Vaudeville and stage lineup at New York theaters
Amusements listing shows at Academy of Music Alhambra and other venues. Acts include Lord Dundreary Carmen Astor Pap a Lebonnaré The Dancer and the King Nearly a Hero The Merry Go Round Colony Colonial Coney Island Launa Park World in War Father and the Boys The Witching Hour The Yankee Prince The Soul Kiss The Merry Widow and more across multiple venues with showtimes and descriptions.
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Academy OF Music
Lord Dundreary
Alhambra
Carmen Astor
Papa_ Lebonnaré
Blaney
Coney Island
Launa Park
Daly's
Eden Musee
Hackett
Herald Square
Behin Hippopro
Port Arthur
New York Daily Tribune Details Ownership and Office
May 21 1908 issue notes The Tribune Association owns and publishes the paper. Office and principal place of business is Tribune Building 194 Nassau Street New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Congress and Foreign Affairs Across the World
Senate passes omnibus public buildings bill and modified Stewart resolution. Foreign items note Lt Fonseca dies in a balloon accident near Rio. Pope instructs French bishops on mutual aid for aged priests. Britain reports ship collisions Latona and Japonic with no deaths. education bill second reading advances in Commons. Asquith backs woman suffrage amendment. Kingston fire insurance claims ruled out. domestic: many bills signed in Albany. arms on currency and paper investigations delayed. Bryan favored by Pennsylvanian and Missouri–Michigan delegations. Mohonk Conference opens. city notes include indictments, divorces, incorporations, stock actions, and a race-tracking stance. Weather: cloudy, winds east to south, highs 63, lows 58.
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Senate
Rayner
Stewart
House
Lilley
Fonseca
Rio de Janeiro
House of Commons
House of Lords
Asquith
King’s Bench
Kingston
Latona
Japonic
Lizard
Hughes
Albany
Aldrich and Vreeland
Washington
Fairbanks
Pennsylvania
Denver
W. J. Bryan
Michigan
Missouri
Bryan
Court of Appeals
Josephine L. Newcomb
Tulane University
New Orleans
Lake Mohonk
Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Debating Moderate Anti Injunction Legislation
The discussion argues that proposed anti injunction laws would not bar the writ but set notice and hearing requirements. A five day limit on continued restraints is proposed to curb delay. Supporters view it as a fair rule aligning with current practice and not restricting the remedy.
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Gompers
House
Debating Law on Injunctions and Labor Exemptions
An opinion argues Congress should not grant labor a blanket exemption from injunctions. It discusses delaying legislation, proposes a standard procedure aligned with court practice, and calls for public clarity on how injunctions affect labor without special exceptions.
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Congress
A Sensible Reform for the House Seating
The Library Committee urges radical changes to the House hall seating to reduce crowding and disorder. It argues desks waste space as membership grows toward 430, proposing elimination of desks and a hall reduced by at least one third for clearer debate and efficiency.
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House of Representatives
Library Committee
House
Congress
Capitol Square
Capitol
Legislative Chamber
Legislative Hall
Oklahoma
Alaska
Phillspines
The Work of the Douma
The article argues the Russian Douma proves its practical power by influencing foreign policy and funding debates while shaping governance. It notes its role in discouraging violent revolution and cites Polish socialists as an example of previous extreme opposition before constitutional reform.
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Russia
Amoor
Revolutionary
Douma
Empire
Warsaw
Ministerialists See Parliaments Rise in Russia Despite Old Tyranny
The piece contrasts dwindling reactionaries with a new Ministerialist faction led by Stolypin that supports the Douma as a bulwark against reaction. It notes the old party’s decline, the Douma’s evolving role, and the push for parliamentary sovereignty as an eventual necessity for Russian liberty.
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Russia
Stolypin
Trime
Constitutional Democrats
Peary Stakes Future On Funding For Pole Expedition
In a Trib une letter Commander Peary quotes a benefactor who plans to boost support as only a third of the 850 000 needed for the next expedition is pledged. Jesup’s death weakens backing but Peary remains confident, noting a fitter ship and revised plan. If funds by July 1 arrive, a winter on Grant Land could yield record results and ultimate success.
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Tribune
Peary
Pole
Morris K. Jesup
Jesup
Grant Land
Taft Aids Panama In Preparations For Crucial Election
The Panama election is seen as a test of constitutional order as Panamanian leaders and the United States seek to ensure free suffrage and fair results. Taft’s involvement is viewed as a safeguard against fraud, force or violence, helping the isthmian republic move toward honest elections and acceptance of the outcome.
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Taft
Republic of Panama
United States
Panama
Washington
Isthmian Republic
Cuba
Third Degree Tactics Questioned in Jersey Farm Murder
A New Jersey farm suffers a triple murder and an Italian youth is taken into custody after reporting the tragedy. Officials allegedly used harsh third degree methods to extract a confession before handing the suspect to criminologists. Public reaction centers on coercion and reliability of the confession.
