Amusements in New York City Theaters and Sideshows
A compact list of venues with show times and acts across Manhattan amusement houses. Blaney's Luna Park Coney Island Dreamland Rostock's Steeplechase Eden Musre The World in Wax Hackett's Witching Hour Gretein's Broof Vavideville Herald Square Jardin de Paris Follies of 1998 Knickerbocker The Yankee Prince Lyric West Side Square Roof Garden New Amsterdam The Merry Widow New York Mery's Lamb Savoy The Servant in the House Wallace's The Gay Musical.
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Blaney
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The
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Rostock
Dreamland
Daly
Patris
Hackett
Gretein
Wallace
New York Daily Tribune Information
The New York 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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Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Global and Domestic News Briefs Echo Politics and Disasters
Teheran fighting renews as rebels use bombs and foreigners face peril. Tabriz clashes reported. English tributes to Cleveland surface amid Pan Anglican Thanksgiving receipts totaling 1 666 040. Arabs in Senegal rise against French. two columns wiped out. Murd ers of H D Everett and T R Wakler noted. Russian Senate bars certain parties from zemstvos. Nautilus welcomed in Havana. Hart will contest will. adopted daughter disinherits. Cleveland dies in Princeton New Jersey. Venezuela relations breakoff linked to State Department plan. Sherman improves. Harvard honors Morgan. Middlebury College president inaugurated. Heat kills seven in Pittsburgh. tornado in Minnesota. City: stocks dull. Yale grants Morgan degree. school system reorganized. Weather: fair and cooler. high 93, low 68.
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Teheran
Tabriz
Grover Cleveland
United States
St. Paul's
Paris
Senegal
H. D. Everett
T. R. Wakelr
University of Chicago
Negros
Constitutional Democrats
Zemstvos
Nautilus
Havana
Benjamin Hart
Princeton
Venezuela
Washington
State Department
James S. Sherman
Cleveland
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Don Fortine M Davila
Pine Camp
N. J
Grant
John M. Thomas
Orange
Middlebury
Vermont
Department of Commerce and Labor
Los Angeles
Pittsburg
Williamsburg
Peters
Cowing
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Clyde Line
Chippewa
Long Island
Profits at Suez Show Continued Growth Through 1907
The Suez Canal reports show persistent profit growth despite forecasts of failure. In 1907 total receipts reached 24,729,104 dollars, expenses 8,728,499, yielding profits of 15,300.46 pounds, over 63 percent of gross receipts, driven by higher ship numbers and tonnage as global trade expands and civilization augments demand.
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Suez Canal
Cape of Good Hope
Panama Canal Expected to Boost World Trade and Profits
The article argues the Panama Canal will lift global trade by enabling vast shipments and travel previously blocked by Cape routes. It compares expected profits to Suez, stating growing world civilization and population will further favor the Panama route and hasten transportation improvements, refuting earlier unprofitability fears.
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Cape
Suez
Panama Canal
Panama
Grover Cleveland a Dominant Democratic Leader of His Era
The article surveys Grover Cleveland as the defining Democratic figure from 1874 to 1894, noting his restraint of spoils politics, push for civil service reform, and defense of national credit. It contrasts his integrity and steadiness with party factionalism, highlighting his limited political leadership and lasting personal stature. Cleveland’s influence waned by 1892, yielding to Bryan, but his legacy as a principled president remains.
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Grover Cleveland
Samuel J. Tilden
Cleveland
White House
Congress
Tammany Hall
New York
Jefferson
Jackson
Democratic Party
William J. Bryan
Overworked Candidate Questions Bryan Personal Campaign Labor
The piece questions whether William Jennings Bryan should personally publish a line by line critique of the opposing party platform. It jabs at the idea that a candidate must perform editorial and intellectual tasks, asking if no one else in the Democratic camp can carry such duties without harming Bryan’s reputation.
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Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Republican Party
Congress
Democratic Party
Campaign flaws urge official handling of ineptities
Officials seek formal management of campaign missteps as scrutiny grows. Authorities vow transparent review to restore public trust and ensure fair conduct across all levels of the operation.
