Amusements District Theatre Listings for New York
Local listings announce variety shows and films at major venues including Academy of Music Alhambra Belasco Broadway and Knickerbocker with acts like The Squaw Man The Warrens of Virginia Kathleen Mavourneen and The Merry Widow plus vaudeville and circus acts scheduled through the evening at venues such as Hammerstein's Hippodrome and the Lyceum Theatre.
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Academy OF Music
Alhambra
Astord
Belasco
Warrens
Virginia
Bruiga
Brad- Blarneys
Kathleen Mavourneen
Broadway
la Negie Hall
Criterio Dewey
Eden Muser
Garrick
Toodles
Germax
Florette and
Patapon
Hackett
Hammerstein
Vaudeville Herald Square
Ter
Hippodrome
Port Arthur
Hudson
Knickerbocker
Talk of
New York
Laberty
Polly
Circus
Lyceum
LYRIC
Madison Quake Garden
Majestic
Metropolitan—S
Trovetore
Amsterdam
Circle
Lonesome Town
Dew York
The
ST. Nichol
Three Seasions
Tre Skating
ST. Stepresn's
Isolure Eteyvesant
Wallace’s
New York Daily Tribune Editorial Masthead 1908
The item lists the paper’s 1908 title page details including date March 19 1908 and ownership by The Tribune Association with Eden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer. It notes office location Trib bene Building 155 Nassau Street New York.
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The
Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribbene Building
Nassau Street
New York
Eden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Offit
Congress and World Events This Morning Report
Senate adjourns in memory of Whyte as Rayner breaks the news. Debates on pension bill continue. Foreign dispatches describe warship presence and rebel deportations. Smirnoff wounded in St Petersburg duel. Britain may assemble a fleet by 1511. Portob Rican laws mix with roads and education spending. Domestic notes include Taft endorsements and Orchard death sentence. Weather notes forecast rain and chilly highs.
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Congress
Senate
Rayner
Whyte
House
Port-au-Prince
Smirnoff
Fock
St. Petersburg
Lord Tweedmouth
Great Britain
Lloyd
Guiyaquil
Restor of the Senate: William Pinkney Whyte Dies in Baltimore
William Pinkney Whyte, longtime Maryland senator and notable figure in national politics, died in Baltimore aged eighty four. A three–term public servant with roots tracing to 1851, Whyte was the Senate’s venerable dean and the last active link to pre secession elections, known for his family lineage to William Pinkney and influence in Maryland politics.
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William Pinkner Whyte
United States
Maryland
Baltimore
National Congress
Senate
William B. Alison
Belly
Mr. White
House of Representatives
Millard Fillmore
Whig Committee On Elections
Whyte
William Pinkney
Pinkney
Congress
Lim
[Untitled biographical homage to a Maryland political figure]
A long tribute outlines the career of a Maryland statesman who held multiple offices from House of Delegates to U S Senator and Governor. It notes his legal prowess, low death penalty rate for clients, and key roles in District of Columbia government, Potomac boundary settlement, and opposition to greenbacks.
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Ity
House of Delegates
Congress
United States
Baltimore
Maryland
Andrew Johnson
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Potomac River
Virginia
Democratic Party
Whyte
Investigating the Self Exposed Att Gen Jackson
A critical editorial notes a Senate resolution for probing Attorney General Jackson. It portrays him as self-damaging through frivolous suits and costly pursuits while courts and grand juries show little respect. The piece argues future probes may be unnecessary given his overwhelming exposure and reputational damage.
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State Senate
Jackson
Grand Jury
Ice Trust
Jerome
Oriental Bank
Hearst
No Alien Asylum in Hayti Aims to Uphold Consular Policy
An editorial argues Haiti was right to demand deportation of rebels who found asylum in the French Consulate at Gonaives. It cites U S policy on asylum, referencing Secretary of State rulings from 1832 to 1872 and various treaties. It notes consular inviolability but rejects asylum in consulates.
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Hayti
Gonaives
United States
Livingston
Clayton
Marcy
Cass
Seward
Fish
New Granada
Signia
Netherlands
Salvador
Germany
France
Belgium
Italy
Romania
Servia
Haiti
Debate on asylum and refugee deportations in Haiti
The article argues that asylum for refugees in Haiti caused more harm than good and cites U S policy from 1868 to 1900. It notes ministers Bassett Fish and Prelinghuysen Blaine Bayard Olney Hay, and says the U S eventually endorsed deportation and exile for political refugees under French protection. It calls for ending unwarranted asylum grants.
