Parrots Forewarn Fire Sparks Rescue Feat
In New York 500 parrots cried fire from a Broadway office prompting an alarm and swift rescue. A janitor fled with cages while firemen battled smoke, saving all birds though several were overcome. The owner is Miss Virginia Pope of Sixth Avenue. the blaze caused 500 dollars in office damage on the first floor.
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New York
Broadway
Virginia Pope
No. 242
Sixth Avenue
H. C. Senior
Restorer Bottle Sells for Ten Cents at Auction
A Berlin chemist’s bottle of hair restorer crafted for John D. Rockefeller sold for 10 cents at Uncle Sam’s seizure auction after Rockefeller failed to claim and pay duty. A bald Fort Lee, New Jersey man won it after a brief bidding battle sparked by a messenger boy who bid in at four dollars but could not pay.
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New York
Berlin
John D. Rockefeller
Uncle Sam
Rockefeller
Fort Lee
N. J
Elderly man flees rheumatic fears from bear sighting
Amos Williams of Clareyville, 70, weakened by rheumatism, saw a bear near Port Jervis on Sunday night. He yelled and threw away his cane, sprinting to the home of David Boyd as if a youth, escaping danger despite age and ailment.
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Port Jervis
Amos Williams
Clareyville
Williams
David Boyd
Wisconsin convention to rename dress towels slogan
Milwaukee April 3 The Travelling Men's Protective Association of America meeting at Madison April 10 and 20 will adopt Individual towels as its slogan. The average traveling man dislikes long cotton towels with sewn ends and a roller and favors compact seven by nine towels for personal use in hotels and the wash area.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Photography of the breath at Roentgen Bay meeting
Dr. Koehler of Wiesbaden unveiled a breath photography method using cinematographic images of breathing in sick and healthy individuals. The technique records lung and heart action during inspiration and expiration and may aid tuberculosis diagnosis and assessments of fitness to go home.
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Berlin
Roentgen Bay
Koehler
Wiesbaden
Prominent New Jersey Democrats Attend City Dinner
In New Brunswick on April 3 a Young Men's Democratic Clubs of the State dinner drew 200 guests. Honorees included James E. Martine and William Hughes with James Baker and George S. Siller. A. Streetwolf Jr. served as toastmaster as the event showcased boomed governor candidate George S. Siller.
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New Brunswick
N. J
James E. Martine
Plainfield
Congress
Charles N. Fowler
Elizabeth
William Hughes
Paterson
James Baker
Hudson County
Assembly
George S. Silzer
A. Streetwolf, Jr
Buffalo Seeks Paper Milk Bottles for Cleanliness
Health Commissioner Wende backs paper milk bottles for Buffalo seafers arguing they ensure cleanliness and urge replacement of glass bottles. A Washington firm's letter, as a major maker, prompted the suggestion noting adoption is spreading in large cities and will grow nationwide over time.
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Buffalo
Wende
Washington
Dr. Wende
Miner Wins 50-Egg Eating Challenge in Braddock
James Sylvas of Mucklerat won a $50 wager at a Braddock pool room by eating 50 boiled eggs in two and a half minutes, well under the five minute limit. He consumed seven eggs per glass, then a final glass of eight, grinning for more after finishing.
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Pittsburg
Penn
James Sylvas
Braddock
Sylvas
Sylvus
Snow Man to Close Boston Run Then Move to New York
The Snow Man closes its Boston engagement at the Majestic Saturday evening after a successful run and light tour through New England. It will tour cast changes before a summer run in New York, as Henry Woodruff appears next Monday in Brown of Harvard.
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New York
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Harvard
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the Tremont
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Stella Mayhew
Frank Lalor
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Nellie
Frances Cameron
Castle Square
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Shylock
John Waldron
Howell Hansel
Olivia
Wakefield
John
Keith's
Vesta Victoria
William Blaisdell
Fred Walton
Snow Man
N.S. Wood
Bow Vin Square Theatre
Bachellor
Boston Belles Company
Palace Theatre
Clarence Wilbur
Patsy Boliver
Vaudeville
Swedish Symphony Orchestra
Austin & Stone’s Museum
The
Captain Brassbound
George Bernard Shaw
Theatres Entertaining Big Audiences This Week
Premier and Theatre Comique showcase a strong lineup including Bostocks Trained Animals and Tell Tale Telephone. Lyric features And The Villain Still Pursues Her and The Girl From Montana with Amateurs at Columbia Theatre drawing capacity crowds. Shubert signs for Signor Emnete Novelli 22 week engagement next season. Gennaro Venetian Gondoliers wow at Orpheum. Boston visit planned mid October. Alcazar Beauties headline olio shows drawing crowds.
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Nance O'Neil
Park Theatre
Gennaro
Orpheum
Shubert Brothers
Emnete Novelli
Orpheum Treasurer Crowell Returns After New York Wedding
Treasurer Thomas L. Crowell of the Orpheum Theatre returns from a hurried New York wedding to Miss Alice N. Nevins a trained nurse. He resumes duties at the box office amid congratulations from staff and patrons.
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Crowell
Orpheum Theatre
New York
Alice N. Nevins
Thomas L. Crowell
Bride Chosen by Typhoid Patient at Broadway Theatre
Crowell, treasurer of the Broadway Theatre in Brooklyn, fell ill with typhoid pneumonia. After a long recovery a nurse cared for him and they fell in love. They planned a wedding but postponed briefly. she agreed last Monday to become his wife.
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Crowell
Broadway
Brooklyn
Ellow
Coming Thro the Rye Troupe Goes by Auto to Boston
The company for Coming Thro the Rye plans to travel to Nashua New Hampshire by chartered autos. They will depart Boston early Sunday, pass through Tyngsboro Lowell Wilmington Winchester and Cambridge before Boston Theatre arrival. George E Kingsbury leads the auto tour with plans for town demonstrations along the route.
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Granité State City
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Wilmington
Winchester
Cambridge
Boston Theatre
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