Amusements on Broadway and Times Square Venues
A dense listing of theatre and vaudeville showings across New York venues. Schedules include The Squaw Man, The Warrens of Virginia, Maria of the Lowlands, The Witching Hour, Polly of the Circus, The Merry Widow, Die Lustige Witwe, and burlesque. Also noted are ice skating sessions and a bridge tournament with various start times.
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Academy OF Music
Alhanbra
ASTOR
The
Miss Hook
Holland
Eden M
Empire
Maria
Garrick
Das
Gebot
Hampmersteins
Herald Square
Hippppoproome
Port Arthur
ST. Regis
Epson
Knickerbocker
New York
Liberty
Polly
Circus
Lyceum
Dunéresary
Si Majestic
Bandanna Lane
Orwams
ADAM
Circle
Orpheum
Savoy
T. Nicholas Rink
Etuyvesant
Waldlacks
Weber Music Hall
New York Daily Tribune Publisher Details
New York Daily Tribune dated Tuesday March 24 1908 details ownership by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation, located at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York. Ogden Mills serves as president with Nathaniel Tuttie as secretary and treasurer, officers’ address at the newspaper office.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttie
Offi
Congress Senate notices and global crises briefed
The morning report notes the death of Florida Senator Bryan and Senate sorrow resolutions. It covers the Hepburn anti trust bill in the House, Paris theft trials, Rochette fraud case, Cuban claims commission, a deadly Matsu collision, Japan China diplomacy, Chilean powder explosion, and imperial travel. Domestic items include Minnesota and North Carolina railroad rate unconstitutionality, Seventy third party items, and local political shifts in Maine and New York. Weather shows fair today with highs near 50 and lows around 44.
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Congress
Senate
Bryan
Florida
House
Civic Federation
Hepburn
Foreign
Rousseau
Paris
Henri Rochette
Revolutionary Claims Commission
Cuba
Matsu
Hakodate
Japan
China
Tatsu
Santiago
Emperor William
Prince August
Victoria
Berlin
Corfu
Venice
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
Minnesota
North Carolina
Finister Wu
State Department
D. W. Stevens
Seoul
Corea
San Francisco
Portland
Littlefield
Maine
Stevens
Public Works Department
Frank B. Seeley
Erie Canal
Albany
Charles Stedman Hanks
Reston
Taft
Ambassador Takahira
Governor Fort
Trenton Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Paterson
Tariff Reform Debate and Commission Proposal
The Tribune advocates a special tariff inquiry before any 1909 tariff revision. It suggests forming a tariff commission of experts or using Ways and Means and Senate Finance members with private specialists to guide a fair, information driven revision. It notes past partisan protectionism and calls for a nonpartisan, common sense reframe of tariff schedules.
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Congress
Tribune
Special
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Republic
Cleveland
Civic Federation bill changes Sherman act focus to abuses
The National Civic Federation proposes amending the Sherman anti trust law to ban only unreasonable restraints of trade by combinations. The bill would require federal licensing of interstate combinations, with orders from the Commission of Corporations or the ICC, allowing licensed groups to be constrained only if acting against the public interest. Labor protections are added, recognizing union rights while prohibiting boycotts, and keeping enforcement strict against abuse of power.
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National Civic Federation
Civic Federation
Commissioner of Corporations
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
Danbury Hatters
A New Era in Warships and Naval Armament
The First Lord of the Admiralty heralds a new era with the Dreadnought and two sister ships, claiming they surpass the all big gun design. The article contrasts older layouts with the Dreadnoughts homogeneous battery of ten 12 inch guns and twenty seven 12 pounders, noting their superior firepower and armor penetration. It discusses the strategic shift and future ships Teneraire St Vincent Temeraire and implications for naval construction.
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Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
Edward VII
Farragut
Great Britain
Germany
Amd
Japan
England
Dreadnought leads naval race with new gun strategy
The Dreadnought’s design doubles firepower by allowing six of ten guns to bear forward or aft and four in the blind spot. Britain’s lead spurs Germany and Japan to adopt ten or more large guns with minimized blind zones, while the author hints Canada’s navy may soon follow with similar innovations.
Mortality in the Senate Haunts Congresses Record
The piece notes high Senate mortality with six deaths over the year including Morgan Pettus Mallory Latimer Proctor Whyte Bryan. It compares to House norms, estimating thirty deaths in a similar term if the rate applied, highlighting an uncommon period of losses among 92 members.
