Nathaniel Tuttle is secretary and treasurer. officers’ addresses are given as the newspaper’s office.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Offcers
International and Domestic News Highlights
Mexico and the United States agree on Central American questions with no forceful intervention expected. In Sosnowiec a thousand arrests target a plot against Emperor Nicholas. Berlin reports potential alignments against Britain and Russia over Macedonian proposals. The American naval fleet moves near Manila while missions in Mindanao clash with bandits. Robert Sievier faces trial for alleged blackmail. A Zeppelin airship returns to Friedrichshafen after a failed start. France marks the national holiday with Falliieres reviewing troops. Taft studies party platforms in Hot Springs as the Democratic committee plans fundraising, and the name change of San Jacinto to Cleveland National Forest is announced. A coast defense balloon appropriation is proposed. Baltimore labor leaders show opposition to Gompers pledging labor to Democrats. City news notes storms, transit disruptions, a subway incident, and a fire rescue by Senator Foelker. Weather: fair, high 80s, low 70s.
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Mexico
United States
Sosnowwice
Poland
Nicholas
Berlin
Austria
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Porte
Manila
Maine
Guam
Mindanao
Robert Sievier
Winning Post
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Mainz
Falliéres
Longchamps
Taft
Hot Springs
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Oyster Ray
Cleveland
San Jacinto National Forest
Cleveland National Forest
Board of Ordnance of
The
War Department
Congress
Samuel Gompers
Baltimore
W. J. Bryan
McAdoo
Thomas D. Jordan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Wall Street
Manufacturers' Association
Metropolitan Street Railway
Foelker
Williamsburg
James Spever
Walter Laidlaw
Hushes
Platt
Facing Both Ways on Jeffersonian Platforms and Polk of Reform
The piece argues that both Democratic and Denver platforms carry conflicting Jeffersonian themes enabling Bryan and Parker to endorse them with reservations. It cites Williams 1904 as pushing frugality and limited government, but Denver retains two inconsistent Williams passages. It denounces wartime expansion, rising officeholders, and spending under Republicans, urging strict economy and restraint in federal administration.
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Mr. Taft
Denver
William J. Bryan
Alton B. Parker
Bryan
Mr. Parker
John Sharp Williams
Williams
Denver platform strays from Jeffersonian simplicity, expands federal power
The piece argues the Denver platform rejects retrenchment and instead favors broad federal expansion. It endorses a Labor Department, public health bureau, new colleges, canal and road construction, railroad regulation, corporate licensing, postal savings, and government ownership of interstate channels, contrasting with Jeffersonian ideals.
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Congress
Denver Platform
Panama Canal
Federal Service
Cabinet Department
Department of Labor
National Bureau of Public Health
Postal Department
Williams
Denver
Democratic Party
Bryan
The Known and the Unknown in Taft Bryan Choice
The piece argues Mr. Taft is a known quantity with identifiable policies, while Mr. Bryan remains an unknown. It criticizes Martin W. Littleton for assuming letters of acceptance reveal stance on issues. It cites rising business confidence and predicts Taft’s acceptance will mirror Republican doctrine. The public already knows Taft’s likely course and character.
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Martin W. Littleton
Taft
Bryan
Mr. Littleton
Mr. Bryan
Congress
Mr. Taft
Daily News
Central American crisis tests treaty validity and peace
The article examines a serious Central American crisis testing the peace treaties among five states. Honduras accuses Guatemala and El Salvador of aiding its rebellion, lodging a complaint with the international court at Cartage. The outcome will reveal the treaties’ efficacy and is closely watched by the United States and Mexico.
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International Court of Justice
Honduras
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Salvador
Cartage
United States
Mexico
Central American Treaty Talks and Peace Efforts
The piece notes the countries that proposed and supported the five state agreements and says no powers plan to intervene militarily. It stresses that intruding into others’ affairs would be serious, while both Mexico and the United States aim to preserve the last year’s compact and promote peaceful development in Central America.
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United States
Mexico
The Farce of plain clothes and the Black Hand case
The piece questions the efficacy of secret detective work as Italian detectives claim a Black Hand bust. It notes lack of conclusive proof, describes how plainclothes officers are recognized by everyone, and argues that public suspicion hinders testimony. It contrasts with New Jersey justice that jailed three Black Hand suspects for twelve years.
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Bingham
New York
Petrosino
Severo Virgi
McClellan
Board of Aldermen
General Bingham
Jersey
Suits Over Defective Hose Spark City Recovery Drive
The city plans to sue hose suppliers and their bonding companies for defective hose that hindered the Fire Department. Litigation aims to recover costs and deter fraud, with a precedent to enforce strict contract fulfillment and ensure guarantors are held accountable for their clients.
Appalling Despotism and Navy Desertion Pie Deficit
Two sailors who deserted from the training ship Constellation in Chicago cited a lack of lemon pie as the real reason for leaving. The column argues liberties in peril amid a press and administration struggle, predicting broader revelations to come about wartime conditions and morale.
