Amusements Round of 1900s Venues and Shows
A listing of entertainment venues and showtimes across Coney Island Luna Park Dreamland and New York theaters. Highlights include The World in Wax Daly’s Witching Hour Vaudeville Three Twins The Yankee Prince Ski Hit The Merry Widow and The Gay Musician among others.
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Blaxey
Coney Island
Luna Park
Daly
Hackett
Banmerstein
Herald Square
Jardin DE Parkis
Kanickergbocker
LYTIC
Walt Madison Square
Newark Daily Tribune Announcement
Newark Daily Tribune, published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation, lists its officers Ogden Mills president and Nathaniel Tuttle secretary and treasurer with offices at the Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
News Briefs From Around The World And Nation
Foreign unrest in Teheran and Tabriz stories headline a wide roundup. Reports on Grover Cleveland’s integrity, Pan Anglican Congress donations, Arab insurrection in Senegal, and the murder of two Americans in Negros appear alongside Russian zemstvo politics and the Nautilus visit to Havana. Domestic notes cover Cleveland’s death, Sherman’s health, Harvard graduation, and a push to reorganize public schools. Weather: fair and cooler with highs near 93 and lows around 68.
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Teheran
Tabriz
Grover Cleveland
United States
St. Paul's
Paris
Senegal
H. PD. Everett
T. R. Wakely
University of Chicago
Negros
Russian Senate
Constitutional Democrats
Zemstvos
Nautilus
Havana
Benjamin Bert
Princeton
X. J
Venezuela
Washington
State Department
James S. Sherman
Cleveland
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Don Fortino M Davila
Pine
Mountain Lake
Minn
Yale University
J. Pierpont Morgan
Board of Education
Rudolph Dolge
Caracas
Williamsburg
Peters
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Clyde Line
Chippewa
Long Island
Profits at Suez Show Strong Growth Through 1907
The Suez Canal, once doubted, shows steady yearly gains with 1907 receipts at 24.03 million dollars, expenses 8.73 million, and profits about 15.30 million. Increased ship traffic and higher average tonnage reflect growing world demand and civilizational progress boosting transit use.
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Suez Canal
Cape of Good Hope
Panama Canal Will Boost World Trade Says Editorial
The article argues the Panama route will attract vast passenger travel and ship large volumes of goods, comparing to Suez. It contends that fears of Panama’s unprofitability are unfounded and that future growth and transportation improvements will exceed those seen with Suez. It predicts strong profits and benefits from the new canal.
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Cape
Suez
Panama Canal
Panama
Grover Cleveland a Leading Democratic Figure of His Era
A compact portrait of Grover Cleveland as the dominant force in late 19th century Democratic politics from 1874 to 1894. The piece notes his independence from party machine control, fights with Tammany Hall, extension of civil service merit, battles over tariff and silver, and his mixed legacy as a president and leader. It highlights his integrity, patriotism, and lasting respect despite factional strife and party decay.
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Grover Cleveland
Samuel J. Tilden
Cleveland
White House
Congress
Tammany Hall
New York
Jefferson
Jackson
William J. Bryan
Overworked Bryan Questions Democratic Leaders Duties
The piece questions whether a presidential candidate should personally dissect an opposing platform and publish a serial critique. It mocks Bryan for undertaking laborious analysis, wondering if party editors or others should perform such tasks and if his intellect will suffer from these duties.
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Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Republican Party
Congress
Bers
Democratic Party
Lewis Nixon
Nixon
Campaign Deception Questions Questioned By Officials
Officials scrutinize alleged campaign missteps and operational gaps amid mounting concerns over mismanagement and public trust. Review procedures, audit trails, and candidate statements to determine accountability and remedy avenues.
Venezuela Crisis and U.S. Diplomatic Breaks
The piece recounts the severing of American diplomatic ties with Venezuela as Grover Cleveland lay dying, notes Cleveland’s prior intervention that risked European intervention, and reflects on widespread friction with Castro’s regime. It cites France, Colombia, Italy, Great Britain, and Holland as having strained or suspended relations, suggesting Venezuela’s pattern of conflict with many neighbors.
