Amusements listings for Broadway venues headlined by vaudeville acts
A busy schedule of theater and Vaudeville performances across New York venues. Acts include The Man from Home, A Gentleman from Mississippi, The Traveling Salesman, and The Devil. Notable shows appear at Academy of Music, Alhambra, Empire, Knickerbocker, Lyceum, and York theatres with varied start times and prices.
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Academy OF Music
Alhambra
Mississippi
Marcello
Empire
Jack Straw
Arden Theatre
Devil Garrick
Mrs. Peckharm
Carouse
Husarenfieber
CRETT
Mmersteins
Vander
Madison Square Garden
Majestic
Agencs
New Amsterdam
Merri
York
Nea Gavot
Mater Stuyvesant
Hope Wallace
Weber
Warrens
Virginia
Nero Dork Daily Cribs
The brief item notes the Monday October 12 1908 issue of the Nero Dork Daily Cribs published by the Tribune Association of New York with Ogden Mills as president and James M Barrett as secretary and treasurer, listing Tribune Building at 154 Nassau Street as the office.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
James M. Barrett
Balloonists survive Berlin race disaster in narrow escape
Holland Forbes and Augustus threaded a miraculous escape when their balloon envelope burst at four thousand feet over Berlin. The car dropped two feet before torn silk formed a parachute, slowing the descent and causing only minor injuries. Also noted are war agitation easing in various capitals, the British fleet movements, and disparate domestic items including Taft's campaign tour and bank exam announcements.
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A. Holland Forbes
Augustus
Berlin
Belgrade
Edward
M. Iswolsky
Balkan
Edward Grey
Charles Hardinge
Paris
Daily Telegraph
London
Queen Alexandra
Manila
Supreme Court
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Murray
Washington
St. Louis
Richford
Camden
N. J
Eprest
Newport
R. 1
United States
Yankee
Buzzard’s Bay
Mila
Montana
American Federation of Labor
Taft
Leake
New Jersey
Robert S. MacArthur
Hughes
Fowler
Wrgan
Federated Union
Oised Gompers
Yeaders
Brooklyn
Governor's Island
West Side
Association
Fire Department
Central Federated Son
Frawley
Letter on New York Harbor sewage and health peril
Major Charlies Woodruff criticizes New York City sewage practices in a letter to American Medicine. He argues the harbor beds are laden with filth, swamps of sewer debris fast sink, and flies spread disease, threatening public health and commercial prosperity. He urges Board of Wealth inquiry and abatement measures.
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Tribune
Charlies Woodruff
Senate
Hudson
East
New York
Board of Wealth
Woodruff
Woodsuff
Septic Tank Costs and Water Filters for City Sewage Plans
A national authority suggests a study by a New York Chamber of Commerce committee to estimate costs for septic tanks and disposal works. The piece notes future needs for water filters and rendering plants, stressing taxpayers’ burden and funding implications.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
New York World Postal Card Canvass Sparks Humor in Politics
The New York World conducts a postal card canvass in New York City showing lively public mood. It estimates Chanler leads by about 300 thousand in a 640 thousand vote base, while Bryan shows a citywide gain. the piece mocks polling methods and notes shifts from Hughes and Hearst supporters to Chanler.
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New York City
New York World
Postal Board
Roosevelt
Judge Parker
New York
Chanler
Taft
Bryan
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Chanler
Hearst
Governor Hughes Arrives in New York for Campaign Tour
The governor comes to New York today to register before a state speaking tour. Republicans cheer his return, citing his health vigor and experience. Observers note his strong loyalty to party and his skill as both advocate and critic, predicting his reputation will rise further during the campaign.
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Hughes
New York
Who Are the Crooks For
Governor Hughes is asked to consider voters questions about the state. The piece urges testing crooks in New York by asking whom they are against, not for Hughes. It lists gamblers, Wall Street operators, Tammany figures, and others as possible opposers, urging voters to choose the candidate opposed by the crooks.
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New York
Hughes
Wall Street
Murphy and Conners
Tammany Hall
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Utica
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Democrats
New York Globe
Republican
Mr. Taft
Salvage by Compressed Air Promises Ship Rescue Method
A 19th century note describes a new salvage method using compressed air to impart buoyancy to stranded ships. After prior failures, two American engineers report successful trials, citing the Bavarian freed from a St. Lawrence reef and the Mount Temple secured before release, signaling potential for merchant marine rescues.
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Nova Scotia
Technical World Magazine
Mount Temple
Paris
St. Lawrence
Financial Wraps War Weather and Markets in Early 1908
The report details political factors shaping the security market and a general rise in stock prices, offset by overseas complications and a heavy demand for American securities abroad. It notes domestic rail obligations, improved railway earnings, reduced idle freight cars, gold reserves, and varied commodity movements in wheat and cotton, alongside weather impacts on retail trade and rising industrial activity.
