The Pride of Jennice at Criterion Theatre
Amusements listings show The Pride of Jennice at Criterion Theatre with a 15 minute time. other acts include a waxworks grand concert and cinema at Edgn Musee. Sherlock Holmes at Garrick, Quo Vadis at New York Theatre, and vaudeville at several venues. Concerts, continuous performances, and roof garden acts fill the schedule among vaudeville shows and burlesque theatres.
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Academy OF Music
Casino
Criterion Theatre
Jennice
Edgn Musee
Garrick Theatre
Grand Opera House
Hammerstein
Victoria—S
Keith
Koster & Bial
Lion Palace Roof Garden
Murray Hill
New York Theatre
Pastor’ S
ST. Nicholas Garden
New York Daily Tribune Foreign and Domestic News
Broad summary of 19th century items: British victories around Johannesburg capture Boer guns and prisoners including Commandant Botha. Taft discusses Philippine civil government. refugees and unrest in Asia. famine in India. Berlin hog products petition. Irish political protests. Paris races uneventful with President Loubet present. French strikers shot. 1856 Republican delegates invited to 1856 convention again. various U.S. domestic notes on politics, bishops consecrated, civic federation, California plague denial, Oregon election. New York City impeachments and mayoral tensions. census arrest, Baychester depot explosion. weather forecast fair, highs 76, lows 64.
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Lord Roberts
Botha
Johannesburg
Kroonstad
Lindley
Philippine Commission
Manila
Taft
Tien-Tsin
Louis Klopsch
Bombay Presidency
India
Berlin
Butchers’ Guild
Bundesrath
Newmarket
Ireland
Auteuil
Paris
Loubet
Chalon sur-Saone
France
Philadelphia
Dolliver
Iowa
Wolcott
Colorado
Benjamin J. Kelley
Savannah
St. Peter’s Church
Richmond
National Civic Federation
Gage
California
Shrady
San Francisco
Oregon
Peekskill
Lake Mahopac
Ven Wyck
Roosevelt
Central Federated Union
van Wyck
Tammany
Ice Trust
Produce Exchange
J. H. McIlvaine
Calvary Church
Pittsburg
MacCracken
New York University
New Haven
Baychester
Summer Resort Guide Tripone Now On Sale 1900 Issue
The Tripone offers the most complete Summer Resort guide printed for the season of 1900. It will be mailed daily and Sunday to any address in the country for four dollars a month. Subscribers may change their address as needed and newsdealers can supply the TripuNE on regular order.
The St Louis Streetcar Strike and Public Order
The St Louis streetcar strike enters its fourth week with violent acts and deaths. Public authorities failed to restore order, while strikers and supporters persist. The sheriff mobilizes about 500 armed citizens, but fear and desertion undermine the response. The article urges firm action for St Louis’s good name.
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St. Louis
Civic duty and state forces in an emergency
The passage argues for replacing less capable local leaders with citizens of higher civic duty and urges a quick test to determine if the posse comitatus and state troops can handle an emergency. It expects the Governor to issue clear orders and act decisively to protect the city.
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Posse Comitatus
Republican Leaders in New York Face Cautious Outlook
A cautious editorial notes Washington anxiety over New York politics. It doubts a large Republican margin and urges prudent use of moral capital, citing Roosevelt’s 1898 governorship, recent Cuban scandals, and the risk of losing New York’s electoral votes this year. The piece urges restraint and prudent strategy.
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Washington
New York
Roosevelt
Cuba
Hazel
Chicago
Questioning on Federal Bench Nominee At Buffalo Enquirer Visit
In a heated exchange the inquiry questioned the envoy, Commander Patch, and Lieutenant-Commander Dixon about an Enquirer inspection at Buffalo. The witness, present on board, supported the proceedings and confirmed Conners was involved. The President faces scrutiny over a nominee seen as unfit for the Federal bench for prior allegedly dubious dealings.