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United States Senate
Alabama
John T. Morgan
Edmund W. Pettus
Stephen R. Mallory
Florida
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
William Pinkney Whyte
Maryland
Nestor
Senate
William J. Bryan
Liryan
Whyte
House of Representatives
House
Parkhurst Charges Spark Police Control Debate
Major McLellan critiques Dr Parkhurst for attacking General Bingham as the city debates police command. He argues the core issue is master of the police not shaming saloons or reform tactics. The mayor and commissioner seek unified authority amid ongoing enforcement challenges.
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Major Mclellan
Parkhurst
General Bingham
Bingham
New York
Parkhursts
Exposing Bogus College Men and the Need for Labels
The piece condemns fake college men who imitate credentials, urging government regulators to distinguish real graduates from impostors. It argues for clear, conspicuous labeling of both legitimate and bogus degrees, noting public gullibility and the dangers of misrepresentation in higher education culture.
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Long
Yale
A. B
Oxford
Pure Brain Law Commissioners
Marketable college men and bogus diplomas debated
A essay-like row critiques sensational labels for graduates and urges varied tags for real and fake education. It compares expulsion, college air, and classed diplomas to marmalade labeling, warning authorities to curb harmful “crams” while sparking clashes with manufacturers over how college men are portrayed.
Longtime Maine Representative Littlefield Sees Resignation
The House loses Hon. Charles E. Littlefield of Maine after nearly nine years in Congress. He opposed party line votes, chaired on the Judiciary Committee, and opposed labor union privileges. His departure saddens Maine's 2d District, which re-elected him amid his independent stance. A separate column discusses Haiti and labor movement politics, noting foreign interference, and a critique of government power versus unions, referencing Froem’s Labor address and a Zola era Pantheon debate.
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House of Representatives
Charles E. Littlefield
Maine
Littlefield
Nelson Dingley
House
Congress
Representative McCall
Massachusetts
Judiciary Committee
Gompers
Saloons blind sight with electric glare in Dubuque
A Dubuque ordinance to keep saloon interiors clear is evaded by blinding exterior eyes with bright electric lights and reflectors. Courts will test the ruse. The item mixes with brief jokes, sketches, and notes on society including a Passover aid plan and a doggerel quip.
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Dubuque
Towa
President backs Sunday rest but rejects Puritan Sabbath
The President told a Sabbath observance delegation at the White House that he favors ending unnecessary work on Sundays while not endorsing a Puritanical Sabbath. Justice Harlan escorted the group, as other officials and notables visited, including Taft, Senators, and a negro delegation protesting railroads enforcing the separate car law.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
White House
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York Republican State Committee
James
Sherman
Carnegie Hall
Taft
Taylor
Frazer
Hansbrough
Teller
Curtis
Gillett
Law
Needham, Moon
Tennessee
Olcott and Kinkaid
South
Diplomatic corps notes from Washington trips
The Japanese Ambassador travelled to Newark to address the Chamber of Commerce and will return to the capital tomorrow. The Chillan Minister and Sefiora de Cruz hosted a luncheon and dinner for guests. The Colombian Minister and Sefiora da Cortes have returned to Washington from Philadelphia. Most naval attachés plan to attend the Atlantic fleet reception in San Francisco on April 5.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Newark
N. J
Chamber of Commerce
Chillan
Sefiora de Cruz
Sefiora da Cortes
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington Society Notes From The Tribune March Report
Mrs Fairbanks and Mrs Timmons return to Washington from Lakewood health improves M A Hanna sails for Europe to attend unveiling of Senator Hanna statue in Cleveland. Longworth and Soley guests of Colonel and Mrs Henry May. Miss Catherine Williams selects Eleanor Ridgely as maid of honor for April 11 wedding to Francis Bennett Poe. Sidney Stewart Williams to be best man. Reginald Vanderbilt to join Preston Gibson house party at Hampton Farms in April for Benning races.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Fairbanks
Timmons
Lakewood
N. J
M. A. Hanna
New York
Europe
Senator Hanna
Wade Park
Cleveland
Nicholas Longworth
Anna Cockrell
James Russell Soley
Henry May
Catherine Williams
Eleanor Ridgely
William Barret Ridgely
Francis Bennett Poe
Sidney Stewart Williams
Poe
Roland Cotton Smith
Reginald Vanderbilt
Preston Gibson
Virginia Place
Hampton Farms
Francis Hamilton
Paul J. Rainey
Wedding of Julia Kean Fish and William Breese in New York
Despite rain a large crowd attended the St James Church ceremony on Madison Avenue for the marriage of Miss Julia Kean Fish, daughter of Hamilton Fish, to William Lawrence Breese, with prominent society figures present.
