Amusements at New York Rooftop Venues and Theaters
A listing of late 1900s entertainment options across New York venues such as Afrail Garden Astor and Knickerbocker. Shows include The Merry Witow The Yankee Prince Follies of 1908 and vaudeville acts with varying start times from 8:15 to 8:30.
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Afrial Garden
ASTOR
Blaney
Circle
Jardin DE Paris
Knickerbocker
LYRIC
Madison Square Roof Garden
New York
New York Daily Tribune Details 1908 Publication
The June 29 1908 issue lists ownership by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at 154 Nassau Street Trib une Building New York Ogden Mills president Nathaniel Tuttle secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Global and Domestic News Briefs Scan of Early 1900s
Foreign dispatches report mayoral wins in Panama and Colon for Ubaldia partisans with no major unrest. Montenegro executions total six death sentences, three life terms, twenty seven others. Lisbon Republicans push probe of royal funds. Ontario train wreck injures seventeen, two fatally. Morocco fighting yields three chiefs killed. Barcelona bombing kills a policeman. Townsend Wandell dies at Bologna station. Nast seeks innocence post release. Bryan faction eyes Denver chairman. Treasury deficit forecast around 66 million. Indy crash kills two, injures five. Thaw comments from Poughkeepsie jail. Tennessee primary shifts by local option. Taft have quiet day in DC. San Francisco sailors injured in shooting. Women at GFWC reception in Boston. Pan iells says poor prognosis at Lake Placid. Eclipse viewed at Naval Observatory. Pennsylvania RR to raise shop time. Gov Cummins status uncertain. City notes include river rescue, harbor craft inspection, glut of political chatter, burglaries and accidents. Weather fair with 84 high, 64 low.
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Panama
Colon
Ubaldia
Cettinje
Montenegro
Lisbon
Carlos
Winnipeg Express
Ontario
Mulai Hafiq
Morocco City
Barcelona
Townsend Wandell
New York
Bologna
Nunzio Nast
Senate
Bryan
Denver
Henry PD. Clayton
Alabama
Washington
Treasury
Indianapolis
Harry K. Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Tennessee
Patterson
John Wesley Gaines
Taft
Charles P. Taft
San Francisco
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sarah S. Platt- Decker
Hotel Vendome
Boston
George H. Paniels
Lake Placid
United States Naval Observatory
Pennsylvania Railroad
Des Moines
Jaws
Cummins
Passaic
Staten Island
Root
Muldoon’s
Croker
Thorp Villa
Long Island
Ossining
Central Federated Union
Tammany
East New York
Brooklyn
Newark A Seaport Plans for a Newark to New York Ship Canal
Plans for a Newark to New York Bay ship canal are complete and under review. The project would create a seven hundred foot wide waterway, provide fill material for 950 acres of meadowland, and reduce costs versus quarrying elsewhere, potentially boosting Newark’s growth into a deep water port and expanding its industrial base.
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Newark
New York Bay
New Jersey
Newerk
Manchester
England
New York City Hall
Newark Plans Self Funded Canal to Boost Trade
The city of Newark weighs building a canal and docking facilities funded and managed locally. Officials argue the project would modernize transport, aid meadow land redemption, and spur future growth without federal help, showcasing self reliance for a thriving metropolis.
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Newark
A Year of Regulation and the Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission marks its first year with reforms shielding the public from traction abuses. It has forced better car maintenance, increased service especially in the subway, and plans to improve accounting for depreciation. Yet financing, leases, and law changes hinder broader subway expansion and require administrative support.
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Public Service Commission
New York
Board of Estimate and
Commission
Russia expands eastward rail project amid Asia push
The article marks the 50th anniversary of Russian possession of the Amoor provinces and details the Douma's move to accelerate the existing Siberian railway toward the Manchurian frontier. It notes a $75 million plan to double track to Irkutsk by 1910, boosting civilian and military capacity and signaling Russian settlement expansion east of Lake Baikal.
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Russia
Amoor
East Asia
Pacific
Siberia
Manchuria
Arctic
Count Witte
Ministry of Railroads
Viladivostok
Japan
Asia
Lake Peal
Russia Signals Slav Strategy Through Rail Expansion
The report notes Mongol and Slav distinctions and emphasizes how the railroad project underscores Russia's intent to consolidate Slavic influence, signaling a strategic move in regional power dynamics.
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Russia
Lusitania fuel use suggests turbines beat reciprocating engines
A British naval architects paper analyzes Lusitania's voyage covering over 2000 miles at 24.65 knots with 65,000 shaft horsepower and coal burn of 1000 tons per day. It estimates 14.6 percent of fuel supported lights and minor services, and argues turbines offer efficiency advantages over reciprocating engines at high speed.
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Atlantic
British Institution of Naval Architects
Lusitania
Sir William H. White
The Brazilian Fleet and the Naval Plot Myth
The article questions rumors of Brazil building ships for Japan or selling battleships abroad. It cites Brazil's naval history, vast coastline, ports, and resources, arguing Brazil has every right to expand its navy and that the alleged plot carries little significance even if true.
