Amusements Invariably Show Limited Schedule Entries
A chaotic list of theater showings and times across multiple venues. The Merry Widow at AERIAL GARDEN from 2:30 to 8:30, The Mimic World at CASINO 2:15 to 8:15, and vaudeville at HAMMERSTEIN'S ROOF 2 to 8:15 among others. A dense schedule noting Lana Park Dreamlane Daly Girls and Mary’s Lamb at York with various 2:15 to 8:20 windows.
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Coney Island
Lana Park
Dreamlane
Daly
Eden Muser
Wax Hammerstein
Berald Square
DE Paris
York
Tribune Association Ownership Details July 18 1908
The New York Daily Tribune notes ownership by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with office at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills president Nathaniel Tuttle secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Global and domestic news digest from the era
Foreign and domestic items report on battles in Tabriz and Por venip, Prince von Eulenburg perjury trial delay, Peary sailing for the north, Chinese emperor ill, and English Lords Privileges committee about Lord Fairfax. Domestic notes cover Taft and Bryan campaigns, mood in Chicago and Albany politics, weather and crime notes, stock strength, rail and transit updates, and a weather outlook with showers and warm temperatures.
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Rabin Khan
Tabriz
Porvenip
Ceiba
Prince To Eulenburg
Robert E. Peary
Roosevelt
Sydney
N. S
China
Albert Kirby Fairfax
Lord Fairfax
Committee of Privileges
House of Lords
Taft
Bryan
Brownsville
Messrs
Kern
Vorys
Taft Ohio
Ohio
Hitchcock
Chicago
Bonaparte
Berkshires
Oyster Bay
Judson C. Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Adirondack
Malone
N. Y
Troy
X. Y
Vicinity
Hazel Drew
Anti-Imperialism clash over Constitution and imperial power
The piece mocks Erving Winslow and the Anti-Imperialist League while praising Bryan, arguing that historical figures like Jefferson Monroe Jackson Morris Webster and actions in Florida Louisiana Alaska show governance outside the Constitution. It questions the current claim that neither President nor Congress can govern any person outside the Constitution.
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Erving Winslow
Cujus Marima Pers Est
Taft
Bryan
Philippines
United States
Congress
Jefferson
Mr. Winslow
Winslow
Louisiana
Claiborne
Florida
Gouverneur Morris
Territories
Daniel Webster
Supreme Court of the United States
Alaska
Poor Fathers Recalled For Limits They Could Not Surpass
A reflective line notes the burden on fathers and the impossible tasks they faced, highlighting the gap between expectations and reality in parental duties and generational responsibilities.
Hearst Rejects Bryan Platform and Democratic Ticket
The notice to Bryan and Gompers signals Hearst’s long hold view that the Democratic party is waning. He calls the party decayed and unworthy, breaks with Bryan, and notes shifts among Parker, the Socialists, and Independence factions. Republicans might gain if they move decisively to seize midterm momentum.
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Hearst
Bryan
Gompers
Denver
Johnson
Parker
Thomas E. Watson
Times
The Fleet at Hawaii and the Pearl Harbor Renewal
The piece praises the peaceful visit of the U S navy to the Hawaiian Islands and recalls the long history of American involvement there. It urges finishing Pearl Harbor improvements promptly to host a future fleet, noting the 21 year delay since the harbor lease and the need to meet naval and commercial needs.
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Hawaiian Islands
Gaetano
Cook
Vancouver
Baranoff
United States
Hawaii
Insular
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Debaters Fault Resolution Committee's Inexperience
The Democratic National Convention resolutions committee led by Governor Haskell and ex Judge Parker in Denver is blamed for pushing a plan to curb corporate political contributions, despite Roosevelt's 1907 law banning such contributions by banks and corporations. The act imposes fines up to five thousand dollars for corporations and penalties for officers, with imprisonment possible for violators.
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Resolutions Committee
United States
Haskell
Oklahoma
Alton B. Parker
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Congress
Denver
Roosevelt
National Bank
Democratic platform clash over corporate campaign contributions
The article critiques a Denver platform resolution on corporate political money, noting it ignores a preexisting ban and urging enforcement through imprisonment. It argues the Democratic party misreads federal law from 1907 and repeats past claims of virtue while failing to recognize current restrictions.
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Democratic Party
Republican drive to mobilize for Taft victory
In Chicago, RNC chair Hitchcock urged vigorous campaign work and universal state outreach to ensure Taft's win. He warned against complacency, argued Bryan remains capable of rallying voters, and stressed that every electoral vote counts toward an overwhelming Republican triumph. cooperation from leaders is essential from start to finish.
