Four Hundred Young Dancers at Armory Playground Event
In the 8th Regiment armory at Lexington Avenue and 26th Street, over four hundred public school children from ten playgrounds gathered for games and folk dances. Girls in white with ribbons led dances, boys joined later, and both groups performed Russian and Swedish folk dances. Fathers and family watched from galleries as children proudly showcased teamwork and rhythm, underscoring the value of summer playgrounds and recreation centers. James T. Gwathmey supervised gymnastics with Albert D. Pinkham and Henry J. Silverman, while Miss Evangeline E. Whitney praised the season’s turnout and the impact of playground activities.
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Rhe Gum 8Th Regiment Armory
26Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Dixie
Kentucky
Gth Regiment Armory
Grothers
Gna
Mamie
Th Street
Avenue A
James T. Gwathmey
Albert D. Pinkham
Henry J. Silverman
Evangeline E. Whitney
Teachers Need Help to Afford Summer Education
Columbia summer session director James C. Ber bert says the program draws teachers from around the world and the U S, with many from the South seeking relief on tuition. He urges school boards to cover tuition fees to aid teachers, calling the gathering a national education effort and a curb to sectional bias.
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Boards of Education
James C. Berbert
Columbia
Australia
Canada
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
England
India
Ieland
Japan
Mexico
Russia
Council Bluffs
Decatur
Bos‘tex
South
New York
Council Meetings Abroad Involving American Delegates
Mrs Hate Waller Barrett sails for Switzerland to lead the American delegation to the International Council of Women meeting from August 29 to September 7. The Florence Fitterton Mission founder has long worked on social reform and will participate in the abolition of the white slave traffic effort. A Swiss Council of Women meeting and the admission of applicants from Bulgaria and Greece are also noted as part of the agenda.
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Hate Waller Barrett
Switzerland
International Council of Women
Barrett
American Council
Mary Wood Swift
Florence Fitterton
International Society For the Abolition of
Swiss Council of Women
Mme. Chaponniere-Chaix
Post cards in schools spark German educational trend
German educators introduce educational picture test cards in schools covering nature history political history and language instructions. Cards approved by professors and discussed at a Geographical Society meeting with Breslau school museum forming a collection Leipsic teachers set up a bureau Meritorious post cards for instruction collection and travel. A Trent Bell fete for Potteries’ Sibbles Guild raised funds to move crippled children’s workshops to a new home. Crown Princess of Sweden and other ladies chaired stalls as villagers including very poor children in Hanley contributed funds.
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The
Geographical Society
Tme
Breslau
Leipsic
Cerés
Trent Bell
Sutherland
England
Sipples Guild
Sweden
Hanley
Mine laying cruisers planned for coast defense and Pacific duty
Washington reports progress at Norfolk Navy Yard on the cruiser San Francisco set to be specialized for mine laying with Baltimore to follow. Orders issued shift Army and Navy personnel. ship movements include arrivals at Newport and Boston and sailings to navy yards and ports. Catalina dance halls ban blocks naval militia and National Guard landings under current ownership.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Norfolk Navy Yard
San Francisco
Baltimore
Secretary of the Navy
Far Eastern
Japan
Russia
Atlantic
Pacific
Philippine
United States
Catalina
Los Angeles
Naval Militia
Catalina Island
Leuck
Gillette
National Guard
Thaw creditors meet set for Labor Day in bankruptcy case
Pittsburg Aug 18 the first meeting of creditors for Harry K Thaw is scheduled for Labor Day September 7 in Referee Blair’s office. A trustee may be chosen then. Thaw seeks to amend his bankruptcy schedule adding five creditors including O Reilly Connolly Stone & Stone Mor schauser Card Bain with claims totaling 455202. Mrs Mary C Thaw also filed a claim against her son for 209674 with notes dated 186-1907.
