The Bold Dollar of Stott and the Red Tape
A District officer earns a dollar for returning a lost Angora cat, but a lengthy bureaucratic chain of approvals delays the payout. Major authorities review the tale through a series of rubber-stamped steps before Private Stott can claim the reward. The narrative highlights civic duty, dutiful policing, and the oddity of formal procedures in city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ament
Mploye
Hess
Aliceman Stott
Thomas
Stott
Capt. Boyle
Maj. Sylvester
Boyle
Commissioner West
Macfarland
Morrow
Campaigner Mrs McGuire Guides Oklahoma Statehood Drive
Mrs McGuire, wife of the district attorney and later representative, gained a reputation as the Capital’s best campaigner. She campaigned nationwide with her husband, distributed cards in official spaces, and attended sessions in Washington, pursuing Oklahoma's statehood as Indian Territory became part of the union.
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Bird Shgle
M’guire
Congress
Alahoma
Oklahoma
Middle West
Indian Territory
United States
Sam
The Jest That Backfired On James Davenport Oklahoma
The humorist Jimhay pranks James S. Davenport of Oklahoma's Third District by sending bulk Washington documents as if they were public papers. Instead, Davenport floods his district with monthly telephone directories prompting embarrassment, a severed ego, and a vow to meet constituents to explain the misstep. Davenport perseveres, while Jimhay waits for thanks that never arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimhay
Shumar
Vic
James S. Davenport
Oklahoma
Third
James A Davenport
Washington
Violet Plucker
Davenport
Jet
Senate Seat 23 Hoodoo Operstition Examined
A historical note links a full Senate in 92 seats to a pattern of death after full membership. Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island temporarily left and returned, triggering superstitions. Latimer of South Carolina died 23 days after Wetmore's resumption, then Kittredge of South Dakota appeared to face pressure as 23 and 24th seats drew concern amid upcoming campaigns.
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Senate
Wetmore
Rhode Island
Snd
Oklahom Taving
Latimer
South Carolina
Kittredge
South Dakota
Central
Crawford
Roosevelt Plans Special Session Tariff Push
President Roosevelt has outlined a legislative program and an urgent tariff revision agenda to Congress after a White House conference with leaders from both parties. A broad coalition of business interests backs the plan, with investigations to inform data driven actions and no tariff commission planned.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Middle West
White House
Houses of Congress
Loeb
New York
San Francisco
Great
Aldrich
Fayne and
Dalsell
Pennsylvania
Hepburn
Iowa
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Finance Committee
Senator Bryan Dies In Providence Hospital
Washington March 23 United States Senator William James Virvan of Florida died at Providence hospital at 8 30 yesterday morning of typhoid fever Gouverneur Guild in Boston reported worse condition March 23 as doctors noted a slight unfavorable turn in the day s bulletins Prayers for Guild s complete recovery were voiced widely in churches and pulpits citywide
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Washington, D
United States
William James Virvan
Florida
Providence Hospital
Governor Guild
Boston
Mass
Curtis Guild
Clavernor Guild
Night Owls of the Stage and Their After-Show Habits
Maude Adams avoids after theater dining while William Gillette snacks on crackers and milk with patrons at all night counters. Ethel Barrymore, like her father and brothers, dominates supper tables. May Irwin’s group, Lee Harrison’s boulevardiers, and David Belasco’s theater suppers are noted for hospitality. John Mason and Nat Goodwin are well met, Louis James is famed for jokes and generosity, with stage hands firmly allied to him.
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Maude Adams
William Gillette
Ethel Barrymore
May Irwin
Lee Harrison
David Belasco
Belasco
New York
John Mason
Chicago
Mrs. Fiske
Nat. Goodwin
United States
Louis James
Bim
Play Holds Endurance Record For Long Run Of Charleys Aunt
The comedy Charleys Aunt reportedly holds the world endurance record with 1466 successive performances in London. Other long runs include Our Boys 1362 nights, The Private Secretary over 1000 nights, and The Chinese Honeymoon over 700000 nights. Across the world Nell Gwyn in Australia tops 800, Z Anglon with Sarah Bernhardt in France over 500, David Warfield in New York 600, Fantana 400, and Chicago runs like A Knight for a Day 600 and The Umpire 400.
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London
Australia
Nell Gwyn
Monkey star in Marion Ballou’s The Little Organ Grinder
The play features a reliable monkey as a key actor. A trained small Thesus proved the most intelligent, performing many rehearsals and about 200 successful trips to the villain’s room to steal papers. One mishap occurred in Louisville when the ape returned with an apple and offered it to Miss Ballou.
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Marion Ballou
Louisville
Ballou
Names They Were Born With in Theater History
A study of stage names reveals how many stars shed birth names through marriage or stage careers. Notable examples include Mrs. Fiske born Divey, Julia Marlowe born Sarah Frances Trost, Maude Adams from Kiskadden, Virginia Harned born Hicks, Mary Mannering born Florence Friend, Marie Dressler Lelia Koerber, Maxine Elliott McDermot, Edna May Petty, May Irwin Campbell, and Eleanor Robson daughter of Madge Carr Cook. Lawrence Barrett was Larry Brannigan in youth.
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Taber
Marlowe
Maude Adams
Kiskadden
Adams
Virginia Harned
Mary Mannering
James K. Hackett
Plorence
Marie Dressler
Lelia Koerber
Maxine Elliott
N. C. Goodwin
McDermot
Edna May
Oscar Lewinshan
Miss Petty
May Irwin
Campbell
Eleanor Robson
Madge Carr Cook
Lawrence Barrett
Larry Brannigan
Notes of the Stage and Theatre News Shocked by Broadway Moves
Gertrude Coghlan plans a September biography of her father the late Charles Coghlan. Laurence Irving’s Lyric Theatre play in New York will be The Inheritance of the Meek. Actor George Wessells, Mortanity in Sherlock Holmes, dies in Denver. New waltz The Garden of Love by Claire Kummer sung by Sallie Fisher. Virginia Harned praises Bert Williams and Bandanna Land. J M Barrie writes a sequel to The Little White Bird titled When Wendy Grew Up. Stella Hammerstein returns from Europe and Cohan Harris discuss The Yankee Prince in rehearsal.
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Gertrude Coghlan
Charles Coghlan
If. H. Sothern
Laurence Irving
Lyric Theater
New York
Sothern
Claire Kummer
Dearie
Sallie Fisher
Shattuck
Berlin
Virginia Harned
Adah’ Patterson
Wiliam and Walker
Bert Williams
J. M. Barrie
Wendy
Stella Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein
Europe
George Edwardes
Messrs. Cohan
Harris
George M. Cohan
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Moemely
Miacix
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R.A. Gamble
Osteopathic and
Opera House
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Butler
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L. L. Nuts
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