Amusements in 1908: theater listings and shows
The notice lists multiple venues and acts with varied run times and show titles. Highlights include The Taming of Helen, The World in Wax, The Witching Hour, Follies of 1908, The Yankee Prince, The Wolf, The Merry Widow, The Servant in the House, and The Gay Musician among others, across venues such as Eden Musee, Knickerbocker, Lyric, New Amsterdam, and Savoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Eden Musee
The
World In Wax
Haretein
Vauceville
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Knickerbocker
LYRIC
New Amsterdam
New York
Marr
Savoy
Wallace S
New York Daily Tribune Publisher and Officials Listed
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribune. The Tribune Building at 155 Nassau Street, New York, houses the office. Ogoden Mills serves as president, with Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Ogoden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
News This Morning Summary from 190 something issue
Foreign news reports prizes won by American exhibitors at a London international horse show and Russia’s condemnations of a German emperor speech. Domestic items note Taft’s unanimous Republican nomination on the first ballot, Sherman for VP, Williams resignation, a banker suicide, Summit House fire, and various city incidents. Weather expected fair and warmer with highs near 74.
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London
William of
Germany
Quito
Guayaquil
Riddle
St. Petersburg
Ragsdale
Chicago
Taft
New York
James S. Sherman
John Sharp Williams
Alabama
House of Representatives
H. Fawcett
Aberdeen
Ohio
Summit House
Mount Washington
Little Falls
Charles B. Knox
Gloversville Herald
Johnstown
Montreal
John FE. Eustis
Public Service Commission
1St District
Carl Fischer-Hansen
Fifth Avenue
Gilchrist
Litther
E. R B
O. F. Thomas and Maclay & Co
Brooklyn
Long Island
Blackwell's Island Bridge
National Health and Accident Society
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Republic Iron and Steel Company
The New Cunarders Bold Claims and Real Speeds Compared
German critics doubted Cunarders Atlantic speed while Sir William White argued their superiority. He noted that crew training and sea conditions affect performance, with Lusitania averaging 22.43 knots on initial westward trips and later peaking near 25 knots, while Mauretania matched fast times with three screws.
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Cunard
Lusitania
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Leuchthurm
Germany
William H. White
London Times
Sir William
Atlantic
Sir Wiliam
England
Mauretania
Brew Head
Sandy Hook
Cherbourg
Plymouth
Rival Ocean Liners and Speed Differences
The article notes miles traveled remain unknown but estimates a mean of 23 knots with liberal distance allowances. It suggests the Kronprinzessin Cecilie has not yet reached her maximum speed, likely similar for Lusitania and Mauretania, while indicating about a two knot gap between their best performances and the new rival.
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Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Lusitania
Mauretania
The Nominee for President Taft as Roosevelt's Successor
The Republican National Convention selects William H. Taft as the strongest and most qualified successor to Theodore Roosevelt. Taft's broad government experience, from judge to Secretary of War and acting Secretary of State, plus his leadership in the Philippines and Cuba, marks him as a versatile public servant ready for the Presidency and perhaps even higher offices. The party emphasizes Taft's alignment with Roosevelt policies, his cabinet origins breaking with tradition, and the widespread support among voters not driven by manipulation but by trust in his leadership.
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William H.teft
Republican National Convention
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
Department of Justice
Philippines
Cuba
Isthmian Canal Strip
Albert Gallatin
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
Supreme Court
Congress
Republic
Frémont
Grant
Lincoln
Harrison
Blaine
Garfield
Senate
Hayes
McKinley
Platform fits candidate and party aims with Roosevelt policies
The Chicago platform aligns the candidate with the Republican Party core on tariff reform injunctions currency and trusts. It emphasizes continuity with Roosevelt progressivism, rejects contrived contrasts between candidate and platform, and supports legislative injunction rules, elastic currency, and flexible regulatory reform for interstate commerce.
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Chicago
Jong
Roosevelt
Agricullurista
Platform promises railways regulation and public benefit
The platform endorses modifying the law to allow beneficial combinations and natural government oversight of railway stock and bond issues. It notes limited discussion but asserts the planks reflect successful policies under President Roosevelt and extraordinary popular approval.
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Roosevelt
Navy prizefight ends in sailor’s death prompts reform demand
The Mississippi battleship scene at League Island Navy Yard last Wednesday featured a professional Philadelphia pugilist fighting a Navy marine in a brutal boxing match. Peter Hagen was killed in the contest amid heavy bets by Mississippi crew and Philadelphia supporters. Critics urge the Navy Department to ban prizefights in its domain while protecting amateur boxing and disciplining ships crews.
