St Bartholomew Chinese Minstrels Celebrate Nineteenth Anniversary
A Chinese Guild minstrel show at St Bartholomew's Parish House on Forty-second Street marks the guilds nineteenth anniversary. The program mixed humor and songs, with Guy Main the Chinaman delivering a laundry-tag speech and a hat collection raising funds for a young woman studying medicine in China. The performance drew a ready audience, though initial delays and placards added to the evening's irony as the act culminated with musical numbers and a final appeal for donations.
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Éad
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Pa Ael
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Hallelujah
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Abraham Lincoln
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Mr. Lee
Salvation Army
City officials discuss debt limit and subway plans
Mayor McClellan and Controller Metz prepared a statement on the city's debt limit and pledged borrowing for projects. A conference in the Mayor's office included Corporation Counsel Pendleton Bridge Commissioner Stevenson Nelson P. Lewis and the board of estimate chief engineer. They reviewed the Fourth Avenue Subway plans against current expenditures to determine the remaining indebtedness margin.
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Russia’s Duma Crisis Settles as Parliament Solidifies
The May 11 report from St. Petersburg describes Kokovsoff’s remark about not having a Parliament as sparking a crisis that quickly subsided. It notes unity in the Centre Party led by M. Khomyakoff, good relations between Parliament and the Premier, and audiences with the Emperor confirming the Duma’s firm stance.
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Duma
Kokovsoff
Russia
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M. Khomyakoff
Pariament
Stolypin
Nicholas
Irish University Bill Moves to Next Stage in Commons
London May 11 The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Irish University bill by 344 to 81. Augustine Birrell praised cross party support. The plan creates two royal charter universities in Ireland with branches in Cork Galway and a new New College in Dublin and a Belfast university from Queen's College.
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London
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Ireland
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Birrell
Dublin
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Cork
Galway
New College
Queen's College
Northern University
University of Belfast
Insurrection in Yun Nan Province Advances on Meng-tsze
From Peking May 11 report says three thousand rebels moving in two columns toward Meng-tsze treaty port at river head. Provincial troops repulsed one column at Manhao on the Red River. the second column along the railroad stayed unchecked. Viceroy Hsi-liang moved his troops from Yun-nan-fu toward Amu, northwest of Meng-tsze.
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Meng-tsze
Songkok River
Manhao
Red River
Hsi-liang
Yun-nan-fu
Amu
Hops Debate In Lords Over American Duty
London May 11 The House of Lords debated American hops dumping. Unionists urged a 10 per hundredweight duty to save local industry but the government declined the tax. Earl Carrington said American hopgrowers face overproduction and would not be helped by a duty, balancing free trade for British growers.
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House of Lords
Toselli’s Wife Gives Birth To A Son In Florence
In Florence on May 11 the Countess Montignoso ex Crown Princess Louise of Saxony and wife of Signor Toselli has a son. The music master greets the birth as proof against rumors of quarrels and a planned separation. Princess Anne Monica Pia remains under her father the King of Saxony’s care.
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Florence
Louise of Saxony
Signor Toselli
Anne Monica Pia
Saxony
Mme. Toselli
Vatican backs Muldoon for Rockford bishopric
At Rome on May 11 the Vatican expresses satisfaction with the recommendation by Mgr Falconio of Washington that auxiliary Bishop Muldoon of Chicago be appointed as Bishop of the new Rockford Illinois diocese. The elevation is viewed as fitting recognition of his faithful service to the Church and the people.
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Chicago
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MacCameron elected Chair of American Art Association panel
Paris May 11 Robert MacCameron of Chicago whose picture Ab sinthe Drinkers was a Salon success was today elected Chairman of the Art Committee of the American Art Association.
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King Manuel visits Pantheon for assassinated kin
In Lisbon on May 11 King Manuel prayed at the Pantheon over the remains of his father King Carlos and brother Luiz, both assassinated in February in this city. In Ottawa Sir Charles Fitzpatrick will represent Canada and Newfoundland at The Hague Tribunal to resolve the Atlantic Fisheries dispute with the United States.
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Ottawa
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Army officers assigned to retirements and duty changes
The United Service reports multiple Army personnel moves. Capt W B Overton to report for retirement examination in Washington. First Lt T E Selfridge assigned to Hammondsport NY. Capt B A Read to San Francisco then Texas as Acting Judge Advocate. First Lt C S Tarlton to retiring board in San Francisco. Capt E R Schreiner to San Francisco as Army Retiring Board member. Lt G Morgan to assist militia infantry in coast defense exercises.
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Third Field Artillery
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Army Retiring Board
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First Field Artillery
Hammondsport
N.Y
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San Francisco
Department of Texas
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C. S. Tarlton
First Infantry
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Medical Corps
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G. Morgan
Seventh Infantry
Navy Officer Bristol Receives Homeward Wait Orders
Lieut. Commander M. L. Bristol is ordered to return home and await further orders. The transition follows recent postings and signals a temporary halt in active assignments while awaiting new instructions from higher command.
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Movements of Naval Vessels in Atlantic and Pacific Ports
Movements list shows vessels arriving at Birmingham New York Mare Island Chattanooga Cavite Maine off Mare Island Light and Key West ports. Ships Porter Blakely De Long s Thornton Tingey and others are at Key West. Idaho sails from Guantanamo for League Island.
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Ivins Denounces Robinson Bill Opposed 50 Year Clause
William M. Ivins special PSC counsel sends a memorandum to Governor Hughes denouncing the Robinson bill as ill advised and valueless. He argues the measure reverses municipal ownership, favors private control under a long indeterminate franchise, and would empower the Interborough to extend routes with little revocation risk, weakening the city’s credit and competitive balance.
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Brewery Company Sues City Bank Over Bond Sale
The United Breweries Company of New Jersey sues National City Bank in the U S Circuit Court to stop the bank from selling first mortgage sinking fund gold bonds pledged as collateral by Kessler & Co during bankruptcy. It also files a claim with Referee Sexton for 0 8% alleging violations of bond purchase agreements on August 11 1898 and July 20 1905.
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