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Washington
Enquirer
Buffalo
Patch
Dixon
Conners
United States
The Hoop Snake Opens Inland Season With Odd Tale
A humorous column previews an inland season featuring the hoop snake in folklore and oddities. It recounts a Farmington Del incident where a cyclist’s nemesis, a hoop snake, chases a woman, rolls past a well, and escapes after a dramatic, comic pursuit. A National convention of men with live snakes is hinted for next week.
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Bermouthes
New Jersey
Farmington
Del
Controversy Over Sale of Enquirer Yacht Exposed
The Buffalo Courier defends its stance on the Enquirer yacht sale to the Government during the Spanish war. It denies Hazel set the price or had broker’s commissions, recounting court testimony where Hazel claimed a $5,000 commission for selling the boat at $100,000. The piece recounts Hazel’s role as attorney and salesman rather than a mere broker and notes the board’s appraisal at $80,000 with officials on its panel.
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Buffalo Courier
William J. Conners
The
Enquirer
John R. Hazel
Patch
Manila
Dickinson
Brooklyn
Hazel
Supreme Court
Justice Giegerich
Kisselburgh
John
John R. Hazel Leing
Holmes
Mr. Hazel
Mr. Conners
Buffalo
Sargent
Money and business outlook brightens with war tempo
The end of the last crop and fiscal year shows general satisfaction as British victories in South Africa ease monetary fears. Rebuilding will need millions, much of it spent on American machinery and tools. Cotton and breadstuffs demand stays strong into June while prices adjust to new traffic levels. Union activity, iron and steel sectors show cautious optimism amid wage tensions and strikes. Prices for textiles drift lower in many outputs, with some staples stable or unchanged.
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South Africa
Treasury
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
Chicago
St. Louis
Illioois
Iron and Steel
Bessemer
Bessemer Pig
Pittsburg
Market and economic roundup across commodities and stocks
Commodity prices for wool and cotton show declines and uneven demand across textile sectors, with May payments down in New York and reductions in leather, hides, and shoe manufacturing. Railroads show broad gains while overall import trade contributes little to May’s domestic payments. Exports rise, led by wheat and corn, as several notable academic and church figures gain or assume roles, including appointments related to missions and higher education.
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Coates Brothers
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
New England
Baltimore
Pittsburg
United States
New-York
Rochester Observatory Hopes For Otis Welcome And Public Receptions
In Rochester residents await General Otis arrival amid hopes for timely homecoming and civic gatherings. The column revisits dispensary abuses, urging a system that weeds out fraud while aiding genuine cases. It notes Bryan's stance on free silver and scorns boisterous Boer cave warfare versus past Kaffir conflicts. The piece ends by warning Republicans to gauge New York voters accurately, citing historical election volatility.
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Rochester
General Otis
Hindoo philanthropist seeks funds in Chicago for water
T B Pandian a Hindu of noble rank and Christian faith is in Chicago raising money to improve conditions of low caste people in his homeland. He says $100 buys a village water well. He travels with introductions from English and Eastern leaders. The piece mentions religious figures and academic appointments as context.
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T. B. Pandian
Chicago
England
East
Kinga Hiral
Unitarian Association
Boston
Congress of Religions
Unitarian Association of Japan
Enticing Summer Retreat Ads and Oddities From the Era
A collage of old notices and anecdotes highlights a hotelkeeper’s pitch promising nature, fresh air, and simple pleasures. a massive St. Louis Fair watch exhibit with giant brass balance wheel. brief quips on theater at Constantinople and a Chicago Times Herald joke. remarks on Mexico cacti used as toothpicks and fencing. and a tongue in cheek remark about a woman with false teeth.
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St. Louis Fair
Mexico
Canary Islands
Senatorial Patronage Trust Criticized in NY Times
The New York Times warns Republicans against the Senatorial Patronage Trust led by Thomas C. Platt and Chauncey M. Depew. It argues the trust damages public service and threatens federal judicial appointments, urging reform and honest leadership from the President and the party in power.
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New York Times
Honerty
Thomas C. Platt
Chauncey M. Depew
Senatorial Trust
United States
New-York
Messrs
Platt
Depew
Spree
Messia
McKinley
Famine Horrors Report From Bombay Region
Louis Klopsch of New York describes famine misery across Bombay Presidency in June. He cites cholera and smallpox in camps, thousands dying daily at relief stations, extreme death rates in Godhra and Dohad, stench and filth, vultures and dogs feeding on corpses, and a collapsed spirit as monsoon looms.
