Amusements Listing From New York Theaters
A dense roster of early 20th century showings lists venues like Alhambra Coney Island and Madison Square Garden with vaudeville acts operas and spectacles. Titles include The Dancer and the King The Witching Hour The Merry Widow and The Soul Kiss among others featuring performers and acts at multiple venues.
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Academy OF Music
Lord Dunéreary
Alhambra
Cevalleria Rusticana
ASTOR
Lebonnara
Ney
Caeino
Circlyd
Coney Island
Luna Park
PIRE
Harlem
Rigold Square
Port Arthur
Madison Square Garden
York
Eavoy
H . Wallace
New York Daily Tribune Staff and Office Address 1905
The New York Daily Tribune is published by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribune Building 155 Nassau Street New York Mills Coden president Nathaniel Tuttle secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Coden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Ofhers
Senate resolves monetary commission created
Senate adopts Aldrich resolution to form a monetary commission and passes general deficiency and Military Academy appropriation bills. In domestic news Taft speaks on the Philippine church issue and a series of state and national measures pass.
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Congress
Senate
Aldrich
Monetary Commission
Military Academy
National Forest Commission
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Interior Department
Antwerp
Brussels
Contich
Belgium
Court of Appeals
Toronto
Fort Erie
Schoenbrun Castle
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Guatemala
Oculi Bustillos
Honduras
Peter
Asquith
London
Stolypin
Taft
Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville
Hughes
Albany
Lake Mohonk
Pittsburg
W. Anderson
New York
J. L. Nullsen
Ohio
Mount St Alphonsus
Redemptorist Fathers
Esopus
N. Y
National Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America
Kansas City
Johnson
Minnesota
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Richmond
Kansas
Iowa
Mae Wood
T. C. Piett
William H. Marsh
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Baychester
John G. McclIniire
Paterson
Broughton Brandenburg
Boreven
Coler
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Board of Estimate
Metz
McClellan
Currency Legislation Referred to Commission After Conference Split
The conference committee's disagreement ends attempts to pass currency bills this session. A commission will investigate and report on the currency problem, a result welcomed by conservative bankers and the public. The Tribune had opposed Aldrich and urged deferral, noting the technical difficulty and lack of study among Congress members after the panic.
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Conference Committee On
Congress
Tribune
the Tribune
Debating Currency Reform Post Panic and Gold Standard
The text argues for remedying bond secured currency and issuing more bond secured banknotes while viewing the Panic of 1893 as a lesson on bimetallism and rigid circulation. It predicts Congress will take broader, wiser action after further discussion and clearer public understanding. It emphasizes aligning the U.S. currency with other nations’ systems.
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Congress
Bryan's Denver nomination seen as likely amid Pennsylvania split
The Pennsylvania delegation swing and Guffey bossing at Harrisburg mark a divided East and rising Bryan momentum. Anti-Bryan managers tally 202 possible votes, but missing 155 needed. Western and Southern states show weak unity, making Bryan's 1908 path toward Denver appear likely.
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Alabama
South
Pennsylvania
Mr. Bryan
Denver
Bryan
Harrisburg
James M. Guffey
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Guffey
George Gray
Philadelphia
Lincoln Republicans
Lewis Emery
Lewis Emery, Jr
Colonel Guffey
Mr. Emery
Emery
Berry
Charles F. Murphy
New England
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Minnesota
Johnson
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Porto Rico
Poor Relief Shifts to Pensions Under Possible Reform
London whispers say old age pensions proposed by the government may cut poor law costs. About 500,000 pensioners over seventy could receive 32.5 million dollars yearly, while roughly 1.2 million paupers now on poor relief receive about 75 million dollars. The transfer could largely shift funds from poor relief to pensions, though exact overlaps are uncertain.
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Wir
London
Great Britain
Mr. Asquith
United Kingdom
Asquith Pension Plan Faces Dangers Raises Losses Risk
The piece warns that lowering the age limit could swell pension rolls and tempt thriftlessness. It notes six countries with old age insurance, only Germany requires contributions, while others rely on non-contributory systems like the proposed plan.
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London Spectator
Germany
Asquith
Governor veto on three platoons highlights home rule clash
The governor’s veto of the three platoon bill is praised as reaffirming home rule. It condemns the move as a municipal overreach by the Police Department and urges a real city charter to curb such attempts and spare governors future vetoes. The police, city leadership, and mayor oppose the plan.
