Century Theatre Club Drama Talk Sparks Faction Talk
Mrs Beatrice Hart president of the Century Theatre Club denounces press misquotes and denies Jewish prejudice while defending club policies. She cites a dissension scare tied to an upcoming election and defends member names as not reflecting religion. Mrs J Christopher Marks counters with its own concerns and defends her Jewish surname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Theatre Club
Beatrice Hart
J. Christopher Marks
Th Street
Hart
Marks
Tribune
Inted
Mrs. Hart
Mrs. Marks
Merk Twein
Actors’ Fund Fair
André Tridons
Tridon
Bernard Shaw
Death of Annie Duffy prompts coroner inquiry
Annie Duffy of 13 Stockton street Williams ture died after hospital transfer to Willameburg Hospital. Her brother Ber maré and sister Mrs. Margaret Anderson are jailed awaiting coroner action. Police report bruising and cries of Dont beat me in the home. A bankbook and cash found on the deceased. Detectives investigate as Duffy denies abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Duffy
Stockton Street
Williamsture
Willamebure Hospital
Bermaré
Margaret Anderson
Vernon Avenue
Miss Puffy
Barnes
Willamsourg Hospital
Annie Lotland
Flord Street
Duffy
Fiold Street
Mire. Anderson
The Buffalo Proposed as Navy Hospital Ship
The surgeon general's office suggests designating several ships for hospital use in emergencies. The Buffalo, currently on the Pacific Coast, is viewed as well suited for such duties and the navy aims to be ready to deploy hospital ships if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Surgeon General
the Navy
Rixey
Buffalo
Pacific Coast
Navy
Last Lectures In Two Halls Close Season Tonight
Public lectures held in the last six months under the Board of Education are ending this evening at Hebrew Technical School for Girls on Second Avenue and 15th Street and at St. Peter's Hall on 8th Avenue. The Hebrew School event features Dr. Allen Rogers of Pratt Institute with The Chemistry of Foods, a non technical talk with stereopticon views on food adulteration preservation baking powder and artificial foods. At St. Peter's Hall Dr. Edgar J. Banke speaks on Constantinople and the Turks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Hebrew Technical School For Girls
Second Avenue
15Th Street
St. Peter's Hall
Rogers
Edgar J. Banke
Constantinople
Fisk's gilded wagon found in Medford report
Telegraph notes Medford resident E G Holmes owns a gilded wagon built decades ago by financier Jim Firk. The coach was covered in gold leaf, including running gear, with detailed panel work on each side.
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The
Tribune
Medford
Mass
E. G. Holmes
Jim” Firk
Prisoner Sings Song for Court in Bowery Scuffle
Thomas Mahoney deckhand and Frank McKenna bartender faced Magistrate Finn on disorderly conduct charges. Mahoney admitted drinking in Bowery saloons and fighting McKenna after singing an old Irish song about John Mitchell. Court discharged both, urging them to go home as gentlemen.
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Thomas Mahoney
Hartford Line
Bowery
Frank McKenna
Lowery
Finn
Mahoney
McKenna
John Mitchell
Tie sale leads to West Side court fine
Morris Goldfarb sold a tie for 25 cents to Walter C. Robson at 752 Columbus Avenue. Robson returned with a policeman. Magistrate Cornell fined Goldfarb five dollars for keeping his shop open on Saturday.
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Morris Goldfarbs
Walter C. Robson
West 148Th Street
Columbus Avenue
West Side
Cornell
Goldfarb
Death duel between police officer and suspect in chicken theft
Philadelphia report states Ulysses Harrison, a Negro, died after a fight with Officer John Carr who tried to arrest him for chicken stealing. Harrison slashed Carr with a razor before the officer fired five shots at close range. Carr was seriously wounded and a civilian aided in subduing the suspect until backup arrived.