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Washington Administration
Navy
Constellation
Chicago
Rights of sailors and pie in New England spirit
A commentary argues that Navy conditions disgracefully ignore sailors needs as war ships drift to port. It criticizes Roosevelt appointee Metcalf and a Pacific Coast bias, urging full rations on silver plates and swift returns to duty. It notes high attendance aboard ships under Admiral Evans and Sperry, and questions Jack’s willingness to defend his own rights.
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Uncle Sam
California
Roosevelt
Mr. Metcalf
Utica
N. Y
Sons of
New England
Navy Department
United States
Pacific Coast
Chicago
McGrath
Povalin
Admiral Evans
San Francisco
Admiral Sperry
Honolulu
Jack
What is a Democrat in Oklahoma and beyond
A satirical survey quotes Oklahoma politicians and various figures on democracy and national politics. It cites Foelker and Fingey Conners praising platforms, references labor, Bryan, Kern, and the White House, plus Guam’s naval governance and Leary Effendi’s rule as colorful political observations.
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New York World
Oklahoma
Bryan
Kern
White House
Philadelphia
Cardinal Gibbons Anniversary Echoes Through Baltimore
June 20 marks the twofold milestone for Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore as he reaches twenty-two years in the cardinalate and forty-seven years since priestly ordination. Born in Baltimore and educated in Ireland, he later returned to serve the Church in the United States while remaining in robust health at nearly 74.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
America
Sacred College
Ireland
St. Charles's College
St. Mary's Seminary
North Carolina
Miss Margaret Hazard to Wed Robert H I Goddard Jr
Miss Margaret Hazard of Providence will marry Robert H I Goddard Jr at the Protestant Episcopal Church in Peace Dale near Narragansett Pier. Maid of honor is Miss Mary W Goddard. Best man is Rowland Hazard with six ushers. A reception follows at Holly House.
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Margaret Hazard
Rowland G. Hazard
Providence
Robert H. I. Goddard, Jr
Robert H. I. Goddard
C. Oliver Iselin
Peace Dale
Narragansett Pier
Mary W. Goddard
Rowland Hazard
Henry Pendleton Rogers
Ralph Sturees
William Groesbeck
Theodore Francis Greene
Gordon Hutchins
Samuel Powell
Holly House
Mrs. Hazard
Social Notes From Newport Gala Week Opens
Newport July 14 Telegraph reports fox hunting season led by Peter F. Collier will start next Saturday at William R. Hunter’s farm with Monmouth County hounds arriving. Notables host luncheon parties including Mrs J J Wysong and Vice Commodore Isaac E Emerson. Lispenard Stewart offers Newport Golf Club cup for Saturday match as crowds enjoy golf and bridge. Henry Carnegie Phipps titled residents attending.
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Lorillard Spencer
H. Casimir de Pham
New York
Lewis Gouverneur Morris
Frances Morris
Marbone
Yonkers
E. T. Gerry
Semport
Edward J. Berwind
Harry Payne Whitney
Westbury
Long Island
Newport
Mrs. Whitney
W. Gould Brokaw
Subarita
Peter P. Cottier
Francis Roche
Regingg
Vanderbilt
Sandy Point Farm
Mirs
Preston P. Satterwhite
Atheny W. Co
F. E. Brewster
Phil
J. L. Livermore
Newy
Charles Shatt
Isaac E. Emerson
Tribune
R. L
Peter F. Collier
William R. Hunter
Collier
Monmouth County Hounds
J. J. Wysong
Cottege
Baltimore Yacht Club
Howard Harvey
Baltimore
Fred McCormack
Smith Hollins McKim
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Craig Biddle
Arnold Hague
Nathaniel Thayer
S. E. Huntington
Lispenard Stewart
Newport Golf Club
Henry Carnegie Phipps
New
France Celebrates National Holiday in Paris Parade and Festivities
Paris marked Bastille Day with a grand review at Longchamp led by President Fallières and Premier Clemenceau. US officers Captain W. Gui gnard and Lt Cmdr F. L. Chapin rode with the president as 100000 troops passed in review. The day featured free theatre performances, park concerts, illuminations, and fireworks on the Seine. The League of Patriots, led by Paul Deroulède, honored monuments on Place de la Concorde with calls to reconquer lost provinces, alongside tributes to Jeanne d’Arc and Gambetta.
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Paris
Longchamps
Falliéres
Clemenceau
W. 8. Guignard
F. L. Chapin
United States
Ambassador White
Seine
League of Patriots
Paul Derouléde
Strasburg
Place de la Concorde
Jeanne d’Arc
Gambetta
Lathrop Weds New Haven Girl in Royal Society Union
John Hiram Lathrop of Kansas City Missouri marries Miss Florence Alice Smith of New Haven at her parents home. The groom, Yale graduate and Skull and Bones member, studied at Harvard Law and plans to practice in Kansas City with his father Gardner Lathrop general solicitor of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
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the Tribune
New Haven
John Hiram Lathrop
Kansas City
Florence Alice Smith
Irving F. Smith
Queens College
London
Lathrop
Yale
John Lathrop
Papyrus as a New Paper Source Suggested
A reader urges replacing wood with papyrus in modern papermaking. The letter notes papyrus was an ancient, durable material used for mats sails boats and baskets and suggests southern marshes be cultivated for papyrus to save forests and create a new industry. The New York letter cites Herculaneum papyrus and advocates turning marshland into plantations for fibre.
