Japan Demands Immediate Reply on Chinese Emperor Return
Peking April 14 Japanese Minister Komoura Yutaro and Gen Yamaguchi urged Prince Ching to secure Emperor Ihwang Su’s prompt return to Peking with at least 20,000 Chinese troops to Manchuria. They warned other powers would send an international force if needed. Li-Hung-Chang to be notified. Japanese mobilization and fleet preparations continue, signaling possible war with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Komoura Yutaro
Gen. Yamaguchi
Prince Ching
Ihwang-Su
Manchuria
China
Li-Hung-Chang
Emperor Kwang-Su
Russia
Japan
Taku
Nagasaki
Ching Discredits Reports On Chinese Turmoil
Prince Ching states that missionary reports of a Mongo lia rebellion are unfounded and downplays General Tung Fu Hsiang's uprising. He accuses certain elements of exaggerating China’s turmoil to justify keeping foreign troops. He criticizes ministers for dilatory negotiating tactics and trivial delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Prince Ching
Mongolia
Tung Fu Hsiang
China
M. de Giers
Tien-Tsin
Korea to Build Fortresses as Defense Plan
TONDON April 15 The Government of Korea, per a dispatch to The Daily Mail from St. Petersburg, has decided to construct thirty two coast fortresses to repel any possible Japanese invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Tondon
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Russian Firm to Exploit Mongolian Resources
London dispatch says a Russian company has been formed to work Mongolia's natural resources under direct protection of the Russian government. The Copenhagen correspondent notes the venture aligns with Russian policy and seeks access to mineral wealth in Mongolia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mongolia
London
Copenhagen
The
Daily News
Memorial services planned for Tsung-li-Yamen members
In Peking on April 14 memorial services will be held by court order for Tsung-li-Yamen members executed last summer for pro foreign sentiments, with attendance invited from the staff of the United States Legation. Hsu Ching Chien, a wealthy figure, formerly Chinese Minister to Russia and director of the Russo Chinese Bank and president of the Chinese Eastern Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Tsung-li-Yamen
Hsu Ching Chen
Li-Shan
Hsu Yung Yi
United States
Legation
Hsu Ching Chien
Russia
Russo-Chinese Bank
Chinese Eastern Railway
Toronto Banks Swindled By Clever Fraud Ring
A Halifax claimed stranger opened an Imperial Bank account in Toronto and deposited 50 dollars. A check raised from 20 to 445 dollars was cashed, followed by a Bank of Commerce check rising from 20 to 2900 dollars. Similar schemes may have hit several other banks as tellers reconcile tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Halifax
Imperial Bank
Bank of Commerce
Banker Settles with Depositors in Des Plaines Bank
In Chicago on April 14, depositors of the defunct Palmer Bank of Des Plaines will receive half their losses tomorrow. Edmond Palmer, the banker, will sign a personal note for the remaining balance and cover settlement costs. This mirrors a prior arrangement at the Centennial Bank of Ashley, Illinois, where 50 percent was paid in cash. Des Plaines Bank liabilities are about $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Palmer Bank of Des Plaines
Edmond Palmer
Palmer
Centennial Bank of Ashley
Ill
Des Plaines Bank
Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers
Page 2 lists losses by fire and yesterday's fires while marine intelligence appears on Page 9. A weather report is on Page 2 and a Poland Poland Poland promotion for a pure natural spring water appears as an item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malis
Negro bicyclist almost sparks race riot after injuring boy
Henry Francis an eighteen year old Negro bicyclist ran over John Sullivan thirteen on West Thirty ninth Street. Sullivan taken to Roosevelt Hospital with serious concussion and possible skull fracture. Francis jailed at West Enders Street Station as crowd swore lynching. police intervened to prevent violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Francis
John Sullivan
West Thirty-ninth Street
Sullivan
Roosevelt Hospital
Francis
West Anders Street
Secretaries code lets Foraker slip past door at 2 o clock
Special to The Times from Washington April 14. Secretary Root’s cipher knock scheme locks doors at 2 instead of 3. Senators Representatives and others fail to gain entry until Foraker, enraged by the odd knock, hits it and gains admission after an amused attendant admits him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
Hay
Senator Foraker
Mr. Foraker
War Department
Mr.Foraker
Foraker
Man with hydrophobia suicide in West New York
Charles Miller a fish dealer in West New York New Jersey believed he had hydrophobia after a dog bite three months earlier and after a night of illness cut his throat with a fish knife. A doctor diagnosed pleuro pneumonia before Miller declared his intent to kill himself to protect his family. He died shortly after the police arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miller
West New York
N. J
Miller
Four Die After Crossing at Wilkes-Barre Crossing
At South Wilkesbarre four people were struck by the Buffalo express after a freight moved. Morris O Connell and his wife, Mrs. O Connell, and Mrs. Frank Cranmer were killed. Frank Cranmer survived with minor injuries. O Connell died at a hospital. The victims had been visiting relatives and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Lehigh Valley Railroad
South Wilkesbarre
Buffalo Express
Morris O'Connell
Frank Cranmer
O'Connell
Cranmer
Bradford County
O’connells
O’connell
Greenwich Church Euchre Party At Ray's Opera House
St Marys Catholic Church Greenwich plans a large euchre party at Ray's Opera House next Thursday evening to raise funds for a new stone church. About 200 church members are expected to play with space for onlookers. tickets cost 50 cents each.
