A Middleberg Drama of Blackmail and Family Frailty
In Middleberg a hardened father confronts a drug-ravaged blackmailer who targets his family. George Rand sr. wrestles with moral courage as the morphine addict Hannock pressures for money, threats, and exposure while the Rand son looms in agitation. The scene exposes secrets, fear, and a stubborn choice not to pay blackmail.
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George Rand, Sr
Fred Hannock
Middleberg
Iis
George
Mr. Rand
Hannock
Blackmai
Rand
Cicely
Clyde Fitch Play Ends On Brink Of Suicide
The scene centers on Hannock the blackmailer and banker Warnock as pressures mount. A pistol, a forged check, and a famished conscience propel the strained family drama toward a perilous moment. George aids his ailing father while threats and leverage hinge on the check and impending tragedy. To Be Continued.
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George
Hannock
Hancock
London Tavern for Toilers Is Great Success
A working man’s club in London modeled after New York’s subwar tavern is run by an Episcopal clergyman the Bishop of Manchester. It features a large public bar, polished floors, seating for workers, separated refreshment room, clean kitchen, and a clubroom with writing tables and periodicals. Crowds of mechanics and their wives use the hall, with a band outside.
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London
Henry Codman Potter
New York
Manchester
Nnns
Spain
England
Sussex Arms
Smart Inn
Brightwood Street Car Injures Boy at Osevelt and Yandes
William Rogers son of Mr and Mrs William M Rogers of 1 Columbia avenue was struck by a Brightwood street car Tuesday afternoon at Osevelt avenue and Yandes Street and seriously injured.
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William Rogers
William M. Rogers
Columbia Avenue
Osevelt Avenue
Yandes Street
Samuel Gephardt Dies at O Briens Hotel in Thesday Night
Samuel Gephardt a hay market employee was found dead in a room at O Briens hotel 417 East Washington street Tuesday night City officials say organic heart disease is blamed for the death The death occurred in Thesday noted in local records
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Samuel Gephardt
Hay Market
O'Brien's
Washington Street
Murdered Boy Found In Barracks Chest In Bautzen
In Bautzen Saxony a grisly crime occurred when 13 year old Wille Kaiser was found slain in a chest in Lieutenant Rasch's room. The boy's throat was cut and blood smeared the floor. Ruehle, a servant with access to the room, shot himself later that day, leading to the conclusion that he abducted and butchered the youth.
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Berlin
Bautzen
Rasch
Wille Kaiser
Ruehle
English Girls Here to Find Husbands in Montreal
Montreal April 27 British immigrants arrive in the city with a party of 70 English girls seeking fortunes and husbands. The group, sent by the Women's Emigration Association of London, was welcomed by representatives of the Women's Immigration Society of Montreal and housed on Osborn Street before heading to Toronto Winnipeg and other western points. Only six chose to stay in Montreal.
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Montreal
Women's Emigration Association of
London
Women's Inmigration Society of
Osborn Street
Toronto
Winnipeg
Stary
Vanderbilt Plans Long Coaching Run Between London and Brighton
London April 27 A G Vanderbilt finishes arrangements for another season of daily coaching runs between London and Brighton this summer. From the 60 horses brought over last year they will select the mounts. Nine changes of horses are planned with May 3 set for the start of the first run.
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London
A. G. Vanderbilt
Brighton
Counterfeiters Flood England With Bad Coin
London reports Scotland Yard believes a United States gang is coining English sixpences and two shillings for profit. False coins pass through tobacco shops and tramcars, with banks often unable to detect them. Experts suspect Guatemala and South America produce many false half crowns and florins, circulated in London and England.
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London
America
Scotland Yard
Guatemala
South America
West Indies
England
Australian mutton in strong demand in New York
New York reports an upcoming shipment of eight thousand Australian mutton carcasses next week, with some beef included. Last week all arriving meat, 25,000 mutton carcasses and less beef, sold at prices lower than American beef and mutton, despite a duty of 2 to 2 1/4 cents per pound. Retailers still price Australian meat about 2 cents per pound cheaper than American grades from the beef trust.