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San Marino
Andorra
Brazil
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxemburg
Washington
Atlantic
Gulf
United States
Alaska
Switzerland
Akhmond
Swat
Albany
New Orleans
Paris critic Hugues Le Roux deemed America’s true interpreter
The piece lauds Hugues Le Roux of Paris as the one genuine observer of American life. It contrasts past outsiders with Le Roux who has long charmed audiences with thoughtful talks rather than sweeping volumes.
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United States
America
Staaten
M’sieur le Roux
Fifth Avenue
Ta Ville Lumiére reveals America as land of extremes
The author argues that America hosts a wide spectrum from billionaires to beggars, saints to sinners, and various social and political contrasts. He notes climate, culture, and ideas as extreme, and mocks the notion of uniform Januarys and Julys across the country.
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America
M’sieur le Roux
France
Bishop Potter
Upton Sinclair
Mr. Bryan
Market Hold Streak as Trade Cools and Cargoeconomy Clouds
Trading in securities remains dull with more sellers than buyers and prices easing after expectations tied to a Denver convention. Banks report ample reserves and low call money while imports of gold ease as Germany’s central bank signals potential resumption of shipments. Strong farm output and crops improve outlook. cotton and grain markets show mixed timing signals with ongoing production and processing activity.
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Denver
Imperial Bank of Germany
Treasury
Erecta Erin Ovens Ab Ceets
Mechanical violin maker and political belt bandwagon news
The piece notes a French invention of a mechanical violin with electric motor actuation selling for 5000 francs and contrasts it with a prairie of political talk praising Bill Taft and Bill Bryan. It recalls Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice Fuller at Bowdoin, and outlines small anecdotes and legal quips, plus a church stipend story and a Joan of Arc prison dig.
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Figaro
Bath
Melville W. Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Bowdoin
Maine Press Association
Fuller
the New Age
Augusta
James G. Blaine
Kennebec Journal
City Urges Broad Crackdown on Fireworks and Firearm Discharges
Officials announce a twelve hour pre Fourth of July restriction and threaten arrest for fireworks and gunfire in the city. The measure aims to curb disturbances while praising police support and public cooperation amid broader industry recovery talk and political commentary.
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Sing Sing
Unlikely News Satire Smears Across National Scene
A spoofing note mocks public figures and events from the 1900s era, citing Mrs. Anna Kiselela of Passaic and a string of exaggerated acts. It references the Republican National Convention, Niagara Falls, sea serpents and newspaper stances, all in a humorous, satirical tone.
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Niagara Falls
Murray Street
Tribune
Fresh Air Fund Outings Spark Cleanliness Lessons for City Children
The Tritone Fresh Air Fund plans two large outings tomorrow with 255 children to Utica and Ardsley. Homes and churches supply participants from Goodwill Chapel and others as Health Department aid supports safety measures. Workers emphasize hygiene, discipline, and patient guidance to transform tenement life during summer trips.
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East Side
Tritone Fresh Air Fund
Health Department
Utica
Ardsley
Putnam
Goodwill Chapel
Bloomingdale Day Nursery
Presbyterian Hospital
Children’s Aid Society
Pike Street
Tebernacle
Warren Goddard
Church of the Sea and Land
Church of St. Cornelu
Root
Sherman
Paradise
Tige
Olivet Chapel
2 Street
Hope Chapel
East Th Street
Adams Memorial Church
Beekman Hill Methodist Episcopal Church
Catskills
Shepherd Knapp
Litchfield
Conn
Marison Smare
Bethlehem Chapel
Emmanuel Chapel
Éth Street
St. Helen's Home
Interlaken
Maia
John E. Parsons
Christ Presbyterian Church
West 36Th Street
Madison Street
Italian ambassador to Japan named in Rome dispatch
Rome reports on June 23 that Marquis Guiceiol, serving as Minister to Servia, is appointed Italian Ambassador to Japan, succeeding Count Galina. The move cements Italy's diplomatic lineup in East Asia.
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Rome
Guiceiol
Servia
Anassador
Japan
Galina
Kaiser Hosts Americans Aboard Hohenzollern Yacht
Kiel report notes Lieutenant Commander Reginald R. Belknart naval attaché to the U S Embassy at Berlin and Allison V. Armour among guests of Emperor William at a dinner aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzollern on Saturday night.
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Kiel
Reginald R. Belknart
United States
Berlin
Allison V. Armour
Emperor William
Hohenaollern
Precautions Against Hydrophobia in Maryland
The article reports Maryland has extirpated hydrophobia through strict obedience to vaccination and leash laws for dogs. It notes a quarantine on imported dogs until disease exemption is confirmed and commends rigorous enforcement for several years, claiming rabies is now impossible and urging similar laws elsewhere.
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New Orleans
Europe
Philadelphia
Mnyland
Puzzle to the Athletic World Tom Longboat Rising Hero
Tom Longboat, Canada’s long distance runner and feared Olympian, emerged from obscurity in 1906 after an improbable Boston Marathon win. He dominated races across the continent, defeating 115 runners to win by nearly a mile, famed for his footed style and minimal training.
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Tom Longbeat
Canada
Fran
United States
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