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Albany
Charter Commission
Police Department
New Tuberculosis Law Approved by Governor
The Cassidy bill creates a far reaching system to combat tuberculosis. It requires physicians and hospital officials to report cases, funds disinfection by health authorities, and protects patient records while enforcing orderly removal and cleansing of affected premises. The measure aims to greatly reduce the disease's spread.
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State Charities Aid Association
State Commissioner of Health
Booksellers Move to Curb Immoral Literature
A session of the American Booksellers Association passed a resolution urging members to discourage publication and sale of books with immoral plots. The piece critiques authors and readers and notes the role of dealers in spreading trash while hinting at unease about who attended the vote.
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American Booksellers’ Association
Booksellers’ Association
Debate on Blackwell Island Bridge safety and Reform
The piece notes The Tribunes push for a test of the Blackwell Island Bridge as The Scientific American questions safety and costs. It questions Mayor McClellan's handling and warns of possible changes in plan sacrificing safety for contractors.
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Scientific American
Tribune
Blackwell's Island
Quebec
New York
McClellan
East Orange to tax billboards per square yard
City government plans a billboard tax aiming to boost revenue or curb sign size and count, claiming public benefit. The note contrasts with a Chicago Illinois circuit court decision on hotels for hogs not being common carriers and questions future regulatory reach and representation for nonstate entities like Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
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East Orange
New York
Japanese Diet hears bill to form Korea colonial company
A Chinese newspaper reports a Japanese bill to set up the Japan Core a Colonial Company with 5.9 million gold in capital and debentures up to sixty million. Shares go to Japanese and Coreans. government funds the venture until eight percent dividends. The aim is to move Japanese peasants to Korea to aid agricultural development. director appointed by the Japanese government.
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Japan-Corea Colonial Company
Corea
Peninsula
President Welcomed by Visitors as Session Nears Close
Washington May 21 The President meets many Senators and Representatives and a large number of tourists as Congress nears adjournment. Delegations from Norfolk press for a naval yard project while others discuss the keynote speech for the Republican National Convention.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Congress
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Burrows
Michigan
Field
Crane
Lodge
Cullom
Clay
Clark
Hinshaw
Stevens
Madison
Bede
McMorrow
Hepburn
Prince
Kahn
Moore
Ellis
Ransdell
Davidson
Madden
Wilson
Steenerson
Overstreet
Pollard
Woodyard
Maguire
Dixon
Stemp
Kennedy
Maynard
Coudrey
Cooley
James K. Hackett
Gary Allison
The Diplomatic Corps Sails Plans and Guests
The British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce will sail July 3 percent to England for summer. Embassy to be established at Manchester by the Sea after the Chicago convention. Cuban Minister hosts dinner with General Guerra and a long list of officers. Baron Haymerle to return from Virginia Hot Springs after a ten days visit.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bryce
England
Manchester-by-the- Sea
Chicago
Guerra
Bell
Creater
Humphrey
Duvall
Davis
Allen
Wotherspoon
Edwards
Marti
Lauda
Arturo Padre
José F. Campitilo
Cesar A. Barranco
Charles S. Bromwell
Willcox
Butt
McCoy
Baron F. Haymerle
Virginia Hot Springs
Washington society notes from The Tribune Bureau
In Washington on May 21 the Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks plan a Saturday departure to their Indiana home. Senator and Mrs Briggs prepare to leave for Spring Lake New Jersey for the summer. Lt Gen 8 B M Young and Mrs Young begin their first Washington visit since marriage. Major and Mrs John T Knight host a large reception for relatives. Mrs John E Reyburn sails the Gretchen with friends for Potomac cruising. Lt Bulmer has taken command of the President's yacht Sylph and will join the Salem at Quin cy Mass with Mrs Bulmer to follow in June. Henry Ives Cobb and Miss Alice Bowditch will visit Rep Richard Wayne Parker and guests for a few days.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Fairbanks
Indiana
Briggs
Spring Lake
N. J
B. M. Young
Young
West
John T. Knight
Charles Charters
New York
Robert Hannay
Philadelphia
John E. Reyburn
William Steuart Reyburn
Potomac
Gretchen
Bulmer
Sylph
Roger Williams
Albany
Salem
Quincy
Mass
North Shore
Henry Ives Cobb
Alice Bowditch
Richard Wayne Parker
Count and Countess Arrive in America to Visit Father
Count and Countess Della Gherardesca have arrived in America to visit the Countess's father. The arrival marks a royal or noble visit, with the couple traveling from Europe to meet the Countess's parent.
