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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1908

Page

15

Vaudeville and stage line up with diverse acts

The page lists multiple acts across venues including Loré Dunéveary Na American Cavalieria Rusticana and The Dancer and the King. It features performances at Casino Eddy Eden Museum The World in Wax and Hippodrome with titles such as The Yankee Prince and The Soul Rise.

Loré Dunéveary Cavalieria Rusticana Papa Lebom Blaney Casino Vauderille Eden Musee Bammersteins Hunter Hippodrome Port Arthur Rrocker Woltaquare Garden Traviata Amsterdam Merry Witow New York Wallace S

New York Daily Tribune Publisher Details 1908

The May 18 1908 issue notes ownership by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribune Building 15 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills president Nathaniel Tuftie secretary and treasurer. officers address listed as the newspaper office.

The Tribune Association New York Tribune Building Nassau Street Ogden Mills Nathaniel Tuftie

Domestic and Foreign News Highlights

Summary of international and domestic items: Japan may gain Diet majority. patent talks settled. Korean gendarmes deployed in Corea. cholera deaths among Munster Fusileers. French forces take Boudenib. Pan-Anglican congress upcoming. Berlin gold outlook. Pittsburgh bank closure. Wright brothers Europe voyage. Cleveland streetcar strikes. various personal tragedies. plant and weather notes. city corporate move to Morse Securities. coal-to-water power shift. thunderstorms in Raritan Valley. Fourth of July toy cap accident. Fort George opening disorder. speeding arrests. East River launch incident. bank undertaking woes.

Prince Ito Marquis Saionji Japan America Seoul Corea Willcocks Vigy Boudenib Mulai Hassan London Berlin Pittsburg Allegeny National Bank Montgomery Providence Wright Brothers Aorfolk Dispatch Europe Cleveland A L. Lucas Annapolis Agop Garabedian Brookline Mass Citizens Union Albany Washington Grosten Massachusetts Ya Webb Newport R. I Louisville C. W. Morse Morse Securities Company National Bank of North America Raritan Valley Aked MccClelen Central Federated Union James B. Curry Fort George Gmnagie Salomon

Governor Johnsons Progress in Alabama Primaries

The Alabama primary is hot with forecasts on Bryan and Johnson. Polls show Bryan stronger than Johnson in the South, while Alabama could swing delegates and signal Bryan’s true regional strength. Johnson's Washington reception boosts his image amid Democratic intra-party dynamics.

Alabama Bryen South Johnson Minnesota Senator Johnston Bryan anti-Bryan Denver Washington New York Times Washington Dispatch Capital Congress

Describing Governor Johnson as Rainbow or Person

The line contrasts a vivid attire with a political burst into the House, inviting interpretation whether it depicts the actual man or a symbolic rainbow image. It uses imaginative dress to evoke impression rather than a literal portrait of character.

Johnson Governor Johnson

Double standard in police graft probe sparks public debate

A deputy police commissioner's inquiry into W F Brown and a Harlem café raises charges against subordinates. The piece argues officials scrutinize hustlers with outside business links while tolerating others, warning public confidence and efficiency depend on real connections between government and business.

W. F. Brown 125Th Street Brown Union Market Police Harlem Bingham Police Department

Encouraging Aviation and Wright Brothers’ Experiment

The article weighs the Wright brothers’ accident and the value of heavier than air machines. It notes their progress, government contracts, and possible extensions, while comparing to Mr. Herring. It also proposes private funds to endow aeronautic prizes, citing past gifts and potential rewards.

Wright Brothers Dayton Wrights War Department A. M. Herring Atlantic Santos- Dumont Deutsch Eiffel Tower

Crete’s Autonomy Under Four Powers Success Story

Twelve years after a final crisis in Crete the island’s history shows a path from despotism to autonomy under the four powers Britain France Italy and Russia with a Greek High Commissioner. A biennial legislature was created yet the High Commissioner remains supreme keeping order and stability despite periodic crises.

Crete Britain France Italy Hussia Greece Prince George Order of Things

Greek leadership shifts toward full union with Greece

The article notes Mr. Zaimis as a capable Greek statesman following a free hand from not being royal and aligned with annexation policy. Four powers plan to withdraw protecting forces as insular government stabilizes, leaving the island to self rule but under continued watch. It calls this rehabilitation a creditable achievement for the powers and the concert of Europe.

Zaimis Greece Prince George Europe

Reservoirs to Check Floods Across Major River Basins

M O Leighton of the US Geological Survey revisits using headwater reservoirs to control floods in the Ohio and Mississippi, smooth flow for dry-season navigation, and link flood control with forest protection. Estimates show substantial storage potential in Monongahela, Allegheny, Kanawha and Tennessee basins, with limited data for Scioto Muskingum and Wabash. The proposal aims to hold back flood crests and boost water power, inviting renewed public and legislative consideration.

Conference of Governors Inland Waterways Commission Engineering News M. O. Leighton United States Geological Survey Ohio Mississippi W. Milner Robert Mr. Leighton United States Weather Bureau Leighton Monongahela Allegheny Kanawha Tennessee Scioto Muskingum Wabash Mr. Leighton

Civil Service Enactment Gains Momentum in New Jersey

The Civil Service law in New Jersey draws rapid voluntary adoption by Essex County and Newark, with Jersey City leading the way under Mayor Wittpenn. Supporters say the system will remove inefficiency and improve governance, while critics fear loss of incumbents.

