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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1908

Page

9

Amusements guide listing with vaudeville acts and theaters

A dense schedule of performances across New York venues including the Governor and the Boss at 8 15, The Warrens of Virginis, The World in Wax, The Royal Mounted, The Witching Hour, and many others. The list names theaters such as Amusement Halls Liberty Lyceum Lyric and Majestic with showtimes 2 15 to 8 20 and notes acts from vaudeville to ballet and burlesque.

SCO Virginis Papa le Bonnard DWAY XNI Musee The Rick the Royal Mounted Germax Gespenster Hackett Ammerstein Ald Square Port Arthur Owaip Hudson Knickerboccker Liberty Polly Lyceum Madison Square Garden Majestic Metropolitan Opera House Firemen's Benefit Rformance Amsterdam New York Savoy Esant Wallace Deree Music Hall

New York Daily Tribute Organization Details

The New York Daily Tribute is owned and published by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation. Offices and principal place of business are at Tribune Building, No 15 Nassau Street. Ogden Millis serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.

The Tribune Association New York Tribune Building No. 15 Nassau Street Ogden Millis Nathaniel Tuttle

Congress and World Events Mix in Morning News

A broad morning roundup covers Senate discussions on agricultural funds, a House amendment for railroad rate law enforcement, a fatal explosion aboard the Japanese cruiser Matsushima, and various international and domestic items. Reported events include political shifts in London, engagements in theater circles, elections in Martinique, a Caracas plague-related bounty on rats, and notable New York City happenings from stocks to court cases and weather.

Congress Senate House Appropriations Committee Matsushima Makang Pescadores Islands Rome Rome Said That Monsignor Falconio Washington London Mr. Asquith House of Commons Winston Churchill Oscar Hammerstein Mme. Tetrazzini Fort de France

Public Accounts Commission Spurs City Scrutiny

The Commissioners of Accounts have transformed from obscure officials into a driving force for city governance. Through ongoing public investigations into Abearn, Water Supply, the rotten hose scandal, Baffen, the Fire Department, and more, they illuminate malfeasance and guide reform efforts under Mayor Low's administration.

Commissioners of Accounts Abearn Board of Water Supply Baffen Fire Department Low

Reforms in New York City Commission of Accounts

A critique of the Commission of Accounts highlights past audit gaps under Mayors Van Wyck Low and McClellan, noting only 5 departments audited yearly and urging a legislative financial examination for reform. It credits Mitchel and Gallaher for recent improvements and calls for ongoing oversight to end old abuses.

Commissioners of Accounts van Wyck Low McClellan van Wiek Commission Messrs. Mitchel and Gallaher Albany

Morgan Dix Rector of Trinity Parish Remembered for Leadership

Morgan Dix served as rector of Trinity parish for more than forty five years, shaping the church’s extensive network of services, schools, hospitals and charities. He combined austere religious standards with broad civic involvement, leaving a significant void in New York’s religious and public life.

Morgan Dix Trinity Parish Trinity Church Broadway Albany State of New York Trinity Voice of

Period of Rest urged for railroads by Yoakum

Mr. B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the Rock Island Railroad executive committee, told the Traffic Club of St. Louis that railroads need a period of rest and regulation to adjust to existing laws. He attributed part of the 15 percent earnings drop to state rate laws, noted injunctions, idle cars, and argued against further hasty legislation while urging railroads to heed public opinion for relief from agitators.

B. F. Yoakum Rock Island Railroad Executive Committee Traffic Club of St. Louis Yoakum Hoke Smith Glenn Comer

Oklahoma as Schoolmistress Sets Reform Pace

Oklahoma advances a reformist agenda as a new state in the Union. The legislature debates structural changes and social rules including hotel china standards and six foot bed sheets. Legislators argue for suffrage tied to grandfather theory, valuing ancestral weight in citizenship.

Oklahoma Federal Sisterhood Forty Sixth Commonwealth

Oklahoma's political cleverness and new holidays criticized

The article laments Oklahoma politics using a 19th century suffrage anecdote and mocks a gubernatorial proclamation for a May 7 holiday to advocate constitutional reforms. It argues elected officials push ideas like direct Senate election and income tax as demonstrations for the nation, praising or deriding the state's pedagogical approach.