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Greenwich
Conn
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ray’s Opera House
Central Line Signaled Best in World Says O'Donnell
John P. O'Donnell, member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, declares that the New York Central is the best signaled and therefore the best protected railroad line in the world, in remarks on railroads globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. O’donnell
Great Britain
New York Central
John P. O'Donnell
American Society of Civil Engineers
Adv
Odell to push changes to charter repeal private aid clause
Albany April 14 Gov Odell returns and declines preemptive charter talk He plans to send a message urging special bills to fix flaws including now disputed private school aid and newspaper bounty provisions Two special measures likely to cut Brooklyn magistrates from ten to eight while keeping elected status The GOP frames the charter as overall beneficial and blames Tammany Hall for current uproar The private school aid section originated from a Senate committee decision to defer to the Board of Education for selecting beneficiaries
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Albany
Odell
van Wyck
Board of Education
New York
Brooklyn
Tammany Hall
Chars
Enate
Stranahan
New York Board of Education
Senate
Two Men Die of Gas In Ashland House Mystery
Two men believed to be George T Buckley and P J Sweeney of Scranton were found unconscious from illuminating gas in a room at the Ashland House early yesterday and died despite rescue efforts. Buckley registered from Scranton and showed no luggage. Sweeney’s papers indicate he worked in car records at Scranton. Police think accidental asphyxiation. coroner and railroad agents investigated at the morgue.
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George T. Buckley
P. J. Sweeney
Scranton
Penn
Ashland
Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad Company
Sweeney
Office of
Car Records
Ashland House
Buckley
Noboyy
William Bank
Highland Falls
Leonard Landes
East Twentyfourth Street
Merrill
Bellevue
E. Beattie
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Move to organize anti Tamany Democrats in New York
A mass meeting at Carnegie Hall is called for April 18 1901 by Democrats opposed to Tamany Hall to form an organization representing the five boroughs. Signatories include William Montgomery Alfred F. Seligsberg Rufus L. Scott Col James R. Branch and many others pledging action to curb corruption and extortion in city government.
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Tammany Hall
Carnegie Hall
Greater
Newark
Five Boroughs
New York
Borough of
Manhattan
William Montgomery
Alfred F. Seligsberg
Rufus L. Scott
Col
James R. Branch
Thomas C. Dunham
John D. Crimmins
KE. Ellery Anderson
John C. Sheehan
Rastus S. Ransom
George F. Casilear
Bryan L. Kennelly
N. Taylor Phillips
Louis Munzinger
John Jordan
Henry Meniken
Patrick J. Cody
J. Irving Haushe
William Wolf
Wm. Arrowsmith
John J. Adams
Thomas A. Riley
George Chappell
Lyman W. Reddington
Walter H. Henning
Peter B. Olney
Emanuel Perils
Edward J. McGuire
Ezekiel Ferman
N. Archibald Shaw
Lewis T. Brush
Wm. E. McFadden
Porte V. Ransom
A. S. Towsen
John Jeroloman
George A. Heaney
Walter J. Clark
Harry Allen
Charles P
James L. Conway
John F. Doyle
William J. Ryan
Thomas J. Murray
P. J. McKeon
Thomas Harding
J. J. Cronin
Charles Amman
Horatio J. Harris
Michael Leonard
Wm. G. McLaughlin
William Roeber
Charles O’brien
Wm. J. _O’Brien
I. S. Schubert
Dr. C. M. Richmond
James Kilduff
Joseph Murray, Jr
Sweeney and Buckley Die From Gas at Ashland House
P J Sweeney chief clerk and George T Buckley assistant in the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad Car Accountant Department were found asphyxiated at the Ashland House in Scranton. Sweeney, from Cleveland, had joined the Lackawanna last August and became chief clerk on February 1. Buckley hailed from Chicago. Friends say they slept with the gas burning low all night. Sweeney had previously worked for Nickel Plate Road and once was an actor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Penn
