Controversy Over Salome Halts Opera at Metropolitan House
Metropolitan Opera Company and owner Real Estate Company refuse to withdraw objections to Salome. If protests persist, no further performances of Strauss-Wilde drama at the Met. Forfeit of at least 10000 dollars possible for breach of contract. Conried and Haven clash over whether to bow to public sentiment and cancel the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company
Metropolitan Opera House
Metropolitan Opera Company
George G. Haven
Conried Company
Opera Company
Strauss
Opera
Salome
Heinrich Conried
Conried Metropolitan Opera Company
Acef
Conried
Rawlins Cottenet
No. 110
East 25Th Street
H. Rogers Winthrop
Eliot Gregory
Otto H. Kahn
Edmund L. Baylies
Europe
Haven
Ernest Goerlitz
Conrieé
Dittenhoefer
Paul D. Cravath
Goerlitz
Meltzer
Explosion at the Belgrade Palace Damages Windows
A mysterious explosion Saturday at the Belgrade palace shattered many windows but caused no injuries. Authorities suspect a cartridge and gunpowder stored near a stove in the Crown Prince’s private apartments.
Metropolitan Controversy Over Salome Leaders Named
Prominent men in New York dispute surrounding the opera and stage production Salome. Directors of the Opera and Real Estate Company and the Conried Opera Company named include G. S. Bowdoin, Geo. P. Wetmors, George Gould, A. G. Vanderbilt, and Heinrich Conried. Photographs by Pach Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
Tariff Talks End Harmonious But No Treaty Reached
Berlin reports that American and German tariff commissioners wrapped sessions with cordial relations and an exchange of customs methods. No commercial treaty was authorized, but a basis for one was prepared should Congress and Reichstag approve. Plan aims to avoid tariff hostilities and foster long term mutual advantage.
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Berlin
Joint Commission
Reichstag
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Rockefeller Family Held Up by Bicycle Patrolman
William G. Rockefeller his wife and seven year old son were stopped on 126th Street and St Nicholas Avenue by Patrolman Mara for speeding. The chauffeur faced arrest after a $100 cash bond was posted at the 125th Street station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Rockefeller
126Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
Mara
125Th Street
Rockefeller
Corbett
Mr. Rockefeller
Madison Avenue
Sergeant Corbett
Harlem Court
Build Fires to Protect Oranges
New Orleans reports a cold wave sweeping the lower Gulf coast. Orange growers lit thousands of fires and smudged groves to prevent frost damage as temperatures fell to 26 degrees with sleet in parts. Officials say protection succeeded with no material damage expected.
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The
Tribune
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Orange Belt
Runaway Wreck Injures Club Members at Fort Riley
Seven Kansas City Athletic Club players and Lieutenant Mettler of the artillery corps were hurt when a carriage ran into a pit and overturned on the way to the railway station. Mettler sustained a compound fracture of the legs. others were badly cut and injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Kan
Kansas City Athletic Club
Mettler
Artillery Corps
Fort
Arrest in Townsend murder case shocks Staten Island
A Manhattan arrest tied to the shooting death of Dr. Charles Wilmot Townsend of No. 5 Westervelt Avenue New Brighton Staten Island was reported. Hack driver Morris Silverman held on 25000 bail as a suspicious person. his wife pleaded for liberty while coroner and inspector promise developments within a day.
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Manhattan
Charles Wilmot Townsend
Westervelt Avenue
New Brighton
Staten Island
S. R. Smith Infirmary
Gallagher
West Brighton
Morris Silverman
Marsh
Stapleton
Silverman
Townsend
Isaac Snider
William Crabtree
Dr. Townsend
Crabtree
Randall
Florida's Famous Trains
Florida information bureau advertises unexcelled service by Penn and Atlantic Coast Line Railroads with schedules at 2 10 P M 9 25 A M and 9 25 P M from Broadway corner Fourth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
Atlantic Coast Line
R. R. Florida Information Bureau
B'way, Cor
Wth &T
Adve
Thaw Trial Moves Ahead as Court Strictly Regulates
The Harry K. Thaw murder trial resumes before Justice Fitzgerald in New York. A jury is being assembled this week with opening statements and direct examination expected by midweek. Courts forbid spectators except those with business, reporters, and subpoenaed individuals.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Fitzgerald
New York
Pittsburg
Hotel Astor
Higgins Holds Own In Illness Bulletin
Olean New York reports Dr Hibbard stating Mr Higgins has had a comfortable day and over the last forty eight hours lost nothing, holding his own in all particulars.