Oklahoma Haskell United States

Democratic leaders defend party discipline and control

The Hon. William J. Conners and Mr. Murphy frame the raid on the Democratic State Committee as necessary to centralize power in the state convention and to discipline traitors like Pat McCarren. They portray critics as lacking intelligence and defend guardianship of the party to prevent Republican influence.

William J. Conners Democratic State Committee Murphy State Committee Pat” McCarren Conners McCarren Convention

Not a Pretty Picture of Prohibition Politics in Mattoon

The Mattoon Illinois ban on saloons leaves the city dry and its mayor resigned after funds to run public projects vanish. The piece links prohibitory policy to fiscal strain, resignations, and broader reform failures, noting similar issues in Alabama and the South. It argues voters resist tax-funded improvements when liquor licenses end.

Mattoon South Alabama

Free ferry rides for Brooklyn schoolchildren denied

A sharp attack on the Brooklyn docks and ferries commissioner follows a Board of Education request for free rides to Manhattan for school children. The piece mocks the leader as unsympathetic and notes public approval of the decision, arguing for local recreation access rather than cross-borough trips. It rails at perceived municipal rigidity and calls for broader urban generosity.

Brooklyn Richmond Queens Manhattan Bronx Long Island

Citizens call for free municipal amusements for children

The piece condemns ferry fare hikes and urges public funding for recreation at piers, bathhouses, playgrounds, and zoos. It attacks the docks commissioner for rebuffing a rising generation and argues children deserve broad access to joy through government provision.

New York Bronx Zoo

May Day musings and city woes mix in column satire

A stream of quips touches on May Day weather fears, New York City fire alarm wiring, and Martin’s testimony. It notes Republican delegates in Mississippi, Bermel's Rome trip with priests, and a social equality dinner sparked backlash. It also hints at Pat and Finger politics, timber groups forming, and a comic jab at Mount Etna’s eruption as campaigns loom.

Stewart L. Woodford Joseph Bermel Queens Europe Lawrence Gresser T. A. McIntyre & Co Goovernor Hughes Morgan Dix Trinity Church Passaic N. J New York City Martin Commissioners of Accounts 59Th Street Manhattan

Barbers Tip Debate Reflects Customer Bond Across Time

A long standing barber explains tips foster good feeling between client and barber, arguing a no tip shop may work but lack cheerful atmosphere and ideal tool upkeep. The piece contrasts a Broadway shop’s no tip era with enduring tradition and social norms.

Ambrecht

White House visits and society notices in Washington April

The President met with Representatives Hepburn Townsend Campbell and Sulzer to push funding for enforcing the Hepburn rate law. Taft visited the White House twice and Olcott discussed raising the age limit. A matinee at New York Theatre benefited the House of the Holy Comforter with notable attendees. A church wedding in St Thomas’s and multiple society arrivals at the Plaza and Newport are noted along with engagements and relocations.

Tribune Bureau Washington Hepburn Townsend Campbell Sulzer Taft White House Department Panama Olcott Taylor Dillingham Stewart Flint Piles Borah Graham Gillett Landis Fuller Hill Hull Jones Lloyd Madden Gaines Tennessee Murdock Lou F. Payn New York Gifford Pinchot C. C. Cuyler Clarence F. Mackay Misa Cornelia Barnes H. W. Munroe New York Theatre House of the Holy Comforter Thomas Hitchcock, Sr Frederick Nelison Hollis H. Hunnewell William K. Vanderbilt, Jr John H. Hammond Hilborne S. Roosevelt Dulany Howland R. Fulton Cutting Misa Florence Rhett Brayton Ives B. Alexander W. Emilen Roosevelt Austen

Diplomatic corps luncheon hosts noted guests

The Brazilian Ambassador and Mme Nabuco hosted the new Norwegian Minister and Mme Gude at luncheon inviting diplomatic corps members. The British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce left for Pittsburg until Saturday. The German naval attaché and Frau Hebbinghaus plan a May Adirondacks visit and a summer split between Newport and Bar Harbor.

