Amusements listings at New York theaters and halls
A dense OCR of theater and vaudeville ads runs through numerous venues including Astor, Colonial, Daly's, Hammerstein, Knickerbocker, Lyceum, Lyric, New Amsterdam, Savoy, and Wallack. Entries feature titles such as Lucian Lammermoor, The Merry Widow, The West, Wild West, and The Witching Hour with varied showtimes and acts like vaudeville, burlesque, ballet, and circus.
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UCF Music
Lucian Lammermoor
Astor—S
Eliou
Papes Blaney
CIRCLE_S
Colonial
Daly's
Father and the Bors Hackett
Hammerstein
Herald Square
Hippodrome
Polly
Circus Lyceum
LYRIC
Madison Square Garden
NEW Amsterdan
New York
SAVOY
Stuyvesant
Warrens
Virginia
Wallace
Dar Ysber
New York Daily Tribune of May 5 1908 details staff
The paper lists ownership by The Tribune Association, a New York corporation, with Tribune Building at 15 Nassau Street as principal office. Ogaden Mills serves as president while Nathaniel Tuttle is secretary and treasurer. officers’ address is the newspaper’s office.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogaden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
National and World News Roundup Briefs
Senate defends Brownsville troop dismissals and ratifies a boundary treaty. House defeats sundry civil bill increases amid deficit forecasts. In foreign news, arrests in Calcutta and a pirate chase near Puerto Rico are reported, with various political moves in Britain and Portugal. Domestic items include a California train wreck, seamen lost off Oregon, and local government actions in Albany Providence Troy and New York City. Weather notes predict rain and a 61 degree high.
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Congress
Senate
Bulkeley
Connecticut
Brownsville
House
Appropriations Committee
Tawney
Treasury
Calcutta
India
James Willcocks
Khyber Pass
House of Commons
Algonquin
Porto Rican
Christie's
Dr. Durand
Asquith
Redmond
Santa Cruz
Cal
H. H. Rogers
James Stillman
Salt Lake City
Oregon
Minnie E. Kellen
Aberdeen
San Francisco
Albany
Providence
Troy
N. Y
Russell Sage
Hughes
Carnegie Hall
American Joe Company
MacNeille
Jerome
Metz
National League
Buchan's Soaps Corporation
Daniel J. Sully
Cotton Exchange
Commissioner of Corporations
Oegem Lc
Ano Richt
Mair
Bailey Vindication But Margin Falls Short in Texas Vote
Bailey delegate victory in Texas is not a decisive vindication for the junior Senator. Reported margins range from 4000 to 10000 in a race expected to exceed 20000, highlighting that voters view his record as fallible not infallible. A Fort Worth dispatch notes voters swore an oath to support Democratic nominees, aiding Bailey while undermining his boast of inherent superiority.
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Bailey
Texas
Batley
Ile
Mr. Bailey
United States Senate
Fort Worth
the Sun
Ito
Wade
Bailey faces call to prove character and leadership in Texas
The text argues that a significant Democratic faction in Texas wants Bailey examined on his merits rather than defended by attacks from opponents of the social order. It says Bailey must address past errors and backsliding to gain lasting vindication with his constituents, rather than claiming infallibility.
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Democratic Party
Texas
Bailey
Currency reform debate over Vreeland bill and Aldrich clash
The piece criticizes early amendments to the Vreeland currency bill as a capitulation to House leaders and warns the final product may resemble the Aldrich plan. It argues the Senate will push a bond based system, undermining reform, and calls for a representative currency commission to guide true reform.
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Vreeland
House
Joint Conference
Senate
Aldrich
Wall Street
United States Treasury
United States
A Plea for the Peers in Morley’s Peerage Move
The Morley move from the House of Commons to the House of Lords prompts debate over paradox and efficacy. Morley, longtime Secretary of State for India, cites health and workload as reasons to shift duties to the Lords, preserving cabinet service while easing Commons burden. The measure highlights tensions in governing style, constitutional balance, and ministerial strain in the Cabinet.
Preserving a Peers’ Jurisdiction Keeps Morley In Office
The text argues ministers face overtaxed energies unless Parliament has a coordinate branch less demanding than the Commons, allowing ministers to avoid becoming mere figureheads. It views this as a strong case for preserving the House of Lords or a similar institution, noting John Morley’s continued service would be endangered without such a system.
