Amusements listing with varied acts and times at venues
A compact rundown of theater and vaudeville showings with schedules. Romeo and Juliet at a Rome venue, The Boy and the Girl at Al Gardens, The Man from Heco, Going Some iou, A Gentleman from sebementons, Follies of Das Beane, Havara, Dream Time at New Island, The Candy Shop and There Was at a Tomorrow, plus appearances by Maxine Elliott and others across Madison Square and Colonial venues.
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AL Gardens
HECO
Sebementons- Net
Audertile New Island
Madison SQ
Maxine Elliott Vesant
Weber S
Neve Tork Dam Tribune Publisher Details
This item states the Tribune Association owns and publishes the newspaper with offices at Tribune Building New York and lists Ogden Wills as president Henry W as secretary and James M Barrett as treasurer.
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Neve Tork Dam
The
Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Wills
Henry W
James M. Barrett
Taft Supports Large Regular Army at Gettysburg
In a speech at Gettysburg, President Taft endorsed a sizable regular army establishment. The piece notes ongoing disorders after strikebreakers entered Philadelphia streetcar service and mentions arbitration talks with the Georgia Railroad and its firemen.
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Count Zeppelin
Slitterfeld
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Charles W. Fairbanks
Japan
Tokio
Swart Hoyt Nichols
Honolulu
Philadelphia
Rerburn
Georgia Railroad
Andrew Johnson
National Cemetery
Greenville
Tenn
Martin W. Littleton
New York
Frederick M. Davenport
Tompkins
Fernando Dessaur, Jr
Middletown
N. Y
San Francisco
Cost Differential in Tariff Debate**
A Senate discussion last Saturday examined the German cost of production versus U S tariffs. Critics say data are inadequate to measure international cost differentials guiding protection. Calls grow for a tariff commission to provide credible criteria and avoid guesswork in setting rates.
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Senate
Germany
Scientific tariff reform based on production cost analysis
The author argues for a commission to compile data on domestic and foreign production costs to set tariffs scientifically. Labor costs have risen globally, with Germany absorbing more costs through accident insurance and pensions. Protectionist sentiment dominates, making tariff policy a nonpartisan issue.
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Germany
United States
Tammany adapting as New York city election nears
The piece notes a restrained Tammany lineup focused on capable judges and respected businessmen, with no strong mayoral slate. It links reform mood nationwide to a push for new charters and commission-style government, predicting a significant shift influence in New York’s next election.
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Tammany
Gilroys
van Wycks
Supreme Court
Fourteenth Street
Jerome
Tom” Grady
Ahearn
Board of Aldermen
Illinois
New York
Boston
Chicago
Intense public feeling against automobile speeders urged
A courthouse editorial defends intense public feeling toward speeding motorists after Darragh’s manslaughter conviction. It notes such sentiment reflects real harm from speeders and argues juries should consider evidence, not emotion, while warning that public outrage is a necessary check on dangerous crime.
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Darragh
New York
Bath Beach
New Rochelle
The New Zeppelin Airship in Endurance Test
An analysis of Count Zeppelin's recent air voyage shows a continuous flight of about thirty five hours with an estimated distance near six hundred miles. The airship traveled slower than its predecessor with speeds under twenty miles per hour, hindering a Berlin approach and illustrating the uncertainty of aerial travel.
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Count Zeppelin
Stuttgart
Bitterfeld
Friedrichshafen
Berlin
Goeppergen
Zeppelin
Intense public feeling urged for impartial justice in manslaughter cases
The piece argues that justice must not be pursued through counter violence but through unwavering, impartial law enforcement. It calls for sustained public pressure to support courts and condemn reckless speeding by drivers who endanger others as criminal behavior, demonstrating civilized values.
President Taft Highlights Regular Army at Gettysburg
In Gettysburg Taft honors regular army soldiers for faithfulness and endurance. He notes 42 organizations under Meade, 26 field artillery batteries, and Hunt's leadership defending Union positions July 2 and 3. He laments lack of earlier monuments and praises forthcoming federal and state memorials. Gettysburg Park to become a premier historic site worldwide.
