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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1908

Page

25

Amusements at Local Theatres and Vaudeville Schedule

A scan of theater listings shows numerous venues with varied acts. The Man from Home Devil and other vaudeville performances run at different start times including 6 15 and 8 15 p m, with attractions such as The World in Wax The Merry Widow The Warrens of Virginia and Paid in Full among multiple venues like Colonial Criterion Garden Theatre and Lyceum through the evening.

Academy OF Music Mississippi Marcello Ly's Jack Straw Garden Theatre Devil Garrick Mrs. Peckhham Carouse Gernan Theatre Husarenfieber Ackett Mmerstein Vanderitield Square Hippoprome Falict Birdland Rudbon Pierre the Plains Enickerrbocker Gottenberg Liberty Wildtre Lyceum Jore LYRIC Mile_ Michief Madison Square Electrical Amnes New Amsterdam New York Njea Egavoy Mater Stuyvesant Hope Wallace Weber West End Warrens Virginia

New York Daily Tribune masthead details 1908

The note states ownership and publication by Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills president James W Barrett secretary and treasurer.

Tribune Association New York Tribune Nassau Street Ogden Mills James W. Barrett

Miraculous Balloon Race Escape and Global Tensions

In Berlin a balloon race crash narrowly missed two flyers as their car plunged. They survived with minor injuries after torn silk acted as a parachute. Global news notes a wavering war mood, Yugoslav politics, and imperial maneuvers with diplomacy intensifying.

Harbor sewage criticized by Major Woodruff

Major Charles Woodruff condemns New York City sewage disposal as practiced for seventy five years. He warns the harbor beds are filled with filth, dredging is grossly unpleasant, and disease carried by flies and contaminated water poses a threat to public health and commerce. An inquiry by the Board of Wealth is urged.

Tribune Charles Woodruff Hudson East New York Board of Wealth Woodruff Major Woodruff

Sewerage planning for New York City taxes burden estimates

A special committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce is urged to assess costs for septic tanks and other sewage disposal works. The piece notes the possible need for water filters and stresses the importance of knowing the tax burden before undertaking such facilities. It suggests timely estimates to guide future urban infrastructure decisions.

New York Chamber of Commerce

New York World Postal Card Canvass Sparks Political Humor

The New York World postal card canvass suggests New Yorkers retain humor in politics. From 8 654 respondents in greater New York the piece estimates Chanler leading with about 803 785, Bryan 131 806, and a Hughes to Chanler shift indicating a 300 000 majority, while cautioning that straw polls are unreliable.

New York City New York World Roosevelt Judge Parker New York Chanter Bryan Coler Mr. Chanler Taft Hughes Chanler Hughes-Chanler Mr. Hughes Hearst

Governor Hughes Returns to New York to Lead Republican Campaign

Governor Hughes travels to New York today to register before his statewide speaking tour. Republicans greet him enthusiastically as he brings proven health vigor and experience from the West. The return is seen as enhancing his influence and ability to advocate Republican principles while critiquing the opposition.

Hughes New York

Who are the crooks for Hughes in Chicago discourse

Governor Hughes questions voters by asking them to identify who the crooks oppose. He lists Wall Street traders, book makers, gamblers, Tammany figures, Metropolitan Railway backers, and legislators. The piece argues that many tied to these interests oppose Hughes, while others may not be crooks, and urges voters to choose by whom they oppose rather than whom they favor.

Hughes Wall Street Murphy and Conners Tammany Hall Metropolitan Street Railway Company

Salvage by compressed air aids stranded ships

The article discusses a new salvage method using compressed air to buoy sunken vessels. It cites two successful cases and notes engineers’ claims of overcoming past failures. A Bavarian steamer freed from a rock and the Mount Temple incident are mentioned as examples in this struggle.

Technical World Magazine St. Lawrence Mount Temple

Wrecking Tactics Save Bavarian and Mount Temple Ships

Divers record six week preparations using compressed air to expel water from single compartments and cemented holes before final pumping. Lower air pressure, tie to tide, and careful repairs allowed ships to rise gradually. Similar economy saved the White Star freighter Stevie by cutting the bow and towing the rest to refuge, suggesting lessons for naval wrecking officials.

Nova Scotia Technical World Magazine Mount Temple Paris Stevie

Financial market swayed by politics and overseas conditions

Money and business items describe vast foreign demand for American securities, mixed domestic signals as election looms, and a global pull on currencies. Rail and freight trends show slight improvements while agriculture markets face weather, supply, and demand fluctuations amid a cautious economic mood.