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House of Commons
House of Peers
John Morley
Misplaced Censure At Horace Mann School Fashion Clash
Readers may side with critics who say authorities at Horace Mann School target girls’ dress while blaming older influences. The piece argues parents and elders shape youth style, urges parental restraint and acceptance of school guidance to curb vanity.
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Horace Mann School
Morningside Institution
Military Power in the Air Sees Airships Turning Point
A Century Magazine posthumously surveys Edmund Clarence Stedman’s century old aerial theories. He foresaw sport, science, and military use for airships and predicted dirigibles could challenge sea power. The piece notes limits in airship load and transport, while warning on naval vulnerability and future inventions. It highlights governments’ interest and the debate over air power surpassing sea power.
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Edmund Clarence Stedman
Santos-Dumont
Stedman
Wellman
England
The Passaic Hudson Canal Proposal
The essay argues a Passaic Hudson canal is technically feasible with crossings of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers and possible tunneling of the Palisades but deems the project largely unnecessary. It notes the Pas saic already provides a superior commercial route, suggesting the idea is impractical for now.
Drainage Ditch Plan Versus Abandoned Canals in New Jersey
The piece mocks Paterson's demand for an outlet to the Hudson and condemns a proposed drainage ditch as costly and foolish. It argues that two valuable New Jersey canals, Morris and Itmritan, lie idle while worth reviving them before pursuing new canal projects, warning against needless Palisades tunneling.
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Paterson
Gowanus Canal
Hudson
Newark
New Jersey
Morris Canal
Palisades
Two One Man Parties Rise In US And Portugal Protests
The Independence party may create a two one man party field with Bryan and Hearst. Portugal signals tolerance by dropping prosecutions in the royal assassination plot, prompting questions of justice and state strength. Comments touch on Churchill and Home Rule, and Oklahoma’s anti-nepotism law sparks satire about pruning family trees.
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Independence Party
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Hearst
Portugal
Servia
Jersey justice and the Jamesburg monkey affair
A lighthearted roundup notes a live monkey housed at the State Home for Boys in Jamesburg after an Italian owner was sent to prison. Officials treated the animal as a ward of the state. The item also cites a centenary planning for Jefferson Davis, Confederate veterans, humor snippets, religious commentary on language, and a novelty in photographic ID for letters of introduction.
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Jersey
Jamesburg
South River
Pedro
Pittsburg
New York Needs Hughes Nominated for President
The Tribune joins The World in backing Secretary Taft's nomination by Republicans and urging continued work by New York Governor Hughes. The editorial argues Hughes is essential to restoring constitutional reform in New York and warns that retirement could revive the old regime and undo his gains.
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New York World
the Tribune
the World
Taft
Hughes
New York
President meets lawmakers and socialites in Washington May 4
The Tribune reports a White House conference with Rep. Watson of Indiana and notes that most administration bills likely to pass, excluding the anti-trust amendment. Alongside, socialites and diplomats travel between London Paris and New York as infectious social calendars unfold, with marriages, ushers, and European departures shaping high society in May.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Representative Watson
Indiana
House
Watson
Harry S. New
Otional Committee
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
White House
Curtis
Lodge
Allison
Taylor
Burkett
Taliaferro
Meyer
Boyd
Newris
Pearce
Jones
Humphrey
Kennedy
Iowa
Chapman
McKinley
Washburn
Bennet
Perkins
Smit
Arizona
Diplomatic Dinners Mark May Social Season in Washington
The French Ambassador and Mme Jusserand hosted a dinner with guests including the Spanish Minister the British counsellor Lady Isabella Howard and several French officials. The Belgian Minister Baroness Moncheur will soon host Mrs Grant-Duff. German and Dutch attachés and officials dined with Senators Elkins and Nickerson and others. M Janssen the Belgian secretary heads to New York then home on leave. The Japanese Ambassador plans a May 12 reception.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mme. Jusserand
