Amusements line up at New York venues for spring shows
A list of vaudeville and fairground acts across venues including APRIAL GARDEN S STOR LANEY S RIGHTON PARK and MADISON SQUARE ROOF. Performances feature The Merry Widow The Yankee Prince The Wolf and ski act Ski H! with dates and start times in early evening slots.
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Aprial Garden
STOR
Laney
Righton Breach Park
Pain
Circle
Coney Island
Luna Park
Bostock's
Dreamland
Daly’s
Eden Musbe
HAM
Herald Square
Jardin DE Paris
Nickerbocker
Yric
Madison Square Roof Garden
New York
Tribune Association Office Address and Leadership
The article notes the Tribune Association, owner and publisher of the New York Daily Tribune, is headquartered at Tribune Building, 154 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president, with Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer, per the office listing.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
International and Domestic News Briefs Mixed In Morning Dispatch
Summary of foreign and domestic items: Mexico City reports no new outlaws captured and no disorders. Panamanian election favors Obaldia. Zeppelins fly over Lake Constance. Cognac crosses the Alps. Lipton may challenge for America's Cup per New York Yacht Club size. Sicilian towns celebrate Signor Nasi's liberation. Domestic items include Taft’s War Dept actions, border troops, Governor Hughes political moves, a push for a Democratic prohi plank, NEA convention, a captured schooner case, Thaw proceedings, and local crimes and fires. Weather shows showers and cooler temperatures with a high of 87 and low of 68.
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Mexico City
Jiminez
New York Yacht Club
Signor Nasi
Davila
Honduras
Francis G. Bailey
New York
Prince Zu Eulenburg
Berlin
Robert Siever
Winning Post
Bow Street
Taft
War Department
Ohio
A. I. Vorys
Washi Ncton
National Committee
del Rio
Hughes
Albany
William Leary
Metropolitan Election District
Adirondacks
Denver
General Weaver
Iowa
National Education Association
Cleveland
Lake Michigan
Johnson
Minnesota
Des Moines
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Martin W. Littleton
Justice Dowling
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Burnett
Mount Sinai Hospital
Williamsburg
Public Service Commission
Interborough
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Consolidated
Navy
Timothy L. Woodruff
Mystery of Bryan Delegates At Denver Convention
A New York Sun analysis questions how W. J. Bryan secured delegates despite Southern anti Bryan sentiment. It notes state conventions in multiple states instructing for Bryan and edge cases in South Carolina Virginia and Tennessee. The piece describes factions choosing Bryan and hints at bidirectional support amid unclear processes.
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New York Sun
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
South
Denver
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Lynchburg
the Sun
Mr. Bryan
Wognanimously
Nsalley
anti-Bailey
Eachther
John Sharp Williams
Vardaman
Wonderland
Sun
Mystery of a Bryan delegate surge in the South
The Sun reports ex Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota as the purported force behind Bryan delegate gains. While unseen, the correspondent dubs him the wizard of the Bryan canvass and suggests unseen strings in Southern conventions. The piece entertains the mystery rather than offering a clear explanation.
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Pettigrew
South Dakota
Bryan
Mr. Pettigrew
the Sun
The New High Pressure Fire System Tested In City
The city tested a new high pressure water system on Sunday highlighting its potential to replace aging steam engines and improve fire protection. It emphasizes centralized pumping stations, stronger hoses, and the ability to fight high rise fires from rooftops, with reduced insurance costs as a likely outcome.
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New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia Record Defends Publicity Bill on Census Inquiry
The piece argues the publicity bill passes due to legislative intent, noting a House-added Census Bureau provision to collect data on voter disenfranchisement. It says this does not threaten the South but shows how states disfranchise themselves. Congress should assess constitutional and extra constitutional representation through a census.
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Philadelphia Record
Congress
Evening Post
Senate
House of Representatives
Census Bureau
Philadelphia
Union
South
Electoral College
Panama Elections Show Peaceful Municipal Results
The Panama municipal ballots last Sunday drew attention for their national party alignment and potential implications for the upcoming presidential vote. The Tribune notes no American intervention, claims of government interference are unfounded, and opposition victories challenge claims of fraud.
