Amusements Listings From New York Theatres
The page details multiple shows and times at venues such as Luna Park, Steeplechase, Gillette in Coney Island style theatres, and major houses like Knickerbocker and Square Roof Garden. Acts include The Merry Widow, The Yankee Prince, The Servant in the House, and The Witching Hour with varied start times from 2:15 to 8:35, summarizing a crowded schedule of vaudeville, musical comedies, and operetta pieces.
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Martor
Camitelle
Ieland
Luna Park
Bostock’s
Alyss
Eden Mubbe
Hammerstein
Vaudevis
Arlem Castino
Riger Square
Sardin DE Paris
Knickerbocker
New York
Allack
New York Daily Tribune Publisher and Officers Listed
Neve York Daily Tribune notes ownership by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation. It lists officers Mille as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer with office at Tribune Building, 154 Nassau Street, New York.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nasseu Street
Coden Mille
Nathaniel Tuttle
Foreign and Domestic News Digest Brief Update
Foreign tensions rise as Jacob Sleeper leaves Caracas amid missing American representation while Tehran endures deadly battle as Shah forces storm Parliament. Royal incident at St James Palace draws royal presence. Japan backs Hsin-Min-Tun line and pledges Manchuria development aid. In the U S, the Harvard Yale boat race prompts a Mayflower voyage from New London.
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Jacob Sleeper
Venezuela
Caracas
United States
Casro
Teheran
Shah Dem
Chapel Royal
St. James's Palace
Japan
Hsin-Min-Tun
China
Manchuria
New London
Wright
James 8. Sherman
Cleveland
Washington
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Panama
M. Arango
Salem
Rockland
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Malone
Rugg
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Louisiana Senate
Locke
Fuller
Harvard Law Association
Boston
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Taft
Yale
Harvard
New Haven
New York
Johnson
Heil Gate
Hughes
Clifford
Peters
Kean
New Jersey
Stelton
N. J
Retorts on Republican Retreats at the Nation's Convention
The piece argues that declines to adopt certain platform amendments do not prove GOP hostility to reform. It notes public funding of campaigns, Senatorial popular election, and a Republican tilt toward future publicity law. It compares convention dynamics with past Democratic actions and highlights Oregon’s move toward direct Senate election.
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Bryan
Representative Cooper
Wisconsin
Watterson
Cleveland
House of Representatives
Senate
Roosevelt
Taft
Oregon
Denver
Bryan's Denver stance on initiative and referendum
The remarks question whether Bryan will demand total adherence to his chosen issues, urging the Democratic party to fully embrace the platform and its paramount questions. The tone implies pressure on Republicans and a firm push for activist election rhetoric.
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Bryans
Denver
Hughes on Taft Proves Governor’s Endorsement Still Strong
Governor Hughes praises Taft as the best equipped man to succeed to the Presidency. He highlights Taft’s record, intellect, tact, and administrative ability, framing him as an idealist in politics. Hughes’s Chicago moment boosted party unity and signals his continued value to the state and party.
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Taft
Hughes
Republican Club
Republican Party
Mr. Taft
Chicago
New York
Astonishing Assessments Stir New Jersey Railroad Taxation
A critical look at New Jersey railroad property valuations reveals stark discrepancies between local and state assessments. Newark’s station alone was valued at 340 800 by the local board, while state estimates for all stations likely fall short. The paper warns of possible injustice, urging a clear, honest resolution to prevent extortion or tax dodging.
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New Jersey
Hudson County
State Board of Assessors
Newark
State Board
State
Can Levees Be Improved in the Mississippi Valley
An 19th century editorial notes two annual floods for the Mississippi Valley, with April from Ohio and June from Missouri. It cites Missouri breaches near St Charles and overtopped levees in St Louis, argues reservoirs at Ohio headwaters could curb floods but Missouri storage is difficult, and praises levee construction while acknowledging erosion and breaches.
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Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Missouri
St. Charles
St. Louis
Mississippi
Weather Variability Warns of Worst Deluge Yet
The text argues that variability in precipitation is extreme and no two twelve month periods are alike. It urges preparing for the worst flood record as the best basis for future economic safeguards, noting history tends to repeat and precautions may yield the largest savings.
