Amusements 1908 Vaudeville and Wax World Listings
A compact list of amusements and acts at Coney Island venues and New York theaters. Performances include The Merry-Go-Round, The Witching Hour, The Wolf, The Merry Widow, and The Yankee Prince with varied showtimes and venue names such as Dreamlane, Daly's, Knickerbocker, Lyric, and Madison Square Roof Garden. Expanded acts feature Three Twins, The Servant in the House, Follies of 1908, and The Gay Musician among others.
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Mary
Coney Island
Lusa Park
Rostock
Daly
Giris
Hackett
Equare
Jardin DE Paris
Knickerbocker
LYRIC
Madison Square Roof Garden
Skelleww
Amsterdam
New York
GAVOY
Wallace’s
Neto Park Daily Tribune Publication Details
Neto Park Daily Tribune is owned and published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation, with offices at Tribune Building, 154 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Demonstrations, battles, and political shifts in far places
A London suffrage rally in Hyde Park drew about five hundred thousand, with around thirty injuries amid platform disturbances. Paris reports excommunication of Senators and Deputies backing separation. Tangier to host a protective warship for foreigners. Plague cases rise in Port of Spain. Russia sentences nineteen to death in courts martial. In the U S, the Roosevelt family attends church. Taft travels. GOP chairman vote stalls. Sherman's nomination unites New York. Bryan criticizes anti injunction plank. Democratic delegates may remain uninstructed in Atlanta. A severe Wisconsin storm damages tents and injures many. In city news, a New Rochelle importer dies in a collision. local accounts on borough finances, accidents, Yale sermons, church criticisms, and local commerce. Weather fair and warmer. yesterday’s high 77, low 70.
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London
Hyde Park
Paris
Tangier
Port of Spain
Russia
Pomestic
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Taft
Cincinnati
New Haven
Republican National Committee
Root
Henry W. Taft
Milwaukee
James S. Sherman
New York
Frank P. Kellogg
Minnesota
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Atlanta
Denver
Cassville
Lynxville
Wis
Prairie du Chien
New Rochelle
C. E
Boots
Hadley
Yale
MacArthur
Potter
Farley
Williamsburg
Board of Education
Frederic Thompson
Winchell Smith
Pensions Prolonging Life Reflects On Old Age Systems
English economists note pensioners live longer due to pensions with better living conditions and reduced anxiety. Friendly Society of Ironfounders data show average death ages rising from sixty eight and a half to seventy one. The text discusses implications for state pensions and the effects of arbitrary pension ages on activity and dependence.
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Friendly Society of Ironfounders
England
National Treasury
Guy Tate
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Pension age debate predicts higher taxpayer burden
The passage notes pension ages currently at seventy, with over ten percent between seventy and seventy five and 1.3 percent between seventy five and eighty. It suggests the pension age will soon be lowered, increasing taxpayer burden without a gain in productive life.
Mr Bryan On The Platform Of Political Progress
The piece argues Mr Bryan prefers Populist reform and mocks the idea the Republican platform is a retreat. It praises Roosevelt era reforms, pledges greater federal supervision of interstate corporations and railroads, and promises tariff and currency reform, while stressing the platform shows forward progress.
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Bryan
Chicago
Roosevelt
Political malaria grips city board as fevered debate over Riverside Drive and memorial bridge
The editorial likens board members to patients with political malaria as they clash over a 12 million Riverside Drive expansion and Henry Hudson Memorial Bridge. Despite calls for spending, most members reject large sums, approving under 35 million total in cautious measures.
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Board of Estimate
Ahearn
Riverside Drive
Henry Hudson
New York
Riker’s Island
Charities Department
Canadian Northwest
South Africa
Court upholds tenement floor area ruling against landlord
Supreme Court ruling rejects a landlord petition to reduce bedrooms to 56 square feet under the tenement house act. Justice Gerard notes the decision adheres to the act’s plain intent, dismissing anticipated property losses as nonessential to construction.
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Supreme Court
Petitioer
15Th Street
Gerard
Reading the law to protect tenement rights sparks debate
The passage argues that courts should interpret laws as written even if it harms thousands of tenement dwellers. It contends property owners’ rights are not sanctified to shield them by bending plain statutes, suggesting looser wording might change the court’s view and silence accusations of a biased judiciary.
Cost of politics in The Bronx borough administration
The Bronx commissioners of accounts publish a critical study showing political machines driving costs and inefficiency in city government. Wasteful payrolls may reach fifty percent, with contracts and technical work steered to benefit machine interests. The report warns residents pay a Bronx-rate—and pays for political exploitation.
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The
Bronx
Haffen
Ahearn
Japan's Debt Payoff Plan Faces Strain and Doubt
The imperial government commits to reducing all indebtedness in one generation without new loans. It relies on war tax funds and bond reshaping, facing criticism for methods and fear of insufficient funds. The plan keeps 80 million in war taxes, with 55 million for debt service and 20 million for older prewar debt, aiming to extinguish both in 34 and 30 years respectively.
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Japan
China
Wall Street Opens With Narrow Weekly Decline
Money and business notes show professionals held stock in anticipation of Chicago convention results. Friday opened with a brief selling window but public demand remained weak. Sellers forced prices lower, producing fractional losses, while railways barely moved across the week amid overall market indifference.