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Gettysburg
Taft
Battle of
Meade
Henry J. Hunt
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Park
United States
Colonial forecasts recalled on Australian naval ties
The piece recalls Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton’s 19th century prophecies of Australia and other colonies building a fleet for Britain. It notes Bulwer’s vision of colonies growing into great states with a naval commonwealth while stressing enduring ties to England despite imperial debates.
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Australia
Edward Bulwer Lytton
London
Victoria
Great Britain
England
Bulwer
Disraeli
United Kingdom
Philadelphia Council urged to preserve the Liberty Bell
The Philadelphia City Councils face criticism but hope to set a precedent to stop the “hippodroming” of the Liberty Bell. The venerable relic should rest where it belongs, with swift news of the attempted suppression finally taking hold.
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Philadelphia
Riots, politics and onion wisdom in a clipped column
A newspaper digest quadrates Peru riots as a minor upheaval and lauds strong government while discussing Mauretania speed limits, Gaines on lectures, Bailey’s vindication, a 115 year old onion diet anecdote, Philadelphia sympathy for transit strikers, and fare debates.
Paris illusion palace and other urban oddities
A collage of quirky notes notes from the era: Eugene Heward’s mirrored palace in Paris dazzles with 64 800 lamps, the German Society for the Prevention of Noise to color code noisy rental homes, oil burning trains on Maine Central lines, a Vienna two legged dog with a wheels surrogate, a soap factory roof ride joke, and a long serving African American attendant at the American Geographical Society. The items mix humor and curiosity across cities.
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Eugene Heward
German Society For the Prevention
Theodor Lessing
Berlin
New York Central
Maine Central Railroad
The Majesty of Law in Tennessee Contempt Case
The Louisville Courier-Journal lauds the Supreme Court for punishing Tennesseeans including a sheriff for contempt in a lynching case. Dissenting justices do not diminish the ruling’s authority and the defendants must be punished to uphold law. The piece argues strong enforcement would deter mob action and restore respect for civilization.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Shipp
Automobiles in New York State Rising Quickly
A Utica Press report notes rapidly increasing automobile ownership in New York. A Rochester man received license number 73 78, three years after a little over 21 000 were issued, suggesting upward of 56 000 more machines. Utica streets now host many more cars than three years ago.
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Utica
Rochester
Hughes on Solid Ground vetoes Massachusetts pension bill
Governor Hughes vetoed a bill creating a state pension system for Civil War veterans, arguing that military pensions are a national function and state pensions are indefensible. He weighs constitutional grounds and division of state and national powers, insisting the veto rests on solid ground.
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The
Boston Herald
Hughes
President arrives in Washington as Newport plans unfold
The President reached Washington at 7 o'clock this evening and went to the White House with Miss Taft. Captain Butt and General Bell accompanied the party. Mrs Dickinson and the Secretary of War did not catch the train in time. Mrs Pembroke Jones and Miss Sadie Jones are due from Newport, while Miss Helen M Peabody will marry Pennington Satterthwaite on June 28. Austen Gray and family take Newport villa for the summer. Mrs Elisha Dyer sails from England and will arrive soon.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
White House
Miss Taft
Gettysburg
Captain Butt
General Bell
Mrs. Dickinson
Helen M. Peabody
Arthur Peabody
Pennington Satterthwaits
Secretary of State escorts Taft party to Gettysburg visit
The Secretary of State returned from Pittsburg on Saturday while the Secretary of War and Mrs. Dickinson accompanied Miss Helen Taft on her Gettysburg visit today. A long line of senior officers and their aides joined the group, with many officers escorted by their wives. The Secretary of the Navy hosted twenty guests at luncheon for Vice Admiral Urtu of Japan.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Secretary of State