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Republic of
Panama
Obaldia
Qobaldia
Arias
Tribune
New York
Election tone projects clean Costa Rica contest
The speaker asserts that the upcoming election will be conducted honorably whether Obaldia or Arias wins, likening it to a typical United States presidential race in fairness and credibility.
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Obaldia
Arias
United States
Intercollegiate rowing lessons miss the mark on Yale setback
The piece notes no single stroke dominates, highlights how Yale's Griswold collapsed in the final against Harvard, and argues boatmen failed to select rowers fit for extreme effort. It calls for Yale authorities to assign responsibility for the fiasco to the proper officials.
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Harvard
Thames
Hudson
Yale
Griswold
New Haven
The Mexican Troubles Seen From a Border Perspective
The piece argues the northern Mexico revolt is a border issue with international implications. It contends the United States and Mexico share interests, will defend neutrality laws, and view insurgents as mere looters and political pretenders rather than true reformers.
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Mexico
Republic
United States
St. Louis
Rio Grande
Subways Need Side Doors to Ease Crowding Now
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company argues for side doors in subway cars to boost capacity, reduce loading delays, and cut express-station dwell times. With traffic rising and current service near max, two doors would double loading efficiency, aiding both riders and operators despite ongoing debates.
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Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Public Service Commission
Pay &S
Madison Avenue
Brooklyn Bridge
Denver convention and Hearst charges mocked by World dispatch
The New York World ridicules Hearst fraud allegations against William Leary and questions public trust in the Bryan/anti Bryan debates. The Denver dispatch notes the public’s impatience with Hearst cries and predicts conservative voters await a leader to oppose Bryan.
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New York
Denver
Hearst
William Leary
Wolf
Mr. Bryan
New York World
Murphy to Lead Tammany First for Denver
The article notes Mr. Murphy to become the first Tammany leader to start for Denver amid factional rank ordering. It also mentions Dooley’s quip about Fourteenth Street hosts, and references Japan backing a Sino-Japanese railroad project to influence China. Gaines loses renomination in Tennessee and Bryan criticized over Mobile & Ohio salaries.
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Murphy
Denver
Dooley
Fourteenth Street
Shoe polish ban follows Toledo death linked to nitrobenzole
A Toledo health ban targets two shoe blacking brands after a young man died from nitrobenzole absorbed through footwear. The city chemist warns contact with skin or fabric can halt blood oxygen and cause rapid death.
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Toledo
A Canadian View of Taft
A Toronto Globe article notes Canadian readers have no ill will toward Taft and generally wish him well. It argues foreign opinions matter little to Republicans, while Canadians hope for stable relations and a respectful campaign ahead.
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Toronto Globe
Autopsy on the Democracy from The New York World
The New York World derides the Democratic party saying its history and principles are forgotten while old leaders are gone and new figures cling to power, framing the party as a haunted shell of its past and destiny.
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The
New York World
Dem
Democratic Party
Vovur
Old
New York Society Notes Holiday Abroad and Newport Plans
Mrs Marcus Daly and Miss Harriet Daly travel in Europe and await Mrs Daly's son in law James W Gerard's arrival in London. Numerous society figures book sailings to Europe and summer homes from Bar Harbor to Newport, with Fourth of July receptions and dinners planned by Kernochan, Berwind, Vanderbilt, and Drexel.
