Amusements Listings From The City Theatres Tonight
A condensed cinema and vaudeville page lists showtimes for many venues including Alhambra and Astor with acts like The World in Wax and The Witching Hour. Notable entries feature The Yankee Prince Polly of the Circus and Burlesque of The Merry Widow across Madison Square Garden and Liberty theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee Cademy
Modiste
Alhambra
Falls
ASTOR
Eliou
Papa Lebonnert Blaxey
Casino
DALY
Nyaudeville Sre
Vaudeville
Herald Square
Port Arthur
Onato Hudson
Knickerbocker
Liberty
Polly
Lyceum
LYRIC
the Walt
Madison Square Garden
New Amsterdam
Merry Witow
New York
SAVOY
Etuyvesant
Warrens
Virginia Walalack
Deg Ra Weber
New York Daily Tribune early 1908 news summary
The Friday May 1908 issue reports Senate debate on forest policy led by Teller and Depew, House defeat of a wage-limiting Panama Canal bill, Asquith budget with old age pensions and sugar duty cut, and various international notes. Domestic items note Roosevelt at Pine Knot, fleet events in San Francisco, murder-related excavation in Indiana, New York political conventions, and local market, crime, and weather updates.
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Congress
Senate
Teller
Depew
Carter
House
Panama Canal Zone
Asquith
House of Commons
National Treasury
Guatemala
Mexico
Germany
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Tokio
Jiphn
McKee
Paris
Laporte
Ind
Massachusetts
Boston
Denver
William J. Bryan
Hughes
Albany
Committee On Military Affairs
National Guard
New York
Albany Chamber of Commerce
Rochester
Peter Rickmers
Short Beach
F. A. Heinze
Butte
Jerome
Samuel Untermyer
McIntyre
Federal
The
Stock Exchange
T. A. McIintyre
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Franklin Trust Company
Brooklyn
Fierham
H. Mck
Twombly
Convent Station
N. J
Metz
Brooklyn Subway
Out-of-Date Convention Methods in Republican Delegations
Analysis notes long standing Republican policy on how delegates to national conventions are chosen. It explains that unit rules do not bind delegates, that each delegate votes by own judgment or constituency instruction, and that state conventions have no power to control individual delegates. The piece contrasts with Democratic practice and argues for dispersed voting power.
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New Jersey
Connecticut
Trenton
Republican State Committee
United States
District conventions should remain separate from state meetings
A state convention on the opposite coast confuses district delegates to be ratified by the state. New Jersey and Connecticut mix district and state conventions, causing misinformation. The national call favors keeping state and district meetings absolutely separate, preserving district autonomy and Republican principles.
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New Jersey
Connecticut
National Committee
Trenton
Newark
Jersey City
Essex
Hudson
Taft at Panama discussed in official visit stance
The article says Taft’s Panama trip is a conservative, necessary inspection as head of the canal project, noting the need to avoid friction with Panama and Colombia while supporting peaceful, benevolent influence on the Colombia boundary dispute. It highlights canal duties, on site observation, and diplomatic sensitivity.
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Panama
Mr. Taft
Jurado
Vanama
Colombia
Atrato
Amazon
Plate
Canal
America
The Currency Conference and Future Legislation
A editorial argues a Republican Congressmen currency committee will draft a better bill than the Vreeland measure while aligning with its core aims. It urges adding redemption provisions, a bank reserve requirement, and a representative currency commission to ensure cautious reform and curb inflation, noting legislative odds and the public’s interest in a credible solution.
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Vreeland
Congress
Commission Should Include Private Life Experts
The commission ought to command full confidence and resist political attack by including a liberal representation of business experts. The Fowler bill principle should be followed with as many private citizens as there are Congress members on the commission, though size need not match Mr. Feller’s view.
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Congress
Old and New Clash at Seminary Henry Street Strike
A Henry Street strike by Jewish Theological Seminary students highlights the old versus new debate as young rabbis seek secular study in history economics and sociology while directors resist. The piece argues modern scholars will win as rabbis must speak today’s language to influence peers.
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Jewish Theological Seminary
Henry Street
Francis Joseph's Jubileep Celebrated by German Royals at Vienna
The sixtieth anniversary of Francis Joseph I as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary is marked by a formal gathering of German rulers in Vienna. The Kaiser’s long reign is celebrated amid reflections on his leadership through revolutions, wars, and the balancing act of the Austro Hungarian empire, with praise for his steadiness in uniting diverse peoples. The visit underscores historical ties between Austria and the German states and the enduring role of Francis Joseph as a stabilizing force in European diplomacy.
