Amusements listings from city venues and shows
The section lists entertainment at multiple venues including Aerial Gardens at 8 30 with The Merry Widow, Astor with Psié in Full at 9, Brighton Beach fireworks, Casino at 3 with The Mimic World, Coney Island Luna Park Dreamin’, Dalys at 8 15 Girls, Eden Musee World in Wax, Hammerstein's Roof at 2 15 S 15 Vaude, Herald Square at 3 5 Three Twins, Jardin de Paris at 7 15 Follies of 1908.
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Aerial Gardens
Astor
Brighton Beach
Pain
Casino
Coney Island
Luna Park
Eden Musee
Hammerstein
Vaude
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Daily Tribute masthead and publication details 1908
New York Daily Tribute announces edition details for Friday July 21 1908. The Tribune Association operates the paper from Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York with Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
News Summary from The Morning Edition
The Dutch battleship Jacob van Heemskerk heads to the Caribbean amid tensions with Venezuela. Paris strikers clash with troops at Vigneux leaving two dead. London's Universal Peace Congress urges disarmament. The Young Turks reportedly control Constantinople amid skepticism. Prince August earns a doctorate at Strasburg. Editor Hubert Stevier acquitted of blackmail charges. Newfoundland Governor Sir William MacGregor reaches Labrador coast. Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Farley travel to Naples en route to Rome. Roosevelt rests at Crater Bay. Taft plans few speeches in the coming month after arriving at Hot Springs. Legal actions target the Yellow Pine Lumber Trust in Missouri and Kansas with others forthcoming in Texas and Oklahoma. Hounds track an escapee accused of murder from a Vermont hospital. Ex governor James H. Budd dies in Stockton. Stocks firm as Provident Life sale proceeds despite Inter-Southern doubts. Holy Rollers court case in Brooklyn. Farman airplane near front readiness. Postage Stamp bond bidder Samuel Byerley eyes a 24 hour national bank. Turkish refugees celebrate the sultan’s amnesty. Local officials accuse Inspector McCafferty of DA interference. Several young lawyers report difficulty finding work. A Williamsbridge accident blamed on New Haven Railroad lighting. Knapp expelled from Stock Exchange. Weather shows rain today with highs near 82 and lows around 79.
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Jacob van Heemskerk
Caribbean
Venezuela
Paris
Vigneux
Universal Peace Congress
London
Constantinople
Geome
Prince August
Emperor William
University of Strasburg
Hubert Stevier
Mid Bailey
Jack” Joel
Roosevelt
Creter Bay
Wright
William H. Taft
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Lenox
Mass
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
New York
Hazel Drew
Troy
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Springfield
North Crossing
Seabricht
James H. Buda
California
Stockton
Yellow Pine Lumber Trust
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vermont
Provident Life
Inter- Southern
Holy Rollers
Brooklyn
Bingham
Hamburg Avenue
Brooklin
Reig
Farman
Samuel Byerley
McCafferty
Richmond County
Edward Lauterbach
Alfred Lauterbach
Williamsbrifee Road
New Haven Railroad
Williamsbridge Road
John M. Knapp
The
Stock Exchange
Coster, Knapp & Co
Cuba's First Real Election Under Magoon Law
The piece lauds Governor Magoon for creating Cuba's first real election under an adequate law and supervising the process. It notes past abuses due to absence of law, praises Magoon's fidelity and efficiency, and asserts Cubans will view the vote as fair and creditable while preparing for local and presidential elections to follow under a stable system.
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Magoon
Cuba
Estrada Palma
Congress
Island Benefit Measured by American Intervention
The quote highlights a high regard for the help provided to the island through American intervention, presenting the measure as a significant benefit and recognizing foreign assistance as impactful.
Bryan alliance tested as Independence party debate rages
The piece argues Bryan should not join the Independence party, faulting his stance on reform and calling the Independence platform bolder. It says independence advocates push for direct primaries initiative and recall, and questions Bryan as a true reformer versus third party visions. It notes shifts among Independence members toward Bryan while others resist. It critiques Bryan for compromising principles to appeal to voters and urges independence supporters to reject opportunism. The article frames the Independence platform as radical and a test of genuine democracy versus Bryan’s tactics.
