Astor House Closed After Eight Decades as New York Landmark
The Astor House, once America’s largest hotel, closed after 78 years on May 1 at Vesey Street and Broadway. Notable guests included Webster, Lincoln, Webster, Hawthorne, Dickens, Irving, Poe, and King Edward. Head waiter A Kaufmann and longtime staff faced new employment and financial shifts as the building awaits demolition for a subway project.
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Astor House
America
New York
Vesey Street
Broadway
John Jacob Astorist
United States
Independence
Faneuil
Bull’s Head
Gotham
John Jacob
Boz
Captain Bonneville
Edgar Allan Poe
Graham’s Magazine
Black Hawk
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Edwin Forrest
Broadway Tabernacle
Walt Whitman
Thackeray
Barnum’s Museum
A. Kaufmann
Astor Hotel
Mother Jones Maintains Labor Fight After Imprisonment
Mary Jones known as Mother Jones continues labor activism after three months in a bull pen near West Virginia coal mines. She spoke at Carnegie Hall after release and joined Paterson mill strike protests while opposing both Socialism and anarchism. She condemns violence by workers and owners as harmful to industrial peace.
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Jones
Mary Jones
West Virginia
New York
Carnegie Hall
Paterson
N. J
Can
Ada
Mother” Jones
Cuban Cruiser Cuba Impresses Visitors With Shipshape Decks
The Cuban cruiser Cuba, largest West Indian navy vessel, wowed visitors in New York during a Memorial Day salute to the Maine heroes. Officers and crew, guests in American waters, were feted by Spanish War veterans and praised for immaculate decks and bright work from stem to stern.
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United States
Maine
Havana Harbor
New York City
Cuba
West Indian Island
New York
Weston 75 Year-Old Walker Begins 1500 Mile Journey
Edward P Weston, famed long distance walker aged 75, starts from New York City on June 2 aiming for Minneapolis over about 1500 miles. He follows Erie tracks, carries a flag by day and lantern by night, walking seven to eight hours daily.
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Dward Payson Weston
New York City
Minneapolis
Minn
College of the City of
New York
Weston
Erie Railroad
Portland
Chicago
America
Westchester County
N. Y
Agricultural Hall
London
Church of England Temperance Society
England
Daniel O’leary
O’leary
the Battery
Albany
Portland Me
San Francisco
University of Minnesota
Beautiful June Bride in Maryland Society Scene
Francis H. McAdoo, son of the secretary of the treasury, is linked with Ethel McCormick in a celebrated June wedding at Brooklandwood estate near Baltimore. The match links prominent families including Captain Emerson and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, drawing interest from New York society and Washington insiders.
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Mice McCormick
McAdoo
Francis H. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Ethel McCormick
Brookland Wood
Maryland
Baltimore
Miss McCormick
Isaac E. Emerson
Step
Captain Emerson
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
New York
National Capital
the Treasury
President Wilson
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American Press Association
C. A. Kaufmann
Woman Strike Agitator
American Press Associat
Walker
Edward P. Weston
Photos
June Bride
Cholly
Frank
Ethel
London Express
Washington Star
Ethel M’cormice
Thi
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Chicago St. Louis
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Washington, D
Niagara Falls
Denver Po
Weston Montrea
Omaha
Kansas City
Missouri River
J.B. Thomas
Kennewick, Wash
C. F. van de Water
D. F
P. A
North Yakima
Cruso
Our Sisters
Stovepipe
ABC Child’s Set
Kjosness Mercantile Co
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