Amusements and Vaudeville Listings by Theaters
The page lists theater bills and showtimes across venues including Academy of Music, Alhambra, Broadway, Canarsie Golden City, Casino, Coney Island Dreamland, Eden Muse, Fort Gorn Paradise Park, Garrick, Grand Opera House, Lammerstein Roof, Herald Ware, Hudson, Jardin de Paris, Knickerbocker, The Boys of Company B, Madison Square Garden roller sessions, Savoy, Et. Nicholas Garden, West End with various acts such as vaudeville, operas, and concerts across multiple dates and times.
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Academy OF Music
Hamlet
Aerial Gardens
Alhambra
Felasco
Broadway
Canarsiz
Golden City
Grand Opera House
Bavoy
Nicholas Garden
Kaltenborn
West End
Dissolution of the Douma Draws Mixed Reactions Abroad
Foreign notes report calm Russian reaction to the Douma dissolution with tight security in major cities. The Hague delegates deplore the move, while Paris notes a Franco Japanese pact tied to future Japanese loans. Ecuador sues Archer Harman over railway breach. Antwerp strike impact limps along as Red Star Line hires English workers. Domestic items include telegraphers strike notes, New England graduates tally, Harry Orchard case in Caldwell, and a Buffalo McKinley monument ceremony planned for September. Weather warms, city reports beach outings, and local fires, crimes, and sports headlines fill the day.
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Douma
Hague
Paris
Hochi
Tokio
Viscount Aoki
Baron Kaneko
Ecuador
Archer Harman
Guayquil & Quito
Antwerp
Red Star Line
Albany
New England
Boston
Boston Globe
Caldwell
Steunenberg
Caleld
President McKinley
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce
Harvard
Brown
Smith College
Seelye
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
85Th Street
Madison Avenue
Norman E. Mack
Europe
W. J. Bryan
W. R. Hearst
East Side
Pedlers
Small
Telegraphers’ Union
Staten Island
Glinders
Finn
Harlem
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
la Lorraine
Tribune Mail Subscriptions Remind Readers About Address Changes
A note to readers about Tribune mail delivery to any U S or abroad, with flexible address changes. Subscriptions can be given to a regular dealer before departure or handed in at The Tribune Office. See opposite page for subscription cases.
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Tribune
The Subway Loop in Manhattan Rail Plan Prospects
The article assesses the fight over a Manhattan loop rail linking the Williamsburg and Brooklyn bridges, weighing an elevated line against an underground route. It notes legislative deadlock, commission prospects, and contract awards for two sections while pondering post completion use and timing.
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Manhattan
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Dowling
Albany
Public Utilities Act
Rapid Transit Commission
Joop
Bisoxiyn
Subway Loop Plans Tied to Brooklyn Elevated Needs
The article compares building an underground system across the East River with potential connections to a Manhattan loop. It notes no contract for the related subway exists and the Manhattan Bridge completion is a prerequisite. The Brooklyn elevated line upgrade is the main driver, and certainty from the operating company is needed before praising the recent contract lettings.
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East River
Manhattan
Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn
Brownsville Raid Debate Stirs War Dept Question
The Senate committee’s Brownsville probe adds little new evidence while supporting the conclusion that negro soldiers raided the town. Motives include discrimination by white townsmen and saloon hostility, with witnesses claiming the raiders were negro troops and rifles reportedly clean the next day. The piece urges dismissal to prevent a systemic cover up.
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Senate
Brownsville
War Department
Tillman's
Tate
Overlegislation and its three distinct forms explored
The piece argues that current lawmaking shows no abatement but grows, and that complaints miss three categories: special legislation exempting individuals, overreach due to ignorance of existing laws, and experimental enactments. It concludes that legislative trial runs, while dangerous, test theories and reveal practical limits.
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Joline
New Jersey Bar Association
United States
Overlegislation and self-government in political reform
The excerpt critiques excessive legislative control amid self government. It argues Americans tolerate overlegislation temporarily to gain political wisdom, questioning whether only skilled scientists should be allowed to experiment with the political system and prompting a reflection on stage of political intelligence.
