The World in Wax and Vaudeville Listings
Amusements section lists show titles and times across many venues including the Academy of Music and Law venues. Names of acts include The Man from Home The Devil Fluffy Ruffies The Golden Butterfly and The Merry Widow with engagements at venues such as Herals Square Knickerbocker Madison Square Garden and New Amsterdam highlighting a busy New York vaudeville scene with operatic recitals and travelling acts.
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Academy OF Music
Alhambra
ABCO
Mississippi
Negie Hall
Marcelle
Man
MIAL
S—Vanieville
Rion
Fluffy Ruffies
Salus
Myself
Bettina
N Museer
FIRE
Jack Straw
Ganpex
Arden Theatre
the Devil
Arrick
Balied
Madison Square Garden
T—Business Men
Maitstic
Agnes
New Amsterdam
New York
Gavoy
Munier
Gtuvvesant
Wallace
Werrer
Virginia
New York Daily Tribune details officers and address
The edition shows the Tribune Association ownership and publication details. Gaden Mille is president and James M Barrett is secretary and treasurer. Office and principal place of business listed as Tribune Building at 15 Nassau Street, New York.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
No. 15
Nassau Street
Gaden Mille
James M. Barrett
Foreign and Domestic News Briefs of the Day
A wireless from Admiral Sperry reports a heavy Luzon storm delaying the fleet and one drowning. Amoy typhoon damages government buildings for visiting officers. Abroad, Bulgaria refuses indemnity to Turkey but may discuss buying railway segments. Taft speeches in Tennessee praise Republican policy. Roosevelt warns on labor attacks. Urban notes cover stock losses, Kern in Brooklyn, Fairbanks tours, and Reading Company testimony. Weather: fair today and tomorrow with south winds.
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Shimonopeki
Sperry
Luzon
Yokohama
Amoy
Abruzzi
Turin
Italy
United States
Taft
Tennessee
South
Alexander Mann
Boston
Washington
War Department
W. F. Brothers
Goethals
T. J. Dolan
International Brotherhood of Steam Shovellers and
Predgemen
Roosevelt
Hughes
Cortland
Binghamton
Sidney
Oneonta
Morse-Curtis
National Bank of North America
John W. Kern
Brooklyn
New York
Albany Jean Line
Fairbanks
T. W. Whitridge
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Belt Line Company
Nathan Straus
Bryan Business Men's League
Wall Street
Sheldon
Reading Company
Kansasity Southern
Larence J. Shearn
A Jekyll Hyde Candidate in Early Campaign Discourse
The piece analyzes candidate Chanler as a split figure, Dr. Jekyll to voters and Mr. Hyde to gamblers and predatory interests. It contends his nomination comes from bosses while moneyed figures back the Hyde side, with Chanler balancing public stance against private influence and voter expectations.
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Mr. Chanler
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Hughes
Hughes Hughes
Walltreet
Public Service
Murphy
Ryan
Mr. Hidele
Political double act haunts a local candidate in mere days
The article compares candidate Ghanler to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as he contends with split loyalties among voters who favor Governor Hughes’s policies or seek reform. It notes the difficulty in choosing a consistent path and hints at a possible decisive shift before election.
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Mr. Hyde
Hughes
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Ghanler
Taft vs Bryan contrasted in letters on office and duty
The Roosevelts Taft correspondence reveals no new facts about Taft declining the 1906 Supreme Court appointment. The piece argues Taft chose duty over ambition, praising his disinterested administration. It contrasts Taft's candid, definite ideas with Bryan's shifting, power-seeking career and political versatility across parties.
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President Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Taft
Supreme Court Bench
Bryan
Supreme Court
Philippine Islands
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Denver
Sewage Suit Between New York and New Jersey Draws Mixed Support
The New York bid to block Passaic Valley sewage through a tunnel into New York Bay prompts debate on pollution abatement. Supporters cite reduced disruption and potential purification. opponents urge timely, cleaner solutions such as municipal treatment plants and higher sanitary standards, arguing the case hinges on fundamental pollution control and economic considerations.