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Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Taft
Bryan
Mr. Taft
Troy Times
Indiana
Kern
Te Oegart
Bryanis
Police Budget Debate Shapes City Security and Costs
Police Commissioner Bingham seeks 1909 budget raises for himself three deputies chief surgeon and four chaplains while proposing 800 more patrolmen and eleven new captaincies to improve service quality. A separate $75 000 request for a new Police Headquarters faces resistance from critics led by Little Tim who fear extravagance and want tighter economy. The piece argues for stronger patrol presence though questions funding and governance.
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Bingham
Board of Estimate
Little Tim
The Shame of Portugal and Franco’s Accusations
The article recalls Mr. Franco's charges against Portugal's government, once dismissed as sensational and unfounded. It claims a long list of nobles, courtiers, generals, and a minister received illegal advances from the state treasury, including generals at fifty thousand each and a minister drawing twenty years' advance salary.
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Francos
Portugal
China
Franco
Regenerationists and Progressists clash over malfeasance
News notes a split in the Relativismo system amid revelations that several million dollars are misappropriated in the heavily taxed nation. Regenerationists and Progressists fault each other in a loggerhead that echoes an ancient adage about honest dues when factions fall out.
Gompers Faces Test Over Labor Vote at Democratic Convention
Mr. Gompers discovers that promising the labor vote to the committee on resolutions is easier than delivering it to party managers. The quote highlights the tension between promises made and party control within the convention process.
Moths in Manhattan and far flung political jabs
A column of brief notes comments on a swarm of moths in Manhattan and a range of topics from insect control and municipal spraying to political planks, newspaper framing, and remarks on the Democratic ticket. The item touches on public debates about trees, larva insurance, relay schedules, The Houston Post, Oklahoma, and Bryan campaigns. It cites Jabez Wolffe's failed English Channel attempts and Leander’s legend in contrast to modern feats.
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Manhattan
New England
Jabez Wolffe
English Channel
Matthew Webb
Leander
Hellespont
Pat and the hidden ditch joke in Philadelphia talk
A collection of humor items from Philadelphia papers features a practical joker Pat who hides in a ditch to fool bystanders, plus a quip about a lawyer, a rat-in-a-bottle tale from Maine, and a sheriff's stance on reform for habitual criminals. It also notes a Philadelphia YM C A building project and a stray Puck misprint moment.
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Philadelphia
Brian G. Singhes
Pat
Prohibition
Maine
Wilbur Meady
Randolph
Kennebec Journal
Charles W. Peters
Chicago
Interstate Sheriffs’ Association
Minneapolis
Peters
Society notes on Meadow Club events and summer travel
Southampton Long Island hosts tableaux and vaudeville for the College Settlement Summer Home at Mount Ivy and the Adirondack Home for Consumptive Working Girls. Many dinners plus villa entertainments accompany arrivals and departures of notable society figures returning from Europe and heading to summer homes in Dark Harbor Newport and Bar Harbor.
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Goelet Gallatin
W Scott Cameron
Russell H. Hoadley
Chester Griswold
Meadow Club
Southampton
Long Island
College Settlement
Mount Ivy
Adirondack
Newport Social Afloat at Summer Gatherings
Telegraph from Newport reports Peter F Collier and Mrs Berwind hosting large dinners while Mrs Wells plans one for tomorrow. Guests include Mr Gerry and his parents at Seaverge, with Berwinds returning from New York. Louise Iselin visits with Colonel and Mrs Kane as Iselin and Fowler families arrive at Halcyon Cottage and Casino registrations noted for Fowler and Miss Iselin. Lispenard Stewart and Robert Goelet also back from recent trips to New York and Canada respectively.
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Mary Ludlow Fowler
Muenchinger Pa
Newport Golf Club
Herbert M. Harriman
J. J. Wynong
New York
Peter F. Collier
Monmouth County
Lioyd Bryce
Newport
C. Sh F. Robinson
the Tribune
R. L
Edward J. Berwind
William E. Glyn
William Sterrs Wells
Robert L. Gerry
Robert Goelet
Canada
Robert Ludlow Fowler
Miss Ethel Roosevelts Sagamore Hill Return
Oyster Bay July 17 Tomorrow the Presidents home on Sagamore Hill hosts a party in honor of Miss Ethel Roosevelt younger daughter of the family She returns from Avon New York where she visited a Wadsworth relative The annual Roosevelts party will feature dancing on the veranda with the President joining in The debut in Washington may occur this season She is active in Christ Episcopal Sundays School teaching boys and is adept at tennis and sailing
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Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Ethel Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Avon, N. Y
Wadsworth
Roosevelt
Ethel
Washington
Christ Episcopal Church
Cardinal Gibbons Sails to Naples for Eucharistic Congress
Cardinal Gibbons departed Baltimore this afternoon for Hoboken and the steamer King Albert to Naples. He will travel to Rome for a brief stay and then proceed to London for the Eucharistic Congress from September 9 to 13.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Hoboken
Kinig Albert
Lloyd Line
Naples
Rome
London
Merry del Val to take cure at Vicarello
Rome July 17 Cardinal Merry del Val Papal Secretary of State is advised to seek a cure at the thermal sulphur springs of Vicarello near Lake Bracciano due to impaired health from hot season work. He will travel there tonight and return to Rome for urgent dispatches as needed.
