Amusements list from a 1908 theater page
An amusements column lists shows and venues such as Aerial Gardens at 8 30 featuring The Merry Witow Restor 30 Pain in Full at Brighton Beach Pain's Fireworks at Carino S 15 The Mimic World at Coney Island Lona Park Dreamland Ly's S 15 Girls Den Mused The World in Wax at Bhammerstein's Roof 8 15 Vanieville Herald Square S 15 Three Twins Jardin de Paris S 15 Follies of 1908
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Brighton Beach
Pain
Carino
Coney Island
Lona Park
Dreamland
Ly's
Den
Bhammerstein
Vanieville
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Daily Tribune masthead and ownership notice
The 1908 Thursday July 23 issue states ownership 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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Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Notable World and Domestic News Highlights
The morning summary reports the Prince of Wales welcomed in Quebec aboard the Indomitable, Turkey's planned congress, Honduran Nicaragua tensions, Castro expelling the Dutch minister in Caracas, and a Bermuda voyage. Domestically, Roosevelt at Newport, Taft’s Oyster Bay trip, Mayflower collision, Boston shootings, Bryan in Lincoln, a Wisconsin grain elevator merger, and rising railroad repair activity. Weather indicates fair today with a high of 86 and low of 68.
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Prince of Wales
Quebec
Paris
Turkey
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Honduras
Nicaragua
Castro
M. de Reus
Netherlands
Caracas
Honolulu
Auckland
N. Z
Grete Beier
Freiberg
Quebec Steamship Company
Hamilton
Montauban
Roosevelt
Newport
R. L
Advea
United States Court of Appeals
7Th District
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Taft
Hot Springs
Oyster Bay
Mayflower
President Roosevelt
Long Island Sound
Jamaica Plains
Boston
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Westinghouse Electric
New York Air Brake
General Electric
Irving Square Park
Williamsburg
Cooperstown
Bishop Potter
Wall Street
William Wilkenson
Custom House
Tammany Hall
McCarren
Gould
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
England
Kings County
Mercado
Venezuela
New York
Southern tightwads in South Carolina Bryan fund pull
A Southern paper mocks The Charleston News and Courier for failing to raise funds for Bryan. It questions South Carolina Democrats’ enthusiasm, cites ten cent contributions, and ridicules the raffle of a North Carolina hen and gander. The piece notes The Baltimore Sun’s jabs and estimates donor earnings from The Commoner.
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Charleston News and Courier
Bryan
South Carolina
Mr. Bryan
News and Courier
Charleston
North Carolina
Turkesl
Kern
South
Baltimore Sun
Denver
Campaign funds and Democratic unity under Bryan
The Commoner urged an army of a million for democracy as The Baltimore Sun questioned the best use of patriotic Democratic contributions. The piece warns against one man controlling campaign funds and urges public involvement, noting Southern dynamics and the need for broad-based giving. It mocks Southern pride and recalls Lincoln’s historical fundraising misfortunes.
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Baltimore Sun
Bryan
New York
News and Courier
Lincoln Mendicant
Reversal of the great fine by the States Court of Appeals
The United Court of Appeals reverses Judge Landis's extraordinary penalty, holding the count of offences must not multiply carloads arbitrarily. It questions punishing a party not before the court and notes the verdict may stand if material evidence was withheld. The unanimous decision, penned by Judge Grosscup, links the ruling to sensible, non sensational regard for corporate abuses.
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States
United Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Landis
Bar
Grosscup
Merit's Acceptance Grows in New Jersey Civil Service
Opinion notes a shift in New Jersey from opposition to broad support for the merit based Civil Service Act as counties and cities move to adopt the system. It praises public opinion, cites Jersey City and Hudson County as potential early adopters, and argues the law strengthens public welfare despite initial resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Jersey City Journal
Jersey City
Hudson County
Unclear Phrase on Complete Operation Preference
The fragment suggests a statement that completion of an operation will be met with substantial unanimous favor though lacking full context or specifics. It appears to reference broad support and decisive approval for a planned action or intervention.
Esperanto Emergence Looms in U S as World Power
A columnist weighs the rise of Esperanto discourse at Chautauqua with a national congress and a sprawling movement. They argue Esperanto could form a world power with its own army and foreign policy, transforming diplomacy and challenging Simplified Spelling, while spreading linguistic influence from Bedlam to Wonderland.
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College
Chautauqua
National Congress of
Esperantist i
Sahara
Second Avenue
United States
Carnegie
Zeppelin
Bedlam
Wonderland
South Africa’s four colonies debate federation or unification
Durban hosts an intercolonial convention to draft a national union plan. Governors appoint delegates to ensure broad representation as they weigh federation, retaining local autonomy with a federal parliament, versus unification under a single central government. Both Britons and Boers see value in unity, hoping for harmonious races and a novel nation-building experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durban
South Africa
Dominion of Canada
Commonwealth of Australia
Canada
Australia
Methods of Producing Cold Clarified
A London lecture by Sir James Dewar casts doubt on liquefying helium, while Dr Ohnes of Leyden reiterates the claim. The piece weighs the practicality and costs of ultra low temperatures and notes limited gains from liquefied air, with oxygen making medical use.