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New York
Beef Trust
Miss Davis Coaches Fifth Graders In Baseball Debate
In Orange New Jersey on April 27 Miss M Louise Davis of Cleveland street school umpired a game against Parke avenue school. The beloved teacher wore a gray sweater and called pitches with sharp, impartial decisions while her own team fell by a run. Fellow faculty praised her officiating and joked about a baseball chair for her.
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New York
Empire
Cleveland Street
Orange
N. J
Parke Avenue
Miss Davis
M. Louise Davis
Bacon Discussed as Senate Floor Leader Candidate
Washington April 27 reports say Senator Bacon of Georgia is talked of as the next Democratic leader of the senate. His friends on the floor call him the logical choice as successor to the retiring Senator Money of Mississippi who heads the caucus. Other names mentioned include Senators Bailey Shively and Rayner.
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Washington
Bacon
Georgia
Senate
Money
Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
Culberson
Texas
Bailey
Shively
Indiana
Rayner
Maryland
Bloomers at Wellesley spark dramatic wardrobe rule shake up
At Wellesley College April reports reveal a tongue in cheek revolt as bloomers replace masculine attire in plays. Students praise the ban on old fashions while faculty and clubs debate the costume rule amid campus drama showcases and multiple theatrical societies. The quirky piece notes historical use of bloomers in colonial plays and the era of the ban on real men’s outfits.
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Sarah Bernhardt
L'Alglon
Wellesley
Lady Rose
Shakespeare Society
Thief Chased Across Rooftops in Manhattan Burglary
John McMahon aged 19 of 401 W Sixty sixth street was arrested on burglary charges after a chase across rooftops. He allegedly entered 302 W Sixty seventh street by forcing a kitchen door, stole clothing and trinkets from Mary Olsen, and assaulted the building’s janitress before a pursuit by officers and a female resident.
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New York
John McMahon
W. Sixty-sixth Street
Mary Olsen
W. Sixty-seventh Street
Ale
McMahon
Mre. Olsen
KING ALFONSO'S SON UNDER SPECIAL CARE
London April 27. Crown prince of Spain reportedly suffers from chronic ill health and will not reach full strength. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria seek treatment for him in Germany with a renowned European specialist.
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Alfonso
London
Spain
Victoria
Germany
Europe
Hoyt resigns as Porto Rico attorney general over Ballinger Pinchot testimony
Henry M. Hoyt of Pennsylvania steps down as Porto Rico attorney general after testifying to Gravis dealings and clashing with Attorney General Wickersham. Foster V. Brown of Tennessee nominated to succeed him. Hoyt cites impact on standing with the Taft administration.
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Washington, D. C
Henry M. Hoyt
Pennsylvania
State Department
Porto Rico
Gravis
Ballinger- Pinchot
Foster V. Brown
Tennessee
Hoyt
Wickersham
Cunningham
Interior Department
Ballinger-Pinchot
Glavis
Ballinger-Pinchot Committee
Taft
New Car Fender Saves Child After Bronx Streetcar Incident
In New York on April 27 a streetcar fender dropped by lever saved 5 year old Lillie Alberts from being crushed. Motorman Higgins quickly lowered the fender and the child was lifted from under the wheels with only a forehead cut. Grandfather Paul Turre thanked the motorman as police and ambulance surgeons attended.
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New York
Bronx
Lillie Alberts
E. 152Nd Street
155 Street
Paoine Turre
Lillie
Sergt. Devine
John Higgins
Bergen Avenue
Higgins
Lillis
Aplain
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Clyde Fitch
Warnock
Han
London Society
Northwest
Vanderbilt
Mass
Wellesley College
Barnswallows
Mrs. Smith
James Henry Smith
New Yorke
Silent” Smith
Barton W. van Voorhis
Island
oFre
Bryce Baking Co
Holsum
Ini
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