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Philadelphia
Ulysses Harrison
John Carr
Harrison
Carr
Singing teacher ends life in New York apartment
Mrs. Mary Catherine Shelley fifty eight was found dead from illuminating gas in her No 24 West 125th Street apartment. A singer pupil William Burke found her with a rubber tube in her mouth after a note urged breaking in. Coroner Shrady ruled suicide. relatives live in Philadelphia. letters described burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Catherine Shelley
West 125Th Street
Wiliam Burke
Brooklyn Sees Bronco Busters At Camp Armory
Buffalo Bill’s champion bronco busters visited the 24 Battery armory in Clermont avenue Brooklyn where cowboys rode vicious horses in a lively exhibition. The event drew crowds including three Indian braves in full regalia who noted local Sunday tame-ness compared to the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Buffalo Bill
24 Battery
Clermont Avenue
Tanbark
Charles TL. Hunton
Montana
Denver
Cheyenne
Fifth Avenue
Charging Bear
Harry Bright Eyes
Lone Bear
Central Park
New York
Canadian Pacific Shops Closed As Workers Prepare to Strike
Winnipeg April 26. Canadian Pacific Railway shops shut down on Saturday night and will stay closed until workers accept new terms offered after abrogating a year old agreement. Employees from Vancouver to St John N B formed a federation last week, with ten thousand men ready to resist. A strike seems imminent.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
St. John
N. B
Mass Pie Gow Raid Ends With One Death
Police raid on a second floor pie gow game at No 12 Pell Street gathers about a hundred Chinese players. Lee Buck Tung a cook living on the top floor is found dead in his rooms believed to have died from fright as guests fled through fire escapes and rooftops during the raid by Captain McNally and detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain McNally
Elizabeth Street
Pell Street
Lee Buck Tung
Fishermen Rescued After Skiff Overturns in Pelham Bay
Three fishermen Fred Sollar John Ruzocka and his father Joseph Ruzocka of 1403 Avenue A were saved when Patrolman Wood of City Island station jumped into a boat to aid near Sco field street. Alexander Anderson helped in reaching the scene. The skiff overturned and all three were pulled from the water.
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Pelham Bay
Scofield Street
City Island
Wood
Alexander Anderson
Anderson
Fred Sollar
John Ruzocka
Joseph Ruzocka
Avenue A
Socialist Conference Attacks Militarism at Ascension Parish
Sunday night at the Church of the Ascension in New York socialists led a discussion on Militarism's Relation to Democracy with Rev. Alexander Irvine and speakers including Platon Brounoff. Remarks attacked war and praised socialism while questioning Christ’s divinity and the army’s purpose as crowd reaction fluctuated.
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Church of the Ascension
West 1Th Street
Alexander Irvine
Percy Stickney Grant
Platon Brounoff
Christ
Mr. Grant
Tennyson
Brunoff
Irvine
America
New York
Roosevelt
Germany
Nec
Socialist meeting in New York weighs Haywood Debs ticket
A New York Socialist party meeting at the Labor Temple discussed campaign plans. Debs favored for President with Haywood for Vice President, while delegates head to the Chicago nominating convention uninstructed. Immigration stance debated. calls for free admission vs restriction were voted down. Resolutions on Chinese coolies and Asiatics discussed. The party's view on the Christian Socialist Fellowship was not resolved.
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New York
Socialist Party
Labor Temple
Sth Street
Second Avenue
William D. Haywood
Eugenes V. Debs
Haywood
Debs
Christian Socialist Fellowship
Alexander F. Irvine
Church of the Ascension
Hebrew Orphan Asylum reports steady support and growth
At the annual meeting the Hebrew Orphan Asylum reported little winter funding loss and noted the city rent payments for rooms used as a public school. Potter commended care for children while urging limit on city funding for luxuries, as 1,209 children are housed with hundreds more in outside quarters and officers won re election.
