Amusements and Theatre Listings Snapshot
A cluttered page of New York venue notices lists shows at Academy of Music Daly's Dreweys Musee and more. Entries include vaudeville acts such as The World in Wax and Father and the Boys plus operas at the Metropolitan and Lyceum offerings, with ice skating at St Nicholas Rink and Burlesque at Music Hall.
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Academt OF Music
Criterion
Miss Hook
Holland
DALY
St. John
Dreweys
Garden
the Village Lawyer
Garhick
Backett
Brammerstein
Herald Square
Port Arthur
Oman
An. Budsox
Reocker—S
Circus
Lyceum
LYRIC
Malison Oo
Ganbeen
A. m
Fl P. Ry Masteric
Alae Opera House
Crispene
la Coca Metropolitax Opera House
Amsterdam
Ce Circle
Lonesome Town
New York
GAVOY
Shade ST. Micholas
Stuyvesant
Wallace
S Music Hall
New York Daily Tribune March 4 1908 imprint details
The New York Daily Tribune announces publication details for Friday March 4 1908. It lists ownership by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation, with principal offices at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street. Officers Gooden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Gooden Mills
Netheniel Tuttle
Sergetory
Proctor Funeral Plans Amid Senate Resolutions
The news highlights Senate adjournment after Proctor funeral plans in Vermont. Other items note Turkey’s Congo treaty terms, King Leopold lifetime rights, Japan’s stance on the Tatsu Maru, and Rio’s bank closure. Also covered are Taft delegates, Cuban posts, Nebraska conventions, New York City debt details, and weather outlook with rain.
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Proctor
Shakespeare
Congo
Leopold
Edward
London
Biarritz
Mediterranean
Tokio
Japan
Union Bank of Commerce
Rio de Janeiro
Lodge
Crane
Taft
Massachusetts
Chicago
Mungoon
Washington
Havanese
Cuba
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Omaha
Follinwood
Ohio
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
Gould
Albany
Assembly Codes Committee
Assembly
Palmer
Public Service Commissions
New York
William R. George
Ithaca
N. T
San Fernando
Cal
Bennett
Merz
New York City
The
Oriental Bank
Jackson
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Hughes
North Side Board of Trade
Eblinge
Bronx
Black
McClellan
Metz
William Flisser
United States
Samuel Untermyer
Vidaver
Policing the Watersheds and New Imperial Police Force
The Board of Water Supply advances an imperial police force to patrol the Catskills watershed protecting water quality during construction. The force will guard communities from alien workers and contamination, with 2, 3 dozen initially and potentially 5 to 6 hundred during peak labor. Permanent protection may require a moderate sized force.
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Board of Water Supply
Imperial
Catskills
Croton
Katonah
Porobatiy
Peekskill
Barra
Water Safety and Police Power for New York Croton Supply
The Croton water region faces continual pollution risks from camps and streams feeding Croton Lake. The piece argues for expanded police powers and stronger laws to protect the city’s water supply, noting past nuisances and the need for rapid abatement beyond costly litigation. It calls for city authority over the water supply and its source region to ensure public health and safety.
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Ously
Croton
Croton Lake
Tribune
Catskill
Pro-Gambling Speech Lifts Bookmakers Moral Stand In Debate
The argument by ex Governor Black that legislators will abolish gambling to save souls is treated as a moral crusade. It downplays practical issues like poolrooms and property depreciation and even defends gambling as divinely ordained, praising bookmakers as agents of morality. The piece mocks the constitutional snag and the Legislature’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Black
Sverr
Mr. Black
Allah
Mahomet
Touching Pitch and the Jackson extortion case
A cautious editorial warns against drawing conclusions in the extortion probe naming the Attorney General’s office. It criticizes Mr Jackson for poor judgment in allies and associates linked to failed banks and legal actions, noting the reputational harm to his office and urging prudence as events unfold.
