The Toast of the Town and New York Theatre Offerings
New York theater season previews include The Toast of the Town with Viola Allen at Daly's The Labyrinth starring Olga Nethersole at Herald Square and La Belle Marselaise with Virginia Harned at Knickerbocker The Prince of India production by Klaw & Erlanger aims for Ben Hur scale spectacle with Maude Fealey Sarah Truax J E Dodson and William Farnum in the cast.
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New York
Clyde Fiteh
Viola Allen
Daly's
Olga Nethersole
Herald Square
Virginia Harned
Knickerbocker
Nancy Sykes
Standard
Fortune
Miss Allen
Miss Nethersole
Paul Berton
Knickerbocker Theater
India
Maude Fealey
Sarah Truax
J. E. Dodson
William Farnum
Laurence D'Orsey
Evie Greene
Miss Fischer
the White Cat
New Amsterdam
Veronique
Broadway
Marie Cahill
The
Liberty
George Cohan
Wonderland
Majestic
Mme. Kalich
Manhattan
Maude Adams
Empire
the Lion and the Mouse
Lyceum
Robert Loraine
the Hudson
the Earl and
the Girl
Casino
de Wolf Hopper
Lyric
Margaret Anglin
Princess
Blanche Bates
Belasco
David Warfield
Bijou
Henry F. Dixey
Madison
Guardsmen from Minneapolis Reach St Petersburg Route
A U S embassy guard unit in civilian dress passed through Berlin today en route to St. Petersburg. The party is believed to be from the cruiser Minneapolis now at Gravesend England, signaling movement connected to embassy security duties.
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Berlin
United States
St. Petersburg
Minneapolis
Gravesend
England
Ambassadors Attendants Discussed for Embassy Security
Washington reports indicate men passing through Berlin en route to the American embassy in St. Petersburg are likely household attendants Mr Meyer the U S ambassador to Russia has engaged for personal service in the city He plans to bring such attendants to the embassy in St Petersburg arrival of Meyer is expected daily and no guard request has been made though more attendants may boost security
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Berlin
State Department
Meyer
Russia
St. Petersburg
Cigar maker kills woman then shoots self in Chicago
In Chicago on December 3, Frank Krouskeek, a cigar maker staying as a boarder at Antoinette Liska’s home, killed Mrs. Antoinette Liska and then killed himself with a head wound. The couple had argued after repeated requests to leave the house. Mrs. Liska’s daughter corroborated a violent quarrel just before the shooting.
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Chicago
Frank Krouskeek
Antoinette Liska
Krouskeek
Territorial Board Plans Europe Mission For Labor
Honolulu reports the territorial board of immigration intends to send Territorial Secretary Atkinson to Europe to secure labor. A chartered steamer will transport workers, likely from the Azores. If leave of absence is refused he may resign his position.
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Honolulu
Territorial Board of Immigration
Atkinson
Europe
Azores
County Official Dies After Thirteenth Ward Club Stabbing
County Commissioner John V. Copen died at Grace Hospital after being stabbed during the Thirteenth Ward Republican club election last Tuesday. George G. Roberts, arrested with a knife open, is held at the police station with no charges yet filed. Friends accuse political opponents of a conspiracy.
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Chicago
John V. Copen
Grace Hospital
George G. Roberts
Friends of the
Canton Missionary Murder Investigation Completes Report
A cablegram from Mr. Rockhill in Peking states Consul General Julius G. Lay in Canton has finished his inquiry into the five Presbyterian missionaries killed at Lienchow, Canton province. Details are not provided and the report will be sent to Washington by mail.
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Washington
State Department
Rockhill
Peking
Julius G. Lay
Canton
China
Lienchow
Congressmen Guer rero Reappears in Pinar del Rio
Havana dispatch reports Congressman Guer rero reappeared in Pinar del Rio with two companions after days missing amid rumors of organizing an insurrection. The two companions were arrested, arraigned, and released on bail while the congressman remains exempt from arrest.
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Havana
Guerrero
Pinar del Rio
Japanese Field Marshal Oyama Receives Ovations in Ujina
Tokio reports Field Marshal Oyama arrived at Ujina today and was greeted with several ovations. General Asada commander of the guards division also arrived in Tokio and received an enthusiastic reception and exceptional court honors.
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Tokio
Oyama
Ujina
Asada
Factory Fire Destroys Stahl Urban Shop In Terre Haute
A fire today wiped out the Stahl Urban & Co factory in Terre Haute Indiana, injuring no one reported. The loss totals 125000 with the building owner Herman Hulman Sr suffering 75000 in damages.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Stahl, Urban & Co
Herman Hulman
Duchess bans fairy tales at village school in London report
From London comes the tale that the Duchess of Somerset orders her village schoolteacher not to read fairy tales. She objects to myth and legends, urging instead the lives of great men such as Julius Caesar Dante Napoleon and Milton.
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Boston Globe
London
Duchess of Somerset
Julius Caesar
Dante
Napoleon
Milton
Messrs
Tsar's Baltic Crisis Deepens as Mutiny and Strikes Rise
Tense days in Tsarskoe-Selo with Baltic troops mutinous near Reval and a cabinet meeting called amid a looming financial crash. London exchange nears 9.5 rubles as money flees banks for gold and foreign balances.Police and porters in St. Petersburg plan a Sunday walkout while Count Witte resists telegraphers and Durnovo’s dismissal seems inevitable.
