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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
21
A garbled listing of amusements and acts includes Aerial Gardens, The Merry Witow, Beach-Paid Fireworks, The Mimic World, Dreamian, Eden Mused, The World in Wax and Roots, Mid Squares, Taree Twine, Jardins de Paris, and Follies of 1908. The fragment names venues and programs with times and page references, indicating a theater or vaudeville schedule in a historic newspaper page.
The New York Daily Tribune lists publication date Friday July 24 1908 and notes ownership by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribune Building 155 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills president Nathaniel Tuttle caretaker treasurer and officer addresses at the newspaper office.
The Quebec pageant was witnessed by the Prince of Wales with an exchange of addresses with the Vice-President. A Young Turks memorandum to a Sultan representative seeks the party's aims. a parliament may be established if demands are unmet. Renewed fighting in Tabriz. the governor under virtual house arrest. Ten men riding two magistrates killed in a Brazilian political feud. Revolutionaries seek to liberate Timor, a republic threatened. Wagner Festival opens at Bayreuth with Lohengrin study under Siegfried Wagner. Roosevelt orders retrial in the Standards case. Honduran revolutionists reportedly subdued. John W. Kern honored at Gary harbor opening. Raymer returns to Baltimore after care and travel. Bryan to quit active campaigning for The Commoner profits to the Democratic fund. West Point cadets suspended for hazing. Raines renominated for Senate. A man killed fighting tramps in Middletown. Cortelyou and Coolidge attend naval commission meeting. Stock market strong. a severe electrical storm hits the city with heat. Coney Island fare to rise from five to ten cents. Taft on trip from Jersey City to Manhattan. U S Steel reports favorable subsidiary results. A police officer linked to a girl’s Irving Square Park death is arrested. Standard Oil case decision upholds government actions against New York Central and American Sugar. A skiff of Brooklyn men upset by a steamer wash. Mrs. Fleming allegedly reached overtures with the District Attorney in the Gould case. Georgia and Kentucky voters show Taft carry prospects. Weather: local rains likely. yesterday’s high 86, low 72.
A lengthy editorial argues against the idea that any person or entity is above the law. It cites Judge Landis and Governor Hughes in critiquing corporate abuses and calls for sober, law‑based punishment rather than sensational penalties. It warns that proclaiming officials or elites above the law erodes public confidence.
The speaker warns that moral indignation must not be mistaken for law or fact. The nation should not retreat from its crusade for business reform and legal equality, but recognize that aiming at the powerful by bypassing the law itself is wrong. A soberer path exists.
Critics claim Taft’s planned meeting signals subservience and risks alienating voters. Supporters note his long Republican loyalty and close ties to McKinley and Roosevelt administrations, stressing continuity in policies and cordial relations with the current government.
The current summer stands out as exceptionally hot and prolonged. From June 20 onward New York area records show 18 straight days above average, with only five cooler days in 33 days. Lack of night breezes increased suffering, and the toll includes at least 24 deaths and 70 prostrations from heat on a single day, suggesting a historical impact.
In Santiago de Cuba Dr Alfred Zayas, a leading Cuban presidential candidate, declared that if defeated his party would loyally accept the result and back the victors to preserve constitutional principles. The commentary applauds this stance as advanced for Latin America and credits Governor Magoon for fostering civic spirit in Cuba, contrasting with cynical prophecies and American meddling fears.
A quoted remark emphasizes that securing support will be paramount in the upcoming elections, signaling a focus on strategy and voter engagement by unnamed officials. The statement underscores a broader push to influence electoral outcomes and mobilize resources for campaign efforts.
The article criticizes William Jennings Bryan for courting African American voters, accusing him of political opportunism. It argues Southern leaders would lose influence if Bryan wins, claiming his past anti Negro stance and current outreach show duplicity. The piece warns the South would dominate a Democratic administration if Bryan prevails.
New Zealand plans a sweeping reform replacing boards of conciliation with councils of conciliation led by a magistrate and industry assessors. If no settlement occurs, the case goes to a Court of Arbitration with power to set needs and exertion wages and levy heavy fines for strikes or lockouts, especially in bakeries, slaughterhouses, coal yards, and railroads. The measure aims to curb disturbances but faces strong opposition from labor leaders and questions of fairness.
An 20th century Louisiana statute bans drinking from a personal flask by railway passengers. Brakemen may arrest offenders and send them to a justice for fines or imprisonment, with illness as the sole exception. Train hands would act as constables to curb rowdyism and protect travelers, though concerns of abuse remain.