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Venezuela
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
United States
Mr. Castro
America
Athanasius
Mundum
The Half Loaf Issue Says Republicans Share Blame
The Springfield Republican questions a Republican administration's handling of poverty and unemployment on the East Side and notes that prosperity has not returned under GOP rule. It argues voters will seek the party likely to improve business, warns against punishing the GOP blindly, and cites Georgia’s switch from Hoke Smith to Joe Brown as symptomatic of cautious times.
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Springfield
Bryan
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Joe” Brown
Russian Contrasts Vex Public View Of Repression And Reform
A discussion contrasts harsh repression in Russia with limited punishment for Bialystok crimes. It notes sensational executions and press hostility alongside a functioning Douma, potential salary rises, and slow progress toward liberty and constitutionalism, while also mentioning recent Texas race clashes that may color views abroad.
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Russia
Alexander III
Pobie
Nicholas II
Stolypin
Bialystok
Novoe Vremya
Douma
Council of State
Texas
Alaska Purchase Vindicated By Alaska Mining Profits Remain
A Washington government report notes Seward Peninsula mines yield over seven million dollars in precious metals annually. The piece recalls early skepticism of Alaska’s purchase and argues the territory’s resources have justified the 7.2 million dollar acquisition. The author asserts forty years of U S possession produced profits exceeding the purchase price.
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Washington
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
Norton
Kotzebue Sounds
Cape Prince of Wales
Nome
Seward
Arctic
William Henry Seward
United States
Political echoes on Bryan and Watson at the era’s crossroads
The text surveys Democratic figures and shifts around William Jennings Bryan and Thomas Watson, noting merchants and editors like Seward Mack and Bourke Cochran. It weighs New York support, federal roles, and past ticket pairings while hinting Nixon’s possible candidacy and the era’s polling contrasts.
Taft praised in verse and portraits of ex presidents
A composite of quotes and notices recounts the rare absence of a living ex president after Grover Cleveland. It mentions Washington’s death in 1799, Johnson’s passing in 1875, Rostand and d Annunzio’s stage plans, a Valley Forge memorial tablet for John Benjamin, a Taft verse praising the candidate and Morgan’s Vienna visit with art and a zoo stop, plus a humor gag about a burglar and a house wake.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
George Washington
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
General Grant
Louisville Courier-Journal
Edmond Rostand
Diana
Morpheus
Vulcan
Eres
Gabriele d’'Annunzio
John Benjamin
Washington Memorial Chapel
Valley Forge
William Henry Pearson
Boston
Massachusetts
Nancy Delia Benjamin Pearson
Taft and Bryan Face Off in Presidential Battle
The Boston Transcript argues Bryan will be nominated at Denver. It frames the contest as progressive Republican conservatism versus Bryan's radicalism rejected in 1896 and 1900. Taft is highlighted as linked to McKinley and Roosevelt, seen as the guardian of McKinley’s principles now challenged by Bryan.
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Bryan
Parker
Springfield
New York
Taft
William Taft
Grand
Roosevelt
Boston Transcript
Denver
McKinley
Morgan Sails After Yale Honor Then Europe Visit
J Pierpont Morgan, after arriving Friday for a Yale honorary degree and Friday nuptials for Ursula Morgan to Rev Will iam Fitz Simon, sails today on La Provence. Queen Alexandra opened the nurses home in London and Morgan, a major donor, joins the royal effort while a New London Harvard Yale race draws New York society.
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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
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and the Steel Trust tale debunked
Telegraph confirms Theodore Roosevelt Jr seeks mining work on his own merit not through Steel Trust influence. Officials deny any formal job link, noting Roosevelt will be hired as a laborer if employed and evaluated on merit. Roosevelt’s aim is to learn mining from the ground up amid media attacks.
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Tribune
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Steel Trust
Big
Michigan
Greenway
Rough Rider
Cuba
White House
Nfe
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Fair Play
Loeb
John Greenway
Young Roosevelt
Jounfry
Steel Corporation
Mr. Greenway
Emperor William at Kiel for yacht races with fleet salute
The Hohenzollern steams into Kiel Bay with Emperor William aboard to attend yacht races. She passes fourteen battleships and twelve cruisers, saluted by forts and warships as thousands watch from the hills and harbor yachts are decorated with flags.