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Olean
N. Y
Fire at Washington Life Building in Manhattan
Fire broke out on the fifth floor of the nineteen story Washington Life Building at Broadway and Liberty Street shortly after 5 am. Fire crews from four engines and a water tower confined flames to two Lee & Fleischman offices. Damage estimated at $2,000 as water flooded elevator wells and smoke filled lower floors.
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Broadway
Washington Life
Liberty Street
Lee & Fleischman
Engine 6
Crosby
Binns
Courthouse Destroyed by Fire in Hudson City
The Columbia County Courthouse in Hudson burned down at 11 15 a m. A janitor's daughter and her 18 month old baby were rescued after she dropped the child from a window. The six year old building cost 120000 with 366200 total insurance. Policies covered by multiple insurers including Home National and Hanover among others.
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Tribune
Hudson
N. Y
Columbia County
Charles Walker
Barnabas Miller
Home
New York
Hanover
Westchester
New Hampshire
Glens Falls
Niagara
Rochester
German
Dutch
Tragic double death at Camden tracks identified woman by initials
In Camden New Jersey a man and a young woman stood on the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks beside Newton Creek and were struck by an electric train. The woman, about 25, had fine clothing and the initials W. C. on her gold watch. The man’s body was not recovered.
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Camdenn N. J
Pennsylvania Electric Railroad
Newton Creek
W. C
Woman in Harlem Branded Stepdaughters with Hot Iron
Mrs. Kate Gravius confessed to branding two young stepdaughters on their hands with a red hot stove lid. She blamed passion amid noise and disturbance. The children testified in Harlem court with dolls, while their baby sibling cried. The court ordered a medical exam and custody arrangements while awaiting further action.
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Kate Gravius
Children’s Society
Charles Gravius
Harlem
Magistrate House
Severa
Agiatiate House
Gravius
Lieutenant Missing at Havana Reported by War Unit
Havana January 27 Lieutenant Charles E McCullough of the 15th Cavalry is reported missing. Fears arise that foul play may be involved as he was known to carry a considerable sum of money at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. McCullough
15Th Cavalry
Havana
Oliver Bid Backing Plan Set by White House
The administration after White House conferences gives William J. Olive ten days to arrange two independent contractors and secure financial backing satisfactory to the Canal Commission for his bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
White House
William J. Olive
Canal Commission
Oliver bid wins favor for Isthmian Canal contract
After White House talks, the Isthmian Canal Commission accepts Mr. Oliver's bid of 6.75 percent of cost to complete the canal with a $5 million capital plan and two independent contractors, while rejecting other bids as informal or excessive.
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White House
Isthmian Canal Commission
Oliver
Anson M. Bangs
MacArthur-Gillespie Syndicate
MacArthur-Gillspie Company
Knoxville
Tenn
Roosevelt
New York City
Shonts
War Department
Bangs
New York
Taft
Friends of the MacArthur-Gillespie Syndicate
MacArthur
Gillespie
Canal Commission
Mim Oliver
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Servia
Pach Bros
J. P. Morgan
K. Vanderbilt
James H. Hyde
James Speyer
Aimé DupOnt
William G
New Townsend
Schmittberger
Cajpill
Physician
Lawrence Crabtree
Florida
Countess of
Yarmouth
England
May Mackenzie
John A. Wade
Central Park
Riverside Drive
Kingsbridge
Broadway Central Hotel
Captain Lynch
Lynch
MR. Higgins
Steepmother
MacArthur & Gillespie Bhat
Usher
Andre
W. J. Oliver
Tennessee
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