The article discusses improving tramway discipline and passenger conduct, plans to visit Samoa and Australasian seas, and remarks on public debt limits, tax funds, and political figures including Mr. Bryan. It notes hopes for better clerical moderation among grocers and teases reforms in municipal finance and electoral scrutiny.
A dance teachers convention in New York issued a booklet tracing the waltz history with composers like Lanner and Strauss and urged saving the dance as the international congress in Berlin tackles its possible extinction. Also notes on Doris vacation antics and Castelar memorial sculpture in Madrid with Liberty charts. Chinese restaurant decline in Chicago signals changing tastes.
The New-York Tribune notes Governor Cleveland’s portrait is missing from the Albany State Capitol collection, while most earlier governors’ portraits and the late Governor Higgins’ are displayed. It calls for prompt correction and proposes a public subscription to rectify the deficiency.
From The Philadelphia Ledger. Mr. Fairbanks relieves anxious readers by showing how the Vice-President may fill idle hours between sessions. He is likened to the Prince of Wales as heir apparent whose role forbids meddling but invites unofficial duties and public functions.
New York society items note Henry S Redmond party leaving for Newport to open their villa for the season while Henry Lewis Morris and family arrive at Mount Washington Bretton Woods. Many others travel to Europe or stay at country homes from Mount Kisco to Bar Harbor, with engagements, dinners, and gatherings reported across town.
Lenox July 23 Giraud Foster president Berkshire Hunt and J Watson Webb Shelburne Vermont Hunt offer valuable cups for trophies The president s cup and the hunt cup Gentlemen riders to compete in both contests Social events mark the day with Mrs William D Sloane hosting a birthday tea for Mrs Elliott F Shepard at Elm Court Numerous guests travel between Laurel Lake and hotels others attend dinners and teas in town
William Winter, dramatic critic for The New York Tribune, remains in unchanged condition at California Hospital after nervous shock from a Santa Fe train accident weeks earlier. He passed a comfortable night and recovery is expected if no unforeseen complications arise.
Dr B F Dexter of Lockport writes the Tribune urging Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican candidate to replace Senator Thomas C Platt whose term ends March 3 1909 He argues Roosevelt’s long public service and intimate knowledge of national needs make him best suited for the Senate in 1908 with the President’s term ending March 4 1909.
A reader from Liberty New York July 15 1908 defines a Democrat as an American citizen with a tenacious grip on the wrong end of everything. The letter also cites William J Bryan as a prime example of this type.
Francis B. Livesey of Sykesville Md argues in a letter dated July 21 1906 that Bryanism promotes a free and easy existence with something-for-nothing, aided by Debs and Hearst. He notes Life-long Democrats drifting to Taft and urges Republicans to heed Hanna warning that the next great fight will be socialism versus republicanism.
Newport R I July 2 The annual St Marys Orphanage fair drew summer residents to Stenevilla the former Bennett home. Luncheon parties at Mrs E Knight Jr cottage and Robert Sedgwick Casino grill room plus dinners planned by Mrs Kernochan Dyer Beeckman Haggin. Notables Dudley Gautier Lispenard Stewart White Lodge, Center Hitchcock and many members of New York society attended and registered at local hotels.
The Wagner Festival in Bayreuth Bavaria opened with a new Lohengrin under Siegfried Wagner. Notable attendees included Andreas Dippel from the Metropolitan Opera and Mrs. Dippel, John Jackson and Mrs. Jackson the American envoy to Persia, plus the Queen of Wurtemberg the Duke and Duchess of Coburg and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. Edyth Walker sang Ortrud. Cosima Wagner was indisposed.
Thomas J Gargan one of Boston transit commissioners underwent an unsuccessful operation for a stomach affection in Boston today. Professor Koerte assisted by Dr Franz Jung of Washington said Gargan came out of the operation strong and in good condition.
St. Petersburg reports American Ambassador John W. Riddle is making good progress under treatment at Kislovodsk, the Caucasus watering place, where he travels to recuperate from recent illness and fatigue.
Madison Wis July 23 The condition of Colonel William F Vilas after a hemorrhage Monday is unchanged.
From The Liverpool Post a prize day at John Bright Memorial School featured a new building funded by the American Ambassador. Chairman Mr J Allanson Picton presided and presented certificates. An American War of Independence theme and a portrait reproduction by Sir Edward something highlighted the event.
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