Does Bryan Talk Too Much The Republican Questioning His Loud Public Career
The Springfield Republican opines on William Jennings Bryan's high public profile and loquacious style. It argues that his leadership role and potential presidency demand measured speech, suggesting his persistent talk undermines confidence and obscures substantive achievement, while noting his fame rests on words rather than deeds.
Democratic and foreign policy notes at Denver convention
A collection of varied political snippets notes debates over party principles and eligibility for the Denver convention, international mining laws in Japan, and delinquent subway service delays from Staten Island to Bowling Green. It references figures like Watterson, governors from the South, and the Czar, amid comments on prose and public sentiment.
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Watterson
Georgia
North Carolina
Alabama
Denver
New York
Louisiana
Senate
Staten Island
South Ferry
Bowling Green
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn
Taft Name Creates Many Towns Across States
The Chicago Tribune reports eleven places named Taft plus Taftville Taftville Taftdale in Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Oregon Texas Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina and Oklahoma. Communities plan requests to federal government after March 4 including seeds post offices and other goods.
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Taft
Chicago Tribune
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Oregon
Texas
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Penny Post to World Wide Letters Then and Now
A historical reflection traces Rowland Hill’s penny post from a bold idea to a global system. It notes Lord Lichfield’s early objections, the spread of penny rates across the British Empire, US adoption, and an impending transcontinental penny exchange between Britain and America. The piece argues universal cheap postage would boost correspondence and civilization.
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Lord Lichfield
England
Rowland Hill
United Kingdom
Herodotus
Pitt
London
Charles I
Canada
Land's End
John Groat
Italy
United States
America
British Empire
Illinois
Chicago
New York
Singapore
Hong Kong
British Post Office
Morse
Miss Ellen Atterbury to wed Dudley R. Howe at Dark Harbor
Social column notes Ellen Atterbury of New York plans a September wedding in Dark Harbor Maine to Dudley R. Howe of Boston. Sister Katherine to attend. Alice Draper to Edward Carter of Andover also set for the same month and location with Dorothea and Ruth Draper as bridesmaids.
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Ellen Mercer Atterbury
Dudley R. Howe
Boston
Dark Harbor
John Turner Atterbury
Katherine Atterbury
Alice Draper
Edward ©. Carter
Andover
Mass
Miss Draper
Dorothea
Ruth Draper
William H. Draper
Charles A. Dana
Social Notes From Newport
Newport notes from June 23 describe rainy day entertainments. Mrs Seth Barton French hosted a luncheon at Hopedene while Mr French entertained guests at Graves Point Fishing Club. Mrs Alfred G Vanderbilt hosted dinner at Harbour View and Mrs Richard Gambrill’s estate is prepped for occupancy on July 4 with others including E Maitland Armstrong and H C Pell Jr.
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Tribune
Newport
R. L
Seth Barton French
Hopedene
Mr. French
Graves Point
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Harbour View
Richard Gambrill
E. Maitland Armstrong
H. C. Pell, Jr
Sir James E Erskine Talks On Naval Future
San Francisco reports Sir James Elphinstone Erskine senior admiral of six, arriving with his wife and family on a world tour. He predicts the Pacific will be the next theater of major ocean warfare and that even larger battleships than the Dreadnought type are anticipated in future programs. He notes a design trend toward mounting more guns on a single base and plans to retire next year after a two year tour via the Strait of Magellan.
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San Francisco
James Elphinstone Erskine
Pacific
Strait of Magellan
Orient
British Columbia
Harvard Law Association Elects Broad Slate Of Officers
Boston June 23 The annual meeting of the Harvard Law Association elected a large slate of officers including President Melville W Fuller Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and a long list of vice presidents from judges to governors and notable lawyers from multiple states and countries.