Isabella Howard
de Roaldes
New Orleans
Nicholas Fish
Viscount de Chambrun
Viscount de Martel
Grant-Duff
Cuba
Legation
von Liventus
Elkins
Washington Dinners Honor Brazilian Ambassador and Notables
Senator and Mrs Depew hosted a Washington dinner with Brazilian Ambassador and Mme Nabucco and a long list of guests including Justices Brown senators Gallinger Foster Carter and representatives Perkins and Dwight. Major General Merritt also hosted. Maude Wetmore travels to Newport to prepare for June occupancy. Juliette Williams and Mrs John R Williams travel to New York for a June 10 wedding. Mrs Draper closes Washington house for the season and departs for Hopedale Mass.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Depew
Mme. Nabucco
Justice Brown
Brown
Gallinger
Foster
Carter
J. B. Perkins
Dwight
Gillespie
Raymond P. Rodgers
William J. Boardman
Crowninshield
Schroeder
Eleanor Carroll
Nina Squire
Paulding
Charles H. Butler
Wesley Merritt
Maude Wetmore
Newport
Senator
Wetmore
John R. Williams
Juliette Williams
Joseph Letter
New York
William F. Draper
Capital
Hopedale
Mass
New York Society Sets Toasts for Newport and Chicago Weddings
New York society will be prominently represented at Pauline Le Roy French and Samuel Wagstaffs Newport wedding at St John s Church with a Harbourview reception at the bride s grandmother s home. Arthur Havemeyer and Clara Herrick wed in Chicago, while Caroline Skidmore Willig and Walter Jones Hewlett marry at St Mary the Virgin in New York with Miss Henrietta Hewlett as maid of honor and Louis Hewlett as best man. Mr and Mrs Robert L Gerry have returned from Europe after their Grace Church wedding on March 3.
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William Beverley Rogers
Grace Chapin
Grace Church
Stuyvesant Fish
Ir. Alberg L Gray
Kenneth Budd
William Rhinelander Sremart, Jr
Alexander Keogh
Chapin
Europe
Alfred Chapin
J. Gordon Douglas
Carolyn W. Fellowes
Cornelius Fellowes
Richard Lewis Morris
Stuyvesang Fish Morris
Grace Churen
Mise Maud Whitman
Jarey Grover Baldwin, Jr
West 58Th Street
William T. Crocker
Church of the Epiphany
Lote
George L. Whitman
J. G. Baldwin
East Fist Street
New York
Long Island
Newport
Pauline le Roy French
Amos Tuck French
Samuel Wagstaff
St. John’s Church
Harbourview
Francis C. French
Arthur Havemeyer
Clara Herrick
Chicago
Caroline Skidmore Willig
John Townsend Willis
Walter Jones Hewlett
Robert L. Gerry
Vanderbilt Coaching Trip Reaches Brighton Amid Cheers
Alfred G Vanderbilt began the coach Venture's first business run from the Victoria Hotel London to Brighton. A large crowd cheered as Reginald Vanderbilt and Craig W Wadsworth rode aboard, with stops at Malden Reigate and Crawley decorated for the journey despite fog on arrival.
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Brighton
Vanderbilt
Malden
Reigate
Crawley
London
Northumberland Avenue
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Victoria Hotel
Reginald Vanderbilt
Craig W. Wadsworth
Credit Mrs Sage With $10 000 Gift To Troy Cemetery
Mrs Russell Sage is believed to be the anonymous donor of 10000 dollars to Troy for embellishing Mount Ida Cemetery. The gift was sent to the mayor via William F Gurley president of Emma Willard School, which has received 1000 dollars from Mrs Sage for new buildings. The agreement requires the city to spend 1500 dollars annually to maintain the grounds, with the giver offering to fund one year of maintenance.
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Tribune
Troy
Russell Sage
City of
Mount Ida
William F. Gurley
Emma Willard School
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Return to London
King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived in London this afternoon after a Scandinavian tour. The royal couple traveled from their itinerary and were welcomed back with public and official attention in the capital.
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London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Wedding of Mlle Stolypin in St Petersburg
Mlle Stolypin daughter of the Russian Premier married Lieutenant Bock the naval attaché at Berlin this afternoon in St Petersburg. Notable guests included Cabinet members and diplomatic corps. She previously survived the August 25 1806 assassination attempt on her father and recovered by November 1906.
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St. Petersburg
Mlle. Stolypin
Bock
Berlin
Mile. Stolypin
Rome
Exhibition of Oriental Finery at the Waldorf
Mrs Frohman shows a collection of Japanese and Chinese hand embroidered crepe linen gowns pongee and white evening mandarin coats at the Waldorf exhibition featuring antique embroideries and period pieces.
