Amusements district listings for New York venues
A dense OCR style listing of theater and vaudeville shows with timing notes across many venues including Academy of Music Alhambra Broadway Criterion Daly's Garden Theatre Garrick German Theatre Hackett Liberty Lyceum Lyric Madison Square Garden Majestic New Amsterdam New York Savoy Stuyvesant Wallaces Weber West End and others. It catalogs acts such as The Old Homestead A Gentleman from Mississippi The World in Wax The Traveling Salesman The Devil The Merry Widow and The Fighting Hope with various showtimes and prices.
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Academy OF Music
Old Homestead
Alhambra
BUOY
Mississippi
Blaney
Broadway
Algeris
Casino
Marcelle
Vauéeviile
Criterion
Frosty Ruffes
Daly
Myself
Bettina
Empire
Jeck Straw
Gaiety
Garden Theatre
Mrs. Peckham
Hammerstein
Herald Square
Hippodrome
Ballet of Birdland
Offentera
Ickerrbocker
Gottenberg
Liberty
Wildfire
Lyceum
Jove
LYRIC
Mischiel
Madison Square Garden
Majestic
New Amsterdam
New York
Savoy
Wallace
Weber
New York Dirily Tribune Ownership and Officers
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the newspaper. Office and principal place of business is Tribune Building, No 15 Nassau Street, New York. Ogden Mills serves as president and James M Barrett as secretary and treasurer. officers’ address is the newspaper office.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
No. 15
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
James M. Barrett
Balkans Crisis and War Mood Sweep Europe
Disturbances and diplomatic moves fill reports from Paris to Belgrade and Vienna as Balkan tensions rise. France eyes an international conference while Serbia’s plans raise frontiers concerns. Germany denies responsibility. Domestically Taft travels, Hughes tours Kansas, and Vermont swears in a new governor as fires threaten Adirondack estates. Weather shows partly cloudy with a 70 degree high.
Is Bryan the New Bryan? Western Hope Fades
The piece argues the so called new Bryan is worn thin by the campaign, showing no fixed principles. It notes The New York World wavered on his regeneration and cites The Indianapolis News criticizing Eastern audiences for misreading Bryan. The author questions whether Bryan's image can endure the final phase of the contest.
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Bryan
New York World
Alton B. Parker
Indianapolis News
Mr. Bryan
New York
Metropolis
Bryan's shifting stance sparks west east judgment in 1908
The piece contrasts Western and Eastern views of Bryan as the campaign unfolds. It criticizes the "new Bryan" for self interest and insincerity, noting previous reformer hopes have faded. Both coasts see him as less disinterested statesman than in 1896 or 1900, deeming him a sensational agitator still chasing self advancement.
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Bryan
Indianapolis
West
But He Wasn't Disbarred In New York Boss Defends Blumenstiel Nomination
A harsh critique denounces Tammany Hall leader Murphy for backing Emanuel Blumenstiel for the Supreme Court citing disbarment and a scathing bankruptcy case. The piece argues the boss degrades civic decency, mocks voters, and risks expanding his influence beyond Manhattan into upstate New York.
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Boss Murphy
New York
Emanuel Blumenstiel
Supreme Court
Blumenstiel
New York County
Chanler
Bryan
United States District Court
Murphy and Sullivan
Sullivan Legal Gallery
Tammany Hall
Tammany
New York City
Bronx
Sullivan
Mr. Chanler
Judge Parker
Judge O’brien
New York State
Crete Union With Greece Sparks Balkan Tensions
The proclamation of Crete joining Greece is seen as a by-product of Bulgaria and Austria Hungary treaty violations. It threatens Turkey with loss but does not alter other states. The move worsens Servia's position by isolating it among unfriendly powers and blocks expectations of regional expansion.
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Crete
Greece
Turkey
Berlin
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
Servia
Lazar
Kosseve
Balkan Peninsula
Montenegro Breaks with Austria Humiliation Spurs Balkan Tension
The article analyzes potential shifts in Balkan power after Montenegro repudiates Austro-Hungarian protectorate over Bosnia and Herzegovina. It notes likely closer ties with Italy, risks of Italian irredenta, possible Albanian independence, and the need for Britain France and Russia to prevent war while securing compensation to wronged powers. It cautions Servia, Turkey, and Romania as regional factors in a fragile balance.
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Bosnia
Hapsburgs
Montenegro
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy
Austria
Adriatic
Italia
Servia
Turkey
Romania
Bucharest
Great Britain
France
Russia
Unwelcome Visitor Challenges Boston Officials
An editorial protests Mayor George F. Hibbard of Boston for advocating private sector efficiency in municipal work. It rebukes his stance on contracts and staffing, arguing local officials must maintain political profit margins and resist applying businesslike standards to city operations.