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Attorner General
Jackson
Jaekson
Her Majesty
Mr. Jackson
Congo Annexation Treaty Published and Analyzed
The Congo treaty text is published with mixed opinions on its terms. Early readings suggest a more satisfactory instrument than before, but full impact depends on careful scrutiny of annexes. The sovereign Congo would surrender Crown domain and properties, transferring finances and administration to Belgian Parliament, with Belgium assuming responsibility for the state.
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Congo
Belgium
Congo Biste
Congo Treaty Debate Warns of Secret Profits and Sovereign Claims
The declaration questions a new Congo treaty that may grant the sovereign secret concessions for personal profit. It urges Belgium to ratify only if it preserves sovereign revenue without impermissible reservations. It condemns alleged Belgian, British, and American motives as consistent with Berlin Brussels acts and asserts no European power seeks Congo gains, noting possible misapprehension or resentment in Leopold’s stance.
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Congo
America
Great Britain
Berlin
Brussels
Europe
Belgium
France
Leopold
Fort urges NJ leaders to curb bosses in civil service debate
The Tribune reports Governor Fort urging New Jersey political leaders to end boss rule in selecting Republican delegates and in advancing the Civil Service bill. He warns that killing the bill would be disastrous politically, urging careful House consideration to honor party pledges and public will.
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Fort
Tribune
New Jersey
Republican Party
Senate
Assembly
Ackerman
House of Assembly
Ackermank
Japan’s Quest for Long Legs in a Western Portrait
A critical, satirical review claims Japan pursues Europeanise a nation through gymnastic regimes and dietary measures to grow taller. It cites Tokyo reports on army programs to raise height and urges observers to view benevolent despotism as the force behind the trend, noting claimed improvements in soldier stature.
Sunrise Kingdom and the new science of eugenics
The commentary satirizes Japan adopting eugenics to reshape its people. It envisions drastic methods such as cold baths for all citizens, strict citizen drills for property owners, and rough discipline to harden the populace. The piece questions whether such drastic evolution would truly justify the cost and pain.
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Ton
Mikado
Europe
Am I ready for a 19th century political muddle
The note surveys political figures and ideas from Governor Johnson to Colonel Watterson and hints at the era's striking notions. It weighs the consequences of anti athletic clauses in bequests, maps of Bryanism, and early steamship advances while mentioning labor emigration and local leaders like Mayor McClellan and Mr Murphy.
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Johnson
Minnesota
Watterson
Tree trunks turn seawater into drinkable water device
An Austrian engineer unveils a pump driven filter using tree trunks to draw seawater and filter salt, producing drinkable water in one to three minutes depending on wood type. The device pipes water into a trunk filler and delivers it as a salt-free stream.
In Defence of Cats Reflection in The Philadelphia Inquirer
The piece argues cats as enemies to birds and other animals may justify their removal, while noting some people love cats and that broad judgments can mislead. It suggests a human vote might favor cats or the creatures they prey upon, depending on perspective.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Notable White House Naval Conference Guests Gathered
Washington March 5 The President held a conference on naval affairs with Sec retary Metcalf and Admirals Cowles Pillsbury and Winslow and later welcomed Taft Magoon and others to the White House. Prominent visitors included Murray Warner Charles Brooker T E Byrnes and many senators and representatives. A social program followed with teas lectures and notable patronesses.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Metcalf
Cowles
Pillsbury
Winslow
Taft
Magoon
White House
Dent
Murray Warner
American Association of China
Wilfiery
Shanghai Court
Charles F. Brooker
Connecticut
T. E. Byrnes
Heyburn
Curtis
Brown
Burkett
Gamble
Fulton
Smith
Cal Z
Diplomatic Social whirl at French Embassy tea