Pittsburg
Secretary of War
Dickinson
Helen Taft
Gettysburg
Oliver
Bell
Crozier
Hall
Marshall
Edwards
Young
Wotherspoon
John C. Bates
Lay
Scantling
Downey
Webster
Foote
Burrage
Howland
Werrick
Stevens
Squires
Tyler
Loeffler
Snow
Smith
Secretary of the Navy
Urtu
Japan
Washington society notes include White House residents and receptions
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman gave up their Massachusetts Avenue house and will seek a new home next fall. Mrs. Sherman travels to New York then Utica. Mr. Sherman joins after Congress adjourns. A large diplomatic and political guest list attended a reception hosted by Representative and Mrs. Weeks honoring Baron Uriu and Baroness Uriu and Annapolis class of 1881.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Sherman
Massachusetts Avenue
New York
Utica
Congress
John W. Weeks
Baron Uriu
Baroness Uriu
Annapolis
Weeks
Knox
Dickinson
Navy
Interior
Agriculture
Miss Cannon
Mayor Des Planches
Mme. Nabuco
Bryce
Takahira
Mme. Wu
Mme. Loudon
Depew
Burrows
du Pont
Lodge
Hale
Senate
Mme. van Swinderen
Netherlands
Charles C. Glover
Miss Oliver
Miss Durand
Captain
Mrs. Warren Headh
Saratoga
N. Y
New York Society Heads for Summer Homes Across Long Island and Europe
Mr and Mrs M Orme Wilson will spend summer in Lenox not Bay Shore joining Ms Madeleine Knowlton in Paris. Mr and Mrs Frederic Edey occupy Bellport cottage for the season as Mrs Charles D Kingdon sails to Europe. Mrs George A Robbins heads to Bar Harbor for summer while Mr and Mrs Philip Rhinelander move to Briarcliff NY. Mrs Henry Dimock and daughter plan Dimock country place in Conn then Bar Harbor. Van Alen couple booked to …
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M. Orme Wilson
Bay Shore
Long Island
Lenox
Frederic Edey
Bellport
D. Henry Knowlton
Europe
Madeleine Knowlton
Paris
George A. Robbins
Bar Harbor
Charles D. Kingdon
George J. Gould
London
Henry Dimock
Cary T. Hutchinson
Dimock
South Coventry
Conn
Tablet marks old Post Road in New Rochelle history
A bronze tablet unveiled on Huguenot Street to commemorate the first mail route from New York to Boston. The inscription notes the King's Highway origins, the 1672 Royal Commission opening, and events tied to Paul Revere and General Washington in the 18th century. The gift honors Trinity Church’s 200th anniversary with mayoral and Daughters of the Revolution involvement.
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Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
New Rochelle
Huguenot Street
Boston Post Road
New York
Boston
Daughters of the Revolution
Raymond
Charles F. Canedy
Trinity Church
Paul Revere
Lexington
Washington
Cambridge
American Ambassador Hosts Dorchester House Reception
London May 31 The American Ambassador and Mrs Reid hosted a large reception at Dorchester House for the American delegates to the International Chemistry Congress. Hundreds attended including foreign delegates and members of the diplomatic corps with J Ridgeley Carter and Mrs Carter among the aides.
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London
Reid
Dorchester House
Diplomatic Corps
J. Ridgeley Carter
Carter
John H. Gibbons
Arthur Orr
NYU Seniors Win Sandham Prizes in Orations
At New York University yesterday the Sandham prizes for junior and senior orations were awarded. James Gillespie Dale of New York won the $75 first prize for his address on James Wolfe. Harry Melville Gove of Brooklyn received the $25 second prize for his talk on The Message of Whitman.
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New York University
Sandham
James Gillespie Dale
New York
James Wolfe
Harry Melville Gove
Brooklyn
Whitman
Tuxedo Park Holiday Weather Draws Large Crowds
Telegraph report from Tuxedo Park notes pleasant conditions for a holiday at the park where wet crowds attended events. Notables such as W P Hamilton and F D Underwagg joined gatherings at the clubhouse, with arrivals listed from several social figures and residents. The annual Tuxedo horse show is set for June 18 and 19, with Pierre Lortilard Jr. as secretary and organizers expecting more entries than before as colonists show growing interest in the sport.