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George F. Hibbard
Boston
Hibbard
Metz
Hardihood
New Jersey Keynote Signals Fort Style Victory Bid
Governor Fort outlines Republican strategy in New Jersey stressing excise policy. He denounces calls to ignore laws and defends past and present saloon regulation, urging party unity for a strong statewide campaign and honest enforcement of the Werts law.
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New Jersey
Governor Fort
Fort
Atlantic City
Trenton
Republican Party
Wreck of the Mayflower Story of Lost Treasure Expedition
A tale in yesterday's Tribune recalls a marine expedition aiming to recover treasure. A tropical hurricane wrecked the light yacht, leaving only a foremast stump and a shred of canvas. Three steamships offered rescue, but two left and the third failed on its first attempt.
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Tribune
Robert Louis Stevenson
Clark Russell
Jules Verne
Mayflower Yacht Survives Cyclone Near Nassau
The imperilled Mayflower rode a fierce cyclone with rigging lost but hull intact, a remarkable feat for a twenty two year old racing yacht. The storm, one of four near the West Indies this period, spared the South Atlantic coast while striking Bahamas Bermuda near Nassau New Providence. Amid waning cyclone season, hopes rise the 1908 record may end as the Atlantic remains unusually calm between storms.
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West Indies
South Atlantic Seaboard
Bahamas
Bermuda
Nassau
New Providence
Atlantic
McCarren in Brooklyn cools Fuller and Grady bids
In Brooklyn, McCarren rejects renominations for Senator Fuller and Assemblyman Grady over votes for anti-racetrack gambling measures. He fears Brooklyn misrepresented at Albany by officials who harm his business interests. Political forecast cites several states as leaning Dems or uncertain. Colonel Watterson’s Louisville Courier-Journal prophecy questions broader gains.
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McCarren
Brooklyn
Senator Fuller
Grady
Albany
Free breakfasts plan sparks opposition in Chicago schools
A proposal to provide free breakfasts for ten thousand Chicago public school children labeled habitually hungry faces strong opposition. Charles R. Jones warns a $35,000 yearly program would fuel saloon revenue, while other items touch on prohibition, cholera aid in Russia, a blind Cornell student, and humorous quips from various publications.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Charlies R. Jones
Prohibition National Committee
Kansas City
Peary Delayed by Fog in Far North Venture
Captain Bartlett reports from St Johns that Peary's Roosevelt departed Etah for the Far North on August 18 due to fog and high winds. The voyage on Smith Sound had a favorable passage, while Cook began from Cape Hubbard on March 17 with two natives and fifteen dogs. no word reached Bartlett by his departure.
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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
Dr. Mann May Stay in Boston as Bishop Election
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 the thought of the honor arose but he may need a week or more 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
Joseph J. Callahan of Newburg New York leaves his entire $20,000 estate to the College of St. Francis Xavier in New York City The will also transfers a Dutchess County farm to be used by clergy and professors as a retreat or country home He disinherits his sister Mrs Ann T Bushell of Peoria Illinois due to her prosperity
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Newburg
N. Y
Joseph J. Callahan
College of St. Francis Xavier
New York City
Ann T. Bushell
Peoria
Dutchess County
White House Social Scene Highlights Roosevelt Meetings
Roosevelt consulted with Acting Interior Secretary Frank Pierce and Secretary Root, who planned one campaign speech in New York on October 31. Notable visitors included Webb Hayes, Henry A. Barber, Winston, John Allen, John M. Wilson, Bat Masterson, and Charles E. Glover. Mrs. Roosevelt hosted an East Room song recital as Isham Hornsby opens her town house for winter guests with Kennon Evans and Colonel Evans.