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Bryce
New Jersey Opens Free Evening Schools for Immigrant Adults
The state enacts a novel program to educate immigrants in English and American government to become informed citizens. Admission may be voluntary or indirectly compelled via higher naturalization standards, aiming to raise overall intelligence and voter readiness among naturalized residents.
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New Jersey
The Gift of Tongues and Language Reformers
A Texas woman allegedly speaks seventeen languages without instruction, claimed as divine inspiration. The piece mocks linguistic reformers, notes the upheaval in spelling and grammar debates, and predicts job losses for philologists as awareness shifts to her supposed gift.
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Wurstfresser
Buebschlucker
Texas
Market dullness masks undercurrent of professional traders
In a money and business note, trading showed little public interest while professionals seized fractional profits. Prices eased to a two year low on Thursday then shifted to a more active Friday as short selling intensified and big interests withdrew support. Developments were mixed with improved crop prospects and railway earnings yet widespread pessimism kept purchases delayed.
Financial Woes, Trade, and Public Notices Overview
Projections show local banks may be exposed to 10 million in repayments with drafts from New York likely. July interest dispersals are estimated at 175 million. May foreign trade records exceed all prior months with imports at 126.6 million and exports at 134.6 million, yet freight costs and tourism hamper the balance. Cotton, wheat, and steel industries display strength despite high material costs. industrial output remains near capacity amid anticipated fall trade. Resignations and appointments include Judge John W. McKim of Suffolk Probate Court, Rep. W W Cocks’s Philippines trip, and Frank Lovering Locke succeeding William Baldwin at the Boston Y M C U. A portrait honoring Professor Reese at Western Maryland College is unveiled.
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New York
United States
Liverpool
Fall River
San Francisco
Philippines
William H. Baldwin
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
Beldwin
Frank Lovering Locke
Boston Rubber Company
Malden
Professor Reese
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Oscar Hallwig
Baltimore
Governor Hughes Vetoes Railroad Crew Bill
Governor Hughes vetoes the railroad crew bill mirroring his veto of the 2 cent fare bill. He says the measure is bad and treats all railroads alike regardless of conditions. Some roads might need extra brake men, others not. He warns the bill could be challenged in court.
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Hughes
Japan's Pacific stance praised amid Atlantic tilt
A Tokio dispatch notes Japan's position in the Pacific as favorable while many seek to present a stronger North Atlantic alignment. The report highlights ongoing effort to shape postwar security and trade alignments among major powers.
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Tokio
Japan
Pacific
North Atlantic
Wright brothers reportedly negotiating with Germany
Rumor claims Dayton Ohio inventors have secured a sale of several flying machines to the German government. The brothers have withheld details of their mechanism, showing business prudence while pursuing a potential bargain. A keen matchmaker appears focused on profit as well as partnership.
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Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Southampton gains as ships move to port and Harland opens yard
Southampton attracts more passenger trade as a major British line shifts from Liverpool and Harland & Wolff considers a repair yard in the English Channel, drawn by Southampton’s world class docks. The piece notes rail and employment bureau failures threaten Eastern wheat harvests, risking a poor season without workers and gear.
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Southampton
Liverpool
White Star Line
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
English Channel
Anniversary of Rev Chapuis Priesthood at St Charles College
The fiftieth anniversary of Rev Henri Oscar Marie Chapuis priesthood at St. Charles College near Ellicott City Maryland will be celebrated next Thursday. Chapuis born December 18 1830 in Annonay France. Also notes radium warnings from spiritualists to Sir William Ramsay about its powers and a brief obituary of Dr Marvin Chapin who died in Chicago at eighty six after years of illness and travel.
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Henri Oscar Marie Chapuis
St. Charles's College
Ellicott City
Father Chapuis
Annonay
France
William Ramsay
Marvin Chapin
Chicago
Twe
Ohio
Oll Fie
Milk shortage sours Vienna and New York foods
A mixed slice of news notes Vienna facing a milk shortage due to severe winter conditions and high cream use in pastries while New York vendors restrict supply. Other items cite opium smoking trends in Formosa, a deer-raising venture near Stella Missouri, horse riding bets from Bucharest to Rome, and light comic exchanges from Punch and Puck.
