Broadway Ticket Speculation Sparks Manager Clash
Theater managers and 300 speculators with 5000 votes clash over ticket scalping. William A Brady supports selling at profit and argues regulation hurts commerce while praising Klaw Erlanger Frohman and allies. He condemns vigilante attacks on traders but calls trafficking a nuisance when excessive.
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Sones
Tammany Hall
William A. Brady
Association of
Theatre Managers
Stock Exchange
Broad Street
San Francisco
Edwin Booth
Amalgamated Copper
Lackawanna
Klaw & Erlanger
Charles
Daniel Frohman
Theatre manager backs ordinance against scalpers
Louis Werba of the New York Theatre advocates a public measure to curb ticket speculation. He says the proposed ordinance would greatly benefit the public and notes managers have attempted to block seats sold to scalpers, who add a ten cent premium on each ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Werba
New York Theatre
Stylish woman jailed for shoplifting salt cellar and veil
Mrs Belle Peace wife of Harry V Peace a contractor from Flushing L I L arrested in a Broadway department store for stealing a salt cellar and veil valued at 3 28 She remained composed and gave a pedigree to the desk lieutenant She sent word to her husband who posted 500 bail for her Jefferson Market Court appearance The case heads to court with hopes to "straighten out" items today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Peace
Harry V. Peace
Smart Street
Flushing
L. IL
Broadway
Mercer Street
Auto races trip chartered for club members
The Automobile Club of America charters the City of Savannah from Ocean Steamship Co to sail Nov. 21 from New York with guests to attend Savannah races on Nov. 25 and 26. The ship will serve as garage and club headquarters in Savannah, with return on Nov. 28. Private excursion exempt from new prohibition law. normal service remains unchanged and another ship may join from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Automobile Club of America
Savannah
Ocean Steamship Company
New York
Hoke Smith
Yale
Harvard
Auto service opens between Hotel Manhattan and Briarcliff Lodge
A new car service linked the Hotel Manhattan to Briarcliff Lodge in Westchester, launched with six cars departing yester day before 4 P M and completing the trip in about two hours. Attendees included H A Lozier of Lozier Company and W S Horton of the Manhattan owners party. Briarcliff hosts W W Law Jr and Henry H Law at a dinner marking the opening, with two round trips daily in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Briarcliff Lodge
Westchester County
H. A. Lozier
The
Lozier Company
W.S. Horton
W. W.law, Jr
Henry H. Law
Policeman Helps Doctor Set Dislocated Ankle
Dr. George McAuliffe fell on a wet Broadway street and dislocated and fractured his ankle. Patrolman Mulvihill assisted, the doctor directed the pull, then a clinic treated the injury. The meeting at the Tri-Professional Medical Society continued as physicians effected the reset and splinting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McAuliffe
East Seventy-sixth Street
Hotel Astor
Tri-Professional Medical Society
Mulvihill
McAuliffe
Roosevelt Hospital
Dr. McAuliffe
Gov. Hughes
Women lose furs at pier as customs halt smuggling bid
Two Newark women, Mrs. Esther Stone and Mrs. Mary Rosner, were caught trying to sneak furs off the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Customs Inspector O'Donnell detained the items after questioning a woman found wearing ermine aboard and charged Stone and Rosner with ownership. They admitted buying the furs in Germany for about 530 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Stone
Mary Rosner
Newark
Europe
O'Donnell
Hoboken
Tenement Law Changes Urged by New York Architects
The New York Society of Architects memorializes the Charter Revision Commission urging amalgamation of the Tenement House Department with borough building bureaus to cut duplication and delays. They seek simplified permit applications, fewer court actions due to misinterpretations, and amendments to the tenement law given a 108 budget showing the department costs about $643,227, nearly equal to all borough building bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Society of Architects
Committee On Tenements
Charter Revision Commission
Tenement House Department
Notoriety halts weddings at Arbuckle hotel
Four weddings planned at the Arbuckle hotel were abruptly halted due to notoriety and disruption. Harry Keenan affirmed his engagement to Miss Bessie Scone and said no wedding date had been set, while other patrons reported three more couples planned to wed simultaneously. Decorations for the nuptials were stored at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbuckle Floating Hotel
Jacob Stamler
Harry Keenan
Bessie Scone
Thaw Privileges Curbed in Jail and Legal Clash
Westchester Sheriff plans changes at White Plains Jail after Harry K. Thaw’s confinement, including restricted street access. In court, Thaw counters Gleason’s $60,000 claim for legal services, saying he paid $30,100 with $10,115 in disbursements and that services were worth no more than $10,000.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Lane
Westchester
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Sheriff Lane
John B. Gleason
United States Circuit Court
Charles Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Gleason
Wisconsin Paper Inquiry Hearings In Menasha
James R. Mann of Chicago says Wisconsin findings may yield much good as the Congressional paper and pulp investigation continues in Menasha. Augustus Spies and Senator William Jones testified. Henry B. Dean discusses a proposed merger of 21 mills in Wisconsin and Minnesota with $18 million capitalization.