Tribune Bureau Washington Mme. Nabuco Mme. Gude Bryce Pittsburg Frau Hebbinghaus Adirondacks Newport Bar Harbor

Washington society hosts gala dance for Langhorne family

About two hundred guests attended a spring dance hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff in honor of Dr. Cary D. Langhorne and Mrs. Langhorne. Ambassadors, attachés, and many Washington officials joined the affair. Langhorne departs for Honolulu with his wife as she marks their first wedding anniversary.

St. Thomas's Church Mary B. Hardwick Robert E. Wood Conn Edward Adams Pittsburg Frank P. Lahm Washington George W. Hardwick Robert W. Wood Julia Wood Kansas City T. Halsted Myers Frederic R. Halsey Ira Barrows Robert Abbe Wood Panama Tribune Bureau Thomas T. Gaff Cary D. Langhorne J. van Vechten Olcott Senator Brandegee James F. Burke John W. Meeks J. Franklin Bell Sharpe James B. Perkins Thomas Chatard William Corcoran Hill Charles H. Butler F. Fremont Smith Warren Beach Audenreid Harlow Gale Richard Butler Sherrill Beach New York Representative Bates Capps O'Neil Crozier Larz Anderson Charles R. Simpkins Alibi Club James Mitchell Jarvis Miss Ingalls Cincinnati Williams Nicholas Longworth Gladys Ingalls Grace Jarvis Alexander Sharpe San Francisco Navy Yard Virginia University of Pennsylvania Uncle Sam's Ditch Philadelphia John E. Rerburn Arthur Lee William F. Draper Bulkeley Huff William P. Eno A. B. Bates

Princess Hears Tetrazzini at Covent Garden Reopening

London April 30 Covent Garden reopened with La Traviata. Princess of Wales attended as Mme Louisa Tetrazzini delivered strong singing to a brilliant audience. Bohemian tenor Marak impressed and Oscar Hammerstein announced a five year engagement for Tetrazzini.

London Covent Garden Princess of Wales Mme Louisse Tetrazzini Marak Mmes Patti Albani Oscar Hammerstein

Mrs Reid and daughter depart London for Paris

Mrs Whitelaw Reid wife of the American Ambassador travels with her daughter Miss Jean Reid who has just become engaged to the Hon John Ward. They sailed from London for Paris carrying the news of the engagement.

Miss Reid Paris London Whitelaw Reid Jean Reid John Ward

Professor Knox Decorated by Japan with Rising Sun Order

The Emperor of Japan awarded the Order of the Rising Sun Fourth Class to Professor George William Knox acting president of Union Theological Seminary. Consul General Mitzurosu presented the decoration in person at the seminary yesterday. Knox has spent years in Japan and written several books on the country.

Japan George William Knox Union Theological Seminary Mitzuro Knox

Gould and Sagan Leave Naples for Rome Then Riviera Trip

Mme Anna Gould and Prince Hélie de Sagan departed Naples for Rome this morning and arrived in Rome today. The party then went to the Grand Hotel and plans to proceed from Rome to the French Riviera after a brief stay.

Naples Mme Anna Gould Prince Hélie de Sagan Rome Mme Anna Gould Grand Hotel Mme. Gould French Riviera

De Chimay Seeks Vatican Annulment Of Marriage

In Rome on April 30 Prince de Chimay pursues an annulment from the Vatican for his marriage to Clara Ward, who later became Mme. Rigo and currently Mme. Ricciardi, as efforts continue.

Sewanee Alumni Dinner Votes on Carnegie Offer

The University of the South alumni at Murray's on 42d Street last night raised nearly the full $100000 needed to accept Andrew Carnegie's offer of $60.6 to the university. Dr M Polk of Cornell Medical College praised Sewanee's post Civil War recovery and progress.

University of Sewanee, Tenn Murray’s Andrew Carnegie M. Polk Cornell Medical College

Pol Plancon May Not Return to Met Opera

Pol Plancon the basso who has sung the opera season at the Metropolitan Opera House sailed for Europe yesterday aboard the French Huer La Savoie. He said he has no plans for next season and is unsure whether he will return to this country.