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Francis Joseph
Austria
Hungary
Germany
Vienna
Kaiser
Ferdinand
Hapsburg
Hohenzollern
IS48
Europe
Rights at Ocean Grove and the camp meeting rule
The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the prohibition on liquor sales within a mile of Ocean Grove camp meetings. The article argues residents and outsiders may choose to stay or leave, and that those profiting near the camp should have known the rules and settled accordingly. The piece contends Ocean Grove’s rights prevail and criticizes those who oppose the policy.
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Ocean Grove
New Jersey
Supreme Court of
Ocean Grove Corporation
Catp Mieeting
Better Right to Insist on Fulfilment of Assurances
The speaker asserts a superior right to demand adherence to assurances, arguing that no one else has grounds to invade the space or compel a change in its fundamental character and founding conditions.
San Francisco Praises Atlantic Fleet Visit and Local Shipyard Feats
The piece lauds San Francisco for hosting Admiral Evans and a powerful Pacific parade featuring five light cruisers and gunboats, including Dewey’s Olympia. It highlights Union Iron Works built ships like the Oregon Ohio Wisconsin and battleships, and notes Governor Johnson’s Minnesota win amid Bryan-led gains in several states.
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San Francisco
Admiral Evans
Pacific Coast
United States
Dewey
Olympia
Union Tron Works
California
South Dakota
Brownson
Philippines
Milwaukee
Oregon
Ohio
Wisconsin
Spain
Pacific
West Indies
Hampton Roads
Puget Sound
Mayor McClellan Calls for Ideals Over Ideas in Public Life
The mayor urges fewer men with ideas and more with ideals, arguing that out of office the country suffers from excessive dreamers. He notes Indiana’s trend of bucolic poets and romantic novelists, with Mrs. Guinnes supplying home made plots of love and mystery to Hoosier schools, signaling an early publishing surge.
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McClellan
Indiana
Right Rev Brent to Succeed Satterlee as Bishop of Washington
The article notes the election of the Right Rev Dr Charles Henry Brent as Bishop of Washington to succeed the late Dr Satterlee. Brent, born April 9, 1862 in Newcastle Ontario, educated at Trinity College Toronto, served in Boston and Buffalo before ordination as bishop of the Philippine Islands in 191. It also includes various anecdotes and short items from Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, and other sources.
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Charles Henry Brent
Philippines
Washington
Satterlee
Newcastle
Ontario
Brent
Trinity College
Toronto
St. Paul's Cathedral
Buffalo
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Boston
St. Stephen's Church
General Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church
Philippine Islands
President and Mrs Roosevelt Visit Pine Knot Guests
The President and Mrs Roosevelt depart Washington at 11 30 am with John Burroughs as guest to Pine Knot Virginia for the weekend. Senators Beveridge Warren and Representatives Gaines Weeks Sulloway Needham called but could not meet due to his busy correspondence. Mrs John Timmons returns tomorrow from New York after a ten day visit.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
John Burroughs
Pine Knot
White House
Beveridge
Warren
Gaines
Tennessee
Weeks
Sulloway
Needham
Garfield
Gifford Pinchot
Gan
Skybak
Randolph
John Timmons
Vics
Fairbanks
New York
German Ambassador and Baroness to sail for Europe May 16
Washington report says the German Ambassador and Baroness von Sternburg will depart New York May 16 for Europe. They plan to go to Italy, then the South of France, return to Germany, and come back to the United States in October. Se fio Calvo Costa Rican Minister also left for home to attend the Cartago court inauguration.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Baroness von Sternburg
Europe
New York
Italy
France
Germany
Sefior Calvo
Central Americ Court of Justice
Cartago
Washington Society Hosts Dignitaries at Diplomatic Dinner
The Tribune reports a Washington society dinner hosted by Bourke Cochran inviting Cardinal Logue and Cardinal Gibbons. Attendees included Speaker Cannon on his seventy second birthday, Attorney General Bonaparte, bishops, archbishops, a papal delegate, Supreme Court Justices White and McKenna, senators Foraker Aldrich and Smith, and journalist Richard Harding Davis. Major and Mrs. McCawley hosted a guest of honor, Miss Frelinghuysen, with additional entertainments planned.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bourke Cochran
Cardinal Logue
Cardinal Gibbons
Cannon
Bonaparte
Monsignor
Fabconio
Ryan
Fairey
Glennon
Browne
Ireland
Orcennel
Lavelle
Russell
St. Patrick's Church
Hazeliman
White and McKenna
Supreme Court
Foraker
Aldrich
William Alden Smith
Richard Harding Davis
Major
Charles T. McCawley
McCawley
Frelinghuysen
New York
Cameron McR. Winslow
Mme. Nabuco
Sefera de Pardo
James
William J. Boardman
Nicholas Fish
Richat Milli
Coaching Mid Torrents in Rainy Long Drive by Ladies Four-in-Hand
Six women of the Ladies Four-in-Hand Driving Club led a 7 AM start from Miss Harriet Alexander home to Florham near Convent Station NJ. Despite gale winds and heavy rain they returned by 7 PM with no mishaps, making a detour for road repairs. Coach Maurice Howlett called the feat highly creditable.