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Appleton, Wis
Wisconsin
James R. Mann
Chicago
Congressional Paper and Pulp Investigating Committee
Menasha
Augustus Spies
Marinette and Menominee Paper Company
Marinette
Wis
Dean
Minnesota
Mrs Bispham's Flight May Take Children Overseas
Atlantic City reports Mrs Russell Josephs, mother of the famous baritone David Bispham, says her daughter Mrs Bispham has disappeared with their two children from Tokeneke Connecticut. The mother predicts the children will be taken to Europe and not surrendered to the father despite courts. The Albany style quotes that she may be abroad in September with a plan for October follow up and notes the four week custody period ending Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Russell Josephs
David Bispham
Westchester
Tokeneke
Conn
Mrs. Josephs
South
Hindis Avenue
Europe
Firebug Terrorizes Tenement at 500 West 120th Street
Police guard a five story tenement after an attempted arson overnight. Fire Marshal dispatched to investigate while tenants endure a night of fear. An eight year old girl glimpsed a figure and witnesses report a blaze of rubbish at a fourth floor door as investigators probe possible links to a daytime window awning fire.
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West 120Th Street
Margaret Raubert
Raubert
West 125Th Street
Nicaraguan Officials Change Positions in Washington
A private message from Nicaragua reports the resignation of Senor Corea the Nicaraguan Minister to Washington and the appointment of Dr Rodolfo Espinoza as his successor now serving as Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Affairs Pio Bolanos previously the Nicaraguan Consul in New York is advanced to First Secretary of the Legation at Washington while retaining his New York Consul post
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Senor Corea
Washington
Rodolfo Espinoza
Pio Bolanos
New York
Legation
Wright Abandons Fort Myer Flight In Wind Gob
Orville Wright gave up plans for a Fort Myer flight as winds held at twenty three miles per hour. He spent the day inspecting his aeroplane and tuning the engine to improve efficiency. Signal Corps members, hoping to ride as passengers, faced disappointment.
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New York Times
Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Signal Corps
Comfortable Alveolar Teeth by G Gordon Martin Inc
An advertisement for the G Gordon Martin Inc alveolar method promises full arch tooth replacement without plates or surgery. It claims two or more teeth per jaw form a socketed, independent set, can be tried and chewed on the same day, and warns against imitators while listing offices in New York Brooklyn Chicago and Kansas City.
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Zooks
Europe
G. Gordon Martin, Inc
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Kansas City
Dentists
N Y
John. Noval
Manhattan Chocolate & Confectionery Co
W. 55Th St
New York City
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Automobile Club
Briarcliff
Tion
Os 16
Journai Greew Bork Press
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Sire New
Baris Coe
Sna aTie
D Knabo &Co
Chickering & Sons
Fostar-Armetrong
Mercer Incorporated
Dar
Ernest
Etion
Cisyary
Senate
Haines Bros
Foster & Co
Knabe, Chickering and
Foster- Armstrong Piano Companies
United
American Piano Co
Wm. Knabe&Co
Baltimore
Chickering &Sons
Boston
Foster&Co
Armstrong Co
Marshall & Wendell
Brewster
J. B. Cook Piano Companies
Adelina Patti
Magnificent Foster
Armstrong
Chippendale
J. B. Cook
Fifth Avenue
39Th Street
Wm. Knabe & Co
Okaw Brokaw Brothers
Astor Place
Fourth Ave
N.Y
T. M. Stewart
Ave
West 51St ST
Columbus
Firebug
Wright
G. Gordon Martin
Cattion
5Th Ave
Gev
Prooklyn
Temple Bar
Wabash Av
Grand Av
Callahan
GEO. Callahan & CO
Front St
Beekman
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