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Leyden
Sir James Dewar
London
Sir James
Ohnes
James
Linde’s
Tripler
Refrigeration by expansion and Arctic uses cited
The article notes simpler ammonia based refrigeration by expansion cooling used in brine and cold storage, mentions Linde and Tripler, and observes growing applications from skating rinks to auditoriums. It also discusses Bishop Potter’s potential burial at his Cathedral, Mr Castro’s humor toward the Netherlands envoy, Bryan campaign quips, and Sir William Cremer’s death after progress in Anglo American arbitration treaties.
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Dewar
Linde and Tripler
Castro
Venezuela
Netherlands
Mr. Castro
William Cremer
Great Britain
America
The Talk Of The Day And Oddities From City Life
A brewery wagon driver defends limited beer intake while comparing it to pie and recalling a long career. Other items include a Berlin champagne cork curtain, sundae origin tale from New Orleans, a Roaring Twenties style joke about an elevator, and a West Side family tailors dispute ending in a charitable outing for children.
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Herman Gerbert
Berlin
Upper West Side
Mr. B
Beelery to Host Lawn Sale for Southampton Charities
New York society notes Beelery of Southampton plans a lawn set for August 1 at Mrs Peter B Wyckoffs summer home to aid the Southampton Fresh Air Home for Crippled Children and the Villa Improvement Society. Booths will offer diverse articles and a Dance of Flowers performed by Henry Gong and young summer campers under Mrs Trevor's management.
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Beelery
Southampton
Long Island
Peter B. Wyckoff
Southampton Fresh Air Home For
Villa Improvement Society
Henry Gong
Trevor
Goodhue Livingston
Edward van Ingen
George G. de Witt
Social Notes From Newport
Newport notes describe a quiet social day with President Roosevelt at the naval station and luncheon with Rear Admiral Merrell. Mrs Roosevelt and Mrs Newberry declined a St Marys lawn fete invite while upcoming St Marys Orphanage fair looms. Notables Thomas Slidde and Mrs Parsons appear in Newport social rounds at local houses.
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Tribune
Newport
R. L
Roosevelt
Newport Summer Colony
Naval Training Station
Army and Navy
John P. Merrell
Wickham Road
St. Mary's Orphanage
Thomas Slidde
New York
Berkeley
Henry Parsons
Henry Clews
the Rocks
Mr Vilas Remains The Same In Madison Report
Madison Wisconsin July 22 There is no change in Colonel William F Vilas condition says Dr Philip R Fox He remains unconscious though sometimes shows consciousness He has had no fever increase and breathing is easy The clot on the brain shows no growth and the rupture is on the left side unlikely to affect vital organs He is expected to remain in this condition for several days.
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Madison, Wis
William F. Vilas
Philip R. Fox
Fallieres Leaves Denmark After Copenhagen Farewell
President Fallieres of France sailed from Copenhagen to Stockholm this evening as the King and Queen of Denmark and a large group of officials bid him farewell at the waterfront.
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Copenhagen
President Falliéres
France
Stockholm
Denmark
Lim
Political Points and a Gloomy Lipton Hint
A Buffalo News note cites The Washington Star calling Sir Thomas Lipton a persistent candidate and predicts fourth defeat. Buffalo Commercial quotes Herman Ridder doubting Bryan can win New York, while Philadelphia Press argues Bryan’s appeals hinge on wage and profit shifts. St. Louis Globe-Democrat warns of a narrow GOP majority affecting 1908 canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo News
Washington Star
Sir Thomas Lipton
Nebraska
Sir Thomas
Will Bryan
Buffalo
Herman Ridder
Staats-Zeitung
Bryan
New York State
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hitchcock
West
Iol Yenra Bare
Endowment News Returns to Lenox Library Board
Lenox Library adjourned meeting announces a sizeable endowment by F Augustus Schermerhorn and Ellen S Aueenmuty enabling library expansion. New officers include President John Parsons and Rev Harold Arrowsmith. board additions Grenville L Winthrop Dawg Lydig Thomas Post Giraud Poster Melam Lydig Post Foster. Several social events and notable local movements follow through week.
