Amusements On The Stage And Off
The article argues the press and theatre business work together to educate the public about entertainment. It highlights William A. Brady's view that newspaper publicity is crucial for attracting audiences and promoting all star productions like Fine Feathers. Cumberland’s response will gauge future touring viability.
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Times
Publc
William A. Brady
Fine Feathers
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cumberland
Maryland Citizens Form Drainage Delegation for Savannah Meet
Four Maryland figures including Senator Blair Lee A D Trundle Eugene Grannan and W W Wood form a special committee to secure a strong statewide delegation to the National Drainage Congress meeting in Savannah Georgia April 22 to 25. They note about 200 000 acres are idle and undrained and reclamation could add 10 million to land value and 4 to 5 million annually to crops while improving health by draining swamps and eradicating malaria.
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Maryland
National Drainage Congress
Savannah
Blair Lee
A. D. Trundle
Poolesville
Eugene Grannan
Baltimore Board of Street Commissioners
W. W. Wood
Baltimore
Railway Development Association
Drainage Organization
National Efficiency Exposition Opens at Grand Central Palace
The National Efficiency Exposition and Conference opened in New York at the Grand Central Palace. Exhibits include an efficient kitchen and office, with focus on scientific management to reduce waste, time, and labor. Governor Glynn delivered the opening address.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Public Service
New York Telephone Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Busherminal Company
New York Edison Company
He Bush Terminal Company
Glynn
Safety First Illustrated Talk By Boy Scouts Troop
Hackensack April 4 at a First Troop of Boy Scouts meeting an illustrated address on Safety First offered pleasure and instruction. The presentation was directed by the Public Service Corporation to promote public safety and reduce deaths and injuries from fast moving urban traffic.
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Hackensack
N. J
Public Service Corporation
Sir Lionel Carden Returns to Mexico
One of the Mauretania passengers docked early today was Sir Lionel Carden British Minister to Mexico returning to Mexico City to oversee British interests.
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Sir Carden
Mexico
New York
Mauretania
Sir Lionel Carden
Mexico City
United Fruit Cuts Havana Call Costa Rica Service Change
United Fruit Company reshapes its Costa Rica service starting today by omitting Havana on the Kingston to New York route. Ships will sail direct Colon Panama to Port Limon Costa Rica and return directly to New York. The change saves a day to a day and a half on Caribbean to New York trips, accelerating West Coast South American trade and bringing Europe closer by a day.
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New York
United Fruit Company
Costa Rica
Havana
Kingston
Jamaica
Colon
Panama
Port Limon
Caribbean
South America
Europe
National Fencing Championship preliminaries progress in New York
The preliminary bouts of the National Fencing Championship tourney will finish today. Army officers are expected to compete as the War Department recognizes the Amateur Fencers' League of America and sets up two army divisions to boost foil, dueling sword and saber events across posts nationwide.
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New York
United States War Department
Convention Discusses Piracy Bill for Perfume Designs
At the Manufacturing Perfume Association convention in New York the talks centered on a congressional bill to shield commercial designs from piracy via a registration bureau. The focus is on container and package design rather than the perfume contents.
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New York
The
Manufacturing Perfumers’ Association
Biltmore
Congress
Messiah Festival at Lindsborg Opens With 500 Voices
In Lindsborg Kansas the thirty fourth annual Messiah festival starts tomorrow and runs through Easter Sunday A chorus of more than five hundred trained voices performs Palm Sunday Good Friday and Easter Sunday Miss Alice Nelson a prima donna from New York and Boston will be the soloist tomorrow afternoon and Ysaye the famed violinist will appear on Easter Sunday
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Lindsborg
Kan
Alice Nieson
New York
Boston
Ysaye
Primrose and Dockstader Minstrel Revival Premiere
Raymond Wyle, noted male soprano and pupil of Lamperti, headlines Primrose and Dockstader revival of old time minstrelsy. He allegedly commands the highest salary for a minstrel singer and performs soprano roles from original scores. The act tours to Hammerstein’s Victoria Theatre in New York City.
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Primrose
Dockstader
Raymond Wyle
Wylie
Lamperti
Hammersteins Victoria Theatre
New York City
Wrong Mr. President at Maryland Theatre April 7
Salem Tutt Whitney headlines the Maryland Theatre April 7 with the musical comedy Wrong Mr. President. The Smart Set Company supports Whitney, with forty in the east including Homer Tutt and Blanche Thompson delivering humorous, tuneful entertainment.