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Fuller
Boston
Harvard Law Association
Federal
Melville W. Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Charles J. Bonaparte
District of Columbia
Francis C. Lowell
Massachusetts
Addiston Brown
New York
Richard Olney
Henry B. Brown
William T. Spear
Ohio
Everett P. Wheeler
Simeon FE. Baldwin
Connecticut
George Gray
Delaware
Robert T. Lincoln
Ilinois
J. «. Gray
J. W. Hammond
David T. Watson
Pennsylvania
John S. Duncan
Indiana
Augustus E. Willson
Kentucky
Augustus G. Fox
Joel Kline
Mississippi
Joseph D. Warner
California
William Keener
Francis J. Swayze
New Jersey
Shinichiro Kurino
Japan
Edward Kemp
Arizona
E. T. Sanford
Tennessee
Robert G. Dodge
Edmund K. Arnold
McKinley home to be Catholic hospital in Canton
Canton Ohio June 23 official statement announced the former McKinley home will be remodeled into a Catholic hospital. Felix M Bopp administrator of the Cleveland diocese ordered the changes to begin.
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Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Felix M. Bopp
Cleveland
Democrats in Republican Cabinets Enter Roosevelt Era
The Philadelphia Record reports Mr Wright becomes the third Democrat to join the Roosevelt Cabinet. It notes Straus served under McKinley and Cleveland, Morton had no prior office, and Stanton as a Buchanan Democrat linked to Lincoln’s wartime nomination.
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Philadelphia
Wright
Roosevelt
Straus
McKinley
Cleveland
Morton
Stanton
Buchanan
Lincoln
Senate
Four Royal Portraits Sent for Seamen's Institute
Portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm King Edward Victor Emmanuel III and Frederik VIII were sent to the American Seamen's Friend Society in New York to decorate the new $375,000 sailors' institute at West and Jane streets. Each ruler inscribed and forwarded his picture through diplomatic channels in recognition of the society's eighty years of service to sailors from Britain Germany Denmark and Italy.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
King Edward
England
Victor Emmanuel III
Italy
Frederik VIII
Denmark
American Seamen's Friend Society
Sailors’ Institute
West and
Jane Streets
A Chance to Reward Foelker in Poughkeepsie District
A Buffalo Express summary notes a Poughkeepsie dispute over Senator Foelker’s renomination. He declines asking for another term, sensing strong support in his district. The piece suggests a challenge from anti Foelker forces could rival Fiorello La Guardia’s race in its impact.
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Buffalo Express
Poughkeepsie
Tekesune
Foelker
Oelker
Governor Fort’s Grandchild Dies Prompting Absence
Governor Fort will miss Middlebury College in Middlebury VI today as his son Leslie R. Fort receives another degree. The infant daughter, born yesterday, has died, prompting the family’s bereavement and the governor’s absence.
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Governor Fort
Middlebury College
Middlebury
Leslie R. Fort
New Use for Wedding Rings at Westminster Cathedral
The London Globe reports a silver gilt tabernacle in Westminster’s Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. A charitable donor has collected wedding rings to hang the inner curtain strings, with about fourteen donor names inscribed on the rings, donated to support the silk curtains.
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London
Blessed Sacrament
Westminster
Captain Harber's Father Dead in Youngstown
Joseph Harber father of Captain Giles RB Harber of the special service squadron at Honolulu died in Youngstown from paralysis. He was ninety years old last night.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Joseph Harber
Giles RB. Harber
Special Service
Honolulu
Sembrich Buys Estate on Lake Geneva
From Berlin word arrives that Mme Sembrich purchased an estate on Lake Geneva about two hours from Paderewski’s villa. Mme Rappold, finishing a Western tour, sailed for Germany on the Kaiser Wilhelm I after signing to appear with the Metropolitan Opera Company next season. Sembrich will return to the United States in October.
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Berlin
Mme. Sembrich
Lake Geneva
Paderewski
Mme. Rappold
Germany
Metropolitan Opera Company
Lenox July 4 notices and local social highlights
Telegraph dispatch from Lenox Massachusetts lists annual meetings for the Lenox Club Mahkeenac Boat Club and Lenox Golf Club on July 4 with a luncheon at the Lenox Club after elections. Also notes resignations, visits, entertainments and arrivals at local estates and hotels including Elm Court Shadow Brook The Mount Four Brook Farm Heaton Hall and Maplewood Inn with several New York and Boston arrivals and social events.