P. J. Sweeney
George T. Buckley
Ashland
Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad
Sweeney
Buckley
Cleveland
Chicago
R. Sweeney
Lackawanna Railroad
Car Record Department
Political Crisis in Korea Sparks Beheading and Cabinet Turmoil
A beheading in Seoul triggers a fierce factional clash between Kim Yang Chun’s adherents and Min Kongsik’s Min faction. Min Kongsik is banished for fifteen years, and several ministers resign as Li Chi Yong and Yim Tak Yon are arrested. Reports from Yokohama say the crisis continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Seoul
Korea
Duke of Fife
Kim-Yang-Chun
Prince Imperial
Kim
Min
Min-Kongsik
Ku-Won-Chai
Kim Yang Chun
Li-Chi- Yong
Yim-Tak-Yon
Kyonkide
Lady Om
Yokohama
Emperor Francis Joseph Funds Prague National Gallery
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph ordered a modern national art gallery to be built in Prague, funding 2,000,000 crowns. He hopes art will ease Bohemian tensions and promote peace. The emperor also created eight new peers, including Dvorak and Czech poet Yaroslav Vrehliczky, along with Prof Gomperz of Vienna.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Bohemia
Prague
Dvorak
Yaroslav Vrehliczky
Prof. Gomperz
University of Vienna
John Stuart. Mill
Utica Blackmailer Arrested Teenager in Doo little Letters
Chester Arthur Lisle, 17, is jailed in Utica for using the mails to extort money from ex Mayor Charles A. Doo little and The Utica Saturday Globe publishers Thomas F. and William T. Baker. He claimed $500 would be spent to disfigure or kill daughters if funds were not deposited, and he confessed implicating others, with further arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Chester Arthur Lisle
Charles A. Doolittle
Thomas F
William T. Baker
Saturday Globe
Pinkerton
Fire destroys Sturtevant blower works in Jamaica Plain
A major fire at the B F Sturtevant Company plant in Jamaica Plain Boston caused about 350000 in damage. The blaze destroyed engines blowers tools and machinery including government ship components. Superintendent Chamberlain said operations will resume soon and more than 700 workers were temporarily laid off.
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Boston
B. F. Sturtevant Company
Jamaica Plain
Chamberlain
Settlement of hat trimmings suits ends long legal fight
The Record reports a compromise settling about 20 million dollars in hat trimmings cases between the government and importers Meyers Dickinson Kohn Adler Co John Wanamaker Henry Tilge and others. Merchants to receive about 4 million from the Treasury, with judgments to be confessed in U S District Court on Tuesday and other suits to go to verdicts in favor of defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Treasury
United States
Meyers& Dickinson, Kohn, Adler & Co
John Wanamaker
Henry Tilge
United States District Court
Cudahy Kidnapping Case Heads to Dallas Probe
Edward A. Cudahy said he would delay any decision on visiting Dallas until County Attorney Shields reports back. If Henderson is implicated, Cudahy and his son plan to go to Dallas within the week to verify if the boy Edward Cudahy can identify Henderson as a kidnapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cudahy
Omaha
Edward A. Cudahy
Dallas
Texas
H. C. Henderson
Edward Cudahy
Shields
Henderson
Young Cudehy
Letter demanded 8000 from Carbondale business man
In Carbondale Illinois a letter threatening to destroy property was left at Murray Deans business. Frank Lynch a farmer from Ava was jailed yesterday and confessed to the crime after incarceration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale, Ill
Murray Dean
Frank Lynch
Ava
Two Cottages Destroyed in Hollywood Fire
Fire at Hollywood Long Branch destroys Frank Taylor residence and a second cottage. Both cottages valued at 9000 dollars each. Suspected arson aimed to ruin four more new cottages on Westwood Avenue.