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Jack
United States
Mississippi
Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
Peter Hagen
Navy Department
Navy
Panama politics and Amador neutrality in 1908 dispute
The article analyzes early Panama presidential politics, detailing Amador’s removal and replacement of governors, his neutrality official stance, and Melendez’s resignation to avoid compromising impartiality. It concludes no proof exists of improper US or government interference and asserts the administration acted justly amid intense party passions.
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Panama
Amador
Ocasia
Coelé
Anguizola
Chiriqui
Melendez
Colon
Arias
Obaldia
Dr. Amador
Messrs. Arias
Mr. Melendez
Alcalde
Constitutional
Mr. Obaldia
United States
Taft era and railroad coal economy emerge
The piece argues Taft's prominence while noting the Pennsylvania Railroad plans to burn its coal fully to cut coal bills and improve efficiency. It frames prosperity as entering boldly, predicting reduced soot, lower costs, and a potential rise in dividends for Pennsylvania stock.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Taft and Taft era headline tones linger in scattered text
The passage rails at Taft and political figures, noting ex-Judge Taft appointments and a convention’s choices. It contrasts Hughes in New York with national ambitions, mentions Russia’s finance minister facing the Douma, and mocks bread quality while urging reform and a breakthrough cookable bread.
International Book and Paper Exhibition Highlights and Miscellany
At Paris 1907 the American section showcased a model business office and a reading room with papers from many nations. The Tribune won a gold medal and diploma, sent to the United States. The page also includes varied humorous and cultural notes from Harper’s Weekly and illustrated bits on crime, politics, and social scenes.
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Paris
the Tribune
Taft Expected Nominee With Large Delegate Lead
The Tribune states strong confidence Taft will win the Republican presidential nomination. It argues certainty from fact and probabilities nearly facts, predicting a first ballot majority of about 520 of 820 delegates and a tide that will push his lead higher before the June 16 convention.
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Tribune
United States
Taft
President Taft Nominated. Roosevelt Congratulates Taft
From The Tribune Bureau Washington June 1-The President congratulates the country on Mr Taft’s nomination and later receives Taft’s secretary at the White House. The President and Mrs Roosevelt take a short drive after luncheon as preparations for Oyster Bay begin. Cabinet members and notable visitors, including Captain Peary and Bishop Aversa, call or meet in the forenoon. Families prepare summer homes and travel to Europe mark the social scene of Washington and Newport society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mr. Taft
White House
Oyster Bay
Sims
Butt
Lee
McDermott
Taft
Root
Straus
Meyer
Newberry
Bacon
Aversa
Cuba
Porto Rico
Father Doherty
Catholic University
Charles Henry Butler
Supreme Court of the United States
Peary
Billy” Sunday
Cabinet
Cabinet Ministers Set For Summer Month In Clinton New York
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State will meet the President Saturday then travel from New York to the country place at Clinton New York where Mrs Root is already there for the summer Mrs Taft wife of the Secretary of War shows high enthusiasm in Washington and plans to accompany the Secretary to Ohio next week
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Carnegie Institution At
Washington
Tribune Bureau
New York
Clinton
N. Y
Root
Taft
War Department
Ohio
Diplomatic corps shrinks as ambassadors depart for summer
Washington reports that only two of nine ambassadors remain in the capital as the dean, the Italian Ambassador, and Baroness Mayor des Planches depart for a summer motor trip to Smith's Point, Manchester by the Sea. Nesfu Nabuco of Brazil and Baron Takahira of Japan stay, with plans to move embassies. The Chilean Minister Cruz and Mme Cruz sail for Mexico for three months. Sefior Yoacham, chargé d'affaires, will return to Washington tomorrow in the chief's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mayor Des Planches
Smith's Point
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mass
Sefior Nabuco
Brazil
Baron Takahira
Japan
Hamilton
Buena Vista
Mme. Cruz
New York
Mexico
Sefior Yoacham
Washington society: summer plans and arrivals noted
Washington society notes from The Tribune Bureau report Mrs Newberry wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy plans a Saturday departure for Watch Hill Rhode Island with Miss Carol Newberry and Miss Sadie Murray. The Newberry boys Barnes and Phelps will join them in Watch Hill. Other Washington residents including Mr and Mrs James Lowndes Mr and Mrs Vandergrift with daughter Alice and the Kearney House tenancy prepare summer absences to Stockbridge Thousand Islands and Bar Harbor for cottages and seasonal stays.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Newberry
Stockbridge
Mass
Vandergrift
Alice Vandergrift
New York Colony
Kearney
Capital
Thousand Islands
Fremont Smith
Bar Harbor
Suburban and Long Island Runners At Sheepshead Racecard
New York society notes a large anticipated turnout at Sheepshead due to a strong race card and new racing law effects. Also announced are the engagement of Jacquelyne Jerrold Kelley to Joseph Ballister Russell and Mrs J Pierpont Morgan’s summer plans at Highland Cragston in Highland Falls New York.
