The Old Homestead and Vaudeville Lineup at Local Theatres
Amusements listing show multiple venues with schedules and acts including The Old Homestead at Academy of Music and vaudeville at Alhambra and other theatres. Notable acts include The Man from Home The Devil and A Gentleman from Mississippi among many stage performances and musical sketches across Broadway area venues.
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Academy OF Music
Alhambra
Americax
Home
BIJOU
Mississippi
Blaney
Broadway
Algeris
Casino
Marcelle
Vavéeille
Criterion
Flutfy Ru
Zenda
Hammaretein
Herald Square
Hippodrome
Ballet of Birdland
Wapson
Knickerbocker
Liberty
Wilcfre
Lyceum
LYRIC
Mischief
Madison Square Garden
Majestic
Agnes
Amsterdam
Merri Widow
New York
SAVOY
Mater Etuyvesant
Wallace
Weber
New York Daily Tribune details officers and address
The newspaper is opened and published by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribune Building No 15 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills president and James M Barrett secretary and treasurer The officers address is the newspaper office itself.
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Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
No. 15
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
James M. Barrett
Nespaper
Balkans crisis and European tension flare worldwide
A Paris communique reports M Pichon outlining a tentative plan for an international Balkans conference and France’s optimism for an accord. In Belgrade crowds push for war with Austria Hungary while Vienna warns of Serbia’s frontier plans. Berlin denies Balkans blame as Albania proclaims independence. St Petersburg cholera cases decline. Domestic notes cover Taft in Cincinnati Hughes in Kansas Stewart test, Root Wu arbitration, Vermont’s governor, Philadelphia celebration, Adirondacks fires, and weather.
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Paris
M. Pichon
Balkans
France
Austria-Hungary
Belgrade
Servia
Vienna
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Berlin
Albania
Turkey
St. Petersburg
Gloucester
Mass
Liverpool
China
Peking-Hankow
Taft
Cincinnati
Hughes
Wichita
Kansas
William F. Stewart
Washington
State Department
Root
George H. Prouty
Vermont
Montpelier
Philadelphia
Adirondacks
W. Seward Webb
William Rockefeller
Exit the New Bryan and the limits of reform
A critical appraisal of the Bryan campaign argues the so called New Bryan of 1908 is worn thin and lacks guiding ideas. The piece notes Democratic lack of durable principles and questions the politician’s claim to change. It cites The Indianapolis News criticizing Eastern audiences for misreading Bryan’s current stance.
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Bryan
Indianapolis News
New York
East
Mr. Bryan
Metropolis
Bryan’s shifting stance harms his national appeal in 1908
The piece argues thatYork clings to Western myths while East judged Bryan rightly. It claims Bryan’s 1908 campaign shows shiftiness and self interest, failing to live up to early hopes. It contrasts the new Bryan unfavorably with the steadfast, though controversial, old Bryan.
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York
Bryan
Indianapolis
West
Not Disbarred Clearest Shield for Blumenstiel Nomination
Boss Murphy blocks Blumenstiel’s Supreme Court bid claiming he was not disbarred, a line that reveals contempt for voters. The piece argues the nomination risks corrupting justice and politics, widening Tammany influence beyond New York City into upstate while condemning the boss’s civic indifference.
Crete’s Union With Greece Jolts Balkan Balance
The Crete-Greece union emerges as a by-product of Bulgaria and Austria Hungary treaty violations. Turkey protests annexation, but the move is tied to broader Balkan tensions. Servia faces further encirclement by hostile states, hindering its expansion prospects in the reshaped peninsula.
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Crete
Greece
Turkey
Berlin
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
Servia
Lazar
Kosseve
Balkan Peninsula
Rumored Balkan Shifts Threaten Quiet of Europe
The text argues that Servian restoration over Bosnia risks alien domination by Austria Hungary and urges Montenegro toward Italy to counter Vienna. It notes possible Albanian independence, warns against Servia waging war, and calls for British French and Russian mediation to prevent war and secure just compensation. It highlights Romania as a potential factor and cautions about Turkey and Otoman moves impacting balance.
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Bosnia
Hapsburgs
Montenegro
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy
Adriatic
Italia
Servia
Turkey
Romania
Bucharest
Great Britain
France
Russia
Unwelcome Visitor Faces Boston Officials Over Budget Ideas
A Boston mayor's remarks at a Budget Exhibition spark local ire. George F. Hibbard argues municipal business can run like private enterprise, claiming efficiency gains and large contract savings. Critics, led by Controller Metz, push back on waste margins and political profit. The piece portrays tensions between city managers and outside officials.
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George F. Hibbard
Boston
Hibbard
Metz
Hardihood
New Jersey Keynote Signals Forts Lead in Campaign
A New Jersey political column praises Governor Fort as the real GOP leader, pledging the party will pursue a forthright campaign on national and state issues. It defends the excise law, condemns calls to ignore it, and asserts Republicans will enforce the existing saloon framework while remaining open to lawful reform if the people demand it.