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Bryan
Independence Party
Hisgen
Hearst Party
Republican
Democratic
Hearst
Tharst
Democratic Party
New Party
Independence Platform
United States
Oregon
Mr. Bryan
Independence
Independence League
Lords Clash Over Pension Bill Asquith Faces Lords Amendment
The Lords challenge Asquith by limiting the pension bill to seven years, risking undermining the measure. A potential Commons-Lords conflict looms, with Liberal peers and Rosebery supporters backing the Lords against Conservative Liberals, Radicals, and Socialists. The exchange signals a constitutional dispute over revenue-origin rules and the bill’s duration.
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Asquith
House of Lords
Lords
House of Commons
House of Representatives
Senate
Commons
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Asquith
Rosebery
the Spectator
London
Possible Battle Royal Contest Seen Soon
Such a contest would be a battle royal and could occur in the near future, signaling a climactic clash between major contenders and drawing wide public attention.
A Promise of Lawbreaking in Jersey City Politics
A Jersey City City Collector Bob Davis warns that lax excise law enforcement would emerge if he becomes Sheriff. The piece argues his stance would let saloons operate freely with side doors for access and predicts increased corruption and hypocrisy under his administration, urging voters to back candidates advocating strict enforcement and civic honesty.
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Jersey City
State of
New Jersey
Bob” Davis
Davis
Mayer
Hudson County
Robert Davis
Forgetful Travellers At Auction Of Lost Luggage
An auction in the city offers fifteen hundred pieces of unclaimed baggage from a transatlantic steamship line. The piece mix includes trunks valises and boxes with fancies and junk. The piece illustrates how ordinary travellers forget items yet argues against sweeping judgments on memory or citizenry.
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Transatlantic Steamship Company
Claims Department
New York City Street Railway
Mr. Bryan
Osler Chloroform Birthday Cartoons Draw Mixed Reactions
The New York Medical Journal notes that satire about Dr. William Osler on his claimed sixty year birthday joke provokes cartoons and parodies despite being apocryphal. It argues humor about scientists can raise interest in science while acknowledging artistic inaccuracies persist.
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New York Medical Journal
Dr. Osler
Political Musings on Primaries and International Health
The column blends social and political commentary on direct primaries, newspapers, and election funding with observations on the Pan American Medical Congress in Guatemala City and immigration money flows from Europe. It notes Texas primary turnout, criticizes sensational courses, and praises arbitration progress while highlighting the Pensacola sheriff and a police incident.
Noise and crime topics pop up in press and streets
A collage of items includes Simon Wolf on Jewish crime in immigration, Chicago Washington efforts to curb street noise, a humorous stage dialogue, a Berlin American recalling home, a Philadelphia Press cartoon anecdote, and Colonel Hoskins defending Sunday baseball at Fort Banks against temperance opposition.
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John D. C. Hoskins
Artillery District
Boston
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Winthrop
Fort Banks
Temperance Union
Hoskins
William Winter Ill, Renowned Drama Critic and Essayist
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports the illness of William Winter, famed drama critic and essayist for The New York Tribune. Renowned for his broad cultural range and sharp theatrical writings, Winter is regarded as an institution in New York journalism and a mentor to younger colleagues.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
America
Willam Winter
Winter
New York Tribune
New York
Society Guests Arrive From Europe on the Tusitania
New York society notes list Mrs Ronalds and Mrs Ritchie among arrivals aboard the Tusitania. Many guests plan summers at Newport and Adirondacks camps, with weddings and social visits across Dark Harbor, Dark Harbor Maine, Southampton, Long Island, and Lenox. Individuals include the Atterbury, Vanderbilt, Paylies, Breese, Macdonald, and Watkins circles, detailing travels, honeymoons, and social engagements through September.
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Europe
Ronalds
Ritchie
J. Ridgely Carter
Harry T. Peters
Dark Harbor
Ellen Mercer Atterbury
John T. Atterbury
Dudley Rogers Howe
Boston
Katharine Atterbury
Carleton Howe
Misses Atterbury
Berkshire social season highlights and arrivals at Lenox
Lenox guests include Mrs John H Hammond and Mrs Pierre Jay with children at Coldbrooke garden party. Notables at the Curtis hotel include Mrs Edward Randolph and others from Jersey City Pittsburg and New York. C L Weatherbee and party lease Windermere estate for autumn. Sedgwick in Rye New York.
