Roundup of Vaudeville and Musical Performances
A condensed list of showtimes and acts across New York venues including Circle, Coney Island, Daly, Gaiety, Liberty, Lyceum, and more. Notable performances feature The Traveling Salesman, The Devil, The Merry Widow, Follies of 1908, and Paid in Full among others.
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Circle
Colontal
Vanéderilie
Coney Island
Criterion
Fluffy Ruffies
Eden Muser
Wes Empire
Jack Straw
Gaiety
Gardex Theatre
Siackett
Hammerstein
Herald Square
Hippodrome
ADSON
Gottenders
Liberty
Wilétre
Lyceum
Love Watches
YRIC
Betsy
Amsterdam
New York
Savoy
Diana of Dobson
Wallace
Weber
New York Daily Tribune details ownership and officers
New York Daily Tribune notes its Friday September 18 1908 issue is published by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribune Building 15 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer.
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The
Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Exploring Tibet and a world in flux in 1909
Foreign notes report Sven Hedin detailing Tibetan regions untraversed by whites and cholera tolls in St Petersburg. It covers German and French diplomacy over Morocco, a Danish ex-minister’s alleged bank swindle, and the Interparliamentary Union’s peace aims. Domestically Wright’s Fort Myer crash, Taft speeches, and events at the Syracuse State Fair are noted along with other political and labor developments.
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Sven Hedin
Tibet
St. Petersburg
Manila
Germany
Morocco
M. Alberti
Prince von Biilow
Interparliamentary Union
Berlin
Haupt
Johns Hopkins
Oxford
England
Christ
Orville Wright
Mr. Wright
Thomas FE. Selfridge
Fort Myer
Virginia
Selfridge
William H. Taft
Hughes
Chanler
Syracuse
Bryan
United States Steel Corporation
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Henry B. Quinby
New Hampshire
Tammany
New York Central
Utica
N. Y
OLD AND NEW TELEGRAPHY MARCONI AND WIRELESS HOPE
The piece notes Marconi has not announced startling news yet, but wireless telegraphy already aids ships over 150 to 200 miles at sea. It traces progress toward transatlantic communication, cites occasional interruptions from land wires and equipment faults, and cites daily word totals around two thousand.
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Mr. Marconi
America
Europe
Marconi
Glace Bay
Cliden
Atlantic
Royal Institution
London
Tie
Morse
Morse and Marconi Compared in Telegraphy Progress
The article notes Morse formed his letters with certain keys and devices, while Hertz waves present mysteries and demand more complex apparatus. It asserts Morse would admire Marconi's progress and the greater skill required in modern wireless communication.
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Morse
Marconis
Attack on Regulation Promises End to Public Service Commissions
The Democratic platform denounces the Public Service commissions as failing to improve affairs and seeks to restore power to constitutional officials, abandoning state regulation. It warns of chaotic, starved service and lifted controls, signaling a return to old looting in traction and rail interests led by party bosses.
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Chanler
Hughes
Democratic Party
Public Service Commissions
New York
City
Rochester
New York World
Public Service Commission
Ryan
Murphy and Conners
Judge O'Brien
Murphy
Metropolitan Traction Group
Judge O’brien
McCarren
O’brien
Question of Bosnia and Herzegovina's status after Turkish reforms
The article analyzes the fate of Bosnia and Herzegovina amid shifts in Turkish governance. It notes Austria-Hungary's long administrative role, the desire of some elites for annexation, Serbs' push for autonomy under a Hapsburg prince, and Turkish restoration aims. It compares with England's Egypt and Russia's actions.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Balkan Peninsula
Macedonia
Russia
Hapsburg
England
Egypt
Balance of Power and Balkan Territory
The text compares Balkan regions and notes the Bosnia and Herzegovina situation will influence power distribution in southeastern Europe. It discusses analogies and cautions that lessons from one area may not fit another, while emphasizing the broader strategic implications of regional dispositions.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe
Olney Backs Bryan While Questioning Heirship to Roosevelt
The Hon. Richard Olney writes to The New York World praising Bryan while arguing over heirship to Roosevelt and Cleveland. He supports Bryan in any legatee capacity to defeat Taft, warns against lone support, and suggests electing Bryan only if his policies can be enacted with a friendly Senate.
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Richard Olney
Cleveland
New York World
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Tilden
Allon B. Parker
Olney
Senator West
Missouri
Feather
Prunella
Bryan
Parker
Mr. Olney
Mr. Taft
Gompers
Carl Schurz
Schurz
Senate
Congress
National Executive
Taft
An Oriental Experiment on Philippine Cholera Policy
Discouraging advices arrive from the Philippines on summer cholera spread. In Luzon Pangasinan shows improvement while Manila cases appear nonlocal. The Manila correspondent cites self rule failures in sanitation and notes education and pure water as best sanitarians. Legislation has appropriated 150000 dollars for artesian wells to supply pure water.
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Philippines
Manila
Pangasinan
Luzon
New York Medical Record
Bureau of Health For the Philippines
Public health and education aid sanitation in the Philippines
The article argues cholera and typhoid spread via contaminated food or water, urging a wholesome water supply and stronger popular education. It notes progress, though slow, in promoting sanitation through the press, churches, schools, and government officials in the Philippines as a noble effort.