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Florham
Friends
Ladies
Harriet Alexander
West 58Th Street
Louise Gulliver
Ruth Twombly
Thomas Hastings
Kate Cary
Mary Harriman
Miss Alexander
South Orange
Fort Lee Ferry
Palmer party to go to London for daughter's wedding
General eS Palmer plans to take twenty friends and a retinue from Colorado to London in May to attend the wedding of his daughter Marjorie to Captain Wellesley, famed for his Boer War service.
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the Tribune
Colorado Springs
Col
Es Palmer
Colorado
London
Marjorie
Wellesley
Temple Emanu-El annual meeting and election notice
The annual meeting of Temple Emanu El members will be held in the vestry room at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street on Monday at 7:39 p.m. The election will choose successors to James Seligman, president, and M. H. Moses, vice president. Three-year trustees will replace M. H. Moses, S. M. Schafer, and William I. Spiegelbers whose terms expire, and Henry Sidenberg who filled the vacancy from Louis Sterns resignation.
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Temple Emanu-El
Temple
Fifth Avenue
42D Street
James Seligman
M. H. Moses
S. M. Schafer
William I. Spiegelbers
Henry Sidenberg
Louis Stern
Governor urged to seek another term in gambling fight
The Brooklyn Eagle reports the governor vows victory in the gambling crackdown and, noting it is his fight, suggests he run for another term to sustain the effort. The piece frames the campaign as a strategic extension of his policy push.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Taft’s Great Following Narrows Nomination Lead
The Rochester Post Express notes The New York Tribune believes Taft will enter the convention with enough votes to secure the nomination on the first ballot. It credits his immense popular following and federal officeholder support, highlighting his experience in international affairs and managerial skill in global issues.
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Rochester Post Express
New-York Tribune
Taft
The
Post Express
Tribune urges Taft as Republican choice with Hughes for NY ticket
The New York Tribune argues there is no merit in delaying decisions as uncertainty ends. It asserts Taft will secure the nomination with at least 52 pledges and recommends Hughes seek a New York governorship or a second place on the national ticket to boost the national effort.
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Chicago Record-Herald
New-York Tribune
Taft
Hughes
Tribune
New York
Idaho Senator Blasts Forestry Police in Senate Protest
Senator Kleyburn of Idaho denounces forestry enforcement claiming forests could be safely left to the people as “high grade” to protect. He notes wood alcohol interests and turpentine groups elsewhere show the danger of desert expansion when forests fall to public hands. The piece contrasts Idaho with other states and cites Germany’s 950 feeding trees as evidence of risk to New York forests.
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New York World
Kleyburn
Idaho
Forbermren
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Adirondacks
South
Germany
New York State
Notable Social Round at Union Club Dinner
Frederick Townsend Martin hosted a late night dinner at the Union Club for General Brayton Ivrea with guests including Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler E J Berwind Paul Morton Henry Phipps Clarence Jones J Coleman Drayton James Speyer Beverly Chew Senator Spooner and others. Other society moves note travel and arrivals as Mrs F K Pendleton Mrs Robert L Gerry George W Vanderbilt Mrs William T Meredith and Maria S Douglas engagements and summer plans are also reported.