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New York
New Jersey
Passaic Valley
New York Bay
Delaware
Bay
Hts
Bergen Peninsula
New York Seeks Safe Sewage Disposal for Passaic Valley
The article argues New York aims to help New Jersey dispose of its sewage safely in the Passaic Valley, noting many communities have succeeded and predicting New York City may eventually do the same. It cautions that a complete purification of Manhattan’s sewers is fanciful but acknowledges possible large changes.
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New York
New Jersey
Passaic Valley
New York City
Manhattan Island
Not the Man but the Cause in Governor Hughes Race
A speaker urges voters not to elect Governor Hughes or support Mr Chanler. vows that defeat would discourage honest public service and warns that Chanler’s silence on key issues sustains the notion Hughes’s impartial, government-clean stance could be reversed. The piece frames the high political stakes and exhortations for public courage.
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Chanler
Hughes
Our Fleet in Japan Faces Warm Welcome and Curiosity
The article notes the US fleet’s reception in Japan as a cordial measure of the nations’ enduring naval stature. It highlights mutual respect, shared interest in Pacific power, and the absence of entangling alliances as key to friendship with all.
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Japan
Pacific Ocean
America
Pacific
United States
Australia
Great Southern Commonwealth
United Kingdom
Speed on English Railways Surpasses Old Standards
An Engineering review notes steady travel improvements over the past decade with more long distance non stop trains, restaurant cars, and higher speeds. English lines now regularly reach 56 to 61 mph on short runs, with Caledonian, Great Northern, London and North Western, and Great Western showcasing notable speeds. American expresses occasionally rival these rates on straight tracks.
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England
Caledonian
Great Northern
London & North Western
Great Western
Transatlantic Rail Speeds Compared In Early Era
The article notes England’s records approaching US levels with 60 mph typical trips over 400 miles and a 223 mile run at 56 mph non stop on the Great Western. It contrasts with America’s Twentieth Century Limited covering 977 miles from New York to Chicago in 18 hours at 54 mph average.
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England
United States
London
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Great Western
New York Central
Chicago
America
Campaign Fund Statements Reveal Sparse New Jersey Donors
A published roll of Bryan campaign gifts in New Jersey shows eleven $100-plus subscriptions but only three larger gifts. Notables like Robert Davis James Nugent and James Smith Jr fail to appear with expected larger sums while W C Gebhardt W Dixon and W J Thompson give $100 or more. The piece satirically identifies Thompson as the Duke of Gloucester and notes regional political tensions amid calls to back Bryan.
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Bryan
New Jersey
Robert Davis
Hudson County
James Nugent
James Smith, Jr
Akchmond
Essex
Thanes
Messrs
W. C. Gebhardt
W. Dixon
W. J. Thompson
Mr. Bryan
Duke of Gloucester
Painwick
Reminiscences of Melbourne's Founding and Odd Bits of Humor
A ninety year old Australian colonist recalls the 1835George Street sighting of Melbourne’s first allotment sale and predicts a grand city future. The piece blends reminiscence with snippets: a dentist quip about sleep gas, Buffalo Equine Labor Day with 825 work horses, Punch character musings on London transport, New York hotel chatter about celebrated people, and a Solomon era bathroom anecdote from Plumbers Trade Journal alongside quick jokes about Hugh Bixley’s death or ball game.
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Australia
George Street
Sydney
Melbourne
Buffalo
United States
Erie County Society For the Prevention of
Solomon
White House social pageants host Roosevelt circle
The Roosevelt household attended an open air Ben Greet performance for the Washington Playgrounds Association. Attendees included Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Elizabeth Walcott Parker, Miss Ethel Roosevelt, and Quentin Roosevelt. Many diplomats and officials called at the White House, including Knox, Thompson, Buckner, and various embassy representatives. Mrs Julian James reopened her Connecticut avenue house for the season.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
Ben Greet
White House
Washington Playgrounds Association
Presley M. Rixey
Elizabeth Walcott Parker
Richard Wayne Parker
Ethel Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
Wilson
Senator Knox
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge
Europe
David E. Thompson
Mexico
Bacon ©Ment
Simon B. Buckner
Kentucky
Buckner
T. Johnstone Irving
British and Foreign Sailors’ Society
American Seamen's Friend Society
Mrs James R Garfield to open Washington house season
Mrs James R Garfield wife of the Secretary of the Interior will arrive in Washington from Mentor Ohio and open the Massachusetts avenue house for the season with her younger children. The Secretary of Commerce and Labor left Washington for a campaign trip accompanied by Mrs Straus and will not reopen the Washington house until after the election.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Mentor
Ohio
Massachusetts Avenue
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Straus
Diplomatic visit paths from New Haven to Farmington
The British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce will travel from New Haven to Farmington, Conn., to stay with Rear Admiral and Mrs Cowles for several days before returning to Washington on October 30. Japanese second secretary Hanihara returned to Washington from a long U.S. tour, expressing delight at the country.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bryce
New Haven
Farmington, Conn
William Sheffield Cowles
South
United States
Midas and the Golden Touch staged on White House lawn
Washington society watched the Woodland Players perform Midas and the Golden Touch on the White House lawn under patronage of President and Mrs. Roosevelt to benefit the Washington Playgrounds Association. APresident and many diplomats attended as audiences praised the scenic setting and formal garden backdrop.