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Marcus Daly
Harriet Daly
Paris
London
Sidney C. Love
Jennings
Newport
Samuel F. Barger
Edward J Berwind
Torrey
New York
James P. Kernochan
Newport Clambake Club
James J. van Alen
Edward J. Berwind
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
John R. Drexel
Europe
Social Notes From Newport Momentary Jewelry Losses
Social notes from Newport report several summer jewelry losses including a gold diamond brooch and a diamond and pearl star pin with owners unnamed. Mrs Kernochan seeks recovery of tortoiseshell eyeglasses and Mrs Powell loses a Yorkshire terrier. Several guests and families plan Newport visits and camp stays through early July.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. I
Sumner
W. W. Sherman
James Pp. Kernochan
B. H. Powel
J. B. Harriman
Fellowes Davis
New York
William Grosvenor
William R. Stewart, Jr
Lispenard Stewart
White Lodge
Bar Harbor
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
F. O. French
Amos Tuck French
Samuel Wagstaff
Willing Spence
Maurice Roche
Pembroke Jones
Craig Biddle
Children's Relief Society to close dining hall after Friday
The executive committee decides to close Forsyth and Canal dining room due to school closures and switch to home delivery of meals starting Monday. Milk eggs bread and cereal will be sent. orders managed by the committee. James H. Hamilton funds the bills. A new agent will assess aid requests and cooperate with other charities. Over $3,000 remains of a $4,000 fund. Gus Edwards plans a Bijou Theatre benefit.
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The
Children’s Relief Society
Forsyth
Canal Streets
James H. Hamilton
Gus Edwards
Will of William Barr Bequeaths 100000 to Washington University
The will admitted to probate in Newark names William Barr of West Orange as executor. He died June 16 and leaves 100000 for the Washington University manual training department, to be known as the William and Jessie R. Barr fund. Additional 5 000 bequests go to Orange Memorial Hospital Record ambulance and Orange Orphan Asylum. Several 5 000 and 10 000 gifts go to St Louis institutions with about 300 000 to relatives. Widow named residuary legatee. Barr was long involved in dry goods business in St Louis.
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William Barr
West Orange
Newark
Barr
Washington University At
St. Louis
Manual Training
University
William
East Orange
Ambassador OBrien Sails for Vacation and Europe
Ambassador Thomas J. OBrien sailed on the Korea for San Francisco for a three month vacation. He will visit his Michigan home and then go to Washington to meet Mrs. OBrien before traveling to Europe and returning via Siberia. Secretary Peter C. Jay will head the embassy during his absence.
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Tokio
Thomas J. O’brien
Korea
San Francisco
Michigan
Washington
O’brien
Europe
Siberia
Peter C. Jay
Becquerel Chosen Perpetual Secretary of Academy
Paris on June 29 Antoine Henri Becquerel was elected perpetual secretary of the Academy of Sciences in succession to Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent the French geologist who died last month The appointment follows the death of Lapparent last month in Paris.
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Paris
Antoine Henri Becquerel
Academy of Sciences
Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent
Ambassador Hill Entertains Reception for Diplomats
Berlin on June 29 Dr David Jayne Hill hosted his first reception in honor of the diplomatic corps in Germany. The American Amphiaceneindicane envoy presided over the event as guests mingled at the embassy.
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Berlin
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Horses Break Miss Goulds Tree On Fifth Avenue
A pair of spirited horses pulling a phaeton owned by Fiss Doerr and Carroll bolted near Fifth Ave and 46th Street after encountering an automobile. They ran three times, and on the third impact dashed onto the pavement in front of Miss Helen M. Goulds home at 59 Fifth Avenue, breaking a young tree and smashing the iron railing.
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Fiss, Doerr & Carroll
East 24Th Street
Fifth Avenue
46Th Street
Helen M. Gould
No. 59
Ten Eyck to Teach Harriman's Sons Rowing
Syracuse reports coach James Ten Eyck will travel to New York to arrange with E H Harriman's secretary to coach Harriman's sons in rowing. After visits by Harriman and his sons to Syracuse, the parties planned meetings and Ten Eyck expects to begin instruction immediately.
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Ten Eyck
Harriman
Syracuse
James Ten Eyck
New York
E. H. Harriman
Poughkeepsie
Britons and guests mingle in Berkshire summer scene
Telegraphed Lenox report details residents and visitors at Ingleside Hall and hotels in Stockbridge and Lenox. Ambassadors Bryce and staff sail for England in July while Montgomery-era social rounds continue with dinners, luncheons, golf events, and new Berkshire Gun Club plans.
