Vaudeville Circuits Hit Coney Island and NYC Stages
Amusements list shows shows at Astor Blaney Casing S Circle 8 15 The Blerry Go Round Coney Island Lona Park Bostock Steepiechas Dreamland Paly’s Eden Musee The World in Wax Brackett 8 15 The Witching Hour Hanmer Tein Vanderille Knickerbocker 15 The Yankee Prince Lyric 8 20 The Merry Widow New Amsterdam 15 The Servant in the House Allack’s 20 The Gay Musician
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New York Daily Tribune Owners and Office Details
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribune. Office and principal place of business is Tribune Building at No 154 Nassau Street New York. Coden Mills serves as president Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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News in Brief from Around the World and Nation
The Viceregal Council at Simla rules penalties for bomb outrages and seizes inciting papers. Nicaragua pressures Guatemala over prisoners. An attempted arson at St Paulus Church in Moabit failed. The Emperor’s bell clapper dropped in Cologne. no injuries. Russia’s imperial train escorted by troops to Reval. Stolypin and others arrive. Lisbon uncovers a plot to attack the Portuguese royal family on June 18. Diplomatic note recalls Mr Tower in Potsdam. arbitration treaty near. Domestically, Taft delegates confirmed. a Florida Georgia Kentucky slate debated. Roosevelt forms a 57 member conservation commission. Albany legislature sessions resume. Hughes backs anti-race track gambling measures. Rain floods Topeka area. Jerome charges expanded. P. S. Henson resigns Tremont Temple pastorate. Standard Oil case closes in Rochester. City stocks dull. Woodruff seeks VP bid. Peters says Hilprecht defense misreads charges. Citizens’ Union report prunes Albany legislators. Steel prices expected to fall except rails. Beiley affairs unsettled. forgery added. Ryan offers $169,000 for Old First Church endowment. White forecloses Gibson estate mortgages. Auspitz indicted for past assaults. Williamsport Trust reopens. BRT chief Winter discusses franchise terms. Choate summarizes NYC Railway vs Metropolitan Securities. Burglaries suspect caught after weeks of pursuit. Weather fair today with highs near 84 and lows around 61.
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Oregon voters back broad popular legislation experiment
The Portland Oregonian reports a robust turnout as Oregonians vote on four constitutional amendments, eleven initiative measures, and other propositions. Early returns suggest strong engagement beyond candidates, with Multnomah County showing heavy voting and close races on fish protection bills.
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Voters in Oregon reflected on measures and recall question
The Oregon election shows voters engaged with eighteen referendum measures, defeating six including woman’s suffrage and the single tax. Local interests dominated most results, though recall emerged as a significant general feature, potentially guiding future Senate selections and party accountability.
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Political Morality and the Chicago Convention Seats
The author argues against denying rightful seats to delegates in the Chicago convention to appease opponents. Compromise without violence to principle is praised, but removing secure seats undermines justice and sustains corrupt contest abuses in Republican conventions.
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Cost of cotton manipulation at Paris congress
The Paris congress of cotton spinners and manufacturers warns of the consequences of speculative manipulation in the American cotton market. European efforts to develop cotton in Africa and Asia threaten U.S. growers, as planters and mills may collude to raise prices. The piece condemns market corners and artificial restrictions, noting harm to workers and mills and forecasting sustained exposure to global competition.
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Lawless Demonstration in Newark Stirs Debate on Sunday Law
An editorial describes Newark's large gathering as lawless though peaceable, noting participants claim a protest against strict Sunday law enforcement. It warns that lax enforcement could excuse theft and other crimes, urging faithful observance of laws while allowing change through proper channels.
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Newark Citizens Urged to Seek Reform via Legislature
The piece argues that those unhappy with Sunday saloon laws should push for repeal or amendment rather than oppose enforcement. It urges Newark residents to support strict enforcement by sheriffs and police, warning protests against law enforcement sound unseemly in a law-abiding land.
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Two-Thirds Rule in Democratic Nomination Debate
Washington dispatch notes a Denver convention move to abandon the two-thirds rule after Bryan’s renomination effort. It argues majority rule aligns with Jeffersonian principles, suggests reform to majority nomination, and critiques district delegation practices while urging modernization of Democratic nominating methods.
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Torpedoes Steered by Hertz Waves Inventor Details
A summary of early 20th century ideas on steering self propelled torpedoes via Hertz waves. English developer John Gardner proposes protecting torpedoes from interference with musical pitch based codes. Whitehead design keeps course after launch though post launch steering remains desirable.
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Reckless season tests safety and aid amid incidents
The article notes rising dangers from drowning, reckless boating, and careless drivers. It highlights a Long Island City chauffeur who, after striking a boy, stayed to summon help and escort the boy to a hospital, urging better driver responsibility. It also comments on Governor Hoke Smith facing political scapegoats.
Portugal’s young king vows clemency amid royal murder plot
The article notes the young Portuguese king’s reluctant pledge to spare all involved in the conspiracy that killed his father and brother, while a new threat to his life and the royal family looms. It contrasts this with the controversial republican contest reports from the South and reflects on Jacob Blackwell’s will granting Blackwell’s Island to heirs, calling into question a vast New York estate.
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Binghamton's General Jones Celebrates Eightieth Birthday
A society note recalls General Edward F. Jones born June 3, famed for He Pays the Freight. Former New York lieutenant governor and Civil War officer, he led the 6th Massachusetts Volunteers during Baltimore mob attack on April 19, 1861.