Venezuela Rift After Cleveland Era Questioned
The piece notes the severing of American Venezuela relations as Grover Cleveland neared death, cites past American intervention aiding Venezuela, and contrasts Caracas with France Italy Britain and Holland. It argues widespread foreign friction suggests Venezuela’s leadership under Castro bears responsibility, while some nations remain wary of Caracas’ stance.
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Venezuela
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
United States
Castro
America
Mr. Castro
France
Colombia
Italy
Great Britain
Holland
Athanasius Cortra Mundum
Athanasius
The Half Loaf Issue Debate in The Springfield Republican
The Springfield Republican criticizes the University Settlement report on East Side poverty under Republican rule. It argues prosperity rests with policy, warns against punishing the party for the crisis, and predicts voters will favor the party expected to boost business. It cites Georgia’s shift from Hoke Smith to Joe Brown as symptomatic of cautious times.
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Springfield
Bryan
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Joe” Brown
Russian Contrasts and Liberal Trends Amid Repression
The piece contrasts harsh Russian repression with limited reform, noting executions and censorship alongside a functioning Douma and hints of progress toward liberty. It references recent Bialystok trials, Jewish killings deemed not murder by Novoe Vremya, and compares event rhythms to American incidents like a Texas race massacre.
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Russia
Alexander III
Pobie
Nicholas II
Stolypin
Bialystok
Novoe Vremya
Douma
Council of State
Texas
Alaska purchase vindicated by profits from Seward Peninsula metals
A Washington government report notes that more than TAMMIKM worth of precious metals are mined annually from Seward Peninsula Alaska. The piece reflects on Seward and the Alaska purchase, arguing time has vindicated critics and that Alaska yields substantial returns beyond the $7.2 million price.
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Washington
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
Norton
Kotzebue Sounds
Cape Prince of Wales
Nome
Seward
Qur Arctic
William Henry Seward
United States
A Candid Look at Bryan Parker Watson and Nixon in 1908
The piece surveys Democratic figures including Norman Mack Moorfield Storey and Bourke Cochran, noting Bryan's lack of press support in New York, Parker's 1904 gains, Georgia's rebuff of Watson for vicepresident, and Lewis Nixon's coy reply about seeking office. It compares historic election dynamics and party strategy.
Valley Forge Tablet And Taft Verse In Courier Journal
A Maine Revolution veteran’s memorial tablet was unveiled at Washington Memorial Chapel Valley Forge on the 139th anniversary of Valley Forge evacuation. The gift honors John Benjamin with a pedigree note by granddaughter Nancy Delia Benjamin Pearson. Also in the paper, a rhymed ditty extols Taft as a graft-free statesman, and a Vienna report notes J Pierpont Morgan touring cultural sites with Mrs. Douglas and daughter.
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John Benjamin
Washington Memorial Chapel
Valley Forge
George Washington
William Henry Pearson
Boston
Massachusetts
Nancy Delia Benjamin Pearson
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
J. Pierpont Morgan
Taft Bryan Rivalry at Denver Shapes 1900 Nomination
The Boston Transcript reports that indications point to William Jennings Bryan’s nomination at Denver. The contest pits progressive Republican conservatism against Bryan’s radicalism rejected in 1896 and 1900, with Taft representing Republicanism and linked to McKinley and Roosevelt administrations. Taft’s election would conserve the principles affirmed by McKinley, twice assailed by Bryan, and now under third challenge.
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Boston Transcript
Bryan
Denver
Taft
McKinley
Roosevelt
Ivan
Morgan and social set gather for Yale Harvard race and summer spread
J Pierpont Morgan arrived Friday from Europe to attend niece Ursula Ursula Juliet Morgan's wedding to Rev William Fitz Simon at Tuxedo and to receive Yale University's honorary degree. He will sail after the ceremony to London for Queen Alexandra's nurses' home opening. New London draws a New York social union for the Harvard Yale boat race as pleasure craft fill the harbor.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Ursula Juliet Morgan
William Fitz Simon
Tuxedo
Yale University
la Provence
Queen Alexandra
London
Morgan
New London
New York
Harvard
Yale
Newport
Bar Harbor
Mr. Fitz Simon
Ireland
Roosevelt Jr. Denies Steel Trust Employment Rumor
Theodore Roosevelt Jr faces sensational claims he would join the Steel Trust under Captain Jack Greenway. Officials insist the story is false and Roosevelt would seek work as an ordinary laborer, beginning at the bottom.