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Salem Tutt Whitney
Maryland Theatre
Whitney
Smart Set
Homer Tutt
Blanche Thompson
Examinations Aimed at Indiana Fourth Class Postmasters
Washington reports exams for Indiana fourth class postmasters set for today and April 18 under the President's order opening offices to civil service competition. The statewide tests cover several hundred positions, with prior exams completed in Tennessee Kansas Iowa Arkansas Nebraska Illinois Missouri Mississippi and Louisiana for the same offices.
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Washington
Indiana
Tennessee
Kansas
Iowa
Arkansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Missouri
Mississippi
Louisana
Mrs Huffam Faces Execution In Electric Chair This Week
Augurn New York April 4 Mrs Cynthia Huffam accused and found guilty of murdering her husband and two children awaits execution in the electric chair this week. She has kept cool and unafraid during the trial verdict and shows little fear of death. Prominent women appeal to the Governor to grant clemency.
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Augurn
N. Y
Cynthia Huffam
Detroit Teachers Embark On Tenth Annual Vacation Trip
Detroit teachers depart for a tenth annual tour to Washington and New York. Joined by colleagues from nearby towns, the expedition is led by Miss Lillian B. Stewart of Western High and Carl J. Barlow, principal of the Fairbanks School.
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Detroit
Mich
Washington
New York
Lillian B. Stewart
Western High
Carl J. Barlow
Fairbanks
Atlantic fleet eleven battleships begin spring practice
Washington April 4 The eleven battleships forming the Atlantic fleet which have been near the Chesapeake Bay entrance engaged in annual spring practice with heavy guns and will sail to their home yards today The ships include Michigan Louisiana Rhode Island South Carolina Georgia New Hampshire Wyoming Kansas Nebraska Delaware and Virginia
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Washington
Flower of the Atlantic
CT Nesapeake Bay
Michigan
Louisiana
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Georgia
New Hampshire
Wyoming
Kansas
Nebraska
Delaware
Virginia
State Executive Committee to set date for state primary
Savannah final preparations begin as the State Executive Committee meets to designate the primary date. Expected August timing looms with elections for governor two U S senators congressmen and state and county officers drawing wide interest from the public.
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Savannah
United States
Pleasures Drivers' Association Opens Spring Drive Season
Brooklyn April 4 The Pleasures Drivers Association to start the spring season on Ocean Boulevard tomorrow featuring a four mile stretch and top pacers and trotters in the events.
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Brooklyn
The
Pleasures Drivers’ Association
Ocean Boulevard
Pan American Policy Aims to Extend Monroe Doctrine
John Bassett, director general of the Panama Union, urged the Pan American policy before the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia on April 4. He argued the United States should no longer be seen as paternal guardian and that the policy would grant all American republics equal rights, attitude, dignity, and independence.
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Philadelphia
John Bassett
Panama Union
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Bassett
United States
Panama
Former St Paul police chiefs face ten year terms
The stay of sentence for Martin Flanigan and detective Fred Turner expires today. Both were sentenced to an undetermined term not to exceed ten years at Stillwater Penitentiary after conviction on third degree bribery, with bonds set at $10,000 each.
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St. Paul
Min
Martin Flanigan
Fred Turner
Stillwater Penitentiary
100 Beautiful and Colored Cards Offer
An ad from Central Manufacturing Co. Dayton Ohio sells 100 beautiful cards and rare art pictures for 50 cents postpaid. Each order includes a reliable self filling fountain pen free. Previously sold for one dollar in stores.
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Central Manufacturing CO
Dayton
Oho
Clairvoyant and Palmist Advertisement Promise
A newspaper notice offers clairvoyant and palmist services with a full $2.00 reading for $1.00, guaranteed satisfaction with no advance payment. It claims to reveal present and future life details, love, marriage, business, health, and secret influences, with hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
What Is the Soul Discussion at Liberty Theatre
Dr. C. E. Heard will discuss what is the soul on Sunday at 3 p m at the Liberty Theatre in Ridgely West Virginia. The event offers free seating and no collection.
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C. E. Heard
Liberty Theatre
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