Amusements
A compact list of theater bills and vaudeville acts with showtimes and venues across New York listings including the Academy of Music Luc ia Lammermoor and the Merry Widow at New Amsterdam. Various theaters present vaudeville and musical acts through evening slots and late showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy OF Music
Alhaxnbra
Lucia Gi Lammermoor
Blaney
Carnegie Tlyceum
Knighthood
Circle
Colonial
Coney Island
Luna Park
Edex Musee
Wax Empire
Vaudeville
Herald Square
Wolf Madison Square Garden
New Amsterdam
New York
Savoy
Wartlack
Gar
Newark Daily Cribeme Public Notice of Tribune Association
The Tribune Association publishes the Newark Daily Cribeme. The corporation is based at Tribwane Building, 154 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer. The officer’s address is the newspaper’s office.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribwane Building
No. 154
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
International and domestic turmoil and projects noted
Foreign events include President Falliures arriving in London with fifty three warships and a welcoming fleet, Belgian elections signaling a weaker majority, and a Congo relief bid. Domestic items cover floods in Oklahoma and Texas, coal costs for a world fleet cruise, Naval Academy dedication, a Newport memorial mass, a fatal trolley crash in San Francisco, and police actions with a runaway horse. Weather shows fair conditions with prior temperatures.
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Falliéres
London
Dover
Caracas
Destro
la Guayra
Belgium
Socialiste
Hurlingham
America
Congo
Brussels
Great Britain
St Petersbore
Oklahoma
Texas
Hughes
Albany
Washington
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Spain
Naval Training Station
Newport
R. I
San Francisco
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
R. 1
North Star
America's First Dreadnought Influences US Navy Policy
The Michigan battleship launch marks America's first adoption of a single-calibre main battery concept, inspired by the British Dreadnought. The US Navy shifts plans from larger multi-ship battleships to eight 12-inch guns per ship, praising the economy and maneuverability. President Roosevelt endorses the approach, and Congress supports expanding the fleet with ships of the new design.
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Michigan
Camden
America
England
United States Navy Department
Connecticut
Louisiana
South Carolina
Congress
Department
Roosevelt
Delaware
North Dakota
United States
Michigan and sister ship mark new naval power shift
The Michigan and her Newport News sister ship will mount as many 12 inch guns as four Connecticut class vessels and may equal the Dreadnought in broadside power. Naval experts say broadside fire may be more important than fore and aft. The government is unlikely to build more ships exactly like them but they represent a radical advance in American naval usage and could perform well in war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Newport News
South Carolina
Failure of the Robinson bill blocks subway progress
The Governor’s refusal to sign the Robinson bill leaves New York’s rapid transit plans in limbo. A constitutional amendment to exempt self sustaining bonds from the debt limit must pass again and be approved by voters, delaying subway construction by 18 months or more. Private capital remains unlikely under current Elsberg law terms, and the city’s finances stay muddled. The Tribune urges private franchises on reasonable terms and urges legislative action in the special session.
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Robinson
Elsberg
Board of Estimate
Coler
New York
Brooklyn
Tribune
Public Service Commission
The Airship Craze and Public Enthusiasm
The piece notes a surge in interest in aeronautics with new flying devices expanding from gas bags to primitive aircraft. It warns amateur experiments risk accidents before authorities regulate air travel and protect pedestrians and drivers.
Dynamite a Monster Threat Demands Stricter Control
The piece argues dynamite endangers public order and safety, noting frequent blasts nationwide and severe damage in several cities. It decries lax regulation, easy accessibility, and the need for stronger controls to prevent misuse by criminals and reckless workers.
Dynamic danger of dynamite in crime demands strict limits
The text argues that dynamite, unlike sandbags or revolvers, arms criminals far more than police, turning murder into a safe sport. It warns that criminals can threaten many in crowded tenements and calls for uniform state restrictions on manufacture and distribution to prevent smuggling into the underworld.
Brooklyn Eagle backs official inquiry into Blackwell's Island Bridge
The Brooklyn Eagle now calls for an impartial investigation into the Blackwell's Island Bridge condition. It urges independent expert testing, suggesting a shop model test to verify safety and prevent a Quebec-style disaster, even if it costs contractors and officials their grip.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Tribune
Blackwell’s Island Bridge
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Quebec Bridge
Quebec
Pearl Harbor Dock Upgrade Seen Essential for Pacific Defense
The Navy Department and Congress are urged to accelerate Pearl Harbor improvements. A largest in the world dock, coal yards, machine shops, and supply stores would make Pearl Harbor a mid sea base of supplies and a critical outer line of defense for the Pacific Coast, with war readiness and enhanced efficiency for entering ships.
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Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Department
Pacific
The New After Dinner Speech
A critique of traditional postprandial oratory notes the ritual must open with an opening gag and finish with epigrams. It contrasts the old cheerful format with a new jeremiad trend that shocks diners by attacking government and civilization, citing Professor Zueblin as a leader of this style.