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Janet
Emily Rosalind Fish
Leghorm
Cecil Higgins
Hamilton Fish
London
Belmont
Stuyvesant Fish
Samuel N. Benjamin
Hugh S. Northote
W. Emien Roosevelt
James Lawrence Breese
Bradish Johnson
August Belmont
W. Bayard Cutting
Harriet Daly
John Clinton Gray
Adrian Iselin
James J. Kernochan
John W. Minturn
Charles. B. Alexander
H. Fairfield Osborn
Harry T. Peters
Ralph Pulitzer
Douglas Robinson
James Speyer
Ernest VI
Ralph Sanger
England
Pacific Coast
California
St. Bartholomew's Church
Gretchen Hert
Henry Reese Hert
Henry Ladd Corbett
St. James’s Church
Madison Avenue
Tist Street
Julia Kean Fish
William Lawrence Breese
Kaiser Starts For Corfu Today
Berlin March 22 Emperor William and the Empress with Prince August and Princess Victoria depart tomorrow by way of Venice for Corfu where he will spend his vacation A large suite including Foreign Office officials imperial and private cabinet members travels with them Also invited Prince zu Furstenburg Professor Stoewer the marine painter and Captain von Rebeur Paschwitz The captain learned Italian after realizing Greek was not spoken at Corfu.
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Fred
Belle
Freddie
Kdpenick
Usskoye Bogatstvo
V. G. Korolenko
Ramensky
Simferopol
Tolstoi
Imperial Inspection Office
Astracian
Berlin
William
Prince August
Victoria
Venice
Corfu
Hohenzollern
Foreign Office
Prince Zu Furstenburg
Stoewer
von Rebeur-Paschwitz
Washington
Ambassador Riddle Begins Riviera Leave for Russia
St. Petersburg March 3. John W. Riddle American Ambassador to Russia has started for the Riviera on leave of absence. He expects to return here about May.
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St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle
Russia
The
Riviera
Onondagans to Hold Dinner at Hotel Manhattan
The first annual dinner of the Society of the Onondagas takes place at 7 30 Saturday evening at the Hotel Manhattan. Over three hundred former residents of the county are enrolled and expected. Robert Gere of Pier A North River serves as treasurer of the committee and a permanent organization will be formed.
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Society of the Onondagas
Hotel
Manhattan
Robert Gere
Pier A
North River
Senator Franchot Doing Nicely
Montreal reports State Senator Franchot of Niagara Falls New York is doing nicely at Western General Hospital with very bright recovery prospects according to the hospital superintendent.
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Montreal
Franchot
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Western General Hospital
Groton School Offers Eight Competitive Scholarships
Groton Mass March 3 A marked shift in American prep school methods announced by Rev Endicott Peabody headmaster of Groton school eight scholarships to be filled next autumn by competitive examinations first known attempt in American boarding schools to adopt the English practice.
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Groton
Mass
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
England
Brooklyn minister urged to remain at Plymouth Church
The Rev. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, pastor of Central Congregational Church in Brooklyn, received a resolution from Plymouth Church members urging him to stay. Negotiations had been underway with Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., about him becoming president.
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S. Parkes Cadman
Central Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Plymouth Church
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Bishop Foss Seriously Ill In Philadelphia
Bishop Cyrus D. Foss of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now retired, is seriously ill at his Philadelphia home. His condition gives little hope for recovery.
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Philadelphia
Cyrus D. Foss
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tillman in steady condition and resting, report says
Columbia March 23 Senator B R Tillman remains in bed but resting well and retaining nourishment. The physician calls last night his best since illness, indicating no change in condition from yesterday.
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Columbia
D. C
B. R. Tillman
Yale Professor Candidate for Pilgrims Church Post
It is understood that Rev. M. Le Roy Burton, a professor at Yale University, will be the candidate to succeed Rev. Dr. H. P. Dewey as pastor of the Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn Heights. Burton is thirty two years old.
