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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1908

Page

11

Amusements listing for many Broadway venues tonight

A dense ballot of shows across Manhattan venues including Academy of Music Belasco Daly's Knickerbocker Majestic Manhattan Opera House Metropo litan Opera House New Amsterdam and more listing times prices and billed performances such as Vaudeville operas revues and theatrical attractions with mentions of titles like The Merry Widow Tosca The Village Lawyer Battle of Port Arthur and The Rising of the Moon among others

Academy OF Music Belasco Virginia Blaney Criterion Miss Hook Holland Daly Village Lawyer Garrick Doktor Klaus Hackett Hammerstein Herald Square Port Arthur Hudson Knickerbocker New York Liberty Polly of the Greys Lyceum T. Nicholas Rink Etuyvesant Wallace der. Weber Lucia Ai Lammer

Tribune Association: ownership and officers listed

The New York Daily Tribune is owned and published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation. Officers include Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer, with principal offices at the Tribune Building, 154 Nassau Street, New York.

The Tribune Association New York Tribune Nassau Street Ogden Mills Nathaniel Tuttle

Congress and World News Summary

Senate plans a March 20 vote on the ocean mail subsidy bill while under House consideration the post office appropriation. Foreign items include Venezuela asserting no reply to talks and Britain pledging warship building. Domestic notes cover a mothers congress address, battleship cutbacks, a Swarthmore land bequest declined, rubber shoe factory closures, and a New York dance hall licensing bill. Weather indicates fair and warmer with extremes 23 to 36 degrees.

Congress Senate McLaurin House Hamilton Michigan Caracas Spain Castro Russell United States Venezuela Asquith House of Commons Great Britain Foreign Office Tokio Tatsu Christiania Haakon Persia Odessa Teheran International Congress of Mothers Tawney Appropriations Committee McR Winston A. L. Key Senate Committee Hughes Boston New England Dry Goods Association Swarthmore College Philadelphia Anna T. Jeanes New England Assembly Albany Grauchard Grady Independence League Morse United States Circuit Court Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Hitchcock Ice Trust Public Service Commission

Civil Service Law Strengthened by Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court broadened the 1883 Civil Service law to ban political solicitations mailed to federal employees, holding that the prohibition covers letters even when opened at a federal building or in the workplace. The Texas case involved Edward Thayer of Dallas directing a solicitation to deputy Wood, aiming to reinforce employee protections against campaign fund requests.

Supreme Court Texas Edward Thayer Dallas Texas Republican State Committee Internal Revenue Wood United States Thayer Federal Department of Justice

Supreme Court rules on federal employee contributions

The decision aims to end coercion by separating a federal employee from the act of contributing. It upholds that federal servants remain free as private citizens to contribute or not without pressure, aligning with a rational policy to protect individual autonomy.

Supreme Court

Brooklyn Anger Over City Failure to Fund Fourth Avenue Subway

The Brooklyn Eagle reports Brooklyn officials including Controller Metz, President McGowan, and Borough President Coler claimed funds were set aside for the Fourth Avenue subway, yet money was spent elsewhere. The piece accuses city administration of misleading promises and evasive budgeting, placing blame for the project’s delay on municipal mismanagement.

Brooklyn Fourth Avenue Metz Brooklyn Eagle Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners Board of Estimate and Apportionment Cooper Union McGowan Board of Aldermen Coler Board of Estimate Brooklyn Subway

Faith in the People Steering Government Regulation

Governor Hughes in a Boston speech argues that ignorance breeds distrust and hinders reform yet faith in the people will guide intelligent action. He contends facts suppress foolish propaganda and that public common sense has a proven record of steady progress when citizens exercise their authority over enterprises in the public interest.

Hughes Boston

Congo Annexation Terms Debate in Belgium

Belgium’s government balks at Congo annexation terms, with Minister Seetheart and followers opposing reservations of power and profit. King Leopold faces pressure to yield to Belgian constitutional and ethical standards. Lord Cromer and Sir Edward Grey condemn Congo misrule and urge cautious Belgian annexation with British considerations on treaty rights and timing.

Congo Seetheart Leopold Belgium Lord Cromer Edward Grey Great Britain Brussels

Decay of Students at Columbia Over Lunch Counter

A satirical critique of Columbia University students revolting over cafeteria conditions. The piece surveys complaints about tough tasteless meat, missing walnuts, dry pies, and high prices. It links food reform to broader calls for gentler college life and mocks the value of hard diets in education.

