Carlisle favored for Senate seat in Kentucky amid untimely vacancy
The article discusses supporting Mr Carlisle for the Kentucky Senate seat following a vacancy during the legislature’s session. It notes potential losses to the country from Carlisle’s move from the House, praises his qualifications, and critiques army promotion exams and broader political maneuvers including tariff protests and gerrymandering debates.
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Carlisle
Kentucky
Brecx
House of Representatives
Senate
Patrick McCann’s Memory Impresses as Witness
The subject Mr Patrick McCann is praised for an exceptional memory for past events and a cool demeanor under questioning His recall and presence leave listeners sensing there is much more he could reveal if appropriately prompted
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Patrick McCann
Capital Punishment Debate Sparks Assembly Test
The push to abolish capital punishment in New York faced sharp criticism even from proponents as the bill moved quickly through the Assembly. Judges and criminology experts contend the death penalty deters more effectively than life imprisonment, with Judge Daniels cited on the heightened fear of capital punishment among offenders.
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New York
Daniels
The
New York Herald
Assembly
MR. Salvini
Grand Opera House
Naples
Horace Townsend
Alexander Salvini
Cirillo
Salvini
Aunt Jack
Capital punishment seen as essential to deter homicide
The text argues that capital punishment is vital for preserving human life. Judges in New York and elsewhere advocate its necessity, noting that abolition would increase homicides, since life imprisonment is imperfect and pardons or escapes remain possible. The view reflects a tough stance on crime and justice.
The Mail Subsidy Debate and Chinese Funerary Noise
A multilingual newspaper item critiques Senator Frye on a mail subsidy bill likening it to a bid on the Merchant Marine and contrasts English mail contracts with the proposed U S plan. It notes English policy, naval reserve aims, and questions ship value, then shifts to amateur photography standards and a New York Chinese funeral scene with discordant mourning in Mott Street and the death of Dr Young Doo Hina.
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Senate
Fryr
New York Tribune
Shipping “‘League
The
Tribune
Boston Journal
England
Frye
Post Office Department
New York
European
Norddeutscher Lloyd Line
Frre
the Tribune
Admiralty
Senator Frrex
Mott Street
Youna Doo Hina
Doo Hine
John
Photographer’s conduct sparks clash over rights in schools
A famed photographer known for his portrait style rails at a proposed ban by the Photographer’s Association of America while warning against science invading public classrooms. He cites a Reading Pennsylvania case where a physician surveyed girls for spine curvature, prompting backlash and signals a push to protect pupil rights.
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Photographer’s Association of America
Washington
Reading
Penn
Boston Musings on Mud Dust and Weathered Street Crossings
A Boston writer laments muddy macadam and dust in wet weather, urges city action to keep crossings clean, and observes street life on the Common. He compares sandwich men fleeing rain with baseball players continuing a game, notes overcoat handling, and jokes about a friend counting jokes for pay in jokes and profits.
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West End
Miss Shaw Triumphs In A Drop of Poison At Hollis Street
Miss Shaw led her own company in A Drop of Poison to a packed Hollis Street crowd. The performance drew long applause, with Shaw praised for flawless technique and poised stage presence supported by a strong supporting cast and scenic design.
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Miss Shaw
Miss Mary Shaw
Hollis Street
Oskar Blumenthal
Berlin
Boston
Haron
Hertha
Nora
Mr. Conway
Baron
Conway
Charles Smiley
Brendel
Charles Kent
Count Wahlberg
Silver Falls at the Boston Theatre review
A Boston Theatre opening of Silver Falls by Sims and Pettitt is praised for its competent company and polished delivery. The tale follows Eric Normanhurst who unknowingly marries a Mexican adventuress, learns her true character, and faces complications resolved by murder and a renewed marriage, with veteran actor William Redmond delivering a strong portrait of Eric.
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Boston
Messrs
George R. Sims
Henry Pettitt
Silver Falls
Eric Normanhurst
Mexico
William Redmond
Eric
The Editor Opens in New York With Aldrich Imitation
In The Editor Louis Aldrich repeats a familiar play formula, a thinly drawn imitation of The Senator, yet earns audience approval. Charles Vincent supplies strong scenes, and Aldrich’s John Hawkins, Tucson editor, anchors a capable cast led by Dora Goldthwait, all receiving warm curtain applause.
