English pageants grow as public entertainments spread
London notes a shift from singular creative pageants to a network of town festivals. Louis N Parker launched a sequence starting at Sherborne and Warwick, then Bury St Edmunds, inspiring imitators like Romsey Oxford and St Albans. Wealthy patrons, committees, and large casts shape a new mass spectacle across England with Dover and Winchester slated as major sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sherborne
Louis N. Parker
Warwick
Bury St. Edmunds
Romsey
F. R. Benson
Oxford
Frank Lascelles
Beerbohm Tree
Arthur Bourchier
H. B. Irving
Somerset House
Winchester
King Edward's Hospital Fund
Benson
Dover
Parker
Bea
France
Knights of the Round Table
Arthur
Mordred
William the Conqueror
Priory
John
Peter of Pomfret
Hubert de Burth
Maison Dieu
Edward I
Eleanor
Edward III
Henry V
Shakespeare
Kate
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Mary Tudor
Charles V
Charles I
Henrietta Maria
James Rhoades
Calais
Paris
Kings- Bate
College Street
Matilda
Mary
Philip I
Cromwell
Cerdic
Egbert
Alfred
Canute
Edward the Confessor
Godwyn
Harold
Henry I
Stephen
Richard I
College
William of
May Increase Mrs Post Alimony After Estate Settlement
Mrs Hattie O'Brien Post received 100 dollars monthly alimony and 250 dollar counsel fee in an absolute divorce case from James Brady Post. A parallel Surrogate's Court action by George W Post seeks an accounting of the James Brady estate with a likely 200000 dollar share for the defendant. If the Brooklyn court directs payment of the husband's share, she may renew her alimony increase request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie O'Brien Post
Giegerich
Supreme Court
James Brady Post
George W. Post
Brooklyn Court
Mrs Pell Wins Absolute Divorce in Supreme Court
Mrs A Mercer Pell secures an absolute divorce from Alexander M Pell in the Supreme Court trial. The court grants Mrs Pell custody of their eight year old son, Leslie Hyde Pell, after a March of last year filing and a prior interlocutory decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mercer Pell
Alexander M. Pell
Supreme Court
Pell
Leslie Hyde Pell
Ealt
Justice O'Gorman
Charles F. Bliss
Bliss
Mrs. Pell
Eight-Year-Old Missing After Ice Accident Near Calvary Cemetery
Charles Herring, eight, of 76 Gate Street, is believed drowned after slipping on a pond near Calvary Cemetery. His cap was found near a three foot hole in the ice while investigators search the pond after Sunday afternoon incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Herring
Gate Street
Calvary Cemetery
Mrs Werner's Mother Ill Ends Search for Missing Wife
Attorney H Wellington Wack said Mr Werner halted police search for Mrs Frederick A Werner, wife of a Boston shoe maker, due to her mother being dangerously ill at her home in New Dorchester Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Werner
Boston
H. Wellington Wack
Army and Navy News: Record Bid Openings and Movements
Washington January 2 large bid opening in Navy Department expected to draw about five hundred bidders with contracts exceeding one thousand dollars as supplies for Pacific Coast ships are ordered early due to stock depletion. Orders issued move officers between posts and ship movements report arrivals at Rio de Janeiro Newport Guantanamo Magdalena Bay and other yards with several ships sailing between Pensacola Norfolk and Mare Island during January 17 and 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Pacific Coast
Navy Yards
Mare Island
Bremerton
Wash
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Hopkins
Hull
Stewart
Rio de Janeiro
Newport
New York
Guantanamo
Charleston
Perry
Magdalena Bay
Machias
Hannibal
Pensacola
Triton
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Saturn
California
San Francisco
Supply
Guam
Manila
Eagle
St. Marc
Haiti
Chicago
Acapulco
Callao
Inquiry into death of Hartnet at Newport
A naval inquiry into the death of Philadelphia apprentice Hartnet after an illness and a quarrel with Manning of Middletown off Newport details a board led by Commander James H. Oliver with medical and marine corps officers. Manning remains under a sentry watch as witnesses, including those aboard Cumberland, are examined. Hartnet’s body was buried after a funeral service with officers and men attending.
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Hartnet
Newport
R. 1
Philadelphia
D. M. Manning
Middletown
KNY
James H. Oliver
Harry Ss. N
F. Hull
Edward T. Austin
William McKelvey
United States Marine Corps
Cumberland
Manning
Navy inquiry into Brooklyn yard funds for shipbuilding push
The Navy Department has reviewed funds collected from a Brooklyn navy yard employer aimed at promoting government construction of battleships and other vessels in navy yards rather than private contracts. Officials found no evidence of improper motives and expect no government action to halt the collection or its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Jan
Navy Department
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yards
Connecticut
Admiral Evans
Brooklyn Yard
New Public Bath Opens at 23d Street and Avenue A
The new public bathhouse at 23d street and Avenue A, touted as the finest of its kind, was opened by Borough President Ahearn with officials including Charles F. Murphy and Alderman Kenneally present. The facility seats 156, is free to all, and operates daily with separate women’s pool days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue A
Ahearn
Charles F. Murphy
Alderman Kenneally
P. J. Scully
James Foley
William J. King
Thomas McGowan
Robert de Witte
J. Henry Stumpf
Michael J. Cruise
J. J. Bennett
John J. Sweeney
Congress
United States Volunteers
United States Benevolent Association
East River
Luke A. Burke
William M. Aiken
Arnold W. Brunner
Regulars and National Guard instruction plans outlined
Washington January 20 General Bell chief of staff issues instruction scope for regular army camps of instruction this year. Regular troops to march roughly 270 miles total to camps with a single long move. Militia limited to six days per organization with regimental drills in mornings and field exercises in afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bell
War College President Heard Before Naval Affairs Panel
President Wotherspoon of the Army War College testified to the House Committee on Naval Affairs about plans to ready the United States for instant war footing. He sought about 800000 dollars to fund a military course enabling deployment of 300000 to 400000 troops on short notice, pressing for confidentiality of the conference details.
