Amusements list of vaudeville and theatre showings
A dense programme of vaudeville acts and theatre listings across multiple venues. Acts include The Round Up, Aida, The Mimic World, Fluffy Ruffes, The World in Wex 30, The Traveling Salesman, The Prisoner of Zenda, Three Twins, Sporting Cars, The Girls of Gottenberg, Glorious Betsy, Father and Son, The Merry Widow, Tollies of 1908, The Fighting Hope, The Regeneration, and The Witching Hour among others with times and venues such as Colonial, Criterion, Daly's, Eden Museum, Lyceum, Lyric, Majestic, New Amsterdam, and New York locations.
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Aida
Algeria
Criterion
Fluffy Ruffes Daly
Eden Musee
Wex
Jack Straw
Traveling Salesman Gardex Theatre
Eee Lyceum
Leve
Betsy
Father and Son
New Amsterdam
New York
Stuyvesant
Wallaacke
Werep
New York Daily Tribune Carried Modern Publishing Details
The brief item lists ownership of The Tribune Association New York including Ogden Mills as president and Nathaniel Tuttle as secretary and treasurer. It notes the Tribune Building at 155 Nassau Street as the office and principal place of business for the newspaper dated Tuesday September 22 1908.
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Tribune
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Record Flight Over Le Mans Sets World Time and Distance
Wilbur Wright achieved a world record flight near Le Mans remaining 1 hour 31 minutes 51 seconds aloft and covering nearly sixty one miles. The item also notes global health fears and domestic political moves, framed as a morning wrap with multiple updates.
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Wilbur Wright
le Mans
Russia
Manila
United States
German
Africa
Protectorate
Castro
Netherlands
Caracas
Germany
Venezuela
Lancashire
Pablo de Sarasate
Biarritz
James Carmichael
Montreal
Roosevelt
Foraker
Taft
William H. Taft
Hitchcock
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chelsea
Mass
Lawrence G. Murray
National Bank
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
John Alexander Dowie
Chicago
War Department
William F. Stewart
Fort Grant
Arizona
Washington
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Chicago Great Western
Wright Brothers
Board of Trustees of
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
Armstrong
Tenth Avenue
Cunarder Slavonia
Gould
Open primaries mark first electoral test in New Jersey
Today in New Jersey voters begin using open primaries for party nominee selections. Senator Colby leads the new law’s rollout, with Essex County watching closely as open ballots determine delegates for Congress and state offices.
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New Jersey
Republican Party
Colby
Congress
Presidentisl
Essex County
Essex
New Jersey Votes Shifts Power to Ballot Castors
The article discusses a historic reform in New Jersey giving voters direct control over ballots. It notes the change as advanced, drawing national attention to the experiment and urging citizens to participate intelligently to demonstrate self government in action.
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Zens
New Jersey
Hearst Disclosures Probe Foraker and Party Alignments
Hearst discloses letters linking Standard Oil to Senator Foraker while defending Republican purity. He argues the letters show Foraker’s break with Roosevelt and Taft opposition, but insist the disclosures do not indict the Republican party as a whole and instead expose a dissident faction.
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Independence Party
Republican Party
Hearst
Standard Oil Company
Senator Foraker
Foraker
United States Senate
Congress
Mr. Foraker
Ohio
Roosevelt
Taft
Brownsville
Mr. Taft
Tift
New York Safety Fund as Early Bank Guaranty History
The piece reviews New York State’s early safety fund, a guarantee of bank notes and deposits begun in 1829, funded by a tax on capital stock. It outlines failures from 1837 and 1840 42, statutory changes giving note holders first lien, and eventual decline, noting differences from Bryan's proposed depositor guarantee.
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New York State
Taft
Bryan
New York
Martin van Buren
Joshua Forman
Syracuse
Hong Kong
Mr. Bryan
Lessons From Early Bank Guarantees In New York
The piece argues that early New York safety funds failed to prevent bank collapses despite inspections and state aid. It notes that easy chartering and evolving banking laws reduced reliance on guarantees, and that citizens later dropped guarantee provisions in favor of free banking. It analyzes whether guarantee systems tempt reckless behavior.
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New York Safety Fund
Bryan
New York
Hughes versus Murphy and Conners in New York Bossism Battle
The piece argues that nominating and electing Governor Hughes is a direct test of popular rule against Murphy and Conners backed bossism. It warns that a Hughes victory would empower party voters, while a Chanler or Murphy Conners win would cement Tammany rule, brutal tactics, and centralized machine power in New York.
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Hughes
People
Chanler
Mr. Chanler
Murphy and Conners
Tammany
Buffalo
Murphy and
Conners
Tammany Hall
Democratic Party
Murphy
Lake Front
Bowery
Rochester
Bryan
New York City
Carnegie Hall
New York
The Need of Rain Drives Severe Fire and Drought Losses
Across the United States from Maine to the Rockies and into Canada, a historic drought fuels widespread forest fires, drying rivers and crops. Wisconsin towns Fernie B C and Corry Pa face threats, homeless populations rise, and mills shut as streams fail. Millions of tons of timber burned and water scarcity cripples livestock and power supplies.
