Permanent Influence of the Cheater Upon Play Goers
An essay on theater morals arguing that theater crowds shape individual conduct and manners. It notes that crowd verdicts skew toward morality, even among immoral patrons, and that seeing well behaved actors guides audiences toward proper conduct. It treats theater as a school of manners and a commercial origin for dramatic art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Motliere
John Drew
Augustus Thomas
Clyde Fitch
High School Equality Requires Individual Talents
The essay argues women and men possess distinct talents and that equality comes from recognizing individual strengths. It notes women are a newer factor in industry, often treated as makeshift workers, yet true nobility lies in service and high standards. It contrasts dependence with responsible, equitable effort by both sexes.
The Sacredness of Motherhood in Courtroom Drama
Across recent New York trials public sentiment has crystallized around the sanctity of motherhood. The piece argues that while society ignores other crimes, violations of mother child relations provoke moral outrage and a hope tied to motherhood's sacred status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Nesbit
Mrs. Wallan
New York
Rainey At Center Of Panama Graft Allegations
Henry T. Rainey of Illinois faced public scrutiny after a Panama Isthmus trip noting graft in the commissary and high meat prices. The congressman’s own self portrait in the Fifty-eighth Congress directory recounts his birth in Carrollton, education at Knox College and Amherst, law career, and party work, though the dubious biography vanished after one issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Rainey
Panama
Washington
Con Crewstondl
Henry
Msctholstone
Henry T Rainey
Hon
Carrollton, DL
Knox Academy
Knox College
Amherst College
Greene County
Stalney
Greene
Supreme
Appellate Court
Knights of Pythias
Independent Order of Oda
Modern
Woodmen
Mutual Protective League
The
Elks
Jacksonville
Hon. Rainey
Ryan to Raise Jumbo Peanuts in Congo District
In Congo holdings Thomas F Ryan plans to grow jumbo Virginia peanuts to diversify from gold copper and rubber profits. The plan aims to undercut sheller market prices and support rubber plantations with proceeds. Ryan leases a Fifth Avenue residence as he prepares for marriage to actress Mabelle Gilman in Paris with Corey’s U S Steel presidency and possible salary rise.
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Ryan
Congo District
York
Thomas F. Ryan
Lkely
Congo
Mr. Ryan
Virginia
Shell
Pittsburg Society
New York
Paris
William Ellis Corey
Fifth Avenue
Mabelle Gilman
Corey
United States Steel Corporation
H. C. Frick
Spain
Africa
Tie
One Church in Gotham Attracts Large Crowds
The People’s Church at Cooper Union draws 2000 attendees weekly, embracing a doctrine of brotherhood and interdependence with no proselytizing. It allows audience challenges to speakers and features a diverse, creedless panel of listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Metropolis
People's Church
East Side
People's Institute
Cooper Union
May Be President of Cuba Leader in Liberal Party Candidate
Reports from Cuba suggest Miguel Momex a Liberal leader could win the presidency. The Liberal faction draws on masses including Black and illiterate voters amid fears of unrest as cane harvest ends. Gomez, a Santa Clara rancher and self-styled major general, leads the Liberal bid after shifting from the Moderate party. He was imprisoned as a conspirator, released by Taft, and has since sought another nomination while managing sugar estates with Cebellos & Co. and Silvera in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jove Miguel Momex
Liberal Party
Cuba
United States
Jose Miguel Gomez
Santa Spiritu
Liberal
Gomez
Taft
Garcia
Cebellos & Co
New York
Silvera
Havana
Palma
Santa Clara
Will wed a Rockefeller
Marcellus Hartley Dodge aged 26, Columbia alumnus and director in major firms, becomes engaged to Ethel Rockefeller. He endowed Columbia with a $300000 dormitory, succeeds as a director at Equitable Life, and works at Hartley Armco in Bridgeport, shifting from sports to business due to growing duties.
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Marcellus Hartley Dodge
Columbia
Marcellus Hartley
Young Dodge
Ethel Rockefeller
William G. Rockefeller
United States
Helen Hartley Jenkins
Equitable Life
Broadway
Hartley Arma Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Hill Family Leads Great Northern as Presidents and Directors
Louis W. Hill is elected president of the Great Northern, joining his brother James Hill who is a Yale graduate trained through all railroad departments. J. J. Hill remains active, with Louis Warren Hill already advancing to executive roles and Frank H. McGuigan named vice president overseeing operations. The board's leadership expands as the company reports doubling business over five to six years. Louis married Meade Van Cortlandt Taylor of New York.
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Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Road
Louis
James
Yale
Great Northern
Frank H. McGuigan
Pver
McGuigar
Louis Warren Hill
Eastern Railroad Company of
Minnesota
Meade van Cortlandt Taylor
Cortlandt M. Taylor
New York
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Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Canal Zone
Conco Peanut Farm
James H. Maron
Miss Gilman
Gotham
Charles Sprague Smith
Institute
Bingham
Russia
Greater
America
Aplea
Policemen's Benevolent Association
Force
Will
A Rockefeller
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