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Washington
Wotherspoon
Army War College
House Committee On Naval Affairs
War College
United States
Congress
Lefort's Sentence Confirmed by Army Court Martial
Washington report states First Lieutenant Allan Lefort of the coast artillery, recently at Fort Jay New York, had sentence confirmed for obtaining money by forged checks and fraudulent representations. He will be dismissed from the army and imprisoned five years at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Lefort is a native of Tennessee.
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Washington
Jan
Allan Lefort
Coast Artillery
Fort Jay
New York
Military
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Lefort
Tennessee
New York Morals Fight Sparks at Public Hearing
Alderman Sullivan pushes a resolution barred from in public places a bid to ban women smoking. Critics argue law against one gender risks unconstitutional gender bias while supporters claim municipal morality. A Chicago actress calls for auto speed limits as city hall debate continues.
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Aldermanic Chamber
Douil
Tim” Sullivan
New York
Little Tim
Alderman Doull
John Henry Smith
Redmond
Sullivan
Bowery
Tim
Board of Aldermen
Fifth Avenue
Europe
Alderman Brown
Naother
John Henry
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
Alderman Sullivan
Bobby Roberts
Chicago
Suffragette Slips Stir Shoppers in Militant Crusade
About a dozen women in yellow sashes handed out white slips reading Votes for Women in a New York shopping district. The notices advertised open air suffrage meetings at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays on Mattison Avenue and street corners, with contact for information. Crowds eagerly accepted the sheets as Mrs. Borrmann Wells and Miss Maude Malone paraded Broad Street to Sixth Avenue, blocking foot traffic and prompting others to retrieve the flyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattison Avenue
New York City
M. Malone
69Th Street
Child Labor Federation Formed for Metropolitan Auxiliary
The metropolitan auxiliary of the New York Child Labor Committee was completed with Rev. Anna Garlim Spencer elected president. Others include Rev. Merie St. Croix Wright and Mrs. Homer Irvin Ostrom as vice presidents, Mrs. Francis Hallman as secretary, and Edward W. Ordway as treasurer. The group aims to educate and physically develop children to meet industrial and civic demands.
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New York
Child Labor Committee
Hudson Theatre
Charities
Exx
Anna Garlim Spencer
Merie St. Croix Wright
Homer Irvin Ostrom
Percy Stickney Grant
Francis Hallman
Edward W. Ordway
Owen J. Lovejoy
National Child Labor Committee
Commissioner of Labor
Edward B. Shallow
Shallow
James P. Haney
Hama
United States
George A. Hall
Brownsville
Hall
Arthur M. Dodge
S. Federation of Cage Nurseries
Clarence Burns
Little Mutheers’ Aid Association
We Think We Feel We Are The Light Within
A compact verse reflection asserts the inner search for truth beyond life and death. It speaks of striving, breath, and a quest to discern God through inward contemplation rather than external signs. The speaker rejects audible revelation and emphasizes a persistent inward vocation and purpose.
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God
Edmund Clarence Stedmam
Money Gifts to Emergency Fund From City and State Donors
Mary P Wilcox of Philadelphia sent ten dollars as a bank offering and birthday gift for T and Mrs J M G of Manhattan gave six dollars for the emergency fund, B O R of Pennsylvania contributed an amount unspecified, and Mrs K sent one dollar for express fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary P. Wilcox
Philadelphia
Request for Atlantic Monthly issues May to September 197
A shut-in reader asks for Atlantic Monthly issues May through September 197 to borrow. She would appreciate any single or all copies. Contact Mrs J L Godfrey at No 537 North Pemont avenue Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
J. L. Godfrey
North Preemont Avenue
Baltimore
Young Ladies Sunshine Club Helps Manhattan Mother
The Young Ladies' Sunshine Club of New Jersey began sewing garments for a mother in Manhattan for her two young daughters. Unity branch of Abbott's New Jersey shares in neighborly deeds and assists families beyond their home area.
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Young Ladies’ Sunshine Club
N. J
Manhattan
Unity Branch
Abbott's
Bose
Easter gift wool work offered by Plainfield pair
Miss Annie M. Miller of 339 Park avenue Plainfield New Jersey and Mrs Lane announce they will knit and sew Easter gift articles for those who mail wool to their address. The items will be made up for distribution through the office.
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Annie M. Miller
Park Avenue
Plainfield, N. J
Wools
Lane
Sunshine gifts brighten blind lives in helping hands
Miss Fannie Losee and another blind member in Manhattan express gratitude for T. S. S. gifts that bring sunshine to dark days. Contributions flow from Brooklyn, Manhattan, Michigan, and Connecticut including clothing, mittens, hoods, quilt pieces, reading matter, and two new afghans for babies, with offers of a wheel chair for a crippled youth.
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Fannie Losee
Manhattan
N. B
Brooklyn
Michigan
Julia Bennett
New Milford
Weekly prayer meeting of Ladies' Christian Union
The weekly prayer meeting will be held in the chapel of the Collegiate Church at Fifth Avenue and 48th Street tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Women are cordially invited.
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Ladies’ Christian Union
Fifth Avenue
48Th Street
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