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Washington
Midas
Golden Touch
White House
Woodland Players
Roosevelt
Washington Playgrounds Association
Meyer
Bonaparte
Metcalf
Mayor Des Planches
Mme. Jusserand
Takahira
Mme. Nabuco
Baron Moncheur
Morteza Khan
Affatres
Mission Board Ends Meeting in Minneapolis After Appeal
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions adjourned at noon in Plymouth Church Brooklyn after calling for 250000 more to approach one million dollars for this year. Dr Samuel B Capen urged increased church subscriptions across Congregational churches to fund missionary work as delegates heard brief addresses from returning missionaries including Rev James D Eaton of Chihuahua. Rev Dr Newell Dwight Hillis praised past missions and Rev Dr E E Strong offered the closing prayer.
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American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Minneapolis
Samuel B. Capen
Congregational
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
James D. Eaton
Chihuahua
Mexico
Bixley
Brooklyn Brotherhood of
Newell Dwight Hillis
E. E. Strong
Founders and Patriots' Meeting Opens Season at Manhattan
Edward Hagaman Hall, governor of the New York Society of Founders and Patriots of America, lectured at the season’s first literary meeting at the Hotel Manhattan. His talk on Southwest Indians featured stereopticon views of his experiences with them.
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Edward Hagaman Hall
New York Society of Founders and Patriots of America
Hotel
Manhattan
Southwest
Taft Labor Record Cited Across Papers Support From Union Vote
Judge Taft and Republican speakers present his labor decisions as fair to organized labor while Bryan and followers are accused of misrepresentation. Union members and workers reportedly listen with approval as Taft outlines positions on labor, injunctions, and labor rights contested by Gompers and others. A Buffalo Express summary notes Taft's injunction rulings often favored union rights and solidarity.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Times-Recorder
Taft
Bryan
Panama Canal
Mr. Gompers
Mr. Taft
Akron
Gompers
Buffalo Express
Brotherhoods of
Wabash Road
Brotherhoods
Adams
New York Society Social Notes From Southampton and Town
New York society figures travel between Southampton Long Island Newport and Europe with returns to the city. Mr and Mrs James I Breese plan to town Tuesday while the Hon Hugh Melville Howard and his bride depart for Europe at month end. Delmonico hosts Trowbridge Callaway bachelor dinner with guests including Aymar Johnson and Frederic Pruyn. Several families sail or relocate for winter to Tuxedo Mount Kisco Hyde Park and Westbury. A license was issued in City Hall for Sheppard Knapp De Forest and Kate Rogers Nowell.
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James I. Breese
Southampton
Long Island
Hugh Melville Howard
Ami
Europe
Mr. Howard
B. Aymar Sandy
Trowbridge Callaway
Mise Ziste Meintesa Kellogg
All Angel Church
Delmonico’s
Frederic de Rham
Aymar Johnson
Russell Sard
Frederic Pruyn
Kate Rogers Nowell
No. 125 East 2Th Street
Alexander (. Rogers
Shepherd Knapp de Forest
Lakewood
N. J
Dr Mann Declines Washington Bishopric Over Boston Work
Washington October 14 Rev Dr Alexander Mann rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston declines the office of Bishop of Washington to succeed Henry Y Satterlee. He states his work in Boston unfinished and a new convention will be called to choose a bishop.
