Realism and romance drive London stage chatter
London critics note the season favors realism over flashy novelty. The OGrindle play at the Playhouse features Cyril Maude and Alexandra Carlisle in lively love scenes, with Miss Winifred Emery and Miss May Blayney delivering strong turns. The piece mingles romance, farce, and melodrama, while Esmond’s dramatic style earns mixed praise and solid crowds.
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London
Criterion
St. James's
Irene Wvycherney
Kingsway
Albert Chevalier
Mangham
Lady Frederick
Ethel Irving
Alexandra Carlisle
Cyril Maude
Mr. Esmond
O’grindles
Playhouse
Mr. Hewlett
Lady the Pley
Ireland
Castle O'Grindle
O'Grindles
Sir Harry
Port
Harding
Nan Brian
Jim
Kathleen
Fitzgerald
Nam
Miss McGee
Major McGee
Charles Lever
Captain Barley
Beauty and the Bares
Nan
Kethleen
Mr. Maude
Harry O'Grindle
Winifred Emery
Harry
Miss Emery
May Blayney
Special Term Request For McClellan Ouster Trial
Albany February report states Attorney General urged Governor Hughes to appoint a special trial term of the New York Supreme Court to hear Mayor McClellan ouster proceedings. The AG seeks first Monday in March at New York County Courthouse with a struck jury, noting potential months of jury selection and trial. Governor to decide.
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the Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Supreme Court
McClellan
New York
McClelan
Hearst Delays Struck Jury Order in McClellan Ouster Case
Clarence J. Shearn for Attorney General Jackson and William Randolph Hearst obtained a stay on appeal from Justice Davis. The stay delays the struck jury for ouster proceedings against Mayor McClellan, with appeal arguments set for the third Friday of this month and a decision expected the next Friday. Justice Leventritt warned against further postponements as the panel selection may be shifted to a special panel.
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Clarence J. Shearn
Jackson
William Randolph Hearst
Davis
McClellan
Leventritt
Supreme Court
Shearn
Justice Leventritt
Mr. Shearn
Jerome
Mr. Richards
New Racetrack Bill Aims to Guard Racing Funds
Albany Feb 5 The fourth anti racetrack gambling bill to meet Governor Hughes recommendations was introduced by Senator Agnew and Assemblyman Hart. It seeks to reassure agricultural societies fearing loss of Percy Gray tax revenues by guaranteeing annual state appropriations of at least 250000, combining tax receipts from racing associations and related laws.
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Albany
Hughes
Agnew
Hart
Harte Seeks Update on Steinway Tunnel in Senate
Senator Harte of Long Island City asked the Public Service Commission about Steinway tunnel progress and completion. His resolution to learn how near the tunnel was to finished was laid on the table by presiding officer Senator Raines after discussion of Queens County riders' wishes.
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Tribune
Albany
Harte
Long Island City
Senate
Public Service Commission
1St
Queens County
Raines
Suspension of work on Oswego Canal contract at Fulton
Albany Feb 63 Superintendent F C Stevens ordered suspension of work on the barre canal contract at Fulton Oswego Canal by Mosier Summers of Buffalo A hearing set for February 13 to settle questions about the contract A dispute centers on the location of a proposed lock Contractors say construction during navigation closed season is impossible The Oswego Canal must operate May 15 to November 15 per contract and law under the Superintendent of Public Works
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Albany
F. C. Stevens
Fulton
Oswego Canal
Mosier & Summers
Buffalo
Erie Opposes Change of Route in New York
Albany Feb 5 Representatives of the Erie Railroad Company testified before the Public Service Commission in the 2d District opposing the Pittsburg, Binghamton & Eastern Railroad Company plan to shift its New York route. The coal line would run from Clearfield Pennsylvania to Binghamton joining the Delaware & Hudson. Erie argues the proposed path parallels thirty miles of established lines and would affect different localities than those approved earlier. hearing adjourned to next Tuesday.
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Albany
Erie Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Pittsburg, Binghamton & Eastern Railroad Company
New York State
Clearfield
Penn
Binghamton
Delaware & Hudson
State Board of Railway Commissioners
Mrs Burnett Wins Divorce Case in Supreme Court
A jury yesterday absolved Mrs Beele Burnett wife of Charlton R Burnett known as Ted Burnett of improper conduct with Arthur G Humphries during 1906. It was the second trial of the husband’s suit for absolute divorce. The husband failed to appear and Justice Truax directed the jury to render verdict for the wife.
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Burnett
Supreme Court
Beele Burnett
Charlton R. Burnett
Ted” Burnett
Arthur G. Humphries
Swedish horticulturist introduces lignon berry in America
Conrad Skarstedt, a Swedish horticulturist and friend of the King of Sweden, arrived aboard the Oceanic to introduce the lignon berry akin to the cranberry. He plans to educate American taste, promoting farms and factories for its cultivation and market preparation.