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United States
West Virginia
Adirondacks
Maine
Rockies
Canadian
Wisconsin
Fernie
B. C
Corry
Penn
High Pressure Threatens Coal Shipments From Pittsburg
The Olio cannot float barges carrying coal, risking a mine shutdown near Pittsburg and a fuel shortage for dependent regions. The blockage stems from unusually high pressure over the U S north, hindering typical depressions. Washington Weather Bureau warned of a change about ten days ago, but signs have not yet appeared. A partial precipitation rebound could help, though full balance is unlikely soon.
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Pittsburg
United States
Washington Weather Bureau
New York World Distrusts Bryan Promise Ploy
A neighboring paper mocks The New York World for urging votes for Bryan on grounds he could not fulfill pledges. It notes The World’s silence on Olney’s treating his laborious epistle as a masterpiece and accuses the paper of forcing readers to back a candidate by predicting political impotency.
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New York
Bryan
Olney
Political Patter and Debates Spark Civil War Echoes
The Charlotte Observer mocks Governor Haskell and South Carolina fund woes while lampooning Bryan Parker and reform ideas. It questions civil society, cites Truthful James, and hints at looming protests from Hon. Joseph W. Bailey amid election chatter and legal claims against state debts.
Hat and humor mix in a varied day of sports and tales
A cricket match at Germantown sees a visitor in a large brimmed straw hat as a spectator jokes about his innings. The Polo Grounds crowd and an Austrian spectator at a ball game share lively reactions, while a dachshund and a clever mamA man provide light city snippets. A Chicago church study claims fearless sermons toward wealth, and a Cologne cathedral report warns of outer dome decay amid overall soundness.
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United States
Canada
Germantown Cricket Club
Philadelphia
Cologne
Dombaumeister Kertel
Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung
Aristocrats Arrive From Europe Aboard Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Notables and social leaders travel from Europe aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. Colonel and Mrs John Jacob Astor Mrs O H P Belmont and others head to resorts and country places in New York Connecticut and Virginia for the fall season. Engagements weddings and society events accompany the social roundups across Newport Bar Harbor and New York society circles.
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Europe
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
John Jacob Astor
O. H. P. Belmont
Virginia Hot Springs
Geraldyn Redmond
Outer members of the Outer
The Telegraph reports Newport notes on the Outer members meeting and potential decisions. Details are sparse in the readable text segment, but the item signals organizational or regional affairs involving Newport entities.
President Roosevelt to Return to Washington by Special Train
President Roosevelt will end his vacation tomorrow morning and travel with family and staff to Washington. The party will board a special train at Oyster Bay, travel by tug to Manhattan, then Jersey City, with a 10 30 a m start and an evening arrival in Washington. Residents plan to bid him farewell at the railway station.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Washington
Long Island City
Manhattan
Jersey City
Freshman Class at N Y U Grows. Chancellor Set to Speak
New York University will open the college and School of Applied Science with Chancellor MacCracken delivering the principal address. Freshman enrolment is reported double last year with an estimated 160 in the class at University Heights. Over fifty preparatory schools will be represented, and new appointments include G B Hotchkiss in English F Nevens in modern languages and W S Lozier in mechanical engineering.
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New York University
Philippine weapons collection gifted to American Museum
A hundred plus weapons from Philippine tribes, valued at 10000 dollars, were donated to the American Museum of Natural History by Charles H. Senff. Captain Hagadorn provided the items, many inlaid with gold and pearl and inscribed with Arabic characters. The gift will feature in the forthcoming Philippine Hall exhibition.
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Philippine Islands
American Museum of Natural History
Charles HH. Senff
Captain Hagadorn
United States Army
Mr. Senf
George H. Sherwood
Tribune Fresh Air Fund Acknowledgments
A list of acknowledgments for contributors to the Tribune Fresh Air Fund dated September 21, 1908. Names and origins include Elizabeth Cobb Parsippany N J and Union Seminary Alumnus among others. Contributions are requested by check money order or express to be mailed to the Tribune Fresh Air Fund New York.
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Elizabeth ¢ Cobb
Parsippany
N. J
Sa Union Seminary
Como Ca
Wiexree Agers
INI
Rene
Ecent
Th.Aetz
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
New York
Transatlantic Travellers Set for Europe Sailings Today
Passengers listed for today’s crossings include the Kamer Wilhelm Der Grosse bound for Bremen and the Nieuw Amsterdam bound for Rotterdam. Names include Mr. and Mrs. R. J. King, M. Ham, George D. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Morris, Mrs. Curtis Wood, R. Briggs, H. Stoddard, Mrs. C. J. Steedman, and Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Miller.