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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 of
White House
Webb Hayes
President Hayes
Henry A. Barber
Winston
John Allen
Mississippi
John M. Wilson
U.S. A
John R. Sheffield
Bat” Masterson
Charles E. Glover
Diplomatic corps active in Philadelphia ceremonies
Austro Hungarian attaché and Baroness Preuschen von und zu Liebenstein return to Washington from Bar Harbor. Count Hermann von Hatzfeldt Wildenburg, German Chargé dAffaires, heads to Philadelphia for the citys 25th anniversary ceremonies. Viscount de Chambron of the French Embassy and other Chargés dAffaires join in Philadelphia. Colonel Baron de Bode, Russian military attaché, spends several 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
Washington society items report Chief Justice Fuller returning to his home with family for the winter. Beekman Winthrop leases 171 Massachusetts avenue again. Edson Bradley couple near completing first Dupont Circle home and preparing for occupants. James Harriman and Miss Harriman reopen their Connecticut avenue house for winter. Brig. Gen. Edwin M. Coates and Mrs. Coates in town. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith stay in Washington. Mrs. Smith is daughter of ex Senator Dietrich. Associate Justice and Mrs. White mentioned among attendees.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
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
Museum Accessions Highlight Early Italian Renaissance Furniture
The Metropolitan Museum of Art adds two new carved wood chests to its Italian Renaissance acquisitions along with a sixteenth century cradle and a Piccolomini family mirror frame. Also on display are Spanish and Asiatic textiles and a Delhi peacock throne pedestal rescued from mutiny damage. The major painting is Bellini’s Madonna and Child. The museum bulletin notes Amenehat pyramid excavations led by Albert Lythgoe and the plan to cover gathered 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 appoints expert guide Lucy O Perkins
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will provide an expert guide to explain its treasures. Mrs Lucy O Perkins is appointed to guide visitors by appointment only. Services are free for members and teachers and students under charge. others pay 20 cents per person with a minimum of one dollar per hour. The Lazarus scholarship competition for mural painting will be held at the National Academy of Design starting Monday October 4 with sessions at 9 a.m. daily.
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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
Lincoln centenary plans discussed by city committee
A Lincoln celebration prompt plan for February 12, 1999 was discussed at City Hall by Mayor McClellan’s Lincoln committee. Principal orator will be Secretary Elihu Root with Joseph H. Choate as chairman. committee of fifteen to be formed, Hastings named as possible chairman.
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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 I. Woodruff
George S. Harvey
Dittenhoefer
Henry Clews
Horace Porter
War Department
Charles Almerin Tinker
Albert Brown Chandler
Thomas Thompson Eckert
Job FE. Hedges
Choate
Hugh Hastings
New York Society Highlights Town Visitors and Winter Plans
The Lusitania arrives from Liverpool with I Townsend Burden and William A Burden among the guests. Lord and Lady Northcliffe plan stays at the St Reg is as Mrs Edward R Wharton arrives from Lenox at the Wolcott. Col and Mrs Franklin Bartlett travel to Hot Springs on their private car.Mrs Trenor Park takes a Plaza apartment for winter. Mrs A Scott Cameron also rents in East 38th. Frederick and Mrs Roosevelt visit from Skaneateles. Warren and Gallatin return from Newport and East Hampton respectively for the season at the St Regis. Births, travels and arrivals are noted among many social figures including Constantin Brun sailing November 2 for Europe.
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I. Townsend Burden
William A. Burden
Lord
Frederic Gallatin
East Hampton
Long Island
Fifth Avenue
St. Regis
Busy day for doctors during tuberculosis congress visit
Delegates from the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington were hosted by the New York committee of physicians. French delegates returned home while about seventy five others toured the city visiting Sea Breeze Hospital and the Quarantine station aboard the steamship Lowell. Mayor McClellan welcomed them at Bir Hall and praised New York’s fight against TB. Dr Doty described disinfection methods for ships and bedding. Luncheon on the Lowell preceded a tour of Sea Breeze Hospital, which treats bone TB. Dr G Sims Woodhead spoke at the Academy of Medicine on bovine TB transmissibility, noting acceptance of risk but lower frequency than some suppose. A letter from Nathan Straus was read.
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International Congress On
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
Nathan Straus of New York sent a letter read at a Tuberculosis Congress session in Washington. He stated bovine tuberculosis is infectious and that scientists support this. He predicted pasteurization would soon make tuberculosis a minor feature in global vital statistics, calling the situation encouraging.
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Washington
Tuberculosis Congress
Nathan Straus
New York
Congress
Will of Charles Weisbecker Harlem marketman dies in crash
The will of Charles Weisbecker of West 125th Street was filed for probate in New York Surrogate's Court. Executed October 18 1907 it names Frederick W Mayforth as executor and wife Mrs Weisbecker as life tenant with the remainder to the children. provisions cover furniture art silver jewelry and business continuation with profits to the estate.
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Charles Weisbecker
Harlem
West 125Th Street
New Jersey
Mr. Weisbecker
Frederick W. Mayforth
Nassau Street
Frederick V. Mayforth
No Favors to Prairie Oil Co Statement Denies Favoritism
Acting Interior Secretary Frank Pierce said accusations of favoritism in granting a Prairie Co and Gas Company permit are absolutely false. He stated the secretary has never favored any applicant and enforces all rules to protect the interests of everyone.
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Washington
Frank Pierce
Secretary of the Interior
Prairie Co and Gas Company
Themex
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Madison Avenue
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