Mme Frances Alda Linked to Barrison Sisters Rumors
The article discusses rumored links between soprano Mme Frances Alda and the Barrison sisters, noting Oscar Hammerstein’s uncertain belief they are the same person. It recounts a Brussels meeting, Alda’s claimed New York stage work, and Alda’s inclusion in Metropolitan Opera summer prospects amid limited other details.
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Frances Alda
Metropolitan Opera House
Olga Barrison
Barrison Sisters
Koster & Bial
Music Hall
Mme. Alda
Gatti-Cazzara
Metropolitan
Impressario
Oscar Klammerstein
New York
Belgium
Barrison
Paris
Manhattan Opera House
Mr. Hammerstein
Olga Burrison
Aida
the Monnai
Royal Opera House
Brussels
Oscar Hammerstein
Denaarrison
Berlin
Lena
Spa
Potter's Field
Metropolitan Opéra House
Monnai
Lulu Glaser Debuts New Musical Mile. Mischief at Lyric
The Shuberts announce Lulu Glaser will star in Mile. Mischief debuting September 28 at the Lyric Theatre. Marcelle with Louise Gunning leads at Casino Theatre the next night. Gertrude Hoffman to join The Mimic World touring after Victoria Theatre run.
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Shuberts
Lulu Glaser
Lyric Theatre
Marcelle
Casino Theatre
Louise Gunning
Gertrude Hoffman
Hammerstein
Victoria _Theatre
Mimic World’ Company
Shubert
Grand Opera House
Mimic World
Religious Congresss in Oxford Opens with Lyall Address
The Conference gathers after Pan Anglian and Lambeth gatherings and the History of Religions congress begins in Oxford. Sir Alfred C Lyall presides and nine sections are formed with Prof Morris Jastrow Jr overseeing the Semites section.
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Oxford
England
Alfred C. Lyall
Morris Jastrow, Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Submarines Attack Cruiser in Coastal Exercise
Five submarines led by Lieut. Charles Courtney attacked the cruiser Yankee in Buzzard's Bay. Dummy torpedoes struck in five places during a day light run, with a second shorter attack equally successful. The Yankee now serves as HQ for inspectors conducting endurance trials of Cuttlefish Tarantula and Viper.
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New York
Newport
R. I
Charles Co. Courtney
Buzzard’s Bay
Board of Inspection
Viper
Lasker Wins Eleventh Chess Game in McCutcheon Variation
In Mimich on September 15 Dr. Lasker avenged yesterday's loss to Dr. Tarrasch by winning the eleventh game of the chess championship in twenty eight moves. The match lasted three and a half hours with Lasker employing the French McCutcheon variation and forcing Tarrasch to resign as his opponent faltered.
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Dr. Lasker
Dr. Tarrasch
Employment Ads Describe Fast Hiring for Office Help
Clerks and secretaries face difficulty finding quick suitable work. The New York Times is read by employers seeking such help, so positions appear within hours. Advertisements arrive at American District Telegraph branches and 500 agencies across greater New York and suburbs.Found. A SITUATIG: a.
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Jane
New York Times
American District Telegraph
Reater New York
Bryant—Ady
Transfers cut off between Metropolitan and Third Avenue rail lines
Judge Lacombe filed a memorandum in the United States Circuit Court ending interchange of transfers between the Metropolitan and Third Avenue systems. The memorandum notes a prior March 31 1908 decision and directs posting for ten days before the new arrangement takes effect, with transfers still possible only at specified routes involving Dry Dock and connected lines.
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Third Avenue
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Metropolitan Systems
Dry Dock
Metropolitan Street Railway
Manhattanville
St. Nicholas Avenue
Broadway
Seventy-first
Columbus Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Forty-second
Fifty-ninth Streets
Second Avenue Line in Dispute Over Separate Receiver
Guaranty Trust Company in foreclosure against Second Avenue Railroad asks Judge Lacombe to appoint George W. Linch as a separate independent receiver. The move targets protection of mortgage interests as current receivers Joline and Robinson allegedly mingle rents with other lines. Judge Lacombe reserved decision.
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Guaranty Trust Company
Second Avenue Railroad Company
Judge Lacombe
George W. Linch
Dry Dock
East Broadway and Battery Railroad
Belt Line
Joline and Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Coney Island Line to Straighten Tracks at Atlantic Ave Crossing
At a Public Service Commission hearing Commissioner Bassett approved straightening the Atlantic Ave crossing on the Franklin Avenue line. The Long Island Railroad owns but does not use the tracks and consented to the alterations with the condition that the line be restored if LIRR resumes street use.
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Franklin Avenue
Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company
Bassett
Public Service Commission
Long Island Railroad
Long Island
Coney Island Company
Mayor McClellan Returns to Duty After Vacation
Mayor McClellan resumes City Hall duties amid budget hearings to begin in two weeks. He declines to discuss politics or police changes and says information comes from newspapers. Protests from Jews regarding Commissioner Bingham are noted as rumors and refusals to comment.