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the Tribune
Herculaneum
New York
Bishop Potter Still Improving in Cooperstown
Cooperstown N Y July 4 Bishop Henry Codman Potter passed a comfortable day and his physicians report to night that his progress is satisfactory.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Henry Codman Potter
Stockbridge Tennis and Society Notes From Berkshire Reports
The Stockbridge Casing Association opens a mixed doubles tennis program with several matches. Mrs Newman K Perry and Sym ney P Henshaw defeat Grace Brownell and J A McCreery 6 2 3, while Mrs Eugene K Rice and A Du Bois beat Mrs Carl De Gersdorf and Joby Morse 6 2 6 1. Social events at Maplewood Pittafield include whist for Eleanor and Hannah Davis, with prizes to Beardsley Peck and Gamewell, and dinners for guests of Mr George Winthrop Folsom.=[] The piece lists various social dinners and moves about Stockbridge and Pittsfield society, noting guests and travel of local families.
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Lenox
Mass
Stockbridge Casing Association
Fgg
Newman K. Perry
Symney P. Henshaw
Grace Brownell
J. A. McCreery
Eugene K. Rice
A. du Bois
Carl de Gersdorf
Joby Morse
Mabel Choate
Wyhm Hague
Clara Morse
Francis Pogbody
Kobbe
J. Walker
Maplewood
Pittafield
Hardy G Sidway
Eleanor Davis
Hannah Davis
Cincinnati
Beardsley
Miss Peck
Miss Gamewell
Constance Folsom
Sunnyside
Franeig Dillon Fitzgibbon
George Winthrop Folsom
Charles Astor Bristed
Mm Frederick S. Delafield
Richard Dixey
Clark G. Voorhees
Wag Ness Philip
James B. Ludlow
Bernard H. Wood, Jr
Philadelphia
William B. Hornblower
Hotel Aspinwall
New York
George W. Folsom
Robbie Perster Tytus
Nora Lasigi
Bar Harton
Frederic Frelinghuysen
Henry Winthrop Gray
Matilda Brownell
Silas B. Brownell
Stockbridge
F. F. Ames
M. M. Belding, Jr
A Dolliver
Harry Whitney
Pittsfield
Henry Hathaway Wheeler
Henry H. Wheeler
Brooklyn
Heats Hall
Democrats Lift Ticket Sparks Across Nation
A collage of editorials from The Picayune New Orleans The New York Times The Richmond Times Dispatch and The Charleston News and Courier weighs in on the Democratic ticket debates. They discuss candidate chances Taft Bryan and Mitchell plus Gray Kern and Dewey searches and the Berlin mission by American investigators on trade rapid transit and labor conditions.
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Berlin
F. Theodore Rogers
Lcation Bureau
Philippine Islands
Hamburg
Antwerp
Paris
Copenhagen
Herr Andersen
Eastastatic Steamship Line
Manila
Edward M. Bassett
Public Service Commission
1St District
New York
Rapid
Roland R. Dennis
Department of Corn and Labor
Harris Weinstock
Sacramento
Cal
California
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Real
New Jersey
Westenessee
Neto Park
Republican Congress
McKinley
Artillery
Army
Marine Corps
Senator Foelker
Fingey” Conners
Buffalo
Alten B. Parker
Leary Effendi
Jim” Guffey
Jim
Guffey
Gus
Thomas
Bell
Bill
Pennsylvania
J. Lewis
Denver Times
Hamburger Nachrichten
Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Rome
Berliner Tageblatt
Giovanni
Chicago News
NEW York Society
George W. Vanderbilt
Mrs. Vanderbilt
William Douglas Sloane
Elm Court
St. Regis
Mrs
Arthur Iselin
John S. Waterbury
Miss Waterbury
Liverpool
Duncan Campbell
Mrs. Waterbury
Carlsbad
Isaac L. Kip
Spring Lake
N. J
Eugene F. Hoyt
West 58Th Street
Europe
William H. Falconer
Bruce Falconer
Louise Falconer
Mrs. Austen Gray
Gladys Onderdonk
Andrew Onderdonk
Bradford G. Weekes
Arthur Delano Weekes
Miss Onderdonk
Percy le Roy Fearn
Oyster Bay
George F. Baker
France
Dublin
Howard St. George
Charles L. Heckstaff
Easthampton
Walter Lispenard Suydam
Blue Point
J.H. Lathrop
Bishop Potter
Berkshires
New Orleans Picayune
Washington
New York Times
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Times
Gray
Charleston
Judge Gray
Daimware
Walpole
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