Tots in Dainty Dances at Mechanics Building
A baby party at Mechanics Building marked the 61st Barnard Memorial children's celebration. Dozens of youngsters performed dances under Mrs. Lilla Wiles Wyman with acts like the Valse Gracieuse and The Spirit of 76. All ages joined a grand march, ending with flowers for the director.
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Mechanics’ Building
Barnard Memorial
Lilla Wiles Wyman
Valse Gracieuse
Inez Spencer
Amelia Burnham
Washington Cadets
Cate
Stella Best
Ruth Clark
Bennie Edwards
Taft Stirs Philadelphia During Washington Birthday Visit
Taft's Philadelphia stay includes inaugural address review by George Wickersham, attendance at the First Troop dinner, G A R and Union League events, and a Penn University address. He speaks on church leadership, journalism, and public morals as he plans to move to New York for the Hampton Institute meeting and Root dinner.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania University
First Troop
Philadelphia City Cavalry
Washington
Roosevelt
Union League Club
University of Pennsylvania
Academy of
S. Weir Mitchell
Mr. Wickersham
New York
Henry W. Taft
Hampton Institute
Senator Knox
Hitchcock
Academy of Music
Taft
Award Prizes Awarded to Boston Students at Old South
Dean Hodges compared Washington and Lincoln in a talk at Old South Church for the Washington anniversary. Prizes for best student essays went to Mary A. Sweeney and Helen Pauline Kelly of Dorchester and Edwin Ottie of Roxbury, with special mention for Alice Baxter. A Brimmer School chorus sang Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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Dean Hodges
Washington
Lincoln
Old South Church
Edwin D. Mead
Old South Fund
Boston
Milton
Free Commonwealth
New England
Mary A. Sweeney
Dorchester High School
Michel Euphrosyne Sandell
Dorchester Hgh School
United States
England
Alabama
Gladstone
Helen Pauline Kelly
Edwin W. Ottie
Roxbury High School
Alice M. Baxter
Brimmer
Printers Honor Frank K. Foster at Copley Hall testimonial
More than 1100 printers and guests gathered at Copley hall for a testimonial to Frank I. Foster under Typographical Union No. 13. Norman McPhail led as president while Thomas Curtin directed floor activities, with a 9 pm grand march and a long list of aides. The hall featured a promenade concert, dancing until 2 am, and festive decorations in national colors.
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Copley Hall
Greater Boston
Frank I. Foster
Typographical Union No. 13
Massachusetts
Norman EF. McPhail
Army Lieu tenant John J Moller Shoots Self in New York
Second Lieutenant John J Moller of the Eighth United States Infantry stationed at Monterey California on furlough in the East shot himself in the head at the Grand Union Hotel New York late tonight and died an hour later in Bellevue Hospital.
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New York
John J. Moller
Eighth
United States Infantry
Monterey
Cal
Grand Union Hotel
Bellevue Hospital
Baseball and Skating Form Unusual Holiday Contrast
Spectators enjoyed a sunny afternoon on the Public Garden pond where the George Washington Baseball Nine faced a muddy field and waterlogged bases while nearby skaters wowed the crowd with intricate figures and a Merry Widow Waltz attempt ending in a brief tumble. The scene contrasted a lighthearted baseball exhibition with lively skating feats as bystanders cheered the harmless mishap and resumed watching.
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George Washington
Commonwealth
Boston
Turck separated by Boston husband in alimony case
Mrs Rebecca Turck testified that her husband Washington Turck abandoned her June 30 1906 and that she faced cruelty including being struck with a bare fist choking and furniture sale after moving to a boarding house The judge noted the estrangement while Turck allegedly avoided alimony and left the state.
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New York
Rebecca Carline Turck
Blanchard
Washington Irving Turck
Boston
Turck
Judge Blanchard
Mrs. Turck
West Fifty-sixth Street
Ethel Roosevelt Rumored Engaged to State Official
Washington February 22 Miss Ethel Roosevelt daughter of the President who just debuted may be engaged to William Phillips the Third Assistant Secretary of State report says Friends say the information is definite enough to guess whether she will marry now or wait four years for a White House marriage.
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Washington
Ethel Roosevelt
William Phillips
Triple Lynching Reported Near Mineral Bluff Georgia
It is reported three white men have been lynched near Mineral Bluff Georgia over outrages attributed to the step-daughter of Robert Robertson of Culberson North Carolina. The alleged main perpetrator, son of D Lowdermilk, is jailed at Murphy North Carolina.
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Mineral Bluiff
Robert Robertson
Culberson
D. Lowdermilk
Murphy, N. Cc
X Zalia Heals Schenectady Woman’s Eczema Case
Mabel I. Hamilton of Schenectady New York reports total healing of years old eczema on hands after using X Zalia soap and X Zalia liquid. The advertorial notice urges purchasing X Zalia products from druggists to heal rashes and sores on face hands scalp or body and preserve purify and beautify skin.
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Mabel I. Hamilton
Brandywine Avenue
Schenectady
N. Y
Three Generations Wed In Boston Triple Wedding
Miss Helen M. McCluskey wed Robert Kopp at Gate of Heaven Church as part of a three generation celebration. The bride’s mother Mrs. McCluskey and grandmother Mrs. Connors mark golden and her sister’s silver weddings respectively. The ceremony joined the McCluskeys and Kopps in a family milestone with gifts and a joint reception.