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Europe
KAMER
C. ¥. Holland
R. J. King
M. Ham
E. Wo Ketliv
George D. Foster
H. S. Morris
Nieuw Amsterdam
Rotterdam
William BE
ME Curtis
Wood& R. Briggs
H. Stoddard
C. J. Steedman
George
H. S. Miler
Manchester Ship Canal Deepened to Twenty-Eight Feet
Consul Church Howe reports the Manchester ship canal has been deepened from Eastham to the No. dock to a uniform depth of twenty eight feet after over three years of continuous work and heavy expenditure. The improvement allows nearly all merchant steamers to reach Manchester safely and expeditiously, marking a major development for the port.
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Manchester Ship Canal
Church Howe
Eastham
Manchester
Social swirl in Lenox and Berkshires deeds
Telegraph report from Lenox details numerous social events at Curtis Hotel and surrounding Berkshire venues. Guests include Mrs J A Hadden Jr Miss Kate Norwood Mrs H Reiman Duval and others with dinners bridge parties and visits to New York Baltimore Washington and Boston. A Lenox town meeting may authorize a high school site on May street. Robb de Peyster Tytus is discussed as a Democratic candidate for the ith Berkshire Representative District.
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Lenox
John A. Hadden, Jr
Curtis Hotel
Kate Norwood
H. Reiman Duval
Nine Duval
Wenng
New York
Charles M. Fyfoulke
Washington
Franklin Stickney
Valley Head
William Postlethwaite
Bishop Villa
Charles Carroll Jackson
Winstay
Richard ©. Dixey
Tanglewood
Edward Morgan
Cuba
Morgan
Charles P. Williams
Williams
Stonington
Conn
Robb de Peyster Tytus
Ith Berkshire
Adele Colgate
William Pollock
Pittsfield
Margaret Carson
Hoffman Nickerson
Eleanor Redman
Malcolm McBurney
Boston Receives Parkman Estate Residual Bequest
Boston is named residuary legatee in the will of George F. Parkman for park maintenance funding. The estate, valued around 5 million dollars, also includes hundreds of thousands to educational and charitable institutions and several hospitals. Provisional bequests are listed to MIT and others if Boston refuses the residue.
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Boston
Boston Common
George F. Parkman
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard University
Home For Aged Women
Home For Aged Men
Boston Atheneum
Children’s Hospital
McLean Insane Asylum
Perkins Institute
Massachusetts School For the Blind
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Massachusetts Har‘table Eye and Ear Infirmary
Industrial School For Girls
Boston Public Library
The State Campaign and Democratic Split Reflected in Press
A compilation from Ithaca Chronicle Poughkeepsie Eagle Watertown titles Baltimore American Baltimore Sun Charleston News and Courier discusses Democratic rifts, Chanler versus Hughes, party bosses, and implications for Taft ticket. It cites Chanler’s changing positions, Governor Hughes’s proven record, and editorial stances on morality and ballot outcomes.
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Aatoma
Apts
New York Daily Tribune
the Tribune Association
Tion
W. R. Hearst
Cincinnati
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Haskell
South Carolina
Bryan Campaign Fund
Charlotte Observer
Long
Brooklyn
James
Leng
Parker
Hill
Joseph W. Bailey
Tommy Smith
Bobby
Philadelphia Inquirer
Polo Grounds
Donlin
Vienna
John Thompson
McCabe Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Thompson
Adam
Garden of Eden
Mr. Meekton
Eve
Washington Star
NEW York Society
Harry Payne Whitney
England
Westbury
Long Island
Dorothy Whitney
Beatrice Whitney
Paris
Tyrol
Marguerite E. Walker
Joseph Walker, Jr
Rae H. Rogers
Archibald Rogers
Marble Collegiate Church
Walker
West 3Th Street
Miss Walker
Alice Elizabeth Beach
Elliott Fenn Beach
Howard MacMillen Richard
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
New Haven
Springdale
Elizabeth Ewing
Francis McAnerney
Miss Ewing
Bernard M. Ewing
Mr. McAnerney
Joan McAnerney
Frederic Neilson
Marienbad
Geneva
James Alfred Roosevelt
Lispenard Stewart
Bar Harbor
Newport
William Rhinelander Stewart
New Brunswick
John S. Waterbury
Miss Waterbury
London
Robert Maclay Bull
Dorothy Bull
Lake Champlain
H. O. Havemeyer
Islip
Stamford
Mrs. Herbert Coppell
Colorado
Fountain Fishing Club
Drsg
Wiliam R. Hunter
H. Casimir de Rham
Walter Neilson
Larchmont
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Mineola
William T. Bull
Eugene Higgins
William C. Rives
William Watts Sherman
James de Wolf Cutting
the Tribune
N. Y. JU
University Heights
Berkshires
BOLT
Ithaca Chronicle
Dem
Chronicle
Sherman
Poughkeepsie
Watertown
Chanier
Baltimore American
Baltimore Sun
Dix
Nee
Charleston
Mr. Chanier
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