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New Jersey
Zastera
Debate over third degree and forest reserve policy across era
The discussion contrasts the use of coercive interrogation with hopes for a humane psychological test while doubting its feasibility. It notes Congress stalemate over New England and Appalachian forest reserves, urging decisive action as forests vanish and a horse is stolen.
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Europe
America
Miinsterberg
New England
Appalachian
Senate
House of Representatives
Russian S400 million Siberian railroad loan raises hopes of graft avoidance
The piece notes Russia plans to borrow 400 million for Siberian railways and slows Count Witte's warned specter of embezzlement. It also mocks political maneuvers in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, cites Kentucky night riders, and praises Jersey City Health for curbing smut smoke.
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Siberian
Count Witte
Jersey City
Notable Civil War Guerilla Mosby Undergoes Surgery
An aged former Confederate guerrilla and U S attorney generalist figure Colonel John Mosby, now seventy four, underwent a surgical operation in a Washington hospital. Friends recall his wartime exploits and a dramatic comeback after a buggy accident in Charlottesville. The report mixes other light items and anecdotes from The Michigan Daily, St Petersburg dispatches, and Tid-Bits humor.
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John §. Mosby
United States
Department of Justice
Washington
Charlottesville
Eutaw House
Baltimore
San Francisco
Stuart
Mosby
Sumter
Pickens
Marlon
Hancock
Grant
White House schedule and society weddings reported
The Tribune notes President meets Speaker Cannon and other officials amid legislative talks. It also details multiple Washington society weddings and social arrivals with brides Eleanor Patterson Mulliken and Arthur Talcott, and the movements of notable families including the Iselins and Harkness.
Secretary of State and Mrs Root Plan Summer at Clinton New York
The Secretary of State and Mrs Elihu Root returned from New York and will spend the summer at their Clinton New York country place. The Secretary of War has gone to Nashville and Cleveland and expects to return to Washington next Monday.
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Edward S. Harkness
East 79Th Street
Fifth Avenue
75Th Street
New London
Conn
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Elihu Root
New York
Clinton, N. Ythe
Nashville
Cleveland
The Diplomatic Corps Delivers May Guest Plans
The Italian Ambassador and Baroness Mayor des Planches will visit Senator Du Pont in Delaware over Sunday after leaving Washington on Saturday morning. The British Ambassador will address University of Wisconsin students in Madison on June 19, or 11, and will attend the Chicago convention with Mrs Bryce. W H Kennard and H F Charteris will return to England for the summer.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mayor Des, Planches
Senator du Pont
Delaware
University of Wisconsin At
H. F. Charteris
England
Washington society notes from The Tribune May items
Representative Longworth and Mrs Longworth will attend the Republican National Convention in Chicago as guests of Medill McCormick. Miss Roosevelt may accompany them. The Gaffs open The Ship at Osterville on June 1 with a house party including Frank Ellis. Mrs Kean and the Kean sisters have returned to Elizabeth NJ for the summer. Miss Errol Cuthbert Brown will marry Lt Charles Russell Train on June 15 in St Thomas Church. Colonel Bromwell and Mrs Bromwell plan a summer on the Great Lakes and abroad in September. Mrs Crowninshield travels to Delaware and Marblehead for summer. Mrs McKee leaves Rhode Island Ave for Nonquit Maine. Dr and Mrs McKim go to Cazenovia NY for summer with entertainments. Frank Ellis host dinner and bridge tonight and depart June 1 for abroad. Woman's Congressional Club, led by Mrs Kreck Perkins, takes Senator Gorman’s home at 17th and K as clubhouse after improvements before December Congress.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Chicago
Medill McCormick
Ethel Roosevelt
Thomas T. Gaff
Osterville
Mass
Frank Ellis
John Kean
Kean
Senator Kean
W. Duncan McKim
Cazenovia
N. Y
Washington House
Woman's Congressional Club
James Kreck Perkins
New York
Senator Gorman
K Streets
Congress
Francie Stevens Weds Miss Elizabeth Oliver in USA
Francie K Stevens marries Miss Elizabeth 8 Oliver daughter of Robert Shaw Oliver in a formal ceremony. The event reflects a notable social union reported by the newspaper with emphasis on the couple and family ties.
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Francie K. Stevens
Elizabeth
Oliver
Robert Shaw Oliver
Newport Tennis Opens As Season Brings Notables To Cove
Social notes from Newport report tennis courts at the Newport Casino opened with the first users: Misses Mildred and Irene Sherman Mrs Lorillard Spencer Jr and Willing Spencer. Season arrivals include Mrs A C Dulles and daughter Mrs Dulles Irwin Mrs Gibson Fahnestock and J M Harriman. Senator Kean of New Jersey guests of the Websters.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. EL
Newport Casino
Mildred
Irene Sherman
Lorillard Spencer, Jr
Willing Spencer
A. C. Dulles
Philadelphia
Dulles-Irwin
Gibson Fahnestock
M. Harriman
C. Ogden Jones
Tiffany Will Case: Appellants Claim Mental Unsoundness
Evidence in a Connecticut probate case shows challengers alleging Rev. Dr. Charles C. Tiffany lacked mental capacity when he made a will on February 6, 19 percent. They accuse attorney Charles P. Howland of undue influence as executor and residuary legatee. Witnesses describe visits to the Union League Club and remarks about money, with depositions of several doctors and Mrs. Bangs read in court.