Washington March 5 Mme Jusserand hosted a tea at the French Embassy for women from the Cabinet diplomatic corps and society in honor of Mme Mehmed Ali wife of the Turkish minister. Guests included Mme de Blanpré Viscountess de Martel and others. men not present.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mme. Jusser
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Resident Society
Mme
Mehmed Ali
Mehmed Ali Bey
Mme. Jusserand
Mme. de Blanpré
Viscountess de Martel
Bruce
James
Isabella Howard
Preuschen von Und Zu Liebenstein
Tuckerman
Herbert Wadsworth
William Phillips
Hauge
Tomerica
Skylak
Alexander Wilhelmsen
Washington Society Notes From The Tribune Bureau
The Hon Violet Vivian left Washington for New York to visit Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt after a stay with the Postmaster General and Mrs Meyer. Mrs E Chapman Smith of Pasadena cannot attend her sister Miss Ffoulkes wedding in March. Miss Ffoulke will have one or two bridesmaids. Mr and Mrs Thomas Nelson Page hosted a dinner for guests. Senator and Mrs Beveridge received Mrs Augustus Eddy of Chicago, recently recovering from illness. Mrs Stephen B Elkins and Miss Katherine Elkins have gone South for two weeks.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Violet Vivian
Meyer
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
E. Chapman Smith
Pasadena
Cal
Helen Ffoulke
Havenith
New York Society Benefit Entertainment in West Side Ballroom
Mrs Henry Spies Elp Mrs Alonzo Potter and Miss Edith Clarke sang while Miss Gladys Rice played violin and Miss Rosamond Street piano and Miss Ruth Draper delivered monologues at a yesterday afternoon fundraiser in Mrs Harry Payne Whitney's West 81st Street ballroom for the Convalescent Home for Children at Rhinebeck.
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Henry Spies Elp
Alonzo Potter
Edith Clarke
Beatrice Crosby
Gladys Rice
Rosamond Street
Ruth Draper
Harry Payne Whitnery
West Sith Street
Rhimebeck
Trace Houdon Statues In City Monuments Record
Dr John Quincy Adams of the Municipal Art Commission traced five bronze copies of Houdons Washington statue and a sixth once in New York. Casts were made from a plaster mould. copies exist in North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Washington and private hands. One lifesize statue once stood in New York City rotunda and may move to the Metropolitan Museum of Art before returning to City Hall.
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Houdon
Washington
8Th Street
Riverside Drive
John Quincy Adams
Municipal Art Commission
Adams
Heudon
State House
Richmond
W. J. Hubard
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Military College
Lexington
Lafayette Park
St. Louis
Corcoran Art Gallery
Hubard
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
City Hall
H H Rogers Weak After Bermuda Voyage
Bermuda reports say H. H. Rogers appeared exceedingly weak after arriving on the Bermudian while passenger observers noted Mark Twain in good health. Rogers attended a baseball game with Clemens and required assistance from the grandstand after the exertion, though his condition later improved before the ship left Bermuda.
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Bermuda
Quebec
H. K. Rogers
Mark Twain
Rogers
Mr. Clemens
Plans for Haughton Hall at Yale Dormitory Project
Plans for Haughton Hall the new Yale dormitory were announced today in New Haven. The expense will be met by a bequest of 1200 from William L. McLane of New York City to be named in memory of his wife. The red brick building will house sixty five students with a four story main section and five story wings, and construction will begin immediately.
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New Haven
Haughton
Yale
Wiliam Ll. McLane
New York City
Bequests to Brooklyn Charities Filed for Probate
Wills of Bernard Smith and Margaret Hulsberg filed for probate in Brooklyn reveal bequests to multiple charities. The Hulsberg will allocates $1.00 to The German Hospital Worthburg Home Bethlehem Orphan Asylum College Point and St Marks Church plus to four relatives children and residuary to Minnie A Vogel. The Smith will leaves the No 2 Fifth Avenue house to St Johns Church and $1.00 each to St Vincent de Paul Society Little Sisters of the Poor, 35.4 percent to Rev Father Dulige for masses, with residuary estate divided among several relatives.
