Finale of Midnight Follies Shuts Down New York Stage
A June 6 New York column recalls the closing of the Midnight Follies and the end of Broadway’s night life as police pressure, Prohibition era challenges, and changing amusements push crowds away. Mentions include Florenz Ziegfeld, Times Square taxis, and the rise of outdoor summer entertainments. Also notes Mile Jane Herveaux’s commission as captain in the Police Reserve Aviation Division and passport photo sandwich men signaling brisk travel.
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New York
Times Square
Broadway
Florenz Ziegfield
Omar
Police Department
Mile Jane Herveaux
Aviatrice
Free ride ends in police dodge on Fortieth Street
A newspaperman waiting for a Fifth Avenue bus was offered a free ride by a taxi driver. The plan collapsed at Forty third Street when the driver thanked him for cooperation, admitting the ruse was to slip by police at Forty second Street.
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Fifth Avenue
Fortieth
Forty-third St
Forty Second Street
Prohibition raid nets arrests at West Street saloon
Officers raid Stephen Black’s saloon on West Street arresting Steve Black and seizing a whiskey pitcher. A second raid an hour later finds Mrs Steve in custody and another pitcher seized. Raid numbers referenced as No 4 and No 3 with Steve’s son Joe mentioned.
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Stephen Black
West Street
Steve
Joe
Wedding Day Reflections in a Close-knit Family
A narrator recalls a wedding scene for Leila and Alfred, praising Madge and Dicky while noting Edith Fairfax’s pained gaze. The celebration includes Aunt Dora and a gathering of relatives where Dicky and Mas Grantland vie for attention, leaving the narrator feeling like a wallflower yet content, while pondering Hugh Grantland’s motives.
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Floray
Dor
Mrs. Gurtis
Mother Graham
Mas. Grantland
Edith Fairfax
Edith
Dicky
Jim Paige
Jim
Hugh Grantland
Prohibition Trucker and Family Succumb to Whiskey Bust
Prohibition agents and police raided a Black family saloon and living quarters above it, seizing all illicit liquor. Two patrol wagons and a Ford were filled, with fines totaling $5,500 levied the next day. Steve Black lamented the crackdown, saying his liquor stock was entirely confiscated.
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Ters
Steve
Head Stuffed From Catarrh Or A Cold
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Sulphur Cream Promises Quick Relief for Eczema
A noted skin specialist lauds Mantho-Sulptur, a sulphur cream, for soothing fiery itchy skin. It allegedly calms eruptions within two to three applications, reducing eczema rashes, restoring smoothness and beauty to damaged skin.
Indiana Reformatory bids on June 11 1921 supplies
The Board of Trustees of the Indiana Reformatory will award contracts for supplies including canned goods cond ense d milk and floor wax and meat contracts for one month at a meeting on June 11 1921. Blank proposals available at the General Superintendent's office.
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Board of Trustees
Indiana Reformatory
Washington
Reptile facts and snake notes from an old text
The passage lists 1800 lizard species and claims serpents can live six months without food. It notes the English adder is the only poisonous snake in England. It states a blind chameleon cannot change color and remains blackish. It claims snakes have very poor sight, unable to see beyond a quarter of their length.
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Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E
Pinkham
F. A. Baker
Builer St
America
England
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Eighth Avenue
Sandwich Men
Bowling Green
Sandwich
Fred Durkee
Alfred
Mrs. Madge
Fletcher
Irchase
Jeffersonville
Sellersburg
Geo. A. H.shideler
Southern Optical Company Incorporated
Kryptok
Fourth and Chestnut
Louisville, Ky
Lydian
Lydia Epink
M. F. Nickles
Spring St
Ind
Womiy Rage Hunt
Hui
Tail
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