Messrs. Coler Metz Columbia University Easy Street Columbia Morningside Heights Butler

Great Britain hints at Congo transfer to Belgium

The Foreign Minister of Great Britain declared readiness to address Congo treaty issues and asserted that unless annexation occurs, Britain will manage its rights in its own way. The House of Commons backed the stance, with America’s support, signaling the Congo ruler’s decline and paving the path for a transfer to Belgium.

Congo Great Britain House of Commons America Belgium

Contumacious Castro Reprimanded by Opinion

The Venezuelan controversy is complex and vexatious and the United States should avoid alarm. A strong nation may need to chasten a weaker one, yet bullying is avoidable. The contumacious Venezuelan dictator stands largely alone and faces broad regional disapproval.

Venezuela

Taft backs Point Judith harbor of refuge push

The Secre tary of War and Cabinet approve speeding the Point Judith harbor of refuge project. A proper breakwater lighthouse and landing facilities would render it a vital harbor for navy and immense Atlantic coast commerce, ending long delays and marking a major public works achievement. One hundred forty one amendments to the state constitution are reported pending.

National Harbor of Refuge Point Judith Tribune Washington Long Island Sound Atlantic Taft

Orderly lynching echoes in politics and fire woes

In a reflective piece from Albany the writer notes a misimpression of a lazy legislature while recounting an “orderly lynching” in Navasota County Texas as a jab at race track corruption. The column also covers Pennsylvania Democrats facing Bryan challenges, Guffey’s move toward Denver, and a Parker Building fire aftermath with costly hose failures amid new hose plans.

Navasota County Tex New York Great Southwest J. M. Guffey Pittsburg Pennsylvania Denver Bryan Bryan League W. H. Berry Parker Building 18Th Street

Talks of the Morgue and other curious notes

A collage of quotes and anecdotes recalls the morgue philosopher M Gaud and his reflections on life and death. The piece recounts others’ reactions and a mix of brief conversations about autos, theater legends, Wagner’s anniversary, and a Viennese brotherhood pilgrimage to Rome.

Precocious Waterbury Boy Passes Yale Exam at Seven

Bristol Dispatch notes John Trumbull born 1750 in Waterbury who passed Yale exams at seven and did not enter until thirteen. He lived to 81 in 1831 and was frail as a child yet became renowned for intellect, scholastic and political achievements admired by scholars and leaders of his era.

M. Gaud Paris Bristol Hartford Courant Connecticut Waterbury Yale John Trumbull

A New Lighthouse Plan From Germany

The Washington Post reports Germany proposes a vertical shaft of light for lighthouses to extend visibility. It could make lights along hundreds of miles of coast visible from one hundred nautical miles out. The system would use dark and light intervals and color changes for identification, with trials planned by the German naval authorities at Friedrichsort.

Washington Post Germany Friedrichsort

Violin Made From Six Hundred Forty Six Pieces

J W Barnes of Bath finished a unique violin crafted from 646 pieces in ten days. The back uses maple and the front spruce with curly maple sides. A black ebony tail and fingerboard are inlaid with ebony and pearl diamond, inlaid with various shades of pearl, attracting attention.

Kennebec Journal J. W. Barnes Bath Barnes

Black Rain Over Ireland Explained By Air Movement

The Youths Companion notes a October 8 1870s Ireland black rain event with soot tinted pools. Observed at Birr Castle Lord Rosse observatory. Investigation linked the rain to air currents carrying soot from English manufacturing districts over the Irish Channel.

Ireland Lord Rosse Birr Castle British Islands England Irish Channel

Notable social visits and weddings mark Washington and New York

The Tribune reports 425 Mothers Congress delegates hosted at the White House with a Marine Band salute and remarks by the President, plus Cabinet talks and Italian immigrant relief opera fundraising at Manhattan. Society figures including Mrs. Mackay and Miss Parsons prepare weddings and European travel.

Tribune Bureau Washington Mothers’ Congress Marine Band White House Representative Tawney House Committee On Nathan Birenbaum Minnesota Jewish National Party Austria Goldfogle New York James M. Lynch International Typographical Union Carter Aldrich Burkett Foster Dulkingham Elkins Dolliver Smith Humphreys Boyd Brumm Hale Littlefield Overstreet Longworth Kahn McMillin Tennessee Newberry Navy Department Cooley Andrews New Mexico David B. Teikel Philadelphia al A. m

Diplomatic corps heads to New York for host events

The Italian Ambassador and Baroness Mayor des Planches left Washington for a New York visit to be entertained by hosts including the Italian Immigration Society president and Mrs Fabbri along with Mayor and Mrs McClellan. The Japanese Ambassador and Captain the Hon Horace Hood also traveled to New York. Baroness Moncheur has gone to Port Monroe for the weekend. Lieutenant Baron Preuschen and Baroness Preuschen visited Philadelphia to see Mrs Biddle.