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New York
Aldrich
John Hawkins
Tucson
Arizona
Dora Goldthwait
New Worcester Theatre Opens With Grand Dress Receptions
The Worcester Theatre debut drew a stylish crowd in formal attire. Frohman's company presented Shenandoah by Bronson Howard, with full houses and box office receipts over 1400 dollars, signaling a likely successful run. Architects Fuller and Delano and contractors Darling Brothers of Worcester completed the project, with Tiffany Co. supplying interior decoration.
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Worcester
Bronson Howard
Frohman
Harris
Rock
Notable Gifts and International Figures In Boston and Berlin
William Waldorf Astor donates 5000 to the New York Press Club charity fund. Rev George W Cutler declines Providence church call. Theodore Thomas wintering in New York then summering at Fairhaven. Charles Emory Smith arrives in Berlin from Paris, hosted by William Walter Phelps, with dinner beside Count Schougaloff. Kentaro Kaneko, Japanese Privy Council secretary, in Boston receiving marked courtesies and attending aldermen meeting seating. He tours gatherings with Judge O W Holmes and others, remaining through Sunday.
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New York Press Club
George W. Cutler
Channing Memorial Church
First Congregational
Unitarian
Providence
Theodore Thomas
New York
Fairhaven
Thomas
Charles Emory Smith
Russia
Berlin
Paris
Count von Munster
France
Smith
William Walter Phelps
Germany
Count Schougaloff
Kentaro Kaneko
Japan
Boston
Richards
Marlboro Street
O. W. Holmes
John C. Gray
John Fiske
8. D. Warren
Murray Aims to Return to Board Amid Vacancy
Depuam May 5. Thomas P. Murray, who resigned from the Board of Selectmen citing the appointment of Thomas Murphy as superintendent of streets, announces a public letter explaining his resignation and states he intends to run again. A special town meeting Monday could see his name on a ticket to fill the vacancy, with Harry Smith and A.J. Norris also expected to seek the post.
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Depuam
Thomas P. Murray
Board of Selectmen
Thomas Murphy
Harry Smith
A.J. Norris
Steamer Helvetia Crashes Into British Schooner Bramhall
The National line steamer Helvetia from Liverpool collided with the British schooner Bramhall near Tompkinsville, badly wrecking the Bramhall. Her crew were taken aboard the Helvetia, but the Bramhall did not sink.
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New York
National Line
Helvetia
Liverpool
Bramhall
Tompkinsville
All Sorts of Tales From A Far Country
A collage of whimsical remarks from readers and observers across cities. The piece reports on fairs, festivals, and fashion in Europe, a quirky exchange about a politican with honeyed speech, and light anecdotes about a Detroit boy with a sharp chisel. It notes a Prussian noble’s rise and duties near Zandwitz, and recounts George Bancroft’s minor accident amid an extended illness.
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Detroit
Springfield Republican
Schwyuzer
House of Lords
Zandwitz
Ratior
Silesia
Baron Nathaniel Rothschild
Vienna
William
Klein-Peterwitz
N. Y. Tribune
George Bancroft
Grippe
Herman
Bancroft
Cleveland Eader
Apollo Club Repeats Concert With Wyman and Powell
The Apollo Club presented a repetition of its Music Hall program with new soloists. Mrs Walter C Wyman sang with refined charm offering Von Wickede and Nevin songs while Maud Powell wowed the audience with a Huss Polonaise Chopin Nocturne and Neruda Berceuse. Lang accompanied with notable skill.
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Apollo Club
Music Hall
Boston
Walter C. Wyman
von Wickede
Suzan
F. de Bernberg
Ethelbert Nevin
Chopin
Franz Neruda
Miss Powell
Lang
A Big Railroad Scheme for a Transcontinental Short Line
Kansas City dispatch reports a major transcontinental short line plan from New York to the Pacific led by English capitalists and American railroad men. The route runs Leavenworth to Denver and then to Salt Lake City, promising an eighty mile shorter Denver leg and a two hundred mile savings onward. Colonel Hoar of New York represented the syndicate at a secret Denver directors meeting.
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Kansas City, Mo
Leavenworth
Kan
New York
Denver
Leavenworth, Denver
Atlantic and Pacific
Colonel Hoar
Denver Short Line
Supreme Court hearing tied to Kemmler death case
Roger M. Sherman filed a habeas corpus petition for Kemmler in the U S Supreme Court under sentence of death by electricity. The court denied the writ but will hear a motion for a writ of error on May 19 with notice to the State Attorney General. The court will announce its decision after the May 19 argument.
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Kemmler
Washington
Roger M. Sherman
United States Supreme Court
New York
Wallace
Sherman
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the Theatres
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