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McClellan
Bingham
MacClellan
Princeton
Bingham Returns as Police Chief Amid Shuffle
Police Commissioner Bingham resumes duties today after six weeks away as headquarters bustle signals the arrival of the department head. Rumors swirled that Second Deputy Bugher had resigned and packed papers for home, but Chief Deputy Baker said Bugher had not resigned.
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Bingham
Bugher
Hanson
Baker
Plans filed for Union Theological Seminary chapel
Allen and Collens filed Gothic chapel plans for the Union Theological Seminary quadrangle on Claremont Avenue between 120th and 122nd Streets. The 182 by 44 foot structure features a 106 foot roof and an eight story 135 foot tower with a 106 foot cloister basement, at an estimated cost of 225000 dollars, with a separate library and dormitories costing 700000 dollars.
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Union Theological Seminary
Claremont Avenue
120Th
122D Street
120Th Street
Auto races draw chartered steamship for club trip
The Automobile Club of America charters the City of Savannah from Ocean Steamship Company to ferry members and guests from New York on November 21 for races in Savannah on November 25 and 26. The vessel will serve as a garage and club headquarters, with return set for November 28. The trip is invitation only and exempt from the new prohibition law during port stay.
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Automobile Club of America
Savannah
Ocean Steamship Company
New York
Yale
Harvard
Policeman Helps Doctor Set Broken Ankle at City Clinic
Dr. George McAuliffe slipped on a wet Broadway sidewalk and dislocated and fractured his ankle. Police officer Mulvihill aided in a long pull to reset the bone while doctors in attendance set it and provided splints. The scene occurred during a Tri-Professional Medical Society meeting at the Hotel Astor.
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East Seventy-sixth Street
Hotel Astor
Tri- Professional Medical Society
Mulvihill
McAuliff
Roosevelt Hospital
Dr. McAuliffe
Gov. Bae
Emma Goldman Plans Australia Lecture Tour
Emma Goldman announces in Mother Earth she will leave New York in January for at least three months to sail for Australia and lecture there. She will begin an American tour in October before departing, invited by Anarchist party comrade Fleming to aid the cause.
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Australia
Mother Earth
Alexander Berkmann
East Thirteenth Street
Miss Goldman
America
Fleming
New Jersey and national notices headline Jersey City meeting
The Benevolent Association of New Jersey held its convention in Jersey City with full state representation. Officers elected include President Henry C. Wallace and Secretary M. J. Laughlin.
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Jersey City
Henry C. Wallace
M. J. Laughlin
E. Longstreet
Antonio Antonvitz
Joseph Delski
Kamaas Teliski
Varick Street
Deliski
John Curtis
M. T. McHuugh
Vincent McHugh
Curtis
London
Thaw’s Privileges Curbed After Jail Move
Westchester Sheriff Lane plans tighter control of Harry K. Thaw at White Plains Jail after reports of a pace change and restricted access to reporters. Thaw denies high charges by attorney Gleason and seeks return of unspent funds amid a $60,000 dispute in U S Circuit Court.
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Gleason
New York Times
N. Y
Lane
Westchester
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Sheriff Lane
John B. Gleason
United States Circuit Court
Harles Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Rustin registered to vote as Democrats claim
Omaha reports show Dr Frederick T Rustin registered at 6 45 P M to vote the straight Democratic ticket on Sept 1 He spoke with City Prosecutor Herbert E Daniels at the voting booth near Fortieth and Farnam Streets and later returned home without hearing any disturbance contrary to police claims of an earlier shot.
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Neb
Frederick T. Rustin
Fortieth
Farnam
Herbert E. Daniels
Daniels
Rustin
Dr. Rustin
Austin
Gravesend Curb on Bets Shocks Track Patrons
At Gravesend yesterday police barred two known professional bettors and later denied entry to two more, signaling continued suppression of betting as at Sheepshead Bay. Inspectors Flood and O'Brien led uniformed and plainclothes officers with Kings County DA detectives in a 2,500-visitor scene. no arrests were made.
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Gravesend
Sheepshead Bay
Flood
O’brien
Kings County
Second Security Company of New York Sparks Wall Street Curiosity
Albany based Second Security Company of New York draws interest on Wall Street due to its name resemblance to the First Security Company. The newer entity, with a capital of $500,000, may aim at managing securities and related banking operations under national rules. A survey of major National banks failed to identify its backers.
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Second Security Company
New York
Wall Street
First Security Company
First National Bank
Las
Creditors Pick Team to Manage AID Booth & Co. Affairs
Creditors of A. Booth & Co. who placed their affairs under receiver last week met at the Corn Exchange National Bank in Chicago and chose seven of eight to act with Receiver W. J. Chalmers. Present holders claim more than $2,000,000.
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A. Booth & Co
Corn Exchange National Bank
W. J. Chalmers
Spectacular fire devastates lumber yards and several firms
A massive blaze along the Saco River at Saco and Biddeford, Maine, caused about 300000 dollars in damage. It destroyed over fifteen acres of lumber yards, more than twenty tenement buildings, several factories, and railroad property, leaving more than forty families homeless while no deaths were reported. Losses included about 100000 to George A Crossman and Sons and 150000 to the Diamond Match Company. The Boston and Maine trains were halted for hours.
