Hotel Bars Evelyn Nesbit Thaw at Knickerbocker Dining Room
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and E R Thomas were refused service and asked to leave the Hotel Knickerbocker dining room after manager Regan identified them. Nesbit denied visiting the Knickerbocker, while Thomas claimed they dined elsewhere. the incident drew Broadway attention and involved counsel Dan O'Reilly.
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E.R. Thomas
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
E. R. Thomas
Repan
Mr. Thomas
Evelyn
Prince George
Knickerbocker
Mouquin’s
Cafe de Beaux Arts
Dan O'Reilly
Regan
Broadway
Fiddler Boy Goes to Sea Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm
A 17 year old New Yorker named Harry Berchman sailed to the United States aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to study violin. After his remittance vanished, he offered to work his way home by playing the fiddle on the liner. Officers allowed him to perform as an official aboard, travel gratis, until his fare could be settled.
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Harry Berchman
New York
Bremen
Gratis
Assault on the Race Track Man Made by a Starter
Edward Corrigan, a 60 year old turfman, recounts a deliberate assault at the track near New Orleans on April 2. The incident involved a starter who targeted Corrigan, triggering injuries and a sharp confrontation that drew attention from racing officials. Corrigan vows to pursue remedies through legal channels.
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New Orleans
Edward Corrigan
Street car franchise value tied to tax powers
The passage questions the high value of a street car franchise, arguing its worth comes from the right to levy a tax on all townspeople. It asks whether a monopoly with such power would lower charges without legal force.
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Kansas City
Beardsley
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Metropolitan
Consols Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Corrigan Attacked at City Park Track Lobby
Corrigan was assaulted in the City Park race track lobby by Starter A B Dade who is now officiating at the Fairgrounds. Dade attacked Corrigan with a large cane but Bob Smith a horseman knocked the cane from Dade and ended the attack.
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Cently
City Park
St. Charles
A. B. Dade
Fairgrounds
Dade
Corrigan
Bob Smith
Prince Arrival Sparks Spectacular Friendship Parade
The Gould and Morse families staged a visible display of affection for the Gould heiress after the prince’s Paris arrival. A pony cart procession from the St. Regis to Hippodrome featured Boniface, George, and Jay de Castel Lane, followed by Mrs Frank Gould's daughters and Master Harry Fuller Black. A rear motor convoy completed the parade amid crowd attention. Lady Cook returns to push woman suffrage, aiming campaigns and speeches. Hudson Theater changes hands as Henry B. Harris buys, keeping it in his family. A blonde diner at Mouguin’s dramatically brandishes a pearl handled revolver during a chaotic scene prompting staff intervention. A race dispute at the Fair Grounds ends in a boxing-like confrontation between Corrigan and Dade after a betting incident.
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Paris
Gould
St. Regis
Morses
Hippodrome
Boniface
George
Jay de Castellane
Mme. Gould
Frank Gould
Harry Fuller Black
Morse
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Prince Helie and
ED Corrigan
Lady Cook
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Roosevelt
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Henry B. Harris
Playhouse
George G. Heyl
Harris
Charles Frohman
Mr. Harris
Mouguin
Josephine
Hand
Cade
Baltimore American
Bowspace
Mmf, Gould
Blackburn
East
Blackburns
Mark
Sfrade
Corn Products Manufacturing Company
Chicago
toBh
Rpcking
Globe Storage & Moving CO
Main St
West Sth
South Branch
Bell
South
Public Utilities Commission
Wellesley
Smith
Vassar
Westport Avenue
Missouri
G. Thomas
M.D
Sian II
U. toSp.m
Waini St
Mio
Street Raiway
Trostimabe
Jong
BUNCO
Hannan City
Kansas
Reed
Metropolitan Street Railway
Jefferson City
State Board of Equalization
Ander
Itom L. Johnson
Cavezann
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