Cavalleria Rusticana Manhattan Opera House Society The Benevolent Institute William T. Bull Ebby Morgan W. H. Schieffelin Tribune Bureau Washington Mayor Des Planches New York Baron F. Preuschen von Undeu Liebenstein Baroness Preuschen Philadelphia Mrs. Biddle

Washington Society Hosts Quiet Spring Social Scene

In Washington society notes Colonel and Mrs Colin Campbell plan April 1 arrival from England to visit Mrs Campbell's mother Mrs L Z Leiter. Mrs Bourke Cochran departs for New York. Hosts at dinner include Senator and Mrs Winthrop Murray Crane General and Mrs Fitzhugh Miss Gale and Mrs Wallach. Several pairs sail or travel to Cuba for extended stays through spring.

Tribune Bureau Washington Colin Campbell England Sefiora de Quesada Leutze Barnett Qualtrough Sharp F. B. Moran Sefior Yoacham Clarence R. Edwards Mrcs Bessie Edwards Edwards Cuba South

New York Society Dinners Highlight Social Leaders

Mrs Clarence Mackay and Mrs Ernesto G Fabri hosted dinners with notable society guests in New York last night as part of a bustling social season. The gatherings reflected ongoing prestige and connections among prominent families and charitable circles.

Clarence Mackay Ernesto G. Fabbri

Changing the Flag Protest Letter from Brooklyn 1908

An American from Brooklyn in March 1908 opposes Timothy Ansberry’s congressional bill to reconfigure the U S flag into five arcs around a pentagon center. He argues the plan would blur stars into one large white star, resemble Liberia’s flag, and erode a sacred emblem learned by Americans since childhood. He urges careful thought and other public views before any change.

The Tribune Washington Timothy Ansberry Ohio Congress Ansberry Republic Liberia African Republic United States of America Brooklyn

International Mission Convention Opens in Pittsburg

About 3 500 participants attended the first international Young People's Missionary Movement convention in Pittsburg with delegates from fourteen nations representing around twenty six million persons. Moving pictures on missionary fields were shown, services held across venues, and plans announced for the sixth world Sunday school convention in Washington on June 4 and 5, 1910.

Pittsburg Young People’s Missionary Movement Pittsburg Exposition Exposition Hall Old City Hall John Willis Baer Occidental College Los Angeles Washington C. C. Michener New York Young People's Movement United States Canada James I. Vance Newark N. J Kenneth Maclennan Great Britain J. L. Gerdine Corea Arthur H. Ewing India

King Alfonso in Barcelona Receives Warm Welcome

King Alfonso arrived in Barcelona with General Linares and was greeted by crowds as Austrian and Spanish warships saluted. He attended Te Deum at La Merced, hosted a reception, and presided over a street improvement cornerstone ceremony with Premier Maura and the Governor.

Barcelona Alfonso Madrid Linares Catalonia Spch Biz Maura Casanas Theo

Hint of Amnesty Decree in Madrid Reported

Madrid reports a tentative decision to restore constitutional guarantees in Barcelona and issue a decree of political amnesty if King Alfonso visits without incident. The note suggests authorities may move to lift restrictions and restore civic rights in the city.

Madrid Alfonso Barcelona

Swedish Crown Prince Gustave Adolfs Illness Reaches Bed

Stockholm March 10 Gustave Adolf co prince of Sweden contracts measles. Doctors say illness is running a normal course with no complications expected as he remains in bed under care.

Stockholm Gustave Adolf Sweden

Dinner for Consul General Lanel in New York

Consul General Lanel of Frax New York was guest of honor at a French dinner aboard the French liner Provence. About eighty guests attended including editor ae zanne of Le Matin and leaders from French and Franco-American organizations. Speakers included M. Faguet and P. Cunilliffe-Owen, with notable attendees such as Alexander Mason and Hoguet.

M. Lanel Frax New York Provence Paul Faguet Compagnie Générale Transatlantique Aezanne vicDous Washington Eillman France Cohn Co University Georges Diety America Glaenzer H. Bargy Durand Ruel J. E. Montant Alson Wells Alexander Mason Our Hance Francaise Father Voucher C of St. Vincent de Paul M. Cauchot M. Faguet Consul Lanel P- Cuniliffe-Owen Boisse Young Men's A Tlan Association of France Goard

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