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Tribune
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Steel Trust
Big
Greenway
Rough Rider
Cuba
White House
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Fair Play
Loeb
John Greenway
Young Roosevelt
Greenwhtg
Steel Corporation
Mr. Greenway
Emperor William Visits Kiel For Yacht Races
The Hohenzollern with Emperor William aboard steamed into Kiel Bay joining a fleet of fourteen battleships and twelve cruisers. Forts and warships saluted as thousands lined the hills to watch yachts in harbor decorations and crowds cheered the royal arrival.
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Hohenzollern
Emperor William
Kiel Bay
John Hays Hammond Raises Funds for College Efforts
Chicago June 2. John Riven contributes $140 toward the fund aiding Dr Richard Hays Hammond and the George Washington University project. A sustentation fund of $125 is noted as part of the effort to enlarge university fences and support political science work.
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Chicago
John Riven
Richard Tative
Georgement
College of Political
Hays Hammond
D. Harlan
Washington University
American horses win prizes at Olympia harness trials
London June 24 The American trotting horse won again at Olympia this morning against hackneys marking a repeat outcome in harness classes. In Class 74 Newsboy owned by R. P. McGranh won over fourteen hackneys, while Miss Banahan owned by W. J. Buttfield of Plainfield New Jersey took the top prize in Class 19 for horse and best appointed road rig.
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London
Olympia
R. P. McGranh
Newsboy
Miss Banahan
W. J. Buttfield
Plainfield
N. J
Washington Society Weddings In June Spotlight
In The Tribune Bares Washington, two weddings highlight society life. Miss Winitrey Mattingly married Major David D. Plan the M. C. at St John’s Charenhart with hundreds attending. Attendants include Marine officers in full dress, and a silver vase honoring Rear Admiral Porter among gifts. Another ceremony unites Miss Vivian Ursula Cameron and Hubert Burnham at All Souls Unitarian Church with a large wedding party and multiple ushers from Chicago and Philadelphia.
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Tribune
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Samuel L. Mattingly
St. John’s Charenhart
David D
M. C
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William F. Mattingly
H Street
Littleton
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Cha Ane Lauchelmer
Richard Hooker
Cleland Davis
S. Brown
Marine Corps
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Clary Ray
Ethelbert L. Dyridge
Captain Breckenridge
U.S. A
Henry Clay
John Morton
C. P. Morton
Indiana
Palo Alto
Cal
Richard Payson
Portland
Vivian Ursula Camerson
Theodore Rowland Cameron
Sherman Improves After Illness Amid Election Speculation
Cleveland June 24 Representative James Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate shows improvement after gallstone illness. Doctors say immediate operation unlikely but removal of cause advised later. Temperature fluctuates around 101 to 102 degrees as he rests and communicates with Mrs. Cleveland and others. Taft directs subcommittee meeting to July 1 to July 5 due to Sherman’s condition and inability to attend in Washington.
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Cleveland
James 3. Sherman
Chicago
Edward P Carter
Dudley P. Allen
C. W. Stone
Sherman
Carter
Grover Cleveland
Allen
Stone
Fairbanks
A Rick
Mr. Sherman
New Haven
Taft
National Committee
Selec
Washington
Prince Heli de Sagan Announces Marriage Plans
London report says Prince Hélie de Sagan will reside in the city for fifteen days and then wed Mme under an ordinary license in a church. A friend quoted in the article notes the plans are proceeding quietly.
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Prince Helie
London
Prince Hélie de Sagan
Mme
Melba Celebrates Twentieth Covent Garden Anniversary
London June 4 Mme Melba marked twenty years since her Covent Garden debut by singing at a matinee benefit for hospitals. She performed scenes from Madam Butterfly and La Traviata. The Queen and many society figures attended as Covent Garden overflowed with guests.
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Melba
London
Covent Garden
Covent
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