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More Daylight In Canada Spreads To Fort William Port Arthur
The Dundee Advertiser notes Fort William and Port Arthur adopt earlier sunrise and later sunset by shifting from central to eastern time, effectively gaining an extra hour of daylight. The change takes effect May 1 and ends December 5, based on a petition by residents.
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British Employers Covered Under New Workman Compensation Act
Domestic help employers in Britain fall under the act, with insurance firms reporting steady, uniform rates since July. Indoor servants 68 cents per year, gardeners 122, coachesmen and grooms 182, gamekeepers 248, chauffeurs 487. Net indemnity covers legal liability for accidents, with fatal cases granting three years' wages up to 1460 for dependents. non fatal injuries allow half wages or 488 a week for temporary or permanent incapacity. Insurance firms handle many minor injury claims and expect to cope with current rates.
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National Conservation Commission named to advise president
The President announced a fifty seven member National Conservation Commission to advise on conserving natural resources. At the White House Governors urged action. Panama Investigation Commission reported labor conditions on the isthmus satisfactory and will submit a written report later. Various callers included Taft, Dowling, Eddy, Warner, Bourne, Meyer, Hepburn, Scott, and Pinchot. Miss Ethel Roosevelt sails toward West Orange for a wedding in New York.
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Diplomatic corps heads and visits across the country
The British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce depart Washington for Madison Wisconsin for a university address then Duluth and Chicago convention area. They plan Manchester by the Sea before sailing to England on July 2. Wu Ting-feng and Wei Ching W Yen leave for Urbana Illinois to lecture then attend Chicago and Iowa. Mme Wu to join later. The Colombian Minister and Señora de Cortes summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains with grandson Ignacio de La Torrie, a University of Pennsylvania student.
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Washington society notes at June gatherings and weddings
In Washington a society dinner entertained Secretary of War Taft and guests including Lt General Corbin and Mrs. Corbin. Mrs. L. Z. Leiter arrives for her son Joseph Leiter’s wedding to Miss Juliette Williams. Surgeon General Sternberg’s 70th birthday dinner drew 125 attendees such as Justice Brewer and Admiral Rixey. P. J. Lenox and wife plan three months in Ireland then return for September. Grace Bell travels from Mexico to Washington. Miss Winfred Mattingly to wed Major Porter at St John’s Church with reception at her uncle’s home on H Street.
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New York Society guests sail for Europe today
Among those sailing for Europe today are Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt who have spent spring at Hyde Park New York Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Amsinck George J Gould who will join Mrs Gould and his children in England Mr and Mrs George R Read and Mr and Mrs Robert M Gillespie Mrs Stuyvesant Fish will give a large luncheon
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Fair to Southern Republicans
A Little Rock editor backs The Tribune’s fair coverage of Southern Republicanism. G L Mallory cites Arkansas Republicans scoring 46359 Roosevelt votes in 1904 and 54000 for governor, praising honest critique of National Committee contests and noting steady gains amid restrictive election laws. June 6, 1908.
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Danish Women Celebrate Suffrage Victory in Denmark
A mass meeting in Copenhagen city hall followed by a banquet marked the granting of women's suffrage. Attendees included the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Public Works, mayors, aldermen, and university leaders. The King sent a gracious reply and many telegrams arrived from across Denmark and abroad. Alice Stone Blackwell. Dorchester, Mass. June 3, 1908.
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Thought of the hour endorses Roosevelt and Hughes
A letter from R. E. Fox of Syracuse dated June 4 endorses Theodore Roosevelt as man of the hour and William H. Taft for president, urging Governor Charles E. Hughes to remain in office, arguing God and Truth govern.
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Social Notes From Newport Guests Arrive For Season
Newport society list notes Mrs Hetty Green may visit Park Gate guest Miss Annie Leary to host. Elisha Dyer travels to Baltimore after Newport weekend. Dudley Gautier of New York visits White Lodge with Lispenard Stewart. Goelet family arrives for summer. Harriman visits New York. Roche may spend summer abroad after Harvard. Spencer to Newport for the season after Europe departure. Barger and Wysong couples arrive for the season. Edith Wetmore arrives from New York to visit Hamilton Fist Webster.
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Lenox social notes from Berkshire bridge party
Mrs Henry Livingstein Lee hosted the first large bridge whist party of the season at the Curtis Hotel in Lenox. Colonel Dowald Latrobe, a Wyndhurst guest of Mrs John Sloane, left for town. Mrs M Dwight Collier arrives to open her country place Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Henry W Bishop of Chicago open their Pittsfield cottage. Mr and Mrs John J Wysong, guests of Mrs Wysong’s sister, Mrs William Pollock, travel to Newport to open their county place.
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Tower Leaves Potsdam After Farewell Audience
Charlemagne Tower the retiring American Ambassador to Germany was received by Emperor William I in Potsdam for a farewell audience. He and Mrs Tower attended a luncheon with the Emperor and Empress and toured the terrace. Tower will hand over to John W. Garrett and Dr Hill will become ambassador. A possible arbitration treaty between Germany and the United States was discussed. AMBASSADOR HILL LEAVES HOLLAND: Dr David Jayne Hill sails for Berlin to assume the Netherlands post.
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