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the Tribune
Lenox
Mass
Lenox Cluk, Mahkeenac Boat Club
Lenox Golf Ciny
Lenox Club
RL Mallary
Lenox Library
Malcolm D. Sloane
Elm Court
New York
P. Shotter
A. B. Carmichael
Savannah
Shadow Brook
Henry Winthrop Gray
Willows
Edward R. Wharton
the Mount
J. W. Wellington
Wellington
Day
Miss Buckingham
Heaton Hall
Elisha P. Whitehead
Whitehead
the Gables
Pittsfield
Richard Watsor Gilder
Francesca
Rosamund Gilder
Four Brook Farm
Tyringham
Harvard
George G Gilder
Horace Moorehead
Stockbridge
Charles R. Shepard
Yvonne Shepard
Frederic Schenck
Alexander Sedgwick
Sedgwick
Presbyterian
Maplewood Inn
M. Dwight Collier
Girand Foster
Roland PD Allen
Henry Graves, Jr
Harry Graves
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
John W. Hunt
W . New York
Aspinwall
Extension of School Gardens Initiative in Public Schools
The School Garden Association asked yesterday to organize school gardens within the public system. The elementary committee favored a hearing on the proposal. A large plot near Van Cortlandt Park has been tentatively offered. Initial gardens would be started this summer under a supervising teacher with summer pay.
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School Garden Association
van Cortlandt Park
Canadian Entente Cordiale Speech in Duluth
In Duluth on June 23 ambassador Bryee praised Canada United States friendship and cordial ties. He cited settlers on both sides and said four treaties will help overcome future frictions, noting Roosevelt is highly honored in Britain and America.
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Duluth
Minn
Bryee
Great Britain
Commercial Cie
Canada
United States
Roosevelt
U States
Birth of Royal Child Registered in Spain
King Alfonso formally presented his newborn son at 2 15 this morning in La Granja. A ceremony inscribed the birth on the state register at 1 pm in the throne room attended by the King the royal family the abbey and a large gathering of civil dignitaries and military authorities. The baby was registered as Jaime the twenty second.
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la Granja
Spain
Alfonso
Jaime
Trial by Court Martial for Tschaikovsky Criticized
Alice Stone Blackwell protests the plan to try Nicholas Tschaikovsky by court martial in Dorchester Massachusetts on June 23 1908. She argues civilians suffer under summary Russian methods and fears inadequate evidence for jury conviction.
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the Tribune
Nicholas Techaikovsky
Tschaikovsky
Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
Mass
Heavy drain on charity resources appeals for funds
The Association for Improving the Evacuation of the Poor refrains from sensational stories but faces a heavy burden. It cares for nearly twenty thousand adults and children and will need four times last year’s relief funds if the situation does not improve. Gifts of any size gratefully acknowledged. Minturn, treasurer, 16 East 2d Street. R Fulton Cutting, New York. June 3.
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the Tribune
Association For
Learse & Small
Minturn
East 2d Street
R. Fulton Cutting
New York
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Philadelphia Press
Dundee Advertiser
Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Louis Ville Courier-Journal
Masons
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Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
the Post
NEW York Society
Alexander T. van Nest
West 27Th Street
J. Stewart Barney
Europe
O. H. P. Belmont
W. Ks. Vanderbilt, Jr
Harold &. Vanderbilt
John Aspegreh
Caspar Purdon Clarke
Frederick Johnson
Church of the Ascension
John Henry Clews
Natalie Clews
Plaza
Belmont
James E. Martin, Jr
Paris
Southampton
Frank Jay Gould
St. Regis
Greenwich
Conn
George R. Schieffelin
Dorothy Schieffelin
Gilbert E. Jones
Gilbert E Jones, Jr
W. B. Osgood Field
Lenox, Mass
William E. S. Griswold
East 7Th Street
Greenwich, Conn
Griswold
John Sloane
Lewis Cruger Hasell
New London, Conn
Moe & Bristoy
J. M. Forbes
J. N. A. Griswold
W Yorke
Elisha Dyer
Lorillard Spencer
T. C. Richardson
Robert ‘Octet
Segee Iam Astor
H. D. Auchincloss
Miss Wi Foster
Newport Cultural Society
Meg R. L. Beekman
Beeckman
Stewart McKee
Nau
McKea
Theodore Havemeyer
R. I. Gammell
H. P. Cross
Wham B. Leeds
Rough Point
Mr. Leeds
James de Wolf
James E. Erskine
M'Kinley Home Catholic Hospital
Society
Captain Harber
Berkshires
Bryce
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