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Bridget Connors
East First Street
South
Boston
Connors
Miss McCluskey
Robert K Wopp
Gate of Heaven
Fourth Streets
Robert J. Johnson
Regina McCluskey
John Kopp
Churchill to urge wireless on British steamers
Winston Churchill, president of the board of trade, announced in the House of Commons that after the Nantucket collision of the Republic and Florida he is studying legislation to require all British owned steamers to carry wireless telegraph equipment.
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London
Winston Churchill
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Nantucket
Republic
Florida
High diver falls 59 feet in New York stage incident
Kearney P. Speedy, a high diving acrobat, collapsed during a 59 foot dive at the American Theatre. He struck a stage wire, fell into a water tank, was carried away by stage hands, and is expected to recover after surgery and hospital treatment.
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New York
Kearney P. Speedy
Roosevelt Hospital
Dr William T Bull Dies in Georgia Cancer Expert
Dr William Tillinghast Bull a renowned surgeon and cancer specialist died in Savannah Georgia at Wemberly Isle of Hope at noon after a week of illness. Attending surgeon Dr W B Crawford announced the death due to edema of the lungs from cancer. Mrs Bull was present. his body to be taken to New York City.
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Savannah
William Tillinghast Bull
New York
Wemberly
Isle of Hope
W. B. Crawford
Bull
Dr Bull Noted New York Surgeon and Cancer Expert
Dr Bull, a renowned New York surgeon and cancer expert born in Newport Rhode Island, married Mrs James G Blaine Jr in 1893. After a summer illness and several operations he traveled to Georgia seeking relief from the warmer climate.
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New York
James G. Blaine, Jr
Bull
Newport
R. I
Georgia
Donlan Not Seeking City Hospital Superintendent Post
Dr Charles F Donlan denied rumors he is seeking the City Hospital superintendent job Though rumors tied Mayor Hibbard to the appointment Dr Donlan said he is content as superintendent of the Long Island alms house and plans to stay Dr John H McCullom currently holds the City Hospital post succeeding Dr Rowe
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Long Island
Charles F. Donlan
Donlan
City Hall
Hibbard
John H. McCullom
Rowe
Washington's Birthday tribute luncheon for American republics
Ambassador White hosted diplomats from South and Central American states at a Washington's Birthday luncheon in Paris. After the meal, the group sent a cablegram to President Roosevelt praising the memory of Washington and Lincoln and expressing American fraternity.
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Paris
White
South
Central America
Roosevelt
France
Washington
Lincoln
United States
Notable chess expert Eugene Delmar dies at 67
Eugene Delmar a leading chess authority for five decades died suddenly of heart failure at his son in law's residence in New York City aged 67. He was renowned for his strategic mastery and contributions to the game.
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New York
Eugene Delmar
Rioting in Greek Quarter Leaves Omaha Armed
In South Omaha on Sunday, clashes left five people with gunshot wounds and about 15 others beaten or injured by misdirected missiles. Police report all Greeks in the city reportedly armed as street violence subsided in the early morning hours.
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Omaha
Neb
South Omaha
Destruction of Greek owned shops by mob causes heavy losses
No estimate of financial loss can be placed on the mob action. At least five significant shops were nearly wrecked with 16 smaller ones escaping serious damage. Greek properties faced especial destruction as Abe Cocoris and his three buildings were destroyed, and the Demos Brothers confectionery, the city’s best, was total wreck. A Roumanian saloon was demolished and many smaller shops suffered similar treatment.
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Abe Cocoris
Demos Brothers
Frosty Ruling for Ice Men
In Catskill New York February 22 the state Supreme Court ruled there is no cause of action in the case of Patrick H Doherty an icehouse owner versus Catskill Cement Company The ice man claimed 150000 damages alleging dust and soot from nearby cement mills spoiled the ice The decision was rendered before Justice Tiloward.
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Catskill
N. Y
Supreme Court
Patrick H. Doherty
Catskill Cement Company
Doherty
Tiloward
Sharpe testimony marks tense day in Carmack trial
The Nashville court adjourned after cross examining John D. Sharpe, co-defendant with Colonel Duncan Cooper and Robin Cooper in the Carmack slaying case. Sharpe clashed over wound details, while Robin Cooper remained composed during a four hour cross exam.
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Nashville
Tenn
John D. Sharpe
Duncan Cooper
Robin Cooper
United States
Edward W. Carmack
Sharpe
Garner
Canned music copyright bill advances in Congress
Washington February 22 Representative Currier presented the copyright bill report. The patents committee ordered it reported and the document centers on the canned music section. It argues composers deserve pay when works are reproduced on mechanical instruments, calling it the era's most advanced copyright step.
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Washington
Currier
Patents Committee
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Frank K. Foster
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Washington Street
Ethel
South Boston
Churchill
C. F. Hovey & Co
Utica
Ecs
DR. Bull
DR. Donlan
ALL America
Delmar
Frosty
ICE Men
Cooper
Parries
Robin
Portland and Sudbury
Wolf's
Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Portland
Sis
Friend St
Union St
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