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New York
Long Island
Sheepshead Track
Mra. J. D. Jerrold Kelley
Jacquelyne Jerrold Kelley
Joseph Ballister Russell
Boston
Ambassador Riddle Improves. Leaves Soon for St Petersburg
John W. Riddle American Ambassador to Russia, hospitalized a week with pneumonia threat, is thoroughly convalescent and will soon leave. Illness traceable to a cold from a Riviera vacation aggravated by June exposure. James W. Ragsdale arrives as newly appointed consul general, assuming duties in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle
Russia
Riviera
Riddle
Christoffsky Island
James W. Ragsdale
California
United States
Mrs McCormick Catches Kaiserin At Pier In Bare Hurry
Mrs Robert S McCormick wife of the former Ambassador to France rushed from Chicago on the Pennsylvania special to reach the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria in time to board the liner. She attended the Republican National Convention with Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth. She says Mrs Roosevelt fears for her husband’s safety influenced his pledge against renomination.
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Robert S. McCormick
France
Chicago
Pennsylvania
McCormick
Nicholas Longworth
Mrs Sage Hosts Sag Harbor Children Picnic Today
Mrs Russell Sage plans an afternoon picnic for every Sag Harbor child at her summer home. No conditions apply. she will attend alongside the youngsters. The event follows the school dismissal in the Park Ground Grove location.
Delaware Elects Protestant Episcopal Bishop
Wilmington June 18 The Rev Dr Kinman of New York has accepted election as Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Delaware.
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Wilmington
Del
Kinsman
New York
Delaware
Travelers arriving yesterday from abroad list
A list of passengers arriving on ships from Hamburg Southampton Naples and other ports includes Emil L Boas Miss H M Wood Mr and Mrs F B Shep Mrs J L Lockwood Karl Arden Mr and Mrs E P Butler Atherton Clarke Mr and Mrs John A Pres Mrs E H Every Mrs L C Riggs Mr and Mrs J B Duer Clarence Overend Miss Gertrude B Simonds Rowala F Webster Miss Hall and others aboard the Deutsche Deutschland Majestic Friedrich der Grosse and Naples vessels.
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Hamburg
Emil L. Boas
H. M. Wood
F. B. Shep
J. L. Lockwood
Karl Arden
the Majestic
E. P. Butler
Atherton Clarke
John A. Pres
Southampton
E& HL Every
L. C. Riggs
J. B. Duer
Clarence Overend
Friedrich der Grosse
Naples
Edward
Oliver & By- Keyes
Gertrude B. Simonds
Rowala F. Webster
Mise
Mt & Hall
Social Notes From Newport
Newport society items note a special Reading Room meeting to decide club welfare and dues for stockholders. Several prominent locals and visitors from New York are listed as staying at Harbour View and Newport estates, with arrivals, departures, and cottage assignments for the season.