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M. le Roy Burton
Yale University
H. P. Dewey
Church of the Pilgrims
Brooklyn Heights
Mr. Burton
Archbishop Bourgade III Reported Dangerously Ill
Archbishop Peter Bourgade of Santa Fe is reported seriously ill with dangerous condition, per telegraph dispatch to The Tribune from Hot Springs Arkansas dated March.
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the Tribune
Hot Springs
Ark
Peter Bourgade
Santa, N. M
Beaux Arts Architects Prize Winners Announced
The Society of Beaux Arts Architects awarded prizes for the best solution to a planning problem. Whitney Warren and Lloyd Warren funded the contest with a twelve hour examination at Columbia University. J. E. Hopkins of Brook Inn won first prize of 4,000 dollars and George Speers of Manhattan won second prize of 5,000 dollars for a coles library building project.
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Society of Beaux Arts Architects
Whitney Warren
Lloyd Warren
Columbia University
J. E. Hopkins
Brook Inn
George Speers
Manhattan
Coles
coles# library
Royal Wedding Date Set for Swedish Prince Wilhelm
In St. Petersburg officials announce the May 3 wedding of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden to Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna. Wilhelm, second son of King Gustaf, traveled to the United States last summer. Marie Pavlova is the daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch.
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St. Petersburg
Wilhelm of
Sweden
Marie Pavlona
Prince Wilhelm
Gustaf
United States
Grand Duke
Paul Alexandrovitch
Ackley to Speak on Fire Department at Public Lecture
Illness of President McGowan forces change in Wednesday evening addresses at Public School 16. Charles B. Ackley, longtime Fire Department chaplain, will discuss the department instead of the Board of Aldermen topic previously announced.
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McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Department of Public Lectures
Board of Education
Sth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Charles B. Ackley
Fire Department
Mexican General becomes Mexico's Minister to Italy
Mexico City reports General Torres who led the Yaqui campaign has been appointed Minister to Italy. The move places a senior Mexican official in Rome as relations with Europe continue to develop.
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Italy
the Tribune
Mexico City
Torres
Carnegie Donates to Kruger Fund and Hears of Benefits
Andrew Carnegie contributed 1.00 yesterday to the Kruger and Firemen's Memorial Fund, part of a total raised to 27,367.22. Three benefits are planned: an ice carnival at St Nicholas Rink on Friday, boxing at Brown's Gymnasium on Saturday, and a vaudeville show at the Orpheum Theatre in Brooklyn on Sunday.
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Andrew Carnegie
Kruger and Firemen’s Memorial Fund
Thomas L. James
St. Nicholas Rink
Brown's Gymnasium
Orpheum Theatre
Brooklyn
Professor Griggs Lectures Goethe at Hudson Theatre
Professor Griggs will lecture this afternoon at the Hudson Theatre on Goethe. It closes the course on Great Autobiographies, arguing Goethe presents key personal life themes in clear development. The talk uses the autobiography text with self confession and letters.
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Griggs
Hudson Theatre
Goethe
Luncheon With Postmaster General Discusses Postal Affairs
Postmaster General Meyer was hosted by Merchants' Association directors and the postal affairs committee at a luncheon. The talks covered postal matters including postal savings bank plans. Attending were Henry R. Towne Marcus M. Marks George Frederick Vietor William A. Marble Nathan Bijur Hampden Dougherty Walter H. Page Charles R. Lambed win H. Sayre Frederick B. De Berard and G. G Mead.
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Meyer
Board of Directors
Merchants
Association Rooms
Yeterday
Postal Savings Bank
Henry R. Towne
The
Ton
Marcus M. Marks
Tee
George Frederick Vietor
William A. Marble
Nathan Bijur
Charles R. Lambedwin H. Sayre
Frederick B. de Berard
G Mead
Transatlantic Travellers Among Europe Passengers
The passenger list includes Kronprinz Wilhelm, Ashmead, William T. Aldrich, Mr and Mrs Hector Du Benjamin Guggenheim, Miss Helen Russell, Countess de Laughter Villa, Mr and Mrs Hearys. They are set to sail for Dublin and Bremen today.
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William Douglas Sloane
Europe
James Brown Potter
Purpose
Spain
Newport
Kronprinz WI PH. Ashmead
William T. Aldrich
Hector du Benjamin Guggenheim
Helen Russell
Lublin
Bremen
Countess de Laugter- Villa
Mrs. Hearys
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