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Rome
Merry del Val
Vicarello
Bracciano
Waldorf Astor Named Conservative Candidate for Plymouth
Plymouth July 17 Waldorf Astor eldest son of William Waldorf Astor was chosen tonight as Conservative candidate for member of Parliament from Plymouth at the next general elections.
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Plymouth
Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Hughess Hold on the People
Governor Hughes maintains strong party support amid debate over the racetrack law. Republican opinion in New York State resists opposing Hughes, while no clear alternative candidate has emerged. The governor has not declared a second-term bid, though acceptance would compromise his personal interests.
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Baltimore American
Hughes
Empire State
Berkshire fair aids class fund and local social notes
In the Berkshire area a Clipstoen Grange fair supported by Mrs Frank Kg raises funds for education classes. The social column lists visits, travels, and gatherings of prominent residents including Westinghouse, Choate, and Graves, with multiple excursions to Lenox, Pittsfield, and nearby spots.
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Tribune Knox
Mass
Frank Kg
Clipstoen Grange
Sturgis
Rosamond Dixey
M. Civilis
Charlies Lanier
Maude Adams
Irene Bigelow
Charlotte Barnes
Mount Mr
Robert S Brewster
George E. Turnure
Mount Kisee
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse, Jr
Pittsburg
Lenox
Robbie Peyster Tytus
Tyringham
New York
Samuel Frothingham
Lawrence
Long Island
Vibbert
Wiliam Pollock
Pittsfield
Daniel Payne Griswold
Anna B. Shaw
Georgiana Sargent
Junchey
William Biddle
Emily
Cattle Hotel
Newbold Morris
Mount Kisco
Marguerite Chadwick
Political Points and Campaign Slaps Across Papers
A montage of editorials and snippets from The Watertown Times and others critique Bryan and Kern, question campaign funds and publicity, praise or mock party platforms, and compare Sherman and Kern as vice presidential picks. The clippings span public notices of tariff debate, imperialism, and political strategy with varied newspaper tones.
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Savings
Buin
New York Daily Tribune
Greenwich
James J. Hill
Legislative
New York City
Cassidy
Assemblyman
Lee
Brighton Beach Racetrack
Public Service Commission
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Daniel F. Dwyer
Union Labor Party
New Jersey
William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Board of Health
Aaron Schlippenbach
Archibald J. Robbins
Benjamin Hart
Paris
Hearst-Bryan
As Were
Batavia
Young Men's Christian Association
Houston Post
Texas
Empire State of
South
Charleston News and Courier
Atlanta Journal
Bryan-Sewall Free Coinage
Borem
Wiseman
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia Ledger
Walter M. Wood
Retley
Scho
Mrs. Newrich
Puck
Nes
NEW York Society
Henry T. Sloane
Emily E. Sloane
Europe
Belmont
Dark Harbor
Charles Steele
George Ogilvy Haig
England
Mrs. Astor
Fifth Avenue
John S. Thacher
Town
Bar Harbor
Richardson Villa
Edson Bradley
Narragansett Pier
Marshall J. Allen
Lispenard Stewart
Ernest Iselin
New Rochelle
Frederic Gallatin
53D Street
St. Regis
MR. Astor
Kornig Albert
John M
Wilfred B. Shaw
Farley
James & Cardinal Gibbons
Waterman
President Lincoln
Hamburg
Williams
Henry Chase Foster
Felton
Thomas H. Professor
Howard Stoddard
F. Mansell
Mesaba
Charles N
W. R. Cox
M. Field
L. W. Swope
ST. Louis S
T. A. Beall
Mise Purdy
Lawson Purdy
Wiliam A. Smoot
Zeeland
Antwerp
C. F. Leggett
James M. Gay
Charles Ir
Mary Potter
North
California
Glasgow
George A. Cunningham
Lynas A. Gould
Hev
Richard John DeWitt Warner
Hartley
Umbria
Liverpool
Seb Town
Watertown Times
Tessé * Hill
Hartford Times
Connecticut
Mr. Bryan
New Haven Union
Te Wabash
Acratic
National Committee
Utlea
Syracuse Herald
Rochester Post-Express
Rochester
Democrat
Chronicle
Glenn
North Carolina Orater
Sherman
Boston Transcript
G. Popu
Ne Watt
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