Convent Roots of Stage Talent Highlight American Actresses
The article surveys how famed actresses such as Dorothy Donnelly Maude Adams Julia Marlowe and Ethel Barrymore among others began in convent life or religious study and then moved to the stage. It notes the influence of the convent on discipline and intellect and traces the long link between church and theatre, including modern church drama programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Marlowe
Fiske
Ethel Barrymore
Margaret Anglin
Dorothy Donnelly
Otis Skinner
York
Capea Ascenes
Abe
George Hernard Shaw
The
Glen
Academy of the Sacred Heart
New York
Aomven
Philadelphia
Gil Bors
Maurice Barrymore
Georgie Drew Barrymore
Miother
Drew
John Drew
John
Sidney Drew
Barrynore
Dulla Marlowe
Simbarly
Miss Marlowe
Nic
Jiut
Mfe
Miss Anglin
Walter Bentley
Actors' Church Alliance
Qus
Wet Day for Gen Edwards Inspires Barroom Gaffe
Brig. Gen Clarence Edwards a Taft confidant, linked a humorous episode at Hot Springs where he and a correspondent sampled a champagne drink. The general invited others, prompting a crowd of newspaper men to join the session and a quip about making enough for every newspaperman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Taft
Washington
General Edwards
Hot Springs
Edwards
Washington Times
Improving Americans and the drive for better education
Goethe said change is certain and Americans will transform society for the better. The current native and foreign born share a zeal for higher standards, aiming for improved local, state, and national conditions. Parents want their children to have better education, community life, and ideals, fueling continued progress.
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Goethe
St. Paul
Pioneer Pree
The Fishing Otter in Scottish Poaching
An illustrated Sunday Magazine piece describes a deadly water fishing tool used by poachers. It features a floating board loaded to stay upright, a line with hooks working from shore toward the center, and extensive fish kills across large loch or river areas.
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Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Delayed Divorce Postponement Over Photo Concerns
Mrs Flimgilt explains the postponement of divorce proceedings was essential to allow time for consultation with her photographer. She states she has no portrait she would be willing to see published, delaying legal action until suitable imagery is available.
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Mrs. Flimgilt
Saved by Chance From an Angry Buck
Colonel Parker of Clarion county recounts a perilous encounter with a wounded buck on a rural road near his home in Pennsylvania. He dodged behind a stump, pursued by the injured animal for minutes, then aimed to reach his sleigh to grab an ax. A sudden dash to a tree ended with the horse bolting free as the buck charged the road.
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Harrisburg
Colonel Parker
Clarion County
Wes
Buck and rider escape after snow bank bucking incident
A rider recounts leaping behind a tree to avoid a buck on a road. The animal struck him, lifting him onto a snowbank. The crash saved the rider, as the buck broke through the crust and became trapped. The rider found his gun, returned, and had the injured buck put down.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Laudatory Address by President Schurman
President Schurman praised John D. Rockefeller's philanthropic plan now in Congress, urging broad freedom for the foundation to advance civilization. He supported a near close corporation model but favored presidential appointment of trustees or other high government agency selection to ensure public welfare and democratic legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
Congress
Jacob G. Schurmann
Cornell
Schurman
Rockefeller
United States
Senate
Hot Wave Sweeps Newfoundland With Unprecedented Temps
Record breaking heat hit Newfoundland as St Johns and the west coast logged temperatures well above normal. Thermometers showed as high as 5 degrees in the shade where subfreezing is typical for this season, marking an unprecedented warm spell in the colony's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Ships collide off Fortune Bay sinks Newfoundland schooner Edna Carter
North Sydney N S A collision off Fortune Bay Newfoundland between schooners Edna Carter and Victoria left Edna Carter sunk after entangled rigging forced a split. Crews escaped to the Victoria, and two hours of danger prompted fears both vessels would founder in rough seas.
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North Sydney
Fortune Bay
Edna Carter
Victoria
Geesel
Edza Carter
Big Dam Slowly Burning In Minnesota River Area
Fire races along the upper Mississippi below Brainerd as the giant Weyerhauser dam burns. Center piers aflame, city water plant destroyed, dark streets, and paralysis of water service. Residents flee upriver and downstream pulp plant also ablaze as couriers warn settlers to seek hills.
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Duluth
Mien
Mississippi River
Brainerd
Minny
Weyerhauser
Padestricken
Northwest Paper Company
Dancers Save Sixty From Fire At East Forty-Fifth Street
A house party dress brigade of men and women rescued sixty residents from the Cledan apartment building at 740-46 East Forty-fifth Street in Chicago. One woman, Mrs Ballard, was fatally burned and several others escaped with narrow chances of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cledan
East Forty-fifth Street
Sire
Mra. E. EB. Ballard
Cuticura remedies cure severe itching in a day
Frank Gridley of New York City describes a night of intense itching spreading from hands to body on March 40th. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment he notes the itching largely disappeared by April 1 and fully resolved that day. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. markets Cuticura remedies globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
Frank Gridley
East 43Rd Street
New York City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Selo
Boston
Mags
Our Hebrew Fellow Citizens
A verbose observation claims the U S Jewish population ranges from 1 6 to 2 million with about 1 09 million in New York City 180 300 in Chicago 100 000 in Philadelphia and numerous others across the South In New York City there are roughly 2 6 thousand Jewish lawyers and 3 thousand Jewish physicians The piece notes Jewish ownership of major newspapers and cites various outlets Then a light joke about a crisis and a grocery quip closes the item The writing references ethnic influence in business and media while including a humorous exchange about a child misnaming a crisis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Ita
Paulie Ledger
New York Times
World and Press
S1 Louis
Poet’s Last Poem Read at Celebration Gone
A public celebration drew thousands as the poet read his final work, the last poem he ever wrote. A publisher quoted a tense exchange, asking whether he was lynched or shot, highlighting the era’s brutal curiosity.
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Eslie’s Weekly
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Min
Klre
Honea
Crista
Robby
Papa
Mamma
Bobby
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Colks
Chicago Post
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