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Zueblin
Chicago
United States Senate
After Dinner Oration Echoes Court Jester Critique
The passage mocks grandiloquent speeches that stir crowds and claim foresight. It argues such rhetoric aims to wake a sleeping public and flatter the speaker’s supposed superiority, while noting the line between innovation and satire.
Market Gains Amid Mixed Signals as Yale Stocks Hold
After a new high for the sixty active stocks average, the market faces a pause with questions about earnings, railway profits, and a potential recovery. Declines in imports and gold flows strain banks while trade shows signs of broadening and renewed production as textile workers agree to adjustments.
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New England
Federal
Liverpool
Chicago
Boston
Police Commissioner Binghams Saloon Watch Scandal
A fragment notes police commissioner Bingham organizing a police guard at his own saloon. The brief hints at possible misuse of authority and VIP security plans within the force.
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Bingham
Vipla
Laws, leaders, and reforms spark debates in city politics
New York discussions focus on charter powers for Borough presidents, excise law plans, and the McCarren bill shaping party conventions. Governor Hughes vetoes a fare bill, while the State Charities Aid Association highlights probation reforms and supervised officers amidst turbulent politics.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
National Cemetery
Cypress Hills
Brooklyn
Hughes
Bettine
Rien J. Arnold
Public Service Commission
Tenth Avenue Pedker
State Charities Aid Association
Roundup of light scoops and jokes from various papers
A collage of humorous snippets and brief items: a Hudson River Day Line passenger comments on tide water shades near Storm King. a Punch cartoon miscue with Mrs Spott and Lady Prettiwell. an article in Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung questions President Wilson’s reception of a Polish reform paper. light quips from Tit-Bits and Yonkers Statesman. old soldier Budnikoff’s long service record and a brusque climate joke from Philadelphia Press.
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Hudson River
New York
Fort Wayne
Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung
White House
Poland
Germany
Melancholy Forecast for Dem Nomination Scene
The Brooklyn Eagle argues the Denver convention may adjourn without a nomination and casts doubt on Johnson as a winner while Bryan is labeled a sure loser. It urges real competition for the Presidency and suggests nominating Bryan would yield a walkover, while Johnson would be a different case.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Eagle
Denver
Johnson
Bryan
Ice Cream for Breakfast Grows as a Trend
A Philadelphia confectioner notes a new fad of serving ice cream at breakfast. Customers request quart strawberry cream daily before 7 am, creating an early morning route like the milkman. He sees it as cooling, nourishing, and promising broader popularity by midsummer.
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Philadelphia Record
Slipper as Applied to Matrimony in Kentucky
A Providence Journal item notes a fifteen year old boy and eleven year old girl wed with parental consent in Kentucky. The dispatch mocks that argument failed as the lovers argued they would age by waiting and did not want to waste their youth.
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Providence Journal
Kentucky
Cretan Patriots and Venizelos Move Toward Union with Greece
Charles Sprague Smith recalls a voyage to Crete after the last insurrection. He met Venizelos and Cretan leaders who spoke of payng the blood price for union with Greece. He notes Crete’s population of Christians and Turkish-descended minorities and believes democracy in America supports their cause.
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the Tribune
Crete
Knossos
Mycenay
Tiryns
Piiaeus
Greece
America
Canea
Venizelos
Athens
Prince George
New World
Tim Crete
Charles Sprague Smith
New York
New Jersey Racetrack Gambling Saga and Shifting Parties
W H Price recounts a historical shift in New Jersey politics when racetrack gambling stirred voter sentiment. James A Bradley from Monmouth County ran on one issue and won, giving him a decisive Senate vote. The Democratic rump blocked progress, but the bill passed by one, closing racetracks like Guttenberg. the state has since not returned to the Democrats.
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The
Tribune
New J
Ersey
Kcans
Monmouth County
James A. Bradley
Monmouth
Bradley
Senate
W. H. Price
East 8Th Street
Brooklyn
A Pleased Visitor Proclaims Transit Help in City
The writer recalls a stay in the metropolis and surrounding towns praising the prompt assistance received on entering streetcars elevated lines or subways. The narrator anticipated discomfort from crowds and unfamiliar travel but notes favorable experiences aiding women in transit.
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Ashton
Jersey
Newment
City
Sumer
Newark
Daily Cribeme
Darius Greens
Europe
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
Money and Business
New
Bronx
Queens
Charter Revision Commission
McCarren
Murphy
Tammany
Mrs. Spott
Lady Prettiwell
Berlin
Paris
Abel Devol
Théâtre Athenée
Armand d’Arotols
M. Devol
Tommie
Yonkers Statesman
Budnikoff
Hussar Life Guards
St. George's Order
Philadelphia Press
New Jersey
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