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Balkan
St. Louis
Europe
New York
Lancashire Mills
Drouth
Northwest
Rev Dr Cyrus Townsend Brady Named Rector At St George's Kansas City
The Rev Dr Cyrus Townsend Brady a Naval Academy graduate and author will become rector of St George's Episcopal Church in Kansas City Missouri joining Trinity Church Toledo where he served since 1905 Born in Allegheny Pennsylvania in 1861 he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1883 The announcement notes his extensive writings and public recognition.
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Cyrus Townsend Brady
Naval Academy
St. George's Episcopal Church
Kansas City
Trinity Church
Toledo
Brady
Allegheny
Penn
United States Naval Academy
Lengthy reminiscence and playful items in a late issue
The column recalls Rev. David Charles Hughes addressing the Williamsboro Bridge opening and a tale of a governor's banishment to Albany, alongside a house visit by a prospective tenant. It notes Chicago students creating cooking clubs to dodge anti fraternity rules, a Punch caption exchange about Sabbath travel, and a discussion of the longest English word with antidisestablishmentanonism vs honorificabilitudinitive.
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Williamsboro Bridge
David Charles Hughes
Albany
Hughes
West End Avenue
Mr. Hughes
Chicago
Board of Education
Economy Shows Broad Recovery Signals Across Industries
Reports from multiple sectors indicate rising production and consumer demand, with pig iron furnaces more active than at any time this year. Flour mills and textile plants show stronger outputs while September building permits exceed 1907 levels. Demographic and political notes reference Bryan and Hearst rhetoric and party unity.
Isometric Phrases and Thirteen-Syllable Dread in Drama
The Louisville Courier Journal notes literary spoof language and long polysyllabic terms for satire while praising stage structure as acts unfold. The writer observes suspense in theatre with a villain’s schemes and a hoped-for just ending, and reflects on dramatic taste.
Hughes Constructive Statesmanship
From multiple newspapers the call to reelect Governor Hughes by a large margin highlights his regulation of public service corporations as constructive. The editorials praise his leadership and urge organized support across New York communities, clergy, and voters to oppose gambling interests and political bosses. It also notes praise from The New York Times and Syracuse Herald while urging residents to register and vote.
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Buffalo Commercial
New York
Hughes
New York Times
Dem
Rare plant explorations by N L Britton in Jamaica Jamaica
Professor Nathaniel L. Britton of the New York Botanical Gardens reports on eight years of West Indies and Central America expeditions. He notes Jamaica hosts about three thousand flowering plant varieties, plus numerous ferns mosses and lichens. He describes cactus water from melon cactus aiding hydration and lists study sites across Jamaica Cuba Haiti Bahamas Bermuda Puerto Rico St Kitts Montserrat Dominica and mainland Central America and Colombia.
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Nathaniel L. Britton
New York Botanical Gardens
Bronx
West Indies
Jamaica
Britton
the Tribune
Central America
Cuba
Haiti
Bahamas
Bermuda
Porto Rico
St. Kitts
Montserrat
Dominica
Mexico
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Panama
Colombia
Island of
Haldane’s buoyant politics amid reform debates
London September 3. Mr Haldane remains an optimistic figure amid talks of army reform, unemployment, poor law changes, pensions, and licensing. He champions social reform while critics warn reforms may be superficial, with the government urged to show concrete, thorough action rather than rhetoric.
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London
Haldane
Mark Tapley
Scotland
Fifeshire
Switzerland
Germany
Cologne
Leipsic
Munich
Army
John Burns
Tess
Tapleys
Mr. Haldane
England
Commonwealth
Ln.f
Bursting Meteor Explodes Over North Georgia
A massive meteor burst over North Georgia on a Friday afternoon sending a loud explosion across multiple towns. Fragments resembling gravel rained down afterward, triggering panic in the region as residents reported the startling event from various locations.
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the Tribune
Rome
North Georgia
Towerman Jim Fagan to lecture at Harvard on railroads
Cambridge Oct 11 President Eliot invited Jim Fagan a signal towerman on the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine Railroad to give lectures on railroad matters and other topics. He has written Confessions of a Railroad Signalman and is noted as a thorough student and ready speaker.
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Tribune
Cambridge
Mass
Eliot
Harvard University
Jim” Fagan
James
Fagan
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Pacific Fleet Returning From Samoa Cruise
Rear Admiral Swinburne reports the Pacific fleet returning from Samoa with destroyers in tow. West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania South Dakota and destroyers Terry Preble Stewart Hull will arrive next Tuesday. Tennessee Washington California with Truxtun Hopkins Whipple follow about three days behind arriving Friday. All well.
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Honolulu
Swinburne
Pacific Fleet
Samoa
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Terry
Preble
Stewart
Hull
Tennessee
Washington
California
Truxtun
Hopkins
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Nero Dork
Cresspool
Money and Business
Catholic Standard and Times
Brooklyn Eagle
Mr. Hearst
Turkey
Mr. Bryan
Troy
Charles Bulkley Hubbell
Troy Times
Hubbell
Independence League
Glasgow Herald
Louisville Courier-Journal
Syracuse Herald
Ind
Manhattan
Professor Britton
Towerman
Harvard
Jim’’ Fagan
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