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Conrad Skarstedt
Sweden
Skarstedt
Morals in Business Course at Yale
The Sheffield Scientific School at Yale offers six lectures on Morals in Modern Business for the spring term. The course is open to the graduating class and interested university members, funded by Edward D. Page. It aims to develop into a formal instruction system.
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Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
Edward D. Page
Assembly Railroads Panel Backs Legislature over Fare Control
Albany Feb 5 The Assembly Railroads Committee votes 7 to 1 that the Public Service Commission in the 1st District lacks power to fix Manhattan Coney Island fare and should let the Legislature set the rate. The Wagner bill proposing a 5 cent fare faces a favorable report without amendment, while the Court of Appeals debates PSC authority in a parallel gas-rate case.
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly Railroads
Public Service Commission of
1St District
Manhattan
Coney Island
Court of Appeals
Saratoga
Railroads Committee
Public Service Commission
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Coney Island & Brooklyn
Interborough Systems
Assemblyman
Wainwright
Terry
Mike’ Cady
Messrs
Yale
Putnam
Hamilton
Chautauqua
Surpress
Kings
Hubbs
Suffolk
Hackett
New York
Coughlan
T. S. Williams
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
John J. Kuhn
George W. Morgan
McManus
Senator McCall
Willcox
Assembly Railroads Committee
Legislative Committee
Commission
More banking bills seek tighter savings bank rules
Albany February 5 five more banking bills advance from Senate and Assembly committees aiming to curb investments and operations of savings banks. Proposals include requiring superintendent approval for lending on securities, setting trustee oaths, mandating amortization of premiums or discounts, expanding reporting details, and appointing an extra deputy in New York. Additional measures tax autos, restrict opium sales, and fund technical schools.
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Tribune
Albany
Williams
Banking Department
Senate
Assembly
New York City
Board of Trustees
Fowler
Volk
Wainwright
Union Free
Six Hundred Sawmills Affected by New Ruling
Albany Feb 5 news that Supreme Court Justice Spencer ruled in line with the State Department that dumping sawdust into state streams injures fish breeding grounds though not harming adults. The decision affects six hundred sawmills in Northern New York, with action against Oren B. Lapelle of Long Lake, Hamilton County, to enforce the penalty.
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Albany
Woerd
Office of the
Forest, Fish Aid Game Commission
Johnstown
Supreme Court
Spencer
State Department
New York
Oren B. Lapelle
Long Lake
Hamilton County
Sargent proposes civil service bill extends protections
Albany Feb 5 Assemblyman Sargent introduces a bill to amend the Civil Service law. The measure would extend removal protections beyond Spanish War veterans to National Guard and novel militia members who have received honorable discharge after service.
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the Tribune
Albany
Sargent
National Guard
Cold Snap Grips New York City After Major Snowfall
New York awoke to a brutal cold wave driving temperatures to one degree and a small blizzard as five inches of snow fell. Trains ran behind schedule, streets grew icy, and homeless shelters reported heightened distress while ambulances ferried the injured and frozen to hospitals.
Severe weather grips Connecticut with record cold
Reports from across Connecticut describe severe cold with double digit below zero temperatures. New Haven recorded 3 degrees below zero marking the year's first subzero reading. Norfolk registered 25 degrees below, Barkhamstead 22 below, and Winsted Colebrook Hartland and Riverton all reported about 20 below zero.
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New Haven
Conn
Norfolk
Barkhampsted
Winsted
Colebrook
Hartland
Riverton
West storm disrupts telegraph and injures many in Chicago
A sleet turning to rain storm paralyzed telegraphic links from Chicago to St. Louis Omaha and Kansas City. In Chicago icy sidewalks caused numerous injuries including a fractured skull and broken limbs. Outlying areas reported slick walks and widespread accidents as the weather spread through Michigan and nearby states.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Iowa
Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Big Rapids
Holland
Muskegon
Grand Haven
Telluride
Col
San Juan County
Severe midwinter storm grips Geneva amid drifting snow
Across New York state a brutal cold snap drives temperatures to 38 degrees below zero in Saratoga and 42 below in northern counties. Geneva reports a severe storm threatening steam and electric traffic as winds howl and temperatures hover around five degrees above zero. Early morning readings include 20 below in Utica and 15.3 below at Albany with subzero conditions widespread.
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Geneva
N. Y
Albany
United States Weather Bureau
Saratoga
Storm Prostrates Wires Across Western New York
Buffalo reports the severest sleet storm in years sweeping west of Erie and downing telegraph and telephone lines. Snow halts trains in yards, with limited trolley service. Western New York experiences widespread disruption as the storm threatens to worsen into sleet.
