Hammerstein Life Story Marks Rise From Berlin to Broadway Empire
Oscar Hammerstein born in 1847 Berlin fled to America in 1868. He built a tobacco trade paper, invented machines for cigars, invested in real estate, and produced theaters including Harlem Opera House and Manhattan theater before selling his opera interests to the Metropolitan Opera and Philadelphia Opera House for about $2.1 million.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera House
New York City
Metropolitan Opera Company
Philadelphia Opera House
Berlin
America
Castle Garden
Stadt Theater
Bowery
Harlem Opera House
Murray Sfill
Manhattan Theater
Thirtyfourth Street
Koster
Hammerstein Opera Profits Through the Years
A review of Hammerstein's operatic finances lists costs and receipts for 1906-07 to 1909-10, noting receipts peak at about 1.15 million in 1909-10 and the greatest earner was Salome. It also cites top salaries paid to singers including Etrazzini, Garden, Zenatello, Renard, Sammarco.
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Salome
Hammerstein
Etrazzini
Zenatello
Renaud
Sammarco
Hammerstein's Opera Ventures and The Manhattan Opera House
The impresario built and lost several theaters including the Manhattan Opera House after plans for the Drury Line and other venues stalled. Despite early profits claims, he reported heavy losses in the latest season while vowing to persist and stage grand opera again. He also pursued opera houses in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, with Chicago and others planned, none completed. Hammerstein is a pianist violinist linguist wit and philosopher.
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Thirty-fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
Manhattan Opera House
Manhattan Opera Company
Philadelphia
Mr. Hammerstein
Weston’s Great Hike Winner Relates Transcontinental Walk
Edward Payson Weston, the famed pedestrian, finished his Los Angeles to New York trek thirteen days early. He recalls hospitality in New York state, the Santa Fe Railway aid, and avoiding curses from conductors. A Texas fundraising campaign aims to raise about 1 million for a monument with a joint southern states committee and artist designs.
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Edward Payson Weston
Los Angeles
Cal
New York
Mr. Weston
New York State
Syracuse
Ripley
The
Santa Fe
Chicago
Vties
Texas
T. J. Groce
Galveston National Bank
W. L. Moody
Move to erect national Old Black Mammy statue in Washington
Galveston citizens organizing the monument to the old black mammy of the south have shifted plans to a national tribute. Prominent national figures urged the change and funds will be raised by public subscription for a marble statue in Washington, rather than Galveston.
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Texas
Galveston
South
United States
Washington
Morristown Prof Sees Blue Rose Bloom
Horticulturists have long sought a true blue rose and Professor Elwyn Waller of Franklin Place Morristown New Jersey claims success with a seedling of the Crimson Rambler blooming with a pure steel blue hue. The plant opened recently and may yield a cornflower shade in future breeding efforts.
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Elwyn Waller
Franklin Place
Morristown
N. J
Waller
Bleachers Reused as Fire Escape for Baptist Convention
Bleachers at the University of Chicago will serve as a fire escape for the Northern Baptist convention May 6 to 13 in Bartlett Gymnasium condemned as a convention hall. Two bleacher sections are moved back toward the gym with a platform bridging the gap. Ten windows elevated fifty feet will become doors to the platform. About three thousand attendees are expected.
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Northern Baptist Convention
University of Chicago
Bartlett Grymnasium
City Building Department
Tariff Reform and Political Graft in Public Debate
Berton Braley quotes in Puck on tariff foes and friends of Taft with line about states driving three nails in the Payne Aldrich law. The piece questions patriotism and blackmail tactics linked to ship subsidy passions and notes opposition from Missouri Massachusetts and New York.
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Alaren
Sai
Rina
Aldrich
Wes
William H. Watt
William H. Taft
Berton Braley
Puck
Missouri
Massachusetts
New York
Success With Sweet Peas Grows in Cool Seasons
Sweet peas prefer cool weather and sowing in fall or early spring. Plant in a trench and fill as they grow, with deep rich but well drained soil. Water generously, provide a trellis, and harvest flowers early to encourage more blooms.
The Pansy Bed Needs Shade and Rich Soil
The pansy thrives in cool half shaded spots with rich friable soil. Seed pods should be removed to extend summer bloom and enable fall flowering. sow in November in a cold frame or September to transplant for winter rooting. Mulch in winter with straw or pine needles to protect from heaving.
Attractive Lily Beds For Easy Garden Color
A guide to planting lilies of the valley beds that require little care and spread naturally. Fragrant towers should be planted in a sunlit spot for a long lasting green display through spring and summer. Each bulb yields a flower and creates a dense, attractive clump over time.
Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Hope For Liver Stomach Kidney Trouble
A humorous ad claims the pills expel poisons from the system and cure liver stomach and kidney troubles. It promises health and vigor to the weak and ailing and lists A. W. Shelley's as the seller at 25 cents.
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Dr. King
A. W. Shelley
Fire Alarm Boxes List by Streets and Landmarks
Fire department catalog lists alarm boxes at locations across Aberdeen with cross streets and nearby landmarks including City Hall Market High School Terrace Ave Burrow's dock Wilson's Mill Harbor and Heron S E Slade's Mill Second and Stanton streets Market and F streets American Mill Wishkah and G streets Heron and F streets Fourth and G streets Franklin School Hume and H streets Anderson and Middleton Mill Broadway and Heron streets Broadways 88 and 89 additional intersections Federal Lumber Co and Western Cooperage Co Michgan Ave and River street plus Curtis streets South Aberdeen and South streets
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Aberdeen
Cleveland
City Hall
Market
Terrace Ave
River
Burrow's Dock
Hume
Benn and Heron
Wilson's
Fourth
M. Franklin School
Anderson & Middleton Mill
Broadway
Heron
Third
Sixth
Federal Lumber Co
Division
Michigan Avenue
Western Cooperage Co
Michigan Ave
River Street
Washington
Washington Streets
Curtis
Clark Streets
Evans
Front
South
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Pierce
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Weston
National Memorial
Society Per the Protection of Animals
Paris
Johnson
Merchant Marine League
Sweet Peas
Man
Superior
H. L. Cook & Co
E. Heron St
Herald
Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt
South F Street
Wash
L. L. Maley
Brain and
Brown
Stewing Co
A. A W. Hall
City Messenger Co
JOS. Farrell, Mgr
E. Wishkab
Herald Printery
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
Black Diamond
Franklin New Caatie South Prairie
Mruete Te Rons
Hayes
J. M. Lupton
Mgr
Cor. H
Nick Katurick
West Heron Street
Fred Hewitt
Centlemen
Ralston
W. W. Langhorne
J. C. Cross
Wishkah Block
Corner G
Wisehkah Streets
Austin M. Wade
Aberdeen, Wasp
Wilson Buttner
East Heron St
Offles
Soutth L St
E. J. Adams
Lumber Exchange Building
Aberdee
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