Pol Plangon Metropolitan Opera House Europe

Mrs Corey Plans Private Home Theatre In City

Mrs William Corey former Miss Mabelle Gilman sailed for Europe with her husband on the Hamburg American liner Deutschland. She confirms plans to run a private theatre at her home with three opera performances for friends critics and the public though her husband objected and tried to stop the talk.

William Corey Mabelle Gilman Europe Deutschland

Social notes from Newport in April arrivals and visits

Telegraph reports in Newport R I that Mr and Mrs George Rives arrived for the season Major Theodore K Gibbs returned to Newport for the season Stuyvesant Leroy is visiting for a few days forming a brief social page update

Tribune Newport George Rives Theodore K. Gibbs Stuyvesant Leroy

Sons of Revolution Convene in Buffalo

About two hundred delegates from nearly every state gathered for the national congress of the Sons of the American Revolution in Buffalo. General Nelson A. Meclarry chaired the session. General Riggs presented a gavel carved from the Peggy Stewart hulk burned by the British. Mayor J N Adam urged renewed devotion to the spirit of 1774 and constitutional defense.

Buffalo National Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution Union Nelson A. Meclarry Chicago General Riggs Maryland Peggy Stewart Chesapeake Bay J. N. Adam

Kansas City to House Meyer Statue by French

Daniel C. French returned from Kansas City Missouri where a local committee accepted his bronze relief design for a monument to August R Meyer a philanthropist whose death two years ago spurred a $7 memorial fund The statue will be placed in Paseo Park next spring Knoxville marble setting and a second commission selects French to sculpt a monument to Samuel Spencer of Southern Railway killed November 29 199% in Atlanta bronze heroic size planned for the new terminal in two years

Daniel C. French New York Kansas City August R. Meyer French Meyer Knoxville Samuel Spencer Southern Railway Company Atlanta

Deadlock in Balloting for Bishop in Delaware

Dover Delaware April 20 Episcopal clergy and laymen of Delaware remain deadlocked in selecting a bishop to succeed the late Leighton Coleman of Wilmington. Balloting began February 19 with twenty seven ballots, and today resumed after thirty one additional ballots produced no decision. Balloting will continue in June at Wilmington.

Dover Del Delaware Leighton Coleman Wilmington

Amelia Bingham Improves After Operation

Miss Amelia Bingham, who had surgery for peritonitis on Sunday, was reported last night by Dr. Walter D. Gilday of 32 West Séth Street to have passed the critical stage. Unless unforeseen complications arise there is no reason she should not recover, the doctor added.

Amelia Bingham Walter D. Gilday West Séth Street

Argentina Honors Mr Beaupre at Government House

Buenos Ayres on April 3 Arthur M Beaupre United States minister to Argentina was hosted at a farewell banquet by Foreign Minister Sefer Zeballos at Government House. Beaupre departs soon for The Hague to become American minister succeeding Dr. David Jayne Hill. It marks the first official farewell banquet for a retiring foreign diplomat in the grand hall.

Buenos Ayres Arthur M Beaupre United States Government House Sefer Zeballos Beaupre the Hague David Jayne Hill

Also Mentioned on This Page

New Jersey New York Daily Hughes Schenectady N. Y Maine Portland Amos L. Alien Tee Mississippi Mr. Bermel Queens Borough Bermel Pat Mount Etna John A. Dix Dix Westhampton Germany China Welt Spiegel England Hamburg Mrs. Westend Norah NEW York Society Mra William Mayo Dudley Henry D. Nicoll East 65Th Street John Cadwalader, Jr Dudley Park Avenue Alfred Wagstaff, Jr the Belmont Pauline le Roy French Samuel Wagstaff St. John’s Church James Speyer Scarborough, N. Y George B. de Forest August Belmort, Jr East 31Th Street Hempstead George G. Mason Tuxedo Mr. Mason James Henry Smith Richard Townsend Mathilde Townsend Plaza William H. Sands Lorillard Spencer, Jr S. T. Benedict Frederick Townsend Martin the Diplomatic Corps IN Washington Society Princess Hears Tetrazzini Hammerstein Prof Gould and Prince Sewanee Alumn Pol Plancon Mrs. Corey Sons OF Revolution August Meyer Argentina MR. Beaupre
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