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New Jersey
Governor Fort
Fort
Atlantic City
Trenton
Republican Party
Wreck of the Mayplower Retold as Ocean Adventure
The Mayplower expedition to recover hidden treasure was thwarted by a tropical hurricane. A light yacht foundered with the foremast stump and torn canvas, leaving its crew stranded for three days. Three steamships attempted rescue, two left and the third failed in its first effort.
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Tribune
Robert Louis Stevenson
Clark Russell
Jules Verne
Remarkable Mayflower Survives Cyclone Without Loss of Life
The Mayflower, a twenty two year old racing yacht, weathered a severe cyclone near Nassau and Bermuda with its hull intact and no one harmed. The vessel, though rigging was lost, stayed afloat on a busy maritime route as the season neared its end. The author notes another four West Indies cyclones this two month period and reflects on a calm Atlantic after a perilous spell.
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West Indies
South Atlantic Seaboard
Bahamas
Bermuda
Nassau
New Providence
Atlantic
McCarren Rejects Renominations Over Gambling Bills
Colonel Watterson predicts party fortunes across states while noting McCarren in Brooklyn refused renominations for Fuller and Grady due to anti-racetrack gambling votes. He questions why New Jersey, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and Kansas weren’t carried, and highlights Democrat strengths in New York Indiana Nebraska Ohio Illinois.
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McCarren
Brooklyn
Senator Fuller
Grady
Albany
Colonel Watterson
James K. Jones
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Kansas
Free breakfasts for Chicago schoolchildren meet opposition
A plan to provide free breakfasts to ten thousand Chicago public school children faces opposition. Charles R. Jones calls the plan ridiculous and warns it could fuel saloon profits. The items include a mix of humorous quips and brief notes from various sources.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Charlies R. Jones
Prohibition National Committee
Kansas City
Peary Delayed by Fog on Far North Voyage
Captain Samuel W. Bartlett reports from St. Johns N F that Peary’s Rooseveltd voyage from Etah toward the pole was slowed by fog and high winds delaying departure twenty four hours, with August 18 as the sailing date. Bartlett notes a good passage up Smith Sound and mentions Dr Frederick A Cook leaving Cape Hubbard on March 17 with two natives and fifteen dogs, with no word received by Bartlett at Etah.
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Peary
Etah
Pole
Samuel W. Bartlett
St. John's
N. F
Bartlett
Roosevelt
Smith Sound
Frederick A. Cook
Cape Hubbard
Ptah
Boston rector possibly to be bishop of Washington
The Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann, rector of Trinity Church, was formally notified of his election as Bishop of the Washington Diocese by a committee. He said he may not yet decide and may need a week or longer to answer.
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Boston
Alexander Mann
Trinity Church
Washington
R. H. McKim
Roland Cotton Smith
Melville Church
Callahan Leaves Estate to College in Will
Newburg New York October 8 Joseph J Callahan of this city names the College of St Francis Xavier New York City as sole legatee under a will valued at $20000 He leaves nothing to his sister Mrs Ann T Bushell of Peoria Illinois citing her prosperity A farm in Putchess County is included for use by clergy and professors as a retreat or country home
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Newburg
N. Y
Joseph J. Callahan
College of St. Francis Xavier
New York City
Ann T. Bushell
Peoria
Putchess County
White House social notes from October
President Roosevelt held two consultations with Acting Interior Secretary Frank Pierce and met Secretary Root who plans one campaign speech on October 31 in New York. Other visitors included Webb Hayes, Henry Barber, Winslow, John Allen, John M Wilson, John R Sheffield, Bat Masterson, and Charles E Glover. Mrs Roosevelt hosted a small East Room gathering with a George Hamlin song recital. Isham Hornsby opened her town house. daughter Mire Robert Kennon Evans to join for winter.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
Frank Pierce
Interior
Garfield
Root
New York
W. R. Willcox
New York Public Service Commission
Charles Ayer Whipple
President Roosevelt
Republican Club
White House
Webb Hayes
President Hayes
Henry A. Barber
Winslow
John Allen
Mississippi
John M. Wilson
John R. Sheffield
Bat” Masterson
Charles E. Glover
Rhode Island Avenue
Canada
Isham H. Hornsby
White Sulphur Springs
Mire Robert Kennon Evans
Colonel Evans
Diplomatic Corps Sees Attaches and Envoys Spread Across Cities
The Austro Hungarian attaché and Baroness Preuschen von und zu Liebenstein return to Washington after summer at Bar Harbor. Count Hermann von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg travels to Philadelphia for Philadelphia’s 225th anniversary ceremonies. Viscount de Chambron and other foreign charges also head to Philadelphia. Colonel Baron de Bode, Russian military attaché, spends a few days in New York.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Preuschen von Und Zu Liebenstein
Bar Harbor
Hermann von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg
Philadelphia
Viscount de Chambron
Mr. Reynards
Netherlands
Henri Martin
Baron de Bode
New York
Washington Society Notes From The Tribune Bureau
Chief Justice Fuller returns to Washington from New York with his son in law and daughter and will spend winter with him. Beekman Winthrop has leased 17½ Massachusetts avenue and will be joined by Mrs Winthrop next week. Edson Bradley's Dupont Circle house nears completion and may be ready by year end. The Bradleys will visit early next week to attend interior decorations. James Harriman and Miss Harriman have opened their house on Connecticut avenue for winter. Brigadier General Edwin M Coates and Mrs Coates are in Washington for the season. Mr and Mrs Herbert Knox Smith, recently married, are in Washington for the season. Mrs Smith is daughter of ex Senator Dietrich. Associate Justice and Mrs Edward D White have...