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London
Associated Press
Baltic
Reval
Tsarskoe-Selo
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
M. Durnovo
Outbreak Fears Spur Tight Controls as Troops Succumb
In St. Petersburg dated December 2 3 reports say revolutionary influence has swayed battalions depriving them of arms. Telegraph workers claim funds and refuse to relay government or private dispatches while still handling railroad telegrams.
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St. Petersburg
Edytkhunen
Japan Budget Aims 55 Million Debt Redemption in 30 Years
London dispatch reports the budget allocates 55 million dollars to repay wartime debts. The Tokio Times correspondent says Japan’s financial plan is stronger than expected, with debts fully redeemed in about thirty years and the overall scheme on a solid footing given the war.
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London
The
Times
Japan
Two More Regiments Have to Be Disarmed
Vienna dispatch cites Odessa mutinies in the Ismaeli and Dona regiments disarmed by authorities. An education minister Tolstoi order limiting Jewish university entrants was ignored as faculty placarded that the university remained open. A general strike may be declared and panic grows in Sevastopol. military party meetings intensify unrest.
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Vienna
Tageblatt
Odessa
Podwoloczyska
Galicia
Ismaeli
Donaa
John Tolstoi
Polish Delegates to Russia Meeting Called in December
A Cracow newspaper quotes a St. Petersburg communication stating the league of leagues has convened a general meeting in Moscow for December 23. Delegates will travel from across Russia, including six from Poland, amid urgent calls for payment of large sums from banks with German and Austrian ties in Warsaw.
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Warsaw
Cracow
St. Petersburg
League of Leagues
Russia
Poland
Animated discussions proceed at the palace
Paris reports a new revolutionary manifesto denouncing government repression as the people press for liberty. Tsarskoe-Selo discussions show the emperor inclined to concessions and public service restoration, while Count Witte fights employees demands. Sevastopol methods influence the stance amid government efforts to secure imperial firmness.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe-Selo
Count Witte
Petit Parisienne
Sevastopol
Unrest in Warsaw Prompt Proclamation And Strikes
Warsaw December 3 Governor General Scalion issues a proclamation banning street processions and carrying arms or heavy sticks and ordering shop and house closures on police demand under penalty of 250 dollars and three months imprisonment. Factory workers threaten a Monday strike in support of the eight hour movement. Delegates from strong unions head to St Petersburg for the congress of the union.
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Warsaw
Scalion
St. Petersburg
The
Unione
Mutiny Battle Off Sevastopol Reported by Odessa Correspondent
The Times dispatch from Odessa confirms the mutiny and sea fight near Sevastopol. It says thousands of casualties are unfounded, the Otchakoff cruiser damaged, and many mutineers were killed escaping by boats from the burning ship. Vice Admiral Szydloff set to succeed Chouknin as Black Sea fleet commander.
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Times
Odessa
Sevastopol
Otchakoff
Szydloff
Chouknin
Black Sea
Russia on brink of general strike amid unrest in St Petersburg
London reports via Times correspondent from St. Petersburg that a union of unions may call a general strike as troops converge and bloodshed seems near. Count Witte appears unable to stop the mounting crisis, while the public clings to a possible miracle to avert catastrophe.
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London
Times
St. Petersburg
Union of Unions
Postal Strike Halts Warsaw Mail Distribution
Seven hundred postal and telegraph officials are on strike in Warsaw with about a hundred refusing to join. Strikers assaulted letter boxes and two hundred bags of foreign letters remain unopened.
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Warsaw
Finnish telegraph strikers vow to press up to central union ruling
The Helsinki strike committee on December 2 192? issued a resolution denouncing any restriction on their union and on Finnish liberty. They pledged to continue the boycott until Moscow central union declares the strike ended.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Copenhagen
Moscow
Civil War Surgeon J Ernest Meurie Dies in Cripple Creek
Dr J Ernest Meurie a former US Army surgeon who joined the Confederacy died in Cripple Creek Colorado today pneumonia at age 75.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
J. Ernest Meirie
Officials probe suspended Catholic bank assets in Mexico City
In Mexico City on December 4 officials leading the bank investigation report assets totaling 2 856 765 dollars with about 800 000 dollars of deposits belonging to poorer citizens tied up.
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Mexico City
Governor Gooding and family to christen Idaho ship
Boise Idaho December 3 Governor and Mrs Gooding and their daughter left for Philadelphia to attend the launching of the battleship Idaho on Saturday Miss Gooding will christen the vessel
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Boise
Idaho
Paper and Its Manufacture Process Overview
William R. Stewart outlines paper making starting with pulp from wood or rags, diluting with water, forming a sheet on a porous surface, draining water, and drying. Different pulps produce grades with wood for newsprint, rags for fine papers, straw and manila for wrappers, and surface coating after the mill adds character.
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William R. Stewart
Technical World Magazine
How Great Cities Fight Darkness
New York's lighting bill estimates that a metropolis burns over 100 000 000 cubic feet of gas in 24 hours costing nearly 100 000 dollars. Electric lighting adds about 50 000 dollars nightly. Total lighting costs approach 150 000 dollars per city per night along with kerosene, oil and candles.
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Technical World
Metropolis
Specials on clam products starch and Formosa tea
Rayon ads offer minced clams and tall or flat cans at 20c and 2 for ceee ee. Cornstarch and lic Gless starch in two packages each. Formosa Oolong tea from Goa Hune district praised for quality and flavor, regular 1 per lb, special today and Tuesday at 90c per lb with additional small quantities. Send for special tea and coffee price list.
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Idaho
Goa Hune
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