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Hollister
Hayti
Seward
Blaine
Bayard
Olney
Hay
One Hundred Conspirators Named by La Follette
Senator La Follette exposes a hundred "pantie manipulators" as the culprits behind the recent panic. He identifies rich men who conspired to smash values to punish officials and boost two figures posing as saviors. C W Morse is named amid others, while certainty about a second initials remains unclear.
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Senator la Follette
West
Wisconsin
New York
la Follette
C. W. Morse
Samsons
Excise Controversy in New Jersey Divides Opinion
The piece argues that brewers and liquor dealers push for home rule and a Sunday sale plebiscite while prohibitionists demand local option to restrict or ban Sunday drinks. It calls for enforcing existing laws and praises Governor Fort for his temperance stance.
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New Jersey
Jersey City
Friends of Law, Order and Temperance
Fort
Temperance
Mayor’s plea to curb city chauffeurs falls flat
The article mocks Mayor McClellan for urging Police Commissioner to curb speeding city chauffeurs on city streets. It notes chauffeurs’ speed exploits and police deference, citing a patrolman’s quip about speeding among friends on St Patrick’s Day, and argues officials cannot police coworkers in official car travel.
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McClellan
Mr. McClellan
Mr. Bingham
West Side
Fifth Avenue
Ted Street
St. Patrick's Day
Emergency runs and chauffeured law evasion in city politics
The excerpt argues that emergency rides waive traffic rules for officials and their drivers. It claims city chauffeurs protect political figures by escaping accountability, suggesting punishment is reserved for others while the powerful evade the law. It ends with a Latin phrase mocking legal action against minor operatives.
Near Admiral Evans to Relinquish Command at San Francisco
Announcement notes Near Admiral Evans will retire from active naval service upon fleet arrival in San Francisco. The piece praises his half century of service, criticizes aging officers system, and lauds Evans as uniquely qualified for supreme command. It also mentions New York bridge plans and unrelated physician claims about healing by suggestion.
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Evans
San Francisco
Navy
Admiral Evans
Supreme Command
President Welcomes Native Leaders and Lawmakers in Washington
The President met with William Barnes Jr of Albany to discuss New York politics and national issues. Hight braves from Wind River Reservation presented a red stone pipe and beaded pouch, while the Vice President and numerous senators and representatives called on the President. Bennett Poe and society guests noted a flower show fundraiser for Neighborhood House with tea and flower sales. Mrs. James R. McKee and Mrs. Mary Scott McKee arrived as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
New York State
Wiliam Barnes, Jr
Albany
Barnes
White House
William L. Ward
Wind River Reservation
Wyoming
Arthur Lee
Diplomatic Host Night At Italian Embassy In Washington
Italian Ambassador and Mme Mayor des Planches hosted a dinner for diplomatic and social figures in the capital. Guests included the Duke of the Abruzzi, Postmaster General Meyer, British counsellor Lady Isabella Howard, Greek Minister, and numerous ambassadors plus Cabinet and society members at the Bryce embassy reception.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mme. Mayor Des Planches
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Meyer
Isabella Howard
Major Fournier
Sign
Giuliano Cora
the Abruzzi
Bishop O'Connell
Catholic University of America
Bryce
Isabella Stoward
Horace Hood
James
Young
Ww. H. Kinnard
Grant-Wilson
H. Beresford-Hope
H. F. Charteris
Italan
Mayor Des Planches
Hengelmulier
Mme. Jusserand
von Sternburg
Mme. Nabuco
Washington Society Dinners Highlight Diplomatic and Legal Circles
Ex Senator and Mrs Dryden hosted a Washington dinner with Justice Harlan Holmes Navy Secretary Metcalf Kean and others. A separate gathering honored Miss Helen Froulk and Belgian Minister Havenith on an upcoming Persia marriage. Numerous officials and social leaders attended additional dinners as the social season continues.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Hope Slater
Forrest Dryden
Newark
N. J
Kuser
Hennen Jennings
Helen Froulk
Havenith
Persia
Moncheur
Louise Foraker
Arthur Lee
New York Society Notes on Charity Plays and Weddings
Amateur troupe performs The Simple Life for Riverbend House in Wilburtha New Jersey with Mary Louisa Fisk selling tickets. Patrons include Mrs E S Auchincloss and Mrs George Adee as society figures attend Carnegie Lyceum benefit.