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the Tribune
Lenox
Mass
Charlotte Barnes
Coldbrooke
John H. Hammond
Pierre Jay
Edward Randolph
Aspinwall
J. H. Cowperthwaite
F. L. Blood
I. T. Willams
W. B. Brinkerhoff
Jersey City
Ashbel W. Burden
Thomas Atterbury McGrinty
J. Walton Cook
Pittsburg
Henry W. King
J. S. Lamoraux
George W. Allen
London
Roosevelt enjoys quiet vacation day at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt spends a calm day at Oyster Bay with no callers except his secretary. Tomorrow he plans several visits with Secretary of War Wright, Joseph Bishop of the Isthmian Canal Commission, Mrs Bishop, and Gifford Pinchot to discuss canal zone conditions and conservation work. Secretary Loeb departs for a month long trip with interim duties by Rudolph Forster.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Washington
Sagamore Hill
Luke E. Wright
Isthmian Canal Commission
Joseph Bishop
Bishop
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestry
Wright
Canal
Minnesota
Wyoming
Mr. Loeb
Rudolph Forster
Cardinal Gibbons Arrives in Rome for Pilgrim Visit
Rome welcomes Cardinal Gibbons Archbishop Farley and Monsignor OConnell along with Bishop Foley of Detroit aboard the steamer Knig Albert from New York. They plan a two week stay in Rome then travel to London for the September Eucharistic Congress.
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Rome
Naples
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Monsignor
Farley
New York
Dennis O'Connell
Catholic University At
Washington
Foley
Detroit
Archbishop Farley
London
Monsignor Farley
United States
John J. McGrane
Lord Roberts Lands in Montreal for Short Stay
Montreal reports Lord Roberts arrived this afternoon from Quebec and will stay three days before proceeding to Ottawa.
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Lord Roberts
Montreal
Quebec
Ottawa
Ex Senator Hill Arrives in Wiesbaden to Take the Waters
Ex Senator David B Hill from New York has arrived in Wiesbaden to take the waters. The trip marks a health visit to the famed spa city in July.
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Senator Hill
Wiesbaden
David B. H
New York
Hyde Returns to Paris After Long Abroad Visit
James H. Hyde arrives in Paris after a nine months tour that carried him through Egypt, India, China and Japan with a return by the Transsiberian Railway. He hosted a luncheon in honor of Signor Ferrero, the Italian historian, who will visit the United States next autumn as President Roosevelt’s guest at the White House. Ferrero will give a series of lectures at the Lowell Institute in Boston.
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Paris
James H. Hyde
Egypt
India
China
Japan
Europe
Mr. Hyde
Signor Ferrero
United States
Roosevelt
White House
Lowell Institute
Bosteo
Social Notes From Newport History Tonight and Tomorrow
Newport Telegram reports the national tennis tournament aims to host a complimentary ball after play, likely August 7, with last year’s committee led by R. I. Beeckman and others returning. Social events include a young people’s dinner for Miss Edith Colford, and multiple lunches and dinners hosted by notable Newport residents. Also noted are arrivals and visits by Edward J. Berwind, Grenville Fortescue, Ernest Iselin, and other prominent families. a wedding set for August 4 at Emmanuel Church. a Newport bridge tournament reaching the finals. and golf cup matches won by Patrick Terry’s circle.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. L
R. I. Beeckman
William O'Donnell Iselin
Harold A. Sands
Willing Spencer
Henry A. C. Taylor
J. R. Barton Willing
Edward C. Knight
Edith Colford
George Gordon King
Joseph R. Dilworth
Henry Barton Jacobs
Edward J. Berwind
Charles Warren Lippitt
Paul Rainey
J. R. Bush
G. Winthrop Sands
France
Joseph Harriman
Alice Grosvenor
William Grosvenor
Dudley Devis
Fellowes Davis
New York
Emmanuel Church
Noom
Roslyn
Joseph S. Stevens
Grenville Fortescue
Havana
Ernest Iselin
T. A. Havemeyer
New Rochelle
Reginald Rives
Walter Breese Smith
Elm Lodge
A. R. Morgan Dahlgren
Sergeant
Rhode Island Avenue
Bettie Booker
Seth Barton French
Robert Goelet
Robert W. Goelet
William Storrs Wells
Charles B. Hilfhouse
Charles M. Oelrichs
Henry Clews
W. H. Moses
Washington
Bayard Thayer
Miss Thayer
Boston
Muenchinger King Cottage
Newport Golf Club
Demand for Hughes Dominates State and National Climate
Editorials from multiple papers discuss Governor Hughes likely renomination for a second term and his strong popularity, noting upstate support and a favorable test vote. Critics say the party should consider other capable Republicans while maintaining cautious, principled leadership.