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Tuxedo Park
Mayphe
Tuxedo
Sregsom
F. D. Underwagg
Charles @ Alexander
Charles E. Samson
Major F. Mott
F. W. Sankey
Miss Watenbury
E. Webb
A. H. Miss Sampson
Joseph Pulitzer
J. H Alexadre, Jr
Goodhue Livingston
Winter Club
Adam i
Norrient
M. C. Barnwell
A Juilliard
John S. Rogers
Alfred Bishop Mason
Pierre Lortilard, Jr
Colonistea
Social visits and openings in the Berkshire season
Lenox reports show Mr. and Mrs. Chas H Allen leaving for New York while others plan season openings. George H Morgan will operate Wentfort Hall this year. the Curtis Hotel hosts guests including Mr. and Mrs. James B Clews and Mrs. A Lamont. Numerous families depart for Europe or stay in Lenox for summer.
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the Tribune
Lenox
Mass
Chas. H. Allen
Berkshires
New York
George H. Morgan
Wentfort Hall
Margan
Benjamin Thaw
Curtis Hotel
A. Lamont
James & Jesup
James B. Clews
Parkman Shaw
Herbert B. Shaw
Harris C. Fahnestock
Gibson Fahnestock
Bel Air
Fahnestock
Robert Winthrop
Grenville L Winthrop
Europe
Austin F. Riggs
Stockridge
Adirondacks
Charles S. Mellen
Stockbridge
Social notes from Newport during the season
Newport society pages list season visitors including Miss Martha C Codman and families from Washington Baltimore and New York. Notables like Mrs Oelrichs and the Dyer group arrive, Marble House renovation completed for Mrs Belmont, golf season opens, engagements rumored, and a run of social departures to New York and Providence.
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the Tribune
Newport
Martha C. Codman
Arnold Hague
Washington
Mra & M. Hutton
Baltimore
Pembeaie Jones
Sadie Jones
New York
Hermann Oelrichs
Elis Dyer
William G. Roelker
Newport Casino
Marble House
O. H. P. Belmont
Europe
Mable Norman
H. A. C. Taylor
Newport Golf Club
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Caroline R Grivenor
William Grosvenor
Providence
Morris Congdon
Henry G. McVickar
Roland Redmond
Hadeen
Henry Redmond
Se York
Thomas J. Emery
Cincinnati
Arthur T. Kemp
Cone
C. L. F Ro
Yukon Exposition Opens In White House Ceremony
The Yukon Alaska Trio exhibition in Seattle will open tomorrow with a White House East Room ceremony at 2 o'clock. President to press a solid gold key decorated with Alaska nuggets as the exposition grounds machinery starts. Senator Pyles of Washington and diplomats attend the event along with congressmen and excursion delegates.
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Washington
Seattle
Alaska
Exposition Grounds
Wisn
White House
Senator Pyles
Favorable Report on Cooley Nomination by Senate Panel
Washington May 31 Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report favorably the nomination of Alford Cooley for a federal position in New Mexico. The nomination of George G. Ruff as federal judge in Hawaii remains undecided by the subcommittees.
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Cooley
Washington
Senate Judiciary Amittee
Alford Cooley
New Mexico
George Gruff
Hawaii
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Boston Transcript
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George
Chicago News
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Berta Holflinger
Goodrich Mudd
Algernon Squiggs
Daniel A. Ahys
American Geographical Society
West Sist Street
Society
Adys
Ahys
New York State
Pembroke Jones
F. Ambrose Clark
Hempstead
Austen Gray
Doss eRstay
Elisha Dyer
IN Washington Society
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Philip Rhinelander
Briarcliff, N. Y
Henry H. Landon
Cove Neck
Oyster Bay
Mr. and
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Old Post Road
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