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Philippines
Grover Cleveland’s Legacy Applauded at Rochester Convention
Ex Justice Morgan a p Brien lauds Cleveland’s devotion to Democratic principles and duty. The speaker contrasts Taft’s judicial tenure in Cincinnati with the presidential role, praising his honesty, justice, labor, and wisdom as essential to leading the United States. Cleveland’s final word to Americans is highlighted.
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Grover Cleveland
Morgan Ap Brien
Rochester
Taft
Cincinnati
United States
Alton B. Parker
Mr. Bryan
Regulation and politics echo in aeronautics debate
The piece argues against licensing for balloon ascents, noting enforcement and safety concerns. It critiques legal focus on self harm prevention for aviators, reflects on Democratic stance on railroad regulation, and comments on 1904 electoral dynamics with references to Parker and Bryan and Chanler’s counsel.
Platform clash questions people rule at Rochester
Democratic bosses frame their platform around the question Shall the people rule before Saratoga feedback. The exchange hints at internal party debates over popular sovereignty versus boss influence in shaping policies and public sentiment.
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Rochester
Saratoga
Engagements and social arrivals fill New York society notes
New York society reports engagements and social arrivals. Edith Gilbert Clark, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Crawford Clark, is engaged to Reginald Fincke of New York, with no wedding date set. Other notices include Frances Newlands’s engagement to Dr Hugh Auchincloss and various families sailing to Europe and visiting from Newport and Boston, with numerous social arrivals at Long Island and city homes.
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George Crawford Clark
Edith Gilbert Clark
Reginald Fincke
Clark
Mary Emily Sands
Hugh Melville Howard
St. Andrew's Dune Church
Southampton
Overdune
Long Island
Fifth Avenue
Frances C. Newlands
William Newlands
Kingston
Ont
Hugh Auchincloss
Franconia
N. H
Auchincloss
Edgar 5. Auchincloss
Endicott Peabody
Groton
Mass
Alice C. Newlands
Gordon Auchincloss
Alexander
California
May H. O. Havemeyer
Newport
Garrison House
G, Snag
P. Stuyvesant Pillot
J. Frederick
Stokes House
William B. Dunamnore
Vivian Spencer
al Burrill
A. L. Seale
Walker
Ian Tower
Auston Gray
Reginald de Raven
A. E. Gallatin
Gordon Forbes
Lew, Lee
Tuxedo Park Society Sees Autumn Preparations Underway
Reports from Tuxedo Park New York dated September 17 note ideal weather attracting many to the clubhouse as autumn activities rise. Lawn tennis records fall with three junior tournaments and Miss Katherine Tilford wins the ladies cup and combines with John Munroe to win the mixed doubles prize. Charles E. Sampson of Boston returns to the Tuckerman cottage and plans a series of large dinners this autumn, while John Junius Morgan of London visits Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander.
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The
Tribune
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Katherine Tilford
John Munroe
Charles E. Sampson
Boston
Tuckerman Cottage
John Junius Morgan
London
Charles B. Alexander
White Plague Congress Opens with Tuberculosis Exhibit
Dr Paul Krause of Jena University medical poly clinic arrived on the Hamburg American liner Deutschland to attend the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington. He will lecture and demonstrate incipient tuberculosis diagnosis by Roentgen rays as the city showcases its campaign against the disease with a large National Museum exhibit and a pasteurization plant and model hygienic dairy.
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Paul Krause
Medical Polyclinic
Jena University
Washington
Department of Health
Thomas Darlington
National Museum
Nathan Straus
Heidelberg
Berlin
Brussels
Gondolas of Arnold’s Bay Reappear as Water Drops
Readable scraps recount low Lake Champlain water exposing Benedict Arnold era gondolas in Arnold's Bay. A traveler notes six feet drop since June reveals sturdy oaken ribs and saw marks while others eye the find. Included are brief jokes and quotes about Sunday recreation and fox mother tactics.
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Parkman
Benedict Arnold
Lake Champlain
Arnold’s Bay
Hughes Own Platform and Political Life in New York
A compilation from several papers assesses Governor Hughes as his own platform raising the political life in New York. It notes his honesty and leadership, but questions popularity and party loyalty amid Bryanist shifts and racing controversy. Various editorials endorse Hughes’s re election while urging responsible Republican unity and high public standards.
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Charlotte
N. C
Hughes
New York
Buffalo News
Syracuse Herald
Commonwealth
Social notes from Lenox and Berkshire region
In Lenox Mrs Giraud Foster hosted a luncheon for sixteen. Mrs Theophilus D Crémiuls left the Red Lion Inn for New York. Mrs John Alexandre’s fair for Pittsfield Hospital yielded $70 to Mrs Philip Schuyler. The Bae Seen with Mrs Robert Winthrop returned to New York. Adele Kneeland entertained at dinner for Mrs Bowen W Peirson and Miss Clarissa Peirson of New York. Mrs Richard W Hale, daughter of Jug Edward Patterson, visiting Tyringham, returned to Boston. Mr Tyrus heads for Canada to moose hunt with New York party. Mrs Howard Townsend, guest of Mrs James B Ludlow, departs for New York. Mr and Mrs Robert Bush guestsof Mr and Mrs Daniel French. Mr and Mrs Richard R Bowker hosted guests at The Outlook in Stockbridge. Mr and Mrs J Frederic Peirson and Mr William Grosvenor arrived from Newport at Hotel Aspinwall.