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Washington
Boston
Alexander Mann
Trinity Episcopal Church
Henry Y. Satterlee
Mann
Bryce on Self Interest and Public Virtue at Yale
In New Haven on October 16, Mr Bryce argued that democracy suffers when selfish interests prevail. He praised rising public virtue but warned against entrenchment of self service in office. He urged publicity to curb self interest and called for nonpartisan, public-spirited leaders to address America’s economic questions without upheaval.
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Tribune
New Haven
America
Bishop Potter's Funeral Set for Tuesday at Grace Church
Funeral services for Bishop Potter will be held Tuesday morning at Grace Church. Bishops from across the Episcopalian Church and about four hundred New York diocese clergymen will attend. The day marks the twentieth fifth anniversary of his consecration. Card admission only with no public addresses. Bishop Greer will preside and a procession will move to the Cathedral of St John the Divine on Morningside Heights.
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Potter
Grace Church
New York
Greer
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Macmingside Heights
Cleveland Memorial in Chicago Definite action taken
In Chicago yesterday the Cleveland Memorial Association announced plans to erect a memorial for Grover Cleveland. Papers would be filed soon and a necessary fund is assured.
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Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Clevela Memorial Association
Monument unveiled for Samuel MacLay first U S Senator
In Lewisburg Penn on October 16 a granite shaft monument to Samuel MacLay the first U.S. Senator from the state was unveiled by state commission under Executive authority. The exercises featured an address by Samuel R. Maclay of Mineral Point, a great-grandson, and the monument was unveiled by Miss Helen Argy Maclay, a great-granddaughter.
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New York
Miss Blank
Dash Theatre
Mr. Stox
Lewisburg
Penn
Samuel MacLay
Samuel R. Maclay
Mineral Point
Helen Argy Maclay
Son of Professor Cornwall Weds Miss Willard Mix
The ceremony unites Cornwell, son of Professor Cornwall, with Miss Louise Willard Mix, daughter of Rowland Mix, Scribner’s Magazine manager, at the bride’s home 206 West 9th Street on Thursday. Rector De Rev. N Elisworth Cornwall officiated.
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Cornwall
Louise Willard Mix
Rowland Mix
Scribner’s Magazine
Ellsworth Bedinger Cornwall
Heart Bedinger Cornwall
Princeton University
Weet
West 9Th Street
Cornell
University
de Rev
D. R. Memorial Arch Cornerstone to Honor Stony Point Battle
The Daughters of the Revolution of New York will lay the cornerstone of a memorial arch at Stony Point Park to mark the first anniversary of General Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga. The event is at noon today and attendees from the city should take the 10:15 train from 42nd Street.
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Memorial
Daughters of the Revolution of
New York
Stony Age
Stony Point Park
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Wat 42d Street
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Haskell
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United States Army
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hugh Bixiey
Sefiora Godoy
Chillan
Safforg de Cruz
Kwei Chih
Kwei
Signor Centaro
Signor Cora
Baron P Preuschen von Und Zu Liebenstein
Preuschen von Und Gu Liebenstein
Viscount de Chambrun
Mme
Dg Blanpre
Do Amaral
Agg
Vianna-Kersch
Corbin
Julinn James
Miss Newberry
the Navy
Robert Shaw Oliver
Miss Oliver
Miss Denny
Randolph McKim
Duncan McKim
the Diplomatic Corps
IN Washington Society
Board OF Missions
Founders and Patriots’ Meeting
Judge Taft
Wheeling Intelligencer
Wheeling
New York Evening Mail
Gomperss
New York Times
NEW York Society
Paul G
H. Mortimer Brooks
Newport
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Hot Springs
Mr. Vanderbilt
Joseph Stickney
Bretton Woods
N. H
Frank Gray Griswold
Willam Bvesard Strong
Alice Strong
George S. Brewster
Virginia Hot Springs
Frederick A. Snow
Tuxedo
Frederick A. Havemerer
Westbury
William Sloane
California
Mount Kisco
Arthur ©. Blagden
Hyde Park
Mrs. Blagden
Arthur Mason Jones
MR. Bryce
Bishop Potter
Cleveland Memorial
Keystone
D. R. Memorial Arch
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