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Tribune
Winsted
Conn
Charles C. Tiffany
Charles P. Howland
Atttorney
New York
Charles Otis Tiffany
Yonkers
N. Y
Union League Club
Charles O. Tiffany
Misa Laura Tiffany
Charles L. Maisch
Howland
Charles H. Tiffany
Tiffany
John Herman French
Theodore Dunham
Emma H. W. Bangs
Pope Rejects Plan for Mutual Aid Societies for Priests
Paris May described the Pope ordering the French Episcopate to reject a law creating mutual aid societies for aged priests. The move would have seized pension funds amounting to four million dollars and funded masses. The Pope urged preserving priestly dignity and church discipline while offering limited concessions.
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Paris
Rome
Colgate Widow Weds Worcester Rector in Riverside Drive Ceremony
Mrs Edith Buckingham Hall Colgate widow of the Rev Samuel Colgate of Orange New Jersey married yesterday the Rev Henry Bradford Washburn rector of St Mark s Church Worcester Massachusetts The ceremony was at noon performed by Rev Dr Mackenzie of Rutgers Presbyterian Church A small reception followed at 362 Riverside Drive The bride s daughter Mabel Halil Colgate was maid of honor nieces Grace Colgate and Esther Washburn were bridesmaids Best man was Rev Arthur Washburn Ushers included Rev James De W Perry Jr Rev Francis Lee Whittemore Leighton Calkins Arthur W Woodworth Zelater W Coombs Reginald Washburn Russell Colgate and Edward C Moen The couple will reside in Worcester Massachusetts
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Arthur W. Talcott
Edward Wyckoff Harris
East 4Th Street
H. Edwards Rowland
J. Ross Stevenson
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Tracy H. Harris
Fairefield
Conn
Edith Buckingham Hall Colgate
Samuel Colgate
Orange
N. J
Edward J. Hall
Henry Bradford Washburn
St. Mark's Church
Worcester
Mass
Mackenzie
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
Broadway
Riverside Drive
Mabel Halil Colgate
Grace Colgate
Esther Washburn
Arthur Washburn
Providence
James de W. Perry, Jr
New Haven
Francis Lee Whittemore
Dedham
Leighton Calkins
Plainfield
Arthur W. Woodworth
Boston
Zelater W. Coombs
Reginald Washburn
Russell Colgate
Edward C. Moen
Sovereigns to Meet at Reval on Baltic Yacht Visit
London May 20 King Edward and Emperor Nicholas of Russia will meet at Reval in the Gulf of Finland where the British sovereign arrives June 9 aboard the Victoria and Albert. The yacht will be escorted by two cruisers. Diplomats anticipate strengthened Anglo Russian relations through the meeting.
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Edward
Nicholas of
Russia
Reval
Gulf of Finland
Great Britain
Filipina Wins Medical Prize at Women’s Medical College
At the fifty sixth commencement Dr Clara A Marshall announced the Agnes B Robinson Mesner prize in anatomy went to Sefiorita Olivia Salamanca a Filipina from Cavite Luzon Island for second year student on competitive examination. Honorable mention noted for Elsie A L Longacre of Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Women's Medical College
Clara A. Marshall
Agnes B. Robinson-Mesner
Sefiorita Olivia Salamanca
Cavité
Luzon Island
Elsie A. L. Longacre
Pennsylvania
Rich Westchester Benefactor Funds Mackenzie School Greek Bible
J Scott McComb, a wealthy Westchester resident, endows a new annual gift for Greek and Bible teaching at Mackenzie School Ferry. Dr James Mackenzie leads the department, a long established program tied to McComb family scholarships supporting promising boys.
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J. Scott McComb
Westchester County
Mackenzie School
Ferry
James ¢ Mackenzie
Lawrenceville School
J. Jennings McComb
Dobbs Ferry
McComb
Davies Coxe
New York City
The
Protest Against Yale Bill Targets Patterson and Carmel
Letter to the editor expresses indignation over a Yale bill condemning the village of Patterson for a reservoir to serve the city. The author notes nearby reservoirs could supply the city for years and appeals to preserve historic Paterson sites. May 19, 18..
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The
Tribune
Yale
Patterson
Carmel
Pattersee
Catskills
L. E. Carmel
Governor Hughes Outlined as Not Thorough in National Affairs
The Ohio State Journal notes the theory that Governor Hughes lacks broad knowledge of international affairs and may not have time for duties beyond the Vice Presidency, suggesting his inexperience could affect wider state and national responsibilities.
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Ohio State Journal
Hughes
Feld of Nations
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