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Westwood Avenue
Hollywood
N. J
New York Times
Long Branch
Frank Taylor
Long Branch Record
Hollywood Land Company
Powell Shot by Deputy Sheriff in Mullen Ambush
In Wallace Idaho on April 14 Jack Powell was killed by Deputy Williams after an ambush that wounded Deputy Rose. Three attackers fired at Rose and Williams around midnight. Powell died from six or seven shots. Powell's body found today as Shoshone County ends martial law ordered by Gov Hunt amid threats against officers.
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Wallace
Idaho
Jack Powell
Mullen
Williams
Rose
Shoshone County
Hunt
Central Federated Union backs three cent fare bill
At yesterday's Central Federated Union meeting the Cities Committee was urged to inform Senator Stranahan that the central body heartily indorses Senator Hennessey's Three-cent Fare bill. A committee of Delegates A. J. Smith and Daniel S. Jacobs is to travel to Albany today to press support when the measure is heard tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Federated Union
Stranahan
Cities Committee
Hennessey
A. J. Smith
Daniel S. Jacobs
Albany
Poland Poland Poland Pure Spring Water Ad
An advertisement touts pure natural spring water from Poland with a rousing call to try this world class product. The copy emphasizes purity and origin to attract buyers.
Poland Purest Natural Spring Water Claim
An advertisement touts Poland as home to the purest natural spring water in the world with promotional claims and branding text.
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Poland
Myles Standish Ginger Ale Ad Advocate’s Smooth Taste
A vintage advertisement proclaims Myles Standish Ginger Ale as the connoisseur’s choice for a nonburning, smooth flavor. The slogan emphasizes refined taste over harsh bite, appealing to discerning drinkers seeking balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles Standish
Fireman Nugent Dies After Williamsburg Blaze
James Nugent twenty seven a fireman with Hook and Ladder Company No 54 on South Third Street Williamsburg died from asphyxiation after entering a fourth floor playroom fire scene at 156 Hewes Street He had only thirteen days in the department and his comrades blamed over zeal for a self created record The alarm was raised after Frank Brown spotted the blaze and alerted the Sullivan family before firemen arrived Nugent was carried to the street and then to Eastern District Hospital where doctors treated him for four hours without success He lived at 945 Bedford Avenue.
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James Nugent
Hook and Ladder Company No
South Third Street
Williamsburg
Eastern District
John W. Sullivan
Hewes Street
Frank Brown
Penn Street
Brown
Sullivan
Nugent
Eastern District Hospital
Vogt
Bedford Avenue
Department
Fairport Man Killed by Train at Station
Fairport New York April 14 H H Moore eighty a prominent citizen of Fairport was struck and instantly killed by a New York Central train at the station this morning He became confused while crossing the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairport
N. Y
H. H. Moore
New York Central
The Purest Spring Water Promises Untouched Quality
A brief note touts water claimed as the purest natural spring source, emphasizing pristine purity and exceptional freshness for consumers seeking clean tasting mineral-free hydration.
Major B. B. Evans Held In Griffin Inquiry
Columbia April 14 The coroner's jury finds probable death of Captain J J Griffin caused by a gunshot fired by Major B B Evans with evidence of hastened, dramatic events at the Evans store Eyewitnesses are absent and reports of drinking adorn the scene as relatives bring counsel and await a formal statement from Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
J. J. Griffin
B. B. Evans
Evans
W. R. Muller
Muller
Gibbes
Robert Earle
Griffin
Andrew Crawford
Major Evans
Gary Evans
Spartansburg
N. G. Evans
Edgefield
8. C
W. T. Gary
Augusta
Texas Oil Fever Shakes Beaumont Investors Surge
Austin dispatch reports Beaumont oil field frenzy with hundreds of investors crowding streets and record land prices. One acre near a gusher sold for 25 000, up from 5. others predict wells like Lucas could reach 1 000 000. Ex Gov Hogg buys 44 000 acres east of wells for 220 000 and plans wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Charles Anderson
Beaumont Oil Exchange
Beaumont
Mr. Anderson
Hogg
Cow Attack Wounds Man During Trade in New Jersey
In Plainfield on April 14 Matthew Eganey of Dunellen was gored by a cow he had just traded for a horse. While leading the lively animal on a rope she tangled him, pierced his calf with horns, and he fainted at home from blood loss. Dr Brakley treated the wound as the cow returned to her old stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Matthew Eganey
Dunellen
Eganey
P. W. Brakley
Chase on North River Leads to Hoboken Loot Case
Hoboken detectives Beatty and Skidmore chased John Holder and Fritz Snyder from a Lackawanna dock after spotting them rowing away with a weighted boat. The tug Scranton joined the pursuit and the suspects were captured midstream. The haul contained scrap iron and brass journals and the pair were jailed on grand larceny charges. Holder has a prior history with a separate larceny suit against P Sanford Ross, with an appeal ongoing after a $6,500 damages award.
