Denver Auditorium Opens As One Of Nation’s Largest Halls
The new Denver Auditorium, rushed for the July national Democratic convention, boasts a seating capacity of 12 500 surpassing Madison Square Garden and rivaling major venues. Located in the city center near Union Depot, it features 4 500 600 cubic feet of space and 5000 sixteen candle power electric lights with no arc lighting.
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New ‘Auditorium
United States
Madison Square Garden
New York
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Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake
Cincinnati Music Hall
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New York City
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Chicago Coliseum
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Dentist arraigned for practicing without certificate
Nathan Friedburg told Judge Parmenter he had come two years ago and studied to pass the State Board. He said he practiced dentistry in Russia for eight years, owned a chair and tools, but denied charging patients. The judge fined him $60 for the offense.
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Nathan Friedburg
Judge Parmenter
Russia
Parmenter
Oklahoma House Blocks Hotel Bill enforcing bed sheets and cups
Guthrie Oklahoma February 14 The state House of Representatives killed a hotel bill. The measure would have required nine foot sheets on beds and carried penalties for cracked cups use.
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Guthrie, Okla
House of Representatives
Textile mills deny wage cut rumor in New England strike scare
Cohannet Taunton Borden Fall River and New Bedford mills deny any plan to cut wages amid a rumored cotton mill strike. Officials say production curtailment has occurred but wage scales remain unchanged and no reductions are contemplated. Mill owners anticipate better times and a quick return of laid off workers.
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New England
Cohannet Mills
Taunton
Borden Mills
Fall River
New England Textile Works
New Bedford
Glover Death Not Halting Eddy Estate Suit
Reports in Boston Christian Science circles say George W. Glover, 64, son of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, has paralysis after a Civil War wound worsened by a horse kick. The suit against the Eddy estate and Christian Science funds continues. Mrs Eddy has not received word of his condition, and relations with her son appear friendly yet he has not communicated directly. Calvin Frye calls for near-term care of Mrs Eddy.
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George W. Glover
Mary
Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
Eddy
Christtian Science Funds
Boston
Christian Science
Glover
Christian Science Funds
Fire in Roslindale Dooms Four Homes and Hurts Stores
A fire started by a match in the Central building at Belgrade and Birch streets damaged four second floor tenants, a shoe store, a dry goods shop, and the Brand post office. Loss estimated at 10 000 dollars. Residents B F Cobleigh Ferris Spencer Barrett Eaton escaped with difficulty as alarms were sounded from Box 537. The building, two and a half stories, was owned by B F Cobleigh.
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Charles Sharman
Walter G. Richardson
Roslindale
Belgrade
Birch Streets
John D. Flynn
Brand
B. F. Cobleigh
H. F. Ferris
Norval Spencer
A. C. Barrett
John Eaton
B. F. Cobreigh
Rescue Ordered for Marooned Sailor Fred Jeffs
Mrs. H J Claridge of Norwalk reports that Frederick Jeffs an American sailor marooned on a Galapagos island may be rescued by a relief expedition authorized by Secretary Metcalf and led by Rear Admiral Evans The case mirrors a Crusoe tale and she fears Jeffs may be dead Judge Evans authorized to pursue any measure including leaving a battleship behind for the rescue effort Fred Jeffs sailed from New Castle Australia on November 26 196 for home at Panama He was 29 and survived by brothers with one drowned years earlier
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Conn
H. J. Claridge
Norwalk
Norway
Frederick Jeffs
Robinson Crusoe
Pacific
Metcalf
Jeffs
Galapagos Islands
Evans
Fred
Claridge
New Castle
Australia
Alexandria
Panama
George
Puget Sound
Wred
Labor unions set for referendum elections and new consolidations
International officers of the Shirt Waist and Laundry Workers Union will be elected by referendum. Miss Lida McFeaters spoke for an old age pension plan at a State House hearing. Firemen at the State School for the Feeble Minded in Waverley joined Union 242 and will be initiated next meeting. Stationary Engineers Union 16 reported full union conditions at Medfield Insane Asylum sites. Organizer Tibbetts said state institutions’ engine rooms are nearing full unionization. President R F Whelan received a testimonial of esteem from Messrs Mash and Turner. Brown’s Bronchial Traches advertised with claims of long-tested efficacy.