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Bombay
Louis Klopsch
New York
the Christian Herald
Bombay Presidency
Gujarat
Bardla
Godhra
Dohad
Ahmedabad
Viragam
Missionary Hume Describes Famine Conditions in India
Rev Edward S Hume veteran India missionary reports from Bombay on the India Famine Relief Fund and native states. He describes extreme distress in Gujarat and Rajputana, scarce relief, and the dual role of government relief and missionary aid as essential to avert starvation until rains and harvest.
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Edward S. Hume
American Board
Bombay
India
Hume
India Famine Charitable Relief Fund
Interdenominational Missionary Relief Committee
Committee of One Hundred On India
Chamber of Commerce
Goblnhes
Mysore
Chicago
New York
Gujarat
Rajputana
Ahmedabad
Ghedra
Dreath
Italy
Famine
Bombay Presidency
Government of
Ff 7
Britain
Ndia Famine Charitable Relief Fund
Calcutta
Francis Maclean
Bengal
Chicago Sends 1800 to India Famine Relief
Chicago India Famine Relief Committee cabled 1000 pounds to Lady Curzon wife of the Viceroy for use in famine districts. A letter mailed to Lady Curzon, once Miss Mary Letter of Chicago, notes other cities aided in raising the funds.
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Chicago
Chicago India Famine Relief Committee
Lady Curzon
Mary Letter
Will of Leonard Gould Sustained by Judge Gibbons
Chicago June 3 Judge Gibbons reverses Probate Court and sustains the will of Leonard Gould. Residual beneficiaries receive 100000 each: American Sunday School Union American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago Foundlings Home Young Men's Christian Mandantine and Illinois Manual Training School Farm. If upheld by the Supreme Court the ruling sets a new precedent on will signing and attesting witnesses.
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Chicago
Gibbons
Leonard Gould
American Sunday School Union
American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions
Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago Foundlings’ Home
Young Men's Christian Mandntine
Illinois Manual Training School ‘Arm
Supreme Court
Ju Giles
Mrs Gladstone Growing Weaker in Semi Conscious State
London dispatch reports Mrs Gladstone growing weaker and in a semi conscious condition as her strength declines steadily. The announcement came this evening as observers monitor her health and prospects at home.
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Mrs. Gladstone
London
Shortage figure set for former Elmira city chest
Elmira June 3 expert accountants working on the books of former City Chamberlain Frank E Bundy now in Auburn Prison for grand larceny report Bundy’s shortage in city accounts at a little over 77000 dollars.
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Elmira
N. Y
Frank E. Bundy
Auburn
Bundy
US transport Rosecrans sails with troops to Nome
Seattle dispatch reports the US transport Rosecrans has sailed from Seattle for Nome carrying two military companies from the 7th Infantry A and K and the first season’s War Department supplies. The voyage marks the initial shipment of matériel for the campaign.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
Rosecrans
Nome
War Department
7Th Infantry
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Country Board
Tribune Sum
New York Daily Tribune
Porto Rico
General Conference
Friends of Missions
Methodist Church
Nathan R. Leonard
State University of Iowa
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Charles L. Pack
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm In der Grosse
Mr. Pack
South Germany
Amanda B. Exsworth
Danbury, Conn
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
New Orleans
Picayune
Chappelle
Philippines
Rome
Bryan
Virginia
Gilman A. Drew
Johns Hopkins University
State University of Maine
Iowa State University
Bruce
Johns Hopkins
H. K. Carroll
A. J. Palmer
W. T. Smith
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Syracuse University
Carroll
Nashville American
Johnny
Kansas City
Chicago Record
Constantinople
Franz Ondricek
Yildiz
M. Ondricek
Wilhelmj
Sara
Susie
Chicago Times- Herald
MR. Klopsch
MR. Hume
Elmira Chamberlain
Cape Nome
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