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Tribune
Buffalo
Erie
Penn
New York
Ice Locks Sound Shipping Across Staten Island Sound
Elizabeth New Jersey February 5 Special for first time in more than fifteen years fre quenters of the waterfront report Staten Island Sound frozen over. In the narrow strait between Elizabethport and Staten Island traffic is impossible while Newark Bay also has heavy ice blocking Newark Elizabeth boat service for two days. Railroad men fear ice blocks may weaken the Two Mile bridge and travel becomes dangerous. Old Elizabethport residents say such ice has not been seen in decades and shipping between Newark New York and Perth Amboy is severely hampered. Last night boats were delayed hours as lumber cargo ship A C Baker from Perth Amboy waited above the Baltimore Ohio bridge. This morning small craft cannot break through the ice sheet in the strait.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Grand Central Station
Long Island Railroad
Jersey City
Ernest Roth
Charles E. Roth
Lexington Avenue
27Th Street
8Th Street
Broadway
Stuyersant High School
65Th Street
High School of Commerce
East 23d Street
Brooklyn
South Brooklyn
Frederick Green
Baltic Street
Greenwich Street
Battery Place
Hudson Street
Josie Hall
Tinton Avenue
Bronx
Brook Avenue
First Street
Adam Ratchin
Maspeth
Long Island
Division Street
Gouverneur Hospital
Third Avenue
List Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Haggerty
George Adler
First Avenue
Theodore Quanner
East 4Th Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Henry Rubin
Monroe Street
Bellevue
Joseph Sweeney
Sixth Avenue
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Thomas Campbell
Eighth Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
Avenue A
Ellen Burke
Bowery
Louise Rose
164Th Street
Harlem Hospital
107Th Street
Central Park
William Dobbert
Columbus Avenue
Nellie Wall
East 224 Street
Brooklyn Bridge
John F. Flanigan
Central Park Station
Tom
Hudson
Nyack
Ice Company
Elizabeth
N. J
Staten Island Sound
Newark Bay
Newark
Elizabethport
Perth Amboy
A. C. Baker
Baltimore & Ohio
Staten Island
Two Killed In Snowslide At Crested Butte
Four men were swept by a snowslide on a Crested Butte mountain today. Two were buried and died, while the other two rode the slide to safety.
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Crested Butte
Col
Ward Line Steamer Bayamo Ashore Near Hillsboro Inlet
A Bayamo, sailing from Jacksonville January 31 with a general cargo for Tampico, is ashore on Rocky Reef seven miles from Hillsboro Inlet. A tug has been dispatched. Commanded by Captain Huff, she carries no passengers and was built in West Hartlepool, England as Turke stan with a register of 32,? tons.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Tuying and Wrecking Company
Ward Line
Bayamo
Rocky Reef
Hillsboro Inlet
Huff
Tampico
Mexico
West Hartlepool
England
Colier Fined for Speeding in The Bronx
Robert J. Collier publisher was fined ten dollars by Justice McKean in the Court of Special Sessions for speeding on Riverdale Avenue The Bronx on May 20 1907. Patrolman Francis McNally said the automobile traveled thirty miles per hour. Collier was represented by counsel who argued the fact.
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R. J. Collier
Robert J. Collier
Justice McKean
Court of Special Sessions
Riverdale Avenue
Bronx
Francis MccNally
Westfold Street
Collier
Fae
Yale to erect Nathan Hale statue by Partridge on campus
The heroic statue model by sculptor William Ordway Partridge, after ten years' work, is finished for Yale's proposed campus monument funded at $9.00. Yale alumni plans to invite private viewings and receptions at Partridge's studio, No 289 Fourth Avenue, for the unveiling and preview events.
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Nathan Hale
Yale
William Ordway Partridge
Fourth Avenue
Yale Statue of Hale to Be Cast in Bronze
On February 13 Yale faculty and President Hadley attend the first reception from 4 to 6 p m. Partridge preserved the schoolmaster’s yard where Hale was captured. The statue shows a strong athletic Hale with wrists bound, to be bronze cast and placed on Yale campus within a year. Andrew Carnegie among subscribers of the $20 needed to erect the statue.
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Hadley
Yale
Partridge
Hale
New Haven
Andrew Carnegie
William Leary Ill As Judge Whitman Reports Investigation
Former Judge Charles S. Whitman presented to Referee Edward S. Clinch as an Independence League probe into William Leary State Superintendent of Elections. A doctor’s certificate says Leary is seriously ill at his home 67 East 8th Street and pleurisy kept him from visitors, postponing the hearing to Monday.
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Charles S. Whitman
Edward S. Clinch
Independence League
William Leary
John H. Gardner
Leary
East Hth Street
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Borden
Bordens
Borden’s
Borden’s Peerless
Borden’s Condensed Milk CO
Adirondacks
Utica
Holland Patent
Lowville
Boonville
Adirondack
Two Mile
W. C. Partridge
Mopel
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