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Saco River
Saco
Boston & Maltie
George A. Crossman & Sons
Lynn
Mass
Diamond Match Company
Fragmented Amusement Listings With Multiple Names and Addresses
A dense OCR fragment lists various times and addresses across Manhattan, naming individuals such as Albert Russell, Sedenca, Annie Young, Jacob Rosenfeld, I Rosenberg, F Vincorrio, William Konig, D Blanford, and Joseph Britt. It appears as a jumble of times and street addresses with monetary amounts, suggesting a dispersed notice of events or rentals rather than a single coherent report.
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Albert Russell
Lenox
Derling
Firat
Sedenca
W. Golet
Airs
Annie Young
Pike
Jacob Rosenfeld
Amesia
E. 4Th St
I. Rosenberg
F. Vincorrio
Tring
Broadway
William Konig
D.blanford
Greene St
Coanford & Marks
Stanton St. Joseph Britt
Aus Flacke
el Foln
Ieaae Miller
Michelson
Trifii
O'Grady Brothers
Women Lose Furs at Pier in Customs Seizure
Two Newark women, Mrs. Esther Stone and Mrs. Mary Rosner, returning from Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, had furs confiscated by customs officers for attempting to remove them from the pier without declaring them. The inspector noted a woman wearing ermine on the Hoboken pier and charged Stone and Rosner with ownership after they admitted buying the items in Germany for about 50 dollars each.
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Esther Stone
Mary Rosner
Newark
Europe
Customs
O'Donnell
Hoboken
Crowds Flood Coney Island Mardi Gras Amid Cold Night
A cool second Mardi Gras night at Coney Island drew an estimated 400000 to 500000 visitors. Revelers enjoyed a livelier mood than the prior night, with orderly crowds and minimal incidents. An epileptic attack prompted one ambulance call. a police birthday event in Manhattan caused a crowd to gather as $35 gold pieces were handed out.
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Fac
Salome
John the Baptist
Policeman May
West End
May
Samuel Balcoma
Reade Street
Manhattan
Henderson’s
Brewery Men See Coney and Plan Political Fight
A brief United Brew Workers of America session at the Labor Temple ended with delegates touring Coney Island and drinking local beer. They will discuss Samuel Gompers circulars urging Democratic Party support and whether to back Bryan while Debs is alive.
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Labor Temple
East -Eighty-fourth Street
Coney Island
Manhattan
Democratic Party
Gompers
Bryan
Debs
Tree Falls on Babies in Sutton Manor Injuries Hopeful
A premature dead limb from an old pig nut tree fell while being cut on Echo Road injuring two nurses and infants. Nurses Hilda Sherwood and May Cline were near the path. one infant died soon after and a six month old escaped unhurt as the tree crushed carriages and left a child with a fractured skull and a nurse with possible permanent spinal injury.
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New York Times
New Rochelle
Echo Road
Sutton Manor
Joseph Mariano
Hilda Sherwood
Alpheus Rehbein
Rehbein
Miss Sherwood
May Cline
Allan McMichael
Miss Cline
Miss Priest Seeks Divorce After Circle Theatre Debut
Miss Janet Priest files for separation from Thomas Robb citing cruelty after their 1910s marriage at Port Washington. The actress alleges Robb attended shows, pressed her to return, and distracted her during performances, including a kissing scene. alimony of 100 a week and 1500 counsel's fee set. motion to be argued Sept 24.
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Janet Priest
Circle Theatre
Thomas Robb
Hibbard & Lesinsky
Miss Priest
Robb
Port Washington
L. I
Atlantic City
Customs Receipts Show Steady Port Traffic Rise
The Custom House reports growing port activity with daily receipts reaching $851 323 and a four week span of rising totals. Weekly figures include August 20 at $8 771 and consecutive weeks showing gains, signaling continued uptick in customs income.
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Custom House
Bones of Prison Ship Martyrs moved to new vault
The remains of patriots who died on the British prison ships in New York Harbor are being relocated from the old Fort Greene Park vault to a new vault beneath the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument stairs in the park. The monument designed by Stanford White stands as a tall shaft in a simple graceful style and is valued at about $200,000. It will be dedicated this fall with invitations sent to governors of the original thirteen states.
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New York
Fort Greene Park
Brooklyn
Stanford White
Ern
Catholic College Opens in Crown Heights
The new Brooklyn College in Crown Heights Brooklyn opened yesterday with about 200 students in attendance. Rev J F O Conor President addressed the students. Only a small section of the college is open and full completion will take several years.
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Brooklyn College
Crown Heights
Brooklyn
J. F.x. O Conor
Two Dead in Tunnel Fire at Detroit Michigan Central
Detroit Sept 15 A double fatality occurred in Shaft 4 of the Canadian approach to the Michigan Central tunnel when two workers suffocated from smoke during a blaze in timber and tar paper. Superintendent W R Kimball and carpenter Bert Johnson died, while Bert Schuman and Charles Cake Kresdaw were injured in the rescue attempt as air pressure was sacrificed to vent smoke. About 200 men were at work and the tunnel itself remained undamaged.
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Mich
Michigan Central
Detroit River
W. R Kimball
Shinfis 1
Kimball
Johnson
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