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Riverbend
Wilburtha
N. J
Mary Louisa Fisk
East 45Th Street
E. S. Auchincross
George A. Adee
Alfred M. Hoyt
Charles P. Howland
Carnegie Lyceum
Amateur Comedy Club
Charles R. B
Frederic Gallatin
Horace i
Stuart Duncan
Philip B. Jennings
James J. Higginson
Grover Cleveland Celebrates 71st Birthday at Lakewood
Former President Grover Cleveland marked his seventy first birthday in Lakewood New Jersey with Mrs Cleveland and children. A birthday luncheon at a hotel featured a large cake and roses as Cleveland spoke of national opportunities and his improved health. He plans baths next week and will stay uncertain in duration.
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Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
White House
Hughes
Taft
Protest Against Navy Expansion Prompts Congressional Action
The Pearce Association of Friends of Philadelphia protests Congress over a 60 million dollar naval buildup. Officials John B. Garrett Stanley R. Yarnall Joshua L. Baily and Isaac Sharpless argue no peril justifies the spending and urge defeating the measure as wasteful and contrary to peaceful international policy. The piece also notes a Berlin doctor’s visit honoring Dr. Koch and a Harvard Lampoon spoof about Koch’s 1993 birthday.
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Pearce Association of Friends
Philadelphia
Congress
John B. Garrett
Stanley R. Yarnall
Joshua L. Baily
Isaac Sharpless
Court of Nations
The
Hague
United States
Bryan Forty-Eight Today Honors Blooming Birthday
Peoria reports that W. J. Bryan spoke at the Coliseum under the Woman's Club social science department before heading to Chicago for a birthday celebration. Born in Salem NL on March 19 1860, he enters his forty eighth year.
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Peoria
W. J. Bryan
Coliseum
Woman's Club
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Salem
Thomas Wightman Stricken with Paralysis in Office
Pittsburg telegram reports Thomas Wightman president of the Wightman Glass Company and vice president of the First National Bank was struck with paralysis in his office this afternoon. He is Pittsburg’s oldest active business man having passed his ninetieth year and there is little hope for recovery.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Thomas Wightman
Wightman Glass Company
First National Bank
Wightman
Penrose Confined at Home With Severe Grip Attack
Philadelphia March 18 United States Senator Penrose is confined to his home with a severe grip attack. His physicians say he will be kept indoors for several days.
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Philadelphia
United States
Penrose
Yale Receives James Legacy And Nine Other Benefactions
Yale University receives over 95000 dollars from D Willis James of New York City as a bequest of 100000 dollars minus inheritance tax. Nine other legacies of 100000 dollars each go to various institutions. The Yale gift is unrestricted and will support the general university fund.
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New Haven
Yale University
Yale
D. Willis James
New York City
General University Fund
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS
Passengers-bound for Europe include Mrs Henry Clews jr and Mrs William Elliott aboard the Baltic along with Mrs G M Pollard Mr and Mrs John H Leech Mr and Mrs W Gaunt Miss Frances Van Nostrand Mrs M L Hillhouse Mrs R L Van Rensselaer For Havre on La Bretagne travelers include Henri Braun Miss A M Garnier Miss M Louise Dunbar Mrs D A Roges
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THS Baltic
Henry Clews, Jr
William Elliatt
W. Gaunt
Frances van Nostrand
M. L. Hillhouse
iMrs
R. L. van Rensselaer
LA Bretagne
Havre
Henri Braun
A. M. Garnier
M. Louise Dunbar
D. A. Roges
Hands Off Hayti Letter Urges U S Caution in Hayti
Henry Mann urges the United States to maintain hands off policy toward Hayti. He cites past diplomacy and a recent conspiracy led from the French Consulate in Gonaives to overthrow President Nord Alexis. Mann argues self defense and stable governance will bring peace and progress to the republic.
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The
Tribune
Hayti
D. ©. Bassett
Hayt
Fish
Republic
Haytiam
Henry Mann
Vatican Edict on Marriage Sparks Civil Church Authority Debate
A March 16 1908 letter argues that a Vatican decree promising to render Catholic and mixed Catholic marriages null after 1905 conflicts with New York law. The writer questions whether civil or ecclesiastical authority governs matrimony and accuses the Pontiff of attempting to nullify state law.
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The
Tribune
Vatican
New York
Benke
Tiber
Albany
Rome
H. LM
Third Rail Hazard On Elevated Trains
Letter to the editor from John M. Shedd of New York urges moving the third rail on elevated trains as in subways to prevent passenger risk after rail incidents near Grand Central Station.
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The
Tribune
Grand Central Station
John M. Shedd
New York
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Little Tim" Sullivan
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