New Jersey Civil Service Board Jersey City Wittpenn Essex County Newark Trenton United States New York

Fragmentary remark on state relief or policy

A fragmented line notes mixed praise and doubt about a policy or measure, contrasting approval with skepticism about how the state previously functioned without it. The text presents a reflective, unspecified stance without clear names or dates.

German ship subsidies expand in the Pacific race

Germany proposes renewed subsidies of 125000 yearly for North German Lloyd to boost mail and steamship service to Australia German New Guinea Singapore Batavia and Caroline Islands. The plan was trimmed to 57500 and will total 1455000 annually while rival subsidies in Britain and France far exceed this. Germany argues subsidies boost exports to Japan China and Australia, showing wider gains across industry and commerce.

Pacific Australasian Germany North German Lloyd Company Australia German New Guinea Singapore Batavia Caroline Islands Japan China

Market Movements Show Cautious Rise Amid Uncertain Outlook

The article describes a cautious stock market rally driven by professional short sellers and rising bond demand, with outsiders increasing bond and stock trading as earnings weaken. It notes abundant money, gold exports to Europe and Canada, slim treasury balances, low call money, and strong wholesale demand amid irregular retail trade, plus a waning immigration flow and a favorable US trade balance driven by export trends.

Europe Canada Germany Berlin Treasury Stock Exchange United States Argentina Liverpool Manchester Mills

Diverse Economic Shifts and tech notes from the era

Domestic mills buy raw cotton cautiously while orders hold back production. Wool prices slide, London sales dip yet recover. Betting reform stalls as $2 bets return. Tom Johnson’s street railway strike and political pensioning surface. Brooklyn Navy Yard praised for battleship work. Hertz wave wireless faces gas risk in lighter-than-air craft.

London

Lightning myths and a wry sample of 1900s quips

The piece cites Dr. A W Borthwick disputing that beech or resinous trees are safer during storms, noting lightning can strike any species. It also includes assorted anecdotes from newspapers about coins, sailors, politicians, food, and a comic exchange about a cockroach in a chest, and a joke about an ass and a Syrian army.

A. W Borthwick Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh

Pan Anglican Congress to Convene in London Next June

Delegates from thousands attend the Pan Anglian Congress in London from June 14 to 22. American bishops and bishops from colonies will be represented with laymen and clergy. Sessions cover morality in commerce labor and social issues, church relations, missions, and religion and science with prominent speakers including Sir Dyce Duckworth Benson and Leo Strachey.

Assnciated London Zack United States America Congress Church and Human Society Christian Truth Christendom Anglican Communion Dyce Duckworth Benson Leo Strachey Charles Elliott Bengal Montgomery Madagascar Margoliouth South Africa China India West Indies

King Manuel Chooses Love Over State Match

In Lisbon on May 17 the Mundo reports King Manuel I favors a woman from a queen’s lady in waiting, despite a planned royal alliance with British nobility. Officials plead for a suitable European match, but the king vows to marry his beloved or none. Monarchists from Oporto converge on the palace to pay homage.

Lisbon Mundo Manuel Amélie Carlos Amélife Operta Borhood Oporto

Mohonk Conference Opens With Hague Conference Focus

The fourteenth annual Lake Mohonk Conference of International Arbitration begins Wednesday at Mohonk. Discussion centers on the second Hague conference and its diplomacy work. John W. Foster returns as presiding officer amid sessions on business and academic arbitration and a Pan American program with Barrett Carr4 Corea and others. The Friday close features The Press and Pulpit night with editors and clergy.

Lake Mohonk Congress John W. Foster Whic John Barrett Bureau of American Republics Sefer Don Joaquin P Carr4 Cost Rica United States Tien Luis F Corea Miniter Nicaragua William R. She Columbia University

Social Notes From Newport

Newport society items note Mrs F O French plans training at Harbor View estate for daughter Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt upon return from Europe. Several visitors arrive or stay including Mrs FH A Rice of Boston and Barton Willing. Various residents and visitors such as Lorimer Worden, William M Wood, C Smith, David King and others are listed with Newport social movements.

Newport R. L F. O French Europe Harbor View Alfred G. Vanderbilt FH. A. Rice Boston Barton Willing Lorimer Worden New York William M. Wood C Smith David King C Redway Cincinenati H. Pratt McKean Pride's Crossing Mass Muenchinger King Cottage Lloyd Abney Ogder Jones R. M. Hunt Joseph Hust Elisha Dyer Louis Gouverneur Morris

Charles Dana Gibson Returns to Maine Studio Work

Charles Dana Gibson, the artist, who left black and white two years ago to study color painting in Europe, arrived yesterday on the Jean liner St. Louis with Mrs Gibson and their two children. He plans a summer at his home in Maine and denies quitting color work, saying he will resume in fall.

Charles Dana Gibson Europe St. Louis Gibson Maine

A Chance for Mr Carnegie

A Chicago woman aged ten trades slips of life to win a prize from Andrew Carnegie who has shown willingness to live many years longer than expected.

St. Louis Republic Chicago Virginia Herb Andrew ¢ Carnegie

Pittsburg Woes Spark Divorce Suit After 35 Years

A Pittsburg woman sues for divorce after supporting her husband for thirty five years amid a storm of alleged mistreatment. The Houston Post notes the case reflects long endured hardship and marital strain in a troubled household.

Houston Post Pittsburg

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