Balkan St. Louis Europe New York Lancashire Mills Drouth

Rev Dr Cyrus Townsend Brady Named Rector of St George's KC

The Rev Dr Cyrus Townsend Brady, Naval Academy graduate and author, is appointed rector of St George's Episcopal Church in Kansas City Missouri after serving at Trinity Church Toledo since 195. Born 1861 in Allegheny Pennsylvania, Brady is a noted writer with numerous books and articles. A business man comments on a cash register invention as a potential millionaire maker. A drygoods firm reports rush letters from five states urging immediate replenishment of stock due to a recent sales slump improving trade indicators.

Cyrus Townsend Brady Naval Academy St. George's Episcopal Church Kansas City Trinity Church Toledo Brady Allegheny Penn United States Naval Academy

Long Address Touches Home and Students in Mixed Tales

The article recalls Rev. David Charles Hughes's Williamsburg Bridge speech and a housing visit tied to the governor, noting family portraits and a poignant question about women in coeducational colleges. It also mentions Chicago high school fraternities forming cooking clubs to bypass anti-fraternity rules and a Punch cartoon exchange about Sunday travel.

Williamsburg Bridge David Charles Hughes Albany Hughes West End Avenue Chicago Ecity Board of Education

Mixed industry signals show growing production optimism

The article notes widespread reports of rising production across diverse sectors from manufacturing to textiles and flour mills, with some areas not fully matching demand yet overall confidence for consumption rising. It cites pig iron output, building permits, and rail equipment hesitancy, while political chatter targets Bryan and Hearst amid campaign rhetoric and party unity discussions.

Fresh tests of sobriety and grand stage plots

A London satire notes the Glas gow Herald line about sobriety tests and mocks long scientific phrases from England and Europe. It then reflects on a melodrama where the hero faces peril, the villain schemes, and the villain is finally defeated in Act IV, tracing classic theatrical suspense.

Glasgow Herald England Rut

Constructive Hughes Support Across Papers

A synthesis of editorials from The Buffalo Commercial Utica Press Seattle Post Intelligencer New York Times Syracuse Herald and The New York Globe praising Governor Hughes. They urge re election highlighting honest regulation of public services opposition to gamblers and party bosses and the need to register to vote before the last day.

Buffalo New York Hughes

Botanist Britton Ships Rich West Indian Plant Treasures

Professor Nathaniel L. Britton head of the New York Botanical Gardens returned from his fourth West Indies expedition. He gathered rare plant specimens from Jamaica and other territories, noting about 3000 flowering plants, 500 ferns, and varied mosses and lichens. The work spans Jamaica to Colombia, enriching tropical American botany and placing experts in every parish of Jamaica.

Nathaniel L. Britton New York Botanical Gardens Bronx West Indies Jamaica Britton the Tribune Central America Cuba Haiti Bahamas Bermuda Porto Rico St. Kitts Montserret Dominica Mexico Costa Rica Guatemala Panama Colombia Island of

Haldane’s buoyant faith amid reform fever in London

London writer lauds Haldane as the merry Tapley of politics. He celebrates army reform talk, unemployment relief ideas, and the push for poor law and pension changes while warning that optimistic rhetoric masks uncertain, incomplete policy progress. The piece urges steadier, more precise action rather than grand promises.

London Haldane Mark Tapley Scotland Tapleys England Commonwealth Commons

Bursting Meteor Alarms Georgians Near Rome Ga

An immense meteor burst near Rome Georgia late Friday afternoon causing a terriffic explosion that panicked much of North Georgia. The blast was heard in numerous towns and was followed by a rain of small gravel like particles.

the Tribune Rome Here North Georgia

Towerman to lecture at Harvard on railroad matters

Cambridge mass Oct 11 President Eliot invites Jim Fagan a signal towerman on the Fitchburg division of the Boston & Maine Railroad to deliver a course of lectures on railroad issues He is noted for practical insight and has published Confessions of a Railroad Signalman He is described as a thorough student and well informed

the Tribune Cambridge Mass Eliot Harvard University Jim” Fagan James Fagan Fitchburg Boston & Maine Railroad

Pacific Fleet Returning From Samoa Cruise Report

Wireless telegram from Rear Admiral Swinburne says the Pacific fleet sails toward Honolulu with destroyers in tow. West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania South Dakota Terry Preble Stewart Hull due next Tuesday. Tennessee Washington California Truxtun Hopkins Whipple three days later. All reports indicate all ships and crews are well.

Honolulu Swinburne Pacific Fleet Samoa West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania South Dakota Terry Preble Stewart Hull Tennessee Washington California Truxtun Hopkins Whipple

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