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Lenox
Giraud Foster
Bowen W. Peirson
Clarissa Peirson
New York
Richard W. Hale
Jug
Edward Patterson
We Robb de Peyster Tytus
Tyringham
Boston
Tytus
Apps Canada
Howard Townsend
Gus
James B. Ludlow
Robert Bush
Daniel French
Richard R. Bowker
Outlook
Stockbridge
J. Frederic Peirson
Wiriam Grosvenor
Newport Atts Hotel
Aspinwall
Newport Social Notes Reveal Seasonal Arrivals and Art Show
Social notes from Newport report land purchases and estate expansions by Arthur Curtis James and the Belvoir estate. Arrivals include E Rollins Morse in Bellevug avenue and Mrs T Shaw Safe as a dinner host, with Miss Charlotte Pell hosting tomorrow. Painting exhib by Miss Caroline Minturn Hall features 26 canvases from Versailles scenes, painting under mentors Rene Menard Fritz Thaulow, earning a Paris silver medal and exhibiting in the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts. Mrs William H. Sands, Miss Anna Sands head to Southampton. Vinland improvements by E K Twombly near completion for next season.
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Tribune
Newport
Arthur Curtis James
York
Belvoir
E. Rollins Morse
Bellevug Avenue
T. Shaw
Charlotte Pell
Wilam B. Leeds
Hot Springs
Val. de Wolf Cutting
New York
Richard Gambrill
Pembroke Jones
Joseph Stone
William H. Sands
Anna Sands
Southampton
Vinland
E. McK. Twombly
Twombly
Caroline Minturn
Miss Hall
Versailles
Hall
Réné Menard
Fritz Thaulow
Paris
Société Nationale Des Beaux Arts
McKinley Memorial Unveiled in Brandywine Park Delaware
A bronze tablet memorializing President McKinley was unveiled at Brandywine Park Wilmington by the McKinley Memorial Association and Wilmington Park Commissioners. Mayor Horace Wilson unveiled it with Park Commissioner Samuel F H Bagnant and General James H Wilson delivering the address without a formal ceremony. Washington report notes 96 pardon applications since July 1 with 46 denied and 50 granted, many for civil rights restoration. Japanese convict K Yasida pardoned on condition to depart for Japan.
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Tribune
Wilmington
Del
Brandywine Park
McKinley
McKinley Memorial Association
Wilmington Park Commissioners
Horace Wilson
Samuel FH. Bagnant
James H. Wilson
Washington
Department of Justice
K. Yashida
Alaska
Japan
Forty Officers in Riding Test at Fort Myer
Washington September 17 Forty officers will take part in a three day ride at Fort Myer Va. The test covers thirty miles daily for three days. The detail includes eight colonels several lieutenant colonels and twenty one majors.
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Washington
Fort Myer
Vaesa
Department of the
POSTMASTERS ELECT OFFICERS IN TOLEDO MEETING
Chattanooga reports the National Association of First Class Postmasters selects Toledo as next meeting site. Officers named include Henry Blont Jr Savannah as president and E M Morgan New York as first vice president with others from Ohio and Lincoln, Erie, and Dayton. Treasurer named D C Owed. Secretary to be appointed.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
National Association of First Cay
Toledo
Henry Blont, Jr
Savannah
E. M. Morgan
New York
F. Withott
Dayton
E. R. Sizer
Lincoln
Isadore Sobel
Erie
D. C. Owed
Fresh Tribune Adage and Obscure References
A fragment from September 17, 1909 mentions Dorothea Hall and Cameron Hall, a total amount due by check mailed to a post office box, with a note about contributions and a possible religious or preacher context.
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York
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ITV
Call
Florida
Democratic
John P. M Orrigan
Bureau of Licenses
Gaetano D'Amato
Bureau
Arnold Taly
Bronx
Signor Marconi
Pacific
Cleveland Standard
NEW York Society
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
John Jacob Astor
Ferncliff
Rhinebeck
Hollis H. Hunnewell
Wellesley, Mass
Belmont
Louise Gallatin
Luther Kountze
Albert H. Gallatin
E. Ritzema de Grove
Monmouth Beach
N. J
Ernest Fahnestock
A. D. Juilliard
Mauretania
Mrs
Arthur Scott Cameron
Hempstead
Edwin D. Morgan
Krause
Grm
Chicago News
Grafton
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
Pat
Kennebec Journal
Maine
Chicago Record
Hartford Courant
Buffalo
Elmira
Berkshires
M’kinley
Williams Williamstown
Williams
Harry A. Garfield
Smith College
Northampton
Seelye
William H. Baldwin
J. M. Sears
C. Sears
Montgomery Sears
Providence
Justice Grant
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Cameron Hall
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