Rear Admiral Crowninshield Dies in Rochester Visit
Rear Admiral Crowninshield U S retired died at the Homeopathic Hospital in Rochester after becoming sick while visiting relatives. The nature of his illness was not known.
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Rochester
Admiral Crowninshield
U. S
Governor Guild Drives Again After Illness Return
Boston May 4 Governor Guild left his house for a short drive the first since his severe illness. He was accompanied by Mrs Guild and a nurse and walked to the carriage from the door with aid of an attendant.
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Boston
Newport Social Notes Preview First Spring Wedding
Telegraph report from Newport notes preparations for the season starting with the marriage of Pauline Leroy French and Lemuel Jones Waestaff of New York. A church rehearsal at St Johns, last dinner by Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt, and a flood of guests including Belmont, Seabury, Greenleaf, Alexander, Warren, Gorman, and Kane factions arrive for the events.
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Newport. R. IL
Newport
Pauline Leroy French
Lemuel Jones Waestaff
New York
St. John’s Church
Alfred Vanderbilt
Muenchinger King
Henry Munroe
Markson Potter
Miss Potter
George Pomeny
Grenville Kane
Theodore W. Phinney
Hamilton Fish Webster
Europe
Barton Willing
Dorothy Kane
Pemberton Powell
Woodbury Kane
Wheeler to Berlin The Roosevelt Professor at Berlin University
Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler president of the University of California has been named Theodor Roosevelt professor of American economic and political institutions at the University of Berlin for 1910. The announcement came at a Columbia University trustees meeting. Alfred Penck will fill the Kaiser Wilhelm professorship at Columbia next year, replacing Max Werwerden who could not accept. Trustees reported gifts totaling 17.7. An anonymous donor added to the J and Carpenter Law School Fund and Sam K Vanderbilt and Marcellus Hartley Vanderbilt each contributed 2.40 for the maintenance fund.
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Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Theodor Roosevelt
University of Bertin
Columbia University
Berlin
Amerikanischs Culturgeschichte
Albrecht F. K. Penck
Geographical Institute
University of Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Columbia
Max Werwern
Ast
Gittingen
Adjed Smn
J. & Carpenter Law School Fund
Sam K. Vanderbilt
Marcellus Hartley
New Doctor for Mr Cleveland in Lakewood New Jersey
Lakewood New Jersey May 4 Grover Cleveland continues to recover from his attack digestive trouble keeping him from Princeton home. Dr G Rowe Lockwood arrived tonight and will stay in Lakewood to relieve Dr Bryant whose New York practice requires him to stay there.
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Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
G. Rowe Lockwood
Cleve
Cleveland
Bryant
New York
Governor Hughes Addresses People's Institute at Cooper Union
At the closing Pearl meeting at the Cooper Union on Sunday evening Professor Charles Sprague read a message from Governor Hughes. He regrets not meeting with the institute again and commends the members for their work toward public wellbeing and the institute's future endeavors.
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Cooper Union
Sage
Charles Sprague Sus
Governor Hughes
Lews
Ople’s Institute
New York Law Institute Receives Gift From John E Parsons
John E Parsons of the New York Law Institute donates five wires the Winters library fund, aiding the Charles O Connor library purchase. The library now holds about seventy six volumes. A special executive committee meeting will approve the gift action. Parsons is a longtime president and senior member.
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John E. Parsons
New York Law Institute
Winters
Charles O’connor
Dooks Wo
Mr. Parsons
Institute
Transatlantic Travellers Sail For Europe Today
Among passengers bound for Europe today are Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and a long list of travelers headed to various cities. Names include Mr. and Mrs A A Anderson, Dr and Mrs Ixemiel J Brews, Mr and Mrs Cass Gilbert, and Mr and Mrs H C Tinker among others. Travelers arriving yesterday include Mrs Maude Banter and Mr Herbert Button with companions.
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Europe
A. A. Andersen
Ixemiel
Cass Gilbert
H.C. Tinker Ape
Maude Banter
Herbert Button
M. Clement
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Great Long Island
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Harold Vanderbilt
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Cectite
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Clarence A. Postley
Oliver H. Payne
Thomasville
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