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John Holder
Park Avenue
Fritz Snyder
Newark Street
Hoboken
Lackawanna
Beatty
Skidmore
New York
Scranton
Med
Holder
P. Sanford Ross
Weehawken
Ross
Attempt to Kill Mr. Kruger Reported in Paris
Paris April 15 The Dutch police learned of contemplated attempts on the life of Mr. Kruger. L'Estafette cites a dispatch from Amsterdam to the London Daily Express via The London press. The report may trace to a similar source and is treated as likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Krueger
Paris
L'Estafette
Kruger
London Daily Express
Amsterdam
L’estafette
Rockefeller gives 15000 to Hyde Park Baptist Church
Chicago April 14 John D Rockefeller will donate 15000 to Hyde Park Baptist Church enabling a new building costing 865000 instead of 50000. The gift comes as Dr W R Harper and Dr T W Goodspeed urged aid for church construction in letters accompanying the donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hyde Park Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
W. R. Harper
T. W. Goodspeed
Pennsylvania Railroad Service Advancing East and West
The Pennsylvania Railroad advertises top quality train service with efficient schedules from New York to Chicago and St. Louis. It highlights convenient departure times and a commitment to excellence across the network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Actors Arrested at Academy of Music Over Sunday Costume Performances
De Wolf Hopper Dan Daly and William A Brady were arrested after a Sunday benefit for the Actors Fund of America at the Academy of Music. Insister Thompson cited a statute against performances in costume on Sundays. Brady and Gilmore faced the charges while Hopper and Daly wore costumes. the event raised over 3000 dollars for the fund amid criticism of the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Wolf Hopper
Dan Daly
W. A. Brady
Academy of Music
Actors’ Fund of America
William A. Brady
Messrs. Hopper
Daly
Inspector Thompson
Mr. Brady
Hopper
Mr. Daly
Brady
Edward Gilmore
East Twenty-second Street
Thompson
Missing 13 Inch Gun Located
Washington April 14 The thirteen inch gun shipped from the Washington Navy Yard last week and thought lost is safe at the navy yard Admiral ONeill Chief of the Ordnance Bureau said the mishap occurred to the car carrying the gun and it was brought back to the navy yard for proper handling before transfer to another car The gun destined for the battle ship Kearsarge will be shipped to Brooklyn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Admiral O'Neill
Ordnance Bureau
Kearsarge
Brooklyn
Knox buys roadster team for nine thousand five hundred
Attorney General Knox owns a racing team he paid 9500 for and Apollo is expected to appear in Washington. He bought the horses in Chicago last year. His friends say he is an enthusiastic road driver and the team could become a familiar sight in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knox
Chicago
An Incentive to Travel Promises Rapid Service and Protection
A promotional note states that travel incentives include rapid service and strong protection from accidents, highlighting Pennsylvania Railroad for these features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Ching
Financial Review
Door
Gov. Odell
Call OF Democrats
Victor Harris
John B. Doris
Louis Bensinger
Samuel Rinaldo
Patrick J. Dougherty
Henry Kufal
Patrick J. O'Toole
Meyer J. Stein
M. J. Rosenberg
Philip A. Morris
M. Schlestein
Charles E. _ Cosgrove
Milton M. Goldsmith
James J. Collins
William Caulwell
Charles Saulspaugh
John C. Heney
J.ambrose T. Sheehey
Moses Lippman
Edward Micehling
T. J. O'Brien
Peter Schloss
Michael Leudi
Isaac H. Terrell
Edward Osborne
Matthew P. Breen
William O'Gorman
Lpr
John Leudis
John H. J. Romer
Henry H. Schurman
Ferdinand Bohmer
Henry Goetz
John H. Voos
Hans C. G. Ka
Juliet Lute
Jacob Schweitzer
Solomon Bibo
John Curran
David C. Jacobs
Henry Vederberg
J. J. McGrath
Francis Farrelly
Walter Henning
Emanuel Peals
Alec
Boy
Farmer
B. B. Evans Held
Columbia, S. C
Chase
North River
J. D. Rockefeller
Actors’ Fund
Little Billy
Academy
Weber & Fields
Billy
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Hopper
Lillian
Dan
Dr. Parkhurst
White Rats
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