Demand for Hughes renomination letter to editor
Epher Whitaker from Southold Long Island on July 2 requests continued publication of the 4 demands for the renomination and re election Governor Hughes.
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The
Tribune
Hughes
Epher Whitaker Southold
Long Island
Fairbanks Heads to Mackinac Island Cottage Summer Visit
Vice-President and Mrs. Fairbanks arrived in Detroit after attending the Quebec centenary celebration, then departed for Mackinac Island. They were hosted at the Hotel Pontchartrain by Philps McMillan, and the vice-president said they had a delightful week but declined to discuss politics.
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Detroit
Fairbanks
Quebec
Mackinac Island
Hotel Pontchartrain
Philps McMillan
Quebe
Japanese Takes American Bride in La Crosse
Morikubo Shegetaro, a member of a noble Japanese family, wed Marie Louise Harrison of La Crosse today. He is a graduate of two American universities. his brother is a leader in the Japanese parliament and his late father was a governor in Japan, reflecting ties to the imperial government.
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Indea
New York Daily
William Osler
Osler
Medical
Jules Verne
Mr. Taft
Charleston News and Courier
News and Courier
Pan-American Medical Congress
Guatemala City
Pensacola, Fla
Long Pat
McCarren
Post Office
Money Order Division
Simon Wolf
Mr. Stubb
Argus
Chicago
Major Sylvester
General Bingham
Sylvester
Shippy
Berlin
Africa
Cassidy
Philadelphia Press
Tommy
William Winter
NEW York Society
W. M. V. Hoffman
Tuxedo
Southampton
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Adirondacks
Edmund L. Paylies
Kiel
Mr. Baylies
Mrs. Baylies
William M. Polk
East 26Th Street
Manchester-in-the-Mountains
James L. Breese
the Orchard
Joseph P. Grace
Janet Macdonald
Westbury
England
Anson G. McCook
George A. McCook
White Mountains
Waumbek
Jefferson
Edwin H. Weatherbee
Miss May Weatherbee
Hicks Arnold Weatherbee
Hollywood, Long Branch
Arthur Scott Burden
J. Henry Alexandre
Virginia Alexandre
J. Henry Alexandre, Jr
John E. Alexandre
Spring Lawn
Saratoga
Arthur E. Grannis
Oscar Insigi
Clovercroft
Stockbridge
New Canaan
Conn
Henry C. Haven
Charles Wilson
Captain Wilson
William E. Doane
Willow Grove
Arthur Lawrence
Beverly
Masa
W. A. Slayback
Great Barrington
F. S. Pearson
Civilise Alexandre
Tuxedo Park
Dorothea Gilder
Glocester
Ceealig Beaux
John & Parsons
Stoneover
Walter Lawrence
Thatcher M. Adams
Frelinghuysen Villa
A. E. Bates
S E. Tillman
West Point
Maplewood
Pittsfield
General Bates
Windsor
Berkshires
Maine Echo
Kennebec Journal
State Lane
Springfield Republican
Utica Herald-Dispatch
Albany
Rochester Democrat
Adirondack Wilds
Brooklyn Times
Oswego Times
N. Y. Tribune
Weil
Upstate
Buffalo
Eimirs Advertiser
J. Sloat Fassett
National Party
Otter
Strow
MR. Fairbanks
Mackinac
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