Public interest in wealth lost says Ade after failure
George Ade, famed humorist and playwright, discusses his failed play The Bad Samaritan at Holland House New York. He explains why wealth and a romance failed to captivate New Yorkers, notes past successes and the odd numbers that hit or missed, and recalls his Indiana upbringing and farm profits amid talks of future work.
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George de
Ade
New York Herald
Holland House
Fifth Avenue
Indiana
Sully
Peggy
Paris
Colonel Savage
Peg‘er
Sketches By Young Artists from The Sunday Post
Letter From Children's Editor praises young readers for improving sketches and asks for more humorous illustrations. The editor signs as L O S and mentions a new member from Kansas City, Lottie Williams, inviting submissions.
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Sunday Post
Kansas City
Lottie Williams
L. O
Wendell Phillips Society Names Moynihan President
The Wendell Phillips Literary Society of East Boston elected Eugene P. Moynihan as president to succeed William F. Irwin who retires. John Winston was named secretary.
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Wendell Phillips Literary Society
East Boston
Eugene P. Moynihan
William F. Irwin
John Winston
Rhode Islanders Quit Busy Hawk Shooting
Westberly Rhode Island September 24 Hawks have swarmed the area causing farm work to halt as farmers and their sons abandon hoe and hook to shoot hawks. Firearms dealers report booming sales while hawking weather limits the birds to September. Chickens stray were killed by hungry hawks driving farmers to wage a fierce campaign.
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Westberly
R. I
Here
Solemn high mass for late Mayor Collins at St Marys
A solemn high mass at St Marys Church Endicott Street at 9 am honors the late Mayor P A Collins a longtime Sunday school member. Rev Father Gorman will preside with Deacon Richiey and Subdeacon Jansen assisting. Mayor Whelton and the Collins family will attend. A requiem mass follows at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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St. Mary’s Church
Endicott Street
P. A. Collins
Joseph Gorman
St. Mary’s
William J. Richiey
John Jansen
Whelton
Collins
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Rosebush scratch endangers Daniel Hamilton in Lebanon Lake
In Middletown New York Daniel Hamilton of Lebanon Lake was scratched by a rosebush thorn while pulling grass. The wound developed into a dangerous blood poisoning case rendering him at risk of death.
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Middletown
N. Y
Daniel Hamilton
Lebanon Lake
Four Thousand Bankers to Attend Washington Convention
The American Bankers Association plans its annual convention in Washington from October 10 to 18 with about 4000 bankers expected. Highlights include White House reception with President Roosevelt, tours of Treasury and Fort Myer, and multiple excursions and theatre events. E. F. Swiney presides, James R. Branch is secretary, new officers to be elected.
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Washington
American Bankers’ Association
John Joy Budson
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Shaw
Treasury Department
Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Mt. Vernon
Alexandria
Roosevelt
White House
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort Myer
New Willard Hotel
Association
Arlington Hotel
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Potomac
New National Theatre
Shoreham Hotel
E. F. Swiney
First National Bank of Kansas
Wool 2 Wives at Same Time
An old column humorously argues against a man marrying two wives on a small salary. It suggests switching to cigarettes as cheaper, notes the first wife’s kindness outweighs others, and warns that two wives cause trouble and nagging.
Police raid Weddell House at Rockefeller's hotel
Police find seven men playing poker in rooms at the Weddell House owned by John D. Rockefeller. Paraphernalia seized and destroyed as Chief Kohler writes to Rockefeller seeking cooperation to end the gambling activity in the establishment.
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Cleveland
Weddell House
John D. Rockefeller
Kohler
Mr. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Bigamist philosopher sobiescik tied to jail cell
Stanley Sobiesz cik, described as a bigamist and philosopher, pondered keeping two families on $12.50 weekly wage as police heard that wife No. 1 had him arrested after consulting with wife No. 2. He was held on $3,000 bond as each wife carried a four month old baby at the hearing.
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Chicago
Stanley Sobieszcik
Sobieszcik
Sobieszoik
Holmes
Baker Street
Paddington Station
Paddington
Maude Adams Plans Locust Forest on Long Island Estate
Actress Maude Adams is growing a forest of black locust on her Ronkonkoma Long Island estate. She bought the country seat to aid her health for acting and ordered 200000 trees from a Western grower. She has planted 29000 trees so far.
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New York
Maude Adams
Ronkonkoma
L. I
Miss Adams
Reverend Quickly Ties Quick Wedding Before Train
Dr J B Shaw rushed from a Woodbridge funeral sermon to wed a couple at the parsonage just nine minutes before his train. He agreed to marry them to help their anxious request, completing the ceremony in four minutes, then walked eight blocks to reach the 12:38 train within five minutes.
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New Brunswick
N. J
J. B. Shaw
Woodbridge
Two Small Fires In Medford Spark Suspicions
Two fires in Medford started in the early morning. An automobile near City Physician P F Gahan in a Washington street barn burned, causing $600 in damage. A second blaze consumed two hay stacks on the Emerson farm on Riverside avenue, suspected incendiary act. Police investigate.
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Medford
P. F. Gahan
Washington Street
Emerson Farm
Riverside Avenue
Gahan
Rector Mann of Trinity Returns from Vacation
Dr. Mann, the new rector of Trinity Church in Boston, returned from a two months vacation on Saturday and occupied the pulpit yesterday. A large, fashionable attendance heard his remarks and he expressed pleasure at reuniting with the congregation. He hoped to welcome younger members at the Sunday school opening next Sunday.
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Dr. Mann
Trinity Church
Boston
When the Woman Manages a Household Budget
The piece describes a day in which a woman controls both bank book and accounts to balance the household. It contrasts her task with a failing partnership and notes the challenge of making ends meet. The tone reflects domestic finance pressures and gendered labor in daily life.
Mayor Dunne Testifies in Court Over Missing Ten Dollar Bill
Chicago September 24 Mayor Dunne told in police court how a $10 bill vanished during a Bismarck Garden visit with eight guests and a beer garden waiter. A waiter named Charles Rosekopf was fined $76 after the incident.
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Chicago
Dunne
Charles Rosekopf
Bismarck Garden
Aged Man Struck and Killed by Boston Train
John Kelley aged 80 an old resident of Newfields N H was killed when struck by the newspaper train from Boston on the Boston and Maine railroad as he attempted to cross the tracks today Police said Kelley was attempting to cross at the crossing when he was hit in Newfields New Hampshire today
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New York
Grant
Art Museum
Vanderbilt
Boston
Newfields
N. H
John Kelley
Boston & Maine
Kelley
Large forces drafted into Finland bolster Sveaborg garrison
Helskinfors dispatch reports large troop movements as over 1200 men arrive to reinforce Sveaborg with additional forces of 700 to 1000 at other points.
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Finland
Helsingfors
Sveaborg
Holmes Retells Early Warburton Case From Paddington
The narrator recalls two Holmes cases from 1889 involving Colonel Warburton and Mr Hatherley, recounting how the mystery unfolds as facts emerge. A London physician relates waking to visitors from Paddington seeking his aid, setting the scene for the dramatic investigation.
Doctor Encounters Victim of Terrible Thumb Injury
A pale, agitated 25 year old hydraulic engineer named Victor Hatherley arrives at a doctor's home after a night train journey. He reveals a severe thumb amputation and hysterical episodes, seeking medical aid and calm as the guard brings in the new patient.
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Erley
Victoria Street
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