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Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Daniel ©. Potter
Department of Finance
Louis Stern
Patrick F. McGowan
Board of Aldermen
McGowan
Potter
Police Stop Bronx Baseball Game at Bronx Oval
Detectives halted a Sunday baseball game on the Bronx Oval at 183d Street and Southern Boulevard as St. John's faced Eureka Athletic Club No. 161 Avenue B. The 2 to 2 tie was halted with five arrests for violating Penal Code Section 25 on Sunday ball playing.
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Bronx Oval
Southern Boulevard
the Oval
St. John’s
Eureka Athletic Club
No. 161
Avenue B
Bronx
Eurekas
Walsh
Morrisania Court
Puritan Steamer Passenger Found Dead On Arrival
The body of a man was found in a stateroom of the Fall River line steamer Puritan on its arrival at Fall River. Cards in the clothing and a New York to Boston ticket were found. The medical examiner ruled death from natural causes.
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Fall River
Mass
Fall River Line
Puritan
Fall River Island
New York
Boston
Aged Washington Citizens Die Leaders of Oldest Inhabitants
John Edward Libbey president and Charles B. Church vice-president of the Oldest Inhabitants Association of the District of Columbia died in Washington. Libbey born November 22 1837 in Washington and Church born September 11 1826 in Jefferson Maryland. Both men had long been tied to the lumber trade.
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Washington
John Edward Libbey
Charles B. Church
Inhabitants’ Association
District of Columbia
Mr. Libbey
Mr. Church
Jefferson
Frederick County
Texas Railroad Commission Order Nullified on Equipment Purchase
The Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad Company faces a nullified order requiring 165 new locomotives and 6000 freight cars for 1968 1909 and 1910. MK&T argues it already has ample equipment and cannot afford the expenditure.
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the Tribune
Austin
Tex
Texas State Railroad Commission
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
Theosophical Society Drops America Name in Dayton Meeting
At a Dayton meeting Theosophical Society in America officers were re elected Ada Greeg secretary and H B Mitchell treasurer The organization will drop America from its name and be known as Theosophical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Theosophical Society In America
Ada Greeg
Brooklyn
H. B. Mitchell
New York
America
The
Theosophical Society
Amateurs Prepare For International Billiard Championship
Practice sessions concluded with several players posting strong scores as the international amateur billiard championship opens tomorrow at the Liederkranz Club. Revolle faces Poggenburg in the opening, with Conklin to meet Poggenburg on Wednesday and Gardner to duel Demarest in the evening.
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Liederkranz
Lucien Revolle
Herman Schroeder
Carles F. Conklin
Berthold Beck
Conklin
Dr. Beck
J. Ferdinand Poggenburg
Edward McLaughlin
Revolle
Posgenburg
Poggenburg
Edward W. Gardner
Calvin Demarest
Chicago
Stolen Sunday Collection From Our Lady of Charity Church
Parishioners mourn theft of the church collection at Our Lady of Charity in Brooklyn after a vesper service. Father Caporaso left the sacristy basket on a table. a thief entered during a fair and took the collection, estimated between $30 and $ bis. Bishop McDonnell and clergy were in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Charity
Dean Street
Schenectady Avenue
Brooklyn
McDonnell
Father Caporaso
Dr Lyman Abbott Opens Talk On Corporations And Labor
Dr Lyman Abbott urged favorable view of corporate unions aiding the community while condemning greed saying wage slavery will vanish as workers own tools and capital rules influence. He spoke at Christ Church West 36th Street answering questions about labor, capital, and Christian teachings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Abbott
Abbott
People’s
India
China
Unconscious Workers Rescued From Water Tank