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Countess Della Gherardesca
America
Dinner for Mr Ward and Miss Reid in London
The Earl and Countess of Dudley hosted a small dinner and dance in London on May 21 to honor the engagement of John Hubert Ward and Miss Jean Reid. King Edward, Queen Alexandra, Princess Victoria, and leading dignitaries attended a courtly event with 250 guests and court costumes. Canadian dancer Maud Allan performed, adding to the evening’s entertainment.
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London
Earl and Countess of Dudley
Earl
John Hubert Ward
Jean Reid
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
M. Paul Cambon
Viscount Morley of
Blackburn
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Balfour
Edward Grey
Maud Allan
Transatlantic Travellers Arrive On Four Ships
Passengers arriving yesterday from abroad include groups aboard the Carmania Majestic Koenigin Luise and Deutschland. Names listed include E Chandler Christine Miller Walker Cole Tatjher tersall E Cobb Murray Hadden Tolman Samuel Irving Pyle Walter Byron F R Welles Adrian H Larkin Emily Gibson A E M Pury Kittridge Sedgwick Anna Stork Roberta Sedgwick Daniel Rodgers Cameron Wells Barbour John Burke Rudolph Alston Schirmer among others from Liverpool Southampton Naples Hamburg and other ports.
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E. Chandler
Christine Miller
Walker
Robert A. Cole
William Tat Jher
Tersall
E. W. Cobb
Murray
the Majestic
Southampton
H. F. Hadden
James Tolman Samuel L. Irving
Pyle
Walter H. Byron
F. R. Welles
Adrian H. Larkin
Eeit Irrey
Conservation Commissions Urged For National Resource Policy
Engineering News reports a push for national and state conservation commissions. Delegates urge broad knowledge, expert study, and coordinated action to craft legislation and educate the public. State bodies may be more locally effective, with cooperation to avoid duplication.
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Congress
The Truth of the Matter on Newspaper Prices
The piece argues publishers have not kept cost and price aligned for decades. It contends news print should cover production costs and yield a profit, with readers bearing higher prices for meat and rent legitimizing a higher newspaper rate. It urges a selling price that matches true costs.
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Che
Social Notes from Newport May Day Arrivals
Newport notes list Mrs Harriman and Mrs McCagg arriving from New York for the season, Mr and Mrs Taylor with Countess Della Gherardeska expected, George Scott planning a visit, Reginald Vanderbilt sending items to Philadelphia, Ernest Howe from Washington visiting briefly, Mrs Alfred G Vanderbilt and Mr French expected, and Miss Ida Bliss arriving to secure a cottage for summer.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. L
Joseph Harriman
New York
Louis B. McCagg
Bar Harbor
H. A
Taylor
Della Gherardeska
George Scott
Reginald
Staten Island land titles clarified by local expert
One who knows from Staten Island land practice challenges “Arion” on May 19. The letter argues there were many recorded conveyances and estates in Richmond County long before the 1800s and that alien and sedition laws were federal, not state, controls. The author urges a local lawyer or landowner to publicly address concerns.
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United States Circuit Court
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
the Tribune
Arion
Staten Island
Richmond County
de Menting
Congress
New York
Sentiment in Cayuga County and Senator Wilcox votes
Syracuse letter to the editor reports Cayuga County sentiment on Governor Hughes and Senator Wilcox. Postal cards from King ask voters to compare 1867 and 1906 vote strength for the office and Governor. Thirty four returns favor the Governor, four favor Wilcox, with mixed views on relative strength. May 19, 19%.
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Tribune
Cayuga County
Wilcox
King
Port Byron
Hughes
Syracuse
N. Y
Erie to New York in 1344 describes early railroad travel
Letter to the editor from Carbondale Penn dated May 19 1908 recalls building the Erie Railroad to Middletown and a first visit to New York in the writer’s eighty second year describing travel by Middletown Piermont and steamboat to the city.
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Erie
New York
The
Tribune
Erie Railroad
Midlertown
Middletown
Piermont
Carbondale
Penn
Fight over wires and trees in Bayside letter to editor
A Bayside resident argues that the Henry Clay Weeks won a fight against wiring in front of his property without consent and condemns repeated tree trimming by utility crews. The writer cites fire alarm wires on city poles and questions legal rights to trim trees near sidewalks.
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Henry Clay
Bayside
Long
Reveral
Maoui
Ttt
Telephone Company
Prince's Bay
Gtaten Island
Maz
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Garden City
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