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Tribune
Lenox
Mass
F. Augustus Schermerhorn
Ellen S. Aueenmuty
Schermerhorn
Berkshire County
Pittsfeld
John Parsons
Harold Arrowsmith
Richard C. Greenleaf
Grenville L. Winthrop
Dawg Lydig
Thomas Post
Giraud Poster
Melam L
Curtis
Shadow Brook
Eémung Nash
Stuyvesant Wainwright
Gwendolin Nash
Eleanor Nash
Osman Ames
Stuyvesant Wainwright, Jr
Henry Livingston Lee
Curtis Villa
Robert W. Paterson
Blantyre
Adolph Obrig
Hotel Aspinwall
J. Rosa Stevenson
D. Newton
Lola Newton
White Mountains
Elbridge Gerry Snow
New York
Georgie H. Swift
Clark H. Swift
Ernest Everest
Frederick Aldrich
Annetta
Felen Altrich
Chicago
Gladys Teft
Great Barrington
Vanderbilt Arrival Sparks N Y Yacht Scene At Quarantine
Alfred G. Vanderbilt arrived from Southampton aboard the Oceanic but did not disembark at the pier. The Velthra, a steam yacht owned by Parker Bremer of Boston, raced alongside as the liner neared quarantine. Vanderbilt greeted onlookers from the rail before boarding Wharton, a Vanderbilt party member, who accompanied him aboard the yacht for a tour up the East River. The vessel did not land him in the city, with plans to proceed to Newport. Vanderbilt aides denied reports of inflated prices paid for English horses.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Southampton
Oceanic
Sandy Hook
Velthra
Parker Bremer
Boston
North River
Mr. Vanderbilt
G. Mifflin Wharton
Vanderbilt
East River
Newport
Kronprinzess in Cecilia sails to New York
Southampton reports the Kronprinzess in Cecilia departed for New York today. Among the passengers are Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Farman, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Claflin, and D. C. Mills.
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Southampton
Kronprinzess
Ceciile
New York
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
H. W. Farman
A. B. Claflin
D. C. Mills
John Hay Colorado Home Sold by Telegraph
The Crystal Park summer home of the late John Hay, comprising 560 acres near Manitou in Colorado Springs, has been sold by widow Clara Hay of Merrimack New Hampshire to Edson Pearsall, a New York broker, for 5000 dollars. A New York syndicate is believed behind the buyer to control the estate and develop the property.
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Tribune
Colorado Springs
Col
Crystal Park
John Hay
Clara & Hay
Merrimack
N. H
Edson Pearsall
New York
Paris
Manitou
Hay
Lincoln
Pearsall
Brooklyn Arion Choral Society Arrives in Stuttgart
The Brooklyn Arion Choral Society reached Stuttgart on July 22 and was greeted at the station by Liederkranz members and a military band. Mayer Borseht delivered farewell remarks as sixty bottles of wine were presented, followed by a special train. A garden festival with 10,000 attendees lit the park, and a concert by the Arion Society is planned for this evening.
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Stuttgart
Brookelyn Arion Choral Society
Liederkranz
Munich
Mayer Borseht
Artons
Arton Society
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS AND ARRIVALS LISTED
Passengers boarding today include the Deutschland for Hamburg Mr and Mrs Emil L Boas Princess of Pass Mme C T Carnahan Mma de Rian Mrs J In Rimock Randal Morgan for Le Havre Joseph H and Minereo 5 Chubr Mr and Mrs William Guy and Mrs K genheim Mrs Alexander Bilatt Thaw Arabic for Liverpool Mr and Mrs Carroll Hodge James S Nelson J H Edge De and Mrs tom G Cc Van Dusen Travelers arriving yesterday include the Oceanic from Southampton Baroness de Bazus S A Norris Mrs Rene Dawson Robert Taylor Lady Augusta Fane Alfred G Vandestitt Miss M A Mackay Kennan for Rome and others
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the Deutschland
Hamburg
Emil L. Boas
Princess of Pass
C. T. Carnahan
Mma de Rian
Rimock
Randal Morgan LA Provence
Havre
Joseph H
Minereo
William Guy
Nelson J. H. Edge
Om G. Cc. van Dusen
Bers
Oceanic
Southampton
Baroness de Bazus
S. A. Norris
Rene Dawson Robert Taylor
Augusta Fane
Alfred G. Vandestitt
M. A. Mackay
Campania
George Kennan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neva Dork Daily Tribune
the Tribune Association
South African Union
Potter
Episcopal Communion
Brooklyn Ferry Company
Hast
Baltimore American
New Orleans
Louisville Courier-Journal
Philadelphia
Pres
NEW York Society
Mrs. T. Shaw Safe
East Greenwich
Conn
Frederick Pearson
Josephine Pearson
Europe
W. Willis Reese
Town
Bretton Woods
Arthur Delano Weekes
West Fist Street
Willam R. Grace
William R. Grace
Janet Macdonald
Charles Blair Macdonald
Westbury
Cary T. Hutchinson
Henry F. Dimock
Coventry
Walter G. Ladd
Bar Harbor
John R. Drexel
Switzerland
Geneva
Tausanne
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Takanasse Hotel
Long Branch
Herbert Parsons
Mrs
Ralph W. Thomas
New ¥Te
Margaret
Thomas Suddell
Ralph W. Themes
Charles F. Hoffman
Barbara Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
Emma C. Cortazzo
H. O. Havemeyer
Hate
George W. Childs
Q Gracina
Washington
Robinson
Hugh K. Norman
George H. Norman
Rome
Henry Redmond
Potter Palmer
Charles A and
Paulding Fosdick
Howard Cushing
Alexander Cochrane
James P. Kernochan
George & Sooty
Frederick C. van Horne
Lucien Harty
D. Emory Holmay
MR. Vilas
M. Fallieres
Rochester Post Express
Marcus Daly
William A. Clark
Montana
Clark
Republican Party
The
Berkshires
S. Parker Bremer
Colorado
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