Polish Actress Bertha Kalich Delivers Russian Drama in New York
The Polish star Bertha Kalich, famed for Yiddish theater in New York, now headlines the Russian play Nonna Vanna in major cities. Once unfamiliar with English, she has mastered the language and speaks five other tongues, delivering a human and natural performance in Fedora and other works.
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Russia
Nonna Vanna
Madame Bertha Kalich
Bowery
New York City
Madame Kalich
Monna Vanna
Bertha Kalich
Thorugh
Rachel
Bernhardt
Dawison
Edwin Booth
David Garrick
Trappers Prosper on Rich Winter Fur Market
Northern border trappers expect a lucrative season as mink, marten, and otter pelts fetch their highest prices in decades. Prices for fox and other furs slump while otter skins reach 22 dollars and mink 11 dollars per pelt, with martens at 18 to 20 dollars and fisher at 8 to 10. Affected tribes and traders navigate price disparities, and nonnative agents exploit markets by buying low from Indians.
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Great Lakes
Minnesota
Uncle Sam's Second Navy Cadets at Arundel Cove Training
A feature on the Revenue Cutter Service cadet school at Arundel Cove Maryland. It outlines eligibility age height and the competitive examinations, three year program with summer cruises, pay and deductions, progression to lieutenant and captain ranks, and the strict daily schedule balancing academics and drill. The article highlights the democratic, influence free admission and rigorous training comparable to West Point and Annapolis.
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Uncle Sam
West Point
Annapolis
Arundel Cove
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Revenue Cutter Service
Revenue Cutter
Baldwin's New Airship Sets Record In Flight Design
Captain Thomas Baldwin showcases a new dirigible with a 16000 cubic foot gas bag, a spruce keel, and a forward mounted 11 foot propeller driven by a motorcycle like engine. The craft costs over 1800 dollars with ascents costing around 250, reflecting Baldwin as America's leading aeronaut and inventor.
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Thomas Baldwin
Captain Baldwin
America
The
Republic
Los Angeles
California
Japan
Oregon
Baldwin
Secretary Wilson Warns on Forest Destruction and Reforestation
Secretary Wilson urges a national forestry policy to halt wholesale forest destruction. He notes the shift of the forestry division to a Bureau of Forestry and calls for planting 1,000,000 acres annually to secure timber futures and aid agriculture. Edward Everett Hale also underscores urgent action and businesslike management for sustained forest resources.
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Wilson
Everett Hale
American Forestry Association
United States
Congress
McKinley
Congress For Forestry
Forestry Division
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Forestry For Management
Bureau of Forestry For Administration
Washington
Prairie States
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Hale
Ohio Valley
Michigan
Minnesota
Northwest
Oregon
Sunshine Society pioneers cheerful deeds across 1900s New York
The International Sunshine Society promotes daily acts of kindness without salaries, relying on personal sympathy to ease others' burdens. Founded in 1900 with 400000 members, it grew from Cynthia Westover Alden's holiday card idea, encouraging gifts of cheer to be passed along.
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International Sunshine Society
Sunshine Society
New York
Cynthia Westover Alden
The
New York Recorder
Woman's Sweet Will on Canterbury Pillar Quip
An inscription on a Canterbury pillar proclaims a sharp quip about a woman's will. It reads that if she will, she will, and if she won't, that ends the matter. The witty line captures a moment of local humor and social commentary.
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Canterbury
Evolution of Woman and the first woman
A compact verse traces the creation of Eve from Adam and the induction of woman in human history with a playful yet ironic tone. It frames Eve as origin and woman as central to mankind’s story through implied relations and affection.
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Theo Eve
Adam
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