John Carlson and Edward Engstrom were overcome by fumes of asphaltum paint while working in a large water tank on the top floor of 72 Nassau street. Superintendent J Skidmore found them unconscious. Patrolman Owens helped remove them. Dr Stillman revived both after about thirty minutes of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carlson
East 44Th Street
Edward Engstrom
Third Avenue
Nassau Street
J. ©. Skidmore
Skidmore
Michael Owens
John Street
Trudson Street Hospital
Stillman
Postoffice Clerks Push Laws and Federation Growth
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks plans a mass meeting to press Congress for mandatory promotions to the 1200 grade and a 30 day vacation. Union growth surges in New York City as 250 new members join, boosting total to about one third of local clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Union No. 10
Congress
Washington
Congressman Overstreet
House Post Road Committee
Senate
Penrose
National Order
American Federation of Labour
Schutzen
Federation
N J Democrats to Oppose Bryan at State Convention
The Democratic State Convention will choose twenty four delegates in Trenton on Tuesday for the Denver national convention. About twelve hundred delegates are expected, with most uninstructed and not favoring Bryan as first choice. Hudson County plans a Bryan slate. Robert Davis leads that effort and seeks delegate-at-large. Essex Democrats oppose Davis. James Smith Jr. heads that wing and may secure a delegate-at-large slot. Frank Katzenbach Jr. also seeks delegate-at-large. other possible delegates include ex Judge Howard Carrow and Senator Johnston Cornish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Denver
Bryan
Hudson County
Robert Davis
Davis
Essex Democrats
United States
James Smith, Jr
Smith
Frank 8. Katzenbach, Jr
Howard Carrow
Camden
Johnston Cornish
Warreo
When comes spring and the heart’s in flower
Notes on Easter gifts and sundry donations to the Sunshine Society from Madison Avenue to Grafton. Contributions include $25 Easter gifts to the emergency fund, $25 to brighten shut-ins, $750 luncheon tickets, and smaller gifts for postage, cheer, badges, and dues from various branches and individuals.
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S N. P
Madison Avenue
Joseph Shardlow
Dansville
N. Y
Osborne
Binghamton
J. H. Boynton
Passaic
N. J
S. L. Hazen
Pennsylvania
Lister
Cuba
Willing Hand
Grafton
T S. S
Sherman P. Worster
Bronx
M. H. Lewis
Bettie Lipscomb
Florida
Sunshine Circle
T S S Annual Meeting Sessions May Fifth Schedule
The business session of the T S S annual meeting on May 5 opens at 10 a m in the small ballroom on the eighth floor of the Hotel Astor at Broadway and 44th Street Manhattan. Delegates and members should arrive early and branches unable to attend in person should mail reports to the general secretary Tribune Building for a summarized Sunshine report.
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T. S. S. Annual Meeting
Hotel Astor
Broadway
44Th Street
Manhattan
Tribune Building
Sunshine
Young Women Named to Hospitality Committee at May Meeting
The hospital annual meeting on May 5 will feature a hospitality committee of young women led by Miss Helen Briggs president of the Young Wadies Sunshine Club as chair. Other members include Miss Ethel Baldwin Miss Marjorie Isabel Bailey Miss Louise Corret and Miss Genevieve Frost, representing branches in New Haven Summit Chelsea and Manhattan. Mrs. R A Benedict chairs the luncheon committee and treasurers are Mrs. John Edward Murray and Mrs. John Sherman Raymond. Cornelia V Albertson will manage badges and dues collection for luncheon tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Briggs
Young Wadies
Sunshine Club
Ethel Baldwin
Coreopsis
New Haven
Marjorie Isabel Bailey
Summit
N. J
Louise Corret
Chelsea
Genevieve Frost
Manhattan
Sunshine
R. A. Benedict
Cranford
Luncheon Tickets Help Disadvantaged Women Enjoy Sunshine Day
In Manhattan and Yonkers members purchase extra luncheon tickets to be passed through the office to help gentlewomen in reduced circumstances attend a social day. The president welcomes donations of $156 to extend invitations to those who cannot afford the luncheon.