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Lida McFeaters
State House
Lennon
Stationary Firemen’s Union 242
Waverley
Stationary Engineers’ Union
Medfield Insane Asylum
Tibbetts
R. F. Whelan
Joseph A. Mash
Robert G. Turner
Mrs Eddy Hires New Coachman After Death of Burt
Calvin Frye confirms Mrs Eddy has a new coachman named Stevenson. He says Stevenson was hired on recommendation as a capable driver to replace Byron Burt, the former coachman found dead in his bed.
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Stevenson
Burt
Byron
Sonehman
Mansfield Under Knife Postmaster Edward Mansfield Operated
Postmaster Edward C. Mansfield underwent an appendicitis operation shortly before noon yesterday at a private hospital. Last evening he rested comfortably and his condition was pronounced unusually good. He is expected to be discharged soon.
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Edward C. Mansfield
Hartford Couple Misled by License Error Unmarried
James O'Brien and Miss Etta Willett of Springfield were married by Justice John F. Forward in Hartford under a Wethersfield license. The Board of Health found no authority for the ceremony, so the pair remain not legally married and must wed again in Wethersfield with a proper license.
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Hartford
Conn
James O’brien
Etta Willett
Springfield
Boston
John F. Forward
Quincy Man Rescued After Hour-Long Creek Plunge
John Percy a 23 year old from Boston was pulled from Fore River Creek in Quincy after nearly thirty minutes in icy water. Fore River employees Robert McIntire and Knute Nelson rescued him by boat after he fell through while crossing the ice en route to his Quincy Point home.
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Quincy
Fore River
John Percy
Robert McIntire
Knute Nelson
Percy
Boston
Quincy Point
Vanderbilts and jewels spark a guarded loan tale
A former financier recalls aiding many during the crash including a Vanderbilt family request for cash with jewels as security. He refused the Vanderbilt loan, criticizes Mrs Vanderbilt, and offers political musings about Taft Roosevelt and Platt, plus remarks on governors’ and presidents’ failings and railroad influence.
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Harry Payne Whitney
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William H. Taft
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Platt
United States Senate
Bronx
Acre
Green
Mississippi Prohibition Bill Nears Final Senate Passage
The Prohibition bill to close saloons in the last eight liquor licensing counties after December 31 passed the Senate 36 to 4 and will be signed promptly by the Governor in Jackson Mississippi.
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Jackson
Miss
Senate
Twelve Sailors Perish As Emily Reed Founders Off Oregon Coast
The American ship Emily Reed ashore at the mouth of the Nehalem River Oregon while carrying coal from Newcastle to Portland. Twelve sailors were lost and six saved including the captain and his wife. Built in Waldoboro Maine in 1880 the Emily Reed was a large square rigged vessel with 1466 net tons and 1564 gross tons. Length 215 feet breadth 40 feet depth 24 feet. Crew usually numbered 17 men.
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Portland
Ore
Emily Reed
Newcastle
Nehelame River
Oregon Coast
New England
Waldoboro
Hinckley Sues For Divorce In San Francisco
Lieutenant Harold D. Hinckley of the revenue cutter Bear sues for divorce from Alice Gillman Hinckley formerly a Boston belle on the ground of desertion. The couple married in Boston in October 1904 and have been noted as society’s handsome pair. The complaint cites desertion though sensational secrets are anticipated in the trial.
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San Francisco
Harold D. Hinckley
Revenue Cutter
Bear
Alice Gillman Hinckley
Boston
Hinckley
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