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New York
Vienna
Houses Without Owners in Philadelphia Tax Auction
An employee of the bureau of surveys notes many city houses and lots have no known owners yet accrue yearly taxes. The city solicitor moved to collect back taxes, including a large parcel at Ontario and Casper streets in the 2nd Wardmeasured 625 by 525 feet and assessed at 2,600 dollars, with sale by Sheriff Brown on July 1.
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Philadellhia
Bureau of Surveys
Selcester
Ontario and
Casper Streets
2Nd Ward
Brown
Yale Tuition Through Civil War Price Shocks
The Yale Alumni Weekly examines wartime cost measures showing tuition at Yale held firm at 45 dollars per year in 1860 while room and board pushed the annual bill to about 79 dollars. War years kept tuition steady until 1869 when the rate rose to 102 dollars as prices surged.
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Yale
Yale Corporation
Wealthy M P Perks A Man Of Many Roles
Robert William Perks M P has journeyed to the United States to consult with ministers on a global Methodist brotherhood. A solicitor, railway director, and engineer, he rose from a Wesleyan minister’s son to a leading lay preacher and industrial investor. He partnered with Sir Henry Fowler for twenty five years and is praised by his coreligionists as a driving force behind the Twentieth Century Million Fund.
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Robert William Perks
M. P
United States
Henry Fowler
London Horse Show attracts global rivalries and display
A London Olympia event showcases British, American, French, Dutch and Belgian stock amid a 100000 prize fittings and eight thousand seats. Continentals excel in jumpers while English hunting stock faces strong American competition, with high social backing during the Epsom to Ascot fortnight.
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London
Olympia
America
Canada
France
Belgium
Holland
Russia
Spain
Continent
Pabst
Milwaukee
Armour Percheron Grays
Chicago
Baron van Voorst
A. B. Mackay
Alfred Vanderbilt
Lawrence Jones
Louisville
Prince Orloff
Duke of Andria
M. Thome
Kingdom
Newcastle
C. J. Wertheimer
James Dala
John Barker
Hunting
Devonshire
Northampton
Gloucester
Yorkshire
Epsom
Ascot
IN. F
The Tower at Venice Campanile Rebuilding Progress
Venice reports rapid progress on the rebuilt campanile resumed May 3 after a year pause. The eight foot rise above Plaza signals advancing work with intense focus on stone size mortar quality and exacting details. Foundation reuse and new larch piles support a heavy future weight as plans include restoring the original angel and Marongona bell.
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Venice
Crete
Bryce on Oklahoma Constitution Visit in Lawton and Sapulpa
Ambassador Bryce toured Fort Sill in Lawton meeting Apache Chief Geronimo and Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. He received a copy of the proposed Oklahoma constitution in Sapulpa and called it a very good elementary law. He said too much cannot be put into a constitution.
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Lawton
Okla
Bryce
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sill
Geronimo
Quanah Parker
Sapulpa
Oklahoma
Boston Real Grievance in Railroad Consolidation
From The Springfield Republican the piece notes that thirty years ago fourteen railroads bore titles starting with Boston, but now only two remain one a nine mile narrow gauge line and the other being swallowed by the New Haven. The remarks at a legislative hearing on Monday frame this as Boston’s real grievance over the Boston and Maine consolidation.
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Springfield Republican
Boston
New Haven
Boston & Maine
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Hanks
Namness Agen
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Money and Business
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A. M. Chalmers
North
Formosa
Foreign Office
Johnny
Stella
Mar
Philadelphia Ledger
Krause
Artillery
Bucharest
Rome
Florence
Dora
Flora
Philadelphia Inquirer
Aldershot
J. E. Capper
C. B. Royal Engineers
Club
Puck
Hucks
Moe
Somerville Journal
M. P's
Oklahoma Constitution
THE
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Constance
Mills Ely
Binghamton
Pole
Louise Armstrong
Secret Woman's Auxiliary
George W. Carpenter
Alban
Cegregational Mission of
Sae Retz
J. P Raynor
Saal
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