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Brooklyn
Bernard Smith
Margaretha S. Hulsberg
Hulsberg
German Hospital
Worthburg
East New York
Bethlehem Orphan Asylum
College Point
St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church
Minnie A. Vogel
Fifth Avenue
St. John’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Little Sisters of the Poor
Thomas Dulige
St. John's Church
Editors Respond to Embezzlement Claims in Letters
A reader letter from W. W. Baldwin denounces embezzlement charges within political parties. The writer cites past Democratic actions in Kentucky and New York to defend integrity, urging reform and removal of alleged malefactors while calling for public trust to be earned.
Question on Pension Costs for Civil War Veterans
Isaac Van Steenberg of Brooklyn, a former New York Volunteer captain, corrects a Washington correspondent noting the estimate of 30,000 dollars per year is miscast. He argues that only about one twelfth of two thousand dollars per veteran would be nearer, and queries the total number still living as far below eighty-two thousand. March 3, 1908.
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Tribune
Washington
Congress
War Department
Volunteer Army
Navy
Isaac van Steenberg
New York Volunteer
Brooklyn
Constellations of March by Charles Nevers Holmes
In Brookline mass on March 2 1908 Charles Nevers Holmes describes eight bright suns or stars marking March’s arrival. He notes Jupiter or Aries near Taurus and bright stars like Sirius Regulus Arcturus and Procyon rising as spring begins, with a lay poetic skyward tour of notable celestial figures.
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Regulus
Arcturus
Charles Nevsrs
Holmes Brookline
Mass
Praise for the Governor and Tribune Editorial Note
A letter from D. F. Bonne praises Governor Hughes and the Tribune editorial note in today’s issue. The writer invokes a biblical image to say the governor made a mine and fell into it, suggesting self-made troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Hughes
Thangs
Stinga
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Lee Page
Ifn
Serearabor
Tripierm
New York Daily Tribune
London Standard
Gal
Swarthmore
Mr. Murphy
Retter
Louisville Courier-Journal
Antwerp
Edward VII
Transvaal
Neland
Christine Hebbel
Friederich Hebbel
Vienna
Royal Theatre Company
Hebbel
Burgtheater
Carping Ditte
Philadelphia Press
Morgan
Washington Star
William Jay
Percy Rockefaller
Dorothy Whitney
Nora Langhorne
Marriet Daly
Cecly Sikelden
Ellen M. Atterbury
Natalie Knowlton
F. Lathrop Ames
Ethe Crytes
Lily Lee Page
Jill
Susan Street
Duane Pell
Fifts Avenue
Cathedral League
William E. Iselin
Wichard Irvin
Amy Townsend
Meury Wilmey Stunrog
George
Ciera House
Trodek
Sonanta
Junior League
Egual
Darigannes
Thuradar
Whitley
Douglas Shane
Sirand Foster
Bore Belmont
Stuyvesant Fish
Charles 3
Marshall
William Douglas Sloane
Ormerson
Cercle Dramatique
Francisca
Criterion Theatre
Sea Cum Long Island
Bisson and
Leclerc
Henry Spies Kip
Lord Ranfurly
Hotel Belmont
New Zealand
Queen Victoria
Waiter
Seward Webb
Mrs. W. Seward Webb
Palm Beach
Havana
George Ogilvy Haig
England
Mrs Astor
Greenwich House
Plaza
Leonora Jace McLoughlin
Genevieve Warner
Heinrich Mern
Theodore Donglas Robinson
Elbridge T. Gerry
B. Alexander
E . Harriman
Mira J. Borden Harriman
Saviland Psi
Richard Mortimer
Mr. Austin Gray
Walter Damrosh
the Diplomatic Corps
IN Washington Society
NEW York Society
Dr. Adams
H. H. Rogers
Haughton Hall
Brooklyn Charities
William J. Brian
Kentucky
Hhs
William Goebel
Willm S. Taylor
Dundies
Brian
R Baldwex
Liberty
D. F. Bonne
N. Y
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