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Newport
R.L
Newport Reading Room
Elsie French Vanderbilt
Europe
Mra FL
William Henry Vanderbilt
Miss North
Vanderbilt
Harbour View
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Belcourt
Duchess of Marlborough
Henry F. Eldridge
New York
Joseph Harriman
Ogden Jones
Seth Barton French
T. A Havemeyer
Anna Sands
Henry Barton French
Robert
Gerry
Providence
Peter Goelet
Whitney Werren
Brice
R. M Cushing
Bellevue Avenue
Walter Andrews
William Murrey
W. W. Tompkins
Henry W. Bookstaver
Henry Spies Kip
Lewis Quentin Jones
Joseph Sailor
Germantown
Martin Barney
California
Julia B. Thornton
Newburg
N. Y
Jamestown
Social notes from Lenox June arrivals and departures
Mrs Frederic Crown hosts at her cottage on Ie Gea road Stockbridge Miss A Roosevelt departs for Boston Mr and Mrs W B O Field arrive at Ey Court W W Rutherford arrives from New York Mrs William B Postlethwaite arrives for season William Adams Delano stays at the Curtis Hotel Miss Nora Insigt visits New Canaan Conn Miss Adele Brewer flies to New London F D Sherman Mrs A B Trowbridss of Port Washington and Mrs George D Pratt of Glen Cove arrive Miss Clementine Furnisa departs for New Mr and Mrs John Hadden Jr leave for York Harbor Maine
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the Tribune
Lenox
Mass
Frederic Crown the Shield
Ie Gea Road
Stockbridge
A. Roosevelt
Susan Sedgwick
Boston
W. B. O. Field
Ey Court
Sloane Country Place
W.W. W. Rutherford
New York
William B. Postlethwaite
Washington
William Adams Delano
Curtis Hotel
Nora Insigt
New Canaan
Fresh Air Fund Acknowledgments From Tribune Page
A list of donors and contributions to the Fresh Air Fund and related charitable efforts, naming Mrs W. Brown, Mrs Charles E Rapelyea, Miss L Raynor, George W Collard, Miss Alice W Honeyman, Henry H Honeryman, J W Gates, Miss Emma J Lapham, Rev George T Washburn, and others. Amounts range from 10d to 1000, with totals shown as of June 18 1909. Also references to Orphans Home and Asylum and related institutions in Stamford Connecticut and Madison through August.
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Stamford
Conn
Emma J. Lapham
George T. Washburn
Mert
Presbyterian Church of Pi
Mo den
Ercefield
C. & Oscoo
Burton declines Panama land claims umpire post
Representative Theodore E. Burton has declined appointment as umpire of the Panama land claims commission.
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Washington
Theodore E. Burton
Panama Land Claims Commission
Mark Twain Chooses Italian Villa Estate as Home
Danbury Conn June 1 Mark Twain viewed his new estate at Redding with its Italian villa and declared he will stay there naming the place Innocence at Home. The novelty of his home choice drew local attention as the famed author settled in for the period.
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Danbury
Conn
Mark Twain
Redding
New Director for Cooper Union Appointed
The Cooper Union trustees appoint Charles R. Richards as director of the institution effective immediately. Richards, currently head of the manual training department at Teachers College, Columbia University, has a long interest in industrial education and has traveled in India, China, and Japan. He is a graduate of MIT.
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Cooper Union For the Advancement of Science and Art
Charles R. Richards
Teachers College
Columbia University
Richards
Indi
China
Japan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Navy orders cruise for Tennessee and fleet to San Diego
In San Francisco orders are issued for the armored cruisers Tennessee Washington California and South Dakota and torpedo boat destroyers Perry Preble and Purring to leave San Francisco on a practice cruise to San Diego June. After the cruise Tennessee and Washington will head to Puget Sound navy yard for repairs
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Washington
Navy Department
Tennessee
California
South Dakota
Pacific Fleet
Perry
Preble
Purragut
San Francisco
San Diego
Navy Yard
Puget Sound
No Children on Stage in Summer Rule Announced
Mayor McClellan and Children’s Society head Jenkins announce a summer rule barring child performers from July 1 to September 1. The decision follows discussions on the advisability of allowing children on stage during hot months, with consent withheld during the period.
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McClellan
Tendent Jenkins
Children’s Society
Coca
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Italy
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Berlin
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Clement A. Evans
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Stephen D. Lee
Georgia
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Evans
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Appomattox
Chicago Tribune
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Everybody's
Total Abstinence Society
Windy City
Hyker
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Mahool
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Hook
Herbert L. Sattering
Highland Falls
Frank S. Witherbee
Lake Champlain
Stephen H. Olin
Rhinebeck, N. Y
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Seabright, N. J
Charles T. Barney
Dorothy Whitney
Charles B. Alexander
Tuxedo
Spencer Eddy
Plaza
Town
Lloyd Warren
Sidney Dillon Ripley
Annah
Mr. and
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer
Gotham
the Diplomatic Corps
IN Washington Society
NEW York Society
Ambassador Riddle
St. Petersburg Hospital
Mr. Ragsdale
Mrs. M'Cormick
Kaiserin
DR. Kinsman
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Burton
Cooper Union
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