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Kiel
Hohenzollern
Emperor William
Kiel Bay
Hammond Donates 10000 to University Fund Drive
John Hays Hammond contributes ten thousand dollars toward a Sustentation fund of one hundred twenty five thousand nine hundred for the George Washington University College of Political Sciences enlargement. Dr Richard P. Harlan leads the fundraising drive as special representative.
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Chicago
John Hays Hammond
Richard Pb. Harlan
George Washington University
College of Political Sciences
American horses win prizes at Olympia
London June 24 American trotting again won at Olympia this morning over the hackneys. This has been the outcome on each of the three former occasions when they faced one another in harness classes. In Class 74 for horses over fourteen and not exceeding fifteen hands in two wheeled carriages Newsboy owned by R P McGrann took first prize defeating Banahan owned by W J Buttfield Plainfield N J took first prize in Class 19 for horse and best appointed road rig.
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London
Olympia
R. P. McGrann
Newsboy
Banahan
W. J. Buttfield
Plainfield
N. J
Washington Society Couples Wed in Glamourous DC Ceremonies
In Washington Miss Keen Mattingly daughter of Mr and Mrs Keen Mattingly married Major Dee a nm lode M C at St John’s Chief in a ceremony for about two hundred guests. The wedding featured uniforms of Marine Corps officers and a white satin bridal gown with lace and orange blossoms. Gifts included a silver vase autographed by Rear Admiral Porter’s circle. Another wedding in All Souls Unitarian Church united Miss Vivian Ursula Cameron and Hubert Burnham with a large bridal party and guests from Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington.
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Tribune Bureau
Ington
Keen Mattingly
St. John’s
Dee
M. C
Edward S. Dunlap
William F. Mattingly
H Street
Ter
Littleton
W. T. Walter
Chartes G
Frank L. Denny
Charles Laucheimer
Richard S. Hook
Cleland Davis
S. Brown
Marine Corps
Andre Brewster
Clary Ray
Ethelbert L. D. Hirechinridge
Breckenridge
Henry Clay
John Morton
C. P. Morton
Indiana
Palo Alto
Cal
Richard Payson
Portland
Vivian Ursula Cameron
Theodore Rowland Cameron
Hubert Burnham
Chicago
All Souls’ Unitarian Church
A. B. Pierce
Beatrice Cameron
Elizabeth Steenrod
Wheeling
W. Va
Louise McCally
Philadelphia
Ida Bowie
Washington
Catherine Gassaway Granville
Laurel
Sherman Improves After Gall Stone Attack
Cleveland June 24 Representative James Sherman Republican candidate for Vice President was ill with gall stones but made steady progress in hospital. Doctors expected no immediate operation though removal of the cause was advised when he recovers. Temperature and vitals showed improvement and Mrs Sherman was improving. A telegram of condolence to Mrs Grover Cleveland was sent. Officials postponed a National Committee sub committee meeting due to his illness.
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Cleveland
James Sherman
Chicago
Edward P Carter
Dudley P. Allen
C. W. Stone
Grover Cleveland
Carter
Sherman
Allen
Stone
Fairbanks
Uerick
Prince Helie Plans Marriage in 15 Day Residence
London reports Prince Helie de Sagan will reside for fifteen days and then wed Mme, using an ordinary license in a church. The plan follows a statement from one of his aides.
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London
Hélie de Sagan
Mme
MME MELBA MARKS TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY AT COVENT GARDEN
London June 24 Mme Melba celebrated the twentieth anniversary of her first performance at Covent Garden by singing at a matinee for hospital benefi t. She planned to see Madame Butterfly and La Traviata. The Queen and other society figures attended. Covent Garden was filled with prominent personalities.
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Mme
Melba
London
Melbe
Covent Garden
Queen
Covent
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Bourke Cochran
Atlanta Constitution
Thomas K. Watson
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John B. Trevor
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Fast 77Th Street
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Adele Colgate
Robert Walton Goelet
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Arthur Mason Jones
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Monmouth Beach
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Conn
August Belmont, Jr
W. Storrs Wells
England
Harry T. Peters
W. Scott Cameron
Southampton
Lucius K. Wilmerding
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John Innes Kane
Br. Harbor
Richard H. Townsend
Matilda Townsend
Plaza
George Gordon King
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
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Bar Hartor
John J. McCook
C. H. Strong
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