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Wall Street
Chicago
Financial conditions show slower recovery across markets
The month brings mixed signals as dividends rise, bank reserves grow, and exports lift. New York exports expected to reach 50 million, while Berlin’s money market remains costly. Grain and cotton demand remains steady with cautious retail buying and seasonal weather aiding stocks. Cattle slaughter down due to floods, footwear sees strong sales, and industrial output shows uneven improvement with several sectors awaiting price stabilization.
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Germany
Berlin
New York
Treasury
Bipartisan commentary and urban woes from a New York press view
A column reflects on Governor Hughes facing renomination amid derision from New York delegates, cites Bryan and Gompers on platform dissatisfaction, notes rising May traffic accidents in New York street railways, and touches on See Trust indictments, militia duties, and a Fort Wadsworth incident with muted regret.
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Hughes
New York
Fort Wadsworth
Veterans and safety warnings for service members cautioned
A brief item warns soldiers that the military may assign personnel to similar duties or risks, stressing vigilance and adherence to compensation guidelines amid potential misuse or improper assignments. The notice emphasizes protecting troops from unsafe or unfair practices and urges reporting any concerns.
Golden Cat of Seattle and Other Oddities
A yellow cat on the Seattle wharf, once aboard the City of Kingston, wandered ashore and vanished among rags as the ship prepared to depart. The tale prompts questions about whether the cat sensed disaster and deserts sinking ships.
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Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Kingston
Victoria
Tacoma
Guests at Miss Reid's wedding in London
Paris dispatch reports American Ambassador Henry White and Mrs White left for London to attend the wedding of Miss Jean Reid on Tuesday.
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Miss Reid
Paris
Henry White
Mrs Eddy Hosts Paris Reception at Andresy Chateau
Mrs Hershey Eddy entertained guests this afternoon at her Andresy chateau where a fine organ has been installed. Professor Félix-Alexandre Guilmant played as many prominent American and French societal figures attended the event.
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Paris
Hershey Eddy
Andresy
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant
Motoring Buzz and Social Notes in Lenox Berkshire
Unbroken cool weather keeps roads in good shape. Notables host dinners and receptions from Chesterwood to Aspinwall. Guests include Harold Godwin, Daniel Chester French, Robert Bush, Charlotte Stillman, Heloise Meyer, and Miss Thompson. Traveling and visiting plans involve John S. Barnes crew, Miss Barnes, and Hammond of Mount Kisco.
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the Tribune
Lenox
Mass
Harold Godwin
Daniel Chester French
Chesterwood
Robert Bush
New York
William Armstrong
New London
Charlotte Stillman
Heloise Meyer
Boston
Frank O. Bemis
John S. Barnes
James
Cold Brook
N. H
Warren Sturgis
James Barnes
Charlotte Barnes
Louise Swan
John H. Hammond
Mount Kisco
Charles Carroll Jackson
Miss Thompson
Robert Winthrop
J. D. Woods
Ethelwynd
John Spencer Camp
Hartford
Aspinwall
Social Notes From Newport June 21 at Casino and Clubs
Newport R L June 21 The warm day drew crowds to the Casino Batleys Beach and Newport Golf Club New registrants at the Casino include Roger K Wetmore Goodwin Hobbs Seymour Johnson William Post Kenneth P Budd Egerton L Winthrop and C Cuyler William Post of New York guests with sister Mrs J Laurens Van Alen Kenneth Budd left for New York Roderick Terry Jr arrives with guest C Covler Edward J Berwind arrives and joins Mrs Berwind for the season Mrs Robert L Gerry leaves for New York on steam yacht Electra Henry S Redmond and wife arrive aboard steam yacht Diana for luncheon Colonel Oliver H Payne arrives for the actsan
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The
Tribune
Newport, R. L
Casino
Batley’s Beach
Newport Golf Club
Roger K. Wetmore
Goodwin Hobbs
Seymour Johnson
William Post
Kenneth P. Budd
Egerton L. Winthrop
C. €. Cuyler
New York
New York, Is the Guest of His Sister, Mrs. J. Laurens van Alen. Kenneth P. Budd
R. I. Gerry
Roderick Terry, Jr
Lidengale
C. Covler
Edward C. Knight, Jr
Edward J. Berwind
Yale baccalaureate sermon on life philosophy by Dr Hadley
In Woolsey Hall Yale seniors hear Dr Hadley outline four life philosophies Epicurean, Ascetic, Stoic, and Christian. He warns rational selfishness harms both nation and individual, urging a guiding philosophical principle for steady character and daily choices. He argues Christian ethics offer a stable path against purely self seeking aims.
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New Haven
Hadley
Tin Cap
Woolsey Hall
Harry & Jepson
Newberry
Sophy
Christ
Thes
Jeden
Where asceticism and Stoicism clash with Christianity
The passage contrasts ascetic, Stoic, Epicurean, and Christian philosophies. It argues asceticism rejects external happiness, Stoicism accepts universal order but can be cold, Epicureanism values companionship, and Christianity combines Stoic discipline with communal fellowship. It urges graduates to blend reason with Christian compassion.
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See Trust
Billville
Atlanta Constitution
White House
M New the Tribune
York
Albany
Mr. Roosevelt
London Opinion
Police Board of
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Washington Str
Fritz Lang
Munich
Mrs. Eddy
Berkshires
Newport
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Individua
Storg
Jesus Christ
America
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