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Manhattan
Yonkers
Sunshine Circle Notes On Winter Charities And Loss
The Brooklyn Little Mothers branch reports regular fundraising through November cake sale and February euchre event funding aid to the aged pensioner for seven years. Members provided clothing, food, medicine, and rent support for families in distress, while noting a death of Thomas R. Alexander and extending sympathy to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Emma T. Tuthill
Brooklyn
Thomas R. Alexander
Hill Branch
Annie L. Mason
Chicago working girls branch aids community with small deeds
The Chicago branch led by Mrs. M. E. Estes gives time and sunshine to friends at the Home for Incurables and the Illinois Women's Soldiers' Home. They contributed to a Christmas box for an invalid, brought flowers to the sick, bought shoes for a poor boy, and started a newsboy, while members exchange supportive courtesies to brighten life.
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Working Girls
Chicago
M. E. Estes
Illinois Women’s Soldiers
Passaic Juniors report bakery sale raises funds for Paster work
The Passaic New Jersey Juniors branch reports a bakery sale by the girls raising $7 for Paster work. In June a variety sale will be held after school closes and other branches are asked to contribute items. A later notice will share time and place. The branch is noted for its charitable work and good cheer.
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Passaic
N. J
Sunshine
Sunshine gifts brighten many lives in Florida
Mrs. Jane Lyle of Farmdale Florida distributes reading material to isolated locals and lighthouse keepers then creates sunshine gifts for others. She recalls sunbeams of help when her husband fell seriously ill with pneumonia as two girls she taught offered to do the work. Mr. Bryce of Geneva Florida notes heavy travel but reports that distributed books and articles brighten many homes while his own work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Lyle
Farmdale
Fla
Bryce
Geneva
Florida
New York
Wanted a gown and white dress for a graduate
A call for donations seeks a white dress and a white skirt for a Manhattan school graduate unable to participate in exercises without proper attire. Also noted are Mrs. Mary Morton moving to Smiths Ferry with her husband, a neighbor driving them 43 miles, and Annie Morris’s new address at Nowa West Pitt Street Bedford, Penn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary & Morton
Wethersfield
Conn
Smiths Ferry
Mass
Chrystie Street House Seeks Men’s Clothing Aid
Mrs Gillpatrick requests donations for the Chrystie Street House at No 12 Chrystie Street aiding destitute young men. Emphasizing a severe shortage of shoes and undergarments, parcels may be sent or picked up via notification, with phone 1725 Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrystie Street
Generous Clothing Donations From Many Local Helpers
A wide range of donations arrives for needy children and households. Contributors include Mrs. S. F. Park of Westfield and Mrs. B. of Plainfield with clothing and books, Mrs. Hazen with crafts, and others from Bloomfield Newark and Philadelphia. A box of Easter eggs, games, and toys accompanies supplies for shut ins and South Ferry children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A
Brooklyn
S. F. Park
J. Hickok
Westfield
N. J
Immigrant Views on Law Respect Highlight Luncheon Talk
Mrs. F. 3 Bennett at the Woman's National Sabbath Alliance lunch at Hotel Aster urged respect for law and authority among immigrants. She recounted incidents of Americans flouting laws, including a judge who claimed immunity after a speeding stop, and noted misunderstandings of marriage and civil rites among newcomers. The group honored Mrs. Darwin R. James and passed a resolution thanking President Roosevelt for Sunday rest for government workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. 3. Bennett
Woman's National Sabbath Alliance
Hotel
Aster
America
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Darwin R. James
The
Alliance
Don C. Shelton
Roosevelt
Suffragette Curbs and Cab News From Paris to London
The piece notes stricter Commons visit rules for women activists from the Women’s Rights Brigade and reports on women’s mixed success as cab drivers in Paris and Berlin. It mentions the Women’s Freedom League’s bazaar at Holloway and the ongoing suffrage debate.
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Drama Club Tempest
Fisk
Newry
Negro
Canadian Pacific
Chinaman
Waywood
Sunday Church
DR. Abbott
National Federation
Democrats
John Vance Cheney
Passaic Juniors
Mrs. Bennett
House of Commons
M. P
Women’s Rights Brigade
St. Stephen's Hall
Paris
Berlin
Waterloo
Women's Freedom League of London
Womens Social and Political Union
Holloway
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