Political Points from the Nation on the 1912 Party Struggles
A collage of quotations and editorial takes from Chicago to Utica reflects cross‑partisan nerves and campaign chatter. The Republican Committee seeks articles, Haywood’s anti‑court rhetoric stirs Bryan platform talk, Vermont Democrats resist Bryan instruction, and notes favor Johnson or Gray for the ticket with Sanger’s congressional candidacy welcomed in New York.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Johnson
Gray
Bryan
Grayer
Betsy Ross Credited With First American Flag
John Quincy Adams denies claims Betsy Ross did not make the first flag. He cites exhaustive Philadelphia records and traditions showing Betsy Ross at No. 39 Arch Street as the maker.
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John Quincy Adams
American Flag House
Betsy Ross Memorial Association
Betsy Ross
Adams
Philadelphia
No. 39
Arch Street
Osler Named Independent Candidate For Edinburgh Rector
London June 29 William Osler regius professor of medicine at Oxford University has been selected as an independent candidate for the Lord Rector ship of Edinburgh University Winston Churchill president of the Board of Trade and George Wyndham former Chief Secretary for Ireland are Liberal and Conservative candidates for the office.
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London
William Osler
Regius
Oxford University
Edinburgh University
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
George Wyndham
Ireland
Transatlantic Travellers Sailings and Arrivals
Passengers listed for today’s Europe voyage include the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sailing for Bremen with Mr and Mrs George A Dench Dr and Mrs E B Dench Crawley Ss o Lynn and Mr and Mrs Henry M J O Neitl Earle Mr and Mrs Frederic Crom Mr and Mrs Stanley Morwell The Rev E Acheson Also arriving yesterday from London were Col and Mrs George J Morehouse D H Keefer Sir Raymond Menendez among others
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Europe
Bremen
George A
E. B. Dench
Crawley
O Lynn
Henry M.ij
J. OY Neitl
Earle
Frederic Crom
Stanley Mor
Well
E. Acheson
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Bronx Park
Japan
China
Hsin-Min-Tun
Fukumen
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Andrew Jackson
Philadelphia Ledger
England
London Daily Mail
Eben
Washington Star
Committee of Founders
Stars and Stripes
Baltimore Sun
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
John Pickersgill
Pratt and Albemarle Streets
Maryland Historical Society
Chicago Record-Herald
Old World
France
Globe
Donizetti
Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers
Lucia
Linda
Don Pasquale
Favorita
Sophocles
Shakespeare
Racine
Moliére
Dolly
Grandma
Berliner Tageblatt
Harker
Barker
Chicago News
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Neue Rundschau
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Dresden
Freiherr von Luttichau
George
NEW York Society
Franklin Bartlett
William O. Bartlett
Frederic Cromwell
May
Isabella May
John J. Emery
Town
Charles Lanier
Charles de Loosey Oelrichs
West Forty-seventh Street
Oelrichs
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Marjory Turnbull
Frank Turnbull
Charles M. Oelrichs
Dorothy Whitney
Continent
W. B. Dinsmore
Tuxedo
Austen Gray
Benjamin Welles
Islip
Long Island
John E. Parsons
Parsons
Rye
Lenox
Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin
New Rochelle
Ambassador O'Brien
M. DE Lapparent
Ambassador Hill
Miss Gould
Berkshires
Mass
Ingleside Hall
Stockbridge
Emily Tuckerman
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Bryce
Tuckerman
Sir Shirley
Lady Ogilvie
Montreal
Aspinwall
Thomas Shields Clarke
Fern Brook
William Kingsland
Archibald Hopkins
Thatcher M
S. W. Bowne
Samuel Austin
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Joseph H. Choate
Gladys Ingalls
Cincinnati
Nora Insigi
M. L. Stone
E. D. Clary
Maplewood
Pittsfield
H. Livingston Lee
Guy A. Ward
Berkshire Gun Club
W. A. Douglas
Buffalo
E. H. Weatherbee
Hicks A. Weatherbee
May Weatherbee
Chicago Evening Post
Republican Congressional Committee
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Chicago
Boston Herald
Vermont
Colonel Watterson
Sanger
Utica
William Sanger
Sherman
Bentley
al Ready
Minneapolis
Mia
T. J Morehouse
D. H. Keefer
Sir Raymond Menendea
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