Theatrical Power Brokers Form Plan To Reform Industry
New York August conference of top theatrical capitalists and managers from coast to coast formed to harmonize operations and curb real estate overbuilding. Led by A L Erlanger, committee drafted a plan for permanent organization to eliminate country speculators and address overproduction of theatres. Officials warned cities once able to support one house now host three or four, risking losses outside major markets.
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New York
San Francisco
New Orleans
St. Paul
Theatrical
New Amsterdam
United States
Klaw & Erlanger
Marc Klaw
E. F. Albee
Lee Shubert
Percy G. Williams
Samuel Scribner
Martin Beck
J. H. Havlin
J. J. Murdock
M. C. Anderson
H. Fehr
National Association of Producing Theatrical Managers
New York Meeting Advances Theatrical Trust Merger
A New York meeting of major managers moves toward a nationwide theater merger with a half billion dollars in property. Klaw Erlanger chair the temporary body. committee to draft plan includes Klaw Albee Shubert Beck Murdock and others. The group aims to unify vaudeville and dramatic interests across the country under a single management.
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New York
United States
Klaw
Morris Meyerfield
San Francisco
Lee Shubert
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Samuel Nixon
al Hayman
John H. Havlin
Stair & Havlin
FP. Albee
Samuel Scribner
J. J. Murdock
M. C. Anderson
L. Webber
H. Fehr
H. M. Ziegler
A. L. Erlanger
Cox
Erlanger
H. M. Zeigler
I. J. Murdock
N. Fehr
Merger Talks Yield Possible Working Accord
Reported progress in merger negotiations after months of private effort by Mr. Erlanger. Yesterday’s meeting is said to move toward a workable agreement, overcoming obstacles once deemed impossible.
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Erlanger
Many New York Sects Attract Followers And Scrutiny
A surge of sects in and around New York draws police and church attention. The arrest of thirty two leaders from The First Assembly of Christ in Brooklyn follows public ceremonies like drawing the dragon. Narratives cover Dowie Zion City, Wall s National Church, Diss Debar Easy Rollers, Holy Jumpers, Overcomers, Brotherhood of Light, Parsecism, and Buddhism influence with dozens of adherents.
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New York
First Assembly of Christ
Brooklyn
Assembly of Christ
John Alexander Dowie
Madison Square Garden
Zio
Westchester County
Dowie
Zion
West
New York City
Elijah
John Augustus Wall
National Church
Berkeley Lyceum
Christ
Jand
Wall
Ann O'Delia
Diss Debar
Easy Rollers
Canada
Elinor Mason
Luther R. Marsh
House of Israel
East Forty-fith Street
Holy Rollers
London
Scotland Yard
Holy Ghost
Us Society
Maine
Holy Jumpers
Boundbrook
Champion's Daughter Owned in City
One of the best bred getter pups arrived in the city from North Dakota. It is Whitestone's Gate owned by B. J. Ankenbruck and Dr. A. G. Emrick of the Good Enough kennels. Whitestone's Gate is sired by Champion Prince Whitestone and dams Sister Okaw. Rodney's Pride, a Derby prospect and half-brother to Whitestone's Gate, is also owned by Emrick and Ankenbruck.
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North Dakota
B. J. Ankenbruck
A. G. Emrick
Prince Whitestone
Okaw
Vns Alsa
Rodney's Pride
Dr. Emrick
Mr. Ankenbrurk
Rodney's
The Richest Square Mile in London Markets
The London stock exchange district, centered around Threadneedle Street and the Bank of England, faces drastic strain as over 200 members resign and 561 clerks withdraw. The City, known as the richest square mile, hosts fierce turnover with 500 members seeking yearlong holidays and a wave of retirements, while Wall Street looms as a rival in a slump.
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Stock Exchange of London
House
The
Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Mansion House
Wall Street
London Financial Center
Royal Exchange
London
New York Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Great Britain
United States
England
Exchange
New York
Financial District
City
Old London
Wagstaffe
London Assessment Committee
Lombard Street
Throgmorton Street
Threadveedte Street
Cornhill
Capelcourt
Shorter's Court
Threadneedle Street
New Yorkers Climb 85,000,000 Stairs Daily
New Yorkers climb an estimated 85 million stairs daily in the city, a feat highlighted by the frequent use of stairs by residents and the growing popularity of beach exhibitions for several puppies from the Good Enough kennels. In Kosciusko county Indiana farmers report three fires over ten days causing about ten dollars in losses, with an incendiary suspicion on a Vanater farm near Pierceton. The piece notes the rise of vertical travel in tall office buildings and the emergence of vertical engineers to address ascent and descent challenges.
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Warsaw
Ind
Kosciusko County
Chester Vanater
Pierceton
Sion
New York
Switzerland
City of
Abernoon
Allon
New Yorker
Stalr Iords
Origin of the Elephant and Donkey as Political Emblems
The piece explains that Thomas Nast originated the elephant for the Republican Party and the donkey for the Democrats, first seen in Harper’s Weekly in 1874 amid Grant’s push for a third term. It notes the donkey predates the elephant, Nast’s role as a political cartoonist, and his influence on American political imagery.
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Thomas Nast
Harper's Weekly
Grant
Nast
Vertical travel in New York and rise of elevating engineering
A New York newspaper essay argues that vertical travel dwarfs horizontal motion in impact and energy use. It quantifies stair trips, time, and power, predicting a rise in elevating engineering as skyscrapers grow and elevators and escalators replace stairs for busy transit between ground and higher floors.
Millionaire life insurance boom in major cities
City by city, affluent residents hold large life policies. Colgate leads New York with 1.5 million in coverage, Redman Wanamaker tops Philadelphia at 4 million, Chicago records 185 millionaires insured for 24.6 million, and nationwide figures show 5,189 men insured at 50 000 or more totaling about 541 million.
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Colgate
New York
Phila
United States
Redman Wanamaker
Philadelphia
James G&. Colgate
Wall Street
Chicago
Georgia
Tinois
Louisiana
Wisconsin
New York City
Pittsboro
Baltimore
Buffalo
St. Louis
Detroit
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Boston
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Rochester
Purcell to Become Boniface Owner of City Hotel
Ex Mine Host Frank Purcell formerly of the Randall hotel awaits final plans to take over the Hotel Sexton in Kansas City. He had offered a 150 room modern house, and after weeks of consideration received a telegram yesterday ordering him to come at once as the offer was accepted.
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Frank Purcell
Randall Hotel
Kansas City
Purcell
Sexton
Journal Gazette to Move to Bass block on Clinton Street
The Journal-Gazette announces plans to relocate to the Bass block at 711 713 715 Clinton Street between Berry and Main by September 1. The rebuilt facility aims for superior lighting heating ventilation and modern equipment with AP and Western Union wires and a new Home telephone system to speed news and business calls. The East Main Street office will be available for rent after September 1. inquiries to the Journal-Gazette Co.
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Journal-Gazette
Bass Block
Clinton Street
Berry and
Main Streets
Associated Press
Western Union World
The
East Main Street
Journal-Gazette CO
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