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Frederick Townsend Martin
Union Club
Brayton Ivrea
Amonry
Nicholas Murray Butler
E. J. Berwind
Paul Morton
Henry Phipps
Clarence Jones
J. Coleman Drayton
James Speyer
Beverly Chew
Senator Spooner
D. C. Mills
Edward R. Bacon
J. Bowers Lee
Norman B. Ream
Horace Harding
Horace Porter
William A. Nash
F. K. Sturgis
Julian T. Davies
Jony W. Simpson
Newport Social Notes Mark Early Season Entries
Social notes from Newport report the Perry couple arriving at their estate for the season and the Thaw summer home being prepared for occupancy amid rumors they would stay abroad. Major and Mrs Mallory are due next week, while Reginald Vanderbilt and spouse depart Europe to sail to America tomorrow.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. I
Marsden J. Perry
Benjamin Thaw
Thaw
Major
J. Mallory
Reginald Vanderbilt
Europe
America
Imperial jubilee visit scenes at Vienna celebration
In Vienna on May 7 Emperor William and the Empress joined Emperor Francis Joseph to honor the diamond jubilee of his reign. A dawn to Schoenbrunn procession, a banquet, and a Brahms monument unveiling marked the day with a guest list including Bavarian Regent and several German kings and grand dukes.
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Vienna
Germany
Emperor William
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
William
Schoenbrunn Palace
Marie Antoinette Salon
Austria- Hungary
August William
Victoria Luise
Leopold
Bavaria
Saxony
Wurtemberg
Baden
Saxe-Weimar
Oldenburg
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick
Anhalt
Leopold II of
Johannes Brahms
Donaueschingen
Bryce, Beveridge Lead Bible Anniversary in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on May 7 a large assembly of Protestant clergy and prominent men gathered for the hundredth anniversary of the Pennsylvania Bible Society. James Bryce, the British ambassador, Bishop Ozi Whitaker, and Senator Beveridge of Indiana delivered remarks. Bryce presented a Bible to Bishop Whitaker, president of the society, from the British Foreign Society. A Roosevelt letter of congratulations and greetings from the British Foreign Society and Canadian auxiliaries were read.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Bible Society
James Bryce
Ozi Whitaker
Prates Episcopal Church
Beveridge
Indiana
British Foreign Society
Bryce
Roosevelt
Canadian Bible Society
Pennsylvania Society
Clarke and Ware Tie The Knot In Boston Wedding
Elizabeth Lowell Clarke and Charles Eliot Ware Jr. of Boston married today uniting two of New England’s oldest families. The telegraph report notes a solemn ceremony and prominent social ties as the couple begins married life.
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the Tribune
Bostor
New England
Elizabeth Lowell Clarke
Charles Eliot Ware, Jr
Boston
Cleveland Party In Good Spirits
May 7 report from Lakewood New Jersey says Mrs Cleveland and Mr Cleveland show signs of improvement with no need for further rest. Mr Cleveland is on the mend and expected to move to his Princeton home when weather permits. Dr Joseph T Bryant stayed at the hotel all day.
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Bruno Kronich
Switzerland
Glasgow
Dina
Medea
Sonia
Hochenberg
Herminensteig
The
Tribune
Lakewood
N. J
Cleveland
Princeton
Joseph T. Bryant
Carnegie Philharmonics Elect Officers and Directors
The Philharmonic Society has elected officers including President Andrew Carnegie and Vice President Richard Arnold. Secretary Felix F. Letfels, Treasurer Henry F. Lehmitt, Librarian Henry A. Bewig, with directors Carl Hauser Louis Kester August Roebbelen Frank Seiferth and August Seiferth, trustees Joseph M. Jahner Michael Niebling and Anthony Reif.
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The
Philharmonic Society
Andrew Carnegie
Richard Arnold
Felix F. Letfels
Urer
Henry F. Lehmitt
Henry A. Bewig
Carl Hauser
Louis Louis Kester
August Roebbelen
Frank F
August W. Seiferth
Joseph M. Jao*ner
Michael Niebling
Anthony Reif
Cecilia Loftus III on Stage at Maryland Theatre
Telegraph report from Baltimore dated May 7 states Cecilia Loftus collapsed on stage during a Maryland Theatre performance after becoming suddenly ill. Efforts were made to continue the show but she fell unconscious on the stage.
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Cecilia Loftus III
the Tribune
Baltimore
Maryland Theatre
Loftus
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Louisville Courier-Journal
the Diplomatic Corps
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Palmer
Emanu-El Elect
NEW York Society
Dave Hennen Morris
Bas Harbor
F. K. Pendleton
Rostyn
Long Island
Robert L. Gerry
Mauretania
George W. Vanderbilt
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St. Regis
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Westth Street
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Joseph D. Meredith
Frederick Neilson
Virginia Hot Springs
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Bay Harbor
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Glenwood-on-the- Hudson
MR. Bryce
Cleveland Party
Carnegie Philharmonics
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