400 Young Dancers At Armory Play and Dance Event
A New York event at the 3th Regiment armory on 26th Street and Lexington Avenue featured over 400 children from ten public school playgrounds in games and folk dances. Girls wore white dresses with ribbons by school, while boys joined in group exercises and Russian and Swedish dances. Parents watched from side galleries as children sang and played, with supervisors James T. Wathmey, Albert D. Pinkham, and Henry J. Silverman leading the program. Evangeline E. Whitney called the year highly successful for playgrounds and vacation schools.
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3Th Regiment
26Th Street
Qaf
Lexington Avenue
America
Dixie
Kentucky
Qth Regiment
Mamie
Th Street
Avenue A
James T. @wathmey
Albert D. Pinkham
Henry J. Silverman
Evangeline E. Whitney
Teachers seek aid for summer session funds at Columbia
James C. Eebert praises the Columbia summer session as a world class forum where teachers from Australia to Russia exchange ideas with U S educators. He notes many pupils aim for credentials and leadership roles, urging school boards to cover tuition for teachers who cannot. The South shows strongest interest, asking if subsidies or partial waivers exist to enable more teachers to attend.
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James C. Eebert
Columbia
Australia
Canada
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
England
India
Ireland
Japan
Mexico
Russia
Council Bluffs
Decatur
Bosex
South
New York
Council Meetings Abroad For International Women's Council
Mrs Hate Waller Barrett sails to Geneva to lead the American delegation at the International Council of Women meeting from August 2 to September 7. She heads the American council with Mrs Mary Wood Swift unable to attend. The program includes the Florence Rittenton Mission and the International Society for the Abolition of the White Slave Traffic. Mme Chaponniere-Chaix coordinates arrangements as twenty nations participate with potential new entrants Hungary and Greece.
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Hate Waller Barrett
Geneva
Switzerland
International Council of Women
Swiss Council of Women
Mme. Chaponniere-Chaix
Ger
Hungarie
Greece
Post Cards in Schools Aid German Education Efforts
German educators introduce illustrated post cards in schools to teach nature history and language. The Breslau school museum plans a card collection while Leipzig teachers set up a teaching bureau. A related fete in England raised funds for the Potteries Cripples Guild, aided by Crown Princess Sweden’s visit.
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Tme
Breslau
Pai
Leipsic
Rentfam
Sutherland Fami
England
Potteries’Crippies’ Guild
Sweden
Hanley
Mine laying vessels planned for coast defense
Army and Navy news discuss specialized mine laying ships San Francisco and Baltimore for Atlantic Pacific and Philippine service. Movements of warships, orders issued for Army and Navy personnel, and a Catalina Island ban on naval militia and National Guard landings are noted.
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Norfolk Navy Yard
San Francisco
Baltimore
Secretary of the Navy
Far
Japan
Russia
Atlantic
Pacific
Philippine
United States
Schaetle Defends School Building Extensions Against Controller
George F. Schaetle, building committee chairman, replies to Finance Department charges that extensions of time to contractors exceed privileges. He argues delays were due to controllable factors, including late voucher payments, and cites past rapid contract certifications. He condemns ongoing controller delays with hundreds of equipment contracts awaiting certification, risking city progress and funds.
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George F. Schaetile
Board of Education
Mets
E. L. Winthrop
Finance Department
Schaedle
Schaedie
Thaw bankruptcy creditors meet Sept 7 set
The first meeting of Harry K. Thaw's creditors is scheduled for September 7 in Referee Blair's office. A trustee will be chosen by creditors or appointed by the referee if they fail. Thaw seeks to amend his schedule adding five creditors and increasing total claims to about 455,202. Mrs. Mary C. Thaw files a separate claim of 209,674 against her son.
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Stone & Stone
Thaw
Referee Blair
United States Court
Daniel J. O'Reilly
New York
Frank J. Connolly
Stone & Stons
Pittsburg
Charlies Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
John A Card
H. H. Bain
N. Y
Harry Kendall Thaw
Mary C. Thaw
Blair
Mehmed Ali Bey Lays Plans As Turbulent Return Presses On
Mehmed Ali Bey, the de posed Turkish minister, told reporters in Washington he plans to stay until personal affairs are settled and is likely to remain some time. He has recovered from illness and guards remain at his home after threatening letters. He denied rumors his father Izzet Pacha is in hiding or that he fled, and said he supports the 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
Decline in U S July Immigration Figures
Washington reports a sharp drop in immigration to the United States in July, with 27,570 arrivals compared to 97,132 a year earlier, a 72 percent decline. The Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization released the figures today.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Theatre Trust Case Ends In Readiness For Evidence
Washington August 18 W M Roadstrom special assistant to the Attorney General returned from New York to confer with the complainants against the theatrical trust He said no immediate action is planned but he is prepared to investigate if strong evidence is presented Russell says many theatre managers allege an illegal restraint of trade but adds that the department cannot act on every complaint and warns that Sherman law action would likely mean prolonged litigation possibly reaching the Supreme Court
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
W. M. Roadstrom
Readstrum
New York
William Morris
Russell
Roadstrom
Morris
Department of Justice
Theatrical Trust
Supreme Court
Schwab Returns From Europe With Ship Plans Heavy
Gustav H. Schwab, local North German Lloyd representative, arrived from Bremen aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. He says Berlin meetings with eight nations yielded no passenger or freight rate agreement. The line will send the George W Washington to port next year, 720 feet long, about nineteen knots. A second steamer, the Berlin, is under construction for Mediterranean service next year.
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Lloyd Line
Bremen
Schwab
Berlin
Lioyga Line
George W Washington
Mediterranean
Earthquake rocks Eureka California in early morning
Three sharp shocks hit Eureka California at 2:58 am 2:08 am and 6:90 am causing chimneys to fall breaking plate glass windows and crockery in homes and businesses. Damage estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars. The Minerva statue toppled its staff crashing into Judge Hunts courtroom. Shaking confined to a small area.
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Eureka
Cal
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 named United States Consul at Swatow China replacing Thomas W Hoskins who recently died Heintzleman will travel to Shanghai to assist Consul General Denby and is expected to stay there for some time The department plans for him to later serve as United States Consul at Harbin Manchuria to relieve Fred D Fisher who is in poor health and seeking a transfer.
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Washington
Percival Heintzleman
Chambersburg
Penn
State Department
United States
Swatow
China
Thomas W. Hoskins
Heintzleman
Shanghai
Denby
Heintzieman
Harbin
Manchuria
Fred D. Fisher
Partridge Indicted Twice In Banknote Fraud Case
Washington August 18 Two indictments were returned against Robert H. Partridge former president and later VP and GM of National Lumber Company now in receivership One charges him with obtaining 15900 by false pretenses from Father Eugene Hannan rector of St Martins Catholic Church The other accuses him of embezzlement of 1 representing commissions on stock sales to Father Hannan Partridge is not new in the city but efforts will be made to apprehend him.
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Father Hannan
Partrage
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