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Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
Stone & Stone
Thaw
Blair
New York
Charles Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John A Card
H. H. Bain
Harry Kendall Thaw
Mary C Thaw
Schaedle Defends School Extensions Delays Motives
George F. Schaedle, chairman of the city Board of Education building committee, replies to Finance Department charges over extensions of time for school contractors. He argues delays were due to uncontrollable circumstances and Finance Dept voucher payments, cites rapid past certification, and criticizes controller delays hindering new contracts and returning certified checks.
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George F. Schaetile
Board of Education
Metz
E. L. Winthrop
Finance Department
Schaedle
Mr. Schaedle
Schaedie Self
Mehmed Ali Bey declares he will stay in Washington
Mehmed Ali Bey says he will remain in Washington until his personal affairs are settled and that he is recovering from illness. Guards remain at his house after threatening letters, and rumors of his father Izzet Pacha hiding or fleeing are denied. He supports the Turkish reform movement and is not opposed to the progressive party.
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Washington
Mehmed Ali Bey
Mundji Bey
Mehmed Ali
Izzet Pacha
Turkey
Progressive
Immigration Drops Sharply in July Reach
Washington reports figures from the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization show total U S immigration for July at 27 570, down from 97 182 in 1907 a decrease of 72 percent, indicating a notable decline in arrivals for the month.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Theatre Trust Case Faces Possible DOJ Inquiry
Washington reports W M Roadstrom special assistant to the Attorney General conferred with Russell over pursuing action against the alleged theatrical trust. Russell said no immediate move, but readiness to investigate if strong evidence appears. Morris pressed for prompt inquiry. officials caution that stray complaints alone do not justify prosecution. He warned of possible long litigation, with Supreme Court review if action advances.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
W. M. Roadstrom
Sperial
Russell
Theatrical Trust
Washington Today
New York
Readstrum
Department of Justice
Roadstrom
Supreme Court
Schwab Returns From Berlin Conference On Steamship Rates
Gustav H. Schwab, local representative of the North German Lloyd, arrived from Bremen aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. He attended a Berlin conference of eight transatlantic lines, which adjourned to late August with no firm passenger or freight rate agreement. The North German Lloyd plans the 720 foot George Washington for next year and is building the Berlin for Mediterranean service next year.
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Gustav H. Schwab
Lloyd Line
Bremen
Schwab
Berlin
George Washington
Mediterranean
Earthquake Hits Eureka California Shops Homes
Three sharp shocks rattled Eureka Ireka California at 2 58 am 3 08 am and 6 30 am causing chimneys to fall breaking plate glass windows shattering crockery and forcing residents into the streets. Damage ranged from 2600 to 3000 dollars toppling a 16 foot Minerva statue and damaging Judge Hunts courtroom severe but localized destruction.
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Ireka
Cal
Eureka
Minerva
County Court House
Heintzleman Named As Consul In Swatow China
Percival Heintzleman of Chambersburg Pennsylvania assistant chief of the Far Eastern affairs division of the State Department has been appointed United States Consul at Swatow China succeeding Thomas W. Haskins who recently died Heintzleman will travel to Shanghai as assistant to Consul General Denby and likely remain there for a time The department plans for him to eventually become United States Consul at Harbin Manchuria to relieve Fred D Fisher who is ill and has sought a transfer.
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Washington
Percival Heintzleman
Chambersburg
Penn
State Department
United States
Swatow
China
Thomas W. Haskins
Heintzieman
Shanghai
Denby
Heintzleman
Harbin
Manchuria
Fred D. Fisher
Partridge Indicted Twice In Lumber Firm Case
Washington reports two grand jury indictments against Robert H. Partridge, former president and later vice president and general manager of the National Lumber Company now in receivership. One charge alleges obtaining 15 dollars by false pretenses from Father Eugene Hannan, rector of St. Martin's Church, and the other accuses embezzlement of 1500 dollars in commissions from stock sales to Father Hannan. Partridge is not in the city, with efforts to apprehend him underway.
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Father Hannan
Partridge
Hua
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