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Dupont Circle
Edson Bradley
New York
Bradley
Capital
James Harriman
Harriman
Connecticut Avenue
Edwin M. Coates
Coates
Herbert Knox Smith
Farmington
Connege
Smith
Dietrich
Nebraska
Edward D. White
Renaissance furniture and Bellini Madonna at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art reports new accessions of early Italian Renaissance furniture including carved wood chests a cradle and a Piccolomini family mirror frame. A Bellini Madonna and Child is highlighted among Venetian works. Asian rugs and a Delhi peacock throne pedestal, saved from mutiny destruction, are also noted. The bulletin details Amenehat pyramid excavations led by Albert M. Lythgoe and plans to cover the artifacts with dammar varnish to protect them.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Piccolomini
Florence
Delhi
Tyler
South Kensington Museum
Giovanni Bellini
Pyramid of
Amenehat
Albert M. Lythgoe
Lythgoe
Egypt
Aberdeen
Metropolitan Museum Offers Free Guide to Members and Teachers
The Metropolitan Museum of Art appoints Lucy O Perkins as expert guide to explain its treasures by appointment. Free guidance for members and teachers and their pupils. others charged 2 cents per person with a $1 minimum per hour. Also notes Lazarus scholarship competition at the National Academy of Design starting Monday October 9 with 9 am sessions.
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Metropoltan Museum of Art
Lucy O. Perkins
Museum of Fine Arts
Reston
American Museum of Natural History
Perkins
Lazarus
National Academy of Design
Planning Lincoln Celebration in City Hall Meeting
A Lincoln centenary celebration set for February 12 1999 was discussed by Mayor McClellan’s Lincoln committee at City Hall with Elihu Root as principal orator. Attendees included Choate Orr Parker Bigelow Woodruff Harvey Dittenhoefer Burnett Webb and Porter Sickles McCook among others.
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Elihu Root
McClellan
Lincoln Committee
City Hall
Joseph H. Choate
Bishop Burgess
Long Island
Alexander E. Orr
Alton B. Parker
John Bigelow
Timothy L. Woodruff
George B. Harvey
Dittenhoefer
Henry Clews
Horace Porter
War Department
Charles Almerin Tinker
Albert Brown Chandler
Thomas Thompson Eckert
EF. Hedges
Choate
Hugh Hastings
New York Society Here for Lusitania Arrival
High society names including L Townsend Burden and Lord Northcliffe gather for the Lusitania arrival from Liverpool. Others in town plan winter stays at the St. Regis and Plaza while several travelers depart for Hot Springs, Lenox, and Europe.
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L Townsend Burden
William A. M. Burden
Lord
Busy Day for Doctors at Tuberculosis Congress Visit
Delegates from the International Congress on Tuberculosis touring New York were hosted by the city’s physicians. About seventy five French and other delegates visited Sea Breeze Hospital at Coney Island, viewed disinfecting gear on the steamship Lowell, and attended a Yale Club dinner before a session at the Academy of Medicine. Mayor McClellan welcomed them and praised the local fight against tuberculosis as Dr Koch lauded conditions here.
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Washington
New York
Bir
McClellan
Dr. Koch
Sea Breeze Hospital
G. Sims Woodhead
Academy of Medicine
Nathan Straus
Milk and Tuberculosis Letter Read at Washington Meeting
A letter from Nathan Straus of New York was read at a Washington meeting tied to the Tuberculosis Congress. Straus stated bovine tuberculosis is infectious and noted scientists at the congress supported that view. He predicted that pasteurization would reduce tuberculosis to a minor item in global statistics within a generation.
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Washington
Will of Charles Weisbecker Harlem Marketman
The will of Charles Weisbecker of 268% to 27¢ West 125th street, who died in a New Jersey auto race, was filed for probate. Executed October 13, 1897, Frederick W. Mayforth is named executor and Mrs Weisbecker is to receive income for life or until remarriage, with remainder to the children. household items go to his wife.
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Charles Weisbecker
Harlem
West 125Th Street
New Jersey
Mr. Weisbecker
Frederick W. Mayforth
Nassau Street
No Favors To Prairie Oil Co
Acting Interior Secretary Frank Pierce called charges of favoritism toward Prairie Oil and Gas Company absolutely false. He stated the secretary has never favored any applicant and has enforced rules impartially to protect the interests of all parties.
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Washington
Frank Pierce
Secretary of the Interior
Prairie Ot and Gas Company
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